From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2001 #317 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Friday, October 12 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 317 The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much much more. The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- S&L Biog [Mr Jamie Zubairi ] Shadows and Light The Definitive Biography ["Bill Pearson" ] Photos from David Lahm's Jonifest [rosemjoy@aol.com] desert island books [TimandMaryPowers@aol.com] Re: desert island books [Merk54@aol.com] Desert Island Discs [Merk54@aol.com] Re: Shadows and Light The Definitive Biography ["Paul Castle" ] Re: desert island books ["hell" ] Fw: [Jonifest2001] To my dear friends ["Kakki" ] Still No Joni in LA Times ["Kakki" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:09:38 +0100 From: Mr Jamie Zubairi Subject: S&L Biog I got my copy today!!!!! It must have been an omen as I woke up late for work, and just as I was getting out of the shower, the door went, and I answered it in my towel and lo and behold the postman was there with alarge book from amazon!!!! Took it out and leafed through it. It looks really classy with a dust cover and some photos on the inside. Well done Karen O'Brien !!!!!!!! Jamie Zoob - -- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:29:49 +0100 From: "Bill Pearson" Subject: Shadows and Light The Definitive Biography has arrived and is in my hands as I type. Which is quite awkward, actually :) Bill ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:52:23 -0700 (PDT) From: rosemjoy@aol.com Subject: Photos from David Lahm's Jonifest Hello Jimdles, Please come see the Lahmfest photos on PhotoIsland.com! To get there, simply click the address below and enter your guest password: lahm http://www.photoisland.com/servlet/GuestLogin?USERNAME=rosejoy47 If that doesn't work, go to www.photoisland.com, and log in to my albums with the following information: Log-in ID: rosejoy47 Guest Password: lahm Best if viewed in a Netscape browser Run the slideshow Please be sure and sign my guestbook _________________________________________________________________ See you @ PhotoIsland! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:23:39 EDT From: TimandMaryPowers@aol.com Subject: desert island books We've talked about desert island CDs - what about books? Anyone want to name their top 5 (or 10)? Here are some of my favorites: - - Karen and With Love from Karen by Marie Killilea - non fiction about a girl with cerebral palsy and her loving (and offbeat) family - - Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand - if anyone else has read it, I'd love to talk to you! fiction about goddess worship. I know, I heard the subject and thought it's just another "girl power" book, but it's better than that. - - at least one Harry Potter book - - biography of Johnny Gruelle, who created Raggedy Ann(are you noticing a childhood 'theme' here?) - - A Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes, on the art of book collecting - - Edith Wharton's stories I'd love to see your lists! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 16:22:17 EDT From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: desert island books Okay, I'll bite. In no particular order: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. I was given a copy of this book, by one of my aunts, when I graduated from high school. At first I thought what an odd book to give some my age. After reading it, I thought it was one of the coolest gifts I've ever received. I try and read it at least once every couple of years, just to make sure I haven't completely turned into an adult. A Giacometti Portrait by James Lord. Absolutely the best books I've ever read on the creative process. An absolute must read for anyone interested in the mysteries of the arts! The Stand by Stephen King. What can I say, I'm a sucker for Stephen King, and in my opinion this is his best read (though The Shining is the one that kept me awake at night). The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh : With Reproductions of All the Drawings in the Correspondence. An incredible look into the mind of one of the greatest artists of all time (IMHO). Heartbreaking, awe-inspiring, life affirming, you name it - this one has it all. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien. Okay, I'm gonna cheat here, and bring the hardbound, illustrated edition that contains all three books in it. When I was a just a youngster, I had a great relationship with the librarian at my grade school - probably because I read a lot, and was an advanced reader for my age. Anyway, one day when I was in 4th or 5th grade (I can't remember which), she pulled me aside, and suggested I read a book called The Hobbit, thinking I was ready to undertake something a little more demanding. I was blown away! Of course, she followed that recommendation with the three books that make up The Lord of the Rings. I can't tell you what an impact reading these book had on me. I can't wait till the movie comes out - based upon the trailers I've seen, I'm cautiously optimistic about them. Anyway, those are my top five. I thought this was easier than the desert island music challenge - in fact I still haven't been able to compile a list of only 10 disks. Maybe soon... Jack ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 19:30:57 EDT From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Desert Island Discs Okay, after doing the desert island books thing, I decided to finally break down and try and do this music list. Again, in no particular order (well, except for maybe the first one!) Joni Mitchell - Hejira. Absolutely no choice involved in this one. When it first came out, it was like listening to my life, set to music. It has only grown in importance to me ever since. Plus there was that mystical Black Crow experience I had. Oh yeah, and how could I live without Song for Sharon. Or Hejira. Or Refuge of the Roads. Or Amelia. Aw, you get my point. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense. For those days when I just needed to dance my ass off! I would probably bring the re-released version, simply because it has more songs on it, though the version of Pyscho Killer on the original release is a much better. Ah, the sacrifices one must make! HMMM, now that I have a CD burner, maybe I could cheat, and create a special version of SMS, with all the songs from the re-release, but with the original version of Pyscho Killer! Sounds fair to me! Steeleye Span - Parcel of Rouges. Cuz every now and then, I guy's just has to hear Maddy Prior sing - especially Cam Ye O'Er Frae France or The Weaver and the Factory Maid. Bob Dylan - Desire. No, Blood on the Tracks. No, Time Out of Mind. No, Love and Theft. Aw, damn - this is probably the one I'm least sure of. I would definitely want a Bob, but not sure which one. I guess I'll go with conventional wisdom and settle for Blood on the Tracks. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The very first album I ever bought was Elton John / Elton John. The very first concert I ever saw was Elton John. The very first time music just plain freaked me out, was my first listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I remember coming home from school, after stopping at the local 5 and dime, and buying GYBR. I went to my room, put on the headphones, started up the old turntable, and proceeded to go nuts. Funeral For a Friend! What the hell was this? It completely changed the way I thought about music. It opened my mind to music that prior to that point I could not understand. It eventually freed me up to understanding the Beatles - believe it or, they lost me with Revolver! Anyway, as far as expanding my musical acceptance, no album comes close. Wierd, huh? Paul McCartney - For two reasons. If my wife Betty was with me, I would want this one because it's her favorite. If Betty wasn't with me, I would want it to remind me of her. I can alway envision her smiling and shaking her finger at me during Mistress and Maid! Peter Gabriel - The Melting Face One. Just cuz I think it would be fun to creep around the island in the dark, with Intruder blasting away! That, and Biko. Rickie Lee Jones - Ghostyhead. Too many great memories of RLJ not to bring her along - most especially when she pulled me out of the audience to dance with her. While I would miss Company, and Skeltons, and some of her other amazing ballads, there is just something about this one that drives me crazy. A little on the wierd side, but then again... Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth. Kind of an odd choice. It was this or Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. For those days, when I need to get away from it all (hey, wait - I'm on a desert island - I'm already away from it all!). In any case, just a pretty, mellow, great sounding disk, and boy, can Lisa Gerrard sing. The Chieftans - Tears of Stone. A beauty - plus it's got Joni on it doing a great version of The Magdalene Laundries (like you didn't know that already). Damn! That's 10. Ah, but what a 10. Ask me again tomorrow, and maybe you'll see Cat Stevens, or XTC, or Gentle Giant, or Badly Drawn Boy (too new, but awesome!), or Eva Cassidy (thanks everyone!), or Elvis Costello, or the Beatles, or Lucinda Williams, or Cheryl Wheeler (thanks, Ashara!), or Al Stewart, or Joan Armatrading, or the Strawbs, or Bruce Cockburn, or Dire Straits, or John Lennon (how could I not have picked a John Lennon?), or Roy Harper, or Niel Young, etc, etc, etc. Arg! Who's idea was this, anyway! Jack ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 02:11:11 +0100 From: "Paul Castle" Subject: Re: Shadows and Light The Definitive Biography After a really busy day, I managed to get to the launch party at Helter Skelter tonight (sorry, Jacky and others, I tried but the shop has such little space I was told they had to limit the numbers - so I went alone). Hope you're not too irritated to know that I had a really good time. Karen was really excited, as you can imagine - she's just had a 4-star review for the book in the latest Q Magazine, which compliments her introduction (really enjoyed it myself, btw) - I took her a copy of The Hissing Demos (HOSL is a favourite of hers) and told her about Sue McNamara's new list - she said that she really liked it in her interview with Larry Klein when he called Joni "the James Joyce of alternate tunings." I took a few photos of Karen, including a couple of her signing a dedication for Anne - "Oh, do you mean Anne Sandstrom?", she said. "That's Anne with an e." What else - of course I forgot to ask about the posters again - although I did pick up 3 free copies of a magazine called 'Women in Music Now' which has an enlarged version of the back cover photo of Joni on its Oct/Nov issue and includes an article written by Karen O'Brien headed Q. Who is the new Joni Mitchell? A. Joni Mitchell, of course! Apparently the cover photo of Joni was taken by Jay Blakesberg of San Francisco www.blakesberg.com All the best to everyone PaulC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:18:41 -0400 From: "Stephen Epstein" Subject: Re: [JoniTribute2001] weekend plans Hi all! Sorry for posting to the JMDL as well as the Tribute list, but I am not sure if all attending next week's tribute in Toronto are signed up to that yahoo group! If you are not attending, delete now! The Harbourfront Tribute is Friday October 19th. Those that are attending the full deal, it is called for 6:00p.m. We will meet at 5:15 at the venue, to the left, outside the main entrance. As far as Saturday night is concerned, the plan is as follows: Meet at the Four Seasons Hotel (Avenue Road and Yorkville Ave.) in the lobby bar, at 5:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are for 7:00 p.m. @ Roberto's Ristorante 2622 Yonge St., 8 blocks north of Eglinton on the west side. Phone there is 416 489 2153. Reservatioin is under my name. Italian, family owned and run for many years, suberb food! We will have a fixed appetizer and antipasto first course, and then we can individually order a main course. No one will be disappointed, trust me on this one! We can then decide as we wish, what to do, and where to go, following! I do request that all who will attend the Saturday dinner e-mail me privately before Tuesday of next week, the 16th, as I must reconfirm the reservation- thanks! I am open to any suggestions any of you may have, with ideas prior to, or after Saturday dinner plans. Catherine McKay made a suggestion the other day- perhaps Saturday during the day? Let me know! Best to all, and can't wait to see everyone again! It will be awesome! Best Stephen in Vancouver NP: Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live @ Luther College ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 20:50:44 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Still No Joni in LA Times la timesI still have not found the Joni 9/11 paintings in the L.A. Times but here is a link to somewhat related article which makes me wonder if they decided to change their slant on the issue. (Or maybe Joni is still "revising" a painting or two? ;-) Kakki, wondering if Coco will be traveling to London, too http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/printedition/calendar/la-000080729oct10. story ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 18:16:17 +1300 From: "hell" Subject: Re: desert island books > We've talked about desert island CDs - what about books? Anyone > want to name their top 5 (or 10)? Here are some of my favorites: Ah, a subject close to my heart! My top ten (this will be hard) - in no order except for No. 1: 1. The Bone People - Keri Hulme. No question, my favourite book in the world. I've read it at least 20 times, probably more. 2. The Stand - Stephen King. But the uncut, re-released version. His best work by far. 3. The Scarpetta Series - Patricia Cornwell. OK, I know I'm supposed to pick one, but it's soooo hard! I'll say "The Body Farm" for now, and change my mind in five minutes! 4. Janet Frame - An Autobiography. I'm cheating because it's actually in three parts, but I do have them in one volume. A fascinating look at the life of NZ's most successful author - at least she was successful everywhere but here! 5. On The Beach - Nevil Shute. A little dated in some of it's concepts (particularly the place of women in society!), but he's still a wonderful story-teller. 6. The Clan Of The Cave Bear - Jean M. Auel. Another great story-teller, weaving fact into fiction. 7. Watership Down - Richard Adams. A classic. 8. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson. Another timeless classic. 9. The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough. Another great story-teller. 10. The Edge of Reason - Helen Fielding. Have to have something to make me laugh, and this is 10 times funnier than her first book (Bridget Jones' Diary) These will change again in five minutes or so - I'll probably be cursing myself as soon as I hit send, because I forgot something essential! I haven't even mentioned Douglas Adams, or C.S. Lewis, or Michael Crichton, or Tom Sharpe, or John Grisham, or Fay Weldon, or Ira Levin, or....... Hell ____________________________ "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman hell@ihug.co.nz Hell's Personal Photo Page: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/main/personal.htm Visit the NBLs (Natural Born Losers) at: http://www.nbls.co.nz ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:12:08 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Fw: [Jonifest2001] To my dear friends Paz asked that this be forwarded to the "big list" so here it is. Kakki > To all my dear friends in Joniland- > All my bags are packed and I ready to go and I had to stop to tell you guys how much love you and apppreciate your friendship and love. I have missed the big list very much this last month, but I have been healing my soul and heart and getting ready to change myself for the better. Freda and I are off to France for 10 days to try and relax and get back to where we started. I appreciate all the private emails and calls I have received from my special friends here and I look forward to my return to the (BIG) list next month. I will be in contact with my family via email thru my aol account and I will try and touch base while I am away. I hope you are all > well and safe with your loved ones and pray for your well being in these troubled times. I also pray for ultimate peace on earth amongst all people and that we get to the other side together to be able to enjoy life, love, > and music. Take good care of each other and try to work together for the betterment of us all. Love and peace to you all. > > Your brother, > > Michael Paz > > P.S. Please forward this to the BIG list! > > > YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Look out Paris here I come > again! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:48:56 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Still No Joni in LA Times Oh damn! ;-) I was able to access it tonight at work - maybe we have better access there. Sorry - I will try to copy it tomorrow at work and sent it on if you'd like. Essentially the Times focused on artists, professional or not, and children artists, in New York, for their thoughts and reactions regarding 9/11. I don't know if they have pre-empted Joni for now or not. I'm hoping her paintings will still appear. Kakki Murph wrote: > > > It's not working, Kakki! This is what I got when I tried to see the article: ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2001 #317 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?