From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2001 #339 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 Thursday, November 1 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 339 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: -------- Today in Joni History: October 31 [les@jmdl.com] Today's Articles: October 31 [les@jmdl.com] More reading habits [MGVal@aol.com] More reading habits [MGVal@aol.com] Re: Dorothy Parker. ["Mike Pritchard" ] RE: Victor in a coffeehouse, Friday, (sjc) ["Donna J. Binkley" ] The Snowman [Fonimitchell@aol.com] Re: Joni 9/11 paintings [Catherine McKay ] Re: Victor in a coffeehouse, Friday, (sjc) [colin ] Jonimentions in the latest Rolling Stone [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Covers #23, Trick or Treat [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 03:08:15 -0500 From: les@jmdl.com Subject: Today in Joni History: October 31 On October 31 in Joni Mitchell History: 1968: From the Official Chronology: Joni begins a four-night engagement at The Main Point in Philadelphia, playing two shows each night. 1970: Matthews Southern Comfort tops the UK chart with their version of "Woodstock". 1976: Dressed as Art Nouveau, the character who graces the cover of Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - Joni hits the Halloween party scene! More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/78crcs.cfm http://www.jonimitchell.com/ArtNouveau76.html 1985: Joni appears on Good Morning America - ------------------------ Search the "Today" database: http://www.jmdl.com/today ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 03:08:15 -0500 From: les@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Articles: October 31 On October 31 these articles were published: 1994: "Lady of The Canyon" - MacLean's (Interview) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/941031m.cfm 1998: "Few Nods To Nostalgia For Mitchell" - Ottawa Citizen (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/981031oc.cfm 1998: "Folk icons continue to work without dwelling on past" - Ottawa Sun (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/981031os.cfm 2000: "For CD guru, masters are his domain" - Daily News Los Angeles (Appreciation) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/001031dn.cfm - ------------------------ The JMDL Article Database has 649 titles. http://www.jmdl.com/articles ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 06:29:41 EST From: MGVal@aol.com Subject: More reading habits sorry, should have been NJC ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 06:29:14 EST From: MGVal@aol.com Subject: More reading habits Mary P commented: "Rick, so glad I'm not the only list member who came to adolescence in the late60's/early 70's and remembers sneaking peaks at "Valley of the Dolls" as arite of passage! I was 12 when I read the whole darn thing..." My sisters had that book and I used to sneak off and sit in their bathroom while they were working at W.T. Grant's and read away. And after I read that one, what did I find under Pat's pillow but the other classic, "The Happy Hooker." Oh boy. I must have been about 12 and absolutely no context for 3/4's of the stuff in there. At that time, my sexiest daydreams wandered not much beyond holding Paul Mccartney's hand or kissing Johnny Bench. But boy, I could never look at a German Shephard the same way after reading that book. MG ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:26:58 +0100 From: "Mike Pritchard" Subject: Re: Dorothy Parker. Can the person who posted the words of Dorothy Parker's poem 'Resume' some time ago kindly send me a copy again, off-list if possible. My student (the lawyer) just sent his Friday poem today (because of the 'pont') but it is in Catalan. I'd like to send him the original in English. Thanks mike in bcn NP Dolce Puentes 'Velha Chica' ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:43:53 -0600 From: "Donna J. Binkley" Subject: RE: Victor in a coffeehouse, Friday, (sjc) You go Victor! Good luck, have a great time! This may be your first solo performance, but after they hear you it won't be your last. Keep the JMDL posted on your progress so we can come up and support you when possible. Donna B. - -----Original Message----- From: les@jmdl.com [mailto:les@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of jlamadoo, home account Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:10 PM To: _JMDL Subject: Victor in a coffeehouse, Friday, (sjc) You go, Victor! My opinion, not that anyone asked, is that I hope you can do Music on a full time basis. Karen O'Brien says that some people tried to dissuade our Joni from music, even after her songs were all on the radio as covers! Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman thought she was 'too domestic' as judged by her beautifully decorated home. (?) Can you imagine a man's seriousness about a career being judged by his house?? ["Hey, Dylan, man, I dig the music, but since you put up curtians, you must not be a *real* musician." (?)] Lamadoo I'll be doing my first solo performance in Athens this Friday. It will be at The Bean'ry, a local coffeeshop, a very cool place with lots of couches, christmas lights, candles, and a mural on the wall. If any of y'all from Atlanta or anywhere else want to drive up, I'd be glad to see you. Details are below. Victor Johnson at The Bean'ry 510 Thomas Street Athens, Georgia 30601 (706)425-9911 Starts about 9:30 with opening act no cover ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:02:23 -0600 From: "Mark Tatum" Subject: Joni 9/11 paintings Hi! I'm a lurker on the Joni-only Digest. I don't get to read or respond to posts on a daily basis, but I enjoy keeping up with topics discussed on the list when I can. I have a question about Joni's recent painting of her garden that she juxtaposed with her painting of the WTC attack. Some recents posts focused on the "holy book" in the garden painting and I was wondering if it may be connected to Joni's medicine wheel concept that she used to set up the stage for PWWAM and which she discussed in her 1988 interview with Bill Flanagan (Secret Places interview). Maybe the NEWS on the cover of the book refers to North (intellect), East (clarity), West (tactile intelligence), and South (emotion,heart, and feeling). The symbol on the cover might be like a compass with its four points. Wasn't there also some connection with the "four races" of man? Anyway, by spelling "news" she may have had more than one meaning in mind. What do you think? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:04:16 EST From: Fonimitchell@aol.com Subject: The Snowman I've watched the "Snowman" correspondence with interest. The film was truly magical, and in the UK it became as much associated with Christmas as Tom & Jerry's brilliant "The Night Before Christmas" or the quintessential English ghost story "The Signalman" (set on a sleepy Victorian branch line). BUT only two days ago I witnessed, on television, the young choirboy (Aled Williams) who sang the themesong ("Walking in the Air"), singing something much more modern (I've forgotten what) in his grown-up voice - AWFULLY! The spell was broken !!! It makes you aware of the passage of time. At least Tom and Jerry will never grow old. Regards to all, Clive. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:56:24 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Joni 9/11 paintings - --- Mark Tatum wrote: > Hi! I'm a lurker on the Joni-only Digest. ... I have a question about Joni's > recent painting of her garden that she juxtaposed > with her painting of the WTC attack. Some recents > posts focused on the "holy book" in the garden > painting and I was wondering if it may be connected > to Joni's medicine wheel concept that she used to > set up the stage for PWWAM and which she discussed > in her 1988 interview with Bill Flanagan (Secret > Places interview). Maybe the NEWS on the cover of > the book refers to North (intellect), East > (clarity), West (tactile intelligence), and South > (emotion,heart, and feeling). The symbol on the > cover might be like a compass with its four points. > Wasn't there also some connection with the "four > races" of man? Anyway, by spelling "news" she may > have had more than one meaning in mind. What do you think? I think that's a heckuva good suggestion - I wouldn't have thought of it, but now that you mention it, it sounds reasonable - there's a lot of duality in Joni's lyrics, so it makes sense she would do this in her paintings as well. If you've noticed the words she puts around the frames of the paintings in Turbulent Indigo, for example, she even puts the multiple meanings into these words (idol, idyll, idle and so on.) Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 02:22:25 +0000 From: colin Subject: Re: Victor in a coffeehouse, Friday, (sjc) Knock em dead, Voctor! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:39:13 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Jonimentions in the latest Rolling Stone 1. Her birthday is among those listed; 2. Vince's pal Leona Naess is featured in the "New Faces" page. In her Top Five Albums is Joni's "Blue", and here's what she says: "That song 'River' is just unbelievable. At first, you think, "I'm not really sure why she wants to skate across this river", and then there's one line "I made my baby cry". And that's all she has to say." Leona's other Top 4: 1. Sinead O'Connor "The Lion & The Cobra" 2. Bob Dylan, "Blood On The Tracks" 3. Bruce Springsteen, "Nebraska" 4. The Cure, "Disintegration" That rounds out a pretty awesome 5! Bob NP: Red House Painters, "Helicopter" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:22:31 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers #23, Trick or Treat Well, Trick *and* treat would be more like it...like its predecessors, Volume 23 is a mixed bag of songs, styles, genres, and artists. Besides me, here's who helped provide the material: Ron Greer Gordon Mackie Monica Cardinale And now, on to the treats: 1. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Chelsea Morning (live): This one starts off the set and gets you up out of your seat! A very nice animated take and a pretty rare track too! It's from an official live LP, but I think it was only issued in Brazil. 2. Ian McCulloch - The Circle Game: Ian was the brains behind Echo & The Bunnymen, sort of a glam-80's band. They sorta droned on, and he sorta drones on here, but not really in a bad way. 3. Go Four 3 - This Flight Tonight: Here's a real obscure one, from a compilation of local Vancouver BC punk bands who all do cover songs. The tape is called "Van-Cover". Get it? Anyway, this rocks! 4. Marjan Cornille - A Case of You: Another nice Dutch vocalist takes on one of Joni's emotional anthems, with sweet results. 5. Al Hirt - Both Sides Now: Would have been better without the cheesy throw-in vocals. Al's definitely got the chops to carry this on his own, and he throws in a nice lick or two. 6. The Dog Run Boys - Urge For Going: A wonderful bluegrass recording from these guys based in Virginia. Great mandolin and banjo! 7. Daniel Bintii - River: Daniel sounds like more like Danielle, but this is very true to Joni's version and features some nice piano. 8. June Tabor - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: This one is a vocal BUT not with Joni's lyric, but rather a different one. June is of course one of the pivotal voices of British folk-rock, and this is a nice piece of jazz. 9. Lydia van Dam Group - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines: What more can be said about the wonderful Lydia and her superb band? This is the final track from her "BSN" tribute CD, and is a nice minimal treatment with sweet soprano sax and shuffling drums. 10. John Hart Trio - Both Sides Now: NO cheese about it! This is a great 2001 release, proving that Joni's franchise song is still as ripe for interpretation as it was 30+ years ago! 11. Dread Zeppelin - Woodstock: From the sublime to the ridiculous! For those of you who DON'T know of Dread Zeppelin, they're sort of a 1-joke band, doing Led Zeppelin covers with an Elvis impersonator named Tortelvis. They crank this one up with the riff from "The Lemon Song", and then it's ganja reggae time, mon! Lots of fun, to be sure. 12. Marc Ducret Trio - God Must Be A Boogie Man: More great jazz guitar trio, only a much more obscure song to cover! This was a bonus track when this LP was made into a CD, and it's a gem to be sure. As you can probably guess, these guys, like The Coneheads, are from France. 13. Rumba Club - This Flight Tonight: Another 2001 release, and a BRAND NEW twist on this one! This one'll get even those of us with 2 left feet 'shakin' on the floor. One of my faves! 14. Marc Copland - Blue: More great jazz, muted Miles Davis-style trumpet & piano dominate this one and some nice subtle Brian Blad-ish drums and a great bass solo too! 15. Mainstreet - Chelsea Morning: This is from the CD put out by the ladies accapella group from Roanoke College in Roanoke, VA. Guaranteed to raise a smile! 16. Robert Allen - Both Sides Now: Robert is/was a blind pianist out of Columbus, OH. His BSN is pretty straitforward but rewards repeat listens; he does some interesting melodic passages. It sounds like George Winston in it's simplicity and beauty. 17. Nancy Lamott - I Don't Know Where I Stand: Nancy's story is a real heart-breaker. One of the stars of the NY cabaret scene, she died an untimely death in 1995. She was close friends with our own Stephen Elliott, and I'm sure David Lahm knows of her as well. Though she has some recordings, this version of "I Don't Know Where I Stand" is unreleased and from a radio show. So, there you have it...another month, another FULL CD's worth of Joni's songs as done by French jazz trios, European chanteuses, Canadian punkers, and all points in between. Further proof (not that any was needed) that Joni is one of the most influential writers ever! Bob NP: Nancy Lamott, "I Don't Know Where I Stand" ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2001 #339 ********************************* ------- 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?