From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #99 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 Tuesday, April 9 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 099 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's Articles: April 8 [les@jmdl.com] Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) [Julius Raymond ] Re: Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Covers #28 has left the building... [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: ASSORTED TOPICS PICKED LOVINGLY FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS... ["Kate Benn] saskatoon [shane ] sex kills ["J.David Sapp" ] PWWAM,Crow&more on TV [Randy Remote ] Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) [RobSher50@aol.com] Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) ["Kakki" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 03:05:03 -0400 From: les@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Articles: April 8 On April 8 the following items were published: 1976: "The Hissing of Winter Concerts" - Rolling Stone (Review - Concert, with photographs) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/760408rs.cfm 1997: "Both Sides at Last" - Los Angeles Times (Reunion Story, with photographs) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408lat.cfm 1997: "E-mail Reunited Joni and Daughter" - E! Online (Reunion Story) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408eo.cfm 1997: "How Joni Mitchell's daughter found mom and became whole" - Toronto Sun (Reunion Story) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408tsxx.cfm 1997: "Joni's Lover Hopes to Meet Daughter" - Toronto Sun (Reunion Story) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408tsx.cfm 1997: "Looking at Joni From Another Side" - Toronto Sun (Reunion Story) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408ts.cfm 1997: "Singer Joni Mitchell Found By Daughter On Internet" - Reuters/Variety (Reunion Story) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970408rv.cfm 2000: "Poetic Doyenne Holds Court With an Enduring Spark" - New York Times (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/000408nyt.cfm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 01:04:51 -0700 From: Julius Raymond Subject: Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) Thanks for the report on Bonnie Raitt's show in Chi-town, Susan. I've enjoyed her music and slide guitar style for the longest time. I heard and fell in love with Raitt's cover of "That Song About the Midway" before I heard Joni's own version. About the same time I became enamored with Raitt's haunting rendition of Joel Zoss' song "Too Long at the Fair." I very much appreciate her reverence for the blues, too, and she just strikes me as a sweetheart of a woman. As if that's not enough, she also has the cutest dimples since Shirley Temple, imho. :-,) Bonnie has a house in Mill Valley here in Marin county, so I see her from time to time in bookstores and such. In fact, Bonnie Hayes, another Marinite and a great musician in her own right, who I've become friends with over the years, wrote "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart" for Raitt. (What good is a discussion list if one can't drop a few names every now and then, eh? I'm reminded of a line Stockard Channing spoke in one of my favorite movies, "Six Degrees of Separation". "Let's not be star-fuckers," she said. Sage advice. But I digress. :-) There's an article about Raitt in the entertainment section of today's San Francisco Chronicle, incidentally. Apparently, her latest CD "Silver Lining" is due to be released this coming Tuesday. It's said to be a rocker. A New Orleans funkster named John Cleary plays piano and sings on the disc and wrote some of the songs. (You know him, Paz?) Sitting here, I'm remembering how much Bonnie Raitt's music really sends me and I'm thinking that I should make myself a Bonnie Raitt compilation disc to travel with. I'll put the aforementioned songs on it in addition to "Love Me Like a Man," "You've Been In Love Too Long," "Woman Be Wise," one of my all-time favs "What Is Success?" then there's "Angel From Montgomery" and her re-working of Del Shannon's 60's classic "Runaway" and "Since I Fell For You" from her first album, and the Karla Bonoff penned "Home." Yes, they're mostly covers, but Bonnie makes them all her own, I think. She did write at least one of the songs on the new CD, according to the Chronicle article. Thanks again for the report, Susan, and thank God for Bonnie Raitt. - -Julius > Now grant it Bonnie may not be in my top 5 singers, more like top 10. But I really respect and > enjoy her work, both muscially and politically. She really seems to have it all together. All in > all a memorable night, as Bonnie Raitt is truly one of the great women in rock and roll. > > Peace, > Susan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 01:39:36 -0700 From: Julius Raymond Subject: Warner Brothers Records book Just wanted to share with ya'll the fact that there's a new book out about the history of Warner Records called _Exploding: The Highs, Hype, Heroes and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group_, by Stan Cornyn with Paul Scanlon. The review I read starts by saying "Once Warner Bros. Records ruled the charts, flourishing with acts as rich and diverse as Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac and Frank Zappa. But this was more than simply a successful record label, it was a country club of a company where artists actually liked executives and the executives really liked the music. It was proof that art and commerce could live together happily." I'm gonna check it out just for kicks. Will report if there's any significant JC. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 08:13:17 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) <> As did I, Julius...I can tell you exactly where I was on Wake Forest road in Raleigh when I heard the song on WQDR-FM. I couldn't even drive I was so blown away, I had to pull over into the Eckerd's parking lot and just stared at the radio. Bought Bonnie's "Streetlights" that day. Love Joni's version, but Bonnie's is far better. If you're looking for a solid Bonnie compilation, Julius, she's got a good one out from 1990, "The Bonnie Raitt Collection", that has a lot of what you mentioned plus a very cool live duet with her mentor Sippie Wallace on "Women Be Wise". And her long-awaited new release comes out this Tuesday the 9th, titled "Silver Lining". And Susan, congrats on your wonderful experience & thanks for sharing it! Bob NP: Little Feat, "hoy hoy" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 08:18:00 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers #28 has left the building... Thanks to all who ventured a guess to win a freebie copy of #28 & the "Live Hejira" bonus. And it is with great JOY that I announce ***Rose Joy*** as the winner. She guessed "Car On A Hill"(Court & Spark), my pick was "Judgement of the Moon & Stars"(For The Roses). Discs are on their way, Rosalita! If you didn't win but still want a copy of this (or any of the other) covers collections, just let me know and I'll hook you up. Bob NP: Little Feat, "under the radar" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:55:34 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: ASSORTED TOPICS PICKED LOVINGLY FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS... >>Musically speaking, Joni's note choices are just not as inspired or interesting as they once were, to my ears, and they haven't been for a long time. I feel that her first eight studio albums exhibited a melodic/harmonic gift rarely matched by anyone, ever.... Yeah, I know ... I'm a heretic.<< No, you're not a heretic Fred. I absolutely agree. I realized this when, a couple months ago, I pulled out Turbulent Indigo to have another listen. I only played it only once because I was just not captivated by her melodies that, to my ear, are much more inspired & interesting in her earlier records. ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 11:09:16 -0700 From: shane Subject: saskatoon if anyone is interested in a big image tour of saskatoon, joni's family home town, just click the below link, then after the slide show, click "categories"... http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/svc/imgbank/index.asp shane ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:47:08 -0500 From: "J.David Sapp" Subject: sex kills i have trouble envisioning sex kills with orchestration. it seems obvious that joni is proud of this song but her attraction to it escapes me. peace, david ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 18:13:56 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: PWWAM,Crow&more on TV Some music highlights this week on the tube: ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD WED 6PM VH-1 Corrs live in Dublin 8PM VH-1 Behind the Music-Garbage 11:30 E! Howard Stern-Paul McCartney David Letterman-Sheryl Crow THU 9AM & 3PM TRIO network-Joni Mitchell Painting with Words and Music/Rickie Lee Jones Concert (aired twice) 4PM-VH-1 BTM-Garbage 11:30 E! Howard Stern-Paul McCartney (Pt 2??) Leno- Shakira FRI 9AM&3PM TRIO network-Paul McCartney Going Home 3PM-VH-1 BTM Garbage Conan O'Brien- Alanis Morrisette SAT 7PM&1AM Bravo Musicians-Alanis Morrisette PBS Austin City Limits-Shelby Lynne ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:03:53 EDT From: RobSher50@aol.com Subject: Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) Dear Susan! Completely blown away by this wonderful story! And to be introduced as one of the local performers....Wow! How awesome to be introduced to Bonnie Raitt as a fellow performer and to feel that respect come back to you from her! This will be quite a memorable moment in your life! And you deserve every second of it! Sherelle In a message dated 04/08/2002 12:09:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, les@jmdl.com writes: > Finally, Bonnie approached our group and we were introduced as some local > performers (ME?!). But > Bonnie seemed to relax at that immediately, although she never seemed that > uptight at all. My > friend stepped forward and said a few words, as did one of the others and > both passed her CD's > which she took, no problem. In fact my friends music is very Bluesy and > she told Bonnie that it > may very well be her style of song. Bonnie said, "Well I'm always looking > for new songs." Then > it was my turn to say something - I HAD TO! So I reached out to her and we > shook hands and I said > how much I loved her work through the years. I added a few more > pleasantries and she thanked us > graciously. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:13:42 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Bonnie Raitt Chicago Theater (SJC) Susan, what a great review and it sounded like a very special night! Bonnie is incredible - just a bundle of talent and genius. >Actually it's about Joan, Judy and Joni, called "The Three Madonnas." She went on > to recite a couple of lines, that sort of ties the whole thing together, but I can not recall the > lines verbatim. However, the gist was, that Joan (Baez) had given her her cause, Judy (Collins) > had added a touch of elegance, but Joni gave her a wink and told her to be herself. I loved this! How perfect. Kakki ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #99 ******************************** ------- 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?