From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #140 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, May 14 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 140 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: May 13 [les@jmdl.com] What music will play at your funeral? ["kerry" ] A Joni Mitchell musical evening in Austria! ["Marian Russell " ] Jonifest Updates and Updates Attendees List [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] Addendum [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] Sorry, posted wrong url [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] ageism -- of course it's not imagined, but sometimes we do project ["Kate] quick question!!! ["Marian" ] Any statements from Joni about 9/11? ["Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 03:09:24 -0400 From: les@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Articles: May 13 On May 13 the following items were published: 1972: "Joni Overcomes Disaster Threat" - Sounds (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/720513s.cfm 1972: "Priestess Joni" - Melody Maker (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/720513mm.cfm 1998: "Here Come the Women, Pens at the Ready" - Edmonton Sun (Biography, with photographs) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/980513es.cfm 1998: "Triple Bill Thrill" - Edmonton Sun (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/980513esx.cfm 2000: "Joni Mitchell Comes Home Again" - CheckOut.com (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/000513co.cfm - -------- Can you type? http://www.jmdl.com/typing/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 08:06:56 -0500 From: "kerry" Subject: What music will play at your funeral? I've actually contemplated starting this thread, but thought it would sound too morbid. I only know one song that I would want without a doubt. I was playing "Both Sides Now" (from BSN) in a darkened room one night and it struck me that it would be the perfect song for my funeral. It would reflect a lifetime of listening to her music and pretty much sums things up perfectly: "I really don't know life at all." I don't think there will ever be a time when I do! Kerry NP - Indigo Girls - Language or the Kiss ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:31:33 -0400 From: "Marian Russell " Subject: A Joni Mitchell musical evening in Austria! On Friday, I drove down to the tiny village of Lafnitz in the state of Styria, Austria, with my friends singer/songwriter Raya O. Coal and her partner drummer Robin Gillard, to hear a concert of Joni Mitchell music performed by an incredible band of musicans currently residing in Graz, Austria. The concert was held at a tavern called "Irish Pub" - a small piece of Ireland in the wilderness of Austria where you can drink Irish beer and choose from among 40 different types of Irish whiskey! The band consisted of the following persons: Vesna Petkovic' - vocals Martin Woess - keyboards Thomas Mauerhofer - guitar Reinhard Ziegerhofer - bass Ismail Barrios - percussion Aaron Ofner - drums Reinhard Ziegerhofer, the founder of the band, is a classically-trained bass player best known for his participation in and compositions for the Austrian jazz-folk fusion group, Broadlahn. Reinhard was a member of the Graz Symphony Orchestra for eight years, has composed music for film and theatre, and has worked with other well-known musicians such as Vienna avant-garde musician Fritz Novotny, as well as Joe Zawinul, Mario Rechtern, Bill Elgart, Chuck LeMonds, and Monika Stadler. Reinhard can play like Jaco Pastorius. I am not kidding. It is worth buying the Broadlahn CDs just to hear his wonderful bass playing! Vesna (her name means "Springtime" in Russian) was born and raised in Nic', Serbia, and has been studying voice in Graz for a number of years. She normally performs jazz music with her partner (a jazz bass player), but she also sometimes performs with an eleven-member traditional Serbian band where the quality of the singing is very similar to that of the Bulgarian Women's Choir which has been mentioned once or twice here on the list. She and her partner want to move to New York next year to participate in the jazz music scene there. She really has a very beautiful voice - she sang very expressively in the ballads and very powerfully in the rock and roll tunes. Ismail Barrios is from Venezuela, but has lived in Austria for some time and apparently knows most of the Brazilian music contingent in Vienna. He had three large vertical drums and an impressive array of various other percussive devices which he played sensitively into the musical arrangements. He was also really nice to watch - very fluid, energetic, charismatic - exuding happiness and pleasure. Martin Woess (keyboards), Thomas Mauerhofer (guitar), and Aaron Ofner (drums), are all exceptional jazz musicians based in Graz, Austria. I had a chance to ask Thomas about the guitar parts - if he had found www.jmdl.com/guitar/ on the internet. He said he did find a lot of things on the internet. He said before he started preparing for this concert, he had never done any playing in open tunings, so it was new territory for him. I noticed that he used standard tuning for some of the songs rather than the open tunings, but he seemed to have used the JMDL info for Coyote, Amelia, and Woodstock. He must have seen the Painting With Words And Music video to learn the guitar arrangement for Woodstock, as it was pretty true to Joni's recently performed versions and that's the only official version in circulation. Thomas had four guitars set up for the various songs, and even detuned his electric guitar for a couple of the songs. Sometimes he played standard tuning chords dur! ing the singing with amazing lead guitar between verses - in these songs, the supporting chords for the lead guitar were played by Martin on keyboards. The entire band are Joni fans. What is amazing to me is that the band managed to learn all of the songs in only 12 sessions and could play all the songs so perfectly with so little rehearsal. There were all very very professional - it was like seeing Joni in concert, but with a different vocalist - very high quality. All of the arrangements were flawless. The concert opened with the recording of Shadows and Light from Joni's S&L album as the band members came onto the stage and picked up their instruments. This then segued into a rocking version of In France They Kiss On Mainstreet. The setlist was (mostly in this order - I didn't write the order down exactly): In France They Kiss On Main Street How Do You Stop Free Man In Paris Big Yellow Taxi Raised On Robbery Man From Mars Black Crow All I Want Coyote Both Sides Now This Flight Tonight Amelia Dreamland Encore: Woodstock Big Yellow Taxi The most impressive songs for me during the evening were: The ballads - Man From Mars, All I Want, Amelia, Both Sides Now - because Vesna sang them so expressively - I was literally mesmerized by her beautiful voice! In All I Want, the piano was the main supporting instrument and the arrangement was totally gorgeous. Black Crow - they did an amazing and very original arrangement of the song with a sort of jungle rhythm underneath - it was haunting. Vesna spoke the words to the first and last verses, hauntingly over the underlying rhythm and music; the middle verse was sung and was faster and more intense musically. I really can't describe what they did with the song very well, because I am not so familiar with the modern musical genres and don't know what terminology to use - the song had a sort of techno feel to it. I was amazed that Aaron could keep the complicated rhythm going throughout the song - it was very complex. This Flight Tonight - another amazing arrangement - slower than Joni's version with a sort of Blues feel to it. Really nice. Dreamland at the end was fun, because they got the audience singing "Dreamland Dreamland.... Dreamland Dreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaamland!" and clapping - a good way to end before the encore. The audience was very attentive and very appreciative. There were probably about 60 people there - kind of surprising for such a little place out in the middle of nowhere! The band has only scheduled three concerts. I think they ought to do more, since they are so good, and I think they should also record. I wish I could have a recording of the concert, as it would be something I would enjoy listening to again and again - especially the different arrangements of Black Crow and This Flight Tonight. It was a great evening!!!! Marian Vienna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:34:32 -0400 From: "Marian Russell " Subject: A Joni Mitchell musical evening in Austria! On Friday, I drove down to the tiny village of Lafnitz in the state of Styria, Austria, with my friends singer/songwriter Raya O. Coal and her partner drummer Robin Gillard, to hear a concert of Joni Mitchell music performed by an incredible band of musicans currently residing in Graz, Austria. The concert was held at a tavern called "Irish Pub" - a small piece of Ireland in the wilderness of Austria where you can drink Irish beer and choose from among 40 different types of Irish whiskey! The band consisted of the following persons: Vesna Petkovic' - vocals Martin Woess - keyboards Thomas Mauerhofer - guitar Reinhard Ziegerhofer - bass Ismail Barrios - percussion Aaron Ofner - drums Reinhard Ziegerhofer, the founder of the band, is a classically-trained bass player best known for his participation in and compositions for the Austrian jazz-folk fusion group, Broadlahn. Reinhard was a member of the Graz Symphony Orchestra for eight years, has composed music for film and theatre, and has worked with other well-known musicians such as Vienna avant-garde musician Fritz Novotny, as well as Joe Zawinul, Mario Rechtern, Bill Elgart, Chuck LeMonds, and Monika Stadler. Reinhard can play like Jaco Pastorius. I am not kidding. It is worth buying the Broadlahn CDs just to hear his wonderful bass playing! Vesna (her name means "Springtime" in Russian) was born and raised in Nic', Serbia, and has been studying voice in Graz for a number of years. She normally performs jazz music with her partner (a jazz bass player), but she also sometimes performs with an eleven-member traditional Serbian band where the quality of the singing is very similar to that of the Bulgarian Women's Choir which has been mentioned once or twice here on the list. She and her partner want to move to New York next year to participate in the jazz music scene there. She really has a very beautiful voice - she sang very expressively in the ballads and very powerfully in the rock and roll tunes. Ismail Barrios is from Venezuela, but has lived in Austria for some time and apparently knows most of the Brazilian music contingent in Vienna. He had three large vertical drums and an impressive array of various other percussive devices which he played sensitively into the musical arrangements. He was also really nice to watch - very fluid, energetic, charismatic - exuding happiness and pleasure. Martin Woess (keyboards), Thomas Mauerhofer (guitar), and Aaron Ofner (drums), are all exceptional jazz musicians based in Graz, Austria. I had a chance to ask Thomas about the guitar parts - if he had found www.jmdl.com/guitar/ on the internet. He said he did find a lot of things on the internet. He said before he started preparing for this concert, he had never done any playing in open tunings, so it was new territory for him. I noticed that he used standard tuning for some of the songs rather than the open tunings, but he seemed to have used the JMDL info for Coyote, Amelia, and Woodstock. He must have seen the Painting With Words And Music video to learn the guitar arrangement for Woodstock, as it was pretty true to Joni's recently performed versions and that's the only official version in circulation. Thomas had four guitars set up for the various songs, and even detuned his electric guitar for a couple of the songs. Sometimes he played standard tuning chords dur! ing the singing with amazing lead guitar between verses - in these songs, the supporting chords for the lead guitar were played by Martin on keyboards. The entire band are Joni fans. What is amazing to me is that the band managed to learn all of the songs in only 12 sessions and could play all the songs so perfectly with so little rehearsal. There were all very very professional - it was like seeing Joni in concert, but with a different vocalist - very high quality. All of the arrangements were flawless. The concert opened with the recording of Shadows and Light from Joni's S&L album as the band members came onto the stage and picked up their instruments. This then segued into a rocking version of In France They Kiss On Mainstreet. The setlist was (mostly in this order - I didn't write the order down exactly): In France They Kiss On Main Street How Do You Stop Free Man In Paris Big Yellow Taxi Raised On Robbery Man From Mars Black Crow All I Want Coyote Both Sides Now This Flight Tonight Amelia Dreamland Encore: Woodstock Big Yellow Taxi The most impressive songs for me during the evening were: The ballads - Man From Mars, All I Want, Amelia, Both Sides Now - because Vesna sang them so expressively - I was literally mesmerized by her beautiful voice! In All I Want, the piano was the main supporting instrument and the arrangement was totally gorgeous. Black Crow - they did an amazing and very original arrangement of the song with a sort of jungle rhythm underneath - it was haunting. Vesna spoke the words to the first and last verses, hauntingly over the underlying rhythm and music; the middle verse was sung and was faster and more intense musically. I really can't describe what they did with the song very well, because I am not so familiar with the modern musical genres and don't know what terminology to use - the song had a sort of techno feel to it. I was amazed that Aaron could keep the complicated rhythm going throughout the song - it was very complex. This Flight Tonight - another amazing arrangement - slower than Joni's version with a sort of Blues feel to it. Really nice. Dreamland at the end was fun, because they got the audience singing "Dreamland Dreamland.... Dreamland Dreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaamland!" and clapping - a good way to end before the encore. The audience was very attentive and very appreciative. There were probably about 60 people there - kind of surprising for such a little place out in the middle of nowhere! The band has only scheduled three concerts. I think they ought to do more, since they are so good, and I think they should also record. I wish I could have a recording of the concert, as it would be something I would enjoy listening to again and again - especially the different arrangements of Black Crow and This Flight Tonight. It was a great evening!!!! Marian Vienna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:35:50 -0400 From: "Marian Russell " Subject: A Joni Mitchell musical evening in Austria! On Friday, I drove down to the tiny village of Lafnitz in the state of Styria, Austria, with my friends singer/songwriter Raya O. Coal and her partner drummer Robin Gillard, to hear a concert of Joni Mitchell music performed by an incredible band of musicans currently residing in Graz, Austria. The concert was held at a tavern called "Irish Pub" - a small piece of Ireland in the wilderness of Austria where you can drink Irish beer and choose from among 40 different types of Irish whiskey! The band consisted of the following persons: Vesna Petkovic' - vocals Martin Woess - keyboards Thomas Mauerhofer - guitar Reinhard Ziegerhofer - bass Ismail Barrios - percussion Aaron Ofner - drums Reinhard Ziegerhofer, the founder of the band, is a classically-trained bass player best known for his participation in and compositions for the Austrian jazz-folk fusion group, Broadlahn. Reinhard was a member of the Graz Symphony Orchestra for eight years, has composed music for film and theatre, and has worked with other well-known musicians such as Vienna avant-garde musician Fritz Novotny, as well as Joe Zawinul, Mario Rechtern, Bill Elgart, Chuck LeMonds, and Monika Stadler. Reinhard can play like Jaco Pastorius. I am not kidding. It is worth buying the Broadlahn CDs just to hear his wonderful bass playing! Vesna (her name means "Springtime" in Russian) was born and raised in Nic', Serbia, and has been studying voice in Graz for a number of years. She normally performs jazz music with her partner (a jazz bass player), but she also sometimes performs with an eleven-member traditional Serbian band where the quality of the singing is very similar to that of the Bulgarian Women's Choir which has been mentioned once or twice here on the list. She and her partner want to move to New York next year to participate in the jazz music scene there. She really has a very beautiful voice - she sang very expressively in the ballads and very powerfully in the rock and roll tunes. Ismail Barrios is from Venezuela, but has lived in Austria for some time and apparently knows most of the Brazilian music contingent in Vienna. He had three large vertical drums and an impressive array of various other percussive devices which he played sensitively into the musical arrangements. He was also really nice to watch - very fluid, energetic, charismatic - exuding happiness and pleasure. Martin Woess (keyboards), Thomas Mauerhofer (guitar), and Aaron Ofner (drums), are all exceptional jazz musicians based in Graz, Austria. I had a chance to ask Thomas about the guitar parts - if he had found www.jmdl.com/guitar/ on the internet. He said he did find a lot of things on the internet. He said before he started preparing for this concert, he had never done any playing in open tunings, so it was new territory for him. I noticed that he used standard tuning for some of the songs rather than the open tunings, but he seemed to have used the JMDL info for Coyote, Amelia, and Woodstock. He must have seen the Painting With Words And Music video to learn the guitar arrangement for Woodstock, as it was pretty true to Joni's recently performed versions and that's the only official version in circulation. Thomas had four guitars set up for the various songs, and even detuned his electric guitar for a couple of the songs. Sometimes he played standard tuning chords dur! ing the singing with amazing lead guitar between verses - in these songs, the supporting chords for the lead guitar were played by Martin on keyboards. The entire band are Joni fans. What is amazing to me is that the band managed to learn all of the songs in only 12 sessions and could play all the songs so perfectly with so little rehearsal. There were all very very professional - it was like seeing Joni in concert, but with a different vocalist - very high quality. All of the arrangements were flawless. The concert opened with the recording of Shadows and Light from Joni's S&L album as the band members came onto the stage and picked up their instruments. This then segued into a rocking version of In France They Kiss On Mainstreet. The setlist was (mostly in this order - I didn't write the order down exactly): In France They Kiss On Main Street How Do You Stop Free Man In Paris Big Yellow Taxi Raised On Robbery Man From Mars Black Crow All I Want Coyote Both Sides Now This Flight Tonight Amelia Dreamland Encore: Woodstock Big Yellow Taxi The most impressive songs for me during the evening were: The ballads - Man From Mars, All I Want, Amelia, Both Sides Now - because Vesna sang them so expressively - I was literally mesmerized by her beautiful voice! In All I Want, the piano was the main supporting instrument and the arrangement was totally gorgeous. Black Crow - they did an amazing and very original arrangement of the song with a sort of jungle rhythm underneath - it was haunting. Vesna spoke the words to the first and last verses, hauntingly over the underlying rhythm and music; the middle verse was sung and was faster and more intense musically. I really can't describe what they did with the song very well, because I am not so familiar with the modern musical genres and don't know what terminology to use - the song had a sort of techno feel to it. I was amazed that Aaron could keep the complicated rhythm going throughout the song - it was very complex. This Flight Tonight - another amazing arrangement - slower than Joni's version with a sort of Blues feel to it. Really nice. Dreamland at the end was fun, because they got the audience singing "Dreamland Dreamland.... Dreamland Dreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaamland!" and clapping - a good way to end before the encore. The audience was very attentive and very appreciative. There were probably about 60 people there - kind of surprising for such a little place out in the middle of nowhere! The band has only scheduled three concerts. I think they ought to do more, since they are so good, and I think they should also record. I wish I could have a recording of the concert, as it would be something I would enjoy listening to again and again - especially the different arrangements of Black Crow and This Flight Tonight. It was a great evening!!!! Marian Vienna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:35:51 -0400 From: "Marian Russell " Subject: A Joni Mitchell musical evening in Austria! On Friday, I drove down to the tiny village of Lafnitz in the state of Styria, Austria, with my friends singer/songwriter Raya O. Coal and her partner drummer Robin Gillard, to hear a concert of Joni Mitchell music performed by an incredible band of musicans currently residing in Graz, Austria. The concert was held at a tavern called "Irish Pub" - a small piece of Ireland in the wilderness of Austria where you can drink Irish beer and choose from among 40 different types of Irish whiskey! The band consisted of the following persons: Vesna Petkovic' - vocals Martin Woess - keyboards Thomas Mauerhofer - guitar Reinhard Ziegerhofer - bass Ismail Barrios - percussion Aaron Ofner - drums Reinhard Ziegerhofer, the founder of the band, is a classically-trained bass player best known for his participation in and compositions for the Austrian jazz-folk fusion group, Broadlahn. Reinhard was a member of the Graz Symphony Orchestra for eight years, has composed music for film and theatre, and has worked with other well-known musicians such as Vienna avant-garde musician Fritz Novotny, as well as Joe Zawinul, Mario Rechtern, Bill Elgart, Chuck LeMonds, and Monika Stadler. Reinhard can play like Jaco Pastorius. I am not kidding. It is worth buying the Broadlahn CDs just to hear his wonderful bass playing! Vesna (her name means "Springtime" in Russian) was born and raised in Nic', Serbia, and has been studying voice in Graz for a number of years. She normally performs jazz music with her partner (a jazz bass player), but she also sometimes performs with an eleven-member traditional Serbian band where the quality of the singing is very similar to that of the Bulgarian Women's Choir which has been mentioned once or twice here on the list. She and her partner want to move to New York next year to participate in the jazz music scene there. She really has a very beautiful voice - she sang very expressively in the ballads and very powerfully in the rock and roll tunes. Ismail Barrios is from Venezuela, but has lived in Austria for some time and apparently knows most of the Brazilian music contingent in Vienna. He had three large vertical drums and an impressive array of various other percussive devices which he played sensitively into the musical arrangements. He was also really nice to watch - very fluid, energetic, charismatic - exuding happiness and pleasure. Martin Woess (keyboards), Thomas Mauerhofer (guitar), and Aaron Ofner (drums), are all exceptional jazz musicians based in Graz, Austria. I had a chance to ask Thomas about the guitar parts - if he had found www.jmdl.com/guitar/ on the internet. He said he did find a lot of things on the internet. He said before he started preparing for this concert, he had never done any playing in open tunings, so it was new territory for him. I noticed that he used standard tuning for some of the songs rather than the open tunings, but he seemed to have used the JMDL info for Coyote, Amelia, and Woodstock. He must have seen the Painting With Words And Music video to learn the guitar arrangement for Woodstock, as it was pretty true to Joni's recently performed versions and that's the only official version in circulation. Thomas had four guitars set up for the various songs, and even detuned his electric guitar for a couple of the songs. Sometimes he played standard tuning chords dur! ing the singing with amazing lead guitar between verses - in these songs, the supporting chords for the lead guitar were played by Martin on keyboards. The entire band are Joni fans. What is amazing to me is that the band managed to learn all of the songs in only 12 sessions and could play all the songs so perfectly with so little rehearsal. There were all very very professional - it was like seeing Joni in concert, but with a different vocalist - very high quality. All of the arrangements were flawless. The concert opened with the recording of Shadows and Light from Joni's S&L album as the band members came onto the stage and picked up their instruments. This then segued into a rocking version of In France They Kiss On Mainstreet. The setlist was (mostly in this order - I didn't write the order down exactly): In France They Kiss On Main Street How Do You Stop Free Man In Paris Big Yellow Taxi Raised On Robbery Man From Mars Black Crow All I Want Coyote Both Sides Now This Flight Tonight Amelia Dreamland Encore: Woodstock Big Yellow Taxi The most impressive songs for me during the evening were: The ballads - Man From Mars, All I Want, Amelia, Both Sides Now - because Vesna sang them so expressively - I was literally mesmerized by her beautiful voice! In All I Want, the piano was the main supporting instrument and the arrangement was totally gorgeous. Black Crow - they did an amazing and very original arrangement of the song with a sort of jungle rhythm underneath - it was haunting. Vesna spoke the words to the first and last verses, hauntingly over the underlying rhythm and music; the middle verse was sung and was faster and more intense musically. I really can't describe what they did with the song very well, because I am not so familiar with the modern musical genres and don't know what terminology to use - the song had a sort of techno feel to it. I was amazed that Aaron could keep the complicated rhythm going throughout the song - it was very complex. This Flight Tonight - another amazing arrangement - slower than Joni's version with a sort of Blues feel to it. Really nice. Dreamland at the end was fun, because they got the audience singing "Dreamland Dreamland.... Dreamland Dreeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaamland!" and clapping - a good way to end before the encore. The audience was very attentive and very appreciative. There were probably about 60 people there - kind of surprising for such a little place out in the middle of nowhere! The band has only scheduled three concerts. I think they ought to do more, since they are so good, and I think they should also record. I wish I could have a recording of the concert, as it would be something I would enjoy listening to again and again - especially the different arrangements of Black Crow and This Flight Tonight. It was a great evening!!!! Marian Vienna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 09:45:46 -0500 From: "Donna J. Binkley" Subject: RE: lucky guess INDEED! Thanks Bob for doing this! It's a fun game, you really are the ambassador of the list! Tushie - -----Original Message----- From: les@jmdl.com [mailto:les@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of SCJoniGuy@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 7:51 AM To: janinesherman@hotmail.com Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: lucky guess INDEED! Janine guessed: <> And a Lucky Girl you are, Janine! For you were the closest one to my unsexy choice of "Lakota" from CMIARS! So a copy of "Covers, Volume #29 AND a copy of "For The Roses, Live!" will be winging their way to you for your listening pleasure. Please confirm your address to me when you get a chance. And while I realize this won't be the same thrill as SITTING RIGHT BEHIND JONI at Harbourfront, I hope you do enjoy them. ;~) Thanks to EVERYONE for playing...really had a lot of guesses this time, and I appreciate it. If you didn't win, but want either or both of these discs, lemme know and we'll make it happen. And stay tuned for more chances to WIN WIN WIN!!! :~) Happy weekend, ya knuckleheads...I love ya'! Bob NP: Ian & Sylvia, "The Circle Game" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:04:08 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Jonifest Updates and Updates Attendees List Just a quick note to update all of you on the status of Jonifest so far. It's not too late to join us! There are a few beds left, plenty of camping space, and the option of a day pass. Check it all out at: www.jmdl.com/Jonfest2002. You can see all the information without registering for the Fest. Check out the Information page and the Question and Answer page for all the detailed information!! Even if you are not planning on attending, you can join in the fun (and greatly help to keep jmdl.com up and running!) and receive a special Jonfest giveaway by making a donation to Les Irvin for the JMDL. The time you have spent here in good company certainly is worth a donation of some sort, don't you think? Please make JMDL donation checks payable to: "Les Irvin" and send to: Ashara Productions, LLC 40 Parsonage Lane Topsfield, MA 01983 There is also a Scholarship Fund to help those that are having financial difficulties getting to Jonifest this year. If you would like to donate to this fund, please make those checks payable to "Ashara Productions, LLC." They are sent to the same address above. Donations for the giveaways and raffle items can also be sent to this address. If you are not sure what kinds of things we are looking for, how about a Joni momento, a CD that you have put out, (Victor? Gregg? Kate? David Lahm? Christene? Jenny? Anne? Bryan?) a Joni songbook, t-shirt, poster, video, book, picture, etc. If you'd like to donate something, but aren't sure what to give, you can always go to e-bay, do a search for Joni Mitchell, and perhaps get something not too pricey. The giveaways and raffle make it much more festive, and also helps to raise money for the JMDL website. To see how far we are spanning the globe this year: This Jonifest represents 21 States, 9 countries, and 5 Continents so far!!!! Confirmed attendees as of today: Helen Adcock (hell@ihug.co.nz) - New Zealand Kay Ashley (katfud@earthlink.net) - New York John Balkin (jbbalkin@earthlink.net) - Colorado kate bennett (kate@katebennett.com) - California Goetz Bettge (mauski4648@aol.com) - Germany Donna Binkley (djb@binkleybarfield.com) - Texas Jeff Bisch (jeff@bischdesign.com) - California Walt Breen (bigwaltinsf@aol.com) - California Sharon Buffington (sharonbuffington@attbi.com) - Wisconsin Katherine Cross (katherinecross@hotmail.com) - Wisconsin Alison Einerson (alisone4@yahoo.com) - Utah Chuck Eisenhardt (chucke@tiac.net) - Massachusetts Mona Fitzgerald (monafitz@aol.com) - Connecticut Lori Fye (lrfye58@yahoo.com) - Maryland Jenny Goodspeed (jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com) - Massachusetts Ron Greer (greerr@rav.co.za) - South Africa Brian Gross (briangross@rocketmail.com) - New Jersey Susan Guzzi (groovchacha@yahoo.com) - Illinois Yael Harlap (yael@alumni.brown.edu) - Michigan Susan Hart (treegreen1@hotmail.com) - New York Gisele Hawkins (cvickery@danielrealty.com) - Alabama Kakki Herrity (kakkib@worldnet.att.net) - California Mags Holden (pholden@iprimus.ca) - Canada Les Irvin (les@jmdl.com) - Colorado jody johnson (johnsonjs@earthlink.net) - New Hampshire Nikki Johnson (stealth@voicenet.com) - Pennsylvania Victor Johnson (waytoblu@mindspring.com) - North Carolina Ed Jordan (EDWARDJORDAN1@AOL.COM) - Florida Rose Marie Joy (rosemjoy@aol.com) - New Jersey Wally Kairuz (wallykai@yahoo.com) - Argentina Barbara Little (balittle@ptd.net) - Pennsylvania Chris Marshall (chris@secure-si.co.uk) - United Kingdom Maggie McNally (mm@celebrityseries.org) - Massachusetts Sue McNamara (sem8@cornell.edu) - New York Sal Micciche (AsharaJM@aol.com) - Massachusetts Julius Mills (jrmco1@aol.com) - California Steve Mitchell (steve.w2.mitchell@bt.com) - United Kingdom Stephanie Morrison (scmorris@du.edu) - Colorado Bob Muller (SCJoniguy@aol.com) - South Carolina Kerry Nikutta (myrtlmoo@ticon.net) - Wisconsin Michael Paz (jmpaz@bellsouth.net) - Lousisana Mary Pitassi (blckcrow@chorus.net) - Wisconsin Lieve Reckers (reckersl@ebrd.com) - United Kingdom Marianne Rizzo (treegreen1@hotmail.com) - New York Les Ross (lxross@ctrl.co.uk) - United Kingdom Marian Russell (marian@jmdl.com) - Austria Anne Sandstrom (anne@sandstrom.com) - Massachusetts Claudia SanSoucie (claud9ine@home.com) - Maryland Rebecca Seale (Bree_mcdonough@hotmail.com) - Ohio Ron Smith (calvin1111111@aol.com) - Ohio Sherelle Smith (RobSher50@aol.com) - Ohio Ashara Stansfield (AsharaProducLLC@aol.com) - Massachusetts Jimmy Stewart (fmyfl@aol.com) - Florida Karin Szameitat (mauski4648@aol.com) - Germany John van Tiel (john.van.tiel@wxs.nl) - The Netherlands Cindy Vickery (cvickery@danielrealty.com) - Alabama Pearl Weisberg (WirlyPearl@aol.com) - Florida Steve Weisberg (WirlyPearl@aol.com) - Florida Patti Witten (patti@pattiwitten.com) - New York Not yet confirmed, but have indicated an interest in going: Bette Benedict (mcbette@webtv.net) - Virginia Gregg Cagno (greggno@pobox.com) - Pennsylvania Stephen Epstein (sepstein@agmont.com) - Canada Christina Friis-Nielsen (christi@dsr.kvl.dk) - Denmark Suzanne Griskonis (sgriskonis@hotmail.com) - New York Robert Holliston (roberto1011@hotmail.com) - Canada Christene LeDoux (me@ChristeneLeDoux.com)- California John Moore (jmoore@esva.net) - Virginia Henning Olsen (homusik@mail.tele.dk) - Denmark Lesley Rafter (lesley.rafter@intel.com) - Massachusetts Steve Polifka (polifkas@matc.edu) - Wisconsin Jody Serkes (jserkes@aol.com) - Missouri Remember, all money, release forms, donations to Les and pictures (for first time attendees only) are due by June 15th. Signing off from Jonifest Central with hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:07:31 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Addendum {Sigh} Just *once,* I would like to send out an e-mail without forgetting something! Just a reminder that if those that have received one of Sherelle's CD's would like to donate towards her passage to Jonifest in exchange for all the pleasure you have received from listening to her CD, you may send checks (pay to Ashara Productions, LLC) and send to the same address: Ashara Productions, LLC 40 Parsonage Lane Topsfield, MA 01983 Thanks! Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:12:31 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Sorry, posted wrong url Apologies to ALL!!! IN my haste, I posted the wrong url for Jonifest. The correct one should read: > www.jmdl.com/Jonifest2002 Sorry, everyone!!! (Thanks Jerry for pointing it out!!) Hugs, Ashara {blushing that she had to send 3 e-mails to get across one message!} ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:39:45 -0600 From: "Kate" Subject: ageism -- of course it's not imagined, but sometimes we do project >> From: Mags N Brei >> To this day, I don't get it, why ARE older women treated with such >> contempt? I find this attitude rather insulting and have experienced it >> myself, even at my age! geeze!!!! Could it be that some people are >> threatened by us? Could this contempt/disrespect be a way to try and >> throw us off balance? An attempt to knock us down because of the power >> and wisdom and sense of self we gain as we age? Mags, I am not so sure it all comes from "out there." As a matter of fact, I am 43 and feel I am treated the same by others as I always have been. I sense no contempt coming from anyone; the dislike for my changing face comes from my own self, when I see it in a mirror or reflected in a window. My own disappointment in the loss of youthful appearance eats away at my self-confidence about my appearance and causes me to project, to assume that others see me the same way I do. As for contempt, I feel more respected now than I did when I was younger. Those younger than me seem to give it automatically, whether they know anything about me or not (feels a bit like cheating, on my part), and those older are respectful as a matter of course ... good old-fashioned manners, I assume, or maybe the good sense that comes with maturity. >> From: Denny Giovanetti > Anyway, enough of my nonsense. You folk have more important things to do. Ha! You've been lurking long enough to know that jonilisters don't think there are all that many more important things to do than talk about our admiration for joni's genius and the beauty of her musical and lyrical output -- unless it's actually listening to the music itself. Not so curiously, what you don't like one year, you may discover in a new way the next. I still skip over Paprika Plains and the odd other thing as I listen, but I don't write them off forever. One day, I may appreciate them in a way I'm unable to now. She still astounds me, after almost 30 years of listening to her music almost every day. Her songs are so layered that there is always something new coming to my attention. Joni's music is one of the many things of beauty to be enjoyed on this planet. Joni makes my day, so many days. Well folks, forgive me for being about 12 digests behind, probably, by now. We are playing computer roulette around here since I bought a Mac so I could work a couple days a week from home, and the digests have been going to the old computer in the cool, dark basement. I am a light-and-warmth worshipper, so I rarely get down there to watch tv either. Kate of the North ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 20:35:34 +0200 From: "Marian" Subject: quick question!!! Can somebody please let me know immediately if the joni list received my report about the Austrian Joni Mitchell cover band concert in Lafnitz? I kept getting an error message when trying to send my report and I fear the list either got my report about five times, for which I humbly apologize, or not at all, in which case I will try to send it again. Thanks, Marian Vienna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:39:25 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" Subject: Any statements from Joni about 9/11? Yes, shockingly she came out against killing children. Hee hee. No, seriously, she's been out of the stab and glare and buckshot of the media's heavy, heavy snow lately. She chatted up Kakki and Stephen E. only a few weeks after Sept 11th and said that she'd been painting up a storm to work through it. As far as we've heard though, the new album is completely unencumbered with new songs, so we'll probably only get sound-bites from Our Lady Of Duality on the topic. Come to think of it though, the upcoming film about the upcoming album was made in the weeks following Sept. (Remember: The studio dates were in London in Novemeber.) So maybe her film biographer asked her the "hard questions" and we'll soon see. Hmmmmmmm. Relayer asked: >> Has Joni made any statements about the horrible events of 9/11 and the subsequent turmoil and war, that anyone is aware of?I''d like to know what her reactions have been. thanks.>> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 20:09:51 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Jimi, Joni, Stills & Leary + SPRINGFEST Hey Julius Thanks for the gift of Black Gold. I started reading it this weekend in beautiful Destin, Florida half nekked on the beach with my dew rag on my head and the kids frolicking in the surf. I will catch some more on the beach next Monday when I am decompressing. I am back in Florida this weekend starting on Thursday in beautiful downtown Pensacola till Monday evening. Check out the website http://www.springfest.net/index.asp?bhcp=1 . If anyone from the JMDL is within crawling distance of P-Cola, start crawling so we get there about the sametime. Bonnie Raitt, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Lit, BTE, Cowboy Mouth, Edgar Winter, James Hall, Galactic, Baha Men, Jon Cleary, King Konga (great fecking band), Steve Earle, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts Band, Gary Wright (YUK I hate that song!!!), Rosie Ledet (TOO hot), Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, etc etc. And did I mention "I" will be there??? Not playing just producing but of course I will be playing later (wink wink you heard me????). I guarantee tickets, backstage passes to any JMDL'er who wants to come. Come hang out! Love Paz P.S. I have missed you all and I AM trying to catch up with the list! NP-Round Here/Come Pick Me Up-Counting Crows Live from JazzFest 2002 on 4/24/02 2:12 AM, Julius Raymond at jrmills@pacbell.net wrote: > Hi folks. There's a book just out titled _Black Gold: The Lost Archives of > Jimi Hndrix_ by one Steven Roby. It's purported to be "the first > comprehensive biography to authenticate the lost sessions, previously > unknown record collaborations, and rare film and video documents of one of > the most innovative and influential rock guitarists in music history." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:34:51 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Any statements from Joni about 9/11? Lama wrote in response to Relayer: > She chatted up Kakki and Stephen E. only a few weeks after Sept 11th and > said that she'd been painting up a storm to work through it. As far as > we've heard though, the new album is completely unencumbered with new songs, > so we'll probably only get sound-bites from Our Lady Of Duality on the > topic. I don't know how long you were gone from the list Relayer, but a couple of Joni's 9/11 paintings (which appeared in the L.A. Times) are on JoniMitchell.com along with a few comments of how 9/11 turned her/our world "upside down." She did sepak to Stephen and I about it, but it was so soon after 9/11, that I wasn't in a place to quiz her more about her thoughts. She said that she broke up with Donald that day (he was here with her in L.A. when the tragedy happened). She also placed accountability on "America's export of violence in films and music." I thought that was a somewhat unusual take at the time, but with some perspective now, I am coming around to her point of view in part. Certainly many other countries also "export" violent "entertainment" product, too. Joni also talked a bit about 9/11 at the tribute in Toronto, some of which was related here. It seems to me that discussion of the events of 9/11 has many tendrils, and I don't think anyone on this earth has all the answers, or even half the answers yet, including Joni. I'm sure with more time and reflection, Joni will have more to say about it. Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 21:00:46 -0500 From: "Buck - the - Dog" Subject: "Electricity" What's it all about? Hi, my name is Matt and I'm new to the JMDL. There was mention of "Electricity" here recently, and I was just wondering, what is this song about? I'm very analytical of Joni's songs and just can't figure this one out. What are all these things references to? Like, "Proud headed Queen Lizzie" and the "masking tape." Any kind of stanza by stanza explanation would be really welcome. lol I hope this kind of discussion is done a lot here cause there are several of Joni's songs that I have trouble understanding sometimes. Thanks a lot Matt _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 22:24:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: "Electricity" What's it all about? - --- Buck - the - Dog wrote: > Hi, my name is Matt and I'm new to the JMDL. There > was mention of > "Electricity" here recently, and I was just > wondering, what is this song > about? I'm very analytical of Joni's songs and just > can't figure this one > out. What are all these things references to? > Like, "Proud headed Queen > Lizzie" and the "masking tape." Any kind of stanza > by stanza explanation > would be really welcome. lol Welcome, Matt. I'm far too lazy to get into any line-by-line analysis of anything, but just off the top of my head, the copper, proud-headed Queen Lizzie would be a Canadian penny (has a picture of Liz on the heads side). A common and unssafe practice when a fuse blows is to put a penny in its place - don't try this at home, kids. I think she really meant electric tape, rather than masking tape (I've never seen black masking tape), but masking tape fit better in the song (or maybe Joni didn't know it was called electric tape.) ("The 'lectric tape tangles, it's sticky and black and the copper, proud-headed Queen Lizzie conducts little charges that don't get charged back." She's talking about fixing some wiring/electrical problems, but also about trying to fix a broken relationship. That's what it means to me, anyhoo. ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 23:48:31 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2002 #214 - funeral music I have at times (when "planning" my memorial service, though I have no indication it will be needed anytime soon), thought that "Love" from WTRF will definitely be played at my service (if I have any control over it). Probably some other Joni stuff too, but "Love" is a must. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 05:26:52 +0000 From: les Subject: For a YTD amount. ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #140 ********************************* ------- 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?