From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #56 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 Wednesday, February 19 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 056 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Another rare Joni ebay item [Randy Remote ] Joni on Tracey Takes On... [Chihuahua50@aol.com] Re: Joni on Tracey Takes On... [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: Joni on Tracey Takes On.../Beck on Letterman [Murphycopy@aol.com] Joni retires . . . 33 years ago! [Murphycopy@aol.com] 'Blue' on DVD Audio ["Stephen Toogood" ] Re: 'Blue' on DVD Audio [Gerald Notaro ] Big Yellow Taxi ["Victor Johnson" ] blurb on Wall to Wall Joni [Deb Messling ] New musical featuring Joni songs [Deb Messling ] Re: Joni's guitars [Randy Remote ] avril , vanessa, norah and a little joni [anne@sandstrom.com] Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice [AzeemAK@aol.com] Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Joni's guitars [Dan Olson ] Re: blurb on Wall to Wall Joni [] Re: Joni's guitars [Bobsart48@aol.com] Re: Pazfest - a New Orleans tribute to Joni Mitchell - review [Michael Pa] Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice ["Christopher Treacy" Subject: Another rare Joni ebay item Another rare Joni item, it is a photo "collage" by Graham Nash of Joni (which I have never seen) on which Nash has signed and hand written the lyrics to "Our House". Starting bid is $12,500. The bidder, whose identity is protected, is from Lihue, Hawaii. Lihue is the capital city of the island of Kauai, where Nash has a home. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2509512580&category=29893 It's a pretty cool looking photo. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:22:19 -0500 From: Chihuahua50@aol.com Subject: Joni on Tracey Takes On... Has anyone noticed the posters and album covers on the walls in some of the pieces in Tracey Takes On.....? Last night the topic was lying and in the teenage character's bedroom there was a poster from Taming the Tiger. In a recent episode where the faded rock star from the 60s character was trying to have a reunion concert, there was a poster of Joni on the dressing room walls that looked like it came from the Hejira period. With Tracey's great attention to detail, I'm sure Joni must mean something to Tracey. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:51:31 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni on Tracey Takes On... Frank writes: << Has anyone noticed the posters and album covers on the walls in some of the pieces in Tracey Takes On.....? >> Hey, Frank! Thanks for the heads-up. This info should be in Joni in Fiction. One question: What is Tracey Takes On? Is it a TV show? On cable? In the US? Thanks, --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:03:56 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni on Tracey Takes On.../Beck on Letterman I wrote: << One question: What is Tracey Takes On? Is it a TV show? On cable? In the US? >> Hmm. Looks like four questions to me . . . Also, Beck was on the tube again last night, on Letterman's show. I am loving his new stuff, although he always seems to have hat hair lately. --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:48:38 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Joni retires . . . 33 years ago! From << http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030214/ap_wo_en_ge/na_fea_ a_e_cel_us_entertainment_flashbacks_1 >> AP World - General News That Was the Week That Was Thu Feb 13,10:22 PM ET By The Associated Press Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 16-22: In 1968, John Lennon, George Harrison and their wives traveled to India to study transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Later, Ringo Starr and his wife and Paul McCartney and his fiancee joined them. In 1970, singer Joni Mitchell announced her retirement from live performances. She was back to doing shows within the year. In 1974, Cher filed for separation from Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. In 1978, The Police starred in a TV commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum. The ad was made a few months before the band's single "Roxanne" was released in the United Kingdom. In 1979, The Clash kicked off its first United States tour in New York. In 1989, the first heavy metal Grammy was given out. Jethro Tull won. In 1990, Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for best new artist. The duo later gave up the Grammy after a lip-synching scandal. In 1992, fans rushed the stage at a New Kids on the Block concert in Seoul, South Korea (news - web sites), crushing people at the front of the crowd. A 17-year-old girl died the next day of injuries suffered in the stampede. The singers were not injured. In 1995, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson ( news - web sites) married on a beach in Cancun. The bride wore a white bikini. They've since divorced. In 1997, Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal announced they were ending their 15-year relationship. Also in 1997, the Trinity Broadcasting Network canceled Pat Boone's "GospelAmerica" show after viewers complained about Boone's appearance on the American Music Awards. He'd been promoting his "In a Metal Mood" album by wearing a dog collar and black leather. The show later was reinstated. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:57:40 -0000 From: "Stephen Toogood" Subject: 'Blue' on DVD Audio I was reading a merchandising magazine at work the other day and they had a whole section on DVD Audio's to be released. Anyway among the list was Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'! Anyone else heard about this? I know BSN was also released in this format, but what was on the disc apart from the music because it's not like she had any music videos from either of those albums. What's the sound like on those things as well? STEVE T. NP: 'Hand Full Of Pills' by Stryngs ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:12:44 -0500 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Re: 'Blue' on DVD Audio I have BSN on DVD-Audio. OK. This gets confusing, so stick with me. It has two formats recorded on it: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video (a real misnomer), and no cd recording. Any DVD player will play the dvd video tracks, which have no video on them, but a 5.1 dvd audio track on it. It sounds just great in 5.1 sound. My dvd player does not play the DVD-Audio format, so I haven't heard it. I imagine it is awesome. I have Blue in both HDCD (which my dvd player DOES decode) and the Gold DCC disc. Both are superb. I would probably buy the DVD-Audio disc to hear the 5.1 recording remastered. Now for the quiz ............ Jerry NP: Beth Nielsen Chapman - You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Stephen Toogood wrote: > I was reading a merchandising magazine at work the other day and they had a > whole section on DVD Audio's to be released. > Anyway among the list was Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'! > Anyone else heard about this? > I know BSN was also released in this format, but what was on the disc apart > from the music because it's not like she had any music videos from either of > those albums. > What's the sound like on those things as well? > > STEVE T. > > NP: 'Hand Full Of Pills' by Stryngs ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:25:33 -0800 From: "Victor Johnson" Subject: Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi, the Counting Crows version, seems to be getting alot of airplay here in Atlanta. I've heard it several times, in the past few weeks, just flipping around. It's nice to hear a joni song frequently on the radio, even if it's not her. Victor NP: Jen Worthen "Don't Kiss Me Again" (one of the many fabulous Asheville musicians...she did "Help Me" at the end of her cd release party last week and nailed it!) - --- Victor Johnson - --- waytoblu@mindspring.com Visit http://www.cdbaby.com/victorjohnson Look for the new album "Parsonage Lane" in March 2003 Produced by Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studios ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:40:43 -0500 From: Deb Messling Subject: blurb on Wall to Wall Joni Got this from Google News: JONI MITCHELL TRIBUTE "Wall to Wall," the annual day-long free concert celebrating the work of a single artists, will examine the songwriting of Joni Mitchell at New York's Symphony Space March 22. The 12-hour marathon will feature more than 100 performers, including Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne and the Mingus Big Band. The concert will be presented in association with WFUV, Public Radio from Fordham University, which will broadcast the entire program live, along with a live audio stream on wfuv.org. The 33rd annual Wall to Wall will explore in-depth this extraordinary artist's continuing legacy. Participants are drawn from diverse backgrounds including pop, jazz, classical/new music, international music, cabaret, poetry, as well as the contemporary singer-songwriter scene. The 12-hour presentation is divided into four three-hour segments. Each segment will afford the listener a chance to hear some well-known favorites, like "Circle Game" and "Both Sides Now," as well as music from her less well-known albums such as "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" and "Night Ride Home." Mitchell's output, 21 albums over 30 years, is widely regarded as one of the most significant and consistent collections of work by an artist of her generation. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- messling@enter.net - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:43:36 -0500 From: Deb Messling Subject: New musical featuring Joni songs Ed Begley, Jr. Pens and Directs New Musical Cesar and Ruben in CA By Ernio Hernandez 11 Feb 2003 Actor Ed Begley, Jr. directs the world premiere of his musical celebration Cesar and Ruben at North Hollywood's El Portal Theatre. The debut will play at the California venue March 7-April 6. Cesar and Ruben celebrates the life and work of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the award-winning Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar, who wrote about him. Chavez was he founder of the United Farm Workers union in 1962. The musical features songs by Ruben Blades, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Enrigue Iglesias, David Crosby and Carmen Moreno. Steven Orich acts as musical director for the production. Erik Sterling, Jason Winters and Jon Carrasco executive produce with producer Stephen Roseberry. The cast of 15 features Robert Alcazar and Tony D'Arc in the title roles as well as Marta Dubois, Danielle Barbosa and Edward Albert. The world premiere, endorsed by the Chaves family and the Cesar Chavez Foundation is presented in conjunction with Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) and the U.S. Postal Service's release of a Cesar Chavez Stamp on April 23. Begley, Jr. is best known for his performance as an actor in the television series "St. Elsewhere." His film credits include "This Is Spinal Tap," "The Accidental Tourist" and "Transylvania 6-5000." He has also made a number of appearances as recurring characters on TV in "7th Heaven," "Providence" and "Six Feet Under." Tickets to Cesar and Ruben at El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, CA, can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- messling@enter.net - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:12:04 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Joni's guitars Randy Remote wrote: > Dan Olson wrote: > > > Note that > > it doesn't have the "name tag". > > If you are talking about the ebay sunburst, it does appear to have > her name inlaid in the last fret marker as the blond one does. They > don't show a close up, but that's sure what it looks like. Now the more I look at it, the more I think it says "George Benson". Bidding is up to $2550, still below the minimum bid (which is secret). ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:25:47 -0800 (PST) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: avril , vanessa, norah and a little joni Thanks for mentioning Avril Lavigne, Victor. I heard "I'm With You" on the radio, and immediately bought her CD on amazon. I don't like everything she does, but I particularly like IWY. To me it seems like this is the song Cherokee Louise would sing. That was my initial impression, too. I wonder what Joni thinks of her (probably not much...) I also like that she's a snowboarder. The Grammys should be interesting. I hope Norah Jones rakes in a ton of awards. I also have to admit to liking "1000 Miles" by Vanessa Carlton (who does the background vocals on the Counting Crows version of BYT), although I swear the piano lick that I like is actually from an old cigarette commercial featuring the Marlboro Man, who is also in Joni's Dreamland. Well, a little Joni content, anyway, at least indirectly. lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:23:51 EST From: AzeemAK@aol.com Subject: Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice In a message dated 18/02/2003 21:27:25 GMT Standard Time, waytoblu@mindspring.com writes: << It's nice to hear a joni song frequently on the radio, even if it's not her. >> I've just got back from seeing Two Weeks Notice, which was the only film I could get in to see at my local cinema. Not bad at all; I was waiting for the film to start asking "why have I wasted my money on such a piece of fluff?" (the same thought that must go through people's minds when they buy a Christina Aguillera record) - but actually I quite enjoyed it. That Hugh Grant will come to be recognised as a consummate light comedy actor and a master of split-second-perfect comic timing. Anyway, so, yes, Counting Crows covering BYT: I was pleasantly surprised, I must say, especially given that I've never liked them and had a particular distaste for Adam Duritz's voice (too whiny and self-pitying for my liking). I think they do a pretty good job making such a familiar song sound contemporary; it's certainly far better than the Janet Jackson and Amy Grant renditions. Shame the rest of the soundtrack was so predictable - great as they are, do we *really* need to hear I Feel Good or Respect again?? Nice to see a little cameo from Norah Jones, though. Azeem in London NP: Eleni Mandell - Thrill ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:34:01 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice In a message dated 2/18/2003 6:24:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, AzeemAK@aol.com writes: > it's certainly far better than the Janet Jackson and Amy Grant > renditions. > But you know...Janet never really covered BYT - she sampled Joni's record and created her own original song "Got 'Til It's Gone". I'm sure that you knew that already...it's just that I've seen that reference a couple of times recently and it always bothers me a bit. Oh, & while I'm on the subject, I got a really nice recording of BYT from a UK (I assume) singer named Lorna Grant ( no relation to Amy) on a CD titled BBC: Star For A Night. Is this a TV or radio show or something? It sounds like the kind of thing where common folk get on TV and sing. Anyway, nothing common about her take on BYT. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:35:18 -0700 From: Dan Olson Subject: Re: Joni's guitars To summarize and clarify: The blond one, to be sold next on ebay says "Joni Mitchell" The sunburst one on ebay now says "George Benson" The one I refer to below (without the tag) was from a web-site selling new ones, but the more I look (here's another link, http://www.geocities.com/xcvxcv65/ibanez/ibanez-gb.htm), the more I believe it's inconclusive - I couldn't find a good closeup of the area). Do a search for "Ibanez George Benson" and you'll find hundreds of sites. At 02:12 PM 2/18/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Randy Remote wrote: > > > Dan Olson wrote: > > > > > Note that > > > it doesn't have the "name tag". > > > > If you are talking about the ebay sunburst, it does appear to have > > her name inlaid in the last fret marker as the blond one does. They > > don't show a close up, but that's sure what it looks like. > >Now the more I look at it, the more I think it says "George Benson". >Bidding is up to $2550, still below the minimum bid (which is secret). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:33:02 +0800 (PHT) From: Subject: Re: blurb on Wall to Wall Joni Thanks for the info, Deb. It would be great to see who among the diverse artists will pay tribute to Joni. I am more interested in the classical and cabaret performers as they are among those whose renditions of Joni's songs interested me more than any other artists (i.e. Michael Feinstein, Andrea Marcovicci, etc.) wow! Laurie Anderson, too? If only Mary Margaret O'Hara can make a very brief appearance. Joseph in Manila (not used to having 1/4 of an inch hair) > Got this from Google News: > > JONI MITCHELL TRIBUTE > "Wall to Wall," the annual day-long free concert celebrating the work of > a single artists, will examine the songwriting of Joni Mitchell at New > York's Symphony Space March 22. The 12-hour marathon will feature more > than 100 performers, including Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne and the > Mingus Big Band. The concert will be presented in association with > WFUV, Public Radio from Fordham University, which will broadcast the > entire program live, along with a live audio stream on wfuv.org. The > 33rd annual Wall to Wall will explore in-depth this extraordinary > artist's continuing legacy. Participants are drawn from diverse > backgrounds including pop, jazz, classical/new music, international > music, cabaret, poetry, as well as the contemporary singer-songwriter > scene. The 12-hour presentation is divided into four three-hour > segments. Each segment will afford the listener a chance to hear some > well-known favorites, like "Circle Game" and "Both Sides Now," as well > as music from her less well-known albums such as "Don Juan's Reckless > Daughter" and "Night Ride Home." Mitchell's output, 21 albums over 30 > years, is widely regarded as one of the most significant and consistent > collections of work by an artist of her generation. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Deb Messling -^..^- > messling@enter.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:07:10 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni's guitars bass@flatironsjazz.com wrote > "brand new for $2169; certainly not relatively inexpensive, in fact, quite > expensive (certainly the same order of magnitude as fat Gibsons. ....... > > Do you suppose that with Joni's new electronic guitar that handles of her > tuning dilemnas, she has simply tired of all of these old analog guitars, > and just wants to get rid of them?" > > Well, maybe. Sounds like she must have had quite a few of them, if this is really a 1982. Still, if she toured with it, I would think it belongs in her museum. I wonder what arrangements she has begun in this regard (it is a burden, I suppose, to have to consider, confront and act on such a problem, but I would think that - given her contact with curators, etc. - she would have begun that process already. I certainly hope so. Sounds like the reserve price ought to be quite high - I agree on that. Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:40:55 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Pazfest - a New Orleans tribute to Joni Mitchell - review Don't be spreadin' no secrets bitch! Paz > Paz writes: > > << Have I told you lately that I LOVE you? >> > > No, not since that night up north between the trailers at Jonifest. > > Love you too, Michael. > > XO, > > --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 00:59:14 -0500 From: "Christopher Treacy" Subject: Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice Azeen wrote : "it's certainly far better than the Janet Jackson and Amy Grant renditions." I have to say I don't agree. It's AS generic as the Amy Grant version, which I liked anyway, but nobody beats Janet's take on the song. I LOVE what she did with it (as does Joni herself), and what's more, it pays tribute to Joni rather than merely covering her. Sensual, sexy, urban...Janet's vocal line is actually quite pretty. She took BYT and reworked it totally to fit her concept as opposed to just rehashing it. In all honesty, I've quite had enough of BYT...wouldn't shed a tear over never hearing it again. Just my opinion...I'm OVER the parking lot. I'd much rather dwell on serpents and eagles, that chick Edith and the coke dealer, Muslims sticking up Washington, that strange dry cleaner guy...plenty more interesting subject matter to choose from. "Joni Mitchell never lies...." - -Chris - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Re: Big Yellow Taxi/Two Weeks Notice > In a message dated 18/02/2003 21:27:25 GMT Standard Time, > waytoblu@mindspring.com writes: > > << It's nice to hear a joni song frequently on the radio, even if it's not > her. >> > > I've just got back from seeing Two Weeks Notice, which was the only film I > could get in to see at my local cinema. Not bad at all; I was waiting for > the film to start asking "why have I wasted my money on such a piece of > fluff?" (the same thought that must go through people's minds when they buy a > Christina Aguillera record) - but actually I quite enjoyed it. That Hugh > Grant will come to be recognised as a consummate light comedy actor and a > master of split-second-perfect comic timing. > > Anyway, so, yes, Counting Crows covering BYT: I was pleasantly surprised, I > must say, especially given that I've never liked them and had a particular > distaste for Adam Duritz's voice (too whiny and self-pitying for my liking). > I think they do a pretty good job making such a familiar song sound > contemporary; it's certainly far better than the Janet Jackson and Amy Grant > renditions. > > Shame the rest of the soundtrack was so predictable - great as they are, do > we *really* need to hear I Feel Good or Respect again?? Nice to see a little > cameo from Norah Jones, though. > > Azeem in London > NP: Eleni Mandell - Thrill ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 02:00:53 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: February 19 1965: Joni gave birth to a daughter, naming her Kelly. More info: http://www.jmdl.com/articles/reunion.cfm 1966: Chuck and Joni Mitchell perform at the Chess Mate in Detroit. 1976: Joni performed at the Boston Music Hall 1991: The album "Night Ride Home" was released today. 1992: The Pro Set L.A. Music Awards chose Night Ride Home as Best AOR album. - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 02:00:53 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: February 19 On February 19 the following item was published: 1972: "Joni's concert shows she should stick to recordings" - Detroit News (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=940 ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #56 ******************************** ------- 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? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)