From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #241 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, July 31 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 241 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni's unreleased shows... now in Europe [=?iso-8859-1?Q?Emiliano_Pati=F1] Meals at Jonifest [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] whale rider & a wee bit JC [=?iso-8859-1?q?Ms=20M?= ] Re: One of these things just doesn't belong here... ["ron" Joni as hypocrite? ["ron" ] Re: [NortheastJonifest] Meals at Jonifest ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: whale rider & a wee bit JC [Randy Remote ] Re: One of these things just doesn't belong here... [AzeemAK@aol.com] Re: Jungle Line [tantra-apso ] Re: yet another confession - jungle line & Bush [Randy Remote Subject: Joni's unreleased shows... now in Europe Hi, JMDLers! This is a message specially aimed to people who lives in Europe (or Africa, or near Asia, too!) Thanks to kind Bob Muller, I've just received a pack of our SIQUOMB unreleased shows I'm ready to make copies of that wonderful stuff to any of you that are interested. Naturally, I'll only ask for the money that I'd spend in blanks and postage! Just to spread the joy! The list of my unreleased Joni is, by now: "Second Fret Sets" Philadelphia, PA; '66-'67; 2 CD "By the banks of the River Charles" Cambridge, MA; Jan '68; 1 CD Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Worcester, MA; 12/05/69; 2 CD "Sounds For Saturday" (Bootleg) BBC Radio 1; London; 05/26/72; 1 CD San Francisco Civic Auditorium; San Francisco, CA; 09/07-8/79; 3 CD Norman Lloyd Noble Center; Norman, OK; 06/29/83; 2 CD Troubadours of Folk, Los Angeles; 06/15/93; 1 CD "Reprise Music Show", Wells Fargo Theatre at The Gene Autry Museum; LA; 01/26/95; 1 CD Corel Center; Kanata, Ontario; 10/30/98; 2 CD Morning Becomes Eclectic (Joni Unplugged in the Radio Studio); 09/12/94; 1 CD Morning Becomes Eclectic (Joni Unplugged in the Radio Studio); 03/27/98; 1 CD Flotsam & Jetsam Volume #3 7 Philly Folk Fest 1968 7 Day After Day 7 Tough On Toxics 1988; 1 CD Flotsam & Jetsam Volume #4 (Gerdes Folk City 1967, John Peel's Top Gear 1968, Tom Jones Show 1970); 1 CD Flotsam & Jetsam #7 7 Rolling Thunder Revue, Toronto 12/1/75 & 12/2/75 7 "Our Common Future" 06/03/89 7 David Letterman show, 04/03/00 7 Brian Blade - Steadfast (Joni lead vocal) 7 Kyle Eastwood - Trouble Man (Joni lead vocal); 1 CD Unplugged & Jamming, Volume 2 (Misc. Live) 7 Last Waltz 7 Save The Whales '76 (1 song only) 7 Folklore TV w/Pete Seeger 7 Johnny Cash Show 1969-71 7 Tonight Show '95; 1 CD along with that ones I've offered yet: The White Swan, Leicester, Uk; 09/'67 1 CD, Joni & James, Royal Albert Hall, London; 10/28/1970; 1 CD l'Olympia, Paris; 06/15/'72; 2 CD (with 2 songs edited :-(, Los Angeles; 3/3/'74; 2CD The Spectrum, Philadelphia; 02/16/'76; 2 CD MSG, New York; 11/01/'98; 1 CD along with a bunch of unreleased songs, HOSL demoes, an hour long concert film of Joni in London '83 in .mpeg format, that Wall to Wall recordings (2 cd, details sent by Bob 5/17/03), and a "best of" covers: "sweet sixteen"! Sure mine's been a good hunting for gold, don't you? Many, many, many thanks to all of you for letting me feel part of this wonderful community and a million thanks to Bob Undercover King for so kindly (and efficiently) spreading this treasures! Have a Wonderful time: Emiliano NP: BYT, 06/29/'83 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:04:29 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Meals at Jonifest Just to start your mouths watering, (drooling, more like) and to make those not coming to Jonifest completely and totally jealous, (Sign up NOW, and you won't *have* to be jealous!!) here are the dinner menus for Jonifest 2003. The new chef at Full Moon is THE nicest guy, and THE best chef! Mags, Miranda and I ate his food for a whole week at Dance Camp last week, and we did NOT want to come home! There will be vegetarian/tofu dishes added here as well. :-) Hugs, Ashara THURSDAY NIGHT Ukrainian Borsch Cucumber and onion salad with fresh dill cream Coque au vin (fresh chicken and wine) Cedar smoked salmon with green onion coulis Roasted red potatoes with rosemary Swiss chard almondine Fresh cheesecake with raspberry sauce FRIDAY NIGHT Roasted corn and polenta bisque Baby wild greens with feta cheese Whole roasted rainbow trout Wild mushroom ragout Duck confit Quesadilla Wild rice pilaf Belgian chocolate profiteroles SATURDAY NIGHT Asparagus and truffle soup Fresh romaine with apples and blue cheese Fresh broiled talapia filet Eggplant polenta turrine with squash and chevre Chick pea karma with spinach and curry Broccoli and maple sauce Puffed pastry and blueberry napoleon with fresh cream SUNDAY NIGHT Forest mushroom broth Caesar salad Veal osso bucco (roasted shank) with mint gremolata Chicken cordon bleu with roquefort and Italian ham Green beans and candied walnuts Polenta gnocci with sage cream Arborio rice creme caramel ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:49:48 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Ms=20M?= Subject: whale rider & a wee bit JC Hi Scottish Maggie here, a newbie who has been lurking after diving in several weeks ago. I am glad to hear postive stuff about "Whale Rider" and I am even more determined to see it now, before it leaves Glasgow. I read the book as I traveled down to the South Island, NZ in 1990, we went on a Whale and Dolphin watching tour which was run by an enterprising Maori family and we saw "Hector" Doplphins, have you seen them Hell? I miss NZ it was my home for over six years and a wonderfull healing place to be. Half my family still out there. (but there aint no Dingos, bl**dy big possums though and the Weta is possibly the ugliest insect I have ever seen) All this talk of HOSL. It was the first Joni album I got into and I worked backwards from there to Blue and the earlier ones. I was "aware " of her, but before I found her through HOSL I had no idea just what a hugely talented woman she was. Sorry but I have to admit the earlier stuff was way to folky for me, which is why it passed me by, ( up to FTR and C&S) so HOSL was a real ear opener. And I love the drums on jungle line. But especially the story of Edith and the Kingpin it still has that haunting sadness after thousands of listenings, something about HOSL inspires that movie in your head to run some interesting pictures, usually glossy seventies ones! I hope you all have a good fest, if I was not so financially poor I would come out there, but I canny sing anyway (?) so maybe your lucky. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on this : do you think 42 is to old to try and learn guitar? I come from a very musical family, but I struggled with learning music while trying the piano. Am I dotty and is this the begining of a long and sad regression as part of my mid life crises? Or am I just inspired and a bit awed reading all your muso musings on the list? (-; Help me I think I'm.... Take care Metta Maggie in(V sunny today !!) ALBA ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 06:48:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: yet another confession - jungle line What a great description of HOSL, Bob. Re: Jungle Line - the drums sounded so awful and distorted on my LP - I couldn't enjoy it. It's less noticeable on the CD, but still to me they sound as if they were recorded poorly. Do any audiophiles out there have an opinion on this? Jenny SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 7/28/2003 9:52:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jrgoodspeed@yahoo.com writes: > Such a silly girl I was. Maybe so, but look at the bright side - you've got a NEW Joni CD to enjoy, and a DARN GOOD ONE at that! :~) I can't believe so many bristle at "The Jungle Line". I've always found in fascinating & haunting, like much of HOSL, one thing on the surface, but when you start digging...oh my. Starting with the cover art to her 'mysterious message' inside to the last notes of 'Shadows & Light'. Matter of fact, I almost feel like that was the intention with the song sequencing...let's bait them with a piece of 'Court & Spark'ish pop, like "France", then nail them with something unlike anything they've heard before...Toto, we're not in the city of angels anymore! Then from there Joni seemingly begins the exposition, the tour of the nightspots and the seedy characters, the decaying and broken relationships, the unfulfilled dreams. A series of songs that seem to flow seamlessly from one to the next. Young love kissing in cars slithers away like mouthpiece spit. Every picture has its shadows, and it has some source of light. Bob NP: The Sundays, "so much" "Now I used to think that I was cool running around on fossil fuel, until I saw what I was doing was driving down the road to ruin..." JT Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:03:13 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: whale rider & a wee bit JC In a message dated 7/30/2003 8:50:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, athene_13_1999@yahoo.com writes: Welcome Scottish Maggie! You're right on about Edith and the Kingpin. It's definitely a Joni song which runs through your head like a movie. I see a young Al Pacino playing the part of the Kingpin (probably because of "Scarface") > Can anyone tell me their thoughts on this : do you think 42 > is to old to try and learn guitar? SURE!!! Michael Paz was 56 when he learned to play guitar, and he's pretty darn good now :~) Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:47:16 -0700 (PDT) From: "Larry D." Subject: Re: Court & Spark, etc. Just in the spirit of putting in one's tuppence worth: I've never been a huge fan of Blue (which I realize most people consider JM's pinnacle), and C&S continues to be my favorite. I prefer C&S and HOSL to Blue (which I place pretty much neck-and-neck with Hejira as fine albums). And I really like Chalk Mark quite a lot. Only Cool Water and Reoccuring Dream leave me a bit cold. Flawed as DED is, there's enough good there (title song, Shiny Toys, Lucky Girl) that I'd never consider frisbeeing. Same with DJRD: Cotton Avenue, Otis & Marlena, Dreamland, worth the price of admission. I don't think any of Joni's albums should be dismissed out of hand. Even Mingus, which is my least favorite, has Porkpie Hat and Dry Cleaner. Even if I don't like an entire album, there's always something worth putting into a compilation CD! Peace, Larry D www.larry-d.com NP: Roberta Flack, Just Like A Woman Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:19:43 -0400 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: you missed the trick I agree with you Wally about C&S being inferior to both Blue & Hejira. HOSL is a far better album & "Jungle Line" never bothered me musically--lyrically is another question I don't want to get into right now. DJRD has its moments, but there's a lot of dross on it. Perhaps not too uncommon, I wnated to turn both Chalk Mark and Dog into frisbees, but I refrained. Still can't bear to listen to 'em ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:12:52 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: Re: One of these things just doesn't belong here... hi >>>>>>>>>suze cameron wrote >>>>>>>>This is interesting to me because knowing Joni there must almost be a method to why each song appears on specific albums, except, of course, DJRD, which she herself admitted to "not getting". So, which song doesn't belong? well, as much as i fell in love with the all the rest of DJRD on first listen, (tho i still dont "get" most of what its about) the one song which just does not work for me is the dreaded "tenth world" ron np = bowie - space oddity (original version) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:17:19 +0200 From: "ron" Subject: Re: "For Free" -> Joni as hypocrite? hi ok - so im going back a while. but this one been working on my mind for quite some time now so id like to have another 2 cents worth :-) firstly a Non joni story, but quite relevant. about someone playing real good for free & winding up on an album. he was credited on the album, and the musician is very open about what an effect he had on the track in question - but i really wonder if he got paid??? never heard that part of the story. one of our local musicians here, who's been around since the 60's & is a local legend is Brian Finch. while recording his second to last album in durban, him & the producer (name of david marks) were relaxing on the balcony. down the road comes someone playing a unique local instrument. i cant remember the name for it now (& im too lazy to look it up) but it consists of a 5 litre (i guess 1 gallon in the US) oil can with a wooden neck attached, & a sound hole cut into it. similar the "afri-can" guitar mentioned on the list a while back, but it only has one string (ususally fishing line) & is played with a combination of bowing and plucking. quite an unusual sound but quite striking all in all. 'cours - it doesnt take much imaf\gination to see where this is going!!! brian & david look at each other, the same thought flashes between them, and next thing the guy knows hes whipped into the studio, and busy recording. the finished product can be heard at http://www.samp3.com/artists_e_k.html artist name - brian finch, song name orang utang. its the great sound on the intro and the end of the song, and just works so perfectly!!! (rest of the album "hero of heroes" is pretty damn good too :-) ok - so now onto joni contenet. ive been thinking about this for a while. then with all the talk recently about HOSL i popped it into the car on the way home tonight. and up pops "Boho Dance" well, talk about the perfect response to the criticism of "for free". yet again i am stunned at how well and how perfctly joni can sum things up!!!! i had the song on repeat all the way home - enough for 6 repeats - which is the best way ive found to appreciate jonis music. discussion thought repeated listenings repeat for at least 20 years then start again............. i mean - just read the lyrics "Down in the cellar in the Boho zone I went looking for some sweet inspiration, oh well Just another hard time band With Negro affectations I was a hopeful in rooms like this When I was working cheap It's an old romance the Boho dance It hasn't gone to sleep But even on the scuffle The cleaner's press was in my jeans And any eye for detail Caught a little lace along the seams And you were in the parking lot Subterranean by your own design The virtue of your style inscribed On your contempt for mine Jesus was a beggar, he was rich in grace And Solomon kept his head in all his glory It's just that some steps outside the Boho dance Have a fascination for me A camera pans the cocktail hour Behind a blind of potted palms And finds a lady in a Paris dress With runs in her nylons You read those books where luxury Comes as a guest to take a slave Books where artists in noble poverty Go like virgins to the grave Don't you get sensitive on me 'Cause I know you're just too proud You couldn't step outside the Boho dance now Even if good fortune allowed Like a priest with a pornographic watch Looking and longing on the sly Sure it's stricken from your uniform But you can't get it out of your eyes Nothing is capsulized in me On either side of town The streets were never really mine Not mine these glamour gowns now where do i begin with comments??? i reckon i could write pages, and pages on this song. but what im gonna do is just point out some of the passages i just love verse 2 - "and any eye foe detail, caught a little lace alomg the seams" oh yeah!!!! doesnt that just sum up so much about her, her dress, her words, her music, her paintings. keep an eye open for that detail and appreciate it. the little touches and flourishes adorning something that seems just plain and everyday. and the beauty of it is the intimacy for those that see it. its a shared, private moment, where she exposes something about herself. And you were in the parking lot Subterranean by your own design The virtue of your style inscribed On your contempt for mine heh, heh, what can you say about *this* gem. except maybe "touche"(with a squiggle on the e) Like a priest with a pornographic watch Looking and longing on the sly Sure it's stricken from your uniform But you can't get it out of your eyes ohh, ouch, that one goes down to the bone. how many of those critics of jonis taste for the trappings of succes ("And I miss my clean white linen and my fancy French cologne") are just plain jealous of her???? i know there are exceptions. as i understand it jaco, very close to her, was one of those who never had much time for luxuries (tho maybe im wrong on this). but hey he didnt seem to have any problem with her tastes or regard her as anything lesser because of them :-) also - now i know perhaps im loading in too much for one mail. how many people find that youll listen to other music for quite some time, and really enjoy it. then when you put joni back on again, its like it just makes all the other stuff pale by comparison. gives you a yardstick by which to appraise other music. feels like youre coming home again. like youve been blinded but now you see the light (ok - its a cliche - im no joni when it comes to expressing what i really feel) its like a drink of fresh water when youre really thirsty but havent consciously realised it 'cause youve been distracted by other thing............... oh wow, better shuttup now....... ron np - brian finch - orangutang ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:28:48 -0400 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] Meals at Jonifest Where is the beans ..rice and cornbread? HUH?! Just Kidding! Sounds delish!! Bree >From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com >Reply-To: NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com >To: NortheastJonifest@yahoogroups.com, joni@smoe.org >Subject: [NortheastJonifest] Meals at Jonifest >Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 08:04:29 EDT > >Just to start your mouths watering, (drooling, more like) and to make those >not coming to Jonifest completely and totally jealous, (Sign up NOW, and >you >won't *have* to be jealous!!) here are the dinner menus for Jonifest 2003. >The >new chef at Full Moon is THE nicest guy, and THE best chef! Mags, Miranda >and I >ate his food for a whole week at Dance Camp last week, and we did NOT want >to >come home! There will be vegetarian/tofu dishes added here as well. :-) > >Hugs, >Ashara > >THURSDAY NIGHT > >Ukrainian Borsch >Cucumber and onion salad with fresh dill cream >Coque au vin (fresh chicken and wine) >Cedar smoked salmon with green onion coulis >Roasted red potatoes with rosemary >Swiss chard almondine >Fresh cheesecake with raspberry sauce > >FRIDAY NIGHT > >Roasted corn and polenta bisque >Baby wild greens with feta cheese >Whole roasted rainbow trout >Wild mushroom ragout >Duck confit >Quesadilla >Wild rice pilaf >Belgian chocolate profiteroles > >SATURDAY NIGHT > >Asparagus and truffle soup >Fresh romaine with apples and blue cheese >Fresh broiled talapia filet >Eggplant polenta turrine with squash and chevre >Chick pea karma with spinach and curry >Broccoli and maple sauce >Puffed pastry and blueberry napoleon with fresh cream > >SUNDAY NIGHT > >Forest mushroom broth >Caesar salad >Veal osso bucco (roasted shank) with mint gremolata >Chicken cordon bleu with roquefort and Italian ham >Green beans and candied walnuts >Polenta gnocci with sage cream >Arborio rice creme caramel > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:09:01 +0100 From: John Sprackland Subject: Jungle Line 'The Jungle Line was my intro to joni back in 75. i heard it on the radio and the next day bought THOSL.' The Jungle Line was my gateway to Joni, too - I can still remember stepping out of the bath (sorry, is that too much detail?) as it began to play on the David 'Kid' Jensen show on BBC Radio One. I didn't rush out and buy the album immediately (at 14 or 15 I was too poor... damn it, I still am at 41!) - I got a chance to listen to it while helping a girlfriend to babysit (... I will spare you those details!)... then I rushed out and bought it! John ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:11:06 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: whale rider & a wee bit JC Ms M wrote: > Can anyone tell me their thoughts on this : do you think 42 > is to old to try and learn guitar? I come from a very > musical family, but I struggled with learning music while > trying the piano. I think it is easier to learn guitar than piano. For one thing, you don't even need to learn music per se; 95% of guitar players can't read a note! Ask around, it's true.... Also, some people have affinity for a certain instrument more than others. I can barely make a sound on a flute, other people I know have been able to pick it up and make it sound pretty good without any previous experience. You are not too old, but be realistic. It may take you a year of daily practice to get to the point where you are doing it smoothly. Try to find a teacher that doesn't get you hung up on learning music theory. If you learn the basic chords, you can start having fun with it fairly quickly, and if you want to get into theory, you can do it once your hands are getting used to playing. You can also get a basic chord book or chart, and get started yourself without a teacher. RR ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:17:18 EDT From: AzeemAK@aol.com Subject: Re: One of these things just doesn't belong here... In a message dated 30/07/2003 19:11:45 GMT Daylight Time, flopit@mweb.co.za writes: > np = bowie - space oddity (original version) > Wow, Ron - a true, hardcore Bowiephile! Complete with stylophone, eh? Good on you! Azeem in London ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:24:47 +0100 From: tantra-apso Subject: Re: Jungle Line John Sprackland wrote: >'The Jungle Line was my intro to joni back in 75. i heard it on the >radio and the next day bought THOSL.' > >The Jungle Line was my gateway to Joni, too - I can still remember >stepping out of the bath (sorry, is that too much detail?) as it began >to play on the David 'Kid' Jensen show on BBC Radio One. > so I am not the only one. I heard it on radio victory, portsmouth, england. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:37:13 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: yet another confession - jungle line & Bush Jenny Goodspeed wrote: > Re: Jungle Line - the drums sounded so awful and distorted on my LP - I couldn't enjoy it. It's less noticeable on the CD, but still to me they sound as if they were recorded poorly. > > Do any audiophiles out there have an opinion on this? I agree that they are distorted. Was it on purpose? Or did they end up with a bad recording and decide to use it anyway? I think the distortion works pretty well as an effect. RR ps Bush sucks and is a war criminal and a traitor who knowingly sent our country to war under false pretenses. Let's see if that's as important as lying about a blow job....hmmm..let me think..... pps Iraq war: currently 1 billion $ per week. Human casualties: priceless. ppps On Meet the Press they said it could go on for months or years, and we will need to send more young men and women over there. Sound familiar? pppps At least it diverts media attention from the big "free trade" giveaways currently underway, the gutting of pollution laws, civil liberties, etc etc ppppps They're not gonna fix it up too easy...... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:54:26 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: The Jungle Line << Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: yet another confession Muller writes: << I can't believe so many bristle at "The Jungle Line". I've always found in fascinating & haunting, like much of HOSL, one thing on the surface, but when you start digging...oh my. >> Armageddon time, Muller! I agree! I have always loved JL ("Jungle Line," not J-Lo!). >> You can all count me in on "The Jungle Line" too! While THOSL has never been one of my favorite albums, I've always liked some of it and been drawn to that cut- probably, as you've pointed out- because it's so unique. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:54:28 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Those drums... << n a message dated 7/29/2003 11:39:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ukulelelarry@yahoo.com writes: > And initially, my favorite piece was > "Jungle Line". Love those drums, man. Maybe it's a > Black thing ... > LOL Larry, those drums are what turned me on to "Jungle Line" too and I'm white :~) btw, I'm looking forward to hearing your version of "Carey" on Covers #48. Jimmy Well, I'm not black but I think those drums are what I like best about that cut.... but, then again, I used to be involved with Drum & Bugle corps and that drumming in TJL reminds me of a number some drum corps used to do. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:01:20 EDT From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: JoniFest attendees Ashara; I was thinking how you were saying that the attendance at this year's JoniFest was a bit low and you didn't know if this would be the last year for it if more people didn't show an interest. Do you think sending an announcement to some of the radio stations that play Joni's music might draw a few more people in? I think (member-supported) WFUV (Fordham University) might mention it as a "public service" type of thing. I'm sure other list members might also know of other stations that could be useful. Just a thought. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:16:07 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: July 31 1974: Joni performed in Louisville, Kentucky. Billy King writes: "I remember she was absolutely stunning that night - the best concert I've seen in my entire life (among many). Me and my girlfriend at the time were among the first people through the door, and we ran for the best seats we could get...which were 3rd row on the floor, slightly off-center. Joni was a bit somber at times (her pal Cass Elliot had been found dead in London only a few days before), and I remember she broke maybe three or four guitar strings in a row tuning up for "Help Me!" Joni was brilliant and the audience was adoring. I remember I caught a few of Joni's roses--tossed by the stagehands afterwards (in Louisville - home of the 'run for the roses'), which I kept for many years. It was a beautiful night I'll never forget." - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:45:19 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2003 #379 And, am I the only person who found the video of the Hussein brothers in extremely poor taste? Skeptical me thinks that was more for U.S. citizens' benefit than for the Iraqis. Of course. It is abundantly clear (to those of us able and willing to notice) that the Bush administration is extraordinarily adept at manipulating public opinion through the dim-witted news media. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:53:35 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: "Dancing Close and Slow" I saw a reference to the phrase "dancing close and slow" in a recent article that also referred to Joni. This comes from a Joni song, doesn't it? I am going nuts trying to remember which one. I'm sure one of you can tell me. Bryan ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #241 ********************************* ------- 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)