From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #38 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 Monday, February 9 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 038 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- It's a sad day ["Dylan Rush" ] Re: It's a sad day ["amelio747" ] TTT Poster art?signed? at MusiCares Silent Auction [Richard Goldman ] You've Changed [LCStanley7@aol.com] smokin' ["jlobello" ] Jonatha Listening Party on AOL [Michael Paz ] Re: : No Time For You, sjc [LCStanley7@aol.com] Joni wins a Grammy! ["Dylan Rush" ] Go Vince! [Michael Paz ] Re: Joni wins a Grammy! [Michael Paz ] Today's Library Links: February 9 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:18:48 +1100 From: "Dylan Rush" Subject: It's a sad day today i was at one of sydney's largest shopping centres, i went to every record store (about ten of them) in the whole four-storey place and found not ONE joni mitchell recording anywhere. and, just too add insult to injury, you know why they were all gone? to make more room for the Kylie Minogue CDs. sign 'o' the times. may god have mercy on us all... _________________________________________________________________ E-mail just got a whole lot better. New ninemsn Premium. Click here http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 09:28:53 -0000 From: "amelio747" Subject: Re: It's a sad day "And sex sells everything..." * * * * * * Stephen T "I get the urge for going But I never seem to go" - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dylan Rush" To: Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 8:18 AM Subject: It's a sad day > today i was at one of sydney's largest shopping centres, i went to every > record store (about ten of them) in the whole four-storey place and found > not ONE joni mitchell recording anywhere. and, just too add insult to > injury, you know why they were all gone? > > to make more room for the Kylie Minogue CDs. sign 'o' the times. may god > have mercy on us all... > > _________________________________________________________________ > E-mail just got a whole lot better. New ninemsn Premium. Click here > http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 02:36:56 -0800 From: Richard Goldman Subject: TTT Poster art?signed? at MusiCares Silent Auction Rufus next to Joni artwork silent auction, http://www.musiCares.org Can you all view the attached jpg. file? Richard Sarah, Rufus, Antonio, Melanie honour Sting Sarah, Rufus, Antonio, Melanie honour Sting at 15:45 on February 7, 2004, EST. ANGELA PACIENZA CULVER CITY, Calif. (CP) - Dozens of celebrities convened Friday to honour Sting at the annual MusiCares bash. That meant yet another red carpet during a party-filled Grammy week. A fashionably late Sarah McLachlan arrived as the media-lined walkway outside a sound stage at Sony Studios was closing. Her trip to Los Angeles has been a whirlwind of activity. On Thursday she shot a video for her new single Stupid. Then there was a last-minute invite to perform on Sunday's Grammy show. That meant mandatory rehearsals and galas for the Nova Scotia-born singer. She said she's been reminding herself to breathe amidst all the activity. "I'm performing this year so that adds a lot of pressure, and it's my first gig with my new band. It's going to be a lot of fun," said McLachlan, who will perform Fallen, which earned her a nomination for best female vocal performance. "I don't even know who's here. I've been living in a bubble. I'm going with wide eyes and I can't wait for the whole thing." Dustin Hoffman, Bob Geldof, Mary J. Blige and Tony Bennett rushed past the media throng, pausing only for a few pictures. Big-name guests like Madonna and Elton John entered through a different door to avoid the the flashbulbs. But plenty of other stars paused long enough to gush about Sting and their favourites among his string of smash hits. Antonio Banderas seductively sang De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da into wife Melanie Griffith's ear. "In today's music many things are in the picture that aren't about the music, the images, the promotion. Sting is all about the music," said Banderas. "He's a landmark, an icon." John Mayer and Herbie Hancock went with the popular Every Breath You Take, while Hoffman said he preferred Englishman in New York. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 said the ballad Fragile was his pick. "Sting is sexy. He's always been cool. When you see pictures of him really young, he was cooler than me. When he was 8, he was cooler than me. That's why he's Sting," said Thomas. About 2,000 guests gathered for a dinner, silent auction and concert in Sting's honour. Performances included The Black Eyed Peas with Walking on the Moon and French singer Charles Aznavour with Herbie Hancock doing Moon Over Bourbon Street. Rufus Wainwright, who has opened for Sting several times, was to perform King of Pain. "Every time (Sting) gets up, he's just flawless. It's like somebody turned on a CD player," said Montreal's Wainwright, who had fashion reporters salivating over his flamboyant outfit of multi-coloured women's pants and retro T-shirt. Diana Krall, her new husband Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Dido, Elton John, and Dave Matthews were also to serenade Sting with covers of his songs. They didn't walk the red carpet. Grammy-nominee Kylie Monogue turned lots of heads in an elegant black Channel gown. "There's a great atmosphere here tonight. It's not televised. It really is just to recognize Sting and his achievements," said Monogue. Rushing past reporters with wife Trudie in tow, Sting was all smiles. "I'm extremely happy,"he shouted to the press corps. "Am I worthy? Probably not." [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of MusiCares_Poster_2.jpg" ; x-mac-type="4A504547" ; x-mac-creator="474B4F4E] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 11:55:20 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: le changement Bobsart wrote: > "But now old friends are acting strange > They shake their heads, they say I've changed > Well, something's lost, but something's gained > In living every day." > > Viva le changement ! Hi Bob! When I think of Joni, I think of her as a continuum, like she's the same today and tomorrow and yesterday... but changing. Change is something I've had a hard time embracing at times. Once when I was having dealing with the death of a loved one, my husband introduced me to the song Judy Collins (sorry Kevin!!) sang that goes: "Everything must chaaaaange, nothing and no one stays the same, everything must chaaange, nothing and no one staaays the same. Except rain falls from the clouds, sun lights up the skies, humming birds flyyyyyyyy." There is something that stays the same about Joni despite the change, some kind of exception. It really is neat to be able to have grown up with Joni. She is like a big sister to me in a sense. I look up to her and have learned from her and feel loved by her even though we've never met. After being tired of dating troubled guys, I prayed the prayer in her song "The Same Situation", "I said 'send me somebody who's strong, and somewhat sincere" and then I met the beautiful man I eventually married... also a Joni fan, a gift from God. Through her song, my big sister told me to pray so I did; it was very natural, and the answer to the prayer has been coming up on 19 years of marital bliss including 3 beautiful children. Sometimes I get very enthusiastic about thanking God for Joni because she is such an awesome expression God's love. I know people on the list call her a goddess sometimes, well, I have to agree with that in part, because God very obviously expresses the divine through her. She glorifies God in the way she brings so much love and truth into the world through her songs. I hope and pray Joni stays healthy so we can enjoy her presence for many years to come. And, when the time comes for her to fly with the seagulls.... I hope she will be able to know the depth of my appreciation for her then because I could never adequately convey it in this life. Love, love, love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 12:57:53 EST From: HOOPSJOHN1@aol.com Subject: random thought ya know, i was struck by something this morning, ( no not the usual medicine cabinet door, thought i got that too) i was struck by the fact that almost 100% of the time i agree with cathrine. do you think that has any significant meaning???(please laugh) cathrine, as far as joni goes, in my book, you get her. to the rest of the jmdlers, please don't take offense, i'm sure you strike me too and when i remember to, i'll let ya know. oh and john...thanks again. peace noel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:28:13 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Response from a Joni-cover-er A recent release by Celeste Prince features a cover of "A Case Of You". I bought the cd, and when the artist took the time to thank me for the purchase I explained my Joni covers obsession and asked her how she came to select this song (it's the only cover on a CD of otherwise all originals). Here was her response: "Thank you so much. I chose it because she is my favorite. I met her, she heard it and loved it and gave me tickets to her concert. That was a pretty incredible night. She is an amazing woman." There is more info about her meeting with Joni as well as a 2-minute sample of the track at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/celesteprince Bob NP: Counting Crows, "Good Luck" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:47:33 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: New John Kelly JM tribute show i've pasted in the first few lines of article. friday and saturday nights at 8 pm, from march 5-27. new yorkers, is anyone interested in getting a group together? opening night would work for me, or the 6. the second weekend doesn't work for me. let me know. patrick np - emmy lou, spyboy John Kelly Takes Third Journey in "Big Yellow Taxi"; Joni Mitchell Homage Opens March 5 By Robert Simonson 03 Feb 2004 Obie-winning performance artist and downtown darling John Kelly will return to Fez, the nightspot located in the bowels of the Village's Time Cafe, with his third show built around the persona and songlist of pop icon Joni Mitchell. The work, titled Get Up and Jive: Even More Songs of Joni Mitchell, runs March 5-27. It follows 1997's Paved Paradise: The Songs of Joni Mitchell and 2001's Shiny Hot Nights: More Songs of Joni Mitchellboth highly successful and lavishly praised. >Subject: New John Kelly JM tribute show > > >http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84172.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:24:31 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: You've Changed Hi Ya'll, Here is an awesome work of art and acting by Cul. He gave me permission to pass it on to the list: http://www.deeperwants.com/youvechanged.exe It takes a few minutes to download but is worth the wait. To exit the show, use the escape button on your keyboard. Enjoy! Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:39:03 -0500 From: "jlobello" Subject: smokin' All, I shutter when I think about this statement that Michael made. > In fact, it made me feel how it might be to someday I hear the news report that she had died. I wept at that thought and feeling.< I lost my Dad , and three cousins to complications due to lung cancer. I sure wish Joni would quit smoking!!! And, there's nothing not a one of us can do about it. She's a shining star that would sorely be missed. And, I also weep everytime I think about it! Jono Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 20:03:06 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: the Standard Surprises review Michael wrote: > ..they paint a perfect sense of the sensation of somewhat > sadly looking back at the clouds you are moving upward through as one > might while shedding their mortal coil and describe the motion of clouds > themselves. I found the remake intensely profound to the point that I > wept. It was as though Mitchell was taking one last look before departing > for regions unknown. In fact, it made me feel how it might be to someday > I hear the news report that she had died. I wept at that thought and > feeling. Motionless? I don't think so, pal. WOW Michael, this is really deep and very beautiful!!! The song BSN definitely reaches beyond time. Thank you for sharing this. Love and awe, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 18:04:35 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Jonatha Listening Party on AOL Hi Gang Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I have been listening to Jonatha's new record and it is really wonderful. You can listen to the whole thing here: http://mp.aol.com/audio.index.adp?mxid=1123563 I am looking forward to the Grammy's tonight. Lots of New Orleans folk up for grammies. Hoping to see Paul McCoy from 12 Stones win the Best Hard Rock Performance category he is nominated for with Evanecence (he does the rap part in the chorus). They are also up for best Rock Song. He is a really nice guy and very talented. I worked on their video (long form) at HOB last year. Dave Fortman is up for Album of the year for the Evanecence record. Also Aaron is up for a couple as well. Sonny Landreth for best Cont. Blues Album (another really lovely person and a great player). Steve Riley for best trad folk album. Lucinda for best Cont. Folk album (I LOVE this record produced by my friend Mark Howard). Best of luck to Vince Mendoza for Woodstock. Best Paz NP-Less Than Love Is Nothing-Jonatha-Back In The Circus ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:24:37 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: : No Time For You, sjc Laurent wrote: > However the next thread might be: why do nice people write mean statements > (based on presumptions)? I suppose we all make mistakes. Hi Laurent, Your guess is as good as mine! It reminds me of an incidence where I was the victim of the presumptions of several Christian Right types. It was just wild, and I'm laughing about it now, but at the time, it was very hurtful. It happened when I was at an all time low, when my mother was dying of cancer so I was really at a loss for dealing with it. But, I have a good support system of friends, especially my husband. Basically, it was a witch hunt. They looked for demons that weren't there... but they saw demons anyway and acted accordingly. Ouch! I started praying for St. Joan of Arc's intercession daily back then! I don't know why people sometimes look for or see bad (real or imagined) in others rather than good. I know from my experience as an alcoholic that my perceptions can be very wrong... in fact they are usually more wrong than right. It is the reason why alcoholics need AA meetings for life. In these meetings, we talk about things going on in our lives to see what others think of these things... to gain perspective. We share our experience, strength, and hope. We have a sponsor to talk with about the details of our lives every day so they can help us detect when our perceptions are off and make suggestions accordingly. These misperceptions are what lead us to drink or to insanity depite being dry if we don't talk them through and sort them out. I think all people do this misperceiving to a degree, but I know as an alcoholic that I do it royally. The AA solution is to realize one's perceptions can be off and to overcome one's own ego. The ego wants to be "right." There is a priceless question we ask each other in AA: "do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?" I can waste so much time and miss the joy when I'm trying to be "right." I find it so much more rewarding to realize I'm only guessing from my own perspective and to let go and focus on the beauty in life rather than on what seems right and what seems wrong to me. Singing Joni's song "Sweet Bird" helps me with this. And, so does Kate Bennett's song "Dangerous Wind." Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:08:31 +1100 From: "Dylan Rush" Subject: Joni wins a Grammy! Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.) Woodstock Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell) Track from: Travelogue [Nonesuch] w00t! _________________________________________________________________ Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:09:09 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Go Vince! WoW! Congrats to Vince for the win. Not one of his best but probably one of the obvious ones for the masses. I still like a lot of his arrangements on this album I don't care what the others say. Best Paz P.S. And my boy Paul (with Amy et al) one the Rock category. YaY! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:19:38 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Joni wins a Grammy! Dylan are you the only one up besides me? It must be way past your bedtime or maybe it's tomorrow there already. Layer Paz > Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) > (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or > Tracks only.) > > Woodstock > Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell) > Track from: Travelogue > [Nonesuch] > > w00t! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 02:05:44 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: February 9 On February 9 the following articles were published: 1974: "Folk-Rock's Ethel Merman" - New York Times (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=875 1974: "Joni Mitchell Emerges from her Retreat" - Toronto Star (Biography) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=600 1974: "Lost Innocence with a rock and roll band" - New Musical Express (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=208 2000: "Both Sides Now" - Billboard (Interview) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=633 - -------- Can you type? http://www.jmdl.com/typing/ ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #38 ******************************** ------- 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? 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