From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #129 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 Saturday, May 8 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 129 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 1-10 of JM Covers [Emiliano ] Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown [Emiliano Subject: Re: Perpetual Joni Covers Train: Volumes 1-10 of JM Covers Hi, folks! Just a note to tell you that the Volumes 1-10 of JM Covers (plus the Let's Sing Out show) is already in its way to Laurent, in Paris. Have a Wonderful time! Emiliano ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 09:13:26 -0400 From: AzeemAK@aol.com Subject: Another Joni cover! I don't think this has been commented on yet, although I could be wrong. In any case, here's today's review in the Guardian of Terri Lyne Carrington's new album... << The much-caricatured grandiloquence of drummers has fuelled plenty of gags across the music business, but when jazz drummers lead their own bands, the outcome is often anything but a vanity project. [snip] Terri Lyne Carrington, a drum prodigy since her early teens who has supported jazz colossi including Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, has rarely been tempted by leadership. A 1988 Verve album and 2001's dedication to her influences, Jazz Is a Spirit, are the sole contenders, but on the evidence of her incisive musical direction of the recent Billie Holiday tribute at the Barbican and this intelligent, economical quartet set, Carrington is on the verge of an expanded career. [Snip] Carrington sings on the only imported track, Joni Mitchell's political anthem Ethiopia, and she makes an unpretentiously eloquent job of it. Osby's deadpan-funky Facets Squared zigzags steadily on in counterpoint with the guitar and the minimal-melody Fire features the kind of stunning percussion momentum for which the leader is so widely admired. A few longueurs and one or two uneventful tunes, but mostly very impressive. >> Azeem in London ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 10:08:35 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Another Joni cover! I just got that CD ("Structure") this week, Azeem. It's very cool for a lot of reasons: - - Carrington is a percussionist, and the entire CD is bebop jazz, with no vocals except for this track. - - This is the first DED cover that I'm aware of, hopefully we'll see more. There are some good songs on that album which deserve to be done without the glossy cheesy production that Klein & Dolby put on them. - -Greg Osby plays sax on Carrington's CD, and he was probably a driver in the tune making the disc, because when I saw him at "Wall to Wall JM" in NYC he played Ethiopia & Tax Free. Ethiopia has always been my favorite track on DED (I sang it last year at the Fest, thanks to Robert Holliston) so I'm delighted that it's the first DED cover to emerge. The CD is available from CD Universe at a reasonable price, or from Amazon at an exorbitant one. Or perhaps a local shop. And if you can hold out, the track will kick off Volume 59 which will debut in November... Thanks to you & everyone who helps bubble these recordings to the surface! Bob NP: Bruce, "Raise Your Hand" 12/15/78 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 16:11:52 -0400 From: BRIANASYMES@aol.com Subject: Joni Mitchell wrote more than just love songs Joni did write more than just silly love songs. She wrote songs to question War Drugs Racism Sexual Abuse Etc. Now that Joni has stopped touring and releasing new song (1966-2002 The best part of my life) I think carrying on her concerns through this list totally right on!.Other lists on artists web site usally have topics with more narrow concerns but this one is much more free. Brian in love with Joni since 1968 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 15:05:10 -0600 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown By Rod Nickel Saskatoon StarPhoenix May 7, 2004 The Joni Mitchell Centre may become south downtown's star attraction under a proposal quietly taking shape outside of the limelight. It would be the name of a cultural complex pencilled into the city's development plan for the west side of the Gathercole site. The new Persephone Theatre would be the main occupant, along with a 1,000-2,500-square-foot room dedicated to Mitchell's career. If built, the theatre complex may become the focal point of an annual Joni Mitchell International Music Festival. Ron Lamb, a family friend of the musician and artist, and Tourism Saskatoon official Randy Fernets are spearheading the project. Mitchell, her Saskatoon parents and Persephone, which is meeting with the city about its plans, have expressed tentative interest. The Mitchell room may include a visual timeline of her musical and artistic development. Don't call it a museum, though. "This is a living kind of thing," Lamb said. "It's exciting. "My bottom line is just to do something for Joni and her parents. I've been to the Buddy Holly Centre (in Lubbock, Tex.) and thought, 'Why don't we have a Joni Mitchell Centre?' " Other cities have capitalized on homegrown musical talent. A theatre is named after Burton Cummings in Winnipeg and a centre with memorabilia and outfits honours Shania Twain in Timmins, Ont. Mitchell, 60, was born in Fort Macleod, Alta. Her family moved to Maidstone, then North Battleford after the Second World War. When she was nine years old, they moved to Saskatoon. "She's got recognition worldwide -- a great following of fans," Fernets said, adding it's no stretch to expect Mitchell's name and memorabilia to draw fans from the U.S. and overseas. "Living here in Saskatchewan, we don't realize how successful she is around the world." An exhibition of her artwork at the Mendel Art Gallery proved a huge draw in 2000. The idea of a centre honouring Mitchell appeals to her mother, Myrtle Anderson. She's already picturing childhood photographs of her daughter, a chalkboard she sketched on and 40 scrapbooks about her career in the centre. "It's a nice idea. I'd be proud, I guess. It's a strange thing. Joni is so down to earth. You'd never think of her as a celebrity. She's just Joni." Mitchell isn't conducting interviews on any topic, her agent told The StarPhoenix. Lamb raised the idea with Mitchell last summer, when the singer visited her parents in Saskatoon. "She doesn't want something that's a static display," Lamb said. "She wants it more dynamic -- music playing, maybe a quartet from the symphony. A total cultural experience." The music festival would fit well in early July, Fernets said, when tourist numbers temporarily dip. It would be an ideal celebration for the city's 2006 centennial, perhaps featuring a performance by Mitchell, he said. Anderson said she mailed her daughter the city's south downtown plan, but hasn't heard her opinion. Mayor Don Atchison said he initially likes the potential Mitchell's name and career has to boost south downtown's appeal, but said it's too early to say which ideas will make the final draft of a city plan. The Mitchell centre may have other occupants as well. Meewasin Valley Authority is considering whether to move and expand its interpretive centre from Third Avenue South to the site. Persephone expects its two-stage theatre to cost $6 million to build, in time for a September 2005 opening. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 22:37:30 +0100 From: "tantra-apso" Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell wrote more than just love songs Perhaps Joni would be very pleased that the people who appreciate her work also care so much about the world and what goes on as she seems to. bw colin http://www.btinternet.com/~tantraapso/ - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 9:11 PM Subject: Joni Mitchell wrote more than just love songs > Joni did write more than just silly love songs. She wrote songs to question War Drugs Racism Sexual Abuse Etc. Now that Joni has stopped touring and releasing new song (1966-2002 The best part of my life) I think carrying on her concerns through this list totally right on!.Other lists on artists web site usally have topics with more narrow concerns but this one is much more free. > Brian in love with Joni since 1968 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 14:48:58 -0700 From: Scott Price Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown At 03:05 PM 5/7/2004 -0600, Les Irvin wrote: >By Rod Nickel - Saskatoon StarPhoenix - May 7, 2004 >The Joni Mitchell Centre may become south downtown's star attraction under a >proposal quietly taking shape outside of the limelight. Fantastic news, Les. What a great tribute this would be. As the years fly by I find myself wanting more and more to leave some sort of legacy. Now I don't know how Joni personally feels about this; has her career of performing/recording, writing, and painting left her with enough? If not, a venue such as the one proposed should certainly make her feel that her accomplishments are recognized and will be remembered, and that must surely be validating and comforting. Here's hoping this thing happens! Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 09:51:54 +1200 From: "hell" Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown From the article Les posted: > If built, the theatre complex may become the focal point of an annual Joni > Mitchell International Music Festival. Oh, you think so do you? I've got news for you buddy - there's a little thing called Jonifest, which is the ONLY annual Joni Mitchell International Music Festival we need, thanks! I think a few letters to the editor might be required here - they're trying to high-jack Jonifest, damn it! Hell - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "To have great poets, there must be great audiences too." - Walt Whitman Hell's Pages - a WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE! http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hell/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 17:53:13 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown **Here's hoping this thing happens! True...but please, let's not propose putting a STATUE out front! Bob NP: Stan Ridgway, "Roadblock" (demo) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 00:46:04 +0200 From: Emiliano Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown WOW! [.......]> The music festival would fit well in early July, Fernets said, when tourist > numbers temporarily dip. It would be an ideal celebration for the city's > 2006 centennial, perhaps featuring a performance by Mitchell, he said. > > Anderson said she mailed her daughter the city's south downtown plan, but > hasn't heard her opinion. > Perhaps, maybe, peut-'e'tre... featuring a performance by Mitchell... (you know, her mother hasn't heard yet, 'cause Master Mitchell is going to discute this with her secretly beloved JMDL, :-) Seriously, folks, maybe we will making plans for dating Jonifest's 2006 in "old" Saskatoon. I know I know Oliverea is nearer to many of you, but... I'm certain Canada's airport check-in-customs are less agresive than les 'Etats-Unis... and it will be an added prize for Wally to fly: Oh Canada! I've heard anything about a statue? Haya! Have a Wonderful time! Emiliano PS: I'm wondering if there's actually a Chania Chwen statue so we can piss upon... NP: Orphan, "Fisherman" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 20:37:21 EDT From: Smurfycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown Mulle writes: << True...but please, let's not propose putting a STATUE out front! >> Hey, Bob! Funny you should mention that. I am taking donations. Can you help? - --Smurf ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 20:45:29 EDT From: Smurfycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Centre proposed for downtown Hell writes: << I think a few letters to the editor might be required here - they're trying to high-jack Jonifest, damn it! >> Don't worry, Hell. They'll probably make the entire complex smoke-free and then hire "Up with People" castoffs for entertainment. XO, - --Smurf ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 00:43:29 EDT From: Smurfycopy@aol.com Subject: Joni Mitchell Centre will bring rides, cash influx to area By Rod Harden Saskatoon StarBurnup May 7, 2004 The Joni Mitchell Centre may become the Northern Hemisphere's star attraction under a proposal that is currently causing pockets of interest in Canada. It would be the name of a cultural complex penciled into development plans for the road to Baljenny, near Ms. Mitchell's old home town. The new Persephone Theatre would be the main occupant, along with a 100,000,000-250,000,000-square-foot airplane hangar dedicated to Mitchell's ego. If built, the theatre complex may see an increase in annual number of local Joni Mitchell Benjamins. Mary Haddaliddle-Lamb, an alleged family "friend" of the musician and artist, and Tourism Saskatoon official Randy Johnson admit to trying to make a few bucks off the notoriously bitter folk icon. Mitchell, her Saskatoon parents and Persephone, which is meeting with the city about its plans, have vastly varying levels of interest in this project, ranging from nil to ho-hum to frighteningly obsessive. The Mitchell room may revitalize the sixty-something chanteuse's fading career. Don't call it a comeback, though. She hates that word. It's a return. "This is a living kind of thing," Haddaliddle-Lamb said. "It'll be exciting. Especially the James Taylor ride," she added, winking lewdly. "I've been to Neverland and Graceland and Dollywood and I thought, 'Why don't we have something that's every bit as appallingly tacky for Joni Mitchell?' Think of it: Finally, there'll be a place where tourists can act like tourists, and Indians can act like Indians." Other cities have capitalized on homegrown musical talent. A popular rest stop is named after Burton Cummings in Winnipeg and a centre with sad little plastic souvenirs manufactured in cruel Third World sweatshops by poor abused women honours Shania Twain in Timmins, Ont. Mitchell, 60, was born on Mars and lived in Fort Macleod until she was an uppity and unusually opinionated two-year-old. Her family moved to Maidstone, then North Battleford after the Second World War. When Joni was nine years old she started smoking cigarettes, so they moved to Saskatoon for the cheaper carton prices. "She's got recognition worldwide -- a great following of fans," Johnson ejaculated, adding he expects Mitchell's name and memorabilia to draw "Old hippies, gay guys of all ages, and unhappy, rebellious Goth-type girls from the U.S. and overseas." "Living here in Saskatchewan, we don't realize how cold it really is until the spring arrives and the blizzards end and our faces stop hurting," Johnson explained. "And boy is the land flat here. Yes, siree, it's flat. They say that here in Saskatchewan you can watch your dog run away from home for three whole days. That's how flat the land is here." An exhibition of her artwork at the Mendel Art Gallery led to the temporary suspension of local smoking laws in 2000. The idea of a centre honouring Mitchell appeals to her mother, Myrtle Anderson. She's already thinking of having a Joni tag sale and selling for "a buck or two a pop" childhood photographs of her daughter, plus a wooden bird with painted wings, and 40 kick pleat skirts. "It's a nice idea. It's a strange thing, though. You know how Joni is just so freaking full of herself. I'm sure Miss High and Mighty expects everyone to build something more like the Vatican, but this is all she's gonna get. Ha!" Mitchell isn't conducting interviews on any topic other than the evil music business and Hopi predictions for imminent doom, her agent told The StarBurnup. Haddaliddle-Lamb raised the idea with Mitchell last summer, when she followed Joni to her parents' house one day, house one day, house one day, which was, apparently, against the rules. "Joni doesn't want something that a mere mortal would be happy with," Haddaliddle-Lamb said. "Oh no. She wants it more 'eternal,'' she said, making quote marks in the air with her fingers -- "Think the Pyramids, or the Taj Mahal." The music festival would fit well in early July, Johnson said, when tourist numbers temporarily swell for Moose Month and the annual Sweethearts' Mayple Syrup Dance-a-Thon. It would be an ideal celebration for the city's 2006 centennial -- which an intelligent person would call a "centenary" -- perhaps featuring a performance by a Lynyrd Skynnard cover band, he suggested. "Maybe they'll even do 'Sweetbird.'" Mrs. Anderson said she mailed her daughter the city's plan, some helpful hints for proper conduct, and a couple of pounds of homemade beaver jerky, but hasn't heard her opinion. Persephone expects its two-stage theatre to cost $6 million to build. But that's $6 million Canadian, so it's not that bad. But still. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 02:15:45 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: May 8 On May 8 the following articles were published: 1974: "Joni's Prize Blooms" - Sounds (Biography) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=350 1979: "Music, Message at Antinuclear Rally" - Los Angeles Times (Review - Concert, with photographs) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=157 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 02:43:45 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Joni Centre in Saskatoon 7/2004 -0600, Les Irvin wrote: >By Rod Nickel - Saskatoon StarPhoenix - May 7, 2004 >The Joni Mitchell Centre may become south downtown's star attraction under a >proposal quietly taking shape outside of the limelight. I see the future and it includes a good number of us taking up residence in the Joni Mitchell Senior Village at the Mitchell Centre. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 02:56:54 EDT From: BRIANASYMES@aol.com Subject: Travelogue question / Joni Rose I have had Tlog since it has came out but tonight I slipped CD one into the CD drive of my computer and was surprised with the gallery of pictures. Another surprise was the links section that allowed you to send in your email address but my question is where does this go to JoniMitchell.com ? Added news! One of my seedlings sown from 2 years past is starting to bloom, the first outer petals are the color of Joni's sun blushed cheeks (see Tlog Self Portrait) but all interior petals are light yellow this rose will get the best manure tea this summer. Siquomb Don't Vent Let's vote off this Flaky President "Be Cool" Brian ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #129 ********************************* ------- 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)