From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #165 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, June 14 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 165 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Aloha, MG ["Russell Bowden" ] Re: Very sad news about Mary Grace [Catherine McKay ] Mary Grace RIP [RoseMJoy@aol.com] RE: Very sad news about Mary Grace ["Timothy Spong" ] Re: [NortheastJonifest] Mary Grace RIP [anne@sandstrom.com] Mary Grace [Michael Paz ] San Francisco ACT Joni Show [Mike Friedman ] Re: Sad, sad news [Randy Remote ] Today's Library Links: June 14 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] RE: Very sad news about Mary Grace [] MG [JRMCo1@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 02:47:31 -0700 From: "Russell Bowden" Subject: Aloha, MG Gang, I'm very sad to hear about the passing of Mary Grace. I had the great pleasure of attending a very mini Joni Fest at her home in Davis, CA, several years ago. She had the greatest and most infectious sense of humor. I remember us giggling in her back yard that involved some Prop 215. (Ask any California resident) I will miss her in this life and wish her a most peaceful rest. A Saint. Aloha, Russ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win a trip to NY ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 08:09:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Very sad news about Mary Grace --- Brei Gross wrote: > I'm very sad to report to all of you, our Joni > family, > that I just got a phone call from Mary Grace > Valentinsson Kunz's oldest daughter Signe, letting > me > know that her mom passed away earlier this evening. > I'm so very sorry. ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all live so close to that line, and so far from satisfaction ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:35:21 EDT From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Sad, sad news I am so very sorry to be the bearer of this sad news. Our own Mary Grace was taken from this earth peacefully yesterday afternoon. From her husband, Jeff: <> With tears, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:43:47 EDT From: AsharaJM@aol.com Subject: Re: Sad, sad news I posted without reading my mail this morning, except for Jeff's. I see that Brian had already made the sad announcement. MG was on of the most gracious women I've known. Her humor got me through more than one difficult occasion, and she made me smile all the time. I am so grateful she was in my life, and grateful I was able to spend some time with her in February. Mary Grace, you will be missed more than you can imagine. Rest in peace, dear friend. Hugs, Ashara ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:59:15 -0400 From: vince Subject: Re: Sad, sad news MG dwells now with God and we want her here. Her warfare is over. Comfort now is hers. For us it is the pain. We were so blessed to have known her. There is nothing I can add in words - I cry with you all - I celebrate the goodness that was MG with you all - Rest eternal grant Mary Grace, O God, and let light perpetual shine upon her. Vince ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:53:21 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Mary Grace RIP I will never forget attending my first JoniFest in 2000 and meeting so many of you wonderful JMDLers...Alison and I were so excited! Somehow this picture will forever remain engraved in my mind.... Mary Grace's recollection of that weekend in Topsfield, MA..... MG: Some of my views: I woke up on Saturday morning to sit at Ashara's computer and type out e-mail instructions to my brood back home. As I typed, I could hear water and thought how cool it was to be surrounded by Joni content in the form of "The Hissing of Summer Lawns." I was soon jolted out of my revelry by the realization that it was really "Shades of Saturation Conquering." But no mind. Ashara's backup idea of playing in the Belleville Church was sheer inspiration. Ashara is a woman whose planning, direction and execution could easily be expanded to running bigger things. (dare I say, a week long Jonifest??). Joe from Rhode Island is correct in his observations about the prodigious musical talents of the jmdl. Claudia, Paz, Victor are just a few who wowed the crowd. The Mixons are amazingly talented and Bob is not even close to overreacting when he comments on Steve's mandolin playing. DAY TWO (Saturday): Steve, Bob Muller, Victor, Paz and Julius play Amie real good for free. I had already met many of the attendees before and it delightful beyond words to reconnect with them: WallyK, Jody, Maggie, Julius, Bob, John, Les, Ashara, Pippin....geeze, I can't being to remember them all right now. And then the new people: wow! I enjoyed chatting with Joe from Rhode Island and Bob Murphy and Rose and Linda and Nikki and Allison. Whew! What great additions! Hanging out with Jimmy from Florida can only be described as extraordinarily special and inadequately at that. Jimmy is one of the people that make it easy for me to forget that I'm staying up way past my bedtime. He is clever and witty and warm as the sun. (and gosh, so good looking to boot!). For me, the Sunday at Atty May's was a huge highlight. This was my first year attending that part of the weekend and Kakki and Paz really did stumble upon a great place. Jody, Jimmy and Nikki present their interpretation of The Boho Dance to bewildered Jonifesters Paz led the great exodus to Plum Island and he thoughtfully took the scenic route for those of us who had never been that way before. (:-D Everyone settled down for a late lunch of seafood, (calamari! calamari!), and washed it all down with walks to the beach. Chuck E and The Party Band kicked about 6:30 with the opening bars of "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and it was all "WOW!" from there. Chuck's playing along with his very talented and seriously good looking lead guitarist Marco made this an experience to remember. And the dancing! Yee Haw! What fun! Let me tell you, jmdl'ers can boogie like there is no tomorrow, that's for sure. Then the list members had another run through the spotlight. "The List Guys" singing "Amy" was even better than Saturday night, (again, that Steve on his mando!), Paz and Victor where sensational and a real treat of the evening being Claudia. Whew! Les amuses Patrick with clever hand tricks When I try and shift through all of the available superlatives, I keep coming back to feeling proud. Proud and blessed that I'm a member of this group. Proud and blessed to know such talented musicians and artists. Proud and blessed to be able to count so many of these people as my friends. And that's my incoherent contribution to the memories. Thanks again to all! To Mary Grace's family...we were the beneficiaries here......we were proud and truly blessed to have her as a member of this group. I will miss you Jersey Girl. Thank you for the fond memories. ~Rosie [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/x-art which had a name of mg.art] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:41:38 +0000 From: "Timothy Spong" Subject: RE: Very sad news about Mary Grace Brian Gross wrote: I'm very sad to report to all of you, our Joni family, that I just got a phone call from Mary Grace Valentinsson Kunz's oldest daughter Signe, letting me know that her mom passed away earlier this evening. Mary Grace was at home with her husband Jeff, her children Signe, Mary Caitlyn, and Les along with her sisters Pat and Nancy, and was peaceful and pain-free at the end. I'm very sad, too, Brian and all. Thanks for letting us know. Rest in peace, Mary Grace. Tim Spong Dover, Del., U.S.A. _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable Internet access with MSN 9 Dial-up  now 3 months FREE! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:25:20 -0700 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: Sad, sad news > I am so very sorry to be the bearer of this sad news. Our own Mary Grace was > taken from this earth peacefully yesterday afternoon. I am stunned and don't even know what to say, other than I was able to meet Mary Grace in person and I regret that very much. MG was a blessing on this list, and I'm sure to her family and friends everywhere. Much peace to you, MG. You are missed so much and will always be. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:48:49 -0400 (EDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] Mary Grace RIP May you rest in eternal peace, Mary Grace. We were blessed to know you. You will long be remembered and loved. in the church they light the candles and the wax rolls down like tears... lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:49:10 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Mary Grace I just got home from a long weekend at the beach with my family and friends and my phone rang with the sad news of Mary Grace. My heart is broken and I am deeply saddened. MG was one of the first people I met from the list along with Julius, at a Joni gathering for the San Jose show. She was such a joy and really funny to be with. We had a great time in Topsfield and I have the pics to prove it, including one of her passed out during one of my more boring sets. I made her an album of fotos of all of us and sent it off to her last year to try and cheer her up. I am very proud to be able to call her my friend and will always cherish the times we had together. I was so encouraged by her progress with treatment and was hopeful for her recovery. My heart is warmed by the fact that she had found Jeff and while their lives together were far too short he is a very lucky guy to have spent the time he did with her and I know her kids will be looked after well by this great man. My love and prayers to all of you during this time of great loss. Love Paz P.S. Right when Julius called today I was plugging in "For The Roses" which I played in it's entirety in MG's honour while I choked back the tears to keep my kids from hearing about this on the way back from their happy weekend. And then I got hysterical when I thought at this years Jonifest we can have Mary Grace Martinis with Taylor Ham stuffed jumbo queen olives. Raising my glass to you love... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:03:04 -0700 From: Mike Friedman Subject: San Francisco ACT Joni Show I went to see "Ladies of the Canyon: the Music of Joni Mitchell" today at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. I was incredibly impressed by this show. All the 10 girls in it are about 15-17 years old and are students in ACT's Young Conservatory. They were all good and 5 of them (in my opinion) were incredibly talented. The show is on through next weekend at the Zeum Theatre at Yerba Buena Gardens in SF. The tickets are only $10 and it's SO worth the money. http://act-sf.org/index.cfm?s_id=&pid=tkt_zeu_jon Be sure to check out the very nice photo of Joni that is on this web page along with photos of the cast. http://act-sf.org/index.cfm?s_id=&pid=nev_pho_zeu_jon They divided the show (about 2 hours long including a 15 minute intermission) up into four sections and chose appropriate Mitchell songs to illustrate the points. Some were done as ensemble numbers with nice harmonies and others were solos or duets. The musical accompaniment was a pianist and synthesizer player (for drums, strings, horns and some mike effects) as well as two of the performers playing guitar on some of the songs. Here's a play list. I was extremely impressed that they chose some rather difficult numbers, both in terms of the lyrical content as well as the music itself. Let's face it "The Sire of Sorrow" is a lyrically and musically difficult song for someone any age, but the 16 year old who sang the solo part was wonderful. Some of the choices are rather obvious, but it doesn't detract from how well they did with the material. I particularly liked the performances of Amelia (perhaps my favorite Mitchell song), I Don't Know Where I Stand, River, Cactus Tree and Sire of Sorrow. I. Portraits Morning Morgantown Ladies of the Canyon Marcie Michael from Mountains II. Love Help Me Chelsea Morning Love (after 2 Corinthians 13) not Mitchell, obviously....sort of a chant... I Don't Know Where I Stand My Old Man A Case of You I Had a King He Comes for Conversation Big Yellow Taxi III. Dreams The Sire of Sorrow All I Want Free Man in Paris River Amelia Cactus Tree Woodstock IV. Reflection Songs to Aging Children Come The Fiddle and the Drum Both Sides Now The Circle Game ========================== This is not the best of all possible worlds, in case you missed the irony in Voltaire. Mike Friedman San Francisco, CA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:17:26 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Sad, sad news Mary Grace, I never met you, but know you on this list as a gentle soul who will be missed. May you bask in bliss and peace. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:10:52 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: June 14 On June 14 the following article was published: 1983: "Whatd She Say Anyway?" - San Francisco Chronicle (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=1063 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 01:18:17 -0500 From: Subject: RE: Very sad news about Mary Grace FOR A DANCER (Jackson Browne) Keep a fire burning in your eye Pay attention to the open sky You never know what will be coming down I don't remember losing track of you You were always dancing in and out of view I must have thought you'd always be around Always keeping things real by playing the clown Now you're nowhere to be found I don't know what happens when people die Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear That I can't sing I can't help listening And I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round Crying as they ease you down 'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing Dancing our sorrow away Right on dancing No matter what fate chooses to play There's nothing you can do about it anyway Just do the steps that you've been shown By everyone you've ever known Until the dance becomes your very own No matter how close to yours Another's steps have grown In the end there is one dance you'll do alone Keep a fire for the human race Let your prayers go drifting into space You never know what will be coming down Perhaps a better world is drawing near And just as easily it could all disappear Along with whatever meaning you might have found Don't let the uncertainty turn you around The world keeps turning around and around Go on and make a joyful sound Into a dancer you have grown From a seed somebody else has thrown Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own And somewhere between the time you arrive And the time you go May lie a reason you were alive But you'll never know MG, you're at peace now. But what a beautiful dancer you were here on earth! We who loved you know the reasons you were alive, and we will never, ever forget you. My deepest condolences to Jeff, Signe, Mary Caitlyn, Les, Pat, Nancy, Aly, Andrew, and the rest of the family. Mary. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:37:37 EDT From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: MG Mary Grace is a living angel. I know that just as surely as I know there is God. A loving God who would not create a spirit so beautiful, only to annul it. I believe that fervently...and I have witnesses. Can I get another? Still, I'm heartsick that Mary Grace is gone and I'm rattled to my core. I'm mindful that the pain is so great because the loss is of one so wonderful. She was such a blessing to me. She embodied all the precious things, all the things I love, about this JMDL, and genuinely good people wherever I may find them. The bell has tolled for me with some frequency in the past few years. It hurts. I know the good departed will be fine in Glory, it's me down here I worry about, right? It's like: "Lord, how am I supposed to go on without her on this flawed planet? God, please, I need my friends." Apparently, He needs her more. That has to be okay, for now. MG and I shared a burning love for music, and we felt pretty smart, too, because we realized the greater gift that comes from sharing music experiences with the friends you love. I remember going with MG to see Hendrix and Ross, of "Twisted" fame, at Yoshi's ...on Oakland, California's Jack London Square, a couple years ago. It was a quiet full-moon-lit night on the San Francisco Bay. We were all excited to see these legends who'd been spoken about with such reverence on this List. Talk about your 'joie d' vivre', man, we had it. We jabbered nonstop over sushi and sake...checking our watches frequently, lest we miss them letting down the velvet rope that led to the stage and our front row table. It was a magical show. At one point they were introducing a song in honor of Duke Ellington, as MG and I sat rapt. They were fixing to do "Take the A Train," but just as they started, a train, whistle blowing, begins pulling into the commuter station at the Square! Hendrix and Ross just literally stopped the song. There was silence. Everyone just sat there for a moment, listening to the train, trying to deal with their respective goosebumps. Then there was nervous laughter. MG and I just glared at each other wide-eyed, agape, and incredulous. It was as if Ellington was giving recognition for the honor from above. We talked about that night's phenomenon often, MG and I. I expect she'll be sending her signals here soon. Once she gets settled in. Then there was that wonderful afternoon-into-evening MG and I spent on the green at the Marin JCC, taking in the delightful sounds of "Tuck and Patti." As Patti and Tuck were walking through the crowd to get to the stage, they stopped for a moment and just looked at MG for reasons I didn't quite understand...well, until now. At sunset, they did a gorgeous two-song Jimi Hendrix-penned medley: "Wind Cries Mary/Castles Made of Sand." As they were playing, MG and I gave each other a look that said screamed, "I'm going mental! Do you believe how cool this is?!" The beauty of Tuck's guitar playing, the whole experience, really, was almost overwhelming for me. Here I was, outside on a gorgeous California day, listening to the best living guitarist in the world's rendition of Jimi Hendrix songs, while resting in the arms of an angel... Mary Grace. There's a God I tell you. You can make book on that. I will always love you MG. I hope to see you in the wink of an eye. - -Julius After all the jacks are in their boxes and the clowns have all gone to bed You can hear happiness staggering on down the street Footprints dressed in red and the wind whispers Mary A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterdaybs life Somewhere a queen is weeping somewhere a king has no wife And the wind it cries Mary The traffic lights they turn of blue tomorrow And shine their emptiness down on my bed The tiny island sails downstream cause the life that lived is dead And the wind screams Mary Will the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past And with this crutch its old age and its wisdom It whispers no this will be the last And the wind cries Mary - -Jimi Hendrix ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #165 ********************************* ------- 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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