From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #63 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, March 2 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 063 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Starbucks & Welsh BSN [ric.pompeyfan@tiscali.co.uk] LAST CHANCE! Giveaway Joni's Starbucks CD [est86mlm@ameritech.net] Happy birthday, Chris! ["Anne Sandstrom" ] Starbucks and digipacks [Randy Remote ] Re: Hello from UK & Starbucks ["mike pritchard" ] Joni and the Christmas Tree (news article) [Brian Gross ] Joni Art Cards [Lindsay Moon ] Re: Joni Art Cards [FMYFL@aol.com] Joni Covers, Volume #62 - here we go again... [Bob Muller -- Original Message -- >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:52:13 -0800 (PST) >From: Bob Muller >Subject: Re: Hello from UK & Starbucks >To: Ric Robinson , joni@smoe.org >Reply-To: Bob Muller > > >Hello Ric, and welcome to the JMDL...funny you should ask, I just mailed >one of the "Artist's Choice" CD's across the pond to my good pal Jacky. I'd >be happy to do the same for you - the cost breaks down like this: > >CD: $14.95 >Airmail: $4.00 >Padded Mailer: $.40 > >Hearing Joni's fave tracks...priceless! > >If that offer interests you, let me know. I do have a Paypal account so you >can transfer funds that way or just mail cash. > >And as the Joni covers Wiz of the group I'm interested in your Welsh BSN...who's >the artist may I ask? I wonder if it's one of the 390 I've already identified >(2 more today!) > >Bob > >NP: Big Yellow Taxi, "Black Crow" > Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:06:48 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: LAST CHANCE! Giveaway Joni's Starbucks CD You have TWO ways to win! I'm giving away TWO of Starbuck's Joni Mitchell - Artists Choice CD (Music that matters to her) and/or Songs Chosen By Her Friends & Fellow Musicians. (Winner's choice of one of these CDs!) Enter to have this CD delivered right to your door. No coffee purchase or tips required! There are two ways to enter the contests. And, yes, you can enter & win both contests. FIRST WAY TO WIN A CD: How many references to the following can you find in songs released on Joni's albums: Coffee Coffee-related item Cafe or Cafes PLEASE NOTE: TEA does not qualify as a coffee-related item. Name the song, and list the word(s) you are entering for each song along with how many times the word appears. The words: cafe and cafes count as two seperate words. The person who finds the most words.... wins a CD. If more than one person finds the same amount I'll put the names in a hat, a bowl or some other container and have my son pick the winner. Email your Answers by Tuesday, March 1st. Winner chosen March 2nd. est86mlm@ameritech.net SECOND WAY TO WIN A CD: For every BOX TOP for Education you send me I'll enter your name in a drawing for the CD. (NOT labels-for-education. Cannot use these) One BOX TOP gets one entry, Two BOX TOPS gets two entries, etc. These are those little pink squares you see on various food products hanging out in your kitchen. Example: http://www.boxtops4education.com/ http://www.yadkin.k12.nc.us/schools/fes/Box%20Tops%20for%20E ducation%20-%20Products.htm Mail-In entries need to be received by Saturday, March 5. Winner chosen March 6. Email me for address to send entries to @ est86mlm@ameritech.net If you don't enter........you don't win! Laura ***************************************************************** Not Starbucks but still offers caffeine Senseo. City Sensations Sample Pack Vienna Hazelnut, Paris Vanilla Blend, Killarney Irish Cream http://www.senseocitysensations.com/ Two weeks supply includes 14 NESCAFI TASTER'S CHOICE(R) single serve packets, a $1.50 coupon & 2 recipe cards. The individual packets you'll receive are great for travel. http://www.tasterschoice.com/sweepstakes.htm Folgers 10 Minute Calling Card. You can do this 3 times from the same email address for three 10-minute calling cards. Codes: BFXLU-YPBBC WNWAE-FA7DG GFQBG-FU7XB http://www.folgers.com/_callhome/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:30:35 -0500 From: "Anne Sandstrom" Subject: Happy birthday, Chris! Hope you have (had?) a wonderful birthday, Chris!!! See, that's what happens. You get the birthday folk together, and the whole birthday thing goes to hell in a handbasket... lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:05:18 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Starbucks and digipacks The new CDs, like all of Joni's CDs from TI on are digipacks- you know, cardboard books instead of plastic jewel cases. Digipacks suck because 1) There is no protection for the cover, we are back to the LP days when the artwork gets worn and scuffed. 2) The CD can easily fall out. 3) If the little tabs in the center of the CD holder break, there is no way to replace it. Digipacks are promoted as being more enviromentally friendly. I have my doubts. A case of empty jewel cases weighs almost nothing, and a digipack uses the inside portion anyway. It's the CDs that are heavy. And cardboard is made from trees. RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:09:54 +0100 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: Re: Hello from UK & Starbucks CD: $14.95 Airmail: $4.00 Padded Mailer: $.40 40 cents doesn't sound much for the padded Muller... mike in bcn np strings - (happy birthday chris) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:59:25 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Gross Subject: Joni and the Christmas Tree (news article) http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/mitchell%20prayed%20to%20christmas%20tree MITCHELL PRAYED TO CHRISTMAS TREE Folk legend JONI MITCHELL prayed to a Christmas tree to overcome her childhood polio - and recovered in time to celebrate the festive period. The tree was brought to her by her mother while she was in a hospital in Saskatoon, Canada, and the singer still believes it was responsible for her miraculous recovery. She says, "I don't know who I prayed to. I addressed it to the Christmas tree. "I said, 'I'm not a cripple. I'm going home for Christmas.' "I walked. I went home for Christmas. So polio, in a way, germinated an inner life and a sense of the mystic. I'll always be thankful for that beautiful tree." Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:21:42 -0000 From: "willytheshake100" Subject: All I Want Two Joni's 'Blue' gets a brief mention during BBC Radio 4's review of Rufus W's Want Two, still not out here goddamn! Their leader ran: How Rufus Wainwright is changing the face of popular music. Can't remember the details exactly but paraphrasedly it went, "...imagine sitting down and writing the words for an album like JM's 'Blue'...". Went on to say how uncategorisable Rufus is - sound familiar? - and ask why he doesn't put the radio-friendliest song up at the front of the album. Not sure if the programme can be heard again on the Beeb's radio player. Anyway, Front Row at 19.15 today, St David's Day if you're interested. Not sure if it's worth the effort unless you want to hear about Want Two, the Matisse textile exhibition, and some other bits. WtS NP - Joni's Choice ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:31:33 -0800 From: Lindsay Moon Subject: Joni Art Cards See what you think of this. I was recently in an upscale card shop where they had lovely cards such as black and white 1950's Vogue fashion shoots with info on the photographer, model, dress designer, etc. on the back. A nice idea and a little fashion history lesson about things maybe forgotten. Here's my idea: blank cards with Joni's art (album covers) on them, a nice boxed set of assorted cards, maybe the cover of C&S, the inside fold of FTR, the cover of Blue, her still lifes, etc., etc. They would be square, like an album or CD. They could each have a little blurb on the back with the year of the album, a little history of it, maybe a short quote from Joni. Printed on beautiful paper. They are beautiful art already. They would be a lovely gift in a nice box tied with some grosgrain ribbon. Maybe the box is copper colored and the ribbon is turquoise like the colors of Paprika Plains. They would be easy as pie to produce since the artwork already exists. She could give the proceeds to charity if she wanted. It's probably too commercial an idea for her (and we must not let the evil Hallmark people produce them!) but, heck, I'm not talking about keychains (yet.) Lindsay (maybe I should take on a third job to avoid thinking up these silly ideas) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:49:20 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Art Cards Lindsay wrote: > Here's my idea: blank cards with Joni's art (album covers) on them, a > nice boxed set of assorted cards It is a great idea, and it has been done. There was a lister from NYC or DC about 5 yrs ago that sent me a card that had one of Joni's album covers on it. I can't remember which cover it was, but it was really nice. Still your idea of the entire package is great. I'm not sure how well the sales would do commercially, so we'll just have to make some on our computers. There used to be a website that made coasters from the center part of different artists albums. They had Joni's C&S among their stock. I thought that was a good idea too! Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:58:37 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers, Volume #62 - here we go again... Hello to all you Joni cover fans and also to you, Smurf! Once again the time has come to whip out another collection of covers as I have done for these last...heck, I don't even remember when this crazy treadmill started, but I DO know that I'm up to Volume 62, and that's a pretty cool accomplishment; I mean, Harry Potter has - what, 5 or 6 volumes, Star Wars will have 9 at most, I can't think of too many collections that go up to 62. Well, there's the "Dark Shadows" episodes on video, there's a mess of them. But anyway, back to my beloved Joni covers...I have to say that at first I was feeling kinda sorry for 62, after all it had to follow 61 which was so nice, it's a tough act to follow-up. But the more I spun 62, the more I realized that it's got nothing to be sorry about, it's a dang fine CD in its own right. So I'm excited to be debuting it here for y'all, and before I start yakking about it, I need to send a BIG shout-out to one of my bestest JMDL buds and a most excellent assistant, Mr. Paul Maggio. Thanks for your help Paul! Now, let's get inside, buckle in, and take it for a spin, shall we? 1. Madeiros & Sagmeister - Both Sides Now: No cheese here - this is a beautiful voice and guitar duo to get things started. Very pretty, I even don't mind that the singer pronounces "bows & flows" like "how" (since English is not their native language). 2. Milk & Honey - Big Yellow Taxi: From Western Iowa comes this talented lot, their BYT is spirited and features some nice acoustic & slide guitar. Hear a sample at: http://www.milkandhoneymusic.com/Sound%20Clips.htm 3. Brian Setzer & The Tomcats - (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care: This one's hard to come by! Brian Setzer was in this band even before the Stray Cats, and this CD was only released in limited quantities. The rockabilly song is of course right up Setzer's alley and he rocks it right. 4. Charlie Carr - The Circle Game: When this one starts you think it's going to be a cover of Turbulent Indigo (which would be pretty cool) but it quickly morphs into TCG. It's from a 70's vinyl, don't have any background on the performers, it's a trio of two guys and a lady, and they trade off lead vocals which breaks up the song a bit. 5. Paul McDermand - Both Sides Now: This instrumental is a little muzak-y, but they throw in some steel drum with the piano and string section that makes it interesting, and it's well-paced as well. 6. Mecolico - Woodstock: Not much to say about this one; yet another ripoff of the Mathews Southern Comfort version for one of those K-Tel "Hits of the 70's" compilations. 7. Ten+1 - A Case Of You: 8. Ten+1 - River: These are MUCH better; a fairly new release from a very attractive Denmark trio; lovely & jazzy. The "River" here is inspired by Holly Cole's recording from a decade or so ago. You can hear some samples at: http://www.tenandone.de/start.html (click on the tab that says "Klange" at the lower portion of the screen, then click on the link that says "Short Stories") 9. The Welwyn Garden City Band - Both Sides Now: If you like lots & lots of brass, then you'll dig this one. The arrangement is very original, at times it reminds me of the brass arrangement in Maynard Ferguson's version of "The Theme From Shaft" but then again that's a real obscure reference so why mention it? Anyway, this British organisation has been around since 1934 so that certainly counts for something. 10. Maria Friedman - Twisted: This is the answer to the question "what if the analyst is right, and you really ARE out of your head?" 11. Get Lucky - Big Yellow Taxi: Don't know much about this one, it's just your basic BYT with all the standard "Shoo-Bop-Bop-Bops" and the high-low-laugh at the end. Not MY idea of getting lucky, I can tell you that. 12. Max Leake - Both Sides Now: This one is much better! If I'm going to take a Leake, it'll be this one for sure! Pittsburgh's finest, Max's slow, jazzy Guaraldi-like tickling of the ivories is simply loverly. And it's a fairly new release, coming out in '04. Here a 2-minute segment at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/maxleake 13. The Rubber Band - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: From Italy, this one is a really nice solo acoustic take on the Mingus composition by Renato Banino. Hear it all at: http://www.rubberband.it/mp3.html 14. Chillage People - Woodstock: From Sheffield, England, Chillage People is a duo, Andy Vonal and Rupert Chill. This nearly 9-minute version contains some clips from the original Woodstock and some trip-hoppy music too. Hear the whole deal at: http://www.chillagepeople.co.uk/page3.html 15. Captain Vic - Big Yellow Taxi: Now this BYT has some ENERGY! These guys crank up the amps and let it rock. Makes me want to mosh with a pitful of JMDLer's, but not Walt as I'm afraid I'd break him. 16. Almeta Speaks - Both Sides Now: Almeta's usual style is blues and gospel, and she sings BSN in a reverent, gospel-y manner, while sounding like Bette Midler simultaneously. 17. Sunday's Problems - The Circle Game: Another Kiwi entry! This one from NZ is so obscure even Hell didn't know of it (or she wasn't telling, which I find hard to believe). This was the B-side of their 45, and that's about all I know. Sounds like a trio, with 2 girls and a guy. 18. Gail Rundlett - A Case Of You: 19. Gail Rundlett - Conversation: Here's another nice pair (probably not a good way to introduce a lady) from Gail Rundlett from Minnesota. What makes the ACOY interesting is that she accompanies herself on dulcimer, ala Joni, sound to me like the identical Blue tuning as well. And her voice is very nice, she glides up and down the melody as if it were a snowy Minnesota sleigh ride. Her take on Conversation is equally as nice, featuring guitar and bass in lieu of the dulcimer. 20. Paul Mauriat - Both Sides Now: Ah, well, we all remember Paul Mauriat's "Love Is Blue", don't we? It was the #1 song in the US for umpteen weeks way back when, probably around 1968 as I remember singing it (along with BSN) in Mrs. Galvin's 6th grade class. And this one has that same harpsichord-ish feel to it. So there's your Top 20 Joni cover hits for March, coming in like a Mama Lion and holding her head up with pride... See you again in a month! Bob NP: AC/DC, "Hell's Bells" Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:51:05 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: academy award party =?ISO-8859-1?B?oE5KQw==?= Julius>As for Danger, he was there to accentuate and reenforce the to-the-bone goodness of Freeman's character, nothing more. This penniless old black half-blind, recovering alcoholic who coulda been a contender, is perhaps half the man he once was: he's been battered and bloodied, sometimes even by Eastwood's character, but he's not embittered and his head is unbowed. He's a living blues song: all heart and hurt. And he won't stand by to see anyone beat down a weaker man for cruel sport. Danger's dream to be champ is a constant reminder of how he squandered his own. Also, Danger represents the can-do don't give up, don't give up, don't ever get up ethic, which I take heart in. It has nothing to do with brightness. Freeman's character is his little mentally challenged brother's keeper. What's more beautiful than that? In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.< What a beautiful inspired piece of writing Julius... I haven't seen the movie yet (not cuz I'm uninterested but because I've been so busy) but after reading your essay I really must see it... 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