From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #286 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org 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, October 8 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 286 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry ["Sherelle Smit] RE: The Priest by Stryngs ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: The Priest by Stryngs [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry [rosemjoy@aol.c] Re: travel to Canada from U.S. [Doug ] Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry ["Sherelle Smit] Always amazed to hear of another longtime Joni fan's history [Les Irvin <] Re: Dylan as Hero (some Joni now) [Debra Shea ] Re: traveling to Canada from the US [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: Joni Bumper Stickers Feedback [Patti Witten ] Subject: Re: DJRD Re-issue? [] Joni's Toronto ["James Leahy" ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #285 [StDoherty@aol.com] Re: Joni in the Blue Mountains of Australia [Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry Dear Paz, I pray right now that I can stay focused on the work at hand that is still needed in New Orleans! Please keep us ever mindful my firend. There is still so much yet to be done! Oh! Your idea for a mini Joni-fest sounds so good!!!! I think the best part is when everyone sits around in a circle with instruments of all kinds and we just jam! It's so real and so pure! Ah! Someone told me this past week that music is food for the soul! How true! You are probably back from NY by now and I hope you had a great time Paz!!! Yes it's time for something new and different for you! I know you can do it! I wish so much happiness and prosperity for you. Hold your head up high. New Orleans will rise again bigger and better than ever! i saved your website about helping musicians with instruments. Now that I am free again, it's time to roll up my sleeves!!! Keep us in the loop with the goings on there Paz! Don't let us forget!!! Love, Sherelle I have left off the (NJC) tag on this one post as to not miss anyone important or from the INNER CIRCLE!! Here's the news! Sorry I have not written anything for a few days but it has truly been more overwhelming in the last week than the whole deal. I went into town a few days ago when they opened the city up to some of the residents from small areas Not affected. It is truly beyond words. I went thru my old stomping grounds from high school and college days and went from total devastation to barely touched with a bit of wind damage. Obviously it was the water that did the most damage and continues as people are not allowed back to save whatever tidbit they might find. I went to Kevin's house first (my drummer friend who is big Joni supporter who went to on my first JMDL encounter in San Jose for the Dylan/Morrison/Mitchell tour, also played Pazfest, as well as at Atty May's with Rockin' Jake for Jonifest, but I digress) His house was only water damaged after Katrina, but then that fecking bitch Rita blew out the 2nd floor window to his daughters room on the front of the house. When I went by I noticed it and decided to be really butch and get out the power tools and go board up the house. Any of you who really know me, know that I am the last person you want to get on a ladder with power tools anywhere near your house. But I fecking did it with the help of Brian Stoltz who was right up the ladder with me and on the roof which was falling down as well and we patched him up. I went inside and found that the roof also broke in and the mold had taken over the little girls room, but next door in the little boys room it was untouched. Kev and Lori's room was ok too, but then I went downstairs. OMFG! fire must be a better cause it just toasts everything. He must have had close to 2 feet of water in places. Mold was growing up the walls like the plague. His amazing album collection (or the ones on the floor) history, along with tons of cds. Feck the furniture which is useless. Then I saw his vintage Rogers Drum Kit (you can check it out in the Movie Ray or Make It Funky both of which I worked on). And his DW kit. Someone must have come in the house (maybe the National guard or police God Bless them all) and knocked them over and they obviously sat in water for days. So sad and it's just stuff, but you know. From there we went to the Funky Meters storage facility. All of Brian's amps and vintage pedals, George Porter, Jr.'s Bass amps and PA system, Russell Batiste's drums, and Art Neville's chopped B-3 and Leslie destroyed in about 4' of water. Blessedly Brian's Strat and Tele were on top of George's SVT rig and escaped the wrath. Being freaks we decided that was not enough tragedy for one day we drove thru most of city that is now dry, but covered in a dust that is beyond description. The wet areas we stayed away from (9th ward and St. Bernard Parish). We went uptown which has places that look like a bomb went off there. The hospital where my children were born looks like it might me in Iraq (it was on the news where a lot of heroes saved a lot of lives but people died from the circumstances). We went past Art Neville's house that was not damaged at all by the storm winds or water. But the looters went in and took everything that was not nailed down. The piano was still there so they must have had weak backs. We went up Elysian Fields which goes from the river behind the French Quarter to the Lake and the devastation there is widespread. The old lakefront restaurants are some toothpick looking pilings along about 3 city blocks which use to be several amazing seafood restaurants. The French Quarter and downtown are fine. They will be ready for Southern Decadence and other deviants to come back as ASAP. And top think that is why god did all this in the first place and it was virtually unscathed. I should have never taken that ride. It has robbed some of the optimism that I thought I had. I do not know how we can recover from this. Everyday it looks more and more like we might have to bail and swim for our lives. Sorry! Anyways enough of the bad news. THE REALLY GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to go to NYC on Thursday arriving around 5pm (as long as the freebe green ticket non rev pass works on Southwest) into Long Island airport (which sounds scary). I am coming with my friend Juan to attend the AES show there and try and network and find a new gig. Juan is the hero from my post the other day that did the interview with NPR and saved a bunch of folks. We have been helping a lot of musicians with new instruments and stuff to be able to get back to work, thanks to so many people donating their money and instruments, etc. Especially thanks to people from this list who have sent stuff in THANKS SO MUCH! Anyways that takes up my days of but my nights THURSDAY> FRIDAY> SATURDAY> SUNDAY>>>> I have NO plans other than a deep desire to see any and all of you at someone's house bar a park a IHOP a Denny's and have a mini fest. Just us. Some guitars and other implements of music and friendship and lets shake it out. I need to be with some people that get it and people that I love and I would love just to go to a RESTAURANT and eat. Yea I remember those. SUSHI OH OH OH Thai. Lets go see a New Orleans band, any band. Let's go see Lynn Skinner ( I LOVE HER!!! oh I know that is later in the month)! How about KAY ASHLEY!!!! David Lahm anyone! Patrick Leader could entertain us in a pinch, but only if you like Todd and Bette and Joni and you know all those artsy fartsy types. How about Rosalita from Jersey or Nikki from Philly or Brian from Jersey????? Ashara, Chuck, Smurph from Boston I know I am wishing for a lot. OK OK Jody and Scott. Ok everyone anywhere near the eastern seaboard! Anyways sorry for the long diatribe and the run on sentences and incomplete thoughts, misspppppppelllings, etc. but my head is about to explode and I got up at 5am (which is my new time to get up fro some reason) and it has been a hell of a day. And I have only told you about 5 days ago and what I am hoping for day after tomorrow. A BIG BIG SHOUT out to my friend Simon who sent me a care package that I got last night and enjoyed a lot today despite my current hysteria (did I mention I have a rash??? Oh yea we talked about Bush already) Anyways if you like in the NYC area and I have your number I will be calling you tomorrow and if you don't hear from me then call me cause I am gunning for ya. Love ya Paz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:02:46 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: RE: The Priest by Stryngs Hi Bob, I tried to get it but it said it was unavailable! I have never heard Stryngs before and I would really love to! Let me know if anyone gets through!!! Love, Sherelle I must have done something wrong with the cut and paste of the link, as several folks said that it wasn't working. Sorry about that - trying again. Somebody please let me know if this one works OK: Regular link (for all web browsers): http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1CTGI7I0T5SX90HR7CF3P9C03N Bob NP: XTC, "1000 Umbrellas ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:24:59 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: The Priest by Stryngs I get a File Unavailable message. Jerry > Hi Bob, > > I tried to get it but it said it was unavailable! I have never heard Stryngs > before and I would really love to! Let me know if anyone gets through!!! > > Love, > Sherelle > > I must have done something wrong with the cut and paste of the link, as > several > folks said that it wasn't working. Sorry about that - trying again. > > Somebody please let me know if this one works OK: > > Regular link (for all web browsers): > http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1CTGI7I0T5SX90HR7CF3P9C03N > > Bob > > NP: XTC, "1000 Umbrellas ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:12:45 -0400 From: rosemjoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry Hi Sherelle! Congrats on your concert. I wish too that I had been there. I don still have your demo that you sent me;~) No, Michael just arrived in the NYC last night as far as I know. I have not spoken to him since, but who all is in for a mini fest? I was thinking about driving into the city Saturday night, provided there is not torrential downpours to see our lovely Kay perform at The C-Note. Who all is in? Smurf are you up to this? Rosie in NJ - -----Original Message----- From: Sherelle Smith To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:33:29 +0000 Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry Dear Paz, I pray right now that I can stay focused on the work at hand that is still needed in New Orleans! Please keep us ever mindful my firend. There is still so much yet to be done! Oh! Your idea for a mini Joni-fest sounds so good!!!! I think the best part is when everyone sits around in a circle with instruments of all kinds and we just jam! It's so real and so pure! Ah! Someone told me this past week that music is food for the soul! How true! You are probably back from NY by now and I hope you had a great time Paz!!! Yes it's time for something new and different for you! I know you can do it! I wish so much happiness and prosperity for you. Hold your head up high. New Orleans will rise again bigger and better than ever! i saved your website about helping musicians with instruments. Now that I am free again, it's time to roll up my sleeves!!! Keep us in the loop with the goings on there Paz! Don't let us forget!!! Love, Sherelle I have left off the (NJC) tag on this one post as to not miss anyone important or from the INNER CIRCLE!! Here's the news! Sorry I have not written anything for a few days but it has truly been more overwhelming in the last week than the whole deal. I went into town a few days ago when they opened the city up to some of the residents from small areas Not affected. It is truly beyond words. I went thru my old stomping grounds from high school and college days and went from total devastation to barely touched with a bit of wind damage. Obviously it was the water that did the most damage and continues as people are not allowed back to save whatever tidbit they might find. I went to Kevin's house first (my drummer friend who is big Joni supporter who went to on my first JMDL encounter in San Jose for the Dylan/Morrison/Mitchell tour, also played Pazfest, as well as at Atty May's with Rockin' Jake for Jonifest, but I digress) His house was only water damaged after Katrina, but then that fecking bitch Rita blew out the 2nd floor window to his daughters room on the front of the house. When I went by I noticed it and decided to be really butch and get out the power tools and go board up the house. Any of you who really know me, know that I am the last person you want to get on a ladder with power tools anywhere near your house. But I fecking did it with the help of Brian Stoltz who was right up the ladder with me and on the roof which was falling down as well and we patched him up. I went inside and found that the roof also broke in and the mold had taken over the little girls room, but next door in the little boys room it was untouched. Kev and Lori's room was ok too, but then I went downstairs. OMFG! fire must be a better cause it just toasts everything. He must have had close to 2 feet of water in places. Mold was growing up the walls like the plague. His amazing album collection (or the ones on the floor) history, along with tons of cds. Feck the furniture which is useless. Then I saw his vintage Rogers Drum Kit (you can check it out in the Movie Ray or Make It Funky both of which I worked on). And his DW kit. Someone must have come in the house (maybe the National guard or police God Bless them all) and knocked them over and they obviously sat in water for days. So sad and it's just stuff, but you know. From there we went to the Funky Meters storage facility. All of Brian's amps and vintage pedals, George Porter, Jr.'s Bass amps and PA system, Russell Batiste's drums, and Art Neville's chopped B-3 and Leslie destroyed in about 4' of water. Blessedly Brian's Strat and Tele were on top of George's SVT rig and escaped the wrath. Being freaks we decided that was not enough tragedy for one day we drove thru most of city that is now dry, but covered in a dust that is beyond description. The wet areas we stayed away from (9th ward and St. Bernard Parish). We went uptown which has places that look like a bomb went off there. The hospital where my children were born looks like it might me in Iraq (it was on the news where a lot of heroes saved a lot of lives but people died from the circumstances). We went past Art Neville's house that was not damaged at all by the storm winds or water. But the looters went in and took everything that was not nailed down. The piano was still there so they must have had weak backs. We went up Elysian Fields which goes from the river behind the French Quarter to the Lake and the devastation there is widespread. The old lakefront restaurants are some toothpick looking pilings along about 3 city blocks which use to be several amazing seafood restaurants. The French Quarter and downtown are fine. They will be ready for Southern Decadence and other deviants to come back as ASAP. And top think that is why god did all this in the first place and it was virtually unscathed. I should have never taken that ride. It has robbed some of the optimism that I thought I had. I do not know how we can recover from this. Everyday it looks more and more like we might have to bail and swim for our lives. Sorry! Anyways enough of the bad news. THE REALLY GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to go to NYC on Thursday arriving around 5pm (as long as the freebe green ticket non rev pass works on Southwest) into Long Island airport (which sounds scary). I am coming with my friend Juan to attend the AES show there and try and network and find a new gig. Juan is the hero from my post the other day that did the interview with NPR and saved a bunch of folks. We have been helping a lot of musicians with new instruments and stuff to be able to get back to work, thanks to so many people donating their money and instruments, etc. Especially thanks to people from this list who have sent stuff in THANKS SO MUCH! Anyways that takes up my days of but my nights THURSDAY> FRIDAY> SATURDAY> SUNDAY>>>> I have NO plans other than a deep desire to see any and all of you at someone's house bar a park a IHOP a Denny's and have a mini fest. Just us. Some guitars and other implements of music and friendship and lets shake it out. I need to be with some people that get it and people that I love and I would love just to go to a RESTAURANT and eat. Yea I remember those. SUSHI OH OH OH Thai. Lets go see a New Orleans band, any band. Let's go see Lynn Skinner ( I LOVE HER!!! oh I know that is later in the month)! How about KAY ASHLEY!!!! David Lahm anyone! Patrick Leader could entertain us in a pinch, but only if you like Todd and Bette and Joni and you know all those artsy fartsy types. How about Rosalita from Jersey or Nikki from Philly or Brian from Jersey????? Ashara, Chuck, Smurph from Boston I know I am wishing for a lot. OK OK Jody and Scott. Ok everyone anywhere near the eastern seaboard! Anyways sorry for the long diatribe and the run on sentences and incomplete thoughts, misspppppppelllings, etc. but my head is about to explode and I got up at 5am (which is my new time to get up fro some reason) and it has been a hell of a day. And I have only told you about 5 days ago and what I am hoping for day after tomorrow. A BIG BIG SHOUT out to my friend Simon who sent me a care package that I got last night and enjoyed a lot today despite my current hysteria (did I mention I have a rash??? Oh yea we talked about Bush already) Anyways if you like in the NYC area and I have your number I will be calling you tomorrow and if you don't hear from me then call me cause I am gunning for ya. Love ya Paz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:46:56 -0400 From: Doug Subject: Re: travel to Canada from U.S. I don't think you need a passport to enter Canada from the U.S. I live near TO. (about an hour away). The only Joni-related area I can think of is Yorkville (Ave. ?) where she used to play in the coffee houses. Everyone talks about it like it was the place to be, but I thought I remember Joni saying I was rather lousy. (No one listening -- just a means to make a few bucks) Maybe I'm wrong. The old cafe's seem to be non existent now. It's a pretty posh street now (shops and restaurants). You might even see some celebs. Not my thing, but hey ..... Doug ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:31:57 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry Hi Rose! Thanks so much for the congrats! I'm glad you still have the demo CD. I look so forward to the day I can get that second one released! I hope it doesn't take as long as the first!!! (Smile) You guys have a great time this weekend and live it up!!!! Joni people are so special!!!!! Have fun!!!! Love, Sherelle >From: rosemjoy@aol.com >To: sherellesmith@hotmail.com, joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry >Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:12:45 -0400 > > Hi Sherelle! > >Congrats on your concert. I wish too that I had been there. I don still >have your demo that you sent me;~) No, Michael just arrived in the NYC last >night as far as I know. I have not spoken to him since, but who all is in >for a mini fest? I was thinking about driving into the city Saturday night, >provided there is not torrential downpours to see our lovely Kay perform at >The C-Note. Who all is in? Smurf are you up to this? > >Rosie in NJ > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sherelle Smith >To: joni@smoe.org >Sent: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:33:29 +0000 >Subject: Re: Here's The News/MiniFest Anyone??? LONG!!!!.... sorry > > >Dear Paz, > >I pray right now that I can stay focused on the work at hand that is still >needed in New Orleans! Please keep us ever mindful my firend. There is >still so much yet to be done! > >Oh! Your idea for a mini Joni-fest sounds so good!!!! I think the best part >is when everyone sits around in a circle with instruments of all kinds and >we just jam! It's so real and so pure! Ah! Someone told me this past week >that music is food for the soul! How true! > >You are probably back from NY by now and I hope you had a great time Paz!!! >Yes it's time for something new and different for you! I know you can do >it! I wish so much happiness and prosperity for you. Hold your head up >high. New Orleans will rise again bigger and better than ever! i saved your >website about helping musicians with instruments. Now that I am free again, >it's time to roll up my sleeves!!! Keep us in the loop with the goings on >there Paz! Don't let us forget!!! > >Love, Sherelle > >I have left off the (NJC) tag on this one post as to not miss anyone >important or from the INNER CIRCLE!! >Here's the news! >Sorry I have not written anything for a few days but it has truly been more >overwhelming in the last week than the whole deal. I went into town a few >days ago when they opened the city up to some of the residents from small >areas Not affected. It is truly beyond words. I went thru my old stomping >grounds from high school and college days and went from total devastation >to >barely touched with a bit of wind damage. Obviously it was the water that >did the most damage and continues as people are not allowed back to save >whatever tidbit they might find. >I went to Kevin's house first (my drummer friend who is big Joni supporter >who went to on my first JMDL encounter in San Jose for the >Dylan/Morrison/Mitchell tour, also played Pazfest, as well as at Atty May's >with Rockin' Jake for Jonifest, but I digress) His house was only water >damaged after Katrina, but then that fecking bitch Rita blew out the 2nd >floor window to his daughters room on the front of the house. When I went >by >I noticed it and decided to be really butch and get out the power tools and >go board up the house. Any of you who really know me, know that I am the >last person you want to get on a ladder with power tools anywhere near your >house. But I fecking did it with the help of Brian Stoltz who was right up >the ladder with me and on the roof which was falling down as well and we >patched him up. I went inside and found that the roof also broke in and the >mold had taken over the little girls room, but next door in the little boys >room it was untouched. Kev and Lori's room was ok too, but then I went >downstairs. OMFG! fire must be a better cause it just toasts everything. He >must have had close to 2 feet of water in places. Mold was growing up the >walls like the plague. His amazing album collection (or the ones on the >floor) history, along with tons of cds. Feck the furniture which is >useless. >Then I saw his vintage Rogers Drum Kit (you can check it out in the Movie >Ray or Make It Funky both of which I worked on). And his DW kit. Someone >must have come in the house (maybe the National guard or police God Bless >them all) and knocked them over and they obviously sat in water for days. >So >sad and it's just stuff, but you know. >From there we went to the Funky Meters storage facility. All of Brian's >amps >and vintage pedals, George Porter, Jr.'s Bass amps and PA system, Russell >Batiste's drums, and Art Neville's chopped B-3 and Leslie destroyed in >about >4' of water. Blessedly Brian's Strat and Tele were on top of George's SVT >rig and escaped the wrath. >Being freaks we decided that was not enough tragedy for one day we drove >thru most of city that is now dry, but covered in a dust that is beyond >description. The wet areas we stayed away from (9th ward and St. Bernard >Parish). We went uptown which has places that look like a bomb went off >there. The hospital where my children were born looks like it might me in >Iraq (it was on the news where a lot of heroes saved a lot of lives but >people died from the circumstances). We went past Art Neville's house that >was not damaged at all by the storm winds or water. But the looters went in >and took everything that was not nailed down. The piano was still there so >they must have had weak backs. We went up Elysian Fields which goes from >the >river behind the French Quarter to the Lake and the devastation there is >widespread. The old lakefront restaurants are some toothpick looking >pilings >along about 3 city blocks which use to be several amazing seafood >restaurants. >The French Quarter and downtown are fine. They will be ready for Southern >Decadence and other deviants to come back as ASAP. And top think that is >why >god did all this in the first place and it was virtually unscathed. >I should have never taken that ride. It has robbed some of the optimism >that >I thought I had. I do not know how we can recover from this. Everyday it >looks more and more like we might have to bail and swim for our lives. >Sorry! Anyways enough of the bad news. >THE REALLY GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >I am going to go to NYC on Thursday arriving around 5pm (as long as the >freebe green ticket non rev pass works on Southwest) into Long Island >airport (which sounds scary). I am coming with my friend Juan to attend the >AES show there and try and network and find a new gig. Juan is the hero >from >my post the other day that did the interview with NPR and saved a bunch of >folks. We have been helping a lot of musicians with new instruments and >stuff to be able to get back to work, thanks to so many people donating >their money and instruments, etc. Especially thanks to people from this >list >who have sent stuff in THANKS SO MUCH! Anyways that takes up my days of but >my nights THURSDAY> FRIDAY> SATURDAY> SUNDAY>>>> I have NO plans other than >a deep desire to see any and all of you at someone's house bar a park a >IHOP >a Denny's and have a mini fest. Just us. Some guitars and other implements >of music and friendship and lets shake it out. I need to be with some >people >that get it and people that I love and I would love just to go to a >RESTAURANT and eat. Yea I remember those. SUSHI OH OH OH Thai. Lets go see >a >New Orleans band, any band. Let's go see Lynn Skinner ( I LOVE HER!!! oh I >know that is later in the month)! How about KAY ASHLEY!!!! David Lahm >anyone! Patrick Leader could entertain us in a pinch, but only if you like >Todd and Bette and Joni and you know all those artsy fartsy types. How >about >Rosalita from Jersey or Nikki from Philly or Brian from Jersey????? Ashara, >Chuck, Smurph from Boston I know I am wishing for a lot. OK OK Jody and >Scott. Ok everyone anywhere near the eastern seaboard! > >Anyways sorry for the long diatribe and the run on sentences and incomplete >thoughts, misspppppppelllings, etc. but my head is about to explode and I >got up at 5am (which is my new time to get up fro some reason) and it has >been a hell of a day. And I have only told you about 5 days ago and what I >am hoping for day after tomorrow. > >A BIG BIG SHOUT out to my friend Simon who sent me a care package that I >got >last night and enjoyed a lot today despite my current hysteria (did I >mention I have a rash??? Oh yea we talked about Bush already) Anyways if >you >like in the NYC area and I have your number I will be calling you tomorrow >and if you don't hear from me then call me cause I am gunning for ya. > >Love ya > >Paz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:01:10 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: Always amazed to hear of another longtime Joni fan's history Janine has been trying to get this message to the list for some time now - keeps bouncing! Les - --------------------------- From: janine sherman Dear Donna in NC, Reading your post is like opening my heart. I have many emotional parallels to yours in my conversion to Joni story. Abeit, I grew up in Ohio and had a few more comrades in my Joni camp in college in the 70's who were lucky, like me, to be able to see her live in Cleveland in '72 with Paul Simon/ James Taylor on the McGovern campaign. I also fell in with Ladies of the Canyon and then lost touch with her after marriage, kids. When I watched the TNT Tribute show in 2000 I bawled my eyes out uncontrollably and had to go searching for more. Like you, found the JMDL and read endlessly. The rest is recent history. In 2001 my family took a cruise to Alaska with a few extra days in Vancouver. Below is a snippet of the story of us looking for Joni! The "meltdown" reference is to when I was fortunate enough to sit behind Joni at the Toronto Hommage Tribute. I can still visualize every glistening strand of her flaxen hair and hear her every murmur to Klein, her seat mate. This place is a haven for those of us with that Joni feeling. Welcome and I hope you can gather from 2002 post where her place is in relation to Vancouver. Janine in Gettysburg, PA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:16:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: Dylan as Hero (some Joni now) - --- Em wrote: > hi Debra, got to admit, I never thought of Bob as a > hero before. Me either, Em! And I'm not sure I do now. And I don't know whether Scorsese does either; he may have used the hero myth just as a storytelling device, a very effective one because as soon as an artist/filmmaker taps into the viewer's unconscious (and myths do that), then the story goes way beyond the particular moment or person and becomes riveting. It sure made Dylan's story compelling watching for me. His music has some of that same myth-telling quality, too. He might be singing about a particular person, but the full story goes way beyond that. I think Joni does something similar. It's more than just tapping into emotions we all can feel. For example, Big Yellow Taxi has a snappy tune and clever lyrics, and also describes Eden lost, which is a much more compelling story than the one about a single parking lot. So BYT will be sung for a very long time. This Dylan film was much different than the American Masters film on Joni, which was also interesting because I'm such a fan. But I didn't feel mysteriously glued to the screen the way I did watching the Dylan film. And that made me curious about why Scorsese's film was so compelling. Joni's story was told in a more straightforward way, from childhood through her albums, with mentions of some relationships on the way. Her story could be told as a hero on a journey story, too, from her humble beginnings moving toward her big challenge and battle centered on the Mingus album, but the filmmaker didn't present her story that way. For one thing, Joni's relationships were shown as real relationships, not merely steps on a hero's journey. None of this is very important... I just find it interesting, in a movie-critic, what made me feel that way?, how did Scorsese do that?, kind of way. > If for no other reason than that he's so > wonderfully-tho-frustratingly > imperfect. But I guess perfection's not a > requirement of a hero. No, I don't think it is. Heros are often presented as perfect (did George Washington really NEVER tell a lie?!), but that's after time has passed and they're all polished up, and no longer real. I'd expect heros and heroism to be messy since it involves going way beyond one's comfort zone, either by choice or necessity of the moment. > I think of him kind of as a beat hero. Like Kerouac. > Or a down and out hero, like Woody Guthrie. > Rather than a "hero" in the sense of a John Glenn or > even one of the > Coast Guard rooftop rescuers after Katrina. > So its kind of tantalizing now, to think about the > idea of "hero". > Thanks for bringing it up. > "Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen"! > Must a hero have success or victory? or just be > really awesome while on > the road? Good questions! I don't know! But I'll make a guess anyway... I think a hero has to deliberately act rather than just be a bystander in a place where something is happening, and in hero stories usually the outcome is good, things turn out well because of the hero's actions. All the people you mention fit that definition. But, then, there are exceptions... the firemen choosing to go up the stairs in the World Trade Center were heros even though they couldn't save everyone or in some cases, themselves. They did, though, help get thousands of people out of those buildings. And Joni's Mingus album ended her radio-play and damaged her career, so it may have been positive for her personally but not publicly... so is it heroic that she did it anyway? I'm going to go back now to my... I don't know! As always, more questions than answers... Debra Shea __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:44:17 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: traveling to Canada from the US Marianne wrote: I think it is fairly easy to get into Canada. It is just a little harder re-entering the US. Hi Marianne, Welcome to the Hotel Canada... you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. Love, Laura PS. I'm wearing the soft warm pullover polartec-like thing I got in Montreal that says Canada Original... that's me. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:01:13 -0400 From: Patti Witten Subject: Re: Joni Bumper Stickers Feedback Update on the stickers at my cafepress on demand store: I put 'jmdl.com' on all the images. As to the other comments and suggestions made so far on the bumper stickers: 1. "Don Juan's Reckless Driver" idea for bumper sticker... Excellent! LOL! I can only have one bumper sticker at a time in my store, so put in your orders for the SIQUOMB stickers and I'll make a DJRDriver sticker in a couple of weeks. 2. Joni Mitchell signature Can't do this because it's under copyright and it has appeared on published materials. 3. Window Decals Nice idea, I'll look into it. Would have to be ordered from a different vendor than cafepress, not sure if "on-demand" is available Here's the link again http://cafepress.com/pattiwitten Patti - -- http://pattiwitten.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:22:14 -0400 From: Subject: Subject: Re: DJRD Re-issue? Simon said Rhino is the reissue division of Warner/Electra/Asylum. (As Legacy is to Columbia.) Jim - - --jussi said, >I noticed DJRD at CDon.com just the other day. it's a Swedish online-only shop and ships to where I live (Finland). What caught my attention is that the label listed is Rhino, not Asylum. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:59:15 -0400 From: "James Leahy" Subject: Joni's Toronto Joni didn't live in Toronto that long, but here are a few places that have a Joni connection: The house on Huron Street where she first lived when she arrived here. It's north of Bloor on the west side, but I can't remember the address. A huge sprawling stone house, it still stands. To find the exact house number, check out some of the Reunion stories from the Toronto papers in the jmdl archives. A fellow named Duke Redbird has memories of meeting Joni in that house. The neighbourhood is still intact. The apartments above By the Way Cafe, northwest corner of Bloor and Brunswick. I'm told Joni used to live there. Used to be a Lick 'n' Chicken, then turned into a cafe, but for legal reasons, the sign had to stay and remained there for years. That sign I believe has now gone. Simpson's department store, where Joni sold ladies' coats and wore her hair in a bun. Now called The Bay, at Queen and Bay streets. Beautiful architecture. (Sidebar: Joni states in interviews that she worked at Simpson's-Sears, but that was strictly a catalogue warehouse in the 1960s.) The Riverboat space I believe is still there, at least the last time I looked. It's on the north side of Yorkville, just east of Avenue Road, and is now some kind of sports memorabilia store. You had to go down a few steps to get to the door. There's a Starbucks across the street (there always is!). The Penny Farthing, where Joni met Chuck, is further east along Yorkville, but definitely is gone now. You might want to stroll around the streets north of Yorkville (Hazelton Ave etc.) to get a feel for the neighbourhood, which, though now very expensive, is still pretty much intact. The Bohemian Embassy, on St Nicholas Street (more like a laneway), east side, south of St. Joseph Street. These old buildings still stand, but I can't recall which one housed the BE. High Park, where Chuck and Joni visited on one or more occasions. None of the TV studios where she recorded for the CBC still stands. You could go to MuchMusic's studios on Queen St. West at John to see the studio where she recorded the Intimate and Interactive in 1994. You can see into the studio from the street. And don't forget Toronto Islands, site of the Mariposa Folk Festival starting in 1968. See the little lagoons where Joni and James paddled around during the 1970 festival. It's a wonderful little community. That's about all I can remember off the top of my head. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 21:47:43 EDT From: StDoherty@aol.com Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #285 In a message dated 10/07/2005 3:08:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org writes: Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:52:22 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Converting the Heathens You've made some fine choices lad! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 16:19:46 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Joni in the Blue Mountains of Australia The joni tribute night will be at Treis Elies Nightclub at 110 Bathurst Road, Katoomba (right opposite Katoomba railway station). If anyone in Sydney needs a ride, contact me off list. It will be on November 9 at 9pm. All local artists from the Blue Mountains area. NP The Priest - The Stryngs (Nice one, Bob) ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #286 ********************************* ------- 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)