From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #351 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 Tuesday, December 13 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 351 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Desktop pic #33 [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: Julia does Joni [JoniPD ] Joni painted [Kate ] Re: Julia does Joni and minor Joni mention in Diana Krall interview in Readers' Digest [Catherine McKay ] RE: Joni Podcasts... [Smurf ] My Top 10 CDs/DVDs for 2005 sjc [Randy Remote ] Christmas songs and Joni [TremoloMojo@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:16:56 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Desktop pic #33 Here is desktop pic #33. Court and Spark. Download it here: http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BFLPOMNYMI8E1MFHBXE498EAK Mark in Sydney. NP Court and Spark - JM ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:58:22 +0100 From: JoniPD Subject: Re: Julia does Joni Hi, Bryan! I've just remembered one couple of beautiful Julia Fordham's DVDs that Adriano from Trieste (all the people from this year's Jonifest surely love this charming man and his wonderful family!). In a documentary called "Just Passing Through" (premiered on PBS in the autumn of 1995, I think) features some tidbits of her performance in Chicago's Schubas Tavern. Well, in this concert, Julia sings the first lines from A Case Of You. If you want to watch it, it's here: "JFplaysJoni.mpg" (47655 KB) http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EUBP5Y1JXJ1O2Z5C4AGCDY4SB it's a large file (for 1 min 17 secs.), I know. If you can't afford to download it, just tell me, and we'll arrange something. Have a Wonderful time! Emiliano (who is sooo late in extracting the audio from the Jonifest DVDs, I'm sorry!) NP: Steve Harley: All The Men Are Hungry Bryan wrote: >This was sent to members of Julia Fordham's email list, about an upcoming appearance by Julia and her sister, Claire. Be there or be square, Angelinos. > > Hello All  > > On Saturday, December 17th at 2.30pm sharp @ Barnes & Noble - 189 The Grove in Los Angeles (3rd & Fairfax, behind the Farmers Market) Claire will be reading a chapter from her fab book Plus One: A Year In The Life Of A Hollywood Nobody about the time when Her Royal Holiness Joni Mitchell came to our house. > >We will then be doing a rendition of Big Yellow Taxi where Claire is in fact uncannily good at the oooooooo bop bop bop bit. If only she could stick to the harmony part on the rest of my repertoire, as then she might actually be of some real use to me on the road, but oooooooooooooooh no, she just always HAS to start singing the melody at the top of her lungs  which is of course no use to man or beast, what with that being my job and all! > > Also, I am going to do a set of songs  some old faves, a new song, and a couple of Christmas carols, including a duet of Silent Night with the marvelous Judith Owen. So come on down and get Merry. > > In addition to all of this Holiday spirit, Judith and her ridiculously talented husband Harry Shearer, will be having a Holiday Sing-A-Long at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA on Wednesday, Dec 14. I will be joining Judith for Silent Night and I will be singing Have Yourself A Merry Christmas. > For more information - http://wdch.laphil.com/tix/performance_detail.cfm?id=2426 > > Love and Tinsel-Tinged Kisses, > Julia ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:43:39 -0600 From: Kate Subject: Joni painted Usually, since I'm on the Only-joni digest, I am the last to post anything new. Maybe not this time... we'll see! Saskatoon's Star-Phoenix on Saturday had a story about "young artists giving downtown a fresh face" and headlined it 'Painting outside the box.' They painted traffic control boxes, and one of them features Our Joan sitting, playing her dulcimer. I have scanned it and will put it up at my webpage, probably tomorrow. Kate of the North ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who does she think she is? Anaos Nin? http://xoetc.antville.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:05:25 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Julia does Joni and minor Joni mention in Diana Krall interview in Readers' Digest Everyone loves Joni. Sitting on a bench in my dentist's office Reading Readers' Digest, waiting for my daughter (you can try singing that to the tune of the opening bars of "California" if you want to) I started reading an interview with Diana Krall (Readers' Digest, December 2005 - this is the Canadian edition and I'm not sure how it compares with its US sister publication). RD asks DK whether she prefers radio or print interviews. DK says radio because "it's harder in print to be tongue-in-cheek. And those fearful descriptions - 'She arrived looking tired, with bags under her eyes.'" RD. For the record, you're looking like a million bucks. DK. Thanks. As Joni Mitchell said, "Happiness is the best facelift." There ya go. Be happy and avoid unnecessary and costly cosmetic surgery. P.S. I agree about Adriano e la famiglia Lucatello - lovely people, all. - --- JoniPD wrote: > Hi, Bryan! > > I've just remembered one couple of beautiful Julia > Fordham's DVDs that > Adriano from Trieste (all the people from this > year's Jonifest surely > love this charming man and his wonderful family!). > In a documentary > called "Just Passing Through" (premiered on PBS in > the autumn of 1995, I > think) features some tidbits of her performance in > Chicago's Schubas Tavern. > > Well, in this concert, Julia sings the first lines > from A Case Of You. > > If you want to watch it, it's here: > "JFplaysJoni.mpg" (47655 KB) > http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EUBP5Y1JXJ1O2Z5C4AGCDY4SB > Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:30:18 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: RE: Joni Podcasts... Jim wrote: >Hi there - a Podcast is a funky >new term for a simple concept... >it's like a radio show on the Internet Right! With the new podcast section on the site, I hope to collect Joni-related "shows" from all over. These would be self-produced items from anyone who wants to contribute. Consider it an "audio blog". Anyone ever listen to "This American Life" or 'The Next Big Thing" or "All Things Considered"? A podcast is simply an audio snapshot much like you hear on those shows - or nothing like that if you prefer. A podcast could be, for example: - - Your analysis of a Joni song. - - Your Joni-related piece of fiction. - - Your favorite music from Jonifest. - - The story of when you met Joni. - - etc, etc, etc... The possibilities are endless and the only "rule" is that somewhere along the way, it be Joni-related. Contact me with any questions or comments. Thanks, Les ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:30:22 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: RE: Joni Podcasts... Les Irvin wrote: < The possibilities are endless and the only "rule" is that somewhere along the way, it be Joni-related. > So, does this mean we can't put death taxes podcasts there? --Smurf - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:41:12 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: My Top 10 CDs/DVDs for 2005 sjc 1 Fiona Apple "Extraordinary Machine" - Her third album sports wonderful melodies, weird harmonies, and her best lyrics yet. Get the DualDisc w/dvd and enchanced audio (which sounds great played on the dvd player) on the flip side of the CD. This album surfaced on the internet in a Jon Brion-produced version months before, but Fiona rerecorded it w/producer Mike Elizondo for the official release. "Tymps (the sick in the head song)" "O' Sailor" 2 Sheryl Crow "Wildflower" - More subdued but still chock-full of her best writing and vocals. Pretty, moody at times. Vocals almost too perfect (Sheryl, you didn't...) "Letter To God" 3 Paul McCartney "Chaos and Creation In The Backyard" - The good, the great, and the okay. Often in a darker vein and digging a little deeper, Paul plays most of the instruments, beautifully recorded. His best since "Flowers In The Dirt" "Jenny Wren" "Friends To Go" 4 Rolling Stones "A Bigger Bang" - Also with something to prove, the Glimmer Twins remind why they've had so many hits. A nice looseness and some rough Keith vocals keep it real. And Jagger's not bad on harp. Mick skewers Bush on "Sweet NeoCon". 5 George Harrison and Friends "Concert For Bangladesh" - I don't have this yet. Remastered, restored, surround-sound on the DVD, an unreleased "Love Minus Zero" by Dylan on the CD, Leon, Clapton, Ravi Shankar, the historic first big benefit. 6 Jimi Hendrix "Live At Woodstock" - 2 DVD (11 bucks at Amazon) Beware, the same exact title was used for the 1999 single dvd release. Here's all the footage and more, newly mixed for 5.1 by Jimi engineer Eddie Kramer. 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy. 7 Paris "Sonic Jihad" - (Okay, released in '03, but you haven't heard of it) In-your-face Bay Area rapper's self-produced screed against the "Agents of Repression" and "house ni**ers" pulls no punches. Grabs your attention with deliciously aggressive beats and clever wordplay. 8 Queens of the Stone Age "Lullabies To Paralyze" - Guitar-driven garage psychedelic feedback and falsetto vocals remind at times of vintage Cream. Or, skip the rest of the album, and just download the oddly infectious "In My Head" 9 Bob Dylan - "No Direction Home" Scorsese's 4 hour film of His Bobness' early years is a no-brainer. There is also a 2 CD companion "bootleg series" release, side 1 acoustic, side 2 electric. 10 Joni Mitchell "Songs of a Prairie Girl" - I don't like to encourage redundant compilations, but this one has a newly remixed "Paprika Plains", Joni's 17 minute orchestra/jazz experiment. The sound is excellent: my exhaustive review of this new mix is here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007UMMHC/ref=pd_bbs_null_1/104-1895288-5967913?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130 There were also two Starbucks Joni releases in 2005 on their Hear Music label, available from their stores or annoying website: Joni Mitchell "artist's choice" - Joni chooses a CD's worth of music that matters to her. Ellington, Davis, Dylan, Dan and more "Spend an hour with Joni Mitchells record collection" http://www.starbucks.com/hearmusic/product.asp?category%5Fname=Artists+Choice&product%5Fid=815835 Joni Mitchell "Songs Chosen By Her Friends & Fellow Musicians" - what it says, an album of Joni songs chosen by Prince, Crosby, Nash, Fagin, Hancock, more...Costello chose the orchestral FTR http://www.starbucks.com/hearmusic/product.asp?category%5Fname=Opus+Collections&product%5Fid=816239 and don't forget: they remastered/restored The Wizard of Oz, which I have never watched while listening to Dark Side of the Moon Music event of the year: Live 8 concert for hunger relief (and Pink Floyd it'll-never-happen triumphant reunion) Disaster of the year: Pakistan/Afghanistan earthquake Glued to TV event: New Orleans flood Gone not forgotten: Rosa Parks, Eugene McCarthy, Richard Pryor, Shirley Horn, Luther Vandross, Bob Moog, Hunter S Thompson, Pope John Paul II, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Maxwell Smart & Gilligan Crumbling facade: Bush Administration Buzzword: ipod (I don't have one) Guilty pleasure: Desperate Housewives (the show!) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:09:20 EST From: TremoloMojo@aol.com Subject: Christmas songs and Joni Hello all -- I'm new to the Joni list and have been reading the digest with great interest and pleasure. The O Holy Night discussion made me wonder if you all are familiar with political satirist Roy Zimmerman. He's just put out a new CD of funny, compassionate, humanist, anti-war Christmas songs called Peacenick. There's a song on there called "Christmas in Crawford, 2004" about Bush and his non-response to the Indonesian Tsunami. It's quite stunning and reminds me so much of O Holy Night. In any case, I was perusing Roy's website and came on this quote from Joni herself: "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection." Quite a compliment from the lyric maestra! In any case, I highly recommend Roy's work if your political leanings are toward the left. (His website is royzimmerman.com) Happy Holidays to all! ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #351 ********************************* ------- 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)