From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #83 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, March 21 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 083 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: heart of gold / South By Southwest ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Diva's & probably some other Saturday thoughts [j m ] spring ["Marianne Rizzo" ] TNT tribute [Dave Blackburn ] Re: spring [kjhsf@aol.com] Re: spring [kjhsf@aol.com] Re: spring ["Lori Fye" ] Re: TNT tribute [Bob Muller ] Which Joni Album/Song are you? [Bob Muller ] Re: Diva's & probably some other Saturday thoughts ["mack watson-bush" ] Spring and Miles of Aisles [merk54@aol.com] Joni TV Tonight! [] Re: Which Joni Album/Song are you? ["mack watson-bush" ] Re: Which Joni Album/Song are you? [Smurf ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:26:44 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: heart of gold / South By Southwest Wow Julius what a wonderful experience. It does seem like he is more forthcoming & talkative these days. Zen like - what a great description. Where was Astrid his sister? If I were she, I'd be sure I was singing in that show!! >I attended an interview session with Neil Young and "Heart of Gold" director Jonathan Demme at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin this past week, Kate. Neil was much more of a confessional interviewee than he has been in the recent past, clearly, IMO. Incredibly intimate interview, even though given in front of about 500 people and plenty of press. I had a seat in the first few rows. Neil was relaxed and almost Zen-like in his comments. Very cool event to have attended and I'm very glad I did. An almost historical event, really, given Neil's recent health scare.< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:22:10 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Michael McDonald and Joni Hi Nuri, I am a big Michael McDonald fan because Michael has a way with harmony like few other vocalists I've ever seen or heard. Michael also used to be on Reprise Records with Joni. From what I have gathered, he is a big fan of Joni's music and it was quite an honor for him to work with her at the time. During that time, Michael was in everyone's studio doing background vocals to the point that SCTV did a spoof of him (which he thinks is very funny) I like Michael McDonald because he doesn't take himself too seriously and would love to just be in the background if he could. Sherelle Nuri wrote: Out of all the singers Joni's worked with, i never understood her colaboration with Michael McDonald. I don't know him too well at all, but several days ago, i saw an old video for one of his songs, and it was quite cool. But why did Joni perform "Good Friends" with him? Do they share some history? Was he a Geffen artist that Joni just "had" to work with? Love, Nuri ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:38:52 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Michael McDonald and Joni Michael's wife is a big fan of Joni's artwork. It was through them that she realized its value and began to sell, rather than give away, her work. Jerry Sherelle Smith wrote: > Hi Nuri, > > I am a big Michael McDonald fan because Michael has a way with harmony > like > few other vocalists I've ever seen or heard. Michael also used to be on > Reprise Records with Joni. From what I have gathered, he is a big fan of > Joni's music and it was quite an honor for him to work with her at the > time. > During that time, Michael was in everyone's studio doing background vocals > to the point that SCTV did a spoof of him (which he thinks is very funny) > I > like Michael McDonald because he doesn't take himself too seriously and > would love to just be in the background if he could. > > Sherelle > > Nuri wrote: > > Out of all the singers Joni's worked with, i never understood her > colaboration > with Michael McDonald. > I don't know him too well at all, but several days ago, i saw an old > video > for > one of his songs, and it was quite cool. > But why did Joni perform "Good Friends" with him? Do they share some > history? > Was he a Geffen artist that Joni just "had" to work with? > > Love, > > Nuri ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:13:52 -0800 (PST) From: j m Subject: Re: Diva's & probably some other Saturday thoughts dive: latin. from dva- god; dvus-goddess. A Female operatic soloist, prima donna- First woman a self indulgent,conceited woman. Ya never really know what another persons thought process is. At times it "appears" to be apparent; i`m no empath. Lets say, for example Kate Smith... perfect Diva, i could never tell if it was a comic production or if people could actually tolerate that voice. They must have. And i have no malicious intent. Jill Scott? You betcha! Like Joni, says, sings Her "thing" not only with Artistry to the 10th power, but a presence that exudes an almost universal communication, like a Soul Embrace... Joni is most definately a Prima Donna. Not in the sense of a rampant Ego; rather in the sense of a Lady (certainly) , and First Lady:- the anti/Laura Bush.. :_)) A Goddess, yes very much so. i mean, Joni`s "works" have given me inspiration like almost nothing else. Life is "unique" to each Spirit; but, We are all much more alike than We are diferent. Matakuye Oyasin. Peace :) jon Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:15:16 -0800 (PST) From: j m Subject: Re: Diva's & probably some other Saturday thoughts- correction diva: latin. from dva- god; dvus-goddess. A Female operatic soloist, prima donna- First woman a self indulgent,conceited woman. Ya never really know what another persons thought process is. At times it "appears" to be apparent; i`m no empath. Lets say, for example Kate Smith... perfect Diva, i could never tell if it was a comic production or if people could actually tolerate that voice. They must have. And i have no malicious intent. Jill Scott? You betcha! Like Joni, says, sings Her "thing" not only with Artistry to the 10th power, but a presence that exudes an almost universal communication, like a Soul Embrace... Joni is most definately a Prima Donna. Not in the sense of a rampant Ego; rather in the sense of a Lady (certainly) , and First Lady:- the anti/Laura Bush.. :_)) A Goddess, yes very much so. i mean, Joni`s "works" have given me inspiration like almost nothing else. Life is "unique" to each Spirit; but, We are all much more alike than We are diferent. Matakuye Oyasin. Peace :) jon Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:50:26 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Michael McDonald and Joni Really! Thank you so much for that information! Her name is Amy Holland McDonald and she has a beautiful voice as well! This makes my day! Amy is coming out with a solo CD later on this year and I'm very excited about it! Now that I know that she loves Joni's artwork, I am even more excited!!! Thanks Jerry! (Nuri, which video did you see?) Love, Sherelle >From: "Gerald A. Notaro" >Reply-To: notaro@stpt.usf.edu >To: "Sherelle Smith" >CC: nurielt@yahoo.com, joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Michael McDonald and Joni >Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:38:52 -0500 (EST) > >Michael's wife is a big fan of Joni's artwork. It was through them that >she realized its value and began to sell, rather than give away, her work. > >Jerry > >Sherelle Smith wrote: > > Hi Nuri, > > > > I am a big Michael McDonald fan because Michael has a way with harmony > > like > > few other vocalists I've ever seen or heard. Michael also used to be on > > Reprise Records with Joni. From what I have gathered, he is a big fan of > > Joni's music and it was quite an honor for him to work with her at the > > time. > > During that time, Michael was in everyone's studio doing background >vocals > > to the point that SCTV did a spoof of him (which he thinks is very >funny) > > I > > like Michael McDonald because he doesn't take himself too seriously and > > would love to just be in the background if he could. > > > > Sherelle > > > > Nuri wrote: > > > > Out of all the singers Joni's worked with, i never understood her > > colaboration > > with Michael McDonald. > > I don't know him too well at all, but several days ago, i saw an old > > video > > for > > one of his songs, and it was quite cool. > > But why did Joni perform "Good Friends" with him? Do they share some > > history? > > Was he a Geffen artist that Joni just "had" to work with? > > > > Love, > > > > Nuri ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:56:10 +0000 From: andeemac2005@comcast.net Subject: The Constant Gardener Michael O'Malley: I agree I feel without doubt that the Constant Gardener was the best Film of 2005. and how Ralph Fiennes was not nominated for best Actor, well I dont know? call me paranoic I some times think that some years theres a need by the Academy to promote American Films with American Actors. I mean its not as if Brokeback Mountain or some of the other films nomintated were Box Office hits, where they. I mean how did Ridley Scott not get an Oscar for Directing "Gladiator"????? and the same question for Russell Crowe's performance in "A Beautifull mind" his performance in this film was better than the one in Gladiator the previous year, also was the Indian film "Water" to late for entry? But never mind I thought Rachel Weizz getting here's was great I must say a pretty average Oscars year, where have all the truly great films gone. I watched a "River runs through it " the other day what a marvellous film for the spirit, one ot the most memorable endings of a film ever. //////// Andrew Neave. PS: do you think that Tori Amos would play a good Joni in her life story Film if it gets of the ground???? she has the bravado and passion to carry if off I think. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:47:43 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: The Constant Gardener - ----- Original Message ----- From: > //////// Andrew Neave. > PS: do you think that Tori Amos would play a good Joni in her life story > Film if it gets of the ground???? she has the bravado and passion to > carry if off I think. Yes, I could see that, but would also have to consider Aimee Mann, who bears a resemblence, and has done acting-she was in The Big Lewbowski, one of the greatest movies ever made. RR ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:02:10 -0500 From: "Marianne Rizzo" Subject: spring Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day the North and South Poles are equally distant from the sun, so we will have almost exactly the same amount of daytime as nighttime. The novelist Margaret Atwood said, "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Happy first day of spring. LO VE Marianne any Joni references to spring? I can't think of any right now .. (I mean, I think of crocuses to bring to school. . . ) _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:04:42 -0800 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: TNT tribute Greetings all, Does anyone have a copy of the 2000 TNT Joni tribute concert with Elton John, k.d lang etc they would share with us. It doesn't appear to be buyable online but something tells me one of you "rabid" JM types might have it to share. Would be vary grateful... thanks Dave ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:19:37 -0500 From: kjhsf@aol.com Subject: Re: spring Sure, "On the first day of Spring--I'm lookin at the only joy in town" "There was Spring along the ditches, there were good times in the city..." - -----Original Message----- From: Marianne Rizzo To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:02:10 -0500 Subject: spring Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day the North and South Poles are equally distant from the sun, so we will have almost exactly the same amount of daytime as nighttime. The novelist Margaret Atwood said, "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Happy first day of spring. LO VE Marianne any Joni references to spring? I can't think of any right now .. (I mean, I think of crocuses to bring to school. . . ) _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:19:42 -0500 From: kjhsf@aol.com Subject: Re: spring Sure, "On the first day of Spring--I'm lookin at the only joy in town" "There was Spring along the ditches, there were good times in the city..." - -----Original Message----- From: Marianne Rizzo To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:02:10 -0500 Subject: spring Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day the North and South Poles are equally distant from the sun, so we will have almost exactly the same amount of daytime as nighttime. The novelist Margaret Atwood said, "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Happy first day of spring. LO VE Marianne any Joni references to spring? I can't think of any right now .. (I mean, I think of crocuses to bring to school. . . ) _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:47:26 -0800 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: Re: spring > any Joni references to spring? From "Refuge Of The Roads:" There was spring along the ditches There were good times in the cities Oh radiant happiness It was all so light and easy : ) Happy spring, All! Lori ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:10:46 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: TNT tribute Hi Dave, Are you looking for Audio? Video? Both? We can definitely hook you up. Bob NP: REM, "Don't Go Back to Rockville" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:20:34 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Which Joni Album/Song are you? Not sure how accurate it is...and as always, no wagering: http://www.quizilla.com/users/verdane/quizzes/What%20Joni%20Mitchell%20album%20are%20you%3F/ http://www.quizilla.com/users/Flygirln1/quizzes/What%20Joni%20Mitchell%20song%20are%20you%3F Methinks the person(s) who made this up need an expansion of their Joni repertoire. Bob (Blue & A Case Of You...yeah, right) NP: Sally Walker, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:19:09 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: Diva's & probably some other Saturday thoughts jon wrote: > dive: latin. from dva- god; dvus-goddess. > A Female operatic soloist, prima donna- First woman > a self indulgent,conceited woman. hmmm? Well, by that definition I have no one on my list. Take the prima donna part: 1. Diana Ross 2. Barbra Streisand 3. Elton John 4. Joni Mitchell Self indulgent, conceited: 1. Diana Ross 2. Barbra Streisand 3. Diana Ross 4. Barbra Streisand 5. Miss John 6. Barbra Ross 7. Diana Streisand 8. Joni Mitchell mack ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:22:18 -0800 (PST) From: Peep Richman Subject: A Question; A Project and A Story Hey Joni-people.... Just was on the website...sooooooooooo terrific and a continual thank you to all involved. I chose some new wallpaper like some lady with credit card eyes would choose a Rodeo Drive outfit, then read all about the Mendal Art Gallery. Sounds so fantastic...only wish I could fly up and see the exhibition for myself. I'm particularly interested in the expanded facility of the Gallery soon to be "The Joni Mitchell Cafe". Every town and city needs one, don't ya think? Having fun with the website, I wandered into the section about Joni in fiction. BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 My spring and summer project arrived (finally) in my brain. I'm reading as many books on the list as possible (have read a few already). Think I'll begin with Todd Condon' "The World's Room" followed by "Apprentice to the Flow Poet Z: A Novel" by Debra Weinstein. I thrive on conceptualizing personal projects and really following them through. Does anyone else on the list do this? Ah...a story from my life.... I read a little clipping that Joan Baez was going to be in the Encore Book Store signing her book, "And A Voice To Sing With". This happened over the July 4Th weekend of 1987. I was frantic, thinking that because of the July 4Th holiday, very few people would be present. So, I drove up to Chestnut Hill, Pa. (gee, where was I living....NJ I guess) only to discover that there was a line a mile long of aging hippie-types, some holding their screaming babies and toddlers. Amazed, I thought, well....I'm thrilled for Joan but it was quite a hike and I'm going to figure out a way to REALLY meet her. As I write that I feel slightly obnoxious....no comments please. I knew Joan Baez wasn't going to arrive in a big stretch limo. I found a spot a small distance away from the line of people and stood at curbside. I was right. Up came a modest sedan and I spotted Joan sitting in the back seat. So, as any polite person would do I opened the door and simply said, "Hello Ms. Baez. Welcome to Encore Books." Just at that moment three or four frantic employees ran up to the car as Joan stood next to it on the lawn, pushed my aside and welcomed her. Joan winked at me saying, "You're good!!!" She was not the Joan Baez of my imagination. She was wearing sooooo much make-up and a gorgeous 5TH Ave. outfit. I went and stood at the end of the line. When my turn finally came, I told Joan that the impact she had on me inspired me as I was developing my mental health center. "Oh, I didn't know that." Then she signed the book giving me her obviously pre-rehearsed eye-ball gaze of a second. I remember thinking that I didn't want to meet Joni Mitchell. That was how disappointed I was in meeting Joan Baez. Well now....having written all of that I wonder why I thought I'd share it with you. The emerging thoughts would be waaayyy too long. Happy Monday and a terrific Tuesday to all. Love from Bo - --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:53:05 -0500 From: merk54@aol.com Subject: Spring and Miles of Aisles Marianne, Your email reminded me of my annual spring Joni ritual. Every year, on the first day of spring (actually the first day that really feels like spring - you know that first glorious day when the weather is just so perfect it's almost like a religious experience! - I load Miles of Aisles in my car CD player, head for the country, and drive around with the windows down, the sunroof open, and the music blaring. I've been doing this every year since the late 70s, and its always the perfect start of the spring / summer for me. So full of life. So vibrant. It might not have the same impact for those in the deep south, but after a long winter in the Chicago area, its transformative. Life is awaking all around me, and somehow this is the ideal soundtrack. I'll play MOA 5 or 10 times throughout the spring, and then put it away till next year. I'm not sure why, but it is only a spring album to me. Similarly, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a winter album to me. Probably because when it came out, Chicago was in the middle of a monster cold streak, and I so vividly remember coming in from the sub-zero weather and warming up to this marvel of an album. Does anyone else have "Seasonal Favorites"? Jack - -----Original Message----- From: Marianne Rizzo To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:02:10 -0500 Subject: spring Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day the North and South Poles are equally distant from the sun, so we will have almost exactly the same amount of daytime as nighttime. The novelist Margaret Atwood said, "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Happy first day of spring. LO VE Marianne any Joni references to spring? I can't think of any right now .. (I mean, I think of crocuses to bring to school. . . ) _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:53:11 -0800 From: Subject: Joni TV Tonight! Fire up the TV. There is a show "Miracle Workers" on ABC that tonight will feature Joni's good friend Val who a number here have met and who is the dancer in PWWAM and was interviewed in Woman of Heart and Mind. Grapevine buzz is that some of Val's good friends will appear on the show. 10:00 p.m. Pacific, 9:00 p.m. Central - don't know about Eastern, Mountain or Canadian but you might find the time on your local ABC site. Here's a link and a blurb - Monday, March 20 at 10/9c "Brown/Valentino" A housepainter who has lost use of both his arm and his foot and a former Broadway dancer sidelined by osteoarthritis in both hips turn to the medical dream team for help. http://abc.go.com/primetime/miracleworkers/index.html http://www.miracleworkerstv.com/ Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:03:41 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: Which Joni Album/Song are you? That really did suck Bob but I did it anyway. My result: A Case of You ( I don't think so) mack Np: Boz Scaggs- Harbor Lights ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:38:24 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: All We Are Saying I'm ready to pass on the DVD of the Rosanna Arquette documentary that Cassy sent me to someone who can burn a copy and offer the original back to the group. E-mail me off-list. Richard ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:02:07 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: Which Joni Album/Song are you? - --- Muller wrote: > Methinks the person(s) who made this up need an > expansion of their Joni repertoire. Might also help to have some kind of awareness of Joni's fans . . . what's with the 'luck with the oposite sex' question, anyway. Not sure how to answer that one . . . - --Smurf Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #83 ******************************** ------- 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)