From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #349 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 Wednesday, December 6 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 349 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Vagrant Winter ["P. Henry" ] Sarah McLachlan singing River [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Truckers, Joni band challenge [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Vagrant Winter ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] Re: Vagrant Winter [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: 99 best songs ever written [Em ] sjc, Banquet ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: 99 best songs ever written / Joni everywhere [Smurf ] Re: Who do you think Joni wrote River for? ["Kate Bennett" ] Re: Who do you think Joni wrote River for? ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: JMDL Digest V2006 #460 ["anne@sandstrom.com" ] Re: Ulf Lundell's Carey [missblux@googlemail.com] downbeat loved "MINGUS" ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Re: River/Graham and Joni [LCStanley7@aol.com] RE: sjc, Banquet ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: "River" - the most exquisite expression of seasonal affective disorder [kjhsf@aol.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 21:07:00 +1000 (ChST) From: "P. Henry" Subject: Re: Vagrant Winter Hi Bob, Ah yes, I KNEW there was a touch of Motown in you old friend. LoL! Do you mean to say that you actually have this song on record or just that you read the lyrics... they *are* pretty bad... artist: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band lyrics title: Vagrant Winter "Relentlessly the wind blows, without conscience without sound And the howling echoes louder, from the lonely hungry hounds Vagrant Winter's in the alley and he's waiting And you my love come softly now and ease my troubled mind As we huddle by the fireside Slowly running out of time Born December's children, learned to live without a sky That's beneath the tallest buildings, even our childhood was a lie Vagrant winter's at the door now and he's moaning Come closer love and hold me, we may be the next in line As we huddle by the fireside, slowly running out of time Vagrant winter's in the moon now and he's stealing As long as you stay with me love, as long as you are mine I can make it through the worst, in the vagrant winter time" Ya know, it's funny, I performed UFG for many years after Joni taught it to me and I recall that was my favorite part of the song to sing... The tremendous strength of those lines combined with the rising melody line: "I'll lock the vagrant winter out and bolt my wandering in..." It was enough to raise the hairs on the back of the necks of at least the first 5/6 rows and certainly strong enough to get the attention of the more discerning rocker and I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened... Bob Seger hanging out at the Chessmate maybe? Who knows... ...But then, on the other hand, interestingly, 'vagrant winter' appears to be a country birdwatcher's term which refers to the occasional time when those migratory birds stay long after their 'normal' time to leave on into the wintery days... an interesting choice of words for inclusion in the context of UFG, ya think? hmmmm.... Best Regards, Pat - -- "The last time I saw Joni was Detroit in '68..." http://www.angelfire.com/pq2/phenryboland/ - -- - ------------------------ Bob wrote: > Howdy Pat - I'm assuming you're not preparing for a vagrant winter down > there in your part of the world... > > I'm a Seger fan - everything up to Stranger In Town anyway. Living in > Detroit area from '65 to '68 I remember hearing Bob Seger's name and I > remember the local hit "Heavy Music" as well - probably heard it on WKNR > (Keener radio) a few times. My older sister loved it and still does. I > recall him playing Cobo Hall a lot, maybe that was later. > > That's an interesting point about "Vagrant Winter" (which appears to have > come out in 1967) - given that Joni was in the same area, it's certainly > coincidental. I did some quick searching but no clues as to any ties > between the two songs. Seger's song is (not surprisingly) much weaker than > Joni's. > > And speak of the devil, I just stumbled on a fresh cover of UFG today, so > color me happy. > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 07:22:57 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Sarah McLachlan singing River Mornin' Joniphiles.... _http://music.aol.com/videos/sessions/sessions_flash.adp?defaultCovers=605,588 ,533&defaultID=605_ (http://music.aol.com/videos/sessions/sessions_flash.adp?defaultCovers=605,588,533&defaultID=605) rosie in cold nj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:34:49 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Truckers, Joni band challenge Amen & amen, Bruce - definitely the hottest show I saw this year was the Drive-By Truckers. And if you're a fan of the classic rock sound, you also owe it to yourself to check out the Black Keys and their '06 release "Magic Potion". You'll hear echoes of Cream, Free, Bad Company and the Delta Blues while they're kicking your a$$ around the room. As for Joni's best band - her 1974 band was laden with talent, no doubt. I wish they had been given more of a chance to stretch out a bit during those shows. I've got to cast my vote for her 1979 'Shadows & Light' band...Metheny, Jaco, Lyle Mays, Don Alias...then again, they had an incredible catalogue of songs to work with by then. I wonder what Tom Scott, Robben Ford, Max Bennett, John Guerin, etc. would have done with those HOSL/Hejira/DJRD songs. Bob NP: Built To Spill, "Conventional Wisdom" (another 2006 rocker for you to check out) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:43:19 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Vagrant Winter On this tour, Betty Buckley does a gorgeous version of Till It Shines, one of Seger's better lyrics. Jerry Words and music by bob seger Take away my inhibitions Take away my solitude Fire me up with your resistance Put me in the mood Storm the walls around this prison Leave the inmates Free the guards Deal me up another future From some brand new deck of cards Take the chip off of my shoulder Smooth out all the lines Take me out among the rustling pines Till it shines Like an echo down a canyon Never coming back as clear Lately I just judge the distance Not the words I hear Ive been too long on these islands Ive been far too long alone Ive been too long without summer In this winter home Still if we can make the effort If we take the time Maybe we can leave this much behind Till it shines See the rich man lost and lonely Watch him as he dines Sitting there just testing all the wines Till it shines P. Henry wrote: > Hi Bob, > > Ah yes, I KNEW there was a touch of Motown in you old friend. LoL! Do > you mean to say that you actually have this song on record or just that > you read the lyrics... they *are* pretty bad... > > artist: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band lyrics > title: Vagrant Winter > > "Relentlessly the wind blows, without conscience without sound > And the howling echoes louder, from the lonely hungry hounds > Vagrant Winter's in the alley and he's waiting > And you my love come softly now and ease my troubled mind > As we huddle by the fireside > Slowly running out of time > Born December's children, learned to live without a sky > That's beneath the tallest buildings, even our childhood was a lie > Vagrant winter's at the door now and he's moaning > Come closer love and hold me, we may be the next in line > As we huddle by the fireside, slowly running out of time > Vagrant winter's in the moon now and he's stealing > As long as you stay with me love, as long as you are mine > I can make it through the worst, in the vagrant winter time" > > Ya know, it's funny, I performed UFG for many years after Joni taught it > to me and I recall that was my favorite part of the song to sing... The > tremendous strength of those lines combined with the rising melody line: > > "I'll lock the vagrant winter out and bolt my wandering in..." > > It was enough to raise the hairs on the back of the necks of at least the > first 5/6 rows and certainly strong enough to get the attention of the > more discerning rocker and I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened... > Bob Seger hanging out at the Chessmate maybe? Who knows... > > ...But then, on the other hand, interestingly, 'vagrant winter' appears > to be a country birdwatcher's term which refers to the occasional time > when those migratory birds stay long after their 'normal' time to leave > on into the wintery days... an interesting choice of words for inclusion > in the context of UFG, ya think? hmmmm.... > > Best Regards, > > Pat > > > -- > "The last time I saw Joni was Detroit in '68..." > http://www.angelfire.com/pq2/phenryboland/ > -- > > ------------------------ > Bob wrote: > >> Howdy Pat - I'm assuming you're not preparing for a vagrant winter down >> there in your part of the world... >> >> I'm a Seger fan - everything up to Stranger In Town anyway. Living in >> Detroit area from '65 to '68 I remember hearing Bob Seger's name and I >> remember the local hit "Heavy Music" as well - probably heard it on WKNR >> (Keener radio) a few times. My older sister loved it and still does. I >> recall him playing Cobo Hall a lot, maybe that was later. >> >> That's an interesting point about "Vagrant Winter" (which appears to >> have >> come out in 1967) - given that Joni was in the same area, it's >> certainly >> coincidental. I did some quick searching but no clues as to any ties >> between the two songs. Seger's song is (not surprisingly) much weaker >> than >> Joni's. >> >> And speak of the devil, I just stumbled on a fresh cover of UFG today, >> so >> color me happy. >> >> Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:11:12 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Vagrant Winter Everything I've heard from Betty is gorgeous - I believe it's all she knows how to do. Her readings of "A Case Of You", "I Had A King" & "River" are exquisite. She has a knack for selecting a good song too. Bob NP: 10CC, "I'm Not In Love" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 06:50:08 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: 99 best songs ever written I just did a really rogue thing and voted for Richard Shindell's "Fleur de Lis". so shoot me, lol Em ;) - --- Kate Bennett wrote: > Perhaps some of you want to vote for your favorite Joni song- > > > Performing Songwriter Magazine is compiling a list of the 99 best > songs ever > written, for its 99th issue. > > > > You can vote here: > > > > http://www.performingsongwriter.com/pages/home/99songs.cfm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:53:58 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: sjc, Banquet Dear Ones: I woke up with sweet inspiration, and was late to work (another J-RA!) because I was working on a long post that I have yet to finish....another silly one. But I had to stop (how do you stop?) and come to work to make some money, and quit that crazy scene. But that crazy scene won't seem to quit *me*, so, in this state of acute JMOCD, I just had to share this.....an email invitation I received at work, that made me wish I could invite all of you to this Banquet! Try to have this song in your head as you read the invitation, okay? Come to the dinner gong The table is laden high Fat bellies and hungry little ones Tuck your napkins in And take your share "Whitney Hall will ring in the holiday season with "A New England Winter's Feast", Thursday, December 7th from 4:15pm  7:15pm. Connecticut and New England grown foods will be featured in a delicious menu including: Sesame Lamb Meatballs with Honey Glaze, Maple Baked Root Vegetables, Whipped New England Potato Medley, Harvest Vegetable Shepherds Pie, Triple Cranberry Sauce with Dried Apricots and Apples, Cider Braised Beef Pot Roast, Maple Roasted Eastern Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy, Baked Stonington Scallops with Nodines Smokehouse Bacon, Savory Vegan Herbed Roast with Gravy, Hot Spiced New England Cider, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Holiday Wassail, Hubbard Squash Pie with Freshly Whipped Mountain Dairy Cream, Apple Cranberry Pie, Baked Pears with Cranberry Syrup. We invite all to enjoy a traditional taste of New England. Cash and meal plans are always accepted." Hey honeys, I got lots of cash, so bring us round a bottle and we'll have some laughs. Aren't you very hungry now for this sweeter fare? Don't you have the urge for going? Won't you please come to UConn? No one else can take your place. Love and peace, Patti P., from Morning UConn Town NP outside my window: hundreds of Canada geese (or some kind of geese, but I prefer Canada -- oh Canada!) honking and squawking as they swoop and swirl in synchopated time over Mirror Lake in graceful only-known-to-them formations. They are soooo loud, and beautiful to behold. ("Seagulls come down and they squawk at me.....") _________________________________________________________________ WIN up to $10,000 in cash or prizes  enter the Microsoft Office Live Sweepstakes http://clk..atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0050001581mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 07:52:59 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Re: 99 best songs ever written / Joni everywhere Well *I* voted for "Amelia" by you-know-who because it's perfect. Also, is it just me, or is Joni everywhere lately? Last week I heard "Help Me" by Joni at Johnny's Foodmaster (or "The Foodmastah," as it's called in my neighborhood), "River" by Sarah McLaughlin at Starbucks (Stahhhbucks), and "Blue Motel Room" by Joni at the new Filene's Basement Store (not anything like the original basement stowah). Let me join in the chorus of people who are thrilled that "River" is becoming a holiday standard because God knows the category could use some new blood. Also, I have been so busy I have not had the time I would need to compose an appropriately thoughtful response to Sherelle's straight-from-the-heart war-related post to me last week. I hope to get that done in the next few days. Happy Tuesday, JoniWorld. - --Smurf - ----- Original Message ---- From: Em To: Kate Bennett ; joni@smoe.org Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 9:50:08 AM Subject: Re: 99 best songs ever written I just did a really rogue thing and voted for Richard Shindell's "Fleur de Lis". so shoot me, lol Em ;) - --- Kate Bennett wrote: > Perhaps some of you want to vote for your favorite Joni song- > > > Performing Songwriter Magazine is compiling a list of the 99 best > songs ever > written, for its 99th issue. > > > > You can vote here: > > > > http://www.performingsongwriter.com/pages/home/99songs.cfm Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 02:05:52 +1000 (ChST) From: "P. Henry" Subject: Re: Vagrant Winter You have a point, amigo. I love Seger myself and I think he's done some of the best rock ever. As far as this song goes, though, I have to disagree. I think it pretty much sucks, but then, it becomes another matter when you look at it in the context of it's music. The lyrics just don't stand up on their own though. They don't even make sense IMO. Of course, Urge For Going is such a classic great song, there are not many that even come close. Guess I'm just spoiled by Joni. - -- "The last time I saw Joni was Detroit in '68..." http://www.angelfire.com/pq2/phenryboland/ - -- > you mean to say that you actually have this song on record or just that you read the lyrics... they *are* pretty bad...> > > No, I just checked them out online to see if there were any other similarities between this one and UFG. Nothing caught my eye. And the lyrics are not so bad, they only appear weak when you lay them side by side with UFG, which is just one great line after another. > > Seger is no slouch in the lyric department, either - who can hear such raw > and open songs as Night Moves, Turn The Page, Main Street and not conjure > up vivid mental pictures? > > Bob > > NP: Built To Spill, "Conventional Wisdom" > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, > business-confidential and/or privileged material. > If you are not the intended recipient of this message you > are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, > dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken > in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:46:06 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Who do you think Joni wrote River for? >Based on her deep relationship with Graham Nash (I think), I was wondering if this song was written about him. Just curious...< That would be my guess too Sherelle. He tried hard to help her, put her at ease & he was the best baby she'd ever had- all describe Nash as I understand him to be (the one who stood by his friend Crosby to help when few others would or could) & also the deep sadness that she must have felt at having to leave him not because of him but for the divergence in what they both wanted (he a family, she not to be like her grandmother if I correctly recall her recollections from the WHO&M DVD)... I've also heard it said that Blue is about Nash... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:48:11 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: 99 best songs ever written / Joni everywhere - --- Smurf wrote: > Let me join in the chorus of people who > are thrilled that "River" is becoming a holiday > standard because God knows the > category could use some new blood. > When it starts being sung by the Junior Kindergarten choir at the annual Public School Seasonablish Festivalities Concert, I may be a bit worried. NPIMH - I with I had a wivah I could thail away on... Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:06:56 -0500 From: "anon anon" Subject: "Borat"-extremly funny movie! If you're looking to laugh a lot, I definatly recommend this movie... It contains some really funny scenes... _________________________________________________________________ Talk now to your Hotmail contacts with Windows Live Messenger. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:10:34 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: Who do you think Joni wrote River for? Yes..Graham ..has always had this lovely aura about him...of kindness..decency...he seems to exude all these nice qualities. I can see very easily while she fell so hard for him. I remember the "look" they shared at the PWWM special a few years ago. Yes..he stood by David....speaks volumes... > >Based on her deep relationship with Graham >Nash (I think), I was wondering if this song was written about him. Just >curious...< > >That would be my guess too Sherelle. He tried hard to help her, put her at >ease & he was the best baby she'd ever had- all describe Nash as I >understand him to be (the one who stood by his friend Crosby to help when >few others would or could) & also the deep sadness that she must have felt >at having to leave him not because of him but for the divergence in what >they both wanted (he a family, she not to be like her grandmother if I >correctly recall her recollections from the WHO&M DVD)... I've also heard >it >said that Blue is about Nash... _________________________________________________________________ Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version. Join now. http://ideas.live.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:32:04 +0100 (CET) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Duncan Sheik on Court and Spark I recently read a very short interview with Duncan Sheik on the occasion of his latest release. He was asked about the inclusion of "Court and Spark" in this CD release and he answered something like "There's supposed to be a tribute for Joni that included Bjork and Seal and others. I contributed by sending my own take of "Court and Spark" but that tribute CD never got released so I thought I'd like to find a home to '"Court and Spark"'. Sometimes I wondered too who contributed to that Tribute CD and what happened to their own versions. Joseph in CH (who recommends Zhang Yimou's film called "Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles" for cineastes in the group) - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail riinvente le mail ! Dicouvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail et son interface rivolutionnaire. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:20:30 +0000 (UTC) From: "anne@sandstrom.com" Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2006 #460 Jerry, What a heartfelt image. My heart would like to go back and give your little boy's heart whatever it desired on Christmas morning. I didn't know we were poor growing up. I thought we were middle class. Hah! But I do recall my sister and I dashing out the door one evening to see where the latest arsonist-lit fire was raging in the neighborhood. After the fire was out, we walked back home by an outdoor florist/tree seller and scrounged the pennies in our pockets to buy my mother a few small flowers for the table. Joni's River and Dan Fogelberg's Another Auld Lang Syne are probably the two most honest Christmas songs IMHO. I wish I had a river... lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 01:29:26 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Re: Ulf Lundell's Carey Thanks Bob! Sometimes one just has to put one's trust in the lurkers too.... Bn On 12/6/06, Bob Muller wrote: > > Well, nobody commented about it but I appreciated reading it all the same, > Bene. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "missblux@googlemail.com" > To: Joni LIST > Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2006 4:43:20 PM > Subject: Ulf Lundell's Carey ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:22:34 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: downbeat loved "MINGUS" I found downbeat's review of "MINGUS" on jm.com. If you've read some of Joni's interviews, you may be surprised to read their glowing appraisal. >They loved it. They didn't just love it; they lurved it. They luffed it. Love is too weak a word for how they felt. Of course they loved it, don't you know they did?> (after Woody Allen in ANNIE HALL) downbeat said, in part, >This is a wonderful piece of work.> Read the rest: http://jmdl.com/library/view.cfm?id=951 Jim L. Dayton, OH ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:49:24 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: River/Graham and Joni Kate wrote: > for the divergence in what > they both wanted (he a family > Wow... the thought of children from THAT union!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:00:13 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: sjc, Banquet But no mention of macaroni and cheese and pinto beans? Patti...how scrumptious... our holiday meals are always a mixture of midwest..and southern ...enjoy....how could you not.... Bree >>"Whitney Hall will ring in the holiday season with "A New England >Winter's Feast", Thursday, December 7th from 4:15pm  7:15pm. Connecticut >and New England grown foods will be featured in a delicious menu including: >Sesame Lamb Meatballs with Honey Glaze, Maple Baked Root Vegetables, >Whipped New England Potato Medley, Harvest Vegetable Shepherds Pie, Triple >Cranberry Sauce with Dried Apricots and Apples, Cider Braised Beef Pot >Roast, Maple Roasted Eastern Turkey with Apple Cider Gravy, Baked >Stonington Scallops with Nodines Smokehouse Bacon, Savory Vegan Herbed >Roast with Gravy, Hot Spiced New England Cider, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, >Holiday Wassail, Hubbard Squash Pie with Freshly Whipped Mountain Dairy >Cream, Apple Cranberry Pie, Baked Pears with Cranberry Syrup. We invite all >to enjoy a traditional taste of New England. Cash and meal plans are always >accepted." > >Hey honeys, I got lots of cash, so bring us round a bottle and we'll have >some laughs. > >Aren't you very hungry now for this sweeter fare? > >Don't you have the urge for going? > >Won't you please come to UConn? No one else can take your place. > >Love and peace, > >Patti P., from Morning UConn Town > >NP outside my window: hundreds of Canada geese (or some kind of geese, but >I prefer Canada -- oh Canada!) honking and squawking as they swoop and >swirl in synchopated time over Mirror Lake in graceful only-known-to-them >formations. They are soooo loud, and beautiful to behold. ("Seagulls come >down and they squawk at me.....") > >_________________________________________________________________ >WIN up to $10,000 in cash or prizes  enter the Microsoft Office Live >Sweepstakes http://clk..atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0050001581mrt/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping has everything on your holiday list. Get expert picks by style, age, and price. Try it! http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8000,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200601&tcode=wlmtagline ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:46:30 -0500 From: kjhsf@aol.com Subject: Re: "River" - the most exquisite expression of seasonal affective disorder Yes, the original does transend all the covers of "River". There is something about Joni's voice--I remember hearing her talk about the "thumbprint" of her voice being a very melancholy instrument. Seems like once every Holiday Season, I have a little melt-down and tear up while hearing River, usually while driving alone in my car. It happened last Sunday night after a day of travel with my mom and sister and niece to see my grandma in her nursing home. All day long, the tension kept building--the long drive to youngstown, the sadness of saying goodbye to grandma even though we would rather have her with us at home, the stress of traveling with family... After I dropped everyone off at the end this long, emotional day, I was driving home in the dark and River was on and I had a little sob, then dried my eyes and felt that bit of cathartic relief. Anyone else experience this at the Holidays? Back to Lurkdom Ken - -----Original Message----- From: hvnphun16@hotmail.com To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 10:20 AM Subject: "River" - the most exquisite expression of seasonal affective disorder I'm running behind the times, so maybe this has been seen or mentioned previously. But just in case (from the LA Daily News): http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=537112 Mia _________________________________________________________________ Talk now to your Hotmail contacts with Windows Live Messenger. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. 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