From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #10 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 Monday, January 15 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 010 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Alice Coltrane...RIP ["Lance A. Michel" ] Re: Nice For Free cover [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) [Mark-Leon Tho] Re: Jonis life on youtube... [missblux@googlemail.com] Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) [Catherine McK] Re: Joni in the Wall ["Jamie's Box of Paints" ] Re: Tom Scott/Musicians in general ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] musicians [Dflahm@aol.com] Re: Alice Coltrane...RIP [Victor Johnson ] Re: Tom Scott/Musicians in general [Chris Marshall ] Joni's fans [Motitan@aol.com] Re: FW: Web Question - now "up go the flaps" ["mia _" ] Cute Joni mention on NPR this morning [Deb Messling ] Re: Joni's fans [Victor Johnson ] Re: Joni's fans [Michael Flaherty ] Re: Joni's fans [mags h ] Re: Joni's fans [Bob Muller ] Re: Alice Coltrane...RIP [Norma Jean Garza ] Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) ["Sherelle Smi] Court & Spark 33&1/3 book ["Richard Flynn" ] Have a great week everyone [Michael Paz ] Subject: Joni's fans [missblux@googlemail.com] The Breckers [Bob Muller ] Re: Subject: Joni's fans [Norma Jean Garza ] Joni's foils ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] Joni's fans ["Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:27:58 -0500 From: "Lance A. Michel" Subject: RE: Alice Coltrane...RIP Mrs. Alice Satchidananda Coltrane has left her mortal body and become the music...May she and John Rest Peaceably and Lovingly together in Eternity... Thank You for gracing us with your presence, your Spirit, and your Music... This world is so much the better for it... A Love Supreme ~~Namaste~~ Peas...Sir Lance ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:02:39 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Nice For Free cover Excellent! This guy has some talent. This version has now replaced The Byrds version in my tribute to Ladies of The Canyon playlist. Mark in Sydney NP Putting The Damage On - Matthew Luke Sandoval ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:22:19 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) That's so sad. Does anyone know why Joni called him Jackie Brecker in the Shadows and Light concert? Mark in Sydney ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:13:27 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Re: Jonis life on youtube... Hi, and thanks - I'll need to get that dvd, that little segment is really interesting! Bene On 1/14/07, mags h wrote: > hi there bene, > > this little segment is from the woman of heart and mind dvd. highly > recommended for anyone who has even an inkling of interest in all things > joan. a heart wrenching, tender expose within which she sings her joy and > sorrow. oh, how i admire her so for being as open as she is in this film, > and beyond. > > mags~ > > > > > missblux@googlemail.com wrote: > Hi, > > this seems to be taken from a documentary about Joni, I have never > seen any of the docs about her so don't know which one it might be. > It's brief but really interesting if, like me, you are new to all the > trivia: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OziAhoZPQB4 > > And if you want input to the discussion of her beauty we had > recently.. She was so pretty! > > Bene > > > > ________________________________ > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:13:35 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) - --- Mark-Leon Thorne wrote: > That's so sad. > > Does anyone know why Joni called him Jackie Brecker > in the Shadows and > Light concert? > > Mark in Sydney > I hear, "Brecky Brecker", but maybe I'm not hearing it right. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:26:37 +0000 From: "Jamie's Box of Paints" Subject: Re: Joni in the Wall It was intense and magnificent.... all that spell weaving with her hands... beautiful... much Joni Jamie Zooby On 09/01/07, Motitan@aol.com wrote: > I was just wondering what everyone thought of Joni's performance in Roger > Waters' 1990 concert presentation of the Wall (I love Pink Floyd and Roger > Waters in particular--just a random sidenote)? I've had this dvd for some time > now but haven't watched it since around the time I first got it. I rewatched > it a week or so ago after I remembered Joni was in it. So, opinions, > thoughts, comments? > -Monika > - -- I am a lonely Painter I live in a Box of Paints I'm frightened by the devil But I'm drawn to those ones that 'aint afraid... Jamie Zubairi can be found for voice-overs at http://uk.voicespro.com/jamie.zubairi1 acting CV and showreel at http://uk.castingcallpro.com/u/81749 http://www.jamiezubairi.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:47:57 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Tom Scott/Musicians in general I love any recording with Bob Joni and James Taylor either singing or playing together. It is as if two giants become one gentle soul. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:34:11 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: RE: Nine word Joni lyric challenge Oh these nights are strong and soft Private Passions She says "I'm leavin' here" but she don't go People like to talk Tongues are waggin' over fences Like the long descent of rain I am drawn I bore her, but I could not raise her Paving over brave little parks Ripping off Indian land Come in Come in from the cold Come in Big yellow feather fan Barker's barking Step right up ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:17:46 -0800 (PST) From: mags h Subject: Re: Tom Scott/Musicians in general i agree with that. supporting evidence is found in the shadows and light dvd. another window into all things joan. fantastic. i'm a fan of tom scott too, and if his sound is dated when looking back at the miles of ailes video, well, it was the 70's n'est-ce pas? ;--) anyway,. he was part of the draw when i first heard court and spark. i was familiar with his distinctive sound from his work with the l.a.express. mags~ Merk54@aol.com wrote: For me, hands down, it was Jaco Pastorius. In my opinion, musically, they were made for each other. Listen to the songs from Hejira, or Don Juan's Reckless Daughter and try to imagine them without Jaco. He totally understood her desire to use the bass as part of the melody, and not just a rhythm instrument. Jack ***** ~all the windows of my heart, i open to this day~ ***** - --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:17:56 EST From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: musicians I know it's a vague word, but Jaco had the most INFLUENCE on JM. It goes beyond just "playing with jazz musicians." DAVID LAHM ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:35:00 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Alice Coltrane...RIP Wow....I've always loved her playing. Hadn't really thought much about her recently but this certainly springs her back into my immediate consciousness. Victor NP: John Coltrane (w/Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, and Rasheid Ali) Stellar Regions On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:27 AM, Lance A. Michel wrote: > Mrs. Alice Satchidananda Coltrane has left her mortal body and > become the > music...May she and John Rest Peaceably and Lovingly together in > Eternity... > > Thank You for gracing us with your presence, your Spirit, and your > Music... > This world is so much the better for it... > > A Love Supreme > > ~~Namaste~~ > > Peas...Sir Lance ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:04:44 +0000 From: Chris Marshall Subject: Re: Tom Scott/Musicians in general On 14 Jan 2007, at 04:33, Merk54@aol.com wrote (ref: Jaco): > He totally understood her desire to use the bass as part > of the melody, and not just a rhythm instrument. That's just bang on, totally sums up my approach to the bass these days due, no doubt, to Jaco's influence on me. It's interesting to note how many people over on the Jaco forums are into playing what Jaco played: I mean trying to nail parts and solos and such. While I can't nail a single thing Jaco ever did (and gave up trying it long ago), I have had a crack at his approach to bass as a lead instrument as demonstrated ably in Joni songs like Hejira and Refuge of the Roads. No surprise that it's harder work. As a bass player, you're traditionally nearly always playing through a song based on the chord structure. Approaching things as a lead or solo instrument means you have to work with the track more, figure out where there's space, figure out what needs to be said in that space, how to say it and how not to take over... I'd never have made the transition from bass as rythmn to bass as rythmn-and-melody and from there to my first foray into bass as melody without the golden duo that are Hejira and DJRD. Blew so preconceptions away between them. - --Chris Marshall chrisAThatstand.org (AIM: Chr15Marshall) "If you're ever lost, I'll beat the world to finding you" Stryngs, "Bobblehats and Beer" Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/stryngs Band website, with downloads, at http://www.stryngs.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:34:31 EST From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Joni's fans Well from the things I have read (reviews, articles, so forth), it seems as if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go deeper than that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for her moreso than what I've seen with other artists. Now I can't say for sure so that is why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if you've seen her in concert and the like) would you deem this to be true? I hope I'm making sense here. It seems to me, you either love her (go above and beyond) or well, hate her (if you're not a fan or don't know her). Does Joni have "casual" fans? It could be that the reviews and things I read just happen to be left by "Joniphiles" since well, a casual fan probably wouldn't take time to review or post, hmm? - -Monika (the one who always comments on all things strange and not important!) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:39:35 -0600 From: "mia _" Subject: Re: FW: Web Question - now "up go the flaps" Doug, I do trust you :) Thanks for the info. I didn't know those things were called speed brakes. They sort of look like flappy things to the layperson's eyes. I wonder if Joni was thinking the same thing as me. I say you fly down to her home, pick her up in the plane, and give her a lesson! ;-) Mia < To: ; Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 6:31 PM Subject: re: FW: Web Question - now "up go the flaps" Hi Doug, I don't know much about the Empire Hotel, but I can say for sure that the last plane trip I went on, I purposely watched the flaps. And I swear, there were flaps that did go "up" at the moment of descent!! I can't explain it though. Mia - - -----Original Message----- Please help. This is keeping me awake at night. Over the years, I've always assumed that the "Empire Hotel" mentioned in "Raised On Robbery" was the one in Timmins. Turns out that there are "Empire Hotels" in Vancouver, Regina, Thunder Bay, North Bay and New York. Noting the Leafs reference, I guess it would be safe to exclude non-Ontario hotels, but which hotel was she referring to? thanks ;-) BTW, you say you have no contact, but if you ever do- tell her it's " *down* go the flaps, down go the wheels" (Then again, maybe Nazareth got it wrong.... I'm an Air Canada captain, and this has always bugged me....) _________________________________________________________________ The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:49:53 -0500 From: "Tanya Wills" Subject: nine word challenge I lurk on this list all the time. My favorite is I'll try to keep myself open up to you. Let us know which one you choose Tanya in nyc Tanya Wills 347-512-9550 tanyawills1@earthlink.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:49:39 -0500 From: Deb Messling Subject: Cute Joni mention on NPR this morning In a piece celebrating the anniversary of Weekend Edition Sunday, Liane Hansen remembers when Joni Mitchell visited the studio, about the time of the release of Turbulent Indigo, I think. She recalls that Joni had to stand outside the building to smoke, and that all the smokers, reformed smokers and even non-smokers went outside to join her. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6854142 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:04:21 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Joni's fans I wouldn't say that though I agree that Joni's fans certainly admire her deeply. Honestly, for me she is one of several artists I have a deep admiration for. There are many amazing artists and there are many who are not so amazing. Victor On Jan 14, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Motitan@aol.com wrote: > Well from the things I have read (reviews, articles, so forth), it > seems as > if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go > deeper than > that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for > her moreso > than what I've seen with other artists. Now I can't say for sure > so that is > why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if you've seen her > in concert > and the like) would you deem this to be true? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:02:48 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: Joni's fans From: "Motitan@aol.com" >Well from the things I have read (reviews, articles, so forth), it seems as if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go deeper than that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for her moreso than what I've seen with other artists. Now I can't say for sure so that is why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if you've seen her in concert and the like) would you deem this to be true? While I'm sure that there are many casual Joni fans out there--have a few albums, play them once in awhile--I think it's true that her strongest fans love her beyond what some bigger stars will ever get from their audience. Van Morrison once said (paraphrasing) that an artist needs a group of loyal fans to be sustain him (or her), and that in the long run that loyalty will outlast fashion etc. Michael Flaherty _____________________________________________________________________________ _______ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:09:08 -0800 (PST) From: mags h Subject: Re: Joni's fans hi monika, while i'm careful not to place joni mitchell on some pedestal, she is 'the' artist, my desert island artist who speaks my language, whose words come closest to my heart, my reality. she's human, and it is that very element that helps her stand out from the rest. i'm not comparing anyone else in this post, for i know there's a host of other musicians who reach inside and touch me, too. this is joni's time to shine within my words, here, now. perhaps it's the kinship i feel with her as a canadian, now living on the prairie. a landscape which allows me to draw closer to what it might have been like to see and feel some of what we know about her. colours, lines, images come alive for me, right outside my window. endless streams of ice cream castles, clouds, life, from both sides, now. her white flags whoosh from winter chimneys. i see that in my every day that i breathe in an atmosphere of -35 degrees. i'm a part of joni's landscape, i've become one of hearty prairie folk. there 'is' something different about the prairie that produces the most amazing music. joni exemplifies that, to me. it has been said that joni sings the sound track to a life. i feel a deep connection to her words, to the bits of her life that she generously shares. stories within stories. it's the pictures she paints, the layers, the colours, become the melody, the images, feelings. she moves me to the core. it is love, actually ;-) mags~ Motitan@aol.com wrote: Well from the things I have read (reviews, articles, so forth), it seems as if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go deeper than that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for her moreso than what I've seen with other artists. Now I can't say for sure so that is why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if you've seen her in concert and the like) would you deem this to be true? I hope I'm making sense here. It seems to me, you either love her (go above and beyond) or well, hate her (if you're not a fan or don't know her). Does Joni have "casual" fans? It could be that the reviews and things I read just happen to be left by "Joniphiles" since well, a casual fan probably wouldn't take time to review or post, hmm? - -Monika (the one who always comments on all things strange and not important!) ***** ~all the windows of my heart, i open to this day~ ***** - --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:28:11 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni's fans Certainly so - there are lots of people that enjoy music (Joni or otherwise) as background, or entertainment and such. And on the other end of the spectrum there are those of us who ask and demand a bit more from artists and for us, there's a strong connection with Joni. In some cases, we went through emotional & relationship struggles that coincided with what we were going through at the time. Joni's songs are the kind that you can go to again and again for strength, understanding and support. When I saw Joni in Atlanta in '98, there was a couple in front of us, I heard them talking about Joni and they said they liked her and especially Court & Spark, but they hadn't heard anything she had done since then. Pretty casual, I'd say. When I told my sister that I had signed on to a Joni Mitchell Discussion List, she immediately said "Oh...I would think that Joni Mitchell things feel things VERY deeply", and that pretty much sums it up. Bob NP: The Tributes, "Both Sides Now" _____________________________________________________________________________ _______ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:37:08 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: Alice Coltrane...RIP I was thinking pretty much the same. They came to mind the other day, when I was reading an old Rolling Stone book. Rashied Ali did a write-up, 'Trane's Last Stop.' Really interesting. Here is a bit of it. When you were around him, you could easily see yourself change. When I joined his band, I was an arrogant black muthafucka, always ready to get on somebody's ass if they were saying the wrong shit. But Trane was such a kind man, and so open to other people, it would influence you. He gave people money, pain people's rent if they were serious about music. He always answered his phone, no matter what. He would get in his car and drive all the way from Long Island to New York City to help someone who needed him. When Trane got a gig he'd bring four or five drummers, ten or fifteen horns, and pay them out of his pocket so he could keep up with what was happening and provide a showcase for musicians who couldn't be heard in these clubs or concert halls any other way (and they would pass their good music by.) If he heard somebody's baby was sick, he'd give them money to visit. Nobody knew about it unless they were there when it happened. He symbolized change for alot of people. He had come through the whole dope/bebop Charlie Parker number and became very spiritual, always drinking juices and studying all kinds of religion and trying to lead an enlightened life based on love, compassion and kindness And through it all, he held on to being a North Carolina country-loving-laughing person, who could wipe out a sweet potato pie by himself and loved collard greens and all that heavy-duty Southern food. He was studying Buddha sometime near the last gig and found that there was a chant where you could pound your chest and it would change the sound of your voice. He wanted to get that quiver on his horn, and when he couldn't get it, he'd put the horn down, beat on his chest and scream into the microphone. People really thought he had lost his mind by this time. He wasn't even playing anything recognizable to them `with the horn.` Near the end, he was in a rush to get a lot of music out. We'd be in the studio recording at least once a week: duos, trios, stuff with two pianos and drums, with two basses and drums, all different types of recordings. We'd come in the studio, everybody talking, and Trane would start playing the tenor. We wouldn't know the tune, and when we'd stop him, he'd realize he hadn't written any parts for us. He was in such a hurry to finish that he didn't rehearse us. He'd just get the music together at home, pick up the phone to let us know what was happening and meet us at the studio. At that last gig, with incense burning and the place packed, he did something I had never seen him do before--he sat down on the bandstand. I still didn't know he was sick, because when he put his horn in his mouth, there was no faltering; the fire was up full blast. He'd say, "You don't know this, but listen and you'll hear it." Then he was gone and we were right there with him. That afternoon and evening he was sitting there sweating and playing his ass off, working just as hard as everybody else. Algie DeWitt was playing a big bata drum, which was strapped around his neck, and came off the bandstand pissing blood--that's how `hard` he had to play to keep up with Trane! Algie damn nearly killed himself. Trane was happy and optimistic. The band was the way he liked it. He had weaned it down from all those people he he used to invite to play a quintet. The music was where he wanted it to be. It didn't have to be read about or talked about. It was music that would speak to people on a private level, where a person could listen and find what he was looking for in whatever it was he was playing. He wanted to touch people like that, to play music with no given tempo, key center or anything, just `music.`. The audience was wild about it, too.. He was beginning to communicate his conception, and the people were ready to hear what he had to say on his bandstand. He was very satisfied about that last performance. Not long after that, some cat came by and told me that Trane had died. He died from a liver ailment, maybe the result of some of the stuff he had been doing before he cleaned up.It was July the 17th. 1967. Later, I was looking at some pictures from the last tour of Europe and Japan--and I noticed that we'd be looking at something in a music store, or Trane would be talking to some lady, and he'd have his hand on his liver.. The man was in pain when we were on tour and it was a mean tour, too. We played seventeen, eighteen concerts in fifteen days in twelve different cities, every night flying somewhere...no time for anything but the music. Well, Alice had to have the heart of Mary when her man got sick and weak and together they made it and now once again re-united. ~Requiescat in pace, Alice~ Norma Jean - --- Victor Johnson wrote: > Wow....I've always loved her playing. Hadn't really > thought much > about her recently but this certainly springs her > back into my > immediate consciousness. > > Victor > > NP: John Coltrane (w/Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, > and Rasheid Ali) > Stellar Regions > > > > > On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:27 AM, Lance A. Michel wrote: > > > Mrs. Alice Satchidananda Coltrane has left her > mortal body and > > become the > > music...May she and John Rest Peaceably and > Lovingly together in > > Eternity... > > > > Thank You for gracing us with your presence, your > Spirit, and your > > Music... > > This world is so much the better for it... > > > > A Love Supreme > > > > ~~Namaste~~ > > > > Peas...Sir Lance > ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:28:32 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Michael Brecker succumbs to cancer (joni related news) You are so right Normajean, so right... I will never forget hearing him play his sax solo on Joni's live version of Black Crow for the first time. It was absolutely mindboggling! Along with Jaco Pastorius' electrifying end to the song, I was so hooked! (This is on Shadows and Light) Though I am sad about his passing, I am so grateful to have heard is talent in some way. I wish I could have seen him as you did passing you by. You will always have that memory. Sherelle Norma Jean wrote: He was so young. I saw him in Greenwich Village as I was passing by. Also, saw him and one of his brothers playing a bar in Madrid around 1985. Bye, Michael Brecker! normajean _________________________________________________________________ From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline1 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:40:24 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: Court & Spark 33&1/3 book Amazon just notified me that they have shipped the 33&1/3 Court & Spark book we were discussing a week or so ago. I read the Highway 61 Revisited book and these are nifty little cultural studies essays( of 150 pages or so). I expect it should be a good book (fingers crossed). In any event it will get here in time for my 52nd birthday this Wednesday-my little gift to myself ;-) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826417736/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:54:02 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Have a great week everyone Hi All I will be in Los Angeles all week till next sunday. Hopefully we can have some get togethers while I am there. I will be hanging with Kakki and Dulson and Michelle for sure and having a martini or two. I am finishing up a movie and attending the NAMM show. We are gonna hang with Joni at the gallery on Thursday. Have a great week everyone. Best Paz GO SAINTS! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:25:22 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Subject: Joni's fans Hi Monika, wow, I love your inquisitiveness! I don't think it's a matter of loving her or hating her, as I have never met anyone who hated her. I think some people feel a very direct connection with her and love her for that. I was surprised to find that a friend of mine had one or two of her cds and that they weren't among her top fab favourites, because with her it's usually either that very intimate connection or they have never heard of her / not paid attention. I would have thought that if you go to other websites people are as fanatic about Barbara Streisand or Bjoerk or Billie Holiday or Johnny Halliday for that matter as people here are about Joni, but what do I know.... I have to say that I don't think everything about her is made of gold. When I see video clips of her or pictures I sometimes think she feels awkward and shy, and sometimes arrogant. But others will see the same clip and find that she is radiant and amazing. Bene Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:34:31 EST From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Joni's fans Well from the things I have read (reviews, articles, so forth), it seems as if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go deeper than that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for her moreso than what I've seen with other artists. Now I can't say for sure so that is why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if you've seen her in concert and the like) would you deem this to be true? I hope I'm making sense here. It seems to me, you either love her (go above and beyond) or well, hate her (if you're not a fan or don't know her). Does Joni have "casual" fans? It could be that the reviews and things I read just happen to be left by "Joniphiles" since well, a casual fan probably wouldn't take time to review or post, hmm? - - -Monika (the one who always comments on all things strange and not important!) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:58:28 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: The Breckers Just for the record, The Brecker Brothers were Michael & Randy. Walter was not a Brecker, he is a Becker and no relation. The Breckers were not a part of Joni's tour with Tom Scott & the LA Express. Michael Brecker's work on Shadows & Light blows me away every time I hear it. Bob NP: The Swimming Pool Q's, "Restless Youth" _____________________________________________________________________________ _______ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:20:31 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: Subject: Joni's fans I think Joni's right on with Scripture by being an example of true conviction. And I think it would be a very unpleasant thought for her, and I would imagine, holds true for her true, blue fans to even think that there are people out there who idolize and worship her, as if she were a goddess. So called, other rock or movie ~stars~ may have their head in all of this poker-chip disc glory. That's false! She was not put on this planet for that! How could she, if she's all about truth? Her whole being is about that, like many other loving, compassionate beings. It just so happens she has a voice that screeches up through the Universe with so much anguish when she sees injustices. She has a heart drenched in love for everybody, even if she is a lonely painter living in a box of paints. She loooves the romance! And Joni is so many things and she feels like a long, lost friend who's never, ever left. Norma Jean - --- missblux@googlemail.com wrote: > Hi Monika, > > wow, I love your inquisitiveness! > > I don't think it's a matter of loving her or hating > her, as I have > never met anyone who hated her. I think some people > feel a very direct > connection with her and love her for that. I was > surprised to find > that a friend of mine had one or two of her cds and > that they weren't > among her top fab favourites, because with her it's > usually either > that very intimate connection or they have never > heard of her / not > paid attention. > > I would have thought that if you go to other > websites people are as > fanatic about Barbara Streisand or Bjoerk or Billie > Holiday or Johnny > Halliday for that matter as people here are about > Joni, but what do I > know.... > > I have to say that I don't think everything about > her is made of gold. > When I see video clips of her or pictures I > sometimes think she feels > awkward and shy, and sometimes arrogant. But others > will see the same > clip and find that she is radiant and amazing. > > Bene > > > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:34:31 EST > From: Motitan@aol.com > Subject: Joni's fans > > Well from the things I have read (reviews, > articles, so forth), it seems as > if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. > It seems to go deeper than > that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or > adulation for her moreso > than what I've seen with other artists. Now I > can't say for sure so that is > why I bring this up. From your experiences, (if > you've seen her in concert > and the like) would you deem this to be true? I > hope I'm making sense here. > It seems to me, you either love her (go above and > beyond) or well, hate her > (if you're not a fan or don't know her). Does Joni > have "casual" fans? It > could be that the reviews and things I read just > happen to be left by > "Joniphiles" since well, a casual fan probably > wouldn't take time to review or > post, > hmm? > - -Monika > (the one who always comments on all things strange > and not important!) > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:59:50 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Joni's foils I love it all but here are a few of the highest of the highlights, for me. Joni & James at the BBC: In my opinion, the start of "California" is a "lift" from JT. I like it best with just 2 instruments and one voice. Joni & Robben Ford trading phrases at the end of "You Turn Me On (I'm A Radio)" on Miles of Ailes. Joni's "Amelia" as a prelude to "Pat's Solo" on S&L. Joni & Jaco slapping. It's somewhere on DJRD, but I'm not sure of the title. Jim L. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:10:31 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu, Lama" Subject: Joni's fans I'll intersperse comments, Monika. You said in part, >it seems as if Joni has fans who simply don't just like her. It seems to go deeper than that. It seems that her fans have an ADMIRATION or adulation for her moreso than what I've seen with other artists.> I think the depth of the admiration is just about right. This is not some bubblegum singer; she's the tops. Now Monika, >From your experiences, (if you've seen her in concert and the like) would you deem this to be true?> At the tour following BSN, there were lots of casual fans who thought they were going to get something like "Miles of Aisles with strings". There were fans who rejected the piano songs. I think it at the Isle Of Wight where someone offstage clearly called out "Joni, you've CHANGED." Monika said, >It seems to me, you either love her (go above and beyond) or well, hate her. It could be that the reviews and things I read just happen to be left by "Joniphiles" since well, a casual fan probably wouldn't take time to review or post, hmm?> Strangely, some casual (former?) fans did take the time to write caustic reviews of BSN and submit them. Jim L. ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #10 ******************************** ------- 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)