From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #106 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Saturday, April 7 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 106 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- don't know if this made it to the BIG list, if so, sorry for the repeat--long ["Barbara L" ] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A=20Joni=27s=20taste=20in=20books?= ["=?ISO-8859-1?Q?L] Re: the devil dog [Catherine McKay ] Re: the devil dog ["Barbara L" ] Re: Jonifest ["mike pritchard" ] Re: Myrtle's (full-length) Obituary [Motitan@aol.com] Re: Jonifest [Catherine McKay ] Re: My Eternal Gratitude [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #103 [passscribe@aol.com] Re: Joni's taste in books ["Cassy" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:58:55 +0000 From: "Barbara L" Subject: don't know if this made it to the BIG list, if so, sorry for the repeat--long I always forget how badly I need Jonifest until I am there. Luckily for me my drive to Full Moon is just under two hours through all back roads. Thursday was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Snow melt was in full swing and all the streams and rivers were swollen and rapid. The sun shine brightly as well. My car was stuffed with a smattering of items I threw in as I realized I was behind schedule. Got there Thursday and walked into the main house and was welcomed by a circle of smiling faces including Ashara, Chris, Les Irvin and two newbies Angela from Denver and Mike from Harrisburg, PA. Mike plays clarinet--next year Mike you have a ready made solo in For Free-- Bring the licorice stick!!!! For me at the fest there is always great relaxation and yet underlying nervousness until my set is over. It is a time to forget the day to day and just commune with song and good food and lovely people. It also helps that there are some extremely funny people who attend. Kudos to the chef, I thought the food was awesome. Good clean food oozing with taste and flavor. That white bean soup--any way to get that recipe??? Portion control was out of the question!!!! Thursday night was simply relaxed. We quickly found this years human juke box, Angela from Denver. Thank you Angela for being so accommodating to all of our requests. In song circle I was lucky enough to set next to Les Ross with that voice--its like butter!!!! Huge surprise was the bartender, Arleigh after sitting in the song circle for hours observing asked to see a guitar and proceeded to sing her bum off. oh well Im in a band with my family she meekly replied. What can you say, there is another Jonifest moment to cherish--those unexpected gifts from every which way. Friday was much more arrivals from people who had taken a ferry to the highway then drove to a pontoon plane --took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train--well ok maybe not a pontoon plane but everything else happened. People who had been traveling sooooooo long and then there was poor Adriano who lost his luggage on his venture from Europe. He gets the award for keeping it together amid adversity with quips on Saturday afternoon like do I stink yet? Not to mention he literally hitch hiked to get to Full Moon--you cant make this stuff up!!!!. First off MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR PROPS to Kay for running the sound. She did an AWESOME job. She made it look easy and seamless AND SOUND GREAT--wow not only can she play and sing beautifully, all with a fabulous sense of humor, she is a techie as well--- who knew??? Friday night Sue McNamara got out of her car and got up on stage and started her set--talk about a pro. Loved that hat too Sue. Song circle Friday night there were so many contributions from newbies which made the night very special. They knew all the words and melodies --ok they belong for sure!!!! Craig Happy The Man lived up to his name throughout the fest! Lying in bed Saturday morning I hear the rehearsal of the Bobs (Muller and Sartorius). I thought how lucky am I, now if I could only take them home and do that every morning--what a way to welcome the world. Saturday afternoon hearing the early recordings of Joni sure was a surprise and a major treat. It was so interesting to hear her evolution as an artist. Monika and Nickey ran the raffle tickets. Kenny B contributed many beautiful mugs and shirts. Angela proved that not only can she sing and play her bum off --she also makes absolutely beautiful jewelry. Laree and the bartender cleaned up at the raffle with song books and the very high end stuff. Adriano was of course given a luggage tag to prevent future luggage mishaps next Jonifest. Smurf as usual kept every laughing. Musically this year I was least prepared than any other year by far. I want to especially thank Les Irvin for being so supportive, helpful and patient in putting together the set of Loudon Wainwright III songs. For more info on Loudon, a much under appreciated singer/songwriter go to http://www.lwiii.com/. Les, also a Loudon fan, offered great input and it was wonderful collaborating with him. He was extremely generous with his time for which I was most grateful!!!!! Both Les and Chris would wait patiently while I was trying to pull together the components. Thank you so much to Chris and Bob the box banger ( a moniker he loves--he even offered to pay me money if I would continually and loudly refer to him by that handle ) for the funky rhythm section. Also major thanks to Kay and Jenny for putting on the most beautiful harmonies and being so much fun putting together our dance moves. With Loudons awesome music and screamingly funny lyrics it really was a song and a celebration. Sunday night was Patricks FIRST(of what will for sure be many) Jonifest debut and it rocked. Kay also amazed and Kay and Jenny with that harmony blend--God had entered the building!!!!! Also Nickey and Monika got up there and were both irreverent as hell--I loved it!!!! There is nothing like being put in your place by a 20 year old newbie!!!! Thanks gals for contributing so much! Catherine got up there and showed us how it is done--apologizing the entire time -- this gal obviously has no clue how talented she is!!!!!! Was so nice to spend some quality time with Rosie as well!!! The two sisters that used to work at Full Moon showed up Sunday night as well. We were looking through the scrap books from years past and caught up with how everyone is doing. They were tickled to see the great picture in the scrap book of the two of them in the performance space looking on. It was with great sorrow that I had to deliver the grim news when they asked me, Hows Jack, we love him. Jack Neilson was in my heart at many moments during the fest. Although I miss him greatly I feel very thankful to have shared wonderful times and music with him. He will ALWAYS be a shining star for me. For any of the newbies go to http://www.jackneilson.com/ and meet a great man. Song circle Sunday night I got my request, Guzzi to sing, thanks Sue. Also Donna rocked the house--as she does. I was lucky enough to sit next to Muller who kept me close to peeing my pants in laughter the entire night--god I love that guy!!!! It was so great to hear Chuck too--he made it to Jonifest! I loved seeing Brenda and her boys working out tunes with Chuck, that was a super Jonifest moment! It was also great to see Mike P hanging out too! Then there are our founders. I asked Les Irvin Do you ever take in that you started all this? His response If I didnt do it someone else would have. How humble is that!!! Then there is Ashara who is always so generous and attentive to every little detail. Ashara you set the tone for Jonifest and are a major factor why it is loved by all. _________________________________________________________________ Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon. http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmemailtaglineapril07 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:04:57 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: Joni's taste in books I recall Joni talknig about Lord of the Rings in some early bootlegs. I was hoping she would play Galadriel in the Pter Jackson movies, lol. I have a notion that this influenced lyrics tp I think I Understand. SHe also began constructing her own fantasy world and that is where SIQUOMB comes from if i don't have the details arseways. Henderson the rain king by Saul Bellow (great read by the way) influenced her also and ther is a passage in it that feeds into both sides now (if i remember correctly it has to do with Henderson being on a place to Africa and seeing the other side of the clouds). GARRET NP- Bjork, I've Seen It All ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:16:12 -0700 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?LESLI=20A=20WATTS?=" Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A=20Joni=27s=20taste=20in=20books?= - ---- Garret wrote: Subject: Re: Joni's taste in books >I recall Joni talknig about Lord of the Rings in some early bootlegs. >I was hoping she would play Galadriel in the Pter Jackson movies, lol. > I have a notion that this influenced lyrics tp I think I Understand. >SHe also began constructing her own fantasy world and that is where >SIQUOMB comes from if i don't have the details arseways. anonanon wrote: She also mentioned Camus and Grenier... I've heard of camus but has anyone read Grenier? I don't really know anything about him... Incidentally, I LOVE Joni's comment about reading certain sections of books and then stopping at a certain point because she feels that she is somehow mystically MEANT to stop at a certain point... and how certain portions of books connect with each other and with her on a deep level... I can relate to that as well... certain sentances, paragraphs etc... sometimes seem like they were written just for you, they open doors for you into other times in your life, and they provide insights into your life and the world around you... i agree, thats what joni has given me, and a take on the bigger picture, NOT just silly me, some help in taping into my own creativity.. didn't she say she read brecht too? i remember her saying something like that when she was under chuck's tutelage. whatever she'd said she'd read I'd run out, get it and read it. Do people my age remember when we'd all walk around with siddartha and steppenwolf tucked under our arms? She also mentioned Camus and Grenier... I've heard of camus but has anyone read Grenier? I don't really know anything about him... Incidentally, I LOVE Joni's comment about reading certain sections of books and then stopping at a certain point because she feels that she is somehow mystically MEANT to stop at a certain point... and how certain portions of books connect with each other and with her on a deep level... I can relate to that as well... certain sentances, paragraphs etc... sometimes seem like they were written just for you, they open doors for you into other times in your life, and they provide insights into your life and the world around you... Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:07:28 -0400 From: "anon anon" Subject: Re: Joni's taste in books >From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com >Reply-To: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com >To: Motitan@aol.com >CC: joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Joni's taste in books >Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:10:04 -0400 > > > >She mentioned all of the (Carlos) Casteneda books. > >Bob > >NP: Ani, "Serpentine" > >--------------------------------------- She also mentioned Camus and Grenier... I've heard of camus but has anyone read Grenier? I don't really know anything about him... Incidentally, I LOVE Joni's comment about reading certain sections of books and then stopping at a certain point because she feels that she is somehow mystically MEANT to stop at a certain point... and how certain portions of books connect with each other and with her on a deep level... I can relate to that as well... certain sentances, paragraphs etc... sometimes seem like they were written just for you, they open doors for you into other times in your life, and they provide insights into your life and the world around you... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:00:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: the devil dog - --- Barbara L wrote: > Les I wrote: > Barbara - .... And do something about that dog > though, yeah? > > Those of you who did not make Jonifest missed my > unrequested show and tell > of my mangled arm from a dog I recently adopted. > For the record the write > up from the adoption shelter was that the dog was a > 'family dog' They > forgot to mention the family she was a member of was > the 'Manson family'. > > Debbie the dog went to heaven yesterday. Bless her > little soul, > Barbara > That's tragic and funny at the same time - laughing and crying. Sorry about the dog, Barbara. You'd think they'd have had a better idea of what kind of temperament it had before calling it a "family dog". That's pretty scary when you think about it. All dogs go to heaven. It's not her fault she was a psycho puppy. She was either fecked up by previous owners or brain-damaged. I doubt she thought it over and chose to chomp on you. Too bad for you that you had to go through this though. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:04:37 +0000 From: "Barbara L" Subject: Re: the devil dog Hey Catherine, The woman who runs my local shelter Sue said there was NO WAY the person I got her from on Petfinders.com did not know about the aggression issue. The woman had been sheltering Debbie for the past year and a half. I learned my lesson for sure. Barbara >From: Catherine McKay >To: Barbara L , joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: the devil dog >Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:00:38 -0400 (EDT) > > >--- Barbara L wrote: > > > Les I wrote: > > Barbara - .... And do something about that dog > > though, yeah? > > > > Those of you who did not make Jonifest missed my > > unrequested show and tell > > of my mangled arm from a dog I recently adopted. > > For the record the write > > up from the adoption shelter was that the dog was a > > 'family dog' They > > forgot to mention the family she was a member of was > > the 'Manson family'. > > > > Debbie the dog went to heaven yesterday. Bless her > > little soul, > > Barbara > > > >That's tragic and funny at the same time - laughing >and crying. Sorry about the dog, Barbara. You'd think >they'd have had a better idea of what kind of >temperament it had before calling it a "family dog". >That's pretty scary when you think about it. > >All dogs go to heaven. It's not her fault she was a >psycho puppy. She was either fecked up by previous >owners or brain-damaged. I doubt she thought it over >and chose to chomp on you. > >Too bad for you that you had to go through this >though. > > >Catherine >Toronto >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ Cant afford to quit your job?  Earn your AS, BS, or MS degree online in 1 year. http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=866145&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classesusa.com%2Ffeaturedschools%2Fonlinedegreesmp%2Fform-dyn1.html%3Fsplovr%3D866143 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:59:38 +0200 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: Re: Jonifest Fest comments: First the pre-fest thanks, especially for Patrick for treating a complete stranger so courteously and generously in New York before and after Fest. Cheers, Patrick. Thanks too to Craig for the transport and company (in the bar and in the car) before, after and during fest. It was great to meet both of you and always interesting to hear what you had to say. Made me feel like an uneducated hick sometimes, the names you guys discussed and I'd never heard of, but that's cool: living, listening and learning is what it's all about. Thanks too to Chuck for being a generous roomie and for showing me how the thermostat worked, and also for his unending generosity in the Hunter S. Thompson department. Musical highlights for me were practically everyone and it seems criminal to mention some but not all but I'll try to be as discreet as possible. If I missed you, I'm sorry. First, and not in order of importance, I'd like to admit that although I've heard of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers I had not heard their 'Danny California' (I live in Europe). After hearing Laura nail it like John Henry drove steel I don't think I want to hear the Peppers' version. For me, Laura's version is now the original. Magnificent. Jenny, Angela, Chris M and Sue Mac. All wonderful (and wonderfully frequent) performers in their own rite, ha ha, but above all they are/were mega-generous souls who bust their collective guts in helping other people get miked up, backed up and mixed (up) properly. Hats off to you all. You were priceless. Jill Haas was also very important in 'moving things along'. Thanks Jill for making the effort to come out to Fest. On the 'mere' performers, again so many to mention and some names I'd only heard from previous fests. Donna, Sue Cameron, Bob Sartorius and Barbara L all surprised me with their singing and playing skills. Monika was a pleasant surprise, especially when she said she hadn't heard Ani di Franco, Someone must hook Monika up to a big mp3 collection of Ani's music soon, right Bob? The Bobs and the Leslies for everything they did to keep me amused; it was great to meet Muller again, no longer an American lost in France but an American in his element, and great to meet Murphy for the first time, although no Henny schtick, wattzwiddat? Also thanks to Les I for the mandolin, guitar and the hiking trip, and for not exercising his quadruple voting rights. Les Ross, what else can you say about his playing and singing that hasn't been said? I can't get enough of it. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with him in New York after fest and enjoyed his company, and a Bushmills or four, immensely. Slainte, Les. When you finish your CD, call me. When you come to bcn, ditto. To Les I and Ashara, thanks a million for everything. And a special thank you and hello to the people I spent most time, and money, with; Craig, Apod and Siobhan... You are ALL welcome when you come to Barcelona, as long as you don't all come at the same time... Mike, now reunited with his baggage after Air France gave him an 'Adriano moment'... NP Bulgarian Chicks - Balkan Beat Box ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:05:57 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: Myrtle's (full-length) Obituary As someone mentioned, we watched, at Jonifest, the '94 or whatever year Much Music appearance where Joni said something along the lines of "Mama this is for you, I love you" (something like that). It was even all the more sad now with Myrtle's passing. When she said that, in my head I thought, "oooh, oh man" and felt some more pain for Joni and her family. I just hope their loss brings them closer together. - -Monika, one who is indeed obsessed with that '94 video we watched ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:29:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Jonifest - --- mike pritchard wrote: great to meet Murphy > for the first time, although > no Henny schtick, wattzwiddat? My fault. It's not Henny Youngman, but Jackie (I can't believe he's still alive) Mason that Murphy does so well. Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:03:54 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: My Eternal Gratitude Jill wrote: > What a special group of people. Wow. > > Hi Jill, It was so great to meet you! I'll forever have the impression in my mind of you helping Catherine remember the words to Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire... that was so cool! You have an awesome voice, and I hope you perform next time. Love, Laura ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:50:03 -0400 From: passscribe@aol.com Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #103 Hi, gang, I've been trying to read as many of the posts as possible while balancing our vacation time here in Florida, and I've got two more awaiting me. But I had to take the time to mention another Joni dream I just had the night before last: I went into a used record/cd store and found a bunch of cassette tapes of unreleased JONI material (hummm... I wonder where my brain got THAT from) and they had these homemade, typewritten labels scotch-taped onto them and all. So I buy them and take them home but one of the labels falls off and underneath it is another lebel with some other songs/artist info on it. When I play the cassettes, it's not Joni at all but some other music and I'm really upset... Woke up before I could return them to the store. Hope the REAL Joni rarities happens sometime in the future. Oh, and I've gotta say to Bob Mueller, I REALLY enjoyed sitting next to you at the Sat fest song circle and singing along with you... you're a much better singer than I, but I had a BLAST trying to keep up with you on some of those songs. Thank you my friend! Kenny B ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:59:18 -0400 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: Joni's taste in books From: "LESLI A WATTS" <<< Do people my age remember when we'd all walk around with siddartha and Steppenwolf tucked under our arms? >>> Absolutely and also "Be Here Now" by Ram Dass. The acid-tripping journey of a Harvard Psychiatrist traipsing around India to delve into Hindu religion . I liked looking at the pictures too! Warmly, Cassy NP: The Tubes - Attack of the 50 Foot Woman ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #106 ********************************* ------- 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)