From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #274 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, September 8 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 274 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- An idea for a sales sticker on "Shine" ["Oddmund Kaarevik" ] Hana and more [] Re: UK shine purchasers ["Jamie's Box of Paints" ] "Joni/Rickie Lee Feud" [Medric Faulkner ] Re: Hana and more [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Simon ... [Kate Johnson ] Joni rages against the machine [KEVIN DOHENY ] Dulcimers, The Netherlands and the NEW iPod Touch with added Starbucks (i.e. SHINE) WiFi Downloads ["Jonatha] Joni mention in a college paper [Joseph Palis ] SV: Dulcimers, The Netherlands and the NEW iPod Touch with added Starbucks (i.e. SHINE) WiFi Downloads ["Marion Le] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:28:27 +0200 From: "Oddmund Kaarevik" Subject: An idea for a sales sticker on "Shine" Dear Catherine--- your my word wizard ! *like Mary Poppins without the spoonful of sugar* Isn't this just the perfect sales-sticker, it would really fit perfectly with the decaffenated, no sugar & non-fat milk coffe people would order, besides buying "Shine" I was really tired coming from work yesterday, but thinking of that little quote of yours really made my evening ! I was cracking up, thinking about it. Was really imagining how it would look like, the whole design... Best! Oddmund ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:22:59 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: Hana & some more Nice pick, Oddmund. This does seem to go back to her kinder days and finding positives in people. I'm pretty open minded with Joni and just try to understand where she's coming from but sometimes the anger can stress me out. Nicely put, Bob. It's probably an accurate prediction. The press do seem to focus on a single aspect. It actually seems like a well rounded album. Joni has always been a political animal and I have learned from her point of view but as long as she mixes in some more sensitive human observations, I'll stick with her. Mark in Fortress Sydney. Chances are your country's leader is here right now for APEC. Just wondering what silly shirt they'll wear in Sydney. Downtown is a no go zone this weekend. Nice that we got a public holiday today though. Have a great weekend everybody. NP B Movie - Gil Scott-Herron ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 01:40:57 -0700 From: Subject: Hana and more I had some fear when I first heard Joni was gonig to get "political" in the new album. What I always thought made Joni great and towering above many other artists was her genius in being able to reach all in a very universal way. I think all great artists are able to transcend the ordinary - that is what makes them extraordinary. When I first read the lyrics I again felt that ambivalence. Some of them are dark and dire on the flat page. However....I have now heard much of the music and it all fits together beautifully. The lyrics are sometimes sparse and dank but the music is absolutely majestic. In true Joni duality mode, it is like the lyrics are the shadows but the music is the light. Since there is light with the darkness, it tells me Joni still hopes and tries to reach the heart and spirit. This is some of the best music she has ever composed - it is really a mindblower. There is also a definite influence from her working on a ballet, too. I am so glad that project inspired her. Thanks to Bene, I received a real copy of the Word magazine with the Joni interview. My 86 year old mother grabbed it and read it cover to cover and ate up every word. She also asked me if I knew Joni had worked on a ballet ;-) Ha. Shine is going to amaze and surprise many. I think it may even be somewhat "critic-proof." Thanks to Bob and simon, too, for the recent Joni goodies! I really appreciate them. Welcome back Mark in Seattle - we've wondered where you been! Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 01:01:53 +0100 From: "Jamie's Box of Paints" Subject: Re: UK shine purchasers I've pre-ordered mine but I realised.... I'm probably going to be away when they send it!!!! Argh!!!! I might just pick it up in Oxford while doing the show... not during the show... xxx On 05/09/07, Paul Headon wrote: > Hi all. > > I have discovered a site that will sell a pre-ordered copy of Shine for 6.99 > GBP including postage. > > http://www.bangcd.com/productDetail.aspx?prod_id=3042¤cy=GBP&source=Cia > oUK > > I am not an employee of the company . It just strikes me as a very very low > price :-). Enjoy. > > > Best wishes, > > Paul Headon. > (From Wales) > - -- 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 Facebook me! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 04:50:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Medric Faulkner Subject: "Joni/Rickie Lee Feud" There is an interesting interview with Rickie Lee Jones on Minnesota Public Radio's web page where she speaks about the so called feud. She indicates that it was mostly media hype. - --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:05:25 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Hana and more Absolutely, Kakki - and this is not something that can be realized by seeing the lyrics on a screen. Just to hear Joni's voice over a piano setting turns me into mush. I too think this one is going to catch a lot of folks off-guard. 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I don't know) station in Saskatoon back in the day? Kate - -- http://xoetc.antville.org Who Does She Think She Is? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:02:21 -0700 (PDT) From: KEVIN DOHENY Subject: Joni rages against the machine I have always loved the concept of art being used to combat darkness/evil/injustice etc.. I think that is what Joni is trying to do on this album...(At the risk of sounding idealistic/hippie dippy..I say) Maybe this record is much more than music recorded onto a disk..or fodder for our eager ears who have been dying to hear a note...from our joni...perhaps this album is a much larger thing..growing up listening to cbs-fm the protest songs from the 60's were presented as top 40 and it's hard to grasp the concept of "turn turn turn" bookended with "sugar sugar" or "runaround sue"(not that i don't love them for different reasons..you get the point) But as i grew older listening to those songs in their proper context along with my since gained knowledge I wonder why artists of today seem so silent about the world..It is important to use art as a form of "weapon" for lack of a better word..when joni has done it it's to be fare sparce but whenever she does it..she really hits the mark..The "Fiddle and the Drum" is a total triumph(again almost prophetic) It is so much more than an anti war song..it is a warning..I cried the first time I actually listened to that song... for my money "Tax Free" perfectly represents what life was like in America in 1985 that song is simply genius..I am thankful that I have these songs as a sort of artistic snap shot of what life was like or what people felt at a particular time.. The songs on 'Shine" that deal with the state of the world today are a snapshot for my friends grandkids..I think Joni took a look around and decided she better leave her mark because most artists sure as hell aren't..Brava! - --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 01:53:40 +0200 From: "Jonathan Lowe" Subject: Dulcimers, The Netherlands and the NEW iPod Touch with added Starbucks (i.e. SHINE) WiFi Downloads Thanks for all the kind words of welcome. Not sure how many Europeans there are on here in total, but there seems to be quite a few of us. I travel around quite a bit with my job, so maybe we can arrange some hiding behind bottles in dark cafis sometime... Catherine mentions the dulcimer and I recall that BBC In Concert with Joni telling her story of that instrument made for her and playing the thing so well on California. She seems so young and a little nervous when she spoke, but she played and sang so confidently and there were certainly signs of her non-nonsense character even then. This is still the only live footage I have outside of the commercial releases- can anyone point me in the direction of more? The Netherlands is indeed a grand place to live- we have been here almost 7 years. We live in a small town about 20 miles from Amsterdam so we have city and country both close by. Michael asked if I am a musician- in spirit and interest but not really in fact. I can read music and play a little piano/ keyboard and clarinet/ sax, but I'm not good at any of it. I downloaded Dave Blackburn's piano arrangement of Blue from the website a few weeks ago and am slowly working on it. I have a new incentive to get better again because my daughter just started piano lessons and expects me to play duets with her (she's 6 next week). She loves music as much as I do and I am of course playing her all my favourite "proper" music already by burning personal CDs with my favourites on- A Case of You featured on the first one. I like a lot of music, so this is a life's work, but other favourite artists are Ben Folds, Tori Amos, Bruce Springsteen (trying to get tix for Antwerp from 9am tomorrow), Tom Waits, Gerry Rafferty, The Blue Nile, Rickie Lee Jones and Paul Simon. Have been watching almost an hour of Steve Jobs showing off the new iPods tonight. Apple is teaming up with Starbucks to offer access to the music that Starbucks plays in its cafis through their new iTunes Wifi Download service and their new iPod Touch (touchscreen iPod with WiFi, web, etc- really nice-looking gadget). The way it works is that you walk into Starbucks and can audition and then download any song they are playing, have recently played, or which is in their catalogue. It occurs to me that this will give a BIG boost to the sales of Shine. I know how some of you folks feel about Starbucks and Joni's move to them, but this could be great for the record's exposure, and should lead to a new generation of fans. Well, this has been a pretty long post and now I need to go to bed as I have some serious internet ticket-buying action tomorrow. Just imagine when the Joni tour is announced (well I can dream). I have never seen her live and have read enviously the reminiscences of some of you lucky folks who have. Have a great weekend, Jonathan NP: Feist, "1234" (from the new iPod nano ad) [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:51:24 +0200 (CEST) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Joni mention in a college paper Yesterday's The Daily Tar Heel featured a column from a grad student whose title is Joni's oft-used line in BYT. Sure enough, the article made a passing mention of Joni as if to validate the wisdom of that idea. Not the most original but it is always nice to see Joni's name crop up in unexpected places. http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2007/09/06/Opinion/You-Dont.Know.What.You.Got.til.Its.Gone-2952639.shtml Goodnight y'all, Joseph in Chapel Hill (who won a pair of tickets to Jason Isbell's concert in town last night but had to miss it) - --------------------------------- Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:43:22 +0200 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: SV: Dulcimers, The Netherlands and the NEW iPod Touch with added Starbucks (i.e. SHINE) WiFi Downloads Hi Jonathan, thank you for your posting, it's nice to get to know you a little better! And as for hiding behind bottles in some dark European cafi, I'm definitely in! I'll alert you next time I go to Amsterdam. And if you come to Scandinavia, I am in Lund (in the South of Sweden), within easy access to Copenhagen, so maybe Bene and Odd would join in? Have a nice weekend, and good luck with the tickets! Marion - -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fren: owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-onlyjoni@smoe.org] Fvr Jonathan Lowe Skickat: den 8 september 2007 01:54 Till: joni@smoe.org Dmne: Dulcimers, The Netherlands and the NEW iPod Touch with added Starbucks (i.e. SHINE) WiFi Downloads Thanks for all the kind words of welcome. Not sure how many Europeans there are on here in total, but there seems to be quite a few of us. I travel around quite a bit with my job, so maybe we can arrange some hiding behind bottles in dark cafis sometime... Catherine mentions the dulcimer and I recall that BBC In Concert with Joni telling her story of that instrument made for her and playing the thing so well on California. She seems so young and a little nervous when she spoke, but she played and sang so confidently and there were certainly signs of her non-nonsense character even then. This is still the only live footage I have outside of the commercial releases- can anyone point me in the direction of more? The Netherlands is indeed a grand place to live- we have been here almost 7 years. We live in a small town about 20 miles from Amsterdam so we have city and country both close by. Michael asked if I am a musician- in spirit and interest but not really in fact. I can read music and play a little piano/ keyboard and clarinet/ sax, but I'm not good at any of it. I downloaded Dave Blackburn's piano arrangement of Blue from the website a few weeks ago and am slowly working on it. I have a new incentive to get better again because my daughter just started piano lessons and expects me to play duets with her (she's 6 next week). She loves music as much as I do and I am of course playing her all my favourite "proper" music already by burning personal CDs with my favourites on- A Case of You featured on the first one. I like a lot of music, so this is a life's work, but other favourite artists are Ben Folds, Tori Amos, Bruce Springsteen (trying to get tix for Antwerp from 9am tomorrow), Tom Waits, Gerry Rafferty, The Blue Nile, Rickie Lee Jones and Paul Simon. Have been watching almost an hour of Steve Jobs showing off the new iPods tonight. Apple is teaming up with Starbucks to offer access to the music that Starbucks plays in its cafis through their new iTunes Wifi Download service and their new iPod Touch (touchscreen iPod with WiFi, web, etc- really nice-looking gadget). The way it works is that you walk into Starbucks and can audition and then download any song they are playing, have recently played, or which is in their catalogue. It occurs to me that this will give a BIG boost to the sales of Shine. I know how some of you folks feel about Starbucks and Joni's move to them, but this could be great for the record's exposure, and should lead to a new generation of fans. Well, this has been a pretty long post and now I need to go to bed as I have some serious internet ticket-buying action tomorrow. Just imagine when the Joni tour is announced (well I can dream). I have never seen her live and have read enviously the reminiscences of some of you lucky folks who have. Have a great weekend, Jonathan NP: Feist, "1234" (from the new iPod nano ad) [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #274 ********************************* ------- 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)