From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #469 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 Sunday, February 24 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 469 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- DJRD and Shine [Russell Bowden ] Re: SJC Who would Joni support (Obama or Clinton) [] Re: one last mention of Mojo [Laura Stanley ] Re: Herbie on Jay Leno tonight ["Dan Olson" ] Joni & James at Royal Albert Hall ["Kay Ashley" ] Re: Joni & James at Royal Albert Hall [Bob Muller ] Re: Herbie on Jay Leno tonight ["Randy Remote" ] meanderings, was: salutations [David Eoll ] MOJO [Eric Taylor ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:06:34 -0800 From: Russell Bowden Subject: DJRD and Shine Gang, Senator...I know DJRD, and believe me, Shine is no DJRD. More later on Shine....Need to listen to it a few hundred times more. First impression...I've heard these songs before on other albums/CDs. Nuts about the opening piano solo. DJRD....Exquisite. Love, Russ _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:36:04 +0000 (GMT) From: Subject: Re: SJC Who would Joni support (Obama or Clinton) I'm 99.9% sure Joni is not a U.S. citizen. And, as for who she would support, (blasphemy warning) I don't care. However, if I were writing some music and wanted an opinion, I'd want hers (among others). She did support McGovern in 1972, but I sometimes think it had more to do with her (then) social group, including JT. No proof on that one, tho' And to clarify one point you made, Patti P - Caroline Kennedy has *never* supported any candidate publicly before. So that's a big deal. I may have mentioned this before, but Madeleine Albright's book "Memo to the President Elect" is a very timely read. She offers all sort of practical advice, based in real experience. The book is peppered with interesting anecdotes about past (and present) presidents and administrations. A worthwhile book - especially right now. And (daring to be blasphemous again), I find the whole cult of personality thing to be pretty annoying, yet pervasive in United States culture. You might be shocked to hear me say that I don't really care about meeting Joni. I have been inspired by her music for many years. But, actually, I wouldn't have a clue what to talk to her about.) I think we're seeing the same sort of emphasis on the person instead of the work or message wrt Obama. I support him completely. But what I find inspiring is the fact that he inspires others. Hopefully voters (and U.S. Americans in general) will realize that this isn't about him. It's about them. Obama's web site has a quote to that effect. To me, that's a healthy thing. lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:54:34 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: one last mention of Mojo Monika pointed out: Joni said her music is "like a river, constantly changing." Of course she also said that sometimes it is still and deep and sometimes it is a raging waterfall. Hi Mon, Thanks for drawing my attention to this. It is beautiful! Love, Laura ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:59:05 -0600 From: "Dan Olson" Subject: Re: Herbie on Jay Leno tonight The vocalist was Luciana Souza (who sings "Amelia" on "River"); I prefer the Corinne Bailey Rae vocal on "River" on "River". It looked like Larry Klein on electric bass (there was no closeup or mention); I hated to see Herbie appearing to be freindly with Bill O'Reilly at the end of the show. np: "River" on "River" On 2/22/08, Randy Remote wrote: > > Just saw it-they did "River"-didn't catch the vocalist's name > but she weren't very good ...still glad for Herbie's success > (and Joni's). RR > > > Performance from the CD "River: The Joni Letters" > > rosie > On 2/22/08, RoseMJoy@aol.com wrote: > > Performance from the CD "River: The Joni Letters" > > rosie > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > ( > http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:37:57 -0500 From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: Joni & James at Royal Albert Hall Hello All, I went to the BigO site to download the tracks (thanks for the heads-up, Patti!). Then I was customizing all the info in iTunes (the tracks on the BigO site are just named track 1, etc.), added the cover image, etc., and I thought that I should make that available to everyone here. So, I created a Stuffit archive with the full resolution MP3s in it; all the tracks are named, the composer info is there, and the cover image from the BigO site is attached to each track, for the pleasure of those with iPods. Here's the link: You can click on the following link to retrieve your File. The link will expire in 7 Days and will be available for 100 number of downloads. Link: http://download.yousendit.com/A8C5E55F4E2B5095 For those of you who need to dowload Stuffit Expander (it's free), here's the link to both Mac and Windows versions: http://www.stuffit-expander.com/stuffit-expander.html?gclid=CMPf8-SR25ECFRMEkgoddE8ycA&mv2=stuffit%2Bexpander&mv3=05 Just let me know off-list if the download becomes unavailable (only 100 downloads allowed at a time), and I'll upload it again. The *.sitx file is 99MB, so it will take a while. Have fun! :-) Kay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KAY ASHLEY ~ Singer-Songwriter http://www.kayashley.com http://www.myspace.com/kayashley http://www.sonicbids.com/kayashley ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:55:53 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni & James at Royal Albert Hall Just be informed that the venue is not correct - Joni never played the Royal Albert Hall. This recording is from the Paris Theatre in London, October 29, 1970. Bob NP: Roy Buchanan, "Down By The River" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:30:11 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Herbie on Jay Leno tonight From: "Dan Olson" > The vocalist was Luciana Souza (who sings "Amelia" on "River"); I prefer > the > Corinne Bailey Rae vocal on "River" on "River". It looked like Larry > Klein > on electric bass (there was no closeup or mention); I hated to see Herbie > appearing to be freindly with Bill O'Reilly at the end of the show. I know! Get a room! lol...yes, I'm sure that was Larry judging from his stance and how he holds the bass. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:02:47 -0500 From: David Eoll Subject: meanderings, was: salutations > From: Eric Taylor > Aloha David! > i'd LOVE to hear what U think about SHINE! I've only listened to Shine once, and it was kind of in the background, so I haven't really developed an opinion of it yet. Like I said, I'm still digesting the post-Mingus albums. Give me a week or so, and I'll get back to you on that. :) > From: KEVIN DOHENY > Speaking of the > early Joni records I was lucky enough to get introduced to her on > vinyl and for my money they sound so much better! Besides that..I like > the action of having to get up and flip the record over...It gives you > a little time to think about what you just heard and to prepare for > side 2... And I love the puzzled look on younger people's faces when I'll refer to some song on an album as being like "side 2 track 1" or something, and I can see the little thought ballon over their heads go "side 2 ???". And I'll say, "Nevermind. Its about halfway through the CD." > From: "Barbara Stewart" > Subject: Herbie's grammy win > > profile / feature on LA Times website: > > http://tinyurl.com/ysnqfa Wow! I hadn't heard about this. I'm also a big Herbie fan. I actually got into him by way of listening to lots and lots of Miles Davis. Later I got into the Headhunters stuff. So, Joni was influenced by jazz. And now jazz is influenced by Joni. Beautiful. I wonder if the "star-making machinery" reference in the LA Times piece was deliberate. > From: mia _ > Subject: re: salutations > > People Magazine interviewed Judy Collins > around 1992 I think, about the time of her son's suicide. There wasn't > much Joni content except for the tree house photo and Judy Collins > exclaiming how crazy she was about every single song Joni ever put > out. I understand that she took a pass on recording Urge For Going. But was blown away by Both Sides Now, which I think won her a Grammy. The story that I have read is that Joni finished writing BSN at about 2:30 in the AM, and immediately called Judy up and played it for her over the phone, and made her cry. And Joni asked Judy to please record it, since Joni didn't have a recording contract of her own yet (Judy recorded BSN in 1967 and Joni didn't an album until 1968). Anyone know if that's how it went down? I have no idea why Judy wasn't as taken with Urge For Going as I am. Its one of my favorite Joni tunes. And I'm even more puzzled why Joni waited until Hits to put it on an album. It sounds like its probably an outtake from the Clouds sessions. Obviously, there's no fluff there, so something had to go. But, still, if it had been left on, it would've been one of my favorite tracks. I'm often puzzled by what artists choose to leave off their albums. One of the good things about the fact that alot of labels are rereleasing their old catalogs is that they can put these outtakes on the CD. And I'm constantly amazed by the quality of some of them in relation to some of the songs that ended up on the album. For instance, the Stones album Tatoo You was made up almost entirely of outtakes from their 70s albums. (I realize I'm venturing into non-Joni land, I'll come right back in a second) Waiting For A Friend was from the Goats Head Soup sessions, and Slave was from Black And Blue. Now, I can think of several songs I would've nicked from those albums to make room for those two songs. Those are awesome Stones tunes. Why, why, why? I guess artists have a certain idea of what they want the album as a whole to sound like? Anyway, its hard to imagine Clouds any other way than the way it is, so I guess Joni made the right choice. BTW, anyone hear the awesome David Crosby version of Urge For Going on the CSN box set? That was actually my introduction to the song, since Hits hadn't come out yet. > From: Kate Johnson > But when I was 15 she had a hit > with Help Me, and I scraped up 15 bucks to go buy the C&S album. Wow, I don't remember albums being that expensive back then. Maybe they were more expensive in Canada. > After three listens, I was hooked. Now I'm 49 and still hooked. I > love music, love singing it, hearing it, playing it. Singing, > especially with others, gives me one of the profound joys in my life. > Many singers provoke me to sing along; they move my heart or my feet. > But Joni continuously astounds my ears, as well. I have no > professional music training and cannot articulate my admiration for > what she does, but for me the songs, their lyrics and arrangements > along with her vocals and playing, are not only intelligent and > masterful but are beautifully realized evocations of life. Wish I > could explain! But of course I don't have to ... you all know exactly > what I mean. Yup. I love music. Love playing guitar (I'm not that good), I love singing (I'm even worse there), and I love dancing (two left feet). But, jeez, there's just something about music and dancing that is very ... I don't know ... human, I guess. Just about all humans do it, no matter what corner of the world they are in. Its at the core of the human experience. And Joni's a gas! I love her. > From: Monika Bogdanowicz > Thank you so much for that link. I wonder what Joni was > playing/singing and what her and Judy were talking about before that > photo was taken. They look so much at ease and I always wonder these > things about people in photos. I'm sure Judy was adding some lovely harmonies to whatever Joni was playing. But, yeah, I wonder what songs she was playing. Hmmm... the date says 1967. Something from STAS, Michael From Mountains, maybe? Judy ended up covering that song on Wildflowers, the same album as Both Sides Now. Who knows? I wonder stuff like that too. I love looking at old photos. Anyway, its been lovely chatting with you all. Be well. Love, David ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:38:12 -0500 (EST) From: Eric Taylor Subject: MOJO Sorry i'm so slow but i am MINDBLOWN by the 01/08 MOJO First i loved Joni hovering over Radiohead with a b&w photo headlining MY GENERATION BLEW IT! She is SOOOO correct as usual! As a Baby Boomer who never gave up on world peace & environmentalism i am SO GLAD that there are a few people like Joni unafraid of telling it like it is. The word i would use to describe my sorry generation is self-absorbed. i only hope that ye neo-hippies GET IT!!! It's not about how much we can get. It's all about how much we can give. The religious right think it's all about tax-deducted charity (o charity!) But honestly the distracted left is far too divided by self-centerd interests. Conservatives are in lockstep with an agenda of fear & evermore fear. Liberals still fight over the meaning of "progresive" & stupidly let the greedy right wing to ruin our world because frankly we are apparently WIMPS! The Beast showers us with technology like the UPC, GPS & WMD & we multitudes seem SO happy with this reckless bullshit. Do we even think before we leap anymore? Have we ever??? Does it somehow make us feel safe that satellite technology is increasingly bombarding us with micrwaves in the name of progress? May i remind us that the Romans believed lead water pipes were a good idea. & the Mad Hatters thought mercury-lined top hats were a good idea. o geez, this question illustrates why liberals don't get elected. & also why Joni is SO dismissed as an artist. Again i apologize for being such a Joni fanatic. But our Lady of Heart & Mind has shaped my worldview is SUCH a profound way! So who should I vote for? i think that Joni is torn between Obama & Hillary. i am likewise torn. ET NP: Radiohead IN RAINBOWS (i haven't felt this satisfied since Pink Floyd's Meedle) ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #469 ********************************* ------- 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)