From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #62 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 Friday, May 30 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 062 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The First Album 40 years on, desert island top 5 records ["Randy Remo] annoying Joni reference [Deb Messling ] Joni mention in this month's Acoustic Guitar magazine [Catherine McKay ] Re: "We Are Joni Mitchell" [Catherine McKay ] Re: the most boring album of the year [rsc1@humboldt.edu] Re: the most boring album of the year [Jerry Notaro ] Re: annoying Joni reference ["T Peckham" ] Re: Amelia it was just a false alarm [M C ] Re: annoying Joni reference [Monika Bogdanowicz ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 23:56:58 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: The First Album 40 years on, desert island top 5 records 1) Rocktron, the company that makes the Banshee Talkbox was founded in 1983 2) Do not take CDs to the desert island. You need vinyl-just keep them out of the sun. Your turntable starts with a very large, round stone that you fashion into a flywheel for inertia. This will weigh several hundred pounds. You then power it with a smaller roller that you turn by hand. The needle is from a cactus-same as they sometimes used for 78's. This is mounted in an arm and horn that you have ingeniusly constructed from blowfish hide and bamboo. This is do-able, while making a D/A converter, laser, and a 500rpm disc spinner would pose much bigger problems. RR ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 06:22:37 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: annoying Joni reference This from an article about blogger Emily Gould: "Like you, Joni Mitchell was extremely self-referential. Many people liked this at first, but they eventually grew tired of it. When she finally stopped writing about herself and turned her attention elsewhere, most people had already lost interest and moved on. Do you worry that the same thing will happen to you?" This seems to be the opposite of the truth. People moved on BECAUSE she stopped writing about herself, among other reasons like not appreciating her more esoteric musical turns. The article was interesting, though, and I'm glad to know I'm not the only woman on earth who hated Sex in the City. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:20:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Joni mention in this month's Acoustic Guitar magazine Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers interviews KT Tunstall in the current issue of Acoustic Guitar. There is a small Joni mention about halfway through: AG: Even though I hear a lot of Joni Mitchell in your background, you dont seem to use alternate tunings. TUNSTALL I definitely have a lot of Joni in my background. But I come to the table as a street player, and detuning can be a real pain in the ass when youre busking. You havent got a tuner with you and its really cold, so sometimes its hard to get your guitar back in [tune] and sounding good again. I just couldnt bother [with alternate tunings], really, and I was finding enough excitement in traditional tuning as it was. But actually, the song Im writing at the moment has a detuned E string, just down to D, which is always really nice. http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=22387 Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:43:36 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: "We Are Joni Mitchell" Attention Londoners: Lattitude 2008 will be held July 17-20 at London's Arcola Theatre and will feature a production titled "We Are Joni Mitchell" performed by the Birds of Britain, described as follows: Birds Of Britain are delighted to present 'We Are Joni Mitchell', a comedy with music set at Latitude 2008, in which three strangers meet after the suddenly cancelled appearance of their heroine Joni. Through an increasingly competitive exploration of her songs and lyrics, each seeks to prove to the others that she is the ultimate Joni authority and fan: one physically, one musically, and one Yiddishly. (warning: contains interpretative dance). Sounds interesting... Bob NP: The Allman Bros, "Rockin' Horse" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 29 May 2008 09:48:59 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: "We Are Joni Mitchell" This sounds hysterical. Are you sure it was not a lister that wrote this? Could be a Smurph production. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On May 29, 2008, at 7:43 AM, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: Attention Londoners: Lattitude 2008 will be held July 17-20 at London's Arcola Theatre and will feature a production titled "We Are Joni Mitchell" performed by the Birds of Britain, described as follows: Birds Of Britain are delighted to present 'We Are Joni Mitchell', a comedy with music set at Latitude 2008, in which three strangers meet after the suddenly cancelled appearance of their heroine Joni. Through an increasingly competitive exploration of her songs and lyrics, each seeks to prove to the others that she is the ultimate Joni authority and fan: one physically, one musically, and one Yiddishly. (warning: contains interpretative dance). Sounds interesting... Bob NP: The Allman Bros, "Rockin' Horse" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 29 May 2008 12:01:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: "We Are Joni Mitchell" - --- Michael Paz wrote: > This sounds hysterical. Are you sure it was not a > lister that wrote > this? Could be a Smurph production. > > Best > > Paz > And Patti Parlette must have a starring role. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:26:27 -0700 (PDT) From: rsc1@humboldt.edu Subject: Re: the most boring album of the year I have to say that sort of agree with Mr. Bennett on this one. I wouldn't go so far as to call it THE most boring album, but I too was completely underwhelmed by this record. Herbie did a show at the theater where I work, last fall (before the Grammy win), and, though I love his work and respect all he's accomplished, found the show to be unfocused and unremarkable, despite the obvious prowess of the musicians onstage. I did think it was cool that Herbie won, but again, winning a Grammy rarely seems based on true merit. Gus > I had not seen this-fairly recent, his review is titled: > The most boring album of the year!, April 9, 2008 > pretty harsh, if it's really him. >> I'm a professional musician. Along with Tom Scott, I started the group >> L.A Express in the 70's and performed on Joni Mitchell's albums, Court & >> Spark, Miles of Aisles, etc. This CD which won the Grammy album of the >> year is not worth buying. The musical wanderings of Herbie and the >> almost unrecognizable songs of Joni's are an exercise in musical >> futility. Herbie needs a tinkle-ectomy and most of the vocalists are >> totally underwhelming. >> Obviously, this was a politically motivated choice by NARAS!!!!! >> Max Bennett, bassist and composer. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:04:26 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: the most boring album of the year My vote so far goes to kd lang's Watershed. Jerry NP: Janis Ian - Billie's Bones ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 14:10:20 -0500 From: "T Peckham" Subject: Re: annoying Joni reference On 5/29/08, Deb Messling wrote: > > This from an article about blogger Emily Gould . . . Hmmm, where have I been . . . (Blissfully?) unaware. Now I'll have to look her up. ;-) The article was interesting, though, and I'm glad to know I'm not the only woman on earth who hated Sex in the City. Someone finally said it! I'd never seen the show till I moved into a housesharing situation with a "Sex in the City" junkie. Gack. She also watches endless reruns of "Friends." Deliver me! Terra - -- Note to any and all govt. agencies who might be looking in: You can kiss my sweet ass. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:30:58 -0700 (PDT) From: M C Subject: Re: Amelia it was just a false alarm > I think bringing comfort is one of the greatest > things we humans get from > music - and Joni has given bucket loads of comfort > via her music. Another > good reason to belong to JMDL. > Anita Tedder Amen to that. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 19:52:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: annoying Joni reference Well, the way I see it, you can make any excuse you want for why some people don't listen to Joni. This just seems like some excuse in a way to almost insult Joni. When it comes down to it (just as with any artist) Joni is just not for everyone. Her music will hit you or it won't, just as anybody else. It is as simple as that. -Monika, a fan of Sex and the City who is seeing the movie tomorrow Deb Messling wrote: This from an article about blogger Emily Gould: "Like you, Joni Mitchell was extremely self-referential. Many people liked this at first, but they eventually grew tired of it. When she finally stopped writing about herself and turned her attention elsewhere, most people had already lost interest and moved on. Do you worry that the same thing will happen to you?" This seems to be the opposite of the truth. People moved on BECAUSE she stopped writing about herself, among other reasons like not appreciating her more esoteric musical turns. The article was interesting, though, and I'm glad to know I'm not the only woman on earth who hated Sex in the City. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #62 ******************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe