From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #227 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, November 8 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 227 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni's Birthday [dovetusai ] Happy birthday, Joni! [Catherine McKay ] Happy Birthday Joni! [Bob Muller ] Re: Happy Birthday Joni! [FMYFL@aol.com] Kilauren Gibb (Joni's daughter) Rocks!!! [Laura Stanley ] [none] [Mags ] re: JOTMAS score [c Karma ] Joni's Birthday, yesterday and today [Patti Parlette ] The 3 great Joni Mitchell song stimulants first thing in my skull [Russel] The 3 great Joni Mitchell song stimulants first thing in my skull [Michae] Re: joni blitz [Susan Guzzi ] Happy birthday! ["Pamela" ] Joni birthday wishes in the workplace [Patti Parlette ] Happy Joni Day! ["Rachel Avery" ] Re: Sacred Day [Peep Richman ] The gift that keeps on giving ["Cassy" ] SoCal Jonifest 09; closer to becoming a reality [Dave Blackburn ] re: happy birthday joni ["joe farrell" ] Song query ["Rachel Avery" ] Re: Emerging... [Jerry Notaro ] Re: SoCal Jonifest 09; closer to becoming a reality [Michael Paz ] Re: Emerging... [Bob Muller ] happy birthday JONI! ["Watts, Lesli" ] jmdl card to joni ["Watts, Lesli" ] Re: Song query ["Cassy" ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #226 [Paul Headon ] Re: Song query [Catherine McKay ] re: happy birthday joni... [Jeannie ] Joni RADIO 1985 interview with DENNIS ELSAS [est86mlm@ameritech.net] Rosie O'Donnells website today and Joni [est86mlm@ameritech.net] Re: Joni blitz [Laura Stanley ] Re: Joni blitz [Jeannie ] birthday [Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com] Re: Happy Joni Day ["Randy Remote" ] Re: Happy Joni Day ["Mark Angelo" ] Re: Emerging... [Deb Messling ] Re: Song query ["Randy Remote" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:15:48 +0100 From: dovetusai Subject: Joni's Birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONI! Today, more than ever, I feel so close to you... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 04:16:21 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Happy birthday, Joni! Shine on everyone! Love, Catherine __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:03:42 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Happy Birthday Joni! Just wanted to throw in my best wishes to Joni and to thank her for her amazing canon of music that has seen me through some rough times. Thanks to her for her willingness to evolve in an industry that doesn't welcome or reward evolution, and for always speaking truth and beauty to power. She has to be celebrating this week's good news as much as I am. And in an even bigger way, thanks to Joni for her FANS. Ten years ago today I was sittin' in the lounge of an Atlanta hotel, chatting with Joni about Hejira and holding her hand. I've seen parts of the world, met some of the most talented musicians, and in general consorted with some of the world's finest people, all thanks to the power of Joni's talent. Many happy returns of the day to you, Joni. Hope you get some big hugs today from your grandkids. I will forever be in your debt for the life experiences you've given me. Bob NP: Joni, "Fiction" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:03:19 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Joni! Well, I missed the Hotel part, but I can't believe it was 10 yrs ago today that I saw Joni in Atlanta. Happy Birthday Joni! Keep on "Shining". Jimmy In a message dated 11/7/2008 8:13:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, scjoniguy@yahoo.com writes: > Ten years ago today I was sittin' in the lounge of an Atlanta hotel, > chatting with Joni ************** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from - -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:51:19 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Kilauren Gibb (Joni's daughter) Rocks!!! Hi Ya'll, I just love this!!!!! It has so much character as a cover. There's something about it that keeps it running in my head days after I've listened to it. I've had a newness of morning ever since the outcome of the election and this morning Kilauren's cover was playing in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KKYGvwkH8 Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:06:42 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Happy Birthday Joni!!! Joni, Thank you for adding so much color and movement to my life! Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:13:25 -0800 (PST) From: Mags Subject: [none] joni on now on the cbc, tom allen's show, radio 2 cbc, you can listen live. happy birthday joni!!! http://www.cbc.ca/entertainment/ i exist as i am, that is enough ~walt whitman~ __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:08:10 +0000 From: c Karma Subject: re: JOTMAS score The reviews are in, and they're RAVES!!!Three cheers for Dave and Barnaby. Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!As compared to the version from the FTR songbook, the new transcription acknowledges dynamic and voicing MUCH MORE ACCURATELY. Not owning a concertmaster, I can't attempt the orchestral chart but if it's even half as good as the piano, it's well...good enough for CLASSICAL! I'm concentrating on the center interlude section right now and finding it much more challenging than I'd anticipated, tougher than the interlude in "Down To You." Unexpected chromatics and half steps, square to 6:4 and back, and not the easiest fingering I could have imagined.It is SO important that someone wrote this down, THIS IS LEGACY. That it comes grass roots from her fan base is probably the best birthday present that her admirers could give to her. Dave, this is the gift that keeps giving. Well done.CC Bravo, Dave! I'm not a good enough piano player for a testdrive, but maybe I'll learn it someday. Thanks for all the toil !!RRDate: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:07:31 -0800 (PST)From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Judgement of the moon and Stars score ready now really njcDave, your dedication at putting this together is greatly appreciated. I am mind-boggled at people who can pick apart a piece like that and put it into notation. My son had a guitar teacher who could do this on the fly but he told me that it sometimes led to his constantly deconstructing music to the point where he sometimes lost the ability to just enjoy it. I hope that's not the case with you.I'm not a very good piano player either, and when I see a note that's way below the line, often give up because I'm too lazy to figure out what note it is, even though it's not that hard to do and I could just bloody well write it on the score, but I had one of those knitting-needle-knuckle-wrapping nuns for a teacher and probably would have been given a hard time for marking up my score like that. Nevertheless, I have also downloaded it and am going to give it a try.The weird thing is, when I was a kid, I took piano lessons and learned everything by reading the notes and never really thought much about them being chords when put together. Then later, when I taught myself guitar, I learned chords only and never thought about single notes. Later still, I took classical guitar lessons and began to read music written for guitar as notes. However, I've never been able to figure out a piano chord chart, although I suppose it's just a matter of figuring out which notes make up a particular chord and then playing it. If you told me to play a Am7 on the guitar, I could do it without thinking but, if you told me to do the same on the piano, I'd have to spell it out one note at a time.I know this on an intellectual level but have difficulty translating it into the physicality of actually playing the stuff, but I suppose it's just a matter of repetitions and muscle memory and all that.That probably didn't make a great deal of sense but I'm sure there are one or two people who will get what I'm talking about.Catherine,I'm glad people are digging into my JOTMAS score. There has been such a wealth of Joni guitar transcriptions on the JMDL (thanks to Sue, Marian and Howard primarily) and a shortage of her piano work, so that has inspired me to fill that void little by little. So far, Blue, Down to You and now Judgement are done, unfortunately accessible through the guitar tabs database where you wouldn't likely think to look for them. I'm urging Les to create a "Piano scores" menu tab.As a guitar teacher myself, I encourage my students to transcribe music (not just guitar music) because it brings together so many skills at once: ear training, rhythm counting, correct notation, clear layout etc. There is now a beautiful tool to assist this process, called "Amazing Slow Downer" which lets you slow down, repitch if necessary, loop small sections and EQ a digital file to where you can hear what's going on. Without this tool there are areas of this piece that would have been impossible (for me at least) to decipher, and my friend Barnaby and I have spent many days emailing back and forth over the micro details of this tune till we felt we had it. There are still, truthfully, a couple of places where it's too hard to hear the piano part under the woodwinds and we gave it our best guess.thanks,Dave Blackburn _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows. connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:15:46 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Joni's Birthday, yesterday and today Happy Joni Day!Last week Mags (Hi Prairie Girl!) asked about our birthday plans, but I was not able to reply because I was in Flip City (near Folly) due to the campaign. (Yes, we can! Yes, we did!! Pinch me!) Yesterday I went out to my usual quick lunch stand, (Proud-headed Queen) Lizzie's Curbside Cuisine, to give Lizzie a short list of suggestions for a Joni menu. Lizzie has been telling me all year that she would do this for Joni's birthday. As I stood in line and hugged people (we're all still hugging and giving those "terrorist fist bumps" 'round this BLUE region), I noticed that the menu board said: "Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell! Rock on!" next to the menu item "Harvest Stew". (He cooked good omelets and stews.) "Huh? What day is it?", I thought. Oh, my. Maybe I told her it was Thursday? Ooby shooby. I've been mixing up the days all week. A co-worker said this morning: "Great celebration party last night!" And I replied: "Oh, that was just last night?" LOL. I am off my Ba-racker for sure! Lizzie wasn't there so I left the note with her sous-chef, Darrell. (Larry and the other Darrell weren't there.) I really meant to plan a very comprehensive and elaborate menu for this day, but with all the craziness of the past few weeks (Baracking the vote and then, of course, Tuesday night's dizzy dancing way you feel when every fairy tale comes real!!!! Wooooo hoooooo! Laughing and crying -- so much releasing! -- and nearly speechless for two days!) I never got around to it. Anyway, let's see if today she does a little more for her real birthday. If not, it's still all good. I'm remembering now how I went a just *little* Joni nuts last year at the quick lunch stand. Let me see if I can find that "love is a story told" and re-post it. It all comes down to Joni! Love and Obama hugs, all across this marbled bowling ball, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119462413/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:01:31 -0500 From: Russell Bowden Subject: For Joni Dear Joni, Happy Happy Birthday. I love you. Russ Bowden Mischief Managed _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119462413/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:17:07 -0500 From: Russell Bowden Subject: The 3 great Joni Mitchell song stimulants first thing in my skull Gang, Rainy Night House Court and Spark Borderline Love, Russ in Maine _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows. connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:41:52 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: The 3 great Joni Mitchell song stimulants first thing in my skull Chinese Cafe See You Sometime Down To You Happy Birthday Joni (from Paz in Montana on my way to So. Cal tomorrow) Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:48:34 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Guzzi Subject: Re: joni blitz Happy Birthday Joni! You have added so much to my life - the art - the words - the beauty and the emotions ... I can't imagine the colorless life - - had you not been there. Morning Morgantowm All I Want Night In the City I thought of these because I wish you joy in the morning and a festive joyous night and to dance in the day & wreck your stockings in some jukebox jive! Peace, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:05:24 +0100 From: "Pamela" Subject: Happy birthday! Happy Birthday Joni!!! I hope the love from everyone of us for you is one of the best gift you can receive. I hope you can feel it! Love for all of you, too! Pamela ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:46:15 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Joni birthday wishes in the workplace From an Austrian (Hi Marian!) co-worker, via email: ****** Happy birthday, Joni! She also contributed to a more peaceful and equitable world, so it is nice to celebrate her as well. : ) ****** Sometimes we try. Yes we always try! xo, pp, who had muffin buns and berries for lunch P.S./Heads-up: A friend just called to say that "Our President" (the new and improved one!) is holding a press conference at 2:30 p.m. today. _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows. connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:14:45 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: Happy Brithday Joni Thanks for your art and wisdom. Richard ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:22:49 -0500 From: "Rachel Avery" Subject: Happy Joni Day! Happy birthday Joni!!! Celebrating all the incredible music and art and ideas she's shared and the wonderful community that's grown around it here. Amidst all the Joni songs floating through my head there is also this, celebration of life and earth... "And we love you it's a beautiful day Thank you for the journey to this new day where we've been Gifted this island we've been gifted this day And we're all here together on this beautiful day" retreating perhaps to only semi-lurkdom for a bit... ===== rachel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:18:41 -0800 (PST) From: Peep Richman Subject: Re: Sacred Day Hi Joni-gang, Today is sacred. Today is Joni's birthday, the day, 65 years ago, that the angels blew kisses our way by lending us our Joni...not "us"..the world. I am wishing many things for Joni; amazingly good health; self-fulfillment; the yearning to return to music and once again surprising us with an up-coming CD; new ways for Joni to have a magnificent enhancement of her life; love...true, lasting love; a new 'man from mars' or several; a steady recognition of the hundred of thousands people she has positively influenced and inspired. This list could continue forever. I'm celebrating her day by playing her magnificent music for the entire day. My love to all, Bo ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:39:33 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: The gift that keeps on giving The music and inspiration Joni brings to us is a gift. On this, her birthday, I celebrate her life, her wisdom, her generosity of spirit and my own ability to listen, look and constantly hear and see nuances within her creations. I'm a lucky girl. Cassy NP: Lynn Skinner - Baby, Don't Schmooze If Iraq's biggest export was broccoli, would we still be there ? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:57:44 -0800 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: SoCal Jonifest 09; closer to becoming a reality Jonimates, So I have found the perfect location for our SoCal Jonifest in 09. The facilities are spectacular, the price will be very affordable and the location is stunningly beautiful. I'm being offered an extra discount for being a friend of one of their local patrons. Like Holycombe, I'm planning to do a Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun Fest so it doesn't feel like it's over before it's begun. It is in the gorgeous mountain town of Idyllwild CA, east of L.A and above the Palm Springs desert. It is a very liberal, gay-friendly, artistic community with wonderful eateries, hiking trails, art galleries, and live music (not that you'd be straying far from Jonifest for music!) The venue itself is here: http://www.creekstoneinn.com/index.html and you will see the rooms are luxurious, there is a big living room/ performance area, a great kitchen for self-catering, jacuzzis in some rooms, free computer and free phone calls (in the US). Exact details of price have yet to be determined because they will include food and booze and will depend on the number of attendees. Logistics like transportation from the airport and such are too far off for me to think about yet. Here are the immediate issues to sort out: 1) the dates. Right now September 09 is wide open, the weather will be warm but not at all oppressive, and October is maybe available 22-25 and 29-Nov 1, (though they have some tentative unpaid reservations for those weekends). The first two weekends of October are booked solid. 2) the number of interested attendees. The facility sleeps about 24 if people are either couples or willing to share, but there are numerous other cabins and lodges available a short walk away if the numbers are too many for the Inn itself. I suppose, because of this, there is no real limit on how many could attend. My initial inquiry in September gave me some names of people interested, and I'd give them first priority in accommodation choices for being so prompt. Please check out the facility and see what you think. Then please help me solve the questions above. If we can pin down the exact dates that suit the most people and I can slap some money down to hold those dates then we've got that covered. Then the numbers of persons wanting to attend would be the next thing. You can't get airfare quotes that far ahead yet unfortunately but since fuel prices have dropped back down hugely from this summer, I've read that fares may be lower than in 08. Let's make this a grand fest..... Dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:15:06 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni WHO? How many times have we heard this before? I had to go to a bank today because a CD came due & I had to renew or move it. It was early this AM and I was apparently the bank rep's first customer so she asked me, what's today date? I replied, "The 7th... Joni Mitchell's birthday." She looked at me and said, "Joni WHO?" Well, she was very young, born in Panama, and-not surprisingly-never heard of Joni. Of course, she now knows. Kenny B ************** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-h olidays-from-aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:24:25 -0800 From: Michael Francis McCarthy Subject: Emerging... Hello Joniphiles! Emerging from lurkdom (about 2 years now) to wish our goddess a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and to thank all of you beautiful people for the downloads, works of art, words of wisdom and sense of community. I'm doing my Masters of Library and Information Science degree here in SuperNatural British Columbia. One day, when all the essays and group projects are done and I'm finished my degree I'll contribute. (BTW, I wove Joni and Eagle Eyes Cody throughout my latest essay on the subject of Native American literature for children. My prof loved it!. Other than "Cherokee Louise," "Paprika Plains, and "Lakota," what other Joni songs mention Native Americans? Thanks!) Once again, many thanks! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JONI NP (shuffling around my CD player): The Complete Geffen Recordings (I must say, I adore Dog Eat Dog; "The Three Great Stimulants" was a definite highlight in "The Fiddle and the Drum" in Calgary and Banff. I never really liked "Ethiopia" until this year; it was a fantastic addition to the ballet!). The Complete River: The Joni Letters PS Thanks to whomever suggested we lurkers de-lurk! Michael McC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:32:11 +0000 From: "joe farrell" Subject: re: happy birthday joni Happy Birthday Joni. Hope you have a wonderful day. Love, Joe. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:41:00 -0500 From: "Rachel Avery" Subject: Song query greetings Joni folk... (i think this is a record # of posts in a short amount of time for me since i joined!) I'm wondering if any of you have song suggestions for an event dealing with gendered violence. Our (radical) choir has been invited to sing, and we're hoping to find one or two songs focussed towards those issues. All of the ones with topical lyrics we could think of would be too hard to do with a choir - ani difranco, Joni, and Tori Amos mostly. We generally sing folk-type songs, nothing too hard to learn (for e.g. Where Will the Children Play, Simple Song of Freedom, BYT, and Chemical Workers Song). Any ideas are welcome! ===== rachel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:59:23 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Emerging... Yippee. Another JMDL Librarian!!!!! Jerry > From: Michael Francis McCarthy > Reply-To: Michael Francis McCarthy > Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:24:25 -0800 > To: Joni List > Subject: Emerging... > > Hello Joniphiles! > > Emerging from lurkdom (about 2 years now) > > to wish our goddess a HAPPY BIRTHDAY > > and to thank all of you beautiful people > > for the downloads, works of art, words of wisdom > > and sense of community. > > > > I'm doing my Masters of Library and Information Science degree > > here in SuperNatural British Columbia. > > One day, when all the essays and group projects are done > > and I'm finished my degree > > I'll contribute. > > (BTW, I wove Joni and Eagle Eyes Cody throughout my latest essay on > the subject of Native American literature for children. My prof loved > it!. Other than "Cherokee Louise," "Paprika Plains, and "Lakota," what > other Joni songs mention Native Americans? Thanks!) > > Once again, many thanks! > > HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JONI > > NP (shuffling around my CD player): > > The Complete Geffen Recordings (I must say, I adore Dog Eat Dog; "The > Three Great Stimulants" was a definite highlight in "The Fiddle and > the Drum" in Calgary and Banff. I never really liked "Ethiopia" until > this year; it was a fantastic addition to the ballet!). > > The Complete River: The Joni Letters > > > PS Thanks to whomever suggested we lurkers de-lurk! > > > Michael McC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:06:35 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: SoCal Jonifest 09; closer to becoming a reality Hi Dave Please sign me up as interested and probable. I prefer Sept at this point, but will do what I can to deal with the majority plan. Looks like a great place. I will be in Cerritos tomorrow and Sunday if you would like to hang out. I know Kakki and Steve are coming up. I will be at the Cerritos Sheraton and I have my VG-99 and Parker Guitar with me. Will also be in San Diego area on the 14-15. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Nov 7, 2008, at 1:57 PM, Dave Blackburn wrote: Jonimates, So I have found the perfect location for our SoCal Jonifest in 09. The facilities are spectacular, the price will be very affordable and the location is stunningly beautiful. I'm being offered an extra discount for being a friend of one of their local patrons. Like Holycombe, I'm planning to do a Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun Fest so it doesn't feel like it's over before it's begun. It is in the gorgeous mountain town of Idyllwild CA, east of L.A and above the Palm Springs desert. It is a very liberal, gay-friendly, artistic community with wonderful eateries, hiking trails, art galleries, and live music (not that you'd be straying far from Jonifest for music!) The venue itself is here: http://www.creekstoneinn.com/index.html and you will see the rooms are luxurious, there is a big living room/ performance area, a great kitchen for self-catering, jacuzzis in some rooms, free computer and free phone calls (in the US). Exact details of price have yet to be determined because they will include food and booze and will depend on the number of attendees. Logistics like transportation from the airport and such are too far off for me to think about yet. Here are the immediate issues to sort out: 1) the dates. Right now September 09 is wide open, the weather will be warm but not at all oppressive, and October is maybe available 22-25 and 29-Nov 1, (though they have some tentative unpaid reservations for those weekends). The first two weekends of October are booked solid. 2) the number of interested attendees. The facility sleeps about 24 if people are either couples or willing to share, but there are numerous other cabins and lodges available a short walk away if the numbers are too many for the Inn itself. I suppose, because of this, there is no real limit on how many could attend. My initial inquiry in September gave me some names of people interested, and I'd give them first priority in accommodation choices for being so prompt. Please check out the facility and see what you think. Then please help me solve the questions above. If we can pin down the exact dates that suit the most people and I can slap some money down to hold those dates then we've got that covered. Then the numbers of persons wanting to attend would be the next thing. You can't get airfare quotes that far ahead yet unfortunately but since fuel prices have dropped back down hugely from this summer, I've read that fares may be lower than in 08. Let's make this a grand fest..... Dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:40:22 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Song query In keeping with the date, how about "Not to blame" by some chick named Joni Something. - --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Rachel Avery wrote: > From: Rachel Avery > Subject: Song query > To: "jmdl" > Received: Friday, November 7, 2008, 3:41 PM > greetings Joni folk... (i think this is a record # of posts > in a short > amount of time for me since i joined!) > I'm wondering if any of you have song suggestions for > an event dealing with > gendered violence. Our (radical) choir has been invited to > sing, and we're > hoping to find one or two songs focussed towards those > issues. All of the > ones with topical lyrics we could think of would be too > hard to do with a > choir - ani difranco, Joni, and Tori Amos mostly. We > generally sing > folk-type songs, nothing too hard to learn (for e.g. Where > Will the Children > Play, Simple Song of Freedom, BYT, and Chemical Workers > Song). Any ideas are > welcome! > > > ===== > rachel __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:46:59 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Emerging... Hi Michael - thanks for de-lurking and for a great post. Look forward to hearing more from you when you're able. As to your question, I was reminded of: "Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada, They can balance and they can climb, Like their fathers before them they'll walk the girders of the Manhattan skyline" Bob NP: Joni, "Sweet Sucker Dance" (been playing Joni all day and amazed all over again by her catalogue) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:24:57 -0800 From: "Watts, Lesli" Subject: happy birthday JONI! i'm lifting the veil of lurkdom, and lifting my glass- happy birthday joni***** thank you so much for acting on your adventurous spirit and thank you too, to all the special people who are this list shining in so-cal lesli in topanga ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:33:58 -0800 From: "Watts, Lesli" Subject: jmdl card to joni i remember in past years the list sent joni a card. are we doing it this year? lesli ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:04:22 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: Song query Rachel wrote: <<< I'm wondering if any of you have song suggestions for an event dealing with gendered violence. Our (radical) choir has been invited to sing, and we're hoping to find one or two songs focussed towards those issues. All of the ones with topical lyrics we could think of would be too hard to do with a choir - ani difranco, Joni, and Tori Amos mostly. We generally sing folk-type songs, nothing too hard to learn (for e.g. Where Will the Children Play, Simple Song of Freedom, BYT, and Chemical Workers Song). Any ideas are welcome! >>> There are several songs that come to mind when dealing with abuse: Bad Wisdom - Suzanne Vega Luka - Suzanne Vega Behind the Wall - Tracey Chapman Because I Told You So - Jonatha Brooke Cherokee Louise - Joni Mitchell (*What Catherine Said) Not to Blame - Joni Mitchell and really much of Turbulent Indigo can be related to abuse from different perspectives His Hands - Janis Ian Out of Range - Ani DiFranco Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper (Tori Amos did a cover) Two Little Girls - Ani DiFranco Rosie Strikes Back - Roseanne Cash What's the Matter Here - 10,000 maniacs (Natalie Merchant on lead vocals) Long Way to Happy - Pink Some of these would be simple enough, I think. Warmly, Cassy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:37 +0000 From: Paul Headon Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #226 happy Bithday Joni Paul Headon In Wales ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:28:27 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Song query - --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Cassy wrote: > Rosie Strikes Back - Roseanne Cash > Ooh! yeah - and "Sunny came home" (with a vengeance) by Shawn Colvin. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:21:58 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: re: happy birthday joni... ..is all I can say or write. Language, nor written word, would be capable of expressing all the warmth I have flowing inside of me right now on this day of your birth. With Much Love, me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:30:07 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Joni RADIO 1985 interview with DENNIS ELSAS Check this out. A fun listen today. http://www.denniselsas.com/archives.htm *"For the generation that came of age during the emergence of the folk-rock singer-songwriters, Joni Mitchell has always been one of the most influential and admired performers. With legendary songs like "The Circle Game" and "Woodstock", defining albums including /Clouds/, /Blue/, and /Ladies of the Canyon/, and genre breaking excursions into jazz and beyond, Joni has never stopped evolving as an artist. We spoke in the fall of 1985 as she was promoting her latest album /Dog Eat Dog/. She was gracious and open and happily receptive to my questions regarding some earlier Joni classics including "Both Sides Now" and an obvious DJ favorite about the radio" * Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:14:02 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Rosie O'Donnells website today and Joni Rosie's remembering Joni today: http://rosie.com/ http://www.rosie.com/blog/2008/11/07/happy-birthday-joni-mitchell/ Laura ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:43:10 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Stanley Subject: Re: Joni blitz What are the first three joni songs that come to mind? Just Like this Train Morgan Town Freeman in Paris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:56:24 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: Joni blitz Coyote Just Like This Train Shadows And Light ...and then I'll drink myself a cup of cool, clear water to quench this mighty, mighty thirst. Jeannie - --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Laura Stanley wrote: > From: Laura Stanley > Subject: Re: Joni blitz > To: treegreen1@hotmail.com > Cc: joni@smoe.org > Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 7:43 PM > What are the first three joni songs that come to mind? > > Just Like this Train > Morgan Town > Freeman in Paris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 19:49:44 -0500 From: Stephen_Epstein@hugoboss.com Subject: birthday Happy Birthday Ms. Mitchell! Just this week week I was recounting to a 20 something employee, my experience with LA lister Katherine Herrity, having lunch with Joni @ the Daily Grill in Brentwood CA, the weekend after 9/11. The twenty something said " you're a hippy! Isn't she like Dianne Keaton?" The nerve! So I set her straight in a hurry! That lunch was a moment in time I will cherish forever. Thank you Joan for all you have given to so many of us. You have been the soundtrack of my life, and I am forever grateful. Happy Birthday. Stephen in Toronto This e-mail (and/or attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. Use or disclosure of it by anyone other than a designated addressee is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete this e-mail from the computer on which you received it. We thank you for notifying us immediately. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:33:26 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Happy Joni Day Happy Birthday, Joni, & thanks for "Shine" RR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:06:22 -0500 From: "Mark Angelo" Subject: Re: Happy Joni Day Happy Birthday, Joni. Thanks for having the courage and the genius to return to music, to grace us after a much-needed respite from this disturbed world we find ourselves in, with your music and the eloquent observations, messages, and warnings therein that have for so long risen above the politically fashionable, expedient, and correct. - -- - -Mark ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:31:11 -0500 From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: Emerging... Oh boy, another librarian! I've often said that it was Joni that caused me to become a librarian, because I used to hang out at the library as a teenager obsessively looking up Joni articles in the Readers Guide (paper version - yeah, I'm old). At 03:24 PM 11/7/2008, you wrote: >I'm doing my Masters of Library and Information Science degree > >here in SuperNatural British Columbia. > >One day, when all the essays and group projects are done > >and I'm finished my degree > >I'll contribute. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:15:22 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Song query > I'm wondering if any of you have song suggestions for an event dealing > with > gendered violence. "Independence Day" by Martina McBride (author Gretchen Peters) Lyrics here: http://www.countrygoldusa.com/independence_martina.asp Heard it today on Democracy Now! - the songwriter was pissed 'cause Sarah Palin played it while taking the stage for a rally. I guess Martina McBride did it way back in '94. On a more fun note, there's the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl". Love the video starring NYPD Blue's Dennis Franz as the seedy Earl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GovJ4jAnr14 Funny the only ones I can think of are country songs. Avoid: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"-Pat Benatar "Hit Me Baby One More Time"-Britney Spears RR ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #227 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe