From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #253 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 Thursday, December 4 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 253 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Fiddle and Drum plus 4, and Joni attends [Marianne Rizzo ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:43:01 -0500 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: Fiddle and Drum plus 4, and Joni attends thanks for the report michael and you MET JONI WITH OUT A TOTAL BREAKDOWN!!!!!! wow! >At intermission, I went outside for some air, and there was Joni surrounded byfriends, discretely to the side, laughing and puffing away.People kept a polite distance; I suspect many did not even know she was amongus. As the lights flashed for part 2, people began to file back slowly totheir seats.I seized a split-second moment of opportunity to introduce myself to Joni, sayhello, and shake her small and gentle hand. She smiled and we chatted brieflyabout the new pieces. She has beautiful blue eyes. A far too short, but happyJoni moment for me, at long last. _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere _122008 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:53:00 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: My CD is finally available! And 2 NYC shows... I was gonna say something there Bob I thought maybe you got the special version cause YOU are in the inner circle or something. Paz (back home) P.S. HEY KAY!! Far be it for me to say "IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME!!!!" LOL! Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Dec 2, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: I need to clarify that she doesn't offer up her Joni covers on THIS CD. Hoo boy, I donated blood today so I'm a little light-headed. (She does do a great cover of Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" on this one though.) Bob NP: Ian Shaw, "Edith & The Kingpin" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:06:30 EST From: Gertus@aol.com Subject: Re: The Fiddle and the Drum From: Gordon Mackie Subject: The Fiddle and the Drum Dear All Does anyone know how I can access video footage of the Alberta Ballet's production of the Fiddle and the Drum? I seem to remember it doing the rounds ages ago. Does this help at all? _DVD4Music.com: DVD: Joni Mitchell DVD : The Fiddle And The Drum - Ballet DVD - Joni Mitchell DVD : The Fiddle And The Drum_ (http://www.dvd4music.com/onlineshop/details/551200-1.html) Jacky ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:43:31 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Re: RS Top 100 Singers > From: Monika Bogdanowicz > Subject: Re: RS 100 greatest singers > > > this list lost ALL credibility when I saw Bob Dylan at #7 on a list of the > greatest SINGERS. > You can keep Dylan in a top 10 when making a list of the 100 greatest > songwriters or > artists even but when it comes to a list based on singing, keep him far > away! The man can't sing. > Never has been able to. Never will be able to. > Yes, I read the latest issue of RS and had similar thoughts. However, it isn't just a person's voice that makes them a singer, but what they DO with that voice that counts. I mean, Joe Cocker and Tom Waits are also on the list and both have questionable voices in a technical sense. Still, I LOVE Cocker's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" album and I own several Waits albums. Even Neil Young, on the list at #57, has a voice that puts many people off. I was once asked to go to a Neil Young concert with a friend who was also a fan; he said, "Let's go howl along with Neil." Yet, I own all his albums and love his work. All that being said, I wonder if some of the legends that have made it in the past would still be able to find an audience today if they were just starting out. Of course, we all think Joni should have placed higher on the list but remember there are people on this very JMDL that admit to not liking her earlier helium-era voice. Now, how about all the people who were omitted from the list? I think Stephen Stills was/is a great singer, especially when sober, and should have been in there. And what about David Crosby? I think his is the strongest voice of the CSN trio even today. I've seen him live recently with CPR and was quite impressed with his vocals. Kenny B ************** Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp& icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:13:58 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: RS Top 100 Singers Well, I do agree that there is a big difference in being a good singer technically, and a good rock-n-roll singer. In that case, in my opinion, Dylan would not fit into either category. I am not swayed by my original statement. In my mind, Bob Dylan is part of a list of "singers" who simply do what they have to--the bare minimum in a way...basically they just get the job done because it needs to be done. I'd put Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan on such a list. I am a fan of all four artists so I'm not trying to put them down (I even saw Clapton in concert). There are more I could list (that I even like) but those were the first three to come to my mind. Plus, the fact that musicians/performers themselves picked the singers sort of lay more claim to my suspicion that those performers who chose them, simply picked people they liked and/or admired (or are legendary). There is nothing really wrong with that but it takes away from compiling an honest list. You know what I mean? Now I think Joni is technically a good singer yet at the same time, her vocals are unique. That is what makes someone not only good but one of the best. There are those singers who are "technically" good but are simply boring. Do you understand what I mean by that? - -Monika ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #253 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe