From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #31 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 Tuesday, February 1 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 031 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- [none] [Kelly Loughran ] RE: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Re: from stuff.co.nz - Hejira [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: My Dear Mum - Thanks and How My Mum might be like Joni. Try Another! [Catherine McKay ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:44:30 +0000 From: Kelly Loughran Subject: [none] http://jana-girls-free.co.cc/i4x6a2 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:12:00 -0500 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook I really like the banjo in this version. Nice! - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of joe farrell Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:39 AM To: joni@smoe.org Cc: Bob Muller Subject: re: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook Bob, A really good cover of this wonderful song, well produced and beautifully sung by Daphne Ashbrook. Who is she? I love this song for the way in which it evokes the atmosphere of an age that's passing as "History falls to parking lots (sound familiar at all?) and shopping malls" with W C Handy cast in bronze and listening back to an era of "dancing it up and making deals". Furry fallen on hard times embodies the fate of the era which Joni captures so wonderfully, now he has become a sideshow, a curiosity, existing on the charity of others. He too is passing into obscurity. As always Joni nails it totally, the limo "shining on his shanty street" contrasts her situation as a musician still at the top of her game with Furry's predicament. Similar imagery to that which Joni highlighted in "For Free". It is a beautifully constructed and very moving song. Thanks for posting it Bob. Regards, Joe. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:19:39 -0500 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook I love how Joni plays it on this clip (looks like the Shadows and Light tour) ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwC_EzY5Uvk - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:26 PM To: joe farrell; joni@smoe.org Cc: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook This song has some fabulous imagery in the lyrics. This is one my favorites: Pawn shops glitter like gold tooth caps In the gray decay They chew the last few dollars off old Beale Street's carcass The hard sounds of the consonants in that first line, the alliteration of glitter/gold/gray and that internal rhyme, just a coupling of two words 'gray decay'. The image of scavenging teeth gnawing the last of the meat off a dead carcass. Brilliant stuff. Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: joe farrell Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:38 AM To: joni@smoe.org Cc: Bob Muller Subject: re: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook Bob, A really good cover of this wonderful song, well produced and beautifully sung by Daphne Ashbrook. Who is she? I love this song for the way in which it evokes the atmosphere of an age that's passing as "History falls to parking lots (sound familiar at all?) and shopping malls" with W C Handy cast in bronze and listening back to an era of "dancing it up and making deals". Furry fallen on hard times embodies the fate of the era which Joni captures so wonderfully, now he has become a sideshow, a curiosity, existing on the charity of others. He too is passing into obscurity. As always Joni nails it totally, the limo "shining on his shanty street" contrasts her situation as a musician still at the top of her game with Furry's predicament. Similar imagery to that which Joni highlighted in "For Free". It is a beautifully constructed and very moving song. Thanks for posting it Bob. Regards, Joe. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:30:47 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Furry Sings the Blues by Daphne Ashbrook I love the subtlety of that banjo, much like Neil's harmonica in the original. Such an unexpected surprise. And I also found this note on Amazon regarding the album in general: This is the first release from singer/actor/writer Daphne Ashbrook. Earlier in her career, singing played a big part of her life & she's very excited about returning to music. This release features covers of her favorite songs by some of the most compelling singer/songwriters, including Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and others. Produced by multi instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli, the CD features guest artists singers daughter Paton Ashbrook & Jennifer Silver, keyboardist David Joyce (Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole), drummer John Mahon (Elton John) and keyboardist Jim Tauber (Tori Amos). Bob NP: Erykah Badu, "Certainly" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Jan 31, 2011, at 9:30 AM, bob.muller@fluor.com wrote: I love the subtlety of that banjo, much like Neil's harmonica in the original. Such an unexpected surprise. And I also found this note on Amazon regarding the album in general: This is the first release from singer/actor/writer Daphne Ashbrook. Earlier in her career, singing played a big part of her life & she's very excited about returning to music. This release features covers of her favorite songs by some of the most compelling singer/songwriters, including Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and others. Produced by multi instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli, the CD features guest artists singers daughter Paton Ashbrook & Jennifer Silver, keyboardist David Joyce (Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole), drummer John Mahon (Elton John) and keyboardist Jim Tauber (Tori Amos). Bob NP: Erykah Badu, "Certainly" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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These will be very good seats in the 1st and 2nd row of a section > directly behind the patrons' boxes (K2). Tickets will be priced at $25.00 > each. That's right, 25 bucks. Please email me at jraymills@aol.com ASAP if > interested. I plan to place the order on February 1, 2011... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:18:42 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Group tickets for Joni's Jazz -California Lurkers yay Thanks for the phone call Lesli. I am coming as long as we do not have a tour. Definitely wanna jam with Pete et. al. Luv Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Jan 31, 2011, at 11:08 AM, shadows and light wrote: Richard g, frank, helena, randy, darice, lori, clark, and you know there are more... aren't you coming? We are 42 strong! deadline today! lesli On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:13 PM, wrote: > This was posted on the JMDL Facebook page and Julius asked me to post it > here, > too. I think he has around 20 people reserved so far. Please email Julius > if > you are interested. Kakki > > Here is his post: > > I'm making arrangements to secure a block of tickets at the group rate for > the > Joni's Jazz concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 17, 2011 at 8 p.m. in > Los > Angeles. These will be very good seats in the 1st and 2nd row of a section > directly behind the patrons' boxes (K2). Tickets will be priced at $25.00 > each. That's right, 25 bucks. Please email me at jraymills@aol.com ASAP if > interested. I plan to place the order on February 1, 2011... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:43:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Fw: Group tickets for Joni's Jazz -California Lurkers Dear Lesli, I so would if I could! But I can't just commit to a trip from London to LA that easily. So just buy me a ghost ticket and I will certainly be there in spirit! Love to all lucky 42 of you! Lieve ________________________________ From: shadows and light To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 31 January, 2011 17:08:44 Subject: Re: Group tickets for Joni's Jazz -California Lurkers Richard g, frank, helena, randy, darice, lori, clark, and you know there are more... aren't you coming? We are 42 strong! deadline today! lesli On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:13 PM, wrote: > This was posted on the JMDL Facebook page and Julius asked me to post it > here, > too. I think he has around 20 people reserved so far. Please email Julius > if > you are interested. Kakki > > Here is his post: > > I'm making arrangements to secure a block of tickets at the group rate for > the > Joni's Jazz concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 17, 2011 at 8 p.m. in > Los > Angeles. These will be very good seats in the 1st and 2nd row of a section > directly behind the patrons' boxes (K2). Tickets will be priced at $25.00 > each. That's right, 25 bucks. Please email me at jraymills@aol.com ASAP if > interested. I plan to place the order on February 1, 2011... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:15:50 -0800 From: shadows and light Subject: Re: Fw: Group tickets for Joni's Jazz -California Lurkers it's a long way away.. who knows what'll happen between now and then lesli On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Lieve Reckers wrote: > Dear Lesli, > I so would if I could! But I can't just commit to a trip from London to > LA that > > easily. So just buy me a ghost ticket and I will certainly be there in > spirit! > Love to all lucky 42 of you! > Lieve > > ________________________________ > From: shadows and light > To: joni@smoe.org > Sent: Mon, 31 January, 2011 17:08:44 > Subject: Re: Group tickets for Joni's Jazz -California Lurkers > > Richard g, frank, helena, randy, darice, lori, clark, and you know there > are more... > aren't you coming? We are 42 strong! deadline today! > > lesli > > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:13 PM, wrote: > > > This was posted on the JMDL Facebook page and Julius asked me to post it > > here, > > too. I think he has around 20 people reserved so far. Please email > Julius > > if > > you are interested. Kakki > > > > Here is his post: > > > > I'm making arrangements to secure a block of tickets at the group rate > for > > the > > Joni's Jazz concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 17, 2011 at 8 p.m. in > > Los > > Angeles. These will be very good seats in the 1st and 2nd row of a > section > > directly behind the patrons' boxes (K2). Tickets will be priced at $25.00 > > each. That's right, 25 bucks. Please email me at jraymills@aol.com ASAP > if > > interested. I plan to place the order on February 1, 2011... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:16:06 +0000 From: Anita G Subject: My Dear Mum - Thanks and How My Mum might be like Joni. Try Another! My Dear JMDL Friends I have been completely overwhelmed by so much kindness and love from all over the world after the loss of my Mum. I cannot thank you all enough.I wanted to share a story with you about where my Mother and Joni may be a wee bit linked. At the beginning of December, I was called by an emergency Doctor to go to my Mum as fast as I could. When I arrived, the Doctor pulled me to one side and said: 'Your Mother is in heart failure, she only has 15% lung capacity, but she's refusing to go to hospital. My advice is that we get here there immediately.' I went over to Mum, explained what the Doctor had said and that he wanted her to go to hospital. She shook her head and I asked her if, despite the risk, she really wanted to stay at home. She nodded at me firmly. I told the Doctor Mum's decision was to stay put. He repeated that it was against advice, but whatever happened, she was at risk of a heart attack at any moment and that she should not be left alone. I said I'd stay there and my brother would come and help,too. The Doctor asked me to sign that we had not taken his advice, but he gave me a prescription, wished us luck and left He had no sooner closed the door when Mum looked at me and said: 'Thank God he's gone. I'm gasping for a fag.' With that, she opened her Benson and Hedges, lit up, inhaled deeply and smiled. So, there's the Joni connection as I see it! Mum's coffin will enter the crematorium to BSN. If you want to see a bit about my Mum, please go to: http://www.friendsandrelations.com/html/detail.php/id/8120/relations/gabrielle_louise_georgette_tedder-douat.html Love and thanks to you all, Anita ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:51:21 -0800 (PST) From: Mags Subject: Re: My Dear Mum - Thanks and How My Mum might be like Joni. Try Another! oh Anita, what a beautiful tribute to your Mum. I have looked at all of the photos as well, and they are truly an insight into this remarkable woman, your mother. Thank you so much for your kind words toward all of us. How lucky are we that you have lovingly shared your journey. much love always, Mags ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:32:29 -0500 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: from stuff.co.nz - Hejira The album I'm (most) infatuated with Last updated 10:33 31/01/2011 I realise I have already given you a post about my favourite new albums of 2010 and I realise that we're now at the end of the first month of 2011 but indulge me - for the truth is, as with other years, the album I played the most in 2010 (my favourite) came from a much earlier time. Last year was a good year for music and 2011 is shaping up, already, to beat it. But every year I seem to find an old album to really appreciate, to get hooked on - I think partly it's a nice break from reviewing new music (a chance to step away from the new material) and it's also just that some of the really great albums take time - who knows, maybe in 2027 I'll be raving about the new Stone Temple Pilots album (seems unlikely). So - my favourite album of 2010, the one I played more than any other album - - was Hejira by Joni Mitchell. Now, to clarify, it was not my first time hearing it - I've been a Joni Mitchell fan for a while, certainly for the last 15 years of my life. And Hejira is an album I've known for most of that time; I can't remember when I first heard it, it was swept-up in a run of Mitchell albums that started with Blue and Court And Spark and stopped just after I had everything, compilations, studio and live albums, bootlegs too. There are plenty of people who have taken influence from Mitchell - male and female - but as Katy put it best, the other night: "no one will ever sound quite like Joni". In all my years of listening to Mitchell's music, to Hejira and all the others, I had never really articulated the stand-alone world that Joni Mitchell's music occupies. I think Katy summed it up pretty well. It certainly helps to have one decent writer in our house. Her comment came, late on Saturday night, when we were listening to Hejira. The occasion: a nightcap - and, I guess, a mini-celebration (for me) because I found a decent vinyl copy of the album. I thrashed Hejira on my iPod across 2010. I bought a replacement CD copy - but the vinyl I picked up, years ago, is now unplayable. I know this because on Thursday night I attempted to give it a spin. It popped and skipped, it jumped and ticked - it repeated and repeated and repeated itself (Linda Orton would hate that, I thought). So, we're sitting listening to Joni's Hejira on Saturday night - well, Sunday morning actually. And the music is just washing over us. That languid, loping roll of Jaco Pastorius' bass, the funky folk-scratch of Joni's guitar; Larry Carlton peeking in over the lines from time to time. It perfectly occupies its space chronologically, between The Hissing Of Summer Lawns and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, a bridge from one album to the next. Joni sings and Jaco's bass rubs its muzzle against the song. It probes and pulses and acts as a pulley. It dominates - but it never takes over (if that makes sense). It's some of the most musical bass playing you'll ever hear. It is a star-turn, absolutely, but Hejira is so big as an album, so wide, so sprawling and perfect in its languid crawl, that Jaco's bass work is just one star-turn. There are many components that make this album the journey that it is. That's an important word, journey; the album's title is a transliteration of the word Hijra - which means exactly that. The songs were written as Mitchell put whatever cares she had at the time in perspective and - in almost all senses - behind her. She journeyed across America, composing the album from her thoughts and stories as she went. Taking the songs to the band after, assembling an incredible crew of empathetic musicians. The songs could seem impenetrable at first - Coyote opens with the line "No regrets, Coyote/We just come from such The album I'm (most) infatuated with | Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/... 1 of 4 1/31/11 4:28 PM different sets of circumstance". It might not do it for you, but every time I hear the song's opening - I'm hooked. I know how it is going to play out, I now know the story, but I'm sold every time. There's just the acoustic and electric guitar and Jaco's fretless bass dancing in and out around the lines. And there's so much space - space that echoes and reflects the landscape on the journey; that actually makes the song feel like it was written out of a car window, the lines jotted down between lamppost flickers. That line about coming from "such different sets of circumstance" is the key to this song, to the story of a one night stand that has a few zingers ("Why'd you have to get some drunk/And lead me on that way") but no regrets. The philosophy is explained in the lines that end each verse, "You just picked up a hitcher/A prisoner of the white lines of the freeway". As with so many of Mitchell's songs from the 1970s this could be a story from her own life - and it's likely it is. But it (also) works as fiction - so it's irrelevant whether it's actually about the time the playwright and actor Sam Shepard and Mitchell hooked up. It's about a hooking up - and a subsequent moving on. The whole album is about moving on - or a series of moving ons/movings on. For Amelia there's the blending of a meditation on the life of aviator Amelia Earhart (who disappeared during a flight) with that of Mitchell's journey, her desert drive; her Hejira/Hijra - Mitchell was doing her own version of getting lost, possibly getting lost in the song and calling out to another lost pilot, (creating a) kindred soul. For all the themes of travel and journey - there is a huge sense of loss in the album, something conveyed through the instrumental space, through the songs that sometimes feel mournful but never seem grim. There's a warmth to the loss, it's never cold, detached. It's the loss of (part of an) identity, sometimes it's for the better, it's certainly (always) part of the journey. Sometimes the loss comes from looking at someone else - as with Furry Sings The Blues. This song sees Jaco's bass tag out, sending Neil Young's harmonica into the ring. Young's parps and toots are not the over-obvious wheeze and rasp of a folk harmonica, they're slides and trace-around sounds. His harmonica could be a slide guitar; it could be a percussion instrument. It could be (and is) another voice, an echo to the main voice (at least). Furry Sings The Blues was stolen from conversations with Furry Lewis, the blues singer/guitarist. Mitchell met with him and framed his nostalgia in the song. (Lewis was, apparently, not happy). It could be seen as a precursor for Mitchell's Mingus album/project where she wrote songs with and about the legendary jazz bassist, releasing the finished album as a form of eulogy. Another of the moods/themes that comes through - again and again - when listening to Hejira is that of night, nocturnal stirrings; again the idea of the flickering lampposts beating their path against and through the shadows as a car drives on. You get that with A Strange Boy. The title track is mournful and Jaco Pastorius seemingly issues moans from his bass against Mitchell's guitar as she takes the journey inward, suggesting, firstly, that "there's comfort in melancholy" and then pointing out that "I see something of myself in everyone/just in this moment of the world". It arrives midway through the journey of the album - and again there are references to travel, externally, but it is about the internal, intrinsic journey; a human journey. Song For Sharon was never one of my favourites in my early discover of the Hejira album but in the last year it's really grown on me, the loop of bass and light drums as Mitchell sings a long travelogue. But importantly it's in the switch from that song to Black Crow - the tempo shift, the tension build. Hejira is rounded off by Blue Motel Room and Refuge Of The Roads, both of which hint back to The Hissing Of Summer Lawns; Refugee Of The Roads also feels, instrumentally, like the perfect bookend with Coyote. The album feels complete - the journey is wide open, there to take many times. A perfect album - closure in some sense, wide open though - ready for your return. I listen to Joni Mitchell albums a lot - I always say my favourite is the one I'm listening to right now. Whatever that is. But that's not true. My favourite used to be The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, or Blue, or Court & Spark, or For The Roses or Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. But now it is Hejira. I love all of those other albums - and others from Joni too. But Hejira spoke to me, a great deal, in 2010. Make of that what you will. At every step it was there for me - wanting to relax before playing a gig, walking around town killing time; wanting to chill out after a late night stint of DJing, accompanying me on the stroll home when the birds were waking and I was shaking lethargy, playing catch-up with my dreams. And, just this weekend, sharing it with Katy. The album I'm (most) infatuated with | Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/... 2 of 4 1/31/11 4:28 PM I don't think I could ever name just one album to be my all time favourite. Just when I think it's Pet Sounds it becomes Rubber Soul or Remain In Light. Just when I think it's Appetite For Destruction it's the Solaris soundtrack or Sail Away or Get Happy!! One it goes. And then - through all of that - through the good and bad music and good and bad times of 2010 - I found Hejira. Again and again. And again. Its themes of travel, or journey, of discovery - both on the path leading inward and the road leading out (both of which seem to go on forever) suggest it to be the ultimate album to come back to. To make new discoveries. Joni Mitchell's lyrics contain multitudes. Her melodies undulate. The rhythms keep you guessing, catch you unaware, surprise and excite you. And the music - so personal to her - becomes so personal to you. Sometimes I listen to Hejira and feel like I'm beaming. Other times I am sure I could weep. I can get that feeling, sometimes, in the same song - be it the title track, Song For Sharon, Coyote or Amelia. I'll stop now. I'm sure I've kept you for far too long. My apologies. I could go on. I'm sure very few of you would doubt that. Let's just call Hejira an album I am infatuated with. I'll stop short of calling it the best album of my lifetime - even though that's what I want to say. I note that Hejira and I were even born in the same year. That'll add to the infatuation. Are any of you Hejira fans? And what ONE album do you consider yourself infatuated with? Some of our favourite albums - and a lot of the best music - doesn't make us think. But when you are truly infatuated with an album it is because you are thinking about it - even, perhaps, when it's not playing. That's how I feel about Hejira. What album are you infatuated with? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:09:01 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: from stuff.co.nz - Hejira What a great read, Jerry - thanks for sending it. Now I have a crick in my neck from nodding my head up and down non-stop. Bob NP: Uncle Tupelo, "Sauget Wind" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:30:31 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: My Dear Mum - Thanks and How My Mum might be like Joni. Try Another! Your Mum was beautiful, Anita, even in her old age. And she had a wicked sense of humour. If I were her, I'd have chosen to stay out of the hospital too and, in fact, it's what my own mother did. - ----- Original Message ---- > From: Anita G > To: jonipeople LIST > Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 2:16:06 PM > Subject: My Dear Mum - Thanks and How My Mum might be like Joni. Try Another! > > My Dear JMDL Friends > I have been completely overwhelmed by so much kindness and love from > all over the world after the loss of my Mum. I cannot thank you all > enough.I wanted to share a story with you about where my Mother and > Joni may be a wee bit linked. > > At the beginning of December, I was called by an emergency Doctor to > go to my Mum as fast as I could. When I arrived, the Doctor pulled me > to one side and said: > > 'Your Mother is in heart failure, she only has 15% lung capacity, but > she's refusing to go to hospital. My advice is that we get here there > immediately.' > > I went over to Mum, explained what the Doctor had said and that he > wanted her to go to hospital. She shook her head and I asked her if, > despite the risk, she really wanted to stay at home. She nodded at me > firmly. I told the Doctor Mum's decision was to stay put. He repeated > that it was against advice, but whatever happened, she was at risk of > a heart attack at any moment and that she should not be left alone. I > said I'd stay there and my brother would come and help,too. The Doctor > asked me to sign that we had not taken his advice, but he gave me a > prescription, wished us luck and left > > He had no sooner closed the door when Mum looked at me and said: > 'Thank God he's gone. I'm gasping for a fag.' > > With that, she opened her Benson and Hedges, lit up, inhaled deeply and >smiled. > > > So, there's the Joni connection as I see it! Mum's coffin will enter > the crematorium to BSN. If you want to see a bit about my Mum, please > go to: > >http://www.friendsandrelations.com/html/detail.php/id/8120/relations/gabrielle_louise_georgette_tedder-douat.html >l > > Love and thanks to you all, > Anita ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:09:18 -0800 From: "Mark" Subject: Re: from stuff.co.nz - Hejira Fabulous read. This person really 'gets it'. Thanks, Jerry. Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:09 PM To: Gerald Notaro Cc: Joni List Subject: Re: from stuff.co.nz - Hejira What a great read, Jerry - thanks for sending it. Now I have a crick in my neck from nodding my head up and down non-stop. Bob NP: Uncle Tupelo, "Sauget Wind" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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