From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #242 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, August 30 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 242 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: I DON'T Have A Dream [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Re: Joni's Jazz, Brian Blade [Michael Paz ] Re: Max Bennett interview [Michael Paz ] Reverend Who? [betsyblue82@gmail.com] Trouble Man [betsyblue82@gmail.com] Re: Reverend Who? [Deb Messling ] Re: Trouble Man [Bob Muller ] Re: Trouble Man [Michael Paz ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:09:37 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: I DON'T Have A Dream Thanks Simon ... it was sad that the dedication of the memorial was cancelled because of the hurricane. I hope they reschedule it soon. I'm sure it will be a very moving ceremony. The statue is quite amazing! Take care, Sue - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of simon@icu.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 12:47 AM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: I DON'T Have A Dream Ah, But I was so much older then ... I'm so much younger than that now. (http://tinyurl.com/3lfa6ft) 48 Years ago today, I spent an afternoon in Washington D.C. with 250,000+ other people of faith and conscience. The event of course was "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" (or "The Great March on Washington"). In years past, I have posted the text to the "I Have A Dream Speech" delivered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, on that special day. This year it's time for something else. Several videos have been UpLoaded via YouSendIt. I think they will be of interest to some, if not all. 1. The Big March On Washington 5 min. NewsReel Footage / 252.9 MB / 3 min. download @ http://tinyurl.com/445hlpn An interesting overview of the days events. - - - - - 2. ABC News Special_I Have A Dream 46 min. / 2.1 GB / 20 min. download @ http://tinyurl.com/3cwenfw PETER JENNINGS' - Opening Comments: The words spoken here to a crowd of ordinary Americans in the summer of 1963 moved them deeply. In those days these Americans were called Negroes. And there was no liberty and justice for Negroes in America. A hundred years after the slaves were set free, Black patience was almost exhausted. And in that season of turmoil there emerged to the world a new American Revolutionary. He came here to share his dream. Good evening, Im Peter Jennings and it is here at the Lincoln Memorial that Martin Luther King gave one of the most important speeches in American history. Today his I Have A Dream speech is taught in American schools. It helps to shape our memory of who King was. His struggle to articulate what freedom meant to American Blacks and his linking that to the American Dream insures his place in the national consciousness. But, a speech is not complete without context  not enough without knowing the time in which it was given. And in the south that summer American Blacks didnt just March their way to freedom; they WORKED their way. It was sometimes bloody and it was ALWAYS hard. - - - - - I Strongly! suggest you watch these first -2- programs before proceeding to the SPEECH in its entirety. As Peter Jennings states "a speech is not complete without context." 3. I Have A Dream_The Speech 24 min. / 1.14 GB / 8 min. download @ http://tinyurl.com/3cq2hof The complete speech and short after-speech comments from Dr. King and several others. - - - - - Contrary to what some would have you believe, Dr. King was NOT a dreamer. Born in 1929 Dr. King was raised in the the American south during the 1930's, 1940's. With the exception of his post-graduate studies at Boston University (early 1950's), he was educated in the American south. THAT experience does NOT make one a dreamer. It made you a Realist as you confronted the daily realities of life in the land of dixie. andmoreagain, - - - - - - - - - - s i m o n http://jonimitchell.com/chronology/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:43:47 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Joni's Jazz, Brian Blade HI Laurent Hope you are well. I loved Balck Dub at Bonnaroo Festival and I am going to see him at ACL next month. I agree about Brian's drumming and he is one ov my faves. REALLY high on my list is Carter Beauford who comes from a jazz background and brings it to Dave's unique rock sound. He is a super nice cat as well! Hi to the whole family from the Paz's Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Aug 25, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Laurent Olszer wrote: I just came back from Brian Blade's Fellowship gig right here in Paris, actually the final night of a 3 night series. Went to speak with him afterwards (after Marianne Faithful left with a kiss on the lips) and asked him whether he wasn't too jetlagged after playing the Bowl last week, so we got talking about JMDL. Brian said it was very tough to pick songs from Joni's body of work for that show, and he hoped he had given you guys some pleasure. I would like to share with you some of the comments I wrote yesterday when I uploaded my homemade Black Dub dvd from july on dimeadozen. I really wanted Brian to know what I had experienced. He was delighted and thanked me profusely, what a nice and humble man! "I was the 1st in line so i chose my angle carefully to include MANY shots of the "beautiful" Brian Blade (as Joni Mitchell calls him in her 98 dvd). Don't take me wrong, Daniel Lanois and Trixie are terrific, no complaints about Jim either, but Brian was JAW DROPPING for me. I have seen and heard many great jazz drummers, but never one who did such a SYNTHESIS of jazz while playing a "rock" gig. I mean for instance Charlie Watts or Billy Cobham play jazz or jazz/rock with their respective rock bands IMO, but Brian Blade plays rock while integrating his jazz licks inside. Incredible! The standing ovation he got was phenomenal. I think that when you see how Brian does it you will agree that he is the key to Black Dub, and probably the best drummer at present. He set a new standard of excellence that evening by which I will judge all drummers from now on!" I think Brian is a fantastic jazz drummer when he plays his own music. But when he plays other people's music he has a unique talent to shine and bring out the best in them while not stepping on anyone. Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:28:18 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Max Bennett interview Good luck Dave. So cool. I am sure you will do a great job with the questions so I won't ask for anything specific other than maybe he would do a follow up after you post your interview and we can have an opportunity to go deeper. Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Aug 27, 2011, at 11:26 PM, Dave Blackburn wrote: Jonilistas, I have a phone interview with Max Bennett scheduled for Mon 11am to talk about his years recording and touring with Joni. He seems eager and ready to tell all, so, at the risk of sounding like a Rupert Murdoch subsidiary, there should be a tell-all interview posting next week. I have an invitation out to Larry Carlton also, but no reply as yet. As there is no footage of the early 70's Joni studio sessions these witnesses are what we have left to reveal about how those great records were made and who felt what about whom, and who has forgiven and forgotten! Personally, I'd lie to know more about Mr. Unsung producer Henry Lewy. Stay tuned........ Dave ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:54:33 +0000 From: betsyblue82@gmail.com Subject: Reverend Who? Walt asked about the Reverend Pearson. mentioned in "Shine". I want to know who The Pioneers are/were. I'm so glad I didn't become a serious fan until jonimitchell.com, google, and wikipedia were in full swing. It would have driven me crazy to not understand 95% of her references. She is surprisingly literal, but she sees the world in a unique way that makes everything sound metaphorical. NP Sunny Sunday (live) Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:23:00 +0000 From: betsyblue82@gmail.com Subject: Trouble Man I just heard the cover from Kyle Eastwood's album. Wow! NP Beethoven's Symphony No 9 scherzo Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:24:50 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: Reverend Who? Carlton Pearson is an evangelical pastor associated with (I think) Oral Roberts, who came to disbelieve in the concept of Hell. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Pearson and: http://www.newdimensions.us/ - -- Deb Messling dlmessling@gmail.com http://bookbook.typepad.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:23:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Trouble Man Really an amazing version - the whole record is equally good. Bob, back in China til the end of November! NP: Les McCann & Eddie Harris, "Compared to What" From: "betsyblue82@gmail.com" To: "joni@smoe.org" Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:23 AM Subject: Trouble Man I just heard the cover from Kyle Eastwood's album. Wow! NP Beethoven's Symphony No 9 scherzo Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:30:36 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Trouble Man as is the next one. Saw him live in New Orleans when I did sound for him at the W Hotel and had a chance to gush a bit about my girl and he was totally cool although did not seem to be in the inner circle about her. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Aug 29, 2011, at 9:23 PM, Bob Muller wrote: Really an amazing version - the whole record is equally good. Bob, back in China til the end of November! NP: Les McCann & Eddie Harris, "Compared to What" From: "betsyblue82@gmail.com" To: "joni@smoe.org" Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:23 AM Subject: Trouble Man I just heard the cover from Kyle Eastwood's album. Wow! NP Beethoven's Symphony No 9 scherzo Betsy ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #242 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe