From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #254 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 Sunday, September 11 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 254 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: New Library item: Roberta makes it as Joni ["Phyliss" ] Re: Cover News Judy Collins [Sharon Watkins ] Re: New Library item: Roberta makes it as Joni [LC Stanley ] hairstyle rant [betsyblue82@gmail.com] Re: hairstyle rant [Jamie Zubairi Home ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:36:15 -0400 From: "Phyliss" Subject: Re: New Library item: Roberta makes it as Joni My sister's name is Roberta and she was born the same year... http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2416 - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 18:17:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: That's a cool little article - I forget that her real first name was Roberta. Wonder if she had kept "Roberta" as her stage name, would "Roberta" evoke the same thoughts as "Joni" does? Probably so...what did Willy the Shake say about a rose by any other name? Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:46:15 -0500 From: Sharon Watkins Subject: Roberta makes it as Joni Roberta certainly worked for Roberta Flack lol !!!!! Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:01:27 -0500 From: Sharon Watkins Subject: Re: Cover News Judy Collins It was by way of Judy Collins that I found Joni. Kept hearing and loving Joni's songs on Judy's albums. So when I finally saw Joni's albums in the store, I bought them never having actually heard her (Joni wasn't played on the radio in my town). I attended one of Judy's concerts in Fort Worth around 1980ish. She was wonderful, mesmerizing and seemed equally captivated by the audience. The next day the newspaper review said if you could bottle the essence and love that was in that auditorium There would be no problems in the world! I still like Judy but to me she is more of a great cover artist. comparing her with Joni is like comparing apples and oranges. Sharon in Texas Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:09:24 -0500 From: LC Stanley Subject: Re: New Library item: Roberta makes it as Joni Hi Bob, That would make you scrobertaguy@yahoo.com, which is true - you are Robert a guy. There is something to a stage name. Robert Zimmerman - Bob Dylan. Richard Starkey - Ringo Starr. Reginald Dwight - Elton John. Elvis didn't change. Then there is Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young where they found a rhythm in that order of names they chose. Roses come in different colors. Joni and Mitchell go good together, but Joan and Anderson do too. However, the colors in the names are different to me. Joan Anderson gives me a feeling of earth tones like orange, brown, yellow, and green for a folk feel. Whereas, the colors in the words Joni Mitchell are white, purple, and light yellow giving me a feeling of a wide variety of sounds. So if Joni had stayed with just folk, Joan Anderson would have fit. But she really opened up the door for her own creativity using the name Joni Mitchell in my opinion. I wonder did most people call her "Joni" when she was growing up? Love, Laura On Sep 10, 2011, at 6:36 AM, "Phyliss" wrote: > My sister's name is Roberta and she was born the same year... > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2416 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 18:17:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: Bob Muller > Subject: > > That's a cool little article - I forget that her real first name was > Roberta. > Wonder if she had kept "Roberta" as her stage name, would "Roberta" evoke > the > same thoughts as "Joni" does? Probably so...what did Willy the Shake say > about > a rose by any other name? > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:13:27 +0200 From: B Lux Subject: Scandinavian Jonifest 2013 Dear all! I announced some time ago that I'm dreaming of organizing an Scandinavian Jonifest - probably in Denmark or southern Sweden, depending on where I find the best venue. I imagine somewhere close to the beach or in a forest, some place that has a good space for performances etc... Basically, a Scandinavian Holycombe! Since then, a few people have written back, and it seems as if the end of August, preferably of 2013, might be a good time. I have set up a doodle poll to get an idea of how many people might be interested - please go and vote if you think you might want to go, and leave a note if you prefer another date! The poll is here - it's very easy, no signing up or registering: http://www.doodle.com/kzwf2nfwuhhzb2dk Hey, and if you can't go but cna think of a reason why August 2013 is a bad date becasue of other Joniactivities going on, the you can leave a message too! Love to all, Bene ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:39:10 +0000 From: betsyblue82@gmail.com Subject: hairstyle rant I hope I'm not the only one superficial enough to care about this. Joni has kept current with hair style trends and musical styles over the years. The hippie-meets-surfer-girl long blonde hair in the late 60s with that German lieder-folk. The glam curls circa 1974 with the jazzy pop. The waves in the late 70s with fusion rock/world/legit jazz. That adorable platinum bob in the early 80s, in the spirit of Blondie and New Wave. They all fit her music at the time. Some of the styles just weren't flattering on anyone. (I had my own bad perm back in the day.) During the 80s, perms and over-produced music went together very well. Nobody noticed that Joni was a perfectly viable pop singer because she had had too much success in folk-pop more than a decade prior. She was typecast. When Joni started getting attention again in the NRH-TI period, long "natural" hair was back in style. It suited her. All highlighted and layered with side-swept bangs, she looked a little like Heather Locklear. So people who weren't following her career think she never cut her hair. She (and Klein, and the entire industry) had also learned to use production techniques more subtly. This was so successful that a lot of people thought she had returned to the minimalist STAS/Clouds/Blue formula. During the BSN/Travelogue period, she went a little shorter and darker blonde. It was a very classic 'do that works for most attractive middle-aged women. Again, this coincides with a musical change toward traditional "American songbook" vocal jazz. Unfortunately, her second 15 minutes of fame was over. I haven't had time to process Shine, as strange as that may sound. It's only been four years since release, and I like to let my Joni records breathe for 10 or 20 years :) My only comment is that the brassy updo isn't that hot, but she still looks amazing for her age. NP Fever, male singer, Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:01:04 +0100 From: Jamie Zubairi Home Subject: Re: hairstyle rant Hey Betsy Most of us have a thread of mentioning Joni's Hair Do's (and Don'ts) and often end in lighthearted banter at our own mistakes... for the main, the 80's bubble perm is a little shocking to purists while the return to form hair of the early 90's was great to see... For me I like the upsweep of her hair at the moment, though it does make her look older. I love her hair in the 'Painting With Words & Music DVD, and there are some photos that Klein has taken which show great attention to hair. There was that period during CMIARS where it went a little too platinum or was it during the WTRF tour... it was just a little too wispy and see through... Hey, I've had a bubble perm... I've also had long hair down to my elbows... On 11 September 2011 01:39, wrote: > I hope I'm not the only one superficial enough to care about this. > > Joni has kept current with hair style trends and musical styles over the > years. The hippie-meets-surfer-girl long blonde hair in the late 60s with > that German lieder-folk. The glam curls circa 1974 with the jazzy pop. The > waves in the late 70s with fusion rock/world/legit jazz. That adorable > platinum bob in the early 80s, in the spirit of Blondie and New Wave. They > all fit her music at the time. > - -- Jamie Zubairi Actor, Voiceover, Painter, Photographer. Acting Agent: Pelham Associates 01273 323 010 Facebook VoiceOvers SpotLight Twitter Showreel Currently working on *'The Unbroken Line*' a solo performance for various festivals in the UK. Appearances: September 2: Jackson's Lane Theatre as MC for the Authentic Artist Cabaret ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #254 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe