From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #367 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 Friday, December 16 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 367 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: putting up reindeer [Catherine McKay ] Re: putting up reindeer [Catherine McKay ] Re: Blue/Court and Spark live at Dizzy's DVD [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: River [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: River [gerard mclaughlin ] putting up reindeer [Paul Ivice ] Re: River [gerard mclaughlin ] RE: putting up reindeer [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Another prime-time mixed message on River [Ken Evans ] Joni's recordings [Michael Sentance ] Joni mention on NYT op-ed [c Karma ] Re: JMDL Digest V2011 #737 [M C ] Re: Lawn reindeer ["Betsy Blue" ] Furry [Vincenzo Mancini ] Lawn reindeer ["Betsy Blue" ] Gleeful River ["Mark" ] Joni: "You're my favorite work of art!" [Patti Parlette ] Re: Furry [Bob Muller ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:26:09 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: putting up reindeer As a northerner and fellow-to-Joni-Canadian, I always find movies or TV shows showing LA at Christmastime very disconcerting. To see those giant inflatable snow people among palm trees and surrounded by green grass and with people wearing their "summer" clothes is just very weird to me. And we don't even get a lot of snow in Toronto and, odds are, we are not going to have any at Christmas this year (it usually doesn't snow much until January around here), but it is still cold and often gloomy. (Not today though - it's going up to 12C and it's raining and dull.) They get a LOT of snow in the prairies in winter, so I think Joni would have a difficult time at first in California, when there's Christmas and no snow. It's just a reality for people from northern climates to expect the snow. With her lines about "cutting down trees, putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace," it sounds like a world-weary recognition that "Christmas", as so many of us know it, is something that comes out of a box once a year, and we're *supposed* to be full of joy and peace and to be merry (oh yeah, and to spend a lot of money "for everyone on your list.") You can take decorations out of a box and set them up, but feelings don't work like that. How many of us have wished we could get away from all that, by skating away or otherwise? >________________________________ > From: Paul Ivice >To: joni@smoe.org >Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:26:52 AM >Subject: putting up reindeer > >Betsy asked: First, were these god-awful outdoor decorations really a thing in >the 60s? It doesn't seem possible. (No offense to any Griswalds on the list. >Christmas happens to be sparkling out on my neighbor's lawn--and roof.) > >I think of the scene from Woody Allen's classic film "Annie Hall," which won >the Best Picture Oscar in 1977, when he and Diane Keaton first arrive in L.A. >and are being driven through Beverly Hills by Tony Roberts, past homes with >artificial displays of Santa and reindeer on the lawns. Look at this clip, >especially at the 5:10 mark. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKeLLu-jDI&feature=related > > >Paul Ivice ;>) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:40:26 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: putting up reindeer I like him! >________________________________ > From: Susan Tierney McNamara >To: Catherine McKay ; Paul Ivice ; "joni@smoe.org" >Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:49:24 AM >Subject: RE: putting up reindeer > >I was sitting in the lunch room the other day and this guy said to this other guy "I like Thanksgiving, but the next day I'd like to be put in a medical coma until the day after New Years." Now there's a person who sounds like he needs a river to skate away on!!! :-) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:45:36 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Blue/Court and Spark live at Dizzy's DVD Thanks for doing this Dave - I ordered mine a couple of days ago and am looking forward to it - and since I'm one of the few JMDLer's that have seen you live at Dizzy's I can even imagine myself at the venue! Can't wait - my Christmas present to myself. Bob NP: Blues Traveler, "Just Wait" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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Anyway, like it or not, River has become a holiday staple. Just last week there were FIVE holiday albums released featuring covers of it by Belles and Whistles, St. Agnes Fountain, Phil Thompson, Jeanette Osborn, and Rachel Schoellen. River is easily #3 on the list behind BYT and BSN and I predict that at some point it'll overtake BYT which has become less of a popular cover of late. Bob NP: Foo Fighters, "Alone + Easy Target" From: Sharon Watkins To: "joni@smoe.org" Date: 12/14/2011 06:37 PM Subject: River Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org I do see River as a Christmas song; but I just see it as being realistic. Unfortunately, Christmas is a difficult time for many as they deal with hardship and personal loss. I see River as giving voice to those who have to deal with the loss of a love or divorce during the holidays. To me it is very honest portrayal during a season when we are supposed to paste on a happy face even while our heart may be breaking. Sharon Sent from my iPhone - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:18:23 +0000 From: gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: River I like Christmas but i think I might have come accross as not so in my previous post. Au contraire. cutting down trees though is something i abhor even if theyre grown specifically for yuletide. In Sweden where I have spent many a Christmas it is candleland out and indoors and is magically authentic to me. I will be decorating my tree, a nice dummy one in a week or so though and I look forward to it with a passion. didn't mean to come accross all bah humbug...just in case I gave that impression.I'd still like a river I could skate away on though and would love to skate on it with Joni and anyone else who fancies it !A jonifest of skaters to thrill usall in the bleak midwinter. On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:43 PM, wrote: > Sharon, that's an excellent point and right on. I enjoy Christmastime > mostly because it brings back so many good family memories. My Mom really > loved it and it was hard not to get caught up in her enthusiasm. While I > still dig it because of all the kids in my neighborhood, it mostly is just > a huge inconvenience. River is like the B-side of that song (I've always > thought of it as an Andy Williams song) "The Most Wonderful Time Of the > Year" which subconsciously tries to make you believe that everything is so > perfect and wonderful. > > Anyway, like it or not, River has become a holiday staple. Just last week > there were FIVE holiday albums released featuring covers of it by Belles > and Whistles, St. Agnes Fountain, Phil Thompson, Jeanette Osborn, and > Rachel Schoellen. River is easily #3 on the list behind BYT and BSN and I > predict that at some point it'll overtake BYT which has become less of a > popular cover of late. > > Bob > > NP: Foo Fighters, "Alone + Easy Target" > > > > From: Sharon Watkins > To: "joni@smoe.org" > Date: 12/14/2011 06:37 PM > Subject: River > Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org > > > > I do see River as a Christmas song; but I just see it as being realistic. > Unfortunately, Christmas is a difficult time for many as they deal with > hardship and personal loss. I see River as giving voice to those who have > to deal with the loss of a love or divorce during the holidays. To me it > is very honest portrayal during a season when we are supposed to paste on > a happy face even while our heart may be breaking. > Sharon > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:26:52 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Ivice Subject: putting up reindeer Betsy asked: First, were these god-awful outdoor decorations really a thing in the 60s? It doesn't seem possible. (No offense to any Griswalds on the list. Christmas happens to be sparkling out on my neighbor's lawn--and roof.) I think of the scene from Woody Allen's classic film "Annie Hall," which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1977, when he and Diane Keaton first arrive in L.A. and are being driven through Beverly Hills by Tony Roberts, past homes with artificial displays of Santa and reindeer on the lawns. Look at this clip, especially at the 5:10 mark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKeLLu-jDI&feature=related Paul Ivice ;>) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:41:35 +0000 From: gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: River i like how joni makes reference to the irreverence on our part as a culture in the way we approach christmas..."It's coming on Christmas.Theyre cutting down trees,theyre putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace". It sucks . Nothing depressing in my book about wishing you had a river you could skate away on ! Skating away on a frozen river must be exhillerating don't you think? You'd get to see the trees on either side standing in all their winter glory and maybe the occasional reindeer forraging in the snow for food.Once I built a snow woman and child and my niece and I watched dazzled as two deer came in the night and ate the carrots we had put as their noses and the branches we had put on as hair ! I'm with Joni here. Leave nature alone and get blooming well real. On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Susan Tierney McNamara wrote: > Sharon, thanks for saying exactly what I was thinking!!! I agree, > Christmas is not always a time of joy, but sadness for things we have lost > or people we miss. This song not only deals with these emotions but I also > love the way Joni conveys the hurt from causing others pain ... selfish and > sad ... and the feeling of just wanting to skate away ... > > take care, Sue > ________________________________________ > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [owner-joni@smoe.org] on behalf of Sharon > Watkins [swat676699@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:13 PM > To: joni@smoe.org > Subject: River > > I do see River as a Christmas song; but I just see it as being realistic. > Unfortunately, Christmas is a difficult time for many as they deal with > hardship and personal loss. I see River as giving voice to those who have > to deal with the loss of a love or divorce during the holidays. To me it is > very honest portrayal during a season when we are supposed to paste on a > happy face even while our heart may be breaking. > Sharon > > Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:49:24 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: putting up reindeer I was sitting in the lunch room the other day and this guy said to this other guy "I like Thanksgiving, but the next day I'd like to be put in a medical coma until the day after New Years." Now there's a person who sounds like he needs a river to skate away on!!! :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Catherine McKay Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:26 AM To: Paul Ivice; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: putting up reindeer As a northerner and fellow-to-Joni-Canadian, I always find movies or TV shows showing LA at Christmastime very disconcerting. To see those giant inflatable snow people among palm trees and surrounded by green grass and with people wearing their "summer" clothes is just very weird to me. And we don't even get a lot of snow in Toronto and, odds are, we are not going to have any at Christmas this year (it usually doesn't snow much until January around here), but it is still cold and often gloomy. (Not today though - it's going up to 12C and it's raining and dull.) They get a LOT of snow in the prairies in winter, so I think Joni would have a difficult time at first in California, when there's Christmas and no snow. It's just a reality for people from northern climates to expect the snow. With her lines about "cutting down trees, putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace," it sounds like a world-weary recognition that "Christmas", as so many of us know it, is something that comes out of a box once a year, and we're *supposed* to be full of joy and peace and to be merry (oh yeah, and to spend a lot of money "for everyone on your list.") You can take decorations out of a box and set them up, but feelings don't work like that. How many of us have wished we could get away from all that, by skating away or otherwise? >________________________________ > From: Paul Ivice >To: joni@smoe.org >Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:26:52 AM >Subject: putting up reindeer > >Betsy asked: First, were these god-awful outdoor decorations really a thing in >the 60s? It doesn't seem possible. (No offense to any Griswalds on the list. >Christmas happens to be sparkling out on my neighbor's lawn--and roof.) > >I think of the scene from Woody Allen's classic film "Annie Hall," which won >the Best Picture Oscar in 1977, when he and Diane Keaton first arrive in L.A. >and are being driven through Beverly Hills by Tony Roberts, past homes with >artificial displays of Santa and reindeer on the lawns. Look at this clip, >especially at the 5:10 mark. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKeLLu-jDI&feature=related > > >Paul Ivice ;>) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:04:54 -0500 From: Ken Evans Subject: Another prime-time mixed message on River In a near-identical jab as ten years ago on Ally McBeal -- where Robert Downey's character sang a pretty good version of River in the Christmas episode only to have Calista/Ally react with how depressing she thought it was -- last night on Glee we had a passable-nice Bway rendition of River sung by Lea Michele, who is put down afterward by the class director (the kid in the wheelchair forget his name) for choosing such a "depressing" song and told to pick one more in step with "merry." Sigh. Actually, only the first verse is Christmas-related, the rest isn't. A better song (of course) than most holiday standards, but a puzzling one to appear in the holiday mix coming out of the ceiling while shopping. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:45:34 -0500 From: Michael Sentance Subject: Joni's recordings In my search for Joni's work, I now have a 1965 recording of Joni singing on "Let's Sing Out" where she is introduced as "Joni Anderson" and a 2008 live recording of her singing "River" with Herbie Hancock. Are these the Alpha and Omega of her recordings? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:19:19 +0000 From: c Karma Subject: Joni mention on NYT op-ed http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/opinion/bruni-homecomings-and-regrets.html? _r=1&scp=8&sq=Frank%20Bruni&st=cse Nice piece, but Bruni should have kept listening. He's missed more than he knows. CC ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:22:00 -0800 (PST) From: M C Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2011 #737 "A better song (of course) than most holiday standards, but a puzzling one to appear in the holiday mix coming out of the ceiling while shopping." especially while shopping for a cut down tree or a lawn reindeer. - --- On Wed, 12/14/11, JMDL Digest wrote: From: JMDL Digest Subject: JMDL Digest V2011 #737 To: joni-digest@smoe.org Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 5:19 PM JMDL Digest Wednesday, December 14 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 737 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Another prime-time mixed message on River [Ken Evans ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:04:54 -0500 From: Ken Evans Subject: Another prime-time mixed message on River In a near-identical jab as ten years ago on Ally McBeal -- where Robert Downey's character sang a pretty good version of River in the Christmas episode only to have Calista/Ally react with how depressing she thought it was - -- last night on Glee we had a passable-nice Bway rendition of River sung by Lea Michele, who is put down afterward by the class director (the kid in the wheelchair forget his name) for choosing such a "depressing" song and told to pick one more in step with "merry." Sigh. Actually, only the first verse is Christmas-related, the rest isn't. A better song (of course) than most holiday standards, but a puzzling one to appear in the holiday mix coming out of the ceiling while shopping. - ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2011 #737 ***************************** - ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe - ------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:02:01 +0000 From: "Betsy Blue" Subject: Re: Lawn reindeer I appreciate the responses from up North! Yes, everyone in my neighborhood was mowing their lawns in shorts last weekend, despite the palm trees wrapped with lights for Christmas. My friends all yell at their kids to bundle up when they play outside in the cold: 55 F. So that's why I have a hard time believing some people live where it's so cold moving water actually freezes to the point where you could skate on it. "Putting up reindeer could mean putting up store window displays or lawn ornaments or any image of Santa's reindeer you see at Christmas time." Duh! Funny how we form a mental image and can't let go of it. And I had last watched Annie Hall a few months ago--no recollection of that scene of LA "homes with artificial displays of Santa and reindeer on the lawns." The holiday season turns "off and on like a bathtub faucet" and I hardly ever feel the cheer deeply. Oh well. It seems like everyone else is faking it anyway. Betsy NP Number One ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:30:22 +0000 (GMT) From: Vincenzo Mancini Subject: Furry I know this is not news to some of us since I caught it some years ago before it disappeared leaving the video of Hejira of the same session alone around... but I never saw the segment of the discussion before the song! Bows (and flows of angel hair...) to siquomb1 and thanks for sharing! Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJyjFhCgkE&feature=autoplay&list=UUHQjvLBC1zo UCqry3fWOi-A&lf=plcp&playnext=1 Vincenzo ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:11:50 +0000 From: "Betsy Blue" Subject: Lawn reindeer First, were these god-awful outdoor decorations really a thing in the 60s? It doesn't seem possible. (No offense to any Griswalds on the list. Christmas happens to be sparkling out on my neighbor's lawn--and roof.) Second, can a river really freeze? There's some skating on frozen streams in Circle Game, so I must conclude this is not a metaphor. Forgive the ignorance and Cali-centricity. Now to the point: the introductory lines of River are about traditions that are inauthentic and/or foreign to the writer's personal experience. The cut-down trees, the fake reindeer, the lack of snow, the "crazy scene", and even the songs of joy and peace. (They won't give peace a chance.) The jingle bells aren't real either, just simulated on piano. I think Joni uses "they" purposely and includes only secular indicators of the season to further the notion that there is no faith or thinking happening at the individual level. I like River because It feels like Joni is calling out society's forced happiness and giving the individual listener permission to feel sad in the midst of the cheer. It's very cathartic. Betsy NP For Free ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:16:05 -0800 From: "Mark" Subject: Gleeful River They finally did it. Glee has done a Joni Mitchell song. Rachel just sang the first verse of 'River'. Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:47:05 +0000 From: Patti Parlette Subject: Joni: "You're my favorite work of art!" Dear Joniamigos: It's coming on Christmas, so I'm popping in to say hello and share a Joni "love is a story told." I had a brainstorm (like lightning from above!) a few months ago. My best friend (the one I met in a college apartment in 1975 who put Blue on the turntable and turned to ask: Do you like Joni Mitchell?) has a nephew whose girlfriend is a young local artist. I once asked her about doing a Joni work of art (she has done Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia and Leonard Cohen, I believe) and we finally made a deal. This will be the coolest Christmas gift for Janis AND her daughter, Tara, (Hi Terra!) who is also a Joniphile. (We saw the BSN Tour in May 2000 together.) Ha. My first commissioned work of art! How patrician, n'est-ce pas? Ashleigh Kay (not our Kay Ashley!) really got into it. Here are two messages from her. (I asked her if it was okay to share them w/ the JMDL. She said sure, but what does that stand for? Joni Mitchell Diehard Lovers?) I think you will all appreciate her enthusiam for our project. "Hi Patti! I'm excited to share with you that the Joni art is finished! I really, really enjoyed this project...more than I could've expected. I've done a lot of studying of Joni, watching her performances, listening to her music and looking at lots and lots of pictures. The most important thing to me when using someone's image is for the finished piece to be reminiscent of that person and their essence, and I've got to say, this piece is very Joni :) There are a lot of subtleties that connect to her as well as a subtle reference to the Blue album for you & Janis. I had said the piece would be somewhere around 10" in dimension, I decided on a 9" x 12", which looks really nice, I also ended up using the picture you sent me of her in the window smiling, as well as a couple others. I was just so captured by her beauty, I couldn't use just one. All that's left is for me to wire it for hanging and take a picture of it for my records, which I'll be doing tomorrow. And in my excitement of doing this project, I completely forgot to get a deposit, lol! So when we meet to make the exchange, it'll be the full $xxx. Let me know when you'd like to meet up. Sometime next week would be good for me. Excited to show it to you! "> Ashleigh :) " Next email: "Oh I'm happy you're excited! Joni has a beautiful soul and I loved working with her image, it was truly inspiring :) The Blue reference is subtle, but I feel that makes it more special to those who know what it means. How about this coming Tuesday the 13th? I get out of work in Manchester at 2:30 and we could plan to meet about 3:00, and yes a check is totally fine, if you could just make it out to my full name, Ashleigh Kay Vose, I'd greatly appreciate it :) Once I get a good picture of it, I'll email it to you too :) "> Ashleigh" So, I'm off to Starbucks (the same one where I heard the THREE-HOUR Joni retrospective the day SHINE was released, September 25th, 2007 -- Starbucks, Starbucks, you got the Joni lovin' that I like all right...) to pick up what I'm sure will be "my favorite work of art." But now I'm wrestling with my eeeeeego -- I'm selfish and I'm sad because I want to keep it for myself! Please, this is a secret (doo wah doo) for just JMDLers and not Facebook just at this moment of the world. Peace & Love, Patti P. in Flip City P.S. "Racing away" w/ no time to proof read, so please forgive all errors....we laugh at how our perfection will always be denied! "If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." -- John Lennon http://www.imaginepeace.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:03:13 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Joni's recordings Hi Michael - the recording of her and Herbie is the Omega but there are 1964 recordings that pre-date the wonderful "Let's Sing Out" stuff. By the way, we have that Let's Sing Out material (audio and video) thanks to a fellow JMDL'er. I'll never forget the first time I saw it, it was mind-blowing, not just for Joni but even for the other performers (a young Harry Chapin, etc). Bob NP: Harry Nilsson, "Jump Into The Fire" From: Michael Sentance To: joni@smoe.org Date: 12/14/2011 01:45 PM Subject: Joni's recordings Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org In my search for Joni's work, I now have a 1965 recording of Joni singing on "Let's Sing Out" where she is introduced as "Joni Anderson" and a 2008 live recording of her singing "River" with Herbie Hancock. Are these the Alpha and Omega of her recordings? - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 14 Dec 2011 14:42:50 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Joni's recordings FYI ya'll. They annmounced the line up for Jazz Fest in April/May. Herbie Hancock will be here for second weekend. Full list is available on nola.com. We will close the second weekend with a special set for our 50th Anniversary with lots of people sitting in. Hope to see many of you in New Orleans at that time. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:03 PM, bob.muller@fluor.com wrote: Hi Michael - the recording of her and Herbie is the Omega but there are 1964 recordings that pre-date the wonderful "Let's Sing Out" stuff. By the way, we have that Let's Sing Out material (audio and video) thanks to a fellow JMDL'er. I'll never forget the first time I saw it, it was mind-blowing, not just for Joni but even for the other performers (a young Harry Chapin, etc). Bob NP: Harry Nilsson, "Jump Into The Fire" From: Michael Sentance To: joni@smoe.org Date: 12/14/2011 01:45 PM Subject: Joni's recordings Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org In my search for Joni's work, I now have a 1965 recording of Joni singing on "Let's Sing Out" where she is introduced as "Joni Anderson" and a 2008 live recording of her singing "River" with Herbie Hancock. Are these the Alpha and Omega of her recordings? - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:51:10 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Furry Thanks Vincenzo, that audio before the song was new to me too. LOVE that performance; makes we wish she had re-imagined Travelogue with that level of energy and spontaneity. Bob NP: Wild Flag, "Boom" ________________________________ From: Vincenzo Mancini To: "joni@smoe.org" Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:30 PM Subject: Furry I know this is not news to some of us since I caught it some years ago before it disappeared leaving the video of Hejira of the same session alone around... but I never saw the segment of the discussion before the song! Bows (and flows of angel hair...) to siquomb1 and thanks for sharing! Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJyjFhCgkE&feature=autoplay&list=UUHQjvLBC1zo UCqry3fWOi-A&lf=plcp&playnext=1 Vincenzo ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #367 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe