From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #395 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 Saturday, January 14 2012 Volume 2011 : Number 395 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni Covers, Volume 138 - Supreme [Bob Muller ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #394 [stdoherty ] FWD: I AM FREE NOW!! [J Kendel Johnson ] Re: Harlem in Havana [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Hejira at Giants stadium [Happy The Man ] Re: JMDL Digest V2011 #838 Folk Rock Time Machine ["johnnybgoode@lineone.] Re: Hejira at Giants stadium [Merk54@aol.com] Re: Hejira at Giants stadium [Dave Blackburn ] Hejira at Giants stadium ["Gary Hanick" ] RE: Hejira at Giants stadium [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 [LC Stanley ] RE: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 [Susan Tierney McNamar] Re: Hejira at Giants stadium ["Gary Hanick" ] Re: Hejira at Giants stadium [Michael Paz ] RE: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:53:05 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers, Volume 138 - Supreme Howdy all - here's another NEW collection of Joni Covers coming at ya. A lot of folks you've probably never heard of, and at last 1 that you probably have - - Mary Wilson of The Supremes. A live, unreleased recording of "Both Sides Now". Plenty of other great tracks as well. You can download the high-quality mp3's here: http://tinyurl.com/7jr7le5 And you'll be bestowed with the following: 1. Charlotte Haesen - Court And Spark 2. Morgan Davies - See You Sometime 3. Mary Wilson - Both Sides Now 4. Anne SeeYou - This Flight Tonight 5. Anne SeeYou - People's Parties 6. Jody Hanks - A Case Of You 7. In Pieces - Big Yellow Taxi 8. Marcelo Del Paggio - Free Man In Paris 9. Tim Rose - - Edith And The Kingpin 10. Masha Bijlsma Band - Both Sides Now 11. Charlie And The Boys - The Circle Game 12. Jenny Bjorklund - River 13. Pieter van Bogaert - A Case Of You 14. Valerie McQueen - Big Yellow Taxi 15. Janet Vertisi - Urge For Going 16. Maya Pennington - Blue 17. Felicia And The Milkyway - You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio 18. Lindsay Blount - Both Sides Now 19. WISH - This Flight Tonight 19 songs, 19 hits! Enjoy. Bob NP: Anne SeeYou, "People's Parties" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:13:04 -0500 From: stdoherty Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #394 great post In a message dated 01/14/12 03:09:26 Eastern Standard Time, owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org writes: Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:54 +0000 From: gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:30:14 -0800 (PST) From: J Kendel Johnson Subject: FWD: I AM FREE NOW!!

hi...
I couldnt even afford groceries for the month this was my opportunity knocking at the door despite the circumstances I stayed optimistic!
http://www.widder-kaninchen.de/lastnews/66RobertMitchell/ now I feel completed
you can get the hang of it quickly!
c ya.

------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:43:15 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Harlem in Havana Wow Rob, that is a GREAT article! Very informative. I suppose that detail has been out there but I never knew. Redd Foxx? Chuck Berry? Fontella Bass and Rufus Thomas? All started with Harlem in Havana? I had no idea. Next stop for me will be the website referenced... http://harleminhavana.com/HarleminHavana/Intro.html (heads up - when you click on the HiH link loud music will get blasted atcha. Thanks a lot for the article Rob! I bet the film will also be great. Bob NP: Jethro Tull, "The Teacher" From: Robert Procyk To: joni@smoe.org Date: 01/12/2012 01:41 AM Subject: Harlem in Havana Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org I am always running behind the times, so forgive me if my dear Wadena Kate may have posted this: I always read my Saskatoon Star-Phoenix a day late, so I just noticed this Harlem in Havana article: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/Harlem+Havana+strong+links+Saskatoon/5965171/story.html Happy Thursday, Rob - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 12 Jan 2012 08:41:40 -0600 From: Happy The Man Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium Gary That is my complaint with many of the festivals right now. They put talent on three or four stages at a time, as we saw at ACL festival with Gillian Welch and you can't hear her over the other stage. Curious why would Joni even play festivals? She was unhappy here and Isle of Wright. Wouldn't a <3500 seat theatre have been her calling card? If you accept the invite and the fee shouldn't you blame your booking agent not the crowd? Early last year Laura and I went to see The Decemberists/Gillian Welch ACL taping. When the Decemberists finished taping half the crowd left before Gillian. I heard someone remark how rude it was for them to leave, I thought how rude it would have been for them to stay and talk over the band. Peace, Craig NP: Abigail Washburn "Bring Me My Queen" Sent from my Kindle Fire _____________________________________________ From: Gary Hanick Sent: Wed Jan 11 11:35:54 CST 2012 To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Hejira at Giants stadium I sense some anger in the performance. An interesting choice of songs to sing in front of an unruly crowd that probably never heard of her. "There is the hope and the hopelessness...". She was probably feeling the latter. This may have contributed to her stopping live concerts for many years afterwards. The mid 80's crowd wanted loud, theatrical anthemic music. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:41:07 +0000 (GMT) From: "johnnybgoode@lineone.net" Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2011 #838 Folk Rock Time Machine All, I think there are some inaccuracies: The Frozen noses were Crosby and Stills (Steel Nose) Young and Nash weren't that into it. Counting Bars just isn't possible they would just turn up their guitars Art and Paul had difficulties anyway despite Art's very brief film career. Weren't there other men between Graham and James? James Taylor was a heroin user!!!! :-)Really I never knew at the time, I thought he was great but a bit of a wimp. I suppose he was actually a bit of a nightmare! John ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:26:23 -0500 (EST) From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium Paz, I'm glad you mentioned this was the Amnesty Concert and not Farm Aid. Joni had a similar experience at a Farm Aid concert, but it wasn't at Giant's Stadium, it was some where in Illinois or Indiana I believe. I was supposed to be at the Farm Aid concert but couldn't make it, though several of my friends were there. At that show she was the second to the last performer (I believe U2 was the final performer). It was a long hot day, and everyone was anxious for the "headliner" to play, and Joni came out and did Three Great Stimulants and I think two other songs from Dog Eat Dog, possibly solo on the piano. I think someone threw a beer at her at that show. I remember seeing a tape of the show and thinking how stupid the whole thing was. While I admire Joni's artistic integrity, she possibly could have won the crowd over if she played BYT or Woodstock. Did she really think she would win over any fans by playing three unknown, downbeat songs to a crowd who's screaming for the main act after an entire day of drinking and sweltering in the heat? Poor judgement on everyone's part that day. Jack In a message dated 1/12/2012 11:20:06 A.M. Central Standard Time, michael@thepazgroup.com writes: If memory serves this was the Amnesty International Concert and she was wedged between rock bands late in the day. The rowdy rock and roll audience was not ready for anything like Joni and the drunken protest had them throwing shit at her (like tennis shoes etc). I saw that performance live and it was heart breaking. She had recruited people from Sting and Peter Gabriel's band to accompamny her on the set. Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Gary Hanick wrote: She also performed a new (for then) song, "Number One". Maybe it was her way of being the odd man out at the party? Like, "I am not going to pander to popular tastes or public expectations". Especially if they're going to toss stuff at her! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2012, at 8:36 AM, "Dave Blackburn" wrote: > What an odd choice of tune to do at a stadium gig! As we all know, Hejira is THE most lyrically intense song in the catalog and one of the more introspective. This, coupled with her prior experiences at big outdoor events (Isle of Wight in particular) makes it extraordinary that she would pick this. The guitar/bass duo also doesn't create that enveloping sound that lures you in to the song on the original version. In 1985 I would have thought she had DED or WTRF tunes she wanted to promote also. > > Is that a Fender Strat with a Gibson logo? I could have sworn the headstock reads Gibson. > > cheers all, > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:45:30 -0800 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium What an odd choice of tune to do at a stadium gig! As we all know, Hejira is THE most lyrically intense song in the catalog and one of the more introspective. This, coupled with her prior experiences at big outdoor events (Isle of Wight in particular) makes it extraordinary that she would pick this. The guitar/bass duo also doesn't create that enveloping sound that lures you in to the song on the original version. In 1985 I would have thought she had DED or WTRF tunes she wanted to promote also. Is that a Fender Strat with a Gibson logo? I could have sworn the headstock reads Gibson. cheers all, Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:35:54 -0800 From: "Gary Hanick" Subject: Hejira at Giants stadium I sense some anger in the performance. An interesting choice of songs to sing in front of an unruly crowd that probably never heard of her. "There is the hope and the hopelessness...". She was probably feeling the latter. This may have contributed to her stopping live concerts for many years afterwards. The mid 80's crowd wanted loud, theatrical anthemic music. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:04 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Hejira at Giants stadium Gary, I've made the same point several times; many of Joni's contemporaries can play in a much more intimate and comfortable setting. On her '98 tour, she was heckled more than once by people who were there to see Dylan and not her. Even though in my case (Atlanta) it meant she played a bonus song (BSN), she would have had a much better experience (as would all of us that were there for HER) if she was playing in a much smaller intimate setting. I've seen Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, even the Neville Brothers and Doobie Brothers, and it made for a much better show when you're not miles away and when EVERYONE is there for the same cause. Exhibit A: the '95 Gene Autry show. I rest my case. Anyway, no sense dreaming about that 'cuz it ain't gonna happen. And, as others have said in reference to her "setlist" - sometimes you have to play to the audience you have. I've done some theatrical gigs that just didn't suit the crowd we were performing to and it's no fun for anyone. Bob NP: Phil Collins, "Please Come Out Tonight" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:13:02 -0600 From: LC Stanley Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Oh to have been a fly on the wall or perhaps on a pill of "I'm with you." On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Susan Tierney McNamara wrote: > Speaking of Hejira, I was hanging out with a close friend of mine last night and I mentioned Hejira, and he asked "why do you like that song?" ok, I only had one way of responding to that question ... I recited it as a poem (my friend loves poetry, so I thought he would like that better than singing it) ... as I went through some of the more difficult passages he asked me "what does that mean" quite frequently ... especially at these sections ... > > A defector from the petty wars that shell shock love away ... > > There's comfort in melancholy, when there's no need to explain ... it's just as natural as the weather in this moody sky today ... > > I'm porous with travel fever, but I'm so glad to be on my own, but still the slightest touch of a stranger can start a trembling in my bones ... I know no one can show me everything ... we all come and go unknown ... each so deep and superficial between the forceps and the stone ... (this passage started a 15 minute conversation about the nature of anonymous encounters ...) > > And reciting this passage just brought back how amazingly deep this song is ... > > ... we're only particles of change I know, I know, orbiting around the sun, but how can I have that point of view, when I'm always bound and tied to someone ... white flags of winter chimneys, waving truce against the moon, in the mirror of a modern bank, from the window of my hotel room ... > > What amazed me about this section is she is so detached she is not even looking at the scene directly, but through the reflection of a man-made barrier ... which just drives home the intense loneliness of the landscape she is describing ... > > My friend then said, "whoa, that's really depressing!" ha ha!! > > Love, Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Michael Paz > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:39 AM > To: joni@smoe.org List > Subject: Fwd: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 > > Got this in my in box this am. Enjoy! > > Michael Paz > michael@thepazgroup.com > > Tour Manager > Preservation Hall Jazz Band > http://www.preservationhall.com > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Wolfgang's Vault > Subject: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 > Date: January 11, 2012 6:13:50 AM EST > To: > Reply-To: Wolfgang's Vault > > Trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > Joni Mitchell > "Hejira" > Giants Stadium on June 15, 1986 > Though certainly not unplugged, the sparse instrumentation and evocative > lyrics of "Hejira" convey an intimacy that overcomes even the size of this > enormous venue. Watch Video ; > > > unsubscribe > Copyright ) 2011 Wolfgang's Vault (149 Bluxome St., San Francisco, CA) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:06:28 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Thanks for that, gerard ... I always felt the same way about Joni's music ... I used to draw illustrations of her songs and the pictures were pretty dark ... I remember one picture of a woman cutting her own heart out as an illustration to Woman of Heart and Mind ... I was a moody teenager and loved her imagery. As far as Joni playing stadium rock ... I think that she was in the distasteful position of being too huge a star for small venues, and too deep and introspective for stadiums. Dylan pulled it off (sometimes!) :) Take care, Sue From: gerard mclaughlin [mailto:daligay@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 1:52 PM To: Susan Tierney McNamara Cc: Michael Paz; joni@smoe.org List Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 I have never found Hejira depressing but then as a child Ingmar Bergman cheered me up so who am I to say. Just reading your post there , Susan lifted me out of some gloom that's been lurking. That song is medicine to me. Always has been.I remembber standing outside a bank at a bus stop late one night here in Glasgow. It was snowing. I was bereft.Suddenly I saw the moon reflected in the banks mirrorred windows. Accross the road an old hotel. There was a light on in a room up on the roof under the big moon.I,m seeing all this in the actual mirrors of a modern bank ! In that instant I was lifted out of my loneliness. I imagined Joni standing at that window behind the curtain looking down at me. I could see white flags of winter chimneys waving truce against the moon .Joni has sometimes referred to herself as a witness and on that occasion I felt her witnessing me, one of her fans thousands of miles away. The memory has never left me. Lots of us say she has been the soundtrack to our lives. That night it was all a bit more than a soundtrack for me. She is part of the journey as far as I'm concerned and I fall in and out with her like a lover or a friend but she's there.Ah there is medicine in her work. I;m glad your friend got it. Many of mine just don;t get her and don,t even want to try. Sometimes it,s lonely loving Joni but it is worth it ! Sorry to go on but your post brought it all back to life. Oh I love Hejira. On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Susan Tierney McNamara > wrote: Speaking of Hejira, I was hanging out with a close friend of mine last night and I mentioned Hejira, and he asked "why do you like that song?" ok, I only had one way of responding to that question ... I recited it as a poem (my friend loves poetry, so I thought he would like that better than singing it) ... as I went through some of the more difficult passages he asked me "what does that mean" quite frequently ... especially at these sections ... A defector from the petty wars that shell shock love away ... There's comfort in melancholy, when there's no need to explain ... it's just as natural as the weather in this moody sky today ... I'm porous with travel fever, but I'm so glad to be on my own, but still the slightest touch of a stranger can start a trembling in my bones ... I know no one can show me everything ... we all come and go unknown ... each so deep and superficial between the forceps and the stone ... (this passage started a 15 minute conversation about the nature of anonymous encounters ...) And reciting this passage just brought back how amazingly deep this song is ... ... we're only particles of change I know, I know, orbiting around the sun, but how can I have that point of view, when I'm always bound and tied to someone ... white flags of winter chimneys, waving truce against the moon, in the mirror of a modern bank, from the window of my hotel room ... What amazed me about this section is she is so detached she is not even looking at the scene directly, but through the reflection of a man-made barrier ... which just drives home the intense loneliness of the landscape she is describing ... My friend then said, "whoa, that's really depressing!" ha ha!! Love, Sue - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Michael Paz Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:39 AM To: joni@smoe.org List Subject: Fwd: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Got this in my in box this am. Enjoy! Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com Begin forwarded message: From: Wolfgang's Vault > Subject: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Date: January 11, 2012 6:13:50 AM EST To: > Reply-To: Wolfgang's Vault > Trouble viewing this email? Click here Joni Mitchell "Hejira" Giants Stadium on June 15, 1986 Though certainly not unplugged, the sparse instrumentation and evocative lyrics of "Hejira" convey an intimacy that overcomes even the size of this enormous venue. Watch Video ; unsubscribe Copyright ) 2011 Wolfgang's Vault (149 Bluxome St., San Francisco, CA) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:15:04 -0800 From: "Gary Hanick" Subject: RE: Hejira at Giants stadium Hi Craig, I think it was a charity event - Farm Aid. I saw Joni (with Dylan and Van Morrison) at some arena in '98. She was hard to see or hear. You're just going off feelings and memories of what each song meant to you - may as well have been watching her on a screen. I saw Judy Collins at the Coach House in Southern California a few years ago. It was a much better experience. I have no expectations that Joni will ever tour again; and I guess she'll only release new music if she feels it's "off the charts" great. We're still waiting for the bio that she started over ten years ago! Having been a JM fan for most of her career, her absence this time really makes you feel your own mortality! I've gone to small events by artists such as guitarist Bill Nelson. Just a small group of his fans, held in a small hotel ballroom. They are wonderful! Can't imagine Joni doing anything like this, which is a shame. If you separate out the ego and the big pay check, she'd probably love it. Cheers, Gary ________________________________ From: Happy The Man [mailto:cactustreemotel@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:42 AM To: Gary Hanick; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium Gary That is my complaint with many of the festivals right now. They put talent on three or four stages at a time, as we saw at ACL festival with Gillian Welch and you can't hear her over the other stage. Curious why would Joni even play festivals? She was unhappy here and Isle of Wright. Wouldn't a <3500 seat theatre have been her calling card? If you accept the invite and the fee shouldn't you blame your booking agent not the crowd? Early last year Laura and I went to see The Decemberists/Gillian Welch ACL taping. When the Decemberists finished taping half the crowd left before Gillian. I heard someone remark how rude it was for them to leave, I thought how rude it would have been for them to stay and talk over the band. Peace, Craig NP: Abigail Washburn "Bring Me My Queen" Sent from my Kindle Fire ________________________________ From: Gary Hanick Sent: Wed Jan 11 11:35:54 CST 2012 To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Hejira at Giants stadium I sense some anger in the performance. An interesting choice of songs to sing in front of an unruly crowd that probably never heard of her. "There is the hope and the hopelessness...". She was probably feeling the latter. This may have contributed to her stopping live concerts for many years afterwards. The mid 80's crowd wanted loud, theatrical anthemic music. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:34:54 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Speaking of Hejira, I was hanging out with a close friend of mine last night and I mentioned Hejira, and he asked "why do you like that song?" ok, I only had one way of responding to that question ... I recited it as a poem (my friend loves poetry, so I thought he would like that better than singing it) ... as I went through some of the more difficult passages he asked me "what does that mean" quite frequently ... especially at these sections ... A defector from the petty wars that shell shock love away ... There's comfort in melancholy, when there's no need to explain ... it's just as natural as the weather in this moody sky today ... I'm porous with travel fever, but I'm so glad to be on my own, but still the slightest touch of a stranger can start a trembling in my bones ... I know no one can show me everything ... we all come and go unknown ... each so deep and superficial between the forceps and the stone ... (this passage started a 15 minute conversation about the nature of anonymous encounters ...) And reciting this passage just brought back how amazingly deep this song is ... ... we're only particles of change I know, I know, orbiting around the sun, but how can I have that point of view, when I'm always bound and tied to someone ... white flags of winter chimneys, waving truce against the moon, in the mirror of a modern bank, from the window of my hotel room ... What amazed me about this section is she is so detached she is not even looking at the scene directly, but through the reflection of a man-made barrier ... which just drives home the intense loneliness of the landscape she is describing ... My friend then said, "whoa, that's really depressing!" ha ha!! Love, Sue - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Michael Paz Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:39 AM To: joni@smoe.org List Subject: Fwd: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Got this in my in box this am. Enjoy! Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com Begin forwarded message: From: Wolfgang's Vault Subject: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 Date: January 11, 2012 6:13:50 AM EST To: Reply-To: Wolfgang's Vault Trouble viewing this email? Click here Joni Mitchell "Hejira" Giants Stadium on June 15, 1986 Though certainly not unplugged, the sparse instrumentation and evocative lyrics of "Hejira" convey an intimacy that overcomes even the size of this enormous venue. Watch Video ; unsubscribe Copyright ) 2011 Wolfgang's Vault (149 Bluxome St., San Francisco, CA) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:59:09 -0800 From: "Gary Hanick" Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium She also performed a new (for then) song, "Number One". Maybe it was her way of being the odd man out at the party? Like, "I am not going to pander to popular tastes or public expectations". Especially if they're going to toss stuff at her! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2012, at 8:36 AM, "Dave Blackburn" wrote: > What an odd choice of tune to do at a stadium gig! As we all know, Hejira is THE most lyrically intense song in the catalog and one of the more introspective. This, coupled with her prior experiences at big outdoor events (Isle of Wight in particular) makes it extraordinary that she would pick this. The guitar/bass duo also doesn't create that enveloping sound that lures you in to the song on the original version. In 1985 I would have thought she had DED or WTRF tunes she wanted to promote also. > > Is that a Fender Strat with a Gibson logo? I could have sworn the headstock reads Gibson. > > cheers all, > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:14:50 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Hejira at Giants stadium If memory serves this was the Amnesty International Concert and she was wedged between rock bands late in the day. The rowdy rock and roll audience was not ready for anything like Joni and the drunken protest had them throwing shit at her (like tennis shoes etc). I saw that performance live and it was heart breaking. She had recruited people from Sting and Peter Gabriel's band to accompamny her on the set. Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Gary Hanick wrote: She also performed a new (for then) song, "Number One". Maybe it was her way of being the odd man out at the party? Like, "I am not going to pander to popular tastes or public expectations". Especially if they're going to toss stuff at her! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2012, at 8:36 AM, "Dave Blackburn" wrote: > What an odd choice of tune to do at a stadium gig! As we all know, Hejira is THE most lyrically intense song in the catalog and one of the more introspective. This, coupled with her prior experiences at big outdoor events (Isle of Wight in particular) makes it extraordinary that she would pick this. The guitar/bass duo also doesn't create that enveloping sound that lures you in to the song on the original version. In 1985 I would have thought she had DED or WTRF tunes she wanted to promote also. > > Is that a Fender Strat with a Gibson logo? I could have sworn the headstock reads Gibson. > > cheers all, > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:46:20 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Joni Mitchell performs "Hejira," June 15, 1986 It's no news flash that I think that Hejira is the finest song ever written and Hejira the finest album ever recorded...I certainly understand that some people might not care for it, but I was surprised that your friend asked you about specific lines of the song and "what does that mean". The lyrics are actually pretty direct, it's just that they have to be truly READ and comprehended - it's not like hearing someone singing "I like big butts and I cannot lie", where there is no thinking required, by the same token you don't need a decoder ring for them either like some of Joni's other songs (DITS comes to mind of course). The first time I heard the song I understood the WORDS, and what they meant logically. Thirty-six years later, I'm STILL absorbing them emotionally as life experience unravels for me which only adds to the power of this song. Perhaps it's the number of metaphors and similes that the song employs, but I think the words are pretty direct - they're just not "common" song lyrics: travel the breadth of extremities comfort in melancholy between the foreceps and the stone white flags of winter chimneys (so good that another record was named for it) a defector from the petty wars that shellshock love away Anyway, you get the point and I'm preaching to the choir. Sue, your love for Joni is very contagious. Bob NP: Marc Jordan, "Blue Desert" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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