From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2012 #348 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Website:http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe:mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Monday, October 15 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 348 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- The Legends of Laurel Canyon [simon@icu.com] "All these vain promises on beauty jars." [David Marine ] Re: The Legends of Laurel Canyon ["Cassy" ] DOWNLOAD video: Eye on L.A. presents 'The Legends of Laurel Canyon' [Moni] Re: My Adventure on the Sunshine Coast [Dave Blackburn ] Re: My Adventure on the Sunshine Coast [Rose ] RE: HOSL, music of 1975 [Susan Tierney McNamara ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:54:24 -0400 From: simon@icu.com Subject: The Legends of Laurel Canyon Moni Kellermann posted the following > Subject: DOWNLOAD video: Eye on L.A. presents 'The Legends of Laurel Canyon' > > Here are the download links for all the video parts of "Eye on L.A. presents 'The Legends of Laurel Canyon' > > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-laurel-canyon-sunset-strip-byrds.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-love-sunset-riots-buffalo-springfield.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-morrison-love-street-house-jimi-hendrix.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-monkees-mama-cass-elliot.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-crosby-stills-nash-joni-mitchell.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-frank-zappa.flv > http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121005-eye-on-la-extra.flv > > Enjoy! It's a shame that "Eye in L.A." chose to chop their documentary into -6- little pieces, -7- if you count the Promo/Extra. However where there's a will ... Earlier today I DownLoaded the video files AND combined them into one continuous 48-min. Video. You can DownLoad it @ Enjoy! andmoreagain, - - - - - - - - - - simonM http://jonimitchell.com/chronology/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:55:52 -0400 From: David Marine Subject: "All these vain promises on beauty jars." There's a great article in the archives in which Joni talks to the late Paul Starr about her make-up and beauty regimen: http://jonimitchell.com/library/print.cfm?id=1461 D On Oct 14, 2012, at 3:00 AM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:17:48 -0500 > From: LC Stanley > Subject: Re: Joni tales at Ruby Lake > > "All these vain promises on beauty jars." > > > > On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Kate Johnson wrote: > >> On 2012-10-09, at 6:18 PM, kbhla wrote: >> >>> As far as Joni's aging, I also think that she needs to undo the updo but >>> also know that she is much more beautiful and vibrant in person than is >>> shown in photos/videos. >> >> This is absolutely true. When I spoke to her at her show in Saskatoon at the >> Mendel, I was shocked (in a nice way) at her glow. It made me wonder if >> wealthy people had access to some kind of makeup we poor folks don't even >> dream of. >> >> Kate >> >> > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:10:33 -0400 From: Sally Subject: Re: Joni tales at Ruby Lake Fallen to hard luck And time and other thieves I've had this playing constantly the last few days. The purity of the sound, the depth if the writing...the poignancy of what's behind the words now that we are an astonishing 36 years down the road from the release of this record. I had not played it in some time and cried my ass off when I did. Anyone else miss the hell out of her???? On Oct 13, 2012, at 7:17 PM, LC Stanley wrote: > "All these vain promises on beauty jars." > > > > On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Kate Johnson wrote: > >> On 2012-10-09, at 6:18 PM, kbhla wrote: >> >>> As far as Joni's aging, I also think that she needs to undo the updo but >>> also know that she is much more beautiful and vibrant in person than is >>> shown in photos/videos. >> >> This is absolutely true. When I spoke to her at her show in Saskatoon at the >> Mendel, I was shocked (in a nice way) at her glow. It made me wonder if >> wealthy people had access to some kind of makeup we poor folks don't even >> dream of. >> >> Kate >> >> b?b >> 1b.b?b >> 1b.b?b >> 1b. >> Stubblejumpin'Gal >> http://goldengrainfarm.blogspot.com >> >> Wanna see my Twits? Follow me: >> https://twitter.com/#!/blondiblathers ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:48:04 -0700 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: The Legends of Laurel Canyon <<< It's a shame that "Eye in L.A." chose to chop their documentary into -6- little pieces, -7- if you count the Promo/Extra. However where there's a will ... Earlier today I DownLoaded the video files AND combined them into one continuous 48-min. Video. You can DownLoad it @ >>> Thank you very much, Simon. That was kind of you and it's greatly appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:11:55 +0200 From: Moni Kellermann Subject: DOWNLOAD video: Eye on L.A. presents 'The Legends of Laurel Canyon' Here are the download links for all the video parts of "Eye on L.A. presents 'The Legends of Laurel Canyon'" - simply right-click and "save as"...: http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-laurel-canyon-sunset-strip-byrds.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-love-sunset-riots-buffalo-springfield.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-morrison-love-street-house-jimi-hendrix.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-monkees-mama-cass-elliot.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-crosby-stills-nash-joni-mitchell.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-frank-zappa.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121005-eye-on-la-extra.flv And here are the same videos with captions: http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-laurel-canyon-sunset-strip-byrds-cc2.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-love-sunset-riots-buffalo-springfield-cc.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-morrison-love-street-house-jimi-hendrix-cc.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-monkees-mama-cass-elliot-cc.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-crosby-stills-nash-joni-mitchell-cc.flv http://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/video/2012/10/121013-entbiz-eola-frank-zappa-cc.flv If you don't have a program to play back these files, try http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html. Enjoy! moni k. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:18:52 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: My Adventure on the Sunshine Coast Well of course we put contact info, Michael; but we put only web and email info, neither of which Joni uses, as far as we know. But times change, and she may be realizing that it's not so awful after all. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:30:32 +0200 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: Sex Kills > "How is ice 'governed by greed and lust'?" It's justice that's "governed by greed and lust." "Is justice just ice ..." Lori Dotzheim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:40:44 -0400 From: Rose Subject: Re: My Adventure on the Sunshine Coast Thank you Cassy for sharing your evening with us. oxo Rosie Sent from my iPhone On Oct 12, 2012, at 1:18 AM, "Cassy" wrote: > Where to begin? I guess at the beginning when I first saw that Joni was going > to do a special appearance at Ruby Lake. I dreamed of going but didnbt want > to go by myself then I got an email from Laura asking if she could get a ride > with me, at that point I didnbt hesitate to fill out the reservation form > and send it in. I hadnbt heard back from Ruby Lake the next morning so I > phoned and booked two tickets, however, their rooms were already sold out. > Ruby Lake suggested another location for accommodations and I booked a room at > a nearby facility: The Stonewater Motel. > > As it turned out, Laura had already purchased her ticket so I ended up with an > extra and posted it to the JMDL. Pearl wrote me on Wednesday night and asked > if I still had it so I wrote back and said yes, let me know what you want to > do. On Thursday she decided to join us and Ibll let her tell you about the > trials she went through to meet us in Seattle. On Friday Laura and Pearl > arrived within 2 minutes of each other at the Seattle airport it was a great > start to our trip. > > Ibd forgotten my camera and since I only live a minute off I-5 we stopped to > get it and we decided to make lunch to carry with us. Technically webre > criminals for taking grapes across the border but Laura had a bit more of an > adventure crossing the border... she got her camera confiscated while the > border agent deleted photos from it and then it was returned to her. > > We missed The Ferry carrying Anita, Steph, Phyliss & Bob to the Sunshine Coast > but we got the next one and were able to hook up with them for dinner at Ruby > Lake. It was serendipitous that we met there because the waitress told us > seating was assigned for Jonibs dinner and a movie and we were able to > arrange to be seated together the following evening in a premium location. > Pearl, Laura and I met Phyllis and Bob for breakfast on Saturday. The local > golf course had been suggested and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We then > headed off to do a little shopping. Madeira Park and Pendour Harbour are well > known for their art galleries and there is actually a map tour of some of the > best ones to visit... more on that later. > > We readied ourselves and headed over to Ruby Lake Resort. We met up with > everyone to make luminaries b Georgio had requested them so we could make > the amphitheater glow with ambience. Phyliss & Bob, both of whom are > extremely talented artists in their own right, made some really stunning > pieces and Laura made the cut out JMDL set. Mine were a little less > successful! I am not exactly an artist... not exactly! Laura entertained us > under the > > Off to dinner we went after a while and were seated at our table. We had > chatted with several of the locals while waiting in line and the atmosphere in > our dining area was electric. We had been told that Joni would not arrive > until everyone was seated and the buffet would probably have begun. We were > in the line to make up our plates when a commotion began. Joni had arrived > her dog had leaped out of her arms and was chasing the free-range chickens > that abounded... then people began chasing the dog and it reminded me of a > really noisy movie scene... people chasing dog chasing chickens; it was a > hoot! > > I took a few moments after Ibd eaten to go and snap some photos of Joni. > When I saw she was not too busy and that not many people were surrounding her > I went back to the table and picked up my life mask to take to her. Giorgio > began sending people away so that Joni could eat her meal but I continued to > stand my ground, he took a look at what I was holding and said bIs that > Joni?b I told him thatbs what I was trying to find out and laughed. He > said bOK, hang tight a minute.b Then it was happening! He brought me > forward and I said bIbd like to ask you a question about this mask, if you > have a moment?b She took it from me and began looking it over as I said > that there was a myth surrounding her having done a sitting for a life mask > and that it had disappeared while being delivered to her and I wondered > whether this could be the one in question. She laughed and said she > absolutely had done a sitting for life masks with some friends who were doing > it for a blind school for children so they could practice touching faces with > them. She began looking at it in more detail and we chatted while she turned > it over in her hands. She remembered that the masks were originally white but > that it had obviously been colored later and she could tell where it had been > slightly broken making it smaller but she was happy to say it was the mask and > asked me if I bgot soakedb for it. We both laughed and they brought her > meal so I excused myself to let her eat in peace. I floated back to my seat. > > After enough time had passed for her to have eaten her meal I went back to be > within her aura. I brought a gift for her and waited my turn to give it to > her. Laura was right next to me and agreed to take a photo for me on my > camera. The gift was an evening bag made out of pop tops crocheted together. > I had seen her hand off other gifts without looking at them to someone to > store for her until later so I just said I brought you a gift but Ibm going > to open it for you. I opened it and handed it to her and said bKnowing how > you feel about ecology I thought this would be really appropriate. Itbs an > evening bag made from recycled pop tops and itbs the perfect size for an > I.D. a pack of smokes and a lighter if you donbt want to carry a larger > bag.b She was delighted with it and immediately hung it on her wrist and > twirled it around. She kept exclaiming that it was perfect and so elegant. > She said bIt feels like Christmas!b I saw her much later on still showing > it off to people and it tickled me to have selected something she liked so > much. > > I had taken three books with me for potential autographing: my first edition > hardback of The Complete Poems & Lyrics; The hardback book from the Mendel Art > Exhibit and my copy of "Secret Gardens of Hollywood: And Other Private Oases > in Los Angeles." Joni chose the item she wanted to sign for me, she chose my > first-edition hardback copy of The Complete Poems and Lyrics. She said "Oh > what's that?" pointing to the garden book and I said "this?" and handed it to > her she said "Yes, I've never seen that!" I said breally?b She looked > through the pages of her garden and began telling the other ladies at her > table about the people who came to photograph her garden and then said again > bbut Ibve never actually seen it before.b I asked if she would like to > keep it and she said "Can you get another one?" I said "I can" so she said > she'd love to have it. I gave it to her to keep. She then went on to sign > another autograph for me inside the Mendel Book. > > I moved along and it was Laurabs turn! I took a photo of her with Joni then > left them alone to chat. Shortly afterwards it was time to head over to the > amphitheater. I felt badly because at that point Pearl had been bshut > outb from meeting Joni twice, she had been next in line both times they > shut down the reception line and it was so disheartening for her. > > We all headed up to the amphitheater. I had brought folding chairs for our > group and Phyliss and I had set them up earlier in the day. Laura discovered > where Joni was to be seated and we moved our chairs over to that area. We > were so close we could hear the stories she was telling; Pearl and Bob ended > up sitting beside her sofa. Oh... the sofa... bThe Buffalo Couchb as it > was called. Joni told a story about the couch as they brought it in and she > was seated in it. The couch was one that had been at her house. When she and > bher boyfriend Donald broke up she hated the sight of the couch because she > could only picture him lounging on it and she decided shebd be happier > without it, she gave it to Giorgio to use at his resort. It was carried up to > the amphitheater for her to sit on during the movie. She laughed as she told > the story and appeared almost giddy with happiness. > > The movie began. She sang along to only one of the songs as it played bThe > Crazy Cries of Love.b I took a short stroll to get a drink and ran into the > woman who had been beside her most of the evening (I have no clue who she was) > who happened to be handling Jonibs dog. I asked the name of the dog and was > told her name was bBella Lugosi.b I mentioned to her that I had been > saddened to hear that Coco was no longer with Joni and she said bWell, this > dog is no Coco... more like Psycho!b We both laughed. > > I took an opportunity to chat with Craig Mutch. He was the official > photographer for the evening and webd had a moment earlier that night. I > ended up buying him a glass of wine and we spent quite a bit of time chatting > and bonding. I look forward to meeting him again some time in the future. > > I went back to my seat and watched the end of the film. Giorgio came to Joni > after the film and thanked her for being gracious enough to share the evening > with us all. He also presented her with a house-warming gift; a huge wooden > carved Buddha, it was beautiful. She currently has a home under construction > on the Sunshine Coast. More on that later too. > > We all went down to the stage to have a group photo taken by Craig. The whole > audience crowded around Joni and we got rowdy for the photo! After the group > shot Pearl finally got to meet up with Joni. Unfortunately some VERY rude > people that had already had time with Joni interrupted her and though we got > some lovely candid photos she did not get the posed shot with Joni that would > have bmadeb her night. > > We headed back to Anita and Stephbs and had our little mini-fest with Laura > and Anita both playing the guitar for us to sing along with. > > WHAT a night! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:06:14 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: HOSL, music of 1975 Boogie on Reggae Woman was #25! Wow, Tull made the list with Bungle in the Jungle, haha. And one of the songs my now defunct band, Lava Rock, covered: Get Down Tonight! Funny!! Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Betsy Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 10:44 AM To: kbhla@fastmail.fm; joni@smoe.org Subject: HOSL, music of 1975 Thanks for the link, Kakki! This list is really interesting. I scanned down the list and only recognized a handful of listenable songs. And they're only good in small portions. Mandy, Killer Queen, Lady Marmalade. I was expecting some Stevie Wonder, at least. >Here are the top 100 songs for that year, some horrifying in >retrospect, but it helps somewhat to explain the aural dissonance at the time. ;-) http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2012 #348 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe