From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #125 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, April 1 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 125 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Quintessential Covina - 1989 Interview [Steve Dulson ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:25:52 -0400 From: Steve Dulson Subject: Quintessential Covina - 1989 Interview God, she's beautiful! *************************************************** Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West) tinkersown@ca.rr.com www.far-west.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:17:21 +0100 (BST) From: Vincenzo Mancini Subject: Quintessential Covina - 1989 Interview This would seem to be the whole interview! part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gCku0w1sw part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEo16bzxD7g part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMUupXAeJ8 Enjoy! Vincenzo ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:26:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: Quintessential Covina - 1989 Interview Anita, The guy hovering around in the back ground is my best friend Marty from high school. I've been trying to get him to release this interview for years now, and he finally agreed to do it. The story behind the interview is pretty amazing. Quintessential Covina was a small local cable access progress, kind of like Wayne's World, based in Covina, CA. I think they were on once a week, and mostly showed videos, and did goofy sketches, etc. Occasionally they would luck out and get a local celebrity to stop by and visit the show. As it happens, Marty and his wife are both big Joni fans, and on a whim, they decided to contact her management staff to see if she would be willing to do an interview for the show. Unbelievably, a couple of days later, they hear back that she has accepted to do the interview. If I recall correctly, it was right around the time the Chalk Mark came out, and they were looking for ways to promote it and the associated videos, which is why Joni agreed to the interview. David asked about the art book she was flipping through. It's my understanding that this was the catalogue from the art exhibit she did in Japan. Again, if memory serves me, she did a big art show in Japan, and she used the proceeds of the show to fund the making of the videos for Chalk Mark. Marty said she was absolutely delightful during the interview, and she even graciously recorded a personal message to me at Marty's request. During the interview, she drank a bottle of Sundance Natural Cranberry Sparkler, which Marty still has under glass as a momento from the evening! (Creepy or sweet? You decide.) The original interview was broadcasted over two nights, and was much shorter than what is included here. For example, in the original broadcast, the whole section of her talking about her artwork was missing. To me, the original version was targeted for a general audience, while the extended version would be more geared to true fans. I'm so glad Marty decided to release the entire interview, as it's remarkably more interesting than the one that aired. I haven't had a chance to watch it on YouTube yet, so I don't know if he included some of the conversations that had no video. I hope so, because some of her comments were priceless. I especially liked the one where she stated that she planned on mooning the camera at the end of the interview in response to some censorship issues the show had with the mayor of Covina! I might be biased because of my personal connection with this interview, but I truly think it's very special. What are the odds that Joni would show up and do an interview for a local cable show that would be seen by such an extremely limited audience? Anyway, I'm glad it is out there now. I sent a few people on this list a copy of the broadcasted interview a while ago. If you enjoyed it, I encourage you to watch the unabridged version. It's really much more interesting for the true Joni fan. Jack In a message dated 4/1/2013 9:32:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, lawntreader@googlemail.com writes: Vincenzo, this is just great! I never knew Myrtle liked "Dancing Clown" bit I am not surprised. Joni wrote a song that made her Mother happy. I bet Myrtle never got on the phone and said, "Roberta, I love that song, Hejira. My dear daughter, how wonderful that you have managed to capture the essence of human existence in just one tune. Well done!" I suppose your Mother tapping her foot to Dancing Clown makes the song worth something. Given Joni's work, though, for her Mother to choose that song.....maybe Myrtle found Joni's intellect or pain overwhelming. In the interview I also really like the fact that someone is hovering in the background. So real, What a super find. Thanks for sharing Anita On 1 Apr 2013, at 14:17, Vincenzo Mancini wrote: > This would seem to be the whole interview! > > part 1: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1gCku0w1sw > > part2: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEo16bzxD7g > > > part 3: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMUupXAeJ8 > > > Enjoy! > > Vincenzo ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:35:28 -0700 From: "Cassy" Subject: Luminato to laud Joni Mitchell I donbt know if this has been mentioned here or not but Luminato to laud Joni Mitchell Toronto arts fest to mark singer-songwriter's 70th birthday http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/02/26/luminato-egoyan-mitchell.html Warmly, Cassy ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #125 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe