From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #467 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 Thursday, November 28 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 467 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Happy Holiday's Friends [Happy The Man ] Re: Happy Holiday's Friends [Anita ] Geffen, Lead Balloon [Betsy Blue ] Re: Free Man in Paris - Geffen [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Geffen, Lead Balloon [Betsy Blue ] Dancing Clown (was Re: Geffen, Lead Balloon) ["David J. Phillips" Subject: Happy Holiday's Friends May you all be blessed these holiday season's and wish you were at our table to share, good food, great stories and music. Though Joni brought us together you all bring on the smiles and joy that have reached my face for 15 years. And now a blast from the past: Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:26:57 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: [none] Testing~ - ------------------------------ End of joni-digest V1 #1 ************************ Thanks Les we love you man. - -- *i'm frightened by the devil, and I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid...* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:00:32 +0000 From: Anita Subject: Re: Happy Holiday's Friends What a beautiful post, Happy Man. As we don't have a special thanksgiving day today in the UK, I would like to join you by wishing you all a wonderful day. I too give thanks to Les for JMDL and thanks to you all for your inspiration Much Love Anita On 28 Nov 2013, at 15:02, Happy The Man wrote: > May you all be blessed these holiday season's and wish you were at our > table to share, good food, great stories and music. Though Joni brought us > together you all bring on the smiles and joy that have reached my face for > 15 years. > > And now a blast from the past: > > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:26:57 -0600 > From: Les Irvin > Subject: [none] > > Testing~ > > ------------------------------ > > End of joni-digest V1 #1 > ************************ > > Thanks Les we love you man. > > -- > *i'm frightened by the devil, and I'm drawn to those ones that ain't > afraid...* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:32:43 -0800 From: Betsy Blue Subject: Geffen, Lead Balloon In the Geffen documentary, it seemed like Joni became a substitute for Laura Nyro. Then Cher came along. Geffen had a huge need to control and care for people, especially women. Joni was very independent, so I can imagine how they butted heads. Clive Davis seemed to think Geffen was crazy for letting a "homeless" artist live with him. They were friends, though, and she was not struggling, but searching for a third property. He knew he could kick her out at any time. I totally agree that they benefited greatly from their professional relationship early on. Then he outgrew her. And she may have been hurt by that, or just felt like she was beyond needing him, or maybe she just had enough money not to care as much. Lead Balloon: I don't care who it is about. For me, it is about all the people who discouraged me. It is on my running playlist along with other unappreciated songs like Number One, Shiny Toys, Lucky Girl, Underneath the Streetlights, and Hana. Lest you think I just have terrible taste, FMIP, Coyote, Black Crow, Raised on Robbery, and Night in the City also made the cut. Betsy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:53:30 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Free Man in Paris - Geffen I believe that was about Jann Wenner (Rolling Stone editor) - yes? Bob NP: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Manticore" From: "David J. Phillips" To: JMDL JMDL , Date: 11/27/2013 01:51 PM Subject: Re: Free Man in Paris - Geffen Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org I always thought, for no good reason, that it was Geffen on whom she threw a drink in Lead Balloon. djp Dave Blackburn wrote: I'd also love to find myself a manager like David Geffen! Ange in Oz angetakats.com.au I think Geffen could be as ruthless a businessman as they come, but maybe thats not a bad thing if hes working FOR you, not AGAINST. I have to say, however, that what Joni was allowed to do artistically with him as the label boss at Asylum speaks really well of his respect for her. He was making huge money from The Eagles, Jackson Browne etc and this allowed him to have a pure art person on the label that didnt generate as many sales. Nowadays that would be freakishly un-bottom line thinking. To put it another way, I believe Jonis finest work was encouraged and allowed to be released without corporate interference because of Geffens respect for her. It soon fell apart, but while their relationship lasted I think it benefitted her greatly. Comments? Dave - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 27 Nov 2013 11:57:40 -0800 From: Betsy Blue Subject: Re: Geffen, Lead Balloon Yeah, I love that one. Keep in mind that I was three when it came out. I still like it for the beat, and because Tom Petty and Billy Idol are on it. Definitely not to be taken seriously. On Nov 27, 2013 11:43 AM, wrote: > Lest you think I just have terrible taste, FMIP, > Coyote, Black Crow, Raised on Robbery, and Night in the City also made the > cut.> > > And what of the "Dancing Clown"...hmmm? > > Bob > > NP: Aretha Franklin, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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, 27 Nov 2013 15:16:58 -0500 From: "David J. Phillips" Subject: Dancing Clown (was Re: Geffen, Lead Balloon) I've asked this before but got no answer and I really want to know: What's so terrible about Dancing Clown? I like it. It's cute; it's fun. Gasoline on the fire: I like it better than "Sex Kills," for sure. djp Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > Lest you think I just have terrible taste, FMIP, > Coyote, Black Crow, Raised on Robbery, and Night in the City also made the > cut.> > > And what of the "Dancing Clown"...hmmm? > > Bob > > NP: Aretha Franklin, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:32:30 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: A Strange Boy - Speak of the Devil Oooh Michael from Mountains ... I am so in love with this song right now!! Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:08 AM To: joni Subject: A Strange Boy - Speak of the Devil Recalling our discussion of "A Strange Boy", I had commented that to date there is only ONE officially released cover. Well, that number is about to double. Many of you are familiar with Brian Kennedy - he toured with Van Morrison on the Joni/Van/Dylan dates in 1998 and has already released 2 Joni covers on his own (ACOY and BYT). Well, this week he's jumping on the Joni Tribute album bandwagon and releasing his own, "A Love Letter To Joni" as a celebration of her 70th birthday with the following tunes: 1. Night Ride Home 2. ***A Strange Boy*** 3. Michael From Mountains 4. Amelia 5. You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio 6. River 7. Little Green 8. Free Man In Paris 9. A Case Of You 10. The Fiddle And The Drum Sounds like he's singing most of these pretty straightforward, you can hear samples at: http://goo.gl/VzKffG You can check out "River" streaming completely via his website: http://www.briankennedy.co.uk/ Bob, the always busy covers guy NP: Bruce Cockburn, "Last Night Of The World" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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