From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #519 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 Wednesday, March 4 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 519 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Kids playing Led Zeppelin on xylophones is the greatest thing you'll hear all day [Jeff Clark ] Willie Nelson [Marianne Rizzo ] Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Really? [Catherine McKay ] R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie [Jeff Clark ] Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie [Jimmy Stewart ] Re: Really? [Lori Renee Fye ] Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie [Michael Paz ] Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Joni Mitchell releases a Box Set [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: JMDL Digest V2014 #1808 [Mary ] Joni Mitchell releases a Box Set [Marianne Rizzo ] Re: Really? [Michael Paz ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 20:05:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Clark Subject: Kids playing Led Zeppelin on xylophones is the greatest thing you'll hear all day Children are the future. The last of Bob's covers I had time to download had the Benton Elementary School choir doing Chelsea Morning. Very enjoyable. Hopefully some of those kids asked their parents to get them the Love Has Many Faces Box Set, though it dosen't seem very likely, especially since there are no demos and out takes on it.Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:54:21 -0700 From: Lori Renee Fye Subject: Re: Really? I think the video is hilarious. I laughed out loud in several places and nearly spit my dinner on the computer monitor. Of course I've also been someone who has been disappointed in Joni's "best of" compilations since "Hits" and "Misses." I felt ripped off after buying those discs because there was ONE new tune. "Travelogue" is an exception to my disappointment because of the orchestral arrangements and Joni's matured voice, but the rest of the "themed" stuff? I appreciate Joni trying to set up themes or tell a story but I can't afford to buy boxed sets that are just reordered music that I've already owned in multiple formats for decades. Four new tunes on the Geffen set wasn't enough of an enticement for me to lay out the money required to purchase the set. When I was younger I hung on every word written by and about Joni but now I'm not going to pay $60 just to get a booklet and I hate ballet anyway so the latest boxed set isn't for me (despite my previous flirtation with buying it, I've come down firmly on the "no" side of that decision). A tote bag? I need another tote bag like I need an extra hole in my head. I love Joni Mitchell (that sounds strange since I've never met her in person but y'all know what I mean). Joni's body of musical work has provided the sound track to my life since I was 18 years old. I enjoy quite a few of her paintings. However, if Joni doesn't feel up to recording anything new -- and I completely understand and respect that -- then maybe it's time to rest on her laurels and let things be. Bob's video was hilarious. I'm not a hater of "Dancin' Clown" but the whole thing was well done and flat out funny to me. Your mileage may vary, but there was no harm done. If you don't like it then you don't. If you do and you got a good laugh then it served a purpose. As far as I'm concerned the video is the funniest thing I've seen online in a good long while and I appreciate it. Just my two cents from the land of famous potatoes, and with appreciate for everyone here, Lori ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:58:28 -0500 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: Willie Nelson Sorry to hear ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:38:19 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie He saw it on Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox. From: Michael Paz To: Jeff Clark , Cc: "joni-digest@smoe.org" Date: 03/03/2015 03:23 PM Subject: Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org Hi Jeff This is terroble news. Where did you hear that as I see nothing online Best Paz On Mar 3, 2015, at 1:19 PM, Jeff Clark wrote: Willie Nelson passed, a towering icon, the coolest of the cool. Joni's duet partner on Cool Water.Jeff - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 00:10:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Really? If you've been on this list a while, you will appreciate that there certain, well, memes, I guess, amongst the people in this group. Hang around here long enough and you will know that Muller can't resist a poke at "Dancing Clown," which immediately provokes someone else to talk about how much they love it. And, despite his complaining about how much he hates it, if he sang a version of it at a Jonifest, then either he doesn't hate it all that much, or else he'd be the first one to poke fun at himself. You don't have to find his video funny. I did, but everyone's different, and it's all good. Bob's video was hilarious.B I'm not a hater of "Dancin' Clown" but the whole thing was well done and flat out funny to me. Your mileage may vary, but there was no harm done.B If you don't like it then you don't.B If you do and you got a good laugh then it served a purpose.B A ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 19:19:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Clark Subject: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie Willie Nelson passed, a towering icon, the coolest of the cool. Joni's duet partner on Cool Water.Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:57:46 -0500 From: Jimmy Stewart Subject: Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie It was a celebrity death hoax from last month. Jimmy ....gesendet von meinem iPhone > On Mar 3, 2015, at 2:38 PM, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > > Not sure of your source, Jeff, but I think he's still kicking (and > toking). > > Bob > > > > > From: Jeff Clark > To: "joni-digest@smoe.org" , > Date: 03/03/2015 02:26 PM > Subject: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie > Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org > > > > Willie Nelson passed, a towering icon, the coolest of the cool. Joni's > duet partner on Cool Water.Jeff > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 and all > computers and other devices. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual > sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:56:20 -0700 From: Lori Renee Fye Subject: Re: Really? appreciation* Fat fingers. Grrr ... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:38:52 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie Just confirmed that this is another online hoax thank goodness On Mar 3, 2015, at 1:19 PM, Jeff Clark wrote: Willie Nelson passed, a towering icon, the coolest of the cool. Joni's duet partner on Cool Water.Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:21:32 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: R.I.P. Desert Rat Willie It's funny...back in the early 80's I had three "go-to" albums...Joni's WTRF, MJ's "Thriller" and Willie's Stardust. I'd typically always put Thriller on when I woke up to get me moving, WTRF when I got home from work, and Stardust when I crawled under the covers. Willie covered BSN 45 years ago. The Joni-Willie connection has been around for some time. 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Just to be clear, I TOTALLY respect Joni wanting complete control of her work. At the same time I can't help but be fascinated by the Pandora's Box full of stuff that's out there. Bob NP: Punch Brothers, "My Oh My" From: IVPAUL42@aol.com To: joni@smoe.org, Date: 03/03/2015 02:26 PM Subject: Joni Mitchell releases a Box Set Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org While I do not yearn to hear unreleased material that Joni probably thinks is less than her best work, and suggest that we should not badger her for those recordings, lest we seem too much like a demanding Hitler, I still fond Bob's video quite funny and entertaining. Paul I - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:39:43 -0800 From: Mary Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2014 #1808 GREETINGS FROM THE TRIPLE M Down a gravel road, where the barb Laura, while I share your enthusiasm for JM's box set & appreciate the pacing, the lyrical movement & so forth....(It even makes me appreciate DC), I found Bob's video hysterical and a valid critique of our frustration at the lack of interesting, "new" material. I don't mix music or do the mp3 thing, so very happy to have her work rearranged in a new format for me......the orchestrations are very lush & JM's use of musical paint refreshing. However, the video was hilarious! I know, I know, humor is subjective. Triple M Where the barbwire meets the sky. MARY M. MORRIS > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 01:12:08 -0500 > From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org > To: joni-digest@smoe.org > Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1808 > > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, March 3 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1808 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Really? [Laura Stanley ] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 00:09:23 -0600 > From: Laura Stanley > Subject: Really? > > Marianne and the rest of you danceless clowns, > > I didn't laugh at all at the video Bob made. It isn't how I feel. But I love > her song Dancing Clown too including Joni dancing in her kitchen with her cat > so I guess I'm in the minority. > > I can laugh at poking fun at Joni. For instance, I thought Kilauren's "Song to > a Shithawk" was hilarious, and she was glad I got it. I almost woke my family > up laughing at that one. But I couldn't muster even a chuckle at Bob's > video. > > Laughter isn't something one can predict. It just happens. I wish I could > have laughed at Bob's video, but it didn't bring me even a smile. I thought, > "really?" the whole way through. Now I'm smiling because I wasn't smiling. > It's sort of a funny awkward place to be in the minority. It wasn't offensive > to me, but if it was I would have appreciated Bob's apology just in case it > was. Bob is a great guy even if he doesn't get Dancing Clown and Love Has Many > Faces, both of which I think are a lot of fun and very well done. > > I love Love Has Many Faces. The narrative, the history, the art, the way Joni > uses her songs as paint to paint a dance that is "waiting to be danced." I > want to dance it! But I guess I'll have to find a lurker to dance it with... > Even just the hard cover of it is outstanding and feels good in my hands > giving me the feeling that I'm important as the recipient of this incredible > work of art. Thank you Joni!!! I appreciate you taking the time to create > and release this cohesive, creative work, knowing it won't bring you a dime. > Beautiful! > > Love, > Laura > > > From: Marianne Rizzo > Subject: Joni Mitchell releases a Box Set > > love it > It's how we feel. > made me laugh! > amazingBob > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1808 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 19:08:17 -0500 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: Joni Mitchell releases a Box Set Also though, If the box set helps joni in some way or if it introduces others to her, then there is good in it. And it is always good to see and hear her in interviews. Always priceless. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:42:29 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Really? Bob is a dancing clown! WTF? I thought everyone knew that On Mar 3, 2015, at 6:10 PM, Catherine McKay wrote: If you've been on this list a while, you will appreciate that there certain, well, memes, I guess, amongst the people in this group. Hang around here long enough and you will know that Muller can't resist a poke at "Dancing Clown," which immediately provokes someone else to talk about how much they love it. And, despite his complaining about how much he hates it, if he sang a version of it at a Jonifest, then either he doesn't hate it all that much, or else he'd be the first one to poke fun at himself. You don't have to find his video funny. I did, but everyone's different, and it's all good. Bob's video was hilarious. I'm not a hater of "Dancin' Clown" but the whole thing was well done and flat out funny to me. Your mileage may vary, but there was no harm done. If you don't like it then you don't. If you do and you got a good laugh then it served a purpose. 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