Hi Mark,
Welcome back! I'm so glad you're feeling better!
And that you're enjoying T'log. Feelings here ranged from "I've listened
once, suffered greatly through it, and am selling this dreck
immediately" to "I love it, it's fantastic, it's the best Joni's ever
done", with most reactions somewhere in between. My own feeling after a
couple of listens was "nice, especially when I'm trying to go to sleep."
Your reaction to want to explore Joni all over again is a very positive
one. T'log did make me realize again the beauty of her lyrics and just
what a rich body of work she's created, something I can easily take for
granted.
You'll probably have lots of time to rest these days while on joni-only
("Covers" Bob is there taking naps) because there's a lot of NJCing now
on the joni-and-everything-else list. At least these days the
discussions are mostly about the upcoming war in Iraq. Not surprising
considering what's happening in the world. (Sorry, you missed the recent
circumcision discussion.)
The only tidbit I know about on your very funny list is that the new
season of Six Feet Under starts on March 2 (probably not news to you
since you're a fan). That's a bright spot. It may even lead to some
posts that are not of the, very simply put, "to bomb or not to bomb" variety.
It's good to have you back, Mark. Oh, and there is a re-release of Ethel
Merman doing disco, or at least that's how I understood it... yes, I
know. My mind is boggled by that, too.
atb,
Debra Shea
Mark or Travis wrote:
>
> Hello people! He's ba-ack!
>
> I've been listening to Travelogue alot in my car lately, getting
> familiar with it and really falling in love with it. Some parts work
> better than others but overall I think it hangs together pretty well.
> It's a wonderful re-interpretation and expansion of some fantastic
> songs. That's what I think anyway.
>
> Tonight I loaded 'Blue', 'Court and Spark', 'Hejira' and 'Wild Things
> Run Fast' into my cd wallet. Travelogue is making me want to explore
> Joni all over again!...
