Lori wrote: "Can somebody, anybody, please start a JC thread??" (snip) "(Please? I don't want Bob to leave!)"
I've been catching up on a bunch of backlogged JMDL digests today and was surprised (but not surprised) to find that my friend SCJoniGuy (and yes, Bob, "Astral Weeks" is a masterpiece ... some of the posts attempting to explain that were "right on," if too brief) has become a Joni-Only. I think it's definitely the right move for him, as long as he can count on people to remember to copy him on (what's become rare) music-related NJC. Get ready to move it on over, Muller (and Mark ... great to see you back!), as I'm seriously thinking about joining you there. Not long after I subscribed to the JMDL in 2000, I suggested a thread (more like a JMDL project) which, in light of Lori's plea, I'd like to suggest again. I'd like us to create Joni's 4-CD "box set" - to debate and ultimately finalize the chosen material - which, when we were done, would represent what we'd collectively like to see should a box set become available to "the public" as a definitive overview of Joni's catalog and a songwriter and performer. The Saskatoon statue conversation was sort of along these lines - what should the statue look like? - but I'd find the "box set" conversation/debate to be far more interesting, and it would allow for a complete critical review of Joni's catalog. I was going to suggest that the material be limited to that which is available commercially, but now I'd like even to be part of the debate. Can a box set be put together without including any of the early unreleased songs as they appear in the Second Fret Sets, etc. Also, should the set be chronologically compiled? ... thematic by disc? Anyway, it's an idea. If no one else is into it (Jimmy DID put a list together for me way back when ... and a very good one, as I recall), I'm planning on doing this for myself one of these days in the not too distant future. I really enjoy getting my favorite artists' complete catalogs in front of me and making a career overview. In Joni's case, it would be that much more fun to include the JMDL in a complete critical assessment, knowing we'd have to eventually whittle it all down to four 80-minute discs. Best, Jim NP: American Public Radio's "Miles Davis Radio Project" (copied to CD-R)
