JSngry Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Dad's name is Ravi Oli. I had no idea he was a paisan. No wonder she looks so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? Are you trying to mis-lead us AGAIN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 (edited) So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? Look carefully. It's not MoJo, it NoJo. It's a cutesy, happening, hip nickname for Norah Jones fashioned from the first two letters from NOrah and the first two letters from JOnes. If you missed the MoJo vs Nojo thing you might have missed that there is some sort of rumor floating around that Norah Jones is really Ravi Shankar's daughter. Really!!!! Edited January 23, 2004 by Ed Swinnich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Jones and Alexander live in a postwar luxury building overlooking the West Side Highway, a duplex that's just a temporary stop while they have a loft -- Jones's only big purchase so far with her newfound gazillions -- renovated in the East Village. Cooper Union Sq., I think. I play in the E. Village, they should stop by. When I opened the door to leave, I found Jones herself in the outer room. Because I was the first person from the outside to hear the record, I thought she might ask my opinion. She didn't. ''I'm just not a needy person,'' she told me the next day. ''I don't crave people's approval.'' If I sold all those records, I wouldn't really need everybody elses opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 No, I distincly remember hearing the name "MoJo" used by a Negro bluesman on a recent televion broadcast in one of his song-poems dealing with the Negro experience in America. I believe his name was Monty Walterson, Jr., although about the "Jr." part, I am not totally certain. He said, and I quote, "I have gotten my MoJo working", which I assume means that the person in question has finally found gainful employment after much effort. To whom is he refering? Who is this "MoJo" who obviously means so much to Mr. Walterson, Jr.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 No, I distincly remember hearing the name "MoJo" used by a Negro bluesman on a recent televion broadcast in one of his song-poems dealing with the Negro experience in America. I believe his name was Monty Walterson, Jr., although about the "Jr." part, I am not totally certain. He said, and I quote, "I have gotten my MoJo working", which I assume means that the person in question has finally found gainful employment after much effort. To whom is he refering? Who is this "MoJo" who obviously means so much to Mr. Walterson, Jr.? Ask Muddy. His works. Mine works too, but I don't go around singing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 How 'bout we goin to my kitchen and whip up some mojo, damm quick. Toss some mantra, clarified butter and some tiny little purple fishes in. Smell funny real quick and chase those bad luck demons away. Work real good, but it just won't work on that object of affection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 He said, and I quote, "I have gotten my MoJo working", which I assume means that the person in question has finally found gainful employment after much effort. To whom is he refering? Who is this "MoJo" who obviously means so much to Mr. Walterson, Jr.? Jim, is it possible "MoJo" refers to a thing and not a person. You know, I took my "MoJo" into the shop yesterday, and today I have gotten my "MoJo" working. In this case "Mojo" could be a 1984 Cadillac Sedan De Ville, or a Sony Play Station. Of course "MoJo" could have been the mechanics name, or the tech at Best Buy, or could have indeed been of friend of Walterson's that needed a ride to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Jim, is it possible "MoJo" refers to a thing and not a person. No. The narrator of the television program said that Negro blues singers like Mr. Walterson, Jr. sang about real people in their song-poems dealing with the Negro experience in America. He said nothing about singing about things, although allusion was made to the use of metaphor and other European literary devices. Perhaps this "MoJo" is a symbolic quantity, an anthromorphic designation of an actual person in Mr. Walterson, Jr.'s life. And perhaps "NoJo" is to whom it refers? Has "NoJo" ever rendered sevices for Mr. Walterson, Jr. or anybody in his immediate circle of accquaintances? That would be a logical conclusion which to draw, do you not agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Has "NoJo" ever rendered sevices for Mr. Walterson, Jr. or anybody in his immediate circle of accquaintances? That depends, was Mr. Walterson Jr. ever a record executive at EMI or Blue Note? I do agree it is a logical conclusion. I think I'm off on my way to get my "MoJo" working right now. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Will you be stopping at HoJo for and/or with some clams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Do you mean "for clams/with crabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 I would appreciate it if I could be referred to by my new cool name: ToLe OK, doesn't quite work. EdSw JiSa ChNe CRIPES! NO chance of us EVER being cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 So, NoJo is really RaSha's daughter. But, seriously, I just realized that the use JLo-style nicknames is a thousand years old. See, for example, Rashi, Rambam, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Has "NoJo" ever rendered sevices for Mr. Walterson, Jr. or anybody in his immediate circle of accquaintances? That would be a logical conclusion which to draw, do you not agree? If RaSha ever gets wind of this, he'll be lookin' to shank somebody... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 (edited) No, I distincly remember hearing the name "MoJo" used by a Negro bluesman on a recent televion broadcast in one of his song-poems dealing with the Negro experience in America. I believe his name was Monty Walterson, Jr., although about the "Jr." part, I am not totally certain. He said, and I quote, "I have gotten my MoJo working", which I assume means that the person in question has finally found gainful employment after much effort. To whom is he refering? Who is this "MoJo" who obviously means so much to Mr. Walterson, Jr.? I, too, have heard Negro Bluesmen (particularly Mr. Mickinley Morgenfeld) referring to his "MoJo" working, but that it "just won't work on you." By this I infer that Mr. Morgenfeld's "MoJo" is broken. Does anybody know of a shop that services "MoJos?" Or would it be more sensible for Mr. Morgenfeld to simply replace his "MoJo" with a functional model? Edited January 28, 2004 by Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? Perhaps NoJo is also distantly related to a certain Mr. Mojo Risin, who allegedly slipped the bonds of this mortal coil circa 1971, but who is rumored to haunt convenience stores and truck stops along the American highway, looking for the feast that he was promised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I assume that since the article said that she is Ravi Shankar's daughter and doesn't like to talk about it, that it must be true. I thought it was amusing that the article referred to Blue Note as a boutique label. I was thinking of writing a letter to the Editor saying "Idiots! BN was one of the preeminent jazz labels of the 50s and 60s." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rat Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 What about Noj? Is that really Norah Jones in a big hurry? --eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? Perhaps NoJo is also distantly related to a certain Mr. Mojo Risin, who allegedly slipped the bonds of this mortal coil circa 1971, but who is rumored to haunt convenience stores and truck stops along the American highway, looking for the feast that he was promised. Tell him to try the "chicken fried steak"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I thought it was amusing that the article referred to Blue Note as a boutique label. I was thinking of writing a letter to the Editor saying "Idiots! BN was one of the preeminent jazz labels of the 50s and 60s." And they would write back saying, "Exactly. The key word is was". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2Lunch Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 (edited) NOW its the NO-JO Label Edited January 28, 2004 by Out2Lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 So who is this "MoJo" I keep heaing so much about? Mother Jones? I have discovered that there is an evil cartoon character named "MoJo JoJo" on a cartoon show called the Powerpuff Girls. Perhaps this is the MoJo to whom you refer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I can't wait for Mojo's long-awaited second album: MO MOJO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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