// In which the Mystery of the Missing Archives is solved...
// 26 days til Christmas!
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: The Blue Moon Page and Archives
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:04:49 -0600
   From: Shelly Brisbin (sbrisbin@prismnet.com>

Hello, Netters,

The Blue Moon Page, as many of you know, has been unavailable for the 
past several days. It seems that when I "upgraded" to ADSL, my ISP--
though still allowing me Web space--no longer will host my daomain as 
part of my account. They didn't tell me this ahead of time, and I'm thoroughly 
disgusted by it.  I've elected to serve the site myself, but have to 
get the domain redirected to make brisbin.net work again. For the 
time being (hopefully not more than a couple of days) the site is 
hosted here:

	http://216.30.100.80/Nanci/nanci.html

Once I figure out where the site will live permanently, you will once 
again be able to find it at:

	http://brisbin.net/Nanci/nanci.html

Two more notes: Some links that refer to brisbin.net may be broken. 
I've used relative URLs for the most part, but one or 
two may have slipped by me. Just sub the ip address above for 
brisbin.net if something appears broken. Second, I realize that, 
other than the archives, my site hasn't been updated in awhile. 
That's just the consequence of an increasingly busy life. I'll try to 
do some work on it over the Christmas holidays.

-shelly (if you have the chance to buy Internet access from Jump 
Point Communications, DON'T. I have a year's worth of stories to back 
up my crankiness)

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Subject: NN: Stanford ticket available
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 19:06:23 EST
   From: Tricia9999@aol.com

Well, the tentative part is now removed from my earlier post. If anyone wants 
the ticket for this Wednesday, e-mail me. Reminder: Emmylou, Nanci, John 
Prine, Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle.  (Although the SF 
Chronicle didn't list ELH, so don't know if she canceled or if the paper was 
wrong.)

Tricia

Listening to Moby Grape
up next KIm Richey

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Subject: Re: NN: Stanford ticket available
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:42:00 EST
   From: MAUDEENW@aol.com

>>Although the SF Chronicle didn't list ELH, so don't know if she cancelled

This article might clear up some of your questions -- 
http://www.livedaily.com/archive/1999/9911/wk1/EmmylouHarrisSpearheadsAn.html

~Maudeen

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Subject: NN: holiday tape exchange
   Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 23:11:38 -0600
   From: "James Erschen" (erschen@flash.net>

Greetings,

Have I missed the info regarding the Holiday Tape Exchange, or am I too
early? Loved doing it last year!!!!

On The Player: Peter Case "Six-Pack of Love"

Peace,

Jamie

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Subject: Re: NN: holiday tape exchange
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:22:20 -0500 (EST)
   From: MISTERCD@webtv.net (SID PORTER)

     Wow, I guess my tape must have been a success, being that you are
the first one to ask about this year's echange.

Regards,
Sid

"Jack Kerouac taught me that dreams are only real.  Nanci Griffith is
proof that Jack was right."
                                            Eric Taylor

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Subject: Re: NN: Year Down in New Orleans
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:40:40 -0500 (EST)
   From: Peter A Kaczmarczyk (pkaczmar@indiana.edu>

On Fri, 26 Nov 1999 KimballDG@aol.com wrote:

> I heard a rendition of this song during one of those 
> in-between-segment-blurbs on NPR the other day.  Who else has recorded this 
> song?  It has always been my very favorite of all Nanci's old songs and I 
> nearly wrecked the car when I recognized the tune on the radio.  Although it 
> was a lovely interpretation it was definitely NOT Nanci's original recording 
> of the song.  And it didn't sound like her style of finger picking.  I would 
> really love to know who it was if anyone knows...

        I don't have the album myself but I am pretty sure it was the
version from an acoustic compilation album called Sounds of Wood and Steel
(or something to that effect). It is Nanci playing, I too enjoyed hearing
it on NPR and had it running through my head most of the weekend. 

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Subject: NN: FAD-the book
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:46:18 -0600
   From: Michael Wilt (mwilt@smp.org>

Griffsters--

Popping in from the digest lurkerland to let you know about the the brand
new picture book, "From a Distance," by Julie Gold, illustrated by Jane Ray
(she's very good), and with An Appreciation by Nanci Griffith. The book is
basically the song lyrics will illustrations that depict both the utopian
vision of the song and the grim realities that need to be healed. Nanci's
"appreciation" is, not unexpectedly, high on praise for Ms. Gold and her
song. She points out, for example, that "no performance has ever been as
dear as performing it once, with Julie on piano, at Carnegie in the fall of
1987."

I haven't run the book by my six-year-old son yet, but I think he'll enjoy
the details of the illustrations despite their total lack of Pokemon
presence.

The facts: published by Dutton Children's Books, $17.99 (US), ISBN
0-525-45872-7

Michael "support your independent bookseller" Wilt

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Subject: Re: NN: FAD-the book
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 19:58:40 -0800
   From: ALJ (guerreros@uswest.net>

Michael Wilt wrote:

> Popping in from the digest lurkerland to let you know about the the brand
> new picture book, "From a Distance," by Julie Gold


$12.59 at Amazon.com!

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Subject: Re: NN: FAD-the book
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:28:42 -0600
   From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

ALJ wrote:
	> $12.59 at Amazon.com!

Have I sent my rant about amazon and how they s**** independent artists
by trying to take 60%...60%...of the retail price???  Which price only
they can determine by the way.  Oh yeah...they deserve more than half
the money for the privilege of listing you alphabetically as one of
zillions (this being the marketing strategy they will help you build).

SUPPORT YOUR INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER...your local favorite store or the
good guys on the internet like Village Records (hi Bill).

Down periscope,

Sarah W.

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Subject: Re: NN: top 100?
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:53:21 -0700 (MST)
   From: bateman@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca

On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Nancy wrote:

> What about the man Nanci says all babies are born hearing: Tom 
> Paxton.  

I agree. Tom Paxton is one of the very few contemporary singer-songwriters
who continues to work directly out of the tradition of Woody Guthrie. Even
Paxton jokes about how many people think his early songs have been around
forever, even before he was born. Last year there was a beautiful
retrospective of tracks from his years on Elektra (available on CD
from Rhino) and just this month, the latest issue of Dirty Linen featues a
wonderful cover story on him.

Rob Bateman

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Subject: NN: re: Boston 100
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:02:12 -0800 (PST)
   From: Bob Riegner (rg48@yahoo.com>

Dear Netters:

Concerning the Boston top 100 Folk Albums of Century:

This must have included "Folk Rock" else how could
Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited be on the list?  I
consider it the "best" Rock album ever recorded
(actually the best album period considering ALL
catergories) so how could it be only number 69 on the
Boston list?  And if it's on the list--why not Blonde
on Blonde? 

How could Nanci's best album "Flyer" be only #74?

I would replace Judy Collin's "Wildflowers" album with
"Fifth Album" which contains her covers of seldom heard
Dylan songs: "Daddy You've Been on My Mind" & "Tomorrow
is a Long Time."

How could Gordon Lightfoot's 1968 album "Back Here on
Earth" album and his 1971 album "Summer Side of Life"
be left off? (and also his 1st album "Lightfoot"
recorded in 1965).

Mary-Chapin Carpenter's "Stones in the Road" should be
replaced by her much better "Come On, Come On"

Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" and "Wednesday
Morning 3 A.M." should be included and "Bridge Over
Troubled Waters" should be deleted.

Of course this is all "subjective."  Does anyone out
there agree with the above?

Bob Riegner
rg48@yahoo.com

// Hmm..I think "Wednesday Morning 3 A.M." is better than
// "Bridge over Troubled Waters."  And I don't think "Flyer"
// is Nanci's best album...[BP]

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Subject: NN: Re: re: Boston 100
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:27:52 +0100
   From: "Hans Janssen" (hjanssen@zeelandnet.nl>

> Mary-Chapin Carpenter's "Stones in the Road" should be> replaced by her
much better "Come On, Come On"
>
> Of course this is all "subjective."  Does anyone out
> there agree with the above?

For the MCC album I don't agree with it, I never understood why COCO is much
more appreciated as SITR. I never liked COCO that much, but I loved SITR
from the moment I heard it first . And now I have the special "SITR-live!"
version and that one is nice too.

met vriendelijke groeten,

Hans Janssen.
http://tradefolk.da.ru/

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Subject: Re: NN: re: Boston 100
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:53:42 -0800
   From: "Julie Broyles" (Julie@bmhm.com>

>Does anyone out there agree with . . .
>Mary-Chapin Carpenter's "Stones in the Road" should be 
>replaced by her much better "Come On, Come On"

Rob, You made some good points about both omissions and puzzling inclusions. 
I've been wondering about Stones in the Road making quite a few lists lately --
Come On, Come On is light years ahead of Stones, IMHO.  But, whoa, I'll stop
short of saying Flyer is Nanci's best.  Great - absolutely, but she has about
five 'best' albums, IMHO. 

Julie.

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Subject: Re: NN: re: Boston 100
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 99 18:29:05 +0000
   From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>

When it comes to evaluating an artists work I often think it depends upon 
when the listener/fan comes across said artist. For instance I discovered 
Nanci in 1987 and the first cd of hers I bought was "Little Love 
Affairs", I back tracked immediately and bought the previous five and 
have been on the Nanci musical train ever since. I still think what I 
call her trilogy, "Lone Star State Of Mind", "Little Love Affairs" and 
"One Fair Summer's Evening" to be her best, although the earlier "Last Of 
The True Believers" is a class act, as are "Flyer" and "Other Voices, 
Other Rooms". I know older fans will call for "Once In A Very Blue Moon" 
to be top of the pile, and it may come down to whether you prefer Nanci 
the 'folkie' to Nanci the 'neo-country star' to latter day Nanci, 
everyone will have a fair and valid opinion.

With regard Mary Chapin Carpenter I've been there since the start and 
followed her career through for "Hometown Girl" to "Party Doll" (now 
there must a story there in those title lines, hometown girl to party 
doll, the maturation of an artist?). For me "Come On, Come On" showed the 
complete artist, "Stones In The Road" took a slight twist, but while it 
was a beautiful record, did it add to anything she had previously 
covered. For me it did not, and she has never bettered "Come On, Come 
On". But that is only my opinion and others will have theirs, but I bet a 
lot who like "Stones In The Road" may be latter day MCC fans.

John "only thinking" Graveling

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Subject: Re: NN: re: Boston 100
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:09:17 +0100
   From: "Hans Janssen" (hjanssen@zeelandnet.nl>

> but I bet a
> lot who like "Stones In The Road" may be latter day MCC fans.

That is not for me I found out about MCC with State of the heart and I still
like SITR better than COCO, but I don't have a real reason for it. And what
you said about it is true, but...

Hans Janssen

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Subject: NN: We Shall Overcome...someday....
   Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:52:23 -0500
   From: "Kristina Plath" (flyer23@angelfire.com>

Hi All,

I just heard on the news that in Northern Ireland the Protestants and the
Catholics are negotiating to find common ground-- a system of government, and
peace at last.  

I can't help but think about Seamus-- if he really exists, and know that if
this works, it won't be a hard life in Belfast anymore.

Peace,
Kristina 

Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com

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