// Bits and pieces...
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Subject: NN: Bill and Bonnie Hearne in Los Angeles
   From: Stanley Zucker (szucker@chelseastudios.com>

Attn: NanciNetters:

Bill and Bonnie Hearne will be in Los Angeles doing two special shows.

Friday, June 18th at 8:00 PM at the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena
Saturday, June 19th at 8:00 PM at Boulevard Music in Culver City.

Tickets are $10.00

Why are these shows special ?

As some of you may know, both Bill and Bonnie are visually impaired.
Bonnie has been blind since the age of nine.  While she is in Los
Angeles, Bonnie will be visiting Guide Dogs of America, the Los Angeles
guide dog school located in Sylmar to meet the nice folks there and to
see about entering a class later in the year to get a guide dog. Guide
Dogs of America breeds, trains and provides these special dogs to the
blind completely free of charge.  Between the ages of 6 weeks and
approximately 16 months the puppies live with foster families throughout
the Los Angeles area.  These "puppy raisers" provide a loving home, a
little obedience training and most importantly, socialization.  That is,
the puppies in training must go just about everywhere with their puppy
raisers.  You see them in their bright yellow "Puppy in Training" vests
in restaurants, supermarkets, malls, offices, movie theaters, on buses,
subways, airplanes, etc., being prepared for their careers as guides.
From time to time, the staff at Guide Dogs of America arranges, with the
blessings of the venues, to invite puppy raisers to bring their little
charges to concerts, theaters and other public performances.  Each year
we have a puppy day at the Hollywood Bowl and we have had matinee
performances of Broadway musicals at the Shubert Theater with dozens of
puppies enjoying the shows with their foster families.  We have invited
our puppy raisers to attend these two  Bill and Bonnie shows and to
bring their dogs.  So if you think that the LA live music has gone to
the dogs, well, you're right.

Joining Bill and Bonnie for both shows is Susan-Hyde-Holmes on bass and,
on Friday only, Tom Corbett on mandolin.

Seating is limited.

To order tickets, please call either of the following numbers:

For the Friday, June 18th show at the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena -
call 818-506-6300.
For the Saturday, June 19th show at Boulevard Music in Culver City, call
310-398-2583.

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Subject: NN: Odd Question
   From: QUELIN@aol.com

Hi all.

Even though their music is quite different in root and in final product, I 
was wondering if Nanci had any connection with Stevie Ray Vaughan in Austin.  
So many folks in Austin during the 70s & 80s were crossing paths.   Anyone 
have any trivia here?  Thank you kindly.  If this is too far off the topic, 
please pardon me & send responses in private -- if there are any!

Quelin@uptoolate.com
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Subject: NN: The Song that Started it All
   From: QUELIN@aol.com

For me, it was "From A Distance."  I saw her on some TNN special back in '86 
and I was completely devoted from that minute on.  She was breathtaking, 
beautiful, simple, powerful, earnest, charming, angelic...I will not forget 
that.  

It was during a particularly awful time in country music -- you know how it 
cycles from traditional to some sort of tin-like pop clone and then back to 
the hard stuff.  That seems to happen every 10 years or so.  This was the 
middle of the decade and it was time when there were a lot of look-alike, 
sound-alike wanna be types who were packaged in the same clothes, singing the 
same song with different words.  

Then there was Nanci.   It was really lovely to see someone who just got up 
and sang her heart out.  The song brought tears to my eyes and the rest of 
the "Lonestar State" tunes were great too.  She wasn't country, she was 
eternal.  She was etheral in comparison to that garbage.

Sometimes, I forget to stop and embrace precious little moments in life.  
Thank you to whoever started this thread.  It's a sweet thing to remember.  

Sorry to be so emotional, but I love that little woman a lot. (g>

My best to all,
Quelin
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Subject: NN: Kate (not Wolf) and Nanci and Iris
   From: "David Steere" (dsteere@sil.si.edu>

Get your hands on all the Kate Rusby you can.  As several mentioned
yesterday here, she's wonderful.  SLEEPLESS is coming out in the U.S.
on Compass in August.  If you can't wait until then, do what I did and
order from a wonderful chap at a wonderful store in the U.K.:

Neil Pearson at WWW.FISHRECORDS.CO.UK.  He has a wonderful selection
of stuff many of us like.  He told me he was inspired to start his
online operation by Village Records in the U.S.  Not only did I get
Rusby's SLEEPLESS and Rusby's COWSONG EP from him but also the
two-volume TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS (with those wonderful Nanci cuts). 
You can e-mail him at NEIL@fishrecords.co.uk.

Given what a wonderful job Kate did on Iris DeMent's OUR TOWN, I'm
sure she'd do just as well with a Nanci tune (even if she can't spell
her last name).

David
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Subject: NN: 2nd. part of message
   From: James_Troiano@umit.maine.edu (James Troiano)

Hi folks: Some how the second part of my message did not appear on the 
last digest. It was probably because of my old computer. I love the
discussion regarding Nanci's lyrics and how they affect us in our
lives. On one occasion during a particularly difficult trip my wife and
I found ourselves singing the first line of Late Night Grand Hotel: "I
am working on a morning flight to anywhere but here" and that certainly
captured how we felt at that moment.                                   

Secondly: Does anyone know if Nanci is planning any
Boston concerts? They all love her there. Her most recent appearance
received the best review I have seen for anyone, anywhere. In my humble
opinion, that is what Nanci shoul always receive. Last year,
Harborlights was canceled and a possible Nanci appearance at Symphony
Hall, never happened. I need my does of Nanci live and this is a great
place to get it-Nanci, please come to Boston too, See you, Jim Troiano.
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Subject: NN: Boston dates
   From: irisheyes66@webtv.net (susan gervais)

(((Secondly: Does anyone know if Nanci is planning any 
Boston concerts? >>>

Hi Jim!  I am in Providence, RI, and I am also desperate to see Ms.
Griffith!  I have to work on the June 5th date in Central Park, or I
would be there....AARGH!!!

I have searched the Net endlessly for even a hint of a New England
date....ZIP!

I am enjoying this list immensely, as I am a relatively new fan....My
first Cd was OFSE...My sister thinks I am insane because I cry (or at
least shed a tear) at the beauty of NG's lyrics...

Maybe, but oh, is it a joyous insanity!!!
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Subject: NN: Photographs & Review/Old Settlers Music Festival
   From: KFYI@aol.com

Photographs of the 1999 Old Settlers Music Festival in Round Rock, Texas have 
now been posted at:

http://members.xoom.com/Newsstory2/Photo_index.html

If you missed the festival, then the review will get you ready for next 
year's festival:

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/2737/Review/review.html

Paul Johnston
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Subject: NN: OFSE Video Quality?
   From: "Mark Gardner" (markdgardner@mindspring.com>

I just got the One Fair Summer Evening video. The performance, and Nanci's
smile, are transcendent, but the video quality is poor. I would almost think
it's a counterfeit, but I got it from Amazon so I would hope not. It's
grainy and low-resolution, with quit a bit of what I quess is video noise
(speckles), although it appeared to be better in the end where the credits
are being run against a plain background. Audio seemed OK - a few distorted
spots, but my stereo does that sometimes, so that might not be the tape.

The lack of quality would be evident to anyone with normal eyes. My vision
is 20-30 to 20-40 at best and I could see it easily.

So, is the master recording bad, or did I just get a bad copy?

Mark Gardner
Louisville, CO
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Subject: Re: NN: OFSE Video Quality?
   From: Brimpls@aol.com

I first saw "OFSE" on tv (perhaps on A&E network, or TNN, I'm not sure which) 
and I taped it at the same time. The resulting video was grainy and sounded a 
bit off, but since I'd taped it from the tv, I just figured it was what I 
deserved. Later, I bought a copy (also from amazon.com, like you) and it has 
the same poor quality. Perhaps the master was like this? But you're right, 
it's such a transcendent, beautiful performance, it's a must-have video. I'd 
be interested to hear what other people think about this--does anyone have a 
nice clear copy?

Sabrina in Mpls.
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Subject: Re: NN: OFSE Video Quality?
   From: GV (gvallest@online.no>

>So, is the master recording bad, or did I just get a bad copy?

I can't remember any problems with grainly video. Mine is in VHS-PAL (European)
edition, and the colours were very (too) strong and had to be adjusted down,
but nothing else seems to come in mind.

Georg
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Subject: Re: NN: OFSE Video Quality?
   From: Mike Chesman (chesman@preferred.com>

Since several folks are commenting on the perceived poor video quality of
the OFSE video...  It appears to be shot on a grainy high speed film and not
directly shot onto video.  It may have even been shot in 16mm instead of
35mm if it was a typical budget shoot for TV.  I believe that the grainy
look would have been done intentionally for a different artistic look or for
the need to keep the light levels low to not destroy the atmosphere of the
evening at Anderson Fair.  One of Nanci's video singles "From A Distance"
uses the same footage from OFSE but is reproduced in pure black and white...
which makes the footage seem a bit sharper and cleaner.  You can achieve the
same effect by watching the whole tape with the color level setting on your
TV turned all the way down.  However, the graininess of the original color
release has never bothered me, since I always recognized it as typical of
high speed film.

Mike Chesman
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Subject: Re: NN: OFSE Video Quality?
  From: RonHennesy@aol.com

((So, is the master recording bad, or did I just get a bad copy? >>

My feeling is: the former.

About 8 years ago I took my video copy of "One Fair Summer Evening" to a 
local bar, and asked the DJ to play "Love at the Five and Dime" projected on 
a big screen.

Though several of the bar patrons (who were paying attention) obviously 
enjoyed Nanci's performance, the big screen magnified the poor video quality. 
When I asked the DJ to play another number from the concert later, he 
refused because of it.

I think the OFSE camera personnel relied entirely on the "available light" in 
the bar, without making an effort to enhance the recorded images.  Something 
of a shame, because of the extraordinary beauty of the musical performances 
by Nanci and the band.

Cheers!

Ron "flipping one more bottle cap at the moon" Hennessy
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Subject: NN: Re: OFSE Video Quality?
   From: "Dave Bronsveld" (dbrons@mindspring.com>

>So, is the master recording bad, or did I just get a bad copy?

No, I don't think you got a bad copy.  Mine is the same.
I really hope Nanci decides to put out a DVD.  It's a shame that her
talent is not better represented on video. I have the James Taylor disc
"Live at the Beacon", and the audio, and video quality is fantastic.  I
also have the equally good "Best of Sessions at West 54th" (no Nanci!?).
It sounds as if her current show would make a great DVD, and of course
OFSE should definitely be remastered.
Dave
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Subject: NN: Stars for Second Harvest Benefit Concert
   From: KSandersn@aol.com

Saw this on another list and thought I'd pass it along:

Tuesday, June 8, Nashville, Belle Meade Mansion, 7:00 p.m.:
Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Hal Ketchum, Raul Malo, Gillian 
Welch & David Rawlings will be performing a benefit concert for the Second 
Harvest Food Bank.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster or at the door. $20.
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Subject: NN: TBF Top 10's
   From: Marty Welch (martyw@poky.srv.net>

Hi folks,

The Planet Bluegrass Festivarian list has had a Top 10 thread worthy of
NanciNet. Since my list has two mentions of Ms. nanci, I thought I'd share.

I've got so many....
Here I go with my initial 10:

1. Spending time with the members of Team Weasel.

2. Chapin, Ms. Nanci, Emmylou and Shawn (and Iris DeMent?) doing "Girls
with Guitars."

3. Spending a dinner break at the Floradora with them NanciNetters.

4. Sam 'n John's Farfel conversation.

5. "Hapa" in a downpour with only a couple of hundred other hard core
Festivarians.

6. Visiting with folks in line *and* the Land Rush.

7. Trading big ol' smiles with Ani DiFranco as she wandered through the
crowd during a dinner break.

8. Sitting in the autograph tent with Richard Greene and having someone ask
me for *my* autograph.

9. Chatting with Nerissa and Katryna Nield and watching Katryna bounce
around the Town Park stage.

10. Folks using their flashlights to turn me into the "TBF Spotlight
Dancer" without letting me in on their little secret. :-0

Cheers,
Marty
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Subject: NN: Last Call For Quote Submissions!
   From: Tracy Applebaum (poohbear512@hotmail.com>

Hi all-

This is the last call for everyone who hasn't submitted their 
quote-to-live-by, or anyone who wants to make a change or an addition to 
their choice.  I'm going out of town, but when I get back I'll start in on 
the submissions and start organizing them, I guess by subject (like quotes 
on lost love, quotes on finding personal strength, etc.)  If anyone has a 
great (or a not-so-great) idea for organization of this, or a title for the 
resulting compilation, please let me kow (through privte e-mail).

Thanks,

Tracy
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Subject: NN: That is who was talking trash...
   From: jimmywolf@switchboardmail.com

Nothing more than a description of the guy who
was "talking trash..."  I'll bet he was wearing
a white t-shirt and had a pot-belly.  I can close
my eyes and see him.  I gotta believe that
"overweight" is not the issue.  I must have missed
a few postings, Is there a problem with a word in
a song?  That word, in the context of the song, 
creates an image of the man with a pot-belly and       
a t-shirt(with bbq sauce stains).  I was
in line   behind somebody just like that, and he WAS fat. 
Didnt smell so good either.  I dined somewhere else.
Poor kids.(didnt have that option)
j      
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Subject: Re: NN: That is who was talking trash...
   From: Ed Maier (eddie@flash.net>

> I'll bet he was wearing
> a white t-shirt and had a pot-belly.  

Hey! I represent that remark! (ear-to-ear grin>

Ed
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Subject: NN: An Amazing Week
   From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>

It was such an amazing week in the USA, that it's difficult to know where 
to begin. To make events as coherent as possible I'll clock them in 
chronological order.

Donna picked me and Jeff up in Cincinnati, and we drove to Louisville 
where we had dinner with John Prine's cousin. As the evening progressed 
we were asked why we were going to Memphis, and when mention of Kate was 
made, Jennifer decided it was too good an opportunity to miss and she 
asked if she could make the trip with us.

Saturday morning we made our way along the scenic route to Memphis, along 
the West Kentucky Parkway and the Purchase Parkway into Tennessee. We 
stopped in Drakesboro to take pictures of us standing beside the Merle 
Travis memorial and by the street signs signalling John Prine Road, John 
Prine Avenue. We then stopped in Central City to pay homage to the Everly 
Brothers. About 4.30 we arrived at Kelly's former home and were quickly 
made to feel at home. The evening was spent downtown on Beale. We then 
returned to the house where the incredible Kelly entertained us with 
anything we requested. I've always wanted Nanci to play "Fly By Night" 
live, but she never does, well Kelly obliged and it was great. One of the 
moments I'll carry with me for the rest of my life was Kelly playing and 
Jennifer singing "Paradise", I guess you just had to be there to feel the 
moment, it was magical.

Sunday, after a lazy start and breakfast, I would rather eat rocks than 
grits Kelly, we made our way to the Southern Center where Kate was 
playing. I had the opportunity to talk with Tricia Walker during the 
soundcheck, and at the end I managed a chat with Kate, when she informed 
of her plans for Britain!!! The 3 hour plus show was one of the finest I 
have ever witnessed, it was an honour and privilege to be there. After 
the show I congratulated Ira on a fabulous show and we were talking about 
Nashville, when he let slip his real job, and I said I knew someone who 
worked at the same place, his eyes lit up in disbelief, one of my best 
friends works with Ira. He said when I'm back in July, 4 days after the 
new CD is released to call in at their home and Kate will sign my 
personal copy for me. We plan to have dinner with my friend, so a cosy 
and costly 6 person dinner seems to be in the offing. I guess it was just 
another of lifes big coincidences. The evening was spent eating barbecue 
and singing songs around the campfire. It was real niiiiiice Amanda!!!!!

Monday morning was time to say fond farewells to everyone at Kelly's, as 
I said in my previous post, the moonpiers are a bunch of the nicest, and 
most diverse people one could hope to meet, and I hope I get the 
opportunity again, especially as I'm back in the USA in less than 7 
weeks. Donna dropped Jeff and me on the outskirts of Nashville, and the 
moonpie part of the week was over, but more great music and happenings 
were just around the corner. I arranged to meet Vince Bell and his wife 
Sarah shortly after 9 at the Bluebird, we arrived and they were already 
there. We had a chance to talk before Mike Henderson's Bluebloods let rip 
with their incredible blend of blues and r'n'b. We chatted some more at 
the interval before Vince and Sarah took their leave, but not before I 
had agreed to go to their house on Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday morning and Jeff and I wandered down Music Row to meet Tricia 
Walker and collect my copy of her labels' Davis Raines CD "Big Shiny 
Cars". We commended her on the excellent job she had done accompanying 
Kate in Memphis. Tricia is a really lovely woman and we were pushing her 
to get work done on her own CD, which I'm sure would have a wide appeal 
to moonpiers and NNetters alike. Straight after lunch my wife, Dot, and I 
duly found the Bell home, way out on the outskirts in a gorgeous setting. 
We were made welcome and as Vince showed me his musical den, the women 
sat out on the porch, where Lyle and Vince are pictured on the booklet 
accompanying Lyle's "Step Inside This House". I was very priveleged to 
listen to Vince play two songs ready for his next CD. One, titled "Class 
of '99" is a humdinger about the shootings in American schools, and 
features the great line "snake belly low" about how far society has sunk. 
He also treated me to the song "Ghost" about his long gone friend Townes 
Van Zandt. We talked about all the incredible music to come out of Texas 
over the years, including Nanci, as well as a whole host of issues. More 
than two hours came and went and I could have sat there for days 
listening to Vince talk, and laugh. It is amazing how he has come through 
all he has and still be a great person and musician. If you haven't heard 
"Texas Plates" yet, do so at your earliest convenience. We then rushed 
back into town to see a free songwriters showcase at Douglas Corner, 
which was starting at 6 p.m. Standing at the bar buying drinks before the 
start I turned to look my friend Keith Urban (he of The Ranch), straight 
in the eye. We hadn't seen each other since '95 due to his being 
continuously on the road plugging his CD and career, it was one of those 
moments!!! Jim Lauderdale (songwriter to the stars and Lucinda Williams 
rhythm guitarist), Tim Krekel, Kim Richey and Al Anderson kept us 
transfixed for nearly two hours with 16 songs of wit, sentiment and lifes 
rich experiences. Kim played three songs from her, delayed to August, CD 
"Glimmer". We had a quck chat with Kim at the end of the show, lamenting 
the delay in the new CD coming out, but she said it was inevitable due to 
all the re-working they had done on it, and assured me it would be out 
August 10th. From what she played it will be a real step forward for her. 
I have to say in a live acoustic setting her voice came over as a piece 
of perfection.

That was the end of the live music, but yesterday morning having taken 
Dot to catch her 6.30 a.m flight out to Chicago, we traveeled separately, 
who should we have sit next to us at the departure gate, Vince Gill, on 
his way to play in Vancouver. He looked real natty in check shirt, 
leather jacket, shorts and big work boots. Way to go Vince.

Thanks to EVERYONE who made it such a memorable week, you all played your 
part. Let's do it again sometime!!!

John "honoured to be a moonpier" Graveling.

P.S. I ate a banana moonpie at the Kate gig, they ain't much better than 
grits I have to say!!!!!!
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Subject: NN: Amazing Week (New Music)
   From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>

Of course no trip to the USA would be complete without me coming home 
with arm loads of CD's. Well I managed to pick up 20 that were on my most 
wanted list, and an interesting and varied bunch they are. Of particular 
note are:

Trish Murphy - eponymous. Imagine a twist of Lucinda, a hint of Kelly 
Willis and a hint of up beat Nanci, and you have a VERY interesting 
record indeed. One to watch for the future.

Davis Raines "Big Shiny Cars" something in here reminds me of early Guy 
Clark, although Davis is clearly his own man.

Kevin Welch "Beneath My Wheels" another KW classic, a little different in 
feel to his previous work, but a real gem with the exqisite playing one 
would expect on a Dead Reckoners release.

Gwil Owens "Magnetic Heaven" writer of most of the songs covered by Toni 
Price. Enough said.

Austin Cunningham "Let That Poor Boy Sing" a noted writer who steps out 
into the limelight.

Cliff Eberhardt "Borders" Long one of Nanci's favourite writers and it's 
easy to see why. Another sublime release from Cliff.

Keith Sykes "Advanced Medication For The Blues" another step out for 
Keith, sometime cohort of John Prine, turns his hand to more three minute 
gems.

Todd Thibaud "Little Mystery" Another gem from this soon to be huge 
writer.

Jonell Mosser "So Like Joy" Great live act, who has yet to be captured at 
her best on record.

Shaver "Electric Shaver" Great songs by Billy Joe and hotter than hell 
plaing from guitar tottin' son, Eddie. Boy this guy can sure play!!!

Bone Pony "Traveller's Companion" more rustic, roots, stompin' from the 
eternal live favourites of Music City (Nashville that is).

John "food for thought" Graveling.
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