// Hope your weekend was a good one...sure was quiet around 
// the NanciNet.
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: Re: NN: Tale of two concerts (8/26 Indy)
   Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 07:33:46 -0400
   From: Bob Ivers (bivers@sprintmail.com>

Peter wrote:
>
>> I was lucky enough to See Nanci and John Prine last night, and
>>  while I enjoyed the music immensly it was also one of the worst concert
>>  experiences that I have ever had.
>  (snip>

>Nanci's manager, who I expected would be Nineyear (never did see him), but 
>was a fellow named Phil Kaufman(?).
 
Phil Kaufman is a legendary road manager (or "Road Mangler" as he seems to
prefer) who has worked with Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, The Rolling
Stones and many others.  

Here are a couple of sites that have some info on him.
	http://www.nashville.net/~kate/phil.html
	http://www.guestfinder.com/kauphi.htm

A passage from the second site reads:  "September 19, 1973, while on
vacation, Gram (Parsons) died in a motel in Joshua Tree, CA, a hauntingly
beautiful part of the Mojave/Sonoran Deserts. The coroner ruled "natural
causes." Phil Kaufman stole the body and burned it in the Joshua Tree
National Monument, fulfilling a pact that he and Gram had made."


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Subject: Re: NN: Did Somebody say Bodunk?
   Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:02:47 -0700 (PDT)
   From: odddduck@deltanet.com (Bill Lukesh)

>So Bill, just so you know, there are no buses out in Bodunk, and none in
>Podunk either, for that matter!!  ;-)
>patti

Patti and folks,
  I've heard this "Podunk' thing before. I understand that some people are
under the victim of the delusion that they are in fact from 'Podunk'. I was
even show a street  map once, this was before 'Photoshop' and I have to say
they did a great job of doctoring it up. However, it didn't fool me.
Because of the nature of the Controversy,.I've taken up saying "Bodunk'.
I'm pretty sure I got the 'B'  from the mythical mideast town of 'B.F.
Egypt'.  I actually should have made it L.A. Specific and said 'San Pedro' ,
"Lawndale' or 'Manhattan Beach' all of which resemble the way Dante
described the ninth circle of the Inferno. 

Bill

PS there was a videogame, a few years back,  entitled 'Secret of Evermore''
where people from Podunk, Washington were beamed up to the mythical world of
Evermore.  Brownie points for anyone who knows the Sandy Denny connection to
the title. (If you know, yes the game was named after it)


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Subject: Re: NN: Did Somebody say Bodunk?
   Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:08:09 -0500 (EST)
   From: Peter A Kaczmarczyk (pkaczmar@indiana.edu>

> PS there was a videogame, a few years back,  entitled 'Secret of Evermore''
> where people from Podunk, Washington were beamed up to the mythical world of
> Evermore.  Brownie points for anyone who knows the Sandy Denny connection to
> the title. (If you know, yes the game was named after it)
 
        Sure, Sandy Denny sings backup vocals on Led Zepplins Battle of
Evermore. 
        Peter "Brownie Points! I want a copy of Revisited" K.


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Subject: Re: NN: Evermore (no Nanci content)
   Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 14:18:43 EDT
   From: Brimpls@aol.com

Oh, this is an easy one--Sandy Denny sang on "Battle of Evermore" with Led 
Zeppelin on Led Zeppelin IV, right?  

Just had a reunion with my old hippie friends who had a band in the early 
'70s, and I was reminded of LZ (after truly not giving them much of a thought 
for many, many years!), so your question was easy for me today!

Sabrina in Mpls.


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Subject: Re: NN:Brad worthen's page?
   Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 17:05:57 -0400 (EDT)
   From: Susan Peete (suepeete@cruzio.com>

>Hey, what happened to brad worthen's nanci page? when i NEED it?

It's at:
	http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~worthen/nanci/nanci.high.html

There is a Nanci links page on the Friends Out In The Madness website at
	http://www.cruzio.com/~billpeet/Foitm/NanciLinks/index.html

And if anyone wants their Nanci related webpage url added, please email Bill
Peete at billpeet@cruzio.com (You know that man that bought and made me a proud
owner of a very beautiful limited edition Nanci Griffith 512-NG Taylor #63. Now
if I could only get it out of his arms.)

Cheers,

Susan Peete
suepeete@cruzio.com
http://www.cruzio.com/~billpeet
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*MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT* CDs
http://www.cruzio.com/~billpeet/MusicByCandlelight
"THERE'S A LIGHT BEYOND THESE WOODS MARY MARGARET"
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Friends Out In the Madness 
http://www.cruzio.com/~billpeet/Foitm/fom.html
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// Remember that proceeds from the "Music by Candlelight"
// site go towards helping Maggie, the original "Mary Margaret"
// as she recovers from organ transplant surgery.  [BP]

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Subject: Re: NN: Diamonds is a jewel
   Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 15:18:38 -0700
   From: Steve Brogden (steveb@adnetsol.com>

Kathy wrote:
>    I would like to thank the NN'er who suggested Bill & Bonnie Hearne -
>Diamonds In the Rough.  

Kathy ... Thanks for the mention of Bill and Bonnie Hearne.  If you or
anyone else is interested in more of their music, please check out their
website and it's album store page.  (Since I switched from Mac to PC, I'm
having an awful updating their site, particularly their itinerary.  But
that is my goal for this holiday weekend.)

http://bbhearne.adnetsol.com

For many of you long-time NNers, this will be a repeat but Nancy has been a
fan of Bill and Bonnie for years, as has Lyle Lovett, Tish Hinojosa and
Jerry Jeff Walker.  Nancy dedicated OVOR to them saying "...and to Bill and
Bonnie Hearne, who play the best darn folk music I ever heard."

Bonnie has been ill for the past several months and appears occasionally
when they play in their adopted home of Santa Fe.  (They cut their musical
teeth in Dallas and Austin in the early 70's.)  Bill often plays solo these
days and, if this time without Bonnie has done anything, it's raised his
guitar playing a notch or two.  And it was several notches up to begin with.

Catch these wonderful folks anytime you have the opportunity.

Steve Brogden


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Subject: NN: Kerrville and Kate Campbell
   Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 20:41:15 -0500
   From: Ed Maier (eddie@flash.net>

Hi all,

Packed up the SUV yesterday morning and left for Kerrville, down I-35,
then west to Chalk Mountain on US67, down to Hico on SR220, then south
on US281 to Johnson City, west on US290 to Fredricksberg, and finally
south on SR16 to Kerrville. Checked into the motel and freshened up
a tad, then south out of Kerrville about 10 miles to the site of the
Wine and Folk Music festival. Got there about 4:30; it was still kinda
hot and sticky. Wandered around a bit and saw the exhibits, and bought
a raffle ticked on a small Taylor.

Went back to the concert area and staked out seats for ourselves and
my son and his new bride. Sat and waited until the show started. Kate
came on first in the lineup, and did Rosaryville, Crazy In Alabama, 
Fade To Blue, Rosa's Coronas, See Rock City, and Ave Maria Grotto. There
were a couple of others in there too, but I forget which ones.

It was just Kate and her guitar, and it was splendid! The audience
was attentive, with a standing ovation at the end of the set. Kate
came back out for an encore. About that time my son showed up, and
I informed him he had just missed the best of the best. Not to be
outdone, he said that he didn't know Eric Clapton was even scheduled.
(smile>

Wandered to the rear of the spectator area where Kate was signing
autographs. Shook hands, chatted about five or ten minutes, and thanked
her for the music. She is quite friendly and approachable, and that
put me at ease. Met and shook hands with Ira, a pretty nice guy.
Folks, these are real people.

Went back to the concert for some more music. Saw Chuck Brodsky, the
Joel Rafiel Band, and Betty Elders. The weather cooled off with sundown,
a nice breeze came up, and we all kinda sat there soaking up some pretty
good folk music. There was a dirt floor dance area to our left, and
some of the couples were dancing with the music. One girl, dancing
alone, was doing a kind of Goth Tai Chee, and that's the only way I 
can describe it. I think you get the picture. Strangely, it was
rather pretty. Or I was really getting sleepy.

About 10:30pm my old bones started letting me know that I'd been up 
since about 5:00am. Had to walk about 300 yards to the car in the dark.
No moon. Glanced up and saw about twenty-nine jillion stars against
the black. Reminded me of Michigan when I was a kid. We headed back
to Kerrville for a snack. Stopped at a restaurant and had some
sandwiches and relived the evening. That's beautiful country down
there.

Stopped off at the farm on the way back to visit Sharon's parents.
Chatted awhile and had some home-made peach pie and coffee. Got
back to Arlington about three hours ago.

There were 622 miles on the odometer. Worth it? Absolutely. Next time
I'll leave a day early so I don't flame out 2/3 of the way through 
the show.

Life is sweet,
Ed Maier


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Subject: NN: Lines you won't hear in Nashville
   Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:43:32 -0500
   From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

Nipped from the Postcard 2 list.  Funny lines and yes there is one re
Nanci we wish we did hear.

Hope everyone is well,
Sarah

Excerpts from a recent article in IN REVIEW by Charles Earle, with 
assistance from Stephen W. Smith:

"After spending the last few weeks reviewing concerts and interviewing 
artists, I imagine that my friends over on Music Row are worried that I've 
forgotten about them. Well, I haven't. This week, I offer a list of things 
that you will NEVER hear any high-ranking label executive on Music Row say, 
no matter what.  If you could read their minds, you might hear them admit to 
thinking such things, but in their proximity, you will never hear the 
following:

--"I think nepotism is harmful to the industry."
--"Maybe if we lower CD prices, people would buy more of them."
--"It really didn't bother me at all when Lyle Lovett won that Grammy for 
best country album."
-- "If we keep signing all of our receptionists to deals, who's going to 
answer the phones?"
-- "I don't really like music that much.  It's just easier to sell than real 
estate."
-- "I don't care what he looks like, is he talented?"
-- "We've spent way too much of our marketing budget on Garth."
-- "I hate to admit it, but Dwight Yoakum is much better than any other 
artist we have on our roster."
-- "I'm sorry, ma'am, we just can't sign your daughter to a record deal.  
She's so young and sweet, and we just don't want to be responsible for 
ruining her teenage years.  She'll still be a fine singer when she's 18.  
Call us back then."
-- "Sometimes I feel so guilty about the fact that we make so much money
off of other people's talents."
-- "Take off that stupid hat.  You look silly."
-- "I don't want to release a third single yet. I'm afraid of overexposure 
with this artist."
-- "We really dropped the ball with Steve Earle and Nanci Griffith back
in the 1980s."
-- "Maybe we shouldn't do tribute albums for people who aren't dead yet."
-- "Ultimately, whether an album is good or not might affect it's sales."
-- "How come all the old country records sound better than the ones we're 
making now?"
-- "I barely knew anything about country music until I got this job."
-- "We've made more than enough money catering to the lowest common 
denominator. Can't we finally make a few good records?"
-- "Why don't you do us all a big favor Kix. Stay away from live 
microphones, hack out some rhythm chords and just sit back while those big 
checks roll in.  And while you're at it, get out of Ronnie's way, will you?"
-- "Doesn't anyone write prison songs anymore?"
-- "Wouldn't it be easier to just hire James Taylor and Jackson Browne 
instead of paying a bunch of second-rate songwriters to rip them off?"


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Subject: NN: CRY3 concert (No NG content)
   Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:01:22 EDT
   From: Tricia9999@aol.com

Usually a lurker but had to write -

Saw Cry3 last night in Berkeley and what a treat. Such melodious harmonies 
that kept me mesmerized. Joan Baez visited to contribute some harmony and to 
sing one of her own songs. Stacy Earle opened and was very enjoyable as well.

Go if you get a chance.

Tricia 


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Subject: NN: Tell Me How
   Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 20:45:47 -0700
   From: Tom Gill (tgill@igc.org>

On the last NanciNet digest, there was much bashing of "Tell Me How,"
the Buddy Holly song which is included in the Dustbowl Symphony album.  
Maybe it's a case of something not turning out as well on record as it
is done live-  that certainly can happen.  However, at last Friday
night's concert in Lubbock with Nanci + Crickets + LSO, "Tell Me How"
was unquestionably an absolute highlight.  It certainly drew just about
the biggest applause of the night, and audible gasps and screams at its
conclusion.  Local reviews of the concert, as well as the consensus of
the group I attended the show with (as well as the restroom line), was
that this was the show's best moment.  Yes, it's lush and romantic, but
emotional and lovely- anything but "lifeless."  If the version on the
new release is anywhere near as good, it'll be my "song of the year."

Tom Gill
tgill@ttu.edu


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