// Sorry for the long delay between digests...I got whisked away
// for the weekend (see below!)...
// The Blue Moonpie 2000 gathering in Atlanta was a smashing success.
// Nanci was in good voice, lots of NN members in the audience, and
// a wonderful time was had by all.
// Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com) made many of the 
// arrangements for the weekend, and did a great job. (I believe he
// still has BMP2K tee shirts available -- email him.)
// There's a special note at the end of the digest from Donna Little,
// please read it.
// Enjoy...[BP]

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 Subject: NN: Words aren't enough...
    Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 20:37:01 -0500
    From: Bill Page (bpage@itol.com>

I was all prepared to buck up and enjoy myself this past weekend, knowing all
along that some of my dearest friends would be in Atlanta without me. The
inimitable Dawn-Marie had dropped several hints that she was planning something
special as a "consolation prize" for not getting to go to Atlanta, but she
would never tell me what it was.

So when she called me at work Thursday morning and said, "We're picking you up
in an hour and a half, be prepared not to come back to work,"  I wasn't overly
suprised, but still didn't know where we were going. All I knew was that it
wouldn't be Atlanta.

I was right, Thursday night...we went to Chicago for the "Taste of Chicago"
food festival, and had a great time. I even forgot for a few minutes how
depressed I was about not going to Atlanta. And when she told me we had to stay
over night because it was too late to drive home, I agreed, although I didn't
really understand why we had to stay so far out, actually near O'Hare Airport
-- seemed a bit too far the wrong direction, but I did as I was told (as
always). And the next morning, after Dawn and our daughter Christy made up a
terrible lie about someone we had to meet at the airport, I was a little
suspicious, but I still knew that we weren't going to Atlanta, so it didn't
matter...

We pulled up in the lot, I asked again why Mikey was coming through Chicago and
why hadn't he told me about it, and then it happened. Dawn reached into her
bag, pulled out a card and handed it to me.

The name on the card was mine, written in Donna Little's handwriting. And on
the inside of the (Hallmark) card, the note said, "Thanks from all your friends
on the Nanci and Moonpie lists."

I turned to Dawn. "Are we going to Atlanta, really?" She nodded, and showed me
the tickets.

I cried. 

Other folks can tell you about Nanci's set with the Atlanta Symphony at
Chastain Park, on a warm night when her voice was once again as sweet as wine,
and when the evening was made a bit melancholy by the announcement that it
would be Lee's last regular gig as a member of the BMO.  Other folks can tell
you about the afternoon of spectacular music from members of the NanciNet or
the Moonpie list, at the Redlight Cafe in Atlanta. And other folks can tell you
about Kate's two-plus hours of singing every song I wanted her to sing, for a
packed audience at the Redlight. 

I can't tell you all the details, because I was in a daze all weekend. 

I do know that I finally got to meet Deb Thornton, whose lyrical posts pulled
me head over heels into the NanciNet nearly five years ago, and who had
traveled from Utah to be with us. And I know that I finally got to meet Bill
and Sue Peete, whose website is the best Nanci site on the 'net (and who did
not ride their motorcycles from Santa Cruz to Atlanta -- they flew).  And I got
to meet Justin and Linda, who can play some lovely traditional music, and came
all the way from Houston to share their talent with us. And I got to hear Shawn
Kimbro, who nearly five years ago came into my life through a flame war and is
now a close friend, play some bluegrass tunes with his family (his teenage sons
can flat-out pick). And I got to be with Amy Carroll Childress McKibbin, former
queen of the reindeer, and Donna Little, who were at our wedding forty months
ago and still are like members of the family, and with Kenn Lippert, who
started us on the crazy parody craze four years ago. (And there were so many
more -- Jim Troiano and his bride, from Maine, Bob R and his family from
Orlando, Cate, Mary...I can't name everyone because I was totally in a fog most
of the time, so forgive me if I have left you out.)

These folks have become members of my extended "family of choice" over the past
several years, and I can not begin to tell you how it made me feel to be able
to be with them all this weekend. 

All I can say is "Thank You."

Thank you to Donna, for getting out the word to folks and twisting arms to make
it possible for Dawn-Marie and me to be there. Thank you to Steve, for putting
together the whole shebang -- you throw a great party, and I know it cost you
some out-of-pocket expenses to do so. 

And Thank You to all of you, Friends out in the Madness, who have been part of
my life for the past five years, and who helped Donna and Amy and Dawn-Marie
pull the biggest surprise operation since D-Day. 


Bill "still wandering strange" Page

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     Subject: NN: Thank you!
        Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:04:07 -0500
        From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

The list is either on the fritz with Bill out cavorting (g> or the
Atlanta contigent is still traveling home.  It was touch and go as to
whether or not we would make it back...avoid Chattanooga like the plague
oh ye unsuspecting travelers!

But wanted to say thank you to everyone in Atlanta for having us.  Vince
and I had such a great time, and the music was all so good, and the
people...well, you already know how wonderful everyone is, right?

And again our thanks to Steve for putting it all together.  And Shawn
for all the MCing work as well as playing.

A special occaison and we were honored to be part of it.

Now...where are the Nanci and Kate convert reviews???

Best to everyone, 

Sarah

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     Subject: NN: Set List from Atlanta
        Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:01:35 -0400
        From: Stanley Zucker (szucker@chelseastudios.com>

OK.  What's going on here ?  It is now Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM in
New York City and nobody has posted comments and a set list from the
Atlanta show Friday night !!

Have I missed something  ?

// most of us were too beat each night to post anything! [BP]
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     Subject: Re: NN: Set List from Atlanta
        Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 15:19:38 -0500
        From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

Stanley Zucker wrote:
> OK.  What's going on here ?  It is now Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM in
> New York City and nobody has posted comments and a set list from the
> Atlanta show Friday night !!

There were rumors that folks were up playing until 4am after the Friday
night show, so perhaps there are just a few weary souls wandering
helplessly around Atlanta looking for those scraps of paper on which
they wrote the lists???

Sarah

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 Subject: NN: a forthcoming set list from Atlanta?
    Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 16:00:31 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Amy McKibbin (vogongirl@yahoo.com>

Sarah Wrightson wrote:
 
> There were rumors that folks were up playing until
> 4am after the Friday
> night show, so perhaps there are just a few weary
> souls wandering
> helplessly around Atlanta looking for those scraps
> of paper on which they wrote the lists???

I think I saw Deb Thornton taking down a set list -
Deb, have you found some Internet access there in
Hotlanta yet?

Not to confirm any rumors of late-night playing, but I
will wait to post my say until after I've shaken the
sleep-deprivation headache that seems to have suddenly
seized me....

God bless Atlanta,
Amy M.

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     Subject: NN: Red Light Recap
        Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 20:20:56 -0400
        From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>

Hey Y'all --

Great time at the Red Light Cafe!  I can't believe I was in the same town
with Nanci & Kate and didn't see either one's show!  Well, at least I got to
talk to Kate for a while.  Thanks again to Steve Robertson for putting
everything together and getting Kate and Nanci in the same town on the same
weekend.  Here are some quick takes on the Saturday afternoon Cafe
performances:

Justin & Linda Marquez - Linda plays hammer dulcimer and flute, Justin plays
guitar and sings.  Their set was very entertaining with songs which ranged
from traditional gospel, to Celtic influenced ballads, to a hilarious number
about a rooster gone bad.  I really enjoyed meeting them and getting to hear
them perform. Thanks for bringing that dulcimer all the way across the
country!

Amy McKibbin & Kenn Lippert -  Yeah, I too heard the rumors of the late
night jam session at an Atlanta hotel.  And we all reaped the benefits of it
with Kenn & Amy's set.  They did tunes ranging from Nanci Griffith and Dar
Williams covers, to a stunning original song Kenn wrote.  They played
acoustically and also swapped around a vintage stratocaster that sounded
great. I was *very* impressed with their performance.

Vince Bell - For a few minutes Saturday Atlanta Georgia felt a little like
1975 Austin Texas as Vince performed songs just like he used to do them with
Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Townes Van Zandt and the rest of the Austin
outlaws.  Vince did all our favorites.  The highlight for me was "Woman of
the Phoenix."  Great set Vince.  Where can I get one of those stage
refrigerators you told us about? I also enjoyed getting to meet and talk to
Sarah for a little while. I bought one of Vince's books, then left it there!
Did anyone pick it up? It also contained the bumper stickers Kenn made.

Kevin Montgomery - Kevin performed with a violinist and I apologize for not
remembering her name.  (Although my boys certainly haven't forgotten her
face, they were quite taken by her.)  I enjoyed his set and his stories
about which of his songs have been recorded by well-known artists.  I think
this young performer is bound for great things.

My band played for a little while too.  There were list-members there from
several states including Utah, California, Florida, Arkansas, all over the
country.  I won't attempt names because I don't want to leave anyone out. It
was really great to put smiling faces with all the personalities I've come
to know thru the lists, and also to meet some interesting folks who I
haven't corresponded with so much who are list members.  I sure wish I'd had
time to talk more with everyone.

Warm Regards,
-Shawn
  _________________Nanci Is My Aeroplane___________________
 |                   __        ___        Shawn Kimbro     |
 | "Those honky-tonk | \____o__/_/___| kimbroj@charter.net |
 |  bands still play \(>-----_/_/____]>  Morristown, TN    |
 |  old time songs"           `o     |  ~ MOUNTAIN SOUL ~  |
 |_____ http://www.geocities.com/trailzzone/soul.html _____|


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Subject: NN: Susan & Jim's America Trip
   Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:54:48 +0100
   From: James Wilson (J.Wilson@chihe.ac.uk>

Hi,

Just to let you know that Susan Cane (Bristol, UK) and myself (Portsmouth,
UK) are heading over to America for three weeks in early September. We're
flying into Nashville, where we hope to spend a few days seeing some bands
and checking the place out. Then there is a very loose plan to see the
Appalachian Mountains and possibly swing South to New Orleans/Louisiana,
before heading back to Nashville.

If anyone's got some "must see" ideas or would like to meet up, please drop
us a line.

Ta,

Jim

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Subject: NN: Gems Debate
   Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 05:23:19 -0400
   From: "Richard" (rweintraut@msn.com>

I've enjoyed the debate... I'll just contribute my two pennies.

Trisha Yearwood... A very good singer. I traveled to Nashville to
see her at the Opry.. she did an accapella version of a Patsy Cline
song that had the audience spellbound.

Although not a "country" music fan.. (I was there to see John Prine)
she was outstanding.

I have two or three of her CDs...

But I must agree that I could not call her music "challenging" or
"pushing boundaries"...

But all good music doesn't have to be "challenging" or "push boundaries".

>I still have more respect for performers who are
able to communicate their *own* songs in a unique and interesting way;
they're sharing the contents of their hearts with us.(

As do I.. However, there are artist in my collection who rarely write, they're
not challenging or pushing boundaries... but they sound good... and
sometimes that's enough.

My favorite artist are people like John Prine, Townes Van Zandt,
Nanci, Steve Earle, Guy Clark.

I also thing Neil Diamond's "Serenade" is great...

Go figure.

Weintraut

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Subject: NN: CD(s) the year
   Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 11:34:35 EDT
   From: (Brian.OSullivan@banyan.ummed.edu> (Brian OSullivan)

One of the most fun times of the year for me on the Nancinet is December when 
people put together their lists of the best new CDs of the year.  I always 
learn so much and have been introduced to some great artists this way.  Now I 
see 'Netters pushing new albums in July!  Cool.

However, the best albums of the year in the new and re-release catagories 
have already been wrapped up hands-down, no competition.  

In the new release catagory, check out The Persuasions, "Frankly A Cappella" 
where this a cappella doo-op group sings the songs of Frank Zappa.  An insane 
idea that works wonderfully.  To hear them re-create Zappa's instrumental 
"Lumpy Gravy" using only voices is truly amazing.  The rest of the album is 
equally startling and entertaining.  It is a one-of-a- kind album that defies 
catagorization but must be heard to be believed.

The re-release of the year is undoubtedly Tom Lehrer's three disc set of all 
the works he every recorded.  For those who don' know of him, this Harvard 
trained mathematician set the political world on edge with his satiric works 
in the 50's and early 60's before retiring from music to the halls of 
academia (he said that once Henry Kissenger won the Nobel Peace Prize there 
was nowhere left for satire to go!).  His songs have strong musical roots (he 
steals unabashedly from classical as well as popular music forms), he 
respects his audience's intellegence, and he loves word play and rhymes.  
Some have compared him to Mark Russell (the piano playing comedian of PBS 
fame), but this is unfair -- Lehrer is much, much more talented and his humor 
is more biting and timeless.  If you don't know "New Math" and "Vatican Rag" 
and "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" you have not lived!  We owe Rhino Records 
a great big thank you for putting all of his works in one collection.

So, the race is over -- all other CDs will be vying for second place.  Hope 
you enjoy these.


Brian

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Subject: Re: NN: CD(s) the year
   Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 20:49:05 -0700 (PDT)
   From: P Koether (jerzeejeff@yahoo.com>

Ditto Brian:  Tim Leherer is a Hoot!!!   He was often
featured on the Dr.Demento Show of the late 70's.
Speaking of Dr, Dee (somewhere under the smogberry
tree)in not so sunny South Pasadena, I recently saw 2
different box sets of Dr. Demento. Totally irreverent 
stuff like Davey's Dingy,  Big Irving, I'm going to
pick up a copy,  but it ia a must have for any  toga
type gathering.  

  Take care, Nanci netters....
                 Jerzeejeff Koether

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   Subject: NN: Re: CD(s) the year
      Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 15:28:48 +0200
      From: "Hans Janssen" (hans.janssen@zeelandnet.nl>

Hi all,

Didn't buy that much this year, but on number one(and probabbly there at end
too):

Stacey Earle - Dancin'  with them that brung me

Other good ones:

Joe Ely@Antones
Tish Hinojosa - Signs of truth
Steve Earle - Trancendental blues
Neko Case & her Boyfriends - Furnace room lullaby
Terri Hendrix - Places in between

Probably there are a lot more good ones released, but they didn't catch my
attention or were never released here.

met vriendelijke groeten,

Hans Janssen.
http://listen.to/nanci
http://tradefolk.da.ru/

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Subject: Re: NN: Re: CD(s) the year
   Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 09:48:41 EDT
   From: Halesbop@aol.com

At this midpoint of the year, 2000 is not looking as strong as '99. But there 
is plenty of time left (not to mention music I just haven't heard yet). And 
the 4-cd Los Lobos box due out in Nov or Dec, which promises to have plenty 
of previously unreleased material, could turn even the leanest of years into 
a great one for me.

Steve

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Subject: Re: NN: Re: CD(s) the year
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:41:36 EDT
   From: Petop@aol.com

In a message dated 7/5/00 8:56:53 AM Central Daylight Time, Halesbop@aol.com 
writes:

(( At this midpoint of the year, 2000 is not looking as strong as '99. But 
there 
 is plenty of time left (not to mention music I just haven't heard yet). And 
 the 4-cd Los Lobos box due out in Nov or Dec, which promises to have plenty 
 of previously unreleased material, could turn even the leanest of years into 
 a great one for me. >>

By the way, Happy Birthday, Nanci.

At the mid-point, here is my Top 25 for the year so far (I reserve the right 
to make minor adjustments for the year-end list)

1. Tanglewood Tree--Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer (If he wasn't already, this 
   CD proves that Dave Carter belongs to be ranked among the first best 
   songwriters of the day).
2. A Quiet Eye--June Tabor (Has there been a finer pop singer ever to come 
   out of England? This CD begs that questions like this be asked)
3. The Skiffle Sessions--Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber (When 
   it's obvious the artists had a lot of fun in making a recording, it becomes 
   fun for us to listen to it).
4. Two Against Nature--Steely Dan
5. One Endless Night--Jimmie Dale Gilmore
6. Broke Down--Slaid Cleaves
7.  Back Home Again--Rhonda Vincent
8. Silver & Gold--Neil Young (He had me worried after the Crosby, Stills, 
   Nash & Young reunion album, so this was most welcomed)
9.  Telling Stories--Tracy Chapman
10. Somewhere Near Paterson--Richard Shindell
11. Nickel Creek
12. In the Company of Strangers--Robin & Linda Williams
13. Another Kind of Blue--Peter Keane (this one is still growing on me)
14. Only a Story--The Mollys
15. Speak with the Angel--Mary Black
16. Love Light--Clare Lynch
17. Scene it All--Seldom Scene (When I heard them do Chuck Berry's "Nadine" 
    on this recording I realized great bluegrass groups like Seldom Scene are 
    not afraid to cover anything)
18. Real Time--Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott
19. Live--Ellis Paul
20. Spin--Whirligig
21. Butt Naked Free--Guy Davis (it's so freshing to see artists not afraid to 
    tackle acoustic blues)
22. Fair Weather--Alison Brown (what a picker!)
23. Dancin' With Them That Brung Me--Stacey Earle
24. If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now--The Nields (if for nothing else, 
    this CD makes the list because of the magnificent manner in which they 
    totally re-invent Hank Williams' classic "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"--
    just listening to it makes me lonesome and makes me cry).
25. Transcendental Blues--Steve Earle

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   Subject: Re: NN: Country gems
      Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 17:25:25 +0100
      From: "Walter Wolfe" (dunfionn@btinternet.com>

I too am a great Gretchen Peters fan. I saw her some years ago at the
Bluebird in Nashville-fantastic. I cannot understand why her excellent album
'The Secret of Life' flopped, I thought it was full of good songs.
She has written many, many great songs, including 'Independence Day' as
belted out by Martina McBride
Will Gretchen ever bring out a second album. She deserves more recognition,
Hooray for Gretchen Peters on your Independence Day
Walter from Glasgow

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     Subject: NN: Don't Fire 'till You See The Whites of Their Thighs
        Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 00:52:19 -0400
        From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>

My Fellow Americans --

Happy Independence Day!

I've had to tone down my celebrations some.  As you might remember, three
years ago I woke up to a splitting headache on July 5 and peered through
bleary eyes and singed eyebrows to find bottle rockets stuck in the ceiling
above my bed.  A year later my son and I accidentally crashed somebody's
family reunion up on a mountaintop near the Appalachian Trail and barely
escaped with our lives. (I wrote about it at
http://www.geocities.com/trailzzone/independence.html ) Last year, Donna
Little brought her kids by and joined us at my buddy Curt's traditional beer
& pyrotechnics cookout.  So this year I thought I'd take it easy and watch a
movie before heading over to Curt's for a jam session/barbeque.

If you get a chance to see THE PATRIOT, go.  It ranks right up there with
LAST OF THE MOHICANS, GLORY & Chevy Chase's VACATION, which are my all time
favorites.  The only problem is, I came away absolutely despising the
British.  I mean, c'mon, aren't we letting them off a little easy?  Just
because we're now allies doesn't mean we have to forgive them for what they
did to our women and children 224 years ago!  So I've made a 4th of July
resolution to kick John Graveling squarely in the shin next time I see him,
and I'm now burning all my Queen albums, along with all the bottle rocket
and roman candle wrappers in the rusty barrel out in the backyard.

I'm certain that the Brits are somehow responsible for all the fireworks
accidents that occur every year.  Did you know that, according to the AP,
last year alone there were 4,310 rectal injuries involving fireworks?  I
always get mine from a guy with more tattoos than teeth that sets up a tent
just across the county line. I mean the fireworks, not the rectal injuries.
I don't think he's British, but you never know. But I got away cleanly this
year with all body parts intact.  Well, unless you count the fact that I'm
presently shooting my mouth off.  So here's a great big raspberry to all our
friends across the pond.  Nah nah na boo boo, we whuped yore butts!!

Defiantly,
-Shawn


// Huh??? [BP]

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     Subject: NN: Re: Don't Fire 'till You See The Whites of Their Thighs
        Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 23:35:42 -0400
        From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>

Answering some questions, you know who you are:

- Yes, he has been recorded.

- No, there is no chapter close by.

- You wouldn't have asked how I knew if I wasn't right!

- I like the exploding mortar type best.

- A red, white, and blue tube top and denim shorts.

- Marinated in Jack Daniels and Texas Pete.

- I didn't tell her, but I think she knows.

- Tried it once, but I didn't inhale.

- Yes, it was a joke, well, sort of.
---

I love this country,
-Shawn

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Subject: NN: Nanci"s BD
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 06:12:51 -0400 (EDT)
   From: MISTERCD@webtv.net (SID PORTER)

     Happy Birthday, Nanci!

"My music is my life; Nanci is my music."

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Subject: NN: On 07/04 Tony "rebel rouser" Cox wrote:
   Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 12:53:36 -0700
   From: "Julie Broyles" (Julie@bmhm.com>

On  07/04 Tony "rebel rouser" Cox wrote:

> Sorry everyone (and John in particular) if I come across 
> as beligerent in some of my communications - I'm a nice person, 
> really!!  I'm passionate about music and in trying to make a point 
> impactfully (snip> Love you all, really. Tony

The nice thing about expressing an opinion is there's no such thing as a wrong
opinion.  So, no need to apologize for sharing your thoughts!  This list can
use your energy and enthusiasm ~ it's been a bit dull and dry lately with many
of the jokers not joking (Shawn and his hillbilly tangents notwithstanding :)
and the young 'uns gone off on their own NNet Jr. list. And what with all the
braggin' about sharing a stage and a weekend with Kate Campbell and Vince Bell
and a Nanci concert in there to boot!  It's enough to make anyone want to get
into a squabble. 

Julie "goin' off to break the rest of my Madonna records" Anne


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Subject: NN: Alison Krauss song
   Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 10:36:41 +0200
   From: "Marius Molstad" (marius.molstad@c2i.net>

Hey all,

I've been asked to play mandolin and sing on the Alison Krauss song "Could you
lie" from her "Forget about it" album. I think it's Sam Bush who plays the
mando on the recording, but it's fairly easy to learn (although it's in Bb).
What not is as easy is finding out the lyrics! She mumbles so much so I can't
catch all the words and I wonder if anybody have lyrics to it lying around and
could send it to me, or simply point me to a to 'net place that has the lyrics
to it. I've looked at all the usual places (Cowpie bunkhouse, Krauss official
and unofficial pages etc.) and tried search engines. There's no lyrics in the
booklet to the CD either. Help anyone? If someone has the chords to it you can
include that too (just to see if I got everything right).

Thanks in advance
Marius Molstad

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Subject: NN: Could You Lie lyrics
   Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 15:12:31 EDT
   From: Annavedo@aol.com

Here is my version of the song.  I think it's correct, with the exception of 
the word raising/razing in the third verse.  The meaning works either way - 
could mean building up; could mean tearing down.  Anyone have anything to add 
or change?
*Anne*

Go on and lie, I've heard it all before
You have no shame - this pain I feel, you've never known
The rain outside is shifting in the wind
The road is looking lonelier, alone again

If love is real, then love goes on and on
The words you said condemn you as the guilty one
I guess you're not the kind you claim to be
Always looking back to get your love for free

*   Would you lie and say you love me just a little?
    One more wrong will keep us one more night
    When quiet fades at the light of day
    I'll see the truth that's on your face again

When morning breaks, my heart won't understand
I've spent a lifetime raising(razing?) houses on the sand
The rain outside is shifting in the wind
The road is looking lonelier, alone again

* (Chorus)

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Subject: NN: re: lyrics
   Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 15:39:40 EDT
   From: PRobin5478@aol.com

((  "Could you lie" ... I wonder if anybody have lyrics to it lying around 
and could send it to me, or simply point me to a to 'net place that has the 
lyrics to it. >>

Have you tried www.lyrics.com?

Peter in SoCal
(jealous of all these people seeing great concerts lately)


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    Subject: NN: If you ever get to Branson
       Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 08:28:26 -0500
       From: Ed Maier (evmaier@dhc.net>

Hi Y'all,

Sharon and I just got back from Branson, Missouri last night and we 
had a blast. Glitzy? Yes. Commercial? Very. High priced? No. Fun?
Totally. Now I understand why Branson is the most popular vacation
site in the USA.

A tip: If you go, use the back streets whenever you can to get around.
Highway 76, the main drag, becomes a parking lot from noon to midnight.
The traffic is atrocious, but the back streets can really speed things
up and only take a few minutes to learn.

I don't think that there is a bad show in the town. We saw '50s At The
Hop, very well done by very talented kids; Legends In Concert, a Las
Vegas show with celebrity impersonations (got my picture taken with
Cher); and Spirit Of The Dance, similar to Riverdance. Do not miss
this one. It's Irish folk dancing at its best, with a little flamenco,
country, Latin, and modern dance thrown in. 

A few other notes: Ferlin Husky's son does an excellent impersonation 
of Hank Williams, and I was privileged to FOUR Elvis sightings. Hadn't
seen the Ozark Mountains in about twenty years, and I'd forgotten how
beautiful they are.

Ed Maier
Arlington, TX
NP: Kevin Montgomery and Pettibone, *Another Long Story*
--

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// The following is the note Donna Little sent to the list after I was 
// (unknowingly) on my way to Atlanta. It is reprinted here at the suggestion
// of several list members who thought the whole digest list should see the
// message. [BP]

Subject: NN: Thank you Trip to Atlanta for Bill Page
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:28:53 -0400
   From: "Donna Little" (dlittle032@worldnet.att.net>

Good Evening,
Tomorrow evening a group  will be seeing Nanci in Atlanta and then
seeing Kate Campbell on Saturday.  As many of you know we have been
collecting donations so that Bill Page and his wife could attend as a
surprise for Bill.  We wanted to tell Bill how much we appreciate all the
work he does to keep our two lists going.

Well I wanted tell everyone that tonight Bill, Dawn and his daughter Christy
are on their way to Chicago and
they will be catching a flight to Atlanta in the morning!  Bill still doesn't
know the true nature of the surprise trip, he thinks it's to attend a festival
in Chicago.  If Dawn and Christy don't burst with the secret 
tonight, he'll receive a card from the NanciNet and Moonpie lists in the
morning with our gift of a hotel, concert and plane tickets inside.

I wanted to thank everyone who has generously sent in donations and let
anyone who might be interested in contributing to know we are still
collecting donations. Any extra money will be sent to Bill to help cover the
monthly cost of the NanciNet.  (I just recently learned that the monthly
bill to keep NNet going it around $40/month.) 

	/// [actually, about $25...[BP]

To make things as simple as possible we will be taking donations through
PayPal.  If you do not yet have an account with them, just by signing up
and saying I referred you you'll be donating $5 automatically.  The PayPal
website is very helpful and will walk you through how to send a
donation.
https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=DLITTLE032%40WORLDNET.ATT.NET

My account with PayPal has been set up specifically for the purpose of
this gift for Bill.

If you would like to make a donation but would prefer not to use PayPal to
do so (or if you live outside of the USA), you can send it to
   Donna Little
   Cranel, Inc.
   8999 Gemini Parkway
   Columbus, OH 43240

Thank you,
Donna Little
dlittle032@worldnet.att.net

note: I will send an accounting of the total amount collected and how it was
spent to all that contribute.

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Subject: NN: Re: Thank you Trip to Atlanta for Bill Page
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 23:56:15 -0400
   From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>

Hey gang --

I just want to publicly thank Donna for her initiative in putting together
the trip for our favorite list manager.  And I also want to encourage
everyone to at least sign up for the PayPal program with Donna listed as the
referral.  It's completely safe, I've used it since it started for online
auctions and CD orders, and it won't cost you a thing to contribute 5.00!
Hopefully, some of you can do a little more.  If you're like me, you've
enjoyed the announcements, concert reports, artist recommendations, and
absolute silliness on the list for a long time at nearly no expense.  Now is
a perfect opportunity to pay back a little for all the good times and to
show appreciation for what is often a thankless job.  If everyone on the
NanciNet (who hasn't already) just signs up for Paypal, and doesn't even
contribute a thing, it will not only complete the reimbursement for the
trip, but pay to keep the NanciNet up and running for a long time.  Let's do
it!

      http://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=DLITTLE032%40WORLDNET.ATT.NET

Warm Regards,
-Shawn  "who really likes the Brits" Kimbro

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