NanciNet Digest 10-12-01
// So, nobody in the UK has any more concert reports???
// Not much here...Enjoy! [BP]
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Subject: NN: NPR notice (past)
From: Tricia9999@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 19:20:32 EDT
Just in case anyone might be interested: Scott Simon, Saturday Week-end
Edition, interviewed Steve Earle and Guy Clark about the 2 new Townes
tribute
albums on Sat the 6th. This can be heard on NPR.org - follow the links.
Tricia
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Subject: NN: IBMA Webcast
From: "The Kimbros" (kimbroj@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 23:32:41 -0400
Hey there --
Just in case anyone's interested, and if you don't want to wait for it on
the radio, the 2001 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards
Show is up online absolutely free at
(http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/209/12th_annual_ibma_awards_show.html>.
If
you haven't heard Skagg's version of "Shady Grove" off his new album, tuning
into the broadcast for the first few minutes is a real treat. If that don't
light your fire, your wood's wet! And his next song, hmmm, a little
skatgrass if you know what I mean. Good stuff.
All my best,
-Shawn
Mountain Soul - Live Webcast Oct. 21, 3:00 P.M. (http://www.wdvx.com>
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Subject: NN: Basingstoke
From: "James Wilson" (J.Wilson@ucc.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 07:58:01 +0100
All this talk of Reading, I was just going to say that the gig at The Anvil
in Basingstoke was excellent (just as good as Reading, I'm sure), despite
the reputation Basingstoke has as one of those ugly, concrete "new towns"
surrounded by roundabouts. Tanita Tikaram also spent her formulative years
here (thanks Susan). Even Tom Russel had a smirk on his face when he said
the
word..."Basingstoke"
Jim
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Subject: Re: NN: Basingstoke
From: "K House Liberal Democrats" (keithhouse@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:07 +0100 (BST)
The Basingstoke set list was, I think, identical to Reading; I went to
both.
I've not been to The Anvil before, even though it is relatively close to
home. It produced a much warmer sound than Reading and the show overall
was even more relaxed (took 15 minutes longer to get through the same
set). Nanci was even more chatty than the previous night, even more
affected by From a Distance, even more confident with Shaking out the
Snow. And Tom Russell was brilliant, again!
k.
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Subject: Re: NN: Basingstoke
From: "Reid Mitchell" (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 08:22:09 -0700 (PDT)
--- James Wilson (J.Wilson@ucc.ac.uk wrote:
> All this talk of Reading, I was just going to say
> that the gig at The Anvil in Basingstoke was
> excellent (just as good as Reading, I'm sure),
> despite the reputation Basingstoke has as one of
> those ugly, concrete "new towns" surrounded by
> roundabouts. Tanita Tikaram also spent her
> formulative years here (thanks Susan). Even Tom
> Russel had a smirk on his face when he said the
> word..."Basingstoke"
Basingstoke is Elizabeth Hurley's hometown, isn't it?
Reid "not that I care about Elizabeth Hurley" Mitchell
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Subject: NN: Nanci and Kasey
From: "David Steere" (SteereD@sil.si.edu>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 09:13:45 -0400
What a great cd release year this continues to be! In case any of you
Kasey Chambers fans plan to wait until 2002 for the U.S. release of
BARRICADES & BRICKWALLS, don't. It's really extraordinary. After all
those wonderful performances on the Dead Ringer Band cd's and the
lovely CAPTAIN solo cd, she continues to grow as an artist.
The new cd reveals her continuing influences (a great performance of
Gram Parson's "Still Feeling Blue"), her knack for getting the right
folks to work with her (Lucinda Williams, Buddy Miller), and her growing
sophistication as a song writer (it's nice to hear someone so young
writing protest songs--her final cut "Ignorance"). The tears/crying
imagery throughout many of the songs is beautiful and reminds me of
similar themes in Julie Miller's BROKEN THINGS. I believe both Bill
Lavery at Village Records and Miles of Music is carrying the import.
I ordered mine from EMI Australia at a rather good price.
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Subject: NN: Nanci's comment
From: kjohns2001usa@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:30:55 -0400
I am either going to show that I am extremely dense here, or that I see
the situation a bit more clearly than some, when I say that Nanci's
comment does not seem like a dig at all to me but simply an innocent
comment made to show both the differences and the similarities between
herself and Madonna.
They both have had their share of bad press, and both have still
prevailed in their careers, and I am sure that Nanci does not hold
it against anyone trying to learn guitar as she has commented on her
own problems with playing the piano with two hands.
So until someone actually gets a chance to talk to Nanci about it,
can't we give her the benefit of the doubt and take it just as Nanci
trying to add some gentle humor into her performance and not a stab
or a dig or anything hurtful at all. Please.
Best wishes,
DJ
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Subject: Re: NN: Nanci's comment
From: "Tara Ntella" (justabouttired@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 20:00:35 -0500
>So until someone actually gets a chance to talk to Nanci about it, can't
>we give her the benefit of the doubt and take it just as Nanci trying to
>add some gentle humor into her performance and not a stab or a dig or
>anything hurtful at all. Please.
Amen to this! Besides, when i first read it, i thought it was hilarious...
not at all because Madonna's playing the guitar, but because the idea of
comparing Nanci and Madonna is simply funny. It's comparing the beauty of a
daisy to the beauty of a tiger lily. It's putting a meercat next to an
elephant at the zoo. It's just a funny pairing to think of. Can anyone
imagine a joint concert between the two?
Anyways, that's my take, for what it's worth.
Tara Ntella
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Subject: Re: NN: Daily Mail reviews Croydon concert.
From: DvBGardner@genelogic.com
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 13:01:41 -0400
Mike Barrett wrote: (((Nanci changed guitars quite frequently and at one
point made a joking comment along the lines that she had 20 guitars
backstage and lovingly selected just the right one to go with a specific
song - "I'm so
professional - just like Madonna!". What the Mail failed to mention was
the warm smile on her face and the fact that after the laughter from the
audience subsided, she also said "I quite like Madonna actually".
Mike -- thanks so much for clarifying this. It certainly puts the whole
scene into a different light -- it seems that Nanci did indeed make this
remark in good humor. Glad to hear it --- my bad, obviously! This
story had followed the controversial Faith Hill incident and thus I felt a
bit irritated when I read the original post. It really wasn't worth my
commenting in the first place, but I guess I must have had too much time on
my hands at the time I wrote my message. Wasn't it on Friday, shortly
before Happy Hour? That should explain my inexcusable faux pas....... no
vodka in my system yet!):):). Last week we talked about alcohol making
us do things we later regret. In my case, it's clearly the lack
thereof...... and the additional handicap of being a blonde...:).
To John Graveling, Christina, Martin and everyone else whom I may have
offended with my remarks last week, my sincere apologies!!!! I certainly
didn't want to insult your aNGel, nor anyone else on this list. I was
obviously much too outspoken and clearly shouldn't participate in these
discussions if I can't keep my sometimes-not-so-popular-views to myself.
I tend not to take these things too seriously -- there are some really
important things in life to get worked up about and this isn't one of them.
But I do respect your feelings and your entitlement to take offense at
anything you choose.
I have been a Nanci fan for years and still love (and occasionally perform)
her songs. I do not, however, believe she is a saint or that she belongs
on an untouchable pedestal. There are only about two or three humans in
this world that I would be willing to give such status to. Thus, I
probably don't belong on this list -- my life is much too full right now
to waste precious minutes on apologizing every time I express my views
here. I have enjoyed quite a number of discussions and posts that have
come through here and I am most grateful for some of the friends I've made
on this list. Please do continue to stay in touch with me off-list:
(dvbgardner@genelogic.com or musikerin4u@yahoo.com).
Also .... to those who had expressed an interest in getting tapes of my
new originals: I'll be recording all next week and hope to have copies
made within the month. Please e-mail me privately if you're still
interested, and be patient -- it can take me months sometimes to finish a
project. Remember I'm a struggling writer and musician surviving in the
world of corporate law by day -- in addition to raising a family, charity
work and community activism, changing my own oil and spark plugs in my car,
etc. .... well, you get the picture. It takes me months sometimes to
finish a project -- so be patient, please.
Again, my sincere apologies to all the Nanci fans who were upset by my
opinions. Try to take it easy; find some worthwhile fulfillment in your
lives and be fluid --some battles just aren't worth pickin'. Peace
and blessings to all of you!
Donate von Bredow-Gardner
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Subject: Re: NN: Daily Mail reviews Croydon concert.
From: "John Edward Graveling" (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 01 22:29:35 +0100
Donate you do not need to apologise to anyone on the list, in humble
opinion. You are as entitled to your opinion as the next person, and all
I said in response to your posting was, "each to their own".
Have a good evening.
John Graveling
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Subject: NN: Concert Reviews
From: "Susan Peete" (suepeete@cruzio.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 10:08:31 -0700
Hi y'all,
Just a reminder that if anyone wants to post their concert reviews on our
UnOfficial Nanci Web Site: (http://nanci-griffith.com>
We would be more than happy to have them.
I do believe in freedom of speech, and I have put up all the reviews that I
have received through postmaster@nanci-griffith.com
(http://us.f133.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=postmaster@nanci-griffith.com&Y
Y=63645&order=up&sort=date&pos=0> except 1 (one). I
rejected that one because it seemed more of a personal attack than a
objective concert review. Which I'm happy to say that I haven't seen this
one on NanciNet.
Thanks so much,
Susan Peete
suepeete@cruzio.com
(http://us.f133.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=suepeete@cruzio.com&YY=63645&or
der=up&sort=date&pos=0>
sue@denicefranke.com
(http://us.f133.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sue@denicefranke.com&YY=63645&o
rder=up&sort=date&pos=0>
postmaster@nanci-griffith.com
(http://us.f133.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=postmaster@nanci-griffith.com&Y
Y=63645&order=up&sort=date&pos=0>
Denice Franke Official Web Site: (http://denicefranke.com>
Nanci Griffith UnOfficial Web Site: (http://nanci-griffith.com>
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Subject: Re: NN: Come sit next to me
From: Petop@aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:40:34 EDT
Brimpls@aol.com
(http://us.f133.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Brimpls@aol.com&YY=63645&order=
up&sort=date&pos=0> writes:
> --I have never heard any performer--of either
> gender--"put down" another performer during a live show.
I have and it was actually a funny bit. Harry Chapin (may he rest in
peace) had this "1,000 Pounds of Bananas" bit he would do in his live shows.
The gimmick was that he could not come up with a way to end the song. He had
several options and he would perform each one of those. But after each
option
he would tell the audience he had asked the band's opinion of the ending,
and
the band would say (and the entire audience would respond) "Harry, it
sucks!"
The first time that happened, Harry would then offer an explanation to the
audience saying the word "sucks" as used here did not have sexual
connotations but in fact was a descriptive musical term usually applied to
the Osmonds.
*************
"A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd
remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to
Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry
pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white
dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her
for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month
hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl."
--Bernstein (Everett Sloane) in "Citizen Kane" (1941)
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Subject: Re: NN: Come sit next to me
From: "The Kimbros" (kimbroj@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 00:35:53 -0400
(chuckle> Some folks flamed me to charcoal a while back because I used the
word "sucks" here in reference to music of some sort which I've long
forgotten. Of course, it's pretty much a part of the musical vernacular in
creative circles. Sucks is bad, doesn't suck is good, there's no in
between.... musically speaking that is.
-Shawn
Mountain Soul - Live Webcast Oct. 21, 3:00 P.M. (http://www.wdvx.com>
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Subject: Re: NN: Come sit next to me
From: P Koether (jerzeejeff@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:56:06 -0700 (PDT)
--- The Kimbros (kimbroj@charter.net> wrote:
> (chuckle> Some folks flamed me to charcoal a while
> back because I used the word "sucks" here in
>reference to music of some sort which I've long
> forgotten.
Hey Shawn---
Let me be the new flame target, I bought one of those
asbestos suits at the local Army-Navy store,
(they were out of gas masks and I had an obsessive
compulsion to buy something para-military).
I would just like to reintroduce myself: I've been
lurking for the last 2 years and a Nanci Net, and
subscriber for @ 3yrs. I saw Nanci once,a couple of
years ago in Virginia.
I used to DJ in a disco bar right behind the Hole In
the Wall where Nancy literally was the Sunday night
msical staple for years. Nanci once spoke to me on the
way out of the "Hole". She was on stage, sitting on a
barstool with her guitar and a big ol beer sitting at
her feet. She was half-lit (one of the Hole in the
Wall's performer perks was all the free draught beer
you could drink without makin a fool of yourself) and
told me to "Come on back sometime when you can sit
down and listen". (There was a time when Nanci had to
lasso passerbys to listen to her perform). Before
Nanci would perform, Ladelle (the headwaitress)at The
Hole inthe Wall would religously go into the Men's
room with Comet and a scrub brush in hand to remove
all lewd Nanci grafitti including: "For a good time
call Nanci 47#-####" And it really was her number at
that time.
There used to a time when we were a kinder and gentler
nation that grafitti was actually an accepted art form
at least in the Men's room of the Hole in the Wall
(pencil only please). After all, every Sunday night
Ladelle had to delete to chronically reappearing lewd
Nanci grafitti. So anyway that is my connection to
Nanci, at least all that I'm willing to admit to
without a subpoena.
The point of my longwindedness is this: IMHO far too
many Nancinetter's take themselves far too seriously,
and engage their little typing fingers way too fast,
responding to, and getting bent out of shape by
unsubstantiated 2nd hand information, speculation,and
half-truths. Along with that there are just too many
cry-babies obsessing over minutae and irrelevant
details that in the whole scheme of things just don't
matter. There is a real world out there and I think
that we should focus a little more on that, rather
than being a bunch of Clocks without hands just
ticking the time away.
Oh by the way......... some kind soul on this list
introduced me to the whimsical lighthearted musical
musings of Deirdre Flint. Whomevere you are i say
THANK YOU. Everyone needs to go to MP3.com and
download her cheerleader song, and The BOOB FAIRY.
They are hilarious, and this doctor's RX for the
NanciNet disease.
The ignorant can feel free to flame away.
I wanna try out my new asbestos suit ;-)!!
Paul J."jerzeejeff" Koether
now playing Imus in the morning
(for all the fat lying weasels and bald headed geeks)
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Subject: NN: Karla Schickele (no Nanci content)
From: "Reid Mitchell" (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:52:18 -0700 (PDT)
Amazingly well-informed folks of the Nanci Net:
Has anybody hear heard K. (Karla Scieckele) either
live or on cd? Can anybody tell me anything about K.
Many thanks,
Reid Mitchell
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