// Lots of talk about finding the new CD, or problems playing it.
// Not a whole lot of talk about the CD or DVD itself. 
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: RE: Finding the DVD 
   From: "Susan Krauss" (sekrauss@attbi.com> 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 07:05:38 -0700 

Amazon also had the DVD spelled NANCY (my birthday's next week and I find
Amazon's wish list is a good way of telling people what to buy at their
LOCAL stores).

I emailed Amazon about the typo (they have a special email address just for
that)  and it's been changed.

susan in alameda

P.S.  Still looking for anyone who has a recording of Nanci from the Kate
Wolf Festival (email me privately at mailto:sekrauss@attbi.com - really,
you're under no obligation to start a tree or anything) (and to those
anti-booters, Kate Wolf allows and even encourages recording at the
festival).

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Subject: Re: NN: RE: Finding the DVD 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 07:55:30 -0700 (PDT) 
   From: "Bill Page" (bpage3@yahoo.com> 

--- Susan Krauss wrote:
> (and to those anti-booters, Kate Wolf allows 
> and even encourages recording at the festival).

Well, I'm not sure that KATE does (maybe in some spiritual
way...), but the festival organizers probably do!

:)

BP   

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Subject: NN: Re: The vagaries of record stores... 
   From: ChocChippy@aol.com 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:49:56 -0400 

I realize that my buying habits for music have mutated considerably over the
last several years: I almost never go into record stores anymore! I can
think of 3 albums (yes I still call them that) that I've purchased at the
B&N across from my office this year: Dixie Chicks Home, Springsteen's
Rising, and Sheryl Crow's C'mon, C'mon...(and a few copies of Suzzy Roche's
Zero Church that I bought for friends. GREAT ALBUM! GET IT! It's on Red
House Records).

Everything else I've bought online from the label, artist or that highly
useful website CDBaby, or from the artist directly at shows (oh yeah, and
since I review for a few publications, I can often ask for an advance copy
of stuff). I bought the new Nanci online from Rounder, since I try to
support indie labels; bought the new Melissa Ferrick at her last show;
reviewed the new Toshi Reagon (though I would have bought it when I saw her
last show). And yeah, I bought the Kelly Clarkson single from Amazon.com!
Because even hardcore indie supporters have soft spots for cute little girls
from Texas who can sing.

Frankly, paying shipping and handling charges is sometimes preferable to
getting the hairy eyeball from clerks at a superstore when you're asking for
something particularly obscure.

(Waiting by the mailbox with bated breath :-)

Kathleen W.

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Subject: NN: Winter Marquee 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:27:07 -0400 
   From: "James Troiano" (James_Troiano@umit.maine.edu> 

Hi folks: first happy birthday to Cate (and I hope you are feeling better
and have gotten hold of that elusive CD) and my sympathy to Sarah for the
loss of your mother-these are two of my favorite nancinetters who I had met
in Atlanta.  Borders used to treat Nanci with a lot more respect when she
was with Electra.   This time they had to send someone in the back to get
the CD and DV and two days later they still had not put them on the shelf.
Nanci's CDs previously merited star treatment and bargain prices. They had
ordered 45 copies of Clock and 5 of Winter Marquee.  
On the more positive side, I love both the CD and DVD. The DVD is a
marvelous production of a Nanci concert  that you can keep on playing. I
play most of my CDs on the DVD player and they sound great. I love hearing
some of those old songs and the Ochs and Townes covers are terrific. I know
that a restaurant owner in Bangor who loves Nanci, but she had never played
her in the restaurant. I bought her a copy of Winter Marquee and she loves
it and sure enough it was being played not only in the restaurant, but wine
store as well. Her daughter, a huge Nanci fan, ripped it open and the rest
was musical history. Our administrative assistant once asked me about Nanci,
has since become a big fan, and now I always hear that lovely music in the
office.  She will be getting a copy of the latest for her upcoming birthday.
I continue to spread the word-nancinetters will soon rule the universe.  You
think? 

Jim 

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Subject: NN: I'm Surprised 
   From: nesamuels@earthlink.net 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:10:01 -0700 

Hello Nanci Fans,
I must say that I, too, am surprised. 
I live in San Francisco and I was all gung ho when I left work on the 24th
to purchase both the DVD & the C.D. Lo & Behold I had to go to two stores
before I could find the C.D. I have yet to find the DVD and I'm in SAN
FRANCISCO!!! 

Does anyone know why Nanci switched over from Electra back to Rounder?
Noah

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Subject: NN: DVD available in UK 
   From: Folkygirl@aol.com 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:30:08 EDT 

Hi,
I work at HMV, so I'm going to be a good employee now - you can order the
DVD from us. I thought I was going to be able to pick it off the shelf, but
I don't think many shops are going to rack it (except HMV Blackpool (thanks
to my corruptive influence;-) and possibly the London stores); anyway, I
ordered mine on Tuesday and it arrived today, so it doesn't take too long to
get hold of it, and it's for the UK region, so you don't have to mess around
with your DVD players to play it. 

Hope this is some help!

Emily Riley


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Subject: NN: Re: Winter Marquee 
   From: Nmcue@aol.com 
   Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:15:58 EDT 

how exciting! I have been in deep lurkdom for a long long time but am
thrilled to hear everyone's great reviews and will be on the road to hunt
down a Winter Marquee for myself asap!!

Nancy

// not too many reviews, surprisingly...[BP]


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Subject: NN: Getting a new Nanci album 
   From: "Elizabeth and Nicholas" (nickandliz@starpower.net> 
   Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:40:19 -0400 

I got my copy of Winter Marquee in the mail today--the rush of joy when I
saw the beautiful little package in the mail, and the emails I saw on the
digest about Bill Lavery at Village Records, reminded me of another time I
got a new Nanci album by mail. Bill sent me a copy of OVOR2 in Burkina Faso,
within a week of it going on sale...amazing. (Imagine how bereft I'd have
been if I'd had to wait for it to hit the local stores!) 

Anyone else have a favorite "got the new album" moment?

Liz

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Subject: NN: RE: Getting a new Nanci album 
   From: "Ken Stiffler" (ksmsc@kmsx.net> 
   Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:59:51 -0400 

Liz wrote:
>>Anyone else have a favorite "got the new album" moment?((

I was working in New Zealand when Blue Roses From The Moons was released.
Now some CDs, even of some fairly big acts, don't appear in NZ for *months*
after their US release, so I wasn't holding my breath. But there it was,
very first day that it was available anywhere else! Made me a very happy
puppy.

Ken

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Subject: Re: NN: UK DVD - where ?? 
   Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:58:36 +0100 
   From: "Mark Wiggins" (M.Wiggins@ftel.co.uk> 

"Colin Lehmann-Russell" (colin.russell@bea.com> asked:
> Anyone know where I can order this DVD in the UK 
> (assuming it is non-region coded - again
> anyone know if this is the case ?)

Hi,

Sorry if this info is a bit late - I only get the digest.

www.tesco.co.uk have the DVD in stock - I ordered it Friday lunchtime and it
arrived Saturday. Can't be bad.

No affiliation etc., etc.

Regards,
Mark.

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Subject: Re: NN: favorite album receipt moments 
   From: DvBGardner@genelogic.com 
   Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:54:28 -0400 

Liz wrote:
>>Anyone else have a favorite "got the new album" moment?((

recently...Cecilia Bartoli Vivaldi album -- had to order 
it from amazon germany...

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Subject: NN: NanciStuff in charity auction 
   Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:53:19 -0700 (PDT) 
   From: "Michael Wilt" (handofgrace@yahoo.com> 

Griffsters--

The email below from the US Campaign to Ban Landmines
is about a fundraising auction they are holding
online. The items up for bid include a couple of
Nanci-autographed items drawn from her group concerts
with Emmylou, John Prine, and others connected to the
landmine issue (see #5 below). Interested NanciNetters
who might want to place a bid should go to the web
site indicated below.

Best,
Michael Wilt

********************

Dear Friends of the US Campaign to Ban Landmines,

Please participate in our on-line charity auction now
to help the campaign keep up the good work!

Visit
http://auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/booth/uscbl2000 

and make a bid or two.

Our important efforts to advocate for the US
government to ban landmines, help landmine victims,
and remove mines worldwide depend on your support. 

Now through October 13, visit the above website and
bid on the exciting items that companies, celebrities,
and friends of the campaign have donated to us for
this event. 

Items include a cruise for two to the Pacific
Northwest, Tibetan rugs, a two-night stay at LA's Bel
Air Hotel, a Columbia Sportswear winter
jacket, a custom-made stained glass window, a Paul 
McCartney-autographed art print, tickets to great
restaurants and shows throughout the country, and much
much more (more than 90 items!). See below for a full
list. 

Thank you so much for participating in the auction. It
is conceivable that you could get all of your holiday
shopping done early by submitting the winning bids on
some terrific and unique items. You'll be glad to
know that all proceeds will benefit a cause you
believe in.

With appreciation and best regards,
Gina Coplon-Newfield
Coordinator, US Campaign to Ban Landmines 

***************************

Items in On-Line Charity Auction to Benefit the US
Campaign to Ban Landmines Fall into the Following Categories: 
1. Trips and Resort/Hotel Stays 
2. Clothing 
3. Restaurant/Food Gift Certificates 
4. Concert/Event Tickets 
5. Celebrity-Autographed Items 
6. Sports-Related Items 
7. Meals and Books with/from Special Individuals 
8. Gift Products, Art, and Furniture

***************************

1. TRIPS AND RESORT/HOTEL STAYS:
* Cruise for Two to the Pacific Northwest
* Two-night stay at LA's Bel Air Hotel
* Two-night stay for 2 at Coolfont Resort in West Virginia
* One-night stay at Doubeltree Hotel in Boston
* Week stay at Colorado country home near Vail
* Weekend stay in Cape Cod cottage
* Two-night mid week stay at 1871 House New York City
  Bed and Breakfast
* Three-night stay at Starwood Resort in Orlando, Florida
* Three-night stay at Starwood Resort in Kissimmee, Florida

2. CLOTHING
* Two Women's Columbia Sportswear winter jackets
* Two $100 Gift Certificates to No Sweat Clothing
* Lenscrafters Sunglasses
* New Balance sneakers, jackets, and bag
* $352 Kashmiri Stole 
* Necklace of Sterling Silver, Freshwater Pearls, and
  chalcedony rosette

3. RESTAURANT/FOOD GIFT CERTIRFICATES
* Dinner for two at Danube Restaurant in New York City
* $25 gift certificate to Great American Restaurants
  (several included in Washington DC area)
* Green Mountain Coffee gift basket
* Dinner for two at Lawry's Prime Rib
* Twelve months of Peet's Coffee and Tea
* Case of red Feravino Frankovka wine and case of
  white Feravino Pino Blanc wine
* Gift basket from Seattle's Best Coffee
* Ten cases of Annie's Shells and Cheddar (auctioned
  off in sets of 2 cases)
* Two $100 gift certificates to Sonsie Restaurant in Boston

4. CONCERT/SHOWTICKETS
* Two tickets to American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA
* Two tickets to Boston Symphony Orchestra
* Two tickets to Guster show in Boston
* Two tickets to Global Rhythms world music show in Cambridge, MA
* Two tickets to Ingersoll Dinner Theatre in Des Moines, Iowa

5. CELEBRITY ITEMS
* "Survivor Africa" winner Ethan Zohn phone
   conversation and autographed photos and t-shirt
* Paul McCartney-autographed art print (only 100 in
  existence; this one numbered 14).
* George Clooney-autographed script and photo from
  film "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
* Tobey Maguire-autographed photo from "Spiderman"
* Patrick Rafter autographed Reebok tennis shirt
* Robin Williams-autographed script of "One Hour Photo"
* Sting-autographed DVD from Sept. 11, 2001 concert in Italy
* Framed Concert poster autographed by Emmlou Harris,
  Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earl,
  Patty Griffin, and Nanci Griffith
* Framed Concert Program autographed by Steve Earl,
  Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, and Elvis
  Costello
* Alan Alda-autographed M*A*S*H script
* Paul Newman-autographed cookbook, t-shirt, and more
* Senator Patrick Leahy-autographed cookbook from Vermont
* Pat Riley-autographed photo
* Ben Stiller-autographed photo
* Sharon Stone-autographed photo
* Gillian Welch autographed poster and 3 of her CDs
* Joan River-autographed photo
* Susan Sarandon-autographed photo
* Oksana Baiul (figure skating champion) autographed skating programs 
* Meryl Streep-autographed documentary on "Vermeer: Master of Light"

6. SPORTS-RELATED ITEMS
* Two tickets to Washington Wizards Basketball game 
  (with Michael Jordan)
* Four tickets to Major League Soccer Championship 
  Game in Boston area and soccer ball autographed
  by New England Revolution team
* Boston Red Sox ball autographed by catcher Jason Veritek
* Boston Bruin PJ Axelsson-autographed hockey puck
* DC United mini soccer ball autographed by team
* New York Nicks t-shirt autographed by Larry Johnson
* Washington Redskins program autographed by Jon Jansen
* Patrick Rafter-autographed Reebok tennis shirt
* Pat Riley-autographed photo

7. MEALS AND BOOKS WITH/FROM SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS
* Lunch or dinner with USCBL Coordinator Gina Coplon-Newfield
* Lunch or dinner with Physicians for Human Rights 
  Executive Director Len Rubenstein
* Lunch and tour of US Capitol with Ohio Congressman Sherrod Brown
* Dinner with Civil Rights Leader Bernard LaFayette
* Ralph Nader-autographed book
* Barbara Kingsolver autographed books
* Mary Pipher-autographed "Middle of Everywhere"

8. GIFT PRODUCTS, ART, AND FURNITURE
* Two Tibetan Tiger Rugs
* Custom-made Stained Glass Window to Your Specifications
* $100 Gift Card to Circuit City
* Antique Wooden Display Case
* Chinese Painting by Li Feng-lan
* Ladies Fragrance gift set from Estee Lauder
* Lynn Haney Crafts Santa from Lands End
* Ceramic Jar by Artist Brook Johnson
* Russian Matrushka Doll
* Subscription to Mother Jones Magazine
* Subscription to Progressive Magazine
* Two baby's quilts
* Spy Cartoon from 1881 Vanity Fair

Visit
http://auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/booth/uscbl2000 and

make a bid
or two!

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// you may remember that in the last digest, Anita asked 
// about problems she had playing the new CD. She got LOTS
// of help! [BP]


Subject: NN: RE: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   From: "Robert" (rboucher@nexicom.net> 
   Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:10:45 -0400 

Anita- Hope the nancinet can help you out as well as other nanci-netters in
your quest for ONE FAIR SUMMER EVENING !First you should all print this up
you all and SAVE as it may help someone you know down the road .Over here in
CANADA and in the US as well . You are correct in thinking you and us have
different formats .In CANADA and in the US we use NTSC-FORMAT while in the
UK you use PAL-FORMAT .Some photo shops offer a tape-conversion service if
you check their yellow page adds in the phone book.

I have some PRICELESS video that was in PAL  - FORMAT  but had it converted
for $25.00 . It was sent to me by PAUL ROBERTS who you may know had a good
NANCI WEB SITE over in OSLO NORWAY at one time but has since shut it down
The tape contains very rare footage of NANCI -EARLY YEARS including what
people think was long lost on the cutting room floor .There are clips of her
mother, father ,-great aunt ELLIMAY-(Trouble in these fields) who the song
was written for. There are some early AUSTIN CITY LIMITS shows in their
entirety where she sings LISTEN TO THE RADIO, MARY MARGRET ,ETC 

Try running a laser-eye cd cleaner through you stereo also to see if that
helps playback or take it in to have the eye set up a bit at a electronics
store that does repairs but a get a price quote on paper first.

- rob boucher

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Subject: Re: NN: RE: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   From: HighSoft@aol.com 
   Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 04:44:52 EDT 

Just to add a little to this note. Everything it says about video formats is
correct. BUT many, if not most, UK video recorders WILL play American format
tapes - look for the letters NTSC on the vcr or in the instruction book: if
it can play NTSC, then it plays US format. You'll also need a television
that supports NTSC format, or you'll have tracking problems and get a
monochrome picture. 

So, check whether your vcr/tv can play NTSC tapes. If not, ask yourself if
you want the Nanci video badly enough to buy a new vcr and tv to play it on.
Course you do!

Godfrey Smart

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Subject: NN: Re: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   From: gvallest@c2i.net 
   Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 9:38:32 +0200 

I have not bought this one yet, but the problem may be caused by copy
protection (or correct: errors that the 'normal' CD player corrects, but the
PC player doesn't). At least Sony has issued a few 'CDs' lately, at least
here in Europe, which cannot be played back (or copied) on a computer. On
the back cover it says something like 'cannot be played on PC or Mac'. Is
this the case with 'Winter Marquee'?

Georg

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Subject: NN: Re: Re: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   From: "Daniel Horan" (dhoran@arl.wylelabs.com> 
   Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 08:43:52 -0500 

I haven't had any problems at all with my Winter Marquee CD...either in my
computer or in my DVD player.  So, I don't think that's the case.

--Daniel


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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Re: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:31:28 +0100 
   From: "Paul Heywood (Acct No 2)" (mbco95@dial.pipex.com> 

I've found the opposite.  It will play in the PC CD writer okay but not in
the CD player (x2) or the DVD player, so I'm not sure that's what it is.
There IS a problem though.  Silly thing is this type of difficulty puts me
off buying as a legitimate customer - suddenly mp3 files don't appear so
disloyal anymore, at least they play!

Hopefully my on-order DVD will play :-)

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Subject: NN: Re: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 22:26:46 -0400 
   From: "Mike Chesman" (chesman@preferred.com> 

I can't comment specifically about the Winter Marquee disc, but over the
years I've come across a number of CDs that have a very thin aluminum
coating (almost transparent when held up to a bright light).  Others have a
much thicker aluminum layer.  I have never had a problem with a cd player
loading those with a thick almost opaque layer, but sometimes had to load a
disc several times in certain players to get a thin layered one to play.  In
very, very rare instances I've had to return a thin layer disc for a
replacement as it would not play.  The discs with thin layers are less
problemsome with uniform colored labels with limited text.   Those with
graphics or photos on the label seem to be more of a problem.  My suspicion
is that the laser shines through the aluminum of the disc in the clear areas
whereas it is a little bit more reflective where the aluminum is backed by a
darker color.  I have no way to make a quantitative analysis of this but it
has been my general experience that this behavior is real. 

Get out a few of your discs that have silver areas showing within the
graphics and hold them up to a bright lamp.  You'll be surprised at the
variation in aluminum coating thicknesses.  I had one boxed set where the
layer was so thin I didn't even have to hold it up to a light to see through
the cds.  Needless to say this set had to be returned for a replacement.

Some players are much more tolerant of these thin layered discs.  

Hope this sheds some light on the subject "no pun intended"

Mike Chesman

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// And Anita's final response:

Subject: Re: NN: RE: Winter Marquee problems playing 
   From: "Anita Sargeant" (sargeant@socsci.soton.ac.uk> 
   Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 10:50:32 +0100 

Dear all,

thank you for your words of advice. I have successfully copied 
Winter Marquee and the copy plays! I will check out my video 
recorder as suggested, since I am coming over to the states with 
my family and hope at some point to drop into a record store and 
look for some Nanci videos .

I have learnt a lot from everyone, so thank you 'kindly' .

anita


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