NanciNet Digest 10-18-03
// This digest was to have been sent on Thursday, but I ended up
// in Boston...can there a be a beter radio station than WUMB?
// Enjoy! [BP]
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Subject: NN: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:02:27 +0000
From: "Frieda Reece" (friedalreece@hotmail.com>
What great news about Nanci coming to England. Please please share
details
of dates etc when known. I shall be at the nearest venue to
Manchester.
Elizabeth and Nicholas, I quite agree about Dust Bowl, I listen to it a
lot
and love that ending on The Wing and The Wheel. Two for the Road is
another one I love, Travelling through This Part of You... so many of
Nanci's songs are about travelling. I suppose she does so much of it
she
can relate to the subject. It made me wonder how far would you travel
to
hear Nanci? I'm not a good traveller wheras in the US you are all so
much
more used to travelling long distances and some of the journeys amaze
me.
However, a real Nanci concert - now that's worth travelling for!
Love to you all,
Frieda.
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Subject: NN: RE: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 18:55:56 +0100
From: "Paul H No 2 Acct" (mbco95@dial.pipex.com>
Can't comment on Nanci as she has always been close enough for me to
see her
"locally" on a UK tour.
However I am coming from England to Las Vegas in November just to
see/hear
Simon & Garfunkel, having missed them in Central Park all those years
ago.
P
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Subject: Re: NN: RE: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:28:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Amy McKibbin (vogongirl@yahoo.com>
I dunno - how far is it from North Carolina to Michigan?
Amy M.
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Subject: Re: NN: RE: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:02:27 -0400
From: "Joanne Crotts" (jtcrotts@hotmail.com>
I once travelled 10,000 miles to see Nanci-from Guam to NYC. Of
course, my
brother was lucky his wedding coincided with a Nanci performance in his
town.
JT Crotts
Asheville, NC
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Subject: Re: NN: RE: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 11:55:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ed Maier (evhmaier@yahoo.com>
Joanne Crotts wrote:
>
> I once travelled 10,000 miles to see Nanci-from Guam to NYC. Of
> course, my brother was lucky his wedding coincided with a Nanci
> performance in his town.
I think that one wins the prize. I remember it well.
Ed Maier
--
Happiness is a 40 oz jar of crunchy peanut butter.
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Subject: Re: NN: RE: How Far Would You Travel to Hear Nanci?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:46:51 -0700
From: catfan@extremezone.com
On 13 Oct 2003 at 23:28, Amy McKibbin wrote:
> I dunno - how far is it from North Carolina to Michigan?
Beats me! The farthest I've gone is Des Monies IA to Chicago.
But I drove to Omaha to get a better price on the plane ticket. :-)
Mark
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Subject: NN: miles
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:33:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Deb Thornton (timpcoyote@yahoo.com>
Frieda asks:
> It made me wonder how far would you travel to hear Nanci?
In a car or airplane?
Specifically to hear Nanci? My driving record is 650 miles one way;
done that a couple of times in either direction. Drove to Salt Lake
from Albuquerque in the early 90s to catch the Flyer tour, then caught
it again on 19 April 93, I believe, the day the Branch Davidians got
roasted and Griff dedicated a particularly moving performance of "It's
A Hard Life Wherever You Go" to the children. That was one of the best
Griffith concerts I've seen. Somehow, when the world is going to smash,
live music can really penetrate the emotional sphere.
I flew to the Bay Area to see Griffith at the Warfield, where I sat in
close proximity to Bill and Sue Peete. Alas, this was before I knew
them, and I followed Bill's black Harley jacket out of the venue. I've
made two automotive pilgrimages to the Bay Area to hear Joni Mitchell.
If you know her song "Refuge of the Roads," you know why the drive was
necessary.
To hear Griffith and another artist (who shall remain nameless lest I
get laughed off the list, but who has motivated me to see Boston,
Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, San Jose, New York
City, and most of the dang state of Florida), I flew from Salt Lake to
Atlanta for the Blue Moon/Moonpie gathering.
For festivals at which Griffith played but not to hear her exclusively:
one state away, or 533.3 miles to Lyons, Colorado; Telluride is a bit
closer, a mere 322 miles, and a gorgeous drive through God's Country to
boot.
All told, I'm glad my car gets 40+ mpg, and i'm a road-trippin' fool.
deb "going south in 48 hours!!!" thornton
// Deb's "artist who shall remain nameless" is indeed a marvelous
// singer. I know, because Deb introduced me to her music...[BP]
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Subject: Re: NN: miles
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 21:25:44 EDT
From: Poetmuse@aol.com
The farthest I've gone to see Nanci was Phoenix to Austin, Texas, some
odd
years ago (has it really been close to 5 years? ouch) I went
specifically to
see her and specifically because of her. She made me want to see Austin
and
when I saw she was playing in her old home town, nothing could stop me
from
joining her. It was a wonderful trip, not just because of Nanci but
because
of all the wonderful beautiful Nancinetters I met- some of which aren't
even
on this list anymore, sad to say. What's that saying? It was the best
of
times, it was the worst of times? Well in this instance- with Nanci and
with
the list, it was the best of ALL times. I even got to meet Sue and Bill
Peete on their first visit to Austin as well. It was....magical.
-Remembering the soft Austin rain-
Christina
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Subject: NN: Traveling to see Nanci
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:52:19 -0400
From: "flcma99" (flcma99@cfl.rr.com>
Frieda asks:
> It made me wonder how far would you travel to hear Nanci?
I have made the trip from Central Florida to North Carolina twice in the
past 2 years. Once was a 24 hour road trip to see Nanci in Hickory, NC
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650 miles one way. I talked by way backstage, too. It was a great
little
1,000 seat venue. The second trip was for the Cullowhee Arts Festival
this
past year. That was 602 miles one way. I also enjoyed a day on the
Blue
Ridge Parkway before returning home.
If it hadn't been for graduate school, I would have been at the "Winter
Marquee" taping in TN, too.
Jason
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Subject: Re: NN: Traveling to see Nanci
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:03:34 +0000
From: "Todd Barrett" (astrocity@hotmail.com>
I would very much like to hear any details on how you "talked your way"
backstage. I have pretty much already given up being ever given the
chance
to speak to her in person. I would really just like to just shake her
hand
and tell her that I have enjoyed her music for many years....and maybe a
picture for my memories :)
Todd Barrett
*Girls With Guitars*
http://www.geocities.com/nanci88/music.html
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Subject: RE: NN: Traveling to see Nanci
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:59:03 -0400
From: "flcma99" (flcma99@cfl.rr.com>
This event was at a small venue and I was very excited about my 24 hour
road
trip - this was the drive up - concert - drive home trip. I happened
to buy
my merchandise from an equally excited volunteer at the sales table. I
think she happened to remember taking my ticket order when I called up
from
Florida. I just made the remark that it would make my drive home extra
special if I could get my new book "Other Voices, Other Rooms"
autographed.
She suggested that I hang out after the concert, if I had the time. So,
when the concert was over, I hung around by the sales table. I think I
just
happened to talk to the "right person" at the "right time", because she
talked to someone backstage then came back out and grabbed me.
Unfortunately, Nanci wasn't feeling 100%, so I got backstage, but
didn't get
to meet Nanci. She was gracious enough to sign autographs via her road
manager. While we waited (about 8 of us) we chatted with the Blue Moon
Orchestra as they scurried about and small talked amongst ourselves.
Nanci's fans are some of the most interesting people - IMHO. I recall
that
one couple had flown in from Canada. They were lamenting the
cancellation
of the Sept 2001 Toronto show for obvious reasons.
Jason
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Subject: Re: NN: Traveling to see Nanci
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 05:57:02 -0400
From: "Rob Boucher" (rboucher@nexicom.net>
I also still hold my tickets with that 9/11 date in bold letters.
Sounds
like i should also be laminating our pair and keep them in a dark place
like
inside a book to be on the safe side .Next to holding the original
NANCI -NORWAY tape and a few off the record live cds ,it is my most
prized
NANCI KEEP SAKE except for my 74 NANCI tunes MP3 -ROB BOUCHER
-PETERBOROUGH
ONT CANADA
rboucher@nexicom.net
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Subject: NN: Re: San Francisco
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 17:58:31 -0500
From: "Clive Dawson" (clive.dawson@amd.com>
Carolyn wrote:
> Does anyone know of any concerts happening in
> San Francisco between Friday 14th & Thursday 20th November inc. Or can
> you recommend any clubs to hear good music. I' be very much obliged
> thank you.
Carolyn,
The Songwriter Tour that has been getting rave reviews all over the
country with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and
Dar Williams will be in Santa Rosa's Luther Burbank Center on Friday,
Nov 14. Then it goes to San Francisco at The Warfield on Saturday the
15th.
For some reason they (as well as Simon and Garfunkel for that matter)
are not including Texas and surroundings in their tour schedule. So I'm
trying to arrange my travel schedule to catch the SF concert on the
15th.
For more info check:
http://www.pollstar.com/tour/
searchall.pl?By=Artist&Content=SONGWR&PSKey=Y
Clive Dawson
Austin
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Subject: Dixie Chicks Review
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:11:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: MUSIKERIN (musikerin4u@yahoo.com>
Well, I'm thinking - if Bruce Miller is allowed to gush over Britney
"Boo" Spears all the time, y'all won't mind that I want to share my
DC/Eagles afterglow high with you this morning.
The Dixie Chicks were AWESOME in concert last night, here at the MCI
Center in Washington, D.C. While they humbly acknowledged "opening
up" for the Eagles at their Artists' Rights concert, they sure stole
the show!!
Natalie mentioned that she's been searching the want ads as a result of
the events of the past 9 months. She said that she read an article
about Rush Limbaugh living in a 20 million dollar estate. She
concluded that this would be her next career step since her "big mouth"
would surely earn her more than Limbaugh.
The girls were in excellent form -- great video background gave a
powerful illustration to the underlying freedom of speech /peace theme.
Some touchy subjects like racism, gay-lesbian rights, corporate
greed, etc. clearly embraced. Way to go, girls! In light of the
ongoing war, some of their songs took on a whole new meaning.
My girl Emily was a powerhouse on dobro and banjo, as was her sister on
the violin. Full string backup and superb performance by the band
made for an awesome show.
The Eagles didn't disappoint either -- energetic performance of all
their staple standards. Since I have been spending this past year
playing bass more than any of my other instruments, I couldn't help but
follow Timothy Schmit most of the time (who is not so bad to look at
still after all these years -- did he get a face lift or something?)
And Joe Walsh hasn't lost a bit of his charisma and skills. Aged
considerably, slightly rotund, but still the master of breath-taking
guitar licks, he kept the crowd in awe.
Were it not for those annoying half-drunk teenagers who were standing
through the whole show in front of us and blocking the view (did they
even know who the Eagles are?), this would have been a perfect evening).
Donate "getting too old for those long nights out" v.B.G.
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