NanciNet Digest 8-16-04
// Hey, folks...
// A couple of notes here from old friends...Hooker becomes a
// Grandpa, and Maggie ("Mary Margaret") checks in.
// Enjoy! [BP]
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Subject: NN: 1st time GrandPa
From: James Hooker [jameshooker@615songs.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:35 AM
I'M A GRANDFATHER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!!...ON FRIDAY THE 13TH NO
LESS...ZACHERY SCOTT CZEKALSKI...8 POUNDS, 14 OUNCES...A GIFT FROM MY
DAUGHTER KELLY AND, OF COURSE, SCOTT...I JUST POPPED A BUTTON!!...
jh
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James Hooker
http://www.615songs.com
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Subject: NN: New Tracy Grammer CD
From: Jessica Byers [jess913@blackfoot.net]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:31 PM
Hiya. Since this list seems to be slowish at the moment and I haven't
posted in a while (actually I've been out of town and missed some stuff,
so forgive me if this had been mentioned), I thought people might enjoy
hearing about a new release to check out.
Tracy Grammer has a new 7-song EP out, her first release since Dave
Carter's death 2 years ago. Something to tide people over until her
upcoming studio album of Dave Carter songs (produced by John Jennings
who is known mostly for his work with Mary Chapin Carpenter) comes out
next year. The EP is called Verdant Mile and features one self-penned
song along with a bunch of covers and a great set of fiddle tunes. Her
voice sounds gorgeous, and the accompaniment by fellow Signature Sounds
artist Jim Henry is wonderful.
I've included the official blurb about it and track list from her web
site below. You can order it from there, it's $10. It will not be sold
in stores, just online and at shows.
http://www.tracygrammer.com
or http://daveandtracy.globalhosting.com/verdantmile.php
I'd be interested to know what other people think if they get it.
:)
Jess
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This acoustic project was recorded live in an Oregon studio over two
days in early June. The exception is the fiddle medley, which was
arranged over the phone and recorded on opposite coasts. These songs are
postcards from various points along the Verdant Mile, a mythical field I
walk when I need to reconcile with the rivers I cannot turn, the birds
that won't come, and my reluctant angels...
TRACKS:
1. the verdant mile (grammer)
2. this dirty little town (kieran kane)
3. wasn't born to follow (carole king/gerry goffin)
4. solitary man (neil diamond)
5. when i reach the place i'm goin' (emory gordy jr/joe henry)
6. jackson's tune/trickster tale/st. anne's reel (grammer/unk/trad;
arr grammer & henry)
7. old paint (trad arr grammer)
produced by tracy grammer & jim henry
tracy grammer: guitar, mandola, violin, vocals
jim henry: mandolin, mandola, dobro, vocals
The long-awaited, much-anticipated studio album of previously unrecorded
Dave Carter songs will come out sometime in 2005.
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Subject: NN: Re: Bios & applications
From: Bob [bivers@optonline.net]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:05 PM
I'm a little late in joining this great thread...
Name: Bob Ivers
Location: Long Island, NY
Vintage: 1949
Occupation: Import Specialist; Dept. of Homeland Security
NN History: Sometime in the mid-1980s ('85 or '86 I think), I'd gone
into New York City on a Saturday to visit a friend who used to sing in a
band i was in and, while she was working on something, I started
flipping through something that had not reached the area I lived in
yet... Cable TV!!! I was spending 10 seconds or so on each station
until I hit a PBS station that was airing Nanci's first appearance on
Austin City Limits. I was hooked and had no idea who she was, as I'd
missed the beginning of her set, when they identified who was playing.
So, first thing Monday morning, I called the PBS station, got hold of
their programming department and found out who had been featured on the
Austin City Limits episode they'd aired on Saturday. Once armed with
the knowledge that in was Nanci Griffith, I hunted down the three vinyl
lps she had released at the time and bought them all.
Once the internet showed up and I learned about NanciNet, I signed up
and have been a member ever since. My most prominent involvement was
handling the second and third distributions of the first two volumes of
the "Poet In My TV" Nanci video tape compilations.
5 Fav Nanci tracks: Love At The Five And Dime; Trouble In The Fields;
Marilyn Monroe/Neon And Waltzes; Late Night Grande Hotel; Down Of A
Feathered Heart (This one was "a song I finished last night" that Nanci
played during an appearance on Vin Scelsa's New York City Sunday morning
show back in the late 1980s. The song itself never saw the light of day
on a recording (except the tape I have of the radio show!), but the
"down of a feathered heart" phrase did show up a few years later in
"It's Just Another Morning Here".)
Live Nanci?: At least 20 times, from the intimate confines of NYC's
late, lamented "Bottom Line" club to Carnegie Hall, the Beacon Theater,
Jones Beach, Tarrytown Music Hall, Richard Rogers Theater, New York City
Center...Clearwater Festival...
Why I Love Nanci: the writing... the voice... the sensibility... the
instrumentation... the woman... the harmonies... the fans...
5 Fav other artists: Beatles; Eagles; Emmylou Harris; Blue Rodeo (a
great Canadian band... check them out! ( http://www.bluerodeo.com );
Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young
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Subject: NN: bio reflections
From: Barry Medway [bmedway@austarnet.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 10:27 PM
You may be interested to note that the following emerges from your bio &
application info re the
vintage of respondents...most of you are from the 50's, & very many
share Nanci's 1953. Ed takes the most senior award at this point with
1939. Well done, Ed!! followed by Keith (UK), Gin (Memphis) & Barry
(Aust) from 1947. A few from the 60's and rounded out with Ryan (USA)
&Matt (UK) who are the current youngsters from 1976.
About 95 responses, impressive I thought. Perhaps Bill can suggest what
percentage of the total
that may be. Many "de-lurked" to make an entry...DO IT AGAIN...don't be
a stranger!!
More to come. Regards........Barry.
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Subject: Re: NN: bio reflections
From: Ed Maier [evmaier@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 12:01 AM
Barry Medway wrote:
> Ed takes the most senior award at this point with 1939.
> Well done,Ed!!
Thank you, Barry. It is with great pride that I have
achieved this honor. :-) People sometimes equate age
with wisdom, but I... oh, nevermind.
One OT item and then I'll shut up:
Last night I had a "trip" in a 737 flight simulator.
Man, what a rush! Did a taxi, takeoff, some touch and
goes, etc. Anyhow, both my kids work for Southwest
Airlines, and all three of us spent some really exciting
time at the controls. The instructor, of course, did
most of the other stuff to keep it in the air. Those
things are so realistic at mimicking the real aircraft,
right down to feeling the little bumps on the runway
when doing the taxi for takeoff.
The funniest part was when I got in my car to drive
home. As I started to leave the parking lot, I reached
down with my left hand for the nose wheel tiller to
steer my car. :-)
Life is so very sweet,
Ed Maier
Arlington, TX
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Work like you don't need the money,
love like you've never been hurt,
dance like there's nobody watching,
and sing really, really loud.
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Subject: NN: hey y'all
From: Mheenie@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:25 AM
Hi...this is Maggie aka Mary Margaret. Just wanted to see how the NN was
doing after all these years. I guess the last time i was here was
before my transplant surgery....well of course it was because i
recovered and found a newfound hatred for all things computer..that and
the recovery itself lasted until just oh...yesterday!!! its been 6
years. I have read one or two posts in the archives just to catch up and
i found many interesting points of view. It matters little how we
change as long as change continues forward even though wishing the music
could go back to the simpleness of its beginning, which i understand and
sometimes agree with.
I don't listen to much music anymore...only when i want to cry or really
take a trip into the past. I must admit I know little about all the new
artists. Is this what it means to get old? You find yourself listening
to talk radio and then you come home and dive into a perfectly useless
novel, mine being all mysteries and what i call "murdicals"... medical
murder mysteries.
'Nuf about me...just wanted to say hi and also a thank you to those of
you who have ever heard and have even posted that "Alabama Soft Spoken
Blues" was actually one of your favorites. I miss Nanci's
presence...have for a long time. Its a bitch when your best friend gets
famous but... more than that, its a blessing to have had such a friend.
She shared big things with me and stood by me when otherwise I'd have
been so alone. We have grown now...apart in many ways, but there are
memories that will never die.
My best to you all and keep on listenin'... never let music leave your
life as i did for a long time. it can be so painful and life so cold
without tunes and lyrics to remind us.
Maggie
Maggie - AZ
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Subject: Re: NN: hey y'all
From: NanciNetter@aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:03 AM
Mheenie@aol.com writes:
>> I miss Nanci's presence...have for a long time. It's a bitch when your
best friend gets famous but...more than that, its a blessing to have
had such a friend. She shared big things with me and stood by me when
otherwise I'd have been so alone. We have grown now...apart in many
ways, but there are memories that will never die.((
True Friendship is surely a rare and beautiful bird. As Nanci sings to
you in "There's a Light Beyond These Woods":
The fantasies we planned, well, Maggie,
I'm living them now.
All the dreams we sang, oh, we damn sure knew how
. . . but I haven't changed.
There'll never be two friends like you and me,
Maggie, can't you see?
Thanks for returning to share your memories, and your friendship, with
all of us!
David (in Oregon)
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Subject: NN: RE: hey y'all
From: Ken Stiffler [ksls@kmsx.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:35 AM
Welcome back, Maggie! :)
As for music, I like to remember the Auerbach quote "Music washes away
from the soul the dust of everyday life" and appreciate the blessing
that music is never further away than the tunes bouncing around inside
my head.
Ken
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Subject: NN: Alejandro Escovedo on NPR (NNC)
From: Kim Diorio [diorio15@msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 1:10 PM
Nice item on Alejandro Escovedo yesterday. Ian Hunter and John Cale
comments are great. I sure hope he's able to get back out on tour.
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3D3838639
Kim
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Subject: NN: Nanci promo item
From: NanciNetter@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 2:08 AM
FYI, I have a collectible double-disc "Time of Inconvenience/Interview"
promo package in mint-condition, circa 1995/96, that I no longer want.
I thought I should offer it here before disposing of it, so if anyone is
interested please email me off-line. I'm only looking to recoup my
initial investment and the cost of shipping.
David (in Oregon)
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Subject: NN: D/FW area heads up: Emmylou Harris
From: Ed Maier [evmaier@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 12:32 AM
Emmylou Harris will perform Thursday, Oct. 7, 8 PM at
the Bass Performance Hall, Ft. Worth. Bass Hall is in
my opinion the greatest venue in Texas. See
(http://www.basshall.com/indexa.html>
Ed Maier
--
Work like you don't need the money,
love like you've never been hurt,
dance like there's nobody watching,
and sing really, really loud.
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