// Another day, yet another digest.
// This is fun.
// Enjoy! [BP]

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Subject: NN: Vitality Plus
    From: Barry Medway [bmedway@austarnet.com.au]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 12:52 AM

I"ve just trawled through a pile of posts re Nanci's new album,
Letterman, concert reviews, etc., etc., & how invigorating it was. That
indescribable feeling of value we of NN place on NG & her music had been
missing for awhile & partly replaced by a little negativity. I find it
heartening to see that turned around. Perhaps some of us still expect
miracles of Nanci, & we have certainly had some over time.

Maybe now we need to evolve as Nanci is doing, settle down & enjoy the
ride.

Keep the great posts coming folks, they are to me & many others, the
source of much joy.

How about Ed going to sleep & missing Letterman?
Just priceless!!!  One of our younger members too.  Great Stuff Ed.

Must get the album soon......Barry.


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Subject: Re: NN: Vitality Plus
    From: Ed Maier [evmaier@sbcglobal.net]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:55 AM

Barry Medway wrote:
(snip>
> How about Ed going to sleep & missing Letterman? Just priceless!!!
> One of our younger members too. Great Stuff Ed. Must get the album
> soon......Barry.

Younger members? Yeah, sure.  (insert giggle.wav here) :-) Sharon has
the checkbook today, so I'll pick up Nanci's album tomorrow.

Did anyone else get to see Kaki King on Letterman about a week or so
ago? What a refreshing and unique style of guitar playing she uses! It's
hard to describe, a mix of fretted finger tapping on the fingerboard
with rapid strumming/tapping over the soundhole on an Ovation guitar.
She was a drummer before she took up guitar, and some of that shines
through. You can Google her website for a sample.

Lastly, Sir Paul McCartney's halftime performance on the Superbowl
halftime show was great. The setlist was Drive My Car, Get Back, Live
And Let Die, and Hey Jude. I wish the audio setup had been better, but I
imagine it's rather difficult to mic an open stage in a football
stadium.

Ed Maier
Arlington, TX

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Subject: Re: NN: Nanci on Letterman
    From: Mildredgibson@aol.com
    Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:01 PM

Nanci Griffith's delightful performance on Letterman was, as has been
reported here before, totally unlike any NG performance I've seen. The
loopy, loose-limbed dancing, the devil-may-care vocal freedom, and the
long, scalloped, playful dress...this was a fresh NG, and a whole lot of
fun.

It's been intriguing reading so many messages that refer back to the
golden, gilded, good ole days of "Flyer" and "OVOR" and before.  I've
been thinking a lot about change because of it.  In my experience, I've
discerned that change invariably has something to do with letting go,
and that pain usually accompanies it.  Nanci Griffith has changed over
the years, musically, vocally, visually.  I, for one, hate change
because, as I mentioned, pain usually follows it. Still, I've found the
ride worth riding with Nanci Griffith and all her dogged change.

What's interesting to consider are the folks I've met over the years who
came to her music after the golden, gilded, good ole days of "Flyer" and
"OVOR" and before.  Their reference points are not the majority of ours,
and it's fascinating to recognize that in their eyes/ears, change means
going back to our golden, gilded, good ole days, and acquainting
themselves with those sounds. I know when I went pre-"Storms" and
pre-"OFSE," it took many a year to fully appreciate the Rounder days.
With time, and many listens, an album like "TALBTW" opened up to me in
the most beautiful and unexpected ways, and it is now a favorite.

I don't know what I'm getting at...random thoughts, really.  I hope this
was the right place to voice them, but I thought it fitting to share
what all these impassioned posts have sent swirling through my chaotic
brain.

Change is hard, change is painful, change is ultimately empowering and
worthwhile.

As I screamed out, drunkenly, at the LA House of Blues concert of 2001,
to the onstage Nanci Griffith, "You are a goddess."  I still firmly
believe that.  I simply love the woman.

Jonathan G.

P.S. Still waiting on my Amazon delivery of "HIM" and "OFSE". I'm
anxiously hoping they'll be delivered tomorrow.

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Subject: NN: Grammy Picks
    From: Shawn Kimbro [shawn@mountainsoul.net]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:20 PM

In years past I've had fun picking Grammy winners in
selected categories and offering illogical &
uninformed opinions about the nominations.  I missed
last year on the NanciNet 'cause I was courtin' so
heavily.  Now things have settled down just enough to
allow for the indulgence!  I'll caution you in
advance, I'm almost always right so be careful about
disagreeing! Here are my picks:

1.   Country Song of the Year - This is a tough
category to pick this year with two country chart
busters competing against a dern good CD.
Nevertheless, I will prevail.

Who'll Win:  Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
Should Win:  Loretta Lynn - Portland Oregon

2.  Country Album of the Year - Ah, piece of cake - he
shoots, he scores!

Who'll Win:  Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
Should Win:  Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

3.  Album of the Year - Admittedly, I've never even
heard most of the nominated CDs.  I don't need to!

Who'll Win:  Ray Charles & Various Artists
Should Win:  Van Lear Rose (Wasn't even nominated!)

4.  Record of the Year - This is a toss up between
Norah Jones & Usher, but my extra sensory perfection
tells me:

Who'll Win:  Yeah - Usher & Friends
Should Win:  Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah
Jones

5.  Song of the Year - A collection of piss-poor songs
if you ask me.  Why wasn't Portland Oregon nominated?

Who'll Win:  If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Should Win:  Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw

6.  Best Contemporary Folk Album - For this one, I
expect the entire awards show audience to stand up and
shout "LACKLUSTER!"  Nevertheless, trust the shaman:

Who'll Win:  The Unbroken Circle - Various Artists
Should Win:  Revolution Starts Now - Steve bygawd
Earle

7.  Best Traditional Folk Album - Better choices,
better artists, tough category:

Who'll Win:  Tin Pan Ended - Dave Van Ronk
Should Win:  Morning Glory Ramblers -Norman & Nancy
Blake

8.  Best Bluegrass Album - Yuk, yuk, there's a story
on the way...

Who'll Win:  Brand New Strings - Ricky Skaggs
Should Win:* Bluegrass Sessions - Lynn Anderson

* Okay, so I'm on my first DC date with my new
girlfriend and future wife at a ritzy Capitol Hill
bar, and we're drinking pink drinks and I'm cussin'
'cause there's no PBR, and, thanks to Dianne, I'm
sittin' beside the ever gracious and perpetually
gorgeous Lynn "Rose Garden" Anderson.  Somebody told
her I played banjo, I only play clawhammer banjo but
she couldn't get it out of her head, so she starts
tellin' me all about this idea for a bluegrass album
and she wants to go back to Dianne's place to jam and
try out some ideas. I'm thinkin' this is nuts and
she's tryin' to be Dolly Parton and we're all drunk,
and there ain't a frickin' banjo within 30 miles of
DC!  So, I promise I'll call her later, tip the piano
girl, and walk away forgetting the entire episode.  18
months later, she's up for a Grammy and I'm still
breakin' strings at dive bars!

Enjoy the show!
-Shawn "foiled again" Kimbro

http://www.mountainsoul.net


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From: steve johnson [steve_c_j@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 3:04 PM
Subject: NN: Hearts in Mind

Dear Netters,

We bought "Hearts in Mind" yesterday; have to order OFSE Plus from
Amazon.
Here's my take: overall, well produced, though generally melancholy.
"Simple Life" has a slowed-down melody of "Wish it Would Rain".
"Angels" is folky; reminds me of "Hometown Streets".
"Heart of Indochine" has nearly the same melody as "Clock Without
Hands".
"Beautiful" is cool to those of us with stepparents. Its melody is
reminiscent of "Wouldn't That Be Fine".
"Back When Ted Loved Sylvia"  obviously wasn't written by Nanci.
"Mountain of Sorrow": J. Gold (again).
"Old Hanoi" sounds like "Clock Without Hands".
"Before" has the melody of "Never Mind" (pun may be applicable).
"I Love This Town" is sarcastically cool.
"Rise to the Occasion" is a nice duet.
"Love Conquers All" reminds me of "I'll Move Along".
"Last Train Home" rocks!
"Big Blue Ball of War" reminds me of "Is This All There Is"?  I DO share
her sentiment.
Finally, "Our Very Own" is fine: I thought Frank Christian was playing
guitar.

IMHO.
SJ

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