From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V6 #7 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, January 8 2001 Volume 06 : Number 007 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] First Time ["Will Frechette" ] Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV ["C.H.Soetemann" ] Re: [AVALON] Grammy? [Hank Szlenkier ] Re: [AVALON] First Time [striegl@juno.com] RE: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV [Robert Whiteford ] Re: [AVALON] First Time [Alex Popovic ] Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV [Julialiva@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV [Jim Rosencutter ] Re: [AVALON] Grammy? ["Bubba" ] Re: [AVALON] Avalonia: Love it or leave it ["Han Snijders" Subject: Re: [AVALON] First Time Uh, that would be me. Welcome to the list. Are you in Milwaukee? Will - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Popovic" To: Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:29 PM Subject: [AVALON] First Time > Just signed on to Avalon - can someone respond? > > Ferry Fans in Wisconsin > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 12:11:45 +0100 From: "C.H.Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV I videotaped the show but had the occasional glimpse as time elapsed. Most of what I saw was utterley embarrassing (as I had predicted). The presenter started with three "jokes" that were so bad that I almost blushed. Later I saw Udo Lindenberg (who once was a drummer in Klaus Doldinger's jazz band Passport, I think, but unfortunately has turned singer for a long time now) who gave an abysmal rendition of an abysmal-abysmal song with abysmal-abysmal-abysmal lyrics. Later on, Anastacia or what's her name gave a thank-you speech so long that Andy Warhol's eight-hour Empire State Building film seemed very brief by comparison, and then, finally, Bryan Ferry came to save the show. I thought his singing was very good, and it was great he played Smoke... Right, there should have been one of his own compositions, and I'm not sure whether he really likes LST that much, but I like it more live than the studio version, and I seem to discern a trace of irony in the squeaking of the string-section-turned-backing-vocalists. The applause was rather moderate, but without wanting to appear snobbish, I'm not sure whether the audience really could appreciate Bryan's performance that well. Perhaps his music was far too intimate. But well, he got an award, and I'm glad he just said thank you and didn't deliver a three-hour speech (I think he'd be too shy anyway). He didn't do a Gwyneth either. Christian - ---------- >Von: "Jane Collard" >An: >Betreff: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV >Datum: Son, 7. Jan 2001 0:21 Uhr > >Yes - most of the usual suspects were present (but no Rosie). Enrico and >the rest of the boys seemed to be having a good time! As far as I could see >Bryan was the only one of the award winners who sang "live". A good >performance - he obviously likes those three songs (even though he didn't >write any of them they were standards on last year's tour). It would have >been good to have heard him perform one of his own compositions as well. >Still, a well deserved award - disappointing that he didn't give an >acceptance speech though! > >So, America honours him with a Grammy nomination, and Germany gives him a >"Lifetime Achievement" award. "Brits", wake up! > >Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 13:42:05 +0100 From: Kicki Gustafsson Subject: [AVALON] Avalon updated Hi, just wanted to inform you that I've added to new member profiles to the Avalon site at http://www.avalon.pp.se - Dutch member Martijn Gus and British member Jonathan H. Wilkins. That makes the total number of member profiles to 94! /Kicki G - ------------- http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG http://www.avalon.pp.se ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 08:33:07 -0500 From: Hank Szlenkier Subject: Re: [AVALON] Grammy? Hey Michael, Try not to take the fall out personally. I know that this may be easy for me to say since I'm not the one hurting but you had an interesting and righteous opinion. It struck a nerve. No harm done. That is the beauty of these discussion groups, it brings out the best and the worst. I agree with you and I too wouldn't trade being an American for anything or anybody. However, I can see clearly how collectively we have earned a dubious and negative image from abroad. What we did to African Americans and Indians is shameful. How we conduct ourselves as a world power is arrogant. However, neither you or I have to take personal responsibility for these things just because as fate would have it, we were born here. I like to consider myself more cosmopolitan than that. I have traveled abroad as well and have a love and appreciation for many other countries and cultures. And yes, God bless the Canadians. They are a hard working, moral people with a clean historical record. In regard toAmerican music/entertainment, the spin doctors will try and make money on anything if they can get away with it. I don't listen to Brittany Spears or watch Jerry Springer but somebody must. They are making money. Pick your battles and music carefully. Live and let live. Enjoy. Life is too short to feel negative or being negative. Hank Szlenkier ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 06:25:08 -0700 From: striegl@juno.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] First Time Hey I just signed on also. Used to live in Wisconsin also. About 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Enjoyed Roxy in the late 70's but just rediscovered them a couple years ago. Can't get enough and have been rebuilding my music collection. Even found a couple of videos. Cheers Paul On Sat, 06 Jan 2001 23:29:46 -0600 Alex Popovic writes: > Just signed on to Avalon - can someone respond? > > Ferry Fans in Wisconsin > > > _________________________________________________________________________ __ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:10:10 -0000 From: Robert Whiteford Subject: RE: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV Good point Jane - quite how we manage to all but ignore a unique talent like Ferry is beyond me. I would have thought with the critical acclaim afforded to ATGB we might have seen some action on the "Best of the Year type awards" . Then I think of some of the so called "DJ's" - particularly the Radio One types - and maybe it doesn't suprise me quite so much. I do hope that the info I have been given that the new Ferry album will be one of 60's covers is not true. Original material before it's too late please ! Happy New Year everyone & especially to Ferry and family after the horrific experience on the plane. So, America honours him with a Grammy nomination, and Germany gives him a "Lifetime Achievement" award. "Brits", wake up! Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:13:15 EST From: ASchulberg@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water In a message dated 01/06/2001 11:42:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, princeofhappines@hotmail.com writes: > . > > Win or lose on the Grammy night, I could care less what they say. I > know that Ferry's the best of that bunch and their opinion matters very > little to me. > > > > That's how I felt when King Crimson didn't cop their Grammy. Arnie ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 09:20:22 -0600 From: Alex Popovic Subject: Re: [AVALON] First Time on 1/4/01 4:12 AM, Will Frechette at will@execpc.com wrote: > Uh, that would be me. Welcome to the list. Are you in Milwaukee? > > Will > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Popovic" > To: > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:29 PM > Subject: [AVALON] First Time > > >> Just signed on to Avalon - can someone respond? >> >> Ferry Fans in Wisconsin >> >> >> > ___________________________________________________________________________ >> The subliminable footer says: >> To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >> unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > Thanks Will. We live in Pleasant Prairie right next to Kenosha WI. Regards, Alex ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 09:26:31 -0600 From: Alex Popovic Subject: Re: [AVALON] First Time on 1/7/01 7:25 AM, striegl@juno.com at striegl@juno.com wrote: > Hey I just signed on also. Used to live in Wisconsin also. About 30 > miles west of Milwaukee. > Enjoyed Roxy in the late 70's but just rediscovered them a couple years > ago. Can't get enough and have been rebuilding my music collection. > Even found a couple of videos. > > Cheers > Paul > > On Sat, 06 Jan 2001 23:29:46 -0600 Alex Popovic > writes: >> Just signed on to Avalon - can someone respond? >> >> Ferry Fans in Wisconsin >> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________________ > __ >> The subliminable footer says: >> To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >> unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > Hi Paul - Even us "cheeseheads" (at least, some of us) have enough good taste to appreciate the best band and singer in the world. I have quite a collection of Roxy/Ferry videos and of course music. Also just obtained a signed CD copy of "Resolving Contradictions" which is an excellent sax solo album that Andy Mackay released over 20 years ago. Rgds, Alex ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:50:40 EST From: Julialiva@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV I am glad it's over; Ferry and A-ha were the only acts worth to listen to. If this represents the german or - as they tried to put it out - european music-standard - well, I don't know what's going on anymore. Ferry did a fine job and his "dankeschvn" was quite enough for me. Funny how he laughted to "Jessica for you" - it made me smile for the first time during this awful show. Honestly, this must have been the worst Award-show I have ever seen and I can just hope that you all out there don't believe that this is the general standard over here. By the way, they all had to sing "live" but some received massive technical support. Let's hope that he finally wins the grammy, who else deserves it? ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 10:08:39 -0600 From: Jim Rosencutter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV But I thought America had the copyright on crappy award shows? > I am glad it's over; Ferry and A-ha were the only acts worth to listen to. If > this represents the german or - as they tried to put it out - european > music-standard - well, I don't know what's going on anymore. Ferry did a fine ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 10:35:27 -0600 From: BILL Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV That is a GOOD one! Crappy indeed .. and meaningless... Jim Rosencutter wrote: > But I thought America had the copyright on crappy award shows? > > > I am glad it's over; Ferry and A-ha were the only acts worth to listen to. If > > this represents the german or - as they tried to put it out - european > > music-standard - well, I don't know what's going on anymore. Ferry did a fine ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 08:51:46 -0800 From: "Bubba" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Grammy? ...but we do all live in trailers, run around shirtless and sport mullet hair styles. Lynard Skynard Rules! - ----- Original Message ----- From: Hank Szlenkier > In regard to American music/entertainment, the spin doctors will try and make money > on anything if they can get away with it. I don't listen to Brittany Spears or > watch Jerry Springer but somebody must. They are making money. > > Pick your battles and music carefully. Live and let live. Enjoy. Life is too > short to feel negative or being negative. > > Hank Szlenkier ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 19:58:06 +0100 From: "Han Snijders" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Avalonia: Love it or leave it Jas wrote: > Gus: I think Dutch people are cool. Of course I only had two very brief > sojourns to the Netherlands last year so I have yet to have a negative > view of anything Dutch outside of the herring (sorry) and the bus system > in Amsterdam ( I guess I should say nothing since I rode around for > free!!!). As for the soft drugs, uh......uh......uh.....hmmm. I forgot > what I was going to say. I'll have to return to get more enchancements > to finish my train of thought. Everything in Holland is cool, the weather is cool too(even the wind is blowing and not only in Amsterdam!) a quick return to the sad news you told us about Pop Staples...He made two very good records in the nineties: Father, father and Piece to the Neighbourhood. On FF he works with Ry Cooder. Don't know if they are still available. Han ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 14:45:16 -0600 From: "Prince of Happiness" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Bry on German TV >But I thought America had the copyright on crappy award shows? Yes but if we're going to achieve total world domination by 2015, we have to sell out the copyright on crappy award shows to achieve "market penetration." Uh-oh, the other people are staring....gotta go. *shhhhh!* It's secret! The Prince of Happiness "I got a phone call from the sergeant yesterday he had a message from the good old U.S.A.: "Good grades, high I.Q., you're one terrific guy we'll let you push the buttons while the other people die."-The Mr. T Experience, "Marine Recruiter" http://princeofhappines.tripod.com/thepageofhappines.html _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:54:31 -0000 From: "Chris Turner" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Avalonia: Love it or leave it I just heard Pop Staples obituary on the radio. A long and influential career. Father Father won him a Grammy at the age of 80, so Ferry's just a nipper really... Chris Han wrote: a quick return to the sad news you told us about Pop Staples...He made two very good records in the nineties: Father, father and Piece to the Neighbourhood. On FF he works with Ry Cooder. Don't know if they are still available. Han ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 21:28:51 -0800 From: "Ivor Canning" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water David says The Beatles were 'Nowhere Man' S8^) : > Yet, they were influenced by 'American' acts; Jerry > Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, > Chuck Berry etc. (Themselves deeply influenced by musics particularly from Africa and the British Isles). > the Fab Four immediately set to work on Rubber Soul <> >A little later, Paul McCartney's favorite album came out. It was called > Pet Sounds and it was by the Beach Boys. This was the influence > for what was and still is the greatest and most influential album in > Rock and Roll history, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. But David, you missed out the really *interesting* bit !!!! S;^) This from Brian Wilson (in the intro to the excellent 'Pet Sounds' box set): "We had recognised that the Beatles had cut 'Rubber Soul' and I really wasn't quite ready for the unity; it felt like it all belonged together. 'Rubber Soul' was a collection of songs...of folk songs; it was like a folk album by The Beatles that somehow went together like no album ever made before and I was very impressed. It really blew me out. I had to go in there and experiment with sounds. I really felt challenged to do it really good, and I followed through with it. And I actually did it." Oh...and 'SPLHCB' may be the most influential album in Rock and Roll history but it still doesn't hold a candle to 'For Your Pleasure', 'Diamond Head', '801 Live', 'Listen Now !', 'In Search of Eddie Riff' etc etc etc IMO, of course. Regards (in the interests of historical accuracy), Ivor. n.p. Olatunji - 'Jin-Go-Lo-Ba' (honestly ! Pinching poor old Carlos Santana's ideas - the nerve of the guy !) ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:54:57 -0800 (PST) From: David Firmin Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water Here is the music that originated in America. Maybe not all that influential? Rock 'n' Roll A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the UNITED STATES in the 1950's, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Rhythm and Blues A kind of music developed by Black AMERICANS that combines blues and jazz, characterized by a strong backbeat and repeated variations on syncopated instrumental phrases. Jazz A style of music, native to AMERICA, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom. I'm sorry about the skiffle quote. I researched it and that is also based on; AMERICAN folk music not British. - --- Ivor Canning wrote: > David says The Beatles were 'Nowhere Man' S8^) : > > > Yet, they were influenced by 'American' acts; > Jerry > > Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Carl > Perkins, > > Chuck Berry etc. > > (Themselves deeply influenced by musics particularly > from Africa and the > British Isles). > > > the Fab Four immediately set to work on Rubber > Soul > <> > >A little later, Paul McCartney's favorite album > came out. It was called > > Pet Sounds and it was by the Beach Boys. This was > the influence > > for what was and still is the greatest and most > influential album in > > Rock and Roll history, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts > Club Band. > > But David, you missed out the really *interesting* > bit !!!! S;^) > > This from Brian Wilson (in the intro to the > excellent 'Pet Sounds' box set): > > "We had recognised that the Beatles had cut 'Rubber > Soul' and I really > wasn't quite ready for the unity; it felt like it > all belonged together. > 'Rubber Soul' was a collection of songs...of folk > songs; it was like a folk > album by The Beatles that somehow went together like > no album ever made > before and I was very impressed. It really blew me > out. I had to go in > there and experiment with sounds. I really felt > challenged to do it really > good, and I followed through with it. And I > actually did it." > > Oh...and 'SPLHCB' may be the most influential album > in Rock and Roll history > but it still doesn't hold a candle to 'For Your > Pleasure', 'Diamond Head', > '801 > Live', 'Listen Now !', 'In Search of Eddie Riff' etc > etc etc > > IMO, of course. > > Regards (in the interests of historical accuracy), > > Ivor. > > n.p. Olatunji - 'Jin-Go-Lo-Ba' (honestly ! Pinching > poor old Carlos > Santana's > ideas - the nerve of the guy !) > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > ===== Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 19:13:12 -0500 From: "Theresa Fagan" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water Howzabout my favorite little subset --- bluegrass?? - --TriTri (yee haw) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Firmin" | Here is the music that originated in America. Maybe | not all that influential? | | Rock 'n' Roll | Rhythm and Blues | Jazz | ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 18:15:24 -0800 From: "David Firmin" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water Who are Bryan Ferry's influences? From New Musical Express THE CRYSTALS: "Da Doo Ron Ron". This is in my list to represent Spector and the whole time at which it came out. I like the title and the nonsense lyrics very much, and it's a great dance record. THE SHIRELLES "Will you still love me tomorrow?" This is particularly beautiful written by Goffin and King, I think. The lead singer is marvellous and so is the arrangement; the strings on the middle eight are incredible. It has a wistful, fragile quality which I love. BOB DYLAN "Like A Rolling Stone". I've always preferred this period of Dylan to the acoustic guitar and harmonica numbers. It has one of the three organ sounds I really like, the others being the Farfisa sound and the Reginald Dixon sound. The lyrics, of course, are very good and Dylan's one of my heroes - if I have any heroes these days. ETHEL MERMAN: "There's No Business Like Show Business". I've always liked musicals. Camp, I suppose. If I became very rich tomorrow, I'd go out and buy all the records of musicals I could get my hands on - like "Hello Dolly", "Showboat", all those things. There's a Jewish word for her which slips my mind; it means "zest for life". She doesn't have a great voice, but she's got a terrific personality - like Dylan. They're both great singers. It's a happy song, without being a trivial one. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: "Tracks Of My Tears". A really sad one to follow that. He's one of the great lyricists. Combines the monumental with the throwaway. He's very similar to Billie Holiday, the way he phrases. Like all the Tamla records of this period it's immaculately produced, nearly perfect - the tambourine couldn't be any louder or softer or further away, and that sort of thing. THE INKSPOTS: "Memories Of You". Their lead singer has a vocal artistry comparable to Smokey Robinson's. I used to roll home drunk and play this very late on a scratchy record-player, along with "Marlene" and other things. My aunt had everything they recorded and she used to play them when I was small. I was always very moved by them. THE BEATLES: "A Day In The Life". I was very surprised when "Sergeant Pepper" came out, to find out how much variety there was in their music. I'd liked all their previous records though when they first came out I was a bit suspicious, being into modern jazz a lot: Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman. It's very English music. English music used to be a bit of a joke somehow - "The Laughing Policeman" and all that. And totally asexual too, people like Tommy Steele parodying what was vital and beautiful in American culture. This is the only English record in my list. LOTTE LENYA:"Alabama Song". This is from "The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny" by Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill of course. It was covered horribly by the Doors - probably on the instigation of their pianist, who's a European. Lotte Lenya is a lovely cross between Ethel Merman and Billie Holiday, a mixture of forceful projection and tragic emotionalism. BILLIE HOLIDAY. "All Of Me". She's my favourite singer and I like everything she did. "I Cover The Waterfront" is another particular favourite. The records she made with Lester Young are the ones I love most. CHARLIE PARKER: "Star Eyes". Totally brilliant. Like Billie Holiday, he lived a tragic life and it came out in the music. It's very hard to verbalise about music this pure. It's very physical - you know, he plays a twisted note and you wince away from it. Although he's the only instrumentalist here, he's as much a singer as any of the others I've chosen. FRANK SINATRA: "Songs For Swinging Lovers". I love that mohair suit in the spotlight business. He's very good, though not everyone's cup of tea. He has an immaculateness which I admire. His best stuff is like this - with Nelson Riddle . . . the sort of thing you put on when you get home in the rain. Pour a couple of martinis, sling it on the phonogram, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, and survey your G-Plan furnished apartment. Also, Otis Redding (Bryan named his son after him), the Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Smokey Robinson, the Velvet Underground, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, etc. etc. etc. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Theresa Fagan To: Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water > Howzabout my favorite little subset --- bluegrass?? > > --TriTri (yee haw) ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:53:44 -0000 From: "Reecey" Subject: [AVALON] A Mad Affair - near sell-out ? Hi, all... Last call, possibly, for any stragglers who wish to attend what was going to be our 'little soiree' - which has now turned into something rather larger ! 'A Mad Affair', Saturday, Feb. 17th, 2001... Please ensure, that if you haven't paid for your tickets yet, to get payments in by a week from now, to secure your ticket(s), as the venue 'The Spot' have stressed to us that entry is strictly BY TICKET ONLY ! People without a Ticket won't get in - simple as that ! So, payments by Jan.15th at the latest, please, to enable us to cross the T's and dot the I's - there's still, at this moment, about 50 people to pay, which we need as a matter of urgency now, to pay balances for Food, Late Bar License, Band travel/insurance costs, Ticket printing/postage. We now, as of tonight (Sunday) have reached the rather startling number of 91 Reservations for the evening - and of course we have a '100 maximum' rule from the Venue itself. ( NB : This figure of 91 does include 9 'provisional bookings' - as a few people are currently attempting to book time off work, to be able to attend ). So - we are pretty close to a sell-out ! Do contact me asap if you want to be there, but haven't emailed me thus far. Nice to see extra confirmed bookings coming through in the last couple of days too, from France and Denmark. And, in keeping with recent threads/postings to the list, I would just like to say it's a shame that no 'hamburger chomping, Jerry Springer watching Americans' will be attending (so far), although I'm happy to announce we do have confirmed reservations from drunken English football hooligans and lager louts wearing Union Jack shorts, a clan of Kilted arrogant aggressive claymore-wielding whiskied-up violent Scots, a gang of plundering Vikings, some garlic covered wine-swilling French, and a horde of clog-wearing, drugged-up Dutch. We truly are an International group, us Avalonians. Meanwhile, Myself, Jocelyn, Simon and Ivor are visiting 'The Spot' once again tomorrow, to go through a few final arrangements and details. And - don't forget, put your drinking heads on too, as Jocelyn worked hard to get a 'preferential rate' for the hire of 'The Oval Room' in The Spot for the evening, with one of the 'conditions' laid before us by the Venue being that there is at least a thousand pounds spent at the Bar. Mind you, the Dutch Avalonians are coming, so it'll be fine. Full details of a 'timetable of events' for the evening will be posted shortly. Any more details, don't hesitate to email me, or call me at work (most of you know the number anyway !) - I'm there Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. Check out Remake/Remodel too, with the chance of voting for what songs you'd like to see the Band perform on the night, at : www.geocities.com/re_make_re_model/ I'm all excited now, so am off to wash my sporran. Yours, branded and pigeonholed, in public relations, Reecey... ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:24:00 -0000 From: "Guy Lawley" Subject: RE: [AVALON] A Mad Affair - near sell-out ? I'm getting pretty excited myself here... or, wait a minute, is that excitement or nervous tension??? I'm worried about whether my cheque got to you in the Xmas post, that's what it is!!! Could you confirm off list? Thanks. And thanks again to all of you for working hard to make this thing happen! Guy Ticket no. 035, if memory serves Lurking again - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Reecey Sent: 08 January 2001 02:54 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] A Mad Affair - near sell-out ? Hi, all... Last call, possibly, for any stragglers who wish to attend what was going to be our 'little soiree' - which has now turned into something rather larger ! 'A Mad Affair', Saturday, Feb. 17th, 2001... Please ensure, that if you haven't paid for your tickets yet, to get payments in by a week from now, to secure your ticket(s) ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:50:33 -0800 From: "Ivor Canning" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Big Noise From Across The Water David: > | Here is the music that originated in America. Maybe > | not all that influential? > | > | Rock 'n' Roll > | Rhythm and Blues > | Jazz All of it unquestionably influential, but, like I said, all of it music with roots firmly from Africa... TriTri: > Howzabout my favorite little subset --- bluegrass?? ...and the British Isles !! S8^) What goes around, comes around. Ivor. n.p. Horslips 'The Man Who Built America' ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V6 #7 ************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest