From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #683 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Wednesday, November 6 2013 Volume 15 : Number 683 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! [GJ Fairlie Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! Hi All. So I am still awaiting the arrival of my tickets for Glasgow/ Edinburgh . Is this the same for the rest of you or is it time to panic? Hopefully see some of you next week. Regards. Graham PS saw Paloma Faith last week with her 42 piece "jazz orchestra" which included Natalia Bonner and Alan Barnes - who have both contributed to previous Ferry efforts from this era. I really like the jazz age take on "reason or rhyme" and I wonder if vocals really add anything to these interpretations. I suppose each tour from here on in is a bonus - before Ferry 's voice totally gives up. So I am still very much looking forward to next week's 2 gigs and the hideous cost of the tickets has faded with the passage of so much time! Provided that they arrive of course. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Nov 2013, at 12:25, Jocelyn Fiske wrote: > > I have to reiterate J's joy of last night's RAH gig. > A year in the waiting, and then practically forgotten about on a miserable > freezing cold miserable Monday night. The realisation was only upon me when I > actually arrived at the venue. > I still hate the Jazz Age material. It's just simply not for me. And I cannot > abide Colin Goode's simpering MC role - we complain about Ferry not conversing > enough, but please Colin just shut up and play! > I did, however, enjoy the segueway from trad jazz Reason or Rhyme into full > blown rock version. Very clever. > So I was expecting little from this set having seen the listings on > Vivaroxymusic. My 'look forwards to' have long since disappeared (ATAP, B2B, > Move On Up and It's My Party). > But I was blown away. It was a great night, full of light and shade. And once > it got to Casanova, no one could hold back any longer and we got the party > started. > So, I suggest, if you're not into The Jazz Age, stay in the bar an extra 20 > minutes and you'll miss nothing. Pop to the loo at the start of the second > half and you'll miss desperately wishing This Island Earth was the original > sung version. But make sure you're back for Take A Chance On Me - not played > since the Avalon Tour I believe, let your hair down and get into the swing. > Going back to J's post - after Roxy's last outings, I think I was more amazed > to see Andy there than Amanda! > Looking forward to the NE/Scottish leg. > > J > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Wilkins > To: avalon > Sent: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 8:28 > Subject: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! > > > Great show at the RAH last night. Lots of energy, some lovely surprises - > Streetlife! - etc. spotted Andy MacKay, Johnson Somerset and, is it back on?, > Amanda Sheppard in the audience. > > But whoever let the references in the tour book to BC*te Noir (it's spelt > Noire > quite correctly the page before) wants a stern talking to. > > And as for the extract from a book that features in the aforementioned tour > book > tells us that Johnny Marr worked together on The Main Thing in 1987. Oh dear. > > J > > Sent from my Ipad > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:24:40 -0000 From: "Colette Robertson" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! If you got your tickets from Gigs & Tours then yes, we are in the same boat! Still not been sent out yet. Some of us have been asking here https://www.facebook.com/?sk=h_chr#!/gigsandtours Cheers, Colette - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of GJ Fairlie Sent: 05 November 2013 16:17 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! Hi All. So I am still awaiting the arrival of my tickets for Glasgow/ Edinburgh . Is this the same for the rest of you or is it time to panic? Hopefully see some of you next week. Regards. Graham PS saw Paloma Faith last week with her 42 piece "jazz orchestra" which included Natalia Bonner and Alan Barnes - who have both contributed to previous Ferry efforts from this era. I really like the jazz age take on "reason or rhyme" and I wonder if vocals really add anything to these interpretations. I suppose each tour from here on in is a bonus - before Ferry 's voice totally gives up. So I am still very much looking forward to next week's 2 gigs and the hideous cost of the tickets has faded with the passage of so much time! Provided that they arrive of course. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Nov 2013, at 12:25, Jocelyn Fiske wrote: > > I have to reiterate J's joy of last night's RAH gig. > A year in the waiting, and then practically forgotten about on a > miserable freezing cold miserable Monday night. The realisation was > only upon me when I actually arrived at the venue. > I still hate the Jazz Age material. It's just simply not for me. And I > cannot abide Colin Goode's simpering MC role - we complain about Ferry > not conversing enough, but please Colin just shut up and play! > I did, however, enjoy the segueway from trad jazz Reason or Rhyme into > full blown rock version. Very clever. > So I was expecting little from this set having seen the listings on > Vivaroxymusic. My 'look forwards to' have long since disappeared > (ATAP, B2B, Move On Up and It's My Party). > But I was blown away. It was a great night, full of light and shade. > And once it got to Casanova, no one could hold back any longer and we > got the party started. > So, I suggest, if you're not into The Jazz Age, stay in the bar an > extra 20 minutes and you'll miss nothing. Pop to the loo at the start > of the second half and you'll miss desperately wishing This Island > Earth was the original sung version. But make sure you're back for > Take A Chance On Me - not played since the Avalon Tour I believe, let your hair down and get into the swing. > Going back to J's post - after Roxy's last outings, I think I was more > amazed to see Andy there than Amanda! > Looking forward to the NE/Scottish leg. > > J > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Wilkins > To: avalon > Sent: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 8:28 > Subject: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! > > > Great show at the RAH last night. Lots of energy, some lovely > surprises - Streetlife! - etc. spotted Andy MacKay, Johnson Somerset > and, is it back on?, Amanda Sheppard in the audience. > > But whoever let the references in the tour book to BC*te Noir (it's > spelt Noire quite correctly the page before) wants a stern talking to. > > And as for the extract from a book that features in the aforementioned > tour book tells us that Johnny Marr worked together on The Main Thing > in 1987. Oh dear. > > J > > Sent from my Ipad > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe > avalon > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe > avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:46:01 +0000 From: jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! Nothing yet. I've spoken to the Usher Hall box office to find out about a Plan B. It seems if you can print off your order confirmation detailing your seat numbers and bring the card you ordered them with, they'll try and sort you out. Could be a lot of people in the same boat though. Good luck Graham. J - ------------------ - -----Original Message----- From: "Colette Robertson" Sender: owner-avalon@smoe.org Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:24:40 To: 'GJ Fairlie'; Subject: RE: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! If you got your tickets from Gigs & Tours then yes, we are in the same boat! Still not been sent out yet. Some of us have been asking here https://www.facebook.com/?sk=h_chr#!/gigsandtours Cheers, Colette - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of GJ Fairlie Sent: 05 November 2013 16:17 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! Hi All. So I am still awaiting the arrival of my tickets for Glasgow/ Edinburgh . Is this the same for the rest of you or is it time to panic? Hopefully see some of you next week. Regards. Graham PS saw Paloma Faith last week with her 42 piece "jazz orchestra" which included Natalia Bonner and Alan Barnes - who have both contributed to previous Ferry efforts from this era. I really like the jazz age take on "reason or rhyme" and I wonder if vocals really add anything to these interpretations. I suppose each tour from here on in is a bonus - before Ferry 's voice totally gives up. So I am still very much looking forward to next week's 2 gigs and the hideous cost of the tickets has faded with the passage of so much time! Provided that they arrive of course. Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Nov 2013, at 12:25, Jocelyn Fiske wrote: > > I have to reiterate J's joy of last night's RAH gig. > A year in the waiting, and then practically forgotten about on a > miserable freezing cold miserable Monday night. The realisation was > only upon me when I actually arrived at the venue. > I still hate the Jazz Age material. It's just simply not for me. And I > cannot abide Colin Goode's simpering MC role - we complain about Ferry > not conversing enough, but please Colin just shut up and play! > I did, however, enjoy the segueway from trad jazz Reason or Rhyme into > full blown rock version. Very clever. > So I was expecting little from this set having seen the listings on > Vivaroxymusic. My 'look forwards to' have long since disappeared > (ATAP, B2B, Move On Up and It's My Party). > But I was blown away. It was a great night, full of light and shade. > And once it got to Casanova, no one could hold back any longer and we > got the party started. > So, I suggest, if you're not into The Jazz Age, stay in the bar an > extra 20 minutes and you'll miss nothing. Pop to the loo at the start > of the second half and you'll miss desperately wishing This Island > Earth was the original sung version. But make sure you're back for > Take A Chance On Me - not played since the Avalon Tour I believe, let your hair down and get into the swing. > Going back to J's post - after Roxy's last outings, I think I was more > amazed to see Andy there than Amanda! > Looking forward to the NE/Scottish leg. > > J > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Wilkins > To: avalon > Sent: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 8:28 > Subject: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! > > > Great show at the RAH last night. Lots of energy, some lovely > surprises - Streetlife! - etc. spotted Andy MacKay, Johnson Somerset > and, is it back on?, Amanda Sheppard in the audience. > > But whoever let the references in the tour book to BC*te Noir (it's > spelt Noire quite correctly the page before) wants a stern talking to. > > And as for the extract from a book that features in the aforementioned > tour book tells us that Johnny Marr worked together on The Main Thing > in 1987. Oh dear. > > J > > Sent from my Ipad > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe > avalon > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe > avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 07:25:26 -0500 (EST) From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! I have to reiterate J's joy of last night's RAH gig. A year in the waiting, and then practically forgotten about on a miserable freezing cold miserable Monday night. The realisation was only upon me when I actually arrived at the venue. I still hate the Jazz Age material. It's just simply not for me. And I cannot abide Colin Goode's simpering MC role - we complain about Ferry not conversing enough, but please Colin just shut up and play! I did, however, enjoy the segueway from trad jazz Reason or Rhyme into full blown rock version. Very clever. So I was expecting little from this set having seen the listings on Vivaroxymusic. My 'look forwards to' have long since disappeared (ATAP, B2B, Move On Up and It's My Party). But I was blown away. It was a great night, full of light and shade. And once it got to Casanova, no one could hold back any longer and we got the party started. So, I suggest, if you're not into The Jazz Age, stay in the bar an extra 20 minutes and you'll miss nothing. Pop to the loo at the start of the second half and you'll miss desperately wishing This Island Earth was the original sung version. But make sure you're back for Take A Chance On Me - not played since the Avalon Tour I believe, let your hair down and get into the swing. Going back to J's post - after Roxy's last outings, I think I was more amazed to see Andy there than Amanda! Looking forward to the NE/Scottish leg. J - -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Wilkins To: avalon Sent: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 8:28 Subject: [AVALON] Ferry at the RAH - plus tour brochure gaffs! Great show at the RAH last night. Lots of energy, some lovely surprises - Streetlife! - etc. spotted Andy MacKay, Johnson Somerset and, is it back on?, Amanda Sheppard in the audience. But whoever let the references in the tour book to BC*te Noir (it's spelt Noire quite correctly the page before) wants a stern talking to. And as for the extract from a book that features in the aforementioned tour book tells us that Johnny Marr worked together on The Main Thing in 1987. Oh dear. J Sent from my Ipad ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 14:35:42 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: John Dillon Subject: [AVALON] Glasgow & Edinburgh VIP Tickets Greetings From the latest reports The Jazz Age Tour seems to be eliciting some glowing reviews. I had very much been looking forward to this trip, three of the shows, but most importantly the pre show and post show meet ups. Oh for those halcyon days again. Regrettably I'm sorry to say I will now miss Glasgow / Edinburgh & York. I must be in Canada the same week to provide training for a new customer. OK now for the some good news for some lucky Avalonian. My tickets need a good home: Glasgow: I have a pair of VIP Package seats 1st row center stalls. That's right front row! Edinburgh: I have a pair of VIP Package seats 2nd Row center stalls. Not front row but positivity the very next best thing! York: I also have a pair of premium tickets Row C (which I think is actually row 7) in York. So you can still see an d be seen. I will be letting these tickets go at well below the original ticket cost. If you are interested or you know anyone who would be interested please contact me off list. "Don't hesitant or stall"... as I will need make arrangements to get you the tickets ASAP. So, if you were a wee bit tempted before to see a great show and meet Mr. Ferry your ship may have just come in and now is your chance. Best to all...Hope to see you soon. John Dillon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #683 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest