From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V2 #177 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, October 18 1997 Volume 02 : Number 177 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Hooked on Basia [Robert Merchant ] Re: basia-digest V2 #176 [Richard216@aol.com] Atlanta radio / Oxford books [rsystem2@juno.com (Jeff A Hamilton)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 22:55:16 -0700 From: Robert Merchant Subject: RE: Hooked on Basia Capitalist Jeff, I agree. WCLK 91.9 (Atlanta) is the best straight-up jazz station that I've ever heard. I miss it very much. You're right though, you'll never hear Basia on that station. In fact, I can't remember ever = hearing a Basia/Danny song on any radio station in all of my 1 =BD years in Atlanta. - -- Bob -----Original Message----- From: rsystem2@juno.com [SMTP:rsystem2@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 1997 8:21 AM To: basia@smoe.org Subject: Hooked on Basia I'm sure I mentioned this before but here goes anyway... Here in Atlanta, at least two years ago, a new radio station came aboard: WJZY (I think) 104.1 (sandwiched right between the lamest radio station on earth - WVEE (103.3) and the runner-up WALR (104.7)). I used to listen to them a lot but they started competing with the two lame stations too much to see who could play the most Luther Vandross songs in a row. Anyway, they played "Drunk On Love", which I thought was absolutely brilliant (normally I won't buy a CD after just hearing ONE good song but this song was GGRRRRRRRREAT (visions of Frosted Flakes commercials) so I got "The Sweetest Illusion" which was AWESOME so I got "London Warsaw New York" which was EXCELLENT so I got "Time And Tide" which ROCKED (all of this in a very short period of time). As it so happens, she's also got a great voice and she's really beautiful, but first and foremost what matters to me is that her and Danny are two of the brightest authors and composers on earth. >>>For all Basia fans let's keep the chatter going. Tell us, "Why are you such a Basia Fan?"<<< 'Cause she's awesome! (I know that sounds juvenile, but that's the bottom line!) Nothing would make me happier than for her to release a few more albums before the end of the decade but that probably won't happen. Maybe a double-length one a la Smashing Pumpkins / Bone Thugs N Harmony or something. At least longer than 50 minutes. But heck, I'd spend $15 on it even if it was just a 20 minute EP. P.S. For everyone in the Atlanta area: WCLK (91.9) still blows WJZY (104.1) away! (not like I've ever heard WCLK play a Basia tune, though...) the Capitalist (Jeff) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 09:04:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard216@aol.com Subject: Re: basia-digest V2 #176 Additional thoughts: Basia has vocal clarity and purity that is facinating. There is a certian cockiness in her inflection with various phrases and words."...yea yea yea" for instance. Her "polish englishness" also comes through. The writing and musical composition is very unique and catchy. I particularly like the latin overtones. I have always found Latin, Brazilian, and Bossa nova musical varities mixed with complex jazz color very beautiful music and Basia does this to perfection. No other music has moved me so much since the Beatles. I wrote her and told her that, and SHE REPLIED!!! I was shocked. I have been hooked since I first heard her about 10 years ago on the radio. Next time she comes to Cleveland, "if ever again" I will certianly go back stage and meet her. What a thrill that would be. Richard, from Cleveland Ohio ---------------- GO TRIBE!!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:57:49 -0400 From: rsystem2@juno.com (Jeff A Hamilton) Subject: Atlanta radio / Oxford books Ah - you're the same Bob Merchant who lived here at least six months ago - - you mentioned the copy of "Time And Tide" / "London Warsaw New York" at Oxford Books to me. Oxford closed in June! That was so sad - I loved that bookstore...The Pharr Road location is still empty; Chapter 11 Books is now in the Peachtree Battle location... What caused you to leave this wonderful city? the Capitalist (Jeff) >>>In fact, I can't remember ever hearing a Basia/Danny song on any radio station in all of my years in Atlanta.<<< I could not believe it - WSB (98.5 FM) played "Promises" about a month ago! In the daytime, no less (non-Atlantans: "B98" is the local "adult contemporary"/"top 40 lite" station; they play seven Gloria Estefan songs a day I KID YOU NOT - not that that's bad or anything - I love Gloria). ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V2 #177 ***************************