From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V3 #276 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, December 5 1998 Volume 03 : Number 276 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Thank You for Translating Basia's interview [Bryce Argabright ] Tomasz' Interview [Larry Lipman ] Re: Thank You (or, the Tomasz fan cub ) ["Leslie Brown" ] Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... [Meg Evans ] obscurity, basia videos.... [combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee)] Re: Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... ["Leslie Brown" Subject: Thank You for Translating Basia's interview Tomasz, Thank You for translating that interview. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 00:02:31 -0800 From: Joel Cairo Subject: Re: Thank You for Translating Basia's interview Bryce Argabright wrote: > > Tomasz, Thank You for translating that interview. I have to second this... considering how little we hear from Bash, it's a *very* revealing conversation-- and I'm sure that we all very much appreciate your efforts. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 23:42:22 +0900 From: "Brian Cundieff" Subject: obscurity, basia videos.... >> And a few people I've talked to do recognize her. > >Well that's a start... at least she's recognizable. Down here in South Texas, >I'd be hard pressed to say the same thing. Remember the opening scene in the "Time and Tide" video, where the bartender takes a message, then says, "Basie?" and she says, "It's 'Basia.'" It didn't strike me as particularly funny at the time, but now I think it's hilarious! I, for one, am glad that she has retained some of that obscurity. When an artist becomes too popular, I think their uniqueness diminishes. Speaking of music videos, can someone explain what the "New Day for You" video is supposed to be about? It seems that that guy just got dumped by his girlfriend or something and he wanders around the city feeling sorry for himself. Then, for some reason, he runs to a payphone, picks up the receiver, and starts jumping for joy. I love the song, but I don't get the video. Any thoughts? - -Brian* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 08:04:41 -0600 From: Larry Lipman Subject: Tomasz' Interview THANK YOU for the interview TOMASZ! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry Lipman - --------------------------------------------------------------- Division Coordinator; Recording Studio Manager - --------------------------------------------------------------- The University of Memphis Commercial Music Program Campus Box 526546 - 232 CFA Building Memphis, TN 38152-6546 (901) 678-2559 [w/voice mail] FAX: (901) 678-5118 E-Mail: Llipman@memphis.edu ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 06:23:37 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Thank You (or, the Tomasz fan cub ) >I have to second this... considering how little we hear from Bash, it's >a *very* revealing conversation-- and I'm sure that we all very much >appreciate your efforts. > Tomasz, you're the man! (in other words, I think you are great right now ) I'm at work so I think i'm going to give a better assesment later, but wow! I really like her- as a person-now. imean I did before, but this interiew really showed more of her (okay, I'm not making sense, but it's early! I am not a "morning lark " like she says Kevin Robinson is ) quickly though: 1) David Letterman!!! Aiiii! 2) Wow, now we have two marriges. That's suprising. And he was in Talk Talk. Wow. (okay, I'm a little monosyllabic) 3) See? She DOES work every day. ha ye naysayers! (I am a bit relieved to hear that anyway) 4) I like her attitude about fame, money and limos. Pretty grounded. dang, though, I sure wouldn't like to have the bills from the TSi tour. 5) The whole "Tell us aboutm this Kevin guy" portion. Awwww. More later, I supose. I'm still contemplating ther whole thing. - --Leslie, back to work ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 07:06:45 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: obscurity, basia videos.... I love the song, but I don't get the >video. Any thoughts? Sorry everyone, but I really do not like that video at all. It is so cheesy! basia looks so cute, and thats all for redeeming qualities. Oh yeah, and the angel idea is cute (especially the end) I think you are right about the meaning though. :) - --leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:59:41 -0600 From: Meg Evans Subject: Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... Hello everyone, First of all, Tomasz, I am at your feet for translating that heartbreakingly adorable interview with Basia! It has increased my affection for her ten-fold at least. She seems just so incredibly sincere, and it confirms my original impression of her. A very genuine person, filled with warmth and love for her family, friends, her work, her partner, her child, her future children. The idea of being moved by an interview is rare, indeed. This Basia interview has done just that. Dziekuje, Tomasz! Brian writes (about the "Titanic" theme song): >Still, I always thought that it >should have been sung by an Irish singer. It's not such a bad song--it's >just sung by the wrong person. AGREED. I was always perplexed that they filled the movie with spirited and gutwrenching Irish music, then junked it up with Celine Dion. When the movie ended, I remember thinking, "Oh, I must be watching VH1." Why not Enya? Why not the woman who hums so beautifully throughout the soundtrack? Puzzling, indeed, but obviously a brilliant marketing. Edwin writes: > I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and very willing to drive to > Cleveland. Ashoke, looks like it's going to be a crowd at your place. ;) I'll help cook. And all lucky attendees MAY have to endure an acapella version of "Go For You" by me and Ashoke (and anyone else who wishes to tackle Basia's amazing harmonies). Joe Palcher and Ashoke write: >>Not that I would look good in it, because I'd probably look pretty >>goshdarn ugly in drag, just because it was fabulous! > >And isn't that the whole point? (Meg, wipe that grin off your face, >sister!) Behave, ladies! Jan includes as her signature: >"May the sun always shine on your face >May the wind always be on your back, >May you have food and raiment, >A soft pillow for your head, >And may you be in heaven half an hour >Before the Devil knows you are dead" Obviously an Irish proverb! Have a good weekend all. Meg, who is having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit on this balmy Chicago Friday ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:27:29 +0000 (GMT) From: combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee) Subject: obscurity, basia videos.... Brian Cundieff writes: > Speaking of music videos, can someone explain what the "New Day for You" > video is supposed to be about? It seems that that guy just got dumped by his > girlfriend or something and he wanders around the city feeling sorry for > himself. Then, for some reason, he runs to a payphone, picks up the > receiver, and starts jumping for joy. I love the song, but I don't get the > video. Any thoughts? I always thought the guy was waiting for some sort of news -- his wife was pregnant, he got into law school, something like that. He knows that they're going to call that phone, but while waiting, he's nervous, at odds with himself. Finally the call comes through, its good news, and it is a "new day for him". Of course, its just a video, it doesn't have to mean anything. - -- Benjamin L. Combee (combee@techwood.org) ....will work for details on Katmai New Instructions.... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 09:44:25 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... >It has increased my >affection for her ten-fold at least. She seems just so incredibly sincere, >and it confirms my original impression of her. A very genuine person, >filled with warmth and love for her family, friends, her work, her partner, >her child, her future children. The idea of being moved by an interview is >rare, indeed. This Basia interview has done just that. Dziekuje, Tomasz! This has completely summed up my feelings about the interview. Right on, Meg! :) I am impressed by her very 'real' life. Living in a normal house in a normal town with a normal (she said modest) life, feeling very very uncomfortable in a luxury like "a car as big as several houses" (I'm paraphrasing) when she sees the homeless on the street outside, asking for a regular room instead of luxuries she doesn't need or want- and that are a waste anyway, in her eyes- these are opinions and choices people can relate to, not the usual music-star exceses. She sure has been more open about her life in recent times! >Meg, who is having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit on this balmy >Chicago Friday Not much better in Grand Rapids, MI I'm afraid! :) - -Leslie, wiping the fog from her brow ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 12:55:53 -0600 From: Beverly Martin Subject: Thanks so much Tomasz!!!!!!!!! Tomasz, This was a fantastic interview!!! Thank you so for doing the translation, I know that had to have been a chore. I was going to ask you the same question I asked Brian though: Has there been any press in Poland about Basia's new album??? Thanks in advance and thank you so much again, -- Beverly Martin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 11:46:27 -0800 From: Stephen Ylvisaker Subject: Re: Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... >Brian writes (about the "Titanic" theme song): >>Still, I always thought that it >>should have been sung by an Irish singer. It's not such a bad song--it's >>just sung by the wrong person. > >AGREED. I was always perplexed that they filled the movie with spirited >and gutwrenching Irish music, then junked it up with Celine Dion. When the >movie ended, I remember thinking, "Oh, I must be watching VH1." Why not >Enya? Why not the woman who hums so beautifully throughout the soundtrack? >Puzzling, indeed, but obviously a brilliant marketing. > The woman humming throughout the soundtrack would have been my personal choice, because she is plainly my favorite singer. The catch would be that she's Norwegian, not Irish. > >Edwin writes: >> I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and very willing to drive to >> Cleveland. > >Ashoke, looks like it's going to be a crowd at your place. ;) I'll help >cook. And all lucky attendees MAY have to endure an acapella version of >"Go For You" by me and Ashoke (and anyone else who wishes to tackle Basia's >amazing harmonies). > > We couldn't do the harmonies justice, but it would still be a nice tribute to her that we even tried. ;-) TTFN, Stephen Stephen Ylvisaker greyfell@iname.com "That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder." - Calvin (& Hobbes) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:52:32 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: RE: Thank you, Tomasz! And more ... Meg sums up the general sentiments of this list as follows: > > ....Tomasz, I am at your feet for translating that > heartbreakingly adorable interview with Basia! It has increased my > affection for her ten-fold at least. She seems just so > incredibly sincere, > and it confirms my original impression of her. A very genuine person, > filled with warmth and love for her family, friends, her work, > her partner, > her child, her future children. The idea of being moved by an > interview is > rare, indeed. This Basia interview has done just that. Dziekuje, Tomasz! > I totally second all of that. Great job Tomasz. And too I was VERY drawn into the interview when I was reading it. BTW, my wonderful Polish colleague, Agniezka, taught me how to pronounce your name (Tomasz)yesterday. She also says the following of the way I say "Basia" (I quote): "Your 'Basia' is so much better than mine". That gave me such a warm fuzzy feeling! :-D She also wrote my name for me in Cyrilic script - it was beautiful. Now I have to learn Polish... > Edwin writes: > > I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and very willing to drive to > > Cleveland. > > Ashoke, looks like it's going to be a crowd at your place. ;) I'll help > cook. > By the time this concert happens, hopefully I will have BOUGHT a house (rather than renting one) and it will be large enough to accommodate a dozen people. > And all lucky attendees MAY have to endure an acapella version of > "Go For You" by me and Ashoke (and anyone else who wishes to > tackle Basia's amazing harmonies). I think I can do the melody OR most of the first harmony (albeit one octave higher - so that I run the risk of passing out when the song ends). I still want to hear an acapella group cover that song! Meg also chides me and Joe Palcher: > > Joe Palcher and Ashoke write: > >>Not that I would look good in it, because I'd probably look pretty > >>goshdarn ugly in drag, just because it was fabulous! > > > >And isn't that the whole point? (Meg, wipe that grin off your face, > >sister!) > > Behave, ladies! > Yes, ma'am, I will! No ma'am I won't do drag, fabulous or not. :-D Ashoke (who shares Meg's sentiments about a blamy Friday)! ________________________________________________________________ Ashoke S. 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I have a friend whose husband is Polish and lives in Warsaw and asked for the translation without any luck that is why I appreciate your efforts. I am Polish American and have always wanted to learn Polish but never had the patience. I will try very hard to do so. Thanks again. Both of my mother's parents came from Lublin to this country in 1914. I remember them very well, I especially remember all the Kielbasi, Golumbki, Pierogi and Kapusta soup. As Basia said, Yes us Poles do eat much Kapusta. Regards, Denis with one "N" ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V3 #276 ***************************