From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V3 #281 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 Thursday, December 10 1998 Volume 03 : Number 281 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Kevin comes up with one last cool holiday treat... [Joel Cairo ] Discovering Basia everyday... ["Ashoke S. Talukdar" ] Re: basia-digest V3 #280 [Richard216@aol.com] Waters of March ["Leslie Brown" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 23:18:53 -0800 From: Joel Cairo Subject: Kevin comes up with one last cool holiday treat... Hey everyone... In my never-ending quest to unearth arcane and well-hidden multimedia items relating to our favorite Polish chantuese, I think I came up with a nice (if largely incomprehensible) treat for us all. This one's pretty cool, and (as I wrench my arm in amttempt to pat myself on the back) quite an interesting find-- doubly so, brcause it lets us all 1) see what Ms. B looks like these days, and 2) with regard to Tomasz' comments on her Polish communication skills, give us all an example of what he's talking about... (OK, Kevin... but what IS it, already?!?!?!??) Oh yeah... it's an interview with one the hosts of Program III Polish Radio, from November 16, 1998, with pictures... and 5 (count 'em!-- FIVE!!) RealAudio clips, in Polish!! Of course, since my Polish-speaking abilities are about nil, I got no info from it at all, but it's interesting to try to pick things out here and there. Probably my favorite is the 1st clip, which features a chunk of the "Clear Horizon" single, fading into the interview... one of the DJs evidently points out the lyrical inconsistency of "Look, it's almost summer..." (it being November), and thinks that she should change it to "winter", instead-- so she does-- a capella, with a laugh at the end. This was a nice little moment... But listen for yourself, and see what you think!! The URL is: http://apollo.radio.com.pl/trojka/muzyka/lista_przebojow/ Click on the pic of Basia at the microphone, and you'll get to the page with the RealAudio clips (Real Player G2 is recommended... it's a free download, kids!) Hope you like it, everybody! - -Kevin (who may have finally dug up all there is for *this* Xmas season....) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 08:49:03 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Kevin comes up with one last cool holiday treat... >In my never-ending quest to unearth arcane and well-hidden multimedia >items relating to our favorite Polish chantuese, I think I came up with >a nice (if largely incomprehensible) treat for us all. Uh, yeah! Wow, Kevin, just when I think we've covered it all.. Can't wait to get home to use my brother's RealAudio. (we have this annoying security system that won't let me install... grr!) Like I'll understand it or anything though.... This one's >pretty cool, and (as I wrench my arm in amttempt to pat myself on the >back) Don't hurt yourself there! She looks good. Usually she's all doene up for stage or studio shots- it's cool to see her in daily mode. >Hope you like it, everybody! I know I did! Thanks!! - --Leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:42:05 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: RE: Those nutty Brits :) I, on the other hand, was raised on "Are you being served" and still get a kick out of hearing Betty talk about her pussy! Tiddles, if I remember correctly. :-D Ashoke ________________________________________________________________ Ashoke S. Talukdar | When the darkness takes you talukdar@morph.ebme.cwru.edu | with her hand across your face Home : 216-381-5872 | Don't give in too quickly Imaging Lab : 216-368-8812 | Find the things she's erased MetroHealth : 216-778-8987 | Find the line, find the face Pager : 216-670-5872 | Through the grain... Cellular : 216-317-7079 | Fax : 216-368-4969 | Suzanne Vega > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Leslie Brown > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 9:54 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Those nutty Brits :) > > > > > >What do you mean that British humour (not the spelling please) is WIERD > >!!!!!> > >:) :) :) > > Yeah- shocker, huh! Of course, I'm one of those people who still > watches Saturday Night Live so my humor meter may not work too well to > some people. > > -Leslie, still waiting.....(for the printer I mean) > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:33:19 -0800 (PST) From: Rich Uchytil - IR Geek Subject: Re: TSI songbook >Instrument store is correct - tell them Hal Leonard is the publisher and >any decent store in the world should be able to order it. Hal Leonard also >has a web site - just use a search engine to find it. >un abrazo, >juan Their search engine is being revamped. Anyone know if Wills Music in Chicago has a website? (doing the search thing right now....) =========== "Let's Document it and call it a Feature!" ============ Richard Uchytil (rich@west.sun.com) Voice: (503) 520-7614 Sun Microsystems ... /| Fax: (503) 520-7722 Business Technologist >--|||===< | PEG Member #1998011401 http://www.BillysBrassBand.com (___) \| ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:39:39 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Discovering Basia everyday... Leslie: Thank you so much for your insightful post. I really enjoyed reading it, particularly since you have obviously kept very current with Basia's progress and have all kinds of bits of information that I never had a chance to experience. Talking about Burt Bacharac being cool again, I watched a part of a PBS program of a Burt concert where he invites a bunch of folks to sing. Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, etc. I quite enjoyed the first 25 minutes or so and then I had to go stop (6:00 am comes very early and very promptly). > > Something to ponder on the constant change of "contemporary" music issue > Ashoke brought up: > > "In England, somebody is constantly coming up with something quite > original and, because of that, fashions change constantly. They created > so many fashion styles and so many images. There's something very > creative in this country. I always liked that. It's very exciting living > here. But it's also dangerous- one day you're a hit, the next day you're > forgotten. In America, bands that are completely forgotten in England > still manage to release a record and be successful. Americans are much > more loyal to their favorite artists. They are not lead by fashion in > every category of life" > > -Basia in the May 1990 issue of Jazziz magazine. > Goes to show how different your take on the same topic can be. Here my friend and I had argued along similar lines and come to a culturally opposite conclusion. Actually, I think her take on it may be affected by the fact that the absolute numbers of people for whom this would be true is larger in the US because we simply have a much larger population. If the total population of the UK and the US were to be the same size, I think the numbers of "loyal" fans would be the same. > > Perhaps the last 8 years things have changed her perspective. Hmmm. > Perhaps! Ashoke. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 15:55:58 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Discovering Basia everyday... >Thank you so much for your insightful post. I really enjoyed reading it, >particularly since you have obviously kept very current with Basia's >progress and have all kinds of bits of information that I never had a chance >to experience. You give me too much credit! But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Like I've said before, when I like something, I try to know as much as I can about it. But then that's usually all I know, useless information! > >Talking about Burt Bacharac being cool again, I watched a part of a PBS >program of a Burt concert where he invites a bunch of folks to sing. Sheryl >Crow, Elvis Costello, etc. I quite enjoyed the first 25 minutes or so and >then I had to go stop (6:00 am comes very early and very promptly). Eeek! :-D >Goes to show how different your take on the same topic can be. Here my >friend and I had argued along similar lines and come to a culturally >opposite conclusion. I'm not entirely sure what I think about it myself, I was just relating Basia's point of view on the same subject. Considering my lack of brain cell lately (no sleep + caffeine + lots of pixel pushing + waiting to print waaay too often) I;m suprised my last post made sense! Actually, I think her take on it may be affected by >the fact that the absolute numbers of people for whom this would be true is >larger in the US because we simply have a much larger population. If the >total population of the UK and the US were to be the same size, I think the >numbers of "loyal" fans would be the same. Good point! Thanks for the great topic discussion. You have a wonderful way of initiating great threads! :-) Leslie who is printing RIGHT NOW! Joy! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:33:24 EST From: Richard216@aol.com Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #280 To all, Please give me your thoughts of the meaning of "The Waters of March." I feel the central theme is one of hope and the feeling of anticipation of wonderful things to come that often occurs during the first whispers of spring. Agree, disagree, who cares, etc.... Richard from Ohio ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 20:56:13 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Waters of March >Please give me your thoughts of the meaning of "The Waters of March." Wow, what great timing. Today we had our multimedia final and one of my films was actually based around "Waters of March"- the Marisa Monte/David Byrne version though. I did so much thinking about this song and I interpret it in meaning that there is a cycle of life, happenings and occurances that may be good, may be bad, but they exist and they make up the wonders of living. Regardless of what may be happening in the world or in our lives there is always (if we choose to see it, I guess I should say) a bit of hope, aka the Waters of March. I really like the optimism in the song. It really ties in with the rest of Basia's work, too. On a personal note, such a message has been comforting in recent times. Numerous cruddy things have happened in my personal life lately that have weighed pretty heavily- except that, as I often use music as a sort of fuel for survival, hearing this song so often has been a constant reminder that such circumstances are only temporary. Obviously, like so many of you, I have been listening to Clear Horizon waaaay too much (works great during finals, for all you college students out there- and I sure there are *so* many ), and both Waters of March and Clear Horizon have been pretty instrumental in keeping my head together while completing weeks of missed schoolwork while things at home in Detroit are a bit complicated. Sanity is good, sanity is our pal You know, get an insidiuously catchy Basia song in your head and the words are entered in for good. :-) So that's what I have to say on the subject. And the song has made me a Jobim fan as well. - -Leslie, finally done and ready to sleep ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V3 #281 ***************************