From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V7 #105 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 Monday, October 14 2002 Volume 07 : Number 105 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Another one :-) ["K. S." ] Re: Another one :-) [Beverly Martin ] Two CDs? ["John J. Palcher" ] Re: Two CDs? ["Thelma" ] Re: Another one :-) [William Schnaitter ] Translations ["David Higginson" ] Re: Another one :-) [Leslie Brown Osborn ] Not so serious this time [Leslie Brown Osborn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 14:58:57 +0000 From: "K. S." Subject: Another one :-) Hey I'm glad that you liked the first article (and my translation;)) Here you have the second one. Seems that it contains good news for us - Basia fans of all the world:-)) So have a nice reading Hugs Krystyna For 8 years she hasnt recorded any CD with new songs. She couldnt. People whom she loved have gone. Today she is comming back to the equilibrium  and she is prepearing surprise for her fans. We have met Basia during her last stay in Poland. Life hasnt been easy for her recently. She cant stay calm while speaking about it  Im getting back my balance step by step  she says to Polish magazine Gala  I have in me, more and more optimism and energy all the time. I can create. Before I couldnt. Moreover - because my music was always very personal and joyful. And its hard to dance on the stage with aching heart. In a short period of time death has taken one of the closest Basias friend from Poland and her mother, to whom Basia was always speaking using her name  Kazia. They were always very close to each other. With her father Basia had never had such a good contact. He had difficult and imperious character. They were quarreling very often. But after his death she felt emptieness and sorrow. Mum was always worried about everything and everybody. Especially about Basia. She was keeping family together. Only thanks to her htere are very close and deep bonds. London  Warsaw  New York This is title of one of Basias greatest hits  and in a big short  her life. In 1979 she left to the USA. After one and a half year she mooved to England. She already lives there 21 years, but really, she has never left Poland totally.  England will never be my second homeland  she says. Im from the generation, that going West, was carring with them a luggage of complexes, that you can never really pull out of you  says Basia. I am not a typical cosmopolitan. I can live everywhere  she adds.  I will get used to each place. I dont have big requirements. But the best I feel in family town Jaworzno. In London lives Basias son - Mikolaj. Today already adult, independent man. He finished the university and has girlfriend from Hong Kong, that Basia likes very much. In London there is also life partner of Basia, Kevin Robinson. Excellent musician, aranger, with whom Basia for 12 years forms happy relationship. A warm, protective man. - - I dont know how could I live without him  she tells.  Kevin is my total opposition. I am very nervous and taking everything very emotionally. Thanks to Kevin I can get a distnce to things, calm down. His jokes help in every situation. They share everything  life, music fascinations. In the centre of London, at Oxford Street, they have small flat. Many guests come there. Also people from Poland, for whom there is always place at Basias. Shes known from that she always exhausts guests with her hospitality. Permannently they live with Kevin in small home near London. Here they create, cook Polish dishes e.g. zurek, barszcz, and Hindi dishes. Home is sorrounded withgarden on the hills. Nothing special  Basia says.  Grasses, bushes, flowers, one apple tree. We cultivate them together. Family Babel tower For few years, together with her brother Roman and sister Ewa, they construct a big house in Jaworzno. Everybody started to love Kevin as if he were family. Also he, although he was born in England and has Jamaican origins, feels great in Poland. He has even learnt a bit Polish to be able to communicate with older people in family, that dont know English. Basia arrives to Jaworzno more often. Even for 2 days. Maybe she will come to stay here forever one day. Now it is too early for that. In London huge wotk is waiting now for Basia. She is finnishing recording of 2 CDs but doesnt want to tell any datails right now. We only know that it will be Basia as we know and love. Faithfull to her suth-american fascinations.  Maybe in my former life I was Brasilian  she jokes. Sony  with which Basia has contract in years 1987  99, has been trying to convince her many times to change her image. They were pressing that she records CDs more often, cooperates with well known composers, take part in advertising campaigns, e.g. of alcochol. When the contract finished she felt a relief. She can work very hard but not for acord. Career for career itself has never been my goal  she says.- Even if you are succes hungry you need to keep moderation. Otherwise you burn yourself out, loose enthusiasm, freshness. Stop to find joy in what you are doing. The only thing that stays is money. But it is difficult to buy happieness and family. My biggest success is Mikolaj. My son, whom I have managed to crate to be a good person (laugh). I think that I am giving him into good hands. - - I am happy that I have managet to keep my face and dignity in show-business. That I was always controlling myself my career, and I was placing conditions  she adds. For her the measure of success is not the number of sold CDs, although she has on her account not one platinum album. The more important are her faithful fans. They still remember Time and Tide, London-Warsaw-New York, The Sweetest Illusion, Basia on Brodway or Clear Horizon. - - I am very surprised, but very often I find evidences of sympathy. Recently at the airport one man has asked me when there will be a new album. I was really mooved. Basia is not planning life. I am not forcing myself to do anything. Why? Because human is not a machine. Machines are more efficient but happieness comming from mechanical efficiency is passing and is illusion. Author - Magda #uksw _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:20:27 -0500 From: Beverly Martin Subject: Re: Another one :-) WOW!!! This was wonderful Krystyna!!! We might have 2 CD's to look forward to.... hopefully she will self-publish or something. - -- Beverly Martin If my memory serves me correctly, K. S. issued the following challenge to face my invincible Iron Chefs: > > Hey > I'm glad that you liked the first article (and my translation;)) > > Here you have the second one. Seems that it contains good news for us > - Basia fans of all the world:-)) > > So have a nice reading > > Hugs > Krystyna > > For 8 years she hasnt recorded any CD with new songs. She couldnt. > People whom she loved have gone. Today she is comming back to the > equilibrium  and she is prepearing surprise for her fans. We have met > Basia during her last stay in Poland. Life hasnt been easy for her > recently. She cant stay calm while speaking about it  Im getting > back my balance step by step  she says to Polish magazine Gala  > I have in me, more and more optimism and energy all the time. I can > create. Before I couldnt. Moreover - because my music was always very > personal and joyful. And its hard to dance on the stage with aching > heart. > In a short period of time death has taken one of the closest Basias > friend from Poland and her mother, to whom Basia was always speaking > using her name  Kazia. They were always very close to each other. > With her father Basia had never had such a good contact. He had > difficult and imperious character. They were quarreling very often. > But after his death she felt emptieness and sorrow. Mum was always > worried about everything and everybody. Especially about Basia. She > was keeping family together. Only thanks to her htere are very close > and deep bonds. > > London  Warsaw  New York > > This is title of one of Basias greatest hits  and in a big short  > her life. In 1979 she left to the USA. After one and a half year she > mooved to England. She already lives there 21 years, but really, she > has never left Poland totally.  England will never be my second > homeland  she says. Im from the generation, that going West, was > carring with them a luggage of complexes, that you can never really > pull out of you  says Basia. I am not a typical cosmopolitan. I can > live everywhere  she adds.  I will get used to each place. I dont > have big requirements. But the best I feel in family town Jaworzno. > In London lives Basias son - Mikolaj. Today already adult, > independent man. He finished the university and has girlfriend from > Hong Kong, that Basia likes very much. > In London there is also life partner of Basia, Kevin Robinson. > Excellent musician, aranger, with whom Basia for 12 years forms happy > relationship. A warm, protective man. > - I dont know how could I live without him  she tells.  Kevin is my > total opposition. I am very nervous and taking everything very > emotionally. Thanks to Kevin I can get a distnce to things, calm > down. His jokes help in every situation. They share everything  life, > music fascinations. In the centre of London, at Oxford Street, they > have small flat. Many guests come there. Also people from Poland, for > whom there is always place at Basias. Shes known from that she > always exhausts guests with her hospitality. Permannently they live > with Kevin in small home near London. Here they create, cook Polish > dishes e.g. zurek, barszcz, and Hindi dishes. Home is sorrounded > withgarden on the hills. Nothing special  Basia says.  Grasses, > bushes, flowers, one apple tree. We cultivate them together. > > Family Babel tower > For few years, together with her brother Roman and sister Ewa, they > construct a big house in Jaworzno. Everybody started to love Kevin as > if he were family. Also he, although he was born in England and has > Jamaican origins, feels great in Poland. He has even learnt a bit > Polish to be able to communicate with older people in family, that > dont know English. Basia arrives to Jaworzno more often. Even for 2 > days. Maybe she will come to stay here forever one day. Now it is too > early for that. In London huge wotk is waiting now for Basia. She is > finnishing recording of 2 CDs but doesnt want to tell any datails > right now. We only know that it will be Basia as we know and love. > Faithfull to her suth-american fascinations.  Maybe in my former life > I was Brasilian  she jokes. > Sony  with which Basia has contract in years 1987  99, has been > trying to convince her many times to change her image. They were > pressing that she records CDs more often, cooperates with well known > composers, take part in advertising campaigns, e.g. of alcochol. When > the contract finished she felt a relief. She can work very hard but > not for acord. Career for career itself has never been my goal  she > says.- Even if you are succes hungry you need to keep moderation. > Otherwise you burn yourself out, loose enthusiasm, freshness. Stop to > find joy in what you are doing. The only thing that stays is money. > But it is difficult to buy happieness and family. My biggest success > is Mikolaj. My son, whom I have managed to crate to be a good person > (laugh). I think that I am giving him into good hands. > - I am happy that I have managet to keep my face and dignity in > show-business. That I was always controlling myself my career, and I > was placing conditions  she adds. For her the measure of success is > not the number of sold CDs, although she has on her account not one > platinum album. The more important are her faithful fans. They still > remember Time and Tide, London-Warsaw-New York, The Sweetest Illusion, > Basia on Brodway or Clear Horizon. > - I am very surprised, but very often I find evidences of sympathy. > Recently at the airport one man has asked me when there will be a new > album. I was really mooved. > Basia is not planning life. I am not forcing myself to do anything. > Why? Because human is not a machine. Machines are more efficient but > happieness comming from mechanical efficiency is passing and is illusion. > > Author - Magda #uksw > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > - -- - -- Beverly Martin :0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0:$o$:0`0: "No matter where you go...there you are." -- B. Banzai ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:22:51 -0400 From: "John J. Palcher" Subject: Two CDs? Did it say two CDs? Could there be a more joyous occasion? Would love to have two more CDs of new music to play for my cat's Basia's namesake--she's probably sick of me playing the other ones! Thank you so much Krystyna! raburabu joe ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:14:47 -0400 From: "Thelma" Subject: Re: Two CDs? I don't know about you guys but when I read of Basia's views as mentioned in the article not only do I anticipate the new CD's but how about "Basia the Book." I love how she sees fame and the temporary pleasure that can come from attaining only financial success. It just makes me love her and her work more. It almost relieves the pain from the swelling in my ring toe. Thank you Krystyna !!!! Thelma (the one with 6 children and the unusual sense of humor) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:44:54 -0700 From: William Schnaitter Subject: Re: Another one :-) "K. S." wrote: > Hey > I'm glad that you liked the first article (and my translation;)) > > Here you have the second one. Seems that it contains good news for us - > Basia fans of all the world:-)) > > So have a nice reading > > Hugs > Krystyna > Thank you so much for these translations. It certainly gives us continued hope. Two! CD's! Sorry if I missed it but can you tell us approximately what was the date of this interview or of the articles? Thanks, - -Bill Schnaitter ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:32:04 +0100 From: "David Higginson" Subject: Translations Wonderful. Thankyou so much for those translations. Dave Higginson ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:13:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Brown Osborn Subject: Re: Another one :-) Krystyna, you rock! Excellent job! Now for the serious stuff: > For 8 years she hasnt recorded any CD with new > songs. She couldnt. People > whom she loved have gone. <> She cant stay calm > while speaking about it > In a short period of time death has taken one of the > closest Basias friend > from Poland and her mother, to whom Basia was always > speaking using her name >  Kazia. They were always very close to each other. Wow, I don't ususally do this but just reading this made me get a huge lump in my throat. I had this huge email written about this subject, mostly dealing with how hard it is to say something to make the bereaved feel "better." Then I reread it. It is equally hard to articulate how one can empathize with someone who has lost someone. You can't dare sound like you have the same feelings, the same experiences, the same anything, because no one can possibly be feeling the same about this. It is an immensely complex situation. After having (no kidding) 7 coworkers lose their parents in the past three months, I have learned that there is nothing that can be said with any impact. That said, I have seen the way my uncle's death has affected my mother. After five years the depression has lessened, but there is a huge hole in her life, and the sadness will always be with her. I thought of that when I read it has taken eight years for Basia to feel as if she wanted to even deal with music. That completely makes sense to me. My mother and I are in an interesting situation. Her mother is getting much older and, sadly, it only seems to be a matter of time. At the same time, I am trying to prepare myself as well, as my mom has congestive heart failure and a shortened life expectancy as a result. The three of us are very close and losing anyone will be hard to take. The bond between mothers and daughters is so loaded and intense anyway, often we are what we are in some small way because of them. So I relate, but I can't understand exactly. Hopefully that makes sense. I think it's time to call my folks. - --Leslie, ferklempt Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:30:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Brown Osborn Subject: Not so serious this time Again, yay Krystyna! :-D > - I dont know how could I live without him  she > tells.  Kevin is my total > opposition. I am very nervous and taking everything > very emotionally. > Thanks to Kevin I can get a distnce to things, calm > down. His jokes help in > every situation. They share everything  life, music > fascinations. *nods in total recognition* This sounds familar to me. Without my husband I'd be a basket case, lol I must say that since I've been married, "The Sweetest Illusion" as an album makes total sense. (tho' I still can't abide the last track) I have also become a bigger sucker for other people's lovey-dovey tales. Awwwwww! In the > centre of London, at Oxford Street, they have small > flat. AAAAARRRGH! I WAS THERE!!! Hmmm, probably a good thing that I didn't know. But speaking of TSI, I did run into the studio where it was recorded. But I didn't figure it out until I was back on the tube. Anyway, it's near the Tottenham Court Road. :P > In London huge wotk is > waiting now for Basia. She is finnishing recording > of 2 CDs but doesnt want > to tell any datails right now. We only know that it > will be Basia as we know > and love. Faithfull to her suth-american > fascinations.  Maybe in my former > life I was Brasilian  she jokes. Ohhhhh man..... Someone mentioned who would release this album. Let's hope it is someone with good promotion, lol. Incidentally, there was a recent thread on contemporaryjazz.com wondering where Basia was. Good to know it definitely isn't just us. > Sony  with which Basia has contract in years 1987  > 99, has been trying to > convince her many times to change her image. They > were pressing that she > records CDs more often, cooperates with well known > composers, take part in > advertising campaigns, e.g. of alcochol. *$&&*# Sony! > Even if you are > succes hungry you need > to keep moderation. Otherwise you burn yourself out, > loose enthusiasm, > freshness. Stop to find joy in what you are doing. > The only thing that stays > is money. But it is difficult to buy happieness and > family. Preach it, sister! > - I am happy that I have managet to keep my face and > dignity in > show-business. That I was always controlling myself > my career, and I was > placing conditions  she adds. Smart, smart lady. I hope that she got her publishing when she left Sony. Man, she has really got the right idea. I have so much respect for her. > Because human is not a machine. Machines are more > efficient but happieness > comming from mechanical efficiency is passing and is > illusion. Hmmm. I'm going to think about this while I spend the day as I have spent every day for the past two weeks: machine-like, pumping out work in front of two (!) different Macs. Man, I can't wait until this is over! Also, being an efficient machine tends to wreak havoc on the human heart. And I don't mean that metaphorically. - --Leslie who needs yoga, desperately Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V7 #105 ***************************