From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V10 #89 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 Sunday, April 17 2005 Volume 10 : Number 089 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Waters of March [Bill Roberts ] Re: The Beacon performance [Bill Roberts ] Re: Welcome to Basia Idol! [PParm16424@aol.com] Re: Implosion [Bill Roberts ] Re: The Beacon performance [Bill Roberts ] Re: Implosion [Bill Roberts ] RE: my two cents on the billings [Bill Roberts ] Re: Welcome to Basia Idol! [Bill Roberts ] Re: Keswick sold out? ["Lonnie or Thelma" ] Re: Fw: Waters of March [Max Wellhouse ] enough already ["Barry" ] Keswick [J3SITE@aol.com] Re: Keswick [Leslie Osborn ] RE: my two cents on the billings [j w ] Re: The Beacon performance [j w ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:30:39 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Waters of March I prefer Art Garfunkel's version. Quoting "" : > > I too love Basia's version of this song. I also recommend that you treat > yourself to the version by it's creator, Antonio Carlos Jobim with Ellis > Regina. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:32:48 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: The Beacon performance I don't know who you are addressing this to, since you didn't have the wit to quote anything, but I don't need a reading comprehension course. Maybe you need one on how to write. Read your own stuff. I'm sick of it. Quoting "" : > > It seems that you're stupidity is outweighed only by your lack of reading > comprehension. Perhaps you shouild read my previous post more carefully, then > > craft your response to reflect what I've written. Dolt! > > ~Joe~ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:30:11 EDT From: PParm16424@aol.com Subject: Re: Welcome to Basia Idol! So I suppose I should say it before anyone else does? "Sure beats Basia Idle?" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:36:41 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Implosion I don't think Mark has a great voice either, but how long do we have to listening to this whining? Do want want some cheese with that whine? Quoting "" : > > Phil, I could've warned you. There are several small minds and mini-brains > here that can't understand honest critique. You have my sympathy. I agree > with > your ropinion concerning Mark O'Reilly's voice...I'm seing the concert > tonight > with an open mind. But I've already heard two CD's and I recognize talent or > > lack of talent when I hear it. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:48:32 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: The Beacon performance You are going really be hurting if she stays with MB from now on, because if she does all her concerts with them, you are going to have to miss it because of the intense pain Mark's voice gives you. You should get rid of Matt's Mood now. The rest of us will continue to enjoy Basia because we won't have to have everything perfect in our world to enjoy listening to Basia when we have the chance. Quoting "" : > > In a message dated 4/16/05 12:42:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > torgo1968@yahoo.com writes: > > > > Her new work is > > > obviously the prime focus > > > now. > > > > But not the paying customers'. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:50:57 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Implosion Take your own advice. Quoting j w : > > For someone who likes to throw the word "dolt" around, > it would help if you started quoting the posts you are > referring to. Might help us tiny brained folk. > > --- J3SITE@aol.com wrote: > > > > Phil, I could've warned you. There are several small > > minds and mini-brains > > here that can't understand honest critique. You have > > my sympathy. I agree with > > your ropinion concerning Mark O'Reilly's voice...I'm > > seing the concert tonight > > with an open mind. But I've already heard two CD's > > and I recognize talent or > > lack of talent when I hear it. > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:52:47 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings Be careful. You are actually quoting him and you are probably in need of a reading comprehension course. Quoting Steve O'Hearn : > > > "Yeah, we'll do a few old songs to placate you simpletons *sigh*," > > She didn't really say THAT, did she? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of j w > > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:48 PM > > To: basia@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: my two cents on the billings > > > > > > > > They were billed the same way in Cleveland. Obviously > > this is why the first thing out of Basia's mouth that > > wasn't a song was the explanation that this was a Matt > > Bianco tour (which was fine) followed by the > > seemingly, "Yeah, we'll do a few old songs to placate > > you simpletons *sigh*," (not fine). > > > > --- ZZsaZZsa@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > In Chicago, they were billed as "Basia: Featuring > > > Matt Bianco." > > > Because of this list, I know the real deal. > > > Had I not known this, I would have been very > > > disappointed since it was > > > clearly the other way around. > > > > > > I don't know how the other concerts were billed, but > > > maybe that is why the > > > audience wasn't as warm to MB songs. > > > > > > That being said, the Chicago crowd was VERY nice and > > > well behaved! > > > > > > As for the promotion of this tour....sigh.....Basia > > > and Spyro Gyra (sp??) > > > were able to fill a MUCH larger venue here back in > > > 1994. > > > > > > -Sheryl > > > (not liking all the talk that this might be Basia's > > > last tour) > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! > > http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:58:36 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Welcome to Basia Idol! If people don't stop bitching about Mark and keep acting like scumbags at her concerts, then we will probably end up with Basia idle - for a very long time if not for good. Quoting "" : > > So I suppose I should say it before anyone else does? "Sure beats Basia > Idle?" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:54:53 -0400 From: "Lonnie or Thelma" Subject: Re: Keswick sold out? Steve... are you in Greenville? If so, call me if you want to ride with Mike Nice, Lonnie and I to Atlanta. We are leaving around noon... Thelma 246-0192 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve O'Hearn" To: Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:05 PM Subject: RE: Keswick sold out? > > I noticed the Keswick isn't selling via any of the online systems, either. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > > Leslie Osborn > > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 3:14 PM > > To: basia@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: Keswick sold out? > > > > > > > > > The show is billed that way here at The Keswick, > > > too. It's the venue's > > > decision because they know thier patrons are > > > familiar with Basia. That's the only > > > reason the shows have sold out. That probably > > > wouldn't have happened had Basia's > > > name not appeared at the head of the bill. > > > > It's sold out? I went to their site and it didnt say, > > but you probably know more than they have time to > > update at this point! I'd really like to note this on > > the front page if its so! > > > > --LO > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:39:03 -0500 From: Max Wellhouse Subject: Re: Fw: Waters of March I also like the duet of Al Jarreau and Oleta Adams from the Tribute to Jobim CD David Grusin put together some years ago. If you held a gun to my head, I'd prolly vote for Basia though. Haven't heard JM's version yet. DM&FS .At 01:25 PM 4/16/2005, Steve Richardson wrote: >At the risk of seeming heretical, Basia's version is only my second >favorite recording of "Waters of March." I think Jane Monheit has really >made the song her own. Seems to be almost an anthem for her, as she put >it on both of her live DVD's, the only song that is repeated, I believe. > >Steve R. > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Abrams" >To: "Basia@Smoe. Org" >Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:52 PM >Subject: Waters of March > > >> >>I finally got a copy of "Clear Horizons" today and I have to say: >> >>"Waters of March" is the most incredible Basia song ever. Or close to it, >>anyway. What the heck? How did I manage to go on so long without hearing >>this song. I'm embarrassed, really. >>--- >> >>Jeff Abrams >>maniac@mazdamaniac.com >> >>An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see >>an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily >>Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. >> >>[demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name >>of tech.gif] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:17:02 -0500 From: "Barry" Subject: enough already I have had enough of the bickering. There is a big difference of opinion here, that's fine. I wouldn't expect total agreement on much of anything in a group like this. But there's been enough griping and fighting. You see things the way you do, and the posts I've seen aren't likely to change anyone's mind. Agree to disagree and get over it. I've really gotten to the point that I'm going to just start deleting posts from this list without reading them, at least for a while, if this garbage keeps going on. I haven't (and won't) be lucky enough to see one of the shows. But I would've done everything in power to get there if I had the opportunity. I would've probably loved all of the music, but even if I didn't like some songs as much as others, I would've just been grateful to be there and have the chance to hear her sing live. The way some people have been acting, it was a real struggle for them to have been there. At least you got to go. I would've LOVED to have had a place to stand in the farther corner of the largest venue, just to be there. No, I don't expect everyone to love everything about every show. I might have even found something I didn't like about it had I been able to go. But I guarantee you the good would far outweigh the bad. I think everyone who has been to a show so far (and who intends to do so) has voiced their opinion about their experience. Let's move on, let's let the people who are still waiting to go have their turn for a review. Let's not dispute their reviews, argue over points, or even try to compare one show to another. Let them share their experiences, so that those of us who aren't fortunate enough to go can get an idea of what it's like to be there. Just let it go people. There's been a lot of fighting over some pretty petty stuff. My philosophy is "Don't sweat the small stuff.", and it's all small stuff. Just let go, and let it go. Barry "Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:50:17 EDT From: J3SITE@aol.com Subject: Keswick Basia was great...nothing has changed in that regard. I totally enjoyed her performance. Ordianry Day is growing on me by leaps and bounds and La Luna sure sounds like Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 (that's a good thing). The audience was enthusiastic and treated the band well. Basia's sister looks like she'd rather be someplace else...maybe just stagefright. The band looks dutifully to Basia to lead the way with the audience. Mark O'Reilly seems like a really nice guy and he wants desperately to please. He tries but his voice needs training. maybe more than training. My advice is that if you have an opportunity to see them...GO! ~Joe~ PS: To those who wonder why I don't include quotes...I do. Whenever I reply to an e-mail AOL automatically includes the body of the e-mail to which I am replying. Something happens between here and smoe. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:29:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Osborn Subject: Re: Keswick > PS: To those who wonder why I don't include > quotes...I do. Whenever I reply > to an e-mail AOL automatically includes the body of > the e-mail to which I am > replying. Something happens between here and smoe. Oh! is it doing them as attachments? I would guess so, smoe disregards attachments so that may be why the drop-outs are occuring. So glad you had a good show! - --LO __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:48:20 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings No, hence my use of, "seemingly". I was trying to convey that the way she said it carried that attitude. - --- Steve O'Hearn wrote: > > > "Yeah, we'll do a few old songs to placate you > simpletons *sigh*," > > She didn't really say THAT, did she? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-basia@smoe.org > [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of j w > > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:48 PM > > To: basia@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: my two cents on the billings > > > > > > > > They were billed the same way in Cleveland. > Obviously > > this is why the first thing out of Basia's mouth > that > > wasn't a song was the explanation that this was a > Matt > > Bianco tour (which was fine) followed by the > > seemingly, "Yeah, we'll do a few old songs to > placate > > you simpletons *sigh*," (not fine). > > > > --- ZZsaZZsa@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > In Chicago, they were billed as "Basia: > Featuring > > > Matt Bianco." > > > Because of this list, I know the real deal. > > > Had I not known this, I would have been very > > > disappointed since it was > > > clearly the other way around. > > > > > > I don't know how the other concerts were billed, > but > > > maybe that is why the > > > audience wasn't as warm to MB songs. > > > > > > That being said, the Chicago crowd was VERY nice > and > > > well behaved! > > > > > > As for the promotion of this > tour....sigh.....Basia > > > and Spyro Gyra (sp??) > > > were able to fill a MUCH larger venue here back > in > > > 1994. > > > > > > -Sheryl > > > (not liking all the talk that this might be > Basia's > > > last tour) > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over > 17,000 guides! > > http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:50:15 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: Re: The Beacon performance - --- Bill Roberts wrote: > Aren't you the one who also said some in the > audience were booing when a MB > song was done? No. I've said repeatedly that the Cleveland audience was very receptive and polite. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V10 #89 ***************************