From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V10 #90 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 090 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: my two cents on the billings ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: The Beacon performance ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: my two cents on the billings ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: enough already ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: Welcome to Basia Idol! ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: Earlier ["Steve O'Hearn" ] My Way ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: The Beacon performance ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: enough already ["49ersphil" <49ersphil@tiscali.co.uk>] Dizzy in Glenside from a kiss! [Time Voyagers ] Re: Keswick [Bill Roberts ] Re: enough already [Bill Roberts ] Re: The Beacon performance [Bill Roberts ] RE: my two cents on the billings [Bill Roberts ] RE: enough already [Bill Roberts ] Re: Dizzy in Glenside from a kiss! (WOW) [ZZsaZZsa@aol.com] European Tour. [Mondony ] RE: enough already [j w ] Re: The Beacon performance [j w ] RE: my two cents on the billings [j w ] RE: enough already [j w ] Fw: enough already ["Steve Richardson" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:16 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings Ah - sorry 'bout that. Thanks for clarifying. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of j w > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:48 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:20 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: The Beacon performance Well, if THAT'S what she does, then we'll all form a group and follow her around the country, and whenever she does a concert somewhere, we'll buy tickets to the theater across the street, even if it's empty, and go sit in their instead. That'll show her. Harrumph. P'shaw. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Bill Roberts > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:49 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:21 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings That right be. Me bad and now. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Bill Roberts > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:53 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:23 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: enough already I don't think we've had enough griping and fighting, personally. I mean, how long HAS it been since the Britney Nazi Dance thing? Years, right? *sigh* Those were the good ol' days. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Barry > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:17 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:25 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Welcome to Basia Idol! Yikes. There's a frightening thought. Could you imagine William Hung doing a medley of "She Bangs" and "Baby You're Mine"? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > PParm16424@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:30 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Welcome to Basia Idol! > > > > So I suppose I should say it before anyone else does? "Sure beats > Basia Idle?" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:26 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Earlier Oh, **** I *** am terrible?!?!?! We got people on the edge of threatening physical violence, but *** I *** am the terrible one? Sheeeesh. ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Amy > T. O'Donnell > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:06 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Earlier > > > > YOU ARE TERRIBLE, STEVE! > > > > > I wonder if Basia owes him money or something. Maybe he has > > pictures of her > > naked. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:13 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: My Way If Basia doesn't do "Free Bird" and "Stairway to Heaven" when she's in Atlanta, I'm going to get really angry. And I think I can get the crowd to demand "Sweet Home Alabama" or else we'll storm the stage. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:14 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: The Beacon performance Are you the one who said that angry mobs charged the stage and smashed all the instruments, and then fled out into the streets where they overturned cars and threw bricks through storefront windows in a violent chaotic riot? Just checking. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of j w > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:50 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:32:11 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Well, it's like what the doorman said at the posh hotel next to Central Park when he spoke with a reporter from Parade magazine. He said he didn't think reports about the hostility of New Yorkers were true, and if he met anyone who told them they were, he would - and I quote - "sock them". So there. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > J3SITE@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:38 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: > > > > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:40:09 +0100 From: "49ersphil" <49ersphil@tiscali.co.uk> Subject: RE: enough already Hi All Not wishing to prolong this debate I'll refrain from giving my take on all the points raised since my previous posting headed "Implosion", but would just say the following:- My post was aimed at anybody who crosses the line from honest criticism to personal attack on Mark or any other band member ie. whoever compared him to a "Spasticated Elf" and said words to the effect of that he sounds like he sings with a "sockful of gravel down his throat". Shame on you. My remark that such correspondants should be "boiled in oil" was obviously a joke but was inappropriate and I withdraw it unreservedly. I still maintain that many (but not all, by any means) US members are not seeing the Basia/Matt Bianco situation from a worldwide perspective. Maybe this is due to blissful ignorance but maybe it's due to sheer selfishness. I repeat that in many countries around the world Matt Bianco is the bigger name. Many members of the Matt Bianco Yahoo Group are also annoyed that this tour features too little Mark Reilly and features only two songs from the near 20 years that Basia and Danny were not part of MB. That Ricky Nelson lyric that was recently quoted is bang on the money. As has been pointed out It seems that there was no immediate prospect of a "Basia" tour or new recording-having no record deal being a major consideration-and that Danny and Mark's decision to collaberate, involve Basia and use the name "Matt Bianco" for the finished article is the reason that we're discussing live shows at the moment. A large scale Basia tour simply does not appear to have been an option. In case anybody has become confused in all the cross-posting, use of the word "Dolt" was not mine. I don't really care what "JW" thinks of me and won't until he revisits the group in a time when there is no tour or new music to talk about and has something positive to say about something. I won't hold my breath in the meantime. 49ersphil ___________________________________________________________ Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:47:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Time Voyagers Subject: Dizzy in Glenside from a kiss! This post would otherwise just routinely tell you about the Matt Bianco concert. Of course, I enjoyed this evening. But you'll be eating your heart out when I tell you the rest of the story. I'll tell you how the evening went at the Saturday, April 16, concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa. The concert was great, the Matt Bianco band is one the best jazz bands I've seen, the harmonies superb, and the audience welcomed Basia back as though it were only last month when they last saw her, despite Basia stating that she was afraid that people would not remember her after a ten-year absence. Nothing could be further from the truth. The audience really seemed to be enthusiastic about the new material, and of course, they loved hearing Basia perform her solo hits. Understandably, the audience would have been disappointed not to hear her sing any of her previous solo album songs. But I also sensed that the audience appreciated the musical talents of Danny White and Mark Reilly. The opening act, O'2L (pronounced O'Toole) was also appreciated by the audience, although I thought the keyboards were a little overpowering in volume, but what incredible musicians. I thik Now for the part that will have you eating your heart out, unless you shared a similar experience. It's what happened after the concert tonight that has me smiling from ear to ear and bursting to tell someone. For eating your heart out regarding Basia, click on this image link: http://www.timevoyagers.com/images/signed.jpg For eating your heart out regarding Danny and Mark, click on this image link: http://www.timevoyagers.com/images/MBsigned.jpg But, that's not all, and I don't think I'm going to be washing my cheek for a while. I met Basia after the concert and got a hug and kiss on the cheek from her. Her road manager was trying to rush her off to the limo, but she insisted on taking time with a few fans who braved cold temperatures to wait for her. What an incredibly sweet woman and so very humble in treating you like you're the most important person in her life at that moment! You know how you can sense that someone is a wonderful human being. There is something in her eyes and smile that tells you how special she is. My wife and I also got to meet and chat with Danny White and Mark Reilly and they couldn't have been any nicer. I was flattered that Danny asked my opinion about the technical aspects of the show such as sound levels and what I thought of particular albums they've recorded. Danny was curious how I managed to get a copy of Matt's Mood made in Germany and released in Europe months before the U.S. release which I of course told him I ordered over the Internet the day it went on sale. But the surreal and most memorable part of the evening will be Basia's hug and kiss on the cheek. It's just that I've been enjoying and inspired by her music for years, but she was an image in a photograph or on a video. Suddenly, she is embracing me. I find the moment quite extraordinary. It's quite an evening to comprehend in enjoying a bit of the past and expanding and deepening my appreciation of the synergy of Matt Bianco. As I told Danny, none of the music would work without the intricate and important contributions of each member of the trio. By the way, Peter White is appearing at the Keswick Theatre in a few weeks. Fred ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:17:54 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Keswick Do you have a dual peronality or something? Make up your mind. Either Mark's performance makes you want to throw up or it doesn't. I can't see why you would ever want to put yourself through the hell of listening to Mark sing by going to another MB concert. You and all the other Mark haters on this list should avoid seeing Basia with MB at ALL COSTS. Obviously to you Mark haters, even listening to the incredible voice of Basia isn't worth going through the hell of having to listen to Mark. Quoting "" : > > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:21:51 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: enough already Enough already is right. We all know there are people who don't like Mark or MB's material. WE GET THE MESSAGE ALLRIGHT? This is a BASIA list. Not a MARK REILLY HATE LIST. WE ALL KNOW YOU PEOPLE WHO DON"T LIKE HIM. ENOUGH ALREADY. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:23:46 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: The Beacon performance Oops. My mistake. I thought you were the creep who has been dragging the quality of this list down over the last several months. Quoting j w : > > --- 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:26:03 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings Maybe she was tired of the attitude that she has seen at other concerts. She can't be putting her fans down that want to hear her material. It has to be the fans that keep bringing negative energy to the concerts that she was addressing. Quoting j w : > > 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: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:57:13 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: RE: enough already Thanks for this post. It was a breath of fresh air. I for one am quite pleased that Basia has re-appeared on the musical landscape and do not want to drive her back into silence with ill-advised and short-sighted attacks on what she is currently giving us. It is a LOT BETTER than the silence from her that we have endured over the last decade or so. The kinds of stupidity we have seen in many posts recently attacking Mark only support the view many outside the U.S. have of us, i.e. that we are caught up in our own little world and can't see anything outside our own borders. Quoting 49ersphil <49ersphil@tiscali.co.uk>: > > Hi All > > Not wishing to prolong this debate I'll refrain from giving my take on all > the points raised since my previous posting headed "Implosion", but would > just say the following:- > > My post was aimed at anybody who crosses the line from honest criticism to > personal attack on Mark or any other band member ie. whoever compared him > to a "Spasticated Elf" and said words to the effect of that he sounds like > he > sings with a "sockful of gravel down his throat". Shame on you. > > My remark that such correspondants should be "boiled in oil" was obviously > a joke but was inappropriate and I withdraw it unreservedly. > > I still maintain that many (but not all, by any means) US members are not > seeing > the Basia/Matt Bianco situation from a worldwide perspective. Maybe this > is due to blissful ignorance but maybe it's due to sheer selfishness. I > repeat > that in many countries around the world Matt Bianco is the bigger name. Many > members of the Matt Bianco Yahoo Group are also annoyed that this tour > features > too little Mark Reilly and features only two songs from the near 20 years > that Basia and Danny were not part of MB. That Ricky Nelson lyric that was > recently quoted is bang on the money. As has been pointed out It seems that > there was no immediate prospect of a "Basia" tour or new recording-having > no record deal being a major consideration-and that Danny and Mark's > decision > to collaberate, involve Basia and use the name "Matt Bianco" for the > finished > article is the reason that we're discussing live shows at the moment. A > large > scale Basia tour simply does not appear to have been an option. > > In case anybody has become confused in all the cross-posting, use of the > word "Dolt" was not mine. > > I don't really care what "JW" thinks of me and won't until he revisits the > group in a time when there is no tour or new music to talk about and has > something positive to say about something. I won't hold my breath in the > meantime. > > > > > > > 49ersphil > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005. > Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/ > Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:00:48 EDT From: ZZsaZZsa@aol.com Subject: Re: Dizzy in Glenside from a kiss! (WOW) In a message dated 4/17/2005 4:04:43 AM Central Daylight Time, timevoyagers@prodigy.net writes: This post would otherwise just routinely tell you about the Matt Bianco concert. Of course, I enjoyed this evening. But you'll be eating your heart out when I tell you the rest of the story. I'll tell you how the evening went at the Saturday, April 16, concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa. The concert was great, the Matt Bianco band is one the best jazz bands I've seen, the harmonies superb, and the audience welcomed Basia back as though it were only last month when they last saw her, despite Basia stating that she was afraid that people would not remember her after a ten-year absence. Nothing could be further from the truth. The audience really seemed to be enthusiastic about the new material, and of course, they loved hearing Basia perform her solo hits. Understandably, the audience would have been disappointed not to hear her sing any of her previous solo album songs. But I also sensed that the audience appreciated the musical talents of Danny White and Mark Reilly. The opening act, O'2L (pronounced O'Toole) was also appreciated by the audience, although I thought the keyboards were a little overpowering in volume, but what incredible musicians. I thik Now for the part that will have you eating your heart out, unless you shared a similar experience. It's what happened after the concert tonight that has me smiling from ear to ear and bursting to tell someone. For eating your heart out regarding Basia, click on this image link: http://www.timevoyagers.com/images/signed.jpg For eating your heart out regarding Danny and Mark, click on this image link: http://www.timevoyagers.com/images/MBsigned.jpg But, that's not all, and I don't think I'm going to be washing my cheek for a while. I met Basia after the concert and got a hug and kiss on the cheek from her. Her road manager was trying to rush her off to the limo, but she insisted on taking time with a few fans who braved cold temperatures to wait for her. What an incredibly sweet woman and so very humble in treating you like you're the most important person in her life at that moment! You know how you can sense that someone is a wonderful human being. There is something in her eyes and smile that tells you how special she is. My wife and I also got to meet and chat with Danny White and Mark Reilly and they couldn't have been any nicer. I was flattered that Danny asked my opinion about the technical aspects of the show such as sound levels and what I thought of particular albums they've recorded. Danny was curious how I managed to get a copy of Matt's Mood made in Germany and released in Europe months before the U.S. release which I of course told him I ordered over the Internet the day it went on sale. But the surreal and most memorable part of the evening will be Basia's hug and kiss on the cheek. It's just that I've been enjoying and inspired by her music for years, but she was an image in a photograph or on a video. Suddenly, she is embracing me. I find the moment quite extraordinary. It's quite an evening to comprehend in enjoying a bit of the past and expanding and deepening my appreciation of the synergy of Matt Bianco. As I told Danny, none of the music would work without the intricate and important contributions of each member of the trio. By the way, Peter White is appearing at the Keswick Theatre in a few weeks. Fred WOW, Fred!!!!! That is wonderful! How lucky you were to meet Miss T in person. You simply *have* to give us more details about what she looked like up close, how she sounded, what else she said, etc.! Lucky you! - -Sheryl ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:45:07 +0200 From: Mondony Subject: European Tour. I just have informations, reliable informations, concerning an European Tour. It seems that the group will perform in "festivals" in june and july. A concert could be planned in Paris but Universal France doesn't have a place. Hope there will be a solution...soon. Mondony ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:09:08 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: RE: enough already - --- 49ersphil <49ersphil@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > My post was aimed at anybody who crosses the line > from honest criticism to > personal attack on Mark or any other band member ie. > whoever compared him > to a "Spasticated Elf" and said words to the effect > of that he sounds like > he > sings with a "sockful of gravel down his throat". > Shame on you. I admit, they were over the top, but they were on point. I've used many phrases to convey Reilly's voice, and however crazy they sounded, they all went after the way I actually interpret his sound. Remember, these aren't published reviews. I'm not trying to be professional, and the odds of Mark Reilly ever reading them are between slim and none, and the odds of him giving two craps about what some doofus on a listserv thinks are zero. I don't believe there is anything shameful in saying what I said, and you wouldn't bat an eye had I said it in person at a gathering of friends. > My remark that such correspondants should be "boiled > in oil" was obviously > a joke but was inappropriate and I withdraw it > unreservedly. And though they were based on my opinion, I obviously do not think that Mark Reilly is in fact an elf with a neurological problem, nor that he has a kazoo lodged in his larynx (though that is due to a lack of direct evidence ;P ). > I don't really care what "JW" thinks of me and won't > until he revisits the > group in a time when there is no tour or new music > to talk about and has > something positive to say about something. I won't > hold my breath in the > meantime. I didn't know that I thought anything about you. This is a listserv, it's not the United Nations. This is so frustrating. Did you read my review of the Cleveland show? I gave it a very positive review. I said that I liked the MB songs better live and that the concert made several grow on me. I'm perfectly willing to admit when I'm wrong or apologize when I step out of line, but it really sucks to have people constantly attributing arguments to me that I didn't make, and in the above case, denying that I said things that I did. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:11:30 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: Re: The Beacon performance No, I'm the creep that has been dragging it down for about two weeks. ;) - --- Bill Roberts wrote: > > Oops. My mistake. I thought you were the creep who > has been dragging the > quality of this list down over the last several > months. > > > > Quoting j w : > > > > > --- 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:12:44 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: RE: my two cents on the billings That's certainly possible. I just think it's not very realistic of her (assuming it's what she was thinking, and I could be wrong about that). Like I said, had I been her, I wouldn't have addressed the issue. - --- Bill Roberts wrote: > > Maybe she was tired of the attitude that she has > seen at other concerts. She > can't be putting her fans down that want to hear her > material. It has to be > the fans that keep bringing negative energy to the > concerts that she was > addressing. > > > > Quoting j w : > > > > > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:17:54 -0700 (PDT) From: j w Subject: RE: enough already - --- Bill Roberts wrote: > The kinds of stupidity we have seen in many posts > recently attacking Mark only > support the view many outside the U.S. have of us, > i.e. that we are caught up > in our own little world and can't see anything > outside our own borders. You are the second person to attribute an anti-Mark opinion with a lack of worldliness. A bad voice is a bad voice. You like it, fine. But climb down from Mt. Pretentious, please. You have no idea what my or anyone else's opinions about world culture or politics or anything of that ilk are. Anti-Mark does not equal uneducated redneck working in his meth-lab. I don't think poorly of people who like his voice (though I worry about possible hearing damage they might have unknowingly sustained ;) ). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:53:03 -0700 From: "Steve Richardson" Subject: Fw: enough already I've gotta say a word or two in support of jw or anybody else who wants to speak their mind...as far as I know this list doesn't have any rules against stating one's opinion. Short of obscenity-laced tirades or threats of physical injury we can post anything from "Basia is perfection placed on earth by the gods" to "the album and concerts really stink, and they should all retire." As for the idea that Basia, Mark and Danny are going to read this list and run off and hide because of a few less than glowing remarks mixed in with the hundreds of statements of love and affection for them...let's just say very unlikely. As for the concern over what folks outside of the U.S. think of us...who cares? Besides, there is no "us" in the U.S. There are 250 million individuals, good, bad, and mostly somewhere in between. Anyone outside the borders who thinks they can put us all in a blender and decide what "an American" is, or what they believe, well that's an insulting, ridiculous notion. And not something that keeps me up at night. Steve R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Roberts" To: Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:57 AM Subject: RE: enough already > > Thanks for this post. It was a breath of fresh air. I for one am quite > pleased that Basia has re-appeared on the musical landscape and do not > want to > drive her back into silence with ill-advised and short-sighted attacks on > what > she is currently giving us. It is a LOT BETTER than the silence from her > that > we have endured over the last decade or so. > > The kinds of stupidity we have seen in many posts recently attacking Mark > only > support the view many outside the U.S. have of us, i.e. that we are caught > up > in our own little world and can't see anything outside our own borders. ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V10 #90 ***************************