From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V10 #119 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, May 12 2005 Volume 10 : Number 119 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Mark Reilly pseudo-bashing, again [Bill Roberts ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 07:35:44 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Mark Reilly pseudo-bashing, again Stephen, I hope you don't think my post was bashing Mark. And anyway, "pseudo" means "false", so "pseudo-bashing" would mean false-bashing. Bill R. Quoting Stephen Ylvisaker : > > You folks should take a listen to Kurt Elling to develop a new appreciation > for Mark Reilly. > > Stephen > > > >> AnMarkists - People who want to blow everything up, and turn this > >> list into > >> chaos. > >> > >> Bill R. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:30:22 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Flint Center Show > The Flint Center does have a quirk. The speaker racks, above and on each > side of the stage, seem to be designed to project the voice out to the > back of the house, which is great, but everyone in front of Row E > couldn't hear the voices as well as we'd have liked The secret to getting the best sound at any concert is to sit near the sound board. That's why I sat in the balcony in Atlanta. I was near the board up there. Sounded absolutely phenomenal. Not the best view, mind you, but good enough for me. - - Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Stephen Ylvisaker > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 2:01 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Flint Center Show > > > > Hi! > > Leslie you were missed last night. Hi to Renee and Marisol! You > ladies have very patient husbands to have waited with you at the > stage door, in the rain. I hope they now understand just how > special Basia is. > > It was a fantastic show! I really enjoyed some of those old Matt > Bianco songs I'd never heard before. I think Basia was singing > better than ever. Mark Reilly has his own special sort COOL, and > he really had it going on last night. Everyone was really "tight." > > The Flint Center does have a quirk. The speaker racks, above and > on each side of the stage, seem to be designed to project the > voice out to the back of the house, which is great, but everyone > in front of Row E couldn't hear the voices as well as we'd have liked. > > I also waited at the stage door. I enjoyed meeting and talking to > several people there. I thoroughly enjoyed talking with the > drummer, Mark Parnell. Because I was enjoying the conversation I > didn't get in the press of people trying to get autographs and > photos of Basia, Danny and Mark. However, I got Basia's autograph > and talked to Danny back on the TSI tour, so I didn't really miss > out. I asked Mark Parnell about the earpieces, and he verified > that they replaced the stage monitors. He also said his > headphones were for the "click," or beat, track, and the drawback > was he couldn't hear the audience appreciation for his solo. Mark > also verified that some added instruments were used with the > computer. For example, at the end of the third song a cello sound > was used. The electric guitar player, Tim Cansfield, might have > been able to alter his sound to play it, but he wasn't playing > the same thing. Mark said they didn't use very much MIDI, but > they did have some, where they felt ! > is was important. I think Danny made wise and sparing use of the MIDI. > > All in all, an indelible evening. > > Stephen > > -- > This email was brought to you by GNS2000.com > http://www.gns2000.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V10 #119 ****************************