From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V13 #64 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 Wednesday, April 8 2009 Volume 13 : Number 064 Today's Subjects: ----------------- re: [Dutchmarc 66 ] Re: re: ["Lonnie & Thelma" ] RE: Some impressions [Krysia Szurek ] Re: Some impressions ["Lonnie & Thelma" ] Re: Some impressions [John Flood ] Re: Some impressions ["Thelma & Lonnie" ] In the south of France [mondony ] In the south of France [mondony ] Oh, poor me (Borders fado) [Dutchmarc 66 ] RE: Oh, poor me (Borders fado) [Krysia Szurek ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:11:04 +0200 From: Dutchmarc 66 Subject: re: Hey Thelma, Been away for a week. Just read your news about your brother. My condoleances. The funeral was last Wednesday? How did the singing go? Take care. Marcus _________________________________________________________________ Krijg updates van je vrienden en blijf op de hoogte http://home.live.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:03:20 -0400 From: "Lonnie & Thelma" Subject: Re: re: At first I was asked to sing alone but considered the possibility of emotions getting too much attention so I ask for three others to join me making up a quartet. One of my five sons (who sang with a University Concert Choir in China and Mongolia last year) was there along with a sister-in-law and nephew accompanied by my sister. At the end of April I look forward to my family doing a song together at church. (except for the son in France) We sing. Lonnie has more of a Handel's "Messiah" voice and I have more of a "sit on a piano in a bar/nightclub" voice... although it would possibly break the piano. Thank you for your condolences... it all has the feelings of a dream. Thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dutchmarc 66" To: "Basia mailinglist" Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:11 AM Subject: re: > > Hey Thelma, > > > > Been away for a week. Just read your news about your brother. My > condoleances. > > The funeral was last Wednesday? How did the singing go? > > > > Take care. > > Marcus > > _________________________________________________________________ > Krijg updates van je vrienden en blijf op de hoogte > http://home.live.com - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: 04/06/09 18:59:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:19:50 +0200 From: Krysia Szurek Subject: RE: Some impressions Thelma, Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to your son :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? Krysia > From: funniest@bellsouth.net > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Some impressions > Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:57:47 -0500 > > > Beautiful Dennis... Where did I get the lyrics for "Oh Mama?" Were they > posted and then taken down? I have them but don't see them now on the > lyrics page.... ummm.... anyone know? I will send them to you if you want > Dennis. I have been thinking something like "more cowbells"... but with > "more Peter !" I love his guitar playing and was hoping that there was even > more on the CD. Thanks for all who sent thoughts about my brothers death. > Life has interesting timing. I seriously thought about Basia overcoming the > deaths in her life as I went through this time and I felt really strong. My > family is very funny and there was much laughter in the eulogy about my > brother. Thanks again, Thelma (who had a busy day learning of a son who > will serve 2 years in Romania as a missionary) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 9:12 PM > Subject: Some impressions > > > > > > Well, I've been listening off and on for over a week now and I just wanted > > to > > put a few thoughts down on (virtual) paper. > > > > My first impression is that the CD feels a bit like an extension of The > > Sweetest Illusion. And that's not a bad thing at all. Sure there is much > > new > > on it but it has that feel for me. We all know that it was quite > > underpromoted. Who knows what would have happened if it was a smash and > > she > > kept recording? Were some of these songs already kicking around? Whatever > > the > > case, I'm very happy with ITGA and it was well worth the wait. (Was it > > really > > 15 years?) I also hear flashes of LWNY on it. Makes me happy. > > > > What I keep listening to: > > > > If Not Now Then When - Have you ever heard a more perfect beginning of a > > song > > or for that matter beginning of an album? That song just grabs me and > > won't > > let go. When I first got the CD I decided to pop it into the player in the > > car > > while I ran some errands. I was alone and could crank it up. Those opening > > lyrics, that sweet voice, Peter's guitar tapestry woven around Basia, the > > horn > > section, the rhythm, the whole package makes it just about my all time > > favorite track by her. And Paul Booth did a masterful job channeling > > Ronnie > > Ross. Man, it sounded like he was there in the studio. > > > > Blame It On The Summer - A perfect C-Jazz track. Great lyrics, ideal > > tempo, > > fine solo work by Danny. It's a track made for radio. I've heard it on > > Sirius > > on the car radio and the mix and processing sound great. It should have a > > long > > life on the smooth jazz playlists. It's a very enjoyable song. > > > > Oh Mama - I wish the lyrics were on the website. I'm having trouble with a > > few > > parts. It's an intriguiging song. The young lady's voice is a perfect > > match > > for Basia. There's a lot of feeling in the track, real or otherwise, and > > it's > > kind of haunting to me. I'm glad I got the Border's version. This track > > was > > totally unexpected and absolutely made the purchase worthwhile. > > > > Clear Horizon - I always like this song and I like it even more now. I had > > to > > compare the original to this new version and, while similar, the latest > > recording sounds better to me. It's a bit more up tempo and less, I don't > > know, clunky. I'm not sure how to describe it. It seems to flow better. > > Another pleasant surprise on the Border's release. > > > > Those are the tracks I'm drawn to. I will listen more to the others and > > I'm > > sure appreciate them more over time. Now, about that tour... > > > > > > Dennis > > > > Join me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/482/6b6 > > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.41/2040 - Release Date: 04/03/09 > 17:54:00 _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:38:26 -0400 From: "Lonnie & Thelma" Subject: Re: Some impressions No... my fourth son is in France and the fifth son will go to Romania. He will move around to different cities for two years. He will do some intensive language study starting in July and then probably get there in September. I was touched when this son made something for Basia as a high school art project when he saw me making something for Basia. I gave both to her in Atlanta but she has probably gotten rid of it by now... you know how "celebs" put up with fan offerings... "those poor people..." (a quote from a movie) You can write me "offsmoe" to know where he is in Romania and that would be random cool for you two to meet. The son in France is still trying to find an olive tree... thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krysia Szurek" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Some impressions > > Thelma, > Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? > Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am > thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to your > son > :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? > > Krysia > > > >> From: funniest@bellsouth.net >> To: basia@smoe.org >> Subject: Re: Some impressions >> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:57:47 -0500 >> >> >> Beautiful Dennis... Where did I get the lyrics for "Oh Mama?" Were they >> posted and then taken down? I have them but don't see them now on the >> lyrics page.... ummm.... anyone know? I will send them to you if you >> want >> Dennis. I have been thinking something like "more cowbells"... but >> with >> "more Peter !" I love his guitar playing and was hoping that there was >> even >> more on the CD. Thanks for all who sent thoughts about my brothers >> death. >> Life has interesting timing. I seriously thought about Basia overcoming >> the >> deaths in her life as I went through this time and I felt really strong. >> My >> family is very funny and there was much laughter in the eulogy about my >> brother. Thanks again, Thelma (who had a busy day learning of a son who >> will serve 2 years in Romania as a missionary) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 9:12 PM >> Subject: Some impressions >> >> >> > >> > Well, I've been listening off and on for over a week now and I just >> > wanted >> > to >> > put a few thoughts down on (virtual) paper. >> > >> > My first impression is that the CD feels a bit like an extension of The >> > Sweetest Illusion. And that's not a bad thing at all. Sure there is >> > much >> > new >> > on it but it has that feel for me. We all know that it was quite >> > underpromoted. Who knows what would have happened if it was a smash and >> > she >> > kept recording? Were some of these songs already kicking around? >> > Whatever >> > the >> > case, I'm very happy with ITGA and it was well worth the wait. (Was it >> > really >> > 15 years?) I also hear flashes of LWNY on it. Makes me happy. >> > >> > What I keep listening to: >> > >> > If Not Now Then When - Have you ever heard a more perfect beginning of >> > a >> > song >> > or for that matter beginning of an album? That song just grabs me and >> > won't >> > let go. When I first got the CD I decided to pop it into the player in >> > the >> > car >> > while I ran some errands. I was alone and could crank it up. Those > opening >> > lyrics, that sweet voice, Peter's guitar tapestry woven around Basia, >> > the >> > horn >> > section, the rhythm, the whole package makes it just about my all time >> > favorite track by her. And Paul Booth did a masterful job channeling >> > Ronnie >> > Ross. Man, it sounded like he was there in the studio. >> > >> > Blame It On The Summer - A perfect C-Jazz track. Great lyrics, ideal >> > tempo, >> > fine solo work by Danny. It's a track made for radio. I've heard it on >> > Sirius >> > on the car radio and the mix and processing sound great. It should have >> > a >> > long >> > life on the smooth jazz playlists. It's a very enjoyable song. >> > >> > Oh Mama - I wish the lyrics were on the website. I'm having trouble >> > with a >> > few >> > parts. It's an intriguiging song. The young lady's voice is a perfect >> > match >> > for Basia. There's a lot of feeling in the track, real or otherwise, >> > and >> > it's >> > kind of haunting to me. I'm glad I got the Border's version. This track >> > was >> > totally unexpected and absolutely made the purchase worthwhile. >> > >> > Clear Horizon - I always like this song and I like it even more now. I >> > had >> > to >> > compare the original to this new version and, while similar, the latest >> > recording sounds better to me. It's a bit more up tempo and less, I >> > don't >> > know, clunky. I'm not sure how to describe it. It seems to flow better. >> > Another pleasant surprise on the Border's release. >> > >> > Those are the tracks I'm drawn to. I will listen more to the others and >> > I'm >> > sure appreciate them more over time. Now, about that tour... >> > >> > >> > Dennis >> > >> > Join me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/482/6b6 >> >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.41/2040 - Release Date: >> 04/03/09 >> 17:54:00 > > _________________________________________________________________ > News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! > http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: 04/06/09 18:59:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:29:48 -0400 From: John Flood Subject: Re: Some impressions My daughter is in France but if she found an olive tree(hard to do in downtown Paris!) she would probably uncork a bottle of wine, break off a chunk of baguette and start popping olives into her mouth! lol John Lonnie & Thelma wrote: > > No... my fourth son is in France and the fifth son will go to > Romania. He will move around to different cities for two years. He > will do some intensive language study starting in July and then > probably get there in September. I was touched when this son made > something for Basia as a high school art project when he saw me making > something for Basia. I gave both to her in Atlanta but she has > probably gotten rid of it by now... you know how "celebs" put up with > fan offerings... "those poor people..." (a quote from a movie) You > can write me "offsmoe" to know where he is in Romania and that would > be random cool for you two to meet. The son in France is still trying > to find an olive tree... thelma > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krysia Szurek" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:19 AM > Subject: RE: Some impressions > > >> >> Thelma, >> Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? >> Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am >> thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to >> your son >> :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? >> >> Krysia >> >> > > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: > 04/06/09 18:59:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:40:06 -0400 From: "Thelma & Lonnie" Subject: Re: Some impressions My son is in Angouleme now and one of the first things that he said about France was "Everybody REALLY does walk around with baguettes! ! !" thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Flood" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:29 AM Subject: Re: Some impressions > > My daughter is in France but if she found an olive tree(hard to do in > downtown Paris!) she would probably uncork a bottle of wine, break off a > chunk of baguette and start popping olives into her mouth! lol > John > > > Lonnie & Thelma wrote: >> >> No... my fourth son is in France and the fifth son will go to >> Romania. He will move around to different cities for two years. He >> will do some intensive language study starting in July and then >> probably get there in September. I was touched when this son made >> something for Basia as a high school art project when he saw me making >> something for Basia. I gave both to her in Atlanta but she has >> probably gotten rid of it by now... you know how "celebs" put up with >> fan offerings... "those poor people..." (a quote from a movie) You >> can write me "offsmoe" to know where he is in Romania and that would >> be random cool for you two to meet. The son in France is still trying >> to find an olive tree... thelma >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krysia Szurek" >> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:19 AM >> Subject: RE: Some impressions >> >> >>> >>> Thelma, >>> Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? >>> Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am >>> thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to >>> your son >>> :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? >>> >>> Krysia >>> >>> >> >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: >> 04/06/09 18:59:00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.45/2045 - Release Date: 04/07/09 06:41:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:14:05 +0200 From: mondony Subject: In the south of France Waow John...be careful with "clichi" ;-) !! Mondony (from south of France) John Flood a icrit : > > My daughter is in France but if she found an olive tree(hard to do in > downtown Paris!) she would probably uncork a bottle of wine, break off > a chunk of baguette and start popping olives into her mouth! lol > John > > > Lonnie & Thelma wrote: >> >> No... my fourth son is in France and the fifth son will go to >> Romania. He will move around to different cities for two years. He >> will do some intensive language study starting in July and then >> probably get there in September. I was touched when this son made >> something for Basia as a high school art project when he saw me >> making something for Basia. I gave both to her in Atlanta but she >> has probably gotten rid of it by now... you know how "celebs" put up >> with fan offerings... "those poor people..." (a quote from a movie) >> You can write me "offsmoe" to know where he is in Romania and that >> would be random cool for you two to meet. The son in France is still >> trying to find an olive tree... thelma >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krysia Szurek" >> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:19 AM >> Subject: RE: Some impressions >> >> >>> >>> Thelma, >>> Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? >>> Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am >>> thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to >>> your son >>> :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? >>> >>> Krysia >>> >>> >> >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: >> 04/06/09 18:59:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:40:27 +0200 From: mondony Subject: In the south of France Waow John...be careful with "cliche" ;-) !! Mondony (from south of France) John Flood a icrit : > > My daughter is in France but if she found an olive tree(hard to do in > downtown Paris!) she would probably uncork a bottle of wine, break off > a chunk of baguette and start popping olives into her mouth! lol > John > > > Lonnie & Thelma wrote: >> >> No... my fourth son is in France and the fifth son will go to >> Romania. He will move around to different cities for two years. He >> will do some intensive language study starting in July and then >> probably get there in September. I was touched when this son made >> something for Basia as a high school art project when he saw me >> making something for Basia. I gave both to her in Atlanta but she >> has probably gotten rid of it by now... you know how "celebs" put up >> with fan offerings... "those poor people..." (a quote from a movie) >> You can write me "offsmoe" to know where he is in Romania and that >> would be random cool for you two to meet. The son in France is still >> trying to find an olive tree... thelma >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krysia Szurek" >> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:19 AM >> Subject: RE: Some impressions >> >> >>> >>> Thelma, >>> Is the son that is going to Romania the one who is now in France? >>> Just wanted to tell you that Romania is a very beautiful country, I am >>> thinking to go to the mountains there. So maybe I can pay a visit to >>> your son >>> :-) Do you have any idea already where he would stay? >>> >>> Krysia >>> >>> >> >> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: >> 04/06/09 18:59:00 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:53:01 +0200 From: Dutchmarc 66 Subject: Oh, poor me (Borders fado) No luck with the Borders Cd. The (only) 13-track cd arrived in a cracked box, probably due to this thin envelope http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchmarc66/3421091747/ Marcus _________________________________________________________________ Nieuws, entertainment en de laatste roddels. Je vind het op MSN.nl! http://nl.msn.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:36:43 +0200 From: Krysia Szurek Subject: RE: Oh, poor me (Borders fado) Argh! That's too bad Marcus! The CD Japan packaging now seems to be very carefully taken off - when compared to Borders. It's quite a surprise that they haven't used at least bubble envelope, bastards! I still wonder if there's gonna be any extra song on Polish edition! Krysia (about to start preparing speach for the meeting of Poslish Camino de Santiago Friends Club ;-)) - ---------------------------------------- > From: dutchmarc66@hotmail.com > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Oh, poor me (Borders fado) > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:53:01 +0200 > > > No luck with the Borders Cd. The (only) 13-track cd arrived in a > cracked box, probably due to this thin envelope > http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchmarc66/3421091747/ > > > > Marcus > _________________________________________________________________ > Nieuws, entertainment en de laatste roddels. Je vind het op MSN.nl! > http://nl.msn.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Drag n dropGet easy photo sharing with Windows Live Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V13 #64 ***************************