From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V14 #71 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, June 10 2010 Volume 14 : Number 071 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Cleveland ["marzenie_99@yahoo.com" ] Re: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) ["marzenie_99@yahoo.co] Re: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) [ Subject: Re: Cleveland You guys are great- thank you. :) I have to thank all of you here, because without you the site would be nothing- especially now when I juggle little munchkin on the side! ;) I agree with a lot of what you said, thelma- my own voice sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks during "halftime", according to my darling husband, lol! Leslie - ----- Original Message ---- From: Thelma & Lonnie To: basia@smoe.org Sent: Tue, June 8, 2010 12:34:29 AM Subject: Re: Cleveland Yea... we should all chip in and buy Leslie a new car or something... just kidding... but I would if I could... Thanks for your report Dennis. I do worry about her singing so much... My voice was tired from just one show... (it is hard to try and over power the speakers at an outdoor venue... ) Ok.. Leslie... let's hear your report ! ! ! talk to us when you come back down.... thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Majewicz" To: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 10:48 PM Subject: Cleveland > > I'm sure Leslie will be writing her impressions of the Sunday shows soon. I > just wanted to get my thoughts in while they're still fresh. > > My wife, son and I attended both Sunday performances at Nighttown. Both shows > were marvelous. As others have written of the current tour, I was struck by > Basia's energy and range. She still has the chops, let there be no mistake. > The audience was enthusiastic and both shows were very well received. > > Here's the song list: > > (First show) > > If Not Now Then When > Drunk On Love > A Gift > Blame It On The Summer > Third Time Lucky > Waters Of March > Astrud > New Day For You > From Now On > Baby You're Mine > Cruisin' For Bruisin' > How Dare You > Time And Tide > Copernicus > [Encore] > > Half A Minute > Promises > > (Second show) > > It's That Girl Again > Reward > Drunk On Love > A Gift > Blame It On The Summer > Third Time Lucky > Waters Of March > Astrud > New Day For You > From Now On > Baby You're Mine > Cruisin' For Bruisin' > How Dare You > Miles Away > Time And Tide > Winners > > [Encore] > > Promises > > A very aggresive line up in my opinion. The band was hot, the Clarisse sisters > were spot on and Basia herself had such energy it was unbelievable. She sang > with passion, obviously enjoyed the evening and interacted very well with the > audience in the intimate venue. She seemed very much at ease in the setting. > One thing that made the evening for us was for the encore of the first show > she asked for requests. My son and I started yelling "Half A Minute!". She > turned to us and was a bit surprised I think, and made a comment about the > request (I don't remember what she said I was so shocked that she acknowledged > us) and they did the song. It was a magical moment for us! > > On the down side, we were less than thrilled with the venue. We're used to > concerts in an auditorium setting, not something like a school cafeteria. > There was much activity all around - people leaving their seats, wait staff > walking around, people taking flash pictures. And our seats for both > performances were about as bad as you could get. The main room, which is > crowded enough had two wings in a T shape off to both sides from the stage > area and we were in one of those wings. The sight lines were horrible and the > sound on the side we were on was dominated overwhelmingly by the drums, to the > point that we couldn't hear Danny's playing unless it was a solo bit. No > problems with the vocals, though. So, while the performaces were superb, I > would hesitate to attend a show in that setting. (The food was great, > however.) I think Leslie made out better with seating. > > We waited a long time after the show ('til midnight I think) and didn't see > Basia at all. Danny said she was tired and freshening up but we couldn't wait > any longer. We had a long day of travel and wanted to get back to the hotel > for some rest ourselves. Major disappointment there. This was my big chance to > say hello and get a picture. I also had my gold T&T disk to sign as well as > ESK-1276! I'd like to say maybe next time but who knows when that will be. > > All in all a couple of great shows but Nighttown was not my cup of tea. It was > a pleasure, though, to finally meet Leslie and Matt. They are really lovely > people and Leslie got a well deserved acknowledgement from Basia during the > second show for all her hard work on the website and for being the glue > keeping our mail list together. Well done Leslie! > > Dennis - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2924 - Release Date: 06/07/10 14:35:00 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:54:29 -0700 (PDT) From: "marzenie_99@yahoo.com" Subject: Re: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) "Sergio was also a force on stage" Argh, Giorgio. I'm sorry for some reason "Giorgio Serci" got morphed into "Sergio" Doh! Leslie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:38:56 -0400 From: Subject: Re: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) Wow Leslie, I got a correction before the original post! Have not seen your first yet, hope it comes soon... Dennis - ---- "marzenie_99@yahoo.com" wrote: > > "Sergio was also a force on stage" > > Argh, Giorgio. I'm sorry for some reason "Giorgio Serci" got morphed into "Sergio" Doh! > > Leslie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:01:34 -0700 From: "Steve Richardson" Subject: Fw: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) Me too, I got the correction, not the original. That happens to me fairly often on this list, though. steve R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:38 AM Subject: Re: my Cleveland experience (warning, epic length) > > Wow Leslie, I got a correction before the original post! Have not seen > your first yet, hope it comes soon... > > Dennis > > > ---- "marzenie_99@yahoo.com" wrote: >> >> "Sergio was also a force on stage" >> >> Argh, Giorgio. I'm sorry for some reason "Giorgio Serci" got morphed into >> "Sergio" Doh! >> >> Leslie ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V14 #71 ***************************