From: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org (believers-digest) To: believers-digest@smoe.org Subject: believers-digest V7 #87 Reply-To: believers@smoe.org Sender: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk believers-digest Tuesday, April 29 2003 Volume 07 : Number 087 In Today's believer's digest: ----------------- Re: believers-digest V7 #84 [Loris1127@aol.com] Re: believers-digest V7 #84 ["Tim Dunleavy" ] Amanda McBroom ["Ron Rosen" ] Re: Chicago Tonight [now last nite] [Carolyn Andre But my favorite thing was his beautiful pairing of Susan Werner's wry > ''Movie of My Life,'' in which Jonathan fantasizes about his world on the > silver screen, and its seamless segue into ''Stars,'' Janis Ian's poignant > meditation about fleeting fame this sounds wonderful! wish I could hear it! on another note, can someone tell me a bit about Amanda McBroom? I bought a car once in which the previous owner had left a stray cassette or 2 - one of them was a dubbed copy of an Amanda McBroom album - which cassette I loved and have long since lost. The album in question was half instrumentals (some covers) and half vocals, including something called "walk to Chatham" and a song about Dorothy and Oz. I had almost completely forgotten this tape, except for a passing thought during my recent move, and couldn't have come up with the artists name if I had tried. Any help here? Lori in (still) NH HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:28:53 -0400 From: "Tim Dunleavy" Subject: Re: believers-digest V7 #84 - ----- Original Message ----- From: > on another note, can someone tell me a bit about Amanda McBroom? I bought a > car once in which the previous owner had left a stray cassette or 2 - one of > them was a dubbed copy of an Amanda McBroom album - which cassette I loved > and have long since lost. The album in question was half instrumentals (some > covers) and half vocals, including something called "walk to Chatham" and a > song about Dorothy and Oz. I had almost completely forgotten this tape, > except for a passing thought during my recent move, and couldn't have come up > with the artists name if I had tried. Any help here? I have that cd!!! This is too weird!!! It's called "West of Oz" by Amanda McBroom and Lincolm Mayorga, from 1981. I remember enjoying it, although I admit I haven't listened to it in years. She's a very talented singer/songwriter, with some interesting, thoughtful songs. Best known for writing Bette Midler's big hit "The Rose" in 1979. She also does pretty well as an actress - she recently starred in a production of "Mame" in California, and I remember seeing her in a 1980 episode of "MASH" as a USO piano player who charms Dr. Winchester. - -Tim HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:21:18 -0700 From: "Ron Rosen" Subject: Amanda McBroom Christine Lavin does a song by Amanda McBroom called Errol Flynn. It's a great song about Amanda's father, David Bruce. Her father was a supporting actor in numerous films in the 50s. David Bruce apparently died an alcoholic after making dozens of films. The lyrics don't do justice to how moving the song is when you hear it. Amanda performs occasionally, probably mostly in California. Errol Flynn (by Amanda McBroom) In a hall On a wall In a house In Reseda A poster's held up By two nails And a pin It's my daddy the actor 'Bout to die with his boots on He's the man standing up there Beside Errol Flynn He got third or fourth billing At the end of each picture "And that don't mean much," He would say with a grin But he'd hold my hand tight As he pointed his name out Only four or five names Down below Errol Flynn. Fame it is fleeting And stars, they keep falling And staying right up there That's the business of art And luck kisses some Then she passes by others Dissapointment And bourbon Are hard on the heart. All the women and beers And the years with old Errol They took their toll And took me from his side And he kissed me goodbye At the old Union Station That's the last time I saw him And the last time I cried. Now I'm sitting alone In that house in Reseda Watching the late show As the moonlight shines in And up on the screen Here comes my daddy It's a sad funny feeling Now I'm older than him. All you daddys and daughters You sons and your mothers Remember life's over Before it begins Love one another And stand close together As close as my dad stood To old Errol Flynn Fame it is fleeting And stars, they keep falling And staying right up there That's the business of art And luck kisses some Then she passes by others Dissapointment And bourbon Are hard on the heart. All you daddys and daughters You sons and your mothers Life seems to be over Before it begins Love one another And stand close together As close as my dad stood To old Errol Flynn. HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:02:19 -0500 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: Re: Chicago Tonight [now last nite] At 12:08 AM 4/28/03, "Rick Jackson" wrote: >Here from Susan's home town, a few highlights from the second of two shows >at the Old Town School of Folk Music, double billed with Lucy Kaplansky: darn it! enough differences to make me regret buying tix to only the first show!! >**An upright bass player to accompany Susan on some songs. According to Susan's intro in the first show, he is Marian McPartland's (jazz piano, for those who don't recognize the name ... if you're inclined in that direction, definitely look her up on the web) bass player >**And a final, impromptu encore song: the Beatles "If I Fell," with Susan and >Lucy alternating lead and harmony. It sent shivers up my spine. Their show-closing encore song for the first show was "The Water is Wide". Alternating lead on the verses. Accompanied by the bass player (whose name STILL escapes me). And this version now ranks right up there with the amazing unaccompanied version of The Water is Wide that the Indigo Girls and Joan Baez performed when Joan was recording "Ring Them Bells"!! But the vocal intertwinings closing Lucy's set were just as amazing & a bit haunting - It was Lucy's song, Guinevere, which Susan sang harmonies on the chorus, and also eventually stepped in with some great guitar work as well. Regards, Carolyn Andre - --- candre@house-of-music.com Chicago, IL / USA Support Independent Music! Use the Internet http://house-of-music.com HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ End of believers-digest V7 #87 ****************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- This has been a posting from the Susan Werner believers-digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe believers-digest" in the body of the message