From: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org (dads-yard-digest) To: dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Subject: dads-yard-digest V7 #12 Reply-To: dads-yard@smoe.org Sender: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk dads-yard-digest Saturday, March 12 2005 Volume 07 : Number 012 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [dads-yard] Catie the Storyteller [woodelldc@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:41:36 -0500 From: woodelldc@aol.com Subject: [dads-yard] Catie the Storyteller OK, so maybe it's the diminishing hormones at this stage of my life, but I was listening to "I Don't Cry Anymore," and getting a little misty-eyed. I don't know about you-all, but there's something about that song that is soooo poignant. I think it even would make a great movie, the kind you see on Sundance or IFC. (In her younger days, Clea Duvall would have played a great lead character; now, I think she'd be great as the adult flashing back to that time.) As a matter of fact, I find that many of my favorite Catie songs are those that could easily translate into short stories and/or films: Larry, Dad's Yard, Memphis (Clea could play the lead in that one, too!); even River Winding could make a good PBS documentary, eh? So, a few questions/thoughts to this much-too-quiet gathering: First, what are your favorite Catie story-songs, the ones you think would make good short stories/novellas/novels/films? Any casting ideas on any of these? Also, has anyone engaged in any fan-fic writing of Catie songs? I mean, it's not like you get to write the beginning, middle and end, but she does allow for plenty of wiggle room and fleshing out of the stories. Finally, does anyone know how receptive Catie would be to a compilation of said writings? I know that some other artists have had fans make tribute cds of their music, but Catie's music really lends itself to the written word. Talk amongst yourselves! Deb ------------------------------ End of dads-yard-digest V7 #12 ******************************