From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V11 #21 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, January 22 2005 Volume 11 : Number 021 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Subject: the trauma of silence ["London, Sherry" ] RE: the trauma of silence ["Green, Patrick" ] Here's the deal [Vickie Mapes ] Re: can someone get a Happy CD for me, please? [tyrs4u ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:00:15 -0800 From: "London, Sherry" Subject: Subject: the trauma of silence <>> Adam, I totally understand the abandonment you felt and it seems perfectly reasonable to me ...I appreciate the silence now and again but only when I chose to have that ambience. When you are expecting to have your posse along and they don't show up, of course you would feel lonely and lost. I have had that very same experience, it can be distressing..... Perhaps you need a spare battery ;-) sherry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:19:47 -0600 From: "Green, Patrick" Subject: RE: the trauma of silence Doug's sentiment I would echo, though it may not seem so Ecto. Imagine that the words and tunes (esp. many of Happy's) come not merely from the thoughts of the makers but from their soul. It is by technology that we get to share in their expression, but that technology also fills every moment of every day with this content from other beings. If left to your own devices, bereft of those man-made, you cannot hear the wonder of the world, then listen with your soul. Listen to the rhythm of the wheels on the road, the percussive rumble of feet on the go. There is music in this too, a music made by the instant of life's happening, audible only to those not so dependant on what is already known, but available to beings who feel safe on their own, alone with their own soul. After all when we depart, the "everlasting" part is more likely to be an experience and less of a show... where existence of the moment might overwhelm the constant soothing input we enjoy through headphones. psg - -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecto@smoe.org on behalf of Doug Sent: Thu 1/20/2005 6:03 PM To: Adam K Cc: Ecto Subject: Re: the trauma of silence > To say it was an inconvenience doesn't come close: I felt bereft. My > brain felt starved, my soul withered and the world looked a greyer, IMO you've been spoiled by music. There are plenty of things to see and hear in the outside world...you just have to open your eyes and ears enough. Look at the world with new eyes and listen to it with new ears. Even in the dullest of places there is something to appreciate. If you're not satisfied, work at it harder. - --Doug "Instructions are for people who don't know what they are doing" - Bob the Builder [ALERT] -- Access Manager: This email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. 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What if someone was going to come specifically to get the CD but then blew it off because they knew they could get the CD from Happy later? My own theory (Happy didn't say this or even hint at it) is that every time she plays, less people come to the show. The Tin Angel will stop booking her altogether if she can't get people to come. Again, that's my OWN theory, with no basis whatsoever on anything I've heard or read. She just really needs people to come to her shows*. In that particular spirit, people at the show will get first crack at the CDs. She didn't say how many there were, but I take it there aren't that many. Obviously, few people who want the CD will be able to make it to the show. Happy does understand that, but as far as selling them after the 29th to people who can't come and can't get one picked up that night, I got a "we'll see how many are left over at the end of the night" type answer. In other words, *maybe* there will be some for sale, but no guarantees. My own problem is that a) we're not sure what our financial situation will be. We might be cash-poor in Philly if Chris doesn't get paid for a job he's doing before we go. Our tickets and hotel are all paid for, and we'll have enough to eat lunch/dinner, but no extra, maybe. b) I don't have a PayPal account where I can receive funds (because I don't have a bank account. I know, we're weird). I do have a PayPal account, but I can only pay out (say if I buy something on e-Bay) via an online value-added credit card. Because I don't have a bank account, personal checks and Money Orders are useless to me. The Currency Exchange won't cash personal checks, and they charge to cash MOs. People should probably take brni (HI!) up on his offer. I'm willing and happy to do it, but it would be a bit convoluted. However, I won't do it for anyone who lives in the Philly/Baltimore/Washington/New York area unless you have a DAMNED good excuse for not coming to the show. :-) Here's what I can suggest for people in the US or people outside the US who trust their mail systems to get mail to Chicago by next Friday: if someone wants to send me a Money Order (*PAYABLE TO HAPPY RHODES*), I'll take it to Philly with me, give it to her and get the CD. When I get back to Chicago, I can mail it out. As far as postage, that's a problem, because it would cost more for me to cash in a Money Order for such a small amount than the CD postage itself. I don't know how much it costs to mail a CD, but it can't be much, unless someone wants it Priority or Express. One solution, at least for domestic mailings, would be to stick a couple dollars cash in the envelope (between folded pieces of paper so it doesn't show from the outside). Of course, I'm not going to charge for "handling." Another solution would be to send a stamped, self-addressed mailer. That would be easiest for me, but more work for you since you'd have to get 2 packages, put a CD in one, take it to the post office, weigh it, and find out how much it costs, then buy the stamps. It's up to you. Anyone outside the US should e-mail me directly, because I have an idea for you. Tell me if you have a PayPal account. (Marcel, e-mail me unless you've already made arrangements with brni) *Must remember to take CD player and headphones with me so I can listen to CD on the train on the way back to Chicago. Wheee!* Vickie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:34:04 -0800 (PST) From: tyrs4u Subject: Re: can someone get a Happy CD for me, please? Agreed ... I would like a copy myself. I'm thinking paypal or checks are gonna be flying through The Ecto... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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