From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #105 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, April 26 2007 Volume 13 : Number 105 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] some new stuff on heavy rotation [gordodo@optonline.net] First Happy Experience [Andrew McMichael ] Re: First Happy Experience [Michele ] new Mila Drumke and more from 2006 (Natalie MacMaster, Rodrigo y Gabriela) ["JoAnn Whetsell" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:00:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************* Christine Waite (no Email address) ******************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Christine Waite Tue April 25 1972 Taurus Matt Adams Thu April 26 1962 Taurus Brad Hutchinson Tue April 28 1964 What sign? Geoff Parks Sun April 30 1961 Taurus Marty Lash Sat May 01 1948 Taurus Barney Parker Fri May 02 1986 happy cat Gray Abbott Tue May 03 1955 Suprised Tamar Boursalian Tue May 03 1966 Taurus Richard A. Holmes May 07 Taurus Steve Ito Fri May 08 1970 DA Bull... Brian Gregory Thu May 09 1963 Eclectic Catherine Sundnes Sat May 09 1970 Very Catzy Heidi Maier Wed May 10 1978 Taurus Kris the boy Fri May 11 1979 Taurus Patrick Varker Wed May 12 1954 Torius Philip David Morgan Sat May 12 1962 Chinese Tiger in Bull Clothing Steve Fagg Tue May 13 1958 Nightwol Karel Zuiderveld Fri May 13 1960 Stier Michael Colford Wed May 16 1962 Taurus Christopher Boek Tue May 19 1970 Taurus Julia Macklin Mon May 20 1968 ethereus Yngve Hauge Fri May 21 1971 Gemini Lisa Laane Tue May 22 1973 Gemini Jewel Kilcher Thu May 23 1974 The Gem - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:06:14 +0000 (GMT) From: gordodo@optonline.net Subject: some new stuff on heavy rotation Mother Mother - Touch Up great peppy songs with intricate boy/girl harmonies - perfect upbeat driving music (kind of like the Wailin Jennys or Be Good Tanyas on speed) Amy Annelle - A School of Secret Dangers I dont know how I missed this one (came out a number of years ago)...lovely hushed vocals, minimal without being boring, sheer perfection...(also has a few great albums out as The Places) Chungking - Hungry Years gorgeous trip hop Bermuda Triangle Service - High Swan Dive mazzy star meets tarnation/paula frazer. I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends not my typical listening, but catchy as hell and a great records ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:08:15 +0100 From: Andrew McMichael Subject: First Happy Experience Hi everyone, I'm just playing catch-up over the last few days and have seen all the comments about everyone's first Happy experience. First of all, thanks Alberto for a wonderful post. You articulated many of my feelings about Happy, probably better than I ever could. I was/am a huge Kate fan, and hadn't heard of Happy back in '94 when I started writing to a fellow fan who lives in the USA (I'm from Scotland!). She kept on saying, 'You'll really like her!', so I accepted her offer of some tapes - basically the whole catalogue at that time was sent to me! I commuted alot in those days to work and evening classes, so my personal stereo was my friend. The timing was perfect, and I became intimately attached to this amazingly clear voice and the depth of the lyrics. Something about the intonation of Happy's voice, she sounds so intelligent and knowing yet vulnerable within the same song. A moment I'll remember is walking along a path to my place of work and hearing 'Mother Sea', almost like it was for the first time. It just clicked, suddenly became twice as beautiful in my ears than it had ever been over the three or four times I'd heard it before, and I just thought, 'Why is this woman not famous??'. If Kate Bush had written and recorded that song, it would be lauded. I'll always thank my penfriend from those days for introducing me to Happy (and Tori as it happens!), and I had the pleasure of seeing real Happy CDs when I went over to see her a few years later. Scouring the record shops in America to find Happy CDs was a very special thrill! There is something to be said for being part of a small group. I know I'm lucky in loving what I do, not just because (from a neutral standpoint he said, pompously) I believe it actually IS wonderful music, but because it moves me. And there are many people out there who just aren't that wired that way. Unlucky for them. I feel a bit more detached from things as a Happy fan, living in the UK - sometimes I think I'm the only one! To see her live is one of my ambitions in life actually.. I'd move heaven and earth to make the trip over, I'd even go by myself if need be! Thanks Vickie for posting those lyric notes - fascinating! And thanks everyone else for keeping Ecto alive, long may it continue. Andrew McMichael ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:09:03 -0700 From: Michele Subject: Re: First Happy Experience On 4/25/07, Andrew McMichael wrote: > > > I commuted alot in those days to work and evening classes, so my personal > stereo was my friend. The timing was perfect, and I became intimately > attached to this amazingly clear voice and the depth of the lyrics. > Something about the intonation of Happy's voice, she sounds so intelligent > and knowing yet vulnerable within the same song. > "...intelligent and knowing yet vulnerable within the same song." Wow. For me, that's the best summation I've ever seen. You said it so much better than I've been able to articulate. Thanks, Andrew!! Michele in Silicon Valley, who first heard Happy's music playing in a book/music store in Anchorage, AK and immediately asked the clerk "who's THIS???" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:29:06 -0400 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: new Mila Drumke and more from 2006 (Natalie MacMaster, Rodrigo y Gabriela) Mila Drumke - Radiate I first heard a couple of songs from Radiate (My Big Holiday, and possibly Cliff House) at a concert in NYC in 2003. Mila talked about her experience living in California where she had gone to be with her younger sister while she was dying of brain cancer. The album was expected that summer, but instead it wasn't released until 2006. It was worth the wait. On first listen, it's a quieter album than her most recent studio release, Illinois, more subdued. But on subsequent listens a lot of the songs burn with the kind of intensity and tension that make Illinois so good. Lyrically, they are joyful, bittersweet, bright, heavy, and most of all, full of life, all the shades of life that facing death brings out. This may not be a lively album, but it is life-affirming. We should all be so lucky to receive such a beautiful tribute after we're gone. Natalie MacMaster - Yours Truly Yours Truly, Natalie's latest studio offering, could be said to have 2 parts. The first (tracks 1-6) are high energy, her most rocking work ever, with wailing electric guitars and bagpipes. I love Natalie's ability to showcase the musicians in her band without overshadowing herself. In the middle, separating the two halves is "Danny Boy," sung by Michael McDonald. I don't think I've listened to the whole thing even once, but it should be noted I've never cared for this song. The second half (tracks 8-11) is somewhat gentler and quieter than the first half, and generally more traditional. It ends with "Interlude," on which Natalie thanks her fans and collaborators, etc., over a pleasant fiddle playing. A nice thought, but rather sentimental, and sappy. However it's short, and she did have the good sense to put it last (though it would have been even better off as a hidden track). Overall, an excellent and highly engaging album, the 2 missteps hardly mar it. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela Anyone interested in world or instrumental guitar music REALLY needs to check out this duo from Mexico who play "acoustic, metal-tinged flamenco-folk." NPR story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9693293 JoAnn np: "Earth Intruders," from Bjork's forthcoming album, at http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/20070419/ _________________________________________________________________ MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter to win today. http://msnconcertcontest.com?icid-nceltontagline ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:32:00 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Punctuation problems Silly tangent question - Can I do the same thing in Excel to get rid of those pesky automatic hyperlinks? Thanks! neal np: Mindjer - Nino Galissa (from Brazil) . >Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:29:46 -0600 >To: ecto@smoe.org >From: neal copperman >Subject: Re: Punctuation problems >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >Hey, that's awesome! I always wanted to know how to turn off those >damn hyperlinks! I learned how to get rid of them, but not how to >keep them from happening at all. And it was great to get rid of the >Autocomplete that tried to insert "Office 2004 Test Driver" into my >documents all the time. > >Thanks Michael! > >neal > >np: La Chanson Perdue - Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie > >. > >At 8:03 PM -0700 4/22/07, Michael Pearce wrote: >>At 1:55 AM -0400 4/21/07, Alberto wrote: >> >>>Re-posted... sorry, the punctuation thing was bugging >>>me and I think I cleared it up. Something happens when >>>composing in Word and then pasting into a mail >>>document. This should be a little more coherent. >> >>Yup, happens to a lot of Word users (and other Microsoft products). >>The key to fixing this is to go to the Tools menu, look for >>Autoformat. Under there are two tabs, one for Autocorrect as you >>type and the other just plain Autocorrect. (Acutally, I may have >>the two words reversed). In any event, uncheck the boxes for >>"smart" quotes and you will get standard ones that don't fall apart >>in email. >> >>While you are there, you can also uncheck the options that convert >>text into symbols and formatting: _italic_ to real italic, *bold* >>to real bold, and Internet Hyperlinks. The last one is a real >>nuisance - you can't type an email address without making it >>clickable, which makes it hard to edit when you make a spelling >>error. Strangely enough, I just today taught a class that involved >>showing people how to turn off those options. They are buried in >>Word, Excel, Entourage, and probably Outlook as well. >> >>Michael ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #105 ***************************