From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #496 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, May 24 2008 Volume 13 : Number 496 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 ] Re: Now, I know/It's not really ecto/But I like it ... or....Okkervill River at the Borderline [] Any bay area folks want to go see Noe Venable at Villa Montalvo tonight? [jessica spurling Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************** Jewel Kilcher (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jewel Kilcher Thu May 23 1974 The Gem Chandra Sriram Thu May 27 1971 Gemini Taina Sahlander Mon May 28 1973 Gemini Urs Stafford Thu May 31 1973 Give Way Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset Alex Gibbs Thu June 08 1967 Betelgeuse Gleb Zverev Tue June 09 1964 Gemini Sonja Juchniewich Mon June 10 1963 Pegasus Joerg Plate Mon June 12 1967 Gemini Chris Montville Tue June 13 1978 Gemini Ectoplasm (original name) Mailing List Thu June 13 1991 Fuzzier blue Paul Huesman Wed June 14 1967 coffee drinker Mark R. Susskind Wed June 15 1966 Gemini Dave Upham Sun June 15 1958 Gemini Mike Matthews Mon June 16 1969 Pr. SAFH Albert Philipsen Mon June 17 1968 Gemini Neal R. Copperman Thu June 17 1965 Gemini Susan Kay Anderson Tue June 17 1969 Gemini Ecto-The Mailing List Tue June 18 1991 Fuzzy blue Tracy Barber Mon June 18 1956 Gemini Greg Dunn Thu June 18 1953 + Paul Blair Thu June 18 1964 Objectivist Mike Connell Sat June 18 1955 Apollo David Lubkin Fri June 20 1958 OurLady Marisa Wood Fri June 20 1969 Gemini Cheri Villines Sun June 20 1965 Gemini-Leo rising Ray Misra Sat June 20 1970 Gemini Nik Popa Sun June 22 1969 Cancer Teresa VanDyne Thu June 23 1960 Cancer - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:10:17 +0000 (GMT) From: gordodo@optonline.net Subject: Re: Now, I know/It's not really ecto/But I like it ... or....Okkervill River at the Borderline there's a new shearwater coming out in a few weeks - from amazon's description:"his bold, soaring voice still anchors the songs, which broaden his pastoral prog-folk chaotic celestial mindfuckery into new realms"i've got a few of the older shearwater albums (and have been meaning to get Palo Santo for a while)...looks like the new one is on the to get list as well, purely based on the description abovenp Laura Nyro - new York Tendaberry----- Original Message -----From: gaseous clay Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:54 pmSubject: Re: Now, I know/It's not really ecto/But I like it ... or....Okkervill River at the BorderlineTo: ecto@smoe.org> one time at band camp, Sue Trowbridge (trow@interbridge.com) said:> > >Coincidentally, I just saw Shearwater (which began as an Okkervil> >River side project) and had the same reaction. Their new album ROOK> >will be out in early June. I almost think Shearwater could > qualify as> >"male ecto," since the lead singer has an achingly beautiful falsetto> >that comes out on many of their songs.> >MP3 available here: http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=1275> > i think the fact that shearwater's drummer, thor harris, also > played with> ingrid karklins automatically qualifies them!> > caught them once opening for (if i remember correctly) robyn hitchcock> and they were very impressive. in fact, i prefer them to okkervil> river.> > woj> > n.p. laura veirs - saltbreakers> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:10:59 -0700 From: jessica spurling Subject: Any bay area folks want to go see Noe Venable at Villa Montalvo tonight? I've got two extra tickets to Noe (with My Brightest Diamond) tonight at Villa Montalvo. If there are any bay area ectofolk who'd like to join us, please let me know! - -jessica ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:55:31 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: Fwd: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Change the Way the World Funds Music In follow-up to the 1000 True fans discussion, here is model that is in the early stages. neal . >The Tune Your World model is not a loan (like the kiva.org model) Lending >would require an extensive network of local banking institutions around the >world (which kiva has). It is not a contribution either. Each artist creates >a set of 'products' that you receive in return for the amount of funding you >give. For example: give the artist $10 and you receive an advance download >copy of their album once it is released. give the artist $25 and you get the >download copy of the album plus tickets to a show, give the artist $1,000 >and they will come and do a private performance in your living room... > >The artist can be very creative in what they offer their fans. and can fund >more than just a recording. > >Here is one example: We've been working with Feliciano dos Santos who is >from Mozambique and is the leader of the group Massukos. He just won the >Goldman Environmental Prize because of his work promoting sanitation, water >quality and other health care programs in Northern Mozambique. In his case >we're also collaborating with an NGO so that when you contribute to >Massuko's fund you can distribute a new Health Care book that dos Santos >co-authored or build an ecological toilet in Mozambique. > >http://www.tuneyourworld.com/profile/Massukos > >Part of our strategy is based on Kevin Kelly's notion that an artist only >needs 1,000 'true fans' -- and the microfinance platform is built on a >social network platform that will help artists develop and engage with their >true fan network. > >we've also developed a musicians' micro-funding widget that the artists (and >fans) can place on any site or blog. > >This is pioneering work -- and we're just getting started to explore this >model > >so other advice, questions, challenges are most welcome!! > >www.tuneyourworld.com > >brad ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #496 ***************************