From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V15 #284 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, December 1 2010 Volume 15 : Number 284 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 ] LA and Susan (not!) [Michael Mendelson ] Gift giving season is upon us [Michael Curry ] Re: Gift giving season is upon us [Sue Trowbridge ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:00:03 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Mirko Bulaja (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mirko Bulaja Sat November 30 1974 Block Juha Sorva Thu December 02 1976 Sagittarius Chip Lueck Thu December 05 1968 Sagittarius Lenore December 05 sagi Michele Wellck December 08 Sagittarius Jeremy J. Corry Fri December 11 1970 Sagittarius Renee Canada Tue December 13 1977 Sagittarius Julie C. Kammerzell Sun December 15 1968 Sagittarius/Scorpio combo Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti Sat December 15 1956 queen_nefertiti@prodigy.net Laura Clifford Tue December 17 1957 Sagittarius Dirk Kastens Tue December 17 1963 Sagittarius Milla Wed December 17 1975 Sagittarius Chris Schernwetter Tue December 17 1974 Sagittarius Sherry Haddock Sat December 17 1960 Sagittarius Tracy Benbrook Tue December 18 1973 Sagittarius Mark Lowry Mon December 22 1969 Capricarius Kay Cleaves Wed December 22 1976 Prancing Pony Uli Grepel Wed December 25 1968 Steinbock Joseph Wasicek Sat December 25 1976 Brown Eagle Stuart Castergine Mon December 30 1963 You Are Here - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:35:31 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Mendelson Subject: LA and Susan (not!) Meth writes: >Hi, Hi Meth! It's been too long! >The problem with LA is, if you don't already have enough fans to fill a venue, >it's going to be *really* hard to > >get a performance slot, >especially on a Friday or Saturday night. And you need to have a pre-existing >personal relationship with the > >bookers of the major clubs (Hotel >Cafe etc.) to have a prayer of getting in there any night of the week. LA is >such a closed secret society when > >it comes to its music venues, >it's disgusting. Yup, from the sounds of it, it really is disgusting. I already have seen quite clearly that Chicago was *much* better at getting low-profile artists in the door to develop a following. Then again, I do not attend nearly as many shows in LA. >As Birdie pointed out, you need to have a lot of lead time and a free Tuesday or >Wednesday night in order to > >get your toe in the LA door. Susan >only recently got a new booking agent, so I'm sure she didn't have a lot of lead >time to put this tour together. > >(Got a living room big enough to host her for a house concert? Get in touch >with her and take matters into > >your own hands! :) I wish! Do you know how much big living rooms cost in this ridiculous town? Geeeeesh. >Meredith :) It's just amazing to me that an artist as unequi-vocally talented as Susan isn't able to find somewhere in America's 2nd biggest metro area to perform once in a while. Esp. when she is already on the west coast. But maybe I'm just a dreamer... - -mjm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:50:27 -0500 From: Michael Curry Subject: Gift giving season is upon us It's that time of year again, and I was wondering of any ectophiles had compiled their "best of 2010" lists yet, to help guide me in my gift shopping (and gift requesting). I'm especially looking at you Neile! Michael ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:41:56 -0800 From: Sue Trowbridge Subject: Re: Gift giving season is upon us On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Michael Curry wrote: > It's that time of year again, and I was wondering of any ectophiles had > compiled their "best of 2010" lists yet, to help guide me in my gift > shopping (and gift requesting). It's too early to draw up a comprehensive best-of, but some of the albums I've played the most this year include the Scissor Sisters' "Night Work," LCD Soundsystem's "This is Happening," Spoon's "Transference" and Sharon Van Etten's "Epic." One of my favorite year-end musical round-ups is the NPR listener poll. So far they're only taking nominations: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/11/18/131408194/nominate-your-favorite-albums-of-2010 and there are over 1,000 comments posted on that blog entry (yikes), but on Dec. 1 -- hey, it's already Dec. 1 on the East Coast! -- they will have whittled them down to the top 100 or so and people can go in and vote for their choices. - --Sue ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V15 #284 ***************************