From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V2 #11 Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org Sender: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk good-noise-digest Friday, January 22 1999 Volume 02 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Music [ThePsyche@aol.com] Re: Music [Kris Pancoast ] Re: Music [eer20@hermes.cam.ac.uk] Re: Music [SMOKEY596@aol.com] Re: Music [Jay Votel ] Re: Music [Frank_R_Elia@dlc.dqe.com] Re: Music [Greg Steele ] John's show in Austin- 1/20/99 [John Richard ] Somerville Concert 02/06/99 ["Ethan & Summerset Banks" Subject: Re: Music ThePsyche@aol.com wrote: > > Hello friends. > > I am on a similar email list for singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Someone there > posted a question: He had just been dumped and was hurting....what song did > others recommend to help him through this tough time. > > People had good suggestions. I chucked when I started to think of John's > music. I mean it might be easier to suggest which one to NOT play if you are > going through a *dumping*. I mean, land of The Bottom Line just about covers > it all...the total blue funk of a life right there on one CD. > > So I am going to pose a question that I posed about 6 months back that did not > get much response....I will try again. > > John is an artist with the use of the English language. He can turn a phrase > like no one else can. I have my favorite Gorka lines and wondered if you all > do as well. I have a fantasy of starting a line of *Gorka Wear* with some of > these lines on the clothing. > > i.e. Life is full of disappointment, yes, and I am full of life. > He was the kind to look for work, although not the kind to find it. > I was standing on the corner in the shadow of doubt. > I was bread for the occasion, but Iiiiiiiiii didn't rise (I know I > misspelled bred) > > The list could get quite long....add your own. > > Be well. Adios, Bryn One of my favorite Gorka lines is "No I'm not sick this time, I'm just bored of health". Don't know how appropriate that would be for "Gorka Wear", but it's one that sticks with me. Peace, Kris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:59:53 -0500 From: eer20@hermes.cam.ac.uk Subject: Re: Music Though I'm usually just a passive observer, I can't help myself on this subject: "Pittsburgh has the Steelers, and the Pirates, and the thieves." also, nearly every lyric of "I don't feel like a train" never fails to crack a smile. For what it's worth, -Eric - --On Thursday, January 21, 1999, 12:12 PM -0500 "Kris Pancoast" wrote: > ThePsyche@aol.com wrote: >> >> Hello friends. >> >> I am on a similar email list for singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Someone there >> posted a question: He had just been dumped and was hurting....what song did >> others recommend to help him through this tough time. >> >> People had good suggestions. I chucked when I started to think of John's >> music. I mean it might be easier to suggest which one to NOT play if you are >> going through a *dumping*. I mean, land of The Bottom Line just about covers >> it all...the total blue funk of a life right there on one CD. >> >> So I am going to pose a question that I posed about 6 months back that did not >> get much response....I will try again. >> >> John is an artist with the use of the English language. He can turn a phrase >> like no one else can. I have my favorite Gorka lines and wondered if you all >> do as well. I have a fantasy of starting a line of *Gorka Wear* with some of >> these lines on the clothing. >> >> i.e. Life is full of disappointment, yes, and I am full of life. >> He was the kind to look for work, although not the kind to find it. >> I was standing on the corner in the shadow of doubt. >> I was bread for the occasion, but Iiiiiiiiii didn't rise (I know I >> misspelled bred) >> >> The list could get quite long....add your own. >> >> Be well. Adios, Bryn > > One of my favorite Gorka lines is "No I'm not sick this time, I'm just > bored of health". Don't know how appropriate that would be for "Gorka > Wear", but it's one that sticks with me. > > Peace, > > Kris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:01:08 EST From: SMOKEY596@aol.com Subject: Re: Music In response to Bryn's question, as well as the poor fellow who was dumped..."I'm sad and I'm angry and armed with a broken heart." Kathy Bloomington, IN ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:21:53 -0500 From: Jay Votel Subject: Re: Music Right now, I like this one: "Wisdom exists, it has an elegant glow; it mostly consists of what you know you don't know." I could go on and on, but "like my watch, I'm a little slow." - -- Jay Votel eer20@hermes.cam.ac.uk wrote: > Though I'm usually just a passive observer, I can't help myself on this > subject: > > "Pittsburgh has the Steelers, and the Pirates, and the thieves." > > also, nearly every lyric of "I don't feel like a train" never fails to crack > a smile. > > For what it's worth, > -Eric > > --On Thursday, January 21, 1999, 12:12 PM -0500 "Kris Pancoast" > wrote: > > > ThePsyche@aol.com wrote: > >> > >> Hello friends. > >> > >> I am on a similar email list for singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Someone > there > >> posted a question: He had just been dumped and was hurting....what song > did > >> others recommend to help him through this tough time. > >> > >> People had good suggestions. I chucked when I started to think of John's > >> music. I mean it might be easier to suggest which one to NOT play if you > are > >> going through a *dumping*. I mean, land of The Bottom Line just about > covers > >> it all...the total blue funk of a life right there on one CD. > >> > >> So I am going to pose a question that I posed about 6 months back that > did not > >> get much response....I will try again. > >> > >> John is an artist with the use of the English language. He can turn a > phrase > >> like no one else can. I have my favorite Gorka lines and wondered if you > all > >> do as well. I have a fantasy of starting a line of *Gorka Wear* with > some of > >> these lines on the clothing. > >> > >> i.e. Life is full of disappointment, yes, and I am full of life. > >> He was the kind to look for work, although not the kind to find it. > >> I was standing on the corner in the shadow of doubt. > >> I was bread for the occasion, but Iiiiiiiiii didn't rise (I know I > >> misspelled bred) > >> > >> The list could get quite long....add your own. > >> > >> Be well. Adios, Bryn > > > > One of my favorite Gorka lines is "No I'm not sick this time, I'm just > > bored of health". Don't know how appropriate that would be for "Gorka > > Wear", but it's one that sticks with me. > > > > Peace, > > > > Kris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:21:08 -0500 From: Frank_R_Elia@dlc.dqe.com Subject: Re: Music My personal favorite doesn't have any special meaning for me, but it was the first line I had ever heard John sing, as I had bought the CD just based on his red shoelaces. The first few words "I met her in the summer time..." and I'm thinking, sarcastically, 'that's original. I've never heard that line before'. Then it was followed with "... when her arms, were the color of silence". I was hooked. another favorite "...some rabbit's feet can rub you raw" ThePsyche@aol.com on 01/21/99 09:43:28 AM Please respond to good-noise@smoe.org To: GOOD-NOISE@smoe.org cc: (bcc: Frank R Elia/DLC) Subject: Music Hello friends. I am on a similar email list for singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Someone there posted a question: He had just been dumped and was hurting....what song did others recommend to help him through this tough time. People had good suggestions. I chucked when I started to think of John's music. I mean it might be easier to suggest which one to NOT play if you are going through a *dumping*. I mean, land of The Bottom Line just about covers it all...the total blue funk of a life right there on one CD. So I am going to pose a question that I posed about 6 months back that did not get much response....I will try again. John is an artist with the use of the English language. He can turn a phrase like no one else can. I have my favorite Gorka lines and wondered if you all do as well. I have a fantasy of starting a line of *Gorka Wear* with some of these lines on the clothing. i.e. Life is full of disappointment, yes, and I am full of life. He was the kind to look for work, although not the kind to find it. I was standing on the corner in the shadow of doubt. I was bread for the occasion, but Iiiiiiiiii didn't rise (I know I misspelled bred) The list could get quite long....add your own. Be well. Adios, Bryn ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:11:02 -0500 From: Greg Steele Subject: Re: Music ThePsyche@aol.com wrote: > > Hello friends. > > I am on a similar email list for singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Someone there > posted a question: He had just been dumped and was hurting....what song did > others recommend to help him through this tough time. > > People had good suggestions. I chucked when I started to think of John's > music. I mean it might be easier to suggest which one to NOT play if you are > going through a *dumping*. I mean, land of The Bottom Line just about covers > it all...the total blue funk of a life right there on one CD. > > So I am going to pose a question that I posed about 6 months back that did not > get much response....I will try again. > > John is an artist with the use of the English language. He can turn a phrase > like no one else can. I have my favorite Gorka lines and wondered if you all > do as well. I have a fantasy of starting a line of *Gorka Wear* with some of > these lines on the clothing. > > i.e. Life is full of disappointment, yes, and I am full of life. > He was the kind to look for work, although not the kind to find it. > I was standing on the corner in the shadow of doubt. > I was bread for the occasion, but Iiiiiiiiii didn't rise (I know I > misspelled bred) > > The list could get quite long....add your own. > > Be well. Adios, Bryn All the contributions have been great lines. Here's a few that I particularly love: "It got so bad I just didn't try no more, a heatless low head of esteem..." "And I need a lot of sleep, because I have a lot of dreams..." "If you live your life with your baggage packed, it seems you leave more often than you come back" "I don't have any wings, but there are nights when I can fly..." And of course the best: "I saw a stranger with your hair, tried to make her give it back..." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:11:25 -0600 From: John Richard Subject: John's show in Austin- 1/20/99 Hey, folks. I thought I'd write to tell you about the concert last night. I was fortunate enough to be at John's first concert of 1999, at the Cactus Cafe here in Austin, TX. He's playing again tonight, but I don't have the money to go (poor college student). :( Well, it was outstanding, of course. He opened with "Like my Watch" and "I'm from New Jersey", and it just got better from there. He played a good mix of old and new, peppering his performance with six songs from the new album ("Cypress Trees", "Wisdom", "After Yesterday", "When the Ice Goes Out", "When He Cries"). He did "Thorny Patch" for his second encore, and it was wonderful. He mentioned that the song was written in 7/4 time, and he quipped that he definitely must have been in a thorny patch to write a song in that time signature. As a guitar player, I took advantage of my front row seats to check out his playing technique, which has never been better. Uh, let's see, what else can I say? He talked a lot about his baby boy, but when someone in the audience asked what the boy's name was, John said "It's Bocephus Mahatma Sinatra. We call him Hank". As with most concerts where he adopts the "chaos" approach, he took many mental and verbal requests, and I was pleased that he played the song I requested ("I Know"). The Cactus is a great venue, very intimate (only hold about 150 people, I think), and if John comes to your town, I highly recommend you get out and see him. He's at his best and his jolliest! I got to meet and talk with him a bit after the show (a first for me), and got him to sign my CD. He's really a lot of fun to talk to. That's the report from here in Austin. Oh, and here's MY favorite lyric of John's: "It's America's own strange disease, how we merchandise our tragedies" Oh, and Bryn, John says "hi". - -JWR ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:49:48 -0500 From: "Ethan & Summerset Banks" Subject: Somerville Concert 02/06/99 We are going to the Gorka concert at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Mass on 02/06. Anyone have tips on parking or anything else that might be pertinent for us heading down there? Anyone know who he is including in his ensemble on this tour? Will it pretty much be John sans band, or does he keep a troupe with him? Ethan & Summerset Banks in Manchester, NH ICQ: Ethan-15759236 Summerset-22493767 Home Page: http://www.gsinet.net/~banks1/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:24:12 -0600 From: "John W. Richard, Jr." Subject: Re: Somerville Concert 02/06/99 I'm not sure if the Austin, TX show is indicative of his entire tour, but all he brought with him was his guitar and some speakers. I've seen him tour with Lucy Kaplansky, fellow folk singer and perennial backup vocalist, but I've never seen him bring a full band. In my opinion, just him and his guitar is much, much better. Enjoy the show! Be sure to write and tell us all about it. - -JWR >We are going to the Gorka concert at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, >Mass on 02/06. Anyone have tips on parking or anything else that might be >pertinent for us heading down there? > >Anyone know who he is including in his ensemble on this tour? Will it >pretty much be John sans band, or does he keep a troupe with him? > >Ethan & Summerset Banks in Manchester, NH >ICQ: Ethan-15759236 Summerset-22493767 >Home Page: http://www.gsinet.net/~banks1/ > ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V2 #11 *******************************