From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V3 #60 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 Monday, July 31 2000 Volume 03 : Number 060 Today's Subjects: ----------------- All I know is... ["samsara" ] All I know is... ["samsara" ] Gorka listenings on other CD's [Smithfinn@aol.com] Re: Gorka listenings on other CD's [Tay Mueller ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:01:32 -0500 From: "samsara" Subject: All I know is... Hi Good People, I first saw John in a field a couple of miles outside of Estes Park, Colorado, on a rainy day in August, about 5 PM. He played after Nancy Griffith, who I was there to see. I love her. Wow. (Is it Nanci or Nancy?) I'm embarrassed to say that I yelled out, in between her songs, "Marry me, Nancy?" And I'm honored to say that she answered me with, "How much money do you have?"! She looked straight at me with fun in her eyes. All the women who were obviously in love with her flashed me looks that could kill. Heh heh... And then John came on. I didn't know him, but I recognized a couple of his refrains because I was with Kevin who had insisted that I listen to Gorka on the cassette deck, as he drove along a twisting road that was two or three miles above where we'd land if he missed a curve. Heh heh (cough)... After the concert we were all standing around in the mountain mist and John walked through the crowd, right by us, and Kevin's sister Kelly said, "I've got to get his autograph!" And I said, "No! Kelly! We'll just be like everyone else then!" But she tapped him on the shoulder anyway, and he stopped and she asked him for his autograph, and you know what he wrote? He took her Sharpo-thin-line-magic marker and wrote on her back, on the back of her tee-shirt, as she was wearing it - "Nice to see your back - John". Now I have most all of John's albums now and I'm amazed more each time I listen to them. I remember puzzling over 'Lightning's Blues' until suddenly I realized that John was simply singing from lightning's point of view. That's when I started to get a glimpse of who he is. Wow. My mom picked up the Alzheimer's two years ago. I accept it now. I believe John helped a bit. It was 'Part of Your Own' on the Five and Seven album. He helped a bit... Believe it or not, I picked up the 'Between Five and Seven' CD for twenty-five cents! Can you believe that? A quarter! Now it's my favorite album... So I'm hoping you can answer some questions I have - I know you know more about him than I do... Does he smoke cigarets, and if so, what kind? Does he drink, and if so, what's his favorite drink? Or is he a recovering something or other...? Is he married, and if so, for how long? I feel like I'm intruding on him, and you, by asking these things, but hopefully someone will understand that I'm a John Gorka fan now, and if I'm being intrusive then I apologize. I realize that it's really only his music that matters.... Honest. I used to be really into John Mellencamp's stuff, and I happened to catch him on this interview show back in the late eighties called 'Late Nite with Bob Costas' of all people, and I was fascinated watching John Cougar Mellencamp chain-smoke Marlboro Reds. I couldn't believe he was smoking Marlboro Reds - one of the worst cigarets in the world to smoke, if you must smoke. I still like Mellencamp and I throw him on the stereo every now and again. But John Gorka is amazing. Wow. Kurt Vonnegut says that cigaret smoking is a respectable form of suicide. I love Kurt Vonnegut. I love John Lennon too, but I've reached a point in my life where I'm starting to realize that rankings are ridiculous, and if someone ever asks me again, "Who's your favorite band, or album?" I'll say, "Ya know... I don't know... and what does it matter?" Heh heh. All I know is that it's great to be alive, and if you could see what I see, well... Looking forward to hearing from you, Sam ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:33:44 -0500 From: "samsara" Subject: All I know is... Hi Good People, I first saw John in a field a couple of miles outside of Estes Park, Colorado, on a rainy day in August, about 5 PM. He played after Nancy Griffith, who I was there to see. I love her. Wow. (Is it Nanci or Nancy?) I'm embarrassed to say that I yelled out, in between her songs, "Marry me, Nancy?" And I'm honored to say that she answered me with, "How much money do you have?"! She looked straight at me with fun in her eyes. All the women who were obviously in love with her flashed me looks that could kill. Heh heh... And then John came on. I didn't know him, but I recognized a couple of his refrains because I was with Kevin who had insisted that I listen to Gorka on the cassette deck, as he drove along a twisting road that was two or three miles above where we'd land if he missed a curve. Heh heh (cough)... After the concert we were all standing around in the mountain mist and John walked through the crowd, right by us, and Kevin's sister Kelly said, "I've got to get his autograph!" And I said, "No! Kelly! We'll just be like everyone else then!" But she tapped him on the shoulder anyway, and he stopped, and she asked him for his autograph, and you know what he wrote? He took her Sharpo-thin-line-magic marker and wrote on her back, on the back of her tee-shirt, as she was wearing it - "Nice to see your back - John". Now I have most all of John's albums now and I'm amazed more each time I listen to them. I remember puzzling over 'Lightning's Blues' until suddenly I realized that John was simply singing from lightning's point of view. That's when I started to get a glimpse of who he is. Wow. My mom picked up the Alzheimer's two years ago. I accept it now. I believe John helped a bit. It was 'Part of Your Own' on the Five and Seven album. He helped a bit... Believe it or not, I picked up the 'Between Five and Seven' CD for twenty-five cents! Can you believe that? A quarter! Now it's my favorite album... So I'm hoping you can answer some questions I have - I know you know more about him than I do... Does he smoke cigarets, and if so, what kind? Does he drink, and if so, what's his favorite drink? Or is he a recovering something or other...? Is he married, and if so, for how long? I feel like I'm intruding on him, and you, by asking these things, but hopefully someone will understand that I'm a John Gorka fan now, and if I'm being intrusive then I apologize. I realize that it's really only his music that matters.... Honest. I used to be really into John Mellencamp's stuff, and I happened to catch him on this interview show back in the late eighties called 'Late Nite with Bob Costas' of all people, and I was fascinated watching John Cougar Mellencamp chain-smoke Marlboro Reds. I couldn't believe he was smoking Marlboro Reds - one of the worst cigarets in the world to smoke, if you must smoke. I still like Mellencamp and I throw him on the stereo every now and again. But John Gorka is amazing. Wow. Kurt Vonnegut says that cigaret smoking is a respectable form of suicide. I love Kurt Vonnegut. I love John Lennon too, but I've reached a point in my life where I'm starting to realize that rankings are ridiculous, and if someone ever asks me again, "Who's your favorite band, or album?" I'll say, "Ya know... I don't know... and what does it matter?" Heh heh. All I know is that it's great to be alive, and if you could see what I see, well... Looking forward to hearing from you, Sam ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:04:54 EDT From: Smithfinn@aol.com Subject: Gorka listenings on other CD's Hello everybody (Hi Bryn!). OK...here is what I have received so far from my library. Some of these have been mentioned by others on previous lists, but I will repeat them all anyway. Some of these comments have also been made by others but I cannot find all the old postings so I'll just start my list fresh. I won't list the ones Josanne just listed on the post previous to this one however, as none of those were found on my library search and I guess i'll have to steal them somewhere else! Here are the ones I have received from my library so far. 1. "The Water is Wide" ---- from Where Have All the Flowers Gone, The Songs of Pete Seeger, Volume 1, Appleseed Recordings, 1998. Unbelievably beautiful. Beg, borrow, steal this one. I play it over and over and over. 2. "Thirsty Boots" ---- from Bleecker Street-Greenwich Village in the 60's, Astor Place Recordings, 1999. Written and originally performed by Eric Anderson. 3. "24 Green Street" ---- from Peter, Paul and Mary: Lifelines, Warner Brothers 1995. A duet with Mary Travers that I don't think is bad at all. Different for John Gorka but lovely harmonies, I think. 4. "Let Them In" ---- from House on Fire, Volume Two, Red House Records, 1997. I bought this CD and just about EVERYTHING on it is excellent. 5. "Love is Our Cross to Bear" ---- from House on Fire, Volume One, Red House Records. I don't have this one yet so don't know if it is a new recording or not. 6. "The Gypsy Life" ---- from The Silverwolf Homeless Project, Silverwolf 7. "Good Noise" ---- from New Country, Connell Communications, 1994. 8. "Blues Palace" ---- from Shelter: The Best of Contemporary Singer-Songwriter, Putumayo World Music, 1994 9. "Christmas Bells ---- from Winter's Soltice, Windham Hill III (actually, I already owned this CD) I have been unable to find the others previously listed on this board by others with the exception of the ones listed below that I am waiting to get from the library. I will let you all know when I get them whether they are new recordings or not. If anyone knows offhand, please let me know so I don't bother recording them. 1. The Best of Folk Music. Contemporary folk, Rhino, [B.B. King was wrong] 1993. 2. On a Winter's Night, Philo, [Love is our Cross to Bear], 1994. 3. FolkScene Collection from the Heart of Studio A, Red House Records, [Lock Keeper] 1998. 4. Black, Mary, 1955- Speaking with the Angel, [Bartley, Gorka -- Don't Say Okay] Curb Records, 2000. 5. All-Ears Review. Vol. 3, Singing out-- song writers [BB King Was Wrong] ROM Records, 1988. 6. When October Goes, Philo, [Out of my mind] 1991. 7. Yonder come day [traditional music for children] Mary DesRosiers, c1992. [Gorka -- Things are coming my way] (this might be someone else doing his songs, as I found with the next one, a children's compilation) 8. Herdman, Priscilla. Daydreamer, Music for Little People, 1993. [singing John's "Branching Out"] I am also dying to find this one: Sister Ruby Records - Tribute to Bob Dylan [Love Minus Zero/No Limit]. I can't recall where I saw that John did this one. I lose track a lot! This is fun! My new hobby..... Susan Finn ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:47:58 -0400 From: Tay Mueller Subject: Re: Gorka listenings on other CD's Susan Finn said- >I am also dying to find this one: Sister Ruby Records - Tribute to Bob Dylan >[Love Minus Zero/No Limit]. I can't recall where I saw that John did this >one. I lose track a lot! >This is fun! My new hobby..... Susan I have the Dylan cut you are looking for- John performs Love Minus Zero on the Sister Ruby The Times The Are A Changin' volume 2 (I don't have vol 1- wonder what I'm missing!) I don't know if this is still available- if not, well, email me privately, eh? It is worth having because in addition to Gorka, it has Shindell covering She Belongs To Me -and- Ellis covering All Along the Watchtower. But, it is really uneven, even to an old Dylan fan like me. It usually makes me just go pull out my old scratchy vinyl. I also have the cd A Lost World that Jay Ansill put together (the poetry of Robert Graves set to music) which has John Gorkas singing Down, Wanton, Down! you can peek at that at http://www.fortissimo.org/artists/ansill/ . It has a ton of great names you will recognize, and unlike the cd above, it it great straight through. 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