From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V3 #113 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 Thursday, November 16 2000 Volume 03 : Number 113 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: The Raven in The Storm [Matthew Bester ] Re: The Raven in The Storm [Twhobar@aol.com] Re: The Raven in The Storm ["Dan Lins" ] Re: Scary Stuff ["Steve McGraw" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 06:38:09 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Bester Subject: Re: The Raven in The Storm I interpreted "The well in Mexico" line to be simply the elusiveness of (clean?) water in a dry climate. Just like the gold in California in the preceding line. Or perhaps it is temptation, that well water in Mexico is as valuable and tempting as gold in California. My two cents... Quoting SAbrams613@aol.com: > The lyrics to 'Raven In The Storm' are on a bulletin board in my office > inside a close-maximum security state prison for adult males. I read it > often > throughout the day, before and after making rounds in the segregation units > > and on Death Row 5. > > I've read ravens were considered to be traditional omens of death and/or > disaster in many cultures. I've always wondered what a lot of JG's > references > in the song mean. 'The Well In Mexico', anyone? > > Barbara > - ------------------------------------------------- Created by Zkey.com - http://www.zkey.com Awarded PCMagazine's Editors' Choice ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:50:40 EST From: Twhobar@aol.com Subject: Re: The Raven in The Storm The "well in Mexico" maybe - the water makes people sick, yet is so tempting? Just guessing, here... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:06:19 -0600 From: "Dan Lins" Subject: Re: The Raven in The Storm "The well in Mexico" might well refer to the many oil wells in Mexico--particularly the Gulf of. Ties in well with the gold in California. - --Dan >>> 11/14/00 08:19PM >>> The lyrics to 'Raven In The Storm' are on a bulletin board in my office inside a close-maximum security state prison for adult males. I read it often throughout the day, before and after making rounds in the segregation units and on Death Row 5. I've read ravens were considered to be traditional omens of death and/or disaster in many cultures. I've always wondered what a lot of JG's references in the song mean. 'The Well In Mexico', anyone? Barbara ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:59:33 -0500 From: "Steve McGraw" Subject: Re: Scary Stuff Hi, Barbara; I have a suggestion: When I wanted to learn more about "Silence" and "Campaign Trail", I just kept making "noise" about those two songs here on this list, asking questions, insisting that there must be somebody out there who could explain them to me, and finally they did! Keep making the noise, kid . . . Best of luck! Steve - -----Original Message----- From: SAbrams613@aol.com To: good-noise@smoe.org Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 6:02 PM Subject: Re: Scary Stuff >Way. Really. (Grin). I'd love to hear JG talk about the song, if he would be >willing to. I'm always hesitant to ask. He seems to be a very private person >and I'd hate to intrude on his privacy. > >Barbara ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V3 #113 ********************************