From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V4 #49 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 Saturday, March 10 2001 Volume 04 : Number 049 Today's Subjects: ----------------- The Ark 3/8 [ImSerius2@aol.com] Re: The Ark 3/8 ["cycle12345" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:44:42 EST From: ImSerius2@aol.com Subject: The Ark 3/8 John Gorka & Alice Peacock The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI Thursday March 8 What a great show! My only regret is that I couldn't convince anyone to go with me! Their loss! Honestly, what is it about People My Age that make them recoil from the notion of staying up past 10 pm on a 'work night'??? < smile> With little fanfare, John came out to introduce Alice Peacock. She did a great 8-song set, tunes from her only CD, 'Real Day' and for an encore (yup, an encore for the opening act!), a new song called (maybe) 'One Thing'. Her set list: Cracks and Daggers I Hear You Say I Do Get Your Own My Love I Will (by request - she seemed surprised that someone there knew her stuff!) Real Day I'll Be the One One Thing (encore) Alice has a great, powerful voice, and a great sense of humor. Check her out if she's ever in your area. Bryn, I definitely thing she needs to get On the Map. Before one song (and I can't remember which one!) she told the story of her Grandma Helen, who just happened to be an old girlfriend of the brother of Ahmet Ertegun (of Atlantic Records fame), and who actually called Mr. Ertegun to tell him about her granddaughter's CD - as well as her background in community theater! And then Alice intro'd the song by saying 'here's one that Ahmet Ertegun will never hearb&' She was great! She wished happy birthday to David Tamulevich's daughter Molly - DT, I saw you across the room but couldn't get over to say hi - so, HI! After Alice, John was back out to encourage the audience to stick around for the main attraction! Then, after a short intermission, it was John's turn. He started with 'Like My Watch', saying that he wrote it when he was 19, and that it was true when he wrote it, and it's even truer now. All through the show, folks were shouting out requests, and as you all know, John seems to have a unique way of fielding them. At one point he said 'yup, I recognize the titles right off the bat'. And after saying 'I have a rather poor attitude, don't you think?" he launched into "I'm From New Jersey". Then, fulfilling another request, and saying 'here's one I never recorded - now I'll demonstrate why', did 'The Pilot Light is out On Our Oven of Love'. And he completely messed up the 3rd verse!! Then, from the new CD, 'A Saint's Complaint'. Next, 'from a record called Temporary Road that came out in the late 1900's', "The Gypsy Life". Followed by a hilariously jittery 'St. Caffeine'. Then, after someone (and doesn't someone ALWAYS have to do this?) yelled out 'Free Bird', he did his version of Free Bird - 'Flying Red Horse'. And then, a very quick 'When He Cries'. Followed by a trip to the piano for another tune from the CD, "Let Them In" - a beautiful song based on a poem a friend had sent him. Then, a real treat - he called Alice back on stage with him, where they joined forces for 'What Was That' , 'Oh Abraham' and 'Lighting's Blues' WOW. Their voices really complimented each other nicely, and it was wonderful. (sorta reminded me of Ellis Paul's poem where he refers to him and Patty Griffin's voices as 'a wool blanket on a cotton sheet' - or is it the other way around? Anyway, you get the picture). Oh, and in talking of Smokey Bear (no THE) etc. he referred to himself as John the Gorka and of course to Alice the Peacock! Alice left, and John did 'The Mercy of the Wheel' (by request) and 'When You Walk In'. Then called Alice back and went to the piano for 'Houses in the Field'. Then he explained the 40 seconds of silence between tracks 13 and 14 on the new CD - it's there to allow you time to get up and turn the CD player off before 'People My Age' starts up - which is what he did next. Then he called Alice back once and for all and did (by request) 'Semper Fi' then closed with 'Good Noise'. His first encore was an achingly beautiful 'I Saw a Stranger With Your Hair', with Alice on harmony again, that brought me to tears - and the second encore was to the piano for 'Night is a Woman'. The silence at the end of that song was breathtaking - followed by rousing applause and Standing-O. This is only my second live Gorka experience, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. But last night he was upbeat, funny, relaxed - it was great! I love the way he fields requests from the audience ('nope, don't know that one' etc), and especially love the way he'll hear a request called out and just simply say 'yeah' and then DO IT. Not many artists have that ability, that flexibility! The new CD is great, though I've only made it half-way through (it's playing right now). I listened to Alice's CD first! (gasp!!) I wanted to stay around afterward for autographs, and to plug The Website, but it was already 11pm and I still had a 75-minute drive ahead of me (in a blizzard, turns out, Sam & Sara!), so I took off. I have to say, too, that all the lively discussion on this group lately helped make this show even more enjoyable! Thanks to all, and I hope you enjoyed the review - hope I didn't spoil anything for anyone! Suzie Tee ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:10:26 -0500 From: "cycle12345" Subject: Re: The Ark 3/8 Super job, Suzie Tee! You took us there with you, lady! Then you introduced us all around, nudged us when your favorite songs were sung, laughed along with us when John said all those funny things, borrowed our handkerchiefs when the tears began to flow, and excused yourself at all the right times and places. I certainly enjoyed the show, and I wasn't even there, but you made me think/wish I were. Thanks, kid! Steve > John Gorka & Alice Peacock > The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI > Thursday March 8 > > What a great show! My only regret is that I couldn't convince anyone to go > with me! Their loss! Honestly, what is it about People My Age that make > them recoil from the notion of staying up past 10 pm on a 'work night'??? > < > smile> > > With little fanfare, John came out to introduce Alice Peacock. She did a > great 8-song set, tunes from her only CD, 'Real Day' and for an encore (yup, > an encore for the opening act!), a new song called (maybe) 'One Thing'. Her > set list: > > Cracks and Daggers > I Hear You Say > I Do > Get Your Own > My Love I Will (by request - she seemed surprised that someone there knew her > stuff!) > Real Day > I'll Be the One > One Thing (encore) > > Alice has a great, powerful voice, and a great sense of humor. Check her out > if she's ever in your area. Bryn, I definitely thing she needs to get On the > Map. Before one song (and I can't remember which one!) she told the story of > her Grandma Helen, who just happened to be an old girlfriend of the brother > of Ahmet Ertegun (of Atlantic Records fame), and who actually called Mr. > Ertegun to tell him about her granddaughter's CD - as well as her background > in community theater! And then Alice intro'd the song by saying 'here's one > that Ahmet Ertegun will never hearb&' > > She was great! She wished happy birthday to David Tamulevich's daughter > Molly - DT, I saw you across the room but couldn't get over to say hi - so, > HI! > > After Alice, John was back out to encourage the audience to stick around for > the main attraction! > > Then, after a short intermission, it was John's turn. > > He started with 'Like My Watch', saying that he wrote it when he was 19, and > that it was true when he wrote it, and it's even truer now. > > All through the show, folks were shouting out requests, and as you all know, > John seems to have a unique way of fielding them. At one point he said 'yup, > I recognize the titles right off the bat'. > > And after saying 'I have a rather poor attitude, don't you think?" he > launched into "I'm From New Jersey". > > Then, fulfilling another request, and saying 'here's one I never recorded - > now I'll demonstrate why', did 'The Pilot Light is out On Our Oven of Love'. > And he completely messed up the 3rd verse!! > > Then, from the new CD, 'A Saint's Complaint'. > > Next, 'from a record called Temporary Road that came out in the late 1900's', > "The Gypsy Life". > > Followed by a hilariously jittery 'St. Caffeine'. > > Then, after someone (and doesn't someone ALWAYS have to do this?) yelled out > 'Free Bird', he did his version of Free Bird - 'Flying Red Horse'. > > And then, a very quick 'When He Cries'. > > Followed by a trip to the piano for another tune from the CD, "Let Them In" - > a beautiful song based on a poem a friend had sent him. > > Then, a real treat - he called Alice back on stage with him, where they > joined forces for 'What Was That' , 'Oh Abraham' and 'Lighting's Blues' WOW. > Their voices really complimented each other nicely, and it was wonderful. > (sorta reminded me of Ellis Paul's poem where he refers to him and Patty > Griffin's voices as 'a wool blanket on a cotton sheet' - or is it the other > way around? Anyway, you get the picture). Oh, and in talking of Smokey Bear > (no THE) etc. he referred to himself as John the Gorka and of course to Alice > the Peacock! > > Alice left, and John did 'The Mercy of the Wheel' (by request) and 'When You > Walk In'. Then called Alice back and went to the piano for 'Houses in the > Field'. > > Then he explained the 40 seconds of silence between tracks 13 and 14 on the > new CD - it's there to allow you time to get up and turn the CD player off > before 'People My Age' starts up - which is what he did next. > > Then he called Alice back once and for all and did (by request) 'Semper Fi' > then closed with 'Good Noise'. > > His first encore was an achingly beautiful 'I Saw a Stranger With Your Hair', > with Alice on harmony again, that brought me to tears - and the second encore > was to the piano for 'Night is a Woman'. The silence at the end of that song > was breathtaking - followed by rousing applause and Standing-O. > > This is only my second live Gorka experience, so I don't have a lot to > compare it to. But last night he was upbeat, funny, relaxed - it was great! > I love the way he fields requests from the audience ('nope, don't know that > one' etc), and especially love the way he'll hear a request called out and > just simply say 'yeah' and then DO IT. Not many artists have that ability, > that flexibility! > > The new CD is great, though I've only made it half-way through (it's playing > right now). I listened to Alice's CD first! (gasp!!) > > I wanted to stay around afterward for autographs, and to plug The Website, > but it was already 11pm and I still had a 75-minute drive ahead of me (in a > blizzard, turns out, Sam & Sara!), so I took off. > > I have to say, too, that all the lively discussion on this group lately > helped make this show even more enjoyable! Thanks to all, and I hope you > enjoyed the review - hope I didn't spoil anything for anyone! > > Suzie Tee ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V4 #49 *******************************