From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V5 #6 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 Tuesday, January 15 2002 Volume 05 : Number 006 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Great Concert ["Sheila Guilfoyle" ] "Sharing Their World" ["cycle12345" ] Re: "Sharing Their World" [" Gina" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:08:11 -0600 From: "Sheila Guilfoyle" Subject: Great Concert Thanks to Bryn for hosting and producing such a great Gorka extravaganza!!! smg _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 00:24:44 -0500 From: "cycle12345" Subject: "Sharing Their World" Here in my home office, the soft glow from the antique lighted glass world globe perched upon the top shelf of my computer desk reminds me of its twin, high on a bookshelf in Paula/Bryn's dining room, the scene of the latest "On the Map" house concert in Highland Park, Illinois, from which I just returned a few hours ago. Now I'm back at home again, exhausted from my eleven-hour drive but still excited about this latest experience and trying to decide how to explain it to you. Those of you who have been there are familiar with the items to which I am referring, and those who don't know about them should go there sometime soon and discover them for yourselves. Yesterday afternoon, John Gorka used the huge map of the world wallpaper - which serves as a backdrop for all of "Honeybee's" house concerts - to explain various aspects of geography to approximately 40 of us who were in attendance on Sunday. John assured us that this would be an educational program. He also used the large map to pretend that he was "Atlas", to show us the precise locations of New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado and other important places in his songs. On the map, John showed us where he had been - and had not yet been - and where he wanted to go, and he pointed out Guadalcanal where his father had served in WWII as explained in John's song, "Semper Fi". Most importatnly, John promised to bring along some slides the next time he visits with us. During one of his several "tangential deliberations", John briefly mentioned P/B's lighted globe as he stood in front of the map. How prophetic, I thought to myself: John Gorka - who could be anywhere in the world at this moment - was there in Paula's dining room, and we were all there with him - listening, singing along, laughing, talking, touching, crying, smiling and listening, listening, listening . . . and remembering other such places and times. Once again, this event was . . . very special. I wanted to hear some of my favorite songs such as "Campaign Trail" and "Silence", but I seldom shout out requests to musicians, and I was content to sit within six or eight feet of John and absorb his music and his humor while silently attempting to connect with him psychically. Earlier, Paula/Bryn had distributed to all of us some souvenir red poker chips - each adorned with a tiny Mobil Oil Pegasus - and I had balanced one of them on my knee. While I was applauding one of his songs the chip fell off my leg, bounced to the floor and ended up in front of Mr Gorka. John picked it up and exclaimed, "Oh, a song request has just rolled in!" and then he played "Flying Red Horse". Thus, I got one of my wishes, and some of you even got to hear that song over the telephone - so much for "psychic connections". It was another glorious, memorable non-stop weekend in general, beginning on Friday night with Michelle Bloom and John Gorka playing back-to-back sets in a beautiful old stone church in Hinsdale and continuing with our various antics at "Aunt B's place on Saturday. (No, Ranga; I will NOT tell the "camel joke" again, but I'm sure that, if asked, Drew will be quite happy to explain the difference between pink and purple once more.) That evening there was our "takeover" of a small, struggling Mexican restaurant - where the food was excellent - as well as our later "group photo opportunity" in front of a large lighted Pegasus sign at the local Mobil station. When I asked the owner for permission, he responded by asking, "Why?" Meanwhile, back at the Sheridan ranch, we hardly even noticed when the musical program - which had been scheduled for Saturday evening - got cancelled as we talked and laughed and talked and smiled and talked and talked and talked the night away. On Sunday morning, Melanie insisted upon our return to Max and Benny's restaurant for brunch - where Robbie mistook cauliflower for those evil, disruptive onions - and we all ate too much, again. Later, many of us pitched in to help get the house set up for the concert and dinner, and the food and drink were exquisite - as usual - Shirley. Ian Iyengar and Michelle Bloom - the opening acts on Sunday afternoon - just keep getting better and better, and I did my best to leave portions of Michelle's songs on Steven Vann's answering service via cell phone, but who knows if it worked?! For those of you who attended the David Wilcox "UW" this past summer, you'll really enjoy Michelle's new "Stairwell Song" when you hear it. Incidenatlly; Ian has now begun to charge a fee for his performances, and he made a nice little chunk of change yesterday evening. How much of that will Billy Jonas receive in the form of royalties, Ian? I don't assemble set lists very often, but I'm virtually certain that someone else will post one here. I can tell you that Alice Peacock harmonized with John on one song, that John sang a Frank Sinatra song Sunday afternoon, and that he suggested the possibility of a "Dean Martin entrance" impression for us, too. Please allow me to close this segment by noting that it can be as hot as July or as cold as January in the Chicago area, but it's always warm - and friendly - at the Iyengar household in Highland Park, Illinois. Thanks for again sharing with us a few hours of your world - and your home - Paula and Ranga and Ian and Keb Mo and Chester and those silent cats. (We really enjoyed spending time with the musicians, too.) Love, Steve (Next: A Canadian motorcyclist and his wife, the French teacher, join the "Gorka Gang", Michael Murphy challenges John to a fight, Serafina has plenty to write home about, and more . . . ) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:46:57 -0600 From: " Gina" Subject: Re: "Sharing Their World" Thanks so much for this post! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "cycle12345" To: Cc: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:24 PM Subject: "Sharing Their World" > Here in my home office, the soft glow from the antique lighted glass world > globe perched upon the top shelf of my computer desk reminds me of its twin, > high on a bookshelf in Paula/Bryn's dining room, the scene of the latest "On > the Map" house concert in Highland Park, Illinois, from which I just > returned a few hours ago. Now I'm back at home again, exhausted from my > eleven-hour drive but still excited about this latest experience and trying > to decide how to explain it to you. Those of you who have been there are > familiar with the items to which I am referring, and those who don't know > about them should go there sometime soon and discover them for yourselves. > > Yesterday afternoon, John Gorka used the huge map of the world wallpaper - > which serves as a backdrop for all of "Honeybee's" house concerts - to > explain various aspects of geography to approximately 40 of us who were in > attendance on Sunday. John assured us that this would be an educational > program. He also used the large map to pretend that he was "Atlas", to show > us the precise locations of New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado and > other important places in his songs. On the map, John showed us where he > had been - and had not yet been - and where he wanted to go, and he pointed > out Guadalcanal where his father had served in WWII as explained in John's > song, "Semper Fi". Most importatnly, John promised to bring along some > slides the next time he visits with us. > > During one of his several "tangential deliberations", John briefly mentioned > P/B's lighted globe as he stood in front of the map. How prophetic, I > thought to myself: John Gorka - who could be anywhere in the world at this > moment - was there in Paula's dining room, and we were all there with him - > listening, singing along, laughing, talking, touching, crying, smiling and > listening, listening, listening . . . and remembering other such places and > times. Once again, this event was . . . very special. > > I wanted to hear some of my favorite songs such as "Campaign Trail" and > "Silence", but I seldom shout out requests to musicians, and I was content > to sit within six or eight feet of John and absorb his music and his humor > while silently attempting to connect with him psychically. Earlier, > Paula/Bryn had distributed to all of us some souvenir red poker chips - each > adorned with a tiny Mobil Oil Pegasus - and I had balanced one of them on my > knee. While I was applauding one of his songs the chip fell off my leg, > bounced to the floor and ended up in front of Mr Gorka. John picked it up > and exclaimed, "Oh, a song request has just rolled in!" and then he played > "Flying Red Horse". Thus, I got one of my wishes, and some of you even got > to hear that song over the telephone - so much for "psychic connections". > > It was another glorious, memorable non-stop weekend in general, beginning on > Friday night with Michelle Bloom and John Gorka playing back-to-back sets in > a beautiful old stone church in Hinsdale and continuing with our various > antics at "Aunt B's place on Saturday. (No, Ranga; I will NOT tell the > "camel joke" again, but I'm sure that, if asked, Drew will be quite happy to > explain the difference between pink and purple once more.) That evening > there was our "takeover" of a small, struggling Mexican restaurant - where > the food was excellent - as well as our later "group photo opportunity" in > front of a large lighted Pegasus sign at the local Mobil station. When I > asked the owner for permission, he responded by asking, "Why?" > > Meanwhile, back at the Sheridan ranch, we hardly even noticed when the > musical program - which had been scheduled for Saturday evening - got > cancelled as we talked and laughed and talked and smiled and talked and > talked and talked the night away. On Sunday morning, Melanie insisted upon > our return to Max and Benny's restaurant for brunch - where Robbie mistook > cauliflower for those evil, disruptive onions - and we all ate too much, > again. Later, many of us pitched in to help get the house set up for the > concert and dinner, and the food and drink were exquisite - as usual - > Shirley. > > Ian Iyengar and Michelle Bloom - the opening acts on Sunday afternoon - just > keep getting better and better, and I did my best to leave portions of > Michelle's songs on Steven Vann's answering service via cell phone, but who > knows if it worked?! For those of you who attended the David Wilcox "UW" > this past summer, you'll really enjoy Michelle's new "Stairwell Song" when > you hear it. Incidenatlly; Ian has now begun to charge a fee for his > performances, and he made a nice little chunk of change yesterday evening. > How much of that will Billy Jonas receive in the form of royalties, Ian? > > I don't assemble set lists very often, but I'm virtually certain that > someone else will post one here. I can tell you that Alice Peacock > harmonized with John on one song, that John sang a Frank Sinatra song Sunday > afternoon, and that he suggested the possibility of a "Dean Martin entrance" > impression for us, too. > > Please allow me to close this segment by noting that it can be as hot as > July or as cold as January in the Chicago area, but it's always warm - and > friendly - at the Iyengar household in Highland Park, Illinois. > > Thanks for again sharing with us a few hours of your world - and your home - > Paula and Ranga and Ian and Keb Mo and Chester and those silent cats. > > (We really enjoyed spending time with the musicians, too.) > > Love, Steve > > (Next: A Canadian motorcyclist and his wife, the French teacher, join the > "Gorka Gang", Michael Murphy challenges John to a fight, Serafina has plenty > to write home about, and more . . . ) ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V5 #6 ******************************