From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V5 #347 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Friday, October 11 2002 Volume 05 : Number 347 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Re: bad lyrics/gig [HowardJSpencer@aol.com] [idealcopy] Re: idealcopy-digest V5 #346 [version ] Re: FW: [idealcopy] (ot) long books, long threads & Ellroy ["Keith Knight] Re: [idealcopy] Letters From A Dead Man/Lopushansky ["Keith Knight" ] [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics ["Glenn" ] Re: [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics [Bart van Damme ] Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease [Bart van Damme ] [idealcopy] (Was) long books, long threads & Ellroy(Now)Hiaasen ["Andrew ] Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease [Bart van Damme ] Re: [idealcopy] [OT] Corto Solaris [Bart van Damme ] [idealcopy] Fwd: ISB Newsletter 7 [Ari Britt ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 04:52:55 EDT From: HowardJSpencer@aol.com Subject: [idealcopy] Re: bad lyrics/gig In a message dated 10/10/02 9:31:26 am, owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org writes: << "This morning something happened to me As I was having my cup of tea" Find a worse lyric than THAT! >> How about 'To buy a drink there is so much more reasonable/I think I'll go there when it gets seasonable' - New Order, 'Sooner than you think', off Low-life. Been mentioned here before I think, but you did ask. Saw my first Brighton gig on Tuesday - Brown Sierra. Male/female two piece, he's called Paddy and they're London based. Both have guitar pickups over which they dangle motors, dictaphones ('Do you use your dictaphone? No, my index finger'), car alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, etc. The effect was startling - make that startlingly good. They don't have a car, so lug all their stuff around in a suitcase. Playing Middlesex university sometime soon. Afterwards went to a laptop jam at the Hanbury arms up in Kemptown. Amazing art-deco ish pub setting, and the results, which could so easily have been noodly old wank, were very compelling. Some people were using images, some manipulating sound, all set to a central clock giving a rhythmic framework. There is a live webcast, and another one in a month. See http://www.laptop-jams.com/ I'm very glad I moved here (though I'm still in the ranks of ideal-copy unemployed). Whoops, fonts have gone all widdly. Howard ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 06:24:15 -0400 From: version Subject: [idealcopy] Re: idealcopy-digest V5 #346 Greetings all, New to list, Atlanta, 42 y.o. musician, stunned by show, any Wire videos about? And if this has been discussed, is there an archive of the list? Thanks, Tim ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:46:12 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Re: idealcopy-digest V5 #346 Hi [another the] Tim and welcome to the list. Glad you liked the show, [they won't be playing here till next month]. Wirevideo's? I believe Uri B. could be your man here, but till then you can watch the "In the Art of Stopping" video at: http://www.posteverything.com/news/article.php?id=2746 Bart [39, the Netherlands, a graphic designer and bit of a musician too] > Greetings all, > > New to list, Atlanta, 42 y.o. musician, stunned by show, any Wire videos > about? And if this has been discussed, is there an archive of the list? > > Thanks, > > Tim ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:51:33 EDT From: MarkBursa@aol.com Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Re: bad lyrics/gig >>How about 'To buy a drink there is so much more reasonable/I think I'll go there when it gets seasonable' - New Order, 'Sooner than you think', off Low-life. Been mentioned here before I think, but you did ask.<< I basically excuse Barney's drivel as it's basically high art - how do you follow the rawest, most naked emotions of Mr Curtis' work? Why, with nonsensical drivel, of course. Early NO lyrics (when all three were writing) are extraordinary too - they convey the general mood of gloom without actually saying anything at all. Perfect for the lyrically deaf. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:15:45 +0100 From: "Sheridan Cooper's" Subject: [idealcopy] Bad lyrics/gig HowardJ wrote << saw my first gig in Brighton on Tuesday>> Well on Monday you'll have missed The Electric Prunes who were responsable for, "sitting on a lily-pad of loneliness.." amongst other druggy jems. The sound at the Concorde is iffy but I expect WIRE will take the roof off ! Andy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:26:03 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Letters From A Dead Man/Lopushansky Keith [another the], > I've applied for a ticket to see the new Sokurov at the London Film Festival > in November - shot in one long take in the Winter Palace and covering > hundreds of years of Russian history. My jury's still out on Sokurov. > Never seen Madame Bovary, but I loved Mother and Son, admired Moloch and > hated the one about Lenin. Certainly a director with an individual style... > (very slow and shot through filters, for those unfamiliar). Mother and Son eh? I'll watch out for that one. Better be a good one young man, cos that Bovary film just irritated the hell out of me! ;-) Anyway, enjoy "Russian Ark"! http://www.rlff.com/db_world02/cinema.cgi/films/view_204.htm > Soderbergh has just remade Solaris with George Clooney. That makes my > blood run slightly chill... Soderbergh sometimes can be interesting enough, but Clooney?? Brrr... Who would've been a better cast for the part I wonder... Ewan MacGregor or Tim Roth perhaps? I dunno... Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:02:39 +0100 From: "Keith Astbury" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Letters From A Dead Man/Lopushansky Bart... > Soderbergh sometimes can be interesting enough, but Clooney?? Brrr... Changed my mind about him after seeing O Brother Where Art Thou. Thought he was excellent! Keith (bit of a Coen Bros fan) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:21:05 +0100 From: "Keith Astbury" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Re: bad lyrics/gig > >>How about 'To buy a drink there is so much more reasonable/I think I'll go there when it gets seasonable' - New Order... > I basically excuse Barney's drivel as it's basically high art Do you not think are you being just the slightest bit charitable here Mark ; ) > how do you > follow the rawest, most naked emotions of Mr Curtis' work? Why, with > nonsensical drivel, of course. Can't remember the exact words, but the couplet about a pig and zoo was a particular fave. The worst NO lyrics for me was on the otherwise fine Thieves Like Us. That awful hill/pills verse almost ruined it for me... > lyrics (when all three were writing) are extraordinary too if a little indecisive - Make your mind up Barney. What colour eyes did she have for god's sake... Talking of NO - this weeks NME has a review of Confusion by 'Arthur Baker Vs New Order' (new re-mixes). Says that one mix - Jnr Sanchez - is a 'must-have', though it desc. it as 'Andrew WK (God forbid!) meets Ladytron', adding that 'while it's a bit daft, it will turn cool cynics into gibbering loons'... Out on Whacked records, though how 'available' it is I don't know. Keith ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:52:51 +0100 From: "Fergus Kelly" Subject: [idealcopy] Double Nickles On The Dime Would anyone out there have a CD of The Minutemen album 'Double Nickles On The Dime'..... I'd love to get a CDR of it, in exchange for any requests (if I have 'em !)... Cheers Fergus _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:59:33 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Letters From A Dead Man/Lopushansky >> Soderbergh sometimes can be interesting enough, but Clooney?? Brrr... > Changed my mind about him after seeing O Brother Where Art Thou. Thought he > was excellent! I still have to see that one. Clooney was modeled a bit after Clarke Gable here, wasn't he?. I love their films too! Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:21:08 -0400 From: "Eric Klaver" Subject: RE: [idealcopy] RNB3 I want my I want my I want R N B ///////////////////////// Rick Mower: and can't wait for the new read and burns to be released. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:55:37 +0100 From: "Keith Knight" Subject: Re: FW: [idealcopy] (ot) long books, long threads & Ellroy I love Hiaasen, even though he pretty much writes the same book each time. I think you've captured his best three books below. I still rate Tourist Season, his first, as his finest because his spleen at the despoliation of Florida seemed most angry there and because his was such a new voice. Lucky You is, I think, his angriest book since then (haven't read the latest yet, though). Native Tongue is possibly his funniest - the stuff about the theme park was spot on. Hope you're enjoying it Andrew L! another the Keith - ----- Original Message ----- From: rayographique To: Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:43 PM Subject: Re: FW: [idealcopy] (ot) long books, long threads & Ellroy > ...> > >> CR (current read) Native Tongue - Carl Hiaasen > > a delight full read from a delightful author > > hiaasen's sole weak book [imo] was striptease which > was made into an even weaker movie > > on the other hand 'lucky you' and 'tourist season' are > brilliant - 'tourist season' for the title alone > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:49:18 +0100 From: "Keith Knight" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Letters From A Dead Man/Lopushansky I'm actually rather more worried that it's Soderbergh. I think Soderbergh is overrated - The Limey was embarrassing, Ocean's Eleven made no lasting impact on my memory at all and Erin Brockovich was a standard biopic. I did enjoy Out of Sight and Traffic was an acceptable stab at the subject, but none of these really qualify him for Solaris. Clooney meanwhile is a reliable romantic / comic actor - although these skills will hardly be brought into play here. It'll be a demanding stretch for him and hopefully a more successful one than Tom Hanks's attempt to play a cold-blooded killer in Road to Perdition, which I experienced last night. Hanks effectively sinks the picture - terribly miscast. another the Keith - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bart van Damme > > Soderbergh has just remade Solaris with George Clooney. That makes my > > blood run slightly chill... > > Soderbergh sometimes can be interesting enough, but Clooney?? Brrr... > Who would've been a better cast for the part I wonder... Ewan MacGregor or > Tim Roth perhaps? I dunno... > > Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:19:21 +0200 From: "Glenn" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] [OT] Corto Solaris > Felt the same way. Also mixed feelings about Solaris. Soderbergh sometimes > can be interesting, but what a bloody shame he put Clooney in it. SNAP! ... (Corto Maltese/ E.R.?), and with apologies to our friends in the USA, I have a nasty feeling about what kind of slant could be imposed in a post 9/11 scenario. At worst, it could be truly offensive to Hugo Pratt's intentions. > Haha... there is, I just don't feel like doing it much. ;-) Said it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it. Enjoy the break. Glenn. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:49:58 +0200 From: "Glenn" Subject: [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics > > As for lyrics, the more nonsensical and vague the better. Kidney Bingoes > is > > yer benchmark here. Gorgeous, IMO. Unless you WANT something like Peter Hammill feeling sorry for himself in a German city on a rainy afternoon some 30 years ago, with only Strong Alcohol for company. My deepest sympathies to Strong Alcohol. > And Cope in the latter days of the Teardrops - the infamous... > > "I'm still standing in a pickle jar on a paper carpet". What did his Ma say about his bloody nose then ? Or was that a decisive moment in your switch to untanned croc-skin jockstraps ? :) Glenn. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:10:21 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics > ...only Strong Alcohol for company. My deepest sympathies to Strong Alcohol. ND: Nevil O'Man Irish Whiskey [bit cheap, but sinks in juuust fine] Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:17:32 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease > hiaasen's sole weak book [imo] was striptease which > was made into an even weaker movie Wich tonight is on Dutch tv... gad... Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:33:38 -0400 From: "Eric Klaver" Subject: RE: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease Um... I would have expected it played every night on Dutch TV, right after "Over die Roie" (or something like that). Eric in Toronto (once again making stereotypical assumptions) Wich tonight is on Dutch tv... gad... Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:29:45 -0700 (PDT) From: rayographique Subject: Re: [idealcopy] (ot) a novel thread while prolonging the infinite just received a package with the latest offerings from: peter carey - 'true history of the kelly gang' and laura esquivel - 'swift as desire' both authors have written novels which in turn have made wonderful movies carey's 'bliss' was a fave and 'oscar and lucinda' was not entirely a failure (the novel was stronger. and illywhacker qualifies as a long read in my book and esquivel's 'like water for chocolate' was brilliant in both forms - though the book actually includes recipes Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:38:15 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] [OT] Soderbergh-Solaris > Clooney meanwhile is a reliable romantic / comic actor Well, he did a pretty good job in From Dusk till Dawn, I'll give you that. Also I am curious about Oh Brother Where Art Thou, but I haven't seen any other memorable performance by the man. > Tom Hanks's attempt to play a cold-blooded killer in Road to Perdition, which > I experienced last night. Hanks effectively sinks the picture - terribly > miscast. True, some actors should better stick to their typecast. Talking of [somewhat] typecated actors, isn't it time we saw Willem Dafoe in a decent film again? Or is he still busy with The Wooster Group? Bart NP: Pollard/Gillard - Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Dept. [thnx I.S.J.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:38:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Ari Britt Subject: [idealcopy] Fwd: Fw: social security Subject: Fw: social security Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:15:26 -0400 I used to be so undecided.....but now I'm not so sure...Matt Johnson,The The Subject: Fwd: social security ----- Original Message ----- This must be an issue in "04". Keep it going. SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.) Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, course, they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan. For all practical purposes their plan works like this When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die, e! xcept it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments. For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each. Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00. Nada. Zilch. This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds-our tax dollars at work! >From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into-every payday until we retire (which amount i! s matched! by our employer)--we can expect to get an average $1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000. monthly benefits for 68 years and one (l) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits! Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made. And that change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us and then watch how fast they would fix it. If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve. How many people can YOU send this to? Or will you just read this and ignore! your rights, saying what good would it do? That's what most people will do.....NOTHING! - --------------------------------- Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:46:20 +0100 From: "Andrew Lumbard" Subject: [idealcopy] (Was) long books, long threads & Ellroy(Now)Hiaasen Hope you're enjoying it Andrew L! >> >> another the Keith Loving it. I've started with Tourist Season as I managed to get it as a freebie. Then went for Basketcase. Decided to go through them all from beginning to end, and now have to say that Basketcase may be the most disappointing, only inasmuch from the style of writing and narative. It doesn't have three or four themes of self interest before joining up in the end. Also not such a crusading message for Conservationism. Anybody else? AndyL ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:54:26 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease > Um... I would have expected it played every night on Dutch TV, right after > "Over die Roie" (or something like that). Haha, "Over de Rooie!" How on earth do you know about Dutch sleaze like that Eric? Strong signal in Toronto? > Eric in Toronto (once again making stereotypical assumptions) Aw c'mon, let's not take this political correctness thing too serious here... ;-) Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:02:34 -0700 (PDT) From: rayographique Subject: Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease > Aw c'mon, let's not take this political correctness > thing too serious > here... ;-) here ? pshaw np - new add n to x - next to nature (nbd) next up - the geisha girl show Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:14:26 +0100 From: "Keith Astbury" Subject: [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics/"Consequently my reaction's getting rather strange" > > > As for lyrics, the more nonsensical and vague the better. Kidney Bingoes > > is yer benchmark here. > > Gorgeous, IMO. The video was a bit graphicfor us veggies though! > Unless you WANT something like Peter Hammill feeling sorry > for himself in a German city on a rainy afternoon some 30 years ago, with > only Strong Alcohol for company. My deepest sympathies to Strong Alcohol. Hahahaha. You're talking my language here Glenn! > > And Cope in the latter days of the Teardrops - the infamous... > > "I'm still standing in a pickle jar on a paper carpet". > > What did his Ma say about his bloody nose then ? I dunno, but he did tell her he'd been fighting again. > Or was that a decisive > moment in your switch to untanned croc-skin jockstraps ? :) Que??? "Consequently my reaction's getting rather strange" seems the appropriate Cope lyric here! Keith ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:22:40 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] (ot) hiaasen's striptease >> Aw c'mon, let's not take this political correctness thing too serious >> here... ;-) > here ? And everywhere... but here in particular. Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:56:38 +0100 From: "Keith Knight" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Re: Lyrics Now, I wasn't going to bring Hammill up again, but if people will provoke responses... German Overalls, from which this comes, is a great song. The thread on lyric-listening has - of course - made me think about my approach to Hammill as everything comes back there for me sooner or later (too much time and emotion invested for it not to). Hammill's lyrics are a crucial part of his appeal but so is his voice and arrangements. And whereas I found myself listening intently to the lyrics when younger now it doesn't matter so much - I just go with the flow. Some bands have always been like that for me - The Fall for one as it's usually just too hard to hear what MES is going on about, although the effort is almost always rewarded. And increasingly I probably don't pay any attention to what people are singing about by and large, possibly due to the limited time factor. I've listened to the new Peter Gabriel album a couple of times for example. Aside from a skit on talk-shows I'd be hard pressed to say what the other songs are about other than that the mood is dark and sombre for much of the album. Maybe this is one of the reasons I like Sigur Ros so much - no effort required to look for meaning in someone singing a bowdlerised version of Icelandic! another the Keith - ----- Original Message ----- From: Glenn > Gorgeous, IMO. Unless you WANT something like Peter Hammill feeling sorry > for himself in a German city on a rainy afternoon some 30 years ago, with > only Strong Alcohol for company. My deepest sympathies to Strong Alcohol. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:09:07 +0200 From: Bart van Damme Subject: Re: [idealcopy] [OT] Corto Solaris >> Felt the same way. Also mixed feelings about Solaris. Soderbergh sometimes >> can be interesting, but what a bloody shame he put Clooney in it. > > SNAP! ... (Corto Maltese/ E.R.?), and with apologies to our friends in the > USA, I have a nasty feeling about what kind of slant could be imposed in a > post 9/11 scenario. At worst, it could be truly offensive to Hugo Pratt's > intentions. Clooney playing Corto? Don't scare me! It seems this Corto-animation is a french flick [Pascal Morelli] They're less scared of a revolutionary Pratt. I found this: Corto Maltese is a comic book series that was created by Hugo Pratt. There has been discussion for a few years about a possible movie based on Corto Maltese with rumours that Christopher Lambert was going to star in it. These plans were dropped. Then Corto Maltese was made into a animated show. This didn't kill off rumours of a possible Corto Matese movie however. The latest word is that Helkon Media are going to shoot a movie with a budget of $15 million some time this year. No word of cast, director or script yet. >> Haha... there is, I just don't feel like doing it much. ;-) > Said it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it. Enjoy the break. Luckily that part is way behind me now... *phew* ;-P Nightynight, Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:31:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Ari Britt Subject: [idealcopy] Fwd: ISB Newsletter 7 Michael Fitzgerald wrote:From: "Michael Fitzgerald" To: Subject: ISB Newsletter 7 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 19:07:22 +0100 are delighted to update on developments as at October 2002. NEWS ON THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND UK TOUR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2002 Tickets are now on sale for the following concerts: A special warm-up show has been arranged for 18th October at The Old Chapel, Hollymoor Centre, Manor Park Grove, Northfield, Birmingham. This event will not be advertised and is only available to those on the mailing list who purchase a ticket in advance at #14.00 each from Unique Gravity, P O Box 114, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3YU, England or at uniqgrav@globalnet.co.uk or phone 01246 567712. Each ticket will be a personalised invite from the band. Please note tickets will not be available on the door. There are still some tickets available for the warm-up show but they will need to be purchased by Tuesday 15th October 2002. October Sat 19 The Neptune, Hanover St, Liverpool B/O 0151 709 7844 Sun 20 The Royal Theatre, Guildhall Rd, Northampton B/O 01604 624811 Mon 21 Corn Exchange, Wheeler St, Cambridge B/O 01223 357851 Tue 22 Zodiac, 190 Cowley Road, Oxford B/O 01865 420042 Wed 23 International Arts Centre, Garden St, Leicester B/O 0166 2554854 Thur 24 The Picture Playhouse, Market Place, Beverley B/O 01482 881315 Fri 25 Opera House, Westgate Rd, Newcastle B/O 0191 232 0899 Sat 26 Queens Hall, Clerk St, Edinburgh B/O 0131 668 2019 Sun 27 The Lowry, The Quays, Salford B/O 0161 876 2000 Thur 31 Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon B/O 0208 688 9291 November Fri 1 Town Hall, St Marys St, High Wycombe B/O 01494 512 000 Sat 2 Phoenix, Gandy St, Exeter B/O 01392 667 080 Sun 3 Jazz Cafi, 5-7 Parkway, Camden, London B/O 020 734 40044 Mon 4 St Georges Hall, Great Georges St, Bristol B/O O1179 230359 ICELAND DATE FOR INCREDIBLE STRING BAND Although this has yet to be confirmed, the Incredible String Band hope to play one date in Iceland on 30th May 2003 at Islenska Operan, Reykjavik. US TOUR FOR INCREDIBLE STRING BAND The Incredible String Band is to tour the United States from 11th 28th April 2003. Once we have confirmed details of venues and dates these will be forwarded to you. REMASTERED I LOOKED UP AND U NOW AVAILABLE These CDs are now available from unique gravity uniqgrav@globalnet.co.uk. Never before issued on CD in the UK, I Looked Up gathers together some of the outstanding songs the Incredible String Band turned out in late 1969 including such This Moment, Black Jack Davy and Pictures In A Mirror. U was recorded at the end of The Incredible String Bands Stateside tour of their ambitious multimedia show in 1970. This double album contains some of the bands finest songs such as Queen of Love, Light in Time of Darkness and Invocation and has been the cause of fascination over the past thirty years.. It is even rumoured that the genesis of Matt Groenings Futurama was the song Robot Blues. This is the albums first CD release. A copy of the sleeve notes are available on the website at http://www.incrediblestringband.com/ISB/Pages/Usleevenotes.htm I Looked Up is priced at #10.99 UK, #11.99 ROW and U is priced at #13.99, #14.99 ROW. ELEKTRA UK RELEASE There is no further news on Elektra UK's plan to remaster their back ISB catalogue beginning with The Incredible String Band and 5000 Spirits as a two CD package. Yet to be confirmed but Mike and Robin may write sleeve notes for the reissues. ROBIN WILLIAMSON - SOLO NEWS For full details on Robin's solo work please see www.robinwilliamson.info SKIRTING THE RIVER ROAD Robins new album Skirting the River Road for ECM is scheduled for a UK release on the 21st October to coincide with the Incredible String Bands UK tour. Release of the album in Europe should follow a week or two later and the US release is scheduled for April 2003. The track listing for the album is: The Morning Watch / A Song Of Joys; Here To Burn; The Four Points Are Thus Beheld; Infant Joy; Dalliance Of Eagles ; Abstinence Sows Sand; The Journey; The Terrible Doubt / The Price Of Experience; West From California's Shores; Shepherd's Tune; The Map With No North; The Spider; The Fly; Crossing Brookyn Ferry; The World Of Light. SIGNING SESSION Robin will be signing copies of "Skirting The River Road" at Bauemeister Booksellers, 19 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1AH at 3.00pm on Saturday 26th October 2002. The store is just 5-10 minutes walk from the Queen's Hall where the Incredible String Band will perform later that night. SOLO GIGS Upcoming gigs are: Robin has already performed "Te Deum" at Llanrhidian Parish Church in August. This was the first in a series of performances based on Latin texts to be performed by Robin and Bina Williamson with improvisational woodwind and percussionists - Paul Dunmall and Mohan Singh. Other performances with these exceptional improvisational woodwind and percussionists include performances of Clavis Aquili at Norwegian Church and Sanctus at Ewenny Priory. Tickets for Norwegian Church are on sale from the BBC Box Office ticketline in Cardiff ++44 870 0131812 . For details on Ewenny Priory, contact the Churches Tourism Network, Wales on +44 (0) 2920 710014 or contact john@ctnw.fsnet.co.uk 21 November Sleaford Playhouse, Sleaford, Lincs. - Robin solo ++44 (0)1529 305040 23 November Clavis Aquili Norwegian Church, Cardiff ++44 (0)870 0131812 6 December Durham Town Hall Robin solo ++44 (0)191 3018505 12 December Tavistock Wharf Robin solo ++44 (0)1822 611166 1 February 2003 Sanctus Ewenny Priory ++44 (0)2920 710014 8 February 2003 The Chapel, Hazelwood House, Devon ++44 (0)1246 567712 Evening concert with Bina Williamson, Paul Dunmall and Salah Dawson Miller BARDIC WORKSHOP NO 4 This will once again take place in Hazelwood House, Devon on 7-9th February 3003. The course fee is #220 which includes the course, accommodation and meals for the weekend. To book a place uniqgrav@globalnet.co.uk or telephone ++44 1246 567712. Tickets have been selling well with only a limited number still available. Tickets are also available for the evening concert concert on 8 February 2003 at #12.00 each. MY LADY BALCLUGHE'S AYRE ARC Music plan to include Robin's My Lady Balclughe's Ayre on their Masters of the Harp compilation due for release on the 4th November 2002. NEWS ON MIKE HERON Mike Heron will be interviewed live on the Julia Hankin Show BBC Radio Newcastle at 12.15pm on Friday 11th October 2002. Mike has also been interviewed for Northern Echo (Newcastle region) and Real City (Cambridge region) with both articles to run sometime before the tour begins. LAWSON DANDO - SOLO RELEASE Lawson Dando will be releasing a solo album "Midnight Huws" to coincide with the tour - the album features instrumental versions of Mike's Residential Boy and Robin's traditional arrangement of Nottamun Town. The track listing for the album is: African Bird; Stones And Ashes; Chinese Whispers; Emyn; Moroccan Blues; Residential Boy; Nottamun Town; Midnight Huws. INCREDIBLE STRING BAND STORE Due to conflicts with underlying software the Incredible String Band store was initially not compatible with netscape. This has now been rectified and the store is now IE, Netscape and Opera compatible. Enjoy secure shopping online. Thank You and Stay In Touch Mick Fitzgerald - Manager of The Official Incredible String Band Website(webmaster@marshotel.co.uk) All Material Copyright The Incredible String Band 2002 - Not To Be Used Without Permission Shriek at the world and the world shrieksback http://www.shriekback.com Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V5 #347 *******************************