From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V2 #171 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Monday, March 10 1997 Volume 02 : Number 171 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Everything, nothing, and I don't know [Aslan ] Save the Linoleum [Strwberi13@aol.com] philly show... [Paul2k@aol.com] NJC: the thankful list [asset.moo@mail.utexas.edu (tessa)] NJC: TARA MacLEAN Tour Dates [Dan Stark ] NJC: EDA Microgatherings etc. [Dan Stark ] These are days....Part IV (short, thankfully) ["Larry G." ] LA/San Diego/Hot Dog Fest road trip? [John-Eric ] Re: NJC: TARA MacLEAN Tour Dates [Andrew Chandler ] Yet another thankful-list..from the EDA in Norway.. [Lisa Golmen ] Philly concert ["Selena" ] These are days.... (Part III -- you guessed it; LONG!) ["Larry G." Subject: Everything, nothing, and I don't know I was thinking about Foolish Games being released as a single. It, in a selfish way, makes me unhappy. I am happy for Jewel and that people will get to hear a beautiful song but here's the problem: Foolish Games is my favorite song by Jewel. It holds so much passion and intensity for me that it makes me cry. Because I have such feelings about this song it is very personal to me. I know I have no claim to this song but the emotion attached with it makes me feel like it is mine in some way and that it should be shared only with people that are capable/willing to let it touch them. When something like this is on every radio station and MTV I feel like it has been taken away from me and sterilized. Kinda like the as****** that scream take it off. They seem to have a way of defiling it. Any comments or questions would be appreciated. (sorry if I don't make much sense, it's not totally coherent it my mind) I have a question for everyone. There was a story I read many years ago but I can't remember the name of it. It was a bout a black girl growing up in the ghetto. An old lady down the street had a flower garden full of marigolds. The young girl hated it because she thought it had no place in such an ugly neighborhood and would try to destroy the flowers. Eventually she understood that the woman was trying to put something beautiful in an ugly world and in her adulthoold also "planted marigolds." I need to know the name of the story. It's been on my mind for months. One last comment and I will be finished inflicting my thoughts on you all. I seem to have read a lot of negative opinions about Howard Stern lately. I think it's un EDA like but that's a side note. I personally find HS to be funny. I don't believe that his intentions in what he says to people is mean spiritted. Yes, he has a huge ego but he attacks himself as everyone else. I am from KY and I can laugh about things said about where I am from because they have some truth and well. . . Life is funny. If you don't laugh at it it can drive you crazy. Yes he is offensive and does at times go a bit too far but over all I don't think he is that bad and shouldn't be attacked. It's not hate it's humor of a strange sort. Anyway, that all I have to say. Aggree with me or yell at me but please let me know what you think. Thanx for reading. Reasonably Gabriel Your scars build a ladder that take you to a place that you could not have gotten to any other way. -Henry Rollins All your looking for I'm not the one who needed an army Is something to make you whole I'm not the one that needed respect Until you find it I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember Your a pilgrim soul I'm not the one they'll likely forget - -Michael Kroll -Blues Traveler ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 02:11:08 -0500 (EST) From: Strwberi13@aol.com Subject: Save the Linoleum Hello all- Anyone looking for "Save the Linoleum" might want to give Yodelin' Pig CD & Collectables a call. They have it listed in the 3/14 issue of Goldmine for $10. Their phone number is (410) 654-0516 and thay are located in Maryland so consider eastern standard time when calling.....hopefully they still have it and one of you angels can get it.... Krista :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 02:11:55 -0500 (EST) From: Paul2k@aol.com Subject: philly show... I went to the Philly show at the Tower Theater. It was a last minute thing, thanks to Lynne who had extra tickets (good ones, too) and allowed me to have one. Lynne is cool. She really is. Selena, tell them that Lynne is cool. So I went to the Tower Theater and met Selena and Ryan and Krystal and Selena's sister and they went in while i waited for Lynne to show up. (Larry, I gave Selena one of the two posters I have left because Rachel and I accidently took Selena's when we grabbed the whole kit and caboodle of them at Lizstock) Various other EDA's passed by as I waited for Lynne, including Eric "crashboy", Rich Melko, and Laura Marion. Lynne finally showed up (damn bad directions from stoopid friend was her excuse for being late *grin*) and I got my ticket from her and went inside to hang around with the other EDA's. I wandered a bit, searching for Bibi, and she kinda came up on me out of nowhere. I said hi in a cheery voice and so did she. I finally introduced myself to her since I've never done so, generally in the past I'd just shout "Bibi!" and annoy her for a bit. I asked her how she was. She's doing well. While Jewel was out in CA, the rest of the crew got to have a day off in Toronto. They didn't have any poetry programs, however, since they'd had a little holdup over customs between the US and Canada and hadn't planned for such a contingency (hey, you philly people, if you want me to buy you a poetry program at the 9:30 club show tonight, email me and i'll get em for ya). I got Bibi to sign a picture i have of her from Burlington (she kinda grimaced and said "oh no. oh no" but was nice about it. I like Bibi. She's neat like peaches and cream. Saw the Rugburns again. There seemed to be quite a number of Rugburns fans in the crowd. They did (not in this order)...Baby I'm gonna have to give you up for lent, the ABC song, Now's not the right time for love, the Girl with the Wandering Eye, UPS my heart next day to you (final song), the new song with jewel my body is changing, gold's gym guy, I miss waking up with you...I think that's it. The crowd, as usual, loved them. The crowd on the whole was quiet and polite, with a minimum of babbling and the few requisite shouts, whistles, and barbaric yawps. When jewel started singing the song during the rugburns set, a guy near the front shouted out "yodel". And as she started into her second song "stranger from the east" she stopped and asked if there was an security at the front because if the guy shouted yodel again, she wanted them to remove him from the theater. yay jewel! (somebody give me some capital letters. please!) A bunch of security people shined their flashlights on the offender and were actually about to remove him , but jewel said that only if he did it again should they remove him. well, the female drummer (marie?) is gone. for foolish games, it was just Jewel and John Hagen on cello. No drums. And when drums were required (much less than at the previous shows), Stinky played a minimal set of toms and a snare and a cymbal while standing. So the ruburns minus Steve were really her backup band. John Hagen looks so out of place up there in his black suits and cello :) I won't do a setlist since i don't want to put my brain through the efforts of having to recall things. Eric can take care of that. Jewel did perform a song I hadn't heard before and didn't mention the title. She didn't do any yodeling. Her high voice range seemed a bit more airy and breathy, less substantial than usual. I got less of a visceral, energetic vibe from this show than some of the other shows. I think that general admission shows are better for having a really powerful Jewel experience, as opposed to seated affairs. I'm hoping that the 9:30 club crowd is as well behaved as the Philly show. After the show, EDA's hung around a bit, but or numbers slowly dwindled. Finally, me, Eric, Rich, Laura and friend, and Emily (i still don't know who you are. sorry :/) and sister (?) were hanging around outside by the buses while it snowed. The rugburns kept walking back and forth between the venue and a restaurant/pub outside of which we were standing. I was holding the cookies that Eric made from Rachel's recipe and gave them to stinky who was very happy to have them. The EDA's made small talk with John and Stinky; some teenager girl who didn't look old enough to be... I dunno, you fill in the blank, but she was hanging on Steve's arm like a leech. We finally left, while a whole gaggle of concertgoers stood in the snow by the buses waiting for Jewel and talking to the bus driver. I really felt sorry for the crew who had to load out all that sound and light equipment in the snow. They have it tough, doing all that stuff every night. That's about it. I'm hungry for the show tonight in DC. Some of you EDA's going to tonight's show might be able to meet Neal Copperman, the man who is largely responsible for this list being here since he, along with Jeff Hanson, was at a bunch of the Innerchange Shows in SD way back when and turned lots of people onto Jewel on the Ecto list, and our lovely Jeff Wasilko created the list out of the small cadre of pre-EDA's from there. nite nite, Paul "corrupted in mind, pure at heart, stubbed in toe" Kim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 01:41:58 -0600 (CST) From: asset.moo@mail.utexas.edu (tessa) Subject: NJC: the thankful list Hi is really late here and I am verrrrrry tired, but I thought I would get out of lurk mode and add my little thanky list for all of the things that are wonderful adn beautiful in my life... WAY too many to list, but theses ones are off the top of my head! my family!!!!!!! including my dog and my iguana! SLEEP, naps... mmmmm sleep! Nigil, my computer... always there for me! I wouldnt know what to do w/out it! Dennis Harris... for being such a nice guy and making me an adopted Harris 0:c ) Jewel... she's Jewel what else do I need say?! You guys! I wouldnt get any email if it werent for you! I love it no matter how obscure the subject! Tetris... I would not get any homework done without something to make me focus Nutella and peanut butter!!!!!! Yum! Cranberry food products! I am a cranberry freak! Ramen noodles.. I would starve without them Scholarships Rain!!! I love it! Those beautiful days.. where EVERYTHING goes right! those make you realize how beautiful things can really be Nasty bad days... or else the good days would mean nothing hot showers and baths! books/reading... nothing is better than a GOOD book! school... learning is sooo gratifying finished homework... doesnt happen too too often! discovery channel... ok, ok I am a little geeky 0;c ) angels... have been my fetish for a few years now... Layered clothes and tons of blankets... I dunno seems cozy to me! Art... or I wouldnt have a major Ok good night all! Tessa the little (but not the littlest) }}angel{{ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 02:58:44 -0500 From: Dan Stark Subject: NJC: TARA MacLEAN Tour Dates After that great review of Tara's show by Greg, I thought I'd post her latest tour dates. Go if you can, you won't be disappointed! Mar. 09th Guelph, ON Albion Hotel opens for People Playing Mar. 12th Buffalo, NY Showplace* Mar. 15th Montréal, PQ Cabaret Music Hall [for the Yawp Cabaret] Mar. 17th Boston, MA Avalon* Mar. 19th Cleveland, OH Wilberts* Mar. 20th Indianapolis, IN The Vogue* Mar. 21st Louisville, KY Phoenix Hill Tavern* Mar. 22nd Cincinnati, OH Bogart's* Mar. 24th Nashville, TN Exit / In* Mar. 25th Atlanta, GA Cotton Club* Mar. 27th Washington, DC The Bayou* Mar. 28th Philadelphia, PA Middle East* Mar. 29th New York, NY Tramps* Mar. 31st Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall* Apr. 01st Portland, ME Raoul's* Apr. 02nd Burlington, VT Toast* Apr. 04th Providence, RI Met Café* Apr. 05th Clifton Park, NY Park West* Apr. 08th Grand Rapids, MI Intersection* Apr. 09th Oberlin, OH Dionysus / Oberlin College* *Tara will be opening for Ashley MacIsaac on these selected dates Upadates at www.nettwerk.com/tours - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAN STARK danstark@mnsi.net Windsor, Ontario, Canada - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 02:42:58 -0500 From: Dan Stark Subject: NJC: EDA Microgatherings etc. Hi! More off-topic rambling about EDAs coming to Canada follows, just remember, you were warned... Well I just finished reading the Dunn digest, and it seems Greg's minute-by-minute account of his and Toni's visit this weekend leaves little for me to add! All I can say is the weekend was a blast with good music and great company dropping by, even if some of it was unannounced! Apparently Mia and her friend Nate were looking for a good reason to get out of Cleveland (and who could blame them) ;) and the pieces began to fall into place as Greg, Toni and I arrived home from our shopping trip in trendy Royal Oak. First of all, my call display showed a phone call from a local pay phone, which I thought was odd but I forgot about it and flipped on the computer to check the day's e-mail. There was a one-line message from Mia asking what my plans were for the day/evening. Well I didn't pass all those SATs for nothing, and soon I was telling Toni, "I think there might be more company coming." 20 seconds later the phone rang, sure enough Mia was parked at the store across the road, and seconds later she was standing in the doorway to witness a near-repeat of LizStock as Greg walked out of the shower, wet but at least dressed. So as Greg and Toni left I blew off the nap I had planned to take after being subjected to sleep deprivation by Toni's early Ticketmaster trek, and instead treated Mia & co. to some of Windor's high culture, namely casino gambling and Canadian under-21 drinking laws. As for tourist attractions, we couldn't find any Canadian Mounties, but the doorman at the casino proved just about as stereotypical as he ended every single sentence with "eh?" Needless to say, we lost miserably at the casino. Actually, I was doing pretty well, but Mia scooped the winnings out of my slot machine about as fast as it was paying out, and recycled them into her own losing prospect. Back home, we signed onto IRC, where Mia logged on under her turtle nick on my username, hoping to confuse some of the regulars, but it looked like most of the regulars who weren't driving home to Indiana must have been at the Pittsburgh show, so except for Robb & Purple, that trick met with limited success. That's about it, it's nice to see the EDAs are helping keep the gasoline companies in business. Thanks Greg & Toni & Mia & Nate for the cool weekend! I'll probably see a bunch of you at the Detroit show next Sunday. I'll be parking the 89X/River van right in front of the State Theatre entrance, come over and say hi if I'm in there. ttyl, Dan - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAN STARK danstark@mnsi.net Windsor, Ontario, Canada - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:44:20 -0800 From: "Larry G." Subject: These are days....Part IV (short, thankfully) Okay my sleepy cute guys and girls on beach blankets headed for Mars, I'll give the Nietsche-keen aphoristic (or, as lawyers and greg dunns say, "bullet-point") wrap-up to the magical week in the life of some of the ancient EDAs. - -- We all adjourned to McCabes, where we met up with fellow EDAs Igor, Erick Garske, Vanessa (Igor's beautiful, demure, secure, charming, talented, unpretentious daughter -- hmmm, I wonder what the milk man looked like?), Cindy Lee's then-and-future famous renaissance man bf, Paul, Elizabeth Hummel, who was a featured performer on the legendary archive tape prophetically entitled "Filling Tiny Spaces," and others. - -- After a GREAT concert, we adjourned to my house to watch the Leno show air. EDA Sinjin (later the Secretary of Defense in the John Castro administration) showed up. Elizabeth brought the archangel who previously was the San Diego radio deej who played Jewel on the radio for the very first time!! Ever!!! (ooh, that was a treat talking to him!). - -- We watched Cindy Lee's brand new video for "High Jump": A splendid work of art, best music video ever (at least within 100% of its budget). Arty, funny, complex, symbolic; I had visions of the cover of the Doors album "Strange Days," Marcel Ophuls's "Children of Paradise," and Hieronymus Bosch or the Spanish film director Luis Bunuel working on mushrooms. It was really really good! - -- The last guest left just before noon on Saturday. Great grandpa spent all of the rest of Saturday and most of Sunday recuperating, and saving his strength for the fin-de-petit lumieres and the legendary and epiphanic Hot Dog Fest at Tom & Nancy's the beginning of April. - -- Now go to your pods and astral travel, my young dreamers. G'night! ;-) - -=-Larry-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 06:27:57 -0300 From: "Bruno B.B.M." Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jewel=B4s?= Contact Anybody here knows how can I contact Jewel?? To do what? To invite her to do a Show here in Brazil. Everybody here is crasy for her. Including I:) So I have friends that are very interesting to do this, and paying. Tanks to all, Bruno BBM. The MacJedi X------------------------------------------------------------X | Macintosh Developer (Scripts, Director 5.0, Autoware ...) | | Internet Builder (HTML 3.2, Java, VRML, Complex CGIs) | | Graphic Guru (PhotoShop 3.0, Ilustrator 6.0, FreeHand 5.0) | | SnipeBR WebMaster (http://www.rio.com.br/~brunobbm) | | Contacts: brunobbm@rio.com.br or snipebr@rio.com.br | X------------------------------------------------------------X ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 01:29:41 -0800 From: John-Eric Subject: BERKELY SHOW: The Great EDA Escapade Hey Berkely show-goers, how does this sound? We all meet like 5 hours before the show at Saks Fifth Avenue in the Market district in the City (good parking here) and go out to lunch or dinner somewhere on Market or maybe on Pier 39 (yummy, fresh seafood and by the way I am a manager for Starbucks Coffee so if anyone wants to stop there too I have a 30% discount on everything), then go to the venue and see the sound checks and maybe Bibi or anyone with contact with her, Jewel or Steve (if you are reading this) we can get into the backstage area and kick it with the Rugburns and maybe even Jewel? Then after we are all invited up on stage with Jewel after she spots our EDA shirts, posters, blud ribbons or maybe she just heard me in the lobby before the show with my megaphone and bells we can kick it with her after the show too? :-D But seriously Bibi if you are reading this or friends of Steve that would be great if we could meet you! Does anyone like to go raving (underground dance parties with really postive vibes) because I know of several good Monday night parties in the City if anyone is interested after the show too?! Well give me a call (if you don't already have my phone # e-mail me and we'll get in touch) with any other ideas! This is going to be so fun and I can't wait to meet you all! Peace and cheers angels! \|/ - - o - /|\ John-Eric ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 01:40:48 -0800 From: John-Eric Subject: LA/San Diego/Hot Dog Fest road trip? For anyone going to the LA and San Diego shows and Hot Dog Fest would anyone like to road trip down with me? I can either drive and you pay for the tickets or I'd pay for the tickets and you'd drive or whatever floats your boat! :-) It would be a really fun experience; I am going down anyway but two EDAs are always better than one! Peace and cheers! \|/ - - o - /|\ John-Eric ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 07:26:03 -0500 From: Andrew Chandler Subject: Re: NJC: TARA MacLEAN Tour Dates Are you sure about these? The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a bar! I'm under 21 and if she's really going to be going there, I probably won't be able to get in anyway! Andrew. Dan Stark wrote: > > After that great review of Tara's show by Greg, I thought I'd post her > latest tour dates. Go if you can, you won't be disappointed! > > Mar. 09th Guelph, ON Albion Hotel opens for People Playing > Mar. 12th Buffalo, NY Showplace* > Mar. 15th Montréal, PQ Cabaret Music Hall [for the Yawp Cabaret] > Mar. 17th Boston, MA Avalon* > Mar. 19th Cleveland, OH Wilberts* > Mar. 20th Indianapolis, IN The Vogue* > Mar. 21st Louisville, KY Phoenix Hill Tavern* > Mar. 22nd Cincinnati, OH Bogart's* > Mar. 24th Nashville, TN Exit / In* > Mar. 25th Atlanta, GA Cotton Club* > Mar. 27th Washington, DC The Bayou* > Mar. 28th Philadelphia, PA Middle East* > Mar. 29th New York, NY Tramps* > Mar. 31st Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall* > Apr. 01st Portland, ME Raoul's* > Apr. 02nd Burlington, VT Toast* > Apr. 04th Providence, RI Met Café* > Apr. 05th Clifton Park, NY Park West* > Apr. 08th Grand Rapids, MI Intersection* > Apr. 09th Oberlin, OH Dionysus / Oberlin College* > > *Tara will be opening for Ashley MacIsaac on these selected dates > > Upadates at www.nettwerk.com/tours > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > DAN STARK > danstark@mnsi.net > Windsor, Ontario, Canada > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:53:22 +0100 (MET) From: Lisa Golmen Subject: Yet another thankful-list..from the EDA in Norway.. OK, maybe you guys are sick of "thankful-lists" now, but I got off from school early, it`s a beatiful sunny day in Kristiansund(the first in ages!!!), I`ve got Ani on the stereo and...oh, dammit; I feel *good*! So here`s my top ten, in no particular order or whateveryouAmericanscallit: Enjoy or delete, it`s your choice. (Oh, and Greg Dunn; if you`re reading this; I`m still waiting for a call from you and Toni - let me know when you`re free to chat!) 1. Therese, my "other fianc=E8e", for seeing me every.single.day and still= not becoming sick of me... 2. Kerrang magazine; rock`n roll weekly.... 3. Marilyn Manson, for teaching me just a wee bit of self confidence(really, `s true; don`t snigger!)I love him dearly, truly(...oh, please don`t say he`s seeing Fiona Apple..anyone else seen the Howard Sterne-premiere= photos..?) 4. Jewel, for picking me up from my comfy bed every day with her lovely, lovely music... 5. Bill&Tim; my Buffalo-buddies. 6. Coca Cola, for making a legal drug. I could never have done it without= you.. 7. Mulder and Scully- for convincing me that the truth is really out there. Norwegian TV2 sucks! Bring back my X-files!!!!!!! 8. The Warner-brothers and the Warner-sister Dot, for making Mondays= bearable. 9. Neil Gaiman, for being an inspiration and for creating a "big-sister" for me. I`m not afraid of dying anymore. 10.And last but not least; the EDA`s. In the words of Wacko Jacko: I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lisa Golmen, EDA in Kristiansund, NORWAY. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:06:24 -0500 (EST) From: Grrly1@aol.com Subject: Re: Pittsburgh Concert In a message dated 3/9/97 11:42:46 PM, you wrote: > >John - Angels are rare, and you shine for Jewel & You make the world >go round >Jeff(Stinky) - You people make it all worth while & You Guys, Gals >rule the Universe! Did what John wrote make any one else cry? that meant so much to me... "Angels are rare and we shine for jewel." wow... and all he wrote on my poster was "John Castro, the rugburn of love" hmm... but then again he was in the middle of flirting with some college girl... Thirza "John really DOES look like dave navarro" Pearl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97 08:55:18 EST From: anand.gajjala@adn.alcatel.com (Anand Gajjala) Subject: I have 3 tickets available for tonight All, I have three tickets available for tonight's (3/10) show at the 9:30 club. I'd like to sell them at cost (28.50), but I might be able to go lower. Doors open at 7:30, show probably starts around 8:00. Please e-mail me ASAP. Thanks, Anand ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 09:00:40 -0500 (EST) From: "Elisabeth T. Anthony" Subject: Re: jewel-digest V2 #162 if anyone does come up with a tape of that awesome concert i would love one as well.thanks.terrell ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 07:44:39 -0000 From: "Selena" Subject: Philly concert Rich, We left before the concert was over. The drunks behind us were very fidgety, kicking the kids chairs constantly, talking throughout, had to be told 3 times to put out their cigarettes.The pot smoker in front of us was distracting as well. Ryan must not be sleeping well because in spite of the commotion, he layed his head on my shoulder and fell asleep. The decision to leave was made when my sister, Lucia, nearly got puked on. The underage drinker (sitting right behind us) puked all over the floor with her head on the back of Lucia's chair. No attempt from her nor her friends to get to the bathroom. Oh sure, I complained to security. They give her a cup to puke in, and bring some strong smelling powder or something to dump on the puke.. after they shine a flashlight on it and we all get to see it. We were all eager to leave on the first song that Steve came back out to join Jewel on. As we were leaving, I sarcastically said, "thanks girls" to the jerks behind us, to which they responded with a "fuck you". Sure, I couldve tried security again, sure I couldve forced my kids to stand in the back or something.. the night had already been ruined. It was great to see you all again though. Selena ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:01:50 -0800 From: "Larry G." Subject: These are days.... (Part III -- you guessed it; LONG!) Meanwhile, I got back to the land of smoke and mirrors, where reality is perception. One perception I KNEW I had was a friend of a friend who works for Leno as his "right-hand" guy (guess that makes Jay an honorary lefty! Like Einstein!). I had called my "friend-once-removed" (he's a great guy, one of the funniest in the world of MY limited perception; he is the mastermind behind the greatest practical joke in the history of the musical pantheon (a story for the retreat) about 2 weeks before, as soon as I heard about Jewel's scheduled appearance. At that time, he told me he could only possibly get 1 or 2 tickets for me, and he asked me to call again the beginning of the week, which I did. I called from the airport when I landed from NYC in L.A. last Monday. He told me that I was "on the list" for two, and to arrive by about quarter to four so that we could get *good* seats. Meanwhile, back at the Dana Point Ranch, Tom & Nancy Morales had called me; they were shut out of tix by request becuz of the appearance that night of Poltz's predecessor as King of All Media, Howard ("my penis is tiny") Stern. Could I help? Well, I couldn't help directly, but I did suggest a "guerrilla strategy" that might work. I needed plausible deniablity, and I told the EDAs who begged to know the strategy that if I told them I would have to kill them. Besides, it could only work once, and if I got implicated, we all would be eating slain goose and broken golden eggs for eternity. When I got to the studio, I pulled up to the gate; there were Bob Duffey and El Poltzo Loco, 10 feet away. I zoomed past the perturbed guardian of the gate, and started yapping to Steve and Bob. Steve asked me to tell the EDAs that they should sign up for the Rugburns' mailing list, located at . He and the band had been reading the favorable reviews by EDAs that I had been forwarding to that site (at the retreat, I'll tell you how another EDA brought me together with the guy who runs the site [thanks, Jen!]), and they loved what they were seeing. Bob wanted another whole set of the stuff sent to him. I eventually parked and followed them into the studio. As we walked in, I told Steve that his friend Cindy Lee Berryhill was singing that night at McCabe's in Santa Monica, and that she and some of his other friends were coming to my place to watch the Leno show. He asked me if I could get him a ticket, and using my L.A. shoe phone I did it right on the spot. But Steve being Steve, five minutes later he told me he realized he probably couldn't make it anyway. I told him I would accept back stage passes at the Wiltern as retribution, Steve said "no problem," but Duffey then said "don't be so sure about that. (So, I was in Limboland again.) When we got to the building, I expected to be put in some kind of line, but I just walked in straight back to the stage, where dress rehearsals were occurring. They couldn't find my name on the list, nor my friend's name, but apparently that was not unusual; they sure knew who he was. The pages told me to see if my friend was in the "Green Room," and I was sent back there to hang until seating started. For two reasons, I can't tell you who was back there before the show. I was fed and watered, hung with my friend, and worried about my companion, who knew I would arrive first, but neither of us knew where the other would be. I was seated in a primo seat, 2d row from the floor, about 20 feet from the main set. I turned around, and my companion was sitting in the peanut gallery, so I waived her over, and we were in place. I started telling my guest about Tom & Nancy and how they were going to try to manifest admittance, when I looked up: there in the "very front row" was Nancy!! I ran up and tapped her on the shoulder, and we hugged the way all EDAs always did in that distant time. She was feeling WAY guilty, because she used my ploy, and it worked for her, but not for Tom, and he was stuck out in the parking lot. I was sure Tom didn't care that much, but Nancy sure did. Nancy, BTW, was a sorceress who legend has it taught Merlin a trick or two during HIS apprenticeship. I learned that night another reason why the legend obviously is true. Before the taping began, both my friend and Jay came out to warm up the crowd. One guy asked to get his picture taken with a polaroid, and Jay called for some more volunteers. Nancy raised her hand (while I stood, 3 rows behind her, pointing at her with both hands in the highschool basketball "him him foul foul he did it" cheer mode. (Didn't think I could remember that far back, cadetlettes?). Nancy turned around and motioned me imperatively to join her. I did. I'm afraid of Tom. I've seen what he can do to someone who disses Nancy. Jay asked us what we each did. I told him and asked him not to tell anybody (I really didn't want to upstage him, and I've dealt with this kind of thing before, so he could have been embarrassed; he sensed that and we just chatted about which of us had to spend more time dealing with the horrible people in my line of work. He asked Nancy what she did; she replied that she makes dresses. Jay:"What kind of dresses?" Larry: "Dresses Like the one she's wearing!" Jay: "That's not a dress, that's a nightgown" (I couldn't argue that point and win, but Nancy did, explaining the neuveax epexegesis that Jay (and I) bought into, no problema. Nancy and I had our photo taken with Jay (I was wearing the big EDA button Dennis had given me less than a week before, and the infamous Stinky-designed spewing Rugburns tee shirt under my civvies -- an 8x10 blow-up would be displayed ONLY at the April 6 Hot Dog Fest at Nancy's; the EDAs presciently decided to establish a verifiable chain-of-custody, which payed off when the religious zealots wanted to confirm Nancy's elevation to Sainthood years later; a reprint is in the Homer shrine), and while the developing souvenir was handed to me, Nancy went up close to Jay and whispered to him that her husband was stranded in the parking lot, asking if there was any way for him to get in. Jay shouted (with a wry smile), "Your husband's in the parking lot?? That's terrible. What does he look like?" Nancy: "he's Hispanic." Jay: "Oh, THAT helps. I need to find ONE Hispanic guy in the parking lot, like there's only one in all of Burbank!" then, to all his staff: "Go find him and bring him in here, find him a seat or put him in the Green Room if there aren't any seats!" Within less than 2 minutes, Tom strutted in, and sat down in the seat in front of me! EDAs being brought together by JAY LENO!!! High fives all around!! Jewel was great, as the EDAs all knew, but her voice was not at its healthy best. I think the sound was tweaked considerably for broadcast, and some EDAs noticed her problems on television, too (I didn't). Amazingly, the future legendary Poltzmeister grinningly bobbed from side to side, looking like a Dreamer who had strayed too far from Freddie. Nancy screamed appropriately at an alluring vocal rift (you can hear her). Both Nancy and I were clearly shown on the program, during audience scans. And you didn't even need a freeze frame, like with that Sharon Stone movie (so I'm told). After the show, Jewelly was chatting up Howard, her apparent bud, as she left the stage. I yelled out "Everyday Angels," but no one on stage seemed to hear. Then it was off to hear Cindy Lee. Okay, rocketeers, one more part of the story and then it's time for your soma. (to be continued) - -=-Larry-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:19:45 -0800 From: chhaya@flash.net Subject: jewel's chest... hey guys, did anyone else here the Rick Dees top 40 countdown? i thought it was wierd cuz after they played YWMFM, they read a letter someone sent to them asking if Jewel's breasts were real or not. and then they confirmed that they were 100% real. please don't think i'm perverted, i'm just repeating what THEY said. i just thought it was wierd that they discussed her breasts out of all things. but this goes to show you that there's nothing fake about jewel....*feeble attempt at comic relief* Cricket ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:31:32 -0500 (EST) From: HeyJupitar@aol.com Subject: Newbie Here Hi Jewel Fans, my name is Megan. I am 17 yrs old and live in Massachusetts. The first Jewel concert I have ever been to was at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley. It was amazing! First of all I think Jewel is an amazing singer and performer but I really liked the opening band which was the Rugburns. The singer of the Rugburns Steve, sang a song with Jewel called 'Old Lover's House'. It can be found on the Rugburns CD TAKING THE WORLD BY DONKEY. I do not the whole process behind being a 'newbie' so if someone could tell me that would be great! Thanxs. --Megan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:44:25 -0500 (EST) From: Tlcathome@aol.com Subject: Re: Photos? In a message dated 97-03-09 17:28:29 EST, you write: << Does anyone have photos from the Beacon or New Haven show (or any real photos from in concert or meeting her?) I'd like to trade, mine from the Beacon show didn't turn out that well, to my disappointment! >> We just took our in to be developed, I'll know if they turned out on Wed. I'll cry if my pic with Jewel at the after party doesn't turn out..... Tammy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 09:59:01 -0500 (EST) From: Tlcathome@aol.com Subject: NJC: Obscene e-mail received - asking advice on reporting.... OK, I received an e-mail the other night from some other AOL user by the name of ViciousPete (anybody run into this guy??). It was rather obscene, and I quickly closed it before Rob saw it (It's disturbing enough without Rob giving me a lecture about my web page). Anyway, my question is, Should I report it to AOL?? I know the guy will probably have his account closed, which (this is very un-EDA like) I'd like to have happen to let him know this is unacceptable behavior. My fear, is that he may know that it was me that reported him and decide to 'give me a hard time' under a new account. I really do not feel like dealing with something like this. Am I just overreacting?? Please let me know what you think...... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:06:00 -0500 (EST) From: AmbroInc1@aol.com Subject: FOR ALL EDA's!!!!!! What a show!!!!!! Hello all.....how is everyone....it has been a while since I last posted....I guess since Jewel was at Boston cause that is when I last saw her, but now I am writing to tell how GREAT she did last night at the tower. I am not going to explain in detail, but just wanted people who didn't make the show that she was amazing. Rugburns did well also....I remember saying to myself before I ever saw the Rugburns at Boston(and now Tower) let alone hear them, are these guys even good? I didn't know what to expect, but I now can say I give them much respect. Also, I wanted to know if anyone who went last night stayed after the show to try and meet Jewel? My friend and I had a long trip ahead of us in that snowstorm so we decided to head home and not hang.......if anyone has a story about after the concert(meeting, seeing Jewel) I would love to hear it....and also....if anyone taped this show and/or the Boston show...I definetly want them.....especially last night's performance! I noticed a couple rude people from where I was sitting, but overall, it was a remarkable night............and to end.....like I said in the past....I hope one day I get to meet Jewel, even if it is for a couple minutes.....just so she knows that I appreciate all her wonderful music. Until next time......AmBrO "In case you failed to notice, in case you failed see...."~~Jewel PS~I know that Foolish Games is on the b-side of YWMFM, but I hope this gets released as a single cause this a great song!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:33:08 -0500 (EST) From: AmbroInc1@aol.com Subject: FOR ALL EDA's!!!!!! What a show!!!!!! Hello all.....how is everyone....it has been a while since I last posted....I guess since Jewel was at Boston cause that is when I last saw her, but now I am writing to tell how GREAT she did last night at the tower. I am not going to explain in detail, but just wanted people who didn't make the show that she was amazing. Rugburns did well also....I remember saying to myself before I ever saw the Rugburns at Boston(and now Tower) let alone hear them, are these guys even good? I didn't know what to expect, but I now can say I give them much respect. Also, I wanted to know if anyone who went last night stayed after the show to try and meet Jewel? My friend and I had a long trip ahead of us in that snowstorm so we decided to head home and not hang.......if anyone has a story about after the concert(meeting, seeing Jewel) I would love to hear it....and also....if anyone taped this show and/or the Boston show...I definetly want them.....especially last night's performance! I noticed a couple rude people from where I was sitting, but overall, it was a remarkable night............and to end.....like I said in the past....I hope one day I get to meet Jewel, even if it is for a couple minutes.....just so she knows that I appreciate all her wonderful music. Until next time......AmBrO "In case you failed to notice, in case you failed see...."~~Jewel PS~I know that Foolish Games is on the b-side of YWMFM, but I hope this gets released as a single cause this a great song!!!!! ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V2 #171 ***************************