From: owner-jewel-digest To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V1 #198 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "jewel-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. jewel-digest Wednesday, 15 May 1996 Volume 01 : Number 198 Today's Subjects: ----------------- I'm going to scream! Extra ticket 16 May Irving Plaza THE POEM CHIC BACK WITHA STRANGE ONE! FEELIN LOST TODAY... Songs Jewel shouldn't cover Re: Frustration can only be excided by hatred Re: mtv top 20 Re: save the linoleum? I know what you mean! Re: mtv top 20 the zoo that's new Re: I know what you mean! [none] Re: Frustration can only be excided by hatred Jewel in Cleveland... What is Normal? Atlanta bound!!!! Jewel's own variety show (was RE: Jewel In Minneapolis, plus , thoughts on a Jewel Variety Show) my poem Jewel in Cleveland!! I was there! Dc show coming up!!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chopped Liver Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 14:20:34 -0600 (MDT) Subject: I'm going to scream! Just heard this today on the local Z100 (yes, there seems to be one in every community): The DJ says, "Coming up just around the corner, Jewel. Something new from them. Who Will Save Your Soul." Them? THEM!? ARRRRRRRRG! Chopped Liver (Charlie) watkins@selway.umt.edu ------------------------------ From: Silver Kat Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 16:19:22 +0000 Subject: Extra ticket 16 May Irving Plaza Hello there, I have an extra ticket for tomorrow night's show... Please email me by tomorrow at 4 PM if interested, I won't be checking my mail after that... We can then set something up... Thanks Kim, who is still foaming at the mouth because she met Kevyn Aucoin "All the world just stopped now... So you say you don't want to stay together anymore..." ------------------------------ From: patty Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 16:21:22 -0400 Subject: THE POEM CHIC BACK WITHA STRANGE ONE! FEELIN LOST TODAY... Sugar and Spice...(Human Maybe) by Tali Glikman How do I risk myself To be shown to the world Bad hair and all? How do I ask myself Girl, are you human enough To reach these people? Do things ever seem like they all go wrong? And all at once your sad? Your pretentious self, girl, Your angry I know, But your cowardness is so bad. I wanna take it one step further So I can stand proud and tall, Say, "Hey this is me, all me" Do you still want me at all? I am what you see With a little sugar and spice I cry, (of course i cry) I'm an angry bitch and I'm nice So who do you presume I am? Human maybe. I am what you think With a little sugar and spice A bad girl sometimes But I can kiss you so nice So who would you guess I am? Human maybe... Human maybe... I saw Tori yesterday, she was amazing! Comments on my poems are always welcome! I like to know people are reading them...Thank you for reading! ps incase you didn't know, I write these poems to songs with my guitar and my voice. Within the next couple of months, I may make some tapes, just to share with my friends, you guys are my friends also, and since I know you guys like good music (I mean you ARE on the JEWEL list!) I wouldn't mind sending you some, witha tiny fee to pay for what the cost of the tapes are. Any way, it probably wont be for a while but please let me know if your interested! :) Tali ------------------------------ From: Chopped Liver Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 14:29:23 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Songs Jewel shouldn't cover I don't think Jewel should ever sing Buck Owens' Tiger by the Tail. Well, wait. Maybe she could make even THAT sound good. Could this be why this subject hasn't gotten much attention? Chopped Liver (Charlie) watkins@selway.umt.edu ------------------------------ From: Dean Date: Wed, 15 May 96 16:32:10 EST Subject: Re: Frustration can only be excided by hatred Frankly I think you seem to want things handed to you. Not really things I guess, but happiness. The old saying 'Life is what you make it' is true. You spend all your time wanting something you can't have (i.e. Jewel in this case) instead of going out and getting the things you can. I've read most of your posts and you always seem to harp on the fact that you have no girlfriend at this point. Well hell, neither do I. But I have friends, family and a decent job. I go out and grab the life I want and I'm pretty darn happy about it. No I don't have everything. I'm looking for that right (or almost right) girl... I'm looking for a house... I need a new car, but none of this gets me down. All of it will eventually come around. So right now I enjoy the things I do have. Dean ------------------------------ From: Truna@aol.com Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 16:48:30 -0400 Subject: Re: mtv top 20 In a message dated 96-05-14 08:28:50 EDT, you write: > >I haven't seen this mentioned, so for those who haven't seen it: > >http://mtv.com/music/top20/ > >I haven't grabbed the clip, since I've seen the video enough >times, so I can't tell you how big it is. wait a minutte, do you mean Jewel wqas on the top 20? ------------------------------ From: Debbie Jaret Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 12:24:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: save the linoleum? I just got Save the Linoleum from a dealer through Goldmine magazine (which I got at Tower Records)...it sounds good, it's on CD...the only drawback is that it's quite expensive for how many songs there are!!... (To answer your question, Geoffrey) take care y'all, Deb ------------------------------ From: "Sharon E. Schoon" Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 16:30:28 -0500 Subject: I know what you mean! Chopped Liver wrote: > > Just heard this today on the local Z100 (yes, there seems to be one in > every community): The DJ says, "Coming up just around the corner, > Jewel. Something new from them. Who Will Save Your Soul." Them? THEM!? > ARRRRRRRRG! > > Chopped Liver (Charlie) > watkins@selway.umt.edu I know what you mean. Get this: Ticketmaster People are supposed to be experts, right? I thought so until I attempted to buy a ticket for Jewel's Chicago show on the 11th. Expecting no trouble, I went to Blockbuster Music. The guy actually had the nerve to ask me if I knew where THEY were playing, only after telling me THEY were a really great band and he had THEIR CD himself. I almost called the manager on the jerk! Mikey ------------------------------ From: aw@rouse.com (Andrew Wynn Rouse) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 17:07:55 -0500 Subject: Re: mtv top 20 Apparently WWSYS made the top 20 MTV video countdown the week before last, at 20, and last week climbed to #17. I happened to be watching it, even had an SVHS tape in and ready to go; they even had about a 10 sec. blurb from Jewel before it started. - -awr At 3:48 PM 5/15/96, Truna@aol.com wrote: >>I haven't seen this mentioned, so for those who haven't seen it: >> >>http://mtv.com/music/top20/ >> >>I haven't grabbed the clip, since I've seen the video enough >>times, so I can't tell you how big it is. > >wait a minutte, do you mean Jewel wqas on the top 20? Andrew Wynn Rouse /\ / ) aw@rouse.com _______________________________/ \/\/ \_____________________________ ------------------------------ From: Zooberries Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 05:09:09 -0500 Subject: the zoo that's new hi. i'm new here. been listening to Jewel since last summer thanks to a penpal girl who send me a mix tape with some of her songs. anyway, once a long time ago someone offered me some live Jewel and i declined b/c i didn't know anything about her at the time. now i'm kicking myself. so i'm really wanting some live jewel. i have some things to trade and the list is in my homepage[which has a some Tori amos stuff) i haven't paid a visit to all her web pages yet and wondered if one them has a list of bootlegs or set list or such info. has she ever played Dallas? will she? is there a tour schedule anywhere? thanks in advance. ====================== "When Bad Things Happen to Good People Who shall I say is calling?" - --------------------------------------------- " is our lenguage so impoverished that we have to use acronyms of French phrases to make ourselves understood? " " yes. " from Metropolitan ====================== http://members.aol.com/zooberries/htm/toc.htm ------------------------------ From: aw@rouse.com (Andrew Wynn Rouse) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 17:18:53 -0500 Subject: Re: I know what you mean! Hellloooowww. Have you guys been LISTENING to the lyrics Jewel writes & sings? How about= some patience, forgivness, etc. Most people will GUESS rather than admit= they are wrong, or don't know about something. When an artist goes by a= name, it's really hard to know if they are referring to the person, or the= group; I've made the mistake often when a friend talks about an artist,= whos name sounds like a group. Now that Jewel has a band, it could easily= be the group "Jewel"; afterall, have _you_ ever heard of anybody else named= Jewel? How about giving some people a break; if you get _mad_ about= something as trivial, I'd suggest listening to the lyrics jewel sings a bit= more closely. Note: I agree COMPLETELY that in BOTH of these cases, the person should have= known better, but error is human nature, and quite anticipated on a daily= basis. Have you looked at how many hundreds of artists, bands, etc. that= ticketmaster carries? I'd get details lost myself, guaranteed. Peace. - -awr At 4:30 PM 5/15/96, Sharon E. Schoon wrote: >Chopped Liver wrote: >>=20 >> Just heard this today on the local Z100 (yes, there seems to be one in >> every community): The DJ says, "Coming up just around the corner, >> Jewel. Something new from them. Who Will Save Your Soul." Them? THEM!? >> ARRRRRRRRG! >>=20 >> Chopped Liver (Charlie) >> watkins@selway.umt.edu > > I know what you mean. Get this: Ticketmaster People are supposed= to be experts,=20 >right? I thought so until I attempted to buy a ticket for Jewel's Chicago= show on the=20 >11th. Expecting no trouble, I went to Blockbuster Music. The guy actually= had the=20 >nerve to ask me if I knew where THEY were playing, only after telling me= THEY were a=20 >really great band and he had THEIR CD himself. I almost called the manager= on the jerk! > > Mikey Andrew Wynn Rouse /\ / ) aw@rouse.com _______________________________/ \/\/ \_____________________________ ------------------------------ From: rwm126@psu.edu (Rich Melko) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 18:50:05 -0400 Subject: [none] Hi, I was wondering if anyone out ther has developed sort of a Jewel twitch. It may sound strange but sometimes, for no reason or fault of my own, Jewel's voice will pop into my mind and it makes me suddenly shake my head as if I was trying to shake something off. I am afraid that someone will notice it and ask me what is wrong. I would have to be honest, of course, and tell them that an Angel keeps trying to speek to me. What would they think about that? Ah, who cares what they think. Could someone please post the address and time for the net show thursday night. Also if it is not too much trouble could you put up some brief instructions. I just downloaded RA 2.0 today. It works but I am not sure how to link it to Netscape. Do I connect with netscape or go to the open location thing on REAL AUDIO? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rich Melko - - - "Years go by, will I choke on my tears, till finally there is nothing left. One more casualty, you know we're too easy, easy, easy." -- Tori Amos - - - ------------------------------ From: rwm126@psu.edu (Rich Melko) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 18:50:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Frustration can only be excided by hatred Rafa, I was happy to see that you didn't curse the world. I hate it when people say the World sucks. The world is a beautiful place. All I have to do is look out my window and I know that. I can't stand people who rant and rave about politicians. I can't stand bands like Rage Against the Machine. People like this are the stupidest people on Earth. If they would stop being so pissed off, they might have the chance to look around them and appreciate how lucky they are. I do agree with you that society sucks. It isn't the world that sucks but some of the people in it. You have to look at it this way, you participate in a mailing list of great people. This is your proof that the world isn't so bad. So what if you will never really know Jewel. Although it sucks, I have accepted it. I drive 45 minutes to a $7.49 an hour job everyday. I spent 3000 dollars last year in college on I don't know what. I have 500 dollars in the bank, which is far less then I have ever had. My time is scarce. I hardly have time to write to this thing except maybe once or twice a week. I want to see Jewel in concert so bad that I could almost cry but I can't because I have to work for shit money that I can't afford to give up. However, I know that in one year from now, I will graduate and then I am free. West coast bound am I. Life may suck now but my dreams are what keep me going. Sometimes I wish I was insane and couldn't distinguish between fantasy and reality. What a world it would be. I wish I could write as good as you but I can't. Sometimes I have an occasional good thought but it leaves as quickly and surprisingly as it comes. I guess it all comes down to not only realizing your limits but accepting them. There is nothing that anyone can say to cheer you up and I know that. Itr is all up to you. I just thought that maybe if you knew that you are not the only one having diificulty sailing in the rough sees of life, you would feel better. Rich Melko >Hello , fellow angels : > Rafa's sentiments: ( after my little >compostion is my anlysis on life) > > > > I dunno what I'm gonna do , maybe eat some >fish and chips , maybe piss against the wind. Double edge knife: burning my >heart , skinning my hands... False icons taken as heavenly symbols ... blood is >being spiilled from my beer can ... my honor is being sold at the vintage shop >... my pride has plunged itself head first in a one way street , but still she >could runaway and hide from me. >Love is blind , light is sublime ,a homeless person in an Armani suit ... >Estranged wife with a husband holding her arm... confused boy wishing for >someone to hold on to , but his mother just spinned him around until his soul >hit the floor dizzy and destroyed by her apathy. OHH mother !! Touch my >hands, burn my flesh , I'll kid myself thnking that your love was that that >burned. > > This is Rafa , what you have just >experienced wasn't planned , is not a poem ... it's just a sample from my mind. >Hope you feel something when you read this , I just want people to feel when >they read this. It's a kind of expanded play on words and meanings , but it's >not a contradiction!! I'm gonna start writting poetry soon again after I finish >my finals. I'm unhappy , but not depressed ! NEED TO SEE OR HEAR FROM JEWEL >SOON!!!! I've convinced myself and I won't settle for anything else that >receiving a letter from JEWEL. Some of you might say that I have an extremist , >unbalanced youth mind , but I refuse to believe so. I'm just to passionate , >idealistic and romantic about stuff and I want my life to be a reflection of my >dreams , I won't settle for anything else . Life isn't all cookies and sweets , >I'm aware of that - for I have been unhappy for the last year ,,, yet I refuse >to accept my life as it were anything else than my dreams . I have not lived >life to settle for anything else that I consider the best , this has brought >tears and nights of no sleep ; but I refuse to accept life as the shit it's >turning out to be. Fuck society , fuck women and fuck all the cynics that have >crashed my dreams !!!! But this angst doesn't cut it , and I won't fuck them >cause they'll fuck me back!! > > No more depression , but I'm becoming jaded and a >little to xenophobic. Smile upon my face , need a letter from the one I >empathize with. >And I need to see her or hear from her soon !!!!!!!!! > > until then my sorrowed friends: Rafael Angel ( <-- thats >my real second name , but the truth is I find that it doesn't fit me right now) >:-/ :-( :-0. > > > ------------------------------ From: SBB4184@alpha.CC.OBERLIN.EDU Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 18:43:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Jewel in Cleveland... Dear everyone, I saw Jewel's show at the Oden even though I had my first final at 9am the next day. I have seen the band, and they were in-fucking-credible. Jewel is singing 12-bar blues tunes, country-ish songs, folky things, and hard rockers (Rocker Girl), and sounding great at all of them. A guitar technician came out and played guitar on one new tune, and she sang "You're in Cleveland Today" once again... If anyone taped the show, be nice and send Jewel a copy (as she requested from the stage). I had two guys behind me singing all the lyrics to "Racecar Driver" and "God's Gift to Women". I leaned back and asked them if they knew of Rare Angels and they screamed back a "yes". Also, one last little thing... George Gershwin wrote "Summertime" for his opera "Porgy and Bess". Janis Joplin did a cover of it with the Full-Tilt Boogie Band a while ago. Is it just me, or is Jewel exercising some Joplin-like qualities? This questionis in NO way meant to say that Jewel is "stealing" or being in anyway "unoriginal", so please don't flame me to death. She has alot of blues/jazz singer tendencies to play around within given songs, and the band was wonderful at keeping with her. Just a few small personal messages: Aaron, you're a god for posting the yearbook photos... the originals aren't really all that much better in quality as grainy b/w's. Colin & Hiranya, have you gotten the pics (respond directly, please)? People who have contacted me about the graduation video... it's gonna be dubbed this weekend, so have no fear, it's gonna happen. Catch you on the flipside, Brian (Fongul) Bartel ------------------------------ From: BAZR74B@prodigy.com (MS CECE P SWEET) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 19:37:36, -0500 Subject: What is Normal? I've read with interest some comments as of late about acting like things are "normal" or at least trying to act like things are normal.. after having a traumatic brain injury.. I'm writing this because my boyfriend suffered an injury in March 1983.. and at the present time.. he's working in a computer store as a software representative, while prior to his injury he worked as an engineer. To say that he is disatisfied with his employment situation is a complete understatement.. but because of the past.. it seems that the future that he could have had 13 years ago, is always going to be some kind of dream that doesn't come true.. He knows the chances of him going back into engineering are not good.. but how can I encourage him when he's so disatisfied about the present? I don't know if I am making myself clear here at all.. so bear with me.. :) CeCe bazr74b@prodigy.com ------------------------------ From: ACarson10@aol.com Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 20:33:18 -0400 Subject: Atlanta bound!!!! I'm headed to Peach country (5/24) to see Jewel and Duncan. I will report back. P.S. I guess I'll climb on the wagon and suggest some cover songs: 1) Dream a Little Dream (Ella) 2) Show Some Emotion (Joan A) 3) Daughter (Pearl Jam).....I'm serious! 4) Silent Night (duet with Aaron Neville) 5) Stay Gold (Stevie Wonder) ------------------------------ From: Aaron Matthew Suever Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 20:34:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Jewel's own variety show (was RE: Jewel In Minneapolis, plus , thoughts on a Jewel Variety Show) On Mon, 13 May 1996, jeffrey hanson wrote: > So, I was thinking. I hate to see her get to the stage where she has to > play stadiums, or wear herself out doing huge tours playing multiple nights > at smaller clubs. But we all want to see her preform at least on a weekly > basis, and hear all those new songs we know she can write. The solution? > This may sound crazy, but I think it would work--maybe not right away, but > when she does become a huge star (which means next week I guess). I think > she should have her own weekly television show. She could have guests each > week from all over the music world--all different types of music too, not > just the latest cool alternative band. That way we could see her do duets > with all kinds of people--B.B. King, Lena Horne, Chris Isaak, John Prine, > Bob Dylan, Sting, The Rugburns, Tori Amos, P.J. Harvey, etc, etc. I think > she has the kind of talent and personality that would make other performers > love to play with her (although she can outsing almost everyone, she has a > great ability to do backup singing in a way that makes the others sound > even better than they normally do). In this way she could experiment with > different styles, and she could perform a new solo song each week. There > hasn't been a really great variety show in a long time--mainly because > there hasn't been anyone with enough talent to host it. So what do you > think? Anyone know any TV execs I could propose this to? > > Ok, maybe I'm crazy, but I think someone ought to seriously consider this! > > Jeff Hanson Definitely a good idea! (signs you're obsessed with Jewel #100: you think she should have her own show ;) But even TV can't _replace_ the live Jewel experience; it just keeps us going till the next concert. Aaron ------------------------------ From: Pookie560@aol.com Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 20:49:08 -0400 Subject: my poem Well, i just joined the list, and decided to semd you this poem someone i know on-line wrote. She's thinking about turning it into a song, like Jewel. what do you guys think about it? This poem IS copywrited! Since the first day i met you, I knew i was in love. The way you smiled, the way you laughed I thought i had a chance, but i should have none better. For when i see you with her, i wish she was me. There are days i just can't wake up, i need to feel you in my arms. I go out of my way, to see you smile. I wish i could just look into your eyes, and see what your thinking. Would you see into mine, would you know what i'm thinking So until then, my love, i wll be waiting. ------------------------------ From: joe.fell@spec.org Date: Wed, 15 May 96 20:02:00 EST Subject: Jewel in Cleveland!! I was there! I went to the Jewel show in Cleveland yesterday. Four words: AWESOME! PLEASE COME AGAIN! The Odeon was the best place to have her concert. It was in a really intimite setting, you could actually see her up close. I think the vibe that she spread around spread through the audience really quickly. Duncan Sheik was OK. He reminded me of one of the Monkees. I didn't like his stuff till he covered Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" and that was the best song of his set by far. My mom who likes Jewel too went with me commented on how rude the people were toward Duncan. Duncan's music was OK. I might get the album. The song he sang with Jewel was the best. Then they had this huge intermission, and finally she came on. I tell you, the place erupted in excitement. All of her songs were great! "My Own Little God's Gift To Heaven" or whatever really brought down the house. So did the additions of the band to Foolish Games and WWSYS. The band played on others, but they really made an effect on this one. I loved how she interacted with the audience so much. I am suprised that no one gave her any flowers though. I am also suprised that I didn't get noticed since I wore a Tee-Shirt from Alaska with Alaska stuff on it. One thing: WHO BOUGHT ALL THE TEE-SHIRTS? They were gone when I got there! Every little one was gone. And the best thing was..it was sold out! Well, not for the people who didn't get tickets, but it shows how good and how popular Jewel has become. Just today I walked into the Student Lounge and WWSYS was on WMMS...WWSYS is now the number one song in Cleveland on that station! Now...who made a tape of that show...and how much can I buy it for? I will pay a lot for it. Also, did anyone meet her after the show from this mailing list? If so, lemme know. And...does anyone know when she'll come to Cleveland again? And...let's all hope that she moves here, like she said she was going to do in the show? Thanks guys...Jewel is just the best out there...later. ------------------------------ From: mpenna@ix.netcom.com (Manoel W. Penna ) Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 19:27:42 -0700 Subject: Dc show coming up!!!!!! If you're going to the DC show meet up!!!! I'm going to be with two other people. If you want to meet, email me and I'll let you know what I'll be wearing. I'd love to meet people off of the list. -Eric ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V1 #198 ***************************