From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V2 #487 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Thursday, June 26 1997 Volume 02 : Number 487 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Shucks, Jewel (YWMFM) darn near broke a chart record [Mike Connell ] NJC: Siamese twins born separate in TX and OK hahaha [asset.moo@mail.utex] Re: JC:Unplugged!!!!!!!!!!!! [JonBoy911@aol.com] Call Radio Stations!!!!!!!!!!!! [Joshua Baummer ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 23:01:22 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: Shucks, Jewel (YWMFM) darn near broke a chart record Hey Angels, Well, I was keeping this quiet so there would be no ballot box stuffing to break the record intentionally (wanted to see if it could happen naturally), but Jewel just missed tying a record on the Hitsword Internet Top 50 Singles Charts. You Were Meant For Me was #38 on the chart last week (peaked at #2) and had been ON the chart for 28 straight weeks, one behind the record of 29 by No Doubt and Don't Speak. Unfortunately, YWMFM dropped to #56 and off the chart this week. Boo...hiss...boo!!! The *good news* is Foolish Games is listed as the #1 Contender to hit the Top 10 (from among any song that hasn't yet hit the top 30) It is not in the Top 50 yet. http://www.hitsworld.com Mike :) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 19:04:15 -0700 From: BenFrancis@webtv.net (Ben Simpelo) Subject: Re: NJC:WebTV upgrade Jessica, All WebTV users have their Internet Units automatically upgraded free of charge when they turned them on. This upgrading might occur once or maybe twice or more each year. Right now, all WebTV users are currently getting an upgrade, which includes Shockwave Audio, Real Audio 3.0, Javascript, Macromedia Flash, and enhanced Frame support. That's all. Thanx for asking. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 23:40:11 -0400 (EDT) From: HILARYL123@aol.com Subject: Print Media Hello fellow EDA's- Upon making my weekly visit to Tower I stumbled across "Interview" magazine (July 1997) with Miss Jewel's face gracing the cover and the headline reading , "Bedazzler Jewel /The Real Story./And Why Her Record-Breaking Rise Shows Hope is The Hottest Thing Now." The article itself is a three page interview with some great pictures. There is also a mini-interview with Lenedra. Not Jewel related, but kind of (am I making sense?) is an interview with Sarah McLachlan about Lilith Fair. :) There is also an article concerning Lilith in the newest issue of Newsweek, complete with pics! :) You can read it on-line as well at , Keyword NEWS and then click on NEWSWEEK and then go to the ARTS. Hugs and Halos--Hil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 22:36:05 -0700 From: naveenrao@juno.com (Naveen Rao) Subject: Re: Jewel breaking the folk mold Ripiano...thanks for your reply. I definitely agree that Jewel is trying to break her typical folk mold. I was at Rockfest and definitely noticed this when Jewel performed. I don't know if you were there, but if you were i think you would see the same thing. She played a great set including both wwsys and ywmfm, but to everyone's surprise, did a great job on the electric guitar and the up-tempo ywmfm version. If her Unplugged set was anything like her set at Rockfest, I think it would make a CD hands down. In fact, I believe her Rockfest performance was a huge turning point in her career (back me up on this, guys =). I would have loved to see something like that on the Unplugged performance, since more people could have witnessed the turning point. Rockfest, IMO, could possibly be the best performance for a long while, since she pursued her goal of breaking the sweet singing-about-puppy love and heartache folk-girl image and went for a louder turning-rock woman who knows how to write a song like no other of this time. The beginning of this metamorphesis (sp?) started on Hard Rock Live I believe, sans the electric guitar of course. With songs like SIBTW that have far deeper meaning and with songs like Down or Love Me Just Leave Me Alone, she can draw millions more listeners around the world who not only like her folk style but also her new rock style as well. Once again, just my .02 Naveen On Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:10:18 -0700 deanorez@juno.com (Gerard D Perez) writes: >She's trying to change the mass >audience's perception that she is this "Pop Star" that sings teenage >folk songs about puppy love and heartache. WE know she is a deep song >writer with a lot to offer both vocally and spiritually but what about >the other 3 billion people on this planet? I hope she goes nuts with >her next album. I'm sure all of us sense she's going to get jazzy on >a couple of tracks and she'll have one or two ballads with classically >influenced arrangements. But aren't most of us hoping she puts on a >punk-flavored track with a 32-note speed solo distorted with fuzz and >wah? You can sense she's aching to break her typical folk mold a >little... If Viacom was smart they'd release her Unplugged show. But >if they were REALLY smart they'd release the show as a double CD with >Hard Rock Live....I predict another quadruple-platinum seller. > >Sincerely, >Ripiano > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 23:56:19 -0400 (EDT) From: JonBoy911@aol.com Subject: Re: Jewel's songs I usually feel the tears build up when I hear Foolish Games. So beautiful. JonBoy911 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:08:37 -0400 (EDT) From: RussRive@aol.com Subject: SJC: Re: NJC: Tara MacLean at the Mercury Lounge and JC: Jewel Unplugged I wanted to tell the list about my experiences and expound on Amy's description of Saturday night's Tara MacLean show and my thoughts on last night's Jewel Unplugged. First--Tara Thanks to information from Chris Snyder, I learned of two in-store performances she was doing. I couldn't make the Friday one (with Bill) because of work, but I made sure to see the Saturday one (sin Guillermo) as I didn't think that I would be able to see the Saturday night show (21+, I'm 19). I schmoozed with Tara's manager, Stacey, briefly before and after the in-store because I wanted info. Tara played five songs and had to run for the soundcheck (she was double booked) at the Mercury. Stacey mentioned that they were going to show up at the Mercury at a certain time. I was about to leave when their cab pulled up. They said that my timing was good and I was introduced to the Mercury employees as one of Tara's managers. While waiting for the opening act (Val Haynes, very funny) to go on, Tara and I spoke a little bit about how she got involved in music. She saw some record company people, so we went to sit with them. During the ensuing conversation, Tara kept saying she was nervous playing without Bill for the first time. At the end of the Val Haynes set, I looked for EDAs. Only Amy and her friend Susan. Disappointed I was. I would have liked more people to hear her music. Tara decided to go on at 9:10 to give friends a chance to show up. She played for about 45 minutes and was terrific. Who needs Bill? She played "Evidence", "Let Her Feel the Rain", "That's Me", "Holy Tears", "Hold Me Jordan?" that biblical story that is now her favorite song (sorry, Larry). She ended with an a cappella version of "Silence". About twenty-five to thirty people were there. Most were friends and record company people (myself, Amy, and Susan being rare exceptions). After she did the obligatory pitch, we went to the bar area and watched (oooh, voyeurism) as she and Stacey signed and sold CDs, respectively. The three exceptions (see above) spoke with Tara for quite sometime about different things including "The Livingroom Tour" (she liked the idea), Larry and the LA Jewel concert she was supposed to see, and EDAs. She signed two posters and a CD for me, including a message which tells me to get an ID. She signed anything we wanted, and since everything was free, we took extras. Amy and I signed up on her fan list. I should be receiving some of the stuff that Bill Bartholomew is getting, so if anyone can't get it from him, please e-mail me privately. All in all, a terrific day that turned out for the best. Stacey and Tara are two of the nicest people I have ever met and I hope that I get to host them in my living room (with Bill, of course) soon. Now for the Jewel content: I was really happy to see Jewel play many songs that some of us just don't know. I enjoyed the little twists that she gave to the music with the band. Although I did not find WWSYS better than other versions I have heard, I did find it had a different feel that brought originality to the program so that it seemed as if we were hearing all new material. It wasn't until last night that I really got to enjoy Satellite as a song. I thought it was OK before, but now I love it. "Boy Needs a Bike" I missed. With others, I concur. TOO MANY COMMERCIALS. Oh well. This was the first time I really liked any version of FG. As I have told others before, I don't really like the song, and don't think it will do well as a single. If the way it was played on Unplugged is how the released version is, this song will take off, IMHO. I was surprised to hear her play Fragile Flame. I don't really think that that fit well with the set, and there didn't seem to be too different, not that it's a song that can differ much. In close, a good show, which, as Unplugged is supposed to do, made the artist sound different. The new song made her sound genuine, and unprogrammy (also read: Uninhibited or not sold out as in bossed around). I apologize for the length of this post. Russell Rebel without a clue ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:02:06 -0400 From: Josh Lambert Subject: NJC:What a way to start This is my first post, which is kind of ironic. In a way it's also a testament to the quality of the list and the value of being even a fledgling EDA. I just need a forum to vent and maybe a little help. I've got that wonderful feeling that I'm sure most of you know, the feeling that my whole world is caving in upon me. In the last twelve hours I've received some great news. First off, my parents are getting rid of the cottage that has been in our family for generations, that I was eventually going to inherit. This wouldn't be such a big thing, except that this was going to be the first year I had completely autonomous use of it. It's a great place to escape for the weekend, and places like that are very valuable, at least in my experience. Not thirty minutes after the first revelation I was informed by my bank that I no longer qualified for a student loan of any kind. Basically, I've wasted a year of university and I no longer have any idea what I'll be doing next year or what direction to take with my life. I sure can't stand living at home for a year and working, I'd go nuts before a few months were over. Still, I'm sure I could deal with this, right? I've still got my health, my creativity, what's left of my vitality... But then the fun part comes. In a typical example of the best possible timing my girlfriend cut me loose tonight. And it's not like she was nice about it, either. Not that that would have helped much, but it just rubs more salt in the wound. So the person that I was hoping to count on tonight, who would listen to my rantings/problems and at least console if not understand decided that she just wasn't interested in me anymore. So basically the pictures have all fallen off the walls and I'm sitting here waiting for the wallpaper to start peeling. And I'm expected to get up tomorrow and go to work with a grin on my face, happy to face the dawn of another day when right now I just want to curl up into a ball and sleep for a week. I'm not sure whether any of this is making sense. If it seems to make sense to you, or if you have some advice I'd appreciate a line. It's funny, I joined this list to learn a little more about Jewel and to keep abreast of new developments, but it turns out I find a small, caring community of people who share more than just a common interest. I really don't have the words to express how grateful I am. Josh The Bleeding-But-Still-Alive Newbie Angel ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 23:27:26 -0500 (CDT) From: asset.moo@mail.utexas.edu (Tessa) Subject: NJC: Siamese twins born separate in TX and OK hahaha HUnter wrote: the part for Queen of the Dorks (just a cameo, really) will be >filled by Tessa, though Farr in drag ran a *very* close second for this >role. But hey, they're the same person anyway, aren't they? OH geez! I HOPE that we arent the same person! ;c) hmmm Farr in drag eh? I'd have to see that to make my own decisions ;c) as for Gianny the CAN-alien... eh, just you wait! Ill get you yet! *hugs* Tessa the little Harris }}angel{{ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:48:36 -0400 (EDT) From: JonBoy911@aol.com Subject: Re: JC:Unplugged!!!!!!!!!!!! In a message dated 97-06-26 00:45:28 EDT, smithr@agcs.com writes: << Ummm...wasn't the song called Foolish Flame? >> Foolish Flame? Are you kidding? I really hope so. JonBoy911 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:45:45 -0400 From: Joshua Baummer Subject: Call Radio Stations!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey all, Call your local radio station and ask them to play "Foolish Games". Then we can get our pretty angel at #1 with this song as "YWMFM" was #1. Thank You. Josh An EDA forever. ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V2 #487 ***************************