From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V3 #682 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Saturday, December 5 1998 Volume 03 : Number 682 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * jewel-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY the word * unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Jewel tour dates, go to: * http://jewel.zoonation.com and click on "TOUR" * OR * go to the OFFICIAL Jewel home page at http://www.jeweljk.com * and go to the "What, When, Where" section * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: jewel-digest V3 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- SJC-Just a quickie question? [MissMusician@webtv.net (IS JEWEL'S BIGGEST] Rockefeller Tree Lighting [Hami Kim ] my first post ["Megan Godfrey" ] Reasons why we like Jewel [LANCELUV79@aol.com] In the Zone [Nsol2001@aol.com] Picture of Jewel and Skeet Ulrich [Nsol2001@aol.com] Reasons I admire Jewel ["Humbert, Carla, CIV, OASD(HA)/TMA" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 00:15:04 -0500 (EST) From: MissMusician@webtv.net (IS JEWEL'S BIGGEST FAN) Subject: SJC-Just a quickie question? I was just sitting here and wondering if there are any EDA's in Lexington, KY??? I would love to meet a fellow Jewel fan that lives by.....and maybe we can share thoughts! By the way.. To Mike: LOVE THIS LIST!!!! ABSOLUTELY AM IN HEAVEN!!!! To The owner: What a great idea!! I've never made so many friends so fast that have the same ideals and thoughts as I do! Thank you!!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Much love and adoration! Heather P.S. I heard someone ask if anyone could think of a nickname for her.....Am I supposed to have a nickname?...If so....Maybe as I write more and more posts...some of you will think of something...hehehehe :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 00:49:55 -0500 (EST) From: Hami Kim Subject: Rockefeller Tree Lighting Hi everyone, I went to the tree lighting ceremony, and let me tell you, I've never felt so much pain in my entire life. I arrived by the tree around 4 pm. Just by chance, I was right by Jewel's stage, slightly behind and to the left. But then, the 150,00+ people were coming in behind me, and I was stuck in the same spot until 9pm. 5 hours, on my feet, not moving an inch. I found that I had lost my will to live, but I had never seen Jewel in person, so, I bore the pain. Before 7, Jewel came out 2 times to practice and test the microphones and stuff. Nedra was also with her...I had a great view of the back of their heads, but the Rockefeller security guards took some pictures of her for me. When Jewel had a free moment, she turned around and greeted the crowds. She looked very cheerful and she was singing along to the christmas carols playing on the loudspeakers. I don't know about the other performances being live, I think they were prerecorded live, and just aired on tv. But Jewel, she performed live. She was great. She just has this aura about her and her presence is always known. I think Matt Lauer said that the people at home had the best seats, boy was he right. Oh yeah, and the tree was nice too. Hami ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 23:09:42 -0700 From: "Megan Godfrey" Subject: my first post hi! i've never posted a message to this list, although i've been on it since around the time jewel's poetry book came out. ::laughs:: i've sorta been hiding around in the shadows. but since jewel's new album came out, and many people have been posting, and introducing themselves, and things, i thought i would too. : ) my name is megan. : ) i live in texas. i'm 18 and a senior in high school. i've admired jewel since POY came out. i love Spirit! : ) of all the jewel songs i've heard, my favorites are Fragile Flame, Life Uncommon, Amen, I'm Sensitive, Satellite, and 1000 Miles Away. it bothers me when people criticize music... i think that if a person or group sings or performs soulfully, then there's no reason to abuse their songs. perhaps critics don't really listen to what the artist is saying, and assume something entirely different is being said instead. it's just silly to me to hurt someone that way. sorry if i don't make much sense. : ) i've never been good at explaining things. well, not that i've officially posted for the first time, perhaps i'll begin posting a lot more. i'm really thankful for being here. believe it or not, jewel has saved my life with her music, and spirit. she has reminded me what a human being is and how to truly live. i might not be here if it wasn't for her. this list has megan... the soft-spoken angel "no longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from" -- Jewel, Life Uncommon Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://personal.lycos.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 10:45:02 EST From: LANCELUV79@aol.com Subject: Reasons why we like Jewel Hey Angels! I was thinking about this and was quite in fact curious at the answers people would post. But for what specific reason does everyone like Jewel for? Aside from the obvious(talent, presence...). I know that Jewel has all brought a little something special into our lives and her music is inspirational and loved by all. The reason why I like Jewel is not only is she incredibly and amazingly talented but she sincere, honest, strong and real. She doesn't go around flashing around how much money she has and she's just very kind hearted. Her music always puts me in a more peaceful state of mind, and is just very fulfilling and spiritual. It gives me a sense of innocence and reality in a crazy, superficial world. I dunno it just does something to me that I can't put my finger on. So Angels am I the only one who feels this way? What reasons do y'all love sweet Jewel? I'm just curious.. i'll check ya later.. The Romantic Angel ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:47:19 EST From: Nsol2001@aol.com Subject: In the Zone I was at this site where I found a CD called In the Zone. Does anyone know anything about this? Can I buy it anywhere? This is where I found it: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~cmgroves/Jewel/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:54:17 EST From: Nsol2001@aol.com Subject: Picture of Jewel and Skeet Ulrich The only picture of Jewel in her new movie you can find at http:easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~cmgroves/Jewel/ It is called Jewel-Pieces Of UK. Check it out! It's really cool. Click on movies when you get there and you see the pic. nicole ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:55:42 -0500 From: "Humbert, Carla, CIV, OASD(HA)/TMA" Subject: Reasons I admire Jewel Resonding to "Romantic Angel's" question and well, this is also my first posting, I have this to say about Jewel: I saw Jewel in Manchester, England in October 1997. The venue was super-small, it was the Manchester University Debating Hall! Back then, not many Brit's had even heard of her. Well, me being American, over there due to the military, I of course knew who she was. Before this time, I had bought her CD and thought she was a wonderful singer. The concert was unbelievable! I have never seen someone with so much stage presence and her voice was so beautiful, I have never seen a performer that actually sounded better in person than on record. She had a great sense of humor and was basically talking to the audience, asking them for feedback, what they wanted to hear, etc...I also got some great pictures being in the front row (if anyone wants to trade). I just think that she is so..real. She deserves every bit of fame and $$ she earns. She worked for it all, starting at the bottom. She was really funny at the concert, making jokes about a modeling convention she once played at. She joked that she was the only one at the dinner buffet, that all the models wouldn't even eat an M&M! I just think that she is a "real" person, not fake. Her imperfections in fact, make her perfect if you ask me! Also, are there any other EDA's in the Denver area? Carla ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:28:43 EST From: JDeanrulz@aol.com Subject: Jewel US Magazine photos - May 97? Hi all, I need your help. I'm looking for one of the pictures from the US magazine article on Jewel. I think it was from May of 97. There are 2 pictures that I have seen both feature Jewel in a sort of purplish shirt with a black thing underneath (sorry I'm a guy, not to good at explaining these things). One kind of has the top of her hair chopped off but the other has her whole head in the shot and has her kind of tugging at one of her straps. If any of you know where I can find a .gif or .jpg of the second one please let me know....i've been looking everywhere. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 15:25:51 PST From: "Scott Evans" Subject: "Jewel Adds Some Spirit To Christmas Tree Lighting" Folk-pop singer performed 'Hands' Wednesday at annual lighting ceremony in New York's Rockefeller Center. Contributing Editor Brian Hiatt reports: NEW YORK -- While Garth Brooks and Cyndi Lauper sang Christmas songs during the annual lighting ceremony Wednesday for the huge Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, Jewel used the opportunity to promote her new single. The Alaskan folk-pop star sang "Hands" in the shadow of the several-stories-tall Norway Spruce, which was lit by country superstar Brooks and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton later in the nationally televised ceremony. "Hands" is the first single from Jewel's Spirit, which came out Nov. 17 and debuted at # 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Jewel has said she originally planned Spirit as a Christmas album, and though she changed her mind, the determinedly inspirational single still seems appropriate for the season. "We wanted to see Garth Brooks -- just kidding," said Lauren Wicoda, 18, who joined the tens of thousands of people who turned out for the annual lighting ceremonies overlooking the famed skating rink at Rockefeller Center. "Actually, we wanted to see Jewel and Cyndi Lauper." Wearing tan leather pants and a loose-fitting, hooded brown sweater, Jewel took the stage following a chorus-line dance by the world-famous Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. She sang such lines as "I will get down on my knees and I will pray ... we are God's hands" in a breathy whisper. She even tacked on a new lyric to the end of the song, singing the words "reflections of God" repeatedly as the TV cameras panned to a wreath hanging overhead. Later, she joined country sensation Brooks, '80s new-wave pop-star Lauper (who released the holiday album Merry Christmas … Have a Nice Life on Oct. 27), R&B singer/songwriter Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and country singer Trisha Yearwood for a spirited rendition of the holiday classic "Jingle Bells." Pedestrians jammed the streets around Rockefeller Center, and police sealed the area off wo hours before the performances began. A New York police spokesman said there was no official crowd estimate as of Thursday morning (Dec. 3), but the Daily News put the figure at around 200,000 people. "It feels like New Year's Eve out here," said Carrie Meconis, 18, who was able to get no closer than the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral, several blocks from the tree, where she sat with several friends. Brooks, whose Double Live is the country's top-selling album, got the warmest welcome of any of the singers. He performed two Christmas standards, one as a duet with Yearwood, before helping light the massive tree. The crowd was at its loudest the moment the lights were turned on, suggesting that perhaps the musicians' appeal remained secondary to that of the Christmas season. ------------------------------ Date: 5 Dec 98 22:10:33 +0100 From: "Chris Groves" Subject: Spirit "A Classic": UNCUT review This review of Spirit is from the January 1999 issue of the UK music and movie magazine UNCUT. - -------------------------------------------------- The ice queen cometh... JEWEL SPIRIT Rating: 5 stars 'A classic' Follow-up to eight million-selling Pieces Of You from Alaskan singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher's story sounds like the imaginative fiction of some over-excited pop publicist - born on a homestead in Alaska without running water and electricity, lived in a camper van in Southern California, played the coffee houses, signed a record deal, sold eight million copies of her debut album in America, lived happily ever after. The plot could not be more improbable. Remarkably, it is all more or less true, and the story gets even better Spirit, her second album, should firmly establish Jewel, now 24, as the most sparkling of all female singer-songwriters since Joni Mitchell forged the template some 30 years ago. It is a huge advance on Pieces Of You, her 1994 debut, written while still in her teens. That effort was beguiling, sensitive and full of naive promise - but nothing more. Spirit, made in just five weeks and with the songs apparently selected from more than 200 in her prolific portfolio, marks her full flowering as a writer of lyrical subtlety and melodic invention with an astonishingly mature head on her young shoulders, generously dispensing lessons in life and insights into the human condition. She has the whiff of longevity, too, a built-to-last quality that suggests her talent will still be shining brightly long after the likes of Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple have faded. Just as the enduring Mitchell has made one of the albums of 1998 with Taming The Tiger, you somehow know Jewel will still be making quality albums in the year 2020. Should that concern us when we are talking about three-minute disposable pop songs? The answer is surely yes. In her time Melanie rivalled Mitchell for popularity, but she never shared her gift for changing our perceptions of the world. That power belongs only to those rare poets who can transcend the ephemeral - Dylan, Cohen, Nyro, Newman. Prepare to admit Jewel into that elite company. This is also one of those albums on which your favourite song changes with every listen. "Deep Water" is an achingly beautiful acoustic strum with a classic Jewel treatise about realising our full potential. "What's Simple Is True" has a floating kd lang quality, while "Hands" is perhaps the key track, a piano ballad with shades of Natalie Merchant and a message about confronting one's inner fear. "Innocence Maintained" has a bouncy pop hook but a darker theme of sin and redemption, while "Barcelona" has a soaring "Let me fly" chorus which crashes back to earth dramatically on a minor chord. "Life Uncommon" is a hymn to setting ourselves free, "Do You" sounds like one of Sheryl Crow's more intriguing song-stories, and the album finishes on a perfect 10 with the prayer-like "Absence Of Fear". I have spent weeks attempting to work out why this album is so special. I still don't really know. Yet somehow Jewel seems to possess an extraordinary serenity and understanding of our place in the greater scheme of things, a philosophical acceptance that we inhabit a tiny crack of consciousness in an infinite universe of unknowing with only a flickering moment out of countless eternity to make our presence count. And we had better not waste it, she seems to say. Perhaps it was all those long nights in the cabin with no electricity and only the stars for company which produced this visionary form of Alaskan Zen. No guru, no method, no teacher - but, despite her tender years, Jewel seems to have crammed the wisdom of a lifetime into these exquisitely inspiring songs. Nigel Williamson - -------------------------------------------- Chris. Jewel, Pieces Of UK - http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~cmgroves/Jewel ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:42:07 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Scott Subject: NJC: Are there any eda's in new hampshire Hi, i was just wondering if there were any eda's in nh. If so, please e-mail me at nemesis101_98@yahoo.com Thanx, Nemesis- the really strange angel {\o/} /_\ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1998 19:52:19 -0600 From: The Choirgirl Hotel Subject: (another) bad review This one's from the Winnipeg Free Press, Nov. 26 -- Just in case someone's collecting them or something. Jewel/Spirit (2.5 stars) "Um, like gag me with a fistful of Lilith Fair ticket stubs and Briore pimple thingies --- there's only so much breathy, lightweight folk-pop a human being can take. Whatever charm this likable but drippy Alaskan brought to Pieces Of You is erased by this incredibly sappy rehash of a CD, whose only display of growth is a layering of keyboards that evokes Sarah McLachlan. All the tunes are solid -- the sentiment, however well intentioned, is unbearable." ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V3 #682 ***************************