From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V5 #265 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Sunday, August 20 2000 Volume 05 : Number 265 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe from this digest, send an email to * jewel-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY the word * unsubscribe in the BODY of the email * . * For the latest news on what Jewel is up to, go to * the OFFICIAL Jewel web site at http://www.jeweljk.com * and click on "what's new" * . * 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 V5 #xxx or the like gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- * Review of Jewel's upcoming new book ["michiel - the dutch Jewelfan - va] * NJC: Luna Taylor's LRT ["Rowdy White" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 17:38:38 +0200 From: "michiel - the dutch Jewelfan - van gorkum" Subject: * Review of Jewel's upcoming new book Jewelfans i read this on the official harper collins site ========================================= Stockholm, The Grand Hotel Outside the canals are weeping, rising silently beyond their cement banks. Soundlessly, they spill onto the sidewalk, like a frayed edge. The ground will freeze soon. The night is cold. I can feel it reach my skin through the glass of mywindow. My pane. My lamp. My towels.Funny how every hotel room becomes my own.My home. If only for one night. Welcome to a world set to the ever-changing rhythms of an artist's life. Since childhood, Jewel has turned to her own short stories, vivid narratives, and starkly honest writings to revisit the past, chronicle the many characters she's encountered, and trace the intricate, unpredictable patterns of her days. In Chasing Down the Dawn, recording artist, actress, and bestselling author Jewel opens her intimate journals to create a vivid montage of the people, places, relationships, and passages that colored the life she came from and marked the last magical, turbulent, and ultimately transformational year Drawn from her remarkable chronicle of life on the road during the Spirit World Tour, this unforgettable collection of freeze-frames captures unusual images from Jewel's childhood in Alaska, her beginnings as a struggling artist, and her challenges as a daughter, sister, and woman. Jewel paints an unblinkingly honest picture of the exceptional journey that carried her to the world's stage. Here, as if pulled from a stack of snapshots, are Jewel's moment-by-moment observations on life as she now lives it: the pleasure of sold-out performances and the pressures of her industry .. the sweetness of love and bitterness of loss ... friendship, freedom, and the small miracles we ourselves create. And herein a book that allows the reader a rare glimpse of life's turning points as if viewed from over the author's shoulder -- are Jewel's deeply personal insights on the events that shaped her understanding: her parents' divorce, her experience of poverty, the healing of her difficult relationship with her father, and the development of her unique talent. With the publication of her bestselling collection of poetry, "a night without armor", Jewel established herself as a light on the literary horizon. With acutely observed, elegantly written depictions of the musicians, lovers, bikers, strangers, celebrities, and characters that inhabit the singer/songwriter's world, illustrated with Jewel's own drawings and never-before-seen photographs from her family archives, Chasing Down the Dawn is more than a collection of vignettes, observations, and stories. It is a finely wrought mosaic in prose and poetry, set to the rhythms of life. Jewel always defies expectations, always surprises and always gets to the core of human feeling. She does it in her songs, in her poetry and now again with Chasing Down the Dawn. Jewel captures human relationships in ways that are believable, bold and unforgettable." That's all folks -) Michiel a dutch Jewelfan http://www.jewelkilcher.myweb.nl jewel impala -a dutch tribute site for Jewel ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 13:26:16 CDT From: "Rowdy White" Subject: * NJC: Luna Taylor's LRT hey everyone, Well, I have to share my experiences of the past two nights..(hey, it has been awhile for me!!!) Anyway, As ya'll have read in other posts, our great EDA friend, Laura, "Luna" Taylor has started a Living Room Tour, that began here in the Dallas/Ft worth area of Texas, and should be ending in Canada near the end of September. Both performances here were simply amazing! The first show began at Courtney's(another fabulous EDA!!!) wonderful house north of ft worth. Luna's set was great and included songs of hers like, "Quality Time", and "Wild Beast" which both can both be found on her web site http://www.geocities.com/lil_waternymph/mariposa.html Besides many of her wonderful songs (i'm bad with titles, so please forgive me) she also did a cover of radiohead, and at the crowd's request, a couple of jewel covers. A highlight of which would be When the entire audience sang YWMFM while Luna played her guitar... After the show Derrick, Luna, Chris (Luna's traveling companion, roadie, friend, and a jolly good fellow!), and myself ended up that night at Denny's (hey, that is a required EDA stop, right?)There we talked, and luna shared pictures from her past journeys... After that, again Luna found herself listening to the three of us begging to hear more, so at the hotel she played us two songs for the road. Saturday night began in David's loft Apartment not too far from downtown dallas. It was an amazing loft with original hardwood floors, a huge bay window, and great, studio quality acoustics. The night went by smoothly, as we talked, while waiting for everyone to arrive. I think about twenty-five people attended last night. The crowd was quite diversified, containing construction workers, school teachers, architects, and musicians. Alas, I was the only EDA at that show, but it was still a really good group of people. The night went by with the audience laughed at Laura's wonderful tales of adventure's in song writing, and also sat, mesmerized, watching her nimble fingers quickly dance across the frets of her guitar. As her graceful voice filled the room with her songs, people could be seen reaching for the hands of their dear ones, and I could hear sighs of contentment from people sitting near me. During a break, there was dancing, laughing and talking. The host, David, kept us all well fed and entertained. The night included luna's singing, dancing, and even a passing conversation/lesson in German and spanish!(Speaking of which, I've never heard anyone speak german so seductively than David. He made me appreciate the beauty of that language) There was a good time had by all that attended... Anyway, I won't lie... It was a great night! I urge everyone out there to attend a Living Room Concert if they have the chance... It is the perfect excuse to get together with some great EDAs, and an even better way to meet new people, and hear some great music! I'm sure Luna will be posting her next dates once she gets back east, so check them out, and I promise you a good time!!! ya'll take care rowdy ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V5 #265 ***************************