From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V11 #187 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Sunday, July 16 2006 Volume 11 : Number 187 * 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 "calendar" * . * 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 V9 #___ gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- [EDA] You Know What... ["Matt Sullivan" ] Re: [EDA] You Know What... [Kiwi ] [EDA] A Quilt Block for Jewel! [Fjjordao ] [EDA] Jewel in Calabasas magazine! ["E N" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:29:36 -0500 From: "Matt Sullivan" Subject: [EDA] You Know What... I'm getting really tired of all these reality shows on MTV that document an artist trying to make a debut album. I understand how the process works, so I don't need to see Cheyenne and Ashlee Simpson do it. Not do discredit them as artists, but you're TV show shouldn't be you're gimmick to sell records. You're talent should be you're gimmick. I can understand Ashley Parker Angel doing it, because he went from being in a boy band to being a solo artist. Not that the show helped him, because his album is doing worse than Jewel's. Like I said, I'm not saying their not talented, because I actually like all of them. I'm just saying that the format MTV is using is getting pretty old. But I'm not going to lie... if I was a new artist trying to get a following, I'd probably take the million dollars and do the show too. But that wouldn't happen because I'm not a younger sibiling of someone who has a show on the network, and I certainly wasn't in a boy band. Can we change the format MTV? How bout we have an established artist making an album who is trying to fit into a musical world that feels like they've had their time? An artist who wants to show people that they still make good music even when the charts are dominated by hip-hop and r&b. I'm not necessarily saying Jewel. But her or someone of her fame who is struggle to get their music played on the radio. There are so many talent artists who are still putting out great albums, but aren't getting much attention anymore. Can we show what it's like for them? Sitting in meetings discussing how they have to present their new material in a way that doesn't make it seam like they sold out or are making music that sounds just like their past efforts? Making new fans while not seaming distant to their loyal ones? When MTV? WHEN? (okay, enough ranting! And I really do like Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Parker Angel, and Cheyenne...i have all of their cd's, so no disrespect to them.) _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:56:23 -0400 From: Kiwi Subject: Re: [EDA] You Know What... "When MTV? WHEN? (okay, enough ranting! And I really do like Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Parker Angel, and Cheyenne...i have all of their cd's, so no disrespect to them.)" Honestly, this is the reason they make these show, they work, the albums sell. We all wonder why reality TV and tabloids are doing so well too. Everyone complains about how shallow and obsessed with pop culture our society has become, yet everyone knows the name of Bradgelina and Tomkats babies, and we all can offer an opinion on Janice Dickinson, Kristin Cavallari and Paris Hilton (if you don't know at least one of those names give yourself two points!!). Most people I know claim to be above pop culture stupidity (myself included), yet we all watch The Soup. It's a guilty pleasure thing I guess, and the media is quite aware that even if we claim to hate all of it, we will still tune in, even if it's just to make fun. I could be totally wrong, but I think it has to do with escapism and control. There is so much going on in the world that we can't do anything about...I know that I get nightmares from watching the news sometimes. Pop culture is more manageable...when we see a picture of Lindsay Lohan falling down drunk outside of a club or a 16 year old girl throw a tantrum because her father won't buy her a diamond tiara for her birthday we can think to ourselves "Gee, now I'm actually glad I don't have that much money or fame, look how screwed up my priorities would be." And then we laugh and make fun of them with our friends. When we see pictures of dead soldiers and hear reports of nuclear weapons in the Mideast we get knots in our stomachs and feel helpless. We don't like to think about it because there is nothing we can do to help the situation, and heaven knows bringing up nuclear annihilation at the water cooler won't get you invited to the after work happy hour at TGI Friday so we change the channel and watch American Idol. On 7/15/06, Matt Sullivan wrote: > > I'm getting really tired of all these reality shows on MTV that document > an > artist trying to make a debut album. I understand how the process works, > so > I don't need to see Cheyenne and Ashlee Simpson do it. Not do discredit > them > as artists, but you're TV show shouldn't be you're gimmick to sell > records. > You're talent should be you're gimmick. I can understand Ashley Parker > Angel > doing it, because he went from being in a boy band to being a solo artist. > Not that the show helped him, because his album is doing worse than > Jewel's. > Like I said, I'm not saying their not talented, because I actually like > all > of them. I'm just saying that the format MTV is using is getting pretty > old. > But I'm not going to lie... if I was a new artist trying to get a > following, > I'd probably take the million dollars and do the show too. But that > wouldn't > happen because I'm not a younger sibiling of someone who has a show on the > network, and I certainly wasn't in a boy band. > > Can we change the format MTV? How bout we have an established artist > making > an album who is trying to fit into a musical world that feels like they've > had their time? An artist who wants to show people that they still make > good > music even when the charts are dominated by hip-hop and r&b. I'm not > necessarily saying Jewel. But her or someone of her fame who is struggle > to > get their music played on the radio. There are so many talent artists who > are still putting out great albums, but aren't getting much attention > anymore. Can we show what it's like for them? Sitting in meetings > discussing > how they have to present their new material in a way that doesn't make it > seam like they sold out or are making music that sounds just like their > past > efforts? Making new fans while not seaming distant to their loyal ones? > > When MTV? WHEN? > (okay, enough ranting! And I really do like Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Parker > Angel, and Cheyenne...i have all of their cd's, so no disrespect to them.) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:40:10 -0300 From: Fjjordao Subject: [EDA] A Quilt Block for Jewel! Ok, this is strange! http://www2.fanscape.com/miy/quiltpromo_jewel.html Well, good luck! ________________________________________________ Wireless Internet Ltda -- www.wnetrj.com.br ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:56:01 -0700 From: "E N" Subject: [EDA] Jewel in Calabasas magazine! I was in Barnes & Noble at the Grove in Los Angeles and happened to see this magazine. Jewel is on the cover and the feature is titled "Jewel's Balancing Act" It's Issue No. 3, 2006. There are some really beautiful photos of her (4 full page photos). I will scan them in when I can. But it was a pretty good in depth interview. Here are some random tidbits that are new (to me at least). She talks about how she and Ty don't have maids. She gets up at 6:30 AM, "hits the local gym, maybe does some grocery shopping and then plops herself on a cedar rocking chair that overlooks the ranch's pecan groves ..." She has a house in LA. She likes being able to go to LA when needed and go back to the ranch for most of her time. It's funny that I bought this magazine at the Grove b/c the articles says that it's one of her favorite places in LA! She says of her favorite hiking trails near her Hollywood home: "I'd tell you my favorite trails, but then I'd have to kill you." She watches Lost on her iPod, TiVos The Sopranos (funny how I don't really see Jewel as a Sopranos fan even though it's one of my faves). She says she has to cook two things b/c Ty likes Mexican and she likes all kinds, but also mixes in fish and salads - "girly foods." She sounds like she is pretty much done with acting. "I love acting, but I started spending all my rare days off on auditions and getting movies put together. I thought, 'What the hell am I doing? I'm not enjoying my life.' I didn't want to be more famous." Anyway, see if you can check it out. She looks gorgeous in the photos. ~Elizabeth ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V11 #187 ****************************