From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V12 #258 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Tuesday, February 12 2008 Volume 12 : Number 258 * 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 V12 #___ gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- [EDA] New Jewel blog re: video shoot! ["Scott Evans" ] [EDA] Re: jewel myspace [eliot lemoncelli ] Re: [EDA] Perfectly Clear [tface151@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:22:21 -0500 From: "Scott Evans" Subject: [EDA] New Jewel blog re: video shoot! The Walking Pneumonia Blues Well, the good news is that I have 3 days off - the bad news is I got "walking pneumonia" while in Arizona, and then kept flying several more days, and singing, so that now I can't even talk...waaahhh! I'm so bummed...it's so sunny and pretty out -I hate wasting it laying in bed. And speaking of laying here, it feels like there is a 300lb man sitting on my chest. I'm really hoping I get well enough to fly Tuesday to my video shoot in Nashville! We shoot wednesday. I hope you guys like it. It was a hard video to get a good concept for because the directors kept making the video very literal, as if it was all about a man treating a woman bad - which isn't what it's about to me at all. To me, the song is about a woman finding her self worth and satisfaction. It's not about being a victim of a guy that you let treat you poorly. It's about finding strength in yourself to have the life and relationship you want for yourself....and that if where you are makes you unhappy, then fixing yourself and getting what you need - demanding that from yourself. Men always say they want woman who aren't "nags" - fair enough. To me, when a woman feels unsatisfied and unfulfilled in her own life, she gets whiney and passive aggressive and blames it on everyone else. A strong woman is sexy and attractive to a man, because she makes herself happy. She's confident and not waiting for permission from someone else to lead a life they enjoy. I really didn't want this song to be a "down with men song." It's not even an angry song...it's just that feeling when you look down deep and say, "there's a stronger person in me and I'm gonna demand better out of myself." So needless to say, I didn't want a video to be crying over an aloof male. So, here's the concept i came up with - I hope it's not too metaphorical and "artsie" though...its very simple. It's gonna use visual metaphors to portray how woman have in effect been responsible for binding and restricting themselves. I'm gonna use fashion as the metaphor. We will see 4 women from different areas and time periods, and there will be close ups of what they do to bind theselves - like a geisha with tiny bound feet tittering elegantly on tiny shoes- or a Victorian woman being cinched into a hourglass corset, or a middle Eastern woman in beautiful colorful veils, with nothing showing but her exotic eyes...(each of these women will look sexy and beautiful and may even make you want to try on a corset, because it is so undeniably asthetically pleasing)....and there will be me, singing in front of a microphone with carry-overs from each of these fashion "binders" like high stiletto heals, and a metal corseted belt, and so on. Then slowly I start to undress myself of each of these things - take off the glittery earrings, take off the bracelets, take off the corset, step out of the shoes. And you will see each of these women "un-do" themselves - the corset strings showing a hint of flesh, the hair of the geisha cascading down her back like a silky black waterfall, the veil lifted to reveal a sumptuous Persian mouth. All these women seem impossibly sexier in the natural form...and it will end with me, barefoot now, in a simple slip dress, hair down, playing guitar, uninhibited- a stronger woman. So, not much story line! But, it's the best I could think of...and I gotta get the video done soon or it will be too late! Anyway, I will let you know how it goes and we'll have some photos to post from the shoot! XxJewel - -- Scott Anthony Evans scott@scottanthony.org http://www.scottanthony.org ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:37:42 -0500 From: Sasafrass Subject: Re: [EDA] Perfectly Clear Glad to know it wasn't just me... I thought the clip seemed rather long :P Larry Greenfield wrote: > IMHO, "Perfectly Clear" is an amazing and powerful song, up there with > Jewel's greatest. > Navigate to the official site, www.jeweljk.com, and open the on-site > player. We PC users may have to hold down the "Ctrl" button while trying to > open it, but it's worth the listen. > It took me about half an hour to realize that I was listening to an endless > loop. I just couldn't get enough. (And, I was pretty loopy to start.) > Go. > Geheinu. > -=-Larry-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:17:33 -0800 (PST) From: eliot lemoncelli Subject: [EDA] Re: jewel myspace Can somebody send me Jewel's myspace address. Eliot Lemoncelli The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.- Thomas Paine ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:19:57 -0500 From: tface151@aol.com Subject: Re: [EDA] Perfectly Clear This song has been one of my favorite pieces of angelfood for years! - -Teresa the nervous about country music angel Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:54:09 -0800 From: "Larry Greenfield" Subject: [EDA] Perfectly Clear IMHO, "Perfectly Clear" is an amazing and powerful song, up there with Jewel's greatest. Navigate to the official site, www.jeweljk.com, and open the on-site player. We PC users may have to hold down the "Ctrl" button while trying to open it, but it's worth the listen. It took me about half an hour to realize that I was listening to an endless loop. I just couldn't get enough. (And, I was pretty loopy to start.) Go. Geheinu. - - -=-Larry-=- ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. 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