From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V1 #72 Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk lucy-list-digest Sunday, May 9 1999 Volume 01 : Number 072 In this issue: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 [lucy-list] Lucy and a Cherry on Top [lucy-list] En Garde... Re: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 Re: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 [lucy-list] lucyclucylucy [lucy-list] Re: En Garde... [lucy-list] En Garde... [lucy-list] Ida Mae Dobbs Press Conference ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 07:12:14 EDT From: HEYJC01@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 Does anyone know the story behind the origin of the name "Cry3" for the Richard, Dar, Lucy album? Is there any significance or storyline in the name? Love the album by the way; going to see them Aug in Wilm DE. I cant wait..... Thanks Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 07:53:21 EDT From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] Lucy and a Cherry on Top In a message dated 5/8/99 7:17:13 AM !!!First Boot!!!, Harvey (SpecGlobal) writes: << Harvey ( who is going to check his map because he now knows that this is the kind of small intimate show that he absolutely loves to attend, and who will have RockinRon explain to my wife why I told her that this was a 'special' dinner place) >> After reducing the Rosendale Cafe to rubble with my last post, let me just say one positive thing about the place (apart from the fact that it is so intimate, you could hit Lucy in the bean with one of the beans from your dinner plate). The desserts are FABULOUS! I've a feeling the dessert chef is not the same as the general chef. The desserts are sinfully rich and delicious. In fact, skip dinner altogether and have two desserts. Lucy goes well with warm chocolate bread pudding with whipped cream and a cherry. Hee Hee. Ron ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 08:01:20 EDT From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] En Garde... In a message dated 5/8/99 7:17:13 AM Lucy List Neo ListMeister RonG writes: << For example, from the Turning Point show last week, I know that I need to make substantial changes to "Next Best Western" as well as post the chords to Blackie Farrell's "Sonora's Death Row," (which RockinRon somehow described as "bluesy" . . . sad/tragic, yes, bluesy, no). >> So what would you call a "sad/tragic" song about a town famous for its death row and with death row in the title, an Ode to Happiness? "Bluesy" in feeling...doesn't necessarily mean it's a total blues song. It just means it's bluesy in feeling. DuelingRonD ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:45 -0400 From: "Barry Steeley" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 Origin of "Cry, Cry, Cry" I heard Lucy explain that when she first got together with Dar and Richard they realized that each of them loved sad and tragic songs. When they began to prepare songs for the album they saw most of the material fit into this same mold. This was the origin of the name. Barry - -----Original Message----- From: HEYJC01@aol.com To: lucy-list@smoe.org Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 7:14 AM Subject: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 >Does anyone know the story behind the origin of the name "Cry3" for the >Richard, Dar, Lucy album? Is there any significance or storyline in the name? >Love the album by the way; going to see them Aug in Wilm DE. I cant wait..... >Thanks >Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 08:43:33 -0400 (EDT) From: brinusser@webtv.net (brian nusser) Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: Cry3 I agree with Barry's answer concerning the origin of the "Cry3" name, but would also add that it is ALSO the title, ("Cry, Cry, Cry") of an old song by, I believe, Johnny Cash, that the trio does perform at the end of their set. BRIAN M. NUSSER Lancaster, Ohio U.S.A. brinusser@webtv.net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 07:25:58 PDT From: "sharon g" Subject: [lucy-list] lucyclucylucy hey ho boston- ellis, lucy vance- sighsighsigh- it could be something oh my lord our lucy shows runneth over. i will get fez details- the guy didn't have much paul R- you ain't flying solo any more. the little storefront sounds cool which are we doing 5 or 8 at TP maxwells. fez? maybe lucy should do the barbeque too i am overwhelmed now. could see me at maxwells what about the people who do not live in the metro area are we too greedy to keep lucy to ourselves. sharon who is feeling remorseful for opening up the topic. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 12:30:21 EDT From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] Re: En Garde... << So what would you call a "sad/tragic" song about a town famous for its death row and with death row in the title, an Ode to Happiness? "Bluesy" in feeling...doesn't necessarily mean it's a total blues song. It just means it's bluesy in feeling. >> I'd call it sad and tragic, and (as Tom Russell described it in the liner notes to his wonderful Shindell-esque CD called "Cowboy Real") the "best cowboy twist-of-fate song" ever written. Using RottenRon's definition, here are some other famous blues songs: Ten Year Night: Man stalks woman in local bar, then forcibly takes her to his apartment where they perform unspeakable acts not fit to be described on a family mailing list. Are You Happy Now: Man's lover walks out on him, resulting in him destroying a large orange vegetable, abusing neighborhood children, and finally shooting himself in the head. The Babysitter's Here: Young girl has her heart broken when her idol leaves her. Puff the Magic Dragon: Young boy has his heart broken when his idol leaves him. You get the point. But since The Other Ron obviously needs help in determining what's a blues song and what ain't, here are some easy-to-follow guidelines: 1. Most blues begin "woke up this morning." 2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line. I got a good woman -- with the meanest dog in town. 3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes. Sort of. Got a good woman with the meanest dog in town. He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher and he weighs about 500 pounds. 4. The blues are not about limitless choice. 5. Blues cars are Chevys and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation is a Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die. 6. Teenagers can't sing the blues. Adults sing the blues. Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis. 7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens. Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota is just depression. Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues. 8. The following colors do not belong in the blues: a. violet b. beige c. mauve 9. You can't have the blues in an office or a shopping mall -- the lighting is all wrong. 10. Good places for the Blues: a. the highway b. the jailhouse c. the empty bed Bad places: a. Ashrams b. Gallery openings c. weekend in the Hamptons 11. No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be an old black man. 12. Do you have the right to sing the blues? Yes, if: a. your first name is a southern state - like Georgia b. you're blind c. you shot a man in Memphis d. you can't be satisfied. No, if: a. you were once blind but now can see b. you're deaf c. you have a trust fund. 13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbra Streisand can sing the blues. 14. If you ask for water and baby gives you gasoline, it's the blues. Other blues beverages are: a. wine b. Irish whiskey c. muddy water Blues beverages are NOT: a. Any mixed drink b. Any wine kosher for Passover c. Yoo Hoo 15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse, or being denied treatment in an emergency room. It is not a blues death if you die during liposuction. 16. Some Blues names for Women a. Sadie b. Big Mama c. Bessie 17. Some Blues Names for Men a. Joe b. Willie c. Little Willie d. Lightning Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 13:20:11 -0400 From: patrick t power Subject: [lucy-list] En Garde... Ron "Blind Pumpkin" Greitzer wrote: <<1. Most blues begin "woke up this morning.">> I woke up this morning, I saw both cars were gone I woke up this morning, Lord, momma! -- I saw both cars were gone I felt so low down deep inside . . . I threw my drink across the lawn --Martin Mull, "Ukelele Blues" Pat ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 14:31:27 -0400 From: patrick t power Subject: [lucy-list] Ida Mae Dobbs Press Conference Since we're on the subject of the blues, and with encouragement from Ron "The More Subversive RS-List Administrator" Greitzer (and since I figured that I wouldn't be using up any more room than Norman's six duplicate posts about the Iron Horse show), here's a little something I picked up along the information highway . . . Pat * * * * * * * CLARKSDALE, MS--Ida Mae Dobbs, longtime woman of Willie "Skipbone" Jackson, called a press conference Tuesday to respond to charges levied against her by the legendary Delta blues singer. "Despite what Mr. Jackson would have you believe, I am not an evil-hearted woman who will not let him be," Dobbs told reporters. "I repeat: I am not an evil-hearted woman who will not let him be. To the contrary, my lovin' is so sweet, it tastes just like the apple off the tree." Dobbs, accused of causing Jackson pain and breaking his heart by calling out another man's name, categorically denied treating him in a low-down manner. "He says he sends for his baby, but I don't come around," Dobbs, a brownskin woman, said. "He says he sends for his baby, but I don't come around. Well, the truth is, I do come, but he is out messing with every gal in town." During the press conference, Dobbs also disputed an Aug. 27 statement made by Jackson, who compared her to a dresser because someone is always going through her drawers. "My drawers have not been gone through by any man but Willie "Skipbone" Jackson," Dobbs said. "Neither Slim McGee nor Melvin Brown has ever been in my drawers. Nor has Sonny 'Spoonthumb' Perkins, nor any of those other no-good jokers down by the railroad tracks. My policy has always been to keep my drawers closed to everyone but Mr. Jackson, as I am his woman and would never treat him so unkind." In addition to denying Jackson's drawer-opening allegations, Dobbs disputed charges of unrestricted sweet-potato-pie distribution, insisting that her pie is available only to Jackson. "I do not give out my sweet potato pie arbitrarily, as I am not the sort of no-good honey who engages in such objectionable behavior," Dobbs told reporters. "Only one man can taste my sweet potato pie, and I believe I have made it perfectly clear who that man is." Dobbs noted that the same policy applies to her biscuits, which may be buttered only by Jackson. While most of the accusations levied against Dobbs relate to her running around town with other men, she does face one far more serious charge, attempted homicide. On May 5, 1998, Jackson was rushed to the hospital and narrowly escaped death after ingesting nearly five ounces of gasoline. Jackson claimed that Dobbs tried to murder him, serving him a glass of the toxic fuel when he requested water. Dobbs dismissed the episode as "an accident." Dobbs, a short-dress, big-legged woman from Coahoma County, said it is not she but Jackson who should be forced to defend himself. According to Dobbs, Jackson frequently has devilment on his mind, staying up until all hours of the night rolling dice and drinking smokestack lightning. "Six nights out of seven, he goes off and gets his swerve on while I sit at home by myself. Then he comes knocking on my door at 4 a.m., expecting me to rock him until his back no longer has any bone," Dobbs said."Is that any way for a man to treat his woman? I don't want to, but if he keeps doing me wrong like this, I am going to take my lovin' and give it to another man." Added Dobbs: "Skipbone Jackson is going to be the death of me." Dobbs said that until she receives an apology from Jackson and a full retraction of all accusations, he will not be given any grinding. "Mr. Jackson says that I stay out all night and that I'm not talking right. He says he has rambling on his mind as a result of my treating him so unkind. He says I want every downtown man I meet and says they shouldn't even let me on the street," Dobbs said. "Well, I refuse to allow my name to be dragged through the mud like this any longer. Unless my man puts an end to these unfair attacks on my character, I will neither rock nor roll him to the break of dawn. I am through with his low-down ways." ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. 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