From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V3 #204 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 Tuesday, September 25 2001 Volume 03 : Number 204 In this issue: [lucy-list] Re: Hell's Teeth [lucy-list] No More Excuses...Here is the review from Renee, finally! :) :) Re: [lucy-list] No More Excuses...Here is the review from Renee, finally! :) :) [lucy-list] A favor Re: [lucy-list] three hours sleep Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD [lucy-list] Re: ESD [lucy-list] Dayton 9/29 [lucy-list] to charlottesville and back ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 01:30:25 -0600 From: Jessica Byers Subject: [lucy-list] Re: Hell's Teeth > Hells teeth, another one without CAPITAL LETTERS and a complete lack of > disregard for the Queens English.. AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH. oh geez, i guess it is me you are referring to. i seem to go back and forth between using capitals and not... maybe sharong has been a bad influence on me over on the dar-list. ;) i dont know. i do usually use real sentences though... most of the time. :) try to live with it. i hope i am not paining you too much. jess - -- Jessica Byers jess913@blackfoot.net 23373 Highway 93 North ~~~ http://www.blackfoot.net/~jess913/ Arlee, MT 59821 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:32:25 -0400 (EDT) From: "Batgirl of the Night" Subject: [lucy-list] No More Excuses...Here is the review from Renee, finally! :) :) Greetings... Yes, it is Renee, the one that had the honors of presenting Lucy with 'the book', the one with the set list, I am finally here to tell you all the story. I apologize for taking so long. I had every intention of writing this last night when I got home from work, but a rather horrible incident took place last night. My mom was attacked & bitten by a neighbor's's dog. It was a very chaotic night, but to make a very long story short-she will be ok. Now, we just have to go about filing a police report and reporting the guy because the dog has not had any shots and vaccinations(plus it is a *vicious* dog and was off the leash, as it *always* is). So, anyway, now onto the review of the show :) I had won my tickets for Lucy's late show from WFUV. I aimed to leave around 9pm or so, hoping to arrive to the Bottom Line by 9:30pm. Well, of course just as I am getting onto the Brooklyn Queens Expressway(let me just say that I hate driving on this road a *good* day, never mind a rainstorm!), the skies decided it was a good time to open up and pour down upon me, making the road ahead practically INVISIBLE! I had my windshield wipers on as fast as they could go and still I could just barely see the taillights of cars in front of me. I was panicking and wanted to stop but of course there is no way to to do that when you are in the left lane and have a concrete wall next to you! I managed to get onto the ramp that leads onto the Williamsburg Bridge(for those of you not familiar with this bridge, just imagine the narrowest bridge ever, I mean, there is no room for error!) A large truck coming from the opposite direction splashed into a deep puddle, which splashed up and came crashing across my windshield, like a tidal wave, scaring the heck out of me. Let me tell you, I am not a religious person, but I was literally praying at this point!:) Well, I made it over the bridge and was officially on Manhattan soil, well, concrete! :) Then....I noticed a fire truck sitting diagonally in the middle of 1st Avenue, sirens blaring, ambulances, police cars, and police on foot everywhere! Yikes! I was caught in the middle of the chaos for about 25 minutes, trying to inch my way past once the police waved me through. I never thought I would say this, but I was actually hoping it was a fire, and not a bomb scare. I then made it to the Bottom Line, parked, and with 'the book' wrapped in a plastic bag(to protect it from the rain) and held tightly against my chest, forged ahead, ready to complete my mission :) I met Donna and her niece Sandy and we all chatted as we waited on line as the rain continued to fall. Finally we were ushered in, where we met the rest of the gang-Benay, Gene & Isabelle, and Sharon. We settled in and before we knew it Catie Curtis took the stage. I hadn't seen her perform since she opened for Dar at Irving Plaza at the final concert of the Green World Tour and I must say I really enjoyed Catie a lot! She gave a very strong set of songs that were both emotional and inspiring. It was a real treat when she asked Lucy to join her for harmonies on "Soulfully"(one of my favorite Catie songs). Catie also happens to be quite funny :) I can definitely see myself adding her to my CD collection in the not too distant future! :) After a brief intermission, Lucy took the stage. In a blue denim jacket and brown leather pants that she had just bought, she opened with "Wayfaring Stranger". This was my first time hearing her do this song. *I will include an official set list at the end of this message* She had Lincoln Schlaefer on bass, Ben Wittman on drums and ben butler on lead guitar. She then sang "Written On The Back Of His Hand', "Don't Mind Me", "TYN"(she told us it was her & Rick's official '16 year night), "Guilty As Sin", "Broken Things"-*wow*, "No More Excuses". Lucy chatted with the audience for awhile and was very impressed that so many of us had to work in the morning and were still out so late. As she started to sing "Scorpion", Catie Curtis came running on stage to surprise Lucy and sing with her, only to find there was not an extra microphone on stage and tried to run back off the stage but Lucy insisted she stay and share one microphone. Lucy commented that Catie was a LOT taller...soooo...Catie kicked off her shoes and sang with Lucy in her socks! :) They sounded darn good together :) :) After the song, Catie jumped back into her shoes and ran off the stage. Lucy told us that her mom continues to be a source of amusement for her as well as an inspiration for her song writing process. She said her mom has been going to every record store in her area to make sure not only that they carry ESD, but that they put it in the front of the store AND even made them open up a CD so she could show them the photos inside! :)She said her mom has a shrine of Lucy as well. Ya' gotta' love her mom! :) Lucy told us how for the first time she hired a hair and makeup professional and decided to shoot the photos 'indoors' with lighting, rather than when it's 40 degrees and raining(like with TYN photos).This story led right into "Song For Molly". Then an unexpected and very lively version of Buddie & Julie Miller's "Hole In My Head" followed. Next were "Turn The Lights Back On" and "Nowhere", with a kick ass guitar solo provided by Mr. Ben Butler-WOW, is all I can say!! :) "End Of The Day" also sounded terrific with this band. For her encore Lucy performed "Mary and The Soldier" (it was a request from an audience member). All in all, the show was nothing short of spectacular, the band was incredible and Lucy's voice has never sounded better! Not that I have ever heard her sound anything less than fabulous, of course!:) Now, it was time for the big moment...THE BOOK Presentation!!! As the four of us 'Bitchin Babes'(Me, Sharon, Donna and Benay) waited around for Lucy to finish up signing some cd's and chatting with some fans, I told Benay that I felt like I was at an awards show and was about to present a lifetime achievement award. In a way, I was. Although Lucy is no where near done musically, this was still a gift that thanks her for all she has achieved and how much she has touched all of our lives in the process. So, I handed Sharon my camera and told her she was in charge of capturing the moment on film. She happily accepted the challenge. I decided to just kind of 'wing it' rather than plan out what I would say to Lucy before I handed her the book. I said something like "Lucy, we have a special gift for you. This was made by the 'listers' but one person in particular is responsible and she chose me to be 'the one' to do this". I then turned the book around so she could see the cover and her mouth fell open and continued to stay that way for the next 10 minutes or so :) I handed it to her and she was in such a state of shock, I cannot even begin to tell you! But luckily Sharon was snapping pictures the whole time so we will have the visuals to accompany this story :) Lucy took the book and stood by the bar looking at it, and just kept saying "Oh My GAWD", "Oh My GAWD", "Oh My GAWD", with her jaw still hanging open and her eyes wide! :) She was sooooooo touched, so surprised! She then said, again, "Oh MY GAWD, I love you guys, I love you!!" I told her that Kristen was the mastermind behind this great project and that it was her idea and we all contributed our stories and messages and Kristen put the whole thing together. She said that Kristen was definitely going to get a message from her, as she continued to flip through the book, smiling. Rick (her husband) was right there for all of this as well and was very blown away by the book. He was flipping through it and said "This is really special, she is gonna' treasure this". While I had the book in my possession, I had noticed there were a couple of blank pages and I asked Kristen about them and she told me if I could think of anything to put on the pages to go ahead. So, I did a pencil sketch of Lucy(from ESD cd) on one page and on the other I did something a little 'risky'. I only say 'risky' because due to the tragic events of last week, I wasn't sure if it would be a good idea or not. But I went with my instinct and did it. I had a photo of Lucy on stage this past July at the World Trade Center concert, I cut the top of the photo to resemble the shape of buildings, and then I drew a full skyline above/around the photo, complete with the Twin Towers, a moon and star filled sky. I wrote beneath it- "July 18, 2001- Lucy, thank you for making my memory of the World Trade Center so unforgettable". Well, I'm glad I went with my instinct to do that for the last page because Lucy loved it and said it was really moving. We all chatted a bit more with Lucy, she signed all of our Cd' with " To (Renee, or the appropriate name the cd belonged to)- I LOVE RENEE! Love Lucy Kaplansky. ALthough I think Sharon got "I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU!" Hmmmm...Sharon....I'm a bit jealous!:) We said our goodbyes, hugs and kisses all around and Lucy asked us if we were all going to be ok getting home and said "Are you sure? Great, now I'm gonna' worry ya' know!" We all parted and headed home, glowing from the magic that took place at the Bottom Line, both on stage and off!! :) I made it home by 3 or 3:30AM, just in time to get about 2 and half hours of sleep and get up for work! :) It felt really great to *finally* smile again after crying so much over the last 10 days. It felt wonderful to be surrounded by live music, and more importantly-FRIENDS!!:) :) :) Thank you Kristen for making the book and asking me to present it, I hope I fulfilled your expectations. I know Lucy is very thrilled and touched by it, so the mission was a huge success!!! :) Hey Kristen- well, you wanted *details*, so how'd I'd do? Enough details for ya'? :) :) :) (SET LIST) Wayfaring Stranger Written On The Back Of His Hand Don't Mind Me TYN Guilty As Sin Broken Things No More Excuses Scorpion Song For Molly Hole In My Head Turn The Lights Back On End Of The Day Nowhere End Of The Day Mary And The Soldier (encore) Peace & Love, Renee'Batgirl" Polgar /\v/\ :) "I would whisper love so loudly Every heart could understand That love and only love Can join the tribes of man I would give my heart's desire So that you might see The first step is to realize That it all begins with you and me"-Love Can Build A Bridge(The Judds) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:41:25 -0400 (EDT) From: "Elizabeth (Libby) Wiebel" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] No More Excuses...Here is the review from Renee, finally! :) :) Damn, Renee... you write one hell of a review... You got me crying! *grinning thru a few stray tears* Now... I'm even *more* excited to see Lucy in Charlottesville this evening... I just wish I could leave home sooner to get there earlier! C'est la vie... And then there's tomorrow in Ashland... It's a Lucy week... Hurrah!!! Be well, all, Libby - -- - --------------------------------- Libby Wiebel | ewiebel@cs.wm.edu http://www.cs.wm.edu/~ewiebel - ----------------------------------------------------- "I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." ~ Diane Ackerman - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:49:01 -0400 From: "Kristen Myshrall" Subject: [lucy-list] A favor Hi everyone, Since this grad school thing isn't working so well I'm gonna start looking into plan B. I love music more than life itself and i've always been interested in the music industry but living in Kansas I don't have many ties to companies. If anyone in the big cities hears of job openings or even just internships at music type places -in publicity and that kind of good stuff- could you let me know? I've tried looking on the web some but most places don't say much about hiring and classifieds from NYC are kinda hard to get around here :) Thanks! Kristen _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:58:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Jenny Jones Subject: Re: [lucy-list] three hours sleep oh dear gawd, lucy and catie singing soulfully. why does that not happen in MY weelage, sorry, i mean my country. anybody want to put bets on where lucy will play in scotland... what venues... cities... anyone think of an obscure place like glenfarg that should be nominated to host lucy this year??? my vote is... gartmore. jenny* *If you're not angry you're just stupid or you don't care how else can you react when you know something's so unfair the men of the hour can kill half the world in war make them slaves to a super power and let them die poor* - the ani lama - --------------------------------- Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information inYahoo! News. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:59:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Jenny Jones Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD she ain't everyone's queen ... and i'm not english. jen*Hells teeth, another one without CAPITAL LETTERS and a complete lack of disregard for the Queens English.. AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH. *You say you're looking for someone Who'll pick you up each time you fall, To gather flowers constantly An' to come each time you call, A lover for your life an' nothing more, But it ain't me, babe* -Bob Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:11:02 EDT From: Sdgold60@aol.com Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD thats fine.. frogger.. i am allowed to disregard the Queen..she hasnt been mine since that hellava tea party in boston and if i wrote like i speak.. the accents would get in the way..(for those of you who have heard me TAWK or speke.) jess glad i wore off on you.. i have a habit of that sometimes and post as You want i think the DOC would want us to be anyway we are everywhere we are.. Doc dont care.. why should anyone else sharon ------------------------------ Date: 24 Sep 2001 11:30:47 -0700 From: "Roxanne D.Finch" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD > jess glad i wore off on you.. i have a habit of that > sometimes and post as You want Individualism over the Greater Good of the entire community. *sigh* ------------------------------ Date: 24 Sep 2001 19:30:35 +0000 From: "Matt Bloomfield" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD On *Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:02:35 EDT* In message *Re: [lucy-list] Re: ESD* * * wrote: > Hells teeth, another one without CAPITAL LETTERS and a complete lack of > disregard for the Queens English.. AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH. "a complete lack of disregard"? surely some regard then, no? hells teeth another one who don't sign mails Matt - happy & glorious :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:43:45 +0100 From: "KMelmoth" Subject: [lucy-list] Re: ESD > Donald asked: >> Any other UK fans received their copy yet ? To which Dave commented: > Yeah, Kay has ... Yes, but unfortunately for other UK listers, you brought it back with you from the US for me, as you well know! ;-p I'm feeling a bit over laden with long-anticipated CDs at the moment: Lucy, Dar, Suzanne Vega...:-) Believe me, I am not complaining! Kay ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 22:01:39 EDT From: Halesbop@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] Dayton 9/29 Is anybody on the list going to the show this Sat? Has anyone seen Lucy at Canal Street? Just curious about the venue as I've never been there before. thanks, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 02:18:04 -0400 (EDT) From: "Elizabeth (Libby) Wiebel" Subject: [lucy-list] to charlottesville and back Well I took my trek to Charlottesville this evening... part two of my Lucy Trilogy which began on the 15th at the Birchmere. Tonight's show was her rescheduled Sept. 12 show... and the turnout was wonderful. I got to Starr Hill at 6:45 and saw three doors.... one for the brewery, one for the restaurant, and one for the music hall. So I thought... OK... I'm here for a concert... and went in the music hall door. Well... I was promptly escorted out... told that they weren't open for another 15 minutes and that I would have to wait in the restaurant/bar area. So as they semi-politely shoved me into the restaurant, I look into the room and who do I see eating her dinner, but the Doc herself. She looks up and waves at me, looking surprised to see me... but definitely recognizing me as "that mathematician from williamsburg" who keeps popping up all over the country... she waves me over to come and say hello... and the restaurant people immediately say to me... ummmm... I guess you can hang out wherever.... Went over and talked to Lucy briefly and delivered the goodies I had brought along... I mentioned "the book" to her... and she was completely overwhelmed... speechless... She said that she couldn't believe how NICE everyone is... that she hasn't had time to truly read the whole thing yet... but that she thinks it's amazing... so yay to all contributors, hooray to the deliver-ers... and HURRAH to Kristen for her organization of the whole project. She was truly speechless... and said that when she gets a chance she'll be sending a note along to the list. Anyway... 7:00 came and I was admitted to the music hall. A great venue... I'll definitely go back! It was nearly filled... and the audience was very enthusiastic. Jan Smith of the local Jan Smith Band opened and really rocked out... she made several comments to the effect of being an "amateur"... but really... she seemed hardly so... (even pros hit their head on the microphone every once in a while!) and anyway... I'd buy her CD if she made one! Lucy was greeted with lots of cheering and clapping and stomping... this was clearly an audience who knew and loved her. I think she was surprised.... but then... she always seems surprised by such a welcome! The set list... with my personal annotations and additions... Wayfaring Stranger -- gods I love this song! Written on the Back of His Hand Lucy says... "I think of this one as a 'therapy' song... but then... I guess most of mine are... hmmmm..." The song I can never remember the title of was next... You know which one I'm talking about... "All the best things disappear".... is it One Good Reason? Well... you'd think that for a song I liked so much, I'd remember the title... **sigh** Then Lucy said... OK... time to lighten things up a bit... Ten Year Night... complete with mention of last friday being the 16-year-night.... the 16th anniversary of... "that kitchen floor thing"... she said she could say that... since Rick was not there to get embarrassed. :) Then... immediately into "Don't Mind Me" Followed by a ROCKING version of What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding.... she said... she just felt like she HAD to do that one... and I mean... I've _heard_ the song lots of times before... but tonight the second verse really caught me.... And as I walk on through troubled times My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes So where are the strong and who are the trusted And where is the harmony - sweet harmony? 'Cuz each time I feel it slipping away Just makes me want to cry What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh, oh What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Well... next we heard "Five in the Morning" And then we all (Lucy included) discussed Lucy's lack of geographical common sense... or rather... lack of knowledge of Virginia geography.... I can't blame her.... I don't know up from down.... all I know is that I had to take I-64 to get there tonight! Well... that led into the Brian Ferry/London/Ricola story.... followed by "More than This" (I think that's the title... I'm truly title deficient...) Then.... Nowhere and Guilty as Sin And you know the line in Guilty as Sin about the red shoes? Well... every time she sings that... and she's wearing those shiny red shoes of hers... I just get distracted! I LOVE those shoes! :) Next we moved into some of Dr. Dad's songs... His parody of "A You're Adorable"... i.e. "A You're an Awful Jerk..." much laughter indeed... And then the ever famous Song about Pi... Then the intense part of the set... Scorpion Turn the Lights Back On You're Still STanding There Someone from the audience shouted up that she was having a good hair day... and she paused and thanked them for noticing... said that she was going to mention how she was grateful to the rain because of what it did for her hair... but thought otherwise since we'd all trekked from our cars - -through- that rain to see her... so we might not have taken that comment well... :) Then she proceeded to "mess up" her hair for us... and it still looked GREAT. Like I said... this was an ENERGETIC crowd. Well... next was By Way of Sorrow... and I _always_ look forward to hearing that one... I think of it as sort of a mantra for me... and such a great message right now.... A standing ovation and a lot of cheering got her back up to the stage for an encore.... Song For Molly... "Oh.... it's time to go...." She hung out and signed CDs... I said I'd see her tomorrow night... at the Ashland show... and she says... now how long of a drive do you have to get home tonight? "Oh, not bad... about 2 hours" I said... And she says... "What?? Are you going to be OK? How do you do that?? Do you have some coffee at least??" Then she gave me this look and said... "You know... you're almost as bad as..." then she stopped and sighed.... and said "Oy.... I should figure... look who you've been hanging out with..." *grin* Sharon, the omnipresent... your influence is always noted... :) Anyway... I arrived home about 1:15... not too bad... and am now off to bed... it's such a feeling of peace to come from a great energizing concert like that.... I must rest up... for tomorrow the Lucy Trilogy will be complete... at least.... at least... at least until the next time! Good night all... Take care! Libby, the weary but smiling traveler - -- - --------------------------------- Libby Wiebel | ewiebel@cs.wm.edu http://www.cs.wm.edu/~ewiebel - ----------------------------------------------------- "I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." ~ Diane Ackerman - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V3 #204 ******************************* This has been a posting from the Lucy Kaplansky mail list digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe lucy-list-digest" in the body of the message