From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V4 #135 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 Monday, June 17 2002 Volume 04 : Number 135 In this issue: [lucy-list] Bugs [lucy-list] clearwater Re: [lucy-list] clearwater [lucy-list] Clearwater Day 2 [lucy-list] warning! entering strange parody zone Re: [lucy-list] warning! entering strange parody zone ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:32:21 -0500 From: " Gina" Subject: [lucy-list] Bugs You know, bugs make good entertainment. Christine Lavin has a song about trying to kill a great big bug. Since the whole thing about Lucy telling the bug story hit the list, I keep thinking about the scene from Annie Hall where Diane Keaton calls Woody over to kill a bug in the bathroom. He says something like, "This bug is the size of a Buick" and then for just a second, you see him disappear behind the bathroom door, flailing in a way that only Woody could do. It actually was sort of a love scene. Then tonight, I went to a little folk concert and they sang some Steve Goodman songs and I thought of "Cockroaches on Parade." - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benay Bubar" To: Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [lucy-list] the mystery mathematicians... > Thanks for the mathematician sites, Simona and Phil! I haven't checked them > yet, but I will...forgive me...I just got home from Clearwater and frankly, > it's a wonder I've even managed to get myself together enough to turn ON my > computer because, having already killed one waterbug this morning, I had to > battle THREE upon arriving home tonight! Of course, it made me think of > Lucy's Ten Year Night intro about Rick killing the flying waterbug (told, > winningly, again today). While my waterbugs weren't the flying kind, they > were PLENTY large and PLENTY scary, not to mention darned good at high > jumps---I don't like bugs any more than Lucy does, but I didn't have anyone > to demonstrate true love and fight them for me, so I demonstrated true > terror (UGH!!!!) and went on the offensive. I only managed to "vanquish" (to > borrow Lucy's word) two of them...the other one's still lurking somewhere > and may survive to fight me another day should it manage to avoid the small > lake of Raid (Outdoor Fresh Scent Raid, no less...and I'd like to get my > hands on the person who named it that because I spent this whole day > outdoors and trust me, NOTHING out there smelled the way my apartment does > now!) that's pooled and running in rivulets over my kitchen floor, site of > the conflict (later on, on my kitchen floor...not that near the grocery > store...I killed things I'd never killed before...STOP, Benay). > > OK, lest I be chastised for inciting mayhem by turning the exalted Lucy-list > into a forum for bug stories and threatening to turn Ten Year Night from a > story of love with a bug-related intro (and a song I honestly adore) into an > actual story of bug killing...I'm sorry, I just couldn't help any of it, the > bug trauma is still so fresh...I actually DO have Lucy-related stuff to say! > > Lucy sang twice today at Clearwater, first in the morning in John Gorka's > set, then in the evening in a set of her own (with John Gorka joining her > for some of it). Because of the damp weather (the rain itself mercifully > held off), she had a really good hair day, as John pointed out...no leather > today except for a light brown leather jacket for her set that she said she > usually can't wear onstage because it's too hot...I was surprised for a > moment to see her in denim again, but of course she wouldn't have wanted to > wander around all day in leather in the grass and considerable mud! Anyway, > the clothes might have been different from the usual, but the voice was as > wonderful as ever. With John Gorka she sang (not necessarily in order): > > I Saw a Stranger with Your Hair > A Saint's Complaint > Let Them In > Morningside > I'm Gonna Reach (not the title, but I'm not sure of the title) > Blue Chalk > > For her own set, she did: > > Written on the Back of His Hand > End of the Day > I Had Something > Ten Year Night (w/John...and it was an especially beautiful version) > Scorpion (w/John) > Don't Mind Me (w/John...and I must mention that this song turned out to have > my FAVORITE piece of sign language in it...at Clearwater, for anyone who > doesn't know, they have American Sign Language interpreters for every show > [for Lucy's set tonight, it was Jody Gill, a familiar face to those of us > who have gone to these festivals a few times] and usually I don't watch the > interpreters except occasionally because I don't understand sign > language...but in the chorus of Don't Mind Me, for "If you turn away, I'll > just turn you back around," one of Jody's fingers went trotting off to the > side, then the other hand came over and tapped it a couple of times to get > its attention...and the finger sort of seemed to look back > uncertainly...then the other hand beckoned it to return, with the universal > "come here!" gesture, and the errant finger about-faced, somewhat jauntily, > and trotted back...I understood it without knowing ASL at all, and it was > like seeing an entire little play in just a few seconds, each time the > chorus was repeated) > Land of the Living > By Way of Sorrow (w/John) > > Now I must get to bed and recover from the bug battles and the fun but > exhausting day at Clearwater...more Clearwater is still to come tomorrow > (but I REALLY hope no more bugs apart from any stories Lucy may tell!). > > Benay ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 07:00:45 EDT From: Sdgold60@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] clearwater i missed the sets with john gorka... darn.. but did catch lucy riding cross the state park on a golf cart with john gorka standing on the back.. they looked like they were having a blast i saw john and lucy at assorted times during the day.. and they looked like they were having fun lucy followed a belting maria maldaur who sang the blues.. lucy and her guitar graced the stage.. it was amazing how the audience was transformed and transfixed... jodi gill the ASL interpreter was genuis.. and added another voice to LK's work.. to see LK's songs in sign was amazing.. it was like a dance and poetry... and that is not an exageration.. it was beautiful.. not to mention the harmony and sight of john gorka.. its LK- Gorka and dar... all lined up.. in a neat row... and im off to volunteer in the merch tent... and check on the sales of DOC cds... sharon There's a gypsy down on Bleecker Street I went in to see her as a kind of joke And she lit a candle for my love luck And eighteen bucks went up in smoke ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 11:54:31 -0400 From: Mike Evans Subject: Re: [lucy-list] clearwater It was a great day all around and a terrific but short Lucy set. Whenever I ran into Sharon she tells me I 'just missed Lucy!' ...I did bump into Lucy a couple times later on though while she walked about the festival grounds. I'm heading out also for day #2. And I have up a temporary, un-commented page, of my photos from yesterday, http://photos.neatness.com/ (enter and look in Clearwater 2002 folder) Mike At 07:00 AM 6/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: >i missed the sets with john gorka... darn.. >but did catch lucy riding cross the state park on a golf cart with john gorka >standing on the back.. they looked like they were having a blast >i saw john and lucy at assorted times during the day.. and they looked like >they were having fun >lucy followed a belting maria maldaur who sang the blues.. lucy and her guitar >graced the stage.. it was amazing how the audience was transformed and >transfixed... jodi gill the ASL interpreter was genuis.. and added another >voice to LK's work.. to see LK's songs in sign was amazing.. it was like >a dance and poetry... and that is not an exageration.. it was beautiful.. >not to mention the harmony and sight of john gorka.. >its LK- Gorka and dar... all lined up.. in a neat row... > >and im off to volunteer in the merch tent... and check on the sales of DOC >cds... > >sharon > >There's a gypsy down on Bleecker Street >I went in to see her as a kind of joke >And she lit a candle for my love luck >And eighteen bucks went up in smoke ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:03:40 -0400 From: "Benay Bubar" Subject: [lucy-list] Clearwater Day 2 Another really fun day at Clearwater, with Lucy being (as per usual) a large part of what I enjoyed most. Her set, in the afternoon...hopefully in order, but the weather kept me from making a real list: The Angels Rejoiced One Good Reason (Rain begins to fall lightly...) Here Comes the Sun (Rain falls harder...audience lunges for umbrellas, raincoats, ponchos) Ten Year Night (w/John Gorka) (Rain begins to fall torrentially---"this is Biblical!" was what Lucy said in the middle of the song---culminating in a HUGE thunderclap, appropriately occurring right after "I felt things I'd never felt before"...by the way, no bug story in the intro today, and no bugs in my apartment thus far TONIGHT...the post of mine that should follow this will make it clear why I'm acting like this is important) Scorpion (w/John) Don't Mind Me (rain was stopping or had stopped by this point) I Had Something Land of the Living Turn the Lights Back On (Sunshine by now...an audience member astutely called out that Lucy had "turned the sun back on.""The audience is always smarter and funnier than I am!" Lucy said...but whatever she may maintain, she is awfully smart and funny in her own right too!) Return of the Grievous Angel (w/John Gorka, complete with "interpretive dance" by John in the middle that had Lucy almost too hysterical to keep singing...not sure I'd ever heard the song live before, let alone with both of them, and it was absolutely fantastic, one of those rare treats such that I would have found the day worthwhile even if that had been the only song I'd heard) John's set was a couple of hours later, and Lucy sang with him on: War Makes War Love Is Our Cross to Bear Everybody Sings The Water Is Wide (somewhere in the middle here he did People My Age, but not before warning Lucy that she might want to "sit this one out"---she beat a hasty retreat, then returned after it was over) Semper Fi Dar's set was after John's and just as rain began to fall again, Dar brought Lucy onstage to sing Iowa. (There was some onstage banter from Dar about how if a Cry3 reunion was going to happen, it was going to happen at Clearwater, but overall it didn't sound as if we should hold our breath.) Just about as soon as the song began, it started to POUR...the rain was so heavy that it practically made the rainstorm during Lucy's set look like a light drizzle...and in the pandemonium it caused, I didn't hear Lucy's harmonies as well as I would have liked (also, it pretty much negated the nice swaying-lighters thing in the audience that usually happens during Iowa). We all still sang, though, with gusto, and I think we were all still happy, too. Wet...OK, drenched...but happy. All right, so that's my official Lucy review post of the day. Just one more thing to post tonight, related to my post from yesterday about what happened when I got home last night...don't say you weren't warned. :-) Benay ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:53:47 -0400 From: "Benay Bubar" Subject: [lucy-list] warning! entering strange parody zone Let's see...how do I intro THIS? Well, we all know that part of what's so special about folk music is how an artist can touch and inspire us, particularly when what that artist expresses relates meaningfully to our own lives. Lucy has touched and inspired me in many ways, which probably wouldn't surprise her...but somehow I don't think she expected to touch and inspire anyone in quite THIS way. In my own meager defense, I love Ten Year Night. I think it's one of Lucy's best songs, and I have the utmost regard for it. But, being me, I couldn't quite let go of my rather horrific bug experience last night and, thinking about that and Lucy's intro, I started wondering, well, what if Ten Year Night HADN'T been a song about true love? What if it had matched up with the bug intro, not to mention my own life, in...um...a slightly different way? So...I apologize in advance to those who are too high-minded for what follows, and I hope Lucy won't end up banning me from her shows for it (but hey, though imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, I like to think parody runs a close second!). I was compelled by forces beyond my control, so I might as well share it. Bug Fear Night There is no one else around, The room is quiet---the only sound Is the hidden rustling noise of something moving. I'm paralyzed; my throat is dry; I haven't breath to scream or cry, But I just can't bear to let it lie 'til morning. I scan the floor below me, Then it scuttles into vision... Didn't know I knew the words this gets me saying, And the way things look tonight, I'm ill prepared for a waterbug fight, But I can't sleep...that much is clear. Please make it die And rescue me...rescue me. Please make it die And rescue me 'Cause it's what someone has to do Before this bug fear night is through. I'm begging you... Kill it for me. Well, the building's old, yes I know it is, But I had this friend, and the place was his And he never mentioned this waterbug biz When I moved here. I live here now, but my fear's complete; Perhaps I'll go live on the street If this bug won't die...and it's not petite It's small-pet-sized... So here I stand on my kitchen floor With a can of Raid from the grocery store And I spray like I've never sprayed before, But it still lives... Please make it die And rescue me...rescue me. Please make it die And rescue me. 'Cause it's what someone has to do Before this bug fear night is through I'm begging you... Kill it for me. An apartment that is bug free...I know it's out there somewhere. And if I could PAY for it...I'd be...already there. Please make it die And rescue me...rescue me. Please make it die And rescue me 'Cause it's what someone has to do Before this bug fear night is through I'm begging you... Kill it for me...kill it for me. Benay ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:53:55 -0500 From: " Gina" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] warning! entering strange parody zone This is very funny. I think Lucy would love a copy of this. Gina - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benay Bubar" To: Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 11:53 PM Subject: [lucy-list] warning! entering strange parody zone > Let's see...how do I intro THIS? Well, we all know that part of what's so > special about folk music is how an artist can touch and inspire us, > particularly when what that artist expresses relates meaningfully to our own > lives. Lucy has touched and inspired me in many ways, which probably > wouldn't surprise her...but somehow I don't think she expected to touch and > inspire anyone in quite THIS way. > > In my own meager defense, I love Ten Year Night. I think it's one of Lucy's > best songs, and I have the utmost regard for it. But, being me, I couldn't > quite let go of my rather horrific bug experience last night and, thinking > about that and Lucy's intro, I started wondering, well, what if Ten Year > Night HADN'T been a song about true love? What if it had matched up with the > bug intro, not to mention my own life, in...um...a slightly different way? > > So...I apologize in advance to those who are too high-minded for what > follows, and I hope Lucy won't end up banning me from her shows for it (but > hey, though imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, I like to think > parody runs a close second!). I was compelled by forces beyond my control, > so I might as well share it. > > > Bug Fear Night > > There is no one else around, > The room is quiet---the only sound > Is the hidden rustling noise of something moving. > I'm paralyzed; my throat is dry; > I haven't breath to scream or cry, > But I just can't bear to let it lie 'til morning. > I scan the floor below me, > Then it scuttles into vision... > Didn't know I knew the words this gets me saying, > And the way things look tonight, > I'm ill prepared for a waterbug fight, > But I can't sleep...that much is clear. > > Please make it die > And rescue me...rescue me. > Please make it die > And rescue me > 'Cause it's what someone has to do > Before this bug fear night is through. > I'm begging you... > Kill it for me. > > Well, the building's old, yes I know it is, > But I had this friend, and the place was his > And he never mentioned this waterbug biz > When I moved here. > I live here now, but my fear's complete; > Perhaps I'll go live on the street > If this bug won't die...and it's not petite > It's small-pet-sized... > So here I stand on my kitchen floor > With a can of Raid from the grocery store > And I spray like I've never sprayed before, > But it still lives... > > Please make it die > And rescue me...rescue me. > Please make it die > And rescue me. > 'Cause it's what someone has to do > Before this bug fear night is through > I'm begging you... > Kill it for me. > > An apartment that is bug free...I know it's out there somewhere. > And if I could PAY for it...I'd be...already there. > > Please make it die > And rescue me...rescue me. > Please make it die > And rescue me > 'Cause it's what someone has to do > Before this bug fear night is through > I'm begging you... > Kill it for me...kill it for me. > > > Benay ;-) ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V4 #135 ******************************* 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