From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V3 #26 Reply-To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sender: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * mad-mission-digest-request@smoe.org * with ONLY the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Patty's tour dates, go to: * http://www.spectra.net/~ducksoup/pattyg/patttyg.htm * OR * go to http://www.amrecords.com * then click "tour" and fill in the blanks :) * . * 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: mad-mission-digest V3 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Tuesday, February 2 1999 Volume 03 : Number 026 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Record Label changes? ["Antall. Scott" ] MM: The shocking truth about "Sweet Lorraine!!!" [Wendy J ] MM: Sweet Lorraine [Amy Silver ] MM: Sweet Lorraine [Dana ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:57:31 -0500 From: "Antall. Scott" Subject: MM: Record Label changes? Has anyone heard any rumors on how the changes at Polygram will effect Patty? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:48:07 -0800 (PST) From: Wendy J Subject: MM: The shocking truth about "Sweet Lorraine!!!" I was lucky enough to catch an NPR broadcast of a previously recorded "live" acoutsic show featuring patty and shawn colvin last nite (sunday) in the d.c. area (and perhaps in other areas across the u.s.) on an obscure little show called "e-town." the program was taped around the time that "living with ghosts" was released, so she sings a few cuts from it, including "sweet lorraine." when she introduced that song, patty tells the audience that SL is "a true story about no one in particular." she sang about two other cuts from LWG, all of them quite consistent with her recorded versions. shawn sang a bunch of songs from her then-"new" album, "a few small repairs." those, too, were fairly consistent with the recorded versions. all were acoustic. i don't know much about the "etown" show itself, as it was the first time i've ever heard of it. it has a website, which, annoyingly, is under construction: www.etownusa.net. i taped 45 minutes of the hour-long show. if anyone is interested, i will trade you for something. please email me directly. other patty tid-bits: she said she had lived in boston for about 10 years and loves "loud" musicians, aretha franklin among them. "acoustic musicians can be loud," she said. "you can be a whole rock and roll band with an acoustic guitar. that's what i always wanted to be." (or something to that effect.) on speaking about her hometown in maine, she said it's "the last town before all of the trees," referring to the endless acres of tall pines, no doubt. well kids, that's all i know! hope you enjoyed this first (and likely last!) installment of "....the shocking truth about sweet lorraine!" WJ the web address fo th _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:13:11 -0800 From: Carol Subject: MM: Re: Record Label changes? >>>>Has anyone heard any rumors on how the changes at Polygram will effect Patty? >>>> I read a few weeks ago that with the end of A&M, many artists were cut, but among them that were "saved" included Patty Griffin, Sheryl Crow and a few others. I was very happily surprised. They must have much faith in her and believe she has great potential. carol ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 13:40:39 -0500 From: Amy Silver Subject: MM: Sweet Lorraine Hi! I'm the child of a subscriber. I'm 13 and am in love w/ patty's fabulous style and lyrics and voice and divinity. :) So, I was reading my moms email, and I came across the letter about sweet lorraine. Does patty have any sisters? There's a line in there about her red hair and brown eyes, I believe. So my personal theory is that it was written about her sister, or possibly her mother... any thoughts? Lubya mutchly, Carsie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 16:28:05 -0500 From: Dana Subject: MM: Sweet Lorraine Hi Carsie- so glad to hear that Patty's music crosses into several generations! My 12 yr old loves her too and I have taken her to see Patty three times so far-solo acoustic at Eli Whitney Barn concert and Green Hall opening for Shawn Colvin and Somerville Theater with Ellis Paul opening. I have heard Patty say that Sweet Lorraine was a true story about no one in particular, I believe, in one of the interviews. As someone who has been married to an alcoholic for 17 years, I can say that some of the lines nail it pretty closely. It is my beautiful daughter Jaime's song- she can identify, I guess. Dana ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V3 #26 ********************************