From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V3 #113 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 Friday, April 23 1999 Volume 03 : Number 113 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: MM: dy-no-mite [Gidget10@aol.com] MM: My $0.02 -- Patty in Virginia last nite [Wendy J ] MM: Opening Acts ["Paquin, John" ] MM: in need ["Jamison, Laurie" ] Re: MM: Opening Acts ["Steve Garrison" ] Re: MM: My $0.02 -- Patty in Virginia last nite [Mooodeee@aol.com] MM: Tomorrow Night. ["Steve Garrison" ] MM: Mix Tape [Hejjira1@aol.com] MM: Patty 's west coast tour dates / new Letterman date [Mike Connell ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:17:06 EDT From: Gidget10@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: dy-no-mite Well, I don't think you have to worry about her losing her voice. I just saw her in Philly the other night and she was wonderful (as always). She said that she was getting over a cold so I guess that's where the loss of voice came into the picture. She never lost it once during the show. Lots of broken strings but her voice was awesome. Here's something that bothered me...Why doesn't she use a tuner on stage? She had lots of trouble keeping her guitars tuned and said that she has yet to invest in a tuner. I'm baffled. Here's another one for you... Does anyone know the name of the Dylan song she covered as her encore the other night? It blew me away. Well, have a good day everybody! Happy Earth Day! Paul - go see her if your booty will get up :) It's worth it! Peace- Kristen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:56:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Wendy J Subject: MM: My $0.02 -- Patty in Virginia last nite ...Just thought I'd throw in my 2-cents regarding Patty's most excellent solo concert in Northern Virginia last night, where her little brother and his Hanson-lookalike friends were in the packed audience. The rumors about her voice are certainly true; she was somewhat raspy, taking occassional sips from a mug of tea that she kept near the base of her microphone stand. But be that as it may, she still sounded FUCKING AWESOME, as we used to say in high school. She wore some kind of blue flowery dress and black open toe platform shoes. her hair was long, but pulled back somewhat near the bangs w/little barretts. she seemed nervous at first but slowly eased her way into it. In fact, towards the end of the show, she said she had at first been "nervous" about performing that nite but said she felt better towards the end of the evening. (Maybe it was the two broken guitar strings that got her to loosen up?) She did the Smith's song that people have mentioned (the one from Louder Than Bombs) and the old Elvis-esque song that's on some Bob Dylan album that people have mentioned, as well as a new, unrecorded song Little God (a tune that i still don't fully understand, although I love the line about the strippers!). She also did a great acoustic verson of "Tony," explaining that the version she sang for us that night was the original version of the song. She performed "Goodbye" and "Tony" back to back, prefacing both songs with a reference to the horrible shootings in Littleton, Colorado. When asked during her show when her next record was coming out, she said, "I don't know" and mentioned that she's been fighting with her record company to keep Living w/Ghosts in print!! (can you believe it??!) She also thanked everyone for coming out and for having affecting her sucess, partcularly her ability to remain with the record company that bought her old one. She also thanked people on the Mad Mission listserv, particularly Rachel (just kidding....just wanted to see if y'all were paying attention!!) Her encore was spectacular...Sweet Lorraine, Forgiveness...and another one that I can't remember. What can i say? ...i was swooning! She hung around afterwards to sign autographs and stuff. Came out wearing a flannel shirt, jeans and her hair pulled back. Very New England, very down home, but lots'o stage makeup still caked onto her face. I had her sign my Flaming Red CD and said something stuipid about how much I love LWG. Then i asked her a question that's been bugging me ever since I first heard Moses; I asked her what she meant by the lyric "call a best friend who is a queer..." I didn't tell her this, but to me, it just doesn't seem to really fit with the rest of the song and seems to come out of nowhere. I mean, here she is, singing about how aweful and lonely her life is and to top it all off...her best friend is "a queer." what a pathetic life, she seems to be saying (ouch.) Anyways, I'm sure she doesn't mean anything disparaging, but I was curious, so....here's what she said: a lot of people apparently ask her about that lyric, she said. She literally took it right from her life, she told me, as she used to lived in Boston with a guy friend many years ago who was active in the now defunct or at least struggling direct action activist group Queer Nation. the lyric is a reference to her friend, she said. "That's how he identified himself," she said. "He always called himself a queer. People seem to think I mean something by that, but it's just a Boston thing. That's what they say up there." That was about all the time we had for chitty-chat. It was my turn to move along and time for the next person in line (who turned out to be Doug, a fellow Mad Misher) to meet her acquaintance. I was satisfied, having gotten my $22.50-worth. All in all, it was a most excellent nite and a "fucking A" show. For those of you contemplating driving long distances to see her....all I can say is: DO IT!! GO NOW GO NOW GO NOW!! Someday, Patty'll be performing in huge arenas, with lesser mortals like Jewell (sorry!) opening for her and we'll all be pining for the days when we could see the whites of her eyes, the polish on her toenails, and the broken strings on her guitar. ...anyways...just my $.02. anyone else there last nite who wants to add to my little unsolicited review??? - --Wendy J. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:05:04 -0400 From: "Perlman, Judith" Subject: MM: Warning: Non PG content Is anyone else reminded by the massacre at Littleton, CO of the Paula Cole song, "Hitler's Brothers"? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:06:42 -0500 From: "Paquin, John" Subject: MM: Opening Acts Who has been opening for Patty lately? Is it a local act that changes from night to night or is someone touring with her. I remember someone mentioning John Wesley Harding who is one of my favorites. Anybody know? - -john (10 hours left) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:54:18 -0400 From: "Jamison, Laurie" Subject: MM: in need I am desperately in need of at least one ticket to the show in Philadelphia on Friday the 23rd. It sold out within the last 12 hours and I didn't make it. If anyone has an extra ticket, please let me know. Thank you!! P.S. I'm sorry for adding this to your "in box" if you're not in the area. Laurie Ann Jamison e-mail: laurie.jamison@ceridian.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:08:00 -0400 From: "Steve Garrison" Subject: Re: MM: Opening Acts - ---------- Lynn Miles, last night at the Birchmere. She seems to have taken possession of Patty's cold, but was a trouper. She has some nice songs, and I have spoken to other people who think very, very highly of her. I'd love to see Peter Mulvey open for Patty in front of a crowd of that size, though. Steve > Who has been opening for Patty lately? Is it a local act that changes from > night to night or is someone touring with her. I remember someone > mentioning John Wesley Harding who is one of my favorites. > > Anybody know? > > -john (10 hours left) > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:42:22 EDT From: Mooodeee@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: My $0.02 -- Patty in Virginia last nite Wendy J. wrote: << (Patty) mentioned that she's been fighting with her record company to keep Living w/Ghosts in print!! (can you believe it??!) >> HEY!! If they dont want to keep it in print, sell the rights to me and my boss at our record label and we will print it like dangerously crazy people. I'm very serious! We're in Austin, too, so it will have that regional/hometown promotion thing. "call a best friend who is a queer..." I always interpreted that line to mean she was a "fag hag" (what is sometimes defined as a straight girl who is best friends with a gay guy, who likes them alot and maybe subliminally kinda wishes the gay guy would be interested in them but knows it would never happen). I took the line to mean that the only male in her life that loves her is gay and doesnt have any time or interest in her in that way.... meaning her sex life (with the male gender) isn't doing so hot. Did anyone else interpret it that way, maybe? Mimi Austin, TX ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:25:35 -0400 From: "Steve Garrison" Subject: MM: Tomorrow Night. > Does anyone know the name of the > Dylan song she covered as her encore the other night? It blew me away. > Well, have a good day everybody! Don't know the definitive answer, although I feel sure the song is called "Tomorrow Night." I felt a tingling in my red-neck roots, and could almost hear Johnny Ray (a teary-voiced crooner from the fifties) singing it, but I'm not sure that's right. It certainly is not a Bob Dylan song, however, just a cover from "Good As I Been To You." Don't have that album and haven't listened to Dylan since "Blood on the Tracks" (some say I've missed as many as two or three good songs). > Her encore was spectacular...Sweet Lorraine, > Forgiveness...and another one that I can't remember. > What can i say? ...i was swooning! In addition, she did what I assume was a Springsteen song from "Nebraska," (although I don't have this album and haven't listened to Bruce da da da da ....) concerning a death row killer after a "Pulp Fiction" style killing spree. This song, like Goodbye and Tony, were given great gravitas by the events in Colorado. After the Springsteen song, Forgiveness was like a benediction. "You can open your eyes, boy, we made it through the night." Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:02:50 EDT From: Hejjira1@aol.com Subject: MM: Mix Tape Hey everyone!!!!! I was thinking of making a mix tape for this guy I really like but I need some ideas.......feel free to post any songs or mix tapes you guys have made or own to help me get jump started on this. I would love to find out what your musical tastes are!!!!! And Rachel.......I know you went to the Northhampton show........where did you sit. I was up on the balcony directly over where you walk into the club!! Peace out, Paul "Everybody's saying that hell's the hippest way to go, well I don't think so but I'm gonna take a look around it though." J. Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:39:06 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: MM: Patty 's west coast tour dates / new Letterman date Hi folks :-) As Dave (UMCaner74@aol.com) mentioned, Patty's gig on the David Letterman show has been moved, but it is not to July.....it has just been moved two days, to Thursday June 17th :-) It had been originally scheduled for June 15th. Of course, she is also on Conan O'Brien on Friday May 7th :-) Also, I have some sketchy details on some new tour dates (all with the band): She will be touring with Johnny Lang in the cities shown below....I was not told any venue information, nor whether Patty or Johnny is the headliner. Sun 6/6 - Rapid City, IA Tue 6/8 - Spokane, WA Wed 6/9 - Seattle, WA Thu 6/10 - Portland, OR Sat 6/12 - San Francisco, CA Sun 6/13 - Temecula, CA Tue 6/15 - Los Angeles, CA Mike :-) - - * The Patty Griffin/Mad-Mission@smoe List Homepage is at: * http://www.spectra.net/~ducksoup/pattyg/pattyg.htm * * Rachel Martin's Patty Griffin Lyrics Archive is at * http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/3079/patty.html * * Jerry Zigmont's Flaming Red - A Patty Griffin Website is at * http://members.tripod.com/PattyGriffin * * Katie Peterson's Patty Griffin Guitar Tabs Archive is at * http://members.tripod.com/~Lifey/patty.html * * DuckOfPrey or WhyADuck55 on AOL and/or AOL Instant Messenger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:03:12 -0400 From: "Steve Garrison" Subject: MM: Two-morrow night. At work today I remembered where I've heard Patty's encore number from the Birchmere last night. Johnny Nicholas put out a "comeback" album in 1994 called "Thrill On the Hill" (Antone ANT0032), and the penultimate track is a very nice roadhouse style version of "Tomorrow Night" (which Patty said is "currently my favorite song"). The song's composers are "Coslow and Grosz" but the liner notes refer to it as a Lonnie Johnson song, so I suppose he was the original performer. I first heard Nicholas in the late seventies at the old Childe Harold in D.C. with "Guitar Johnny and the Rhythm Rockers," and my friends and I loved them so much we went back every night. Johnny had been a blues player along the Northeast corridor (D.C. / Boston, if you will) and Austin for some time, but in 1980 got fed up with the music business and "retired" to a restaurant in the Texas "Outback" where this CD, a loosely groovin' "party blues" album, was recorded. I'd love it if just one person checked out Johnny Nicholas because of this link. This is very "un-Patty" music, but thoroughly enjoyable, and Johnny Nicholas is a terrific talent on both guitar and piano, and a funky vocalist who should have had a better career. Finally, for me the highlight of last night's show was a slow blues which Patty moaned out: Took a walk Around the block Lit a candle it was ...and when the words "Flaming Red" finally came out there was an audible gasp of recognition. She stayed in the blues mode through the first stanza then upped it to a frantic tempo, strumming like a wild person. Loved it. Steve ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V3 #113 *********************************