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A subject * of Re: mad-mission-digest V4 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Friday, August 18 2000 Volume 04 : Number 239 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Re: Trip Report-Patty in Austin ["amber bass-patterson" Subject: MM: Re: Trip Report-Patty in Austin Hi Todd and fellow MMers With all the great reviews that have been posted, I'll just simply add that it was a fabulous show that I feel so damn lucky to have seen. 'Nuff said. Off to Vegas! Amber in Austin, but soon to be in Vegas BTW Robin, we all owe you big time! If you are ever in Austin, let us know. And Todd, glad you made it home safely. I'd love to see the pix. Send them over. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Handley" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:09 AM Subject: MM: Trip Report-Patty in Austin > Wow! Thanks to Robin Hall I got to see Patty live for the first time last > night. THANK YOU ROBIN! > > Robin's email hit my mailbox about 4:00 and the fun began. First up, > deciding whether to make the two hour drive from my little suburb of > Houston. That took about three seconds. Quickly check the Internet to find > out more about The Speakeasy. Time's a wastin' if I'm gonna make it by > 8:00. Next, on the phone to friends trying to dig up someone to ride > along. Wimps! No one would commit. Oh well, this wouldn't be the first > time I've road tripped to Austin alone to hear some great music. Quick trip > to the house to grab some CDs and I'm off. Arrive in the general vicinity > of The Speakeasy about 7:45 and finally find a place to park. The parking > attendant points out the entrance to the club which is halfway down a dingy > alleyway and only 30 yards or so from where I had parked. What luck. Based > on the information I had gotten, I figured I would spend 30 minutes just > looking for the place. The name certainly seemed to fit as I walked up to > a pair of beautiful wooden doors set into the rear of what appeared to be a > shabby brick building. Inside, the club is really nice with subdued > lighting, lots of easy chairs and a general speakeasy type feeling. The > floor in front of the stage is packed but I spy a stairway and head to the > next level where I'm able to settle in on the rail of the balcony right > over the stage. Five minutes later, Patty comes out and the show > begins. What a show! A few minor technical difficulties added a personal > element to the show early on as Patty struggled with her ear monitor and a > stubborn guitar plug. She mentioned that we were all gonna be guinea pigs > for songs on the new album to be released in January. A good mix of old > and new songs followed and Patty covered the gamut from full tilt rock and > roll to smokey cabaret singer. She seemed to be having a good time and I > think she was glad to be away from the Dixie Chicks arena gig for a > bit. It turns out that the night's show was a benefit to raise money for > the SIMS organization which provides funding for mental health care for > musicians. See www.sims-foundation.org for more info The hat was passed > for donations and it appears there was generous crowd. After the final > encore, I wandered around back to see about getting a CD signed. I noticed > a pair of gorgeous ladies had already arrived and one seemed to be having > an animated conversation with Patty. Her friend called out and I heard the > name "Amber". Turns out it was our own mad-missioner, Amber > Bass-Patterson, with whom I had corresponded briefly in the past. Nice to > meet ya' in person Amber! Always good to put a face to a name. A little > CD signing and picture taking later and the night was done. I was walking > on air at having finally seen Patty live. Despite her proximity to > Houston, she seldom plays here. Not counting opening for The Dixie Chicks > last Sunday, I can only remember one other Houston appearance in the last > few years and I believe that was with Lillith Fair. After the obligatory > cruise down 6th Street to see what was new and the mandatory stop at > Waterloo Records to drop some cash, it was time to hit the highway. Gave > the radar detector and stereo a good workout and arrived home at 2 AM, > tired but happy. > > Once again, I'd like to thank everyone responsible for the notice being > posted yesterday. In fact, since I'm in digest mode, I'm not sure how I > happened to get the single email advising of the show. Ordinarily, I would > have gotten it in the digest at 12:35 and then been kicking myself all day > at having missed the show. Serendipity to be sure. I've seen a tag line on > a motorcycle list that I subscribe to that says "Never buy a motorcycle > that doesn't have an Internet mailing list". Same thing applies here. I'm > glad Patty Griffin has an Internet mailing list. 'Nuff said. > > Partial set list (don't know the names of some of the newer songs, > definitely not complete): Sweet Lorraine, Tony, Flaming Red, Drivin', > Little God, One More Girl, Carry Me, Don't Forget About Me (Randy Newman), > Walk Away (Ann Peebles), Mary, Stolen Car, Dream On (Aerosmith), Blue Sky. > > > Todd Handley > Katy, TX > kmtv@compuserve.com > > > ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V4 #239 *********************************