From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V5 #271 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.quackquack.net/pattyg * 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 V4 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Tuesday, December 4 2001 Volume 05 : Number 271 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: MM: Hi & Tony [David Lewis ] MM: Emmylou ["Luca, Joseph" ] MM: Tony ["Nancy Micciulla" ] MM: Tony/Trevor ["Corey Atkins" ] Re: MM: Hi & Tony [Smaragaid@aol.com] RE: MM: Hi & Tony [Gary Jacques ] MM: Landmine benefit in Detroit ["Jennifer Caputo" ] MM: RE: Landmine benefit in Detroit [Gary Jacques ] Re: MM: sarah harmer [Smaragaid@aol.com] Re: MM: Landmine benefit in Detroit [Dave Short ] RE: MM: sarah harmer ["Howes, Meghan" ] MM: Songfest is a reminder of what wars left behind ["Teri or Ross" Subject: Re: MM: Hi & Tony Linda, Yes, Tony was a boy that Patty sat behind in one of her high school classes in Old Town, Maine. She heard about his death a few years later I believe and the feelings she felt about that are pretty much laid out in the song. I heard that directly from Patty, although she no longer really talks about the song... perhaps out of respect for the boy and his family?? Unfortunately, Tony's story is not at all an uncommon story. I would have liked to have seen the song released as a single, perhaps with a national kid's help line phone number somewhere on the back of the j-card... but it was not too be. Too afraid of not getting radio airtime I guess. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:56:18 -0500 From: "Luca, Joseph" Subject: MM: Emmylou Hey- I can't tell if Dave is delusional or correct, because at a Boston Patty/Emmylou show, Emmylou was staring at *me*! (I suppose he could be both...) Joe Emmy Lou, who the last time I saw her play, did nothing but stare at me in a most wanting way. I think Dave said she stared at him too, but he's delusional. It made it difficult to listen to the show. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 13:41:56 From: "Nancy Micciulla" Subject: MM: Tony I thought Tony was inspired by an article she read in the newspaper. . .i guess you learn something new every day :-). nancy www.mp3.com/nancymicciulla www.paperwings.de _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 11:25:58 -0700 From: "Corey Atkins" Subject: MM: Tony/Trevor David- A great idea about adding a toll-free # on a single version of "Tony"... Till then (since Patty's not had much luck getting a NEW album released, let alone 'old' stuff) though, just thought I'd add 2 cents. There was a great short I saw at Sundance a couple of years ago - which subsequently won the 'Best Live Short' Oscar and was shown on HBO - called "Trevor." I very funny/sweet/sad/ultimately uplifting film about a kid's struggles with his sexuality. (You'll be hard pressed to find a more bizarrely funny scene than the title character attempting suicide by swallowing a bottle of aspirin - pill by pill - as he lipsynchs to Diana Ross...) ANYWAY -- there's an organization - The Trevor Project - with a website and support hotline for kids dealing with GLBT issues, so I thought I'd pass it along since the thread came up... Suicide rates among gay/lesbian/bi/transgender kids are through the roof... Keep your eyes and hearts open; maybe you're the one "sitting right behind" the next Tony... www.thetrevorproject.org 800-850-8078 - -CA ******* ******* ** "El teatro es la poesma que se levanta ** ** del libro y se hace humana." ** ** ** ** "Theatre is the poetry which rises ** ** from the page and is made human." ** ** ** ** --Federico Garcma Lorca ** ******* ******* _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:11:08 EST From: Smaragaid@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Hi & Tony Hey, I think this is the first (or maybe second) time I've written on this... Tony was the song that got me into Patty. An remains only one of 3 or 4 songs in my life EVER that I've sat there and cried (yes CRIED) when I first heard it. That's all...just wanted to share that...thanks Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:02:31 -0500 From: Gary Jacques Subject: RE: MM: Hi & Tony Jesus Dan. LOL Is there anything else you would like to confess? Evil - -----Original Message----- From: Smaragaid@aol.com [mailto:Smaragaid@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:11 PM To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: Re: MM: Hi & Tony Hey, I think this is the first (or maybe second) time I've written on this... Tony was the song that got me into Patty. An remains only one of 3 or 4 songs in my life EVER that I've sat there and cried (yes CRIED) when I first heard it. That's all...just wanted to share that...thanks Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:20:56 -0600 From: "Jennifer Caputo" Subject: MM: Landmine benefit in Detroit Hey everyone, I went to the Landmine benefit show at the State Theatre in Detroit last night with Don and it was incredible! We had 2nd row seats, about 3 seats off from center!! We met long-time mad-misher Euguene Wendland and his wife there :-) What a pleasure it was to finally meet you Euguene! I don't even know how to put last night into words... I kind of sat there with my mouth hanging open half the evening. i was in awe of all of those performers and this amazing cause. I literally had goosebumps the entire night. Patty, once again, stole the show. She sang Truth #2, Mary, and Tomorrow Night. When she finished singing Mary (with beautiful harmonizing by all the girls on stage), Steve Earle shook his head and said "F*ck it! I quit." Emmylou replied "Now Steve, don't say the word 'quit'" He shook his head again after the applause finally died down following Tomorrow Night however the next song he sang was quite beautiful also. They did 2 songs all together at the end of the evening. One was the Christmas in Washington they sang the night before but we couldn't identify the final song. It was sort of gospelish I guess. Incredible, nonetheless. Seriously, if you can make it to one of these shows then you need go. I'm not a fan of any of the other artists but I enjoyed every one of them and was glad to discover Bruce Cockburn who has an amazing voice. Thank you Don a million times for buying me my ticket and getting the best seats in the house. get your booties to these shows people!!! - Jen *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~jcaputo AIM: traDMB The night and I go hand in hand Breast to breast Woman to woman The night and I go quietly We go softly Screaming all the way... - Patty Griffin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:18:57 -0500 From: Gary Jacques Subject: MM: RE: Landmine benefit in Detroit Don? You never buy me a ticket. What's up with that? It's because I don't shave my legs isn't it? Evil Gary - -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Caputo [mailto:jcaputo@umich.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 5:21 PM To: Mad-mission@smoe. org Subject: MM: Landmine benefit in Detroit Hey everyone, I went to the Landmine benefit show at the State Theatre in Detroit last night with Don and it was incredible! We had 2nd row seats, about 3 seats off from center!! We met long-time mad-misher Euguene Wendland and his wife there :-) What a pleasure it was to finally meet you Euguene! I don't even know how to put last night into words... I kind of sat there with my mouth hanging open half the evening. i was in awe of all of those performers and this amazing cause. I literally had goosebumps the entire night. Patty, once again, stole the show. She sang Truth #2, Mary, and Tomorrow Night. When she finished singing Mary (with beautiful harmonizing by all the girls on stage), Steve Earle shook his head and said "F*ck it! I quit." Emmylou replied "Now Steve, don't say the word 'quit'" He shook his head again after the applause finally died down following Tomorrow Night however the next song he sang was quite beautiful also. They did 2 songs all together at the end of the evening. One was the Christmas in Washington they sang the night before but we couldn't identify the final song. It was sort of gospelish I guess. Incredible, nonetheless. Seriously, if you can make it to one of these shows then you need go. I'm not a fan of any of the other artists but I enjoyed every one of them and was glad to discover Bruce Cockburn who has an amazing voice. Thank you Don a million times for buying me my ticket and getting the best seats in the house. get your booties to these shows people!!! - Jen *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~jcaputo AIM: traDMB The night and I go hand in hand Breast to breast Woman to woman The night and I go quietly We go softly Screaming all the way... - Patty Griffin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:30:44 From: "Amy Emerman" Subject: MM: sarah harmer I think I might have mentioned her when we were talking about who were listening to awhile ago. Or was that a different list? Don't remember. But I really like Sarah Harmer. Saw her last summer play in New York City. She's interesting _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:54:21 EST From: Smaragaid@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: sarah harmer I've just been listening to this one CD I got a couple months ago...it's incredible... Has anyone mentioned the name Darcie Miner on this? I don't remember... Oh wait..I think She's on it herself!...DUH Dan! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:55:08 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Short Subject: Re: MM: Landmine benefit in Detroit Steve had the exact same reaction in Chicago when Patty finished "Top of the World". He just shook his head, and said "Jeayyyyyyyyzusss!" He's clearly in awe of her. Can you imagine sitting right next to that powerhouse voice? I loved seeing Patty the other evening but would have just melted if she had played "Mary". One of the amazing songs ever written, imo......absolute chills. Dave Jennifer Caputo wrote: Hey everyone, I went to the Landmine benefit show at the State Theatre in Detroit last night with Don and it was incredible! We had 2nd row seats, about 3 seats off from center!! We met long-time mad-misher Euguene Wendland and his wife there :-) What a pleasure it was to finally meet you Euguene! I don't even know how to put last night into words... I kind of sat there with my mouth hanging open half the evening. i was in awe of all of those performers and this amazing cause. I literally had goosebumps the entire night. Patty, once again, stole the show. She sang Truth #2, Mary, and Tomorrow Night. When she finished singing Mary (with beautiful harmonizing by all the girls on stage), Steve Earle shook his head and said "F*ck it! I quit." Emmylou replied "Now Steve, don't say the word 'quit'" He shook his head again after the applause finally died down following Tomorrow Night however the next song he sang was quite beautiful also. They did 2 songs all together at the end of the evening. One was the Christmas in Washington they sang the night before but we couldn't identify the final song. It was sort of gospelish I guess. Incredible, nonetheless. Seriously, if you can make it to one of these shows then you need go. I'm not a fan of any of the other artists but I enjoyed every one of them and was glad to discover Bruce Cockburn who has an amazing voice. Thank you Don a million times for buying me my ticket and getting the best seats in the house. get your booties to these shows people!!! - - Jen *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~jcaputo AIM: traDMB The night and I go hand in hand Breast to breast Woman to woman The night and I go quietly We go softly Screaming all the way... - - Patty Griffin Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:01:59 -0700 From: "Howes, Meghan" Subject: RE: MM: sarah harmer Had to jump in here--ah Sarah Harmer-- Not only is her first album a whopper, but she's also got a lovely cd of old standards (dedicated to her dad) called "Songs for Clem"--it's got everything from "Shine on Harvest Moon" to "Tennessee Waltz". Really wonderful. Meghan - -----Original Message----- From: Smaragaid@aol.com [mailto:Smaragaid@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:54 PM To: amye6@hotmail.com; mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: Re: MM: sarah harmer I've just been listening to this one CD I got a couple months ago...it's incredible... Has anyone mentioned the name Darcie Miner on this? I don't remember... Oh wait..I think She's on it herself!...DUH Dan! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:34:10 -0600 From: "Teri or Ross" Subject: MM: Songfest is a reminder of what wars left behind By Joshua Klein Special to the Tribune Published December 4, 2001 Fighting may be winding down in Afghanistan, but it could be years before the country is rid of one of its deadliest killers: landmines. Like Vietnam, Cambodia, Mozambique, Kosovo and a number of other war-torn regions, Afghanistan is littered with thousands of landmines, lingering souvenirs of violence that prevent any complete return to normalcy. Even in times of peace, landmines kill or maim hundreds each month, which is why the proliferation of the hidden bombs has become a key concern among activists, particularly the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. The VVAF enlists the help of many prominent songwriters in its quest to educate the public about the worldwide landmine crisis, and several of these musicians were on hand Sunday night for the Concert for a Landmine Free World at the Chicago Theatre. Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn and Mary Chapin Carpenter sat side by side, separated only by their acoustic guitars, as they took turns playing songs. While another singer would sometimes join in on background vocals or guitar, generally the artist was left on his or her own on the pindrop-quiet stage to play whatever he or she felt like playing. One might have thought, given the nature of the evening, that the songs picked would pack the trenchant punch of protest, but by and large the artists on hand stuck mainly to their singer-songwriter metier. Carpenter played her pretty Come On, Come On, and Griffith offered the middle-of-the-road folk of Clock Without Hands. Harris, a brilliant interpreter, actually performed three of her own compositions, including the gorgeous The Pearl. Cockburn was the first to dip his feet into the political waters. The Mines of Mozambique and Justice broke the show out of its restrained box with references to landmines and religious fundamentalism, respectively. Yet the most powerful moments of the evening came with the most personal and moving material. Record label woes have kept Griffin out of the public eye, but the prolific writer has built up a cache of strong compositions. She played a new song called Top of the World that brought an expression of awe from Earle, who was next in line. Yikes, he exclaimed, as he picked up his own guitar. My sentiments exactly, answered Harris, sparking a second round of applause. The drama and emotion of Earles own songs often overshadowed his stagemates, if only because Earle has proven himself both the most political and most confessional of the bunch. His Goodbye, performed as a duet with Harris, was a sad rejoinder to his days of drink and drugs, while Christmas in Washington-with its plea Come back, Woody Guthrie-brought tears to the eyes of Griffith, visibly moved by Earles spoken introduction, which championed idealism in the face of adversity. Earles brand of idealism may be the best way to approach the blight of landmines, which know no treaties or cease-fires. Even if most of the material played Sunday skirted the issue, the message obviously made it past the stage. Lines snaked around the lobby as people clamored to buy silk scarves hand-woven by Cambodian landmine survivors. Charity begins at home, but thats no reason it cant extend beyond our borders. Copyright ) 2001, Chicago Tribune ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:07:32 -0500 From: "Gary Jacques" Subject: MM: Re: Songfest is a reminder of what wars left behind Pretty damn good write up for Patty. Thanks, Ross & Teri Gary - ----- Original Message ----- From: Teri or Ross To: Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:34 PM Subject: MM: Songfest is a reminder of what wars left behind > By Joshua Klein > Special to the Tribune > Published December 4, 2001 > > > Fighting may be winding down in Afghanistan, but it could be years before > the country is rid of one of its deadliest killers: landmines. Like Vietnam, > Cambodia, Mozambique, Kosovo and a number of other war-torn regions, > Afghanistan is littered with thousands of landmines, lingering souvenirs of > violence that prevent any complete return to normalcy. Even in times of > peace, landmines kill or maim hundreds each month, which is why the > proliferation of the hidden bombs has become a key concern among activists, > particularly the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. > > The VVAF enlists the help of many prominent songwriters in its quest to > educate the public about the worldwide landmine crisis, and several of these > musicians were on hand Sunday night for the Concert for a Landmine Free > World at the Chicago Theatre. Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, > Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn and Mary Chapin Carpenter sat side by side, > separated only by their acoustic guitars, as they took turns playing songs. > While another singer would sometimes join in on background vocals or guitar, > generally the artist was left on his or her own on the pindrop-quiet stage > to play whatever he or she felt like playing. > > One might have thought, given the nature of the evening, that the songs > picked would pack the trenchant punch of protest, but by and large the > artists on hand stuck mainly to their singer-songwriter metier. Carpenter > played her pretty Come On, Come On, and Griffith offered the > middle-of-the-road folk of Clock Without Hands. Harris, a brilliant > interpreter, actually performed three of her own compositions, including the > gorgeous The Pearl. > Cockburn was the first to dip his feet into the political waters. The Mines > of Mozambique and Justice broke the show out of its restrained box with > references to landmines and religious fundamentalism, respectively. Yet the > most powerful moments of the evening came with the most personal and moving > material. > > Record label woes have kept Griffin out of the public eye, but the prolific > writer has built up a cache of strong compositions. She played a new song > called Top of the World that brought an expression of awe from Earle, who > was next in line. Yikes, he exclaimed, as he picked up his own guitar. My > sentiments exactly, answered Harris, sparking a second round of applause. > > The drama and emotion of Earles own songs often overshadowed his > stagemates, if only because Earle has proven himself both the most political > and most confessional of the bunch. His Goodbye, performed as a duet with > Harris, was a sad rejoinder to his days of drink and drugs, while Christmas > in Washington-with its plea Come back, Woody Guthrie-brought tears to the > eyes of Griffith, visibly moved by Earles spoken introduction, which > championed idealism in the face of adversity. > > Earles brand of idealism may be the best way to approach the blight of > landmines, which know no treaties or cease-fires. > Even if most of the material played Sunday skirted the issue, the message > obviously made it past the stage. Lines snaked around the lobby as people > clamored to buy silk scarves hand-woven by Cambodian landmine survivors. > Charity begins at home, but thats no reason it cant extend beyond our > borders. > > Copyright ) 2001, Chicago Tribune ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V5 #271 *********************************