From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #179 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.pattygriffin.net/PattyInConcert.html * OR * go to http://www.atorecords.com * . * 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 V6 #___ gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Saturday, May 4 2002 Volume 06 : Number 179 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: ATO/Music Today and "Patti" ["Rebecca Simonelli" ] MM: MM Whingeing Pom ["=?iso-8859-1?q?Ma'eee?=" ] MM: the long promised Keswick review [FlamingRed74@aol.com] MM: Re: [Mooodeee@aol.com] MM: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? [Jerry Skomer ] MM: RE: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? [amber bass-p] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 10:53:02 -0400 From: "Rebecca Simonelli" Subject: MM: ATO/Music Today and "Patti" Ok, I'm confused. Someone sent a great reply to Music Today about the release of "Patti" Griffin's official website. And obviously, if Patty or her management had anything to do with it, hopefully her name would be spelled correctly. But here's where I get lost. I went to the Somerville, MA show and on my ticket, it said I was going to see "Patti Griffin" perform. But thankfully the real Patty showed up and not some evil version or pseudo "Patti Griffith". So since Patty and her management WERE involved in that show, maybe it stands to reason that this official site is in fact for real. I bought a tee shirt at that same show in MA to support Patty and I hope she sees some of that revenue. In searching online for more merchandise, I went straight to the ATO site, thinking what better way to buy direct and help Patty? But the ATO site is powered by Music Today and took me directly to their online store, where I found the same Patty tee shirt I already bought, plus many more goodies. Since I bought everything they had that said Patty Griffin on it, please don't tell me that my purchase doesn't support her at all. How does this whole merchandise thing work? On another note, my two cents regarding 1,000 Kisses is that it is what it is. I waited so long for new Patty that she could have released a two hour CD of 1,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall and I would have loved it. Obviously, everyone is different and will share their own opinions accordingly. In the article recently posted, it states brilliantly that any artist worth watching or listening to will grow and change and try new things. To quote: "While the resulting record (1,000 Kisses)was nothing like an Iodine release, it nonetheless stunningly reversed Griffin's growing reputation as a sensitive folkie solo act. Says Joyce, "Patty is the kind of artist that likes to do something different. It seems to me that she's always trying to shake it up a little bit, which is kind of a healthy thing to do. She was pretty aware that it might freak some people out...I don't know that we had a real good idea of what we were going to do; we just kind of let it happen." This sounds like Patty at her best; growing as an artist and keeping it interesting for her fans. No need to compare it to LWG or FR-it's a whole different entity in and of itself. Two side notes: could we please put the actual topic of the MM Posts back in the subject line so as to portray what the email is about? If it's your opinion, put "MY opinion." Everyone here has the option of DELETE. Second, name calling is not necessary and no one deserves to be demeaned. I hardly think Patty or her band would be impressed to log on and read some of the last weeks' posts. I for one choose whose opinion to read and whose to delete. As can anyone choose to delete mine from now on. :) becca _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:28:26 +0100 (BST) From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Ma'eee?=" Subject: Re: MM: Accordion goodness Get your ears tested or get a decent Hi-Fi At the start of the lines "Did I show you this picture of my Nephew?" "All the girls standing by your beds" How could you miss them? EM --- FoxDugal@aol.com wrote: > Makin' Pies does just fine on Silver Bell, and I > hear no sign of an > accordion... Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 10:33:08 -0500 From: "Sheryl Novak" Subject: MM: too long Rebecca Simonelli wrote: I waited so long for new Patty that she could have released a two hour CD of 1,000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall and I would have loved it. - ---that is so freaking funny!!!... I agree 100% with that statement!--- 'patty cakes' ...sheryl ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:38:07 +0100 (BST) From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Ma'eee?=" Subject: MM: MM Whingeing Pom Another opportunity to play the UK that she missed (Some of you would have been dissappointed if I had missed this golden opportunity to complain!) EM (Whining and complaining is the only sport that this country is any good at, it's the ideal activity for grey, slightly cold days that we get 99% of the year, so you have expect it from me. It's also an essential part of democracy) >I was somewhat amazed that she didn't play the song >during the >Concerts for A Landmine Free World, or at least she >didn't at the one I >attended. Just a thought... >Aaron Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 11:44:43 EDT From: FoxDugal@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Accordion goodness Aren't we a nasty fellow? Please, be friendly and read a post before you attack it like that. I said Silver Bell, not 1000 Kisses. Call me crazy, but I don't hear any accordian on the SILVER BELL version of Makin Pies. Always happy to clarify... Russ > Get your ears tested or get a decent Hi-Fi > At the start of the lines > "Did I show you this picture of my Nephew?" > "All the girls standing by your beds" > How could you miss them? > EM > > --- FoxDugal@aol.com wrote: > Makin' Pies does just > fine on Silver Bell, and I > > hear no sign of an > > accordion... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:47:17 +0100 (BST) From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Ma'eee?=" Subject: [none] I thought the current definition of Jazz was not knowing when to stop; obviously not a problem on 1000 kisses. EM >As for the different styles, I really love them all, >and crave more. I >would >LOVE to hear patty do a jazz CD! - -~ Mimi Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 12:22:14 EDT From: FlamingRed74@aol.com Subject: MM: the long promised Keswick review First off: Met Evil & his crew, as well as Carl, Karla, my sister (the only NON MM'er), & of course was with Don at the Tavern before the show. Great time, good drinks & conversation. With the exception of me, a table full of great people! Onto the show. Full of highlights. The sound at the Keswick is extraordinary, great acoustics so the "ensemble" sounded absolutely amazing. She really varied her set list from the Ram's Head & Birchmere shows earlier in the week. We got to hear Moses, Racing In The Streeets (substituted for Stolen Car), Moses, Tony, Mary, Falling Down (yeah baby!), & also got Mil Besos as a SECOND encore.. which I must say DOES go much, much better once the crowd & Patty have been "warmed up". Also, another funny moment. Patty was no more than 10 seconds into the beginning of Be Careful, when Doug's guitar cable made this god-awful, LOUD buzzing sound. Sort of like you'd hear when the cable is touching the connection, but this noise was a bit more extended. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but I know Patty enough to know that she was going to have a BIG problem going on with the song at that point. She stopped the song as she burst into laughter, then told Doug "we're trying to have a moment here.." & said, do you mind?? or something to that extent. The whole crowd got a big kick out of it, then I realized I had my chance for my "15 minutes of Fame" w/Patty.. LOL All week people had been requesting songs, to which she would say.. "I have a contrary nature, so I have to go the other way.. " I figured as she was regaining her composure to once again begin this serious, delicate song.. that she would go back to the mic stand and say something like.. let's try this again. Being the wise-ass that I am, I loudly & desperately chimed in with "Be Careful! Please!!" Patty once again got a big chuckle, and looked out my way & said "Thanks!.. uhmm, this song is by request".. and then restarted the song. It was the best *close personal moment* I've had with Patty for awhile. LOL Anyway, her performance level was a bit above the Birchmere, probably about even with the Ram's Head show earlier that week. The only real disappointment of the evening as Don already mentioned is that we were denied the absolutely beautiful Ruby's Arms. The only other thing is that Mary seems to suffer a bit when Patty doesn't play guitar. I much prefer either the solo version, or the full band version when compared to the current ensemble version. This should not take away from their entire performance though, as this is the ONLY song that I felt that way about was Mary. Even Tony sounded UNBELIEVABLE, especially considering that there are NO drums! The guys really do an overall great job complimenting Patty, instead of competing with her. Philly REALLY loves Patty. Every time I see her there I'm reminded of what a great & dedicated fan following she has there. The Keswick is about a 1,300 seat venue, and there was not a seat to be had. Patty was showered with gifts (Table Talk Pies, flowers, etc..) & really seemed to enjoy herself. The crowd was quite attentive, as you could hear a pin drop in between songs. Good stuff! Oh.. just a heads up. There will be a "Spring Tour 2002" double live disc made available to MM'ers as a tree in the near future. Don't email me for details at this point. I'll let everyone know when everything is ready to go, and we're ready to set up the tree. Take care, and have a great weekend! ~~Dave "I suspect Patty Griffin's songs make most people a little uncomfortable. Like they've just walked in on a private moment in someone else's life and they know they should turn around and tip-toe away, but they can't. They make me jealous." ~~ The GREAT Steve Earle on Patty Griffin's songs ~~ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 12:59:04 EDT From: Mooodeee@aol.com Subject: MM: Re: Yeah, we wouldnt want to exceed your McAttention Span. I was referring to Big Band/Ballad jazz VOCAL standards stuff, not instrumental. Unless of course you were making a funny. It certainly gave me a really good laugh. mantabirostrisuk@yahoo.co.uk writes: > I thought the current definition of Jazz was not > knowing when to stop; obviously not a problem on 1000 > kisses. > EM >As for the different styles, I really love them all, >and crave more. I >would >LOVE to hear patty do a jazz CD! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 10:47:29 -0700 From: Jerry Skomer Subject: MM: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? Don: Okay, if we're going to convince Patty to let you up on stage to sing with her, we need to know which song would it be. If your singing voice is suspect, you might try "Flaming Red" or "Silver Bells," because you can shout out the lyrics and hope that no one hears you over the driving guitar work. Or, maybe if you have a great voice, you can join her on "Mary." (What a sacrilege that would be!) I can see it now: "Don Henn Launches Career as with 'Punk' Version of Griffin's Most Cherished Song." How about the rest of you? If you could sing one song with Patty, which one would it be? And I am sure lots of you will say that the very thought of amateurs joining to sing with Patty is positively abhorrent, but relax, it's not as if this would ever happen, so let you mind roam. Think of yourself, drunk, at someone's home and Patty pulls out her guitar and asks you to sing along . . . . Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 13:43:01 -0400 From: "Gary Jacques" Subject: MM: Re: the long promised Keswick review "Met Evil & his crew, as well as Carl, Karla, my sister (the only NON MM'er), & of course was with Don at the Tavern before the show. Great time, good drinks & conversation. With the exception of me, a table full of great people!" LOL! Come on Dave your OK! LOL! Hey you forgot to mention the other disappointments of the night. Karla wearing a regular bra. And the tattooed woman dancing to Tony. LOL! Just kidding. She looked like she was having a great time, plus it kept the security guard from noticing your illegal activity. LOL I would like to add that I liked the opener. He had a little Dylan thing working there, that was working for me. Of course when I see Patty, I'm always in a great mood, so I would probably like just about anything. I thought the show would quench my thurst for Patty for a bit, but no such luck. Just made me feel like I have been standing in a desert and someone gave me a bottle cap of water. FALLING DOWN was so f-ing good it's scary. Be good Dave, Gary & Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 13:50:35 -0400 From: "Gary Jacques" Subject: MM: Re: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? Don smokes Lucky cigarettes the way you breath air. With this in mind I would say to go with Ruby's Arms. He could pull off a Tom Waits. LOL! EG - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Skomer To: Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: MM: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? > Don: > > Okay, if we're going to convince Patty to let you up on stage to sing with > her, we need to know which song would it be. If your singing voice is > suspect, you might try "Flaming Red" or "Silver Bells," because you can > shout out the lyrics and hope that no one hears you over the driving guitar > work. Or, maybe if you have a great voice, you can join her on "Mary." > (What a sacrilege that would be!) I can see it now: "Don Henn Launches > Career as with 'Punk' Version of Griffin's Most Cherished Song." > > How about the rest of you? If you could sing one song with Patty, which one > would it be? And I am sure lots of you will say that the very thought of > amateurs joining to sing with Patty is positively abhorrent, but relax, it's > not as if this would ever happen, so let you mind roam. Think of yourself, > drunk, at someone's home and Patty pulls out her guitar and asks you to sing > along . . . . > > Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 13:44:52 -0500 From: "Sheryl Novak" Subject: MM: Re: Re: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? > How about the rest of you? If you could sing one song with Patty, which one > would it be? ....Poor Man's House.... s. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 14:49:43 EDT From: Mooodeee@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Re: Re: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? Mary or Be Careful! snovak1@austin.rr.com writes: > > How about the rest of you? If you could sing one song with Patty, which > one > > would it be? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 15:19:56 EDT From: Femboty2k@aol.com Subject: MM: If you could sing one song with Patty How about the rest of you? If you could sing one song with Patty, which one > would it be? Mad Mission ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:12:43 EDT From: Themadtaper@aol.com Subject: MM: The Ark Tree, LAST CHANCE I will be closing the tree for The Ark performance tomorrow night. If anyone is not on who wishes to do so, please e-mail me THIS weekend Peace be with you.... david ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 15:20:53 -0500 From: "Jessica Boyer" Subject: MM: Re: If you could sing one song with Patty i think making pies lends itself to some of the most beautiful harmonies among the whole bunch. i can't stop myself from singing along, even realizing that might be a sacrilige...:) jhesi ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:09:52 -0500 From: JessBartn Subject: MM: League Baseball ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:30:25 -0500 From: amber bass-patterson Subject: MM: RE: Whic song would Don choose for his duet with Patty? for don, long ride home. no doubt about it. >Think of yourself, drunk, at someone's home and Patty pulls out her guitar and asks you to sing along . . . . i've been really drunk before while talking with patty, and it's an experience i'd rather not relive. amber "Through Movement We Find Health" The Nia Technique ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #179 *********************************