From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #192 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 Monday, May 13 2002 Volume 06 : Number 192 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: MM: song about Patty G., cats, turtles and the like [Linda ] MM: May 8, 2002 : Atlanta, GA - News update on the show... ["Sanders" ] MM: Somerville ["Don Henn" ] MM: Anyone going to Moutain Stage (NPR) Lewisburg West Virginia? [ShinesU] MM: Wamfest ["Don Henn" ] MM: NPC: Fwd: ny times article on kevyn ["Sarah Stanley" Subject: Re: MM: song about Patty G., cats, turtles and the like - --- Amy Emerman wrote: When I had three turtles, they use to stick there heads out of the water simultaneously and listen every time I sang. And when I stopped, the three heads would go back down. Now, there was > an appreciative audience. > :-) Amy<< If I had 3 turtles I can assure you that when I sang their heads would go IN the water :0) Maybe I should write a song about THAT.<< I think it's been done. Just humming through Cole Porter's Let's Do It..... electric eels... english soles, goldfish in the privacy of bowls... maybe not. Go for it!! :0) linda LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 08:37:48 -0500 From: "Sanders" Subject: MM: Hello there... I feel soooo much better. I actually was able to get some sleep last night. Anyway... as I have been on the road for a good portion of last week and this week, I have been extremely slow at getting my pictures from the Nashville, TN and Atlanta, GA shows online. I did have the opportunity last night to get a few scanned and cropped though. Here are the urls for the few pictures that I did get online last night: May 7, 2002 : Nashville, TN Michael Fracasso - http://www.dtpx.com/images/photography/2002/pattygriffin.05072002/michae lfracasso.05072002.1.jpg Patty Griffin - http://www.dtpx.com/images/photography/2002/pattygriffin.05072002/pattyg riffin.05072002.1.jpg May 8, 2002 : Atlanta, GA Michael Fracasso - http://www.dtpx.com/images/photography/2002/pattygriffin.05082002/michae lfracasso.05082002.1.jpg Patty Griffin - http://www.dtpx.com/images/photography/2002/pattygriffin.05082002/pattyg riffin.05082002.1.jpg http://www.dtpx.com/images/photography/2002/pattygriffin.05082002/pattyg riffin.05082002.2.jpg I will let everyone know when I get all of my pictures from those shows online and what the url will be. Well, I am off to Atlanta to see Belle & Sebastian play a show at the Tabernacle tonight. I am sooo looking forward to it. Take care and have a good day. - - Sanders ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 09:14:19 -0500 From: "Sanders" Subject: MM: May 8, 2002 : Atlanta, GA - News update on the show... For those of you who were at the Atlanta show on May 8, 2002, you noticed that Patty was extremely saddened and upset on stage, and that she had suffered the loss of a good friend the previous day to whom she dedicated the Atlanta performance to. Well, the friend that she lost was makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin. He has worked with many great artists from Patty Griffin to Tori Amos. He was a wonderful person, and his loss is being felt around the world. Not only was he a friend of Patty's, but he was also a big fan and supporter of her music. You can see Kevyn's last entry on his own website where under "Things I Love" you will see a link to Patty's album 1000 Kisses. http://www.kevinaucoin.com/kevyns_column.html - Kevyn's weblog. I just thought I would share this bit of news for the people who were at the Atlanta show who wanted to know who died. Take care and have a good day. - - Sanders ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:43:27 -0400 From: "Sarah Stanley" Subject: Re: MM: Oberlin Folk Fest >Well, I don't know if any of your other MMers made it out to the >Oberlin >folk festival to see Patty this weekend... :) i did and it was GREAT! (and free!) I got there for the last three or four songs of Sloan Wainwright Band's set. Not bad -- but I was anxious to see Patty. We sat in the middle, probably about 12 or 15 rows back. We tried to move up closer (to the 2nd row, actually) but what looked like empty seats were all saved. But the whole place was a great view, really. >I'd give you a set list, but I can't quite remember... Don wrote it >down, >so you can ask him. I wrote it down too (I didn't think there was anybody else from this list there, hah - i should've known better!): Chief Rain Making Pies Long Ride Home Be Careful Flaming Red Nobody's Crying Tony Ruby's Arms Mad Mission Encore: Mil Besos Patty looked great! She was wearing a tight grey turtleneck with a sexy black skirt that had ruffles at the bottom and these BLAZING red platform shoes that stuck right out since she had black tights on too! Her hair was pulled back and she looked really sophisticated to me, with a flair of sass and attitude due to the red shoes. :) She commented on how this was the last stop on their 6-week leg before breaking and that they're all unorganized - but they sounded just as great to me. Once again, Nobody's Crying and Ruby's Arms made me cry. I'm a sucker for those two. >I'm glad I made the trek over to Oberlin... well worth it. And I just want >to say thanks to Sarah for posting the info on the list. No problem! I do have a little to contribute besides cat stories and retorts ;) I'm just glad some other MMers made it out there too. Oberlin is a really groovy campus, very welcoming and friendly and free-spirited. Peace, Sarah ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Maybe I'm a witch, lost in Time Running through the fields of Scotland By your side...." -- Tori Amos _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:10:01 -0400 From: "Don Henn" Subject: MM: Somerville MMers , "Got lucky" twice in Jimmy D's , up the street from the theater. First , when I walked in during the half-price dinner hour , & again after the show , when my Somerville ticket stub saved me the $10 cover. Saving the $10 was especially good b/c I had a problem I often have when catching live music after a Patty show ; sitting there & asking myself , " where's the depth ? " Didn't stay long. Forgot to mention that I did find a gem in Portland after the show. An excellent reggae band. Almost got up to boogie , but by the time the spirit was ready to move me , they were finishing. Set list : Mil Besos Chief Rain Long Ride Home Making Pies Flaming Red Racin' in the Streets / solo You Never Get What You Want / solo Poor Man's House / solo Be Careful Tony Mad Mission Ruby's Arms Nobody's Crying Encore Let Him Fly Mary Top of the World A number of great reviews covered the show nicely , so I have little to add. My favorite review line was Daniel Gewertz's , "Piaf's soul-baring magic , her rare gift of heart-to-heart communic- ation , hung over the night. " Attended the show with ex-Deadhead John who knows where I'm coming from , ( excellent review ) , & ran into Becca of Table Talk pie fame ( she delivered a few TT pies to Patty before one of her shows ) for the 2nd show in a row. Where are your reviews , Becca ? Another great show , with Patty being bouyed by her Boston homies this time. Surprised by 3 soloes this show. Her vocal rhythms didn't seem to be as flawless as usual on Racin' , & I wondered if she did it on the spur of the moment , b/c of requests that were shouted out. About the only thing I take exception with in the reviews is the criticism of "Mad Mission". I think Patty is looking for a " less serious , circus-y element " in the song. She seems to have a lot of fun with it , & it gives her a slight break from her normally high intensity level. Hopefully , she's doing it for her rabid Mad-Mission fans who are bent on the mad mission of spreading her music out to those poor folks that aren't aware of it yet. Again , I thought that the big solo by Doug at the end of TOTW was a fitting climax to another great show. It's a mad mission But I got the ambition Mad mad mission Sign me up Patty Griffin "Mad Mission" Don ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:33:13 EDT From: ShinesUpNice@aol.com Subject: MM: Anyone going to Moutain Stage (NPR) Lewisburg West Virginia? if so let me know---would be nice to say hi to some other fans-----i may have an extra ticket (will know soon)-- randy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:32:30 -0400 From: "Don Henn" Subject: MM: Wamfest MMers , Or , as Toshi Reagan called it , Dykefest. Much of it overtly & outrageously homosexual. The "Evil One" would haved loved it , as he has a self-professed soft spot ( no pun intended : ) for his lesbian friends. Not the greatest Patty show I've ever attended b/c there was a lot of talking & singing along , but it was a lot of fun. Set list : Chief Rain Long Ride home Making Pies Flaming Red / Patty & Doug Tony Be Careful Ruby's Arms Mad Mission Mary Encore Sweet Lorraine / solo Ten Million Miles / solo Had a great time in spite of the fact that I was in the same place for 9 hours with one 3 minute bathroom break. No smoking , no drinking , & a choice between standing or sitting on a hard floor. That , & the many great acts that preceded her , probably explains why I have little clear memory of Patty's set. I recall being surprised that Patty would try a quiet song like "Ruby's Arms" in that environment , but the audience seemed very attentive compared to the rest of the day. I was also delighted to hear "Ten Million Miles" for the first time in awhile. Outside of Patty , the day belonged to Antigone Rising , a hard-driving female rock band , with a lead singer that smacked of Beth Hart , & Bitch & Animal , a lesbian couple that were outrageous & entertaining. No weak acts on the bill , with Toshi , Voices on the Verge , Jill Sobule & Kris Delmhorst delivering excellent sets. There were also 2 lesbian poet/comics that covered the ridiculous to the sublime as they displayed their talents. At one point during Antigone Rising's set , fans began throwing crumpled up bills on the stage. It seemed to be triggered by a certain song , & I guess it was a tradition with them. One of the guitar players came to the edge of the stage & pulled her shirt up , & the fans got the message & started stuffing bills in her pants. I had a flash of an urge , but thought that this might be a "ladies only" activity , & didn't want to be mobbed by a crowd of angry lesbians , so my cooler head prevailed. At the end of the day , I had a few skin breaks on my hands from applauding so much & so vigorously , but I pushed thru the pain for Patty. Something as simple As boys and girls Gets tossed all around And then lost in the world Patty Griffin "Mother of God" Don ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 10:57:32 -0400 From: "Sarah Stanley" Subject: MM: NPC: Fwd: ny times article on kevyn On the Kevyn tip, if anyone is interested in reading, there is an article from the NY Times that was forwarded on a Tori list I'm on: (to see online you have to register, albeit for free, but still - so i left the copied and pasted article in, sorry if it takes up room!) >From: invader woj >To: torinews@smoe.org, fiercest clams , >rdtrn@torithoughts.org >Subject: ny times article on kevyn >Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 12:53:09 -0400 > >the new york times has an article about kevyn aucoin in this sunday's style >section < http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/fashion/12KEV.html > which >includes several quotes from tori. the print article also includes pictures >of tori as mary queen of scots and hillary swank made-up as raquel welch. > >here 'tis for those who don't feel like dealing with the ny times >registration (free as it may be): > >In the Eye of One Beholder, Only Beauty >By ELLEN TIEN > >Events in the beauty world  that comfy, familiar haven of lip glosses and >blushers  rarely have any wide-reaching reverberations. But last Tuesday, >when the makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin died of a rare pituitary condition at >age 40, the news resonated beyond cosmetics counters and out into the >larger bailiwick of style. The beauty industry had lost a star. > >Arguably, it had lost its only star. While the world of fashion is rife >with designers who are household names, standouts in the beauty business >are less common. Nonetheless, in the 18 years that Mr. Aucoin daubed and >defined celebrity faces, he managed to achieve unusual renown. > >"There's Kevyn and there's everybody else," said Jeanine Lobell, the >creator of Stila cosmetics. "Way Bandy was famous, but only to insiders. >People know Max Factor and Bobbi Brown, but only because they have product >lines. Kevyn was the first to become a household name without positioning >himself as a household brand. He did not do it with packaging. He built his >fame with just his two hands." > >Mr. Aucoin commanded a day rate of $6,000 to $7,000 for magazine shoots, >movie publicity and awards galas, and his client roster was chockablock >with celebrities, many of whom would pose for the covers of Vogue or Vanity >Fair only on the condition that he do their faces. > >"When he did makeup, it was kind of magical," the actress Nicole Kidman >said. "He would look at you and say, `Oh, I know exactly what to do,' and >in the space of five minutes he'd give you red lips and put a tiny smudge >around the eyes, and pat something on your nose and cheeks, and you'd be >transformed. You'd think, `Can I do this?' and of course you couldn't. So >after that, it would always have to be Kevyn." > >Simultaneously tell-all and how-to, Mr. Aucoin was as comfortable >discussing his own adolescent identity struggles as he was explaining >exactly how to get maximum effect from mascara. > >In his role as populist beauty guru, he worked to diversify the conventions >of makeup, pioneering the natural look and urging women to show off their >unique features rather than hide their flaws. In his 1994 book, "The Art of >Makeup," he cited Barbra Streisand as his childhood beauty ideal because >"she wasn't a Barbie doll." > >"Kevyn was all about reaching out and making sure people felt included, no >matter who they were," said the actress Hilary Swank, who became friends >with Mr. Aucoin after he saw her movie "Boys Don't Cry" and impulsively >phoned to tell her how much he liked it. "He didn't turn anyone away." > >He made her up as a feral Raquel Welch in his last book, "Face Forward." > >"He never did the same makeup on me twice," recalled the model Amber >Valletta, who was transformed into Clark Gable and Carole Lombard in the >same book. "He could somehow sense the growth and change that was going on >inside you and move with it. There wasn't any one patented technique that >he used over and over. It was as if he could tap into your spirit and >transform you into your dream." > >It was Mr. Aucoin's ability to intuit and interpret the essence of his >clients that enabled him to connect with them so viscerally. > >"Yes, he was a master painter, but it was what he did in the conversation >that made your inside glow, and helped you find the part of you that had >grace or humor," said the singer Tori Amos, whose daughter was Mr. Aucoin's >godchild. > >One afternoon late in her pregnancy, she recalled, "he held my hand and >said, `I think you look so sensual right now.' I said: `Come on, let's be >real. I'm a beached whale.' And he said, `No, I see sensuality in you, and >I'm going to make you up.' > >"So he made me up, and even though I could barely roll over, he took >pictures of me. He captured a simple moment in our lives and turned it into >something beautiful and meaningful. And he made me feel beautiful in the >process." > >"This was a man who loved women," Ms. Amos added, "even the ones who >weren't good  the nice-seeming people who were closet Cruella De Vils. I >would watch him working on a person and I'd think, `Yikes, I wouldn't want >to leave my Alsatian with her.' But by the time he had told her a few jokes >and finished his Baby Jane imitation, the walls of rigidity and insecurity >would be broken down." > >In a competitive market, Mr. Aucoin shared the tricks of that trade in >magazines, in books and on Web sites. Beauty was his science; putting that >science within reach set him apart in the glamour business. > >Liza Minnelli, who last saw Mr. Aucoin at her wedding to David Gest on >March 16, when he did her makeup, recalled: "He shared everything. He >always told me you can't take it unless you give it away. He did a lot of >giving away to everybody." > >Any woman who has ever felt the quick little thrill of spinning open a >fresh lipstick knows that cosmetic products can feed a certain hunger, the >hunger to feel special and pretty. > >If the fashion world is about aspiration, the beauty world is about hope. >That was Mr. Aucoin's trade. > >"He made you feel like anything was possible," said Charlie Green, a makeup >artist who assisted Mr. Aucoin at the start of her career in the 1990's. "I >remember standing backstage, watching him do the models. He had these great >big hands. He could practically hold your entire face in one of them. But >he had a special touch. He made women feel confident. He made them feel >safe." >____________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from ToriNews, e-mail torinews-request@smoe.org with the >word >"unsubscribe" in the message body. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Maybe I'm a witch, lost in Time Running through the fields of Scotland By your side...." -- Tori Amos _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #192 *********************************