From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V2 #349 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 V2 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Saturday, November 14 1998 Volume 02 : Number 349 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: MM: Sitting on my hiney [JessBartn@aol.com] Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo [Lisa Gallo ] Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo [Joshua Lilley ] Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo [Lisa Gallo ] Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo [UMCaner74@aol.com] Re: MM: Sitting on my hiney [Joshua Lilley ] Re: MM: Sitting on my hiney [Joshua Lilley ] Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo [Joshua Lilley ] MM: hiney and other riduculous stuff [Elaine Bean ] MM: bedknobs and beernuts...and beer ["Paul Russell" Subject: Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo Okay, so I'll toss my hat in on the "to dance or not to dance issue"... I much prefer not to generalize whether an artist or a song is "danceable". With the given examples of Patty and the Indigo Girls, there are songs by each that have touched me when I listened to the recording but have transported me entirely when I heard them live. In those instances, my knees would give out and I thanked god there were chairs available to catch me as I collapsed. I can just close my eyes, tune out the noises of the crowd, and let that beautiful sound wash over me. With the Indigo Girls, closing my eyes only enhances the incredible, seamless, effortless magic of their harmonies. Of course the minute they blast out with something like, oh, I don't know, "Closer To Fine" (you may have heard of it?), I am on my feet flailing with the best of them! I also recognize the limits of the venue. I live in Boston, and I've mentioned the Somerville Theatre and the Orpheum... If you are in the balcony, it is damn near physically impossible to get up and dance - you take your life and the lives of those around you in your hands when you do so. So much to my dismay, I often have to sit when I don't want to. On the flip side, there are NO seats in the Mama Kin Music Hall (unless you want to sit on the stairs in front of the bar and risk being trampled or sit in front of the sound board in the back and look at people's butts all night - not that that's always a bad thing, but I'd prefer not to pay a cover charge to do it), and often I would have traded my first born for a spot to just sit and listen rather than have to defend what little standing room I was able to find for myself. I think Patty shows will become more comparable to IG shows as she continues to record and gather new fans. Diversity, both in your repertoire and in your audience, is an amazing thing. When I used to perform (plays and musicals and such), I always felt I gave a better performance when someone told me they were moved to tears than when they told me they laughed their ass off. That doesn't mean that any one performance was better than another, but that each person - performer or viewer - takes something unique away from it. Since everyone here appears to be music enthusiasts, you can all respect that individuality of the experience. Enjoy yourself however you wish and recognize that others are doing the same, and though your methods may be unique and different, the bottom line is the same - the love of music. I'm done waxing philosophic now... Happy Friday! Lisa _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:54:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Joshua Lilley Subject: Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo Lisa, Very important subject you brought up...Closing Your Eyes... I close my eyes a lot during concerts...It's a whole other world behind my eyelids....very pleasing... jkl ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 10:03:35 -0800 (PST) From: Lisa Gallo Subject: Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo Pretty colors, and, if you listen carefully, lots of other voices.... or do they just talk to me? - ---Joshua Lilley wrote: Lisa, Very important subject you brought up...Closing Your Eyes... I close my eyes a lot during concerts...It's a whole other world behind my eyelids....very pleasing... jkl _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:02:57 EST From: UMCaner74@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo Guys, I used to close my eyes during Not Alone, now it's during Peter Pan and Mary..just thought you MAY want to know.. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:22:29 -0500 (CDT) From: Joshua Lilley Subject: Re: MM: Sitting on my hiney JessBartn@aol.com: The thing about Aliens was a wonderful Friday smile. I laughed. And thank you for responding to the whole Sit or Stand discussion. Now...do you close your eyes alot, or not? Cause, you know...sometimes, that whole eye-closing thingy really allows me to catch the whole enchiladadadadadada. Just wondering. jkl ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:27:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Joshua Lilley Subject: Re: MM: Sitting on my hiney Jess, On the shirt thing.... At the Nov. 7th concert in Austin, a fellow MM introduced me to Patty's manager...Mr. Baker (???). And he said that he kinda remembered my name or something like that, cause I had left two messages at his work place regarding the shirt idea. He then said something to the effect of "I'll be calling you soon. The tour winds up tonight. So, we'll have more time to take care of these phone calls we've recieved." Then someone told me to show him my home made T-shirt that I did with Iron-On letters... It was a pretty simple design.. Front: its a mad mad Mission... Back: S I G N M E UP SO...anyhow..that is the last I heard of the subject. And, no, I haven't received any info from her Manager as of yet. But, he did seem interested in the idea. So... jkl ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:53:03 -0500 (CDT) From: Joshua Lilley Subject: Re: MM: Kosmic Blues and Jose Cuervo Guys... I think I closed my eyes alot more during the fast songs. Just like Tony, and Change....cause I start to feel a flashdance coming on and just need to focus internally as it is released. But....Poor Man's House...the song that started it all for me,... well...that song will forever be a closed-eyes song... Love it...ummmmm...just love it. josh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:19:29 -0800 From: Elaine Bean Subject: MM: hiney and other riduculous stuff > > Now...do you close your eyes alot, or not? > Who really cares? Yes, this thing started out in response to a Patty Griffin concert - and it was quite relevant, but don't you think this is a bit riduculous now? I do, and I don't think it should be on list - take it to private e-mail. I don't care what you do with your eyes at a concert. It may be fascinating information to you, but I don't think the whole list needs to hear about it. and if you wish to flame, take that to private e-mail too. Elaine - in quite a cranky mood today after receiving 20 or more e-mails in the last few days that are TOTALLY irrelevant. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:07:18 PST From: "Paul Russell" Subject: MM: bedknobs and beernuts...and beer Thank you Kate!!! I enjoyed looking at the Patty Griffin pix...Although now I feel like such a peeper. Is her hair up like that because it was halloween? Or is it usually up like dat? *warning this part not related****** I only say that because this girl that lived in the flat next to mine in Ireland had hair standing up like that. Actually, she resembled the bride of Frankenstein only without that white streak going up the side of her hair. But I won't go into it since my topic chart just flew out the window. *slaps hand* bad! bad bad! peace love and vegetable rights. paul ************************************************ * If my wife's watching, I'll be home after * * the meeting. And while I know you're not * * a fan of golf, I thought maybe later we * * could play a round...that is unless you're * * teed off. * * --Red Green * ************************************************ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V2 #349 *********************************