From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V4 #110 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/patttyg * 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 Sunday, April 16 2000 Volume 04 : Number 110 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Re: Calvin College show ["*~Sarah~*" ] MM: Sounds of Patty running through my head! [UMCaner74@aol.com] MM: Dixie Chics-Patty Griffin Tour Links ["Taylor, Brad" Subject: MM: Re: Calvin College show > The opening act - Fiest (leslie and her hot ass drummer!) rocked hahaha....angi and i were talking about how cute he was too!!!! :) > p.s. what is up with my ark info post just coming through tonight?? I sent > it on Monday!!! I KNOW! same with my post right after yours!!! odd..... haha...i bet you're all relieved to not have a thousand posts from me this time...heehee... Sarah ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Did you ever take the time to Think about who I might be Where I've been or What I'm thinking or Who I love or what I see One more car on the road You might pass on your way home Someone's sister, someone's wife or Just some bitch who's probably Got no life and yes I'm One more girl..." -- Patty Griffin ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 19:00:28 EDT From: UMCaner74@aol.com Subject: MM: Sounds of Patty running through my head! Wow guys, I won't go into too much detail about all the shows this week because I see that Sarah, Jen, and John all did a great job in filling you all in... I DO have to spout off my mouth (or rather my fingers) just a bit though because, well.. I'm Dave and that's what I do best when I get excited about things! I first must say that the last 2 weeks have been an incredible experience. Don and I have logged about 1,800 or so miles in a car chasing Patty across the country. I must say as tiring as it may sound, Patty made it worth every single mile! Patty was really in rare form this week in Michigan. She always has this incredibly high intensity level, but this week was a cut above the rest. Last weekend in Lebanon she played passionately, but her soul was not on fire like it was this week in Michigan. The sight and sound of her this week reminded me of when I first saw her 4 years ago opening for the Badlees. Her intensity level and passion for her songs were so high back then that she instantly became my favorite musician/songwriter/perfrormer ever. It was like she was about ready to burst into flames from all the energy and passion pent up inside of her. I've had the opportunity to see other shows in between that rivaled that high level of performance, but never saw 3 shows in 3 nights that were so breathtaking! I now highly recommend a trip like this for ANY Patty fan to truly appreciate how wonderful she REALLY is. I am starting to understand better why she's gaining such an audience that seems to be based much more on live performances than studio albums. Last night's performance was in about a 1,200 seat auditorium where Calvin College's orchestra performs. As soon as I heard the acoustics in there, I knew that songs like Moses and Little God, and Poor Man's house would be perfect in such a setting. The acoustics would give that chilling and haunting feeling that only a venue of that type could give to the sound of those songs. Her set opened on a new song called "Perfect White Girls". At the end of the song, she went straight into Moses (and boy was this listener happy about that).... the crowd's response was so overwhelming.. We were front row center by the way, so I could see every little expression on her face. She isn't usually too into the crowd response at the shows I've been to, usually just offering a nice thank you. Last night the overwhelming response forced her into many, many bashful smiles.. For once it looked like she was realizing how many reasons she has to be proud of herself! I always think to myself that she should be appreciated by the crowd like she was last night, and last night she certainly deserved it as much as any other time time! Her eyes seemed almost teary the entire night. I've never seen her more passionate, and at the same time seemingly proud of herself at getting such applause from a relatively large audience. When she played the Sprinsteen cover "Racing in the Street" (her best rendition I've ever heard by far!) a guy yelled "Bruce!" (which just happens to be to Patty, as maybe she is to me). I usually yell Bruce at the end of her Springsteen cover.. so I was disappointed that someone beat me to it last night.. but in another way happy that someone else knew the song, and probably knew that she played it fairly often. Last night when this guy did this she broke into "one of those smiles" again. It was so adorable that I immediately started crying. It was weird how it hit me like that, (usually it takes a song to do that) but nothing seems to make me happier than seeing Patty happy like she was last night. From listening to her all of her music at an almost alarming amount over the last 4 years, I guess I've come to realize all the painful things in her life, just as any other listener. It's really odd how you can feel in such a way for someone that you don't know, but the sight of Patty being happy like she was last night is in my eyes.... the most beautiful thing on this earth! Ok, end of my little thoughts for the day... I guess I should apologize that the bulk of this email dwelled so much on Patty's happiness, passion, etc.. and not so much her music.. but that's what was on my mind, and this IS in fact the Patty discussion list. I hope I haven't annoyed anyone. Before I forget, It was great meeting all the cool MM'ers that I met this weekend.. Jen, Sarah, John, Katie, and all the other cool people outside of the Grand Rapids show who will most likely soon be MMer's! It's truly a pleasure to put a face to the posts that I read, especially when you all end up being as cool as you seem from your posts! Take care, Dave **************************************************** I don't necessarily buy Any key to the future or happiness, But I Need a little place in the sun sometimes Or I think I will die ~~ Patty G ~~ **************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 15:27:38 -0500 From: "Taylor, Brad" Subject: MM: Dixie Chics-Patty Griffin Tour Links Thought I would post this news for all of your enjoyment..... DIXIE CHICKS AND PATTY GRIFFIN NEWS AP Story re: tour. There's a link to our site at the bottom. DC's management's press release re: tour, from PR Newswire Blurb about Dixie Chicks tour appears on E! Online (no mention of us, but information looks like it came from our BizWire release. Wayne pitched the story idea to this early this morning.) MusicCountry.com's release re: tour, website listed on Yahoo! Finance And, in the "well, it couldn't hurt..." department: Also announced on April 14: Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" is 20th most popular song in the country, according to Billboard Magazine "Fly" #1 country album this week, according to Billboard Brad Taylor ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V4 #110 *********************************