From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #44 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, February 12 2002 Volume 06 : Number 044 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: RE: RE: Ryman show ["alan.teather" ] MM: Evil is afoot , again. ["Don Henn" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:26:54 -0000 From: "alan.teather" Subject: MM: RE: RE: Ryman show It probably won't work over in the states with guns and all but over here in the UK some of us have a some what "interesting" way to let people know that they are being too noisy. We ask them if they know what the initials S.T.F.U stand for? As it's a dark wet Monday morning and I've not come down from the Rod Picott tour I'll ask you all "what do you all think it stands for"? (UK Whisperers not allowed to enter this one) I'll tell you all later but it does work. Take care, Alan Who do you know who would like some extra income now the credit cards are biting? Have them email me for details. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org [mailto:owner-mad-mission@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Melanie Holley Sent: 09 February 2002 11:55 To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: MM: RE: Ryman show I have to agree with an awful lot of what Don posted about Wednesday night's show. Except that I'm probably a lot more enthusiastic about Steve's part of the evening than he seemed to be. It was interesting listening to the comments of people while waiting for the show to begin with Patty. I heard a lot of "Don't have a clues..." about her, and a couple of "I've heard she's good" but the drunken loudmouths behind me got my full attention after I heard "She's gay. Got a huge lesbian following." As if they'd know. As if it matters one way or the other. It kind of went downhill from there, with that being the most complimentary thing they said before the music actually started. At one point, my husband told me "It's about to get real interesting. There's going to be a killing in the Ryman." I told him to wait until after Patty's set, then as the cops were dragging him out of the auditorium, he could shout to Steve to keep fighting against the death penalty!" Once Patty began playing and singing, the guys behind us had a whole new problem. For those of you not familiar with the seating at the old Opry, it's church pew-type benches, curved, divided in half. Four people are to be seated on each side of the middle divider. These two guys were big boys. And so were the two guys who bought the other two seats. All 4 couldn't sit in their assigned seats at one time so they spent the evening playing musical pews with lots of grumbling and someone constantly going out to smoke and/or buy more beer. Just what they needed... I won't even try to give a description of Patty's songs- Don did an excellent job. The only thing I'd add, for Steve's fans, is that the song of his that she covered was "Ellis Unit One." Coincidentally, the first time I heard that song was at the Ryman, in 1999 when Steve was touring with the Journey of Hope folks to raise opposition to capital punishment. It's interesting for me, being a member of Mad Mission, as well as Exit O (Steve Earle's list) and Jackson Browne's as well. I'm surprised at the amount of crossover that occurs. But it's a good thing. For instance, I did some communicating with a guy on the SE list who was headed to Nashville for the show. He didn't know anything about Patty Griffin, so I told him what I knew and sang her praises. He wrote yesterday that he was definitely not disappointed. He felt he could "really get into her music." Cool. Now I wonder if any of Patty's fans ended up liking Earle's music, too? Sometimes, that's the way it works. And Don, Guitar Town is considered pivotal in Nashville music circles. It wasn't straight up C&W and it wasn't the rockabilly that Steve had tried up to that point. This is the short version of a review from The Tennesseean: In an electrifying, Wednesday night Ryman Auditorium concert that proved at once familiar and unique, grizzled contemporary country expatriate Steve Earle revisited the songs, arrangements and sequencing of his landmark 1986 Guitar Town album. ''That was a trip,'' Earle muttered after completing the 10-song Guitar Town set. Indeed, the show offered a half-hour excursion to a time when roots-rock and tough twang were heard in Nashville as fresh and commercially viable, not as edgily anachronistic. Couldn't have said it better, myself. Peace, Y'all- Melanie - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.320 / Virus Database: 179 - Release Date: 1/30/2002 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 07:33:50 -0500 From: "Don Henn" Subject: MM: Evil is afoot , again. MMers & Bilbo , I was checking out the site last night , & the Evil One is represented with reviews for the Lebanon NH show AND the Keswick opener for Emmylou. I'm sure there's an ulterior motive for this accusation. Fortunately , I'm much too chaste to understand what it is : ) Gack ! Bill the Cat Quoted by Patty Griffin at the Music Cafe Sundance Film Festival Don > Why are none of Evil_Gary's > reviews on the new Pattygriffin.net site. Jen? I > thought my review of the Landmine free world concert > was worthy? I'm hurt. ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #44 ********************************