From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #118 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 Sunday, April 7 2002 Volume 06 : Number 118 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Patty's surprise performance in Nashville [Rachel34@aol.com] MM: Patty in Atlanta on May 8 [BClark2000@aol.com] MM: Austin City Limits [diamondmask@juno.com] MM: RE: Austin City Limits [Chris Murphy ] MM: Photos from Thursday's show and more ["Sanders" ] MM: Listening to 1,000 Kisses ["Rochelle Keshap" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 03:15:48 EST From: Rachel34@aol.com Subject: MM: Patty's surprise performance in Nashville Nashville got some more of Patty tonight when she showed up with the band for a surprise performance at Slow Bar. We got word of it earlier in the evening and hauled it into East Nashville about an hour before she went on and did 6 songs, including astounding renditions of "Tony" and "Carry Me." Fun for the whole family two nights in a row...can't beat it with a stick. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 07:24:44 EST From: BClark2000@aol.com Subject: MM: Patty in Atlanta on May 8 Just saw that Patty is confirmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on May 8 at 8 pm. The Variety is an small venue, a former movie theatre, and only has general admission seats. It is a superb place to watch someone like Patty: I've seen Allison Krause, Shawn Colvin, and others there. Tix are available on Ticketmaster (just got mine, so it works) or you can try www.variety-playhouse.com Bert Clark ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:45:14 -0800 From: diamondmask@juno.com Subject: MM: Austin City Limits Thanks for the link Dave!! Lots of good stuff coming up... john ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 13:00:05 -0500 From: Chris Murphy Subject: MM: RE: Austin City Limits is the A.C.L. going to be aired in all states? - -----Original Message----- From: diamondmask@juno.com To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sent: 4/6/02 11:45 AM Subject: MM: Austin City Limits Thanks for the link Dave!! Lots of good stuff coming up... john ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 14:29:06 -0600 From: "Sanders" Subject: MM: Photos from Thursday's show and more Hello listees, I finally got around to organizing and posting the first of my photographs from Thursday's show. You may check them out at the following url: http://www.dtpx.com/photography/pattygriffin.04042002/ I will get around to scanning the rest of my photographs either today or tomorrow, and I will add them at the previously mentioned url. I hope to get around to converting the show to .shn and .mp3 format today as well. I will let everyone know asap where they can go to get a copy. Take care and have a good day. - - Sanders P.S.- Note: If you plan to take photos at any of the concerts this tour, please do Patty and the band a favor. Do NOT use a flash and invest in some high speed film (800+). It will save them from any additional headaches that one gets when they tour constantly. Thank you. P.P.S.- If you live in Nashville, TN, the word on the street is that Patty and the band plan on staying in Nashville through the weekend for Tin Pan South (www.tinpansouth.com). Patty played a surprise gig last night at Slow Bar! More surprise gigs could happen this weekend! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 15:49:32 -0500 From: "Rochelle Keshap" Subject: MM: Listening to 1,000 Kisses I gambled and won! I live in Charlottesville, VA and ordered 1,000 Kisses from musictoday.com (through ATO Records) which is also located in Charlottesville. Instead of requesting UPS, I ordered with regular mail service hoping it would arrive today. Since they promised to ship it yesterday (and must have done so) - it only took one day to get to me in the mail. I can't believe I am listening to it right now!! All those who were worried about their order with musictoday.com because of that backorder email - fear not. Patty is on her way to you as you read this. I'm only on the second song, but so far it is great! :) Rochelle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 22:35:36 -0500 From: OneMoreGirl24@aol.com Subject: MM: Guitar tabs?? Does anyone out there have the guitar tabs for "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"? I doubt I can play it, but maybe I can find somebody who can...cause I would LOVE to sing at open mic sometime. Thanks, Eryn ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 00:48:52 -0500 From: "Don Henn" Subject: MM: 3rd & Lindsley MMers , Patty Griffin , of course , is always the star of the show for me , no matter who else is on the card. Lately , one song has been the star of her set. At 3rd & Lindsley , it was "Flaming Red" The bluesy opening was as sultry & sensuous as any I've heard. Probably more so. When she shifted gears into the upbeat part of the song , she was spitting fire. Quite a transition , & the best performance I've seen of FR yet , eclipsing my previous favorite from the Fez show.Don't know why she was especially inspired for that one unless....... It was "me and my red shoes". Yeah , that's the ticket ! It was my new "Flaming Red" boots , which she may have seen when she left after sound check : ) I was compelled to shout her name this one time , but I think it was lost in the huge response of the crowd. After it died down , Patty mentioned that it got very quiet , & I swear that I was not thinking of getting my voice on the broad/web cast , when I responded that "we're all stunned" Thanks to Sanders for inviting me to join his party at a table near the stage , the setlist , & of course , his generous & valuable help to Jen's TDtT site. Patty opened with "Makin' Pies". It didn't seem to have the usual depth , & I got the impression that she was nervous. After the song , Patty made me feel very perceptive when she fluffed a word , & apologized , saying she WAS nervous. "Chief" had the usual excellent guitar interplay between Patty & Doug. Then , as she was finishing the part of the song where the vocal tempo slows sharply , (is that called a bridge ? ) I thought that the nervousness was gone , b/c it had more depth & power than I've heard in any other performance. "Chief" has just moved up a notch on my Patty list. This time , it was the audience's turn to make me feel perceptive. Just as that impression was fading , there was spontaneous applause & shouting in reaction. I was a little disappointed when I saw the accordian b/c I really don't like it much , but I was surprised when the acccompaniment to "Be Careful" was excellent. The notes were slower , & more lingering , fitting in well with the general feel of the vocals. Far away from the usual "squeeze box" sound that turns me off of the instrument. It's always a delight when Patty does a song that I've never heard live before. That was the case with "You Never Get What You Want". Love the way she says "Do ya baby". When she introduced "Follow Me Home" , she said she wanted to do a "Moon Song" that her mother or grandmother used to sing to her , but she didn't remember the words , so she wrote this one. Ex-lister Julie , who was there with lister Misty kindly provided her with the words. (Misty & Sanders : Where are your reviews ? I'm sure that those who couldn't listen or attend would like more than one narrow , opinionated perspective. The more reviews the better. ) "Flaming Red " has been discussed as the star of the show. "Top of the World" was fine , & the music didn't compete with her during the ending , but they played on for awhile after the vocals. As with "Goodbye" , I think the nature of the song is better served when when it ends with Patty's haunting sound fading into silence. "Mary" was different again , as in Austin , but this version was much better. The last 3 songs showed me the widest mood swing I've ever seen in Patty during a performance. During "Mary" she was obviously affected by the song , more so than usual. Coming out for the encore , she announced that she had been living in Austin for 4 years , & her Latino friends convinced her to sing "Mil Besos" in Spanish. She brought what she called a torpedo with her. A metal cylinder with raised bumps covering it. She played it with a small brush much like drummers use , & it sounded like it was made for the song. Anyway she launched into it with a supreme confidence that I haven't seen since she recovered from forgetting the words to "10 Million Miles" at Starr Hill. Her confidence was sustained by excited , spontaneous shouts & applause during the song. It completely blew away the album cut , & was also superior to the excellent version she did in Austin. Then she went into "Let Him Fly". I mentioned LHF as the star of the set in Austin , & that it seems to have taken on renewed personal meaning to her , but in Austin , most of her emotion seemed to be manifested in her voice. This time , she seemed to be visibly affected. Her movements didn't seem to as fluid as usual , & at times I felt she was having a hard time getting the words out. The song was still excellent , but didn't match the best-ever version she did at Austin. She had 3 opening acts. The first , Lauren Ellis was fine , but didn't really move me much. Second was Steph Mayhen (sp ?). Excellent all around , with a real passion for singing. Don't know if it was paranoia or delusions of grandeur , but I swear she was looking straight at me for most of her set. Michael Fracasso preceded Patty , & his first song was great , but the rest didn't get to the level of that , or his performance in Austin. They were good , though. Didn't listen to any Patty music in the car this trip. I think it's b/c I'm going to be seeing her so much , & don't want the songs she does in concert to suffer from overexposure. As great as her recordings are , they don't come close to seeing & hearing them done live right in front of me. I listened mostly to my new compilations from Kansas & Pink Floyd. The music on the way home always seems to be better. I think it's b/c Patty's concerts always give me a keener appreciation of great music. Anyway , I put on the Pink CDs a few hours into my trip home , & my consciousness was completely dominated by their music , (with the slight distraction of driving 70 on the interstate) especially the piercing synthesizer music from the "Wish You Were Here". CD. It seemed strange to be so completely captured by this dark music as I was driving through Kentucky on the Blue Grass Highway in the bright afternoon sun , often watching birds cavorting in the currents above the highway , their fragile wings quivering in the strong breeze , but their movements being swift , decisive & precise. You were caught in the crossfire Of childhood and stardom Blown on the steel breeze Pink Floyd "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Parts I-V " Early in the morning sunlight Soaring on the wings of dawn Here I'll live and die With my wings in the sky Kerry Livgren "Icarus-Borne on Wings of Steel" Performed by Kansas Don ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #118 *********************************