From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V11 #68 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/PattyInConcertDB.php * 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 V8 #___ gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. * Also, PLEASE do not quote an entire digest when you reply to the * list. Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Wednesday, February 28 2007 Volume 11 : Number 068 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: The Loft Play List ["Bruce Greenberg" ] Re: MM: Railroad Wings [babadelaney@aol.com] MM: Patty writing from a male perspective ["Lawrence Israelson" Subject: MM: The Loft Play List Okay, here is what Patty played on the Loft. A couple of songs I didn't know the titles to: 1. Wish for You (does anyone know this song?) 2. Burgandy Shoes 3. Heavenly Day 4. Stay on the Ride 5. Trapeze 6. Free 7. Get Yourself Another Fool (Sam Cooke) 8. No Bad News 9. Railroad Wings 10. Up To The Mountain 11. Someone Else's Tomorrow 12. A French song which I am not going to even attempt to spell 13. Words (Not sure of the title here... Never recorded according to Patty) 14. Moon Song bruce ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:04:39 -0500 From: babadelaney@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: Railroad Wings It was very interesting reading the lyrics interpretations for Railroad Wing. Do we know anything about Patty's romantic life other than she was once married? Oh, I'm just being curious. I was also questioning her orientation. Don't know why this occured to me but perhaps she is not writing from the male perspective afterall? Not that any of this is my business. :-) Okay...back to the music....sorry...but I am interested in Patty, the person as well. I won't be offended if anyone answers my curiosity. I noticed three words that she repeats in her songs: fly, silver, and shroud. I also noticed she uses a lot of Catholic references in her lyrics. Her singing styles is unique in the sense that she uses a lot of runs in her vocals. Since she incorporated several piano pieces in her latest work, I wonder if she has decided to excel in piano now? Last, I have received notice of my assigned concert seats at the Orpheum, Boston. I think they are pretty good. MEZZ Center Row A Seats 205-206. What a relief! Sorry for the scattershot quality but I lack the time to organize this email. - Ciao, Ally - -----Original Message----- From: LarryI@mail2larry.com To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sent: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 7:12 PM Subject: Re: MM: Railroad Wings Realizing that I could be as wrong about this as I was about Gina Gershon, I'll take a stab... Although it's very cryptic, this song strikes me as something that could be the female side of "Top Of The World" or "Long Ride Home," songs told from the male point of view about long relationships marred by an emotional gulf between husband and wife. The line near the end about "most everything means nothin', 'cept some things, they mean everything" just knocks me out and is in serious contention for my favorite lyric on CRT. As for the title (and again, just guessing here), decorative wings are a common motif on train cars (e.g., many Union Pacific locomotives have a winged shield painted on the nose), so perhaps the title is just an elegant synonym for train. Cheers, Larry I in LA <-----Original Message-----> From: Mike Lewis [dcmike@hotmail.com] Sent: 2/25/2007 6:32:50 PM To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: MM: Railroad Wings The song I have to listen to over and over again (this week anyway) is "Railroad Wings"...anyone have any idea what it's about? . Click for free info on discount teaching degrees programs

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