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Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Saturday, July 14 2007 Volume 11 : Number 158 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Patty Griffin: In search of "secret moments" (Seattle Times) [Steve B] Re: MM: Patty Griffin: In search of "secret moments" (Seattle Times) [jmp] MM: well, I don't think I'll be on cruise, but to all, bon voyage! [freck] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:49:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Berry Subject: MM: Patty Griffin: In search of "secret moments" (Seattle Times) Nice write-up on Patty. Very excited about her Seattle and Portland zoo shows! -- Steve Entertainment & the Arts: Friday, July 13, 2007 In search of "secret moments" By Charles R. Cross Patty Griffin, with Scott Miller, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; sold out (information, 206-615-0076 or www.zoo.org). Patty Griffin is playing a sold-out show at the Woodland Park Zoo Wednesday, and that, like much of Griffin's career, comes with both positives and negatives. The positive is that this is Griffin's second Seattle stop on her current tour, proving that her loyal fan base here continues to grow. The negative comes only when the singer says she tries to explain the Woodland Park Zoo series to friends. "I'll tell them, 'I've got a sold-out show,' and they'll ask me where," said Griffin, talking by phone earlier this week from her home in Austin, Texas. "And when I say 'the zoo,' there is always this look on their faces." Griffin has played at Woodland Park before and always dedicates one of her shows to a specific animal. "The last time it was monkeys," she said in her deadpan humor. She hasn't figured out who gets next week's dedication, but if it were to mimic Griffin herself, it will be a humble creature  but one with increasing plumage. With her recent album, "Children Running Through," Griffin scored the largest commercial success of her career, debuting at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 during the first week of release. Still, the redheaded singer, 43, takes it in stride: "I've been doing this now for a dozen years," she said shyly. "All I ever really wanted to do is to create songs and have fun." Griffin's career path, however, has had trials. After initially being signed to A&M, she was left adrift when that label folded. Eventually picked up by Dave Matthews' ATO imprint, she has maintained a loyal cadre of fans, and has the message boards to prove it. Still, her most visible success until recently has been as a songwriter. Artists as diverse as the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris, Martina McBride and Reba McEntire have covered her tunes, and occasionally the description "the songwriter's songwriter" pops up in her press clippings. In record stores, her albums might be filed under folk, country or rock, and her eclectic sounds touch on these and many other formats. And while publishing royalties have helped pay the bills, Griffin's own recordings have almost universally been better  if only because she brings a subtlety and melancholy to her work that others seem to miss. Even Kelly Clarkson covered Griffin, doing "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" with Jeff Beck on "American Idol." "I have to admit, that was really exciting," Griffin said, adding of Clarkson, "That girl can really sing." The admiration goes both ways, as the original American Idol has called Griffin her "favorite person on the planet." Griffin's fan club among musicians extends far and wide, and includes artists as diverse as Bette Midler and Solomon Burke. Later this fall, she'll play shows with country and bluegrass great John Prine. Griffin recorded her most recent album in a house across the street from her Austin home, and that laid-back attitude reflects her whole career. "In a way, the music industry is more exciting now because there are few big record deals out there," she observes. "Everyone can instead focus on creating quality work. I'm happy to be making a living at this, but I've never really thought of myself as being in 'the music business.' I just simply want to work on music." Still, Griffin has plenty of artistic ambition; when she talks of artists she most admires, like Ella Fitzgerald or Louis Armstrong, you can hear it. "In Ella's catalog of work, there are so many secret, special moments," Griffin observes. "That's what I'm always looking for: secret moments." At her last Seattle show in March, Griffin uncovered one of those moments when she opened up with Sam Cooke's "Get Yourself Another Fool," a gutsy cover for any performer. She nailed the song, finding a sultry sexiness beneath the sorrow. "People always think of Sam Cooke as a crooner," she said, "but he was also an incredible and underappreciated songwriter." The same, of course, can be said of Patty Griffin. Seattle-area music writer Charles R. Cross is the author of five books; charlesrcross @ aol. com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:35:40 +0000 From: jmphlbat@comcast.net Subject: Re: MM: Patty Griffin: In search of "secret moments" (Seattle Times) The author of the peice Charles Cross was the origianl publisher of Backstreets magazine. The Bruce Springsteen fan club mag -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Berry > Nice write-up on Patty. > > Very excited about her Seattle and Portland zoo shows! > > -- Steve > > Entertainment & the Arts: Friday, July 13, 2007 > > In search of "secret moments" > By Charles R. Cross > > > > Patty Griffin, with Scott Miller, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 > Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; sold out (information, 206-615-0076 or www.zoo.org). > > Patty Griffin is playing a sold-out show at the Woodland Park Zoo Wednesday, and > that, like much of Griffin's career, comes with both positives and negatives. > > The positive is that this is Griffin's second Seattle stop on her current tour, > proving that her loyal fan base here continues to grow. The negative comes only > when the singer says she tries to explain the Woodland Park Zoo series to > friends. "I'll tell them, 'I've got a sold-out show,' and they'll ask me where," > said Griffin, talking by phone earlier this week from her home in Austin, Texas. > "And when I say 'the zoo,' there is always this look on their faces." > > Griffin has played at Woodland Park before and always dedicates one of her shows > to a specific animal. "The last time it was monkeys," she said in her deadpan > humor. She hasn't figured out who gets next week's dedication, but if it were to > mimic Griffin herself, it will be a humble creature  but one with increasing > plumage. > > With her recent album, "Children Running Through," Griffin scored the largest > commercial success of her career, debuting at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 during > the first week of release. Still, the redheaded singer, 43, takes it in stride: > "I've been doing this now for a dozen years," she said shyly. "All I ever really > wanted to do is to create songs and have fun." > > Griffin's career path, however, has had trials. After initially being signed to > A&M, she was left adrift when that label folded. Eventually picked up by Dave > Matthews' ATO imprint, she has maintained a loyal cadre of fans, and has the > message boards to prove it. > > Still, her most visible success until recently has been as a songwriter. Artists > as diverse as the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris, Martina McBride and Reba > McEntire have covered her tunes, and occasionally the description "the > songwriter's songwriter" pops up in her press clippings. In record stores, her > albums might be filed under folk, country or rock, and her eclectic sounds touch > on these and many other formats. > > And while publishing royalties have helped pay the bills, Griffin's own > recordings have almost universally been better  if only because she brings a > subtlety and melancholy to her work that others seem to miss. > > Even Kelly Clarkson covered Griffin, doing "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" with > Jeff Beck on "American Idol." "I have to admit, that was really exciting," > Griffin said, adding of Clarkson, "That girl can really sing." The admiration > goes both ways, as the original American Idol has called Griffin her "favorite > person on the planet." > > Griffin's fan club among musicians extends far and wide, and includes artists as > diverse as Bette Midler and Solomon Burke. Later this fall, she'll play shows > with country and bluegrass great John Prine. > > Griffin recorded her most recent album in a house across the street from her > Austin home, and that laid-back attitude reflects her whole career. "In a way, > the music industry is more exciting now because there are few big record deals > out there," she observes. "Everyone can instead focus on creating quality work. > I'm happy to be making a living at this, but I've never really thought of myself > as being in 'the music business.' I just simply want to work on music." > > Still, Griffin has plenty of artistic ambition; when she talks of artists she > most admires, like Ella Fitzgerald or Louis Armstrong, you can hear it. "In > Ella's catalog of work, there are so many secret, special moments," Griffin > observes. "That's what I'm always looking for: secret moments." > > At her last Seattle show in March, Griffin uncovered one of those moments when > she opened up with Sam Cooke's "Get Yourself Another Fool," a gutsy cover for > any performer. She nailed the song, finding a sultry sexiness beneath the > sorrow. "People always think of Sam Cooke as a crooner," she said, "but he was > also an incredible and underappreciated songwriter." > > The same, of course, can be said of Patty Griffin. > > Seattle-area music writer Charles R. Cross is the author of five books; > charlesrcross @ aol. com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:53:28 -0400 From: freckledangel@aol.com Subject: MM: well, I don't think I'll be on cruise, but to all, bon voyage! Recent developments in my life mean that I probably shouldn't go on that cruise...I was almost all over it, but something has come up that takes precedence...but I hope everyone who goes has a great time and those who don't have a great time too! :))))) ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V11 #158 **********************************