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Edit out anything you are not referring to. mad-mission-digest Tuesday, April 6 2010 Volume 13 : Number 020 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: I miss you Patty [Roy Larsen ] Re: MM: I miss you Patty [jmphlbat@comcast.net] RE: MM: I miss you Patty ["Janet Jordan" ] MM: Special for those attending or thinking about attending Patty's SF show at the Fillmore ["Russell Weav] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:02:18 -0700 From: Roy Larsen Subject: MM: I miss you Patty Portland was blessed with the potential of two great concerts this weekend. On Saturday, my new favorite venue, The Woods, hosted Anais Mitchell w/ Jeffery Foucault and on Easter Sunday, The Crystal Ballroom hosted our own Patty Griffin w/ Buddy Miller. In this young concert season, the Anais/Jeffery concert was the best so far. Anais latest album, "Hades Town", is an amazing piece of original work written as an opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus. The CD features established and emerging talents playing the parts of Hades (Greg Brown), Persephone (Ani DiFranco), Orpheus (Justin Vernon), Hermes (Ben Knox Miller), and the Fates (The Haden Triplets), but on tour, Anais does an incredible job of performing many of the parts with just her voice and sole guitar. If you dont know her work, you owe it to yourself to check it out. "Hades Town" is her third major release. Her first two releases, Hymns for the Exile and The Brightness are just as creative and engaging. With a ticket price of $10, the venue was setup as a seated event of ~100 and you could hear a pin drop during all performances. Pattys show was done at The Crystal ballroom. Its a standing venue with a maxium capacity of ~1000 and a playful springy dance floor. The sound can be sketchy but I thought it was set up pretty well for Patty tonight. Doors were at 7 and the show ended around 10:30. So, for those arriving early to jockey for a spot that didnt have a 6 somethin person in front of you, you were on your feet for a grueling 3 and 1/2 hours. I use grueling based on the demographics of the crowd and the surliness in which us late 40/50 somethings aggressively defended our 2x2 foot patch of floor. Needless to say, there wasnt much room for dancing or movement despite what Patty may have been hoping for (a reference to an earlier post by Murph). I dont have a set list (hard to take notes standing up) but except for Mary, Love Throw a Line, Heavenly Day, and maybe Up to the Mountain everything else was from Downtown Church or other covers. Here are the pluses from my point of view: - - Buddy Miller killed!!!! - - Patty has just an amazing voice for gospel. - - Ive never seen Patty so relaxed and at ease standing in front of a microphone without her guitar (which was about half the time tonight). - - Out of 135 minutes of music, Patty was on stage almost the entire time which includes 3/4 of Buddys set. The minuses: Im 55. Gravity has taken its toll. I HATE STANDING ONLY VENUES. And I think if you had a concession for folding chairs tonight, you would have raked in a lot of cash from folks like me who were the majority in attendance. But I havent heard Pattys voice in quite a while and was hoping to hear some of my old favorites mixed in with her latest release so I was willing pony up the $30 and give it a shot. Unfortunately, the old favorites never materialized and my feet and back gave out 30 minutes before she ended her set. Frankly, I was disappointed that after a 3 year hiatus Patty would come out with a cover album. Now, dont get me wrong, Patty has an amazing gospel voice but there are lots of great gospel singers covering the old standards and I dont buy their albums or concert tickets no matter how much I appreciate their work. Pattys body of work is huge. Those of us whove traded boots know best the extent of that work. It makes it easy to believe that her fountain will never run dry. After the long spell that brought us Downtown Church, my fear is that this may be the case. Of course this is a selfish thought and Patty owes me absolutely nothing. If her musical pursuits diverge from my interests, I will always be extremely grateful and cherish the music, images, and emotions shes brought into my life. I hope it wont be another 3 years until the next release and I hope her muse is ever present and I can once again be swept away with her poetic as well as musical voice. Roy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:40:39 +0000 From: jmphlbat@comcast.net Subject: Re: MM: I miss you Patty Good to hear from you Roy Yeah we're all getting Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry - -----Original Message----- From: Roy Larsen Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:02:18 To: Mad Mission Subject: MM: I miss you Patty Portland was blessed with the potential of two great concerts this weekend. On Saturday, my new favorite venue, The Woods, hosted Anais Mitchell w/ Jeffery Foucault and on Easter Sunday, The Crystal Ballroom hosted our own Patty Griffin w/ Buddy Miller. In this young concert season, the Anais/Jeffery concert was the best so far. Anais latest album, "Hades Town", is an amazing piece of original work written as an opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus. The CD features established and emerging talents playing the parts of Hades (Greg Brown), Persephone (Ani DiFranco), Orpheus (Justin Vernon), Hermes (Ben Knox Miller), and the Fates (The Haden Triplets), but on tour, Anais does an incredible job of performing many of the parts with just her voice and sole guitar. If you dont know her work, you owe it to yourself to check it out. "Hades Town" is her third major release. Her first two releases, Hymns for the Exile and The Brightness are just as creative and engaging. With a ticket price of $10, the venue was setup as a seated event of ~100 and you could hear a pin drop during all performances. Pattys show was done at The Crystal ballroom. Its a standing venue with a maxium capacity of ~1000 and a playful springy dance floor. The sound can be sketchy but I thought it was set up pretty well for Patty tonight. Doors were at 7 and the show ended around 10:30. So, for those arriving early to jockey for a spot that didnt have a 6 somethin person in front of you, you were on your feet for a grueling 3 and 1/2 hours. I use grueling based on the demographics of the crowd and the surliness in which us late 40/50 somethings aggressively defended our 2x2 foot patch of floor. Needless to say, there wasnt much room for dancing or movement despite what Patty may have been hoping for (a reference to an earlier post by Murph). I dont have a set list (hard to take notes standing up) but except for Mary, Love Throw a Line, Heavenly Day, and maybe Up to the Mountain everything else was from Downtown Church or other covers. Here are the pluses from my point of view: - - Buddy Miller killed!!!! - - Patty has just an amazing voice for gospel. - - Ive never seen Patty so relaxed and at ease standing in front of a microphone without her guitar (which was about half the time tonight). - - Out of 135 minutes of music, Patty was on stage almost the entire time which includes 3/4 of Buddys set. The minuses: Im 55. Gravity has taken its toll. I HATE STANDING ONLY VENUES. And I think if you had a concession for folding chairs tonight, you would have raked in a lot of cash from folks like me who were the majority in attendance. But I havent heard Pattys voice in quite a while and was hoping to hear some of my old favorites mixed in with her latest release so I was willing pony up the $30 and give it a shot. Unfortunately, the old favorites never materialized and my feet and back gave out 30 minutes before she ended her set. Frankly, I was disappointed that after a 3 year hiatus Patty would come out with a cover album. Now, dont get me wrong, Patty has an amazing gospel voice but there are lots of great gospel singers covering the old standards and I dont buy their albums or concert tickets no matter how much I appreciate their work. Pattys body of work is huge. Those of us whove traded boots know best the extent of that work. It makes it easy to believe that her fountain will never run dry. After the long spell that brought us Downtown Church, my fear is that this may be the case. Of course this is a selfish thought and Patty owes me absolutely nothing. If her musical pursuits diverge from my interests, I will always be extremely grateful and cherish the music, images, and emotions shes brought into my life. I hope it wont be another 3 years until the next release and I hope her muse is ever present and I can once again be swept away with her poetic as well as musical voice. Roy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 08:20:24 -0500 From: "Janet Jordan" Subject: RE: MM: I miss you Patty Thanks Roy, We saw her in Saint Louis at the Pageant Theatre, a very small intimate venue that serves drinks and has wonderful acoustics. Every seat was taken but people were so nice, sharing tables, respectfully quiet and all in awe of her voice. Now I don't listen to gospel............but I love this record. Buddy Miller was great and oh how their raspy voices blend! Just like all of her other songs grow on me one at a time, I keep switching on which is my favorite. Little Fire was one she wrote and introduced it by saying "I was listening to Bob Dylan and decided to write this." I am not sure which is the second song she wrote on the record. Her version of I Do Believe by Waylon Jennings brought goosbumps. I can't wait until Matt Morrow and Roy Larsen start tabbing out her music. I figured out Little Fire which was very easy, just the same chords as Up to the Mountain. Her songs Never Grow Old......:-) another of my favorites! By the way, we stayed at the most FUN hotel right next door called the Moonrise in. It was so eclectic and artsy......wish we had more time. Love hearing everybody's stories! Janet - -----Original Message----- From: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org [mailto:owner-mad-mission@smoe.org] On Behalf Of jmphlbat@comcast.net Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 5:41 AM To: Roy Larsen; owner-mad-mission@smoe.org; Mad Mission Subject: Re: MM: I miss you Patty Good to hear from you Roy Yeah we're all getting Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry - -----Original Message----- From: Roy Larsen Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:02:18 To: Mad Mission Subject: MM: I miss you Patty Portland was blessed with the potential of two great concerts this weekend. On Saturday, my new favorite venue, The Woods, hosted Anais Mitchell w/ Jeffery Foucault and on Easter Sunday, The Crystal Ballroom hosted our own Patty Griffin w/ Buddy Miller. In this young concert season, the Anais/Jeffery concert was the best so far. Anais latest album, "Hades Town", is an amazing piece of original work written as an opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus. The CD features established and emerging talents playing the parts of Hades (Greg Brown), Persephone (Ani DiFranco), Orpheus (Justin Vernon), Hermes (Ben Knox Miller), and the Fates (The Haden Triplets), but on tour, Anais does an incredible job of performing many of the parts with just her voice and sole guitar. If you dont know her work, you owe it to yourself to check it out. "Hades Town" is her third major release. Her first two releases, Hymns for the Exile and The Brightness are just as creative and engaging. With a ticket price of $10, the venue was setup as a seated event of ~100 and you could hear a pin drop during all performances. Pattys show was done at The Crystal ballroom. Its a standing venue with a maxium capacity of ~1000 and a playful springy dance floor. The sound can be sketchy but I thought it was set up pretty well for Patty tonight. Doors were at 7 and the show ended around 10:30. So, for those arriving early to jockey for a spot that didnt have a 6 somethin person in front of you, you were on your feet for a grueling 3 and 1/2 hours. I use grueling based on the demographics of the crowd and the surliness in which us late 40/50 somethings aggressively defended our 2x2 foot patch of floor. Needless to say, there wasnt much room for dancing or movement despite what Patty may have been hoping for (a reference to an earlier post by Murph). I dont have a set list (hard to take notes standing up) but except for Mary, Love Throw a Line, Heavenly Day, and maybe Up to the Mountain everything else was from Downtown Church or other covers. Here are the pluses from my point of view: - - Buddy Miller killed!!!! - - Patty has just an amazing voice for gospel. - - Ive never seen Patty so relaxed and at ease standing in front of a microphone without her guitar (which was about half the time tonight). - - Out of 135 minutes of music, Patty was on stage almost the entire time which includes 3/4 of Buddys set. The minuses: Im 55. Gravity has taken its toll. I HATE STANDING ONLY VENUES. And I think if you had a concession for folding chairs tonight, you would have raked in a lot of cash from folks like me who were the majority in attendance. But I havent heard Pattys voice in quite a while and was hoping to hear some of my old favorites mixed in with her latest release so I was willing pony up the $30 and give it a shot. Unfortunately, the old favorites never materialized and my feet and back gave out 30 minutes before she ended her set. Frankly, I was disappointed that after a 3 year hiatus Patty would come out with a cover album. Now, dont get me wrong, Patty has an amazing gospel voice but there are lots of great gospel singers covering the old standards and I dont buy their albums or concert tickets no matter how much I appreciate their work. Pattys body of work is huge. Those of us whove traded boots know best the extent of that work. It makes it easy to believe that her fountain will never run dry. After the long spell that brought us Downtown Church, my fear is that this may be the case. Of course this is a selfish thought and Patty owes me absolutely nothing. If her musical pursuits diverge from my interests, I will always be extremely grateful and cherish the music, images, and emotions shes brought into my life. I hope it wont be another 3 years until the next release and I hope her muse is ever present and I can once again be swept away with her poetic as well as musical voice. Roy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:21:44 -0500 From: "Russell Weaver" Subject: MM: Special for those attending or thinking about attending Patty's SF show at the Fillmore Tomorrow evening (Apr 6), there will be a drawing for 10 additional passes to the meet-and-greet after the Apr 7 show at the Fillmore in San Francisco. You must already have a ticket to the show to enter the drawing. Based on the number of entries so far, your chances of winning a pass are VERY good. To enter, go here: http://pattycentral.com/archives/3502 . Russell ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V13 #20 *********************************