From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V16 #37 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 * her facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/PattyGriffin * . * 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 V16 #___ 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 * Also, PLEASE do not quote an entire digest when you reply to the * list.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. * NOTE!! If you DO quote an entire digest, it will automatically be * deleted and not sent on to the list. mad-mission-digest Thursday, May 9 2013 Volume 16 : Number 037 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [none] [Jeff Telander ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 19:26:01 -0400 From: Jeff Telander Subject: [none] ail.com> Subject: Re: MM: Tonight Show appearance To: Lisa Zwick , mad-mission@smoe.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on jane.smoe.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,NO_RELAYS autolearn=failed version=3.1.5 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (smoe.org [199.201.145.78]); Thu, 09 May 2013 19:27:09 -0400 (EDT) X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c-p1 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Sender: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Patty's performance on Leno is available online. (there are several commercials first) http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/tuesday-may-7-2013/n36526/?tin=2230 On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Lisa Zwick wrote: > autolearn=failed version=3.1.5 > X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 > (smoe.org [199.201.145.78]); Thu, 09 May 2013 16:04:30 -0400 (EDT) > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by smoe.org id > r49K4UON000299 > Sender: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org > Precedence: bulk > > Once again, I didn't even know about it in time. Sigh. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 9, 2013, at 3:56 PM, "Lawrence Israelson" > wrote: > > > Yes, I realize that it's presumptuous of me to play armchair > > quarterback. I've never had the responsibility of putting together an > > album-cutting the lesser material, sequencing, choosing the first > > single, etc. > > > > That said, in my opinion there has always been a wide gulf between the > > quality of Patty's music and the effectiveness of her marketing. This > > week's Tonight Show appearance struck me as the latest in a long line of > > missed opportunities. Pounce on me if I'm out of line, but is there > > anybody on this list that feels that was the most effective way to > > introduce "American Kid" to millions of potential buyers? > > > > Think of it this way: if you were trying to "hook" somebody on Patty > > Griffin, or just trying to convince someone to check out her new CD, > > would your introductory song be "Don't Let Me Die In Florida"? > > > > As I see it, Patty's greatest strengths are 1) her beautiful, versatile > > and expressive voice, and 2) her ability to expose universal truths in a > > deceptively simple phrase (for example, "How hard would it have been to > > say some kinder words instead?"). > > > > With a national stage, how about saying, "I wrote this for my father," > > and performing "Go Wherever You Wanna Go"? Or walking out with just an > > acoustic guitar and singing the heart-rending "Wild Old Dog"? Or even > > the far less substantial "Get Ready Marie", playfully delivering some of > > the lines with a guttural French accent the way she sometimes does in > > her live shows? Plus, shameless though it might have been, a > > tambourine-rattling Robert Plant in the background could have helped, > > too. > > > > OK, end of rant. > > > > Larry I in L.A. > > > > > > > >

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