From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V16 #74 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 * Also, PLEASE do not quote an entire digest when you reply to the * list.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 Wednesday, June 26 2013 Volume 16 : Number 074 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: MM: RE: Wiltern show [rockerpgh _ ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:11:19 -0400 From: rockerpgh _ Subject: RE: MM: RE: Wiltern show Has been my favorite album of hers too. We will see whether or not American Kid changes that determination, something which is considered whenever an artist releases new music. > From: Bruce@gdrgroup.com > To: mad-mission@smoe.org > Subject: RE: MM: RE: Wiltern show > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:02:15 +0000 > > It isn't that surprising to hear requests for Every Little Bit in L.A. That > was the song that got the heavy airplay here, back in the 90's. She has pretty > much stopped playing most of the songs from that album, which is too bad. It > is still my favorite of hers. Songs like ELB and Moses were off the charts > good when she did them live. Still, I love that she continues to move > forward. > > Bruce > > > From: Gina Luzzi [mailto:g_luzzi@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:47 AM > To: Bruce Greenberg; mad-mission@smoe.org > Subject: Re: MM: RE: Wiltern show > > Very interesting how many people wanted to hear Every Little Bit! I would LOVE > to hear her do that, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone call it out. So > many good songs on LWG and I'm not sure I've heard her do any of them live. > > The Fillmore show on Sunday in SF was excellent. The crowd was really > enthusiastic and Patty seemed to love it. She did sing Mary, but not as the > encore - that was saved for Go Where You Wanna Go. She did sing Mil Besos > earlier in the evening, which was a nice surprise. Thought she had a good mix > of songs from many albums and they all worked very well together. Her band was > also excellent. > > ________________________________ > From: Bruce Greenberg > > To: "mad-mission@smoe.org" > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 12:11 AM > Subject: MM: RE: Wiltern show > > You can thank Larry and me for the front speaker. I noticed it wasn't working > and told Larry. He went back to the sound guy and pointed it out. "Oops". He > forgot to flip a switch. > > Had a great time. Loved the show. She sang Mil Besos. First time my wife and I > have been in the same room when she sang it (long story). Maybe next time we > will stand next to each other when she sings it (another long story). > > I am uploading a video of Patty and Bob. It should be up in the next half > hour. My Youtube name is Infomas. Or you can search for "Patty Griffin Robert > Plant Wiltern". > > Under the heading "A serious artist"... There was a moment that seemed perfect > for calling out song titles. I would say that 3/4 of the people yelling asked > for "Every Little Bit". And still she won't play it. Takes guts to do that. No > judgment here, just commenting. > > And then there was Patty being naughty when her microphone at the piano > wouldn't stay up. You can fill in the joke yourselves if you wish. It was > pretty damn funny though. > > I'm sure there is more, but I'm going to bed. G'night. > > Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-mad-mission@smoe.org > [mailto:owner-mad-mission@smoe.org] On > Behalf Of Lisa Ridlon > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:51 PM > To: mad-mission@smoe.org > Subject: MM: Wiltern show > > Tonight's Wiltern show was really great. I love to see Patty rocking it out > with a band :). I was up at the stage and the house speaker near me wasn't > working for the first few songs, but finally kicked on when Patty started solo > at the piano for Irish Boy. Robert Plant came out to do Highway Song (I love > that one) during the encore and the crowd clapped and cheered so hard that she > had to put her ear monitor box back on to come out and do Mary as a final > encore. (I have to say, I think Mary is a perfectly ok song, but not the > be-all, end-all song that everyone else seems to think it is... I really > wouldn't mind hearing another song as a finale rather than Mary over and over > and over again!) I still love Please Don't Let Me Die in Florida but it was > definitely missing the canjo. Faithful Son is also one of my favorites from > the new cd. I taped the show but with the speaker problem, I'm not sure how it > came out. I'll have to give it a listen and see if it's worth sharing. Any! > way, she looked and sounded fabulous. I'll try to get my photos up soon. > (There was also a professional photog there who said he'd been photographing > Robert since > 1974 and was there from Nashville. He got some photos during the first song > and is apparently going to see Robert tomorrow somewhere near here.) Lisa ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V16 #74 *********************************