From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V1 #273 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Sender: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "precious-things-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. precious-things-digest Monday, December 30 1996 Volume 01 : Number 273 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RAINN 120 minutes.. KROQ almost acoustic christmas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 21:28:39 -0500 From: sister ernestine Subject: RAINN >From johns@chihuly.com Sun Dec 29 02:35:15 1996 >Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 23:29:00 -0700 >From: John Stewart >To: torinews@chihuly.com >Subject: RAINN stuff > >Kudos to Mikewhy, and a quick cut-and-paste to get you all this news: > >THE PLACE ON LIFETIME > >SINGER-SONGWRITER TORI AMOS CELEBRATES LAUNCH OF "THE PLACE" DURING >HOUR-LONG TELEVISION CONCERT SPECIAL TO BENEFIT RAINN > >Concert To Air Exclusively on LIFETIME Television January 24 from 9 - 10 PM >Immediately Following the Premiere of LIFETIME's "THE PLACE" > >NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- December 4, 1996 -- LIFETIME Television will air "The >Concert for RAINN Featuring Tori Amos Presented by CK Calvin Klein and >LIFETIME's 'THE PLACE'" FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1997 FROM 9-10 PM ET/PT, >following the premiere of "THE PLACE." "THE PLACE" is a new to-hour block >of programming for women 18-34 debuting FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 FROM 7-9 PM >ET/PT on LIFETIME. > >Proceeds from the concert will go to RAINN -- The Rape, Abuse, and Incest >National Network -- a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., >which operates a 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual abuse and assault. >The concert is sponsored by CK Calvin Klein and LIFETIME Television's "THE >PLACE" and kicks off CK Calvin Klein's year-long program "Unlock The >Silence" to support RAINN. > >The special will showcase Amos' concert, to be taped Thursday, January 23 >at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and will include a >behind-the-scenes interview with Amos as well as celebrity public service >announcements on behalf of RAINN. > >Born a musical prodigy, Amos was playing the piano at two-and-a-half and >creating musical compositions at four. When she was five, Amos was sent to >the prestigious Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. After several years of >regimented training at the conservatory, Amos rebelled against her >classical training realizing her interests and strengths were in free >expression. Amos was expelled at the age of eleven and began playing >Gershwin standards in bars in Washington and Baltimore. > >Amos' first solo album, "LITTLE EARTHQUAKES," was hailed as a classic upon >its release, establishing Amos as one of the boldest talents to emerge in >the Nineties. All three of Amos' solo recordings have been certified RIAA >platinum in the U.S.: "LITTLE EARTHQUAKES" (1992), "UNDER THE PINK" (1994), >and "BOYS FOR PELE" (1996). The latter debuted at #2 on the national album >chart upon its release in January of this year. > >RAINN was founded by The Atlantic Group and Warner Music Group in July >1994. Tori Amos, a founding member of RAINN, is a survivor of sexual >assault. RAINN is affiliated with more than 600 rape crisis centers around >the country and has plans to incorporate all rape crisis centers in its >network within the next year. > >"THE PLACE" is a LIFETIME Television brand and provides programming for >young women 18-34 who are currently underserved by existing television >options. LIFETIME Television delivers the highest concentration of women >18-49 of any basic cable network. LIFETIME Television is available on more >than 8,330 cable systems and alternative delivery systems nationwide, >serving 66.7 million households. Learn more about LIFETIME and "THE PLACE" >at www.lifetimetv.com. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:40:38 EST From: agentorange2@juno.com (Rusty M Shelby) Subject: 120 minutes.. KROQ almost acoustic christmas if anyone missed it (like me) and you are up right this second, it is being re-run at the regular 120 minutes time on MTV.. RIGHT NOW RIGHT THIS SECOND!!! - -rusty (agentorange2@juno.com) web page, "Disconnected Modem": http://members.aol.com/TAPList/modem.html my POE pictures are up at: http://www.enter.net/~husselman/poe.html ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V1 #273 *************************************