From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V3 #277 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 Thursday, August 6 1998 Volume 03 : Number 277 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: atlantic [Yessaid@aol.com] Pregnancy speculation [HRHGypsy@aol.com] Toriphile/Ears With Feet [HyJptrCrsh@aol.com] Tori World is Updated [Magadeline@aol.com] Take to the Sky fanzine ["Daisy Dead Petals" ] (not)hidden lyrics? ["glytter grrl" ] Re: boston concert [Carrie-Ellen ] Re: Fellow EWF, I need your support!!! [Dawn Isabel ] ????? [Dz033168@aol.com] Wallingford, Ct [Jerry_Schneider@tdc.com] Re: (not)hidden lyrics? [Lila Tene ] Tori in NJ? [Carrie-Ellen ] Re: Best Buys Auction [Richard Handal ] Re: today i bought [woj sven-woj ] good info from chat tonight! ["kiRa" ] yahoo chat transcript - got it [meade ] Re: yahoo chat transcript - got it [meade ] Re: wallingford [Richard Handal ] Tonights TVGAN/Yahoo Chat [Mikewhy ] crucify question ["anthony :)" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:45:16 EDT From: Yessaid@aol.com Subject: Re: atlantic Hi, I'll have to find the article but i do know that in an interview Tori said that Atlantic owns her for 20 years. So i think she has a pretty long-term contract with them... When I find the exact quote i'll post it. j'ason Feed your obsession at >Toriphoria< http://members.aol.com/Yessaid/Toriphoria.html In a message dated 8/5/98 1:37:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lgreen@coredcs.com writes: << hey does anybody know anything about her contract with atlantic? How many albums/years shes stuck with them? Does anybody know if shes happy with them , or maybe she will switch labels when the contract runs out? I dont know if atlantic has been good (relative to other artists on their label) to tori or not, but they sure seem to like to give us fans a runaround! Daisy Melanie & Lenny Green >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 03:16:16 EDT From: HRHGypsy@aol.com Subject: Pregnancy speculation No disrespect intended, but I don't think any speculation on Tori being pregnant should be made. It's a delicate issue with her and I'm sure rumours of this sort wouldn't make situations any easier. Let's leave it up to her to say if she is or isn't. - -The Gypsy Queen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:07:28 EDT From: HyJptrCrsh@aol.com Subject: Toriphile/Ears With Feet what is the difference between a Toriphile and an Ears With Feet.. is EwF just for interneters? its been bugging me http://members.aol.com/jonidoe24/lip.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 10:15:22 EDT From: Magadeline@aol.com Subject: Tori World is Updated welcome to another letter from Tori World. It's site is now updated. Please check it out. Many new items may interest you. The Url is http://members.aol.com/magadeline/enter.html or go to NoTORIous_Amos ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:56:26 -0500 From: "Daisy Dead Petals" Subject: Take to the Sky fanzine anybody been getting their subscription to Take to the Sky??? I sent my money, but havent heard a peep in sooooooooo long...i wonder if something got mixed up... Daisy Melanie & Lenny Green lgreen@coredcs.com "Faeries wear boots & you gotta believe me I saw what I saw and I tell you no lies" "Remember me? You know, the tomato from upstairs?" Daisy Melanie & Lenny Green lgreen@coredcs.com "Faeries wear boots & you gotta believe me I saw what I saw and I tell you no lies" "Remember me? You know, the tomato from upstairs?" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 12:15:03 EDT From: "glytter grrl" Subject: (not)hidden lyrics? i remember quite a while ago on one of these lists, someone had given a website that had the lyrics that are the background vocals of tori's music. I'm really interested in finding this site, so if anyone knows whose site it is, let me know....thanks! ~~becka ICQ#14314488 AOL IM - SwyngBaybe ~~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~ I'm so tired, let me go to Austin.------Jill Jack And I have to get to Texas---Tori Amos ~~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~ http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/3011 ~~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~ http://members.ismi.net/monger ~~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~*:*~~ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:47:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Carrie-Ellen Subject: Re: boston concert I thought the concert was great, although she didn't give 100%. But I think the _fact_ that she has been very ill recently (and cancelled what was supposed to be the previous show) needs to be taken into consideration. I agree that the set was kinda blah, no climaxes, but since I love Tori I'm not complaining. She gave what she could, imho. I heard that she changed the setlist _drastically_ from what was supposed to be played, and those who had a close view of the setlist were very disappointed by that. This was probably an indication that she still wasn't feeling well, since she was going to play more songs than she actually ended up playing. Just my opinions,no flames please. |\ .(' *) ' . Carrie-Ellen Batcheller | \ ' .*) .'* UNH Babcock Hall BOX 2110 |(*\ .*(// .*) . Durham NH 03824 |___\ // (. '* ((("'\ // ' * . Starfire's Circle: ((c'7') /\) http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9523 ((((^)) / \ Tori Amos Trade Page: .-')))(((-' / /9523/tori.html (((()) __/' )))( | Des' Page: (()http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/6580/des.htm ( __ * __ |\ /| /\ / _` | / ` | ` | /~~\ \__/ | \__/ __ __ __ __ | |__| /\ |__) |__) |_ |\ | /__` | | | /~~\ | | |__ | \| .__/ | * ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 10:42:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Dawn Isabel Subject: Re: Fellow EWF, I need your support!!! my suggestion would be that anyone who wishes to help go to this url: http://www.93planet.com/contact.html this is a form provided for comments, including complaints. i would think this would definitely make an impression if many ewfs flooded their mailbox! unfortunately they do not provide an e-mail, so a cc to this stupid dj probably wouldn't hurt either. if you live in this station's listening area, it wouldn't hurt to mention that they are losing listeners over this. dawn K. =========================================================================== "Bells started going off every time I wouldn't stick up for myself I accepted Quasimodo was a squatter in my cerebral area." --Tori Amos =========================================================================== On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 JiVaDiVa@aol.com wrote: > > Hi guys, > > You may not remember me, but chances are you remember my tale. > A month or two ago, my boyfriend publicly humiliated himself for a local radio > station to get me Tori tickets. Some rather disturbing circumstances have come > to pass since then, and I need your support and advice. > To refresh your memory, my bf Chris ran two miles through downtown in boxers > and a zebra striped bra (just so that I would finally get to see Tori), while > I was degraded on-air by the sleazy morning dj, Zakk Tyler. We left the > station that day with smiles on our faces and the promise that the tickets > would arrive at the end of the week. > Zakk announced over the air waves that we would be recieving 3rd row tickets > to the show at Chastain Park on the 17th. > Weeks passed, and then a month had come and gone, and still no tickets. Zakk > did not return our calls or voice mail messages. He always managed to be > conveniently out of the office. When Chris finally did get in touch with him, > he made excuses about how "lines had gotten crossed" and that the tickets were > on the way. > Two days later, Chris popped up at my door with two Tori tickets. Not 3rd > row, but 19th. Oh well, it's Tori. I don't care if I'm sitting in the middle > of the highway as long as I can hear her voice. Well, yesterday, his sister > told me that Zakk Tyler was did not get the tickets. That he gave Chris some > BS excuse that "we were supposed to remind him" (i think 15 voice mails, > calls, and messages a week is suffice)... and that since Chris couldn't bear > to have me dissappointed, he went out the same day and bought the tickets > himself. After all the sh*t he went through. > The thing is, I don't know how we should handle this. If I gave in to my > violent side, I'd crush the little pervert's skull... but I won't. I'm asking > that anyone out there would care to stand by me in this to send an email to > Zakk Tyler at Dz033168@aol.com, or go to the link here for the station: > Rock For Your World - 93.3 > Please tell me what I should do. This is so unfair to us. > Thanks and Blessings, > Joanie > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:02:02 -0400 (EDT) From: geministar@webtv.net (Jess*) Subject: Re: (not)hidden lyrics? Go here for the "forgotten lyrics": http://stain.simplenet.com/lyrics/forgot.html Jess* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:01:13 -0400 (EDT) From: geministar@webtv.net (Jess*) Subject: Re: Chords for "Tear in Your Hand" (THX! Faerie) You can find chords for any Tori song from LE here: http://www.mindspring.com/~wolfbane/fairy/le.htm Good luck! :) Jess* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 11:55:02 -0800 From: Darren Linder Subject: Re: rainy Hello- Rainy Day Records does not have a website. But they are easy and friendly people who can be reached at 1 800 636-6166, or email them at rainy@conch.net and they will send you their current list of Tori items. :) Darren Linder sleepy1@spiritone.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:06:33 EDT From: Dz033168@aol.com Subject: ????? To any who may care, At first, I was a little upset at the email I received from this girl whom I just payed for Tori Amos tickets. But, the fact is, I did everything that anyone with a rightous attitude would do. I have absolutely nothing to hide or be ashamed of. Chris did a stunt on my radio show. I agreed to get him tickets for his new girlfriend and he would have some fun in the process (this was not the first time Chris has been on my show doing a stunt). I did not invite his girlfriend to the station, but at the same time, I did not refuse her admission to our studios. Well the stunt went on and she stayed (she wanted to). So, like every other morning show in america, we had fun. Fun at her expense, mine and everyone else on the show. Thats what we do, we entertain folks first thing in the morning (I guess I could be doing worse things with my time) So, as Program Director of the station (and morning show) my days are pretty busy. I did receive a couple of calls from Chris (weeks before the show) and I told him to get back with me as we got closer to the show. As the show date closed in, I get a call from, not Chris, but Chris's dad. He said that Chris bought the tickets and was mad that I hadn't done it for him. Well, I could have. So I agree to pay Chris the amount in full ($67.50) so he would still have "free" tickets. Free for him, but now not for me. His dad was really nice, he assumed he didn't get all the story from his son, and thanked me for sending the check. Funny, how it wasn't until after the I notified Chris that the check had been sent did this email go out to the fan club. (Whats the matter, only want to make a controversy after you are reimbursed and saw your free show??) I'm sorry you folks didn't get the entire story, but if needed I will copy and paste the check so you all know that they got to go to the show for "free". Jivadiva, grow up. If I wasn't such a complete gentleman (when not doing my morning show) I would grant you the opportunity to "break my neck" like you write. Now, find something more productive to do other than having your boyfriend score you free tickets, or lying to members of a fan club who probably willingly pay for their tickets. Zakk Tyler WTPT ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 14:28:32 -0400 From: Jerry_Schneider@tdc.com Subject: Wallingford, Ct Hi all! I was at Tori's concert last night with my friend, Shani. She is a "veteran" Tori fan for the past few years while I've been a fan for the last year or so. Yesterday was my first Tori concert, Shani's third. She saw her in August, 1996 at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ and last years RAINN concert at MSG, NYC. I had predicted that Tori was going to come out in full force because she was over her cold and had the night off on Monday. If you came to see her rock out, she didn't disappoint. If you came to see Tori as she was, the girl and the piano, then you walked away feeling empty like the magic wasn't there. Which was how Shani felt. She didn't mind the rock but we both admitted that the drums certainly overpowered the piano and Tori's singing. Shani said after the concert, "if you go to the New York Philharmonic to see Isaac Stern play the violin, the rest of the orchestra compliments him not overpower him." This was how she felt with Tori. She was very happy to hear Precious Things, iieee, and the Doughnut Song but missed hearing, Spark (her favorite from the FtCH disc). As I said this was my first Tori concert. I enjoyed almost every song from the played set. I was disappointed that she didn't play Cornflake Girl, Spark, Black Dove (January), or even Horses. I could've done without Mother, Here, In My Head and Pandora's Aquarium. Besides Precious Things the one song I really wanted Tori to play was Space Dog I felt that the band certainly complimented her. By the way the Devlins were great. IF ANYONE GOT A BOOT FROM THIS SHOW I WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU TO GET A COPY. PLEASE E-MAIL PRIVATELY. THANKS. Tori thoughts and a good day to all. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 13:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Lila Tene Subject: Re: (not)hidden lyrics? > i remember quite a while ago on one of these lists, someone had given a > website that had the lyrics that are the background vocals of tori's > music. I'm really interested in finding this site, so if anyone knows > whose site it is, let me know....thanks! those are on my 'little fascist panties' website: http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~lolly/tori/forgot.html enjoy, Lila ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:00:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Carrie-Ellen Subject: Tori in NJ? Hi everyone, Is Tori playing in NJ anytime soon? |\ .(' *) ' . Carrie-Ellen Batcheller | \ ' .*) .'* UNH Babcock Hall BOX 2110 |(*\ .*(// .*) . Durham NH 03824 |___\ // (. '* ((("'\ // ' * . Starfire's Circle: ((c'7') /\) http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9523 ((((^)) / \ Tori Amos Trade Page: .-')))(((-' / /9523/tori.html (((()) __/' )))( | Des' Page: (()http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/6580/des.htm ( __ * __ |\ /| /\ / _` | / ` | ` | /~~\ \__/ | \__/ __ __ __ __ | |__| /\ |__) |__) |_ |\ | /__` | | | /~~\ | | |__ | \| .__/ | * ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:52:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: Best Buys Auction Julien said: > I'm sure everyone has seen that Best Buys is doing a Auction for > RAINN and OK, 3 cheers for them. > > However, they claim the seats to these shows are "exceptional", > and mention front row in selected cities? > > Warning.. some of these seats are.. well.. "average". Hardly what > I'd call exceptional seats, and I'd be pretty upset if I bid $400 for the > pair. > > Of course it does go to RAINN and you sort of get a back stage > pass? Or at least that's implied.. > > But.. just make sure you know what you are buying... I hadn't checked into this at all, but as of yesterday afternoon, Joel knew nothing about anyone getting any backstage passes, and the first show this is supposed to be for is Saturday. Joel was wondering if anyone knew anything else about the possible legitimacy of this auction thing. If anyone can even verify why we are supposed to believe they even have official backing from anyone connected with RAINN, please feel free to let us all know about it. It may very well be completely legit, but it sounds a bit on the iffy side of things if Joel doesn't even know about this backstage pass thing several days before it's supposed to take place. No one goes backstage unless Joel is in on it. Period. Thanks. Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 19:05:22 -0400 From: woj sven-woj Subject: Re: today i bought also sprach HyJptrCrsh@aol.com (HyJptrCrsh@aol.com): >i bought this video tori boot, and i have 2 questions/comments about it. >1) on this, it is a '92 show, tori talks for at LEAST 15 minutes.. she tells a >cute story about her in amsterdam, and she spoke some german! :) she talked >about Phil Collons (i spelled *that* wrong) and everything. but she talked so >much, and now she just mumbles something about a living room and doesnt talk >for a 2 minutes the whole show. i am disappointed (that part was for precious >things) i'm a bit of a heathen on this particular issue. tori's between song banter is almost always entertaining, but i'm not particulary attached to it. with the trouble her voice has been having lately, i'm not surprised that she has been quiet between songs, conserving her larynx for singing instead of talking. then again, maybe she's cutting down on the chat to maximize the number of songs she can play or doesn't want to bore the rest of the band while she chatters away. could be all sorts of reasons for why she's less talkative -- who knows, really. >It is called "tori amos, Live Beacon >Th. NY, 1992, 100 minutes" it is a one camera show but done well. how much >might this be worth? the date and location are incorrect. that show was recorded at the palace theater in albany (the same place she is playing tonight in fact). i don't recall the exact date of the show but it was probably the end of september or early october in 1992. tori did not play the beacon theater in new york city until the under the pink tour in 1994 (in 1992 in new york, she played the bottom line in april and town hall in october). as for its worth, well, you should be able to find this amongst the traders for the cost of a video tape and postage. if you buy it, video bootlegs will sell anywhere between $15 and $30. that's not a re-sale value though, especially since this is a fairly common tape (in fact, i think i know who recorded the original, if i remeber correctly...and it wasn't me! ;) ). woj ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 19:36:30 -0400 From: "kiRa" Subject: good info from chat tonight! the chat was really informative for a change! tori talked about the video for jackies strength kind of giving us the explaination of it also she said that this would be released on an ENHANCED CD so mebe all of this waiting we are doing is for a good thing eh? im guessing they will archive the script of this. go read it! i guess thru tvgen and yahoo :) luv lori ps ill be one of the faeries at the DC show :D ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 18:39:56 -0600 From: meade Subject: yahoo chat transcript - got it http://stain.simplenet.com/tori/scrapbook/chag5aug98.html .meade ....................................................................... VOTE!! http://stain.simplenet.com/ tori/ring/poll.html ....................................................................... tori amos: a girl and her watercolour stain http://stain.simplenet.com/tori/ ....................................................................... http://stain.simplenet.com/ email me@stain.simplenet.com ....................................................................... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 18:46:39 -0600 From: meade Subject: Re: yahoo chat transcript - got it shoot typo!!! http://stain.simplenet.com/tori/scrapbook/chat5aug98.html so sorry!!! At 06:39 PM 8/5/98 -0600, meade wrote: >http://stain.simplenet.com/tori/scrapbook/chag5aug98.html ....................................................................... VOTE!! http://stain.simplenet.com/ tori/ring/poll.html ....................................................................... tori amos: a girl and her watercolour stain http://stain.simplenet.com/tori/ ....................................................................... http://stain.simplenet.com/ email me@stain.simplenet.com ....................................................................... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:13:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: wallingford A leader-of-us-all, woj, said: > moments after sending off my review of the springfield show on monday > night, i received a note from richard handal saying, and i paraphrase, > "gods help me, i'm thinking of coming up from d.c. for the wallingford > show." (Jesus.) Well, I'm not defensive about needing shows. Sometimes before show nights when I'm not planning to be in attendance I literally get the shakes and can't concentrate on anything else--it's like I'm physically addicted to Tori concerts. I'm not sure how this has come to be, but I'm goin' with it. Hey--just 5 1/2 hours on a train and a ten-minute cab ride. Not bad. (People in England are now screaming in disbelief. Three hours from Wigan to Glasgow is rarely done, I understand. Okay, so I'm a nutter.) > again, everyone's beaten me to the punch on the setlist, but let me > reiterate the general comment of "wow!". i was expecting *some* > variation from the springfield show, but not what amounted to > practically an entirely different set! I got multiple songs on this tour for the first time. I hadn't heard Sneeze, Doughnut; don't believe I'd heard either Mother nor Head before on this tour, either. (This was the best version of "Here. In My Head" I ever heard.) And of course, the single main tangible reason I came up was for the debut of Pandora. Tori asked me after the show when my current leg of the tour was gonna be up, and I told her I had just popped up for this one show, and was going back to D.C. in the morning. I said, "I really wanted to come up for Pandora." She just laughed. She knew I could tell all the way from D.C. that Pandora was gonna debut last night. Pretty hysterical. > the performance was marvelous. It's funny how after all the shows I've seen, she can STILL manage to pull out a show with a nearly entirely different feel than all the others. It began powerfully as a rock show, but, oddly, considering all the explanation as to how Zeppelin was the main influence on this album and tour, there was a whole middle section of the show which was as much like a jazz concert as anything else. Especially of note along those lines was the elongated, introductory bass solo for Playboy Mommy. The main words I would use to characterize last night's show would be "relaxed" and "warm." She wasn't forcing anything all night, and the band fell in right behind her to reinforce that sensibility. Her piano playing flowed naturally, not as with some shows I saw on the DDI tour when it came pouring out of her in great waterfalls, but she was masterfully in control, and everything was well-articulated. A musicianly night, indeed. And a quick word to all the folks who think a cello is involved at some points during these shows--Jon's actually playing a double-bass, aka an acoustic concert bass or a stand-up bass, not a cello. And he does a great job with it, too, I will add. > much as i like the more intimate venues, it was really great to see the > show on the oakdale's large stage. I really think these shows make a lot of sense in large venues. She definitely seemed to have tailored this show down from the huge arena shows however, which probably explained much of the change in feel for this show from the three others I'd seen previously on this U.S. leg of the tour. It'll be interesting to see how similar the shows I expect to see in a couple other like-sized, non-arena venues over the coming weeks compare to this Oakdale show. > afterwards, i was all prepared to throw caution to the wind and drive > up to albany tonight, but it doesn't look that happened. i guess i need > to work on my handal emulation... ;) Hey--I'm the soul of responsibility! You have no idea how much pressure I was under to go along with folks to Albany. I was nearly kidnapped! But no, here I am back in the D.C. area. And sooner than I'd expected, since being given a ride from some lovely people which allowed me to not need to wait for the 7:12am train from New Haven as I thought I'd have needed to. I have to say, as much as I wanted to see the concert itself, nothing can replace meeting friends old and new when going to shows. What wonderful folks. A lot of them are like family to me. Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. P.S. to all the folks who got the mistaken impression that I thought Tori wrote Landslide--I *do* know that Stevie Nicks wrote it and performed it with Fleetwood Mac. That was what I was trying to say all along. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:35:58 -0400 From: Mikewhy Subject: Tonights TVGAN/Yahoo Chat Tori chatted for about 45 minutes tonight from Albany NY shortly before she was to take the stage there for a concert. Tori said several interesting things. The big news was that Tori revealed 2 b-sides that are going to be on the new Jackie's Strength single. I assume she was refering to the U.S. version (since Europeans are getting Raspberry Swirl.) Tori said the b-sides are: Never Seen Blue Beulah Land These songs were orginally written got BFP (like Cooling) but did not make it. She also said the black & white James Brown directed video for Jackie's Strength would appear on the single since it is supposed to be an enhanced CD! Tori also said she wrote a song for Choirgirl called "Snow Cherries From France" that is one of her favorites, but has not recorded it yet. I bet we will see it pop up one day... Other highlights from the chat: 1)Tori said the new album. "from the choirgirl hotel" was not really a departure from her earlier work, but the next logical step. She was integrating the piano with rhythm. 2)She said that "home" has become really important to her over the last few years but she will not be able to spend time at home until after Christmas. 3) She wanted her musicians to come up with ideas for the songs while writing/recording for the new album. 4) Tori talked at some length about both the song and video for Jackie's Strength and the fact that it relatea to her own marriage and a small book on Jackie that she read once at an airport. One page had a photo of her in her wedding dress and on the next page there was a photo of the JFK assassination. It helped Tori realize how fast life can change. The video features a woman (her) who has always been too afraid to follow through with her dreams, including her marriage. Luckily Tori did not get lost of HER wedding day! 5)Tori said she liked black comedy and is fascinated with rules, ideas, and limitations. She said people can get trapped in their limitations, opinions, and inaccurate perceptions of themselves that they get from others. She called herself an explorer. 6) Tori had called LE a diary and UTP an impressionist painting. BFP was a novel. Tori said that the new record was a car race, with feamle drivers, where fluidity and form were more important than winning. 7) Tori finds Independence to be sexy. 8) She said that there are some subjects she will not write about. She said that timing is important, that there has to be an opening where a subject can take root. 9) Tori is happy with how the videos for the new album have turned out. 10) In her spare time, Tori enjoys racing her little boat and reading. She enjoys studying mythology, other cultures, and other people's belief systems. 11) Tori finds the ocean to be very humbling. To her it is a massive, living and breathing organism. 12) Mythology has been watered down and disrespected by the media, which has altered ancient belief systems into tinkerbell philosophy. They commercialize and sensationalize mythology. 13) Tori said her favorite venues are The Greek in L.A., the Royal Albert Hall in London, and Madison Square Garden in NY. 14) Tori said she started writing choirgirl right after her miscarriage on December 23, 1996 and the songs were done in February 1998. Pandora came first and was inspired by the water. Tori was watching the sea transform itself and trying to figure out how she could transform herself from a grief stricken person to a woman who could experience joy again. 15) Neil made her a tree in the Stardust series and gave her pictures of the tree for a wedding gift. 16) There are songs on choirgirl that she enjoys performing more than others, but she refused to reveal them because she is worried that the other songs will turn on her! 17) She said that playing solo and with a band are both "valid." She enjoys the challenge of keeping up with the band. 18) Someone asked her if there is anything she has not accomplished yet professionally. She said that there is still so much more she can experiment with musically. Song structure and working with sound effects are the main challenge. She said the problem with some musicians is they become "numb" and then start repeating themselves and cease to explore. 19) She ended the chat by telling people to watch out for each other at the concerts. "If someone needs help, try and help them. But if you get a bad feeling about them, they're probably a psycho." A good chat IMHO :) Yours in Tori, Mikewhy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. Whitehead mikewhy@iglou.com My Dent In The Tori Amos Net Universe => http://www.aye.net/~mikewhy/toriamos.html "Moses I know, I know you've seen fire, but you've never seen fire until you've seen Pele blow..." Tori Amos - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:43:43 -0500 From: "anthony :)" Subject: crucify question first off, my sister insists that she heard crucify before i bought little earthquakes a couple of months ago and swears it was used in a movie...but doesn't know which one...does anyone know if crucify was in a movie...and while on the subject, was cruel finally put on the avengers soundtrack? thanx. yours sincerely, me :) ___________________________________________________________ AOL IM: iieee 658 ICQ: 14425695 ___________________________________________________________ if i cried me a river of all my confessions, would i drown in my shallow regret? SaRaH mClAcHlAn -black- SOLACE ___________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V3 #277 *************************************