From: owner-precious-things-digest To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V1 #108 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest 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 Tuesday, 18 June 1996 Volume 01 : Number 108 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Tori's Austin Texas Performance Tori in July _InStyle_ Magazine Tori in 6/17 _Newsweek_ [none] My Tori Weekend ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: les@emultimedia.com (Lesli) Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:00:35 -0500 Subject: Tori's Austin Texas Performance 6/16/96 So, there I was...waiting for this moment which seemed like an eternity away and now it was finally here; my first time to see the goddess perform. It was more than I ever imagined it could be. (*smiles* from ear to ear) It was a spine-chilling performance and it encapsulated my heart and soul, touching it in ways in which I have never felt before. Tori was in a happy, playful mood kind of bouncing around with bright eyes and a big smile. The crowd roared with excitement as she skipped onto the stage, finishing up the song Son of a Preacher Man. A few individuals got carried away yelling "I love you Tori!" etc. but that didn't last too long as she smiled and waved and said "Glad we got that over with." Then she talked about Austin; expressing how much she liked it here and enjoyed this venue. She said it was very special and that of course we all knew that. Then she introduced Caton reminding everyone that he was with her first band YKTR and what a close and wonderful friend he was. She walked over to her Bosey, sat down and began to play a loud and chilling improvised beginning of something which I did not immediately recognize. Then silence filled the air as she stopped playing and stood up facing the audience. She started moving her body slightly forward; raising her arms up to the sky, circling them around as she nodded her head in sinc. The movements were at first slow and fluent increasing with intesity with each passing moment. It was like you could see and feel a girl that she was calling and waiting to hear from before she could play her song. There was a tremendous building up to this moment. Wish I could be more descriptive but I can't find the words to describe the feelings and emotions that were so overflowing. Tori twisted back and reached over to her Bosey. She began to tap out Beauty Queen with her left hand. From this moment on, I was in awe and nothing else around me seemed to exist. Something magical happened filling my stomach with butterflies and my eyes with tears. She sang *so* many b-sides. I couldn't believe it. I told myself I would remember the order of the songs but I abandoned that thought very shortly after hearing just a few songs. So, following is a setlist of somewhat random order. I lost track after about the fifth song. Anybody else who went that wants to help me recall the correct order? It would be greatly appreciated. = ) Anyway, so here goes... Beauty Queen Horses Happy Phantom CaLS Sister Janet- (incredible! i was so pleased she chose this one) Cornflake Girl Landslide (there was a brief interlude before she sang Crucify. The audience was full of praises, clapping, screaming and whistling, etc. Just as the loudest part of the cheering died down I yelled "Honey." It wasn't an obnoxiously loud request, however, I thought she might have heard me as she sort of glanced in my direction. She began this next one by saying, "This is for all you christians.") Crucify Upside Down- (another b-side...awesome!) Doughnut Song Space dog Precious Things Not the Red Baron MAAG- (during this one it was so quiet in the audience that you could have heard a pin drop. everyone was very respectful.) she exited the stage 1st encore: Pretty Good Year Cloud on my tongue Blood Roses?( i know she played this but i'm not sure which encore it was) 2nd encore Honey (yes! she did play it. it sounded so beautiful) Father Lucifer Hey Jupiter Oh! Something else that I forgot to mention...in between songs during the first part of the performance she sort of giggled and glanced into her Bosey and said she heard a cricket in her piano. She seemed tickled and amazed as did the audience. She said she liked crickets. = ) Well that's my review. Hope I haven't bored anyone to tears. Just couldn't keep this special performance bottled up. = ) Those of you that saw her last night...what did ya think of her performance? les les@emultimedia.com ------------------------------ From: Jim Harris Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:10:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Tori in July _InStyle_ Magazine There is an article discussing RAINN and Tori's involvement in rape issues in the July _InStyle_ magazine, the one with Christine Whitman on the cover. This information courtesy of Michael Solomon on the ToriNews mailing list. Mike ------------------------------ From: Jim Harris Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:44:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Tori in 6/17 _Newsweek_ Tori's song "Professional Widow" is mentioned in the June 17th issue of _Newsweek_ on page 78, under a listing of songs "that are known--or suspected--" to trash Courtney. The lyrics, "Don't blow those brains yet/ We gotta be big boy/We gotta be big/Starf--er just like my Daddy" are quoted. I don't have any interview quotes handy to refute them, but if anyone would like to e-mail them to the contrary they can e-mail them at letters@newsweek.com. Mike ------------------------------ From: gregb@netcom.com (Greg Burrell) Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:52:19 -0700 Subject: [none] Hello World, As reported on the VH-1 web site (http://www.vh1.com): VH1's Crossroads: Tori Amos This special segment of VH1's new music showcase features the unique sound of Tori Amos. Songs consist of three covers including "I'm on Fire," "Losing My Religion," and "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" as well as one of Tori's original songs, "Sugar." This airs Wednesday, June 19, at 11pm (Eastern) and again on Sunday, June 23, at 11:30pm (Eastern). -Greg ("he writes letters...") ------------------------------ From: FroggyJen@aol.com Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 20:18:54 -0400 Subject: My Tori Weekend This was the most incredible weekend of my life. Want to hear about it??? WARNING! Concert spoilers inside Saturday, the 15th, I saw Tori play in Dallas at the Bronco Bowl. I went with my wondermous mom...she's the greatest. We got there around...ohhhh...ummm.... 6:45, I think. We waited, the doors opened, we didn't get caught with the tape recorder (YAY!) and I went to spend my money :) I bought the tour book (buy it buy it buy it it'll make you cry :) and the cross and the shirt w/ blood roses on it and the black one. Anyway, so we sat around awhile, AOL friends Kyle and Elizabeth got there...I met Zooberries / Astrozoo...anyone know him?? :) Willy Porter was really great, his set lasted about 30 minutes(?) I can't really remember. Anyway, waited some more, then...TORI!!! She came on to "Son Of A Preacher Man," as usual. ummm, and she was wearing black pants with a red shirt and a purple vest that looked like it was crocheted (sp??) or something. The concert was incredible, she played...... Beauty Queen Horses Leather (someone yells "the faeries are here," but she thinks they say "my parents are here." when she figures it out, she says that when she thought they brought their parents, she was saying "why'd you do that?" hey, my mom's cool :) Blood Roses Little Amsterdam (talks about lady who watered her plants in ft. worth and it leaked in and messed up the electrics... "wish her well ") Cornflake Girl Little Earthquakes ("so i was done with the album...but sometimes us girls aren't done yet") Doughnut Song (talks about how when she has margarita times, the pianos never there, but it was this time, so that's why it doesn't make sense; someone says they make the best and she asks "do you use 1800?" she says, "this isn't the song, we'll compose a new one") Margarita Song Frog On My Toe Icicle Precious Things Not The Red Baron Caught A Lite Sneeze Talula Me And A Gun - ----Encore 1 Famous Blue Raincoat Winter - ----Encore 2 Pretty Good Year Tear in your Hand Hey Jupiter If anyone wants a copy of this, let me know... :) I've got everything but the encore's -- I had just switched tapes (after Me And A Gun) when Steve-the-security-man came and took my tape away.... After the show, Elizabeth and Kyle and I went outside, and I was SO close to Tori, but too afraid to say anything...instead, I listened to her and Elizabeth talk about Clunky :) Anyway, on to yesterday. My mom and I left for Austin around 2, and got to the Backyard around 5:30-5:45. When we got there, it was pretty empty, so we ended up parking RIGHT by where she came out after the show. The Backyard is an outdoor place, which was really neat -- lots of trees and stuff. And since it was outdoor...you could hear EVERYTHING from outside. Including soundcheck . I HEARD SOUNDCHECK! And saw it, too! I could see through some windows and stuff. She did Honey and Cornflake Girl and a little bit of Sister Janet and...the harpsi part of Sneeze. It was so neato! Anyway, we finally went in around 7:30, sat down in TENTH ROW CENTER. I could see EVERYTHING, it was AMAZING! Willy Porter was great AGAIN, we made up a song about a woman named Erica who's a goddess, and Jello, and Radio Flyer wagons, and rhombus's, and....Cleveland! I was pushing for eggplant to be the food, but the Jello guy was louder than me. Oh well. And then...at 9:05...Son Of A Preacher Man came on again. It was amazing. I'm SO ticked that I didn't tape this show. Anyway, she was wearing jeans and a long sleeved tight purple shirt that looked like it was made out of that slinky material that bounces -- anyone know what I mean?? -- so she must've been really hot. It was miserable out there. Anyway, this is what she played (written down on my trusty 107.1 FM fan ) Beauty Queen Horses Happy Phantom (talked about how much she likes TX, and that she'd like Greyhound to bus all the people from, like, Pittsburgh, down here, and she'd be here and "Nine Inch would be there [points off to the right I think!] and Polly Harvey would be here [points left I think]" and it was groovy) Sister Janet (!!!!) Caught A Lite Sneeze (introduced Caton, said the she's allergic to bugs, so if she turns into a pile of goo, just wipe her away after the show) Cornflake Girl ("there's been a cricket in my Bösendorfer! he's on the bass strings!" then she pounded away on them...heehee) Spacedog Crucify Upside Down Precious Things Not The Red Baron (puts a Gumby doll on her head, then throws it aside and kind of smirks, puts on the harpsi's headphones) Blood Roses (in the middle, she stopped, yelled "FUCK THIS" and threw off the headphones. the sound had been doing that feedback stuff, and after BR was over, she said that she'd been blasted, and "boys, you've got your work cut out for you in Houston....drink LOTS of Guiness tonight." She was PISSED) Pretty Good Year Me And A Gun - ----Encore 1 Summer of 63 (that's the title that was on her set list -- more later :) Cloud On My Tongue (!!!) - ----Encore 2 Father Lucifer Honey (!!!!!) Hey Jupiter I cried so much during the show... after it was over, we met up with friends Elizabeth and Kyle and ran out to where Tori was leaving. My mom got RIGHT in front, so when they put us in the barricades, Elizabeth and I took her place in the front and Kyle was right behind us. She came out wearing a jacket (I think it was a jacket) that was sort of creamy colored and I think I remember seeing stripes on it, but itty bitty ones, and she had a beautiful scarf around her neck. Anyway, she got closer and closer to us, and the guy standing next to me has been following her around the country, but told her that this was his last show, and they talked about getting Metallica to cover Silent All These Years (btw, he had the set list :). Then... she was right in front of me. I said, "Tori" but I was too quiet, and she was waving to all the people behind me, and then I said it again, and she looked right at me, and I said (I think! It's all a daze!) "I'm really nervous....I was there last night, but I was too afraid to say anything." And she asked my name and I told her, and then she said "Well, I'm glad you're talking now" and gave me this smile, and Eliza said "She found her voice" or something like that, and I was really shaky, and I could see she was leaving, and so I said "Is it okay if I hug you?" or something to that effect, and she leaned over and gave me the greatest hug, and I just held onto her so tight, and that was the most wonderful moment of my (short!) life. She smelled really good...and then she talked to Elizabeth and hugged her and when she left I just started crying, and all I remember is Elizabeth hugging me and Kyle reaching through the crowd and...saying something, but I just remember him reaching through and his hands were warm and I turned around. And then it was over. And there you have it. I can't wait 'til October. :) Have fun at your shows, or remembering the ones you've already had! Jen p.s. if anyone taped this or the spotlight on her that was on Austin channel 36 this morning, PLEASE let me know!! ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V1 #108 *************************************