From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V2 #71 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 Friday, March 14 1997 Volume 02 : Number 071 Today's Subjects: ----------------- All it takes is a little charm :) [Stephen Wiener ] Article on RAINN in Santa Cruz [mr bean jeans ] YKTR lyric symbolism [Katherine ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 21:29:01 -0600 From: Stephen Wiener Subject: All it takes is a little charm :) My girlfriend and I were at the mall this evening and we saw a Sunglass Hut. I stopped and searched for CK sunglasses. The clerk asked if I needed any help. I told him I was in several Tori Amos fan clubs on the Internet and just wanted to see the CD single they were giving away with the CK sunglasses. He pulled one out and told me I was welcome to take one. So I thanked him profusely. The moral of the story is save your $75 - $100 for the sunglasses and just act real interested in the CD and you will probably get one for free. Now the question is should I open it or keep it sealed? I scanned in the cover if anyone wants to see it. I can e-mail it to you as an attachment as long as the requests aren't overwhelming. Stephen Wiener "You've got a lot of nerve to Dallas, TX say you are my friend if you swiener@onramp.net won't come out your window" Bob Dylan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 04:12:35 -0500 From: mr bean jeans Subject: Article on RAINN in Santa Cruz >From: horse >To: torinews@chihuly.com >Subject: Re: Article on RAINN in Santa Cruz > >Toriphiles: > >Hello, my name is Dominick, and I'm a local nutcase here at UC Santa >Cruz. One of my school's newspapers printed an article on RAINN and >Tori. It was a front page story and takes up quite some space. I >will send you a typed out version over email, and if you want a hard >copy (I only have 8 actual issues, so I would have to xerox any you might >want), send me your name, address, and a self addressed stamped envelope. > >Here it goes: >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >A SAVIOR IN THESE DIRTY STREETS >Tori Amos Unlocks the Silence For RAINN > >By: Danielle Hunt >Staff Writer >_______________________ >"It was me and a gun and a man on my back and I sang 'holy holy' as he >buttoned down his pants." >-Tori Amos, "Me and a Gun" > > As a victim of rape, Tori Amos has communicated (through word and song) >a message of hope for rape survivors. "Unlock the Silence," is the motto >for RAINN, (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), of which Tori Amos >is the creator/spokesperson. > RAINN works in cooperation with 600 rape crisis centers around >the country. The Network acts as a free, 24-hour hotline reserved for >sexual assault victims. > How does it work? When a call comes in from 1-800-656-HOPE, the >computer recognizes the area code and routes the call to the nearest >crisis center. When the number is delivered, it drops out of existence. >The caller's phone number disappears from the computer and is never seen >again. This measure is taken to ensure confidentiality. > Recently, Amos was interviewed on the radio program 'Modern Rock >Live'. She spoke of her involvement with RAINN. > "Me and a Gun" got a heavy response and it got to the point where >I realized I wasn't equipped to answer some of these questions becuase >you only know your own experience. You don't know what to do with >somebody else's past. I was lucky enough to work with people that helped >me to my next step. It became clear that many people didn't have that >advantage." > Just last year, RAINN was struggling for financial support. >Fortunately, Atlantic Records and Warner Brothers stepped in to save the >network from MCI shutting them down. But, with such little community >support and involvement, the organization needed more. > That is when fellow musicians, REM, Bad Religion, and Toad the >Wet Sprocket, cam forward to help raise the awareness level of the >hotline. Most importantly, at least financailly, fashion king, Calvin >Klein has dedicated his company to a year long campaign. > Each month, C.K. puts up an item from their line-everything from >eye wear-and a percentage of the sold merchandise goes to RAINN. > In its short existence, the NetWork has already helped over >108,000 survivors since it was established in July of 1994. But, if a >woman is raped every two minutes, this number suggests that for many, >silence is a virtue. > The U.S. Justice Department's recent statistics state that only >26% of all rapes are being reported to law enforcement officials. That >means less than one in every three women speak up. > Gillian Greensite, coordinator of UCSC's Rape Prevention >Education Program (RPEP), says that much too often "rape and silence >become synonymous words." > Greensite founded UCSC's program in 1979, and since has been >passionate in bringing awareness about rape to students and staff. The >program concentrates on educating the campus community about rape via >peer workshops, popular film series, and fact pamphlets. "Through >education, we try to answer the question, 'what are our values in this >society that make this a rape culture-promotes rape, condones rape, and >exploits women's bodies?" > On January 29th, Amos appeared on the David Letterman show to >play her re-released song, "Silent All These Years" which is the "song >that got played associated with RAINN," says Amos. > Letterman did not mention the 1-800 number and he used the word, >"abuse" instead of rape. > Greensite attributes this ignorance to fear, "The word 'rape' is >very uncomfortable for people to deal with. It's not accidental, [coded >words] it is vert typical in this society. We need to be able to >breakdown the stigmas." > Rita walker is the Title IX Officer at UCSC. When victims of >sexual harassment and rape file a complaint, they go to her office. >Walker states that, "Usually, when a student comes in to file a charge, >the harassment reflects on a much deeper pre-existing problem- incest or >rape from childhood." > According to a 1996 report by the American Psychological >Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family, one-third >of all juvenile victims of sexual abuse cases are children younger than >six years of age. > Many children are afraid to report an incident when a family >member or relative is at fault. > This explains why many people keep in silence until new assaults >bring old abuses to the surface. > While RAINN attempts to help break the silence, it also has its >faults. The nearest crisis centers to Santa Cruz in its listing are >Monterey and San Jose. Greensite, coordinator of UCSC's RPEP, views this >as problematic, "If you are going to have a resource for rape, it has to >be accurate." But, with help from the television and music industry, and >public contributions, the organization says it hopes over the next >several months, to increase the number of listings to include virtually >all the rape crisis centers in the United States. > Funding also remains a problem for RAINN. For example, only a >small percentage of all Calvin Klein merchandise profits goes to RAINN. >It costs twenty-five dollars for a simple white cotton T-shirt with >RAINN's logo. It may seem like a high price to pay, but sometimes you >have to compromise a little to get yourself heard. The important issue >is that the Network has a goal to raise 500,000 dollars in 1997. With >awareness and support, its needs might be met. > Amos fuels this need with an optimistic outlook, "I think >something is happening on the planet where it's just not okay to be >property anymore. For a long time, if you were not the right race, and >the right sex, whatever that was, at that time on Earth, you were >property, and that is not okay anymore. Although it's still exercised >everyday, it is breaking down, it has been breaking down for a long >time. But, now it seems to be louder than its ever been and it really >starts with people speaking up." > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:15:05 -0500 (EST) From: Katherine Subject: YKTR lyric symbolism Hey, I thought this might be fun: I'm writing out the lyrics to YKTR for my web page (The Fairies' Revenge, should be up in a week or two...promotion! promotion!...I'll let you guys know when it's up) and I came across a lyric that has stumped me in You Go To My Head. Now, YKTR lyrics aren't the most cryptic of Tori's, but I thought it might be fun to see what you guys thought of this line. Here's the part of the song that leads up to it: Sweet love, hello make a slave of me I should have more control little dove, hello you take full advantage of my open window when the cold of the night is washed away all I want is to wake in your arms and I know that I shouldn't let you stay but I'm a lush for your love you go to my head you go to my head you go to my head you go to my head and you know I can never say no to you and your friend <----ok. this is the one I don't get. what is she never gonna say no to? What "friend"? It's driving me crazy... There is no mention of a third party up until this line. So does this guy want a threesome or something? Argh! So, if anyone has any ideas, email me! Y Kant Tori Read song interpretations, go figure. Maybe I should make it a section on my page :) Katherine ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V2 #71 ************************************