From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V3 #129 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 Tuesday, April 7 1998 Volume 03 : Number 129 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Philly News (not good) [XPHILE721 ] Re: I.D. [SmerfCrazy ] DC [heffnern@mail.cvn.net (heffnern)] about the boston show [jls7@monadnock.keene.edu (Jenn)] Re: Philly News (not good) [Zovira ] new member with Tori stuff to trade ["Ryan Obermeyer" ] Ft Lauderdale Ticket needed... [Nadyne Mielke ] From Electric Factory NewsPage [Beth Coulter ] Re: Live in New York [Nadyne Mielke ] Re: Philly News (not good) [Beth Coulter ] Re: Tori Conection [Nadyne Mielke ] Re: this raffle thing [Nadyne Mielke ] Other list information [Nadyne Mielke ] Make sure you set your VCR's accordingly.. [Tripp Gwyn ] Win Tori Tickets In Philly [Beth Coulter ] UK Single Track listing!!! [Beth Coulter ] merman/spark UK single [Lorraine Ng ] Should be CBS, not NBC!: Make sure you set your VCR's accordingly.. [Trip] Re: Meaning of Cooling... [violet@torithoughts.org] re: Spare ticket [kerry white ] Re: precious-things-digest V3 #128 [UrIceMaidn ] Tori Amos Fan Code?!? ["Nick J. Mattos Jr." ] Re: Meaning of Cooling... [Richard Handal ] Re: merman/spark UK single [Agent Askew ] Re: Tori Conection [Richard Handal ] Re: Magazines with Tori? [Mac456789 ] SMOE.ORG LIST MEMBERS PLEASE READ: fund raiser to keep smoe.org running :-) [Mike Connell ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 13:24:29 EDT From: XPHILE721 Subject: Re: Philly News (not good) I was also listening to Y100 this morning and I was sure I heard them say the concert was to be held SATURDAY the 25th, not Sunday the 26th as most sources have said thusfar. I don't know if this makes much difference to anyone, but I just thought I'd let you know. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 13:49:32 EDT From: SmerfCrazy Subject: Re: I.D. ok, i am reading this directly off of the voucher that is in my hands for the irving plaza show: "The ID presented at the door must be a drivers license, passport, or astate issued ID card..." im not sure if this is different for other shows, but i hope this helps....... jjjjjjjjjjj (plastic is a disease) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 17:05:06 -0400 From: heffnern@mail.cvn.net (heffnern) Subject: DC ~~I hope I sent this to the right address. I have a question about the Tori concert in DC. Has the concert been announced in DC over the radios like in Philly. I'm just wondering cause I wanna know if I should try and get tickets in Philly or DC. Thanks. Nicole ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 16:16:21 -0500 From: jls7@monadnock.keene.edu (Jenn) Subject: about the boston show here's my ? is it confirmed that the tickets are going on sale at the orpheium theatre on sat, at 10 am or is this a rumor?? It's definately a sign cause i doon't have to work on Sat, which I ALWAYS do, so I'm hoping in my car and driving 3 hours to Boston... but i don't want to if this is all a rumor. Someone please respond soon... thanks :) - -Jenn :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Once you get to know sad... she's got some sweet little dresses, you know?" - -Tori Amos - -Spin, 1994 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 14:07:13 EDT From: Zovira Subject: Re: Philly News (not good) In a message dated 98-04-06 13:43:59 EDT, XPHILE721@aol.com writes: << I was also listening to Y100 this morning and I was sure I heard them say the concert was to be held SATURDAY the 25th, not Sunday the 26th as most sources have said thusfar. I don't know if this makes much difference to anyone, but I just thought I'd let you know. >> This is obviously incorrect because the Boston venue is on saturday the 25. As magical as Tori is, I doubt she'd be able to pull off being in two cities at once. I would go with the original info that she's in Philly on the 26 (Sunday). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 09:13:17 PDT From: "Ryan Obermeyer" Subject: new member with Tori stuff to trade Hey everyone. I just became a member. My name is Ryan and I live near Dallas, TX. I look forward to meeting you guys and you should feel free to email at bleepo@hotmail.com I have some Tori stuff I am trading for some things that I have been looking forever for. I NEED: The limited edition Caught A Lite Sneeze, God cd(with remixes),China, Past the Mission, Pretty Good Year, Silent All These Years(UK),and Me and a Gun. I am trading: an autographed vinyl sized Boys for Pele promo, God remix 7" color vinyl, In Coversation(an interview cd/wallclock), Broadcasts and B-sides(very good quality bootleg), A video compilation of all of the music videos from UTP to BFP. email if you are interested. Thank you, Ryan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 00:53:53 -0700 From: ShirlGirl Subject: Tori Vendors I haven't updated it in a couple of months, but I have a page with a whole mess of Tori vendors - places where you can get Tori merchandise - along with a little blurb on what they have available. Hope this helps all of you. Here is the URL: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/3305/torishop.html Love, S - ----- Shirley Ye University of California, Berkeley www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/3305 shye@uclink4.berkeley.edu "I am my enemy, Mowing me over, And towing the light away." - -Kate Bush, Fullhouse ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:06:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Ft Lauderdale Ticket needed... I know this is pretty much a shot in the dark, but I need a ticket for the Ft Lauderdale show. Two friends down there were going to pick up tickets for me and my husband, but one of them got there at 6am, saw the line, and went home. :/ So we have one ticket. If anyone could help me find a second ticket, I'd -greatly- appreciate it. /nad *************************************************************************** * Nadyne Mielke, CS majour, Southern Tech, Marietta, GA * * * * "I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of * * oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate * * commerce. " -- J. Edgar Hoover * *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:24:56 -0400 From: Beth Coulter Subject: From Electric Factory NewsPage April 6, 1998 >Tori Tix! > > Tickets for TORI AMOS are on sale this Saturday at 10 > a.m.. They will be on sale at Electric Factory ONLY! > Tickets will be sold by voucher system. You MUST bring > positive identification. There is a two (2) ticket limit. Vochers > & Tickets CANNOT be exchanged or transferred. > Ticket buyer MUST be the person who actually attends the > event. > THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS Fairy Blessings, Bethey I'm OK when everything's not OK cause it's the Fairies Revenge they say and I have always been a Fairy *************************************************************** I gave my life to become the person I am. Was it worth it? - -richard bach- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:01:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: Live in New York On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, XMN93 wrote: > Could someone please give me a complete track list and tell me how good the > new york video is? Thanks The video itself is -incredible-. If you saw the Lifetime show, this is the same thing, except in its entirety. Very good. The setlist is as follows: Beauty Queen Horses Leather Blood Roses Little Amsterdam Cornflake Girl The Waitress Little Earthquakes Upside Down Winter Preciuos Things Caught a Lite Sneeze Talula Me and a Gun Marianne Silent All These Years Muhammad My Friend {with Maynard from Tool} Pretty Good Year I -highly- recommend this video! :) /nad *************************************************************************** * Nadyne Mielke, CS majour, Southern Tech, Marietta, GA * * * * "I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of * * oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate * * commerce. " -- J. Edgar Hoover * *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 13:35:02 -0400 From: Beth Coulter Subject: Re: Philly News (not good) At 01:24 PM 4/6/98 EDT, XPHILE721 wrote: >I was also listening to Y100 this morning and I was sure I heard them say the >concert was to be held SATURDAY the 25th, not Sunday the 26th as most sources >have said thusfar. I don't know if this makes much difference to anyone, but >I just thought I'd let you know. > > That is because the *news* was leaked to them, it was not supposed to be announced. Electric Factory is not advertising yet and a phone call will not confirm anything. So since it was leaked, there are going to be errors. Anyone who heard this, could you email me privately with the exact details they gave out? Fairy Blessings, Beth ************************************************************* *We are all in the gutter, *But some of us are looking at the stars" *-Oscar Wilde- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *I gave my life to become the person I am. *Was it worth it? -Richard Bach- ************************************************************* *"Don't Dream It~ *Be It"- RHPS ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:05:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: Tori Conection On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, JupiterCMS wrote: > Ok everybodie....I'm reading The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers, > and it mentions something about the main character (who happens to have firey > red hair & 12 years old...a growing misunderstood little girl) going to the > DEW DROP INN.....it is even in big letters like this ! All I was wondering > is..is there any Tori connection here ? Maybe Tori read this book ?... "Dew Drop Inn" is a very common name for inns and bed&breakfast's. I can personally name several, in the US and worldwide. It's common because of the pun in the name. I don't believe that Tori has ever said if she had a specific DDI in mind when she tossed that into the song or named her tour after it. So she might've gotten it from the book, but she also might've gotten it from many many other places as well. :) /nad *************************************************************************** * Nadyne Mielke, CS majour, Southern Tech, Marietta, GA * * * * "I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of * * oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate * * commerce. " -- J. Edgar Hoover * *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:04:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: this raffle thing On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, ButterfliKip wrote: > it seems a lot of the shows have done this raffle type thing..or so i've > been hearing. I'm going to be camping out for the DC show next friday > night, and as probably everyone else, I'm TERRIFIED I won't get tickets. > So what I was wondering... is if I waited all night and found out they > were going to do a raffle... do they randomly give you those numbers or > whatever? so say I might have number 56 and the person behind me have > number 243 or something? It doesnt seem fair..do you guys think the > radio station would tell me if it was a raffle deal if i called them and > asked? I believe that only the LA show was a raffle. You probably don't have to worry about anything. To ease your fears, though, I'd recommend giving the venue a call and asking if they're doing anything like a lottery. They should be able to answer your question. :) And to the chick who asked about ID: call the venue and ask if they'll take it. If they won't, you should be able to get a picture ID from whatever state you live in. Here in Georgia, you get it at the same place where folks get their driver's license. You should be able to get ahold of that before you go to the show. :) Good luck to everyone who still has to get tickets! :) /nad *************************************************************************** * Nadyne Mielke, CS majour, Southern Tech, Marietta, GA * * * * "I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of * * oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate * * commerce. " -- J. Edgar Hoover * *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:55:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Other list information Claire asked: > what are the addresses to join these lists please? This information is taken from the Tori resources FAQ, maintained by yours truly. :) You can get a copy of the full text of it by emailing resources-faq@rmta.org and asking nicely. Besides subscription information to the various mailing lists, it has information on the fan clubs, the various biographies, the books of sheet music, UseNet newsgroups, and some good webpages to look at. So, mailing list information: * Really Deep Thoughts (Right Now) is the oldest Tori mailing list in existence. Content is not limited to Tori, and conversation ranges all over the place. Very high traffic. Available in digest form only. Send an email to rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org, with "subscribe thoughts" in the body of the message. * Precious Things was created in response to the Toriphiles who weren't interested in the non-Tori chat at RDT(RN). Discussion is restricted to Tori (lyrics, song interpretations, etc). This list is now moderated, and has medium to low traffic. Available in digest or bounce format. To subscribe to precious-things, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with the words "subscribe precious-things" or "subscribe precious-things-digest" in the message body. * ToriNews is only for the dissemination of news related to Tori, not for discussion. This is intended for the Toriphile who wants to keep abreast of Tori-happenings, but is short on time or patience. To subscribe, e-mail torinews-request@smoe.org with a message body of subscribe. Majordomo will send you a confirmation request, please respond to it promptly, and then you're in! * Tori-boot is for discussion of the multitude of Tori bootlegs available. Discussion of trading bootlegs (including requests) is allowed but not encouraged. Send email to majordomo@world.std.com with the words "subscribe tori-boot" in the body. * Tori Quote of the Day mails out a single quote a day. To subscribe, email ToriQuote-request@mailbox.by.net with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message. - -*- As for rec.music.tori-amos, that's a UseNet newsgroup. As such, you don't really subscribe to it. You need software to read UseNet news. I believe AOL refers to Usenet as "discussion groups" or some such, but I"m not sure offhand. rmta is -very- offtopic. To learn more about the newsgroup, the rmta homepage is at http://members.tripod.com/~nymsa/rmta.html If anyone has any questions about rmta or how to get in there, drop me a line and I'll try to help you out or point you in the direction of someone who can. :) /nad *************************************************************************** * Nadyne Mielke, CS majour, Southern Tech, Marietta, GA * * * * "I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of * * oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate * * commerce. " -- J. Edgar Hoover * *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 16:03:12 -0400 From: Tripp Gwyn Subject: Make sure you set your VCR's accordingly.. I've heard that NBC will be showing some kind of GOLF Tournament before Letterman on FRIDAY. I thought everyone might want to tape a few extra hours just in case. If I miss this i'm going to be SOO angry. I have tickets to see the Hornets that night and it's gonna be really late 'till I get back. But luckily, 4 people are taping it for me! Tripp Gwyn tgwyn@infoave.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 16:35:29 -0500 From: lilchibi@flash.net Subject: Spark Singles #1 and #2? Ok, I just received an email from IGG confirming a second limited edition Spark single. The tracks on this LE single are Tracklisting: 'Spark', 'Do it again', and 'Cooling'. CD order also includes POSTCARDS and JEWEL CASE. Looks like those EwF awaiting the release of Cooling, YOUR TIME HAS COME! SO I guess all other rumors that there was no LIMITED EDITION single are OUT? That's good. By the way, IGG said PAYMENT is DUE NOW on ALL SPARK pre-orders!!! Hope this helps! Laura ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 18:31:31 -0400 From: Tripp Gwyn Subject: Meaning of Cooling... I've been listening to Cooling a lot lately...thanks to a certain EXCELLENT Tori-Phile who made me a copy. I listen and I wonder what it's about. I wonder if it is about the Eric thing, or if it is related to the misscarriage. If you listen to the lyrics it sounds like it definently might be related to the misscarriage. Go to Mikewhy's page and read the lyrics if you've never heard this WONDERFUL song.... Tripp Gwyn tgwyn@infoave.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 17:19:03 -0400 From: Beth Coulter Subject: Win Tori Tickets In Philly MAX 95.7 is giving away tickets all week for the Electric Factory Concert, Sunday April 26. Listen and here is the number. 215-263-4MAX. Man, this bites. Fairy Blessings, Bethey I'm OK when everything's not OK cause it's the Fairies Revenge they say and I have always been a Fairy *************************************************************** I gave my life to become the person I am. Was it worth it? - -richard bach- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 17:26:54 -0400 From: Beth Coulter Subject: UK Single Track listing!!! Forward from Intergalactic Garage: >From: Intergalactic Garage >Subject: Intergalactic Tori News!!! > >Here's the info on the LIMITED SPARK CD from the U.K.: > >Limited edition, with different tracks to CD#1, in a CD jewel case, with >POSTCARDS. > >Tracklisting: 'Spark', 'Do it again', and 'Cooling'. > > > >WITH POSTCARDS!!! Still only $8.99. PRE-Order as many as you want AFTER you >buy your first set for $8.99 a side!!! > Fairy Blessings, Bethey I'm OK when everything's not OK cause it's the Fairies Revenge they say and I have always been a Fairy *************************************************************** I gave my life to become the person I am. Was it worth it? - -richard bach- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 18:03:37 -0400 From: Lorraine Ng Subject: merman/spark UK single does anyone know if the other tracks on the spark UK single *cooling* and *do it again* will appear on the merman extra bonus cd from tower? thanks! lorraine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *when i look around i think this, this is good enough and i try to laugh at whatever life brings cuz when i look down i just miss all the good stuff and when i look up i just trip over things* --ani difranco *as is* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 19:24:31 -0400 From: Tripp Gwyn Subject: Should be CBS, not NBC!: Make sure you set your VCR's accordingly.. OOps, I made a boo-boo. ANyways, I just bought a TV GUIDE and it says the Gold thing will be on CBS from 11:30-11:50 and Letterman will then come on at 11:50....and it says TORI AMOS is appearing! Tripp > > > I've heard that NBC will be showing some kind of GOLF Tournament before > Letterman on FRIDAY. I thought everyone might want to tape a few extra > hours just in case. If I miss this i'm going to be SOO angry. I have > tickets to see the Hornets that night and it's gonna be really late 'till I > get back. But luckily, 4 people are taping it for me! > > Tripp Gwyn > tgwyn@infoave.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 17:14:21 -0700 From: violet@torithoughts.org Subject: Re: Meaning of Cooling... >I've been listening to Cooling a lot lately... [...snip...] >If you listen to the lyrics it sounds like it definently >might be related to the misscarriage. The miscarriage occured after Tori had already been singing "Cooling" for quite some time. Violet xoxox ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 19:59:49 -0500 (CDT) From: kerry white Subject: re: Spare ticket Hi, I guess it bears repeating on a regular basis: Tickets are linked to your ID. No tickets are 'spare'. No ID, no ticket--> no ID with ticket at venue, no entry. The scalper-trap gets a few innocents, too. KrW It was the least I could do! And never let it be said that I didn't do the least I could do. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:58:08 EDT From: UrIceMaidn Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V3 #128 I also need a ticket for the park West show. My boifriend slept in and did not get there in time. I've hence forgiven him but am still in need of the ticket. This would be so very much appreciated and I am willing to pay what you think its worth(within reason). Thank you!! Love in Him, VanApple "If we love eachother, God lives in us and His Love has been brought to expression through us." 1 John 4:12 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 15:41:51 -0800 From: "Nick J. Mattos Jr." Subject: Tori Amos Fan Code?!? Hi! I was reading the FAQ for the Fumblers Code (a code that identifies the likes and dislikes of Sarah McLachlan Fans) and it said that there is a Tori Amos Fans code. I was wondering, is this true? If it is, WHERE CAN I GET IT?!?!? (If there isn't, I'd be willing to create one, possibly...) Nick - -- "My songwriting philosophy is ignore the facts and tell the truth." - --Ani Difranco "All The Dried Roses: An Unofficial Lori Carson Homepage" http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/8563/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:10:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: Meaning of Cooling... Tripp said, of the Tori song Cooling: > I wonder if it is about the Eric thing, or if it is related to the > misscarriage. Can't possibly be related to her miscarriage. In the May, 1998 issue of the English magazine Q she said she miscarried around Christmas, 1996. She performed Cooling in Miami on October 23, 1996. Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 21:06:48 -0400 From: Agent Askew Subject: Re: merman/spark UK single At 06:03 PM 4/6/1998 -0400, Lorraine Ng wrote: > >does anyone know if the other tracks on the spark UK single *cooling* and >*do it again* will appear on the merman extra bonus cd from tower? > Tower records is not giving away a Merman bonus CD, they are giving you access to Merman from the internet if you buy tori's new cd from them. Hence there are no bsides of Merman. Roger Branstetter "I'm a clinically-depressed fecalphiliac on prozac." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 21:56:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: Tori Conection Nadyne said: > "Dew Drop Inn" is a very common name for inns and bed&breakfast's. [...] > I don't believe that Tori has ever said if she had a specific DDI in > mind when she tossed that into the song or named her tour after it. A girl in Singapore named Neshah sent me an interview in mid-March of last year which deals with this question. I asked her for the name and date of the publication but she never gave me an answer. All she told me was "This is an interview Tori had with a local journalist here in Singapore." It's obviously from 1996, but that's all I can tell you. I: Why name your tour "Dew Drop Inn"? Isn't it a line from one of your songs? Tori: It's originally a name for some very old jazz clubs. Do you know the show "The Waltons"? I: Yes. It's that old TV series from the 70s. Tori: Jason would go and play in the Dew Drop Inn. Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:16:54 EDT From: Mac456789 Subject: Re: Magazines with Tori? I bought Q's may issue at a small newstand in NYC. They are available all over Manhatten...including Barnes & Nobles. Unfortunately, it took me a while to find the May issue, most places only had the April issue. Once question, however, I remember reading a posting about Tori's 10 fav albums..I thought this list was supposed to be in the may issue of Q. I can't seem to find it. ?? I read the interview, and the diary, but no mention of her favorite albums. Where could I find that list? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 23:32:01 -0400 From: Mike Connell Subject: SMOE.ORG LIST MEMBERS PLEASE READ: fund raiser to keep smoe.org running :-) Hello everyone on the Tori Amos mailing list :-) Some of you may know me, many don't. My name is Mike Connell and I manage the Jewel and Patty Griffin lists here at smoe.org. My purpose for writing you today is to ask for your assistance in a project/fund raiser to help keep smoe.org up and running for many more years to come. A gentle bloke by the name of Jeff Wasilko owns smoe.org, and while he does have a merry band of smoe-elves to help him in various tasks in operating the system, Jeff has always paid the operating costs (NOT a small penny) and of course had paid for the expensive equipment it presently runs on. He's always offered this service for free since day one....no user fees....no list owner fees...totally free :-) Many of your favorite artists and their fans have benefited from this service as smoe.org hosts lists for such artists as Happy Rhodes, Paula Cole, Jewel, Patty Griffin, Tori Amos, Thomas Dolby, Poe, Susan Werner, Leah Andreone, Lucious Jackson, Maria Callas, the Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin and many, many more. Some of these once unknown artists, and more to come I'm sure, had their internet presence begin right here at smoe.org :-) For a complete list of which artists have mailing lists hosted at smoe.org, you can go to http://www.smoe.org/lists At the present moment Jeff is looking into replacing the hardware smoe.org operates on with more modern equipment, as the present workhorses are a pair of seven year old SUN Sparc stations. Being seven years old is pretty much dinosaur age in computer terminology (smoeasauruses?), and these systems are acting older than their age. This replacement is necessary to get newer and better equipment in place before the present smoe.org falls down and goes boom permanently, leaving the lists at smoe.org temporarily without a home :-) As you might imagine, this replacement is going to cost a pretty penny. On other list servers this would be no problem, as money would be used from the user fees. However since such fees don't exist here at smoe.org, we are asking for your help in the form of donations. We are not asking for buku bucks here, just whatever you can give, whether it be $1, $2, $5, $10....whatever. You can send a check, a money order, or if a buck or two or three you can send cash (that is your choice) Money orders are a piece of cake. (At least in the USA) They don't have a large fee at all, generally less than a buck, sometimes as low as 35 cents....although money orders from banks usually carry a larger fee (go figure ;-) Your best bet for a money order (in the USA) would be from the US Post Office....all money orders there have an 85 cent fee no matter what the dollar amount of the money order is. *** All checks or money orders should be made out to Jeff Wasilko :-) FOREIGN (Non-USA) LIST MEMBERS: I'm not sure at all what is the best method for you folks. We are open for suggestions. I know that the USA Post Offices cash Canadian Postal money orders, so no problem there, Jeff can cash them there. Of course, any foreign cash sent in can easily be exchanged at a bank. From what he told me, his bank has a 15$ surcharge on any overseas money order cashed, so this option is out. If you have any ideas, please write me and I'll discuss the best ones with Jeff and mention them in a follow up post to all the lists next week. ********************** HOW TO DONATE: ********************** Simple :-) Just send what you want (no Monopoly money please) to me at Mike Connell PO Box 1206 Binghamton NY 13902-1206 and I'll tally up all the figures etc and send it all on to Jeff :-) In your envelope, please include a note that contains your full name, the list(s) you belong to, and your email address you use here at smoe.org Please help in this mission to give smoe.org a new home :-) If you have any questions, please feel free to write me and ask. I thank you all in advance :-) Mike "Once a bell ringer, always a bell ringer" Connell :-) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:44:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Michael Curry Subject: re: Spare ticket On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, kerry white wrote: > Hi, I guess it bears repeating on a regular basis: Tickets are linked > to your ID. No tickets are 'spare'. No ID, no ticket--> no ID with > ticket at venue, no entry. The scalper-trap gets a few innocents, too. Actually, I'm pretty sure that is incorrect. If you buy 2 tickets you show your ID and get one voucher that shows you paid for two tickets. Then the night of the show you bring your voucher and your ID and that gets you and your guest in. So if the person you originally counted as your guest can't go then you'd effectively have a "spare ticket" because you could bring a different guest. After all, if you needed to bring your guest along the day you bought tickets and have their ID checked to then the limit would really be one ticket per person. ;) Mike | Michael Curry / mcurry@io.com / mcurry@compuserve.com | | http://www.io.com/~mcurry | | Am I bitter? Do I sound bitter? -- Veda Hille | ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V3 #129 *************************************