From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V5 #189 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 Sunday, August 20 2000 Volume 05 : Number 189 Today's Subjects: ----------------- WHAT'S ON YOUR DESKTOP? [JNe9027355@aol.com] Re: concerts [FreakamI@aol.com] purchasing Tori CDs ["monica o'brien" ] Tori Concerts (heh) [David Mobley ] Re: Re:purchasing Tori CDs ["Lynne Toussaint and Christina Sepp" ] ***~* 4 *~*** & My take on shows [Mysterilady2001@cs.com] ***~* 4 *~*** & My take on shows [Mysterilady2001@cs.com] Desktop ["Eric Souliere" ] Re: tori xmas songs [woj sven-woj ] Re: concerts [Richard Handal ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 03:25:47 EDT From: JNe9027355@aol.com Subject: WHAT'S ON YOUR DESKTOP? any self-made artwork or what? im making a few "glory of tori" compilation graphics. anyone interested in exchanging? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 08:43:25 EDT From: FreakamI@aol.com Subject: Re: concerts I don't know about anybody else but when I went to my first (and only so far) Tori* concert, for the most part, I was up and dancing. During certain songs, I was completely still. Like Landslide and Cloud on My Tongue cause I was just in awe and I was completely dazed. But otherwise, I was standing and/or dancing the rest of the time. Adjoa~* ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 09:22:43 EDT From: "monica o'brien" Subject: purchasing Tori CDs I got Pele for two bucks on ebay. I had to pay the shipping, but in total that will still only be $5.20. They have great auctions of her CD's all the time - Choirgirl just went for $4.50. - - Mon ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 01:52:24 -0500 From: David Mobley Subject: Tori Concerts (heh) In the Tori shows I've been too, it's been a mixture of 4 things. Singing, Crying, Screaming and Standing. Most people stand up the whole damn time (that really bugs me, I hate it, I'd like to see her too, but I'm short), but that's okay, I guess. A LOT of people sing along, I'm somewhat guilty of that too, it's fun. Screaming is the most heard sound, and I went to a show once where I wished I had earplugs because the girl behind me screamed my ear off every time she "recognized a song". And then there's the crying. I don't know a single Tori show I've seen where I didn't see at least half the audience tear up at least once or twice. I find that the most amazing part, since very few artists actually sing about things that people "feel" enough to just let it all out at a show. And I guess there was a good lot of booty-shaking going on whenever she played Raspberry Swirl, but most of the time I just stand there and stare, since that's the only thing I can think of doing. It's almost like if you were a devout Catholic and you were in the presence of the Pope, or hell, even Jesus. At first I thought I looked like a moron just standing around and staring at the stage, since at most other shows, if you're not at least nodding along with the music or jumping around in some way you're "standing out" but that seems to be the normal thing at Tori shows. (I just wish everyone would sit down, and not stand up the entire time) - --- i.descend.from.grace.in.arms.of.undertow.i.will.take.my.place.in.the.great.b elow i.can.still.feel.you.even.so.far.away Bootleg page http://dmaster.stormloader.com Get paid for idle CPU time! ProcessTree Distributed Internet Processing http://www.processtree.com/?sponsor=52207 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 11:03:19 -0400 From: "Lynne Toussaint and Christina Sepp" Subject: Re: Re:purchasing Tori CDs I'm kind of amazed that a lot of people bought Venus for $20, even the day it was released. I would think most record stores would put the thing on sale because of it being a new release and all... but, hell, I got mine for $15, I believe, and NIN's The Fragile for $18. The rest, $14 or so new. Some $10. Most of my Tori stuff hasn't been gifts (out of about 45 released discs, less than five were given to me), so everything was full price. I've got a friend at the local record shop who saved me a Choirgirl promo poster, venus poster (the large one with her standing in the street) with no tape or holes in it whatsoever, three venus flats, and a venus lithograph. How much are those lithographs worth, anyway? Weren't there only 50000 made or something? peace christina - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 5:03 PM Subject: Re:purchasing Tori CDs > > I got Pink and Pele for 8 bucks...new. Venus I bought the very moment it was > out (12:01 am- there's a store nearby that will stay open until 1 am the next > day if the next day has any huge CD releases) for 20 bucks. Choirgirl and LE > I got for ten bucks each, new. Most of her singles I bought at the regular > price. But I am happy with how much I paid for her albums. :) > > Black Dove > > In a message dated 8/18/00 1:32:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org writes: > > << ok...who agrees that i got gypped: > i paid 15 for PINK (originally 18) @ Wherehouse music. > got PELE for free via BMG music. > paid 10 for CHOIRGIRL & 14 for VENUS @ used section, Wherehouse music. (all > used goods are in great condition, mind u...'cept CHOIRGIRL's booklet was a > bit worn) > was considering JUPITER EP but figured the cover songs were a little lousy & > easily DLable via Nap. > > your thoughts and purchasing stories? :) >> > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:54:09 -0700 From: Lina Correia Subject: Concerts Hello everyone! I never write to the list, I've been on it for years, love reading it, but never write. Today, I'm in a good mood, so words can flow easily. I read Jen's comments on concerts and god, I so want to be back there again. I've been to a few of them, not enough in my opinion, I don't think I could be at enough ever. I'm a fan, I don't collect everything, but enough that people who look at my CD collection say, you must really love Tori Amos. And sadly others ask, who is Tori Amos? That I can't believe, that once I was unaware of her existance, is that spelled right? I'm a teacher and I can't spell, this is atrocious, they should fire me. Anyhow, the best Tori concert I agree is when you sit up front, real close and are entranced into her world. You don't breathe until the entire thing is over, and then you're a vacuum from the experience. My favourite concerts are the small ones, the club tours. Being right in front of her is amazing, something you can't imagine until you are there. She is so real. I love that. I don't dance at her concerts, we move to Raspberry Swirl, but that's about it. Well, those are my rambles, I was compelled to write somehow. If you haven't attended one yet, do it when she returns, it's an experience, not just music. My apologies, but I hate paragraphs, Lina. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:05:19 EDT From: Mysterilady2001@cs.com Subject: ***~* 4 *~*** & My take on shows ***~* 4 *~*** 5 was sent a tad late to meet digest post, but here is 4 nice 'n early! *** As far as Tori shows, the mood differs... dead silence during Me & A Gun... full on dancing in the aisles on Raspberry Swirl. Moods are generated by her, captured and spread to thousands. We respond in kind. Tori once said: "I'm going to take you on the ride of your life" And it is. Toodles ~ MysT ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:05:19 EDT From: Mysterilady2001@cs.com Subject: ***~* 4 *~*** & My take on shows ***~* 4 *~*** 5 was sent a tad late to meet digest post, but here is 4 nice 'n early! *** As far as Tori shows, the mood differs... dead silence during Me & A Gun... full on dancing in the aisles on Raspberry Swirl. Moods are generated by her, captured and spread to thousands. We respond in kind. Tori once said: "I'm going to take you on the ride of your life" And it is. Toodles ~ MysT ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 19:44:33 EDT From: "Eric Souliere" Subject: Desktop Hey I'm going off to college with a brand new computer and I was wondering if anyone could give me a link or something to a site with Tori desktop backgrounds. Thanks a lot =) Eric ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 15:08:06 -0400 From: woj sven-woj Subject: Re: tori xmas songs also sprach JNe9027355@aol.com (JNe9027355@aol.com): >what ones has she covered, live or recorded? a live cover of "little drummer boy" was released on several radio station sponsored christmas compilations (the 1992 kroq kevin & bean christmas tape, the 1997 kroq kevin & bean christmas cd and the wnnx deck the hall ball disc). those are hard to find, but you might have better luck finding the song on the _you sleigh me_ compilation (which, according to cdnow.com, looks like will be re-released again; it was originally released in 1995, re-released in 1997 and cdnow lists an october 1st expected release date). she also covered "have yourself a merry little christmas" on the first part of the UK "spark" single. it also appeared on the 1999 kroq christmas album. woj ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:39:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Handal Subject: Re: concerts Jennifer Cypress said: > When I attended the Tori/Alanis tour, people danced > during Alanis's set because she was up there dancing > and spinning, and it just made you want to groove with > her. But with Tori, she stares at you, and you feel > compelled to stare back. It's like you and she are > trying to read each other's minds. Almost EVERYONE > who's ever been in the front probably feels that at > some time or another, that she was looking directly at > them, singing to them, PERSONALLY. I've experienced > it. I know Richard has. I couldn't believe what it > felt like. I thought, "Can she really see me, beaming > at her, sending her the most positive, loving mental > messages I can?" I really felt like she looked > directly at ME to sing some of her numbers. I know a lot of people would be surprised by how much she can see folks in the audience sometimes. And she absolutely does feed off the energy she gets from folks as Jen describes. I've heard a lot of stories. One good friend of mine was standing up near the stage at a show last year, and she said Tori would look directly at her when she sang certain lines in Silent All These Years-- the same lines my friend had mentioned to Tori as being meaningful to her in a letter she gave Tori before a show many weeks previous. My friend was pretty spooked by that. Classic Tori behavior. I don't want to talk too much about my experiences with this, but one story. Last year at the Portland show I was up front and she forgot the words to Mother. She looked at me with the most intensely pleading eyes as if to say, "Please help me with the words!" I just pressed my lips tighter together and smiled real big. I was saying: "Hey, babe--it's *your* ass hanging out the window up there, not mine." Her return look seemed to say: "Oh, crap." What can I say, I love seeing her sweat. All in good fun, of course. > Her concerts are like none I've ever experienced before. I second that. [Great post, Jen.] Be seeing you, Richard Handal, H.G. ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V5 #189 *************************************