From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V7 #273 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 Saturday, November 16 2002 Volume 07 : Number 273 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: falling in love again/Laura Mars Thing ["cdrv" ] Re: howie day [Cyndi S Crawford ] New Jersey "Star Ledger" review ["'dances with virgos'" ] las vegas mercury review [guapo stick ] riverside reviews [guapo stick ] meets and greets [Sliverain@aol.com] Seattle Tickets For Sale ["Tony Fernandes" ] Tori Review on the Onion's AV Page ["erinita@excite.com" ] two extra camden tickets [BlackSwan2@aol.com] Fairfax Pictures? ["Megan Harris" ] Howie Day/Fairfax Show mp3's? ["Megan Harris" ] Re: Fairfax Pictures? [ANMJenna@aol.com] meet n greets [VioletLilith@aol.com] hartford courant interview [dances with virgos ] Come see Tori with me!!! ["Tony Fernandes" ] Re: Fairfax Pictures? ["conny g" ] Re: Re: Fairfax Pictures? ["Megan Harris" ] Re: Fairfax Pictures? [ALaro22912@aol.com] 3 individual tix for Providence show for sale [Abbe J Cohen ] ticket for Seattle available ["K. Fischer" ] camden reports? [Brian K Tanaka ] Re: TORI SCARLET QUOTE NEEDED. [Brian K Tanaka ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 03:31:43 -0300 From: "cdrv" Subject: Re: falling in love again/Laura Mars Thing Hi all! All I know, as It was said before, is that THE EYES OF LAURA MARS is a late 70s movie with F. Dunaway in it. The main track is sang by Barbra Streisand. It is called PRISONER. It was actually a left over from the recording sessions of her album SONGBIRD that was situated as the main track of the movie. I think in the movie Laura Mars is a fashion Photographer that can see murders that are about to happen in the lent her of camera while taking pictures. Like if she has some psiquic powers. The Art Cover of the Lp is cool ( IN MY WAYYY POOR OPINION), you can see a portion of it, in www.bjsmusic.com looking in the section of Barbras albums. Also, in the line of GOLD DUST: AND SOMEWHERE ALFIE CRIES.She mentions ALFIE Alfies is also a track sang by Streisand. I think that this song was the main track from a movie were the main character was named Alfie, but I do not know for sure. You can hear the track on Barbras album TIMELESS - Live in concert. I was surprised by all the Streisand connections :) Hope it was useful! :) See Ya :) Daniel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Captain Scarlet" To: "Precious Things" Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:15 PM Subject: falling in love again > > Was just telling my flatmate that yes, i do now totally love Scarlet's Walk > (it wasn't Love At First Sight, but then slow fires always do burn longer). > Gold Dust happened to be playing, and I said I really loved it, despite the > fact it had a hint of Barbra Striesand about it that I couldn't quite pin > down. And now I've just looked up Laura Mars on the web to see what's so > special about her eyes, and it turns out there's a bloomin Striesand song > about her (Glory-from-Buffy moment: "Did everybody else *know* that it was a > Striesand song?"). Almost as weird as my Father Lucifer Easter-Egg-Dyeing > coincidence a few years ago, that one. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 03:19:23 -0500 From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: howie day >Oh wow. Sounds pretty cool now that you put it that way. Didn't know it was possible to do all that on stage.< neither did I until I saw Tori in Atlanta (I STILL can't get over that. *GRIN!*) and watched him. he kept stomping and reaching down to the floor to punch buttons, etc.. I started to catch on by the third song (my faaaavorite of the set, quite honestly.. anybody who's a Howie fan who saw the Atlanta show know which one that one's called??).. Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford http://www.platinumcomplication.com/cyndi/ -- http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/368/ciara_blaze.html -- http://learntothink0.tripod.com/learntothinkagain/ -- http://www.geocities.com/keyyooo/ -- http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=kittitude Tori Amos' response when asked to describe herself in five words: "I. Do. Not. Describe. Myself." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:15:21 -0500 From: "'dances with virgos'" Subject: New Jersey "Star Ledger" review thanks to kathleen for sending this article in! For Tori Amos, an ambitious 'Walk' Sunday, November 10, 2002 "Scarlet's Walk" Tori Amos (Epic)*** No one can fault Tori Amos for lacking ambition. On last year's "Strange Little Girls," the ivory-tickling songstress explored rock gender roles with versions of vintage tunes by the Beatles, Slayer, Neil Young and others from a female viewpoint. Amos' new album, "Scarlet's Walk" offers more strange little girls, along with aging porn stars, Latino firebrands, rambling cowboys, Messiahs and an assortment of self-destructive characters. Her aim is to conquer no less a topic than America itself, framed within the tale of a female protagonist on a coast-to-coast sojourn. There's even a map of Scarlet's travels inside the CD book and a limited edition bonus CD-Rom with additional backstory. Described by Amos as a "sonic novel," the album is dense with subplots about Sept. 11, Native American folklore, homophobia, radical politics and romantic disillusionment. It's a "Mason & Dixon"-scale project that may exhaust listeners with its barrage of themes, metaphors and oblique wordplay. Plus, if Amos is going to capture the national essence in song, there should be dynamic changes in musical scenery rather than her single-flavored ethereal style. That said, "Scarlet" does feature some of Amos' loveliest compositions to date. "I Can't See New York" offers a haunting vision of the terrorist attacks, capturing the day's unreal quality in a way that has eluded more traditional-minded songwriters. Lush and other-worldly but catchy nevertheless, the first single "A Sorta Fairytale" may just supplant Vanessa Carlton on the pop charts. "Wednesday" rocks and roils like an alien showtune while "Don't Make Me Go to Vegas" is boosted with chewy bass lines and a much needed infusion of funk. For all the tunes that get the pretty-spooky formula right -- "Carbon," "Mr. Jesus," -- there are aimless cuts that may lull listeners into a nap -- "In Your Cloud," "Crazy." As a storyteller, Amos never follows a straight narrative path, veering off into Faulkner-esque realms of tangled language. Heads are bound to be scratched with lines like, "Behind crystalline irises loons can dive, where the world bleeds white" or "If the rain has to separate from itself, does it say 'Pick out your cloud.'"Even if "Scarlet's" trek is dotted with dead air and pretentious poetry, Amos should be commended for mounting a concept album that challenges record buyers with big ideas rather than feeding them easy slogans to croon in traffic. - -- Lisa Rose ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:19:59 -0500 From: guapo stick Subject: las vegas mercury review Tori Amos Scarlet's Walk 4 of 5 stars The sparkling piano that guides Tori Amos' voice through "Amber Waves," the first song on Scarlet's Walk, is less an introduction to an 18-song story, and more an invitation to three distinct groups of people: those who have trekked on Amos' windy road of a career for the past decade, those who have strayed from the route and those unfamiliar with it. For the devoted, Scarlet's Walk--Amos' seventh album, also her Epic Records debut--is yet another example of artistic ambition from one of modern music's most complex and imaginative figures. For the fairweather, the album is a sonic return-to-form, her stripped-down, piano-accentuated sound replacing the more layered and electronic experimentations of her last three efforts. And for the uninitiated, it's a proper introduction, one that highlights Amos' attempts to find an audience beyond her cultish following. Scarlet's Walk is Amos' most sonically focused work since 1994's Under the Pink. Using the narrative of Scarlet, a woman paving a divergent path across America, Amos explores the American experience--past, present and future--with equal parts self-reflection and universal perspective. In Scarlet's travels--each song is a different destination--we see this wanderlust vagabond searching for transcendence ("Amber Waves"), falling in and out of love ("A Sorta Fairytale," the current single), confronting her past ("Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"), witnessing tragedy ("I Can't See New York"), demanding historical accountability ("Virginia") and, ultimately, coming to terms with herself ("Gold Dust"). Amos speaks in her usual metaphorical language, but instead of using it for pointed confession or mythical ambiguity, she attempts to represent an entire country looking for its soul, or even just peace of mind. The challenge in trying to communicate such social, geographical and emotional vastness is you risk losing yourself--just as Scarlet has. There's a tonal consistency that keeps Scarlet's journey from dead-ending, but as the melodies remain grounded and thoughts become compounded, the view from the window appears blurred. It's almost as if the narrative drive and transitory contemplation don't allow Scarlet to stop to smell the roses along the way; each story feels like a chapter, well-written and intricately woven, but less resonant outside the story's greater context. Scarlet's Walk is likely to elude less dedicated travelers, but anyone who ever got lost in a good yarn only to find himself by the story's conclusion will revel in its endless discoveries. --Mike Prevatt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:23:29 -0500 From: guapo stick Subject: riverside reviews SHOW OF MASS APPEAL By DAN AQUILANTE PHOTO Tori Amos rocked the crowd at Riverside Church. November 15, 2002 -- TORI Amos, the daughter of a Methodist minister, showed her altar ego with a concert in the very uptown Riverside Church Thursday. If there ever was a performance aimed at pleasing the fans, this was it. The setting was as spectacular as you'd expect, made better by trippy lighting that highlighted the Gothic architecture of towering stone. Yet it was that carved rock that murdered Amos' voice for most of the show. The sound was extremely bouncy in the cavernous church. When the sound guy cranked the volume, Amos' vocals had no definition. She was totally on-key - you just didn't know what she was saying. But the full house, mostly female, could have recited every word to every song, from her "Little Earthquakes" album from long ago to last week's release, "Scarlet's Walk." Amos' old classics "Cornflake Girl" and "Crucify" got the biggest rise out of the house - but it was hard to tell who was having a good time just by looking up and down the pews. Tori's music doesn't compel you to shimmy shimmy shake, but considering the powerful cheers of adoration from the fans, it was weird that the stone saints that flanked the altar jiggled more than the crowd. As the concert progressed, Amos' vocals became easier to hear, but no sound engineer could fix the bad habit she's developed - sucking air at the mike. At the end of every phrase, you could hear an audible gasp. This Darth Vader-style not only hurt the music, it became very annoying, especially from a singer as practiced as Amos. Tori has been much more entertaining when she's played less hallowed ground like the Beacon, where she's always been able to shake the rafters. This time the rafters may have been too high to reach. A Divine Service of Hits Tori Amos' canon comes to Riverside Church By Glenn Gamboa STAFF WRITER November 15, 2002 Tori Amos sat beneath an illuminated crucifix, statues of saints behind her, loyal, cheering congregation in front, posing one of her most famous questions: "Why do we crucify ourselves?" For Amos, whose links to religion and spirituality run deep, performing at the Riverside Church was a special occasion, and she unveiled an unusual show of two hours and 15 minutes to match it. Though Amos is on tour to support "Scarlet's Walk," a concept album that traces a fictional trek across America after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the fiery singer pulled out songs from throughout her career. "Crucify," her first hit, was an early highlight, as Amos alternated between stark, electronic beats and her warm piano playing. In the unusual concert setting, her grand piano replaced the altar, the drum set standing where the lectern would be. "To be in a church with you - wow!" she said, taking in her surroundings. "I must give this a moment." Spirituality has been a long-running theme in Amos' songs, her work serving as a complement to religion. While religions strive to take grand beliefs and apply them to individual lives, Amos struggles to take events in individual lives - the "little earthquakes" she recalled in her breakthrough album - and surround them in grandeur. With help from bassist Jon Evans and drummer Matt Chamberlain, Amos succeeds in giving her bold ideas an equally bold musical home, especially when she pushes her strong voice, as in the stridently beautiful "Cool on Your Island." Sometimes, however, her ambitions overtake the music, wearing out particular sounds or staying too long with a certain musical theme. Normally, Amos breaks up similar-sounding songs through her lively rapport with the audience. At Wednesday night's show, though, she said little, causing the end of the main set to drag a bit after she delivered a stirring version of her current single, "A Sorta Fairytale." Amos also seemed to temper her usual onstage ferocity, though hair flips and bench straddling did make appearances, along with percussive piano pounding. Her finale, "Hey Jupiter," showed how Amos can get caught between her ideas and their execution, as her potent lyrics and energetic performance get wrapped in a generic power ballad unworthy of Journey. Opener Howie Day had a similar problem. The singer-songwriter dazzles with his ability to build songs layer-by-layer in front of the audience, performing melody lines or harmony vocals one at a time and then looping them, using a technique pioneered by Joseph Arthur. However, several songs from his album "Australia" weren't interesting enough to get past the gee-whiz factor of seeing them crafted onstage. The exception is his first single, "Ghost," where Day works his layering magic on a gorgeous melody. Amos and Day need to hone more songs to match their ambitious reach and live up to their potential. Copyright (c) 2002, Newsday, Inc. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:25:08 EST From: Sliverain@aol.com Subject: meets and greets hi all. i was wondering for those of you who have been this tour, how are the meets and greets going? what time do you suggest i get there? is she still doing the m&g after the shows as well? jen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:33:14 -0800 From: "Tony Fernandes" Subject: Seattle Tickets For Sale I'm selling 2 tickets to the Key Arena on December 10 on eBay. These were the ones I bought during the presale. They are on the floor level, 20 rows back, dead center. AKA Section AA, Row 20, Seats 1 and 2. There are some other tickets on eBay that are "closer" to the stage, but all of them are way off to one side. My reserve is $60. I have an awesome feedback rating. I'm just hoping to get what I paid, which was $88. Any questions just ASK!!! Tony http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=801895330 Tony What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:44:58 -0500 (EST) From: "erinita@excite.com" Subject: Tori Review on the Onion's AV Page There is a Scarlet's Walk review on the Onion's AV page: http://www.theonionavclub.com/ Tori Amos Scarlet's Walk (Buy It!) (Epic) Tori Amos is one of America's most polarizing artists, with each album predictably regarded as a love-it-or-hate-it proposition sure to thrill every fan and aggravate every hater. But she's made good and bad records just like anyone else: For proof, listen to her sublime From The Choirgirl Hotel and her horrid covers album Strange Little Girls back to back. Amos' well-documented idiosyncrasies tend to be reflected in teeth-gnashingly twee flights of fancy just as often as they produce bracing catharsis, making her catalog both rewarding and punishing when taken as a whole. Come to think of it, that just about sums up Scarlet's Walk, her epic follow-up to Strange Little Girls. A characteristically oblique concept album about finding the soul of America in its open roads, the disc marks a vast leap beyond its more gimmicky predecessor. From the pretty ballad "Your Cloud" to the irresistibly poppy single "A Sorta Fairytale," Scarlet's Walk moves through some remarkable terrain. But amid all the elegantly sweeping, minor-key arrangements are the usual aggravating moments, most notably at the end of songs like "Mrs. Jesus" (yeech) and "Wednesday," which each close with a breathless solo a cappella vocal for dramatic effect. The result tends to highlight lines that don't serve her well: Try not to groan when Amos stops the music on "Wednesday" long enough to wheeze, "Lost in a place called America." But on Scarlet's Walk, her audacity is just as often admirable, and the album represents a considerable step up for fans and foes alike. -- Stephen Thompson ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:47:08 -0500 From: dances with virgos Subject: billboard riverside review Tori Amos / Nov. 13, 2002 / New York (Riverside Church) photo A gothic cathedral is hardly a common setting for a concert, but nonetheless, last night (Nov. 13), New York's massive nondenominational Riverside Church housed one of the more unique concerts of Tori Amos' ongoing tour in support of her latest album, "Scarlet's Walk" (Epic). Perhaps it was fitting, as Amos is the rebellious daughter of a minister and has openly questioned organized religion and a higher power in the lyrics of her songs. It's for those reasons that the irony of such songs as "Crucify" and "Mrs. Jesus" was not lost on either the performer or her fawning audience. Following a bland solo set by opener Howie Day, Amos began her show singing a capella from offstage -- in this case, the church's enormous altar -- the lines of the new album's "Wampum Song." Strolling out in front of a large cross that is the centerpiece of the edifice, Amos was greeted by a standing ovation from the fans lining the pews, and launched her piano and organ into another "Scarlet" track, "Pancake," accompanied only by bassist John Evans and drummer Matt Chamberlain. The set played heavily on new songs, with "Amber Waves," "Wednesday," "Strange," "Sweet Sangria," "I Can't See New York," and the title track all included in the 25-song concert. With the album in stores for just more than two weeks, only a few were met with the frantic, ecstatic cheers that older songs drew through their opening bars, but all were well received upon completion. "To be together in a church... wow!" Amos declared in her only address to the crowd during the show, some 10 songs into the set. As Chamberlain and Evans left the stage, she explained that "backstage" in the women's choir room, her amused father noted that she'd "come full circle" to perform in the church. That left her alone to perform a trio of songs at the piano: "China," "Cool on Your Island," and "Cooling." While the entire performance could be considered very good, if not excellent, it was this interlude that was undoubtedly the best sounding portion of the night, as the trio's amplified output often resulted in lost nuances -- namely the clarity of Amos' vocals -- as it ricocheted off of the stone walls and pillars, and stained glass windows. It's there and in the fanciful lighting (and its large, gleaming silver rigging) that Amos and her crew failed their environment. Instead of embracing the room's abilities to carry even the slightest sounds and magnify her often soaring voice and stupendous piano skills, the band forced an avalanche of sound at a high volume, resulting in a mix that was too often muddy despite the sound engineers' best efforts. Similarly, when simply lit, the altar of the Riverside became ablaze in transcendent splendor (with the red glow of the center cross particularly ominous during "Crucify"), with Amos as its glorious focus. More often, though, a series of robotic spotlights -- hung from an enormous rig that blocked the view of the ornate details above and behind the altar -- beamed haphazardly throughout the church, distracting from the setting, which came off especially badly when a faux stained glass pattern was projected onto the walls and crowd. A pair of encores opened with "Leather," from Amos' first solo album, 1991's "Little Earthquakes." With lines such as "I can scream as loud as your last one, but I can't claim innocence," Amos remained unafraid of tempting the fates throughout her church concert, which also included plenty of typically suggestive writhing on her piano bench, and a well-placed grab of her crotch during "Take to the Sky." Well, at least she held back from performing "God" ("God sometimes you just don't come through"). (Amos' North American tour continues in more traditional venues tomorrow (Nov. 15) at Camden, N.J.'s Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, and will last through a pair of shows March 6 and 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.) Here is Amos' Riverside Church set list: "Wampum Prayer" "Pancake" "Take to the Sky" "Mrs. Jesus" "Cornflake Girl" "Lust" "Little Amsterdam" "Sweet Sangria" "Crucify" "Wednesday" "China" "Cool on Your Island" "Cooling" "Strange" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Sugar" "Scarlet's Walk" "Bliss" "I Can't See New York" "Spring Haze" Encore one: "Leather" "Amber Waves" "Hotel" Encore two: "Tear in Your Hand" "Hey Jupiter" - -- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:54:59 EST From: BlackSwan2@aol.com Subject: two extra camden tickets hey i have two extra tickets to camden, good seats, section 100, row Y right on the right center aisle. face value $46 each. will meet the buyer at the theater and exchange that way so as to be more convenient for you. if interested, please email me with a contact number where i can reach you in the next few hours... - ---kris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:15:00 -0500 From: "Megan Harris" Subject: Fairfax Pictures? Hi, I didn't know that we were allowed to take a camera into the Patriot Center in Fairfax when Tori performed - I woulda brought mine! A lot of people were taking pictures - I'd love to see some of those pictures . . . . Thanx Meg Megan S. Harris AOL IM: Megaela Phone: (434)825-3034 Megaela@myrealbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:25:49 -0500 From: "Megan Harris" Subject: Howie Day/Fairfax Show mp3's? I thought Howie Day was pretty OK. His little rendition of the U2 cover "One" was kinda cool. He has talent, no doubt about that. I know I shouldn't say this - but I kinda wished it was another female musician... but thats just me.... I don't know if I'd buy his cd - I would if I had more money, definetly! But it isn't something that I "have" to have. I'd really like to hear the entire Fairfax show via MP3's or some downloadable music format. Can anybody tell me where I could get the whole thing? Thx! meg Thanx Meg Megan S. Harris AOL IM: Megaela Phone: (434)825-3034 Megaela@myrealbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:33:05 -0500 From: ANMJenna@aol.com Subject: Re: Fairfax Pictures? In a message dated 11/15/2002 2:15:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Megaela@myrealbox.com writes: > Hi, > I didn't know that we were allowed to take a camera into the Patriot Center in Fairfax when Tori performed - I woulda brought mine! A lot of people were taking pictures - I'd love > to see some of those pictures . . . . > > Thanx according to the big man at the meet and greet, we weren't allowed to have cameras inside... no we weren't because the woman at the door made people in front of me open their purses to check for cameras... heh, i did get some funny ASS pictures at the meet and greet tho, if you're interested in those, let me know... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:35:00 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: meet n greets <> i was at the tampa show....first show of the tour...so she was only out for about 10-15 minutes. only people right up front got to talk to her. steve told us she would not be meeting people after the show, so i did not stick around. i don;'t know if that was a "case-sensitive" situation, or if it means she won;t be meeting people after the shows for the whole tour. average time she comes out seems to me to be between 3pm-4pm, but that is really up to her. i recommend getting there very early, though. if you are in the back of the crowd your chances are slim to non of meeting her! *jennifer* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:41:57 -0500 From: dances with virgos Subject: hartford courant interview Amos Sees Americans Awakening Younger Generation Seeking Answers Since Sept. 11 November 15, 2002 By ERIC R. DANTON, Courant Rock Critic As she toured the United States last year after Sept. 11, Tori Amos was intrigued by what she found: a country on a collective journey of national self-discovery, seeking to define for themselves the notion of "America." "I would say a memory, a collective memory happened, and the result of that was that people wanted to know who this being we call America really is," Amos said recently by phone from Atlanta, on a tour that stops Saturday in Wallingford. "She was just not an object anymore to be pimped out, to be used, to be excavated. So instead of just taking, people became caretakers of her in need." Amos speaks in soft, measured tones, and it's clear she has thought deeply about what she is saying. After all, she has a different sort of connection to America than many people do. Her grandfather was Cherokee; his family escaped the Trail of Tears by fleeing into the Smoky Mountains. Hearing his stories as a child in North Carolina had a profound influence on Amos and how she views her country. "There's a side to America with quite a shadow. All countries have a shadow; we all do. But people started to see it. This idea that we're everybody's friend - well the rest of the world doesn't see us like that," Amos said. "When we're viewed as a bully, that's like a stab to the heart, because that's not what I believe in. That's not what I believe is empowering. You don't take from others to be strong. You nurture your own garden; it's enough. So to be seen as everything I disagree with, this is not the spirit of America; this is not her soul that my grandfather would talk about." It's that spirit and soul that Amos found people looking for last fall - - a sense of searching that inspired Amos to take her own spiritual journey through America on her latest album, "Scarlet's Walk." The album, her eighth, is a sort of sonic road trip tracing the path and chronicling the activities of Scarlet, an alter-ego for Amos, as she crisscrosses the nation. As it happens, Scarlet had some of the same questions of self-identity that Amos encountered among people she met on the road. "I didn't plan all of this; it just kind of happened. And as a writer, you write what you see," Amos said. "Whether you agree with it or not, you write it down. You're recording a time; you're like a sonic camera." On tour, Amos observed that her audience - young people, primarily, who are drawn to her highly personal songwriting - showed signs of a political awakening by not automatically believing everything political leaders told them. "People had questions, a lot of questions," Amos said. "This inner voice was saying, `If you have any questions, you're betraying America.' And it's like, wait a minute. Not so fast. Last time I checked, we were a democracy. So there was a generation that has not chosen to pick up the torch quite yet, but there are rumblings. "That's what I saw, state to state, city to farm," she continued. "It propelled my story. Scarlet had questions, too." Giving birth to her first child in 2000 has understandably altered Amos' perspective on the notion of generational identity as well - something that comes out in the song "Gold Dust," when Scarlet contemplates parenthood. Becoming a parent, Amos said, is a watershed in one's personal history, marking the start of a new phase of life. Before having children, "You don't have to really be a lighthouse; you don't have to pass the torch; you don't quite have one to pass yet. It's your time, right? It's your generation's time, whatever you do with it," Amos said. After becoming a parent, "You can either hold a place for the next generation, be a night watchman, as they pick up the torch, or not. But your job is to hold a space for them to do it, and I have to believe in them, because many of them come to my shows. I'm seeing a grass-roots kind of spark." She is also taken with the way certain groups of people deal with societal change. "Through the ages, as you know, some generations have risen, like they did in 1968, and made a decision - they would not be marginalized by the government. They stopped a war. They shifted history," she said. "Other generations stand back and get handed history and weep and say, `Where are we? Where were we? We were here.'" The task facing the generation that makes up Amos' fan base, she said, is to define what it is going to be. "It really serves those who aren't going to be so affected by the world in 20 years that this generation stays marginalized. They don't want to happen what happened in 1968," she said. "This generation can network better than any generation, but the question is, what will they network about?" Tori Amos plays the careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $38.50 and $28.50. Information: 203-265-1501. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:53:12 -0800 From: "Tony Fernandes" Subject: Come see Tori with me!!! Welcome to the Precious Things online concert connection! If you are getting this email then you may be the lucky person who gets the following: The company of me...yes that's right, Tony Fernandes...to the Seattle and Portland concerts on December 10th and 11th. Wonderful transportation in a 2001 Nissan Maxima with leather interior and an awesome stereo system to listen to Tori to, from, and in between concerts. Great seats at both concerts. Seattle: Section AA, row 9, seats 3 and 4 (floor level, 9 rows back, almost dead center). Portland: Section D, row 4, seats 9 and 10 (off to the right a little, but only 4 rows from the stage). All is required from you is to split expenses (gas, lodging, tickets) and be free from annoying habits like biting your toenails or reciting lines from Battlefield Earth. Seriously, though. I'm 31 years old, non drinker/smoker, HUGE Tori fan, 8-year verteran police officer (read: trustworthy), with a dorky sense of humor. Females are encouraged to apply! (why would I want to cry my eyes out at the concert in front of another guy?) No romantic relations are implied or required! I live in Walla Walla. My general plans would be to leave for Seattle the day of the concert, then leave the next day for Portland. I'm not sure how I'd even arrange transportation if this whole thing actually worked, but we'd figure it out. I'm pretty easy going. If your even the slightest bit interested, just email me!! Tony What's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:35:10 +0100 From: "conny g" Subject: Re: Fairfax Pictures? i really want to know..how someone can make photos, after the concert...because...when they check you....from nose to feet, how can you have your camara after the show?? ahhhh..i hate to explain something with my BAD BAD BAD english ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Real friends have to be understanding of eachother, and their faults." - Tori Amos _________________________________________________________________ MSN - More useful every day http://www.msn.de ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:46:56 -0500 From: "Megan Harris" Subject: Re: Re: Fairfax Pictures? I wouldn't mind seeing them! Sure! Yeah the lady checked my bag too - when I handed my ticket to the ticket collecter, the purse-lady leaned over, unbuttoned my purse and looked in and I never said she could. I dunno - I might feel totally different if I had something private in there (like medical paraphanalia, etc.) but on the whole I really don't care... I had nothing to hide - but it does make me curious - Esp. when LOTS of other ppl. manage to sneak in with cameras. A girl down from me had a HUGE really nice camera that she in no way could have had in her shirt or pants.... It didn't bother me, I just don't how she did it!! :) I'm prob. just not very adept at being able to sneak stuff in! :) ~meg - -----Original Message----- From: ANMJenna@aol.com To: Megaela@myrealbox.com, precious-things@smoe.org Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:33:05 -0500 Subject: Re: Fairfax Pictures? heh, i did get some funny ASS pictures at the meet and greet tho, if you're interested in those, let me know... Megan S. Harris AOL IM: Megaela Phone: (434)825-3034 Megaela@myrealbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:08:07 EST From: ALaro22912@aol.com Subject: Re: Fairfax Pictures? i took a camera in and got a roll af pictures... lemme know if you wanna see them.. they are from 15th row center anne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:15:28 -0500 (EST) From: Abbe J Cohen Subject: 3 individual tix for Providence show for sale I'm a dork, and now I have *3* individual Providence RI tickets for sale for this Sunday's show (because I couldn't pass up a pair of pit seats that tickets.com released... someone needs to write "poor impulse control" on my forehead.) 1) section FRONT ORCH LFT, row H, seat 13. Total cost $46.00 (what tickets.com charged me) This is 6 rows from stage, but it's the leftmost seat in this row in the leftmost section. 2) section ORCH L, row DD, seat 1. total cost $48.55 (what ticketmaster charged me) this is 27 rows from stage, in the left section on the aisle where the left section meets the center left section. ***NEW!**** 3) section FRONT ORCH RIGHT, row F, seat 8. Total cost $46.00 (from tickets.com). 4 rows from the stage, middle of the right section. note that row counts are slightly misleading given that there is in fact a pit in front of the "front" fixed row C. I'll meet you at the venue to deliver any of them, since the show's so soon. (or I can meet you at Wallingford the day before, I'll be there, too.) - --Abbe ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:38:02 -0300 From: "cdrv" Subject: TORI SCARLET QUOTE NEEDED. Hi Guys! Can anyone send me the Quote that was on the back of the SCARLET 6- TRACK Sampler. The one that has a line that goes something like " Is a story about..... and a girl on a plane that will never made to New York", I want to have it. If anyone can mail it to me, I will appreciate it :) See Ya :) Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:29:49 -0800 (PST) From: "K. Fischer" Subject: ticket for Seattle available Due to unexpected circumstances I am selling my ticket for the Seattle, WA Tori show. The seat is in the 6th row on the left side of the stage. I bought this ticket because I know that you can get a better view of the stage if you are in the seats that are just above the floor so no one's head is in your way, and I picked the left side so I could see Tori playing the piano. Here are the exact details: KEYARENA, Seattle Tuesday, Dec 10 2002 7:30PM Seat Location (SECTION 128, ROW 6, SEAT 25) Total Charge $44.80 I am only asking for the same amount I paid for it, since I do not wish to make a profit. If you want to you can look at my feedback log on ebay to make sure I'm trustworthy, I understand the importance of being cautious. Please email if you are interested. Thank you, Alex F. fischera@u.washington.edu "fishies" on ebay ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:57:38 -0800 From: Brian K Tanaka Subject: camden reports? I'm reading the Camden NJ setlist on The Dent and it's hurting my brain! I'm having serious setlist envy. Secret time was Doughnut Song, Gold Dust, and River!?!? Ack! Your Cloud tour debut!?!? Ack! And the encores! Black Swan *with* the band followed by Black-Dove (January). And closing the night with Putting the Damage On and Tear... Ack ack ack! Anyone on this list have an eyewitness report to share? (Pardon me if someone has already; In my excitement I'm jumping ahead of mail I'm behind on (but none of which matched likely search strings subject-wise)). - -- - - Brian Tanaka - - - contact info (im etc.): http://www.well.com/~btanaka/info - - tori web site: http://www.well.com/~btanaka/tori - - random tori quote: http://btanaka.freeshell.org/toriquotes ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:25:52 -0800 From: Brian K Tanaka Subject: Re: TORI SCARLET QUOTE NEEDED. On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 08:38:02PM -0300, cdrv boldly wrote: > > Hi Guys! > Can anyone send me the Quote that was on the back of the > SCARLET 6- TRACK Sampler. The one that has a line that goes something like " > Is a story about..... and a girl on a plane that will never made to New > York", I want to have it. > If anyone can mail it to me, I will appreciate it :) > See Ya :) > Daniel I'm sending this to the whole list in case anyone else wants it too. This is exactly as it appears on the sampler including line break placement. The CD's about America -- It's a story that's also a journey, that begins in L.A. and crosses the country, slowly heading east. America's in there, and specific places and things, Naive American history and pornography and a girl on a plane who'll never get to New York, and Oliver Stone and Andrew Jackson and madness and a lot more. Not to mention a girl called Scarlet who may be the land and may be a person and may be a trail of blood. - -- - - Brian Tanaka - - - contact info (im etc.): http://www.well.com/~btanaka/info ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V7 #273 *************************************