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precious-things-digest Wednesday, September 3 2003 Volume 08 : Number 204
Today's Subjects:
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Tori Amos concert ["Cyndi S. Crawford" <cyndi.crawford@juno.com>]
Re: Tori Naked?? ["erinita@excite.com" <erinita@excite.com>]
kinston free press concert review [ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.org>]
Tori Naked?!?! [VioletLilith@aol.com]
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Re: Tori=A0Naked?!?!?= ["Ali E." <dralimd@mail.com>]
Re: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach! [Brian K Tanaka <btanaka]
Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach! [ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj]
Amanda's Defense about Tori Naked [ToriVolta@aol.com]
Re: Tori Naked?!?! ["Cyndi S. Crawford" <cyndi.crawford@juno.com>]
Re: Images and Insights [ToriVolta@aol.com]
Re: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach! ["Cyndi S. Crawford" <cy]
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 02:56:03 -0400
From: "Cyndi S. Crawford" <cyndi.crawford@juno.com>
Subject: Tori Amos concert
*whew!* okay, as I write this, it is almost 1AM, and I just got back from
seeing the wonderful, beautiful, incomparable.. Tori Amos at Chastain
Park in Atlanta.
what a night.. what a DAY!
my friend Joe and I met at the Waffle House by the interstate, and I
hopped into his car and we stopped to eat Chinese food before going all
the way to the venue. we picked our way through, since Chastain Park is
practically its own town. :P so.. we parked.. and when we opened the
door, we heard none other than Tori doing sound check.
we ran to the closed gate and peered in.. and we could see her! she was
wearing a pale white shirt and some bright RED pants.. that was quite
fun.. so we sat around, and chatted with other fans (even tho we knew
there'd be no meet and greet), and I had my little bag of presents from
Joe and myself to her (for her birthday as well as her daughter's).. and
a lot of the time, I was sitting and hoping that I could get it to her
(and I still am).
finally at 6PM, we were allowed in. the ticket lady searched my bag (and
didn't think to pat ME down as I snuck in a camera.. tee hee.. I'm SO
bad.) of gifts for Tori and was like "you better not be sneakin' in no
cameras." I was like "I'm not. *stifles a snicker*"
rofl.. so we sat there.. and Ben Folds came out to a damn-near empty
venue since people were milling about, skipping the show, and getting
merchandise and food, but he rocked. his stuff was very very good.. and
he said a lot of good things about Tori especially at the end.. and I
really enjoyed how he made the audience participate in the songs by
singing along to his stuff.. humming along to be his backing vocals, etc.
it was fun. :D
so finally.. intermission. we sat through that. it was bloody HUMID. and
then the sun finally started to go down and cool off.. *whew!* only then
did Joe and I quit sweating like pigs.. so, at this point, the best way
for me to describe the show is to go by the setlist as seen below. :)
Wampum Prayer
this was pretty standard.. but we were getting very excited
because this meant we were just that much closer to seeing Tori tromp out
onstage and kick some ass. :D
a sorta fairytale
pretty standard too, but Joe and I both commented on her snazzy
outfit.. it was like her clothes she was wearing earlier, red and
yellow.. but long and draping and very flowy. we thought it was very
pretty. those colors work on her quite well.
Little Earthquakes
when this started, Joe and I traded excited and happy looks..
this was one of the songs we heard her playing in sound check. :D
Sweet Sangria
.. and so was this one.. so we were kinda looking at each other
and grinning.. but not really INTO it. I don't think we truly got sucked
into the concert until after Cornflake Girl.
Cornflake Girl
this one ruled.. it got people up and moving, for sure.
Bells For Her
it took me a second to figure this one out.. but once I did, I
was a HAPPY fan. VERY happy. :) she seemed to be pulling out some serious
gems for me today.
Siren
as soon as we heard this, Joe grabbed my hand and said "this is
SIREN!" so I'm like "what?... wait a minute.." and when I recognized it,
I was just as giddy as Joe was about it.. it was a great song to play.
perfect timing in the setlist, too.
Crucify
hahah! oh dear, oh dear.. I have to say that when this one came
on, I was like "oh shit. OH SHIT!" and Joe was like "what, what??" and I
just told him to watch and listen. it took him a second.. and when he
realized just what this was, I was very enthused and kept saying "SEE!?!?
it's so AWESOME!" another gem, definitely. I kept staring (or gawking,
rather) at the TV screens while they had closeups of Tori. it was
beautiful.
Wednesday
this was bouncy and fun. Joe enjoyed this one a LOT. I sat in my
seat and danced like the silly girl that I am.
(solo)
Crazy
this was beautiful.. it seemed to slow the pace down a bit for
us.. and it kind of calmed us down from that level of initial excitement
and buzzing of the show.
I'm On Fire
I SO did not recognize this one.. AT ALL.. but Joe knew what it
was.. I absolutely *LOVED* the way she ended it by breathing the last
line.. "I'm on fire.." like she did. definitely seemed kinda suggestive
like that, intentional or not. :)
Nights In White Satin
Joe and I both didn't know what this was.. but it was definitely
beautifully done.
(band returns)
Horses
another great gem for the night, mostly because Joe was so happy
to hear this.. and I always feed off of my friends' happiness, so to
speak.
Tombigbee
DEFINITELY one of the big rockers of the night for me as it's one
of my favorite bee-sides.. I was sitting in my seat, wanting to get up
and dance and so on.. it was hard to sit still.
Virginia
Joe was in heaven for this one, I must say, since it's one of his
favorites off of the album.. I thought it was great.. not one of the
favorites that I was rooting for, but definitely worthy of the listen. :)
Father Lucifer
OH yeah, this was a huge highlight of the show.. it really
knocked Joe over when Tori gave the finger during the "girls who never
gain weight" line of the song.. (and I'd been waiting for it cuz I knew
to expect it from the other reviews I've read) and when she did it, I
cheered and hollered and gave both fingers back.. it was hilarious. I
couldn't stop laughing till it was almost over.
Take To The Sky
I heard a lot of people clapping along while Tori slapped her
piano to this one.. it was a VERY good crowd mover.
I Can't See New York
the lighting, as usual, was beautiful, and the song was as
haunting and riveting as ever, however, at this point of the show, I
started to notice that Tori's outfit was.. *ahem* kind of coming undone
in the front and I wondered if she realized it. Joe noticed it too... heh
heh.. ^_^;;;
Precious Things
AHHH.... when she sang "with their nine inch nails... etc", I
swear I could hear the rest of the audience yelling along to the line. I
know I was.. and the crotch grab was the climax of the song (if not the
show itself).. and we all went berserk.
(1st Encore)
God
we couldn't recognize this right off, but when we did, we were
bouncing in our seats like crazy with ecstasy, and singing along quite
loudly. :D
Mary
I sang along to this one quite happily. I don't think Joe was as
familiar with it as I am, but nonetheless, I could see that he was having
a great time.
(2nd Encore)
Space Dog
this was another crowd-mover. some people were getting up and
dancing pretty much throughout the whole show.. and some people in front
of us kept standing up to do that.. so it was a great crowd-mover.
Doughnut Song
at this point, Joe and I knew that the show was almost over. we
both enjoyed it a LOT, especially with the band playing alongside with
Tori. it gave a very good and different perspective on the song..
Your Cloud
between this and Doughnut Song, I said out loud (pretty loudly
too) "PLEASE one more, PLEASE one more, Tori, PLEASE, ONE MORE!".. and in
my head I was thinking "play Your Cloud.. PLEAAAAAAASE.." so.. when she
played it.. I screamed. LOUD. I screamed so loud that the girls in the
row in front of us turned around and looked at me. I was THAT HAPPY to
hear the song.. and it was the PERFECT closer. I was SO close to tears
because my wish for the night had come true, and I was floored, and could
feel myself trembling from.. I guess.. the shock of it all. that has to
be one of the best feelings in the world.
all in all, it was definitely a night to remember, both for myself and
Joe. we talked about it the whole way home. I'd definitely do it all over
again.
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:17:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: "erinita@excite.com" <erinita@excite.com>
Subject: Re: Tori Naked??
In the "Images and Insights" book you will find a photo that looks very much like Tori is topless. I say "looks very much" because the photo was taken of her at the piano in front of the woods from somewhat of a distance. But if certainly looks like some breasts to me. ;)- Erin
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:32:23 -0400
From: ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.org>
Subject: kinston free press concert review
<url: http://www.kinston.com/Details.cfm?StoryID=13604 >
Tori Amos delivers pounding, soothing show
By Jason Spencer
Staff Writer
Growing up, girls typically mature faster than boys.
At 40, pianist Tori Amos proves that she has weathered more than one
emotional storm and, to critics and fans alike, is taking a more
grown-up approach to her trade.
The angst and emotional turmoil that fueled most of Amos' early career
remains. Rather than a driving force, though, they fall in as minor
building blocks in the foundation of Amos' most recent work. Chalk it
up as experience.
The singer recently told a Florida newspaper that she considers her
latest album, "Scarlet's Walk," the opening chapter of her life's
second book. Amos gave fans a glimpse of that chapter Saturday in
Raleigh, along with a plentiful number of footnotes from the past.
In the few scattered interviews she grants, Amos has not tried to hide
the things now important to her - namely, her husband and 2-year-old
daughter.
The singer's angelic voice still breaks away into soul-stirring
wailing, though now much more comfortably. Biting lyrics still have
their teeth - they just don't cut as deep. Tension still underlies most
songs, but relief is much more apparent.
"A Sorta Fairytale," the No. 2 track off of "Scarlet's Walk," opened
Saturday's show. Fan favorites "In the Springtime of his Voodoo" and
"God" highlighted the early part of her Raleigh performance. So did the
sweltering humidity.
"God, it is so good to be back here in North Carolina. I love it hot!"
Amos, a North Carolina native, told the crowd after her first three
songs. That was the only time she spoke to the audience.
To some, though, the silhouette of the scarlet beauty's slender,
writhing body between a classical and electric piano spoke volumes.
Impressively, she often faced the audience, playing the classical piano
with her left hand, an electric piano with her right. Occasionally, in
a quick pause from playing, Amos would issue a dramatic sharp turn to
stare out into the audience.
Or through it. The fiery princess might have built her pedestal too
high. The further Tori delved into her extensive catalog of music, the
more apparent was the missing "edge" a younger, more frazzled version
of the singer produced.
While earlier songs seemed lacking, most of the tunes from the latest
album sounded better than their studio counterparts. Eclectic lyrics
from songs like "Crazy" - "He said, First let's unzip your religion
down' " - prove that she's still got it. "It" is just a little
different.
The old anger seems to be fading, but the pain isn't. Amos' slender
fingers delicately washed over the piano keys during "White Horses,"
making each note sound like a tear falling.
More than two hours into the show, the old Tori peeked through. She
playfully rolled her tongue during "Cornflake Girl," and seductively
rubbed her hands down her trim stomach during "pancake."
Flirting with the crowd stopped - albeit abruptly - for Amos to deliver
a captivating performance of the 9/11-inspired "I Can't See New York."
Awesome drums followed to introduce a knockout rendition of "Precious
Things," which contains one of several hints to the singer's past
relationship with Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor.
Amos began running her hands up her legs when she delivered the
pulse-pounding hit from her 1992 album "Little Earthquakes." She seemed
to be just getting started when she ran off the stage, frolicking and
flapping her hands like a little girl.
Tori returned for two encores, leading off with a great performance of
"Caught a Light Sneeze" - the source of another Nine Inch Nails
reference - "Black Dove" and "Amber Waves," a song about a reformed
porn star.
The singer wore a black mesh shawl over blue jeans and a black tank
top, and complemented the outfit with fluorescent green stiletto
heels.
Amos played an even mix of songs from all of her albums Saturday.
Regrettably, though, that meant omitting many of the tunes from "Little
Earthquakes," which is considered by many to be the artist's best
work.
For better or for worse, "Scarlet's Walk" seems like it will produce
more radio hits than any other in Amos' pantheon of albums.
Is it still rock 'n' roll? Maybe. But to the mob of 20ish women holding
each other's hands, Tori still speaks directly to each one.
Song topics include rape, molestation and coping with a miscarriage.
Now, though, Amos deals with her past with a pen and a bit of humor,
she said in past interviews.
For his part, North Carolina native Ben Folds, who opened Saturday's
show, seemed to have a blast. Folds began his set with a cover of
George Michael's "Careless Whisper" to a handful of chuckles. During
the song, he carefully paused to point out the "best part."
The young singer and former Chapel Hill performer didn't hesitate to
mention all the nearby places he's lived, including Winston-Salem and
Greensboro. He passionately told a story of working at a Hardee's
drive-through, and occasionally being allowed to drive the company's
delivery truck to its Rocky Mount headquarters.
Ben Folds named his high school nemesis. He told a story about someone
on acid who climbed a tree and became a born-again Christian. His
playful, philosophic musings focused on angry, middle-class white guys.
He directed an audience sing-along from on top of a piano.
Ben Folds' performance was much more fun. But then again, boys don't
mature as fast as girls.
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:01:09 EDT
From: VioletLilith@aol.com
Subject: Tori Naked?!?!
In a message dated 09/01/2003 11:41:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ToriVolta@aol.com writes:
> I KNOW that
> she would never degrade herself enough to pose nude, and I know now that she
>
> wouldn't lower herself to eliminate these low class solicitations.
actually, no one "knows" what tori would do except tori.....
also, most photos that claim to be nude celebrities are quite obviously fake,
so why worry.....
finally, posing nude is not "degrading". the human body is art, and your
comment is offensive. i happen to be an artist's model and i pose nude quite
often, and i don't feel like i am "lowering" myself at all.....
thanks,
~jennifer~
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Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:21:19 +0800
From: "Ali E." <dralimd@mail.com>
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re: Tori=A0Naked?!?!?=
It's probably the pictures from the Australian magazine People. It's not the same magazine as our People; it's more like a cheap version of Playboy. They have a celebrity section where they showcase accidental nudity.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: ToriVolta@aol.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 04:06:15 EDT
To: precious-things@smoe.org
Subject: Tori Naked?!?!
>
> Umm... I'm not really sure how to explain how I found this site in the first
> place, but there is a site that boasts pictures of her naked. I was
> immediately appalled, and I'm wondering if there is a way to get it off of the web.
> Either by petition or making Tori's people aware of this fuckin' nonsense.
> Anyway, if you have advice-- share it.
>
> Peace Out,
> Amanda
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:18:18 -0700
From: Brian K Tanaka <btanaka@well.com>
Subject: Re: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach!
> The Lottapianos Tour wraps up this Thursday at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre
> in West Palm Beach, FL. This show will be filmed LIVE, so for all of you
> that have tickets, make sure to show up at 7PM to catch Ben Folds and for
> the filming! Tickets are still on sale for the show, so if you haven't yet,
> get yours now!
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!
This just isn't right. I'm all for having one of the shows filmed, but
not the LAST SHOW. It's wrong! Am I the only one who thinks that the
last show of TEN MONTH TOUR should be a special event for Tori and the
people that go to the shows, not a filmed appearance? Am I insane to
fear that this will have a negative impact on the setlist and maybe the
performance as well?
OK. Must stay calm... NO! Must wail and gnash teeth! No! Calm! No!
Wail! No! Calm! No! Gnash!
- --
- - Brian Tanaka
- - LiveLists: http://livelists.dyndns.org
- - Thunder Wishes, Fire Thought: http://www.well.com/~btanaka/tori
"think of me as a librarian from a different dimension" -- Tori Amos
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:25:11 -0400
From: ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.org>
Subject: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach!
- ----- Forwarded message from Tori Amos <toriamos-text@rtn121.epicrecordsemail.com> -----
From: Tori Amos <toriamos-text@rtn121.epicrecordsemail.com>
To: woj@smoe.org
Subject: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach!
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:35:16 -0400
TORI FANS,
The Lottapianos Tour wraps up this Thursday at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL. This show will be filmed LIVE, so for all of you that have tickets, make sure to show up at 7PM to catch Ben Folds and for the filming! Tickets are still on sale for the show, so if you haven't yet, get yours now!
Meanwhile, Tori has been checking in with toriamos.com from the tour.
Get photos & journal entries http://www.toriamos.com/tourdiary
Get more on Tori:
http://www.toriamos.com
- ----- End forwarded message -----
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:30:56 EDT
From: ToriVolta@aol.com
Subject: Amanda's Defense about Tori Naked
Jennifer said:
>>actually, no one "knows" what tori would do except tori.....<<
You're exactly right. And I didn't mean to "talk" for Tori, or assume her
reactions.
>>also, most photos that claim to be nude celebrities are quite obviously
fake,
so why worry.....<<
I am absolutely positive that these pictures are fake, as I said before. And
I'm not worried anymore, due to some nice and informational responses from
other Toriphiles.
>>finally, posing nude is not "degrading". the human body is art, and your
comment is offensive. i happen to be an artist's model and i pose nude quite
often, and i don't feel like i am "lowering" myself at all.....<<
Again, I apologize for generalizing my opinion. Sometimes I forget that I'm
e-mailing thousands of people with thousands of interests. Please accept my
apology. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. And yes I agree that human bodies
are a work of art. That's not what I meant when I said that she wouldn't
degrade herself. I congratulate and admire the fact that you are an artist's
model, because I haven't learned to accept my body that much yet. I, ofcourse did
not imply that Jennifer was lowering herself. I should learn to be more
exact next time. All I was saying, is that those pictures on that website were
crude. I luckily didn't see Tori's because you had to pay $20 to do so.
So, am I forgiven Jennifer? I am truly sorry for offending you.
As for all the people that responded about my Grandfather, I thank you for
your words and thoughts. You are all very kind and special in my book.
Peace Out,
Amanda
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:42:26 -0400
From: "Cyndi S. Crawford" <cyndi.crawford@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Tori Naked?!?!
>finally, posing nude is not "degrading". the human body is art, and your
comment is offensive. i happen to be an artist's model and i pose nude
quite often, and i don't feel like i am "lowering" myself at all.....<
yes, the human body is a very beautiful work of art.. and Tori
posing--tastefully--nude would be something I'd expect of her.. but the
sites that boast nude celebs are usually doing so for more pornographic
reasons. *THAT* is not art-- not in my book at least. it's just a means
to get people off. and there's nothing *truly* wrong with that, (to each
their own) but it's still not artsy and tasteful like I imagine your nude
modeling actually IS.
Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford
"I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in
cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a
sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:51:21 EDT
From: ToriVolta@aol.com
Subject: Re: Images and Insights
Erin said:
>>In the "Images and Insights" book you will find a photo that looks very
much like Tori is topless. I say "looks very much" because the photo was taken of
her at the piano in front of the woods from somewhat of a distance. But if
certainly looks like some breasts to me. ;)- Erin<<
I've seen those pictures, as well. And yes, I totally think she's topless.
Possibly more, but you can't tell because of the piano. I really
loooovvvveeeedddd those 3 (?) photos because it is ART. The website that boasted the
naked pictures of Tori wasn't. It was trashy as all get out. Thanks for sharing.
Peace Out,
Amanda
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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:24:41 -0400
From: "Cyndi S. Crawford" <cyndi.crawford@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Get Taped Live With TORI In West Palm Beach!
>Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!<
oh but Brian, think of it this way--everybody will get to
experience the last day of the tour and react emotionally like the
audience did! and I really doubt that the setlist would be tinkered with,
I really do. :P
>OK. Must stay calm... NO! Must wail and gnash teeth!<
er, can't you calmly gnash your teeth and wail? :-\
Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford
"I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in
cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a
sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos
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