From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V10 #157 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, August 23 2005 Volume 10 : Number 157 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Toronto ticket for sale! [Lisa071573@aol.com] Holmdel Show ["Tom xxxxx" ] Excerpts from Tori's Show in Frankfurt, Germany (July 28, 2005) to be broadcast on German Radio Station NDR 2 on Monday (August 22, 2005) [] Correction: Frankfurt Show took place on June 28, 2005 (of course...) [er] Houston tickets ["Karen L. Schulze" ] Boston Tickets ["Turbid Blue" ] tori @ xm studios in washington, dc [wojizzle forizzle ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:13:51 EDT From: Lisa071573@aol.com Subject: Toronto ticket for sale! I've still got one Toronto ticket I need to get rid of: Sec 101, Row H, seat 18 - $50 plus shipping (or make me an offer) I've also got one ticket for Woodinville: Sec A, row F, seat 12 - $90 (Ticketstoday price) - you'll be sitting next to me though which means you can't sing or scream :P And one extra for Phoenix: Sec 4, row 15, seat 3 - $57.30 (TM price) E-mail me if you want any of these. Lisa ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:00:55 +0000 From: "Tom xxxxx" Subject: Holmdel Show Hi there, This was the craziest Tori show I've been to, but I disagree with the folks that say it sucked or was lackluster. There were parts that weren't as good as others, but overall, I thought it was great. The theme really seemed to be breakup/heartache/disintegration with a subtheme of rain. Interesting. I wonder how the set list would've been different without the technical glitch. The Songs: Original Sinsuality: pretty standard. I love when she puts her hands on her belly/womb when she says "you must eat of this." Father Lucifer: The minute or so we got of this was great and Tori was smiling and having fun. During the technical problems she says a few funny things: "The sound guys must be weeing themselves." "This must be the Christian right trying to get me." "Don't worry. I won't leave you hanging." And something like, "I have to go offstage for five minutes, so if you have wee, go do it now. Or pass the peace pipe (cheering from the crowd)." The delay was almost exactly 25 minutes long. We began to fear the show would have to be rescheduled. But the lights went down, and Tori came back smiling and launched into an intense "Little Earthquakes." Blood Roses: This sounds so sinisterand creepy and intense on the churchy organ. The slow drawn out improv in the beginning builds the tension until she explodes into the song. Definitely the best moment of the show and possibly the best moment of any Tori show I've seen. She put her hand on her crotch for the "shaved everyplace" line. Yes, Anastasia: Tori threw herself right into this and brought a lot fire to this old gem. However, she skipped many verses and didn't do the high notes. Northern Lad: nice, but pretty standard and never a favorite of mine. Parasol: wicked good. Much better than the version in Philly and I thought that was good. Rattlesnakes: slow and languid and poignant. Then, she flips someone the bird and says "Will shut the fuck up? You're in my light." I think this was said to someone onstage. lShe then went right back into the song. Love Song: excellent. She nailed the piano. This version was longer than others I've heard. Purple Rain: another hightlight of the night. Tori was really into it, and grabbed the mike for the "I know, I know, I know" part. Cars and Guitars: eh. This was probably the low point of the show for me. Tori played it well, but I was just thinking about how many other songs I'd rather hear. Cooling: So beautiful! Glad to hear this again, even though the drunkards in front of me chose this moment to get up for more beer. Jamaica Inn: This was pretty similar to Wednesday, but I had to pee and can't say much more about it. Taxi Ride: Another song on the Rhodes. Slower and more heartfelt than other versions I've heard. Clearly annunciated the "killer from the honey bee" line. BeeKeeper: This was good, but it lacked the demonic intensity of Wednesday. Encore 1: China: beautiful, but never a favorite of mine. Here. in My Head: Oh. My. God. I never thought I'd get to hear this. It was slower and she didn't sream out the end, but that made it more tender and wistful. This was my second favorite moment of the night. A privilege to hear. Encore 2: 1,000 Oceans: This sounds great with the verses on the organ and chorus on piano. Very nicely played. Sweet the Sting: piano only and very different. She starts with an improv about girls taking control and I thought it sounded like she was going to play Carole King's "It's Too Late." This is sultry and saucy. At one point, Tori ran her right arm up her leg and abdomen, cupped a breast, and continued to run her hand up her neck and head. Super sexy! Overall, I was very pleased with this odd show. It was less consistently good than Jones Beach, but the highs were higher than most other Tori shows I've seen. Cheers, Tom M. "Can you Mr. Bush light the sage" - --- Tori Amos, "Indian Summer" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:28:00 +0200 From: ericwithac@t-online.de Subject: Excerpts from Tori's Show in Frankfurt, Germany (July 28, 2005) to be broadcast on German Radio Station NDR 2 on Monday (August 22, 2005) Hi everybody, the German radio station NDR2 will broadcast excerpts (9 songs, including the Piano Bar part and the encores) from Tori's July 28 show in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tori's 42nd birthday next Monday: http://www1.ndr2.de/pages_std_lib/0,3325,OID1686864,00.html The program that will contain the excerpts from Tori's show starts after the news at 21:00 German time (CET = GMT+1 = "U.S. Eastern Time"+6 = "U.S. Pacific Time"+9). NDR2 appears to be available via an Internet Live-Stream: http://www1.ndr2.de/pages_special_lib/0,,SPM7454_CONndr2,00.html Cheers, Eric (with a 'c') ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:36:06 +0200 From: ericwithac@t-online.de Subject: Correction: Frankfurt Show took place on June 28, 2005 (of course...) Hello again, I just realized that I used the wrong date for the Frankfurt show in my message from a few minutes ago. It was on June 28, 2005, and not in July, of course... Sorry about that... I hope you will all eventually find a way to listen to the NDR2 broadcast. Cheers, Eric (with a 'c') ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:37:05 -0500 From: "Karen L. Schulze" Subject: Houston tickets Hi everyone, I still have 2 tickets left for the Houston show, in the center orchestra section on the floor, row P. Sorry to seem desperate but my friends and I have had some financial setbacks and we really need to recuperate the money. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6555032438 Karen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:57:47 -0400 From: "Turbid Blue" Subject: Boston Tickets Hey everyone. So I STILL have 2 extra tickets for Tori's Boston show on 8/21 at the Bank of America Pavillion (TOMORROW!). E-mail me if interested!! I really don't want these tickets to go to waste. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:17:20 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: tori @ xm studios in washington, dc found this on atforumz . there isn't anything on their website (that i could find anyway) but no reason to doubt it's not for real! WANNA SEE TORI LIVE AT THE XM STUDIOS IN WASHINGTON, DC? You're invited to be part of the audience for a special taping with Tori Amos this Wednesday afternoon, August 24, at XM's Washington, DC broadcast studios! Tori will participate in this recording session as part of XM's Artist Confidential Series, which are intimate programs of talk and music with legendary recording artists like Don Henley, Brian Wilson, Phil Collins, and Bonnie Raitt! The seating for this very special program is extremely limited and approximately 30 people will be chosen on a "first-come, first-served" basis determined by when their email is received at XM. If you're 100% confident that you can join Tori in Washington, DC on Wednesday afternoon, please send an email to live@xmradio.com, and be sure to include in the body of the email your full name, contact information (in case the session is cancelled or is postponed) and the name of a single guest if you wish to bring someone. Your subject line must read "Tori Amos" or it will not be considered for this offer. Everyone will get an auto-response to let you know that XM received your email. If you are selected to attend, you will receive a second email with the exact time and further instructions. Please check back with XM's website to learn when Tori's Artist Confidential session will air on XM. (If you don't have one already, you can purchase an XM radio -- so you can hear Tori's performance and her music on many of their 68 commercial-free music channels -- at your local Best Buy, Circuit City or Wal Mart). ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V10 #157 **************************************