From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V3 #35 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Monday, February 5 2001 Volume 03 : Number 035 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [RS] The Point ["Amanda Lipnack"] [RS] The Point [Evan Gordon ] [RS] FW: outpostintheburbs...richard and lucy ["Clary, John (CLRY)" ] RE: [RS] RE: shindell-list-digest V3 #33 ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: Re: [RS] The Point Vanessa, I am so sad I missed the show. I live in Paoli so The Point is about my only local music venue without having to go to the city. Then again, I don't go to many shows except the ones I work in Hightstown, NJ -- anyway, I digress. We had to miss it as we are getting married in 3 weeks and funds and time is VERY tight right now... But I have to agree -- he is one handsome man. My dear husband to be knows full well that his only threat in the world is Richard and he is pretty ok with it :) Amanda >First and foremost--have I ever mentioned how handsome that man is? Yeah. >OK, now on to the music. :-) >Tonight, I attended the 8:30 show at The Point in Bryn Mawr, PA. As far as >I know, there were no listers there. Shame! points menacingly> I know that there are other listers from the Philly >area. >First of all, I did not know that James Keelaghan was opening. What a >pleasant surprise! That man has a beautiful, rich voice, and his guitar >was amazing. I loved every bit of, especially CMW, of course. >Rad did not do James any favors. I won't beat that horse for too long, as >I know Rad has been discussed many times and at length, but . . . geez. >As for Richard. Like I said, I had gone too long without seeing a Richard >show. He seemed different than before--looser. Not sure if that had more >to do with a shift in attitudes or with the bottle of scotch that Point >staff had left him in his dressing room. ;-) I ran into him before the >show, he was kind and eager to chat as ever, seemed a little high-energy, >but hey, that's a good thing, right? :-) >First song, something Irish (?). Oh, shame on me, I have no idea what the >tune was, and he didn't say. Other than that, won't even try to remember >the order, but he did Arrowhead, which he's changed up a little >bit--holding out the last note of each verse, using his voice more as an >instrument, accompanying the guitar--I liked it. I asked him after the >show--he said he was playing with moving up a third and feeling his way >around the chord, vocally. It worked--I liked. Rad played accordion on >this--I actually liked that, too. When Rad is on, he's on--it's just that >. . . oh, never mind. >He did Lazy--and Rad played his pocket change! This sounded quite good in >fact--they even made a big show of getting the right amount of pocket >change, and the right mix of alloys going. He tapped his pocket as Richard >played--man, this sounded beautiful. >AYHN got no laughs from the audience. I thought that was weird. Either >this was a Richard-crowd (because there were also no big whoops and >hollers for Cry3 songs, either) or, they just had no sense of humor and >were really strange. I prefer to believe the latter. THat said, I'd just >as well that he hadn't done it, but it's a good song for bringing in new >fans. >Wisteria was positively beautiful. Had less soul to it than in previous >shows, but still gorgeous. >He did Nora! Man, I love Nora. I tend to think of it as Richard's Leonard >Cohen song, but that is in a good way. He achieves such a level of >alienated emotion and sense of loss . . . sounded remarkably like it does >on Sparrow's Point--no real surprises, but totally spellbinding. >Fishing, as it always does, made me cry. >The man performed "By Now." I didn't know whether to clap when he was >done, or to dial 911. CREEPY. I know I've heard that the song was creepy >live. I've heard the song a thousand times on the CD. But man, I did not >like being in the same room with him while he sang that song. Gave me the >CREEPS. Slower than on Sparrow's Point, more haunting, and vocals way >better--deeper, richer. Used more of that nasal quality--gave it a tone >that punched through the atmospheric darkness of the guitar. Very nice. >But creepy. >Transit--lovely as always. Some flubbed lines--who cares? >Friend of the Devil--he did this right after Arrowhead. I had a friend >with me (as well as my mom and brother) who is a big Grateful Dead fan. He >was blown away, and remarked on how RIchard really made the song his own. >I thought it was completely beautiful. >Shades of Gray--mmm, seemed a little perfunctory. But even RIchard going >through the motions is better than most of the pap you'll see out there. >The song was still awesome, even if it didn't feel like his soul was >totally in it (AYHN suffered from this, too, but can you blame him?) >Confession rocked, as per usual. >He played the blues! Sittin' On Top of the World--how did I forget to tell >him how awesome he sounded on this? And Rad did some really killer piano >solos--I mean, really good. I wish he could have maintained this level of >musicianship throughout the whole show. >THere was not a lot of banter. Some Canada jokes ("What's a Canadian dime? >A nickle.") Appreciative remarks about the scotch, and about the >creepiness of "By Now." > >This show made me realize several things: >1) I never, EVER, want to see anyone perform By Now ever >again--particularly RIchard. I'm glad I saw it once, but once is really >enough. >2) Rad should come with an instruction label that says "Use sparingly." >3) Richard is a genius, and I am _extremely_ lucky to have found his >music, and to attend his shows, because this is the kind of talent they'll >still be analyzing and dissecting long after we're all dead. >4) Richard is quite handsome. OK, so maybe that's not really a "musical" >comment. Shoot me. ;-) > >Peace, Love, and Mischief, >Vanessa > >P.S. The man looks thin! What are they (not) feeding him??? > > >"If your mirror has a monster in it, do not shout, >This kind of situation does not call for freaking out, >And do nothing that you would not want to see him do, >Cause that monster in the mirror, he just might be you." > --Grover Monster, "The Monster in The Mirror" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:37:20 -0500 (EST) From: Evan Gordon Subject: [RS] The Point I haven't posted in a while, but I guess I'm still a lister! My girlfriend and I were at the Point, but we saw the 5:00 show (had to make it back in time for the Simpsons). He was alot more awake and looser than when we saw him in Philly in September, which happened to be one of his first shows since moving down south. Don't remember the exact setlist, but he did ask for requests, and I shouted out "Tune for Nowhere", which he replied he was sure to mess that one up. The guy next to me asked about the Weather, to which Richard responsed, "What about the weather?" :-) All in all a great show, (our 5th show, we're almost officially Richard groupies/stalkers depending on your point of view). Tonight I'm playing for my girlfriend all the songs he didn't do which we like (such as the Weather, Nora) as well as some that he did play... Have fun in the snow all you PA'ers! - -Evan (who can't have fun in the snow since he is stuck @ work!) Evan A. Gordon Folksinger/Software Engineer egordon99@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~egordon99/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 07:19:10 -0800 From: "Clary, John (CLRY)" Subject: [RS] FW: outpostintheburbs...richard and lucy I'm guessing you intended this for the list =) j a c > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeannie Weldin [SMTP:frenchiew2@hotmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 1:33 PM > To: CLRY@chevron.com > Subject: outpostintheburbs...richard and lucy > > what a great show it was in Montclair, NJ last night. R and L outdid > themselves. Opening act James K. was great, too. Those of you who missed > it, > you really missed a special night...maybe next time. > > frenchiew2@hotmail.com > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:53:22 -0000 From: "Dave McKay" Subject: [RS] RE: shindell-list-digest V3 #33 > Well, now that our suggestions for tracks on the live album have been > carefully gathered, compiled, and ignored, it's time to play a > little game > that Isabel, Ron G., and I were playing Friday night at the > Outpost show - > Name the Live Album > > Ron G. Offered 'Don't Cry Cry Cry for Me Argentina' while I thought two > appropriate choices might be 'Montclair and Mamaroneck' and 'Nowhere Near > Buenos Aries.' > > I look forward to your ideas. > > Gene F. How about "Please Have A Seat"? Dave. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:18:05 -0500 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: RE: [RS] RE: shindell-list-digest V3 #33 How about "Sonora's Front Row?" Did anybody suggest "My Love's In Spain" for the live album? - -----Original Message----- From: Dave McKay [mailto:dgmckay@cwcom.net] Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:53 PM To: shindell-list@smoe.org Subject: [RS] RE: shindell-list-digest V3 #33 > Well, now that our suggestions for tracks on the live album have been > carefully gathered, compiled, and ignored, it's time to play a > little game > that Isabel, Ron G., and I were playing Friday night at the > Outpost show - > Name the Live Album > > Ron G. Offered 'Don't Cry Cry Cry for Me Argentina' while I thought two > appropriate choices might be 'Montclair and Mamaroneck' and 'Nowhere Near > Buenos Aries.' > > I look forward to your ideas. > > Gene F. How about "Please Have A Seat"? Dave. ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V3 #35 **********************************