From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V5 #249 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 Wednesday, November 12 2003 Volume 05 : Number 249 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Re: Turning Point show [Elizabeth ] Re: [RS] The Turning Point [Rongrittz@aol.com] [RS] Cold Missouri Waters [Deb Woodell ] Re: [RS] Mary Magdalen [patrick t power ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 04:59:04 -0800 (PST) From: Elizabeth Subject: [RS] Re: Turning Point show John wrote: > Cold Missouri Water - Richard spent a few > minutes earlier in the show > explaing that there are five different types of > requests from the audience. > #5 are songs not written by him that he never > performs, and so when someone > requested this he said it was a #5. The woman > responded that her 10 year > old son (in the audience) wanted to hear it, > and Richard said "Oh, you > played the trump card". He did a heartfelt > version of the song with only > two minor missteps. Apparently children are the key! Richard also played Cold Missouri Waters at the Ashland Coffee & Tea show last week, only because a very polite little boy asked him for it. It seemed like he really wanted to decline but just couldn't say no to the kid. Of course the rest of us grown-upsgot the benefit, too. Elizabeth, considering borrowing a child for her next RS show ===== Elizabeth ~~~ "Words are like a corridor; put enough of them in a line and who knows where they will take you." - Charles De Lint ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:59:42 EST From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] The Turning Point >> -I didn't catch the name of this next song -A cover of a Randy Newman song??? - Ron G. Can you help me on this? << LOUISIANA 1927 . . . Randy Newman What has happened down here, is the winds have changed Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain It rained real hard, and it rained for a real long time Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline The river rose all day, the river rose all night Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright The river had busted through clear down to Placker Mine Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away President Coolidge come down, in a railroad train With his little fat man with a note pad in his hand President say "little fat man, oh isn't it a shame, What the river has done to this poor farmer's land" Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, you're trying to wash us away Oh Louisiana, oh Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, oh Lord, they're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:20:15 -0800 (PST) From: Deb Woodell Subject: [RS] Cold Missouri Waters Elizabeth wrote, > Apparently children are the key! Richard also > played Cold Missouri Waters at the Ashland Coffee > & Tea show last week, only because a very polite > little boy asked him for it. - -- Maybe he wants to inspire children to pursue the noble career of firefighting. Deb ===== This I have learned: Because we can, we must try to change the world -- fully, wisely, restlessly. -- Rudy Nemser == Life is such a changing art. -- Dar Williams == __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 02:20:18 -0500 From: patrick t power Subject: Re: [RS] Mary Magdalen Janet wrote: >>Richard was referring to a show on tv last week, I think it was "Prime Time Live" where the whole hour was dedicated to the question of what Mary Magdalen was to Jesus, wife, friend, disiple (sp?). << I would suggest reading Thomas Cahill's "Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus" which studies the lives of a number of Jesus' friends/associates. There is quite a bit of speculation about Mary's roles in Jesus' life . . . one of them (if memory serves) as his bankroll. Pat ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V5 #249 ***********************************