From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V2 #117 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, June 12 2000 Volume 02 : Number 117 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Shindell Silliness [RockinRonD@aol.com] [RS] Folk Music Museum in Greenwich Village [ptpower@juno.com] [RS] A cast of thousands [Gf212121@aol.com] RE: [RS] Films from and Inspired by the music of Richard Shindell ["Clary] RE: [RS] A cast of thousands [Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl)] [RS] musical quality in stringed instruments ["Brandy Schaffels" ] [RS] St. Agnes ? ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" ] Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? [Lee Wessman ] Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? ["Norman A. Johnson" ] RE: [RS] St. Agnes ? ["Clary, John (CLRY)" ] Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? ["E Dupas" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 07:22:24 EDT From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [RS] Shindell Silliness Here's more type casting: James Woods in the main role of a pill popping Wall Street type in "Pretty Little Blue Pill." And here's another fun thread--Shindell Separated at Births, such as: Separated At Birth? Richard Shindell and CBS 60 Minutes co-anchor Steve Croft Ron ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 07:27:26 -0400 From: ptpower@juno.com Subject: [RS] Folk Music Museum in Greenwich Village Hi all! I just picked this up from another list. For those of you in the NYC area . . . <> Pat ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:39:37 EDT From: Gf212121@aol.com Subject: [RS] A cast of thousands Hello, Norman, I guess we can agree to disagree on the INS agent, but Glenn Close is perfect for 'Reunion Hill.' In addition to the bread and brandy, would she give the soldiers rabbit stew? How about Sister Maria? The older, world-wise, flinty tough Mother Superior with the heart of gold (think Rosalind Russell in 'The Trouble with Angels'), with Olympia Dukakis a possibility? Or, perhaps, a younger sister whose vitality strikes a chord with the inmates. I see Dana Delany for this version. As always, Richard leaves the character non-specific enough so that we can use our imagination to see them, but gives us enough to develop a fairly clear picture, or two, in our minds. Gene F. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:35:16 -0700 From: "Clary, John (CLRY)" Subject: RE: [RS] Films from and Inspired by the music of Richard Shindell Dangit! Now I see that I must once again return to Borders to buy the rest of Richard's collection. I only have three records worth of his songs from which to draw images. I agree that Richard's songs are full of imagery. They transport me much like reading a good book does. Not many song writers do that for me. However, I would not want to see a film version of these songs. My mental movies would be wrecked I think. Hearing all of your casting choices and geographical settings is OK -- still leaves most of it to my imagination. j a c ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:52:40 +0200 From: Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl) Subject: RE: [RS] A cast of thousands > How about Sister Maria? The older, world-wise, flinty tough > Mother Superior with the heart of gold (think Rosalind Russell in > 'The Trouble with Angels'), with Olympia Dukakis a possibility? yes!! world-wise and flinty - that's gotta be her, reminds me of the TV-mini series they made from Tales of the City. She was brilliant in that one. Which makes me think of: has anybody seen that and remembers the actor who played the evil guy who lived on top of the building and was spying on her? I forgot the character's name, I could go to the bookshelf and look it up, but I'm too lazy :-) anyway, I can picture his face in my mind, and he appears to be another perfect guy to play in "By now" Katrin who should be studying for an exam instead of thinking of movie casts to songs... but it's so much more interesting... :) ____________________________________________ "baby lets live in the moment because it feels like life is taking the moment away" Ellis Paul ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:02:26 -0700 From: "Brandy Schaffels" Subject: [RS] musical quality in stringed instruments I am behind in reading my digests, but if I wait to post until I am caught up I will never say what's on my mind on this subject. When I was in a senior in college beginning violin lessons, my instructor let me use his violin and bow one day. He said even if all I was playing was "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," it would sound better on a better instrument. So I did play "Twinkle Twinkle," (because it was all I could play...) and he was right, it was beautiful and rich and amazing, and the strings were gentle and springy, the bow light and easy to play. He said beginners should get to play the best instruments so they can appreciate how good they will sound when they finally get better. Imagine my amazement when he told me that I was using Napoleon's bow and a (maybe??) Stradivarius violin, together worth more than $40,000--a small house in some places. (He was also an accomplished performing violinist who had taken a teaching position to help round out his resume.) He lived in a tiny apartment, but he owned an amazing instrument. Brandy BTW, I agree with Sharong. While I don't play guitar, the conversation about them is still interesting. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:17:35 -0400 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: RE: [RS] A cast of thousands <> I'm thinking more along the lines of the woman who played "Large Marge" in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." You want to talk about flinty-tough, man, that girl had it all. P.S. "Tell em' 'Large Marge' sent ya!" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:08:46 -0400 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: [RS] St. Agnes ? I always thought that Sister Maria was directing a choir of inmates from the prison, but it was recently pointed out to me that she had brought her choir with her and was only performing for the prisoners. That made more sense to me, but then I re-read the lyrics and it stills seems like she could be directing an actual "inmate choir." Is this craziness? Did anyone else hear the song that way? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:37:18 -0700 From: Lee Wessman Subject: Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? >Ed wrote: I always thought that Sister Maria was directing a choir >of inmates from the prison Š Did anyone >else hear the song that way? Absolutely. She's driving an empty van to the prison, where she conducts a choir of inmates. Positively. Absolutely positively. - -lee > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:46:53 -0400 From: "Norman A. Johnson" Subject: Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? >> I always thought that Sister Maria was directing a choir of inmates from the prison, but it was recently pointed out to me that she had brought her choir with her and was only performing for the prisoners. That made more sense to me, but then I re-read the lyrics and it stills seems like she could be directing an actual "inmate choir." Is this craziness? Did anyone else hear the song that way? >> She's directing a chior from the prison (the state pen)... "car thieves and crack-dealers, mobsters and murderers". Norman ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:06:21 -0700 From: "Clary, John (CLRY)" Subject: RE: [RS] St. Agnes ? I heard it first as a choir of nuns, but upon deeper reading and listening, the narrator does say that when Sister Maria enters the common room, there is her choir, indicating to me that the choir was not on the van with her. Also, "...her soul like a prism...on all of their faces..." tells me that she is facing the inmates (the usual orientation of a choir director is to face the choir, not the audience) indicating that the inmates are the choir. I am welcome to another take on this. j a c > -----Original Message----- > From: Dupas, Edward (E.M.) [SMTP:edupas2@ford.com] > I always thought that Sister Maria was directing a choir of inmates > from the prison, but it was recently pointed out to me that she had > brought > her choir with her and was only performing for the prisoners. That made > more sense to me, but then I re-read the lyrics and it stills seems like > she > could be directing an actual "inmate choir." Is this craziness? Did > anyone > else hear the song that way? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:31:56 -0400 From: "E Dupas" Subject: Re: [RS] St. Agnes ? <> Well that is good to hear, I like it much better that way. Whatever mailing Kerry (I think it was her) sent out last week included an interview/review from some magazine and they said clearly that it was a van full of nuns on the way to a performance. I thought they had the inside track, but maybe their train of thought derailed. ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V2 #117 ***********************************