From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V2 #130 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, June 21 2000 Volume 02 : Number 130 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] from the calendar [Sdgold60@aol.com] [RS] Learning to Fly [RockinRonD@aol.com] [RS] gone away to see Jesus.... ["Norman A. Johnson" ] Re: [RS] Learning to Fly ["Brian Williamson" ] [RS] "How are you, Harry... haven't we played this scene before" ["Norman] RE: [RS] gone away to see Jesus.... ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" > Nice to see Harry Chapin get the crdit he deserves for being such a profound influence on the latest crop of singer/songwriters. There is little doubt that Richard was greatly influenced by him, especially since he lived a couple of towns away while he was growing up. Every songer/songwriter on Long Island--and there is a huge amount of them--almost always plays aside the ghost of Harry Chapin, who did more than anyone to promote and nurture local talent here. Fly high Harry...wherever you are. Ron ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 13:50:44 -0400 From: "Norman A. Johnson" Subject: [RS] gone away to see Jesus.... I must confess I still don't get "Shades of Black, Shades of Blue". I still love listening to it, though. I gather "gone away to see Jess" is a poetic way of saying "he's dead, Jim". Or am I missing something? In the immortal words of Vinnie Barbarino, "I'm soooo confused". Norman ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:00:15 -0400 From: Elwestrand Subject: Re: [RS] gone away to see Jesus.... Yes, definitely, an ex-parrot. I think this song is very sweet and simple. Kind of a relief from some of the more difficult and/or challenging songs Richard usually spotlights. No dead convicts or firefighters! Just one dead songsmith! I think it is basically: a songwriter dies, but his beautiful legacy of songs remain. Which I imagine is what most artists hope the sum of their lives will be; a body of respected work. E - ---- On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Norman A. Johnson (njohnson@ent.umass.edu) wrote: > I must confess I still don't get "Shades of Black, Shades of Blue". I > still > love listening to it, though. > > I gather "gone away to see Jess" is a poetic way of saying "he's dead, > Jim". Or am I missing something? > > In the immortal words of Vinnie Barbarino, "I'm soooo confused". > > Norman > > > ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number - Free Free voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 17:55:41 -0400 From: "Brian Williamson" Subject: Re: [RS] Learning to Fly Amen to this! Nice to see that there are other Chapin fans on the list. Unfortunately many are too young to remember this great talent while he was alive and touring. Hard to believe that he's been gone for 20 years. brian. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:55 AM Subject: [RS] Learning to Fly > In a message dated 6/20/2000 12:41:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Norman writes: > > < only one. Harry Chapin did it... the stoned cabbie, the lonely little > midnight watchman and the similarly lonely rotund waitress. >> > > Nice to see Harry Chapin get the crdit he deserves for being such a > profound influence on the latest crop of singer/songwriters. There is little > doubt that Richard was greatly influenced by him, especially since he lived a > couple of towns away while he was growing up. Every songer/songwriter on > Long Island--and there is a huge amount of them--almost always plays aside > the ghost of Harry Chapin, who did more than anyone to promote and nurture > local talent here. Fly high Harry...wherever you are. > > Ron ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 18:07:01 -0400 From: "Norman A. Johnson" Subject: [RS] "How are you, Harry... haven't we played this scene before" RonD replying to my post said: >> Nice to see Harry Chapin get the crdit he deserves for being such a profound influence on the latest crop of singer/songwriters. There is little doubt that Richard was greatly influenced by him, especially since he lived a couple of towns away while he was growing up. Every songer/songwriter on Long Island--and there is a huge amount of them--almost always plays aside the ghost of Harry Chapin, who did more than anyone to promote and nurture local talent here. Fly high Harry...wherever you are. >> I think the ghost of Harry Chapin would also be very pleased that Clearwater in particular and environmental activism within the music community in general are still going strong. I know I've said this before but Harry Chapin's Live at the Bottom Line concert CD (actually its a two CD package) is a must buy if you are a HC fan! And Ron, while at Clearwater, I (the s- word) to Music Matters and picked up some back issues. Nice writing! Cliff Eberhart is interviewed in one. He was very pleased that Cry3 covered "Memphis" and says, "He's a good man, that Richard Shindell". Norman ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 14:36:38 -0400 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: RE: [RS] gone away to see Jesus.... <> Wow. I always thought it was "gone away to see Jesus." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:39:05 EDT From: TRNMT@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] from the calendar In a message dated 6/20/00 7:07:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Sdgold60@aol.com writes: << from the FUV schedule: thanks nancy- this is a PRE FAlcon ridge treat... >> Hey! Cool! I didn't even know about it...but i had made the suggestion for his 40th b-day! 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