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shindell-list-digest   Thursday, September 21 2000   Volume 02 : Number 267



                               Today's Subjects:
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  Re: [RS] SOBSOB                                         [Rongrittz@aol.com]
  [RS] The Weather                                         [Gf212121@aol.com]
  [RS] Gandhi's Seven Sins          ["Clary, John (CLRY)" <CLRY@chevron.com>]
  RE: [RS] SOBSOB                 ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" <edupas2@ford.com>]
  [RS] The Weather in here is frightful                    [Gf212121@aol.com]
  Re: [RS] The Weather                   [patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>]
  Re: [RS] SOBSOB                        [patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>]
  [RS] Another Weather Report                              [Gf212121@aol.com]
  [RS] Essence of Shindell     ["Norman A. Johnson" <njohnson@ent.umass.edu>]
  [RS] 2 Tickets for Dar's Keswick Show Available!  [Graham Gudgin <gudgin@M]
  Re: [RS] Essence of Shindell                            [Rongrittz@aol.com]
  Re: [RS] Essence of Shindell           [patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>]

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 06:07:32 EDT
From: Rongrittz@aol.com
Subject: Re: [RS] SOBSOB

<< you have never heard him play Howling at the Trouble? Oh my, that's one 
 of my favorites, I was hoping to hear that one live one of these 
 days... hm... can the man be bribed? >>

I'm not sure.  Ask Gene, who's been trying to get Richard to play "The 
Weather" since, oh, Eisenhower was President.

RG

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:01:41 EDT
From: Gf212121@aol.com
Subject: [RS] The Weather

Hey you guys

Katrin and Ron G. corresponded:

<< you have never heard him play Howling at the Trouble? Oh my, that's one of my favorites, I was hoping to hear that one live one of these days... hm... can the man be bribed? >>

<< I'm not sure.  Ask Gene, who's been trying to get Richard to play "The Weather" since, oh, Eisenhower was President. >>

Judging from my experience, it would be easier to get Pavarotti to sing 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' than to get Richard to play 'The Weather.' But, I could be exaggerating.

Gene F. (who has this Pollyanna-like feeling that Richard will actually play 'The Weather' on 2/2/01 at Outpost in the Burbs, with Lucy singing harmonies. Is begging one of the seven deadly sins?)

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:26:27 -0700
From: "Clary, John (CLRY)" <CLRY@chevron.com>
Subject: [RS] Gandhi's Seven Sins

>> Gene F. (who has this Pollyanna-like feeling that Richard will actually
play 'The Weather' on 2/2/01 at Outpost in the Burbs, with Lucy singing
harmonies. Is begging one of the seven deadly sins?) <<

Wealth w/o work
Pleasure w/o conscience
Knowledge w/o character
Commerce w/o morality
Science w/o humanity
Worship w/o sacrifice
Politics w/o principal

I think Number 6 could be made to work in your favor in this instance,
possibly even 2.

j a c

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:54:37 -0400
From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" <edupas2@ford.com>
Subject: RE: [RS] SOBSOB

<<can the man be bribed?>>

Bring him one of those cigars he loves so much!  Wait until he lights up and
then use it as a lead in, "Gee Richard, THE WEATHER is awfully smoky in
here!  I'm not sure if I can WEATHER it.  I'll have to let you know WEATHER
or not later."  It's really a combination of bribery and annoyance.  I've
found Richard very easy to annoy and I have never really even tried - guess
it is just a gift of mine.  

Speaking of annoying Richard I think the list should get together and
encourage Pat to share the story he shared with me off-list yesterday, it
was quite humorous.



- -----Original Message-----
From: Rongrittz@aol.com [mailto:Rongrittz@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 6:08 AM
To: shindell-list@smoe.org
Subject: Re: [RS] SOBSOB


<< you have never heard him play Howling at the Trouble? Oh my, that's one 
 of my favorites, I was hoping to hear that one live one of these 
 days... hm... can the man be bribed? >>

I'm not sure.  Ask Gene, who's been trying to get Richard to play "The 
Weather" since, oh, Eisenhower was President.

RG

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:38:43 EDT
From: Gf212121@aol.com
Subject: [RS] The Weather in here is frightful

Hey you guys,

I think I get it now. If I want to hear 'The Weather' live, polite requests and gentle prodding aren't going to get the job done. Begging, badgering, bribery, annoyance, duplicity, and a white toga and wooden staff, THAT'S what I need. Hey, I'm just the guy to do it. Make it a king-size toga.

Hey Ron, did Dave and Tracy make you jump through all these hoops to hear 'Kate and the Ghost of Lost Love?'

Gene F.(who likes the original seven deadly sins better then Gandhi's. Nothing wrong with a little gluttony and sloth on a cool autumn weekend.)

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:23:40 -0700
From: patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [RS] The Weather

Gene wagered:

<<Judging from my experience, it would be easier to get Pavarotti to sing
'Boogie Oogie Oogie' than to get Richard to play 'The Weather.' But, I
could be exaggerating.>>

It seems to me that I recall hearing Richard tell someone at Falcon Ridge
(quite possibly Gene), "I ought to learn it since so many people request
it."

Pat


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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:28:42 -0700
From: patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [RS] SOBSOB

Ed snickered:

<<Speaking of annoying Richard I think the list should get together and
encourage Pat to share the story he shared with me off-list yesterday, it
was quite humorous.>>

With no need for encouragement, I'll share.

I called our local paper yesterday to let the entertainment editor know
that our concert series had a group cancel their appearance with us next
month due to a serious illness. Since I knew that "newish-mom" Michaela
O'Brien (Richard's publicist) had arranged for an interview with him and
Richard, I asked him if he'd mention the cancellation at the article's
end.

Well, he told me that he had lost Richard's phone number the day he was
supposed to call him, so the interview never happened. I asked him if
he'd like me to track Richard down for him so that he could do at least
*something* by tomorrow and he said, "Sure."

*Some* press is better than *no* press . . . right? (The paper's
circulation is probably between 100,000 and 200,000, so I figured it was
worth the effort.)

I called the ever-personable Michaela to see what we could do and she was
quite aghast that neither the writer called her to let her know what had
happened or that Richard (who had the writer's phone number) hadn't
attempt to connect either. Michaela said that Richard was in Montreal and
that because it was 11:00am I'd better call him quickly as it was
probably close to check-out time.

The operative word here is "probably."

The clerk, after taking a minute or two, patched me through to Richard
who answered after one ring. "Great!" I thought. His voice, however,
didn't sound as if he'd been awake long. He hadn't been . . . because I
WOKE HIM UP!!!

I never imagined that my hard work and dedication as a volunteer would
create a life-threatening situation for myself!!

He's gonna hit me . . . I just know it!! And I don't have my
thirteen-year-old daughter here to protect me!!

Pat


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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:14:59 EDT
From: Gf212121@aol.com
Subject: [RS] Another Weather Report

Hey you guys,

Shortly after waking Richard, Pat wrote:

<< It seems to me that I recall hearing Richard tell someone at Falcon Ridge 
(quite possibly Gene), "I ought to learn it since so many people request it." 
>>

Wow! That was Isabel and me. Good memory, Pat.

Actually, not many people request it. It's just Isabel and me, over and over 
again, in one of our various disguises. Most people request sure things like 
'Confession' or 'Wisteria' in deference to their innate fear of rejection. 

Gene F.

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:26:14 -0400
From: "Norman A. Johnson" <njohnson@ent.umass.edu>
Subject: [RS] Essence of Shindell

Hey, I know this sounds like a topic for some other list, but what song
would pick if you had to pick one that captures the essence of Richard's
music? What is the quintessential RS song? 

Note this doesn't necessarily mean your favorite Richard song. My favorite
song of Richard's is "Nora" but the one that captures his essence is "The
Ballard of Mary Magdalen". It's tender, has a  religious theme, is about
someone much maligned. It's also a song about someone who could not
obviously be Richard himself.

Norman

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:50:50 -0400
From: Graham Gudgin <gudgin@MailAndNews.com>
Subject: [RS] 2 Tickets for Dar's Keswick Show Available!

Just as the message subject says, I have 2 tickets available for Dar's show 
tomorrow (Friday) at the Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA. Catie Curtis 
supporting. Starts at 8pm.

They're not the greatest seats (third row from the back, to the side), but 
this is a sold-out show.

I'm asking the price on the tickets, $25 each.

If you want them, you'll have to let me know quickly, and we can make 
arrangements to pass them on.

Graham. 

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 23:06:45 EDT
From: Rongrittz@aol.com
Subject: Re: [RS] Essence of Shindell

<< What is the quintessential RS song? >>

"The Courier." 

Period.

RG

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 23:14:31 -0700
From: patrick t power <ptpower@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [RS] Essence of Shindell

Norman solicited:

<<Hey, I know this sounds like a topic for some other list, but what song
would pick if you had to pick one that captures the essence of Richard's
music? What is the quintessential RS song?>>

That's a tough one. "Nora" is right up there, in my mind. "On A Sea Of
Fleur De Lis", while a wondrous song, is one of the one-of-a-kind songs
that Richard will likely never duplicate, and because of its uniqueness
probably doesn't quite qualify as quintessential.

Hmmm . . .

I think I'd be more inclined to go with either "Reunion Hill" or "The
Next Best Western" -- the former because of its story-song style *and*
because of the cross-gender point-of-view; the latter because of (similar
to Norman's thoughts) the religious aspects which he weaves into the
ordinariness of paying a toll on the highway.

Pat


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