From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V3 #160 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 Tuesday, May 15 2001 Volume 03 : Number 160 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] RE: Airing Dirty Linen ["Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" ] [RS] sitting richard [Lee Wessman ] [RS] help, opinions ["Greg Z" ] [RS] Go with door number three ["Norman A. Johnson" ] Re: [RS] sitting richard [ja clary ] Re: [RS] sitting richard [Jeff Gilson ] RE: [RS] help, opinions [Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 11:28:10 -0400 From: "Dupas, Edward (E.M.)" Subject: [RS] RE: Airing Dirty Linen <> Oh, I know. It is just that Dar surprises me a lot of the time. For all I know her and George Jr. go way back. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 09:58:20 -0700 From: Lee Wessman Subject: [RS] sitting richard I was surprised to see Richard sit for the Berkeley performance. He's a high-energy performer, and it's more difficult to generate energy - -- not to mention a vocal performance -- when sitting. I always figure that if you're tired, you're better off not sitting, because that will just make it even more difficult to perform. Dolores, who drove up to Berkeley after seeing him in San Diego (and who lurks out there even at this moment) reports that Richard did about four fewer songs in Berkeley than he did in San Diego. Maybe that's more evidence of fatigue. Traveling up from Argentina, then to the West Coast from the East, would make it hard to stand. I wonder how sustainable this schedule is, and how that will affect his career. On the other hand, maybe he sat because the new CFox, which arrived about an hour before the show, wasn't equipped for a strap yet. Mr. Clary, did you notice if it had a strap peg by the neck? I couldn't see it, and we were about four feet away. Anyway, one nice thing about the sitting performance was that he was able to concentrate more on finessing the guitar than when standing. He was playing beautifully, even laying his ear down on the guitar at times, the way a lot of us do when we're playing in the privacy of our homes. Combine that with the wisecracks he was swapping with his mom, and it felt like a very intimate evening. - -lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 21:12:53 -0400 (EDT) From: "Greg Z" Subject: [RS] help, opinions I'll be attending the rmmga east coast wing ding this weekend. There are so many attendees, only 1 song per person this year at the open mic. I have my choices narrowed to 3: 1. Next Best Western 2. Abuelita 3. Cold Missouri Waters Flat out, I might have some difficulties with Cold Missouri Waters. I love Next Best Western, but Abuelita is such a powerful story. Opinions, anybody? If you had the opportunity to showcase a RS song, which of these would you choose? Greg Z Worcester, Mass. - --- "I'll put this cloud behind me, that's how the Man designed me I'm no stranger to the rain"... Keith Whitley _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 21:19:14 -0400 From: "Norman A. Johnson" Subject: [RS] Go with door number three Greg wrote: >I'll be attending the rmmga east coast wing ding this weekend. There are so many attendees, only 1 song per person this year at the open mic. I have my choices narrowed to 3: 1. Next Best Western 2. Abuelita 3. Cold Missouri Waters << #3. Even though Richard didn't write it, I think of Cold Missouri Waters as one of THE classic Shindell songs. And I can't think of a more powerful story. Norman ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 22:39:27 EDT From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] help, opinions << Flat out, I might have some difficulties with Cold Missouri Waters. I love Next Best Western, but Abuelita is such a powerful story. Opinions, anybody? If you had the opportunity to showcase a RS song, which of these would you choose? >> "Next Best Western" in a heartbeat. "Cold Missouri Waters," for one thing, isn't Richard's song, and it really needs the set-up about the story to make it work best. "Abuelita" has really never worked for me on guitar for some reason. Besides, "Next Best Western" is in DADGAD, the world's best guitar tuning. RG ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 22:38:53 -0400 From: "Norman A. Johnson" Subject: [RS] Cold Missouri Ron wrote: >> "Cold Missouri Waters," for one thing, isn't Richard's song, and it really needs the set-up about the story to make it work best. << I disagree. Not about that it isn't Richard's song (which it is, even though James K. wrote it). I disagree that it needs the setup. I first heard this song back in October 1998, which BTW was the first time I had seen a full Richard show. Previously I had seen him open for Dar. Anyway, Richard (with Dar backing) played CMW and it blew me away. I didn't know the story then... but I read the book between that show and the Cry3 show New Year's Day 1999. Of course, after reading the book I appreciate it even more but I didn't need the set up. Norman ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 20:30:12 -0700 From: ja clary Subject: Re: [RS] sitting richard Lee asked: >> On the other hand, maybe he sat because the new CFox, which arrived about an hour before the show, wasn't equipped for a strap yet. Mr. Clary, did you notice if it had a strap peg by the neck? I couldn't see it, and we were about four feet away. << I couldn't tell. Mr. Greitzer, does Richard ever tie his strap to the peg head? >> He was playing beautifully, even laying his ear down on the guitar at times, the way a lot of us do when we're playing in the privacy of our homes. << The women who spoke to me about laying his head down on the side all said they thought this was "rather cute fatigue" and I rolled my eyes, remembering all the times I have done this. The vibration is so pure this way. But now it occurres to me that this is the first time since last July in Santa Cruz that he's had a CFox without a blender in the side. Those knobs, sliders and LEDs are not cozy enough for snuggling. >> Combine that with the wisecracks he was swapping with his mom, and it felt like a very intimate evening. << A truly great moment...when she piped up that it was not fair of him to tell us that she thought Kenworth was about a household appliance. I bet no one told her he's told us that before, eh? LOL. - -- john andrew clary "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." ~Hunter S. Thompson ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 23:31:44 -0400 From: Jeff Gilson Subject: Re: [RS] sitting richard john clary wrote: >I couldn't tell. Mr. Greitzer, does Richard ever tie his strap to the >peg head? You know, if I wasn't fairly sure you were talking about guitars, I'd start to think you were being kinky. jeff. - -- Defied I'm tongue tied when I try to explain how I feel so foreign all blushed with emotion and rough terminology laced up with language o lest you forget me --Susan McKeown - -- writing by osmosis http://www.onefreeradical.com/osmosis/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:08:55 +0200 From: Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl) Subject: RE: [RS] help, opinions Definitely Abuelita, it's such a "Richard song". I love by CMW and it has that "Richard song quality", but it still isn't his, so I wouldn't play that one if I wanted to showcase a RS song. How about You Stay Here, have you thought about that one? Abuelita is a great choice though. Have fun! Katrin > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org > [mailto:owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Greg Z > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:13 AM > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: [RS] help, opinions > > > I'll be attending the rmmga east coast wing ding this weekend. > There are so > many attendees, only 1 song per person this year at the open mic. > I have my > choices narrowed to 3: > 1. Next Best Western > 2. Abuelita > 3. Cold Missouri Waters > > Flat out, I might have some difficulties with Cold Missouri > Waters. I love > Next Best Western, but Abuelita is such a powerful story. Opinions, > anybody? If you had the opportunity to showcase a RS song, which > of these > would you choose? > > Greg Z > Worcester, Mass. > > --- > "I'll put this cloud behind me, that's how the Man designed me > I'm no stranger to the rain"... Keith Whitley > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V3 #160 ***********************************