From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V4 #78 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, March 5 2002 Volume 04 : Number 078 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Sold Out Shows [Jennifer Coia ] [RS] Songs for movies ["Plunkett, Adam" ] [RS] movies, TV and more ["sharon g" ] [RS] Movie Songs ["bonime.com" ] [RS] Sources for I, yam (was that Asimov that wrote that?) [jim colbert <] [RS] ACL booking (likely for YH) [jim colbert ] [RS] Re: Post-CT concert debriefing [LBECKLAW@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 09:18:26 +0000 From: Jennifer Coia Subject: [RS] Sold Out Shows Jeff- I'd say go to Town Hall anyway and find a ticket. I realized a couple of years ago that someone was always selling that extra ticket..someone couldn't make it, they bought one extra just in case, etc...When Tom Waits was on tour, the tickets sold out just about immediately and they day of show my friend and I decided to go down just in case. Ended up with 4th row center, for face value. Ever since then I've been a believer that I could end up with a ticket, and haven't failed. Also theaters always hold a row or so of tickets for labels, press, etc. If they are going to be used, they will release those day of show. And they are always very good seats. Good luck...and if it doesn't work out, go to the Mercury Lounge and go see Over The Rhine and Jennie Stearns. OTR is a great band if you haven't heard them.. Jenn ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 11:31:30 -0500 From: "Plunkett, Adam" Subject: [RS] Songs for movies Hi all. I am new. First, I'd like to thank Ron who worked hard to make sure I figured out how to NOT get my posts bounce. I have been a fan of Richard Shindell for years - heard "Are You Happy Now?" on WFUV in NYC awhile back. First saw him in September of 1999 at the Boston Folk festival and have seen him play numerous times since. Most recently, Valentine's Day in Northampton MA. As for the songs in movies: "Cotton Wind, Summer Dress": By far, his best choice for a movie. The song is catchy, like Ellis Paul's "The World Ain't Slowin" Down", which was mentioned in a post. (And if his sucess is an indicator, this is a great idea. The same director put the title of his B-sides album on their latest work too). "You Again" and/or "Blue Divide": Both, I think, are overlooked. Both would fit well in a romance. "Before You Go": I just love this song. Adam PS: Does anyone know a place where I can find the lyrics to teh song "I Am"? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 18:07:46 From: "sharon g" Subject: [RS] movies, TV and more I am not sure how exactly someone gets a Song on a movie soundtrack, but i do know that the woman who is the music producer for ED was at the Lucy Kaplansky show in NJ and asked if she can explore using a song for ED. The music publishing rights have been cleared and they maybe using a song on the TV show. Dar also had a cut on that show with AFTERALL. Lucy will be appearing on the Early morning show and then there is a chance the same song about the World Trade Center events may be used in the CBS special that commorates the anniversary of the event. the person who saw her perform the song on the early show approached her to about accessing to it for the Anniversary special. so it came down to place and time and the people who saw and heard the songs.. Am i the only one at TOWN HALL tonight??? sharon - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:08:29 -0500 From: "bonime.com" Subject: [RS] Movie Songs Hi all. I'm new to the list but I have been "lurking" for awhile to get my bearings. I saw RS at Middletown this Sunday and I must say it was a transcendent experience. The sheer power of the word pictures interweaving with the haunting and complex melodies made the evening nearly religious experience. I'm no groupie, but I am so happy to have music like this to listen to that I am a devoted fan. I agree with those of you who have said that Richard should do an Austin City Limits or a PBS special to get the word out. Of course it is up to Richard. He is perhaps too precious to commercialize himself even to that extent. It is always my frustration that music has degenerated from the Beatles at al to what now passes for popular music. I sought out artists like RS to fill the void and I am happy to say that there is indeed hope. But Richard is so very special. Instead of just music, you get a full experience with image and story and provocative subject matter along with the songs. It is for this reason that I don't see his work being used in a movie. To me it is redundant - or, worse, muddying. It is as if, after looking at a room full of Matisse's, one asked which one would make a good photograph. Richard's songs transcend all of that. I know - I am a feature film producer (I won't give credits here - you'll have to check out the IMDB). I wouldn't use RS' work because I wouldn't want to adulterate it. I don't even know if Richard should do a video to promote his work - it would be too difficult to preserve the varied meanings and interpretations by marrying it with a visual. On the other hand. I would love to show the world what we all seem to know - that RS is a genius who we are privileged to know. Best, Andy ======================= Andrew Bonime andrew@bonime.com www.bonime.com www.cloudshine.com www.chudfacts.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:10:25 -0500 From: jim colbert Subject: [RS] Sources for I, yam (was that Asimov that wrote that?) Adam axed: PS: Does anyone know a place where I can find the lyrics to teh song "I Am"?I Am Two sources: 1. Ron's most excellent web site with a treasure trove of Shindell chords and guitar tips: http://members.aol.com/rongrittz/others.htm#i_am 2. Normally you could do a search through the archives at http://grassyhill.org/stax/shindell/ Except that "I" and "Am" are both two short to work in their search engine, apparently. Normally this would be a viable source too. I just remembered it as having been posted following the Cabin Concert in october and glanced through till I found it. Note that the mp3 version available for download nukes the lines about being an American. (And that he is including them when he performs the songs now, which sort of squashes the earlier train of thought that he edited them as unnecesary...) Anyway, here's the song. Lots of discussion about this in the archives too that you might want to check out. - -Jim Colbert I am a stranded traveler I am the distant home I am the family waiting I am the silent phone I am the stricken faces I am the settling dust I am the strangerms shoulder I am the ocean breeze I am, I am, I am I am the coffee vendor I am the CPA I am the fireman climbing I am his newborn son I am the churches filling I am the passing peace I am the choir singing I am the swelling hymn I am, I am, I am I am my righteous anger I am the innocent I am a willing soldier I am a pacifist I am a child of freedom I am a patriot I am a voice dissenting I am American I am, I am, I am I am New York Harbor I am the Promised Land I am the closing borders I am the Rio Grande I am the River Jordan I am the raging sea I am a world in anguish I am a refugee I am, I am, I am I am a stranded traveler I am the distant home I am the strangerms shoulder I am the ocean breeze I am, I am, I am ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:15:29 -0500 From: jim colbert Subject: [RS] ACL booking (likely for YH) How do the performers get selected for Austin City Limits? Do they actively solicit people they think fit their criteria, or do bookers/agents/whoever lobby to get their artists represented? Or is it a mix of both? Cause all in all, it's a relatively short taping season and there aren't a ton of shows done. I've noticed through the years that they often do offer a regional flavor, but seldom lean toward the ephemeral. If that makes sense. Jim Colbert somewhere near mount nittany ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:53:04 EST From: LBECKLAW@aol.com Subject: [RS] Re: Post-CT concert debriefing Hey, I kept looking for fellow RS listers at last night's concert in Ridgefield, CT, until I realized: we don't have an identifiable icon, a dress code, or even a secret handshake which would identify us to other RS listers. (Or do we, and I just don't have a clue?) So, I looked (from my excellent arial perch on the front row balcony) for people who looked Smart, Witty, Intense, and/or Tormented. Unfortunately, nearly everyone in the audience fell into one or all of these categories. And just about everyone wore black jeans, T shirts, and boots of Spanish leather. Anyway, the concert was great. I'm not so organized as to have a set list prepared, but I can say that Richard was the "opening" act last night, and he played (not in order) Iron Gate, Summer Wind, Next Best Western, AYHN, Transit, Love (Before you Go), and a few others. I thought he was at the tip top of his form, first rate in terms of appearance, ease, humor, voice, and of course music. My only disappointment, and it was deep, was that his set was much too short, IMHO. Although I didn't come to see Joan, Dave and Tracy, etc., I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed their set, especially when Joan kvelled about how great Richard was (I do believe she called "Reunion Hill" the best war song ever written!) and let him "lead" a few songs, including Reunion Hill and Sing Me Back Home, towards the very end. My favorite "Joan" moment was when she did a killer imitation of Dylan while singing "Baby Blue". My least favorite moments were when Richard was either not on stage (bathroom breaks? Phoning home?) or when he was blocked by the somewhat tall and obstrusive Dave Carter. Although, when Joan was front and center, I thought Richard was so sincerely demure and deferential (almost like just another back up guy on rhythm guitar) it was almost touching. He was kind of Charlie Watts-like in his quiet centered way. I also liked that Richard found the chutzpah deep down to plug "Courier" for a brief moment, towards the end of his set. You can tell he is not very comfortable plugging his own stuff, but I'm happy he got the gumption. All in all, a very pleasant evening in a nice venue (terrible leg room for those of us taller than 5'7" tho) with Richard at peak performance. I'm verklempt! Laura P.S. Does anyone (besides me) think it's strange when audience members giggle at parts of Transit that I'm fairly sure aren't meant to be funny? AYHN had people guffawing, btw, and so did Next Best Western, even at the non-funny parts that make me pensive. Please share...inquiring minds want to know! ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V4 #78 **********************************