From: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org (the-landing-digest) To: the-landing-digest@smoe.org Subject: the-landing-digest V2 #73 Reply-To: the-landing@smoe.org Sender: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk the-landing-digest Saturday, April 10 1999 Volume 02 : Number 073 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Ghost town... [jbrandt ] Andrew Bird [jbrandt ] RE: Ghost town... ["Kunkel, Robert G" ] Re: Ghost town... [Dragoon716@aol.com] Re: Andrew Bird ["Ryan Sargent" ] Re: Andrew Bird [ProfPlum97@aol.com] the bowl of fire musical act and some gypsy stuff. ["Ryan Sargent" Subject: Ghost town... You're right no one posts here anymore. I wonder where everyone is...Hmm, maybe they're gone like the swing craze... What's the deal with this whole "coollist" thing? As I recall, everyone signed up to be on it and it never came...so Matt started Listbot...and that was cool but it had too much volume....so I set up this list because some folks (like me) wanted a digest...and I tried to make it a community and do cool stuff but I guess no one cares (*sniffle*)... I'm serious, what's wrong with everyone? I tink SNZ is the greatest fucking band to come around in the last 5 years and i want to talk about them every day to everyone I know, and I figured that if we had a mailing list that people would talk about them, or SNZ-related things (cuz there are so MANY related things) but it seems that everyone is just too good to talk to us now. Kudos to Ryan, Ari, Matt F., Matt M. and everyone else that posts regularly. I guess you guys know what it's all about. if there's someone who can shed some light on this whole thing, please tell me what's going on. If I am in a war, i'd like to know... Jess READ THE SHRUBBERY! http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com *Humor, music, movies, lit, and more!* New Every Month. We Promise. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:55:44 -0400 From: jbrandt Subject: Andrew Bird In the spirit of posting more, I am going to post all about the Andrew Bird show I saw last friday. Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill NC, 4/2/99 We got there right on the dot at 10:30, which is when they told us the show would start, and sho 'nuff it they were already playing. ("they" being a band called "The Sideways Jazz band" or sideways somethingorother. I don't know. I am not allowed to drink at the Cradle, so beforehand i drank enough Schlitz's to make anyone forgetful.) Imagine my excitement when i looked up and saw Jim sitting on this box on stage, just jammin' along with the band. They were really cool-- They had a young keyboardist who looked pleased as punch to be playing the piano. The trumpet player was also very young (Look ryan! a new career!) and he was really good. he played a shiny-as-hell silver horn and held a hankie..didn't louis always hold a hankie? he also sang. Then there was a bass player and a cool drummer and a REALLY great trombonist named David Wright. They played all sorts of fun jazzy stuff..sort of like "play it again Sam" sort of stuff, if ya follow me. OH! and Kat made a special appearance....she sang one song. I can't remember the name...someting about heartache...she stayed to watch the rest of the performance then took off. Next up was The Countdown Quartet, which featured Wright on Trombone again and vocals, a different bass player, the same drummer, and Jim on guitar again. Jim had some SMOKIN' solos. Oh yeah, also Mr. Cecil Johnson on tenor and soprano sax. Sometimes, I swear to God, he played them BOTH at the same time. I think he told me that he got that trick from the guy in the Dirty Dozen...Roger. Anyway, this tall goofy-looking white guy, Wright, steps up to the mic, and he belts out songs as if he were Louis. I swear to god! it was weird to hear-- deep and growly, yet soothing. In between he just killed his trombone. he has some monster chops to play for an hour and a half without losing face. During that band I grabbed Andrew Bird and talked to him. I use the old line "I came all the way from cleveland" wich got me really far with everyone in NC. Anyway, i tell him how much his band kicks ass and yadda yadda...He looked funny, like a junior partner in an accountancy firm...grey suit and green tie....but he was a little dispondant and was nice for like 2 mins then after i finished my sentence he ran away like there was a 3 headed monster coming behind me. Let me tell you, tho. That man is HOT. *rowl* and for what I can tell, he is not married (no ring) and didn't have any girlies with him. no groupies, even! So the show was as good as i expected. Someone on here said before that e doesn't make eye contact with the crowd. true. but damn, he's so entertaining. Every so often he'd actually SMILE. and he plays that fiddle like a ukelele sometimes which is cool. The rest of the band is really cool too THEY look like they're having a good time on stage. he played mostly new songs...maybe 3 from Thrills. Before "Depression Passillo" he said "it's been a hard tour..." then some guy said "how hard?" and he said "the only thing worse than a bitter musician is a self-pitying one [ which made him smile]...so it's time for 'Depression'". Another funny ting he said was before "Pathetique"...."this is the song that made USA Today say we're the country's biggest party band"....that is funny when ya think of how "Pathetique" sounds :) One more thing is that before one of the songs he said "i'd like to apologize to my drummer....we like to rough-house before the show to get psyched up, and this time i went too far...so now he has a hole in his chin..." :) The drummer forgave him. hehehe They played for about uhm...oh, i have no clue. they DID come out for an encore. the handfull of people that were there brought him back out again. seriously, there were like 20 of us :( Guess there's not much of a market for fiddle music! he played that salsa song that Ryan wrote about. i was in AWE. it was incredible. the guitar player also sang in Spanish with him. way cool. Oh, Jim and Kat came back during Andrew's set. They were soooo cute. they held hands and slowdanced...the whole bit. and no one came up to them for autographs except one or two people. i stopped jim before Andrew's set and asked him some things about photos i gave him, but i didn't bother him for a signature. So tere you have it. If Andrew is coming to your town, GO!!! it's the closest thing to a Zipper event you'll have for a while :) Can't wait for the new album. there's going to be such a wide array of stuff. Oh, and i got the coolest poster, for free "cuz i came all the way here from cleveland"...it's like, hand-painted or a lithograph or something. Plus, free stickers cuz the guy working the booth was a little slow :P Now why don't we all reply to this post, or make up our own? Jess READ THE SHRUBBERY! http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com *Humor, music, movies, lit, and more!* New Every Month. We Promise. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 11:56:52 -0400 From: "Kunkel, Robert G" Subject: RE: Ghost town... I think it goes without saying that, as with any music mailing list, when the band isn't touring, list traffic invariably declines, particularly on small lists such as this one. Also, I'm sure that since not everyone came over to this list, that certain regular contributors may have been the ones to stay behind. - -Rob PS I doubt if insulting the rest of us quiet ones is going to encourage many of us to post more often... ...although it did work on me... ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: jbrandt [SMTP:jbrandt@kent.edu] > Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:16 AM > To: the-landing@smoe.org > Subject: Ghost town... > > You're right no one posts here anymore. I wonder where everyone is...Hmm, > maybe they're gone like the swing craze... > > What's the deal with this whole "coollist" thing? As I recall, everyone > signed > up to be on it and it never came...so Matt started Listbot...and that was > cool > but it had too much volume....so I set up this list because some folks > (like > me) wanted a digest...and I tried to make it a community and do cool stuff > but > I guess no one cares (*sniffle*)... > > I'm serious, what's wrong with everyone? I tink SNZ is the greatest > fucking > band to come around in the last 5 years and i want to talk about them > every > day to everyone I know, and I figured that if we had a mailing list that > people would talk about them, or SNZ-related things (cuz there are so MANY > > related things) but it seems that everyone is just too good to talk to us > now. > Kudos to Ryan, Ari, Matt F., Matt M. and everyone else that posts > regularly. I > guess you guys know what it's all about. > > if there's someone who can shed some light on this whole thing, please > tell me > what's going on. If I am in a war, i'd like to know... > > Jess > > READ THE SHRUBBERY! > http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com > *Humor, music, movies, lit, and more!* > New Every Month. We Promise. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:57:29 EDT From: Dragoon716@aol.com Subject: Re: Ghost town... Well I'd like to start off by saying why I'm on this list. I'm here mostly to overhear discussion and get involved if something piques my interest. I don't usually read up on SNZ that often, so this list is my source of SNZ related news and stuff. I post stuff when I have something to say, which is not often. I don't feel that the people on the list are too good to talk about SNZ, but more like they don't really have anything to say about them at the time. At least that's how I feel. Anyway, I had something to say, so I said it, and I'll keep quiet 'till I have something else to say. § - Drags - § ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 13:41:40 PDT From: "Ryan Sargent" Subject: Re: Andrew Bird At the show I was at (4/3 washington dc) after the show Andrew was back behind the booth selling posters himself. There was hardly any people there and when I went up to talk to him, he seemed a little distant. I also got a Bowl of Fire poster and when I asked for some stickers, andrew gave me about five. Now I have a PF cd with all the zippers autographs and a Thrills cd with all BOF autographs. It's hard to see anyone "slow" dancing to one of BOF's songs. It's not certain yet, but one of the pictures I took at the Black Cat show might be in the new Bowl Of Fire cd. She (woman at rykodisc) is sending them to the band for approval. >From: jbrandt >Reply-To: the-landing@smoe.org >To: the-landing@smoe.org >Subject: Andrew Bird >Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:55:44 -0400 > >In the spirit of posting more, I am going to post all about the Andrew Bird >show I saw last friday. > >Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill NC, 4/2/99 > >We got there right on the dot at 10:30, which is when they told us the show >would start, and sho 'nuff it they were already playing. ("they" being a band >called "The Sideways Jazz band" or sideways somethingorother. I don't know. I >am not allowed to drink at the Cradle, so beforehand i drank enough Schlitz's >to make anyone forgetful.) > >Imagine my excitement when i looked up and saw Jim sitting on this box on >stage, just jammin' along with the band. They were really cool-- They had a >young keyboardist who looked pleased as punch to be playing the piano. The >trumpet player was also very young (Look ryan! a new career!) and he was >really good. he played a shiny-as-hell silver horn and held a hankie..didn't >louis always hold a hankie? he also sang. Then there was a bass player and a >cool drummer and a REALLY great trombonist named David Wright. They played all >sorts of fun jazzy stuff..sort of like "play it again Sam" sort of stuff, if >ya follow me. >OH! and Kat made a special appearance....she sang one song. I can't remember >the name...someting about heartache...she stayed to watch the rest of the >performance then took off. > >Next up was The Countdown Quartet, which featured Wright on Trombone again and >vocals, a different bass player, the same drummer, and Jim on guitar again. >Jim had some SMOKIN' solos. Oh yeah, also Mr. Cecil Johnson on tenor and >soprano sax. Sometimes, I swear to God, he played them BOTH at the same time. >I think he told me that he got that trick from the guy in the Dirty >Dozen...Roger. Anyway, this tall goofy-looking white guy, Wright, steps up to >the mic, and he belts out songs as if he were Louis. I swear to god! it was >weird to hear-- deep and growly, yet soothing. In between he just killed his >trombone. he has some monster chops to play for an hour and a half without >losing face. > >During that band I grabbed Andrew Bird and talked to him. I use the old line >"I came all the way from cleveland" wich got me really far with everyone in >NC. Anyway, i tell him how much his band kicks ass and yadda yadda...He looked >funny, like a junior partner in an accountancy firm...grey suit and green >tie....but he was a little dispondant and was nice for like 2 mins then after >i finished my sentence he ran away like there was a 3 headed monster coming >behind me. Let me tell you, tho. That man is HOT. *rowl* and for what I can >tell, he is not married (no ring) and didn't have any girlies with him. no >groupies, even! > >So the show was as good as i expected. Someone on here said before that e >doesn't make eye contact with the crowd. true. but damn, he's so entertaining. >Every so often he'd actually SMILE. and he plays that fiddle like a ukelele >sometimes which is cool. The rest of the band is really cool too THEY look >like they're having a good time on stage. > >he played mostly new songs...maybe 3 from Thrills. Before "Depression >Passillo" he said "it's been a hard tour..." then some guy said "how hard?" >and he said "the only thing worse than a bitter musician is a self- pitying one >[ which made him smile]...so it's time for 'Depression'". Another funny ting >he said was before "Pathetique"...."this is the song that made USA Today say >we're the country's biggest party band"....that is funny when ya think of how >"Pathetique" sounds :) One more thing is that before one of the songs he said >"i'd like to apologize to my drummer....we like to rough-house before the show >to get psyched up, and this time i went too far...so now he has a hole in his >chin..." :) The drummer forgave him. hehehe > >They played for about uhm...oh, i have no clue. they DID come out for an >encore. the handfull of people that were there brought him back out again. >seriously, there were like 20 of us :( Guess there's not much of a market for >fiddle music! he played that salsa song that Ryan wrote about. i was in AWE. >it was incredible. the guitar player also sang in Spanish with him. way cool. > >Oh, Jim and Kat came back during Andrew's set. They were soooo cute. they held >hands and slowdanced...the whole bit. and no one came up to them for >autographs except one or two people. i stopped jim before Andrew's set and >asked him some things about photos i gave him, but i didn't bother him for a >signature. > >So tere you have it. If Andrew is coming to your town, GO!!! it's the closest >thing to a Zipper event you'll have for a while :) Can't wait for the new >album. there's going to be such a wide array of stuff. > >Oh, and i got the coolest poster, for free "cuz i came all the way here from >cleveland"...it's like, hand-painted or a lithograph or something. Plus, free >stickers cuz the guy working the booth was a little slow :P > >Now why don't we all reply to this post, or make up our own? > >Jess > >READ THE SHRUBBERY! >http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com >*Humor, music, movies, lit, and more!* > New Every Month. We Promise. > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 22:07:37 EDT From: ProfPlum97@aol.com Subject: Re: Andrew Bird You know, every time I read PF I think you guys mean Pink Floyd. I mean, I KNOW you mean Perennial Favorites. I'm just wired wierd. I've Known Pink Floyd longer, I guess. - -Gats ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 19:22:13 PDT From: "Ryan Sargent" Subject: the bowl of fire musical act and some gypsy stuff. To here some really good gypsy violin go to www.cdnow.com and find the artist Zoltan & His Gypsy Ensamble and the album "Gypsy music from hungary & Romania". The song "Romanian Song And Dance" sounds alot like Andrew Bird. Also, check out Jack Teagarden & his Orchestra. If there are any trumpet players on this list, what do you think of the Bach Stad???? I went in to play one today, and as alway's...used "Jungle Boogie". Oh yeah, in the PF cdrom during the Backstage part...didn't they show stacy guess warming up once. I hope the next album has a cdrom. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ End of the-landing-digest V2 #73 ********************************