From: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org (trailer-park-digest) To: trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Subject: trailer-park-digest V2 #203 Reply-To: trailer-park@smoe.org Sender: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trailer-park-digest Thursday, October 28 1999 Volume 02 : Number 203 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton [Justin R-Jones ] RE: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton [jbromley@enterprise.net] re: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton [JimboUK999@aol.com] shepherds bush [dana wagner ] Re: shepherds bush [McManamania ] RE: shepherds bush [Tamsin Lucas ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:15:13 +0100 From: Justin R-Jones Subject: RE: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton The Jokes not new. Beth said it in Bristol on Sunday ! - -----Original Message----- From: Nick Grundy [SMTP:nick@thehornets.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:43 AM To: Trailer-Park@smoe.org Subject: Re: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton At 12:50 AM 10/27/99 +0100, you wrote: > >I've just got back from seeing Beth at Northampton with Nick Grundy from >this list. We were lucky enough to have front row seats, and I left him at >the Stage Door, where he was going to wait for Beth to come out and >hopefully sign his 'IWINSTS@ single - I hope you saw her Nick. I did indeed, and got a signature and a peck on the cheek - awwwwww. >Someone's Daughter (With a snippet of 'Norwegian Wood') *That's* what it was - right at the end, yes? I meant to ask - how did it go again? Anyway, briefly, low-key it may have been, but I was *seriously* impressed. I hadn't seen her live before, and wasn't sure what to expect, chiefly from the vocal point of view - some singers really struggle live to reproduce the sound or range they get on record, and I wasn't sure how Beth would hold up live. Unbelievable Truth are a good example - when I saw them in London (I think you were there too, weren't you Neil?), the singer did 'Almost Here' as an encore, and, although it sounded good throughout, you could tell he was struggling to sustain some of the notes, and his voice cracked right at the end, prompting a (rather amusing) forehead slap. This wasn't the case with Ms. Orton. The best word I can find to describe her vocals is probably "effortless", with an honourable mention to "incredible". She just seemed to hit every note on the nose without even looking like she was trying, and the range was pretty unbelievable too; singing both parts of "Dolphins" (ok, she didn't actually sound like Terry Callier, but I'm sure you know what I mean) was no mean feat. I was going to say that it blew me away, but on reflection, it wasn't really that sort of gig. It was more engaging than that and, while it was perhaps less startling, it did make the music a lot more approachable somehow. I'm not sure it being low-key was all bad; I certainly found it quite a different experience to the one I was expecting. Having heard the penguin joke she told on the US tour (on the list - thanks, whoever that was!), I couldn't see quite how it would fit in with the songs. In the event, Beth had this sort of endearingly awkward stage manner which just seemed to work with the music. The Northampton Joke is probably a good example: "What did one leg say to the other leg? Between you and me, it stinks." She then said "Actually, I don't know what that means, someone just told it to me." and "Sorry - I didn't want to spoil the mood..." Kind of apologetic, but it just worked, even immediately after Someone's daughter and before Central reservation. (Interesting version of CR, incidentally - kind of really stripped down. Although that may just be because I've been listening to the remixes too much!) The New Song was good, too. Right. I'm off to bed, so I won't bore you all with my late-night babblings any longer. Anyone going to the Friday Shepherd's bush gig? Nick. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 21:08:00 +0100 From: jbromley@enterprise.net Subject: RE: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton I thought the one about the "well 'ard" Polo Mint was better, did she only tell this one at the Sheffield gig...? > The Jokes not new. > Beth said it in Bristol on Sunday ! > > > "What did one leg say to the other leg? > Between you and me, it stinks." > > She then said "Actually, I don't know what that means, someone just > told it to me." and "Sorry - I didn't want to spoil the mood..." > Kind of apologetic, but it just worked, even immediately after \ / | Jeremy R. Bromley - jbromley@enterprise.net \/ | Corrado G60 1991 C60 VW \ /\ / | Scirocco Storm 1.9l 1984 A259UYV \/ \/ | Land Rover Series III 1974 Motorsport | Seat Aro(u)sa 1.0 1999 (Girlfriend's) - -------------------------------------------------- http://homepages.enterprise.net/jbromley ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:59:15 EDT From: JimboUK999@aol.com Subject: re: (Beth) Gig on 26th Oct at Northampton Hi Guys, I thought i would comment on Beth's show at Southampton as no-one seems to have done so. As other people have mentioned it was very low key, sit down shows always tend to be so. Anyway, Beth seemed very nervous (as usual) but gave a great performance, including 4 encores. It seemed as though she wanted to do more. I wish she sung Feel to Believe. But the new song "Thinking about tommorrow" was great. "Dolphins" too, I haven't heard that yet. I hope everyone has a great time at Shepards Bush. Take Care, james Website: http://members.aol.com/jimharbutt/welcome.htm Hotmail: Jewelfanatique ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:43:51 -0500 From: dana wagner Subject: shepherds bush man, i WISH i could go to the show at shepherds bush friday! beth concert on my birthday... that'd rock. ahh well. i went to a few concerts there when i was studying in london last year and it's an awesome venue. not to mention that it's soooo easy to meet the performers afterwards because of that big sign that says STAGE DOOR on the side of the building. if you're going, definitely wait around afterwards because it's VERY likely she'll come out there. to those that are going, report back on the setlist and everything! i wanna know what i'm missing... has anyone been recording, or is planning on recording, any of these shows? if so, let me know cause i'd love to get copies of some of these shows. thanks. :) dana - -- Dana Wagner University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2000 http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dwagner "The journey is never what we plan for; it's what happens in between the lines." -Mary Morris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:56:56 -0700 From: McManamania Subject: Re: shepherds bush Could someone with a ticket tell me when the whole sh-bang kicks off. Ta, S.P.P.P. dana wagner wrote: > > man, i WISH i could go to the show at shepherds bush friday! beth concert > on my birthday... that'd rock. ahh well. i went to a few concerts there > when i was studying in london last year and it's an awesome venue. not to > mention that it's soooo easy to meet the performers afterwards because of > that big sign that says STAGE DOOR on the side of the building. if you're > going, definitely wait around afterwards because it's VERY likely she'll > come out there. > > to those that are going, report back on the setlist and everything! i wanna > know what i'm missing... > > has anyone been recording, or is planning on recording, any of these shows? > if so, let me know cause i'd love to get copies of some of these shows. > thanks. :) > > dana > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:03:33 +0100 From: Tamsin Lucas Subject: RE: shepherds bush it says 7.30 but I'd have thought it'll be later - -----Original Message----- From: McManamania [mailto:etlprwe@etlxdmx.ericsson.se] Sent: 28 October 1999 16:57 To: trailer-park@smoe.org Subject: Re: shepherds bush Could someone with a ticket tell me when the whole sh-bang kicks off. Ta, S.P.P.P. dana wagner wrote: > > man, i WISH i could go to the show at shepherds bush friday! beth concert > on my birthday... that'd rock. ahh well. i went to a few concerts there > when i was studying in london last year and it's an awesome venue. not to > mention that it's soooo easy to meet the performers afterwards because of > that big sign that says STAGE DOOR on the side of the building. if you're > going, definitely wait around afterwards because it's VERY likely she'll > come out there. > > to those that are going, report back on the setlist and everything! i wanna > know what i'm missing... > > has anyone been recording, or is planning on recording, any of these shows? > if so, let me know cause i'd love to get copies of some of these shows. > thanks. :) > > dana > ------------------------------ End of trailer-park-digest V2 #203 **********************************