Re: Steve 'n' Del
At 10:42 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote: Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot. From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. Not only did he receive quite a reception (one guy even yelled at Steve and the rest to bring Del out during the opening set), but I also spent much of the intermission explaining to neighbors who Steve Earle is. Now that's the way it's supposed to be. Look at what Del has done for Steve, that no one else has ever been able to get him to do Put on a suit, and cut his hair. Steve may be getting a bigger reception in some places, but I'd be willing to bet that Steve knows who the big kahuna is. I'm impressed by Steve's G Run. Del has taught him well. That Del McCoury is deserving of Sainthood if you ask me. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Steve 'n' Del
At 8:49 PM -0600 on 3/26/99, Kelly Kessler wrote: I saw the instore today, and besides enjoying it thoroughly, I came away with new respect for Del's ego. The crowd was totally into the McCourys - no problem there - but he spends a great deal of time hanging around in the back while Steve handles guitar chores and sings songs that could use IMO a little high harmony. Yeah, yeah, I know this is bringing Del's music and *bluegrass as a whole* to new audiences, blah, blah, blah, but the man's a front man, and I respect his equanimity in hanging back and letting the others have the show for a whole tour. Many others would be champing at the bit. I assumed it was because bluegrass is typically arranged for five. I have to admit, last night my favorite part of the show (aside from, as Mr. Knaus has already observed, my correcting Steve on the original alt.country) was the way Del kept edging farther into the wings with every song. He finally made his getaway. Bob
Re: Steve 'n' Del
At 12:10 AM -0500 on 3/27/99, Jeff Wall wrote: At 10:42 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote: Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot. From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. Not only did he receive quite a reception (one guy even yelled at Steve and the rest to bring Del out during the opening set), but I also spent much of the intermission explaining to neighbors who Steve Earle is. Now that's the way it's supposed to be. Look at what Del has done for Steve, that no one else has ever been able to get him to do Put on a suit, and cut his hair. Steve may be getting a bigger reception in some places, but I'd be willing to bet that Steve knows who the big kahuna is. I'm impressed by Steve's G Run. Del has taught him well. That Del McCoury is deserving of Sainthood if you ask me. He sure looks like a preacher. When he doesn't look like Steve Martin, anyway, which as Tom Mohr pointed out, is always. Last night, the best-dressed guy on stage was the roadie. Seriously. Bob
Re: Steve 'n' Del
At 10:37 AM -0600 on 3/26/99, Christopher M Knaus wrote: Earle "Bluegrass is the original alt.country" Soron "Western Swing!" I only wish I'd been willing to stand in line for an hour today to say it to him in person. It ain't *my* fault he's uneducated. Now that he's getting his bluegrass jones out of his system maybe someone like the Hag can sit down with him and straighten him out. Bob
Re: Guadalcanal Diary
In a message dated 3/26/99 3:16:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is another in the works -- that was recorded "live" at Smiths Old Bar or the Roxy or somewhere in Atlanta. Let me do some digging this weekend and see what's up. Let me clarify -- the other CD out was recorded "live" but they've got a studio album in the works. Deb
RE: Steve 'n' Del
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot. From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. That's the difference between the native state of Earl Scruggs, a locale smart enough to have an interest in bluegrass, and a cold, faraway, rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus (though they've got some great polka). Plus which, though he pretty much grew up in PA, Del is a North Carolina native, and you better believe folks there know it. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
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Chicago (was Re: Steve 'n' Del)
Jon Weisberger referred to the city as: a cold, faraway, rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus (though they've got some great polka). I think I'm going to send this to Mayor Daley and suggest this as the city's official motto. TWM np: Plastic People of the Universe -- Tom (59 degrees in the living room this a.m.) Mohr usually here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sometimes here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Clip-Wacos Saturday night
No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also. Damn reporters... Where was that clip from anyway Bill? More questions exposing my profound ignorance; besides "Wreck On The Highway", Wacos did what I'm pretty sure was another old cover titled "In Harm's Way", or something. Who wrote and made those songs big the first time around? Dan Bentele (who does know the author and performer of "Baba O'Riley", the song they closed with...g)
RE: Clip-Wacos Saturday night
here was that clip from anyway Bill? More questions exposing my profound ignorance; besides "Wreck On The Highway", Wacos did what I'm pretty sure was another old cover titled "In Harm's Way", or something. Who wrote and made those songs big the first time around? "Wreck On The Highway" comes from the Dixon Brothers (I think this was discussed here a month or two ago, but maybe it was another list; CRS strikes again), and has also been memorably recorded by both Roy Acuff and Wilma Lee Stoney Cooper; the latter had a Top 10 country hit with it in 1961. Dunno about the other one. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Playlist KOOP New American Roots Music 3/26/99
The New American Roots Music Show is heard Fridays from 9 to 10 AM on KOOP, Austin, Texas 91.7FM. It focuses on new releases and recent re-issues in country, bluegrass,folk, blues, cajun, zydeco and whatever else fits. First, thanks to Hillbilly Idol, Kate Jacobs and Dave Schramm for appearing on the show last week during SXSW. Each was great in their own particular way. Too much good stuff to fit into an hour this week. The Jimmy Murphy, Ronnie Dawson and Alejandro Escovedo are rocking my world right now, though. Any questions, contact me off list. Jim Artist/Song/Album Bill Matte/Restless Night/Zydeco, Blues Boogie (intro) Foster Lloyd/Happy For A While/Faster Llouder Bill Lloyd/Cool Gone/Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants Pinetops/So Lonesome I Could Fly/Above Ground And Vertical Ana Egge/Mile Marker/Mile Marker Cheri Knight/Down In The Night/It's Heartbreak That Sells Chris Smither/No Love Today/Drive You Home Again Corey Harris/Sweet Black Angel/Greens From The Garden Jimmy Murphy/I Get A Longing To Hear Hank Sing The Blues/Electricity Rex Allen/Out Where The West Winds Blow/Last Of The Singing Cowboys Terry Allen/Red Leg Boy/Salivation Ronnie Dawson/Chili Pepper Mama/More Bad Habits Jon Dee Graham/A Place In The Shade/Summerland Alejandro Escovedo/I Was Drunk/Bourbonitis Blues Foster Lloyd/Whoa/Version Of The Truth (outro)
RE: Steve 'n' Del
At the Birchmere, the crowd was probably tilted slightly in favor of Del n' the Boys. Washington is, after all, an old bluegrass town believe it or not. I thought Del's set was in many ways the highlight of the night and was certainly paced the smoothest. Made me go out and buy his new one, I tell ya. Steve's solo set dragged the most, IMO. It wasn't due to his politics (with which I agree, mostly, although some of my friends grumped about his speechifyin'), but rather due to the fact that he tried out a couple of new ballad-y songs. That's tough under any circumstance. Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the one that should be a festival staple. PS -- Mucho thanks to P2er Tom Herman (I hope I got this right, please correct me if I didn't) who actually *called* me up that afternoon to say that the Sleater-Kinney show was postponed. Now that's an incredible demonstration of the kind of community represented on this list. Damn. Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen. William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
RE: Steve 'n' Del
Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen. So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent) Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
RE: Steve 'n' Del
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:32:19 -0500 Jeff Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen. So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent) He was his usual gracious self. Unfortunately, he had a bad case of laryngitis that night and could barely sing. That led to some extra guitar slingin' so it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I've seen him several times and he never fails to put on anything short of an excellent, professional show. Johnny and Jack are rhythm Rocks of Gibraltar themselves. William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
Re: Steve 'n' Del
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of reception is Del getting? In Atlanta I found the crowd mostly respectful and (more importantly) into it. I don't know if this is a Southern thing (let's face it, Atlanta ain't Southern like a lot of Southern towns), but I thought the audience was held rapt by Del's voice and his friendly, aw-shucks demeanor. Tucker
Re: Steve 'n' Del
Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen. So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent) Amen...This man is a master. Can't wait for "Raisin' a Ruckus"... (I rate the songs I've heard from it "Two Scoops"!) Tucker
Re: Steve 'n' Del
Tucker Eskew writes: Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen. So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent) Amen...This man is a master. The be sure to check out the brand-spankin' new Jack Smith album, "Can't Help Myself" on the New Jersey-based Run Wild label. Kirchen produced the album and plays guitar on about 2/3 or it. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Clip-Wacos Saturday night
At 09:34 AM 3/27/1999 Dan Bentele wrote: No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also. Damn reporters... I'll take that as a compliment Dan. I was sorta thinkin' the same thing. g Well, about the jaded part anyhow. Shoot, it was the last show of the weekend. We'd *earned* jaded status. That's part of the beauty of the Wacos live, all the jaded observations about the new record (and I have it on what for me is impeccable authority, (out of courtesy I won't "out" him) the new record does indeed suck) and hipster sensibilities get their asses thoroughly kicked and swept into the joyous frenzy. Dan was so overcome in the mass hysteria he bailed on me, right after I bought him a Bud, the national beverage of St. Louis. That's mother's milk quality musta put Dan to sleep. g Where was that clip from anyway Bill? The Austin Chronicle. See http://www.auschron.com/current/music.index.html for some cool pictures, summaries, yadda yadda. Dan Bentele (who does know the author and performer of "Baba O'Riley", the song they closed with...g) Yeah, but they're overrated...g b.s. n.p. Bill Shapiro's KCUR show, reviewing the Los Lobos recent solo stuff. I'm liking the Cesar Rosas stuff I'm hearing... didn't rush out and get it as I would have after lukewarm reviews here. Anybody want to set me straight on the Cesar Rosas record? The Hounddog and Latin Playboys cuts I'm hearing are as generally uninteresting as expected. Does David Hidalgo still have his fastball? "The truth ain't always what we need, sometimes we need to hear a beautiful lie." -Bill Lloyd
Re: Clip-Wacos Saturday night
hipster Bill rapped; Dan was so overcome in the mass hysteria he bailed on me, right after I bought him a Bud, the national beverage of St. Louis. That's mother's milk quality musta put Dan to sleep. g That was part of it, but I think it was Neko Case's nearly hip-high slit skirt that had rendered me in such a weakened state. Hit with that and Lankford's sonic assault left we a weakened hipster. have your way with me Neko, have your way! dan
The F Word
Hey there, I dont care what you all think. I LIKE FREAKWATER. Saw 'em last night and they were darn good. New steel player named Eric something or other. Old songs sound better. New songs sound good. New CD in the summer. Bought a T shirt. So there. I like 'em. Hah. (folding arms across chest) Later... CK NP The Beta Band ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: Steve 'n' Del
Hey there, Mr. W. That's the difference between the native state of Earl Scruggs, a locale smart enough to have an interest in bluegrass, and a cold, faraway, rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus (though they've got some great polka). Is this the same Jon Weisberger who wrote a letter to The Reader explaining and complimenting Chicago's place in the history of country music? Just checking. g Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: boot me baby, but don't sell it
Larry Slavens wrote: Joe (I) wrote: since I insist on my right as an artist to control what happens with my art. Pretty simple concept. Simple? Yes and no. So what makes that performance good enough for those people in the venue, but not good enough for me to listen to at home? I think it is a crucial difference, one that is at the heart of this debate. When you stand up and sing a song, it is gone at the moment that it is born. However, if somebody tapes it it then becomes a different thing from an ephemeral instant in time. If you are having a sub-par night for some reason, at least the damage is over as soon as it existed, unless somebody is taping it, at which point the damage can go on forever. I think this story (which I am only remembering from an article I read years ago, and probably butchering) illustrates, at least tangentially, my point: A visitor to Picasso's studio reaches into the trashcan and retrieves a discarded piece of work and asks if he might be allowed to have it as a keepsake. Picasso says "No, no that is worth millions of dollars. If you would like to buy it, contact my agent." The visitor remonstrates "but this was trash moments ago" and Picasso says "yes but now it is a Picasso". While I am not saying live performances are trashcans, I am trying to show the difference in my mind if you merely witness my performance, good bad or ugly, and go home with the memory of it in your mind as opposed to your taking a record of the performance with you, to be replayed through time as representing my work. While it may do that, I still instist on the right to leave that performance in the trash if I so desire. Live performance and taped performance are two completely different creations, with different sets of criteria. Once that tape machine is on, a completely different set of rights comes into play, all of them mine. I had to learn this the hard way when I released some stuff on my little label that the artists weren't especially pleased with, and it really hit home to me how painful and invasive of their basic rights it was for me to do that. I realize tapes are not releases, but I just see no way to avoid the fact that the artist has absolute veto power over taping. I find myself in an odd position here because I am really trying to define a very important right while not especially worried about the current reality. As far as I am concerned, the guy who wrote in from Australia about how hard it was for him to ever see any of these people in person and how important tapes were to him makes perfect sense, and I understand that tapes in reality present very little if any threat to the artist unless abused. I just hate to see music treated as something apart from the artist; like Will Miner said something like "didn't the artist basically give up his right to it once he sings it" (or at least that's how it struck me) and I just can't stand that. But Joe, weren't you exposing your art to the public in that show that my hypothetical buddy recorded? Maybe I'm just a simpleton, but if Thompson didn't want people to hear those songs until the album came out, then what was he doing playing them in public performance? again, I think there is a huge difference in the transient nature of a live performance vs. a tape. If tapes of his new material get out way ahead of the record and get played on the radio for instance (easy to have happen) then it really screws up the thing he is trying to do. You must have more artistic control than many performers. I'm talking about broad rights based on control of copyrights, masters, etc. When you sign a record deal, you are actually signing away your right to control those masters. However, with unsanctioned tapes, you never got the chance to even do that. This is a fundamental difference. And the serious tape collector is confused too. Does the circulation of live tapes take income away from the artist? It takes away the ability to derive income from those recordings of the artist's performance. I see no way around this fact. Regardless of how salubrious the effect on the artist may be in the end, free tapes are still a violation, no matter how well-intentioned or benign, of the basic idea of ownership of artistic property. You can be very casual about this right, as the Dead and others are (were), or you can be all humped up about it, which I guess most big touring acts probably are. I could probably argue either way, depending on if I woke up as the hippie/commie me or the budding hard-ass me as I slowly morph into my father the corporate defense lawyer. I think much of this is rapidly being made moot by digital-realm recording and duping. It will soon be that artists will only derive income from the very first incarnation of their music (and from controlled licensed usage, which won't be altered) and after that they will simply get used to living with a large shaft in a delicate part of their anatomies. (And after
Re: The F Word
CK said: I LIKE FREAKWATER. Saw 'em last night and they were darn good I DO, TOO. Marie and I saw them two weeks ago with The Sadies. They said that they hadn't played together in awhile and at times they did sound a little off, but we liked 'em. We had to leave in the middle of their set because it was way late. I'd go see them again. Ronni
Query: Jason White and the Subterraneans?
I was curious if anyone out there knows anything about a Cleveland/Nashville performer by the name of Jason White? I saw him last night with a band he called the Subterraneans and found a short snippet on the web about a couple of former bands, the Janglers and the Dying Breed. Evidently, at one time or another, he had a deal with MCA's Velvet Records. Anyway, I could be a critic and complain about his raspy voice and the raggedness of the band, but I thought the songwriting (presumably White's) was exemplary: strong narratives, great imagery, good, economical language, fun hooks and melodies. I was very impressed as were some other folks I talked to. Just wondering if anyone out there had the scoop on this guy. BTW, White was an opener for Fred Eaglesmith, who played a strong set with Willie P, Washboard Hank, and a bass player whose name I forget. I've seen Fred in much better form than last night -- the energy of his show last night was a little strange, perhaps due to all the friends and family of the Subterraneans hanging out and talking (loudly) in a surprisingly unpacked room. But it was still vintage Fred, cracking jokes after a string break, and flooring the room with 'Alcohol Pills.' Bob
Playlist--Mother Road
Sounds from the Mother Road Playlist 3/27/98 Noon-2pm KGLP Gallup Public Radio 91.7fm The Blasters/American Music Ronnie Dawson/Party Slab Junior Brown/Surf Medley Gene Vincent His Blue Caps/Dance to the Bop Wayne Hancock/Louisana Blues Joe Poovey/Ten Long Fingers Joe Ely/Fingernails Jerry Lee Lewis/Whole Lot of Shakin Going On Rosie Flores/This Ol'Honky Tonk Biller Wakefield/The Wandering Texan Jimmie Dale Gilmore/Red Chevrolet Little Sue/Down to You The Okeh Wranglers/I've Been Down that Road Before Steve Earle Del McCoury Band/Texas Eagle EmmyLou, Dolly, Linda/I Feel the Blues Moving In Rex Allen Bonnie Linder/Gonna Marry Me a Cowboy Monte Warden/Just to hear your Voice (in Studio April 6th) Kelly Willis/What I deserve Damnations Tx/Catch you Alive Powell, O'Brien, Herrmann/The Blackest Crow Skip Gorman/Cowboy Love Song Ian Tyson/La Primera The Cadillac Cowgirl with Her Backdoor Men/Truck Driver's Woman Dale Watson/Good Luck N Good Truckin Tonight Big Sandy His Fly Rite Boys/I Can't Believe I'm Saying this to you Hezekiah His House Rockers/Whoopin Blues Jimmy Lafave/Key to Highway Don Walser/Hot Rod Mercury Rex Allen/Raggin'On Mad Cat Trio/2200 Miles Happy Trails, Jamie
Re: Fw: [RaB-HoF] Charlie Feathers
Jon, I haven't heard about this before. But if it's true that the Revenant compilation may be withdrawn, then buy all means order it now, cause I doubt a better collection will ever appear. It's a real gem and well worth having in any case. --junior
Bad gigs on tape / War stories
Years ago there was this guy that would bring a big ass jam box AND video camera to our gigs. I would get a copy sooner or later, and delivering me the tapes was this goobers way of spending time with me. Eventually he told everyone I must be gay because I did not want to go out with him, and eventually I had to threaten to beat the crap out of him if he made anymore copies to pass amongst his pals. The straw that broke the cowgirls back was when he taped a show back in the days when I was the drummer. So I was singing Truck Drivers Womans and having a big ass time when BOOM WACK BLOOD I smacked myself with a stick and on the mic all at the same time like an idiot when I was showing off on a drum roll (and I wasn't even drinkin!) The cap on my front tooth fell off, I split my lip open, the cap was bouncing around on my snare drum. Well, I stopped for a sec, freaked out over the blood (meanwhile the guitar player turns and yells at me what the hell was up, keep playing) I pick up my tooth and set it on the floor tom, then come back in as close to time I could, and act like I meant to do that to spotlight the guitar solo. Then came time for me to sing the rest of the song, with blood and not being able to pronouce words because I was missing my front tooth. I can't tell you how highly attractive it was. We finished the tune, and I announce I won't be singing anymore, was there a dentist in the house. The guitar player goes on into a song, then damn if a dentist did not make his way to the stage (I am still drumming), stroll behind amps to get to me to give me some gum to chew and stick it back on temporarily a drunken dentist no less!!! He stepped on the lead guitar players amp chord and unplugged it, and knocked his drink all over the bass player's amp. It was a wonderful monemt in the spotlight of bar-stardom. The entire episode was bootlegged, tape and video, and the jerk that I did not want to go out with passed it around to several people for shits and giggles I can look back on this now and laugh, but damn it hurt and everytime someone mentions they have a copy I sink inside. By the way, a fellow from the Headhunters told me he knocks into his mic all the time and also has lost caps. Oh, and I have a friend that a bee stung him in the eye during an outdoor festival while he was singing. Wouldn't that be great to have a bootleg of. I also have fond memories like the time I was attacked by giant skeeters and swalled a june bug while singing a Lucinda Williams song, long long before 2 Cool To Be Forgotten. I hope someone caught THAT magic moment. Nancy Apple aka the Toothless Cowgirl
Re: Fw: [RaB-HoF] Charlie Feathers
Jon, I haven't heard about this before. But if it's true that the Revenant compilation may be withdrawn, then buy all means order it now, cause I doubt a better collection will ever appear. It's a real gem and well worth having in any case. --junior Yeah, do that--but a reasonable alternative is the single disc 24-cut UK/Canadian Charley RB label comp "Charlie Feathers: Gone Gone Gone"--which has much of the same material and some other, from Sun, Redneck and King sessions, 1955-58 and a few from the early 60s... BTW--sorry I never got anywhere you were at Austin, Joonyuh... Barry M.
Kelly Willis, for a mere $112.50
Could someone explain why the first Kelly Willis record has a high bid of $112.50 in this ebay auction? http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=80858721 TWM np: Prairie Home Companion -- Tom Mohr usually here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sometimes here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Barry Mazor wrote: Continental Drifters Saw their really strong set at the Music Hall and their appearance at the ND/Miles of Weisses Broken Spoke event--where they finished off with an exhuberant version of the Fairport Convention arrangement of Matty Groves...This is maybe the most talent almost utterly unheard bunch of folk rock pros (if I can use that term; it seems right) that ought to be stars again I can think of. They rock and they sing. And the former Miss Cowsill was surley the only one at SXSW with Top Tens Hits when she was five... You're forgettin' Bobby Bare Jr., Barry. He had a #2 country hit with his daddy at the age of five. (And yeah, he missed his showcase, but he played SXSW at some schmoozy Sony party.)--don
Re: This time, there's a REAL Net Virus warning...
Well, sure -- there ARE real computer viruses. Still, you can't get 'em (and that goes for this Melissa virus) by opening plain ol' email. You can only get 'em by opening attached files (like the Word file attachment that's spreading the Melissa virus). In other words, NEVER open an attached file (unless it's from a source you trust), and you'll never have to worry about gettin' computer viruses by using email.--don
Re: Clip-Wacos Saturday night
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No jaded hipsters standing 20 feet back Bullshit. Me and Bill were right about 20 feet back looking tres jaded and hip! And Yates was off to one side doing his part also. Speak for yourself, Buster. Deborah and I were as close as we could possibly get without trampling people (roughly about 5-10 feet from the stage).--don (who appreciates the greater attention paid to songwriting on the new Wacos album and likes it just fine)
RE: Steve 'n' Del
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote: Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the one that should be a festival staple. Now I coulda *swore* some bluegrass band has covered this (either that or I had a dream about it). Help me out here, Weisberger.--don
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Barry Mazor wrote: the former Miss Cowsill was surely the only one at SXSW with Top Ten Hits when she was five... You're forgettin' Bobby Bare Jr., Barry. He had a #2 country hit with his daddy at the age of five. (And yeah, he missed his showcase, but he played SXSW at some schmoozy Sony party.)--don This is absolutely true--and reasonably amazing that Don thought of it... (And I guess Bobby Bare should get extra points for putting that business on that record about "20 years from now he'll be sitting around stoned with his friends and he'll ant toi sue me for this!"--which, if memory serves, does not excatly have a counterpart on The Cowsills Greatest Hits! ) SOMEBODY from P2 told me they'd just seen Bare Jr. someplace in Austin...They may now speak up! Barry
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
SOMEBODY from P2 told me they'd just seen Bare Jr. someplace in Austin...They may now speak up! Barry That may have been me, Barry. I saw Bobby Jr. hanging out in some club (I think it was Thursday night) with a waifish model type hanging on his arm. I did not see him perform in Austin. He does play here in Nashville on a fairly regular basis, though. marie
Re: This time, there's a REAL Net Virus warning...
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Don Yates wrote: Well, sure -- there ARE real computer viruses. Still, you can't get 'em (and that goes for this Melissa virus) by opening plain ol' email. You can only get 'em by opening attached files (like the Word file attachment that's spreading the Melissa virus). In other words, NEVER open an attached file (unless it's from a source you trust), and you'll never have to worry about gettin' computer viruses by using email.--don Ah, but that's the beauty of this particular virus - once it's in place, it propagates itself to people known to the owner of the computer it's infected. (The information I've seen so far suggests that it raids the address books of email programs, but it's possible that it uses other methods.) Thus, one has to be a little more careful than usual. If I saw a message from a coworker with an attachment claiming to be a document I requested, I might get infected- if: - I wasn't healthily paranoid about viruses and attachments; - I didn't scan downloaded attachments before opening them with their utility; - I didn't use a Macintosh. (Bwahahahahahaha! Not to start a platform war here, but I'm very happy that the vast majority of the world's bitter, alienated coders with a chip on their shoulder use Intel iron...) I think 'healthily paranoid' should be the watchword. Don't open documents directly out of your email program- save them to your disk and scan them first, using a frequently-updated virus utility. Proud proponent of seatbelts, condoms, firewalls, and virus scanners, Tom
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Bad gigs and the ones that make up for it (was: Bad gigs on tape / War stories)
Bad gig: As I was finishing up a song at an outdoor show, I grabbed my can of soda toget a drink, and a bee had stationed himself in there. SO as I proceeded to pour the liquid down my throat, the bee proceeded to sting my lower lip. It swelled 5x its size, my lower lip was the size of a golf ball for a day (luckily, it was the last song). Good gig: Not actually a gig, but a jam session for the posterity books. An old girlfriend called me late one Sunday night and asked if I could drive out to see her. I was not keen on the idea (50 miles away, lived with her parents, who were BTW cooler than her), but she begged and pleaded and convinced me. Well, I get there, and as I go into the basement, there is a whole band set up, and who is playing lead guitar but blues great Albert Collins (friend of her parents). She said that she wanted to suprise me, so I sat in on bass until the wee hours of the morning. Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road (SR is looking for a new female singer, spread the word)
Re: Bad gigs and the ones that make up for it (was: Bad gigs on tape / War stories)
Mitch is hallucinatingg: Well, I get there, and as I go into the basement, there is a whole band set up, and who is playing lead guitar but blues great Albert Collins (friend of her parents). I'm jealous. And I thought I had some good ones. the best of which before opening for him, hanging backstage with a horny old Bill Monroe whose picking a mean mando on one hand while taking shots at pinching my female lead singer and thoroughly enjoying singing those high lonesome's. Magical moment if there ever was one. Mike Hays http://www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: This time, there's a REAL Net Virus warning...
Unfortunately, this isn't completely true anymore now that alot of readers can read html - which also means some mail clients can read java and javascript in your client or (sometimes) a mail client can launch java or some other application automatically. As mail clients get more sophisticated, more dangers loom. But if your an old technofart and use dumb text readers like pine or elm, then you have no wories. BUT if you use Outlook Express or Communicator, there's a chance (and will be moreso in the future) of carrying some real viruses. Still, the main email rule is if you don't know what an attachment is on an email don't open it and you likely won't get a virus. -ldk -Original Message- From: Don Yates [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 4:22 PM Subject: Re: This time, there's a REAL Net Virus warning... Well, sure -- there ARE real computer viruses. Still, you can't get 'em (and that goes for this Melissa virus) by opening plain ol' email. You can only get 'em by opening attached files (like the Word file attachment that's spreading the Melissa virus). In other words, NEVER open an attached file (unless it's from a source you trust), and you'll never have to worry about gettin' computer viruses by using email.--don
Re: Extra recommendations from SXSW
waifish model type BAM! Redundant! Not allowed on P2. Not even on a Saturday afternoon np - Cowboy Romance / NM
Re: Kelly Willis, for a mere $112.50
In a message dated 3/27/99 5:59:13 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could someone explain why the first Kelly Willis record has a high bid of $112.50 in this ebay auction? Because she is so dang cute? Slim
RE: Steve 'n' Del
At 04:25 PM 3/27/99 -0800, you wrote: On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote: Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the one that should be a festival staple. Now I coulda *swore* some bluegrass band has covered this (either that or I had a dream about it). Help me out here, Weisberger.--don Ricky Skaggs Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Bad gigs and the ones that make up for it (was: Bad gigs on tape / War stories)
At 08:13 PM 3/27/99 EST, you wrote: the posterity books. An old girlfriend called me late one Sunday night and asked if I could drive out to see her. I was not keen on the idea (50 miles away, lived with her parents, who were BTW cooler than her), but she begged and pleaded and convinced me. Well, I get there, and as I go into the basement, there is a whole band set up, and who is playing lead guitar but blues great Albert Collins (friend of her parents). She said that she wanted to suprise me, so I sat in on bass until the wee hours of the morning. Man, I wish I had an ex-girlfriend who was that cool. Or had parents that were that cool. If any of my ex's were to call me up to ask to meet, I would be running like hell in the other direction. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
need digests 1351 and 1352
can someone please email digests 1351 and 1352? for some reason, they didn't show up during the past two days (1353 did, tho). Thanks! jim catalano [EMAIL PROTECTED]
