Hey there,
alt.country poster boy JW
Sure, there's a f*cking review on the f*cking Twangzine if you
people would ever bother to read the f*cking thing. g
I cant get at it with 'NetNanny' in the way.
Later...
CK
___
You don't
In a message dated 99-01-20 20:40:55 EST, Mike writes:
Since you all lent your support when I was recently terminated by an idiot
boss, I thought it only far that I share my good news with you. I will be PD
and begin doing mornings Feb 1 on WCUL in Culpeper VA and while the format is
a bit too
Congrats Mike. Remember the key to MD success.All Garth, All the time.
Jeff Wall
http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine
727 Alder Circle - Va Beach, Va - 23462 -(757) 467-3764
In a message dated 99-01-20 20:41:30 EST, you write:
Since you all lent your support when I was recently terminated by an idiot
boss, I thought it only far that I share my good news with you. I will be PD
and begin doing mornings Feb 1 on WCUL in Culpeper VA and while the format is
a bit too
I'm way late in responding... I could NEVER get the individual messages and
can't even say I keep up with digests.
But bear with me.
From the 15th... Jerry Curry wonders aboot blank vinyl sides.
Joe Jackson's Big World is the only 3-sided album I recall. -- "an album and a
half!" the sticker
someone going by the name J*ff W*ll wrote:
Sure, there's a f*cking review on the f*cking Twangzine if you people
would ever bother to read the f*cking thing. g
I'm not too sure I know what you're talking about...
twangzine? what's that? maybe someone could enlighten me on that too?
and
Hey New Yorkers,
and those in nearby environs,
Ruthie the Wranglers are comin' to town:
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999:
RODEO BAR
375 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
(212) 683-6500
10 pm
...their new album, "Life's Savings," just hit #20 on the Gavin Americana
chart!
hey kids;
So, I'm just getting around to reading my months-old copy of the Oxford
American music issue, and inside it is a just incredible essay about the
electrocution and very near-death of a young musician. It's written by the
guy's brother, and what's so fascinating about this is not
These guys are absolutely great live. My band has played with them in
various spots at various times all over the country, most recently this past
weekend in Little Rock and although my opinion of them might be clouded by
how good of friends they've become, I honestly recomend them. And yes,
Shane wrote:
Foster's latest deserves to be seen and heard
I haven´t heard the new Radney Foster CD, and now it seems that I might
never get to do it. I get so mad when things like this happens time after
time. A major label record an album, and then they never bother to release it.
It
Whoa
Oh yeah
i like
the beer
and the
whiskey
If it's gone
then so
will my badass
--Mat t Coko
Good Luck, Mike.
How is this going to affect TwangCast?
I laid it all out on the table at the first interview then again at
yesterday's final interview to make sure it doesn't come up somewhere down
the road.
Since the format is basicaly non-competitive, the new boss simply said,
"have a good
I would just like to say that I do not understand what everybody has against
line dancing. I think it's a lot of fun.
Two-stepping, too. Brings back fond memories of a sawdust covered floor in a
bitty roadhouse with a jukebox outside Pinetop, AZ, circa 1970.
LR
As I have said many
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rik makes a couple of points that really bug me: It's all relative and
transitional at best because in 5-10 years these tunes we listen to now
will be gathering dust in some used CD section of your local Media Play.
Please tell me why this is a good thing. Rik,
Brent Best says:
re: Say Zuzu--
These guys are absolutely great live. My band has played with them in
various spots at various times all over the country, most recently this
past
weekend in Little Rock and although my opinion of them might be clouded by
how good of friends they've become, I
Well, the first thing you DON'T do is imitate Keith Relf (singer for the
Yardbirds, whom decided one day to play electric guitar while taking a bath).
Many guitar amps (all amps SHOULD by law) have a ground switch, that helps
curb the zap. Usually when musicians first go on stage, when they
Terry A. Smith wrote:
I would just like to say that I do not understand what everybody has against
line dancing. I think it's a lot of fun.
Dancing in part at least at its best involves flirting and enjoying your partners
presence. It's a game and a wonderful suggestive game at
Babooski writes:
What, do you think I was born yesterday? and the trademark holder doesn't
take me too lightly either... in fact, I think the man does incredible
work, and he has me right in his back pocket! "I am a foot soldier in the
AMERICANA(TM) army" (to paraphrase a quote from an anonymous
At 08:18 AM 1/21/99 -0500, you wrote: I would just like to say that I
do not understand what everybody has against line dancing. I think it's
a lot of fun. Two-stepping, too. Brings back fond memories of a
sawdust covered floor in a bitty roadhouse with a jukebox outside
Pinetop, AZ,
Brent Best says:
re: Say Zuzu-- These guys are absolutely great live. My band has played
with them in various spots at
various times all over the country, most recently this
past weekend in Little Rock and although my opinion of them might be clouded
by
how good of friends they've
, why does anyone still
*want* to be signed?
Bob
[Matt Benz] Cocaine, pills, good pot, port and brandy, Parties
in Hollywood, Lear Jets Custom Coaches, Stadium shows, Getting to say
"My good friend Elton John," Bimbos, Starlets Models!, That photo in
Rolling Stone with a confused
The criticisms of line-dancing offered so far apply just about as well to
square dancing and flat footin', neither of which typically involve
grab-assin'; I guess that makes them evil and soulless.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Geez, if you don't listen to any country music from 10 or 15 years ago,
you're missing George Strait, Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard, Don Williams,
Ricky Van Shelton, Conway Twitty, the Judds, John Anderson, Keith Whitley,
Clint Black, Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, and a whole lot more.
As far as
In a message dated 1/21/99 2:30:04 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It happened twice in a couple of years for Radney´s old Foster Lloyd
partner, Bill Lloyd, when first RCA decided not to release the Sky Kings CD.
Then they recorded a new one for Warner, but it was to no
On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Chris Orlet wrote:
Mention country or alt.country and they look at me like I just fell off
the turnip truck.
My favorite dumb reaction: "You're in a country band? Do you wear
chaps?"
-- Mike Woods
And who wants to be signed now that you can buy your own CD burner and
laser printer and print up CDs as you need them, at the rate you need
them, etc?
I was talking recently to someone who has an indie album that's sold
several thousand and a self-release that's only sold about 1,000.
In a message dated 1/21/99 8:04:34 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The criticisms of line-dancing offered so far apply just about as well to
square dancing and flat footin', neither of which typically involve
grab-assin'; I guess that makes them evil and soulless.
No,
Jon Weisberger wrote:
The criticisms of line-dancing offered so far apply just about as well to
square dancing and flat footin', neither of which typically involve
grab-assin'
. . . which reminds me of the most serious grab-assin' I've
ever seen at any gig. It was during a local country
I missed this one, but Jon, line dancing is about as far from square dancing (not
talking modern western stuff here) and flat footin' as you can get.
Jim N.
"Jon Weisberger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21 8:03 AM
The criticisms of line-dancing offered so far apply just about as well to
square
well,
Signing off, thanks for watching/listening. Make sure you stand and remove
your hats for the National Anthem.
I'm moving, and it's time to box up the computer.
BTW, if you ain't busy this weekend, or if you have a truck, I could use
your help.
Call me, or page me at 525-2207
Jeff Wall
Dear Joyce:
Elena Skye forwarded you info to me. What genre is Mike Ireland in and then
perhaps I can direct you to some gigs in England.
Regards,
Dianna Griffin
Island Heart Artist Mgt.
New York, NY USA
Tel: 212-714-3815
Matt Cook=the dumbest person in the world
--Matt Cook
Junior writes:
Apparently this person is already in the black on the self-release,
whereas the indie still claims it hasn't recouped on sales 5 or 6
times that high
And that's an indie. The break-even point at a major would probably
be another five or six times higher than *that*, if
Thought' I'd share the UK-market sticker attached to an old LP I have of Elvis
Costello the Attractions' "Almost Blue":
"WARNING!
This album contains
country and western music
may produce radical reaction
in narrow minded people"
words to live by.
Dan
NP: Jennyanykind
At 08:55 AM 1/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
this is an old discussion, so I brought up my old answer. you've seen it
before, but because I am holding the baby (baby says goo- i think that
means hi) i will repost this.
Sorry Jeff, joking or not, you are just wrong about this.
Reading all these
Anyone know what Chris Knight is up to? it seems a while since his debut
appeared. I trust he hasnt been dropped by his label or anything evil like that
any news, on or off list, appreciated
thanks
Stevie
np Chris Knight, Mountain stage 12/7/98
Well, Lianne's already said some of what I was going to say, but...
I missed this one, but Jon, line dancing is about as far from
square dancing (not talking modern western stuff here) and flat
footin' as you can get.
I didn't say they were the same, I said the criticisms of line-dancing
In a message dated 1/21/99 10:25:00 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyone know what Chris Knight is up to? it seems a while since his debut
appeared. I trust he hasnt been dropped by his label or anything evil like
that
He is playing a solo gig at the Star Bar in
At 09:55 AM 1/21/99 -0800, Lianne wrote:
But it's also true that
men have a hard time learning to dance. And not only do they have to
learn how to coordinate their own movements, but then they have to
"steer" (lead) the woman, too, and coordinate all her "tricks" (turns)
to the right beat. It
In a message dated 1/21/99 11:49:50 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The strangest line dancing scene I ever saw was when I did an overseas
tour.
In Japan, everyone line dances, and it was a trip to see all that going on
while I was playing.
I got you all beat. The
.
nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny
line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots.
.owwwheee. Now *that's* Country!
Great article in the Washington Post day befor yeaterday about the Booty
Call, a new kinda line dance popular with the Black Community. Don't have
the URL, but a search through http://www.washingtonpost.com/ should turn
it up.
I was struck by how folks who dig the Booty Call don't seem to take
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, John confessed:
Er, uh, I can attest to that. I went to a cajun dance a couple of weeks ago
and have never been so awkward at anything in my life. I kept thinking to
myself "how the hell do I manage to play rhythm guitar in a band?" Cheryl
picked it up in about 30
http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-01/19/029l-011999-idx.html
The Stampede After the Booty Call
Washington's Latest Line Dance Craze Is Gaining From Behind
By Sarah Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 19, 1999; Page C01
Can the ladies make a booty call? Yes
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wish I could dance, but I was just not born with dance DNA. I can't swang
unless I am behind a guitar, and even then I probably look like a dork.
Nancy, that's OK:
http://www.scripting.com/davenet/98/05/heyPockyWay.html
Among other tips, Dave
St. Louis' "Best Country Band" (!?), Belle Starr, will headline a
benefit show this Sat. Jan. 23 at the terrific Off Broadway club. All
money goes towards community radio station KDHX and their ongoing drive to
purchase a new transmittor (the old
Yeah, I remember back in my single days, being at a club and getting the
urge to dance, strolling up to a table of gals, and going around the whole
damn table, asking every single one to dance. "No." "No." "No." "No."
"No." "No." And then crawling into my own asshole for the rest of the
evening.
If anyone has seen the Laurel and Hardy movie "Way Out West" you will see
what is conceivably the world's first line dance(1937). Stan and Ollie are
about to go into a saloon and are distracted by a cowboy group on the steps
and perform a
2-3 minute "linedance". Minutes later they perform one of
Hey you guys!
Great show in Los Angeles tomorrow night (Friday, 1/22). James Intveld and
Red Meat will play Jack's Sugar Shack in Hollywood, with the incomparable
Ronnie Mack starting things off at 9:30. Red Meat goes on at about 10:15...
Come on by and make some noise my friends!
Owen
Owen, can you shoot me a message offlist? Just tried to write you
and the address didn't work for me
Thanks, apologies for list post, etc.,
--junior
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Owen, tried to forward you the info you requested but it bounced
back. At any rate, here's Pat Hagin's phone number: 314-963-1015. E-mail
address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry for the personal (and rather dull) content of this post,
y'all.
Kip
In a message dated 1/21/99 1:25:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I got you all beat. The Convicts played two shows one summer at different
nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny
line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy
Jeff Wall on line dancing -- Have you ever considered writing some of those
male/female communication books like "Women are from Venus and Men are from
Mars" -- I think you might be able to do a good job and make a shitload of
money selling them to the redneck market g
Deb
Laughing her butt
For those of you who don't know Ray Mason, feel free to skip this. For those
of you do, and you know Ray, and know what kind of guy Ray is, and know his
music with the Ray Mason Band and The Lonesome Brothers, we're happy to
announce that we ("we" being Tar Hut) are proud to announce the release
Hello my p2 friends,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I could use the help of an internet savvy
person willing and able to administrate/take over the listservs I currently
handle. Ideally someone with university access to free servers.
The lists in question are p2ontour, p2ontour-digest and
At 03:24 PM 1/21/99 EST, you wrote:
Jeff Wall on line dancing -- Have you ever considered writing some of those
male/female communication books like "Women are from Venus and Men are from
Mars" -- I think you might be able to do a good job and make a shitload of
money selling them to the redneck
Mike Hays wrote:
James
Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be better
I thought I had made arrangements to get a copy of that one but so far no
dice, and now I can't find the contact info. Can someone help?
Or are any of our friendly P2 merchants offering this?
In a message dated 1/21/99 2:27:42 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I got you all beat. The Convicts played two shows one summer at different
nudist camps. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny
line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy
In a message dated 1/21/99 4:05:46 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
James Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be
better produced, but shows lotsa potential),
I spoke to Dave Biller a week ago, and he is producing Hand's new album. That
should
In a message dated 1/21/99 5:27:42 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
James
Hand's Shadows Where The Magic Was (100% hard country -- could be better
I thought I had made arrangements to get a copy of that one but so far no
dice, and now I can't find the contact info. Can
In a message dated 1/21/99 6:25:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You ain't seen nothing till you've seen a 70 year old Granny
line dancing in nothing but her white fringe cowboy boots
Thank you, I just lost my TV dinner, and it was one of the $2 kind that had a
cobbler like substance.
Howdy,
Hopelessly behind in reading P2 posts. Y'all got verbal in the last few
days, didn't you? Who was it recently lamenting the relative quiet of the
list, with the birth of the fluff channel? g
Anyway, my original point here was to say that this little nugget of
information from Elena
On 21 Jan 99 at 6:15, \ wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 06:15:57 -0800
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "\"Doug Young aka \\\"The Iceman\\\"\"" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Americana discussion
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 1/21/99 7:00:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
One of the shows was at BARE. It was way fun - $100, a case of PBR, and all
the ugly naked people we wanted to look at.
One of my friend's bands played there a couple of years ago and I totally
forgot
Lianne McNeil wrote:
.Sorry Jeff, joking or not, you are just wrong about this.
Reading all these anti-line dance rants reminds me of our parents
(or grandparents, for some of you) who claimed that rock music was the
devil's music.
Well, yah. And they were RIGHT!
You're sounding like
Lianne McNeil wrote: .
.
men have a hard time learning to dance. And not only do they have to
learn how to coordinate their own movements, but then they have to
"steer" (lead) the woman, too, and coordinate all her "tricks" (turns)
to the right beat. It is a pretty complex maneuver.
But how do you know that what sounds good today *is* gonna sound good ten
years from now? Does this mean you sidestep everything that includes any sort
of trendy touches, be they in instrumentation or production value? That would
be a bummer. That, to me, eliminates some really great music.
Hm. OK, you performing types -- and I know there's a few on the list
--knowing what we know about being signed, the infamous Steve Albini
thingand Jimmie Dale Gilmore's debt to Elektra and all, why does anyone
still*want* to be signed?Bob
Q: Well, if you hate shovelling elephant shit so
Is it really necessary to toss around all the expletives in
these discussions. Your passion is understandable but isf*%$
this and that really required to make a point. I wouldargue that if kids
are a focus to turn on to americana youmight not be the one to lead the
way.
FUCK, man, you're
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Budrocket wrote:
Q: Well, if you hate shovelling elephant shit so much, why don't you get another job?
A: What, and give up SHOW BUSINESS??!!
"Being a comedian is pretty rough, I haven't worked in three years!"
"Why don't you quit the business?"
"What? How would I
On 21 Jan 99 at 21:39, Budrocket wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:39:40 -0500
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Budrocket [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Americana discussion
X-To: postcard2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 21 Jan 99 at 20:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:16:30 EST
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:"passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Americana discussion
But how do you know that what sounds good
And who wants to be signed now that you can buy your own CD burner
and laser printer and print up CDs as you need them, at the rate you
need them, etc?Danny Barnes is doing just this --
burning 100 copies of his new releasesand selling 'em for $25. They're
selling out. But the problem
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Neal Weiss [I think] wrote:
I'm curious to know what you think about retro acts like Wayne Hancock and the
Derailers. Do you like 'em? Would you call them timeless?
There's a *really* good question: what's the difference between Retro and
Timeless?
-- Mike Woods
-Original Message-
From: Tar Hut Records [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: A Tribute to Ray Mason
Here's the track listing:
Jim Weeks - "From You To Me"
Woo-e! Little Big Wheels front man releases a cover of a Ray song???
Can't wait Jeff - it looks like a must have.
Stacey
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