Paul Simon on Joe DiMaggio NYT

1999-03-09 Thread Barry Mazor
The passing of Joe DiMaggio is understandably being taken hard in the streets of New York City, consuming conversations here, and, I bet, elsewhere. This man strikes a deep chord around these parts. He was the perfect symbol of the best of my father's WWII generation, a man who maintained that

About all this Todd Larson whoop-dee-do

1999-03-09 Thread Will Miner
I'm with Todd and I dont want anybody runnin' down UT. But I dont really think that was what Cheryl was up to. As she said during Neal's Eradication Game a few weeks ago, she doesnt really have the kill instinct for anyone but rock critics. I think the problem is the overhype and the fans

Re: Info on Black Beauty/Senor Smoke

1999-03-09 Thread stuart
vgs399 wrote: I am looking for some background on the Michigan group, Black Beauty (new LP, "Senor Smoke"). Any help on background, website etc: appreciated, on or off-list. Thank you, Tera Dont know about the band, but Senor Smoke is Auerelio Lopez, a hard throwing relief pitcher for

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread stuart
Ian Durkacz wrote: ."Paths Of Glory" "was banned in France until relatively recently because of its unflattering depiction of the French army". Amazing. As if! French thread anyone? Sorry, but theyre talking basketball on Twangfest. Which reminds me. Someone mentioned the Damnations

Re: bad news concerning George Jones]

1999-03-09 Thread Danlee2
that people who cant hang up while they drive drive as badly as a drunk driver. I've known too many people who've had their cars totaled by dimwits who couldnt be alone with themselves in a car for a few minutes. Exactly; what I'm always wondering, as someone who has never owned a

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread Danlee2
My brother - who's a year younger than me - was horrified by the movie. "Quit laughing, Jon! This isn't funny! Nuclear war isn't funny!" You gotta admit tho, Jon, *that* is brilliant. bio-chemical war ain't funny either, dan n.p. uhh..."Masters Of War", or something like that.

Biller and Wakefield and Les Negresses Vertes

1999-03-09 Thread EC7739
Coitesy of E-PUlse: 1. LICKS OF THE WEEK: What is it about the steel guitar that contributes to the good-nature of Western swing music? Is it the shimmering slide vibrato that makes notes and chords float easily above the rest of an ensemble? Or the complex series of string-bending pedals

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Terry A. Smith
Roll, you're a lunatic. But I'll concede the real reason I've declined to set Uncle Tupelo on a pedestal and worship at their feet is the way they used to play rock songs. They'd get going, I'd get into the swing of things, and then they'd pull off one of those annoying stops, and then starts,

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 Re: Tweedy quote/alt.countr.. by "Terry A. Smith"@seorf.O But I'll concede the real reason I've declined to set Uncle Tupelo on a pedestal and worship at their feet is the way they used to play rock songs. They'd get going, I'd get into the

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country

1999-03-09 Thread Dave Purcell
stuart wrote: I happened to catch Man in the Sand (the film about making Mermaid Avenue) on BBC, Whoa. Is this available anywhere here in the US? Off-list replies are fine if y'all discussed this to death while I was hiding. Dave, who is still laughing over having just heard new

Re: About all this Todd Larson whoop-dee-do

1999-03-09 Thread Dave Purcell
My turn! I heart Will Miner. And not just 'cause he plays the same guitars as me. Dave Will Miner wrote: I'm with Todd and I dont want anybody runnin' down UT. But I dont really think that was what Cheryl was up to. As she said during Neal's Eradication Game a few weeks ago, she doesnt

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RE: About all this Todd Larson whoop-dee-do

1999-03-09 Thread Matt Benz
-Original Message- From: Dave Purcell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:00 AM To: passenger side Subject: Re: About all this Todd Larson whoop-dee-do My turn! I heart Will Miner. And not just 'cause he plays the same guitars as me. Dave

FW: Report On Charles Wolfe

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
-Original Message- From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Report On Charles Wolfe I'm delighted to report that noted Country Music and Grand Ole Opry historian Dr.

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread James Gerard Roll
Actually as absurd as this is gonna sound, you are not really the pedant/intellectualizing type Terry. I am sorry. You did manage to get a little condescension in there in my opinion, but ultimately your initial post had a bit too much passion. I am sorry. g -jim On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Terry

Re: Fw: HOOPS

1999-03-09 Thread Joe Gracey
Christopher M Knaus wrote: Hey there, I posted this over on the Fluff list so I figured I'd send it here too. All trash talking, gloating, sulking, etc. will take place on the Fluff list. Later... CK Since my return to P2, I keep seeing reference to a "fluff list". Is this for real?

Re: Fw: HOOPS

1999-03-09 Thread William T. Cocke
On Tue, 09 Mar 1999 09:43:43 -0600 Joe Gracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since my return to P2, I keep seeing reference to a "fluff list". Is this for real? Yeah, what's the deal? And how can there be a whole list devoted to Twangfest? William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University

Bad Mail Day

1999-03-09 Thread Shane S. Rhyne
Howdy, Every so often, for some unknown reason, mail sent to me from P2 and/or Twangfest causes my mailbox to more or less self-destruct. The result is, that pretty much any e-mail I should have received between 8:30 last night (Eastern) and 10:00 this morning has been obliterated. If any

Re: SXSW: off-festival events??

1999-03-09 Thread Tiffany Suiters
Here is the tentative schedule of acts at Cheapo Records on Lamar and 10th Street. Wednesday, March 17th: 7:00pm Courtney Audain FUZE (Austin) RB/Pop influenced by World Beat Thursday, March 18th: Noon: The Billygoats (Nashville, TN) Pop-a-billy 1:00pm Tony Maserati (Austin) 50's Rock Roll

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country

1999-03-09 Thread Barry Mazor
stuart wrote: I happened to catch Man in the Sand (the film about making Mermaid Avenue) on BBC, Whoa. Is this available anywhere here in the US? Off-list replies are fine if y'all discussed this to death while I was hiding. Dave Purcell I happened to be in England the same time as

Re: Shania Spam / and gossip

1999-03-09 Thread NancyApple
yes, I have gotten that Shania crap. Could not figure out who sent it. Get this ya'll. A freind of mine who is setting up a tour for me in Canada this summer just got thru working production at the big rodeo in Houston, where many country acts played, including Shania. He said that most the

Re: Fw: HOOPS / fluff list

1999-03-09 Thread BARNARD
Joe and William, Yes there is an entire other list, a sort of parallel list called "twangfest." It's populated by P2ers and devoted to inconsequential musings, jokes, planning for out-of-town music trips, personal but good-natured insults, and most anything that would be off-topic here on P2.

Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
Jon wrote: Re: Country.com encyclopedia: Walser's in there, and so are Dale Watson, Kelly Willis, Townes Van Zandt, BR5-49, Julie Buddy Miller, the Flatlanders and Foster Lloyd, to take a few randomly-chosen (ha) instances. I have the disk with me today. Jon you need to be more careful

RE: Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
Jon wrote: Re: Country.com encyclopedia: Walser's in there, and so are Dale Watson, Kelly Willis, Townes Van Zandt, BR5-49, Julie Buddy Miller, the Flatlanders and Foster Lloyd, to take a few randomly-chosen (ha) instances. I have the disk with me today. Jon you need to be more

RE: Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
Well, if you're going to make a mistake, it might as well be a big, stupid one. Having misread Jim's initial post, I've been blithely going along thinking that he was referring to a CD-ROM version of the recent Encyclopedia Of Country Music, which, I just now realized, is...what's the right word

RE: Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
Well, if you're going to make a mistake, it might as well be a big, stupid one. Having misread Jim's initial post, I've been blithely going along thinking that he was referring to a CD-ROM version of the recent Encyclopedia Of Country Music, which, I just now realized, is...what's the right

RE: Cuddy (was: Re: Clip: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Ope

1999-03-09 Thread Robin Hall
Reply to: RE: Cuddy (was: Re: Clip: Birthplace of Country Music Museum I finally managed to track this album down about a month ago (it's Canadien only at this point - on WEA). I think it's great. Melodically very much like Cuddy's stuff with Blue Rodeo, maybe a little sturdier.

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Terry A. Smith
Fair enough, Todd. The most interesting aspect of this thread for me was seeing the residual (but powerful) respect and support for UT et al that exists on this list. I'm surprised, I guess, because whenever there's a sort of reflexive dismissal of the alt.country field -- many of whose bands

Car Tunes/plus f-word comments/preachy

1999-03-09 Thread NancyApple
Here is the Car Tunes Show from yesterday Mentioned several times for everyone to please pray for George Jones. Please read my comments at the end out the word fuck March 8, 1999 Car Tunes 4-6 Pm Mondays on WEVL FM 90 in Memphis, TN George Jones - Why Baby Why Hadacol - Big Tornado Riverbluff

Re: Jann Browne

1999-03-09 Thread EC7739
On Thu, 04 Mar 1999 18:19:57 + Dallas Clemmons said: Some time back there was a question here about Jann Browne...for those of you in the SoCal area, she will be playing tomorrow (Friday) night at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano with Chris Gaffney and Patty Booker. (There's a short

RE: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
The suggestion that "skill" is something that's solidly on the country side of the tracks... Uh-oh, time for some clarification, or maybe backtracking g. I don't think I've argued that skill (why the quotes?) is something that's solidly on the country side of the tracks; I have argued, and I

Tangent of == Re: Car Tunes/plus f-word comments/preachy

1999-03-09 Thread KATIEJOM
Nancy wrote: Remember we have to do what the FCC says, we are not in a country that is radio-hip- free. Man, I am in the Bible Belt.. Help me out Just curious, and not trying to bait anyone, but if this had been a show that was *only* available over the Internet, then I believe

instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: Tweedy quote/alt.countr.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne I'd be hard-pressed to think of examples of instrumentals in the alt.country field that don't fall pretty clearly into the out-of-classic-country stream, rather than the, er,

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread William F. Silvers
Ian Durkacz wrote: I'm thinking of "Paths Of Glory" with Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker and the wonderful Adolphe Menjou. That is a fabulous and powerful film. As a related note, the obituary for Kubrick published here in yesterday's 'Guardian' newspaper here (see

Stalin WAS: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Kelly Kessler
Terry wonders: nr(reading): Robert Harris' "Archangel" about the modern-day discovery of Stalin's secret heir, living like a hermit in the woods near the White Sea. Great novel. So, was J. Stalin worse than Hitler? Stalin said something like, "One murder is a tragedy. One million murders is a

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Kelly Kessler
Sez Carl: One problem I see with your logic, Jon, is that much of the rock side of alt.country's influences (especially the punk artists), for whatever reason, don't include many instrumentals. Bands influenced by the Clash, the Sex Pistols, and the Velvet Ungerground tend to sing (or

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread Brad Bechtel
Another problem with instrumentals in the alt.country field is that the lack of voices almost automatically pushes the music into either the alt. or country side of things. Without those Freakwatery voices, most bands are going to sound a lot less country. A notable exception would be Jim

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Barry Mazor
Terry Smith: nr(reading). Great novel. So, was J. Stalin worse than Hitler? Well, Stalin liked sports; Hitler liked music. It bent these men a little, positively bent them. Barry (These are the wages of synthesis.)

RE: Stalin WAS: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread rkatic
-Original Message- From: William F. Silvers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Good question. And I'd agree with you that Stalin was indeed worse than Hitler, though certainly they're both waaay past that "threshold" you mention. Had this discussion off-list with another P2er awhile back. Hmm.

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread David Cantwell
At 01:04 PM 3/9/99 -0600, Kelly wrote: See, now, and I thought the whole *point* of punk was to *not* be able to play well. I am not being facetious here. I thought the general punk stance was "F**k this elitist, bourgeois, closed music system. We're gonna play even though we don't know how,

Re: Fw: HOOPS

1999-03-09 Thread Christopher M Knaus
Hey there, First Joe... Since my return to P2, I keep seeing reference to a "fluff list". Is this for real? Then Bill... Yeah, what's the deal? And how can there be a whole list devoted to Twangfest? Here's the deal. Back in the fall, around Twangburg time, a list was created to handle all of

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread Jerry Curry
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, David Cantwell wrote: you didn't have to know how to play the kinds of comparitively complex shit that, say, ELP played. Punk was three-chords simple, in other words, but it didn't necessarily reject basic competence. Sorryhave to make an editorial comment

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread William F. Silvers
Barry Mazor wrote: Terry Smith: nr(reading). Great novel. So, was J. Stalin worse than Hitler? Well, Stalin liked sports; Hitler liked music. It bent these men a little, positively bent them. Barry (These are the wages of synthesis.) Yeah but was Stalin the Tweedy fan and Hitler the

Re: Shania Spam / and gossip

1999-03-09 Thread jon_erik
Nancy Apple writes: How do artists plan to get away with this. Remember what happened to ELO. They sure end up looking like fools if the DAT fails. Unfortunately, when something like this happens once or twice, the public tends to be "innoculated." The Milli Vanilli fiasco wouldn't

Exec: Country needs New York station

1999-03-09 Thread Barry Mazor
If this causes any mirth--when WHN AM was all country here in the 70s, it was the number one country station in the country. (And the distinction between "trendy" and "fashionable" leaves me a lil mirthful myself!) Barry NY Daily News 3/9/97 Record Exec: Country Music Has Gotta Get a Station

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread cwilson
Calexico.

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread William F. Silvers
Ian Durkacz wrote: I'm thinking of "Paths Of Glory" with Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker and the wonderful Adolphe Menjou. That is a fabulous and powerful film. As a related note, the obituary for Kubrick published here in yesterday's 'Guardian' newspaper here (see

NO twang lots of guitar

1999-03-09 Thread Douglas Baxter
For all you P2rs that dont mind mixing all little rockin electric blues with your twang and don't want to buy that **^^^ wrist band come hear "Canada's hottest blues guitar player" David Gogo and his band at Wild About Music on Congress. Satuday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00. Also playing

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: instrumentally speaking.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne The Sadies have a few on their album (I think the surf influence has a lot to do with it... Not to mention the bluegrass/country one g, which I'm reminded of because there was a

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread jon_erik
William F. Silvers writes: Do you know if was Kubrick's own doing? Interesting? My understanding is that the film inspired some rapes and other crimes in Great Britain that seem to have unnerved Kubrick. The film had been on the British market for about a year when it was removed from

SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm

1999-03-09 Thread Jeff Wall
At 09:09 AM 3/8/99 -0500, you wrote: When cell phones are outlawed...blah blah blah. [Matt Benz] And SUV's. Praying for another gas crisis. And for George. Screw you, you eco-weinie college boy. American Steel made this world great. If George had been driving a 73

More on Twangfest/Plea for Donations

1999-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wyatt)
Sometimes we P2 lifers forget that there are a heck of a lot of you out there who don't really know the origins of Twangfest, the Twang Gang, etc., so it's high time to give a little history here. In early 1997, it was becoming evident that a fair amount of P2-ers were in bands--good bands, too,

Re: Cuddy of Blue Rodeo

1999-03-09 Thread Jerry Curry
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jerry "Disco" Curry wrote: NP: Jim Cuddy - All In Time Jerry "Prog-Disco-Synth-Pop" Curry here.hrumph!!! I've had the record for about 3 months and I absolutely love it. It would have easily made my 1998 Top 10 if I had it during that year. As

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread RMould5417
In a message dated 3/9/99 3:02:04 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True. I offer surf for a reason, as it is an instrumentally-based style of rock. Off the top of my head, I can't think of many twang bands who incorporate surf other than the Sadies (though I haven't heard

DC Black Cat

1999-03-09 Thread William T. Cocke
Do any of the DC-area contingent know if the Black Cat does advanced ticket sales? Specifically, I'm going to see Steve 'n Del at the Birchmere on Thurs. 3/18 and wanted to pop over to see Sleater-Kinney at the Black Cat after the show. What time do shows start there? I'm assuming fairly

SXSW wristband available

1999-03-09 Thread katahdin
Hey there, I have an extra SXSW wristband. Write me offlist if you want it for face value ($65, I believe) Steve Kirsch [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: instrumentally speaking

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
One last post on rock/alt.country instrumentals and then I'll shut up. The body of work by several Chicago and Louisville-based rock musicians spawned by punk and post-punk bands such as Squirrel Bait, Bastro and Bitch Magnet includes a lot of acoustic instrumental work. This is a pretty big

Re: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm

1999-03-09 Thread Paul Kirsch
Screw you, you eco-weinie college boy. American Steel made this world great. If George had been driving a 73 Suburban, he might of not gotten hurt as bad. When I'm out there behind the wheel of my full size '89 4 wheel drive Ford Bronco, or the wife lets me drive her '65 Plymouth Deathmobile, I

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread cwilson
Stevie wrote: If you're wondering why all this is, it's worth bearing in mind that we had 19 years of an unbelievably repressive Tory government that even managed to outlaw the "promotion" of homosexuality as a legitimate lifestyle in education and cultural contexts. "This song

mathcountry

1999-03-09 Thread cwilson
Carl Z.: Perhaps in two years, we'll see math-country (alt.country fused with the very Frippian loud indie rock known as math-rock). hoorah! ... actually, Carl, weren't those Terry-irking stop-start (Minutemen-influenced) Uncle Tupelo songs math country,

RE: Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Don Yates
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote: And, just in case anyone else is as slow as I was in tracking this, the country.com encyclopedia CD-ROM that Jim refers to is the one based on the Carlin book that Don Yates and I (and, I think, a couple of others) jumped on a month or more ago,

Re: mathcountry

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 mathcountry by [EMAIL PROTECTED] hoorah! ... actually, Carl, weren't those Terry-irking stop-start (Minutemen-influenced) Uncle Tupelo songs math country, basically? Heh. Perhaps, though Still Feel Gone's songs are relatively

Re: Biller and Wakefield and Les Negresses Vertes

1999-03-09 Thread Don Yates
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cuts such as "Martian Guts," on which Wakefield trades rapid-fire licks with Telecaster man Dave Biller (no slouch himself) and Robert Williams' "Steel Crazy," which sports a guest vocal by Big Sandy No to be overly pedantic or anything, but

Re: mathcountry

1999-03-09 Thread Stevie Simkin
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote: Still Feel Gone's songs are relatively short and depend on lyrics "this trickle-down theory / has left all these pockets empty" was always one of my favourites. And just about every darn word in "Still Be Around"... Man, is he a damn good songwriter. Ooops.

RE: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm

1999-03-09 Thread Geff King
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Matt Benz wrote: Oh shutup! I drive a Ford. SUV's are for..! (sound of Hummer going by) I think Jeff Wall is yanking a few virtual chains... Also, if you have to outlaw SUV's then you have to outlaw Ford vans, too. Know who owned a Ford van? Red Sovine. Course you

FW: It's Official -- George Jones Off Respirator!!

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
-Original Message- From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mary Yeomans Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: It's Official -- George Jones Off Respirator!! [I've been employed here at Vanderbilt University Medical

RE: Encyclopedia CD-ROm questions

1999-03-09 Thread Jon Weisberger
And, just in case anyone else is as slow as I was in tracking this, the country.com encyclopedia CD-ROM that Jim refers to is the one based on the Carlin book that Don Yates and I (and, I think, a couple of others) jumped on a month or more ago, when news of the CD-ROM first appeared.

Re: Shania Spam

1999-03-09 Thread Moran/Vargo
Moran/Vargo wrote: Has anyone else been mass full-color spammed from "Apple Books" regarding a book written by Shania Twain's "Road Manager"? Yeah. It looked like some kid's coloring book exploded on my computer. TS Thank God! I was beginning to think it was just me that was

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Don Yates
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, James Gerard Roll wrote: But I suspect that (while no-one will admit it) there is a certain status that A FEW people desire when part of a small cultish phenomenon like P2 that involves members wanting to prove that they are not part of the TREND but rather have a

Joe Henry - Fuse (over the wall post)

1999-03-09 Thread Chad
Hi, I'm not on P2 anymore, but I wanted to toss this rant out to you carnivores. I've been listening and listening to Joe Henry's new one. I don't get it. I'm trying and trying, but I can't. His songs are fine, but musically, though it may be different for Joe, it's hardly adventurous and

Re: DC Black Cat

1999-03-09 Thread Jerry Curry
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote: what can I say, I'm a freak of nature. Reply offlist if you ANDhe is one heck of a FREAK, let me tell you. I've seen him. Years of psychotherapy have finally gotten me over the experience. BIG G! NP: Shaver - Victory --- I LOVE this CD, also

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread Terry A. Smith
Yeah but was Stalin the Tweedy fan and Hitler the Farrar fan, or vice versa? Or did Hitler think that UT were the progenitors of alt-country, while Stalin asserted that it was a decades old form that was not being duly recognized as such by the UT fans, or vice versa? Or... Actually,

Re: Joe Henry - Fuse Billy Bob was: over the wall post)

1999-03-09 Thread Barry Mazor
Personally, I don't know how to talk on-list to people not on the list especially since it's hard just to keep up with everybody who DOES hang around..so I won't try... One thing you get with Joe Henry's excellent new disc (IMHO), which I haven't seen reported yet, is some fairly hilarious

Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG)

1999-03-09 Thread James Gerard Roll
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Don Yates wrote: of that's no doubt the usual hipster cooler-than-thou pose (which can be found in just about any musical subgenre you care to name), but I'd like to think that it's also an implicit recognition of the value of tradition in country music. OK, I'm foolin'

Re: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm

1999-03-09 Thread Jeff Wall
At 04:32 PM 3/9/99 -0500, you wrote: Hey Jeff, have you ever met Ted Nugent? I bet you guys would be a real hoot to observe together on a hunting trip. Although I regularly consume the dead flesh of little critters, I prefer to hunt the little bastards at my local grocery store. Call me a

RE: Elliott Smith Concert Tonight

1999-03-09 Thread Keith Meade
I though some of you would be interested in knowing that Elliott Smith's concert can be heard tonight at 11 pm central via broadcast.com. The link is: http://www.broadcast.com/music/concerts/elliottsmith/ KM np: Drive By Truckers "Gangstabilly"

RE: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm

1999-03-09 Thread Walker, Jason
Jeff Wall, You RULE Junior Walker NP George Jones "I'm A People" -Original Message- From: Jeff Wall [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 1999 9:18 To: passenger side Subject: Re: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm At 04:32 PM 3/9/99 -0500, you wrote: Hey

Re: RIP Stanley Kubrick

1999-03-09 Thread Iain Noble
Roger Ebert on "Clockwork Orange": Kubrick's ``A Clockwork Orange'' (1971) starred Malcolm McDowell as a violent lout in a fearsome world of the near future; its prophetic vision was so disturbing that the movie is banned in Britain to this day. (

Re: PLAYLIST - Monday Breakfast Jam: A Morning Drivetime Show 3/1/99 ...

1999-03-09 Thread DEDWMgt
Dear Doug, Thank you so much for playing Scott Kirby's "Last Flying Boat". I will let his fans know and hopefully you will get some new listeners. Is Otis (blond haired drummer, Jimmy Buffett fan) still at the station? It's been a few years since I talked to him. Meg Patrick Down East Down West

Re: Twangfest/Fluff list

1999-03-09 Thread marie arsenault
To subscribe got to www.nashvegas.com/listserv It's very easy to subscribe. Note that on many days traffic is very slow. Then on other days, like today, you might get about 90 messages. And they are talking about sports over there again. Just so you know. marie

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 3/9/99 3:22:44 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can't think of many twang bands who incorporate surf other than the Sadies Deke dickerson did a few surfy numbers at the Cheapo instore on saturday. Good stuff. Slim

Re: Shania Spam / and gossip

1999-03-09 Thread stuart
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .Get this ya'll. A freind of mine who is setting up a tour for me in Canada this summer just got thru working production at the big rodeo in Houston, where many country acts played, including Shania. He said that most the show was taped (including vocals). Well

[Fwd: ]

1999-03-09 Thread Garrick Jones
3/5/99 Hello, My name is Jenny Toomey and I ’m writing to you on the suggestion of Vicky Wheeler of Autotonic. Now, for the reason...I’m a musician (Tsunami/Grenadine/Liquorice) and ex record label owner (Simple Machines). who has recently been roped into working with a coalition that is

SXSW wristbands

1999-03-09 Thread musicdirector
Hello, Austinites! I am coming down for SXSW and I have my badge and a hotel room so I'm hooked up. However, I just got a call from someone I work with who has decided to travel down with a band but needs a wristband. How much are they this year? Are they still available? Does anyone want to be

Re: unsubscribe

1999-03-09 Thread Jeff Weiss
At 09:02 AM 3/9/99 -0500, you wrote: Call me a sadist -- shudup Curry -- but I get a little thrill out of these. Just imagine the panic that must set in when someone subs because they heard about this list and in a day they get slammed with 200 messages, some of which might actually be on

FREE OUR RADIOS

1999-03-09 Thread Garrick Jones
Have you been following this Low Power Radio stuff with FCC Commissioner Kennard? Several weeks ago the FCC voted 4 to 1 to look into the possibility of opening up the FM dial to thousands of new low-power licenses. We're talking about licenses for between $2,500 and 100,000 thousand basedon

Wilco Review: Power Pop perspective

1999-03-09 Thread Lowell Kaufman
http://www.twomp.com/amplifier/summer_t.htm I haven't gotten it yet so I have no opinions. About anything. keep dancing, -ldk

SXSW Wristbands

1999-03-09 Thread musicdirector
Hello, Austinites! I have some friends asking about the current availability of SXSW wristbands. Are they still on sale? How much? Does anyone want to be the middleman on a wristband purchase? I have my registration, etc., already so I'm set. Last year we had no trouble in picking up wristbands

Re: DC Black Cat

1999-03-09 Thread UFOsaint
In a message dated 3/9/99 4:22:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do any of the DC-area contingent know if the Black Cat does advanced ticket sales? Specifically, I'm going to see Steve 'n Del at the Birchmere on Thurs. 3/18 and wanted to pop over to see Sleater-Kinney at the Black Cat after

Moths in Albany cancelled

1999-03-09 Thread Kristen Rigney
Due to unforseen circumstances, Moths will not be able to play at Valentine's on Thursday. Thank you to all the people who helped with publicity. In happier news, Moths congratulate Mothweb designer Jenny Kalina and her husband Patrick O' Sullivan in the birth of their son David, 6 lbs, 10oz.

Re: Shania Spam / and gossip

1999-03-09 Thread BARNARD
Joe: Asinine as it may be (and I hate it with great passion), that has been going on for many years now with touring acts. Screwing up would be nearly impossible now with backup systems in place. You'd be suprised and horrified to learn how many arena acts are doing this. Are a majority of

Re: mathcountry

1999-03-09 Thread LindaRay64
oh, now. . .the whole point is the heart, you know. Linda

Re: Shania Spam / and gossip

1999-03-09 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 3/9/99 9:47:00 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You'd be suprised and horrified to learn how many arena acts are doing this. AHA!!! Now we know why Kimmie always sounds so good at the Cactus Cafe. G Slim

Re: Biller and Wakefield and Les Negresses Vertes

1999-03-09 Thread Dina Gunderson
Don wrote: On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cuts such as "Martian Guts," on which Wakefield trades rapid-fire licks with Telecaster man Dave Biller (no slouch himself) and Robert Williams' "Steel Crazy," which sports a guest vocal by Big Sandy No to be overly pedantic or