National Endowment for the Twang:
I just reread all of tonights' postings on the NEA/Alejandro
thread with carl w. and junior. I have to say something as I
myself was on the ass end of a congressinally pressured NEA
rejection of a project I organized a couple years ago.
(Actually I think you
Dan, I see your points. I've been on the "ass end," as you rightly put
it, of several NEA (and several *other* NEH) grants myself, so I'm not a
stranger to the institutional logic we're discussing here.
I know good things get done and good projects get supported with NEA
monies and I
..not to burst anyone's bubble here, but we were lucky enough to have seen
Cisco play at the Gibson Cafe during the NEA Extravaganza and not only was the
guy VERY nice, he went out of his way to pose for pictures before their set
and was genuinely flattered by all the attention. (He also
At 10:21 AM 3/4/99 EST, you wrote:
..not to burst anyone's bubble here, but we were lucky enough to have
seen
Cisco play at the Gibson Cafe during the NEA Extravaganza and not only was
the
guy VERY nice, he went out of his way to pose for pictures before their set
and was genuinely flattered
Hi Jeff,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BTW, Chris Lawrence, his axeman, is amazing.
ditto that!
Kate (who got some pretty nice shots of Cisco and Chris in action)
http://www.hellcountry.com/twangfluff/nea.htm
hardly any folks this time, mostly music...including a lot of shots from the
David Lindley tribute show at the Sutler on 2/14.
Enjoy,
Stacey
. But when all is said and done, it's the music that matters.
And that is not the message these mega-festivals send to the bands.
The bands are sent a very different message.
I thought that NEA came off pretty well, which totally shocked the
hell out of me. Up until the event started, I
On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, marie arsenault wrote:
all the bands I spoke to said that they had very positive experiences.
Sponsor presence was subdued. NEA really seemed to be about the bands
and the music.
I have to agree. NEA was a good experience. As Marie mentioned, the
sound/mix people
Hey there,
OK, my turn.
Thurs.
Arrived, surprisingly, right on time in Nashville to be greeted by Meshel
and Bill. Both of whom I was glad to see, although one more than the
other. Heh. Back to the Goddess house to change out of Business Casual
and into Casual Casual. (This sounds alot like
Got to give it up to the Ex-Husbands, too. Why these guys still labor in
semi-obscurity while bands infinitely their inferiors get accolades
is beyond me.
Yeah! New record soon..
At 01:16 PM 2/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
I took off early to see the Predators play against the evil Penguins,
So Mr. Copetas:
What was it like to attend a hockey game in Nashville? Was there a good
crowd? I got to see the Wings dispose of Edmonton on Thursday (my only
game this year -- so far).
Dear Lovers of Fine Music,
I just wanted to let all of the nice folks who will be attending or
performing at the NEA Extravaganza that Hillbilly IDOL will be there too.
We are playing a set at Robert's Western Wear on Sat. at 10:00pm. Looks
like a nice lineup for the evening and doggonit we're
If you plan on being in Nashville for NEA, we have a pretty large change to
make in the Tar Hut showcase -
Bob Egan will be taking the 9pm slot of our showcase - Nadine had to cancel
because the Pope's trip to St. Louis interfered with their studio time.
So, one last time, here's the final
if anyone has plans to come down for NEA, or wants to know more about
what is happening, please email me so we can let you in on where to find
the schedules, what P2 bands are playing, and give you directions to the
party.
meshel
n'vegas
Been checking out the schedule for NEA. Look at what's happening on
Thursday night at the Station Inn:
8pm: Blue Highway
9pm: Jerry Tammy Sullivan
10pm: The Whites
11pm: Gibson Brothers
12am: Del McCoury Band
Wow!
Is there a finalists list yet, a definitive one? Can someone
forward me this, if so? Much obliged.
Kip
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Been checking out the schedule for NEA. Look at what's happening on
Thursday
What are the dates of NEA? I was thinking Feb. 20 something but just saw
Marie post a date for a band playing Feb. 13.
Deb
confused
Hey! Did they ever update that page on the web with the list of
performers for the weekend? Does anyone still have that url address?
thanks,
rebecca
I just got confirmation that Jim Roll is playing at the Nashville
Extravaganza on Saturday February 13th at Robert's Western Wear at
NEA Extravaganza
O.K., y'all. I give up. What *is* the NEA, and does Jesse Helms know about
it?
Kelly
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