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the-landing-digest Wednesday, March 31 1999 Volume 02 : Number 064
Today's Subjects:
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Do I offend? [Matt ]
CHAPEL HILL. ["Ryan Sargent" ]
Re: Some various Zipper stuff [DannyManco@aol.com]
Re: Do I offend? [kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)]
Andrew Bird lyrics? [kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)]
Andrew Bird's other projects? [kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)]
Re: Andrew Bird lyrics? [ProfPlum97@aol.com]
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A0Jazz Legend Joe Williams Dead At 80?= [ProfPlum97@aol.c]
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 99 09:01:16 -0800
From: Matt
Subject: Do I offend?
Did I ever offend anybody by changing the list around? I use to have it
at coollist, but that sucked and so did list bot. Now we have this great
list that Jessica set up and I have a bunch of enemies at the snz
coollist. Or actually just one guy in particular
(bossrab@redriverok.com). Oh well, you can't please everyone...
- -mattyshack
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:37:23 PST
From: "Ryan Sargent"
Subject: CHAPEL HILL.
I wish that I was in Chapel hill!!!! Andrew is playing, and that band
The Countdown Quartet...with Je & Stu!!!! I can't even remember the last
time i've heard a sweet trumpet live. Atleast I get to see Andrew this
saturday. I swear...I am going to continue playing from 3:30 - 9:00
every day, then move to Chapel hill and play in a bunch of really good
bands.(hopefully with JE and other Zippers one day).Oh yeah, I did a
search on "The Countdown Quartet" and pretty much found nothing at
all...just the mention of their name once.
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:24:25 EST
From: DannyManco@aol.com
Subject: Re: Some various Zipper stuff
In a message dated 3/30/99 1:33:47 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
jbrandt@kent.edu writes:
<< The Knockdown Society does a song
called "Christian Life" with Jim on vocals and guitar, Stu on bass, Greg from
Hobex on guitar and vocals, Cody and Luther from Gutbucket on drums and slide
guitar, respectively, and Greg Bell of the Chicken Wire Gang on piano... >>
Wonderful. I would venture a guess that that's the same "Christian Life"
that's found on the Louvin Brothers' album "Satan is Real," which Jimbo
recommends in an article linked to the "Passed Out on the Landing" web site.
It's a really lovely song as the Louvin Brothers do it, so I'll be anxious to
hear the Knockdown Society's take. I believe that the Byrds also covered the
tune years ago on their "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album, but I haven't heard
that version.
Those of you who like the country dimension of the Zippers' (and side
projects') sound might want to go ahead and look into the Louvin Brothers.
May I personally suggest giving a listen to the album "A Tribute to the
Delmore Brothers," which is widely available? Here the Louvins pay beautiful
homage to one of their primary influences. Somewhat interesting, too, to note
that when I saw Gutbucket open up for the Zippers in Cincinnatti last fall,
one of the songs they performed was "Big River Blues" by the Delmore Brothers.
Small world, musically speaking! Sort of.
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:47:33 GMT
From: kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)
Subject: Re: Do I offend?
On Tue, 30 Mar 99 09:01:16 -0800, you wrote:
>Did I ever offend anybody by changing the list around? I use to have it
>at coollist, but that sucked and so did list bot. Now we have this great
>list that Jessica set up and I have a bunch of enemies at the snz
>coollist. Or actually just one guy in particular
>(bossrab@redriverok.com). Oh well, you can't please everyone...
No... I think this new group is great. I'm sending this message to
both groups. Now, the reason that we switched from Coollist is because
the server sucked -- I couldn't even sign up! Then I couldn't
unsubscribe my old address (which was still forwarding)! Listbot was
great for me but I guess digests are important to some people.
Personally, I think people who stick in the old lists are foolish for
thinking that the community should be spread out like this. We should
all come together in one discussion group -- this one.
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:49:59 GMT
From: kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)
Subject: Andrew Bird lyrics?
Besides rap artists, Andrew Bird must be one of the most
unintelligible singers on the planet. It's hard to sing along with,
say, "Cock o' the Walk" when I don't have any idea what 90% of the
words are. Could somebody post the lyrics or direct me to a web site
with them?
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:53:30 GMT
From: kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)
Subject: Andrew Bird's other projects?
Has or is Andrew Bird in any other projects or bands? I love his
playing -- but a 35-minute CD gets old after a while...
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| my name is PETER |
| "Sometimes I feel like an idiot. But then I am an |
| idiot, so, you know, it kind of works out." -Billy |
| Madison |
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:11:49 EST
From: ProfPlum97@aol.com
Subject: Re: Andrew Bird lyrics?
I think his singing is very clear, especially in cock o' the walk. I was
really surprised to read this post. Anyhow, check out the rykodisk website
probably at www.rykodisc.com they had the lyrics.
Though I've never been to Venezuela,
- -Gats
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:52:27 EST
From: ProfPlum97@aol.com
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A0Jazz Legend Joe Williams Dead At 80?=
Jazz Legend Joe Williams Dead At 80
(Last updated 12:56 AM ET March 31)
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Legendary jazz and blues singer Joe Williams, whose deep
baritone often turned the Basie band into a swinging revival meeting, has died
in Las Vegas of acute lung disease, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Williams, 80, collapsed and died in the street after leaving his hospital bed
and walking more than two miles (3 km) in the direction of his home Monday,
hospital spokeswoman Ann Lynch said.
He was admitted to the Sunrise Hospital a week ago and was being treated for
acute obstructive pulmonary disease.
"He indicated to the staff he was leaving and that he would be back in a
moment, that he'd be right back," Lynch said. "When he did not return we began
a search and we called the police."
Williams, whose powerful baritone voice could deliver blues, standards and
ballads with equal force or tenderness, was among the last of the big-band
singers.
He sang as a regular with the Count Basie Band from 1954 to 1961 and became an
international star. After the big-band era, Williams continued to perform with
small groups and in 1985 he won a Grammy Award for best jazz vocal performance
for his album "Nothin' But The Blues."
President Clinton said he and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton were deeply
saddened to learn of Williams' death.
"He was a national treasure. For the better part of this century, America was
blessed with Joe Williams' smooth baritone voice and peerless interpretations
of our favorite ballads," the president said in a statement.
"Hearing Joe Williams sing at the White House in 1993 remained one of my
favorite memories," he added.
Branching out from the jazz scene to network television, Williams was a
recurring character on hit NBC comedy "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s, playing
Bill Cosby's father-in-law.
Williams was scheduled to perform in Las Vegas on May 7 with the Jimmy Wilkins
band at the Annual Joe Williams Music Scholarship fund-raiser to benefit the
Community College of Southern Nevada.
He was born in Cordele, Georgia, in 1918 and moved with his family to Chicago
as a boy. As a teenager in the 1930s he founded The Jubilee Boys, a group that
sang in local churches.
He made his professional debut with the late Jimmy Noone, but at first he was
unable to support himself just singing.
Williams always maintained his big break came in 1943 when he was working as a
security guard at the Regal Theater in Chicago, where he met such jazz
luminaries as Duke Ellington.
The manager of the Regal, recognizing his talents, recommended him to jazz
great Lionel Hampton. In the early 1940s he performed with Hampton and with
Coleman Hawkins.
A tour with Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy in 1946 and 1947 led to his first
recording. He first teamed up with Basie in 1950, briefly joining the septet
Basie formed after breaking up his big band.
But times were lean for Williams, despite having a minor hit in 1951 with
"Everyday I Have the Blues," recorded with the King Kolax band.
He renewed his association with Basie in 1954 when the bandleader formed
another big band, and stayed with him for the next seven years. Critics said
Williams was one of the key elements behind Basie's resurgence.
After leaving Basie in 1961, he joined trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison,
staying with the small band until 1962. He then formed his own quartet, but
also occasionally got back together with Basie and recorded memorable sessions
with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. He also appeared with Cannonball
Adderly and George Shearing.
Among the albums Williams is best remembered for are "Count Basie Swings, Joe
Williams Swings," "Joe Williams and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra" and
"Ballad and Blues Master."
Williams, a longtime resident of Las Vegas, is survived by his wife Jillean,
son Joe and daughter Anne.
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the-landing-digest Thursday, April 1 1999 Volume 02 : Number 065
Today's Subjects:
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Re: Andrew Bird lyrics? [kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)]
Re: Andrew Bird lyrics? [ProfPlum97@aol.com]
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:14:56 GMT
From: kobyc@softhome.net (Peter Destructo)
Subject: Re: Andrew Bird lyrics?
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 02:11:49 EST, you wrote:
>I think his singing is very clear, especially in cock o' the walk. I was
>really surprised to read this post.
"I'm the something something something something rooster, lookin' for
a fight"
>Anyhow, check out the rykodisk website
>probably at www.rykodisc.com they had the lyrics.
Thanks.
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| my name is PETER |
| "Sometimes I feel like an idiot. But then I am an |
| idiot, so, you know, it kind of works out." -Billy |
| Madison |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| http://members.xoom.com/pdestructo - the ghost quasar |
| space ghost reviewed links, images, fanfic, icons |
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:14:24 EST
From: ProfPlum97@aol.com
Subject: Re: Andrew Bird lyrics?
strutting preening bantam
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the-landing-digest Friday, April 2 1999 Volume 02 : Number 066
Today's Subjects:
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Buy.com [Matt ]
HELL. ["Ryan Sargent" ]
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 99 09:46:51 -0800
From: Matt
Subject: Buy.com
Saw an ad for Buy.com, it features a Dog sitting, face to camera, and a
man crawling on the floor around the dog. All to the tune of "Suits".
Don't know what the commercial means, just some wacky ad execs, but you
can't blame them on the choice of music.
mattyshack
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Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 12:56:40 PST
From: "Ryan Sargent"
Subject: HELL.
I don't watch MTV, the Box, or stations like that very much. Does anyone
know of a channel that has a show where you can request video's???? I
really want to get all the SNZ video's on tape...Put a Lid on it (new
version), Hell, Suits, & soon to come- Stephen foster. The only video I
have ever seen on t.v. was Hell, and that was back when it came out. I
hate the fact that I can only see SNZ video's through the web...they
come in bad! And that whole thing about not allowing the "Put a lid on
it" video on MTV is a bunch of BS! Look at the video's they show now!!!!
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the-landing-digest Saturday, April 3 1999 Volume 02 : Number 067
Today's Subjects:
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STACY GUESS. ["Ryan Sargent" ]
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Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 07:17:48 PST
From: "Ryan Sargent"
Subject: STACY GUESS.
Go to www.mammoth.com and they now have sound clips for LEGACY. I think
everybody should go over to www.netradio.com/jazz/ and go to the
"Swing" or "big band" net radio broadcast. They play some really good
stuff (Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Louis Prima, Peggy
Lee, Cab Calloway, Sarah Vaughan, etc....) they also play new stuff.
They even play the Zippers. I just heard Ella Fitzgerald.
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