slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 270
Today's Topics:
Help Clapton Help the USA - please
Re: help
MP3 of the Week
Cream's Farewell Concert in DVD
Help Clapton Help the USA - please (fwd)
RAH 1987-89
Tribute CD
Playing live... a British music critic's point of view
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From: yasuhisa iwasaki
Subject: Help Clapton Help the USA - please
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Fyi,
Some of the slowhanders in the U.S. around here might probably be interested.
Currently nothing is listed, but will soon be listed something special related to EC.
Take care, Yasuhisa
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From: Tom Watson
To: slowhand@zab.att.ne.jp
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 3:56 AM
Subject: Help Clapton Help the USA - please
Hi there,
I found your site on the Web and wanted to let you know of an event that might be of
interest to you and to ask for your help. We are going to auction several Fender
Stratocaster guitars autographed by Eric Clapton - and one by all the members of Cream ---
as part of our National Hungerthon in November, to raise money for World Hunger Year, a
New York-based advocacy group promoting hunger and poverty awareness in America. The theme
of this year's Hungerthon is Reinvesting in America's Communities.
With the help of Infinity Radio, we will hold a national Hungerthon on November 21 - a
'National Day of Giving - Before America's Day of Giving Thanks.' The online auction
hosted by Yahoo! will unfold ten days before the Hungerthon. Funds will be distributed to
grassroots organizations around the country that are fighting hunger and poverty.
Together we can get one step closer to realizing our vision of a stronger America without
hunger or poverty.
In the wake of September's terrible events, we are dedicated to making our country
stronger by supporting local organizations with the aid of musicians like the guitar
genius you've dedicated your site to. We hope you'll help to drive traffic by placing one
of the attached banners on your site with a link to
http://auctions.yahoo.com/booth/hungerthonnyc for the auction. We think your visitors will
be interested.
In addition, I'll send you a t-shirt free if you'll join us as a Street Team Leader who
will reach out to your contacts asking them to get involved and make a contribution. If
you're interested, please e-mail me at twatson@changingourworld.com to find out more.
With help from people like you and Eric Clapton - who was superb with Buddy Guy at the
Garden concert for New York -- we can make America stronger. Please help.
Thanks so much in advance.
Best,
Tom Watson
On behalf of World Hunger Year
www.worldhungeryear.org
Tom Watson
Co-Founder
Changing Our World Inc.
The CW Network:
www.changingourworld.com
www.onphilanthropy.com
www.internet-fundraising.com
www.dotorgjobs.com
www.insidegiving.com
212.499.0866 x17
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yasuhisa iwasaki
please visit my e.p.c. site at
http://home.att.ne.jp/green/slowhand/
if you're interested in eric clapton
~be yourself, no matter what they say~
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From: "Mark Deavult"
Cc: "Slowhand List"
Subject: Re: help
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From: "skipper dipper"
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: help
> It has already been settled here that you (and all
> other AOLers) are expendable.
> Your problem is with AOL, not this list.
yes, and notice all the scintillating discussions we've had here as traffic
has dwindled down to .... well, almost nothing, since the AOL members
stopped getting messages.
Hopefully someone will start another list - one that works.
Also amusing that you choose to be anonymous, hiding behind an alias
account - something to hide?
Mark Deavult
(who is happy, that the other 15 mailing lists I am on, work fine with both
this and the AOL account I use when traveling)
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From: "Josh Ritter"
Subject: MP3 of the Week
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This week's MP3 of the Week is an Albert King cover, Born Under a Bad Sign,
taken from the "Nothin But the Blues" tour rehearsals in NYC on Sept. 28,
1994. Would've liked for this to be a staple on the tour setlist, but
apparently E wasn't too happy with it.
Stop by www.msu.edu/~ritterj3 to download it.
Have a good week,
Josh Ritter
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Subject: Cream's Farewell Concert in DVD
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Hi Slowhanders
Cream's Farewell Concert in DVD (Zone 2) will be released on 20/11/2001.
It will include BBC version and full Farewell concert.
Program Start;
Sunshine of Your Love (5:23)
Jack Bruce; Politician (7:45)
Eric Clapton; White Room (8:08)
Light and Sound; Spoonful (9:37)
Ginger Baker; Toad Drum Solo (11:52)
Behind the Music; I'm So Glad (4:03)
End Credits (0:54)
- 2 versions : BBC version (45 mn) et full version(80 mn) (125 mn)
- Interview backstage of members group
- Gallery, live pictures
Jerome Vuibert
Eric Clapton - The French Site
www.clapton-online.com
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From: David Hillman
Subject: Help Clapton Help the USA - please (fwd)
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Forwarded without comment, since I have made no attempt to verify the
accuracy or honesty.
Caveat donor.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Watson
Subject: Help Clapton Help the USA - please
Hi there,
I found your site on the Web and wanted to let you know of an event that
might be of interest to you and to ask for your help. We are going to
auction several Fender Stratocaster guitars autographed by Eric Clapton -
and one by all the members of Cream --- as part of our National Hungerthon
in November, to raise money for World Hunger Year, a New York-based advocacy
group promoting hunger and poverty awareness in America. The theme of this
year's Hungerthon is Reinvesting in America's Communities.
With the help of Infinity Radio, we will hold a national Hungerthon on
November 21 - a 'National Day of Giving - Before America's Day of Giving
Thanks.' The online auction hosted by Yahoo! will unfold ten days before the
Hungerthon. Funds will be distributed to grassroots organizations around the
country that are fighting hunger and poverty. Together we can get one step
closer to realizing our vision of a stronger America without hunger or
poverty.
In the wake of September's terrible events, we are dedicated to making our
country stronger by supporting local organizations with the aid of musicians
like the guitar genius you've dedicated your site to. We hope you'll help to
drive traffic by placing one of the attached banners on your site with a
link to http://auctions.yahoo.com/booth/hungerthonnyc for the auction. We
think your visitors will be interested.
In addition, I'll send you a t-shirt free if you'll join us as a Street Team
Leader who will reach out to your contacts asking them to get involved and
make a contribution. If you're interested, please e-mail me at
twatson@changingourworld.com to find out more.
With help from people like you and Eric Clapton - who was superb with Buddy
Guy at the Garden concert for New York -- we can make America stronger.
Please help.
Thanks so much in advance.
Best,
Tom Watson
On behalf of World Hunger Year
www.worldhungeryear.org
Tom Watson
Co-Founder
Changing Our World Inc.
The CW Network:
www.changingourworld.com
www.onphilanthropy.com
www.internet-fundraising.com
www.dotorgjobs.com
www.insidegiving.com
212.499.0866 x17
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From: "Ken Norris"
Subject: RAH 1987-89
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Hi,
I am looking for CD-Rs of RAH 1987-89, specifically 3 Nights from 1987 and Beetle Clasher from 1989. Is there anything out there for 1988? Please contact me at my e-mail address.
>From what I could get from the Bootography, it seemed to me that EC used two different band formats at RAH in 1989. Is that the case?
By the bye, what does anyone think of Just Walking In The Rain? It's the first Eric Clapton & The Impressions release, but definitely done in that "Sun legacy" venue.
I like it well enough, while at the same time hoping the next album doesn't all sound like this. I hope they figure out a way of making room for a few tasty guitar solos, or having The Impressions sing the blues.
Best,
Ken
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From: jim jackson
Subject: Tribute CD
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Thanks to everyone that worked on putting
together the recent EC tribute CD. The CD is a
wonderful mix of EC songs and features a great
variety of unique styles, not just copycat music.
Anyone in my region, the western states, that
would like a copy please e-mail me off-line.
It's one disc and B&P is acceptable trade.
Thanks again to the very talented musicians that
we are so proud to have on the SH digest.
Jim
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Subject: Playing live... a British music critic's point of view
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This is by
Nicholas Barber from Sunday's The Independent:
As the season of goodwill is upon us, this week I have two gifts for the
pop musicians of the world. First of all, I'm not going to review any of
their concerts. And if that weren't magnanimous enough, I'd like to
present, at no extra charge, a handy, cut-out-and-keep, 10-point guide
to live performance. Simply memorise the advice below and you'll always
get a glowing write-up, unless you're Phil Collins in which case I can't
make any promises. We'll start with the basics.
Put On A Show. The punters are not a gang of uninvited eavesdroppers who
might go away if you ignore us. We'd appreciate some acknowledgement of
this fact, in the form of back projections, creative lighting, maybe
some pyrotechnics ... at the very least, some clothes that you haven't
been wearing all day.
Talk To The Fans. Only at a party conference will you find an audience
more eager to laugh itself sick at the feeblest wisecrack, so you've got
nothing to lose by attempting a greeting, a joke or an anecdote. If the
power of speech is really too much to ask of someone who is paid to
communicate, we'd settle for eye contact, some foot-tapping or any other
hint that you weren't forced on stage at gunpoint.
Think About Pacing. One of the confessions which turn up regularly in
pop interviews is, "We vary the order of the songs from night to night,
so that it doesn't get boring for us." But who cares if it gets boring
for you? What about us? We like our entertainment to be organised for
maximum possible momentum and drama. We don't expect a film
projectionist to run the reels in the wrong order to stop himself
getting bored and we don't expect theatre actors to mix up scenes.
Start Early. When, at a recent London gig, Naughty By Nature slouched on
at one in the morning, six hours after doors opened, did they believe
they were being considerate of their fans? Did they imagine that said
fans would have felt cheated if the rappers had come on as early as
midnight? I don't think so. And a gap of more than half an hour between
support act and headliner is pushing it, too. Similarly ...
Don't Outstay Your Welcome. And I'm not talking about Boyzone's career.
I'm referring to the widespread fallacy that the longer a concert is the
better value it is - as if film-goers come out of cinemas saying, "That
was great! Three whole hours!" Seventy-five minutes is fine in most
venues. Add 15 or 20 minutes if you're playing in a stadium. And I'll
make an exception for Meat Loaf, given that so many of his songs last a
quarter of an hour each.
Don't Do Encores. I know I keep writing this, but we must never
underestimate the menace that is the patronising fake encore. For
instance, a couple of weeks ago, Blur completed their "Singles Night"
tour. The concept of each gig was that the band would play every one of
their singles in the order they were released. And that's exactly what
happened. So why did Blur feel the need to leave the stage after
"Charmless Man", only to reappear a minute or two later, as if they
couldn't resist the cheers of the crowd. We knew they had more songs to
play. They knew they had more songs to play. So why pretend it's an
encore? Why? Why? WHY?
Play Your Hits. Maybe you've recorded only one song that has captured
the public imagination. Maybe that one song has brought you wealth and
recognition way out of proportion with the tiny amount of time and
effort you invested in it. And maybe, rather than being grateful, you
have grown to resent the song, mocking as it does your subsequent
failure. Well, tough. He who pays the piper calls the tune - and the
tune he calls is the hit you knocked out in ten minutes a decade ago. On
the other hand, we also want you to ...
Play Some Unusual Songs. Reduce the predictability of your concert with
a cover version or two. In recent weeks, the Flaming Lips have played
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow", the Lightning Seeds have busked through
"Be My Baby" and Macy Gray has done a seasonal "Winter Wonderland". You
can take this idea a step further by persuading a famous mate to join in
on one song.
Play Live. By which I mean leave as little as possible of the hard work
to backing tapes. It may be difficult for four musicians to replicate,
note for note, an album that was recorded in a 64-track digital studio.
But who wants to hear an album replicated note for note? What we're
paying for is the ingenuity with which you rearrange your songs for a
concert setting. Try swapping instruments every now and then; that
usually goes down well.
However, resist acoustic segments, which have become almost as tiresome
a cliché as encores. (And just as fake. I've seen dozens of acoustic
sets, and almost all of them have required microphones and amplifiers
and speakers the size of refrigerators. In what sense are they acoustic,
exactly?) If you absolutely have to play some of your songs "unplugged",
do without stools. We all know that an acoustic guitar is no heavier
than an electric one, so there's no excuse for playing one of them
sitting down and the other one standing up.
Choose Good Venues. Well, this one's a whole article in itself, but
let's just say for now that nobody's enjoyment of a concert is enhanced
by queueing outside for half an hour, then being crammed in so tightly
they can't move and can't see the stage over the heads of the people in
front. Although I admit that in the case of Stereophonics gigs, there's
so little to see that a restricted view is hardly going to matter. Which
brings us back to point one ...
Scott
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From: "jean pierre ortiz"
Subject: set list
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if somebody could send me the tracking list of this show "character defect
december 31, 1990" it will be very appreciate. Thank for your help
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