slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 283
Today's Topics:
The Slow Digest
2001 Tribute discs are still available
reptile STILL wanted
Somewhere Over Digest
SD Tribute Art Posted
EC framed art gallery photo
Administrivia:
To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to;
slowhand-request@planet-torque.com
with the subject 'unsubscribe'. This is an automated service.
Submissions to the list should be sent to;
slowhand@planet-torque.com
***
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: "DeltaNick"
Subject: The Slow Digest
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Folks, issue #282 was the briefest I've ever seen. Must be a slow news
month, because the Slowhand Digest is getting smaller and shorter. So, in
the interest of generating some discussion, I'll just stir the pot ...
Do any of you think that EC has become predictable and boring? Do you think
he's just coasting ... and stopped heavy lifting some time back? When?
Do you think he cares?
I can listen to "Reptile," but it's pretty much background music only. Nice
album, but it's not a great album. And I certainly feel that it's much more
listenable than the drek he put out in the 1970s. Do you find yourself
REALLY listening to this album, or just putting it on for some pleasant
sounds, while you do something else? To which albums do you REALLY listen; I
mean, when you close your eyes and forget, momentarily, about everything
else in the world? Is "Reptile" this kind of an album? Can we expect more of
such "pleasant" music from Eric Clapton? Will he ever really "rock" again?
When was the last time you think he really rocked?
Although it's clear that EC sings much better today, do you think his guitar
playing has changed in the past two decades? People say that his guitar
playing changed following the '60s, because he had to grow. But one CAN grow
in unpleasant directions. Getting fat is growth too, right? And some older
folks actually grow smaller. Has Clapton grown fat musically? Is he
musically shrinking? Is his musical well dried up? Does Clapton's music
really excite you any longer? Is his guitar playing anything special any
more?
Do you think that maybe some fans are just confused, that his guitar playing
changed dramatically, following the '60s, as a result of drug and alcohol
abuse. Do you think that some people have confused this with "growth"? If
his guitar playing continued to grow following the '60s, did it ever stop
growing, such as during the '70s or '80s? On a commercial recording, when
was his last great guitar solo?
Is Clapton primarily a singer, or a guitarist? Is the guitar something he
just wears around his neck, something to occupy his hands while he's singing
on stage?
Do too many fans fawn and gush over everything EC does? Is Clapton capable
of making bad music? If Clapton burps, how many fans will believe he has
attained new musical heights?
Enquiring readers want to know.
DeltaNick
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Subject: 2001 Tribute discs are still available
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
The 2001 Slowhand Digest Tribute disc is still available
If you didn't get your copy yet, these kind folks have offered to be a
source.
United States contact:
ivanrussell@1st.net Ivan Russell Ohio
buster@esper.com Pat Toth Tennessee
axonjaxon1950@yahoo.com jim jackson California
scottw@frazmtn.com Scott Wallenberg California
Canadians contact:
william.fleming@shaw.ca Bill Fleming
Europeans contact: (Copies are en route and should be there next week)
deutzservice@online.ru Fred Frome Germany
jerome.vuibert@fleximage.fr Jérôme Vuibert France
Cheryl Donatto's excellent artwork should be posted on Mark Deavult's
http://www.sysabend.org/users/geetarz/ site very soon (right Mark?)
Scott
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: "Pat Toth"
Subject: reptile STILL wanted
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Yes I am still wanting to trade for these shows..
Lisbon Portugal 2-20-01
Goteborg, Sweden 3-31-01
New orleans 5-15-01
Atlanta Georgia Phillips Arena 5-21-01
Fargo ND 7-19-01
St Louis 7-22-01
Chicago 7-24-01
Moline 7-27-01
Kansas City 7-28-01
Denver 7-30-01
Salt Lake City 8-1-01
Nampa Idaho 8-2-01
Seattle 8-4-01
Las Vegas 8-13-01
Phoenix 8-15-01
I have access of over 300 shows and the rest of the Reptile Tour
Thanks and please respond if can help
Pat
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: "Pat Toth"
Subject: Somewhere Over Digest
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hello
Just wanted to let everyone know that the offer of b&p
OR trade still stands. If you want a copy of this very professional
recording give me a shout.
Pat
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: "Mark Deavult"
Subject: SD Tribute Art Posted
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I've posted the artwork for the Slowhand Digest "Somewhere Over the Digest"
EC Tribute CD on my site at:
http://www.sysabend.org/users/geetarz/
or, if you would like a direct link:
http://www.sysabend.org/users/geetarz/reviews/clapton/somewhere-over-the-dig
est.htm
Thanks to Scott for putting this together, and Cheryl for the artwork -
great job, guys!
Mark Deavult
--=_--SlowhandDigest--
From: Mark Lebow
Subject: EC framed art gallery photo
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
An art gallery at a suburban Chicago mall had a
Clapton framed black and white photo (looked very
much like the August album cover), for about
$4,000. Has anyone paid this much for a framed
photo of EC? I have a Smokin' Blues framed
poster, which was much less expensive, that is
enough for me, but I wonder if anyone owns framed
EC photos from an art gallery.
Mark
End of slowhand Digest V01 Issue #283