RDTRN Archive - RDT Right Now #1862

RDT Right Now #1862

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:14:26 -0400 (EDT)
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Do not hit reply to unsubscribe. To unsub, send a message to: <rdtrn-request@torithoughts.org> with "unsubscribe" in the subject and body. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Really Deep Thoughts Right Now Volume 03 : Issue #1862 . o - O - O - O - O - O - O - O - o . o o . o o O "Thoughts right now... O o What will become of me, o o Become of her, become of we?" o . o o . O O O - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - O o . o o o Tori Amos, "Thoughts" In this issue: o-o-o-o-o-o-o thanks :) [ "Tait Schleisman" <tschleisman@comc ] atlantic records _tales of a librari [ ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.or ] Re: atlantic records _tales of a lib [ ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.or ] Your mind is not your own [ Brian Cooper <byteme@smartchat.net. ] An Update on a Birthday [ "Beth Coulter" <betheqt@voicenet.co ] tales of a librarian press [ ein kleines kinnemuzak <woj@smoe.or ] Missed a digest? Pick up a copy at the RDTRN archives: http://www.torithoughts.org/rdtrn/archives -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:22:02 -0500 From: "Tait Schleisman" <tschleisman@comcast.net> To: <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: thanks :) *pokes head out of brush, making sure it's safe to delurk* Hello, my fellow RDTRNers. I just want to say thank you to everyone who sent me birthday greetings. I had a wonderful day, and fortunately still don't feel (or look) any older. If only every day could be your birthday... Oh, and I get to see Eddie Izzard tomorrow night! Yay!!! *retreats back into the wild of lurkdom* -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:23:39 -0400 From: ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.org> To: torinews@smoe.org, fiercest clams <precious-things@smoe.org>, rdtrn@torithoughts.org, toriphery@groups.msn.com Subject: atlantic records _tales of a librarian_ press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 26, 2003 AMOS OPENS BACK CATALOG ON FIRST-EVER COMPILATION: "TALES OF A LIBRARIAN" CD/DVD SET ARRIVES NOV. 18TH; COLLECTION FEATURES "RECONDITIONED" SONGS PLUS NEW RECORDINGS; BONUS DVD FEATURES 2003 LIVE RECORDINGS, PHOTO GALLERIES, SURROUND SOUND AUDIO TRACKS Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of "TALES OF A LIBRARIAN," the first-ever compilation from Tori Amos. The two-disc, CD/DVD collection - which Amos describes as a musical "autobiography" - was produced by Amos and includes songs chosen by the multiple Grammy Award-nominated artist from her Atlantic career. The set is slated to arrive in stores on November 18th. The "TALES OF A LIBRARIAN" audio CD features 20 songs that document a career spanning over a decade, among them "Precious Things," "Playboy Mommy," "Spark," "God," "Cornflake Girl," "Baker Baker," "Winter," "Tear In Your Hand," and of course, "Silent All These Years." Amos has personally revisited and "reconditioned" the original material, retooling the multi-track recordings to offer a new perspective on some of her most beloved songs. In addition, "TALES OF A LIBRARIAN" will include a pair of brand-new songs - "Angels" and "Snow Cherries From France" - as well as newly recorded renditions of two ultra-rare B-sides - "Mary" (originally found on the European "Crucify" CD single) and "Sweet Dreams" (from 1992's limited edition "Winter" CD). As sequenced by Amos, the songs - which Amos has always considered to be her children - form a unique personal narrative and a breathtaking view of an extraordinary body of work. The bonus DVD features songs recorded live earlier this month during sound check of the final show of Amos' summer 2003 North American tour. Performances include "Pretty Good Year," "Northern Lad," and "Honey." The DVD also includes audio remixes of "Putting the Damage On" and "Mr. Zebra" - from the album "BOYS FOR PELE" - which, like the three live performance tracks, were specially mixed for the DVD in surround sound. Accompanying the two audio tracks are images that visually chronicle Amos' career. Unquestionably one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of the modern era, Tori Amos first captured the world's attention in 1992 with her classic solo debut, the RIAA double-platinum certified "LITTLE EARTHQUAKES." Each consecutive Atlantic Records collection of original Amos material that followed has been certified platinum or better by the RIAA - "UNDER THE PINK" (1994), "BOYS FOR PELE" (1996), "FROM THE CHOIRGIRL HOTEL" (1998), and "TO VENUS AND BACK" (1999). -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:24 -0400 From: ein kleines kinnemuzik <woj@smoe.org> To: torinews@smoe.org, fiercest clams <precious-things@smoe.org>, rdtrn@torithoughts.org, toriphery@groups.msn.com Subject: Re: atlantic records _tales of a librarian_ press release the press release is now up on businesswire too: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20030926005357&headlineSearchConfigBO=1064574000000%201064635565000%20%20groupByDate%20%201%209999%20200660400000%20tori%2Bamos%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20false%20false%20&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_view blame them for the ugly url! ;) if your mailer mangles it, try this: http://tinyurl.com/ot7j woj -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:24:19 +1000 From: Brian Cooper <byteme@smartchat.net.au> To: Really Deep Thrusts Right Now <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: Your mind is not your own I know it's been a while since I've written anything much around here. Had a little peek back and saw it's been 5 weeks and 13 digests, what's up with that? Anyway, it shouldn't take long to get up to speed. The bathroom renovations I was having done were completed, but I'm not exactly thrilled with the result. The problem with the toilet has been sorted out, but the pedestal basin is still an issue. It slopes dramatically forward to the point where the soap slides straight into the basin if you put it on the side but above all, it's asymmetrical. Somebody's not getting paid until this is sorted out. In other news, I've got a mountain of things to do at work so at the end of the day I don't even want to look at a computer. The only reason I'm taking the time today is it's another filthy weather weekend and I can't tolerate being outside. For the last two months, it's been howling, dry winds with no rain. Mandatory water restrictions start in a few days time. I blame the weather for a case of the flu over a week ago. Was doped to the eyeballs on pseudo-ephedrine to the point where I was still high and not sleeping two days after I stopped taking them. Last weekend turned out to be a family day for my primary school's 50th anniversary. My sister came with both nephews and her husband, plus there were parents from both sides. I ran into a couple of classmates and their families. One guy was my best friend in 6th class and I hadn't seen him in like forever. I followed the federal education minister into the assembly hall and everyone I've mentioned it to this week has asked why I didn't stab him in the back when I had the opportunity. Believe me, the thought crossed my mind. Scotch sayeth... >$$$ The Lights Are On, But You're Not Home digest $$$ Bugger, I was going to use that as a subject. I was rather surprised to hear of the death of Robert Palmer. Threw his "Addictions Vol. 1" CD on the stereo for the first time in years today. It made me think of what an impact he made on pop culture when you consider his videos for Addicted To Love and especially, Simply Irresistable. Politically correct they weren't, but the theme has showed up so many times in TV and movies over the years since. Brief reintroduction time... name's at the top, 37, live in Sydney, Australia, work in I.T. for a media company, been on this list nearly 6 years, have seen Tori live twice, being Sydney in 1994 and Washington D.C. in 2001. At a quick count, I think I have met 13 (lucky me) people through this list over the years. Way back to Simon in digest #1849... >I'm not sure if it ever plagued the sci fi films and TV shows from >other countries, but with some exceptions most US sci-fi seems to just >visually scream what era it was made in It's certainly a universal problem, but at least there were usually bigger budgets for sets in US productions compared to those out of the UK. Not only did the look become quickly outdated, they looked bad as well, but then the plot and characters in BBC productions usually made you overlook that. Simon again, this time in #1851: >I was on a trip once where the cabin my group was in actually had >running water. >Running water so cold that upon turning on the shower you could achieve >superconductivity in the human nervous system. Might as well have been >outside in the nearby river. I have experienced exactly that in Nepal. We camped at a site with a shower and toilet block, which was an incredibly rare thing. One of the women in the group was the first to try it out and when she started the shower, she let out one almighty scream. The water was being fed from a mountain stream uphill with no heating. I was third in, so at least by that stage I'd been given tips on what not to do. I think I ran the water for a total of 20 seconds, first to get wet and then to wash the soap off. Welcome to Greg back in #1852 and again to Jae. John B. said in #1853... >I'm 48 years old, so I feel it's my duty to poke fun at Brian and Bethey >when they complain about how old they are. Tell that to my aching bones, old man. Another welcome, this time to Linner in #1853. You've been hiding around here a long time, haven't you? Cyndi's ultimate question in digest 1860: >if somebody came up to you and asked "how do you pray?" and didn't accept >"I don't pray" for an answer and didn't mean strictly the way Christians >pray... (in other words.. that person would also accept the way a Wiccan >prays for example)... If they can't accept your answer "I don't pray", that is their problem as it *is* a valid answer in itself. Bethey's Poli-sci professor... >So he was telling me about the paper Columbia students have to read being >about spreading capitalism throughout the world, thereby spreading freedom Slap this guy for me, will you? Rampant capitalism, of what the US is renowned for is nothing more than slavery - slavery to the almighty dollar. While it's all well and good in principle, in reality it's based purely on greed. In the dash for the cash, people get trampled and fall through the cracks of society. Without a social conscience, a capitalist society can only disintegrate into social inequality. Considering the current level of foreign debt in the US, it's about the same as when one of our former treasurers declared Australia a "banana republic". That level of debt did a lot of damage to the economy and took a decade to turn around. The difference is it took us a decade to get in that mess, where the US has done it in only a few years. The fix in our case was about the crippling of social welfare systems which has been to the detriment of those who can afford it least. The US doesn't have this "luxury" as they don't have anywhere near the same social welfare system, so it can only hurt those at the bottom level of the socio-economic ladder more. His reply to her question... >"But don't you think maybe other cultures have a different definition of >'freedom'?" I asked him. > >"They're just wrong." he replied in all seriousness. *wow* And then he >says his biggest turn off are people who aren't open to other ideas, who >already have their minds made up. Don't just slap him, knee him in the groin for me as well. It's not about capitalism, it's about Americanizing the world and if he can't admit to that, people like him will never understand why there is so much animosity towards the US in the world. On that note, it's probably time to go. Brian -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:36:27 -0400 From: "Beth Coulter" <betheqt@voicenet.com> To: "RDT Right Now" <rdtrn@torithoughts.org> Subject: An Update on a Birthday It's my 42nd birthday today! Oh My! I never thought I'd see 42, or feel so good about it. I have over 3 months Marlboro free and my life is going so well. But the big news is what happened on Wednesday, Sept. 24th. It started with my Radio Show. 15 minutes before air, *my* professor arrived for his "Meet the Professor" segment. He ended up spending a full hour on air with me, and kept me in stitches for most of it. He has a very dry wit, and refuses to give a straight answer (example: Who are you other than a professor? Aquaman!). Listening to the interview, I can see my listeners being confused by my continual laughter, for they couldn't see the funny faces he was making at me, nor could they hear what he mouthed off mic. Two things that weren't so funny: When I asked him what his favorite word was, he looked deep into my eyes and said "love". Moving on.... When I asked what turned him on spiritually, creatively or emotionally, he answered "music". That was my answer when I answered the questions on my first show and said so. Once again, deep into my eyes and without sound, he said "I know". Every answer he gave could have come out of my month, everything that we talked about we saw eye to eye on, exchanging thoughts, finishing each other's sentences. The first track he brought to play (the profs bring 5 music tracks that mean something to them) was Moody Blues "Eyes of a Child", which I meditated to the night before. It was so strange that I had been listening to it and it was his first choice. I mean, it's a fairly obscure little song. Other choices, "sympathy for the devil", Santana's "Soul Sacrifice" and ending with "Imagine". He had to leave for a meeting with the Dean, which gave me an hour to regroup. I really needed to regroup. After he left, I had to play 3 songs at a time because my power of speech had left me. I spent an hour with a man I'd been dying to spend time with and ended up being totally smitten with him all over again. I had half hoped spending one on one time with him would rid me of my delusions and I would find that I just had a teacher crush. Nope. I am totally, completely and utterly smitten with him. I've never felt like this about anyone. I saw him throughout the rest of the day in passing and noticed he'd watch me after I passed by. I didn't stop him to talk, I just smiled and kept moving. I learned my lesson well about chasing this man. If I chase, he will run. If I catch up, he will hide. If I just go along with my life, he watches me closely. I hate games, but I guess some people need them for safety's sake. So I gathered up my courage and got ready for the Teach-in. All the profs arrived (including mine) on time, but the room had a class still in it. I finally interrupted the lecture and was able to secure the room. Our audience was small, maybe a dozen people, but considering no advertising had been done, I was grateful the panel (6 of us) didn't outnumber the audience. I welcomed everyone by reading a poem I wrote about working for peace, then did a 15 minute talk on the importance of the individual vote. There were only 5 chairs for the panel, so we played musical chairs. The seat vacated for me was the seat next to *my* professor, who was scheduled to speak last. So we sat shoulder to shoulder for over an hour. Occasionally he'd turn and our eyes would meet, which is only remarkable in that he was facing away from the speaker to look at me. At one point he cracked his neck which sounded like it had rice krispies in in. He started rubbing it and it was everything within me not to reach up and do it for him. I didn't lay a hand on him all day, even though that's all my hands wanted to do, just touch him in some way. He finally stood up and gave his talk about how we need to change our core beliefs if we want to save the world (which is in "deep doo doo"), and how we now have the power to completely destroy everything with the push of one button. When he got done, I stood and moderated about a half hour worth of questions. To my great surprise, many questions were directed to Me, and even the professors looked to me on some answers (like when the Washington "Braintrust" was formed and active [1998, they blueprinted the war on Iraq]). When it came to an end, I started thanking the profs one by one for participating. I saved my prof for last, thinking I'd offer to buy him a drink to thank him for the show and the teach-in. But as I turned to look for him, I found myself surrounded by Professors and students and others, everyone wanting my card so they could see my website, wanting to know when my radio show is on, and so many other questions. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my professor slowly climbing the steps to leave (stadium seating lecture lab), glancing back at me. If I could have, I would have jumped over all those people to grab him and stop him. But I couldn't get away. By the time I broke free, he was gone. Damn. I only really wanted to shine brightly so he would see me. But my shine attracts everyone and he is just watching, watching, watching me as I float along. I emailed him a thank you note, and am creating a gift package for him. A CD of our interview and my show following, a thank you card with a line about "doing it again soon, without an audience"), a copy of the mix CD I meditated to the night before the show (with "Eyes of a Child" on it among other songs), and a copy of a movie I've thought he needs to see since last June. He said his least favorite word was "fear", so I asked if he'd seen "Defending Your Life" with Albert Brooks. It's all about not living your life in fear, but done with a great comic flair, with a sweet lovestory in between. He hadn't so I found a copy of it and am "lending" it to him. Maybe it will give him the push he needs to take the next step. Even though I have toned down what I say to him, being "just friends", he must know that I am still open to finding out where this could go. He is so lonely, has nothing outside his teaching. His "enjoyment" is found in "cutting the lawn for 6 hours with the headphones on". I have so many other ideas of what he could do with those hours. *behave yourself beth!* OK, I'm off to enjoy my birthday. I have a midterm paper to complete, a couple of chapters to read, a house to clean and then 3 girls from school are coming to my place for a dinner party. I'm cooking, but that's ok. Just so long as I'm not alone on my birthday (which has been the norm). Actually, my past two birthdays has been spent either performing or rehearsing a play, but no one knew it was my birthday. I got a balloon at Friday's during a cast party, but that was the biggest thing. So I've got a good day planned. The only thing that would make it perfect would be to have my Professor with me. One day. I know it is meant to be. It just takes time and patience. I can do that. Fairy Blessings, Bethey I'm OK when Everything's not OK cause it's the Fairies Revenge they say And I have always been a Fairy. www.bethcoulter.com -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o [top] Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:46:50 -0400 From: ein kleines kinnemuzak <woj@smoe.org> To: torinews@smoe.org, fiercest clams <precious-things@smoe.org>, rdtrn@torithoughts.org, toriphery@groups.msn.com Subject: tales of a librarian press here's a couple articles that popped up not long after atlantic released that press release friday. nothing terribly new (other than the sales figures for scarlet's walk) so this is for completist sake. ;) <url: http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1988171 > Amos Handpicks 'Tales' For Atlantic Collection Tori Amos has sifted through her Atlantic back catalog to pick the tracks that will comprise her first best-of compilation. The 20-track "Tales of a Librarian" is set for a Nov. 18 release and will come packaged as a two-disc set with a bonus DVD. In addition to songs chosen from throughout Amos' six-album stay on Atlantic Records, the artist has written two new songs for the set: "Angels" and "Snow Cherries From France." She also re-recorded two 1992 b-sides -- "Mary" and "Sweet Dreams" -- and revisited the rest of the songs on "Tales of a Librarian" in the studio, "reconditioning" them from the original multi-track masters. Among the older tracks featured are "Precious Things," "Playboy Mommy," "Spark," "God," "Cornflake Girl," "Baker Baker," "Winter," "Tear in Your Hand" and "Silent All These Years." The bonus DVD features live material recorded earlier this month during the soundcheck to the Orlando finale of her Lottapianos tour with Ben Folds. Renditions of "Pretty Good Year," "Northern Lad" and "Honey" are featured, alongside audio remixes of "Putting the Damage On" and "Mr. Zebra" in 5.1 surround sound. Amos' last studio album, 2002's "Scarlet's Walk," was her first on Epic Records. The set debuted at No. 7 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 537,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. -- Troy Carpenter, N.Y. <url: http://www.livedaily.com/news/5544.html > Briefly: Tori Amos, Dope, The Strokes, Big Day Out, Step Up benefits by liveDaily Staff September 26, 2003 03:51 PM - The first best-of compilation from Tori Amos, titled "Tales of a Librarian," is scheduled to hit stores on Nov. 18. Twenty tracks are included on the two-disc album. Amos recorded two new songs for the set, and re-recorded the rare b-sides "Mary" and "Sweet Dreams," according to Atlantic Records. 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