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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:45:18 +0200
From: "n.e.u. / Moritz R" <exotica@munich.netsurf.de>
Subject: Re: (exotica) western swing
DJJimmyBee@aol.com wrote:
> I have to say "yes but..." because I think what Mo was referring to was how
> he, hearing Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, etc., and thinking he was discovering
> Da Blues' first reincarnation, was actually, in hindsight, hearing a
> reincarnation of a previous re-incarnation.
This is the story that *everyone* believes, every Rock journalist who attempts
to explain the music of the 60s, you can see that in a lot of documentaries in
TV.Before hearing all these records I heard the last 3-4 days - and Nat's
comments -, I thought, that the Blues, like it was performed by Robert Johnson
in the 20s and many others later, was originally a strictly black thing, until
Dylan, Stones, Canned Heat, Alexis Corner, etc. etc. rediscovered it after the
Rock'n'Roll era in the early 60s. At that time, the social-critical content of
the lyrics was important as well.Now it looks like there were diiferent musical
forms like Blues, Western Swing, Country, that have always been performed in a
similar way by both black and white musicians at the same time. So this story
of the music of the exploited negroes, that gave blood to the Rock music of the
Sixties, sounds like a highly inaccurate legend now.
Or am I drawing the wrong conclusions?
Mo
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:55:15 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <nminer@jhmi.edu>
Subject: (exotica) DJ Sakin.....
Can anybody provide the corrections and/or details on this guy??
I might be wrong about the name, but this guy has a new CD out that mixes =
the Blade Runner soundtrack into a dance tune. Sounded interesting while =
I was browsing through a store at the beach....
- - Nate
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:27:25 -0400
From: <lousmith@pipeline.com>
Subject: (exotica) [obits] Frances Klein,Edward L. Palmer,Ross Elliott
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Frances Klein, a Beverly Hills antique jeweler whose clientele included Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbra Streisand, died Thursday at her Los Angeles home. She was 84.
Also active in charitable fund-raising, Mrs. Klein provided jewels to adorn models at fashion shows and celebrities at the Oscar awards.
The Klein collections of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings and other jeweled pieces appeared in several motion pictures, among them ``Mommy Dearest.''
The native of Turners Falls, Mass., she appeared in Hollywood productions as a chorus girl. She met her husband, Sidney J. Klein, in Tucson in 1942 and the couple spent the first 18 years of their marriage in Chicago.
After they moved to Los Angeles in 1960, Frances Klein specialized in collecting antiques, particularly antique jewelry. She began selling estate jewelry and antique pieces from one small case in a store on Beverly Drive. She eventually acquired the Rodeo Drive shop, and her husband joined her in operating the business.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Edward L. Palmer, one of the minds behind ``Sesame Street'' and other children's educational programs, has died of prostate cancer at 66.
Palmer, who died Aug. 1 in Ithaca, was among the first people hired in 1968 by Children's Television Workshop, parent company of ``Sesame Street,'' and his research gave the producers insights into how to hold preschoolers' attention.
Palmer found that children enjoyed watching other children and animals, loved music and slapstick, wanted characters to be kind to each other and were bored by adult talking heads. That led to the development of enormously popular characters such as Big Bird and Grover on ``Sesame Street,'' which first aired in 1969.
``He made a remarkable contribution both to our company and to the field of educational media,'' Shalom Fisch, vice president for program research at Children's Television Workshop, said Tuesday.
Palmer earned a doctorate in education from Michigan State University. He was vice president for research at Children's Television Workshop for 16 years and senior research fellow for three. He helped develop several programs for adults and three other well-known children's shows: ``Electric Company,'' ``3-2-1 Contact'' and ``Ghostwriter.''
Palmer held several university appointments, including one at Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology, where he designed a model for evaluating the success of a program in which children and teachers observed birds at feeders.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ross Elliott, a character actor who appeared in ``I Love Lucy'' and many other television series, died of cancer Thursday. He was 82.
Elliott portrayed Sheriff Abbott for more than three years on the long-running 1960s Western series ``The Virginian.'' He was a series regular on the soap opera ``General Hospital,'' originating the role of Lee Baldwin.
Elliott had a recurring role on Lucille Ball's sitcom as Ricky Ricardo's agent.
Born in New York, Elliott began his acting career with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater, where he performed in Welles' famed radio program ``War of the Worlds.''
After serving in World War II, Elliott moved to Hollywood and appeared in films including ``Woman on the Run,'' ``D-Day the Sixth of June,'' ``Kelly's Heroes,'' ``Skyjacked'' and ``The Towering Inferno.''
His many TV credits included appearances on ``Gunsmoke,'' ``Alfred Hitchcock Presents,'' ``The Dick Van Dyke Show,'' ``Perry Mason,'' ``The Twilight Zone,'' ``Zane Grey Theater,'' ``Rawhide,'' ``Maverick'' and ``Little House on the Prairie.''
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:46:43 -0400
From: <lousmith@pipeline.com>
Subject: (exotica) [news]Goodwill Branch Looks to Web Auctions
August 17, 1999
Goodwill Branch Looks to Web Auctions
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANTA ANA, Calif. -- Goodwill, known for its thrift-shop
bargains, is taking up the Web gavel with an Internet auction site to sell choice items to the highest bidder.
The charity's Orange County office plans to launch shopGoodwill.com on Aug. 31, selling donated antiques, china and first-edition books from its local thrift stores. In October, the Web site will expand to include items from Goodwill stores around the world.
"When people think Goodwill, they think thrift shop," said John Harwood, Orange County Goodwill's senior Webmaster. "This is taking it to the next step. Except it's going to be the best stuff, and you won't have to hunt from store to store."
Like revenues from Goodwill thrift stores, money raised from Web auctions will go toward job training and placement for people with disabilities.
Web auction sites like eBay "have shown that there is an online market for quality goods," said Joan Dornbach, vice president for marketing at Orange County Goodwill. "Most of our store customers are people looking for daily goods at below-market values."
Goodwill is counting on Web surfers who do not have the time or patience to hunt through the charity's thrift stores to check out merchandise and pay market prices.
Charities have tried online auctions before, but usually as one-time sales organized by for-profit companies. Some Web auction sites also allow charities to sell goods with no fees or commissions.
Goodwill, though, appears to be the first charity to play Internet auctioneer itself.
"They aren't the first to come up with the auction idea by any means," said Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. "But I haven't heard of a charity having its own auction site. That should be interesting."
The Orange County Goodwill could wind up with extra money from small commissions it plans to charge for auctioning goods offered by other thrift shops.
Harwood said computers and the Internet offer new job opportunities for Goodwill clients, especially those with limited mobility, sight or hearing. A quadriplegic since 1978, Harwood said he got out of college in 1994 uncertain about what he would do.
"I got an internship at the Goodwill and they said, 'Here's our Web site. Do whatever you want with it,"' Harwood said. "So that's how I learned, by doing it."
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:14:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <chuckmk@yahoo.com>
Subject: (exotica) Bossanova 1999
Ramon Leal & Beatrice Binotti "BOSSANOVA 1999" on the Siesta label
This is one great straight ahead bossa nova album. Ramon Leal and the band are tight!
Bearice Binotti's vocals are beautiful. She can really hit the high notes. Bossa
Nova standards are interpreted in a fresh authentic style. When they do "Summer
Samba" Ramon Leal sings from the left speaker and Beatrice from the right, its a
stunning remake of this classic. The quality of sound is tremendous! It is such a
great recording job that I think they were using the old mikes at Verve. The album
is also produced so well, nothing is too loud, it all blends pefectly. The Siesta
cover art and inner sleeve are done by PAT detective, and continue the stylish
sophisticated Siesta look. There is not a bad song on this album. Its a collection of
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:19:31 EDT
From: DJJimmyBee@aol.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) western swing
In a message dated 8/18/99 6:46:37 AM, exotica@munich.netsurf.de wrote:
>Now it looks like there were diiferent musical
>forms like Blues, Western Swing, Country, that have always been performed in
a
>similar way by both black and white musicians at the same time. So this story
>of the music of the exploited negroes, that gave blood to the Rock music of
the
>Sixties, sounds like a highly inaccurate legend now.
>Or am I drawing the wrong conclusions?
I like it, I like it....What does that now say about the "fakeness" of these
exotic and easy sounds we discuss here?
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:42:36 +0100
From: m h jemmeson <m.h.jemmeson@ncl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mandingo
Charles Moseley wrote:
>
> So, what Mandingo reissues are on vinyl?
>
> Thanks
>
> Charlie
Have they been re-issued on vinyl?
Or alternatively: who's just replaced their originals with the CD reissues and
wants to sell the records to a good home? Anyone?
(well, it was worth a try...)
Hmm, I found one once and was willing to shell out whatever the dealer wanted
within reason, but when he had a listen to price it he decided to keep it for
himself. Wasn't impressed with that...
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:48:04 +0100
From: m h jemmeson <m.h.jemmeson@ncl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: (exotica) DJ Sakin
Nathan Miner wrote:
>
> Can anybody provide the corrections and/or details on this guy??
>
> I might be wrong about the name, but this guy has a new CD out that mixes the Blade Runner soundtrack into a dance tune. Sounded interesting while I was browsing through a store at the beach....
>
> - Nate
I've only heard his previous effort that samples part of the Braveheart
soundtrack... ugh. I'd steer clear personally. This list is getting stranger
and stranger... we'll be discussing the merits of Ibiza Trance Anthems '99
next... ( I imagine he's on that.)
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:58:03 -0400
From: "m.ace" <ecam@voicenet.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) western swing - Speedy & Jimmy
>Another example of how genres mix, I found today in Speedy West, a devil of a
>steel guitar player. The entire steel guitar sound is located in between
>exotic Hawaiian and Country music. In his case he alternates between the two
>directions just as he pleases. Amazing.
The Speedy West / Jimmy Bryant sides are brilliant stuff. Space Age Pop
from a different angle than we're used to, but it still sounds Jetsons
futuristic today. Bryant was a guitarist (standard not steel) with terrific
jazz/country/bop chops -- capable of doing things in real time that Les
Paul used tape tricks to achieve. He was an early user of the Fender
Telecaster. And capable of Stuff Smith style violin playing.
And yeah, Mr. West was pretty amazing too. Besides his wild bop-inflected
lines, he also whacked out some real way-out sound effects.
West & Bryant played on tons of west coast western swing/country sessions,
but also got to do a batch of instrumentals on the side. These are even
more amazing to listen to with the knowledge that they were done pretty
much off the cuff, with instinctive backing from their rhythm section pals.
West & Bryant were recorded with one microphone positioned between their
two amps, and would control their balance with the volume controls on their
guitars. Who needs an engineer?!?
Much is available on CD... Razor & Tie has two separate volumes. Bear
Family has their usual expensive but massive box set.
m.ace ecam@voicenet.com
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:37:42 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <m.sandberg@telia.com>
Subject: (exotica) Charles Wilp fotografiert Bunny
Just got the cd from Atatak and its great! Nice sooooooft and WILD =
arrangements with lots of screaming organs (!), sensually sleazy and =
funny too. And i really love the spoken word bits in german, the =
language I hated in school (sorry Mo, it had to come out :) ).=20
My recommendation is to get this cd. Its different. Und kaufen eine =
Kamera und start fotografieren Bunnys =FCber ganze WELT!
Oh, cameras... Anyone got a Lomo?=20
Magn=FCs
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:29:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter Risser <knucklehead000@yahoo.com>
Subject: (exotica) Hoffman
I just got the Basta reissue of the Hoffman stuff. It is indeed
beautiful. I like the three discs instead of one, even though they are
fairly short. It works just fine. In fact, I imagine I probably
wouldn't hear the whole thing if it were all one disc.
The Baxter bits are great, but the Billy May stuff is fairly
pedestrian, I think. Also, I think it's funny that on some of the Les
Baxter stuff, you can hardly hear the theremin, or it comes in for
twenty measures, then disappears.
Also, I noticed there's some other stuff that was on the UL releases
('Swonderful) that aren't on here, so I guess there's still more Sam
Hoffman stuff to be released!
Anyway, it's great, and you all should do what I did, and wait until
either there's a sale on Imports at CDNow (usually 30% off) or you get
a $10 off coupon, which, after S/H saves ya six bucks. Still, a decent
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Brion James, who played Leon the murderous replicant in ``Blade Runner'' and appeared in character roles in more than 100 other movies, died Aug. 7 after suffering a heart attack. He was 54.
The 6-foot, 3-inch James had key roles in such motion pictures as ``Corvette Summer,'' ``48 HRS'' and ``Another 48 HRS''.
James regarded his role as a studio executive in Robert Altman's ``The Player'' as a career turning point that led to a wider variety of roles. But the actor remained in greatest demand for thrillers, many of which went straight to video.
In the classic science fiction film ``Blade Runner,'' James was one of the four replicants pursued by a former police officer played by Harrison Ford.
James also appeared in a variety of TV movies and in guest roles on such series as ``The Waltons,'' ``CHiPs,'' ``Little House on the Prairie,'' ``The Dukes of Hazzard,'' ``The A-Team,'' ``Matlock,'' ``Miami Vice'' and ``Walker, Texas Ranger.''
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) -- Charles Macaulay, last seen as the often-defeated prosecutor on television's ``The Perry Mason Mysteries,'' died Friday of cancer. He was 72.
Macaulay was a longtime actor and director in theater, TV and movies. Through his friendship with Raymond Burr, television's Perry Mason, Macaulay became a partner six years ago in the Raymond Burr Vineyards in Healdsburg.
Born and raised in Kentucky, Macaulay graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, where he won the First Judges Medal.
In Hollywood he appeared as a guest star in over 200 television plays and co-starred in 23 feature films.
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:00:40 -0500
From: kingkini@tamboo.com
Subject: (exotica) Re: house industries - tiki stuff
>The homepage is really neat; the Tiki fonts are a bit disappointing though...
oh, you are so wrong Mo! those guys do GREAT stuff.
