[Granite-and-tumble] A moment of silence for smith

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:26:57 -0500

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I know it has been a long time since my last transmission.   However, =
the saddening Elliot Smith news compelled me to broadcast.  =20

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Elliott Smith has died at age 34, according to an obituary posted late =
Tuesday on Sweet Adeline, Smith's official website. Rumors had been =
circulating on the Internet all day about Smith's apparent suicide; by =
early evening, the overwhelming traffic from well-wishers and fans was =
crashing Sweet Adeline's discussion board. A handful of posts indicated =
that representatives from Smith's label, Dreamworks, were attempting to =
contact Charlie Ramirez, the webmaster for Sweet Adeline.=20

Within hours, Ramirez posted the following: "As you probably realize, =
I'm pretty devastated about having to say goodbye to Elliott... it's =
never easy to put into words what someone means to you... Elliott was =
such a lovely man... I will always have his love, kindness, =
intelligence, humbleness, creativeness, greatness and so much more in me =
forever because that's what he was and i'll always love him for being =
who he was... I'll miss you so much. We will all miss you. See you in =
heaven, Elliott."

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Also, I finally got on the I-POD bandwagon; well my wife gave me one for =
my birthday.  Immediately following my great new toy, there is this =
great information =E2=80=A6

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Matador Records, Kill Rock Stars, and SpinART all announced partnerships =
with Apple's iTunes Music Store this week, suddenly inundating =
indie-rock fans with hundreds upon hundreds of legally available =
downloads, with thousands more songs on the way. Apple had been courting =
indie labels since June, according to one label source: "Apple wasn't =
taking on any indies earlier because they weren't set up to handle lots =
of small deals-- they just wanted to launch with the big five [BMG, EMI, =
Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros.], whom they also assumed (wrongly) =
would all be better set up to deliver them metadata and content."

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Finally, a few good shows on the horizon =E2=80=A6.

=20

10/22 =E2=80=93 Alasandir Roberts @ Schubas

10/23 -  Iron and Wine @ Abbey

10/25 =E2=80=93 Beulah @ Abbey

10/25 =E2=80=93 Clem Snide @ Logon Auditorium

11/2 =E2=80=93 Mates of State @ Cats Cradle

11/2 =E2=80=93 Owen @ Bottom Lounge

11/6 =E2=80=93 Beulah @ great American music hall

11/6 =E2=80=93 Don Caballero @ empty bottle

11/8 =E2=80=93 Damian Jurado @ Schubas

11/15 =E2=80=93 Songs:  Ohia @ Schubas

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I know it has been a long time since my last =
transmission.=C2=A0=C2=A0
However, the saddening Elliot Smith news compelled me to =
broadcast.=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Elliott Smith has died at age 34, according to an obituary =
posted
late Tuesday on Sweet Adeline, Smith's official website. Rumors had been
circulating on the Internet all day about Smith's apparent suicide; by =
early
evening, the overwhelming traffic from well-wishers and fans was =
crashing Sweet
Adeline's discussion board. A handful of posts indicated that =
representatives
from Smith's label, Dreamworks, were attempting to contact Charlie =
Ramirez, the
webmaster for Sweet Adeline.

Within hours, Ramirez posted the following: &quot;As you =
probably
realize, I'm pretty devastated about having to say goodbye to Elliott... =
it's
never easy to put into words what someone means to you... Elliott was =
such a
lovely man... I will always have his love, kindness, intelligence, =
humbleness,
creativeness, greatness and so much more in me forever because that's =
what he
was and i'll always love him for being who he was... I'll miss you so =
much. We
will all miss you. See you in heaven, Elliott.&quot;

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Also, I finally got on the I-POD bandwagon; well my =
wife
gave me one for my birthday. =C2=A0Immediately following my great new =
toy, there is this
great information =E2=80=A6

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Matador =
Records, Kill
Rock Stars, and SpinART all announced partnerships with Apple's iTunes =
Music
Store this week, suddenly inundating indie-rock fans with hundreds upon
hundreds of legally available downloads, with thousands more songs on =
the way.
Apple had been courting indie labels since June, according to one label =
source:
&quot;Apple wasn't taking on any indies earlier because they weren't set =
up to
handle lots of small deals-- they just wanted to launch with the big =
five [BMG,
EMI, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros.], whom they also assumed =
(wrongly) would
all be better set up to deliver them metadata and =
content.&quot;

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style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Finally, a few =
good
shows on the horizon =E2=80=A6.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></=
font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>10/22 =
=E2=80=93 Alasandir Roberts
@ Schubas</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>10/23 -=C2=A0 =
Iron and Wine
@ Abbey</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>10/25 =
=E2=80=93 Beulah @ Abbey</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>10/25 =
=E2=80=93 Clem Snide @ Logon
Auditorium</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/2 =E2=80=93 =
Mates of State @
Cats Cradle</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/2 =E2=80=93 =
Owen @ Bottom Lounge</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/6 =E2=80=93 =
Beulah @ great American
music hall</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/6 =E2=80=93 =
Don Caballero @
empty bottle</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/8 =E2=80=93 =
Damian Jurado @
Schubas</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>11/15 =
=E2=80=93 Songs:=C2=A0 Ohia @
Schubas</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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