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Re: Over the Rhine Update

Not to be a disrespectfully rapid fan or anything, but I don't believe a 
word of your Joe Henry story.  I mean, the dog and the squirrel got along.  
Come on.


>From: OTRhine at aol_com
>Reply-To: OTRhine at aol_com
>To: over-the-rhine-announce at actwin_com
>Subject: Over the Rhine Update
>Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:34:26 -0400 (EDT)
>
>To our extended, ragtag musical family strewn about the world, greetings.
>
>The weather has been all over the map here in Ohio this Spring: early last
>week it was 75 degrees Farenheit, then it dipped down to the upper 20's, 
>and
>we woke one morning to snow that looked like powdered sugar sprinkled on a
>cheap birthday cake. I'm a little chilly at the moment in this back corner
>bedroom of the Grey Ghost, but it's a stunning Spring day, and I've been
>trying to remember what the difference is between a starling and a grackle.
>The blackbirds, shall we say, have been roosting in our black walnut tree.
>Two squirrels have been hauling mulch up out of Karin's perennials into the
>hollow crook of one of the oaks, so we've got our eyes peeled for the 
>arrival
>of their young ones, assuming that's what all the fuss is about. The
>squirrels keep a watchful eye out for Willow.
>
>Can't remember if we've told the story of the young squirrel that followed 
>me
>home from the park one Spring. Willow cornered it, but spared its life, and
>by the time I could encourage the dog to break the stare they were both
>locked in, something seemed to pass between them, some sort of unspoken
>agreement. It was as if the squirrel had made a pact that if he could go
>free, he would be "at our service" for the rest of his days.
>
>And sure enough, there he was following after Willow with that textbook
>squirrel-trot. She was the new Mama. I was the new chaperone. I was afraid
>Willow was going to step on the little fellow after awhile--he was so 
>intent
>on staying near her--so I knelt down, and he jumped up into my arms, and I
>brought him home.
>
>Karin named him Joe Henry, and we sat out on the porchswing for awhile (I
>realize this sounds sickeningly idyllic) and watched as the squirrel would
>try to ride around on Willow's back. The dog wasn't too thrilled about her
>new sidekick, but was trying more-or-less to maintain a good attitude.
>
>Well, Karin went out and bought a green bird cage that we set up on the
>backporch, and Joe Henry slept in there at night. During the day he would 
>go
>out tooling around in the oak trees. Sometimes he would take naps in the
>sleeve of Karin's flannel shirt next to her smooth forearm. One afternoon,
>after he had been getting a little more wary and aloof and 
>squirrel-skeptical
>(we hadn't seen him too much for a few days), he must have gotten into his
>first squirrel fist fight. I happened to see him easing himself down one of
>the oaks with a bloody nose, and he soon hopped back into my lap for 
>comfort
>and re-assurance. He seemed to calm down after awhile. Karin called a
>"squirrel expert" and of course mothered Joe Henry back to health with
>eyedroppers and bags of unsalted mixed nuts and what not. Joe eventually 
>made
>his way out into the world for good, and we left for tour, but we're pretty
>sure he ended up being the big squirrel that we often saw on the outskirts 
>of
>our backyard. Some mornings he would just sit and stare at us from a 
>distance
>as if he knew a secret the other squirrels didn't.
>
>Karin named Joe Henry's girlfriend Lucinda Williams, and believe me, there
>were plenty of squirrels around for a good while. Our neighbor eventually
>trapped about a dozen in a live trap and took them out into a woods and let
>them go free. I suppose this new couple we've been watching is getting 
>ready
>to take over where Joe and Lucinda left off.
>
>If you'd like to see the young Joe Henry, you can check out this link at
>overtherhine.com:
>
>http://overtherhine.com/people/contributors/jeffbell.html
>
>I believe this snapshot was taken soon after he arrived on the scene, when 
>he
>was making a fool of himself around the company we had visiting one 
>afternoon.
>
>Well, it's Spring and here's the news.
>
>OVER THE RHINE DATES
>
>We're finally going to make up the Lexington and Atlanta shows we had to
>cancel back when the flu bug tackled us. (Nashville--we're still working 
>on.)
>We have some scattered college dates that we're looking forward to, and 
>we're
>excited to be heading back out to the West Coast of the USA in May for a
>swing through some of our favorite cities. You can always check out
>overtherhine.com for links and more info, but here's a quick rundown.
>
>Apr 12 Lexington KY, Lynagh's Musiclub, 388 Woodland Avenue
>Age Restriction 21+
>
>Apr 14 Atlanta GA, Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Avenue
>Age Restriction 21+, tickets on sale at etix.com
>
>Apr 19 Grand Rapids MI, Calvin College
>Over the Rhine will perform a 20-minute opening set for Patti Griffin at
>9:00pm
>tickets $10, 616-957-6282 or tickets at calvin_edu
>
>Apr 20 Canton OH, Malone College, Centennial Center
>All ages show (Karin and Linford's Alma Mater!)
>
>Apr 26 Gambier OH, Kenyon College, Ross Hall
>All ages show (The Kenyon Review was one of the first literary journals to
>publish Flannery O'Connor. If you haven't been to Oxford, England, Kenyon
>will do. Beautiful!)
>
>*Apr 27 Berwyn IL, FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd.
>Age Restriction 21+
>
>*May 03 Seattle WA, Crocodile Cafe, 2200 2nd Avenue
>opener Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops, Age Restriction 21+
>
>*May 04 Portland OR, Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie
>opener Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
>
>May 05 Eugene OR, Gutenberg College House Concert, 1883 University St., TWO
>SHOWS
>opener Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
>
>*May 08 San Francisco CA, Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell Street
>opener Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
>
>*May 10 San Diego CA, The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd.
>Note: This is an early show with doors at 6:30 pm and OtR at 7:00 pm.
>
>*May 11 Los Angeles CA, Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
>opener Jim & Jennie and the Pinetops
>
>For the dates that are *starred*: We're looking for two volunteers to sell
>merchandise for the band. Volunteers get free admission to the show and the
>cd of their choice. If you're interested in helping out, please e-mail 
>Blair
>Woods at BigWalkup at aol_com. Let him know if you are volunteering solo, or
>bringing a friend. Thanks. (If the club specifies an age-restriction,
>volunteers must be of age.)
>
>OVER THE RHINE *LIVE* ON THE WEB
>
>You can hear Karin and Jack and Linford this Friday, April 12 at 2pm EST on
>WRVG in Lexington, and on the web at www.wrvg-fm.org... Cue the tape
>recorders.
>
>THE LATEST ON THE BOOK: UNSUNG
>
>Jay Bolotin is finishing up the woodcuts for the project which will be
>printed into the book directly from the blocks. (I ordered the wood for the
>woodcuts (walnut) from a small town in the mountains of Utah.) The complete
>text has been type-set by hand and is waiting in the wings. The book should
>be ready to go into "production" in May. Your patience has been strong. 
>Than
>ks. Please let us know if your address has changed. What was supposed to be 
>a
>late summer project last year has grown into a summer project this year.
>We're still having fun though and trust that this delay won't prove too
>thorny for the early believers in the book. We'll get there.
>
>FUTURE RECORDING
>
>Virgin/Back Porch have given the go ahead for Over the Rhine to begin work 
>on
>new recordings which the band will begin working on soon. The band hopes to
>record two full-length albums later this summer and fall. Stay tuned for 
>more.
>
>MONTHLY SPECIAL
>
>For those of you who like to take advantage of our secure server at
>overtherhine.com for a little on-line shopping break every once in awhile,
>Karin and I are signing all the merchandise this month that's ordered 
>through
>the website. So if you've had a hankerin' to fill in a few gaps in your 
>Over
>the Rhine catalog, or if your ex-boyfriend ran off with your original copy 
>of
>Good Dog Bad Dog, or if you've always wanted to get one of those huge,
>collectible Over the Rhine posters autographed, we'll be happy to slap a
>Spring signature or two on whatever you happen to order. Just thought you
>might like to know.
>
>Check this out:
>
>http://overtherhine.com/catalog/order.tmpl
>
>Well, I should probably go strap on my roller blades and pine for the days
>when I was an aspiring 15 year old hockey player attending school north of
>Calgary, Alberta.
>
>Rock on and stuff,
>
>Linford Detweiler for Over the Rhine
>(Flying the pop music flag high over the Ohio River.)
>
>(Or something.)
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