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Re: Over the Rhine Update

I meant "rabid"...sorry...duh


>From: "ryan richards" <randomricky at hotmail_com>
>Reply-To: "ryan richards" <randomricky at hotmail_com>
>To: OTRhine at aol_com, over-the-rhine-announce at actwin_com
>Subject: Re: Over the Rhine Update
>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 01:34:08 +0000
>
>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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