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From: BITNET list server at BROWNVM (1.8a) 
Subject:      Command confirmation request (342238)
To: Richard Repp 
X-Lsv-Listid: BLUES-L

Your command:

                        SUBSCRIBE BLUES-L Richard Repp

has been received.  You must now reply to this  message (as explained below)
to complete your subscription. The purpose of this confirmation procedure is
to check  that the address  LISTSERV is  about to add  to the list  for your
subscription is reachable. This is a typical procedure for high-volume lists
and all new subscribers are subjected to it - you are not being singled out.
Every effort has been made to  make this verification as simple and painless
as possible. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

With most  mail programs, you  can confirm the  command by simply  using the
"reply"  function, without  including  the original  text,  and typing  "ok"
(without the quotes) as the text of  your message. Just "ok" - do not retype
the command  or anything else.  If this does not  work, you will  receive an
error  message. In  this  case, send  "ok 342238"  instead,  using the  same
procedure with which you  sent the command you are now  asked to confirm. In
other words, with most mail programs you will only need to type "ok", but if
you are unlucky you may have to retype the confirmation code as well.

Finally, your command will be automatically  cancelled if you do not confirm
it within 48h. After  that time, you must start over  and resend the command
to get a new  confirmation code. If necessary, wait until  you know you will
be able  to reply  in time. If  on the  other hand you  change your  mind or
realize you made  a mistake when typing  the command, you do not  need to do
anything  - it  will expire  on its  own  in 48h  and, if  you discard  this
message, there is no risk of confirming it by accident.

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From: BITNET list server at BROWNVM (1.8a) 
Subject:      You are now subscribed to the BLUES-L list
To: Richard Repp 
Reply-To: BLUES-L-Request@BROWNVM.brown.edu
X-Lsv-Listid: BLUES-L

Sun, 22 Jan 1995 21:34:27

Your subscription to the BLUES-L list (Blues Music List) has been accepted.

Please  save this  message  for future  reference, especially  if  you are  not
familiar with LISTSERV. This might look like  a waste of disk space now, but in
6 months you will be glad you  saved this information when you realize that you
cannot  remember what  are the  lists you  are subscribed  to, or  what is  the
command to  leave the list to  avoid filling up  your mailbox while you  are on
vacations.  In fact,  you  should create  a new  mail  folder for  subscription
confirmation messages  like this one, and  for the "welcome messages"  from the
list owners that  you are will occasionally receive after  subscribing to a new
list.

To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list, just send
mail to BLUES-L@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU.  This is called "sending mail  to the list",
because you send mail to a single address and LISTSERV makes copies for all the
people who  have subscribed.  This address (BLUES-L@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU)  is also
called the  "list address".  You must  never try  to send  any command  to that
address, as it would be distributed to  all the people who have subscribed. All
commands must  be sent to  the "LISTSERV address",  LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET (or
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU). It is very  important to understand the difference
between the two, but fortunately it is not complicated. The LISTSERV address is
like a  FAX number, and the  list address is like  a normal phone line.  If you
make your  FAX call someone's  regular phone number by  mistake, it will  be an
unpleasant experience for him but you  will probably be excused the first time.
If you  do it regularly,  however, he  will probably get  upset and send  you a
nasty complaint.  It is the same  with mailing lists, with  the difference that
you are calling hundreds or thousands of people at the same time, so a lot more
people get annoyed if you use the wrong number.

You may leave  the list at any  time by sending a "SIGNOFF  BLUES-L" command to
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET  (or  LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU).  You can  also  tell
LISTSERV how  you want it to  confirm the receipt  of messages you send  to the
list. If you  do not trust the  system, send a "SET BLUES-L  REPRO" command and
LISTSERV will send  you a copy of your  own messages, so that you  can see that
the message was distributed  and did not get damaged on the  way. After a while
you may  find that this  is getting annoying,  especially if your  mail program
does not  tell you that the  message is from you  when it informs you  that new
mail has arrived from BLUES-L. If you send a "SET BLUES-L ACK NOREPRO" command,
LISTSERV  will  mail you  a  short  acknowledgement  instead, which  will  look
different in  your mailbox  directory. With  most mail  programs you  will know
immediately that  this is an acknowledgement  you can read later.  Finally, you
can turn off acknowledgements completely with "SET BLUES-L NOACK NOREPRO".

Following instructions from the list owner, your subscription options have been
set to  "REPRO" rather than the  usual LISTSERV defaults. For  more information
about   subscription    options,   send   a   "QUERY    BLUES-L"   command   to
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET (or LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU).

Contributions sent to this list are  automatically archived. You can get a list
of  the available  archive  files  by sending  an  "INDEX  BLUES-L" command  to
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET  (or LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU).  You  can then  order
these files with a "GET BLUES-L  LOGxxxx" command, or using LISTSERV's database
search facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE"  command for more information on the
latter.

Please note that it is presently possible for anybody to determine that you are
signed up to  the list through the  use of the "REVIEW"  command, which returns
the e-mail  address and name of  all the subscribers.  If you do not  want your
name to be visible, just issue a "SET BLUES-L CONCEAL" command.

More information  on LISTSERV commands can  be found in the  LISTSERV reference
card,  which  you  can  retrieve  by  sending  an  "INFO  REFCARD"  command  to
LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET (or LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU).

From ???@??? Mon Jan 23 23:08:43 1995
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Reply-To: "William E. Forrester" 
Sender: Blues Music List 
From: "William E. Forrester" 
Subject:      Great show by Gatemouth
Comments: To: blues-l 
To: Multiple recipients of list BLUES-L 

     I have had mixed feelings about Gatemouth Brown based on his recorded
materials.  Last night, however, I had the opportunity to see him perform
with his band in a small honky-tonk venue (i.e., the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que)
in Syracuse.  It was one of the best shows I've seen in a long time--
including those that I've seen by BB, Buddy, & others.  If you get a
chance to see Gatemouth in this kind of setting, don't miss it.


From ???@??? Mon Jan 23 23:16:48 1995
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Date:         Sun, 22 Jan 1995 19:40:00 CDT
Reply-To: Bonnie Kalmbach 
Sender: Blues Music List 
From: Bonnie Kalmbach 
Subject:      Blues on public/commercial radio
Comments: To: BLUES-L@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list BLUES-L 

        I cannot forsee the day when commercial radio will give us
what public radio does. Our multi-format public radio station plays
blues, jazz, international music, classical including medieval
music, folk, hip-hip, rap, alternative rock, avant-garde, experimental
and electronic music, black gospel, in addition to public affairs
programming such special news and music shows aimed at the Hispanic,
south Asian, Hmong,and other communities. We aim at *audiences*, not
an audience per se.

        Commercial radio rarely gives air play even to B.B.King, whose
name is a household word. Why not? Surely they never would to artists
from the contemporary Magic Slim to the late Skip James. I maintain
that if it were not for public radio, there never would have been a
blues revival in the late  eighties to the present nor a Blues-l.


                                        -Bonnie
                                        
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Reply-To: Everything that moves in the woods is afraid of the Cajun man
              22-Jan-1995 1636 
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              22-Jan-1995 1636 
Subject:      Has anyone seen Buddy Guy recently?  What is he playing?
Comments: To: blues-l@us2RMC.zko.dec.com
Comments: cc: bert@weorg.enet.dec.com
To: Multiple recipients of list BLUES-L 

If anyone out there has been to a Buddy Guy gig within the past couple
of months, I'd be interested in hearing what songs he's playing these
days.  Is he playing essentially the same show now as he's played the
last few years?

He usually seems to start out with some fast numbers, then plays
"Slippin' In" to get the audience involved, then he wastes about 10
minutes saying "I can play John Lee Hooker, SRV, and EC," followed by
snatches of "Boogie Chillun," and "Voodoo Chile," culminating with his
playing "Sunshine of Your Love" with a drum stick and with a towel.  A
few numbers after that he launches into "Knock on Wood" for his
now-traditional walking solo through the audience.

I remember being dismayed after he came out with "Damn Right I've
Got the Blues" that he didn't play anything off that album except "Mustang
Sally."  I've also never heard him play anything off "Feels Like Rain"
(this may be a blessing, actually), and I'm wondering whether he plays
anything from "Slippin' In" besides the title track.

I've been organizing weekly trips out to Boston area clubs to hear
live music and I'm considering suggesting that we go out to see Buddy
(he's probably my favorite little artist).  However, he can be very
frustrating in concert when he plays about 30 seconds of a song, then
switches to another, and *never* plays any of his signature blues like
"First Time I Met the Blues," "I Smell a Rat," "Five Long Years," "Let
Me Love You, Baby," or "Mary Had a Little Lamb."  I'm hesitant to send
a mail message out to my fellow encouraging them to spend $20.00 to
see one of the last living legends of the blues, only to watch Buddy
fool around for an hour and a half and play maybe two incomplete blues
songs during the whole show.  On the other hand, if he's playing the
blues these days, it could be the best show they'll *ever* see.  I saw
him at Legends one time where he did stick to the blues, and I've
never seen anything like *that* show before or since.

I know that Buddy is allegedly the heir apparent to B.B. King as
reigning bluesman, but I don't know how this will happen unless he
changes his concerts.  Having seen them both several times, I'd say
that Buddy has higher highs than B.B., but that B.B. is someone whose
concerts you can recommend without reservation.  B.B's shows might not
change much from year to year, but B.B. always shows up ready to play
and you can be assured you're going to hear "Sweet Little Angel,"
"Every Day I Have the Blues," "How Blue Can You Get," and "The Thrill
is Gone" in their entirety.

Anyway, I've droned on way too long here.  Please send me e-mail if
you've seen one of Buddy's recent shows and you have a general idea of
what he played (his own blues or half-finished showboating, guitar
hero dreck).

Thanks!

Bert