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Post by charlotte on Jul 21, 2013 11:36:54 GMT -5
Linda will be at the venerable, 92nd Street Y in NYC promoting her memoir on September 18th. Being in NYC at the start of the fall Arts seasons leads us to believe she will be at the various broadcast centers here in the city. Hopefully Simon ans Schuster will release a full book tour schedule for this site to post prominently.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 21, 2013 11:52:03 GMT -5
I want to get tickets for this but would like to get my book signed and am not sure if she is going to do a signing at this show. though, if I meet her I think I would sound like Ralph Kramden and say hummmina hummina lol!!!!!!!with all we have going on doing 2 trips in one week may be a bit much. will just wait and see what develops and hope I make the best decision. eddiejinnj
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2013 14:57:15 GMT -5
Linda will be at the venerable, 92nd Street Y in NYC promoting her memoir on September 18th. Being in NYC at the start of the fall Arts seasons leads us to believe she will be at the various broadcast centers here in the city. Hopefully Simon ans Schuster will release a full book tour schedule for this site to post prominently. Wow, thanks for the post!... I found the following at the website: www.92y.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=97136Anyone else planning to go to this event? R
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 22, 2013 12:15:41 GMT -5
With such hits as “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved?” and “Blue Bayou,” twelve-time Grammy® winner Linda Ronstadt is a trailblazer for female artists, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. She tells her story from growing up in suburban Tucson to superstar rock status to working with Nelson Riddle, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and on Broadway in her new memoir, Simple Dreams, and on the 92Y stage in an intimate conversation with former New York Times chief pop music critic John Rockwell.
John Rockwell is one of Linda's biggest fans. Glad to see this is happening and she is amongst friends.
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Post by Robert Morse on Jul 22, 2013 12:35:44 GMT -5
Just printed my tickets. Cannot wait for this!!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 22, 2013 13:37:47 GMT -5
so u got the $36 or $29 ones rob!!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 19:40:12 GMT -5
Just printed my tickets. Cannot wait for this!! Me too... hope some of us can meet up!
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Post by Robert Morse on Jul 23, 2013 12:26:37 GMT -5
so u got the $36 or $29 ones rob!!!!! eddiejinnj $36.00 tickets..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 13:22:04 GMT -5
It is a no brainer to get the better reserved tickets, IMO
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Post by Down Under Fan on Jul 24, 2013 8:39:28 GMT -5
Kosh February 16, 2013 Bob Blakeman, internationally renowned photographer, who has worked with Kosh on albums for Carole King, Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt among others came by the office with photos of Linda Ronstadt to appear in her upcoming autobiography. Kosh is designing the jacket and the interior graphics. www.facebook.com/koshart
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Post by Mikey B. on Jul 24, 2013 9:45:09 GMT -5
the more expensive tickets are not reserved. They only get you in 1/2 hour before the cheaper tickets. No seats are reserved at the Y.
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Post by erik on Jul 24, 2013 18:35:24 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 24, 2013 18:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jul 24, 2013 19:27:52 GMT -5
a superb tribute and very heartfelt. Linda, you do hear of things on this forum, take this guy's advice. sing with trisha. do some guest duets to keep that sound going for the new generation of your fans. thanks for posting this. eddiejinnj
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Post by Robert Morse on Jul 24, 2013 19:30:10 GMT -5
I wish he had given us more info on the book tour dates ...the waiting is the hardest part:)
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 26, 2013 11:04:29 GMT -5
From Peter Lewry's review ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/1409/reviews-simple-dreams-musical-memoir it appears that many fans from her Rock and Roll period may be disappointed by the book as there was little mentioned.If I had one minor complaint it would be the lack of information or background to her mid- to late-seventies work - Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams and Living In The USA. In the book she talks about hating the big arena tours spending night after night playing shows in venues that were not designed with good sound in mind. This could explain why this period is almost completely ignored. A shame as this was when I fell in love with her music and when she released some of my favourite albums.The only thing I can figure is she must have felt uncomfortable and disillusioned to being pushed into the rock grinder and expected to enjoy it. In the past she said that music didn't define her and although she performed it quite well there was no great love for it. She was trapped like a feral cat that eventually blossomed after her escape.
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Post by erik on Jul 26, 2013 11:51:07 GMT -5
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
This may all be true, but what I was hoping for was a concentrated look at the process of recording those albums and how she worked with her fellow musicians in the studio. Perhaps those arena/stadium shows dampened her enthusiasm for rock even more than I thought they did. I still, however, find it unfortunate that she'd ignore that period (1975-1980) simply because of where she often performed the material.
I worry that this particular revelation may cause a case of buyer's remorse in those who want to pick up the memoir, because that wouldn't be good at all (IMHO).
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 26, 2013 17:11:49 GMT -5
This may all be true, but what I was hoping for was a concentrated look at the process of recording those albums and how she worked with her fellow musicians in the studio. Perhaps those arena/stadium shows dampened her enthusiasm for rock even more than I thought they did. I still, however, find it unfortunate that she'd ignore that period (1975-1980) simply because of where she often performed the material. I worry that this particular revelation may cause a case of buyer's remorse in those who want to pick up the memoir, because that wouldn't be good at all (IMHO).[/quote] It's disappointing but not surprising. It's ironic that Linda blames the arena/stadium concerts for her lack of enthusiasm for rock, yet that lack of enthusiasm likely would've been the same if she had been performing the standards or country or what have you. It's wrong of Linda to blame the music for the venues she appeared in to promote that music, but I sometimes wonder if the issue here was Linda didn't like the music at all or if she developed an artiste/diva attitude and thought the music was beneath her? She could've appeared in smaller venues if the large arenas/stadiums were killing her enthusiasm for rock, but then I get to thinking if she didn't like the music and/or was contemptuous of it, the size of the venue would have had no bearing on that dislike. It would've been just something to blame. Maybe there are other reasons why Linda does not like her rock period, reasons she doesn't go into in her book because it involves other people. Or maybe there are things she'd like to forget or wants to forget. I can't imagine how someone like Linda would want to overlook or ignore a musical genre that made her a very wealthy woman. I don't know if Linda would've been the quite wealthy woman she became if she had never recorded a rock album first. When she recorded the first album of standards, she was in a position where she could take chances like that and have it be a success. Had she never recorded the first rock album? Chances are any album of standards or Spanish-sung albums could've been poor sellers. Linda's book sounds like it could be a little cold, at least as far as presenting Linda the person versus Linda the singer. Linda ignoring the era primarily responsible for her success and wealth makes me wonder all the more about it and why Linda dislikes it so much. I can't really buy the concerts in the stadiums or arenas killed her enthusiasm for rock, but whatever the reason was, we probably won't know until someone comes along with an unauthorized biography on Linda.
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 26, 2013 17:28:36 GMT -5
I would hold off judging until I have read the book and even then, in my opinion it wouldn't really matter to me if she doesn't care for that music. Linda's reasoning is usually sound but much of the music on those albums wasn't necessarily Rock either. My guess is those 6 years are a blur to her and it may be more the time period and fame that she didn't care for because she picked up Rock and Roll again in the 1990's.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2013 17:33:01 GMT -5
Just the fact that Linda herself is reading the audio version is a huge plus IMO
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 26, 2013 20:09:17 GMT -5
Just the fact that Linda herself is reading the audio version is a huge plus IMO Her speaking voice is wonderful too. It will conjure up lots of images just to hear her voice.
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Post by erik on Jul 26, 2013 22:30:45 GMT -5
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I think it boils down to the perception that Linda still doesn't seem to understand how or why that period of her career has stuck in certain fans' minds. There is a certain something in the 1975-1980 period that I don't think is always there in what she did in the 1990s. Perhaps it is the lack of total perfectionism on the 1975-1980 recordings that stands out, of her just going out and doing the songs with total go-for-broke abandonment. Perfectionism isn't always necessary; and in fact, it can sometimes obscure the reality of life, which isn't always perfect. It's something that I don't know that Linda understood all the time when it came to what she did in the Nineties.
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 26, 2013 23:54:25 GMT -5
I think it boils down to the perception that Linda still doesn't seem to understand how or why that period of her career has stuck in certain fans' minds. There is a certain something in the 1975-1980 period that I don't think is always there in what she did in the 1990s. Perhaps it is the lack of total perfectionism on the 1975-1980 recordings that stands out, of her just going out and doing the songs with total go-for-broke abandonment. Perfectionism isn't always necessary; and in fact, it can sometimes obscure the reality of life, which isn't always perfect. It's something that I don't know that Linda understood all the time when it came to what she did in the Nineties. Perfectionism is, I think, a case of trying too hard, because even when you think you've got it, you tend to look back and think you still somehow missed what you were trying to do. Perfectionism is, all things considered, an unrealistic and impossible goal to reach most of the time. When you have unrealistic goals, you're bound to be disappointed because they didn't meet your expectations Linda was at the top of her game during the period from 1975 to 1980 (ironically, during the same period when disco reigned supreme) and I think she succeeded effortlessly. She didn't reach total, true perfection but she came awfully close. She may have been more artistically satisfied with the big band recordings and the Spanish-sung albums and the pop-rock albums that came after her peak, but I thought some of her later recordings sounded forced by comparison and far from perfect. That's not to say the songs weren't listenable because they were, but it just seemed the shine wasn't there. And that's the trouble with wanting everything to be perfect: it rarely is.
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Post by rick on Jul 27, 2013 1:10:44 GMT -5
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Post by kgreen on Jul 27, 2013 14:34:26 GMT -5
With such hits as “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved?” and “Blue Bayou,” twelve-time Grammy® winner Linda Ronstadt is a trailblazer for female artists, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. She tells her story from growing up in suburban Tucson to superstar rock status to working with Nelson Riddle, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and on Broadway in her new memoir, Simple Dreams, and on the 92Y stage in an intimate conversation with former New York Times chief pop music critic John Rockwell.John Rockwell is one of Linda's biggest fans. Glad to see this is happening and she is amongst friends. Fantastic!!!! Haven't had time to come to the Forum for 2 weeks and first thing I see is her talk at the 92nd Street Y. Just bought tickets.....woo hoo! and John Rockwell was/is one of the great critics who always was fair to Linda and in many reviews just gushed over her talent. This is going to be fantastic and I will post after my wife and I go. Hello to everyone who remembers me, it's been a while. Rob, Rob, Tony. Mike, EDDIE, pat d.....etc......hope all is well! Woo Hoo.....Linda Live!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 14:35:57 GMT -5
Hey all... perhaps those of going to the 92nd street Y can get together?
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Post by kgreen on Jul 27, 2013 15:08:36 GMT -5
Hey all... perhaps those of going to the 92nd street Y can get together? R Would love to meet in person. who else besides you and my buddy Rob? I didn't get the $36 tickets, they we sold out. Wanted to get the best seat but just happy to be there. Kev
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Post by lawrence on Jul 27, 2013 15:45:36 GMT -5
I just bought my ticket.
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Post by Dianna on Jul 28, 2013 16:02:54 GMT -5
Oh wow, that's exciting news for me.. Thank you for posting this!
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Post by Robert Morse on Jul 29, 2013 13:20:01 GMT -5
With such hits as “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved?” and “Blue Bayou,” twelve-time Grammy® winner Linda Ronstadt is a trailblazer for female artists, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. She tells her story from growing up in suburban Tucson to superstar rock status to working with Nelson Riddle, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, and on Broadway in her new memoir, Simple Dreams, and on the 92Y stage in an intimate conversation with former New York Times chief pop music critic John Rockwell.John Rockwell is one of Linda's biggest fans. Glad to see this is happening and she is amongst friends. Fantastic!!!! Haven't had time to come to the Forum for 2 weeks and first thing I see is her talk at the 92nd Street Y. Just bought tickets.....woo hoo! and John Rockwell was/is one of the great critics who always was fair to Linda and in many reviews just gushed over her talent. This is going to be fantastic and I will post after my wife and I go. Hello to everyone who remembers me, it's been a while. Rob, Rob, Tony. Mike, EDDIE, pat d.....etc......hope all is well! Woo Hoo.....Linda Live! Good to see you Kevin!! Hope all is well!
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