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Post by Partridge on Sept 9, 2013 18:39:17 GMT -5
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Post by Robert Morse on Sept 9, 2013 19:13:38 GMT -5
Thanks for posting Tony! People is a bit off on the date 0f Pirates as well as that picture with Dolly and Emmy!
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Post by 70smusicfan on Sept 9, 2013 19:39:06 GMT -5
The article in my 9/9/13 print issue of People was only one page (page 94). Is this an electronic web version of the article?
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Post by erik on Sept 9, 2013 19:52:38 GMT -5
Quote by rob:
You think? (he said, rhetorically) (LOL). This is what editors are for. But I know, they're kind of pricey to have at a multi-million dollar corporation like People.
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Post by musicaamator on Sept 9, 2013 20:35:46 GMT -5
Yes, thanks for posting this.
BTW, that top photo is a great shot of Linda! Absolutely pretty, I'd say!
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Post by Robert Morse on Sept 9, 2013 21:12:42 GMT -5
Quote by rob: You think? (he said, rhetorically) (LOL). This is what editors are for. But I know, they're kind of pricey to have at a multi-million dollar corporation like People. LOL....I thought the same thing Eric.....where was the editor....... |
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Post by Robert Morse on Sept 9, 2013 21:13:25 GMT -5
Yes, thanks for posting this.
BTW, that top photo is a great shot of Linda! Absolutely pretty, I'd say! Music...that really is a great pic....pretty is the perfect word! |
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Post by Partridge on Sept 9, 2013 21:24:43 GMT -5
Yes, the electronic edition of the magazine is laid out differently to make it more readable on a tablet. And it changes depending on whether you are reading it portrait or landscape, but the information stays the same. The electronic edition has supplementary materials, such as letting you listen to song samples, purchasing CDs or downloads, and the 7 extra pictures.
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Post by Richard W on Sept 10, 2013 9:47:23 GMT -5
It's funny how often she is now referred to as a "music legend" and "musical pioneer" since her diagnosis. I'm not carping about it -- we all have said the same thing for years -- but where were all these accolades, all of this recognition, during the last decade?
I'm going to quote Erik quoting Joni Mitchell: "You don't know what you've got till it's gone..."
Better late than never.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 10:53:02 GMT -5
I think it is great that Linda can get to read and hear the accolades she well deserves..
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Post by Richard W on Sept 10, 2013 11:20:06 GMT -5
I think it is great that Linda can get to read and hear the accolades she well deserves.. So do I, Robert. And actually I get a kick out of reading them, too. What makes me scratch my head is that the only thing that's changed is that Linda can no longer sing. And it seems that this is what it takes for her to finally be acknowledged as the "singing legend" that she's been for decades. I mean, it wasn't that long ago that we were carping about her lack of recognition, and now critics and writers and magazines and newspapers -- everything from the New York Times to the National Enquirer -- all seem to be saying what we on this forum have always known. It almost seems as if her previous critical/public perception as the musical dilettante who covered other peoples' songs has instantaneously morphed into "music pioneer" whose voice "defined a generation." Naturally I'm thrilled about this, but at the same time the cultural meme-shift is fascinating, if bewildering. |
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Post by sliderocker on Sept 10, 2013 13:48:37 GMT -5
I think it is great that Linda can get to read and hear the accolades she well deserves.. So do I, Robert. And actually I get a kick out of reading them, too. What makes me scratch my head is that the only thing that's changed is that Linda can no longer sing. And it seems that this is what it takes for her to finally be acknowledged as the "singing legend" that she's been for decades. I mean, it wasn't that long ago that we were carping about her lack of recognition, and now critics and writers and magazines and newspapers -- everything from the New York Times to the National Enquirer -- all seem to be saying what we on this forum have always known. It almost seems as if her previous critical/public perception as the musical dilettante who covered other peoples' songs has instantaneously morphed into "music pioneer" whose voice "defined a generation." Naturally I'm thrilled about this, but at the same time the cultural meme-shift is fascinating, if bewildering. It's a combination, I think, of guilt and the fact that since Linda had not had a hit record in some time, a case of being out of sight, out of mind. It takes an earthshaking sad event like a major illness or their death to call back attention to the performer who has had a lower profile. When plans for Linda's book was announced, there was some news media coverage, although not like the coverage she's been given since announcing she has Parkinson's. Had it been a happy story, like Linda all of sudden getting married, the news media's reaction probably would've been ho hum, so what else is new? Linda's announcement was out of left field and everyone was stunned and saddened by the news. The accolades should've always been there but as said, better late than never. |
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Post by erik on Sept 10, 2013 14:50:52 GMT -5
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I also think that a lot of Linda's interests in the last decade have been in areas, even musically, that the national media wouldn't touch with a bargepole, including her involvement in the Hispanic music communities of the Bay Area. There was also only a smidgen of focus on her last two albums, Hummin' To Myself, and Adieu False Heart; most of the critics who reviewed both albums gave them very good reviews, but those two albums really weren't on the general radar screen. The only time that Linda got her name plastered all over the place was, of course, in July 2004--and, uh, I think we've already talked that one to death.
Still, I too am heartened by the attention that is now being paid to Linda, even if it is under just about the most tragic of circumstances. And some of the Twitter and Facebook postings from many of her peers in the business who had gotten word of her having come down with Parkinson's tell me that we are definitely not alone in our sorrow, or alone in the belief of Linda's greatness. These things are what we should keep in mind. The media, and the general public at large, always seem to be a lot slower than those who are in the know about Linda (IMHO).
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Post by eddiejinnj on Sept 10, 2013 15:03:18 GMT -5
I think to many many people especially those growing up in the 70's-80's know she is a legend and of course her peers know. of course, she should be played more and introduced more purposely to the latest generation or 2. hopefully, this at least accomplishes some of that though I would rather of course it not be because of illness as in Linda's case. eddiejinnj
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Post by Richard W on Sept 10, 2013 15:19:42 GMT -5
I don't know, Slide, but Linda Ronstadt getting married would be news!
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Post by sliderocker on Sept 11, 2013 3:42:46 GMT -5
I don't know, Slide, but Linda Ronstadt getting married would be news! Linda getting married would be news any time, but I think such coverage would've varied depending on when it happened. The biggest ripple in the news media would've been mid to late 70s through mid 80s, when she was at the top of her game. Late 60s to early 70s, when she was a rising star, I think she would've gotten a fair amount of publicity. I think she would still have gotten a fair amount of publicity when her popularity was waning in the 90s, but I still think there would've been some news media types whose idea would've been "Linda married? That's not news!" Still, Linda is so private that she could've gotten married at any time and not told anyone, and no one would've even known that she wasn't a single person. To that degree, I'm surprised she did reveal she suffers from Parkinson's disease but maybe she wanted her fans and friends to know why she wasn't performing and couldn't perform, and was willing to let down her privacy guard in this instance to let everyone know her decision to retire wasn't exactly voluntary. |
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Post by Richard W on Sept 11, 2013 8:30:01 GMT -5
Recalls the story from the Chicago Tribune many years back that falsely stated that Linda had married a doctor.
Still don't know where the writer got that falsehood from. I mean, it's almost as if he had to completely fabricate it.
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Post by 70smusicfan on Sept 11, 2013 8:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Sept 11, 2013 9:12:58 GMT -5
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I believe the case can be made now by the Baby Boom generation and those of us of the ensuing "Gen X" (myself included) who grew up listening to Linda in the 70s and 80s. I'm not sure there is only one right way of doing it (maybe start with the stuff of hers that's on YouTube), but it can be done (IMHO).
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Post by Ronda on Sept 11, 2013 10:08:08 GMT -5
Hey guys, not sure where to post this but thought you would want to know. I saw on tv listings that Linda Ronstadt is appearing on The Rachel Ray Show on Friday 9-20. Hope it's true. I keep hoping she will be on some shows regarding her book.
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Post by musicaamator on Sept 11, 2013 11:07:12 GMT -5
Hey guys, not sure where to post this but thought you would want to know. I saw on tv listings that Linda Ronstadt is appearing on The Rachel Ray Show on Friday 9-20. Hope it's true. I keep hoping she will be on some shows regarding her book. |
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Post by Richard W on Sept 11, 2013 12:39:25 GMT -5
I would have sworn they mentioned a doctor. Guess I completely fabricated that one myself! |
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Post by jhar26 on Sept 12, 2013 11:52:57 GMT -5
Recalls the story from the Chicago Tribune many years back that falsely stated that Linda had married a doctor. A pity that she didn't. He probably would have recognized the symptoms of her Parkinsons much sooner. |
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Post by Partridge on Sept 14, 2013 21:11:43 GMT -5
Here is the letters section of the current issue of People, two weeks later:  |
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Post by erik on Sept 14, 2013 21:48:15 GMT -5
Well, at least it's nice to know that you're still wanted (LOL).
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Post by ronstadtfan4ever on Sept 14, 2013 22:45:18 GMT -5
Absolutely the best singer ever! All fans go to the Kennedy's honor web site to nominate her for the 2014 honors! One she truly deserves and has earned the respect for!!
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