Tootie - three new songs
"Jarmo Nousiainen" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.music.jane-siberry |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <001201c5f4dc$80614d10$a1d5c551@nousiainen> |
I just checked the Sheeba website. There is a new item for sale:
compilation entitled "Tootie" with three songs: "Anytime ('L-Word' vsn
with 'Betty')", "You Can't Judge A Book" and "If I Ever See Mark
Benson". I suppose these songs are from her current tour?
Jarmo
----- Original Message -----
From: "S H E E B A" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:10 PM
Subject: SHEEBA SELF-DETERMINED TRANSACTIONS now in place.
> Hello Everyone!
>
> I wanted you to hear about this from me first.
>
> The Sheeba store has a new pricing policy.
>
> Like many, I'm restless and impatient with living in a world where
> people are made to feel like shoplifters rather than intelligent
> peoples with a good sense of balance. I want to treat people the way
> I'd like to be treated. 'Dumbing UP' (as opposed to 'dumbing down').
>
> WHAT ARE SELF-DETERMINED TRANSACTIONS?
> NOT donations
> NOT pay-what-you-can
> NOT guilt-trips
> NOT tests of your integrity
> ARE TRANS-ACTIONS
>
> You decide what feels right to your gut. If you download for free,
> perhaps you'll buy an extra CD at an indie band's concert. Or if you
> don't go with your gut feeling, you might sleep poorly, wake up
> grumpy, put your shoes on backwards and fall over. Whatever. You'll
> know what to do.
>
> WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT SHEEBA STORE
> FOUR choices on pop-down 'buy' button
> 1/ free (gift from Jane)
> 2/ self-determined (pay now)
> 3/ self-determined (pay later so you are truly educated in your
> decision)
> 4/ standard (today's going rate is about .99)
>
> STATISTICS BAR: You can see what the paying trends are.
> GIFTS: You can still send mp3 gifts to friends with any payment
> choice.
>
> EDUCATED DECISIONS
> 1/ COST OF DOWNLOADING:
> - online credit card authorization (about .45/order (not per song);
> credit card merchants (visa, amex, mc) cost from 1-3% per order;
> balance goes to artist
> - if your order costs $0 (free) these costs are bypassed.
>
> 2/ COST of CDs:
> - about $2.50 to manufacture. This doesn't include training as a
> musician (ok, so my parents didn't charge me rent for lying on my bed
> playing guitar), studio time, etc. Things to ponder. Not too long,
> though. Life is out there waiting.
>
> I am making a choice to work this way and take full responsibility for
> whatever it may bring to me.
> You make your own decision and stand by it, too. This is not a guilt
> trip. Feel no pressure.
> The most important thing is that the music flow out to where it could
> bring enjoyment. And THAT is the best thing you could give me.
>
> Jane Siberry
>
> (Pardon typos. I'm on tour and sending this letter while hanging off a
> trolley car in San Francisco.)
>
> - - -
> http://www.janesiberry.com
>
> also there is an interesting article at:
> http://www.boingboing.net
>
> Thanks to Paul Engel, Burt Harris, John Chew III, testers and YOU for
> your constructive insights when I was starting to chew on all this.
>
> - - -
>
> PS: don't forget to come out to the shows! Tell your friends.
>
> http://www.flemingartists.com/itineraries/js-itin.html