Re: SXSW current line up

[Steve Thomson <zeppelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I read an account of Pamela attending Plant's keynote address 
and then the two of them warmly embracing at the end of it.

I wonder if this would happen between her and Jimmy should they meet. ;)

Cindy Lee Haddock wrote:
> Pamela was a guest before....along with local
> ex-groupie Margaret Moser, telling of their groupie
> exploits and books they had written.  I know Margaret
> had the show, but I think Pamela helped on the one
> they did on cable about groupies.
>
> I think it funny how that year, Plant came by to visit
> (scouting I was told), but scooted off before she got
> there....how things have changed....
>
> :D
>
> --Cindy
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> --- tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Just what Pamela is going to be doing at SXSW is
> > anybodies guess!!!
> >
> >
> > Music info and commentary
> > Friday, February 09, 2007
> > SXSW MIXES THINGS UP
> >
> > The preliminary lineup for next month's South by
> > Southwest (SXSW) music 
> > conference has been announced, and one thing that's
> > obvious is the lack 
> > of stars and legends.
> >
> > That's not necessarily a bad thing.
> >
> > In recent years, it felt like performances by Robert
> > Plant, Elvis 
> > Costello, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, The Black
> > Crowes and The 
> > Pretenders, just to mention a few, overshadowed many
> > of the 
> > up-and-coming artists who also were showcasing in
> > Austin, Texas, during 
> > the music industry's unofficial spring break.
> >
> > The initial list for this year does include such
> > established vets as 
> > Cracker, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Earle, The Stooges,
> > Jello Biafra and 
> > the Hoodoo Gurus, but with all due respect, they
> > don't carry the same 
> > clout as the names mentioned above.
> >
> > The Jersey Shore is represented by the rock quintet
> > Parlor Mob (based in 
> > Red Bank) and singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins (who
> > grew up in the 
> > Neptune area).
> >
> > Of course, there will be plenty of buzz-worthy acts
> > (Lily Allen, 
> > VietNam) and solid Austin-based talent (Spoon, David
> > Garza).
> >
> > Then there are a few eyebrow-raising, out-of-place
> > oddities, such as 
> > groupie legend Pamela Des Barres and American Idol
> > winner Taylor Hicks.
> >
> > Could SXSW organizers have a few superstars up their
> > sleeves when they 
> > announce the next wave of '07 performers? Maybe, but
> > if not, a mixed-bag 
> > lineup of emerging artists doesn't make the
> > conference any less worthwhile.
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