From: lugnut@NOSPAMhotmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:57:43 -0500, Drew   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 2009-12-05 12:19 a.m., Joseph Nebus verbated:   
   >> 	C'mon, show of hands, who knew who Rachel McAdams's character in   
   >> the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie had to be the moment it was mentioned   
   >> she was from New Jersey?  (I didn't notice it being mentioned before   
   >> that point.)   
   >   
   >Nope, didn't ring a bell, although perhaps it should have, as I've watched   
   >many Sherlock Holmes episodes (with Jeremy Brett) on my PBS station,   
   >including "A Scandal in Bohemia." Shamefully, I haven't gotten around to   
   >actually reading the stories; if I did, they probably would have made a   
   >deeper imprint on my memory.   
   >   
   >One thing that did register with me on Friday's show was Diane Birch's   
   >performance of "Nothing But a Miracle," which was nothing short of amazing   
   >to my ears. The Tonight Show was late in booking her, as she had already   
   >made the rounds of the other late-night shows over the past half-year, but   
   >no matter, as she sounded as full-voiced as ever even after months of touring.   
   >   
   >I can't figure out why Birch hasn't made much of a dent in the Billboard   
   >charts other than that she doesn't easily fit into a radio genre -- I'd   
   >call her a singer-songwriter with a soul-inflected voice and a talent for   
   >making torch songs with catchy pop hooks.   
      
   I just got around to watching this episode last night and yeah, Birch   
   was far and away the highlight of the show.  I hadn't heard of her   
   before, but I was definitely digging it.  I got a real "70s   
   singer-songwriter" kinda vibe from the song she did.   
      
   (Didn't Conan introduce her as being on tour with The Jonas Brothers,   
   though?  I can't really imagine there being a whole lot of overlap   
   between their two audiences...)   
      
      
   -lugnut   
      
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