09-08-97 -

AMERICAN MUSIC: THE VIOLENT FEMMES MAILING LIST
currently run by Pat. Wary

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TOUR DATES: (NEW DATES MARKED WITH A **)

September 12-Greening of Mackay, Concordia University,Montreal, QUE (P,O)
September 13-Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountainview, CA (O,P)
September 14-Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, CA (O,P)
September 16-The Palace, Hollywood, CA (T,P,O)
September 17-The Palace, Hollywood, CA (P,O)
September 18-Canes, San Diego, CA (T,O,P)
September 19-The Glass House, Pomona, CA (T,O,P)
September 21-The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA (O,P)
September 22-Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA (O,P)
September 23-The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (O,P)
September 24-The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (O) TENTATIVE
September 26-Carolina Music Fest, The World Mardi Gras,
Charlotte, NC (O,P)
for more info call 704-333-2263
September 27-Smokey Mountain Jamboree,Knoxville,TN (P)
October 9-Benedictine University, Lisle, IL (O)
October 10-East Stroudsburg University, Abeloff Convocation Center,
East Stroudsburg, PA (O,P)
October 15-MontClair State University, Montclair, NJ (O)

NOTA BENE: ‘O’ stands for the Official homepage
‘P’ stands for Pollstar
‘T’ stands for Ticketmaster
‘I’ stands for Insider Info
All other references are subscribers

ALSO: THE INSECT AND WESTERN PARTY

September 8-JR’S Warehouse, Traverse City, MI
September 10-Lunar Cabaret, Chicago, IL

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Montreal, Que, Canada
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Mountainview, CA
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Santa Cruz, CA
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San Francisco (Sept. 23)
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Charlotte, NC
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Knoxville, TN
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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In Today’s Issue:

Opening for the Femmes
RE: Opening Bands
RE: Opening Bands
Lunar Caberet
Come to Virginia
Are We Boring You?
RE: Fans..Ages..Name
RE: Ages..Name
RE: Name
RE: Ages
RE: Ages
RE: Gordon’s Sibs..Ages
RE: Gordon’s Sibs
BITS Question and Clash Tribute Question
RE: Cover This n Stuff

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It looks like from Sept. 16 through Sept. 24, Phil Cody will be opening
for the Violent Femmes. I truly enjoyed listening to this band, and hope
you will too.

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In a message dated 97-09-03 03:09:07 EDT, you write:

<< don’t think the VF pick the opening bands, but I can remember
at the Scranton PA show a band called Angry Salad played. They
are from Boston. At Bloomsburg PA, a local band played, can’t
remember who, but they were good. A Poconos band played at
Williamsport PA, they were good too. At Oneonta, NY Phil Cody
played, they were excellent. They’re from California, and are
signed with Interscope Records. >>

I know at Colgate College in Hamilton, NY Danielle’s Mouth opened for
them and they were REALLY bad!

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Okay, maybe people just didn’t understand my e-mail so, i’ll repeat my
request.
Who has the violent femmes brought on stage with them, during the
performance, to jam with them lately? the last time i saw them joan baez
and a guy from the who jammed with them.
i’m 25 years old………..
another friend of mine on the mailing list is 46………going on 21.
hey, is anyone going to show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on
September 23rd? Does anyone know if there’s gonna be another show, the
next night in San Francisco? It’s listed as tentative.
how long have the violent femmes been together.

nora

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Someone enquired about the location of the Chicago show and I being a
Femmes fan from the Chicago suburbs would like to add that I have never
heard of the Lunar Cabaret and I am a bit skeptical on that information.
Maybe someone has the Lunar Cabaret confused with the Cabaret Metro, or
as it is more commonly called just “the Metro”. Can someone look into
that, because I am so computer illiterate but I would love to see the
Femmes at the Metro. I am at school in Wisconsin so it is virtually a
twenty minute process to simply dial out of my stinkin room!
whine whine whine. I’m sorry. But I really think that the show is at
the Metro and not the Lunar Cabaret. OK?

I’m gnawing on the knowledge

*em*

Pat. says: I found a Lunar Caberet, Inc. at 2827 N. Lincoln Ave.
(773)327-6666 during a yellow pages search. This show is
for the Insect and Western Party, with Brian sitting in.
This is NOT a Violent Femmes show.

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Hey, why the F#@#! isn’t Virginia on the Femme’s tour list? Huh?!

-Brian Kelly

Pat. says: Because no one in Virginia asked them! That’s why! Give it a
little time; the Fall and Winter schedule is still developing,
and you never know, it could happen yet. Just keep your eye on
the tour listings.
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Honestly……isn’t the newsletter way more boring without a little
conflict, a little tension???? Read this issue, YUCH!! Boring. I have
dropped the whole drummer thing due to lack of intellegent life out
there. Is there anyone who wants to talk about something that is
exciting, or at least gets your brain going??? I would. I also don’t
like the name American Music, it’s not a letter about American Music,
it’s about The Violent Femmes.

Humdrum

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I would just like to say that this whole being a “true fan” thing is
ridiculous. You have to be a certain age or something? well im 18 but i
only own 1 VF cd and i’ve never been to one of their concerts, but i
really like their music. I joined this mailing list to find out more
about them and when theyre are playing because i would really like to see
them in concert.(although they never seem to be in NY) I think a fan is
someone who enjoys a band’s music no matter if they have been one for 20
years or 2 days.
A fan is a fan!
Jill
P.S. To comment on the new name… i love the song american music; it’s
one of my favs but i think that it’s a bad name only because there is
other people who get this who arent from america and its kinda takes away
from it.

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HI, this is Beky. Um in response to that one chick who wanted to know how
old everyone is, i am 14, and will be 15 on November 19 (anyone who wants
to get me a present, please feel free to email me and get my address).
Hmmm….okay the whole thing about the name change (anyone wishing to
censor this may feel free to do so) I think everyone should just shut the
fuck up about it, i mean seriously people it’s not that big of a deal, we
already had this stupid argument like months ago..er at least weeks ago.
if you dont like the name just don’t read the subject line, and imagine
in your pretty little heads that it doesn’t say American Music. K? Don’t
like get into a big argument because like a 14 year old just like bitched
at you, cause that would just really suck, and that is soo not why i am
writing this. i just wanted to say that the name thing isnt that big of
a deal and i think everyone should drop it, or pat should go beat the
shit out of the people with sticks up their asses about it.
thank you,

-beky

Pat. says: Nah, I don’t beat the shit out of people any more. I miss it
sometimes tho.

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I’d just like to remind everyone that we took a vote on the whole name
thing. If you didn’t vote, don’t complain. If you voted and it didn’t
turn out the way you wanted, what can I say? That’s democracy.

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Yo! I bet I’m the youngest in this newsletter. I’m only 14.

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Im am 19 years of age,
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Joshua Nicols

High Elder of 1×32944
Founder Blue Tape Gang

“Money doesn’t talk it swears”
-Bob Dylan
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Hi everyone,
I think Gordon’s singing sister is named Cynthia. I’ve e-mailed his
brother Glenn a few times. Very friendly, warm human being. He told me
their parents live in Spokane, WA.
No, No, I want to be the oldest subscriber. I’m 51. I used to
think that was very old until I got there.

What are you all for real? Read the album covers, I think the early ones
from before Gordon was married. Thanks to : Cynthia Gano.

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Hi. I’ve been reading this for a long time, but i finally got
somethings to say. I went to Borders books the other day, and i was
listening to the grosse pointe blank soundtrack. ok, here’s my first
question- what was that version of BITS on it? Im NOT talking about
blister 2000. Its different then the one on Violent Femmes and Add it
up. It sounds so, well, WHINY! and heres my second question- i
remember the violent femmes saying on their page that they were going
to do a clash song for the clash tribute album. does anyone know what
song? or when this album is coming out?

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Bobby Sayers-
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten,
either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing”.
– Ben Franklin

Pat. says-The band had to redo Blister for the soundtrack because the
old master was lost. Actually, I’ve always thought that
explanation to be strange, since Slash had no problem coming
up with it for the Add it Up CD. I’ve always wondered whether
the Slash people were really being pricks about giving up the
master because the VF were no longer signed with Slash, and
The band was just too nice to come out and say, ‘Hey, Slash
is just a bunch of assholes’. And that’s my conspiracy theory
for today.

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First of all, I think “punk rock girl” would be a great song for the
Femmes to cover. It’s one of my dead milkmen favorites. Some one asked
about ages so for the record, I’m 19 till november. Unfortunately, here
in Albuquerque, its hard to find places to hear decent music if youre a
youngen like me. My biggest complaint about the femmes is that (to my
knowledge) they haven’t been here for a couple years. They actually have
a pretty big group of fans here. I love the newsletter and I don’t care
what you call it.
—Bridget

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