Grand Kaiser

-Pat. Says: I’ve seen Guy very into it at concerts. I’d say he has a very
good stage presence, when the mood hits him. It seems tho that
he can be very moody.

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The Coimbra Show..Moshing..the Homepage
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The Violent Femmes played a concert here in Coimbra a few weeks ago. Sure
I had to be there! Well, I had to mosh my way to the tickets and at night,
mosh my way into the pavillion. It was their first time in Portugal, I
couldn’t miss them! If they ever come back I’ll be there to see them. The
one thing I hated was the fact that the band that played before them
could only play 5 or 6 themes. A lousy organization, I should add.
In these newsletters I discovered the expression “mosh pit”. There are
always mosh nutties in every concert. It is natural. I’m one of them.
Another thing: why the need to be big? I ain’t really a gig guy (big for
a Portugese 😉 ) but what I like in moshing is to go round and around
and to be pushed in and out, Fighting my way to dizziness.
So U wanted foreign guys and foreign opinions-U got them.
Don’t you think vfemmes.com tooo commercial? I mean compared to our first
opinion about the band?

Gustavo Baeta
Coimbra, Portugal

FREE EAST TIMOR!!

-Pat. Says: When the homepage first came out, that is to say, before
anyone knew about it except us because it hadn’t officially
gone online yet, it was very, shall we say kindly, homespun.
Alright, it was pretty bad. In fact there was a debate going
on as to whether the official homepage was in fact official or
whether someone was conning us. It has improved greatly since
then. The name of the person who is working on the page
escapes me at the moment, but he is doing a very good job
IMHO, at least imaginatively. If only he’d update it a bit
more often…

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RE: Lobsters
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i grew up on the east coast and my dad has made lobsters for many years.
while, many people say they hear them scream, he has never heard one
scream. i don’t think that it is possible and people that care about what
they’re doing decide its important so they hear screaming.

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RE: Where Do They Live?
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>Hey. Do any of you know if any of the Femmes live in Racine, WI?

Nope, Victor De Lorenzo does NOT live in Racine.

james

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A Story
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Well, someone called for digging up those excruciating, embarrassing
femmes-related memories. I had been repressing mine, but here goes:

7 years ago, I was a young lad in the 7th grade. I had this fairly good
friend, Holly. We were in Junior Achievement together. Hey, I was never
cool in school. Anyway, I heard this song on the radio as mom drove me to
JA that night, so i felt like singing it. It went (in my mind) “Lemme go
on, like a twister in the sun, lemme go on, big hands…etc”. So i sang
this. And Holly said, “That song goes blister in the sun, not twister.”
I had just heard that song and was pretty sure he was saying twister. So
naturally we got in an argument, which turned into a big argument, and
holly and I were never really friends ever, ever again! That much i can
pretty much live with. The worst part is, that I WAS WRONG!!! Since then
I’ve met other Hollies and learned my Femmes lyrics. The embarrassment
lives on.

Thanks for letting me relive the pain.

Josh

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A Story
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Ok, since we are sharing femmes stories now, I thought I would share mine.
Which one to pick though is such a hard task. There are just countless
numbers of them. I guess though that the best stories involved my senior
week of high school (94) At this point I was a femmes fanatatic, still
am, but I was still in the learning process. I got very drunk that night,
and I remember lying down on the floor after doing shots, and singing
“Dating Days” still one of my favorite songs. I was trying to convince
everyone I wasn’t drunk, so I whip out the verse, “It seems that no matter
how much I drink…I seem to still stay sober…” and then I hear the next
verse from across the hall, which was my friend who was doing shots with
me. We both just got up and acted like drunken fools and finished singing
the song, dancing all around the room, and having everyone at this party
look at us in amazement. I wish I could remember some better stories
besides that one, but when i do, i’ll be sure to let everybody know. I
do remember waiting for the bus at ocean city, which can take forever, and
when we finally got on, all cramped in like sardines, i started singing
that song (waiting for the bus) and i swear at least half of the bus
joined in with me. I couldn’t believe so many people knew that song. I
was just so happy to share my drunkeness with other femmes fans.

p.s. alcohol is dangerous, and should only be consumed in safe quantities
and under the strict supervision of Bobby. Drinking and driving is BAD
don’t do it.

pps. I heard nightmares the other week on WHFS, and I couldn’t believe
it. Actually they played a violent femmes block consisting of kiss of,
blister in the sun, and nightmares. How many other songs are played over
the radio. i have heard add it up and american music before, but that’s
about it. at least for DC/baltimore stations. i did hear eep opp ork ah
ah while i was hiking the appalachian in pennsylvania. that was cool

Bobby V.

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A Story
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OK, I’ll add my story. It was early summer 1984, and I had graduated from
college in Dec. 1983, with my BS in Chemistry. I finally got my first
interview, and they sent me money to rent a car so I could drive from
Willimantic, CT to Burlington, MA (just outside Boston). I was very
nervous. I mean shaking. I felt like my whole life depended on this
interview, cause money was starting to run low even though I had a bit
coming in with the continuing TL dating research I was doing over in
the physics dept. So here I was, nervous as hell, driving through
Boston in a rented car when I hadn’t driven in about 4 years (and rolled
a car that last time) when suddenly on the radio I heard Kiss Off. Like
I said, this was ’84, and the song was still relatively new. I had the
album by that time of course, but suddenly upon hearing that song, all
nervousness left me. I thought to myself, screw it, I’ll get the job or
not, If they don’t like me, fuck ’em! Someone will hire me. And the
result was: I aced the interview. They offered me a job on the spot.
Well, the next day I got another, more attractive offer, and I took that
one instead. The bottom line is, I have the Violent Femmes and that song
to thank for helping me change my attitude during that difficult time.
And I can’t hear that song without thinking of that story.

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Missing Lyrics
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Does anybody know why “Balkan Falcon” and “Chinese Rocks” aren’t included
on the lyrics section of the Home page?

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Missing Lyrics..Moshing..Drugs
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Did anyone notice on the lyrics page that all the lyrics to Add it Up
aren’t there? (Yes, this is my first time looking at the lyrics page).
Does anyone know why? I know that on the self titled, the full set of
lyrics are there (i think..my cd got stolen).
Ahhh moshing. It can be great. It can suck. At a concert I got kicked
in the head by some stupid chic wearing heels while crowd surfing. I was
extremely mad. At one point, I was leaving the pit and someone decided
it’d be a great idea to shove me. I busted open my knee and luckily some
guy reached down and snatched me up before I could be trampled. So, the
next morn I wake up with a huge knot on my head that is cut, a split knee
with blood, a bruised chest (got kicked), a sore ear where my earring
almost got ripped out, and a slightly blackened eye. The result was I got
out at the next concert and moshed some more. Combat boots are worn to
protect your feet..and if anyone kicks you, you can boot them right back.
I don’t expect moshing at Femmes..they’re too “come on and chill with us
cuz we’re rad” and kick back type. Offspring (which someone said they
attended) there should be some major moshing. But, I think each band
should set their own rules as to whether or not moshing should be
permissible. And anyone not obeying should be kicked out.
One more thing. Anyone know the Femmes opinion on drugs? Cuz, in gimme
the car, Gorno says “I’m gonna make her cry..i’m gonna get her high”

“What’s wrong..what’s right..I don’t care when I hate my life”
28 days and counting till mi cumpleanos!

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Gross Point Blank..Musical Tastes
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Okay guys….got a question for you experinced fans…but maybe the new
fans could help out also (it sounds better than this fake fan thing).
Would you recommend buying the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack? I’ve never
heard Blister 2000 but I’m wondering if it is worth $16 to hear it. The
only other band on the album I have much interest in is the Clash
(although i am unfamiliar with many of the artists and it might turn out
that like them). Well do you guys who own it recommend this album to
others? I’m considering purchasing this but maybe I’d be better to buy 3
or Hallowed Ground since I dont have those 2 albums either. Thanks.

While I’m at it……………top 5

1. Violent Femmes
2. Talking Heads (I saw David Byrne recently and he still has it…….
hes a great performer
3. Pearl Jam….although I feel the dissention emanating from the screen
i would take issue with those of you who group them with
Bush and Matchbox20 category.
4. Beatles
5. Beck
(one last note…it seems a lot of people here enjoy the group They Might
Be Giants. I am borrowing a friend’s Flood CD right now due to all the
talk of them here. Maybe someone here can mail me with their thoughts on
this strange band and give me information). Thanks again and goodbye.

-Pat. Says: e-mail Helmsley2 about TMBG, not this letter.

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Vary the Encores
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I don’t know about everyone else, but I for one am tired of Add it Up
as the finale song. Now don’t get me wrong, that is one of the
greatest Femmes songs, but I would think they would vary the encores
just a little like they do with the rest of their shows. I have seen
the femmes 3 times and all three the encore was, I see a damsell and
Add it Up. It is just too predictable. I want variety!

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Shrimp Whistles
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Does anyone on the list know anything about Gordon’s appearance on the
Charm School children’s release “Shrimp Whistles”? Details are
appreciated.

Thanks

james

-Pat. Says: I’m interested in that, too. My boys are 9 and 7, is this
release too young for them? I think I’m already going to get
them Larry Kirwan’s (from Black 47) Celtic Kids, and would
like to get them this, too, if it’s not geared towards
preschoolers.

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