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

Apr. 16- 7:30 p.m. Quandt Fieldhouse, University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point, WI $19.50/21.50 (O,P)
Apr. 17- 8 p.m. North Michigan University, Marquette, MI
$11.50/$13.50 (O,P)
Apr. 18- 7:30 p.m. McGown Gym, Winona State University, Winona, MN
(P,O)
Apr. 19- Fargo Civic Auditorium, Fargo, ND (O,T,P)
Apr. 21- 7:30 p.m. Madison Theatre, Peoria, IL (O.T,P)
Apr. 24- Center CityFest ’98, Charlotte, NC (O,P)
Apr. 26- La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA (O)
ONLY STUDENTS MAY BUY TIX TO THE LASALLE SHOW
April 30 – 96.5 The Peak, Denver, CO (O)
May 2- Salisbury State College, Salisbury, MD (O)
May 3- 99X Stage@Music Midtown, Atlanta, GA (O,P)

**May 9 – W. Connecticut U., Danbury, CT (O)**

May 15- 8:15 pm, Chocolate Fest, FestGrounds, Hwy 36 N. Burlington, WI
(O,P,T)

**May 16- U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (O)**
**May 17- Spring Fest, Pensacola, FL (O)**

NO LONGER LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE: Tulsa, OK City, Wichita

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

To book a show, contact Monterey Peninsula Artists.
Serious inquiries only.

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WHO/WHERE
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else on the list also going? Check here first!

Stevens Point, WI
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Winona, MN
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Fargo, ND
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Peoria, IL
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Charlotte, NC
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Salisbury, MD
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Atlanta, GA
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Burlington, WI
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In Today’s Issue:

Pat. Is Tired
LaSalle Info
Burlington Info
Burlington Info
Freak Magnet Promo
RE: Freak Magnet Track List
RE: Freak Magnet Track List
RE: Freak Magnet Track List
Freak Magnet..OK Shows
Interscope..FL..etc
Write Interscope
RE: Come To NY

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Pat. Is Tired
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I have been running this list for about 9 months now, and despite the
suggestions of several people that I automate this list, I have resisted
and will continue to resist such a change. The reason is that I
subscribe to a few of these lists, and although each has a moderator,
that job is in name only. Each post automatically goes to every
subscriber, without any editing whatsoever. The moderator often must
then exercise DAMAGE control, whereas I prefer QUALITY control. I would
like to think that I can proudly point to this list and say “this is
what I do, and I do it well”. I LIKE to inspect every post, arranging
them in a pleasing manner. I LIKE to get all information about shows
and such, and I LIKE to either verify or debunk rumors. It is very
important to me that this letter is informative and entertaining, and
yet is not harmful or hateful to either you or the Violent Femmes in
any way. Believe me, I spend many hours ensuring that this is so.
Unfortunately, lately I have become aware that several recent posts have
been misread and misconstrued. One instance in particular was misread
in such a way as to be potentially damaging to another subscriber, one
about whom I care very much, and I fear my motives, judgement, and
integrity have been questioned. This is very distressing to me, and it
hurts to think that another’s estimation of me has been lowered. If
that person is reading this right now, please reread the issue, and you
will see that it does not actually say what you thought. However I will
concede that if ONE person misread it, others may have as well, and for
that I am truly sorry. I understand your concerns, and will try to read
each post in the future with a far more critical eye.
As for now, I think I’m going to follow the advice of the famous
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and just “RUN AWAY!!!” No no. It won’t
be long. Just give me a few days. I need a vacation. I’ll start right
up again next Monday at the latest. So keep on sending me letters.
BTW, I’m trying out a new mail program. The font is different from my
file fonts, so I would appreciate if some of you would write to tell
me what this letter looks like on your screen. Does it look OK or
is it screwed up?

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LaSalle Info
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This in from the people of LaSalle:

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Burlington Info
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Looks like I’ve answered my own question…and so for anyone else with
the same question, here’s some info on Burlington ticket sales for the
Chocolate Fest: Tickets are $13 and go on sale through Ticketmaster
Monday at 10am. Good luck!

-Tom

Reserved tickets are $18, General admission (lawn seating) is $13 (i
hope those are the right prices…they’re within $1 of that) PLUS
service charges =P.
That admission price, as i was told by Ticketmaster, includes entry to
Chocolate Fest.

rob=)

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Freak Magnet Promo
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Hey! I just wanted to let you know the Freak Magnet CD that I have is a
promo disc. My roommate got the CD in Rochester, NY. I don’t remember
the name of the store, but if any of you are going to end up going
there sometime, I’ll find out the name of the store for you. The store
has a lot of rare stuff.
The thing that gets me is that it was in a used bin, two for $15. (He
got me The Blind Leading The Naked as well.)
That’s all for now.

Kendra

I WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN?!?! I love that song!!!!! for all you “Rock”ers,
i’m sure you love it too!! Rock is such a great CD!!!! And Positively
4th Street DEFINITELY surprised me!! I didn’t know the femmes were fans
of Bobby D!! Did anyone else catch on to the cover of Bob Dylan listed
above? I doubt I’m the only Dylan fan on the list.. Wow, how i’d love
to grab a copy of the Femmes doing Dylan!!

–Sarah

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RE: Freak Magnet Track List
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<< 7. Positively 4th Street dylan????
9. Happiness Is >> charlie brown??
happiness is finding a pencil telling the time..ohh i hope so i loved
5th grade

byebye

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RE: Freak Magnet Track List
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Hello all, I ‘ve been just a silent observer of this list lately, but
all this new album stuff has got me excited enough to write again.
First of all, I heard the new single on the radio the other day (and to
my dismay, every time I call the radio station to see if they would play
it again they never do). Anyways, It’s a kick ass, medium paced song.
And actually when I went up to Salt Lake City and saw the femmes last
summer they played it. According to all the set lists, me and maybe a
few other people who attended that concert are the only people on the
list to have heard it live. I personally liked it a lot better than
Bad when the two were played live right next to each other. Well that’s
it, nothing too interesting.

Matt

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Freak Magnet..OK Shows
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INTERSCOPE RECORDS MAY ROT FOREVER IN THE SEVENTH LEVEL OF HELL!!!!!

Since November, I’ve had March 17th, the first date slated for Freak
Magnet’s release, circled on my calendar. Imagine my disappointment
upon finding that it had been bumped back to May 19th. Heart wrenching
though it was, I could still live with it. However, I’m speechless upon
finding out this latest unfortunate news. How am I supposed to go on
being a productive human being without a date set for release?
Particularly when rumors point to a release later than September. Those
bastards! (uh, the guys at Interscope, not the VF). Dont they remember
that single most important truism in life, “YOU CANT FUCK WITH THE
VIOLENT FEMMES. YOU CANNOT FUCK WITH THIS BAND!!!”

However, with every door that closes, God opens another one. Or in
this case two. My delight is beyond compare with the news of TWO back
to back Oklahoma shows the weekend after my finals!!!! WAHOOOOOOO!!!!
My first ever vf show, followed by my second! I’ve been waiting five
years to see this band, so I just have to hold out another month. Of
course, both OK dates are ‘tentative,’ and if they get cancelled, well,
I just can’t say. I won’t be held accountable for my actions if that
happens. Everyone cross your fingers that the OK shows go through,
otherwise, there may be some Unabomber copycat crimes, the first in the
form of a mysterious package addressed to Interscope records.

Valerie

-Pat. Says: Guess you have to start wrapping, Valerie. OK shows are no
longer listed in the Official Homepage. NOTE: it is of
course obvious that Valerie is NOT serious here. Don’t
misread it, please.

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Interscope..FL..etc
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Did the group come to an agreement with Interscope? The official says
FM will be released on May 19. But the official isn’t always accurate.

I am glad the group is coming to Florida, but not my neck of the woods.
And for any South Florida people who like Jane’s Addiction, please
e-mail privately for a possible Perry Farrel appearance.

Mike – Ft. Lauderdale

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Write Interscope
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Okay, I think we’re all extremely pissed at Interscope, am I right?
And Pat said there are 900 people on this mailing list…. Anyone else
thinking what I’m thinking? If not, here’s what I’m thinking: We all
write a few letters, send a few e-mails, and make a few phone calls to
Interscope to express our, shall we say, DISPLEASURE with their idiotic
ways.
Interscope’s Web Page: http://www.interscoperecords.com
A generic E-mail address: [email protected]
I’m working on getting the phone number and/or mailing address. In
the meantime, call your local Femmes-playing radio station(s) and ask
them to broadcast this information, and maybe get their other listeners
to join the letter writing campaign.

>From HQ,
Claire

p.s. anyone know if Interscope is in New York or LA?

-Pat. Says: LA

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RE: Come To NY
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i’d just like to let you know that i’m also interested in any
information about possible VF dates in NYS. (upstate) i went to the
show in montreal last fall, and i’m thinking the band would prolly want
to make an appearance in the same area??
thanks,

kelly

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