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Best viewed with COURIER NEW size 10 maximized screen *********************************************************************** The Quote Of The Day: Come with us and play... See, we have breasts as women. -From Forbidden -Submitted by zib17 *********************************************************************** THIS WEEK'S TOUR DATES (NEW TOUR DATES MARKED WITH **): Apr 15- Avalon, Boston, MA (P,O) Apr 16- 7:30 p.m., Lupos, Providence, RI (P,T,O) http://www.lupos.com doors open at 8 p.m., $17.50 advance/ $20 day of show Apr 17- 7:30 p.m., 9:30 Club, Washington DC, $25 (P,T,O) Apr 18- 7:30 p.m., 9:30 Club, Washington DC, $25 (P,T,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 To book a show: in the US, contact Frank Riley at Monterey Peninsula Artists in EU, contact Paul Boswell at Free Trade Agency Serious inquiries only. ************************************************************************ WHO/WHERE Going to a VF concert? Want to know if anyone else on the list also going? Check here first! Boston, MA ----------- U_E4Smith (Emily) welborn (James) Nevertell6 (Ron, our second favorite bassman) hbedard(Holly) Providence, RI -------------- U_E4Smith (Emily) welborn (James) Nevertell6 (Ron) hbedard (Holly) New York, NY ------------ RatFink746 (Frank) Washington, DC (4/17) --------------------- Gluegirl (Danica) Rubaiyat (Marylee) Washington, DC (4/18) --------------------- Gluegirl (Danica) Rubaiyat (Marylee) Seattle, WA ----------- Lilboek (Steve) Portland, OR ------------ Lilboek (Steve) ************************************************************************ WEB PAGES: See Wednesday's issue for the full listing of Femmes-related pages. *********************************************************************** ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS LETTER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMUSIC *********************************************************************** In Today's Issue: RE: Today's Quote Danica's Back Manchester and DC WA, OR, and Question RE: Hard Rock Live RE: Freak Magnet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE: Today's Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love that quote because I can refer to it or just sing it constantly whenever someone says "Why is a band of three men called the Violent FEMMES?" Thanks, Jared Kitchens zib17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Danica's Back ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yeah! I'm so happy!! I moved to Hawaii in June and the last concerts held there were NSync and Ricky Martin so you can guess when the last time I went to a show was. I came home a few days ago and to my surprise learned that the Femmes are playing two shows in DC while I'll be here. That's just a 25 minute drive so I will definitely be going both nites. Hope to see some of you there! I'll be the one screaming that Brian Ritchie has a nice butt. Danica Gluegirl -Pat. Says: Does he? Well, I guess everyone's just going to have to check it out, then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Manchester and DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I went to Manchester, England on 4/6 for the Femmes show but they didn't. It seems that the show has been rescheduled for 5/21 or 5/22. I was so disappointed but visited with my daughter who is living in Leeds. We had such a wonderful time and spent time in Manchester (home of The Smiths and Oasis), Liverpool (home of some group that starts with a B), Leeds (home of my daughter, Rachel), Skipton (home of some cool sheep and lambs and a 10th century castle), and London (Home of Queen Elizabeth, I hear). I'm heading down to 930 Club in DC for the 4/17 and 4/18th shows. (Are you ready Deana and Bec?) and if they reschedule these, I'm going to take it personally. Marylee Rubaiyat -Pat. Says: If anyone in England finds out anything about the new date in Manchester, please write to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WA, OR, and Question ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some information: I will be at both Washington shows and the Portland show. I have a hotel room reserved near the venue in Washington so if anyone is coming from out of state I wouldn't be objectionable to an after show party or meeting. I would actually like to meet other Violent Femmes fans. I have to admit that at first I didn't like El Destroy but after listening to their mini CD I actually think that some of their tracks are pretty good. I also would like any information about their agent information. I want to make an independent film and want to puchase the rights to one or two of Brian Ritchie's solo album songs. If anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated. I know I can't hope for getting another drum stick from these shows but I know they are going to kick ass. If they play mosh pit and berate the people moshing during this song it will all be worth it. -Lilboek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE: Hard Rock Live ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ did anyone catch the femmes on hard rock live. i caught the very last of it. i saw them play sleepwalkin and American music. i wish i had known about them being on and i would have watched it all. i just happened to catch them by channel surfing. also in Columbus only a few stores are carrying freak magnet what a shame. it took me 3 stores to find it. i am glad to hear about the mp3 thing I will check it out. The viva album only has a few songs I don't currently own. Rudykitten -Pat. Says: Two and a half songs. That's all vh1 aired. I never had anything against the Cure, but their set was B-O-R-I-N-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE: Freak Magnet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ you've all heard the new album i take it? it's been out for a few weeks here in australia and i've got to say, there is *no* way i'm going to buy this album! (it's terrible) i'll continue to let it grow on me (as unlikely as it is), this album is *no* New Times! ;-) It is a very poor attempt at hitting the teenage first femmes album angst market? have other people heard this album? what do you all think? chris mcee cmc688 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just wanted to give my two cents about something that bothers me about one of my favorite bands. YOU JUST SHOULDN'T CHARGE $25.00 !!!! THAT DOESN'T ROCK !!!!!! at all I think that ticket prices like that severly limit access. It's bad enough that I have to deal with Frat boys at VF shows who want to hear "that one Violent Femmes song" Now the younger crowd with less cash (who, by the way, are where the real heart and soul fans form) are being alienated. I'm not in that younger crowd any more, but I'm still not going to spend that kind of cash. Or at least not spend that cash and keep my level of respect for the spirit of VF music constant. $10.00 should be an upper limit. Take a hint from bands like Fugazi and other Dischord bands and charge $6.00 for two bands. But, I understand that they are trying to maybe be a little more independent of record company bullshit and need cash. I fear that this money grab may affect more hard-core fans like me here-to-forward if it continues, though. Normally, I would go to DC next week and see the Femmes, like I do whenever they are up there (like the last say 5 times), this time however.... I am going to pass. Jesse jesse -Pat. Says: I think the fault lies more heavily on the shoulders of the venues, and on TM for taking their cut. Sure, you might get to see a band like Fugazi for like $6.00 (Really? tell me where, and I'm there). But then the venue will make up any loss they perceive by hiking up the price of tix for more well-known bands, and let's face it, you're going to find more people who know the Violent Femmes than who know Fugazi. If I'm just full of hot air, let me know, but that's how I always thought the business was run: The VF charge a venue a set price, and the venue decides how much to charge the audience. Discuss amongst yourselves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~