06-11-99

Best viewed with Courier size 10 maximized screen *********************************************************************** The Quote Of The Day: *********************************************************************** TOUR DATES (NEW TOUR DATES MARKED WITH **): July 3- IC Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA (O,P) July 4- Freedom Fest, MCI Center, Washington, DC (stacey) July 17- LoDo Festival, Denver, CO (P,O) July 23- The Vogue, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA (O,P) July 25- Calgary Folk Music Fest, Calgary, Alberta, CA (O,P) June 26- Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI $12.50+Summerfest admission (T) July 30- 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH 18+ show (T,P) July 31- Barnstable Co. Fairground, Hyannis, MA (P,O) August 15- 7:30 p.m., Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA (T,P) Sept 4- Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA (O) AND/OR: Sept 5- Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA (P) Sept 6- Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA (P) 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 ************************************************************************ WHO/WHERE Going to a VF concert? Want to know if anyone else on the list also going? Check here first! Milwaukee, WI ------------- Extatika (Beky) Victoria.K.Grundle (Victoria) Denver, CO ---------- truman (Emily) lmjacobs (Laurie) mypen15 (Nick) Saratoga, CA ------------ sandycitarella (Sandy) stepheno (Stephen) ************************************************************************ WEB PAGES: Official: http://www.vfemmes.com Unofficial: http://vf.lasvegasweekly.com/ http://www.bigfoot.com/~planetblue http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/6918 http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Theater/6571/index.html !!!!NEW http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/6806/ NEW!!!! Yahoo Chat: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/newtimesviolentfemmesclub Past Tour Dates: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1725/femmes/femmes.html Guitar: http://www.smug.adelaide.edu.au/~therapy/femmes/ http://www.angelfire.com/hi/VFemmes MP3's http://members.tripod.com/~GasolineFumes/music.html Glenn Gano's Page: http://www.alaska.net/~ggano Charm Records: http://www.charmrec.com *********************************************************************** ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS LETTER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMUSIC *********************************************************************** In Today's Issue: The Baltimore Show Tourdate Confusion DEPRESSED MISSING THE FEMMES Summerfest Australia?? Comp Message Board RE: Message Board? This Would Not be Boring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those of you who have been wondering...I'm finally almost done with the craziness of the past month. The last project is (i hope) fairly well documented on http://campus.fortunecity.com/overdrive/53/ It has nothing to do with Violent Femmes, but I hope those of you who are expert web weavers will give some feedback, but remember that this was my first attempt at html, and I just sort of winged it as I went along. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Baltimore Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is for those of you who like the long show reports...for those of you that don't, just scroll to the next message I guess. Well, I went to the Pier 6 Baltimore Show on Saturday and it was absolutely wonderful!! I took a friend that had never seen the Femmes before since my 2 best friends who are fellow Femme followers both live in CA now. I got lost on the way there(I almost crashed a few times while I was dancing to the Femmes while driving) and while stopped at a stop light some dork in a Bronco in front of me opened his door and puked not once, not twice, but three times!! It was so disgusting and there was no avoiding it so now there's that guys puke on my tires. I had shitty seats (it was a seated venue) so I chilled up on the lawn for G Love and the Special Sauce while trying to get some nachos from a refreshment stand. I ended up waiting an hour for the shitty nachos since the cheese was cold but the guy gave them to me free which was nice. Once the opening band was done we went down to our seats and I lit up a cigarette but an anal bouncer told me I couldn't smoke "inside" the pavillion. So I wandered to the right side of the pavillion to enjoy my cigarette and saw one of the roadies crew members that had given me backstage passes before and strolled up to the stage to ask if he remembered me. He gave me a confused smile when I reminded him that he hooked me up in San Francisco and at the 9:30 Club in DC last year and finally said "Really? Ok, then I'll give you some tonight too!" I danced back to my spot in the smoking section grinning ear to ear and the Femmes finally came out. Brian recognized me pretty quick which was surprising since I was about 50 feet away from him instead of my usual spot in front of him. So he pointed me out to the roadie and I got my passes. The show was incredible as usual, and I think I remember what they played so here's the set list (in no particular order)... I Hear the Rain Jesus Walking on the Water Waiting for the Bus Black Girls Don't Talk About My Music I Held Her In My Arms Dance MF Dance (Surprisingly enough, Brian didn't do an intro) Agamemnon Kiss Off Blister in the Sun Add It Up I'm Nothin Country Death Song American Music Out the Window Gone Daddy Gone Gimme the Car Old Mother Reagan Good Feeling (during which the entire audience was talking) Freak Magnet Rejoice and Be Happy There was one more that I had never heard before and I can't remember any of the words to it either. Brian pulled out the didgeridoo and his cat in the hat theramin at the end of the show and started chasing Gordon around the stage which had the entire audience cracking up. The Horns of Dilemna were nowhere to be found but Brians tazmanian devil squeals during DMFD were just as entertaining. I danced my ass off the entire time and the people behind me thought I was on crack I guess because they wouldn't stop staring at me but what's the point of going to a show if you're not going to let loose and have a good time? I practically lost my voice from screaming along with all the songs. After the show everyone who had a pass was led into this tiny room the size of a closet and we were told it would be a few minutes until the boys would see us so I started chatting to a girl sitting next to me. Turns out she's on this list too and had emailed me the day before! (HI CATHERINE!) Brian was the first to come see us and Gordon and Guy came pretty soon after him. There was some chick there that had gone to high school with Gordon and she told us his bday was coming up. I think it was on the 7th. She also had a flier for a July 4th show at the MCI Center in D.C. that said "Just added: THE VIOLENT FEMMES. She showed it to Gordon who laughed and said that was the first time he heard they were doing that show. Sadly enough I'll be in Hawaii starting June 24th to go to school at the University of Hawaii (PAT-When I get a new email address I'll let you know, but don't stop sending me the list!). My bday is July 3 so that would have been an awesome gift-to see the Femmes the next day. Oh well, no worries. Brian said they'll be doing New Years in Australia, so plan ahead! Danica Gluegirl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tourdate Confusion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ help me, pat! i'm all confused again...i'm trying to plan a nice weekend of catching the femmes at hampton beach, and then seeing them once again on the way back in hyannis...the dates differ between this lovely newsletter and the homepage, and i have no idea when what is going down ...please please please help me! thanks, Ron Nevertell6 -Pat. Says: I don't know what to tell you. The official page lists the Hyannis show on July 29, and Pollstar lists it on the 31st. I'll try to clear it up for you by Monday's issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEPRESSED MISSING THE FEMMES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey all, i havent posted in a while, so i thought it was time. even tho there isnt much to say, i will say this.. i LOVE THE FEMMES.. im the one who's mom dated guy for a while, so yah.. i live in milwaukee, seen them a few times. know the band, etc. but whenever they are here, i see them.. and they are here.. at Summerfest. AND I'LL BE IN LONDON! god.. i am so upset about this....after seeing them at the Pabst in Milwaukee on Halloween, i became overly OBSESSED with them.. went out and got ALL their albums,ordered merchandise(which finally came) etc. and finally they are back, and im gonna be over seas.. tell me how much that sux so, anyone going to that show?????? let me know. even tho ill be jealous! amber ...... and if its all right to you.................. Smashkin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summerfest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ how distressing!! i will be in the milwaukee area exactly one week before they play summerfest..... what i wouldn't give to be able to stay 3 more days and see them play live!!!! oh well, my bad luck.... -flying dutchman- flyingdutchguy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Australia?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi all :o) Been a while for me to write... but I do get a chance to read all of your postings.. I have to say some make me laugh and others well... I won't go into it. I do have just one question WHEN ARE THE FEMMES COMING TO AUSTRALIA???? I so much want to see them :o( Well I will leave it there for now... hope you are all well and happi bye :o) Smilyaus -Pat. Says: By now you've read Danica's letter, and seen there is a possibility. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finally! Finally! The Violent Femmes compilation video? IT IS FINIS!!! Thanks to everyone who contributed & special thanks to everyone for being SO patient with me - I am very sorry that it took so long. The tape clocks in at 5 hours 32 minutes and 17 seconds! Basically the first two hours are vids, interviews and TV performances with the rest of the tape coming from live concert footage. I pieced together 18 tapes to make this comp guys & only one of those was an original tape. I'm not going to make any excuses here 'cause I'm proud of the final result - but I want everyone to know what to expect so you won't be disappointed - expect some great Femmes footage but NOT professional quality editing okay? :o) Here's how the cookie crumbles: 1. Gone Daddy Gone 2. Busking at the Eaton Centre - Toronto 3. Children of the Revolution video 4. Nightmares video 5. Used to Be video 6. Breakin' Up video (vid clips & short interview segments between each item 2-6) 7. VF Live on the Wedge Interview and live performance: Key of 2 Machine 8. Official Femmes Press Kit 1991 (WDBS) 9. Newport Jazz Festival 1991 - interview & live performance clips 10. Saturday Morning Cartoons - Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah 11. From MTV - 120 Minutes: 3 different 120 Minutes Intros Breakin' Up interview from 120 minutes (followed by vid but I cut this since whole vid is above) Machine interview on 120minutes followed by Machine video 12. From MTV - Beavis & Butthead: Breakin' up Nightmares 13. From MTV Live on 120 Minutes: Blister in the Sun Kiss Off Add it Up Color Me Once 14. Dennis Miller Live American Music Blister in the Sun 15. Avi Lewis Interview great interview, more vid clips & a live performance of Agamemnon 16. Sabrina the Teenage Witch episode 17. Woodstock: from MTV Live Coverage - Breakin' Up & Blister in the Sun from Woodstock Video - Dance MF and Kiss Off 18. Folk City Video 1986 Old Mother Reagan Country Death Song 19. Pro Shot video 1989 - "No Let's Start Over" (same show as the "Kiss Off" bootleg CD) 20. Live from State Fairgrounds 1991 - Springfield, IL Lack of Knowledge American Music Promise Color me Once Out the Window Old Mother Reagan Prove My Love Girl Trouble Hey Nonny Nonny Kiss Off Blister in the Sun Gone Daddy Gone encore - Add it Up 21. Live from Pittsburgh, PA 11/4/93 Out the Window Hey Nonny Nonny Prove My Love Lack of Knowledge Country Death Song Make More Money Blister in the Sun Black Girls American Music Gone Daddy Gone Dance MF Add it Up Promise Fat Girl Trouble Kiss Off Gimme the Car ** see note below 22. from Tokyo Japan 1995 Brian, Gordon & Guy signing autographs for some of their Japanese fans from Club Quattro 3/17 & 3/18 Out the Window Outside the Palace "Japanese" song Machine 23. from Adelaide NSW 4/14/95 Dance MF Death Drugs (1/2 the song) Sweet Worlds of Angels (1/2) 24. from Melbourne 3/31/95 Good Feeling (I think that's Mr. Spencer T. Jones on the slide guitar) 25. from Hobart Tasmania 4/1/95 Blister in the Sun 26. American Music video Special thanks to: Marylee, Cheryl, Steve, Pat, and Eric for your contributions. Also thanks to the many people I've traded with over the years - keep passing that Femme "thang" on! **Very special thanks to Dale Kaminski for the '95 tour footage (#'s 22 -25 above). I hope he doesn't mind that I went a little beyond our agreement of including "a few clips" but it was tough to choose from so many great shots. For those of you who are interested in the rest of this wonderful vid - shot by Dale & edited by Dale & Guy - please contact him at http://www.charmrec.com . Well that's it. I hope everyone enjoys it. Deana ddearry -Pat. Says: So there you have it, folks. Let's get a distribution ring going. Just PLEASE let me get through the weekend; I haven't even had time to look at the videos (other than to notice my Pitt. tape wasn't in the box, but Steve's were, and he'll get them back soon, with many thanks for not once asking where his tapes were.) You know, I'm so tied up lately I've never even written to tell Deana I got them.. VERY SORRY!!! I will be writing everyone soon. Anyway, come Monday, let's get volunteer distributers, and of course we'll need someone from Europe who can convert. Which format do you use in Russia, Arzhan?(another person I need to write to!!!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message Board ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will you PLEASE give an update on the VF message board? Do you have plans to re-open it after the "Big Crash"? Life just isn't the same anymore. opkutech -Pat. Says: Chris Staley runs the message board, and we must all be thinking the same lately, because I had emailed him asking about it. Read on for his reply... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE: Message Board? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, Pat. I think you are psychic. I was just thinking yesterday, "I need to write pat and tell her what's going on with the message board." As it still stands, I no longer have my account on that system, and from the way things are looking, I may not have it again. When I saw your messsage in my inbox this morning I called up my instructor whose computer it was and asked him the status of the system. As it is right now he only has his account active on it. Evidently he got some flak over the fact that his system had adjunct faculty accounts on it, and if the administration had a problem with that, he really isn't sure how they would react to having student accounts. I couldn't find this out earlier because he was gone on vacation. The real message I got from him today is that even though there was no trouble with me as a user, or with the fact that I had the web board, he cannot promise anything about me getting my account back up. As it is now, he evidently doesn't even have the computer totally back up for his personal use. He is also leaving again in a couple weeks for the rest of the summer. I would love to have the board back up, but as it is currently, I have nowhere to host it, nor do I have a backup of the board. We would be starting over from scratch (or at least October of 1998). I wish I could put up a page at the address of the board redirecting them to a different site, or at least with a message saying what happened. It got a fair amount of traffic (first listing for Violent femmes in Yahoo) and I am glad that it could bring people in to American Music. I will do what I can, but right now the future doesn't look particularly good for the message board. I'm sorry I don't have better news. Chris ChrisS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Would Not be Boring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by the way, i don't want to bore you with another tale, but i played with the gang again...if you think the story may be intriguing, let me know... Ron from Camellia Nevertell6 -Pat. Says: That's what we're here for! Bring it on! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~