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Best viewed with COURIER NEW size 10 maximized screen *********************************************************************** The Quote Of The Day: I used to want to rock and roll I was attracted to your gracefulness but your surprise sure took its toll now I guess I'd better go out now gonna try to find something new and all I'm left with is this craving for some flamingo stew -From Flamingo Baby -Submitted by ddearry *********************************************************************** TOUR DATES (NEW TOUR DATES MARKED WITH **): Oct 25-7 p.m., Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, NY (T) 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. ************************************************************************ WEB PAGES: Official: http://www.vfemmes.com Unofficial: http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/bluenote/936/ http://www.bigfoot.com/~planetblue http://www.geocities.com/kittricken/ http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/6806/ http://www.violentfemmes.net http://www.homestead.com/lucylittleland/vf.html http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/bates/377/ http://www.geocities.com/thefemmeking/ Yahoo Chat: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/newtimesviolentfemmesclub Message Board: http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi?acct=mb870757&TL= Discussion Group: http://www.egroups.com/invite/vf2000 and click the "JOIN" button Past Tour Dates: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1725/femmes/femmes.html Guitar: http://therapy.lost.net.au/femmes http://www.angelfire.com/hi/VFemmes Glenn Gano's Page: http://www.alaska.net/~ggano Charm Records: http://www.charmrec.com Victor DeLorenzo's Page: http://victordelorenzo.com *********************************************************************** ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS LETTER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMUSIC *********************************************************************** In Today's Issue: The Too Late Late Show Summerfest y2k ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is there anyone here living in Charlotte, NC? I will be there next week, and would love tips on some not-to-be-missed sights. Scott will be spending the days in conferences, and I will be free to explore museums, used book and record stores, vintage clothing stores, or just hang out at the rooftop pool. BTW, no issues next week, but that doesn't mean you can keep quiet! I hope to put out three issues this week, assuming there are enough posts for that, and another issue when I return on July 21. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Too Late Late Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wrote in a told everyone that Femmes were going to be on the Late Late show with Craig Kilborn on July 4th, so I hope a bunch of you saw it... but guess who didn't... I frickin fell asleep about 20 mins before they were suposed to play. This is such a me thing to do. I was so excited to see them play, and then i just go and fall asleep. I pissed off to say the least. So did anyone see it? if so did anyone tape it? I really wanna see it, so if anyone did tape it, I would be willing to send shipping for someone to send me the tape, and then send it back too. Thats enough of my whining. I was listening to my Freak Magnet promo copy yesterday, and I was thinking to myself, "Why haven't I gotten the real album yet?" "I think it's about time I do". So I went out and bought it. What an awsome album. A lot of times it takes me some time to get to like some songs, but I already love most of the songs on there. Also, I'e been pretty busy the last few months, so I haven't had that much time to read all the mails, so I usually end up skimming through most of them. But anyway, what I'm getting at is, I think I remember reading something about a new video... was it Sleepwalkin'? Thanks Joel TeamEnos -Pat. Says: I honestly can't tell you whether I saw it or not. I'm not used to watching stupid TV shows. At any rate, the TV was on, I was semi-awake, and I either saw it or dreamed I did. Anybody else? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summerfest y2k ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pat, Here's a review of the show at summerfest and my experience there. July 7, 2000 -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Summerfest My brother and I left home about 2:00pm and hit the highway towards Milwaukee. Before we left though, our mom said, "Say Hi to the band." By the time we arrived in Milwaukee, we were tired and hot. We parked at a Park and Ride location next to the olympic training facility and took the bus to Summerfest. We felt this would be better than trying to find a place to park once we arrived downtown. It took about 15 minutes and we were at the Henry Maier Festival Park. We went and found the Miller Oasis Stage to scout the area out for the Femmes show later. We then walked around and checked out the other various stages and attractions. We rode a few of the carnival rides and enjoyed some of the delicious entres available at the many eating establishments. We kept making our way back to the Miller Oasis Stage to see if the other band was finished. At 7:30pm we stayed at the Miller Oasis Stage. The other band took a break and then came back on for a second set. That lasted about 45 minutes and then they left. While they played, I happened to see the Violent Femmes merchandise display going up, so I went over there to see if Caleb was setting it up. Sure enough, there he was. I went over to him and started to talk to him. He said that he saw us earlier, and said to himself that he knew those two, but wouldn't have recognized us without our Femmes shirts. He then said,"You're from La Crosse, aren't you?" I told him, wow, you have a good memory. He laughed and said,"For some things!!" I told him, Thanks for all they did for us on the Wisconsin Tour in 1998 and that we never had a chance to thank them. I then purchased a shirt and went back to my seat to finish watching the other band. The stage area was becoming crowded as people came to see the Violent Femmes. By the time they came on stage, everyone had to stand on the benches in order to see the band. Anyone that was standing in the aisles were out of luck because they couldn't see anything. The setting was just perfect for a Violent Femmes show. There were some clouds as it wanted to rain, but fortunately for us it held off and just a few drops fell. There were lights that were being pointed into the sky and they bounced off of the clouds. It felt like a Hollywood movie premier with the lights. Everyone kept hitting beach balls around. The stage was great and gave a great feeling that something special was about to take place tonight. At 10:00pm the Violent Femmes took the stage and everyone cheered as they entered into Out The Window. Next they kicked into Rejoice And Be Happy, a song off of the latest album, Freak Magnet. Look Like That was the next song and kind of a suprise because I haven't heard them play that one since the Wisconsin Tour in '98. Gordon then asked the crowd if they knew what it was like to get a phone number from someone that you really wanted and that he had gotten a number tonight that he really wanted. He then said that he signed something for someone and gave it to them and later realized that the number was on the back of what he had signed. He said that if they could bring it to the side of the stage and they would work something out like give the guy a cruise or something. He then said,"Now back to work!" With that they started into Country Death Song. Next the crowd erupted into a sea of noise as they played their most famous song Blister In The Sun. Standing on the bench was frightning because they weren't very stable and it was tough to keep your balance with about 20 other fans grooving to the songs. Prove My Love was the next song to make its appearance. They then returned to 1984 and played Jesus Walking On The Water from Hallowed Ground. Confessions was the next classic that they played. The Horns of Delima were great, led by Sigmund Snopek III. Brian picked up the energy level as they tore into one of my favorites, Don't Talk About My Music. Next they went all the way back to their beginnigs and launched into Waiting For A Bus, which everyone sang along with. They didn't miss a beat as they played All I Want. Good Feeling was played next. Next they launched into a couple of their longer songs, Old Mother Reagan, and Dahmer Is Dead. They then played one of my favorites off of Freak Magnet, which was Freak Magnet. Sleepwalkin', my favorite off the current release was next. I was extremely happy. They played Gimme The Car next and boy was it great. Next they played American Music, problably their second most famous song. Next they played I Held Her In My Arms, which I almost had cardiac arrest because I have never heard them play that song live before. That really made the night great. They went into New Generation and Black Girls next. Guy did an amazing drum solo on Black Girls. Sigmund really led the Horns of Delima into the song. Brian switched instruments and went to the xylophone and they played, as you might have guessed, Gone Daddy Gone. Gordon then entered into Add It Up and they really rocked the house. They left the stage and about a minute later they returned to play an encore. Brian started talking about the guitar that he brought out. He received it 15 years ago from the Miller Brewing Co. It was shaped like a Miller High Life label. He said that they were gonna play a song next that they very rarely play. Someone else was playing the bass and it sounded like he was just goofing off until I realized what song it was. I can't believe they launched into Children Of The Revolution!!! That one really made the night superb. They finished the night with Kiss Off. This was the best Violent Femmes shows that I have seen. After the show, my brother and I then went to the side of the stage to see if we could meet the band. I saw David Vartanian again. We then went to the front of the stage, but that didn't help us any. We said hi to Sigmund and then we went and then I saw Brian. He finally made his way over to the fans and when he saw me, he asked how I was doing and where my splitting image was. I told him he was over on the other side. I told him that the show was great and I was suprised that they played Children Of The Revolution and I Held Her In My Arms. I then told him that I only need to hear Never Tell live and then I would be happy. He said that they play that about one out of every three shows. I then went over to Guy. My brother was already talking to him and when I got over to him, he said,"Hey it's the twins." I talked to him for awhile and then told him that my mom says hi. I then went over to Gordon. He then started speaking German to us. I was suprised that he remembered that we spoke German with him on the Wisconsin Tour. I told him the show was great. I then left, but ran back to tell him that my mom says hi. He then said to say hi to her. We then left and took the bus back to our car and headed home. It was a great night. Jon Beam qween_madonna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~