AM Fan Letter • 1997
08-25-97
THE ROCK!!!!! VIOLENT FEMMES MAILING LIST
currently run by Pat. Wary
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TOUR DATES: (NEW DATES MARKED WITH A **)
September 1-Mill City Music Fest, Wharehouse District, (P,O)
Minneapolis, MN
September 12-Greening of Mackay, Montreal, QUE (P)
September 13-Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountainview, CA (O)
September 14-Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, CA
September 16-The Palace, Hollywood, CA (T,P)
**September 17-The Palace, Hollywood, CA (P)**
September 18-Canes, San Diego, CA (T,O)
September 19-The Glass House, Pomona, CA (T)
September 21-The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA (O)
September 22-Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA (O)
September 23-The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (O)
September 24-The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA (O) TENTATIVE
September 26-Carolina Music Fest, The World Mardi Gras,
Charlotte, NC (O,P)
for more info call 704-333-2263
September 27-Smokey Mountain Jamboree,Knoxville,TN
October 10-East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA (O)
NOTA BENE: 'O' stands for the Official homepage
'P' stands for Pollstar
'T' stands for Ticketmaster
All other references are subscribers
ALSO: THE INSECT AND WESTERN PARTY
September 4- The Back Room, Flint, MI
September 5-Artspace, Windsor, Ontario
September 6-Zoot's, Detroit, MI
September 8-JR'S Warehouse, Traverse City, MI
September 10-Lunar Cabaret, Chicago, IL
VICTOR SHOWS
August 29-The Globe, Milwaukee, WI
**August 29-9:30 pm, Maritime Days, Milwaukee, WI
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The Quote Of The Day:
I wanna see you again
I don't care where and I don't care when
I wanna see you again
Cause this beginning will have no end
Bring your whips, Bring your chains
We can exchange names...
-from I Wanna See You Again
send your quotes to
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WHO/WHERE
Mountainview, CA
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Charlotte, NC
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Knoxville, TN
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Santa Cruz, CA
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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In Today's Issue:
RE: Victor VS. Guy
RE: Victor VS. Guy, San Diego?
RE: Victor VS. Guy
Bitter
Victor on August 29
What Victor is Doing
RE: Sick of BITS
Blister, Blister, Forever Annoying
RE: Sick of BITS
Blister2000
BITS on Video Question
RE: Poseurs
RE: Johnny
Santa Cruz
Chart Positions n Stuff
Boots
Mark Van Hecke Question
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This is really a worn out subject, but I've never commented on it, so I
might as well.
The Femmes best album (you can't possibly tell me any other one was
better), the debut, was played on by Victor. The drumming was sharp,
surprising, and really complemented Brian and Gordon. Guy is good, but
Victor, at his reasonably young age, was just more interesting and
inventive.
It doesn't matter what kind of guy someone is, as long as their music
stands out. And Victor, much more than Guy, seemed to know the Femmes'
music enough to really put a lot into it.
There's more, I guess, but that's all I can think of right now.
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Paul
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"Aaah, fork!"
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Okay, first off, all this Guy vs. Victor crap is getting REALLY annoying.
They're both in the bestest band in the world, they're both good, so just
SHUT UP about it already. *sheesh* Anyway, I need more info on the SD
show, does anyone know anything more? E.G., is the venue all ages, or am
I going to have to get a scab ID? (Remember, I'm the 15 year old.) I
looked in the SD Reader, which is basically the authority on concerts and
everything else going on in America's Finest City, and there was no
mention of it. And here's an idea: Everyone who lives in San Diego, join
me in lobbying for free tickets! Call the Flash and 91X, and maybe we can
get them to give the Femmes some publicity! See y'all later....
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On why Guy is a better drummer. He is cuter! This is coming from a
21 year old who has seen Victor and Guy. I think that is grounds for him
being a better drummer! :)
Raylene
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Hey Hum - careful man you're spewin' hot aura! I think Guy is better and
I could post plenty of specific examples however this discussion prompts
me to say - LIVE IN THE NOW MAN! Last time I checked it was Victor who
left the Femmes and the fans not the other way around. Now there's
something Victor did that made me say Wow!
BTW if it's just about the Music for ya enjoy it and just don't buy the
T-shirts and crap! Oh and you might want to get rid of the liner for New
Times 'cause a drummer who shall remain nameless designed it :O !
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Victor is playing 9:30 Fri August 29th at Maritime
Days, a lake front festival, NOT at the Globe.
James Schrader
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To append my last message, after reading coon's, it may be possible that
victor is playing at maritime days AND playing at the globe before or
after that. The globe does feature many late night shows.
james
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Pat. says: This post is in response to a question I asked James. I'm
including it because I know that many of us are curious as to
Victor's activities, post-Femme.
Victor is recording a new album
(due out late fall), and is occupied most of the time at his studio
(joe's place) but he's still got time for his family and everything and
frequently goes to his son's things at school, and is quite involved in
helping out with his son's band, the Moon Crickets.
This is starting to sound like a freakin' PEOPLE Magazine. Maybe i'd
better stop ... That's about all I know anyways.
James
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I've been reading a lot of Blister in the Sun bashing. Do you realize
how many ppl start of Femmes by hearing Blister in the Sun? I think I
might of heard Blister in the Sun on the radio once or so before I heard
them on CD. I think that my best friend played Add it up, Kiss off, and
Waiting for the bus for me first. Then Blister in the Sun. When I heard
Blister in the Sun during the movie Grosse Point Blank in the movie
theatre, I stood up and started dancing. Honest. The members of the
band Skifdank (a Florida originated ska band) were in the movie too.
Every time I heard Blister in the Sun, I crank up the radio and belt that
song out. When I see Femmes on Sep. 26, if they don't play Blister in the
Sun, I'll be one pissed off puppy. Femmes is best known for Blister in the
Sun. The older ppl I work with even know who the Violent Femmes are
bcuz of Blister in the Sun. How many of you would know who the Femmes
are if you had never listened to Blister in the Sun? That's how I got my
cousins and my brothers and my 6 (at the time) yr old sister into Violent
Femmes. However, if I HAVE to pic a fav fav fav song (other than Blister
in the Sun..which will remain my favorite of all time, Add it Up, and Kiss
Off) I'd say Lies (what an incredible song). I've spent soooo many hours
on this one trying to figure it out. Which leads me to a question.
What's your favorite Femmes song? (If this is all allowable by
Pat), you can mail ME your answer and after a few weeks, I'll tabulate
the results and see what came out on top. Oh, and you can include your
least favorite too (don't forget to tell which is which)...
Beyz
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Well to be honest and all, I don't think anyone who is a femmes fan can
say they've always dis liked blister. Personally when i got into the
femmes back in eighth grade that was the song that did it. A friend lent
me their first album and before that I didn't even know their name. I
mis understood it when my friend said the Violent femmes I thought she
said the Violet Gems (or something like that) I rmember listening to that
album with my mom in the room man how embarrassing with gimme the car. I
kept on listening to blister. I just rmember it really effected me (or
affected I don't know)in a very profound way. later for christmas the same
girl got me Add it up, and the rest is history. I'll always respect
blister for doing what it did. My only qualms about it is that people
sometimes never listen to anything else. Right now I'm sick of it. When i
saw them live I was very dissapointed when they played. (unlike when me
and my brother snuck in to see Page and Plant, I respected them so much
due to the fact that they never played Stairway. Even though that's all
the over weight drunken crowd wanted to hear.) I just want the femmes to
widen their music horizons as well as my friends. I get really annoyed
when I see my friends singing blister just because its on (the) My So
Called Life Soundtrack. Sure I'm gald they like it but they should get
some albums and really get into the femmes. I mean VF have songs just as
good as that if not better. and when someone says they're into the femmes
I don't want to ask them oh what albums do you have, and they either say
one of two things, one "oh I just like that song oh what's it called with
'I wanna go....' bister yeah that's it" or "Oh I just have Add it Up"
well if people like the little things they do hear from the femmes why
don't they get more? Oh well, that's my prblem , I don't know if it's with
the femmes or the kids that just like blister, the song itself, or me,
oh well.
(on second thought it's the kids)
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Femmes Fans-
Why are you all against BITS? It's a catchy little tune and most people
start listening to their other songs because they like BITS so much. I
don't know about you but I started listening to the Femmes because of
BITS. Also, what kind of fans are you? I like all their music.
luv
mel
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Hello...I'd like to make a comment concerning the whole Blister2000
thing.....I own the Gross Point Blank Soundtrack which both the original
Blister in the Sun and Blister2000 are on. I must say that like Blister
the original way. It's one of those songs that is fun to rock out to.
Blister2000 moves way to slow and pisses me off. That is my 2 bits