09-23-98

Best viewed with Courier size 10 maximized screen ************************************************************************ The Quote Of The Day: I know it's true but I'm sorry to say. Yesterday is a day away -From I know it's True.... -Submitted by n_greenberg PLEASE send your VF quotes to amusic ************************************************************************ NEW TOUR DATES **November 3- Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL (P)** ************************************************************************ WHO/WHERE Going to a VF concert? Want to know if anyone else on the list also going? Check here first! Milwaukee, WI ------------- schrader tombaas DidacticCP Kittricken ************************************************************************ ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS LETTER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMUSIC ************************************************************************ WEB PAGES: Official: http://www.vfemmes.com Unofficial: http://vf.scopemag.com if this doesn't work, try: http://206.103.163.50 http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/6918 VF Message Board: http://red.cscwc.pima.edu/~cstaley/femmes/board.html Past Tour Dates: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1725/femmes/femmes.html Guitar: http://www.angelfire.com/hi/VFemmes http://www.smug.adelaide.edu.au/~therapy/violent_femmes/ MP3's http://members.tripod.com/~GasolineFumes/music.html Glenn Gano's Page: http://www.alaska.net/~ggano Charm Records: http://www.charmrec.com Une banane:Send in your top five faves each week to: melancon HERE I AM: Tell me where you live for the Here I Am list. ************************************************************************ In Today's Issue: Tucson Show - Meeting Brian and Guy Going To Tucson RE: Color Me Once Compilation, Anyone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tucson Show - Meeting Brian and Guy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I went to the show here in Tucson tonight. It was good- the guys seemed to have a lot more energy/fun than the last time they were in Arizona. I bought a t-shirt and brought my copy of Freak Magnet with me. After the show I hung around by the back door, and after a while Brian came out, smoking a cigar. I politely asked him to sign my t-shirt, which he readily agreed to do. Gordon was still back stage, so he offered to take my shirt and Freak Magnet CD inside to be signed. Brian was quite surprised by the fact that I had the album. I told him that I would be sure to purchase a legitimate copy as soon as it came out. He told me not to worry about it. I don't think the band realizes just how many copies of it are out there (though I do think I have the only copy in Tucson). He asked me how I liked it, to which I replied that I liked it quite a bit. He also asked where I had gotten it. One of the roadies told me that Guy was down by the equipment van, so I went over there to ask him to sign my stuff. He seemed quite surprised as well that I had the album. He asked me the same question about how I liked it. I think I should give them more of a reply tomorrow night in Phoenix. "quite a bit" just dosen't cut it. I chatted with Guy for probably five to ten minutes (quite a surprise) During which he told me that he and Brian answer all the e-mail for the band. Anything specific to Gordon does not get answered, unless Guy knows what the answer is for sure. He also stated that he will sign e-mail messages with only a "G" to purposely be ambiguous about who is replying. I mentioned the Message Board to him, and asked if it would be possible to get a link to it from the official home page. He told me to send a message requesting that, and the guys that update the board would have to make any decision regarding that. I thanked both him and Brian who had by this time wandered down by the truck, and then went home. Hopefully tomorrow night goes as well. Chris cstaley Visit the Violent Femmes message board at: http://red.cscwc.pima.edu/~cstaley/femmes/board.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Going To Tucson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT DANI G IS FINNALLY SEEING THE FEMMES LIVE!!!! TONIGHT! THE 21 SEPTEMBER! 98!!!!!!! THEY PLAY AT THE "OUTBACK" IN TUCSON, AZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POSSIBLE TAPES FOR $ALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE TO FOLLOW AFTER THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAY AFTER DAY.............. I WILL WALK AND I WILL PLAY.......................... >:) danig ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE: Color Me Once ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe Color Me Once was written during the "Why Do Birds Sing" sessions, but one of the band members (not Brian Ritchie) was against it being on that album. Color Me Once is one of my favourite Femmes songs, and made me question that the femmes don't play to a set list when they played it here, because the lighting was prearranged to be dimmed and purple when it came on, I'm sure... hmm You can find some of the pretty bass tabbed at the guitar archive. ;^) I have 2 rare Cure CD boots that I'm willing to trade for a CD copy of freak magnet, if anyone's interested. thErapy therapy The Violent Femmes guitar archive: http://www.smug.adelaide.edu.au/~therapy/violent_femmes -Pat. Says: Of course he didn't mean a burned copy, Right?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Compilation, Anyone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK, folks. If this does not inject an air of excitement and antici---- pation into this list, I don't know what will... I have been talking to some people on the list, and we have decided to put together (and make available only to subscribers of American Music) a video compilation! This compilation will include mostly things recorded off the TV: singles, interviews, live performances, Sabrina, that sort of thing. We do not intend to include anything SOLD by Violent Femmes, Inc. which is still in print (if such a thing exists) This sort of thing has been done on another list to which I subscribe- the Therapy? list, and they managed to put together a 2 tape set. Here's a rough idea of how this will work: Anyone who has video copies of VF stuff should write me and let me know what you have, so that I can keep a running tab on this list. Deana has volunteered to compile this video, since she already has an extensive collection put together already. Send a copy of your video; we don't want to risk your losing your only copy. Now, here's a problem: I am aware that many of you on this list do not use VHS format, but PAL (and I don't know how many versions of PAL we will have to deal with). Several of you may have video clips not available to us in the US. What I need is a volunteer European Distributer; someone who can be trusted to compile these videos. Alternately, I have a video camera which uses 8MM tapes; those things that look like cassette tapes. If those of you not in the US use this format, maybe you could convert your PAL to 8MM, and then send it on to me (an added bonus: postage would be less), and I would send a completed compilation to you in 8MM form so that you can convert back to PAL. We are also going to need someone who is capable of converting PAL to VHS and back again. I don't have access to such a machine, but I know that to pay for such a thing would be in the area of 30-50 $US, and I want to avoid that if possible; finding a way to cover that cost would add an unwanted complication. When the compilation is completed, I will let everybody know, and you will email me (or the European Distributer) that you want a copy. How many VHS distributers we have will depend upon how many requests we receive for VHS copies. Deana and I will work together to distribute the VHS side of it, but if we receive hundreds and hundreds of requests we will need more distributers, and possibly set up something so that each geographic area has its own distributer. More on that later. As far as the cost to you, we will be asking only that you send the proper number of blank tapes plus the cost of shipping, or the cost of tapes plus shipping (your choice). WE DO NOT INTEND TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS, although we will not refuse boots as gratuity :) If I succeed in recruiting a European Distributer (and I may also need an Australian one? I don't know much about video formats and what's out there), I will send a completed tape to him/her, and that person(s) will distribute copies to those of you overseas. I want you all to know right off the bat that this could take several months, what with getting all the tapes in one place, arranging and editing, converting as necessary, etc. etc. I would like to say that this would be ready by the December holiday, but that can not be guaranteed. It all depends upon how quickly you all act and how smoothly the whole thing runs. This venture was attempted once over a year ago but fell through due to lack of response. But this time I intend to make sure to follow through to completion. Oh, and another thing. This will be a once-only offering. I don't want to make copies till the end of time. We will accept videos for a set period of time, and then when the tapes are done we will accept orders for a set period of time. Only those who are subscribers now, and/or are so when the tapes are complete will be able to get them. Any future subscribers can scramble to find copies on their own. And if you unsub before this is ready you'll never know who or when to write to get copies, Non? Now, to whet your appetites, let me tell you that we already have about one and a half tapes' worth of stuff, so if there is a lot of response to this it is not out of line to expect a two, or even three video set. I'll bet you're wondering what we already have. So here's a list of definite and possible clips: From Deana: ----------- Folk City- 1988 (?) brief interview and live performance of Old Mother Reagan and Country Death Song Machine Video- From 120 Minutes Live, includes brief interview Breakin' Up Woodstock- Dance MF Dance/ Add it Up medly No, Let's Start Over- Pro Shot Video, same as Kiss Off Bootleg CD '91 Press Kit American Music I Held Her in My Arms Children of the Revolution Nightmares Used to Be Gone Daddy Gone Australia May 1991(?) interview-With Guy, not Victor Several brief interviews from their Canadian tour in 1991 and short busking segment in an Ontario mall. In-studio performance and interview, Canada (?) 1993 Brief interview with Victor and Gordon, afternoon taping (possibly at the Milwaukee Open; golf course in the background) 4 songs from Unknown evening performance, Victor on drums From Me: -------- Sabrina episode, in its disgustingly horrible entirety Possibles from the collection Mike Merryman auctioned off: ---------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Miller show: American Music and Blister in the Sun Blister, Kiss Off, Add it Up performed on MTV Color Me Once, performed on MTV Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah (I say these are possible because I'm going off of a copy of the auction announcement; the person who was high bidder has to verify that all these are actually in the collection) Possible from Cheryl: --------------------- Avi's Much Music interview, Machine performance (I say possible because I don't know if this is the same as Deana's Canadian stuff) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- So, c'mon, people! If you have something on video that is not on this list, email me toute de suite! If you are interested in becoming the European distributer, let me know. If you know what format the various other countries use, fill me in. If you have a VHS-PALS converter, we need you desperately; we want EVERYBODY who wants a copy to be able to get it. Do not write to tell me yet that you want this video. It's going to be confusing enough. When I announce that the tapes are ready, THEN you can write. And remember, while I don't believe there has been an OFFICIAL VF video released and still in print, if you know differently and have it, I don't want it. I do not want to screw the VF out of any profit. If there is one which is out of print, I think that'd be a different story. On a related note, the Official Homepage mentions that Brian had a bit part in a straight to video sci-fi thriller called Red Eyes. I have not been able to locate any video by this name, except for the Anime one, and I really don't think that's it. I could be wrong. So if anyone knows more about this, please write. If you actually HAVE a copy, we will probably want clips which include Brian. That is all. Now let's get going. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~