From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #105 Reply-To: ammf@smoe.org Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Tuesday, July 14 1998 Volume 01 : Number 105 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: fruvous mix [chad@radix.net (Chad Schrock)] Re: greetings from Alberta! [dot0926@aol.com (Dot0926)] Fruvous Goes Down The Shore (warning:long) [shweiss17@aol.com (SHWeiss17)] Re: Penn's Landing Show [chad@radix.net (Chad Schrock)] Re: Penn's Landing Show [DrX ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 98 23:54:37 GMT From: chad@radix.net (Chad Schrock) Subject: Re: fruvous mix In article <35AA9760.5260BCE0@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu>, Chad Maloney spoke forth: >snip< >Hmmm... honestly, I'd probably work with actual Fruvous set lists to help >make a mix. Real set lists are pretty balanced and have definite sections >to the show. If you take a real hard look at Live Noise, it's layed out >like a show as well. > >I really liked the opening of the Your New Boyfriend shows. That >was Acapella Message -> Poor Mary Lane -> Doorstep. All those are >really great musical numbers. Currently, the guys are opening with Looks like they did a combination opening for the Penn's Landing show. >Jam->Sahara->Jockey->, but >without the big slide that takes the Jam into Sahara, I don't think >this can be duplicated on a mix. >snip of excellent suggestion< >Eh, why not just buy them Live Noise and then you wouldn't have to >think so much *grin* That is what I have been doing. I had to buy another copy of "LN" as ransom for my copy! I made a copy of the CD and mailed that tape to my cool aunt, who I am trying to talk into going to the Birchmere (Alexandria) to see the guys. chad :) ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jul 1998 00:31:33 GMT From: dot0926@aol.com (Dot0926) Subject: Re: greetings from Alberta! >beetleschka@my-dejanews.com wrote: >So you are offended by people calling your music of choice offensive? As was >stated earlier, "offensive" is one of the hardest things to guard against and >really, arent you missing out on an exciting human emotion if you never get >offended even slightly your whole life? Somewhere where everybody lives >little pink inoffensive lives is not *my* version of utopia. Of course, I >wouldn't enjoy having violent expletives screamed at me every waking hour. >"Excessive" is also extremely hard to guard against & we all know it. > >Another point: if my copy of "Live Noise" had carried a warning sticker >(which >it didn't) I wouldn't have felt the least bit ashamed of myself for buying >it. >I dont think this is freakishness on my part.... > i agree, i agree, i agree!!! however, my point is that people who don't care what others think of them are a tiny, infinitesimal part of american society. sadly, most people live and breath based on what others will think of them. here, in "the land of the free", the large majority of citizens are still slaves. slaves to public opinion and image. ( evidenced by my mother's constant shrieks of " why are you dressing like that? do you want people to talk about me, that i have an insane daughter?...) - -nora ************************************************************************** ******* " there's something exciting about the failure of modern technology to create a real looking fake human." - john linnell nora cohen (dot0926@aol.com) **************** ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jul 1998 00:13:31 GMT From: shweiss17@aol.com (SHWeiss17) Subject: Fruvous Goes Down The Shore (warning:long) You've gotta love the Jersey Shore…flashing lights, corny games, cheap t-shirts, great junk food....and Moxy Fruvous? Yup. Hurricane Fruvous blew into Ocean City last night, and did we ever have a great time. Though I have been going to Ocean City since I was 4 years old, I had never actually been to a concert in the auditorium at the Music Pier, so I didn't really know what to expect. I got down there around 7:00, got my ticket then took a walk down the boardwalk to Mack & Manco's for pizza and birch beer (my traditional OC boardwalk dinner) and headed back up to the Music Pier. There I ran into Tracey (it is Tracey, right? I am so bad with names!) who I had met the day before at Singer/Songwriter and we chatted a while until Jessica Baskin, Dan Carps and his friend (who's name again is escaping me right now, it's either Amy or Annie, right? (like I said, bad with names - sorry guys!)) arrived. They got their tickets and we went down to walk on the beach a while until showtime. Before I continue, let me tell you a bit about OC. The town's slogan is "America's Favorite Family Resort", and I stress the word family. OC is a "dry" town (i.e. no alcohol) and there are still "blue laws" on the books regarding what can and can not be open on Sundays. It is a very wholesome environment catering primarily to families, and it also attracts a large community of retirees who spend every Monday evening at the concerts on the Music Pier. Definitely not your typical Fruvous crowd, to say the least. Those sweet little old ladies had no idea what they were getting themselves into as they made their way into the auditorium. We walked into the auditorium and found that our seats were towards the back, with no real dancing room. I went over and asked the sound guy if it would be okay for us to stand in front of his booth to dance so we wouldn't block anyone's view. Not only did he say yes, but he told us that we could even go down the side aisle and stand up towards the stage, which we did. Fruvous comes out, and we discovered from the cheers that there were indeed quite a few frufans there (though we were the VAST minority). After a little joking around about how it would be a spoken word show (which the geriatric crew didn't seem to get), they broke into Authors - "We're Moxy Fruvous from Toronto...you've probably never heard of us before...and My Baby Loves A Bunch Of Authors". Okay, so we're up front dancing, where we had been told that it was okay for us to go, when this grumpy old usher man comes up to us and yells at us for being up there, trying to make us go take our seats. We argue a bit, but then reluctantly head towards the back. We stop in front of the sound guy, but the GOUM (grumpy old usher man) kept insisting that we sit down. The nice sound guy however jumped in to our defense and argued with the GOUM, who angrily threw up his hands and stormed away. We stayed there for a song or two, then the sound guy told us that we could go back up to where we were, which we happily did, and were joined by a few other fans. The guys themselves sounded great, but the sound system at the Music Pier left a bit to be desired. When they were doing the intro to "Boss", someone shouted out that they could hear them better off-mike, so they went for it, jumping into the crowd and running around the auditorium, jumping up on seats and really making that Fruvous connection with the crowd. After Boss, they did the same with Spiderman. Though they may not have intended it this way, it was such a brilliant move on their part, since it really got the attention of those who may have been shutting them off. From that point on most of the crowd was much more into them - well, at least those under the age of 50 (there was this one old woman sitting down the row from where we were standing who had the most horrified look on her face the whole time!). The rest of the show was great - except for someone who goofed up the lyrics to Michigan Militia (don't worry Jian, we won't tell them it was you - oops!). Afterwards, there was a pretty big crowd over by the merch table. It sure looked like they sold quite a few CD's and added a bunch of new names to the mailing list - primarily to the families with older kids. As intermission was ending and Buckwheat Zydeco was getting started, we were standing outside waiting for the crowd around Jian to die down a bit so we could say hello when over comes the GOUM again. "Do you have tickets to this event?" he rudely asked as though he had forgotten about the dancing in the aisles incident. When we did indeed show him our tickets he proceeded to yell at us again, saying that we couldn't just stand out there and we had to go back inside. Yeah, right. I guess he's got a problem with people not following his rules. Whatever. After we said hello to Jian, Dan and his friend went off to ride the Ferris Wheel while Jessica and I proceeded to indulge in some fine boardwalk cuisine - frozen custard and cheese fries. I think Jessica said it best - "There's nothing better than sitting on the boardwalk overlooking the ocean and eating cheese fries after a Moxy Fruvous concert". Set list (at least, what I remember of it) MBLABOA BJ Don't Cry Boss Spiderman Fly Johnny Saucep'n Michigan Militia Message KofS/GE&H Love Potion #9 - - Sue * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "This is our first time playing here at the coast in New Jersey - is it ever cheesy!" Jian Ghomeshi/Moxy Fruvous 7/13/98 Ocean City, NJ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jul 98 00:52:33 GMT From: chad@radix.net (Chad Schrock) Subject: Re: Penn's Landing Show In article <1998071402201200.WAA18697@ladder01.news.aol.com>, wbsmiles@aol.com (Wbsmiles) spoke forth: >>I'm *really* looking forward to their show in Annapolis now. Anyone >>else going? > >Sure Chad, a bunch of us are going! I think will be at table 102. See you >there!!!! In article <1998071419222200.PAA16145@ladder01.news.aol.com>, fruwench@aol.com (FruWench) spoke forth: >Silly question!! I am of course, Dora, Wrenn and Dave are as well. >And we are bringing a couple FruVirgins. Great! See you all there, then. Of course, I have to remember to get a ticket tomorrow.... Yes, singular. My friends just look at me funny whenever I mention Früvous now. One of these days, they might get it. :) chad ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:43:48 -0401 From: DrX Subject: Re: Penn's Landing Show On 14 Jul 1998, FruWench wrote: > bringing a couple FruVirgins. Probably a dumb question....but is that self-explanatory...or is there something i'm not understanding? :) - -drx - --- DrX@netlabs.net http://www.netlabs.net/hp/drx/ "I'll introduce realism: the eye of the beholder" -rozz - --- ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #105 ********************************************