From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #611 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 Monday, September 14 1998 Volume 01 : Number 611 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Walkathon gig [Irene Gaspar ] Re: A question for all... [ceelove@ibm.net (Colleen Campbell)] All albums of legendary -= The Beatles =- on 2 CDs! [wcd98@my-dejanews.co] Re:A question for all... [Gruneberg Veronica J <6vjg@qlink.queensu.ca>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 03:35:25 GMT From: Irene Gaspar Subject: Walkathon gig How to begin? I guess that’ll do. Well, this gopher crawled out of her hole this morning to participate in the walkathon at Nathan Philips Square (I still haven’t looked up the # of l’s) and to, of course, see the Frufour perform. Leaving the house is never as straightforward as it should be. The problem today was the weather. I got up this morning and discovered it was not a clear-cut shorts day. Actually, it was downright cold this morning. And yet the forecast was 25C & sun. My brother, who has himself had the shorts-pants debate, suggested that I wear pants & take shorts, something I have often done in the past. But today I did not want to bear the weight of the world on my shoulders, much less a backpack, so I thanked my bro, opted for pants, and left. When I surfaced from the subway tunnels, it was still cloudy outside and windy--it even looked like it would rain, much to my horror (you see, leaving one’s backpack at home also involves leaving one’s umbrella there, too). But I shrugged and went to register. I left the registration tables, brandishing my new walkathon T-shirt (cheerily coloured, but so large I think I’ll be forced to turn it into a nightshirt). I meandered over to the stage and who did I see there but the Frulads. Jian, seeing a fan in Frugarb, came over to say hello. He then proceeded to shock the hell out of me by supplying my last name after hearing my first. We talked for a couple of minutes and then I left him be. There was a band called Sulk on-stage before Moxy Fruvous. Not bad, I thought. But what I want to know is why anyone in the world would want to call their band Sulk? There is no redeeming feature to that name (okay, one: it’s a regular noun and thus it’s easy to hear & spell). But really. No one benefits from a sulk except maybe the sulker, and even that is not always the case. It’s true, the word describes a certain kind of music, but would you really want to deliberately associate your band with it? It’s not exactly a compliment. Oh, well. Nobody asked me. (What would I name my band, if I had one and had been given the power to name it? Hmmm) I was thrilled when Moxy took the stage, thrilled for 2 reasons: 1) I was there to see them 2) it got rid of the Mix 99.9 announcers who insisted on shouting into the microphones in their attempts to get our attention. The guys did a very energetic set: I love my Boss, BJ, Darlington Darling,You will go to the Moon, Get in the Car, Love potion #9. I think that’s everything. Earlier on, Jian had expressed to me some concern regarding how they would sound at this venue. The guys themselves held together well, but there was interference in the sound system. At one point, we found ourselves tuned into a radio station, “radio Moscow” as Mike said. Most unusual. What was usual, however, was the comical banter. Here are some bits (not verbatim!) that I found memorable: The Blue Jay bit (courtesy of Jian): Who here is a Blue Jays fan? I am because they are a winning team this year. Of course, if they don’t get into the play-offs, I will have to switch my allegiance fast so that I won’t look like a loser. And that, kids, is the lesson for the day: make sure your favourite team is always the winning one, otherwise you will look like a loser, and nobody wants to be a loser. (He gave absolutely no indication that he was kidding. How’s that for evil?) The Bank Merger (courtesy of Murray): (What preceded this was a small discussion about how there were quite a few corporate sponsors in the crowd, specifically banks) Why don’t all the bank people just have a run at each other right here? Whoever comes out on top will be my new bank. I’m kind of between banks at the moment. The intro to YWGTTM (courtesy of Jian, Murray & Dave): Jian: This is song about our next destination. Murray: Would that be Hell you are talking about? Dave: No, Murray, we are referring to where the rest of us will be going. Well, Murray needn’t worry about making the trip to Hell alone. According to a couple of my friends, that is my destination as well. (So I drink orange milkshakes and hate the sound of Leonard Cohen’s voice. Is that really so bad?) In the time between the end of the concert and the beginning of the walk I had the chance to meet some Fruheads both local and not. Mike: I’ll keep my eyes peeled for you next time I go to your theatre. To the gang from Rochester: I hope you enjoyed your samosas and got home safe. By the time the walk started, the clouds had cleared out and the sun had heated the city up to 25 degrees. Goodnight, Irene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GRIMM: I’m FLABBERGASTED! I’m really flabbergasted! Are you flabbergasted? Well I’m flabbergasted! In fact, my flabber hasn’t been this gasted in years! MOTHER GOOSE: I’ve got to get rid of this Word-A-Day Calendar. GRIMM: I’m BAMBOOZLED! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:26:40 GMT From: ceelove@ibm.net (Colleen Campbell) Subject: Re: A question for all... On Wed, 9 Sep 1998 13:29:08 -0400, Trevor White wrote: >While we're at it, what's your favorite song by Fruvous (in my case, "Kick >in the Ass")? Well, "Drinking Song" was my undisputed favorite for a long time. "Raja" snuck up on it, but is now being edged out by the long, jam version of "Sahara" (okay, I'm a sucker for doumbec), and I've always been freshly delighted with their a cappella version of "Gotta Get a Message to You." What I'm most pining for now is the "Billie Jean/Lovefool/Message to You Rudy" medley they were doing last year. Yeow, I miss it. . . >Who's your favorite non-Fruvous band or artist Ani DiFranco, Dan Bern, Indigo Girls, Spirit of the West, and Loreena McKennitt. A five way tie. Followed closely by Dar Williams, Laura Love, Barenaked Ladies, Trina Hamlin, Eddie From Ohio, and James Horner (a soundtrack artist). >Whom would you most like to see open >for Fruvous Paperboys, 'cause I haven't seen 'em yet, or Bob Snider, 'cause I haven't seen him in over a year. >Whom would you like to see >Fruvous open for Nobody, it would mean a short set. :P Um.. . Ani? M-PACT! ? >What's one thing you >DON'T LIKE about Fruvous The fact that they write such boring, conventional, AOR-packaged top-40 material and perform it with such slovenly and uninspired instrumentation. Er, no, wait. .. >And finally, what's the >greatest thing about this newsgroup The fact that in the two and a half years I've been here, it hasn't lost its sense of community, warmth, and egalitarianism. There's no "ranking" here, everyone is treated with respect and friendliness, and though the number of posts a day has increased by 50-100fold in that time, the tenor of them hasn't changed. ceecee, who still loves it here, even though she doesn't have time to read or respond to many of the posts nowadays. . . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:12:10 GMT From: wcd98@my-dejanews.com Subject: All albums of legendary -= The Beatles =- on 2 CDs! We offer CD with all albums of ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³THE BEATLES ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Each CD contains high quality mpeg layer 3 (mp3) encoded music. Music was ripped from original CDs. There is a interactive shell on each CD for convinient listening of music. Pictures and history are included! *ONE* CD CONTAINS *ALL* ALBUMS AND SINGLES OF THE BEATLES! Just imagine how much money you save because you don't need to buy all of albums. One disk contains OVER 10 HOURS of cd-quality music of your favourite group! 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Later that night my aunt and uncle started singing GE&H around the dinner table. I figured, hey, my aunt likes them, and any band with lyrics like "Nothing makes a crowd disperse more quick..." HAS to be alright. The rest is history. And my aunt and I went to our first Fru-show together this summer (Taste of the Danforth. It was very moving) :) Veronica - -- ***************************************************************************** And in the end | Veronica Gruneberg The love you take | Dept. of Biology Is equal to the love | Queen's University You make... | Kingston, Ontario ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #611 ********************************************