From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #970 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, November 6 1998 Volume 01 : Number 970 Today's Subjects: ----------------- REVIEW of SHOW by GROUP at UNIVERSITY in CITY, STATE. :) [Lawrence P Solo] Re: REVIEW of SHOW by GROUP at UNIVERSITY in CITY, STATE. :) [kdsinthhal@] The Bottom Line - 21+? [jharrima@emerald.tufts.edu (Joshua I. Harriman)] Tapes [P ] More on Cleveland/A Story of Reunion (kinda long) ["Schwan, Phil" Subject: REVIEW of SHOW by GROUP at UNIVERSITY in CITY, STATE. :) ok, so the subject line is a little bit ambiguous. I just got back from Cleveland, where Moxy Fruvous have, once again, impressed me beyond previously being impressed by anything before. Wow. firsrt of all, the ratio of non-students to students looked to be about 1:1, which seemed to bother the staff slightly (they divided us into two mobs... er, lines, at the beginning and seemed surprised that there were more people there who weren't students) It was a really different set than most I've seen (ok, so I've only seen 5, but still - I'm working on it :) they came on stage and immediately told the standing audience members to sit down, and talked about that for a bit, before one of them (Jian, I think) said something to the effect of "You know, the last thing we said before we came out here was that we weren't going to talk before playing a song..." and then they did the wonderful a capella version (do they ever do any other version anymore?) of Message. After this came the short version of Sahara, followed by Laika. At this point, there hadn't been much talking, but Jian joked that Laika had been requested by a guy holding up a sign in the back, at which point, some people with actual signs decided to make their presence known by asking for Entropy, which we got the first verse or so of. this blended into a short improv about CWRU, and Half as Much. Somewhere in there, they made some guy stop videotaping from up close, and made him stand in the back where they couldn't see the red light, and so Murray would be out of the frame... then Dave picked up the accordion for the first time in the show, to much applause, and it was pointed out that all the electronic instruments will be affected by Y2K, and that the accordion will be all that's left. and that it also won't be possible to do face altering surgery after 2000, which led nicely into the Incredible Medicine Show, which was wonderful (my first time hearing it live, so doubly so :) we then got the no intro I Love My Boss, and the short intro Horseshoes. at this point, I could really tell that most of the audience was singing along... then they did another song, and I have no clue what it was. they mentioned Case Western in it, but that's just the standard local reference thing going on... can anyone else who was there help me out on this one? and Mike disappeared into the audience... for Spiderman, after which, Jian said something like "Spidey... we love you!" which I take as some sort of TMBG reference, whether deliberate or not. :) Either way, I enjoyed it. then came an improv about suuave... (at least that's all I wrote down about it) and Sad Girl, which I'd only heard once before, but somehow was able to remember most of. :) and continuing with the new song thread, they played Pisco Bandito, which I find to be one of the most enjoyable new songs... and again, a large portion of the audience was singing with this one. they then picked up the hats, and for a while, I wasn't sure what they were going to do - Mike looked like he was hunching over to do his Grandpa Fruvous thing, but Dave retrieved the keyboard and launched into Boo Time... I forget most of the lines, but at the very end, one of them commented "That's a song about smoking grass. Which I guess people don't do in Ohio... but they like to listen to songs about it." (paraphrased) and the Kids' Song, with its usual intro, and some references to misheard song lyrics ("The girl with colitis goes by") and many things in the song replaced with Barney... and they introduced the last of the new songs for the evening, I Will Hold On... "It's a bittersweet kind of song..." (audience member who will remain nameless) "BITTERSWEET!" "No, it's not Bittersweet, unfortunately... that's not a NEW song!" I really enjoyed this song. It's exactly the style that all my favorite songs are. :) and there's something about the way Jian emotes it in concert, too... and then the King of Spain. somewhere during the intro for this, the audience was asked for feedback on something. and we all screamed "YES!" (because that was the answer to whatever question was being asked) but it was decided that we needed to do it "more staccato." and it eventually turned into a really quick "Y...!" (so as to distinguish it from "N...!") let's see... during the song... "It's laissez faire, I'm not wearing underwear..." and after the genius line, "RIOT!" and, as "usual," it led into the short version of Green Eggs and Ham, during which, the "Y...!" thing resurfaced, and turned into a fairly lengthy improv number... and then... "Ladies and gentlemen... MICHIGAN MILTITIA!" which led into the obvious song, but would have been much funnier if it hadn't. :) and the main set ended with the Love Potion #9 medley, which might have also had some "Y...!" references in it. They came back and did Get in the Car and Psycho Killer... during Psycho Killer, Mike's D string broke, which made it kind of interesting for those of us trying to watch chords. :) and at the end, when Jian tried to push his mic away, he accidentally knocked it over... fortunately, the audience was there to remedy this. :) between encores this time, instead of just clapping and yelling, the audience was chanting "Y...!" repeatedly. when they returned, the comment was "ahhh, they learn quickly." and there was a reference to "The Knights who no longer say 'Ni.'" They then played the Drinking Song, with much singing and swaying by the audience... great fun. all in all, a great show. now to look forward to New Year's. :) another note, regarding the subject line... at some point, they brought up the fact that Cleveland has a "Public Square." and apparently that's its official name. They went on to say that another city has "Sports Arena," and went a little overboard with the generic names... ("I'm going to see movie at theater." and things like that... "Who plays at Sports Arena? Team... they play game, of course!" "We're wearing clothes!") maybe I should go to Buffalo.... if I had the cash... Lawrence Solomon http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~lps/ lps@andrew.cmu.edu "You keep handing out horseshoes * This space inadvertently Horseshoes have gotta be tossed." -Moxy Fruvous * left with stuff in it. ------------------------------ Date: 6 Nov 1998 12:59:12 GMT From: kdsinthhal@aol.comatose (KdsInThHal) Subject: Re: REVIEW of SHOW by GROUP at UNIVERSITY in CITY, STATE. :) >firsrt of all, the ratio of non-students to students looked to be about >1:1, which seemed to bother the staff slightly oh this kind of reminds me of an odd occurence last night.. about half of my school (or the senior class anyway... but we're all that matters ;)) was at the harro east show... weird.. :) sarah lava.home.ml.org linnellgirl@tmbg.org "i'm writing 'young and gifted' in my autobiography, i figured who would know better than me? i'm certainly the former but i'm not so much the latter, but no one's gonna read it, so i'm sure it doesn't matter" - sloan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 08:31:40 -0500 From: jharrima@emerald.tufts.edu (Joshua I. Harriman) Subject: The Bottom Line - 21+? Fru-fans - Does anyone know if the Bottom Line (for the New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and January 2 shows) is 21+? Thanks in advance, - --Josh. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 09:06:42 -0500 From: P Subject: Tapes Hi-- I have a good copy of the Harrow East Rochester show on cassette. I'd like to see if anyone can trade me for a good copy of the upcoming Buffalo show on Saturday that I can't attend (the 21 and over show). I'd also be willing to trade with anyone for other shows that I don't have... just make an offer. Thanks-- Paul pbaker@nfassociates.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 16:50:34 GMT From: "Schwan, Phil" Subject: More on Cleveland/A Story of Reunion (kinda long) I feel obligated to share my own personal feelings on this show, having been a former CWRU student. I don't think I've EVER seen that many Case people show up to a social event (save maybe this year's Homecoming)! Case is renowned for its lack of social climate (the words "arctic tundra" come to mind) and it's rare to find more than 20 students in any one social event, save a few frat parties. I was quite impressed and pleased with both the turnout and the enthusiasm of the crowd. What surprised me even more was a comment Jian made to me after the show about it being one of his favorite this year. I think this was partially due to the surprise factor. The Spot is nothing more than an overglorified study hall in a basement underneath the cafeteria...and yet it seemed to almost take on the necessary atmosphere when the crowd packed itself in there. The only thing I didn't like about the concert had nothing to do with the guys...it was those damned Rent-A-Cops. Not but 10 minutes after the concert was over, they were pushing (physically in some cases) people out of the venue and into the quite cold Cleveland night. They actually turned out the lights on the guys while they were signing autographs. Sheryl borrowed a flashlight from Josh and was shining it so Jian could see what he was writing. Mr. R-A-C-Jerk tried to grab the flashlight right out of Sheryl's hand. The only word I can think of is DI*K! I know this isn't necessarily CWRU's fault...most law enforcement people I've encountered in Cleveland are the same way. Anyway, on a more personal note, the show was very special for me. I first heard Moxy back in the fall of '95 while I was a student at Case. I was immediately hooked. It wasn't long before I found Bargainville and nearly wore through the cd (wait...you can't do that to a cd, can you? :)! Six months later I saw my first concert at Ludlow's and the rest is history. The funny thing was that the friends of mine who introduced me to them, Katie Krzenski and Ilse Weichers, were not quite as "proactive" in their love of Fruvous. They had never seen a concert and never managed to get ahold of any albums other than Bargainville. I had tried once or twice to get ahold of them and have them meet me some of the various Cleveland shows, but it never worked out. These were two of my most memorable and beloved friends and I never got to see them or share Moxy with them. So there I am sitting in the front row waiting for the guys to take the stage and I hear my name shouted over the rumble of pre-concert mingling. I turn around and who do I see but Katie and Ilse. Needless to say, it was a very warm reunification. I wish I had had room for them up front, but they said they were fine out in the middle of the crowd standing. As the guys left before the encores, I fled from my spot to the back where my friends were and waited for the Drinking Song. I had gone back to visit them once right after I left Case...kind of a last night out for us. We got quite tipsy and ended up playing Drinking Song quite loudly and singing along/acting it out even more loudly. So, it was quite a special treat for me to have my arms around my old friends singing loudly and basking in memories. To Fruvous, I must convey my deepest thanks for an unforgettable night in a little basement in a state full of generically-named public places. With the imminent birth of my daughter and the stresses characteristic of a young couple just starting out in the world, I'm not able to see you with the frequency I used to, so it was very nice to see such a wonderful show. Good luck until we meet again and may the road rise to meet you. Sorry to clutter the ng...just needed to say something. - -Phil (Thrawn) Schwan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 17:07:44 GMT From: Srm9988n@aol.com Subject: Re: (An)dreas Andrea wrote: that Drea wrote: > After the Sat show I discovered that there were just as many, if not > >more, Andreas than Cchhaadds at that show... beware, we're quietly taking > >over! (If we ever catch up to the Chrises...;>) Jordans, Beware! (As far as I know, I'm still the only Lori in the ammf Fruniverse.) - -- Lori ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 17:14:27 GMT From: Srm9988n@aol.com Subject: Re: a NoHo review/dance fever at Wilmington chad wrote: >Trace wrote: >> I didn't get the chance to meet you chad, but if you're >> over 6', you cannot claim shortness. > Just a short distance over 6 feet. Okay. My main dance partner is 6'2', so I guess this'll work just fine. :) (5 days! 5 days! And thanks to June's timely tip I'm seeing Dan Bern and Jess Klein tonight!) - -- Lori (feeling much happier this Friday afternoon than last :)) (Have y'all noticed that I invariably use a smiley within a parenthesis? Which makes the little guys look a heckuva lot like Cartman? :)) ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #970 ********************************************