From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V2 #98 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 Monday, December 7 1998 Volume 02 : Number 098 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: either/or [kevin@mail.research-inc.com ()] RE: WHTMOMTTPCTSMF ["Demetriou, Melanie" ] re:either/or [shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson)] Re: [Re: Either/Or] [Angie Armstrong ] can we choose [shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson)] Re: Eye Surgery [shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson)] Re: wishing to be older [caroline ] back in the US [caroline ] Re: either/or [Cameron_Ross@ufacademy.com (Cameron Ross)] Re: Frtripping/Frshow Highlights of 98... [koogle@clark.net] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 7 Dec 1998 21:02:20 GMT From: kevin@mail.research-inc.com () Subject: Re: either/or >>Coke or Pepsi? Canadian coke. >>Stuffed Crust or regular? regular, i'm not a big fan of pizza slut pizza's. >>Leno or Letterman? sleep. >>Boxers or briefs? boxers, definitely. >>Air Popped or microwave popcorn? peeled baby carrots. >>Les Mis or Phantom? definitely Les Mis, though maybe that's because I've seen Phantom too much. "I'd rather smoke a bowl with little gabrosh!" >>Macintosh or the other? the other other.... linux on x86 or alpha. if you don't know, don't ask. >>1-800-Call-ATT or 1-800-Collect? MCI calling card. >>Milk or dark chocolate? hmmm... I'm not a big chocolate person... whatever is near me when I decide to eat some is pretty much my favorite. >>dogs or cats? I like real dogs, and stuffed cats... especially stuffed epileptic cats. >>glasses or contacts? depends on the day. >>smooth or crunchy peanut butter? EXTRA crunchy.... mmmm... or better yet, grilled cheese! >>Herc or Xena? no thank you, I gave at the office. >>Bar soap or bath gel? bar. >>white or wheat? dry white toast. >>stairs or elevator? stairs, i'm a lazy boy, but not THAT lazy. >>paper or plastic? i go for choke a dolphin over kill a tree most of the time. >>bath or shower? shower >>pen or pencil? pen, preferably fountain. >>Herc or Xena? again, i say no. >>Beatles or Elvis? Beatles, quite definitely! >>Beatles or Stones? Beatles, even MORE definitely. >>Standard or Automatic? I drive automatic, but if I bought a new car, would get standard. >>NFL or CFL? AHL. gotta love minor league hockey. >>Sunrise or Sunset? sunset, I always sleep through sunrise, so I can't comment intelligently about it. >>Labatt or Molson? given those choices.... Labatt. I'd rather have a Bass though. >>white or red?? red. >>Junior or Whopper? nope. >>Star Wars or Star Trek? Wars! Trek to me is just like a cheezy soap opera in futuristic space. Kevin Way ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 21:39:16 GMT From: "Demetriou, Melanie" Subject: RE: WHTMOMTTPCTSMF On Monday, December 07, 1998 3:55 PM, Adam Hartfield [SMTP:adamh@javanet.com] wrote: > What Happened To Me On My Trip To Pointe-Claire To See Moxy Fruvous All for a Frushow. This, fans, is devotion! And you can bet your butts I ate my heart out all weekend because *he* got to go and *I* stayed at home fighting with the Mister. I'll take icy roads and Fruvous over that any day! Hrmph. Melanie "Freebird!" /me fumbles for lighter ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:02:15 GMT From: Cameron_Ross@ufacademy.com (Cameron Ross) Subject: Re: Pet Peeves >(Young Wizards Series includes "So You Want to be a Wizard?" "Deep >Wizardry" >"High Wizardry" and "A Wizard Abroad" All highly recommended, recently >rereleased and available through amazon.com) OMG!!!! I have been looking for that series for so long! I read them once a long time ago, I couldn't remember the names, and the person I got them from lost her copy. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Life101 - http://fc.ufacademy.com/~Cameron_Ross if(bored) quote("You pretend I'm not alive and walk by with my substitute - Moxy Früvous"); ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 21:39:36 GMT From: shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson) Subject: Gulf War Song: It Still Applies Guys, what is wrong with the world today? Let me just tell you about my day (be forewarned that there is but a smidge of frucontent *sorry*). Announcement during first class was that one of our classmates died last night playing with explosives. We had a brief moment of silence and then went on. Now, I moved here a year and a1/2 ago and I have never heard of this guy, but it still effected me. I looked around after the silence and everyone (people who had had classes with this guy!) continued on as though nothing had happened! That disgusted me, but it just got worse... I decided that Uncle Tom's Cabin would be a beneficial book for me to read and so I chose it. The class started talking about how racism is a problem because no one wants to face the issue. We started talking about how (this is gruesome) the part of female genitalia is mangled in Africa so men can hold supremacy. This happens when they are 12 and there mothers are the ones that hold them down. We also spoke of African Americans being hosed down in the streets and that we would have to watch that video. I've it before and I asked if I would have to watch it and i was told I would. The image of it flashed in my mind and it started crying. God, Im crying now!!! Everyone looked at me like I was insane. Am I? Was I truly supposed to be desensitized more, or is this truly as terrible as I make it to be? Am I the only right one in that class? I mean, I could be. In 8th grade I still remember seeing a picture of the KKK marching down the streets of Washington in a million man march, running to the bathroom and throwing up. I don't know why but it all kind of reminds me of the Gulf War song. Its so frustrating when people whoa are supposed to be more intelligent than you do not see it! ARG! Well tell me if I should callous my heart. It would save me a lot of grief, but it would just make me another one of *them*. Society did a s***y job at desensitizing me Fruchild ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 21:34:34 GMT From: koogle@clark.net Subject: Re: Frtripping/Frshow Highlights of 98... In article <74g7mi$4iv$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, drea1@my-dejanews.com wrote: > 'Tis the season for year-end reviews...and since I'm in the throes of > Früvous withdrawal (no shows till February after four straight months of > Früshows) I figured I'd do one of my own *g* > > Some personal Frütripping highlights: OK...mine are a little more disjointed. My first show was this past summer at the Birchmere. Ellen had played Live Noise for me and I was kicking myself for not making it up to Columbia when they played outside. We got there kind of late because of some bad directions. "It's a big government building, you can't miss it." Sat far Stage Dave, and although I consider myself strongly Murray's People, I tend to stand Stage Dave. (Maybe you're right, Ellen; maybe it is time for a change.) The first show is kind of a blur: Ooh, they have an accordian *and* a banjo! Extended Sahara; GMIA; Is that the Bee Gees song? "Toronto, enjoy your disposable days." A great Back in DC improv that mentioned Hogs on the Hill, my favorite barbecue joint; Murray's terrible shirt, from BJ: "He'd rather have a shirt like Murray's;" I Will Hold On and Pisco. This band is cool! Yeah? They're playing in King of Prussia on Sunday...you wanna go up there? So the four of us clambered up to King of Prussia. First Official Frutrip. Speaking of bad directions...Exit 23? Look for the gargantuan mall. Are you sure we're in the right place? The Gazebo show with like 3,000 people and 3,000,000 mosquitos: Stickman. Kids, kids everywhere. Stickman. Video Bargainville, "what is that they're shouting;" Authors, "Hey, I know this song;" We sat way far back on the lawn. Mike's Thoughts on Philadelphia While Walking Around Looking for a Place to Get My Hair Cut "The prophecies of Boyz to Men." KOS/GE&H. Wheee. This band is really *really* cool. Where are they playing next? Michigan Militia. People finally stood up and danced. I Shall Be Released. Wow. Thoughts on leaving that show: "I'm not sure I want to go see these guys in a basketball arena named after a bank or an airline." NoHo. It had been long enough that I really didn't want to make the trip, but I had tickets and stuff, so I went; felt like a complete idiot for doubting... 10-30 has been discussed and discussed, great show. Sad Today, Fell in Love, Follow the Road and If Only (acoustic); Darlington Darling. Gorgeous Lazlo's "As mayor of Cannabiston, I pronounce this pizza *awesome*." "Maybe she was at a place with no interesting people at all: The Matchbox 20 Concert." Sahara. From my vantage point up in the balcony, my view was somewhat limited, so I watched Murray watching the rest of the band. The thing I realized, probably more than I had before, was that the guys really love what they're doing. I felt honestly priveleged to watch. 10-31 We decided the night before that the balcony was right out, so Ellen and I staked out a spot along the rail, close enough to read Dave's setlist. What a show from the Chia Pets and Dave! My highlights included Early Morning Rain, Billie Jean/Love Fool with the whole place jumping up and down; Signed, Sealed, Delivered was amazing, and I liked the Beatles songs much better as done by Fruvous. (I know, it's blasphemy, the Beatles bore me silly.) "In an alternate universe, our name *is* Love Bonus and we're getting laughs about naming ourselves Moxy Fruvous." Then finally, the Gulf War Song. It was about that time when I decided there was noplace else I'd be spending New Year's Eve but where Fruvous was playing. Missed a bit of an opportunity to make a spectacle of myself when Dave and Mike asked if "this stuff comes off." Dave asked if anybody had cold cream, and I did, it was in my bag several feet away. The next week: Monday night in Baltimore, Wednesday night in Wilmington. Monday was the day I posted about listening to GWS and reflecting on the war, and that was the encore, off-mic. If I had to choose a highlight for the year, that would be it. I walked out of there on air. Wilmington: Finally heard Incredible Medicine Show. All those Flyers look way more cheerful than people wearing hockey jerseys ought to look. Finally got a second Frumiles card. Dancing Queen (Lou: "These guys, M.Frugus...") and Hey Organ Grinder! - -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:02:31 GMT From: Angie Armstrong Subject: Hamilton Review, Part 3 Heigh-dee Ho, FrüFans! Yes, I'm still at it, can you believe it? I finished my Int. PowerPoint class in record time, so I've got some time to kill before heading off to the gym. First of all, the comment about Bruce Willis giggling in French got me thinking about one of my all time favorite movies, "Hudson Hawk," and now I'm gonna have to rush home and throw it in the VCR, lest the sounds of "Side by Side" haunt me through Excel tomorrow. Secondly, I apologize in advance for weird typings, I'm on a differenct PC and someone was playing with the Netscape settings and I cant' get them back. I can't see half of what I'm typing so I'm trusting in my touch-typing skills and my spell-checker to see me through. ;^) on with the show! (Format for this entry inspired by Taryn's comments as we headed home, "I can't believe you! You were a woman on a mission!") Part III - Mission Früpossible HQ: Agent Angie, you have been selected for a mission of the utmost importance. You may choose to withdraw from this mission, but then you will be forced to endure regrets, heart-wrenching sighs and self mocking until the next Moxy Früvous concert. Do you accept your mission? ME: Yes. HQ: Ok, your mission consists of 5 objectives. The first three are your top priority. Objective 4 should be accomplished, but if your success rate is low you will not suffer. The fifth objective is entirely up to your discretion, but I would highly recommend you make every attempt to succeed. ME: What are the objectives? HQ: 1) Purchase Live Noise Poster from undercover contact, Code name "Toby." upon purchase, obtain autographs from all four members of Canadian band Moxy Früvous. 2) Obtain photographic evidence of your encounters with Moxy Früvous members and undercover contact. 3) Deliver homemade comestibles to members of Moxy Früvous, code name Fabulous FrüBars. 4) Collect physical affirmation in the form of hugs from Moxy Früvous members. 5) Deliver secret message to anonymous Frü, (leave the microfilm at home this time). Can you meet these objectives? ME: yes. I'm on my way. Full report after Friday. 1) bought my poster, and actually did get all four FrüLads to sign it (ran into Dave just as he ducked out to catch last call at the Hamilton College "Little Pub"). While at the pub I had a drink with Dave and we talked for awhile and I got a pic with him. Murray signed my poster with a comment about watching me sing the drinking song... *blush* they could actually _see_ me from way up ther in the balcony... ack! As for Jian, "infectious enthusiasm?" do I _want_ to know what I was doing to inspire that one? Mike drew me a budgie-dog... whoo hoo, too cool!! Dave said "Thanks," but he made up for it after he got his drink, hahaha. Objective 1 - 100% successful. 2) Got pics with Toby, Dave, Jian, Mike and Murray... plus of Taryn and Toby. I got them back on Saturday, so hopefully I'll get ahold of a scanner, email them to Chris O, then I'll be one of the cool one's with my own pics on my FrüFans entry!!! Objective 2 - 100% successful. 3) I handed off the FrüBars to Toby while we were waiting to get in, and I know that they were seen by at least two and sampled by at least one Frü because: Jian thanked me for them and said they looked really good, he hadn't had one yet but they looked like the healthiest thing they'd received so far. I laughed and said, "um, not hardly... Butter, sugar, chocolate chips, etc" He groaned and said, "What are you trying to do to us??" me, "Ha! Please! The way you jump around?" he laughed and shrugged his shoulders. I mentioned to Murray that I had been up late the night before baking, and he asked me what I was baking, and I told him the tin of FrüBars over there (they were sitting next to Jian's stuff). He said, "Oh those were good!" I said, " you had one??" he said, "Yeah, I had two! I had one, then I went and got coffee, and had another one." So, the FrüBars seemed to have received the Früvous seal of approval. Objective 3 - 100% successful. 4) Well, I got hugs from Murray and Jian, plus throwing an arm around me for the pics... Mike didn't really seems overly affectionate that night, so I settled for leaning on his shoulder, and Dave threw an arm around me for the pic, too. Objective 4 - 62.5% Successful 5) Objective 5 - 100% Successful. Results forthcoming [?], we'll see. One of the things that made Thurs night so great was after the show... it's weird but I didn't feel so much like a "Fan" or "Groupie," I actually felt more like a good acquaintance or friend. I got a chance to just talk to the guys, esp. Dave (who I'd only met once a year ago and didn't get to say more than hi) and Murray (who was actually getting ready to go, but _he_ decided to hang around and chat for quite a bit). It was a lot of fun and made me feel good about myself and the fact that I'm following these guys religiously. Oh, I just remembered too... when I was talking to Murray he made a few comments that were right out of the ng, but he had had no idea that they were. He was asking about the melted m&m minis throughout the bars, and he thought they were some kind of colorful mold at first (sheesh!), then asked, "What are they, Smarties or something?" which sent me into gales of giggling. Later he made a comment about following Früvous being a religion... that we should spread the word and preach the gospel... which again sent me giggling (me being the self-proclaimed Proselyte of Frü, after all). Between that and the fact that guys were _on_ (even when they made a mistake like losing the intro to YWGTTM, they didn't skip a beat with improv or lose their energy or anything), it made Thurs night's show the best I'd ever been to, by far. I was a basket-case for the next three days... but it was _so_ worth it. Thus concludes my incredibly lengthy review of our (Taryn and I) Frütrip. I can't wait until the next little jaunt... but I'll have to because it won't be until FrüCon and Lee's Palace *sigh*. To those of you too full to sample them... you missed out on a tasty treat but I suppose I could make more FrüBars (in fact, I believe it was Murray who told me to bake more and bake often). ;^) I felt so loved Thursday... even if it _was_ just my imagination running wild!!! - --Angie, happy little FrüCamper Particularly pleased little Proselyte "Everyone should be scared of the Bald Man." - Dave Matheson, 12/3 ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:09:50 GMT From: shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson) Subject: re:either/or Angie, you are not plain old anything! You are far from plain. In fact, I had a lil name envy the first time I read one of your post cause I was listening to my Tori cover of Rolling Stone's "Angie". so there =+P ' Fruchild ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:11:06 GMT From: Angie Armstrong Subject: Re: [Re: Either/Or] Amazingly, no one has reduced this down the the simplest of all questions: Good or Evil? In answer to your question: yes. ;^} I'm an Angel, but I never said _who's_ angel... *smirk* "Everyone should be scared of the Bald Man." - Dave Matheson, 12/3 ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:15:52 GMT From: shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson) Subject: can we choose On someone's webpage there is a lil survey thingie. One of the Qs is "Who is your favorite frulad" or sompthing like that. I was just wondering if any of you can actually choose. You don't have to say which one if you don't want to. I was just wondering if it was possible. I will admit that MIke scared me the first time I saw him after a show. But I met him after a recent show and he is such a great guy! He must have just been having a bad day. But I am mad at him b/c that makes the choice so much harder! =+) Fruchild ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:10:09 GMT From: shazalinrea@juno.com (Mindy J Munson) Subject: Re: Eye Surgery >BBWMinors wrote: > >> After 33 years of wearing glasses (and sometimes contacts), >neither!!! >> Currently recovering from Lasik surgery (it will be one week on >Monday). It's >> like a miracle. > >WOW - that's really cool. I saw a special on TV about those >surgeries, something >like a few minutes of prep time then about 1 minute of actual surgery, >right? > >Just one question: do you have to keep your eye still? What happens >if you move >it? Or can they give you drugs to keep you eye still, hehehe, that >would be >cool. > >later, >tom. I also wanted to add that I will be praying for your recovery and Im glad that it went so well!!! Fruchild ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:31:53 GMT From: caroline Subject: Re: wishing to be older Jen sagely dispensed the advice: >Don't wish your life away. mmm, i have a similar story. out of habit, i wish on all sorts of wishy things, like first stars and when the clock digits match up (ex: 11:11), and once i asked my dad what i should wish for, and he told me, "Wish to be content with what life brings you." Made sense to me, so now I do. ;) ~caroline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you. Be what you're like. Be like yourself. - TMBG, "Whistling in the Dark" "Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." - Oscar Wilde, "The Critic as Artist" "I am the fountain of affection I'm the instrument of joy." - Great Big Sea, "When I'm Up" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:31:53 GMT From: caroline Subject: back in the US Mindy praised: >Brave heart!!! So good! It is one of my favorite movies and definitly my >favorite "war movie". hmm... favorite war movie, eh? i'd have to say the same, although war movies in general leave me shaking. the idea of war and mass destruction is horrifying. erg. it feels like forever since i've posted... i don't like to post 'till i'm caught up with the posts i've missed, but since i've been away since thursday morning, it may take me a while. on the other hand, i had the most amazing FruWeekend (ok, so "weekend" is stretching it). reviews to come. (we SmithFrus like to write 'em as a collective effort.) Just want to say it was great to meet so many of you this weekend (too many to name, even). refresher: i was the short-ish girl with practically no hair (although it's time for another bout with the clippers). Amy wrote: >Of course, ever since i starting >fru-tripping, I've gone from "sah-rry about thaat" to "soory aboot thaht" or >some combination there of. sympathy vibes! all of us in the Smith FruCrew have unintentionally picked up bits of Canadian accent from our night in Pointe Claire - lots of "aboot" and "eh" flying about. anyway, back to my ng reading (yeah procrastination!). ~caroline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only can do what you know how to do well, and that's be you. Be what you're like. Be like yourself. - TMBG, "Whistling in the Dark" "Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." - Oscar Wilde, "The Critic as Artist" "I am the fountain of affection I'm the instrument of joy." - Great Big Sea, "When I'm Up" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:21:27 GMT From: Cameron_Ross@ufacademy.com (Cameron Ross) Subject: Re: either/or ammf@fruvous.com writes: >>Coke or Pepsi? Coke cold, pepsi warm, if Diet, then pepsi. > > >>Stuffed Crust or regular? Stuffed! > > >>Leno or Letterman? Um, er, Letterman > > >>Boxers or briefs? Briefs - so I'll get a low sperm count... who cares! (no one at the moment :) > >>Air Popped or microwave popcorn? Air Popped, microwave leaves a retched smell in the air > >>Les Mis or Phantom? Les Mis... SO much better, except for the second act of Rent > >>Macintosh or the other? I really don't care that mcuh, but if I had to choose, I would chose IBM > > >>1-800-Call-ATT or 1-800-Collect? Neither > >>Milk or dark chocolate? Hey! It's chocolate! >>dogs or cats? Dogs mostly, but I like cats too... I grew up in a house with 5 of em :) > >>glasses or contacts? glasses... I can't imagine having things like that in your eyes > >>smooth or crunchy peanut butter? Allergic to peanuts > > >>Herc or Xena? Xena - insert silly teen drooling sounds hear :) > >>Bar soap or bath gel? Bar > >>white or wheat? White, all the way > >>stairs or elevator? Elevator > >>paper or plastic? Niether > >>bath or shower? Depends... but usually bath > >>pen or pencil? Pen > >>Beatles or Elvis? Beatles!!!! > >>Beatles or Stones? See above > >>Standard or Automatic? I don't drive... yet :) > >>NFL or CFL? I'm not much for Football.... but I would say NFL > >>Sunrise or Sunset? Set > >>Labatt or Molson? I'm only 16!!! *cough* labatts* > >>white or red?? See above... insert red :) > >>Junior or Whopper? Ew.... BK.... Ewwwww > > >>Star Wars or Star Trek? Trek, always trek. > >either/or surveys posts, or show review posts? Either/or... otherwise I become jealous :) Life101 - http://fc.ufacademy.com/~Cameron_Ross if(bored) quote("You pretend I'm not alive and walk by with my substitute - Moxy Früvous"); ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 22:12:31 GMT From: koogle@clark.net Subject: Re: Frtripping/Frshow Highlights of 98... In article <74g7mi$4iv$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, drea1@my-dejanews.com wrote: > 'Tis the season for year-end reviews...and since I'm in the throes of > Früvous withdrawal (no shows till February after four straight months of > Früshows) I figured I'd do one of my own *g* > > Some personal Frütripping highlights: OK...mine are a little more disjointed. My first show was this past summer at the Birchmere. Ellen had played Live Noise for me and I was kicking myself for not making it up to Columbia when they played outside. We got there kind of late because of some bad directions. "It's a big government building, you can't miss it." Sat far Stage Dave, and although I consider myself strongly Murray's People, I tend to stand Stage Dave. (Maybe you're right, Ellen; maybe it is time for a change.) The first show is kind of a blur: Ooh, they have an accordian *and* a banjo! Extended Sahara. GMIA. Is that the Bee Gees song? "Toronto, enjoy your disposable days." Mike's great Back in DC improv that mentioned Hogs on the Hill, my favorite barbecue joint. Murray's terrible shirt, I Will Hold On and Pisco. This band is cool! Yeah? They're playing in King of Prussia on Sunday...you wanna go up there? So the four of us clambered up to King of Prussia. First Official Frutrip. Speaking of bad directions...Exit 23? Look for the gargantuan mall. Are you sure we're in the right place? The Gazebo show with like 3,000 people and 3,000,000 mosquitos: Stickman. Kids, kids everywhere. Stickman. Video Bargainville, "what is that they're shouting;" Authors, "Hey, I know this song!" We sat way far back on the lawn. Mike's Thoughts on Philadelphia While Walking Around Looking for a Place to Get My Hair Cut "The prophecies of Boyz to Men." KOS/GE&H. Wheee. This band is really *really* cool. Where are they playing next? Michigan Militia, People finally stood up and danced. I Shall Be Released, Wow. Thoughts on leaving that show: "I'm not sure I want to go see these guys in a basketball arena named after a bank or an airline." NoHo. It had been long enough that I really didn't want to make the trip, but I had tickets and stuff, so I went; felt like a complete idiot for doubting... 10-30 has been discussed and discussed, great show. Sad Today, Fell in Love, Follow the Road and If Only (acoustic); Darlington Darling. Gorgeous Lazlo's "As mayor of Cannabiston, I pronounce this pizza *awesome*." "Maybe she was at a place with no interesting people at all: The Matchbox 20 Concert." Sahara. "Seven." "Oh, Seven." "Match?" "No thanks." From my vantage point up in the balcony, my view was somewhat limited, so I watched Murray watching the rest of the band. The thing I realized, probably more than I had before, was that the guys really love what they're doing. I felt honestly priveleged to watch. 10-31 We decided the night before that the balcony was right out, so Ellen and I staked out a spot along the rail, close enough to read Dave's setlist. What a show from the Chia Pets and Dave! My highlights included Early Morning Rain, Billie Jean/Love Fool with the whole place jumping up and down; Signed, Sealed, Delivered was amazing, and I liked the Beatles songs much better as done by Fruvous. (I know, it's blasphemy, the Beatles bore me silly.) Love Bonus! Then finally, the Gulf War Song. It was about that time when I decided there was noplace else I'd be spending New Year's Eve but where Fruvous was playing. Missed a bit of an opportunity to make a spectacle of myself when Dave and Mike asked if "this stuff comes off." Dave asked if anybody had cold cream, and I did, it was in my bag several feet away. The next week: Monday night in Baltimore, Wednesday night in Wilmington. Monday was the day I posted about listening to GWS and reflecting on the war, and that was the encore, off-mic. If I had to choose a highlight for the year, that would be it. I walked out of there on air. Wilmington: Early Morning Rain getting better and better. Finally heard Incredible Medicine Show. I *finally* like Horseshoes. All those Flyers look way more cheerful than people wearing hockey jerseys ought to look. GMIA, "Of all the songs we do, I'm least sorry that this one is outdated." Fantastic off-mic section. "This is a professional career; we do this for a living." This from a smirking Murray. Finally got a second Frumiles card. Dancing Queen (Lou: "These guys, M.Frugus...") and Hey Organ Grinder! Finally started introducing myself to people. And the GWS again, in honor of Veteran's Day. Wow. The beauty of it was amplified by the extremely close proximity of the guys. It was very cute to see Jian holding his hands as most of us were taught to do in choir. Looking forward to NYC, can't believe it's in three weeks! (The big question: will they do 1999 on the 31st?) I managed to get really into it toward the end. What it took, in large part, was the willingness to acknowledge that I like something without reserve. For me, that doesn't come easily. Life's supposed to be fun. Special thanks to Ellen, my Fruvous buddy. I can't imagine a show without you! - --Amanda - -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V2 #98 *******************************************