From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #1046 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 Tuesday, January 4 2000 Volume 03 : Number 1046 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: OT: A friend in trouble...(long) [cookie ] Re: FruCon Dates [cookie ] Re: theatre was band nerds and now waaay off topic [beatleslug@aol.compre] Re: New Years Day ["Novac" ] Re: New Year's Day set list [limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (gloria stits)] Re: FruCon Dates [dalevy@aol.com (DALevy)] theatre band nerds. waay off topic and then some [Rachael keeper of the y] Re: OT: band nerds [serra44@aol.comantispam (Jill Friedman)] Re: FRUCON III OPEN MIC (aka Proxy Fruvous) [fruwench@aol.com (FruWench)] Re: FruCon Dates [fruwench@aol.com (FruWench)] Re: FRUCON III OPEN MIC (aka Proxy Fruvous) [vika@attglobal.net (Vika Zaf] re: speaking of upcoming shows... [Tamra ] OT: band nerds and theater [Kaitlyn.S.Chantry@Dartmouth.EDU (Kaitlyn S. C] Re: Minnie the Moocher ["Veronika Berchtold" ] Re: theatre was band nerds and now waaay off topic [FruCake1@aol.com] Re: FruCon Dates [Josh Drury ] Re: FruCon Dates [Bridget ] re: speaking of upcoming shows... [Ellen ] Re: Minnie the Moocher [vika@attglobal.net (Vika Zafrin)] Re: OT Band nerds [srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com)] Re: OT: Band Nerds (was Re: Minnie the Moocher) [srm9988n@aol.comicrelief] Re: Minnie The Moocher [srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com] Re: OT: Band Nerds (was Re: Minnie the Moocher) [srm9988n@aol.comicrelief] New Years Eve and New Years Day shows ["Frumom" ] Birthday Shows (was re: speaking of upcoming shows...) [fruvousgirl@aol.c] Re: New Year's Day set list ["Luella (still recovering)" ] !!!!!!1500 SEXY PICS FREE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!!!!! [eqeq@lll.com] Re: New Year's Eve set list... ["Luella (still recovering)" Subject: Re: OT: A friend in trouble...(long) Spin0za1@aol.com wrote: > > ARGH! major league stress... I really feel like I NEED to help and > I'm not sure if I'm doing the right things. I don't know what the right > things are. That's about where it stands right now. Someone just please tell > me something. Breathe. Just be there for her, and be a friend. Listen to her troubles, support her decisions, and offer her comfort if it's needed. That's all you really can do. It's not your job to fix her life. Besides, you can't fix it anyway. Only she can. Then breathe again. Cookie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 21:11:49 -0800 From: cookie Subject: Re: FruCon Dates Frances Meale wrote: > Also, is it just me or is airfare to Canada increasing lately? I used to > fly to Montreal or Toronto from Boston for about $124-$140 two years ago > and for about $220 last year. I checked on Travelocity this morning and > the airfare for a weekend in Toronto during February will be $320!!!! > If anyone has any additional information, especially regarding airfare, > I would be most appreciative! $320 sounds a little high to me. I'd wait a bit and see if any sales occur soon. I know what you mean about airfares lately, though. My holiday flight from LA to Minneapolis was originally quoted at $425. I thought that was high, but the next week it had escalated to $997! I was sweating bullets. Two weeks after that (and two weeks before Christmas,) NW Airlines had a sale, and I got a ticket for $328. You've got plenty of time to wait to see if you can get it cheaper. A good idea is to also find a good travel agent and make them your friend. Be sure to pick one that you have a rapport with, kiss his/her butt, and you'll be amazed at the quality of service you receive! Good agents will check *all* airline flights (major, minor, and charters,) and will notify you of upcoming sales. Or, you can also try www.priceline.com and tell them how much you want to pay. A friend of mine managed to get a last-minute RT ticket from LA to Seattle for $120. If a plane isn't full, the airline might be willing to take less money rather than have empty seats. Good luck! Cookie ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 05:56:46 GMT From: beatleslug@aol.comprendo (BeatleSlug) Subject: Re: theatre was band nerds and now waaay off topic Okay, this is a little more off topic, but to any of you FruHeads on the Western Coast, I reccomend the Troubadour Theater Company, especially their production called Twelth Dog Night! Very, very good show, not to mention that the lead was remarkeably Dave-like! - -Joy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:52:22 -0500 From: "Novac" Subject: Re: New Years Day Josh Goodman >Now I can't wait to see another show. I think I'm addicted. :) Join the club :) - --Novac ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 05:56:15 GMT From: limezinger@aol.commmmmmmm (gloria stits) Subject: Re: New Year's Day set list >Henesey opened for a second time. (Good group.) they were pretty good. the lead siger looked *really* familiar though. like i've seen her before, in another band? huh. >11. Video Bargainville - Disco i just love this so much. :) >Another song I didn't know, a cover that Mike sang. was this the new year's one? i thought he said he wrote it. >18. Down the line (darlington darling, darling. ;) ) >E3. Do you believe? - Cher i can't believe they did this. lmao. it was great. :) sarah linnellgirl@tmbg.org http://members.aol.com/limezinger "sloan, everybody!" - conan o'brien ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 07:49:27 GMT From: dalevy@aol.com (DALevy) Subject: Re: FruCon Dates > >Also, is it just me or is airfare to Canada increasing lately? I used to >fly to Montreal or Toronto from Boston for about $124-$140 two years ago >and for about $220 last year. I checked on Travelocity this morning and >the airfare for a weekend in Toronto during February will be $320!!!! >If anyone has any additional information, especially regarding airfare, >I would be most appreciative! Mid-February is in what's called a "shoulder season" meaning that airlines typically give deep discounts for travel then. Toronto is a funny destination, however -- Because it's a business center, midweek flights can be costly but weekend flights cheap. A recent example: You could fly from San Francisco Toronto on a Saturday with a return the following Mon-Tue-Wed for about $225. But if it weren't a weekend trip, it would have been double that. So play with the travel dates for one thing. Second, brace yourself for sales. Flights to Canada typically go down by as much as 40% around Jan. 15. Another option: gambling. Occasionally last-minute seats are cheaper than advance purchase ones. Finally, consider odd travel routings. You have nonstops on a couple of airlines from Boston to Toronto. But maybe a flight on Continental via Newark or Cleveland or USAirways via Pittsburgh or Philadelphia would save some coin. Might even get a deal flying via Montreal. Having said all this, I bought my ticket for FruCon travel already and paid way too much. Good luck. See you in Toronto. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 09:18:59 GMT From: Rachael keeper of the yaks Subject: theatre band nerds. waay off topic and then some >>Whoa hey.. You Can't Take It With You was, like, the first cool play I ever saw in my life. And that was last spring. What can I say, I'm not a theatre person. :p Maybe it was because the guy who played Mr. Kolenkov was really good. Hee, Rachael knows who I mean. ;)>> says frunique... hmm wow you mean you saw the production with My friend Jenny's father!?!? lol just kidding *grin* Actually I have no clue who you're talking about, but I have an idea. hmmm since everyone here seems to have been in YCTIWY at one time or another...I think we need to have a reunion cast at frucon. whaddaya say? *grin* Rachael, who is still wondering if "her" show counts as real theatre. ===== Q: How do you get rid of an actor on your front porch? A: Pay them for the pizza. Q: What is the difference between a roadie and a homeless person? A: A laminate __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 12:14:26 GMT From: serra44@aol.comantispam (Jill Friedman) Subject: Re: OT: band nerds Doesn't WPI also have an astoudingly good a capella group? A friend of mine who went there played me a tape once. *drool* - -J writing a song called the Ballad of Jill V. Fruhead Ji-Murray person The Leopard Lady "She's too short to play me."-Joey Potter Too short to play herself in a movie ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 12:52:24 GMT From: fruwench@aol.com (FruWench) Subject: Re: FRUCON III OPEN MIC (aka Proxy Fruvous) me too? ladywench "Music not danced to is music wasted." - Eileen Ivers, PFF 38 FruSpace - We came, we saw, we slept on the floor . . . ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 12:49:39 GMT From: fruwench@aol.com (FruWench) Subject: Re: FruCon Dates I've also heard a rumor that prices will be falling shortly due to a mergers of certain Canadian airlines. ladywench "Music not danced to is music wasted." - Eileen Ivers, PFF 38 FruSpace - We came, we saw, we slept on the floor . . . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 13:21:05 GMT From: vika@attglobal.net (Vika Zafrin) Subject: Re: FRUCON III OPEN MIC (aka Proxy Fruvous) Spake fruwench@aol.com (FruWench): (quote) >me too? (end quote) You too what? :) - -v - -------- Vika Zafrin -------- vika@attglobal.net -------- http://www.brown.edu/Research/Decameron "When did _you_ embrace quintessential levitation?" -a Guy in my dream ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 13:38:45 GMT From: Tamra Subject: re: speaking of upcoming shows... thus spake our ellen: >most important, of course, is whether or not i can expect a birthday show to christen me 30 properly. ;) peace, ellen (boys? DC/baltimore in early feb? how about it?)< and i reply: baltimore early feb (i'll come down!) and since they're heading north from there how 'bout western MA/albany right around the 12th for *my* birthday....between the two of us, we could turn it into a week long birthday bash.....methinks it would make a nice warm-up of sorts for them for their frucon marathon..... tamra :) who believes in equal opportunity birthday christening ~*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Tamra L. Hjermstad Instructional Technology Consultant Mt. Holyoke College thjermst@mtholyoke.edu And the children let go their balloons and flew way...Moxy Fruvous ~*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 14:21:11 GMT From: Kaitlyn.S.Chantry@Dartmouth.EDU (Kaitlyn S. Chantry) Subject: OT: band nerds and theater Wow! Well you're looking at the quintessential theater and band nerd right here. I'm a junior in college and next year I'll be the drum major of the marching band and writing my honors thesis for drama. So there ya go. And because there's no way I can let all this debate on theater go by without a response... My favorite musicals are Chess (London version only), Les Mis (obvious answer), and Ragtime--to name a few. I also love Albee, Ives, Guare, and Shakespeare if we're talking straight plays. And the one thing I've learned from a decade or so in the theater (I admit my youth and, therefore, inexperience): It's hard to pick your favorites without being tainted by your own experience... for instance, would I love Shakespeare if I hadn't played Puck in 10th grade? And if you're playing in the pit you'll have a very different sense for the show, since your part could be extemely boring or extremely difficult. For instance, How to Succeed is a WONDERFUL musical but I wouldn't come within a mile of playing in the pit. And I personally think Secret Garden has some of the best (if not the best) vocal music out there. I also can think of fewer shows with more difficult music to sing... it's easy to screw up a show like that. Summary... if you are part of a cruddy production (directing, designing, on stage, backstage, in the pit, or in the audience), you're bound to dislike the show (don't even get me started on The Crucible). But if you have a lot of fun doing something like Oklahoma (not exactly a masterpiece), you'll be partial (I love Guys and Dolls). And in case anyone was wondering, when I was in 8th grade, I played Rheba in--that's right--You Can't Take it With You. : ) Kaitlyn "Airborn with nothing to land on..." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 15:07:47 GMT From: "Veronika Berchtold" Subject: Re: Minnie the Moocher Is anyone aot there who has got the lyrics to Minnie the Moocher. I really like the song, but the lyrics are unfortunately not on FDC. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 14:40:53 GMT From: FruCake1@aol.com Subject: Re: theatre was band nerds and now waaay off topic In a message dated Tue, 4 Jan 2000 1:03:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, beatleslug@aol.comprendo (BeatleSlug) writes: > production called Twelth Dog Night! Very, very good show, not to mention that > the lead was remarkeably Dave-like! > > -Joy OOOOO...I must check it out! :) Lisa Bills http://www.mypoorgeneration.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 09:27:26 -0600 From: Josh Drury Subject: Re: FruCon Dates FruWench wrote: > I've also heard a rumor that prices will be falling shortly due to a mergers of > certain Canadian airlines. Actually, what many Canadians think will happen is an increase in prices due to an effective monopoly of major airlines in Canada. However, the government gave Air Canada (taking over Canadian Airlines) some conditions for the takeover, so the effects will be felt over a few years rather than immediately. So it probably won't affect prices for flights in February. Josh Drury Winnipeg ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 15:27:53 GMT From: Bridget Subject: Re: FruCon Dates - --- Frances Meale wrote: > Question: > Lee's Palace website states that Fruvous will > be playing on the > following dates: > Feb. 18 & 19, as does their email list. I > called ticketmaster and > ordered tickets for those two dates, as those > are the only two available > for sale currently. > Jude's itinerary states that they will be > playing on the 17th as well, > as does fdc. Would someone be so kind as to > clarify this? Thank you. It's always best to check with Jude on this stuff. There are also plenty of rumours flying that there will be 4 dates... Thursday thru Sunday. However, I've gotten in touch with Jude and the only *confirmed* are the 17th, 18th and 19th. ===== xoxoxo bridget "I just *love* your accent!" ~Eilis, to me (I find it humorous that a bunch of upstate New Yorkers were trying to convince me that *I* have an accent... (o;) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 07:25:32 -0800 From: Ellen Subject: re: speaking of upcoming shows... In article , Tamra wrote: > how 'bout western MA/albany right around the 12th for *my* > birthday....between the two of us, we could turn it into a week > long birthday bash MUhahahaha... this could get ugly. Actually, my birthday is right after yours; I'm just hoping for early February because (a) that's when they came here last year, (b) I'm going to Carousel on my birthday, [1] and (c) assuming I'm still alive then, mid to late February gets kind of busy for me. ;) peace, ellen (still crossing my fingers) [1] if you haven't seen Logan's Run, then this makes no sense and I apologize. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 16:27:26 GMT From: "Maggie Deegan" Subject: re: speaking of upcoming shows hmm... since everyone seems to want a birthday christening, i'm turning 18 on february 7th... so boys, maybe take a quick flounce down to rochester, too? i'm sure everyone would *love* to hear another interview with you all and Joey and then Wease the next day. ;) c'mon, it'll be fun! i promise! :D ~Maggie "Very seldom do cows become violent" - Sr. Joan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 16:30:01 GMT From: vika@attglobal.net (Vika Zafrin) Subject: Re: Minnie the Moocher Spake "Veronika Berchtold" : >Is anyone aot there who has got the lyrics to Minnie the Moocher. I really >like the song, but the lyrics are unfortunately not on FDC. The original Minnie the Moocher, or the lads' version? One possible reason that FDC doesn't have the lyrics is that they change from show to show, to reflect the current political climate of the world and/or the locality in which the show is being performed, plus whatever else Mike's brain feels like coming up with that day. The opening generally goes like this: "Well, folks, let me tell you about Minnie the Moocher. She was one real hoochie-coocher. [Mikelyrics] Minnie had a heart as big as [Mikelyrics]. Heidi-heidi-hi (audience responds) hey-dee, hey-dee, hey (same) Awww, Minnie! (same) Wha-oh-ah-oh (or something like this)." Thereafter follow some more Mike verses, and at one point he sings: "Well, Minnie she checked out the national papers, Keeping informed of those coast-to-coast capers (?). Tired of the biased news (views?) that they are bringing Said she'd rather hear some Fruvous scat singing." ....and he and Dave scat back and forth, which immediately precedes the grand finale of the song. Hope this helps, - -v - -------- Vika Zafrin -------- vika@attglobal.net -------- http://www.brown.edu/Research/Decameron "When did _you_ embrace quintessential levitation?" -a Guy in my dream ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:29:29 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com) Subject: Re: OT Band nerds Rachael, keeper of the yaks, opined: > well at least IMHO If we're naming worst >musicals I would have to put my vote in for either A >Little Night Music or Crazy for You. Brigadoon. Hands down. - -- Lori, not answering the *real* question. :) ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:13:47 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com) Subject: Re: OT: Band Nerds (was Re: Minnie the Moocher) My Queen of Darlington said: >Any band-nerd-moms out there??? Oh yeah. We play the trumpet in this house. Oh yes we do. I want to hear some trumpet on a stately version of KoS, for some demented reason. Must be the fever. Yeah that's it. - -- Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattoo Artist ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:06:06 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com) Subject: Re: Minnie The Moocher Ln said: >Everyone else's bands always do cool stuff and mine can barely >play first level music and we're supposed to be good. GRRRR...we did do a Les >Miserables half time show, but it consisted of playing Master of the House >(Heavily mallet percussion-y :) This isn't cool? You did a Fruvous filk and this isn't *cooool*?! - -- Lori, fighting that god-awful Fru Flu. And losing. Getting creamed, actually. :( ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:20:38 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com) Subject: Re: OT: Band Nerds (was Re: Minnie the Moocher) ~jen corrected TWhite: >>>Clifton New Jersey to be specific (probably never heard of us)<< >oh, you think so, do you? ;-) yeah! I drive thru there regularly! I mean, it's right on the way to Albany ... and Northampton ... and SoNo ... and Manhattan .... >~jen (located rigth down 3 west -> 46 west in Wayne ;-) ooooo! Now I can stalk ~jen! muahahahaha. - -- Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattoo Artist not from Jersey, but it's in my neighborhood. ;) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:33:30 -0500 From: "Frumom" Subject: New Years Eve and New Years Day shows The excitement of the shows and the warmth of fellow Fr�-fans, both new and renewed, made the transition to a new year truly special. I won't be attending FruCon, but hope to see you all at some later show. It would have been so nice to have the other three Lads come out after either of those shows, since so many folks had really nice gifts for them. Hope they got them to the guys somehow...... We will all have a Happy 2000 New Year with fantastic Fr�vous fun galore! Jill Josupeit (Frumom) ------------------------------ Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:28:55 GMT From: fruvousgirl@aol.comspamfree (Angela) Subject: Birthday Shows (was re: speaking of upcoming shows...) OK, I just have to say birthday shows are the best. Especially, when your birthday is Jan 1st. I had absolutely *the* best time at this show. They even sang Happy Birthday. Well, not to me, but I can pretend. Coincidentally, they *were* singing to "Ang" (Uncle Angelo, co-owner of the Tralf). The best part was that my bud Cheryl bought a card and gave it to Tobey and he got Mike and Dave to sign it before the show and then she tracked down Jian and Pam (from Hennessy) after the show. I guess that means I have to get Murray to sign it next year!?! Anyway, I got to go to all three shows (Noho and Buffalo) which made for an unforgettable birthday weekend. Angela - -very recent Fruvous convert - -I'll be the one at the NY shows with a huge smile on her face, cuz Fruvous is playing on her birthday!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 14:40:00 -0500 From: "Luella (still recovering)" Subject: Re: New Year's Day set list erm that's *H-E-N-N-E-S-S-E-Y*... and they completely rocked my world. Now, lets all e-mail the fruvous and let them know that we would like to see this talented group open more often! And while we're at it e-mail Hennessey themselves at: rdyck@chat.carleton.ca and let them know how awesome they were. Perhaps we could convince them to come out of the recording studio for one of the frucon weekend shows. C'mon people (that's me begging, please, please, I *need* to see this band again)... gloria stits wrote: > >Henesey opened for a second time. (Good group.) > > they were pretty good. the lead siger looked *really* familiar though. like > i've seen her before, in another band? huh. herm, well I don't know all of her band history; what I do know is that she's bee with Hennessey since at least '97 and her name is Pamela Brennan. You may now all proceed with you're regularly scheduled newsgroup discussions. - --luella ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 19:16:52 GMT From: eqeq@lll.com Subject: !!!!!!1500 SEXY PICS FREE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!!!!! http://fly-in.to/youngteens ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 15:05:49 -0500 From: "Luella (still recovering)" Subject: Re: New Year's Eve set list... speaketh Lindsay -- who has played the Julia card one too many times: Lindsay Lion wrote: > Ahh, my cell phone has made it onto the newsgroup. > I was just playing messenger for a mutual friend of ours. Ahem, it's a good thing that everything that was happening up front and stage-Murray hasn't made it to this NG. - --luella ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #1046 *********************************************