From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #954 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 Wednesday, November 17 1999 Volume 03 : Number 954 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Fruvous in The Voice! [tmbgirl@juno.com] Re: opening acts [Joe Navratil ] Re: Kinda OT..but not really.. [piscopinto@aol.com (PISCOPINTO)] Re: Agrressive Threads (WAS Fruvous Playground (Moe)) ["Cara (Laika) Koza] Why aren't I getting any messages... ["Jill Hufnagel" ] Collingswood ticket for sale! [FruCake1@aol.com] OT: translations Re: one hundred years of solitude [shadoeme@aol.comrad (] Re: Kinda OT..but not really.. [bodaceah@aol.com (Bodaceah)] Re: opening acts [ACW ] New MF Post Card [dgodwin01@aol.com (DGodwin01)] Re: opening acts ["Kate Leahy" ] Not panicking QUITE yet... [CheesemonkeyGem ] Re: Fruvous Playground (Moe) [swingerfru@my-deja.com] Hottest new xxx password site! 74316 ["XXX Passwords" ] Re: Pittsburgh review and stuff!!! [Ellen ] more GEH stuff than you can shake a stick at ["Carey Farrell" Subject: Re: opening acts Ellen wrote: > > What is the best act you have ever seen open for Fruvous? > That's an easy one. The Paperboys, 11/5/97 at the Ark. Of course, since they easily fall into the "headliners-in-their-own-right" category, I might as well mention Martin Sexton, 6/13/99 at Shank Hall here too. Big Rude Jake, 9/19/96 at the 7th House at my first Fruvous show was a real treat. I'd never before (and never since!) seen a band where the frontman would have an opportunity to say something like, "Well, I just realized the last four songs have been in minor keys, so we're gonna do something a little more upbeat. Umm... umm.. hey so-n-so, d'you still rememeber this one?" It was also my first experience with neo-swing. I loved it. Of course, the lads opening for themselves is up there, on the list.. but that doesn't really count either, does it? I really liked High Water Limit, 9/19/99 at Shank Hall. They had a very Jackopierce-ish sound going on. Very nice. Everybody else I can think to mention (Tory Cassis, et al) has probably already been mentioned and will be mentioned several times in the future. Now, if I had to pick a band that I'd *like* to see open for Fruvous, how about Domestic Problems? :-) -Joe ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 1999 03:52:47 GMT From: piscopinto@aol.com (PISCOPINTO) Subject: Re: Kinda OT..but not really.. >www.austinlizards.com > > I love their song "Gingrich the Newt" Angel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 00:18:57 GMT From: "Cara (Laika) Kozack" Subject: Re: Agrressive Threads (WAS Fruvous Playground (Moe)) Personally I think that ammf is a pretty lax NG and not really bad for agressiveness. Some NG's and Message Boards have swears as every second word and flame wars started daily. Even alt.fan.tolkien is WAY worse that this. So what if the two sites were similar? Duplication on the internet is not rare and if there were two sites with the same kinds of things then I think that it's perfectly alright. I think that's its great that there are so many Früvous sites out there. It shows that the band is popular and that people like them enough to make really cool webpages devoted to them. There's nothing about that to get all upset about. I think that Michele's site and Spidey's are pretty different. They may have the same sort of stuff in them but it's not plagerisim. No one really copied off anyone else and it's not like these site are out to make money for the creators. It's just fun and I don't see anything wrong with just leaving it at that. - -- Cara (Laika) Kozack "It's a reference to a _____ that you've never even heard of by\in a _____ that you probably don't even like." My e-mail at fruomffan@xoommail.com My world at http://www.crosswinds.net/~fruomffan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 22:23:57 GMT From: "Jill Hufnagel" Subject: Why aren't I getting any messages... Is anyone else not gettin Ammf messages? I have hotmail so that is probably it...:( Where Are you guess? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 16:46:55 -0500 From: Chad Maloney Subject: Butch Ross (was Re: opening acts) Michykith wrote: > > >So. Anyone else have a favorite opener? > > I'd say Butch Ross Band at that unspeakable venue in Philly last February. > They were really energetic and had a violin player! > > Unfortunately, I've been trying to get out to see Butch Ross playing locally, > and just am always too busy :( Speaking as the person from Indiana on Butch's announcement email list which is ever so entertaining and speaking as someone who also enjoyed Butch's set at the Troc, I'll drop a plug. The Butch Ross Band is having a CD release party at Upstairs at Nicks on Saturday Nov 13th starting at 10pm. Now, contrary to what Mary Krause may have beleived at one point or another, I'm not from Philly. But the long list of people Butch lists that are gonna be there looks fun. To quote Butch himself: "The list -and it is as inclusive as memory serves me right now is- Ben Arnold, Mike Dutton, Stargazer Lily, Jim Boggia, Todd Young, EDO (reforming for this gig), Amber deLaurentis, Mark Sand, Rich Kelly, Brian Seymour, Jen Hess, Smudging Eyeliner, Lenny Molotov, Lach, Mike Leo, and of course sets from Adam [Brodsky] and myself." So all you Philly people, get out and check out Butch and buy some CDs. Or say something stupid to him. Really anything that'll get him to send more announce email is good because it's durned entertaining. Maybe public nakedness will work. - Chad ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 03:07:00 GMT From: FruCake1@aol.com Subject: Collingswood ticket for sale! I have a friend who will not be able to make the Collingswood,NJ show. If anyone is interested in purchasing the ticket drop me an email. Lisa Bills PS I forgot to mention that the ticket is 4TH ROW STAGE MURRAY. :) ------------------------------ Date: 11 Nov 1999 01:55:04 GMT From: shadoeme@aol.comrad (Genna) Subject: OT: translations Re: one hundred years of solitude >In article , Lisa Moore wrote >The thing about reading literature in a language other than the one it >was written is that there could be five different versions with five >translators. I was once a Comparative Literature major and just about >everything I read had been translated; I took a course about sacred >lyric poetry and during research for a project came across a half dozen >versions of the same poem, all with different "takes" on the subject. A wonderful teacher of mine once said "Every translation is an interpretation". THe truth is, it's impossible to directly translate anything. One of the beautiful things about language is that the language uniquely reflects the people to whom it belongs. The shades of meaning in words and the double meanings are impossible to completely capture in an interpretation. Even the structure of langue makes a barrier in translation. It is therefore every translaters duty to try and keep what they percieve as the authors intent as well as style,yet they are forced to do this using competely different tools than that of the author. It is like looking at the original Mona Lisa and attempting to replicate it using colored pencils. Things will be changed, even if the translator did not intend to do so. That's one of the many reasons that learning foreign languages is so valuable: it opens up a whole new world of unadulterated literature. That isn't to say that you shouldnt read the translations if it is the only viable option. It's just that much *more* reading the original. (/end babble) Solem, Genna ~~~~~~~ We love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have the world we share, and you find magic from your god and we find magic everywhere. ~Dar Williams-The Christians and the Pagans ------------------------------ Date: 13 Nov 1999 03:45:36 GMT From: bodaceah@aol.com (Bodaceah) Subject: Re: Kinda OT..but not really.. >ps..now I'm looking for this band on the Web.. www.austinlizards.com i recommend "Highway Cafe of the Damned" jude "start out straight but i get to meander, i got the aim but i don't have the range" Moxy Fruvous ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:20:21 -0800 From: ACW Subject: Re: opening acts In article <80c6gk$2jv$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Ellen wrote: > What is the best act you have ever seen open for Fruvous? Ellen and I have seen a lot of the same shows. I've seen a *lot* of really good people opening. Not this past weekend, the Cutters, from Bloomington, IN, were like Mister Mister meets Journey at Richard Marx's house. I'm discounting Susan Werner and Dan Bern. I mean, they're both powerhouses and I'd seen them both before I saw Fruvous. Top three: Dave Tieff, in Baltimore, was wonderful, probably the best suited to open for Fruvous of anybody I've seen. He was bald and wore a shiny leopard print shirt; and he could play the guitar. I would really like to see him opening for the guys again. Toshi Reagon, in Minneapolis, was a complete surprise. I have a feeling she was booked because she's also on Razor and Tie, but it worked. I'll definitely go see her again. Both Dave and Murray watched her set from the shadows. Tory Cassis, in Toronto, Detroit, Winnipeg and Pinawa, plus three or four more dates later this year. He won me over with a beautiful rendition of Tom Waits' Time, one of my favorite songs ever. Tory has a beautiful voice and an engaging, if slightly self-effacing presence. Plus he's a swell guy. I've been listening to his CD non-stop for the past six weeks. If I have to pick one, I'd have to say Tory by a hair. - --Amanda * 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: 13 Nov 1999 16:47:58 GMT From: dgodwin01@aol.com (DGodwin01) Subject: New MF Post Card I recieved a new B&W postcard today.. It lists 4 new dates: feb17-feb20 Lee's Palace in Toronto. It also mentions to check out www.fruhead.com for information on the thrird annual fruhead convention (feb 19th.) Daniel "signature currently under construction... Come back soon" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:51:40 -0500 From: "Kate Leahy" Subject: Re: opening acts >6/26/98 Columbia, MD opener: Eddie From Ohio >What can I say, it's EFO. Oof. Yes. >6/24/99 Baltimore, MD opener: Dave Tieff >Frontman for Laughing Colors, a Baltimore band on Fowl Records. Besides >being Yet Another Bald Dave, this guy was a hoot. He was funny and >engaging from the moment he stepped onstage. He had a clear, strong >voice and a ton of personality. And he had us in the palm of his hand. >He got the crowd singing along to the Juicyfruit Gum jingle. He did an >acoustic version of the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere." I was surprised by >how much of it I remembered (now you know what I wasted brain cells on >when I was in high school). This guy rocked. Amazing. He *might* tie with Susan Werner for my favorite solo performer. I have yet to get down to Fell's Point on a Monday night to see his solo gig. I don't know *how* Ellen managed to miss Susan Werner, who is among my absolute all-time favorite singer-songwriters, but I'll put her in :). I first saw Susan at the XPN Singer-Songwriter Festival in 1995, bought Last of the Good Straight Girls, and promptly forgot all about her and it. When I heard that she would be opening for Fruvous at the FruConII shows, I was ecstatic for the chance to see her again. I'm not usually impressed by solo female performers with guitars, but Susan has something that captivates me. She's awesome. And can I put in a vote for my favorite Früvous opener that I *didn't* see :) ? Well, Guster. They opened for the guys in NYC a few times back in 1995-1996. These were their first few gigs at a venue outside of Boston that wasn't a college or university, and to this day they contend that the Früvous guys are the coolest Canadians they know. Evidently Früvous went out to Ft. York to see the Guster guys play at the Stardust Picnic in July :). ~~Kate - -- Kate Leahy kleahy@loyola.edu katiewow@fruhead.com *********************************** "It's a long long road It's a big big world We are wise wise women We are giggling girls . . . " - --Ani DiFranco *********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 23:41:53 GMT From: CheesemonkeyGem Subject: Not panicking QUITE yet... Um, I don't see a Montreal date on the Fru-tripping plan board at FHDC... can someone please tell me if this is cancelled?? - -jen, wondering where the hell her usual 8 million digests are ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take me to your litre! -MC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:25:12 GMT From: swingerfru@my-deja.com Subject: Re: Fruvous Playground (Moe) Groan. The concept of a Fruvous fun site was mine originally. But how stupid would it be to ask for credit on a totally different site? i wanted to point out that I had the idea originally. Caitlin Shirts was the original inventor of Fruvous haikus. I asked that she be given credit. That's all. And she was. there. problem solved. I'm not going to ask that the creator of Fruvous playground put something on her site that gives credit to me. That's ridiculous. Is it so bad to point out that the idea wasn't original? Do you think the people who created CDNOW were pissed off when amazon.com came around? (or was it the other way around...I don't really know) You bet they were. And now that several other sites are doing the same thing, do you think the original creators are annoyed? Fruvous playground is not a bad site. it's quite fun actually. Can we drop this yet? or do you want to keep playing Let's-Dig-Through-Chris's-Posts-And-Try-To-Find-Out-Where-Else-He's-Bein g-A-Jackass? Drop it already. I'm tired of explaining myself over and over. chris In article <80c8pd$4dk$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Ellen wrote: > In article <80ac86$oen$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > swingerfru@my-deja.com wrote: > > > All I asked was that Caitlin be > > given credit for coming up with Fruvous haikus. > > Oh. So it *wasn't* actually you that said this?: > > > The original CONCEPT of a Fruvous Playground-type site was mine. > > That's all I was saying. And here you go, telling me I'm a jackass for > trying to take credit for a concept that was originally mine. > > (Sure sounds like you were wanting credit for something.) > > Just trying to get my facts straight here. Thanks. > > peace, > ellen > ************************************************* > As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take > What looks like the easy way out. > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:10:31 GMT From: "XXX Passwords" Subject: Hottest new xxx password site! 74316 Check out the 'nets hottest new xxx password site at http://www.adultnets.com/adults/passwords uLmJs9e9LB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:20:36 -0800 From: CintiBud Subject: Re: opening acts Don't remember the exact dates, but they were all in the SW Ohio area: Top Cats, Cincy, June 97: My first fru-show. I was waiting out front for a friend as there wasn't much of a crowd. I finally decided I needed to see who the kick @ss band opening was. Turns out it was Great Big Sea! They were so unknown down here that my friend and I stood at the bar with them , bought them beers and learned about Newfoundland while waiting for fruvous. Definitely #1 Top Cats, Nov? 97: To The Moon Alice. Run of the mill band fronted by a slinky chik singer. Forgettable. #6 Ripley's, Cincy, June 98: "White Lightning". I think he was a quick fill in when mgt found they were supposed to have an opener. One guy, one guitar. His band couldn't make it, he told us. He sucked. He knew he sucked. Thing was, he sucked so bad he actually became rather campy. Had to admire the funny gutty way he sucked up there. Better than Alice #5 Ludlow's, Columbus, Oct 98: Eddie From Ohio. Good show and good musicians, but I'm not as enamored of them as others on this ng seem to be. #4 NKU, Highland Heights, KY, Oct 98: No opener, just the guys in the best show and setting I could possibly hope for Canal St Tavern, Dayton, Feb 99: I don't remember the guy's name! but he was good! Solo singer/songwriter, Local guy, I think. Songs were deep, clever, very intelligent, some depressing, some funny. After the show I told him he reminded me of "a robust Townes Van Zandt". I think he was quite flattered, though Townes' music is a far cry from what is normally discussed here. #2 Bogarts, Cincy, Nov 98: The Cutters. I really liked these guys. Much louder than the usual fruvous opener, as some have complained, but that's the nature of the modern rock music they played. As I was close to the front to have a good view of fruvous, I was prepared to dislike them when they first split my eardrums. However, they soon had me bopping away. #3 CintiBud * 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: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:34:12 -0800 From: Ellen Subject: Re: Pittsburgh review and stuff!!! In article <38325681.EC21B30C@fruhead.com>, lawrence solomon wrote: > Misplaced - that's right. Misplaced. > Present Tense Tureen - I'm just sitting here trying to digest the idea of PTT immediately following Misplaced. *wugga wugga* Did it work? My teeth are jarred just thinking about it. peace, ellen * 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: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 16:29:15 GMT From: Ellen Subject: opening acts So I'm listening to my Gus CD and pondering the fact that I would never have heard of this guy had he not opened for Fruvous back in June. And this leads me to a spiffy question to pose to the newsgroup. What is the best act you have ever seen open for Fruvous? Since I have relatively few, here's a quickie rundown of the ones *I* have to choose from thus far, and some thoughts about them. I didn't include festivals or multi-act shows, only those where there was Fruvous and an opener. 6/26/98 Columbia, MD opener: Eddie From Ohio What can I say, it's EFO. 7/29/98 Annapolis, MD opener: Grey Eye Glances 7/30/98 Alexandria, VA opener: Grey Eye Glances They were nice. The songs were pretty. Her voice was pretty. But they were just too vanilla pudding-y for me. No spine, no edge. They'd make good elevator music. 8/2/98 King-of-Prussia, PA opener: Mary Somebody? Obviously she did not make a very big impression on me; I can't even remember her name. Maybe it was Susan Something, actually. Kind of a bitter-sounding Chyk Singer. 10/30 &10/31/98 Northhampton, MA opener: Jess Klein hmm what can I say about Jess Klein? She has a beautiful voice and I think someday she will have something really interesting to say. For the moment, she has a lot of maturing to do as a songwriter. I enjoyed her set a lot more the first night than I did the second. I'd see her again, but I'd rather see someone like Susan Werner who has a little more perspective to add to her stories. 11/9/98 Baltimore, MD opener: Amy Rigby Feh. The hair and the fake leather pants are where the resemblance to Chrissie Hynde ends, hon. 11/11/98 Wilmington, DE opener: John Flynn Nice, entertaining. A good singer-songwriter, although in a very G-rated way (granted, this show took place in a church). Where he was funny, it was in a cute way. Where he was touching, it was in a Hallmark way. But a good performer all around. 2/5/99 Washington, DC opener: Jess Klein See above. I'll add that she was not at all ready to play a place like the 9:30 club. Her voice was completely lost in that room. 6/22/99 Virginia Beach VA opener: Gus Once I got over my annoyance at how late he went on stage (which was probably not his fault at all, but he was the one taking the blame for it in my mind ;) he won me over pretty quickly. Amanda described him as looking like somebody's little brother, which is exactly right. But his songs were lovely and he was entertaining. He was genuinely and touchingly surprised when someone in the audience shouted out a song request-- surprised that someone in the audience actually owned his album-- and promptly played it. AND he played an acoustic version of Van Halen's "Ain't talkin 'Bout Love." Whatta guy. 6/24/99 Baltimore, MD opener: Dave Tieff Frontman for Laughing Colors, a Baltimore band on Fowl Records. Besides being Yet Another Bald Dave, this guy was a hoot. He was funny and engaging from the moment he stepped onstage. He had a clear, strong voice and a ton of personality. And he had us in the palm of his hand. He got the crowd singing along to the Juicyfruit Gum jingle. He did an acoustic version of the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere." I was surprised by how much of it I remembered (now you know what I wasted brain cells on when I was in high school). This guy rocked. 8/18/99 Annapolis, MD opener: Jimi Haha He was introduced to us as James Davies, and I looked sideways at him for several minutes before finally deciding that yes, this was in fact Jimi Haha of Jimmie's Chicken Shack (Note: JCS is an Annapolis band, also on Fowl Records, that is on the brink of being the Next Big Thing on MTV, so don't be surprised if you see his dreads again). JCS is a loud party band, their music a mutt of punkfunkalternagrungeska, the kind of which I would have liked a lot in college but am slowly drifting away from (I should mention that I nonetheless own their two latest albums). Solo Jimi was a different story. You have to wonder about any guy who has the huevos to call himself "Jimi" and stand in front of you with a guitar, but he pulls it off. Not because he plays as well as Hendrix-- that's a very tall order-- but because he *is* good, and he's so unabashedly goofy that you have to like him. He was silly, he was a bit gawky, he told stories, he sang instead of shouting. I didn't get the feeling that he hooked everyone in the audience, but I really enjoyed his set and earned new respect for JCS even. It was nice to see Party Boy display some humanity. I'm going to go ahead and disqualify EFO (and bands of that ilk) for two reasons: 1. In this case, I only saw the last 20 mins of their set, 2. EFO and The Nields and such are really not in the same class as the rest of these acts. They headline their own shows more often than not. And my favorite, by a nose, was Dave Tieff. A close second was Jimi Haha, but Dave edges him out by being just a little more comfortable standing up there without his band behind him. But I found both to be a good lead-in to the Fruvous Mood. Tieff was a bit more raucous, Haha a bit more introspective (which was fitting; this was the Thornwood show). So. Anyone else have a favorite opener? peace, ellen ************************************************* As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take What looks like the easy way out. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 17:18:36 GMT From: "Carey Farrell" Subject: more GEH stuff than you can shake a stick at Well, I heard GEH on Kids Corner last night (did anyone else?). It was the indie tape version (minus the "damn damn damn," tho), and it made #9 on the weekly countdown. Yay! Also, I was wondering if anyone had ever heard of Rob Capilow's musical setting of GEH. The Baltimore Symphony is performing it this weekend -- actually, they're probably finishing up as I'm writing this -- and I would have gone if I didn't have a paper to write. The blurb in the paper was really cute, too, cos it was written in Seuss style. And in my own silly life, one of my friends has decided to write a script for audio production that involves going into a cave and discovering Fruvous performing GEH. What they're doing in a cave, I don't know, but I get to be talent, so it should be fun! Carey ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:31:42 -0800 From: ACW Subject: Review: 11-7-99, Cincinatti OH, Bogart's If the Chambana show on Friday left me asking myself why I travel so far and so often to see Fruvous, the Cincinatti show on Saturday provided that answer. Just like the previous night, the Cutters opened; just like the previous night they sounded like some cheesy 80s flashback. I would have appreciated them if they had been background noise in a bar, I think. Just like the previous night, glancing around the stage it was hard not to spot the dumbek and chair, but unlike Friday in Chambana, the lights went down and a buzzing sound came up, then Jian and Murray, then Dave, finally Mike. Extended Sahara. Mmmmmm. very nice. The crowd was very into it. I hadn't heard it in a while, and honestly I'd forgotten what a treat it is. Dave had a nice guitar solo, Mur and Jian set up the intro beautifully, Mike did a wonderful job on the vocal. Splatter just keeps developing, sounding more and more solid. I hardly recognize it from the first time I heard it last winter. Mike's vocal was very cool, almost spoken-word on the verses. Jian did a screwy intro to Medicine show, I honestly don't recall. I like the song, always fun. Has this always been an accordion song, or am I just Everybody participated in the Moon intro. Murray mentioned that he liked disposable things, then Jian started talking about aerosol cheese. Dave took the cheese thing one step further down the primrose path when he revealed that they had sprayed it all over Mike's back and licked it off. Amazingly, the Easy Cheese also functions as a hair remover, if Dave is to be believed. (Heeee.) The energy level on stage was high, and the guys were a pleasure to watch. Bogart's was packed with people who were really psyched to see; it's located on the main drag of the University of Cincinatti, which also included a tattoo parlor, a Rock and Roll laundromat, several divey restaurants and a Subway, which Jian mentioned at one point. "Not that I would buy anything there, because it's a chain." We all laughed. He said the difference is that in Canada, the minimum wage folks behind the counter knew the name Moxy Fruvous. I don't have much to say about the three songs from Thornhill except that they sound like they do on the album, more or less. IWHO and If Only right together might have been an energy killer, but it worked. I can't say that I understand going from IWHO into Lazy Boy, but that's just me. At the time it didn't strike me as strange. It was about this time when somebody in the front tossed a frizzy black wig on stage. Dave picked it up, laughed, and draped it over his mic stand. He was quite late getting his bowler hat on, but he wailed on the keyboards in Boo Time, absolutely matching the energy of Mike's vocal. The scatting at the end was nice, too. OK, The "sometimes a guy just wants to dance" intro to Video Bargainville is tired tired tired. When members of the audience are repeating it with you, it's time to find something new. Don't get me wrong, I still really enjoy the song. Generally Murray goes off on some kind of riff near the end; tonight, Dave and Mike joined in and I really thought they were going to go off into some kind of disco jam, but Jian started in on the last vocal bit. Oh well. And then Jian and Mike disappeared; Murray reached for a hat and a guitar; Dave picked up the banjo. Huh? There's no banjo in Bittersweet. It took me about two seconds to realize we were going on a hunt. "My buddy Tex has a story to tell," says Dave. "Actually, my name's Billy Joe-Bob McBride," Mur mumbled as he started strumming. Pork Tenderloin was punched up with banjo and harmonies on the chorus, it was so much fun. Murray kept his face in character the whole time, and I was very impressed. After that surprise, I had no idea what to expect when Jian and Mike came out, each with an acoustic guitar. Jian did the intro, talked about the Harris government and the struggle in Ontario to maintain some semblance of normal life under his regime. Today's the Day with two guitars seemed very much to fall into the protest tradition, and served as an excellent intro to King of Spain. There were several great moments in King: "unspeakable wife Queen Lisa" with Dave turning around in circles crooning "flashback, flashback;" Mike's "I am a porpoise!" The crowd was hopping up and down, and for once, I wasn't sorry to hear King. When Dave headed for the banjo and Jian started talking about Thornhill, I was really expecting Earthquakes. Tureen was a bit of a letdown for a second, but that was OK. The musical highlight of the show for me was the imprompteau a capella rendition of the Hockey Night in Canada theme. It seemed very much as if they were putting it together as they went along. Mike started, Jian and Murray joined in, then Dave. Wow. Fruvous doesn't really jam that much, but this was incredible. It wouldn't surprise me to find that they'd used that as a warm-up at some point. Personal weird moment during Fly, I realized that I once had a breakup in an amusement park. I'm not sure why I chose Cincinatti as the place to remember that, but I did. It didn't make me sad, I just thought it was ironic, and strange that I had forgotten about it. By this point in the show, we were all just grooving. They could have played anything, and I think we would have been happy. Well, I would. When they launched into Nuits, it made a show that couldn't get any better...better! I glanced at Dave's guitar while he was playing the solo. He shifted slightly so the light caught the metal and reflected through his fingers as he played. It was one of those transcendent moments; they don't come very often, but when they do, I know why I'm there. That feeling carried me through the end of the show, a hysterical rendition of Gord's Gold including Mike, as Gord, announcing that a white Toyota Tercel had left its lights on. They ended the last encore with Costello's Alison, which I'd never seen live before. Mike does a nice job on the vocals, and I like the rendition quite a bit. Sometime I'd like to see the guys do all their Costello songs, since they each sing lead on one. After it was over, I stood out in the audience, awash in a sea of cheers and applause. The sounds rang in my head and I couldn't find anything to do but smile. Really nice show, I'm so glad I made the trip. - --Amanda * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free! ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #954 ********************************************