From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V4 #202 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, May 5 2000 Volume 04 : Number 202 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Welcome to "c" [Mike Wood ] Re: Welcome to c ["fruomfffan@xoommail.com" ] Guinea Pig (was Re: Pawling Review and set list) [fruvousgirl@aol.comedy.] Re: OT: rant: Anti-Arabism & growing up Jewish [mjgreenb@aol.com (Mjgreen] Re: Pawling Review and set list [kyla ] Rad webpage... just lookin for attention.. check it out ["Suburbia25" ] Tix for Allentown Tomorrow? [spychicr@aol.compoot (Rai-Marie)] re: Fruvous: Jesusified! [CheesemonkeyGem ] re: Fredonia show update [Lori Martin ] Re: Welcome to "c" ["Angela Anuszewski" ] Re: Fredonia Show Review [Maggie Deegan ] Fredonia Show Review [Maggie Deegan ] Re: The Nields [srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com)] Pennsylvania tomorrow... [tmbgirl@my-deja.com] Jian's hat! [Kristen Wahl ] Re: Pennsylvania tomorrow... ["Kate Leahy" ] Genesseo [moxyone22@aol.com (MoxyOne22)] Re: LA show!!! [Rodney Elin ] [FAQ] alt.music.moxy-fruvous Frequently Asked Questions list (3/4) [Chad ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 20:04:01 +0100 From: Mike Wood Subject: Re: Welcome to "c" Vokes, Laurie wrote: > > Sounds a ton like They Might be Giants!! err... no no it doesn't reminds me much of more weird al or jorje nowik or other artist who actually *try* to be funny (especially reminds me of the Weird Al Show theme for some reason) ~mikewood~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:05:33 GMT From: "fruomfffan@xoommail.com" Subject: Re: Welcome to c "Eric Fiedler" wrote in message news:200004281908.PAA11197@post3.fast.net... > Reply to: RE: Welcome to c > Isn't Lester B. Pierson the name of Toronto's airport? Who was/is he? And why was he not much fun? > Lester B. Pearson was Canada's 14th or so Prime Minister (counting in my head). He won a nobel peace prize for setting up the first peace keeping forces in the UN. Not sure why he's not much fun...or tons of fun (depending on your interp!) although my social teacher liked him... - -- Cara Kozack It's a reference to a _______ that you've never even heard of by\in a ______ that you probably don't even like. fruomffan@xoommail.com http://fly.to/cjkk ------------------------------ Date: 30 Apr 2000 02:52:05 GMT From: fruvousgirl@aol.comedy.hour (Angela) Subject: Guinea Pig (was Re: Pawling Review and set list) Jian made it sound like they were debuting it that night. It was a really cute little song about lab experiments gone ary and the "frrankenfood" that results. One line went something like "I dont know whats in my lunchbox/Fill my belly with frankenfood" It was a Jian and Mike only song. Like Pork Tenderloin for Dave and Murray. Hope I was a little helpful. Ang ------------------------------ Date: 29 Apr 2000 21:18:18 GMT From: mjgreenb@aol.com (Mjgreenb) Subject: Re: OT: rant: Anti-Arabism & growing up Jewish As someone who is "actively" Jewish, if that thought makes any sense, I'd like to add my two shekels on the thought. Several years ago, a young friend of mine finally got her wish to come true. She was accepted to study for a year in Israel. On a bus to go to the beach, a terrorist attack by an Palestinian Arab killed her. She was only 22 years old. Her name: Alisa Flatow. _Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 01:19:30 GMT From: kyla Subject: Re: Pawling Review and set list >>>>Guinea Pig (Which will also be on C) what is this song? it's not on fdc. sounds interesting, though... - --kyla ===== AIM: canadan2 ICQ: 37135028 ?:^) marion sez: hi everyone! i miss u cedric! Donnez-moi le singe bleu. Il y a une dinde flamboyante dans le coin de la salle! j'aime francais! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 02:53:06 GMT From: "Suburbia25" Subject: Rad webpage... just lookin for attention.. check it out hey yall.... im a punk-ass from Boston and i have quite the webpage goin on.... check it out, laugh some, cry some, and you can also vote for the best punk/ska band of all time.. or whatever else. dont miss out.. http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/PrimetimeAve/suburbia25/ peace- Matt ------------------------------ Date: 29 Apr 2000 00:36:33 GMT From: bbwminors@aol.com (BBWMinors) Subject: Re: Welcome to "c" I'm wondering ... I finally heard "Bad Hair Day"for the first time this week and the first thing I thought when I heard "Everything You Know is Wrong" was, of course, TMBG ... was this intentional??? I couldn't figure out if it was actually a Weird Al take on TMBG or simply coincidental. Andi????? QL ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 02:16:41 GMT From: CheesemonkeyGem Subject: Fruvous: Jesusified!! In keeping with the Malkovich theme, ye good people of the newsgroup must check this out :D http://www.askjesus.org/ask.cgi?http://www.fruvous.com hehehe enjoy - -jen ===== ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* What's another word for Thesaurus? - Steven Wright ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: 29 Apr 2000 16:45:23 GMT From: spychicr@aol.compoot (Rai-Marie) Subject: Tix for Allentown Tomorrow? I'm desparate. :oP I need tickets for tomorrow at Allentown and I can't seem to find where to get them.... If you know where I can get them or if you have an extra ticket, can you e-mail me at SpyChicR@aol.com? Thanks... you'll be my saviour. --Rai --Gah. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Rai is also known as the CANADIAN POSER! Fighter for liberty, justice, and the right to use a "u" in the word colour. I like pink. But only if it's a manly pink. A "Butch, the prom queen" pink. ~Gotta love the Lizard ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 02:28:09 GMT From: CheesemonkeyGem Subject: re: Fruvous: Jesusified! ...and of course, thou must check this out!: http://www.askjesus.org/ask.cgi?http://www.fruhead.com :D jen ===== ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* What's another word for Thesaurus? - Steven Wright ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 23:22:27 -0400 From: Lori Martin Subject: re: Fredonia show update said Puddin': > <> > Si, en fraçais, n'est-ce pas? Ou est-ce j'ai tort? Yeah, français too, but it's perfectly acceptable anglais for (according to Webster): "one who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his true one." In other words, a poser with a "u". > I'm still learning... someone told me I was a Canadian Poser, > and I thought that 'twas quite funny... sounded like a superhero.... Eight legs good, two legs bad! - -- Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattooing Fru ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://members.aol.com/srm9988n/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 15:22:20 GMT From: "Angela Anuszewski" Subject: Re: Welcome to "c" In fact, many Al originals are "style parodies". Dare to Be Stupid is obviously DEVO, The Night Santa Went Crazy is Soul Asylum, Germs is NIN, etc. I guess you say that this is Fruvous doing a style parody of Weird Al :-) Angela Adam Tyner wrote in message news:390a5089.46988958@news.clemson.edu... > It was intentional. Al is a big TMBG fan. > > -Adam > > On 29 Apr 2000 00:36:33 GMT, bbwminors@aol.com (BBWMinors) wrote: > > >I'm wondering ... I finally heard "Bad Hair Day"for the first time this week > >and the first thing I thought when I heard "Everything You Know is Wrong" was, > >of course, TMBG ... was this intentional??? I couldn't figure out if it was > >actually a Weird Al take on TMBG or simply coincidental. > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 19:42:21 GMT From: Maggie Deegan Subject: Re: Fredonia Show Review okay, i realized that there's lotsa stuff that i forgot, so i'll add it here in no particular order. 1. there was this big rubber mountain climb-y thing that Jian immediately labeled as homoerotic. they made various references to it during the show, including a verse in boo time, something about giving Elian a taste of the "rubber teat." 2. some people up front were passing a joint during IWHO. the band thought that was pretty damn cool. 3. they made some quips about the security guards. Murray: they can't hear us, they've got earplugs in Jian: obviously expecting some other band M: yeah they're all music majors J: they're pissed off cuz we can't play well and it continued on like that :) 4. PISCO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5. personally, i like Jian's new hat, it's pretty nifty. i can't think of many people who could pull it off without looking *totally* ridiculous ;) apparently he's a "Persion cowboy" that was written (no, ridden) out of the history books, kinda like "herstory." 6. before Love Potion #9 they got a clapping thingy going. i don't know what it's called, i'm musically deficient. a round maybe? i dunno. anyways, people stage Dave were the off beat, stage Murray was the opposite of off beat, and people in the middle were triples. i couldn't keep up with it because i have no rhythm, but everybody else was able to keep it up and it sounded incredibly cool. methinks they got a kick of it too. :) okay, i think this is it. yay! - -- ~Maggie~ "The Hawaiian alphabet has 22 letters, 6 of which are K." ~ Taylor Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 05:13:04 GMT From: Maggie Deegan Subject: Fredonia Show Review well it's 12:55am and i apologize for any psychoticness that might ensue other than what would normally happen. i've been up for just about 18 hours. whee! alrighty, Melissa and i skipped out of school a bit early and hit the road by 2:40. we made great time and got to my cousin Matt's house around 4:45. i found him quickly in the big party that was going on so i was happy :) Matt walked us over to the where the show was, and we missed only the first two and a half songs, which made me happy. i'm not even going try and give a setlist, i know that i won't get it right. at one point Jian asked how many people had seen them on Conan O'Brien and about five people (including Melissa and i) cheered. :( twas sad. anyway, that led to splatter^2. the crowd basically sucked. there were very few people i knew in the audience (we saw Fiona and AJ and MC post-show), although there were quite a few people who knew most of the words. i got a few stares because i was singing right along with Johnny Saucep'n. well, the crowd sucked mainly because people were drunk or getting close to it. :Ş it was a pretty short set (at least it seemed short to me), but definately worth the drive. i finally got a picture with Tobey, and i got pictures with Dave and the Hairless Wonder [1]. things were cool. definately looking forward to tomorrow's show at Geneseo. [1] if you haven't figured out that i meant Jian, well, yeah i mean him. and i really do like his haircut, it's pretty darn nifty :) - -- ~Maggie~ "The Hawaiian alphabet has 22 letters, 6 of which are K." ~ Taylor Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: 29 Apr 2000 17:26:34 GMT From: srm9988n@aol.comicrelief (Lori at fruhead dot com) Subject: Re: The Nields said kierney: >hey. is anyone going to the show in philly???? i'd like to go but my friends >are >dorks and none of then like the nields. I'll be there, yessirree! And rumor has it Lawrence might be too. :) - -- Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattooing Fru/Borg poseur *************** do not email me at this evil address! email me at the wonderful address: moonshimmer@xpnonline.net. :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 16:35:58 GMT From: tmbgirl@my-deja.com Subject: Pennsylvania tomorrow... HEy HEY... through some odd twisting of events. mostly the fact that i'm completely depressed as a result of just having broken up with my bf of almost three years (may not sound like much but when you realize that that's about 1/6th of my life that i've been with this kid. *sigh*)[1] Oh so where was i? yeah, so because i'm all sad - i'm running away (haha) and coming down to allentown, PA for the show tomorrow to chill. I'm curious tho... what's the deal with the bryn mawr vs. allentown show? are there really two shows? is one during the day? does the bryn mawr show even exist? can i still get tix to it? any info would be appreciated :) take it easy, JordAN http://www.geocities.com/tmbgirl.geo/ np: Ben Harper "burn one down" [1]i'm still smiling - the avs are doing well right? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 04:35:20 GMT From: Kristen Wahl Subject: Jian's hat! Hey guys, just de-lurking long enough to mention that I was at Geneseo tonight, and I loved Jian's hat! I think the whole Persian cowboy thing is a good look for him. See you all later. ;) Kristen ===== - -------------------------------------------- "Oh, mirror in the sky -What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides Can I handle the seasons of my life?" - -Fleetwood Mac __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 07:40:57 -0400 From: "Kate Leahy" Subject: Re: Pennsylvania tomorrow... >Oh so where was i? yeah, so because i'm all sad - i'm running away >(haha) and coming down to allentown, PA for the show tomorrow to >chill. I'm curious tho... what's the deal with the bryn mawr vs. >allentown show? are there really two shows? is one during the day? >does the bryn mawr show even exist? can i still get tix to it? any >info would be appreciated :) The "Bryn Mawr show" is, I believe, a Borders instore. Bryn Mawr is a good hour from Allentown, so plan accordingly with rides. - --Kate - -- Kate Leahy kleahy@loyola.edu katiewow@fruhead.com "And in all the idiots I see Thoughtless men casting doubts on me . . . Enlightening . . ." - --Guster ------------------------------ Date: 30 Apr 2000 18:15:33 GMT From: moxyone22@aol.com (MoxyOne22) Subject: Genesseo K, I'm sooo stoked. After 2 years in and out of the hospital, I finally got to see them live!!! I finally fell like a true fruhead. The show was great (though I don't have much to compare to). They did a couple Beatles songs, which went right along with Jian's new John Lennon look. They also did a Cher song (really funny). After the show, we waited an hour in the lobby to meet them before we gave up. So as we were heading back to the car, we ran into them at the back entrance of the building. I got great pics (except for Dave who was already passed out in the van). We chatted for a little while and Jian actually spelled my name right!!! Murray also drew a cute little pic on my Bargainville CD. OK, so my life is now complete. Only three weeks till Darien Lake. We're planning on riding the waterslides with the lads!!! Wish me healthy till then !!! Kelley ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 20:54:18 GMT From: Rodney Elin Subject: Re: LA show!!! On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 06:04:22 GMT, Jodi Kurland wrote: I'm going, too. I didn't think they would venture out this way, at least so soon after their last LA date. But I'll take any opportunity to see them. I wonder if Nat Gertler will be there? - --Rodney in San Diego >Good news for west coast fans! Moxy will be playing at Vynyl on Schrader in >Hollywood May 24th. Since finally having a chance to see them live last >October, I've been dying to see them again. I apologize if this is old >news, but I don't always keep up with the digests. > >Jodi in LA visit my personal home page, a humorous look at marketing in today's siciety http://www.rff.org/~elin/Bananas.htm and please let me know what you think of it - -------------------- you'll have to remove the x from my reply-to address to properly reply to me ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 14:04:41 -0500 From: Chad Maloney Subject: [FAQ] alt.music.moxy-fruvous Frequently Asked Questions list (3/4) [Begin part 3/4] Section: The Albums 1) What albums does Moxy Fruvous have out? Fruvous has 4 studio albums, 1 live album, an EP, and their self-produced cassette tape. o The indie tape, 1992 o _Bargainville_, 1993 (WEA CD 93134, Atlantic 82563-2) o _Wood_, 1995 (WEA CD 10616, BMG/VelVel/Bottom Line #47306) o _The B Album_, 1996 (WEA CD 14187, BMG/VelVel/Bottom Line #47307) o _You Will Go to the Moon_, 1997 (Bottom Line Records VEL 7301-2) o _Live Noise_, 1998 (BMG/VelVel/Bottom Line #47304, WEA CD23269) o _Thornhill_, 1999 (BMG/Razor & Tie #82849/Bottom Line) o _The C Album_, Coming in May 2000 See the Moxy Fruvous discography on Fruvous Dot Com at http://www.fruvous.com/discog.html 2) Why aren't all the albums in stores? Where are they available? The indie tape is no longer in production; there were a limited number produced (something over 50,000), and you'll be lucky to get your mitts on a copy. Grubbing around in used music stores in Canada is your best bet. Begging and offering large amounts of money might work, but it's doubtful. You're more likely to find someone to copy the album for you, if you offer your firstborn child in return - or just ask nicely. A mint condition copy was also available as a prize offered for 2500 Frumiles. _Bargainville_, released by Warner, is widely available in Canada; in America, it was released in 1994 by Atlantic and is carried by many major music chains. _Wood_ was released by Warner in Canada and has been rereleased in the States by Bottom Line/VelVel/BMG. It is distributed by BMG, a major distributor, so any self-respecting CD store should be able to order it. _The B Album_ was originally self-promoted, but it was picked up by Warner in Canada and has been rereleased by Bottom Line/VelVel/BMG in the States. It is also distributed by BMG, so you should be able to get a copy in most any CD store. _You Will Go to the Moon_ was released by Warner in Canada. In America, it is the first release of fledgling independent label the Bottom Line Record Co. _Live Noise_, is the final Moxy Fruvous release on Warner Canada and released by Bottom Line in the Unites States. It is distributed by BMG and therefore is available in most major music chains. _Thornhill_ was released in the United States on August 10th, 1999 on Bottom Line/Razor & Tie/BMG. It was released in Canada on August 24th on True North Records, where the boys signed after their Warner Canada deal was up post-_Live Noise_. It is distributed by BMG, so it should be available or orderable anywhere you go. _The C Album_, a follow up to _B_ containing tracks that just would not have fit on _Thornhill_, is due out in May 2000. Right now, it will only be available through MFHQ and at shows. Info for ordering it will be included in the Spring 2000 Quill. 3)* What if I can't get any of the albums at stores? Rule number one of "I can't find Fruvous records at my local record shop" is to ask at the desk. If they don't have the album you are looking for, ask them if they can order it. In the States, the Bottom Line-released albums are distributed by BMG, a major distributor. Because of this, they should be easily orderable by any music shop in the country. _Bargainville_ was released on Atlantic, so it had decent distribution, but it is rather old and may be a bit harder to order. In Canada, the Warner Canada albums should be easily orderable. Please, even if you don't want to buy the album because you'd rather get it another way, ask the stores to order Fruvous albums if they don't carry them. This will get the band noticed by the store and by distributors as well and get more copies of the CD into the stores where impulse buying may make new fans. If you cannot get the CDs the above way, you can order them off the Internet. Please use the links provided on FDC at http://www.fruvous.com/merchan.html to get to Amazon.com, CDnow.com, or any of the other various links to get to the internet chains. When you use these links, Fruvous Dot Com gets a small kickback from the chain which goes toward its operating expenses. Bulletproof Artist Management & Booking is also handling internet merchandise orders. You can order all the currently available Moxy Fruvous CDs (and other Fruvous merchandise) online at http://www.bulletproofstore.com/merch.html#moxy. CDs are also available at Fruvous live shows from the Merchandise table. As a last ditch attempt to fulfill your Fruvous fix with new CDs, you can contact Moxy Fruvous Headquarters at moxy@passport.ca or write them at 1488 Queen Street West P.O. Box 90005 Toronto, Ontario Canada M6K 1M2 4) Does the band ever put out singles? Yes, the band has released singles for 9 different Fruvous songs. Most of these singles were promotional singles ( CDs with one track made for radio stations). They are sent out by the publicity people for the band to stations in the hopes of getting some airplay. Sometimes the stations give them away to employees who may give them to fans or sell them to used CD stores, so check around. Two singles from _Bargainville_, "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" and "Stuck in the '90s", contained more than just the single track. They had additional bonus tracks that contained other material. The singles released by the band are: - - "King of Spain " - - "Stuck in the 90's" - - "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - - "Fell in Love" - - "Down From Above" - - "Fly" - - "Get in the Car" - - "I Will Hold On" - - "Splatter Splatter" Singles are hard to find and it is suggested that you snatch them right up if you see them. The band has also released 2 "sampler" tapes. After Bargainville, they had a Bargainville 3-song sampler tape that was used for promotion at shows. Before Wood was released, the band had a fan contest to "name the new album." All the people who submitted a response received a Wood Sampler tape. These 2 tapes are also very rare. 5)* Does the band ever make videos? Yes, the band has made videos for 8 different Fruvous songs, the most recent being a video for the first single in Canada off of _Thornhill_, "I Will Hold On." Some of the early videos got good amounts of airplay on MuchMusic in Canada during the early-mid '90s, and "I Will Hold On" is getting airplay on Muchmore Music. A list of the videos that are out there: - - "King of Spain" - - "Stuck in the 90's" - - "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - - "Fell in Love" - - "Down From Above" - - "Fly" - - "Get in the Car" - - "I Will Hold On" A "Moxy Fruvous Video Collection" was the prize when you obtained 12 stamps on the old Fruhead Card (NOTE: Not the same as the Frumiles card). This collection was a tape containing all the above videos that were available at the time. There are two versions of the video collection. The most complete version contains all videos up to "Get in the Car", but for those fans who received their video collection before "Get in the Car" was released, their video collections have the videos up to "Fly." The videos for "King of Spain" and "I Will Hold On" are available on http://www.BurlyBear.com. To view them, you need Real Player 7 plugin. The site contains troubleshooting help for using it. To get to the videos, go to the Laarr's Lounge section using the drop down at the top of the page and choose Video Archive from the bottom left buttons. Moxy Fruvous was featured the week of March 21st. Burly Bear also has a lot of other great videos available online. 6) Is there any connection between _You Will Go to the Moon_ and the children's book of the same name? Yes. Dave has said that he wrote the song as a bit of an homage to the book. It is not known if it's still in print, though. 7) What is the Indie Cassette I keep hearing about? Released in 1992, the indie cassette was the band's first released studio recording. As its name implies, it was independently made and sold at the band's show. The band sold out of the first run of tapes and had more printed up. Eventually the indie cassette, containing 6 songs from the days of Fruvous busking on the street: "BJ Don't Cry", "The Drinking Song", "King of Spain", "Gulf War Song", "Spiderman", and the only studio recording of "Green Eggs and Ham" ever to be released, went gold in Canada. 5 of the 6 songs from the indie cassette were rerecorded for the band's first major label full-studio album, _Bargainville_. 8) Where can I get the Indie Cassette? The indie cassette was a limited printing run and is no longer available. Many people have gotten indie tapes from browsing used record stores all across Canada, combined with extreme luck. A mint condition, unopened copy of the indie cassette was the prize for 2500 Frumiles. There have been people who attempt to sell indie cassettes (and sometimes even copies of the indie cassette) on the internet auctions sites like eBay. These auctions sometime fetch enormous amounts of money. At FruCon II, Jian stated that the band doesn't really like this reselling of original indie cassettes for very high prices. Reselling copies of the indie cassette is illegal and immoral. Please do not buy duplicates of the indie cassette and when considering purchasing an original indie cassette, realize the band gets no money from your sale, while all you get is a momento tape containing 6 songs that you can hear elsewhere for no money at all. There exist a couple copies of the indie cassette pressed onto CD (originals - not CDRs made from cassettes). A CD version of the indie cassette was the prize given for being the first to complete the Fruvous Crossword puzzle, and a couple of copies were raffled at Fruhead Conventions past. At the third Fruhead Convention held in Toronto in February 2000, the band set up a rare merchandise table where you could purchase the indie cassette on either CD or the original tape still in shrink wrap directly from the band. There was also an original tape, hand drawn by Mike Ford and containing material not on the released indie cassette available for sale. Many people who have opened originals are willing to duplicate their indie cassette to get it to fans who want to hear it. This is, of course, on the condition that no profit is made from the recording, and it is merely for the enjoyment of the fan. Section: Songs and Lyrics 1) Where can I get a copy of "Green Eggs and Ham"? A studio recording of "Green Eggs and Ham" is no longer available. It was the only one of the six tracks on the indie tape that was not rerecorded for _Bargainville_. It was also included as a hidden track on a three-song "sampler" tape Fruvous offered after _Bargainville_ was released. They will probably never record it again, though. Hearsay is that Dr. Seuss' will states that his material can only be used and licensed for educational purposes. Odds being against your finding the indie or sampler tape, your best bet is to ask someone to copy it for you. Fruvous frequently performs this at their live shows, usually segued from King of Spain into a shortened version of the song with the additional perk of Murray's bass line. The long version of the song is a special treat live, and usually includes some of the old costumes and banter from the original version of the song. 2) Where can I find the lyrics to "Johnny Saucep'n," "Your New Boyfriend," etc? http://www.fruvous.com/lyric.html is Fruvous Dot Com's lyrics section. It archives all the lyrics from all the albums, lyrics from many of the unreleased songs, and several versions of lyrics as they changed over time. FDC's lyrics are usually annotated with who is singing when, which comes in very handy sometimes. 3) Where can I get translations of the French songs? These pop up from time to time: several people have tried their hand and put the results on alt.music.moxy-fruvous. Fruvous Dot Com archives these with the other lyrics at http://www.fruvous.com/lyric.html. 4) Where can I find tabulature for Fruvous songs? Tab (usually guitar tab) for Moxy Fruvous songs is also kept on Fruvous Dot Com under the "Moxy's Music" section - - http://www.fruvous.com/music.html. Be aware that for the most part, these are people's individual interpretations, not from published music. This tab is available for not-for-profit uses and all song rights are owned by Moxy Fruvous. One of the prizes for the Frumiles card was a "campfire songbook," promising a collection of songs with complete lyrics and chords. Once you hit 1500 Frumiles, you will be able to tell us all what the lyrics and chords really are. These songbooks have not yet been distributed for people who traded in 15000 Frumiles. 5) Where can I find vocal sheet music for Fruvous songs? Fruvous Dot Com also has some vocal music and written out MIDI for some songs at http://www.fruvous.com/music.html. Sing Out! magazine also published the sheet music for Greatest Man in America in Fall of 1996. This is also available on FDC. 6) Where can I find sound files of Fruvous songs? FDC has sound samples under "Multi-Media." For links to other sound bytes, check out http://www.cdnow.com http://www.columbiahousecanada.com 7) Which band member wrote which songs? Do they collaborate? Each of the band members is a songwriter in his own right, and some of the songs are collaborations. It would take too long to list which songs were the product of whose minds, nor are all of the songs' authors known, and the band seems to like to keep that, among many other things, in doubt. A few examples, though, are that "Greatest Man in America" is a collaboration, "Fly" is Jian's, "Love Set Fire" is Murray's, "Down From Above" is Mike's, and "The Drinking Song," contrary to expectations, is Dave's. Many times it is assumed that the Frulad singing lead vocals is the primary writer of the song, but there are contradictions to this (for example the aforementioned Drinking Song). 8) What's the song that they perform with the refrain, "Hey little bird, fly away home"? Tom Waits' "Jockey Full of Bourbon." The original lyrics are on FDC. There's now a released version on _Live Noise_. Tom Waits original version is available on _Rain Dogs_. 9) Is it a female voice or Mike's voice during the intro to the studio version of "Green Eggs and Ham"? Prior to the second Fruhead Convention in Toronto ON in 1999, the band led on that it was not a male voice singing the intro scat to the indie cassette version of Green Eggs and Ham. During FruCon II, it was let slip that the voice on the recording was actually Mike Ford singing in a high voice, and the tape was sped up a bit to get the odd sound. 10) Who says "Swing it" on the studio version of "Gotta Get a Message to You"? Mike Ford's wife, Terri. 11) Is the "lowest highest point" really in Delaware? No, it turns out that even Fruvous is capable of spreading misinformation. Gordon Elgart provides the correct statistics and the explanation for us: "The lowest highest point is Florida, 345 feet in Walton County. The lowest _mean_ elevation is Delaware at 60 feet. The trivial pursuit card places Delaware at the lowest highest elevation of 60 feet. That is the mean elevation, thus the obvious error on the Trivial Pursuit card. The question should have said "Which U.S. state has the lowest mean elevation of 60 feet"? Horn Abbot was not famous for its editing ability." See the Trivial Pursuit card that started the madness and judge for yourself: Front: http://www.fruvous.com/miscpics/trivial1.gif Back: http://www.fruvous.com/miscpics/trivial2.gif 12) In "King of Spain," the King plays crokinole. What IS crokinole? Crokinole is a shuffleboard-style parlor game that was very popular around the turn of the 20th Century and still has a following in Canada today. For more information on Crokinole, see these pages: http://www.frontier.net/~crokinol http://www.crokinole.com 13) What songs that Moxy Fruvous regularly performs are actually covers? The band members of Moxy Fruvous are all music sponges and have taken in a lot of music over the years. Cover songs are an outlet to this. A "cover" is a when an artist or group performs a song written and performed by another band. Sometimes a cover song just fits really well or would be funny, other times covering the song is a tribute to the original's band and the song itself. Moxy Fruvous performs a good number of covers, some of which are leftover from the days when they didn't have enough material to fill a show or from even earlier when most of the band (all but Dave) were involved in a cover band called the Chia Pets. The following is a list of some of the covers done by the band and information about the original version: - - "Alison", Elvis Costello _My Aim is True_ - - "Ash Hash", Bob Snider - - "Believe", Cher - - "Brown Eyed Girl", Van Morrison - - "Early Morning Rain", Gordon Lightfoot - - "Homeward Bound", Simon and Garfunkel - - "I Shall Be Released", Bob Dylan - - "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", BeeGees - - "Jockey Full of Bourbon", Tom Waits _Rain Dogs_ - - "La Complainte Du Phoque En Alaska", Beau Dommage - - "He's Misstra Know-it-all", Stevie Wonder _Innervisions_ - - "Oliver's Army", Elvis Costello _Armed Forces_ - - "Peace of Mind", Boston - - "Poor Napoleon", Elvis Costello _Blood and Chocolate_ - - "Psycho Killer", Talking Heads _Stop Making Sense_ - - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", Stevie Wonder - - "Substitute", The Who - - "This Boy", The Beatles - - "Walking Spanish", Tom Waits _Rain Dogs_ - - "You're Going to Lose that Girl", the Beatles The band also performs medleys of songs containing a lot of covers. Billie Jean Medley normally contains: - - "Billie Jean", Michael Jackson _Thriller_ - - "Lovefool", The Cardigans _First Band on the Moon_ - - "Rudi, a Message to You", Specials Dancing Queen Medley normally contains: - - "Walk on the Wild Side", Lou Reed _Sally Can't Dance_ - - "Dancing Queen", Abba - - "Angel of Harlem", U2 _Rattle and Hum_ Love Potion #9 normally contains: - - "Love Potion #9", the Coasters - - "Ohio", Crosby Stills Nash and Young - - "Stayin' Alive", BeeGees - - "Jungle Boogie", Kool and the Gang - - "Love Shack", B-52's Section: Fruvous Characters 1) Who is Larry Boniface Clebdon? Who is Barry? LBC, as he is sometimes known, is the "budgie dog" who appears on the front of _Bargainville_, among other places. Barry is the yellow budgie-dog-like creature on the back of _The B Album_, and elsewhere. They and their siblings are drawn by Mike and tend to appear randomly on albums and merchandise. 2) Who is Lazlo? Lazlo is John Shotwell, Fruvous' old soundman, with them through the end of 1996 and rejoining them briefly in the summer of '97. "Lazlo" is said to be either a nickname Fruvous gave him or his professional name. After John, Trevor joined the band for a few months in the spring and summer of '97, and Cal, who predates John, rejoined them after John's summer stint. Lazlo the Soundman is said NOT to be the Lazlo from "Lazlo's Career", and that that Lazlo is a sprite that follows the Frubus around. 3) What's a Laika? Laika was a dog that participated in the Soviet Space Program. Here's what Rodney Elin had to say about it: "The Laika of the song was the first dog in space. She was also the first animal in space. Laika's flight on Sputnik II, 3 Nov 1957, was primarily to see if animals would stay alive in space, or in Soviet space capsules, and to see if telemetry (remote monitoring of stuff like heartrate) worked after launch. Laika was 'left in space', to burn up in the atmosphere. There was never any plan or controversy in 1957: she was going up and she was going to burn up and die on reentry (6 days later). Once launched, there was not really a controversy. There was no return capability on Sputnik or any space vehicle. A picture, not for the squirmish, is available at http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/laika.html As far as the song goes, Laika is held as one of the symbols ushering in the space age. (As are Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.)" 4) Who is Dusty Fosterbourd? Dusty Fosterbourd appears in the Fruvous Song "That's Any Good." He's a British Invasion Hero, who had one huge hit, "That's Any Good." He, along with the Dustettes - Skeet, Reg, and Stig - come out to sing their hit when they make their comebacks. He looks an awful lot like Murray Foster in real life. 5) Who is Grandpa Fruvous? Grandpa Fruvous is a rancid-smelling ancient being from before the dawn of time. He's had some great fun with many famous people (including many old US presidents, actors, and celebrities) usually driving around in all sorts of old-school cars like the Lincoln Biscayne or a Mercury trying to hit things with them. Grandpa wears a stylish hat and loves old-fashioned sing alongs. He performs "Minnie the Moocher" on stage with Fruvous, usually coming out for outdoor shows or special shows. If you can stand the smell long enough to get a good look at him, Grandpa Fruvous looks an awful lot like Mike Ford. 6) Who is Lou? Usually with his sleeves rolled up and his trusty blublockers on, Lou Reed sings with Moxy Fruvous on the Dancing Queen Medley. Introduced as the poet of New York and former leader of the Velvet Underground, Lou usually enters the stage to chants of "Lou." He also normally has some poetry prepared for the event. Under the blublockers, Lou has a striking resemblance to Mike Ford. 7) Who is Marion Fruvous Toronto's first environmental crusader, Marion Fruvous is a modern day folk hero. She pops up on stage with Moxy Fruvous, who may have in fact gotten their name from the environmental crusader, when they perform the "Ballad of Marion Fruvous." Marion's message encourages not only recycling, which many times simply fills landfills, but also encourages reducing the amount of waste you generate. Incredibly beautiful, Marion used to look a whole lot like David Hyde Pierce, but must have shaved her head at some point. She also seems to have grown some facial hair and has never appeared on stage at the same time as Dave Matheson for some odd reason. 8) Who is the Naive Young Chap? The Naive Young Chap is a character that has very rarely graced the stage alongside Moxy Fruvous, and yet is still one of the most beloved characters in their hearts. When he does appear on stage, he performs the song "Harbourmall" with Moxy Fruvous. Like David Bowie had the Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane, and Ziggy Stardust, Moxy Fruvous has many characters, but none are as loveable as the Naive Young Chap. He's a guy from up north that just wants to go down and enjoy Toronto's harbourfront. His face shows just how naive he is. It also shows that he looks a bit like Dave Matheson. Section: Fruvous-Related Links and Information 1) What other bands might a fan of Fruvous be interested in? Early in their career, Fruvous was frequently compared with fellow Canadian indie band Barenaked Ladies: both are famed for excellent concerts, both topped the indie charts and then went on to sign large record deals, and both have varied and "quirky" musical styles. The two have diverged largely in the last few years, and few people think them very similar anymore; but many followers of one band enjoy music by the other. They Might Be Giants fans also have quite a bit of reciprocity with Fruvous fans. The question frequently comes up of whether Fruvous are TMBG fans; the answer is clearly "yes," as members of the band have been known to spout random TMBG lines and make up songs from TMBG tunes (particularly "Particle Man"). They joined forces with Da Vinci's Notebook ( http://www.davincisnotebook.com ) to cover "Shoehorn With Teeth" on DVN's album _Bendy's Law_. Fruheads tend to have diverse tastes, not easily pigeonholed; you'll catch a mention of Bela Fleck in one thread, XTC in another, Salamander Crossing here and Beethoven there. Other artists you might now and again hear discussion of on this newsgroup include - but obviously aren't limited to - Eddie From Ohio, a female-fronted quartet from Virginia, intelligent and unusual themes, strong harmonies, good use of harmonica and bass, and all out fun folk music; http://www.efohio.com Ben Folds Five, a piano/bass/percussion alterna-rock trio, a favorite of Murray and Jian; http://www.benfoldsfive.com Dan Bern, an incredible song-writer and an extremely wide-ranged, say what he's thinking folk artist; http://www.dbhq.com yeP!, a Massachusetts-based funk-rock/bluegrass/jazz band who have played with Fruvous before, now on extended hiatus; http://www.cs.umass.edu/~jg/yep.html The Nields, a Western Massachusetts five-piece band - due to new relations between members of the band, the previous clever comment here has been removed, but that doesn't change the great music this band puts out; http://www.nields.com Jim's Big Ego, a Boston punk-rap-acoustic-folk-satire caffeine-laced trio fronted by Jim Infantino; http://www.bigego.com Arrogant Worms, a popular Canadian acoustic humor band, silly and fun; http://www.cyberus.ca/~jeffmay/worms/worms.htm Great Big Sea, a Canadian pop-Celtic group, now breaking into the U.S. market and admired for their energy and Maritime themes; http://www.greatbigsea.com Tory Cassis, friend/co-writer with the band, a Canadian acoustic/swing artist whose debut album is released in Canada on True North; http://www.marykrause.com/tory Guster, 3 guys with a lot of pop talent, have played with Fruvous before; http://www.guster.com Susan Werner, a labelmate of Fruvous in the United States, plays a very rich folk sound; http://www.susanwerner.com Johny Vegas, a Syracuse NY-based, very solid pop group has played with Fruvous many times; http://www.johnyvegas.com Sarah Slean, a Toronto artist that has travelled with Fruvous a bit, plays mellow, beautiful, piano-based music sometimes with string backing; http://www.sarahslean.com The band admires the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Elvis Costello; Jian has been known to plug the Talking Heads; Mike admires the Rheostatics; and Dave - well, Dave knows everything by everyone. This FAQ does not claim or attempt to address anything but the most basic of questions which you might have about Moxy Fruvous and the alt.music.moxy-fruvous newsgroup. There are also possible errors contained herein: if you know, or even suspect, that an answer given is wrong, please feel free to followup this post or email ammf-faq@fruvous.com. There are many excellent websites out there, FDC being only one, and you are encouraged to read there the history of the group; personal reviews of the concerts; articles on and interpretations of Fruvous's music, albums, and career; introductions and stories from other fans, and so on. Questions are welcome, posting is encouraged, and get out there and meet people at shows! [End part 3/4] ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V4 #202 ********************************************