From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #192 Reply-To: ammf@smoe.org Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Monday, August 3 1998 Volume 01 : Number 192 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Off-topic: do a kid a kindness, will ya? [Ofer Inbar Subject: Re: Off-topic: do a kid a kindness, will ya? Marty Blase wrote: > Vika Zafrin wrote: > > Just called the receptionist... she was heartbroken. She'd already > > sent in a card, too. > > What's to be heartbroken about? She was doing a kind thing, and the kid was > cured. Happy endings all around. :-) No, it's not really a happy ending. Last I checked, there were still several hundred thousand postcards coming in for Craig Shergold *every day*. The UK postal service had hired several full time staff just to deal with Craig Shergold cards (which are, of course, not being delivered - perhaps the source of this receptionists heartbreak). The Guiness Book of World Records has removed the category of most postcards received, to discourage anyone from doing this again. Craig Shergold himself fervently wishes he hadn't made that wish, and that people would stop sending him postcards. The moral of the story: Always check the source of your information before forwarding it to the net. Keep it in mind. (Vika did the right thing by telling us where she got it from, but someone at BU might want to track the source of that memo and talk to the people who sent it...) -- Cos (Ofer Inbar) -- cos@leftbank.com cos@cs.brandeis.edu -- The Left Bank Operation -- lbo@leftbank.com http://www.leftbank.com/ "We all misuse the net for personal gain, one way or another." -- Larry Wall ------------------------------ Date: 3 Aug 1998 02:04:04 GMT From: gorbitron@aol.com (Gorbitron) Subject: Vic Hadfield For those of you at Saturday's show, you know that we had the pleasure of having 70s hockey "great" Vic Hadfield introduce the band. We were told he scored 52 goals in 1972. Of course, Mr. Hadfield looked an awful lot like Mike Ford. (I am also sure that Jian called him Tim Hatfield, but that may have just been that until he mentioned the hockey statistic, I had no idea where he was going) Anyway, I was asked after the show by one particular newsgroup lurker if I was going to check up on the Vic Hadfield reference. I said I would. And because we are all waiting breathlessly for the following hockey information, I bring it to you now. Vic Hadfield, New York Rangers, 1971-2, 50 goals, 56 assists, 106 points. This was good for 4th in the league, behind Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr and Jean Ratelle. Just ahead of Rod Gilbert. The other four of the top 5 are in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Not poor Vic. Of course, that was the last year the Bruins won the Stanley Cup, led by the aforementioned Esposito and Orr. And we all know that before there was Gretzky, no one ever thought Espo's records would be broken. He was just that good. As for Vic Hadfield? He played 16 seasons, scored 323 goals, never won a Stanley Cup. But there was that glorious year in 1971-2. And then he got to introduce Moxy Fruvous, capping off an extroadinary life. Gordon For lack of a better signature, I offer you my heartfelt thanks for making it all the way to the end of my post. May the road rise to meet you. May the wind stay at your back. May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 16:11:06 GMT From: cricket5@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Frustock aka KoP show review (really long) In article <35c5b659.639540307@news2.ibm.net>, ceelove@ibm.net (Colleen Campbell) wrote: > On 3 Aug 1998 05:37:08 GMT, rvenkate@spiketrain.npa.uiuc.edu (Kumar > Venkateswar) wrote: > > >(something like Let's Play to the Chief?) > > An improv? Not strictly an improv. A song Mike supposedly came up with while walking to get his hair cut at the bus station on Sunday morning in Philadelphia. Cute rhymes with surprising insight into some of the sights of Philly...the Edgar Allen Poe house reference was particularly impressive. > > >Missing Her > > A new one? A cover? An improv? Give us details here, peoples! What > did you think of it? What was it like? > It was like "Half as Much." ;-) Mike just intoduced in a roundabout way and never said its name. And while I've only heard this one a couple times, it's getting better and I'm starting to love it. Harmonies are perfect. Great show all around. The number of people there for the guys was unreal! Jian totally screwing up GE&H was absolutely HYSTERICAL! And the Dylan tune..."I shall be released" is a gorgeous ending...but I have to admit being happy to have it *AND* the Drinking Song last night. It was a Drinking Song kind of night with so many frufriends around. mary cricket5@hotmail.com - -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 03:36:33 GMT From: abc96@_____erols.com (AC) Subject: Some thoughts on Aug 2 performance at KOP This was only the second time I've seen Moxy Fruvous live, so excuse the naivete. Anyway, a few comments about their performance at King of Prussia, PA on Aug 2. - - They were definitely well worth the obscenely low price of $6 to get in. They're the best live band I've seen and I'm look forward to seeing some more of them, though they won't be back to the Philly area till next year. I haven't been to any "Concert under the Stars" events, but I thought it was packed. - - Given that this was quite a family crowd, the guys behaved themselves quite well except for two slipups that I noticed, once during green eggs and ham. - - The people running this event made sure to keep things nice and orderly (for the sake of the kids and families, of course). There would be no dancing in front of the stage, and the shirtless hippie dude was kindly asked to leave the front area of the stage (or should I say gazebo). Despite that I think everyone still had a good time. - - I didn't recogize about three or four of the songs they played although I don't have all the albums yet. I think they said a couple were new. - - They sang a "tribute" to Philadelphia and I don't think they mentioned Pittsburgh at all. - - I was personally quite pleased that the guys ended the first encore with "The Band" classic "I Shall Be Released" and would have been quite happy to end the night on that note (I couldn't gauge how many in the audience knew that song from my vantage point in the back). Of course they had to come out again and sing "and the Band played on..." That's all for now. Gotta get ready for work tomorrow. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 14:44:44 GMT From: rv@tankgirl.ultranet.com Subject: Re: Short 'n' sweet: 7/31 & 8/1 In article <35c45baf.550780985@news2.ibm.net>, ceecee opined verbosely: [snippity-snip] > On Saturday, there was a *massive* turnout of Fruheads, including many > from NYC, the Delaware/NJ/Philly contingent, those of us from Boston & > Mass, some upstate-NY'ers, and the increasing number from CT. [...] There was quite the crowd, and I would just like to thank the kindly caffeinated Vika Zafrin and the delightfully früphoric Colleen Campbell for providing transport for Tivol & me (& the lawn gnomes). We spent more time in the car than we did in SoNo, but had a wonderful trip. The gnomes are doing quite well in their native habitat, and seem to be recovering nicely from their onstage abuse at the hands of the ever-punning Jian. > Highlights for me? Well, Mistra Know-It-All, which the guys so > clearly enjoy doing--Murray's bass solo is, as Chris Traugott noted > recently, superb. Minnie the Moocher two days running was a terrific > [...] On Saturday, my personal faves were Minnie and the "Oliver's Army" rendition, spawned due to technical difficulties but entertaining nonetheless. > collar. There was also a guy standing right up against the stage that > they teased as looking like Eddie Vedder (Mike worked him into the > make-up verse of Love Potion), and during I Love My Boss, Jian came > over and made bedroom eyes at him, grabbing his hair [...] I nearly wept. Alas, no photos of that particular moment. I do have some random shots from earlier in the show, and post-show bumming around (various früfans with lawn gnomes, etc.) Coming soon to a web site near you, once I get the film developed... Other stuff: if anyone has an idea of *when* Früvous is planning on playing San Francisco, please lemme know; I'll try and time one of my work trips to coincide with when they're playing out there... Also, I'm planning on making it to Sunday's portion of the B&J's Folk Fest, provided that the tix haven't already sold out. Jenn & I will call TicketBastard today. Thanks again, all; it was truly fun. Michele - -- "Again, the giant, dancing pangolin comes to mind." http://pinky.wtower.com/mst3k/cgi/mstdisplay.pl/manos_cabal.1.JN.txt?htmlmode=on &filename=manos_cabal.1.JN.txt - -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #192 ********************************************