From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #366 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 Thursday, August 27 1998 Volume 01 : Number 366 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Songs never heard wish list [starfox@Bacon.Eggs.And.NOSPAM.nationwide] Re: Green Eggs and Ham [Chad Maloney ] Re: Blow Wind Blow [joshw@bgnet.bgsu.edu (Josh Woodward)] Re: No End to the Beetle [dot0926@aol.com (Dot0926)] Re: Songs never heard wish list [Gruneberg Veronica J <6vjg@qlink.queensu] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 27 Aug 1998 17:49:24 GMT From: starfox@Bacon.Eggs.And.NOSPAM.nationwide.net (Starfox) Subject: Re: Songs never heard wish list A.J. LoCicero wrote: : Ok, I'm confused. Is it possible to have ever seen Fruvous without hearing : either The Drinking Song or the Gulf War Song? I didn't think it was. Yep, it's possible. In fact, it happened in Ft. Smith, AR. :) the Drinking Song was set for the encore to the Friday show, but because all the inbred hick kiddies were getting smashed and trying to slam dance, Fruvous decided (wisely) that it wouldn't be the best song to play. Especially since the point of it would be completely missed by the majority of the intellectually challenged audience. :) The Gulf War Song got cut due to time constraints from the second show. Starfox "Yes, I do have good things to say about AR, just not very many :)" - -- Starfox starfox (at) nationwide dot net "We each pay a fabulous price, for our visions of paradise." - Rush "Mission" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 12:37:37 -0500 From: Chad Maloney Subject: Re: Green Eggs and Ham Gabby wrote: > > What's the difference between the long version of GE+H and the shorter > one? [yes, I understand that one's longer than the other, but *besides* > that.:-)] Which version is the one heard on the January DNTO concert? I don't know anything about the January DNTO concert, but I can tell you the different between the two versions. The long version a whole skit thing like Marion Fruvous. It starts with Mike coming out and talking about Literature, usually mixed with some local stuff (like, "You gotta love Columbus. Clapping for literature"). He then starts off into stuff about especially literure from one particular fellow who wrote such great books as (this is from memory, so I'm just making these up) Me, I handled the Spaghetti, and the Cry of the Meateater is More Hospitals - yes, that's right, Dr. Suess. At this point, Murray comes on stage in a silver hat and people are screaming and cheering. Murray sometimes says something to the effect of "Oh, wait, no, you've mistaked me for Dr. Suess" and then starts setting up the story. He talks about the "two primary characters on this precenium stage tonight." Mike warns the crowd to boo and thumbs down soon. The first of whom is right to my right and just out of bed, let's have a big round of applause for Mr. Cheese. The crowd now boos and hisses after Mike had prepped them for Mr. Cheese. Dave is wearing an I (Heart) Cops hat and a bathrobe and makes "Hey, why are you all boo-ing at me" faces at the crowd. Mur adds in something like "Ah, I see some of you have already met him". "It's Mr Cheese, the Cheese Man. Mr Cheese is a member of Christian coalition, he smokes, and beats up on little kids, and, get this, you won't believe it at all, he doesn't have cable." The crowd boos and Murray sympathizes with them on that last one... Mike now starts telling the crowd to be ready to cheer uproariously. "The other, local boy done good (usually throws in a local quip - something like He grew up in the egg (in Albany) or something). The myth, the man, the hologram - Sam I Am." At this point, the crowds explodes cheering, flamed by the fact that while Mur was talking, Mike was prepping the crowd on the proper reaction for when Sam comes out. Mike and Mur spur the crowd for awhile and then Mur explains that "Sam was standin pope from 1973 until 1979" (or something). Jian goes off into the whole El Salvador,Guatamale, Chile, Abortion, Contraception, Free Love thing following by reminiscing about growing up in the Vatican and various animals, fruits, and vegetables. After he trails off (usually with kiwi or pumpkin) and the crowd is dead silent wondering what the heck has gotten into Jian, Mur says something like "that's the guy you were clapping for so much a minute ago. Choose your heroes wisely. Sam is a internation man of mystery, no one knows his true intentions, from whence he came, to what he is up." He then leads into the start of the song with "and this, in a nutshell, is their story". At this point, Mike is back at the bongos and starts in with the bongos to get things rolling. He then brings in the opening theme. Boo-doo-wah-do-wah-do-wah-dee-dah-wah-do-dee-doe. Mur comes in with him after a bit and Mike adds in Sleep noises or Slam it or some such inbetween. Mur then comes down front and starts "Kids listen up, if you are gonna be sick, if your dinner looks like something from Kronenburg flick. Think twice before you cuss and shout "Damn damn damn". Let me tell you a little story about Green Eggs and Ham. This stuff" (Holds up up prop Green Eggs and Ham) At this point, Dave and Jian are back to back in the middle of the stage bobbing up and down and making sleeping sounds. Mur continues "There was a little yellow man named Sam-I-Am". At this point, Jian and Dave come to life and the song proper starts. It's got a verse before it gets into the "Would you, could you in a car" part that the short version starts with. That verse has a pause in it after candlelight, some wine and a red-headed fox where Mur and Mike try to entice Mr. Cheese. Mur says suggestively "A red-headed fox... some candlelight" and Mike tosses in, almost as an afterthought, "Bottle of Manneshewitz". Dave kicks it back in. At this point, it hits the "Would you could you in a car, eat them, don't deny who you are" part that starts the short version. Really, the best way to tell the short version is that fact that it follows King of Spain immediately and has a rockin' bass line. Both versions have the Hey Not the Beatles part, but the long version ends sooner than the short version (ironic, isn't it). The long version gets a little more involved when trying to get Dave to try the Green Eggs and Ham. Mur will crack the soft egg prop thing into his hat and sizzle a bit and then present it to Mr. Cheese saying he "added some oregana, a bit of salt, some garlic." Cheese takes a bite and everyone else runs behind the bongos to hide. This is when they start into the "He's gonna try 'em" chant. Dave pinches his nose and tries a bit and a "Ewwww" comes from the bongos. "He's gonna spew chunks". Dave takes another bite and says "Say...". The bongo crew looks confusedly around the place. Dave says "Say" again more positively and Mike tosses in "That's French!" or "Everybody Dance Now" afterwards. Dave then goes off into the "Not bad..." part. It them continues the same as the short version until Dave offers Jian some. Jian looks around and says hesitantly "You kidding? I don't eat that stuff?" and they all fall over on the floor, legs stuck in the air. That's the end of the short version. The long version kicks the intruments back in for a "He doesn't eat that stuff" chant to end it. That's my description, from the best recollection I have. They did the long version a lot during the Your New Boyfriend tour last year, so that's where my head's version comes from. Sorry if I messed up lines or order or anything. But it's pretty close to the way I've seen it... Hope that helps. Chalk up another long post for Chad. - Chad ------------------------------ Date: 27 Aug 1998 18:51:36 GMT From: joshw@bgnet.bgsu.edu (Josh Woodward) Subject: Re: Blow Wind Blow Jordan I. K. McClure (jimcclur@ews.uiuc.edu) wrote: : My search tonight was fruitless so I though I'd ask you all... I know : the version of "Blow Wind Blow" the band does is a cover but who is it : originally by (or who else has done it)? I believe it's some sort of traditional Christian song that Fruvous has deliciously "added some flavor" to. ;-) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Woodward, CheEsy Fru. joshw@mail.bgsu.edu Web Site and Tape List: http://www.dc-adnet.com/joshw/ "Fly Southwest Airlines." -- Moxy Fruvous ------------------------------ Date: 27 Aug 1998 18:57:21 GMT From: dot0926@aol.com (Dot0926) Subject: Re: No End to the Beetle i posted this yesterday, but apparently aol has decided that it's not worthy of showing up....oh well, attempt #2....sorry if this shows up twice (in slightly altered forms) anyway, miriam, i hope you have a safe flight (if you are going elal, make sure to watch the "plane channel" and stock up on those mini soda cans, they're so cute!) im so glad that you'll still be nging and ircing (two new verbs to send to websters), id miss you if you weren't! and if you are feeling alone and unfruvoused ( and an adverb...or adjective...? oh, grammar was never my strong point anyway, but i digress) my friend elana solemani (my first fruconvert who happens to be my persian friend who kept asking me about jian's heritage) will be in some yeshiva in jerusalem, so rest assured that there are at least two fruheads in the jerusalem area. and don't worry about packing, take comfort in the fact that whatever packing you've done, ive probably done about half as much, and im leaving three days earlier than you....oy! so anyway, i hope you have an amazing experience in israel, and that you learn all you can and seize every opportunity while there....oh yeah, and if you see my friend gabi or my cousin rivka, tell them i say hi *grin*..... - -nora ********************* "it's ever so jolly just being a frog" - -kermit (from the frog prince) nora cohen (dot0926@aol.com) snafru on irc **************** ------------------------------ Date: 27 Aug 1998 14:35:11 GMT From: Gruneberg Veronica J <6vjg@qlink.queensu.ca> Subject: Re: Songs never heard wish list Nope, you probably shouldn't ask, but since I'm already freaked out at our list of connections... yes, it's B.J. Hardick. :) Veronica (Stop leading my life!! :) That, and bragging about work. Those of us with 4 days left may have to seek revenge later...) :) Veronica - -You can cal me anything you like, but my name is Veronica- Elvis Costello (and yes, I would like to hear this one covered...) - -- ***************************************************************************** And in the end | Veronica Gruneberg The love you take | Dept. of Biology Is equal to the love | Queen's University You make... | Kingston, Ontario ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #366 ********************************************