From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #807 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 Saturday, September 11 1999 Volume 03 : Number 807 Today's Subjects: ----------------- New Fruvous Pics Are Up! [Fran Egan ] Re: gbs [Fran Egan ] Re: =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IGZy/HZvdXMgYXBwZWFyaW5nIGluIHNjaG9vbA==?= [happyg] Re: Hello [jacey7@aol.com (Jacey7)] Cleveland Setlist [Donna Hunt ] frumiles question: a different one [Amber Brown ] Re: Driving to Frushows [chad schrock ] Biggest selection of music on the net 4069 [gpssqj@aol.com] Re: fruvous appearing in schools [dstbunnny@aol.com (DstBunnny)] Re: fruvous appearing in schools ["Carey Farrell" ] Re: New Fruvous Pics Are Up! [sittin'onthecouch@home.com (The Toolman)] versions of Message ["Carey Farrell" ] Dr Borderslove or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Buy The Imports [ros] Re: Re: frvous appearing in school [Bridget ] Re: What does that song mean... [Frances Meale ] =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IGZy/HZvdXMgYXBwZWFyaW5nIGluIHNjaG9vbA==?= [dstbunnny@] Re: 4 part harmony... delicious! [dstbunnny@aol.com (DstBunnny)] Re: Hob-nobbing with the G-G [Frances Meale ] Re: gbs [fruwench@aol.com (FruWench)] Re: New Fruvous Pics Are Up! [vika@fruhead.com (Vika Zafrin)] Re: What does that song mean... [Heybun@aol.com] Re: Hob-nobbing with the G-G [Melanie ] Tape Trading question [Raenfaerie@aol.com] Moxy Fruvous Cuts the Clowning and Jian pics [SugarFly26@aol.com] Re: frumiles question: a different one [bbwminors@aol.com (BBWMinors)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 01:12:01 -0400 From: Fran Egan Subject: New Fruvous Pics Are Up! I got some amazing shots of all the guys in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA), when they played the "out-store" performance at HMV on August 12. I've finally loaded them on a photo page at http://www.flybyday.com/fruvous.htm - enjoy! Cheers, Fran :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 01:05:09 -0400 From: Fran Egan Subject: Re: gbs > >I heard GBS first time at the Phila Folk Fest. and LOVED them! > > > >Bobbi > > This past Festival? I was there, up front against the fence. > > ladywench And I was right up there with y'all, too! :) In fact, I got some wicked pics of the guys on both days (though the Sunday night pics have them looking a bit pale 'cause the lights were so bright). There's one with you, FruWench - last one on the Sunday night pics is a group shot. Feel free to check 'em out on my website, GBS Boston. Cheers, Fran :) http://www.flybyday.com/gbsboston/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 23:38:59 -0600 From: happygirl@fruhead.com (Dorky Spice) Subject: Re: =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IGZy/HZvdXMgYXBwZWFyaW5nIGluIHNjaG9vbA==?= In article <19990910211754.19377.00003834@ng-fa1.aol.com>, beatleslug@aol.comprendo says... > I, too, have had numerous lughing fits over fruvous references. Unfortunately, > NOBODY IN NEW MEXICO knows who they are, so my laughter is generally dismissed. > But I enjoy it anyway. New Mexico? You *will* be coming to Colorado at the end of October, won't you? (Of course you will, even if you don't know it yet. We look forward to meeting you.) k@ - -- The Katrin(tm) (white baked epoxy enamel) Toilet Tissue dispensers are made with 22 gauge steel, which assures security and minimizes vandalism and waste. They are equipped with a slotted viewing window for a quick check at a glance. All Katrin(tm) dispensers share one universal key. ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 07:54:22 GMT From: jacey7@aol.com (Jacey7) Subject: Re: Hello >>I've been lurking here for a few weeks now, reading up on Fruvous and generally trying to learn my way around, and thought it was time to say hello<< Greetings and salutations, Bunny! As I believe much of the official ammf welcome committee is out galavanting in the wilds of Ohio for the next few days [1], allow me to welcome you to the posting world of the newsgroup! Like those damn potato chips, you can never have just one, so we look forward to your future thoughts and contribution to this strange and wonderful world, both on topic, and... adjacent-topic ;-) In your lurking time, I'm sure you've taken heed of the directives to go visit www.fruvous.com, as well as www.fruhead.com, for all your MF/ ammf needs. Do it again anyways ;-) Be sure and let us know how that live fruvous compares to Ohio State football( I have my personal opinions on the subject, but I'll keep them squarely to myself ;-) ~jen [1] oh wait-- you're one of 'em, aren't you?? Well, wave to everyone for me, 'kay? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nobody likes you when you're 23"-- Blink 182 "Do you know that you are very strong?"-- Grover "Measure your life in love."--Rent ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 03:51:06 -0400 From: Donna Hunt Subject: Cleveland Setlist Hey folks! Lori is chastizing me for posting even later than she does, but we just got back from the Odeon (after grabbing something to eat). Now Lori's chastising me for misspelling chastising. :P [oh, and my typing's atrocious too] [1] Anyway, here's Murray's setlist: 1/2 Horse Too C. (Careful) Indy Video Sad Pisco Lazy Booty Too C. (Cold) B.J. Hold Nuits Tur Sauce Splatter Psycho Mich If On? (Not played, Authors and Get in the Car instead) Dr. Wow. Great show! Eclectic, even. :) Large Crowd for Cleveland, I was proud of my hometown, even if there aren't any cool radio stations here. :) Jian mentioned during the show that there "Must be a cool radio station near here somewhere" :) They almost had to open the Balcony for the Odeon. I'm too tired to review. :) Details later, although I do have to say that I was completely blown away by Nuits, so surprised that they did it, so thrilled to hear it, and so impressed with the solo work. Not a lot of banter, and I always miss that when the guys don't chatter. Yay Pisco! Yay Horseshoes! Yay Too Careful! That's all from me for now. :) ciao, donna [1] 75 wpm, but excuse me!!!!!!!!!! ;) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 09:09:45 GMT From: Amber Brown Subject: frumiles question: a different one Can families combine their frumiles cards to get a "bigger" prize? Also, if you have 8 stamps do you get the 3 stamp and the 5 stamp prize? Thanks, Amber ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 18:31:38 GMT From: ivywings@aol.com (katy) Subject: Re: fruvous appearing in schools well, i've technically been a lurker for quite a while, but i finally couldn't resist adding my two cents to this thread. the first day of school my history teacher was talking about canada, and how it doesn't get any credit, etc. etc. he's a dull guy so i sort of dozed off until i was caught off guard with "take moxy fruvous: a band i'm sure none of you have heard of, all because they're from canada". my friend and i almost fell off my chair when we took our double take... i think its a trend, since last year's history teacher ended up at the same ani difranco concert as me, but i digress... i wonder if he drives hours to shows? oh, i forgot to say hi to everyone reading this from some girl they've never heard of. "hi". katy >#1. My music teacher over heard me playing GWS when I was really frustrated >one day and asked who I was listening to. Then later I had Live Noise and on >came Johnny Saucep'n and he laughed a little. Jokingly I said, Are you making > >fun of my music? He laughed and said Yes. But I like it, at least they can >sing. Some bands now use instruments to cover up lack of a decent singing >voice or have one lead singer and little clue about harmony. >Mwahahahahaha....a potential Fruhead? - ---------- << "true revolutionaries never bomb buildings" ~dan bern >> << "where am i going and why am i in this handbasket?" >> ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 19:45:22 GMT From: Raenfaerie@aol.com Subject: Re: fruvous appearing in schools Speaking of which, I ran into my geometry teacher + kids last year at Clearwater 99, around the merch table before the MF set. She was perusing Dar paraphernalia ... a secret side of her I never knew. :) - -mm- if you can't make your mind up, we'll never get started and i don't wanna wind up being parted broken hearted. > last year's history teacher ended up at the same ani difranco concert as me ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:34:04 -0400 From: Fran Egan Subject: Re: gbs FruWench wrote: > OH! That was you Fran? I don't think I ever got your name!!! Good to see you > again!!! :-) > > ladywench Yes, 'twas I, the Great Big Fan travelling with Carol (former frü-virgin) from Massachusetts. :) What fun we had on Sunday! Are you (or anyone else in here, for that matter) planning to catch any of Great Big Sea's mid-Atlantic shows in the next few days? I'm going to the Birchmere tomorrow (Sunday) night, and I'm seriously considering going to the Troc in Philly, despite its reputation. EFO and GBS the same night, "how can I refuse it?" Cheers, Fran :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 14:56:20 -0400 From: chad schrock Subject: Re: Driving to Frushows Zonker 629 wrote: > Challenge to all of you other-coasters: A select few of us > left-coasters saw y'all out at Falcon Ridge this summer. Are > any of you brave enough to come out this-a-way to meet the > rest of us? I think that there will be a few of us out there. :) > Eric, the subtle You left out 'not so.' HTH. ;) - -- chad at radix dot net I have FF miles to use..... ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 13:23:09 GMT From: gpssqj@aol.com Subject: Biggest selection of music on the net 4069 biggest selection of music around http://musictown.rvx.net nkuitcrdjmefvvudtiyfdspvvzpstp ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 17:09:03 GMT From: dstbunnny@aol.com (DstBunnny) Subject: Re: fruvous appearing in schools Carey just had to bring back the memories: >Of course, associating class material with Fruvous is a lot more fun than >spending 3 months in AP History with "We Didn't Start the Fire" running >rampant thru your head. ARGH! They made us SING that song in my 7th grade social studies class. Three times! Noooo, couldn't just listen to a song like normal people would... of course, that wasn't as bad as the "Marrakesh Express" singalong and aftermath. "Don't you think 'I smell the garden in your hair' is such a romantic thing to say?" -- my teacher Christine "If everyone around here wanted me to jump off a bridge, they'd just get together and push me." - Dave, NewsRadio ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:23:36 GMT From: "Carey Farrell" Subject: Re: fruvous appearing in schools I have the bad habit of associating every word my professors say with songs I know, and then writing out bits of the lyrics to that song all over my notes when I should be listening to the lecture or discussion. You should see my notes from when we studied Margaret Atwood in philosophy last year. Of course, associating class material with Fruvous is a lot more fun than spending 3 months in AP History with "We Didn't Start the Fire" running rampant thru your head. Carey ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:13:56 GMT From: sittin'onthecouch@home.com (The Toolman) Subject: Re: New Fruvous Pics Are Up! On Sat, 11 Sep 1999 01:12:01 -0400, Fran Egan pondered for a while, and then wrote: >I got some amazing shots of all the guys in Harvard Square Yow..amazing is right!! (what a way to wake up on a Saturday Morning!!) >Cheers, Fran :) Right back atcha, and thanx for hanging these up on our wall!! Tim, Robin and Kelsey (The Three Früüges) > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:09:41 GMT From: "Carey Farrell" Subject: versions of Message Ken wrote: >Nothing to add interp wise, but style wise. The studio version on >YWGTTM >never really grabbed me, but I absoltuly love the live, >acapella >arrangment. I just listened to the acapella "Message" for the first time in about a month, and it's so beautiful that you'd never know it was a Bee Gees song. At the same time, though, the studio version always sounds like a wannabe blaxploitation movie theme song. Carey ps: if anyone's a DaVinci's Notebook fan, I saw them over the summer and they sang acapella "Message," too. I must have had a really obvious reaction to it, cos one of them pointed me out after the song and said that as soon as they started to sing, I got this look on my face like, "They're doing the Moxy Fruvous version!" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 18:55:16 GMT From: ross_hendry@bigfoot.com (Ross Hendry) Subject: Dr Borderslove or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Buy The Imports A wonderful thing happened yesterday; I was moving swiftly, nay, sprinting through Borders in Glasgow towards the toilets when something caught my eye...a familiar looking cd cover...it was Live Noise! That's right, Borders had Früvous. As soon as I had attented to my earlier business, you will remember that I was sprinting and so the matter was of some urgence, I took a closer look. Russell and I, for my Frü convert was with me, discovered that they had LN, B and Wood. Two copies of LN even! I bought B and we made sure that all copies of the albums were clearly visible! :-) Just thought I'd let y'all know. Ross "It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the sale of the f*cking century! In fact, I think I'll keep it.", Tom - - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:27:58 GMT From: Bridget Subject: Re: Re: frvous appearing in school - --- Dorky Spice wrote: > > > beatleslug@aol.comprendo says... > > I, too, have had numerous lughing fits over > > fruvous references. Unfortunately, > > NOBODY IN NEW MEXICO knows who they are, so > > my laughter is generally dismissed. > > But I enjoy it anyway. > > New Mexico? You *will* be coming to Colorado at > the end of October, won't > you? (Of course you will, even if you don't > know it yet. We look forward > to meeting you.) i had the pleasure of meeting joy and her mom at the fox theatre show in june... where were the rest of you??? oh, i remember now... getting a budgie on the gigantbox... (o; anyway, joy, we _do_ hope to see you again next month!!! === over 'n' out xoxoxo bridget "I don't need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines!" ~Mr. Furious, "Mystery Men" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 11:20:29 -0400 From: Frances Meale Subject: Re: What does that song mean... Question: What's wrong with the Bee Gees? Some of their songs, though quite corny, are also very sweet. FM Heybun@aol.com wrote: > In a message Josh Drurywrites: > > << Well, if you thing I'm wrong, lemme have it, but still.... Bee Gees. > *shudder* > > My husband and I were driving, listening to WXPN the first time I heard this > song. We began a lively whining session about "who is the world would remake > this loser song! Argh the Bee Gees, Argh, argh, argh, etc." thru the rest of > the song without really listening to it. At the end I was almost mortified > to find that it was the Fru-lads. > > I WILL say, even if it's a loser song, that is, I don't listen to the words, > it does SOUND much better by Fruvous, even exciting live. > > Bobbi. ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 16:36:29 GMT From: dstbunnny@aol.com (DstBunnny) Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IGZy/HZvdXMgYXBwZWFyaW5nIGluIHNjaG9vbA==?= Leah wrote: >Today in Biology my teacher was tired or something so he showed us a video >that >I made a point of not paying attention to... That is, until I heard >something >about a bacteriologist... I don't remember exactly what this bacteriologist >did, but I do remember that his name is Dr. Jian... I think my biology teacher has some strange preoccupation with Canada. For some reason or another, he was talking about football (even though he's the coach of the lacrosse team), traveling to Canada and playing it there, "A little too slow for me. Slow talking and slow playing." Another time, when giving a demonstration on how to search Yahoo! "properly" for project resources, "...say you accidentally click on a random link here... um, 'Canadian science fairs'. They're great scientists up there, 'eh?'" And yesterday before our test, we divided up into three teams (Canada, Poland, and Madagascar) to play a quiz/review-type game. Heh. I guess it's coincidence, but it still amuses me. (Incidentally, Madagascar won, with a score of 4 to -2 to -4. It was only even that high because we got the last question, worth 8 points to all the others questions' 1 point... and our reward? After we finished our tests, we could DISSECT things... uh, goody.) Christine "If everyone around here wanted me to jump off a bridge, they'd just get together and push me." - Dave, NewsRadio ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 18:38:31 GMT From: dstbunnny@aol.com (DstBunnny) Subject: Re: 4 part harmony... delicious! Lawrence wrote: >I'm certainly no expert, but I think that timbre occasionally does play a >part >in what someone's range actually sounds like. For example, the funny low >vocals in Gord's Gold and Big Fish are not bass parts, however much they may >sound like it. They sound lower simply because the singer is making his >voice >sound different, not because it's actually lower. Mm, that's kind of what I meant. I'll stick with your Big Fish example... the verses, each sung by a separate Frülad, are the exact same notes each time. But Murray's verse sure doesn't sound exactly like Jian's (to use one example). What I was asking in my original post was: are the differences in the sound of people's voices (when singing the same notes) taken into account when classifying a voice? And Donna answered that (thanks!). As an aside, I don't think Gord's Gold would count, since that isn't what Mike really sounds like, just an affectation. And are you sure the chorus after Murray's verse in Big Fish isn't really an octave below the previous chorus? I don't think Dave (?) would be singing harmony if the melody wasn't too low. But I digress. Hope I haven't bored too many of you :) Christine "If everyone around here wanted me to jump off a bridge, they'd just get together and push me." - Dave, NewsRadio ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:47:43 -0400 From: Frances Meale Subject: Re: Hob-nobbing with the G-G Way to go, Adrienne! Irene wrote: > Hey gang-- > > It seems the Frufour have acquired some connections in very high places. > Check out page A7 of the National Post of Sept 9th & you will see what I > mean! (hint: it's proof that the guys were once young) > > Irene ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 14:36:13 GMT From: fruwench@aol.com (FruWench) Subject: Re: gbs OH! That was you Fran? I don't think I ever got your name!!! Good to see you again!!! :-) ladywench "Music not danced to is music wasted." - Eileen Ivers, PFF 38 FruSpace - We came, we saw, we slept on the floor . . . ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 14:54:10 GMT From: vika@fruhead.com (Vika Zafrin) Subject: Re: New Fruvous Pics Are Up! Fran Egan said: >I got some amazing shots of all the guys in Harvard Square Yes, they are! Wow, Fran! :) - -v - ----- Vika Zafrin ----- vika@fruhead.com ----- "I am writing this an hour later and there is still a small demon in my stomach scratching to get out. And it's small and green and nasty. It murdered the antacid I gave it, and laughed." -Laura Lemay, re: wasabi ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:38:31 GMT From: Heybun@aol.com Subject: Re: What does that song mean... In a message Josh Drurywrites: << Well, if you thing I'm wrong, lemme have it, but still.... Bee Gees. *shudder* My husband and I were driving, listening to WXPN the first time I heard this song. We began a lively whining session about "who is the world would remake this loser song! Argh the Bee Gees, Argh, argh, argh, etc." thru the rest of the song without really listening to it. At the end I was almost mortified to find that it was the Fru-lads. I WILL say, even if it's a loser song, that is, I don't listen to the words, it does SOUND much better by Fruvous, even exciting live. Bobbi. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 17:53:28 GMT From: Melanie Subject: Re: Hob-nobbing with the G-G Vika wrote: >>Go there and search for "moxy fruvous" up on the top Canada.com search engine. Don't forget to click on the "search this site only" radio button.<< Oh, dear. I'm not sure I really wanted to see that picture. melanie *grin*ning and bearing it. "Love--and a bit with a dog. That's what they want." Shakespeare in Love ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 20:45:29 GMT From: Raenfaerie@aol.com Subject: Tape Trading question I have been checking out several tape trading/bootleg pages run by MF fans, but I'm not sure which concerts are better than others. I've heard rumors of people's "top three" concerts, of the "fire hazard" concert, etc. I don't know which would be best of the many choices i see on the pages (drowned in information :). Perhaps a more experienced trade/concergoer could help me out? - -mm- ... foxey lady. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 21:06:01 GMT From: SugarFly26@aol.com Subject: Moxy Fruvous Cuts the Clowning and Jian pics I'm not really sure what the national post is, but as suggested I went to it and typed in Moxy Fruvous, search this site only, and up came two articles. The first was the one with the picture of them and the woman Adrienne (?) and the second was as follows, in case you didn't read it: Moxy Fruvous Cuts the Clowning Fred Beckley, Charles Foran, Brian Hunt and Paul Wells Knight Ridder; National Post POP THORNHILL Moxy Fruvous (Bottom Line) Like fellow Canadians and kindred spirits Barenaked Ladies, Moxy Fruvous makes kicky pop with a nerdy aesthetic, and exhibits a penchant for novelty numbers. So it seems odd that after the Ladies finally break through with the hokey One Week, Moxy Fruvous decides to play it straight. On this fifth studio shindig, you won't hear about the Michigan militia, Spanish royalty, or short works of fiction. Instead, the Toronto quartet offers 12 harmony-laden, acoustically based relationship songs that play like Beatles byproduct: Revolver writing and Rubber Soul production. The Fruvi don't foreswear cleverness ("I'll hold your breath if that won't make you blue" on I Will Hold On); they've simply cut the clown act. Let's hope it's only a phase. - -Fred Beckley, Knight Ridder I'm curious as to what everyone else thinks. Any comments? And if anyone else has Jian pics or pics of the whole band I can use on my in progress Jian site, they'd be much appreciated. - -------------> Ln ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 1999 13:36:38 GMT From: bbwminors@aol.com (BBWMinors) Subject: Re: frumiles question: a different one Amber asked about family-packages and breaking stamps into smaller prizes and I think I know the answers, based on similar questions to Tobey so here goes ... No combining of prizes (I'd been hoping I could combine Dana's paltry total since there were no more all-ages gigs but alas no). BUT yes, you can break your stamps down into smaller prizes (a 3-stamp prize and a 5-stamp prize for 8 stamps). Don't quote me on this, my mind is fuzzy today (don't even say "what else is new") so maybe someone can confirm this??? QL hoping to get new keychain in LA ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V3 #807 ********************************************