From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V5 #59 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, February 23 2001 Volume 05 : Number 059 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: congrats to the FruCon IV committee [Marie-Claude ] Re: My Frucon Experience [Katherine Maheux ] Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 [Tanya ] Re: Opera House Setlist Addition [fruwench@aol.com (ladywench)] RE: last night's concert [fruwench@aol.com (ladywench)] Free Cellular Phones - All the latest models [betty1640@yahoo.com] Re: Opera House Setlist Addition [pirmann@panix.com (David Pirmann)] Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 [Lynne ] Re: Opera House Setlist Addition [Lori Martin ] Re: last night's concert [Lori Martin ] Re: Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 ["Jill Ellis" Subject: Re: congrats to the FruCon IV committee the moxy woman wrote: > I was so impressed! > > Great venue choice. > Fun things to do. > Fantastic volunteers. > Amazing committee. > FruHeads congregating, laughing, singing, having fun. > > My head is still reeling from the whole weekend. > > Y'all deserve a gigantic pat on the back for all of the hard work you did to > pull the Con off! > > best wishes and many thanks, > > Rachel B > the moxy woman > FREELANCE BROADCASTER Thank you so much, Rachel. And to all of you guys who blessed us with great feedback. This is a thankless job, until it isn't :) Love y'all. Glad you had fun. - -- Marie-Claude Danis http://verticalcrawl.com "It's the war, the drugs, and the whole Stockard Channing thing." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 05:52:11 GMT From: Katherine Maheux Subject: Re: My Frucon Experience Marie-Claude wrote: > At this point I think he's just keeping up with the tradition. He gave me > the exact same look at FruCon I, then threw the nametag casually over his > shoulder and went on his way. > > He generally fails to see the humour in this. Next time, he's coming to > Kinko's. Ha! MC, didn't you end up keeping Jian's nametag from Con One just because it ended up in your stuff? I mean, I know it ended up on FDC, but I could swear you ended up with it. Kath - -- One day, the world stood still And we all sang one song Words came without any thought And we all sang so strongly The shy, they shouted too The deaf, all the chords they knew And the blind, they led me through The day the world stood still, The day we all stood still. -- Andy Stochansky ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:13:36 GMT From: Katherine Maheux Subject: Re: My Frucon Experience Katherine Maheux wrote: > MC, didn't you end up keeping Jian's nametag from Con One just because > it ended up in your stuff? I mean, I know it ended up on FDC, but I > could swear you ended up with it. > > Kath Oh my God is it time for bed. I used the phrase "end up" in every sentence of that three-sentence post. Someone help me. Kath - -- One day, the world stood still And we all sang one song Words came without any thought And we all sang so strongly The shy, they shouted too The deaf, all the chords they knew And the blind, they led me through The day the world stood still, The day we all stood still. -- Andy Stochansky ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:14:39 GMT From: Tanya Subject: Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 This is my first review. Forgive me for being a bit brutal but honestly I could hear that someone was flat for "Que Sera Sera" - that number needed more rehearsal. It was obvious that nobody was ready for that song, and the guitar was so weak too. But seriously, it was great that the fruheads picked up on the background music while the stage was being set OH so carefully. Somehow I managed to get a front row spot - after I found friend Gordon. I am small enough to scrunch right in front of him, so goody. It was only my fourth show- and it was my best view - the other venues were too HIGH for a little person like me. I arrived at the venue just in time to listen to the Supers. But I had to spend some time to try to get to a good vantage point (and test my bubbles - sorry they didn't travel too far). Then there was the fun of watching the stage crew set up. I talked with Gordon and Kelsey (elfchild) a bit. Suddenly, (finally, after over a year for this Fruhead from Raincouver BC) the lights went really low and SHAZAM!! four Fru-lads appeared as if from NOWHERE! They must really like playing Michigan Militia because I think this is the third time I have heard them open with it. It's just not one of my most favourite songs. Next time, I hope to hear the encores first. Or maybe the Present Tense Tureen? Yeah, start us off with a nice elf song! :) I used to know a "Trisha" and she was not one of my favourite people. Just thought everyone needed to know that. ONWARD: I so muchly love Jockey Full of Burbon and it seemed like I was hearing it all over again for the first time (and vice versa). I was dancing and grooving to the music and blowing some bubbles intermittently. Banter - yeah there was a bit of banter. my mind was lost. I think I was distracted by someone asking about the Larry pin that I was sporting on my tiara. Again I danced to Horseshoes - and I kept having to remind myself to OPEN my eyes when I dance to a live concert. Is it just ME or do people like to dance with eyes closed? I think this was the best I think I have heard Horseshoes - (or absence makes the ears grow fonder) Mellow songs Fly and My Poor Generation rounded out the mellow moments and I passed around the bubbles a bit so more people could share. Unfortunately, I don't think they went even three rows back. sigh. The Happy Birthday song (geez did we pay royalties?) was SO HEARTWARMING! I think I saw a tear well up in Dave's eye ! And I forgot to get him a card. I feel like such a slacker. ;) Then we went into funky tunes - Lazy Boy, You Will Go To The Moon (mega bubbles for this one)and Pisco bandito. Pisco was SUPERduper Even though the "Antonio Banderas" stanza was flubbed and had to be re-done. Could it be that the lads are forgetting their music? OH heaven forFEND! (see? living proof that they need their fans - they need to perform for us more often. heh heh) ALSO, someone in the crowd had made a big paper 'stuffed' fish, got different people to sign it (so it seemed) and stuck it on the end of a fishing pole. It was waved above the crowd and amused the band more than the crowd, I think. Pisco was sporting a lovely duct tape fedora, wasn't it? and had a 'dollar' in its mouth. I hope the pictures turn out, considering it was kind of far away. At the end of the song, the paper fish was deposited Stage Dave. I think the lads really liked the paper fish. I blew a LOT of bubbles during Independence Day and Boo time I think - - I also tried to get some photos. I remember the lighting was not that great at my angle - backlighting sucks when you are trying to co-ordinate photo taking with ever-changing lighting. Well there MIGHT be some 'happy accidents' but who knows? There was an awkward pause after Boo Time - a suspenseful moment. I thought perhaps Jian wanted to snatch my bubbles from me, or maybe confiscate my camera? He reached forward towards me, made a little motion with his fingers, and I knew what he wanted - (get your minds out of the gutter!) I removed from my neck my feather boa and held it out to him, then I offered my tiara, and he accepted that too! What a great look for Disco Bargainville!! Jian removed the tiara sometime in the middle of the song and tossed it over his shoulder. Guess he has a bigger head than I do. :) I got my boa back right away after the song. the tiara I got back a few songs later (jian had to look for it) We went back to the mellow songs again with BJ, Stuck in the 90s, Present Tense Tureen. I particularly loved Tureen because it was my first time hearing it live after earning in the moniker "elfwench". the whole "I'm an elf" thing was so special for me. We had fun moments with Johnny saucep'n (got to watch Jian's quick fingers on that penny whistle. and I am just learning my scales! yikes), Guinea Pig and the Kids song - oh man that was such so much fun live! The lads have great childishly playful 'shy' poses! The mood became mellow again for "hold on" and "nuit" and I blew bubbles and got some more photos (hey, I had someone else's camera too, so there. heh heh) Then the audience was RIGHT PUMPED for Authors and Get in the Car and, of course, Psycho Killer. Jian seemed to be happy to be back in control of hundreds of clapping fans. Yeah, he was really working off the crowd the whole night, come to think. When the lads came back from offstage , we (Elfchild and myself) knew what to expect. She cleverly learned the knack for reading a setlist upside-down. :) King of Spain and Green eggs and Ham made up the first encore - the "dave spotlight" encore. Dave seemed a bit humble though. He didn't take advantage of the spotlight as much as he could have. Second Encore I was just having so much fun! For "If only you knew" I decided (somewhere in the middle) to start singing directly to Murray. I was reachign out to him and singing "how much I think of you" when he suddenly noticed. It was obviously unexpected. hee hee. BUT Murray's a good sport. He grinned and chuckled silently to himself. What a great smile, though. Thanks Murray. Cher's Believe was next - the disco beat was there but I kept the boa this time. The final encore was the Drinking Song. All arm-in-arm, supported by new friends, I cried. I could have tried to stop and pretend the song didn't touch me anymore, but it does. ESPECIALLY live. And this past year makes the song more personal I suppose. Listening to it at this concert, I found new meaning in familiar lyrics. I know the lyrics have meaning for everyone, and for me they speak to me about my father and his life - and his recent passing. "...And the band played on..." ONWARD: Well, when the lads exited the stage, the lights came up. I doublechecked with Elfchild about murray's setlist and the cryptic "DR" under "drinking". Ponder ponder ponder.. (lightbulb flash!) Stage Directions! "GRAB it, Kelsey! That's it" And grab it she did. :) We managed to get the stage guys to find two more.. so Gordon has one too. :) After the concert was obviously over to the rest of the Fruheads, nobody really wanted to leave. They had a heck of a time getting us to claim our coats let alone leave the building. heh heh. You can lead a fruhead to water... Uh, yeah. SO that's it for my review, as rambly as it sounds. Tune in at the NEXT show where you can hear Dr. Bob say "And the band played on ... " Tanya From Coquitlam BC ------------------------------ Date: 22 Feb 2001 12:50:11 GMT From: fruwench@aol.com (ladywench) Subject: Re: Opera House Setlist Addition I'll second that, it was amazing!! We even had a reprisal on our way home . . . if I could remember where . . . ladywench FruSpace - We came, we saw, we slept on the floor. My life is an ever changing kaleidoscope . . . look at all the pretty colors!! ------------------------------ Date: 22 Feb 2001 12:49:05 GMT From: fruwench@aol.com (ladywench) Subject: RE: last night's concert In the process of getting lost in Toronto, on our way "home" from the concert, we decided that the roads and landmarks were being shifted. We dub Mike Ford the Goblin King of Toronto's labrynth. ladywench FruSpace - We came, we saw, we slept on the floor. 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INSTRUCTIONS- REPLY with the word "REMOVE" in the subject line. ------------------------------ Date: 22 Feb 2001 09:30:15 -0500 From: pirmann@panix.com (David Pirmann) Subject: Re: Opera House Setlist Addition In <3a956d58.767349627@news> Dead from the Neck Up @ Home.com (Tim the DeadHead) writes: >Only at a Fru-Show could 1000 people spontaneously break into >"Que Sara Sara" by Doris Day, and stay on key! Respectfully it wasn't really spontaneous since they were playing it on the P.A. system.. now what I want to know is why didn't everyone sing along to "Mambo Italiano" which was played right before "Que Sera Sera"... :) - -Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:00:26 -0600 (CST) From: Lynne Subject: Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 DId anyone on the ng request CHER? Does anyone know who did? THANKS! - -lynne Oh and I havent seen any Ji-Lo references, yet... Sine I enjoy Jennifer Lopez, I thought Jian's new nickname was CUTE! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:43:01 -0500 From: Lori Martin Subject: Re: Opera House Setlist Addition Tim our estimable VIA Rail/Amtrak companion wrote: > > Only at a Fr|Show could 1000 people spontaneously break into > > "Que Sara Sara" by Doris Day, and stay on key! > > I think that an "Honorable Mention" of this rendition should precede > > the show's setlist, adding this number for posterity. and then ladywench wrote: > I'll second that, it was amazing!! > We even had a reprisal on our way home . . . if I could remember where . . . It was on a train a train a train a train (woo-hoo). On Tuesday. I know that much. - -- Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattooing Fru/High Priestess, Murray's Sect ~~~~~~~~ "Get on the fucking train!" -- Ladywench, 12/31/98, presciently revived on 2/17/01. sigh. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:54:26 -0500 From: Lori Martin Subject: Re: last night's concert ladywench wrote: > In the process of getting lost in Toronto, on our way "home" from the concert, > we decided that the roads and landmarks were being shifted. At 2:38 am or pm, apparently TO's witching hour. "AAAAAH! When did that happen?" But actually, the landmarks were constant. At the confluence of a Pizza Pizza and a donut/caffeine source, we need to turn. The direction is flexible, however. Also, the way to navigate to the place you want to get to in TO is to "try" to find something else. Want a Gardiner onramp? Look for Lakeshore Blvd. Want Lakeshore? Look for Kingston Avenue. Want Kingston? Look for Front Street. Want Front Street? Try to get back to Queen Street, which is inescapable except when you're "looking" for it. See how it works? > We dub Mike Ford the Goblin King of Toronto's labrynth. Hey, at least he's not an undercarriage-chewing transmission-destroying gremlin. They hold dominion in the west end, apparently. Lori Glitter Fairy/Tattooing Fru/High Priestess, Murray's Sect ~~~~~~~~~~~ "There's always something raining down from above" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:16:41 -0000 From: "Jill Ellis" Subject: Re: Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 I saw Ji-lo actually in the paper the other day. It is on the cover of her new album. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:16:56 -0000 From: "Jill Ellis" Subject: Re: Review (journal style) of 2/17/01 I saw Ji-lo actually in the paper the other day. It is on the cover of her new album. Jill "from fredoina" _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 13:00:38 -0700 From: edetective2001@sendmail.ru Subject: Find Out the TRUTH About AnyOne ! [TABLE NOT SHOWN] ------------------------------ Date: 22 Feb 2001 21:29:48 GMT From: gingee@fruhead.com Subject: Review/Pix:Jian @ The Rivoli 02.16.01 Jian Ghomeshi  Headlining @ The Rivoli, 02.16.01 Beforehand, when I visualized Jian at his first headlining show, I saw him on stage with a guitar and maybe some percussion instruments; so I was surprised to find that hed actually assembled a band to back him up. He never touched a drum during his entire set, but alternated between electric keyboard and guitar. So now I can easily imagine Jian out on the road as a solo performer with his band  two guitarists and a drummer; they are all good instrumentalists, but contributed minimal (if any  I cant really remember) accompanying vocals. The nervousness mentioned by others attending previous solo shows seemed non-existent (or at least totally under control). Jian seemed totally comfortable up there by himself and was pleased to find a full house waiting for him when he appeared on stage around 11:00 p.m. Sounding confident and in good voice, he delivered a well-crafted 1-1/2 hour set, mixing just a few Fr|vous tunes in with his own new songs. Heres the set list: Baby Dont Lie Lousy Boy Song for a Father Sad Girl Fly Follow the Road Natalia We Left It (duet with opener Anne McCue; a song Jian co-wrote with Dar Williams) Persian Cowboy (this was Jian's first time performing it in public) Encore: Somethin Stupid (duet with Martina Sorbara; a Frank & Nancy Sinatra number) I Will Hold On My hands-down favorite of the new songs  Persian Cowboy. Upbeat and fun with great lyrics - and I hate to use this hackneyed expression but - This Song Rocks! I believe Persian Cowboy would make a great title and maybe a single for Jians debut solo effort. Bravo, Jian! Cheers! Pat (gingee@fruhead.com) P.S. Please visit PhotoPoint.com and fill in my e-mail address to visit my collection of photos from this show. ----- Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web ----- http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groups NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net ------------------------------ Date: 23 Feb 2001 00:29:46 GMT From: piscopinto@aol.com (PISCOPINTO) Subject: Re: An Open Message To Those I Met At FruCon IV oh duh, and more.... to Kyle and Nitsa for being fun Nields singalong buddies and roommates, and Hugo for harassing Sarah in the way only you could... didn't want to leave you guys out! Angel> >I should do this too.... ------------------------------ Date: 23 Feb 2001 00:33:20 GMT From: piscopinto@aol.com (PISCOPINTO) Subject: Re: In the news >The goatee made me do it. > >"wild" Bill Okay, Bill, I REALLY think you need to start catching up on the sleep you started missing 3 weeks ago. Just go lie down, it'll be ooooooo kay...... mmmmkay? Angel ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V5 #59 *******************************************