From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org To: fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Reply-To: fegmaniax@ecto.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Subject: Feg Digest V4 #222 Fegmaniax Digest Volume 4 Number 222 Monday November 4 1996 To post, send mail to fegmaniax@ecto.org To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@ecto.org with the words "unsubscribe fegmaniax-digest" in the message body. Send comments, etc. to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@ecto.org FegMANIAX! Web Page: http://remus.rutgers.edu/~woj/fegmaniax/index.html Archives are available at ftp://www.ecto.org/pub/lists/fegmaniax/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Topics: ------- ------- Another 10/30 show review God hates Robyn? For Completists Only "Unhatched Crablings" on the way! Unhatched Crablings Tree ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 13:18:07 -0500 (EST) From: Tracy Aileen Copeland Subject: Another 10/30 show review First off, my generous and public thanks to Dave Paetzman for offering me a ride up to Chicago. Susan Dodge did everything right for the pre-show meeting; we netted seven people and only lost Andy. Vic security was as harsh as reported, costing people dinner and tape decks, but the venue itself is interesting. The waitresses wander through the crowd with little lights held under the beer bottles so that they glow; Hitchcock kept staring at them at the beginning of his performance and said something witty like "I like the way you light up the bottles." General notes: Hitchcock certainly looks his age, but since he's fascinated by decay he may be enjoying the aging process. He's even grayer than last year and has a singularly unflattering haircut - sort of stuck down along his head, with little tufts sticking out below his ears and a frizzy fringe hanging down in front of his eyes. He's putting on weight, too - there was a definite bulging tummy under his op-art black-and-white checks-and-spirals shirt. (He switched to the blue lizards about halfway in, but the gut didn't go anywhere.) And the older he gets, the more he looks like my old history professor, the one Meg had a crush on. I had a crush on Meg. What this says about me I don't know, but someone might file it away for a future game of links. He said he'd be playing a lot of songs about death for Halloween, but I didn't notice more than usual. Wonder what excuse he's using on the rest of the tour. "Green Storm Lantern" was the opener, a weird little new song that was hardly calculated to win over the Bragg fans - "Devil's Radio" (the next song) might have done better were that his intention; it's more direct, and when he announced it was about hate radio there was a murmur of appreciation. He *whistled* the radio-tuning-in noises. His singing was sharper than on either of the recorded versions - if it had been matched with the _ML_ arrangement, then *that* should have been the single. People were singing along with "My Wife and My Dead Wife," which must have been a challenge since Hitchcock wasn't phrasing it the way he usually does. "I'm Only You" with a monologue about how when you love someone and they leave, you begin assimilating their characteristics - buying their brand of cigarettes and not smoking them, just leaving them lying around; going to their favorite films even though you hate them; calling up their friends and hanging up when you realize you don't know them. When you miss someone enough you start to become them, he concluded, and it's a pity it hasn't happened to the Christian church. He wound up with a long, intricate solo. (No out-and-out instrumentals that night, but there was a long electric solo later, and he got the blues and played the best harmonica I've ever heard from him.) Deni Bonet is as perky and appealing as ever - she wore a pleated orange skirt, and I think Hitchcock introduced her as "the human pumpkin girl." (Does this woman own an article of clothing that isn't orange? She wore orange at all the shows I saw last year and it was as far away from Halloween as it gets). Her habit of dancing around while she plays is so cute - she doesn't look like she's entertaining, just like she's off in her own world. On a few songs she started leaning in towards Hitchcock, and as she leaned back he'd lean in, and he'd take a step closer, until they ended up nearly dancing. They're so tall they looked like herons courting. Hitchcock announced "Egyptian Cream" by saying "for those of you with an interest in transsexuality, there's a cream you can rub on yourself to turn women into men, and then it turns you into a vegetable. This is the advertisement." I thought the performance lacked the intensity it had last year, though. "I Am Not Me" was missing the exaggerated hair-flipping from last year and some of the passion, but I prefer these lyrics ("'that's Enilorac'/She said "Don't turn your back" and "' We've been introduced'/She said 'That's no excuse'") to the ones that got recorded. Not a whole lot of stories - a monologue about a long narrow bed with a cupboard at the end, and the door swinging open to reveal a rotting horse's head gazing balefully at you as though this is your fault. It's about twelve days dead, though the horse "might be alive somewhere but it hasn't got its head." You have to get rid of it, but there's no door, and the window is closed - whoops! the window is gone. Another explained that CDs are terrifying - even astronauts cringe from them - because they remind us of how thinly we can slice each other when a relationship goes bad, which had something to do with confusing the new Phil Collins album with a slice of salami. It was a fine show, and not as short as I'd feared, but it was less emotionally intense than others I've seen - "Airscape" or "I Used To Say I Love You" or "Queen Elvis" or the like might have made it memorable instead of just satisfying. Hitchcock's lyrics get all the press, but what really struck me Wednesday night was the quality of his music - if the music wasn't great he'd just be an abstract Warren Zevon or something. I'd been annoyed that I'd never see another Egyptians show, but for the first time I didn't miss them. Tracy Oh, and if anyone does have a tape you might be able to hear me yelling "More songs about toast" at the end of "Devil's Coachman." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 14:18:44 -0600 From: gokhman@zakuski.math.utsa.edu (Dmitry Gokhman) Subject: God hates Robyn? Lightning struck our public radio transmission tower. No Mt. Stage, no Robyn. :( - D ------------------------------ From: KCasey@aol.com Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 15:52:21 -0500 Subject: For Completists Only Hello fegs, >From the AOL archives, I downloaded a recording of Robyn singing a radio station jingle for 97.3 KBCO, a station in Colorado. Sure, it's short and inconsequential, but for the true fegmaniac, it's a necessity. You'll only listen to it once or twice but then you can bask in the knowledge that you have left no stone unturned in your quest for the most complete Robyn collection on your block. Directions: From AOL, go to keyword "file search" and then search for Robyn Hitchcock. Sincerely, Kevin Casey ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 23:18:22 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: "Unhatched Crablings" on the way! It's finally done. Tremendous thanks to all of you who sent me songs for inclusion on this compilation, most especially John B. Jones, who graciously allowed me to hold hostage some of the best tapes of his collection. Expect them back soon, John. It must be said that a lot of work went into this with the purpose of allowing people to hear the music for free. If someone gets caught selling this stuff, there will be a serious situation. (I know none of you would, but love spreads.) Here's the track list. "These are all eggs I laid a long time ago. Whether they ever hatched or not is debatable." -RRH, circa the reissues campaign Volume 1: Moments in the Orchard Side 1 Starts 0:20 Total Time: 27:42 1. Mr Rock and Roll Kennel Club, San Francisco 5/21/91 2. The Angel Upstairs McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica 7/18/87 3. Rabbit Train The Backstage, Seattle 5/1/93 4. The Vomiting Cross Kennel Club, SF 5/21/91 5. A Most Peculiar Voice Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge UK 11/27/78 6. Cherry-Red Daughter The Ark, Ann Arbor MI 4/15/5 7. Messages of Dark Diamond Club, Toronto 10/16/90 8. Weasel Turned His Back WHFS, Omega Studios Rockville MD 1/7/96 side 2 starts ~28:00 9. Dark Globe (Barrett) Maxwells, Hoboken NJ 7/28/88 10. Every Day is like Sunday (Morrissey) A&M, Los Angeles 1993 11. Draft Morning (Byrds) The Backstage, Seattle 9/27/89 12. It Takes a Lot to Laugh (Dylan) Cabaret Metro, Chicago 4/9/88 13. The Crystal Ship (Doors) KROQ FM/"Stand Back, Dennis" 14. Rain (Beatles) "The Green EP" Town Pump, BC 3/23/86 15. Satellite of Love (L Reed) Omega Studios, 1-7-96 16. Wild Mountain Thyme (Byrds) Mountain Stage, Charleston WV, 1991 17. Odds and Ends (Dylan) The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, 10-4-95 18. Bog Down in the Valley McCabes 5/5/91 (early set) Volume 2: Who's Got All the Tunes? starts ~1:02:00 Total time 32:00+ (whoops.) 19. Chain Mary to the Bed SUNY, Binghamton NY, 10/2/90 20. You're so Repulsive Didn't make it to_You and Oblivion_ 21.. The Feelers was Everywhere KCRW's Brave New World, 3/18/96 22. Brain Death Rough Trade Records, SF 4-29-93 23. Shadowcat McCabe's, 9/22/95 (late set) 24. Surfer Ghost Demo 25. Snow Strike WHFS Cafe, December 1990 26. I Thought I Saw Julian Cope McCabe's, 5/25/90 (late set) side 4 starts 1:30 27. Consider Me Gone KUSF, 10/5/89 28. It All Adds Up KROQ "Lovelines" 9/8/91 29. Retinal Damage 30. Mousaka Song Gaston Hall, Georgetown University 5/17/93 31. Meat Home Neurotic Records, SF 9/24/94 32. Demons and Fiends Didn't make it to _You and Oblivion_ 33. Ten Fingers Golden Gate Park, SF 7/3/89 34. (Sadly Not) My Dead Relations KUSF 4/28/93 35. The Fortunate Son Club Quattro, Shibuya Tokyo 11/10/93 36. Waterloo Sunset (Kinks) 37. Send Him Some Dentures KROQ "LoveLines" 9/8/91 38. Queers for Jesus McCabe's 5/5/91 (late set) 39. Sin City (G Parsons) McCabe's 5/5/91 (late set) Some of these are brilliant, some are interesting, and some are just plain fun. Every effort was made to preserve the very best sound quality, but in some cases tapes were in a state of decay (if you think "Dark Globe" sounds bad, you should hear the rest of the tape. It makes DG seem crystal clear by comparison!) If you want to know even more nitty gritty details, like geneology, who taped what, etc, I guess I can provide that info too. (if you taped any of the above and want credit, let me know). For a digital copy, see me. Let me know if you can trade DATs and/or make DAT copies for others. For an analog copy, email Terrence Marks (normal@grove.ufl.edu) and be prepared to send two (2) 60 minute tapes to somebody. Lastly, please email me any corrections or additions to the above source information. bayard ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 00:41:42 -0500 (EST) Subject: Unhatched Crablings Tree Here's the current tree. Now..if you're a branch and haven't sent me what you agreed to send me...send it now. If you're a branch and we don't have any deal going...I'll send you the tapes and you'll think of somehting.. SOURCE: walden@universe.digex.net Branches: Russ Reynolds Mike Brage 7 shane brashear Owen Gwilliam Chris Kouzes Jeff Pearce Jay M Montgomery Hamish Simpson James Dignan *Hal Brandt 7 Rico Gonzalez John McIntyre "(The Rooneys)" *Miles Goosens David Willems Rob Collingwood Wanda Chu *John B. Jones 9 woj Mitchell Dickerman Eric Neffke tom Don Share Alex Tanter Scott Carr <102465.41@compuserve.com> benjamin brainard Jonathan Turner jeff margrave 9 Cynthia Peterson jeffery vaska Griffith Davies Eric D. Wieder KCasey@aol.com David Michael Dunham Chris Franz Khoi Huynh Peter Palmer *Steve Schiavo 7 KeN SaBaTiNi Alex Wettreich Gene Hopstetter, Jr. Keith Clyne Gary Parker Jay Lyall Dmitry Gokhman Norman Parker ! "A. David Wright" lj lindhurst Luise Ehrhhardt rgodfrey@swlink.net Truman Peyote Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. normal@grove.ufl.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .