From: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org (the-landing-digest) To: the-landing-digest@smoe.org Subject: the-landing-digest V3 #155 Reply-To: the-landing@smoe.org Sender: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk the-landing-digest Monday, October 30 2000 Volume 03 : Number 155 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RI show [BlowRedBlow@aol.com] Re: RI show [Koby the Interactive Bear ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:48:07 EST From: BlowRedBlow@aol.com Subject: RI show Ok, now that I have the time to give some details, I will start by saying that the "new" band is definitely worth supporting and going to see. They are a lot of fun, but I noticed that the new guys aren't really all that into it. At least they don't seem to be. They are into playing the music, but as far as the fans themselves, they seemed kinda aloof and at some points, down right rude. Dave Wright and I had a neat conversation on playing trombone, and he gave me some pointers :-) But when my pal's little sister asked him to sign a piece of paper (she's 16, doesn't work, and hasn't bought their new record), he very rudley sneered and said "why don't you buy the record??" and he kind carried on like that, and almost unwillingly signed her paper. Tim was nice, but he didn't have much to say. And as I posted before, Reese is not a current band member. I never got a name of the other piano player, but he is an older guy. Definitely not 20. Jimbo seems much happier now, seeing as the band is his own. He seemed very lively and much more into the audience than he was when I saw him while Tom and Ken were in the group. Katherine was looking well, she looks like she has filled out more, and she seemed like she was having a blast. I don't remember the set list in order, but I will give it off from the various albums: Bedlam Ballroom: Missing Link- this was their opener and closer. They did it in a marching band style, Jimbo blowing a whistle and banging a loggerphone (spelling??), and they came from the venue's door through the audience to the stage, and left the same way. Stu was pounding on the bass drum while Chris played the snare. It was so awesome, and from that point on I let my biases go. Bedbugs Bedlam Ballroom Do What? Baby Wants a Diamon Ring Bent out of shape Stop, drop and roll Hush Just this side of blue don't fix it do it this way From Perennial: Ghost of Stephen Foster Low Down Man Evening at Laffite's From Hot: It Ain't You Prince Nez Bad Businessman Blue Angel From Inevitable: Good Enough for Grandad Club Limbo From Songs for Rosetta: Keep Your Hands Off From Legacy: The Puffer. They also played Flight of the Passing Fancy, which on the setlist was listed as "theme". During band intro, they were all jamming for a while, too. It was a great set, though I will admit that I missed Tom's contributions every now and then. And I suppose this is a fate the Zippers will have to deal with. There will always be one complete idiot in the audience who repeatedly shouts "play Hell!!" In the case last night, it was shouted at least three times before I finally turned around and screamed out "shut the f*** up." But it worked.. no one screamed for Hell after that. But if that person is on the list, why must you do such a thing? why?? That's worse than showing up to one of Andrew's shows and saying "play Devil Went Down to Georgia!" Now, this place was packed out. It wasn't to the point where you couldn't move, but there were faces as far as the eye could see. Yet, when Tom and the Minor Drag played at the venue next door, you could have driven a tank through, and no one would have gotten hurt. I don't get it. Tom isn't unpopular. I read most of the fan reviews of the new record, almost all of which said they miss Tom. Perhaps we should take it upon ourselves to do a better ad campaign for his next tour. But anyway, I talked to a few of the guys, and went home. Good show, get out and see them. It's like Jimbo has had new life breathed into him. So thank God for the Zippers, and count your lucky stars for Tom Maxwell and the Minor Drag. - -Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:30:59 -0500 From: Koby the Interactive Bear Subject: Re: RI show On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:48:07 EST, you wrote: >And I suppose this is a fate the Zippers will have to deal with. There will >always be one complete idiot in the audience who repeatedly shouts "play >Hell!!" In the case last night, it was shouted at least three times before I >finally turned around and screamed out "shut the f*** up." But it worked.. no >one screamed for Hell after that. But if that person is on the list, why must >you do such a thing? why?? That's worse than showing up to one of Andrew's >shows and saying "play Devil Went Down to Georgia!" Not really. If they're not going to change names, they'll just have to put up with that. Not everyone knows the intracacies of the situation. Next time I go to a SNZ show, though, every time I hear someone say "play 'Hell!'" I'll just say "play 'Duck Duck Goose!'" and see what happens. - - Koby the Interactive Bear "It's a comedy, it's a drama, it's a dessert topping, it's a floor wax." - Newsday Reviewer John Anderson, on Travolta's latest My website: Rare Cartoon Network MP3s http://www.geocities.com/pdestructo AOL Instant Messenger: sgkoby ------------------------------ End of the-landing-digest V3 #155 *********************************