Mr. Musicface

Thank you, thank you all!

Brown M&Ms and Evian for everyone, on my tab.

M.

Hey Burb, for what it's worth, I think you're right on the money! I was sorta thinking the same thing when I read this line: "At its worst, the jamband world is too self-contained. First-time showgoers may have a hard time "getting" a group without background knowledge or a veteran guide, and not everyone wants to work that hard to enjoy a concert."

For instance, if Phish came to ACC later this year and some guy showed up 'cus he heard Heavy Things on the radio and bought Farmhouse and basically doesn't know anything else about the band, I'll bet there would be people there thinking "this guy doesn't have a right to be here." I think that's where a scene becomes distructive, when it becomes so exclusive that you shun people who aren't as into it.

Peace,

Mr. M.

It's okay, but you're not gonna replace Jimmy Herring & Derek Trucks with Chan Kinchla. Just not gonna happen! But from seeing the summer tour, I think the album is generally gonna smoke.

FYI, info on it is at http://www.bluestraveler.net/news/

Peace,

Mr. M.

Dude, that Frogwings album is smokin'! I wish they'd do another one, or better yet a tour.

Actually on the upcoming BT live album, I think they're including a version of "Pattern" - although having seen them do it live it won't hold a candle to the original, but it might make more people aware of Frogwings.

Peace,

Mr. M.

... a ROCKSTAR! Woooo-hoooo. And imagine, yesterday I was a lowly Roadie. See what happens if you believe kids? Dreams do come true.

Just thought I'd share.

Peace,

Mr. M.

Hey MarcO, thanks for posting this, I thought it was excellent!

Personally I read that whole quote of "Listeners can be lemming-like and undiscerning, and bad bands sometimes garner huge followings..." as basically meaning that because in some ways it's still a very "IN" scene, if I band gets in on the right tour or fest or whatever, they might get attention that they otherwise wouldn't get or warrant. And because relatively speaking it's a small scene, that sort of attention can be sort of self-perpetuating - it's the old "you can fool some of the people all of the time" half of Lincoln's famous quote. I don't think the author had a particular band or bands in mind, at least that's my feeling.

On another note, I for one was really glad to see in that article was acknowledgement of the role Popper and Blues Traveler played in creating the scene when they brought HORDE together. I've always sensed there's an attitude among some in the community that BT aren't a "real" jamband or something 'cus they happened to have one big pop hit. Being that they are still possibly my favorite band, I've never really got this. If it wasn't for them I never would have got into Phish and Widespread and all those bands. AND I saw them in London this summer and they still rock!

Out of curiosity, how do people generally feel about Blues Traveler in their relation to the scene?

Peace,

Mr. M.

Sweeet! Nice going Nero, good on you guys!

BTW, I've got the MP3s off the site but is there somewhere in TO that I can buy Is It Morning? I've never heard your studio stuff.

Peace,

Mr. M.

Yah, I'd honestly say the So and Us concerts are two of the best shows I've ever seen. Certainly for big statium shows. The guy is amazing, and he always has a killer band and unbelievable stage and show design. If you've never checked him out live, I'd recommend it!

Peace,

Mr. M.

Yo all! So a friend at work just let me know how you can buy Peter Gabriel tickets for Dec. 2 at ACC in Toronto NOW online through a special deal they have with his fan club!!! (They don't go onsale to the public 'til Saturday morning.)

Go to: https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasepage_ca.asp?event_id=100035358A212754

Where it asks for a password, put LUNATIC (all uppercase, all one word.)

And there ya go! This really works, I just ordered 4 tickets for myself in section 111!

Peace,

Mr. M.

FYI, I just looked up the FAQ for Leafs TV at http://www.torontomapleleafs.com/leafstv/tv_faq.html - that would only be mostly pre- and post- game stuff, but I was curious anyway.

So there ya go - with the wonders of the digital age, you still can't see the damn hockey you want! I'm with Brad on the writing and complaining.

Peace,

Mr. M.

Hey Velvet, do you know if the Bros. C. are doing their own set or just backing up Chris Brown?

I heard a rumour that it was latter. I'll probably go anyway, but personally I'm hoping they have their own set - I second the motion, these guys are smokin', especially live!

FYI, check 'em out online at http://www.brotherscreeggan.com

Peace,

Mr. M.

Mmmm, probably Tabago, the smaller island of Trinidad and Tabago. Beautiful, seemingly endless beaches, not as Americanized or generally corporatized as much of the English-speaking West Indies.

A rum-and-coke in one hand and a steel band playing about 100 metres away. Oh yeh...

Peace,

Mr. M.

Ah crap I thought I was the only Fett... hmmm, perhaps a change is in order...

Hey, if you want to come to 4th floor of Robarts Library, they're doing a TA training session today and I could easily score you a huge handful of Timbits!

Peace,

Mr. M.

P.S. Sorry I lied, I was thinking of The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp - also very cool!

Yo Tungsten!

NICE! I actually didn't know about that, thanks!

Yeh, a buddy of mine actually had that on vinyl years ago. I should try to dig that up on CD.

Peace dude,

Mr. M.

Oh wait, I want another!

10/31/90 The Marquee, New York, NY

Blues Traveler/Spin Doctors

Yo Mama's A Pajama

Jimmy Olsen's Blues

Refrigerator Car

Hey Dick

Two Princes

Lady Kerosene

Hungry Hamed's

Cleopatra's Cat

At This Hour

Shinbone Alley>

Spin Doctors/Blues Traveler Jam>

Gina

Mulling It Over

Black Cat Jam>

Crystal Flame

Gotta Get Mean>

Brother John>

Gloria*>

Gotta Get Mean>

Blues Traveler/Spin Doctors Jam>

Forty Or Fifty

Yo Baby

Freeway Of The Plains

What Time Is It

Rosetta Stone

Off My Line**>

Spin Doctors/Blues Traveler Jam>

But Anyway#

Onslaught

100 Years

Alone

Sweet Talking Hippie

Mountain Cry

And So It Goes>

Mother Funker

* with Chris Barron on vocals

** with John Popper on harmonica

# with Aaron Comess on drums

Good topic Brad!

I'd have to go with the 1969 Rolling Stones/King Crimson show at Hyde Park. This was in middle of the era when the Stones still kicked major ass, and can you imagine being there to hear "21st Century Schizoid Man" for the first time ever. That would be an amazing one in my books.

Peace,

Mr. M.

FYI, last year at the 'shoe we went to a mid-week show, I think it was a Wednesday, and we had no problem getting tickets at the door around 9ish. However the weekends I believe sold out in advance.

And BTW, you're damn right I'm gonna be at at least one of those shows, baby!

Peace,

Mr. M.

Crap! Conflict with Uncle Seth and Snoovy at Reilly's! My ass would be verily kicked if I miss that, but y'all enjoy Nero and D&T!

And hey, if you don't have the 10 bucks or the place sells out, join us over at Reilly's (Yonge just north of Dundas) - I'm pretty sure there'll be lots of room!

Peace,

Mr. M.

Sweeet! Yeh drop by, it's supposed to be pretty cool, plus it's FREE!

BTW, did you see any ads or posters for it around the market? I saw one tiny ad in the Star yesterday, but otherwise nothing.

Peace,

Mr. M.

Hey there! There's been almost no press at all about this event, the only online mention I could find was burried in a listing in NOW mag's site:

Apparently there's gonna be lots of cool music, including my guys and girl from Uncle Seth. Wanna hear Jay talk about the history of the harmonium, or explain how his keyboard sitar works? Then check out the main stage today at 5!

Peace,

Mr. M.

Apparently I'm Calico James Bonney.

And appropriately enough, someone sent me this yesterday - apologies to those who missed the special day - arrrr.

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Pirate talk could shiver your timbers

By Dave Barry

Every now and then, some visionary individuals come along with a

concept that is so original and so revolutionary that your immediate

reaction is: ``Those individuals should be on medication.''

Today I want to tell you about two such people, John Baur and Mark

Summers, who have come up with a concept that is going to make you kick

yourself for not thinking of it first: Talk Like a Pirate Day. As the

name suggests, this is a day on which everybody would talk like a

pirate. Is that a great idea or what? There are so many practical

benefits that I can't even begin to list them all.

Baur and Summers came up with this idea a few years ago. They were

playing racquetball, and, as so often happens, they began talking like

pirates. And then it struck them: Why not have a day when everybody

talks like a pirate? They decided that the logical day would be Sept.

19 because that -- as you are no doubt aware -- is Summers' ex-wife's

birthday.

Since then, Baur and Summers have made a near-superhuman effort to

promote Talk Like a Pirate Day. As Baur puts it: ``We've talked like

pirates, and encouraged our several friends to, every Sept. 19, except

for a couple where we forgot.''

And yet, incredibly, despite this well-orchestrated campaign, the

nation has turned a deaf shoulder to Talk Like a Pirate Day. In

desperation, Baur and Summers turned to me for help. As an influential

newspaper columnist, I have the power to ``make or break'' a national

day. You may recall that almost nobody celebrated Thanksgiving until I

began writing about it in the 1970s.

I have given Baur's and Summers' idea serious thought, looking for ways

to improve it. One variation I considered was Talk Like a Member of the

Lollipop Guild Day, on which everybody would talk like the three

Munchkins in the film version of ``The Wizard of Oz'' who welcome

Dorothy to Munchkinland by singing with one corner of their mouths

drooping down, as though they have large invisible dental suction

devices hanging from their lips. But I realized that would be stupid.

So I have decided to throw my full support behind Talk Like a Pirate

Day, to be observed Thursday, Sept. 19. To help promote this important

cause, I have decided to seek the endorsement of celebrities, and I am

pleased to report that, as of today, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Britney

Spears, Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, the Osbournes, Tiger Woods, Ted

Koppel, the Sopranos, Puff Doody and the late Elvis Presley are all

people who I hope will read this column and become big supporters. I

see no need to recruit President Bush, because he already talks like a

pirate, as we can see from this transcript of a recent White House

press conference:

REPORTER: Could you please explain either your foreign or your domestic

policy?

PRESIDENT BUSH: Arrrrr.

To prepare for Talk Like a Pirate Day, you should practice

incorporating pirate terminology into your everyday speech. For

example, let's consider a typical conversation between two co-workers

in a business office:

BOB: Hi, Mary.

MARY: Hi, Bob. Have you had a chance to look at the Fennerman contract?

BOB: Yes, and I have some suggestions.

MARY: OK, I'll review them.

Now let's see how this same conversation would sound on Talk Like a

Pirate Day:

BOB: Avast, me beauty.

MARY: Avast, Bob. Is that a yardarm in your doubloons, or are you just

glad to see me?

BOB: You are giving me the desire to haul some keel.

MARY: Arrrrr.

As you can see, talking like a pirate will infuse your everyday

conversations with romance and danger. So join the movement! On Sept.

19, do not answer the phone with ``hello.'' Answer the phone with

``Ahoy, me hearty!'' If the caller objects that he is not a hearty,

inform him that he is a scurvy dog (or, if the caller is female, a

scurvy female dog) who will be walking the plank off the poop deck and

winding up in Davy Jones' locker, sleeping with the fishes. No, wait,

that would be Talk Like a Pirate in ``The Godfather'' Day, which is

another variation I considered (``I'm gonna make him an offer that will

shiver his timbers'').

But the point is, this is a great idea, and you, me bucko, should be

part of it. Join us on Sept. 19. You have the buckles, darn it; don't

be afraid to swash them! Let's make this into a grass-roots movement

that sweeps the nation, like campaign-finance reform or Krispy Kreme

doughnuts. I truly think this idea could bring us, as a nation, closer

together.

But not too much closer. Some of us will have swords.

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Dave Barry writes for the Miami Herald. Write to him C/O the Miami

Herald, One Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla. 33132.

Oh yeh baby! Her new live album's pretty good too, particularly the second disc, although I'd still totally recommend Living In Clip from '97 as one of the most under-rated live albums ever. Scary, wonderful acoustic guitar, wild jams, weird stories, and more angst than you can shake a stick at. Do yourself a favour, if you've never heard this stuff, check that one out!

Peace,

Mr. M.

Oh man - I went into a dollar store in Ohio a couple of months back, and I couldn't believe all the tacky "USA" crap - huge bowties, stupid plastic banners with the stars and stripes, lawn... thingies I can't even really explain, on and on.

Whatever you think (pro or con) about many American's perhaps over-developed sense of national pride post-Sept. 11, I cannot believe the crappy stuff they choose to use in expressing those feelings. Boggles the mind... this is patriotism?

Peace,

Mr. M.

Indeed it is! Wacky stuff, eh?

"By the power of Greyskull, I summon the Village People"

Peace,

Mr. M.