The "Hi!" Thread - Part II

The "Hi!" Thread - Part II



Subject:      Re: Hi
From:         Karen Hole 
Date:         1997/01/24
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> So, all you Fruheads out there (including lurkers!), introduce yourselves
> and tell us how you found Fruvous!

I had actually heard one of my friends talking about this random group
with a strange name a few years ago, but I never heard their music till
they came to Oberlin this fall.  I came in late (but before they came
on) and stood the whole time in a little corner by the far door.
Afterwards, I borrowed the 8 bucks from a friend so I could get
Bargainville.  Another friend and I even found a ride to Cleveland to
see them a few weeks later.  After the Cleveland show, I was totally
hooked.  A week ago I went to Toronto to the American Astronomical
Society meeting, and even though I was giving a poster and enjoyed
everything there, the thing I anticipated the most was being able to go
into a store and by Wood and B.  I also began converting two people
during the trip.
        Wow, I'm silly, huh?
                -Karen
P.S.  Is that enough of a de-lurk?


Subject: Re: Hi From: Sharilyn (fruchick) Date: 1997/01/24 Message-Id: <5capgc$5gm@lana.zippo.com> Sender: usenet@drn.zippo.com References: <19970123220900.RAA18250@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970123230201.SAA20778@ladder01.news.aol.com> Organization: Zip News Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous In article <19970123230201.SAA20778@ladder01.news.aol.com>, traugottcm@aol.com says... > >on 23 jan., zard wrote > >>>(I think it was '95, but old-time Fruheads can tell me, as it was their >first US >>tour, for Bargainville) (snip) (--unless it was 94, then it >would have been a >>year and a half. My mind is going!), ... > >I'm afraid your mind is going, fru-friend o' mine, because I'm quite sure >we saw them at the Birchmere in the fall of '95, (el snip-o) >Of course, we could always check back issues of the Fruvous >quill for tour dates...... Or check old Quills for them writing: "in America, we supported Nick Heyward and Michelle Shocked, busked in Central Park and generally incited a not-insubstantial furor throughout the North-East." (Quill #3, June '94). Maybe that would be a hint! :-) Oh, btw, if anyone cares about MY Fru-history, I put a good deal of it on my website (the URL in mah sig). 'Later... Sharilyn Früchick@mts.net http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9830 _,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_ / "Basically, our fans are idiots." / / -Jian, WBER 90.5 FM in Rochester Nov.1/96 / /_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,/
Subject: Re: Hi From: Gretchen Hess Date: 1997/01/24 Message-Id: <32E8DC72.44AA@epix.net> References: <19970120042800.XAA02906@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970122141301.JAA03198@ladder01.news.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-Ascii Organization: epix.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01KIT (Win95; U; 16bit) I've been lurking around her for a few months and I too think this is a great opportunity to step up. I saw Fruvous at the 1996 Philly Folk Fest. There's always so much of the same type of music...white guys with guitars, blues, women folk singers...that when these guys stepped up at an informal workshop wearing jeans and t-shirts and with that wild long hair of Jian's, I was excited. But when that 4-part harmony began, I was awestruck. They did Kids and Spiderman and some goofy parody on how they got their name...The Ballad of Marion Fruvous (which was a hoot!) and some other stuff. I immediately bought Bargainville and Wood and geez, later I even got an Internet address when I read they had a web page (how pathetic!) Attending many concerts all over the east coast doesn't fit much into my lifestyle...I'm a little old as FruFans go and am currently expecting a baby...so I keep looking out for the occasional Philadelphia show, which I attended last October. That was the first time I saw the whole shebang live and uninterrupted and is was a GREAT experience. I'm looking forward to the next album and if I'm not too big, I'll see you all in Philly when they come around again.
Subject: Re: Hi From: Jim Zawisza Date: 1997/01/25 Message-Id: <32EA5B25.86@wesleyan.edu> References: <19970120042800.XAA02906@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970122141301.JAA03198@ladder01.news.aol.com> <5c59sd$3ge@mane.cgrg.ohio-State.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-Ascii Organization: Wesleyan University Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) > TraugottCM (traugottcm@aol.com) wrote: > : So, all you Fruheads out there (including lurkers!), introduce yourselves > : and tell us how you found Fruvous! > Well, my first Fruvous experience was relatively recently, at Falcon Ridge last year. My friends had heard of them and were telling me how good they were, so of course we caught them at the Main Stage. I was absolutely blown away: they were by far the best act there (with the possible exception of the Nields, another favorite of mine). I fell in love with them immediately: unfortunately, I didn't have any money to buy their CDs. Eventually I got Bargainville and couldn't stop listening to it. Since then, I've gotten the B-Album; all I need is Wood. I'm only seen them once since then, in Ithaca, NY, but I can't wait to see them again! Jim (hoping Moxy returns to FRFF in 1997)
Subject: Re: Hi From: traugottcm@aol.com (TraugottCM) Date: 1997/01/25 Message-Id: <19970125162500.LAA29743@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: <32E94C59.1904@frontiernet.net> Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous X-Admin: news@aol.com On 24 Jan, Pete the dog wrote: >>In closing, my special hello's to Zard and Cris. Lived in DC 11 years >>myself and can actually imagine seeing Moxy at the Birchmire. Great >>place to see a show. Hey Pete --- Would you believe we actually got the only bad seats in the Birchmere for that show? Ellen and Zard were late, and Zard had reserved the tickets, so we got in just before the opening act (DaVinci's notebook) and got stuck in the far left corner in the front of the club. For most of the show we could only see Murray, and him in profile. I was really bummed, because Zard and Ellen kept going on about how lively the guys were when they saw them in Central Park and how visual the show was. Plus, having to sit during a Fruvous concert goes against all logic. It was a great show however, and if there was any part of me that hadn't been hooked by Bargainville, it gave up the ghost that night. even if I couldn't see Dave during King of Spain. :-) chris
Subject: Re: Hi From: zombarogw@aol.com (Zombaro gw) Date: 1997/01/27 Message-Id: <19970127074401.CAA19236@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: <19970123220900.RAA18250@ladder01.news.aol.com> Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous X-Admin: news@aol.com How was I first exposed to Fruvous? Back in the spring of '94 I heard "King of Spain" on an FM station out of Windsor, Ontario, 89X, about 3am on a Sunday night. It blew me away. I've listened to Frank Zappa for decades, and my immediate reaction was that any band that would record a song like that, and sound so good doing so, must have an attitude that I would really enjoy. I heard it a few times and finally caught the name, but couldn't find it locally. That summer, I went to Toronto to see a taping of "The Kids in the Hall", and while in Toronto, went to several record stores. On the bottom floor of Eaton Centre, I found it, and bought a couple copies, so I could share it with some of my friends. When I got home and listened to it, the whole CD blew me away, and that happens very rarely, but is also true of Wood, and B. I've seen them twice in Toledo, and once in Cleveland. I had plans to see them much more often, but had car trouble all last summer. Perhaps this year will be different. I really enjoyed meeting some of the Columbus fans last year. A big hello to Marty, Keith, Ms. Miller, and the Otterbein crowd. Hope to see you soon. Gary Wiegand
Subject: Re: Hi From: ana.ng@tmbg.org (Nicole the Wonder Nerd) Date: 1997/01/28 Message-Id: <32ed4607.5141458@news.ucdavis.edu> References: <19970120042800.XAA02906@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970122141301.JAA03198@ladder01.news.aol.com> Organization: University of California, Davis Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous Hello, everyone. I'm Nicole the Wonder Nerd, and I'll be your newbie for this evening. >So, all you Fruheads out there (including lurkers!), introduce yourselves >and tell us how you found Fruvous! I've been a Fruhead for a year and a half now, and I still entertain hope that they will visit California, because we NEVER get any good groups out here. Where was I? Oh yes--how I found Fruvous. Simplicity itself. I'm a MAJOR They Might Be Giants fan (anyone else?), and MF often comes up as a band that TMBG fans will probably like. So one day I was in Tower and saw Bargainville, and I figured I'd take a chance... I loved it. It rocked my world. I wanted more. To make a short story shorter, I ordered the other two albums from the Fruvous Quill (anyone know when the next one is coming out?) and have been happily listening ever since. I've converted a few of my friends to Fruvous fandom as well. I notice that everyone keeps mentioning a "Jian". Is this the same person as Jean Ghomeshi? --nicole the wonder nerd
Subject: Re: Hi From: Sharilyn (fruchick) Date: 1997/01/27 Message-Id: <5cjsjg$786@lana.zippo.com> Sender: usenet@drn.zippo.com References: <19970120042800.XAA02906@ladder01.news.aol.com> <19970122141301.JAA03198@ladder01.news.aol.com> <32ed4607.5141458@news.ucdavis.edu> Organization: None Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous In article <32ed4607.5141458@news.ucdavis.edu>, ana.ng@tmbg.org says... >Hello, everyone. I'm Nicole the Wonder Nerd, and I'll be your newbie >for this evening. Welcome, Nicole! (waves) >I notice that everyone keeps mentioning a "Jian". Is this the same >person as Jean Ghomeshi? Yep, same boy. Here's the deal: Jean has always been "Jian"; he was born with that name. But when his family came to Canada, his mother figured it would be easier for Canadians to pronounce "Zhee-on" if it were spelled as "Jean". He's been using "Jian" across the board for over a year now, and it *should* be spelled that way on the new album (which you were asking about before...it's March). So that's the short story. =) Sharilyn Früchick@mts.net http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9830 _,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_ / "Basically, our fans are idiots." / / -Jian, WBER 90.5 FM in Rochester Nov.1/96 / /_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,/
Subject: Re: Hi From: Sharilyn (fruchick) Date: 1997/01/28 Message-Id: <5cm3is$330@lana.zippo.com> Sender: usenet@drn.zippo.com Organization: None Newsgroups: alt.music.moxy-Fruvous I kinda took the easy route out on this thread and offered up a link to my page, but right now I actually feel like typing (it's either that or read a book that I was supposed to have written an essay on for today...I'll take the typing). So here's the first 2 years of my Fru-life, the short version: Bargainville came out in Canada in July of '93. I had never heard of them, for some odd reason, though they were quite well-known by then. A friend of mine (not anymore, but that's another story) literally dragged me into HMV when we were at the mall one hot summer day, not too long after the release. She said you HAVE to buy this, and I said I'm not too sure, and she kept saying it's the best you have to buy it. I asked her a few times if it was death metal, and if she was SURE it wasn't death metal (I now understand why she laughed at that question). After about 20 minutes of trying to convince me, I gave in. I got it home, drew myself a nice cool bath (it was VERY hot out!), and popped it in my tape player. I was blown away! A few months later, the huge Canadian tour was announced. By then, I considered Fruvous to be my favorite band, though I wasn't a psycho fan like I was soon to become. Winnipeg was of course one of the stops, and I lined up for tickets at one of the outlets early in the morning. I literally sprinted to the ticket wicket when the doors opened, and managed to wrangle myself 2 front-row centre tickets (quite a feat, considering their fame at the time and that they sold out this 1500-seat theatre). I freaked. The show was absolutely amazing; they played 2 1/2 hours, and did all the stuff the way they USED to do it. If anyone else there remembers Green Eggs done with Jian's purple robe, that should take you right back! After that show, I took on the "Fruvous Is Life" philosophy that I've followed ever since. =) The boys didn't return until 10 months later, in September of '94. They did 2 shows in one night at the venue, and after a series of circumstances (which I won't bother with here!), I was scheduled to meet them between shows with some help from the Warner rep here in Winnipeg. At that time, they were't really accessable here. It turned out that the guys were too tired to see anyone, and I left in tears. The next day, though, they were doing a radio show from a bar in the afternoon. I made arrangements to try it again, and it went marvelously! After their set, I went out to the parking lot with them and we talked for about 10 minutes. I was a sweaty, shaking mess, but I was too excited to care! It's funny; all the guys still remember that day, and occasionally refer to it (like when my parents met them at the last show here...Dave: "yeah, the parking lot!" Yeesh!). In about March of '95, I wrote to Murray. He wrote me back. I'm still a little speechless about it. At the Winnipeg Folk Festival that July, I went up to Murray early the first day (trembling), held out a picture of the 5 of us in the parking lot, and said "remember me?", thinking there was little to no chance. He gave me a big "hi!", and an even bigger HUG. Ack. He had to run, but I asked him if he'd have time to talk later on. He said "sure, we'll hang out". Ack. Being the smooth operator that I am, I said "Seriously???". Brilliant. He grinned that Murray grin and said "yeah! I'll see ya later!" I caught up with him at dinner time, and said "so, do you want to do something? I mean, if you can't, don't worry about it...", giving him every opportunity to back out. And back out he did NOT, to my ashtonishment. We met at 8 that night, and went and sat infront of the main stage. We talked for 2 hours; a bit about band stuff, but mostly just "stuff" in general. He went to try and find his Toronto friends' tarp so he could come back, get me, and go sit with them. No luck, though he did come back with Mike in tow. He had to leave shortly after that. It didn't matter; I was in heaven. Pure heaven. One of the things Mur talked about that evening was that people from Ontario had been following them around to their shows a lot, travelling from city to city. I remember thinking that would be so cool to do, never in a million years believing that I would. I'll say now what I think every day of my life: it's funny how things turn out. =) Sharilyn Früchick@mts.net http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9830 _,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_ / "Basically, our fans are idiots." / / -Jian, WBER 90.5 FM in Rochester Nov.1/96 / /_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,_,-^-,/