YTSEJAM Digest 1296
Today's Topics:
1) Atlantis...check this band out
by rinverso@cosi.stockton.edu (Ryan Inverso)
2) Dream Theatre...
by Pat Griffin <c675311@everest.cclabs.missouri.edu>
3) SHIRTS UPDATE and LAST CALL!!
by Jason Giles <jgiles@crl.com>
4) Tori Amos
by "John R. Kotzian" <koggie@cyberspace.org>
5) Laussade
by Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu>
6) English 101
by Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu>
7) Mail Item Format Warning
by "RESPONSE at IBMMAIL 02/27/96 - 07:30:09" <response@ibmmail.com>
8) Mail Item Format Warning
by "RESPONSE at IBMMAIL 02/27/96 - 07:44:35" <response@ibmmail.com>
9) Mail Item Format Warning
by "RESPONSE at IBMMAIL 02/27/96 - 07:50:37" <response@ibmmail.com>
10) RE: opening for Maiden?
by mattymo@inxpress.net (Matt Mommaerts)
11) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1294
by Brad Kane <jc309@columbia.edu>
12) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1293
by "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
13) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1295
by "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
14) 10 years later...
by KTYA28B@prodigy.com (MS DEBBIE M VESTAL)
15) Re: Derek's sexuality.../Ben L./IRC
by borlangw <borlangw@dcs.gla.ac.uk>
16) Some DT content...
by nga@software-ag.de (Neil Gallop)
17) Hi everyone!
by Michael Bahr <durnik@indirect.com>
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 96 18:49:02 EST
From: rinverso@cosi.stockton.edu (Ryan Inverso)
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Atlantis...check this band out
Message-ID: <memo.921439@cosi.stockton.edu>
Hey jammers,
I just wanted to let you all know about this cool new band that just
started playing some gigs in the NY NJ Penn. area. They are called
Atlantis. They are a great Prog band. Sound a little like a cross between
DT and Megadeth. They are playing a few gigs in the NY NJ area soon and
thought I would let you know so that you can check them out. Here are two
dates: March 9: Escapades--Jersey City AA March 15: Six Shooters--Atlantic
City 21+ I highly recomend checking these guys out. Just you give you an
idea on thier influences thier Bassist told of a cover medley they were
working on that consisted of La Villa Strangiato (Not sure if I spelled it
right but you get the point) by Rush, Heart of the Sunrise by yes, Perfect
Strangers by Deep Purple and.........drumroll please.....Take the Time.
Anyway if you will be near either of these clubs on these dates check these
guys out. I will be at the one on the 9th....If you go look for the dude in
the Home for the Holidays tour shirt and Kappa Delta Rho baseball
cap...that's me.
Late,
Ryan Inverso
KDR Pi Beta #66
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 17:57:23 -0600 (CST)
From: Pat Griffin <c675311@everest.cclabs.missouri.edu>
To: Ytsejelly <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Dream Theatre...
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.91.960226174412.4624A-100000@indy27.gclab.missouri.edu>
I went home this past weekend to see a play at my high school, and while
I was there, I decided that I was going to do my damnest to get the Lie
single while I was there. I check several store before finding it, and
one of my stops was at Best Buy... While I was there, I found a whole
section of thier stuff (unfortunatly, only the "main" albums), and I took
upon myself to dispose of the three section dividers bearing the name
"Dream Theatre."
You too can join the fight against Dream Theatre! Go to all your local
record stores and look for the CDs. If you find a divider labeled "Dream
Theater," THROW IT OUT! Scratch off the last two letters and spell it
RIGHT! Tell the store manager to LOOK AT THE DAMN *ALBUM*COVER* when he
puts the bands name on the dividers! Do whatever it takes to make our
favorite band "Dream Theater" again!
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To those of you preparing to flame me:
Don't take this post too seriously. I'm not really suggesting that
we form a militia just because store owners can't seem to tranfer "Dream
TheatRE" from the album cover. This is meant to be taken lighly. By all
means, advise them to change it, but if you take severe action, there may
be severe repercussions. BTW, I did leave behind the one (of four)
dividers that actually said "Dream Theater." Later all.
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| Pat Griffin Reality2 Design |
| c675311@showme.missouri.edu c675311@cclabs.missouri.edu |
h t t p : / / w w w . m i s s o u r i . e d u / ~ c 6 7 5 3 1 1 /
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 16:31:11 -0800
From: Jason Giles <jgiles@crl.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: SHIRTS UPDATE and LAST CALL!!
Message-ID: <199602270031.AA00498@crl.crl.com>
OK, we barely made enough orders to go ahead with the Shirts, but
we made it! I am placing the order tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon,
so if you still want to get in on it, e-mail me or call me at
(415)638-6151. If you have already ordered some, send me a check
as soon as you can (the printer says they'll be DONE by the end of
THIS week!!)!! Send checks to me at:
Jason Giles
3200 Payne Ave. #525
San Jose, CA 95117
finally, here's the info in case anyone missed it:
OK Shirt fans! It seems there is enough interest to test the waters
more for another shirt order. After speaking with the shirt company
about minimum orders, it looks like we need 50+ orders to make it
worthwhile. So, here's the info, please send in your requests for
shirts now, and if I see we're going to make the 50 mark, then I'll
then instruct everyone where to send the money, etc.
For news on Tank Tops, see below!
Design ( front ):
Majesty symbol in white ink, with "Ytsejam" on top in script font,
and "INTERNET MAILING LIST" in small block letters beneath.
Design ( back ):
Large white DREAM THEATER logo in white across the top, with
Let the Light Surround You across the bottom in greyish GLOW IN THE
DARK ink.
This shirt is now being offered in FOREST GREEN, BLACK, MAROON, and
DARK NAVY. I cannot guarantee that this design will look good on
any color but black! (of course, "good" is completely subjective).
Sizes Available: M, Large, XL, XXL (+$1.50), XXXL (+$2.00).
Dark shirts tend to shrink more than light colors, so if you are on the
edge of a size, order accordingly!
Fill out this form and return it to jgiles@crl.com:
Name:
E-Mail Address:
Mailing Address:
Qty Size Color
---------------------------
2 XL DK Navy
LEAVE NOTHING BLANK!!! All info is needed for me to properly take care
of everyone! Be sure to specify what color goes with what size, etc. if you
are ordering more than one shirt.
Shirt design can be previewed on a black shirt at:
www.crl.com/~jgiles/shirts.html
Shirts at $14.00 each, which includes shippin the US and Canada. Add $4.00
for orders outside the US, such as Germany, UK, etc.
Let the fun begin!!! Questions, comments, orders, etc: jgiles@crl.com
MORE NEWS-- TANK TOPS! I will now offer Tank Tops for the coming summer
months! Black will be the only color available, and the
and the design will be the same, except that the
majesty logo and other left breast artwork will be in the center of the chest of the tank top. They will be $14.00 as well, and the same sizes will be
available.
SHIRT ORDER DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28th!!!
"Listen! Do you smell something?"
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:36:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "John R. Kotzian" <koggie@cyberspace.org>
To: ytsejam@ax.com (ytsejam)
Subject: Tori Amos
Message-ID: <199602270236.VAA07333@grex.cyberspace.org>
Hey,
Tori Tori Tori Tori Tori Tori Tori Tori Tori. Oh Yeah, Tori. She's
great.
-John
-- -.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..J O H N K O T Z I A N : koggie@cyberspace.org bootlist@cyberspace.org
"I want to look at life, in the available light." - Rush "Let the light surround you." - Dream Theater "O.k., light up." - Bob McKenzie -.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:29:09 -0800 From: Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu> To: The BafuJam <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: Laussade Message-ID: <199602270529.VAA12038@cats.ucsc.edu>
Low (rhymes with cow) Ssade (like Marquis de Sade, rhymes with "bod") Or maybe Low (rhymes with bow) Ssade (same)
So, do I win whatever prize is up for grabs, Mr. CowBod? :)
Mebbe tis just my french in Highschool showing...
__ /\ __ __\/__\/__ \_||_/ ~Chris /__||__\ // \ | \\ \|
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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:42:27 -0800 From: Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: English 101 Message-ID: <199602270542.VAA13841@cats.ucsc.edu>
As much as I hate to piss off radical feminist Jammers, in proper english, "his" is a gender-neutral posessive pronoun. It does not imply exclusivity to the male gender. Thank you.
__ /\ __ __\/__\/__ \_||_/ ~Chris /__||__\ // \ | \\ \|
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 01:58:56 -0600 From: mattymo@inxpress.net (Matt Mommaerts) To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: RE: opening for Maiden? Message-ID: <199602270758.BAA09782@ns1.inxpress.net>
In YtseJam #1294....Conrad Chi <uchic00@mcl.ucsb.edu> wrote:
>Does anybody know who is opening for Maiden on this U.S. > tour?
Yup, it's Fear Factory. If you need the dates for any specific city, just let me know. It's in Milwaukee on 3/2! :-)
On another note... Anyone hear the new Trouble CD "Plastic Green Head"? If you like DT (I know you've heard this before...) You'd most likely enjoy this disk. Good luck finding it though, it's on Century Media.
Matt mattymo@inxpress.net Personal Home Page: http://www.inxpress.net/~mattymo WORT-FM Mosh Pit page: http://www.inxpress.net/~mattymo/moshpit
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 03:14:21 -0500 (EST) From: Brad Kane <jc309@columbia.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1294 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960227031243.10091A-100000@inibara.cc.columbia.edu>
> Hehe. Is Derek gay? Does it matter? Thinking about it, he's the only one > in the band without long hair...and you know what they say about men > with long hair..
With the way Derek was all over one of my female friends at the YtseCon and the Malibu aftershow 6/13/95, I wouldn't say that Derek is gay.
Yours, Jeff =)
<*> Jeff Chew <*> jc309@columbia.edu <*> (212) 853-6952 <*> <*> http://www.columbia.edu/~jc309 <*> <*> Lifting Shadows : http://www.columbia.edu/~jc309/dreamt.html <*>
"Lifting Shadows Off a Dream once broken, she can turn a drop of water into an ocean" -- John Myung, Dream Theater
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 03:36:40 -0500 (EST) From: "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1293 Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9602270313.A5587-0100000@griffin.emba.uvm.edu>
> From: Mark Smeets <msmeets@ibm.net> > Subject: recording > > Hey guys, I don't exactly follow what the idea is with the > recording threads but this is how it works when your in a > studio. > > Drums always ALWAYS have the most mics, so most of the time, > the first 20 channels are for the drums only, depending on how > big your set is.
And how many tracks you're recording on. :) Ah, to have more than 24 tracks...
> The first thing to get done is to lay down the drums tracks > with the WHOLE band, then bass or guitar, usually rythm
Depends on what you want to do. The last time I recorded, we did drums and bass together, then everything else later. And the bass was a keeper.
> Stuff like Keyboards and percussion are done last, they aren't > as important.
I can't wait to see what keyboard players and singers say about THAT one! :)
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> From: Pat Sullivan <psull@ici.net> > Subject: Music influence > > Just thought I'd relay a story that shows the kind of influence the 'jam has > had on my music purchases. I went to a CD show today, mostly looking for DT > boots. I didn't buy any, but I bought three other CD's:
I've found the same thing. I bought some Fates and some Savatage because of other Jammers. Keep those suggestions coming!!!
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> From: DreamNDay@aol.com > Subject: Me and Ernie have some speech problems > > >>I always say "AY-COSE" Instead of A change of Seasons (Jsut while I'm > >typing) > > > >You think thats bad? I say "WUH-DADU"!!! > > ME TOO! As well as that, I say Oh-Aah-Mot and Wifs and when I'm saying > something about Take The Time, I sound like I'm studdering! > later--------------Brian
Ha! And I thought I was the only one! I've found myself saying "Too-hit-stis" (TOWHTSTS) and "Little" (LTL)!
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 03:42:54 -0500 (EST) From: "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1295 Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9602270301.B5587-0100000@griffin.emba.uvm.edu>
> From: babs@sgenva.cc.geneseo.edu (Barb Battaglia) > Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1292 > > Hello everyone. I wanted to take a few minutes and write something serious
Is that why you eschewed the "it's BABS"? :)
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> From: "Close your eyes and see what you're doing to me? -Kevin Moore, > Subject: Censorship protest > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > >To whoever may read this, > > >This is not a typical chain letter, in that by passing it on to as
It's atypical because at first we all thought it was a post from another Dream Theater fan. Very interesting ruse. So who's the fucking coward that didn't put his or her return address on this thing? Then again, maybe it's not a jammer, since we got the same thing LAST WEEK.
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> From: World Wide Web User <www@columbia.edu> > Subject: I rule > > Hey d00dz! gIvE Me WaReZ NoW.!
Are we really going to keep abusing this thing? Grow up.
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> From: Ben Laussade <laussade@enet.net> > Subject: WANTED > > "Ya know, if you stand back a few yards and squint, he looks almost normal."
Hmmm... I just don't see it. :)
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 03:46:34 EST From: KTYA28B@prodigy.com (MS DEBBIE M VESTAL) To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: 10 years later... Message-ID: <096.02198088.KTYA28B@prodigy.com>
If this list had an odor it would smell like a cross between a BOYS locker room and the odd aromas drifting out of a mid-town Manhattan subway station's men's room....3\4 of the way through rush hour. And you wonder why there are so few women on the Jam? ;) Just kiddin'...well sort of. Seriously, perhaps a few new threads are in order... For instance....where do you folks on the Jam think Dream Theater will be in 10 years? What changes do you think there will be in their music...in their lyrics....stage presentation....pant sizes.....keyboardists...etc? It would be a kick to save any posts on this subject and repost them in 10 years just to see how off base we were. That is IF the Jam is still around then.....and IF there ARE any posts on this subject. The Drinking Game and ongoing debates about Tori's love life are just SO MUCH MORE IMPoTANT(GGG).
Just some thoughts...
Cat.
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:24:43 GMT From: borlangw <borlangw@dcs.gla.ac.uk> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Re: Derek's sexuality.../Ben L./IRC Message-ID: <9602271024.AA13869@jason.dcs.gla.ac.uk>
Edd wrote:
> Ben is French. His surname is pronounced La-sod, or in english, The git. > hehe - it's what's for breakfast.
Ben is foreign, and he has a Portuguese name - Lo Sad. The English translation is "The Guy Whose Sig Is Not Changed Often Enough".
> I think we should organise one day that we can all log on and make our > presence felt.
The record so far is now 13, or something, isn't it?
> Anyone else up for this? Graeme?
You talking to me? Get the name right, you twat! :-)
And the tape's in the post.
Graham B. (that's Graham with an "h", not an "e") ____________________________________________________________________________ | | | Graham Borland, borlangw@dcs.gla.ac.uk, http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~borlangw |:: |____________________________________________________________________________|:: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 12:08:26 +0100 From: nga@software-ag.de (Neil Gallop) To: ytsejam@ax.com Cc: nga@server3.software-ag.de Subject: Some DT content... Message-ID: <9602271108.AA00275@sundoc13.software-ag.de>
Hi all
why do some people have to be so stupid? The new cleaning woman here cleaned both my PC and my workstation with what must have been a greasy floor mop, and now I can hardly read a thing. Just wait 'till I see her next time...
Where was I? Oh yes, I went to see Silverchair last night (absolute killer concert - if they play near you, do yourselves a favour, go and see them), and there were two people there wearing Dream Theater shirts. Nice to know that I'm not the only person with good taste! I spoke to one of them at the bar in the interval, and he said he's heard of the jam, but he has no access. I can't remember his name, but he said to say hi and thanks for making ACoS possible. Tip for the ytse-drinkers: they were selling vodka and Red Bull 50/50 under the name 'red pig'. Sounds like it's worth trying out.
By the way, am I the only person on the jam who *doesn't* like Iron Maiden? Am I normal? Perhaps not, but then again I don't really care for Rush and Tori Amos either.
By the way (II): would the "over 21 only" crap in the States mean that the lads from Silverchair wouldn't be able to go to their own gigs? Just wondering.
Time to do some work or my boss might take my pay rise back. And just remember: if you feet smell and your nose runs, then you've been built upside down. Where is that friggin' cleaning woman?
stay safe and happy listening Neil Gallop (nga@software-ag.de)
Currently playing: Kyuss - Blues for the red Sun
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 04:18:30 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr <durnik@indirect.com> To: ytsejam@ax.com Cc: durnik@indirect.com Subject: Hi everyone! Message-ID: <199602271118.EAA26872@bud.indirect.com>
OK, lotta ground to cover and not much time, so I'll try to get each point addressed ASAP. :)
A new COMPACT DISC (WDADU/AQ/SFAM) update is now finished; Jeff Chew has it for his page, Lifting Shadows, and will probably put it up shortly. Anyone is free to e-mail me personally to get it at any time. I am durnik@indirect.com or mikebahr@dreamt.org if it dosen't say that above.
Dosen't that annoy you? The way I've been mis-spelling "dosen't" all my life? Dosen't matter, because it's too hard a habit now. :)
WDADU shipping... I'm up to like 390. Some of those just hit the mail. A LOT of international ones that were lower numbers finally are arriving, I'm being told. 'bout time... I'm getting them done faster these days than usual, because of additional help.
CRITICAL MASS news... the Rush double-CD. At least, the plan is still to make it a 2-CD at this time. I got the pre-masters from Scott Hansen, and all I can say is: OH MY GOD! The sound is _perfect_. It's at least as clear, if not clearer, than A Show of Hands. You all won't _believe_ how awesome this is. I know I've been known to exaggerate before, but this is no stretch. Those of you who are locals who want to take a listen, feel free to give me a call and we'll do lunch. 602-777-0501. I'm doing all the necessary rigamarole now that one must do in the early production stages of a CD.
I wanted to address James Colberg's SUBCONSCIOUS CD dubbing project briefly. As you saw, I gave it my endorsement. I am sure that he will make available a quality end product. There's no way to duplicate what Subconscious _was_, so the value of this gem-of-all-DT-collectables should not be affected. Also, his price was the same as mine, and yet he is using far more expensive recording media and doing it in REAL-TIME as well, contributing to the wear of the recording unit. I daresay if I'd done it that way I might never have had the money to advance-fund Cygnus. What I'm getting at is that I think the price is fair and, coming from someone who would know, he's making damn near zero profit on it, especially considering time spent as labor. So it's cool. :) I literally can never make any more Sub discs; the glass master was recycled/destroyed so I could get my deposit back, as were the plates from the ink films for the printing of the liner and CD. If you got the original Subconscious: awesome! You deserve it for risking your money and putting your faith in me when I was as-yet-unproven as a CD source. Thanks very much. If you missed out on Subconscious, and many did simply because they arrived on the net later, then Jim Colberg's project is in my opinion the best solution for you. It sure beats cassettes!
Now on to the covers project. I think, in my humble opinion as an experienced recorder-of-sounds (smile) that the best way to do this with the minimum of sound problems, the highest sound quaity, the least expense, and the best end product over all, would be as follows. Jammers who play instruments should get together with other Jammers who play instruments, who are as local to them as possible. They should try to either buy a cheap mixing board (a la Radio Shack, $60 or so) if they don't already have one, or some decent mics, and run the output to a DAT. Or failing that, to a fine cassette deck... failing that, to hi-fi VHS. They should then rehearse the DT song(s) they wish to submit, and when they think they've got them down pat, hit record and play the songs 5 or 6 times. In 5 or 6 live takes, the likelihood of a good take increases dramatically. Furthermore, good live takes doen in realtime are 100% better for a project like this than studio track-by-track layering would be. That's my opinion of things. I encourage people to put their own twists on the songs... go acoustic or electric where a song goes the other way. Introduce other insruments. Have the keyboardist play the guitar part, the guitar play a basic groove, and the bassist play the solo. It'll make it more worthwhile overall. We just want it to sound nice unlike the Tori Covered tape that was attempted some time ago. I'm willing to get together with any Jammers in the Arizonaland area to do this. I own a soundboard, PA system, and can play a bass or guitar part, preferably bass. I can also sing, but you don't want me to; trust me. I'll be in tune but my voice isn't a singing type. I als have a DAT we can do the recording with. My own band Scoobacca will probably do Pull Me Under, Take The Time, and MAYBE Lie (but probably not), but you're all welcome to double that... they did on Tori Covered, and it was a good thing.
Finally one thing to address. We Jammers have an opportunity the likes of which we have never had before, and may never have again. If we want Rush to take Dream Theater on the road with them, we have to help. Write to Rush's Management. (address below... use it with discretion, dammit! -grin) Tell them you noticed Rush and DT are due to have albums out at the same time this year. Tell them you love both bands. Tell them you think it'd be a great ticket to see Rush with DT. Tell them all your friends and you will buy tickets in a heartbeat for such a show.They want to know that an act is young, undiscovered, and potentially profitable in order to accept them on the tour. Please hand-sign what you write, and try to use postcards when you can... they HATE having to open 10,000 envelopes, and postcards look nicer anyhow. :)
Write to: RUSH - attn: Ms. Kim Garner, SRO Management 189 Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5A2K7
If I hear of anyone abusing that address, I will kill you myself. :) To randomize things a bit... everyone whose last name begins with a letter after Q, put it to attn: Mr. Ray Danniels instead of Kim. It's best to get them talking amongst themselves. Don't say you heard abou "this campaign" on the internet... say you and some friends on the net were discussing how much you'd like to see DT open for Rush.
Two final things before I sign off for tonight.
Derek is not gay. If he is, he sure was hitting on a lot of cute women at the backstage parties after those Christmas shows, probably to throw off suspicion. Let's end that subject here and now, ok?
Dream Theater have never even been offered a chance at Letterman, let alone being cancelled or calling off a Letterman appearance. They'd all love to do it. If we're going to mail Dave, though, we'd better do it a little closer to new-album-time so he can appropriately book them.
Take care everyone! The Force Will Be With You... Always!
-Mike Bahr, durnik@indirect.com/mikebahr@dreamt.org
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