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Saturday, July 31st, 1993 -- The //Skyway\\ ------------------------------------------- * From Omahell: Mowing lawns and achin' to be * A new subscriber from Canada, narrowly missed being busted by her boss * Shannon Drurys: "Paul comes home" and she finds love in the City Pages * David Bastow's 'Mats memories * Some asshole DJ interviews Paul and an enthusiastic concert review * THREE concert reviews from Austin (you won't believe this!) * An L.A. Westerberg concert review that David Nicholson grabbed off of alt.music.alternative * Teddy's lookin' for a B&P or Westerberg T-shirt * Another reply (from David Bastow) on the Bob vs. Slim question * Don't Tell a Soul: quiet classic or overproduced bleah? --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: July 31st, 1993 (4:44 p.m. CST) From: skyway@phoenix.creighton.edu (Matthew Tomich, lawn slave) Subject: Man oh man. What a week. I worked 60 hours mowing commerical properties and lawns. My hands are tired, my arms are numb, I'm more tan than I've ever been in my life, and my car insurance is paid for the next 6 months. I think by the end of the summer I'll be able to write a thesis on the various flavors of Gatorade! In the last issue, there was a lyric that I mistakenly inquired if it was from an Icicle Works song...and it was from "Even Here We Are" by Paul. I felt so stupid. Thanks for not sending in the flames by the meg-load. I didn't even receive ONE. That either means that you're very forgiving or you don't bother to read this thing. Some miscellaneous list stuff: -- if you haven't noticed, your "To:" header on this mailing is slightly longer. That's because there's mooooore people on the list now, so I have to send the issues out to larger numbers of people at a time. Sorry...but the issues are long enough that it's not like you're reading through a page of header for a three line message like was happening last spring in the pre-digest days -- There was a picture of the "surprise Westerberg show" that Mary McLaughlin wrote in to the Skyway about in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. There's four or five women pictured in the front...hey Mary, are any of them you? -- After receiving this mailing, you should be getting some lyrics to "Don't Tell a Soul" and "All Shook Down" in your mailbox. Dave Nicholson (io20762@maine.maine.edu) grabbed them off an FTP site and fixed a few errors in them. They originally came from a French-speaking Canadian user, Francois Rousseau. After I got these files, I wrote to Francois and told him about our list and he's now a member. (rousseaf@iro.umontreal.ca) -- Also, another file is available upon request from this address (skyway@phoenix.creighton.edu): the guitar chord transcriptions to a bunch of Replacements songs (and "Even Here We Are", the one that I f'ed up on, by Paul). These are interesting to look at even if you're not musicially knowledgeable because it's a stab at the lyrics. I know that the author got a few lines of "Here Comes a Regular" that had me boggled. The songs in the file currently include: ATTITUDE, ACHIN' TO BE, TORTURE, SKYWAY, SWINGIN' PARTY, HERE COMES A REGULAR (all from the aforementioned Francois Rosseau) IF ONLY YOU WERE LONELY (by Ric Dube) EVEN HERE WE ARE (from pace@cs.concordia.ca) Feel free to contribute any transcriptions that you've figured out. And thanks to Dave Nicolson once again for obtaining the Francois and pace@... transcriptions and sending them to the //Skyway\\... -- According to the List of Upcoming Releases, the Slip Dunlap album "The New Old Me" (did I get that right?) was supposed to have been released on July 27th. Did anybody pick it up? Or are we waiting another six months for it to come out? I went to the Screaming Trees/Soul Asylum concert Tuesday. Well, the thing WAS sponsored by eMptyTV and there was another band on the marque, but I didn't stay for them. (Yeah, I KNOW who it was...I'm just intentionally not mentioning their name. Sure, okay, maybe they're not THAT bad. I just feel that it's an injustice that Soul Asylum should open for them.) I've now seen Soul Asylum four times in the past 365 days. They seemed used to the huge crowds, the cheering, the roar when they start "Black Gold". But as I got the living shit knocked out of me in the first three rows, I remembered another time in November when I saw them at a small club called Mississippi Nights in St. Louis and The Lemonheads and Walt Mink were opening and they played such songs as "Nice Guys Don't Get Paid" and "Sometime to Return" and "All The King's Men" and "Gullible's Travels" and even "Sick of That Song". The club was full of people who had SA shirts that said "Clam Dip and Other Delights" and "Soul Asylum -- Guitaar Liquer" on them. And they yelled out requests like "Freaks". But success sometimes sucks it seems...it's no fun seeing Soul Asylum with 12,000 other people instead of 400. Maybe I'm being selfish here, because after ten years, they deserve to make a buck. But I'm glad I caught them before they started playing the Civic Auditorium. And maybe I'm a little glad, in a selfish way, that not everybody knows the words to "I'll Be You". But the 'Mats probably deserved that spot on the stage of the Civic as much as Soul Asylum did, IMHO. If you're enjoying the list, write and tell Bob Fulkerson at "rfulk@cwis.unomaha.edu" a big thanks for giving Matt an account on Creighton's computer when he wasn't supposed to. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be a summer //Skyway\\ list...at least not in this current form. Also, I've gotten letters from some of you out there that have mentioned that you were Uncle Tupelo fans. Rather than hunting you all down, I'll just tell everybody that there's an Uncle Tupelo list at "roberts@leland.stanford.edu". And here's something else... Since I've started my job as a (un)professional lawn maintence guy, I've been getting really dirt-grass-grungy every day. I go to work at 7:30 a.m., I come home at 9 p.m., I take a shower, and I sleep. It doesn't give me that much time to do laundry. SOOOOOOOO...hey, if you ever wanted to own a shirt that was worn by a lawn-mowin' Replacements fan in Western Nebraska, this is your chance! All you have to do is send me your T-shirt (manilia envelopes work great) and I'll wear it to work for a day. That's right. I'll cut grass, trim curbs, pull weeds, fill gas tanks, ride around in a truck, and go to Hardee's in your shirt for an entire working day. And if you really, really want me to, I'll even wash it when I'm done (but that takes all the fun out of it.) I'll even send you a certificate of authenticity, stating that the shirt was indeed worn by a struggling college student lawn guy in Omaha, Nebraska. I'll put on it the date, hours worked, places mowed, where I ate lunch, quote of the day, and the temperature down so you can show all your friends. And I'll even include a picture of me wearing the shirt so you'll have evidence that I just didn't hand it off to some neighborhood teenager for the day. We're talkin' satisfaction guarenteed here. The rules are that you can't send me any dark colors: don't send me a black turtleneck and a note sayin' "SUCKER!" because that's just inhumane. My job sucks enough as is. No sweatshirts, winter coats, etc. either! And for those of you who just read the most recent issue of _Time_, no bullseye targets on the shirts! Even though we don't mow anywhere near North Omaha, I still don't want to attract a drive-by as I'm using a weed eater on the curb of 80th and Dodge. You CAN write pretty much anything else you want on it ("This Sucks", "Legalize Crack", "Fuck You Mr. Corporate Banker Dude Whose Property I'm Mowin'")...as long as it's not TOO crazy (ex: "Shoot Me", "I Hate Cripz/Bloods/Lomas/etc" or anything else that will get me killed). I wear just about any size except super small and super extra large. And if you REALLY want me to wash the shirt before I send it back to you, then I can't guarentee that I can get all the potential grass/dirt/grease/taco stains out of it. But I probably will, but I just can't bank on it. Don't send a shirt that you would be pissed if it got REALLY dirty. Don't send me your prized "Live and Drunk" bootleg or your 1973 Quadrophenia T-shirt. And I'm not doing this because I'm broke or a bum... it'll cost more for me to return your shirts in the mail than it would be to go down to the local surplus store and pick up more tank tops than there are days left in the summer. I'm doing this because I think it'd be fun and a way to get to know some of you out there better (albiet a somewhat intimately). To participate in this fun, just send me your t-shirt (like I said, manilia envelopes are perfect) to: Matthew Tomich 857 Loveland Drive Omaha, NE 68114-5339 Don't forget to include: * Your name and internet address * Whether you want it back washed or unwashed * Your return (mailing) address * A story about the shirt and the worst job you've ever had Please send in your shirts before August 7th so I'll have a chance to wear them at work before I go back to school. Enjoy the issue...and I'm forcing myself not to give away the surprise about what happened onstage in Austin, Texas. -- Matthew Tomich, list-whatever (moderator, manager, etc.) --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1993 10:16:14 -0600 (CST) From: DARCYC@sask.usask.ca Subject: Mats mailing list Dear Matt, Thank god I just ran across the post for 'the skyway' in rec.music.info. I saw it in the alternative board a little while ago, but it got cut off when I went to respond the next day. I've got to compliment you guys for putting 'the skyway' together as I loved everyone's stories about the Westerberg and B&P tours. That is except fo the fact that it reminded me off how shitty it is to live in the middle of the Canadian prairies - where neither the Mats, PW or B&P have ever come close to touring. But I really appreciated the stories as they sounded like they were written by true Mats fans. The really reminded me off the thrill when I got to see the Mats in Toronto on the All Shook down tour. Well i've got to get out of here as my boss just walked in - here's my address and thanks for having this for all those Mats worshippers out there. darcyc@sask.usask.ca Thanks, Robin --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 10:42:48 -0500 (CDT) From: DRURYS@carleton.edu Subject: Paul comes home This is for everybody, much like Nate's in the last Skyway. Paul's show in Minneapolis will be at First Avenue on Friday, August 20. I don't know if it's an all-ages or an ID show yet (I'm 21 so this doesn't affect me) but I'll find out for any hardy souls who would like to venture up to Paul's hometown and see the show with me. Tommy's new bassist is Janis Tamaka, and I wanna be her. I knew his guitarist's name at one point but I have forgotten it. My latest tale is that I placed a personal ad in City Pages last week (it was FREE, and my friends dared me to do it) and it read like this: "Girl, 21, seeks charming, slightly off kilter boy Mats fan. Let's listen to 'Let it Be' and reread 'Catcher in the Rye' together." So far I have received about fifteen calls, and only ONE was a Replacements fan. He was drunk and he and his roommates sang "If Only You Were Lonely" to me. I think I'm gonna call him. --Shannon --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 93 04:27:22 CDT From: dbastow@tusol.cs.trinity.edu (David Bastow) Subject: what else? Hey, I just got put on skyway this week and have just spent the last half hour reading everyone's shit. (thanks for sending all the "back-issues" matt) I'm preparing to see both Paul and B&P this week for the first time. The last time I saw the replacements was back in 1991 at the blue note in columbia, missouri needless to say it kicked any other live show I've ever seen in the ass. (made Soul Asylum look like New Kids On The Block) Sure, there was that tension on stage between all of the members, which I'm sure you all noticed or at least have heard about a thousand times now. Lots of people at the show were pretty pissed at Paul, with all of the "all shook down" controversy and were pretty rough on chris mars's replacement. (excuse the bad pun) anyway about midway through the show this one chouderhead who'd been pretty outspoken all night said something which i couldn't make out to the drummer at which point Paul said "look pal kiss his ass, (pause) kiss my ass, kiss my rich famous ass" at which point they went into "kiss me on the bus." It was without a doubt the coolest thing I've ever seen said on stage.(maybe you had to be there) The only other time that I've seen the 'mats i didn't really see them. It was back in 89 for their tour backing the infamous Don't Tell a Soul album. anyway, the show pretty much went like this: the band barely stumbled out on stage, it took Paul longer than the others, they try to start several songs, each to no avail, Tommy falls off the stage, the band gets off the stage and they leave the building. everyone was pretty pissed, but hey, that's the 'mats, right? What I thought was really cool was that when they came back in 91, the first thing Tommy said as they took the stage was "back to the scene of the crime" in this cool Scottish accent. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Requests<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I have been very unlucky in trying to find any bootleg or hard-to-find replacements stuff. I'm embarassed to admit that I don't even have Boink or The Shit Hits the Fans. Anyone who has any of this stuff or anything else I'd be willing to mail you a tape and some money for copies. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>--------<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< One thing I do have is a 7" of Alex Chilton which I'm sure some of you have as well. The b-side is a replacements original called "election day" and a cover of "route 66." By the way, with Paul's new album there've been a lot of articles/interviews out there. What's everyone think? Personally, I feel the new one in Creem sets a new low. It's mostly just a poorly written background of "Paul Westerberg and those punk rockers turned poets." The article barely quotes Paul at all; it's more an article about what the author thinks of the replacements. Another complaint I've had with every article I've seen is a greatest hits list several magazines have tried to complile. There's almost nothing listed before Tim and among the songs they left out were Skyway, Stuck in the Middle, Kids Won't Follow, Heyday, Customer, or anything else from the Sorry Ma. I know it's a matter of opinion but I think that at least one of these songs fall above Sadly Beautiful or Achin to Be. Anyway, anyone who wants to send me a personal letter can feel free at -dbastow@tusol.trinity.edu thanks if you read all of this, i read all you write --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1993 10:43:01 -0500 (CDT) From: S_SWANK@twu.edu Subject: Paul in Dallas-Interview/Show Matthew: Here's my stuff about the Dallas Paul show at Trees. I've been enjoying the posts w/ everyone's personal introductions & stories. Sometime soon, when I'm not so out of it, I'll write mine. Appreciate all the work you do...don't get sunstroked out there on the lawns of Omaha....(Lawns of Omaha - sounds like a song title). later, Sallie ***** Tuesday evening. 7/27 Well, I only caught the last bit of this interview w/ Paul prior to his show at Trees in Dallas. Talking with a local DJ on the local "alternative" rock station... We join them after listening to a Bud Dry commercial sung by an "alternative" sounding band encouraging everyone to have an "alternative" summer and drink plenty of Bud Dry the "alternative" beer with the "alternative" taste..... DJ : Joining us in the studio tonite is Paul Westerberg who is playing tonite at Trees....now Paul, you & I were just discussing that commercial, that Bud Dry thing... PW: Yes, brilliant wasn't it? (DJ rambles on about how he thought he heard a beer commercial ripping off the Replacements sound a coupla years ago) DJ: That was probably because of the all american rock n roll guitar sound. PW: It coulda been. I hear bits and pieces of the Replacements in lots 'o bands these days, but.. I didn't hear that... DJ: Well you kinda help me segue into my next question which is that a lot of bands these days get tagged as Replacements wanna-be's... PW: Suckers. DJ: Well, who're you diggin' these days when you're, y'know, in the tour bus, or just chillin at home, what's in the tape deck? [note hip "alternative" lingo] PW: Oh, man....I can't rattle off a lotta new bands because I'm sort of regressing and going backwards. I'm listening to Kay Starr... DJ: Which is?... PW: A singer from the forties. Lots of kinda jazzier kinda things. I mean, this is always hard to...on the spot, I can't picture... Uh, Frank Black...I think I listened to that yesterday. Not a lotta rock n roll bands...I like the Blues...Little Walter... stuff like that. DJ: What about the band that's opening for you tonite - School of Fish? PW: They're quite good. I... DJ: (interrupting)[god I hate it when they do that] Did you hand pick these guys? PW: Nope. But we've gotten to be pretty good friends. (laughs at himself) My nose is growing .... no, they're great guys. They have a song called _Fountain_ which I really like that I make sure I can hear every nite. DJ: Before I letcha go I gotta ask you another question that I was forced to ask by the Edge (name of the station- KDGE) staff -- Is there any truth to the rumor that the Minneapolis rock star is a big hit with Wynona Ryder? PW: Name one. Minneapolis rock star? There only be one, man. And his name is a symbol now... DJ: You know what I mean. What's up with Wynona? PW: I've never met her. DJ: Never met her? PW: Uh-uh. DJ: Well alright...consider that topic dropped... PW: Yeah. (obviously tired of this Wynona thing) DJ: Alright well...what's next for Paul Westerberg? How long does the tour go on? PW: We will be doing this till hell freezes over. I think, till the end of the year. I think .. 4 more weeks here, then Europe, then we'll come back in the fall, maybe, if anybody wants to see it again. DJ: I'm sure they will. PW: Well, y'know how these things work...one day you're up, next day you're down....I think until the end of the year... I've had my 2 years off.. I've still got my wits about me, so... should be cool. DJ: Tell us that maybe you'll be back and do an all ages show for the people under 18... PW: I mean even if they, god forbid, DON'T PLAY OUR RECORD AT ALL, (this last rather mock-pointedly to DJ) I think we might come back one more time. But I think it'd be nice to come back and play a theater where everyone could see it, yeah. DJ: Well, Paul, thanks for comin' by [etc.etc....] We're gonna do another track from _14 Songs_ and this was your choice -- _Things_ Any particular reason? PW: Um, I think its a good song and I wanted to remember the third verse before tonite. -------- So there you have it. Such as it is. I'm off to the show. More later. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well its later. Much later. It's a quarter to three, as they say. I'm tired but still pretty wired. Fantastic show. Those guys were moving some ENERGY! I didn't take notes but here's what I recall about setlist type stuff: Began w/ _Waitin for Somebody_ then _Mannequin Shop_ did a buncha 14 song stuff ( my fave - Dice Behind Your Shades) _Dyslexic Heart_ , Monkees tune, also a blues thing which may've been his own since nobody I asked recognized it. Had a line like "if i'm dyin' / don't call in a priest (repeat 3 times) cause I still don't feel like hittin' my knees" [Is this "If Only You Were Lonely"? If not, I'm 0 for 2 and really feel like a bastard now. - M@ ] Acoustic version of _Skyway_ which was beautiful. Incredible _Swingin' Party_ Seemed to vacillate between being really fond of his guitar player and hating his guts. While he was singing _The Ledge_ the guitarist (never introduced) was dancing around w/ the riff & Paul was singing, then suddenly he turned to him & said "what the fuck are you dancing about?" The guitarist looked kind of stunned for awhile, then went back to dancing. They never missed a beat. It'd been a 100+ degree day & was still very hot- the place was packed & the band was totally soaked in sweat and starting to look kind of dazed. "You people keep yelling out for the rockers but you can't fool me. I know what you really want to hear." then _Things_ I think. Also _First Glimmer & World Class Fad_ & _Knockin on mine_ _Waitress in the Sky_, nothin from earlier than TIM. Merry go Round, Achin to Be, I'll Be You, Ledge (yelled at GP) [they didn't play in this order - I'm just randomly remembering] Encore Goofy/cool cover of _Just Gimme Some Kinda Sign_ by ????? (70's pop/soul hit), _Another Girl Another Planet_, The peerles _ Left of the Dial_ which is my favorite Matssong for reasons I have trouble putting into words. Sat on drum stand for acoustic _Here Comes a Regular_. Switched back to electric, then switched back to acoustic. Looked totally exhausted & drenched. Sat back down on drum riser & tried to show guitar player a chord then stopped in the middle of his explanation, put down his guitar, strolled off the stage, past the audience, & out the door, never to return. The band & audience stood around for awhile - then a guy came in from the bus & whispered to the band - the guitarist said something I didn't understand & they split. The audience pounded & yelled for more but.....that was it. We hung around for awhile - then left. As we walked by the bus I asked a guy that was just coming out if Paul was alright. He said yeah, he was just tired. I can see how he would be. I thought the band was great -- really tight & intense. They laughed alot together & played really well. Paul is just real mercurial, I suppose... Oh, well. I finished this off Wed AM - day off from work - now I head out to a lake w/ some friends to swim & float around & try to overcome this large compulsion to quit my job & follow him around for the rest of his shows like the frequent flyer lady that Matthew mentioned. (looked for her - saw several that coulda been). Didn't see anyone taping, but if anyone got a copy of this show please let me know.... Last word on it : go see him. He is just absolutely IT. Transcends anything anybody might want to say about him. The music is the thing... later, Sallie --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 20:45:13 CDT From: asif Alright people. I'm back. And before I start off I'd like to say that this is going to be a really long message. I've got so much to write down, I'm scared my fingers'll fall off. The show was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!! It was ONE OF THE BEST ROCK'N'ROLL SHOWS I'VE SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! Only the PLEASED TO MEET ME tour was better.. OK, Here's a low down on yesterdaY: A friend of mine and I drove to AUstin getting there at three p.M. By the time I got there I was in a really bad mood, it was fucking hot, and Paul still had an hour before he showed up at Tower Records. I felt like a fool carrying my much scratched copy of PLEASED TO MEET ME around the store. Karen was completey bored. She has little interest in Paul Westerberg and was only there to to amuse herself watching me act like an idiot. Finally he shows up at 4 and sat behind a table in the middle of the store with a bunch of markers. I was at the beginning of the line and my heart was racing (honest-to-goodness) . Finally I got to him, he signed the inside sleeve. Then I told him about Matt from Omaha who spoke to him about the computer stuff. After a few seconds of complete confusion he recalled something really vague, and I handed him a bunch of stuff I'd printed out and I was pretty much inchorent. Karen asked him what was on the flip side of the KISS ME ON THE BUS single. This is the conversation that ensued: Paul: Was that a single? Me: Yeah....think so. Paul: What album was that from...? Was it a long time ago? [Dead seriously] Me: from Tim Paul: Tim? Really?....Oh yeah, that first song of the album, that was the one [....trailing off, muttering to himself] He asked me what we talked about in the group and I explained it as coherently as I could. About a hundred people were waiting in line, so I had to leave then. I hung around an hour, and then went back to the line (I was the last person) and this time, I explained the group more fully to him (The state of incoherence had gone...I guess) and he seemed to be genuinely flattered that we were doing this. He cracked a joke about me giving him the printouts by saying that "well what can I give you in return"and took out a dollar bill to give to me, saying "just kidding". I asked him if I could bum a cigarette of him, and he saw that as an equal trade. So he gave me a cigarette (TRUE brand) and I walked out. (I won a bet a with my friends that I'd do that). By this time our group was seven people and I was really hyped up for the show. By what later seemed a straange stroke of luck, we had to wait outside Tower for another friend of ours who was gonna meet us there. I was sitting outside when I saw this tall guy walking down the sidewalk, and said very casually "Hey, that guy looks like Bob Mould." About three seconds later, when he got closer, I was panting "That guy IS Bob Mould!" I went up to him a little apprehensively and he told us that he had come to say hi to Paul and signed stuff for us. The strangest thing (or perhaps the coolest) is that the store was almost empty by then (Paul had left long ago) and NOBODY paid any attention at all. He left after five minutes talking to us and walked over to the GAP store next door. All of us were really hyped up by this point, and it was almost anti-climactic waiting around for the show (although even that was fun). We were enjoying being typical leechy fans and especially the Bob Mould fanatics among us were in denial or shock or something (including me). Unfortunately we got to the show a little late and I walked in, in the middle of Waiting For Somebody (the first song) and pushed myself to the front. The sound was excellent and the crowd was (pardon the cliche) loaded with excite- ment. It was absolutely wonderful. Here's the set list from memory. I have no clue about the order except the firstfew and last few songs, so I'll just go through the albums, and put in comments from what I remember: 1. Waiting For Somebody from Sorry Ma............ 2. Customer this was so unexpected, I was at the back of the hall by then and was jumping up and down like a crazed maniac. Unfortunately I happened to be the only person in the back doing that... from Let It Be 3. I Will Dare during the break in the middle, they started a completely new song which I didn't recognize and came back to the original song and sped it up to breathneck levels...and finished from Tim 4. Waitress in The Sky (superb rendition, much better than I've seen the Mats do) 5. Left of The Dial (during the encore) 6. Here Comes A Regular (it had that life-without-a-net feeling) from Pleased To Meet Me 7. Alex Chilton (kind of sloppy and not that great rendition) 8. Skyway (the whole crowd sang EVERY word) 9. Can't Hardly Wait from Don't Tell A Soul 10. Achin' To Be 11. I'll Be You from All Shook Down 12. Merry Go Round (absolutely note-for-note like the version on the album) 13. Sadly Beautiful from 14 Songs: 14. Knockin' On Mine (Paul stopped the song halfway through 'cause he was singing the wrong verse, and they never did that song again. Damn) 15. First Glimmer 16. World Class Fad 17. Runaway Wind (during the encore) 18. A Few Minutes Of Silence 19. Someone I Once New 20. Things 21. Down Love other stuff: 22. If Only You Were Lonely (a really cool electric version) 23. Another Girl, Another Planet 24. Daydream Believer 25. One song I didn't know by the lead guitarist, that he stopped halfway through.......it was just on one electric guitar) 26. Seein' Her (from the World Class Fad single) 27. one othersong that I didn't know During most of the convert I was up front, until Karen came up to me & said that she had been talking to Bob Mould at the back for the last 15 minutes (She's a Husker freak). So I went to back, where he was just standing there all alone wacshing the show. NOBODY paid any attention to the guy. He looked totally nondescript. During Here Comes A Regular, I took out the cigarette that Paul had given me, and walked over to Bob Mould & asked him for a light. It was pretty weird. Bob was lighting the cigarette that Paul had given. (OK, I'm beginningto sound like a typical her-worshipper....I apologize for being so up in the clouds right now...I know I'll revert back to my drab emotionless existence tomorrow...) During the encore, Paul asked the crowd "Is Bob still here?" Of course nobody knew who he was talking about (Bob Mould or Bob Stinson...?). He invited him on stage, but he didn't have any visible expression on his (Bob's face). Karen tried to convince Bob to get on stage, but Bob told her "Not Tonight.." About five minutes later, I started yelling and jumping, when Bob Mould walked on stage. Paul handed him his guitar. All of us immediately made out way right to the front row. They tore into "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead. Paul holding the mike stand & screaming his heart out, cigarette in hand. It was probably the best moment I'd had this whole year. The whole crowd went apeshit when they saw Bob Mould on the same stage as Paul Westerberg. You could tell it was spontaneous, 'cause Paul had no idea what song Bob was gonna play on guitar. After "Ace of Spades" Bob, suddenly charged into the chords of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by Iggy & The Stooges. Paul knew all the lyrics....that was probably the BEST song of the whole show. Both of them were so charged on stage, it was unbelievable, and the song went on forever. Finally Bob did some of his wall-of-noise guitar stuff while Paul screamed into the mike, and slammed the show to a close. Last thing I saw was the two of them heading backstage, their arms around each other. Well, guys that was the show... All seven of us were so charged up that we decided to go backstage to Paul's trailer. There were about 20 people there (mostly for some reason, and I don't mean to be sexist, very young females). Paul told us that the show the previous night in Dallas was kind of a bummer, 'cause "it wasn't really there". He told me that The Only Ones indeed did do Another Girl Another Planet and other stuff that I wish I could remember now..He seemed a little irritable aabout some- thing and I didn't talk to him for more than a couple of minutes at the most. Bob Mould was inside the bus at this time talking to a couple of people. That's about it. Again, I aapologize for using hyperbole, etc. It was just one fucking exciting day!! I'm gonna be gone for a few days next week, but I'll be looking forward to other reviews from the people here. And, no matter what happens GO SEE THE SHOW. Asif (completely exhausted) [Thanks for typing all that in, Asif. Personal meeting, Bob, and Customer: sounds like you've lived a full life already. - M@] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: 29 Jul 1993 15:48:43 -0700 From: "Teddie James" Subject: My Westerberg story My Westerberg story OK, here's my story. My Westerberg experience started at 3:30 Wednesday when my boss graciously allowed me to leave work early to go to the autograph session at Tower. I got there at 4:00 and met fellow Skyway member David Bastow who had just driven in from San Antonio. I'm sure you'll hear something from him about the show. I had told him earlier in the week that I was going to get my guitar signed. David brought his, but I didn't because I didn't have time to pick it up after work. I took my 14 Songs, Tim, and Let It Be CDs in to be signed. Some woman at Tower said that Paul would only sign one item per person, so I handed him my copy of 14 Songs. He said, "I see you've got some other stuff to for me to sign." I told him that the woman said we could only get one thing signed. He said, "Fuck the rules, man!" Excuse the language. What a great guy! That's no less than I would have expected from him. I asked a couple of the usual questions. Then I brought up the interview where he mentioned that he listens to jazz because he can't play it. I pointed out all the jazzy progressions in songs like The Last. He said he was just faking it, but he said that someday he'll be playing jazz. I made it over to Liberty Lunch at about 8:00. There were a few people outside. The doors opened at 8:30. Immediately we went up to the front center. There was a barricade, so we stood about two feet from the stage. Some roadie that didn't know what he was doing was blasting our ears trying to get Paul's guitar to stop feeding back. School of Fish came on somewhere between 9:15 and 9:30 and played an excellent set. Except for a few minor equipment flaws, it was a great opener. Paul and Co. came on at 10:50. I'm so glad that they got started early since I had to be at work the next day. They started out following the usual setlist, but after a few songs, they seemed to throw in a lot of unexpected things. For example, Paul performed two solo acoustic numbers. One was Skyway. The other was Here Comes A Regular, I think. He played a few covers like Runaway, Another Girl Another Planet, and Daydream Believer. After one verse of Knockin' On Mine, he stopped and laughed because he started singing the last verse. He said, "I wrote the song, but I can't remember the words!" Overall, it was a spectacular show. Paul really seemed to enjoy himself up there. His band had a great time. By the way, his drummer used to play with the Pixies. Funny how his other guitarist looked an awful lot like Jeff Beck. The whole show was close to two hours long. They played two encore sets. The highlight was last few songs. Paul yelled, "Hey Bob! You still out there?" I thought he was making some kind of joke about Bob Stinson. Turns out that he was talking about Bob Mould. Bob lives in Austin now. Paul played If Only You Were Lonely and stretched it out long enough for Bob to make it up to the stage. When he finally did make it up there, he just stood there for awhile. FInally, in the middle of Another Girl Another Planet, Bob took Paul's guitar and started playing. He played guitar for the last three or so songs of the night. He even screamed into the microphone a few times. It was great being just a few feet a way from all of this. The crowd was really wild by this time. Everybody was pushing up to the front. As I said before, Liberty Lunch was packed solid, so there wasn't room to move. Those of us who were smart enough to get there early were getting crushed, but it was worth it. Now here's the best part: I got all but the last few minutes on tape. I filled up a 100 minute tape. Luckily, side one ended between songs, so I didn't miss anything. The tape ran out during the last song of the night. I've listened to side one, and it sounds great. It's very clear. There's a little noise, but that can be mixed out. I haven't listened to side two, but I'm sure that most of it is pretty clear. There were times when I was being smashed against the barricade that I'm sure the microphone got slapped around a bit. Oh, well. It's all in fun, except for a couple of bruises. I'm willing to start some sort of tape tree for anybody interested. TIm McGinnis already made a nice cover for it. I should be able to post a set list by Monday. It'll take a little time to figure out all of the songs, since he played some that I didn't recognize. David Bastow is going to help with the setlist and possibly the distribution. Since this tape came out so well, I'll probably try to get away with taping Bash & Pop on 7/31. By the way, I bought my ticket four days ago and noticed that it was only #25. I can see this as being a very small show. It'll be closer and a little more personal. The A&R (what does that mean?) guy said that they would be in Atlanta on Friday July 30 at the Cotton Club. We asked about other Texas dates. Turns out that they played in Dallas on 7/27. If only I had known. Paul said that after they get back from Europe, they might play Houston. I asked about Nashville and Birmingham because I have friends in that area. They said the same thing -- after Europe. Well, that's my story. Personally, I think it was better than the two Mats show I saw in 1991, mainly because at that time, everybody in the band just wanted to get things over with. They seemed so tired and ready to give up. Last night's show was so energetic, and you could tell that the whole band was having a blast. If anybody sees the Atlanta show on Friday, please post a review. Seeya, Ted James teddie_james@csicqm.sps.mot.com --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 14:20:10 CDT From: dbastow@tusol.cs.trinity.edu (David Bastow) Subject: Westerberg LIVE Last night I saw Paul Westerberg live in Austin and just to get it out of the way now here it is: Last night's show was as good or better than any replacements show I've ever seen. I'll start from the beginning. I'd heard from Ted James, a fellow skyway member that Paul was having a signing party at a local record store at four o clock. I left work early and got there by three thirty. There was already a good sized line, maybe thirty people in front of me.The store was playing 14 songs. At about 3:45 I heard one of the employees talking on the phone with someone in Paul's entourage; Paul's only request was that the store not be playing any of his stuff while he was there. They promptly changed cd's and Paul showed up on time. Ted got in line with me and the line moved pretty quickly. I had brought my guitar to have him sign, and I was kind of nervous he wouldn't want to go through the trouble of changing pens, waiting for me to get it out of the case,etc.. But when we got to the front of the line he was really cool, he took a pretty good look at my guitar and mentioned something about it's similarity to some of his( a gibson special). He signed it right on the body and that guitar is now my prized possesion. Ted talked to him for a while, but I'll let him give you the details on that. After the signing party I went straight to the club he was playing at to catch the sound check. I only caught a little bit of the end, they were just screwing around. I sat down behind the club by the bus. There was only one other guy and his girlfriend listening too. No sooner had I sat down when Paul comes strolling out the back door alone. The girl said "Hello" and he said "hey" and sat down right next to me on this wooden plank. I hadn't been expecting this at all and my heart was pounding like a mad man. There was a california license plate that spelled"ILLBYOU" in the windshield of the bus. Paul said someone had given it to him a ways back. Next I asked him a little about touring, where he was going, how long he'd keep at it, the usual i guess. When I finally got up the nerve I mentioned Skyway. He perked his head up and said "yeah what's the deal with that I've had these guys bugging me about it since Omaha(MATT), what the hell is it?" I just told him it was like a fan club on computers and that there were quite a few people on it now. He said "Oh, well it makes sense when you explain it like that." Right about then some more people came out and he had to go. He got up brushed off his ass and said "Well guys,I'll see you tonight." He got in this Cadillac and took off. I was not expecting to meet him on such a one on one basis, but he was really cool. I went out front and waited for the show to start. The doors opened at about 8:30. Ted and I went in together with a tape recorder hidden in Ted's pants. School of Fish started at about 9:15. I was not really looking forward to seeing them, but they were really good. Opening for Paul can't be easy. Anyway, they finished up and Paul took the stage at about 10:30. The place went nuts, but no one tryed to rush the stage, therefore Ted and I werent smashed up against the stage, aside from the heat I was pretty comfortable. Everyone was screaming and they band started off with Waiting for Somebody. Paul looked much happier to be playing than when I'd seen him with the 'mats. He was all smiles as the band ripped through the song giving me a much better appreciation of it. As the night progressed the band actually seemed to get more and more into the show. This was probably because the crowd was really into it. He seemed genuinly stoked when the crowd almost drowned him out on Here (oops)Comes a Regular, letting us finish a couple of the choruses. This is \ Austin in July mind you and after just one song he was drenched with sweat. His comment was "I'm just glad I didn't wear my white pants." Sweat was flying off his body and guitar the whole night in buckets. He started Knockin' on Mine but started with the last verse and when he realized he'd screwed up he said "Fuck it I don't wanna play that one anyway." He played all of the songs played in Omaha, but a lot more, I can't remember all of them, but among them were Dyslecsic Heart and Merry Go Round. The normal set was a lot longer than the Omaha ones I've seen. They came out for the first encore immediately. That's when he played some acoustic stuff, Here Comes a Regular,Skyway,Sadly Beautiful, I think there were more but I can't remember. Then the rest of the band came out and they rocked through about five songs one right into the next among them were Left of the Dial, Can't Hardly Wait, Alex Chilton, and YES straight into Customer. This was probably the highlight of the show for me, energy was really high both in the band and in the audience. The band kept going through bits of songs one right into the other, there were some covers as well as If Only You Were Lonely. They left once again, mind you this first encore was about half an hour long, and I figured that was it, but they came back out again and Paul said "Is Bob still here?" Bob Mould lives in Austin now. He invited Bob up on stage and for the second encore the band ripped through a lot of undicernable covers with Bob on guitar and Paul just singing. One cover I could make out was the Ace of Spades by Motorhead. The second encore was pretty much just a jam session and you could tell everyone in the band was having a great time. It was truly an amazing event, we were lucky as hell to be there. We were even more lucky to get the whole thing on tape. I haven't heard it yet, but if it is any good, you will all want copies very much. The whole show was just under two hours long (not including school of fish obviously). Later I got a look at the playlist and it was the same as the Omaha one. I guess that they just got into the show and decided to play a lot of others as well. I'm glad because it rocked. Bash n Pop is this Saturday so I'll write again to fill you in. >>>>>>>>>>>>SORRY THIS IS SO LONG, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T READ IT,<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD SHIT IN IT SO AT LEAST SKIM IT<<<<<<<<<<<<<< WRITE TO MYSELF OR TEDDIE JAMES FOR TAPES WHATCHA GOT TO TRADE?????? [Thanks to everyone who told Paul about the Skyway. If the guy can't remember what songs are on which of his albums, I wouldn't want to try to explain the Internet to him. (I have a million questions that I'd rather ask him if I met him again!) Special thanks to Asif for deliverin' the goods. Thanks to all of you for supplyin' 'em. - M@] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Subject: DTAS lyrics, Westerberg concert review From: IO20762@MAINE.maine.edu (David Nicholson) Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 08:48:14 EDT ..I'm posting a Westerberg review from LA that I got (sans permission, of course) off of alt.music.alternative. Enjoy. From: mlim@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Michael Lim) Subject: Paul Westerberg Review Date: 28 Jul 93 02:19:37 GMT OK, so go back a few weeks, when tickets for Paul Westerberg's two night stand at the Whiskey (approx capacity=400) went on sale. Tickets sold out in less than 45 minutes, and of course, I got screwed. But, I wasn't going to let this historical moment slip through my fingers, so last week, I made the drive up to LA, hoping they would have tix at the door, or maybe I could buy one, or at worst, I could listen through the door. I get there at 5:00 PM, and they were doing their soundcheck. I was unsure if he was playing Replacements songs on this tour, but when I heard "I'll Be You", I knew it was gonna be a good show. I was all stressed about getting tickets, since they weren't selling them at the window, and a guy I met there told me he bought a ticket from a ticket broker for $100 each night! OUCH! I wasn't planning on spending more than $50, at TOPS, esp. when I found out that we was going to play a free show in San Diego. Another guy there was threatening to outbid me, so I was pretty freaked. Eventually, I scored a ticket for $40. Let's get to the review.... Paul comes out and breaks into "Waiting for Somebody", off the Singles soundtrack. The mood is calm, and the audience is pretty mellow, of course, they all love it, but it just wasn't the slam affair that Replacements shows were. They mixed up new songs from "14 Songs" with some great Replacements gems. By "Gems" I mean, "Left of the Dial", "I Will Dare", "Achin' to Be", "Alex Chilton", "Can't Hardly Wait," "Swingin' Party," and "Skyway" and "Here Comes A Regular," accoustically. MAN, it was FUCKING AMAZING!!! The 2nd night was better, I felt...mainly because I knew what to expect, and I could enjoy it better that way. The set was about 75% the same, but he threw in "The Ledge" and mixed up a couple other songs. He played a GREAT cover of "Daydream Beleiver," that was wonderful!! Needless to say, I witnessed history those two nights. The next night in SD was a free show, and I got there a few minutes late, what a scene! About 2000 people (who probably didn't even know who the Mats were, but were just there to have a good time for free!) Slammin, stage diving, yelling and screaming, it was a totally different scene than the other two nights, but it was a cool change of pace, since I'd already seen him in a small club. Anyhow, I gotta go, but if you get a chance, GO SEE HIM! If you're a Mats fan, you won't be disappointed (except those purists who think they sold out after Let It Be....sorry no tracks off of Sorry Ma...or Hootenanny for that matter....) What a great week.....sigh... -Mike See ya, Dave ================================================================ David Nicholson "This isn't heaven, this sucks!" io20762@maine.maine.edu -Bob McKenzie, 1983 Program Director, WMEB-FM (not specifically about UMaine, University of Maine but applicable nonetheless.) Orono, ME 04469-5725 ================================================================ --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: 29 Jul 1993 16:20:53 -0700 From: "Teddie James" Subject: t-shirts Me again. Were they selling t-shirts at any of the other shows? I wanted to get one, but noticed that they weren't selling any last night. Ted [Typically, I thought the 'Mats weren't too fond of concert t-shirts. I know some of their previous ones mocked the whole idea...ex: the one that had four money bills on the front, each with one of the members of the band and on the back it said, "I got ripped off $15 dollars by the Replacements". I don't think they even had shirts until the Don't Tell a Soul tour, and then it was in their contract or something so that it would help cover touring costs. The "Live and Drunk" t-shirts that you see around are just bootlegs...a friend of mine wore one when he met the band during the "Pleased to Meet Me" tour and Slim said, "Where the hell did you get that?!!". Maybe some of the 'Mats veterans on the list can shed some light on this... - M@] --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 17:17:58 CDT From: dbastow@tusol.cs.trinity.edu (David Bastow) Subject: bob stinson I think that there's really no compairing Bob to Slim. I feel that Bob was a living and active member of the band and Slim was really just an extra to fill in for the live shows. Again, this is just how I feel. I know that Bob was and still is pretty fucked up, but still, that's always been a part of the band. I guess that when I listen to Tim and anything earlier, I hear Bob, he's out there adding distictive and colorful licks to Paul's lyrics, when I listen to anything after Tim I don't really hear Slim and consequently, I feel something's missing. I don't think it's fair to throw all of that on Slim's shoulders because as we all know a lot of shit was going on in the band from Pleased to Meet me and beyond (I won't even start with Don't Tell a Soul), but I still feel that Bob was a better guitarist for the replacements. --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- From: skyway@phoenix.creighton.edu (Matt again) Date: Saturday, July 31st, 1993 (7:12 p.m. CST) Subject: Is "Don't Tell a Soul" really all that bad? On the list, I've noticed from time to time that people will slam "Don't Tell a Soul". People site problems usually with production: too atmospheric, too perfect for the Replacements. Some say that the number of ballads is too high for a Replacements record. I just listened to this album for the first time in a couple of months a few days ago and I thought I liked it more than ever before. Some of these songs, "I'll Be You", "Talent Show"...are 'Mats classics. Lines like "We'll inherit the Earth but we don't want it" are great Westerberg taglines. And "Anywhere's Better Than Here" could be a 'Mats anthem along the lines of "Bastards of Young" ...aren't they hitting close to the same idea? "Achin' to Be" is one of Westerberg's favorites. As for the recording, remember that the rocker "Pleased to Meet Me" was ALL DIGITAL, a far cry from the garage acoustics of "Let It Be" or 'the producer is asleep' sound of "Tim". And as for the number of ballads, you don't see as many complaints about the arguably quieter album "All Shook Down". So where is all the flak coming from? Write in and tell your initial reaction to it and the one that you've had now over time... -- Matt P.S. I don't think the album is perfect either...I'm playing Devil's Advocate here to generate discussion. fin.