just saw this on pollstar:

Wed 07/03/02 Dancin' In The District
2 Skinnee J's
The Features
Venus Envy

i am replying to my own message, but whatever. i hadn't heard of 2 skinnee j's, so i looked them up on allmusic.com and this is what i found:

'The 2 Skinnee J's are a rap-metal band that draw influences from such similarly minded bands as 311 and Rage Against the Machine. Where Rage is political, the 2 Skinnee J's are party animals, more concerned with rocking the house than elevating consciousness.'

Ugh. The Features are sure to fit in with these guys.

Other upcoming Dancing in the District shows: blues traveller, cake, cracker, they might be giants, better than ezra, superdrag, steve earle, etc...

Yeah, a friend(?) talked me into seeing 2 Skinnee J's a couple of years ago. I didn't know anything about them except that they had a terrible name- come to find out, it fit the music perfectly... I left during the first song.

you mean 'Death In the District' ?

I heard that the Features originally had the 8:00 slot on July 25, but were moved to July 3 and now have the 7:00 slot. That probably has zero significance, but I thought I'd just pass along the info I got.

Not that I have any credibility here, but I saw 2 Skinnee J's at the very first River Stages, and it was awesome. I barely remember anything about the music, but they had one guy all pimped out just standing on stage with his arms crossed looking pissed the whole time. He didn't play anything or even move. I think they were kind of Beastie Boys-esque, but I really don't remember.

Or 'Underage drinkin' in the district'
or 'Skankin' in the district'

The Features show will be the only one I go to this year. I can't handle it any more. I would like to see Cake, though...

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 4:27 pm on May 1, 2002)

I've always wanted to do something like that since I have no musical talent

2 skinee J's suck, Keith. But dude with arms crossed is cool. I'll talk to the guys and see if you can be that guy at the next character show.

I thought you were already that guy.

(Sorry)

for the record, i saw a rather pimped out well-dressed member of character (complete with tie) do a stage kick at exit-in. it seems the position is indeed filled.

musically, 2 skinnee j's are definitely pretty lame. but they've got a moog player whos got one of those keyboard/guitar things. and they put on a pretty damn good show. i'm a fan of any band that incorporates synchronized jumping into their set.
-mattfriction
www.silentfriction.com

i have lots of hostility towards syncronized jumping. rock n' roll should never be planned.

yeah, like when a guitarist and bass player start playing back-to-back or some garbage like that... i once walked out on a band for doing that.

i saw them at riverstages one year and the only cool part was when they rapped over the imperial march.
basically it was like, 'WHAT?!?!? a band that CELEBRATES being dorks?!?! a song called RIOT NERD?!?! THIS IS CRAZY! MY MIND IS FUCKING BLOWN! oh the BRILLIANCE of it all!....and so on

funny little man.  i once saw the features open for some band that pulled that stunt.  i thought things like that died in the 80s with double bass drums.

I'm sure YaDaDaDa will be there trying to pick up those drunk, eighth-grade skanks he likes so much.

The first time I saw the Features (98ish? pre-rollum), I remember quite a bit of syncronized jumping. If it is done in toungue-in-cheek fashion, I can defend back-to-back guitar playing as well.

Yay for being a full member!!

well, you make that sound like you know more than the wrangler because you are a full member, but he is an advanced member...
hey we (wrangler and I) saw your twin tonight...well from the back yeah, i know what your backside looks like.

The 'yay for being...' was a separate thought, as it was my 151st post, thus making me a full member.

Who is my twin?

ahhh i see...congrats!
oh just this guy that i know from school.

did anyone see the show the features played opening for venus envy? what a fucking joke. you couldn't help but laugh, well at least my friend and i couldn't.

'nowhere to fucking park in the district'
just thought i would throw that one out

The home page said the Features are playing Dancin' in the District on June 2nd.  Is this correct?

No, it is the 3rd. I corrected the update. My apologies.

Actually, shouldn't it be July 3rd instead of June 3rd? I don't want anyone to be confused...

Yes, It is July 3rd.

http://www.dancininthedistrict.com/ditd_schedule.phtml

Good lord... never again do I update so late after so little sleep...

Should I make the trip for this show, guys? I'm 5 hours away, but I am DYING to hear see a Features show. And, I could bring a friend who has never seen them before along. So, I need input! I've never been to Dancing in the District (Skankin in the District, Underage Drinkin in the District, etc.), so give me opinions!

This isn't going to be the 'real Features experience' that a first timer should get, in my opinion. It will probably be a relatively short show and in a venue 100X bigger than normal. However, if you're an experienced Features head, I think this will definitely be a treat. I guess we might as well get used to seeing the Features with 1000+ people anyway.

Any Features show would be good for a first timer. It will still be one of the best shows they've seen and then they will want the 'true' Features experience even more. I just hope it doesn't get rained out this year.

So, how many people are there that go to this thing? And, how is it all set up? I haven't gotten to talk to Joe in a few days, so I will just ask you all.

I don't know how familiar you are with Nashville, but basically they set up a huge (almost ampitheatre-sized) stage in front of the Cumberland River on First Avenue, downtown. It is a free concert, so tons of people (2000-7500 depending on the headliner on a normal night, I'd say) show up. Usually the sound is pretty good there, but sometimes bands that are used to playing in clubs around town have a tough time translating to a big stage where the majority of the crowd has no idea who they are. I will give The Features the benefit of the doubt, however.

The first time I ever saw The Features was on the side stage there, and I thought they were really good, but that was way back in the day...pre-rollum and all.

If you go, make sure you have plenty of time and money for parking. It is a huge bitch and what has kept me away from DitD the past year or two.

Enough info?

man, i like the idea of music festivals, but they are usually so crowded and terrible. it sucks, but its for the best band in the world, so ive gotta do it. damn.

If anyone has a late model Mustang, I suggest that you drive it to DitD. This will greatly aid you in your attempts to pick up fifteen year old girls dressed like prostitutes. Actually... as long as you have a car of any sort, you'll probably have as much skank as you want.

Thanks for the info Keith. It was enough. I just asked off tonight, so I am there. BUT, I dont have a late model Mustand. Damn, I guess no skanks for me.

I'm sure YaDaDaDa will loan you some of his. He always manages to hook up with some really nasty fourteen year-olds.

Awesome. NOW I am definitely there!

All tom foolery aside, maybe we could ward off some of the unpleasantness of DitD by all watching the show together. I realize that most of you already know each other, but I think it'd be nice to have some sort of 'Offical Features Message Board Meeting.' Dancing in the District would be a good choice for the following reasons:

A. It's the only Features show for quite some time so most people will come out to feed their addiction.

B. None of the members of this board will be playing in the bands that open for the Features.

C. By sticking together, we can isolate ourselves from the freaks... or at least the freaks that aren't there to see the Features.

I would love to meet you all. I only know lawnwrangler and mindylieu, b/c they are the only ones who live here. So, I'm all for it. How I would love to feed my Features addiction with you all! So, I'm with you Tom Foolery..Who else is in?

I now know that I will definately be living in Nashville again by that show, so count me in.

Im in. I'd like to meet you all as well. I'm sure NostalgicMike will want to be in on this as well

i'm in. i'd like to meet the features' message board people even though awhile back someone said they thought they knew who i was and it sort of freaked me out.

I'm in.

yes it would be nice to put faces with these names....

Glad you made the right choice deevol. Count me in as well.

you know it, man. starting the house search this week, moving back this june!

Yay. I'm even MORE excited now! And, I have entertained the thought of moving to Nashville as well.

Sorry to miss the meeting of the minds- I'll be out of town. It would be cool if the message board Tshirts were made by then- it would look like some big Features gang

haha! As uninventive and potentially confusing as my username is, I would definitely consider putting it on the back of a shirt just for that effect. I'm there.

Another good idea. Let's get the shirts made before July 3rd. We wouldn't have a problem recognizing one another when we met up either. And, wouldn't the band get a kick out of that? Us all up there together with their shirts on rocking out..hell yeah.

wait, wouldn't we end up being a big group of 'those guys', wearing the band's shirt to the show?

Ever seen the movie PCU where one guy is going to watch a band and has the band's t-shirt on? His friend says, 'You're wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy.' Just a random thought. Either way is fine with me. Even without the t-shirts, we will be up there together. I would venture to say that we will be hard to miss.

let's all wear suits, with butterfly collars.

I'm sure I could find one at a thrift store here. I already have a ton of old men's pants. So if you all see a girl with long blonde hair and a polyester suit from 70s on, its me.

Oddly enough, that sounds kinda hot!

Hey, anyway, this thing is gonna be cool. Instead of wearing Features shirts we could all wear shirts from some other, random band... like The Strokes. Or we could do something else. I heard a legend that many thousands of years ago, members of the Spongebath Records message board wore candy necklaces to recognize one another.

a polyester suit in nashville in july??? you would spontaneously combust! but it would be rather foxy.

They were bracelets, Tom, and a late model mustang for 14 year olds is better than the hearse you drive to pick up all your flings.

I've already done this once this spring, I'll wear a suit with my name and number on the back. I too will try to look like a girl with long blond hair, accept I'm a guy with dark redish hair, we'll see what happens.

OK, OK. So I will leave the suit to you deevol. I like the candy necklace thing. I like the random band t-shirt thing too. It's up to you all. And, this time i will be a girl with long blonde hair in a band's tee and a candy necklace.

and a beard...

so what number are you?

Don't know yet, any suggestions?

(Edited by deevol at 2:16 am on May 21, 2002)

i call 37 or 5.6

37? In a row?

no, i mean what number were you when you joined the board.
lw, is that like fex or whatever they called it on conan? (5.6)

tom-yes
mindy-fex? what?

how can you tell what number you joined as?

Good question, I was wondering the same thing.

i dont think you can tell your number, i was just wondering if you remembered.
lw, remember the new characters on conan? like whale and barnacle, and manspider? and then the number between 5 and 6? that was fex i think. i can't remember the name they gave it. i swear that was at bman's house.

I bet someone like Michael could tell us what our number is.

I know my number. It's 24601.

I can't seem to find anywhere that states what member numbers you guys are. Unless Michael can find it, I don't think Ikon keeps them with your registered info.

I'll be member number 90210

mindy - i remmeber now
tom - nothing like a les miserables reference.

I'll take OU812 or 867-5309.

Les Miserables??? What are you talking about? I chose that number because it was the number on Sideshow Bob's prison uniform in an episode of the Simpsons.

i see. well they took those numbers from jean val-jean's prison code in les miserables. damn i love musicals based on lengthy 18th century french literature.

Have you read les mis, LW? And, have you seen the play?

aww, i love the sensitive and artistic side of you. its funny that you would know the original version of the number and not the simpson's version stephaniew i know your question was directed towards lw, but i would love to talk musicals with you. my best friend's parents were soooo generous and nice and bought us front row tickets to les mis in nyc for graduation. we were so close you could see them spitting! it totally rocked!!! everyone should see a broadway musical at least once. it is amazing.

Ahh Mindy. Have you ever seen Phantom of the Opera? I saw it on Broadway a couple of years ago, and it was SO great. I have seen Les Mis on stage, too. I have read the book, and then I watched the musical. Same with Phantom of the Opera. I agree with you...everyone must see at least one Broadway show in their lifetime.

unfortunately i have not seen phantom yet. the same friend i saw les mis with is taking me back to nyc this summer and we might try to get matinee tickets to a show. i have seen several off broadway shows. for christmas one year my mom bought me tickets to my absolute favorite ballet-the nutcracker. we also saw on the town which has that song 'new york new york' anyways, how are you doing? haven't talked to you in a while. drop me a line sometime.

Well, I'm fine. Thanks for asking...working my ass off, of course. You in Knoxville or what? And, are you going to DitD?? YOU BETTER!!! I could even pick you up on my way through if LW isnt going (although I expect him to). Alright?

well this thread might as well be called conversations with stephaniew and mindylieu...im in knoxville right now. going to jc tomorrow. then summer school june 2. i dont know if we are going to ditd because of summer school. uggh. i hope to. lw and i might be going to the beach if our schedules allow. i really want to see the features though. thanks for the ride offer. im coming along with the stick and should have it for summer school! we shall see though. glad to hear all is well.

So Stephanie and Mindy, what are your favorite colors? In what month(s) were you born? Which do you like better-- cats or dogs? What are your middle names?


I was feeling left out, so I wanted to jump in to the conversation.

hey you are welcome to chat with us anytime. my favorite color is probably blue, i was born in july, like all animals but dogs better than cats and my middle name is elizab. short for elizabeth. and you?

You are more than welcome to join in. My favorite colors are blue, green, and red. My birthday is in May...just passed actually. I love both dogs and cats...and, my middle name is Lynn. And what are your answers to all of those questions? Well, what are anyone's answers to all of those questions?

Favorite color: Purple
Birthday: October
Dogs or cats? Both. If I had to choose, then cats.
Middle name: Thomas
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite Spice Girl: Posh

Favorite Color: Green
Birthday: July
Dogs or cats: Dogs, definatley
Middle name: David, short for David
Current book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Favorite Spice Girl: Sporty
Favorite Cheap Beer: Pabst Blue Ribbon

favorite color:grey
birthday:october
dogs or cats:cats
middle name:nicholas
favorite book:gene gene the dancing machine...my gong
show memories
favorite spice girl:posh
favorite cheap beer:strohs
favorite endangered animal:the panda bear

favorite color: blue
birthday: December
dogs or cats: equal love
middle name: Seizmore
favorite book: Goodbye Columbus, Love in the Time of Scurvy
favorite spice girl: Herpe Spice
favorite cheap beer: Amstel Light is as cheap as I go
favorite endangered animal:the Northern Spotted Owl
favorite snake: cotton mouth

Favorite Color: Blue
Birthday: November
Dogs or Cats: Cats
Middle Name: Milhouse
Favorite Book: The Mythical Man-Month
Favorite Spice: Old Spice
Favorite Cheap Beer: Barq's
Favorite Endangered Animal: Are koala bears still endangered?
Favorite Snake: sleeping sidewinder
Favorite Martian: Uncle Martin

color: brown
birthday: october
cat i'm most likely to like: jamie carroll's
favorite star wars movie: empire strikes back
favorite news i've heard lately: deevol moving back
favorite non-alcoholic beverage: apple juice
favorite feature: parrish

In addition to my other info...
Favorite Spice Girl: Posh, for sure.
Favorite endangered animal: snow owl
Favorite book: Amityville Horror
Favorite snake: coral snake
Favorite non-alcoholic beverage: Sweetened Tea
Favorite Feature: Matt
Do I sleep with one pillow or two? Two.

I sleep with between 3 and 6 pillows.

favorite color: green
birthday: january
favorite book: battlefield earth
favorite snake: a dead one
favorite non-alcoholic beverage: cheese sauce
favorite spice girl: sally cinnomon?
favorite endangered animal: gorillaz- they're well on their way out, aren't they?
favorite food: stuffed flounder
favorite shoe: adidas gazelle
favorite roast beef sandwich: anything from rax
faovorite toe: the second one (i don't know why it's longer than the big one)
favorite vulcan: the new one (damn she's hot)
favorite mexican: speedy gonzalez
favorite asian baseball player: ICHIRO!
favorite gallagher: noel
favorite cheese: longhorn colby
favorite new kid: donny... no, joey... jordan?
song that i like that is really embarassing: wake me up before you go go

Month I Was Born In: March
Middle Name: Briggs
Favorite Color: Clear
Last Book I Read: Catcher In The Rye
Last Album I Bought: Pet Sounds Sessions Box Set
Album I Own on Tape and Vinyl but not CD: Wham! - Make It Big
Album I Will Give To Anyone Who Wants It: Wham! - Make It Big
Car I Drive: 95 Jetta
Car I Own That Now Just Sits In The Driveway: 68 Mustang
Favorite Fountains of Wayne Album: Fountains of Wayne
Favorite Japanese Pop Song: Yatta!
Worst Line Ever: 'Master Yoda, I head Master Qui-Gon talking about Metachlorions, what are Metachlorions?'
Best Opening Line: 'I' (From Good Vibrations)

Man, I forgot that place existed, It's been at least 10 years since I saw one. Where are you from damon?

this is starting to be just like a slam book.  relating to the 'old school memories' thread, anyone remember those?  i guess it was mainly a girl thing.  what about slap bracelets?  

Favorite color: light blue, gray
Birthday: august 2
Dogs or cats?  cats
Middle name:  rose
Favorite book: catcher in the rye & a heartbreaking
work of staggering genius

i'll do what i can to keep up

color - blue
cats
birthday - 7 11 like the gas station
middle name - elaine
book - harry potter, please kill me, cunt
movies - dogma, breakfast club, fight club, the usual suspects, the muppet movie
favorite feature - duh.
album that i like that is really embarassing - tragic kingdom
first concert - debbie gibson
beer - modelo especial

so is that the title of the harry potter book you like? wouldnt that be a great title? harry potter and the chamber of secrets. harry potter:please kill me cunt. sorry. just trying to amuse myself. huhuh. you said harry potter. ok ok. i will stop. sorry.

oh man! i remember those! they are back in style too! i remember they were banned from school because they were 'dangerous'

far away...

i live in west virginia. unfortunately, they're all going out of business here. i love that place.

Changing the subject once again...
I just realized that this is the longest topic on the message board with over 100 posts.  The previous champ was 'what are you features msgboard people listening to,' which was started on February 17 by elliott.

Middle name: Lyn
birthmonth: Jan.
favorite spice girl:Rollum
cats or dogs:cat/dogs
best vinyl i own: Parliament Funkadelic
worst vinyl I own: Frampton Comes Alive
cigarette of choice: Malboro Reds (box)
drink of choice (non-alcoholic) : Gatorade Riptide Rush
drink of choice (alcoholic): black and tan

Oh yeah, my favorite hobby. I almost forgot...
Favorite author: John Irving
Book currently reading: Our Man In Havana by Graham Greene

yeah , they were dangerous. If the fabric frayed at the edges you were slamming the sharp metal edge straight into your wrist. Still pretty cool, though. I bet the inventor got the idea from a tape measure.

I found some slap bracelets about a year ago, and I bought about 5. Well, within a week, all of my friends had taken mine. Oh well. They hurt like hell now, I guess because my wrists are a little bit too big for them. I have considered in investing in a few more to give them another try.

I saw some at Wal-Mart in Lebabon Tn in the 'less than a dollar' aisle. I considered getting a bunch of them and passing them out to random children.

That's really funny because I found some moth balls in the 'less than a dollar' aisle, and it inspired me to do the same thing!

Yeah, I heard about that on the news.

Back to the origianal topic (Dancin' in the district, for those keeping score). I went to the innaugural show last night, and let's just say that I hope they can get their shit together by July 3rd. First thing that happens is they blow a fuse which takes almost an hour to fix. You'd think they'd be prepared for something like that.

Next, the sound. The first two songs of every band sounded like shit.

The lights. At least the first two songs of every band had no lights. None. By the time Superdrag and Cake played, it was completely dark out, so you literally could not see them, and I was pretty close to the stage.

The security. There was an extremely drunk redneck with no shirt who was running around trying to stir up shit. No problem so far, but then he started sexually, then physically assaulting the girl he was with. People I knew went to get security, but it took them at least 10 minutes to get there. Dude could have killed her by then if he wanted to.

Finally, fire. A huge building within 50 yards of DitD completely burned down. With all the closed roads, traffic, and people there, it took the fire department at least an hour to get there. If the wind was blowing in a different direction, there would be about 10,000 people with black lungs right now.

Overall, the show was decent. All the bands were good, but the organization of the show was God awful. Just a warning for those of you planning to attend for The Features.

alright kids, let's embarrass ourselves.

first record ever purchased: michael jackson 'thriller'
first tape ever purchased: the gerardo 'rico suave' single
first concert ever attended: widespread panic, 10.1.94
first time to kiss a boy: behind the movie theater at lion's head, 7th grade
worst career move: tower records, 12.27.99 to 1.14.00
cd i listen to with the windows rolled up: the donnas

My first record was The Eagles: Hotel California
My first tape was probably something by Willie Nelson
My first CD was Use Your Illusion 1 by GNR
First concert: GNR/Metallica/Faith No More 94ish
First time to kiss a girl: my senior year of high school at some movie (yes i'm pathetic, but you have to understand I was short, fat, and somewhere bordering between incredibly shy and a raving arrogant asshole)
Worst Career move: Howard Johnson
CD I never listen to, but do own: Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch

As for Dancin'....who cares about the sound quality/the show itself? Not 90% of the people who go, I can assure you. Its a social gathering to them

I kind of assumed people on The Features' message board going to see a Features show might care about the sound/the show.

-Part of the other 10%

was it a bulding on 1st ave?

Yeah, it was a thermal transfer plant. Apparently, there is no A.C. in the buildings downtown today.

First record every purchased: K.C. and the Sunshine Band- a true classic
First tape I ever purchased for myself: Madonna- Like a Virgin
First CD: Ace of Base- The Sign
First time to kiss a boy: In my living room, 8th grade.
Only career move: Food Lion (unfortunately)
CD I do own, but wont listen to: Will Smith - Big Willie Style
Most embarassing moment: You all should feel so special for me sharing this, but I am in a good mood, so what the hell? I used to wear glasses, and I was walking along in a department store. Then some cool windsuits (remember those?) caught my eye. Well i was still walking, but I turned my head to check out the prices. That is when i ran right into a metal pole that was in the middle of the aisle.  Let's just say that I hit it so hard that I broke my glasses, and I fell back onto the floor. My mom even laughed after asking if I was alright. I'm laughing right now while I type this. Isn't it funny how you can look back on embarassing things and think about how stupid you were? I mean, it's embarassing enough that I liked windsuits, but the fact that I ran into a pole in a heavily populated dept. store makes it even more humorous.

At least I will have you all to protect me.

first record ever purchased: having cool parents and older brothers, i never had to purchase records because there was already a nice collection by the time i was born. so i guess my first record that i bought would be led zeppelin IV that i bought at grimey's for $1 the other day. actually lw bought it. so i guess i have never bought one. (vinyl that is)
first tape ever purchased: vanilla ice
first concert ever attended: NKOTB!
first time to kiss a boy: i used to kiss my little boyfriend when i was 3 behind the bushes (but in front of the window to my house.) we thought we were hiding. hehe. my first real kiss wasn't until 10th grade to a heroin addict. yeah. lame.
worst career move: none
cd i listen to with the windows rolled up: i am proud of all my music! well, sometimes i get in the mood to hear some WHAM! wasn't there a wham cd offered on the board? i will take it off your hands

dancin in the district....

i went, got there about 5 minutes before superdrag started and left right after. i took my 4 year old. she learned valuable life lessons such as a skank in tommy is still a skank.
the show was alright. i'm still disappointed that mic h. was up there instead of robbie t., but whatev.
and we parked on 1st ave, right beside the burning building. i love walking 10 extra blocks in downtown nashville when there's an extra thousand yuck people creeping around.

OK, I have just looked at the website for Dancin' (Skankin', Death, Underage Drinkin', etc.) in the District, and who wants to share their opinions about the other bands playing? I have never seen any of them before, but I have heard mp3s. So, do share your comments. I have read the ones in the beginning of this topic that involved 2 Skinnee J's, and that doesn't sound very promising. What about Venus Envy or White Animals? What are they like?

everytime i think of venus envy, chris farley's 'fat guy in a little coat' pop up in my head.

Venus Envy: White female rapper/nu-metalist from Nashville.  Very angry, very in-your-face, very riot grrrl. Um, I don't really care for her, but some people do. Her website: http://www.venusnv.com

White Animals: Nashville rock band that have been around almost as long as Jason and the Scorchers (a long time!). I've always heard that they're great, but I've never seen them. 
http://www.whiteanimals.com


(Edited by jamiecarroll at 4:25 pm on May 25, 2002)

first record ever purchased: The Bangles 'Walk Like an Egyptian' 45 single.
first tape ever purchased: Cassingles of the Beach Boys - 'Kokamo' and Chicago - 'Look Away'
first concert ever attended: the Spin Doctors/the Gin Blossoms/Cracker at Starwood. Date? I dunno, '92? '93?
first time to kiss a girl: Parents' living room, 1994, age 15
worst career move: Krystal (Belle Meade location) 6.10.97 to 6.10.97
cd i listen to with the windows rolled up: Third Eye Blind's first album

First of all, welcome back Jamie. It seems like its been a while since you've posted, or is it just me? Anyway, I think The White Animals have been around even longer than The Scorchers. When I was 11 (11 years ago) I took guitar lessons from a guy that had quit the White Animals years before I even started taking lessons. I think they had their 20th anniversary last year although there is only one original member left. They are allegedly a punk band, by the way.

first (cool) CD ever purchased: REM 'Out of Time'
first tape ever purchased: probably something like 'Totally Minnie'. I was big into Disney.  
first (cool) tape purchased: The Cure 'Kiss Me Kiss Me...'
first concert ever attended: Alice Cooper, 1981 (I was 4 & fell asleep)
first time to kiss a boy: I agreed to trade a rare Garbage Pail Kids card for a kiss behind the garbage cans at my school, 4th grade.
worst career move:  surprisingly i've tolerated all of the jobs i've had.  

fisrt concert (w/ parents): Tom Jones, Chastain Park, ATL
first concert (w/o parents): Meat Puppets & Blind Melon
first record: 'Catch a Wave' b/w 'Barbara Ann' by the Showbiz Pizza Band
Favorite Fla-Vor-Ice Flavor: Pink
Favorite Rolling Stone: Charlie Watts
Favorite New Kid On The Block: My boy, Joe Mac
Best thing I ate today: Many, many Fla-Vor-Ice

Ahh. Fla-Vor-Ice. If there was one thing I was ever addicted to, that was it. I crave those things. I suppose I am still addicted. My favorite flavors- pink and blue for sure. Good call, lw.

Actually I own in on vinyl and cassette but not CD. You can have either copy if you like.

i personally prefer the red. i think too many of those hurt my tummy yesterday.

heyitsbriggs- i would love to take them off your hands, but i shall refrain.

otter pops are far superior to fla-vor-ice. they tasted better & every package had a cute otter on it. i don't know if you could get them in the south though; i remember them from my youthful days in california. any of you know of otter pops?

i, too, am a huge fan of otter pops. i agree that they are lightyears ahead of fla-vor-ice and similar types of popsicles. i liked that otter pops kind of burned the back oy my throat.

First Concert: Amy Grant
First Tape: A Chipmunk Christmas
Middle Name: Potter
Birthmonth: November
Favorite Book: Harriet the Spy
Only Career Move: Classic Rock Gym

i just learned that otter pops, flav-or-ice and pop ice are all made by the same company, jel sert.  can you tell i'm really bored? that i have enough time at my job to learn about this stuff?   help me.

go here to order fun stuff like otter pops t-shirts, magnets and soccer balls:
http://www.jelsert.com/merchandise/

I've had otter pops, too. I can't remember who had them...it was a long time ago. Those, too, are very good. I may even check out that website. Thanks smee.

first album purchased:paul mccartney'give my regards to broadstreet'
first cassette:def leppard'hysteria'
first cd:snow'12 inches of snow'
first concert:(w/parents)ravi shankar
(wo/parents)weezer
most common tape i listen to on my walkman while delivering pizzas:gang of four'entertainment'
chocolate shake or chocolate malt?malt.

I bought pot from some guy in the White Animals one time outside of the End

where in california smee? i too spent some youthful days in california.

i grew up in the north hollywood / studio city area.  my family moved to TN when i was 10.

I am about to spend my youthful days (a.k.a. college) in California, and I am quite excited about it.

what school? i am looking to go to grad school in california next year.

Pomona (it's one of the Claremont Colleges). Where are you looking to go for grad school?

ha! no kidding! the western university of the pacific in pomona. there is also a school in san francisco im interested in. now we just need to get the features out there...

Perhaps you guys should exchange phone numbers.

One must wonder how long it will be before the Features join the westward exodus.

hopefully never.

Did they not do a West Coast mini-tour last summer?

craziness! that's where the cab driver accidentally took me the first time I visited Pomona... I have now learned to just say 'Claremont'.


(Edited by lucidanne at 4:47 pm on May 29, 2002)

keith, there is no room for your smart-ass remarks on this 15 page thread.

Talk to me when you become a full member, Junior.

hey, its not longer junior, buddy. its just plain ole.

fla va ice rules me. last weekend during the return of the jedi i ate like 25. they make me cough, but its oh so worth it.
favorite fla va ice colors - blue and green.

Ever take three or four unfrozen freezer pops, pour them in a glass, and drink it? Mmmmm... liquid candy.

what exactly makes you cough? that always worries me. seems that the pink and green do it the most. mmmm they are so tasty, though. i bought a ton yesterday to get me through summer school. they will be gone by friday i am sure.

Are you sure you're not confusing fla va ice with cigarettes?

doesn't fla va ice sound so bootylicious?

Too bad they don't allow coolers at Dancin' in the District. Otherwise, I'd bring a couple hundred freezer pops for us to enjoy while rockin' out with the Features.

Wouldn't that be awesome? Freezer pops while watching the Features...heaven.