i personally cannot wait until december 20th so that I can see our beloved feaures at one of my favorite venues....the red rose. it was the first place i ever saw the features play, and i cannot wait to see them tear the roof off the place once again...

i won't be here...................that blows....i would enjoy another explosive show like that last one there.....

Well, here it is at long last, rachel1808 and JustAnotherDrive and all of you other under-18 Features fans - an all ages show! I'm excited for you guys. Since it's so close to Christmas, maybe the Features will throw in a Christmas tune or two...

Personally, I love it when bands do Christmas songs. Charlie Brown's "Christmastime Is Here" is a beautiful song...it would be awesome for the Features to do it. Or Frosty, Rudolph...all nice.

personally...i'd like to hear either "christmas wrapping" by the waitresses or "wonderful christmastime" by wings or "father christmas" by the kinks or "happy x-mas" by john lennon......

(Edited by ray davies at 12:55 pm on Nov. 19, 2002)

three years ago at the features and friends christmas show (which included self, fl oz, 2/3 of lifeboy, and others) this guy john baldwin, who some of you might know, did a cover of "wonderful christmastime." if memory serves correct, he played a yamaha synth and was flanked by rollum on drums and pelham on bass. it was cute. the features also did a kickass version of "father christmas" by the kinks. they should really do another one of those features and friends christmas shows. it was fantastic.

I am very excited about this show. I'm also very happy for all of you who are under 18 that will finally get to see another show.

I would absolutely love to hear "Wonderful Christmastime" or "Happy X-Mas". "Christmastime is Here" would be wonderful, too. I'm sure there would be nothing like The Features doing a Christmas song to get me into the holiday spirit.

even the promise of a potential features christmas song has gotten be in the christmas spirit....i've had "father christmas" in my head all day....

"Christmastime Is Here" is a wonderful song. R.E.M. did a really nice version of it. They also wrote a song called "Christmas Griping" that is freakin' hilarious. Michael Stipe talks about eating so many s'mores that he throws up!

I can't wait until December 1. I get to start listening to the Ella [Fitzgerald] Wishes You a Swinging Christmas CD that I bought in the summer. That's my kind of Christmas music!!!

From the 1999 Christmas show:
"Christmas Day is the only day that I've been looking forward to"

I am going to make negotiations to do whatever they want me to if I can just be off that day and the day after. I really want to see this Christmas show, since it will be my first. And, I have heard great things about the Red Rose (from a certain damon...), so that makes me even more intent on getting my ass to that show.

i'll probably be hardcore and drive from memphis and see the show then drive back the same night.

scooooooore! bout frickin time! please LORD let me be in town for this.. sadly, i might be in arkansas grr.. i have to check so everyone pray that rachel will be in town for this k?

yay! yay! yay! im going! im so happy! merry christmas to me!

Damn strait. It's about time I get to see them.

Did The Features LIE TO US?!? Didn't their last E-mail say that there would be no more Murfreesboro shows this year?

I may have to skip that one and hold out hope on a repeat of last year's NYE line-up, which would be interesting now that The Features have quite a larger following than last year and Joe, Marc's Brother barely exists anymore. I'm curious to see how they would work that out.

By the way, I'm not trying to start a rumor of a JMB/Features show, just wishful thinking really.

Me too. I just read that Ben Folds is putting out a Christmas 7". Yay!

Personally, I hope this doesn't happen for two reasons: 1) The Features deserve to HEADLINE a show on NYE (if that's how they choose to spend the holiday). 2) Not only do I feel that they're the best band around, but I also find JMB highly overrated. I went to this NYE show last year at 12th and Porter but left after seeing The Features. 12 bucks for 40 minutes but worth every minute!

i am so excited about this red rose show. i can finally invite friends of all ages to see the magic that is a features show. and this also gives old/potential hometown fans that may have gone away to colleges located in places where they might not get to see them play, a chance to do exactly that while they're at home for break. thanks alot to whoever booked this show, it's the best christmas present a girl could ask for...

yes, keith, i would enjoy that same thing. i had a blast last year. might even let that suit make another appearance. hopefully at least the Features will be playing that night.

Maybe if you watched the band you wouldn't find them overrated. JMB is one of my favorite bands ever. That said, their last two shows (including the NYE show you didn't watch) weren't very good. But when they are on their game, I don't know if there is a band I would rather see.

Hold on there, Keith. Judging a band after you've seen them play!?! Now you're just talking crazy talk.

Check me out. I can italicize!

GRRR! false alarm! i actually wont be able to make the show.. im sooo bummed! ugh, yeah well i guess ill see yall in about 6months when they play the next 18 and under show..

Should I be that impressed?

that's awesome, It will be my first time at the Red rose so this will be cool.. and I've never saw the features around x-mas before so it will be a special treat if the frickin play a x-mas inspired song!

I don't suppose there's any chance they'll play outside, is there? I know it would be tough on the band, but I think it'd be fun to snuggle up under a blanket with some hot chocolate while watching the Features rock out.

yeah, that might be tough on the band.

you sould try a 'peppermint patty' sometime. hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps. the driver of the tour boat in chicago swears by them.

I dont think they would play outside....especially in the dead of winter

i was just wondering, now that the date is upon us, who all is coming to this show? i know i'll be there, along with a fellow features fan and three newcomers. also, does anyone know for sure now what section of the red rose they'll be playing? maybe the room in the back? just curious.

By the way, for those who may still be wondering, Character is opening the JMB New Year's show. Woohoo.

The same place bands always play at Red Rose.

well, it's just that all the shows i've see at the red rose have been in the main cafe area on that little stage. but the last show i saw, a few days ago, was in that newer back room they opened. i guess i haven't seen enough shows at the red rose to know where the bands always play.

This is true, HaveSomeSoma. They do not always play at one specific area. I was assuming that they would play in the front, but of course my guess is only as good as yours; however, since they did open up the back room again, they may play there. Who knows.

Oh, by the way, your avitar is great. This once again proves my theory that Germans love David Hasselhoff...well, actually it doesn't, I just say that whenever the opportunity arises.

I will be at the Red Rose show. I have been waiting for this show for a very long time. I can only hope that the band will throw in a christmas cover (coughfatherchristmascoughwonderfulchristmastimecough) to make the night complete.....

I will be there. I think I might finally be in the Christmas spirit. I am usually the biggest scrooge. In my book the Christmas season starts on Dec. 15, so since it will be the 20th ...I should be very jolly. I think I might even make cookies for the occassion. Can't hardly wait!!

Yes I will also be there. I talked the family into driving to east TN saturday morning instead of friday night. Okay they planned on doing that anyway but...eh...well I will be there.

Yeah, I postponed my drive home a day for the same reason. But I have no buddies coming along with me, so all hopes for me not being alone with no one to dance with lie with this message board

I will be there with Tom Foolery. I can't wait. This is my first Features Christmas show. YAY! I can't wait to see you guys there.

I think that you just might get to hear "Father Christmas," Ray. As for the McCartney tune, I wouldn't hold your breath.

Jamie Carroll will be there, if he's still alive on Friday.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 2:17 pm on Dec. 19, 2002)

Yah! I can't wait!

Features show+ Kinks Cover+ Christmas= Excitement Galore!

I wont be there to see it But i will be seeing String Cheese here in San Francisco on the 28th!......anyway i just wanted to see my new icon thingy.
ciao
Mark Spencer

When are you guys going to start getting there?

So, does that mean no one's going or no one likes me?

I don't know you, so I don't have an opinion either way. You DO seem to be a Features fan, so you can't be all that bad.

I hope to be there around 9:45pm if anyone still cares. I'm going to try to catch the opener because I think a friend of mine might be playing bass. I might be able to hook up a carpool with sinasugarsick and possibly JC. The mysterious Lauren tells me she'll be there, too. Maybe a little later, though.

Digsy, are you spending the holiday in Lenoir City? If so, I'm just down the road from you.

Yeah I just got back from Loudon County around an hour ago. It was a great trip....I got to stop by the Disc Exchange and go Christmas shopping which is always good.