Posted April 22nd 2003
Hello once again my friends, or as it says on the Canadian license plate 'je
me souvienes' which I think means 'I will buy souvenirs.'
Before I get to the heart of this weeks message let me tell you the thought
process that I go through in getting ready to write it each week. First, I think
of you all sitting at your computers; some having just gotten up in the morning,
others newly home from work, still others with their pants around their ankles.
And as I picture all of you, I think of some of the questions you've asked the
band over the years. Questions like 'Do you guys play anything good' and 'What’s
your favorite kind of cheese' are some of the more common ones. Then there's
'Have you seen my car keys ' or ' Can I use a water-based primer on exterior
northern facing wooden siding.' But I must say that one of the most popular
questions is simply 'What do you guys do when you're not onstage?'
Due to privacy issues (in some cases) and restraining orders (in others) this
is a question that the band has not always been comfortable with answering.
But now in the interest of getting everything out on the table (where we can
then poke it with with our forks) I'm prepared to give you the inside info.
A regular 'Behind The Music' of The Fools.
First, did you know that Rich Bartlett has a collection of rare oven mitts?
Or that he recently (in an attempt to give something back to the community)
began a Home for Unwed Strippers.
And did you know that guitar player Stacey Pedrock, after losing a fortune betting
turtle races, made a pilgrimage to the Galapagos Islands where he swam naked
with what he called 'The Mother of all Turtles'.
But not all of the band members have frittered away their fortunes so recklessly.
Some are a little more eccentric. Take for instance drummer Leo Black whose
obsession with the game Musical Chairs makes any dinner party at his house an
evening to remember. You never know whose food you're going to end up eating!
And I can't begin to tell you what it's like riding in his car once the radio
gets turned on.
Or how about bass player Joe Holaday. Joe collects old road maps. His favorite
pass-time is driving down Americas' highways (with a map in his lap) testing
the accuracy of the old maps. 'THIS MAP SAYS THAT LAST STRETCH OF ROAD WAS 28
MILES' he will scream with glee,' BUT IT'S WRONG! IT'S ACTUALLY 31 MILES!'
As you can see we're not all that different from you. And what about me. Well
let's just say that my tastes are a tad more mainstream than the other lads.
Sure I'm up for the occasional game of naked hitchhiking (but then who isn't)
and you won't have to call me twice if there's a good game of Ice Curling on
TV. But for the most part you'll usually find me hanging out with my two pet
iguanas or at the blender mixing up a health drink. My current favorite is a
tasty concoction which involves some tubors and roots but whose main ingredient
is the pineal gland of the Botoo Indian [an Amazonian tribe]. Anyhow, that's
about it. Sorry if you expected something more shocking but as I've said before
we're just like the people who live next door to you. Maybe we even do. ‘Till
next time then----adios amigos.
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