Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 22:20:59 -0700 From: clark price Reply-To: drywall@primenet.com Organization: sr dis-information X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 (Macintosh; I; PPC) To: drywall@primenet.com Subject: sr speaks SR DIS-PATCH may 15, 2000 A message from Stan Ridgway RE: Portland show runs way too late / Won't happen again! / NEW RULES for SR STAGE TIME on CLUB TOURS! Hello to all on this list and thanks alot... I just wanna say what great times we are having on these tours. And we're looking forward to keeping them up, playing all the songs and getting to where you are. The people we meet, and the crowds we play to make me and the band very proud to be out there. The audiences have been a decidedly intelligent bunch of nice folks and it is truly a pleasure to perform for such a kinetic kaleidoscope of kooks. I and the band thank you for coming. We could not do it without you, of course and we love you. But I do want to apologize to the crowd at Berbati's Pan in Portland for going on so late. Our show started at 11:40 or so and that is ridiculous for everyone considering when the doors open and what most have to do to get there in the first place. Not to mention cuddly kids at home and jobs the next day. And let's not forget....some of us need our beauty sleep..(you know who you are...). Seriously though...It was a drag to have the club suddenly and without us knowing it (we were checking into the hotel...after sound check..) to plug a THIRD band into the evening. Which put our humble performance back an hour or so. This was a drag. And a drag for you, because some of you had to leave and we understand. Who wants to sit through 3 hours of music before they hear the music they came to see and paid for. So here is a pledge and a new rule, A STANDING ORDER AND PROCLAMATION for ALL RIDGWAY PEOPLES EVERYWHERE! I CALL this ... THE RIDGWAY PRIME-TIME LAW!!!! it is as follows... =================================================================================== Stan Ridgway and Band ALWAYS GO ON BETWEEN 10 and 10:30 PM!!!!! That's it ..forever and a day.!! COUNT ON IT FROM NOW ON. And once again, I apologize to the Portland audience for this frustrating experience. =================================================================================== So NOT AGAIN folks. NO LATE SHOWS. We're bringin' the hammer down. WE GOIN' ON PRIME TIME! Showbizzness is my life but we all gotta things we are responsible for now. And it seems EVERYONE wants to get into the act...so HAIL!! Vancouver, Seattle and Portland especially..we will return! Between 10 and 10:30... Thanks again for listening,. Always your obedient servant, love Stan Ridgway p.s. Mucho thanks to my friend Anita "the fishwoman" and others for their feedback and support. Could not do it without you....