Subj: New York Pity #17 Date: 94-08-05 10:15:58 EDT From: L7s

New York Pity #17 (July 21- Ny, Ny)

I could easily make this a whine fest. (more…)

Subj: What’s The Big DEAL??!! #12 Date: 94-07-18 22:51:55 EDT From: L7s

What’s The Big DEAL??!! Chicago (July 15) #12 Basically I spent the entire day yelling at security guards while I waved my laminate (pass) in their faces (Doesn’t the name L7 mean anything in this town!??!…) This venue sucks. All I want to do is watch the bands from the house! I’m with an old time friend of ours John Connors, who by the way is running our fan club, and his fiancee, Gloria Alverez. Gloria is awesome, also an old friend of ours. About two years ago she decided she wanted to be a soundperson. She got her shit together, apprenticed in LA clubs, worked her butt off and now she is traveling the world doing front of house sound for Beck. Get it Girl! We finally convince a head rent-a-cop that we will move from the seats we have planted ourselves in when the ticket holders get back. We end up moving in a few minutes anyway because the sound sucks in this over sized shed! (who ever designed these out door- indoor, metal, venues should be forced to live in them and deal with the horrid sound!)

Later that same day I copped a press/photo pass from the Lollapalooser press officer so that I can hang out in the photo pit in front of the stage to watch the Breeers. With insta-matic camera in hand I had it made. After the third song all the other photographers had to split but I got to stay. It was so cool having all that elbow room! “Saints”(I think thats what it’s called) is defiantly the hit song of the summer ( that’s the one that goes “Summer is Ready When You Are……” It rules! I also got some great shots up Kim Deals nose.

Subj: Color Coordination #10 Date: 94-07-18 22:43:38 EDT From: L7s

Color Coordination and the System (July 8) Denver #10

(OOps) I spaced out on telling y’all about the Rock the Vote commercial spot we did in Denver back on the 8th (it must have been the altitude!). The folks at Rock the Vote have this new campaign called Rock the System which is currently dedicated to educating people about health care reform. To do this they raised a bunch of money to assemble a nifty booklet with simple explanations of this very complicated subject. They then got a bunch of band people to blab about the book on film with the hopes of encouraging everyone to call and order this bit of free information. . Not only does it’s main body of text demystify this tangled web of confusion but, it also includes hyper-text sections of vocabulary and short explanations of related words and expressions. Very easy for my two minute mind to digest, even as we are bouncing down the highway.

These public service announcements are always done in front of special screens that allow the editors to put in other images behind the subjects (in this case, that would be us). Last time we did a p.s.a. for them, back in 1992, we had a problem with the background screen, which was blue and Donita’s hair, which was blue. It seems that her hair would disappear and she would look like a Hair Club for Men candidate. The problem was solved (although we do think for the most part “Bald is Beautiful”) with a temporary, black, spray-in, hair dye. This time we had the same problem, but with a different dye job/screen combination. The screen, which was black, and Donita’s hair, which is now (you guessed it) BLACK. The problem was solved with the borrowing of a baseball cap. Oh well!?! Color coordination never made a strong presence in our camp anyway.(LOL) IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THIS FREE BOOK call 1-800-ROCK VOTE

Subj: Come On Down the Road! #11 Date: 94-07-18 22:45:59 EDT From: L7s

Come On Down the Road! Milwaukee (July 14, 1994) #11 Raynard, Nick Cave’s tour manager, sat me down today to have a serious talk. (more…)