Gary Numan Digest Sun, 24 May 98 Volume 1 : Issue 436 Today's Topics: Add me to numan mailing list A Refugee On The Exile Tour - (Jairazbhoy's Numan Trip) California ueber alles! Cambridge Flyer response Fillmore show, S.F. Gary in LA news Gary Mentioned in Allstar Gary Numan Digest V1 #435 My take on the San Francisco show New Listee / Concert Comment New York Times Numan preview/review Numan Reissues Nu member, Intro Out of the office. Questions, always questions Voicks?? You what? VOIX (2 msgs) VOIX+ANSWER for M.A. What do you Brits think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 19:25:59 PDT From: "William Wilson" Subject: To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hi!, On the subject of how to pronounce "Voix",during a chat with the man himself a few years ago he told me that he "Hated" the way some people pronounce this track,"Trying to be all pretentious and snooty"was roughly the words he used.The best way to put it down phonetically the way Gary pronounces it is "Voicks" Anyway,keep the stories of the US gigs and your personal triumphs about meeting Gary coming,loving every bit of it."The Crazies" are all on tenderhooks to find out how Gary is doing in America (and Canada)((that last bit is for Joey,I know how protective he get of his countries identity,I'm the same about Scotland/England)) William Wilson (Glasgow Crazie) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 17:30:02 +0100 From: PAUL SANDS Subject: Add me to numan mailing list To: numan@cs.uwp.edu PLease add me to the numan mailing list. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 20:00:29 -0500 (CDT) From: real-one@ix.netcom.com (John Marques Carramao) Subject: A Refugee On The Exile Tour - (Jairazbhoy's Numan Trip) To: numan@cs.uwp.edu To; Numan News Members Subject; Jairazbhoy’s Numan Trip - (A Refugee On The Exile Tour) *(A Hyper Cycle Of The Joy Circuit Guy’s Outrageous Left Coast Numan Experience) -------Warning!------Warnung!---------Aviso!--------Advertencia!------- Very Long, Just Skip Over If You Are Not One Of Those Outrageous Souls Daring Enough To Read It* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Concert Rating; **** The local opening band featured 2 drummers, a DJ and a Sitar Player and lots of burning incense, they weren’t too bad, their sound was quite ethnic, not too dis-similar from Dead Can Dance, I really liked the burning of the incense on stage, a really nice touch. Switch Blade Symphony were alright, I thought Clown was their best track, there were three others that I liked as well, I liked Susan, she gets some really catchy sounds from her keyboard, George, the guitarist said he used me as a meter, Tina has a great personality and has a unique way of performing, I like her. Gary and the band were in top form and gave a supercharged performance, they rocked The Fenix and were brilliant, this show topped every Numan concert I had ever seen previously. Whoever wrote the script for ‘Sleepless In Seattle’ must have been thinking about this Numan concert when he wrote the script for that movie, Gary didn’t hit the stage until midnight, this was one of those nights where you don’t go to sleep, there was the aftershow get together with Gary meeting each and every fan outside The Fenix. Shortly after we said good-bye to Gary as he boarded the tour bus, you could see the sunrise over the western horizon. Incredible. PORTLAND, OREGON Concert Rating; *** I managed to finally get about an hour and half of sleep inbetween sightseeing in Portland, just in time to catch the local opening act who was a solo performer who was wearing a hat that he must have borrowed from Jed Clampit of the Beverly Hillbilly’s. He is what I shall call a Devo clone, he played songs like ‘I Like Everything That You Think Sucks’ and ‘Atari 400’ he even did a pre Tubeway Army Numan cover of 'Critics' from The Plan, that was quite good. Overall I liked him, he sang in exactly the same style as Devo and has a great sense of humor. Switchblade Symphony played their set followed by Gary, the mix on the vocals were too low, during Dominion Day you could barely hear him, so I set a note on the stage in front of Gary that read ‘Vocals too low, turn up mix on vocals’, Gary gestured towards the sound mixer and that it was out of his control. About halfway through the vocals were more audible and the show rocked on into the early morning hours of a very beautiful but drizzly Portland. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Concert Rating; *** It was great to return home to the California sunshine again, we arrived at The Fillmore around 5:00 and there was already a long line forming outside, people worked the line asking for extra tickts, some with success, so me without, Richard Beasley was one of the fortunate ones, he bought two tickets for friends from NuRuss while NuRuss was in line. Switchblade Symphony announced that this show was in tribute to Frank Sinatra. They were a little flat in the beginning, I think they were expecting a more vocal response from their hometown audience, however it picked up steam towards the end of their set. George took a few pictures of the audience during a couple of songs. I spotted Gary peering through the curtains of the balcony sizing up the sold out audience of 1,150 fans huddled together underneath the multi colored candelabra and black psychadelic walls of the Fillmore. Gary got a loud and vibrant response from the audience this evening, perhaps a bit too vibrant, some in attendance got a bit out of control, There were a group of people wearing these White Tubeway Army shirts, they were a rowdy bunch, one climbed on top of some people in the crowd, not what I came here for. Big G made a tackle of a stage jumper that would have made the likes of Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White and John Randle envious I later found out that Big G is a former rugby player, if someone from the SF 49ers was in the audience, Big G will probably be getting an offer sheet from the 49ers after the way he took care of the two stage jumpers, I can’t understand why people do this. Gary took full advantage of the much more spacious stage here, the stages in Portland and Seattle did not allow for much lateral movement. He was in top form prancing about energetically mixed in with an icy stare here and there. Everything went well except for a gaffe at the end during We Are Glass and told the crowd ‘I haven’t been here in a very long time’. Everyone at The Fillmore got the traditional after show poster, which I thought was a tad bit weak though. What more can you say, Gary Numan at The Fillmore, his concert poster will now go up on the hallowed walls of The Fillmore next to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Who and the rest of the who’s who of Rock and Roll musicians who have performed there. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Concert Rating: **** Ah, the excitement of Hollywood, the guest list for this sold out show was impressive, Cleopatra people were there along with their invitees, (Thanx for the mint Bryan). One slight problem, I left my ticket back at my friend Tim Beach’s house in Eagle Rock, it was time for some creative thinking or I wasn’t going to see this concert, well as The Beatles say, I got one with a little help from my friends. Thanks to everyone in the band for their help! I was really touched by their concern over my lost ticket. Alec Way and I had an interesting talk about The Hollywood Palace’s choices for pre concert songs, I really wish we could get out of that early 80’s time trap and play something new. I felt this was Switchblade Symphony’s strongest performance, great guitar by George and Tina really started singing with passion here, if she does more of this, they will have a very bright future. Well if Gary wanted to spoil the audience, he did a great job of it here, by bringing out a very eerie looking Marilyn Manson for ‘Down In The Park’, and then Wayne Hussey (I hope I got it right) of Mission who had this beautiful white 50 ish Chuck Berry/Buddy Holly looking guitar which he really went to town on for ‘Dead Heaven’. This show was fantastic, despite being nearly squeezed to death against the front stage railing, you got it all here and no-one can say they didn’t get their money’s worth from this concert. TOWER RECORDS IN STORE APPEARANCE: I used to shop for CD’s here when I lived in Carlsbad, it was great as Alec and I drove past the marquee which read; ‘Meet Gary Numan’ and ‘Meet David Cassidy’. Upon entering Tower Records we heard‘Exile’ playing over the instore stereo system. Tower had a special display area for Gary who positioned himself to begin signing and greeting the long line of fans who hoped to finally meet their musical hero. I must say that Gary seemed a very happy man on this day, as he exchanged pleasantries with the exuberant group of fans who showed up to get their favorite albums and cd’s signed, someone even brought along their keyboard for Gary to sign. I ran into Gemma who mentioned that Gary really liked the pre concert music that was played at The Fillmore in San Francisco and was looking to get the cd’s of those songs, I brought Gemma over to Dead Can Dance’s cd section where she chose ‘Spleen & Ideal’, a great cd, Gemma mentioned that she has ‘Aion’ by Dead Can Dance and that she really liked it. Gemma really knows her music, I like her a lot, she blushed as my friend Michael Roth told her that she looked a lot like Blondie (Deborah Harry). Then things really started to get strange, after about an hour, David Cassidy showed up and his people asked that Gary be moved further away from him. So they had Gary move to behind one of the cash registers/help counter to the left of where Gary was. At one point the store manager came over and gestured to Gary something like ‘When Did You Start Working Here?’. Oh what a sight this was, here was Gary Numan signing autographs while at the sime time only a few feet away you’ve got David Cassidy belting away songs from his latest album, this one definitely should make it onto Ripley’s Believe It Or Not list. Even funnier still, when Alec, Michael Roth and I greeted Gary, Alec asks Gary if he watched ‘The Partridge Family’ which David Cassidy co-starred in, when he was growing up, and to our surprise, Gary’s response was ‘Yes, I used to watch the Partridge Family’, very funny. Gary stayed overtime meeting fans and signing just about anything that one could possibly imagine putting a pen to. Afterwards, Alec and I went to LAX to greet the arriving Riana and Jan Pfefferkorn who were flying in from Oakland. We dropped off Alec at Silver Lake and headed over to the Red Rock on Sunset Blvd for a late night repast, unbeknown to us while engaging in our dinner time conversation, Gary is sitting just a few feet away from us at an adjacent table, we didn’t even know this until Riana bumps into Gemma outside the Ladies room, much to our surprise Gary is sitting at an adjacent table next to us having a chinwag with Bryan and top brass from Cleopatra right in our midst. Well, Gary being the true gentleman came over to our table to chat with us for a bit and then headed over to the Kontrol Faktory on Highland Street for some late night socializing. So we finished our dinner and followed them over to The Kontrol Faktory and schmoozed with Gary, Jemma, Big G, David Brooks and some very surprised patrons of The Kontrol Faktory. After a while Riana and I went up to the DJ’s booth and told him that Gary Numan was on the premises and asked him to play something of Gary’s. Sadly, they had no GN whatsoever, so Riana gave him her Dominion Day single and we finally agreed on playing ‘Voix’, but by the time they got around to playing it, Gary had left, must have been around 2:30 AM. The Numan Band Ade Orange: ADE IS THE GREATEST! Enough said. Steve Harris: Steve is AWESOME, Personality, Charm, I enjoyed every minute spent with Steve, even standing out in the rain together in Portland getting soaked. I only hope that he didn't mind me picking him up and twirling him around, the most outrageous person in the Numan band. No one can bless a guitar like Steve, what's scary is that he actually looks very good in a dress. Richard Beasley; Thanks for the serious skin bashing and help with my lost ticket! David Brooks; Giver of seriously good advice, extremely versatile and a really nice person. The Numan Fans I met so many wonderful people along the way, here are some of them; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Langsford; A Scholar and A True Gentleman, like meeting an old friend but for the first time. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Hammond & Laura Hamilton; Gary better make Denver next Time. I hope you liked Sausalito. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathryn Silures; Lovelier than her photo and very personable! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry; Kind, friendly and warmhearted, and hopefully getting some much needed rest. --------------------------------------------------------------------- George Ellis; World traveler, Lots of fun to be with, this man knows how to have a good time! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Joey Lindstrom; Not at all like I expected, very friendly, outgoing and great fun to hang out with. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Colleen Brooks & Mitchell Gore; Great people, Thanks For The Berbati’s Numan Poster Mitchell. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregor Torrence; What A Guy! Thanks for printing out the tour photos and letting me have one, I had everyone sign it, but it was taken while my head was turned. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Golder; Fellow Bay Area fan, Ian looked like he was having the time of his life. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Miss Marlene; It was great to meet you, thanks for listening to what I had to say, and for being so gracious. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Bassett; I’ve got your autographs for you, one of the nicest people I met. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainbow; I would love to get to know you better. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NuRuss; I loved the priest outfit, absolutely brilliant idea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- It was also great to meet Lisa Yimm, Jeff Huso, the person in Portland who bought me a drink but I can’t remember your name, Billy in Seattle, and Samantha Council who spotted me at Tower Records in Hollywood. Despite only getting 11 hours sleep over 5 days, my leg of the Exile tour was a smashing success, it was overall, an experience that will bring a lot of people, a lot closer together. Special thanks to my personal friends and travel partners Alec Way and Riana Pfefferkorn SF & LA, Martin Custred for hosting me in Portland, and Melissa Hager for hosting me in Seattle, Tony and Beryl, Gemma and to GN for making a triumphant return to the USA. Sincerely, John Marques Carramao ‘A Refugee On The Exile Tour’ http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2463/numan.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:52:44 EDT From: SomaCrow Subject: California ueber alles! To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hi everyone! Well, I was going to write a looooong, exuberant message about the San Francisco and Los Angeles shows, but I got tired of telling the story over and over again to everyone... so I just made webpages instead. :-) Just by pointing your browser to http://members.aol.com/somacrow/numan/tour.html, you can read about... - NumaNazis! - Clubbing with Gary! - Really tight red rubber dresses! - Big G the bodyguard's new tattoo! - And much, much more! To restate the mushy message at the end of my chronicles, I loved meeting everyone I met (jeez, that's not redundant), although I don't remember half your names! George, if you're reading this - you gave me your damn cold! :-P (Minds OUT of the gutter, people!) Photos to follow, hoping they come out well... And damn you naysayers, I did love Switchblade, even though my goth friends thought they were awful... I never saw them in their prime, when they didn't have a mediocre sophomore album. ;-) I got outdone too - I saw really young girls at the SF show, must've been around 12 years old, and right up front at the edge of the stage! Especially endangered by NumaNazis. This was meant to be a short post so I'll shut up now, and just reiterate: Go to my tour page! :-) And to clear up: when I say I was only sober during "Dark," it has nothing to do with alcohol! :-P Peace! Enough. Love and napalm, Riana <--- pissed off because Kraftwerk sold out before she got tickets! "If it's not the side effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking that it must be love." - Bowie ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 00:44:28 EDT From: Hopey77 Subject: Cambridge Flyer response To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Thanks to everyone who emailed regarding the Cambridge flyers - the response was great! I still have a handful left... I checked out a few other flyers from shows across the US and I really liked the San Francisco posters - are any of them available? Especially the Numan-Bike-Monster! NICE! I read somewhere that someone was awed by Gary's intense focus during a meeting or conversation - I found it sorta scary and was relieved to get the conversation over with at one point. Why? I've met many a rock star and they all seem A.D.D. and can't hold their thoughts for a second or more. Granted, I was flattered to have such a boring, mellow talk with Mr. Numan, and it did impress me how kind he was. Maybe the focus is due to aviation? Hopey77@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:59:19 EDT From: Kindred138 Subject: Fillmore show, S.F. To: numan@cs.uwp.edu I saw Gary's show at the Fillmore in San Francisco (May 17th). I had a great time. Gary Numan rocks! I've been to tons of concerts (ranging from punk to heavy metal/industrial), very few bands are worth seeing live more than once. I definitely want to see Gary play again. The second he came on stage and started playing that guitar I was thinking "Wow!" I admit I was surprised that he wasn't going to be behind a keyboard. Anyway, I loved watching him dance and "headbang." :) His music sounds heavier/harder live, which I think is pretty cool. It's great to see a musician who can create a different experience for his live audience. For live shows, merely playing as well as you did on the album is not enough (or else what is the point in seeing a band live---I mean, besides seeing the cute band members, etc.). :) After the show, me and my sister waited to get his autograph. I was impressed by the way he treats his fans. He's very gracious, he answered questions, took pictures with fans, and granted requests for hugs and handshakes. :) And he wasn't rush rush, he gave his full attention to each person. After he signed my CD covers, I asked if I could shake his hand. (I love his hands...especially with the black nail polish). I was so in awe (and so shy) that the only thing I could think of to say was "Thank you" (with a smile, of course). I was just sooo happy to meet him. I hope he plays in San Francisco again. :) Kristina ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 21:47:04 -0700 From: theartdept@att.net (rod) Subject: Gary in LA news To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hello. So much to talk about... Having Gary Numan in LA for two whole days was an experience of a lifetime for me. Here are a few high points: Of course the best part was meeting Gary (for the first time). I got to talk to him for quite a bit, and he said he'd keep in touch regarding my work with Cleopatra. Which is so very cool. (Even if he doesn't) Thanks to everyone who asked me to sign their copies of the Mix. That was cool. Right up there with finding some of my photos in the tour book!! Gary went to Vinyl Fetish (a record collector shop) on Melrose while he was here, and to Venice Beach (for "about an hour" according to Gemma). He also dj'd on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic (in Santa Monica) and played "his favorite artists" including : Nine Inch Nails, Sisters of Mercy, T Rex, Oasis, Marilyn Manson, David Bowie and Prodigy. They also went to a nightclub on Monday night in Hollywood called Kontrol Factory. News from Cleopatra: They filmed the entire LA show on three digital cameras. I got to see some of the rough version at the Cleopatra office. The sound and picture quality is amazing. They are *thinking* about editing it into a home video. I am pushing for release on dvd but probably it will just be vhs if anything. Cleopatra is importing the box set into the US but probably only 1000 copies. It is apparently selling in the UK for 39.99 (on June 29th) but I don't know how much it will be here in the US. All the 5 cds are "digitally remastered" with "detailed liner notes covering each individual cd" according to the press release. Here are the bonus tracks for the Numan Box: Berserker: Empty Bed Empty Heart, Here Am I, She Cries, Rumours, This Ship Comes Apart The Fury: We Need It, Anthem, No Shelter, Puppets, The Fear Strange Charm: Survival, Faces, Time to Die, River, Mistasax 2 Machine and Soul: Hanoi, Dark Mountain, The Hauntings, 1999, Cry Baby, Wonder Eye Sacrifice: Play Like God, Whisper of Truth, Metal Beat, Absolution The cover of the 6x12" box is all black and says "Gary Numan The Numa Years" on it. (at least that's the photo on the press release) Cleopatra asked me to do a cd single for Dominion Day, which will combine tracks from the two UK singles. They *have* sent copies of the video to 'appropriate people' (ie MTV). So feel free to email them (or whatever) and ask that it actually be played!! Cleopatra will be releasing my 2 cd anthology (called Remodulation) in late July or August. I will make a post when the track listing is confirmed by the label. There are two new-to-cd Numa tracks. I have handed the artwork in and it is being prepared. Also I turned in my version of Sacrifice (with four bonus tracks from the extended album and Babylon series and a slightly different cover) and I'm finishing up The Fury (with five bonus tracks), but they aren't going to release The Fury until after the box set hoopla is over. Also they will be releasing Dark Light with my slightly revised artwork, but the track listing is the same as the UK version (since I don't have any bonus tracks). They and Gary are concerned about having too much material suddenly available, and want to space things out (the first four BB cds being released in June plus the White Noise cd June 16). According to Cleopatra (and Gemma) Gary has finished three tracks for the new album which will hopefully be released in the new year, with another US tour to follow next year. Gary told me that he would like to tour here again but "it won't become a regular thing". I think he was tired... It was 2:45 am when they got on the tour bus and pulled away... Bye for now. Rod Los Angeles ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 98 02:23:14 -0400 From: Shane King Subject: Gary Mentioned in Allstar To: "Gary Numan" I found this while looking for music news, Marilyn Manson joined Gary Numan onstage Tuesday (May 19) night at the Palace in Los Angeles for "Down in the Park" from Numan's Replicas album. Said Numan from the stage of the sold-out show, "There's been a couple of people who've covered my songs recently, but the best one by far was Marilyn Manson's and he's gonna do it with us right now." Manson -- donned in a dark pin- striped suit and shoulder- length reddish hair -- and Numan then traded verses on the song. Manson, who recorded his version of "Down in the Park" for the "Lunchbox" maxi- single in 1995, gracefully walked offstage when the song was done, shook Numan's hand, and pointed to the artist with sincere respect.... Pretty cool... Shane ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 23:56:15 +0000 From: Lance Waligroski Subject: Gary Numan Digest V1 #435 To: Gary Numan Hi again, Has anyone seen Gary Numan on MTV News with Marilyn Manson doing D.I.T.P.? Totally awesome, just wish they would of shown more. Anticipating the big show on Tuesday in Orlando and I hope I get to meet the man himself. Where is everyone hanging out before and after the show? Will Gary be signing autographs? Thanx, Lance ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 22:18:49 -0800 From: Derek Langsford Subject: My take on the San Francisco show To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hello, What can I say to adequately describe the totally fantastic few days I just spent going to see Gary and his band perform in San Fransisco and LA. While the reviews of the shows on the tour so far prepared me for a performance very different from my last experience seeing Gary (Berserker Tour, Edinburgh Playhouse 1984), I was completely blown away by the power of the sound and the energy of Gary on stage. San Francisco has a strong alternative scene and the audience was largely younger goths. I felt a little out of place being mid 30s and fairly boring (no tatoos, body piercing, hair coloring etc) but it was great to see a younger set lining up at the Fillmore to see someone who has not had a hit in the US since 1980. I was also one of the few wearing white (the 1988 Metal Rhythm Tour T-shirt). A group of us Digesters including myself, my companions Brian Hammond and Laura Hamilton, Lisa Yimm, Rianna Pfefferkorn, Bill Parton, John Carramao, Alec Way, , NuRuss, Joey Lindstrom, and George Ellis got fairly front and central positions and waited for the evening to unfold. After a long wait with throbbing (and often distorted) instrumental, presumably gothic, music, Switchblade Symphony came on and did their set. The drummer was solid, the guitarist pretty good, the woman on keyboard was all dressed up but did nothing but fiddle with the equipment and the lead vocalist, posed in a tight rubber dress from which she tried not to overflow. They worked hard, were adequate but were nothing to write home about. Gary later came on to thunderous applause from a sell-out crowd (his 10th out of 13 so far). He looked great (Compare to the M+S cover or Dream Corrosion video). He and the band launched into their usual set with that kick-ass version of Friends, Dominion Day and Cars. We stood there cheering and singing along, in awe of Gary's new approach to being on stage, the tightness of the band, the power of the sound and the great balance of old and new in the set list. This was not someone resting on their laurels, this was someone working hard to remain a viable artist. The main show was pretty much as listed for other venues, no surprises. I wish I could have heard Gary's vocals. Front and center is *not* the place to be to hear the show properly. We were treated to two encores - Replicas, Me, I Disconnect from You, and then We Are Glass to finish off. Then the show was over and we slowly made our way out where we hung around knowing the band and Gary would eventually appear (having the concert reviews on the Digest and at the AFE website put us in the know). I talked at length with Big G who despite his heft and no nonsense approach inside the venue, was very easy to talk to and gave us some info on the logistics of the tour. I managed to say hello to Tony and Beryl as they made a b-line for the bus. Beryl remembered me from the telephone conversations we used to have in the early days of the Digest and was kind enough to ask about my family. A sweet lady. The band trickled out and I talked with David Brooks, and Ade Orange. Both were extremely pleasant people who were glad to take the time to talk with the fans. All were only too pleased to sign autographs. They said this was the best show so far. Then Gary came out and he took the time to talk with and sign autographs for everyone who wanted them. After 19 years of being a fan, I finally got to meet the guy. I introduced myself "Gary, I'm Derek" (silence), "Derek Langsford", "Oh Derek, we meet at last". He signed my 'Praying to the Aliens', and my Exile CD booklet and I told him how great the show was, how ecstatic the fans over here are to see him, and hoped that he would be back sooner rather than later. Gemma requested my presence to thank me for all my work with the Internet and gave me a peck on the cheek. She is really a special person and I am so happy for her and Gary. After the bus door shut, a group of us (mostly Digesters) went to the closest Denny's and had a bite to eat and talked at length about the show and anything else that came to mind. We then dispersed to catch a few hours of sleep. Mark, hope you got your car out of the garage. It was a near perfect experience. My only complaint was a contingent in the crowd (clean-cut rich kids in white Telekon t-shirts) who decided to try moshing in order to get to the front of the hall. They then attempted to try and get on stage towards the end of the show. This was a pin in the arse to all they tried to barge past in the audience and to Big G who had to keep them off stage. I am ashamed to say these arseholes came from San Diego but I will vow never to intentionally meet up with them or do them any favors. These were not what I regard to be typical Numan fans. Goes to show appearances mean nothing. There wa also a short goth guy with a taller, overweight girl who complained if people pushed him "don't push me, I'm short" but gave far worse than he got. This was their strategy to get to the front. Unfortunatetly it succeeded. Overall it was a great night, wonderful to see Gary live again after so many years, terrific to finally meet the guy after emailing with him on and off for more than 3 years now. I was also wonderful to meet some of the people I email with on a regular basis as well as so many Digest subscribers. And BTW, it's the posters who do all the work, not me. Thank you all for making it a very special night. Next day it was off to LA. I'll post about that show separately. Derek ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek H. Langsford "Numanews" San Diego, California, USA The Gary Numan Digest email numan-request@cs.uwp.edu to subscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------------------rek ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 17:08:38 -0500 From: Mary.Ann.Kienapple@alltel.com Subject: New Listee / Concert Comment To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hello everyone. Just call me "Mair". I'm new to the list but certainly NOT new to Gary's music. Been a fan since "Are Friends Electric" graced the airwaves and the TV screens of Sydney Australia back in '79! I moved to the US in 1981 and unfortnately missed Gary's Telekon tour stop in Akron Ohio -- just down the street from me. I moved to the US as a New-waver/Punk kid of 15 only to be immersed in the "Southern Rock" type radio waves of the day. Luckily I found solace and fellow Numanites at the University of Akron in 1983. Those friends ended up forming a Numan inspired band - "Joy Circuit". (Was it a coincidence that the bass-player from that band could to this day be mistaken for Gary's twin brother? Inquiring minds want to know!) I lost track of Gary in the early 90's and this years "Exile" tour was my reinitiation to the world of Numan. Thank you Gary for touring!! I did get to meet him after the Cleveland gig and tell him that after 19 years of waiting - his show was worth the wait & exceeded all my expectations. He seemed genuinely flattered and happily informed me that he planned to tour the US again in October!! Please, please let that be so! Lucky for his wife, I didn't meet Gary all those years ago -- if I had looked into those wonderful green eyes as a teenager, I would have been smitten with him for life. Having watched him from afar all these year I can honestly say marriage and happiness look good on him! The Cleveland show was a revelation. I like others on this list, wasn't expecting the intensity and certainly not the choice of songs. I remember my friend saying "Makeup? Whoa! This is going to be cool!" when Gary walked out onto stage. I loved the stage costume - suited Gary very well & went perfectly with the setting of the album. For all those US Numan lovers, it was a dream setlist. More "oohs" at the choice of "Noise Noise" -- "He's doing b-sides!" All of my friends from Uni. / Joy Circuit were there -- so I got an incredible concert and a college reunion all for the price of a ticket. The only downer of the night were the "gothette" fans of Switchblade that decided to storm to the front right in the middle of DITP, punching and kicking their way through. We got the bouncers on them though and they were thrown out of the night club. The next day I had "Exile" in hand and tickets to the Pontiac gig. That's what tours are for aren't they? To sell records? Well I was certainly sold! Not to mention that we all walked out of there inspired to start up new bands! Inspiration is a marvelous thing. Then we roadtripped up to Pontiac and were delighted with the small venue. Got some wonderful photos. (I'll send some to Joey to post on his site). So fun to have Gary hamming it up for me right into the camera lense. Met up with Jim and Kat and others from Joey's website lists and the evening was a blast. Our opinion was that night's sound was EVEN better than Clevelands! We would have loved to stay and say hello to THE MAN again but the 3 hr. drive back to Ohio & work the next morning prevented that. The other fun part of that week was that I found that a co-worker at my new job was also a lifelong Numan fan. I was the ONLY other Numan fan he had ever met. Unfortunately he couldn't make the show. So to relieve his disappointment I got his Numan fanclub newsletter photo of Gary and Gemma's wedding signed by both of them! That was such a kind thing to do. Thanks! Other bands/music I'm into -- I am a HUGE fan of Split Enz & all its children (Crowded House, Tim Finn, Schnell Fenster, Swingers, Finn Brothers, etc.). They also are wonderfully genuine people to meet on the road and of course their live performance were always my measuring stick against all other bands were rated. So far ONLY Gary's show, Peter Murphy's and BareNaked Ladies' have exceeded my performance expectations. So now after 18 yrs. in Split Enz fanclub, I'm going to join my second - Gary's! Other music I like: Bowie, Eno, The Cure, X, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Garbage, Love&Rockets, Siouxsie, Muttonbirds, Curve, Lush, Ultravox, The Beatles, The Monkees, Ofra Haza, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Clouds, Mental As Anything, Emma Paki(NZ), Single Gun Theory, Delirium(Canada), and lots of Classical music. Other Interests: computers, clothing design, short story writing, ferrets! Thanks to everyone for the update on SF & LA shows -- I'll be in LA next week -- would have loved to have been there for those gigs though. Maybe in October. Look forward getting to know you all better. Mair p.s. If "voix" is pronounce by Gary as "voicks" then how the heck does he pronounce "trois gympoides"??? (my spelling may be wrong..) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 22:58:05 -0800 From: Derek Langsford Subject: New York Times Numan preview/review To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Numan fans concerned about the tour's lack of publicity should be aware that America's most prestigious newspaper, the New York Times, gave him a lot of attention regarding the tour and the new CD, mostly positive. The Times is the country's "newspaper of record," microfilmed and stored in libraries across the land, and probably has the widest circulation of any daily after USA Today. This is what the paper said: On May 1, in the Weekend section, the New York Times listed the Numan show among things to do: Gary Numan, Irving Plaza. Offering odes to automatons and automobiles, asking philosophical questions like "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (the title of one of his English chart-toppers), Gary Numan embodied the pop expression of early-1980s, "Blade-runner"-style science-fiction melancholia. His vision was dark enough to qualify as dystopian, but easier to understand than Kraftwerk's, and he became an icon of New Wave. Since then he's turned to more esoteric pursuits, aligning himself with the youthful electronica scene and spending his spare time piloting vintage planes. (Seems like "Cars" weren't enough.) It's hard to say if he'll pull out his old glowing pyramid set, but retro-technophiles can hope. With Switchblade Symphony. Tomorrow at 9 PM. On May 5, New York Times Arts section: POP REVIEW After Farewell, It's Back to the Synthesizer by Jon Pareles Gary Numan had his biggest international hit, "Cars," in 1979, and he played farewell concerts in 1981. At the time he was widely dismissed as a David Bowie and Roxy Music knockoff, an androgynous Englishman singing about alienation and dystopias. He was, however, an early convert to the use of synthesizers in pop, and he was skillful at writing terse, catchy melody lines that took odd turns. Even after his string of hits petered out in England, Mr. Numan persevered, putting out nearly an album a year through the 1980s and 90s. Now, with synthesizers back in ascendance, he has been recognized as part of electronica's roots. The Foo Fighters and Marilyn Manson have recorded his song, "Down in the Park"; an album of remixed versions of his hits is on the way. And Irving Plaza was packed Saturday night for his latest resurgence. Mr. Numan has been through phases of bratty punk, aloof and futuristic new wave, and funk matched to bitterly anti-romantic lyrics. Now, he has turned darkly messianic. "Exile" (Cleopatra), his new album, ruminates on salvation and damnation, with Mr. Numan intoning, "I am the demon that waits inside you." His new tunes are glum marches paced by drum machines and swelling, ominously sustained keyboard tones. In other words, he has arrived in the zone of uneasy blasphemy that Depeche Mode, a band he originally influenced, staked out more than a decade ago. The Gothic rock of the mid-1980s Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees also echoes in Mr. Numan's latest material. His recent songs take their time, with long introductions and atmospheric interludes: mood music for cosmically morbid moods. But Mr. Numan still has his gift for pop hooks. If he's writing Depeche Mode songs, he's writing memorable ones. At Irving Plaza, interspersing new songs with old ones, Mr. Numan tossed off "Cars" three songs into the set, eliminating the inevitable groundswell of requests. He moved between the everyday estrangement of older songs like "Films" and "Me! I Disconnect From You" to the sweeping pronouncements of "Dead Heaven" and "Dominion Day": "Come children of Eden, pray to me." The songs added up to a crescendo of distrust, starting with individuals and the media and working up to an estrangement from all human ideals, but not from the effects of a well-placed synthesizer line. Derek ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek H. Langsford "Numanews" San Diego, California, USA The Gary Numan Digest email numan-request@cs.uwp.edu to subscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------------------uwp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:55:48 +0100 From: "Steve Webbon" Subject: Numan Reissues To: "numan list" , Numan Reissues Just in case anyone can't wait until June 9 (in th USA) or June 22 (in Europe), the re-issues of Tubeway Army / Replicas / Pleasure Principle / Telekon are now available via Beggars Banquet's mail order http://www.beggars.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:59:18 EDT From: Kindred138 Subject: Nu member, Intro To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hi! My name is Kristina. I've been listening to Gary Numan since around 1985 (or whatever year that was that Live 105, a local San Francisco station, started playing "modern rock" at midnight). Besides Gary Numan, some of my other favorite artists are DM, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sepultura, Clutch, Misfits, Suede, Eric Matthews, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Manson, Skinny Puppy, Korn, Bis, Social Distortion, and The Wolfgang Press. I also like Motown and Classical music. Music's my lifesblood, it's probably the only thing I couldn't live without (oh, besides chocolate and a sense of humor). I love Horror/Sci-Fi films, Horror books, cartoons, toys, raccoons, vampires, and Sherlock Holmes. Oh, and my favorite film is Ladyhawke. I'm 24 (turning 25 on June 22nd). Well, I guess that's it...sorry if this introduction is a bit long. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:56:30 -0700 From: Mark_S1@Verifone.Com Subject: Out of the office. To: numan@cs.uwp.edu I will be out of the office from May 21st to May 26th. I will not be checking voicemail or email. Mark. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 12:58:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Jay Subject: Questions, always questions To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hey out there! While surfing the web one day, I came across a weird CD store site which had a listing for a Numan Disc called "Black Heart" It didn't offer anything in the way of a track listing. I can't find the site again to order, and wouldn't considering the high price without knowing what's on it....HELP!!! Anyone know the track listing for this...please let me know. Also, if you have a URL...that would be great too! Do any of you know where I can get a copy of the "Adrenalin" CD single? I have the CD album, and the version of "Adrenalin" that's on it doesn't have Numan anywhere that I can tell... Is there anywhere in the States to find Numan concert tapes?...At the reecord shows here I always see those, but never any NUMAN. Just curious. I'm more inclined to go after the studio stuff...but have always wondered about the live shows. If anyone can make copies of any shows..especially from Berserker on, I'd be willing to look into them. Thanks in advance!!! Jay _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 19:23:36 +0100 From: "downstat" Subject: Voicks?? You what? To: "Gary Numan" > > i'm THRILLED to be able to report that it's pronounced... > > 'VOICKS' > Yes yes yes. But question is, how on earth do you pronounce VOICKS? Is it VO (as in voyage) ICKS (as in tricks) ? ? Austin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:55:49 -0400 From: brezniakdavid@webtv.net (David Brezniak) Subject: VOIX To: numan@cs.uwp.edu "Voix" for Gazza is pronounced "voicks'.. but you can say it differently, depending on what you have stuffed in your mouth :-) ('Hi, Andy:-) :-)) "Creation bleeds for me..." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 22:38:56 -0800 From: Derek Langsford Subject: Voix To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Brian Hammond asked Gemma in LA if it was 'Vwa', 'Voy', or 'Voicks', and she said it was 'Voicks', after a setting on a synth that is used in the song. Of course, that still might be Gemma and Gary mispronouncing it. Any synth players know what they are talking about? Derek ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek H. Langsford "Numanews" San Diego, California, USA The Gary Numan Digest email numan-request@cs.uwp.edu to subscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------------------uwp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:30:35 +0200 From: "joeri" Subject: VOIX+ANSWER for M.A. To: "Gary Numan" When talking to Gary last year he pronounced the song 'voix' as (voicks). It is actually a sound on the Roland D-50 synthesizer which is used on that song. >Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 19:01:29 -0800 >From: "M. A." >Subject: San Francisco Concert >To: numan@cs.uwp.edu (Gary Numan) >- one question: were the background prerecorded music loops, etc. on all the time/were they done via DAT tape or CD? At the concert a DAT is playing on the background (no sequencer because Gary is afraid it would crash on stage).The DAT is synchronized with another DAT which is playing some percussion-loops for Richard Beasley. As a I play music myself I can tell you it is VERY difficult for a drum player to get synchronized with the percussionloops. Joeri Peeters Belgium http://home.planetinternet.be/~joeri/prophecy.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:49:33 -0700 From: Pythoness Subject: What do you Brits think? To: numan@cs.uwp.edu As another joyously deflowered Nu-virgin (after my wailing on the list about not being able to make a show, I did trade my soul to a coworker for a day off and went to the Portland gig. While I'm told it wasn't as high-energy as the Seattle or SF shows, *I* am *awed*), I'm wondering what you Numan fans in the UK who've been able to witness his evolution over the last decade think of all the ecstatic reviews coming from those of us over here for whom, no matter what we may have *heard,* it's a big revelation. Anyone? Ziggy Blum zigi@teleport.com ___________________________ I could be dreaming But then maybe that's fatal There's nowhere to hide in your dreams --G. Numan ------------------------------ End of Gary Numan Digest ******************************