in-concert newsletters - Peak Experience Productions

THE FABULOUS
FOX THEATRE
welcome to
FOOTPRINTS
JUNE 17-19,
2002
WHAT TO EXPECT…
VENUE SECURITY CONTENT LIST…
SHOW INFORMATION: The parking
lot is open all day. Doors open @
7:00PM — Showtime is @ 8:00PM.
ITEMS NOT ALLOWED: Hula
hoops and water bottles are NOT
allowed in the venue.
FIRST AID: Is available inside
the venue.
KID POLICY: All children must
have a ticket.
SEATING: Is General Admission
VENUE WEBSITE:
www.fabulousfox.com
SPECIAL NEEDS: Parking for
the physically challenged is
located on the east side of the
theater (along Washington
Blvd.) next to the physically
challenged entrance on the
north side of the theater.
Wheelchair accessible seating is
available for patrons on the
floor as well as the balcony.
Elevator access is available to all
levels of the theater. Handicap
accessible rest rooms are located
on the south side of the first floor
(orchestra level) and on the third
floor
(mezzanine
level).
Telephones for the physically
challenged are located in the Box
Office and on the fourth floor
(lower and middle balcony level).
24 HOUR GAS STATION & FOOD:
• Shell-3518 S Grand Boulevard St
Louis MO 63103 — 314.535.1126
• Amoco-205 S Vandeventer St
Louis MO 63110 — 314.652.3434
• Maurizio's Pizza-open until
3AM 1107 Olive Street St Louis
MO 63101 — 314.621.1997
AAA ROADSIDE
ASSISTANCE
800-AAA-HELP
EMERGENCY 911
voice
of
the
FOOTPRINTS
Foundation. This project is
Parking lots and campgrounds open at Noon on
Thursday, June 20. (and close at 12:00 Noon on
Monday, June 24) Everyone in your vehicle must
have a ticket to proceed past the checkpoints. You
will be turned around and sent to the back of the line
if anyone in your vehicle cannot produce a ticket.
You will be permitted to re-enter the event grounds,
but each time you re-enter you will have to go
through the security check.
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED: Potable water,
medical assistance, wash stations, portable
toilets, a general store, pay telephones, and ATMs.
In addition, vendors will be selling a variety of
reasonably priced foods and beveages.
WHAT NOT TO BRING: No bicycles, scooters,
weapons of any kind, fireworks, pets, or illegal substances. Non-licensed vending will not be permitted.
WHAT IS ALLOWED INTO CONCERT FIELD:
Factory-sealed bottled water, empty water bottles (nonglass), small cameras and non-framed backpacks.
dedicated to helping make this
dance, sing and live.
We address this challenge by
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED INTO CONCERT
FIELD: No glass or cans and no food or drinks (other
than factory sealed water bottles and small snacks).
WHAT WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE CAMPGROUNDS: Coolers, SMALL grills, camping stoves and
a consumable amount of provisions will be allowed.
that
surrounds
the
String
Cheese Incident healthy, and by
leaving footprints in the wake
of SCI concerts that can be
action that honor local commu-
R A V E
L
P P
O V I
U K L
Z
E
I
I
E
S L
I
N T R A V I
B N O X E
N A D F
P N T
R A O B A R S T
R E
E D T
I
P S
O B E
H D E
H U
N M L
B E
I
B Y O L
I
L
O I
L T
L
R A D E
M O O R E
B M I
L
T
C Z
A G L O F
F
L
A A M
T
Y T
E
S T
P I
Y
H C S
H S O S C
I
D A S J
P R E
I
E
FOOTPRINTS Foundation go to:
DON’T SAY
stringcheeseincident.com.
R R U
K E
E
R S
Z
E
L L
O A N D Y C A O N T
A I
L I
N T
N E
R S H I
L
M Y S T
E
A
I
S O N H A
C A L
A R M A N G N A K E
T
P E
K I
O U R Z
P T
M E
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
SUBMISSIONS? BE HEARD!
Send an e-mail to footprints@stringcheeseincident.com
or drop your expressions into the box at the merchandise
booth inside the venue.
• E-mail us those questions you’ve always wanted to ask.
We’ll publish a few answers in each issue of the
FOOTPRINTS Newsletter.
• If you feel inclined to write a cohesive and captivating
story about your most memorable experience at an
Incident, or a dream you’ve had which somehow
involved the band, the music or an Incident. Please email it to us for publication. We will only accept and
consider submissions under 500 words.
VOLUME 1,
S T R I N G
ISSUE 1
•
J
I N C I D E N T
S T. L O U I S & B O N N A R O O
JUNE 17–22, 2002
gouda causes leaves FOOTPRINTS
In Austin, Chicago, and St. Louis
scene as it continues to grow.
Many thanks to everyone who helped make spring
Gouda Causes efforts a big success. Two activities
on the Spring Tour helped raise money and awareness for some very important organizations.
home with such items as
autographed guitars, posters,
and assorted band memorabilia.
http://snowcityarts.com/
During our Austin Incidents at Waterloo Park,
$500 was donated to The Stevie Ray Vaughan
Scholarship Fund. The fund was created to assist
students who demonstrate a strong interest and
ability in music to pursue a college education.
Each year it awards scholarships to students from
the schools in the Dallas area where Stevie Ray
spent his youth. http://www.srvrideandconcert.org/
Scholarship%20page.htm
In current news, last week in St. Louis about
one dozen Friends of Cheese donated their time
and energy to help urban revitalization in their
hometown. In partnership with Gateway
Greening, they joined other community volunteers
to help transform a neglected and abandoned
lot in St. Louis into a productive garden and
beautifully landscaped area. Specifically, the
group added several handicapped accessible
beds to the Caronelet Community Garden at the
corner of Michigan and Elwood Streets.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/gatewaygreening/
A silent auction at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago
raised $2465.00 to support Snow City Arts. The
Snow City Arts Foundation nurtures imagination
and creativity in hospitalized children by making
the arts a part of the daily lives of young patients
in the Chicago area hospitals. SCI community
individuals contributed to the fund and went
MY WAY
BLUES
NO SE
st louis
SAN JOSE
The Gateway to the West
Arch is a nationally
recognized site as it
stands over 630 feet
above the Mississippi
River. You can take an
elevator to the top and
overlook all of St. Louis.
TEXAS TOWN
I
UP THE CANYON
P
C H E E S E
Thanks so much for the participation and
generosity of so many FOCs! Together, we’ve left
a footprint that helped make the world a better
place. Stay tuned for more ways to get involved.
GALACTIC
A G
A S S R B O N O K Y
A N K L E
oratively so we can support this
CLIMB
H E
E
T
other to work and play collab-
For more information on the
L
M C I
SCI Experience to activate each
ROLLOVER
O
W I
R E
community that embraces the
P U E
I
E
Our goal is to inspire the
JELLYFISH
O C H E
N K E
BARSTOOL
nities into which we are invited.
O O P Y
R R
W A Y E
N A D I
BAM
A
O V E
L
Find the following 13
songs below.
E
I
R O L
SEARCH
COME AS YOU ARE
N G E
N O M A D I
N D J
Y T
SONG
K E
N O Y X S
S N A S T
M Y
J
T
A N K N H O R N I
P O E
O
L
N T O D O T
A N D H E
H E
I
N D O U O W S B L
F U N U P T
A N Y L
B P P C
O O L
W A S B A D N R E
O O C H W L
B E
Y
T
S T
E M U S H R O I
O L
T H E
world a better place in which to
recognized as signs of positive
U T
FOOTPRINTS
working to keep the community
ADDRESS/DIRECTIONS: 527 N.
Grand Blvd, St Louis MO 63103
PARKING: Available behind the
Fox
Theatre
and
along
Washington, Olive and Grand
Boulevard. Handicap Parking is
located on the east side of the
theater (along Washington
Blvd.) next to the handicap
entrance. The average price of
parking ranges from $3 to $5.
This publication is the in-concert
DARYL
O N O
A N O S E
WANT TO
HELP KEEP
THE SCENE
CLEAN?
PICK UP A
TRASH BAG AT THE
MERCHANDISE BOOTH
INSIDE THE VENUE!
issue
HIGHLIGHTS
2
3
4
TOUR POLICIES
camera, taping, merchandising
Undoubtedly the most long
lived and popular blues song
ever written is William
Christopher Handy's immortal
classic, “St. Louis Blues," which
has almost taken on a life of
it's own since it was written
almost over eighty years ago.
According to Handy, he found
his inspiration for the song
while wandering the streets of
St. Louis. As one of the world’s
most recorded songs, “St. Louis
Blues" forever cemented St.
Louis' place in the world of
American roots music.
Around St. Louis during the
time of the 1904 World's Fair,
Handy's contemporary Scott
Joplin was a regular in the
night spots. His ragtime tunes
were Rock'n'Roll of the era—the
music
of
the
counter
culture. When jazz influences
steamed into town aboard
northbound riverboats from
New Orleans, they blended with
Joplin's established ragtime and
encountered a great migration
of blues musicians from the
Mississippi Delta region. The
integration of these musical
styles created a sound that took
its name from Handy's famous
composition
and
became
known as the St. Louis blues.
G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y
from johnny dwork
Q & A F R O M T H E BA N D
your questions answered
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO A FRIEND OR DROP IT
OFF AT THE MERCHANDISE TABLE TO BE RECYCLED.
TOUR NOTESRYMAN AUDITORIUM
NASHVILLE, TN 4/18/02
We were thrilled to have had the
opportunity to perform on the
Ryman stage along spring tour,
adding us to a long and diverse
list of musicians ranging from
Roy Acuff to James Brown and
Patsy Cline to Sheryl Crow.
Thanks to all our friends who
joined us is Nashville!
The Ryman Auditorium first
opened its doors in 1892 as a
vision of Captain Thomas G.
Ryman. With the coming of
the Grand Ole Opry show in
1943, the Ryman found its
identity as the Mother Church
of Country Music. In 1974, the
Opry moved to its current
home by the Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center
and left the Ryman vacant. It
was not until twenty years later
in 1994 that the Ryman was
restored to be the national
showplace that it is today.
questions to
THE BAND
KYLE, IT SEEMS FROM YOUR BODY
LANGUAGE THAT YOU ARE OFTEN
THE ORCHESTRATOR/CONDUCTOR
OF THE BAND DURING CHANGES
THAT OCCUR IN SONGS. IS THIS
TRUE? HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHERE
AND WHEN TO GO IN AND OUT OF JAMS?
If you look closely you’ll notice that each of us have
some sort of body language that may clue you in to
when the jam is going to shift. I suppose my body
language is just over-exaggerated! Or perhaps I
THINK I’m conducting! Really though, while I may be
more inclined to signal changes when we’re playing
one of the songs I wrote, it’s most often the music
that dictates when it’s going to change.
HEY MICHAEL, WHAT’S THE SONG
ROLLOVER REALLY ABOUT?
A.It’s probably what you think it’s
about. The Earth’s history has shown us
that the planet can change drastically
almost overnight. Rollover is about that possibility. I
wrote the lyrics in 1998 in Mt. Shasta with Dain Pape,
who has helped me write lyrics for a handful of songs.
BILLY, WHAT TECHNICAL WIZARDRY
AND STYLISTIC APPROACH DO YOU
EMBRACE IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR
ACOUSTIC GUITAR STAND UP TO THE
TASK OF PLAYING FUNK AND SPACE
MUSIC?
A.Funk is easier to play on an acoustic guitar than are
the space jams. The rhythm of funk music can be
works surprisingly well with a straight acoustic
sound. It cuts right through the beat. Then I can use
affects like the wawa peddle to funk it up. Playing
space music is a bit more challenging, mostly
because the duration of notes on acoustic guitar is so
short. I’ve come up with a collection of sounds in my
affects unit that offer longer duration, such as delays
and stereo sounds. I can also create the illusion of
duration by cross picking notes in, say, series of
triplets. This helps create texture, too.
set
LISTS
5/25/02 ~ GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, GEORGE, WA
SET 1: SEARCH • CAN'T STOP NOW •
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE
MELODY) > JAM > IT IS WHAT IT IS •
SUPERSTITION* • WINDY MOUNTAIN >
DARYL • JOYFUL SOUND > JAM >
RIVERTRANCE • BEST FEELING >
ROUND THE WHEEL
ENCORE: HIGH ON A MOUNTAINTOP
• ¡BAM! • RESTLESS WIND
GUESTS * Ben Harper on vocals NOTES: Sasquatch
Music Festival – Other acts were Ben Harper, Jack
Johnson, Galactic, Soulive, and Maktub
June 1999 ~ 3 years ago
6/14/1999 ~ AGGIE THEATRE FT. COLLINS, CO
SET 1: SHINE • LONESOME FIDDLE
BLUES • JOYFUL SOUND* • WORK •
PIRATES • JELLYFISH** • ROLL OVER
ENCORE: ONESOME ROAD BLUES***
• BEST FEELING***
GUESTS: ** with Jamie Janover on Djembe
*** with Keller Williams NOTES: * 1st Joyful Sound
k-9
SCOOP
camera
We celebrate pets in
our lives as great
companions, but concert
environments
should not be their
home. The parking
lots and campgrounds
at concerts can be very
hot and crowded.
These factors contribute to unsafe
conditions
at
Incidents for our
much loved pets.
Leaving your dog
tied
up or in your car
during
a show is dangerous
and unfair to the animal. So, please leave your
dogs in places away from the concerts where
they can also have a good time.
sci
CONSIDERATIONS
Did you know...
%
That your photos of the
concert will come out better
if you don't use a flash? Please
feel free to bring your camera
into the show. But please do not use a flash, as
it can be distracting. Instead, we recommend
using film with speeds of 800 and higher.
Sorry, but no video cameras of any kind are
allowed into the venues. Digital cameras are OK.
The best rule of thumb is to not bring in any
camera that holds a tape. Happy shooting!
RECORDING POLICY
We support and encourage the audio recording of our shows. Please make note that taping is only
allowed in designated taping areas (usually located behind the soundboard). Space in the taper-section is limited and access policies vary from venue to venue. In most cases, if any of the venue seating is reserved, tapers will be required to show a special TAPER TICKET when bringing their recording
equipment into the venue. TAPER TICKETS can be purchased only at SCI Ticketing.com or by calling
303.544.5875.
In the case that the venue is entirely general admission, or that the floor is General Admission, tapers
are allowed into the venue on a first come, first serve basis. When the section is full, no additional
recording equipment will be allowed into the show. Sorry, but anyone found taping in violation of the
above policy will be removed from the venue. For more in depth information on our taping policy and
for details regarding specific shows, visit stringcheeseincident.com.
merchandise
POLICY
SCI’s goal to support an artistic community surrounding the concert environment that offers a
wide variety of unique creations, and a free trade
of ideas. The intention is to artistically challenge
each other in order to contribute to the growth
of this special scene. With this in mind, certain
creative guidelines need to be established in
order for the band and the scene to compliment
each other and grow together.
Please understand that the band cannot support
the replication of any SCI registered trademarks
or copyrights. Examples are: “The String Cheese
Incident,” “SCI,” or any related variations. This
also includes logos and artwork that have
appeared on official SCI merchandise, literature,
it all
and stringcheeseincident.com. Please avoid the
use of venues, tour dates or tour titles in unofficial designs. Try using song titles or lyrics if you
would like to make something related to the
band. Hopefully you can support the band’s individuality by not copying their creations, as the
band pledges the same to you.
Usually the coolest merchandise available in the
lots does not even reference a band’s name. Also
consider that creating a derivative of a corporate
logo, on a t-shirt or sticker, promotes and justifies
ideas that are usually unrelated to our scene.
Hopefully we can lead by example with truly distinct creations.
BEGINS HERE
AUTO TIP ON TOUR: Let's keep our tires inflated. If all the cars
on the U.S. road had properly inflated tires, it would save an estimated 2 billion gallons of gasoline a year. A tune up before tour
will also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pollution.
AUTO TIP AT HOME: Let's recycle our motor oil. If a mechanic
changes our oil, let's check with him or her before the service to
insure that our motor oil is being recycled. If we find an ecofriendly mechanic, we'll check with him or her about recycling our
dead automobile battery too!
guest
COMMENTARY
KEEPIN’
IT REAL
I
remember
the
moment I first realized
just exactly how special the
String Cheese Incident scene is. It
was at the 1999 High Sierra Music
Festival. The band was presenting a music
"workshop" at the enclosed swimming pool
club across the highway from the festival
campgrounds. The high altitude air was clean and
crisp, the sky, cloud-free and the sun, scorching hot.
The venue was jam-packed with several hundred very
"happy" campers. The energy was electric.
Before the music started some old friends and I observed
that this wasn’t just your average group of concert-goers happy
to be on the inside of a sold-out performance. This scene was
different—it was a mix of uber-healthy mountainfreaks,
veteran “festivarians," and a large contingent of long-time Bay
Area Deadheads. This later group was especially
appreciative of this new vibe after having experienced the bittersweet demise of the Dead’s scene.
So, here we were —this newly forming
family of mountainfreaks, jam band and bluegrass
fans—dancing and swimming and hula hooping
and loving each other and life under the high noon
sun. We all grinned, knowing that we knew we
were just exactly where we were supposed to be.
The format of this workshop was
designed so that fans could submit questions
about the band’s music to an emcee that was
hosting the event. The band would answer these
questions and then play a related song. After a
good while the emcee read a fan’s question which
asked, “enough with art, when are we going to see
your naked butts in the pool along with ours?" At which
point, without so much as a moment’s hesitation, the entire
band ripped off their clothes and jumped in the pool with the
rest of us naked, happy freaks. Everyone looked at each other
with one of those ear-to-ear grins. It was one of those scenes
you had a sense you’d remember for a long time to come.
And it was at that moment I realized why this scene
is so special. Yes, like the Grateful Dead, String Cheese
embraces traditional music of the Americas and a penchant for improvisation. But the Dead, bless them,
was comprised of musicians old enough to be the
grandfathers of many of their fans…men who
repeatedly stated when interviewed that
their formative experiences (the legendary Acids Tests) could only be
understood by people who
were there.
by Johnny Dwork
String
Cheese on the
other hand is comprised
of men our age…or younger.
While they may no longer be as
accessible as they were at the moment
their butts jumped into the pool that very
sunny day, they are still just as real. This
band embraces an aesthetic that is so down-toearth, so honest, so family-oriented that, knowing
them personally, it’s hard to think of them as rock
and roll royalty. They sing of the sacredness of nature,
family and life, and they do so from having a first-hand
experience with these great values.
Quite simply; the message in this band’s music is
about being kind. In turn, this aesthetic emanates outwards to
us, their community. And, in turn, this scene has grown into
one filled mostly with mindful, considerate, loving people.
At the moment the String Cheese Incident scene
is healthy. My family of friends and I appreciate the
blessings of this scene; the music that opens our
hearts and inspires us to dance, the healthy band
members, the wonderful friends all around us,
and our ability to celebrate gracefully with each
other without too much hassle.
However, we are not without challenges.
Any scene this great is inherently destined to
grow. And with this growth comes the great challenge of orienting our newly arriving community members as to the need for keeping the scene
healthy. And it is exactly because of this challenge
that Footprints now comes into existence.
So, as one who followed another band around
for 20 years in search of good friends, great adventure,
and music that made my soul take flight…as one who saw
that previous, magical scene crumble and dissolve…as one who
then saw what I never thought I’d be blessed to have again in
my lifetime, the birth of yet another truly magical music-based
community Experience, I ask each of you to do your part to
keep this scene healthy. Please turn to the person next to
you at this (and every) Incident, introduce yourself, give
them a hug, ask them if they know how lucky they are
to have access to this great Experience, and share
with them the perspectives embodied by this band
and written about in this publication. Let’s all do
our share to keep the scene healthy. If not, a
rare, vibrant, continuously evolving form
of peaceful joyous celebration may
slip away and leave us wishing
we had done more to keep
it real.
“…With this
growth comes the
great challenge of
orienting our newly arriving
community members as to
the need for keeping the
scene healthy.”
THE FABULOUS
FOX THEATRE
welcome to
FOOTPRINTS
JUNE 17-19,
2002
This publication is the in-concert
WHAT TO EXPECT…
VENUE SECURITY CONTENT LIST…
SHOW INFORMATION: The parking
lot is open all day. Doors open @
7:00PM — Showtime is @ 8:00PM.
ITEMS NOT ALLOWED: Hula
hoops and water bottles are NOT
allowed in the venue.
FIRST AID: Is available inside
the venue.
KID POLICY: All children must
have a ticket.
SEATING: Is General Admission
VENUE WEBSITE:
www.fabulousfox.com
SPECIAL NEEDS: Parking for
the physically challenged is
located on the east side of the
theater (along Washington
Blvd.) next to the physically
challenged entrance on the
north side of the theater.
Wheelchair accessible seating is
available for patrons on the
floor as well as the balcony.
Elevator access is available to all
levels of the theater. Handicap
accessible rest rooms are located
on the south side of the first floor
(orchestra level) and on the third
floor
(mezzanine
level).
Telephones for the physically
challenged are located in the Box
Office and on the fourth floor
(lower and middle balcony level).
24 HOUR GAS STATION & FOOD:
• Shell-3518 S Grand Boulevard St
Louis MO 63103 — 314.535.1126
• Amoco-205 S Vandeventer St
Louis MO 63110 — 314.652.3434
• Maurizio's Pizza-open until
3AM 1107 Olive Street St Louis
MO 63101 — 314.621.1997
AAA ROADSIDE
ASSISTANCE
800-AAA-HELP
EMERGENCY 911
of
the
FOOTPRINTS
Foundation. This project is
Parking lots and campgrounds open at Noon on
Thursday, June 20. (and close at 12:00 Noon on
Monday, June 24) Everyone in your vehicle must
have a ticket to proceed past the checkpoints. You
will be turned around and sent to the back of the line
if anyone in your vehicle cannot produce a ticket.
You will be permitted to re-enter the event grounds,
but each time you re-enter you will have to go
through the security check.
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED: Potable water,
medical assistance, wash stations, portable
toilets, a general store, pay telephones, and ATMs.
In addition, vendors will be selling a variety of
reasonably priced foods and beveages.
WHAT NOT TO BRING: No bicycles, scooters,
weapons of any kind, fireworks, pets, or illegal substances. Non-licensed vending will not be permitted.
WHAT IS ALLOWED INTO CONCERT FIELD:
Factory-sealed bottled water, empty water bottles (nonglass), small cameras and non-framed backpacks.
dedicated to helping make this
dance, sing and live.
We address this challenge by
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED INTO CONCERT
FIELD: No glass or cans and no food or drinks (other
than factory sealed water bottles and small snacks).
WHAT WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE CAMPGROUNDS: Coolers, SMALL grills, camping stoves and
a consumable amount of provisions will be allowed.
that
surrounds
the
String
Cheese Incident healthy, and by
leaving footprints in the wake
of SCI concerts that can be
action that honor local commu-
R A V E
L
P P
O V I
U K L
Z
E
I
I
E
S L
I
N T R A V I
B N O X E
R A O B A R S T
R E
E D T
I
P S
O B E
H D E
H U
N M L
B E
I
B Y O L
I
L
O I
L T
L
R A D E
Y
M O O R E
B M I
L
T
C Z
A G L O F
F
E
S T
P I
Y
H C S
H S O S C
I
D A S J
A A M
T
K E
COME AS YOU ARE
E
BAM
other to work and play collab-
BARSTOOL
oratively so we can support this
O O P Y
JELLYFISH
scene as it continues to grow.
P U E
ROLLOVER
For more information on the
CLIMB
FOOTPRINTS Foundation go to:
DON’T SAY
stringcheeseincident.com.
Y T
P R E
I
E
N O Y X S
H E
O
R R U
O V E
R R
O C H E
W I
E
K E
I
L
E
R S
R O L
L
N K E
R E
W A Y E
Z
E
L L
O A N D Y C A O N T
A I
L I
N T
N E
R S H I
N A D I
A
I
M C I
L
M Y S T
N O M A D I
N D J
Y T
N G E
M Y
J
T
S N A S T
E
T
E
A
I
A R M A N G N A K E
T
P E
K I
A G
TEXAS TOWN
I
UP THE CANYON
P T
Send an e-mail to footprints@stringcheeseincident.com
or drop your expressions into the box at the merchandise
booth inside the venue.
• E-mail us those questions you’ve always wanted to ask.
We’ll publish a few answers in each issue of the
FOOTPRINTS Newsletter.
• If you feel inclined to write a cohesive and captivating
story about your most memorable experience at an
Incident, or a dream you’ve had which somehow
involved the band, the music or an Incident. Please email it to us for publication. We will only accept and
consider submissions under 500 words.
J
SCI Experience to activate each
E
VOLUME 1,
S
T
ISSUE 1
R
•
I
N
G
C
H
E
E
S
E
I
N
S T. L O U I S & B O N N A R O O
C
I
D
E
N
T
JUNE 17–22, 2002
gouda causes leaves FOOTPRINTS
In Austin, Chicago, and St. Louis
Many thanks to everyone who helped make spring
Gouda Causes efforts a big success. Two activities
on the Spring Tour helped raise money and awareness for some very important organizations.
home with such items as
autographed guitars, posters,
and assorted band memorabilia.
http://snowcityarts.com/
During our Austin Incidents at Waterloo Park,
$500 was donated to The Stevie Ray Vaughan
Scholarship Fund. The fund was created to assist
students who demonstrate a strong interest and
ability in music to pursue a college education.
Each year it awards scholarships to students from
the schools in the Dallas area where Stevie Ray
spent his youth. http://www.srvrideandconcert.org/
Scholarship%20page.htm
In current news, last week in St. Louis about
one dozen Friends of Cheese donated their time
and energy to help urban revitalization in their
hometown. In partnership with Gateway
Greening, they joined other community volunteers
to help transform a neglected and abandoned
lot in St. Louis into a productive garden and
beautifully landscaped area. Specifically, the
group added several handicapped accessible
beds to the Caronelet Community Garden at the
corner of Michigan and Elwood Streets.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/gatewaygreening/
A silent auction at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago
raised $2465.00 to support Snow City Arts. The
Snow City Arts Foundation nurtures imagination
and creativity in hospitalized children by making
the arts a part of the daily lives of young patients
in the Chicago area hospitals. SCI community
individuals contributed to the fund and went
st louis
NO SE
C A L
P
community that embraces the
MY WAY
SAN JOSE
O U R Z
M E
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
SUBMISSIONS? BE HEARD!
H
Thanks so much for the participation and
generosity of so many FOCs! Together, we’ve left
a footprint that helped make the world a better
place. Stay tuned for more ways to get involved.
GALACTIC
S O N H A
A S S R B O N O K Y
A N K L E
Our goal is to inspire the
L
A N K N H O R N I
P O E
nities into which we are invited.
L
N T O D O T
A N D H E
O
SEARCH
I
N D O U O W S B L
F U N U P T
A N Y L
H E
SONG
O O L
W A S B A D N R E
O O C H W L
B E
B P P C
Find the following 13
songs below.
N A D F
P N T
T
S T
E M U S H R O I
O L
T
world a better place in which to
recognized as signs of positive
U T
FOOTPRINTS
working to keep the community
ADDRESS/DIRECTIONS: 527 N.
Grand Blvd, St Louis MO 63103
PARKING: Available behind the
Fox
Theatre
and
along
Washington, Olive and Grand
Boulevard. Handicap Parking is
located on the east side of the
theater (along Washington
Blvd.) next to the handicap
entrance. The average price of
parking ranges from $3 to $5.
voice
DARYL
O N O
A N O S E
WANT TO
HELP KEEP
THE SCENE
CLEAN?
PICK UP A
TRASH BAG AT THE
MERCHANDISE BOOTH
INSIDE THE VENUE!
issue
HIGHLIGHTS
2
3
4
TOUR POLICIES
camera, taping, merchandising
G U E S T C O M M E N TA R Y
from johnny dwork
Q & A F R O M T H E BA N D
your questions answered
BLUES
Undoubtedly the most long
lived and popular blues song
ever written is William
Christopher Handy's immortal
classic, “St. Louis Blues," which
has almost taken on a life of
it's own since it was written
almost over eighty years ago.
According to Handy, he found
his inspiration for the song
while wandering the streets of
St. Louis. As one of the world’s
most recorded songs, “St. Louis
Blues" forever cemented St.
Louis' place in the world of
American roots music.
Around St. Louis during the
time of the 1904 World's Fair,
Handy's contemporary Scott
Joplin was a regular in the
night spots. His ragtime tunes
were Rock'n'Roll of the era—the
music of the counter culture.
When jazz influences steamed
into town aboard northbound
The Gateway to the West Arch is a nationally recognized site as it stands over
630 feet above the Mississippi River. You can take an elevator to the top and
overlook all of St. Louis.
riverboats from New Orleans,
they blended with Joplin's
established
ragtime
and
encountered a great migration
of blues musicians from the
Mississippi Delta region. The
integration of these musical
styles created a sound that took
its name from Handy's famous
composition
and
became
known as the St. Louis blues.
TOUR NOTESRYMAN AUDITORIUM
NASHVILLE, TN 4/18/02
We were thrilled to have had the
opportunity to perform on the
Ryman stage along spring tour,
adding us to a long and diverse
list of musicians ranging from
Roy Acuff to James Brown and
Patsy Cline to Sheryl Crow.
Thanks to all our friends who
joined us is Nashville!
The Ryman Auditorium first
opened its doors in 1892 as a
vision of Captain Thomas G.
Ryman. With the coming of
the Grand Ole Opry show in
1943, the Ryman found its
identity as the Mother Church
of Country Music. In 1974, the
Opry moved to its current
home by the Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center
and left the Ryman vacant. It
was not until twenty years later
in 1994 that the Ryman was
restored to be the national
showplace that it is today.
guest
COMMENTARY
set
KEEPIN’
IT REAL
5/25/2002 ~ GORGE AMPHITHEATRE
by Johnny Dwork
I remember the moment I first realized just exactly how special
the String Cheese Incident scene is. It was at the 1999 High
Sierra Music Festival. The band was presenting a music "workshop" at the enclosed swimming pool club across the highway
from the festival campgrounds. The high altitude air was clean
and crisp, the sky, cloud-free and the sun, scorching hot. The
venue was jam-packed with several hundred very "happy"
campers. The energy was electric.
String Cheese on the other hand is comprised of men our age…or
younger. While they may no longer be as accessible as they were at the
moment their butts jumped into the pool that very sunny day, they are
still just as real. This band embraces an aesthetic that is so down-to-earth,
so honest, so family-oriented that, knowing them personally, it’s hard to
think of them as rock and roll royalty. They sing of the sacredness of
nature, family and life, and they do so from having a first-hand experience with these great values.
Quite simply; the
message in this band’s
music is about being kind.
In turn, this aesthetic
emanates outwards to us,
their community. And, in
turn, this scene has grown into one filled mostly with mindful,
considerate, loving people.
At the moment the String Cheese Incident scene is
healthy. My family of friends and I appreciate the blessings of
this scene; the music that opens our hearts and inspires us to
dance, the healthy band members, the wonderful friends all
around us, and our ability to celebrate gracefully with each
other without too much hassle.
However, we are not without challenges. Any scene this
great is inherently destined to grow. And with this growth comes
the great challenge of orienting our newly arriving community
members as to the need for keeping the scene healthy. And it is
exactly because of this challenge that Footprints now comes into
existence.
So, as one who followed another band around for 20
years in search of good friends, great adventure, and music that
made my soul take flight…as one who saw that previous, magical scene crumble and dissolve…as one who then saw what I
never thought I’d be blessed to have again in my lifetime, the
birth of yet another truly magical music-based community
Experience, I ask each of you to do your part to keep this scene
healthy. Please turn to the person next to you at this (and every)
Incident, introduce yourself, give them a hug, ask them if they
know how lucky they are to have access to this great
Experience, and share with them the perspectives embodied by
this band and written about in this publication. Let’s all do our
share to keep the scene healthy. If not, a rare, vibrant, continuously evolving form of peaceful joyous celebration may slip
away and leave us wishing we had done more to keep it real.
“…With this growth comes the great challenge of orienting our newly arriving
community members as to the need for keeping the scene healthy.”
Before the music started some old friends and I observed that
this wasn’t just your average group of concert-goers happy to be on
the inside of a sold-out performance. This scene was different—it
was a mix of uber-healthy mountainfreaks, veteran “festivarians,"
and a large contingent of long-time Bay Area Deadheads. This later
group was especially appreciative of this new vibe after having
experienced the bittersweet demise of the Dead’s scene.
So, here we were —this newly forming family of mountainfreaks, jam band and bluegrass fans—dancing and swimming and
hula hooping and loving each other and life under the high noon
sun. We all grinned, knowing that we knew we were just exactly
where we were supposed to be.
The format of this workshop was designed so that fans
could submit questions about the band’s music to an emcee that
was hosting the event. The band would answer these questions
and then play a related song. After a good while the emcee read
a fan’s question which asked, “enough with art, when are we
going to see your naked butts in the pool along with ours?" At
which point, without so much as a moment’s hesitation, the
entire band ripped off their clothes and jumped in the pool with
the rest of us naked, happy freaks. Everyone looked at each
other with one of those ear-to-ear grins. It was one of those
scenes you had a sense you’d remember for a long time to come.
And it was at that moment I realized why this scene is so
special. Yes, like the Grateful Dead, String Cheese embraces traditional music of the Americas and a penchant for improvisation. But the Dead, bless them, was comprised of musicians old
enough to be the grandfathers of many of their fans…men who
repeatedly stated when interviewed that their formative experiences (the legendary Acids Tests) could only be understood by
people who were there.
camera
CONSIDERATIONS
Did you know...
%
That your photos of the concert
will
come
out
better if you don't use a
flash? Please feel free to bring
your camera into the show.
But please do not use a flash, as it can be distracting. Instead, we recommend using film with speeds
of 800 and higher.
Sorry, but no video cameras of any kind are
allowed into the venues. Digital cameras are OK.
The best rule of thumb is to not bring in any
camera that holds a tape. Happy shooting!
sci
RECORDING POLICY
We support and encourage the audio recording of our shows. Please make note that taping is only
allowed in designated taping areas (usually located behind the soundboard). Space in the taper-section is limited and access policies vary from venue to venue. In most cases, if any of the venue seating is reserved, tapers will be required to show a special TAPER TICKET when bringing their recording
equipment into the venue. TAPER TICKETS can be purchased only at SCI Ticketing.com or by calling
303.544.5875.
In the case that the venue is entirely general admission, or that the floor is General Admission, tapers
are allowed into the venue on a first come, first serve basis. When the section is full, no additional
recording equipment will be allowed into the show. Sorry, but anyone found taping in violation of the
above policy will be removed from the venue. For more in depth information on our taping policy and
for details regarding specific shows, visit stringcheeseincident.com.
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO A FRIEND OR DROP IT OFF AT THE MERCHANDISE
TABLE TO BE RECYCLED.
LISTS
F R O M T H E G O R G E & PA S T
GEORGE, WA
SET1: Search • Can't Stop Now • This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) >>
Jam >> It Is What It Is • Superstition* • Windy Mountain >> Daryl • Joyful
Sound >> Jam >> Rivertrance • Best Feeling >> Round the Wheel
ENCORE: High on a Mountaintop • ¡BAM! • Restless Wind
Guests: * Ben Harper on vocals
Notes: Sasquatch Music Festival – Other acts were Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Galactic, Soulive,
and Maktub
6/14/1999 ~ AGGIE THEATRE
FT. COLLINS, CO
SET 1: Shine • Lonesome Fiddle Blues • Joyful Sound*
Jellyfish** • Roll Over
ENCORE: Lonesome Road Blues*** • Best Feeling***
•
Work
•
Pirates
•
Guests: ** with Jamie Janover on Djembe, *** with Keller Williams
Notes: * 1st Joyful Sound
A BLURB FROM THE ARCHIVES….
A warm up to the Telluride on the Rocks and Bluegrass Festivals, this mini-Keller Incident happened
to yield the debut performance of Joyful Sound which ended up the second single off the Outside
Inside album. Prior to the Cheeses’ set the band sat in on Keller’s opening set.
questions for
THE BAND
KYLE, IT SEEMS FROM YOUR BODY
LANGUAGE THAT YOU ARE OFTEN
THE ORCHESTRATOR/CONDUCTOR
OF THE BAND DURING CHANGES
THAT OCCUR IN SONGS. IS THIS
TRUE? HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHERE AND
WHEN TO GO IN AND OUT OF JAMS?
If you look closely you’ll notice that each of us
have some sort of body language that may clue
you in to when the jam is going to shift. I suppose my body language is just over-exaggerated!
Or perhaps I THINK I’m conducting! Really
though, while I may be more inclined to signal
changes when we’re playing one of the songs I
wrote, it’s most often the music that dictates
when it’s going to change.
HEY MICHAEL, WHAT’S THE SONG
ROLLOVER REALLY ABOUT?
A.It’s probably what you think it’s
about. The Earth’s history has shown
us that the planet can change drastically almost
overnight. Rollover is about that possibility. I
wrote the lyrics in 1998 in Mt. Shasta with Dain
Pape, who has helped me write lyrics for a handful of songs.
BILLY, WHAT TECHNICAL WIZARDRY
AND STYLISTIC APPROACH DO YOU
EMBRACE IN ORDER TO MAKE
YOUR ACOUSTIC GUITAR STAND
UP TO THE TASK OF PLAYING FUNK
AND SPACE MUSIC?
KELLER’S SET: Inhale to the Chief • Running on Fumes • 221” • Roshambo,
Passapatanzy • Brunette >> Bru Loup >> Tribe, Rockumal* • Stupid
Questions* • Revelation* • Blatent Ripoff* • Vacate* • Breathe* • Callaloo And
Red Snapper* • Chillin’* • Franklins Tower*
Guests: * with The String Cheese Incident
it all
BEGINS HERE
AUTO TIP ON TOUR: Let's keep our tires inflated. If all the
cars on the U.S. road had properly inflated tires, it would save an
estimated 2 billion gallons of gasoline a year. A tune up before tour
will also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pollution.
AUTO TIP AT HOME: Let's recycle our motor oil. If a mechanic changes our oil, let's check with him
or her before the service to insure that our motor oil is being recycled. If we find an eco-friendly
mechanic, we'll check with him or her about recycling our dead automobile battery too!
mechandise
POLICY
SCI’s goal to support an artistic community surrounding the concert environment that offers a wide
variety of unique creations, and a free trade of ideas. The intention is to artistically challenge each
other in order to contribute to the growth of this special scene. With this in mind, certain creative
guidelines need to be established in order for the band and the scene to compliment each other and
grow together.
Please understand that the band cannot support the replication of any SCI registered trademarks or
copyrights. Examples are: “The String Cheese Incident,” “SCI,” or any related variations. This also
includes logos and artwork that have appeared on official SCI merchandise, literature, and stringcheeseincident.com. Please avoid the use of venues, tour dates or tour titles in unofficial designs. Try using
song titles or lyrics if you would like to make something related to the band. Hopefully you can support the band’s individuality by not copying their creations, as the band pledges the same to you.
Usually the coolest merchandise available in the lots does not even reference a band’s name. Also consider that creating a derivative of a corporate logo, on a t-shirt or sticker, promotes and justifies ideas
that are usually unrelated to our scene.
Hopefully we can lead by example with truly distinct creations.
A.Funk is easier to play on an acoustic guitar
than are the space jams. The rhythm of funk
music can be works surprisingly well with a
straight acoustic sound. It cuts right through
the beat. Then I can use affects like the wawa
peddle to funk it up. Playing space music is a bit
more challenging, mostly because the duration
of notes on acoustic guitar is so short. I’ve come
up with a collection of sounds in my affects unit
that offer longer duration, such as delays and
stereo sounds. I can also create the illusion of
duration by cross picking notes in, say, series of
triplets. This helps create texture, too.
k-9
SCOOP
We celebrate pets in our lives
as great companions, but concert
environments should not be their
home. The parking lots and
campgrounds at concerts can be
very hot and crowded.
These factors contribute to unsafe conditions at
Incidents for our much loved pets. Leaving your dog
tied up or in your car during a
show is dangerous and unfair
to the animal. So, please
leave your dogs in places
away from the concerts
where they can also have a
good time.