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April 22, 1992
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Really Important Stuff
Not fade away
After three and one half years, the Violets
have decided to call it quits. Bass player,
Ernie Ward will graduate from the UGA Vet
School in a few days, then it’s off Asheville,
NC, where he already has a job lined up and
I'm presuming, future success. The Violets
current lirie-up consists of Ernie, Lee Garrard
(rhythm guitar), Jay Coyle (drums), and Jimmy
Guthrie (lead guitar & vocals). Most people
familiar at all with Athens music will remem
ber the band’s last single, "I Hate the Grate
ful Dead," which earlier this year broke into
theCMJ music top-forty singles chart reach
ing #34. The song is even used as an intro for
a San Francisco radio station’s Grateful Dead
show. Damned good for a band without the
backing of an established record label.
When the band first got together, none of
the members new how to play their instru
ments with any degree of skill, except for
Jimmy. Guthrie, who had been kicked out of
a few previous bands (and at one time had
even tried out for Five-Eight), answered an
ad for a guitarist position he saw in the Red &
Black. After an initial jam section with the
will basically be a gathering of several orga
nizations and activists to distribute informa
tion, discuss ideas and give updates on their
activities. For more info on this event or C&F.
call Paul at 546-4464 or Chuck at 354-8158.
The following Saturday May 2, there will
be what amounts to an open flea market.
Folks are invited to bring there stuff dawn to
the Watt and set up for a day-long, free trade
bonanza, with beer available for purchase
and live entertain merit from a few local bards.
More on this next week. For more info caii
Jared at 549-7871.
Envelope please
For all you folks who waded through Orfs
cryptic column in the Apnl 1 issue and brought
to us deciphered translations, l would like to
say that I couldn’t possibly think of a more
pathetic waste of time, except perhaps read
ing this very column. Anyway, we realize that
none of you have lives, but there can stilt be
only one winner. That person is...Barry Sell,
the madman who raced to the office with the
first (yes, we did have more than one—four,
in fact), entry. Just come on down to the office
The Violets
last show
will take
place at
the 40 Watt.
They want
to go out
with a bang
Can you
blame
them?
guys, Jimmy knew he had found a home. “I
thought ’Here's some guys who really suck;
they’re not gonna kick me out’, "he explained.
After that, a band was born.
That original line-up included a former
drummer for Nathan Sheppard, Royce
Shingleton. “The worst drummer in the world, ’
says Garrard. Later, Paul Trudeau took over
the percussion postion. "Back then the Ath
ens music scene was a lot different," says
Ward, "it was more cohesive and supportive
than today." The guys tend to agree that the
local crowds have only become more and
more apathetic as the years go by. “Johnson
City [TN] is the Athens of ten years ago, * says
Guthrie, "Johnson City is great. ’ "The crowds
are more into it," agrees Ward, explaining
that the stu ie s are far less jaded than a
typical Athens crowd, and are generally more
enthusiastic. But there's really no bitterness
among tha band, they know they’ve had a
great time. Garrard sums it up,“All my life I
wanted to be in a band. We got to do some
really cool things — I don’t regret anything."
Next Tuesday, April 28 the Violets last
show will take place at the 40 Watt. They
promise nothing less than a full blown, beer
drenched, rockn’ roll explosion. They want to
go out with a bang. How can you blame
them?
Free for all
The next two Saturdays at the 40 Watt,
there will be something a little different going
on during the day. This Saturday, Apnl 25,
from 2-5 p.m. will be the first manifestation of
a new organization called Circle & Focus.
C&F is sponsoring an Action Market which
and collect your T-shirt before we give it
away in another equally pointless and infan
tile contest.
Once again
If any of you braved the weatherIuesday
to journey down to the Hoyt St Station/ Flying
Buffalo Station Fest, only to find out that had
been postponed — Boy, HI bet you feel
stupid, and for good reason. There’s a sub
stantial chance that you are, in fact very
stupid, but that’s neither here, nor there What
does matter is that the Station Fest is sched
uled to go off as planned, this Thursday. Apnl
23. It looks like the weather is going to coop
erate this time, so by all means go and have
a good time, for Chnssake
Corrections
Last week, a letter about a speaker on the
UGA campus who spoke on the evils environ -
mental ism, incorrectly identified the speaker
as Michael Berliner, executive director of the
Ayn Rand Institute The speaker’s actual name
was Richard Saisman. I don’t know why. the
letter identified the speaker as such In the
future we'll try to pay more attention to little,
insignificant details that we really couldn’t
care less about, even if we tned with all our
might
Likewise, a group, Little Peels, was iden
tified as "Little Poets* last week. Perhaps, ^xi
can decide if they even deserve a name at all.
If you happen by Cafe Villa this Friday, around
9 p.m., let us know
Stephen Crawford
Editor, FJaQpnim
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