"The Wall of Voodoo Open Forum Archives"

1997

The following messages were posted between 02/12/97 and 12/31/1997.

Unfortunately, some of the postings were lost do to problems at my ISP. But I think you will find that most of the stuff is still here.

JtL

Date: 12/28/97 20:28:07 PST

Comments:
Hey folks! I went to CD Europe on the web the other day, and look what I found:

B237945
Dark Continent
Wall Of Voodoo
Compact Disc Album
$20.95
Label: irs
Release Date: 9/30/91
Country of Import: Holland

You may recall I tried to order this thing last summer, and then it disappeared from the site. Well, I snagged it this time. $20 is too good to pass up. I can never find that thing used anymore!

So go order it before it disappears again!!! It's at http://www.cdeurope.com if you're interested!


Longarm,
Redlands/Moreno Valley, CA.

Date: 12/27/97 12:10:04 PST

Comments:
I GOT DARK CONTINENT ON CD!!!!!!!!



I had a few people mail me previously saying they would want CD copies of it, so please email me again:



handle@adnc.com



P.S. I just got back from about 6 weeks of traveling, so please email me again, I may have lost the info..

Date: 12/24/97 13:13:10 PST

Comments:
Happy holidays..."guns for xmas" to all

j.t.
Montreal

Date: 12/21/97 23:10:48 PST

Comments:
Hello. I just watched an old IRS recordsw video, and saw the ''Mexican Radio'' vid. I've seen this about 13 years ago when my dad dubbed the copy off video. I was only about 8 or 9 when I first heard it, and I really only remembered some basic words "i'm on a mexican radio". My father pulled it out two days ago, and I really got into it, especially the drumming in the song, and the intro. I'm only 21, and do not remember WOV, or even remember seeing and of their vids on MTV, but that song really got to me. I ordered the CD ''Call Of The West''. I'm a musician, and I like this song so much, that I'm going to record a version. I have a 4-track studio in my basement, and really love recording songs that I've grown up with, or songs that are really ''out there''. I HATE mainstream music, it's so damn fake. If anyone would be interested in a free copy when I finish it, I'll be more than happy to send you one. I'll probably have about 10 or so to give away. When I finish the track, probably within the next month, I'll post again. If you would be interested, please post here, and I'll take down your e-mail addresses. I'll send out to the first 10 people. cheers.

Bryan Los
bryan@echoroom.com

Date: 12/18/97 19:32:51 PST

Comments:
Hey Hellione!

What videos do you have available... and what's your e-mail address?

Date: 12/17/97 19:39:03 PST

Comments:
Hello everyone,
I have some extra SAMMYSTOWN posters, as well as heaps of videos...
email me for information!! Before March 1998....thanx.

--Hellione

Date: 12/16/97 16:19:09 PST

Comments:
Is this thing working again?

Hey, has anyone listened to Prieboy's music on the Elegants Angels web site? Pretty weird stuff... I can translate the opening themes French lyrics if anyone is interested but they would probably be censored here...

j.t.
Montreal

Date: 12/13/97 10:12:08 PST

Comments:
There's a new Stan Ridgway web site up. It's called Beyond Tomorrow, and you can find it at

http://www.midwinter.com/~funkster/beyond/

Date: 11/21/97 13:01:31 PST

Comments:
Hello all,

Well, I finally did it. I designed an online Wall of Voodoo photo
gallery and found web space to host it. If you'd like to visit, the
URL is: http://xoom.com/vieuxdo/ Hope you all enjoy it!!

Cheers,

Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@bigfoot.com

Date: 11/20/97 23:44:41 PST

Comments:
Check out, Stanard Ridgeway and Stewart Copeland's
"DON'T BOX ME IN" - from the RUMBLEFISH soundtrack, or better yet,
watch the movie! Only movie I ever watched throughout the whole
credits when "don't box me in" was played.

Date: 11/14/97 15:24:55 PST

Comments:
To Russ who emailed me with questions:

I tried to email you the answers but it came back as "User unknown".
Contact me again and I'll be happy to answer your questions. Hope to
hear from you soon :)

Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@bigfoot.com

Date: 11/13/97 14:14:52 PST

Comments:
Gibson Flying V. Fender Twin (Reverb cranked), and the "Blue Box"
foot pedel by MXR.

Date: 11/07/97 16:16:52 PST

Comments:
How does Marc make that WoV guitar sound? -dave (devo@us.ibm.com)

Date: 10/29/97 17:44:45 PST

Comments:
Okay, We "the band" meaning Department of Crooks ALL worked on the music
for the porn. We wrote, recorded, and mixed 5 songs in 4 days. Everybody
in Department of Crooks helped write and record the music. Andy did work
with us over the phone. We arn't sure how people could now all this information
but if you want details just leave a note.
Thanks
Marc, Freddy and Sheldon__Department of Crooks.

Date: 10/27/97 20:07:47 PST

Comments:
check out http://www.smutzine.com/angel/ for the official Elegant's Angels website. You have to be able to answer the questions, but you should be able to get it in a few trys. Can you spot the WOV reference in one of the questions????/

Date: 10/27/97 20:05:19 PST

Comments:
Andy didn't have the time do the music for Elegant's Angels Episode 2 so he called Marc and ask him if he was interested. Being a fan of adult films and needing the money he said sure. The stuff he turned in for the movie is excellent. Really killer stuff. It is note worthy that Andy helped marc over the phone writing the stuff. The film was not finished when marc did the music so he had to go with the Director telling him what each one of the scenes was. They came on a dat labeled Department of Crooks Film. Each one of the songs was labeled "Red Room" "Kung Fu Fight" "Interigation" etc.

Date: 10/27/97 13:58:26 PST

Comments:
As for the porno's.....Not only did Andy do the music for the first one.
(But its under another name Like baby man I think) But andy plays a Pimp
at the begining of the flick. The Second film due out in december has music from
Dept of Crooks on it. Im not sure if anyone from the band is in that flick
but when it comes out we will see. My favorite songs on the Dept of Crooks
cd were the instramentles so the porn music should be great.

Date: 10/26/97 13:52:33 PST

Comments:
hey i want in on the dark continent
cd search..........................
if you can make a copy, i will make a copy of
the only "dance of death" on the planet
- which i am the holder of.
but i must have dark continent....
sbrady@comm-arts.com

Date: 10/25/97 23:18:17 PDT

Comments:
I WANT Dark Continent on CD!!



I will buy your copy, or take a copy of the CD. Or i will make a copy of your cd, send your cd back, and pay you for the hassle.



I have a 4x CD recorders and maybe we could make many copies and give them away, or sell at cost (kinda like the Devo bootleg archive does)



Email me at handle@adnc.com



or call me

Tom Hayes

w (619)576-4272 x225

h (619)224-1509

Date: 10/23/97 19:31:32 PDT

Comments:
Who's the guy who's makin' skin flicks?

What's he mean by "I can't say officially..."?

Did they or didn't they do the music?

Too many questions; I'll stop now...

As for the iguana guy... don't knock it 'til you've tried it (I'll post some recipes soon).

j.t.
Montreal

Date: 10/23/97 16:41:54 PDT

Comments:
I can't say *officially* that Andy and Marc did music for pornos but these two movies that I just finished you should really check out. The film is called Elegant's Angels episode 1 and it's out already. The second one is Episode two and will be out in December. You guys are really freaky with getting info. I didn't think anyone knew about that.

Date: 10/21/97 08:47:27 PDT

Comments:
why would you want to eat iguanas?

Date: 10/21/97 08:46:19 PDT

Comments:
why would you want to eat iguanas?

Date: 10/12/97 15:10:53 PDT

Comments:
To Dave (the guy looking for tapes),

I found a few people trading in WOV, Ridgway and Prieboy tapes at this on-line tape trading page (called The Trade):
http://www.preferred.com/~pete/trade.htm

You do not necessarily have to trade WOV for WOV either. You will find that many traders will give you one tape of whatever you are looking for in exchange for two blank tapes. I even found one guy who gave me WOV stuff in exchange for my old Ultraman videos...

Also, (although this could be considered an official release) the Stan Ridgway dis-info page sells a video called Show Business is my Life that includes assorted live WOV stuff they dug up from god knows where... it costs about $30...

j.t.
Montreal

Date: 10/12/97 11:47:40 PDT

Comments:
Anyone got any WOV live tapes apart from the officially released stuff.
If so post back to me and see if we can sort something out,
Dave

Date: 10/10/97 06:10:22 PDT

Comments:
happy planet still sucks. glad you're up and running Jtl.

Date: 10/08/97 17:51:30 PDT

Comments:
This should be fixed now. Sorry for any inconvienence
JtL

Date: 08/27/97 08:11:03 PDT

Comments:
happy planet sucks

Date: 08/25/97 17:40:58 PDT

Comments:
Okay, okay... everyone seems to be hung up on the porn thing. May I recommend a CD called "Sex-o-Rama" on Oglio Records (no, I don't work for the record company).

It's not by Marc or Andy or any former WOV member but it does contain very funky tracks from various porno films.

Just thought it might help satisfy some urges...

jt
Montreal

Date: 08/25/97 17:06:12 PDT

Comments:
I have heard that Marc and Andy are both working on music for porno's

Date: 08/25/97 15:30:36 PDT

Comments:
Marc is doing music for Department of Crooks, not porn.

Date: 08/25/97 10:59:34 PDT

Comments:
I still want to know is Marc Moreland doing music for porn. If anyone has
any info about this please post.

Date: 08/22/97 21:39:49 PDT

Comments:
Hello all,

As past posts have noted, Marc is now in Department of Crooks with his
new partners in crime Sheldon Ferguson and Fred. For any of you in
doubt about Marc's contribution to the Wall of Voodoo sound, I suggest
you run, don't walk, to your nearest record store (or just surf over
to www.cdnow.com if that's easier) and pick up a copy of DoC's "Plan
9 From Las Vegas". While Sheldon and Fred give the music a fresh, new
twist, Marc's Wall of Voodoo roots are hanging out all over each track.
Just go buy it...you won't be disappointed.

Peace,
Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@linknet.net
DoC's web page: http://www4.linknet.net/Vieuxdo/crooks.htm

Date: 08/22/97 14:24:59 PDT

Comments:
I ment PORN! not Pron.

Date: 08/22/97 14:24:08 PDT

Comments:
A song called Boys like Girls, is on the soundtrack to the Brad Pitt movie
"Cutting Class" That is the only song on the film that was Written By All
of Wall of Voodoo. All the rest were Andy. (they are all on the album,
"My Wicked Son") The Song "Boys Like Girls" was never released. As for
The Prono stuff, Is Marc doing them now?

Date: 08/21/97 16:59:43 PDT

Comments:
Re: porn and other soundtracks

A few songs from Prieboy's first album can be heard on the soundtrack in a film called "Cutting Class" (a horror/comedy starring Brad Pitt, Martin Mull, etc.). However, on the credits at the end of the movie, I believe some of the songs are credited to W.O.V. even though they appear on Prieboy's solo album. I believe the songs were Man Talk, Nearer to Morning and another one not on the record (can't be sure though, haven't seen the film in a hell of a long time).

j.t.
Montreal

Date: 08/21/97 02:05:15 PDT

Comments:
What does everyone here have against vinyl?? everyone wants happy planet and dark continent
on cd, whats wrong with records, especially for an early 80's band? aside from the copies of
both of these I own on record, I have seen numerous others on reocrd. Records, I have found,
have better low end, and excpet for the wear that comes from age, like scratches and pops,
which sound great for WoV, there's nothing wrong with them, plus they are easier to find.

P.S. I have to voice my opinion on the which era is better question. I say Stan's, even for
all his new found pompous attitude, you have to admit those years were better.
All's I have to say is Andy turned a bunch of laid back cowboys into glam rockers, what faster
way to kill a mockingbird??
p.p.s. to whoever wanst Granma's House on record, there is a store in Huntington Beach called
Vinyl Solution, they have like 10 copies of the first ep (from $2-$4) and 1 or 2 of Granma's House
for $10, along with all the other LP's.

Date: 08/20/97 18:25:18 PDT

Comments:
Re: the porno movie thing

Allegedly, WOV did incidental music for b-movies (including pornos) before they cut any albums. People on this board have mentioned one or two films they did by name, though I forget the specific titles. If you are interested, you might want to scroll way down the board.

As for now, I have no idea if Marc has reverted back to doing that. I do know that Marc has a new band called Department of Crooks.

Hope that helps!


Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA

Date: 08/20/97 17:17:50 PDT

Comments:
I hear marc morland is doing soundtracks for porno movies - can this be true???

Date: 08/20/97 11:24:03 PDT

Comments:
Hey Jim!

I know someone who owns "Happy Planet" on CD and may be interested in selling. Let me contact her and I'll let you know how it goes.



Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA

Date: 08/20/97 03:31:38 PDT

Comments:
hey guys!

Still looking for Happy Planet on CD. If anyone can help me I will eternaly in your debt. My email is chester@iweb.com.au
I cannot die until I have it.

Please Heeeeeellllllppp meeeeeeee.

Jim

Date: 08/19/97 15:21:45 PDT

Comments:
Hello all!

I recall someone on this page once saying how they had two copies of "Dark Continent" on CD...one for "backup".

I would like to know if you would be at all interested in SELLING that "backup" copy. PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE???? If it is sealed, then I promise I will give you a good deal for it.

If not, could you kindly direct me to someone who WOULD be interested in selling it?


Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA

Date: 08/16/97 01:45:31 PDT

Comments:
Dave,
Bruce and i were talking he said he would like to do one and that
he'd talk to his brother about it. Nothing is for sure but it is
a possibility.
LEFTY
COVINA,CA

Date: 08/15/97 00:33:18 PDT

Comments:
I saw voodoo on one thier last tour at the roxy up in hollywood i wish they would do one last show dave costa mesa

Date: 08/13/97 22:20:16 PDT

Comments:
Longarm,

It is'nt just now that Stan is trying to take too much credit than
he deserves. One of the reasons he ceased to be in Wall of Voodoo was
because some of the other members were getting mad at him for saying
things like he started Wall of Voodoo when it was actually Bruce and
Marc who started the band. this ego trip definitly was not his first.

LEFTY

Date: 08/13/97 13:23:18 PDT

Comments:
I have the following WOV stuff I would like to sell. Please leave me a bid at FlameJob69@aol.com On cd I have the following: 1)The Index Masters 2)Dark Continent 3)Seven Days In Sammystown 4)The Ugly Americans. On vinyl I have: 1)Ring Of Fire (remix)/The Good The Bad & The Ugly (live) (12"). 2) Far Side Of Crazy (remix)/Wrong Way To Hollywood/Dance You F**ckers.

Date: 08/13/97 11:47:40 PDT

Comments:
Lefty,

Thanks for all the info!

So, in essence, Stan *is* lying in his new interview. Damn! I hate to see Stan going off on an ego trip about WOV. Oh well.

The question I have is: why now? What's he got to gain from being ruthless about the other members of WOV? I think it would be a better thing to admit that he was open to others' ideas, and that it was an equal partnership, rather than say "I created that sound". Wouldn't he sound like a bigger man if he said the former? I just don't understand how some people's minds work.

Thanks again.


Longarm
MV, CA.

Date: 08/13/97 07:55:26 PDT

Comments:
throw me in on the stan/voodoo era over the p-boy stuff. The only
good song after stan was big city - which sounded like the old stuff.
i probably saw WOV 18 times back in 79-83, and they were so original
and fresh. Tse-tse fly live was orgasmic.
- Big talk.

Date: 08/13/97 00:52:45 PDT

Comments:
LONGARM,
STAN DID WRITE SONGS BUT ALOT WERE WRITIN BY BRUCE AND MARC.
THE BAND DID HAVE THAT SOUND BECAUSE STAN WAS IN THE BAND ONLY CAUSE
THEY ALL GOT ALONG MUSICALLY AT FIRST.WHEN ANDY CAME IN THE BANDS
SOUND CHANGED BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING WHAT ANDY WANTED TO DO NOT
WHAT THE REST OF THE BAND WANTED TO DO.I WAS TALKING TO BRUCE
AND HE SAID THE PRIEBOY DAYS WERE NOT HIS FAVORITE.HE LIKED THE
EARLIER ALBUMS MUCH MORE.THE WALL OF VOODO SOUND WAS A MIXTURE
OF WHAT THEY ALL BROUGHT INTO THE BAND.

P.S. I CAN'T GET TO THAT LINK EITHER.
LEFTY

Date: 08/12/97 16:22:59 PDT

Comments:
Hello all,

I have an idea I want to put to all of you here on the Open Forum.
Seems to me that quite a few of us would like to get together and
chat about Wall of Voodoo and, while this Open Forum page is a great
thing, waiting for more posts is nerve wracking. What I'd like to know
is if anyone would be interested in having a little get together on
IRC for a Wall of Voodoo summit meeting? I spend quite a bit of time
on IRC myself and at times have opened a WoV chat room. It would be
simple to set a date and time where anyone who's interested in talking
about the band can come and hang out and chat. If any of you would
like to be part of something like that, please email me and I can
start making plans to set it up. And I can also get any of you not
familiar with IRC set up quickly and easily so you can join in. Hope
to hear from alot of you soon!!

Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@linknet.net
http://www4.linknet.net/Vieuxdo/

Date: 08/12/97 15:00:58 PDT

Comments:
Okay, I can't for the life of me get to that Stan interview. The link doesn't work for me. But I'd like to discuss the whole "Stan was WOV" thing.

For myself--personally--I very much prefer WOV's Stan Ridgway era over the Andy Prieboy era. If Stan Ridgway wasn't a major part of the early WOV sound, then why did their sound change so drastically after he left? I'm not insinuating that Stan WAS Wall of Voodoo. The instrumentalists in WOV all contrubted to the sound greatly...Marc's wiry, atonal guitar licks, Joe's rickety percussion, Chas's wicked synths...even Bruce's subtle basslines. But it is clearly evident that WOV's writing style and sound changed after Stan left, thus leading me to assume that Stan was head writer. Compare "Call of the West" to "Seven Days in Sammytown" or "Happy Planet"! I think Stan's first solo album "The Big Heat" is closer to "Call" than any of the Prieboy stuff!

I think it's a similar situation to that of--say--Talking Heads. David Byrne is a genius...yet so are Jerry, Tina and Chris, in their own way. I think Stan is largely responsible for the early WOV sound, and perhaps this is merely writing-wise.

Now, I don't know what Stan said, because I can't link up to this bloody interview. In fact, I've never seen any interview with WOV. Was he ruthless and pompous or something? If he was, then I will probably regret coming to his defense. I do agree that he should give credit to his partners. But I had to throw my two cents in.


Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA.

Date: 08/12/97 01:43:10 PDT

Comments:
TO WHOEVER WANTED TO KNOW IF BRUCE IS STILL ALIVE,
BRUCE IS ALIVE AND WELL.I'M IN A BAND WITH BRUCE CALLED
SAVANAH MONITOR.WE HAVEN'T BEEN PLAYING TOO LONG BUT WE HAVE
A FEW SONGS.I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
LEFTY

Date: 08/12/97 00:14:34 PDT

Comments:
Ummmm...

That URL link to the Stan interview wouldn't work for me. Could whoever posted that just write the address out so I can re-check that link?


Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA.

Date: 08/07/97 16:06:56 PDT

Comments:
OH........Happy Planet.......Of all the WOV CD's. Its out of print (VERY MUCH SO)
Now that IRS is out of the biz it makes it even harder to find. I would look
in used CD stores. But good luck, I don't know anyone that went out and
bought one.

Date: 08/06/97 04:03:22 PDT

Comments:
Hey!

I need to get HAPPY PLANET on CD. Can anybody tell me where?
E-mail me
chester@iweb.com.au
Thanks

Chester

Date: 08/04/97 16:54:17 PDT

Comments:
Hello all,

"Plan 9 From Las Vegas" from Marc Moreland's new band Department of
Crooks is now available for online ordering through CD Now. Check out
the band's web page at:
http://www4.linknet.net/Vieuxdo/crooks.htm

Or go straight to CD Now so you can get your order in ASAP:
http://www.cdnow.com

There are some Real Audio samples of a few of the songs at the CD Now
site so you can get an idea of what the music sounds like. So zip on
over and order a copy or two.

Peace,

Ms Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 08/04/97 14:09:27 PDT

Comments:
I think that one person in wall of voodoo had any idea what they were doing and
still don't. The only differnece between then and now? somehow it worked
then. Now they are just bits and parts. I don't like stans stuff. Im not
a big fan of Andy. I've never heard marc's stuff. And I don't know if
Chaz or any other member beyond who I've mentioned has done anything.
but I will always think that wall of voodoo was great!!!!!!!!!

Date: 08/02/97 11:06:49 PDT

Comments:
I agree. Stan really needs a reality check if he thinks the load of
bull he shovelled in that interview was true. He didn't invent the
Wall of Voodoo sound. He contributed, no doubt about that, but without
Marc's guitars and Chas's genius with synthesizers, WoV would have
been just another new wave band.

Date: 08/01/97 16:40:38 PDT

Comments:
Read the interview. Wow, even I know that some of that isn't fact. I read an
interview with WOV YEARS ago, when stan was in the band. And the stories
were not the same as the one on that websight. In NO WAY did Stan INVENT
the WOV sound. Give credit where credit is due Stan.

Date: 08/01/97 08:02:53 PDT

Date: 08/01/97 07:41:17 PDT

Comments:
Given that Stan didn't release an album for five years after leaving Wall Of Voodoo, and given that while he's done well he hasn't duplicated the success of _Mexican Radio_ (not that he seems to be trying that hard), I don't think it's quite right to say he "sold out" WOV or that it was about money.

The explaination he lists for leaving WOV in his press releases (and on his website) is "the usual creative differences". I read some interviews with him, and it's clear he felt he was the driving creative force behind WOV, and he left because he was tired of butting heads with the rest of the band. He'd suggest something, get an indifferent or vaguely uninterested response from the band, and then spend a long time convincing them it was a good idea. I'll post the URL to the interview if I find it.

Date: 07/30/97 15:21:40 PDT

Comments:
Stan Ridgeway sold out WOV for money. His current status verifies that old saying "what goes around comes around". After his sell out he disappeared.
Always be faithful to your buds!

Date: 07/26/97 00:28:31 PDT

Comments:
ah,,, dept of crooks is Marc's new project. Shoulda read before I wrote. He looked pretty good at the marychain show at the palladium in '92

ecclectrik@aol.com

Date: 07/26/97 00:22:47 PDT

Comments:
Anyone know if Marc has done anything since Pretty&Twisted?

What happened to force cancellation of their tour the day of the santa ana show??

Is Bruce still alive? Marc's guitar on 'Mona' , 'Museums' 'Spyworld' etc.... was the defining wall of voodoo sound. IMO
LATE
ps
glad to find a page for my favorite band.... if they ever reformed it would be quite a happening- even though I like the stuff with Andy more than Stan. Those Madame Wongs shows and the stints at the Scream were classic
the days that were-

Date: 07/19/97 00:00:45 PDT

Comments:
It's

"I tiny hole burnt with a cigarette...full of tension"

Ms. Vieuxdo

Date: 07/18/97 17:38:48 PDT

Comments:
Okay, this has been bugging me for a couple of days. In Full Of Tension, there's that one line:

A tiny home-bert? with a cigarette, full of tension

So what the hell is that word?

Date: 07/15/97 23:31:06 PDT

Comments:
Is that really true about Joe sewing buttons in a factory? No, really now, is it true? So sad.

Date: 07/13/97 14:57:30 PDT

Comments:
I think that wall of voodoo was one of the coolest bands ever! If people don't check them out they are missing out.
I do have a question DOes anyone know of the wov. album called Grandma's House, according the the record guide it is supposed to be
a greatest hist album? I can't find it has anybody seen it?

Date: 07/09/97 13:24:58 PDT

Comments:
Marc was in the Bags for a bit. Bruce was in the Wierdos and I think Chas was too.
Marc was also in The Skulls. Joe was with Black Randy and the Metro Squad.

Date: 07/08/97 16:14:42 PDT

Comments:
Longarm,
The Wierdos were a punk band from the early S.F. scene.I know Bruce
so I will bring him over to explain it better.
p.s. I think Marc was in The Wierdos too,but i'm not sure.

Lefty Mussolini

Date: 07/05/97 09:20:11 PDT

Comments:
Damn, my snitch must have been wrong again. I should have known not
to trust someone calling himself Huggy Bear!!

Date: 07/04/97 22:59:01 PDT

Comments:
No Im sure it was a BabyRuth! I remember the nutty bouquet and the chewy nougat.

Date: 07/03/97 19:31:16 PDT

Comments:
I heard it was a Butterfinger, not a Baby Ruth.

Date: 07/03/97 13:38:39 PDT

Comments:
I heard that Joe Nanini is working in a factory sewing buttons on shirts.
Someone I talked to sat next to him sewing pockets. I did see him at a
gas station once buying a BabyRuth bar and a can of Fresca. I knew it was
him because of his shoes. He was really nice and offerd me a bite of his
BabyRuth bar.

Date: 07/02/97 18:59:52 PDT

Comments:
Joe Nanini still lives in the Los Angeles area but is no longer in the
music business.

Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 07/02/97 18:56:02 PDT

Comments:
When will the rest of this sight be done?

Date: 07/02/97 18:08:27 PDT

Comments:
does anyone know what happened to Joe Nanini ?

Date: 07/01/97 19:14:49 PDT

Comments:
**ANNOUNCEMENT**ANNOUNCEMENT**ANNOUNCEMENT**ANNOUNCEMENT**

The Department of Crooks web page is up and running for your viewing
pleasure. Please feel free to drop in and visit Marc, Sheldon and
Fred. Then sit a spell...take your shoes off. We'll meet you over by
the cement pond :)

Department of Crooks: http://www4.linknet.net/Vieuxdo/crooks.htm

Date: 07/01/97 17:34:13 PDT

Comments:
When I first heard the song "Far Side OF Crazy" I did not know the nane of the song or the band who sang it. I went to record store after record store reciting the song to the best of my knoweledge; but had no luck. I searched for six months and still nothing, then when one of my friends came back into town I i mentioned it in passing and the bastard knew who the Wall of Voodoo were and he figured out who I was talking about just by my bad singing. Ever since then I have been a big fan. Thanks Emanon.

Date: 06/30/97 10:52:26 PDT

Comments:
i checked out cd europe and they are out of the 18.95 copy of dark cont. and all they have is the one for 49 bucks.
Avg. Joe

Date: 06/29/97 23:15:05 PDT

Comments:
My gaffe. They took it off the site!!!!! Aggggggggh! I still have all the info on it, and I will post it as soon as I find it. Maybe they still have them and would send you one anyway.



Longarm
Moreno Valley, California

Date: 06/29/97 23:12:02 PDT

Comments:
Look harder at CD Europe. There is a copy for only $18.95!!!!!



Longarm
Moreno Valley, California

Date: 06/29/97 21:41:27 PDT

Comments:
Found Dark Cont. at cd europe, but 48 bucks? no way


R8526 Dark Continent Wall Of Voodoo Compact Disc $47.95

Label: rigu
Rel.: 7/14/92
Country of Import: Holland
Genre: pop/rock
OrigNo: 00

Date: 06/29/97 21:36:09 PDT

Comments:
I would liek to buy a copy of Dark Continent on CD. Please meial me at handle@adnc.com

Date: 06/27/97 10:33:59 PDT

Comments:
Would Bruce, Chas, Stan an Joe realize that there is alot of
money to be made if they hook up with Marc and finish what
they started. Now is the time. The 90's were made for Voodoo.

Date: 06/27/97 01:02:04 PDT

Comments:
Hey folks!

I was looking at a CD today by a band called The Weirdos. It was an anthology, from the years 1978-1981. Apparently Bruce Moreland played bass on a couple of cuts! Does anyone know what The Weirdos sound like or what Bruce Moreland was doing with them?

Thanks.

Longarm
Moreno Valley, CA

Date: 06/26/97 22:48:41 PDT

Comments:
Man oh MAN!! I can't believe my earballs! Wall of Voodoo. Go figure. They'll let anyone on the net these days. And not a moment too soon. I've surfed for two years looking for this, gave up for six months, tried again on a whim, and looky here, ma! I'm REALLY excited, so I'm gonna go have a look. But I'll be back! Thanks!!

Date: 06/26/97 12:06:27 PDT

Comments:
what's that chirping at the end of look at their way?
mindy.Lichtman@bbsnets.com

Date: 06/25/97 17:13:47 PDT

Comments:
CHECK OUT MARC MORELANDS NEW PROJECT --
*** DEPARTMENT OF CROOKS***
"Plan 9 From Las Vegas"
out on Risk Records July 29th!!!!

Date: 06/25/97 15:32:20 PDT

Comments:
Neither Chas nor Bruce are in Department of Crooks. At the moment
they are a three-piece with no drummer...just two guitars (Marc and
Sheldon)and keyboards (Fred). Marc describes their sound as "very
loud and sleazy and skeeky". The DoC web page is very near completion
and I'll post the URL here as soon as it's ready. Hasta la vista!!

Ms. Vieuxdo
vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 06/25/97 00:39:16 PDT

Comments:
hey...where's the wall? huh? WOV is GODHEAD!!

Date: 06/23/97 14:51:40 PDT

Comments:
IS CHAS IN DEPT. OF CROOKS?
WILL MARC BRING IN BRUCE?
WILL THEY HAVE WOV SOUND?

Date: 06/18/97 22:26:06 PDT

Comments:
Wow, a Wall Of Voodoo page so many years after the fact. I bought
Call of the West when I was in 11th grade and for six months that
was the only album I listened to. I literally wore it out - the tape
became so thin it broke. I just recently picked up a copy on CD and
was suprised to find that it didn't sound dated at all. Still an
awesome band! I used to have Dark Continent on vinyl, and I'm pretty
sure I had another one on vinyl, but I can't remember. I must say that
COTW was the one that really did it to me, though. It was like a drug,
I'd put the headphones on and suddenly I was in another world. Don't
think I've ever had a musical experience quite as intense. It's nice
to know there's other fans out there. When I was in high school it
felt like I was the only one...

Jack

Date: 06/16/97 14:01:27 PDT

Comments:
Marc Morelands new band, Department of Crooks, is no longer looking for a
drummer. The band is going to use a reel to reel and drum machines. Thanks
for all the eMail.
-sheldon

Date: 06/13/97 15:02:37 PDT

Comments:
HEY does anyone know a good drummer? Dept of Crooks is looking for a drummer
if you thing you know someone or you would like to give a go just eMail me
at Mexradio3@aol.com
thanks
-sheldon

Date: 06/13/97 14:57:43 PDT

Comments:
HEY does anyone know a good drummerd? Dept of Crooks is looking for a drummer
if you thing you know someone or you would like to give a go just eMail me
at Mexradio3@aol.com
thanks
-sheldon

Date: 06/10/97 11:22:32 PDT

Comments:
Thank you for providing a sight on one of the greatest bands ever. I have a copy of Dark Continent on vinyl if anyone is interested. Saw Stan back in the mid eightees. The crowd went wild when he played Tomorrow and Lost Weekend. WOV prove that music today is just a pale imitation of the music that they originated.
mike-d@akrobiz.com

Date: 06/09/97 17:34:03 PDT

Comments:
Hello all,

I'm in the process of developing a web page for Department of Crooks
that should be up and running in a week or so. Check back to my main
Wall of Voodoo page at my web site for the "Coming soon..." banner to
change to a link to the Department of Crooks when it's finished. The
page will keep you up-to-date on what's happening with the band and
I also hope to have downloadable wav files and other D.O.C. goodies
for you in the future. Feel free to contact me at vieuxdo@linknet.net
if you have any questions.

The fish are on vacation...

Ms. Vieuxdo

http://www4.linknet.net/Vieuxdo/

Date: 06/08/97 14:10:36 PDT

Comments:
I wish I knew. I am trying to find out and will let you know when I do. In the meantime Sheldon if you're out there please repost. Sheldon's email is MexRadio3@aol.com

ps I think my email is also katywonkers so try me at jtl@jtl.com

Date: 06/08/97 14:01:28 PDT

Comments:
Where'd the posts from Sheldon of Department of Crooks go?

Date: 05/30/97 17:16:23 PDT

Comments:
Hello,
I'm in a band who is doing a cover of "Wrong Way to Hollywood" but
I have no idea what the lyrics are. If you know the lyrics please
E-mail them to me at Replica 79@aol.com and I will be eternally
grateful.

Thanks,
Garrett

Date: 05/30/97 17:16:05 PDT

Comments:
Hello,
I'm in a band who is doing a cover of "Wrong Way to Hollywood" but
I have no idea what the lyrics are. If you know the lyrics please
E-mail them to me at Replica 79@aol.com and I will be eternally
grateful.

Thanks,
Garrett

Date: 05/30/97 12:09:13 PDT

Comments:
DEEP IN THE JUNGLE is an awesome song! Stanard, Where are You?

Date: 05/28/97 18:39:01 PDT

Comments:
Any information on the Rumble Fish soundtrack? was it released and is it still in print? It's great to have an area to share will fellow VooDoo fans!!!!!!

Date: 05/27/97 12:02:44 PDT

Comments:
yteywerywty

Date: 05/26/97 16:02:13 PDT

Comments:
I dont beleive that they have heard of the Wall of Voodoo in Holland.I have recently tried to do something about this.all era's are good era's in their career.I like where the two vocalists are at.I do want more from Marc.Laggree with the person that wrote that Stan is lost without them.These guys could have been huge.Has to be that thats how it goes.I've got em all on CD all the Ridgeways/all the Prieboys

Date: 05/26/97 06:19:49 PDT

Comments:
Longarm,

Yes, they did do some film music, but I don't know the names of any of the other films. But if you ever do come across "Night Dreams" there's other music in it that sounds very Voodoo-ish though no music credits were given at the end of the film. Chas also did some music for the movie "C.H.U.D. 2". It's not a porno film, just a really stupid film :)

I read your post about "Dark Continent", but I bought two copies (one must always have an emergency back-up when possible) when it was first released on CD. I did the same thing with the "Index Masters" CD.

When I get any more news I'll post it. Hasta la vista!

The fish are on vacation,

Ms. Vieuxdo

Vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 05/25/97 14:30:28 PDT

Comments:
Ms. Vieuxdo,

I was the one who made the inquiry about WOV doing porno films. Does your answer mean that they did indeed do music for those films, or that one of their songs just happened to crop up in a porno film?

Also, I won't be hunting that film down any time soon just to hear a WOV song. I'm not THAT interested.

Did you read my post on "Dark Continent"? CD Europe seems to have it.

Thanks for the info,

Longarm
Redlands, CA.
(Go Bulldogs!)

Date: 05/25/97 10:45:52 PDT

Comments:
I checked out the lyrics page to find Invisible Man and Back In Flesh. I was dissapointed to find they were not there. Please add them soon. It's good to see that other people appreciate this great experimental band. Amy, Tunkhannock, PA

Date: 05/22/97 15:53:19 PDT

Comments:
Hello all,

Yes, I also have the Far Side of Crazy 12" with Dance You Fuckers (and also a studio version of Wrong Way To Hollywood) on the B-side. It's a great song and even better live. Also, in answer to another question I saw here, if you can find a copy of the x-rated film "Night Dreams" you will hear the Voodoo version of Ring of Fire played in the background of one scene.

I spoke to Chas last week and he cleared up the rumors that there might be a Wall of Voodoo reunion in Norway. Sorry to say it's not going to happen. The logistics of getting everybody together and organizing the whole thing was too complicated and they passed on the offer.

Chas also passed on info from Marc. Marc says the album he worked on recently should be out perhaps in a month or so. Some contract problems held up the release, but those should be worked out soon.

I also asked Chas to clear up the "It's a Dog's Life" stuff. There was never an official album by that title. If you have the liner notes for the Wall of Voodoo EP you'll see a reference to It's a Dog's Life with an address to write to. Chas said that was a name he, Marc and Stan had come up with for a fan club. Nothing much ever came of the fan club. I guess no one really had the time to get it up and running properly.

Last but not least, I got an email from Ned Leukhardt's bother a week or so ago. He says Ned has been playing drums on and off with a rock-a-billy band in Norway called Toni & the Tomcats. Ned and the band will be playing at a Norwegian-American festival in North Dakota sometime in August.

That's all the news that comes to mind right now. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

The fish are on vacation...

Ms. Vieuxdo

vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 05/20/97 21:38:10 PDT

Comments:
Just wondering - anyone else have the 12" of 'Far Side of Crazy' with the
b-side 'Dance You Fuckers'? Really - that's what the track is called
and it happens to be pretty cool at that. I've mentioned it to other
WofV fans, but no one else has heard of it... brady_david@tandem.com
BTW, nice to see someone has *finally* put up a proper Wall of Voodoo
site. A few suggestions - get a proper discography going - start with
the already existing Stan R. stuff, but continue it into the Prieboy
era. Second - you might want to tone down the background image
a bit here on the forum - makes the white text hard to read.

Date: 05/20/97 17:00:44 PDT

Comments:
I have managed to collect multiple WOV/Ridgway/Prieboy b-sides. I've made a couple people tapes in the past, and it fills up about an hour worth of tape. I would love to have someone make a tape of Dances of Death and or the soundtrack to the Drywall Incident. I haven't been able to find either one of these, and would be happy to trade my rarities tape. Even if you think you have all the b-sides, I bet I have something new to trade. If interested, please email me at dalee@ohsu.edu. Thanks.

Date: 05/20/97 15:47:02 PDT

Comments:
For the record... Joe Nanini- the original drummer went to a band
called Lonesome Strangers, Bruce Moreland went to a band called
War Diary before coming back to WOV for a second tour. With Chas and
Marc Moreland together again, what are the odds of a complete re-group
with Stan to finish what they started? Isn't it quite obvious that
Stan is going nowhere without Chas, Marc, Bruce, and Joe?

Date: 05/18/97 14:24:59 PDT

Comments:
I first saw WOV in Austin, TX after Stan Ridgeway had left the band.
Some of the later albums were memorable but after the breakup it just didn't
have the same feel of something great/original. Stan did a few solo projects
which were not very worthwhile and resurfaced later as Drywall which I haven't
been able to find anywhere. WOV disapeared into oblivion. Bring em all back.
There was nothing like the morbid-cynical-parody of the original members.
I need more than 2 good albums from a band that had so much more left
to leave as a cut-short brilliant legacy.
There was nothing as

Date: 05/18/97 04:25:43 PDT

Comments:
I heard a rumor that WOV did music for porno films before getting a record deal. Is there truth to this?


Longarm
Redlands, CA.

Date: 05/18/97 04:23:26 PDT

Comments:
I cannot believe there's a page for these guys now!!! Yes!!!

I will admit I am only a fan of the Ridgway era WOV.

For those of you looking for a CD of "Dark Continent" (I know, I'm frustrated
too): Compact Disc Europe has it!!!! It is the original IRS issue...BUT
it costs $19!!! I am probably going to pick one up, though. Only have it
on vinyl.

More later.

"I like to know what I'm doing when I do it and I do what I do cause I
don't know what to do when I'm not doing it"


Longarm
Redlands, CA.

Date: 05/11/97 07:34:44 PDT

Date: 05/10/97 19:06:28 PDT

Comments:
I hope you are aware of Marc Moreland's project/Pretty and Twisted.Awsome guitar,worth the long wait.

Date: 05/08/97 15:05:39 PDT

Comments:
Marc Moreland is no longer with Pretty&Twisted. He left to form his
own band named Department of Crooks. Look for a release sometime this
summer.

Date: 05/05/97 20:44:09 PDT

Comments:
Regarding the lyrics page;

Although the index masters and dark continent songs are listed, only the
happy planet, seven days in sammystown and the call of the west lyrics are up.
The others are on the way. If you want to contribute them they will appear sooner.

This web site has been developed using MS internet explorer and it looks
alot better using MSIE than netscape. I will endeavor to have the site
look the same using either browser in the future.

Because many people have been having a hard time with the lyrics page it
is now pretty boring but you should be able to see it and use it.

Thanks for all the comments and as always if you got something not up
here the answer is yes it is needed and wanted.

JtL

PS.. if I haven't responded to your email it is because either I didn't
get it or the return email address was missing or incorrect.

Date: 05/05/97 15:42:26 PDT

Comments:
I highly recommend the Stan Ridgway videotape "Showbusiness is My Life."
It's a great mix of new and old videos. I just bought "The Drywall
Incident" video and it's pretty cool, too. There's a new CD out called
"Film Songs" that is very worth having--I think the company I got it
from is called Silver Moon Records, located in Tulsa, Okla. Stan recently
played here in San Francisco and it was a pretty good show. Not quite
as energetic as the shows I saw in LA in the mid-80s, but what are
you going to do? It was still fun. Lastly, I recommmend Hecate's Angels;
Pietra Wexstun, who plays with Stan, is the singer/songwriter for Hecate's
and I can't get enough of this album. It's available from Birdcage
Records, which you can access through the Stan Ridgway dis-info pages.
Hecate's Angels songs are haunting, beautiful and humorous.

Ann
dymphna@wco.com

Date: 05/04/97 16:34:41 PDT

Comments:
I'm looking for THE UGLY AMERICANS IN AUSTRALIA album of wov...
CD/low price, agree to pay shipping to france
please let me know...
stephane.parenton@hol.fr

Date: 05/04/97 07:44:39 PDT

Comments:
If you are a fan of Marc Moreland's skronky guitar style, he plays to good effect on the "Pretty & Twisted" CD with Johnette Napolitano.
jbays@www.int.ch2m.com

Date: 05/02/97 17:10:23 PDT

Comments:
Andy Prieboy has 3 CDs out: "Upon My Wicked Son", "Sins of Our
Fathers" and a 5-track one called "Montezuma Was A Man of
Faith". All on Doctor Dream Records, 841 W. Collins., Orange, CA
92667. I don't have the phone number handy, but you can always
call information. Your best bet would be to write or call them to see if
any of the CDs are still available. Happy hunting!!

The fish are on vacation...

Ms. Vieuxdo

Vieuxdo@linknet.net

Date: 05/02/97 09:57:49 PDT

Comments:
Hi there. I like the page. Finally, I can get some info on these guys that they don't include in the ever-so-popular casettes. ;)
A quick comment and a question:
First, about the lyrics page. What I saw was pink letters on a yellow background, which made it hard to read what was what. I'm not quite sure if that was intentional or not...
The question: I know that Andy Prieboy has a CD out, called called something like "Upon my wicked son". Does anyone know how I can get a hold of it, if it is still around?
Thanks, and again. Good page. :)
Derek de Montrichard, dmontric@gulf.uvic.ca

Date: 05/01/97 15:18:48 PDT

Comments:
There's some WOV guitar tab at:
<href:http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/OLGA/all/wallofvoodoo.html or
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/w/wallofvoodoo/theydontwant_me.tab
I hope this is useful :) - rhm96@aber.ac.uk