Subject:    Ween as seen through the eyes of "hash brownie girl"
From:  rkatzatk@indiana.edu   (Rachael Katz "hash brownie girl")



My roomate "Vein" got me hooked on Ween and took me to my first Ween show in
Cincinatti. I was blown away! I've never really gotten into the whole fan
thing- I like all types of music and artists but I'd have to say that I'm
forever a Ween junkie now (I NEED my daily dose of ween).The energy from the
band was unreal and the crowd seemed to pick up on it and have a blast (I
know I did!). It's nice to see a band that is very talented but doesn't take
themselves too seriously- they know how to have fun! I had the honor of
meeting them after the show. I got everyones signatures in my little fuzzy
notebook (and had to bother Gene for two- my hebrew teacher had asked me to
get it for him). "Vein" was already going to the Chicago (my hometown) show
so I asked if I could tag along- but it was sold out. I was so upset- but
after explaining the situation to Claude I was put on the list. So I took
another day off from College (the grades are suffering but I couldn't pass up
an oppertunity to see WEEN) and went to the Chicago show. The Metro was
packed and the crowd was crazy. Another awesome show- the girl that went with
Vein and I started crying when Ween came on stage( although I thought that
that was a bit strange- I could see how Ween could evoke strong feelings or
reactions from their fans- but I was thinking more along the lines of
carefreeness- happiness- and - a little screaming etc.- to each his own).
Anyways I found myself singing lyrics to songs such as Buckingham Green- but
I let "Vein" take it away on LMLYP- (actually he didn't sing, I just thought
I'd add that for his benefit). After the show which was over 2hrs. long (kind
of hard to stand in 7inch platforms for that period of time) we were hustled
out of the Metro by pushy security gaurds (unlike the laid back gaurds in
Cincinati who let the crowd stay to meet the band), but I was determined to
find Claude to give him the thank you gift that I had brought for him and the
rest of the band for putting me on the list (a huge joint and a batch of hash
brownies). We finally spotted him and walked through the doors to the Metro
to the dismay of the security gaurd manning the door. Claude said that it was
okay for us to come back with him but made the mistake of pulling out the
joint in front of the security gaurd- who demanded that he "get rid of it" so
we went back stage and did just that (even though Claude was sick, I insisted
that it would make him feel better). We hung out for a while and then drove
home. Both of my first Ween show experiences were great ! 

Love,
Rachael Katz "hash brownie girl"


A very 'bright' picture of Rachael, Gene Ween, and Missy


Subject: chicago set list.....
Date: 18 Sep 1997 02:58:53 GMT
From: drock40@aol.com

ok here is the chicago set list....the show was about 2 hours and 45
minutes long.  Tickets were a hard score...
The show was pretty good...as u can see they played all the
classics....only one from golden hits....a lot of older stuff...no covers
(i wanted to hear war pigs)...the band consisted of the drummer from the
chocolate and cheese tour, the keyboardist was from the the golden hits
tour (i am pretty sure, he sure looked like the guy), and the bassist was
somebody new....guest guitarist for lmlyp, he seemed kinda nervous and had
a hard time with his guitar stuff...i think i have seen the band tighter
but i realize it was one of the first shows of the tour, usually they play
chicago towards the end.....  Gene wore a shirt that said "the complete
gardener" and dean wore the new b/w boognish shirt....they looked very good
physically...good color....and they weren't as drunk as i have seen them in
the past....(they drank budweiser all night untill they got a bottle of
jack daniels that they passed around, {budweiser?})
.....when i saw them for the golden hits tour they looked like
shit....when they hit the stage they were completely pale.....dean said
"they were just smoking cocaine with the boys"....they didn't get there
color back untill halfway thru the set....anyway the show was good...my
favs  frank (dean went off...bustin with the funney faces....), sarah,
birthday boy (gene singing accoustic sarah into birthday boy)  and u fucked
up.....also she wanted to leave broke my heart the way it brought a tear to
my eye the first time i heard it..... i think the list is pretty correct
except for perhaps the noodling after frank that sounded alot like valejo
(was that considered a song?)

Buckingham Green
What Deaner Was Talking About
Spinal Meningitis
The Golden Eel
Baby Bitch
Freedom of 76
Tick
Waving My Dick In The Wind
Captain Fantasy
The Stallion Part 3
Piss Up a Rope
Aids
The Mollusk
Frank
Can't Put My Finger On It
Pumping For The Man
Don't Get To Close To My Fantasy
Sketches of Winkle
She Wanted To Leave
Awesome Sound
Ocean Man
The Blarney Stone
Tear for Eddie
Dr Rock
Sarah
Birthday Boy
Buenos Tardes
Take Me Away
U Fucked Up
Lmlyp

all in all the show rocked...i sang and danced the whole time....dean even
commented that it was a gueling set list......

Won't some rich person take me to see the upcoming ween shows in
austrailia??? please? write me....

later mangs

[ For the record, that's Glenn McLellan on keyboards and Dave Driewitz 
on bass.  Bobby Ogdin was on Piano during the 12GCG tour. -Vein]