NEWS #1

APRIL 11, 1997

WELCOME TO THE FIRST EDITION OF WALLFLOWER NEWS, YOUR COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE BOYS' LATEST HAPPENINGS, EVENTS, AND INFO. THE BIGGER NETWORK OF FANS THAT JOIN THIS E-MAIL LINE-UP, THE MORE WE WILL ALL KNOW…SO POST THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS EVERYWHERE: ets@brigadoon.com AND TELL ALL TO COME AND JOIN US. THE WALLFLOWERS CURRENTLY ARE:

JAKOB DYLAN:
VOCALS, GUITAR, AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY A LITTLE PIANO. (ALSO THE MAIN SONGWRITER OF THE GROUP)

*his birthday is October 16, 1969; though some may disagree and say it's December 9, 1970…no one knows but the man himself!

RAMI JAFFEE:
PIANOS, B3, UPRIGHT PIANO, AND VOX CONTINENTAL.

GREG RICHLING:
BASS MAN

MICHAEL WARD:
GUITAR

MARIO CALIRE:
DRUMS

PREVIOUS WALLFLOWER MEMBERS ALSO INCLUDED:

BARRIE MAGUIRE:
BASS, BACKGROUND VOCALS

PETER YANOWITZ:
DRUMS, PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS

TOBI MILLER:
GUITAR, BACKGROUND VOCALS

*CURRENTLY, THESE ARE THE GUYS KICKING THEMSELVES FOR LEAVING THE BAND THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THE NEW MEMBERS ARE WHAT MAKE THE MUSIC WE ALL LOVE TODAY…

F.Y.I.: THE WALLFLOWERS ARE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF ANDREW SLATER:
8900 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 300, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211

THE CURRENT ALBUM, "BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE" WAS PRODUCED BY T-BONE BURNETT.

NOW ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS:
(SORRY TO YOU ALL WHO ARE WELL AQUAINTED WITH ALL THE INFO I'VE JUST PROVIDED!!!)

AS YOU ALL KNOW, I ASKED EVERYONE TO SEND IN COOL STUFF YOU'VE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BAND SINCE THAT IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS NEWSLETTER…SO HERE GOES. HOPEFULLY FOR THE NEXT EDITION, I WILL HAVE LOTS MORE STUFF TO TELL…THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!

*HAVE YOU ALL HAD TIME TO WATCH THE "ONE HEADLIGHT" VIDEO A BILLION TIMES ON VH1 AND MTV AND HEAR IT ON EVERY RADIO STATION? WELL, CURRENTLY (AS OF TODAY), IT IS #3 ON VH1'S TOP TEN COUNTDOWN AND IN MTV'S TOP 20…WAHOO! WAY TO GO WALLFLOWERS! SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THAT VIDEO IS THAT ALL THE GUYS ARE WEARING ARMANI SUITS! MOVING UP IN THE WORLD…

*AS FOR JAKOB'S PREVIOUS ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES, WE PROBABLY ALL KNOW THAT HE WENT TO THE JULIAN SCHOOL OF ARTS IN NEW YORK TO BECOME A PAINTER (WHICH OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T WORK OUT) BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF HIS FIRST BANDS AS A YOUNG MUSICIAN WAS NAMED THE APPLES? HE MUST LIKE NAMING HIS BANDS AFTER NOUNS!

*We all wonder where Jake gets his inspiration and ideas for his songs…well here's what he has told numerous interviewers about the roots of, "Sixth Avenue Heartache". He said that while living in New York, there was an elderly, homeless man who would sit on the stairs of an apartment building across from his own. Jakob used to wake up to the sound of the old man's guitar. One day, the man up and left, leaving all his stuff on those steps.-"just like me, just moved on." (Jakob Dylan).

*SANDI, A FAITHFUL WALLFLOWER FAN LIKE ALL OF US, HAS TRAVELED TO 15 OF THEIR SHOWS (CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG) AND MET THE BAND WAY BACK WHEN…SHE EVEN GETS TO GO BACKSTAGE AFTER SHOWS AND HANG WITH THE BOYS (LUCKY HER!). WELL, A STORY SHE SENT IN WAS OF A CONCERT SHE WENT TO ON RAMI'S BIRTHDAY. SHE WAS THE DESIGNATED CAKE BAKER THAT DAY AND MADE HIM A DOUBLE DECKER CAKE WITH YELLOW FROSTING ON TOP SPELLING OUT, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAMI!". THOUGH SHE SAYS IT DIDN'T LOOK THE BEST, RAMI SAID IT LOOKED WONDERFUL.

*IF YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE WALLFLOWERS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS, YOU MIGHT TRY THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS THOUGH SOURCES TELL ME THEY HAVE YET TO HAVE RECEIVED A REPLY…IT MAY BE WORTH A SHOT THOUGH!
THE ADDRESS IS:
thewallflowers@hotmail.com

*Forthe record and for those of you who have not had this info. Beaten into your brain yet: Yes, darling Jakob is married to a woman named Paige and they have a four year old son named Levi. They live in West Los Angeles at a disclosed residence. Do any of you have the address? I do, but am not sure if I should share… Mr. Dylan deserves SOME privacy!

*An important address to check out: vh1.com
If you didn't get there in time today to post a question for the Wallflowers before Friday night's performance at the Honors show, at least book on over there and check out their answers.

***WELL, THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE INFO. I COULD DIG UP FOR THIS FIRST EDITION OF WALLFLOWER NEWS, HERE ARE SOME GREAT WEB SITES ON THE NET I THOUGHT EVERYONE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT:

THE FIRST WALLFLOWER HOMEPAGE

an article that appeared in Parade magazine

list of late night lineups
(Letterman, tonight show, Conan, etc…) Though there are no Wallflower performances listed currently, keep your eyes open…I've been one to miss them!

list of all the Wallflower songs and chord progressions
that go along with them for all you guitar players.

wallflower music online

message board
*this is a message board about the Wallflowers where this newsletter idea originated from…so it's a pretty awesome site to check out.

*I HAVE FOUND THAT THE EXCITE SEARCH ENGINE IS A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR WALLFLOWER SITES!!!

ATTENTION EVERYONE:
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS LETTER IS WRONG OR INACCURATE.

PLEASE SEND IN MORE INFO. ABOUT THE BAND TO KEEP THIS NEWSLETTER GOING!

SEND IN COMMENTS ABOUT THE VH1 HONORS SHOW FOR THE NEXT EDITION AS I'M SENDING THIS ONE OUT FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH…4:30, AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.

*TO THOSE WHO RECEIVED THIS NEWSLETTER UNEXPECTEDLY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE RECEIVING IT, E-MAIL ME BACK AND GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK.

WE NEED LOTS AND LOTS OF CONCERT REVIEWS!!! EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN TO A SHOW RECENTLY, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT IT…

EVERYONE PLEASE FEEL WELCOME TO EXPRESS YOU OPINIONS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND IDEAS TO ME…THAT'S WHAT WILL MAKE THIS NEWSLETTER EVEN BETTER!

UNTIL NEXT TIME…
WALLFLOWER NEWS EDITOR IN CHIEF
-Beth

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