*GH date clarification
*Lotto
*20 questions
*Leona Naess???
*Pic
*LR news
*AE Contest
*Interview w/ Mr. Page
*GH CD cover
*UK GH info.
*BNL article
*booklet/Page commentary
*Thanks, that was fun
*H-Wing
*Lilac time
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Yes the Greatest Hits CD comes out Tuesday November 13th, but here in
Buffalo and in other major BNL cities it will be released at Midnight
November 12th(as it is technically the 13th at that time
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Radio commercials for the New York State Lotto now have a group of
people singing a condensed version of the first verse of If I had A
Million Dollars. These people cannot sing and I guess are meant to be
regular people showing that anyone can win a million dollars.
TV ads are also running with various types of people singing
(construction workers, business men, etc.)
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Steven Page and the Barenaked Ladies have to be wary of writing songs
containing catchwords that encourage fans to hurl projectiles on
stage. Shows are now punctuated by flying underwear and boxes of
Kraft Dinner. Someone could put an eye out. As a result, you will not
hear their great new song about deadly ninja stars on Disc One: All
Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001), in stores Nov. 13. They can't be too
careful.
Here's a look inside the mind of the frontman of Canada's beloved pop
jesters:
1. What was the last movie you saw that you loved? I just rewatched
Stardust Memories by Woody Allen and it blew my mind.
2. What was the first album you ever owned? The first one I bought
with my own money was Get the Knack. Still one of my favorite
albums.
3. What was the last book you read? I'm reading Atonement by Ian
McEwan right now.
4. What's your favourite hangout? My kitchen.
5. Do you have a pet peeve? Indecision.
6. What's your idea of the perfect Sunday? Underpants and booze.
7. What's your favourite food? Anything with mushrooms.
8. What was the worst job you ever had? Cleaning up puke from the
lawn at the Kingswood Music Theatre. I was a maintenance worker.
9. What gadget or gizmo can you not live without? My G3 PowerBook.
10. Do you have a hobby or habit that you think would surprise
people? I'm a gourmet cook - Italian and French are my fortes - and I
fancy myself a wine aficionado.
11. What's your favourite piece of clothing? My little black suit.
12. What would you change about yourself if you could? My breasts -
I'd reduce one and enlarge the other.
13. Do you have a favourite quotation? I'll paraphrase a Leonard
Cohen poem: "All the 15-year-old girls I wanted when I was 15, I have
them now. It is very nice. I suggest you all become rich and famous."
14. Whom do you most admire? Leonard Cohen.
15. What is your greatest extravagance? I have a stupidly expensive
car - a Lexus SUV.
16. Have you ever been mistaken for another celebrity? Yes, Drew
Carey.
17. What is your greatest weakness? I'm trying to quit smoking and I
feel very weak right now.
18. If you are reincarnated who or what would you like to be? An
elephant in India - large, sought after, admired, frightening.
19. If you had to go back in time to live in another decade, which
one would you choose? I'd want to live in New York in the 1950s.
20. If you had to rename your band, what would it be? Barenaked
Ladies U.K.
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The Leona Naess website (www.leonanaess.com) says that she is
supporting BNL for the November leg of their US tour.
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BNL Pic
http://www.avitarcity.com/dingledork/i&i.jpg
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Ladies Room News
Happy November Roomers!
Lots of things to mention so let's just hop to it!
Kevin Hearn & Thin Buckle's appearance on SELECT (MTV Canada) is
scheduled to air at various intervals on *Friday, November 2nd, 2001*.
Air
times include: 5:00am, 8:00am, 12:30pm, 5:00pm & 9:30pm. (ALL TIMES
PACIFIC.) 1 hr 30 min. Please check your local listings or call your
cable/satellite provider.
MuchMore Music will host an "Intimate & Interactive" with the BNLs on
*Tuesday, November 13th, 2001*. We are told that in order to be part
of
the studio audience you must acquire a wristband. For more
information,
please visit the MuchMoreMusic site in coming days.
http:www.muchmoremusic.com. Check your local listings for additional
information.
BNL will appear on CTV's "Open Mike with Mike Bullard" programme on
*Wednesday, November 14th, 2001*. Visit the official site at
http://www.openmike.com. For a chance to get in on the taping, visit
http://openmike.com/tickets.html. Please check your local listings.
Rumor has it that BNL will perform on "Live with Regis and Kelly"
*Friday, November, 16th, 2001*. We'll update you if that information
changes. For air times in your area, please consult your local
listings.
*Friday, November 30th, 2001* takes the BNL to NY for a show @ the
Roseland Ballroom. It's a PAY PER VIEW special in aid of Leukemia
research.
This show, penned "The Great Guiness Toast", will air LIVE at *9pm
Eastern*. The initial showing is the only time when you can see the
show in
it's full entirety!!! All other broadcasts will be edited versions!
Catch it the first time around so you don't miss any of the action on
stage!!! The following is our understanding of the Barenaked Ladies
PPV
schedule:
iN DEMAND
November 30 - 9:00PM ET (Live Premier)
November 30 - 1:00AM ET (technically 12/1)
December 1 - 11:00PM ET
December 4 - 12:00AM ET
December 5 - 9:00PM ET
December 7 - 10:00PM ET
DIRECTV
November 30 - 9:00PM ET (Live Premier)
November 30 - 11:30PM ET
December schedule not released yet (playing through 12/16)
EchoStar
November 30 - 9:00PM ET (Live Premier)
November 30 - 11:00PM ET
December schedule not released yet
TVN
November 30 - 9:00PM ET (Live Premier)
November 30 - 11:00PM ET
December 3 - 10:30PM ET
December 5 - 10:00PM ET
December 6 - 8:30PM ET
December 6 - 8:00PM ET (Additional Channel)
December 8 - 5:00PM ET (Additional Channel)
These do not include the Canadian PPV play dates, which we expect at
the beginning of next week. In addition to these, we should have
DIRECTV
and EchoStar December schedules by early next week.
Saturdays on the Kids WB, you may come across 90 seconds worth of
"Toonami Trax" featuring BNL's "Falling For The First Time" w/
animation.
Keep your eyes peeled for it.
Check out the 2 new animated shorts up on the fan club website! Both
promote the "Greatest Hits - Disc One" CD which releases *Tuesday,
November 13th, 2001* (N. America) and *Monday, November 19th, 2001*
(UK) Log
on to the fan club site now! http://www.nettwerkfanclubs.com/bnl.
Also, you can pre-order the Greatest Hits CD online via amazon.com
now
and have streaming access to hear clips from the 2 new songs and
access
to streaming audio of "Lovers In A Dangerous Time" in it's entirety.
If you order the CD from amazon, it will arrive at your house on
*Tuesday, November 13th, 2001*.
More soon!
Thanks for reading...
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from barenaked.net:
There is a contest at American Eagle for 2 NYE tickets and travel
expenses. It is open to US and Canadian residents.
http://www.ae.com/bnl_contest/
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mini-interview with Steve about Sam the record man
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/oct31_sam-can.html
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GH CD cover:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005R1Q8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
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UK GH info:
Tentative UK-sale date is the 19th on some other thread.
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BNL Tour article:
http://www.livedaily.citysearch.com/news/3823.html
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From Nic's http://www.pieceofsky.com/bnluk/
news is that the GH CD comes with a 20 page booklet, including a
brief history of the band, plus (and this is where I get really over-
excited) a song-by-song commentary by Steve Page. Yum!
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New single:
• Thanks, that was fun is to be the next BNL single. The Ladies Room
announced that it will be a Canadian, video-only release. I expect
that'll storm the charts, then...
**
H-wing:
• Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle's latest album, H-Wing, is officially
released by Nettwerk and Nettwerk America on Tuesday 6th November.
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Duffy stuff:
• The Lilac Time's Lilac 6 CD (which you should go and buy NOW if you
haven't already done so!) is also available as a Japanese import.
This version has an extra disc included that has four live tracks
recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in March - the backing band were
five blokes from Canada... I can't quite remember their names right
now...
**
• Alternatively, the recently released single from the album, This
Morning, has two of the four live tracks on it. (Thanks Barbara!)
**
• Just as an interesting aside, the track which Kevin, Steve and
Tyler played on for Lilac 6, is called Jeans and Summer, and it's
rather lovely.
