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STOP THE MADNESS!

I'm sorry that I ever asked what happen to the former band members. I actually wanted a real answer.Not some work of fiction from some jerkoff. Nontheless it's about the music,and what great music it is. Chuck you never cease to amaze me. Record after record. You are absolutly brlliant. I have to thank Lucinda Williams for turning me on to you.She always has great openers. Had she not put you on her 2002 tour I may still not know who the hell you are.Again and again I must request that you come back to the DC area as soon as possible.You are an inspiration to us all! Keep us goovin'!

What Happened to Winston and Rob? (One man’s "story")

It was always known on the inside (even back in the GOR days) that Chuck liked to tease. But, a year or so ago, when he quite smoking, I heard somewhere (maybe on this message board) that his teasing became unmerciful. It apparently came to a head one night on tour last fall when Chuck called Rob a "retard" on stage and later slapped him without warning as Rob went to light a cigarette after the show. Of course, this made everyone angry, but especial Rob and Winston who had long felt Chuck's wrath of subtle taunt and the humiliation of Chuck's so-called benign ridicule. Everyone knows that Chuck is the master of turning a phrase and when he places his caustic bull-eye on you, you don't stand a chance. This night it was Rob's turn. Rob and Winston had begun talking among themselves about this aspect of their otherwise satisfying musical position. But Rob felt doubly hurt and betrayed by the final humiliation of the "retard" comment—because, not only had he endured this on stage in front of a half-packed crowd of mostly uninterested people, but the "retard" comment, he knew, came from a conversation where he apparently bared his soul about some problems he was having in school and some testing or something while he and Chuck were the only ones awake in the van driving the dark roads of the South West. So from what I heard anyway, they were in some town on Route 80, like Winnemucca, or Elko, or Lovelock and when Stephanie was napping and Max was out "looking for some guitar strings" (he apparently knew what was up), Rob and Winston beat the crap out of Chuck so bad that he had to cancel that night and have some friends drive up from San Francisco to finish out the next week of gigs—black and blue, no less. I never heard what happened to Rob and Winston. I know they rented a Plymouth Alero and drove a hundred miles an hour back to Tuscon with only three piss breaks and casino/whore-house stop for Winston. By the time they got into town they were arguing constantly about the shitty car Rob had rented and how Winston wasn't paying the high drop-off fees. I guess Stephanie, as always, is doing better than everyone expects and devoting most of her time outside the band to her beloved cat, Danielle Steele and her "witchcraft". And Max, by far the most spiritual and genuinely grounded member of the group, is willing to endure Chuck's slights and occasional emotional cat-o-nine-tails knowing that, as hard as he tries, he will never be able to find such a staunch Republican band leader in San Francisco.'

Tab?

Does anyone know where I can get the tablature for `Pin A Rose On Me' off of Chuck's newest? I would love to learn to play it, but don't have the talent just to figure it out!

Photos from show in Toronto (Sep 12, 2004)

Hi, I posted a few pics from the show at Lee's palace here: http://www.turnituporturnitoff.com/Stuff/Allshows/Pics2004/20040912.htm Enjoy... Steffen http://www.TurnItUpOrTurnItOff.com

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"Age of Miracles" video

Hey, caught the video for the song it is magnificent. Don't often see low budget videos that impressive. Keep up the good work.