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8/29/01 Mikey W. , Former Guest, San Francisco, CA	Here's a little story: On June 18th in 1989 The Uninvited Guests played a show somewhere. Someone video taped it. That someone gave the tape to me, and then I proceeded to move to California and take the tape with me. I started dating a girl and I showed her the tape at her apartment. I suppose this was to prove that I was once a rock star so she should sleep with me. The ploy worked, but alas I left the tape at her house. Some while later I broke up with her, quite messily I may add, and moved to San Francisco never to see her or the tape again. Ten years later on 6th Avenue in Manhattan I am riding my bicycle with a friend of mine and low and behold there is the ex-girlfriend with an acquaintance (ahem), walking across the street. We exchange pleasantries and vow to give each other a call sometime, not mentioning the tape. We rekindle our friendship and proceed to be best of friends for the next year or so. She mentions the tape in one of our conversations, but she says she cannot find it, but "it's probably around somewhere." Well I change my mind about New York, New York and decide that San Francisco is indeed my fair city and I move back in November of 2000. She and I are still friends and we talk on the phone from time to time. Last week she says she has a surprise for me and that she was mailing it to me. I of course have forgotten about said tape. Today at work, in the mail it came... Good-bye, Cool World. You might have this tape (I don't know if copies were made), but I can't wait to get home from work today and watch it. On the tape it says: The Uninvited Guests, Good-bye Cool World, 6-18-89. Funny huh? LCR©: We really can't imagine anyone else telling this story. Guess who I bumped into in New York? Guess who I bumped into in San Francisco? Guess who I bumped into in Brasil? Who else does this sort of thing happen to?
3/13/01 Jim, Former Guest Cincinnati Area	Thanks for updating the bio, and you'll hate me for this, however, I have three children, a daughter and two sons. This is a great site and I'll check in often. Thanks for all the hard work put into it. LCR©: No trouble. But if this is a competition, you are still not in the lead.
3/11/01 Elizabeth, Dark Stars of Persia	Hello Tasty Joy ! Thanks for the Jockey Club update. I passed it on to Sean who actually played there with The Press (Sean and Jude [of the Bees] were among the band members). He's getting in contact with some other Press members to put their play times up. It, of course, was a little before I could even get into the bar. So, I am of little use from here on out on this subject. Keep me abreast of other such cutting edge, old school news. Nice dining with half of Tasty Joy's board of directors. TJRC©: Diner was actually half the board of director's pleasure.
3/09/01 Jim, Former Guest Cincinnati Area	Dude, Dave L. works "in the field of insurance", I work in the Creative Group for an insurance company. I am an artiste! LCR©: We understand your dismay. People sometimes speak of us as if we were a corporation peddling products for profit. Really, we are only here because we like music and we want to help artists. Viva l'art! By the way, we revised your bio.
3/06/01 Jim, Former Guest Cincinnati Area	'member me? Good Lord. Had I known this was coming I would've worn a better hat. What an informational and nostalgic extravaganza is this. I have tears the size of horse turds welling up as I speak. I lived the life of a mid-1980's rock megastar and lived to tell about it. Thanks, to whoever clued me in on the site. T.U.G allowed me many great memories most of which occurred during the summer of 1986. Mikey W. and I joined the fold coming off of a song writing partnership, crowned "The Gnarly Surf Dogs," where the running theme was surfing (and what did two Ohio boys know about surfing?) and party songs. We hooked up with Charles B. and some guys we knew from The Springdale Music Palace (?) who had recently disintegrated their band (?) to form Those Zany Nixons. Those guys were, of course, Bob and Mike R. We churned out the powerhouse tunes like a grist mill in a flash flood. The mix of influences (?) from the B-52's and Surf Punks to Brian Brain (?) fused to a perfect form we had labeled Sponge Core. Mike B. and Craig rolled in and the lineup was rock solid. The infamous Jockey Club gig, June 28, 1986 (?). It is true that we were to open for Brian Brain, in fact we spent the evening before practicing "Big Drugs" to open our set with. When we arrived at the Jockey Club we were told that Brian Brain was out and the Rhythm Pigs were in along with a third band who's name I can't recall. To dispel any rumors of our performing the entire first side of Billy Joel's "Glass Houses", I happen to have, what I believe is the only recording of that show. I have a couple of other cool items: a photo of Those Zany Nixons in the 1986 Indian Summer Days parade, in Fairfield, Ohio; some old flyers; original, hand written lyrics to "Nuclear Summer", "Prom Queen", "Udder Chaos" and "Sweet Song"; and a frisbee from the Brian Brain make up show at the Jockey Club later that summer. This is a great site. "Hey" to all the guys that I haven't seen in a while. I'll check in often. LCR©: Thanks Jim, we are glad you enjoyed the site. Stay in touch and put the 2004 Convention on your calendar!
3/01/01 Tasty Joy Records© Cincinnati Office.	TJRC©: We just want to remind people to look around the web site. The Jockey Club tribute has created a bit of a buzz and we encourage you to check it out. Also, the "links" page has some additions such as Ho-Ho Records, Royal Fuzz Records, and William Weber's site. Take a look!
3/01/01 Bryce at Ho-Ho Records Cincinnati, OH.	[About Jockey Club site] Glad you are digging it. I have added in the info you provided. [About Brian Brain flyer] Well, I saved it but I'm still considering its use. I think I saw another one for BB that was a bit better in design. I'll probably use it for a while, huh? I mean you did scan it up for me. Thanks. [About 5/1/87 show date] I think I saw the Pigs but can't remember sh*t ...... let's just say I was there but not tuned in. I think this is an '87 show, right? Double check for me. [About link to TUG site] I think I typed it in right. I like these tribute sites, and even weirder, sites for bands that are still with us. [About more info] Can't wait! how did you find the page? Or I mean how did susank81? Later. LCR©: We don't mind if you don't use the scan of the flyer. It was already out there on the net, we just forwarded it. There is some dissention about what we sent yesterday. We forwarded Dave L.'s message that suggests we were quite wrong. We know this: TUG did open for Dementia Precox; TUG did open for the Rhythm Pigs on one of their visits; and TUG played the Jockey club at least two other times somewhere in 86-88. We're still checking. Hope sorting through this with us isn't a hassle for you. As with Mikey below, we apologize for the "*".
3/01/01 Mikey W. , Former Guest, San Francisco, CA	I love the fact that I busted my lip on a microphone. I AM SO F**KING PUNK ROCK!!!!!!!!! By the way, please add Jim Mattingly to this list--he might have some insightful information. LCR©: Can anyone tell us how to find Jim? And we agree--you are punk rock. Sorry to have to mince your words -- Bob's kids might be looking in.
3/01/01 Dave L., Former Guest Lindenwald, Hamilton!, OH.	As far as I can recollect, Brian Brain did cancel the 6/28/86 show and the Rhythm Pigs stepped in. Also, the Dementia Precox show had to be 1/87 as I played that show, but I did not join the band until 8/86. (I'm pretty sure I played that show. I think that's the night I ran into Mike W. and he busted his lip on the microphone). Also, I know that we played in Athen's OH, on 5/2/87; I don't think we played the night before. If only we knew there would be a little show called "Behind the Music", we might have kept better records. LCR©: C'mon guys. Figure it out. Does anyone other than Dave L. and Michael R. have an opinion about this? Maybe we should put Dave L. on the payroll.
3/01/01 Dave L., Former Guest Lindenwald, Hamilton!, OH.	Actually, the show with the Rhythm Pigs was 6-28-86. I was there as a fan, not a band member. I remember the guy from the Rhythm Pigs' critique of TUG at the time; he told Jim Mattingly "You guys all ended at the same time on most of your songs". I think there were two Jockey Club shows with the last lineup of the band. I remember the show with Dementia Precox, but I think there was another show where we had a dance contest and gave away a pair of parachute pants to the winner. I can't remember who else played that night. LCR©: Dave, there is a poster for the 6/28/86 show and it shows Brian Brain and TUG together <take a look>. There is always a chance that the Rhythm Pigs filled in or something. No one here at the office remembers well enough. See Michael's note below and correct him if he's wrong.
3/01/01 Michael R., Former Guest Clifton, Cincinnati, OH.	Dear TJRC, I sent the following message to the Jockey Club Tribute site. Please share this so others know what has been sent so far: I can add a few items to your calendar run. June 28, 1986, Saturday, Brian Brain and The Uninvited Guests. Attached is a flyer for this show. On May 1, 1987, The Uninvited Guests were an opening act for The Rhythm Pigs. These are in addition to the show already listed for January 17, 1986 where The Uninvited Guests opened for Dementia Precox. There is a tribute site for The Uninvited Guests at <http://www.oocities.org/tastyjoy/tug/> if you wouldn't mind making the name of the band a link to the site. Thanks for the tribute and hope this helps fill in missing info. I think that there were more shows but I don't have records of those. I know a few other people are looking, so hopefully someone will find something and forward it. LCR©: Thanks, man. Maybe we should put you on the payroll.
2/28/01 Chris, a Former Guest, Norwood, OH.	I was in attendance at the Rhythm Pigs show though I did not perform. (Your loss I guess.) Anyways, the PIGS were the bomb. Whatever happened to those guys?? LCR©: We haven't heard a single word about them. You might try to find out so you could put together a Rhythm Pigs tribute web site.
2/28/01 Susan, witness NY, NY	Hi TJRC, I've got a bunch of old flyers I'm going to dig out and send to the site. Unfortunately, my files are behind boxes of books right now and I can't get to them easily. I'm sure I have some TUG dates in there. How great is that site? I got very nostalgic and almost choked up reading it. Check out all the new wave/punk outfits! Yay! Hope you are well, Susan P.S. You noted the change in the address of the Tasty Joy NY office, right? LCR©: We were taken back as well--the late Jockey Club period marked the birth of Love Chocolate Records©. We are anxious to see any memorabilia that you might have. About the New York office address, we never told anyone what the old address was. As the Tasty Joy Recording Company's mainframe computer redesigns the site, the addresses will be added.
2/28/01 Susan, witness NY, NY	This rules: http://home.fuse.net/hohorecords/jockeyclub.htm LCR©: Thank you! What can we say?
1/18/01 Dave L., Former Guest Lindenwald, Hamilton!, OH.	Is there nougat? I'll bet that's it. Nougat. LCR©: No. It isn't nougat. It must be the creamy center that you have confused with nougat.
1/11/01 Mike B.(now C.B.), Former Guest Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH.	....what makes Tasty Joy so tasty? LCR©: Some have suggested that it could be the creamy center. Others think it might be the hard candy shell. Which do you think it is?