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Today is a very special day, it’s Marilyn’s Birthday! Can you believe that if she were still alive, Marilyn would have been turning 94 years old today – just two months younger than the Queen herself! With each year I always try and write a special post about this amazing woman, who has helped me so much and achieved more than anyone could have imagined in her 36 years. Therefore, I decided to write 94 facts about the Birthday Girl – some you may know, some you may not, all in the hope that genuine things will be learnt and the real Marilyn will be more understood and appreciated.

Gladys and baby Norma Jeane spend some quality time together on the beach in 1929.

Little Norma Jeane, aged seven, in 1933.

Norma Jeane photographed by David Conover whilst working at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory in either the Fall of 1944 or Spring of 1945.

Norma Jeane by Andre de Dienes in late 1945.

Marilyn by Richard Miller in 1946.

Marilyn on Tobey Beach by Andre de Dienes on July 23rd 1949.

Marilyn by Ed Clark in Griffith Park in August 1950.

Marilyn attends a Party in Ray Anthony’s home, organized by 20th Century Fox on August 3rd 1952.

Marilyn filming The Seven Year Itch on location in New York City by Sam Shaw on September 13th 1954.

Marilyn by Milton Greene on January 28th 1955.

Marilyn by Cecil Beaton on February 22nd 1956. This was her favourite photo of herself.

Marilyn attending the Premiere of The Prince In The Showgirl at the Radio City Music Hall on June 13th 1957.

Marilyn by Carl Perutz on June 16th 1958.

Marilyn by Philippe Halsman for LIFE Magazine in October 1959.

Marilyn attends a Benefit for The Actors Studio at the Roseland Dance City on March 13th 1961.

Marilyn on Santa Monica Beach for Cosmopolitan Magazine by George Barris on July 1st 1962.

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1. Stood at a height of 5’5½”

2. Born in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital at 9:30 AM on June 1st 1926.

3. Married three times;

– Jim Dougherty: (June 19th 1942 – September 13th 1946) – Joe Dimaggio: (January 14th 1954 – 31st October 1955) (Temporary divorce granted on October 27th 1954) – Arthur Miller: (June 29th 1956 – January 20th 1961).

4. Suffered two confirmed miscarriages; an ectopic pregnancy on August 1st 1957 and miscarriage in December 16th 1958.

5. Suffered with endometriosis very badly, so much so that she had a clause in her contract which stated she would be unable to work whilst menstruating.

6. Starred in 30 films – her last being uncompleted.

7. Favourite of her own performances was as Angela Phinlay in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

8. Winner of three Golden Globes; two for World Film Favourite – Female in 1954 and 1962 and one for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for her performance as Sugar Kane in Some Like It Hot (1959) in 1960.

9. Her idol was the first Platinum Blonde Bombshell, Jean Harlow.

10. Amassed a collection of over 400 books in her library, ranging from Russian Literature to Psychology.

11. Favourite perfume was Chanel No.5

12. Had two half siblings; Robert “Jackie” Baker (1918 – 1933) and Bernice Miracle (1919) – the former she would never have the chance to meet and Bernice was not informed about Marilyn until she was 19 years old.

13. Former Actor and 20th Century Fox Studio Executive, Ben Lyon created the name Marilyn Monroe in December 1946 – Marilyn after fellow Actress, Marilyn Miller and Monroe after Marilyn’s mother’s maiden name. Ironically enough, Ben starred with Jean Harlow, in her breakout movie, Hell’s Angels (1930).

14. Legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe ten years later, on February 23rd 1956.

15. Attended The Actors Studio.

16. Third woman to start her own Film Production Company – the first being Lois Weber in 1917 and the second being Mary Pickford in 1919.

17. First had her hair bleached in January 1946 at the Frank & Joseph Salon by Beautician Sylvia Barnhart, originally intended for a Shampoo Advert.

18. Contrary to popular belief, she was technically a natural blonde, not a redhead or brunette. She was born with platinum hair and was very fair until just before her teen years. Her sister described her with having dark blonde hair upon their first meeting in 1944.

19. Another myth debunked – she had blue eyes, not brown.

20. Was one of the few women in the 1950s to use weights when exercising.

21. Wore jeans before it was considered acceptable for women.

22. Her famous mole was real – albeit skin coloured, so she emphasized it using a brown eye pencil.

23. Was a Step-Mother in two of her three marriages to three children – Joe Dimaggio Jr. and Bobby and Jane Miller.

24. Found out she landed the lead role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) on her 26th Birthday.

25. Another huge myth dispelled – only actually met President Kennedy four times from 1961 – 1962. Three of them were at public events, with the last being her performance at Madison Square Garden. One of them was at Bing Crosby’s Palm Spring house with various people, so at most (which again, is very unlikely) they had a one night stand – nothing more and nothing less.

26. Was the first Playboy Cover Girl, although she did not actually pose for them, nor give permission for them to be used. Hugh Hefner bought the photograph from a Chicago Calendar Company for $500 and the two never met.

27. Speaking of Playboy, the photo was taken by Photographer Tom Kelley on May 27th 1951 and Marilyn made a total of $50 for the photo shoot. The most famous photo then went on to cause a national sensation after being sold to the Calendar Baumgarth Company and became known as, “Golden Dreams“.

28. In 1955 it was estimated that over four million copies of the Calendar had been sold.

29. Favourite singers were Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

30. Attended the Academy Awards Ceremony only once on March 29th 1951 and presented the award for “Best Sound Recording” to Thomas Moulton for All About Eve (1951) which she also starred in.

31. Performed ten shows over four days to over 100,000 soldiers and marines in Korea in February 1954 – she actually ended up catching pneumonia because it was so cold.

32. Was one of the few Stars who had Director Approval in their Contracts. Some of the names included were, John Huston, Elia Kazan, Alfred Hitchcock, George Stevens, William Wyler, Joshua Logan and Sir Carol Reed.

33. Was pregnant during the filming of Some Like It Hot (1959) – filming finished on November 7th 1958 and she miscarried the following month on December 16th.

34. Featured on the cover of LIFE Magazine seven times during her lifetime;

– April 7th 1952 – May 25th 1953 – July 8th 1957 (International Edition) – April 20th 1959 – November 9th 1959 – August 15th 1960 – June 22nd 1962

35. Favourite bevarage was Dom Perignon 1953 Champagne.

36. By the time of her death, her films had grossed over $200 million, when adjusted for inflation that is the equivalent of $2 billion in 2019.

37. Designer, William Travilla dressed Marilyn for seven of her films, two (*) of them received Oscar Nominations in, “Best Costume/Design, Color“;

– Monkey Business (1952) – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) – How To Marry A Millionaire (1953) * – River Of No Return (1954) – There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) * – The Seven Year Itch (1955) – Bus Stop (1956)

38. Spent 21 months of her childhood at the Los Angeles Orphanage, from September 13th 1935 until June 7th 1937.

39. Was one of the first Stars to speak out about child abuse, with her story appearing in movie magazines as early as 1954.

40. Fostered by her grandmother’s neighbours, Ida and Albert Bolender, for the first seven years of her life.

41. Lived in England for four months, during the period of filming for The Prince and The Showgirl (1957) from July 14th 1956 – November 20th 1956.

42. Her Production Company, Marilyn Monroe Productions produced only one film, The Prince and The Showgirl (1957) based on Terrance Rattigan’s play, The Sleeping Prince.

43. Was photographed by Earl Theisen in October 1952 wearing a potato sack dress after being criticized by the press for her outfit choice at The Henrietta Awards in January 1952. A journalist wrote that Marilyn was “insignificant and vulgar“and “even in a potato bag, it would have been more elegant.“

44. Was a huge supporter of LGBT+ rights, saying the following quote about fellow actor and friend, Montgomery Clift to journalist W.J. Weatherby in 1960,

“I was remembering Monty Clift. People who aren’t fit to open the door for him sneer at his homosexuality. What do they know about it? Labels–people love putting labels on each other. Then they feel safe. People tried to make me into a lesbian. I laughed. No sex is wrong if there’s love in it.”

45. Her measurements were listed as the following by her Dressmakers; 35-22-35 and 36-24-24 by The Blue Book Modelling Agency. For the majority of her life she weighed between 117-120 pounds, with her weight fluctuating around 15 pounds, during and after her pregnancies (1957-1960), although her waist never ventured past 28.5 inches and her dress size today would be a UK Size 6-8 and a US Size 2-4 as she was a vintage Size 12.

46. Her famous white halter dress from The Seven Year Itch (1955) sold for $4.6 million ($5.6 million including auction fees) on June 18th 2011, which was owned by Debbie Reynolds. The “Happy Birthday Mr. President Dress” originally held the record for the most expensive dress, when it was sold on October 27th 1999 for $1.26 million. It then went on to be resold for $4.8 million on November 17th 2016, thus regaining it’s original achievement.

47. Was discovered by Photographer, David Conover, whilst working in The Radio Plane Munitions Factory in the Fall of 1944 or Spring of 1945, depending on sources.

48. Now known as the, “Me Too” movement, Marilyn was one of the first Stars to speak out on the, “Hollywood Wolves” in a 1953 article for Motion Picture Magazine entitled, “Wolves I Have Known”. The most famous incident being with the Head of Columbia Studios, Harry Cohn, who requested Marilyn join him on his yacht for a weekend away in Catalina Island. Marilyn asked if his wife would be joining them, which, as you can imagine – did not go down well and her contract was not renewed with the Studio. Marilyn made only one film with Columbia during her six month contract, this being Ladies Of The Chorus (1948) which was shot in just ten days!

49. Loved animals dearly and adopted a variety of pets over the years. These included a basset hound called Hugo and parakeets, Clyde, Bobo and Butch with Husband Arthur Miller. A number of cats including a persian breed called Mitsou in 1955 and Sugar Finney in 1959. Her most famous pet was gifted to her in March or April of 1961 by friend, Frank Sinatra, a little white maltese named Maf. His full name was Mafia Honey, as a humorous reference to Sinatra’s alleged connections to the Mob. After Marilyn’s death, Maf went to live with Frank Sinatra’s secretary, Gloria Lovell.

50. The book she was reading at the time of her death was Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mocking Bird.

51. One of the movies she starred in was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won, this being All About Eve (1950) at The 23rd Academy Awards on March 29th 1951. It ended up being nominated for 14 Oscars, a record at the time and has only been matched by Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016).

52. Her first magazine cover was photographed by Andre de Dienes in December 1945 for Family Circle, released on April 26th 1946.

53. Joined The William Morris Agency on December 7th 1948.

54. Was right handed, not left as often believed.

55. Third Husband Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for Marilyn’s last completed film, The Misfits (1961) which was originally written as a short story for Esquire Magazine in 1957. After the tragic ectopic pregnancy Marilyn endured in August of 1957, friend and Photographer, Sam Shaw suggested to Miller he alter his short story specifically for her. Ironically the making of this film culminated in their divorce and Marilyn stating,

“He could have written me anything and he comes up with this. If that’s what he thinks of me then I’m not for him and he’s not for me.” 56. Was Author, Truman Capote’s original choice for the role of Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) however, she was advised to turn it down by her Acting Coach, Paula Strasberg, who did not think the role of a prostitute would be good for her image. Writer George Axelrod, who wrote the Screenplay for Bus Stop (1956) and the play, The Seven Year Itch, ironically ended up being the Screenwriter for this movie.

Capote said this regarding Marilyn,

“I had seen her in a film and thought she would be perfect for the part. Holly had to have something touching about her . . . unfinished. Marilyn had that.”

57. Second Husband Joe Dimaggio had The Parisian Florists deliver red roses on Marilyn’s grave twice a week, for twenty years, from August 1962 until September 1982. Marilyn had told him how William Powell used to do this for Jean Harlow after her death and he reportedly vowed to do the same after their Wedding Ceremony. After the 20 years he then donated to a children’s charity, as he thought it would be a nice way to honour her memory. They also created the flower arrangements for her casket at her funeral.

58. The following five Directors directed Marilyn in more than one movie;

– John Huston; The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Misfits (1961) – Richard Sale; A Ticket To Tomahawk (1950) and Let’s Make It Legal (1951) – Howard Hawks; Monkey Business (1952) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) – Billy Wilder; The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Some Like It Hot (1959) – George Cukor; Let’s Make Love (1960) and Something’s Got To Give (1962)

59. Was an illegitimate child, which unfortunately was attached with a lot of stigma in the 1920s. Her mother, Gladys, listed her then husband Edward Mortenson on the Birth Certificate, although it is commonly accepted that her real father was Charles Stanley Gifford, as Gladys left Edward on May 26th 1925. Gladys had an affair with him, which ended when she announced her pregnancy and he never acknowledged or met Marilyn, although she tried multiple times over the years to speak with him.

60. Stayed in a number of foster homes during her childhood,

– George and Emma Atkinson; February 1934 – September 1934 – Enid and Sam Knebelcamp; Fall of 1934 – Harvey and Elsie Giffen; January 1935 – March 1935 – Grace and “Doc” Goddard; April 1935 – September 1935 and June 1937 – November 1937 and end of 1940 – February 1942 – Ida Martin; November 1937 – August 1938 – “Aunt Ana” Lower; August 1938 – End of 1940 and February 1942

61. Had her hand and footprints immortalized in cement at Graumans Chinese Theatre on June 26th 1953, with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-star, Jane Russell. Marilyn would place a rhinestone in the dot of the letter “i” as a reference to her character, “Lorelei Lee” but it was sadly stolen. This was an incredibly special moment for her, as she often talked about placing her hands and feet in the many prints there, when she spent her weekends at the Theatre as a child, especially in 1933 and 1934.

“When I was younger, I used to go to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and try to fit my foot in the prints in the cement there. And I’d say “Oh, oh, my foots too big. I guess that’s out.” I did have a funny feeling later when I finally put my foot down into that wet cement, I sure knew what it really meant to me, anything’s possible, almost.”

62. The famous gold lamé dress worn in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and designed by William Travilla, was deemed too risqué by the censors. Unfortunately for fans, this meant that the musical number, “Down Boy” was cut from the film and we only glimpse a few seconds of the dress from behind, on screen.

63. Due to the censors, the original, “Diamond’s Are A Girl’s Best Friend” costume was changed to the now iconic pink dress with black bow. Originally it was to be a diamond encrusted two piece, which was extremely daring for the then Motion Picture Hays Code.

64. Loved Erno Lazlo Skin Cream, Vaseline and Nivea Moisturizer.

65. Had she completed Something’s Got To Give (1962), Marilyn would have been the first Star in a major Motion Picture to appear nude on film. As she passed before it was completed the achievement went to fellow Blonde Bombshell, Jayne Mansfield in, Promises! Promises (1963).

66. Met Queen Elizabeth II in England at the Empire Theater in Leicester Square whilst attending the Premiere of, “The Battle Of The River Plate“ on October 29th 1956.

67. The Misfits (1961) was both Marilyn and Clark Gable’s last completed films. Clark died 12 days after filming finished, on November 16th 1960. The film was released on Clark’s would be 60th Birthday, February 1st 1961 and Marilyn passed 18 months later.

68. As Marilyn died before the completion of Something’s Got To Give (1962) it ended up being remade with Doris Day and James Garner, entitled, Move Over Darling! (1963). The film was originally intended to be a remake of, My Favourite Wife (1940) which starred Cary Grant.

69. Signed a recording contract with RCA Records on September 1st 1953. One of her songs from River of No Return (1954) entitled, “File My Claim” sold 75,000 copies in its first three weeks of release.

70. Was admitted to the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic on February 10th 1961 by her then Psychiatrist, Marianne Kris. Originally thought to be for rest and rehabilitation, following her divorce from Arthur Miller and the strain of filming The Misfits. However, Marilyn was placed on the security ring and held against her will. Thankfully, she was able to contact ex Husband, Joe Dimaggio, who stated he would, “Take the hospital apart brick by brick” if she was not released and after three days of emotional trauma, she left.

71. Visited the following Countries;

– Canada – (July – August 1953) – Japan (February 1954) – Korea (Feburary 1954) – England (July – November 1956) – Jamaica (January 1957) – Mexico (February 1962)

72. Purchased her only home, 12305 Fifth Helena Drive on February 8th 1962, where she would tragically pass just under 6 months later.

73. The home had the following tile located on the front paving entrance saying, “cursum perficio” meaning, “my journey ends here.” The title is still there to this day.

74. Her final interview was published in LIFE Magazine on August 3rd 1962 and was written by Richard Meryman.

75. Aside from her millions of fans, had a staunch group of supporters affectionately known as, “The Monroe Six” who followed Marilyn around New York during her time there. Their nickname for Marilyn was, “Mazzie” and they became so acquainted that Marilyn actually once invited them for a picnic at her home.

76. First married at just sixteen years old, this was to avoid returning to the Orphanage she had spent almost two years in as a child.

77. Supported numerous charity events, most famously riding a pink elephant in Madison Square Garden, to support the Arthritis and Rheumatic Affections Association on March 30th 1955.

78. Left 25% of her Estate to her then Psychiatrist, Marianne Kris and 75% to mentor and friend, Lee Strasberg. For reference, her Will was last updated on January 1961 – a month before she entered the Payne Whitney Hospital on the advice of Marianne Kris.

79. At the time of it’s release, The Misfits (1961) turned out to be the most expensive black and white movie ever made, costing a budget of $4 million dollars.

80. The Premiere of The Seven Year Itch was held on her 29th Birthday, on June 1st 1955, she attended with ex Husband, Joe Dimaggio.

81. Laid to rest at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery on August 8th 1962 at 1:00 PM, with friend and mentor Lee Strasberg delivering the Eulogy.

82. Although so often associated with diamonds, actually wasn’t that fond of jewellery stating, “People always ask me if I believe diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Frankly, I don’t.”

83. Spent her 36th Birthday filming Something’s Got To Give (1962) and then attending a Charity Event for muscular dystrophy at the Chavez Ravin Dodger Stadium, which also happened to be her last public appearance.

84. Whilst recovering in hospital from an appendectomy in April 1952, Marilyn asked long time Makeup Artist and friend, Allan “Whitey” Snyder to do her makeup, should she pass before him. She gave him a gold money clip with the inscription, “Whitey Dear, while I’m still warm, Marilyn” and he did fulfill this promise to her.

85. Converted to Judaism for third husband, Arthur Miller on July 1st 1956.

86. Despite appearing in 30 films, she only actually dies in one, that being her breakout movie, Niagara (1953) where her character Rose Loomis, is strangled by her Husband George, played by Joseph Cotten.

87. Moved to New York City in 1955 and attended The Actors Studio, after breaking her Film Contract with 20th Century Fox. This was for a number of reasons, mainly years of low pay, unsatisfactory scripts and lack of creative control. A new contract would finally be reinstated on December 31st.

88. Repurchased a white Baby Grand Piano that her mother, Gladys, owned during their time living together in 1933. After Marilyn passed it would then be sold at the Christies Auction of her Estate in 1999 to none other than, Mariah Carey for $632,500.

89. Wore long hair pieces in River of No Return (1954) and a medium length wig in The Misfits (1961). The first I can only assume was due to the time period and setting of a Western and the second was due to the bleach damage her hair had suffered. After the filming in 1960, she wore the wig a couple of times in public events and then reverted back to her normal hair.

90. Like all students, it was tradition to perform in front of each other in The Actors Studio and on February 17th 1955, Marilyn acted out a scene from “Anna Christie” with Maureen Stapleton. Although it was an unwritten rule that students were not meant to applaud one another, an eruption of cheers and clapping happened after Marilyn had finished.

“Everybody who saw that says that it was not only the best work Marilyn ever did, it was some of the best work ever seen at Studio, and certainly the best interpretation of Anna Christie anybody ever saw. She achieved real greatness in that scene.”

– Actor Ellen Burstyn, on recalling Marilyn’s performance.

91. Used the pseudonym, “Zelda Zonk“, when trying to remain incognito.

92. Marilyn’s mother, Gladys Baker, suffered from Paranoid Schizophrenia and after various stays in institutions, was declared insane on January 15th 1935, when Marilyn was just 8 years old. After 10 years she was released and managed to retain various cleaning jobs and had developed an intense interest in Christian Science. However, by 1951 she was back in various institutions and would stay in the Rockhaven Sanitarium until 1967. Even after death, Marilyn continued to cover her mother’s care payments and Gladys would go on to outlive her for 22 years.

93. Favourite photograph of herself was taken by Cecil Beaton on February 22nd 1956.

94. Last professional photos were taken by Bert Stern, famously known as “The Last Sitting” for Vogue Magazine on June 23rd, July 10th and 12th 1962. Allan Grant took the LIFE Magazine interview pictures in her home, on July 4th and 9th 1962. Whilst George Barris took his photos for Cosmopolitan Magazine, the previous weekend on the 29th and 30th of June, until July 1st 1962. ______________________________________________________________________________

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Keeping Track of Concerts

Facebook discontinued Notes, so I’m moving this here: Concerts I’ve attended: 1. 02/18/04: Story Of The Year/Hoobastank/POD/Linkin Park (Arco Arena, Sacramento) 2. 10/09/05: System Of A Down (Arco Arena, Sacramento) 3. 07/22/06: The Subways/Head Automatica/Angels And Airwaves/Taking Back Sunday (Arco Arena, Sacramento) 4. 12/05/06: Cobra Starship/Jack's Mannequin/Panic! At The Disco (HP Pavillion, San Jose) (The entirety of A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out was played) 5. 02/23/07: The Used (Arco Arena, Sacramento) 6. 04/18/07: The Shins (Warfield Theatre, SF) 7. 06/14/07: The Fratellis (Fillmore, SF) (The entirety of Costello Music was played) 8. 10/03/07: Jimmy Eat World (Freeborn Hall, Davis) 9. 11/30/07: Metro Station/Anberlin/Mae/Motion City Soundtrack (Warfield Theatre, SF) 10. 02/12/08: The Cab/We The Kings/Metro Station/Cobra Starship (Boardwalk, Orangevale) 11. 04/09/08: Dear And The Headlights/Paramore/Jimmy Eat World (Sacramento Memorial Auditorium) 12. 04/22/08: Death Cab For Cutie (Freeborn Hall, Davis) 13. 06/18/08: The Fratellis (Fillmore, SF. Also, this concert was filmed) 14. 08/16/08: Warped Tour (Sleep Train, Wheatland) 15. 09/17/08: Electric Touch/Airborne Toxic Event/The Fratellis (Regency Ballroom, SF) 16. 10/28/08: Forever The Sickest Kids/Cobra Starship (Empire, Sacramento) 17. 01/02/09: Streetlight Manifesto/Reel Big Fish (Fillmore, SF) 18. 04/01/09: The Used (Senator Theatre, Chico) 19: 04/02/09: 3OH!3 (Senator Theatre, Chico) 20: 04/08/09: All Time Low/Cobra Starship/Fall Out Boy (Sacramento Memorial Auditorium) 21: 07/31/09: The Offspring (Warfield Theatre, SF) 22: 09/12/09: Taking Back Sunday/Weezer/Blink 182 (Sleep Train, Wheatland) 23: 01/31/10: Four Year Strong (Bottom Of The Hill, SF) 24: 02/16/10: The Swellers/This Providence/Set Your Goals/Motion City Soundtrack (Regency Ballroom, SF) 25: 08/03/10: Against Me!/Silversun Pickups (Fox Theatre, Oakland) 26: 08/24/10: Something Corporate (Warfield Theatre, SF) 27. 09/30/10: Jimmy Eat World (Warfield Theatre, SF) 28. 10/17/10: Say Anything/Motion City Soundtrack (Regency Ballroom, SF) 29. 01/21/11: Guster (Fillmore, SF) 30. 04/10/11: Four Year Strong (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 31. 06/21/11: Taking Back Sunday (Knitting Factory, Reno) 32. 07/08/11: Salt-n-Pepa (King's Fair, Hanford) 33. 07/29/11: A Perfect Circle (Sacramento Memorial Auditorium) 34. 08/11/11: Warped Tour (Sleep Train, Wheatland) 35. 08/24-25/11: Motion City Soundtrack (Fillmore, SF) (First 4 albums over 2 nights) 36. 09/09/11: Brand New (Senator Theatre, Chico) 37. 09/26/11: Jimmy Eat World (Fillmore, SF) (The entirety of Bleed American was played) 38. 10/09/11: Panic! At The Disco (Knitting Factory, Reno) 39. 10/28/11: Manchester Orchestra (Regency Ballroom, SF) 40. 11/16/11: Set Your Goals/The Wonder Years/New Found Glory (Regency Ballroom, SF) 41. 12/15/11: The Story So Far/Set Your Goals (Red House, Walnut Creek) 42. 12/17/11: Streetlight Manifesto/Reel Big Fish (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 43. 04/22/12: The Audition/Eve 6 (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 44. 05/01/12: Silversun Pickups (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 45. 06/16/12: The Front Bottoms/Motion City Soundtrack (Slims, SF) 46. 10/23/12: Motion City Soundtrack (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 47. 11/24/12: The Story So Far/New Found Glory (Slims, SF) (The entirety of Sticks And Stones was played) 48. 07/23/13: Joyce Manor (Luigi's Fungarden, Sacramento) 49. 10/09/13: Blues Traveler (Veterans Hall, Grass Valley) 50. 11/07/13: The Fratellis (Rickshaw Stop, SF) 51. 05/02/14: Manchester Orchestra (Fillmore, SF) 52. 10/03/14: Jimmy Eat World (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) (The entirety of Futures was played) 53. 08/15/15: Cake (Gibson Ranch County Park, Sacramento) 54. 11/02/15: The Wonder Years/Motion City Soundtrack (Regency Ballroom, SF) 55. 12/11/15: CHVRCHES/Silversun Pickups/Death Cab For Cutie/Weezer (Oracle Arena, Oakland) 56. 05/05/16: Microwave/The Spill Canvas/Motion City Soundtrack (Roseland Theater, Portland) 57. 05/08/16: Microwave/The Spill Canvas/Motion City Soundtrack (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 58. 07/28/16: Modest Mouse/Brand New (Greek Theater, Berkeley) 59. 07/29/16: The National (Greek Theater, Berkeley) 60. 09/13/16: Prophets Of Rage (Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View) 61. 03/16/17: A Wilhelm Scream (Bottom Of The Hill, SF) 62. 04/09/17: Mayday Parade (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) (The entirety of A Lesson In Romantics was played) 63. 06/07/17: Tiger’s Jaw (Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento) 64. 07/16/17: Reel Big Fish (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 65. 07/23/17: Silversun Pickups/Third Eye Blind (Greek Theater, Berkeley) (The entirety of Third Eye Blind was played) 66. 08/01/17: Taking Back Sunday (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 67. 08/18/17: The Decemberists (Mondavi Center, Davis) 68. 09/16/17: Tiger’s Jaw/Manchester Orchestra (Regency Ballroom, SF) 69. 09/26/17: Ben Folds (Crest Theatre, Sacramento) 70. 09/27/17: Four Year Strong (Cornerstone, Berkeley) (The entirety of Rise Or Die trying was played) 71. 10/15/17: Less Than Jake/Goldfinger/Flogging Molly/NOFX (Papa Murphy’s Park, Sacramento) 72. 04/16/18: Dashboard Confessional (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 73. 04/27/18: Sum 41 (Warfield Theatre, SF) (The entirety of Does This Look Infected? was played) 74. 05/18/18: Andrew McMahon (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 75. 08/07/18: Sleigh Bells/Pixies/Weezer (Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View) 76. 08/21/18: David Byrne (Community Center Theatre, Sacramento) 77. 08/28/18: The Smashing Pumpkins (Golden 1 Center, Sacramento) 78. 09/24/18: Punchline/The Spill Canvas (Holy Diver, Sacramento) 79. 10/02/18: Great Grandpa/The Front Bottoms (Lagunitas Amphitheater, Petaluma) 80. 12/06/18: Justin Courtney Pierre (Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento) (The entirety of In The Drink was played) 81. 12/08/18: Mike Shinoda/CHVRCHES/Death Cab For Cutie (SAP Center, San Jose) 82: 01/13/19: Mest/Reel Big Fish (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 83: 02/24/19: Direct Hit!/Smoking Popes (Holy Diver, Sacramento) 84. 04/16-17/19: The Maine/Taking Back Sunday (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) (First 3 albums over 2 nights) 85. 04/19/19: CHVRCHES (Greek Theater, Berkeley) 86. 06/15/19: Jimmy Eat World/Third Eye Blind (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF) 87. 06/16/19: Jimmy Eat World (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 88: 06/18/19: Anberlin (Ace Of Spades, Sacramento) 89. 06/22/19: PUP (Fillmore, SF) 90. 09/08/19: The National (Santa Fe Opera) 91. 09/14/19: Spin Doctors/Smash Mouth (Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque) 92. 01/27/20: Motion City Soundtrack (Roseland Theater, Portland) 93. 02/21/20: The Used (Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque) 94. 02/26/20: PUP (Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque) 95. 08/16/21: The Mountain Goats (Meow Wolf, Santa Fe) 96. 11/19/21: Alkaline Trio/Bad Religion (Fillmore, Denver) 97. 02/15/22: Meet Me @ The Altar/Hot Mulligan/Knuckle Puck (Gothic Theatre, Englewood) 98. 02/16/22: Origami Angel/Spanish Love Songs/The Wonder Years (Ogden Theatre, Denver) (The entirety of The Upsides and Suburbia were played) 99. 04/16/22: PUP (The Van Buren, Phoenix) 100. 06/18/22: Thrice/Bayside (Ogden Theatre, Denver) 101. 07/18/22: Michael Cera Palin (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 102. 07/26/22: Four Year Strong/New Found Glory (Fillmore, Denver) (The entirety of Sticks And Stones was played) 103. 08/04/22: The Shins (Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque) (The entirety of Oh, Inverted World was played) 104. 09/12/22: Lucy Dacus/The National (Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison) 105. 09/24/22: CHVRCHES (Marquee Theatre, Tempe) 106. 10/04/22: Manchester Orchestra (Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque) 107. 10/12/22: The Front Bottoms (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 108. 10/13/22: Meet Me @ The Altar/MUNA (The Bridge, Santa Fe) 109. 11/05/22: Pool Kids/Origami Angel (Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix) 110. 12/03/22: The Menzingers (Washingtons, Fort Collins) (The entirety of On The Impossible Past was played) 111. 03/13/23: Sidney Gish/The Beths (Meow Wolf, Santa Fe) 112. 04/11/23: Third Eye Blind (Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque) 113. 04/20/23: Russian Girlfriends/Broadway Calls/Teenage Bottlerocket (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 114. 05/10/23: Sweet Pill/Pinkshift/Origami Angel (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 115. 06/13/23: Arm’s Length/Heart Attack Man (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 116. 07/25/23: Manchester Orchestra/Jimmy Eat World (Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison) 117. 07/30/23: Ben Quad/Cliffdiver/Hot Mulligan (Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque) 118. 08/11/23: The Beths/The National (Mission Ballroom, Denver) 119. 08/17/23: Devon Kay & The Solutions/The Toasters (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 120. 09/10/23: Joyce Manor (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 121. 09/22/23: Sweet Pill/Anxious/The Wonder Years (Marquee Theatre, Tempe) (The entirety of The Greatest Generation was played) 122. 10/08/23: The Get Up Kids/New Found Glory (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 123. 10/13/23: The Beths/Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service (Hollywood Bowl, LA) (The entirety of Transatlanticism and Give Up were played) 124. 10/24/23: No Manners/Fred Mascherino (Tractor Brewing Company Wells Park, Albuquerque) 125. 10/25/23: The Front Bottoms (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 126. 11/08/23: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 127. 02/28/24: Devon Kay & The Solutions/Jer (Launchpad, Albuquerque) 128. 04/03/24: Michael Cera Palin (Ren’s Den, Albuquerque) 129. 04/06/24: Saturdays At Your Place/Ben Quad/Carly Cosgrove/Arm’s Length (Valley Bar, Phoenix) 130. 04/27/24: Armor For Sleep/Finch/Bayside (Fillmore, Denver) 131. 06/05/24: Joyce Manor (The Historic El Rey Theater, Albuquerque) 132. 07/09/24: Four Year Strong/The Story So Far/A Day To Remember (Rio Rancho Events Center, Rio Rancho) 133. 07/22/24: The Decemberists (The Bridge, Santa Fe) 134. 09/22/24: Future Islands (The Bridge, Santa Fe) 135. 09/27/24: Something Corporate (Mission Ballroom, Denver) 136. 09/28/24: The National (Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver) 137. 10/19/24: When We Were Young (Las Vegas Festival Grounds, Las Vegas)

ENTIRE ALBUMS SEEN LIVE:

Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (only album released at the time) The Fratellis - Costello Music (only album released at the time) Motion City Soundtrack - I Am The Movie Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American Jimmy Eat World - Futures New Found Glory - Sticks And Stones x2 Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind Four Year Strong - Rise Or Die Trying Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected? Justin Courtney Pierre - In The Drink (only album released at the time) Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends x2 Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now The Wonder Years - The Upsides The Wonder Years - Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation The Shins - Oh, Inverted World The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism The Postal Service - Give Up

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Fugazi, Brixton Academy, London, England 5/09/92 (FLS #0438)

This 1992 show at the famed 4000+ cap Brixton Academy in London, United Kingdom, as well as the Hollywood Palladium gigs kicking off the 1992 Fugazi tour itinerary, are quite remarkable since these events played out in front of thousands of people, while most of the 1992 Fugazi concerts can be traced back to much smaller clubs and venues.

And yet the band stepped up to the plate again and again, delivering truly powerful and memorable performances.

Even though there is not really much going on in terms of banter or interaction between the band and their audience at the Brixton Academy, make no mistake about it. The performance itself is a freight train, and has the band firing on all cylinders.

Fortunately, the recording vividly captures the experience, sounding truly wonderful, textured, rich in detail and well balanced (marginal cuts are noticeable in between songs where the individual tracks have been pieced together, but all in all these are hardly worth mentioning).

Actually, as has been the case on at least one other occasion I have come across, this show has been recorded by the late John Loder, a close friend of the band, sound engineer, record producer, founder of Southern Studios in London and longtime collaborator of Dischord Records, overseeing the manufacturing and distribution of many Discord releases, as well as recording a number of Dischord releases including Fugazi's Margin Walker EP in 1988 (for another interesting article offering a bit of insight into the life, work and legacy of Mr. Loder, go here).

There are plenty of highlights, but Glueman is really phenomenal, and just might rival the stellar 1993 live rendering at the Roseland Ballroom in terms of sheer intensity. And what is really cool about this version at the Brixton Academy is that Guy appears to engage in some more song referencing, ad-libbing through the bridge of the song, upping the ante until the breakdown comes crashing and the mic literally hits the floor.

To conclude, it can be mentioned that the recording presents 20 live tracks, taken off of Steady Diet of Nothing (5), Repeater (4), 3 Songs seven-inch (2), Margin Walker EP (2) and 7 Songs debut EP (3), as well as 4 songs off the In on the Kill Taker album which would not see its release until mid-1993 (even though Last Chance for a Slow Dance had been played since 1991, it is interesting to note some subtle word changes here).

Highly recommended.

The set list:

1. Intro 2. Joe #1 3. Styrofoam 4. Turnover 5. Reclamation 6. Latin Roots 7. Instrument 8. Interlude 1 9. Rend It 10. Great Cop 11. Interlude 2 12. Waiting Room 13. Margin Walker 14. Suggestion 15. Break-In 16. Interlude 3 17. Last Chance for a Slow Dance 18. Long Division 19. Runaway Return 20. Repeater 21. Encore 1 22. Blueprint 23. Stacks 24. Glueman 25. Encore 2 26. Promises 27. Outro

#FLS1992 #fugazi #fugazi live series #dischord #london #united kingdom #brixton academy #john loder #highlight

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professionalpaintingservice · 3 years

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Midnight Express

Andrew Perry / Select 01.1993

the nocturnal noise-fest that is the Rollercoaster tour rattles into New York. In the front car, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Curve, and Spiritualized... --On the door, it says "Curve--this one's yours." In the four-star dressing room deep in the bowels of New York City's Roseland Ballroom, the five members of the group are draped around with varying degrees of knackeredness, but a shared, if glazed, look of contentment. Surely they're not enjoying life on the road? Maybe it's because, after two long days without, the band's grass consignment has just come in, and boy, it's a whopper. Only enough to see The Orb through a soundcheck maybe, but to most earthlings, they've got a stash the size of Central Park. Each of them is either skinning up, toking or too stoned to do either. And they only started when they came offstage ten minutes ago. Those Hollywood-style bulbs around the mirror are shining much brighter now. "This is the best tour of my life," gushes Toni Halliday from her pew on the floor, as Dean Garcia looks on from the sofa, quiet and alert. "I mean, the Spiritualized LP is my favourite album of the year, and the Mary Chain are my all-time favourite band. It's perfect. I don't want it to end. We're in tour heaven, basically." But what about the technical hitches, the hangovers, the long drives, the hotel reservations that don't exist, the irregular eating and sleeping patterns, the paranoia, the horror, the soul fear? Something must have gone wrong... Oh, there's a weird guy at the door sporting the sort of rough, fashion-free haircut given to hippies on their first day in Vietnam--the degradation crop. But he looks more than happy as well, showing his teeth in a fixed, almost piss-takingly broad smile. Images from Tom & Jerry spring to mind--Tom just before his shattered teeth tinkle to the floor. "Alright?" someone asks. "What are you doing?" "Just been talking to Jim." He pauses. "Jim The Grin." Hearty giggles all round. Jim Reid maybe? "Yeah, Jim The Grin," he continues poetically, "we should put him in the bin." Hysteria. Tears of merriment. But hang on. That t-shirt's familiar. It's grey like the guy's been wearing it for four years, and the big, black letters on it say 'DRUGS NOT JOBS'. It's Jason Pierce of Spiritualized. He's supposed to be a Black Belt in unremitting miserabilism, so what the hell's he got to smile about? This mustbe tour heaven. Welcome aboard Rollercoaster USA. It could be less hairy than expected. Last time around, you'll recall, when Jim and William Reid arranged Rollercoaster Mk1 for the UK last spring, things weren't quite so rosy. The bands didn't know each other too well, and only the Mary Chain had a fixed position on the bill--at the top, with an enviable light show behind them. The other three acts were switched around every night, the first going on at a vibe-unfriendly 7pm. Nobody wanted to follow My Bloody Valentine's nightmare monochord climax, Blur had to deal with being seen as the joker in the packs, and Dinosaur Jr... Well, they probably didn't get it together to cause much hassle, but what started out with the best, four-way, VFM, brain-blowing intentions seemed to result in tension, confusion and (rumour has it) financial loss. Perhaps shrewder, more realistic planning went into the Stateside venture. The running order doesn't change--Spiritualized at eight, Curve at nine, then the Mary Chain--and that's fine by all concerned. As well as Toni Halliday's seal of approval, Spiritualized boast Jim Reid as one their biggest fans. They just failed to make it off the shortlist on to Rollercoaster UK. Curve and the Mary Chain, meanwhile, go back a long way with their shared production assistant, Alan Moulder, who lives with Toni. "It's so cool," Halliday enthuses, "everybody's just doing their thing, going on and playing. There's no egos or bickering at all. Nobody gives a fuck, really." When the doors open at 7:30, mind, it's not looking so cool. There isn't a queue. The huge, absurdly tanned doorman sings the words "Honey's Dead" with mocking atonality. Presumably this means he doesn't approve of musicians who dress in black and have no muscles. You'd think even Jason and his laissez-faire troupe might take umbrage at hitting the stage in the 3,200 capacity all-standing Roseland to a crowd of precisely five people. It's said, too, that when they've seen ad-posters for the tour, the band have often had to add their name in with marker pens. And they've all had the 'flu. New York's lowlife must've had trouble dragging themselves away from the daily hour of Roseanne on Fox 4 between six and seven. They gradually crawl from the woodwork during Spiritualized's 40 minutes, which acts as a low-key overture to their evening--an understated role for a set that's relaxed but relentlessly ambitious. With a six-strong line-up that includes sax-player Will Gregory, Pierce's arrangements are complex and irrepressibly lavish for a beery nocturnal noise-fest. They begin with a new gem, featuring Sean Cook on the bluest harmonica in North America, and soon pump out the fluctuating aural dazzle of 'Medication', 'Angel Sigh' and a cracking version of Spacemen 3's 'Walkin' with Jesus'. Still, it's clouded--and we aren't talking little fluffy ones here--by the fact that they don't have time to kill between numbers to get things right. When Jason straps on a fresh axe for the finale, his amp instantly packs up. Exit Spiritualized, tangibly pissed-off. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' by The Beach Boys comes over the PA. Even with three bands who are mates instead of four who aren't, and without the chaos of a rotating bill, Rollercoaster's US sibling is proving a bit of problem child. "It's a waste of time comparing the two tours," claims Jim Reid after the show. "This one shouldn't have been called Rollercoaster, it was a misunderstanding." "We didn't want Rollercoaster to become like Lollapalooza--every fuckin' year," adds brother William, heaving a sigh that'd fill a petrol tank. "No thank you. We don't want it to become an international institution. This is just a bunch of bands touring together--that's the way I see it. If we'd called it Shindig, it'd still be the same." The Mary Chain, notoriously road-shy but permanently touring since February, had a pretty bad time on this summer's Lollapalooza. They had little say in the travelling festival's wider aims and had to perform among macho, MTV-hungry stagers like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and the Chili Peppers--in daylight. Perhaps their idyll has taken a bit of a kicking in '92, but they're clearly trying to offer a better class of tour here, with a crap-support exclusion policy and good music in between (from The Pastels and Pixies to The Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart). Surely they're after a sense of event? "Aye, most gigs are too boring," Jim agrees, warming with anger. "People don't give it any consideration. The band come off, the lights go up and everybody's standing around with pints of beer. Anything to get away from that. We thought of keeping the house lights down, putting coloured strobes in the audience and cranking up the music like it's a club or something." "Did we do that tonight?" William asks. Jim: "No, I was just saying..." William: "No, but you remember we told them..." Jim: "Pfff..." William: "We give people these elaborate instructions, and they ignore them and do what the fuck they want anyway." You wouldn't guess it, but Curve's tour hasn't been blemish-free. Last night Lawrence Taylor, their ligthing man, heard his wife was seriously ill and had to fly home. Without him, their illumination is in some disarray--mid-way through, they're playing under the glare of two hand-held torches. It's rather effective, because as a live combo they're in outrageously fine fettle, blasting off with 'Doppleganger' and 'Die Like A Dog', cooling down on mellower stuff like 'Sandpit' and slamming to the end with 'Coast Is Clear', 'Fait Accompli' and 'Ten Little Girls'. Often regaled as callous and calculated, they have a warm presence that's reciprocated by a now extensive moshpit which incorporates every race, age and sexual denomination. At one point, a ten-year-old black girl surfs overhead. Great, well-received shows like this probably explain best why these bands are so into Rollercoaster USA. Later, the brothers Reid will have to admit, however grudgingly, that they're in shit-hot form too. In England, they have that ancient reputation for riots and shambolic behaviour to live up to, but as anyone who saw their early gigs will testify, they were (very exciting) rubbish in those days. Their streamlined barrage of abandoned riff trash and bloody noise owes its roots to junkpile Americana, so the Yanks are far readier to tip their hat in appreciation. Though Jim has to get quietly plastered every night of the tour, to forget the organisational horrors and erode his stage fright, the Reids swagger with regal arrogance--and when they do 'Gimme Hell' and Bo Diddley's 'Who Do You Love' they're like Louis XIV and Frederick The Great. Blasphemous, evil kings. With a white-noise flurry of televisual litter flickering on the screen behind him, William desecrates the final 'Kill Surf City' with feedback atrocities, and does the same to the unbelievable encore, 'Reverence'. What'll happen when they do all this down South, down in redneck Texas? Jim may get his death wish. Maybe they'll all die in the USA. And so the Rollercoaster roars on to Washington DC, but not before calling in at The Mission, a gothy East Village bar. All three bands continue to knock it back copiously in pals-only surroundings. Toni's especially happy when the Banshees' 'Helter Skelter' gets an airing. Somewhere along the line, she also loses her purse. Curve and the Mary Chain convene in their hotel foyer the next morning--OK, call it 5pm. There are plenty of sorry, whiskey-wounded faces. Not Toni's. "I shouldn't feel like this," she beams from behind circular mirror shades. "We've lost Lawrence, I've lost all my money, cards and everything, but I'm loving every minute of it. We just wanna do a tour as good as this at home."

#interview

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