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Hows this one, we entered the bob and turned up to the bar a couple of hours early for dinner with about ten of our mates. When Mr Featherstone turned up and started charging at the door, he saw our band and our friends where already inside waiting for the comp to start. He then proceeded to come up to us and tell us all our friends had to pay him if they were there to see the bands. When we refused to tell our friends to go to him at the door and pay he came walking around demanding the door price form them, at which point they all paid him. Its was a truly disgusting and embarrassing experience. Then while we played, he and one of the other judges stood there snaring at us, by the end of our set I was really pissed off.

NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Been a long time eh?

Let me just respond to some of your ill reputed comments......

Submitted by tclak on Tue, 2004-08-03 15:28. //Drinking and smoking not a problem as long as you aren't a drunk on stage.

Yep, we don't need dumb asses who forget their leads while we're trying to be serious on stage....... If you don't understand that, then you sholdn't be playing live for money!
CF

Eh What?!
reply Submitted by Koe on Thu, 2004-08-05 00:18. //Drinking and smoking not a problem as long as you aren't a drunk on stage.

/Eh What?!

Refer to the top comment silly person!
CF

Come on it's not like you're ever drunk on stage. Vergining on comatose maybe..
reply Submitted by tclak on Thu, 2004-08-05 00:44. Whatever. The more I've had to drink, the better I play. It's a proven fact.
reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Mon, 2004-08-09 15:25. ok I'll cut them some slack for having a cool limericks page

How bout trying just once to play without being wasted and seeing what comes out? I bet you're more impressed with your sobriety then you are your drunkeness. Let me know once you've tried it..... Would be interested in your true thoughts after trying both.
CF

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reply Submitted by blink on Thu, 2004-08-05 00:56. i like the slogan "New Zealand's NEWEST Alternative rock band". Thats something to be proud of ;)

Thanks for the compliment, as musicians I think we're all looking for some way to get some exposure, even if it is some cheesy line to get some attention.
CF

reply Submitted by tclak on Thu, 2004-08-05 01:16. Wow. That photo really makes me wanna sign up.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. I only saw about 9 from you. I win!
CF

They wouldn't like me. I'm a goddamn no-good drunk.

I Might have liked you, yourself, but I don't particularily like the GD word at all.... Kinda pointless... would be like knowing your mothers name is alice and saying to you out of total disrespect, "They woldn't like me, I'm an Alice fucking messed up cunt faced drunk!" Not nice eh! And just a bit disrespectful of other peoples values.......
CF

reply Submitted by portia on Sun, 2004-08-08 21:34. tsk tsk so easy to be mean isn't it boys?

It would seem your correct..... Dont worry,, they're all in my prayers....

reply Submitted by lena o on Sun, 2004-08-08 23:08. it is- & being faced by such a bunch of hopeless christianassed losers makes it easier still

So my being a lover of a God you don't want to belive in, makes me a Chrisitian-assed loser... Wow....! I can't wait for you to wise up and see the light..... And BTW the rest of the band... don't believe the way I do.... So if you'd like to chastise the Christian.. make it all against me.. I can handle your torment....... you don't scare me at all!

reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Sun, 2004-08-08 23:49. From what has come back down the grapevine to me I'm not so certain they are that christian Lena though I agree they certainly look it. Just for the record I personally was trying to offer them advice. Maybe I'm wrong bout this but everything about them yells covers band. The last thing I want to do is attack someone for being too old, in the wrong scene etc... At some point we're all going to be 40ish or dead and why shouldn't a basnd of christianised looking middle aged people have the same rights to gig as twenty somethings, 30 somethings... whatever. Irrespective of what anyone has said keep on playing LFO.

Didn't your momma teash you not to judge a book by it's cover???? Looks can be deceiving especially when you have no idea who you are looking at and it's across the world wide web...... And please do tell me what advice you were offering? Do you have some special secret none of the rest of us have about how to make it in this industry? Are you now the Kid Rock of New Zealand and I somehow missed hearing about it? It's good that you wouldn't attack people for being too old... Old is in the eye of the beholding old person.. The rolling Stones are still around and I'd think are olde than all of us, but they still pull a crowd who pays in excess of 160 a ticket to see them in NZ, so age has nothing to do with talent... And I thank you for telling us to keep o playing.. We are and we are now ELEPHO. Same pronounciation, different spelling... Better band all around....Google us.

However Connery, if you read this I have heard through the grapevine, from three different sources, that you were drunk as a lord at both your five for five and at the WBOB which, if true, makes your ad hypocritical.

Well see you heard from your three sources WRONG.. We didn't get 5 for 5.. we got 2 for 1, and I was sober as could be. The line up for the band you were speaking of only had one regular drinker in it... and it wasn't me.... I did have two beers prioir to getting on stage but at 80kgs that was hardly enough to make me wasted.....

I have also heard rumours that you came here cause you originally thought NZ would be a backwater with no good local bands thus easeir to break into the market. Personally I find that presupposition offensive as hell if true.

I came to NZ because I married a man from here and I hated the USA. Long story and none of anyone business why I felt that way... still the truth....

If not please disregard.

I have!

The third thing I've heard is that you were bagging Andrew Featherstone's five for fives. Some bands love and some bands hate them but they do serve a purpose, allowing bands to gig, getting exposure and experience. They have been gigs for many now well known local bands, that I would dare say they were glad to have at the time. If you think you can do better then step up to bat and organize your own. My prediction is that you will run into the same difficulties that Andrew, Lou and the intergalactic team run into (public apathy towards live gigs and nights out at the local in general, a lot of time taken up in organizing publicity, ensuring someone is going to be on the door, running the PA, making sure the bar is still happy, running around after reprobate musos who haven't yet got back to you, contracts, tickets, the occasional sudden cancellation etc) and that you are less equipped to deal with above problems.
reply Submitted by lena o on Mon, 2004-08-09 00:23. yeh- oz is just crawling with brilliant bands ¿huh?- like- er- um- inxs- &- er--- the angels
reply Submitted by davewc on Mon, 2004-08-09 05:17. no christian band would have this link two clicks from their website

I don't like Featherstone. I don't like his business sense, I don't like his choice of judges telling people the reason they didn't make the next round was because they wore the wrong clothes when that had nothing to do with hwat they were judging on and I find his competitions poorly trun, and I've taken your advice and run my own business for years now. My contests are run on TALENT not anything else and I have earned respect throughtout the industry with my partner in music buesiness. Feathrstone had/has his own agenda and it doesn't match what he portrays as his rules for the contests and he's lost my respect both as a business person and a musician for it.
CF

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reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Mon, 2004-08-09 19:10. AC/DC are a good Aussie band, screaming jets weren't too bad, baby animals were ok, deisel wrote one or two nice songs... but still I think NZ has the edge on bands at the moment.

I wouldn't disagree with you there...
CF

reply Submitted by lena o on Mon, 2004-08-09 22:51. i take it youre jokinbout the rest- so- we got ac/dc- the birthday party- the saints- thats a pretty meagre handful compared to nz- considering diff in popn
reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Mon, 2004-08-09 23:30. kinda half serious half joking I guess. Just bands that come to mind when I think oz rock/ pop rock that doesn't make me wanna hurl. AC/DC are gods though
reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Thu, 2004-08-05 17:45. It would be easy to add something nasty but I think I'll try for something constructive. LFO, is this the same LFO who were playing at the WBOB a few weeks back? The same band who expects to make money from playing originals (something many high profile originals bands in NZ can't do- at least not enough to stop working day jobs) yet have a set list mostly of covers?
I really don't mean to be nasty but maybe you should look at packaging yourselves as a covers band. At the moment your ad conveys an identity crisis that would make you very hard to market and an unmarketable band is going to find it hard getting good people. also why put things in the ad about booze and drugs? You can work that out at the audition while not putting peoples backs up.Personally I would rather have in an ad "no assholes required" if I was looking to be a moral yardstick for other bands to be measured against.
Just my opinion. Take it or leave it.

So you'd rather waste 4 peoples time and money renting out a studio to find out the guy or gal who shows up is a waste case and doesn;t gel with you? Really. Maybe you're rich, but we're mere musicians who can barely afford to rehearse.....
CF

reply Submitted by Prozaco on Mon, 2004-08-09 02:20. scariest. photo. ever.
reply Submitted by schmoove on Mon, 2004-08-09 19:42. bwahahahahahahahahahghahahahahah
reply Submitted by ConneryFaire on Mon, 2004-08-09 23:49. The ad was placed with the intent to gain a good guitariist for our band. I am however interested, since I know virtually no one in New Zealand, and rarely tell anyone but my family how I really feel, how you all "Think" you know so much about me and what I think about whom. And no this band is not a Christian band. I AM THE CHRISTIAN! which should have no bearing on my musical talent or abilities.
reply Submitted by Madeleine on Tue, 2004-08-10 00:19. dunno, no personal calls except the photos make you look like christians. They do too. ishtar's said he's only speaking hearsay; pretty constructive too. So...is he right or does he just "Think" he is? This is your chance to set the record straight.

Here's your record. I AM A CHRISTIAN... Either deal with it or get over it but it won't go away t make you happy!
CF
reply Submitted by Hun on Tue, 2004-08-10 01:56. don't take it personally connery - you've gotta keep in mind that 90% of us on this forum are sad arse elitists who genuinely believe we are gods gift to new zealand music (well, all music actually). We see this forum as the online venue for our enlightening comments, & love to pour scorn & ridicule on those lesser than us.

Who made you a Gd who gets to choose what;s lower than you? You? PUUULEASE!
CF

So, unless you look like the mint chicks, sound like shihad (killjoy era no less), have the credibility of shayne carter, and quote early flying nun as a major influence... you're probably not gonna find the love, just a bit of piss taking at your slightly naff photo.

And I guess you're a mint chicked Shihadden. Shayne Carter yourselves then? And you're making how much in the industry? Pennies... they don't even have those in NZ anymore....
CF

reply Submitted by lena o on Tue, 2004-08-10 02:10. if so then youre certainly not in the 90- thats 0 out of 4 there
reply Submitted by ConneryFaire on Tue, 2004-08-10 02:56. Hi guys - Gals and fellow winos !
This is Mark from Last Flight Out. Just thought I'd clear up a couple of things here. Firstly, nope, we aren't a christian band - we perform both originals and covers although my laptop bit the dust and I haven't been able to update the website lately. As for Connery Faire being blind drunk on our last to gigs, nope that's not true either. Anyway, nice to meet you all.....I don't normally get on these chat boards but thought I'd clear up a few points so we can all be nice and...well at least polite..waddaya reckon
reply Submitted by simon_ishtar on Wed, 2004-08-11 15:39. Hey Mark. For my part I'm willing to step out of this. No-one wants bad feeling when, as you can now see, it is a very small community out there where news does spread very fast. However it is for this reason that I thought I'd put this final post in on this topic. After my first post to your ad, in which I was in my own pompous and arrogant way offering your band some advice I had two txt messages and a phone call from friends who had seen the posting and had very similar stories to tell. One person in particular, who has my deepest respect and I've known virtually all my adult life, had a lot more to say about Connie but I'm not opening that little pandora's box. I'm not going to rebutt your claims but I'm also concerned that my silence could be seen as a sign that I had made up the previous claim. I'm going to agree to disagree with you and, for my part, leave it there. Good luck in your search for a guitarist.

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reply Submitted by sonofsam on Tue, 2004-08-17 23:14. From Christain Web site in USA

Biography of Connery Faire
The name Connery Faire was created in late 1997, and is a derivative of the lead vocalist Conni Whitley's real name, thus meaning Conni Whitley is Connery Faire.
Connery Faire's band currently consist of Vocalist, Music Arranger, & Lyricist, Conni Whitley, Drums, Billy Frazier and Bass, Drums, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, and Producer David Mikeal.
Connery Faire's Minor Goal: To be signed by a Major Label, and begin touring.
Connery Faire's Major Goal: To make enough money in the industry so that she may serve God, and our fellow human race by creating homeless shelters, battered women's shelters, and society re-entry homes for people released from prison.
Conni Whitley has worked hard for her career in music. She was a first chair flautist in Jr. High School. At Age sixteen, she became serious about being a vocalist and began private lessons to learn more about how to let her feelings show while using her voice. She eventually stopped the lessons when she felt it was altering what she wanted to represent herself as, as a vocalist. She began writing her own lyrics when she was eighteen. Her intentions were to become a rock and roll star, and to save the world in the process. It was not until 1996 that a break came for her. She became a Karaoke Hostess, and then went on to form her own business as a Karaoke Hostess called Connery Faire Karaoke. In 1999, she gave up her business to begin working full time on her own recording project.
Conni gained a closer relationship with God. She felt the need to musically spread the message of his love and word. Her approach is unique in its absence of blatant Christian proselytizing. Conni's approach utilizes the sharing of common life problems, feelings, and emotions. Her arrangements present the opportunity to just enjoy the music, or take it a step further by trying what works for her.
Conni Whitley currently performs her new songs every Sunday morning for her church congregation at Reconciliation Christian Center, who supports her professional goals as a Christian singer and songwriter. Her Reverend, Reginald Edwards is especially helpful, not only as a spiritual advisor but also additionally in providing pragmatic assistance in launching her professional career in the local media.
Conni Whitley, serves not only as a performer for her church, but also as the Music Director, and Office Secretary.
Connery Faire is currently being played in the Independent Glory section at discjockey.com, on WJSE The Rock Alternative 102.7's morning show in New Jersey, and on the Praise The Power show on La Mega 88.7 in Orlando. (A bi-lingual radio station)
For more information or to purchase a cd, please visit this site: www.mp3.com/conneryfaire
A review of Connery Faire's music can be read at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Auditorium/9022/connery.htm

So by being associated with me it makes the whole band christians.. I sure which that were true.. I'd have a hell of alot less work to do tryingt o change them...... He who feels he is not a sinner please throw the first stone!
CF

Not Christians?
reply Submitted by schmoove on Tue, 2004-08-10 15:38. I AM THE MONSTER!!!

( and I would've gotten away with it too if it wasnt for you kids and that dog of yours)
reply Submitted by hildegard on Tue, 2004-08-10 21:03. thats a terrible set list...

you dont happen to play any slayer? /m/

dead skin mask?
angel of death?
south of heaven?
reply Submitted by gestaltswitc on Wed, 2004-08-11 07:46. Man, that dude has an excessive drum kit.
reply Submitted by Leonard on Mon, 2004-08-16 23:19. Drum Kit, I'm more concerned with the excessive stone wash super tapers. Kill me now.

It's not the size of your drum kit boys, but what you can so with it!
CF

I was the bar manager of the Reverb Room. I started 2 weeks before my 18th birthday (drinking age was 20) and on the first night went through the safety glass door in a pub fight. The bar was closed down by the cops and a bent pub manager after some arsehole skin head attacked a band in the street below as they were packing up. My favorite band was Blam Blam Blam (Tim was a great guy) and I remember the bar being so packed one weeend when Lip Service played that we were serving beer by the crate. I appologise to all the customers who were upset when I put the prices up during a nationwide 'price freeze' but I decided to make everything cost $1.00, the bar staff found it easier to count change that way!
I used to wonder what people got up too in the darkness between the bar and the stage, the cleaners were always complaining about all the used condoms... where Kiwi girls in the 80's that easy?

Superette are playing again sometime in March ...2010 perhaps with Pavement !!!!

Auckland

Хороший у вас сайт, однако. )) А почему движок выбрали именно Друпал?

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