SEPTEMBER 2002 ONLINE CHAT TRANSCRIPT
nicki asks: how long will the chat session last?
Moderator: we will go for an hour, assuming there are some questions.
You should have plenty of time to catch Monday Night Football!
Moderator: Any questions for Michael and George? We're counting down to 7 pm (eastern)!
Moderator: Nicki, you're from Iowa you said. We have two shows coming in Des Moines with Comedy dudes, CPR.
We might be coming back to Ames in February.
nicki asks: Does L&F plan on playing at the LYO national gathering in Atlanta, GA this coming summer just like they did in St. Louis?
Michael: yes we do!
Michael: I'm not sure we'll play the same songs, but we do hope to be there.
Michael: Nicki, where are you?
nicki asks: That's excellent.... I'm hoping to be able to chaperone a group this year.
Wendy asks: Would you guys ever ride backs around America again?
Michael: Hey wendy!
Michael: No, we don't have time to ride bikes right now
Michael: we have to use airplanes
Hiye asks: We know that George has been sick and I am just wondering- how the treatment has been going?
George: the treatment has been troublesome
George: but, it's nearly over
George: thanks for asking
markbogen asks: I don't understand the words to Elijah. Could you say something about that song?
Michael: It's a song about the prophet
George: elijah
George: "something about that song"
Michael: The idea is that we could use a little of that miracle exhibited by Elijah when God showed how God can create abundance out of even just a little
Michael: The woman said, "we only have a little oil and food left."
Michael: doesn't that sound familiar?
markbogen asks: That helps a bit.
Wendy asks: I have a cassette from when you all first started out. Is the music that I just ordered much different?
Michael: Yes, it is quite different
Michael: No, Something Different
Wendy asks: Thanks for that info
Wand Girls asks: Do you guys remember the magic wand girls?
George: from spectacular?
RNforJesus asks: Do you have another CD in the works?
Michael: Right now we are just releasing Something Different and it has kept us busy
Michael: We'll have a new CD in about a year!!
Wand Girls asks: Are you guys gonna come back to Graceland? (Spectacular area)
George: anytime we're invited
George: the live cd from spectacular has the "blue magic wand" song on it!
#1L&Ffan asks: Do you know if you will make it to AFFIRM next year?
Michael: Yes, we will be at AFFIRM. Wouldn't and couldn't miss it.
Julie asks: I'm from Affirm too!!
Michael: We are all from AFFIRM
nicki asks: where are you guys now?
Michael: Minneapolis
George: elijah
Michael: hengh
Julie asks: You guys always rock there
Michael: Thanks
George: but only there
Michael: sometimes we drive
markbogen asks: Have you been invited to ELCA National Youth Gathering in Atlanta?
Michael: Yes, we'll be there
George: yep
boyofspree asks: Do you guys have plans for a LAF message board where LAF fans and get together and chat?
Michael: This is it! The live chat
George: you're soaking in it
Michael: Ryan, thanks for handling questions at the other chat rooms for us
Michael: about the discography
George: good answers you gave
Wand Girls asks: What does stein auf mean?
Michael: Rock ON
George: stone on top of
Wand Girls asks: Stone on top of?
George: yes ma'am
George: it's a translation from german
George: but our german isn't very good
#1L&Ffan asks: are you going to do another live chat soon? this is pretty cool.
Michael: probably in December or so, check back at the site for information
Wand Girls asks: Slinkie?
Michael: who me or George?
George: i feel like we're playing password!
George: does wand girl want to elaborate?
RNforJesus asks: Michael - do you still have the signs from Fire Up this year? (that had people's names on them)
Michael: Of course
#1L&Ffan asks: George, you're from Toledo, correct?
George: born and raised
Michael: Born and Raised
George: ELSEWHERE
George: living there, though, yes.
#1L&Ffan asks: I was born there. Did you ever go to Dominic's? They closed... that was my favorite restaurant there
George: cool. i went to my first mud hens game last week
Wand Girls asks: Will your next CD be called Something Else?
Michael: Yes it will
Michael: We don't know what yet though
Wendy asks: How many concerts do you guys do in a year?
Michael: About 150
nicki asks: What is your fav song to play for people?
Michael: Slide Girl
George: ones from something different
Wand Girls asks: Have you seen West Side Story?
Michael: We are from Buffalo originally, and are not Jets fans
Michael: Stunning overtime loss
Hiye asks: Out of all the songs you play, what do you think is the most popular?
George: locomotive breath
George: but not that it's our song
George: it's just really popular
Michael: How about Happy Birthday?
George: good point
George: we've played "sounds of silence" a couple of times
#1L&Ffan asks: What are your favorite foods?
Michael: Cheesburgers and fries
George: pickled herring
Wand Girls asks: I remember Sascacthuwan or the Canada song?
Michael: Yes, we remember it
Michael: It's on the CD SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Wand Girls asks: How do you spell that correctly?
Michael: T-H-A-T
George: (too easy)
boyofspree asks: saskatchewan
Michael: Thanks Ryan
Wendy asks: If I have joined the mailing list will I know when you guys are going back to Beaumont , TX or around there or should I just keep checking the site?
George: yes, you will
George: yippie eye aye!
George: but keep checking
Michael: I hope we do get back there soon
George: we just played beaumont last night.
George: did we see you there?
George: oh, wait,
George: maybe that was last february
#1L&Ffan asks: Are you going to record each track twice on the next album? I liked hearing the differences.
Michael: No, that was just SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Michael: Thanks for your nice comment though
George: and fun, at that
Michael: We enjoyed playing with Jonathan and the others
Michael: And we like the band orchestrated tracks
Wand Girls asks: Will you guys have something different on your next album?
Michael: Yes
Michael: Don't know what though yet
George: have we written that song yet?
Michael: Not yet
Michael: We'll write it tonight
boyofspree asks: Are you going to have a Speedwood IV with songs from Everlastin' Alright, We All Are, Hengh!, etc...
Michael: For what?
Michael: IV What?
Michael: Yeah, we'll have live CD's available for a long time
George: too true
Aximili asks: Hey Mike & George
Michael: Hey
George: hey
George: hey
George: chain of fools
RNforJesus asks: What are your favorite Bible verses and why?
Michael: Isaiah 43
Aximili asks: Have you guys figured out a title for your next CD
Michael: And it is?
Michael: "Your Next CD?"
Wand Girls asks: We love yous!
Michael: It is we who love yous
George: i love all letters
Michael: even double-yous?
George: twice as much!
Wand Girls asks: Michael do you teach guitar?
Michael: they are slow learners, those guitars
Michael: i'd like to teach them Spanish
George: i'd like to teach guitars to sing
George: in perfect harmony
Michael: in perfect harmony
Michael: hengh
George: (beat you!)
Michael: you always do
boyofspree asks: Have you received any criticism on 1980?
Michael: Not yet, what do you think?
George: only from democrats
George: being the year reagan first took office, i mean
Michael: Jimmy Carter rarely emails us or hears our CD's
George: oh, wait, he means the song
Michael: oh!
George: no real comments on that song yet
nicki asks: Do you play concerts at colleges?
Michael: Yes, all the time.
George: no, sometimes we eat in the dining hall
George: or visi the library
Aximili asks: George How can you visi the library
George: you can't take T into the library
nicki asks: Bad food! at the dinning halls
Michael: Well, it's probably something different
George: what can you expect for $50,000?
Wand Girls asks: We saw you eating one day at Spec.
Michael: We always eat at Spec
George: lamoni rules!
Michael: What are Lamoni rules?
George: 25 mph and so forth
Jodi asks: Have you started writing new songs for the next project? What is your writing process?
Michael: We wait and write all at once, the songs sort of build up before they get out on paper or CD
davidsheldon asks: what's Your Memory about?
George: i have all sorts of different memories
George: oh, you mean the song?
George: the song, "your memory," is sort of a conglomeration of different things and people.
George: cheifly, i had in mind the death of my brother, the death of my godfather (george hampton) and a little girl in texas named hope
George: also, there's some influence of freinds who were going through a divorce
Melissa asks: have you have heard of camp lutherlyn in PA?
Michael: Yes,, we have been to Lutherlyn
Wand Girls asks: And George do you teach keyboard or piano?
George: i don't think i'd have the patience for it
Wendy asks: Is there any place that you have not played that you would really enjoy playing?
Michael: Yes, Melody Fair
George: how true!
George: maybe artpark
Melissa asks: where did you guys go to college?
Michael: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Michael: 11794
George: concordia bronxville
George: niagara county community college
George: and (get this)
George: asheville buncombe technical college in asheville north carolina
nicki asks: What are your favorite christian musical groups? Also, how have they influenced your style of playing?
Michael: The Weavers
George: larry norman
Michael: They make me think more about song writing and less about having the room dark and using spotlights
Wand Girls asks: Why didn't you apply to Graceland?
Michael: Elvis still lives there
George: isn't he dead?
Michael: I have a GRACELAND SHIRT
George: unscramble the letters in his name, right?
Michael: sleeve?
George: what do you get?
Michael: levis?
George: some say lives
George: some say evils
Sarah asks: were you saved when you entered college and if so how did you know God was calling you to that college?
Michael: Yes
Michael: I just decided to go and somehow in God's wisdom, God made a good thing out of it
George: i think my financial aid advisor was calling me to that particular college, actually
Michael: I am very happy with my decision to go to that school
Michael: God was with me there like God is with me anywhere and everywhere
George: yes, in hindsight, i was glad with my choice
Michael: How does one ever know the exact will of God?
Michael: Sometimes you just do your best and take opportunities that are available and trust that God will work through you and your choice--despite ourselves
Mysto asks: Will you guys be coming through North Carolina anytime soon?
Michael: We were there three weekends in August
markbogen asks: Why did you choose Saskatchewan as the topic for your song about Canada?
Michael: It is in Canada
George: and it's got a whole lot of syllables in it
Michael: We played there and had a great time
Michael: The topic of our song about Canada is "cultural moments" with LOST AND FOUND
Michael: Really the point is the place we are playing that night we sing it
George: can't sing the word yukon for very long
Michael: But it does actually rhyme with "Rocking On."
George: yes, i guess yukon
George: uh-oh
Michael: You con and on and on and on
George: i think we've got to rewrite a verse
George: it's one of TWO that rhymes with rocking on
Michael: perhaps a new song called "None of it."
Michael: That's an easy fix
Michael: Put it up on our website
George: i'll be right back
Michael: A patch
i pete: 203
Melissa asks: how come i never see canada concert dates at your website?
Michael: Check the site for December 27-29, 2002
markbogen asks: Thanks for opening my eyes to the existence of Nunavet.
Michael: You are welcome
Michael: I mean, bienvenue
nicki asks: Will you write a song about me?
George: we'll write a song if you come to a concert
George: it's called "slide girl"
George: wear some blue for a change
George: brightens up your eyes
Wand Girls asks: Will you write a song about us wand girls?
George: already did, at spec
nicki asks: i have blue days
Michael: sorry to hear that
Michael: me too, sometimes
Mysto asks: I have green eyes
George: wear yellow socks along with your blue
Wand Girls asks: Do you like to be in America?
Michael: Yes
George: isn't that a lee greenwood song?
George: i like to be in america
Wand Girls asks: Which do you like...Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter?
Michael: Harry Potter
George: harry potter
Michael: The Hobbitt
jerry asks: so i noticed that both THIS and SOMETHING are full CDs devoted to one topic. Is SOMETHING DIFFERENT just different, or am I missing the theme?
Michael: Just Something Different
Michael: good question though
Michael: the others were "concept albums"
Wand Girls asks: do you have any mushrooms?
George: harry potter, we said
Melissa asks: do you think that harry potter books are bad?
Michael: I heard she is a good writer
George: well, as english major, i think the writing was pretty good
George: how about an indefinite article from the english major
Wendy asks: How can we get a concert in Lake Charles LA again?
Michael: Call us at 1 800 659-6884 ext 219
Mysto asks: How come the audio clips on your site don't work?
George: we reformatted that stuff and we'll get it fixed soon
Michael: I've wondered that myself
George: put up the new clips from something different and that bumped some other out i think
George: check back soon
Melissa asks: when can we expect the next newsletter?
George: i'm hoping to write it in the next ten days, right after i sleep
George: if you're on our mailing list,
George: you'll get an e-mail when it's ready
Sarah asks: what is your take on observing September 11th?
Michael: I hope we can find a way to use this as a chance to work toward peace as well as security from those who would attack us. Peace in general and for a lasting time.
Hiye asks: About how many cds would you say you've sold, total?
Michael: More than fit in our van at one time
Michael: So, over 100
George: i thought we only had 6 cd's?
George: i better ask ryan
George: he's the discographer
Michael: I know they are heavy, because we have to carry them in and out of the concerts
Michael: So, perhaps a million??
George: each night?
Michael: Feels like it?
George: no wonder you're so buff
Michael: thanks dude
Melissa asks: why haven't you answered my question about canada concerts?
Michael: Check December 27-29 on the site
Wand Girls asks: Who is Troy who answered the phone?
Michael: Troy answers the phone during on-line chats
Michael: He is our personal physician
davidsheldon asks: is there gonna be a speedwood 4 ya think?
George: probably not a speedwood 4. the reason is, our gearbox only goes up to third speed. thing is, we record every single concert, so there's not much need for more speedwood albums
Justin asks: What is the overall reaction to the time of silence on Something Different? Sorry if this ground has already been covered, I just got off work on the West Coast.
Michael: Not enough space between the songs, I agree
George: or do you mean the hidden tracks
childofGod asks: Do you guys remember that evangelical week long rally in Georgia this summer?
Michael: Was it a challenge?
childofGod asks: Yes it was challenge. What had the biggest impact on you there?
Michael: The people who were there were like a face of Christ to us in lots of ways from hospitality to friendship
Michael: It was like being with 7,000 friends in the presence of God
Michael: Sounds cheesy, but we love you guys
Wand Girls asks: Do you guys ever get really tired or sick?
George: we're sick and tired of being sick and tired. but, everyone's got to work, right?
George: sometimes we get sick while traveling
Michael: I am tired right now
George: but playing the concerts is actually a respite in those times
Michael: we slept two hours after singing in Colorado last night
Michael: Now we are in Minnesota
Jennifer asks: do you guys need any roadies
George: is that a candian term for pieces of roadway?
Michael: Interstates or just Roadies?
Moderator: We have 5 minutes left, any more questions about Something Different?
childofGod asks: When is the concert date for calmer, Iowa?
Michael: Octoober 13
Michael: Woops
Michael: November 13
Michael: in October you can come to orlando on that date to see us
nicki asks: where is calmer, iowa?
George: is there a place calmer than iowa?
Michael: ten miles from Decorah
George: where is calmer than iowa?
Michael: Just about 2000 miles from Los Angeles
nicki asks: and that's where?
Michael: Southern Califiornia
George: south of minnesota
George: west of illinois
Michael: opposite China
George: don't dig too deep?
Hiye asks: Are you going to post the transcript from the chat online?
Michael: Yes
Michael: It might be included in George's next newsletter
Melissa asks: when are you guys coming to the greater erie, pa area
Michael: It is great isn't it?
RNforJesus asks: What was your favorite part of making this CD? Would you have done anything differently?
George: never thought of "anything differently." only "something different"
Michael: hengh
George: actually, playing with jonathan rundman and his brother was great fun
Michael: and john and justin
George: nope, not them
Michael: hengh
George: (just kidding)
Moderator: One minute, last questions please.
Wand Girls asks: Do you have any concerts where fans have to have passes to meet you?
Michael: No, all are welcome. We're regular people
George: only when we play at strict high schools
Michael: between periods you don't need a pass right?
George: i think they call them "hall passes"
George: yes, i think that's right
childofGod asks: Is there any chance that you will give a concert : luther college in decorah?
Michael: Check callmer Iowa
Michael: C'mon over there!!
George: what is calmer than iowa?
Michael: Take the subway
George: or the train
childofGod asks: Ok
George: sure, i'm okay
childofGod asks: You do realize that there is no subway in iowa, right?
George: sure we've eaten at them hundreds of times
Michael: Hey everybody, Rock on and thanks for playing chat with us. See you at a concert soon.
Michael: Check our website to read the newsletters and let us know at the concerts what you think of Something Different.
George: though i'm behind about a month and a half on e-mail, please feel free to write us an e-mail. i'm catching up, and will write back to you on our behalf quite soon.
Michael: Wishing you God's rich blessings and bidding you Stein Auf, we are with you!!
George: we remain, lost and found
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