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13-03-2007 09:14

Fools Face

I've gotten the same response from the people I played the songs for from "red tape" as I have the LPs. Thanks again.  
 
I'm not generally nostalgic but Fools Face is an exception for me. I miss the great songs, the exciting, fun shows and I miss talking and joking with the guys in FF at those shows. Really nice people. 
 
I do remember a couple of shows on the Illinois side of the greater St. Louis area that didn't go well. They played at club called Fat Cats (formerly The Granary) in Edwardsville. The bands that played there were cover bands. They covered Trapeze, Bad Company, UFO.... or bands that sounded like Yes and hand a lot keyboards and massive drum sets. 
 
The Sheiks, a St. Louis band did play there and did primarily play originals, but they had been around for years and had a large local following. Also they weren't "New Wave" as FF was described.  
 
I arrived late for their first Fat Cat's show. There were a lot of people walking out of the building. I remember some guy telling me to not go in there, that there was a punk band playing. Well, I wasn't that late, so I thought "Does Fools Face have a punk band opening for them"? 
 
They didn't. The irate customer was referring to Fools Face.  
 
People would ask me back then if they were "New Wave". I would either quote or paraphrase Jimmy or Dale (I don't remember who said it) from the Trouser Press article and say "If by new wave, you mean a revitalization of high energy 60's sounds, then, yes they are new wave".

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