from frankblack.net

Originally posted by bunnyman:
There was the time I met Kim when she was coming out of Steve Albini's house (he was my neighbor in Chicago) and she told me she hadn't brushed her teeth in 3 days (TMI). Then she dropped the master tapes for the Amps' "Pacer" in the gutter. Kelly was there too, clearly going through some severe heroin withdrawl. She was rocking herself back and forth on the curb, looking very pale and sick. That Amps record was basically a Breeders record, without Josephine. Jim McPherson was there too. I was back in Chicago on my spring break, I got them to sign my Breeders and Pixies stuff which was cool.

After a Breeders show in Barcelona in 1994, Kim Deal drew Shane MacGowan's face in my t-shirt. She was really nice.

The Amps's shows in Spain were some of the best shows I have been to.

nice to see so many pixies groupies - myself and some friends bumped into the band before a gig at the national stadium in dublin (a very fancy name for a boxing venue with a capacity of maybe 1,200)

Kim was very nice - my friend asked her to sign the back of his shirt - she even asked if Steven was spelt with a v or a ph - when he took it off she's written "Fuck you Steven, Love Kim"….it was the greatest day of his life!

One other Kim memory - about 15 minutes into the gig everyone is going absolutely mental and Kim steps up to the mic and says, "So we're going up to Belfast tomorrow, should we bring machine guns?" I've NEVER heard a crowded arena go so quiet so quickly…..

well the good news (for me anyway) is that the pixies have confirmed a show in dublin this summer. the bad news is that it's supporting the chilli peppers in the phoenix park (outdoor, capacity around 80-100,000). will still be there after forking out â?¬65 (nearly $80) a ticket but i can foresee a major dash to the beer tent once the pixies finish up.

This is great….you Pixies mob are as giddy as the Justin Timberlake newbies were that time.

After listening to them quite a bit on FRED, they are growing on me again. When I heard them played the first few times I thought to myself, "Hmmmmm,not as great as I remembered them" but that is beginning to change.

Originally posted by mankie:
This is great….you Pixies mob are as giddy as the Justin Timberlake newbies were that time.

I know, at that time I was 20 years old. I hope it is acceptable. Kim Deal was to me like Shane MacGowan or Mike Scott would have been to you at that age.

Originally posted by Barcelona:

Originally posted by mankie:
This is great….you Pixies mob are as giddy as the Justin Timberlake newbies were that time.

I know, at that time I was 20 years old. I hope it is acceptable. Kim Deal was to me like Shane MacGowan or Mike Scott would have been to you at that age.

I wasn't having a dig…it really is great that you're all excited about the reunion.

Originally posted by mankie:

Originally posted by Barcelona:

Originally posted by mankie:
This is great….you Pixies mob are as giddy as the Justin Timberlake newbies were that time.

I know, at that time I was 20 years old. I hope it is acceptable. Kim Deal was to me like Shane MacGowan or Mike Scott would have been to you at that age.

I wasn't having a dig…it really is great that you're all
excited about the reunion.

My mistale, I don't know what giddy means. I wasn't taking it seriously either.

OK…I am so excited about seeing the Pixies now. Here is my dream setlist:

Cecilia Ann
Bone Machine
Rock Music
Caribou
Cactus
Crackity Jones
Debaser
Something Against You
Monkey Gone to Heaven
There Goes My Gun
Alec Eiffel
The Holiday Song
Velouria
Letter to Memphis
Hey
#13 Baby
Mr. Grieves
Planet of Sound
Tame

Encore1:
Allison
Broken Face
Gigantic
In Heaven

Encore2:
Wave of Mutilation (slow version)
Where Is My Mind
Into the White

The setlist that I saw them do on the Doolittle tour had them doing the entire setlist in alphabetical order (or was it reverse alphabetical, can't remember). Was this typical?

From Billboard.com:

As first reported here yesterday, legendary modern rock act the Pixies are in a Southern California rehearsal space preparing to reunite for the first time since 1993. Billboard.com can reveal that the group will hit the road in April for an 11-city warm-up tour of North America, concluding with a previously confirmed May 1 appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

From there, the quartet of guitarist/vocalist Frank Black, bassist/vocalist Kim Deal, guitarist Joey Santiago and drummer David Lovering will head to Europe for a tour that will run from May 28 to July 10. The only confirmed dates at present are support slots for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on June 12 at Dublin's Phoenix Park and June 15 at Paris' Parc des Princes.

Additional details have also come to light regarding the upcoming retrospective and DVD releases first reported here in December. 4AD/Beggars Banquet will issue a 23-track best-of with the working title "Wave of Mutilation – Best of the Pixies," featuring such classics as "Gigantic," "Dig for Fire," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Here Comes Your Man" and a remix of "Debaser."

The DVD, simply titled "Pixies," will feature music videos for "Debaser," "Alec Eiffel," "Here Comes Your Man," Velouria," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Dig For Fire/Allison" and "Head On," a 1988 concert from London's Town and Country Club and the documentary "Gouge," sporting testimonials from Bono, David Bowie and Radiohead's Thom Yorke.

While Black has enjoyed a prolific solo career since the Pixies' demise, Deal has released music infrequently with the Amps and the Breeders and Lovering has spent the six years working as a professional magician. "I'd given up drums for a long time," the drummer told Billboard.com last week. "I haven't played them in years and years. It would just be fun to do it again. We just have fun playing."

Amid all the Pixies-related activity, Black will release a double-disc solo album, "Frank Black Francis," in April or May via spinART.

– Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

These were just posted on the VelvetRope message board, so besides the Coachella performance, all dates may not be 100% confirmed:

APRIL
14 Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB CANADA
15 Doris Knight Ballroom, Regina, SK CANADA
17 Prairieland, Saskatoon, SK CANADA
18 Red's, Edmonton, AB CANADA
19 MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB CANADA
21 Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC CANADA
22-23 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
24 Big Easy, Spokane, WA
25 The Big Easy, Boise, ID
27 MacDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
29 Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA

MAY
1 Coachella Festival, Indio, CA

Gotta say this is what I love about this band…who the HELL saw those dates coming? Frustrating yes…but what can you do? I think it's hilarious. I'd try to go to one of those dates warm-up dates, but given that I'll have to get on a plane later to get to Coachella, I'm not sure I'll make it. But I'll have to see what I can work out.

I'd be patient….they'll announce a whole slew of other dates. The first round of "pre-Coachella" dates is dribbling out. I recommend planning to hit one of these shows only if you're one of the folks planning to see them four or five times during the reunion tour….

Airfare is just too much…I can't justify flying out to Coachella AND doing one of those other dates. But I suspect they'll be playing some tiny places, which would be awesome. I dunnot…I'm still keep my fingers crossed to make it to Winnipeg. That would be a neat show, eh? ;)

Originally posted by bunnyman:
Gotta say this is what I love about this band…who the HELL saw those dates coming?

Smackie did (see further up this post, I belive on page one). There is talk of them moving East after Coachella.