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We had a great time when we played at The Baggot Inn
(12/12/98)
With great pride we introduced Momo,
our new lead guitarist,
and Phil Dubwise our new drummer to
the combo.
Laury rushed down to the Baggot from
the play he's starring in to add his percussive input.
But, the crowd really went crazy when
our newest member: Milo hit the stage
and rocked the house with his unique
Raggamuffin vocals.
Thanks to Andy Suhl who video taped
the show.
The next night we did a set at Arlene
Grocery (12/13/98).
It's a great room with great sound
and we look forward to plaing there again soon.
Thanks to Tracy for her great video
camera work!
Thanks to Roger Cane and James Golden
for taking the shots.
Click
here to see some pics from the 12/13/98 show at Arlene Grocery, NYC.
It was a crazy post Christmas week:
Dec. 28, 1998 we played our first
show at The Living Room (two sets).
It was great fun working with Bruce
(Bebo) the sound guy at this very intimate Loisaida club.
Thanks to Sascha for video taping.
We were called back into action for
a quick set on Thursday, (1/7/99)
and once again it was a pleasure.
Thanks Jennifer!
Click
here to see some pics from the 1/28/99 show at The Living Room, NYC
New Year's Eve at The Baggot Inn
was a gas.
At the last minute Jason asked us
to do the whole night and how could we refuse?
So we did three long sets and the
place was packed with friends and a lot of new people.
Thanks to Jason Kalb, Rich and Dale
Ricciardi for video taping and holiday spirit.
Click
here to see some pics from the 12/31/98 show at The Baggot Inn, NYC.
More fun at The Baggot Inn on 1/15/98 and 1/23/98
This place has really become like
home to us thanks to Jason(booking), Red(sound), Patrick(bar/mgr),
Vincent(door), Niki & Tyler(waitress),
Tom(owner)and all the other groovy people there.
Thanks to Tom Reiss (1/15) and Peter
Dizozza (1/23) for video taping.
Check out Jason's band: The Last Tribe
with
their urban funk jam every Sunday at 9:30PM.
3/16/99 What Happened? Several people were asking
what was behind all of these personnel changes . . .
It's really quite simple. After much
discussion, we decided to put more focus on Reggae, Ska and Dub music.
Rich (keys) and Momo (lead guitar)
want to explore other styles and formats. They are great guys, it's been
a blast playing with them, and we
wish them much future success.
4/2/99 After two months of woodshedding, the big show at
the Baggot Inn
was a smashing success! The turnout
was incredible and it was great seeing everyone.
Special thanks to David
Kaufman for joining us on keyboards. Visit his site and keep up with
his group: The Nails
Thanks to: Peter Dizozza and Andy
Suhl for video expertise, Ellen Wilson and Peggy Jordan for photography.
Zack Glass, David
Kaufman & Doug Guthrie at rehearsal.
On Sunday, 4/11/99 we made
our first (of hopefully many) appearance at S.O.B.
in NYC.
It was an incredible evening of music
and politics and we had a great time.
Thanks to Greg for making all the
technical stuff go smoothly. Fisherman's Stew (his band) rocks!
Thanks also to Peter Dizozza for video
documentation.
4/14/99 Today, Milo is off to France with wife Alexandra
and baby Nyra.
We'll miss him and eagerly await his
return to take his rightful place with The MOT!VES!
Last weekend was a whirlwind, as we
played two benefits against the death penalty.
On Friday, 4/9/99: Cafe Demu (773
Fulton St in Brooklyn, NY) where we did two sets very dubwise!
Thanks to Patricia (and her great
African style homemade cooking).
Thanks also to Erin Sadler and Joshua
for video and digital photography.
5/8/99 Our first gig since Milo left for France, Laury sang
a couple of songs,
Rebecca played some keyboards and
Doug and Zack got to stretch out on some solos.
Although we are missing Milo, the
mood is good and the vibe is nice!
The turnout was great and the club
staff was a pleasure as usual.
Thanks to Marcia Davis for video documentation.
5/20/99 Downtime/251 West 30th Street/NYC
Thanks to the outrageous Cesar
Pink And The Imperial Orgy for inviting us to join them.
We had a great time as we welcomed
David Kaufman back into the fold.
We were
invited to play a party in Brooklyn. Since Rebecca and Milo were both
out of town, what was left
of the band joined forces with One
Voice, a singing duo (Marcia & Andrea) from Liverpool and took
the gig.
We had a great time playing in the
sun. It also was an opportunity for Laury, Zack, Phil and even Paul to
sing a few.
But all the thunder was stolen by
two of the cutest little girls, who sang a tune after a little soundcheck
rehearsal.
There was also a dramatic moment when
an irate neighbor freaked out, but vibes of the day seemed to take care
of that.
Thanks to Aarif Khakoo, his friends
and family for such a splendid time on Sat May 22, 1999.
The MOT!VES have begun to record our first album!
Recording commenced on Wednesday, June 11, 1999 at
Version City, the world famous recording
studio of Stubborn Records. Agent Jay was at the controls as we
laid down basics for UFO, Freeman,
Might Say Yes and Between A Rock And A Hard Place.
We aren't making any promises about
release dates or label affiliations (soon come!).
We had an amazing time in
Iowa & California
at the RAW99 Conference(Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide).
We also had some fantastic shows in the bay area and
made a bunch of new friends.
Check out Paul's Iowa
Diary, complete with photos and running stream-of-consciousness
commentary on the amazing Iowa tour!
Or, for an even more comprehensive, photo-filled epic
documenting BOTH tours, grab something to drink, make yourself comfortable,
and enjoy David's "MOT!VES
On The Road" piece, covering both the California and Iowa trips.
On Sunday, October 10, 1999, THE MOT!VES
made a trip up to Torrington, CT
to play a benefit for the High School Orchestra.
Thanks to Eric Jacklin, his dad, the sound guys and everyone
else for maing us feel at home.
Special Thanks go to Franci & Rachel of "A Healing
Trail" Massage Therapists. They touched us in all the right places!
Another great weekend of NY area shows.
On Sat., Oct 30 we played at The Beacon Tavern in Woodside Queens.
Sunday, Oct 31, 1999 we played at Alice Farley's world
famous Halloween Party where after our third set,
we we treated to a Tango performance by stilt dancers.
It simply had to be seen to be believed!
The scary room was, and Alice's inventive costumes are
a real treat to behold.
Thanks to Alice, Tuli, Steve, Tim, Pam, Stan Baker and
everyone else who helped to make it all possible.
It was a wild night on November 7, when we appeared with
Laury Webb and Tigerbone at The Lions Den.
Thanks to Koffi & Kiki and everyone else from the
Lions Den.
New Years Eve, 1999 at The Baggot Inn.
A spendid time was had by all. We did four sets thoughout
the night.
Special thanks to The Coopers (who played before us),
Bill for sound, Tom & Jason for everything and
Sandy Imhoff and Jim & Karen Bolluyt for video taping
when they could have been relaxing!
It was a spur of a moment thing last Sunday (1/16/00)
when some of us dropped in on
Jason's Sunday night jam at The Baggot Inn.
With Louie on bass, David on keyboards, Laury sang a
few songs and was joined by
our friends Charmaine and Kalvin Kristi (of The Overdrive).
A last minute invitation to perform at The
Baggot turned into a great night of music and surprises.
On Wed. Jan 19, 2000 we landed on the stage around 10PM
and busted out with over two hours of non-stop music.
Joined by Laury Webb, Kalvin Kristie (of The Overdrive),
Marcia Davis, Jah Youth and Jason Rosen,
the stage was in constant motion. Even Milo got into
the spirit of it all by introducing two new songs.
We celebrated our own Bob Marley Day on Wed Feb. 2, 2000
at The Baggot Inn
with the open mike extravaganza that featured Marcia,
Laury & Kalvin with special guest appearances by
Zack Glass (who sang on Crazy Baldhead and created a
new harmonic treatment of Nice Time!) and
Alex (who jumped on stage with his DJ style and his melodica
several times throughout the evening).
Thanks to Vince who helped out with the sound and Tyler
who helped with the spirit.
Sadly, we must report that Rebecca Bolluyt(vocals)
has decided to leave THE MOT!VES as of 2/7/00.
We wish her much success in whatever she chooses to do.
Our Triumphant Return to The Sunday Reggae
Jump at THE LIONS DEN in Greenwich Village, NYC
on Sunday Feb. 13, 2000 was a great success. We performed
2 sets featuring Marcia Davis, Laury Webb
and of course Milo on vocals. We were joined by special
guest Kalvin Kristi (of The Overdrive) for
several songs throughout the evening. Also, this was
our first performance with Buford O'Sullivan
(of The Scofflaws) playing trombone and making a wicked
horn section with Doug.
Some lucky viewers saw our first commercial on Rockers
TV a few nights earlier to promote this show.
On Feb 16, 2000, we really loosened up at
The Baggot Inn.
The free for all(!) included a special appearance by
Jose Scringer chatting ina Cuban dancehall stylee and
giving us a soulful Spanish version of Perfidia alongside
Marcia's version..
Also full bown insanity with our friends Peaches and
Daniel (formerly Alex!)
Thanks to Sascha for video and Nicole for photography.
"You cannot even
think
straight about the facts in front of you.
You are simply victims
of your own pleasure in listening."
-Thucydides
From a discussion of rhetorical motifs,by
Richard Lanham,
The Motives of Eloquence (Yale University
Press, 1976).
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