Chemically Altered Alex

From alt.music.alternative Thu Jul  7 13:10:27 1994
From: c600138@muphnx3 (Laura Wren)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: Who is Alex Chilton?
Date: 7 Jul 1994 03:37:03 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia
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Being partially responsible for the Big Star "REUNION TOUR" caused by the live album recorded at my radio station's (KCOU Columbia, MO 88.1FM) annual springfest..i figgered i'd share some interesting information that happened at the FIRST Big Star reunion show.

We were supposed to pick Chilton up at the airport. Someone else did. He was "missing" for several hours, during which we discovered that he had been picked up at the airport and was "relaxing" in his hotel

He refused to go onstage without being "chemically altered".
He played most of the show with his fly undone.
He was a complete and utter asshole.

Because of the Big Star reunion show, our station was "reorganized" by the organization that owns our license, much like KOMU in Seattle. Zoo records took our station for $6000 which we will never see, all because they "graciously offered" to record the show for their own personal and financial gain. They also "graciously offered" to pay for KCOU's expenses. Fat chance.

Despite all this, the Big Star reunion on April 25, 1993, was still one of the best shows I have ever seen in my short lifetime.

Who is Alex Chilton? BAH?

Laura Wren--Program Director, KCOU Columbia, MO.
so im bitter. so sue me.

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c600138@muphnx3 (Laura Wren) writes:
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I'd like to add that I picked him up from the hotel to bring him to the gig, (hi laura, what's up) and he showed at his door in his underwear, half shaved. He had driven all night, and he was tired, but willing. and a little excited. I didn't expect him to offer a big thank you to KCOU for setting up the whole thing. hell, i didn't even expect him to show up. why would he travel hours to play a college town radio concert? but he did, and he was cool, and who cares if he was high. who wasn't? It was the best show i had ever seen. I don't settle for just anything, but Alex Chilton, in whatever form and whatever state of mind and whatever boxers, isn't just anything.

karen brooks
kcou

lots angry men
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