[kj] Reunion Fest aka Coachella Festival

[TB]

"Alex Smith" wrote:

>

> That's surprising. Wasn't it only about three months ago that Jim picked 

> up some Q award and thanked his brother "for not showing up."

>

> Money heals those wounds, I suppose.

>

> Alex in NYC


Yeah, it's pretty funny, especially considering those two have a long 
history of animosity between each other. I remember hearing about the 
infamous LA House of Blues "breakup" show in '98 (not '96 like I earlier 
posted) which I believe was only a couple shows after the very strong show I 
saw at The Palace also in Hollywood where they played for maybe 3 or 4 
songs.  Jim who was loaded to the gills basically walked off stage, thus 
ending the show and effectively the band who half-heartedly played a few 
more shows without Jim before calling it quits.

More news is trickling out about this reunion. It appears to be a one-off 
show, no warm-up dates or a following tour. Basically the one show for the 
dough. Further, they are considering using a *drum machine* instead of a 
live drummer. They have over 3 months to prepare though, so anything can 
change between now and then.

T.B.