U.K.
Gigs
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Christmas mp3
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Fab new photos!
December 16, 2002
Glenn
wrapped up his U.S. tour in San Francisco on Saturday, but he
will be playing two special bonus gigs in the U.K. this week.
He'll be at The Masque in Liverpool on Thursday (Dec
19) and Brighton Pavillion in Brighton on Saturday (Dec
21). As always, Quixotic
has the details.
Glenn
and Chris Difford did a great rendition of "I Wish It Could
Be Christmas Every Day" on the radio a few years back,
and you can download it now in
mp3 (1.6 MB). I had never heard the song before, but apparently
it is a Christmas number one hit of yesteryear in England. You
can find the full lyrics here,
although Glenn and Chris do it from memory, so their lyrics
are what you might call "modified".
Boy,
do I have some pictures for you! First of all, Dominick sent
in a nice batch
from Orlando FL, which seem to be from Sacha's School of "Different".
They're really clear and a lot of fun! Then Dave set a Babylonandon.com
record by sending me OVER 30 excellent snaps from Nashville!
Now, as much as I know y'all love Glenn, I thought very few
of you would want to download 30+ pictures, so I somehow managed
to pare them down to three
pages (15 pics), They're all awesome, so please go take
a look!
Have
a wonderful Christmas or other wintery holiday!
More
U.S. tour
-and-
More new pics!
December 2, 2002
Glenn's
U.S. tour continues for two more weeks! He'll be hitting Santa
Fe, Phoenix, San Juan Capistrano, San Diego, West Hollywood's
infamous Viper Room, Sacramento, and San Francisco! The San
Francisco venue has been changed, so see the Quixotic site for
more info on that and all the other tour
dates!
Sacha
traveled all the way from France to see Glenn at Crewe during
the recent U.K. tour. He sent me some pics and a note explaining
that he tried to get ones that were "different". He
did that! And his names for the photos so amused me that I included
them as captions. See his crystal clear, Different pics here.
Michael
sent me some just plain gorgeous shots from the Asbury Park
gig in New Jersey, which also went up on my site today. Check
'em out!
Puremusic.com
has done a really excellent cover feature on Glenn this month.
The interview is thorough and engaging, and they did an extremely
nice job making photo collages to illustrate it. Most of the
pics came from here, so you may even see something you snapped!
Coming
soon: more photos (Orlando and Nashville), and a RealMedia file
of Glenn's surprise guest appearance on Nick DiBiasio's radio
show during the Glenn List party!
New
pics!
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PARRR-TAY on Glenn List
November 18, 2002
Glenn's
U.S. tour continues this week, taking him through Florida's
Orlando, Boynton Beach, and Tampa, then two dates in Tennessee.
Next week it's New Orleans House of Blues, and then Texas, Texas,
Texas! He'll play Houston, Austin, and Dallas. For all the info
you need, see the Quixotic
site.
Mary
has sent me some really exceptionally beautiful pics
from the Ocean Park County Library. They were taken during the
U.S. tour in fall 2001, and come complete with New England autumnal
foliage as backdrop.
Have
you been wondering whether even a small donation for the in-progress
Glenn documentary, 'One for the Road', would be helpful? I asked
director Amy Pickard, and the answer was a resounding yes! She
said,"Twenty dollars would pay for five hours of film stock,
and forty dollars would pay for six months worth of flyers."
Amy has now secured volunteers to help with some of the technical
work for the movie, but other positions have yet to be filled.
Please take a look at her wish list in the new Help
Us! section of her site.
The
Glenn List is having an online party to celebrate our membership
reaching 150 and our one year anniversary. Nick DiBiasio of
WICN 90.5 FM
(Central New England) will be playing Glenn/Squeeze music during
the party, which will stream
over the net for partygoers and anyone else who would like to
listen in. Come join
us! The shindig starts at 6 pm Eastern this Saturday (Nov.
23), and Nick's show starts at 7:30 pm.
More
pics coming soon, and I'd also love to see yours! Email
me.
New
pics!
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Field Staff handbills
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Glennmovie, Glennmovie!
November 10, 2002
Susan
and Philippa have sent in some great new photos from the gigs
in Crewe
and Derby.
They may take a little while to load, but they're worth the
wait!
The
Gigs section of this site (formerly
known as Pub Tours) has been rewritten to more accurately reflect
Glenn's current shows.
I
decided to go the whole hog and provide handbills
to download (1.3 MB) for field staff in addition to the
tour posters
(see last update). The ones provided at the Field Staff Download
Center just aren't working for people. The handbills on my site
are in JPG format. Right-click the above links to download and
save for printing. (Mac users hold down the mouse/trackpad button.)
Please let me know
if you have any trouble with these.
Amy
Pickard has updated her tour
diary for the Glenn documentary at GlennMovie.com. Follow
the link above to read all about her latest high jinks on the
road with Glenn, not to mention the fuzzy zip-up jammies she
brought over from the U.S.! For a visual on the "rompers",
check out the web
site by the people who make them. (The photos say it all,
really!)
Holy
smokes, she's updated again! So read the above link first, and
then click
here to read the very latest, which is about the status
of the film and how you may be uniquely qualified to help make
sure it gets finished.
Thanks
to everyone who has sent in pics! Any Americans out there photographing
Glenn?
Poster
Update (Field Staff)
November 6, 2002
The
new Field
Staff Center has modified it's posters. The 11 x 17 poster
(formerly 15 MB) has been slimmed down to about 800k. If you
want large posters this is the file for you! If your printer
will not take paper that size, you can print the poster on "legal
size" (8.5 x 14) paper.
If
you would prefer to print out the posters on regular (8.5 x
11) paper, I do not recommend using the one at the Field Staff
Center. Instead, download this
one (650k) - it fits the paper better and gives you room
to write in the venue, date, and time. Save it by right-clicking
and choosing "Save target as…" or similar. (Mac
users hold down mouse button and choose "Save as…")
You
will still need to visit the Field
Staff Center for postering instructions and to sign up!
Thanks
very much to everyone helping promote the shows this tour! Any
postering and additional promotion you would like to do will
be GREATLY appreciated, and as far as I know will still secure
your name (plus one) on the guest list for the gigs you advertise.
You must email
the FS Headquarters, though, to let them know you are participating!
I
have received some beautiful photos from the U.K. tour, which
I hope to get up here soon!
U.S.
Tour begins
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Revamped Field Staff!
November 1, 2002
Glenn
starts his U.S. tour on Monday! He'll be in the States for all
of November and most of December. Following his trend of alternating
coasts, this time the easterners will get to see him first.
He'll play in Buffalo NY on Monday (Nov. 4th), then move on
to Massachusetts, then Philly, back to NY state (Farmington),
and down to Virginia.
He's
covering a lot more of the South than he has during previous
solo tours, and then he will be RVing across the country, playing
a total of 29 dates, ending the tour in San Francisco. For all
the dates and details, see the Quixotic Tour
Page!
If
you are in the Glenn Tilbrook Field Staff or would like to be,
there are some changes afoot! During this tour Quixotic will
be running the field staff instead of What Are Records. If you
want to take part, you need to email
the folks at Quixotic. There is a web site set up here
where you can download posters to print out. They're still working
the kinks out of this new system, but I think it will be great
once its in full swing! For now, here are a few tips:
-
Remember that your printer ink may be water soluble! Test it
by putting a drop of the liquid of your choice on a printed
page. If it runs, you can either poster exclusively indoors,
or photocopy the posters so the ink is waterproof. (You might
want to do this anyway to keep from using up all your printer
ink!)
-
The download page for the posters says that the page size is
11 x 17 inches. Don't worry if you can't print using paper that
size; the poster will automatically get resized to fit whatever
paper is in your printer when you print. As I type this, Quixotic
is still working on getting a poster design that will download
quickly and be useable for everyone.
-
These posters are designed with a blank space so you can fill
in the information for the gigs in your area. Don't forget to
write in the date, time, and venue! You can do it on one copy
and then make photocopies to avoid writer's cramp, carpal tunnel
syndrome, or marking pen impotence.
You
can find lots more info in my Field
Staff section.
Good
luck! Please let me
know how it goes, or send your feedback to Quixotic's Field
Staff Headquarters.
New
photos!
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Radio show
October 15, 2002
Helen
and Paula have sent in some fantastic new pictures from Glenn's
gigs in Bury and
Glasgow. His
U.K. tour continues throughout October, this Wednesday hitting
Manchester, and playing Shepherd's Bush Empire
in London on Monday.
There
have been concerts added to the U.S. tour in Chattanooga TN
and Houston TX. You can find all the tour info at Quixotic Records'
Tour
Dates page.
He
will also appear on the Dr. Rock show October 29, which can
be heard on the northern BBC radio stations. You can read a
little about Dr. Rock by following this
link that I swiped from Quixotic!
Amy
Pickard, who filmed a documentary about Glenn called 'One For
The Road', has updated the diary on her site for the movie.
Find out where things stand now with the film while enjoying
her special way with words at GlennMovie.com!
More
U.S. dates
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Field Staff call to arms!
October 2, 2002
Glenn's
U.K. Tour rages on, this week hitting Dundee, Peterlee, and
Bury. Next week it's on to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Birkenhead, Northampton,
Wrexham, and Crewe, with three more weeks of dates after that!
You can find all the details you need at the Quixotic
site.
The
U.S. Tour has had two more batches of dates added since I last
updated, so you should check
them out. He has added dates for San Diego, Sacramento,
Charleston SC, an extra date in Austin, and more!
If
you'd like to help advertise the U.S. tour dates, you can! You
will even get free tickets for your efforts. [Removed info
about contacting What Are Records, since Quixotic
will be handling field staff for this tour. (Nov. 1, 2002)]
Another
great way to advertise is to call up local radio stations to
request Glenn's music, especially the week before the gig. If
you don't know which stations to call, check out the Radio
Stations Request List! I am always looking for new stations
to add, so please let me know if you have a good one that's
not already there.
If
your concert photos came out well, I would love to display them
on my site! Drop me
a line.
U.S.
Tour Dates!
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Squeeze concert excerpts
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Glenn Movie trailer
September 23, 2002
Quixotic
has announced Glenn's first batch of dates for the upcoming
U.S. tour (November/December). There will be a few more to come,
possibly including the ones listed at PollStar.
Remember, though, that they are not definite until they appear
on the Quix tour
dates page.
The
U.K. tour starts TOMORROW in Southampton! It will continue through
the rest of September and all of October.
Glenn
was featured in the Celebrity Fan section of Aston Villa's football
programme last week (Aston Villa vs. Charlton Athletic - Glenn
is a Charlton fan). Ali has sent in a scan of the
article for all to see. I had to blow it up to make the
print bigger, so it's a little distorted but hopefully readable.
Part
of an old Squeeze concert circa 1982 can be heard at the BBC
6 Music Dream
Ticket site. It appears to be available for a limited time
only. The Squeeze part starts about 44 minutes into the show,
and includes the following songs: 'Seperate Beds', 'Another
Nail in My Heart', 'Out of Touch', and 'Points of View"
(ooh! Corina favorite). Special thanks to Gill and Roy for this
info.
There
is a short clip up at GlennMovie.com
for Amy Pickard's Glenn documentary, One For The Road. You can
download it by going to the main page and selecting "trailers"
from the side menu. Enjoy!
Glenn
in Spain!
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More new dates
September 13, 2002
Glenn will be playing two concerts in Spain coming up soon:
Arena
- Madrid - 20/9/02
Sala B - Barcelona - 21/9/02
More
dates have been announced at Quixotic
for Glenn's massive upcoming U.K. tour. A tour of the U.S. will
follow, so keep your eye on the the tour dates page. Lots of
U.S. dates for November and early December are already leaking
out through Ticketmaster and various venues that are advertising.
It looks like it will be another large one, including a mixture
of big cities and some smaller places. By late December he'll
be back in the U.K. playing Liverpool (Dec 19th) and Brighton
(Dec 21st).
In
my last update I said you could get Aimee Mann's new album with
a bonus EP (on which Glenn sings backups) at MusicToday, but
I have since written to the store and found out that they are
already out of those copies! If you are looking for the EP,
it is probably best to either write to an online store and confirm
that they have it before ordering, or find a way to get it in
person. I bought a copy at my local Borders.
Glenn's
Irish tour seems to have gone down well, and here's
an article to prove it! I would absolutely love to hear from
anyone who goes to one of the Spanish gigs. Please send
me your reviews and photos for the site!
¿Vas
a un concierto en España? ¡Mándame un mail
en inglés, castellano, o catalán! :-)
IT'S
GLENN'S BIRTHDAY!
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Other news
August 31, 2002
Today
Glenn is 45, and Babylonandon.com is two!
Glenn's
upcoming U.K. tour now has dates confirmed for Birkenhead
and Wrexham, in addition to the 22 dates previously announced.
I suspect there will be more cities added, so keep checking
back at Quixotic!
Aimee
Mann's new album is out, entitled Lost In Space. SOME early
copies contain a bonus EP called Humpty Dumpty, which features
a song with prominent Glenny backups! The song is "Backfire".
Canadians can probably find the album at Sam The Record Man.
Chris
Difford has just released his first solo album, I Didn't Get
Where I Am. It's not available in most stores, but Townsend
Records will be happy to ship it to you anywhere in the
world (from the U.K.)
Rock
photographer Lawrence Impey has a website,
which includes some VERY early shots of Squeeze. His portraits
provide a fascinating 70s fashion retrospective from a time
when the band members epitomised the term "starving artist."
Keep
an eye out for an update at GlennMovie.com.
Amy Pickard has finished the trailer for the movie, and will
have it available for download soon!
Have
a wonderful birthday Glenn! (You might wanna check out the guestbook.)
U.K.
tour dates!
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Toronto pics?
August 22, 2002
A
big batch of tour dates for the September/October U.K. tour
went up yesterday at the Quixotic Records site. Check
'em out! It looks like more may be added later.
Jim
from Toronto took one look at my photo gallery and was appalled
by the lack of pics depicting Glenn singing 'Pulling Mussels
From A Shell' while lolling on the hood of a police car with
lights flashing. Surely someone must have captured this moment
on film? If so, please drop
me a note. Until then, we will have to settle for Jim's
fantastic review of the Toronto show, which can be found in
his web
log. (Look for the entry titled "Squeeze-ing The Most
Out Of The Night".)
Hoboken
interview
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Articles and reviews
August 13, 2002
There
is a fantastic hour-long Glenn
interview at the website for Hoboken's public radio station,
The Night. You can listen to it in streaming audio using Microsoft
Media Player (which you can download free - just follow the
link at the bottom of their page). He does a great live 'Vicky
Verky', along with a few other songs, but it's mostly a lot
of interesting chat.
NowToronto.com
wrote an article in anticipation of the most recent Toronto
gig, and KindaMuzik.net
did a review of the Nashville one (the last stop on the U.S.
tour). Also, DVDFever.co.uk
reviewed Big Squeeze and discussed what was and should have
been included in the two-CD set. Special thanks to Helen for
all of the links above!
The
Irish tour is wrapping up; Glenn's playing in Dublin
tonight and Belfast on Wednesday. (See Quixotic's
tour dates for details.) I would love to include pictures
from the tour on my site! Please drop
me a note if you have some.
Tees
at Quixotic!
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New pics
August 2, 2002
The
Quixotic
Records site has started selling the new tee shirt designs
that were sold during the U.S. tour. They're really cool, fun
styles! However, I must warn you these babies are SMALL. Order
one or two sizes up. (I wear a small normally, and can just
BARELY squeeze into the mediums if I religiously wash them in
cold water and keep them out of the dryer.) The men's sizes
are normal.
I
have added a new
batch of photos from the Southwark Park (London) gig, courtesy
of Helen of Powys! The gig that drew an audience from England,
Scotland, and Wales now has photos from residents of each country.
No
one knows what Glenn is doing right now. Glenn is a Man Of Mystery.
But a few unconfirmed tour dates are being advertised in the
U.K. for this fall. I know I say this every tour, but until
the dates show up on Quixotic's tour dates page they're not
definite. However, he will be touring in the U.K. from late
September to late October.
On
a totally unrelated note, Neil Finn's new album, One
All (which was called One Nil in U.K.) has finally been
released stateside! It's been remastered, and features two new
tracks not found on the U.K. release. Click on the title to
learn more about it.
