[captainfish]

Hi everyone,

J, Watt, Ron and Scott are just playing the Pukkelpop festival. They were hoping to play a bunch of shows in Europe this fall, but without the big record company machine behind you, its sometimes difficult.

As for the Germany shows, they were proposed to the band but were never confirmed. They especially would never be played under the moniker "Codename: Stooges". I guess that was some club owners dream show. No quicker way to piss off an audience than to call yerselves the "Stooges" and then not produce Iggy. Even if it is Eddie Vedder or Kim Gordon or Axl on the mic.

As for Lowlands, the guys asked to be considered to play that and the Reading/Leeds festivals which happen to all be on the same weekend. No offers were tendered, which was surprising considering the number of times the same festivals name drop the Stooges when mentioning the Strokes and the Hives on their own websites. Oh well, i guess the Belgians will be the lucky ones to experience the blast of pure sonic fury that is "Rock Action".

– five rapid blasts = danger

captainfish

[captainfish]

J has been selling a bunch of old merch at his solo shows. Cleaning out the basement I think, as he had a bunch of different Fog designs.

[captainfish]

Set list for ATP:

Funhouse
Real Cool Time w/Thurston vocals
Loose
1970
1969 w/Josh (Queens of the Stoneage) vocals
Down On The Street
Not Right
Little Doll
I Wanna Be Your Dog w/Kim Gordon vocals
TV Eye
No Fun w/Ed Vedder on vocals

J – guitar
Ron Asheton – guitar
Watt – thunder broom & vocals
Scott "Rock Action" Asheton – drums

did you know that Mogwai named there last record "Rock Action" after Scott?

It was a great show and a treat to see the Rock Action behind the kit after all these years.

[captainfish]

Hey, thanks for letting me ask J some questions:

1. Any plans to tour with the Stooges line-up like at All Tomorrow’s Parties? Some are reporting that Watt’s "lead bass" playing bogarted the show, but I love his style and vocals, especially on the Stooges stuff. Can you overplay The Stooges or are those songs just a blueprint for a freak-out?

2. How is Bob doing?

3. I heard the guys from Cobra Verde were up at Bob’s Place recording with you. Was this for your record or theirs?

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