Log Entry: AOL Entertainment I [Members - 8] 8/28/2002 09:03 PM

The Only Melissa: Folks please give a big welcome to Leif, Ryan and Chuck! Darrell will be with us in just a moment!

The Only Melissa: Welcome F8!

The Only Melissa: Folks, we apologize for the late start!

HOST ECH Dude: Ok first question for the night....

HOST ECH Dude: Will you have another CD ready for this tour?

Darrell F8: Yes

HOST ECH Dude: Leif I met you at the Miss USA pageant in Biloxi In "78-do you remember the girl with the 300 page scrapbook of you?

Leif F8: That was an awfully long time ago, I'm sure if I saw your face I would remember you but I don't remember that meeting.

HOST ECH Dude: Leif....are you tired of people clinging onto the 70s teen idol thing?

Leif F8: I'm not tired of people remembering it, I want people to know that I have moved on to doing new and better stuff. Everything in past has made me who I am today.

HOST ECH Dude: How many songs are in the set?

ChuckB F8: 15 songs

HOST ECH Dude: What was the best place you have ever done a concert at?

Darrell F8: Canton, Ohio

HOST ECH Dude: For Leif...I loved you in Old Timer...would you do theatre again in the future?

HOST ECH Dude: will you guys be coming to West Virginia?

Leif F8: I love doing theatre and yes I would definitely do more in the future.

HOST ECH Dude: Over all what is the bands song you like to perform the most?

Darrell F8: not currently on this tour however, we will try and get there as soon as possible... by the way I am Darrel...Host Kate is typing for me

Leif F8: I like the whole set personally.

Darrell F8: I would have to go with all of the songs we wrote

RyanW F8: Still I wish

HOST ECH Dude: Ryan...how do you like F8 so far?

RyanW F8: The brothers that I have been looking for!!!

HOST ECH Dude: LOL

HOST ECH Dude: Leif, your Mom looked great on BTM-how's Dawn?

Leif F8: My sister is doing well, I haven't spoken to her in a few months but she is doing well. She is no longer in the business but she is doing well, she is running a hotel on Catalina Island.

HOST ECH Dude: was the song Alive written with someone in mind?

Leif F8: It's pretty autobiographical really.

HOST ECH Dude: Is F8 gonna have a new CD & t-shirts available & do after show greetings?

ChuckB F8: Yes!

Leif F8: We will have a whole new CD and we will have some other items as well.

RyanW F8: Absolutely the fans come first

Darrell F8: and we will definitely do after show greetings as often as we can

HOST ECH Dude: So are you ready to meet your public again? We love you guys!

RyanW F8: Can't wait, fans make us!

Leif F8: Yes we are always ready and willing to meet the fans they make us legitimate

Darrell F8: Hello Randy from the whole band!!!!

HOST ECH Dude: Do you guys prefer smaller venues to the bigger ones?

Leif F8: Right now I enjoy the small clubs over stadiums, I like the intimacy but it will be fun to play arenas again.

RyanW F8: A big show is way less personal than a small show...I look forward to seeing as many fans at one time as I can 

HOST ECH Dude: What type of guitars do you guys play?

ChuckB F8: I agree.. I like the smaller clubs too

RyanW F8: Paul Reed Smith and Gibson guitars

Darrell F8: Fender, Ibanez and Gibson

HOST ECH Dude: Do you think that you will have any in-store meet and greets on this tour so people under 18 could have the chance to meet you guys?

Leif F8: I don't have any of those set up right now but I think that is a good idea and we will get right on that.

Darrell F8: some of the venues we are playing on this tour are all ages, obviously not all of them but some of them are all ages.

HOST ECH Dude: Chuck, did you used to play large arenas?

ChuckB F8: yes

HOST ECH Dude: Do you guys like acoustic or electric guitars better?

Leif F8: I like all guitars, I like the blend of electric and acoustic together, there are times when it is best to have just acoustic guitars and there are times when it is best to have just electric.

ChuckB F8: I have to agree with Leif on that one!

RyanW F8: Yes I would have to agree with Leif but my thought on the guitar thing is that different guitars are built on different moments...that is what music is about...moments

Darrell F8: I agree with Leif

HOST ECH Dude: Will you be doing radio promos for the venues?

Darrell F8: For sure!!

Leif F8: We've been already doing a lot of radio to promote the shows ahead of times. When we are in each city, we normally do a promo with one of the local stations.

HOST ECH Dude: Does anyone play keyboard? Do you think that will be a possibility?

RyanW F8: hopefully not

Leif F8: We won't have any keyboards on this tour, we like to have keyboards when it is right, we are not a keyboard band.

RyanW F8: We have a classical pianist in the band, if we need it ...it will be there

Darrell F8: we would only use keyboards for some background stuff or maybe some piano stuff

ChuckB F8: We all do play a little keyboard though

HOST ECH Dude: When will the new CD be released?

Darrell F8: it will be available at our first show starting Sept 12 and then it will be available at JAVA music.com

HOST ECH Dude: Ryan, Chuck and Darrell, How were your birthdays?

ChuckB F8: Great! Thank you!

Darrell F8: thanks a lot birthday was great. thanks for all the nice gifts, cards etc.

RyanW F8: My birthday was great, thank you to everyone for sending cards and presents. Its nice to know people care about me out there!!! And they care about the band 

HOST ECH Dude: Just Like Me is pretty emotional - was writing it therapeutic for you?

Leif F8: Yes, writing the song was definitely therapeutic, most of the lyrics in my songs are about personal things and issues in my life. I like to address environmental as well as political issues in my songs.

HOST ECH Dude: What types of bands do you guys listen to on the road? What are yalls favorite bands?

Leif F8: I think across the board that we all like Led Zepplin. As far as current music we have been focused on our own music. I like the White Stripes and the Strokes and Filter.

RyanW F8: Queensryche, Def Leppard

Darrell F8: it is all across the board I think everyone listens to Rock and Roll definitely and we listen to talk radio too ...reminder this is Darrel that Kate is typing for

HOST ECH Dude: I recently heard a new band out there called Home Town Hero, do you guys like or have yall heard them?

Darrell F8: actually I have not heard of them

ChuckB F8: No, I haven't heard of them either

Leif F8: I haven't heard of Home Town Hero.

HOST ECH Dude: Leif, will you be doing anything special for your birthday?

Leif F8: Birthdays are not a big deal to me.

HOST ECH Dude: When yall were mentioning bands I was curious if yall liked the Beatles?

RyanW F8: I would like to say thank you to all my fans for appreciating the band, see you out on the road, I am very moved !!! Good night :)

RyanW F8: <---has a dinner date ;)

ChuckB F8: Yes! I love The Beatles!

Darrell F8: love the Beatles also

Leif F8: Alright, I like the Beatles too.

HOST ECH Dude: Do you guys like night or day concerts or does it matter?

Leif F8: I much prefer night time concerts, with day time concerts you lose some of the ambience of the show.

Darrell F8: you know vampires only come out at night so I prefer to play at night!! Plus it is too damned hot!!

ChuckB F8: I have to agree with that, I like nighttime concerts better too

HOST ECH Dude: what about Elton John? his lyrics are also therapeutic and autobiographical....was he an influence, Leif?

Darrell F8: bye Randy from the band

Leif F8: Bernie Taupin wrote most of Elton's lyrics and he and Matt Johnson are my two all time favorite lyricists.

HOST ECH Dude: do you know what time you are playing in Fort Lauderdale?

ChuckB F8: we're checking the schedule... hang on

ChuckB F8: 9pm

Darrell F8: 9:00 PM

HOST ECH Dude: Growing up who did you look up to the most?

Leif F8: Growing up I looked up to my favorite bands, writers and musicians, actors, artists in general.

HOST ECH Dude: What is your favorite episode of Behind the Music?

Darrell F8: my favorite BTM episode was the Leif Garret one and that was before I even knew him

ChuckB F8: The Leif Garrett and also the Nikki Sixx episode

HOST ECH Dude: Whose career do you most admire in the music/entertainment industry?

Darrell F8: the career I admire most in the music industry is the Rolling Stones. They still rock hard!

Leif F8: I admire anybody who sticks to their guns and makes music because they like the music they are making; not the bands that are out there using other writers, the ones that are out there playing and writing from their heart and soul.

HOST ECH Dude: For all....where is your favorite place to visit....for any reason? 

Leif F8: I personally like tropical destinations a lot, I like islands, I like being in the water, I like swimming. I love traveling in general ~ Europe and Asia, anywhere.

Darrell F8: I just enjoy traveling, meeting new friends

ChuckB F8: I love the east coast! Oh! and Cozumel Mexico!

HOST ECH Dude: Ok everybody we have time for just a couple more questions.

HOST ECH Dude: do you think you will ever play in NH?

Darrell F8: hopefully

ChuckB F8: Hopefully!

Leif F8: We will play everywhere eventually.

HOST ECH Dude: What TV-Show do you like to watch?

Leif F8: We've got a couple of shows that we watch religiously, the Today Show, The Price is Right, Law and Order, and the Practice.

Darrell F8: and Will and Grace

ChuckB F8: I like the sitcoms Will and Grace, Friends, Frasier and Just Shoot Me

HOST ECH Dude: Any final comments from the band they would like to add?

Leif F8: The only comment that I have is that if you come to the show you won't be let down, we will rock your world and put a smile on your face.

ChuckB F8: Looking forward to seeing everybody out there!

Darrell F8: Looking forward to seeing all of our close friends and fans and ready to rock your town!!!! See you soon!!!!

HOST ECH Dude: Thanks everyone for coming, if you would like a copy of tonight's transcript please go to Keyword: ECR Chat

Darrell F8: goodnight!!