At bluerodeo.com, we receive
hundreds of e-mail messages and discussion board postings
every day. Some people write to share their love of Blue Rodeo
and their music; some share their art and inspiration; some
write to air a complaint or express their appreciation.
Although we can't always respond personally
to each and every message we receive, we sincerely want to
thank everyone who takes the time to write to us. On this
page, we showcase snippets from some of our favourite letters.
5 Days sits alongside my KISS, Metallica collection!
I had the pleasure of seeing you guys at the Saskatoon EX. My tastes in music are widely varied, but for the most part, I like electronic and hard rock. A friend of mine is a really big fan of yours and asked me to come along. I went, and will never forget it. When going to a live concert, I'm used to hearing the constant screaming, bad singing, etc. I'm usually the one who you'd see crowd surfing at such a concert. When you started playing, I was awe struck. It was an amazing concert! All I did was sit and stare in amazement. I have now added "Five Days In July" and "Lost Together" to my collection of KISS, Metallica, Darude, Crystalmethod and other albums. Alot of my friends ask me what the hell I'm doing, but I'm glad they are there.
Thanks For The Experience.
Dallas (August 20, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/13/2001 02:33:54 PM
People come over to my house and ask who's playing!
I first heard of BR a year or so ago from a girl I talked to online, from Newfoundland; we'll call her "R". Since I'm from Indiana, USA I had never heard of BR before ...I learned of the Juno Awards and all these BR videos I've been missing out on ...but most Americans don't know who BR are. When people come over to my house and I'm listening to BR, they like it...they ask who it is, then after awhile they just know. My brother put in a cd of mine just the other day and started singin to it, it was so cool. He didn't know the words that well yet but he didn't care...I think that was what made it so cool ...I've got friends wanting to borrow them, and record them and asking me how they can get them and if we can all go to a concert and stuff like that. It's like BR fever or something...everyone wants it but can't find it ...we want more BR in the US, we love you!!!!!!!
Sara (August 15, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/12/2001 04:35:56 PM
We love you in Spokane!
Guys, first of all, I was recently turned on to your incredible music by a friend of mine who lives in Lethbridge, Alberta. I'm thinking that this great country in which I live (US) is not so great if we don't have access to your music! We saw your show in Sandpoint last night and I was blown AWAY! I've never seen artists who so enjoy what they do! This friend of mine is one of your greatest fans... You guys are awesome and WE LOVE YOU IN SPOKANE!!!!!
Thanks for doing what you do.
Shelley (August 12, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/12/2001 04:06:11 PM
"She gave me diamonds for eyes"
Dear Greg,
Your music has touched a place in my soul which words cannot describe. I admire your talent and how so many of your songs I can relate into my own life experiences. One verse that comes to mind quickly is "in that second of a shooting star somehow it all makes sense". Life so many times for me has thrown me curves, yet in a split second it makes sense and just as quickly all goes nuts again. One question...Dark Angel, when you say "she gave me diamonds for eyes" do you mean that to be that things you once did not take notice of or pay attention to all of a sudden become more beautiful, small everyday things in life that one may just pass by without a second thought. That is how I understand what you say, please let me know if I am correct.
Your True & Loyal Fan....Please keep the inspiration coming!!
Kristine (August 11, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/12/2001 10:52:56 AM
Sign my son's diaper!
Bazil, Thank you so much for being willing to sign my son's diaper! I'm sure it's not every day that you get one shoved in your face and you were very sweet to autograph it, at his first concert. It will go in his baby book! You guys were awesome! Keep making great music! Loved you in Austin, TX!!! Thanks again,
Rachel (August 12, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/12/2001 10:49:14 AM
Naked and tired???
I don't have the lyrics for "Bad Timing" but the first line sounds like "...just got in from way up north, naked and tired and I could use a friend.." Im pretty sure those aren't the words. What are they? Signed a disclexic fan,
Rob (August 10, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 9/12/2001 10:47:02 AM
'It could happen to You' saw me through 3 Spinal Cord surgeries
Hey Guys !!!
I am a huge fan and your song " it could happen to you " has seen me thru 3 Spinal Cord surgery's...why ? because people just don't understand how your life can be torn apart in a second. But when "it happens to you"...then all you've worked hard to get, you loose, and in my case, that was a huge loss...my house, gone, my education, gone my A1 credit rating...gone...all because I have a rare spinal cord disease that require's surgeery every other year. So when people say, or look down on me beacuse I lost it all, as I couldn't work and thus lost everything...I like to tell them to go to HMV and have a listen to "It could happen to you, by Blue Rodeo " Those who were friends and didn't understand the devastation and how hard it really is to put the peice's back together, got a loud " It could happen to you " listen !! So, that's how your song got me thru 3 spinal cord surgery's. However the worst part about it all it that I can no long play my guitar or your songs as I used to love to do...just can feel the strings...I've been playing for almost 30 years.
Anyways, I can still hear your music and that's so very very cool...I will get over not playing (in about 2 million years ) but so long as you guys keep putting out the tunes...I'll be happy...so don't EVER split up, or I'll send my Baba after ya ! (she slings awsome cabbage rolls !).
Take care,
Susan (August 8, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 09:38:53 AM
She's 78 years old and a big fan of Jim Cuddy!
I just wanted to thank you for posing for a picture with my Mom .... She's 78 years old and a big fan of Blue Rodeo, but especially of You, Jim Cuddy. She has the picture of you and her in her livingroom and shows everyone who comes in. She is a very shy person and was upset when I first told her that I'd arranged for her to get her picture taken with you and then was very thrilled when it happened. She is a wonderful Mom and has always been there for the 8 of us children and has had alot of hard times in her life so when I heard you were coming so close to where we live, I got her the tickets for Mothers Day and then she was worried that you would get sick or that she'd die before the concert, so once again THANK YOU.
Another fan,
Gina (August 8, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 09:33:56 AM
Dark Angel was the only song played at her funeral
Dear Jim,
I have to apologize for my boyfriend's ignorance as he did not know who you were when he sat next to you on the plane from Edmonton to Toronto the other day! I am working on him ... our friend Danielle who passed away last Labor Day weekend who was a huge fan of yours. Dark Angel was the only song played at her funeral.
One day Danielle and I were sitting on the steps of her student ghetto house at Queen's. We were talking about girl stuff, you know what songs we would like for our weddings ... We thought for a while until Danielle said, "Dark Angel would be nice" ... Dee (as we liked to call her) died very suddenly, was hit by an elderly driver in the afternoon as she rode her bike home from the lumber yard ... I knew when she died that Dark Angel would be the song and I couldn't believe the irony of our previous conversation. Danielle was an absolute angel. She was gorgeous and she never even knew it ... I would like you to know that your songs were a big part of her life, and Blue Rodeo tunes now have an even bigger tug on mine and many other friend's of Danielle's heart strings ... Thanks again for you soothing tunes. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Keltie (August 6, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 08:57:12 AM
I couldn't get over how many ladies were swooning over you
Hey Jim,
I'm a long time fan and I just stumbled onto the site. I couldn't get over how many ladies were swooning over you (no offense). I only wanted to write and thank you for the music you and the band create and produce. I have really connected with some of your pieces, and they help make the day of work go by painlessly. Next time you and the band are in Winnipeg, the beer is on me. Thanks.
Kelly (August 4, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 08:49:15 AM
You made me stand proudly as a status member of the first nations
Dear Mr. Keelor
I realize that you are inundated with correspondance and with a hectic schedule ... I hope that my letter will make it to you. I actually wrote to you once before, it was soon after the release of Outskirts. My sister had been at a promotion for the album's debut and thought I would like the music so she got me a tape- I have been a fan since ... Anyways, I was walking my dogs the other morning before work and I was listening to Lost Together when it dawned on me that I had been following Blue Rodeo's evolution. Out of all of the bands that I have listened to over the years, Blue Rodeo has been part of my tumultous teens, growing pains and life experiences since. In my mid twenties I was diagnosed and treated for cancer ... It was a difficlut year for my family and myself. I went into surgery being told I would have to have a tracheotomy for the rest of my life and I would never speak again. After the second surgery I came very close to dying but, recovered, remained tracheotomy free and I still have my voice. During that time I used to play Western Skies and dream of being free (and out of the dreaded city).
Last year I went to Manitoulin Island, it was hard to leave the peace and beauty. It was also a pilgramage to travel to my late grandfather's hometown. Growing up, I had been indirectly made to feel ashamed that I had native blood in my genes and in my soul ... When I discovered that Blue Rodeo supported native causes, that helped me become more open about my own desire to stand proudly as a status member of the first nations. In that aspect you have become more than just a person who can compose hauntingly beautiful and soul embracing music, you have become a mentor. Armour is a song that I can personally relate to, as I spent most of my life with a protective guard up until I came to a point in my life where I realized that I can no longer be hurt from those who constructed the emotional wall. I would like to thank you for bringing memories and dreams in your music and for the raw emotions that come forth in every note. Sincerly
Melanie (August 3, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 08:46:47 AM
You play those damn drums so good!
Glenn, I just got home from seeing you guys play at Rainbow Summer in Milwaukee Wisconsin. I have never heard you your band before tonight but I think I fell in love with the drummer. You guys were so good ... and I think your cute and play those damn drums so good. I hope your band comes here again. Thanks for some great music ... Gotta go.
Anna (July 31, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/19/2001 08:29:59 AM
Jim should have been in bed with tylenol
Just a quick note to say thanks for yet another great show in calgary during stampede (kind of a bizarre time of year in our fair city). We so enjoyed your gig in spite of being harrassed endlessly by the 'shooter girls' at desperados! Jim seemed like he was pushing the limits a bit and loked like he should have been in bed with a bottle of tylenol, yet still managed a really great set, how do you do it?? loved your new piece 'bulletproof' (have i got that right?) and were glad you put it out there. loved seeing greg yell profanities over that mother*&%?in' smoke machine..and glad they finally got the damn thing shut down! it was a great sweaty night in spite of all the huge stetsons.
we love watching ALL of you play live... so come back soon. peace
Carol (July 26, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/6/2001 06:23:14 PM
Complaints about the Molson Amphitheatre show
Hi guys, I am writing with complaints about the Molson Amphitheatre show on July 13th. Blue Rodeo, as usual, was great. You played with lots of energy, and the solos were all wonderful. ...your playing didn't let me down, it was everything else. First: since when do you guys not have a warm-up act? ...Second: the Molson Amphitheatre sucks. ...The seats at the Amphitheatre are too close together... Also, nobody dances at the Amphitheatre because we are all too considerate to block the view.
The great thing about the Stardust Picnic was the casualness of it; everyone danced, sang, moved around; it was like a huge party. Last Friday I paid almost twice as much to sit on a hard seat, with my head and body twisted around, to get a glimpse of several miniscule figures on a stage. I might as well have stayed home and watched videos on my tv. I never cared if it rained at the Stardust Picnic; that was part of the fun. Also, the sound was atrocious. The strings and the horns were a good idea; however, when you can't seperate the different instruments because the mix is so bad, it all comes at you as one big noise. While we were impressed with the length of the show the inconvenience of getting to the show, the price of the tickets, the formal atmosphere and inadequacies of the Amphitheatre and the lousy sound made the evening terribly unenjoyable.
still a fan, Katherine (July 15, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/6/2001 06:16:18 PM
Molson was nothing compared to the stardust picnic!
hello, well I was at the blue rodeo show last night in toronto and I have to say while, yes it was a good show, it was nothing compared to the stardust picnic ... I think the molson amp is too big of a venue for blue rodeo to play, the sound was not that great compared to many other blue rodeo shows we have seen, but I must comment that the horns were great!! I only hope that next year they go back to doing the stardust picnic...
Kate (July 14, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/6/2001 05:26:00 PM
Thank you for the music...
Thank you for your music. Thank you for the emotion you put into each and every song. Thank you for staying together after all these years. Thank you for putting on a great show, all the time. Thank you for remaining humble and not taking that "rock star" attitude. Thank you for those "special songs" that every one of us have. Thank you for Dark Angel. Most of all, thank you for all the memories that you have, and will, create for all the fans. Thank you...
Debbie (July 10, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/6/2001 03:58:25 PM
Now the webpage is part of my morning routine
...I would like to tell you how great I think your site it. I work on a webpage and have a great appreciation for the good ones and yours is one of the best in my opinion. I have been a BR fan since the late 80s or early 90s and each time I would see them I would be high for a week or two thinking about the band etc. I had discovered your webpage before I saw them the last time. Now the webpage is part of my morning routine. The end result is the "high" never leaves. I haven't been this interested in a band since I was a 13 girl reading Tiger Beat. You can tell the band that it is an excellent marketing tool ...Anyhow, thanks again for your help and keep up the good work.
Torri (July 10, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 8/6/2001 03:55:55 PM
James, You Remind me of FOZZIE BEAR
Hey Guys!
Just wanted to let you know that you were FAN-FRIGGING-TASTIC at Bluesfest! Jim, I just about melt into a puddle of mush everytime I see you do that little "two-step" of yours when you're strummin' on that guitar ... Gee, how I wish I could be your guitar for just one night!!! LOL! James, you remind me of FOZZIE BEAR when you're pounding away on that keyboard! And that is meant as a total compliment! You look so cute! You're just sooooo into the music. It's inspiring... Greg, I have to say that you look fabulous. A big change from the last time I saw you (January 2000).
I just think that it's great that you guys aren't on this big "celebrity" trip. You're not afraid to mingle with the crowd and you always take the time to talk to your fans. I believe this is one of the biggest reasons that you have such a strong, devoted following of adoring fans such as I! Oh, and your new songs are to die for!!! I'll tell ya, that show was just a "big tease"! Thanks for an awesome show!
Lori (July 9, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 01:18:23 PM
You had People Dancing In the Streets!
Hi guys,
I saw you play last night in Ottawa and you were absolutely amazing. You literally had people dancing in the streets...on my way to the car I came across a couple of groups of people dancing and having a great time outside the park. My friend and I were discussing Canadian musicians and although you and The Odds have a different style of music I think that the two of you would compliment each other...it would be a fantastic show. Cheers,
Fawn (July 7, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 01:14:05 PM
To the Infinite Sound of What You Share
hey
you know, it only grows
8 years ago I went to see who made this music that
spins around my spirit
and you all signed a set list
it is the only autograph
before or since
I ever wanted really, ever
then, I went again
you were all here a week ago
spinning twinkling melodies
around moons of rhyme
and it was only more
beautiful
partly because I understand passages
partly because you move through so openly
it sees the center as a place
we all dance around
anyway,
I forgot my set list
and I thought it would be cool
to have the only other autograph
I would ever want
be the same as the one before,
only with time transpired
who would ever know
looking at the same page,
but me
I could mail it to the band
if you would send it back to me?
Hey,
to the infinite sound of what you share
thanks
Kim (June 26, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 01:11:54 PM
Listening to Five Days in July is one of our special Father-Son things!
Hi Guys, just got back from our ritual BR St-Jean Baptiste weekend concert at Bourbon Street. It was spectacular. You pick your opening acts well and never fail to be generous with your stage, of course I am referring here to Sarah Harmer. Congratulations on the four piece back-up band, great idea ... In fact, we are just saying how for forty dollars we got so much more for our money than going to see our beleaguered Canadiens play...
My son George-Andrew (he's nine) is also a great fan. Listening to Five Days in July is one of our special Father-Son things. I actually got to bring him to Bourbon Street last year ... it certainly was memorable and worthwhile (don't tell your legal guys!). Greg, it was nice this year to have you whole and lucid on stage (only half kidding!).
Aki (June 24, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 01:08:00 PM
Even My Kids Have Become Mini-Blue Rodeo Fans!
Hello all:
I was introduced to your music when I was a fellow at Sick Kids in Toronto between 1992-1994. I fell in love with Canada and left a little piece of my heart there. I loved your music then and I love it even more now. When I operate at the Children's Hospital in which I work I love to have your music in the background. Even my kids have become mini-Blue Rodeo fans. I have been able to generate a few new Blue Rodeo fans in Columbus, Ohio and I hope you will be able to work out tour dates here.
Again, thanks a million for your music. It often speaks to my heart.
Rama (June 21, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 12:10:22 PM
I Hope You Catch Up On Your Sleep Before You Play!
Hey guys...just a little note from the Townships regarding last Saturday night at Higher Ground. To start off, I took off work early. Next I paid a fortune to have a baby sitter ... third, as soon as I crossed border the rain started and lasted ( a torrential downpour ) for the entire 2 hour drive down ... All this to have the pleasure of seeing Jim and Greg's eyes at half mast. Bit of a bummer considering I'm used to those lovely wide awake smiles. I hope you both catch up on your sleep and strong strong family hugs before you venture off again.
Yours truly....Jodi (June 20, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 12:08:47 PM
Rochester is missing some damn great performances from Blue Rodeo
Dearest Band Members,
My wife and I have been fans since 92. Growing up along the Canadian border we picked up your music out of Montreal and Ottawa. We moved to Rochester last year and were thrilled to see you last week at Milestones. It was a kick to run into 3 other friends there from Massena, New York who also are loyal fans. One of the guys has already taken it upon himself to inform the local paper that Rochester is missing some damn great music and performances from Blue Rodeo... Thanks again for the show, we will see you again soon.
Tom and Michele (June 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 7/19/2001 12:02:46 PM
Whenever I fell, your music picked me up!
Umm.. My name is Michael and... yeah.. i have no idea what to say! Umm... I've been a fan for along time, even before i knew it was Blue Rodeo who sang 'Try' or 'Falling Down Blue'. i dont even know if im making any sense right but just know that im a very big fan of your. I dont know if that means anything to you since you get like a million of these every day but i think what differes me from the rest is that i think your music is a release from the pressures of the other music ... I still listen to Alternative and Rap and Freestyle and all the rest but what im really trying to say is thanks for doing what you do. When ever i fell in life... it was your music that picked me up and yeah.... just Thank You!!
Fan Forever,
Michael (June 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 11:57:13 AM
Midi for Sad Nights
Hey BLUE RODEO ... I love your ish ... especially SAD NIGHTS ... it's my boo's and my song ... so of course it means even more to me. Neway, I've been able to locate the lyrics for the song, but what I'd really like is the midi for it. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any. d'you think maybe you could make midi's for your music available on the internet ? I for one would really, really appreciate it. And I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. so, if you could ... thank you ! Good luck ... bie now !
luv ... Mary. (June 14, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 11:52:47 AM
Peanut butter cookies
Just signing in. Hope that Jim isn't eating too many peanut butter cookies.
Sandy (June 5, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 11:46:24 AM
Who says Napster doesn't sell records?
BR, Talk about timing... Thanks to Napster I was introduced to your music about 3 months ago. Since then I have been searching for your music. Everytime I have been successful, I've grown to like a new song. I had a feeling that you were Canadian, through your ties with Sarah McLachlan (my favorite artist), but I had hoped that you might be appearing in New York soon. I noticed that you are playing in Hoboken in a couple of weeks! I am going to bring all of my friends and my girlfriend to see you guys. I love your music. I hope things go as planned and I get this opportunity. As an incentive, how about a round on me? :) Anyway good luck on your tour. I look forward to seeing you in June.
Christopher (May 30, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 11:44:07 AM
Jim Cuddy, you are a huge HOTTIE!
hey jim....
my name is joanna and i am a huge blue rodeo fan... i'm 15 years old and i have to say that five days in may is the best song u guys have ever sang... try rocks also ... don't take this the wrong way or anything.... although i don't know how u would.... but ur gorgeous..... jim cuddy you are a huge HOTTIE....... hahaha... ya i love u guys.... u and greg keelor rock.... u have a beautiful vocie and a great sound... neways keep up all the incredible singing.... kk..... bye jim
joanna (May 24, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 11:41:54 AM
Molson Amphitheater too formal!
...disappointed no Stardust this summer. As a free comment from a number one fan, I don't like seeing Blue Rodeo at Molson Amp - too "formal" - can't dance and romp like other venues - price of stardom I guess
Linda (May 24, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/26/2001 10:03:18 AM
My favourite instrument ...
Jim, you make me want to be a harmonica ...
Barb (May 30, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:32:52 PM
I am honoured to have won br.com Contest!
I am so honored to have won this contest. Considering the chances of winning anything is surprising. The thing is I have listened to blue rodeo for years, singing there songs with friends by camp fires and seening many shows, for I actually am from Edmonton, Alberta. Living down in the states for another adventure, I never thought I'd see them. Then they do this tour and of coarse I jump in my truck, drive out of these rugged mountains, escape my winter cabin fever and get tickets for my favorite inspiring band blue rodeo, the show in Portland. How exciting it was, so I not only got to see my favorite canadian band perform but I also had the honor to go on there tour bus and meet all the talented beautiful guys that I have adored. And now I win the contest. My karma and luck are sure treating me well. Life is good!
Celena (May 22, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:29:30 PM
bluerodeo.com Store Excellent!
I was shocked at how quickly the product arrived! WOW! Anyways,my only beef is the US funds.I think a Canadian band should offer Canadian prices.Thanks!
Lynn (May 21, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:27:38 PM
I'll travel from NY to Toronto to see English Bay
I hate to be a typical "American" but I understand the concert in NC included English Bay. This is my favorite BR song and I will travel to Toronto from NY to see the show. Is EB part of the concert collection regularly.
Beth (May 21, 200) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:25:51 PM
Clean Up the Web page
Hi,
Blue Rodeo is a fantastic band, however someone should have the official web page cleaned up a little. First of all it's nothing but advertising for profit. Secondly, it's a mess. Way too much clutter and no style. Good luck with the web site, and keep up the good work (music).
Ivan. (May 18, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:24:51 PM
Put Together a DVD of Blue Rodeo
Please, please, please,put together a DVD of Blue Rodeo, I am such a great fan of Blue Rodeo. P.S. they must do the DVD in pro logic ditial surround sound or dts. Please let me know if this will happen in the future. Thank you so much.
smoky56" (May 17, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:22:22 PM
BR's music is like fever, says a fan from Norway!
Hi!
I am a 46 years yong musicloving man from Norway. I'v got a lot of favorit artist and bands in my collection, aspecially from America: Springsteen, Wilco, Melissa Etheridge etc. BUT, every time there's a new Blue Rodeo album out, I empty my cd-player and fill it up with the new, and old BR-albums and play only Blue Rodeo for a week or two.
It's just like a kind of fever, when i've just started I can't stop for a while. Your music has given me some of the best moments in my life and I hope I'll be abel to see you on stage here i Norway soon. I missed you the last time you where here. Will you be back soon?
Keep on making this great music and give my best whishes to the rest of the band.
Yours sincerely
Helge (May 16, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 6/5/2001 02:18:19 PM
Tell Jim to get his ass down here!
Hello There ... I am a true blue, maybe too true blue, I live in Newfoundland and that is a good thing and a bad thing, we don't get much talent here. Soooooo, we are just opening our new state of the art Mile One Stadium ... Travis Tritt is coming, so are the Bare Naked Ladies ... Why isn't Blue Rodeo coming to Newfoundland on this tour ... One constant thing I could count on is that Blue Rodeo wouldn't forget the Newfies ...I am sad to think that they have!!! I am considering going to PEI and NB and NS to see them but I have to say I feel kinda ripped off.....ohhhhhh talk about DISAPPOINTMENT!!! ... Newfoundlanders LOOOOOOOVE Blue Rodeo and are very disappointed. Hope Jims leg is better but tell him to get his ass down here......lol!!! Best Regards.
Andrea
Disgruntled in Newfoundland (May 8, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 09:02:06 AM
I'd love to surprise my wife with BR performance
Dear Friends,
I am a transplanted Canadian living in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been a B.R. fan since day 1. Having seen the band perform live several times, I was wondering if there were any plans to tour this part of the country at any time ... I was also wondering what it would take to book the band for a personal performance. My wife is American, and now a B.R. fanatic like myself. She is currently recovering from cancer, and if it within my capabilities I would love to surprise her with a performance as well as a big ol' party.
Thank You,
George (May 8, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 09:00:58 AM
Honoured to bring Blue Rodeo to Ireland
Greetings from Ireland,
I am behind the 2 shows that Blue Rodeo will play in Ireland... As a long time fan of the band I am hohnoured to bring their wonderful music to Ireland and I look forward with optimism to a special experience.
Best Wishes,
Paul (May 1, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 08:48:58 AM
I can write my own "Bad Timing"
Hi, Jim, I have been a Blue Rodeo fan for as long as I can remember. I think I remember Try which inspired me to want to see you at every opportunity possible ... I watched a TV special on CMT and I was listening to what you had to say and I have to say I really appreciated and understood what make's yourself "giitty" ... What I really want to know is what inspired you to write "Bad Timing"? because I know every word to this song and I can relate. I want to know your story because I am pretty sure I can write my own "Bad Timing" song ... I will see you at the Kee to Bala on the long weekend in May and all I will ask is that you and me sing "Bad Timing" together ... and if I had ... I would invite you back to my cottage after the Concert.
Sincerely,
Karen (April 27, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 08:47:12 AM
bluerodeo.com Store Excellent!
Fast, efficient and easy to use. Getting the stickers with my order was a nice bonus! Keep adding more items please.
Frank (April 24, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 08:42:44 AM
Battle of the Bands is inspirational!
I just wanted to thank you for keeping me on your station. Your music's great and the service you provide other artists is truly generous and inspirational. Keep up the good work.
Ric (April 23, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 5/14/2001 08:41:58 AM
They are flying around us, over us, next to us...
Hello,
Please can someone tell me why oh why oh why they aren't coming to Newfoundland on this tour ...what is happening? Very depressing I assure you....they are flying around us, over us, next to us, and across the ocean from us, can't they just stop in for one night. As you can see I have a small obsession going on with BR and I wanted to be the first to say that the good people of Newfoundland love Blue Rodeo too and will be so disappointed. What about the Salmon Festival in Grand Falls, what about the show at the Delta, lest we forget my dear friends, lest we forget!!!! Ya gotta laugh I guess, but it is NOT funny in my little world hehehe!
Anyway I will see them in some Atlantic province, but it isn't fair why are Newfoundlanders always forgotten about. Soon I will have to go to the UK to see BR....there is something wrong with that....sad on the Rock!!! Is the place they are playing in in St. John's New Brunswick a bar? Mile High? Thanks in advance for your disappoining answers...lol!!!!!
Regards,
Andrea (April 24, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 4/27/2001 12:56:53 PM
So good to hear musicians playing real instruments!
Hi,
I have no request! this mail just to tell you that i like the music, it's really good and great. So good to hear musicians playing real instruments! As a musician myself, i have to use so many machines and when i hear others musicians playing it's so cooooooooooooooollllllllllll!!! Thank you. Have a nice day.
Guy (April 18, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 4/27/2001 12:55:28 PM
Put a note explaining the USD prices for store
I do think that it would be great to put a note equivalent to what you have sent me on the site, as I do believe that many of the customers will be Canadians. Even advertising a Canadian dollars price beside the US one so people are aware of the exchange difference and not a mark up would be great. Then simply an indication at paying time that USD must be charged as it provides a better system for people. Certainly, the explanation is better than being hit with USD at a time when USD are not fun to look at for us as Canadians!
Thanks,
Shrawan (April 10, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 4/19/2001 03:21:19 PM
Whackjob at the Buffalo Gig
James... My wife and I had a great time at the Buffalo gig on the 24th of Mar. We sat on the table just in front of you. NO we were not the couple that sat right on the stage and kept sticking their hands in your face and in your " working space ".... At the start of the night he was a good natured guy but as the chemicals in the american beer kicked in he seemed to get less and less aware. You showed incredible restraint. thanks for a great show. We see you guys a lot but this is the first time we got this close. It was excellent fun.
Allan (March 27, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/29/2001 03:35:05 PM
Tralf is too small, you need to play a bigger venue in Buffalo!
Sorry I missed the show last nite at the Tralf, but I already had tickets to the Sabres game. Last time you were here I had strep throat. I guess I'll have to wait until summer now. ... the tralf is too small, you need to play at a bigger venue in Buffalo. I get clostraphobia in there if it's packed. Looking forward to your next show in Buffalo, hope I make it!
Until then - Laurie (March 26, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/29/2001 03:29:46 PM
Drift into sleep with Gone
Greg, I just wanted to thank you for your solo C.D. (We had a brief meeting on Hwy. 89, while you were on route to your show in Durham), I thought the disc was great. I especially liked Blue Star, and Heaven. I can't wait till the first humid summer evening that I can play the disc and drift into sleep, in my favorite chair on my deck... Thanks again, It was a pleasure meeting you, Hopefully I can catch you live soon. Take care.
Andy (March 22, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/29/2001 03:23:16 PM
BAZIL ROCKS!
P.S. Hey Bazil, want a beer. No, Ok I'll have one then!
S & C (March 20, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/29/2001 03:17:29 PM
Nothing can explain what I feel, but your song can!
hi , i'm a french fan of your band and i would like to tell you somethings ... ypur song always touch our heart and you must be proud of your band cause i play guitar and i di'nt have band, so have long life for all of you and your band ... you'r doing my dream right now so like we heard a lot ... good bless you ... Patrice your fan .... nothing can explain what i fell ... but your song can. bye.
Cedric (March 9, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 01:04:48 PM
Bus Driver
Hi, just wanted to drop a line on your Bus Driver. What a great guy, he gave my a plastic rooster and a lollipop and told me to put them together.
Silkbus (March 5, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 01:01:56 PM
Come to Netherlands!
hello great,great,great musicians,
we (my wife and i) are livin in the Netherlands in Enschede , we ask ourselvs ; WHEN DOES BLUE RODEO COME TO US ???? how do we get some information by this ? we are waiting for our greatest concert of our lives.... goodbeye....and keep making music ....we are waiting.
marc and ellis (March 1, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 12:58:18 PM
Yonge Street show of 1979?
Thanks for the great show in Portland. Small crowd, but suitably under appreciative ... Keep going, it takes me down memory lane when I see you guys. I remember one of your first gigs on Yonge St. in 1979? Can't even remember the name of the club. It's gone.and so am I.
John (March 1, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 12:54:04 PM
I'll bring 20 friends!
Come play the 930 club in DC. I'll bring 20 friends, so you'll only have to sell another 980 tickets.
Phil (February 28, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 12:29:09 PM
Kudos, bluerodeo.com!
This site is very well organized, has SO much information and is very well maintained. I know this is your job and all, but I just wanted to give all of you a big thanks for making it more than just a ten link page. There's so much good content, I read this site like a book; a few links here, the next day, check out some more links etc. thanks!
Dave (February 26, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/14/2001 12:24:14 PM
A second class, bar - type gig
Hi to all... I am compelled to write you an email to express my feelings about the first and only concert I have been to in Oshawa last Saturday night. ... I truly love your music.. the words to most of your songs touch a place deep in my soul ....
All I want to say is YOU.. Blue Rodeo are BETTER than THAT !!!!! I sat in section 15, and observed the "floor seats" and the festivities going on down there ... I felt like I was observing a "Bar Gig".. people were sitting at tables talking for God's sake. YOU-BLUE RODEO are better than that!!!!! ... There were people drinking, dancing, smoking (which is fine for a bar type gig), but you guys are SO much better than that.. The music was very distorted because of the echo's in the arena, I already know almost every song by heart and had no problem singing along, however, my husband is not very familiar with your music and he could not understand one word being said or sung. We actually left and went back to the motel and listened to your CD's at intermission.
I have read the discussion board and realize how happy you made the people standing down there feel.. but from one who was up in the seats, it did not look professional at all. ... I think you guys have what it takes to make it BIG... Real BIG in the USA, but somebody, please take a look at how the concerts are set up.. Treat yourselves like the professionals you ARE !!!! ... I am sorry for the criticism, but I must be honest. I will continue to love you and your music and listen to it daily.. on my CD player for now.
I wish you the best of luck as you reach the fame you truly deserve...
Deb (February 23, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/1/2001 12:52:16 AM
Come here... the young cool make this hot spot the hippest beach on the east coast
Saw you fella's play a gig at Bohager's in Baltimore a few years back (Keelor seemed really high and drunk and nearly fell over on stage)...do you have any plans to tour east coast US this spring/summer 2001? ... The Tragicaly Hip play last summer at the infamous Dewey Beach (Delaware) Bottle & Cork venue ...you fellas should look into this place during this summer ... all the young cool of Washington / Virginia / Maryland / Philly make this hot spot the hippest beach on the east coast during the summers.... a GREAT way to have new, wide demographic music lovers learn about your music and talent ... WHY NOT RELEASE THE "sad" single HERE in America?....anyway...what do I know?....if you come into area...you can party at my home here on the beautiful Cheasapeake Bay and sit by the firepit and chill. Regards.
Paul (February 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/1/2001 12:39:30 AM
Pics of Greg that make my heart smile!
I love the guys and their music. This is a great site,especially when I can`t make it to all the shows. At least I can see some candid shots! There have been some pics of Greg that make my heart smile. Thanks
Lynn (January 28, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 3/1/2001 12:26:03 AM
If you were a dog, what dog would you be?
I am really excited to be able to finally be in a position where I can express my adoration and admiration for you and let you know that I am positively in love with BLUE RODEO. I am old girl and have no visions of being a grouping but I must confess that there are times in my life when I been more than moderately obsessed.
We once had a beautiful german shephard that had been retired from police duty that we were able to adopt, our family called him Keelor. Not to be outdone we got my bestest friend a bichon shitzu and of course I called him Cuddy. He doesn't sing near as good you but he has helped me through some very difficult times in my life, not unlike those wonderful songs that u &G write. I am absolutely indepted to you guys for sharing your talents with me. The new song off of Days in Between, Somebody Waits I am sure was written just for me.
Please keep up the great work, and thank your families for sharing you guys with us people who love you.
Deb (February 7, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 2/25/2001 06:39:55 PM
Goonless Jim Cuddy
Dear Mr. Cuddy,
My name is Tyler. You probably know me best as one of those damn annoying fans who ransacked your band after the Pan Am Games, and in your dressingroom after the concert you did with Colin James for the Blue Bombers last year. Anywho, we all really appreciate your kindness/tolerance, and for not sending your goons on us.
Thanks alot,
Tyler (February 7, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 2/25/2001 06:35:18 PM
Black is back
The reason I am writing you this email, is in regards to your website. I've been following your online presence since your last web page (the one mostly black, which I enjoyed) and then this one. Although this is forward, I have to be honest here. I found the webpage really confusing to navigate ... and lacking the graphic punch which the internet can provide. A webpage can be both graphically pleasing as well as interactive.
Jason (February 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 2/19/2001 06:27:41 PM
Mutual friends of Gordon Lightfoot
Mr. Cuddy,
I must relate a story to you that I have been telling on myself for the past year or so. I am a huge Gordon Lightfoot fan and I know you are a fan as well. It has been my pleasure to meet Gordon once or twice and he has always been very gracious and patient.
At the last set of Lightfoot Massey Hall concerts I was lucky enough to get great seats in the second row. During one of the songs, Lightfoot leans over the footlights, looks right at me and smiles like he recognizes me. Boy--you can bet that this made me feel great! He remembered me! Lightfoot--my idol! Well--I got to tell you--it was quite a moment for me--until the end of the song. At this point, Lightfoot comes back over to my side of the stage and says--"I'd like to welcome Jim Cuddy, of Blue Rodeo"--You were sitting right in front of me! It was you he recognized--not me! I was crushed--well at least for a few minutes. I did get this great story out of it and I will be telling until the end of time.
Just thought you'd like to know of your role in one of my best "personal" Lightfoot stories.
Harold (February 2, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 2/6/2001 04:06:08 PM
Your lovely mum
I'm writing Jim, to ask how your mum, my Grade 11 English teacher back in the 80's is? I often think of her because you resemble her immensely. I hope she is at this point blissfully enjoying retirement and steering clear of adolescents! I gather you have a brother because she often spoke of 'her boys' and how one was into football!
Anyway, I hope to see you one of these days when you perform in Oshawa. I'd rather wait though and see the band play in Toronto. I once went to a circus at the Oshawa arena and thought I would suffocate it was miserably hot, poorly ventilated and, well, just plain sucked.
Take care,
Anonymous (February 1, 2001)
Take Care >>>discuss it!
Posted on 2/6/2001 04:03:49 PM
Say, buddy, can you introduce me to your friend?
No offence, but I‘m actually trying to reach someone at the Cowboy Junkies and apparently you have some knowledge of them, some personal relationship with them. If this is true, and if you are agreeable, could you please give me some valid e-mail address for reaching either Margo, Michael, either directly or by proxy?
Thank you very kindly,
George (January 28, 2001)
PS: It‘s not that I don‘t enjoy Blue Rodeo‘s music either! I certainly do! >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/29/2001 10:05:48 AM
Sexy, Dull Men
I just wanted to reply to Greg's quote, "We're a pretty dull, middle-aged group of men up there," as seen in The Province. My friends and I in Winnipeg think Blue Rodeo is not only the best band but the sexiest!
Kelly (January 22, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/26/2001 09:01:26 AM
Crap Music
Just wanted to let you know that I never could understand how a crap band like [name removed to protect the innocent] could make it over here in the U.S. and your band didn't. I saw you a few years back at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, when your CD Lost Together had just come out. I had never heard your music before. They were playing it on one of our local radio stations. I went to see you and thought you were great. I bought your other CD's and continued to look for new CD's when they came out.
Always tried to follow you but not much news about you here in the good old finicky U.S. of A. Have been listening again lately and still enjoy your music. Don't quite understand how some make it and others don't.
James (January 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/26/2001 08:58:51 AM
Dumfounding Talent
Thanks again for allowing me to take part in the showcase! My hits to mp3.com and my homepage have increased dramatically! Most of my fan base is from Nova Scotia, (Where I'm from) but I've been getting fan emails from several locations throughout North America. ... It's great to see you and Blue Rodeo support Independent talent the way you have. I'm still dumfounded at the fantastic talent you've included thus far! This is a lot of fun, and I enjoy listening to the other artists!
Thanks again,
Chris (January 19, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/26/2001 08:48:28 AM
We've made a sale!
I want to say thank-you to whoever had the great idea of running this Battle of the Bands contest. It's really an honour to have a direct link from Blue Rodeo's official page, and it's given me a huge boost with my fan base. ... This contest has made me appreciate the power of the internet and what a difference a little bit of exposure can do for an independent artist. Even if we go no further, this little bit of advertising has been very beneficial to us. I have already made a CD sale to a woman in Wichita, Kansas who heard my song because of this contest, and visits to my mp3.com site are up substantially.
sincerely
Greg (January 18, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/19/2001 07:59:17 AM
Add Portland to the tour
What's up with you folks? Burn out from your Vancouver Shows? It would be nice to see you play again in Portland, Oregon. Every FIVE f***ing years doesn't do it. Thanks for the rip-off.
Your Fan For TEN YEARS,
Mark (January 17, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/18/2001 12:31:37 PM
Great press for the greatest fans
i couldn't believe it when i saw myself nominated for best press of the year. you never know if you're striking a chord with readers...or if you're able to express effectively what a certain experience meant to you. the feedback that means the most is always from the fans...and the greatest fans, i've found, are rodeoheads (which i count myself among). thank you so much...bluerodeo-dot-com is the greatest online fan community, and i am honored to even be mentioned.
Best Regards,
Erik (January 17, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/17/2001 08:36:53 AM
Imitation is the highest form of flattery
WOW ... I surfed onto your site today for the first time and I am overwhelmed by everything on there. I'm amazed at not just the abundance of information, but the professionalism of this site layout itself, and the ease in which I could navigate. I read a bit of the discussion board, and reviewed your 2000 Awards. Amazing. ... It's a great thing to see the site administrators and the band take such an active interest in this mode of communication.
... Promoting a band and sustaining interest really goes beyond the stage these days, and it's great to see a site that takes that business so seriously, while still having fun, having a sense of humour, and maintaining contact with the fans.
More bands should look at what you guys have done and copy it :)
Melanie (January 10, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/10/2001 04:39:52 PM
And I'd also like to thank ...
I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for your acknowledgement and nominations ... with the BlueRodeo.Com website. I was very surpised and tickled to see the awards and special tribute to all volunteers. I am honoured to be part of such a special group of people and I'm sure I speak on behalf of all "rodeoheads" as you put it ... and hope to continue to support all of you for a very long and successful term!
Thanks again,
Ann (January 5, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/5/2001 10:30:27 PM
100% Canadian
After emigrating ... a few years ago, I still find these frigid winters a challenge. But I think I'm finally getting acclimatized and therefore on the brink of becoming 100% Canadian. And a proud Canadian at that ... When people mentioned Canada, I [once] conjured up images of Mounties, Moose, Snow and Maple Syrup! Now that I have lived and experienced the culture, when people ask me about Canada, my heart swells with pride as I enthusiastically blurt out "Blue Rodeo" ... (the best band in the whole entire universe). I'll be honest, I get the odd weird look but not always!
Jim, you are, and will always be, an inspiration to me! I go somewhere else when I hear you sing, and during these long cold Canadian winters sometimes that's a good thing! Thanks to you I now play the guitar and I love it! The first tune I was able to play right through was Til I Am Myself Again.
Love,
Kate (January 5, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/5/2001 10:26:56 PM
Sweet-Ass Blue Rodeo @ The Beach
Well, just sending an email from out in Australia and wanting to pass on some good news. Me and my buddy are huge Blue Rodeo fans. ... Me and my bud, Russ have got our hands on some guitars and we have been playing your stuff out on the beach and stuff. Not for busking, just for casual play and enjoyment. The good thing about all this is that people that we talk to from Australia haven't really ever heard of you guys, we play the stuff and they're like "WOW! That's amazing!" They just love it and eat it up. I am sure you know this already, but, your new CD is in the stores out here. We were really impressed by that. The people that we're playin' guitar for are going straight out and buying the CDs. This one gal actually ordered 5 Days in July. They have to ship it out and all and it's going to take a while.
Anyways, just wanted to letcha guys know that the sweet-ass canadian bands are gettin' out there. Even way down under. I also love playing your stuff.
Thanks,
Derrick (January 5, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/5/2001 10:19:44 PM
What rhymes with "Barbara"?
As a huge Blue Rodeo fan, I have loved listening to your all of your albums for years. Unfortunately, Blue Rodeo albums can't be played in my house anytime soon. You see, I have a pair of twin daughters -- Cynthia and Barbara. As the girls got old enough to listen to lyrics, Cynthia learned of the Five Days in July track, Cynthia, which she adores and sings, hums along with endlessly. The problem is, Barbara grew really upset with the fact that Daddy's favourite band has a song named for Cyn, but not her. She put up such a fuss whenever I played your albums, that I just can't play them in the house anymore.
I'm sure that songwriting can't just get started in a flash, but if there is any way that you guys could come with a number named "Barbara," I (as well as my girls) would be grateful. (If you could make all the lyrics about getting along with the people close to you, that would be perfect! :) I need Blue Rodeo back in my house, and I don't see any other way to do it, as nutty as this sounds!
Thanks a million,
Nicholas (January 4, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/5/2001 10:12:30 PM
Thanks from Soul Engines
[I'm] one of the singer-songwriters from the band 'Soul Engines'. I just wanted to drop a note and say how much we appreciate being included in the Battle Of The Bands. This whole thing is a great idea ... it has exposed us all to a lot of great music.
Down here in New Jersey, Blue Rodeo is not very well known and that's a shame. My wife (who's from Kitchener) introduced me to their music 8 years ago and I became an instant fan. Over that time I've watched other Canadian artists gain notoriety here in the USA ... unfortunately Blue Rodeo remains Canada's best kept musical secret.
Thanks Again
Mark (January 2, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/3/2001 09:30:28 AM
Get on that solo trip, Greg
Alright. Enough's enough. When are you putting out another solo record. One just won't do and I'm sure you've got tonnes of stuff that needs to be unleashed. Get on it dude! Also, what about a few solo man-and-his-guitar kind of shows at the elmo, shoe, or teds? Or if it's closer to home, The Only or Red Dog (if it's still open)? ... Anyway, get on that solo trip. I'll open for ya anywhere, or at least buy you a beer.
Super
Cool (January 2, 2001) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 1/2/2001 12:41:39 PM
Friend of a half-brother
I always liked it when Blue Rodeo used accordions so I decided I'd use one as much as I could in my songs. My friend Brian - who was the drummer in my first band - is Greg Keelor's half brother. It wasn't until 1997 that his father revealed this family secret. BR and I go back a long ways.
Greg (December 11, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 12/20/2000 10:57:52 AM
CASINO is my favourite...
I discovered Blue Rodeo back in 1997 when TREMOLO came out. My then-girlfriend said that I would probably like them because they sounded similar to Son Volt or Uncle Tupelo. Right now, CASINO is my favourite and THE DAYS IN BETWEEN is a close second. I have found a vinyl pressing of OUTSKIRTS and managed to purchase it rather inexpensively!!!
Brian (December 15, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 12/17/2000 10:02:56 AM
One of the most gorgeous guys alive!
God I remember sitting in Basil's backyard watching you play way back in the beginning, remember that? Loved you then and love you more now! What a crush I had on you Jim. I still think you're one of the most gorgeous guys alive!! I still listen to your music all the time. My fave CD is still Outskirts. ....I`d love to see you in concert again!! Hopefully it will be real soon. And I should get you all to finally autograph my CD's! ...Be Safe and keep making music!
~Luv Zoe~ (December 11, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 12/17/2000 09:50:39 AM
Terrific fans!
This is just a note to tell you about something remarkable in the bluerodeo.com community. One of your fans had tickets to the January 10th and 11th shows at the Commodore [in Vancouver]. Her wallet was stolen with the tickets and her Christmas shopping money in it. Soon after this was posted [to the Discussion Board] the tickets on January 12th became available. Another fan - Westernsky (Linda in real life) - became our own Christmas angel and bought a ticket for FaithfulBlue (Christine in real life). In reality this is just one example of the type of people your music attracts. There is a great deal of goodwill and good deeds year round on bluerodeo.com. Check out the discussion board once in a while. It will make you feel terrific when you see posts from so many genuinely nice people. By the way, it feels great to pass on such positive things as well.
Hope you have a happy holiday season and a terrific New Year!!
Kitt (December 9, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 12/11/2000 12:12:00 PM
Wheelchair accessible shows
[My wife and I] really enjoy Blue Rodeo's music and go to any concerts we can. As a matter of fact, the December 30 Blue Rodeo and Friends concerts are somewhat of a tradition for us. So, you can imagine our disappointment to discover that this year's show will be at the Palais Royale, which is NOT wheelchair accessible. Is their anything that you or your management can do to have a SAFE, temporary ramp constructed in time for the show?
Thanks,
Steve (December 8, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 12/8/2000 03:49:18 PM
Patient Jim Cuddy
Hi Jim,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the wonderful time we had after the show Saturday night, and to apologise for my embarrassing and downright obnoxious behaviour. Please believe that I am not normally the slobbering, blabbering idiot that you met that night. Too much beer and excitement can do that to a guy. Anyway, [we] really enjoyed ourselves, and we appreciate your genuine hospitality (and patience!).
Pass along our thanks to the rest of the guys. We are now bigger fans than we ever were.
"Your new best friends"
J & R (November 27, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/27/2000 05:19:18 PM
I need some air ...
Check the time of this email. That's right, right at the start of the ... concert, for which my girl ... bought us a couple of tickets, but by the time you guys finally made your appearance (about 2 and a half hours after arriving at 8:00 PM), my girl had fainted from the smoke and heat and the gestapo onsite wouldn't let anyone out or open a goddamn window or door so she could recover, so we had to leave, during your first piece. They wouldn't let us back in period. She's a bit of a diehard, she's taken me to five of your concerts now, but I'll tell you, this was my lllllllllaaaaaaaaaasssssssssstttttttttttt Blue Rodeo concert. Now why couldn't the girl have gotten some air, you airheads !!!!!!
P.S. You are too loud. You're very good. But your performances are a blast. You don't need to perform that loudly. Now you've heard my blast. Over and out of here.
Rod (November 25, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/26/2000 06:13:39 PM
Advance tickets
thank you very much...that is awesome I got my tickets for both nights, and when you try to log on to ticketmaster and search for this event..it doesn't even come up............you guys rock!! Thanks!!
Kathy (November 22, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/22/2000 07:39:04 PM
Artist to Artist
Thanks so much ... I am very excited and honoured to be part of this competition. I have been a big fan of Blue Rodeo right from their first album.
Paul (November 2, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/19/2000 11:20:54 AM
Living in the South is wonderful except...
Now that you've got some U.S. tour locations booked, please consider a suggestion … Raleigh, North Carolina would be a great stop for your tour. Here's why: Having lived down here for a year I have met many many other Canadians who live here as well … You would immediately get a very good sized Canadian-base audience with a show here and I know that many people who knew the band would bring friends and co-workers. I certainly have told many people about your music and have many listening to it and borrowing CDs … To top it all off, Raleigh has some great venues and is beautiful … Give it some thought.
Living in the south is wonderful except for one thing ... no Blue Rodeo,
Patty (October 01, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/16/2000 02:12:30 AM
It's great! I love it! Thank you!
Just back from vacation & getting back on track and catching up with my online news! I'm still amazed with the new concepts incorporated and so carefully detailed into the site! It's great! I love it! Thank you! … I'm hoping you appreciate mail forwarded from your fans, whether it is considered garbage mail or possibly suggestions which you may find helpful! … Enjoy your hard work - love your music! Keep smiling!
Carolynne (August 17, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/16/2000 02:02:27 AM
Dallas Calling!
Hi there, I'm a Canadian living in Dallas that has introduced a few locals to your music … my husband came up to Saskatchewan … I took him to a Blue Rodeo concert and now he's here spreading the word in Dallas.
Shara (August 13, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/16/2000 01:47:54 AM
Thieves with good taste!
You probably won't believe this...but there are thieves out there with good taste! My car was recently broken into...and what did they take? Two of my favourite Blue Rodeo CD's...5 Days in July and The Days in Between....Oh well...at least someone else is enjoying them!
Kathy (October 16, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/4/2000 03:16:40 AM
"We met in a hurricane."
I wasn't familiar with your band until about two years ago. My boyfriend knew of you because he could get a Canadian radio station to come in once in a while in his car. Two years ago on our way to Niagara Falls one of your songs Five Days In May came on the radio. We both fell in love with that song as it had a very special message for us. You see, we both were going through divorces and having a hard time. Your song seemed to be addressed to us. We in fact met "In a hurricane."
I am a country music recording artist and I know about music sending a message. I appreciate your passion in what you do and the talent you all share. My dream is to someday sing one with you. Your style is unique and the way your music combines country, rock, blues all in one is what makes you the best!
Sincerely,
Debbie (November 3, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/3/2000 12:21:18 PM
US Management
It is one of the great quandaries of life of why you guys are not bigger in the U.S. Your material is clearly commercial (in a good way) and accessible to a wide variety of tastes. Your effect upon the Canadian market clearly states that your cousins to the South should at least be half-mad over your sound. Is your U.S. mgmt. company doing their job? I mean we had to buy your latest CD over the Internet because no one in record stores even heard of you (Southern California locales - Tower Records). I know it can be like a ghost town but please come down again to Southern California (i.e. Coach House or Belly Up Tavern). Keep the wonderful music coming and light a fire under the asses of your U.S. management.
Robert (November 2, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/3/2000 12:15:31 PM
"What am I doing here?"
I personally had to grimace when I read the liner notes for What Am I Doing Here? [on Just Like A Vacation]. I was at that very show at the Erie County Fair....There was a big storm in Niagara that night and we feared the show would be cancelled. Then my friend's car broke down and my parents actually drove us all the way to the fair because they saw how crushed we were....Later that year I, my brother Aaron and his friend Sean enjoyed spending an evening talking with you at a high school show in Port Colborne. I still have the t-shirt you gave him. I'm sure that people all over the country have similar memories of you and the great guys that you are...I think you are 'the' Canadian band.
Stacey (August 30, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/2/2000 03:51:25 PM
Blue Rude O?
It was a pleasure to see [the Jim Cuddy Band] on stage enjoying themselves...I was truly delighted to see Jim behave with some dignity instead of compensating for Keelor's complete contempt for the audience. Jim has brought together people that seem to actually like being on stage together as mature human beings...Blue Rodeo has become oppressive with so much grim ego crap going on, onstage...Tonight in Peterborough it was a return to what music should be about. Immensely talented people doing their thing without trying to prove something. Jim has a lot of class that has been missing in recent concerts. Frankly, in Peterborough, Blue Rodeo has been nicknamed Blue Rude O.
Good to see that redemption is possible.
Jensage (August 10, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 11/2/2000 03:42:56 PM
Do Crickets Ever Sleep?
Hi fellas, just wanted to tell ya' how much I've enjoyed your work over the years. Nice to learn that Greg likes Orange, over all the many colours. Terrible to learn about his dimensions of unwanted sound, and sight that begets more light. Sparks and Squeals. That is why we have pores - to sweat - No - to feel - No - that is how the light gets in. Ray Charles knows that, just ask him. Stevie still Wonders, while Jeff Healey heals: "I Tried."
We all do our best, every moment, of every year. A drunken derelict, wet whiskey on his lips, I tried; I believe him; he did his very best. Not good enough. So be it. He succumbs to the truth. We all do our very best. We have no choice in the matter. Come hell or high water, we have no choice.
Your Good Friend,
Tommy (October 28, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 10/30/2000 08:28:15 PM
New friends from Australia
I was introduced to the pleasures of Blue Rodeo by a Canadian friend a few years ago. Being Australian, I'd never heard of you before until then. Now I just can't hear enough of you. Your music touches something inside of me, it moves my soul. I stumbled across this site whilst scrouring the Internet and it will now be my #1 favourite.
Cheers
Pandy from Perth, Australia (Spetember 29, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 10/24/2000 01:02:44 AM
Proud Canadian
Just signing in to continue to support BR... am so very proud to note you are a Canadian band. BR displays so tackfully and upbeat, with courtesy, pride, as you share your talents while performing. What makes you so unique to us fans may be the fact that BR appear to be so humble and respectful of each other, but I guess that is what family is all about and why you remain BR!
Thanks guys!
Carolynne (September 15, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 10/24/2000 12:48:38 AM
Autoresponders
hey there jim,
not sure if i have the right email address, i guess i'll find out if daemon sends it back won't i!! anyway i'm just writing 'cos i really want an auto reply 'hi i'm on tour and i'm very busy'!! just kidding.... em and i have started our savings fund for our trip to canada next year (so far we have $10) and are just wondering if we really can come and work for blue rodes? try and work an answer to THAT question in your autoreply thingy!
Megs (October 18, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 10/19/2000 03:03:24 PM
Speed up the tour updates
Absolutely ridiculous...
Before I go off, can someone clarify this for me: is this Web site directly affiliated/co-managed/run by Blue Rodeo's management? If not, then fine - ignore the following.
If so - well, management gets the dates first. Why are they not posted on this site PRONTO, with a quickie topic posting, or however is the fastest? Why are we trolling the web, Pollstar and god knows where else to get the information that management has already, and that should really be up?
Snarky (September 9, 2000) >>>discuss it!
Posted on 10/19/2000 03:02:41 PM
