*************************** The Hooters FAQ version 1.1 Initiated January 31, 1997 Updated February 11, 1997 *************************** Originated by Donna-Ruth Love DeBoer (drldeboer@aol.com) Maintained by me, Donna D, for the present. Thanx to everyone who contributed, especially Nervous Net subscribers!! Special thanx: Becky (bnoll@fast.net) for Fran info This FAQ may be quoted in part or in whole as long as credit is given. Document copyright 1997 by DRL DeBoer. All rights reserved. Incomplete items are marked with a # (help/info appreciated!) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONTENTS 0. General information about this FAQ 0.1 What has changed since last time? 0.2 Where can I find the latest version of this list? 1. The Hooters and The Internet 1.1 Lists 1.1.1 How do I subscribe to the NervousNet interactive mailing-list? 1.1.2 How do I subscribe to SATELLITE Newsletter? 1.2 Where can I find Hooters-related files? 1.3 Are there any Hooters-related newsgroups? 1.4 Are there any Hooters WWW sites? 1.5 What about the online services (like AOL)? 1.6 Is there a Hooters channel on IRC? 1.7 Are the guys on the Internet? 2. We Came to Play 2.1 Genesis 2.1.1 Who started The Hooters and when? 2.1.2 How did the Hooters get their name? What is a melodica? 2.1.3 What band members were/are in the Hooters? 2.1.4 Where are the ex-members now? # 2.1.5 What bands did the members play in before Hooters? # 2.1.6 Who are Rick Chertoff & Steve Mountain? 2.2 First Recordings & Amore # 2.2.1 What was the Hooters' first original song? 2.2.2 What was the Hooters' first release? 2.2.3 Why is Eric's name misspelled on Amore? 2.2.4 Why did the band suddenly break up? 2.3 Nervous Night # 2.3.1 How did the Hooters get signed to Columbia? 2.3.2 How did the band gain international attention? 2.3.3 What were the guys' "colors" and who thought of it? 2.3.4 What is the song "All You Zombies" about? 2.3.5 Why did Rob Miller leave the Hooters? 2.4 One Way Home # 2.4.1 Why does ONE WAY HOME sound so different from NERVOUS NIGHT? 2.4.2 How did "Karla with a K" and "Lucy in the Sky..." happen? 2.4.3 Is that a Beatles riff in "One Way Home"? 2.4.4 What's the story about "Washington's Day"? 2.4.5 Where was the cover pictures taken? 2.5 ZigZag # 2.5.1 ZIG ZAG is different AGAIN!! 2.5.2 Tell me about "500 Miles". 2.6 Odyssey 2.6.1 Why did the Hooters leave Columbia/CBS/Sony? 2.6.2 So, how did they get signed to MCA? 2.7 Out of Body # 2.7.1 How did the Hooters meet Mindy Jostyn? 2.7.2 Why didn't Rick Chertoff produce? 2.7.3 Who sings and what is that song leading into "Boys Will Be Boys"? 2.7.4 So what does this album represent for the Hooters? 2.8 The Live Album # 2.8.1 Why wasn't this released in the USA? 2.8.2 Why isn't on here? 2.8.3 Who did the package artwork? 2.9 Future # 2.9.1 Is AMORE available on CD? 3. Finally, A Little Recognition! # 3.1 Awards 3.1.1 Grammys 3.1.2 Rolling Stone 3.1.3 Other 3.2 Tours 4. Discography 4.1 What label albums have been released? 4.2 Compilations, anthologies, tribute and charity album contributions 4.2.1 Major label compilations and anthology contributions # 4.2.2 Tribute and charity contributions # 4.3 Solo projects/collaborations 4.3.1 Solo # 4.3.1.1 Fran 4.3.1.2 Eric 4.3.1.3 John 4.3.1.4 David 4.3.1.5 Rob 4.3.2 Collaborations 4.3.2.1 Cyndi Lauper 4.3.2.2 Joan Osborne 4.3.3 Written expressly for... # 4.4 Cameos # 4.5 Soundtracks 5. Books, videos, bootlegs 5.1 Books, magazine articles 5.2 What videos are there? 5.2.1 Full-Length videos 5.2.2 Single-Song videos (MTV) 5.3 What's a bootleg? 5.3.1 Not for sale 5.3.2 Listings 6. For THE FANS # 6.1 Official Hooters postal address 6.2 What about the Official Hooters Fan Club? 7. Nothing Personal 7.1 Eric 7.2 Rob 7.3 David # 7.4 John # 7.5 Fran # 8. Miscellaneous # -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 0. General information about this FAQ The Hooters FAQ was started by me, Donna D (drldeboer@aol.com), in 1996 as a further attempt to corral all the info about the band into one comprehensive and readable document. This is a part of the ongoing expansion of Internet support for the Hooters, in anticipation of their 6th studio album, due anno Domini 1997. This FAQ is nowhere near complete!!! I'm doing the maintaining for now, so if you want to make a relevant addition to the sections with <#> marks, email me at and I'll be happy to include it. Please note that in the Personal section we will not print family status, info or names as this is private; only school and interest histories accepted. Please do NOT quote the full text of the FAQ in your message. Don't be concerned if you don't receive a reply immediately- rest assured I got your note & will act on it as soon as I can. DISCLAIMER The facts in this FAQ are mostly !unofficial! but deemed true. Only kind people, "hearsay" and my relentless perusal and pursuit of dog-eared copies of old publications & fan newsletters are acknowledged as sources. Perhaps one day hubris or a band member will take this over and the FAQ will become certifiable. So be warned- this information is provided strictly 'as is' for public use and enjoyment. Please address all corrections to glaring errors to the maintainer of the FAQ and NOT to NervousNet or any of the bulletin boards, as the maintainer has no time to check them all. All answers not initially provided by Donna D will appear credited and attributed to the submitter (if desired) in future versions. Common acronyms/emoticons :) = smile/humor; also or ;) = wink BTW = by the way LOL = Laughing Out Loud ROTFL= Rolling on the floor laughing FYI = For Your Information IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion RTFF = Read The Freakin' FAQ On NervousNet, albums, songs, people & stuff are frequently abbreviated since none of us have time to type everything we wanna say. Some examples are: E or EB=Eric Bazilian E&R=Eric and Rob NNet=NervousNet NN=Nervous Night OWH=One Way Home OOU=One of Us OOB=Out of Body ZZ=ZigZag AYZ=All You Zombies 0.1 What has changed since last time? (FOR FUTURE USE) Thanx in advance for any help!! 0.2 Where can I find the latest version of this list? For now, I will post it to the Web at: http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/hootfaq.txt OR may be requested via email from me, Donna D. This is a 40K file. _____________________________________________________ 1. The Hooters and the Internet This section deals with the NervousNet mailing list, various ways to get Hooters info via SATELLITE Newsletter, USENET, IRC, commercial online services and WWW sites. 1.1 Lists 1.1.1 How do I subscribe to the NervousNet interactive mailing-list? Founded in December 1995, NervousNet is the first and, so far, only mailing- list for discussion of the band, owned by Donna Walker (dwalker@novia.net). This list is SEPARATE from the Satellite newsletter list. You can subscribe automatically from HERE: http://www.novia.net/~dwalker/subnnet.html OR via email: TO: majordomo@novia.net SUBJECT: none needed MESSAGE: SUBSCRIBE nervousnet Questions concerning NervousNet must be addressed to Donna W. Once subscribed, you will receive a welcome message, info on how to get the archives/unsub/do queries, the Rules of Engagement (ie the Netiquette Guidelines), and every message sent to the list, virtually every day. There is no digest function yet. 1.1.2 How do I subscribe to SATELLITE Newsletter? Founded in 1995, SATELLITE is the Unofficial Electronic Fan Newsletter, distributed via email monthly or bi-monthly, depending on activity. Each issue contains articles, opinions and reviews. To subscribe/unsubscribe or make a submission, send a note to editor John Parsch . 1.2 Where can I find Hooters-related files? At this time, only via the Web pages (see below). FTP capability may be added in future. There are only a few music files so far but plenty o' pix! The locations are: Pictures http://www.pitt.edu:81/shsst12/Htrspix.html http://www.ipass.net/~chasb/hooters.htm Tablature http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/htrstab.htm MIDI http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/htrstab.htm 1.3 Are there any Hooters-related newsgroups? Not yet! But Hooters discussions can occasionally be found on: alt.music.alternative, alt.music.classic-rock, alt.culture.us.1980s, phl.music, alt.music.world, de.rec.music.misc Take the initiative!! 1.4 Are there any Hooters WWW sites? Yes, indeed!! Here are the main ones: The Hooters WWW Page- Steve Segal http://www.pitt.edu:81/shsst12/Hooters1.html The Alternate Hooters Page- Donna DeBoer http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/althoot.htm NervousNet- Donna Walker http://www.novia.net/~dwalker/hoots.html Satellite- John Parsch http://www.wam.umd.edu/~parsch/satellite.html South Ferry Road- Becky & Chas Reynolds http://www.ipass.net/~chasb/ 1.5 What about the online services (like AOL)? I began my Hooters Internet experience on Prodigy, and anyone can still create a folder on the Music 1 Bulletin Board (jump MUSIC 1 BB) in the Rock Music A-K Topic. Not much action there in the past year or so, but several fans are still on Prodigy & once a new album is released, perhaps the group will be revived. An attempt was made to form a group at CompuServe, but it never took off. America OnLine is the current service "home base" for Hooters fans- to get to the permanent folder, go Keyword MMC, then Pop/Rock, then Artists A-O, then scroll for the Hooters folder. There are at least 400 messages at a time, feel free to add!! Keep an eye on the folder for announcements for AOL semi-regular chats, held in Private Room Out of Body (Keyword PEOPLE CONNECTION, then choose Private, then type in the room name) I expect the chats to become monthly or even weekly once we get the new album and a tour kicks off. 1.6 Is there a Hooters channel on IRC? Yes! On DALnet, the channel #Melodicans automatically awaits, thanx to Donna Walker & Tom Collins- just /join the channel. Currently, we're trying to meet every Sunday at 3:00 PM EST to accommodate those in Europe and our own crazy schedules. Weekday nights are also good to find someone there. Overall attendance has been light but again, I expect chat to pick up once we get the new album/tour to talk about :) 1.7 Are the guys on the Internet? All 5! ;) ____________________________________________________ 2. We Came to Play 2.1 The early years 2.1.1 Who started The Hooters and when? The Hooters were founded in 1980 by Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and David Uosikkinen. They played their first gig July 4, 1980. 2.1.2 How did the Hooters get their name? What is a melodica? The band was named for a nickname of the melodica, which is a keyboard harmonica, a somewhat popular instrument, German in origin, made by Hohner. The story is that the first time Eric and Rob were in the studio doing a demo tape, they had borrowed a melodica from their friends who helped them write "Hanging on a Heartbeat", the Rangos (Glenn Goss and Jeff Ziv). The engineer at the session, John Senior, kept yelling 'Give me more Hooter' and the name stuck. At first they thought it was a lousy name, a joke- "right, we'll call ourselves the Hooters!"- but everybody liked it (except Dave, who got out voted) :) 2.1.3 What band members were/are in the Hooters? Eric, Rob, and David have been Hooters every year since 1980. 1980-1983: Bobby Woods (bass) & John Kuzma (guitar) 1983-1984: Rob Miller (bass) 1984-1987: Andy King (bass, vocals) 1992-1993: Mindy Jostyn (violin, harmonica, guitar, vocals etc) 1983-present: John Lilley (guitar) 1988-present: Fran Smith, Jr. (bass, vocals) 2.1.4 Where are the ex-members now? # After the Hooters breakup in 83, David briefly formed Youth Camp with Kuzma & Woods. In the late 80s, Woods & Kuzma had a band called the Heartbeats; "Love and Indecision" was their big song locally. Kuzma also had some solo stuff but no idea where he is now. No idea where Woods is now. Rob Miller played with Tommy Conwell for awhile after leaving, was last seen in CA as the bassist for a trio called P. Hux fronted by singer/songwriter Parthenon Huxley. Andy King released a CD in 1992 entitled SPIRITUAL PRE-SCHOOL which can still be found around Philly; he plays some local gigs still, both solo & with bands. Mindy Jostyn picked up where her solo career had left off and released an independent album in 1995; still plays solo gigs & was playing with Carly Simon through 1996. 2.1.5 What bands did the members play in before Hooters? # Woods & Kuzma- no idea. Rob Miller came to the Hooters from Robert Hazard's popular band, the Heros. Andy King played in Jack of Diamonds. John started rock seriously in the mid-70s as manager and guitarist of the Get Right Band; he spent 2 years with Robert Hazard's Heros before Hooters. David played in many bands. Fran Smith Jr's very first band was called The Road Runners, formed with a friend at age 14. According to him, they didn't even play instruments until a year later! Other bands: Glad (at 16), Dancing Bear (at 19), The Shakes He later had much success as a member of Johnny's Dance Band, Cats on a Smooth Surface, and worked with Glen Burtnick & Bruce Springsteen. Mindy Jostyn had her own band Mindy and the Cyclone Rangers for many years, but was best known for her tours with Billy Joel, Joe Jackson, and the New York Rock and Soul Review, with Donald Fagan. Rob's first band was the Trolls; later there was The Back Door Blues and Buckwheat. Rob & Rick Chertoff had a band called Wax in college, which was 2 drummers and 2 keyboardists; they had signed a record contract and cut tracks, but the label went bankrupt and the tracks were never released. In 1977, with Eric, they formed a progressive group called Baby Grand, which released 2 albums on Arista: Baby Grand (1977) & Ancient Medicine (1978); Rick produced but didn't play. In high school one of Eric's bands was the psychedelic power trio Evil Seed; he played local coffehouses on the folk scene as teen through college. 2.1.6 Who are Rick Chertoff & Steve Mountain? Rick Chertoff is Eric and Rob's college buddy from the University of Pennsylvania. He met Rob in Biology Lab, who later introduced him to Eric. Rick produced the 3 Columbia Hooters albums, co-wrote many Hooters songs, and has basically helped them get business throughout their career. Steve Mountain is the Hooters' "manager, therapist & CEO". He was hired in 1983 to take over the business portion of the band, which was taking up too much time and interferring with the creative process. Rob first met Steve while co-managing one of the Cabarets with Betsy Berlin and had built a good working relationship with him. 2.2 First & Amore # 2.2.1 What was the Hooters' first song? 1980, "Man in the Street", originally by the Skatellites. Eric had been playing sax for about two weeks when it was recorded (heard on radio but never released). 2.2.2 What was the Hooters' first release? 1981, "Fightin' On the Same Side" b/w "Wireless", on Eighty Percent Records. 2.2.3 Is Eric's name "Brazilian" a misspelling on Amore? This is NOT a mistake or typo- Eric says, "Tried it, hated it!" 2.2.4 Why did the band suddenly break up? In February 1983, while very popular, the Hooters broke up because the internal pressures in the band became too much. At that time, Rob and his then-girlfriend were managing the band, and Rob wasn't able to contribute as a member because he was too busy with the business end of it. The band stopped progressing musically; there were increasingly frequent arguments and fights; noone seemed to be in charge. 2.3 Nervous Night # 2.3.1 How did the Hooters get signed to Columbia? It wasn't long after the Hooters' demise that Eric & Rob started talking again. They were then invited by Rick Chertoff to Columbia to do the debut album for a newly-signed singer named Cyndi Lauper. This work refueled Eric & Rob's desire for their own band again; the Hooters were put back together in summer 1983. And eventually Columbia, who was mega impressed by the number of the independent AMORE albums sold (100,000+), the fan support (26 MILLION entries in WMMR's radio contest to win a Hooters show at your school) and their work for Cyndi, decided on July 26, 1984 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, to sign the Hooters to a multi-album contract. Even greater Hootermania in the Delaware Valley from there! 2.3.2 How did the band gain international attention? On July 13, 1985, the Hooters opened the Philadelphia segment of LIVE AID, the huge fundraising concert event to benefit Africa. This was televised all around the world, and gave the Hooters their introducing exposure that would eventually help to make them popular world-wide. 2.3.3 What were the guys' "colors" and who thought of it? Eric- black, Rob- white/gray, Dave- yellow, John- red, and Andy- blue Noone wanted to wear green :) the colors, general wardrobe and image makeover were suggested & implemented by Eric's then-wife, Barbara Blair. 2.3.4 What is the song "All You Zombies" about? There's no exact interpretation. Some people think it's a religious song; others say it's a kind of allegory, sort of recounting the plagues of the Old Testament and suggesting that they might be revisited on the unenlightened of today. The song was written quickly; the chords started out real fast, then got slowed down. Somehow "all you somethings, da da da..." got worked in and the Bible verses which followed came out of the blue, "like a ray of light passing through a pane of glass," says Eric. 2.3.5 Why did Rob Miller leave the Hooters? Rob was in a very bad car accident in 1984 and was too injured to continue as a band member; NERVOUS NIGHT was in the recording stage and he was replaced by local guitarist Andy King. 2.4 One Way Home # 2.4.1 Why does ONE WAY HOME sound so different from NERVOUS NIGHT? The Hooters were tired after over two solid years of being on the road, but it didn't slow down their enthusiasm or creativity. They picked up new instruments and new ideas on their travels; ideas that they'd had for years from their musical roots were brought out; it was always in Eric and Rob's heads to do "more"; they didn't want to just sit back and do a "Nervous Night II". They preferred a challenge to keep themselves fresh. The majority of reviewers, critics, reporters, radio, Columbia and even fans could not seem to grasp these concepts; that is the bottom line to the Hooters' gradual slide from general popularity in the United States. It worked the opposite in the rest of the world however; ONE WAY HOME made the Hooters even MORE popular, especially in Europe and Japan. 2.4.2 How did "Karla with a K" and "Lucy in the Sky..." happen? So while on the road, naturally, they played with the instruments they had acquired and that's how "Karla..." came about, from simple jamming- on the road through Louisiana, to be exact. The song itself was inspired by an Irish street singer the guys met in New Orleans. "Lucy...", however, was more magical. One night, on the bus, Eric was playing mandolin and Rob was playing the hooter, just goofing around. John picked up the other mandolin, which he had never done before, watched what Eric was playing, and then just started playing a counter part to it. Andy suddenly started singing "Picture yourself on a boat on a river...etc" over these changes, because it was obvious what the tune was. Then they changed it again so that instead of the Beatles' "boom boom boom" into the chorus, Eric started yet another lick. John followed it and together they just played the lick, over and over, all night long. The song evolved from there and when they started doing it live, it just blew the audience away. 2.4.3 Is that a Beatles riff in "One Way Home"? Toward the middle of the song you can pick out the riff from "Taxman". 2.4.4 What's the story about "Washington's Day"? The music was written on the road by Eric and Rob; while they were touring, Rick C. and another old pal from Arista, Willie Nile, wrote the lyrics. This song is said to be Bob Dylan's favorite Hooters song. 2.4.5 Where was the cover pictures taken? On a farm on Long Island, New York. 2.5 Zig Zag # 2.5.1 ZIG ZAG is different AGAIN!! Commercial concerns aside, ZIG ZAG was a difficult album to make. Eric and Rob continued to write about more "serious" topics that they thought about- death of a friend, demise of vinyl and intrusion of technology, homelessness, a tribute to their own friendship, even world tragedies like Tianamen Square; mature, intelligent topics that just weren't fitting with the USA pop music scene and radio formats. They were becoming very unhappy and uncomfortable under the new Sony regime. They spent months in the studio working and reworking songs that weren't quite right. While the album was basically good, was critically acclaimed, and did big non-USA business, the unrest and uncertainty of their future took it's toll. 2.5.2 Tell me about "500 Miles". "500 Miles" was one of the few songs Eric and Rob were very satisfied with, and when released as a single outside the USA, it became a world-wide hit. In the USA, however, it went nowhere. Peter, Paul and Mary sing backing vocals. The history of the song dates back to the Civil War when it was called "Ruben's Train". Then, in 1961, a folk singer from Georgia adapted "900 Miles", wrote her own melody, changed some of the lyrics, and the song became "500 Miles". That's the song the Hooters put their stamp on and brought it into the 90s. 2.6 Odyssey 2.6.1 Why did the Hooters leave Columbia/CBS/Sony? On July 21, 1990, the Hooters "hit the wall"- a term used by runners when they've gone as far as they can. In Berlin, they had just played Roger Waters' multimedia extravaganza THE WALL, and then... "OK, what next?" The Hooters clearly needed a break, so they went their separate ways for awhile, only reuniting on occasion through 1991 to try out some new songs. The plan was to write and record a new album right away, with a release in January 1991, but it wasn't to be. The problem for them was Sony, who, upset about the lack of commercial success of ZIG ZAG, flatly didn't like what Eric and Rob were writing as the next album & that wrongly made them doubt themselves. So the decision was made to leave the label. When the Hooters had first signed to Columbia, it was the best label in the business; the support was unmatched. But things changed when Sony took over; people who had been supportive of the Hooters left the company; the very direction of the company changed, and the Hooters no longer fit in "the plan." 2.6.2 So, how did they get signed to MCA? Now without a label, something had to give and Eric and Rob decided it had to be them; they had to get out of their years-old shell & get their second wind. They started working with many other writers. They started really listening to feedback about the songs. They hired Mindy. Once signed they decided on a new recording studio. All this helped them to define exactly what a Hooters song was and they also got help to decide what could still be suitable out of the stuff rejected by Sony. Al Teller had been president of CBS Records when the Hooters were signed, and they were one of his favorite bands. So when Al, now chairman at MCA, heard the Hooters were looking for a label, he inquired. After weighing things, the Hooters signed to MCA Records in January 1992. 2.7 Out of Body # 2.7.1 How did the Hooters meet Mindy Jostyn? Eric and Rob first met Mindy backstage after a 1989 Billy Joel concert at the Spectrum in Philly. There was immediate interest because of similar musical influences and instruments. They took her address and sent her a copy of ZIG ZAG, which she loved. Two years later, in December 1991, Eric and Rob called Mindy in New York and asked to get together. There was immediate chemistry; Mindy felt their music was written along violin lines (note: mandolin & violin use same tuning) and vocally the 3-part harmony lead to instant rapport. The sessions went extremely well but Rob & Eric were nervous when they played back the tape. No worries; it was incredible. They called her and said, "Even if you don't join the band, you're still a Hooter." She officially joined the band in January 1992. 2.7.2 Why didn't Rick Chertoff produce? Part of the plan of the "reborn" Hooters was to NOT do everything that they had been doing all these years, so that meant the big task of finding another producer who was hip to the music and could work with them. Joe Hardy (with ZZ Top, Steve Earle & Tom Cochrane work under his belt) perfectly fit the bill. When asked if he wanted this by Paul Atkinson, senior A&R VP at MCA, Joe said, "Ahhh, the Hooters! My two favorite bands are the Beatles and the Hooters." He was a musician, understanding, and demanding. Rather than allow Eric and Rob to nitpick a song apart before recording, as they had always done, he took tracks directly from Hooters demos and made them "commit and move on." The resulting album was recorded in just 4 weeks (previous albums had taken 4-6 MONTHS), proving to them that this method worked VERY well. Joe was also a wizard on the technical end of record making, stuff like special effects, and used it well on OUT OF BODY. 2.7.3 Who sings and what is that song leading into "Boys Will Be Boys"? That's Cyndi Lauper's road manager Robin, singing "Wild Mountain Thyme" over the telephone. 2.7.4 So what does this album represent for the Hooters? Every album has been different. NERVOUS NIGHT was pop fun. ONE WAY HOME was folk fun leaning toward serious. ZIG ZAG was mostly serious & political. The previous 3 years was a tribulation of sorts for the band, both personal and professional. Some members were upbeat through that time; others had hit the very bottom. These experiences made OUT OF BODY a very personally oriented album, reflecting their realization that they were human, too. 2.8 The Live Album # 2.8.1 Why wasn't this released in the USA? MCA felt there wasn't a market for it here. 2.8.2 Why isn't on here? The album was recorded live in Germany over December 2 & 3, 1993. They recorded everything, then picked the best tracks of the 2 nights. 2.8.3 Who did the package artwork? Thw whole package design and layout was done by Eric on his home computer. 2.9 Future In 1995, the Hooters left MCA for Mercury Records. As I write this, the Hooters are fast at work on their 6th studio album, and only they & God know what it will be like. There is no release schedule as yet, but my best guess is late Spring - early Summer, 1997. It will be released on their new home label, Blue Gorilla, which is Mercury/Polygram Records. Touring is sure to follow, so stay tuned! 2.9.1 Is AMORE available on CD? Eric and Rob still own the masters, and every now and again get excited about releasing it on CD, but the idea cools and it hasn't happened yet. 3. Finally, A Little Recognition! # 3.1 Awards 3.1.1 Grammys In 1984, "Time After Time", written by Rob & Cyndi Lauper, was nominated for Song of the Year, but lost. In 1996, "One of Us", written by Eric for Joan Osborne, was nominated for Song of the Year, but lost. 3.1.2 Rolling Stone The Hooters were named Best New Band in 1985. NERVOUS NIGHT was #62 on the Top 100 Albums of 1986. 3.1.3 Other At Billboard's 8th Annual Video Music Conference on Nov. 22, 1986, the Hooters won 2 awards: Best Concert Performance for 'Where Do the Children Go' video and Best Longform Program for the full length 'Nervous Night' Home video. They also placed in 5 catagories in Billboard's Top 100 of 1986: Top Pop Artist, #41; Top Pop Album, #23; Top Pop Album Artists/Groups, #16; Top Pop Album Artists based on one album, #27; and Top Pop Singles Artists based on 3 singles, #73. 3.2 Tours From the beginning, touring and playing live shows has been the Hooters' mainstay bread-n-butter. They were on the road for practically all of the 1980's in support of their albums. Their first major overseas visit was to Australia, Christmastime, 1985. From there they've been to Japan, repeatedly to Europe, and to Canada. The 1990's has seen shorter tours as their popularity grew more specialized, but they would still love to visit and play in the places they haven't yet: China, Russia, the Middle East, India, most of Latin & South America. 4. Discography 4.1 What label albums have been released? 1983 Amore (Antenna); 1985 Nervous Night (Columbia); 1987 One Way Home (Columbia); 1989 Zig Zag (Columbia/Sony); 1993 Out of Body (MCA); 1994 The Hooters Live (MCA, Europe & Japan only) 4.2 Compilations, anthologies, tribute and charity contributions 4.2.1 Major label compilations and anthology contributions # Compilation albums released are as follows: The Hooters Greatest Hits (Vol. 1), 12/1992 (Columbia/Sony) The Hooters Star Box, 1993 (Sony) The Hooters Greatest Hits (Vol. 2), 1994 (Sony) Hooters- The Definitive Collection, 1995 (Sony) orig. w/bonus 5 song CD Best of the Hooters #1, 1995 (Sony) We Came to Play, 1995 (Sony Music Special Products) Hooterization: A Retrospective, 1996 (Sony/Legacy) The Hooters recorded "Silent Night" for the 1990 album ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS, which also features songs by Willie Nile, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, and Art Garfunkel, among others. "And We Danced" can be found on a few "80's music" anthologies. 4.2.2 Tribute and charity contributions # The Hooters opened Live Aid with 2 songs, "All You Zombies" and "And We Danced", July 13, 1985, 9 am EDT. They played a set for the Amnesty International concert, June 15, 1986, at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ. On Nov. 21, 1987, the Hooters played the UNICEF/WHO "Children of the Americas" live show, broadcast from the United Nations in New York and the Roxy in LA. On April 17, 1987, the Hooters presented an award to Bill Haley at the Philadelphia Music Foundation Awards' "Walk of Fame" and performed their rendition of the "American Bandstand" theme on mandolin and melodica. Taped Dec. 7, 1987 at Carnegie Hall, the Hooters can be seen & heard on the Harry Chapin Tribute Album & video performing Chapin's song "One Light In A Dark Valley" (written by Chapin's grandfather). In 1989, the Hooters contributed "And We Danced" to the album PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM TOGETHER, benefitting the Philadelphia Music Foundation. They also played on the title track, Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom." In 1990 "Brother, Don't You Walk Away" was chosen as the anthem for New York City in an effort to make people aware of the homeless. The Hooters played Philadelphia's Freedom Festival/Bringing Down the Walls concert, July 4, 1990, which was a hands-reaching thing to the Soviet Union. 4.3 Solo projects/collaborations 4.3.1 Solo 4.3.1.1 Fran Fran has been doing solo work for years. He wrote the music soundtrack & had a bit part in a film "Charley Putz" that was due to be released in 1991, but was never released. He has produced several local bands, including Stinger (his brother's band) and Legacy. In 1995 his solo career came together as his first independent CD titled FOR NO APPARENT REASON, as his alter-ego, Rory Kunkle, on David's label Moskeeto Productions. 4.3.1.2 Eric Eric is reportedly working on a solo album, with no set release plans. He "premiered" a few songs at his solo show in Piteaa, Sweden's Dansar och Ler on July 21, 1996. 4.3.1.3 John John likes to score for the theater. He did Mum Puppet theater's "A Boy and His Dog in Outer Space" and wrote the score for Louis Lippa's 6 hour 2 part theatrical adaption of Theo Dreiser's "Sister Carrie". He did music for the Terry Beck Troop, a dance group. John too is reportedly working on a solo album with no release plans yet. 4.3.1.4 David In 1995 David co-founded and serves as president of the independent CA label Moskeeto Productions. They have a web site: http://www.moskeeto.com/ He is also a MUCH in demand session drummer. 4.3.1.5 Rob I have had no reports of Rob doing anything solo beyond producing a few local bands, namely Dynagroove, at his studio & theirs in Philadelphia. 4.3.2 Collaborations 4.3.2.1 Cyndi Lauper The Hooters, namely Eric and Rob, have done a noteworthy amount of collaboration with Cyndi Lauper. Both can be heard on Lauper's 1983 debut album SHE'S SO UNUSUAL, and Rob co-wrote her hit song "Time After Time," which the Hooters frequently perform at their live shows. After a reunion at the WALL show in Berlin, Cyndi helped on the Hooters' OUT OF BODY by writing with the song "Private Emotion" and co-writing & singing on "Boys Will Be Boys", a sort of reply to her smash hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (originally by Robert Hazard). Rob and Eric co-wrote five songs on Lauper's 1993 album HAT FULL OF STARS. Rob, Eric, and Cyndi, collectively going by the name "3 Cats 'N Jammers," performed the title track for the 1993 Sony kids' music compilation CD PUT ON YOUR GREEN SHOES. 4.3.2.3 Joan Osborne In 1994 Rick called on Eric and Rob to work with a new singer he had just signed to his new "boutique" label within Mercury/Polygram, Blue Gorilla. She was Joan Osborne and the chemistry between her & the guys was apparent from the start. The results of their sessions was the multi-platinum hit album of 1995, RELISH, which made a star of Joan and garnered massive attention for Eric for writing the mega-hit single, "One of Us" (which would later be covered by a dance band Outta Control, and Prince on his 1996 album EMANCIPATION). It even got parodied by a psuedo-Ozzy Osbourne! 4.3.3 Written expressly for... So "One of Us" wasn't written for Joan, but it was fate, nonetheless, that Rick insisted she record it. In 1986 Rob and Eric appeared on Patty Smyth's album "Never Enough" and also wrote the title track, which they originally performed on the 1977 Arista release of Baby Grand (although Patty rewrote the verses). The other 2 Baby Grand songs for this album were "Give it Time" and "Heartache Heard 'Round the World." 4.4 Cameos (thanx to Steve Segal for compiling this list!) Bruce Springsteen wrote the song "Atlantic City." The Band covered it on their album, Jericho -- with Rob and Eric playing organ & mandolin. In 1984 Eric and Rob helped the Red Rockers by reworking "Blood From a Stone" for them. It appeared on their album SCHIZOPHRENIC CIRCUS and was released as a single. Eric also helped them with the remake of "Eve of Destruction". In 1985 Eric and Rob played on Mick Jagger's single "Hard Woman" and, along Rick Chertoff, helped arrange the song for Mick's solo album. In 1988 Eric and Rob co-wrote with Tommy Conwell the song "Half A Heart", which appears on Tommy's album RUMBLE. Former Hooter bassist Andy King had produced and co-wrote songs for Tommy and Young Rumblers' previous album WALKIN' ON THE WATER. Eric played mandolin on Rob Jungklas' 1989 RCA album WORK SONGS FOR A NEW MOON. In 1991 Eric and Rob appeared on Willie Nile's album PLACES I HAVE NEVER BEEN, playing on several songs. Eric played mandolin on Sass Jordan's 1992 release RACINE as well as guitar on Sophie B. Hawkins' 1992 debut TONGUES AND TAILS (the latter produced by Rick Chertoff). David Uosikkinen, Fran Smith, and former Hooter Rob Miller appeared on the 1990 EP from Delaware musician Blake Thompson. David also played drums on Alice Cooper's LAST TEMPTATION. Eric played mandolin on the song "Heartland"(B. Dylan-W. Nelson) for Willie Nelson's 1993 album ACROSS THE BORDERLINE. Eric played mandolin and guitar on Philadelphia-area country musician Patsy Foster's 1994 debut CD LONG COLD WAR. Dave appears as drummer (actual album credit: "Dave Uosikinen (sic)-- Drums & pork injections") on Soul Kitchen's 1992 release from Giant Records. Eric plays mandolin and co-wrote a song on Midge Ure's 1996 album BREATHE. Eric & Rob also did work with Taj Mahal, Johnny Clegg, and the Wailing Souls -still looking for the precise info. 4.5 Soundtracks The Hooters once had a shot at putting "Heaven Laughs" on the TOP GUN soundtrack, but the song wasn't finished on time. Eric has expressed a desire to do soundtracks, but so far the only one done exclusively by him and Rob was for a children's video, "The Wild Swans", 1994, narrated by Sigourney Weaver, for Lightyear Entertainment. 5. Books, videos, bootlegs 5.1 Books, magazine articles Perhaps this FAQ will be the basis for my Hooters book someday ;) Here we've only touched on a fraction of the information written about the Hooters. You may want to go to a library and look up old articles. Here's a starter list of articles to look for: http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/htrsnet.htm 5.2 What videos are there? 5.2.1 Full-Length videos The Nervous Night Home Video, filmed at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, with some additional footage from Seattle plus indiv clips, 45 min, CBS Video, 1986. It may still be ordered from video specialty shops and places like CDnow! on the Web. On Thanksgiving Night, Nov. 24, 1987, the Hooters made history by headlining the Spectrum in Philly for the first time. This show was broadcast live on MTV and Westwood One radio network simultaneously, the first time the two networks had ever joined forces in producing a concert for one artist. 5.2.2 Single-Song videos MTV USA (in order of air dates):All You Zombies, And We Danced, Day By Day, Where Do the Children Go, Johnny B, Satellite, Karla With a K, 500 Miles, Brother, Don't You Walk Away. MTV Europe: Twenty-Five Hours a Day, Boys Will Be Boys 5.3 What's a bootleg? Bootlegs are basically tapes made by fans recorded from sources such as TV, radio and live shows. Sometimes soundboard sources are put on CD, then sold for a profit. I frown on this, as the band receives NO money from it, and violates copyright laws. 5.3.1 Not for sale The accepted policy regarding homemade bootlegs is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSOLUTELY **NO** selling of any copies in any format of tapes is permitted per copyright laws and verbal agreement with the band. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Trading tapes for tapes, blanks, or providing the tapes + postage is OKAY. 5.3.2 Listings One list set: Audio http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/htrsaud.htm Video http://members.aol.com/drldeboer/hoo/htrsvid.htm 6. For THE FANS # 6.1 Official Hooters postal address You may write to any/all of the band in care of: Cornerstone Management 148 East Lancaster Ave Wayne PA 19087 USA. 6.2 What about the Official Hooters Fan Club? Far as I know, kaput. Haven't heard anything in 3 years. So we've formed our own here on the Internet :) 7. Nothing Personal 7.1 Eric Eric M. Bazilian was born July 21 at the University of Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Germantown Friends and University of Pennsylvania, his parents' alma mater, graduating with a BS in Physics. Eric's early interests were science and music. He began piano at age 5, and his uncle taught him guitar at 9. He never took formal lessons. At age 10, while watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show, Eric realized that playing and creating music was what he wanted to do with his life. The first record Eric ever owned & learned to sing was the Japanese hit "Ue Oh Muite Arhoh." He entered university with a career in medicine in mind, but was drawn to the symmetry of physics and did well at it. The pull to make music, however, was stronger and he did not pursue post graduate or medical studies. 7.2 Rob Robert Hyman was born April 24 in Meriden, CT. He attended Maloney High, where he edited the yearbook, was voted as Most Likely to Succeed, and was class valedictorian. He graduated University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Biology. Rob's early interests were piano, organ, basketball and baseball. He had about 9 years of formal piano training before getting serious about playing in a band and has worked in one band or another ever since. He entered university with a career in medicine in mind- to please his parents- but did better in English and music than his chosen major of Biology. 7.3 David # David Uosikkinen was born February 11 in Cheltenham, PA. He grew up in Levittown and graduated from Levittown High School. David was a born drummer; he practiced for hours and hours in his garage. He was also interested in sports, especially good at gymnastics. 7.4 John # John Lilley was born March 3 in West Chester, PA. Art was always in John's blood; he learned guitar early, playing jazz and folk. His first teacher was folk and bluegrass expert Jerry Ricks. Later he studied jazz improv with Dennis Sandole and then jazz, theory, orchestration, composition and arranging with Calvin Harris. John also did visual arts, drawing voraciously while in school and mostly painting as an adult. 7.5 Fran # Francis Smith, Jr. was born July 17 in Mt. Laurel, NJ. He was a drummer before taking up guitar/bass. 8. Miscellaneous # Patty Smyth is the only female voice on NERVOUS NIGHT, for "Where Do the Children Go." The "Great Big American Car" and "Strange Strange World" on OUT OF BODY were co-written by Wendy Waldman of the newly reunited folk-rock group Bryndle.