June 22, 1998
For those of you looking for the next installment of the story about the lost tapes, it's over! In the next update, the trivia question from it will be revealed. To those of you who complained that the Tour Dates section was empty and you missed the short tour because you didn't see the dates in the News section: we apologize!
The Steve Morse Band has just returned from a 10-day tour spanning from Maine to Virginia. It was a big success! The crowds were great and we brought along CDs, hats and the new tee shirts referred to below. We sold three times as much merchandise as we had planned to, so we think it's fair to say you will find both the hats and shirts very cool and the CDs (available only here or at our gigs) invaluable additions to your collections! We are actually sorry the tour had to end, and we all look forward to coming back out as soon as our schedules permit.
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YES.............The hats are here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES............The shirts are here!!!!!!!!!!
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You can see photos of both the band and the new hats/shirts in the Merchandise section. Hats and shirts are each $20.00 (as for the CDs, this includes all shipping and handling within the U.S.). If you need them shipped outside the U.S., we must ask that you include $5.00 more per item for shipping. Please note that each CD is shipped separately! This means that if you order different titles, you will receive them at different times. This is self-inflicted, due to our backwards shipping department.
At present, all four CDs (Great Spectacular, Stand Up, Live at Sigma Sound, and Industry Standard) are being shipped and remain in stock; we have lots of each left. For those of you who don't already know about these, we have been able to secure and offer for sale some albums which were never released prior to this in CD format. To find out more about the CDs, along with the aforementioned hats and tee shirts, check out the Merchandise section.
As always, your comments and reviews are welcome, and you can post them in the Interact section. Don't forget that we are archiving news reports so that you can catch up on what you might have missed. Simply e-mail them to us at dregs@ultranet.com We'll try to answer as many questions as we can, and should you have any suggestions, feel free to send them too.
Credit Cards:
We're now able to accept both Visa and MasterCard for purchases. You'll need to supply your name, shipping address, card number, card expiration (and, of course, your order)! E-mail your information to dregs@ultranet.com or fax it to 508-651-0899. We hope this makes things easier for some of you.
TRIVIA QUESTION This go 'round, the question is (and will remain) difficult as you are all getting these answered much too quickly:
What is the significance of the songtitle "Day 444"?
The first person to e-mail the correct answer to dregs@ultranet.com will receive a complimentary copy of either Stand Up, Industry Standard, or Live at Sigma Sound. Alternatively, you can choose guitar picks OR passes for you and a friend to see a show and meet Steve (winner's choice of show).
Ash LeClair of Palmyra, New Jersey was the first one to identify Ringo Starr as the Beatle that the Dregs met while recording Free Fall. Ash has chosen to be our guest, with a friend, when Deep Purple visits New Jersey in August. Congratulations and thanks for reading, Ash!
REPEAT OF THE REQUEST
At this time, we'd like to ask you all for some help and explain why, The help we seek is for anyone checking out our site to please take it upon themselves to make other Dregs fans out there aware of the site. We are on a mission to build up the located Dixie Dregs fans and to provide them with a brand new album (CD) of fresh and original music. We'd like to do this sometime late in 1998 or early in 1999. We'd also like to do it on our own, through "Dregs Records", and not through a traditional "record label".
In order to pull this off, we need to locate a good-sized portion of our fans. The costs of the recording project will be significant, so we want to ensure that we have enough fans to make this venture worhwhile for both the band and you, our loyal and very much appreciated fans. We think you'll really dig the concept that we have in mind.
You'll hear the return of ANDY WEST on bass, and DAVE LARUE will be there with his immense chops. We'll be looking to get tracks from MARK PARRISH and STEVE DAVIDOWSKI, if they can be located. Of course, T LAVITZ will be providing his soulful licks, and the fiddle position will be hot, too: we'll be looking for Mr. JERRY GOODMAN, DR. ALLEN SLOAN, and the incomparable MARK O'CONNOR to lend their talents to this endeavor. On drums and guitar, you will be stuck with ROD and STEVE all the way through, as no one else has ever filled those shoes.
Seriously, we have great hopes and expectations for the record, but it can only become a reality if we can make many of our fans aware that we're here. A long time has passed, and old fans have drifted off into many different and hard-to-find places. As these fans continue to discover that the Dregs are alive and well, to a person, they're glad to be back in the fold. We sincerely hope you'll aid us in locating and making aware anyone you may know who you feel would enjoy our site. You may be doing yourself, the band, and other fans a big favor, and we thank you!!!
AND NOW FOR THE NEWS
Steve is out on the road with Deep Purple, traveling across Europe and beyond. The band is out in support of the new Deep Purple CD entitled "Abandon". The reviews are fantastic and believe it or not, this CD is actually getting airplay here on American shores! Please check out the Tour Dates section to see Deep Purple dates (yes, they will be here in the states and in Canada during the month of August)! The U.S. dates will include Dream Theater, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Deep Purple closing the show. It will be very cool; not to be missed!
Flash!!! In between the two Deep Purple tour legs, we'll find the time to sneak in two (2) Steve Morse Band dates. The band will be doing the Gibson Guitar Festival on Saturday, July 25th at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. As a warmup, SMB will play at the Town Crier in Pawling, New York on Friday, July 24th.
And now, to bring you all up-to-date on the classical project for Windham Hill, I'm happy to report that we're almost there! The CD is shaping up as follows:
All of the tracks are now in, with the exception of Patty's and that last one should be in real soon. To say that this is shaping up as an incredible compilation is an understatement: we'll keep everyone posted as to the release date, and as to such things as our progress on artwork, mastering, etc.
The Steve Morse Band has also begun working on a new CD and Steve is also in the process of recording a solo acoustic CD. None of these projects will be ready before 1999, but they give us all something to look forward to! If anyone has any other ideas as to how to keep Steve busy, do suggest them, as we don't want to see him get lazy.
T LAVITZ continues to tour with the Jazz is Dead project. This project inlcudes JIMMY HERRING (guitars), BILLY COBHAM (drums) and ALPHONSO JOHNSON (bass). The reviews are great and many shows sell out. When he's not doing Jazz is Dead, T tours with the Jefferson Starship.
DAVE LARUE is out touring with his own band, "LAX" and, for the month of September, DAVE will be part of PAT TRAVERS' band. In between these gigs, DAVE will find time to handle the bass chores on VINNIE MOORE'S newest CD for Shrapnel records (no name for this project yet). Recording will happen during June and July.
ROD MORGENSTEIN and JORDAN RUDESS continue to be out on the road, primarily in Europe, as the opening act for Dream Theater. Rod has finished a recording project with some of the Dream Theater personnel; that project is affectionately entitled "PLATYPUS". JORDAN, on the other hand, has also finished a recording project with some of the folks from Dream Theater; that project is entitled "LIQUID TENSION".
Well, that brings our first upper- and lower-case update to a close! We hope you enjoy the upgraded site (thanks for your suggestions). We welcome all comments and questions to dregs@ultranet.com and until later, thanks for the support! Please keep coming back and spreading the word...
March 24, 1998
TOUR DATES BELOW!!!!
WELL HERE I AM IN MACON LOOKING FOR SCOOTS. THAT'S ABOUT AS HARD AS FINDING FOOD IN THE SUPER MARKET. I QUICKLY WENT TO THE FIRST BAR I COULD FIND (WOULD YOU BEGIN ANYWHERE ELSE ?) AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF SCOOTS. THERE WAS A BIG OLE BARTENDER BY THE NAME OF ALAN FRANKS WHO TOLD ME TO COME BACK AROUND 5:00 PM AND SCOOTS WOULD BE IN FOR SOUND CHECK WITH THE BAND "PATCHWORK". I LEFT AND RETURNED AT 5:00 TO FIND SCOOTS AT THE SOUNDBOARD. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND WE SPOKE FOR QUITE A WHILE. BUT TO CUT TO THE CHASE, HE SAID HE HAD HEARD FROM ALLEN SLOAN AND THAT ALLEN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE SHOW TONIGHT AND YES, ALLEN SAID HE HAD SOME OLD DIXIE DREGS TAPES THAT HAD BEEN SALVAGED FROM AN ABANDON STUDIO. TO PASS THE TIME SCOOTS AND I SHOT A BIT OF POOL AND POOLED A FEW SHOTS. PRETTY SOON IT WAS GETTING NEAR SHOW TIME AND THE CLUB WAS BEGINNING TO FILL UP. KEEPING MY EYES ON THE DOOR, LOOKING FOR ALLEN, WHO SHOULD I SEE COME IN BUT PHIL WALDEN. FIGURING TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS, I WENT UP TO PHIL SAID "HELLO" AND ASKED HIM, WHAT BROUGHT HIM HERE ? HE TOLD ME, THERE WAS A RUMOR OF SOME OLD DIXIE DREG TAPES THAT MIGHT SHOW UP AND HE THOUGHT HE MAY WANT TO PUT IN AN OFFER. I TOLD HIM ABOUT "DREGS RECORDS" AND HOW WE WERE PUTTING OUT A LOT OF OUR OWN STUFF ON OUR LABEL AND HE THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. WELL, TWO MINUTES LATER IN WALKS ALLEN SLOAN WITH A SUITCASE AND A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. TO MAKE THIS LONG AND RAMBLING STORY A BIT SHORTER, YES, ALLEN DID HAVE SOME OLD DREG TAPES THAT WERE SALVAGED FROM AN OLD STUDIO, AND YES (TO FINALLY TALK IN REALITY) WE WILL BE PUTTING THEM OUT SOME TIME THIS YEAR...............
I HOPE THE PAST 12 INSTALLMENTS OF THIS BABBLING HAS NOT OFFENDED ANY ONE. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A TRIVIA QUESTION IN IT. YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN IN THE NEXT UPDATE.
AT PRESENT ALL FOUR OF THE CD'S IN THE BUY SECTION ("GREAT SPECTACULAR", "STAND UP", "LIVE AT SIGMA SOUND" AND "INDUSTRY STANDARD") ARE BEING SHIPPED AND REMAIN IN STOCK WITH MANY OF EACH LEFT.
YES.............THE HATS ARE DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN FIND PICTURES OF BOTH THE STEVE MORSE BAND AND DIXIE DREGS' HATS IN THE BUY SECTION. EACH IS $20.00 (INCLUDES ALL SHIPPING AND HANDLING). AS WITH THE CD'S IF THEY ARE TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE INCLUDE $5.00 MORE FOR SHIPPING. YOU CAN FIND ALL PURCHASING DETAILS IN THE BUY SECTION.
AS ALWAYS, YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AS WELL AS YOUR REVIEWS AND THEY WILL BE POSTED IN THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION. JUST E-MAIL THEM TO US AT: DREGS@ULTRANET.COM
PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH CD IS SHIPPED SEPARATELY. THUS IF YOU ORDER MORE THAN ONE DIFFERENT TITLE, YOU WILL RECEIVE THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS IS DUE TO OUR SELF-INFLICTED BACKWARDS SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ABOVE REFERS TO, PLEASE CHECK OUT BUY. YOU WILL FIND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE AND OFFER FOR SALE SOME ALBUMS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN RELEASED IN CD FORMAT.
SOON WE WILL ALSO BE OFFERING T-SHIRTS FOR BOTH THE STEVE MORSE BAND AND THE DIXIE DREGS. THAT IS LIKELY TO COME ABOUT IN THE NEXT 3-4 WEEKS, STAY TUNED. THEY ARE OUT FOR DESIGN AT ERNIE BALL (WHO IS HELPING WITH THE ARTWORK) AND SHOULD BE READY IN A BIT. WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE PEOPLE NEEDING TO APPROVE THE DESIGN, LIFE IS NEVER EASY......THEY WILL FOR SURE BE FOR SALE IN THE NEXT UPDATE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ROAD IN THIS SPRING TOUR. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE DELAYS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
CREDIT CARDS........ WE ARE NOW ABLE TO ACCEPT BOTH VISA AND MASTER CARDS FOR PURCHASES. YOU WILL NEED TO SUPPLY YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, CARD NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE. AND OF COURSE YOUR ORDER. YOU CAN EITHER MAIL THE INFORMATION OR E-MAIL TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM OR FAX TO 508-6510899. WE HOPE THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR SOME OF YOU.
ALSO, DON'T FORGET WE ARE ARCHIVING NEWS REPORTS AND QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SO THAT YOU CAN CATCH UP ON WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS COMING TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM AND WE WILL ANSWER AS MANY AS WE CAN. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM TOO.
TO DATE NO ONE HAS ANSWERED THE PREVIOUS TRIVIA QUESTION, SO WE WILL LEAVE IT UP FOR THIS ROUND TOO. REMEMBER IT IS A TWO PART QUESTION. THIS REALLY IS NOT THAT HARD AND CAN ALMOST BE GUESSED.....DO DATE WE HAVE HAD ONE CORRECT ANSWER, BUT IT WAS FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE AND WE WANT ANOTHER WINNER, SO PLEASE LETS GIVE IT A TRY (REMEMBER THE BAND WILL BE OUT AND THE PRIZE COULD BE VERY NICE).
THIS GO AROUND THE QUESTION IS: (AND IT WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT AS YOU ALL ARE GETTING THESE MUCH TO QUICKLY)
***WHILE RECORDING WHICH DIXIE DREGS ALBUM? WHAT "BEATLE" DID THE BAND MEET IN THE STUDIO?
THE FIRST CORRECT ANSWER E-MAILED TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM WILL RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF THE "STAND UP" ,"INDUSTRY STANDARD" OR "LIVE AT SIGMA SOUND" CD OR GUITAR PICKS OR A FREE PASS WITH A FRIEND TO SEE THE "STEVE MORSE BAND" AND PASSES TO MEET STEVE. WINNER'S CHOICE.
REPEAT OF THE REQUEST:
AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL FOR SOME HELP AND EXPLAIN WHY. THE HELP WE SEEK, IS FOR ANYONE CHECKING OUT OUR SITE TO PLEASE TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO MAKE OTHER DIXIE DREGS FANS OUT THERE ALSO AWARE OF THE SITE. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD UP THE LOCATED DIXIE DREGS FANS AND PROVIDE THEM ALL WITH A BRAND NEW ALBUM (CD) OF FRESH AND ORIGINAL MUSIC. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS SOME TIME IN LATE 1998 OR EARLY 1999. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO IT ON OUR OWN, THROUGH "DREGS RECORDS" AND NOT GO THROUGH A TRADITIONAL "RECORD LABEL". IN ORDER TO PULL THIS OFF WE NEED TO LOCATE A GOOD SIZE PORTION OF OUR FAN BASE. THE COSTS OF THE RECORDING PROJECT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AND THUS WE NEED TO INSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FANS LOCATED SO AS TO MAKE THE VENTURE WORTHWHILE FOR BOTH THE BAND AND YOU OUR LOYAL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FANS. WE THINK YOU WILL REALLY ENJOY THE CONCEPT WE HAVE IN MIND. YOU WILL HEAR THE RETURN OF ANDY WEST ON BASS YET DAVE LARUE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING HIS IMMENSE CHOPS. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO GET TRACKS FROM MARK PARISH AND STEVE DAVIDOWSKI IF THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND OF COURSE T LAVITZ WILL BE THERE PROVIDING HIS SOULFUL LICKS. THE FIDDLE POSITION WILL BE HOT TOO. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR MR. JERRY GOODMAN, DR. ALLEN SLOAN AND THE INCOMPARABLE MARK O'CONNER TO ALL LEND THEIR TALENTS TO THE ENDEAVOR. ON DRUMS AND GUITAR YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH ROD AND STEVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH AS NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER MANNED THOSE POSITIONS...... SORRY. BUT SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE GREAT HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE RECORD, HOWEVER IT WILL ONLY BECOME A REALITY IF WE CAN MAKE MANY OF OUR FANS AWARE. A LONG TIME HAS PASSED AND OLD FANS HAVE DRIFTED OFF INTO MANY DIFFERENT AND HARD TO FIND PLACES. AS OLD FANS CONTINUE TO DISCOVER THE BAND'S ONGOING EXISTENCE, TO A PERSON THEY ARE PLEASED TO BE BACK IN THE FOLD. WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL AID US IN LOCATING AND MAKING AWARE ANYONE YOU MAY KNOW WHOM YOU FEEL WOULD ENJOY THE NEWS. YOU WILL BE DOING YOURSELF, THE BAND AND THEM A BIG FAVOR. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
AND NOW FOR THE NEWS:
FINALLY WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SOME "STEVE MORSE BAND" TOUR DATES COMING YOUR WAY.
THE CLASSICAL PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG. JOHN PETRUCCI HAS FINISHED HIS TRACK TO GO ALONG WITH THOSE COMPLETED BY MARTY FREEDMAN, TREVOR RABIN, STEVE HOWE, PETER FRAMPTON, DWEZIL ZAPPA, AND STEVE MORSE. AL DIMIOLA AND ALBERT LEE ARE IN PROGRESS.
THE WORK ON STEVE'S NEXT SOLO PROJECT (THE ACOUSTIC ALBUM) HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY PUT ON HOLD SO AS TO CONCENTRATE ON FINISHING SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS FIRST.
THE DEEP PURPLE ALBUM IS DONE AND SCHEDULED FOR A LATE MAY RELEASE. IT WILL BE OUT ON EMI OVERSEAS. TO DATE THE AMERICAN LABEL HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED. THE BAND WILL BEGIN TOURING ON MAY 29TH OVERSEAS. PLANS INCLUDE A MONTH LONG AMERICAN TOUR IN AUGUST. THE OPENING ACTS ARE SET TO BE DREAM THEATER AND TED NUGENT. THE VENUES ARE LIKELY TO BE OUTDOOR THEATERS WHICH HOLD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 PEOPLE. LATER THIS MONTH THE BAND WILL ASSEMBLE IN GERMANY FOR 3 SOLID DAYS OF T.V. AND PRESS TO KICK OFF THE ALBUM WHICH IS TO BE CALLED "ABANDON".
T LAVITZ CONTINUES TO BE BUSY WITH HIS "JAZZ IS DEAD" PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE BACK ON THE ROAD ON APRIL 17TH. SEE THE DATES BELOW AND TRY AND CATCH ONE. THE PROJECT INCLUDES, JIMMY HERRING (GUITAR), BILLY COBHAM (DRUMS), ALPHONSO JOHNSON (BASS). THE REVIEWS ARE GREAT AND MOST SHOWS ARE SELLING OUT. WHEN NOT DOING THAT, T IS OUT WITH THE JEFFERSON STARSHIP. WE ARE ALSO TALKING WITH A RECORD LABEL FOR A RECORDING WITH T, JIMMY HERRING AND O'TEIL BURBRIDGE ON BASS (ALLMAN BROTHERS AND AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT) AND JEFF SIPE ON DRUMS (ALSO THE UNIT AND NOW LEFTOVER SALMON). BEGINNING IN APRIL YOU CAN VISIT T'S WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.MEMBERS.AOL.COM/LAVITZ.
T WITH JAZZ IS DEAD
ROD MORGENSTEIN CONTINUES HIS ARTIST IN RESIDENCY AT BERKLEE COLLEGE AND STILL FINDS TIME TO CONTINUE PROMOTING HIS RECORD WITH JORDAN RUDESS. THEY WILL BE OUT IN APRIL IN EUROPE OPENING FOR DREAM THEATER. UPON RETURNING THEY WILL LIKELY OPEN A COUPLE OF THE STEVE MORSE BAND SHOWS. ROD IS ALSO OUT WORKING ON A RECORDING PROJECT WITH KIP WINGER.
DAVE LARUE CONTINUES TO TOUR IN HIS SPARE TIME WITH HIS LAX PROJECT. DAVE IS ALSO IN HE FINAL STAGES OF A GREAT BOOK ON BASS PLAYING WHICH HE IS DOING FOR ERNIE BALL AND SHOULD BE OUT SOON. ALSO, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR DAVE'S CLINICS AT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE AS PART OF THIS UPCOMING TOUR.
WELL THAT IS ALL FOR THE TIME BEING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE WILL POST AS MANY ANSWERS AS WE CAN. REVIEWS OF ANY OF THE SHOWS YOU MAY ATTEND ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED. THEY SHOULD BE SENT TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM. UNTIL LATER, STAY WELL AND WE WILL BE BACK SOON.
February 10, 1998
THE TRIP BACK TO THE STATES WAS PRETTY UNEVENTFUL. UPON RETURNING TO THE ATLANTA AIRPORT I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN THE TASK OF LOCATING DR. ALLEN SLOAN. I SEARCHED IN THE PHONE BOOK UNDER PHYSICIANS AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE ADDRESS OF THE CLINIC ALLEN WAS WORKING IN. I RUSHED RIGHT OVER ONLY TO FIND THE DOOR LOCKED. I PANICKED THINKING THE WORST AND THEN REALIZED THEY WERE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY...IT WAS CHRISTMAS DAY. I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS SO OBSESSED THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS CHRISTMAS. WELL, AS YOU CAN EXPECT, I WAS AT THE CLINIC FIRST THING THE NEXT MORNING AND ASKING FOR ALLEN. I WAS TOLD ALLEN HAD TAKEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE LAST WEEK FOR THREE MONTHS AND LEFT TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND. I ASKED ALL THOSE PRESENT AS TO WHOM THE "OLD FRIEND" MIGHT BE AND THE ONLY PERSON TO STAND UP WAS ALLEN'S SECRETARY. SHE SAID ALLEN HAD MUMBLED JUST BEFORE LEAVING THAT HE HAD TO FIND SCOOTS. WELL THAT WAS ALL I NEED. IN A SECOND I WAS OUT THE DOOR AND ON MY WAY TO THE CAR TO CRANK IT UP AND OUT TO MACON.....I HAD A FEELING NOW THAT THE END OF THE SEARCH WAS JUST A TOUCH AWAY. SO BEFORE I FIND SCOOTS, ALLEN AND HOPEFULLY THE MISSING TAPES HERE IS THE LATEST NEWS......
AT PRESENT ALL FOUR OF THE CD'S IN THE MERCHANDISE SECTION ("GREAT SPECTACULAR", "STAND UP", "LIVE AT SIGMA SOUND" AND "INDUSTRY STANDARD") ARE BEING SHIPPED AND REMAIN IN STOCK WITH MANY OF EACH LEFT. AS ALWAYS, YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AS WELL AS YOUR REVIEWS AND THEY WILL BE POSTED IN THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION. JUST E-MAIL THEM TO US AT: DREGS@ULTRANET.COM. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH CD IS SHIPPED SEPARATELY. THUS IF YOU ORDER MORE THAN ONE DIFFERENT TITLE, YOU WILL RECEIVE THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS IS DUE TO OUR SELF-INFLICTED BACKWARDS SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.
ALSO, THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ORDERED CD'S WHICH WERE SENT AND CAME BACK DUE TO A BAD ADDRESS. IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SUPPLY THE CORRECT ADDRESS AND I WILL RESEND IMMEDIATELY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ABOVE REFERS TO, PLEASE CHECK OUT MERCHANDISE. YOU WILL FIND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE AND OFFER FOR SALE SOME ALBUMS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN RELEASED IN CD FORMAT.
YES.............THE HATS ARE DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN FIND PICTURES OF BOTH THE STEVE MORSE BAND AND DIXIE DREGS' HATS IN THE MERCHANDISE SECTION. EACH IS $20.00 (INCLUDES ALL SHIPPING AND HANDLING). AS WITH THE CD'S IF THEY ARE TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE INCLUDE $5.00 MORE FOR SHIPPING. YOU CAN FIND ALL PURCHASING DETAILS IN THE BUY SECTION.
SOON WE WILL ALSO BE OFFERING T-SHIRTS FOR BOTH THE STEVE MORSE BAND AND THE DIXIE DREGS. THAT IS LIKELY TO COME ABOUT IN THE NEXT 3-4 WEEKS, STAY TUNED. SHIRTS CONTINUE TO REMAIN ANOTHER STORY. THEY ARE OUT FOR DESIGN AT ERNIE BALL (WHO IS HELPING WITH THE ARTWORK) AND SHOULD BE READY IN A BIT. WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE PEOPLE NEEDING TO APPROVE THE DESIGN, LIFE IS NEVER EASY...... WE ARE SORRY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
CREDIT CARDS........ WE ARE NOW ABLE TO ACCEPT BOTH VISA AND MASTER CARDS FOR PURCHASES. YOU WILL NEED TO SUPPLY YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, CARD NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE. AND OF COURSE YOUR ORDER. YOU CAN EITHER MAIL THE INFORMATION OR E-MAIL TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM OR FAX TO 508-6510899. WE HOPE THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR SOME OF YOU.
ALSO, DON'T FORGET WE ARE ARCHIVING NEWS REPORTS AND QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SO THAT YOU CAN CATCH UP ON WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR QUESTIONS COMING TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM AND WE WILL ANSWER AS MANY AS WE CAN. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM TOO.
TO DATE NO ONE HAS ANSWERED THE PREVIOUS TRIVIA QUESTION, SO WE WILL LEAVE IT UP FOR THIS ROUND TOO. REMEMBER IT IS A TWO PART QUESTION.
THIS GO AROUND THE QUESTION IS: (AND IT WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT AS YOU ALL ARE GETTING THESE MUCH TO QUICKLY)
***WHILE RECORDING WHICH DIXIE DREGS ALBUM? WHAT "BEATLE" DID THE BAND MEET IN THE STUDIO?
THE FIRST CORRECT (THE CLOSEST ON ATTENDANCE WILL BREAK ANY TIES) ANSWER E-MAILED TO DREGS@ULTRANET.COM WILL RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF THE "STAND UP" ,"INDUSTRY STANDARD" OR "LIVE AT SIGMA SOUND" CD OR GUITAR PICKS OR AS SHANNON BOBO WON, A FREE PASS WITH A FRIEND TO SEE DEEP PURPLE AND PASSES TO MEET STEVE. WINNER'S CHOICE.
REPEAT OF THE REQUEST:
AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL FOR SOME HELP AND EXPLAIN WHY. THE HELP WE SEEK, IS FOR ANYONE CHECKING OUT OUR SITE TO PLEASE TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO MAKE OTHER DIXIE DREGS FANS OUT THERE ALSO AWARE OF THE SITE. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD UP THE LOCATED DIXIE DREGS FANS AND PROVIDE THEM ALL WITH A BRAND NEW ALBUM (CD) OF FRESH AND ORIGINAL MUSIC. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS SOME TIME IN LATE 1998 OR EARLY 1999. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO IT ON OUR OWN, THROUGH "DREGS RECORDS" AND NOT GO THROUGH A TRADITIONAL "RECORD LABEL". IN ORDER TO PULL THIS OFF WE NEED TO LOCATE A GOOD SIZE PORTION OF OUR FAN BASE. THE COSTS OF THE RECORDING PROJECT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AND THUS WE NEED TO INSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FANS LOCATED SO AS TO MAKE THE VENTURE WORTHWHILE FOR BOTH THE BAND AND YOU OUR LOYAL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FANS. WE THINK YOU WILL REALLY ENJOY THE CONCEPT WE HAVE IN MIND. YOU WILL HEAR THE RETURN OF ANDY WEST ON BASS YET DAVE LARUE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING HIS IMMENSE CHOPS. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO GET TRACKS FROM MARK PARISH AND STEVE DAVIDOWSKI IF THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND OF COURSE T LAVITZ WILL BE THERE PROVIDING HIS SOULFUL LICKS. THE FIDDLE POSITION WILL BE HOT TOO. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR MR. JERRY GOODMAN, DR. ALLEN SLOAN AND THE INCOMPARABLE MARK O'CONNER TO ALL LEND THEIR TALENTS TO THE ENDEAVOR. ON DRUMS AND GUITAR YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH ROD AND STEVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH AS NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER MANNED THOSE POSITIONS...... SORRY. BUT SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE GREAT HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE RECORD, HOWEVER IT WILL ONLY BECOME A REALITY IF WE CAN MAKE MANY OF OUR FANS AWARE. A LONG TIME HAS PASSED AND OLD FANS HAVE DRIFTED OFF INTO MANY DIFFERENT AND HARD TO FIND PLACES. AS OLD FANS CONTINUE TO DISCOVER THE BAND'S ONGOING EXISTENCE, TO A PERSON THEY ARE PLEASED TO BE BACK IN THE FOLD. WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL AID US IN LOCATING AND MAKING AWARE ANYONE YOU MAY KNOW WHOM YOU FEEL WOULD ENJOY THE NEWS. YOU WILL BE DOING YOURSELF, THE BAND AND THEM A BIG FAVOR. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
DEEP PURPLE'S NEW ALBUM IS INTO THE FINAL STAGES WITH IAN GILLAN FINISHING THE VOCAL TRACKS. IT LOOKS TO GO TO MIXING IN EARLY MARCH WITH A LATE MARCH FINISH DATE. PURPLE JUST FINISHED A SHORT TOUR OF THE "HOUSE OF BLUES" AND THE REVIEWS OF THE SHOWS WERE GREAT AND ESPECIALLY KIND TO STEVE. IF YOU CARE TO READ SOME OF THEM YOU CAN GET TO THE DEEP PURPLE SITE FROM OUR LINKS PAGE. WHILE OUT IN LOS ANGELES DOING FOUR SOLD OUT NIGHTS AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES STEVE ALSO HAD TIME TO MAKE IT TO THE "NAMM SHOW" (THE LARGEST INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW OF IT'S KIND"). WHILE THERE HE DEMONSTRATED SOME NEW EQUIPMENT FOR LEXICON AND THEN MADE HIS WAY TO THE ERNIE BALL BOOTH, WHERE HE PROCEEDED TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS FOR THREE STRAIGHT HOURS. THE LINE NEVER BROKE AND STEVE WAS FORCED TO STOP SIGNING ONLY WHEN THE SHOW CLOSED. AT THE SATURDAY PURPLE SHOW ANDY WEST CAME BACK STAGE AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM AND IT WAS GREAT FOR HE AND STEVE TO SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER. HE LOOKS GREAT AND SAID TO GIVE EVERYONE HIS BEST.
THE CLASSICAL PROJECT STEVE IS PRODUCING FOR WINDHAM HILL IS NOW BACK ON TRACK AND SHOULD BE DONE IN 2-3 MONTHS. TRACKS ARE IN FROM MARTY FREIDMAN, TREVOR RABIN, STEVE HOWE, PETER FRAMPTON, DWEZIL ZAPPA AND STEVE MORSE. IN PROGRESS ARE VINCE GILL, AND JOHN PETRUCCI.
STEVE HAS ALSO BEGUN WORK ON HIS NEXT SOLO ALBUM. IT WILL BE AN ACOUSTIC PROJECT. TO DATE HE HAS COMPLETED ABOUT 1/3 OF THE TRACKS.
OH, BY THE WAY, THE DEEP PURPLE SHOW THIS PAST DECEMBER 17TH AT THE CHICAGO HOUSE OF BLUES PROVED TO BE QUITE EVENTFUL. JUST PRIOR TO THE SHOW, ON STAGE, STEVE WAS MARRIED TO JACQUELINE BIANCHI. THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY STEVE'S DAD, DR. P.K. MORSE WHO IS A MINISTER. THE ENTIRE SOLD OUT SHOW AUDIENCE WAS A PART OF THE FESTIVITIES WHICH LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES........AS THE WEDDING PARTY MOVED OFF STAGE STEVE WAS HANDED HIS GUITAR AND THE BAND BEGAN WITH "HUSH". A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
VINNIE MOORE HAS JUST SIGNED WITH HIS ORIGINAL LABEL, SHRAPNEL AND IS VERY EXCITED. PLANS CALL FOR TWO IMMEDIATE RECORDS. ONE AN INSTRUMENTAL AND THE OTHER A VOCAL RECORD.
JORDAN AND ROD ARE CONTINUING TO BE OUT THERE SUPPORTING THEIR ALBUM PROJECT. THEY CAN BE SPOTTED IN VARIOUS PLACES SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR THEM. ROD WILL ALSO CONTINUE HIS ARTIST IN RESIDENCY GIG AT BERKELEE COLLEGE HERE IN BOSTON FOR THIS NEXT SEMESTER. JORDAN HAS JUST FINISHED A PROJECT FOR SHRAPNEL RECORDS WITH MIKE PORTNOY AND JOHN PETRUCCI OF DREAM THEATER. ROD HAS JUST BEGUN A RECORDING PROJECT WITH TWO OTHER DREAM THEATER MEMBERS (JOHN MAYUNG-BASS AND DEREK CHARINIAN- KEYBOARDS) ALSO FOR SHRAPNEL RECORDS. THIS PROJECT IS DUE TO FINISH IN TWO WEEKS. THE GROUP HAS BEEN REHEARSING AT ROD'S HOUSE.
T LAVITZ HAS BEEN QUITE BUSY RECENTLY, OUT TOURING WITH HIS "JAZZ IS DEAD" PROJECT. THIS IS BILLY COBHAM ON DRUMS, ALPHONSO JOHNSON ON BASS, JIMMY HERRING ON THE GUITAR AND OF COURSE T ON KEYS. THE BAND IS DOING JAZZ RENDITIONS OF GREATFUL DEAD TUNES AND HAS BEEN SELLING OUT THEATERS EVERYWHERE THEY GO. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A RECORDING PROJECT IN THEIR FUTURE TOO.
*********WE ARE NOW ALSO OFFERING ANOTHER DIXIE DREGS PROJECT FOR SALE. IT IS A LIVE SHOW DONE ON JUNE 17, 1979 FROM SIGMA SOUND AND WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST LIVE ON THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR. THIS RECORD IS COMING OUT ON KING BISCUIT RECORDS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER. SO AS NOT TO MISLEAD ANYONE, THIS RECORD WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN SOME RECORD STORES, WHERE AS THE 3 WE HAVE FOR SALE OURSELVES ON DREG RECORDS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH US. WE ARE SELLING THE KING BISCUIT ALBUM, ALSO FOR $20.00 ($25.00 OUTSIDE THE STATES) AND THAT INCLUDES ALL POSTAGE AND HANDLING. WE HOPE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS LIVE ALBUM THAT YOU WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE GUYS AND PURCHASES THROUGH THE BAND HERE AT THE WEB SITE. WE ARE ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW AND THEY WILL BE SHIPPED AS SOON AS THE CD IS READY IN OCTOBER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE VISIT OUR MERCHANDISE SECTION. AS ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW, IT'S OFF TO MACON TO LOOK FOR THE BACON...UNTIL LATER, ALL THE BEST........