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| Name: | ADMIN |
| E-mail address: | boomboomboombingo@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://books.dreambook.com/pd24/stc2.html |
| Comments: | Hello Scruffy the Cat fans. This portion of the guestbook is unfortunately full, but you can sign the new guestbook by clicking the above link. |
| Name: | Janet |
| E-mail address: | ooee@attbi.com |
| Comments: | If you were fortunate to live in Boston in the 80's, the nightlife was off the hook...
Every night was a musical holiday... We had The Del Fuegos, The Neats, Scruffy, The Bosstones, The Oysters, The Replacements... it was endless and always over the top. Most of us have survived and are better for it. Thankfully, I have saved old posters, records and tapes so that I can cherish the days when there was a music scene in Boston (and I had mastered the art of staying up past midnight!) Hope you are all well... Janet |
| Name: | Justine Mistinson |
| E-mail address: | marypeers2@msn.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.skincareproductsonline.com |
| Comments: | Very nice web site with useful information! |
| Name: | Ted |
| E-mail address: | tedboss2@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | hey, if anyone out theres interested in starting a band like Scruffy or the Del Fuegos, let me know. i play guitar, im 19 and live in boston/cambridge....lemme know -ted |
| Name: | nwa na lome |
| E-mail address: | mega@mugu.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.jojo.com |
| Comments: | please keep on playing my dear good poeple. |
| Name: | Eric |
| E-mail address: | eric@workingset.com |
| Comments: | Just dug up a tape of Scruffy's WERS broadcast from the "High Octane Revival weekend," it went out over the air a little distorted but overall sounds good. I'm going to rip it this weekend, anyone got some good live scruffy to trade or space to host the files? |
| Name: | Rob |
| E-mail address: | answers@rconnally.com |
| Comments: | What a surprise to see a web site for Scuffy the Cat! I love it. I just wish you had the mp3 for "My Baby She's Alright". |
| Name: | midgy man |
| E-mail address: | iwannauwanna@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Came across the list of Scruffy gigs and it took me back. I was a student at Nothereastern University in the eighties. Went to 3 of the shows listed, #149 at Winnie's, 170 at NU and the f***** craziest at the the Loft, #177. Saw quite a few of the bands listed and went to just as many of the venues. Great list. |
| Name: | Wedge |
| E-mail address: | wedge01@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I'd never even heard of Scruffy the Cat before, but a few seconds of their song "Moons of Jupiter" is used in an episode of Futurama I just watched, and now I really, really want that song :) I've been to loads of sites in the last hour, but they've all been dead or temporarily unavailable. Does anyone have an MP3 of "Moons of Jupiter"? |
| Name: | Richard |
| E-mail address: | richard_beaty@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | We used to play Moons of Jupiter on New Rock 90..college radio station at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville back in '88-'89..sometime during that year I had the privilege of seeing them live at Stonewall's Planet Earth in Knoxville's Old City..awesome... |
| Name: | Kriel |
| E-mail address: | dkriel@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.aol.com/dkriel |
| Comments: | My (not so) Definitive Scruffy Collection ... if anyone cares ... 79 minutes of Scruffy-ness ...
My Baby, She's Alright 40 Days and 40 Nights Never, Never Capitol Moonlight Places Big Fat Monkey's Hat When Your Ship Comes In You Dirty Rat I Do One Bad Apple Keith's Lament Upside Down Time Never Forgets Gonna Buy A Car Land Of A 1000 Girls Betty Drops In Momma Killed Hate True Love Song #9 Thomas Doubter Just Like Cathy's Clown My Fate Was Sealed With A Kiss Kissing Galaxy Life Is Fun Happiness To Go Tiny Days Buck Naked |
| Name: | Kriel |
| E-mail address: | dkriel@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.aol.com/dkriel |
| Comments: | I got Moons dubbed ... now I gotta go and either fiddle with the mp3s here ... or dig out my vinyl to dub ... so I can match the volumes ... but the CD of the tape sounds real good ... |
| Name: | Bill J. |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://wdjprod.com |
| Comments: | Yes Annette, some nice photos indeed...especially the Channel ones, (that's Stephen's brother David with the Flying "V").
BTW...I have some photos from the later outdoor M.I.T. show in August...the one's with Mac wearing that pajama/shorts combo! I forgot about that Creem blurb too.... |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/ |
| Comments: | Just uploaded the 4 "unreleased cassette"
Harmony Rockets' tunes (featuring Charlie Chesterman) at my site: http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/ click on the scruffy the cat link enjoy, -bruce from fitchburg |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart |
| Comments: | some very cool stuff there annette!
thanks for sharing. |
| Name: | annette |
| E-mail address: | redstigmata@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://home.netcom.com/~spookey/stc1.htm |
| Comments: | Check out some old Scruffy the Cat photos of mine:
http://home.netcom.com/~spookey/stc1.htm |
| Name: | Rich |
| E-mail address: | RichYan33@Yahoo.com |
| Comments: | It so cool that the band members themselves drop in this board from time to time. It's nice they take notice and I'm glad to get a chance to tell them how much I love their work.When people ask me my favorite bands I always include Scruffy with the Beatles, Stevie Ray, Elton, They Might Be Giants... people will always say 'Scruffy the Cat!?" and I always say "You should hear them, they are great!". |
| Name: | Rich Yan |
| E-mail address: | RichYan33@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | The extra tracks on Moons are Bucknaked, One Bad Apple and Keith's Lament. The play list of the CD is very different on the CD. Capital Moonlight is the fist song on the CD.
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| Name: | Bill J. |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://wdjprod.com |
| Comments: | << ... I'm going to burn the tape version of Moons ... cause of the extra tracks ... >>
Wow...I didn't know that it had extra tracks... Which ones? I would ask Mac but he up and left Boston for Des Moines a couple of months ago. |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart |
| Comments: | looking through my old (old!) gig-going diary, i found a stc show that i was at that is not listed in the "gig list" on this site. here is my diary entry:
************************************** october 9 thursday 1986 saw benefit show for condo pygmies (stolen guitars) scruffy the cat, the prime movers, condo pygmies, zulus. good shit. scruff did good vers. of "ode to billy joe". ************************************** so there you have it. -bruce |
| Name: | Boise |
| Comments: | I saw Scruffy at the once great Central Tavern in Seattle
in 1988. The Young Fresh Fellows warmed up and joined in for "My Friend Ringo" (written by charlie and should of been a hit for the Fellows). One of the best shows I've ever seen and a true highlight of the Eighties. "turn off the sun and walk away oh no no" I miss them I've seen and |
| Name: | DKriel |
| E-mail address: | dkriel@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.aol.com/dkriel |
| Comments: | Hey ... what is this spurious pre-history ??? whadda loada cobblers (oh ...wait ... I wrote it ... never mind) ...
I thought it was funny when Charlie used it on his page ... I emailed him at one point and asked if he knew who wrote it ... he said he shoulda figgered since I mentioned myself twice in it ... oh well I finally have the means to burn tapes and LPs to CD ... I'm listening to all the studio cuts from the two EPs as I type this ... good to have them finally ... I'm going to do Moons (since I have Tiny Days on CD ... bought it for 5 bucks used ... HA EBay ... course I bought both the tape and the vinyl of everything as they came out) but I digress ... I'm going to burn the tape version of Moons ... cause of the extra tracks ... and put together the definitive 80 minute STC mix CD ... funfunfun ... So ... to all the LAWyers out there ... the STC fans ... and Charlie's followers since those days ... to the guy who bought me a t-shirt at the Cubby Bear one night ... it's good to see that there are still fans out there ... remember life is fun ... |
| Name: | DKriel |
| E-mail address: | dkriel@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.aol.com |
| Comments: | Hey ... what is this spurious pre-history ??? whadda loada cobblers (oh ...wait ... I wrote it ... never mind) ...
I thought it was funny when Charlie used it on his page ... I emailed him at one point and asked if he knew who wrote it ... he said he shoulda figgered since I mentioned myself twice in it ... oh well I finally have the means to burn tapes and LPs to CD ... I'm listening to all the studio cuts from the two EPs as I type this ... good to have them finally ... I'm going to do Moons (since I have Tiny Days on CD ... bought it for 5 bucks used ... HA EBay ... course I bought both the tape and the vinyl of everything as they came out) but I digress ... I'm going to burn the tape version of Moons ... cause of the extra tracks ... and put together the definitive 80 minute STC mix CD ... funfunfun ... So ... to all the LAWyers out there ... the STC fans ... and Charlie's followers since those days ... to the guy who bought me a t-shirt at the Cubby Bear one night ... it's good to see that there are still fans out there ... remember life is fun ... |
| Name: | DAO |
| E-mail address: | theonions@comcast.net |
| Comments: | I must have tiny Days MP3 - PLEEEEAAASE! Help me - I have that sone in my brain. Just woke up one morning about 2 weeks ago and can't stop thinking about it. I humm it everywhere I go. I lost my LP years ago. Can you help me with an MP3 of tiny Days? anyone? |
| Name: | Bill J. |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.wdjprod.com/Scruffy.html |
| Comments: | above URL is a link to Scruffy pictures on my site...hope you enjoy... |
| Name: | Bill J. |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://wdjprod.com |
| Comments: | Ah jeez, look at that atrocious spelling!!!
Sorry about that...it's freakin' cold right now in Boston and fingers are numb! Anyways, I found my stash of Scruffy pictures...if the boys don't have any objections I'll either post them on my web site soon or pass them along to this one to post. |
| Name: | Bill J. |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://wdjprod.com |
| Comments: | << speaking of Boston bands, what about a Neighborhoods reunion? Anyone know what Dave and Lee are up to? I miss the hell out of them, one of the best live bands of all time.>>
Stephen might no more as I haven't been keeping up to it lately but David married Judy from Salem 66 and they have a couple of kids. He went out on tour with Paul Westerberg a few years ago and I saw him do a show with a band he assembled at TT's a little before that I think but what he's seems to be doing mostly is producing and/or playing on bands at his Wooly Mammoth (?) studios down in the Fenway. I last Lee a decade+(?) a go when he was goinmg to scholl at UMass-Boston...looking rather fit and happy as I recall...but like I said I haven't been keeping up. I haven't heard any rumblings of a Neighborhoods reunion at all. But if interested, the Prime Movers have been playing around lately as a 4-piece since Dennis McCarthy has been back back from L.A. for an extended period of time. From all reports...and from what Dennis tells me, "WE ROCK BABY!" |
| Name: | ove nordin |
| E-mail address: | nordan.n@mail.bip.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://home.bip.net |
| Comments: | i was just playing b.b.b bingo and realising whats missing
rock&roll today. it`s pure ``happiness to go``. keep up the good work . hope to see you in sweden some day. rock&roll greetings from a fan and a fellow r&b musician. |
| Name: | Rich |
| E-mail address: | RichYanizeski@aol.com |
| Comments: | Hey Don! I've bid on Tiny Days lots of times on e-Bay but refuse to top the $30 mark. There were four of them on there at one time once and I hoped they'd diffuse the bidding but no luck. I do have a burned copy so I am not without.
But seeing that they go for that kinda money, you'd think who ever owns the rights to that album would knock off a thousand CDs and just sell them on e-Bay. |
| Name: | David |
| E-mail address: | atlantamoi@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | What I find funny is that all my favorite Scuffy songs are from the EPs, therefore not available on CD. After waiting 16 years for these recordings to come out on CD I'm finally recording them from vinyl to disc (the MP3's I downloaded from Audio Galaxy didn't sound that great... maybe there are some okay ones out there). Anyway, I'll forever be thankful to Scruffy for releasing "High Octane Revival". I like Tiny Days and Moons, but they can't compare to that first EP (nor the two studio songs on Boom Boom). Great stuff. Now, if only I could find a T-Shirt with the cat on the front! |
| Name: | johnny c |
| E-mail address: | relayer730 |
| Comments: | speaking of Boston bands, what about a Neighborhoods reunion? Anyone know what Dave and Lee are up to? I miss the hell out of them, one of the best live bands of all time. |
| Name: | don faliszek |
| E-mail address: | dychestadium@aol.com |
| Comments: | I felt motivated to index the site after finally being able to secure a tiny days cd over e-bay for a reasonable price ($37)
a scruffy box set??, as martha would say it's a good thing. |
| Name: | Rich Yan |
| E-mail address: | RichYanizeski@aol.com |
| Comments: | I can't believe it. I was looking at the messages in this guest book and I found a message from the guy who introduced me to Scruffy many years ago. He sent me a tape of Tiny Days with They Might be Giants first album on the other side. What a great tape. When it broke I made him make me a new one.To this day I still count Scruffy the Cat as one of my favorite bands along with Beatles and SRV.
I read an article on the web about a possible Scruffy box set. What happened to that? If you watch Scruffy auctions on e-Bay you know there's a market. |
| Name: | Johnny C |
| E-mail address: | Relayer730@aol.com |
| Comments: | my old band opened for Scruffy twice, and my only regret is not smacking Randall. The guy never shuts up! |
| Name: | rOB o'gRADY |
| E-mail address: | robkate@sympatico.ca) |
| Comments: | I love SCRUFFY!! |
| Name: | Collin McCarthy |
| E-mail address: | collinmccarthy@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | It's great to see that someone out there with computer savvy has taken the time to dedicate a web site to one of the greatest unsung rock and roll bands of all time, let alone the eighties! Tiny Days is STILL on my top five most listened to albums ever since I got it in 1988. Luckily I found a brand new copy, still in plastic, and copied it onto cd so I won't wear it out all over again!! Thanks again |
| Name: | Jay Toxey |
| E-mail address: | jaytoxey@budark.com |
| Comments: | Great site!! I remember my brother turning me on to Scruffy in the late 80's. We were North Carolinians who had a lot of great and original music available to us, but it was Scruffy who opened my eyes. Then in 89, for one of their last shows I had the pleasure of interviewing them on my radio show at the University of Mississippi (WUMS-FM). The guys were great and played several songs live and acoustic. At the time I recorded the songs; I think, Blue Russian and Dirty Rat. Unfortunately one of my f-stick friends stole the tape. All that I am left with now is some poorly burned cd's of everything available. Does any one know how I can get original cd's of Scruffy the Cat. Please hit me back.
Thanks, JT |
| Name: | bruce from fITCHBURG |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/watt |
| Comments: | Hello.
I can tell from my site counter/tracker, that some folks are hitting my Mike Watt tribute site after reading that message regarding the scruffy mp3 site. sorry if you've been mislead to my site looking for scruffy mp3s. the scruffy mp3 site I was referring to seems to have been taken down by the host.... if ya like mike watt tho' you can check out my site... bruce |
| Name: | Walt Silva |
| E-mail address: | mwe@lexiconn.com |
| Comments: | What a stroll down memory lane. I have fond memories of those gigs when we (Vagabonds) opened for the Cat in CT. How about a joint reunion concert? |
| Name: | bruce |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/watt |
| Comments: | hey,
I'm waiting to hear back from the guy who posted all the mp3s on his site regarding whether or not they have been taken down. - I try to go to the site and get a "site unavailable" error message. so, what I'm saying is - the mp3 site might be gone... I don't know.... I designed the pages, and someone else was maintaining them, but they seem to have disappeared. -bruce |
| Name: | Dan from DC |
| Comments: | Great web site. I peek in every two or three months. It's like visiting an old friend. |
| Name: | luis |
| E-mail address: | felipop@eresmas.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.felipop.com |
| Comments: | Desde Galicia, in Spain, i got three records,the first no, Moons is one of my favoutite lpīs , fantastic songs, fantastic design, like a treasure |
| Name: | stephen fredette |
| E-mail address: | sfredette@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | i love blue russian too.
when it came time to do the solo in the middle, i couldn't get it right . my brother david was there, so he did it instead and i took the lead at the end to the fade. yr obdt svt Stephen Fredette |
| Name: | dan |
| E-mail address: | eightfortyseven@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | love BLUE RUSSIAN |
| Name: | Kevin |
| E-mail address: | bkwal@erols.com |
| Comments: | Hey -- if Jellyfish can put out their own box set, why not Scruffy??
It's a crime, a crime, I tell ya.... |
| Name: | brucesiart |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/stcat.htm |
| Comments: | hello,
I am no longer shouldering the responsiblities of hosting the scruffy the cat mp3s... web space restrictions... etc. all the scruffy mp3s you could ever want are now hosted at: http://www.stuffedmonkey.com/henway/ScruffyTheCat/ meanwhile, I have dug through my archives and found something that may be of interest to people visiting this page. a rare WBCN xmas 1986 cassette release of the neighborhoods doing a song called "christmas I recall" check out my site to download an mp3. -bruce |
| Name: | henway |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.stuffedmonkey.com/henway/ScruffyTheCat/ |
| Comments: | the above link will be under consruction for the next week or so, but if you go there now you can upload mp3s of the High Octane Revival EP.... more to come in the following week,
enjoy |
| Name: | tfriedman |
| E-mail address: | tfriedman@nc.rr.com |
| Comments: | Hello. I am looking for CDs of all three Scruffy albums, as well as the "You Dirty Rat" EP ("Boom, Boom Bingo?"). I have them all on LP but, sadly, not on CD. As far as trades go, hmmmm... I have a big library of 80s no-wave, hardcore, and math rock/pop (i.e., Game Theory, etc.) on LP, as well as a fair deal of them on CD as well. As far as 90s stuff you might be interested in, I have practically all Guided by Voices demos/rarities/live stuff on CD. Please write. Thanks. |
| Name: | tfriedman |
| E-mail address: | tfriedman@nc.rr.com |
| Comments: | Hello. I am looking for CDs of all three Scruffy albums, as well as the "You Dirty Rat" EP ("Boom, Boom Bingo?"). I have them all on LP but, sadly, not on CD. As far as trades go, hmmmm... I have a big library of 80s no-wave, hardcore, and math rock/pop (i.e., Game Theory, etc.) on LP, as well as a fair deal of them on CD as well. As far as 90s stuff you might be interested in, I have practically all Guided by Voices demos/rarities/live stuff on CD. Please write. Thanks. |
| Name: | Frank from Orlando |
| E-mail address: | fguttman@aol.com |
| Comments: | Really, Charlie, why not have a reunion show? Seems like a good idea. There are still plenty of people who would love to hear those old songs -- particularly the early stuff. Wait any longer and we'll all be dead or in diapers. Pretty much good advice about anything, I guess. . . Anyway, scruffy was a fine little band, and I for one would travel many miles to see them again. . . |
| Name: | Traycie the screen saver writer |
| Comments: | What?!?!?! Charlie Chesterman NOT interested in a reunion show!? Way to look out for your fan base! Why did I spend my hard-earend cash on "Charlie Chesterman and the Fabulous Motorbikes" CD's?
Charles, give the people what they want, AND give your new sound some promotion. Think about it. |
| Name: | J0HN FREMER |
| E-mail address: | jXXXfremer@bellatlantic.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.memepool.com |
| Comments: | What a cool site! Whatever happened to Randall? |
| Name: | Bruce from Fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart |
| Comments: | Hey..
found this German (I think) web site that has an mp3 of "Moons of Jupiter" check it out: http://www.futurama3000.de/songs.htm also... visit my web site for STC mp3s. -peace Bruce |
| Name: | kent g. |
| E-mail address: | krgillis@mindspring.com |
| Comments: | Any suggestions on where I can get my hands on a copy of "Moons of Jupiter"? |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart |
| Comments: | Hello, it's me again.
I used to have some scruffy the cat mp3s posted on my site, but I took them down. Then I recently put an annoying tracking device on my website, and I see that someone from this site linked to my site looking for them.... so.. I put some more mp3s up..... so, click the above link, than from my homepage click on "scruffy the cat" if you'd like to download some rarities... -bruce |
| Name: | Leo Philips |
| E-mail address: | leo_philips@lineone.net |
| Comments: | How did they get the name Scruffy the Cat. I had a cat called Scruffy. What an honour for him! |
| Name: | Bill |
| E-mail address: | bubbaboot@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://wdjprod.com |
| Comments: | Well now, this is a gas!
Mentioned to Pat McGrath, (speaking of m.i.a. Condo Pygmies), that despite the fact that Mac had moved near me, we've only been able to hook up a couple of times over the last 6 months, (work and kids seem to have a way to eat up time). Well, Paddy tells me that there is Scruffy site and I couldn't be more tickled pink. A brief background: I was one of those most dreaded and chastised tools of the rock world, the dreaded sound guy, (yes, we were below even the light guys in the RnR food chain). I cut my teeth with the the Del Fuegos but I have to say that my work with the Scruffs was the funnest, (that a word?). There wasn't a diner, pawn shop, book and/or comic store or guitar emporium that these boys wouldn't stop into. When others went from point A to point B as quickly as possible, the Scruffs would take the backroads as much as possible...not wanting to miss any of the "real" America that's rapidly falling to the wrecking ball to make way for fast food franchises and malls anchored by Wal-Mart....usually with the incomporable Keith Fletcher sharing the wheel with Charlie, his voice starting yet another tale that always began with "Ah, that reminds me of a story..." as it wafted to the back benches where Randall and I were usually sleeping off the remains of the contract rider. If anyone is still in touch with Keith, please give him a howdy from me....and ask him if he's still pining for that left-handed White Falcon. Mac and I went over that tour list a few years ago and it bought back a rush of memories as well as some things that were lost with the brain cells that dissipated through...(koff*) various indulgences...("YES Bill, we DID play in Columbus, OH with the Titanics"...Lawdy hep' me, I still can't remember that night). Time marches on, bringing new challenges and all those other cliches that you hear on top 40 radio... but I can definitely say that this period was a blast, a highlight for me and I honestly miss them. Don't see the boys much at all...despite living nearby. - Mac and I have been planning a Guinness sitdown every week for a couple of months now or catch him as he sits in with Shaun Wolf Wortis' latest project. Like I said, them other priorities take precedance... - Stephen is playing in another new band and I usually get updates of him whenever I pay my regular but infrequent visits to his brother Dave in town...(say hi to Peg for me). - Randall I haven't seen since I borrowed that kick pedal at 11 pm on a Monday night for an emergency...seems the drummer of a band on a record label I was working for, forgot his back in his NYC practice space, (no drummer jokes please)... - Charlie I'd see from time to time with his Motorbikes. It's been a while though... - Saw Stona at the Stephen benefit and dang didn't he look good, in great spirits and smiling the whole evening... - Burns I last saw at a Saturday Morning Softball game a few years ago, oozing confidence, a real pillar he is...100% standup.... - Lilli I saw very briefly at her club a year ago but I keep hearing rumours that she's going to New Orleans for a spell... - Keith I last saw in the movie Slacker...ironic, eh? People who heard these boys play live could tell that these boys loved to play...it was obvious. I always got pumped when they played, always wondered when they were going to stray from the set list into whatever cover that they were learning at the time, always waited for Randall to drop that beer on his lap when he couldn't get it around his cigarette while he was playing, (he never did), always waited for Stephen's facial expression as he would invariably self-critique himself right after, (or sometimes during), his last solo, always waited for that body shaking chuckle of Charlie's whenever somebody said something amusing to him on stage, and always waited for Mac to give that 24 karat smile indicating a good time was to be had...and it usually was. Sorry to tease anyone else here but this is for Scruffs only...I do have a box of tapes from shows and I just recently found that video that was shot down at CBGB's....call me for copies, (Mac has my number) or give me an e-mail. Coincidently enough, as I was searching for this site, I ran into Anita Maffei's site which has a few Scruffy pictures http://www.bostonphotography.com/bands/index.shtml and if I can ever find the time, I'll look in my boxes for some photos I have and post them on my own site, ( or here?) Anyways, enough memory lane BS. I have work to do and the World Cup starting times is throwing my schedule askew...I must run. \\\ The Newton Yahoo.....burp* |
| Name: | dawne |
| E-mail address: | admin@pds-inc.org |
| Comments: | Where has dana otis cross gone to? |
| Name: | Chris V. |
| E-mail address: | all_askew@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I have in my possession 90 minutes of live Scruffy from 2 different radio shows in the 80's. They are digitized from cassette to CD and sound pretty damn good considering. Anyone interested in trading other Scruffy music for this two-CD set, please contact me via email. I will also consider other Boston roots music for trade. |
| Name: | stephen fredette |
| E-mail address: | sfredette@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | i hate to use this forum for capitalistic reasons, but circumstances
are pressuring me to sell the original artwork for the various scruffy the cat records. if anyone is interested, please write to me. |
| Name: | mark c. horn |
| E-mail address: | ohiocorn@neo.rr.com |
| Comments: | How Cool!
I interviewed Charlie Chesterman for a feature story I wrote back in the late 80s for Scene Magazine of Cleveland. I found this site and found out an effort to reunite the boys was dropped by Chesterman, I was bummed. They were the true root rockers of the end of the century. I wish i could find Thomas Doubter and My aby, She's All Right on limewire or imesh since napster is in handcuffs. Anyway, someboyd write back and trade scruffy trhe cat news and stories. "Some may say, I have gone astray, how would they know, they never asked me." |
| Name: | Matt R |
| E-mail address: | pennames@aol.com |
| Comments: | Favorite memory from college. I was program director of WESU, the station at Wesleyan in Middletown CT. I'd spent a sememster in Boston and got into the band, so I invited them to play live on the station. We had a shitty setup, but despite the low-fi Scruffy sounded great. After the show (about midnight) they dragged their equipment down to one of the dorms and traded another show for a keg. Played another hour and a half. Then we piled into my dorm room and everyone slept on any available surface. After they had gone, I noticed that they'd done unspeakable things to my towels.
I managed to find all the Scruffy material on Napster before it croaked. Still don't know why the band broke up and why they can't get back together or re-release their old disks. Wish it were all happiness and pie again. |
| Name: | paul souders |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.axoplasm.com |
| Comments: | thanks for the wonderful site. when friends my age (30) recall the 80s they talk about hair bands, punk rock, and devo ... but my version of the 80s was way happier than that.
good job, keep it up! p.s. does anyone have lyrics for "life is fun?" |
| Name: | stephen fredette |
| Comments: | my deepest apologies, but while i was in england
mr. chesterman left me an e-mail informing me that he is no longer willing to participate in the reunion shows. many thanks for the messages and support. i deeply aprreciate it. |
| Name: | Ned Raynolds |
| E-mail address: | nedr@mac.com |
| Comments: | This site is awesome! It's so cool to find out there are a bunch of other people out there who think Scruffy was one of the coolest bands ever! I recall a rockin' evening at 'The Tree Cafe' in Portland, Maine back in 86 or 87... Alas my cassette copy of 'Tiny Days' is starting to get warbled, and that doofus college friend of my wife's that I lent my 'Moons' tape to ten years ago lost it! Can't one of the former band members get ahold of the original recordings and make them available for purchase as MP3s? Looking forward to more details about that reunion!! |
| Name: | Dave Ward |
| E-mail address: | dpward@swbell.net |
| Comments: | I didn't even know scruffy til '93, (3 years after they busted) and have been trying to find a CD ever since. Any help would be worth it. Great to see so many fans and especially the band on this page. once again, i'm lookin if anyone knows. |
| Name: | mike renzi |
| E-mail address: | tinwizid@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | I can't believe this. I had a scruffy fix at 5:30 this morning as I walked Wallaston Beach. I downloaded some "momma killed hate" and "dirty rat" off napster before they went down.Actually Scruffy was about all I found worth while on nap. Had I known I would have been kinder to my tapes and records (or not). ANYWAY,,Scruffy still rules for this Boston Boy. Hot summer night, Di pressed up against the trunk of my Nova SS, Scruffy wailing in the back ground...ahh to be young again.Then again we made a mess of our lives that night!God my mind drifts, so I'm sitting here and decide to do a search for scruffy and found this site . This is so freakin cool.I still have a Scruffy sticker from "Moons" ,it's like brand new,any offers??? In your dreams. |
| Name: | D |
| E-mail address: | techie@antisocial.com |
| Comments: | I was wondering who formed this site? The person wrote in the biography page he was hoping to get a biography from a member of the band. I can get that. I know three of the members personally.please E-mail me. |
| Name: | Helen from Brooklyn |
| E-mail address: | hhroszko@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hey this is so cool! I've seen Scruffy play a show at NYU, Maxwells' in Hoboken and the Ritz in Manhattan. They were all great shows and lots of fun! Married with kids now, but may need to make a family trip for the benefit show! Patiently, waiting for details. . . |
| Name: | Tom from Maine |
| Comments: | I am so glad I ran into this site! I haven't thought about Scruffy in years - or taking the slowest damn train on the Green Line from Boston College to Kenmore, going to watch Scruffy downstairs at the Rat, getting sloshed, and then finishing up with slices at Captain Nemo's.
Oh, memories. Tiger, tiger. |
| Name: | stephen fredette |
| E-mail address: | sfredette@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | i'm off to england for the all tomorrow's parties
festival as a roadie for my brother's band. when i get back, i've given myself two weeks to nail down all the details. i will keep you posted. many thanks to mr. ? for his help in getting the word out, and of course for all the work he did in setting the site up in the first place. |
| Name: | Bob Ritsema |
| E-mail address: | rmrits@aol.com |
| Comments: | Back in 84 I lived in a house full of only children who were college seniors, generally freaking out at the idea of living with others AND imminently graduating.... Joel and Walter had a band called "Women of the Opposite Sex" which practiced in the basement. They managed to get a gig at a bar in Allston on lower Harvard Ave. that was experimenting with live music... it was billed as a record release party (actually, Walter just threw used records into the crowd... I don't know that WotOS ever recorded). But what made the night special was an ACOUSTIC gig by Scruffy the CAT! These guys had tore it up at Chet's and other places, but this little pick and grin was a real treat.
Just a memory... would love to see Charlie's new band... |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart |
| Comments: | I found a Russian web page with STC content!:
http://www.akkords.ru/band.php?2293 -bruce |
| Name: | Devin |
| E-mail address: | techie@antisocial.com |
| Comments: | Awesome. This site rocks. The pictures are great. Two of the members (Burns and Mac Stanfield) still look almost the same! |
| Name: | Bruce from Fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/Tiny_Days.mp3 |
| Comments: | I'll get it right eventually
Try the above URL.... right click > save target as |
| Name: | Bruce from Fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/Tiny_Days.mp3 |
| Comments: | TINY DAYS live at TT the Bears 1987
right click on the above URL save target as etc.... |
| Name: | Bruce from Fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@110.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/ |
| Comments: | I'm new to this website stuff, but I think this will work.
Here's an mp3 of "tiny day" live at TT the Bears 1987: http://users.110.net/~brucesiart/Tiny_Days.mp3 |
| Name: | stephen fredette |
| E-mail address: | sfredette@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | well it's me, that other guitar player from scruffy the cat.
i've enjoyed reading all the messages, and i remember every show and opening band mentioned. thank you all. well, there is going to be a re-union to benefit burns' church, maybe in july, maybe september; i'll keep you posted. anyone wants to write, by all means be my guest. if anyone's interested in what i'm doing now, the band is called PONY www.ponyrock.com. gotta run. yr obdt svt |
| Name: | me again...... |
| E-mail address: | mom2rjp3@netscape.net |
| Comments: | http://store.yahoo.com/lpnow/nsearch.html
LPNow has STC LPs, too. I saw a copy of Luxury Condos on there today (3/20/02). |
| Name: | Traycie |
| E-mail address: | mom2rjp3@netscape.net |
| Comments: | http://campzamarecords.norvagoth.net/index.asp
Camp Zama Records has copies (LPs) of both Tiny Days and High Octane Revival available as of 3/8/02. I've bought from these guys before (they are local for me). If you still have a turntable, you can make your own CD's/tapes. |
| Name: | Tad |
| E-mail address: | hrh@georgetown.edu |
| Comments: | Like everyone else here, I'd love to find a copy of Tiny Days and any of those compilations. If not on CD, on a tape at least. My old crappy cassettes are botched and Tiny Days melted on the dashboard about 4 years ago. Suggestions? I'll buy. |
| Name: | Mary Qualey |
| E-mail address: | MareQ@aol.com |
| Comments: | I love them! |
| Name: | Stona Fitch |
| E-mail address: | stona7@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.stonafitch.com |
| Comments: | Hi:
Another ex-Scruffy the Cat member checking in for duty. If we all do our part and sign in, I think we may win a valuable prize. Thanks for leading the way, Randy Boy. Scruffy is still ok. Hope you are too. stona |
| Name: | BRIAN!!!!!! |
| E-mail address: | ohugh2001@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.onbrokenwings.com |
| Comments: | i live next door to stephen fredette!!!
are u all jelous of me hehehe he taught me all about music and the biz hopefully soon i will be giving your children nightmares peaces everyone SCRUFFY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! peace |
| Name: | Paul Battis |
| E-mail address: | pbattis@hotmail |
| Comments: | I played in a very mediocre r&r band in Boston called 1 Adam 12 in the mid 80's. Because my friend Greg used to run errands for Scruffy the Cat, once in a while Charlie would invite us to be Scruffy the Cats opening act. We opened for them a couple of times at Babson College which was our biggest gigs ever. We actually got paid money for those as well as a private dressing area and a catored balogna buffet. They really were so good. Charlie and the other guitar player had matching orange Chet Atkins Gretch's and they could really utilize them well. I use to watch their fingers and try to steal their riffs. Them and the guitar player from the Turbines named Jack Hickey. We use to get gigs with them too because we both drove cabs for Town Taxi and we would hang out and talk in the drivers room. He played this great big ugly green Gretch also that he could twang the hell out of. Charlie Chesterman has great fashion sense too. In the winter he would wear this big 1940's London Fogg looking overcoat and when he took it off he had an incredible all white leather motocycle jacket on underneath. How cool is that? |
| Name: | randall lee gibson 4 |
| E-mail address: | drummergibson@aol.com |
| Comments: | wow !!!!!!!!!! who wouldve thought that people still remember my old band!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was floored by all those messages thanks you all !!!!!! i dont even have any of the old records on cd and would love to get a moons cd for my little girl. shes seven and im just starting to teach her how to play she"ll be awsome of course !!!!! hey that guy who was at the show at the bowling alley in omaha wat a zoo that was! fun though and the show in dekalb illinois i think i drank a few beers with that guy so many shows im glad that so many people had fun too a little info im in a band with the singer from the neats and were real good though we dont play that much which is a shame burns recorded a gospel cd which i played on and i got a cheese steak for a paycheck the songs are all real good and im very proud of it i like to call the band the god squad and you can get the cd from burns there is unreleased scruffy stuff which would make an unbelieveble cd set real cool old stuff the last demos that we did in memphis before we blew up plus the records total abuot seventy songs im told by the lawyers that we cant do anything with any of the records though anywho im rambling on and on i havent seen any of the boys in while so if you do say hi for me feel free to email me any time and if your ever in the neihborhood stop in and say hi thanks again folks randall lee gibson 4 formerly of scruffy the cat |
| Name: | Steve Downer |
| E-mail address: | curlydoright@msn.com |
| Comments: | Saw Scruffy at Gabe's in Iowa City in 1988/89. I've been a fan ever since...SCRUFFY RULZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Name: | Chuck Fensch |
| E-mail address: | cfensch1@elp.rr.com |
| Comments: | I just found a cool ad in Buzz magazine for "Tiny Days." Buzz magazine was the store magazine for Saound Warehouse, bafck in the late 80s. The ad is from the June 1987 issue. Would love to send it to the webhost (perhaps for posting). I've made a good scan. Please advise on how to get it to you. I can't find an email! |
| Name: | Kevin |
| E-mail address: | deathride73@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | So hard to find any of the music on CD. Finally scored a copy of Moons of Jupiter on eBay. The sad part is that the disc looked BRAND NEW! Hope to someday see the entire collection digitized. Have all the vinyl . . . well the ex-girlfriend has it. Miss that sound and . . . sniff . . . the eighties . . . |
| Name: | Dave Peterson |
| E-mail address: | DonziSweet67@aol.com |
| Comments: | Have Tiny Days and used to catch them at The Haunt in Ithaca NY years ago. Loved that rockabilly sound. Check out Jason and the Scorchers for similar sounds. |
| Name: | Jodi |
| E-mail address: | jodi@buckeyeweb.com |
| Comments: | I love Scuffy the Cat. I just heard a cut from them last night on Your Favorite Rebellion radio show on WRUW fm from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland. Saw them many moons ago in Boston and used to play them constantly on my radio show in back in the day. I still have my Scuffy the CAT T shirt even though it is very thin.
I need to get a hold of any STC music I can find. Any suggestions??? |
| Name: | jim |
| E-mail address: | jdgigsmith@aol.com |
| Comments: | Great page! Saw Scruffy open for Alex Chilton at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia and wished they were headliners. I still have my t-shirt although it's tattered after all these years. Those were the days... |
| Name: | bruce |
| E-mail address: | brucesiart@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | here's a silly scruffy story:
used to go see scruffy the cat quite a bit. got to know stona, and talked to him whenever i would go to see them, and one night i noticed he was wearing a wedding ring, so i asked him "are you married?" he explained to me that he bought a suit jacket in a second hand store, and after wearing it for a while he noticed a lump in one of the seams... when he investigated further to find out what it was, it turned out to be a gold ring! so that's why he had a wedding ring. -bruce |
| Name: | mike |
| E-mail address: | mlutjen77@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Do you know of any way to get any Scruffy CD's?
Cool site. |
| Name: | Pete Anderson |
| E-mail address: | pete29anderson@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | What the world really needs is a CD that compiles "Boom Boom Boom Bingo", "High Octane Revival", the three compilation appearances and Love Song #9. Slow River, are you listening?
I scored a used "Moons of Jupiter" CD in a store several years ago, and it was one of the happier days of my life. |
| Name: | David Shaw |
| E-mail address: | djshaw@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Saw Scruffy at Silver Dollar in Toronto (late 80s, I think) but was a fan before and have continued picking up Motorbike CDs as I"ve stumbled upon them. Missing "Moons of Jupiter" since my two scottie pups deep 6d the tape one sunny morning by the back door (where it was sunning itself waiting for a spin on the road). My teenage daughter is very partial to "Life Is Fun" tho' I prefer the one about buying a car (Tho' an all-time fave lyric is "I moved from my home town to someone else's hometown" which would make a great website handle. Keep it cosmic!
David Shaw |
| Name: | john |
| E-mail address: | jwals@aol.com |
| Comments: | Id love to see High Octane Revival on CD someday. |
| Name: | Larry Zaborski |
| E-mail address: | zaborski@hcp.med.harvard.edu |
| Comments: | Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I used to
see StC back in the mid-eighties at the Rat, TT the Bear's and Johnny D's (Allston). Fond Scruffy memory: There was some newly-laid cement on Comm. Ave near Charlesgate in which someone had written "Scruffy is O.K.". Living not far from a wall in Allston spray-painted with "Vince Neil is God!" and "Steve Perry is Christ!" , I found that sort of understatement refreshing both in the band and among their fans. Happiness to go! LZ |
| Name: | Steve Goodenough |
| E-mail address: | izzygoodenough@excite.com |
| Comments: | I recently attended an inter-faith service at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amherst Ma, where the guest preacher was the Rev. Burns Stanfield, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Boston. I thought that Scruffy fans might like to hear a few excerpts from the biography printed in the bulletin for the service. He gave a wonderful sermon, by the way!
..." graduated cum laude from Princeton University, and in 1988 graduated from Harvard Divinity School...After 2 years as a professional musician, he began his search for his first pastorate. He was ordained in 1991.... ...(he)writes music for church and has recently recorded his first CD of original songs. He has 3 children ages 6, 4, and 2". I hope this is of interest to followers of Scruffy. |
| Name: | Colin tellett |
| E-mail address: | telstar@senet.com.au |
| Comments: | Good Luck From Australia |
| Name: | Rachel |
| E-mail address: | Scully3586@aol.com |
| Comments: | What kind of music do you fellas play? Scruffy the cat to me is a personification of a dream that can never be accomplished using logic and stratefgy. It is a development of a long thought out process. You boys look are pretty neato looking. Wish I had a band. I am a singer and bassist. Yay.
Rachel |
| Name: | Beeb |
| E-mail address: | gourmetguitars@mindspring.com |
| Comments: | I haven't thought about Scruffy in years! Damn, am I glad I found this sight. I was sitting here at work fooling around with a guitar today (I work in a guitar shop in Atlanta) and my hands just fell on the chords for "My baby" out of nowhere! A little bit of web surfing and here I am! I think I still have "Tiny Days" on vinyl but I have no turntable. Guess I'm off to eBay to pay too much for OOP CD's! |
| Name: | Kerry Maxwell |
| E-mail address: | kmax58@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | Wow- Just got a big kick out of hearing "Oldest Fire" for the first time in a LONG time! I was actually in the studio when they recorded this tune. I think this may be a different mix than the single version I have, as it has a banjo break instead of a pedal steel break. Great stuff! I will always treasure my vinyl copy of "Moons.." for the music AND for Steven's fantastic artwork on the sleeve. |
| Name: | Chuck Fensch |
| E-mail address: | cfensch@swgm.com |
| Comments: | I remember spinning "Tiny Days" several time on a radio program I sat in for for a couple of months back in '87. They were a staple along with groups like the BoDeans, the Del Fuegos and the Beat Farmers. I'm lucky enough to have a CD of "Tiny Days," which I believe is quite rare. |
| Name: | ben towle |
| E-mail address: | sideshowben@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.benzilla.com |
| Comments: | Possessing only an ancient walkman in the way of a portable listening device, I must choose among my equally ancient cassette collection for listening material. Usually this is a drag; however, today I happened upon my copy of "Tiny Days" and realized that, unlike the bulk of my listening material from the 80's, Scruffy the Cat still sounds great. Glad there was some good info online about this little known and underappreciated rock band.
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| Name: | Patrick Flinn |
| E-mail address: | pflinn@usa.net |
| Comments: | Thanks for the site! Somebody should've done this a long time ago. Never got to see Scruffy live myself, but caught their west coast counterparts, The Young Fresh Fellows, several times in college. God I miss Scruffy! My all time favorite American band. Heartwarming to see so many fans still around! |
| Name: | Traycie |
| E-mail address: | mom2rjp3@netscape.net |
| Comments: | I am writing a sharewear Scruffy the Cat screensaver. I'll happy to share it with anyone who asks.
Does anyone, anywhere, have a .jpeg of that scragglytoothed cat that was on the Scruffy fans teeshirt? My shirt disappeared from the laundry at college about 10 years ago. (sniff boohoohoo, I still miss it.) |
| Name: | Michael |
| E-mail address: | lustronhome@webtv.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://Strandlund.tripod.com |
| Comments: | This is a great site!
I was a fan of the band from day one and a friend of Charlie and Mac's from the mid-seventies! I used to see Charlie & co. play here in Des Moines way back in the WHITE LUNCH days!! When they played as THE LAW, those concerts were the greatest days from my youth!! They are a great bunch of musicians and need more exposure!! This site helps with that exposure!! Thanks!! |
| Name: | Glenn Holman |
| E-mail address: | glenn@istrength.net |
| Comments: | Thanks for the page. I heard one song, "Life is Fun" at random one day about 15 years ago and have been searching for Scruffy stuff ever since.
You wouldn't happen to know where I could find the lyrics to "Life is Fun," would you? Thanks, Glenn Holman |
| Name: | Robby |
| Comments: | Hey,
Scruffy the Cat was great. Moons of Jupiter is a great rock-n-roll record. It is timeless. And "You Dirty Rat" from Boom Boom Bingo is one of the high points of Western Civilization and culture. There's Aristotle, James Madison da Vinci and You Dirty Rat. The new one from Chaz, "Ham Radio" is pretty darn good as well. Nice page by the way. |
| Name: | Christian Vaughne |
| E-mail address: | all_askew@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.soulcracker.com |
| Comments: | After Scruffy the Cat, Charlie Chesterman formed a
band called the Harmony Rockets (1990-1993ish) which featured: Mike County - Bass (formerly of The Outlets-a HUGE New England band) Chris Erikson (not sure on spelling) Guitar until 1991 John Fremer - Guitar & Vocals John Clarke - Drums |
| Name: | Tom Ellett |
| E-mail address: | tellett@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://briefcase.yahoo.com/tellett |
| Comments: | Back in 1989 my band got the chance to open for Scruffy (actually it was the second time, but I wasn't in the band the first time) in DeKalb, IL. I was already a big fan. After our set the other guys took off to party, but I stuck around--and I'm glad I did! Still one of the best shows I have ever seen. Incredibly tight band and fun, fun, fun!
I hope to post some mp3s to the above webpage soon |
| Name: | Jay |
| E-mail address: | TheBigRagu50@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Please, Please, Please.
Anyone have the MP3 of "My Baby, She's Alright" My tape of it is totally wasted and I can't find it new anywhere. |
| Name: | Carl Hoffmann |
| Comments: | Hey, really cool page. It's so cool that there are people
around the web who keep these kind of tributes to great music going. Alas, I did not start listening to STC until 1989 when I got into college radio. It was a shame that they didn't achieve more success after "Moons...". The songs "Love's So Amazing" and "Kissing Galaxy" were great little pop numbers that I thought would lead them further. Alas, it was not to be. And I wish I could been there for the show where Mojo Nixon opened! |
| Name: | Steve Katz |
| E-mail address: | sbkatz@ix.netcom.com |
| Comments: | My God!!! You mean I'm not the only one! I saw STC at the
Lingere in LA in 1988 or 1989. Mojo Nixon opened for them, setting the perfect mood with his rap about how chicken McNuggets contain used condoms. Too bad it was your standard diffident LA hipster crowd. Whatever happened to the great unsung bands of my youth (the Blasters, the Plimsouls, STC . . .)???? |
| Name: | Rich |
| E-mail address: | baboonbooks@earthlink.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://baboonbooks.com |
| Comments: | Glad I found this page. (I'm listening to "Moons of
Jupiter" as I write this.) I've been a fan since the first ep and "Tiny Days". I remember seeing them in the early/mid 80's at "The Livingroom" it was a great place to see bands in Providence, RI. The band came on stage a little after midnight, and pelted the crowd with plastic forks. |
| Name: | Kurt Ohlen |
| E-mail address: | bigk@henge.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.theorangu-tones.com |
| Comments: | Thanks for doing this. I sorely miss Scruffy the Cat. One of
my favorite bands ever. Don't forget about Burns Stanfield - played Organ on "Moons..." and toured with the band in support of that record. |
| Name: | B C |
| Comments: | I saw that at a bowling Alley in Omaha in 1986 or 1987.
The balancing Act opened for them. (They were awesome too.) It was the best show ever (any band anywhere!). It was the last time the bar ever used glass pitchers. Total Mayhem. I remember the lead guitarist kicking everything off our table so he could stand on it and play. (There went our our pitcher of beer). A fight broke out in the back of the bar and when we turned back around we saw the rodies picking the lead guitarist off the floor and helping him out of the bar. The show ended!!! |
| Name: | Dave |
| E-mail address: | dgusaas@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Just this evening I was listing to my ancient Tiny Days tape
while driving through Davenport, Iowa. It still sounds GREAT! Any truth to the rumor that one of the guys from the band lives in Io |
| Name: | Jeremy P |
| E-mail address: | eclctcjp@aol.com |
| Comments: | Big STC fan. Chaz and the Motorbikes has Charlie
Chesterman from Scruffy days. Sometimes I put Tiny Days and Moons out on Napster, and will do so again soon. One of the guys from STC is now an entertainment lawyer in Iowa. Don't know anything about the rest. Watch Napster for "eclctcjp" and I'll try to get stuff out again. |
| Name: | Ruth |
| E-mail address: | liltruthie@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Aaaah, finally! Best concert I never saw! I heard them in
Lexington, KY many years back and annoyed the hell out of the bouncer to let me in. Alas, the best I could do was sit outside and know what?.... It was still worth it. I'm trying to get a hold of Tiny Days on vinyl or CD (?). I've got the cassette and the tape's almost see-thru from so many enjoyable moments. Thanks guys! |
| Name: | Armando |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.bellmas.org |
| Comments: | What I love about the web is that it brings all of us
Scruffy the Cat fans together after all these years. Thanks for the site. |
| Name: | Sean Lally |
| E-mail address: | slally@sewickley.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://planetlally.com |
| Comments: | Great site! Scruffy is one of the all-time great rock n
roll bands - they truly never got their just acclaim. Charlie's post-Scruffy work has been great, but those early records will always have a place in my heart. Charlie also produced my band's 1st two releases (The Frampton Brothers). He's a gentleman and a true rock original. |
| Name: | Craig F |
| E-mail address: | rcbike@mindspring.com |
| Comments: | The music of my college years. My roommates and I wore out
the cassettes we had of Tiny Days, Moons, and the EP BBBBingo. Love that stuff. Got to see them in Birmingham at the Nick. I lost touch with the guy who had Tiny Days on LP so I went for years without hearing it. I was in a music store shopping one day, several years after college and they were playing Tiny Days. The owner had it on CD but wouldn't let me buy it. After hearing that, I was jonesing for a copy of something, anything, scruffy. I searched for a long time and found someone on the web who had the LP so I snatched it up quickly. Can't find anything else. Glad to see someone has put up a site with info on Charlie and the band. Nice work. |
| Name: | jerry driscoll |
| E-mail address: | jerry.driscoll@im-na.com |
| Comments: | I was turned on to Scruffy when Moons of Jupiter was
released. I found High Octane Revival used cassette and played it until it wore out. Just saw "Moons" CD on Ebay for $5.00 min bid. Unfortunately missed cutoff for auction. Oh well, that's what Napster |
| Name: | bunhead |
| E-mail address: | bunhead@spl.at |
| Comments: | : I asked Charlie about two years ago about old Scruffy
stuff being available on CD and he said nothing was, other than Moons. Shame. I'd love to hear Land of 1,000 Girls or Shadow Boy or 40 Days again. "Let me know...." |
| Name: | Todd Tucker |
| E-mail address: | todd@busoluv.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.busoluv.com |
| Comments: | The web page isn't really up yet. I've been into Scruffy
the Cat since the beginning, and had all my tapes stolen in the 90's when the CDs were out of print. I found Moons of Jupiter in a used CD store, but can't find the others. If anyone can help, I'd b |
| Name: | dan |
| E-mail address: | dtkirsch@javanet.com |
| Comments: | : it's a good day when you stumble across a site like
this. . .i'm trying desperately to keep my Scruffy t-shirt in one frayed piece. . .think there's any on e-bay?. . .my harmony rockets t-shirt just doesn't measure up |
| Name: | curtis casados new orleans |
| E-mail address: | mayaneye@excite.com |
| Comments: | I saw Scruffy in Lawrence, Ks right after Tiny days came
out. It was in a building about the size of a drive in concession stand and was in the middle of a corn field. Stood out side before the show and b.s.'d with the band for a while. Charlie took off r |
| Name: | Andy |
| E-mail address: | andy@belaya.org |
| Comments: | My Scruffy The Cat sticker that came with the Moons of
Jupiter casette finally wore off my snowboard last year... : ( |
| Name: | Jeremy |
| E-mail address: | jobefamily@iquest.net |
| Comments: | I discovered Scruffy the Cat while in L.A. in 1989 and have
been a junkie ever since. I wore out my only copy of Moons of Jupiter, so I seached Ebay and found it on CD by luck. Then I happened across this website. Can someone fill me in? What happened to the original band? Are any of the original members in Chaz and the Motorbikes? |
| Name: | Darren |
| E-mail address: | dva8@home.com |
| Comments: | I'm so glad that someone took the time to put together this
website. Scruffy was one of my favorite bands while in college...saw them everytime they were in town. Ahh the memories! |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | april7th@netzero.net |
| Comments: | I emailed this page a bitmap image of a setlist autographed
by all 5 scruffys. did you get it? |
| Name: | John Heymann |
| E-mail address: | jhey@cheinc.com |
| Comments: | I remember seeing Scruffy the Cat every time they came
around. They always put on a great show and I am glad that I got to see them so much. V.A. Beach, Philadelphia and Lancaster PA are some of the places I have seen them. I even have Tiny Days on C-D! I think it is real if it is a bootleg it is done really well with the printing on the disk and all. Good to see other fans still exsist! Keep the faith and rememeber that "Life is fun so much fun......" |
| Name: | mark creech |
| E-mail address: | mc_@cdsticke.com |
| Comments: | interested in rights to scruffy's songs.... thank you MC
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| Name: | charlie c |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.charliechesterman.com |
| Comments: | say...what have we here??? I like this! it's nice. great
little hang out where all our old fans can re-hash the days when scruffy made everybody happy & tired. HELLO to all of you from me (& the rest of the guys too). charlie c. |
| Name: | Casey Fredette |
| E-mail address: | Caseyla@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hey cool site it's always interesting to find out new
things about Scruffy and the such! (Plus seeing funny 80's piz of my uncle is funny too!) |
| Name: | Larry |
| E-mail address: | loggsiii@home.com |
| Comments: | Ah, the memories. Saw Scruffy at Tipitna's in New Orleans
as a four piece on tour for Tiny Days. Caught them in Jackson five or six times over the next few years. Come back to New Orleans, Charlie!!! |
| Name: | bruce from fitchburg |
| E-mail address: | april7th@netzero.net |
| Comments: | wow scruffy on the web..saw them many, many times.@the
rat.t.t.'s....my introduction to them was a replacements show at the channel.1985.lineup was -the bristols/scruffy/replacements.I was 20 and so was the drinking age(remember?)Became sorta friends w/st na fitch (he sent me some beautiful calenders he worked on w/photos by richard pasley)another band I used to see w/them alot was Condo Pygmies....does anyone out there know what happened to those guys??are any of them in bands now??.used to hang out with p trick from that band....pat where are you?? did scruffy ever release their version of Ode to Billy Joe on album??damn that was fine, thanks for putting scruffy on the web......ah......... memories. |
| Name: | jim m |
| E-mail address: | stugats1@excite.com |
| Comments: | Scruffy T.C. was one of my favorite bands back around the
mid 80's. I've seen numerous shows, and each one was more dynamic than the past... Always fun and great music.. thanks for the yea |
| Name: | John |
| E-mail address: | Sag1964@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.xoom.com/harshbarfer/mypage.htm |
| Comments: | It's great to see Scruffy on the web. Keep up the good
work.. |
| Name: | Erik Sengel |
| E-mail address: | ewok@chaffee.net |
| Comments: | I used to live in boston from 85-89 and I worked at the
rat. I have always been a big fan. Good to see you on the web. Drop me an E-mail if your going to be in the area. I live in the central rockies and I guide rafts on the arkansas river come rafting sometime. Always a fan. ERIK |
| Name: | Jaqui Barney |
| E-mail address: | jaquib@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | So glad I found this page. Have been a Scruffy fan for
years........... |
| Name: | Frank |
| E-mail address: | dds1200@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I've been looking for My Baby for days on Napster, just
found it and it sounds good too. Thanks! |
| Name: | Paul Russell |
| E-mail address: | paulr@lbc.co.uk |
| Comments: | I'm a UK Scruffy fanatic - but it's tough not having any
cd's and only being able to listen to the guys on vinyl. Does anyone know how I can get hold of said cd's? I'd be fascinated to know. Cheers. |
| Name: | Scott |
| E-mail address: | fattail@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | It's been two years since "Dynamite" came out and I still
can't get enough of it. When's the next one out? Who's got mp3s? When's Chas coming to Toronto again? Great site, thanks a lot! |
| Name: | ryan austin |
| E-mail address: | austin@csp.edu |
| Comments: | Its cool that you have put together a scruffy site with
info. about charlie as well. Keep up the good work. ryan austin (charlie chestermans'nephew) |
| Name: | Dave |
| E-mail address: | ralphmacho@mediaone.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.ponyrock.com |
| Comments: | Happy to see the site. Love to see some mp3's on there.
Hope all is well. Stephen Fredette kicks ass. Keep on rocking. dig it. |
| Name: | Steve Hill |
| E-mail address: | shill@ieee.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://shill.simplenet.com |
| Comments: | Was listening to Scruffy this morning, and thought to
myself... "What could they be up to today?" Which of course led me here. Cheers! |
| Name: | Tom Miller |
| E-mail address: | thomas.miller@globalone.net |
| Comments: | Hey, just surfed in from slowriver.com on a hunch that
Charlie would be up to something. What do you know - a fan site and an official site with a tour calendar! I was just listening to a mix I made of CC and Scruffy and thought it's been 3 years, about t me for a new cd. Not only will that wish come true, but CC is coming to Virginia in June to play a beer festival at the Old Dominion brewery, pratically in my back yard! Must be some kind of divine intervention, cause I haven't seen him play since back in '87 with Scruffy at the old 9:30 club in D.C. I'm marking June 24 on my calendar and stocking up on film. How'd you like some live photos for your web site? Now that I think about it, I could video the show with my Panasonic digital camcorder...but on the other hand I'm not sure if filming live music and a beer festival would be a successful combination. Depends on what time CC and the Motorbikes will be playing! Your tribute to CC and Scruffy the Cat rocks - I'm glad I'm not the only one still listening t them. Let me know what you think about photos for your site. Cheers, Tom |