[Justin H]

Im about 6'3" and Pete towers over me, I think hes about 6'7", maybe you
were standing on a hill :)
Bones and Craig (the tour manager) aquired the pigeons sign on an other tour
and its become a bit of a humour'ish prop.
Another good sign for Bones would be "Uncle Bones" as he is fondly known by
many, you will recieve the same "how did you know that?" look,
Justin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Giffey" <tom.giffey@web1.ecol.net>
To: <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 1:26 PM
Subject: [Powderworks] Golden calves, high-heeled shoes and that funny sign


> Hi all,
>
> During my three-state, four-concert, five-day Oils sojourn, I meant to ask
one of the band members about the cow. Unfortunately, my mind usually went
blank when I came face-to-face with them. (The only thing I could think to
tell Peter was that he wasn't as tall as everyone says. I'd estimate that
he's about 6'4", about an inch taller than me. He confirmed that he was of a
"reasonable height.") I asked my father, who spent many years in the cattle
business, about the cow, and he said it likely had some Brahman blood (not
uncommon for a hot climate like Australia's, since Brahmans are from India).
>
> On Tuesday I asked Rob a couple of pressing questions while he mingled
with fans after the Milwaukee concert. First, I asked what the deal was with
the black-and-silver platform shoes that are always in front of his drum
kit. He said that when the band proposed moving him to the front of the
stage for a series of songs (for which he uses his stand-up kit), manager
Gary Morris said Rob would have to wear high-heeled shoes because he's
shorter than the rest of the band. Rob said this was one of the stupidest
things he'd ever heard, but he bought a pair of shoes anyway. He claimed to
have tried to play the drums while wearing them, but said he encountered
trouble operating the pedal. (I hope he was kidding about that last bit!)
Anyway, the shoes ended up touring with the band, not as footwear but as
stage decorations.
>
> I also asked Rob about the sign that says "Don't feed the rats or pigeons"
in English, Hebrew and Russian. Apparently it belongs to Bones. "If you
understand that, you understand Bones' sense of humor," Rob said.
>
> Speaking of Bones and signs, I made one for him Tuesday which read "Bones:
Don't spit!" As has previously been mentioned on the list, Bones' girlfriend
is from Milwaukee. At one of the Chicago shows, Powderworker and uberfan
John Montgomery told me that the girlfriend had warned our favorite bassist
not to spit on stage because her parents would be at the show. When I held
the sign aloft during "King of the Mountain," Bones gave me a look that was
a combination of amusement and shock. According to Indi, Peter looked like
he was ready to laugh and nearly missed a line of the song. Later, Bones
took the sign from me, showed it to Rob (who laughed), then unsuccessfully
tried to prop it up on stage. Near the end of the show, however, he spit on
the stage. I waggled my finger at him mockingly and he shrugged his
shoulders and mouthed "just once." For my efforts, Bones tossed a stick at
me at the beginning of the encore.
>
> That's all the nostalgia I can handle for now!
> Tom
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Jim Stanley" <jim_snappa@hotmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 21:13:39 +1000
>
> >Anyone know the signifigance of the Golden Calf image? I remember seeing
an
> >image like that on the Oils site, and I gather it's on the tour posters
in
> >the States? Must be something biblical..
> >
> >Jim.
> >
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