It's disappointing to read about jerks and chatterers in some audiences but heartening to read that Hope is not ruining shows by over-reacting to such annoyances. Indeed as Hermesacat notes with a chuckle "Hope added some new lyrics to a song"
.When i wrote on MS Blvd about the poor attitude by Hope and Colm at the HSATWI show in Vancouver someone responded by saying that it was sort of justified because the artists had to put up with lousy tour busses and that they had to 'play the same songs every night'. Bullshit and more bullshit! First off those busses are very luxurious and travelling can be a joy for many. As to the second Hermesacat mentions that he wishes that MS weren't playing the same 13-15 songs every night and that's an issue i have wanted to address for a long time. Mazzy Star music is great (i love it!) but it's not uber complex with time changes galore etc. Musicians who were in Frank Zappa's band had to know and rehearse ~100 songs according to the lore that's out there as Frank would call out a song title and the band would seque into that one. One of the times i saw Frank and band in Vancouver they did over an hour's worth without any break none of which i knew. Then Frank said (with the band still playing) that "we started the show with 17 unreleased songs which other bands don't do because they're smart" and then they did 'Joe's Garage'. What a great show that was! Mazzy Star could rehearse 20-30 songs and vary setlists night by night which would give the band some variety and in the long run benefit the audiences at the shows because the musicians would be more into it (wouldn't hurt those of us who listen to live tapes either would it
). There's absolutely no reason why they have to 'play the same songs every show'. I'm not trying to harp on them as i credit Hope with better reaction to any less than optimal audience behaviour that she's had to endure. Good on her for that 
Cheers,
Mike
