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[Hermesacat]

But cheetahs never prosper (so they say)!

[KoalaCub9]

Actually, I think that's 'cheetahs never prospect' and 'cheaters never prosper'.

[Hermesacat]

Wanted to use this Hope + cat pic in yt slide shows, but without the "Happy Halloween" message, so I made some Halloween-free versions. Not that I have anything against Halloween, but not every day IS Halloween, but every day CAN be a cat day and/or a Hope Sandoval or Mazzy Star day!

[Emma]

By Luz Gallardo (Instagram, 2016)

[Hermesacat]

Emma:
I hadn't seen a full size version of that Hope photo before, just cropped versions of her face taken from it. Thanks.
These below are photos posted to the FB Group by member Per Ranmo. He shared a photo he took of a collage of two Hope photos he shot at Mazzy Star's 1996-11-24 Stockholm show, plus his ticket stub Hope signed which has added significance 'cause she drew a cat picture under her autograph. Plus he posted a separate pic of just the stub. Another FB Group member, Roman Tatus, reports he has a CD Hope and David signed for him at their 1990-08-18 Chicago (Metro) show which also has a Hope drawn cat face. He can't find his CD now, but he posted the setlist Hope used on stage which he picked up after the show (see separate post below). Since we also have a photo of Juan's (JC's) Hope autograph plus cat cartoon she drew for him after the Nov., 2013 Mazzy Star show, it means Hope's been been adding cat pics to her autographs (at times) for at least 23 years. Unshakable cat-pattern with Hope!

[Hermesacat]

Mysteries Solved re. Correct Titles to Some Unreleased Early Mazzy Star Songs.

[I posted this same post earlier on p. 10 of the Boots thread, but think since it has significant photos it should be in this thread too. It may get easily missed in the other thread]

Those of you familiar with Mazzy Star 1990 live show recordings (Woody's in NYC, etc.) will know there are some never released songs they performed in 1990 whose correct titles were uncertain.
FB fan group member Roman Tatus on Dec. 4, 2016 posted photos
of the front and back of a setlist from Mazzy Star's 1990-08-18 Chicago show at The Cabaret Metro.
It has a Metro ad on the front and the handwritten setlist on the back which Roman says Hope used on stage.



Not only is the setlist interesting for the memorabilia, as is Roman's anecdote of getting his CD autographed, including another Hope-drawn cat (see Roman's FB post below). but the setlist solves some long standing mysteries re. correct titles of never released songs they performed back in 1990.

For instance, the setlist shows a song called "Candle". This must be the correct title to the song commonly known as "It's a Shame," a tentative title bootleg tapers and collectors likely gave it. I've upped
a 1990 recording of it to my yt Channel as "It's a Shame" which includes my own attempt at lyrics transcription. The song's first line is: "Hold a CANDLE to my face." Title mystery now solved!

The setlist appears to also solve the mystery of the song title to
a 1990 song that in bootleg track listings I've seen is (non)ID-ed simply as "unknown (title)".
For my own yt upload, I gave it the tentative title "Bad Dreams Smile," which is a line taken
from its chorus. But because of the 1990 setlist-as-evidence there's good reason now to think it's
the same song the setlist lists as "Walk in Dark," because the song's lyrics have two
lines about walking, QUOTE: "And you walk with your eyes closed to me," which fits the title. There's also "I strolled by the lake: change of feelings"

Plus, the setlist confirms the title already commonly given to another unreleased song known as
"When You Were Young."

So, Roman's 1990 setlist turns out to be a very helpful and edifying artifact!

Here's Roman Tatus' original FB post, Dec. 4, 2016:
QUOTE: "As I was going through my boxes of memorabillia, I stumbled upon the setlist I got after the show at Metro in Chicago on... August 18, 1990! Hope and Dave also signed CD, can't find it now, and there was a cat's face drawn as well. Not as intricate as she drew few years later, though...If I remember correctly..."
[Roman's last sentence would refer to two other cat-drawings Hope made for fans that were posted to the FB site shortly before Roman posted, one from 1996 (Stockholm), and one from 2013 she drew for fan Juan (JC) at The Wiltern, L.A.,who shared his photos and anecdotes in the forum at mazzystar.free.fr in 2013]

Also, in response to my asking Roman some follow up questions, he added, QUOTE: Roman Tatus :"Ok, if I remember correctly, it's been a quarter of the century already, this was the only setlist and it was Hope's. As far as the piece of paper, they have made plenty of copies of Metro's ads to distribute before, during or after
the concerts. I think Hope just grabbed it and used reverse (blank) page as a scratch paper. Hope this helps."

[Hermesacat]

A VERY MAZZY CHRISTMAS AND A HOPE-Y NEW YEAR (& TOUR!) TO ALL


screen capture pic from "Isn't It True" official video w. Santa hat added.

[Hermesacat]

This photo I found this week, one that's new to me. There's a similar but different, better known photo from the same shoot that's been circulating (one with David in the background). This one's from the Instagram account of photographer Derek Ridgers who shot it and ID-s it as "Hope Sandoval, St. John's Wood, 1990" (a district of London). Derek's Twitter account describes him as "A professional photographer with 40 years worth of experience working for UK magazines and Newspapers." Extra congrats to him for coaxing a rare (half) smile from Hope! https://www.instagram.com/derekridgers/-

I asked photographer Derek Ridgers via Twitter how Hope was as a subject for him to photograph that day in 1990, and he replied: QUOTE: "She was fine. A little quiet but a perfect subject."



I've had to reduce the size (& quality) of the photo to 640 X 640 so it will fit in this thread. You can't DL the original from Instagram directly. I got it in what I hope is full size from Instagram by a work-around method (not screen capture but a site that helps DL Instagram photos). But you can DL the better quality 750 X 750 version where I've upped it here: http://i.imgur.com/2wo8qn8.jpg

[MikeRMD]

Good catch Hermesacat!

Looks like the photo may have been taken in an old overgrown cemetery. You're right about the half smile and nice to see that. There was one photo once that had Hope in full smile mode and I recall commenting on how much that enhanced her beauty. Nice to see that things from long ago are bubbling up to the surface (shows, song titles of unreleased work, and photos).

While I'm on here I wish to thank again those who contribute to this site and Emma who provides it for us.

Cheers,
Mike

[Hermesacat]

Here's a photo I've not seen before of Hope & Colm. It was posted to twitter by @1shineywater who is a musician, Nathan Shineywater (Nathan Peters). He tweeted it recently, adding this comment, QUOTE: "Friends Hope Sandoval, Colm O'Ciosoig & me Mr. Shineywater photo by R. Hughes". The pic looks likely some years old, not recent.

You can download a higher res. version here (though it's still fuzzy from being shot out of focus):
http://i.imgur.com/rXzDsVl.jpg