Issue 13--Freighter
 

Interview With Frank Lenz-September 8th, 1998
by Alyssa Johnston
 

Alyssa Johnston: Why did you decide to join the Lassie Foundation full time?

Frank Lenz: The answer should be obvious, I want to be apart of something brilliant and
new. The band inspires me.

AJ: Are you still working with Fold Zandura?

Frank: I will be playing with Fold when ever they need me here at home.

AJ: Do you  know about their plans for a new drummer?

Frank: I know that Kevin from Quail is currently with them and he is a great drummer.

AJ: Have you been involved in other bands in the past?

Frank: A few, I mostly have been a working musician my whole life, that means that I
have played anything for anybody if they pay me.

AJ: How did you get started playing the drums?

Frank: My father is a musician and I started when I was very young. When I knew I wanted to play the drums he made sure that I learned correctly. There's no reason for it, I've just always played the drums.

AJ:  My brother, Chad, saw Fold Zandura twice in concert and said you broke 2 snare heads in one show, and killed a small wiener dog named Freighter (or was that Trucker?) with a flying splinter.  Why do you pound the drums so much harder than most drummers?

Frank: Because Fold Zan was a trio, in that situation I would overplay to create some
energy on stage. Its hard to sound powerful when there's three guys and a tape player.
In Lassie I do not have a reason to play so hard. We have five talented members who are quite capable of creating a wonderful live sound, I don't feel so responsible for the rock and roll. Also, I have never harmed Eric's dog trucker, I've only made him a bit dizzy.

AJ: What's the first album you remember hearing?

Frank: Tower of Power, I don't recall the title.

AJ: What music do you listen to?

Frank: All kinds.

AJ: Do you play any instrument besides drums?

Frank: I try to play a little guitar but I suck. My degree was in choral conducting,
I sing sometimes.

AJ: What do you like to do that doesn't involve music?

Frank: Read

AJ: What are your future plans?

Frank: Make millions in music, be in a brilliant band, and be nice to my wife.  Thank you.
 

NEWS

Dive Bomber

The Lassie Foundation's five song EP has been titled "Dive Bomber."  It has been set to be released November 1, 1998 on Velvet Blue Music.  It will contain the studio versions of  the songs "Dive Bomber," "She's the Coming Sun," and "You are Infinity," plus live cuts of "I Can Be Her Man" and "I'm Stealin' to Be Your One in a Million" from the "California" EP.

Concert Dates for October

The 13th Floor
Friday October 9th at 9:00 pm
 21+ free   Huntington Beach-- Call 562.592.5833 for more information.

The Fold in the chorus club
Friday October 13th at 9:30 pm
21+ $6.00 Los Angeles-- Call 323.666.2407 for more information.

Lassie Reveals

Wayne, who does most of the drumming? ..in concert? what is do you use for the vocal effects in California??
Thanks a million
 long live cush!
 -dan
Wayne--The Lassie Foundation line up is finally set after many moons of a liquid line up.  Frank Lenz-drums, guitar-Campuzano, guitar-Jeff Schroeder, bass-Jason-71. vocals-Wayne mmm... Everett.  On Pacifico, I played drums on one track, "I Got the Rock and Roll for You."  And Frank Lenz, played on, "Dive Bomber,"  all the rest were played by a close friend Jeremy Wood, who now lives in beautiful Wisconsin. He did a great job.

Do you think the band will ever do a re-mix of the Prayer Chain's  'Shine'? How about a cover of Tale of Trinity's 'Scatter Brain'?
 -Devin DeVore

Eric--Funny you mention that Devin, because we have been praying about such a cover, while both the Prayer Chain and Tale of Trinity are worthy of covering, they just are not rock enough for the great Lassie Foundation, we are thinking though of covering the Chameleons, "I'll remember".  Although, in my personal opinion, Scatter Brain and Annika are both great songs and it is shame more people have never got to hear such wonderful music.  So please if any of you
see any Tale of Trinity, please pick it up, it is very cool indeed.  Also, Jeremy Wood of the Foundation played drums in Tale of Trinity.

Links

Havalina Rail Co. Website-    http://www.havalina.home.ml.org

Nzine-   http://come.to/nzine

Official Lassie Foundation Website- http://www.rollanet.org/~johnston

Sukafoi-   http://surf.to/sukafoi

The Redcrown Republic    http://327.com/redcrown

Three Twenty-Seven     http://www.327.com/

The 21st Century Pirates [Richard "mmmmbop" Loyd's band--Issue 8] will be playing Hogue Barmichael's in Newport Beach on Wednesday, October 14th, 8p.m. The new CD from the TCP's "It's About Time" has been in Canada getting the final preparations, hopefully it will be available by the 14th.

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