Dave Matthews Band (Fan.Fare) [Paperback]

Ariel Chernin (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000 | Series: Fan.Fare

Great stories about the Dave Matthews Band, written for fans, by fans

In 1998, ECW Press published what has become our best-selling title to dateStep into the Lightwhich chronicled the rise of the phenomenally popular Dave Matthews Band (DMB). The response to the book was overwhelming and fans soon began writing to us about their own first-hand experiences with the band. The stories were outrageous, hilarious and heartfelt, and proved that fans are a valuable resource for rare information about the band. Inspired by these anecdotes, we set out to collect the funniest, most outrageous and insightful stories about the Dave Matthews Band.

The result is DMB FanFare, the first in a series of books written by fans for fans. FanFare is designed for fans who want to find out about their favorite band from other fans who have stories to tell. Weird stories. Touching stories. The stories only fans would know. Like the fact that Dave Matthews wants to stop performing his acoustic shows because of the audiences' rude behavior. Or that Boyd (the DMB violinist) often chats on-line with members of the DMB fan club. Did you know that drummer Carter Beauford once invited a group of fans onto to the DMB tour bus to eat pizza with him and watch movies? Another fan managed to snap one of the only known pictures of saxophonist Leroi Moore without his sunglasses on! And Matthews has been known call his fans to thank them for their lettersbut most don't believe it's him!

FanFare takes readers to the core of the DMB phenomenon: a legion of loyal, caring, and devoted fans, and a super-talented band that would do just about anything to please them.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Author

ARIEL CHERNIN is a student in the Communication Studies department at Montreal's Concordia University. She has worked as an entertainment and 'youth beat' reporter for Global Television, and spent two years co-hosting Buzzone, a weekly

Product Details

• Paperback: 143 pages
• Publisher: ECW Press (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550224174
• ISBN-13: 978-1550224177
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,189,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Book By Crazed Fanatics For Crazed Fanatics, January 10, 2001

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"jillybeeens" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dave Matthews Band (Fan.Fare) (Paperback)

I actually wanted to give it 3 1/2 stars, but that wasn't possible. ... I received this book for Christmas, being the DMB fan that I am. What I encountered left me mildly intrigued at times, frightened by the unmitigated idolatry at others, grinning at certain moments of inspired sarcasm, but mostly not terribly impressed with the diversity (or lack of) in the stories. I have never encountered uber-fananaticism such as the examples in this book, such that I started to seriously question the line between passionate interest in a musical experience and tragic obsession, but that's another review.... Although I can not relate to the level of dedication and sheer time expenditure many of the contributors displayed in their efforts to connect with the band in person, I can appreciate the adventures many of them had and the exuberance with which they want to share their experiences. The stories were just very similar and saccharin in many ways and that is mostly why I'm reserving a higher ranking (For e.g. - There was a ton of this sort of stuff. "I was high as a kite (naturally or chemically) at the performance. I waited outside the venue for the tour bus. I followed the tour bus to the hotel. I waited outside the hotel. I flirted with a roadie and got into the hotel/backstage/on the bus. I cried and shook, or was overcome with effusive emoting in some form, when I saw Dave in person. I got a picture as proof.") In general, I think with the number of submissions they claimed to receive in the assembling of this book, the editing job was quite flawed and likely not representative of the submissions because 1) I'd make a rough guess that 80% of the stories were just about Dave Matthews. They were interesting, but it would have been nice to read more about the other band members as well. There was almost nothing about LeRoi for example. 2) Pretty much all of the stories painted the band as a gaggle of saints with endless reserves of patience- incapable of anything but the most gracious, diplomatic expressions of appreciation for one's fanship no matter how invasive, persistent, or flat out inconsiderate the fan(s) in the story happened to be. Then again, maybe the ECW Press deemed that fans who would want this book would only want to hear those types of stories, as opposed to something more real (and more human...) I find that last part ironic because I believe one of the draws of DMBs music is its raw humaness. Anyhow, maybe the next installment of FanFare will be different.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DMB fan's dream!, August 21, 2000

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Rebecca (East Rutherford, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dave Matthews Band (Fan.Fare) (Paperback)

Well, first of all let me say that I had heard about this book for a long time and thought it would never happen, cause I didn't think Ariel Chernin would be able to collect enough stories about the boys. But in this book she says they got 600 stories and chose the best 100! This is truly an amazing collection, and it is a must for any fan that takes DMB seriously. While most books about groups and bands are written by one critic, this one is written by all the people who are closest to DMB--the fans themselves. And when you get the fans' perspective, you also find out about all kinds of stuff you never would have found out any other way. I mean, I loved Morgan Delancey's book on the band, but she just can't match the fan stories that are collected here for their sense of humor and quirkiness. And the photos of different fans with the guys are just incredible. Yes, yes, yes!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read This Book!, August 17, 2000

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Jess (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dave Matthews Band (Fan.Fare) (Paperback)

Are these stories for real? They're AMAZING! My respect for Dave Matthews and the band has been renewed and strengthened by reading about other fans' encounters with him. Not only do DMB make incredible music, they're great guys too! The pictures are awesome! These stories are definitely worth checking out.