Here is the edited version of the entire conference with David Schools that occured on AOL. A lot of the mindless chatter has been taken out and questions and answers that may have been many lines apart have been brought together. A much easier read. This document is also available on AOL in the Rock & Road forum (keyword: RR) for those of you with that service. Shmogger : Hi folks! Glad to see you all here! Let's try not to bombard David with questions all at once. Ask your questions and pose your comments... and David will respond at ya! WANTLING : ATHENS,what about REM DASchools : Re: REM .....Bill Berry is going to recover, that's all that matters. S41373 : do you have a favorite widespread song that you like to play live DASchools : To S4: I love Hatfield and Papa's Home for jammin'! MichealSmi : Dave, how about playing at my wedding? DASchools : Sorry, Michael....no more weddings unless it's mine! JCB41368 : dave, you do you think ARU will get to replace the apt. DASchools : Lee Venters has replaced Apt. Q258 PodBase : hey, Dave what do you get at quicky-marts?? DASchools : I like cereal! Brobst : Dave - who's your favorite bass player of all time? DASchools : My favorite bassist is Charles Mingus MichealSmi : Dave, WHY are you not coming to play BOULDER? Can't handle Colorado or what? DASchools : My favorite place is definately Red Rocks! DForbis : Dave, what are the odds of some "From the Vault" releases on DAT/cassette in the future? DASchools : DForbis....we recorded the whole fall tour and we are sorting through it now... JCB41368 : DAVE, do you think that the taping of WSP shows helps or hurts the panic DASchools : I'm all for live audience taping, JCB! JCB41368 : thanks!!! MeDesigner : poor david schools, whatever his moniker, must be going insane with this rapid-scrolling. DASchools : I can hang MeDesigner!!! JHARLANC : Dave, whats the word on Super Jam? DASchools : We are not going to be able to plat SJ this year...sorry. JCB41368 : DAVE, superjam just isn't superjam without the PANIC!!!! S41373 : dave, what do you think of music videos? DASchools : WP has never really been comfortable with the video thing....but it has to be done. We shot a video for "Can't Get High" last week. Yalemers : Hey Dave - gonna see you in New Haven - how do we get you to play Coconuts? DASchools : Induce Coconut?....Howabout syrup of Ipecac? Yalemers : I dunno..Ipecac? Izzat true? I heard something about a bottle of gin in a paper bag onstage... GABEMS : DAVE, what about the post Fishwater Jam? DASchools : GABEMS....it's a little ditty Mike wrote one night when a tree fell in his backyard.. S41373 : why do videos have to be done? what do you mean DASchools : Videos seem to make a big impression on people who might not ever hear you... WRRREAGLE : Dave, Have you guys been out to Phoenix yet this year? DASchools : Not out to Phoenix yet, but some shows in Tucson and Vegas! Phishguy : Is the mtv scene one you want? DASchools : No on the MTV scene! But think of the people who could be turned on... Sir Hoopty : WHAT KIND OF BASS DO YOU HAVE- WASHBURN, IBENEZ? DASchools : I play a MODULUS 6 string.....I love it! Bqbd : Dave: who(if any) bands are touring w/WSP this spring? DASchools : We'll be playing with FGH......Mother Hips....and maybe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion JHARLANC : Dave, Is Arlene a song only to be played away from the southeast? DASchools : Arlene is a once a tour thing.....You never know where we'll play it! Guinea1 : Dave, do you plan on bringing back No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature on the spring thou? DASchools : To Guinea1....You'll have to see...that was a pretty impromptu thing NYE Crystalk : Dave, you ever done a SXSW???? DASchools : We always stayed away from showcases like SXSW Markodie : DAVE, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG TO COVER? DASchools : Markodie...Low Spark! Markodie : Thanks! JB JG20 : DAVE I HEARD YOU WERE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH $ FOR SUPERJAM DASchools : We didn't want to get electrocuted this year!! LOL LisaMBD : Dave - what about the return of board patches? DASchools : LisaMBD...we're not allowing board patches b/c we are recording multitrack digital for future vault releases Bqbd : will you be playing mainly amphitheatre venues during summer tour? DASchools : Bqbd...Big amphitheaters with GSW and Rusted Root maybe.... LilaRK : Its time for a superjam on the west coast Athens inside and out DASchools : LilaRK we will be playing Laguna Seca Daze this year... Phishguy : DID BEANLAND GET ANGRY WHEN YOU BORROWED YOUR PIANIST? DASchools : Phishguy: We were worried about that at first. But then Beanland broke up!!! Shmogger : GOOD QUESTION, PHISHGUY! LTRICE1 : WHEN CAN WE GET A LIVE CD???? DASchools : We are tentatively working on a live CD....way in the future BJobQueen : Dave how old are you? DASchools : I'm 30....is it too old to rock!!??? BJobQueen : hellno! DASchools : Thanks... BJobQueen : Dave, if you act like a rocker, look like a rocker, you love it people like you ...and it doesn't hurt LilaRK : Dave how did you get into the nanci Griffith project? DASchools : Peter Buck from REM was producing the Nanci CD and he called me up... Oats235743 : Dave, how close are you guys with REM these days? DASchools : Athens is a small town, Oats! Bqbd : what do you think about Jo Jo's supporting of Fat Possum? DASchools : I think Jojo's blues label Fat Possum is one of the best!!! JB JG20 : DAVE WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT BARTAB? DASchools : I thought the crowd was real enthusiastic! I was dissapointed in the Bartab crowd... Shmogger : NOW WE'VE HIT UPON SOMETHING TO JAB ABOUT! DAVE, EXACTLY WHAT WENT DOWN AT THE BARTAB SHOW??? JB JG20 : I thought it was great DASchools : People expected Widespread songs.... I'd say don't come to anymore Bartab shows if all you want to hear is WP!!! S41373 : dave, do you have a favorite new, up and coming band to reccomend? DASchools : I really like Grant Lee Buffalo! Cheekster : DAVE, Do you have any comment on the increased awareness of WSP in the last 2 years. DASchools : I'm all for increased awareness...Cheekster StarrM1 : Hey Dave, it's God...I think your band is decent. ...I should be in your Band DASchools : Ok Starr.....if you are omnicient you're already in the band! JB JG20 : DAVE HOW WAS JB DOING AT BARTAB LOOKED ROUGH DASchools : We had some really long sessions with Vic leading up to Bartab...we were all rough! Grver1 : HELLO, I AM A GIRL LOOKING FOR A GOOD BASS PLAYER TO TALK TO. DASchools : Grver...e-mail me!!! StarrM1 : Hey Dave what do you think of the O.J. Simpson trial bruhahaha? DASchools : I'm totally sick of OJ!!! I couldn't care less whether or not he did it! StarrM1 : I think O.J. would be a cool addition to your band Dave DASchools : <=====over OJ!!!! Shmogger : WELCOME TO THE ROCK & ROAD CHAT ROOM. TONIGHT'S GUEST IS DAVID SCHOOLS OF WIDESPREAD PANIC AND HE HAS JUST DECLARED INDIFFERENCE TO OJ!!! DASchools : Not to the guy himself...just the whole trial circus!! Bqbd : will WSP ever offer mailorder tix DASchools : Mail order....when the demand arises LisaMBD : Dave - I think you have the ticket demand for mail order JHARLANC : Dave, Haven't see Eliza's Apt.(LA) very often. Why so few times for an album song? DASchools : JHARLANC....L>A> is a special and moody song....gotta be just right! JHARLANC : Dave what prompted the Coconuts enc. @ Monroe? DASchools : Just for fun...JHAR... LilaRK : Any recording projects with Warren Haynes and WSP in future DASchools : I'd love to record with Warren...but nothing is slated... Mixblaster : Ahhh!! Mr. Schools. This is Mr. Bruce in Muscle Shoals. DASchools : My main mixer Bruce? Mixblaster : yes DASchools : Good to see you...man... Hey ya'll, mixblaster is a veteran of the Everyday Sessions! Shmogger : AA SOLID ROCK & ROAD WELCOME TO MIXBLASTDUDE! RZeg : DAVE!!!! What band(s) do you find intersting right now????? I won't ask again. Shmogger : RZEG, Dave answered before that he like Grant Lee Buffalo! DASchools : Rzeg... I really like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion RZeg : Thank you Thank you! Phishhead2 : Dave... you like phish??? DASchools : <<