Ladies and gentlemen of the Fruhead community:
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Go to Falcon Ridge.
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If I could offer you one tip for the future, Falcon Ridge would be it.� The long-term benefits of attending Falcon Ridge have been proven by folkies, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering and very dorky life.� I will dispense this advice now:
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Enjoy the power and beauty of Thornhill.� Oh, nevermind.� You will not understand the power and beauty of Thornhill until Fruvous is long-gone.� But trust me, in 20 years, when the radio is playing nothing but crap, you�ll listen to the songs on this album, and recall in a way you can�t grasp now how much creativity it contains, and how musically inventive it really is.� �When She Talks� is NOT as annoying as you imagine.
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Don�t worry about when Jian will release his first album. Or worry, but know that when he finally does, it might be a sign of the apocalypse.� �The Last Six Songs . . . .ever!�
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Answer one poll every day that scares you.
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Sing.
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Don�t be reckless when trading your taped shows.� Don�t put up with people who are reckless when trading their taped shows.
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Frum.
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Don�t waste your time trying to figure out the true lyrics of the songs.� Sometimes it sounds like �panned.� Sometimes it sounds like �banned.�� Sometimes it sounds like �comin� disaster.� Sometimes it sounds like �common disaster.��
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Remember the Philly Folk Festival concerts.� Forget the Troc.� If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
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Keep your old Falcon Ridge bracelets.� Throw away your receipts showing how much money you spent on music there.
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Party.
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Don�t feel guilty if you don�t know how you�ll survive without Frutrips.� That�s what FruCon is for.� Some of the most interesting twenty-something Fruheads go there.� Some of the most interesting 40-year olds go too.
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Be kind to DaVinci�s Notebook.� You�ll miss them when they�re gone.
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Maybe Fruvous will get back together.� Maybe they won�t.� Maybe Mike will have more kids; maybe he won�t.� Maybe Jian will never admit when he turns 40; maybe they�ll all sing �The Drinking Song� to a huge crowd on
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Enjoy the C album.� Don�t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it.� It�s Fruvous�s greatest inside joke and shoutout to We the Fruheads.� And it might be their last CD you ever own.
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Dance to �Michigan Militia,� even if you have nowhere to do it but your own dorm room and your roommate looks at you like you�re on crack.
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Read the lyrics, even if you make up your own.
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Do not listen to Pete Best, it will only make you feel ugly.
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Get to know Vance Gilbert and Greg Brown.� You never know when they�ll be devoured by the Killer Tents.� Be nice to
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Understand that bands come and go, but for the Fruheads you should hold on.� Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography, because the older you get, the more you need people who knew you when you were a dorky Fruvous fan traveling across the country to go to every show.
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Camp in
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Accept certain inalienable truths:� The Lowest Highest Point is not in
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Don�t expect to get any sleep when you go to Falcon Ridge or FruCon.� It�s generally impossible.� And why would you want to sleep anyway?
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Don�t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you�re 40 it�will look like Marion Fruvous�s.�
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Be careful whose albums you buy, but be patient with new music groups.� There are tons of bands out there waiting to be discovered and obsessed over. �Some of them will be incredibly fabulous.� Some of them will suck so much you�ll want to break the CD in half.
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But trust me on Falcon Ridge.
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