Guest Book
| just signing in | Message posted on: 10/09/97 14:07:18 by Liorah of Brooklyn, NY USA E-mail |
| I knew someone on the web would have a Waitresses site. One of the best bands ever! I was just listening to 'Go On' so I could type out the lyrics to someone who had asked me why good girls like bad boys. It's never been answered better than in that song. I saw them once here in Brooklyn, in a free concert in Prospect Park. It was the late 80s already - they weren't together anymore, really. But it was a fabulous concert. Lots of energy and fun. Everyone I've ever introduced to The Waitresses has loved them. I miss them. Is 'Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful' available on a CD there? My cassette won't last forever. All I could find here is The Best of ... cd, which is good, but it doesn't have some of my faves. Well, keep developing the page, and if you want to put up the lyrics and don't have them in some scannable or digital form, I can send you the words to 'Go On'. :) BTW, I know someone from Stevenage, but as he thinks I'm crazy, I won't ask if you know him. :) Liorah | |
| At last! A web page! | Message posted on: 11/09/97 06:49:34 by Jeremy Close of Adelaide Australia E-mail |
| About time! Nice site. What's the chance of a reformation and world tour, do you think? | |
| just visiting | Message posted on: 20/09/97 23:46:19 by Jim Ryan of Chicago USA E-mail |
| I'm just surfin. Picked up the King Biscuit cd recently. I saw waitresses 2x in a Chicago suburb Lynwood @ Pointe East. very enjoyable shows | |
| Researching for a paperon waitressing | Message posted on: 29/10/97 19:30:40 by Jennifer L. Fosser of Elgin, IL USA E-mail |
| I work at a local restaurant and I am looking for other views on waitressing other then from the girls at my restaurant. | |
| the waitresses, of course | Message posted on: 31/10/97 15:09:23 by angela t of Newark New Jersey E-mail |
| Glad to see there is a site on line. I'm the only person I know who likes them; happy to see that there are more. I just found out a couple of days ago about the death of Patty Donahue - it's too bad,really. | |
| Looking for Hospitality jobs(waitresses, hotel etc.) | Message posted on: 05/11/97 02:26:58 by Joanne Larcher of North Bay, Ontario Canada E-mail |
| I love Alberta and would love to go and work there. | |
| In search of Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 15/11/97 18:56:57 by Kurt B. Reighley of Seattle, Washington USA E-mail |
| I really dug your site, as I think the Waitresses are an unfairly neglected group in the States. I do a fanzine all about Xmas, and this year we're featuring an interview with Chris Butler and a tribute to Patty, centering around 'Christmas Wrapping.' Do you know if there was ever a picture sleeve version of this single? I'd love to reproduce the art in the zine. Kurt B. Reighley ageing boy journalist | |
| Message posted on: 18/11/97 06:33:00 by Barry Paulsen of Ridgecrest Kern E-mail | |
| Well thank you for the effort on this site. Its great that people go to the trouble to put things together thanks again . I would love the lyrics to chrismas wrapping though . Barry | |
| Message posted on: 19/11/97 14:26:46 by Alan Cross of Toronto, Ontario Canada E-mail | |
| I do a music documentary program from 102.1 The Edge/Toronto and I needed Patty's date of death. Thanks for the info. | |
| I could rule the world if I could only get the parts | Message posted on: 25/11/97 13:55:53 by Jimmy Pop of Winter Park, Florida USA E-mail |
| Great job on the page! If you haven't heard Chris Butler's latest CD, harass your local record store immediately! | |
| Great band - great page | Message posted on: 02/12/97 03:35:24 by Ryan Brown of Lowell USA E-mail |
| It's cool that you put this page together. It's about time someone did. | |
| Love your site! | Message posted on: 04/12/97 23:51:40 by Vinh Phu of Los Angeles USA E-mail |
| Sorry to sound redundant, but GREAT SITE!! By the way, do you know where i can get a copy of their Christmas album. It's sooo hard to find! | |
| Christmas Wrapping Lyrics | Message posted on: 05/12/97 16:21:46 by Ian Taylor of Southampton UK E-mail |
| Thanks! But where are the missing verses | |
| Christmas | Message posted on: 05/12/97 18:45:36 by Randy Monty of West Wareham U.S.A. E-mail |
| The Waitresses sing my favorite Christmas Song of all time! | |
| Lyrics | Message posted on: 08/12/97 17:46:44 by of Milwaukee E-mail |
| Are the Albums out of print? I only have the greatest hits. Where can I find the rest of the lyrics? Great Site, keep up the good work! | |
| Patty Donahue | Message posted on: 08/12/97 22:58:23 by Dan Furst of Cleveland, Ohio USA E-mail |
| Hi! Love the site. Saturday was the one year aniversary of Patty's death. How ironic, the song, Christmas Wrapping goes Now the canander is just one page and of course I am excited. This song has always been one of my favorite pop christman songs. It's cool when you find others that like the song too. Well, Merry Christmas, Merry Chirstmas! Dan | |
| Message posted on: 10/12/97 21:31:38 by Margie McKelvy of Raleigh, NC USA E-mail | |
| I came looking for the only line I couldn't figure out in Christmas Wrapping, and I found it! I've been trying to figure it out for about 10 years. Thanks!! | |
| hi there | Message posted on: 11/12/97 05:11:19 by Shannon Jones of Marietta, GA or Athens, GA USA E-mail |
| Hi! Thanks for the site. I just discovered the Waitresses with Christmas Wrapping on the radio, and I searched High and Low til I found a copy, even though this guy told me I'd never find it on CD. I did. HA! In his face, eh? Nothing makes me happier than cool 80's music. Anyway. That's my story. Thanks for the lyrics to Christmas Wrapping. I'll come back for more. | |
| Great site! | Message posted on: 11/12/97 14:42:43 by Celeste Freeman of E-mail |
| I was very happy to find your Waitresses site while browsing the Net. I would be even more happy if you could include more lyrics. I would particularly like the lyrics to 'Square Pegs.' Thanks! | |
| Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 15/12/97 01:58:38 by Steve Silva of Kingston, RI United States of America E-mail |
| FYI: Christmas Wrapping was recently listed at no. 10 of the list of the 50 best Christmas records of all time in the North American weekly magazine Entertainment Weekly as determined by one of their writers. Bing Crosby's White Christmas was no. 1 on the list. Christmas Wrapping is a great song and my favorite holiday tune of all time. Any idea what the other tracks/artists were on the 1981 album A Christmas Record, the album that Christmas Wrapping first appear on? Just curious. | |
| Thanks for the site | Message posted on: 15/12/97 22:53:37 by Alan of NW New jesey USA E-mail |
| I saw Waitresses in Dover NJ in early 80s at the ShowPlace...Patty had a room of 400 having one helluva good time...band was tight and it was a good pre-Xmas party. Thanks Patty, Chris and everyone else...Xmas wouldn't be same with Xmas Wrapping... Merry Christmas...Couldn't miss this one this year! | |
| SeasonsGreetings | Message posted on: 17/12/97 22:44:44 by Bruce of Rocklin, CA USA E-mail |
| Grew up in DC listening to HFS the Holiday spirit kicks in when I hear Christmas Wrapping | |
| your homepage | Message posted on: 18/12/97 04:18:16 by Noelle of USA E-mail |
| Thanks for the great homepage! I've always gotten a kick out of Christmas Wrapping, which incidentally I thought was..Christmas Rapping, but I never heard any of the other stuff. Now I'll be looking for the album. | |
| I couldn't miss this one this year | Message posted on: 19/12/97 03:32:02 by Jimmy Watson of Pittsburgh, PA USA E-mail |
| I am listening to Christmas Wrapping right now while I am typing a report-final in one of my classes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I decided to take a break and find out where this song came from. When I was little I remember hearing this song around Christmastime. Now whenever I hear it, I feel like I'm seven years old in the back seat of my dads car. I really don't know who this is going to but I thought I share the story, cause it is my favorite hol-i-day. | |
| Nice Site! | Message posted on: 22/12/97 00:21:07 by Aaron Robison of Springfield, IL USA E-mail |
| I just recently bought 'Tube Toons' Vol. 3, and was blown away by the Square Pegs theme. I really didn't pay much attention to the show when it was on--I was only about 12 and had better things to do. Anyway 'I Know What Boys Like' was always one of my favorite 80's tunes, so I bought the 'Best Of' and the King Biscuit disk. What a great band--and I love Patty's voice. Since I listen to the Pegs theme probably 5 or 6 times a day, I would love to see the lyrics. It was the reason I visited your site! Oh well, I'm still really impressed by your site, and keep up the good work! If someone could send any lyrics they can decipher from it, maybe we could piece it together! | |
| I like the Waitresses | Message posted on: 26/12/97 05:15:20 by Tanya Nelson of Newark USA E-mail |
| It's Christmas, my life is pretty much summed up in 'Christmas Wrappin' | |
| Message posted on: 26/12/97 22:14:31 by rappin' richie s of framingham mass u.s.a. E-mail | |
| rock on you crazy fools | |
| Went to same high school as Patty! | Message posted on: 05/01/98 08:43:39 by hamsterbrain of Washington DC usa E-mail |
| And I graduated in a white gown just like the one on the record! So sorry to hear of her passing. I still know all the words to Christmas Wrapping and Pussy Strut and I can't believe it's been 15+ years since those songs were brand new and only played on college radio stations (in boring Cleveland anyway). Bands like the Waitresses were more fun than a million Rock Halls of Fame (yuck)! | |
| THANK YOU!!!! | Message posted on: 05/01/98 14:12:03 by Kassondra Joy Corbett of Canoga Park, California USA E-mail |
| The Waitresses are my favorite band and this page is now on my homepage. Check it out if you have time. (Comments are welcomed!) Thanks again! | |
| Message posted on: 08/01/98 00:09:30 by Christopher Arnott of New Haven CT USA E-mail | |
| Just letting you know I appreciate your putting a Waitresses page together, and how comfortable I've been while visiting. Me? SImply a lifelong fan of the band (never saw them live, alas) who used to play their albums endlessly as a college and community radio DJ. Now I do music and theater journalism and reference Waitresses/ Butler whenever possible as perhaps the greatest band of the 1980s, and a missing link in the development of conceptual rock theater (a phrase I'd put sarcastically in quotes except I've been warned not to use quotation marks) in the 1970s-80s. Your scholarship here is valuable and thank you for it. Are there any fans of the Scottish pop band the Pastels who frequent this Waitresses site? I wouldn't be surprised. | |
| Peppermint Lounge | Message posted on: 11/01/98 18:59:13 by David Friedman of Santa Monica USA E-mail |
| I remember sitting at the bar of the old Peppermint Lounge (off Times Square) around nine o'clock, and talking to Patty. The show starts at midnight and I can't stick around, work the next day. She said I should stay and see the show, but I couldn't, didn't have enough money to keep drinking until then. Now I wish I had seen the show. | |
| Square Pegs | Message posted on: 15/01/98 04:46:50 by Chris Wang of Cambridge, MA USA E-mail |
| Although I've never seen the show, a friend relates that it was a) new wave high school 'radical' striped tube sox blue hair '80s glamour at its most punk-ass b) the greatest. It also starred Peggy Lipton (Norma Jennings from Twin Peaks) -- anyone catch it, perhaps even have episodes on tape? ...Suspended? Suspended for what? | |
| Waitressess | Message posted on: 18/01/98 02:39:24 by Michael J Posner of Boca Raton, Florida USA E-mail |
| Great info. Thanks | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 18/01/98 02:39:27 by Michael J Posner of Boca Raton, Florida USA E-mail |
| Great info. Thanks | |
| WAITRESSES | Message posted on: 20/01/98 19:56:57 by CP DEJULIUS of OKLAHOMA CITY UNITED STATES E-mail |
| THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE PEOPLE | |
| Come on lets go shake the world! | Message posted on: 24/01/98 22:17:45 by Lonestar of San Antonio Republic of Texas E-mail |
| The Worlds Greatest Band! They were the one band I never wanted to hear - What ever happened to? I still love them after all these years! Believe in no and insist on why. | |
| Huh? | Message posted on: 25/01/98 06:43:06 by Hal Cole of Carrollton,GA USA E-mail |
| Just signing your guestbook. I think The Waitresses rocked! | |
| i m a waitress | Message posted on: 29/01/98 05:59:30 by Heather of Easton U.S.A. E-mail |
| i would love to hear from other waitresses, i've do it for 16 years! | |
| waitressing | Message posted on: 29/01/98 06:01:46 by Heather of Easton E-mail |
| WAITRESSES | Message posted on: 05/02/98 03:20:32 by DAN ROGERS of NORTHAMPTON USA E-mail |
| I just want to say thanx for this website.I just bought the KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR live cd and it is fantastic! They were really a special band.PATTI RULED!Rest in piece my lovely lady. | |
| lyrics for Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 09/02/98 03:55:52 by Ron Bradley of Conyers, Ga. USA E-mail |
| I guess, like so many of the other guest book entries that I have read, Christmas Wrapping became my favorite song of the holiday season because it never fails to lift my spirits or get me in a nice holiday state of mind. It will ALWAYS be part of my christmas season. | |
| WICKED SITE!!! | Message posted on: 14/02/98 07:24:06 by April of Washington Dc, Orginally from Hollywood California USA E-mail |
| Waitresses Rock! Dont knw anyone who loves 'e m as i Do - good to see you have this cool site up! Ill def link it to mine when i update ! check out my site at http://members.aol.com/aprhol/APRHOL and have fun ! '...i moved a chair over by the window-i feel better when my laundry's done..' | |
| Message posted on: 19/02/98 04:12:27 by leopardgirl of E-mail | |
| I know what boys like...i know what guys want! | |
| Message posted on: 10/03/98 01:06:03 by Dave Robinson of Dover Kent E-mail | |
| Enjoyed the site. I thought everyone had forgotten this brilliant band. | |
| great website | Message posted on: 14/03/98 20:22:44 by Alan of El Paso / Cd. Juarez USA / Mexico E-mail |
| I like your website. Glad to see the Waitresses on the web! | |
| Akron Compilation Album #1 | Message posted on: 21/03/98 03:55:43 by Mark Blazick of Akron, Ohio USA E-mail |
| Hi, This is Mark Blazick, I sang 'Love is Making Me Bleed' for SNIPER on the 1st Akron Comp album. Also, did the mum..mum..mum sounds on the Waitresses 'Clones' along with Rick Dailey and Gayland Studebaker. Tell Chris Butler I said 'Support Bacteria...It's the only culture some people have' Ran into Mike Aylward of Tin Huey a while back also. Has Liam Sternberg done anything else since 'Walks Like an Egyptian'? Visit my web page Blazing Apostle Music and Real Audio Page. Over 500 Real Audio songs. www.angelfire.com/oh/Blazingapostle/index.html | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 26/03/98 20:08:54 by David Cowart of Clarence, New York U.S.A. E-mail |
| An Excellent Web-Site! Glad I found it! The Waitresses were an awesome Band! Too bad Chris Butler split the Band. I think they were better than the Go- Gos. | |
| Waitresses CDs | Message posted on: 28/03/98 21:49:30 by Christopher of Manchester England E-mail |
| Thanks for putting together a Waitresses Site. I managed to find the Best Of and King Biscuit CDs which are great. Are there any others? Regards. Christopher. | |
| Message posted on: 26/04/98 20:29:43 by steve holmes of lancaster,pa usa E-mail | |
| thrilled to find this website! sad to learn of patty's death i read it was cancer in the all-music guide. true? what type of cancer? lung cancer,i assume... | |
| Im about to embark | Message posted on: 06/05/98 12:59:38 by Matt Petty of peterborough england E-mail |
| hi, guess how i heard of them? Christmas Wrapping was on a xmas compilation last year and i kept hearing it in shops and bars. Im sure its been covered - am i right? by two girls called Peaches - it was on MTV couple of years back. Anyway, Im going to buy a Best of.. CD. Am I doing the right thing? | |
| signing guestbook | Message posted on: 06/05/98 15:37:33 by tj o'brien of Chicago IL E-mail |
| Great site! I am so glad to see that someone else loves them. I think they had some of the best, most biting, witty, smartass, truthful lyrics of all time and they still remain just as true and hold up today. I was so sorry when Patty died and felt very alone because most people were like 'who?' I had to go thru the standard rigmarole of 'I Know What Boys Like', 'Square Pegs', etc before anyone showed any signs of recognition. I only heard about her dying by accident--I happened to be reading a Time magazine in a waiting room, and even that covered it three weeks after the fact. So I think it's really great this site is here. Keep up the good work & e-mail me w/any updates! | |
| WTCFYS | Message posted on: 30/05/98 02:32:28 by Rebecca S.L.U. of E-mail |
| Could I be any happier that I finally found a Waitresses site on the web?! | |
| W.T.C.F.Y.S. Crew in da' house! | Message posted on: 31/05/98 03:10:43 by msadorablesummerdoll of E-mail |
| The Waitresses are my favorite band eva...and..no,im not joking!i wish i couldve seen them..
<3,summer
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| W.T.C.F.Y.S. Crew in da' house! | Message posted on: 31/05/98 03:12:28 by msadorablesummerdoll of near boston,ma duh. E-mail |
| The Waitresses are my favorite band eva...and..no,im not joking!i wish i couldve seen them..
<3,summer
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| THE WAITRESSES RULE | Message posted on: 31/05/98 16:28:31 by Brandon of HOUSTON TX. E-mail |
| Well, even though I'm only 15, I saw a video by the Waitresses on MTV one day, I decided to go get the Best Of album, it was wonderful, they are one of the best bands that I never got to enjoy because I was too young.Christmas Wrapping and Make The Weather are some of the best songs I've ever heard. But even though, they still rock, RIP Pattie. | |
| I like to watch tv sometimes | Message posted on: 08/06/98 21:48:33 by Scott Hensley of st.louis usa E-mail |
| cool page, check out mine at http://members.aol.com/beatlebm13/page8.htm | |
| Message posted on: 14/06/98 02:26:35 by susy of Costa Mesa USA E-mail | |
| Thanks for the site! I am searching for the first album on CD - does it exist? The live concert CD just leaves out too many songs! Keep up the good work. | |
| Message posted on: 18/06/98 04:44:03 by rhiannon of spanish fork usa E-mail | |
| wasn't yesterday wonderful? | Message posted on: 29/06/98 08:29:11 by Murray Whiteford of Sydney Australia E-mail |
| Wasn't really a fan of Chrismas Wrapping but loved I couuld rule the world... off the same EP - does anyone have a copy as my old tape deck ate it years ago. i found this site by mistake when looking for a Square Pegs site (does anyone know of one?) and the joy of finding it was tinged with regret at hearing of Patti'e death for the first time. The only trouble with The Waitresses is no one else I know sounds like them, I just finished listening to them on CD and couldn't find anything to follow them - just pused replay. Thanks for the site. | |
| waitresses | Message posted on: 04/07/98 03:19:20 by james whitaker of toronto canada E-mail |
| i have the first two albums on tape, and play them endlessly during the summer at the cottage. they were the best band of the eigthies. | |
| Great site | Message posted on: 07/07/98 03:47:21 by Brandon of Houston, Tx USA E-mail |
| Really great site, the Waitresses were the best thing that the 80's produced. I love the site, I only wish there were video clips but those are probably impossible to find. Anyone catch the I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE video on VH1's A-Z this weekend? And does anyone know if they made a video for Christmas Wrapping(the best song)? Anyways, great site, keep up the good work. | |
| just brousing | Message posted on: 15/07/98 18:39:21 by Trisha of San Luis Obispo Ca USA E-mail |
| would love to hear some of those wounerful experiences that other waitresses have | |
| Chicks | Message posted on: 23/07/98 07:29:38 by Riff Raff of E-mail |
| Who needs the Lilith Fair? Nuff Said? I thought So! | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 26/07/98 12:03:48 by Doug Bable of Florida USA E-mail |
| In the early 80's I was trying to break out of the led zep. post 60's hippie mode and started trolling the punk new wave sections of the local record store.... I found the waitress and loved them... its been a long time since I have listened to them.. but I how I loved that bizzare sax and those great drop dead bored vocals... | |
| Patty! | Message posted on: 01/08/98 05:29:03 by RIff Raff of Stevens Point U Ess of A! E-mail |
| Hey guys! If any of you diehards out there get a chance, check out Alice Cooper's 1982 album 'Zipper Catches Skin.' The track 'I Like Girls' was recorded with none other than Patty Donahue! In the song, Cooper plays a philandering boyfriend...Donahue is his nagging interrogative girlfriend. He even refers to her as 'Patty' in the lyrics. Interesting find. I don't know if anybody else has heard about this yet! Let me know! | |
| Signed questbook | Message posted on: 07/08/98 05:19:49 by Joe, also known as Wild Hash of Carrollton US E-mail |
| nice page. it needs some samples though. Anyone looking at this should visit my sk8 punk page at www.angelfire.com/tx/wildmuseum | |
| Waitress fan comments | Message posted on: 24/08/98 03:46:57 by Tony of Rolling Hills Estates USA E-mail |
| ONe of my all-time fave groups, no question! Looking for 'Bruiseology' on CD. Fave track, 'Spin'. | |
| Best Tip | Message posted on: 05/09/98 01:28:54 by Ray of Gaithersburg, MD E-mail |
| Wow! I never thought I'd find a page devoted to The Waitresses! I thought I was about the only person that remembered them. :-) I'll never forget when I saw them at The Country Club in Reseda, CA many years ago. This site is one of the best tips The Waitresses could find on their table. I hope it remains up a long time. | |
| Love you always | Message posted on: 27/09/98 04:00:41 by Paul Gordon of bakersfield Calif United states E-mail |
| I found The Watiresses in the 80's and never stopped listsning to you I was just a kid of 17 when i first heard Patty D Say Sucker hum hmumm. I am now 34 and Still a huge fan of the Waitresses And was saddened by the death of Patty D. But she still lives on in the music The Pics and in my heart. Thank you for the Waitresses Web Site. I feel like i found an ole friend. Take care Your or One of Your No 1 fans always Paul gordon | |
| your lyrics | Message posted on: 01/10/98 23:34:56 by Susan Furste of usa E-mail |
| I find your music is such fire-up music: I love the sax, I love the sarcasm, particularly (I never remember the names of songs)in the song with the lyrics What's a girl to do, born to sew, no born to victory!!!, etc. | |
| your lyrics | Message posted on: 01/10/98 23:48:17 by Susan Furste of usa E-mail |
| I find your music is such fire-up music: I love the sax, I love the sarcasm, particularly (I never remember the names of songs)in the song with the lyrics What's a girl to do, born to sew, no born to victory!!!, etc. | |
| your lyrics | Message posted on: 01/10/98 23:51:08 by Susan Furste of usa E-mail |
| I find your music is such fire-up music: I love the sax, I love the sarcasm, particularly (I never remember the names of songs)in the song with the lyrics What's a girl to do, born to sew, no, born to victory!!!, etc. Thanks for the website. I am looking for lyrics for any of their songs. | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 10/10/98 04:21:37 by Mark of fort plain ny E-mail |
| thanks, have been trying to find the lyrics to Christmas Wrapping and thanks to you I have them | |
| Had no idea... | Message posted on: 10/10/98 19:02:41 by Mark of Chicago USA E-mail |
| A friend asked me to try to find the lyrics to Christmas Wrapping, and so I have. I haven't really ever checked this band out, but I loved the liner notes history! Excited to go find a CD... | |
| Message posted on: 14/10/98 19:58:16 by Vivienne of Ottawa Canada E-mail | |
| Heard them on the radio this weekend - wanted more info!! Excellent site. | |
| Waitresses king of all rock n roll bands. | Message posted on: 14/10/98 20:00:13 by Jason Rose of Philadelphia USA E-mail |
| The waitresses were a pretty rockin group. I own everything from Akron comp to Bruisology. PS the JohnStench adress above is currently cancelled. | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 14/10/98 21:01:24 by John Atkins III of Bournemouth England E-mail |
| I first heard I Know What Boys Like on the radio about two years ago. I then found the album Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful in a second hand shop for 50p!! I fell in love with the band after that and managed to find Bruiseology at another local 2nd hand shop. I picked up the King Biscuit cd on a trip to America and was quite upset to hear of Patty's death. I remain the only person I know who likes, or even knows The Waitresses. If anyone else wants to get in touch, e-mail me. One of my other favourite bands is the B-52's,k and I know Tracy Wormworth from that. Great job on the site. Keep it up. | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 06/11/98 04:08:47 by Laurel H-C of Phoenix, AZ USA E-mail |
| Awesome! I've looked and looked for something on this way, way underappreciated band! I've thought of doing a site for them myself, but had virtually no information. Long live the eighties and REAL punk/new wave! | |
| Mars Williams | Message posted on: 10/11/98 20:59:23 by Liz Williams of Chicago USA E-mail |
| Why don't I see any info on Mars? He was in the Psychedlic Furs for 7 years, played on 100's of albums(Billy Idol, Power Station, etc......) and has a great Acid Jazz Band called Liquid Soul on the Ark 21 label! | |
| Ooh la la! | Message posted on: 12/11/98 03:37:23 by Steve Harris of Tokyo Japan E-mail |
| Many many thanks for this! I was playing 'Bruiseology' last night and started to listen to 'Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful' this morning, thinking, Gawd, I'll probably never be able to find any of this stuff on disk... I'm not sure what exists out there (haven't really perused the site yet), but it's nice to know that this great band is still remembered. Cheers! | |
| waitresses | Message posted on: 18/11/98 17:57:55 by Rich of State College PA US E-mail |
| I am really glad to see a Waitresses site! 'Redlands' is the best song ever written about a commie takeover of the US...not that there's a lot of competition. | |
| Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 21/11/98 02:03:27 by dinky jojo bean of idaho bayroot E-mail |
| the spice girls are covering this song on their Goodbye CD single. a clip of can be found at the way of spice site. it rather good. | |
| Square Pegs! | Message posted on: 23/11/98 09:09:11 by Elizabeth Stockton of Funkytown, FK USA E-mail |
| Hey, if anyone has any Waitresses mpegs or wavs, I'd love to hear about it! I loved the theme to Square Pegs. Their guest spot on that show was damn cool! | |
| waitress | Message posted on: 26/11/98 18:34:58 by Miranda Carroll of Marmora Canada E-mail |
| Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 01/12/98 05:06:52 by emily of philadelphia, pa usa E-mail |
| It's just not Christmas in Philly till Christmas Wrapping is on the radio! Great site!! | |
| Message posted on: 01/12/98 12:51:15 by Andy whitehead of Sheffield u.k. E-mail | |
| The waitresses site is great even if a little bizzare - I heard the Spice girls version of Christmas Wraaping today on the radio and just had to find the words Thanks | |
| Message posted on: 01/12/98 16:28:06 by of E-mail | |
| Message posted on: 02/12/98 21:49:28 by Cornflake19 of E-mail | |
| The waitresses are very cool, I heard there song christmas wrapping on the radio and I had to buy it. Nice web page. | |
| Message posted on: 04/12/98 19:48:37 by pete of E-mail | |
| Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 07/12/98 22:16:15 by Dan Furst of Cleveland USA E-mail |
| A special Merry Christmas to Chris Butler. Thanks for your email earlier this year. We'll always remember Patty. I turned more people on to Christmas Wrapping this year at a medical trade show called RSNA that takes place in Chicago the first week of December every year. The newbies now think this is the best christmas song ever. Dan | |
| Long live the Waitresses! | Message posted on: 12/12/98 01:34:01 by Harry of Trenton, NJ USA E-mail |
| I'm excited to see not only a website for the Waitresses, but alot of fans too! It's a shame they never hit it big. The death of Patty saddened me for it meant no reunion album/tour. However, they will live on. The Spice Girls covered Xmas Wrapping and I am sure it will encourage more people to track down the original. The Girls changed some lyrics to fit the British terminology. I am looking to see why the Spices covered it, as I am sure they liked Patty's brand of Girl Power! I wish I had a bigger contribution to make your site, however, just keep up the good work! | |
| Christmas wrapping | Message posted on: 12/12/98 18:12:15 by Michael of Norway E-mail |
| Hey, did you know that the Spice Girls have a cover of the song Christmas Wrapping on their new single 'Goodbye'? Just thought I'd tell.. | |
| Discography on cd | Message posted on: 12/12/98 20:16:29 by Pinhead of Seattle, Washington United States E-mail |
| If anyone has copies of the 'Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful' 'I Could Rule The World...' or 'Bruiseology' lp's, Please let me know. I have a cd recorder and I Am trying to put these lp's onto cd. In return, You would also get a copy of the disc when completed | |
| just missing the band | Message posted on: 14/12/98 17:19:43 by Mike of Pittsburgh USA E-mail |
| And hope some good soul posts the lyrics ---- although I haven't run the entire site yet. | |
| The Waitressess, of course! | Message posted on: 15/12/98 07:06:45 by Bobby B. of Tempe, Ariz. USA E-mail |
| It never seems like Christmas until I hear 'Christmas Wrapping' on the radio. Let the fun begin! | |
| Message posted on: 18/12/98 17:10:02 by Lorraine Bell of Toronto ON CANADA E-mail | |
| Your song Christmas Wrapping has turned out to be my theme song for the last 3 years. I couldn't go one year without listening to it now | |
| Christmas Wrapping | Message posted on: 21/12/98 03:07:33 by Mark of London England E-mail |
| I had never heard of the group until today. Having heard 'Christmas Wrapping' on Virgin Radio the other day here in the UK (although I didn`t catch the name!) I was lucky enough to have it play straight away as I placed a Christmas Compilation tape in my player. If anyone knows where I can get more info on the band, and especially MP3s, please contact me. Am I right in thinking the lead singer died of lung cancer, and if so, was this the singer on Xmas Wrapping? Thanks Mark | |
| My favourite holiday | Message posted on: 23/12/98 21:04:51 by Joseph Warren of Seattle The United States of America E-mail |
| So, have you heared the new spice girls single. Buy it, skip to track two. I promise you you will either break out into fits of mad laughter or psychotic anger. | |
| Waitresses forever! | Message posted on: 23/12/98 22:11:38 by Steve Richardson of Sierra Vista, Arizona USA E-mail |
| How cool to find a Waitresses fan site. Yes, some of us still listen to this wonderful band on a regular basis. The first album remains on my top ten all-time list, where it has been since its release. It's a darn shame it isn't available in its entirety on CD - unless there's an import version out there somewhere. Anyway, I enjoyed the web site, but was sorry to see the link to Chris Butler's web site didn't seem to work, I've been trying to find a way to order his solo work. | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 24/12/98 04:24:28 by Laura Drabkin of Los Angeles, CA USA E-mail |
| Saw the Waitresses in the early '80's in Bayside, Queens (!) NY - great, fun show. What an inventive, literate and unique band they were. I too had seen a brief reference to Patty's death and never could find out the cause until I found this site. Very sad. The band made quite an impression, and still outshines 99% of what's out there today. | |
| Message posted on: 25/12/98 02:48:17 by Taylor of E-mail | |
| I like this band. Alot. | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 26/12/98 02:16:49 by Roy Mendoza Jr. of Garland USA E-mail |
| I like the site too. It is a shame you can't find any of their work on CD apart from the Greatest Hits CD and the live album. The tapes are hard enough to find. Anyone know the lyrics to The Smartest Person I Know or any of the other songs off the second album? | |
| thanks | Message posted on: 29/12/98 19:48:46 by Roy Mendoza Jr of Garland, TX USA E-mail |
| Thanks for the response. For the record, I forgot that I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts was only an EP, thus making Bruiseology the true second album. I apologize if my mistake put you to any extra trouble. I'm also sorry for not saying anything about Ms. Donahue's death. I had heard of her passing long before I encountered your web site, but it is still a poignant event to ponder--especially when one considers how many other musical personalities commonly associated with the Christmas season--John Lennon being the most obvious example--have also passed away. I never had the opportunity to meet her, but I would like to think that she would appreciate this web site as much as I do. Thanks again. | |
| Xmas Wrapping Cover | Message posted on: 30/12/98 15:40:20 by Arron Rambach of Sacramento, CA USA E-mail |
| Awesome web site, the band deserves it. Is anyone aware of a recent remake of 'X-mas Wrapping' that included lyrics about the Jewish holiday Channukah? The lyrics suggest that the writer came from West Los Angeles. I am not sure whether the re-make was by the Waitresses or some other band. Please help me track this release down. Also, what is A&P? | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 07/01/99 20:55:33 by Wayne Martin of Boston USA E-mail |
| still amazed I found this site | Message posted on: 08/01/99 04:16:33 by Gary of outside of Raleigh, NC United States E-mail |
| Too cool! I grew up with Square Pegs and The Waitresses ROCK! Maybe the combination of Sarah J. Parker and I Know What Boys Like warped me as a youth! I'm still laughing! | |
| website | Message posted on: 09/01/99 19:29:18 by rmj of Garland TX USA E-mail |
| Great site. | |
| who are the waitresses? | Message posted on: 14/01/99 03:26:54 by Julie of Halifax Canada E-mail |
| I really wanted to know what the Waitresses sounded like and thanks to your webpage I got to hear them. Thank you! | |
| Wasn't Tomorrow Just Wonderful | Message posted on: 23/01/99 01:40:10 by Mike of Baltimore US E-mail |
| This bad is too great to be this obscure. I'm glad someone made a website | |
| Nice Site | Message posted on: 24/01/99 22:38:53 by Patricia of NY USA E-mail |
| Glad to see a spot on the web for a well deserving group. Christmas Wrapping has always been one of my favorite holiday songs. It's timeless! I was saddened to know Patty Donahue is no longer living, her voice was so peppy, it sounded like she would live forever... | |
| Message posted on: 27/01/99 03:04:04 by Tim Hudson of Greenville, SC usa E-mail | |
| anybody know what GIRLS like? pleaselet me know | |
| waitresses on cd | Message posted on: 27/01/99 04:25:56 by patrick of springfield usa E-mail |
| good to see so many old and new fans out there, lets hope someone will get the band's music out on cd. rhino records? | |
| comments | Message posted on: 31/01/99 19:46:28 by ed bergman of ellicott city, MD USA E-mail |
| Thank you for sharing this wonderful site. I love the Waitresses...and some of my happiest memories as a much younger man stem from listening to their albums for hours on end. I cried when I heard of Patty Donahue's death. The song 'QUIT' from Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful kept me going thru the hardest times! | |
| Thanks for launching the site! | Message posted on: 02/02/99 05:28:45 by Rayva of California, USA E-mail |
| I like the band and appreciate your site! | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 05/02/99 04:10:39 by Steve Mahofski of Pittsburgh, PA USA E-mail |
| Very nice site. I was in college in the early eighties. I interviewed the band when they played in Philadelphia in 1982. They were wonderful that night. Six months later they played Pittsburgh and the performance was strangely lackluster. Shortly after that they went to the UK to record 'Bruiseology' and that was pretty much that. Your page brought back some great memories for me. Keep up the good work! | |
| Waitresses, of course!!! | Message posted on: 23/02/99 16:49:25 by jesus quintero of Mexico City Mexico E-mail |
| I am really happy to find that there are many fans of The Waitresses. In México they were usually visitors on televisión (with I know waht boys want video), and the only radio station to play the first record was Radio Universidad (a programa called Rock en Radio UNAM, made by Oscar Sarquiz). I could not believe when I knew than Paty had leave us. | |
| Message posted on: 27/02/99 02:23:51 by Katie Black of Mt. Gilead, North Carolina E-mail | |
| waitresses | Message posted on: 02/03/99 22:11:58 by Kristin Aholt of Stillwater OK USA E-mail |
| Cool site, but trying to find real waitress statistics, like a waitress in a restaurant--average income, salary, etc. | |
| the waitresses | Message posted on: 04/03/99 21:43:49 by david of springfield virginia USA E-mail |
| I found your site while looking for Holly Beth Vincent info[Holly&the Italians]. Have you heard of her them? Saw the Waitresses in about '83-'84 but I was too inebriated to remember if it was good or not. | |
| Nifty | Message posted on: 09/03/99 08:09:38 by Zachary Karras of Maplewood U.S.A. E-mail |
| I am just wondering where one can find their albums stateside on Cd and vinyl. I would appreciate any advice. Thanks for having a site for a most unique band from the best era in music. | |
| career pathways | Message posted on: 12/03/99 20:03:18 by candi nancy stoddard of menan usa E-mail |
| Thankyou for the information! It was great to lesarn about!!! You guys kick @#$!!!! | |
| waitresses tabs | Message posted on: 25/03/99 01:34:01 by teufels of E-mail |
| My band has been wanting to play waitresses song for quite some time, especially the song, I know what boys like. I would appreciate it if you could somehow get a hold of that. | |
| Message posted on: 02/04/99 19:28:05 by Fred Barnes of London England E-mail | |
| I am good friends w/Chris Butler and am glad to see someone has put effort into a site of his (& the Waitresses)peculiar genius. However iam dissapointed that his site is un-obtainable as i would have been interested.(Note from web site owner - sorry the address has changed and I hadn't updated the site) Check out The Devil glitch, surely a contender for best single of all time! Cheers Chris if you see this write to me & Dad | |
| uh, the page? | Message posted on: 09/04/99 21:35:01 by Eric Sweenor of Worcester US E-mail |
| Hey, real nice page. Glad someone else on the web appreciate the Waitresses! Keep up the good work! | |
| gone but not forgotten | Message posted on: 21/04/99 20:51:54 by txc of New York US E-mail |
| Good job on the site. I wasn't a huge fan but the Waitresses were definitely part of the new wave explosion that I experienced listening to KROQ in Los Angeles. Several of their songs are all-time classics. I was greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Patty Donohue. Hope you can add sound samples to the site. | |
| Message posted on: 24/04/99 23:21:09 by Jim Hudlow of USA E-mail | |
| Just found out today that Patty Donahue died on my birthday in 1996...what a shame...I've loved her aggressive female attitude from the first moment of the first song I ever heard her sing. May the Waitresses live in our hearts forever.......'that's it!' | |
| I can't believe it | Message posted on: 30/04/99 05:27:20 by L.J.R of USA E-mail |
| I thought I was the only person in the world who was into the waitresses. No one my age even knows who they are. I think they are the shit. Thanks for the page. | |
| Wow, the Waitresses! | Message posted on: 03/05/99 20:22:54 by Diane of San Antonio, TX USA E-mail |
| I've not been a tremendously huge Waitresses fan, I must admit -- in 1994 I got into only I Know What Boys Like & Christmas Wrapping without delving further, and in 1996, at the urging of the tremendously hilarious Robert Christgau '80s record guide I purchased Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? after seeing it in a used records store. Then I found out that one of the Waitresses had passed on, and I'm shocked and saddened it was Patty Donahue. Their legend does live on, though...I found out the Spice Girls did a cover of Christmas Wrapping last year. | |
| The Waitresses rock! | Message posted on: 24/05/99 02:14:02 by Bill of New York USA E-mail |
| I love chrsitmas wrapping! I heard the song when i was 7 years old...i taped it off the radio...i found it last year...went searching on the web found and mp3...play it over and over...found this site..now i know the wordz!! Iluv this! | |
| Waitresses are cool | Message posted on: 04/06/99 04:14:47 by Stephen of Pitt. Usa E-mail |
| Just wanted to read up on a good band, and learn some history. | |
| Message posted on: 12/06/99 11:05:24 by Steve Jardine of Ashford, Middlesex England E-mail | |
| I was about 17 when I first got into them. I think my friends at school thought I was wierd but my biggest regret is that I never got to see them live. They produced excellent music and are still pertinent today. | |
| student | Message posted on: 16/06/99 13:06:22 by anna bolena of london u.k E-mail |
| good | |
| Bowling Balls From Hell | Message posted on: 19/06/99 07:59:35 by Good Cue Sign of Columbus, Ohio USA E-mail |
| I'd be happy to fill that gaping hole in your discography. The Waitresses song on BBFH is called Wait Here I'll Be Right Back. It was later given a title more suitable for single release by a major label, & the rest is history.... Also, add Clones to the Akron Compilation listing. | |
| bite me | Message posted on: 05/07/99 05:53:41 by jessi of nope nope E-mail |
| very very cool page | |
| i'm suprised!!! | Message posted on: 05/07/99 16:58:26 by hikaru of nagoya japan E-mail |
| i'm soooo happy to found this site,coz i got the waitresses 1st album at flea market in nyc 3 years ago and i really love it! but i didn't know anything about their.their songs just kick my ass! so i'm so suprised when i found this nice site! i love you guys-ever!!!! | |
| project | Message posted on: 12/07/99 17:19:49 by cassie call of chambersburg U.S. E-mail |
| I'm doing a project on the different kinds of waitresses. I was a waitress for three years so I pretty well know the different kinds of waitresses but I thought your sight might help. Thank-you!!! | |
| Message posted on: 16/07/99 17:01:37 by daveleft of st paul, mn usa E-mail | |
| Glad to find you web site | Message posted on: 20/07/99 22:34:49 by Leah of USA E-mail |
| I heard 'I know what boys like' on the radio the other day so I wanted to see if anyone on the www remembered them. Glad to see you have. Great page! | |
| Being a waitress | Message posted on: 29/07/99 01:14:51 by Dona Wilkerson of Paducah USA E-mail |
| Been a waitress for twenty years. Just interested in comments and jokes etc.. | |
| jokes | Message posted on: 29/07/99 04:14:35 by Georgia of Lakeview Baxter E-mail |
| Great | |
| My band opened for The Waitresses | Message posted on: 10/08/99 17:58:55 by Kenny Robinson of L.A. U.S.A. E-mail |
| My band opened for The Waitresses at a concert at The Country Club(in Reseda/San Fernando Valley)in L.A.in 1981 during their heyday. It was my first and last time meeting them, but it was an experience I will never forget as we hung out with them after the show. Kudos to your web page. Kenny(Glendale, CA.) | |
| Patty | Message posted on: 12/08/99 00:36:28 by Tim Saracki of Buffalo,NY USA E-mail |
| I was a fan of the Waitresses before I saw them, but when I had the chance to see them live in NYC new years eve'83 at the Peppermint Lounge (Dez Dickerson opening)I jumped on it. And boy whatta show, I was at the front of the stage and Patty was blatently flirting with this young buck of 18 at the time, so much so that my friend told me Tim she wants you! I even handed her earring to her when it fell off during the show and she just gave me the sweetest look. I even grabbed the song list from that show but unfortunately I've misplaced it since then. Flash forward 6 months and Patty and boys are in town (Buffalo) for a gig at the legendary punk mecca Continental. I was obviously anxious to see this show to see if Patty remembered me from 6 months previous. Sad to say she didn't the damn tease! RIP Patty | |
| The Waitresses back when | Message posted on: 12/08/99 18:16:32 by Bill Lynch of New York City, NY USA E-mail |
| I'm happy to see a Waitresses website! I used to know them all back when they started in NYC. Patty showed up one day dressed in a black t shirt and black jeans and carrying a small suitcase that looked like it belonged to a teenager. I went to lots of their shows in the city and other towns and recorded quite a few as well. Patty ended up being one of my best friends in Manhattan and I wish she was still around - those were favorite days back in the 1980's. And I still think she should have recorded a version of 'My Boyfriend's Back' 'cause she had the perfect voice for it. | |
| Patty Donahue | Message posted on: 16/08/99 04:33:30 by Bryan Daniels of U.S. E-mail |
| Thank you for this Waitresses webpage. Rest in Peace Patty Donahue. | |
| i know better now | Message posted on: 19/08/99 21:12:36 by Amanda Lynch of omaha u.s. E-mail |
| Hundreds of years ago my roomate and I got talked into sharing our tiny lopsided flat with a singer coming to New York from Cleveland. It'll only be a few weeks our friend Chris said. The three of us became the dearest of friends and the two weeks became, was it 5 years?Patty was 3-D,part pussycat part hellcat, the Queen of the snappy retort, dazzeling, tough, extemely funny and much more vulnerable than she let on. She became a typical New Yorker declaring a deep hatred for the city while enjoying its marvels.She had a love hate relationship with her fame as well never quite seeing rockstar as a legitamate inclusion on a resume. That's not to say she didn't work very hard at her Waitressing...We remained very close all these years, When she called from that same apt. to tell me of the diagnosis she was elated. At last she could get some workmens comp and stop working!It never occured to her that cancer could actually overwhelm her and although it threw her some wicked punches she remained optomistic,strong, charming, and terribly funny until the end. She had many, many loyal friends and I realise now, fans and I have little doubt she'd be charmed and amused by the kind notices posted on this site. | |
| Message posted on: 20/08/99 03:49:57 by Sandee Owen of Colonial Heights,Va USA E-mail | |
| Thank you for this site! I love the Waitresses and could never find any info on them. I have recently begun corresponding via e-mail with Tracy Wormworth. If I learn anything interesting I'll let you know. | |
| patty d, bio | Message posted on: 20/08/99 23:32:38 by Amanda Lynch of omaha u.s, E-mail |
| Why do you characterize Pattys' story as being the saddest story (no quotes to deter your bug).Strong wills and desire for different directions, fatigue with so much togetherness, etc.implode many joint efforts. Is this sad? Is it a tradgedy? The W's had their place in time, Patty knew that from the get go. No regrets.... | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 22/08/99 01:08:07 by Rebecca Chavez of El Paso United States E-mail |
| I love the band!!! | |
| the worlds smallest turkey | Message posted on: 23/08/99 21:54:34 by amanda of omaha u.s.a E-mail |
| hey,your changes to the patty bio paint a much more accurate picture than the original. Don't think I'm being revisionist in any way just believe that the other seemed unnecessaily maudlin.thanks a lot for being so open to my intervention. a.lynch | |
| Music Videos | Message posted on: 25/08/99 15:26:12 by Ed Szwedo of Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. E-mail |
| I'm looking for any and all music videos made by The Waitresses. I need NTSC format. Thanks. I just discovered them, and I've been listening to their Best Of CD non-stop for weeks. | |
| Love them | Message posted on: 26/08/99 13:32:17 by Andrew Stone of Cambridge, MA USA E-mail |
| I saw the Waitresses once in Providence, RI. I was underage in the club and I remember a guy spraying Patty Donahue with a squirt gun. Aah, the good old days.Web URL http://www.sotherebooks.com | |
| College Radio | Message posted on: 03/09/99 02:58:28 by Dave of Prairie Village, Kansas U.S.A. E-mail |
| I worked in college radio in the early 80s and we used to play tunes from Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful all the time. Everybody used to call up and request anything from that album. Great site! | |
| Message posted on: 06/09/99 00:19:29 by margaret brooks of tacoma pierce E-mail | |
| Patty, some history to fill in, and some more.... | Message posted on: 10/09/99 01:11:40 by Bill Lynch of New York City USA E-mail |
| Rereading some comments, bios of the band and Chris Butler's liner notes brought a lot back further....I was friends with Patty, Billy, Dan, Ariel Warner (original co-singer with Patty) and other friends of theirs who were in The Raybeats, The Swollen Monkeys (an offshoot band of Mars Williams and Dan Klayman) and The Holy Sheets (A Mars-was-in-it-also band), it was the era of this one's in that band and also that band with that other one as well. Patty left the band after a while. I saw them from the beginning, missed the Holly Beth Vincent period, was always recording them live or off of the radio - I have a New Years Eve show available now on Ebay actually. But those shows were the very best - I remember Patty relaxing before an early show at Danceteria. We were having a drink, and it dawned on me that she was suddenly, uh, kinda famous in a way. People were coming up to her, shyly, to talk. And it got to me...I felt awkward talking to her at that moment, like maybe she had some record business person she should talk to or a fan or something. But Patty didn't put up with that, she just said, 'Oh, forget it, will ya!?' And we proceeded to have a great time and she and the band gave a fantastic performance as usual. The best times were the early days of the band, playing at the original Peppermint Lounge in Times Square, loading out equipment at 3 am after they played their assses off and my sister and I and our friends danced our asses off with the crowd. A while after, the band broke up and she was without a gig. Though she and Jimmy Ridao, Billy Ficca and another guy, tried one last attempt with the band, the time was over for it. She had the name, she was the band but that original lineup and that early energy were what people loved. Touring one last time she told me how so many of the kids in the audiences on some nights were really with it and having a great time but other nights just stone stupid and out of it. I dunno if the road was getting to her, certain crowds or the ending of what had been a great band but after that it all folded and what she had were a few mementos, debt, and a famous name. She sang on a few albums with various people, Alice Cooper, etc., worked with Steve Jordan and I think Fernando Saunders trying to get something else going. It was around that time, I think, that I was talking to a friend of mine who worked in The Political Unit of ABC News who was saying she was looking for someone who could act as an assistant some big wig in the Polling Unit. Bingo! I thought of Patty. I'd worked at ABC for years and kinda hated to curse her with a gig in a big Network but it paid the rent. She ran with it and practically took over the place. She got all of their files organized, drank too much coffee, made friends with everybody and enemies with the ones that counted, would show up for work in some of the wildest outfits (far from par for the Ladder Climbing / Corporate News hounds) and would spin around the place, caterwauling and careering with the best of them. Once she told me she was talking with the head of Polling about Exit Polling and the accuracy of people's responses to how they voted. 'But how can you prove these numbers...I mean, people lie, don't they?' The guy refused to accept common sense, something Patty was chock full of anyway. Patty always giggled about that one. We saw The Gang of Four at Pier 84 in Manhattan when she'd had a long time crush on Dave Allen, I was taping the show (with two recorders), and we kept yelling, 'Where's Dave?' cause he was somewhere else then. There was a time before when the Waitresses were touring England and this other band was there and this cute guy (she said) offered to carry her bags...she was happy to have the help and liked the guy but then when she found out he was Dave Allen of Gang of Four she said, 'Jeez, I shoulda been carrying HIS bags!' Anyway, Patty worked at ABC News for quite a while and later she met Carl Marsh who used to be in Shriekback, a band started by....Dave Allen. When they first played the US, NYC in 1983, they came over to her place, we all went to see em at Danceteria (I taped that show and others later), listened to their album, 'Tench' which was out on Y Records - a sound unlike any other. Shriekback came back to play a number of times after and Carl and Patty soon became quite enamored. After Shriekback broke up, Patty left ABC to go to England because Carl asked her to marry him...they were very, very happy together. Of course Patty loved a good steak and Carl was a vegetarian (once had a Coke and spit it out) and they had a lovely home for a while. He'd cook wonderful dinners for her, they'd work on music together, he had an album in the works but in the end they just didn't work out. Carl had a leftover, clingy girlfriend, from what I heard, and didn't exactly seperate (ahem) from her or other 'girlies' as he'd call them - and broke Patty's heart. We'd all had good times together in NYC, haveing dinner together, going bowling, seeing movies or bands but eventually Carl departed at the end of one month leaving Patty with rent, utility bills, etc. We had to almost physically convince her to keep his fax machine because he owed her so much $$ - she was such a weirdly honest person at times. But Patty pulled it together, got a really big job at MCA Records promoting bands or something - working with the President of this or that. I used to visit her for lunch or we'd go out for drinks to Irish bars in midtown Manhattan after work - we still stayed friends throughout the years - New Years Eve together, bowling, movies, trips to the beach, etc. It took a lot to get her in my 74 VW Super Beetle - she was the original backseat driver -'It's my car, I'll do the driving.....Shu-shu-shu-shu-Shut Up!' was OH so true but, in all honesty,- she really did know a lot about car safety, driving techniques, and such...though I never did ACTUALLY see her behind the wheel of a car.... She remained my very best friend since I first met her when she showed up to join the band. Her favorite dog was Riley, she used to have a boyfriend in Texas, or Cleveland, or somewhere who taught her how to hot wire cars, she once waitressed (Yes, true) at a bowling alley, she believed in ghosts, had truly the most beautiful skin of any women I've seen (except for my wife)and she was the most hilarious, emotionally volitile, lovelorn, sweet, passionate and beautiful person I've ever known. When she got cancer a spirit rose from within to fight like hell and she was determined to beat it. It all started when she kept having nagging back aches. I'd always hated seeing her working so damn hard and late at ABC or MCA, never going out for lunch enough, smoking all the time, having drinks - too many some times, not enough others, and working like a devil to help bands understand the business side of music as well as the artistic side. She always pooh poohed the impact of the Waitresses but kinda knew as well that they'd had a great thing. I would always tell her how my friends who listened to above ground music and others who listening to nothing but the under stuff, ALL loved The Waitresses. Before and then later when she was dying for certain, my sister kept coming back and forth a lot from Omaha to see her (they'd been roommates in the early days - our Mother and Patty's most beloved Grandfather had both died around the same time) and we all spent time with her. Friends from MCA, ABC, music friends and others all came around to help Patty, to bring her food, we took her to chemotherapy treatments, bought her more food, yeah, she still kept smoking, dammit!, and we all just enjoyed the time we had with her. She was even beautiful in death. She was truly, and I mean this independent of being a close friend, a sweet loving person who always had a smile ready or on her lips and her laugh, a toss off 'ha-ha' that was full of smirk, is one that to this day I still use, making it mine, because of the joy and amusement in its sound. Patty Donahue was the Waitresses - she was getting smarter and looking up those hard words! | |
| Waitresses New Years Eve show 12/31/83 | Message posted on: 10/09/99 01:27:39 by Bill Lynch of New York City USA E-mail |
| Sorry for the horrendously long entry above - I just wanted to share some real life moments about Patty and The Waitresses. I also wanted to let anyone know who may be interested that I have a CDR copy of The Waitresses from The Peppermint Lounge on New Years Eve, 12/31/83 available on Ebay (www.ebay.com) along with a Best of The Waitresses CD. Look it up under auction item # 161906486. I feel a little starnge 'promoting' this item I have for sale on Ebay but if any fans out there would like to trade with me for concert recordings of the band, I'd be happier to do that. I have seven shows from April 1982 until April 1984, some I recorded, others from radio broadcasts. I make CDR copies from the original cassette masters. I liked the King Biscuit release but it just wasn't real enough for me. Feel free to email with any questions. | |
| asshole boss | Message posted on: 11/09/99 03:53:16 by Chris of Ft, Lauderdale USA E-mail |
| I am a sixteen year employee....Our latest punisnment is coming in early ! Let us chat Signed, Miserable in S. Fla | |
| oh how i miss the waitresses | Message posted on: 13/09/99 12:33:41 by shelly of lawrence, ks usa E-mail |
| oh my goodness, i Lived for that first waitresses album. -it's my car- was my favorite - i was just learning to drive. sadly i can't find it anymore :(. patty donahue was like the big sister i always wanted and never had! --groovegarden.com--- | |
| Message posted on: 14/09/99 21:11:19 by Paula of E-mail | |
| waitresses | Message posted on: 19/09/99 14:28:39 by octavius of new york usa E-mail |
| the song briuseology is one of the best songs I have ever heard i wanna be the smartest person i know and leave the party beacuse they're out of beer and be the square peg in jimy's tommorrow | |
| Message posted on: 20/09/99 19:31:16 by A Hughes of Indianapolis USA E-mail | |
| I think you'll do just fine! | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 23/09/99 20:43:03 by Joey of Akron US E-mail |
| I recently got THE BEST OF THE WAITRESSES. Now one of my favorite CDs. | |
| My Hometown waitresses | Message posted on: 23/09/99 20:47:57 by Joey of Akron US E-mail |
| The bar where the Waitresses were inspired to write, I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE, is still open. It's a cool place to hang out. | |
| waitresses | Message posted on: 02/10/99 06:18:49 by Carol Miller of Hollidaysburg USA E-mail |
| Message posted on: 05/10/99 03:52:22 by reet of santa barbara usa E-mail | |
| i'm 47. male. ex-newyawker. loved the waitresses and just found some king bisquit hour. glad ta know you exist. | |
| Message posted on: 14/10/99 05:54:20 by Lynn of Franklin in E-mail | |
| Tracy Wormworth | Message posted on: 14/10/99 21:08:41 by Cheryl Carter-Pollard of Papillion US E-mail |
| I am a long lost friend of Tracy. We attended Proctor HS together in Utica, NY. Tracy We'll be in New York City (Aug. 00 - sister's wedding) would love to see you! - Cheryl | |
| mailing list and club | Message posted on: 18/10/99 06:14:22 by Sandee Owen of USA E-mail |
| you can join my mailing list by sending an e-mail to The Waitresses-subscribe@egroups.com or stop by my club at http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/thewaitresses | |
| Message posted on: 01/11/99 17:20:01 by Jenni of Milan Illinois E-mail | |
| Thanks so much I love the song I know what boys like and I have been searching on this damn internet for hours trying to figure out the lyrics and who sang the song. Thanks alot | |
| how to improve your tips | Message posted on: 02/11/99 05:01:06 by Che' Neff of Pocatello U.S.A. E-mail |
| I have 14 years experience in the service industry. And want to share my secrets of my success. | |
| One of the coolest bands ever-The Waitresses!! | Message posted on: 07/11/99 19:56:03 by Kathy Fioti of USA E-mail |
| I remember hearing them for the first time in the 80s when they did the song Square Pegs for the Square Pegs TV Show. I am blessed to have a CD with Christmas Wrapping on it! I love the lyrics to Pussy Strut! Blunt, to the point, and so very, very true!! Sad about Patty Donahue.....no one can take her place on lead vocals. Cool site. I will come back! Thanks! | |
| Message posted on: 09/11/99 07:50:54 by don bright of norman ok usa E-mail | |
| rock on | |
| Whenever I Hear The Waitresses... | Message posted on: 14/11/99 05:43:55 by Cris of Los Angeles USA E-mail |
| ...I think of the L.A. band, dragsterbarbie. They even invented themselves, for what it's worth! http://www.mp3.com/dragsterbarbie http://www.dragsterbarbie.com | |
| Cool site | Message posted on: 23/11/99 21:23:36 by Skipper Nobles of Fayetteville, Ark. USA E-mail |
| Guess there is a little bit of something for everyone out there in the 'Net. I'm glad to see there's a site dedicated to one of the better bands to come out of the whole 'New Wave' thang. Keep up the good work! | |
| Wow, a Waitresses site! | Message posted on: 25/11/99 23:44:02 by Mike of Akron, Ohio USA E-mail |
| This site rocks! If you want to hear my take on the Waitresses (and other eighties bands), visit my site at www.primalscreen.net/cdreview.htm | |
| christmas wrapping | Message posted on: 28/11/99 06:24:13 by Frank Borrelli of vancouver canada E-mail |
| Nice job on the site. Christmas Wrapping is a great tune. | |
| Patty Donahue | Message posted on: 05/12/99 20:17:40 by Doc of E-mail |
| Very nice web site; obviously a labor of love and respect. Unfortunately, my first visit has been an unhappy one. I had no idea Patty Donahue had passed away. She was a real talent and had a lot of stage presence. Did she ever get married? I hope she had a lot of friends around at the end. Anyway, thanks for bringing back some great memories and news, albeit sad in some respects. | |
| Thanks | Message posted on: 06/12/99 15:00:02 by Kimberly Cline of Penns Grove, New Jersey USA E-mail |
| Thanks for the lyrics to Christmas Wrapping. My husband and I had an affinity for this song - we were the best of friends when we first heard it in the *early* 80s and still were when he passed away this year at the age of 39. Every Christmas we competed for bragging rights over who heard it on the radio first. Thanks again. | |
| Message posted on: 06/12/99 19:14:08 by michele of Fairbanks u.s.a. E-mail | |
| I only have heard one of their songs 'I know what Boys Like' and that song gives me the greatest confidence. | |
| Message posted on: 11/12/99 04:50:15 by Ralph Miller of Fort Collins CO E-mail | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 12/12/99 14:08:16 by Doug Ramsay of Richmond, Virginia CSA E-mail |
| It wouldn't be Christmas without Christmas Wrapping. My fantasy - to have dinner with Patty Donahue and Deborah Harry! | |
| Message posted on: 15/12/99 01:32:40 by Jennifer of E-mail | |
| Well done! | Message posted on: 15/12/99 11:03:46 by Dave Jennings of London UK E-mail |
| A fine site on a fascinating, underrated band. I've added a link to here to my own web page at http://www.h2g2.com/U95721. :) | |
| christmas | Message posted on: 15/12/99 11:28:45 by Michael L. Anderson of marysville usa E-mail |
| great site! | |
| the waitresses were on the f**king radio! | Message posted on: 16/12/99 17:37:29 by jane hale of lexington kentucky, usa E-mail |
| first off, my real name is jessica, but i'm called jane cos i've got short hair and someone called me g.i. jane and it stuck w/ everyone, and i like to smoke up a lota mary JANE. last nite, coming home from work, i almost pissed my pants cos the waitresses came on the radio. i was like, 'what the....??' it was crazy. awesome, but i got a weirded out feeling cos it didn't feel rite @ all to hear them 'mainstream' you knoe what i mean. well, no matter, i'll always love their music... even if it was on the radio. who the f**k cares? :) -jane | |
| Patty Donahue | Message posted on: 19/12/99 10:00:19 by Kenny of FT. Lauderdale USA E-mail |
| Was quite disturbed when I first learnt of Patty's death.I was very surprised as it was very unexpected.I have a copy on video tape of The Waitresses them doing the song Square Pegs on an old 80's TV music show live but lipsynching to the song.The name of the show was called 'We're Dancing' hosted by a guy by the name of Townshend Coleman.The show took place & was filmed in some studio in New York City,& Townshend would have different New Wave acts on every day.It was a daily show back in 1982.And they had The Waitresses on their.After the song was finished kids in the audience who danced to the music on the show asked Patty some interesting,but funny questions. This show not only had different artists on the show every day,but also showed great music videos too.I have Wall Of Voodoo as guests on the show too.I used to video tape these shows until they were taken off the air. A great site BTW.Continued success & good luck to you. Kenny. | |
| Message posted on: 20/12/99 02:50:49 by Rebecca of Lawrenceburg USA E-mail | |
| Love the song Christmas Wrapping | |
| Hello!! | Message posted on: 20/12/99 20:15:24 by Steve Silva of Kingston, RI United States E-mail |
| I love the Waitresses and always thought they were underrated as a band here in the States. They deserved far more success than they received at the time of their existence in the early 80s. The reason I've come here today is that I've been hearing one of my favorite Christmas songs of all time 'Christmas Wrapping' all over the radio lately. It is that time of year!!! | |
| thanks | Message posted on: 21/12/99 07:38:01 by Joe of Portland, OR E-mail |
| I was searching for the lyrics to Christmas Wrapping for my wife, and your site brought back a lot of old Waitress memories. Thanks! | |
| Champions of New Wave | Message posted on: 22/12/99 02:07:07 by catherine of Washington, DC USA E-mail |
| well done! | |
| Thanks | Message posted on: 25/12/99 18:35:02 by Steve of Delmar USA E-mail |
| Nice site. And no ads to have to look at! Thanks for the hard work. | |
| Waitress's Guest Book Signing | Message posted on: 30/12/1999 20:57:49 by Joseph R Regan of San Antonio, TX guess! E-mail |
| Well, just have their initial cut album. Finally got a phonograph to record it to cassette. Now just got to get it on CD, eh? | |
| uh, the waitresses | Message posted on: 02/01/2000 21:38:34 by Rachel of Baltimore USA E-mail |
| i love the waitresses. i always request them on the washington dc station, WHFS and they play them often. also: visit my web site at http://members.theglobe.com/progoddess/goddess (you can cut and paste the address to your browser) | |
| Slathering Fanboy seeks to build cult of personality | Message posted on: 03/01/2000 06:08:33 by Ben of Seattle USA E-mail |
| In the process of producing (yes another) fanzine properly ensuring Patty & Co.s legacy.. searching for song 'Fake I.D.'.. 'I Know..' B-Side? Patty lives, dammit! | |
| Message posted on: 06/01/2000 23:04:57 by margaret brooks of tacoma u.s. E-mail | |
| Thanks for a great site!!! | Message posted on: 09/01/2000 07:18:08 by Laurel of Phoenix, AZ US E-mail |
| Uh,WOW! Hello to all of you fellow fans out there--I knew I wasn't alone. What a brilliant band; their lyrics rank up there with X, IMHO. Definitely, the original GRRL group--long may their wisdom and humor wave! BTW, any MP3s out there? Anyone? Any fans in the Phoenix area? My favorite song--Bruiseology (this week)! | |
| my project | Message posted on: 10/01/2000 06:42:56 by Seta of Kahuku USA E-mail |
| Jan.09,2000 hi, i am doing a project on waitressing. i need to know all these: nature of work benefits advancements job outlook earnings(pay) all of that stuff please if you could e mail me back today would be good... thanx... chill, seta...* | |
| I Rule This Thunderhouse of Rouge and Ruin! | Message posted on: 15/01/2000 08:54:46 by Laura of currently San Francisco USA E-mail |
| I've loved The Waitresses for years, with their smart lyrics and offbeat tunes! I've finally taken a minute to track down their discograaphy, and am saddened to find that it's pretty breif. I've been slowly wearing through an ancient cassette (that's been copied countless times to keep it from being lost forever) of Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful, and Squeeze tunes as filler at the end! You can often find me zipping down the freeway belting out Waitress tunes (thanks for the lyrics section, by the way- now I know the lyrics to the title track are -Get tough, don't be so patient Get smart, head up, shoulders straight- instead of -Get tough, don't be so patient, Get smart, then show restraint-! The album is always like a little battery that recharges me, and after a listen (and sing-along-fest), I always feel like I can take on the world!!! I was saddened to read about the band's break-up and the lead singer's death. But I will treasure the band's music as a little, personal fountain of energy and zest for the struggles life demands! Thanks for all the work on the website! It's made my day! | |
| Message posted on: 16/01/2000 21:11:56 by bill of everett usa E-mail | |
| Other songs besides Christmas | Message posted on: 17/01/2000 17:08:05 by Dave of Columbus, OH USA E-mail |
| I love all of their songs. But I like Jimmy Tomorrow, The Comb and Redland the most. Slide is also great but since Butler is singing it doesn't sound like a Waitresses song. | |
| Message posted on: 19/01/2000 01:22:48 by of E-mail | |
| Message posted on: 02/02/2000 19:57:31 by scott patrick of westfield IN usa E-mail | |
| Thanks for the information. I am sad to learn that girl has passed away. She was pretty sassy in that boys like video | |
| Message posted on: 02/02/2000 20:36:11 by Ethan of Spokane usa E-mail | |
| This is great.....i've always loved the waitresses, ever since the tv show 'square pegs', when I first heard them as a kid. I have wondered quite some time what became of them, and am saddened to find out Patty Donahue passed away. Good site for a great group! | |
| Waitressing | Message posted on: 04/02/2000 10:25:32 by Tina Daws of Gloucester England E-mail |
| I really enjoyed reading the site, I found out alot more about being a waitress. | |
| merchandise | Message posted on: 04/02/2000 16:22:41 by page of greenville sc usa E-mail |
| any waitresses merchandise available? i've searched the auction sites and come up with posters, but only if i'm willing to spend $50! any help appreciated. | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 06/02/2000 04:05:04 by Philip Hall of Clay United States E-mail |
| Glad you have the site up. I've looked all over the internet, and I can't find much of anything about The Waitresses. BTW, do you know anywhere I can get photos of the group? | |
| Message posted on: 06/02/2000 15:49:58 by Robert Brookey of North Easton, MA USA E-mail | |
| Thanks for putting together an informative site devoted to a great band. I was always amazed by Chris Butler's ability to write songs in a female persona. He also had his finger on the pulse of a lot of important social trends. Redland is a song that so completely captures the political indifference in America that it is at once both funny and scary. | |
| Thanks | Message posted on: 10/02/2000 20:28:52 by Greg Crow of Fairfield USA E-mail |
| Thanks. The Waitresses were and still are one of my all-time fave bands, and you have plugged a void in the web with your site. It was the combination of great hooks, terrific musicianship and clever-but-stupid lyrics that made an powerful impact on me, and influenced my own band, the Zentones, considerably, although not exclusively. For a weekend, a great job! | |
| Message posted on: 17/02/2000 18:54:51 by lacey watson of Liverworst where's waldo E-mail | |
| I needed infor on how to waitress-didn't find | |
| Message posted on: 21/02/2000 06:47:17 by Ellin Jones of Baltimore usa E-mail | |
| I got their CD today! | Message posted on: 22/02/2000 01:22:29 by Snappy of Los Angeles USA E-mail |
| Hey I got a Waitresses CD today. I am a child of the 80's now I will be a young adult of the 2000's but anyway it's sad to know that Patty Donahue is dead. She was so good. I am so surprised at how many people idle bands like these. I mean kids my age rarely appreciate the fact that the 80's brought such great music. : ) | |
| more about patty please | Message posted on: 25/02/2000 05:41:00 by of E-mail |
| you should concentrate more on patty the real star .... | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 29/02/2000 17:17:50 by J.A. Mora of Wash.DC USA E-mail |
| Didn't realize there were so many fans out there! I saw them many times at the original 930 Club in DC & they always sounded great. | |
| Just signing. | Message posted on: 08/03/2000 19:07:45 by Ajax Delvecki of Oklahoma City USA E-mail |
| Glad to see a website. They're a great band and it's a shame there can't be a reunion! | |
| i love being a waitress | Message posted on: 12/03/2000 03:37:06 by Brock Long of punxsutawny united states E-mail |
| I love being a waitress and this website is great!! I COME HERE ALL THE TIME!! keep up the good work!!I love you all!!! | |
| Message posted on: 12/03/2000 03:39:05 by BROCK of punxsutany usa E-mail | |
| working woman | Message posted on: 15/03/2000 06:59:50 by chellie of sissonville us E-mail |
| i am a watress and i know how hard is is to try to keep everyone pleased. i just wanted to let you know that i too know how much work it really is to be a waitress. | |
| cool | Message posted on: 15/03/2000 07:15:33 by tonya of phenox us E-mail |
| you rule!!!!!!!!! keep up the good work guys...you are the bomb baby......lol | |
| whoops | Message posted on: 15/03/2000 20:21:17 by Edmund McCarthy of Brooklyn NY E-mail |
| Sorry, But I used quotes in my last message.
My wife , Ruthie Rosenfeld and I directed the video for_ I know what Boys like_.
At the time, we were living in a loft in the DUMBO(down under the Manhattan Bridge underpass) area of brooklyn.
Mars Williams moved into the loft next door and we proceeded to become good friends. It was Mars's customto have a cup of coffee with us in the morning, typically he would stagger through the door, pour himself a cup and regale us with tales from the world of Mars.
One Morning, after what was aparrently an interesting night before, Mars said | |
| MemoryLand | Message posted on: 22/03/2000 11:37:52 by Peter Butler of Bradenton USA E-mail |
| This is a wonderful site. It brings back the happy memories and I actually learned some new things about my brother Chris. Thanks!! | |
| mars williams | Message posted on: 17/04/2000 05:45:14 by susan ryan of E-mail |
| what a trip to see this site.mars was a friend a lost friend...I ahve a funny story about chris butler while in ma. for a show...mars played with him when he was with the phycadellic furs...i am back in the states after 10 years and i was wondering why you have no info on mars..saad to hear about patty...good luck ...hi mars if you read this...did dina ever finish the coat boston in now new york..susan | |
| Message posted on: 17/04/2000 06:48:43 by Matt of Calgary Canada E-mail | |
| Thanks for the info! I love to here from good old 80's pop groups. Music was still fun then. Great site. | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 21/04/2000 07:01:51 by Derf A. Lewis of San Francisco, California US. of A E-mail |
| Tommy Tomorrow and friends got me through alot of cold foggy summer nights when I first moved to SF. I regret never seeing them before. Got to get out more! | |
| loved the waitresses since i was a geeky new wave preteen in the early EARLY 80s | Message posted on: 22/04/2000 07:29:28 by Kirsty Deason of Santa Barbara U.S.A. E-mail |
| If Christmas Wrapping isn't the all-time | |
| Waitress | Message posted on: 25/04/2000 17:28:35 by Ellen Parker of Hopkinsville U.S.A. E-mail |
| Each day I dream about not being a waitress, but earning the same money. | |
| Great web site | Message posted on: 02/05/2000 10:20:07 by Terri of Oshkosh US E-mail |
| It'll never be the same as it was in the early 80's. You were a great band and I miss those days. I like your web site it's awesome. If ever you do a concert please please please let me know. | |
| Thank you for the chance to grow up Now | Message posted on: 17/05/2000 00:22:11 by Silly o'Me of Slums of Beverly Hills US of A E-mail |
| The Waitresses have made me into the ghurl I am today. No Guilt, Wait here I'll be right back, Square Pegs and Bread & Butter are just a few of the songs that have made me into the Smartest person I know (besides Patty, Chris Butler and the rest of The Waitresses crew of course). It wasn't the end of the world. Cheers Silly o'Me I could rule the world if I could only find the parts http://thedarkgift.com/doncalherbab.html You can trust me! Sucker, Hmm, Hmm, Hmm | |
| The Waitresses | Message posted on: 17/05/2000 13:28:12 by Bill Prystauk of Morristown, NJ USA E-mail |
| The Waitresses have always been a blast and bring me up when I'm down. Rock on! | |
| Finally!! | Message posted on: 31/05/2000 00:11:03 by Heather of USA E-mail |
| I'm glad that I found your page. I first heard of the waitresses in 94, on vh1. I've only heard I Know What Boys Like, and it just sticks with me. I'm only 21, and I thought that was the only album they ever released. I found out today on pop up video that Patty had died. What a shame! Anyway, I'm glad that I found your site, I will keep coming back! | |
| Message posted on: 31/05/2000 09:24:20 by Pam of Vancouver USA E-mail | |
| I first heard of the Waitresses in 95' while watching a one hit wonder countdown on vh1 and I know what boys like cracked me up. I then had to nuy the cd and I hunted high and low for a waitress cd. I finally found one in a punk rock music store in Minneapolis and I was stoked!! Then today I was watching vh1 pop up and learned that Patty Donahue died in 96' What a shame so I am glad to see a web site devoted to one of the best bands of the 80's Thank you | |
| Tourism | Message posted on: 07/06/2000 01:28:14 by Hinerangi of Auckland New Zealand E-mail |
| Tourism | Message posted on: 07/06/2000 01:29:14 by Hinerangi of Auckland New Zealand E-mail |
| I am da BOMB! | |
| HEY | Message posted on: 07/06/2000 01:40:59 by DandyGirl of texas USA E-mail |
| Great site...Keep it up! | |
| Waitresses | Message posted on: 09/06/2000 01:34:37 by Bunny Simpson of Allegan, Michigan USA E-mail |
| I just saw a waitresses video on pop-up video and it brought back memories, so I searched the web. Your site is great. My brother was three years old when 'I know what Boys Like' came out. He learned all the words. It was hilraious to see this little boy walking around singing that he knows what boys like! I love you site...keep up the good work. | |
| vhi | Message posted on: 09/06/2000 01:35:22 by karen of usa E-mail |
| I saw 'I know what boys like' on pop up videos...I remember the waitresses..The 80's were cool.. I had no idea that the lead singer died.. This is the only website on them i could find.. | |
| Long time waitresses fan. | Message posted on: 20/06/2000 00:07:52 by David J. Lindgren of San Diego USA E-mail |
| The firest time I ever heard the waitresses was in 1981 when I was living in Hanau, Germany. MTV was brand new then and one day when I was watching the show there I saw this band called the Waitresses and thought the song 'I Know What Boys Like' was so provacativly cool. I also thought they were the best part of the show 'Square Pegs'. I bought the cassette imediatly and wore it out listening to it. Recently I bought the 'Best Of' compilation and 17 years later still think they were a clever band. What a shame about Patty. I'm bummed. | |
| Message posted on: 23/06/2000 15:46:07 by emily of E-mail | |
| LOved the whole web site. Good job. | |
| the waitresses | Message posted on: 05/07/2000 16:13:26 by kat of whitby Canada E-mail |
| I was just curious about the waitresses because I know now that Bouncing Souls did a cover of [I know what boys like]. For an eighties band, they're pretty cool...heh. kat ____________________________ http://purr.cjb.net/ | |
| Message posted on: 11/07/2000 15:13:31 by Stephen Folds of Jacksonville, Fl. US E-mail | |
| We Can Rule the World! We Have Found the Site! | Message posted on: 11/07/2000 15:58:36 by Stephen Folds of Jacksonville, Fl. US E-mail |
| This sacred place you have created is a true blessing to those of us who's lives (as well as mental states) have been touched by this incredible band. I am a songwriter now, and I am certain that listening to the Waitresses songs, back in the day, had a major influence on how I currently put my songs together. How and when did Patty pass away? I'm so sorry to read that. Your friend, Stephen | |
| waitresses and the web | Message posted on: 24/07/2000 16:07:02 by The Ancient One of hamilton ontario CANADA E-mail |
| GREETINGS FROM THE ANCIENT ONE . MY COMPLIMENTS ON A GREAT TRIBUTE TO A GREAT BAND . I AM A PSYCHIC/METAPHYSICAL PRACTITIONER . I FOUND YOUR SITE QUITE ENJOYABLE . THANK YOU . | |
| Great Site | Message posted on: 16/08/2000 02:31:53 by Dave Robinson of Dover UK E-mail |
| Even listening to the waitresses now I don't feel the music has dated much at all. They really inspired me. Thanks for a great tribute site | |
| She Knows What I Like | Message posted on: 17/08/2000 07:48:22 by Muzzafar Zabidin of SUBANG JAYA Malaysia E-mail |
| I use to hear 'I know what boys like' during the 80s together with other hits during that period. It's a sexy song by a beautiful vocalist of The Waitresess. Even though she is gone, I'll never stop to like 'I Know What Boys Like' because the song does know what I like.. | |
| Neat!! | Message posted on: 28/08/2000 04:26:49 by Maggie of LA USA E-mail |
| This is cool! I just listened to a song by this band and didn't know who they were so I searched the web. I didn't know they were this big!! | |
| "I don't wanna talk about that;; y do u keep asking me?" | Message posted on: 17/09/2000 04:26:49 by ben,der of E-mail |
| Quit? I can't quit... | |