Date:    Sat, 15 Nov 1997 04:40:16 -0600
From:    Jeremy L Orr <j.orr@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Simple Machines grinding to a halt?

I hadn't seen any mention of this here...but I'm sure there are a couple
of you that will be interested (maybe even saddened) to know.

When asked about the future of the Simple Machines label, Jenny Toomey
had this to say:

"We're closing the label.  It's time.  A couple of bands are moving to
the next level.  The rest of 'em have solid places they can go and
Kristin (Thomson) and I have a bunch of stuff that we want to do.  We're
going to have a big festival in the early spring to celebrate the
closure."

She also says that Liquorice is still recording, but mentions no planned
release date or even a rough estimate.  One would assume that they'll
also have to find another label for the release, but she says nothing
other than that "it will not be released on Simple Machines".

This, along with the rest of the questionnaire-cum-interview, was found
on an e-zine (?) called Rant's Nest:
     http://w3.nai.net/~jcody/romastar

(Sorry for the hideously headline-esque sub line...it was the best I
could do.)