Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 11:37:23 EST From: MDHunter37@AOL.COM Subject: Re: Say Hello... > > Could someone tell me: > > - Where the hell does Jeff Keibel get all the 4AD info? > > I am Ivo's butler and often hear him yammering on about his little label > on the phone. When he is taking a mud bath, I listen to his bag of new > demo tapes and albums that 4AD bands submit to him. I overheard him > talking with someone about an elaborate four CD box set retrospective > for 4AD's 20th Anniversary but I dunno the details... > > JEFF KEIBEL > TORONTO, ONTARIO > CANADA Back in my 4AD days, Mr. Keibel would call us at least twice a day to inquire about the tiniest details regarding releases that weren't coming out for at least ten months. "Will the release be TAD or BAD or some exciting new configuration?" he would demand to know, as if we spent all of our time in the office devising new ways to stimulate the 6 severely socially-impaired people that cared about such matters. Mr. Keibel is the reason the mailing address of 4AD is now a PO Box, rather than a street address. The court order barring him from coming within 100 yards of any 4AD employee was not successful, and the office had to be moved to the basement of a derelict house on an uninviting street somewhere in LA, I mean, uh, Phoenix. Mr. Keibel's calls contributed greatly to the hellish existence I suffered at the hands of Rich and Robin. The daily toil, made worse by Rich's incessant blathering about skiing and Star Wars, contributed mightly to the "nervous breakdown" I suffered last December and the unfortunate incident that resulted in Robin and Ivo being shipped to the Yukon in a crate. Ah, the memories! The therapy is going quite well, thank you. Matt