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INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one/1999 HARDHARD 1616 INTRODUCTION the STORY part one WORLD WIDE WEB PROFILE share special part one DISCOGRAPHY FAN CORNER ADs lots of PHOTOS COMPETITION HARD 16 INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one / 1999 INTRODUCTION Hello and welcome to the first VIXEN-Fan. From that day I NAME: Andreas Goetsche issue of the international VIXEN started to collect everything. (all my friends call me ANDY) & BUBBLE Fanzine. I thought it From cuttings, photos, merchan- AGE: is it important for you? was time to do something like dise to records, CD’s, audio- and BORN: Duesseldorf, Germany this to put all the fans out there video-stuff. Everything was MY JOB: Graphic Designer together. important to me. Now I’m very MY HOBBIES: VIXEN, Joan Jett, proud of my collection which Sleaze-Band, collecting records Well talking about the fans. contains over 80 LP’s, over 100 and any other stuff which has to I’m a VIXEN-Fan since late 1988. Singles, more than 70 CD’s and do with music. Most of you know that I’m a over 40 hours of video-stuff. An My own glam-band called record collector and this is one of amazing collection of cuttings „Blondes have more fun“ where the reasons I became a VIXEN- from around the world plus over I play guitar and being the singer Fans. As a record collector you 1.000 different photos of the of this fantastic band. have to go out every month to band. I’m also very proud to say Met people from everywhere in check all the record stores near that I have also 5 Gold Award the world. Being in London and your hometown. It was in of the first VIXEN-album (thanks Los Angeles. November 1988 when my to my friend SAM). To have my own little second friend and I went to one of the hand record shop (Mailorder biggest record stores in In 1993 I had the change to met only). Duesseldorf. When we went in Share in L.A. when she played If you want to know more let I saw a big poster on the wall with Havanna 3AM. But I must me know what it is. which shows VIXEN. I thought tell you the truth - I was to shy „Ah another Female Band like the to talk to her - so I hope I’ll get Runaways, looking good lets try another change (Give me another the record and listen if the can change, Share - I know you’ll play or if the only look fantastic. read this). I bought the record (for all the record collectors, it was the This was my little story - there’s a limited edition with Charmed life lot more to tell you but I thing it’s on side two - this is now a rare time to start with the fanzine. If and expensive record). I also you like to write your personal bought the audio-tape. Back story send it in with a photo of home I put the record on and it yourself and I’ll be happy to print was great. I loved every song on it in the next issue. Also concert It’s me during an unplugged gig in1998 at our the record. But as most of all the review are very welcome. favourite club in Monheim called „Spielmann“. people who first listen to the Your personal ad is also very I’d like to say thanks to the record I couldn’t believe that they welcome and it’s for free! following people: Share, Janet, played all this stuff (sorry Share, Anything you like to tell would Jan and Roxy, Bubble, Sam, Jan, Janet and Roxy). But this be important - remember this Frankie, Uwe Klee, Ute Beginn of opinion was only for one month. fanzine is made for you - the Blackmail News, Rita of Metal In January 1989 I went to a THE FANS. Hope you’ll like the Maidens, all the record dealer concert in Duesseldorf. fanzine - sorry for any mistakes, from around the world for their This was also shown by German it’s really hard to write down help. Sabine from Austria - my Television (RTL - Mosh). And as everything in English. Hope you wonderful penpal and to all the everyone who saw VIXEN live I can understand everything. fans I met over the years! learned something. Yes the really Before I start with the story of play great Rock’n’Roll. That was VIXEN I’d like to give you a little the day I became a real and loyal profile of myself. Here it is… 2 INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one / 1999 HARD 16 Share, Roxy, Jan and Janet during a festival in Germany in 1989. EDITORIAL HARD 16 Head Office: Andreas Goetsche, LORTZINGWEG 15, D-40764 LANGENFELD, GERMANY Telefax: (+int. code) 21 73 20 44 48 E-MAIL: [email protected] Editor: Andy (Cosmic Kiss Production) Design & Layout: Andy and my Power MACINTOSH 4400 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: it’s not clear now - so please wait for details next time. The first issue is free for all VIXEN & BUBBLE Fans around the world. No part of the magazine may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. THANKS! 3 HARD 16 INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one / 1999 STORY part one The story of VIXEN started way called MADAM X with a great back in 1980/1981, when female drummer, named Roxy guitarist Jan Kuehnemund Petrucci. Her Sister Maxine who formed her first band and called played guitar in MADAM X is it VIXEN. Jan was born on now the bass-player for the new November 18, 1961 in St. Paul, line-up of VIXEN. So both are Minnesota. She started out from together again. (A special about Minnesota and played with her MADAM X will be in one of the band all around the USA and next issues including a nice finally worked their way to Los poster plus Discography from Angeles. On their way touring around the world). across the country, Jan saw a great vocalist playing at a club in Back in 1984 when MADAM X Los Angeles and this vocalist was THE SONGS for the movie: did on LP called ‘We reserve Janet Gardner. the right’ and had some great COMPUTER MADNESS responce over here in Europe (Jan Kuehnemund) Janet was born on March 17, with their single ‘High in high 1962 in Juneau, Alaska. The MARIA school / Metal in my veins’, (Tamara Ivanov) voice was perfect for VIXEN and both produced by Rick Derringer. so Jan ‘stole’ Janet for her band. BE WITH ME After hearing MADAM X were (Gail Ericksen & Keith Krupp) splitting up, VIXEN sent a demo MR. COOL tape to Roxy Petrucci, who was (Gail Ericksen) born on March 17, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan. She did a GIVE IT A CHANCE few jam sessions with the band (J. Gardner & J. Kuehnemund) and very shortly became the new RUNNIN’ drummer of VIXEN. The band (Cindy Boetticher) (now a four-piece with Jan, Janet Roxy and on bass, Steve Vai’s wife Pia Koko) got picked up by The line-up of the band in the Left Bank Management and they movie is: made a three-track demo. Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (vocals), Tracks on the demo were: Tamara Ivanov (rhythm guitar) LEAVE ME ALONE, Pia Koko (bass) and WAITING FOR YOU Laurie Hedlund (drums). and YOU OUGHTA KNOW BY NOW. If a soundtrack exists, please Janet Gardner in 1991 during their European give a note to me. I know an Tour with Deep Purple. order-no. but I haven’t got any This is the end of part one. Part two will be in issue two. In 1984 the band got a chance information yet. If you have more information to play in a real movie. The movie please let me know. Any info was called ‘Hardbodies’ and it’s In time the band went through for making a better story is about making love at a beach some personal changes to get important. and having parties all day. 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