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'Funeral Parlor' midi 28-1-2001
Ant has made a midi file of the Last Stop:This Town b-side 'Funeral Parlor'. Check it out at the midi section.

Poll Results / New Question 28-1-2001
Here are the poll results for the last 3speed poll:
Which song did the eels cover best?

Damn, i wish i was your lover (19) 29%

Can't help falling in love (14) 21%

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (7) 11%

Feeling Good (12) 18%

Living Live (3) 5%

Open the Door (8) 12%

Other (3) 5%

Some comments about the poll:
"open the door rocks....e could have written that one!"
"I think E is a great musician and singer, but Ray Charles' voice is incomparable..."

The new question is: With who should E. collaborate?
This question was originally posted to the spunky2 list by Grant.

'Grace Kelly Blues' midi available 19-1-2001
Anto Dudgeon, who also did the midi for 'Selective Memory' mailed me a new midi he made: 'Grace Kelly Blues' from 'Daisies of the Galaxy'. Listen to his midi file in the midi section.

XFM E. appearance transcript 19-1-2001
E. co-hosted a show on XFM radio. Paulo from the spunky2 list was so kind to transcribe the whole thing, which can be read here.

Eels appearance on 'The Panel' 19-1-2001
'The Panel' a television program, has released a cd with live acoustic performances from many artists, including the eels. There's a version of 'Mr. E's Beautiful Blues' on the cd, read it here.

E. marries Natasha Kovaleva 8-1-2001
The official eels site posted the official news that E. married his girlfriend, Natasha Kovaleva, a Russian dentist. Read the full news item here. I updated the FAQ with this news.

'Selective Memory' midi file 8-1-2001
Anto Dudgeon mailed me a MIDI file he made of 'Selective Memory'. Check it out at the midi section. He also mailed me some comments about Wooden Nickels, which i added to the DOTG tab page.

New York show setlist 8-1-2001
Aron Schor from spunky2 posted the setlist from the concert the eels did in New York, august 2000. Read it here.

eelsdirect.com wallpapers & new message 5-1-2001
The official eels site has now some cool wallpapers available. Some never seen before. And there is also a 'happy new year' message from Butch and e. Butch also has a new 'thoughts' column.

'Fucker' piano tab! 5-1-2001
Marcus has mailed me a piano tab for 'Fucker', the famous Novocain b-side. Check it out at the Misc / Rarities tab page

Feelin' Good tab 5-1-2001
Tom C. has mailed me a tab again. The tab is for 'Feelin' Good', a cover the eels do a lot at live shows.

New daily quotes 4-1-2001
Yes, the daily quotes have been updated. This time with the second half of Beautiful Freak. Sorry for the delay, i was a bit busy eating oliebollen ;-)

Eels chart positions 4-1-2001
Niels and Charlotte from the Spunky2 mailing list have posted some facts about eels chart positions:

Mr. E's Beautiful Blues was NR. 103 on the 'most requested songs' list on radio channel XFM

In that same list, Susan's House was on NR. 47

The 'Independent critics' named Mr. E's Beautiful Blues as their sixth best single of the year

The Belgian radio station Studio Brussels had Flyswatter on number 18 of their list 'De Afrekening'. Which is a list where listeners can vote for their favourite single.

On that same station, the list of the most voted singles for the past 10 years had Last Stop : This Town listed very high.

High bids at Ebay.com for 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning' 4-1-2001
'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning', the new eels live compilation is selling for high prices on the auction site Ebay.com. The CD was sold for a price over 30 dollars. However, to my knowledge the CD is still available via eelsdirect.com.

New tabs posted 4-1-2001
Tom Carr, one of the regular tab contributors to 3speed, has mailed me some tabs again. Read his transcriptions for 'Cancer for the Cure', 'Cheater's Guide', 'Flyswatter' and the OWABM version of 'Daisies of the Galaxy'.