THE FIRST ANNUAL DANNY AWARDS PRESENTATION
Iguana New York
March 23, 2001

THE VOTING
Danny voting was conducted via Email with the procedure for requesting an Email ballot advertised in the Dandom Digest, the Sign In Stranger guestbook, alt.music.steely-dan, dandom.com and other forums. Approximately a week or so in mid-March 2001 was allowed for the voting.

THE LISTINGS
The following lists finalists in all 35 categories with the winner named in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS with other finalists (those receiving a significant number of votes) also listed.

Following each listing are the "VOTER COMMENTS." Pretty much all of these are reproduced anonymously and faithful to the original grammar without editing; although the way some were written, you might be able to have a good guess as to the author.

VIDEO CLIPS OF THE AWARD PRESENTATION
Certain award listings are supplemented with a brief streaming video clip of the award presentation. These are designated by a film clip icon. Click on the icon and you can see actual footage of the award being presented at Iguana's New York. You will need QuickTime Player Win/Mac is best or Real Player or other similar streaming video player to view these. A T1/DSL/Cable modem connection is recommended. Special thanks to Ed Beatty for digitally filming the Awards Presentation for for these clips.

VOTER-CREATED AWARD CATEGORIES
In addition to the 35 official categories, each voter also had the opportunity to create and present awards in categories of their own invention. These comprise the second half of this page. Please note that these were not awarded at Iguana-New York and appear here for the first time.

DANNY AWARD CERTIFICATES
Those winning in one of the 35 categories receive a certificate. If you were unable to receive your certificate, or if the certificate you received in NYC last March needs to be corrected or otherwise reprinted, please Email hoops@dandom.com. Be sure to list the award, the name(s) as you would like them to appear and a "snail mail" address to where the certificate(s) can be sent. The certificates are in full color, but certificates requested after August 23 will be printed in black toner only.

KEEP IN MIND that this is intended for amusement and is not entirely scientifically accurate nor according to accepted statistical practices. On the other hand, a goodly attempt was made to sincerely reflect with a lot of accuracy the wishes of Dandom...blah, blah, blah. If you are not finding this funny...well, you should be!

(1. & 2.) Demographics
There were maybe a hundred or so voters, some male, some female, and a number who were apparently undecided, from all walks of life.

Thank you to all who helped to make The Dannys a success, especially HoF Week Celebration hosts, Pete & Shari; and above all else, thanks to all who helped make every single Danfest a great time! Here's to many more.

And now without further adieu...
The following are the finalists and winners of the 2001 Danny Awards.


AWARDS



3. Best Beverage Served at a Danfest

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FINALISTS

• BREW AGAINST NATURE—Tom & Tom (Hartford)

Aussie's Cranberry Jones Beach Chiller (Jones Beach-July 8)
Mr. La Page's Special Drinks (Dallas)
SueDave's Zombie from the Cocoa Shell (Seattle Pre-Show Party)
SueDave's Punch (Seattle Pre-Show Party)


VOTER COMMENTS

"My own blend of fine Caribbean rhum, fresh limes and a conglomeration of fruit juices: served for brave souls during the Steely Dan concert at Jones Beach (part deux) at the parking lot tailgate party. hoops will corroborate."

"Not sure I can call Kirschwasser the 'best' since it was vile tasting....but it was in a shell, after all, so who knows how much crustacean juice was left inside?"

"...cheap Belgian beer next to Olympia in Paris (the Americans drank like frat boys)..."

"...Skyy vodka in a frozen lemon chill on the lawn at Starplex...

"The Last Chance Saloon's Cuban Breezes (don't remember who else was drinkin' them, but mine sure was tasty!) (Merriweather Post Pavilion Danfest)"

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4. Best Food Item Served at a Danfest

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FINALISTS

ST. AL'S STEAKS AS BARBECUED AT THE KOA CAMPGROUNDS (Ellsburg, Washington)
SueDave's Hummus (Seattle)
SueDave's Red Beans and Rice for a Quarter (Seattle)
Tim Kearn's "Katy Lied" (Grilled Chicken Breast & Green Bell Pepper Sandwich) (Camden/Philadelphia)



VOTER COMMENTS


"(tie) Jamie Nudge's Buffalo Chicken Wings/Lucinda Bailey's Butterscotch Brownies, both at the Countdown to Ecstasy (C2E) Picnic at Waterloo Park..."

"That 'enlightening' banana-nut bread with "surprise" ingredients at the rockin' Dallas show."

"I plead the fifth....."

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5. Best Substance at a Danfest

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FINALISTS

• CHIBA CHIBA (All Danfests)
Carrot and Banana Breads with Extra... (Dallas)



VOTER COMMENTS

"That "enlightening" banana-nut bread with "surprise" ingredients at the rockin' Dallas show."

"#9 Charlotte home-grown hybrid (be where you wanna stay for a while)"

"Flesh."

"Highly intellectual discussion of existential philosophy at Las Vegas Danfest."

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6. Best Party Favor at a Danfest

FINALISTS

• DIRTY SHIRTS, Greg Neth, Dallas (tie)
• STEELY DAN WINDOW CLINGYS, Oleander, Raleigh
(tie)
Deludin Medication Bottles, Ameris & Cara Mia, Irvine
Lanyards, Dana Graves, Dallas
Shrinky Dans, Lisa Fuller, Houston


VOTER COMMENTS

"Choose your "dirty" or "clean" t-shirt right here! [Dallas Danfest attendees broke the record for spirited emailing about this issue...]"

"Best Party Favor at a Danfest The Dandom Slut's Deludin Rx bottles from LA"

" Oleander's "Fagengrüven" bumper stickers—she's the best"

"....well, the midriff section was quite favorable!"


"Deludin Medication Bottles
with wonderful labels,
courtesy of Amaris in Irvine...."
"....those t-shirts and mousepads courtesy of Mistah Walter Becker his own bad self (the Gorge)..."

"Deludin Medication Bottles with wonderful labels, courtesy of Amaris in Irvine...."

"... a girl calling herself 'Rikki' . Turns out she wasn't exactly a 'favor'-but was worth every penny...er...dollar..."

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7. Best Technical Achievement at a Danfest

FINALISTS

hoops iMOVIE CLIPS
Damien from Australia getting his beater car cross-continent


VOTER COMMENTS

"I would like to humbly nominate my good friend Mike Cisneros' wonderful 'Steely Dan Final Exam' (for, of course, Dr. Wu's class) at the Cincinnati Danfest. Mike was one of the hosts of the Danfest, and he obviously put a lot of time into this five-page brain crusher. It included true/false, multiple guess and essay questions, but was a blast from start to finish!"

"Damian Brierty's documentary filming at various Danfests—sadly, he hasn't been heard from since..."

"The *hoops* we had to jump through to get Reanne's RV to DanGate Houston....we're talkin' porta potty here!"

"Tampa: Q and I hosted ...nobody showed up."

"Damien's Toyota"

"Drinking Cakebread, smoking the Honduran, and the kind Bud simultaneously"

"Damian, the Aussie film maker actually getting that piece of shit car actually across the country!!"

"Dave Braxton, playing drums in public for the *first time ever*, and pulling off a performance worthy of Purdie himself! (C2E Picnic, Merriweather Post Pavilion Danfest)"

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8. Danfest Host(s) of The Year (Individual, Duo, or Group)

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FINALISTS

• MARK DRINAN & BILL GRIFFIN, BOSTON RAG (tie)
• ROSE DARLING & ELAINE SAFARIK, DALLAS
(tie)
Aja, San Diego
Aray, Shoreline
Oleander, Raleigh
The Dangate Girls: Gypsy Queen, Green Earrings & Little Wild One, Houston
Team enGORGEment

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9. Best Costume at a Danfest

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FINALISTS

• THE DANGATE TEAM: GYPSY QUEEN, GREEN EARRINGS & LITTLE WILD ONE, Houston
Mark The Chimp & St Al, Fezzes, enGORGEment
Richard Karl, The Fez, Dallas and other venues


VOTER COMMENTS

"St Al's stylish ensemble: fez, cheep sunglasses, loud Hawaiian shirt"

"I have only been to one Danfest, this past summer in Cincinnati. I put in my vote for the guy with the "Is There Gas In The Car?" T-shirt, name unknown!"

"Hands down, Mike B from Denver, who showed up at the Raleigh DanFest as Jive Miguel, complete with bronzer, polyester leisure suit, long pointy collared shirt, gold chain, and skeevy hat & glasses. It was brilliant."

"Once again, Ole's 'Bat Sneakers'!"

"Janey Runaway (me) Long black gloves, Dean & Deluca bag, heels"

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10. Danfest Attendee Who Best Embodied a Steely Dan Character or Album Cover

FINALISTS

JIVE MIGUEL, Raleigh
Wil Buchanan & Lisa Fuller (dressed in SD Album cover T-shirts) Houston &Dallas



VOTER COMMENTS

" Raleigh, it hadda be the guy appearing to be "wired", made up with red skin, aka 'Jive Miguel'"

"Wil Buchanan & sister [Lisa] who were wearing Self-made t-shirts of Album covers—Houston"

"The irrepressible Butchie, at enGORGEment 2000—representing some random Daglo Freak, at the very least."

"Why Cara Mia, of course, from Gaslighting Abbie, aka Marsha D."

"hoops with his 'Walter is GOD' sign @ Houston"

"Cousin Dupree—but he was incognito!—all he left behind was this note:
http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=showMyPhoto&albumID=3602919&photoID
=3605406&security=WWqCTkgNul
"

"Klaus & The Rooster— Dallas Danfest"

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11. Most Orgasmic Experience at a Danfest

FINALISTS

(No clear winner in this category)



VOTER COMMENTS

"Uh, isn't this a family website?"

"Me, Re, Bubby and Dr. Wu jammin' to Kid C"

"standing on a hotel room desk with five others, singing 'gaucho' at the top of our lungs, in Dallas."

"doing it on a hotel room desk with five gauchos, screaming at the top our lungs, in Dallas."

"Most Orgasmic Experience at a Danfest (this actually didn't didn't happen till after the show and is confidential:)"

"Listening to the entire sell-out crowd at Mansfield MA sing along with every single song, fervently but ***quietly*** (so as to also be able to listen to The Donald)."

"Uh, an orgasm? Or something pretty close to one."

"I didn't have an orgasm at any Danfest."

"Meeting Mr. LaPage and his lovely Babylon Sisters—he really LOVES women!"

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12. Midriff Section of the Year—Female*

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FINALISTS

• JAIME BEEMER, enGORGEment
Mr. LaPage's Women, Dallas

*Carolyn Leonhart and Victoria Cave received the most votes, but technically were not at the Danfests.


VOTER COMMENT

"Aja, from San Diego, with her terrific bod."

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13. Midriff Section of the Year—Male

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FINALISTS

• NOBODY
Mark, The Chimp Bacola (enGORGEment, Paris, others)
Hat2Flat (enGORGEment, The Trifecta, Dallas, Frankfurt & others)



VOTER COMMENT

"hoops changing shirts after getting soaked between Pizza and Allstate Arena."

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14. Most Thrilling to Meet In Person at a Danfest

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FINALISTS


• PETE FOGEL & HIS LOVERLY SHARI
Dinky Dawson
hoops/Jim McKay
Jack of Days/Ti Bon Ange/Diane De Rooij/Diane, DIANE, D I A N E
Miz Ducky/Ellen Brenner
Oleander/Ole
Pete Fogel
St. Al/Pat Beemer


VOTER COMMENTS

"In Chicago at the post-show Danfest, as Led Zeppelin's first album played at the Clark Street Ale House, word spread that Jimmy Page was outside on the sidewalk. I ran out with my camera but was stopped by one of his bodyguards as he was heading for the big white Suburban. Saying to the beefcake, "I just want to shake his hand," Jimmy looked over, saying, "Well, if that's all..." We shook hands and I wished him well on tour with The Black Crowes. Hmm, his hip seemed fine then. Uh-oh."

"The nuclear physicist from Sao Paulo, Brazil, who attended our Danfest in Cincinnati. Amazing. He knew how to cut ticket deals and do particle physics, too. The Dan has smart fans."

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15. Danfest Partier of the Year

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FINALISTS

• ARAY aka PRINCESS OF CAIRO aka GEORGE SANDS
Butchy
Matt & Amanda
Sara Kessler
Steve Preactor



VOTER COMMENT

"Steve Preactor, who despite all obstacles and setbacks has persevered and made both C2E II and now C2E III happen! Thanks for your persistence Steve! (Merriweather Post Pavilion Danfest)"

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16. Danfest Location of The Year

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FINALISTS

• DALLAS
• JONES BEACH, WANTAUGH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
(tie)
• THE GORGE, GEORGE, WASHINGTON
(tie)
Houston
Paris

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17. Best Weather at a Danfest

FINALISTS

• JONES BEACH, WANTAUGH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, July 8, 2000
(tie)

• THE GORGE, GEORGE, WASHINGTON
(tie)
Paris

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18. Most Inclement Weather at a Danfest

FINALISTS

• JONES BEACH, WANTAUGH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, July 3, 2000 (tie)
• MERRIWETHER POST PAVILION, COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
(tie)
Chicago
Houston
Rotterdam

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19. Danfest of the Year

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FINALISTS

• BOSTON RAG (tie)
• DALLAS
(tie)
enGORGEment
Jones Beach, July 8, 2000
Merriwether Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
Trifecta—Chicago
Trifecta—Milwaukee



VOTER COMMENT

"Can only speak for Raleigh—and it was absolutely perfect. Warm, interesting people that all shared a common thread. My spouse still doesn't get it."

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The following 5 categories refer to the iDanvention iMovie clips which can be viewed at http://dandom.com/idanvention


20. Best SUPPORTING Actor in a iDanvention iMovie Clip

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FINALISTS

MARK DRINAN in "Gearslut" & "Sponge Bob, Square Pants" (Boston Rag) (tie)
PETE FOGEL (Several) (tie)
Glen Fogel in "VH-1, Take 2" (Jones Beach)

Sponge Bob also received numerous votes but technically did not appear in any clip.

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21. Best SUPPORTING Actress in an iDanvention iMovie Clip

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FINALISTS

THE DANGATE THREESOME: GYPSY QUEEN, GREEN EARRINGS & LITTLE WILD ONE (Houston)
Shari Kamburoff (Several)

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22. Best Actor in an iDanvention iMovie Clip

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FINALISTS

ALL THE ST. AL IMPERSONATORS (tie)
BILL GRIFFIN, "Sponge Bob, Square Pants" (Mansfield/Boston) (tie)
• TOM McLOUGHLIN* in "Brew Against Nature" (Hartford) (tie)
Pete Fogel (Several)

* Tom is Joe Murtha's ("Steely Dan Reader") Brother-in-law


VOTER COMMENTS

"Pete Fogel—Bullshit.com movie, only a master could have a look That blank."

"Aussie the WonderStud" (hey, don't hold back, Aussie, it's unhealthy to repress those kinds of urges!)

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23. Best Actress in an iDanvention iMovie Clip

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FINALISTS

• MIZ DUCKY (Several clips—enGORGEment & BOSTON RAG)
Amelia Ray (Shoreline & Dallas clips)
Lady Bayside (Jones Beach clips)
The Woman in "Donald and Walter are Sexy" (Trifecta—Chicago)

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24. iDanvention iMovie Clip of the Year

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FINALISTS

• GEARSLUT (Boston, Camden, Dallas & elsewhere)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/gearslut.mov

An Afternoon with Dinky Dawson in about a Minute (Boston)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/71500-boston/dinky.mov

Brew Against Nature (Hartford)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/70900-hartford/brewvsnature.mov

Bullshit.com (San Francisco)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/60600-concord/bullshit.com.mov

Moonflower & Butchy (enGORGEment)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/60300-gorge/butchy3.mov

Steely Dan is God (Concord)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/60600-concord/danisgod.mov

Walter Becker is GOD (Houston)
http://dandom.com/idanvention/72800-houston/god.mov



VOTER COMMENT

"JK saying if he sees Steely Dan again at the next regular interval for him, he will have to come in a wheelchair."

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The following Dannys refer to the venues and the Steely Dan Tour 2K Concerts themselves



25. Venue with the Coolest Security

FINALISTS

SMIRNOFF CENTER/STARPLEX, Dallas
Concord/Chronicle Pavilion, Concord (Bay Area), California



VOTER COMMENTS

"'Coolest security' is an oxymoron"

"The Gorge (especially the nice security guards who ***apologized*** for asking StAl to take the cocktail flag down off his camper)"

"Houston—The COMPASS BANK CLUB was sooooo easy to sneak into!!"

"All I remember was, in Raleigh, instead of 'up against the wall', the only remark I heard was 'sir, would you please smoke that somewhere else besides the concession area?'"

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26. Venue with most Nazi-like Security

FINALISTS

• PINE KNOB, Clarkston/Detroit Metro Region (Tie)
WOODLANDS PAVILION, Houston (Tie)
The Gorge, George, Washington



VOTER COMMENTS

"Detroit! The security and cops were bustin' people for dancing even NEAR the aisleways."

"Mountain View—"No, you may not dance in the aisle..." "No, you cannot go into the front section to give 2 UC Berkeley t-shirts to Walt & Don..." She passed them to the other ushers, but did W & D get the shirts? Hell if I'll ever know..."

"Do Steely Dan fans really need security? Or just Prozac?"

"Has to be Cincinnati. Every time I returned to my seat prior to the show's start, and then when returning after the intermission, I was stopped at the entryway to the seating section closest to the stage. My ticket was checked there, then it was checked AGAIN by someone standing by my row before I sat down. I finally could not resist a bit of frustrated sarcasm, and asked the last ticket checker if he wanted a pint of blood and my firstborn child as well."

"Not at the venue, but the Campground Nazi of the Franchise Campground from Hell (outside the Gorge venue) must receive some kind of special mention."

"Denver—they confiscated water bottles!"

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27. Venue with Best Potties

FINALISTS

FIDDLER'S GREEN, Denver
Alter Oper, Frankfurt
Tweeter Center/Great Woods, Mansfield/Boston
Olympia, Paris



VOTER COMMENTS

"Denver!! Fiddler's Green's facilities didn't make women wait!! You know how we hate to wait!!"

"Cincinnati. I changed into my WonderWaif t-shirt in record time there, and no one bothered me at all..."

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28. Venue with Scariest Potties

FINALISTS

• THE GORGE, George, Washington
NEC, Birmingham, England
PNC Bank Arts Center/Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View (Bay Area), California



VOTER COMMENT

"The Gorge (hey, what do you expect after the Red Hot Chili Pepper fans set them on fire the previous weekend?)"

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29. Venue with Best Parking

FINALISTS

• JONES BEACH, Wantaugh, Long Island, New York

Smirnoff Center/Starplex, Dallas
Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford
None of Them



VOTER COMMENT

"Parking was cool, especially the purple Prowler parked up front with the custom SD plates—whose was it?"

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30. Venue with Worst Parking

FINALISTS

• CONCORD CHRONICLE PAVILION, Concord (Bay Area), California (tie)
• THE GORGE, George, Washington
(tie)
Pine Knob, Clarkston/Detroit Metro Region
Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee



VOTER COMMENTS

"PNC Bank Arts Center, formerly GSAC. We had to take a yellow school bus from the parking to the arena. And it sucks when your knees don't fit in the seats."

"The lot was divided up with old telephone poles, one of which leaped up and wrested Moonflower to the, ground, sending her to First Aid, and then into the show."

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31. Best Concession Stand Food or Beverage

FINALISTS

• FRIED DOUGH, THE MEADOWS, Hartford
Jack Daniels Lemonade, Concord/Chronicle Pavilion
Polish Kielbasa, Starlake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh Metro Area
Nothing



VOTER COMMENTS
"Polish Kielbasa (Starlake, Pittsburgh) "

"People wasted time standing in concession stand lines when THE DAN were playing?!? Feh!!!"

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32. Worst Concession Stand Food or Beverage (Please Name Item & Venue)

FINALIST

• PRETZELS WITH CHEESE-COLORED SUBSTANCE, MANDALAY BAY, Las Vegas


VOTER COMMENTS

"People wasted time standing in concession stand lines when THE DAN were playing?!? Feh!!!"

"However the giant pretzel was just gross, and the cheese sauce only resembled cheese in color."

"$7.00 lukewarm Coors Lite beer at Coors Amphitheater"

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33. Favorite Official Steely Dan Item sold at Shows

FINALISTS

• BLACK STEELY DAN POLO SHIRTS
Black Annalisa T-Shirt
Green Subway Token Shirts
Key Chain
Tour Programme
Wonderwaif T-shirt (voted a fav by all guys and one wonderwaif)



VOTER COMMENTS

"Y2K Keychain—so valuable someone stole it right off my keychain...can you believe it?"

"Has to be the teeny little Wonder Waif T-shirt. Its size tag reads, "One Size Fits All." (all Wonder Waifs, that is!)"

"'Walter Becker Is God' vanity plate, which was sold out at every venue"

"Dear Mr Dandom;

I wanted to say that I'm particularly happy with my Steely Dan Zeppelin I bought at the Paris concert. You know, the 100m long one, with Steely Dan written with light bulbs on the two sides. I must admit that it was not easy to carry from the concert hall to my little village in the deep south west of France but as a clever man I had the idea not to blow it up before I arrived.

Now it's floating 50 m high above the fields and it's quite nice although there is not too much people to see it, mostly cows I must say.(I'm a farmer).

I also had some difficulties to find an electric cable long enough to light the bulbs at night and the cows love the SD pink and blue signs in the sky. They also love when I put those really big speakers in the field and play them a few SD tunes. Of course the one they prefer is "Black cow" but they also appreciate very much "Gaucho". This one seems to calm them down a little bit. I also noticed that their milk is xweeter after that.

For the next tour I would appreciate a SD hair dryier, it's for my mum.

Anyway, thanks for the Zeppelin idea.

Philippe Poudensan,
Pau
France"

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34. Venue of the Year on Steely Dan Tour 2K

FINALISTS

• JONES BEACH, Wantaugh, Long Island, New York
Olympia, Paris
Smirnoff Center, Dallas
The Gorge, George, Washington
Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA



VOTER COMMENT

"08 July 2000. It was their home town. The fans were better than in New Jersey. And the weather didn't dampen the spirits. Plus, off the record, I have a good boot of the show, so I'm happy and able to relive the memories :-) "

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35. Venue from Hell on Steely Dan Tour 2K

FINALISTS

• FOREST NATIONAL, Brussels
(tie)
• ICE PALACE (TAMPA HOCKEY ARENA)
(tie)
Allstate Arena, Chicago Metro Area
Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View (Bay Area), California
The Gorge, George, Washington



VOTER COMMENTS

"Chicago Allstate. The Gorge ain't all it's cracked up to be either."

"Wembley."

"The Gorge is a lot of hype. Sure the photo is cool on the back of Alive in America, but unless you are weirdly lucky and sit with a strange view of the stage itself, you can't see the Gorge. You drive three hours each way and walk half a mile from the lot each way. I felt like I was a migrant Dan Fan—I panhandled $197.84 though. Nice wages for a migrant."

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36. Most Exciting Moment During a Steely Dan Show

FINALISTS

• THE OPENING CHORDS OF "THE BOSTON RAG"
(A Runaway Winner!!!)
Dean Parks joining Steely Dan on stage at Dallas
When the girls began singing "Dirty Work"
The opening of "Deacon Blues"



VOTER COMMENTS

"In Raleigh, NC with the opening chord to Don't Take Me Alive. My nipples were hard enough to cut glass even in the sweltering heat!"

"'almost got there' line WoH, Milwaukee June 23, gave me chills up and down my spine..."

"When the sky opened up, the thunder rolled, and lightning flashed, in perfect accompaniment to the encores at the Merriweather Post Pavilion show."

"For me, the most exciting moment at Cincinnati was the one when Don forgot the lyrics to the beginning of the third verse in "My Old School," the final song. He grinned (or sort of), looked back a bit at the three ladies singing behind him, and listened long enough to let them bring him up to speed. It was funny and touching at the same time. The end of a long night for him, in the heat, and he kept going just the same."

"Donald: when he used to ride this giant pink inflatable microphone, but was it a microphone?. I also loved his platform shoes and his green wig. Walter: when he suddenly started to beat the measure with the extremity of his left foot. It was so sudden, intense and weird!"

"Donald doing the 'Hey 19' monolog at the Mansfield MA show, with the whole audience going nuts over it"

"When they opened the show playing 'Boston Rag', it was just the most perfect song to pick, and they sounded incredible."

"How can you choose? Total ecstasy every minute I got to share the same space on this earth with two people I have adored, idolized, worshipped since 1972. Total communion with a group of people who felt exactly the
same way."

"When I heard the opening notes of "The Royal Scam," a song I NEVER thought I'd hear in concert! This song has haunted me since the first time I heard it, and as they launched into it, my rest of the song. I had similar experiences throughout the evening, but I don't think any of them were quite the equal of that feeling. I distinctly remember feeling as though I was floating during that song—and I was (mostly) sober!"

"Dallas—when Dean Parks joined Walter and Jon on stage—guitar heaven! All three were grinning and playing and looked like they were having a great old time!"

"JIMMY HASLIP/Tom Barney AT THE AHOY ROTTERDAM"

"Pine Knob Music Theater, Auburn Hills MI—The venue blew a fuse shortly after the intro to Josie. DF stopped the song. The band then restarted with a completely different version of the song. Way professional!"

" Mansfield—The Boston crowd exploding like a bomb when they recognize the opening chords of 'The Boston Rag'. Off the charts in decibel levels."

"During the July 3, 2000 show at Jones Beach, Donald Fagen began to proclaim

'It's a strange night', but before he could complete the thought, Walter Becker interrupted with 'Strange like every other night?' Runner up: at the end of the show, Don looked very thoughtful as if he had some great words of wisdom, and then said 'I have nothing further to say at this time'. Without a doubt, Donald's witticisms and personality made the show."

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37. Steely Dan Show of the Year

FINALISTS

• BOSTON
(tie)
• DALLAS
(tie)
Camden
Chicago
Hartford
Merriwether Post Pavilion (Columbia, Maryland)
Paris
Pittsburgh (Starlake)



VOTER COMMENTS

"Blossom—the only one I saw if you haven't figured that out yet."

"Milwaukee—Home Turf and Walter asked 'Is there anyone here for the Trifecta?' Walter is God"

"Of the 5 shows I saw, I liked Dallas the best—Dean Parks put it over the top!"

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SPECIAL AWARDS


Special Pre-Danfest Event in Seattle
SueDave (One name, two bodies)

Special Pre-Danfest Event in Chicago
Hat2Flat & Wonderwaif of Irving Park

Special Services to the Disabled
Randy Reichart, enGORGEment

New Steely Dan Fans of the Year
Mike & Andrew—Those two young guys at SueDave's Party & enGORGEment

Special Achievement with a Video Camera & a Beater Car
Damien Brierty

"Walter Becker is God" Prize
Jim "hoops" McKay (presented by Pete Fogel at Dangate, Houston)

"Keeping The Faith" Award for Most-Post Tour Activity
Merriwether Post Pavilion Danfest Group: "C2E"

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VOTER-CREATED AWARDS


The following awards were improvised and awarded by the voters themselves who were instructed:

"Make up your own Danny Award Category and
then name the winner of your Special Danny."



Best Use of Prescription Drugs at a Steely Dan Show
Matt 'Darvacet' Sharp


Funniest comment from a Band Member
"It's getting dark, dark and scary....I guess it's time to introduce my partner, Walter Becker." D.F., Milwaukee show


Most sarcastic remark heard at a Steely Dan show
D.F. again, Pine Knob after an 'explosion' shorted out part of the system, "Someone can give me an update any minute now.."



Album of the Year
"Two Against Nature", Steely Dan



Best Fist-Fight, um, FOOT-FIGHT, at a Danfest

As the 3 female co-hosts of the Houston Danfest were modeling their custom-made sleevless polos with embroidered Dan Names for the video camera, someone remarked that two of the co-hosts were "busty" whereas one co-host was "not-so-busty".

A young man from the DanFest revelers came over to explain how the "not-so-busty" host could perhaps compete with the other two. He placed his hand in a cupped position INSIDE the young-lady's shirt so as to expand the breastal area. The young-lady's BOYFRIEND was the one holding the video camera - and hands being full - reached out and quite literally KICK-BOXED the offender into the next zip code!!!

And the Danny goes to: Ed, the Jealous Boyfriend!!



Most Confused Local Law Enforcement
Early along in the Houston Danfest, we received a visit from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department. Apparently they were just patrolling around and saw the large and visible gathering of fans (Recreational vehicle, banners in the trees etc). Ed (the aforementioned nominee for the Foot-fight) went over and had a nice chat with the Sheriff's Deputy. The officer basically told us to keep the noise down, alcohol out-of-view etc... About an hour later, we got a visit from a Different Deputy (we'll call him Barney Fife) who said that it is "illegal" to have parking lot parties (we were on private property with permission from the Management Company of course) and that "alcohol" is certainly not allowed and that we better pack it up "right away" and move on to the concert. This of course did not put a damper on the Danfest, we just "slowly" packed away the fun and then it was concert time anyway. The point is, local law enforcement doesn't know it's ass from a hole in the ground.

And the Danny goes to: The Montgomery County Texas Sheriff's Department!
(Might as well have been Mayberry!!)


Most Memorable After-Concert Moment
I don't know this lady's name, but she rates.

Here's the reason: I heard a woman's voice in the crowd of people behind me as I left the Cincinnati concert. She was softly singing, "Any Major Dude," all the words just right.

I turned to see that she was singing to her little daughter, who she was holding hands with as they walked away from the show. The soothing lyrics, the soft smile on the girl's face. All the people around her fell quiet at that moment, including me-we were all touched. That woman had shared something she treasured with her child during the show, and was sharing yet another song (one The Dan didn't play) as they walked away.



Least number of Participants for a Danfest
Tampa, Just me and Q



"Little Wild One Award" for most visitors to her tent
Jack of Days A.K.A. ti bon ange (one of those "you had to be there" situations)



Youngest Fan Award

That would surely go to me :)



Danny Award for #1 Dan Fan and S.O.
Pete Fogel and Shari Kamburoff



LUCKLESS PEDESTRIAN AWARD:
My sister and I missed the last train to our town out of Center City Philadelphia after the Camden show. We took another train that left us about 15 miles from home, walked about 4 miles (by this time it was three a.m.), saw a bus that would have taken us within a mile of home pass in the distance too far away to catch, flagged down a cab driven by a psychopath, and finally made it home about 4:30 a.m. Did we care? Of course not, because we were honored and thrilled to be—you guessed it—"Luckless Pedestrians."



Best Independent film maker of the tour:

That Australian guy whatsisname??



MEET THE THE ANORAKS and KEEP SMILING Award 2000
Definitely Pete and Shari they always had time for the fans no matter how weird !! (Anorak= Trainspotter/geek.)



WEBDRONE of the millennium award 2000
The Webdrone over at steelydan.com, for all their great work, and organizing the pre-sale tix for the Official SD Newsletter viewers, thanx



Best Non-Australian Independent filmaker of the tour:
hoops



Special Achievements in Sound, Film & Special Effects Editing:
hoops for the gearslut movie!!!



Lifetime Achievement Award

Pete Fogel



The Danny for the fans who are brothers & live the most distance from the centre of Dandom

" Bruce & Don" Christchurch, New Zealand



The Danny for fans who are most unlikely to have Steely Dan tour their country

"Bruce & Don" (and any other NZ fans) From New Zealand



The most southerly Danfest with the smallest gathering

" Christchurch, New Zealand"



MOST LIKELY TO HAVE ALL SIX CD's IN THE CAR TO BE STEELY DAN

Me - been that way since my first 6-disc changer (93 BMW - still got it)



INDIVIDUAL WHO'S SPOUSE STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, OR GET IT

Me, and everyone who's in my shoes



FOUNDING FATHER(s) AWARD: PERSON(s) WHO WE OWE ALL THIS TO (besides Donald & Walter), AND WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE ALL THESE FORUMS AND MEDIA VARIATIONS WITHOUT:
Pete Fogel, and Jim McKay



Dan Musical Spirit award
Dr. Wu's Eleventh Hour Orchestra from the MPP Danfest



High Heeled Sneakers Award
Reanne Hancock, Houston (and to her costumer, Gail J)



Best Bodhisattva-esque moment at a show...
The Steely Dan Orchestra, The Toronto show

The story: After beating my brains out for five years trying to enlighten my grad school friends, I finally convinced one to come to an SD show (mainly by buying his ticket and agreeing to take some pretty heavy "enlighteners"). About 5 minutes into "Night by Night" he turns to me and says, "Oh my God, now I know what you mean when you say this is INTELLIGENT music!". Turns out he never really realized the intricate interplay between the instruments until he saw the players live. He went nuts at the show, and we went home and listened to SD for hours and hours.



Best Danfest cover band
Naked Lunch in Deep Ellum, Dallas!



Most generous danfesters
Shoreline, danfesters freely sharing their kirschwasser in shells



Organizer(s) of the Decade(Individual, Duo, or Group)
Pete Fogel, Jim McKay, and Pat Beemer; Danfans Extraordinaire! Without their efforts, Dandom would be second-class.


Best guy from Australia making a film about Dan Fans
Damian



Person you'd most want to be stranded with on a desert island with only a bottle of Kirschwasser to share
Amelia Ray aka Aray aka Princess of Cairo aka George Sands



Beneficiaries of the kindest most generous Dan Fans
The seagulls in Mountain View parking lot A who got to eat the the Danfest leftovers while we enjoyed the concert.



The wonderful flat changer who changed the flat on his wife's car after the concert

Steve Miyamoto



The two most grateful Danfans who benefitted from the most excellent and quick flat changing skills demonstrated by Steve Miyamoto
Holliday & Anna-Lisa



The Couple With the Curliest Yellow Ribbons on Their Car Antennae
Holliday & Steve


Sound That Echoes in your Head, Even Now
Walter singing "Monkey In Your Soul."



Cutest attendant under age two, with snow white hair and bright blue eyes.
Keziah Holt ( my daughter )



Most In Need of Correction
Donald, after four tours, he still talks in "Hey 19" about there being a worm in the bottom of Cuervo Gold. There is NO worm in the bottom of a bottle of Cuervo. OK?



Best All-Around Dan Fan
Pete Fogel



Best Organizer and "Just Do It" Girl

Oleander



Best Sense of Humor in All Ways

Roy Scam



Best Dancer at a Concert
That would be you, hoops. Your own unique style you know!



Best Ride to the Concert

Brother - Wild Wil's Harley



Friendliest Danfester
(Tie) Sara Kessler and Wonderwaif of Irving Park



Best Moocher
That Austrailan Dude - Damian



Best DF moment
When he lost his shades in the heat of a tune



Best WB vocal

Monkey in Your Soul



Best composure when greatness is thrust upon him

Pete Fogel



Best Danfest host performance under pressure

Tom (Greene Earrings) Greene, "Danger on the Rocks" Danfest, Las Vegas



Most Unintentionally Ironic Activity Proposed at a Danfest

Rollerblading after San Diego show



Funniest Moment
Bill Griffin getting locked out of his Hotel Room in Mansfield before the concert in his towel!



Best Generation On Beyond Zebra participant
8-year-old Chloe from Raleigh, in her long black gloves



Best High-Concept Party Favor
Rich from South Carolina, who handed me a sheet of Bounce fabric softener: no static at all!


Best Soundtrack to a Post-Concert Party
StevieDan from Raleigh, who had the Kama singles on the box



Best Long-Distance Ingenuity
Mike B from Denver's "All-Excess" Passes



Best Costume-That-Almost-Was
Matt & Amanda, who considered putting on SD t-shirts and, with a friend, coming to the Raleigh fest with a video camera: show biz kids taking movies of themselves...



Fan Most willing to Maim Themselves for a Steely Dan Ticket
Moonflower She didn't have a ticket to the Concord Show. While walking from the car to the box office to buy a ticket, she tripped on these annoying telephone poles that are laying down as parking bumpers in the lot and literally fell on her face. Bleeding all over, she was rushed back stage to the First Aid station; after she was cleaned up and checked out, she was escorted to a seat, up front and center, without ever purchasing a ticket.



Person with the Best Dope
Mark B.



Song during which Donald makes the greatest Ray Charles/Joe Cocker face:
The Boston Rag—his snarl on the chorus is great!



Song you'd most like to hear on the next tour (Hopefully this summer!)
Caves of Altamira- keep the darned bone and trumpet



Most devoted fan and the hardest worker to give us the NEWS
hoops McKay.



The duo who've worked their hearts and souls to help us enjoy venues and NYC
St. Al & his lovely Shari.



The most devoted bunch of fans anywhere anytime anyplace
The members of the Dandom Digest.



Least ability to clap in time to any Dan song played all evening
Richard Turner



Most NUMBER of Times Anyone Could Whisper "Please, please, please play Dr Wu"
Pete Robson



Worst Audience Harmony Vocal on Babylon Sisters
Me!



Best Performance by A Danfan With A video Camera
hoops McKay



MVP (non band)
Hoops McKay



Best Fans a Band/Artist Could Ever Hope to Have
Dandom.



I Know They Get Paid For It Doing This Stuff and Have Won Every Damn Official Award This Year,
But Let's Give 'em One More—A Danny!

Donald and Walter



Best Centerpiece
SueDave


Danny for Capturing It All Digitally for Our Repeated Viewing Pleasure
hoops



The Best Improvement in Digital Filming!
hoops



Best Musical Artist on GB

Malcolm Hunter aka YGK



Most Dedicated Danfest Attendee
CaraMia Marsha Doyle



Lifetime Dedication/Pure Public Service Award
hoops: Jim McKay


Most Annoying Stage Patter
When Donald kept talking over the beginning of "Janie Runaway" saying it was from the new album. I wanted to hear the intro music.



Best Non-music Show Contribution
The stage/light show design team (whoever they were).

Their work was completely stuporizing. All those nifty lines and colors and patterns and stuff projected on that cat sniffing under the bridge showing its ass to the government that eventually became the dinosaur grazing in the trees in what's left of society 100 years from now. Or, maybe it was really just a cute little calf suckling its mommy by a fence post? Well, that's what it was from stage left anyway. (Gee, I guess I must've had a good time.)



Creativity in Steely Dan Art
Lisa Fuller



Best Performance After a Car Accident
Dinky Dawson totaled his car at 9 in the morning, but was talking to a crowd of 200 people by 1 PM at Devon's, the restaurant of the Mansfield/Boston Danfest.



WORST Luck Quest for "West Of Hollywood".
Bill Griffin-"SpongeBill"-driving to Long Island in the rain to hear West Of Hollywood only to have it dropped from the set list. Drives to Mansfield, Massachusetts to hear West Of Hollywood only to have it dropped from the set list. Decided not to drive to Hartford CT and Camden NJ, where West Of Hollywood was kept on the set list for both concerts.



WORST Use Of Primo Steely Dan tickets
Goes to the two guys who won the front-row center tickets to Mansfield/Boston show after they thought they were at a Red Sox Game, post party when they arrived at the Pre-Danfest party at the Fenway in Boston.



Best Audience

Mansfield/Boston as told by Donald Fagen



Best Intraband Insult in the Context of a Show
"And speaking of things horrible, let me yield the microphone to my partner, Walter Becker."



Best "Come-on Line" (Band Member)

Donald yelling, "See you next year!"


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