Richard Fortus

from: riverfronttimes.com

Speaking of Guns N’ Roses, current guitarist Richard Fortus dropped me a line a few weeks ago to tell me some news about thePale Divine reunion show goings-on. (It’s still Monday, December 29 at the Pageant.)

First, the band put together a very comprehensive new Website atwww.theeyes-paledivine.com , which contains a comprehensive discography and history, links to audio/video and press.

Even cooler, Fortus says the band is producing a limited-edition (1000 copies) boxed set that’s a veritable treasure trove of Pale Divine rarities: “It’s a custom hard-bound book type of package that will contain 2 DVDs of old live footage and backstage stuff and then 2 CDs. One CD will be a rerelease of our first indie record called Freedom in a Cage. The other disc is going to be the demos that we did for the second Atlantic record that was never recorded. It will come with a stitched, 16-page book of photos.”

This will be available through the Pale Divine/Eyes website and at the Pageant store. (In fact, Fortus says there’s also going to be a package deal where you can get two reserved balcony tickets, the boxed set and a T-shirt for a discount price at the website/Pageant store.)

– Annie Zaleski