The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for discussion of music, members, stories, and gossip pertaining to the eclectic and now defunct band: Camper Van Beethoven. Also fair game for discussion are related bands, such as Cracker, The Monks of Doom, Heironymus Firebrain, A Great Laugh, and F.S.K.

…. I interrupt this description with an update. It appears that the guys of Camper have got their Funk back. 2002 saw shows in NYC, San Francisco; the release of the long lost much rumored Tusk album. – Yes, that Tusk. – And the release of Cigarettes and Carrot Juice; a wonderful 'n' wondrous box set of all their early albums including, Disc 1: Telephone Free Landslide Victory, Disc 2: II III, Disc 3: Camper Van Beethoven, Disc 4: Camper Vantiquities, Disc 5: Greatest Hits Played Faster (a live compellation of some of the Virgin years songs). This set of far-to-long out of print albums allowed long time fans to replace much loved but worn vinyl discs with digital splendor, newer fans to discover what it is we obsess about and all fans to fill out collections that may have been missing an album or 2. In 2003 there were tours (!!) of Europe and the US. Much discussion and all the latest news is faithfully reported on the list, the future looks bright indeed ….