From: owner-alloy-digest To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V1 #87 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, 13 November 1996 Volume 01 : Number 087 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: The Flat Earth Society- old news to some, new to me Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Hargreaves Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:43:38 GMT Subject: Re: Alloy: The Flat Earth Society- old news to some, new to me At 16:33 11/11/96 -0500, you wrote: >At 02:11 PM 11/10/96 GMT, you wrote: > >>This was the first ( and only) item ever posted to me from the Flat Earth >>Society mailing list. I wonder whatever happened to it .... the mailing >>list, I mean > >Hhmmmm.... so if they lost their addresses.... and then mailed (email or >snail mail, does it matter???) you the info of the house burning... to which >you never got another piece of mail from them.... >Why is my mind running computer loops???? > >Monya- Which FES site??? *puzzled* > Well, I don't understand it either, but as it happens I still have the original e-mail from, them, which is reproduced here :- **************************************************************************** ********** >X-POP3-Rcpt: ab62@ginas >Return-Path: >X-Authentication-Warning: central.netrex.net: majordom set sender to owner-flatearth-l using -f >From: jwright@daffy.netrex.com (Jason Wright) >Subject: Greetings from the F.E.S. >To: flatearth-l@netrex.net >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 15:27:45 -0500 (EST) >Sender: owner-flatearth-l@netrex.net >X-Organization: The Flat Earth Society >Reply-To: OhSoFlat@Aol.Com >Content-Length: 3406 > >As an honoured member of The Society, you will be sent the latest information >about new developements at the Web Site and be the first to be told of Thomas' >new releases, appearances, interviews and lectures. We will also be releasing a >perodic newsletter which we hope will arrive in your email box just when you >need cheering up. Thank you for joining The Flat Earth Society mailing list. >We hope your stay with us will be an enjoyable one. > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY ... > >... a hallowed institution - dedicated to the unfailing belief that contrary to >the overwhelming evidence presented by the Pop Music Charts and the world's >radio playlists, Thomas Dolby's music is alive and well and as poignant, witty >and atmospheric today as it was hundreds of years ago in the age of gout and >Galileo. > > Newsletter - Issue number1 > >=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~ > >Dear Members, > >Greetings from the Chairman's desk here at the F.E.S. This is the first > of our monthly newsletters. If you have anything you would like us to consider >for inclusion here, send us email via the Chairman's Office. Please make "for >the newsletter" the subject. > > > >UPCOMING - THE TOMMY AWARDS : > >Vote in the first annual Tommy Awards and have a chance of winning the >complete, signed works of Thomas Dolby. That's right, all his albums on CD, >personally dedicated to the winner. What track is the best to play while >driving through Hollywood at night? What is the best use of the term "Spam >tin" to be found in a TD recording? The Tommy Awards are scheduled to coincide >with the Grammy's this year, so look out for them on your next visit. > > > >REDECORATION - > >Lots of changes have taken place in the short time since we opened our virtual >doors. Those of you who have cleared out their disc cache lately will have seen >the re-designed welcome page. > > http://flatearth.tdolby.com/ > >We urge those whose caches still retain the old images to clear immediately ! > >The welcome page now includes links to a NEW MEMBERS' LOUNGE ... > > http://flatearth.tdolby.com/newmembers.html > >... with tips on how to negotiate your way around the club, and a MEMBERS' ROOM >... > > http://flatearth.tdolby.com/members.html > >... which you should make a habit of dropping into whenever you visit. The >Member's Room has news of the latest developements at the FES, and a table of >links to enable veteran members to go directly from there to every room in the >clubhouse. > >THE INNER SANCTUM ... > > http://flatearth.tdolby.com/sanctum.html > >... has a new look too, a more efficient layout for smaller monitors and the >addition of a page of links to THOMAS' FAVOURITE MUSIC SITES. > > http://flatearth.tdolby.com/music_links.html > > =^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~=^=~= > > >Thank you for reading this newsletter, and thank you especially, for joining >the Flat Earth Society. Your membership is valued . If you have any feedback >about this mail or the site in general, please write to us via the Chairman's >office, making "feedback" the subject of your mail. > > > >-- >Flat Earth Society Mailing List >Copyright 1995. Lost Toy People. >Web Site Address: http://www.tdolby.com/ >Brought to you by Netrex: http://www.netrex.com/ > > **************************************************************************** ********** So, there you have it. The one and only post I ever got from them. >>My Dog!! > >-8^D > >LMAO- thanks Bill for reminding me.... > (LMAO??????? - Don't know THAT one.... could it be Languorous Magnificent Amazing Orgasm [not to be confused with UFO]?) >Dog! > >>And incidentally, I never actually went ahead and applied for Mensa >>membership. I HATE tests like that and anyway, I'm happy to remain a >>neanderthal. > >Yeah, betcha dem snobs (not that I've ever MET a snobbish Mensan but those >two go together like kippers & breakfast, don't they??? ;) wouldn't join >no FES, either.... They're probably OK folks and go to the toilet just like the rest of us. > >(nb- went to the Who Quadrophenia concert this past weekend... Simon >played LEAD for his big brother... [!!!] Gary Glitter's still alive!!! So >is Billy Idol, for that matter... and who was on drums, you ask??? Zak >Starkey, believe it or not!!! [thinking of submitting that to the Fortean >Times *G*-- no, really, he did quite well... Ringo would be proud] Saw >'the old man' with tears in his eyes after Quad... somehow I think he was >turning around & expecting to see Keith there-- [but that's only my >postmonition] Glad Pete's 'old' wish didn't come true....) > >LOL, talk about ANOTHER artist on this newsgroup???!!!!--- go GET me >Bill!!! ;> If you want to refer to Who material but posted to the St Cleve Chronicle, that's OK with me. Bill ------------------------------ From: Brian Clayton Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 01:06:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? On Mon, 11 Nov 1996, Mary A. Brown wrote: > > 2. If TMDR were to produce a rarities CD, what do you think would be a > > good name for it? > Stuff Even Brian Clayton Doesn't Have A reputation I didn't even know I had has preceded me... > I'd also like to hear "Marsailles" (and wouldn't you, Brian?) Yes! We are NOT mad! We heard him sing it! We did! We did! BC - --- Brian Clayton "Anyway, it's not me that's mad, it's the rest stemish@kumr.lns.com of the world. Aaaaaaaahh!" -- TMDR, 1984 ------------------------------ From: Paul Baily Date: Tue, 12 Nov 96 23:19:28 +1000 Subject: Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? >> Well, that's about all I can think of. 6 is a nice round number (not a >> sharp pointy number like 7) so, ladies and gentlemen, you have the floor. > >Can't believe you're stealing my jokes now, Paul! At least steal the funny >ones, will ya? LOL! I was waiting for you to pick it up. :-) Paul. ------------------------------ From: "Mary A. Brown" Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 21:02:31 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? > > duet > > with him a la Melissa, I would jokingly tell him if he's in the market for > > another female scientist with a doctorate who's had some vocal training, > > I'm > > available... > Jokingly! What are you talking about?? I must have read Melissa's post too > quickly. How funny would that be, girls, the three of us backing up TMDR? > Hey, I know the background to The Flat Earth by heart :) Great idea, Monya! First I pictured us in short, slinky black dresses like the women in the Commitments but then figured we could wear fluorescent colors and be the Neon Sisters! Believe me honey... Mary ________________________________________________________________________________ Mary A. Brown, Genetic Ingenue | Department of Biochemistry Phone: (606) 257-7349, -7039 | University of Kentucky Fax: (606) 323-1037 | 800 Rose St. E-mail: mabrown@pop.uky.edu | Lexington, KY 40536-0084 "My whole existence is flawed" Trent Reznor _____________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: Monya De Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:15:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Alloy: The new rarities CD - whachafink? > > > I'd also like to hear "Marsailles" (and wouldn't you, Brian?) > > Yes! We are NOT mad! We heard him sing it! We did! We did! > This -really- made me crack up!! :) Monya ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V1 #87 **************************