From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V2 #70 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Friday, April 25 1997 Volume 02 : Number 070 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster [Elaine Linstruth ] Alloy: Love Roller Coaster ["Melissa R. Jordan" ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster ["Mary A. Brown" ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster [Elaine Linstruth ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster ["Melissa R. Jordan" ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster [Elaine Linstruth ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster ["Melissa R. Jordan" ] Alloy: Re: Lidsville [Keith Dawe ] Re: Alloy: Re: Lidsville ["Melissa R. Jordan" ] Re: Alloy: Roller Coaster -- say whaat? ["MEYER,ANN ELIZABETH" ] Re: Alloy: Roller Coaster -- say whaat? [Brian Clayton ] Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster [Monya De ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 07:43:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Sam Rauch wrote: > I'm pretty sure "Love Roller Coaster" was originally by The Ohio > Players. > > And yes indeed, it was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. For the Beavis & Butt-head movie soundtrack, no less. - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:14:11 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster Arrrrrrg! I'll have you all know that, thanks to this discussion, I've had "Love Roller Coaster" going through my head for the last 24 hours. And, frazzled and fuzzied by allergy drugs, I was just caught at my desk, singing "roller coaster - ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo..." (with appropriate head bounce thang) by my supervisor. I flunked the '70's - I was the one kid on my block who couldn't do that hand-flutter thing or speak Ubba-dubby from ZOOM, and I *didn't* want to be one of Charlie's Angels... Cheers, Melissa (who can't escape that decade, and has a meeting with her big boss, Fred "Gopher from 'The Love Boat'" Grandy this afternoon...) "Zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I can fly!" (Name the cheesy '70's show, win a free cup of coffee from me next time you're in DC...) - ------------------- Melissa R. Jordan - ------------------- Special Projects Manager International Programs Office Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (301) 881-6858 (phone) (301) 881-9435 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:11:02 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mary A. Brown" Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster > Arrrrrrg! > > I'll have you all know that, thanks to this discussion, I've had "Love > Roller Coaster" going through my head for the last 24 hours. And, frazzled > and fuzzied by allergy drugs, I was just caught at my desk, singing "roller > coaster - ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo..." (with appropriate head bounce thang) by my > supervisor. Melissa, I am so sorry I brought the whole thing up! I wouldn't wish having that particular song stuck in anyone's head but I gotta know, which version was it? But you and I remain firmly planted in the '80s, right? I'll be wearing my pointy shoes and skinny tie... > > "Zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I can fly!" (Name the cheesy > '70's show, win a free cup of coffee from me next time you're in DC...) Wonder Woman? Tell you what, I'll buy the first pitcher of margaritas instead! Begging forgiveness from the entire Alloy faithful, Europa ________________________________________________________________________________ Mary A. Brown, Genetic Ingenue | Department of Biochemistry Phone: (606) 257-7039,-7349 | University of Kentucky Fax: (606) 323-1037 | 800 Rose St. E-mail: mabrown@pop.uky.edu | Lexington, KY 40536-0084 "Before you say you're lucky/Before you say he's good/Knock on wood" Paddy McAloon ________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 10:21:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster Hey Melissa, ask Mr. Grandy if it's true what I heard when I worked in Washington -- supposedly he was in a members-only elevator and a smartaleck tourist (dressed nicely) found himself in the same elevator. Person #2 supposedly offered to press the floor button and asked Mr. Grandy, "Promenade Deck, sir?" (probably one of those somewhat amusing urban legend thingys) (P.S. was the show Wonder Woman?) - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Melissa R. Jordan wrote: > Melissa (who can't escape that decade, and has a meeting with her big boss, > Fred "Gopher from 'The Love Boat'" Grandy this afternoon...) > > "Zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I can fly!" (Name the cheesy > '70's show, win a free cup of coffee from me next time you're in DC...) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:53:36 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster At 01:11 PM 4/24/97 -0400, Mary wrote: >I am so sorry I brought the whole thing up! I wouldn't wish having >that particular song stuck in anyone's head but I gotta know, which >version was it? The Ohio Players, definitely. >But you and I remain firmly planted in the '80s, right? I'll be >wearing my pointy shoes and skinny tie... And I'm wearing two watches, carrying my 20-pound "portable" first-generation Walkman ("The Flat Earth" permanently lodged inside) and have teal hair, courtesy of a handful of Sassoon mousse and a few drops of food coloring... >> "Zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I can fly!" (Name the cheesy >> '70's show, win a free cup of coffee from me next time you're in DC...) >Wonder Woman? Tell you what, I'll buy the first pitcher of margaritas >instead! Close, as they say, but no cigar! I will never turn down a margarita, though. >Begging forgiveness from the entire Alloy faithful, Well, hey - I got some Dolby content back in there in the last bit! And, besides, this is a great group of folks with a terrific sense of humor, so they can appreciate a little drifting now and then, right? :-) Cheers, Melissa - ------------------- Melissa R. Jordan - ------------------- Special Projects Manager International Programs Office Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (301) 881-6858 (phone) (301) 881-9435 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:53:51 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster At 10:21 AM 4/24/97 -0700, Elaine wrote: > >Hey Melissa, ask Mr. Grandy if it's true what I heard when I worked in >Washington ... Howdy, Elaine! Sadly, the much loved "Promenade Deck story" is an urban legend (Fred is even quoted in a site somewhere dismissing the tale.) I'm literally the only person on staff here within my age range (I'm 31), and no one else seems to want to inquire about that golden era of Aaron Spelling television...so, I have, on occasion, taken it upon myself to ask such burning questions as: "What's the deal with Charo?" and "Can you explain Charles Nelson Reilly?" On one of these forays into the '70's psyche, I got the lowdown on what it was like to do two seasons on Match Game. (My apologies to our fine friends not in North America - don't worry - if you don't know who these guys are, you're not missing much, really.) It's a hoot to ask about this stuff. >(P.S. was the show Wonder Woman?) Nope, but you're awfully close! Since you and Mary came up with the right cheeseball genre, I'll spill the beans - it's The Mighty Isis (dual show with that awful "Shazam!" thing where an old man called "Mentor" traveled around in a motorhome with a teenage boy with superpowers... ) Still, for hitting pretty close to the target, the coffee is still on me! Now, returning you all to more relevant Dolby-ish topics... Cheers, Melissa - ------------------- Melissa R. Jordan - ------------------- Special Projects Manager International Programs Office Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (301) 881-6858 (phone) (301) 881-9435 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 14:04:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mary A. Brown" Subject: Alloy: PH's Lyrics (fwd) I know this is going to seem off the subject again and since I only know of one Crowded House fan here (hi Paul, how the hell are ya?) it will not be universally understood. But there are two, count 'em two, Dolby references it you stick the whole thing out so I couldn't resist forwarding it! - ------------ Forwarded Message begins here ------------ From: LockedOut3@aol.com Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:37:53 -0400 (EDT) To: ch@listproc.wsu.edu Subject: Re: PH's Lyrics Starlight Julian wrote: >> Just thought I'd post something I've been wondering about ever since I heard Pineapple Head... what the heck does the phrase "detective is flat" mean?? Also, "no longer is always flat out" ??? Of course, I've always thought that the words may just mean nothing as it was Neil plagiarizing off of Liam, who muttered them as he was experiencing delirium at the time. << I dunno about you, fella, but when I'm delirious I don't make any sense. Here's how the Random House Dictionary defines delirium: >> a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties as in fevers......characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations etc<< Hey, that describes lots of the postings to this list. I sure get restless when I read about somebody hearing the muzak version of a CH song in some dorky store at some tacky strip mall. Back to "Pineapple Head" and young Liam. The poor kid had a bad fever and his ruthless father took notes of his mutterings. I'm glad my dad didn't take notes the time they dipped me in a vat of hot sauce....sorry, that's another story... - -Jack PS- It just hit me. Maybe "Pineapple Head" is about the flat earth society!! . - ------------ Forwarded Message ends here ------------ ________________________________________________________________________________ Mary A. Brown, Genetic Ingenue | Department of Biochemistry Phone: (606) 257-7039,-7349 | University of Kentucky Fax: (606) 323-1037 | 800 Rose St. E-mail: mabrown@pop.uky.edu | Lexington, KY 40536-0084 "Before you say you're lucky/Before you say he's good/Knock on wood" Paddy McAloon ________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:29:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster Melissa, Ooooo, do tell me what was the answer to the Charles Nelson Reilly question. I always wondered what his claim to fame was, other than the Match Game (where he was introduced as an already-celebrity). Did Wonder Woman used to day "oh Mighty Isis," or am I confusing the two shows? Who was in the Mighty Isis show? Sorry to be so off-Dolby topic, but these are indeed burning issues. - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:23:37 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster At 11:29 AM 4/24/97 -0700, you wrote: > >Melissa, Ooooo, do tell me what was the answer to the Charles Nelson >Reilly question... Charles Nelson Reilly, according to the boss, is a multi-talented man, and, currently is directing plays and operas in the Southwest. I told Fred that "Chuck" (as he called him) frightened me as a child (I think it was that whole "Lidsville - Land of Hats" thing) and Fred laughed, saying that Reilly was a wonderful, bright person who had just found the right comic persona for the '70's. Remember his musical commercial for those Bic banana markers? What a scream! >Did Wonder Woman used to day "oh Mighty Isis," or am I confusing the two >shows? Who was in the Mighty Isis show? Isis was a Saturday morning show - I can't remember what Isis used to do for a day job, but she wasn't a military secretary like Wonder Woman... I am CERTAIN that there is some GenX site totally devoted to Isis and Shazam (amazing I haven't found it yet.) If the chica who played Isis has another gig now, I don't know. Memory fades... >Sorry to be so off-Dolby topic, but these are indeed burning issues. And so we strive to quench these fires! Yours in kitsch, Melissa - ------------------- Melissa R. Jordan - ------------------- Special Projects Manager International Programs Office Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (301) 881-6858 (phone) (301) 881-9435 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:26:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Alloy: Roller Coaster -- say whaat? In all this, I'm surprised no one mentioned the legendary(?) story of how the scream heard during the bridge was supposed to be the *actual* scream of the model depicted on the cover of that album being *killed* next door to the studio during the recording. But then, I heard this story when I was kid, back before the Internet, so maybe it was a local urban legend. At least, I *assume* it's just a legend... So...how about that Rarities CD? :) BC - --- Brian Clayton "Mystery Science Theater 3000 is brought to you stemish@kumr.lns.com by Pepto Bismol." -- Sci-Fi Channel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:54:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Keith Dawe Subject: Alloy: Re: Lidsville On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Melissa R. Jordan wrote: > Charles Nelson Reilly, according to the boss, is a multi-talented man, and, > currently is directing plays and operas in the Southwest. I told Fred that > "Chuck" (as he called him) frightened me as a child (I think it was that > whole "Lidsville - Land of Hats" thing) and Fred laughed, saying that Reilly Oh great... now you had to bring back the ghost of H.R. Puff'n Stuff! Now there's a show that gave me nightmares as a child. =( Please, people! No more drug culture references! ;-) --Omega - ------------------------------------------------------- omega@torfree.net Head of Dealer's Room -- ANIME NORTH Toronto's FIRST anime convention -- Sat. August 9, 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:10:54 -0400 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: Lidsville > Oh great... now you had to bring back the ghost of H.R. Puff'n >Stuff! Now there's a show that gave me nightmares as a child. =( >Please, people! No more drug culture references! ;-) Sorry about that - it all gave me the creeps, too - that Witchie-poo thing was terrifying... - ------------------- Melissa R. Jordan - ------------------- Special Projects Manager International Programs Office Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (301) 881-6858 (phone) (301) 881-9435 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:38:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "MEYER,ANN ELIZABETH" Subject: Re: Alloy: Roller Coaster -- say whaat? Hi, everybody; I've been meaning to comment on this thread any number of times, but I've been in this "must work, must work, don't have time for writing fun e-mail" mode for a while. (If it gives you an idea, I first came upon the references to "Love Roller Coaster" at 4:30 am, after many hours of debugging and testing a data collection program to be used in a study the next day -- talk about surreal.) I really couldn't let this go, though... > In all this, I'm surprised no one mentioned the legendary(?) story of how > the scream heard during the bridge was supposed to be the *actual* scream > of the model depicted on the cover of that album being *killed* next door > to the studio during the recording. But then, I heard this story when I > was kid, back before the Internet, so maybe it was a local urban legend. > At least, I *assume* it's just a legend... > Well, Brian, I don't think it was just a local legend, unless you grew up in then-rural Cumming, Georgia (where I grew up and heard this very story in 6th grade). I don't suppose anyone can verify the truth or falsehood of this not-wholly-urban legend? By the way, I *did* know the Isis question ("yeah, sure, Beth"), but I don't drink coffee :-) Wasn't she some sort of journalist as her day job? Cheers, Beth (now getting back to work) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:29:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: Lidsville On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Keith Dawe wrote: > > whole "Lidsville - Land of Hats" thing) and Fred laughed, saying that Reilly > Oh great... now you had to bring back the ghost of H.R. Puff'n > Stuff! Now there's a show that gave me nightmares as a child. =( > Please, people! No more drug culture references! ;-) Could be worse. Could be "The Bugaloos." BC - --- Brian Clayton "Mystery Science Theater 3000 is brought to you stemish@kumr.lns.com by Pepto Bismol." -- Sci-Fi Channel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:31:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Roller Coaster -- say whaat? On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, MEYER,ANN ELIZABETH wrote: > I really couldn't let this go, though... > Well, Brian, I don't think it was just a local legend, unless you > grew up in then-rural Cumming, Georgia (where I grew up and > heard this very story in 6th grade). Thanks, Beth...interesting to know someone else remembers that. It still sounds a little to urban-legendish to be true, though... > By the way, I *did* know the Isis question ("yeah, sure, Beth"), > but I don't drink coffee :-) Wasn't she some sort of journalist > as her day job? More than you'll want to know can be found at: http://shazam.imginc.com/media/isistv/ BC - --- Brian Clayton "O my Queen," said the Royal Sorcerer stemish@kumr.lns.com to Hapsethsut, "with this amulet..." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:52:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Melissa R. Jordan wrote: > ...and Fred laughed, saying that Reilly was a wonderful, bright person > who had just found the right comic persona for the '70's. Remember his > musical commercial for those Bic banana markers? What a scream! Actually, no, I don't remember any commercials. Is that how he became famous in the first place? This is all so off-topic, but I really did always want to know. ;) Elaine ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 20:19:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Monya De Subject: Re: Alloy: Love Roller Coaster I just wanted you guys to know that you have completely lost me and I have no idea what you're talking about. :) Love always, Monya De (who kinda missed the seventies) ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V2 #70 **************************