From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V2 #241 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 Wednesday, November 5 1997 Volume 02 : Number 241 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Useless Trivia [Elaine Linstruth ] Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes [Elaine Linstruth ] Alloy: Catching up again... [nleacy@it-excelsior.britax.co.uk (Neil Leacy] Re: Re: Alloy: Go to HYPR [RThurF ] Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! ["Keith Stansell" ] Alloy: Graveyard..? [RThurF ] Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! [Lem Bingley ] Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! [Elaine Linstruth ] Re: Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes [RThurF ] Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! ["Keith Stansell" ] Re: Alloy: Graveyard..? [Frank ] Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! [Frank ] Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! [Frank ] Re: Alloy: Introducing... [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: Fw: Attention Birthday Tape Contributors [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: Fw: Attention Birthday Tape Contributors [crackers@hwcn.org] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 22:39:35 -0800 (PST) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Alloy: Useless Trivia I'd just like to say that I've noticed myself using the word "chuffed" in regular conversation, a few times. ;) - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 22:38:28 -0800 (PST) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes Yes, and does the rest of the world (those who celebrate Christmas, anyway) put plastic lighted Santas and/or reindeer in their yards? - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) On Tue, 4 Nov 1997 crackers@hwcn.org wrote: > As well PPFs are popular with the campus crowd. They have their asses and > the tips of their beaks removed and are then used as beer funnels to > funnel beer down the throats of college students who find themselves in > urgent need of intoxication. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 09:11:20 From: nleacy@it-excelsior.britax.co.uk (Neil Leacy) Subject: Alloy: Catching up again... Re: Alloy: Introducing... Hey CRACKERS... Three pints of Wadworths 6X and you soon come into focus BTW - If its any help I've got a copy of Storyboard Plus which came out just before storyboard live but does still allow for still image capture. Would you like me to make you a copy as IBM seem to have washed their hands of it? Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes Hi Beth, >However, having seen "The Full Monty," I found the garden gnome >reference pretty hysterical myself. This film is a real tonic. Made me laugh so much it hurt. Just as an aside after "watching ...Monty" I discovered that I can't laugh and publicly pee at the same time. Just before leaving the cinema I needed to releave myself. Stood in front of the urinal, willy in hand, I started laughing over the memory of the dole queue scene and just couldn't go. Trouble is I don't think the guy next to me had seen the same film and wasn't too amused to be sttod next to this giggling idiot exposing himself! If any Alloyers haven't seen it yet, please do. It'll make you smile for days! RE: Birthday Tape My copy has arrived but I haven't heard it yet. My car cassette is knackered so I won't get chance 'til the weekend. Love the cover artwork though. Regards, Neil Leacy IT Support (nleacy@it-excelsior.britax.co.uk) ==================================================================== For further information on child car seats designed and produced by Britax-Excelsior visit our web pages at http://www.britax.co.uk/ ==================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 10:37:17 EST From: RThurF Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Go to HYPR In a message dated 11/3/97 1:44:56 AM, I wrote & then Slarvi wrote: <<>I wish to express my extreme gratitude for the "Weird Wide Web" feature on >Thomas' Hyperactive! It's my favorite thing ever. I only wish I had more time >to browse through all the various sites. > >Robin > > Er, I seem to have missed something here. Where can I find this WWW and this Hyperactive? Slarvi "Curious Yellow" Barlhee. >> To my knowledge, Hyperactiv8 with Thomas Dolby is only on America On Line (you go to "Keyword" which is listed under the "Go To" header, then type in the keyword HYPR) Weird Wide Web is one of the selections at this site. I don't know if there's any way you can get this if you're on another server; maybe with a bit of detective work I can find out. To the Batcave! Robin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 08:37:02 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! Well, part of it, at least. I've started the page, So far I have the Birthday Greetings and Electrix's Windpower - he was the first to give the OK, and it's the first song on the tape. The music is in RealAudio. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any troubles with the page. Here's the link: http://www.concentric.net/~Kasman/aambc.html - - Keith Stansell - No Longer The Sole Inhabitant ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:30:54 EST From: RThurF Subject: Alloy: Graveyard..? Why is Robin posing in a graveyard? Dave and I often visit graveyards. On this particular beautiful day we brought our camera, because we normally never take pictures of ourselves & thought we should have some recent ones. We find graveyards to be quiet & beautiful, and some of the artwork on the monuments is truly incredible. I also find myself wondering about the life of each person; sometimes you can tell a lot about someone by just looking at the monument, period of time in which they lived etc, other times not; it's like working an intricate puzzle. We also like to look for people with interesting names, and at this particular graveyard I found a "Hazen D. Blood" & took a picture of the stone (Hazen is my maiden name & now one of my middle names; Blood is the name of the Blackfoot tribe to which some of my relatives belong. Strange coincidence!) When I'm walking with Dave anywhere on such a beautiful day I am totally happy, hence the spontaneous pose. It isn't meant to be disrepectful by any means, though it might look incongruous. I don't know if you can see it in the scan, but in the photo there are car headlights to my left. The car belongs to a local family who drive their son across town to this graveyard on summer nights so he can ride his bike on all the paths, without having to worry about traffic (it's true!) Robin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 19:29:49 +0000 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! Thank you Keith, this is such a brilliant idea. Electrix's track is most impressive. I can't wait to hear the rest. Lem ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:36:05 -0800 (PST) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! Didn't Elextrix contribute two songs? Both versions of Windpower are his (the first and last songs on the tape). Or did I get confused on that? - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Keith Stansell wrote: > I've started the page, So far I have the Birthday Greetings and Electrix's > Windpower - he was the first to give the OK, and it's the first song on the > tape. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:36:50 EST From: RThurF Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes In a message dated 11/3/97 2:12:02 AM, Slarvi wrote: <> There's a story from several years back where an American family's lawn santa was stolen. It was an heirloom (apparently) & they published ads in the newspapers pleading for its return... a few months later the owners began receiving photos through the mail of their santa posing next to various highway state line signs (huge, brightly colored signs saying "you are now entering Texas..." etc, in case you have never seen one) The owners never got him back though. I think the last picture they received was a photo post card of their santa standing on a nice beach somewhere. Robin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:18:49 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! He did, I just haven't gotten around to putting the second version on there yet. I think his singing sounds like Crackers in the second version. I'll get it up there later. - ---------- > From: Elaine Linstruth > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! > Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 2:36 PM > > > Didn't Elextrix contribute two songs? Both versions of Windpower are his > (the first and last songs on the tape). Or did I get confused on that? > > -- > Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) > > On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Keith Stansell wrote: > > > I've started the page, So far I have the Birthday Greetings and Electrix's > > Windpower - he was the first to give the OK, and it's the first song on the > > tape. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 19:19:39 -0800 From: Frank Subject: Re: Alloy: Graveyard..? At 11:30 AM 11/4/97 EST, you wrote: >Why is Robin posing in a graveyard? > >Dave and I often visit graveyards. On this particular beautiful day we brought >our camera, because we normally never take pictures of ourselves & thought we >should have some recent ones. We find graveyards to be quiet & beautiful, and >some of the artwork on the monuments is truly incredible. I also find myself >wondering about the life of each person; sometimes you can tell a lot about >someone by just looking at the monument, period of time in which they lived >etc, other times not; it's like working an intricate puzzle. We also like to >look for people with interesting names, and at this particular graveyard I >found a "Hazen D. Blood" & took a picture of the stone (Hazen is my maiden >name & now one of my middle names; Blood is the name of the Blackfoot tribe to >which some of my relatives belong. Strange coincidence!) > >When I'm walking with Dave anywhere on such a beautiful day I am totally >happy, hence the spontaneous pose. It isn't meant to be disrepectful by any >means, though it might look incongruous. I don't know if you can see it in the >scan, but in the photo there are car headlights to my left. The car belongs to >a local family who drive their son across town to this graveyard on summer >nights so he can ride his bike on all the paths, without having to worry about >traffic (it's true!) > >Robin > You have talent Robin. You should write. Maybe you already do. I recall my Dad and I too like to read headstones and just imagine. Frank My Web Sites http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/6745/index.html http://members.tripod.com/~WheelerF/index.html Home (Page) Improvement!! Remember, I'm just a kid in the candy store. Little by little I'm getting there. Join me on the ride. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 19:17:04 -0800 From: Frank Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! At 08:37 AM 11/4/97 -0700, you wrote: >Well, part of it, at least. > >I've started the page, So far I have the Birthday Greetings and Electrix's >Windpower - he was the first to give the OK, and it's the first song on the >tape. > >The music is in RealAudio. > >Enjoy, and let me know if you have any troubles with the page. > >Here's the link: >http://www.concentric.net/~Kasman/aambc.html > >- >Keith Stansell - No Longer The Sole Inhabitant > Marvelous. Man you've done it again. I chose streaming and now it plays in the background as I type. I have Real Audio Beta 5 I think. Hell I don't know. But with my cable connection there is no scratch and no interruptions. Couldn't be better. We Alloyans owe you a lot. Frank My Web Sites http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/6745/index.html http://members.tripod.com/~WheelerF/index.html Home (Page) Improvement!! Remember, I'm just a kid in the candy store. Little by little I'm getting there. Join me on the ride. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 19:20:29 -0800 From: Frank Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Online - AAMBC! At 07:29 PM 11/4/97 +0000, you wrote: >Thank you Keith, this is such a brilliant idea. > >Electrix's track is most impressive. I can't wait to hear the rest. > >Lem > It is that. Frank My Web Sites http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/6745/index.html http://members.tripod.com/~WheelerF/index.html Home (Page) Improvement!! Remember, I'm just a kid in the candy store. Little by little I'm getting there. Join me on the ride. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 23:28:15 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Introducing... In article <2.2.16.19971103224100.261782c0@mail>, you wrote: >I mean, what's wrong with flip-flops, baggy >swimming shorts (shorts??? ha, ha) and my 'Surf's Up' T shirt? ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ I think it was what your left hand was up to that they found funny... You know, a little Shmeckler's Medicated Powder will clear that itch right up. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >A much better pic than those shown at alt.slack when we couldn't >really see her face. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ But we did get a good look at her breasts being used to promote safe sex. I thought it was very comendable of her to perform such a valuable community service. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Thomas' came out OK but that was all. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ That's funny because when I tried to download Thomas, all I got was a promotional photo of Ron Howard. ;) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ > I'd also like to applaud Paul's efforts in putting the scrapbook together. >Nicely done, not too fussy. Tick VG. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Here here! I second the motion. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Off at a tangent, our sandwich student asked me who this Thomas Morgan Dolby >was. (He's a mere 19 years of age and hasn't heard ANYTHING by Thomas.) As >luck would have it, I had Astronauts & Heretics with me, so I plopped it >into the CD drive so he could hear for himself. Could be another convert >with a little encouragement. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ One... of... us..... one... of... us..... CRACKERS (Hotel California from hell!!!!!) - -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 23:28:13 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Fw: Attention Birthday Tape Contributors In article <199711032206.OAA07740@polk-fw.polk.com>, you wrote: >I got my tape this weekend, wow, wow, wow. Very good work everyone. I'm >quite impressed, and wish I could have done something musical. >I would like to share your great work with the others in the group who were >for whatever reasons, were not fortunate enough to get their own copies. >What I would like to do is post in RealAudio selections from the tape on my >web page for Alloy members to listen to only. >I need your OK to post your recordings. As you can see below, I have >permission to do this from the original copyright holder, the man himself. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Since the "Big Guy" himself has okayed it I also okay any not-for-profit usage of my recording of "Nuvogue". Digitize away! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Could someone forward this to Ian Gifford, I don't know his Email at the >moment. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ igifford@hotmail.com I don't remember Electrix E-mail, but he had mentioned in an e-mail to me that he would also agree to any not-for-profit distribution of his cover if it was okay with Thomas. CRACKERS (I'll F-mail you the cover .gif from hell!!!) - -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 23:28:18 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Fw: Attention Birthday Tape Contributors In article <346b7399.8717103@smtp.nstar.net>, you wrote: >// Lee Jackson (ljackson@nstar.net) >// Music and Sound Director >// Apogee Software, Ltd. & 3D Realms Entertainment ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Has anyone ever told you that you look a bit like "Sweet 'Ums"? CRACKERS (giant muppets from hell!!!!!) - -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V2 #241 ***************************