From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V2 #244 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 Saturday, November 8 1997 Volume 02 : Number 244 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Alloy: DPC: Deviant [John Schofield ] Re: Re: Alloy: Dave & Robin's Page [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: Fwd: Headspace Teams Up With NCI's TV Navigator to Deliver High-Quality M [RThur] Re: Re: Alloy: Graveyard..? [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Alloy: DPC: Deviant [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: Introducing... [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: Alloy Exclusive! [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Re: Alloy: Dave & Robin's Page [Frank ] Alloy: Live and Direct [Paul Baily ] Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes [Paul Baily ] Re: Re: Alloy: Introducing... [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: it really works now! [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Alloy: Fwd: Headspace Teams Up With NCI's TV Navigator to Deliver High-Quality M [Elaine Linstruth ] Alloy: T-SHIRT: Final City List ["Stephen M. Tilson" Subject: RE: Alloy: DPC: Deviant >So cuddle up with the farm animal of your dreams and sing... >----------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------ >--Deviant-- >One more young pervert tied up in the night >Slathered in yogurt with a gerbil crammed in tight >Hold it (hold it) >Now wiggle it (wiggle it) >You can spank my monkey. >Spank my monkey! >Tiny but erect. >(My monkey) >In a palm that's slippery. >(My monkey) >A dominatix' pet >In ecstatic misery >(My monkey) >Is an iron shaft etc..... It took me to about this stage to realise what the tune was and then I started again... and then I joined the ranks of those who exhale fluids through their nostrils. It wasn't fizzy, but somewhat warm. My first cuppa for the day. Coffee everywhere, not one drop to... er hang on a sec - this sounds like a good idea for a song. John (Vice squad cop from hell!!!!) ps. I didn't see any standard disclaimers about no animals being injured or killed during the making of this song. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 01:49:22 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Dave & Robin's Page In a message dated 11/5/97 8:51:59 PM, Frank wrote: <> Thank you, I love Dave's work too! In the painting gallery, only two of the pictures are visible (at least on our computer, as they seem to be on yours) but if you click on the other seemingly empty boxes on the same page, you should still get to see other paintings. We have to go back into the page & mess around with it some more - I think it's some kind of computer memory problem on our part; too many files on one site! It may have to be re-routed. What a pain. Thanks for your comments! Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 01:54:26 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Fwd: Headspace Teams Up With NCI's TV Navigator to Deliver High-Quality M Thomas in the news..... again!!! :) In a message dated 11/6/97 2:52:47 PM, AOL News wrote: <> Robin - --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Headspace Teams Up With NCI's TV Navigator to Deliver High-Quality Music and Sou Date: 97-11-06 14:52:47 EST From: AOL News SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Headspace, Inc., a leading creator of software technologies for audio on the Internet, today announced that Network Computer, Inc., has licensed the Headspace audio engine for inclusion in its flagship browser package, TV Navigator, which is currently shipping to NCI's CE manufacturers. "Headspace's audio engine has superior audio quality and a small memory footprint that allows TV Navigator to deliver superior audio performance while keeping costs down," said Dave Limp, Vice President of consumer marketing at NCI. "We chose the Headspace audio engine technology because it's a modular, open standard that does not lock TV Navigator into any one hardware platform or operating system." In addition to the Headspace audio engine, NCI has also licensed music and user interface sounds effects from Headspace. Much of the audio content NCI selected from Headspace's RMF Music Collections which can be found at http://www.headspace.com/beatnik/index.html?collections/index.html. A custom musical theme was created especially for TV Navigator by composer and Headspace CEO, Thomas Dolby Robertson and can be heard at http://www.headspace.com/beatnik/end-of-silence/simple.html?navio. In keeping with its value-added approach, NCI plans to make this audio content available to TV Navigator partners, including NEC and other manufacturers to be announced. "Headspace's combined offerings of audio technology and content allowed us to satisfy all of TV Navigator's sound requirements in a single stop," notes Thomas Dolby Robertson. "The result for users will be a very Television-like audio experience with consistent high-fidelity and instantaneous downloads, but RMF surpasses TV sound in that it also offers true, non-linear musical interactivity." About Headspace Headspace, Inc., was established in 1993 by multimedia entrepreneur Mary Coller and musician/composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. From its offices in Silicon Valley, Headspace produces software products and musical content for the Web. Headspace's audio engine has been licensed to an expanding family of strategic partners, including Sun Microsystems/JavaSoft, NCI, WebTV and Be, Inc. Its Rich Music Format is a platform-independent standard for music on the Internet. Headspace musical content has been licensed to many customers, including Netscape Communications, WebTV and SegaSoft. By coupling expert engineering skills with first-class musical talent, Headspace is dedicated to realizing new possibilities for interactive music and audio within multimedia and on the Internet. Additional information can be found on the Internet at http://www.headspace.com. NOTE: All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. SOURCE Headspace, Inc. CO: Headspace, Inc.; Network Computer, Inc. ST: California IN: MLM SU: PDT To edit your profile, go to keyword NewsProfiles. For all of today's news, go to keyword News. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 02:18:17 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Graveyard..? In a message dated 11/5/97 9:21:45 AM, Frank wrote: <> I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've often thought it would be great to gather information & place a small reference library at each cemetery, so that the people buried there can be looked up & visitors can find out more about their lives. Really, it would be an invaluable resource for anthropologists & historians, and also satisfy my ravenous curiosity. I especially love the stones which show a small enameled portrait of the person. BTW, I do sometimes write, but feel most inadequate when I read some of my favorite work by other people & compare it with my own. My father was a writer & had some pieces published. Perhaps I take after him (I wish!!) Thanks for the nice compliment! Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 02:33:35 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: DPC: Deviant In article <2.2.16.19971107005943.1c8f4548@mail>, you wrote: >THIS one gets my vote. Just when I thought no more submissions for the comp >would be forthcoming, Crackers slips one in from behind ....... oooops, ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Like an iron shaft in a butt full of vaseline? Must have been all your buggering posts. ;) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >But whatever you do, DON'T perform it live in public with the Tom Waits >voice or you could find yourself in the slammer before you have time to >deflate your accordion. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Reminds me of a bumpersticker I once saw.... "Play the accordion, go to jail... it's the LAW!" CRACKERS (Squeezebox of cell block H 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: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 02:33:33 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Introducing... In article <2.2.16.19971107005934.1c8f7b48@mail>, you wrote: >Dang it. I never noticed the left hand until you brought it to my >attention. I have to admit it does look pretty iffy, but I assure you it >was just resting there INNOCENTLY (you cad, sir.) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Actually, what really made me laugh when I saw it was I was reminded of a story a friend told me. He was living in a rowhouse with his girl friend and between their house and the next was a tiny narrow walkway that led to their backyard which was on an alleyway. In his dining room there was a window that looked directly out onto the blank brick wall of his neighbours house (my house is set up the same way except we have no alleyway). Well my friend is waiting for his girl friend to come out of the shower for some intimate exercise and he's sitting, leaning back in a dining room chair, the window is open, he's naked, he's got his legs spread apart and his feet are resting on the windowsil, and he's holding his erect member in his hand (very much the pose in your picture). And... he's whistling Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer". (which I suppose is what you're supposed to do in such a position?) Oh yes, the window is open too. Well he's whistling and waiting and... well... unknownst to him some poor fellow walking through the alleyway decides to take a shortcut to the street through his yard and pathway and passes directly infront of him, stops, and gives him this shocked, startled look that says he'd give anything to be anywhere else right then. There's an awkward silence as the two of them stare at each other at a total loss of sense. The intruder dumbstruck in the pathway, and my friend sitting in a chair with his dick in his hand. Neither one knows what's the proper thing to do in such a situation. The awkward silence is broken by my friend's girl friend entering the room naked and ready for some loving. Dave turns his attention to her and the intruder takes advantage of the opportunety to make for the street and most likely to block this event from his memory. And that was the first thing I thought of when I saw your picture. You didn't happen to be whistling "Then Entertainer" when it was taken... were you? ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >ALLEGEDLY her breasts. It could have been Demi Moore for all we know. Or >Bruce Willis. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Not enough hair to be Bruce's and no "(c)1995 Universal Studios" tattoo to identify them as Demi's. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Played all three of my staff Crackers' version of Nuvogue today and they >really dug it, as did I. (They're only youngsters, really, but I'll get them >to appreciate REAL music in the fullness of time.) I see what the Alloyites >mean about the Tom Waits connection, not that I really know much of his >material. But the instrumentation, tempo, in fact everything about it is >SUPERP. If it was out as a single, I'D BUY IT, which is about the best >compliment I gan give as I almost never buy singles. I'll play my team the >original tomorrow. If they're not singing 'eye, eye, eye, eye' before 2pm >I'll want to know the reason why. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Glad you liked it. I downloaded the file today just to see how well it survived the digitizing process. The loss of frequency responce and distortion actually add a neat effect to the song which makes it sound like it's playing on an old victrola, which works well for the style I've played it in. CRACKERS (Eye, eye, eye, eye 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: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 02:33:32 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Alloy Exclusive! In article <199711061252.WAA05267@smople.thehub.com.au>, you wrote: >Hey y'all, > >clif sent me an image he made just today especially for Alloy and the F2N >page. Take a look at his page on the scrapbook, it's a scream! :-) > >cheeyahs! > >Paul. >P.S. Using Lynx? Please do email me and I'll send you a list of URLs >that'll let you download the scrapbook photos direct. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ I could use the direct URL (being a Lynx browser). The new version of Lynx now incorporates psuedo frames and usermap support so I was able to download the pictures of the Alloyites. But I haven't found this special image yet. CRACKERS (tellme tellme tellme 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: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 00:32:37 -0800 From: Frank Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Dave & Robin's Page Am I glad you told me about the trick of clicking on empty boxes. These others are fantastic. Man alive, I have this URL on my favorites list. I am going to right click and save many of these paintings. And the comments, I enjoy them too. Robin, I am glad that you and Dave are around. Were it not for TD, we never would have met. I hope I see more of Dave's talent as time progresses. Thanks, you two. Frank Power just went off for a millisecond. The TV had to be restarted but the computer, no. It's beyond me. I'll know if I have trouble when I shut down. Again, Frank At 01:49 AM 11/7/97 -0500, you wrote: > >In a message dated 11/5/97 8:51:59 PM, Frank wrote: > ><only two gallery pictures available for viewing. Right? I enjoy the one >about people going nowhere in particular. Dave sure has talent. >> > >Thank you, I love Dave's work too! In the painting gallery, only two of the >pictures are visible (at least on our computer, as they seem to be on yours) >but if you click on the other seemingly empty boxes on the same page, you >should still get to see other paintings. We have to go back into the page & >mess around with it some more - I think it's some kind of computer memory >problem on our part; too many files on one site! It may have to be re-routed. >What a pain. > >Thanks for your comments! > >Robin > 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: Sat, 8 Nov 97 00:35:21 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Alloy: Live and Direct Hey y'all, Here y'go crackers, the following are URLs direct to all the relevant scrapbook images to date, no added frames, captions, or artificial flavours. - Barbara Cohen - Beth Meyer - clif brigden - funky clif brigden! - Crackers - intro text - Lee Jackson - Lem Bingley - the title - Neil Leacy - yours truly - yours truly yet again - Robin Thurlow - Miss Sakamoto - Bill Hargreaves - Keith Stansell - Thomas Dolby Robertson cheers, Paul. [This message powered by, wait for it, Erasure. Ooooh sometimes...] ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Baily paulb@thehub.com.au Consulting SE/IT Mercenary http://www.thehub.com.au/~paulb Brisbane tel: +61-7-3857-8048/+61-411-875-009 Australia dedicated to the memory of what could be. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 97 00:52:18 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Re: Alloy: Toiletries & gnomes >Who IS doing it and WHY? I think we should be told. This sounds like a >case for Mulder and Skully to me. Anybody got Chris Carter's e-mail >address, I'm sure he could make a superb X Files episode based on this >scenario. I can just imagine the new poster in Fox' office: it's of a gnome in the Bahamas on a deck chair, wearing sunnies and packing a long island iced tea, with a large caption "I Want To Believe"... Talking of which, here's the answer you get when asking Fox Mulder that eternal question of 'why did the chicken cross the road?' You saw it cross with your own eyes - how many more crossings have to happen before you believe? eeeeyeahwellmaybeyouhadtobethere... cheeyahs! Paul. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:04:28 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Introducing... In a message dated 11/5/97 5:09:37 AM, crackers wrote: <> As my grandpa used to say, there are few problems in the world that a little good clean pornography between consenting adults can't fix. Well, he never really said that... but he did have this weird crush on Charo whenever she would appear on the Lawrence Welk show. I draw my own conclusions! Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:32:21 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: it really works now! Dave has made some adjustments to our page, so hopefully it is legible for everyone now. If there are any further problems please let us know. And remember, if you or someone you know is looking to buy any artwork, send 'em to our page (we'll ship anywhere!!) Robin :) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:26:10 -0800 (PST) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Fwd: Headspace Teams Up With NCI's TV Navigator to Deliver High-Quality M Thomas had better watch out. Bill Gates will be breathing down Beatnik's neck any time now. - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:48:37 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: scrapbook additions The scrapbook is becoming a truly thorough representation of Alloy. Barbara, your hairstyle makes me want to dig up my old Mohawk pictures from just before I was married. Very cool! And "GOD MADE ME FUNKY" just made me laugh myself into an altered state. Thank you clif!!!! Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 18:35:38 -0500 From: Tim Dunn <113203.2623@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: Alloy: Fw: Attention Birthday Tape Contributors Go for it with Flying North!!! the_copse I've just been in London for 4 days doing rounds of job interviews. I was= only supposed to be there for one afternoon, but the agency kept getting = me more and more, so I had to stay in the same suit and boxer shorts. How gross!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 18:43:20 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Laurie Anderson show/ Boston For those who are interested, I saw the ad for Laurie Anderson's show printed again in today's Globe, so this may mean there are still tickets!! If you need to know who she is and what she does, you should go to a good local video store & rent her concert video "Home of the Brave". This will answer your questions. Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:29:08 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Alloy: New Additions, feedback needed. Now for your listening pleasure: Big Bang Backwards - Lee Jackson (Two versions, see below) Cruel - Monya Dee (actually improved due to compression - less hiss) Flying North - The Corpse Feedback needed: I've included two versions of Big Bang Backwards, one is 16kbps mono, the other 20kbps Stereo. Let me know which version you like better, I will code the rest of the songs that way. http://www.concentric.net/~kasman/aambc.html Keith Stansell Denver, Colorado _____________________________ http://www.concentric.net/~kasman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:38:11 -0800 (PST) From: Steven McDonald Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: Dolby in the News Yup, I'm still about a month behind on my e-mail, but I'm catching up! On Thu, 16 Oct 1997 RThurF@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 10/14/97 2:35:43 PM, Lem wrote: > > < urban myth. The idea that the Internet began life as some sort of > nuclear-bomb-proof military communications system has no basis in fact. In > reality, the Net arose simply as a result of trying to cut costs - getting > more use out of expensive computers - but that story is less of a good > yarn, I guess. > >> > > I've always heard (and believed) the "urban myth". I read (though I don't remember the book) that it was of military origin, and that the creation was spured by the terrorist bombing of some military microwave towers. I'll have to check the reference, - -Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 21:50:04 -0500 From: "Stephen M. Tilson" Subject: Alloy: T-SHIRT: Final City List Dear Alloids, By way of a message from PaulB recently I am reposting the Alloy = World Tour cities list for a FINAL CHECK before t-shirt production = begins. If you're ordering a shirt please confirm your city is = listed, and if not, cable it to me. Atlanta, Georgia, USA Austin, Texas, USA Bethesda, Maryland, USA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA Calera, Alabama, USA Chicago, Illinois, USA Chorlton-cum-Hardy, UK --------------------->>> is this for real??? Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Croydon, UK Denver, Colorado, USA El Llanito, New Mexico, USA Evansville, Indiana, USA Garland, Texas, USA Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA Linkoping, SWEDEN Nashville, Tennessee, USA Orlando, Florida, USA Palmdale, California, USA Portland, Oregon, USA Rochester, NY, USA Salisbury, UK San Francisco, California, USA San Mateo, California, USA Santa Cruz, California, USA Santa Rosa, California, USA Turku, FINLAND Ciao! /\/\iles ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 1997 05:23:45 GMT From: ljackson@nstar.net (Lee Jackson) Subject: Re: Alloy: T-SHIRT: Final City List On Fri, 7 Nov 1997 21:50:04 -0500, you wrote: >Austin, Texas, USA >Garland, Texas, USA Confirmed. // Lee Jackson (ljackson@nstar.net) // Music and Sound Director // Apogee Software, Ltd. & 3D Realms Entertainment ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V2 #244 ***************************