From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V2 #123 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 Tuesday, June 24 1997 Volume 02 : Number 123 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: bands other than TD [Ian ] Alloy: mailing links [Lem Bingley ] Re: Alloy: TMDR's new book [Frank Wheeler ] Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... [Ian ] Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank [Frank Wheeler ] Re: Alloy: mailing links [Ian ] Re: Alloy: retrospectacle......? [Frank Wheeler ] Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... [Eclipse ] Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... [Frank Wheeler ] Alloy: Recycled CDs [Lem Bingley ] Re: Alloy: mailing links [Lem Bingley ] Re: Alloy: Introductions [Eclipse ] Re: Alloy: mailing links [Ian ] Re: Alloy: mailing links [Ian ] Re: Alloy: mailing links [Lem Bingley ] Alloy: The New Round of Introductions [the copse ] Alloy: Catching Up Again... ["Lazlo Nibble" ] Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... [cekemp@netcom.com (Charles E. Kemp)] Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... [Brian Clayton ] Re: Alloy: a correction or two [MsSakamoto@aol.com] Re: Alloy: TD in EQ magazine (1997 Issue #6) [ljackson@intex.net (Lee Jac] Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank [MsSakamoto@aol.com] Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank [Frank Wheeler ] Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank [ljackson@intex.net (Lee Jackson)] Alloy: Re: Bios [Keith Dawe ] Alloy: ALLOYER MAKES NATIONAL PRESS [the copse ] Re: Alloy: The New Round of Introductions [Keith Stansell ] Re: Alloy: ALLOYER MAKES NATIONAL PRESS [Lem Bingley Subject: Alloy: bands other than TD Paul, was it you or someone else who was interested in finding out about a the The website? (yes I am a the The fan as well as TD!!). Well I had a look via Yahoo and there are a few sites 2 of them are record company pages and there R fan pages which I haven't checked out yet. So if you go---- enjoy! - -- - ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) giffordstrasser@oiart.org =^.^= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 14:57:11 +0100 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Alloy: mailing links At 12:07 21/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: >Hey Is there anyone in the group who can tell me how I could have made >this URL a direct link? The address will only become a real link if the person reading it has a modern e-mail package. Even then, you need to put the 'http' bit at the front (at least that's how my copy of Eudora works). Like this: http://www.computerwire.com/sf making sure that you don't put any commas or full stops at the end - otherwise they will be taken to be part of the address. Lem ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:16:59 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: TMDR's new book At 07:04 AM 6/23/97 GMT, you wrote: >While surfing the web, I found this on the Ziff-Davis Press site: > >Ziff-Davis Press presents... > >Thomas Dolby's Guide to Web Site Sound Design: >Beatnik, RMF and Digital Audio > >by Thomas Dolby > >US Price : $39.99 >ISBN : 1-56276-547-7 >Page Count: 400 >Available : August, 1997 > >The ultimate guide to sound design on the web, this book offers >simple, step-by-step instructions on how to make your web site the >coolest site around. Let Dolby show you how to program and design >with digital audio and the Web. This book takes a task-based >approach to teach you everything you need to know to create your >own award-winning web sites. > >RMF, Rich Music Format is a digital audio format developed by >Headspace labs which allows for an astonishingly rich music >experience on the Internet. Now licensed by SUN and other >companies, RMF will soon be in regular use by over 20 million >Internet users. The RMF editor Beatnik is poised to become the >dominant sound design tool for developers in 1997. By using >Beatnik RMF along with existing technologies like Java, HTML >and Javascript, webmasters can create truly interactive sound >on the web. > > >Sounds like an interesting book with a blatant plug for his company >and products :). Or maybe it's a cry to the readers to build their >own FES site. :) > >Really though, it looks like they may be making RMF a more open >technology for others to take advantage of. Any other thoughts? > >400 pages. No wonder TMDR doesn't have much free time. He's >busy writing technical books too! > >-Phil >p.louie@genie.com > Hello Phil: This listing of ours (Alloy) is quite a site. Man alive. I'll have to wait until my ship comes in, but it's great to know that further technical information is out there. RMF does beat all. Headspace is on the cutting edge. It is astonishing. (and astounding). I am detecting many things. First of all Headspace tries to update pages and I have found out that a Brian Salter of Headspace wrote that catchy tune on "Try This" on the ten-=minute tour, page 1. It's called Lounge Lizard. It is as they say, jazzy. And I have experienced the work of another talented young man. Thanks for putting this out. Sincerely, Frank Wheeler > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:20:26 -0400 From: Ian Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... Neil Leacy wrote: > In the mid seventies my record player could play at 16,33 and 45rpm! > Now that cd's have taken over here are a couple of things I miss... > > 1. I used to learn pieces from singles by playing them at 33rpm and > transposing the music to the right key afterwards. Hi Neil, I have to do this by recording my cd's and playing them back on a special radio (actually it's just busted and plays reeeeeeaaaaalllly ssssllllooooooowwwww! knowwhutImean? ;) > 2. You can't make a decent flowerpot from a melted cd!Tell me about it! I mean Our family had a wonderful time making crafts out of old LP's but Compact discs......? Okay Cd's can make nice coasters, and they are good for self defence and frizbee with your dog but otherwise I'd like to put a challenge out to all of you for other uses for cds that we otherwise have no use for.( like the one that has that scratch straight across the only song you liked on the disc anyway!) Any ideas? - ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) giffordstrasser@oiart.org =^.^= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:23:37 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank At 06:18 PM 6/23/97 +1000, you wrote: >G'day Frank, > >>Hi Paul: What does 'SE/IT contractor' mean? > >Systems Engineer/Information Technology contractor. Computer Geek that >(usually) talks plain english as well as 'technese', basically. :-) > >> Without looking at the Map I >>believe that Brisbane is located ???? I lose. I was going to say the East >>Coast but now I am uncertain. > >Yep, that's right, Brisbane is about 3/5th's of the way down from the top >of the east coast of Australia. About 1,000km north of Sydney if memory >serves - only driven it a few times. > >cheers, > >Paul. > Hello Down There, Brisbane Paul. I know your title, I don't understand exactly what you do, but I feel that you have a lot of knowledge in Computer Science. I will be in touch often. And with that San Diego Frank says 'adios'. Spanish is now a necessity in Southern California. Spanglish is the order of the day. YNF Frank ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:24:54 -0400 From: Ian Subject: Re: Alloy: mailing links Lem Bingley wrote: > > At 12:07 21/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: > >Hey Is there anyone in the group who can tell me how I could have made > >this URL a direct link? > > The address will only become a real link if the person reading it has a modern e-mail package. Even then, you need to put the 'http' bit at the front (at least > > http://www.computerwire.com/sf > > making sure that you don't put any commas or full stops at the end - otherwise they will be taken to be part of the address. > > Lem I am able to see that (as a blue "link") that I can click in my mail but how would I set one up so that you will get that? (I am kinda new at this!) I have Netscape 2.0 with it's mail package! - -- - ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) giffordstrasser@oiart.org =^.^= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:30:50 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: retrospectacle......? At 12:07 PM 6/21/97 -0400, you wrote: >I was just wwondering what is on retrospectacle? I mean I don't usually >care for best of's etc. But I was wondering if there's any non-release >stuff that I may have missed. > >I was best man at a wedding this weekend and had approx. 46 messages >this mornin' when I got back into town! My eyes are bugging but I read >them all! > >Hello to frank, I am a new guy too! You are very correct to say how >friendly everyone seems! You seemed to get quite the welcome this >weekend so i was a little jealous that I wasn;t here for it! So HI! >Welcome aboard! > >The EQ mag article was what led me to this page. We get it at my school >for very cheap! ($1 shhhhhhhh!!;^) So when I saw TD on the cover I >freaked read it went to the site that ended up here! (I attend OIART or >"the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology" check it out if >you like >>>www.oiart.org<<< > >Hey Is there anyone in the group who can tell me how I could have made >this URL a direct link? >-- >---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) >giffordstrasser@oiart.org > =^.^= > Hello Ian and then there were 88. We live in incredible times. Is the article readable by a complete novice? I am over my head most of the time. But what the hell, I'll survive. Now that's a song I do like. Memory fails. Who is the recording star? I like Alloy. Just jumped in and I find I can swim ok. You'll be right at home, too. And now who will be number ochenta nueve? (89) Off to the dentist Frank ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 09:43:35 -0700 From: Eclipse Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... Ian wrote: > Okay Cd's can make nice coasters, and they are good for self defence and > frizbee with your dog but otherwise I'd like to put a challenge out to > all of you for other uses for cds that we otherwise have no use for.( > like the one that has that scratch straight across the only song you > liked on the disc anyway!) > > Any ideas? > > ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) > giffordstrasser@oiart.org > =^.^= Someone on the polymer clay newsgroup said that they looked kewl when you set a lighter to them for a short while... I can only think of vague artistic uses though, nothing actually -useful-... but I have to do - -something- with all those AoL discs I get in the mail... one could probably do something fantastic with them in miniatures (doll-house type)... a set of pools maybe, or a dance floor.. Anyway, Hi Ian and Frank! Nice to see some new faces. :-) - -- E(lipse ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:39:56 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... At 01:15 PM 6/23/97, you wrote: >Snowed under in the middle of summer! > >Work and bringing up a family means I have been reading but not joining >in for the last week or so. So with coffee in hand and five minutes to >play with here are some of my comments to the last few postings... > >WELCOME HOME, FRANK >I'd just like to add a my own welcome to Frank. I hope you enjoy Alloy as >much as we young un's do :-) (BTW Paul - Are you originally from the UK >as it's a long time since I heard anyone use the word 'chuffed' - usually >as in 'chuffed to bits'). > >EP's >In the mid seventies my record player could play at 16,33 and 45rpm! >Now that cd's have taken over here are a couple of things I miss... > >1. I used to learn peices from singles by playing them at 33rpm and >transposing the music to the right key afterwards. > >2. You can't make a decent flowerpot from a melted cd! > >and 3. I used to have an LP of nature sounds. On one side there was half >an hour of sea and surf and on the other there was the sound of a large >aviary. The sleeve notes actually recommended that you played it at >16rpm for an hours relaxation and they were right! The aviary sound >unearthly and the sea was magical. Trouble is none of the nature sound >cd's I've heard match up to my memories of this lp (had a grey/brown >cover with an illustration of an ear on the front). > >and a personal note to Barbara and Robin... It's in the post! > > > >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/ > >==================================================================== > > Hi Neil: By young-uns does that include anyone under 65 let us say. I am the high man on the totem pole. Are there any out there over 73. If so, keep quiet and forever keep your peace. Email sure does beat all. It'll put the PO out of business some day. > > I live in San Diego. Are you from Manchester? And do I feel welcomed!! Thanks to all. YNF Frank > > > P.S. I like the on/off page in the Beatnik walkthrough Page 2. The melody is not identified and there is no oscilloscope so I can't right click it to find out the composer. But it is sort of oceanyyy. Real soothing. And a loop. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 15:44:11 +0100 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Alloy: Recycled CDs At 22:20 23/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: >>I'd like to put a challenge out to >all of you for other uses for cds that we otherwise have no use for. I have approximately 400 unwanted CD-ROMs (I write about software for a living) and I'm planning to make bookends out of them. They make quite a solid lump when you stack about 30 or 40 on top of each other - and the ribbed solid see-through plastic sides of the tower are quite pleasing to look at. Haven't yet worked out whether to glue them together in a pile, or thread them on a dowel with a wooden base. This is not really a constructive suggestion for others, I guess. It's a bit hard to do unless you have a steady supply of useless CDs. Lem. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 15:50:07 +0100 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Re: Alloy: mailing links At 22:24 23/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: > >I am able to see that (as a blue "link") that I can click in my mail but >how would I set one up so that you will get that? (I am kinda new at >this!) I have Netscape 2.0 with it's mail package! You don't need to do anything. You just type the address as normal text - the conversion to a blue 'link' is done automatically at the recipient's end - as long as you type in the 'http' at the beginning. The email software runs through the text looking for the letters 'http' at the start of a line of text, and then makes a link out of it automatically. It should do the same thing with the text 'mailto', as in mailto:lemb@computerwire.com which will provide a link that will let you mail a message straight to me. Lem ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:02:20 -0700 From: Eclipse Subject: Re: Alloy: Introductions Bill Hargreaves wrote: > Actually, it's about a year since we > had an introductory session, when subscribers posted potted biographies of > themselves. Maybe it's time we asked everyone for a few lines about > themselves again. Perhaps I should start the ball rolling myself ....... Sure, why not... I'm Eclipse (real life name of Julia), and I live in rural Missouri, USA, though not by choice (I'm leaving for the coast at the first opportunity). I have lots of pets, lots of hobbies, and much less experience with the world in general than most of the members of Alloy and TFES (especially Melissa! ;-) ), but hey, I'm young... A close friend, Turquoise, introduced me to Thomas's work.. he's a big fan, and I quickly could see why. Beautiful music, lyrics that are wonderful poetry in their own right... and Thomas's voice! Not to mention the man himself, I enjoy it all the more knowing that he's someone I could spend hours talking to if ever given the chance. "The Flat Earth" title track is sort-of "my song" (not my favorite though, since I could never choose a favorite), and the entire album "Astronauts and Heretics" has a special place in my heart. I found my way to TFES last fall, and to Alloy early this year. What a friendly bunch of people! Despite my usual silence (I lurk more than I post, but I do post occasionally), I consider both the taproom (well, back when it was still (officially) around) and the mailing list to be little havens on the 'net, rare places with intelligent people, intelligent conversation, and virtually no arguments. I babble about myself quite a bit on my webpage (which also has artwork, poetry, links to dolphin-related webpages, and other stuff), so I won't bore you with it here. The page is at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2082/index.html Again, it's nice to see some new faces! And nice to have a full mailbox every time I check! :-) Peace, E(lipse ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:50:39 -0400 From: Ian Subject: Re: Alloy: mailing links Lem Bingley wrote: > > At 22:24 23/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: > > > >I am able to see that (as a blue "link") that I can click in my mail but > >how would I set one up so that you will get that? (I am kinda new at > >this!) I have Netscape 2.0 with it's mail package! > > You don't need to do anything. You just type the address as normal text - the conversion to a blue 'link' is done automatically at the recipient's end - as lon > > It should do the same thing with the text 'mailto', as in > mailto:lemb@computerwire.com > > which will provide a link that will let you mail a message straight to me. > So I should be able to go------> http:www.oiart.org and it will give us a link to the OIART page? Cool! Thanks for the help! - -- - ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie) giffordstrasser@oiart.org =^.^= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:00:17 -0400 From: Ian Subject: Re: Alloy: mailing links Ian wrote: > > Lem Bingley wrote: > > > > At 22:24 23/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: > > > > > >I am able to see that (as a blue "link") that I can click in my mail but > > >how would I set one up so that you will get that? (I am kinda new at > > >this!) I have Netscape 2.0 with it's mail package! > > > > You don't need to do anything. You just type the address as normal text - the conversion to a blue 'link' is done automatically at the > recipient's end - as lon > > > > It should do the same thing with the text 'mailto', as in > > mailto:lemb@computerwire.com > > > > which will provide a link that will let you mail a message straight to me. > > > > So I should be able to go------> http://www.oiart.org > > and it will give us a link to the OIART page? > > Cool! > > Thanks for the help! > -- > ---Ian Gifford (flirp/folkie)mailto:giffordstrasser@oiart.org =^.^= oops :) i forgot the slashes! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:02:47 +0100 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Re: Alloy: mailing links At 00:50 24/6/97 -0400, Ian wrote: >So I should be able to go------> http:www.oiart.org > >and it will give us a link to the OIART page? > Er, not quite, because you've given an invalid address. For some unknown reason a web address is not complete without two slashes before the www, so you should write http://www.oiart.org The easiest way to type these things in, of course, is simply to cut and paste them from the adress bar of your browser when it's showing the right page. Lem ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:35:46 BST From: the copse Subject: Alloy: The New Round of Introductions Name: Tim Dunn Tap Room Handle: the_copse Age: 22 (just) Unemployed: just graduating from York University with a 2i in music, specialising in pop and rock, much to the chagrin of my very traditional lecturers here. A lot of people on this list and from the FES have already heard my album. My taste in music is very broad, but simultaneously very narrow, as I'm extremely fussy about quality and integrity in music. The main people I listen to are The Smiths, Guillermo Portabales, Radiohead, TMDR of course, Jane's Addiction, The Divine Comedy, Trashcan Sinatras, Level 42, World Party, Blur, Dixie and Swing. My main hatreds are sloppy, undeserving, self-applauding talentless no-marks like Oasis, Mariah-shaganyonetogetarecorddeal-Carey, Whitney-ivegotmoresoulthanyouinmylefttesticle- Houston, and of course the fabulously execrable Sp**e Gi**s. Death to them all. I'm hoping tp be taken on by the British Transport Police as I believe that arresting scumbags and protecting the interests of everyday people sounds like a more fulfilling and interesting life than the vast array of tedious student desk jobs. In the meantime I'm desperately looking for any job that'll help me afford to stay in York over the summer. My best bet appears to be the EXECUTIONER in the York Cungeon waxwork museum, hanging Dick Turpin 30 times per day, accompanied no doubt, by the recounting of gruesome tales! I somehow managed to get married 2 years ago to the most beautiful and perfect-in-every-way girl I've ever met, who unfortunately just happens to be something rather high up in the royal family of a large North African Arab state. This sounds good, until you realise that it is utterly against everything her family and religion stand for to marry a whitey like myself, which is why we had to do it in secret. As I speak, she has returned home to try and explain to her parents why she doesn't want an arranged marriage, and would prefer to live her own life as an individual - a concept quite alien to their way of life, although I can't blame them for having their own traditions. Anyway, it's all extremely complicated and messy, but we hope it will at some point resolve itself in a satisfactory manner, even though that may involve years of separation. Well, that's about it for me - keep those intros rolling in. By the way, is CRACKERS on this list? the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:02:16 -0600 (MDT) From: "Lazlo Nibble" Subject: Alloy: Catching Up Again... > You can't make a decent flowerpot from a melted cd! Maybe not, but the lightshow you get from microwaving an old LP isn't half as impressive. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ::: Internet Music Wantlists: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo/Wantlists ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:49:49 -0700 (PDT) From: cekemp@netcom.com (Charles E. Kemp) Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... > > > You can't make a decent flowerpot from a melted cd! > > Maybe not, but the lightshow you get from microwaving an old LP isn't half as > impressive. > I was going to say the same thing, but refrained. Since it was Lazlo that brought it up, I don't feel so bad about wanting to say it. :) ****** Charles E. Kemp ****** cekemp@netcom.com ****** (812) 597-5950 ****** Just for the sake of it make sure you're always frowning, it shows the world that you've got substance and depth. - Neil Tennant > -- > ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) > ::: Internet Music Wantlists: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo/Wantlists > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:09:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching Up Again... On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Lazlo Nibble wrote: > > You can't make a decent flowerpot from a melted cd! > > Maybe not, but the lightshow you get from microwaving an old LP isn't half as > impressive. Indeed! Man, those sparks put on show... 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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:33:32 -0400 (EDT) From: MsSakamoto@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: a correction or two In a message dated 97-06-22 14:36:56 EDT, stemish@kumr.lns.com (Brian Clayton) writes: > Finally, my comment in the "signature" is just a one-liner which I > though was humorous, and doesn't relect my opinion of The X-Files. Personally, I loved it! Being not only a MST3K fan (and a member of the info club since 1992!), but also an X-Files (David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson are the man and the woman, respectively!) fan, I thought it was great! And not only that, it caused me to type what was probably for me the longest sentance I've ever uttered! - --Suzanne-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:26:45 GMT From: ljackson@intex.net (Lee Jackson) Subject: Re: Alloy: TD in EQ magazine (1997 Issue #6) On Sat, 21 Jun 1997 16:22:16 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >Well, the subject says it all, eh? Cover story about Thomas >and Headspace, and everything you want to know about Beatnik >and how Thomas likes his espresso. > >Also, a possible mention of this very mailing list (not refered >to by name), and his thoughts on his web site (Headspace's, >I think, not the FES.) You beat me to the punch. ;-) To those who might not know what EQ Magazine is, first, don't feel bad - it's aimed at Pro Audio gearheads in a big way, and won't be seen at your neighborhood grocery store's rack (unless your neighborhood is made up of nothing but recording studios). Head over to your local big bookstore (BookStop, Barnes & Noble, etc.) and you should find a copy. Well worth the read. // Lee Jackson (ljackson@intex.net) // Music and Sound Director // Apogee Software, Ltd. & 3D Realms Entertainment ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:48:55 -0400 (EDT) From: MsSakamoto@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank In a message dated 97-06-23 02:37:10 EDT, bhargreaves.gonw.wh@gtnet.gov.uk (Bill Hargreaves) writes: > Maybe it's time we asked everyone for a few lines about > themselves again. Real Name: Suzanne Williams Tap Room Alias: Miss Sakamoto Age: It's not polite to ask a lady her age! But possibly the youngest Alloy-er. Employed as: was a waitress about three weeks ago, now a secretary Other musical interests: Devo, Squirrel Nut Zippers, XTC, ABC, Combustible Edison, Dave Matthews Band, Harry Connick Jr., Nine Inch Nails, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Lee Harvey Skaswald, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, The Bloodhound Gang, Goldfinger, Madness, Blondie, David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Des'ree, Tori Amos, Sublime, 311, Paula Cole, Will Smith (the former Fresh Prince), Blackstreet, Esquivel, Queen, Pink Floyd, Deee-Lite, The Boomtown Rats, blah blah blah, the list goes on... Been a Dolby fan since: about 1988, even though the first album I bought was "Retrospecticle" in 1996. That's about it for me! - --Suzanne-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:03:18 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank At 06:48 PM 6/23/97 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 97-06-23 02:37:10 EDT, bhargreaves.gonw.wh@gtnet.gov.uk >(Bill Hargreaves) writes: > >> Maybe it's time we asked everyone for a few lines about >> themselves again. > >Real Name: Suzanne Williams >Tap Room Alias: Miss Sakamoto >Age: It's not polite to ask a lady her age! But possibly the youngest >Alloy-er. >Employed as: was a waitress about three weeks ago, now a secretary >Other musical interests: Devo, Squirrel Nut Zippers, XTC, ABC, Combustible >Edison, Dave Matthews Band, Harry Connick Jr., Nine Inch Nails, Big Bad >Voodoo Daddy, Lee Harvey Skaswald, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, >The Bloodhound Gang, Goldfinger, Madness, Blondie, David Bowie, Annie Lennox, >Des'ree, Tori Amos, Sublime, 311, Paula Cole, Will Smith (the former Fresh >Prince), Blackstreet, Esquivel, Queen, Pink Floyd, Deee-Lite, The Boomtown >Rats, blah blah blah, the list goes on... >Been a Dolby fan since: about 1988, even though the first album I bought was >"Retrospecticle" in 1996. >That's about it for me! > >--Suzanne-- > Suzanne: I just wish I had your age and was starting over. I know so very little about your preferences but I am sure as the devil willing to find out. Now Harry Connick, Jr. Him I know. Harks back to the days of the Dorseys. Yes, they do belong to this century. Ha! I am going to buy 'Retrospecticle'. Sounds great. Is $13.99 a good or a bad price for the CD. I researched it at Wherehouse. And there he goes! Frank ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:52:42 GMT From: ljackson@intex.net (Lee Jackson) Subject: Re: Alloy: Fwd for Frank On Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:16:32 +0100 (BST), you wrote: >Maybe it's time we asked everyone for a few lines about >themselves again. Real Name: Lee Jackson Tap Room Alias: none Age: 33 Employed as: Music and Sound Director, Apogee Software/3D Realms. I do music and sound effects for games like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and (coming soon) Prey. Interests : Drum and Bugle Corps, music in general, pro audio gear, Texas Longhorn football, other things you don't want to read about. , TMDR. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 20:09:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Keith Dawe Subject: Alloy: Re: Bios Hi, everyone. Ah, it's that intro thing again... > Real Name: Keith Dawe > Net Alias: Omega > Age: On the eve of 28 > Self-Employed as: Free-lance video editor--also have the pleasure of owning my own video equipment to work at home! > Other musical interests: King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Gary Numan, Yes, various prog rock and neo-prog, plus lots of other records too numerous to categorize. (Love that new Radiohead album) > Been a Dolby fan since: about 1982 when SBMwS hit North America. I was a huge Numan fan and really into the elecro-pop movement. - --Omega - ------------------------------------------------------- omega@torfree.net Head of Dealer's Room -- ANIME NORTH Toronto's FIRST anime convention -- Sat. August 9, 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:51:16 BST From: the copse Subject: Alloy: ALLOYER MAKES NATIONAL PRESS Nice to see you on page 31 of the Guardian Mr Bingley!! Fame at last! the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:41:16 -0700 From: Keith Stansell Subject: Re: Alloy: The New Round of Introductions Hi everyone, and especially the new "kid" on the block - Frank. I look forward to hearing your first impressions of the CD's we are all so familiar with. Here's my bio: Born in 1966 in Louisiana and grew up there. The Parish Sheriff had a harelip. After graduating from Louisiana Tech in 1990 in Electrical Engineering Technology, got a job with FERA corporation in corrosion engineering and got moved to Salt Lake City UT in 1991. I lived in Salt Lake City and worked for this company until June 2nd 1997 at which time I started a new career with The Polk Company http://www.polk.com in Denver Colorado as a database analyst. I got to see President Clinton give a speech here Sunday at the closing of the Summit of the 8. Here's my Dolby story: Recorded my first copy of The Golden Age of Wireless from the Thursday Night Album Hour on FM102 (KNOE) from Monroe Louisiana in 1983 ish. The tape was a poor copy and I bought an official cassette of the album from New Generation in Baton Rouge in 1985. Strangely, the cassette I bought at the record store did not have "She Blinded Me With Science" on it, nor "One of our Submarines" but did have an additional track "The Wreck of the Fairchild" which became one of my favorites. I listened to that cassette until it was almost worn out (I now regret this). I struggled to find "Aliens ate my Buick" on cassette in Louisiana during my college years but finally succeeded. (I skipped "The Flat Earth" because I just didn't know about it). After graduating from La. Tech in 1990, I started to build my CD collection and obtained all four of TMDR's albums on CD. I missed "Wreck of the Fairchild" on the CD and that's when I discovered that the cassette that I had since 1985 was special. I still have that cassette, but it doesn't play very well now. I've recently added "Retrospecticle" to the mix, and one of the first laserdics I bought was "The Golden Age of Video". My favorite Dolby album changes from time to time, but the songs that seem to get caught in my head most often are from "The Flat Earth". Well, I hope that wasn't too much rattling on. For even more, see my web page. Keith Stansell Denver, CO __________________________________________________ http://www.concentric.net/~kasman ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:18:41 -0700 From: Frank Wheeler Subject: Re: Alloy: The New Round of Introductions At 09:41 PM 6/23/97 -0700, you wrote: >Hi everyone, and especially the new "kid" on the block - Frank. I look >forward to hearing your first impressions of the CD's we are all so >familiar with. That'll happen real soon, Keith. And now:- Has anyone bought CD's through the Net? I think my first will be the collection found on "Retrospective". You know, I am totally unaware as to what I will be experiencing. It will be quite a plunge. By the way, is it true that CD's will soon be offering video? I don't have a VCR. Being retired I have to plan my asset acquisitions well in advance. And I don't want to enter the job market ever again. After over 50 years in travel and accounting (another button down accountant - like Bob Newhart) I want to be idle for the rest of my life. I enjoy this Internet thing. A blast! > >Here's my bio: > >Born in 1966 in Louisiana and grew up there. The Parish Sheriff had a >harelip. >After graduating from Louisiana Tech in 1990 in Electrical Engineering >Technology, got a job with FERA corporation in corrosion engineering and >got moved to Salt Lake City UT in 1991. > >I lived in Salt Lake City and worked for this company until June 2nd >1997 at which time I started a new career with The Polk Company >http://www.polk.com in Denver Colorado as a database analyst. > >I got to see President Clinton give a speech here Sunday at the closing >of the Summit of the 8. I would like to have been there. Were you able to meet him? I remember in 1949 eating dinner in a fashionable San Francisco restaurant and who should walk in but former President Herbert Hoover. I only clapped, as did all of the others. Something to remember. > >Here's my Dolby story: > >Recorded my first copy of The Golden Age of Wireless from the Thursday >Night Album Hour on FM102 (KNOE) from Monroe Louisiana in 1983 ish. >The tape was a poor copy and I bought an official cassette of the album >from New Generation in Baton Rouge in 1985. Strangely, the cassette I >bought at the record store did not have "She Blinded Me With Science" on >it, nor "One of our Submarines" but did have an additional track "The >Wreck of the Fairchild" which became one of my favorites. I listened to >that cassette until it was almost worn out (I now regret this). I >struggled to find "Aliens ate my Buick" on cassette in Louisiana during >my college years but finally succeeded. (I skipped "The Flat Earth" >because I just didn't know about it). > This is the second time that title has arisen. Earlier in the day I saw the CD in the Wherehouse in Hillcrest atop the hill. These titles floor me. "Aliens ate my Buick". Crazy!. But full of fun! >After graduating from La. Tech in 1990, I started to build my CD >collection and obtained all four of TMDR's albums on CD. I missed >"Wreck of the Fairchild" on the CD and that's when I discovered that the >cassette that I had since 1985 was special. I still have that cassette, >but it doesn't play very well now. >I've recently added "Retrospecticle" to the mix, and one of the first >laserdics I bought was "The Golden Age of Video". > >My favorite Dolby album changes from time to time, but the songs that >seem to get caught in my head most often are from "The Flat Earth". > >Well, I hope that wasn't too much rattling on. For even more, see my >web page. > >Keith Stansell >Denver, CO >__________________________________________________ >http://www.concentric.net/~kasman > And more to Keith: Thanks for the welcome, and now I am in a quandary, somewhat. Right now, I am just not sure as to my selection. I'll submit it to a roll-call. I'll count the votes; all in favor of Retro say Aye, all in favor of Flat Earth say Buy and I'll pick the winner! Those lurking in the shadows can cast a vote. I'm honest. But what I really want to hear is the Album by TD containing Algarve. The Headspace Web Site (or the link on that composition) says that the Page is still under construction. Nothing is more melodic or haunting than this Portuguese guitar and strings composition by Thomas Dolby. It totally envelops the listener. You are transported to the Southern Portugal Atlantic Shore. It is soothing. It is chord experimentation and captivating. I know nothing about composition but do know what I enjoy. Algarve definitely gets my vote. And what I call the ON/OFF Ocean Waves is the kind of music you want to hear as you are dozing off to sleep. It is relaxing. I don't know the headspace composer. And then to wake up, how about the jazzy and catchy Lounge Lizard by Brian Salter of Headspace. It's hard to remain seated at the computer when that comes on. You just got to get up and move to the rhythm. You can't resist it. Remember, computers weren't even imagined when I came on the scene. Man what a time to be living. Just incredible. I think if I had the gumption I'd go back to college and get a degree in Computer Science. But I'm lazy. So I won't. I'll let you gifted people carry the flag. I sure do enjoy the friendly attitude of the Alloyans. Glad to be aboard. Thanks for all the kind words. Frank Wheeler ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:15:58 From: Neil Leacy Subject: Alloy: Re: EQ interview I haven't seen the EQ interview but the mention of it reminded me I once sent a whole stack of TMDR interviews culled from my music magazine collection to Thomas's manager back in Dec 95 for use on the Flat Earth web site. I can't remember them actually appearing on there - copyright problems possibly. Anyway, Europa has had a set (Hi Europa, GttME is now a favourite with my eldest son, thanks again for sending it to me). And although her's were colour copies I can put together black and white sets if anyone would like them. They cover interviews from the time off "WindPower" up to "Flat Earth" from various UK music magazines. Email me direct if you want more info. 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, 24 Jun 1997 11:11:17 +0100 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Re: Alloy: ALLOYER MAKES NATIONAL PRESS At 01:51 24/6/97 BST, you wrote: >Nice to see you on page 31 of the Guardian Mr >Bingley!! > >Fame at last! The man has eagle eyes. And clearly needs a job (it was page 31 of the Situations Vacant section that the_copse is referring to.) While I'm here, I'll do the introduction bit: Name: Dr Lemuel Bingley Why Lemuel?: You'd have to ask my mother. Tap Room Handle: Croydon Did I ever live in Croydon?: Yes, but only for about 2 years, and I've moved since. Am I a Croydon Girl?: No, I'm an ex-Croydon bloke. First Dolby Encounter: The Flat Earth played during Art lessons circa 1984. I still adore the whole album except Hyperactive! Other music: Japan, David Sylvian, David Bowie, Talking Heads, The Blow Monkeys, Tori Amos, Tears for Fears, The The Job: Editor of a software journal with about 10 readers world-wide Age: 30 Age on the inside: 12 Apparent age on the outside: 145 Most dangerous vice: a metallic-purple Kawasaki KLE 500 Most fattening vice: eating Mars bars Most virtuous vice: trusting people I meet on the Internet Claim to Fame: Colleague of the brother of the owner of the three-legged dog seen in 'The Piano'. ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V2 #123 ***************************