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alloy-digest          Monday, August 3 1998          Volume 03 : Number 202



                               Today's Subjects:
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  Alloy: It's only a name!                 [Paul Baily <paulb@thehub.com.au>]
  Re: Alloy: Attention Tributaries and others  [Paul Baily <paulb@thehub.com]
  Re: Alloy: Attention Tributaries and others  ["Keith Stansell" <Stansell@u]
  Re: Alloy: It's only a name!                               [RThurF@aol.com]
  Re: Alloy: (Fwd) Dolby parody contest -- Airhead           [CJMark@aol.com]
  Re: Alloy: Tribute Project --- THE BOOK!!!                 [CJMark@aol.com]

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 98 00:26:48 +1000
From: Paul Baily <paulb@thehub.com.au>
Subject: Alloy: It's only a name!

Hi all,

Uh, what the hell is so bad about "The Flat Cake"!? I think it's 
brilliant, funny, continues on the precedent of substituting one key word 
of a title with the word cake. It's supposed to be /humorous/ for 
crissakes!

Something this list has always been good for is it's sense of humour and 
not taking itself too seriously. Do you think Thomas is going to read 
that title and think 'uh-oh they're all going to be a semitone down'? No, 
he's likely going to have a good chuckle at it!

This is supposed to simply be a well-meant, fun gift to someone we 
respect and admire, not a humble offering to a God. It's unfair to place 
that kind of expectation on yourselves or on Thomas.

Don't get me wrong, I know many of you are putting in a phenomenal effort 
to get your works just so, and that's great, but have a sense of fun 
about it too eh? Having the word 'Flat' in the title isn't going to 
discredit anyone or diminish the value of their efforts.

Where do you think May The Cube Be With You, The Key To Her Ferrari, 
Hyperactive!, and Aliens Ate My Buick came from? Sure, Thomas is gifted, 
sincere, and has a serious side, but he also has a wickedly fun-loving 
side; why not show him you do too?

P.

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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 98 00:27:27 +1000
From: Paul Baily <paulb@thehub.com.au>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Attention Tributaries and others

>I am also accepting pictures (jpg, gif, bmp etc..) to create a Name to Faces
>page on the CD-ROM (I downloaded Paul's pages, so if you are on his page,
>you're covered).

<raises eyebrow> uh, you're welcome. :)

I need to talk with you on this one. Offline though.

>Paul, if you have any pictures that haven't made it to your page yet, please
>send 'em.

Inbound.

P.

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 08:46:59 -0600
From: "Keith Stansell" <Stansell@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Attention Tributaries and others

I was going to talk to you about that.  I guess I got things out of order!
- -Keith

>>I am also accepting pictures (jpg, gif, bmp etc..) to create a Name to
Faces
>>page on the CD-ROM (I downloaded Paul's pages, so if you are on his page,
>>you're covered).
>
><raises eyebrow> uh, you're welcome. :)
>
>I need to talk with you on this one. Offline though.
>
>>Paul, if you have any pictures that haven't made it to your page yet,
please
>>send 'em.
>
>Inbound.
>
>P.
>

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 11:28:53 EDT
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: It's only a name!

In a message dated 8/2/98 10:26:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
paulb@thehub.com.au writes:

<< Uh, what the hell is so bad about "The Flat Cake"!? I think it's 
 brilliant, funny, continues on the precedent of substituting one key word 
 of a title with the word cake. It's supposed to be /humorous/ for 
 crissakes!
 Something this list has always been good for is it's sense of humour and 
 not taking itself too seriously. Do you think Thomas is going to read 
 that title and think 'uh-oh they're all going to be a semitone down'? >>

Hee hee heee! 
Robin T

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 13:01:26 EDT
From: CJMark@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: (Fwd) Dolby parody contest -- Airhead

To Beth..

Wow... Having never seen the "Egghead" parody before.. I am still laughing
about it..  that was great!   I only wish my tears were only of joy..  But I
had the unfortunate experience of having the CD changer in my car stolen a
couple of weeks ago.  And of course, inside it were two of my favorite CDs..
Aliens Ate My Buick and Astronauts & Heretics..  Not to mention the two Seal
CDs.. a Bob Marley Greatest Hits.. Babyface.. Take 6 and a compilation by
David Byrne of weird music found around the world.  So.. now I have to not
only drive in wonderful LA traffic without the benefit of music (other than
that which emits from my own brain)  but I have to try and find another copy
of AAMB.. which ain't easy!   I remember all the Alloy postings regarding
locating it.. so maybe I can get another quickly.  At least I have cassette
tapes I dubbed of both collections.. so I could listen to them in my car
before I got the CD player.  Now I have to drag them out of storage and dust
them off.. .but at least I can get through the dry spell without withdrawal
pains.    Okay.. I'll stop whining now..  and let everyone get on to more
interesting tales.  

Ciao for now..  Mark 

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 13:08:51 EDT
From: CJMark@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: Tribute Project --- THE BOOK!!!

Hey Slarv..

I would love a copy of the parodies..  They were evidently created before I
became one of the Alloyed..   Thanks in advance!!

Mark

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