From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V3 #266 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, October 7 1998 Volume 03 : Number 266 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Strange situation [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: More stuff [Elaine Linstruth ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 18:57:18 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Strange situation A very strange thing is happening that I wouldn't mind some opinions on, my dear, worldly, intelligent friends at Alloy... My mom got a phone call today from the mother of an old friend of mine whom I haven't seen or been able to communicate with, and has been living in another country for more than four years - though I think about her often, as she was my best friend in the world since we were thirteen, until she got married & moved away. Anyway this woman explained to my mom that her daughter (my friend) had just phoned long-distance from Yemen to say that she'd had a dream about me, and she wanted her mother to get my phone number so that her sister (who lives in the states) can phone me & speak to me about it tonight. If you're wondering why my friend can't call me directly, it's because her husband restricts my friend's social contact to family only... I've never really understood the point of this in either a social or a religious context but there isn't anything I can do about it. so now I'm waiting for this very strange phone call from my friend's sister. I've had similar weird things happen to me from time to time rather frequently throughout my life, but for some reason this set of circumstances seems especially odd. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone else here? (I could use some scientific viewpoints!!) on pins & needles Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 22:21:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Alloy: More stuff Ok, I've had a chance to get more caught up. I have some questions and comments to add to the fracas. #1 on the list, is (sorry to bore some of you but this will be quick...) the sewing machine repair shop LIED TO MY FACE, as I took the machine to another place for a second opinion, and it's fixed. All it needed was a PM and some machine oil. It's got one problem: winding the bobbin doesn't stop the needle from running at the same time. So who cares, I'll wind bobbins while I sew. Woo! Now, any of you that has any experience as a beginning sew-person, I need ideas for first projects! Next, is I saw a career-retrospective type thing about David Bowie, and at the end he said something akin to, some fans want to have the artist doing autobiographical works, but that is NOT ME. That got me thinking, I've always approached Thomas' songs as being somewhat autobiographical. But are they? Maybe I've been completely off base there. He doesn't like to say one way or the other, I gather. Oh and that Bowie show irked me I must say, by yet again talking about the "useless" 1980's music he made and how much he hated "selling out" and all that. I guess I can sympathize to a point, but Bowie really likes to say that, and it's a bit insulting if you ask me, to his fans that liked that music. I don't know if _Let's_Dance_ is the greatest album he ever recorded, but it reminds me of my carefree high school days and that's good enough for me. On the other hand, I can see Thomas' point about the so-called "reunion" tours that are going on. They *can* be a bit undignified. Wasn't there a really odd sounding tour recently... REO Speedwagon with something, and special guest some one-hit wonder from 1984? I forget now. I do recall that we affectionately referred to this tour as the Gaspy Wheezers Reunion. Trev, sorry hon.. whoever you were with the Atari clocks for sale (now or future) please let me know! I'm still working on getting my unit fixed. And as for mailing lists, this is the one and only for me. And you know how much I love you all.. Although, if anyone knows where I might find a list of lists, I'd love to peruse it. I'd like to know if there is an Everything But The Girl list, for example. Robin, you must tell us.. what was the dream?? And, I'd love to give you a feel for that strange situation, but I'm afraid I'd have more questions than suggestions. :) - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V3 #266 ***************************