From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #131 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, May 27 2000 Volume 05 : Number 131 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! ["elect] Alloy: Re: Silent Radios [andyjmail@cheerful.com] Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! [Paul B] Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! ["elect] Re: Alloy: Just wondering... [Jon ] Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! [Chris ] Alloy: Ressurecting the Tap Room? [Chris Cracknell ] Alloy: Calendar Project [RThurF@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 00:53:23 -0700 From: "electrix" Subject: Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! >or what the Spanish >outburst means in Hot Sauce?) > >Just curious :-) "Where the Devil have you been" - -- electrix Electric/Midi/Synth Guitarist, Composer http://electricson.iuma.com "Inamorata, your music are tomorrows unknown known life. I love tomorrow." --- Conrad Roberts, Poet (from Miles Davis Live/Evil CD) - -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 04:49:08 -0400 (EDT) From: andyjmail@cheerful.com Subject: Alloy: Re: Silent Radios >I would also include Skullpulse What on Earth is that?!! And more to the point, how can I get hold of it :o) - ---------- W.W.9. (Instrumental) <- T.D. while with Bruce Wooley Get out of my mix Fieldwork The Mirror Song Close But No Cigar (Version) Beauty of a Dream (Piano & Vocal) Interesting additions Russell, I didn't include the last 4 because they don't have that "early career" feel. They'd be on my idea of a follow-up album.. *grin* Get out of my mix just horrifies me every time I hear it, although to be fair does have it's moments - it would be the LAST choice possible for me to try and impress a non Dolby fan with! As for W.W.9. ... sounds very interesting, I've never heard of that one! Cheers, +Andy+ - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 20:21:13 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! And on the day of 5/26/2000 5:53 PM, electrix thus did spake... >> or what the Spanish >> outburst means in Hot Sauce?) >> >> Just curious :-) > > "Where the Devil have you been" Y'know, only today I was suggesting to one of our crack graphic artists when a RIP chewed up her artwork (not one I've been able to take aside to tune yet* - the RIP, not the person) that she needs to learn something in Spanish that can be really emoted so a) she knows she's saying something funny (defuse stress) and b) others think she's swearing her head off (generates a respectful/fearful distance.) Couldn't think of any words to give her. Anyone know how to say "Stupid automatic flushing toilet" or "you do brains like Picasso did faces" in Spanish? :-) P. This message powered at high volume by Useless (CJ Bolland mix)/Depeche Mode. * - for those who don't know, supporting a graphic design/output operation is much like how I'd imagine an F1 pit crew runs. There are times when you can fix, calibrate & tune to your heart's content (usually the wee hours of the morning), but there are times when the race is on and you have 20 secs to get the car on the road again so it can win the race. You know you play a key part in something critical to the company. Exhilarating! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:46:04 -0700 From: "electrix" Subject: Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! >> "Where the Devil have you been" I mentioned the above from memory... I went back to listen to it and I forgot two word... it should really read "Where the DEVIL have you been all night" Paul wrote: >Anyone know how to say "Stupid automatic flushing toilet" 'Estúpido automático vacido tocador' (past tense, already flushed) or the more awkward... 'Estúpido vaciendo automático tocador' (present tense, flushing) It turns out that we have at least 2 adjectives in the expression, which makes for an awkward statement. The best suggestion I can give would be: 'Estúpido descargante tocador automático' which keeps the implication of the original meaning. Paul also asked: >or "you do brains like Picasso did faces" in Spanish? 'Tu hace cerebros como Picasso hizo caras' You can occasionally get some "okay" translation results at:http://world.altavista.com/ In your case, the statement needed some slight modification. BTW, cliches don't translate well from English to Spanish word for word. Sometimes it needs to be modified completely. - -- electrix Electric/Midi/Synth Guitarist, Composer http://electricson.iuma.com "Inamorata, your music are tomorrows unknown known life. I love tomorrow." --- Conrad Roberts, Poet (from Miles Davis Live/Evil CD) - -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 00:47:12 -0400 From: Jon Subject: Re: Alloy: Just wondering... I have never heard The Wreck Of The Fairchild, I am embarrassed to say. I didn't even know it existed till I got connected online. At least I have something to hunt for! > Jon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:06:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Cracknell Subject: Re: Alloy: a permanent home for Alloy posts @ FES being proposed! In article <412568EA.004D14FF.00@mta.amadeus.net>, you wrote: >And so, to all those who have posted (and will post) their >interpretations.... please let me know what your feelings are about having >our essays about Thomas' work given their very own space on Thomas' site. >Interpretations will be credited to each writer (except, of course, those who >wish to remain anonymous may always choose to do so) I'm very cool with anything I post here being included in any archive, up to and including my requests for photographs of Thomas Dolby performing in drag as a bored, blond, Beverly Hills housewife turned techno-rocker. CRACKERS (I know they must exist somewhere from hell!!!) - -- Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime fan * http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base * * http://www.netway.com/~hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games * Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian eh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:06:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Cracknell Subject: Alloy: Ressurecting the Tap Room? Incidently, speaking of FES... we could possibly revive the Tap Room. I have found a free real-time chatroom service that would do the trick. http://www.beseen.com/ I just set up a chatroom with them for my newly created hentai webpage *(blush)* and it's increadably easy, and completely free. And once it is set up there is zero maintainence. Granted it has an ad bar across the top of your chatpage, but they have to pay for the service somehow. Just an idea to pass along to the FES designers. And for those who may have been wondering where I have been lately, well, like I said I just created a hentai webpage for my ecchi-alter-ego *(blush)*. Plus I've just recently discovered an online game that has me giddy as a schoolgirl... literally. SISSY FIGHT 2000. http://www.sissyfight.com Relive those painful childhood memories of being bullied on the playground or teasing little girls until they develope eating disorders. Form cliques and attack those different from you. All the joy of Jr. High is yours to experience again through the eyes of a schoolgirl. Part chatroom, part sissy brawl, all fun. So if you check it out keep your eyes open for a cute little girl named Ghastly. But be warned, I may look sweet but I'm a cold hearted bitch. I saw the creator of this game interviewed on the CBC and I just had to go see if the site was for real. The game is an absolute riot. It takes awhile to get the hang of it, at first it seems all random but you soon realize that there is a lot of strategy involved and you have to choose your playground alliances very carefully. Sometimes it's best to remain quiet, cowering in the corner and hope to go unnoticed and study everyone's technique and sometimes it's best to be agressive, be a charismatic bully and gather a clique around you and go on the offensive. Now that my hentai page is finished (I've been a closet hentaisha for a wee while now, experimenting with various ecchi-artforms) I guess I'll be busy working on my artwork for the Alloy Calander and recording my B-Side for this year's Project B-Day. (Time to repost the Project B-Day FAQ I think). And I want to completely redesign my non-ecchi webpage. Incidently, has anyone set up an Bride Of... webpage yet? CRACKERS (That's MISTER Sissy from hell!!!) - -- Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime fan * http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base * * http://www.netway.com/~hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games * Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian eh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:45:17 EDT From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Calendar Project Hello all, I'm just updating you on the calendar project we've been talking about... and to repeat our ideas so far, these are to be 2001 calendars which will feature images of Alloy members (in sort of a virtual 'costume party') or images which Alloy members create. You can create a portrait-type image of yourself as a character from a Dolby song, video or film, or illustrate its theme using yourself and/or others as subjects... or if you prefer not to model, you can create an image which illustrates something from Thomas' work - - a mood, a story, etc. Deadline for submitting an image will be **Friday, September 15th, 2000** (mark your calendars if you're planning to participate!!) I'll then compile the calendars, and they will be distributed back to you by the start of the year 2001. The calendar's design will be based on how many people send in images, to insure that each and every one gets to be the ~~STAR~~ of their own page. Absolutely ALL are welcome. I doubt there will be more than 365 submissions so I think it's safe to say this plan will work out well... and of course, Alloy member birthdays will be placed on the appropriate days for all of us to refer to (please get your info to me if you haven't yet!) I may need to ask for a couple of dollars from each person from shipping and production costs, but please tell me if this would constitute a serious problem for anyone & we can work something out. I don't want anyone to have to feel excluded just because they're short a couple of bucks :) !!!Prizes!!! for Overall Best & for categories. I'm still arranging the categories ones... but I've decided what the Overall Best prize will be. It's actually my very favorite Dolby thing of all, out of my own collection - the original vinyl 1979 release of "English Garden", featuring Thomas as keyboard artist in his first well-publicized professional gig, and also featuring him in my all-time-favorite teen angst pose (though he's around 20 in this, the angst is *still there*!), sitting at the table with David Birch, Rod Johnson, Matthew Seligman and Bruce Woolley on the back cover... apart from the usual slight corner/edge wear you would expect, the cover is in beautiful shape. Inside, there is a lyrics sheet backed with many B&W photos of the band, including Thomas of course (how can anyone resist those leathers?!!), and the album itself is in perfect condition. I know that one of you out there will give it a loving home! By offering this I'm hoping to be able to show my sincere gratitude to each and every one of you for making Alloy the wonderful place that it has become, and for becoming a part of my life... I have made some true friends here, and there is no finer thing than that. I'll let you know what the category prizes will be once I know what they are.. How will the contest be judged.. I was thinking it should be judged by two teams - the first being all of you (once the calendars are out, you can send me your votes!) and the second being a completely impartial group of artists whom I will ask to judge the images on their artistic/compositional/originality merits. I'll then average the two scores & well see who wins. Do you all agree this would be the best way? This is the first contest I've ever organized, so I want it to be a lot of fun! Anyone with questions or suggestions, please write to me. There are no dibs... if everyone wants to be Miss Sakamoto for example, it would be perfectly all right with me. Feel free to do whatever you like, within the theme of any aspect of Thomas' work. I've already heard from several people & I'll be sending out my updated contact information shortly. Thanks for your time everyone... please let me know if you're in! Robin T ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #131 ***************************