From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V8 #243 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Friday, August 29 2003 Volume 08 : Number 243 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... [OBrienFerry@aol.com] [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... ["Chris Turner" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:29:27 EDT From: OBrienFerry@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... In a message dated 28/08/03 03:25:04 GMT Daylight Time, roxyrama@yahoo.co.uk writes: > visiting the more parochial > delights of primitive cultures such as Albania, Azabaijan and Scotland. We have two teams qualifying for the Champions league and one of them showing last year what a top European team they are in beating teams from the German, Spanish, Portuguese leagues and as English teams couldn't beat us first time round they sent another one to fail against the Scots, so not so parochial. J.O'B. N.P. They Only Sing When They're Winning by The Parkhead Faithfull ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:42:01 +0100 From: "Chris Turner" Subject: [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... In the Newcastle suburbs of Hebburn, Wallsend, Jarrow and South Kensington tonight soccer fans were crying into their chips as the expensively assembled talents of Newcastle United were ejected from the lucrative Champions League by lowly Parmesan Baghdad. Instead of appearing at the soccer cathedrals of the San Siro, Milan or the Nou Camp, Barcelona, Newcastle are likely to be visiting the more parochial delights of primitive cultures such as Albania, Azabaijan and Scotland. Failure to qualify for the later (well lets face it, the early) stages of the competition mean that the doughty Northerners will be forgoing the millions on offer in preference to the 72p first prize available in the Uefa Daf Leyland Van Wing Mirror Shield. Newcastle, famously supported when it's trendy by working class Northerner Bryan Ferry, were unable to break down the resistance of the Moldovan champions who included two taxi drivers, a bricklayer, a tax inspector and a couple of nuns in their line-up, although Newcastle did field Titus Bramble to even things up. The defeat came despite the efforts of 54 year old striking leg-end Alan Shearer who eschewed his normal tactic of kidney-punching the centre-back and elbowing the nearest defender in the face before tapping in from two feet in favour of a new, more aggressive style. Shearer, who was clearly missing the presence of his cheeky, laugh-a-minute partner Craig Belligerently, missed his only clear opportunity in the penalty shoot-out when his brave effort narrowly missed the goal, although his shot did collide with Mars as it came its closest to Earth in over 600,000 years. By coincidence this was the last time Newcastle were in contention for a major trophy. Manager Sir Bobby Robson commented: 'Have you seen my Werthers Originals?' before adding 'I'm ninety-two you know!" Robson was famously denied a Cup win with Newcastle when he saw his goal-bound shot strike a suffragette on the goal-line. "If only that bloody Zeppelin hadn't put me off..." Newcastle, who have considered a name-change to Butlins as their season also ends in September, now have only their Xmas party to look forward to. After reports that Woodgate, Bowyer, Jenas, Dyer, Shearer, Craig Baloney and Olivier Bernard are all likely to attend, Newcastle police are thought to be considering introducing a shoot-to-kill policy. Working class Northerner Bryan Ferry commented: "Howay the Baggies! I'm not upset. As a working-class Northerner I've always loved soccerball, and my favourite team has been Newcastle City for months. They're so Northern and working class, just like me...well, to be honest I'm thinking of changing again to West Brom United. Black and white stripes are so passe and I find the guacamole in the local fish restaurant always tastes of peas" Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:42:05 +0000 From: "Christian H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... And you have Berti Vogts, thanks for taking care of him... Christian - ---------- >Von: OBrienFerry@aol.com >An: avalon@smoe.org >Betreff: Re: [AVALON] For UK soccer fans only... >Datum: Don, 28. Aug 2003 10:29 Uhr > >In a message dated 28/08/03 03:25:04 GMT Daylight Time, roxyrama@yahoo.co.uk >writes: > >> visiting the more parochial >> delights of primitive cultures such as Albania, Azabaijan and Scotland. > >We have two teams qualifying for the Champions league and one of them showing >last year what a top European team they are in beating teams from the German, >Spanish, Portuguese leagues and as English teams couldn't beat us first time >round they sent another one to fail against the Scots, so not so parochial. > >J.O'B. > >N.P. They Only Sing When They're Winning by The Parkhead Faithfull > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:25:24 EDT From: OBrienFerry@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Fan Club Just reading through some old fan club books and found how different it was in the early days to get concert tickets. It seems there was some way of looking after the die hard fans when it came to concert tickets. It seems there was a better system, well not even a better system, just a system where there were priority tickets for fan club members etc and it seems the guy running the club seemed to go to great lengths. Maybe technology was easier in those days. Two pages on this subject can be read here from a 1980 fan club book http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/largeimages/rmaut803.jpg http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/largeimages/rmaut804.jpg The whole book can be read here http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/memorabilia_Fan+Club+Items+1980_flat.shtml J.O'B. N.P. Sitting In The Back Row Of The Movies ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 19:06:58 EDT From: LottieStreeter2@cs.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Ringing Tones Goodie, I was all excited about these ringer tones, since I'm getting a little tired of my standard Nokia ring. Whenever it goes off, I'm tempted to yell "HELLO? YEAH! I'M IN CHURCH! or...I'M IN AN ELEVATOR" a la my 2nd favourite British import (behind Bryan Ferry, of course), "Trigger Happy". It isn't on that often here in the States (and I hate the American version), but when it is, you can bet my kids and I are glued and my VCR is on. So I went to that website and listened to the tones and they're gawd-awful! Oh my goodness, these people must be tone-deaf, and even the rhythm is completely off! On "Let's Stick Together" and "Virginia Plain", I dare anyone to guess what songs they are just by listening. Maybe some of the songs by other artists are better, but after the Roxy ones, I just gave up.....)-; a very disappointed Lottie ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:47:16 -0500 From: "Paula Brown" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Fan Club Just reading through some old fan club books and found how different it was in the early days to get concert tickets. It seems there was some way of looking after the die hard fans when it came to concert tickets. Computerized ticketing ended all that immediately. It hasn't been like that since the late seventies that I ever saw, at least in the US. And I'm sure there are some regional differences there. Even then, it wasn't common, not the very best seats anyway. There have always been above average blocks bought for comps, but they were never in the first 10 rows, more like in the 20th or so. You'd have to be a HUGE artist to swing a deal where you had that kind of control, the kind of artist that people are clawing over to get the tour or a tour you're financing yourself. And then you have to presume to know which fans are the ones that matter most... I think Bowie's approach to having special shows for his fan club is a great approach except for one BIG thing: They're always in London and NYC, so it doesn't benefit everyone. The fantasy solution would be a handful of small private club gigs spread around, though simply not always doing it in NY but a different city each tour would seem to be the practical solution. It used to be that after the big arena gigs, a lot of times bands would show up (announced only to a few after the show) at a club afterwards and do a few songs. That's one of the most fun things to do for your fans that I can think of. But I don't think our boys want to "rock n roll" all night anymore! I don't even think the band who wrote "I want to rock n roll all night" want to rock n roll all night anymore! I think they'd rather be in their 5-star hotel room soaking off Les Paul shoulder in the jacuzzi or in a nice fluffy robe fresh off the towel warmer with a nice glass of wine. Well, that's the G rated version, anyway. Paula ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V8 #243 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest