From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V11 #260 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Saturday, November 11 2006 Volume 11 : Number 260 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Marks_&_Spencer_spent_=A362_m?= ["Kari Solberg" <] RE: [AVALON] ouch [] RE: [AVALON] ouch ["Andrew Shearer" ] [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... [Chris Turner ] Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... [KWil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... [Chris Turner ] Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... [KWil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Bryan the Renaissance man [KWil632057@aol.com] RE: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... [] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:43:24 +0100 From: "Kari Solberg" Subject: [AVALON] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Marks_&_Spencer_spent_=A362_m?= ............... 'Kirsty O'Byrne, 31, from Coatbridge, makes Marks & Spencer the first port of call on a shopping trip with her mother for one reason: "Quality," she says, before making it the retailer's dream double by adding: "Value." What about style? "I like the accessories; you can always find a handbag, jewellery or a scarf to suit, whether it's for a gift or for yourself. For a while it seemed to be aimed at OAPs, but it's come back into its own again." The 32.2% rise in pre-tax profits to #405.1m for the six months ending in September is due to a combination of edgier clothing ranges and a drop in the price of the basics, such as T-shirts and underwear. Much of it has been attributed to the advertising campaign (at an estimated cost of #62m) featuring Twiggy, Erin O'Connor and Lizzie Jagger for womenswear and Bryan Ferry as the face of the Autograph range for men. Those were not the names tripping off the tongues of shoppers in Glasgow yesterday, who, even while fingering the large-collared, brown herringbone cardigan worn by Twiggy, claimed not to have been influenced by the ads. There is no doubt among the pundits, however, that the ads have formed a key part of the strategy that has brought an extra 19 million visits to M&S stores......' ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:32:02 -0000 From: Subject: RE: [AVALON] ouch Is this it? Quite witty but some articles seem to be written by journalists who don't like Ferry. http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1925831,00.html cheers rob There was an article in the Guardian a few weeks back about the author not being able to look like BF even though he buys all his clothes from M&S - I'll try to post it at the weekend. Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:48:36 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: RE: [AVALON] ouch That's the one Rob, thanks, saved me some typing. Andrew >From: >Reply-To: >To: "'Andrew Shearer'" , >Subject: RE: [AVALON] ouch >Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:32:02 -0000 > >Is this it? Quite witty but some articles seem to be written by journalists >who don't like Ferry. > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1925831,00.html > >cheers >rob > >There was an article in the Guardian a few weeks back about the author >not > >being able to look like BF even though he buys all his clothes from M&S - >I'll try to post it at the weekend. > >Andrew > > > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:52:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Turner Subject: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... As you might know, Brian Eno stepped out of the shadow of his more famous brother Roger to create the startup sound for Windows '95, for which he was paid the handsome sum of 35,000 dollars. Being Eno he actually submitted 84 mini pieces for consideration. You can hear him burbling on about it here: http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-2-microsoft-sound.html Continuing the tangential Roxy theme, it seems one-time Bryan Ferry guitarist Robert Fripp (remember his beautiful if incongruous solo on As The World Turns) is to provide the various sounds for the forthcoming Microsoft Vista operating system. Sadly Mr Wilcox' more innovative efforts have been homogenised by the conglomerate, as two geeks complain here: http://saunderslog.com/2006/11/09/not-frippertronics/ (includes a link to the sounds) http://scobleizer.com/2006/11/09/another-committee-takes-the-soul-out-of-robert-fripp/ This is one of the few times I have been able to combine my Roxy life with my IT life in a single post. I'm so proud... Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:38:40 EST From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... This is one of the few times I have been able to combine my Roxy life with my IT life in a single post. I'm so proud... Optimistic use of the word 'life' there Chris! ;) J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:47:39 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Turner Subject: Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... I would explain self-deprecation to you if I thought there were any danger of you using it. Chris ;0) - --- KWil632057@aol.com wrote: > Optimistic use of the word 'life' there Chris! > > ;) > > J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:05:21 +0000 (GMT) From: Chris Turner Subject: [AVALON] Bryan the Renaissance man Anyhow, Bryan Ferry - not content with being an actor, globetrotter, fashionista, prize-giver, habitual party attender and all-round polymath, (oh and occasionally a musician) - has once again turned his hand to art by colluding with NY digital artist Jeremy Blake to create three pieces for the benefit of the Guggenheim Museum. Very laudable. Details on my blog http://www.roxyrama.com/blog Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:11:17 EST From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... In a message dated 10/11/2006 17:53:01 GMT Standard Time, roxyrama@yahoo.co.uk writes: I would explain self-deprecation to you if I thought there were any danger of you using it. Indeed. I am a renowned self-deprecator as anybody who has sat within 12 feet of me at a Roxy concert will attest. I blame the excitement of hearing Bryan's dulcet tones... J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:18:16 EST From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Bryan the Renaissance man In a message dated 10/11/2006 18:30:04 GMT Standard Time, roxyrama@yahoo.co.uk writes: Very laudable. Very cool. As expected.... _http://theresalduncan.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/im g_0488_1.jpg_ (http://theresalduncan.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/img_0488_1.jpg) J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:15:31 -0000 From: Subject: RE: [AVALON] Coming to a PC near you... I'm saying nothing Rob I am a renowned self-deprecator ..................... 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