From: owner-basia-digest To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V1 #229 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, 17 September 1996 Volume 01 : Number 229 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: is basia done in 98? Re: Thanks for the lyrics Re: is basia done in 98? Re: Thanks for the lyrics Re: tomayyto, tomahhhto. Oh GOODY! :) Re: Oh GOODY! :) Re: Gerson & Basia? Re: Gerson & Basia Thanks, Diane... Re: Oh GOODY! :) Re[2]: Thanks for the lyrics Re[2]: Thanks for the lyrics The Poetry Coroner Re: Oh GOODY! :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BokNBok@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 02:00:56 -0400 Subject: Re: is basia done in 98? Can someone explain to me why they think '98 is the last Basia album? Did she say she was quitting or something?? Help me out here, guys! Does anybody know Basia on this newsgroup? I'm just curious as to how this story got started. ------------------------------ From: Philip B Hall Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 06:19:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Thanks for the lyrics On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, J.S. Lohr wrote: > the domestic release of TIME AND TIDE. Hell, when next February rolls > around it will have been 7 years since LWNY landed in record stores. > Four studio albums in eleven or more years? Not exactly what I'd call > prolific; nor is it a trademark of someone who is willing to crank out > four more albums after that. Damn, Ben and I will probably be Phil's age > before this is all said and done ;).... You should live so long, my friend! Phil ------------------------------ From: Philip B Hall Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 06:35:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: is basia done in 98? On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, J.S. Lohr wrote: > On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Jay Johnson wrote: > > > Didn't she say she wanted to produce new artists? thats what she will do. > > she puts everything in to her music.. maybe it is too hard on her.. but TSI > > has new aspects (other people's life)... How long do u expect basia to keep > > going? maybe she is the energizer bunny... she kepps going and going and > > going and going and going and going :) dont we all wish that? > > Mark my words (i've said this a billion times) - Basia '98 will be the Done! > last studio album. > I am SO sure of this that I don't know what more to say about it. > > JSL. > Well at least she doesn't go around saying she has enough material for another 17 albums and doesn't have to create anymore. THAT would be a sure sign of the end-of-career syndrome. I think you're a bit preemie on predicting her professional curtain-call. However, I think you will find her on another label sooner or later, as you predict, O Nostroachdamus. Remember: she has yet to produce a self-titled album. Hey, I've been meaning to ask: are there any MIDI sequences around of Basia and Danny's stuff? Phil (here, midimidimidi) ------------------------------ From: Zbigniew Zbiegiel Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 08:47:18 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Thanks for the lyrics On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Zbigniew Zbiegiel wrote: > On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, J.S. Lohr wrote: > > > On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Ben Combee wrote: > > > > > > When is Basia's next album coming out??? > > > > > > That is a very good question, and one for which there is no answer. > > > She appears on one track of the latest Peter White album, and she had > > > a promo single last December with "Angels Blush". Roach will claim > > > that 1998 is the year of the last Basia album. I'm a little more > > > optimistic, and hope we'll see something in mid-1997. > > > > Ben, Ben, Ben - you should know better than that! > > 1997 is always a possibility but, cmon - let's be realistic. I think the > > record company has proven to be a completely useless factor in motivating > > our two heros to work any faster. Sony seems to be content with these long > > gaps between albums. There's always a part of me that wishes that Sony > > would drop her and kind of teach her and Danny a lesson: show her that > > there's more to the world than olive trees and weekend trips to Poland. > > Seeing her end up on some no name, low budget Modern Jazz record label > > (yknow - the kind that includes a catalog of other releases in with their > > CDs?) would kinda please me in a real sadistic way. "YEAH! THAT'LL TEACH > > YA TO SIT ON YER DUFF FOR FOUR FRIGGIN YEARS!" > > Plus, its my opinion that the longer we wait for this album, the less > > likely the chances will be that we'll ever see another one after that. I > > mean, do the math, people - next summer marks the 10 year anniversary of > > the domestic release of TIME AND TIDE. Hell, when next February rolls > > around it will have been 7 years since LWNY landed in record stores. > > Four studio albums in eleven or more years? Not exactly what I'd call > > prolific; nor is it a trademark of someone who is willing to crank out > > four more albums after that. Damn, Ben and I will probably be Phil's age > > before this is all said and done ;).... > > > > Toodles! > > > > JSL. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Toodles, > > I think Basia is woking on the albums in a way as not to saturate the > music marketplace with her albums. As I remember the Pink Floyd was slow > coming with their albums, but the music was really great. I rather wait > for an album longer then get one that is badly created just to put > something out every year. Patience is a virtue and the longer you wait the > better it gets (just like wine). > > bye Zbigniew > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > ...we try to solve the problem by rushing through the design process so that > enough time will be left at the end of the project to uncover errors that > were made because we rushed through the design process....... > G. Myers > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Zbigniew Zee Zbiegiel | > | > e-mail: zzbiegie@kellogg.nwu.edu | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ...we try to solve the problem by rushing through the design process so that enough time will be left at the end of the project to uncover errors that were made because we rushed through the design process....... G. Myers +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zbigniew Zee Zbiegiel | | e-mail: zzbiegie@kellogg.nwu.edu | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Zbigniew Zbiegiel Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 08:47:46 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: tomayyto, tomahhhto. On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Zbigniew Zbiegiel wrote: > > > > > BTW (in keeping with the "prime directive" of this mailing list), > > regarding Ms T, I am still trying to get Dzien Sie Budzi translated. I was > > at the in-laws today and my mother and father-in-law, who both > > speak fluent Polish, had great difficulty with the lyrics. They say much is > > untranslatable. Perhaps they have been away from Poland too long and new > > colloqialisms fill the lyrics - I don't know. I must sit down with my > > neighbors, who came to America more recently, and may have a different > > grasp of the language. Or maybe Zbigniew can help... :) > > > > Dzien drobry, > > > > Dennis > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dennis J. Majewicz Empire Sports Network majewicz@buffnet.net > > "On the road to a non-linear, tapeless, DIGITAL tomorrow!" > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Dennis, > > I would like to help with translation but I don't have the > lyrics in a written form (I left my CD's in California and I can't check > if they were printed in any CD cover. I have a CD "Basia On Broadway where > she performs this song. I could try to translate from listening to the > song, but I'm afraid I might miss some words.) If you have the lyrics, > send them to me and I will give it a try. There also two songs with polish > lyrics on "The Sweetest Illusion", one is on 'yearning' and the other on > 'an olive tree', so if you need them translated please let me know. BTW > I'm working on my home page, which will include the page for Basia. I will > have some pictures there from her "The Sweetest Illusion" CD promotion in > Hollywood Wherehouse store. At this time I have only 7 pictures scanned > with 6 more to go, so when I finish I will announce if anyone wants to > visit my home page and see those pictures. > > do widazenia Zbigniew > (good bye) > > P.S. Dennis in our language we usually do not say 'dzien dobry' when we > mean to say good bye. Dzien dobry is a greating when you want to greet > someone when you come in contact with them and if you want to say good bye > you use 'do widzenia'. > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > ...we try to solve the problem by rushing through the design process so that > enough time will be left at the end of the project to uncover errors that > were made because we rushed through the design process....... > G. Myers > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Zbigniew Zee Zbiegiel | > | > e-mail: zzbiegie@kellogg.nwu.edu | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ...we try to solve the problem by rushing through the design process so that enough time will be left at the end of the project to uncover errors that were made because we rushed through the design process....... G. Myers +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zbigniew Zee Zbiegiel | | e-mail: zzbiegie@kellogg.nwu.edu | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: "Diane F. Fisli" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 09:26:41 -0700 Subject: Oh GOODY! :) Dennis sed (concerning video transfer) -- > Don't have any Buffalo contacts, but B-town is a > pretty big city. Look in the yellow pages under > recording studios, or preferably video production, > or video post-production. Toronto is a huge production > center - should have no problems there either. Y'know, I haven't stuck my nose into this video business because it seems to be in capable hands, however I do have a bit of an opinion about transfers: As I understand it, you are going to try to transfer PAL or SECAM to NTSC or vice-versa, or something along those lines... I don't think you're going to get any help from a "professional" lab, because there are laws governing the copying of copyrighted material... I have run into this in the past when trying to get things transfered from 35mm movie film to video. Unless you have written permission (or can bribe them into doing it), they ain't gonna make copies or transfer *anything* that has a copyright -- you could be there undercover, trying to set them up and bust them for breaking copyright laws. Roach sed: > I just looked at the lyrics posted on Ben's page, took a quick look at > "Give Me That" and noticed that the lyrics appear to be wrong... Ben, if > you took it from the CD linear notes that's still no guarantee: the > Japanese are famous for making up lyrics if they can't make out what's > being said - I have a live Yes CD that is full of butchered lyrics. Yeah, I wondered about the validity of those Japanese lyrics, myself. I mean, she's singing in English (mostly), and if we native-born English-speakers are confused by what we hear (due to a Polish language influence on her "Queen's English"), imagine what the Japanese are hearing - -- AND what works out in the translation... > BTW, if you ever feel tired while driving, PULL THE *&$% OVER. I second that, or if you are tired/drunk/drugged, or just plain OUT of it, don't even *think* about driving... My parked car was just rear-ended (and totaled) by some lady who got in her car and was driving without her lights on - on a *very* dark street. Glad to have you back safe, JS! :) Kris sez: > This list is really cool, no matter what we talk about! Well, thank you! As one of the digressers, I welcome you! (heh!) > Does everyone really think that a 1998 release will be that LAST ONE???? Well, *I* don't... They're selling enough albums to keep Sony happy, I think. Roach suggests: > Ok, here's the premise... its a record signing, Basia is sitting there > signing CDs or whatever, and you're given the opportunity to ask her any > one question... What would it be? Good one! Ummmm... I think I'd like to ask her if she could find me a CD copy of WSAYO with HER singing, and also the Chicago live promo CD... (HEH!) Avariciousness aside, I'd love to sit and talk with Basia IN DEPTH about Poland, growing up, and her family history. Of course, I realize this would unfairly monopolize her time away from the autograph signing, but this is something I've always wanted to do... Short-term question? Hmmmm... Frankly it would be something like, "You need a personal photographer, and I'm it... Let me chronicle your life..." :) > Ask Diane to tell you her story... Oh jeez... ;) > if you ask me, she (basia) sounds kinda strange... (Not to mention Peter White!) (HA!) Hmmm... Naw, Basia's just high-spirited. She likes to make jokes and tease, and it was apparent everyone else had no trouble fitting into that mood... It was kinda cool to be sitting there listening to all that laughter from everyone. > The END!?!?! Try the beginning... OF A DANNY WHITE SOLO CAREER!!!! > [SHUT UP, DIANE!!!!!] Heheheheheheheheheh... He'll have to do instrumentals if he doesn't have a singer... >> > Make babies, apparently. >> With WHO??? I am sooo nosey... > > That would be Kevin Robinson, stealth trumpet player But didn't I see somewhere that Kev is out of the picture now? Or is that my mistake? (shutting up, now) (heh!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Diane F. Fisli, Photographer \\ "...If you follow your dreams... dff@peterwhite.com \\ You can never go wrong..." ExcusezMoi@aol.com \\ http://peterwhite.com \\ --Peter White, Caravan of Dreams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Please visit the OFFICIAL Peter White Website at http://peterwhite.com, or call the Peter White tour hotline at 818-973-3171 for information on upcoming concerts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: "J.S. Lohr" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 14:01:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Oh GOODY! :) On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, Diane F. Fisli wrote: > > The END!?!?! Try the beginning... OF A DANNY WHITE SOLO CAREER!!!! > > [SHUT UP, DIANE!!!!!] > > Heheheheheheheheheh... He'll have to do instrumentals if he doesn't have a > singer... Yes, that's what I'm talking about! Imagine a whole slew of albums (because Danny is a workaholic, remember) full of "Matt's Mood"-ish type songs! Oh the ecstasy! > >> > Make babies, apparently. > >> With WHO??? I am sooo nosey... > > > > That would be Kevin Robinson, stealth trumpet player > > But didn't I see somewhere that Kev is out of the picture now? Or is that > my mistake? Yknow, Diane - you keep on mentioning that. I think you're becoming the source of your own psychosis. Nothing I've read or heard substanciates a break-up, plus there were those two interviews from the BOB promo tour - Breakfast Time and The Lauren Hutton Thingamabugger - in which there was a quick mention of there still being a significant other in her life. Remember the Hutton interview? I mean, Ms. Lauren was about a subtle as a brick wall... didn't she say something like "I know you're anxious to get back to your lover..."? Made her sound like a damned sex addict. But, on the other hand, if she were single again, we could always put Phil in a box and FedEx him to Biggin Hill. Imagine her surprise when this big Christmas tree box shows up on her front porch and out pops Mr. New England. ;) Toodles! JSL. ------------------------------ From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 20:48:12 +0000 Subject: Re: Gerson & Basia? On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 You wrote: ------------------------------ From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 21:19:24 +0000 Subject: Re: Gerson & Basia On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 Kris wrote: . > As I have mentioned in the past, I am a huge Manhattan Transfer > fan. The reason for their member change in 1978 has always been > left something of a mystery. I only recently found out that Laurel Masse was injured in a car accident (sorry Roach!) and during her convelescence decided not to rejoin the group. I don't know the details of Basia's leaving MB, but I bet it was less traumatic than the above. Dennis - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis J. Majewicz Empire Sports Network majewicz@buffnet.net "On the road to a non-linear, tapeless, DIGITAL tomorrow!" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: Steve Sjoberg Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 20:29:36 -0500 Subject: Thanks, Diane... Thanks for your perspectives..Diane and everyone. I answer phone calls for a living, and a customer called in looking for a Polish-speaking computer technician. The customer's daughter was making the call for him because he doesn't speak English. They live in Chicago. I don't know if our tech is Polish or not!!! It's not a request you get everyday. I could hear them arguing with each other in the background, and I couldn't help but giggle. Very interesting! I know about 10 words, so of course I didn't understand, or I probably wouldn't have been smiling! That's all for now! Kris ------------------------------ From: BobRumsby Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 21:45:45 +0000 Subject: Re: Oh GOODY! :) Quoting DFF > >Y'know, I haven't stuck my nose into this video business because it seems to >be in capable hands, however I do have a bit of an opinion about transfers: >As I understand it, you are going to try to transfer PAL or SECAM to NTSC or >vice-versa, or something along those lines... I don't think you're going to >get any help from a "professional" lab, because there are laws governing the >copying of copyrighted material... I have run into this in the past when >trying to get things transfered from 35mm movie film to video. Unless you >have written permission (or can bribe them into doing it), they ain't gonna >make copies or transfer *anything* that has a copyright -- you could be >there undercover, trying to set them up and bust them for breaking copyright >laws. > Also have you tried to go into one of those places like Staples or Office Max to have something photocopied. If its from a book or magazine, then *NO GO* they say they would be breaking copywrite laws. > >> I just looked at the lyrics posted on Ben's page, took a quick look at >> "Give Me That" and noticed that the lyrics appear to be wrong... Ben, if >> you took it from the CD linear notes that's still no guarantee: the >> Japanese are famous for making up lyrics if they can't make out what's >> being said - I have a live Yes CD that is full of butchered lyrics. > >Yeah, I wondered about the validity of those Japanese lyrics, myself. I >mean, she's singing in English (mostly), and if we native-born >English-speakers are confused by what we hear (due to a Polish language >influence on her "Queen's English"), imagine what the Japanese are hearing >-- AND what works out in the translation... Have anyone tried to put together a piece of furniture manufactured either in Taiwan or PRC, where the instructions were originally in English, into Chinese, so that they can manufacture it correctly (or rather steal the US/European patents). They then translate it back into pigeon English so absolutely NOBODY can figure out what goes where or why. >> BTW, if you ever feel tired while driving, PULL THE *&$% OVER. > Yes a couple of years ago some silly M*^%$^# dozed off, and went through a stop sigh and broadsided the car. His first question was *Where did you come from*. My answer We got beamed down from the Enterprise. There are so real doozies out there......... As for touring and especially for DFF who I hope has now stopped chasing Neil Diamond up and down the West Coast (HEHE). I see this year he is the highest grossing artist from concerts. Now normally by September this record is held by the Greatful Dead. NOW you dont suppose that all the DeadHeads are now going to see Neil Diamond do you. bfn Bob R Paterson NJ May the swartz be with you ------------------------------ From: "Becky Witter-R26405" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 11:18:00 -0500 Subject: Re[2]: Thanks for the lyrics Hey all - I'm relatively new to the list - I came on when Roach was out for his accident, so his postings are cracking me up now that he's back!!! Nice to meet all of you! You guys are lots of fun. I only hope I can contribute something relatively witty now and then! Okay, so, since I'm new I've never heard of this "Angels Blush" promo single. AAAHHH!! Can I still get one? Is it an import? HOW CAN I GET IT!!! Okay, what would I ask Basia in an autograph line...Whose idea were the costumes on the last tour? Sorry, but I was rather frightened of the final dress change... I think she's rather shy, and humble. That's what makes her so cool. You get the feeling that she's almost embarassed by how much she kicks ass! I mean, I saw her on her first tour as well, and she did almost no interacting with the audience. I just figured it was because she was new, and shy on stage, etc. Anyone else have an opinion on this. Diane, you seem you have at least MET HER! Give me some insight. Has anyone else had a personal encounter with BT or Danny White? Let's hear about it. Talk at ya later! Becky =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=- > When is Basia's next album coming out??? That is a very good question, and one for which there is no answer. She appears on one track of the latest Peter White album, and she had a promo single last December with "Angels Blush". Roach will claim that 1998 is the year of the last Basia album. I'm a little more optimistic, and hope we'll see something in mid-1997. - -- Benjamin L. Combee (combee@techwood.org) that public-access-TV-making, video-game-collecting, cryptography-pushing, World-Wide-Web-explaining, fem-music-loving, bad-pun-creating guy in Austin ------------------------------ From: "Becky Witter-R26405" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 11:18:00 -0500 Subject: Re[2]: Thanks for the lyrics Hey all - I'm relatively new to the list - I came on when Roach was out for his accident, so his postings are cracking me up now that he's back!!! Nice to meet all of you! You guys are lots of fun. I only hope I can contribute something relatively witty now and then! Okay, so, since I'm new I've never heard of this "Angels Blush" promo single. AAAHHH!! Can I still get one? Is it an import? HOW CAN I GET IT!!! Okay, what would I ask Basia in an autograph line...Whose idea were the costumes on the last tour? Sorry, but I was rather frightened of the final dress change... I think she's rather shy, and humble. That's what makes her so cool. You get the feeling that she's almost embarassed by how much she kicks ass! I mean, I saw her on her first tour as well, and she did almost no interacting with the audience. I just figured it was because she was new, and shy on stage, etc. Anyone else have an opinion on this. Diane, you seem you have at least MET HER! Give me some insight. Has anyone else had a personal encounter with BT or Danny White? Let's hear about it. Talk at ya later! Becky =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=- > When is Basia's next album coming out??? That is a very good question, and one for which there is no answer. She appears on one track of the latest Peter White album, and she had a promo single last December with "Angels Blush". Roach will claim that 1998 is the year of the last Basia album. I'm a little more optimistic, and hope we'll see something in mid-1997. - -- Benjamin L. Combee (combee@techwood.org) that public-access-TV-making, video-game-collecting, cryptography-pushing, World-Wide-Web-explaining, fem-music-loving, bad-pun-creating guy in Austin ------------------------------ From: Philip B Hall Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 23:10:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: The Poetry Coroner On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Larry Lipman wrote: >There once was a fellow named Roach > Hey! C'mon everyone! Let's do some verse! Basia-relative stuff. Limericks are easy, hence: To Basia one day Dee said, pensively, `To keep your fan base you must act sensibly: Their patience would be rewarded If a new album you recorded.' She laughed, `Let them wait 'til the end of the century!' Phil (who is amazed he could come up with a clean one!) ------------------------------ From: Philip B Hall Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 23:34:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Oh GOODY! :) On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, J.S. Lohr wrote: > Nothing I've read or heard substanciates a break-up, plus there were those > two interviews from the BOB promo tour - Breakfast Time and The Lauren > Hutton Thingamabugger - in which there was a quick mention of there still > being a significant other in her life. Remember the Hutton interview? I > mean, Ms. Lauren was about a subtle as a brick wall... didn't she say > something like "I know you're anxious to get back to your lover..."? > Made her sound like a damned sex addict. > > But, on the other hand, if she were single again, we could always put Phil > in a box and FedEx him to Biggin Hill. Imagine her surprise when this big > Christmas tree box shows up on her front porch and out pops Mr. New > England. ;) Yeah, first thing I'd do is have her show me where Frodo and Bilbo live. Then I'd turn serious, tell her that here in America we have this very spiritual technique of dealing with problems (like addictions) called `Laying on of hands', that I would feel compelled to administer. Only too pleased, no bother, my (heavenly) duty, etc.... Phil (veni, vidi, FedEx) ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V1 #229 ***************************