From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V4 #21 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Friday, January 22 1999 Volume 04 : Number 021 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Catching up on the threads... ["Leslie Brown" ] Re: A Basia moment at work today ["Leslie Brown" ] Re: basia-digest V4 #20 [Richard216@aol.com] Re: basia-digest V4 #20 [Richard216@aol.com] Re: Catching up on the threads... ["Ashoke S. Talukdar" ] Re: basia-digest V4 #20 ["Ashoke S. Talukdar" ] Re: Catching up on the threads... [combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee)] Re: Catching up on the threads... [combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee)] Re: Catching up on the threads... ["Leslie Brown" ] Re: A Basia moment at work today ["Thelma Gunter" ] Cleveland Basia Convention '99 ["Joe Palcher" ] Re: A Basia moment at work today ["Joe Palcher" ] Re: Catching up on the threads... ["Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... >I signed on the dotted line yesterday for a new position at MetroHealth >Medical Center (where I currently work), which is a SUBSTANTIAL jump in >every way. Hence, things have been a tad busy! Aw right Ashoke! Congratulations! :) Between that and going out to dance on Sunday night and >getting mercilessly groped and fawned over by hideous drag-queens (to quote >Meg, GACK!), I am somewhat dysfuntional right now! :-D Wow, how, um, flattering it must be for you! (Gack- that one's good, Meg) >First of all, Ray, at the risk of sounding like the inane Natalie Merchant >song, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! :-D Phew, it could've been that Alanis song. Gack! >BTW, your TSI prescription with some wine did wonders. I of course >improvised - I added a hot tub and a few other thing... :-D. Thanks. 'Simple Pleasures,' indeed! ;) >About this whole Basia and Danny white thing, I knew a while ago that she >and Danny were not an item any more and I have long since held the opinion >that they made the most adorable couple and should have stayed together, if >for nothing else other than to create some beautiful babies. Sigh! *sob* I know man, I know. (LOL) >I second Meg on the Poland-trip-dream-sequence. I probably would go to >Warsaw mainly to try the local food and then I would take to the road and >visit obscure places. I've been planning to go for years now- someday! I will difinitely make a stop to the poster museum...love it, love it >Leslie, girlfriend put your shields down. I agree with you. It would be >nice if she were on the internet, but she ain't - what can we do? Thanks! Actually >I am somewhat glad that she is not. I am also on the Suzanne Vega list >(like Ray) and I notice a substantial difference in the two lists. Usually, >the posts on the SV list by various people tend to be a little more >"abstract" and a little less personal. Mainly because, Suzanne herself is a >diligent reader AND contributor to the list. Yes...I would be scared of somebody freaking her out, for one, and then like you said we would be afraid to say anything. I know I would! Whereas that's great, however, >I don't think that on that list, there is such possibilities of starting >personal friendships as here. Her presence makes the list a truely >excellent forum for information and opinion sharing, while Basia's ABSENCE >makes this list a place to bring her fans together in a somewhat personal >way. Yeah. Somehow though I picture getting all our weird humor & in-jokes & adding some of her own. >The other reason that I have is a little harder to explain. Agnieszka (my >coworker) asked me if she could translate one of my Chronicles and send it >to Basia. I had to sit down and spend some time thinking about WHICH ONE - >there are several intensely personal reflections, and, as devoted to Basia >as I am, I would still be somewhat self-conscious about having her read some >of them. Along the same veins, I would probably have been a bit restrained >in opening myself up, if I KNEW that she was reading them! I always thought that she would be impressed if she read them, Ashoke. The songs don't seem so simple when one thinks about what you write in the Chronicle. Don't worry, it's great. Trusr me. :) >Also, Leslie thanks for that cute link. I agree - that impish grin suits >him so much (like he was sharing in a naughty joke during a funeral service >or graduation or something)! :-D LOL! I just wish it was bigger.... (the picture, I mean) >I remember this - I think it was in a post-TSI interview. Apparently, she >picks on him about that to this day! Hee! Good thing he didn't go with his first opinion! >Ashoke (who is almost ecstatic because he gets his car back today or >tomorrow morning!!!) Cool! Mobility AND comfort! - --Leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 07:22:29 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: A Basia moment at work today >Okay, I have something to brag about to everyone! You know that >address for the Basia page that Leslie sent us? My friend knows the >guy who wrote that page! He told me after I sent the link. My >Polish-American friend Scot knows this guy Andrzje (Andrei--sorry >about the spelling, Tomasz and Ray :() who works for BMG, who wrote >the article on that page, and has met her in person. Boy, I feel >honored! :) Small world indeed! - --Leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:15:25 EST From: Richard216@aol.com Subject: Re: basia-digest V4 #20 Joe, I have a Basiaorgasm every day to and from work as I listen to her albums in the car. Gosh 40 mins a day of Basia as loud as I like all to myself. Anyway many days I am daydreaming and the moment is perfect. Rich ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:17:21 EST From: Richard216@aol.com Subject: Re: basia-digest V4 #20 I am still here but extremely busy too! Congratulations Ashoke, sounds like another excuse to get together! Huh? What do you think. To celebrate your new position and to talk more about Basia! Rich ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:43:09 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... Hi gang! First of all, Meg sent me pictures of BasiaCon '98-99 (Meg, that pic of Hodge Podge - my kittie - is such a classic. I had to pick him up and give him 50 kisses again, much to his confusion. :-D). Anyway, I am going to scan these pics. I am also getting similar things from Robin. I need three things. First, the pics include Diane, Robin, Jackie, Joe, Meg, Richard and me. I need for all of you guys to tell me it's ok to post the pics on a website somewhere. Secondly, I think I can scan faces out individually. If you would like to send me a little Bio on yourself, I can create a simple HTML document. Finally, Ben, could we possibly start a fan page. As long as you create a link, I can maintain the files and send you updates to replace the older stuff. Richard and Joe: I get about 50 minutes of Basia a day (at least). And sometimes between food, men, Basia, remodelling and writing I have a tough time prioritizing my life. ;-) Leslie wrote: > >>BTW, your TSI prescription with some wine did wonders. I of course >>improvised - I added a hot tub and a few other thing... :-D. Thanks. > >'Simple Pleasures,' indeed! ;) > Well, simple with a dollop of complexity here and there. Of course, the Merlot helped! ;-) > >*sob* I know man, I know. (LOL) > You know, I am glad there are at least a FEW other people here that thinks Danny is a cutie. Notably, you and Diane come to mind. :-D > >LOL! I just wish it was bigger.... (the picture, I mean) > Right! ;-D > >>Ashoke (who is almost ecstatic because he gets his car back today or >>tomorrow morning!!!) > >Cool! Mobility AND comfort! > ..AND 240 watts of Basia from 6 speakers! YES, my beloved is back!!! Yippee!!! :-D Ashoke. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:10:54 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... website >somewhere. Secondly, I think I can scan faces out individually. If you >would like to send me a little Bio on yourself, I can create a simple HTML >document. Finally, Ben, could we possibly start a fan page. As long as you >create a link, I can maintain the files and send you updates to replace the >older stuff. Dang! BasiaWeb is sooo huge (would be bigger with this new thing) How *do* you do it, Ben?! >You know, I am glad there are at least a FEW other people here that thinks >Danny is a cutie. Notably, you and Diane come to mind. :-D Oh yes! Mr. Danny is fine, fine, fine. Sigh. - --Leslie again ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:30:06 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: basia-digest V4 #20 Richard wrote: > >I am still here but extremely busy too! Congratulations Ashoke, sounds like >another excuse to get together! Huh? What do you think. To celebrate your >new position and to talk more about Basia! > I hear ya! Hey Joe, Jackie and Meg what d'ya think? Oh and Ms. Thang from Michigan (I mean Leslie), up for a visit? :-D Ashoke. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:34:51 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... Leslie responded (on being mercilessly groped and fawned over by hideous drag-queens): > >Wow, how, um, flattering it must be for you! > Flattering??? Even my THERAPIST is seeing a therapist! :-D > >(Gack- that one's good, Meg) > It's now famous in my neck of the woods! > >I always thought that she would be impressed if she read them, Ashoke. >The songs don't seem so simple when one thinks about what you write in >the Chronicle. Don't worry, it's great. Trusr me. :) > Thanks for the vote. I finally picked out two. Agnieszka will translate the one that she feels most comfortable with. Ashoke. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:55:52 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... >Thanks for the vote. I finally picked out two. Agnieszka will translate >the one that she feels most comfortable with. Can't wait to hear if you break through the Biggin Hil Barrier (hee) but in any case I have a really strong feeling that she will really, really enjoy it. Good luck buddy! - --Leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:56:13 +0000 (GMT) From: combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee) Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... Ashoke S. Talukdar writes: > First, the pics include Diane, Robin, Jackie, Joe, Meg, Richard and me. I > need for all of you guys to tell me it's ok to post the pics on a website > somewhere. Secondly, I think I can scan faces out individually. If you > would like to send me a little Bio on yourself, I can create a simple HTML > document. Finally, Ben, could we possibly start a fan page. As long as you > create a link, I can maintain the files and send you updates to replace the > older stuff. I'd love to have a Basia fan page -- what song title goes well with our fandom? We could include the Copernicus Chronicles archive on it, plus pictures from mailing list members. I'll provide plenty of space - -- just send me the files and content. How about "Best Friends"? I'll go ahead and clear space on the BasiaWeb start page for it. - -- Benjamin L. Combee (combee@techwood.org) ....will work for details on Katmai New Instructions.... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:56:55 +0000 (GMT) From: combee@dacha.yak.net (Ben Combee) Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... Leslie Brown writes: > Dang! BasiaWeb is sooo huge (would be bigger with this new thing) How > *do* you do it, Ben?! Its called 4 years of collecting stuff -- just add a little every month, and before long, you've got something impressive. - -- Benjamin L. Combee (combee@techwood.org) ....will work for details on Katmai New Instructions.... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:12:02 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... >I'd love to have a Basia fan page -- what song title goes well with >our fandom? We could include the Copernicus Chronicles archive on it, Why not call it 'Copernican Chronicles' (c1997 or whatever, Ashoke S. Taludar, of course! ) Seriously, though! - --Leslie, getting ready to sketch out my web site now. True story. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:59:24 -0500 From: "Thelma Gunter" Subject: Re: A Basia moment at work today Joe,there has got to be a better word!!! I had "A Basia Moment at Home." I just watched my tape of the 94' show in Atlanta. I especially noted Kevin. It has been a long time since I watched it and it was such a buzz. She is my sister soul mate. I do enjoy the thought process of those on this list. Thelma of Greenville SC (the 'ebaydite') - -----Original Message----- From: Joe Palcher To: Basia List Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 10:29 PM Subject: A Basia moment at work today > >Okay, remember when I thought that the last lines of "Clear Horizon" >said, "Just ascend, you're and angel, you can fly!" Well, now I know >better. WELL, as I was listening to "Clear Horizon" on my company's >cable music system, I had a special Basia moment, what I call my >"Basian orgasm." It's that moment when I totally melt when I hear her >words--and tears almost well up in my eyes. I did this at the "Trust >yourself, you're an angel, you can fly." I guess it was such a moment >for me because they were words of encouragement. At my job not I >don't feel I have much confidence about how I am doing at my job. But >right before I went into this dreaded meaning, I hear "Clear Horizon," >and it cheered me up. Thank you, Basia! > >Does anybody else get this musical "orgasms" (for the lack of a better >word) like me? > >I agree with Ashoke, after what he said about Susan Vega being on her >fan list, and Basia not being on this one (or maybe she is, in secret! >We'll never know!). I'm glad we are able to talk frankly about her >music, for if she were on this list, I'd be afraid to say anything bad >about her--"Oh, I don't like this song," "I really really wish you'd >put out a CD," yada yada yada. And I am so happy that I've made >friendships with people on this list! It makes this list so special. > >Okay, I have something to brag about to everyone! You know that >address for the Basia page that Leslie sent us? My friend knows the >guy who wrote that page! He told me after I sent the link. My >Polish-American friend Scot knows this guy Andrzje (Andrei--sorry >about the spelling, Tomasz and Ray :() who works for BMG, who wrote >the article on that page, and has met her in person. Boy, I feel >honored! :) > >Okay, boys and girls, time to go to bed. Till tomorrow! > >raburabu >joe > >P.S. I, too, got about three or four messages yesterday that were up >to a week old, but only got like one new message from all of >yesterday! >******************************************************************** >Joe Palcher >jjpalcher@msn.com ICQ#4618534 > >******************************************************************** > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:43:44 -0500 From: "Joe Palcher" Subject: Cleveland Basia Convention '99 Richard wrote: > >I am still here but extremely busy too! Congratulations Ashoke, sounds like >another excuse to get together! Huh? What do you think. To celebrate your >new position and to talk more about Basia! > Then the obsesive cat owner Ashoke wrote: "I hear ya! Hey Joe, Jackie and Meg what d'ya think? Oh and Ms. Thang from Michigan (I mean Leslie), up for a visit? :-D" I'm up for it, seriously! Let's talk about it. Too bad we didn't have pictures of my dancing entertainment or my jammies to scan! But it is totally okay for you to skan my pictures--I mean, who wouldn't want to? :) raburabu joe ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:49:20 -0500 From: "Joe Palcher" Subject: Re: A Basia moment at work today Thelma of Greenville SC wrote: "Joe,there has got to be a better word!!! I had "A Basia Moment at Home." I just watched my tape of the 94' show in Atlanta. I especially noted Kevin. It has been a long time since I watched it and it was such a buzz. She is my sister soul mate. I do enjoy the thought process of those on this list. Thelma of Greenville SC (the 'ebaydite')" Sorry for the choice of words! I knew it was kind of crude. But it does kind of accurately describe the sensation--at once completely intense during some parts of her songs, leaving a wonderfully lingering tingling feeling (like "afterglow"). Her music is so wonderful it just continually feeds me a pleasurable energy--especially live. raburabu joe ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:42:13 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Catching up on the threads... Ben wrote: > >I'd love to have a Basia fan page -- what song title goes well with >our fandom? We could include the Copernicus Chronicles archive on it, >plus pictures from mailing list members. I'll provide plenty of space >-- just send me the files and content. > EXCELLENT. I have had a similar offer from Beverly. Actually, here's what I think would be ideal. I put the basic page together, Beverly does her immaculate design work on it and the pages stay ON the techwood site since it comprises of fan info and we ARE the reason why the this site even exists (thanks, of course, to Ben). THANKS Ben & Bev. Others, please send me your pics and a bio if you like. For those, whose pics I have, I am still waiting your "formal" e-approval if you will. Regards, Ashoke. ________________________________________________________________ Ashoke S. Talukdar | When the darkness takes you talukdar@morph.ebme.cwru.edu | with her hand across your face Home : 216-381-5872 | Don't give in too quickly Imaging Lab : 216-368-8812 | Find the things she's erased MetroHealth : 216-778-8987 | Find the line, find the face Pager : 216-670-5872 | Through the grain... Cellular : 216-317-7079 | Fax : 216-368-4969 | Suzanne Vega ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:52:44 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Cleveland Basia Convention '99 I guess, we should really try to accomodate the out-of-towners. As in Leslie and possibly Meg. So what about it girlfriends? Any time when we can meet? The other option of course is us Clevelanders also becoming the out-of-towners and going to (Meg, sit down) Chicago! How about it? Anyone up for a trip? Meg and I will be your personal restaurant guides there. :-D Ashoke. - -----Original Message----- From: Joe Palcher To: basia@smoe.org Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 4:48 PM Subject: Cleveland Basia Convention '99 > >Richard wrote: > >> >>I am still here but extremely busy too! Congratulations Ashoke, >sounds >like >>another excuse to get together! Huh? What do you think. To >celebrate your >>new position and to talk more about Basia! >> > > >Then the obsesive cat owner Ashoke wrote: >"I hear ya! Hey Joe, Jackie and Meg what d'ya think? Oh and Ms. >Thang from >Michigan (I mean Leslie), up for a visit? :-D" > > >I'm up for it, seriously! Let's talk about it. > >Too bad we didn't have pictures of my dancing entertainment or my >jammies to scan! But it is totally okay for you to skan my >pictures--I mean, who wouldn't want to? :) > >raburabu >joe > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:54:57 -0500 From: "Ashoke S. Talukdar" Subject: Re: Cleveland Basia Convention '99 Joe wrote: > >Then the obsesive cat owner Ashoke wrote: > LOL! You don't know the half of it! Hodge has that "what d'you go and do such a daft thing for" look down pat! I mean, we ARE afterall just overgrown kitties! :-) Ashoke. ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V4 #21 **************************