From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V6 #78 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 Saturday, September 1 2001 Volume 06 : Number 078 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Britney ["MCH" ] RE: Britney ["Steve O'Hearn" ] Re: Britney [VOKALYZER@aol.com] Re: Britney [into_the_arena@webtv.net] Re: Britney ["MCH" ] Re: Britney ["MCH" ] RE: Britney ["Jeff Abrams" ] Re: Britney [Bob Rumsby ] RE: Britney [Rich Uchytil ] Eva Cassidy (was: One of my long replies - about 10% Basia content) now 0% Basia ["Jeff Abrams" ] Re: Ohio fans [Basia Fan ] Britney (another way of looking at it) [Leslie Brown ] RE: Britney (beating into the ground...) ["Steve O'Hearn" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:08:53 -0700 From: "MCH" Subject: Re: Britney > You know, there are times and places for mindless, eminently danceable music, > and Britney and her contemporaries do a nice job of that. Besides, can she > help it if she has a nice rack? You are a victim of the programmed consumer drone-controllers. Britney's "music" is *not* danceable... and the nazi-like "dances" she and her crew perform are... strange, mechanical... completely devoid of spontaneity or grace. In a way, horrible, pitiful. What rack? Suburban mall chicks put her to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 03:41:48 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Britney MCH - Fer cryin' out loud. As a humungous Basia fan, (and Midnight Oil, Yes, my old acquaintance and neighbor Eva Cassidy, and the Corrs), I have to say - I love Britney, too. Where were you Britney-bashers when Madonna was actually popular? Now *THERE'S* someone who deserves bashing. Britney is great. You don't have to like her, but comparing her to a NAZI is just stupid. - - Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of MCH > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 2:09 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Britney > > > > > You know, there are times and places for mindless, eminently > danceable music, > > and Britney and her contemporaries do a nice job of that. > Besides, can she > > help it if she has a nice rack? > > You are a victim of the programmed consumer drone-controllers. > > Britney's "music" is *not* danceable... and the nazi-like "dances" she > and her crew perform are... strange, mechanical... completely > devoid of spontaneity or grace. In a way, horrible, pitiful. > > What rack? Suburban mall chicks put her to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:21:58 EDT From: VOKALYZER@aol.com Subject: Re: Britney Miles, First of all, I've been a DJ for over twenty years, as well as an avid club-goer, and through both my experience and observation, Britney's music is quite danceable...perhaps you're rhythmically challenged. Don't hate because you can't cut those steps. Second, about three years of that DJ time was done in strip bars. I know a nice rack when I see one...so, trust me on this. Finally, whether you realize it or not, it's just as easy to become a victim of the Anti-Everything Coalition as any of the other mind-grabbers out there (plus, you get all that wonderful sour grape juice)! See ya! Glad I don't haveta be ya! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:06:11 -0400 (EDT) From: into_the_arena@webtv.net Subject: Re: Britney Nazi-like?? What?? Now the bashing has gone unimagineably too far!! New ASIA cd info here: http://community.webtv.net/into_the_arena/Asia Received: from smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.233) by storefull-617.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:05:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id 42BD5189; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:04:10 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: into_the_arena@webtv.net Received: from smoe.org (jane.smoe.org [66.89.201.78]) by smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id 5D4301C1 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:04:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smoe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP id f7V63Wlj026685; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:03:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16/submit) with SMTP id f7V63TDX026653; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:03:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by smoe.org (bulk_mailer v1.10); Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:52 -0400 Received: from smoe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP id f7V62nlj025641 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16/submit) id f7V62nwV025630 for basia-outgoing; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hall.mail.mindspring.net (hall.mail.mindspring.net [207.69.200.60]) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP id f7V62ilj025541 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from astrodyne5000 (sjv-ca56c-177.rasserver.net [204.32.117.177]) by hall.mail.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with SMTP id CAA22350 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002001c131e3$6c316c00$b17520cc@astrodyne5000> From: "MCH" To: References: <147.c232f7.28c04ece@aol.com> Subject: Re: Britney Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:08:53 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-basia@smoe.org Reply-To: basia@smoe.org X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. Precedence: bulk > You know, there are times and places for mindless, eminently danceable music, > and Britney and her contemporaries do a nice job of that. Besides, can she > help it if she has a nice rack? You are a victim of the programmed consumer drone-controllers. Britney's "music" is *not* danceable... and the nazi-like "dances" she and her crew perform are... strange, mechanical... completely devoid of spontaneity or grace. In a way, horrible, pitiful. What rack? Suburban mall chicks put her to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:19:14 -0700 From: "MCH" Subject: Re: Britney , > First of all, I've been a DJ for over twenty years, as well as an avid > club-goer, and through both my experience and observation, Britney's music is > quite danceable...perhaps you're rhythmically challenged. Don't hate because > you can't cut those steps. I don't hate! I just roll my eyes, and laugh! > Second, about three years of that DJ time was done in strip bars. I know a > nice rack when I see one...so, trust me on this. Implants don't count. And... size isn't everything. Please! > > Finally, whether you realize it or not, it's just as easy to become a victim > of the Anti-Everything Coalition as any of the other mind-grabbers out there I'm not anti-"Everything"! It's only Britney, specifically, that makes me grind my teeth and whine with aggravation. Well, OK, I have a similar reaction to all them "yowling divas"... you know, Whitney, and ??? whatsername... the ones that yowl and howl and flap their hands in the air at the same time? Seriously, the programmers for this Matrix have installed software that makes unwary males subconciously have a pre-programmed positive reaction to Britney. But you got to fight it. You got to... hack the software! Free your soul! Rage against the machine! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:27:08 -0700 From: "MCH" Subject: Re: Britney > Britney is great. You don't have to like her, but comparing her to a NAZI > is just stupid. The dances in the videos I've seen are *chillingly reminiscent* of fascist goose-stepping--short, jerky, militaristic moves in unison by a "troop" of NON-SMILING performers bent on world domination. Sorry, but that's how it strikes me. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:22:23 -0400 From: "Jeff Abrams" Subject: RE: Britney By "Nazi-like" I think the writer meant in form, not function. Think "goose-step". - --- Jeff Abrams clavier@bellatlantic.net SUPERCHARGED 2.5 liter 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS http://www.mazdamaniac.com Normally aspirated 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata For mad scientists who keep brains in jars, here's a tip: why not add a slice of lemon to each jar, for freshness? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of into_the_arena@webtv.net Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:06 PM To: basia@smoe.org Subject: Re: Britney Nazi-like?? What?? Now the bashing has gone unimagineably too far!! You are a victim of the programmed consumer drone-controllers. Britney's "music" is *not* danceable... and the nazi-like "dances" she and her crew perform are... strange, mechanical... completely devoid of spontaneity or grace. In a way, horrible, pitiful. What rack? Suburban mall chicks put her to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:22:13 -0400 From: Bob Rumsby Subject: Re: Britney Yes the first person to either swear or mention Hitler/|Nazi's is declared the loser. bfn BobR At 12:06 PM 8/31/01 -0400, you wrote: >Nazi-like?? >What?? >Now the bashing has gone unimagineably too far!! > > New ASIA cd info here: >http://community.webtv.net/into_the_arena/Asia >Received: from smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.233) by > storefull-617.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 > 23:05:50 -0700 (PDT) >Received: by smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) id > 42BD5189; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:04:10 -0700 (PDT) >Delivered-To: into_the_arena@webtv.net >Received: from smoe.org (jane.smoe.org [66.89.201.78]) by > smtpin-102-10.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id > 5D4301C1 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:04:09 > -0700 (PDT) >Received: from smoe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org > (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP id f7V63Wlj026685; Fri, 31 > Aug 2001 02:03:32 -0400 (EDT) >Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by smoe.org > (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16/submit) with SMTP id f7V63TDX026653; Fri, > 31 Aug 2001 02:03:30 -0400 (EDT) >Received: by smoe.org (bulk_mailer v1.10); Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:52 > -0400 >Received: from smoe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org > (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP id f7V62nlj025641 for > ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:49 -0400 (EDT) >Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org > (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16/submit) id f7V62nwV025630 for > basia-outgoing; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:49 -0400 (EDT) >Received: from hall.mail.mindspring.net (hall.mail.mindspring.net > [207.69.200.60]) by smoe.org (8.12.0.Beta16/8.12.0.Beta16) with ESMTP > id f7V62ilj025541 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:45 > -0400 (EDT) >Received: from astrodyne5000 (sjv-ca56c-177.rasserver.net > [204.32.117.177]) by hall.mail.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with SMTP > id CAA22350 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 02:02:43 -0400 > (EDT) >Message-ID: <002001c131e3$6c316c00$b17520cc@astrodyne5000> >From: "MCH" >To: >References: <147.c232f7.28c04ece@aol.com> >Subject: Re: Britney >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:08:53 -0700 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 >Sender: owner-basia@smoe.org >Reply-To: basia@smoe.org >X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-request@smoe.org" >X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. >Precedence: bulk > > > You know, there are times and places for mindless, eminently danceable > music, > > and Britney and her contemporaries do a nice job of that. Besides, can > she > > help it if she has a nice rack? > >You are a victim of the programmed consumer drone-controllers. > >Britney's "music" is *not* danceable... and the nazi-like "dances" she >and her crew perform are... strange, mechanical... completely >devoid of spontaneity or grace. In a way, horrible, pitiful. > >What rack? Suburban mall chicks put her to shame. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:31:01 -0700 From: Rich Uchytil Subject: RE: Britney Geez! This is getting WAY out of hand! You don't have to like EVERY performer. And just because one person likes them doesn't mean they are idiots or anything. MCH, you don't like Britney. No problem. Someone else does. No problem. Life is toooo short to argue over stupid things like this. Can we please move on?!?! Rich Uchytil > -----Original Message----- > From: MCH [mailto:milesh1@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:27 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Britney > > > > > Britney is great. You don't have to like her, but > comparing her to a NAZI > > is just stupid. > > The dances in the videos I've seen are *chillingly > reminiscent* of fascist > goose-stepping--short, jerky, militaristic moves in unison by > a "troop" > of NON-SMILING performers bent on world domination. > Sorry, but that's how it strikes me. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:55:18 -0400 From: "Jeff Abrams" Subject: Eva Cassidy (was: One of my long replies - about 10% Basia content) now 0% Basia My memories of Eva are quite vivid since she was in head to head competition with the vocalist (Gini Carroll) I have worked with here in the DC area the last 17 years. We used to run into Eva at all kinds of open mic nights and the like way before the karaoke thing hit. (Anybody in DC remember the "Country Junction" in Rockville?) She would always bring a "crew" with her before that was popular, too. This always made for some really interesting tension. I was really shocked when I heard she had died after having lost track of her activity for several years. Her voice didn't exactly "sparkle" in my ears and she wasn't the most gracious of competitors but she certainly could sing. I think it is a little more than interesting that her career finally took off AFTER her passing. My most vivid memory was her singing "Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin. As she was singing, Gini grabbed me and said "I'm doing 'Respect' next". It took a flurry of last minute re-programming to get ready for that, but it obviously pissed off Miss Cassidy. Used to bump into Mary Chapin in Bethesda from time to time as well. I guess I'm just old... - --- Jeff Abrams clavier@bellatlantic.net SUPERCHARGED 2.5 liter 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS http://www.mazdamaniac.com Normally aspirated 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Steve O'Hearn Subject: RE: One of my long replies - about 10% Basia content All - Eva Cassidy is the vocalist who passed away in 1996 of skin cancer before anyone record label ever signed her, or any significant acknowledgement of her recorded work. Today she's Billboard Magazine's #1 selling artist on the internet charts. She's recently hit #1 on pop charts in UK, Ireland, and more. ABC Nightline not only did a piece on her life on Memorial Day weekend, but in an unusual move, did a very rare rerun of an episode by replaying that piece over the July 4th holiday. Her rendition of "Over the Rainbow" was voted this year by BBC listeners as the single greatest recording - by anyone - of all time. Her cover of "Fields of Gold" is described by many critics as superior to Sting's original. When Mary Chapin-Carpenter was recently asked in an interview who she most wanted to perform a duet with, alive or dead, she said it was Eva Cassidy. Eva was from my hometown, and dated a best friend of mine, who I used to play guitar with as a child, and who did a lot of recording with Eva. I met and heard her several times, and heard her perform with my friend many times in the 1980's. None of this post-humous success surprises any of us. - - Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:02:32 -0400 From: "Gene Stepanik" Subject: RE: Britney I agree with Rich. I think most of us are eclectic in our choices of what we listen to, but we do have ladders of preference. There is some music that we might not include on our won ladders. The three CD's in my player right now are a local zydeco group, ABBA, and Sarah Brightman's "Time to Say Goodbye." But at least one week out of four Basia can be found in the mix. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Rich Uchytil > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:31 PM > To: 'basia@smoe.org' > Subject: RE: Britney > > > > > > Geez! This is getting WAY out of hand! You don't have to like EVERY > performer. And just because one person likes them doesn't mean they are > idiots or anything. > > MCH, you don't like Britney. No problem. Someone else does. No problem. > Life is toooo short to argue over stupid things like this. Can we please > move on?!?! > > Rich Uchytil > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MCH [mailto:milesh1@ix.netcom.com] > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:27 AM > > To: basia@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: Britney > > > > > > > > > Britney is great. You don't have to like her, but > > comparing her to a NAZI > > > is just stupid. > > > > The dances in the videos I've seen are *chillingly > > reminiscent* of fascist > > goose-stepping--short, jerky, militaristic moves in unison by > > a "troop" > > of NON-SMILING performers bent on world domination. > > Sorry, but that's how it strikes me. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:09:40 -0700 From: Basia Fan Subject: Re: Ohio fans Yes, smoothjazz.com is Sandy Shore's website. She was a part-time DJ at a great Monterey, California smooth jazz radio station as well as concert promoter for various smooth jazz venues. The radio station played all sorts of Basia material including Waters of March! Sadly, the radio station switched formats to hiphop/"fluff radio" over a year ago and Sandy moved most of her stuff onto the web site. She is still active locally though which is nice. Sandy Shore Productions (SMOOTHJAZZ-DOM) Domain Name: SMOOTHJAZZ.COM Administrative Contact, Billing Contact: Shore, Sandy (SS1719) sandyshore@SMOOTHJAZZ.COM Sandy Shore Productions P.O. Box 982 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 408-656-9872 (FAX) 408-649-1223 I've got broadband and no cable TV so I use spinner.com to get my smooth jazz fix. Great audio and very few commercials. Hold your breath...The big news is what is heading to consumers Real Soon Now(tm): DARS, also known as Digital Audio Radio Service. This is digital radio directly from a satellite to you in your car or home stereo. 0) 50-100 "stations" or channels to choose from. Lots of formats, 1) coast-to-coast reception (except in crowded cities with tall buildings, but they have petitioned the FCC to allow local repeaters but land-based radio stations are against this) 2) excellent audio, 3) few-to-no commericials depending on the channel you pick 4) original programming and content, kinda like what HBO is to regular TV BUT THE CATCH(and you knew there had to be one): this will cost you to the tune of $10/month. And you'll need some new equipment to get the signal. The two companies with FCC licenses have already lined up a heavy-hitting list of channels, programming, and names. My opinion is that this will be the death blow to AM radio for all practical purposes and knock FM radio back quite a bit. I get my traffic reports directly from the CHP and CalTrans web sites (California Highway Patrol and California Department of Transportation, respectively) so I don't worry about catching traffic reports on the radio. For more information, check out: www.xmradio.com - 6 jazz stations, nothing specially marked as smooth jazz www.siriusradio.com - lists a smooth jazz station Remember, you read it here first :-) ObBasia content: http://members.tripod.com/basiafan2 - ---cut paste glue--- > > I've been listening to www.smoothjazz.com out of LA. They play Basia > regularly. > > Clive > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > VOKALYZER@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:30 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Ohio fans > > > > Oh, yeah! I'm in Los Angeles where KTWV "The Wave" has become almost > indistinguishable from any number of other stations. I love Al Green and > Gladys Knight, but I don't want to hear "Perfect Mother" sandwiched between > "Let's Stay Together" and "Midnight Train To Georgia!" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:37:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Brown Subject: Britney (another way of looking at it) Something happened today that made me rethink this whole Britney debate. Now, keep in mind that I really don't like her either. I don't think she dances like a Nazi, but if you do, that's fine by me. Those of who know me know that I'm pretty young, so if you chuckle at this, bear that in mind. :-P My brother is several years younger than me, so his idea of nostalgia completely amazes me. When Napster was in its heyday, he would always send me these compilations. Included was a series of CD-Rs labeled "Old School." Lo and behold, to my bro, 'old school' is the early-to-mid Nineties. :-D So here's all this music from my youth, crazy songs that I remember hearing at junior high dances, coming out of cars that cruised my neighborhood, and so on. And I'm thinking, one: Wow! I remember when x event happened and they played this, and two: my God, what crap! Technotronic? "Bust A Move"? Snow's 'Informer'? "Rump Shaker?" Are any of these people not in the service industry now? I hadn't heard those CDs in a while, and while listening to them today (party tracks are great for placing text!), it occured to me how useless this debate over Britney is. Granted, in my opinon anyway, the early '90s had a lot more radio variety, but we had much of the same crap we have today. Prefab boy bands (New Kids), dippy females (parades of one-hit wonders) (Madonna was the bone of contention for many then, remember- but her music was better than Britney, any day), crap metal for the boys (hair bands replaced by copycat Nirvanas), and the almighty, perennial villian to people over 40: rap (remember 'Cop Killer?"). Change the names, the story remains the same, and it seems to change every five years. Long story made less long. Britney et al. aren't really for us. They're for the kids. Maybe ol' Brit will grow up to be an amazing songsmith and become a respectable artist, but for now she's the 2001 version of New Kids, Menudo, Bay City Rollers and whatever else the kids love but music lovers hate. And, she'll probably be to the 25 year olds in the year 2009 what Tone Loc is to me: a song we played in the bus to camp. Finally, as someone that came of age in a time that Vanilla Ice actually *said* he danced like a Nazi, I'll tell you: the moves Britney's aping are straight out the playbook of the Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation" tour. Not done as well, either. - --Leslie Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:05:07 -0700 From: "MCH" Subject: Re: Britney (beating into the ground...) > crap! Technotronic? "Bust A Move"? Snow's 'Informer'? > (hurt) What's wrong with Technotronic? > Finally, as someone that came of age in a time that > Vanilla Ice actually *said* he danced like a Nazi, > I'll tell you: the moves Britney's aping are straight > out the playbook of the Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation" > tour. Not done as well, either. I feel like by not liking Britney I've been tagged as like, UNAMERICAN! (btw, I hate baseball too. SORRY!) That's what really bugs me, I think... the idea that we're SUPPOSED to like Britney (ie, if you're "normal")... But maybe I went too far. SO OK, let me put it a different way. Her drill team dances are more like * kung fu *, rather than the happy, creative, appealing dances we'd like to see. It would be better if she just stood still. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:21:02 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Britney (beating into the ground...) MCH - No, of course you don't HAVE to like Britney. It's when you decide that her dance moves are, in your words, "*chillingly reminiscent* of fascist goose-stepping", and you describe her as "nazi-like" - please don't insult us into pretending that if we, as a list, object to these unnecessarily violent and genocidal descriptions, that the only other option is that you are "SUPPOSED to like" her. So you don't like her. Nothing wrong with that. But the Hitler card is so over-played - leave it for things that really matter. Not pop music. - - Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of MCH > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:05 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Britney (beating into the ground...) > > > > > crap! Technotronic? "Bust A Move"? Snow's 'Informer'? > > > (hurt) What's wrong with Technotronic? > > > Finally, as someone that came of age in a time that > > Vanilla Ice actually *said* he danced like a Nazi, > > I'll tell you: the moves Britney's aping are straight > > out the playbook of the Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation" > > tour. Not done as well, either. > > I feel like by not liking Britney I've been tagged as > like, UNAMERICAN! (btw, I hate baseball too. > SORRY!) That's what really bugs me, I think... > the idea that we're SUPPOSED to like Britney > (ie, if you're "normal")... But maybe I went too far. > > SO OK, let me put it a different way. Her drill team > dances are more like * kung fu *, rather than the happy, > creative, appealing dances we'd like to see. > It would be better if she just stood still. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:59:49 -0500 From: Robin Neal Subject: Re: Britney This is funny, ha, ha!! Sorry people -reminds me of the old days of several years ago. I have been laughing at all these e-mails tonight (maybe the beer is helping!!) :-) Okay, we've been bashing the females - because we are on the Basia mail list. How about the videos of years ago with Michael Jackson?? His videos were also very punctual!! I think we are just in a "mode" tonight of wanting to find something to pick on because we are bored waiting for our lady to come out with something. Keep it up - am having "fun" reading them. :-) Robin Gene Stepanik wrote: > I agree with Rich. I think most of us are eclectic in our choices of what > we listen to, but we do have ladders of preference. There is some music > that we might not include on our won ladders. The three CD's in my player > right now are a local zydeco group, ABBA, and Sarah Brightman's "Time to Say > Goodbye." But at least one week out of four Basia can be found in the mix. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > > Rich Uchytil > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:31 PM > > To: 'basia@smoe.org' > > Subject: RE: Britney > > > > > > > > > > > > Geez! This is getting WAY out of hand! You don't have to like EVERY > > performer. And just because one person likes them doesn't mean they are > > idiots or anything. > > > > MCH, you don't like Britney. No problem. Someone else does. No problem. > > Life is toooo short to argue over stupid things like this. Can we please > > move on?!?! > > > > Rich Uchytil > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: MCH [mailto:milesh1@ix.netcom.com] > > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:27 AM > > > To: basia@smoe.org > > > Subject: Re: Britney > > > > > > > > > > > > > Britney is great. You don't have to like her, but > > > comparing her to a NAZI > > > > is just stupid. > > > > > > The dances in the videos I've seen are *chillingly > > > reminiscent* of fascist > > > goose-stepping--short, jerky, militaristic moves in unison by > > > a "troop" > > > of NON-SMILING performers bent on world domination. > > > Sorry, but that's how it strikes me. [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of taffy.vcf] ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V6 #78 **************************