From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V5 #50 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, February 11 1999 Volume 05 : Number 050 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Rhodes II sighted [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] 60's hits CD [J Wermont ] Re: another long message [neal copperman ] Re: Question from Happy [neal copperman ] Re: IQ's Ever [Bill Mazur ] The Neilds AND The Baltimores???? [stunning@tezcat.com] Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! ["Xenu's Sister" ] Re: ecto-digest V5 #45 [lanblind@teleport.com] Re: Question from Happy [Jeffrey Burka ] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! [Neile Graham ] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] Re: Question from Happy [John J Henshon ] Re: Blondie [John J Henshon ] Trina Hamlin on DC website :) [Paul Kim ] Kate disenchantment [Was Re: Question from Happy] [Patrick Moseley ] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! [Mark Lowry ] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! AND MORE [FAMarcus@aol.com] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! [FAMarcus@aol.com] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! AND MORE [neal copperman ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:55:22 -0600 (CST) From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Rhodes II sighted Hi, I was wasting time at Beans and Nibble Books and wandered into the CD area. They had 1 copy of Rhodes II for $11.99 and 1 Warpaint at $15. This may mean a B&N near you has them also. I could grab one for a mere $14.95 S & H ...er..make that about a buck for postage 8-). 1st mailed, 1st served. (I'll be out of toen for a couple of days, so don't worry if I don't reply soon) bye, KrW "Yes, it left a great gaping hole in the water!" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 23:49:53 -0800 (PST) From: J Wermont Subject: 60's hits CD Bill wrote: > As you requested, here is the track listing for the CD (actually > double CD) that I mentioned. If you need more detail please let me know. Thanks! This is fun. > Five O'Clock World - The Vogues This is an old favorite of mine. Have you heard Hal Ketchum's cover of it? He made it into a really lovely song. > Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed Oh, thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of this band ever since hearing that song on Garbage Version 2.0 that goes "Bend me, break me, anyway you want me, long as I want you baby, it's alright." Half the songs on that album make some kind of reference to other songs. > Na Na Hey Hey - Steam Is this, "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye?" (Those lyrics sound like something that would show up in a Dave Barry book. :)) Joyce ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:36:30 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: another long message At 5:45 PM +0000 2/4/99, iflin@sirius.com wrote: > i would like to see other more daring selections for LF though. how >about >said PJ HARVEY? or BJORK? or (dare i imagine the implications, or if she >would >even except an offer) DIAMANDA GALAS? how excellent would that be? can you >just >imagine what it would be like at the end of the show and DIAMANDA came out >and >did the group song of the evening with the other singers (LISA LOEB, JEWEL, >SARAH) rock on. I thought it was hashed out pretty well in the press and on these pages that LF tried to get some of those people (ok, I doubt they tried Diamanda), and that they weren't interested or able to for one reason or another. Seems like the uniform selection had to do partially with the people they asked, but also with the people who were interested in participating. neal np: Music for our Mother Ocean ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:50:44 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Question from Happy At 6:13 PM -0600 2/6/99, Xenu's Sister wrote: >Happy asks: > >The question is: >Who would you like to see Happy opening for? or What acts do you think Happy >would be well-suited to open for? >Answers/suggestions should be sent to RoyandLeon@aol.com I read all the other answers, and I find it kind of intriguing that people only think Happy is suited for opening for great prog bands. Me, I'm not much of a prog fan. Outside of the Crimson stuff, a lot of it leaves me cold. So I'd much rather see Happy play in some other environment. I don't really have any great suggestions though. Any band I'd like seeing, I'd like seeing Happy with. (I thought the idea of the Nields was great.) Also, all the answers were really big bands. Is the hope that Happy is going to get added as an opener on a major tour? I'd like to see her on a split bill with another high quality artist with a similar level of popularity. Perhaps on a more popular front, the Cowboy Junkies might work pretty well. I bet their fans would be pretty responsive to what she's doing. I also thought it was largely the record companies that insisted on pairing powerful female artists with male artists (ignoring the quality issue for a moment). UNless I were to explicitly see otherwise, I'm not really prepared to knock Tori, Annie or anyone else for being afraid to have powerful openers. Perhaps, to turn those stereotypes on their heads, Happy should open for Ron Sexsmith or Rufus Wainwright? (I'd love to make that suggestion in a room where I could see Meth, but preferably out of arm reach and with some protection from flying objects!) How 'bout Happy and Tom Waits! He's set to release his first album of new material in many years, so maybe he'll be touring. Happy 'n' Bjork? Happy going head to head with Diamanda Galas? Imagine the duets! well, I think I've exhausted myself on that subject, neal np: MOM (how come Music for Our Mother Oceans isn't MOMO?) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:10:30 -0800 From: Bill Mazur Subject: Re: IQ's Ever Tim Finney wrote: > > ---------- > >From: Bill Mazur > >To: ecto > >Subject: Re: Newbie question regarding "Equipoise" > >Date: Wed, Feb 10, 1999, 6:02 AM > > > > >One of my favorite CDs is IQ's "Ever". I have always looked at the > >lyrics on that CD from many different angles, not really knowing which > >interpretation was actually correct. I find that intriguing and > >frustrating all at the same time. > > I've always wanted to get into IQ, on the basis that I love Marillion and I > kept hearing how good IQ are. However, only being able to track down "Tales > >From The Lush Attic" and "Are You Sitting Comfortably?", I find it really > hard to get very interested. The first album is like another version of > "Script For A Jester's Tear" which is harder to sit through, while the other > sounds like a prog album with a pop sound grafted onto it (this is different > to most prog acts who go mainstream by diluting their music into AOR, rather > this is actual prog with a bouncy pop sound, like Steps covering early > Genesis - or maybe the other way round?). > > Anyway, considering I'm not too enthusiastic about those two albums, is it > worth sending off for Ever or Subterranea? > > Tim Tim, "Ever" is a very, very strong CD musically and lyrically (even though I can't suss them out). IQ is a band at the top of it's game on "Ever". Their original vocalist, Peter Nicholls, has returned for this CD and showcases his now strong and confident vocals. His voice is a slightly acquired taste. Once you get into his voice though you end up hooked. Also, the truly outstanding John Jowitt plays bass on this CD. Also, I personally think that Martin Orford is a more interesting keyboardist than Mark Kelly. I like Mark Kelly a lot, don't get me wrong. I just believe that Martin Orford is really strong, especially his playing on "Ever". What is your favorite Marillion album with Fish? Mine is "Clutching at Straws". I think that "Ever" displays a band at the same level of prowess and maturity as Marillion on CAS. IQ has established it's own identity at this point. You can still hear the Genesis influence, but in a much more subdued manner. When I first heard "Script For A Jester's Tear" I thought that Marillion was a Genesis clone. That was probably an unfair assessment. Anyway, most all of the so-called 'neo" prog bands have Genesis as their primary influence. I think that IQ and Marillion have assimilated their Genesis influences and come up with their own unique voice in the same way that I believe Happy has done with her Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel influences. If you like "Ever" than you will probably like "Subterranea". Some people have mistakenly referred to "Subterranea" as "Son of Ever". I think that this is unfair and inaccurate. It features a very strong band expanding on the strength of their previously solid outing. "Subterranea" is a concept album and is a double CD, so I wouldn't start there until you have heard and firmly like "Ever". "Tales From The Lush Attic" is a decent CD, but is a little raw in places. Being it's their debut, it shows a young band finding themselves. Peter Nicholls' vocals still need a good deal of refining. It has strong moments though such as "The Enemy Smacks". I think their next CD, "The Wake", is a much stronger release. "Are You Sitting Comfortably" is an album from their more poppy period. They did two albums with vocalist Paul Menel after Peter Nicholls left the band. Paul Menel has smoother, more pleasing to the ear voice. However, his voice and lyrics bring in a little more of a pop element. I personally like this CD. It was during this period that I was first introduced to the band. I especially like the last two tracks, "Wurensh" and "Nothing at All". However, this CD and "Nomzamo" are considered by many prog heads as too poppy. I can't say for sure Tim, but I really think that you will find the music of "Ever" to be very rewarding. If you give it a try, please let me know what you think. Please give it about three serious listens before you make up your mind. I hope that this information helps you out. Take care, Bill ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 02:28:15 -0500 From: stunning@tezcat.com Subject: The Neilds AND The Baltimores???? Yes, it's true! I've heard the Neilds mentioned on Ecto a few times and thought this noteworthy. I'm cc'ing this to Gaffa/Love-Hounds so sorry for duplicate posts. On Friday Night (Here in Chicago...sorry) The Neilds play a show at Schubas I think around 7:30. I've never seen them and if I remember correctly, the verdict was split here on their appeal. Right after that show is another (seperate) show starring The Baltimores. This is the band that did Running Up That Hill on the I WANNA BE KATE: The Songs of Kate Bush CD. They were just played on the radio (Q101) here on Sunday night (So was the J Davis Trio!). The opening band for the Baltimores will be FRISBIE! "Embellishing melodies with trumpet and keyboards, using guitars to emphasize the backbeat rather than as solo instruments, Frisbie threw up wide-screen pop so sweet it was like punk never happened...pop this sophisticated and joyous is still something to cherish." --Chicago Tribune So that was pretty cool to read. Frisbie is comprised of Liam Davis (The Moviegoers) Eddie Carlson (Aluminum Group & Poi Dog Pondering & Diane Izzo), Zack Kantor (Lotus Crown & Susan Voelz' band) and Steve Frisbie of Steve Frisbie. Liam & Eddie were the associate producers on IWBKate. This is one dreamy band. So there's a triple bill for all of us here in Chicago. Sorry again to those out of town. Oh, there is a $1 off coupon for Schubas in this week's NewCity. Rock on! Tom Thomas Dunning Brown Star Records Chicago The Kate Bush Tribute CD is here! I WANNA BE KATE: The Songs of Kate Bush http://www.tezcat.com/~stunning/kate/index.html VISIT THE WEBSITE! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:56:24 -0600 From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! Chris started reading this to me and I thought he was reading from The Onion. He was reading from CNN! Those outside the USA might know Falwell ("Fartwell") as the man who sued Larry Flynt in "The People Vs. Larry Flynt" (if you've seen that movie). I'm sure every country has their own Falwell type. Is there any of this kind of stupidity in England, where the show originates? http://www.cnn.com/US/9902/10/teletubbies.ap.01/ Falwell's newspaper outs 'Teletubbies' character ROANOKE, Virginia. (AP) -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell is trying to out Tinky Winky, suggesting that the purple, purse-toting character on television's popular "Teletubbies" children's show is gay. A spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Co., which licenses the Teletubbies in the United States, said the purse is actually Tinky Winky's magic bag. "The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay," Steve Rice said. "It's a children's show, folks. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish." The February edition of the National Liberty Journal (NLJ), edited and published by Falwell, contains an article warning parents that the rotund Teletubby with the triangular antenna may be a gay role model. To support its claim, the publication says Tinky Winky has the voice of a boy but carries a purse. "He is purple -- the gay- pride color; and his antenna is shaped like a triangle -- the gay- pride symbol." Falwell contends the "subtle depictions" are intentional and issued a statement Tuesday that said, "As a Christian I feel that role modeling the gay lifestyle is damaging to the moral lives of children." The British show aimed at toddlers began airing on U.S. public television stations last spring. The Teletubbies are portrayed by actors in oversized, brightly colored costumes. They all have television screens on their tummies. Rice said Falwell was attacking "something sweet and innocent" to further his conservative political agenda. Falwell's spokeswoman, Laura Swickard, said the founder of the now-defunct Moral Majority agreed with everything that was in the NLJ article and would not comment beyond his one-paragraph statement. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:28:53 -0800 From: lanblind@teleport.com Subject: Re: ecto-digest V5 #45 I can't find the exact ecto that someone out there mentioned a ProgFest (talking about Happy opening for King Crimson or something like that) that is occurring in San Francisco in the fall. I am very interested in this and have searched the internet to no avail. As you all know I moved from Portland to San Francisco this fall to join SF's world-fusion-symphonic-prog-rock project AZIGZA and they would fit perfect in something like this. Does the person that told us about that fest in SF have any info for me PLEASE... at a dead end with high hopes, underwater without a periscope, cyoakha Blind and Azigza now Land of the Blind 3439 NE Sandy Blvd., Suite 266 Portland, Oregon USA (503) 321-5093 email lanblind@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~lanblind/ Distributed through: "Out of Chaos"-- Burnside Distribution "One Eye"-- Rainforest Records ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 06:53:46 -0500 From: Jeffrey Burka Subject: Re: Question from Happy neal copperman sez: > Perhaps, to turn those stereotypes on their heads, Happy should open for > Ron Sexsmith or Rufus Wainwright? (I'd love to make that suggestion in a > room where I could see Meth, but preferably out of arm reach and with some > protection from flying objects!) EWWWWWW. At least as far as Ron Sexsmith is concerned. It was difficult to watch him open for Sarah and the Chieftains. Please don't make me see him again. Though I'd be perfect happy to go to a show of Cry Cry Cry performing his tunes... As for Rufus, I'm incredibly excited that I'll get to see him with Imogene Heap. What a great, great combination -- two wonderful pianists. I wasn't really able to come up with any suggestions for Happy, because I'd love to see her open for just about anybody -- though in certain circumstances, I'd probably be forced to leave after the opening act. ;-) jeff - -- |Jeffrey C. Burka|||http://www.cqi.com/~jburka ||||"I've got time to rest / | ||||||||||||| And I've got a clear, able mind that sees my life going fine. | | 'Cause everything I need is right here in my hands..." --Melissa Ferrick | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:05:16 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! Vickie wrote: [snip] > Falwell's newspaper outs 'Teletubbies' character [snip, snip] If you think that's bad, go to a Fundamentalist Christian bookstore and get a copy of _Turmoil in the Toybox_. I can't remember the author and it's maybe out of print by now, but a friend used to keep it as bathroom reading. Funnier than any comic book, it explained with high seriousness how Care Bears (because they touted Eastern philosophies), Smurfs (I can't remember why) and just about every popular toy and cartoon from the 80s you can think of is Satanic. I love things that are clear parodies of themselves. Anyway, on a musical note, just reading the list of songs on Bill's cd was like skipping through the radio of my youth. The radio in my head knew most of those songs and played snippets of them all just like on the ads. Heh. - --Neile n.p. silence n.r. George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ..... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ..... neile@sff.net The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music .... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:21:57 -0600 (CST) From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! Neile said:    >I love things that are clear parodies of themselves.< I once found a book called: Some Believe In Chariots, that 'refuted' Chariots of The Gods from a fundamentalist point of view. I wish I could remember some quotes from it; it was so full of illogic and circular thinking that it made me believe in Von Donikan's(sp) theory more than he ever did! I remember 1 description I gave to someone: the book's logic is: A then B therefore 6. Re: Fatwell: TT are from England, where purple is the Royal color. JF: the self-blinded inducing hysterical blindness in order to lead. bye, KrW "Yes, it left a great gaping hole in the water!" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:01:52 -0500 From: John J Henshon Subject: Re: Question from Happy KaTe ? Although lately, (at the risk of being labeled a blasphemer) I wonder, who should open for whom ? Neal's suggestion about Tom Waits gave me a shiver, what an extrodinarily cool idea ! John >Happy asks: > >The question is: >Who would you like to see Happy opening for? or What acts do you think >Happy would be well-suited to open for? ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:01:17 -0500 From: John J Henshon Subject: Re: Blondie I may be one of the few people who's disappointed that Blondie's being resurrected. The reason for my distress is that I liked what she was up to with Roy Nathenson and Curtis Fowlks of the Jazz Passengers. They are ex-of the Lounge Lizzards and the stuff they did was very interesting. Perhaps it will have a positive effect on Blondie part II. On Fri, 05 Feb 1999 15:49:09 +0000 jjhanson@att.net writes: >I've been really looking forward to this album, >as I was a big BLondie fan way back when. >VH-1 has been playing the video for Maria quite >a bit, and I must say it's quite a good video-- >at least for BLondie. I figure this album >can't be any worse than The Hunter (even though >I happened to like a few of the songs on that >album.) >Jeff Hanson > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:10:03 -0500 From: Paul Kim Subject: Trina Hamlin on DC website :) Just wasting bandwidth (or is it with?) here to say that Trina, who's newish song "In My Life" will be featured on Dawson's Creek tonight at 8 pm, has her own blurb and page connected to the Dawson's Creek homepage. go to www.dawsonscreek.com to see...very very cool for her. *psst* she's a berklee college graduate, went to school at the same time paula cole and melissa ferrick did. Paul "paint your palette blue" Kim hmm...i can't get "Vincent" out of my head ever since Vonda Shepherd sang it on Ally Monday... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:52:47 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Kate disenchantment [Was Re: Question from Happy] >KaTe ? Although lately, (at the risk of being labeled a >blasphemer) I wonder, who should open for whom ? I love Kate Bush's music, really I do. And looked at on their own and taken on their own terms, both "The Red Shoes" and "The Sensual World" are excellent albums. But to me, they'll always disappear in the shadow of "The Dreaming" and "Hounds of Love." Kate proved she is capable of brilliance... a brilliance that, to me at least, was barely visible on her last two albums. So we're going on 15 years since Kate's peak. Happy, meanwhile, is smack dab in the middle of her peak of creativity. With much fear and trepidation (especially since I'm a new voice around here), consider that it took Kate four years to create "The Red Shoes," while within four years Happy was able to release "Warpaint," "Equipoise," and "Building the Colossus." Hmmm... I don't guess I have a point, and this isn't a "Happy is better than Kate" post at all... I totally respect those who still cherish Kate Bush. Can I just honestly say Kate has disappointed me, and as more and more time passes, the less an interest I have in what she's doing musically. I find it very hard to believe that Kate was expressing, when "The Red Shoes" was finished and ready for release, the same sentiment Happy captured in "Serenading Genius." Again, all IMHO. Can anyone convince me otherwise? There was a time when Kate's music was my favorite. And with the fear of igniting flames in the Kate vs. Happy debate, I must say the discovery of Happy's music has had at least an indirect effect on my disenchantment with Kate's music. I'd be more than happy to have my mind changed back again... ;-) All apologies to Kate loyalists whose feet I've tramped... comments are more than welcome. Patrick ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:34:01 -0800 From: deanorez@juno.com Subject: Re: Sixpence None The Richer? Some of you knew I was going to jump in on this one... Lead singer, Leigh Nash, has often been compared to Karen Peris and Harriet Wheeler but in live performances she often adds a Edie Brickell-esque slur to her voice. She's not a powerful singer yet her passion always seems to peak through in subtle ways. The heart of SNtR's music, though, is guitarist/cellist and main songwriter Matt Slocum. Matt's songwriting usually consists of poetic and often dramatic narrative verse layered with glossy rhythmic guitar and interesting string arrangements. While "Kiss Me" is easily the most marketable song on the new album, "The Lines of My Earth" is probably the most engaging. In late '98, both songs were featured on VH1's Midnight Minute. The band's music is often referred to as secular-tinged pop/folk but the only religious qualities one can pick out are those of moral aptitude regarding honesty, devotion, and kindness. The band now has to try and break free from the Christian-alt/Gospel rock genre entanglement they've been thrown into by radio and press with mixed tour pairings with John Taylor and Shawn Mullins -- yet still staying true to their loyal Christian following with opening slots for DC Talk and Sarah Masen. I feel they're much less identified with the genre than maybe Mancy A'lan Kane and more in line with perhaps Morella's Forest with more hooks. There are two versions of the "Kiss Me" video floating around M2/The Box/MTV/VH1. The first version was filmed in Paris, France and the second is a Miramax-financed promotional tie-in to the movie "She's All That." "Kiss Me" will also be featured on the TV soundtrack to "Dawson's Creek" due in April. The band recently performed at the "She's All That" premiere party in Los Angeles -- which I was lucky enough to attend. They only played a few songs but were thoroughly praised by the brimming Luna Park crowd -- which included Sarah Michelle Gellar, Melissa Joan Hart, LeAnn Rimes, and cast members of Boy Meets World and Felicity, a few of whom are long-time fans. Back in November, the band played a local ASCAP showcase and Glen Ballard was watching rather attentively. I'm not sure what his presence at the show means for the band -- a future production role or placing the band in-between Lisa Marie Presley and Billy Idol on his Java Records roster -- but he definitely let his interest in the band be known to the all-industry crowd. As for the future, the band recently postponed the dual EP set that was expected early this year due to the success of "Kiss Me." New tour dates and other info is posted on the band's site. www.sixpence-ntr.com . The band played on Late Night w/Conan O'Brien last night. gp ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:26:09 -0600 From: Mark Lowry Subject: Re: Question from Happy > >Who would you like to see Happy opening for? or What acts do you think > Happy would be well-suited to open for? After some thought, my suggestion is Nick Cave. And not just because I love him almost as much as her, but I really think the pairing makes sense. NC's audience would probably warm up to Happy very easily, since, like him, her music is so broodingly beautiful. Also, and this will sound kind of uppity, but the concert goers at a NC show seem rather sophistocated and with-it, maybe a little subdued and, for lack of any less-snooty phrases, handsomely groomed. Or, at least at the NC shows I've seen. I imagine her audiences to be of the same sort ... but I haven't seen her live. >From my concert experience, the only other example of such an audience would be that at a Dead Can Dance show. The only DCD show I saw had the coolest audience I've ever seen. These are people who go to the concert for the music, and not just to hang out with friends and maybe see an artist they know little about. Can't tell you how many times the crowd has ruined a concert for me. So, yeah, Nick Cave gets my vote. And, if DCD were still together, they'd be in second place. Mark n.p. Morrissey _Viva Hate_ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:04:20 -0600 From: Mark Lowry Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! Xenu's Sister wrote: > Chris started reading this to me and I thought he was reading from The > Onion. Sounds perfect for them. The Onion is my absolute favorite humor rag, because it's actually funny. BTW, for anyone not aware of The Onion -- it is a must: http://www.theonion.com/ > Falwell's newspaper outs 'Teletubbies' character Guess it was only a matter of time. Whatever the Itsy Bitsy guy says, come on! A purse? Upside-down triangle? Purple? (although the latter attribute is not so significant) Tinky Winky has indeed achieved gay hero status, at least in my neck of the woods. I, for one, have made "Teletubbies" my morning show to watch. It's so wonderfully bizarre. Wouldn't it be cool if Happy wrote a score for an episode. I could totally see them speaking jibberish and rolling down the hills to her orchestration. Mark n.p. the coffee pot, then the shower... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:29:46 EST From: FAMarcus@aol.com Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! AND MORE Most of the right wing fundamental christian preachers such as jerry and the ever hypocrital jimmy live to point out these things to us. It's their job to save us. They spend a lot of time figuring out ways of doing this. There must be a lot of people out there buying it cause they have no problem raising the money they need. I know that I was extremely grateful to 700 club Pat when he pointed out to me this last Holloween that we need to stop dressing our children in these devil driven demonic costumes. With the millenium coming I understand the need of not driving our children to satan. ( i understand jesus is returning) As he was speaking i was visualizing the children on my block gathered together in the woods offering snicker bars to satan. I just thank ______________ ( fill in your god of choice) that my kids made it past this unscathed. But what about your kids???? Will they survive satans influence on Holloween??? hi......i would just like to point out that at no time in this email was i serious. fred ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:46:41 EST From: FAMarcus@aol.com Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! In a message dated 2/10/99 12:23:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, kerrywhite@webtv.net writes: << I once found a book called: Some Believe In Chariots, that 'refuted' Chariots of The Gods from a fundamentalist point of view. > i could be wrong, because my memory is gone but, i bought all those books in the 70's that Erich Von Daniken wrote and I remember being so disillusioned when i read a book from the scientific community that shot most of his theories to hell. anyone remember this book??? being very serious.........fred ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:58:08 -0700 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky!! AND MORE At 12:29 AM -0500 2/11/99, FAMarcus@aol.com wrote: > hi......i would just like to point out that at no time in this email was i >serious. fred > What about this sentance? :) neal np: broken dances for muted pieces - Tom Guralnick ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V5 #50 *************************