From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V5 #52 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, February 13 1999 Volume 05 : Number 052 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Cindy & Vicky, et al. [rlewis@adnc.com (Russ Lewis)] Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky! [Zoetrope ] Re: Availability of Happy's CDs ["Markku Kolkka" ] beth orton's "stolen car" ["Heidi Maier" ] to Minnesota Ectophiles [Rubber DeNiro ] Re: Availability of Happy's CDs [Patrick Moseley ] Cordelia's Dad and Friends info [Neile Graham ] Happy "Happy" news [Jack Sutton ] Fwd: Sunday - Jules (and the band) and the dames in Northampton [Riphug@a] holly cole song used on Homicide tonight [Paul Kim Subject: Re: Falwell outs Tinky Winky! Those degenerate fictional characters! You do know that one of the reasons Falwell sights for this accusation is that a photograph of Tinky Winky was seen hanging around with a phorograph of Ellen DeGeneres. I hear he sings and dances, too. Hey... Wasn't Po arrested at a socialist rally? ~!@L. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:11:32 +0200 (EET) From: "Markku Kolkka" Subject: Re: Availability of Happy's CDs Patrick Moseley wrote: > > Arrgh! Does anyone know if/when Samson plans on re-releasing anything, or > am I up a creek without a paddle? Can anyone give me a reliable source of > places that might still have her CDs in stock? CD Connection (http://www.cdconnection.com) has all the old Happy CDs in their list, with new codes and Samson listed as the record label. So maybe they _are_ re-released already? - -- Markku Kolkka mk59200@cc.tut.fi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:31:44 -0800 (PST) From: Rubber DeNiro Subject: Actual text from Falwell's PARENTS ALERT From http://www.liberty.edu/chancellor/nlj/feb99/politics2.htm (He also tips us to the subliminal sex messagesin "The Lion King" and blasts Southpark for the following sin (for which nobody apparently did the math), and I quote, "God’s name is frequently taken in vain, other four-letter words are continually uttered..." - --charley ...................................................... PARENTS ALERT . . . PARENTS ALERT Tinky Winky Comes Out of the Closet The sexual preference of Tinky Winky, the largest of the four Teletubbies characters on the series that airs in America on PBS stations, has been the subject of debate since the series premiered in England in 1997. The character, whose voice is obviously that of a boy, has been found carrying a red purse in many episodes and has become a favorite character among gay groups worldwide. Now, further evidence that the creators of the series intend for Tinky Winky to be a gay role model have surfaced. He is purple -- the gay-pride color; and his antenna is shaped like a triangle -- the gay-pride symbol. Furthering Tinky’s "outing" was a recent Washington Post editorial that cast the character’s photo opposite that of Ellen DeGeneres in an "In/Out" column. This implies that Ellen is "out" as the chief national gay representative, while Tinky Winky is the trendy "in" celebrity. These subtle depictions are no doubt intentional and parents are warned to be alert to these elements of the series. However, many families are allowing the series to entertain their children. In the January 10 Blockbuster "Hit List" of the top-ten selling videos, two Teletubbies titles appeared on the list. The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company will release interactive Teletubbies dolls in March. South Park Invasion The creators of South Park, the juvenile animated series that airs on Comedy Central, have released a set of trading cards depicting episodes from the series that are now being sold in toy, hobby and sports card stores across the nation. Parents should be aware that the cards feature the same impudent and vile language as the series. God’s name is frequently taken in vain, other four-letter words are continually uttered, female characters are routinely referred to in vile terms and human waste named Mr. Hankey becomes a live, speaking character. In addition, the character of Kenny is brutally massacred in every broadcast while the remaining characters respond, "Oh my God, they’ve killed Kenny." Many of those killings are also depicted in the card series. The trading cards are the exact size of traditional sports cards, making it easy for kids to sneak them into the home. Acclaim Entertainment recently began selling the South Park video game - -- which also features extreme violence and obscene language -- for Nintendo 64 with the support of a multi-million dollar marketing campaign. Disney’s Hollow ‘Promise’ to Parents On January 8, the Walt Disney Company announced a recall of 3.4 million video copies of its animated film, The Rescuers, after two frames of the film were discovered to exhibit the figure of a nude woman. Disney had earlier refused to recall videos of the films The Little Mermaid and The Lion King after parents complained that other subliminal messages were hidden in scenes from those movies. Disney said it is recalling the videos to "keep its promise to families that they can trust and rely on the Disney name to provide the finest in family entertainment." If that promise is true, families across the nation wonder why obviously planned offensives persistently show up in the company’s videos. "Certainly the image in The Little Mermaid of the clergyman who obtains [sexual stimulation] while performing the wedding ceremony qualifies as an image that does not belong in a children’s video," said Cathy Brown, director of Why Life? (the youth division of American Life League). "And having the letters S-E-X float across the screen in The Lion King is objectionable as well. Why hasn’t Disney recalled these videos?" she asked. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:40:00 -0800 From: "Drew Harrington" Subject: WWZS > Anyway, I think I need a bumper sticker: WWZS > What Would Zappa Say? Mike, I think this is sheer brilliance. You are right, Frank's voice is sorely missed in these stupid times. WWZS, Drew NP: Nothing but the sound of hard drives spinning as CDRs burn. NR: Hodge Podge of technical manuals - as usual. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 02:08:27 +1100 From: "Heidi Maier" Subject: beth orton's "stolen car" well ... being a nightowl has definite advantages! i just caught the australian premiere of beth orton's "stolen car" video -- very nice. how to describe it - given that many on ecto are also admirers of beth's work, to say that it is very beth hopefully won't come across as too cryptic ... perhaps tomorrow (when i'm not writing at 2am) i'll be able to collect some more cohesive thoughts on it than that. . heidi (who has been known to stay awake til the wee small hours to catch tori amos videos in their premieres - well, we all have someone whose music we'll do that for, right?) :) heidi. - --- "... through the window i see no star something more near though deeper within darkness is entering the loneliness ... " * in memory of ted hughes 1930 - 1998 * heidi maier - maier@joynet.com.au ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:18:30 -0800 (PST) From: Rubber DeNiro Subject: to Minnesota Ectophiles I need, need, NEED an "Our governor can beat up your governor" T-shirt for a friend. Anyone able to help me with this? - --Charley _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:56:42 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Re: Availability of Happy's CDs Hello all! Thanks for all the helpful info and suggestions toward completing my Happy CD collection. I had no idea there were so many options out there. I just placed my order (for five CDs) with Harmony Ridge Music, so I can now barely wait for that treasure chest to arrive in the mail! Again, thank you everyone. You can rest assured you'll be hearing my reactions to all this "new" music in the next week or so... Patrick ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:14:04 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Cordelia's Dad and Friends info For those interested. Neal Copperman you especially listen up--there's Albuquerque stuff here! - --Neile >X-Sender: Steeple@world.std.com (Unverified) >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:24:31 -0500 >To: (Recipient list suppressed) >From: Steeple@world.std.com (Peter Irvine) > >Cordelia's Dad and Friends Newsletter - February 1999 > >Contents: > >1) Albuquerque events >2) Other Upcoming Concerts >3) Io Compilation >4) Io show in Boston >5) First Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Singing Convention >6) Singing Schools > >******* >1) Folk Alliance Conference, Albuquerque, NM > >Cordelia's Dad will be attending this annual gathering of music fans and >professionals, and performing at several events. All events take place at >the conference hotel unless noted. For the performances, we will be joined >by the excellent singer and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Davis. > >* Feb. 27 > - 10:30-noon, Tim Eriksen will participate in a panel on "The Anne >and Frank Warner Collection" > - 3:00-4:00, we will lead a shape note singing > - midnight (roughly) we will play a short set as part of the >Appleseed Recordings showcase > >* Feb. 28 Kimo Theater, Albuquerque, NM. We've been invited to headline a >concert benefiting the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance. We'll >be playing a 35 minute set in the middle of this multi-act event. > > >2) Other Upcoming Cordelia's Dad Concerts > >March 27 Penn State >April 9 Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Marblehead, MA >April 10 Passim, Cambridge, MA (to be confirmed) >April 30 - May 9 California Tour (dates to be announced soon) >May 15 Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA >June 2 Porter, Phelps, Huntngton Museum, Hadley, MA > > >3) Io Compilation > >Last summer, Io (Tim, Cath and Peter) recorded the song Hammer for an >interesting compilation, "In My Living Room". The album features a bunch of >Massachusetts bands playing in engineer Andy Hong's living room. Our track, >which is a previously unreleased song and a performance which will be >unique to this album, features Cath singing and playing bass feedback, Tim >playing "prepared guitar", and Peter bowing on cymbals. The album will be >in stores shortly, if not already. It's out on Kim Chee records, >http://www.whatev.com/kimchee/ > > >4) Io show > >Io will make a rare live appearance at the record release concert for the >above-mentioned compilation. Monday, February 22, upstairs at the Middle >East, Cambridge, MA. We play third of five bands. Due to the unusual nature >of the compilation, all of the bands will be doing some sort of "stripped >down" music, and although we haven't yet decided our program for the >evening, it ought to be quite special. > > >5) First Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Singing Convention > >We are pleased to be involved in organizing what will hopefully be an >annual event: the first Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Singing >Convention. Fans of Cordelia's Dad and Northampton Harmony will be familiar >with this rhythmic, dynamic, harmony singing. Several hundred people from >around the country are expected to join in singing from The Sacred Harp >book. This will be a free, open event. Everyone is welcome and encouraged >to come and sing. No experience or materials are required. The event will >be March 13-14, 1999 at the Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, >MA. Prior to the event, there will be a series of singing schools. For more >information, see http://world.std.com/~steeple/convention.html. > > >6) Singing Schools > >Leading up to the above-mentioned convention, Tim Eriksen is leading a >series of singing schools to familarize people with the shape note system >of notation and Sacred Harp singing styles. Last Tuesday we had a great >turnout and excellent singing at Smith College. All of these events are >free and open to the public. Upcoming events include: > >* February 14, Sunday, Amherst College music building, room 7, Amherst, MA. >12:30pm-2:00pm >* February 18, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT. Dining hall. 7pm > >Also, March 11, Northampton Harmony will give a presentation at the >Winchester Historical Society, E.L.M. Community Center, Winchester NH. 7pm. > >********** > >-peter irvine >Cordelia88@aol.com >http://world.std.com/~steeple > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ..... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ..... neile@sff.net The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music .... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:55:38 From: Jack Sutton Subject: Happy "Happy" news Just got a message from Sampson Records, that indeed all of Happy's past catalog will be re-issued by Sampson. The timing is maybe as soon as April. Jack Sutton Harmony Ridge Music ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 22:57:16 EST From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Sunday - Jules (and the band) and the dames in Northampton This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --part0_918878235_boundary Content-ID: <0_918878235@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII FYI..... - --part0_918878235_boundary Content-ID: <0_918878235@inet_out.mail.qdivision.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from rly-za01.mx.aol.com (rly-za01.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.97]) by air-za02.mail.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:20:12 -0500 Received: from user1.channel1.com (user1.channel1.com [199.1.13.9]) by rly-za01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id QAA01818; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:20:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from [204.96.32.178] (remote200.channel1.com [204.96.32.200]) by user1.channel1.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id PAA13980; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 15:49:02 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: labelmgr@pop.channel1.com Message-Id: Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:05:21 -0500 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: jsmyser@qdivision.com (Jessica Smyser) Subject: Sunday - Jules (and the band) and the dames in Northampton Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit When: Sunday night, Feb. 14, 7pm What: A show with four songwriters featured on the Respond benefit CD (See www.signature-sounds.com). Who: Deb Pasternak, Merrie Amsterburg, Mary Lou Lord, Jules Verdone (a full-band expo) Where: The Iron Horse, 20 Center Street, Northampton, 413-584-0610 Why: To celebrate the love, and you may have Monday off.... What else: Advance tickets are cheaper: $10/$12 on Sunday. And: Jules & Co. will play at 9:30 or 10. ___________________________________________________________________________ Please visit our web site at http://www.qdivision.com Q Division Records 443 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 617-542-0081 ___________________________________________________________________________ - --part0_918878235_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 23:30:00 -0500 From: Paul Kim Subject: holly cole song used on Homicide tonight I know that it's past news unless you live further out west and get this in time to watch Homicide on NBC tonight, but Holly Cole's version of "Make it Go Away" from _Dark Dear Heart_ was used quite effectively on tonight's episode of Homicide : Life on the Streets. It was a nice surprise to hear the opening of the song start up towards the end of the episode during a funeral...very touching...and the editing fit the words too...god, is it any wonder that i love this show? Oddly enough, there is no mention of this on Holly's website...oh well... Paul "i'm a bit unstable" Kim ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 00:11:26 EST From: FAMarcus@aol.com Subject: Re: Actual text from Falwell's PARENTS ALERT In a message dated 2/12/99 10:33:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, lissener@yahoo.com writes: << "God’s name is frequently taken in vain, other four-letter words are continually uttered..." >> but in a positive light.............jesus has his own call in tv show and i believe that is a good role model for any up and coming evangilists ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V5 #52 *************************