From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #260 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, September 18 2002 Volume 08 : Number 260 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: lavelle, germano, runga, richey, mcevoy [Joseph Zitt ] Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? [Steve VanDevender ] Re: Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? [John Higdon ] Re: the waifs? [Jessica Byers ] Garrin and Tara, was Re: Garrin Benfield East Coast trip [Craig Gidney Subject: Re: lavelle, germano, runga, richey, mcevoy On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:51:00 -0400 meredith wrote: > To which studio cut are you referring? (I am fervently hoping you're > not really talking about the butchered-for-American-television version > ... because if you are, I'm going to have to fly out to California to > smack you. :) Well, there was one that had a consise and satisfying ending, and another that kept appearing to end but going "no, just kidding" then dragging on for a few more minutes to do it again, rather like when a five year old is just learning how to tell a knock-knock joke. My perceptions might change upon seeing the versions again, but those are how they struck me on first seeing them. - -- | josephzitt@josephzitt.com http://www.josephzitt.com/ | | http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt/ http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt/ | | == New book: Surprise Me with Beauty: the Music of Human Systems == | | Comma / Gray Code Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:25:01 +0930 From: "Lloyd, Bronwyn (JFS)" Subject: re: the waifs? Love The Waifs - have seen them at a couple of folk festivals here in Oz....they are great live and really funny. They started out as a trio travelling round the country in a bus - two sisters the boyfriend of one of them....the last time I saw them they had a full band with them, so they've gone a bit upmarket now..... Bronny ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:40:07 -0500 (CDT) From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? Hi, Last night on US TV there was a special about a robot TV camera going down a tiny passage in the Pyramid. I work evenings, did anything happen or was it like Geraldo's basement? bye, KrW I'm Peter Pan! I'm perpetually young!! OW!! What's wrong with my back? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:49:45 -0700 From: Steve VanDevender Subject: Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? kerry white writes: > Hi, Last night on US TV there was a special about a robot TV camera > going down a tiny passage in the Pyramid. I work evenings, did anything > happen or was it like Geraldo's basement? bye, I wasn't really glued to my set, but as it droned on in the background I gather the gist was: They sent the robot up the shaft to a barrier, which they were able to determine was only about three inches thick, so they sent the robot back with a drill and a small camera, drilled a hole in the barrier, shoved the camera through the hole, and discovered: (wait for it) another barrier. They also opened a tomb, and found: a skeleton. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:56:52 -0700 From: Daniel Subject: Re: Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? Kerry White asked: > Last night on US TV there was a special about a robot TV camera going down > a tiny passage in the Pyramid. I work evenings, did anything happen or > was it like Geraldo's basement? Here's one report: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/09/16/egypt.pyramid.robot.ap/index.html and an excerpt: Modern technology was to have shone a light on one of history's lingering secrets Tuesday, but a toy train-sized robot left researchers and television viewers scratching their heads over a new mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid. No Coke bottle so far. Daniel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:27:56 -0600 From: John Higdon Subject: Re: Robot TV Cam vs Pyramid?? At 12:49 AM 9/17/2002 -0700, Steve VanDevender wrote: >They also opened a tomb, and found: a skeleton. It's about time Jimmy Hoffa was found.... John Higdon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:49:26 -0600 From: Jessica Byers Subject: Re: the waifs? The Waifs are great!! They were the hit of the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest this year. So much fun, really tight band, great songs (though they do have this odd one "if you weren't my mother, I would marry you" or something). Poor Iris DeMent went right after them, and she just doesnt have quite the same energy level. Do see them if you get a chance to. I like their CD a lot, too. Though I did appreciate it much more after I'd seen them live. Jess >Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:16:35 +0100 (BST) >From: adamk@zoom.co.uk >Subject: the waifs? > >Anyone know of an Aussie group called the Waifs? A US >friend has mentioned them to me, and they're completely new >to me. > >Also (and this is a looong shot) does anyone know where I >can pick up anything by the Scottish band Swelling Meg? > >Just a thought. > >adam k. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:05:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Gidney Subject: Garrin and Tara, was Re: Garrin Benfield East Coast trip I can't say yea or nay to his music, but I remember Garrin from Hampshire College. I had no idea that the shy young guy would blossom into a performer. Someone on this list mentioned Tara Jane O'Neil. I love her stuff. It's sort of like the Rachels, Eno and Shannon Wright all rolled up into one. Please she has a nice voice. - --Craig - --- Troy J Shadbolt wrote: > Hey, > > Those of you in the NY-ish area might want to > check Garrin out. He's a > San Francisco based artist (originally from > N.Y.) excellent guitar > player with impressive songcraft. His website > has some clips if you want > to hear before you go. > > troy > > http://www.garrin.com > > Tues. 9/17/02 9:30 pm > ABC Cafe - 308 Stewart Ave - Ithaca, NY > > Fri. 9/20/02 9:00 pm > Towne Crier - 130 Route 22 - Pawling, NY > (opening for Al Stewart $25) > > Sat. 9/21/02 7:00 pm > Fire and Water - 5 Old South Street - > Northampton, MA > > Sun. 9/22/02 6:00 pm > Acoustic Cafe - 2926 Fairfield Avenue - > Bridgeport, CT > (with Robert Urban and friends $8) > > Thurs. 9/26/02 8:00 pm > Don Hills - 511 Greenwich St - New York, NY > (with Full Band FREE) > > Sat. 9/28/02 9:00 pm > The Living Room - 84 Stanton Street - New York, NY Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:35:35 -0700 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: OT-Looking for the work that's looking for me Like many of us, it appears, I'm engaged in the quest for work, having last drawn a paycheck in June of last year. My last work was as a Webmaster and programmer for an Internet company. However, little of that work is available anymore, and it isn't what I do best or what I enjoy most, so I'm looking in new directions. (And. I gotta add, the search is getting pretty urgent and desperate.) When I was discussing my career with Pauline Oliveros last week, she suggested that what I need to do is to put myself out there where work might find me. She asked me to name three things that I would want from the work and three things I would be willing to do. I figure that it makes sense to air these here. The three things that I would want from the work are: 1. In a helping profession In the past, I've been working for corporations, with only the faintest benefit to anyone other than stockholders. I want to change this, to be doing work with results reflected in more than stock prices, to feel that things are better in the world, even in a tiny sense, due to the work that I have done. 2. In or near Berkeley I moved to Berkeley, CA, a few months ago, and find that this is exactly where I need to be right now. The musical atmosphere is wonderful -- I'm performing frequently, and just premiered a new vocal ensemble of the best large collection of musicians with whom I have ever worked. The spiritual aspect is also just right; I've been regularly attending the Jewish Meditation center here, and have helped with and attended the first High Holy Day services I've enjoyed in decades. The city is liveable, walkable (though I have a car, and have crossed the continent three times this year, I prefer to walk when possible), and with a great library and other resources. And I have a larger, warmer group of friends here than I've ever had before. 3. Enough money to live on. I'm fortunate to have relatively low expenses (by Bay Area standards), but need to make enough to cover them. I was recently offered what would have been fulfilling work that I could do well, but I would have made somewhere under minimum wage for it (somehow government programs manage to get away with this) and can't afford to take it. The three things that I would like to do include: 1. Editor/Writer I have been a technical editor and writer for much of the past couple of decades. I have also done newspaper editing, run a science fiction fanzine, and designed, written and published two books. I have worked with web publication, conventional book printing, and print-on-demand services, and am skilled at presenting information clearly and attractively and at bringing projects from a concept to a finished object. I would like to use these skills in creating effective, useful, and enjoyable books and publications. 2. Music/managing I have run a variety of musical ensembles and arts projects over the years. The work has included - creating, defining, and recruiting the groups - leading workshops and rehearsing ensembles in performance and improvisation - creating scores and improvisation structures for performance - tailoring the music to the needs and capabilities of the performers - scheduling and booking rehearsals, performances, publicity, and tours - producing recordings and CDs of the ensembles - creating program booklets, CD packaging, and related materials - managing the members of the projects, including mediation, crisis management, and diplomacy as needed - acting as liaison to venues, presenters, and press. I would like to use this experience and these skills in organizing, developing, documenting, and presenting events and ensembles. 3. Networking/research I have a passion for research and a knack for finding needed information. I spend much of my time online and in libraries, investigating matters of interest and collecting information for current or later use. I am also continually networking with others, developing relationships and connections, bringing together people with their varying needs and resources, and helping them meet and work together to their mutual benefit. I would like to use these skills and this expertise in bringing together people and the resources, information, and groups they need to achieve success and happiness. So that's either the forest or the trees. (For what it's worth, I also have a detailed more mundane resume at http://www.josephzitt.com/resume/ ) I'd be grateful for any connections or suggestions that it sparks. - -- | josephzitt@josephzitt.com http://www.josephzitt.com/ | | http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt/ http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt/ | | == New book: Surprise Me with Beauty: the Music of Human Systems == | | Comma / Gray Code Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:53:56 +0000 From: carnivore@att.net Subject: Exstasy Records According to music industry site AllAccess.com, Extasy Records has shut its doors with 30+ folks losing their jobs. Artists on the label include Kidney Thieves, Red Delicious, Laura Dawn, Aja Daashuur and Abandoned Pools among others. Dan Stark ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #260 **************************