From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #89 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, April 11 2007 Volume 13 : Number 089 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Beware the eggcorn ["Paul Blair" ] Re: Beware the eggcorn ["Jeffrey Burka" ] Re: Beware the eggcorn [Doug ] Re: eggcorn [Michael Pearce ] Re: Beware the eggcorn ["Kim Justice" ] Re: Beware the eggcorn [birdie ] Book of Love - The Myrmidons [birdie ] Re: Beware the eggcorn [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin ["Paul Blair" ] Re: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin [alan ] Re: Weird Kelis Cover [Alberto ] Re: Faye, Maria & Carl ["Paul Blair" ] Re: Weird Kelis Cover [Tim Jones-Yelvington ] Re: Faye, Maria & Carla [Timothy Jones-Yelvington ] Beth Sorrentino & Reba Hasko [Timothy Jones-Yelvington Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************** Klaus Kluge (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) ********************* *********** Steve VanDevender (stevev@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu) ************ ******************* Art Liestman (artliestman@shaw.ca) ******************** ******************** Stephen Golden (no Email address) ******************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Klaus Kluge Sun April 10 1960 Unicorn Steve VanDevender Sun April 10 1966 Racer Art Liestman Fri April 10 1953 Repeat Stephen Golden Sat April 10 1971 Jokey Michael Bowman Wed April 11 1962 Aries Wolfgang Ullwer Fri April 11 1969 Widder Janet Kirsch Thu April 11 1974 Aries Kristen Scallion Fri April 12 1974 Aries Jerry Tue April 13 1971 Aries Stuart Myerburg Mon April 14 1969 Aries T-Bone Wed April 15 1992 happy cat Jeff Hanson Sat April 16 1966 Aries Michael Klouda Mon April 17 1967 Aries Noe Venable Tue April 20 1976 Aries Harry Foster Sat April 21 1956 NiceGuy Kjetil Torgrim Homme Thu April 23 1970 Taurus Jeff Burka Thu April 24 1969 GoFlyAKite Christine Waite Tue April 25 1972 Taurus Matt Adams Thu April 26 1962 Taurus Brad Hutchinson Tue April 28 1964 What sign? Geoff Parks Sun April 30 1961 Taurus Marty Lash Sat May 01 1948 Taurus Barney Parker Fri May 02 1986 happy cat Gray Abbott Tue May 03 1955 Suprised Tamar Boursalian Tue May 03 1966 Taurus Richard A. Holmes May 07 Taurus Steve Ito Fri May 08 1970 DA Bull... Brian Gregory Thu May 09 1963 Eclectic Catherine Sundnes Sat May 09 1970 Very Catzy Heidi Maier Wed May 10 1978 Taurus - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:34:13 -0400 From: "Paul Blair" Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn Here's one I had to look up to be sure of; came in an email this morning: "I am waiting with baited breath..." Yep, it's "bated breath." From "bate" - "to moderate or restrain...." Now that I'm looking for them, I'm finding them a lot more often than I expected. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:46:14 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Burka" Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn paul sez: > Here's one I had to look up to be sure of; came in an email this > morning: "I am waiting with baited breath..." I still regularly use a phrase I got from fellow ectophile Chris Gagnon, though I don't know if he originated or appropriated it: "I'm waiting with worms and flies in my mouth" jeff n.p. _Taking the Long Way_, Dixie Chicks ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:42:00 -0500 From: Doug Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn > Here's one I had to look up to be sure of; came in an email this > morning: "I am waiting with baited breath..." > > Yep, it's "bated breath." From "bate" - "to moderate or restrain...." So would it be correct to say that "the master bated his breath"? (grin) - --Doug ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:23:02 -0700 From: Michael Pearce Subject: Re: eggcorn At 1:55 AM -0400 4/10/07, Doug wrote: > > By the way how do you pronounce Necronomican? I tried asking H P >> Lovecraft but he never returned my calls. > >Necro-nomi-con, of course. So how is it MIS-pronounced? I've never heard it pronounced any other way. (One exception: necra-nomi-con. But that may be a Boston thing. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:34:12 -0500 From: "Kim Justice" Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn "Tow the line", ugh. - -- Kim Justice justicekw@gmail.com Their graves need no flowers The tapes have recorded their names. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:46:24 -0700 From: birdie Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn i've come to the conclusion that the eggcorn thread ought to always be welcome on ecto, gurgling away in the background or popping right up in front - whenever.... like little one-liners cast out of the blue.....destined to hit the list whenevah. :-) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:09:50 -0700 From: birdie Subject: Book of Love - The Myrmidons Oh JOY! I've just discovered that half of Book of Love (Ted & Lauren) have a new band THE MYRMIDONS Oh my gosh, I could turn cartwheels.... Whooooo hooooooo http://www.myspace.com/themyrmidons www.themyrmidons.com They are in final mix stages for their upcoming debut. they have singles for sale, which i scooped right up... which i know was appreciated... Cheers Birdie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:40:25 -0500 From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn Hi, Kind of gives a strange oxymoronic feel to 'He was the master of restraint'. Bye, Kerry KrW I'm Peter Pan! I'm perpetually young!! OW!! What's wrong with my back? 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From "bate" - "to moderate or restrain...." So would it be correct to say that "the master bated his breath"? (grin) - --Doug ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:41:49 -0400 From: "Paul Blair" Subject: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. (Whatever happened to Irvin, anyway?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:50:31 -0500 From: "Kim Justice" Subject: Re: Beware the eggcorn On 4/10/07, kerry white wrote: > Hi, Kind of gives a strange oxymoronic feel to 'He was the master of > restraint'. Bye, Kerry Doesn't phase me at all. ;) - -- Kim Justice justicekw@gmail.com Their graves need no flowers The tapes have recorded their names. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:50:53 -0700 (PDT) From: alan Subject: Re: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: > Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. (Whatever > happened to Irvin, anyway?) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I > > I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with Tori fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... - -- "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains nothing." - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:53:24 -0500 From: Timothy Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: Weird Kelis Cover (was I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin) I don't know why that reminds me of this, but I was in a coffee shop yesterday and heard this brilliant cover of Kelis's "Milkshake" performed by a male in a cabaret style. Does anyone have any clue who that might've been? On 4/10/07 3:50 PM, "alan" wrote: > On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: > >> Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. (Whatever >> happened to Irvin, anyway?) >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I >> >> I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. > > I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with Tori > fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) > > I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:01:26 +0200 From: "Leonora Christina Skov" Subject: Faye, Maria & Carla Faye's covers of Silent all These Years and Winter are actually quite sweet and very close to the original recordings except, of course, for the Chinese. In my recollection she has covered The Sundays and The Cranberries (Dreams I think) as well. Last time I visited Shanghai I bought a copy of her latest disc. She seems to channel early Bjork these days and it's certainly not her best recording, but at least it is strange enough to keep you interested. Have any of you formed an opinion on Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor? I am presently enjoying Carla Bruni's No Promises. Admittedly, she hasn't got a huge voice, but it is husky and very sexy, the arrangements are downplayed the tasteful way and it is all very French. Similar to Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Swedish Sophie Zelmani. She is interpreting the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Yeats with equal brilliance here. You should definitely give her a listen. Hopefully, my English won't make your Beware of eggcorn-thread longer than it already is. It almost scares me away to be honest. Cheers, Leonora "Some would call it Art. I would call it camouflage" Joan Crawford om Bette Davis' makeup www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: alan To: Paul Blair CC: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Re: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:50:53 -0700 (PDT) >On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: > >>Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. >>(Whatever >>happened to Irvin, anyway?) >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I >> >>I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. > >I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with >Tori fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) > >I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... > >-- >"Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains >nothing." > - University of Utah bioengineering professor >Gregory Clark - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opret en personlig blog og del dine billeder pe MSN Spaces ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:23:40 -0600 From: "Jeffrey Hanson" Subject: Re: Weird Kelis Cover (was I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin) Quick internet search turned up a YouTube ofa guy named Daquiri singing it. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Jones-Yelvington" To: "alan" ; "Paul Blair" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:53 PM Subject: Re: Weird Kelis Cover (was I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin) I don't know why that reminds me of this, but I was in a coffee shop yesterday and heard this brilliant cover of Kelis's "Milkshake" performed by a male in a cabaret style. Does anyone have any clue who that might've been? On 4/10/07 3:50 PM, "alan" wrote: > On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: > >> Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. (Whatever >> happened to Irvin, anyway?) >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I >> >> I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. > > I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with Tori > fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) > > I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:57:53 -0400 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: RE: Faye, Maria & Carla Leonora asked: Have any of you formed an opinion on Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor? I LOVE the first track, "A Good Start," but the rest of the album doesn't live up to the promise of that song. It's quieter, and I certainly don't dislike it. It just hasn't really sunk in yet (and I've listened to the album several times). Still, it has a certain dark and warmth, and I'm hoping one of these days it's going to click. So I guess the answer to the question is no opinion yet, verdict's still out. You can hear "A Good Start" on NPR at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7984546 JoAnn >From: "Leonora Christina Skov" >To: ecto@smoe.org >Subject: Faye, Maria & Carla >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:01:26 +0200 > >Faye's covers of Silent all These Years and Winter are actually quite >sweet and very close to the original recordings except, of course, for >the Chinese. In my recollection she has covered The Sundays and The >Cranberries (Dreams I think) as well. Last time I visited Shanghai I >bought a copy of her latest disc. She seems to channel early Bjork these >days and it's certainly not her best recording, but at least it >is strange enough to keep you interested. > >Have any of you formed an opinion on Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor? > >I am presently enjoying Carla Bruni's No Promises. Admittedly, she hasn't >got a huge voice, but it is husky and very sexy, the arrangements are >downplayed the tasteful way and it is all very French. Similar to Jane >Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Swedish Sophie Zelmani. She is >interpreting the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Yeats >with equal brilliance here. You should definitely give her a listen. > >Hopefully, my English won't make your Beware of eggcorn-thread longer >than it already is. It almost scares me away to be honest. > >Cheers, Leonora > >"Some would call it Art. I would call it camouflage" Joan Crawford om >Bette Davis' makeup > > > >www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: alan > To: Paul Blair > CC: ecto@smoe.org > Subject: Re: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:50:53 -0700 (PDT) > >On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: > > > >>Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. > >>(Whatever > >>happened to Irvin, anyway?) > >> > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I > >> > >>I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. > > > >I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with > >Tori fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) > > > >I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... > > > >-- > >"Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains > >nothing." > > - University of Utah bioengineering professor > >Gregory Clark > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Opret en personlig blog og del dine billeder pe MSN Spaces _________________________________________________________________ Interest Rates Fall Again! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18679&moid=7581 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:03:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Alberto Subject: Re: Weird Kelis Cover Sounds like Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine. He does hilarious, cheesy versions of rock and hip hop songs, with X-rated lyrics intact. Juvenile, but hey... so am I. www.richardcheese.com - --- Timothy Jones-Yelvington wrote: I don't know why that reminds me of this, but I was in a coffee shop yesterday and heard this brilliant cover of Kelis's "Milkshake" performed by a male in a cabaret style. Does anyone have any clue who that might've been? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:56:29 -0400 From: "Paul Blair" Subject: Re: Faye, Maria & Carl On 4/10/07, Leonora Christina Skov wrote: > Hopefully, my English won't make your Beware of eggcorn-thread longer > than it already is. It almost scares me away to be honest. Oh, dear. I love language humor and I tend to forget there are people on the list who might worry about being poked fun at. So, even leaving aside the fact that your English is just fine, I think everyone here really does want you to feel welcome. At least I do. (Leonora, I don't know why you would feel self-conscious about your English. If you're not a native speaker, I can't tell the difference.) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:33:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: Weird Kelis Cover I figured out it was him shortly after writing that email. I've seen his stuff before. He's clearly amusing, but there's also something slightly sleazy and, although I hate to be all homocentric, kind of unappealingly straight male about him. I was kind of secretly hoping it would be a more sincere, less snarkified, albeit still playful, Rufus-esque Queer reading of the song, which was how I heard it out of context. I think I'll download it and continue to pretend that's what it is. Alberto wrote: Sounds like Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine. He does hilarious, cheesy versions of rock and hip hop songs, with X-rated lyrics intact. Juvenile, but hey... so am I. www.richardcheese.com - --- Timothy Jones-Yelvington wrote: I don't know why that reminds me of this, but I was in a coffee shop yesterday and heard this brilliant cover of Kelis's "Milkshake" performed by a male in a cabaret style. Does anyone have any clue who that might've been? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:26:45 -0500 From: Timothy Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: Faye, Maria & Carla Don't be scared. Your recommendations are some of my favorites. On 4/10/07 5:01 PM, "Leonora Christina Skov" wrote: > Faye's covers of Silent all These Years and Winter are actually quite > sweet and very close to the original recordings except, of course, for > the Chinese. In my recollection she has covered The Sundays and The > Cranberries (Dreams I think) as well. Last time I visited Shanghai I > bought a copy of her latest disc. She seems to channel early Bjork these > days and it's certainly not her best recording, but at least it > is strange enough to keep you interested. > > Have any of you formed an opinion on Lynn Teeter Flower by Maria Taylor? > > I am presently enjoying Carla Bruni's No Promises. Admittedly, she hasn't > got a huge voice, but it is husky and very sexy, the arrangements are > downplayed the tasteful way and it is all very French. Similar to Jane > Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Swedish Sophie Zelmani. She is > interpreting the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Yeats > with equal brilliance here. You should definitely give her a listen. > > Hopefully, my English won't make your Beware of eggcorn-thread longer > than it already is. It almost scares me away to be honest. > > Cheers, Leonora > > "Some would call it Art. I would call it camouflage" Joan Crawford om > Bette Davis' makeup > > > > www.leonorachristinaskov.blogspot.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: alan > To: Paul Blair > CC: ecto@smoe.org > Subject: Re: I forgot you could sing Cocteau Twins in Mandarin > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:50:53 -0700 (PDT) >> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Paul Blair wrote: >> >>> Faye Wong... there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. >>> (Whatever >>> happened to Irvin, anyway?) >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRdpC0ul_I >>> >>> I guess you can find almost anything on YouTube. >> >> I have a couple of her Tori Amos covers. Great nfor screwing with >> Tori fan's heads. (I may also have a Kate Bush cover by her.) >> >> I am realizing I listen to way too much music in Chinese... >> >> -- >> "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains >> nothing." >> - University of Utah bioengineering professor >> Gregory Clark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Opret en personlig blog og del dine billeder pe MSN Spaces ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:38:44 -0500 From: Timothy Jones-Yelvington Subject: Beth Sorrentino & Reba Hasko Based upon recommendations here, I used my monthly emusic allotment to download Beth Sorrentino's "Nine Songs, One Story" and Reba Hasko's "Live From Studio (Whatever Number)." What amazing albums!! Both of these recordings really show what can be accomplished using just a voice and a piano. - -Sorrentino's songs sound deceptively straight-forward and are quite stirring. Some of her chords (mostly minor, I think) and progressions I just want latch onto and live inside for the rest of my life. I wish I was better with music theory-speak so I could identify exactly what it is I find so involving. - -Whatever that quality is that I find lacking in Vienna, Terami and CharMar, Reba Hasko possesses in spades. When I figure out a name for it, or how to identify it, I'll let y'all know. Thanks for the reccs! ~tim ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #89 **************************