From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #104 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, April 25 2007 Volume 13 : Number 104 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, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Re: ecto-digest V13 #100 ["Jeffrey Burka" ] Happy Chat [Lisa ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:00:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Jeff Burka (burka@jeffrey.net) ********************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 Kris the boy Fri May 11 1979 Taurus Patrick Varker Wed May 12 1954 Torius Philip David Morgan Sat May 12 1962 Chinese Tiger in Bull Clothing Steve Fagg Tue May 13 1958 Nightwol Karel Zuiderveld Fri May 13 1960 Stier Michael Colford Wed May 16 1962 Taurus Christopher Boek Tue May 19 1970 Taurus Julia Macklin Mon May 20 1968 ethereus Yngve Hauge Fri May 21 1971 Gemini Lisa Laane Tue May 22 1973 Gemini Jewel Kilcher Thu May 23 1974 The Gem - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:29:38 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Burka" Subject: Re: ecto-digest V13 #100 greg sez: > Why, you're welcome! I asked that question because, to tell the truth, I > was getting disappointed in ecto. I thought it was supposed to be for > Happy fans, and yet Happy was hardly ever mentioned. The problem is that Happy hasn't had an official release for...gah! it'll be 9 years in August! I cringe every time I listen to the...what, april '03? recording from the House O' Muzak, when Happy keeps talking about how the new songs ("The Chosen One", "Fall", and "Can't Let Go") will be on the new album to be released, "Real soon" and "By the end of the year." So, instead, I just have to be happy with what I have...and that's not an insignificant amount! Hell, I have more Happy albums than KaTe albums, so who am I to complain? Anyway. The point is that it's been 9 years since MWABT and 2+ years since the _Find Me_ sampler and any live shows. Sadly, there's just not more for us to talk about right now with respect to Happy! jeff n.p. _Gifts and Burdens_ Holly O'Reilly (Figueroa) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:31:25 -0500 From: Lisa Subject: Happy Chat Greg says: "... I asked that question because, to tell the truth, I was getting disappointed in ecto. I thought it was supposed to be for Happy fans, and yet Happy was hardly ever mentioned. I was ready to cancel my subscription, but decided to try to generate some discussion of Happy before doing so. ... - GREG" Greg, the topic of the lack of Happy discussions comes up every once in a while. Please consider that this list has been around since the early-mid 90's, and not a few of the subscribers have been around for 10+ years. Many Happy discussions have taken place. Given the history, the fact that she hasn't had an official release since 1998, and the fact that she rarely plays live, there is sometimes a quiet period as far as discussion of her works go. Certainly, any time there is news, it is discussed with great interest here. One of the beautiful things about this list, which was certainly inspired by Happy's music, is that it is a great place to learn about many obscure artists. In fact "ecto" has evolved into a name for a genre of music that can't be easily defined. You'll find everything from folk to electronica discussed here under the very broadest definition of the term. If you haven't yet visited the Ectophiles's Guide to Good Music, you're in for a treat. My rambling point is, don't give up on the list simply because there isn't a lot of news about Happy at present. Use these quiet times to discover artists, such as Happy, who gain many fans through this word-of-mouth style of marketing. Enjoy, and welcome to Ecto. Lisa ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #104 ***************************