From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #475 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, May 3 2008 Volume 13 : Number 475 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 ] carina, carina [Adam Kimmel ] new albums I'm loving [JoAnn Whetsell ] Re: new albums I'm loving [Tim Jones-Yelvington ] semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [morayati@email.unc.edu] Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [meredith ] Silly Song titles [kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white)] Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [jessica spurling ] Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [morayati@email.unc.edu] Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [morayati@email.unc.edu] Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? [jessica spurling ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 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********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ******************** Barney Parker (no Email address) ********************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 Chandra Sriram Thu May 27 1971 Gemini Taina Sahlander Mon May 28 1973 Gemini Urs Stafford Thu May 31 1973 Give Way Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 23:23:52 -0800 From: Adam Kimmel Subject: carina, carina First off, a million thanks to Karen Hester for alerting me to the fact that Carina Round was playing London. I've missed a few of her gigs, recently, due to (it seems) the fact that I don't check her myspace page every day, so it was great to catch up with her after all this time. This was, in fact, my first gig in six months, for various reasons, and a great way to kick of a triad of gigs I've got lined up after such a long hiatus. She was, as ever, on fearsome and fearless form, the gig a series of blood-boiling, bone-shaking, ear-scraping, nerve-shredding, soul-shattering seductions. Dressed in a party frock with red highlights in her fringe and shocking pink high-heeled shoes, she is still charming, witty, engaging and downright funny in between songs, but then becomes possessed by some higher spirit, channelling something deep, dark and thoroughly delicious, a wickedly sensual energy flowing from her and sweeping all before her. It's quite something to behold. She played nothing from her first album, but she previewed a lot of new material which seemed slower and more playful than her last two releases, but none the less powerful. There was something quite, quite haunting about the new songs, and there was none of the "Well, maybe it will grow on me" or even, "Hmm, that was...interesting": I instantly ached to hear them again. She is one of those rare performers who could play nothing but new material and you wouldn't mind. In fact, when I first saw her (six years ago?) she WAS playing pretty much all new material, and I was enchanted even then. I could have easily listened to her sing for another hour or so which, given my recent energy and health levels, is quite saying something: The evening seemed over far too soon. I went away with a signed copy of "Slow Motion Addict", ringing ears and a renewed love of music. Interestingly mixed crowd, too: young and old, male and female. I was told that Gemma Hayes was playing that night at another venue and, as her tickets had gone on sale first, a lot of the people who would have been at Carina's gig were at hers. Well, I know where I was glad to be. Oh, and it wasn't the same without you, Jason. Thanks again, Karen. Adam K. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:03:22 -0400 From: JoAnn Whetsell Subject: new albums I'm loving Sheryl Crow - DetoursSimilar in sound to the poppier songs on Wildflower. Lyrics address contemporary personal and political issues, but the songs are more hopeful than preachy or angry. Tina Dico - Count to TenReleased last year in Europe but only this spring in the US. This album was worth the wait. It's got everything I like about In the Red, but more - more grit, more power. Highly recommended.Kathleen Edwards - Asking for FlowersAnother solid folk-country-rock album.Goldfrapp - Seventh TreeGorgeous. Their best album yet, and definitely the best album of the year so far.Kaki King - Dreaming of RevengeI knew from the first few seconds that I would love this album, and I do. A fantastic album all the way through, and the best integration yet of her guitar prowess and vocals.The Waifs - SunDirtWaterVery blues influenced folk-rock. A new twist on their sound, and it works.The Weepies - HideawayIt's been a long time since I had to listen to a new album twice in a row. Hideaway is more like the Weepies' debut Happiness (which I adore) than like their last album, Say I Am You (which I like but have never really learned to love). It's a return to more sunny and sparkly music. It's maybe a bit faster paced than Happiness, or maybe a bit more assured? At any rate, it's a definite winner. JoAnn _________________________________________________________________ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 10:11:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Jones-Yelvington Subject: Re: new albums I'm loving Totally agree on Kaki King. I keep meaning to mention that record here. I've always sort of resented and criticized Sheryl Crow, but I did get a little bit addicted to this album, probably because the production is less polished. I can't get enough of "Diamond Ring." She is what she is and she's solid at what she does. tim JoAnn Whetsell wrote: Sheryl Crow - DetoursSimilar in sound to the poppier songs on Wildflower. Lyrics address contemporary personal and political issues, but the songs are more hopeful than preachy or angry. Tina Dico - Count to TenReleased last year in Europe but only this spring in the US. This album was worth the wait. It's got everything I like about In the Red, but more - more grit, more power. Highly recommended.Kathleen Edwards - Asking for FlowersAnother solid folk-country-rock album.Goldfrapp - Seventh TreeGorgeous. Their best album yet, and definitely the best album of the year so far.Kaki King - Dreaming of RevengeI knew from the first few seconds that I would love this album, and I do. A fantastic album all the way through, and the best integration yet of her guitar prowess and vocals.The Waifs - SunDirtWaterVery blues influenced folk-rock. A new twist on their sound, and it works.The Weepies - HideawayIt's been a long time since I had to listen to a new album twice in a row. Hideaway is more like the Weepies' debut Happiness (which I adore) than like their last album, Say I Am You (which I like but have never really learned to love). It's a return to more sunny and sparkly music. It's maybe a bit faster paced than Happiness, or maybe a bit more assured? At any rate, it's a definite winner. JoAnn _________________________________________________________________ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 13:51:23 -0400 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? Most of my OT messages seem to be about storage or categorization. I've solved the latter problem - the non-physical one - now for the former. As I collect CDs, I accumulate liner notes. The problem is that I hate jewel cases and always end up cracking them trying to get the shrink wrap off, so I've been throwing them out. I've done this too often to switch now. The amount of liner notes is reaching, if not critical mass, enough mass that the stack falls over if I try to mess with them. Do any of you have any ideas, creative or not, as to how I can store them? My first idea was a tissue-box holder, but then it might be a bit difficult to go through them. Thanks! - -Sarah ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 14:43:24 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? Hi, morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: > As I collect CDs, I accumulate liner notes. The problem is that I hate > jewel cases and always end up cracking them trying to get the shrink > wrap off, so I've been throwing them out. I've done this too often to > switch now. > > The amount of liner notes is reaching, if not critical mass, enough mass > that the stack falls over if I try to mess with them. Do any of you have > any ideas, creative or not, as to how I can store them? My first idea > was a tissue-box holder, but then it might be a bit difficult to go > through them. What are you doing with the CDs when you toss the jewel cases? We have several CD binders that hold between 200-400 CDs, depending on the size. Both the disc and the liner notes can fit in a single sleeve in the binder. - -- =============================================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth =============================================== hear at the HOMe House Concert Series http://hom.smoe.org =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 17:36:37 -0500 From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Silly Song titles Hi, Besides iconoclasts like Zappa, Capt Beefheart and some avaunt gaurde jazz groups, who use silly song titles all the time, I have one from a group that ordinarily didn't. I'll tell you mine and any anyone [here] has should be sent, too. Mine is Steppenwolf's EARSHPLITENLOUDENBOOMER. 8-) bye, me ps: Just watched Automaton with music by The Noisettes. KrW I'm Peter Pan! I'm perpetually young!! OW!! What's wrong with my back? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:28:56 -0700 From: jessica spurling Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? I'm a big fan of the binders for this purpose. I've seen boxes that are 'cd-sized' that i think would make good storage for liners if you wanted to keep them seperately from the cds and wanted to be able to flip through them. kinda like a photo storage thingy. you could have index cards and everything if you wanted them to be organized. - --jessica meredith wrote: > Hi, > > morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: >> As I collect CDs, I accumulate liner notes. The problem is that I >> hate jewel cases and always end up cracking them trying to get the >> shrink wrap off, so I've been throwing them out. I've done this too >> often to switch now. >> >> The amount of liner notes is reaching, if not critical mass, enough >> mass that the stack falls over if I try to mess with them. Do any of >> you have any ideas, creative or not, as to how I can store them? My >> first idea was a tissue-box holder, but then it might be a bit >> difficult to go through them. > > What are you doing with the CDs when you toss the jewel cases? > > We have several CD binders that hold between 200-400 CDs, depending on > the size. Both the disc and the liner notes can fit in a single > sleeve in the binder. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 17:44:41 -0700 From: birdie Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? IKEA has gobs of those CD and other sized boxes and tins and such I use the notebooks like Meredith I am still extremely allergic to using the digital booklet ie iTunes downloads They drive me insane!!! Birdie jessica spurling wrote: > I'm a big fan of the binders for this purpose. > > I've seen boxes that are 'cd-sized' that i think would make good > storage for liners if you wanted to keep them seperately from the cds > and wanted to be able to flip through them. kinda like a photo storage > thingy. you could have index cards and everything if you wanted them > to be organized. > > --jessica > > meredith wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: >> >>> As I collect CDs, I accumulate liner notes. The problem is that I >>> hate jewel cases and always end up cracking them trying to get the >>> shrink wrap off, so I've been throwing them out. I've done this too >>> often to switch now. >>> >>> The amount of liner notes is reaching, if not critical mass, enough >>> mass that the stack falls over if I try to mess with them. Do any of >>> you have any ideas, creative or not, as to how I can store them? My >>> first idea was a tissue-box holder, but then it might be a bit >>> difficult to go through them. >> >> >> What are you doing with the CDs when you toss the jewel cases? >> >> We have several CD binders that hold between 200-400 CDs, depending >> on the size. Both the disc and the liner notes can fit in a single >> sleeve in the binder. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:00:52 -0400 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? Thanks for the suggestions! I'll be sure to check some of them out. Right now I'm keeping my CDs in these binders. I have two of them and the first one isn't full yet (almost, though). There isn't a good way to store the liner notes without taking up space, though; there's a compartment in the back, but there are just too many to keep there without causing an avalanche every time I open the binder. - -Sarah > > On Fri, 2 May 2008 morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: > >> Most of my OT messages seem to be about storage or categorization. I've >> solved the latter problem - the non-physical one - now for the former. >> >> As I collect CDs, I accumulate liner notes. The problem is that I hate >> jewel cases and always end up cracking them trying to get the shrink >> wrap off, so I've been throwing them out. I've done this too often to >> switch now. >> >> The amount of liner notes is reaching, if not critical mass, enough >> mass that the stack falls over if I try to mess with them. Do any of >> you have any ideas, creative or not, as to how I can store them? My >> first idea was a tissue-box holder, but then it might be a bit >> difficult to go through them. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Sarah ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:50:51 -0400 From: morayati@email.unc.edu Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? For me it's about portability. It's a lot easier to move a binder than it is to move a bunch of jewel cases. (I haven't tried sleeves, so I can't comment on them.) But yes, organization is a pain. I'll have to think up a way to tackle that later. - -Sarah Quoting Neile Graham : > > I'm surprised so many people use binders--the organizational problems > (adding CDs and still keeping them in some kind of order) and non- > browsability would drive me insane! > > --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 20:04:43 -0700 From: jessica spurling Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? Yeah. I don't really use them for anything but storage. I let software do my organization for me. - -jessica morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: > For me it's about portability. It's a lot easier to move a binder than > it is to move a bunch of jewel cases. (I haven't tried sleeves, so I > can't comment on them.) But yes, organization is a pain. I'll have to > think up a way to tackle that later. > > -Sarah > > Quoting Neile Graham : > >> >> I'm surprised so many people use binders--the organizational problems >> (adding CDs and still keeping them in some kind of order) and non- >> browsability would drive me insane! >> >> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 20:05:45 -0700 From: jessica spurling Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? And to be 100% honest, i still have hundreds of cds in plastic cases!! I've got three binders and hundreds of cds in boxes in storage sad sad sad. I thought about moving, today. To somewhere... bigger! where i could have more shelves! mmmmmm. kind of tempting. - --jessica morayati@email.unc.edu wrote: > For me it's about portability. It's a lot easier to move a binder than > it is to move a bunch of jewel cases. (I haven't tried sleeves, so I > can't comment on them.) But yes, organization is a pain. I'll have to > think up a way to tackle that later. > > -Sarah > > Quoting Neile Graham : > >> >> I'm surprised so many people use binders--the organizational problems >> (adding CDs and still keeping them in some kind of order) and non- >> browsability would drive me insane! >> >> --Neile ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 00:01:40 -0400 From: "Michael Quinn" Subject: RE: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? I hate CD jewel cases. One day, hopefully I will complete moving all my cds to lossless mp3s on my hard drive and then the originals and those silly cases will go most likely go into permanent storage. I doubt I would bother putting all my liner notes in a binder. Everything that's in them can be looked up on the internet which in 99% of cases is probably easier than searching through a huge binder for it. It seems to me that CD cases unlike record covers were never meant to either last or to add much to the listening experience. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecto@smoe.org [mailto:owner-ecto@smoe.org] On Behalf Of morayati@email.unc.edu Sent: May-02-08 9:51 PM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Re: semi-OT: ways to store liner notes? For me it's about portability. It's a lot easier to move a binder than it is to move a bunch of jewel cases. (I haven't tried sleeves, so I can't comment on them.) But yes, organization is a pain. I'll have to think up a way to tackle that later. - -Sarah Quoting Neile Graham : > > I'm surprised so many people use binders--the organizational problems > (adding CDs and still keeping them in some kind of order) and non- > browsability would drive me insane! > > --Neile ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #475 ***************************