Fegmaniax Digest Volume 2 Number 15 Today's Topics: ------- ------ Polly (was Re: Details on those amazing tapes!) New live record? and other goodies Lita Ford... (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn For those not on Mushy's mailing list ..... Polly Polly (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 22:43:30 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Rosen Subject: Re: Polly (was Re: Details on those amazing tapes!) To: Dmitry Gokhman Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu On Thu, 3 Mar 1994, Dmitry Gokhman wrote: > Could this be the Kinks? > "Polly didn't listen to her mother etc." - D Could you give me more to go on? Are there more women mentioned in the song? I want to say it's "88 lines about 44 women" by the Nails I think, but that's not much to go on. Mike -- Michael Rosen, CPA mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu George Washington University (Fall '92) Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Theta 381 "Paint your bald spot?" [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:47 GMT From: andyh@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Andy Holyer) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: New live record? and other goodies > > I would like to trade these tapes for videotape of Robyn, though. > Unauthorized solo stuff, the "Queen Elvis" or "Gotta Let This Hen Out" > videos, American TV appearances, anything. Any takers? > > BTW, I'm a firm believer in trading and acquiring unauthorized tapes. I > horde any and all Robyn-related paraphenalia. I'm a yodelling hoover -- I > sing while I suck up Robynstuff. > Is the video of Robyn on Whistle Test still around in the US? Trudi took a copy of it back with her in '86 to pass around the Fegmainax, but I heard someone managed to trash it. The tape has Robyn doing Heaven and Brenda's Iron Sledge, and Mark "Not really in" Ellen attempting to interview him and not quite managing it. I've still got the original - I could do another PAL copy if somebody else could handle the NTSC-ing. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:54 GMT From: andyh@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Andy Holyer) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu, EMIRMAN@hamp.hampshire.edu Subject: Re: Lita Ford... > > Hi there. Does anyone live in the Amherst/Northampton MA area and want > to trade Robyn bootlegs or limbs? Does anyone have any idea what Robyn is > saying in the GLTHO version of Brenda's Iron Sledge when he makes those odd > sounds? > He's "trying to talk backwards". I was there at the time. I remember. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:56 GMT From: andyh@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Andy Holyer) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn Tried to mail this last night, but there was too much line noise... Ran into Simon last night. He pointed out that yesterday was Robyn's birthday. Happy birthday, Robyn. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 12:53:12 GMT From: smeats@lincoln.gpsemi.com (Steve Meats LDC 2392) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: For those not on Mushy's mailing list ..... Some UK Fegmaniacs will have received newsletter no. 3 through their letterboxes recently. For those who don't have a copy, here is a summary of stuff that hasn't already been mentioned on the group : Robyn is currently in Italy doing a 4 date mini tour. He's been recording stuff for the new album "Surfer Ghost" which will probably include the song "Zipper In My Spine". Andy Metcalfe has just become the father of a "bouncing baby boy called Jamie". "In the pipeline": spoken word stories with Robyn and Andy Metcalfe, re-issuing of Robyn's back catalogue, and a Soft Boys live recording. The Jazz Cafe Camden box office number (re the gig on the 14th) is 071-916-6000. Useful addresses : For UK residents having problems getting hold of RYKO disc c.d.s : Del at RYKO discs, Unit 3, Linen House, 253 Kilburn Lane, London W10 4BQ For Mushy's mailing list write to PO Box 1854, London W10 4ZA. Stephen Meats, GPS, Lincoln UK. smeats@lincoln.gpsemi.com [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 04 Mar 94 08:36:37 EST From: Robin Colleen Moore Subject: Polly To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Hmmmm...I haven't actually *heard* this yet, but is it possible that Robyn covered the Nirvana song "Polly"? It's always possible that he could have heard Maisie playing _Nevermind_ and decided he liked it.... BTW, I haven't heard official confirmation of this yet, but is Robyn off A&M? Robin the mad photographer ******************************************************************** robin@uga.cc.uga.edu University of Georgia, Athens, GA U.S.A. ******************************************************************** B*L*A*C*K S*H*E*E*P S*T*U*D*I*O*S Beware of photographers bearing brownies! .----------. Have You Seen Me? / .-. .-. \ (Thanks to alt.art.theft. / | | | | \ scream.scream.scream & \ '-' '-' / Jym Dyer (jym@remarque. /\ .--. /\ berkeley.edu) for the idea! \ | / / / / / | '--' / \ \ / / \______/ \ \ ********************************************************************* [][][][][][][][][][] From: seven@dbis.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de (Susan Johanna Even) Subject: Re: Polly To: ROBIN@uga.cc.uga.edu Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 15:47:55 MET Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu (pleasure of the aching void) > From: Robin Colleen Moore > > Hmmmm...I haven't actually *heard* this yet, but is it possible that Robyn > covered the Nirvana song "Polly"? It's always possible that he could have > heard Maisie playing _Nevermind_ and decided he liked it.... Nirvana's song starts off with: "Polly wants a cracker..." Is this how it goes, Gene? Lithium could actually sound like Robyn material if you change the lyrics of the chorus to: "I'm not gonna cry" :) > .----------. > Have You Seen Me? / .-. .-. \ (Thanks to alt.art.theft. > / | | | | \ scream.scream.scream & > \ '-' '-' / Jym Dyer (jym@remarque. > /\ .--. /\ berkeley.edu) for the idea! > \ | / / / / > / | '--' / \ \ > / / \______/ \ \ Hey, I've got a 19" desktop inflatable doll of this guy... (courtesy of Stan at the Art Institute's Museum Shop in Chicago) smiles, Susan [][][][][][][][][][] From: jturner@rpms.ac.uk (Jonathan Turner) Subject: Polly To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 14:08:36 GMT I suspected Nirvana as well. But given Robyn's penchant for covering old Fairport tunes, what about "Polly On The Shore" from Fairport Nine ? I seem to remember Ralph McTell singing it with them live, without spanner. Jonathan. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 09:22:46 -0600 To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Gene Hopstetter) Subject: Re: Polly >> Hmmmm...I haven't actually *heard* this yet, but is it possible that Robyn >> covered the Nirvana song "Polly"? It's always possible that he could have >> heard Maisie playing _Nevermind_ and decided he liked it.... > >Nirvana's song starts off with: "Polly wants a cracker..." >Is this how it goes, Gene? I'm pretty sure it's the Kinks' "Polly", not Nirvana's. Seems more likely that Robyn would cover the Kinks, anyway. "Everything You Do" is probably a Steely Dan cover. I remember Robyn mentioning how Andy was into them early on, and how that impressed him, so I think the Soft Boys listened to Steely Dan a lot in the early days. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Gene Hopstetter, Jr. + gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu Writer/Layout/WWW Guy + Tulane Computing Services =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ "Give me some more terminology!" -- Slovenly [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1994 12:08:07 -0600 (CST) From: Heinrich Boell Subject: Re: (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn To: andyh@cogs.susx.ac.uk Cc: -feg:;@gnu.ai.mit.edu So how old is Robyn yesterday? **************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ * C. Aaron Lowe | "We met when we were almost young @ * "Waiting for the Great | Deep in the green lilac park. @ * Leap Forwards." | You held onto me like I was a crucifix @ * st3cr@jetson.uh edu | As we went kneeling thru the dark. " -L.Cohen @ **************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:50:39 PST From: ruppen@qal.berkeley.edu (Andy Ruppenstein) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: (Belated) Happy birthday, Robyn andyh@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Andy Holyer) says: >Ran into Simon last night. He pointed out that yesterday was Robyn's birthday. True. Also one of the either Egyptians, too. But can't remember whether it's Andy or Morris. Andy / ruppen@qal.berkeley.edu [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. Archives can be found on fegmania.wustl.edu:/fegmaniax and ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/music/lists/fegmaniax. For administrative questions, subscription requests, and all that boring crud, send mail to fegmaniax-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu. Slipping you the midnight fish...