Fegmaniax Digest Volume 2 Number 39 Today's Topics: ------- ------ A&M An evening with Roger Jackson DOODLEBUG! Where are you? Kershaw Kimberley Rew R.H. & Egyptians Kershaw Sessions on C.D. That Kershaw Catalogue Number article of urgent interest [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 08:49:54 BST From: smeats@lincoln.gpsemi.com (Sad Git on the Internet) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: R.H. & Egyptians Kershaw Sessions on C.D. I chanced upon Andy Kershaw's radio show at the weekend, and he mentioned that a number of the Kershaw sessiond are to be released on c.d. One of the first of these will be a disc containing all the Robyn H & Egyptians sessions to date ( I think there are 3 in all ). The item in question will be released in the U.K. om 27th June on Strange Root records (related to Strange Fruit, the Peel Sessions label ). Some of you will already have recordings of these tracks with assorted levels of disrortion, but it will be nice to have them all together and tastefully digitised. Me : "Let's face it, Belize ain't Stoke" Pat Fish : "I know exactly what you mean" Harrison Ford went up in smoke Let's face it, Belize ain't Stoke. sm [][][][][][][][][][] To: fegmaniax-digest@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: mikem%uk.ac.brad.admin@bradford.ac.uk (Mike Mooney) Subject: Kimberley Rew Date: Mon, 20 Jun 94 12:18:34 bst Andy Holyer (quoted and) wrote: >> Personally, I long thought the song was about an ex-bandmate of >>Robyn's. I initially thought it was about Kimberly Rew, b/c I had >been under the impression that Rew's leaving the Soft Boys was not >>amicable, and that there was much tension between Robyn and him, >>i.e., Robyn thought Rew to be a prima donna rawk star wannabe who >>played too loud, etc. Is this really true, though? It seems the two >>are still good friends, especially considering they played together >>at the Soft Boys reunion shows. >They didn't, though. They were planning to, but Kimberly's management >were just too awkward. > >I was really disappointed. I've never seen Kimberly play live. Kimberley was (and presumably still is) a great guitarist. I saw the SBs on the 'Underwater Moonlight' tour, and he was anything but the egotistical plank-spanker some posters have surmised; Robyn played most of the lead guitar (black Fender Telecaster for those who are interested), and Kimberley (identical guitar) played supporting licks plus the occasional - but entirely appropriate - solo. I saw him again a couple of years later with Katrina and the Waves (Gibson SG this time), where he *did* rock out a bit more, but what the hell it was his band. He played one particularly excellent Santana-esque solo on a song called (I think)'Summer's Almost Gone', which unfortunately didn't appear on either of the KATWs albums. What I don't know is what he's doing *now* that his management's being so precious about. Can anyone enlighten me? Mike Mooney University of Bradford (UK) [][][][][][][][][][] From: mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu Subject: Re: A&M To: Gene Hopstetter Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 13:38:28 -0400 (EDT) Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Says Gene Hopstetter: >> >> >Says VHAWKINS@oise.on.ca: >> >>> >> >>> Just curious about something - why was Robyn dropped from A & M? Was it lack >> >>> of sales, or just not being commercial enough, or what? Wondering, Vashty. >> > >> >I think it had something to do with him signing some posters >> >without permission. >> >> Huh? Is this for real? I can't tell if it's a joke or not -- sorry. If it's >> not, let us know. >> >> Please elaborate. >> [...] OK. This isn't my story, so please pardon me if I am a little vague or a lot mistaken, but here goes: Robyn was doing an appearance at a Tower Records in DC. He was asked to wait in an office in which there were some autographed Eric Clapton (?) posters. While he was waiting, he apparently, um, personalized them, with some pictures and doodling and what-have-you. And so now if you visit that Tower Records they don't have any of his work available for sale. So was it a joke? Yes. Mike. -- Mike DeLong - UVa Department of Computer Science - delong@virginia.edu. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 16:05:47 -0500 (CDT) From: Matthew Valenta Subject: Re: R.H. & Egyptians Kershaw Sessions on C.D. To: Sad Git on the Internet Cc: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Does anyone know if and when this will be available in the U.S. and can anyone send me a tracklisting of what was played on the shows? Thanks, mattless mvalenta@eagle.ibc.edu :)( - I'm confused. "Dress me up in women's clothes, mess around with gender roles, dye my eyes and call me pretty!" - James, "Laid" "Really this is just a joke...no really!" - mattless On Mon, 20 Jun 1994, Sad Git on the Internet wrote: > I chanced upon Andy Kershaw's radio show at the weekend, and he mentioned > that a number of the Kershaw sessiond are to be released on c.d. One of > the first of these will be a disc containing all the Robyn H & Egyptians > sessions to date ( I think there are 3 in all ). The item in question will > be released in the U.K. om 27th June on Strange Root records (related to > Strange Fruit, the Peel Sessions label ). > Some of you will already have recordings of these tracks with assorted > levels of disrortion, but it will be nice to have them all together and > tastefully digitised. > > Me : "Let's face it, Belize ain't Stoke" > Pat Fish : "I know exactly what you mean" > > Harrison Ford went up in smoke > Let's face it, Belize ain't Stoke. > > sm > [][][][][][][][][][] From: jturner@rpms.ac.uk (Jonathan Turner) Subject: An evening with Roger Jackson To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Date: Thu, 23 Jun 94 8:29:03 BST I watched the excellent "An Evening With Gary Lineker" on UK TV last week, and noticed that the soundtrack was provided by a Roger Jackson. Is this the same Roger Jackson that turned up on the live Egyptians album (and maybe others) ? For those of you who don't know, Gary Lineker was one of the stars of English football, kind of a pre-downfall OJ Simpson. The Vera Lynn of soccer. Jonathan. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: 23 Jun 94 15:39:00 EST From: "Mike Brown - ST (EXT 230)" Subject: Kershaw To: "fegmaniax" Has anyone posted the 3 Andy Kershaw show? I can come up with two: Feb. 2, 1989 Madonna Of The Wasps Superman Veins Of The Queen One Long Pair Of Eyes Jan. 19, 1992 SYTYIL Oceanside Open The Door, Richard Birds In Perspex Please correct any errors. How many songs does the Queen Elvis demos have? Mike [][][][][][][][][][] Date: 23 Jun 1994 17:48:14 -0800 From: "Mark Gloster" Subject: Re: A&M To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Reply to: RE>>A&M >> >>> Just curious about something - why was Robyn dropped from A & M? Was it lack >> >>> of sales, or just not being commercial enough, or what? Wondering, Vashty. IMHO: It is hard to imagine that the Tower episode would result in a lost record contract. I am told that the current trend in the industry is to flush the old acts and bring in new ones. The large record companies seem more interested in finding the next "Extreme", "Stone Temple Pilots", or even "Crash Test Dummies" than of working for _and_ promoting existing acts- even if they have a loyal following. Under the tenets of planned obsolescence, the companies will likely drop these new guys after two or three records unless they continue to sell at platinum levels. The reasons may have a great deal to do with economics. In order to hold older acts, they traditionally give up greater percentages on album sales and they also give up publishing income (which the label just takes typically with no service to its artist) to the established acts. If they develop a band who is still wet behind the ears and they pop, they can keep nearly 100% of everything that is sold. (Extreme, I understand, had one of these deals wherein the band lost money on their first album even though it went platinum.) If he wants to, RH should be able to get a new record contract with a smaller label that understands that they have an interest in persuing a long term relationship with a profitable act with a following. The other real possibility is that RH can continue market his own albums and make more direct profit per article and forego having a label telling him what to do. One may make a living this way, but it is hard to go for the big time. -Mark Gloster just a few thoughts about the biz. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 21:07:29 -0300 (EDT) From: Bayard Catron Subject: Re: Kershaw To: "Mike Brown - ST (EXT 230)" Cc: fegmaniax On 23 Jun 1994, Mike Brown - ST (EXT 230) wrote: > Has anyone posted the 3 Andy Kershaw show? I can come up with two: > > Feb. 2, 1989 Madonna Of The Wasps > Superman > Veins Of The Queen > One Long Pair Of Eyes > > Jan. 19, 1992 SYTYIL > Oceanside > Open The Door, Richard > Birds In Perspex Well, there's also the one I just mailed to you, 4-2-88, including: Devil Mask, Chinese Bones, Listening to the Higsons, Tropical Flesh Mandala. Bayard. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 28 Jun 94 12:57:09 BST From: smeats@lincoln.gpsemi.com (Sad Git on the Internet) To: fegmaniax@gnu.ai.mit.edu Subject: That Kershaw Catalogue Number The aforementioned c.d. is called Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians : The Kershaw Sessions The catalogue number ( as given on p657 of CEEFAX last week ) : STRANGE ROOTS=ROOT CD=001 I think we've established what's on it by now. sm [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 19:58:19 -0300 (EDT) From: Bayard Catron Subject: article of urgent interest To: pleasure of the aching void The list has been rather dead, eh? Well here is an article of some minute relevance to Robyn (in the absence of the great message traffic that used to grace my box, let this be a message to you.) Newsgroups: alt.sex.breast Subject: Re: DOODLEBUG! Where are you? Date: 23 Jun 94 19:01:41 GMT Doodlebug says: >thought it was cute. And by the way, to answer the question of WHAT a >Doodlebug is... In my case, doodlebug was the nickname given to me by my >ex-boyfriend 'cause I liked to doodle pictures on his body with a pen after >we had sex. [Begin nature show British accent here.] Let us watch the mating ritual of the male and female doodlebugs. After copulation, the female doodlebug marks her male with intricate patterns to mark him as her property. Other females would be wise to avoid challenge for her male. The male, in a sexually exhausted state, in unaware of being marked by the female, and remains unconscious throughout the ritual. The ritual markings differ from female to female. However, they all have one functional purpose common to all of them. After her larvae have hatched, the markings guide the young hatchlings toward the most nutritious parts of the dead male's body. The hapless male is strung along during the incubation period, fetching orange juice and Doritos for the female in exchange for sexual intercourse. After the hatchlings have emerged, the male willingly sacrifices himself for food for the larvae. The larvae root themselves into the marked off sections of the male's body until they metamorphasize into adult doodlebugs to repeat the cycle. Next on Wild, Wild, and Naughty Kingdom, we will examine the remarkable priapus beetle whose phallus swells to an amazing five times its body size during mating. Consult your local listings. [End of nature show British accent.] Ming -- Eu-Ming Lee ming@interaccess.com "It's not unusual to see me cry; I want to die." - Belly [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. 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