Fegmaniax Digest Volume 3 Number 4 Today's Topics: ------- ------ A couple of things ... Just introducing myself MORE ROBYN STUFF FOR SALE/TRADE!! My Robyn Story New releases Rino re-issues Robyn on Ryko... Tribute Zinc Pear and other questions dreams of bobby noteworthy/why i like robyn probably the only chickie on this mailing list... probably the only chickie on this mailing list... reissues/dreams/administrivia [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 07:08:09 -0500 From: father bungholio To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: reissues/dreams/administrivia Reply-To: father bungholio Status: O gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Gene Hopstetter) sez: >I have in my hands the reissued Black Snake Diamond Role and Gravy Deco -- >I dunno if they're in stores yet, I've got the promo copies for my college >radio station. i assume that you left copies at the station for airplay? ;) mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu sez: >I just got back from the only decent music store in town, where they have a >noticeable lack of Rhinos. I asked about them and got the distinct >impression I was speaking to someone from the Department of Saying No. that's the boat i'm in. yesterday afternoon was look-for-reissues-and mercury-rev's-latest-single day and it was a complete failure. of course, i'm in the middle of northern new jersey where the best chain stores are sam goody's and the local small-type stores, despite my best wishes to the contrary, just plain suck. i smell noteworthy. mrd@world.std.com (Mitchell R Dickerman) sez: >I heard the K records release will also be available on CD single. Can anyone >confirm or deny this? this wouldn't surprise me - they've released cd singles in the past. >Final odd note: does anyone else dream about the Man? moreso a few years ago, but yeah, i have. two, if i remember correctly. one was about a gig he did in some sleepy new hampshire town that susan even, jim davies and i went to. unfortunately, after parking the car, i wasn't able to get in the the place so i sat on the hood of the car and listened since it was loujd enough to hear outside (this was before the eye tour he did in 1990 which was the first time i managed to see him live so i guess this was some kind of anxiety thing). the other dream didn't involve robyn so much as it involved finding an album of his which i never heard of. i remember listening to it (it was vinyl - woo hoo!) but i don't remember what it was like. ah well. am497@freenet.buffalo.edu (Michael J. Swedene) sez: >#1. The 7" on Tim Kerr records (from Olypia, WA) will be released >on Feb. 14, 1995. wait, tim kerr? i thought it was k records? or are they functionally equivalent. i have releases from both labels and they don't look too much alike. tim kerr's address is in portland, for that matter. anyone care (kerr?) to clear this up? >Secondly - Clint brought up the thing about Bootleg list people. Such as >sources for cds. I *do not* really like this, but I have a list that >I will post to the list if anyone is interested. that would be john young's list. michael posted it to fegmaniax last evening but it was bounced to me since it exceeded the maximum byte limit of 40000 that we have set for fegmaniax. *please* do not send long messages like that - especially if they are catalogs or whatnot - to the list. if you mention it onlist and someone wants a copy, either send it to them offlist or just post their address to the list so others can contact them. for example: john young is a good source of bootleg compact discs. i have ordered stuff from him in the past and may do so again in the future. his address is compactdisc@delphi.com. his prices are fair and he is trustworthy. last time i saw his catalog, he had copies of both _invisible hitchsock_ and _stand back, dennis_. the former is getting hard to find though so i don't know if he will still have any. the latter is still around and shuldn't be difficult to get a hold of. finally, still no news on the digest woes. i think i know the problem but i don't have the access to check it out. i'll send another note to greg next. incidentially, when i do get it working, i'll repost the first two digests to the digest-list so they don't miss out. i will not be sending out any digests until this problem is resolved. woj [][][][][][][][][][] From: mikester@bix.com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 08:24:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: New releases To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply-To: mikester@bix.com Status: O >Well, I don't know what the problem is at other stores - I just got back >from Newbury Comics in Boston and they have all three (therefore, so do I). I >did note that neither Tower nor HMV had them - I wonder what the deal is? Thanks, Mitchell. This was Newbury Comics on Newbury street? I'll probably go down either today or tomorrow, so I'll let everyone know the situation at Tower. It actually dosen't suprise me that Tower dosen't have them since they still don't seem capable of carrying the Loud Family's "Tape of Only Linda" CD. ---Mike ----------------------- "People ask me why I'm obsessed with fish, but it's not true. They're just there." ---Robyn Hitchcock, 3/25/88 ----------------------- [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:08:01 -0500 (EST) From: Vashty Hawkins Subject: A couple of things ... To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply-To: Vashty Hawkins Status: O 1) Thanks, Clinton, I got your package and its great!! My Robyn collection is finally complete (for now, I'm sure it won't be for long) ... I stupidly lost your e-mail address, so I'm sending my thanks out publicly. Regards. 2) Someone on fegmaniax sent me a message regarding dubbing "Gotta Let This Hen out", and I accidentally deleted HIS e-mail address too!! God I'm just not particularly with it today am I? My response is: yes, I can get it dubbed, but it would be a copy of a copy of a copy, so caveat emptor. Let me know how that sounds. Hoping to get my e-mail addresses in order in the future, VASHTY Drunken woman in audience: Robyn, you're beautiful, I love you! Robyn: Well being English I naturally find it difficult to accept affection ... (I remember this little exchange from an Egyptians show in Toronto three years ago, when they were touring to promote "Respect" and it seemed to stick in my head, possibly because his reaction was perfect, rather John Cleese-like in fact) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:13:34 -0500 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu (John B. Jones) Subject: Re: reissues/dreams/administrivia Reply-To: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu (John B. Jones) Status: O >mrd@world.std.com (Mitchell R Dickerman) sez: >>I heard the K records release will also be available on CD single. Can anyone >>confirm or deny this? > >this wouldn't surprise me - they've released cd singles in the past. I would like this very much. My vinyl player doesn't work so hot these days. >>Final odd note: does anyone else dream about the Man? > >moreso a few years ago, but yeah, i have. two, if i remember >correctly. one was about a gig he did in some sleepy new hampshire >town that susan even, jim davies and i went to. (stuff deleted) I had one just a couple of nights ago. I was in bed in my dream, and woke up to the sound of a county fair outside right across the street. What awoke me was the sound of Robyn playing the song "Surfer Ghost". I thought, ROBYN, PLAYING AT A COUNTY FAIR???? So I rushed out there in my pajamas and robe and found the tent where the music was coming from. When I got there it wasn't Robyn at all, but a cheezy brunette country singer wearing a black suit with rhinestones all over (she looked like Loretta Lynn) and she was doing an awful version of "Surfer Ghost" with lots of southern drawl to it. I got up to leave, and natch, she turned the spotlight on me and said "We have a very special guest tonight." and as everyone turned around to see who it was (me) I remembered I was in my pjs and robe. Great. I waved the spotlight away and walked home, embarrassed. ____________________________________________________________________________ John B. Jones jojones@mailbox.syr.edu LYRIC OF THE MONTH: "You don't know what I'm thinking cuz I'm not thinking anything, I used to have a thought or two but now I only smile...." -Lisa Germano ____________________________________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:20:36 -0800 (PST) From: Bayard Catron Subject: dreams of bobby To: dark birds Reply-To: Bayard Catron Status: O He wanders in and out of my dreams on a fairly regular basis, actually... Once I played Pong with him after a gig, and just recently he was dating my mom-- and he was still evasive about my rare song inquiries! Stepfather Bobby, imagine that. When I was first doing my songography I found a disc in a dream with lots of never-before-seen songs from the old days. A few weeks later news of "You & Oblivion" began to circulate... maybe sometimes dreams really can come true. How do I order from Noteworthy? Are they online? Is Rhino still doing that "tell a friend about RH" promotion at this time? bayard [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 11:37:36 -0800 From: librik@netcom.com (David Librik) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Robyn on Ryko... Reply-To: librik@netcom.com (David Librik) Status: O >Other news has Robyn negotiating with Rhino for a contract. Let's hope! If >they don't grab him, Ryko may be interested. Ryko would not be a good thing. Another one of my fave groups, The Oyster Band, has been on Ryko, and that label is _terrible_ about getting releases out on time. It took them over a year to release their _Holy Bandits_ album -- it was out everywhere else. And they probably are never going to release their latest album. Ryko, the band has decided, are great for reissues, but terrible at keeping up with the latest stuff. I don't know if this is true with Rhino. - David Librik librik@cs.Berkeley.edu [][][][][][][][][][] From: Sharon Northern To: Fegmaniax Subject: Just introducing myself Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 11:54:00 PST Reply-To: Sharon Northern Status: O Hello. My name is Sharon and I live in Oregon. Woj is sure doing a wonderful job. Sorry if I'm snubbing anyone else, but I don't know anyone yet. I've spent a lot of time reading the archives, interviews, liner notes, looking at the paintings and photos, etc. It has sure been an enjoyable experience to view all the Robyn-related material I've seen. Thanks so much for making the effort! I had the pleasure of seeing Robyn when he toured with Matthew Sweet a few years ago. He was absolutely charming. Someone threw a baseball cap up to him for a present, and he picked it up, stuck his hand in it like it was a puppet, and did an impromptu ventriloquist act! (I was too far back to see if his lips moved!) : ) And their a capella version of "Uncorrected Personality Traits" brought the house down. I've seen a lot of good tips on availability and location of Robyn material. What I haven't seen yet is people talking about what turned them on to him, and/or why they like him. With me, he appeals on so many different levels: my goofy and silly side, the twisted side, and of course, the side that loves his beautiful melodies and singing voice. My favorite lyric is "And it rained like a slow divorce; and I wish I could ride a horse." I think that was the song I heard which convinced me he could do no wrong! I've been reading a lot of interviews and haven't seen this mentioned yet: does anyone know if Robyn is into horror book and/or movies? Or Sci-Fi? I'm a member of the Horror List (we discuss everything about the horror genre) and some of Robyn's darker lyrics, like "the organism rapes itself; and then gives birth upon the shelf," or "yesterday I saw the devil in my food; I wasn't hungry so I played with it," makes me wonder how extensive his interests in the macabre are. He is so wonderful; he can make you feel like rocking out, relaxing to a haunting melody, laughing, crying, brooding, thinking, or not thinking at all, just being silly. Does he know of the existence of this group? Well, that's my .02 worth. Sorry if this post is too long. Thanks for listening, those who've read this far. -Sharon (northers@nwrel.org) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 14:59:58 -0600 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Gene Hopstetter) Subject: Re: reissues/dreams/administrivia Reply-To: gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Gene Hopstetter) Status: O >>>Final odd note: does anyone else dream about the Man? Yessiree. Back in 1988-89 (when my obession with the Soft Boys began) I used to dream of their albums being on CD (they were impossible to find, even on vinyl, back then). Often. A little too often for my own good, I'm afraid. Needless to say, I bought all three of the CDs two minutes after I saw them for the first time. I also used to dream of having a pristine copy of "Happy the Golden Prince". I once dreamt I flew to the UK to talk Nigel Cross into showing me the master tape for it. He took me into a dark closet and pulled out a fish-shaped metal box, opened it, and pulled out a small 1/4-inch reel. He then said, "Sorry, mate, we don't have anything to play it on." Sheesh. Needless to say, Rhino records have made my dreams come true. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Gene Hopstetter, Jr. + gene@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu Writer/Layout/WWW Guy + Tulane Computing Services http://yodelling-hoover.tcs.tulane.edu/GeneHome.html =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ "Money feeds my music machine" -- The Lemon Pipers [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 16:55:52 -0500 (EST) From: "Clinton W. Golden" To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: MORE ROBYN STUFF FOR SALE/TRADE!! Reply-To: "Clinton W. Golden" Status: O To commemorate the Robyn back-catalog re-release (and the resurrection of this my favorite news group), here is an *updated* list of Robyn Hitchock Stuff I'm selling/auctioning off. (I know, I know, nice way to celebrate, clint). Besides that fact, I'm also broke again (but am willing to stay broke for Soft Boys stuff -- check below fortrading/want list info!!) Also - there are a few new additions at the bottom: If you want to bid, the first price is the minimum (in some places, indicated by a *, a bid has been made at that price). If you don't want to deal with bidding, the second price will claim the item for you. Item #, Item Description, Minimum Bid/Outright sale price 1. The Man who invented himself 7" w/flexi (Armageddon SPURT1) $12/$18 2. The Man who Invented Himself 7" w/out flexi $8/$12 3. America 7" (albion ION1031) $12/$20 4. Groovy Decay LP (Line ALLP 4.00008J) on white vinyl $12/$20 5. Groovy Decoy LP (Midnight CHIME 00.19S) $5/$9 6. Surgery flexi (Bob REAL008) $14*/$22 7. Fegmania! LP (Slash 1-25316) $5/$9 8. Brenda's Iron Sledge 12" (Midnight DONG17) $8/$14 9. Exploding in Silence (promo Relativity EMC8074-DJ) $9/$13 10. If You Were a Priest 12" (promo Relativity 88561-8130-8) $5/$9 11. Globe of Frogs LP (A&M AMA5182) $5/$9 12. Balloon Man CD-3 (A&M CC31005 CDS 52) STILL SEALED $16/$22 13. Queen Elvis LP (A&M SP5241) $5/$9 14. One Long Pair of Eyes 12" (promo A&M SP17729) on RED VINYL $12/$17 15. One Long Pair of Eyes CD single (promo A&M CD17812) $6/$10 16. So You Think You're in Love CD single (A&M 75021 2392 2) $5/$9 17. Driving Aloud (Radio Storm) CD single (promo A&M 314588099 2) $10/$14 18. A Soft Boy No More (Robyn Live Boot LP) $10/$15 19. The Man Who Invented Himself LP (Bootleg Greatest hits) $20/$30 20. Eaten By Her Own Dinner 7" (Midnight DING2) $15*/$22 21. the Soft Boys "Near the Soft Boys" EP (Armageddon AEP002) $12*/$18 *NEW ADDITIONS* 22. Live 1986 7" EP (boot) on Green vinyl $10/$15 23. More Songs about Churches and Fish 7" (boot) $10/$15 24. Black Snake Diamond Role LP (Relativity 88561-8088-1) $8/$13 25. Balloon Man 7" (A&M AM3023) $8/$12 26. Eye LP (TwinTone TTR 89175-1) $8/$12 27. the Soft Boys "A Tin of Crabs" 7" EP (boot) $10/$15 28. the Soft Boys "1980 Rehearsals" 7" EP (boot on Blue vinyl) $10/$15 There it is. Let me know if you're interested. TRADING info BELOW!! Here are some Soft Boys things I'm looking for. If you have any of these to sell/trade, let me know!! 1. A Can of Bees LP (Aura AUL07) 2. Aural Wax Comp LP (Aura BAUL601) 3. Underwater Moonlight (Armageddon ARM1) 4. Underwater Moonlight (Base GI LP 6 w/"Old Pervert (disco)") 5. Underwater Moonlight (German Roof 133-026 (B&W cover) 6. Only the Stones Remain 7" (Armageddon AS029) 7. Love Poisoning 7" (Flexi) 8. Love Poisoning 7" (vinyl B.O.B. 1) 9. He's A Reptile 7" (Midnight DING4) 10. Live at the Portland Arms cassette (Midnight CLANG 1) 11. Face of Death 7" (Yellow, White or Gold) thanks y'all clint [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 17:54:38 -0800 (PST) From: Bayard Catron Subject: Tribute To: dark birds Reply-To: Bayard Catron Status: O RH Internet Tribute Tape Compilation update 1-25-95 This will be my last posting to fegmaniax itself regarding the Robyn Hitchcock tribute, _Glass Flesh_. All further communication will be amongst contributors only (except for the setting-up of the tape tree.) We are coming close to achieving critical mass-- assuming everyone listed below contributes, and the average song is 4 minutes, there are now 108 minutes of material. I will accept no more than 3 more songs (which, coincidentally, is exactly the number that have been offered since the rebirth of the list). It's tempting to try and get enough songs to fill two 90's, but the chances of filling 60 additional minutes seem rather slim (a 90 and a 60 might not be out of the question, though this is somehow not as aesthetically pleasing. Thoughts?) We're all set; as soon as the rest of us are done with our contributions and they are sent to be, the mass production can begin. BTW: Don't forget to send your answers/bios to Mike for inclusion in the "making of Glass Flesh" document, to which I will also add a brief history of the project. Pictures of yourselves and your art that will not fit into the j card (paintings, collages, sculpture) can be scanned and uploaded to the ftp site for all internet to enjoy. The tape inserts will feature neat net-contributed black-and white drawn art and brief liner notes on a professional J card; the tape tree will extend as far as necessary to distribute the copies of the two digitally mastered tapes. 120 minutes of super cool net-contributed Robyn cover songs collected from Wales, Canada, New Zealand and the US. You may contribute original Robyn-appropriate art that looks good Xeroxed, contribute a cover song (people asking to contribute music after today, 1-25-95, may not be able to do so due to time considerations) or just sign up to receive a copy of the tape, as a member of the tape tree. (what you will exchange with you parent 'branch' will be worked out between you and him/her). So fire up your 4-track or DAT studio and start recording, get your friends/bandmates together and start playing, and get those tapes in the mail! I'm leaving for Europe in early March and I'd like to get all songs in by about a month from now to insure that I can get the tape made before I leave, and you all can have your copies sooner as opposed to later. THESE ARE THE SONGS THAT ARE SPOKEN FOR In no particular order. OTHER DAYS I Wanna Destroy You (rec'd) OTHER DAYS Insanely Jealous (rec'd) K BEHRENS Raymond Chandler Evening (en route) K BEHRENS Beautiful Girl (en route) THE BEAKER PEOPLE Ride (received) J DIGNAN Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom (receieved) HAPPY CACTUS & OTHER ROTTING FLESH Airscape (rec'd) WEIRDO Vibrating BRUCE @ TOYVAX Railway Shoes (received) BRUCE @ TOYVAX The President (received) MARK @ BRUCE @ TOYVAX If You Were a Priest (rec) M GLOSTER Listening to the Higsons M GLOSTER My Wife & My Dead Wife (a cappella) SIMON Flavour of Night (instrumental) SIMON Glass Hotel (instrumental) SIMON I Used to Say I Love You CATCH23 Another Bubble R BASSLER Heaven R BASSLER Autumn Sea EBERTS OF PHOENIX Sounds great when you're dead (?) ex-ROSARY Birdshead (not confirmed) ex-ROSARY Love ELF POWER Surgery D BROWN One Long Pair of Eyes B CATRON The Abandoned Brain DAVE WATSON Messages of Dark (?) CAZ & VEGAS V She doesn't exist MY EMAIL ADDRESS bayard@rasputin.umd.edu MY PAPER MAIL ADDRESS Bayard Catron 17514 Sabrina Terrace Derwood, MD 20855-1253 USA ______________________________________________________________ I will accept any submission. I will not refuse or alter any song. My role will be to master all songs to DAT and copy first-generation tapes to professional decks for "trunk" members of the tape tree. No money will ever be charged for the tapes; Robyn has given us the go-ahead for making tapes. Send me two new 60 minute high quality tapes along with the master, and I'll send both back with the tribute tape recorded onto the blanks. Or, if the master is not available, send your song on a new high quality tape, and I'll put it on the master and copy the finished product onto your tape and ship it back to you. Tape boxes are not really necessary, they tend to take up space and get broken. :Note: Because of the uncertainty about how long the tapes will be, you may prefer to send 2-3 dollars so that I may buy your tapes in the correct length for you. If you prefer to enclose tapes of varying lengths, you have the option of getting me to tape rare robyn stuff for you. You, the participants, will be the initial branches of the tree. You are of course free to trade amongst your 'leaves,' accept blanks in trade, etc., just as with any tree. For that matter, you could trade with me when you send the master. I'd be more than happy to provide you with my list of rare Robyn stuff. I can provide mailers on return and I'll even pay return postage. If you're feeling generous, though, a dollar or two never hurts. ;) I'll be arranging with Mark G. to have really nice j cards which we can photocopy for our leaves. We'll try to have this done before the tape is ready so I can include it in the outgoing tapes. Keep the faith! bayard@rasputin.umd.edu [][][][][][][][][][] From: mikester@bix.com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 18:09:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: Rino re-issues To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply-To: mikester@bix.com Status: O Thank ghods for Rino! "Acid Bird" (on my stereo now) sounds beautiful! And the stories that go along with the albums are great too. "Love" too. Actually, all these songs are a wonderful listen, and I don't have to put up with the LP's scratches anymore!! Insanity, or being kidnapped by aliens, or turning into a fish, are the only reason to _not_ run out right now and grab these. ---Mike (Who is _not_ in the "Vinal rules" club) ----------------------- "People ask me why I'm obsessed with fish, but it's not true. They're just there." ---Robyn Hitchcock, 3/25/88 ----------------------- [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 18:23:59 -0500 From: father bungholio To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: noteworthy/why i like robyn Reply-To: father bungholio Status: O Bayard Catron sez: >How do I order from Noteworthy? Are they online? yup, but the online version of ordering is a bit of a pain since you either have to compromise your credit card number, encrypt it or set up a special account with netmarket. to take a peek at noteworthy online (which is great for browsing the catalog), point your web thingie at http://www.netmarket.com/. you can place orders over the phone by calling 800-648-7972 (north america only, kids). i just ordered copies of the reissues this evening so they'll arrive in friday's mail. Sharon Northern sez: > What I haven't seen yet is people talking about what turned them on to him, >and/or why they like him. let's see...i guess it was 1984 when _i often dream of trains_ came out. at that time, i was a gangly lil' high school kid. not too much before hearing robyn for the first time, i had let the tuner on my fm dial swing a little bit too far left and discovered 90.5 whrw, the radio station run by students at suny binghamton (upstate new york, if you're wondering). one afternoon, i was listening to that station and someone played "uncorrected personality traits". however, i wasn't able to find any evidence of an album anywhere (this is upstate new york, remember?) and the song faded from memory though never quite all the way. it wasn't until 1985-6 that i finally stumbled across some of robyn's stuff in the form of the relativity releases of _groovy decoy_ and _invisible hitchcock_. the fall of '86 found me at clarkson university where i found the rest of robyn's easy-to-find catalog at the student radio station there. my discovery of the soft boys followed not long after. ryko re-issued their albums not long after i finally found the easy-to-find soft boy catalog on a trip to new york city. why do i like him? well, the weirdness aspect is important, but i feel that the weirdness bit is stems from his creativity which is what really appeals to me. the rattling off of stories, the strange use of words in his lyrics, their surrealness - all this is what draws me to his work. in fact, he is one of the few rock artists whose lyrics are more important to me than the music. for most folks, the lyrics come whenever they come - for robyn, i pay attention from the start. however, the music is groovy too. no denying that. >My favorite lyric is "And >it rained like a slow divorce; and I wish I could ride a horse." a friend of mine contends that that one line transforms "balloon man" from a piece of tripe to a work of genius. i haven't decided what i think about that. woj [][][][][][][][][][] From: MARTINP@cgs.edu Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 18:03:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Zinc Pear and other questions To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply-To: MARTINP@cgs.edu Status: O I've been corresponding with Rhino to get some information about the tracks on Black Snake....and here's what I've found out. "Zinc Pear" and "The Perfumed Corpse" were working titles for the album that eventually was released as Black Snake Diamond Role.The "Zinc Pear Mix" of "The Man who Invented Himself" is an earlier mix of the song, lacking the saxaphone part which Robyn claims he was pressured into adding. "Brenda's Iron Sledge" is likewise a new track, a grittier mix that Robyn preferred to that on the original release. So these two are different versions of these songs, a bit of revision on Robyn's part, that have replaced the originally issued mixes. Just another reason to spring for the Rhino reissues. All the Hitchcock titles will be released in Europe concurrently with the U.S. releases on SEQUEL records. They will be identical to the U.S. reissues. In the Netherlands, these SEQUEL releases will be distributed by BERTUS. I've also got a wad of extra brochures now, and if anyone wants one, E-mail me your address and I'll send you one (or some if you want to pass them around). Cheers, Another "chickee" Pam PS: Pam and Herbie--The library here at the Claremont Colleges actually had a copy of one of Raymond Hitchcock's books (I'm guessing its the same person), a spy thriller called, um, "Archangel 006" I think. I just flipped through it, and it wasn't anything like Uncle Bobby's stuff. Perhaps Papa Raymond's science fiction is more fanciful. [][][][][][][][][][] From: mccalls@netcom.com (Fred and Sandy McCall) Subject: probably the only chickie on this mailing list... To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 18:54:52 -0800 (PST) Cc: mccalls@netcom.com (Fred and Sandy McCall) Reply-To: mccalls@netcom.com (Fred and Sandy McCall) Status: O Forwarded message: > As I am the above, I salute you gentlemen, and begin my first entry here > with a query: I once read that Raymond Hitchcock (Papa, Daddy, and Pater to > our dear Mr. Robyn H.) was a mystery writer with science-fiction > leanings. Being a tad obsessive, and interested in science fiction, I > have several times attempted to have his writings tracked down, > unsuccessfully. Does anyone know if these books even exist? Raymond Hitchcock did write some spy-type novels. I used to have a xerox of a book flap that a friend got for me. If I can track it down I will let you know. > Anyway, if there are any other female Robyn fans out there, drop > me a line. I have a feeling we are few, strangely enough. One of the things that always frustrated Trudi and I was whenever we were selling t-shirts at Robyn concerts there would be a zillion college-aged guys who not only had great taste in music, but actually *knew who we were*, and looked up to us, and we never got a single date out of it! But it's true, the male Robyn fans far outweigh the female fans. Another interesting statistic is the large number of Robyn fans with, not just bad eyesight, but the preference for eyeglasses over contacts. Go figure. Sandra (of the no doubt long forgotten Sandra & Trudi) [][][][][][][][][][] From: mikester@bix.com Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 23:35:31 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: probably the only chickie on this mailing list... To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply-To: mikester@bix.com Status: O >Another interesting statistic is the large number of Robyn fans with, >not just bad eyesight, but the preference for eyeglasses over contacts. Hmmm.... I have bad eyesight and I have an innate fear of sticking my finger in my eye, so I wear glasses, not contacts. What are you saying? 8) <---- My smilies always wear glasses. ---Mike ----------------------- "People ask me why I'm obsessed with fish, but it's not true. They're just there." ---Robyn Hitchcock, 3/25/88 ----------------------- [][][][][][][][][][] From: JCWaits@aol.com Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 01:52:58 -0500 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: My Robyn Story Reply-To: JCWaits@aol.com Status: O I was so happy when I checked e-mail this morning and discovered that this list is up and running again--I missed it the first time around, so this is a new and exciting thing for me. I am truly an obsessed Robyn fan and now I feel comforted by the presence of so many of you here--none of my friends really understand his appeal, so I guess this is group therapy for me (or just groupiedom). I remember hearing "Strawberry Mind" and "My Wife and My Dead Wife" back in 85 or so on the belated KQAK in San Francisco. But it wasn't until a year later in college that I got a hold of Fegmania and realized just how cool it was. Amazingly enough, the Egyptians played at my college just after my discovery of their album at our school radio station. I found myself completely mesmerized by Robyn's between-song diatribes. I got hooked. (By the way, They Might be Giants opened for them at that show--they were wearing huge tribal masks!) I kept going to see Robyn after that--after college I came back to SF and have been able to see him here quite a bit (thank god he loves this area). He's one of the few performers who totally entrances me--the rest of the world melts away when Robyn plays a beautiful melody or creates an impromtu story based upon a random heckler. Going to see him 3 nights in a row is amazing because his tales are never the same. One of my favorite Robyn experiences was seeing him play at Neurotic Records in SF last fall. There couldn't have been more than 20 of us in the shop, many of us sitting on the floor watching him play acoustically in front of racks of polyester shirts. I hope he's back soon! Jennifer [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. 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