Fegmaniax Digest <==----------==> (Send posts to the list to fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu) (Send adminstrative requests to majordomo@nsmx.rutgers.edu) (Send comments, etc to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu) <==----------==> Volume 3 Number 113 Today's Topics: ------- ------ 120 Minutes / Golden Prince mag Bio on Robyn CRD: Wide Open Star Dreams and wallabies Glass Flesh J-Card Question Glass flesh I often dream of... Many things Mould & Hitchcock Netsurfer Ghost & In-Store Tapes PhoENiX FeStivAl?? Promo Singles ROLLO story Part II odds and sods seeing if it's just me... video tape tree [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 17:34:28 -0400 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu (John B. Jones) Subject: PhoENiX FeStivAl?? A) I can't believe the absence of reviews or info on last weekend's Phoenix Festival. UK Fegs, did anyone attend this? How was it? B) Chances are that Robyn is in the studio right this minute recording tracks for the new album. I'm hoping for a record with the feel of EYE. C) CD recommendation: (Non-Robyn content ahead): Just bought the CD of Liquorice-Listening Cap, out on 4AD this week. The band is a supergroup of people from other virtually unknown bands (Tsunami, Grenadine, His Name Is Alive). The girl from Tsunami is the main attraction. Anyway nice peppy acoustic numbers, with vocals that are a cross between Lisa Germano and Rebecca from the Spinanes. D) Eugene Mirman, thanks for sending my netsurfer ghost tape. Woj, thanks for including the Mountain Stage show on it. Nice filler! E) Glass Flesh: How the hell are you gonna get all that info on a j-card? My wife took a look at the posting with the proposed j-card info and said "Looks like its gonna have to be folded about 7 times." Like the photo and credit card section of an expensive wallet. Anyway, good luck with this, can't wait to see it. Rollo part II will be typed and sent tonight, if I can drag myself away from painting. We are repainting our apartment. Cheers, -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- John B. Jones e-mail: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu "Look at the massacre on cable/ But you know it won't happen here, We're all too busy watching massacres on cable/ Oh yeah." -Robyn Hitchcock -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:41:37 -0400 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu (John B. Jones) Subject: ROLLO story Part II Part Two of Rollo: My arms were laden with breast plate, shin guards, elbow joints and feet. As I passed the remains of the chimney, a small iron door half way up opened, revealing a violin. It seemed in surprisingly good condition, but my arms were too full to investigate. "Hang on!" The women's voice came again, urgently echoing through the area. "Don't look yet." "I'm not," I yelled back, "but I've got most of you with me." "You have? Bring it here, then. What are you waiting for?" Suddenly, the setting sun shone through the trees, and as I made my way to the clearing, I glimpsed a huge black guinea fowl hopping around the helmet. But no sooner had I stepped into the clearing that the bird disappeared. "Have you got all of me?" "Um, there's no right hand, actually." "Ah, where did you leave it?" "I don't know," I protested. "It's your body. What was all that business about anyway?" The helmet suddenly went lifeless again. It was as if it had been disconnected. Cautiously, I laid the pieces of armor out before the helmet, in the range of its vision, as it were. "I remember...I left it in the chimney." The voice reactivated itself. "Could you look?" "Um, there's a violin there. It looks quite new." "Oh, that belongs to Rollo." "Rollo?" The helmet went dead again. She clearly had a problem with questions. A black pointed bird rocked on its heels among the lilies as the sun disappeared into the sea. I was about to prod the breast plate with my foot when I felt the terrible electricity beginning again. I stopped before the shriek that I knew would have come. "Turn around. Don't look." "I'm not staying. I've got to make a phone call. I hope you enjoy your body, though." "It's all right. It won't take a minute." I sighed and turned to face the chimney. "How many people were in that helmet?" I wondered. From the top of the desolate column of bricks, a solitary frond hung in the still twilight. Without a sound, something hard and cold shoved me in the back between my shoulder blades. I stumbled and whirled to face her, if indeed it was a her. The armor had soundlessly reassembled itself and stood before me. It seemed shinier in its re-integrated form. The visor was down, and it pointed aggressively towards me like a beak. The whole thing was about my height, and its right arm was in a black sling concealing a missing hand. "Um, could you open me please?" came a sort of little-girl voice. Evidently, it was still female. I was angry. "Sure, where's a can opener? I don't know who you think you are, but I bet you're full of tomatoes." Despite myself, I took a step close to the armor. At least we hadn't had the electricity when she slapped me on the back. Again, she seemed to ignore the personal remarks. "I just can't see you properly with this," she gestured to her mask. "I was wondering what you look like." "Probably the same as you, give or take a few molecules." I growled and picked up a stick. It was about three feet long and with it I cautiously began to push up her visor. The hopping black pointed bird was doing its mechanical stomp in the lilies and momentarily distracted me. When I looked again, I dropped the stick in shock. I had been expecting, maybe, a loud speaker behind the visor or ball bearings or a clear plastic bag full of jelly. In reality, I got hair. Great long tresses of dark red hair fell, tumbled with blessed release over the harsh metal breast plate. When the torrents of locks could fall no further, I was left looking at a thick curtain of hair two feet long and who knows how deep. She was obviously back to front. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- John B. Jones e-mail: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu "Look at the massacre on cable/ But you know it won't happen here, We're all too busy watching massacres on cable/ Oh yeah." -Robyn Hitchcock -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 15:59:19 +1300 To: The giant moths upon the hillside From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James) Subject: Re: Dreams and wallabies >From: Daniel Ginsberg > >Well Crud! I never dream! [...] >Any suggestions for improved performance in the bedroom (of a >post-coital kind, thank you) would be greatly appreciated Don't worry Dan, you DO dream, you just doen't remember it. Everyone dreams. You have my professional word on it (so what that I'm still only a Masters student.... one day!!!). A good way of remembering dreams is to tell yourself before you finally drop off to sleep that you will have good vivid dreams and you will remember them when you wake up. It sounds corny, but it can help. >And James Dignan was worried about being forgotten in everyone's >dreams.... :) > >(and everyone else get on the stick, and concentrate...surely his >chords could appear in your dreams at the very least. But let's make >him human this time... heh! "make him human this time"???? So.... my secret's out!!! Yes, I am indeed a penguin! No wonder I like ssomeone who sings about fish! >or....ooops...betcha nz doesn't have wallabies, does it? flying foxes, >yes, wallabies, no?) Close, Cheri, but no banana. We do have a small number of wallabies (tho not as many as Australia, and certainly we have no kangaroos). But we don't have flying foxes. Opossums, yes. Wapiti, yes. Bats, yes. And untold numbers of weird flightless birds. Plus more crustaceans than Robyn could ever sing about... James "please don't mention sheep" Dignan James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Ya zhivu v' 50 Norfolk St., St. Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand pixelphone james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz / steam megaphone NZ 03-455-7807 * You talk to me as if from a distance * and I reply with impressions chosen from another time, time, time, * from another time (Brian Eno) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: 23 Jul 1995 22:04:32 -0800 From: "Mark Gloster" Subject: Glass Flesh J-Card Question To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Reply to: Glass Flesh J-Card Question, other info... >jbj writes: >E) Glass Flesh: How the hell are you gonna get all that info on a j-card? >My wife took a look at the posting with the proposed j-card info and said >"Looks like its gonna have to be folded about 7 times." Like the photo and >credit card section of an expensive wallet. Anyway, good luck with this, >can't wait to see it. Well, furry chums, using massive creativity with the laws physics, and six- or seven- point type, the amazing Donne will attempt to convert as much of this information into real print as possible on the two multisectioned j-cards for the two tapes. The cover and print will be different for each. Clearly with the amount of text involved, there is some obvious concern that there will not be enough room for the tape. If she runs out of room and cannot further edit the text, she will create a second insert, or, even better, some magical booklet or something to accompany the tapes- certain to become a collector's item. It is my guess that this is what will be happening. As soon as we figure out format, we'll let you all know what size mailers they fit into. We are only dealing with physics and art here, and as such, anything is possible. If we can't make the j-cards work, we'll do what we can to make the alternative printed materials reach the tops of the tape trees quickly, so as not to incur too much additional time and mailing costs. Also, we will be doing a mini version for DAT tapes that will likely not have the full text in them- thereby also requiring a small booklet. I would like to hear from all of the tree tops (parents) so I may send you the printed materials for your inclusion to your branches (twigs, children) when you send them their tapes. Please do not have us mail these to your children. Thanks. It is out of our gratitude to Bayard and Mike for their efforts that Donne and I offered to take care of the printing and distribution of the visual artistic materials. I think this whole _Glass Flesh_ thing is a great idea, but I wouldn't have undertaken such a project by myself. Biiiig thanks Bayard and Mike. Love and furry cats that attack your socks, Mark Gloster (the toothy cranial unit of Mark Gloster and Big Rubber Shark) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 22:57:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Brooks Martin Subject: Re: Promo Singles To: BLATZMAN@aol.com Cc: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu The Yip Song has Two unreleased songs on it. Bright Fresh Flower and another that I just can't seem to think of right now. Where can you buy them? I would like to own copies of both of those singles but I've never come across them. UUL and YIP I mean... Brooks. On Thu, 20 Jul 1995 BLATZMAN@aol.com wrote: > Anyone know if the promo singles from Perpex had any extra tracks on them? I > got UUL, and it has Dark Green Energy on it. But the other two singles don't > indicate bonus tracks. In which case, I won't buy them! > > Oh, and also, I must apologize for my snotty comments about Julian Cope. I > sounded arrogant and stupid. And I take it all back, Julian is great. > Guess I was having a bad day... > [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:03:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Brooks Martin Subject: re: I often dream of... To: Elisabeth Perrin Cc: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu I was woken up by a similar phone call but it was no dream. My friend's had just gone to a surprise RH/ Young Fresh Fellows Gig in Seattle where YFF and Robyn Jammed out a couple of Soft Boys songs. So the phone rings at 3 AM and it's this crappy boot of the show playing over the telephone line. It should dsound awful but it sounds great cause I'm dead. On Thu, 20 Jul 1995, Elisabeth Perrin wrote: > i had a dream once where my phone was ringing, and when i picked it up, it > played brenda's iron sledge in its entirety. and then i think started on > dark green energy, but i woke up partway through > > [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:23:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Brooks Martin Subject: Re: seeing if it's just me... To: the magus Cc: fegmaniax How much do you want for it? On Sat, 22 Jul 1995, the magus wrote: > i've never gotten around to asking this before, but my cd of queen elvis > i think may be mispressed. what i'm meaning by this is that instead of > all of the cd art saying robyn hitchcock and the egyptians and queen > elvis and all of that good stuff, it is printed as if it's the madonna of > the wasps cd single. is mine just some freak copies or did most of the > copies of this disk turn out this way? > > thanks, > cory > > "get the squeegee and it's easy to be me" > http://www.duke.edu/~car3 > > [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 03:47:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry Marks Subject: CRD: Wide Open Star To: Pretty Girls and Anglepoise lamps Found that damn chord that was giving me so much trouble...an F. DIdn't seem like a song to have an F in it. G The trick in life is how to function without hoping on a C F C G Wide Open Star, Open Star I'm not too sure about the bridge [I wonder why the sun don't shine..] and I don't know the rest of the lyrics..hope this helps, though. Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks a013645t@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 04:02:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry Marks Subject: Many things To: Pretty Girls and Anglepoise lamps 1)I looked at my Respect lyric booklet lately and just noticed.."*forces* sweetheart, I'm your twin now"....I could've sworn that it said "*foster* sweetheart, I'm your twin now". I heard it and read it that way, and just assumed that Robyn got his own lyrics wrong on Specter, because he doesn't always get his lyrics right...the strange thing is..I read it the wrong way also..not just heard...read. 2)Does anyone know the chords to "52 Stations", "Freeze", "Mr. Rock'N'Roll" or "Dwarfbeat"? 2a) Because I like playing Robyn songs live [I played for about an hour and a half at a bookstore the other day, because they had an open-mike acoustic night and none of the other performers had as many songs as I did (they had 2, I had 6. 6 songs don't last an hour and a half). I played a lot of Robyn's songs..] and I like making up my own words/variations [such as interchanging the words to "Bass" and Syd Barrett's "Rats" or "All I Wanna Do is Stop Bleeding"]...could you guys send me your own alternate verses for Mr. ROck'N'Roll [best song for lyric substitution that I've seen.] 3)I was reading through the back issues, and noticed a Bevis and Butthead story about Robyn's videos. In addition to being a cool story, it got me thinging. If we're having a video tree, does anyone have Robyn's videos on tape? 4) To all of you musicians: I'm doing a free tribute tape to Pink Floyd and all of its members. If you have any Pink Floyd covers or Floydian material (pretty wide range, just has to sound like Pink Floyd did at some point during the last 30 years, or like any of its solo members did), then contact me, and I'd like to put it on a tape. Sorry if this isn't really about Robyn. 5) Is it just me, or should Robyn not sing the blues? I just look around and see "Blues in A" and "Cheese You" and thing that he ought to do what he does best. "Man with a Woman's Shadow" is good, but, apparently, Blue men can't sing the Whites.. Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks a013645t@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 23:22:01 +0730 To: The giant moths upon the hillside From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James) Subject: Re: Glass flesh Cc: Bayard Bayard, I raise three hearty cheers. Your Herculean effort has not gone unnoticed. Well done on Glass Flesh, and God bless it and all who sail in it. James [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 95 09:49:05 From: Russ Reynolds To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: video tape tree 1. Though I probably won't be getting involved in this project, I'd like to offer this title--which popped into my head on the way to work today--for the assembled video compilation: "A Can of Sees". B. If'n anyone has the lyrics to "Queen of Eyes" could ya' send 'em to me via e-mail? Thanks. Russ rreynolds@ksjo.com in the changer today--nuthin' but Hitchcock: The Soft Boys 1976-1981 Virgin Sampler Invisible Hitchcock The Kershaw Sessions [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 95 14:22:50 EST From: "hollie satterfield" To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: 120 Minutes / Golden Prince mag >The MTV 120 Minutes vol 1 cd has Balloon Man on it..anyone know if it is >a special performance or the album cut? > >jay I have both of the 120 Minutes CDs, and all of the tracks are just taken from the original albums to my knowledge. There's certainly nothing recorded for the program itself on there. (I won these in a contest...people really do win on MTV.) >Back in April, someone posted having found a book called "Robyn >Hitchcock, The Golden Prince"...If anyone owns it and can email the >publishers name, ISBN # or address, or wants to sell a copy...please >post it or email me. Calling this a book is a bit of an exaggeration...it is clearly something a devoted fan accumulated and xeroxed. The copy I picked up at the local Tower Records was too thick for staples and was "bound" by tying a string around the page folds. This is not to say that it isn't wonderful, you can definitely enjoy wading through it for hours. But I think 'fanzine' would be a more accurate description. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 15:54:36 -0500 (CDT) From: JAY LYALL Subject: odds and sods To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu coupla of breif thingees... 1. re: the FAQ...its sitting in a moist exotic pool partially completed and being ignored until I finish this big project that got dumped on me...do you *really* want cd issue peculiarities in the FAQ woj? 2. Those who are playing with the videos...how about a completely audio copy of whatever compo you make for those of us who are less visually interested? 3. I found myself daydreaming in the car this past weekend...picturing Robyn singing this song that was playing on the radio...can you see it...Robyn singing Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"? 4. paging Stacy in Austin.... jay %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Jay Lyall "Capy Toad Blast" "You might call it ultra-violet radiation" hist1a@jetson.uh.edu But it's only sunlight." University of Houston --Lloyd Cole "I'm a pigworker, momma, "We'll inherit the Earth, And I'm gonna work my pig on you." But we don't want it." --Robyn Hitchcock --Replacements %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [][][][][][][][][][] Date: 24 Jul 1995 13:15:47 U From: "King Chuck" Subject: Netsurfer Ghost & In-Store Tapes To: "fegmaniax" Fegs, A big warm thank you to John Stevenson, my branch leader, and all the others involved in this tape tree. I've had my copies for about a week but finally had an opportunity to listen to them this weekend. They're fantastic! The sound quality is excellent. Kudos to the original tapers! Which brings me around to my question. I seem to have missed this when it was posted, if it was: What are the sources (dates/locations) for the Netsurfer Ghost songs? Feel free to e-mail me privately. Thanks, Chuck King King_Chuck@mn15-gw.mavd.honeywell.com [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 18:09:39 -0400 From: geek the boy To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Netsurfer Ghost & In-Store Tapes "King Chuck" sez: >I seem to have missed this when it was posted, if it >was: What are the sources (dates/locations) for the Netsurfer Ghost songs? for the record, i purposely did not include those details since i wanted people to listen to netsurfer ghost purely as an album, not a collection of tracks from live performances. however, if there really is a demand for this information, i can dig it up and post the nitty gritty details. woj [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 02:51:26 -0400 From: am497@freenet.buffalo.edu (Michael J. Swedene) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Mould & Hitchcock Hello fegs!! 1) Seeing Matthew Sweet Tonight, should I tell him you all hate him? (just kidding, or am I) 2) Did anyone taope the Acoustic Cafe appearance? 3) I have a second generation copy of a *Promo* (yeah, a promo of the Rust Theatre Show), if it helps at all and a few appearances on Captain Letterman's as well as a few odd eMpTyVee bits. 4) Someone mentioned a while ago and sent me mail regarding BOB MOULD, I lost your address but I have picked up a copy of the solo show from BUFFALO, NY. EXCELLENT QUALITY!!!!!!! If u r interested. Never stop bleeding..... -HERBIE -- I'm Looking for NIRVANA Bootlegs, Hitchcock too. "Give an inch and take an inch and what you've got is where you were The Universe is based on Sullen Entropy - It falls apart as it goes on." -Robyn Hitchcock [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 03:06:41 -0400 From: am497@freenet.buffalo.edu (Michael J. Swedene) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Bio on Robyn FEGS!! Once again, I have written. Wow. Anyhoots, here is a "bio" i found on the cdnow.com thing on unkle bobbie. Enjoy..... Note the other bands section "Soft Boys?" Biography for Robyn Hitchcock: Music Style: Alternative Pop/Rock, Vocal Instrument: Vocal Birth: 1952 Importance: 2 (scale 1-3; 3=highest) British avant-garde singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock built up a large cult following and critical acclaim for his highly poetic, if somewhat obscure, songs, especially after his work began to be more generally available in the US after 1985. Born in London, Hitchcock formed the Soft Boys with Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor in 1976; the band continued until 1981, when Hitchcock released his first solo album, "Black Snake Diamond Role". This was followed by "Groovy Decay" (1982) and "I Often Dream of Trains" (1984). In 1984 Hitchcock formed a backing band called the Egyptians, consisting of Metcalfe, Windsor, Otis Horns Fletcher, and Roger Jackson, and began playing concerts for the first time in two and a half years. The first recorded output of this band, and the first US Hitchcock album, was "Fegmania!" (1985). It was followed by the live album "Gotta Let This Hen Out!" (1985), "Element of Light" (1986), and a compilation called "Invisible Hitchcock" (1986), all of which built up Hitchcock's following to the point that he was signed by A&M Records, resulting in his major-label debut "Globe of Frogs" (1988), which reached #111. "Queen Elvis", Hitchcock's second A&M album, reached #139 in 1989. He then made "Eye" (1990), an acoustic solo album released on Twin/Tone Records. ~ William Ruhlmann -- William Ruhlmann, All-Music Guide Roots and Influences: The Beatles, Big Star, The Byrds, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, Pink Floyd Similar Artists: Julian Cope, The Soft Boys, R.E.M. -HERBIE -- I'm Looking for NIRVANA Bootlegs, Hitchcock too. "Give an inch and take an inch and what you've got is where you were The Universe is based on Sullen Entropy - It falls apart as it goes on." -Robyn Hitchcock [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. 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