From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org To: fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Reply-To: fegmaniax@ecto.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Subject: Feg Digest V5 #41 Fegmaniax Digest Volume 5 Number 41 Friday February 28 1997 To post, send mail to fegmaniax@ecto.org To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@ecto.org with the words "unsubscribe fegmaniax-digest" in the message body. Send comments, etc. to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@ecto.org FegMANIAX! Web Page: http://remus.rutgers.edu/~woj/fegmaniax/index.html Archives are available at ftp://www.ecto.org/pub/lists/fegmaniax/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Topics: ------- ------- Re: What A Shame Mary Jane Rout of the Cloned Sheep Re: Lew And NOW we're talking about... (no RH) Paul Kelly The Georgia Shows (a complete rundown) Re: James namedrops, remembers he's a womble, and gets perverte The Georgia Shows II: Alien Chuck The Georgia Shows III: Cones The Georgia Shows IV: The Meeting LONG POST - ATLANTA SHOWS Re: Rout of the Cloned Sheep Re: your mail Wombles; West Coast Robyn Re: Wombles; West Coast Robyn (my reply, 0% RH) Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones BOB Disc Re: What A Shame Mary Jane Banana Splits/John Cale (no RH) 110% Lou-Coney Island Baby Those "cones" Re: your mail ...and lest we forget (NO Robyn content) TAB: The Devil's Radio Bucketfull of Brains The most recent digest (v5#40) Daisy Bomb ?saniloraC (100% nag content) Vegetable Splits for a Dime Anyone? ------------------------------ From: headfx@ix.netcom.com Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:06:49 -0500 Subject: Re: What A Shame Mary Jane David Willems wrote: > > I know there's a bootleg with Syd Barrett doing this song, but it's also > on The Beatle's Anthology 3 (credited to Lennon). Both came out around > the same time, and it does sound quite Barrett-y. Anyone have any idea > if Syd wrote it? My guess is that the company distibuting Anthology 3 > wouldn't risk crediting it to Lennon if he didn't write it, but it is > intruiging. I think your guess would be correct. I've never heard Syd's recording of it but I know The Beatles' version of it has been floating around on bootlegs for years. I am fairly sure it is a Lennon. It does sound somewhat Syd-like but I also think it sounds much like Lennon's more hallucinogen-influenced work. I do know that this was a song left off the white album. In fact, they were even thinking of releasing it as a single which would've been a pretty bizarre release for them. I almost wish they had. I wonder what the B-side would've been? -Ner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 18:07:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Rout of the Cloned Sheep Just wondering if Robyn's been mentioning cloning at all during his shows this week. Anyone? -russ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 18:00:01 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Lew >From: kenster@MIT.EDU (Ken Ostrander) > >working backwards, SET THE TWILIGHT >REELING, his most recent, is a tour de force which i'm listening to all >the way >through right now. I thought this disc was depressingly mediocre, easily the worst thing he's done since leaving RCA. I'm happy for Lou's newfound love, but it's damn tedious to hear about it on record. And songs about egg creams? Yikes. >MAGIC AND LOSS and SONGS FOR DRELLA, are both somber >tributes to friends that have passed on and are both not only touching, but >also listenable. I agree. >NEW YORK may perhaps be lou's most listenable album with >its stark vision, good-timey blues, and scathing political commentary. I definitely don't agree. It's a pretty good album, but the lyrics are so ridiculously overstuffed with syllables that the album loses all its musicality. Perhaps it should have been a book of poems instead. >LEGENDARY HEARTS and SALLY CAN'T DANCE are pretty basic rock 'n' roll; >certainly two of his most inoffensive albums. I've heard several people praise Legendary Hearts to the skies, but to me, both these albums are really marginal. I actually got rid of Sally Can't Dance. I would also group New Sensations with these albums. I thought it was pretty damn lame, despite its popularity. My list of mandatory Lou albums would be: Berlin, The Blue Mask, Magic And Loss, Songs For Drella (w/Cale), Street Hassle, Transformer, New York and Lou Reed (debut). And then get someone to tape you the song "Coney Island Baby" (the song is amazing, but the full album also falls in the "inoffensive" category). My favorite? Most likely, The Blue Mask. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 15:27:47 +1300 (NZDT) From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: And NOW we're talking about... (no RH) >Truman wrote: >> >> Sounds like a better parallel might actually be the Banana Splits. >> After all, they were actually fuzzy animals too, albeit larger than the >> Wombles. Though I swear for the life of me I can't remember any of their >> songs. Anyone? nope, but I do remember the calioposaxafiatrumperumbaclaribassotrombophone... James "Fleagle, take out the trash..." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 21:45:06 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard > The 2/23 Knoxville show was about an hour and 50 min. I don't think i know of him ever playing longer than 110 minutes. That's good entertainment value. > 8 minute Ghost Ship. wow. that does it, i'm making a request for this one. now don't you wish you'd taped it ken? (; > Banana Splits. aren't these the guys who got their theme song stolen by bob marley or something? > Robynbase. Download it at http://158.72.85.159/ta/rh/ It's in Access 7.0. MS mavens, don't forget to click on relationships. i'm pretty pleased with it but welcome any ideas and improvements. > 1974. No "feels like", huh. I guess this makes it his shortest title-- and the first one in the song table index. out. =b ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 15:46:20 +1300 (NZDT) From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Paul Kelly Sent a reply to David the other day, not noticing that his original message was cc:d to the whole list till I saw yesterday's digest. So... >As the sole Australian here (and as an owner of a few Paul Kelly albums), >I feel compelled to reply to this. Paul Kelly is a fine songwriter and so is >Robyn but that is about where the comparisons end to my ears. Paul >Kelly is a very down-to-earth songwriter and never approached >psychedelia in the multitude of styles he has attempted. Not that Robyn >is especially psychedelic nowadays but I feel that he tends to be a bit more > exotic both musically and lyrically then Paul Kelly and 'Before too Long' >is no exception. > >Nonetheless, I am a big fan of both so there may be some kind of >connection. Any suggestions for a corresponding Robyn song, James? > >In terms of Australian bands, I would have thought the Hoodoo Gurus on >Stonage Romeo's are reminiscent of early Robyn. Incidentally, they just >split up on the weekend, following a lukewarm reaction to their 'actually >pretty darn good' album In Blue Cave. You heard it here first! Sorry to hear about that (although I must admit I haven't really been following them since "Blow your cool"). BTW, is it just me who thinks that "(Let's all) Turn on" borrow heavily, musically, from one of the tracks on (of all people) Ultravox's album *Ultravox!*? Yeah, I thought it was just me. The Paul Kelly comparison is not so much the lyrics, as the general feel of the music and voice. Parts of the Gossip album strikes the same chord with me (if you'll excuse the pun) as Queen Elvis, Fegmania!, and Globe of Frogs do, especially "Before too long". I can easily imagine the Robyn of that period singing "Before too long" or "Last train", or Paul Kelly singing "I'm only you" or "One long pair of eyes". There's nothing I can quite put my finger on, though. Perhaps it's the guitar work, perhaps it's the timbre of the voices (to a Kiwi's ears, Australian singing voices sometimes carry a bit of the same sound as north London voices - I've been accused of sounding like an Aussie when I sing, but I was born just north of London). James James Dignan___________________________________ You talk to me Deptmt of Psychology, Otago University As if from a distance ya zhivu v' 50 Norfolk Street And I reply. . . . . . . . . . Dunedin, New Zealand with impressions chosen from another time steam megaphone (03) 455-7807 (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 21:55:09 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: The Georgia Shows (a complete rundown) Hey Fegs... Just got back to Florida after a whirlwind three day trip through the lovely yet grey state of Georgia following you know who. First, the set lists: ATHENS, GA 2/24/97 Ghost Ship De Chirico Street Madonna Of The Wasps Wind Cries Mary Feels Like 1974 I'm Only You Glass Hotel I Something You The Yip Song I Am Not Me You And Oblivion Raymond Chandler Evening Freeze Only The Stones Remain -encore- Queen Of Eyes Cheese You Sinister But She Was Happy Heliotrope ATLANTA, GA 2/25/97 Daisy Bomb (is that what we're calling it?) Lysander Balloon Man Feels Like 1974 I'm Only You Chinese Bones I Something You The Yip Song It's Only Rock'N'Roll (just the first verse and chorus, this being a warmup with the electric guitar...cool though! The first entry for a new rarities tape.) I Am Not Me You And Oblivion Heaven (stellar!) Freeze / Are You Experienced (just a short bit from this song at the end of Freeze) Only The Stones Remain -encore- Queen Of Eyes The Speed Of Things Clean Steve Dark Princess (a new one?) Heliotrope ATLANTA, GA 2/26/97 Cynthia Mask De Chirico Street Serpent At The Gates Of Wisdom Trilobite (yes!) Madonna Of The Wasps My Wife And My Dead Wife Beautiful Girl Glass Hotel Alien Chuck (more on this later!) Statue With A Walkman (classic!) Kingdom Of Love Airscape The Lizard Listening To The Higsons -encore- Wind Cries Mary (cool...) Waterloo Sunset (cooler...) Arnold Layne (Oh man!) Strawberry Fields Forever (Aaaaah!!!) And yes, to answer the inevitable question, I taped all three shows. Of course, I only used a AIWA recordable walkman, but I'm rather impressed with the quality. Better than a few of the boots I've traded for. I thinking of compiling them all together onto three 110 min tapes (if possible) and calling the whole set "Only The Cones Remain in Georgia". And yes, I'm the proud owner of Cone #34. Okay, as this post is so long already, I'll tell more later. Have fun all of you at the upcoming shows. I know they'll be as great as these three were. __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Subject: Re: James namedrops, remembers he's a womble, and gets perverte Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 18:51:55 -0800 From: Tom Clark Susan was nice enough to evoke a response with: >On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, James Dignan wrote: > >> Only the theme music was a big hit, so the marketers decided that they >> (i.e., the furry animals) should make more records! At least two albums >> (Wombling Songs, and Remember You're a Womble) resulted. Bizarre, but true, >> and a hell of a lot more fun than the Archies. All together no: >> "oooh-la-la-la-la hey banana!" > >Sounds like a better parallel might actually be the Banana Splits. >After all, they were actually fuzzy animals too, albeit larger than the >Wombles. Though I swear for the life of me I can't remember any of their >songs. Anyone? The 'splits are being rerun on The Cartoon Network as I found out a few Friday nights ago. We were a little - how shall I put it? - TOASTY at the time, so we watched for quite a while. Really brought back some memories! I was reminded of their theme song (with TAB!): G E D Na na na G G E D Na na na na G E D Na na na B B A G Na na na na You're welcome, -tc ******************************************* Tom Clark Apple Computer, Inc. tclark@apple.com http://www.netgate.net/~tclark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:03:59 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: The Georgia Shows II: Alien Chuck Okay, so Robyn played two nights at the Point in Atlanta. He was barraged with requests on the first night, and promised to do most of them the following night, with no repeats. He kept his word on that! On the second night, amid a similar barrage of requests, some guy yelled out Alien Chuck. Robyn quickly picked up on that with a "Alien Chuck? Let's see..." He improvised a verse or two and a chorus right on the spot, though he kept switching between "Alien Truck" and "Alien Chuck". Finally, he stumbled, singing "Alien...was it Chuck?" He went on to say he'd forgotten what name it was, and that no, he didn't know that song. Hilarious. Definitely another one for a rarities tape. AS far as the encore goes, it was stupendous. Robyn started by saying he was going to play a bunch of songs from 1967. "Wind Cries Mary" and "Waterloo Sunset" got the standard whistles and applause, but when he broke into "Arnold Layne", the place went nuts (or at least the guy beside me did). Wonderful version, likewise with "Strawberry Fields Forever". I also noticed on a downer note, that the price of cones had quietly risen from the $10 they were in Athens to $15. They were selling well, even selling out I believe at each show. Perhaps the law of supply and demand worked its gruesome magic on the "merch" booth. __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:11:52 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: The Georgia Shows III: Cones As I mentioned already, the cones have been selling quite well, and the price was raised by $5, at least at the Atlanta shows. One interesting note. The original cones (from the Nashville gig) had bits of candy glued to the top. Since then, no candy. So, if you're one of the proud owners of a candy-topped cone, congradulations. At the Athens show, Robyn told everyone he hadn't been able to buy any M&M's that day, and he told everyone to glue their own candy to the top, as this was the original intended design. Also, as I've said, my cone is #34. For those keeping track, it starts with a little bug-guy's face with weird horns. Bubble erupt from his head and he eventually burps (going around the cone) and turns into a tall, one-eyed grasshopper. No candy on top. __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:21:38 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: The Georgia Shows IV: The Meeting In Athens, I met up with Elizabeth and Kevin, two fegs from Cincinatti (mentioned in a previous post about the Nashville show). They'd been able to talk with Robyn in Nashville, and Elizabeth had begged him to play "Ghost Ship" on one of the following two nights (thus, "Ghost Ship" being played first in the set in Athens). Before the show, we strolled around town and got something to eat and had a few beers. You know, the usual. On our way back to the 40 Watt, Elizabeth spied Robyn in a mexican cafe next door, eating burritos with Igor (his rodie pal). She said "Now's the time to get an autograph if you want one". I said "Lead the way." We went on in, and she proceeded to chat with Robyn about the foiled Knoxville gig. I stood back, quiet and meek. Igor reminded Robyn on the time, and Robyn got his last burrito to go. As he stood up, he noticed my hand clutching the "Moss Elixir" CD booklet, and he asked if I wanted it signed. "Yeah, but I hate to bother you" or some such drivel dropped from my mouth. He signed it and was off. I was thrilled, and in that corny, immature state of "fandom", which I hate being in. Anyway... The next day I saw Robyn again in Wuxtry Records buying some tapes. He was asking the people behind the counter if they had copies of the Rhino reissues and stuff. I saw him outside and got up the courage to get his attention and tell him that the last night's show had been really great. He said something like "Yeah, well, it's all over now. On to Atlanta." I said something like "I'll be there" to which he replied "Yeah, I'll be there too." __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: DrRob101@aol.com Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 20:17:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: LONG POST - ATLANTA SHOWS Hello, First of all, let me introduce myself. I'm Rob. I've been a Robyn fan for about 5 years, a diehard fan for about 2. I've been reading these posts for about a year now, but have never posted anything myself. Anyway, I live near Ft. Lauderdale, FL(a place Robyn never plays) The closest place he plays is Georgia. So when I found out he was coming to Atlanta, I planned a little trip around the shows. First of all, here are the setlists (in exact order) for both shows. THE POINT, ATLANTA 2/25/97 Daisy Bomb Lysander Balloon Man Feels Like 1974 I'm Only You Chinese Bones I Something You The Yip Song It's Only Rock and Roll I Am Not Me You and Oblivion Heaven Freeze Are You Experienced? Only the Stones Remain ENCORES Queen of Eyes The Speed of Things Clean Steve Dark Princess Heliotrope THE POINT, ATLANTA 2/26/97 Cynthia Mask DeChirico St. Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom Trilobite Madonna of the Wasps My Wife and My Dead Wife Beautiful Girl Glass Hotel Alien Truck Statue With a Walkman Kingdom of Love Airscape Listening to the Higsons ENCORES The Wind Cries Mary Waterloo Sunset Arnold Layne Strawberry Fields Forever These were my first ever Robyn shows, though I have good video bootlegs from the Eye tour. They were perfect. Daisy Bomb is a great new song, somewhat appropriate for the events that have been taking place in Atlanta recently. It's Only Rock and Roll segued nicely into I Am Not Me. As did Freeze into Are You Experienced. Dark Princess I had never of heard before, but was decent. At the second show, someone shouted for Heliotrope, but he mistakingly heard "Alien Truck" instead and improvised a new song on the spot. Not bad. Then, for the encores, he played a set of songs all from 1967. Outstanding was Arnold Layne, for a minute he WAS Syd. I thought I would never hear that song performed in concert. Both shows began and ended with Robyn reading from a Raymond Chandler book. Robyn was totally solo this time around. No Deni, No Homer. I taped both shows, but the quality really sucks. Anyway, it made my life. Hopefully, I'll start posting herereguarly. Sorry that this post is huge. Anyway, I must go. See you later. Robert ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:26:07 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: Re: Rout of the Cloned Sheep At 06:07 PM 2/27/97 -0800, you wrote: >Just wondering if Robyn's been mentioning cloning at all during his shows >this week. Anyone? > > -russ Nope, no mention of cloning. Lots of "cones" talk though. __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:53:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: your mail > > Banana Splits. > > aren't these the guys who got their theme song stolen by bob marley or > something? No...you're confused. Bob Marley stated that his music was inspired by the banana spliffs. (sorry) Terry ------------------------------ From: RxBroome@aol.com Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 23:00:58 -0500 (EST) Subject: Wombles; West Coast Robyn "The Wombles"-- I think the USA Network or some such used to run this back when cable first blew the insular West Virginia of my youth wide open to the outside world-- were indeed "fuzzy animals", but not in the "Banana Splits" / "New Zoo Revue" sense (guys in big fat costumes, a la the "characters" at Disneyland). Rather they were part of the same UK movement of limited, execrable stop motion animation that brought us the "Paddington" series, where Paddington was a clunky stuffed animal and all the "humans" were awkwardly integrated cardboard cut-outs. Yanks can imagine a whole series featuring characters who resembled bargain-basement reincarnations of the 'Bumble Snowman from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Rankin-Bass, and you'll begin to get the idea. Thematically it seems to have been a kind of proto-Smurfs scenario. Does this sound right? Any news on West Coast Robyn dates? Is he just going to keep touring until the film gets released? Rex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:28:53 -0600 From: LSDiamond Subject: Re: Wombles; West Coast Robyn (my reply, 0% RH) Paddington!!! Now there was a fun program... speaking of programs we Yanks don't normally know anything about, anyone remember Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Fireball XL-5 and the like??? LSDiamond At 11:00 PM 2/27/97 -0500, you wrote: >"The Wombles"-- I think the USA Network or some such used to run this back >when cable first blew the insular West Virginia of my youth wide open to the >outside world-- were indeed "fuzzy animals", but not in the "Banana Splits" / >"New Zoo Revue" sense (guys in big fat costumes, a la the "characters" at >Disneyland). Rather they were part of the same UK movement of limited, >execrable stop motion animation that brought us the "Paddington" series, >where Paddington was a clunky stuffed animal and all the "humans" were >awkwardly integrated cardboard cut-outs. Yanks can imagine a whole series >featuring characters who resembled bargain-basement reincarnations of the >'Bumble Snowman from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Rankin-Bass, and >you'll begin to get the idea. Thematically it seems to have been a kind of >proto-Smurfs scenario. Does this sound right? > >Any news on West Coast Robyn dates? Is he just going to keep touring until >the film gets released? > >Rex > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Norman's having his soul dry-cleaned Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Barry's having his mind repaired And they feel alright! -Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:29:31 -0600 From: LSDiamond Subject: Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones >One interesting note. The original cones (from the Nashville gig) had bits >of candy glued to the top. Since then, no candy. So, if you're one of the >proud owners of a candy-topped cone, congradulations. At the Athens show, >Robyn told everyone he hadn't been able to buy any M&M's that day, and he >told everyone to glue their own candy to the top, as this was the original >intended design. ahh yes.. at the Bluebird, he told those of us who bought cones not to eat the M&Ms from on top, as they'd been glued on with Borax underneath... lucky those who got one!! *grin* LSDiamond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Norman's having his soul dry-cleaned Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Barry's having his mind repaired And they feel alright! -Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:42:37 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones Are these cones at all mailable? I can't go to any Robyn shows, but I'd really like to get one... if they can store nicely in somehting, I'd gladly pay someone cone fare if they'd get me one. Terrence Marks Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ From: "A. David Wright" Subject: Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 23:19:06 -0700 I second the offer to pay cost + cone fare for a cone as I'm nowhere near a Robyn show this year. -David ---------- > From: Terrence M Marks > To: LSDiamond > Cc: fegmaniax@clairseach.ecto.org > Subject: Re: The Georgia Shows III: Cones > Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 10:42 PM > > Are these cones at all mailable? > I can't go to any Robyn shows, but I'd really like to get one... > if they can store nicely in somehting, I'd gladly pay someone cone fare if > they'd get me one. > > Terrence Marks > Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy > -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. > normal@grove.ufl.edu > ------------------------------ From: Ed Doxtator Subject: BOB Disc Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 10:52:00 PST Hey kids... Just thought I'd throw in my Lincoln-embossed copper discs inter the BOB Magazine thingy. It's true that there's a series of flexi-discs issued with the magazine. Some were recently compiled and released on a disc called (I believe) "Thank You BOB!". I picked this disc up in Chicago at Evil Clown CD-s when I was in the States for Christmas. It includes Robyn's cover "A Day In The Life", The Lemonheads demo of "Confetti" (which I liked a lot better than the album), REM's cover of "Arms Of Love" (bit flat, I thought), and I don't remember what all else. Terrence M Marks said: >>I know there's a bootleg with Syd Barrett doing this song, but it's also >>on The Beatle's Anthology 3 (credited to Lennon). Both came out around >>the same time and it does sound quite Barrett-y. >1) It sounds Barrett-y. This is kinda true. After certain levels of LSD >consumption, all English musicians start to sound the same. Um, well...who's taking the LSD? The listener or the English musician? Oh, BTW, has anyone had a chance to tab out "Shuffling Across The Flagstones"? Look after yerselves... -Ed, Doc, surprised at how good the Booth/Badalamenti album is N.P. Moose, "Honey Bee" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:36:47 -0500 From: Dolph Chaney CC: fegmaniax@ecto.org Subject: Re: What A Shame Mary Jane Regarding "What's The New Mary Jane," available on BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 3: > In fact, they were even thinking of releasing it as a > single which would've been a pretty bizarre release for them. I almost > wish they had. I wonder what the B-side would've been? The idea, as I recall from the LOST LENNON TAPES radio show of the late 80s, was to release "What's The New Mary Jane" and "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" as a single under the name of the Plastic Ono Band. I've gotta say, the one justification (IMHO) for the whole of the ANTHOLOGY mega-hypeage is Disc One of ANTH 3, the White Album outtakes that include "What's The New Mary Jane". Sitting around stewing about missing the Robyn shows in Atlanta, Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:56:44 +0500 From: Ken Frankel Subject: Banana Splits/John Cale (no RH) Lyrics to the title song: Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la,la,la,la One banana, two banana, three banana, four Four bananas make a bunch and do so many more Over hill and highway the banana buggies go Coming up to bring you the Banana Splits show Tra la la, la,la,la,la etc Four bananas, three bananas, two bananas, one All bananas playing in the bright warm sun, Flipping like a pancake, popping like a cork Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snork Tra la la, la,la,la,la... There may be some other verses that I don't remember The show was also a segment called Danger Island, which featured the young Jan Michael Vincent (pre Tribes and Big Wednesday) On a different note, John Cale is actually playing down here in Delray Beach, Florida on Sunday. If any one has seen him play lately, could you send me a brief description of what the set was like? Also, how is his new album? Thanks, Ken ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 09:34:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: 110% Lou-Coney Island Baby >And then get someone to tape you the song "Coney Island >Baby" (the song is amazing, but the full album also falls in the >"inoffensive" category) I dunno...some folks might find "Kicks" a tad offensive. CIB is a most enjoyable album for me, all the way through. That someone would be doing you a disservice if they only taped the title track for you. -rr ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 09:59:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Those "cones" I'm rather surprised you people in Athens--once home to a band called Pylon--keep refering to these things as "cones" ;) -russ PS I want one. Anyone want to set up a cone tree? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 10:31:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Re: your mail ======== Original Message ======== > > Banana Splits. > > aren't these the guys who got their theme song stolen by bob marley or > something? No...you're confused. Bob Marley stated that his music was inspired by the banana spliffs. (sorry) Terry ======== Fwd by: Russ Reynolds ======== I thought that was a *Donovan* thing... (whoops--only 10 AM and I've already hit my 3-post limit...none of it very useful either, I'm afraid) -rr ------------------------------ From: Hedblade@aol.com Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 13:23:58 -0500 (EST) Subject: ...and lest we forget (NO Robyn content) << anyone remember Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Fireball XL-5 and the like??? >> Don't forget STINGRAY! Aside from these shows being entertaining just for the puppets, they had G.R.E.A.T. theme songs as well!!!! There's a Thunderbirds episode (maybe it's the movie) that has a "guest appearance" by The Dave Clarke 5 singing a groovy little ditty about a space girl. Ahhhh, we had this fabulous entertainmen; our kids have Barney. What sad fate awaits us when they take over the world???? Sincerely, Jay ------------------------------ From: Ross Overbury Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 13:29:52 EST Subject: TAB: The Devil's Radio The cast in order of appearance: Amaj7 - x02130 Bm - x13421 Dm - x13421 F#m - 134111 Dsus2 - xx0130 E - 023100 E7 - 023130 E5 - 013400 D5 - x134xx Intro: Amaj7 (2 bars), Bm (1 bar), Dm (1 bar) Amaj7 Bm Dm Amaj7 F#m Darling, you don't have to call me Stalin E Dsus2 or even Mao Tsetung 'cause I'm far too young Amaj7 Bm Dm Amaj7 My rising sign is capricorn, is that surprising? F#m F#m B Dsus2 (verse 3) F#m F#m E Dsus2 (verse 2) Bm Dm E Dsus2 (verse 1) You know that I was born so very soft and easy going E E7 I make no trouble at all CHORUS: B I was listening D Yeah I was listening Amaj7 to the Devil's radio B I was listening D Yeah I was listening Amaj7 to the Devil's radio B D and it went na na na n' na na Amaj7 - to coda I'm the Devil's radio F#m (2 bars) B (2 bars)_ BRIDGE: E5 D5 Dsus2 G A E Sun sets on the Devil E5 D5 Dsus2 G A E Sun sets on the west E5 D5 Dsus2 G A E He's listening to the F.M. talk show E5 D5 Dsus2 G A E It's what he loves the best Coda: B D na na na n' na na Amaj7 I'm the Devil's radio ------ Ross Overbury Montreal, Quebec, Canada email: rosso@cn.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 19:14:26 +0000 From: am@enterprise.net (Aidan) Subject: Bucketfull of Brains I don't know about The Bob, but Bucketfull is still very definitely going, although all the original staff are off writing for Forced Exposure now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:17:34 -0800 From: Mark Gloster Subject: The most recent digest (v5#40) great digest! Terry Marks: Yep, Robyn's strength in facing emotional difficulties with honesty, courage, humor, and charm does set him apart from just about everybody. I think he does have self-destructive tendancies, but he doesn't act them out entirely. Also, I think Terry and James could both be right on the doovy greco effort. Jeff, nice to hear that somebody else has the guts/taste to wear Stan/Dry/voodoo garb to RH shows. I thought I'd get hurt for wearing a Stan shirt to a Ministry show, but I did it. Ken, your 40 Watt comments were worth a million volts. Wish I had been there. Oh, and you lucky stiffs on the US eastern region are blessed to see Robyn in many performances, but I was blessed with the amazing, entertaining, and wonderful presence of fellow fegs Nick W., Tom C., and Russ R. yesterday. They had tall cones of muddy brew, I only managed part of a baby cone of watery brew. Oh, and we all ate sensible food. I something you all, -Mark Gloster rubrshrk@tigermonkey.com http://www.tigermonkey.com fegs! I'm still running a special on the GF CD (ends immediately) and my own wacky/noisy CD) please email me for details. ps. the Banana Splits Rule! (This admission will get me into trouble _again_, I just bet!) ------------------------------ From: normal@grove.ufl.edu Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:46:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: Daisy Bomb A few questions.. 1) Daisy Bomb and Dark Princess sound like two *AWESOME* titles... are the songs as good as I think they are, or are they just regular-quality Robyn songs? 2) Robyn spent his time at A&M denying his Syd Barrett connection. Now he sings about Syd and covers Arnold Lanye (this has *GOT* to make it to that new rarities tape). What gives? Terrence Marks Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:50:20 -0800 From: Nick Winkworth Subject: ?saniloraC (100% nag content) Going to the S/N Carolina, Baltimore or NY shows? Planning to meet up with your fellow cone-heads? Don't forget to consume mass quantities of Kodak products, and inform me of the results for the (probably) upcoming FegFotos webpage on FegMANIAX! ~N PS: Only group photos, or photos of you with Robyn need apply. :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 17:08:03 -0800 From: Nick Winkworth CC: Truman Peyote , aidan@panix.com Subject: Vegetable Splits for a Dime Anyone? First: Does anyone have the chords/tabs/lyrics or whatever to "Vegetables and Dimes" (aka the "1-800-REAPER-ask-for-Dean song"). If so, an email would be greatly appreciated. Ta muchly. On the subject of the Banana Splits: Thanks to Susan and Aiden, I now have the Banana Splits theme tune ringing round my head. (You know. The one that starts "One banana, two banana, three banana, four. Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more") -- Thanks _SO_ much, guys... The question is, what is the rest of the verse? It starts with something like "Gibber-naker-pancake...". It's driving me nuts and its all your fault! Arghh! >From my little padded room ~N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .