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 #121 Fegmaniax Digest Volume 5 Number 121 Monday June 9 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: ------- ------- Does it turn me on? Re: 52 Stations sacramento my last chance... sacramento is your last chance... Re: Welcome Sydney! (Was Re: Marriage Proposal) Re: Martin Newell, that thing I do Re: 52 Stations beautiful queen promo for sale administrivia upcoming robyn radio appearances Re: Does it turn me on? New Cone in the Museum Up & Running Yet? RH promos for sale/trade Re: Feg Digest V5 #119 Folk songs? Sacramento show. Last (pre-gig) gasp we was listenin...yeah we was listenin... Clothing Optional... Largo Tape 52 Stations on the Northern Line Not that anyone will care Re: Largo Tape Beautiful Queen Promo Re: Largo Tape RH opening act in Detroit Re: Largo Tape What junior college did you go to? Re: upcoming robyn radio appearances Re: Clothing Optional... Re: Folk songs? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:24:14 +1100 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Does it turn me on? >A fruity belch from Robyn is worth more than the entire recorded output of >both Yes and The Sex Pistols. Bah. I'm going back to lurking. >-- Charles why do I suspect that this person is on the King Crimson mailing list? As for "does Robyn's music 'do it' for the males on this list?" that's a tricky one. Certainly Robyn and his music doesn't turn me on, but I can see, objectively, that he is a handsome chappie. Just not my type, I suppose. And I can see that a lot of his imagery is, erm, somewhat carnal. But what attracts me to Robyn's music isn't the lustfulness of it, but the imagery - and less the surrealist wordplay of the likes of Bass than the beautiful, oh too precise truths. The times when I get an emotional kick from Robyn are when he's touched the wistful part of my being. The burning tyre image in Serpent. The long-lost summer day of Airscape. The femme fatale who snuffs you out like silk and pours you out like milk. The widows of a lifetime who can do anything but cry. These are the images that stir me from Robyns songs. And they stir my heart more than my loins. 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: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 10:31:46 -0500 (CDT) From: John Littlejohn Just wondering if it's been awfully slow the last day or so or if I'm not getting my mail. JL, probably talking to himselff -* "Si vous m'obstaclerez, je vous liquiderai" - Churchill -* ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 22:31:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: 52 Stations According to some, there have always been 50 stations. According to some, there once were 52 stations, but now it's changed According to some, this one station in London is big enough to eb counted three times. According to some, there are still 52 stations, but some aren't on the map. That answer your question? Terrence Marks Remember-Jesus is your friend. normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 11:30:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Wet Toast Tweezers Subject: sacramento my last chance... it seems that the reality of employment allows me tto make the sacramento show (whereas the reality of unemployment allowed me to make both the sacramento show and the sf show--go figure). this is good. i will be leaving the biggest little shit hole in a hour or 2, and since the pre-event has flustered with no meeting point, it seems logical to meet inside the venue. this, present problems a'plenty- the greatest is how to *clearly* recognize each other. i shall make it tediously easy to recogonize myself, as follows... i shall wear a yellow shirt overprinted with a small flowers. this is criminally lound and says "your mother let you go out looking like that." please call me "chris" on first approach and if i respond in the positive that all systems are go. SO DO NOT BE SHY COME UP AND SAY "HI"!! also, depending on the exit of the show there might be time for post gig things before the long drive back... over, .chris ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:56:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Wet Toast Tweezers Subject: sacramento is your last chance... hey all-- it seems that under threat of potential employment, that i may not be able to go to either sacramento or sf show. that would be bad (reference ghostbusters--that would be bad issue). but, i will lose all manner of sleep and spare no cost, personal or social, to go, but i must say the employment dog is barking. thus, it seems now the sacramento show is still possible; the sf show is up in the air, indeed. so i ask the following... has any sac-feg found a place to meet?? is syd's mention of the tower cafe good?? yes, no, somebody say something?? or is a potential post-show meeting a more suitable gig?? also, for nick and mark and anyone else who has a job (sneer) and is skating off from work early what are the plans for the afternoon in the city?? can i get details by early tuesday afternoon (contact or meeting place)?? hoping to go and be damned if i don't get MY cone, .chris ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:33:45 -0500 (CDT) From: Mississippi Malcolm McDowell Subject: Re: Welcome Sydney! (Was Re: Marriage Proposal) On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 SydneyC33@aol.com wrote: > Apparently in shock at the sight of Sven the trilobite (which she knew > full-well went extinct in the Permian) our beloved chairman passed out. When > she awoke, she found that she'd actually been the unwitting victim of a > poison blowpipe belonging to a smiling Micronesian native woman. Sinister but happy, I'll bet. The worst kind. Drat that Clint. > (Note: If > you're wondering where I got this information, it was delivered to me in a > tiny note strapped to the leg of one of those filthy neo-tropical birds.) I didn't know they had quails in the tropics. The things I learn from you people, it's amazing! > Now Susan, here's the peculiar part. The note said that only *you* would > understand the rest... Uh oh. > It seems that she was taken to the nearby Yap Islands > where the natives took VERY good care of her, tending to her every desire, > feeding her oysters, passion fruit and carefully pouring guava juice past her > waiting lips. Could she be indulging in funky tropical lust of the slippery > kind? I'm not sure she *wants* to be rescued. ;) Well, I'll be blowed (ahem!). I had better go and investigate. I'll bring my handcuffs just in case I might need them :). > Please let us know if you hear more. We miss you Deb! I will be back with a report forthwith. Maybe. If Sir Robyn is there to tend to my every need, well, I hope you can all get along without me :). Love on ya, Susan ******************************************************************************* "The worship of the beautiful always ends in an orgy"- Benjamin Disraeli, "Lothair", lxxvii ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:50:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Mississippi Malcolm McDowell Subject: Re: Martin Newell, that thing I do On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, James Dignan wrote: > was - I don't know if it's still extant) a webpage dedicated to Mr. N: > "http://monsterbit.com/longplay/bol.html" It is still extant. That is where I found the address for Jangly. Jangly seems a very dead list. I hope to aid in its revival :). Anyone else feel like helping me? > from one double Gemini to another, happy birthday! :) Of course Geminis are always double. So I guess with sun and moon in Gemini I am actually quadruple :). When's your birthday, by the way? > James ("are you sure it looks like about 45 degrees?") Looks like it's around 60ish here, actually. Love on ya, Susan ******************************************************************************* "The worship of the beautiful always ends in an orgy"- Benjamin Disraeli, "Lothair", lxxvii ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 11:47:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: Re: 52 Stations On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Terrence M Marks wrote: > According to some, this one station in London is big enough to eb counted > three times. Those who practice this theory sometimes refer to its application as "the eb method". it's one of those days. =b ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 21:16:18 -0400 From: the woj of noise Subject: beautiful queen promo for sale fegs, the guy who was selling the spectre promo also has a copy of the royal queen albert and beautiful queen promo cd available for trade/sale. if you are interested, e-mail blanket@world.std.com (not me!) for details. woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 21:19:27 -0400 From: the woj of noise Subject: administrivia fegs, i will be out of town from wednesday the 4th through sunday the 8th. as such, fegmaniax will be on autopilot and there will be no digests during that time. seems that ecto.org and/or its network connection is currently (as of tuesday night) out to lunch, so dunno when y'all will see this note. my net.access will be sporadic at best. i'll take care of things when i retun, either sunday night or monday evening. ta ta, woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 18:10:36 -0400 From: the woj of noise Subject: upcoming robyn radio appearances from antwoman. hope this gets out in time (seems ecto.org is down again - *sigh*). >3rd, June KALX, 3:15 >4th, KUSF, 3:30 >5th, KUVA 4:30 >6th, KBOO 2pm >7th, KCMU (in the afternoon, time not confirmed, ring station) woj ------------------------------ From: Ross Overbury Date: Wed, 4 Jun 97 11:57:31 EDT Subject: Re: Does it turn me on? James Dignan wrote: > These are the images that stir > me from Robyns songs. And they stir my heart more than my loins. > Loins should be shaken, never stirred. equals 20, -- Ross Overbury Montreal, Quebec, Canada email: rosso@cn.ca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 20:21:28 -0400 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: New Cone in the Museum Yes all, Exhibit #2 is now available for viewing in the Virtual Cone Museum. Stop by if you get a chance. Exhibit #2 is brought to you by Chris Soriano. http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/cones.htm I've also added instructions on how to get your cones "immortalized", as well as James Dignon's fabulous ode to the Museum and the feglist in general. Mike __________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 12:00:46 -0700 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: Up & Running Yet? Just a test to see if the server is up and running yet. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 14:54:20 -0400 (EDT) From: "M. Garrett/H. Payne" Subject: RH promos for sale/trade I have the following promo-only Robyn Hitchcock cd for sale/trade: ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS -- Spectre: Robyn Hitchcock explains the songs on Respect (A&M/31454-8031) 59 minute promo-only interview cd from 1993 with portions of the 10 songs from the album followed by the inteview by J.D. Considine. Also includes Andys edit of When I Was Dead, and a version of Driving Aloud (Radio Storm) with alternate vocals. if interested please reply to BLANKET@WORLD.STD.COM ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 09:44:57 -0400 From: biggles Subject: Re: Feg Digest V5 #119 Hi This is the last thrill-packed episode of Fegmaniax that i have received. Has there really been no activity since sunday or have I just drifted off the dithered edge of cyberspace without a tether? Biggles(who doesn't think his spaceship knows which way to go) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 10:34:27 +0100 (BST) From: M R Godwin Subject: Folk songs? I was just reading a review of 'Invisible Republic' in which it quotes RZ's argument that, even after his protest song phase, he was still making folk music, because "it comes from legends, Bibles, plagues, and it revolves around vegetables and death". Does this sound like anyone else's songwriting manifesto (apart from the omission of crustaceans, of course)? Another topic: Really interesting list of songs performed by RH at those May 30th/31st gigs. 'Cirrus Minor' (sp.) must be the first non-Syd Pink Floyd composition that he has played. And 'Give it to me' couldn't have been the Troggs song, could it? ("Give it to me, give it to me, all your love, all your love" - genius lyricist Reg Presley delivers again). What about 'Mail Train' - not 'Mystery Train' again, perchance? Dream time: The Everly Brothers were performing live on the radio last Saturday. I have not yet seen any mention of their classic "All I have to do is dream" (presumably written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant). There are at least two Roy Orbison dream songs: "Dream Baby" (NB 'Sweet' is not in the title) and "In Dreams" ("but just before the dawn I awake and find you gone I can't help it I can' help it if I cry", that one). And has any Cale fan (no names, no pack drill) mentioned "The Dream" from the Reed / Cale 'Songs for Drella'? I expect so. "Waldo was almost transfixed with excitement" - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ From: SydneyC33@aol.com Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 23:07:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Sacramento show. Last (pre-gig) gasp *My* turn to don the benevolent dictator hat. :) For those N. Cal Fegs who will (or may) attend the Sacramento show: Chris (aka The Dot); Carrie (Ms. Execu-cone); Mark (Crescent-Cutter); Stephen (Beniciafeg); Syd (Neofeg); and various and sundry Bay Fegs (?)... Let's plan to meet at the Tower Cafe across from Melarkey's (15th and Broadway) prior to the show. You can't miss the Tower Cafe; it's right next to the old Tower Theater--and Tower Books, Tower Records, and Tower Video are on the opposite corner. Oh, and we can't forget Tower Liquor Store on the final corner. BTW, did everyone know that Sacramento is the home of the first Tower Records? One of our better claims to fame. Perhaps our only one... :) Your arrival time shall depend wholly on the volume of fermented beverages you wish to consume, divided by your rate of consumption. This value should be subtracted from the show time (9:00 pm), less any additional time factor required for desired positioning at the venue. I should be arriving at about 7:30, or so. Whoever is there first, please reserve a table (outside would be nice) for Mr. or Ms. Feg. The rest of us will find you. See you Tuesday! Syd ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 97 10:00:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds glen@metro.net, jpartridge@accel.com, rubrshrk@tigermonkey.com, SydneyC33@aol.com, Tom Clark , winkworth@hdshq.com Subject: we was listenin...yeah we was listenin... >4th, KUSF, 3:30 1. Someone in the Bay Area gonna try and tape this? 2. Anyone happen to catch yesterday's KALX interview? ------------------------------ Subject: Clothing Optional... Date: Wed, 4 Jun 97 10:11:01 -0700 From: Tom Clark Hey fegLIST - Anybody ever thought of creating some list-member shirts? Apparently this Internet thing is all the rage these days and more and more mailing lists are creating their own T-shirts. So, I'm thinking of doing this. Wot say? I'll bring it up tonight with the Bay Area Globe of Fegs (tm) and maybe we can get it rolling. -tc ******************************************* Tom Clark Apple Computer, Inc. tclark@apple.com http://www.netgate.net/~tclark "Knowledge Is Good" - Emile Faber ------------------------------ From: bootlegs@ix.netcom.com Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 11:13:44 -0700 Subject: Largo Tape Happy ending to the Largo fiasco story. Robyn's manager Steve "borrowed" my tape of both secret Largo gigs Sunday morning about 3 A.M. and I got it back in the mail this morning along with a couple of the Beautiful Queen promo for my trouble. Peter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 19:28:31 +0000 From: am@enterprise.net (Aidan) Subject: 52 Stations on the Northern Line >I happened to be on a Northern Line underground train this morning and - >I know it sounds sad, but it was very early and I was trying to keep >myself awake - counted the stations on the map. There's 50. So did Robyn >pick 52 because it's a nicer number? Or it works better in a lyric? Or >have two stations disappeared? We had this debate last year... There've been four stations closed on the Northern Line (Bull & Bush, Kentish Town South, Mornington Crescent and Strand), and one new one opened (Charing Cross). There are currently 49 stations on the Northern Line. Aidan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 20:01:20 +0000 From: am@enterprise.net (Aidan) Subject: Not that anyone will care Not that anyone is likely to care, but Kimberley Rew's new home page at http://www.katw.com/kimber.htm is IMO an example of as close to perfect in terms of design as I've ever seen. Aidan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 12:49:10 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Largo Tape >Happy ending to the Largo fiasco story. Robyn's manager Steve >"borrowed" my tape of both secret Largo gigs Sunday morning about 3 A.M. >and I got it back in the mail this morning along with a couple of the >Beautiful Queen promo for my trouble. AARRRGH. So now bootleggers are being REWARDED by their targets? ;P Queenless 'n' miserable, Eb ------------------------------ From: bootlegs@ix.netcom.com Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 13:01:28 -0700 Subject: Beautiful Queen Promo I tried to make an innocent post, but there was this one 'little' problem.... >> and I got it back in the mail this morning along with a couple of >>the Beautiful Queen promo for my trouble. >Did you really mean to say "a couple" or did you mean "a copy" >because if you had a couple, I could certainly help create space on >your CD rack... >Matt Matt, you were brilliant enough to figure it out. I only got one promo. It is an extra copy, but I had to promise it to the guy who got me my first copy(he had a contact at Warner Bros. who gave him the CD. And after listening to it, didn't want to give it to me). I amsorry about the confusion. It is all my fault. I will try to make up for this by making the Largo shows available to the whole list. They are truly something special. If you are still looking for the BQ promo, try Southland CD. They were selling it for thirty dollars and even if they're out of stock, more always turn up. Peter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:58:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: Re: Largo Tape >Happy ending to the Largo fiasco story. Robyn's manager Steve >"borrowed" my tape of both secret Largo gigs Sunday morning about 3 A.M. >and I got it back in the mail this morning along with a couple of the >Beautiful Queen promo for my trouble. Eb>AARRRGH. So now bootleggers are being REWARDED by their targets? ;P A live taper is someone who shares music for free. A bootlegger is someone who sells moonshine. Any questions? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 15:36:31 -0400 From: twofangs/randi spiegel Subject: RH opening act in Detroit Jason wrote: >After a long hiatus I've re-joined this list. Though I am not a member of the 'offical' re-welcoming party, (ask Susan or the Great Quail about the egyptian oils ceremony,) let me say "welcome back to the list Jason." I was at the show in Detroit, where the Rugburns were the opening act; they're from San Diego I believe...and they were great fun...though IMHO not exactly what one would expect from an opening act for Monsieur Hitchcock. Though neither were POI Dog Pondering back in 1990, but I loved them too :) Randi "If you don't like asparagus, you shouldn't ask for it." RH ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 13:57:30 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Largo Tape >A live taper is someone who shares music for free. > >A bootlegger is someone who sells moonshine. > >Any questions? So what was the original poster's email address, hmm? Eb ------------------------------ From: bootlegs@ix.netcom.com Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 17:35:02 -0700 Subject: What junior college did you go to? >A live taper is someone who shares music for free. > >A bootlegger is someone who sells moonshine. > >Any questions? So what was the original poster's email address, hmm? Eb You know, Eb... I had this conversation with a person on another list. I'd have to be a pretty stupid bootlegger to put bootlegs in my email address. I always just assumed people would think I was interested in live tapes. Besides LiveTaper@ doesn't read as well. Peter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:05:14 -0700 From: John Subject: Re: upcoming robyn radio appearances >>5th, KUVA 4:30 >>6th, KBOO 2pm Now, I've got KBOO covered (although, when I called their office today to ask if they have room for an audience, the man said he knew nothing about it) What I don't have covered is KUVA. The 5th is tomorrow, so is Robyn's Eugene gig. So, you'd think this radio station would be in the Eugene, OR area, right? Well, I called information, and there's not a single radio station with those call letters in the whole 541 area code. Does anyone have any idea where this is?? And what the frequency is? Let me know ASAP, we are heading for Eugene early tomorrow. John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 20:52:20 -0600 From: LSDiamond Subject: Re: Clothing Optional... As for list member shirts, my dad is a screenprinter, and if someone came up with a design, he might consent to do the printing for such. *grin* LSDiamond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A friend is someone who will help you move. A GOOD friend is someone who will help you move a body." -Unknown Come visit me at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1542 Last updated 17 May 1997 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 21:56:24 -0500 (CDT) From: Mississippi Malcolm McDowell Subject: Re: Folk songs? On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, M R Godwin wrote: > folk music, because "it comes from legends, Bibles, plagues, and it > revolves around vegetables and death". Does this sound like anyone else's > songwriting manifesto (apart from the omission of crustaceans, of course)? I had always thought that the G of F manifesto was quite consciously referring to this Dylan quote. > Floyd composition that he has played. And 'Give it to me' couldn't have > been the Troggs song, could it? ("Give it to me, give it to me, all your > love, all your love" - genius lyricist Reg Presley delivers again). What > about 'Mail Train' - not 'Mystery Train' again, perchance? I hope it was the Troggs' song rather than Rick James' "Funky Stuff" (featuring more genius lyric writing, and this is from memory so it may not be entirely accurate- "give it to me give it to me/give it to me give it to me/ that stuff/ your really funky stuff"). > Dream time: The Everly Brothers were performing live on the radio last > Saturday. I have not yet seen any mention of their classic "All I have to > do is dream" (presumably written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant). You are correct, sir. I just checked the CD to make sure. > And has any Cale fan (no names, no pack drill) mentioned "The Dream" from > the Reed / Cale 'Songs for Drella'? I expect so. Nope, I didn't. Any other Cale fans around here think to? Love on ya, Susan ******************************************************************************* "The worship of the beautiful always ends in an orgy"- Benjamin Disraeli, "Lothair", lxxvii ******************************************************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .