From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V6 #66 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, November 14 1997 Volume 06 : Number 066 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: the few, the brave, the committed [John Barrington Jones ] Make that 4,868... [griffith ] Tape Tree: Unhatched Crablings III & IV [Bayard ] argh! (what i need you to tell me re the Tree) [Bayard ] "Free Arthur Lee" [firstcat@lsli.com] Re: New Maniac... [sdodge@midway.uchicago.edu (amadain)] (0%RH) Thanks! [hal brandt ] Billy the Kid [donald andrew snyder ] Re: (0% RH) Spiritualized [Terrence M Marks ] Re: non-essential [TchdnJesus@aol.com] Re: non-essential (RH content=.0001%) [Ben Gott ] Re: non-essential [Sean Hennessey ] Re: the few, the brave, the committed [delavina@juno.com (chris franz)] Re: the few, the brave, the committed [Dave Librik ] Re: the few, the brave, the committed [Eb ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 01:46:16 -0800 From: John Barrington Jones Subject: Re: the few, the brave, the committed Sydney asks: >Just how far does a feg go to get to a Robyn gig? Sydney-- I lived in Syracuse NY from 1993- May 1997. In Oct 1994, I got word of a Robyn gig in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Now, Ottawa is a 3 1/2 hr. car trip. No problem, right? Trouble is, my wife had major school and work things going on, and she needed the car that day. So I decided to take a bus. Unfortunately there was no direct bus service from Syracuse to Ottawa. So I took a 5 1/2hr bus trip to Toronto. I got up at 5am to take the bus out of Syracuse. From Toronto I boarded a train and headed east to Ottawa. The train ride was another 5 hrs. I got into town much earlier than expected, but it was alright because Robyn was at the venue early soundchecking and I got to hear the whole thing (but I was too chicken to tape it......oh well). Anyway, 10 and 1/2 hrs travel time to see Ron Sexsmith as the opening act, and then a 65min set featuring Robyn. Epilogue: As it turns out, my wife finished her work earlier than expected, and drove up to Ottawa to catch the show with me. She got there for the last Ron Sexsmith tune. She left at 6pm and got there in time for Robyn's entire set. Doh! Kids, this is pure lunacy. Don't try this at home. I had just bought my Sony D6, and was really excited about making my first "better-than-crap-sounding" recording of Robyn. Ottawa was the closest he came to Syracuse for that particular tour. G'night, all.... John ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 08:11:48 -0800 From: Mike Runion Subject: Mike Runion's New Email & Web URL Hey all, Well, the dreaded has happened yet again. My latest ISP is going out of business, so now I have all new info. Anyone that links to my Robyn pages (woj's "Fegmaniax!", Lobstie's "House Of Figgy" & "Chez Figaro", etc) please find below the info to update your pages. Sorry for the hassle...this always sucks. To everyone else, who might have these pages bookmarked, the same... Mike Runion Email: mrrunion@palmnet.net Main Web Page: www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion Virtual Cone Museum: www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion/cones.htm Globe Of Fegs (fegmaps):www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion/fegmaps Spoken Word Tape Info: www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion/wordtape.htm The old pages at spacecoast.net will exist through Nov 30, but I won't be updating them. see ya, Mike ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 08:22:26 -0800 (PST) From: griffith Subject: Make that 4,868... I did my daily morning call to Largo :) I feel like it is my duty - what with all of these fegs packing themselves into cars like sardines. Robyn HITCHCOCK is still playing Saturday AND FRIDAY. Can't make it for the Friday show.... Griffith PS - Largo is booked for dinner reservations on Friday & Saturday. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Griffith Davies griffith.davies@csun1.csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 11:25:49 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Tape Tree: Unhatched Crablings III & IV Pending the exorcism of some digital noise on my DAT heads, I'm ready to start making copies of this next collection. amazingly, there's still bunches of stuff for next year's tape. RH must be the most prolific guy around. With the exception of the piano version of The Lizard and the stuff with andy and morris, almost all this stuff took place this year. I would like to do tape trees of the two big seattle events from this year, but i don't have time to construct three tape trees. I'll do the one for crablings but I need two people to gather requests for: 1] Viva Sea-Tac II (90 min) 2] Bumbershoot (60 min) + Princess Di Memorial Secret Gig (34 min) ... and organize them into a tape tree. there is a cursory explanation of tape trees at http://www.netspace.org/Widespread/trees/explanation.txt Crablings III and IV are each about 55 minutes; they both fit on a 60 meter DAT or 110 minute analog cassette, or two 60 minute analog cassettes. (I wanted to give DAT-to-analog tapers the option of using 110 minute cassettes: one tape flip instead of three.) If you want a copy, please send me a message with the subject: Re: Tape Tree: Unhatched Crablings III & IV It must be exactly that, not Re: Re: or Re[2] or whatever, otherwise my mail program won't be able to sort and filter correctly. Without further ado, here is the tracklist! Volume III: The Statues in My Bathroom Cirrus Minor (Pink Floyd) The Ghost in You (Furs)(w/accompaniment) Strange (solo, with secrets) The Main Thing (Roxy Music) Take This in Rememberance (aka "Lucy") I Found a Reason ('The Velvets') Wolfpack (R. K. Barrett) Arnold Layne (RKB/PF) Long Gone (RKB) 'what are you drinking, robyn?' Silver Dagger (Trad, arr. Baez) Wide Open Star (Dylan?) 'dead wife with harmonica' The Face of Death (solo) Volume IV: The Palest Imaginings Satellite of Love (lou reed) (electric) Beetle Train with Antlers If We Had a Baby Stealing Glass (Lennon) Baby You're a Rich Man (Beatles) (w/morris and andy) Tonight (w/morris) KUSF Song (improv) (w/morris and andy) If We Hear Music Loop the Loop Billy the Kid (Johnny Cash?)> Ring of Fire (Cash) (Improv) Within You, Without You (Beatles(?)) The End (Doors) The Lizard please send any corrections on authorship or whatever to me. =b ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:08:25 -0400 From: biggles Subject: Sleepy Time Hi Gary, I don't even have kids yet, but when I do I will definately play "Birdshead" for them. It has such a simple structure and has always reminded me of a lullaby (despite the "...wither and die" bit which is really no more disturbing than the bough-breaking falling cradle,imho) Cheers Biggles p.s. On guitar I play this song as A,D,E,A for the verses (with appropriate Byrds-like embellishments), and Bmin,E,D,A, Bmin,E,D,E in the chorus. I know this is probably not the way Robyn plays it, but it sounds good. If anyone out there has any ideas as to what Robyn actually plays, I'd love to hear them. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:41:42 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: argh! (what i need you to tell me re the Tree) what a bonehead. I forgot to mention i need this info: what you're willing to do and can do as far as making copies: D>D (dat to dat) D>A (dat to analog cassette) A>A (cassette to cassette) >D (dat leaf... you just deal with your branch) >A (analog leaf... ditto) please put this info at the end of your subject line!!!!! It is very highly looked upon for branches to make copies for 3-5 people, saintly for (sometimes tape flip-weary) DAT people to make copies for analog folks, and positively godlike for people to say "I'll make as many copies as are needed.) (THANKS TERRY L. And STEVE S) Also let me know if your cassette decks are especially good (3-head, two single well machines, etc.) Remember that the more people you have on your branch, the more TRADES you get!! Please follow the DeadCode for this tree-- no profiteering. And make sure your branch (and/or leaves) know what kind of tape youre using etc. Work everything out ahead of time. =b ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 10:41:18 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: (0% RH) Spiritualized Hi there...I need your musical expertise, folks! I'm thinking of going to see the band "Spiritualized" in concert this Saturday in Denver. I haven't heard any of their discs, but I keep hearing positive things about them. Any reviews of either their CD's or live shows would be appreciated and will help me make up my mind about Saturday night. Email me offlist please! Thanks, /hal ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 97 12:03:26 From: firstcat@lsli.com Subject: "Free Arthur Lee" The lead song on John Peel's Radio1 show is Makeup's "Free Arthur Lee"...its on the real audio server and will no doubt be gone tomorrow so listen to it fast AL maniacs. Cheers Jay - ------------------------------------- Jay Lyall Channel Sales Director Livermore Software Laboratories, Intl. 2825 Wilcrest, Suite 160 Houston, Texas 77042-3358 1-713-974-3274 jay@lsli.com Date: 11/13/97 I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian. - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 14:48:59 -0600 (CST) From: sdodge@midway.uchicago.edu (amadain) Subject: Re: New Maniac... >My name's Ben Hallo Ben! >become one of my favourite albums of all time. Since then, I've bought >"Eye," "Moss Elixir," "Groovy Decoy," "Greatest Hits" (another A&M >crap-off), "Respect," "Gotta Let...," and "Uncorrected Personality >Traits." Here's my question: what else should I get? There's such a >massive catalog, I'm unsure of where to go next. Well, there's no use in my chiming in the chorus of recommendation for "Underwater Moonlight", since you've probably by now gotten the general idea :). Opinions about "best" are varied and contentious, especially around here. You could have a look at the last favorite album poll to get some general idea, but every album has its die-hard enthusisasts and equally insistent detractors. It's a good thing you already own both "Eye" and "Respect", as these two seem to be the most controversial round these parts and it would be a bit of a drag to see the debates get reopened on these (says Susan, vociferous "Eye" partisan who will participate vigorously in that debate and has even been known to accidentally provoke a new outbreak in the past :)). I see that you haven't any Soft Boys, a situation that should be remedied as soon as you are able. I would recommend "Invisible Hits" as well as "Moonlight", but I think it might be a good idea to save "Can of Bees" for later, as it seems to be a hard go for many here- it's, ahem, shall we say, more abrasive than other work (though it was actually the album that sold me on the man- go figure). I'd also recommend "I Often Dream of Trains" (duh!) which some consider to be Robyn's solo masterpiece, and for things to pick up right away, "Queen Elvis" and "Globe of Frogs" (I say right away on these because they are relatively easy to find and cheap in most used bins, not because either one is "better" than "Trains"). But really, there are wonderful moments on ALL of Robyn's albums, including my beloathed "Perspex Island", which I now have a much higher opinion of writing-wise than previously (thanks Eddie for the tapes of some of those songs stripped down!) even if the production is still too wedding-cakish for many of us. Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 14:25:34 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: (0%RH) Thanks! My thanks to lj, bayard, Mike R. and Eb for their quick response to my Spiritualized post. 100% positive, so I think a trip to TicketBastard is on tomorrow's agenda. Thanks again everyone (this list is the best!) /hal ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 15:57:05 -0600 (CST) From: donald andrew snyder Subject: Billy the Kid On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Bayard wrote: > Billy the Kid (Johnny Cash?)> Does anyone have the lyrics for this? I was just wondering if it's the old Joe Ely song. It goes "Me and Billy the Kid never got along..." - -Andy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 19:12:48 -0500 (EST) From: Terrence M Marks Subject: Re: (0% RH) Spiritualized I don't know abything about Spiritualized, but Spirit is a great band. (n.p. The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Yet another in my endless cascade of reccomended albums. [If you want a good 60s collection, get the original of anything that This Mortal Coil covered]) Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:51:58 -0500 (EST) From: TchdnJesus@aol.com Subject: Re: non-essential james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz writes: > >***LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT, FOR YOUR > >DINING AND DANCING PLEASURE, THE NON-ESSENTIALS!!!*** > > > >Davy Jones > >Stevie Nicks > >Eddie Brigatti > >Linda McCartney > >Art Garfunkel > >Roger Daltrey > >John Oates > >Boz Burrell > > a bit mean on Art Bullwinkle and Roger from Oz there... it was their voices > that were essential. Bridge over troubled water as an instrumental? Naah. definitely. also, even though i'm not much of a fleetwood mac fan, i would put stevie knickerbockers there too. > Better to include Andrew Ridgeley (The man who put the 'ham' in Wham!) and > the prat who danced (!) for the Happy Mondays. the prat being Bez. apparently in black grape now. should also include Lol Tolhurst, who did nothing for several years in the cure except drink gallons of robert's beer and wine [techinically he was the drummer for the first four records, though much of the 2nd-4th is obviously machines, then moved to keyboards and couldn't play more than one note at a time, and even then had to color code the keys], and then sued for underpaid royalties. got laughed out of court. also, wasn't there someone in madness who was basically there for the vibe? chas smash or something..... as for wham, wouldn't george michael be an non-essential member too? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 21:19:13 -0500 From: Ben Gott Subject: Re: non-essential (RH content=.0001%) > as for wham, wouldn't george michael be an non-essential member too? Hey...I happen to have a cassette copy of "Music from the Edge of Heaven" that I bought for $3.99 at Rite Aid. It has the *long* version of "Last Christmas," which seems to last for days. George! Get the hint! Ben P.S. Any chance Robyn would play in the East? * ----------------------------------------------- * B e n G o t t :: Bowdoin College Telephone :: (207) 721-5142 Internet :: http://www.wp.com/58596 ...We hate it when our friends become successful... * ----------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 21:54:17 -0500 (EST) From: Sean Hennessey Subject: Re: non-essential Hallo all, > > a bit mean on Art Bullwinkle and Roger from Oz there... it was their > voices > > that were essential. Bridge over troubled water as an instrumental? Naah. Being a Who fanatic, I'd have to say Roger was essential, and yes, for his voice, and presence. Pete, as good a vocalist as he is, never had the power, range or control that Daltry had. Yeah he shouted more than sang, yeah he's a diminuative monster, but he was a fantastic diminuative monster! :) > > Better to include Andrew Ridgeley (The man who put the 'ham' in Wham!) and > > the prat who danced (!) for the Happy Mondays. > > the prat being Bez. apparently in black grape now. Not anymore, as far as I've heard. Last I heard, Bez was doing something with Joe Strummer (which quite possibly was a joke). > out of court. also, wasn't there someone in madness who was basically there > for the vibe? chas smash or something..... Yes and no, Chas sang (and screamed) and played occasional trumpet. He was also more of an occasional member, and essential if just for the fantastic dancing! :) (yes, I am a Madness fanatic too... :) tara - Sean ******************************************************************************* Sean Hennessey, President of the Boston Reds, an 'unoffical' Manchester United Supporters' Club url: http://members.tripod.com/~boston_reds/red_army.html email: suggs@tiac.net *Bassist: Slippy Keane* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 22:23:04 EST From: delavina@juno.com (chris franz) Subject: Re: the few, the brave, the committed Sydney pondered: >Just how far does a feg go to get to a Robyn gig? Need I remind you of my Santa Barbara to Seattle trek for Bumbershoot in August? I had spent the previous week in San Francisco, so I figured that most of a day's drive up to see the festival could be worth it. Fourteen hours' drive, as it turned out. Then, of course, an extra six hours past San Fran on the way back to get home to Santa Barbara. It may not be Lobstie's logistical nightmare, but it was miles and miles of miles and miles. The trip to the Largo pales in comparison; count me in on the list of people who'll be there. If you see a blondish person in a black David Lindley t-shirt towering over the crowd, by all means walk up and say "hi." cheers, - --Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 22:38:02 -0600 From: Dave Librik Subject: Re: the few, the brave, the committed Sydney asked: >Just how far does a feg go to get to a Robyn gig? I drove from central Illinois to Seattle for Bumbershoot. It was worth it. People kept coming up to me (in my Afterleaf T-shirt) for the rest of the day to talk about what a great show it was; I could only agree. - - David Librik ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:56:10 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Largo shows. OK... who's going to both Largo shows? More importantly, who's willing and able to provide comfortable (I use the term quite loosely) lodging those two nights? I find myself yet again unemployed and everyone I know is busy this weekend. Sounds like the perfect time for a road trip. Takers? J. PS. What do you suppose is the cheapest way to get to LA from PDX for a fellow without a car like me? I don't suppose any of my local pals is going down? ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 23:26:23 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: the few, the brave, the committed >Sydney pondered: >>Just how far does a feg go to get to a Robyn gig? > >Need I remind you of my Santa Barbara to Seattle trek for Bumbershoot in >August? Man, you guys really scare me sometimes. ;) Eb ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V6 #66 ******************************