From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #3 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, January 4 1998 Volume 07 : Number 003 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Wellwater Conspiracy (No RH) ["trentd" ] Suzanne Vega-matic ["Knight H. Berman, Jr." ] Groovy Eerie Green Storm Lantern [Carole Reichstein ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 13:36:57 -0500 From: "trentd" Subject: Wellwater Conspiracy (No RH) Dearest Fegs, Naturally since the new year has arrived and my top ten list has already been completed once, I am still discovering new CD's. I just bought one last night that I really love. That would be Wellwater Conspiracy. I would recommend it for any Feg who is a fan of Syd Barrett. It is truly psychedelic. After listening, you may even have to check the calendar and make sure it is 1998. They even cover a Syd Barrett song, Lucy Leave. Well, that's my news. Over and out, Hallucinogenic Woodpecker ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 17:20:15 -0500 From: "Knight H. Berman, Jr." Subject: Suzanne Vega-matic This is my first posting here. I've been listening in for awhile, though and since I'm just back from Holiday, thought I'd respond to a few. Pardon it being old news and all. Concerning the question someone submitted as to whether a certain Suzanne Vega song was inspired by RH's "If You Were A Priest," I don't know the answer to that, but I do know that there's a Grateful Dead tribute CD that came out a few year's ago that she's on, and in her bits of liner fodder she claims that she went to the Dead's hotel rooms the night before a show of theirs at Madison Square Garden to do a bit of rehearsing as she was going to join them onstage that next evening. Apparently they rehearsed many Dead tunes but, she says, when she finally ended up on stage, "we played 'Chinese Bones' by Robyn Hitchcock." (!) Forgive me if this has already been discussed here. That all said, it leads directly into the brushes with fame thing. Up until a few months ago, I worked at a popular concert hall and met a lot of interesting "celebs" (Even Robyn and Billy Bragg on their jaunt through town). Suzanne played there too, and while she was soundchecking she casually asked "What song should we do?" Well, I was only a few feet away so naturally I said, "How 'bout Chinese Bones?" She gave me an almost pretty sneer and replied, "I DON'T think so." Needless to say, from then on her stay at our venue was completely unspectacular. And, I don't think this was ever answered: Epic Soundtracks wasn't involved with the 10cc boys, to my knowledge anyway (I believe he was too young). The Swell Maps, yes. He did a few tender and beautiful solo records (didn't much care for the last one, though), and his departure is very unfortunate. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 18:25:25 -0800 (PST) From: Carole Reichstein Subject: Groovy Eerie Green Storm Lantern Greetings all; Is everyone as enraptured as I am about "Eerie Green Storm Lantern?" I get hypnotized and swoon every time I hear it. Does anyone have the definitive lyrics of this song? The "Xmas Party" version includes Robyn saying, in a nasally voice, "'I'll tuck you in sweetie!' says your worst mistake." This song reminds me of spending time a rambling, haunted house full of old fears, hauntings, enemies and the possibility of sinister romance. Robyn at his best. Whist is a card game, isn't it? Isn't it something that Victorian spinsters used to play? Anyone know the rules? I think someone put down the lyrics ages ago, but I never saved them. Bad me. - --Carole ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 22:16:10 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Re: Groovy Eerie Green Storm Lantern > Whist is a card game, isn't it? Isn't > it something that Victorian spinsters used to play? Anyone know the rules? i searched at excite.com and the first page i found was "Whist for Fish". also: http://athena.english.vt.edu/current/rentparty/whist/winning.html GSL is a groovy song indeed. What is the definitive title? Green storm lantern? Eerie green storm lanterns? Looked for "storm lantern" and found a hurricane preparedness checklist and antiques dealer. Are we to assume the ghouls in the song are the same as those in "The Professor"? =b ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 22:39:02 -0800 From: "Michael R. Runion" Subject: New Cone & Best of '97 Hey all, and hope you all are doing great. Haven't posted in a while due to my complete enjoyment of two weeks away from the computer. (1) Gene Hopstetter has submitted the first new cone of '98. Come see "Happy Flower Dreams of Flying" (the second oldest cone in the museum!) (2) My best of '97 is very similar to those that have already graced this list. Suffice it to say, my tops are: - - Radiohead 'OK Computer' - - Bob Dylan 'Time Out Of Mind' - - Yo La Tengo 'I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One' - - Drivin N Cryin Fave movie? Damn, I hate to go for such a 'blockbuster', mainstream film, but dammit, I've sat through Titanic twice now and had to seriously shake myself back to present-day reality whilst dabbing red eyes both times. It's been a long time since I've wanted to see a movie in the theatre more than once. Hoping for that feeling again come March. Bye all. - -- ******* Mike Runion email: mrrunion@palmnet.net *** * Virtual Cone Museum * * http://www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion/cones.htm * * Globe Of Fegs * * http://www5.palmnet.net/~mrrunion/fegmaps/ * ********************************************************* "Wait a minute! Time for a Planetary Sit-In!" - Julian Cope ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #3 *****************************