From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #257 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, July 8 1998 Volume 07 : Number 257 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Fwd: Re: Hmmmm....... [Terrence M Marks ] MST3K and your name in a song [Chris ] Shakespeare, Syd, Kiwis, Tex, Neo-Welsh Templars and Buddhas in T-shirts (two by two) [james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz ] Bay Area Fegs: Where to Live? minimal RH content [Karen Reichstein ] T-shirts [Capuchin ] Stickers. [Capuchin ] More stuff. [Capuchin ] Re: T-shirts (0% Rufus-plays-LA-on-the-25th! content) [Eb ] Every man and woman is a star [Natalie Jacobs ] Warm, flamed, and fuzzy ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr." ] Re: romanticizing the blues or evil... [M R Godwin ] SSKTNWT&BIT(tbt) [Christopher Gross ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 22:56:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence M Marks Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Hmmmm....... >>Ya know, I just want to say that a year or two I brought up the very >>same topic on this here list and was roasted alive. I kid you not. > >Well, Terry started this one but I SAY WE ROAST GENE FOR IT >ANYWAY!!!!!!!!! Don't blame me. Blame the dude who asked if Robyn was divorced. I've found a high incidence of past divorcees and figured I'd see if anyone knew for certain. (Besides, you can't roast me again so soon after that Peter Tork/Lou Reed thing.) np-The Monkees: Missing Links 3 Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 23:43:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Subject: MST3K and your name in a song >> Joel was a lot better, wasn't he? >> Mike has moments, but NONE as funny as Joel. >Oooh, to me, this is the classic "older is better automatically" syndrome. >IMO Mike does great, and the show has experienced a true renaissance since >moving over to the Sci-Fi channel. The jokes seem funnier, the movies more >laughably bad, and the host segments (good move to abandon the invention >exchange, which was more Joel's forte than Mike's) have been stellar too. I think Mike's doing a great job too. At first, I found him a pale comparison to Joel, but he's improved and gotten into the swing of things. His Lord of the Dance routine was great, but then again, I'll laugh at anything poking fun at the Lord of the Dance. (ANyone catch Tracey Ullmans' sketch about it on her HBO show? It was hysterical - "Never mess with the Lord of the Dance again!") >> He had a dark sarcasm...anyone know what he has done since? >I haven't seen Joel since, but TV's Frank definitely writes for SABRINA, No!!! Not TV's Frank!!! He was always my favorite...now TGIF a sitcom writer... >THE TEENAGE WITCH. I feel dirty just admitting that I know this. (Hey, >Melissa Joan Hart is actually 21, so it's o.k., right? I like the aunts >too...) Oh then you both missed Joel's 1 hour special, the TV Wheel ... (shudder), which was extremely unfunny. There were a few funny spots, but mostly just awful. The premise was something like the future of television was going to be the TV Wheel, which was this huge rotating platform that was partitioned off so there were various sets on it. When a sketch finished they would turn the platform so another side of it faced the audience. >Now, this really bugs me. All respect to your name, Lorelei, but *dang >it*! What is it with 'Lorelei' (and 'Gloria')? Why has *no one* written >a song about Danielle?? (Actually, I lie. Recently, I was watching MTV >Europe late at night, and I *did* hear a hiphop track which mentioned >me. Did you guys know that I can 'take nine inches down my throat'? Of >what, we can only speculate...) Yup, it's not always good to have your name in a song. I work with a woman who was in junior high when the Police released the song Roxanne. She said it was hell having people, especially guys, walk up to her singing, or screaming across the hall "Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light, those days are over, you dont' have to sell your body to the night." Chris ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:04:46 +1200 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Shakespeare, Syd, Kiwis, Tex, Neo-Welsh Templars and Buddhas in T-shirts (two by two) >Completely unrelated. However, did you know that John Lennon was killed on >Morrison's birthday? And that Jack the Ripper killed two hookers on MY >birthday (the only night he killed twice in one night)? There's food for >thought.... you're older than yopu look, Eb old buddy. ISTR that Cervantes was born the day Shakespeare died. >>Well, Maisie is a better name for your daughter than "Lucifer Sam" or "Baby >>Lemonade"... > >I think Effervescing Elephant would be a lovely name for a child. I don't know why, I'd call her Gerald >This seems as ideal of a time to any to mention that the NZ music tape >James graciously compiled for me earlier this year finally made its way to >the tape deck Saturday (delayed debut because of a massive tape backlog AND >mucho travel and gadding about with the job in Apr-May-Jun), and WOWIE! >Melissa and I were both blown away by every single act! The real challenge >now is going to be actually finding the products of all those artists. To >use an American metaphor, James hit it out of the park on every single >pick. My pocketbook doesn't thank James, but my ears and heart sure do! Glad you liked 'em!. This seems an ideal time to tell Terry that my tape deck is finally back running smoothly and the tapes I owe you will be on their way to you shortly. And talking of Terry I hope you Florida folks (Terry, Mike et al (who is this Al person?)) are keeping fire-free at the moment. >Why has *no one* written a song about Danielle?? Tex Perkins of the Australian band "The Cruel Sea" has a song called 'Danielle' on an album he did with a couple of other don home dirty Aussie country folks (Perkins, Walker, & Owen - "Sad but true"). I could find the lyrics for you if you're in a weird enough frame of mind to want to know them, but remember, these folk are C&W fans... >Big problem: no one will lend Martin Phillips any money, apparently; his >history with the Chills was so volatile that banks don't trust him. >Isn't he sitting down there in Otago with a 4-track, no band, and no >dosh, James? and a backlog of about 10,000 songs waiting to be recorded. Yup. >Dignan, Otago: >> PS - at the risk of opening a very very old thread, I suspect that Eb's >> middle name is Welsh... Seems from off-list correspondence I may have been wrong (five marks off, and I'll throw it to the University of Neasden...) >Say, isn't James working in the field of Neology at Otago? no, no, no and a quarplefold time no (that is, I, erm...) >Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 13:49:27 -0700 >From: Eb >Subject: oops does this need comment? tying two threads together: The esoteric orders of Rosicrucianism and, to a lesser extent, Freemasonry, are believed by many to retain many of the arcane teachings of the Knights Templar in some watered-down form. Rosicrucianism was itself indirectly responsible for the rise of such esoteric orders as the Golden Dawn in the 1890s-1920s (you see where this one's headin'?). The most notorious ex-member of the Golden Dawn, who later went on to found his own magickal orders following a much different path, was Aleister Crowley >It would feel >too much like we're one of those tourist families you see around DC, all >wearing the same shirt and cap because they're afraid of losing each other >in the big city crowds. Perhaps some pseudo-Masonic secret sign instead? "hail and greetings brother Feg - where are the prawns?" >If you see Buddha in the road, kill him. "We're on the road and we're gunning for the Buddha" James (np - Shriekback, Big Night Music) 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: Tue, 7 Jul 98 23:10:26 -0800 From: Karen Reichstein Subject: Bay Area Fegs: Where to Live? minimal RH content Calling all Bay Area fegs: (disclaimer: I apologize for posting this to the list, but I don't know *all* the Bay Area fegs email addresses) I have a job offer that would require moving to the big ol' Silicon Valley--primarily Sunnyvale or San Jose. I had the chance to stay with Chris Franz in San Francisco with Eddie and Capuchin back in March, and promptly fell in love with the SF/Berkeley area. I do realize that the San Jose area is a far cry from SF, but I honestly don't know too much about the area. If you have any feedback on whether you think the Silicon Valley is a good place to live (for those who don't make $150k a year, anyway), or if you have any first hand info on whether there's any cultural pluses to living in this area (I hear different opinions from different people), *please* email me directly with advice if you can. If there's anyone on earth whose aesthetic sensibility I trust, it's Fegs. Okay! Now for the smidgin of RH content: Since this seems to be the time for personal Robyn questions (Rosalind Kunath, Cynthia, Maisie), I have an even stranger question: Has anyone ever seen Robyn's legs? We all know Robyn is quite the fashion hound (C'mon, you don't really think he buys those Paul Smith shirts at thrift stores like he claims, do you?), but I realized that he does tend to cover himself up. I once had the opportunity to see Robyn in short sleeves once (Carole swore she saw a flash of armpit), but never short pants. Anyone? Karen BTW, the new Homer, er, Tim Keegan and the Homer Lounge, web page is up at http://www.homerama.demon.co.uk. Pretty snazzy graphics and design, plus new pics of Mr. Keegan. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:18:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Fuller Subject: from randi - a 90% RH quickie before I time out... Okay - Tim's connection is about to end - and the nurses are getting pissed off that I'm still awake {it's 2 am Toronto time} but what do they expect? It's hard to sleep in the hospital because sooooooooooo very often my I.V. runs dry...nurses never check these damn things enough. Okay - all in fegland - and especially *Susan* - I have a most embarrassing story to tell. Back in December of 1993 or January of 1994 I called Robyn at Cynthia's in Georgetown. Cynthia and I had a pleasant chat - and since I knew she and Robyn were engaged...I asked her when they were going to get married. She told me she'd just gotten back from a vacation in either Costa Rica or Columbia - I can't remember which - but the reason she went on the trip is because she and Robyn broke up. Needless to say I was mortified - but Cynthia was very sweet and said it had just happened recently and not to worry about dredging up the past. I'm turning red just thinking about the phone-call. She and I talked for an hour about the furniture she was redoing - she paints too - and then brilliant me asks when she and Robyn are going to tie the knot. G-d, I was so embarrassed...I still am...that's why I've never told this story to anyone but Tim...but now you all know - aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh! Two quick things - *Susan,* you are amazing at understanding what I'm going through - I'll have to send you some of my poetry so you can give me your opinion on the S/M content - and thanks for understanding my take/perspective on the "dark side exploration." I really appreciate your comments. :} And hey - *sharkboy* - the best brain food - says Dr. Randi - is "Boost" or "Ensure" or "Resource" - the hefty amount of protein in these nutritional supplements wakes up the brain - though you seem to be functioning okay to me - but hell, what do I know - I'm just a lonely girl stuck in a hospital - so any conversation is stimulating to me at this point ;} fading back into yesterday before tomorrow comes, Randi *what scares you most will set you free* - Robyn Hitchcock time limit exceeded - more comments in the morning :} ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:18:07 -0600 From: amadain Subject: a clarification While checking my last pre-beddy-bye email certain things were brought to my attention concerning a rather irresponsible rant I went on this afternoon, and I didn't feel right about letting it go until tomorrow. This is entirely my fault for not thinking before zapping something off :). Just to clarify.........I was in no way implying that verbal or emotional coercion was a non-existent phenomenon, nor that unfair and cruel force cannot possibly be levelled that way, nor did I ever mean to trivialize anyone who has felt violated in this way. I fully believe that force is force, and physical force is far from the only kind people use in these situations. I was actually speaking with reference to a phenomenon that I had run into quite a lot a few years ago (not so often now) whereupon certain socially and/or sexually immature persons had gotten ahold of some books that fired their imaginations and suddenly decided that damn near everything was rape or assault. This type of thinking was very fashionable at one point on some campuses. The use of the phrase verbal coercion was not meant as a sneer at those who have experienced it, because if you have (and I have been in other situations where I have as well) you know it isn't trivial. Rather, I was referring to its use as a catchphrase by those who seemed to have the impression that a sexually-oriented conversation was verbal coercion, or that asking if someone wanted a beer was somehow coercion, or God knows what else. It irritated the fuck out of me when someone would tell me they were "verbally coerced", and as they described this horrifying experience I saw that what had actually happened is that somebody had sweet-talked them into bed and they weren't happy about it later on- FORCE WAS NOT EVEN A FACTOR. This happened to me several times, and had also happened to the aforementioned friend a few times, and we were pretty irate about it, and there's a little bitterness there. Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 00:03:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: T-shirts I guess it's time for a t-shirt update? You guys don't give a guy a break. On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, luther wrote: > A little question: anyone else given any thought to a > robyn-list tshirt to identify ourselves at shows/bars/barbques/running > of the prawns/etc.? Why yes, we have, actually. On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Condiment Spice wrote: > I mentioned to JH# (I think) that I get beat-up enough at school for > being a computer geek, why take it to the streets with the ole > internerd blazed on my chest or back. Some thing more clandestine is in > order. That's why the shirt only has one tiny url, just like EVERY shirt these days. I don't think one URL carefully places necessarily makes it a nerdy computerguy shirt. > There is talk of raising the idea. I am more than will to > put forth some time on the art front (as I will be able with a function > computer soon). Here in Hicksville, t-shirts can be made in runs as > small as seven, and I am told this is a standard practice with some > shops, this small run. Thus, there could be identifiable designs, but > have them be unique both in terms of color and design. Stay tuned while > the committee proposes ideas... Well, I've done heaps of work on this already, so let's see where I can go before you start in, too, alright? I think we're more or less happy with Tom's design with a few changes. I found a local printer that does four color process screen printing that doesn't look like you're wearing a sandwich board. It's best done on white, so that's how I think it will be done. On Tue, 7 Jul 1998 Mark_Gloster@3com.com wrote: > I went to a Boingo show where several members of the audience were wearing > school bus yellow tee shirts with primitive applique (70's t-shirt I'm with > stupid styling) that said "alt.fan.oingo.boingo" - I'm sure I was not alone > in snickering a bit. If the shirts look more like actual concert shirts > than "Hey, I'm a geek. Kick Me!" shirts, they'll do better. Ugh. I was on alt.fan.oingo.boingo at this time. Boyo, those were geeky people. However, I met one ever-wonderful person because of that list (and mentioning Robyn there) and so I'm not going to complain. Those shirts, by the way, were a result of folks just trying to identify one another after countless failed efforts. I think it was done because it was cheap, obvious, and easily obtained by anyone, anywhere. The feglist isn't cheap. We aren't going to use our shirts for identification at gigs. We're going to do this once and correctly. We already have a massive distribution network. > One more matter on this. Since it is so much work for whomever is > coordinating the effort, doing the design, etc. I suggest that anyone > volunteering to do such things take a long look at it. I'm sure that > Terry found out from doing his tapes and Tom found out from trying to > fly the T-shirt here before that it just sucks when everybody whines > about the decisions you made, even if they didn't help in the first > place. That's my $.02. I think the torch-passing thing is working well. We did a bunch of on-list discussion and then Tom picked it up and ran with it from there and then I asked Tom about it and he said I'd be welcome to do some work next. Right now, we're pretty close. On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, mr. pointy wrote: > there was talk of a list shirt a year or so back (right around the roasting > of gene, as i recall). our very own tom clark actually has a t-shirt design > which you can view on the web. alas, i can't find the url right now, but i > thought it was something like . tom? First, I don't remember Gene getting roasted, but I'd love to see highlights. Second, this t-shirt is not dead. I picked up the ball a couple of weeks ago and even have a printer lined up and all. I have price schedules for screens, film, bulk shirt orders, and printing labor. It's very nearly ready to run. Here goes: On the back: Robyn's art from The Man Who Invented Himself single (right?). It's cropped in a circle with words surrounding the art that say "Where angels wander" on top and "I'll wander, too" on bottom. I noted that quite a few people were displeased with the chosen typeface for those words, so I've opted for a more Robynly text. It should look very much like Robyn's handwriting as used on the back of Eye and so many setlists. This is the only part of the artwork that isn't in my hand and is what really keeps me from hauling all the stuff down to the printer. On the front: Left breast crest of Thoth in black. http://www.fegmania.org/ under that, much smaller. To justify all of that: It's a list shirt, but gives the url because that's the most informative place to learn about the list. It doesn't directly mention Robyn anywhere, but it does contain obviously recognizable Robyn content for those in the know. I think it's pretty good. I'm not 100% in love, but I don't expect anyone will be. I guess I could prepare mock-up type graphics with a t-shirt outline and close-ups of the artwork if that's really necessary. Is there anyone that can't read Adobe Acrobat but still wants to see the shirt? Prices will depend on the number of shirts ordered. I didn't expect to ask about this so soon (not having final artwork in hand), but what sort of demand are we talking about? Let's say shirts are $15? Would you buy more if they were $10? I'm also considering taking money and all up front so that Tom doesn't get nailed with the bill (nope, I have another project tying up my tiny cash reserves). OK... I guess reply directly to me. Hoo, boy. Je. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 00:05:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Stickers. OK, here's project two. Thoth bumper stickers. Circular. Four inches in diameter. Black on white. How many might you kids buy @ $2? $1.50? $1? Again, price is going to depend on how many are made and how many people order. As with the shirts, any profits will be put forth to future projects (like Glass Flesh). Je. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 00:16:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: More stuff. Hey, yesterday I fixed Sayer's computer... While he was sitting around looking bored, I asked if he'd take a look at my turntable (anything with less than 100,000 transistors boggles my mind). He tore the thing to pieces and said, "Got any duct tape?" Those of you who have spent any amount of time with me know that this is a ludicrous question. I have the worst kind of aversion to adhesives. Anyway, with a little tooth-pulling, I went down to Safeway and bought some duct tape ($5!?!). My record player now works beautifully! So yeah, Karen and Carole can come on by any time and listen to their LPs (and 45s, for that matter, as well as any 10 inch 33s they might have lying around). Consider that an invitation, kids. I might even be convinced to make dinner for you two if you don't mind sitting on the floor and eating on my cone-table. Anyway, because of this, I was record hunting yesterday. I picked up another I Something You single. If anyone wants this 45 and doesn't have it or can't easily obtain it, let me know as I have two. [K Records, Dub Narcotic; I Something You B/W Zipper In My Spine and Man With A Woman's Shadow]. I also noted that 2nd Avenue Records has another copy of Mossy Liquor. If anyone missed out on that, I could go pick it up as well. For a few months there, I didn't see any copies in town so I don't know how its availability is elsewhere. I also noted a Groovy Decoy for $10. Why is this so high? They also have a Wading Through A Ventilator disc for which they're asking a fortune in trade (both a picture disc and... err... not). Oh and hey, I meant to ask, are all Groovy Decay LPs on white vinyl? I got mine ages ago and it is... I haven't ever seen another. One last thing: I saw two copies of Element Of Light. They had different covers, just so you know. So there's more than one vinyl edition. One had the recently mentioned Maisie/crab picture and the other was Robyn and the rocks. Not necessarily news (except the Reichstein invite), J. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 00:33:10 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: T-shirts (0% Rufus-plays-LA-on-the-25th! content) Capuchin wrote: >Well, I've done heaps of work on this already, so let's see where I can go >before you start in, too, alright? > >I think we're more or less happy with Tom's design with a few changes. I >found a local printer that does four color process screen printing that >doesn't look like you're wearing a sandwich board. It's best done on >white, so that's how I think it will be done. > >Second, this t-shirt is not dead. I picked up the ball a couple of weeks >ago and even have a printer lined up and all. I have price schedules for >screens, film, bulk shirt orders, and printing labor. It's very nearly >ready to run. Well, if this idea doesn't pan out, I believe that Bayard still has a few "Ebmaniax" T-shirts left in stock. Guided, directed and produced by The Tokens, an outstanding group of Performer/Producers, they have come up with five smash-hit singles in the last eighteen months: "See You in September," which wafted over the beaches of the nation during the summer of 1966 and sold over a million copies, "Go Away Little Girl," "Good Night My Love," and the current gangbusters "I Got Rhythm" and "My Mammy." Eb np: Steve Reich/Music for 18 Musicians, Billy Bragg & Wilco/Mermaid Avenue ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 07:05:06 -0400 From: tanter Subject: Re: Stickers. At 12:05 AM 7/8/1998 -0700, you wrote: > >As with the shirts, any profits will be put forth to future projects (like >Glass Flesh). I may open a can of worms here, but could the profits either: a) go to smoe.org for maintaining us or b) to a charity? (I don't know what Raymond died of, but if it was cancer or something.....) Marcy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:29:45 -0400 From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: Every man and woman is a star >For those of you who are interested... >Maisie's fave band is "Nine Inch Nails." - well - back in October of 1994. "I don't know much about the Cure... my daughter likes the Cure, but parents shouldn't listen to the same music their kids listen to because it's *creepy*." - Robyn on eMpTV, 1989 (paraphrased) Re. Robyn's middle name: rowan, also known as mountain ash, is considered a powerful antidote to witchcraft. Make of that what you will. n., proud owner of a cat named Aleister (because he is, after all, a Great Beast) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:30:52 -0400 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Warm, flamed, and fuzzy It's people like you what cause unrest... First, I was kind enough to mention, out of the goodness of my heart, how any thread about Robyn's marital status is prone to cause flaming: >Ya know, I just want to say that a year or two I brought up the very same >topic on this here list and was roasted alive. I kid you not. Then Russ Reynolds was nice enough to add: >Well, Terry started this one but I SAY WE ROAST GENE FOR IT ANYWAY!!!!!!!!! Then listmeister woj adds, using my roasting as some important list milestone: >there was talk of a list shirt a year or so back (right around the roasting >of gene, as i recall). And then capuhin fans the flames even more by saying: >First, I don't remember Gene getting roasted, but I'd love to see highlights. I've got your highlights *right here,* buddy. My feelings are hurt. I'm gonna go sit in the corner of the coffeehouse, read Crowley, compare his writing to Clapton's white-man blues in a critical essay informed by Derrida, Phil K. Dick, and Gloria Steinem, wear my alt.fan.quench.quotidian.quail.quota t-shirt, and, well, do something mean, I guess. And then I'm gonna send it to Carl Palmer. So there. Phbbbt. ++++++++ Gene Hopstetter, Jr. + Online Design Guy http://extra.newsguy.com/~genehop/ ++ All hail Brak! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 14:35:26 +0100 (BST) From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: romanticizing the blues or evil... On Tue, 7 Jul 1998 MARKEEFE@aol.com wrote: > I think that a certian amount of the white-suburban-baby-boomer-who's- > into-the-blues phenomenon might come from the fact that they were of a music- > appreciating age when "Eric Clapton discovered the existence of the blues in > the late-60's" (which is maybe how these people perceived of it at the time?). Late 60s? Hold on thar, baba louis! Clapton joined the Roosters in 1963 and was already well into the blues, having been a member of the Ealing Blues Club for a year or two. He recorded 'I wish you would' with the Yardbirds in '64, and the awesome 'Telephone Blues / Witchdoctor ' single with John Mayall on Purdah the same year (anyone got a copy? I certainly haven't); and also another blues single of (I think) 'Lonely years / Ramblin' on my mind'. In '65 he recorded the definitive 'Beano' album (generally acclaimed as his best blues record) with the Bluesbreakers. Hardly late 60s to my way of thinking. By the time I first saw him in '67, he had already left the blues behind and got into heavy psychedelic rock. In '69 he formed Blind Faith, which played no blues at all. Soon after, he started playing that inane Delaney and Bonnie / Leon Russell easy-listening pop-soul that he has stuck with more or less ever since (give or take an occasional token performance of 'Further on up the road' or 'Double Trouble'). As for Alastair Crowley, without him, M R James would never have written 'Casting the runes'. And consequently, Jacques Tourneur would never have made 'Night of the Demon', arguably the best film of the 1950s. - - Into-the-blues white suburban baby boomer Mike Godwin PS Aren't Fields of the Neologism an 80s Goth band? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:54:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: SSKTNWT&BIT(tbt) On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, James Dignan wrote: > >It would feel > >too much like we're one of those tourist families you see around DC, all > >wearing the same shirt and cap because they're afraid of losing each other > >in the big city crowds. Perhaps some pseudo-Masonic secret sign instead? > > "hail and greetings brother Feg - where are the prawns?" I was thinking more of a *secret* recognition signal, that Fegs would recognize but wouldn't be noticed by anyone else. Something like everyone having a small blue dot on their right wrist, or everyone wearing fake antlers, polka-dot boxer shorts, and a satin sash bearing the words "I Am a Feg." - --Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #257 *******************************