From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #385 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, October 11 1998 Volume 07 : Number 385 Today's Subjects: ----------------- where was I? [hal brandt ] Re: heard a rumor [Capuchin ] Re: Doug [Capuchin ] coupla questions (robyn lyrics x%) [Bayard ] Re: coupla questions (robyn lyrics x%) [amadain ] Re: Doug ["Capitalism Blows" ] Songs for the dying [james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 15:21:35 -0600 From: hal brandt Subject: where was I? After many hassles with the local phone company, I'm now back online after a two-month absence. Apologies to all who have written to me and received nothing in return, or (worse still) had the posts bounce. I'm working on clearing my inbox and promise to respond to all (Mike R., ms. randi, bayard, etc etc). I also implore my leaves on the Permatree to contact me at your convenience. And, thanks to woj for his subscribe/unsubscribe troubles with me. So, did I miss anything? /hal ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 17:08:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: heard a rumor On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Capitalism Blows wrote: > somebody told me that, as of last week, jews are now allowed to eat > pork. can anybody confirm or deny? i'd have thought it would've been > pretty big news, but this was the first i'd heard of it. > i tried to convince my boss (a muslim), that if the jews were doing it, > he might as well too. he told me (yet again) that i'm going to hell. Well, there was an article in The Onion about the jewish powers that be lifting the ban on ham, so it simply can't be true. J. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 17:13:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Doug On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Capitalism Blows wrote: > you know, the more i know about sayer, the more i think he must be some > kind of a god. a socialist economist who gets around by hopping trains, > and who spends all his free time watching Doug. a god, i tells ya! He also watches Cops, professional wrestling, and Jerry Springer. He spends most of his spare time, however, playing video games. He now drives a big Checker wagon (impossible to tell the year. They all look the same from 1955 to whenever they stopped making the things). Apparently he's getting paid by Americorps to open a thrift store. I'm not sure if he'll take it. A god? Well, if gods really like gravy... > KEN "How I learned to stop worrying and Rock The Casbah" THE KENSTER What the hell is this, anyway? eddie, why are you signing off like this all the time? I don't get it. J. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:59:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: coupla questions (robyn lyrics x%) i presume those of you without your own T1 lines are using modems to read this - can someone familiar with the v.90 standard who can recommend a reasonably priced model that's compatible with everything email me? (it's for work - I run a number of servers and it's time to upgrade the usr 28.8s) thanks. (anyone who works for 3com is encouraged to reply) second q - what is the last line in "stigmata"? I can make out "oh you have empty eyes", but what comes after that? finally, what is the title and authorship of this song, which RH plays on "uncarved pumpkins"? "Oh what brings you here so late?" said the knight on the road "I go to meet my God," said the child as he stood And he stood, and he stood, and t'were well that he stood "I go to meet my God," said the child as he stood "And how will you go by land?" said the knight on the road "With this drumstick in my hand," said the child as he stood And he stood, and he stood, and t'were well that he stood "With this drumstick in my hand," said the child as he stood "And how will you go by sea?" said the knight on the road "With a good boat under me," says the child as she stood And she stood, and she stood, and t'were well that she stood "With a good boat under me," says the child as she stood "Oh, methinks i hear a bell," says the knight on the road "It's a-ringin' you to hell," said the child as she stood And she stood, and she stood, and t'were well that she stood "It's a-ringin' you to hell," said the child as she stood __ here are a couple more including the one that i think we came to the conclusion was by bo diddley (largely stolen from another guy.) TO BE ALONE WITH YOU (author?) (Robyn calls out chord changes) To be alone with you Just you and me Now won't you tell me true Ain't that the way it oughta be? To hold each other tight The whole night through Everything is always right When I'm alone with you To be alone with you At the close of the day With only you in view (Then it's B) While evening slips away It only goes to show My life's pleasure's with you The only one i know Is when i'm alone with you (then it's the middle 8) they say the night time is the right time (then it's F#) Too many thoughts get in the way in the day But you're always whate one i'm thinking of I wish the night was here Bringin' me all of your charms when only you are near to hold me in your arms Always thank the Lord When my workin' day's through I get my sweet reward To be alone with you (OK that middle 8 again!) Yeah, they say the night time is the right time Too many thoughts get in the way in the day But you're always the one I'm thinking of I wish that night was here Bringin' me all of your charms When only you are near To hold me in your arms Always thank the Lord When my workaday's through I get my sweet reward (End it now) To be alone with you I'M A MAN (Bo Diddley, with some obvious modifications) I got seven Chinese boys All around my heart One of them is naked One of them won't start One of them is hungry One of them is dead One of them don't remember Anything you said 'Cos I'm a man Everybody knows I am I got two Chinese boys left over for ya baby, I just don't know where i am I got a pair of trousers Long dark and mean I got a pair of shoes Invariably clean I got some teeth in my wallet And hair in my dress I got all sorts of objects You wouldn't even guess Cos' I'm a man I suppose I am But I got two spare Chinese boys on me, And I really don't know where I am (oh, tell me where I am, Maxy boy!) God came down disguised as an elephant Held me in His arms, he said "Listen here baby, you're gonna have to ring some false alarms! You're gonna have to dress up as a boy You're gonna have to dress up as your father You're gonna have to dress up as your sister And cover your girlfriend in soap" 'Cos i got two spare Chinese boys, oh God I'm livin' in hope Goodnight universe! =b ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:55:35 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: coupla questions (robyn lyrics x%) > >here are a couple more including the one that i think we came to the >conclusion was by bo diddley (largely stolen from another guy.) >TO BE ALONE WITH YOU (author?) Haven't you guys figured out yet that it might be worth your while to buy some Dylan records if you're going to get anywhere with this project quickly? :) "Nashville Skyline" Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 18:03:02 +0930 From: dlang Subject: Re: yipyipyipping from Down Under Eb responded >Hey, I'm only responding to your own words. You defended the song, >because it got "the old brain to think." You said *nothing* about >being emotionally touched. I wasn't talking about being emotionally touchd by the Yip song or any of Robyn's songs for that matter, I was discussing Robyn's obscure lyrics and how they make me think.However I can see how you might think I was talking about the Yip song when I said >I would have thought that one would tend to expect a lack of >straightforward communication in the vast >majority of Robyn's songs. I know that's precisely why I like his >lyrics, they are not straightforward, I can >contemplate what the song means over a period of time, muse over >meanings and above all get the old brain to think for a change. I should have said* a song* , instead of *the song *, which would then make the point clearer that I was just dicussing Robyn's lyrics in general, which I though I'd made evident when I said" the vast majority of robyn's songs". You made the inference that I was talking about emotions, not me mate, however this is perhaps understandable as you were more concerned with the emotional aspect of the song than I . Still this exchange has been highly productive as now you also know my emotional feelings regarding the Yip song as well. My posts were coming through woj because of my signature file , which if it is active wants to be sent in html. the smoe server rejects this , so woj was cleaning them up and posting them,. I've now turned off the sig file in my preferences.so hopefully there are no more problemos. dave ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:37:47 PDT From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: Re: Doug <> and who spends all his free time watching Doug. a god, i tells ya! He also watches Cops, professional wrestling, and Jerry Springer.> that clinches it, then. maybe not just *a* god, but quite possibly *the* god. although i gave up professional wrestling cold turkey the moment that Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala the Ugandan Headhunter. yes, until that moment, there had been the faintest hope in my heart that the sport was *not* rigged like everybody had always said. that truth, justice, the american way, and all that other crap would eventually prevail when tested inside the squared circle. i don't know if i ever looked forward to anything so much as i looked forward to that match. i imagine it goes without saying that its result had a profound effect on my belief system. HOWEVER, i still respect those people that dig professional wrestling, even though i'm no longer among their number. man, i feel like going and watching Barton Fink now! i hardly think i do it, "all the time." but: HOMAGE noun 1. Ceremonial acknowledgement by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law. 2. Special honor or respect shown publicly. ok? i leave it to the reader to determine which definition fits most closely. KEN "Parents just don't understand" THE KENSTER ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:08:50 +1300 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Songs for the dying >Anyone out there ready to come up with a list of terminal illness songs? the best is still probably the last track on Astral Weeks (the title of which eludes me). Beats "Seasons in the sun" hands down, anyway. John Cale, of course, did an album called "Words for the dying" (IIRC) which included his setting of Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night". The last single from Queen could be considered a self-penned obituary from someone terminally ill, as well. >why do you think Quail-Man wears his underpants *over* his pants?? also, >everyone knows that Quail-Man is powerless without Quail-Dog. they're a >team, dammit. "hey quail-dog keep away from my bird..." >Usenet wisdom: "if the beatles had come to a knowledge of the saving grace >of Jesus Christ when they were big?. Could you imagine the lives that would >have been affected by their ministry?. When they were looking for the truth >in karma, and phychodelic drugs!. Too bad!, God could have really work >through them." "Say the word and you'll be free" John "In the beginning was the word" another John np - The Beatles "Birthday" 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") ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #385 *******************************