From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #443 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, December 2 1998 Volume 07 : Number 443 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Evening Standard article [Eb ] First Bowie.net, now... [Eb ] Suits [Gary Sedgwick ] Krebs tricycle [Gary Assassin ] Another Storefront review [Rich Plumb ] Re: St. Petersburg [was 'unleash your lust!'] ["Capitalism Blows" ] Queen Elizabeth Hall (no set list) 80% Robyn ["Matthew Knights" ] Re: Roofies [Zloduska ] Re: Roofies [hal brandt ] Re: Roofies [Tom Clark ] Re: Roofies [Terrence M Marks ] Re: Roofies [Ben ] decay the decoy [dmw ] Best of 1998 [Eb ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:11:15 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: Evening Standard article >Are people going to see a film >about a guy they've never heard of??? I suspect it will end up a cult film >among fegs!! ;) Oh yeah? What was your first clue? ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:36:42 -0800 From: Eb Subject: First Bowie.net, now... 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Utilizing the world's largest POP (point of presence) provider, UUNet, Megadeth.net features nearly 900 dial up locations in the U.S., plenty in Europe and Japan, and South America will be on line in early 1999 - all with connection speeds of 28.8, 56K, and V.90. The monthly fee of $19.95 (with a one time startup fee of $24.95) includes unlimited access and customer service / tech support lines answered within 3 minutes. Application CD's or floppies are available with a variety of Internet software, including Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer for both Mac and PC. To register or to obtain further information call (888) 874-7672 or visit megadeth.com as well as megadethcyberarmy.com. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 10:01:15 -0000 From: Gary Sedgwick Subject: Suits Marcy wrote: >These articles are interesting but will they really effect anyone who's not >already some kind of RH fan? I would love to think that Robyn will gain a >bunch more popularity because of this Well, the Evening Standard is read by just about every suited person making the perilous tube ride from the City to their homes in the suburbs. I hate the paper myself; it's very geared towards City businesspeople. But I found a copy on the seat next to me, and hadn't taken a book out with me. Anyway, it is extremely popular, and I would guess people usually read it cover to cover before leaving it on the train; part of me hopes that it helps boosts Robyn's audience, but another part prays that Robyn's gigs don't end up being populated by suits. Gary, who's fed up of his job and has just had to endure the bloody Northern Line fucking up again (yes, one of the stations is mine, but I wish it wasn't) - -------------------------------- For latest Fly news, info and samples, click on: http://www.flyonline.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:46:26 -0500 (EST) From: Gary Assassin Subject: Krebs tricycle 1. I saw SH every single Saturday that it was showing in NYC, as my friend from Chicago (no relation to Viv Lyon) was in town and wanted to see the show, so I went again. 2. I also decided to check out Paul Smith's clothing store on 14th and 5th, as someone once mentioned that where Robyn buys his cool shirts. It didn't look to me like they would have anything other than Armani suits here. Was that a joke? 3. Is "I Got A Message For You" on the vinyl version of SH? Because I noticed it was listed in the credits during the movie, but was neither on the CD or in the movie. 4. end if; ------------------------------------ If you have a condom and sunscreen SPF 15 or greater, than it's safe to look at http://www.panix.com/~gsa/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:28:08 -0500 (EST) From: Rich Plumb Subject: Another Storefront review Theres a pretty positive review of the film in Salon Magazine http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/movies/reviews/1998/11/25reviewc.html The review had a link to Robyn's page at Warner Brothers which has a pretty sad little chat frame, no news about future screenings and a couple of nice pictures. I finally received the SH cd yesterday and I for one think it's great. His best album since Eye. I also think Decoy/Decay is a fine album and in somebody's list of great songs you left out How Do You Work This Thing. Now that is what I'd consider a novelty song. rich ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 10:28:39 PST From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: Re: St. Petersburg [was 'unleash your lust!'] you gotta admit, that's pretty damned funny. although i'm not sure he ever *has* played in florida. but he plays Fifty Two Stations all the time. he's played Nightride this year. he's played America *twice* this year. granted that St. Petersburg may well be the darkest song on the album (although Fifty Two Stations isn't exactly I Wanna Hold Your Hand,) and you may well be right there, miles. when i spoke to him about the album in summer of '97 (as sydney is my witness) he admitted that those are "good songs" but that the making of the album was no fun, and that colors his perception of the finished product. i don't know how many times i've sung the praises of DECAY (as opposed to DECOY, which i like well enough also) around these parts, but it must be well into the teens. capuch'n likes it as well. and, most importantly, susie was finally converted. once you've got susan in your corner, then it doesn't matter how much *numerically* you are in the minority, because you've got *righteousness* on your side. and that's worth its weight in gold. hell, it's a great fucking album, period. they're *all* good. but, i do think The Rain may just be his most scandalously underappreciated song. <"Arms of Love", to which Robyn replied that it was originally called "Arm of Love"> of course, on SPECTRE he says that it was originally called Arms Of God... Obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy publications or writings, or mail containing information on where, how, or from whom such matter may be obtained, and matter that is otherwise mailable but that has on its wrapper or envelope any indecent, lewd, lascivious, or obscene writing or prinitng, and any mail containing any filthy, vile, or indecent thing is nonmailable (18 USC 1461, 1463). ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 12:50:07 -0800 From: mrrunion@palmnet.net Subject: Re: St. Petersburg [was 'unleash your lust!'] Mr. Fuck-em-all-Tews said, >> RH: "ummm, I played Florida in..."> > > you gotta admit, that's pretty damned funny. although i'm not sure he > ever *has* played in florida. Robyn, Morris and Andy have indeed graced this fair and much-maligned state at least once...a stunningly fine Orlando show back in '93. I'm pretty sure they hit a few other spots before hightailing it out of here. At his last Athens show, I asked Robyn why he doesn't play "F"lorida, and he said he only goes where people want him. Ugh! C'mon, we're not THAT bad! I personally think many acts just pass us by because they hate coming in 200 to 400 miles only to have to backtrack out to get to another state. > i don't know how many times i've sung the praises of DECAY (as opposed > to DECOY, which i like well enough also) around these parts, but it must > be well into the teens. I'll stick up for it as well. Certainly not my least favorite. Mike __________________________________________ Sent using WebInbox. "Your email gateway." Check us out at http://www.webinbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:37:26 -0000 From: "Matthew Knights" Subject: Re: unleash your lust! Mr Tews calculated >>5. 07/15/92 to 10/17/92 (94) I'm looking at a Robyn & Egyptians tape of a gig I recorded at the old 'Town & Country Club', north London. The date of the show was 1st or 2nd August 1992. ... or did you just mean Robyn's solo shows ? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:56:12 -0000 From: "Matthew Knights" Subject: Queen Elizabeth Hall (no set list) 80% Robyn Some thoughts (no set list) on last night at Queen Elizabeth Hall The support act, Whistler, were outstanding and highly talented. All their songs sounded original and fresh and too artistic to be considered pop. A kind of more sophisticated Cranberries meets Nick Drake. Impressive. Just before Robyn's set, someone dressed totally scarlet sat next to me with dyed red hair. "So how long have you been Robynning ? I asked politely. It turned out she was a Dear Jane and she had played with Robyn all over America!!! We commiserated about last Novembers Jazz Cafe gig in London where the DJ's had an unhappy time supporting Robyn. "Our worst ever", she admitted. "We are better than that". I asked when they were next playing and was told they were busy writing new songs and negotiating contracts. Asked if I had ever met Robyn, "No", I replied "But I'd make a good hanger-on". "He's a darling", came the reply " I'll introduce you"... As Robyn opened up, the venue seemed to make him nervous and slightly on edge. I didn't take notes but he opened with four or five rare songs or covers I couldn't recognise. For me, the highlights of the set were guildford, I feel beautiful, nasa clapping, lost madonna, queen of eyes and insanely jealous. One of Robyn's two encores included a Joan Baez cover with Tim helpfully holding up the lyrics in one hand with a searchlight in the other. I thought it was very apt for Robyn to sing 'I feel beautiful' including that line about 'festival pier' at a venue just 50 yards from the festival pier. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:29:02 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: Groovy Glass of Gravy With A Hair in The Deco, Please >> can blame him? Bayard and I may be the only two people who actually think >> DECAY is a pretty fine album overall > >IIRC, there is also Dave Librik, and Eddie. > >But that's it. Nuh uh! There's ME! I love GD. I rully rully do. Many fine song things reside therein, and I won't mention them again since they've been mentioned already (should say tho, that "St Petersburg" is an all-time favorite of mine). "Midnight Fish" resides therein also, true, and Robyn attempting to sorta rap in an embarassing way on "Inner Plane", but I consider these moments lovably awful rather than awful awful, though Your Mileage, of course, May Vary. Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:15:28 -0800 (PST) From: VIV LYON Subject: Re: Queen Elizabeth Hall (no set list) 80% Robyn - ---Matthew Knights wrote: >Asked if I had ever met Robyn, "No", I replied "But I'd make a > good hanger-on". "He's a darling", came the reply " I'll introduce you"... > So did you meet him? And was it embarrassing? Everytime I read an account of someone meeting him and not making an ass of themselves, I get this angry/wistful grimace on my face. But I still enjoy reading them, so if you did meet him, even if you conducted yourself admirably and he was so taken with your charm that he asked you to have a drink with him, I want to hear about it. I tried to respond to your email about the Sandy Denny Tribute, as I was the only list-person there, apparently- I don't think the response posted, however. No, I don't think anyone played the song you mentioned. Though I did not save the program (unworthy of the appellation 'feg' as I am), I did read it, and I don't rememer seeing that song in it. Vivien _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:26:39 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Roofies Whee! Rufus W. is playing in LA on the 7th, at some arcane spot called "The Conga Room" (I've never been there, and don't even know where it is). I'll definitely be there. Any Fegs flying in from out of town, for this hallowed event? BJ? Bear? ;) Be afraid, be very afraid: http://pw1.netcom.com/~ronaldus/spice/ Eb, still working out his attributes and skill levels Usenet quote of the week: "The truth is prog music is all about expansion of the mind." np: users.deltanet.com/~gondola/np.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 18:02:52 -0600 From: Zloduska Subject: Re: Roofies Eb wrote: >Usenet quote of the week: "The truth is prog music is all about expansion >of the mind." The truth is, prog music is all about expansion of your record collection. (IMHO) ~kjs ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 17:40:02 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: Re: Roofies Eb wrote: > > Whee! Rufus W. is playing in LA on the 7th My Rufus tale: He played in Denver last Friday at the Soiled Dove. My wife and I got there at 6:15pm (the doors were scheduled to open @ 6:30p). We waited until 6:45p but they still weren't opening the doors. We were the only ones there at that point. We had seen Rufus and band leave their ghastly looking purple bus and walk down the street a few minutes earlier. We continued to wait...and wait...finally, we said "screw this" and left. I didn't really want to pay $12.50 to see this unknown anyway, but had decided to check it out on the recommendations of this list. Anyway, we were impatient and we split to go elsewhere. There was still no one in line at this point. Must've ultimately been an empty gig, but I don't know firsthand. So, the next night, we're driving around in Boulder and once again spot the hideous purple bus spewing out black exhaust all over the sidewalk. Looking up, we notice the Fox Theater marquee which read "Rufus Wainwright -Tonight at 9PM /$3.00". Three dollars! It was $12.50 just last night! What the hell, let's go! I liked it a lot. Rufus' songs were great and his voice was good even though he was complaining of altitude sickness. The crowd was obnoxious at times, yelling out insults, but Rufus carried on in fine form. I don't think he's a genius and I'm glad I paid $3. and not $12.50 to see him, but I would recommend catching a show if you can. I'll give it half-a-whee. My $.02, /hal np: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:39:06 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Roofies On 12/1/98 3:26 PM, Eb wrote: >Be afraid, be very afraid: http://pw1.netcom.com/~ronaldus/spice/ Oh my god. A "dream date" to Dunkin Donuts? This guy is dangerous! - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:35:14 -0500 (EST) From: Terrence M Marks Subject: Re: Roofies On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Tom Clark wrote: > On 12/1/98 3:26 PM, Eb wrote: > > >Be afraid, be very afraid: http://pw1.netcom.com/~ronaldus/spice/ > > Oh my god. A "dream date" to Dunkin Donuts? This guy is dangerous! > You got that far? I got afraid when he decided he could rate the 'psionic potential' of the Spice Girls and thoroughly freaked when he decided that Victoria could lift small cars and that Emma B had an 80% chance of dodging bullets. I didn't go to Emma C because I was afraid he'd give her telepathy or something. That's the second-scariest website I've seen in a while. (The scariest was "Cartoon chicks I wanna nail". Pepperming Patty was on the list. *PEPPERMINT PATTY*. I don't think I need to say any more about that guy.) Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:38:24 -0500 From: Ben Subject: Re: Roofies Eb wrote: > Usenet quote of the week: "The truth is prog music is all about expansion > of the mind." The truth is, for somebody with no apparent interest in necrophelia, Eb spends too much time reading internet newsgroups. : ) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 23:53:04 -0500 (EST) From: dmw Subject: decay the decoy hell, "how do you work this thing" is even one of my favorite robyn songs, and decay may be my second favorite of his albums. i think i like it (sick boy that i am) _because_ you can sense, underneatht he forced silliness of some of it, the turmoil that fueled the songs. the edges are always so much more interesting than the centers, don't you think? unless one is talking about pizza, of course. - -- d. - - oh no!! you've just read mail from doug = dmw@radix.net dmw@mwmw.com - - get yr pathos:www.pathetic-caverns.com -- books, flicks, tunes, etc. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 00:07:05 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Best of 1998 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/music/charts/1998-editors-picks.html/002 - -3439446-3314013 Amazon.com has posted a list of the year's "100 Best CDs," according to their editors. Above is the link. Much of the list isn't pop/rock music at all...lots and lots of classical, blues, traditional stuff like that. HOWEVER.... [some relevant highlights, based on what the Fegmaniax list has discussed] 1. Bob Dylan/Live 1966 3. NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL -- no kidding!!!! 4. Vic Chesnutt 6. Elliott Smith 7. Billy Bragg & Wilco 17. John Lennon/Anthology 27. Pulp 30. Costello & Bacharach 36. Beck 38. Kate & Anna McGarrigle/The Witching Hour (hooray for Rufus' mom! ;)) 44. PJ Harvey 49. Robert Wyatt/Shleep (actually, I believe this was released in 1997 overseas...) 60. Lyle Lovett 64. Quasi (wow, hip choice!) 81. Spinanes Eb ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #443 *******************************