From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #19 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, January 20 1999 Volume 08 : Number 019 Today's Subjects: ----------------- off topic- dan bern [Michael Hooker ] Re: off topic- dan bern [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] raw cats ["Ghost Surfer" ] Re: lyrics shutdown [Joel Mullins ] Re: off topic- dan bern [Capuchin ] Storefront Hitchcock Vinyl in UK [Nigel.Jarman@frco.com] Re: Mr Leitch [Michael R Godwin ] re: Colin Bluntstone [MCINTYRE@pa.msu.edu] It's a mystic trip [Natalie Jacobs ] Re: It's a mystic trip [Michael R Godwin ] Re: It's a mystic trip [Terrence M Marks ] el marsu ["Chaney, Dolph L" ] Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) ["J. Katherine Rossner" ] re: Colin Blunstone [normal@grove.ufl.edu] re: Colin Blunstone [overbury@cn.ca] Fish Gloss [Bayard ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:54:24 -0500 From: Michael Hooker Subject: off topic- dan bern hi, i am going to see dan bern, but mostly to see jill sobule open. i had the record fifty eggs, and i thought it sucked. on it, he seems like a wise ass with not much heart. i have heard from others its his worst record and he cant be judged by it. anyway, i was thinking of bringing my 17 yr old daughter to the gig. do you think thats a good or bad idea? thanks, Mike Hooker ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:59:38 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: off topic- dan bern > i am going to see dan bern, but mostly to see jill sobule open. i had the >record fifty eggs, and i thought it sucked. on it, he seems like a wise ass >with not much heart. i have heard from others its his worst record and he >cant be judged by it. anyway, i was thinking of bringing my 17 yr old >daughter to the gig. do you think thats a good or bad idea? Do we all get to vote? Here's my take: I can't imagine that she'll be exposed to anything so frighteningly, apallingly lewd or lurid that she'll suddenly be changed in a big negative way. Consensus around here, even those of us who are giant Dan Bern fans is that he's rather inconsistent. When he's great he's great, and when he's not, he can do a rather baffling performance. I've seen him 3 times now. 2 of the shows were brilliant. One of them he had a bad cold, forgot lyrics, did a bunch of songs that his band had never heard, etc., but it was extremely memorable and I'm really glad I got to see it. Reviews of his last Berkeley show from this list were pretty negative, but I didn't see it. If your daughter likes Dan, it'll probably add to her belief that she has a cool dad for you to take her. If neither of you are having fun, you can leave and make points that way. Watch out, don't be surprised if he really changes your mind about him, and you start thinking about buying a microbus and following him around with a bunch of other Bern Heads.... Just shifting my little paradigm until it hurts, - -Markg ps. I liked "Tiger Woods," "One Thing Real," "Monica," and "One Dance" from _50 Eggs_, but as an album it pales for me next to any of his other releases. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:53:16 PST From: "Ghost Surfer" Subject: raw cats >On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Capuchin wrote: > >> Raw Cuts is just a CD version of the Wading Through A Ventilator >>EP. >> >I thought Robyn mentioned that on one of them, Kimberly's guitar >tracks >were taken out and replaced by someone else's. >Unfortunately, I can't remember where or confirm this an any way. > >Terrence Marks >normal@grove.ufl.edu ... Kimberley wouldn't have been on it anyway, it was before his time. the guitarist would be Alan "Wang bo" Davies. ALSO, someone mentioned some tapes that Aiden had described as "shite". I can think of no higher reccomendation. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:18:04 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: lyrics shutdown > how difficult/expensive would it be to get your own server, and > put whatever the fuck you want on any web pages housed on said server? That's a nice idea. We could call it InternetHitchcock or FegNet or something like that. Then we could kick people off our server if they were running sites in honor of "The Backdoor Boys" or anyone else we fegs don't like. Maybe we should just go ahead and start a cult. We could sacrifice frogs and fish while we all dance naked around a fire with Thoths painted on our chests, the FegBand playing Blues in A, and the FegChildren mixing us adults some Moss Elixir. Well, I'm sure one of you has already thought of this in the past and probably discussed it on the list at some length. But can we at least have some Official Fegmaniax I.D. cards? Please??? Later Joel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:38:49 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: off topic- dan bern On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Michael Hooker wrote: > i am going to see dan bern, but mostly to see jill sobule open. i had the > record fifty eggs, and i thought it sucked. on it, he seems like a wise ass > with not much heart. i have heard from others its his worst record and he > cant be judged by it. anyway, i was thinking of bringing my 17 yr old > daughter to the gig. do you think thats a good or bad idea? She's seventeen years old! Come on! Why don't you ASK HER if she WANTS to go... if she does, take her... if she doesn't, let her stay home or go do something else? I'm sure she's had at least some experience with everything Dan will mention in his show and has heard far more heartless things from the mouths of her classmates. Old people, they make young people scream. Jeme. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 05:58:28 -0600 From: Nigel.Jarman@frco.com Subject: Storefront Hitchcock Vinyl in UK I have been trying to order it without success. The supplier to my local record shop (Rock-A-Boom, Leicester) claims it is only available on CD. Can someone provide me with the UK catalogue number for the Vinyl version so I can present them with it? Cheers, Nigel Jarman ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:28:25 +0000 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Mr Leitch On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Terrence M Marks wrote: > Also, is there anything of merit to Donovan's post-60s output? The store > had Cosmic Wheels and one of his other later albums, and I didn't want to > ask the clerk to put on something like that after Bluntstone. Are they as > bad as I think they'd be or not? The 'Open Road' album, which I think dates from 1970, has some fine songs on it, including 'Rikki Tikki Tavi' and 'Curry Land'. 'Cosmic Wheels' is less good, but the title track is OK, and 'Only what the lonely call the blues' is a hummable singalong ditty. For more info, I have just found a discography at: http://www.sabotage.demon.co.uk/donovan/discogra.htm - - Mike Godwin PS Blunstone (only one T) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 8:20:18 -0500 From: MCINTYRE@pa.msu.edu Subject: re: Colin Bluntstone >From: Terrence M Marks >A goodly while back, someone asked of Colin Bluntstone (of The Zombies) >recorded anything solo. The answer is that he put out 8 solo albums. I >heard one of them, "Never even thought", today. While he's got a good >voice, it's ultra-wuss AOR 70s pop. It was too light for me to listen to, >and I probably have a higher-than-average tolerance of light music. This >supporrts my theory that Rod Argent was the really talented one. While Colin's solo work is light enough to be called "wispy" (-8, there is a decent compilation out, covering his early solo albums, that includes one extremely unnerving song that has an extrememly depressed airline pilot calling on his passengers for help in landing the plane because he just can't function. Most atypical for Colin. John McIntyre Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept Michigan State University mcintyre@pa.msu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:10:41 -0500 From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: It's a mystic trip >actually, i only use the flayed skins of the heathens who reject tori and >all her works. Imposter! "The woj that speaks is not the eternal woj." >Thanks you Natalie, for taking the bait. I was hoping someone >would make the connection back to this very list. Such acumen >shows you to be one of the true elite(versus, of course, the false >effete), and therefore worthy of enlightenemet. Oooh! This is going on my resume (in the "special skills" section). :) >ah--you think it is woj who guards the inner sanctum, a usefull cover >,yes, for >the listserve which dare not speak its name, of which, needless to say, I am >mistress, having past thru the initiation of The Winged Lion. Clearly this is true (see above). The initiation of the Winged Lion is, of course, known only to the initiates themselves, but rumor has it that it involves lots of ice cream and hammers. >However, there are some feg cerimonies, such as the one Natalie mantioned, >which hepls raise one chi to a level where reorganization along true Feg >principles is possible. Another ceremony is the Five-Phylum Kiss, a cross between Jon Fetter's "five-phylum stew" and the Wiccan Five-Fold Kiss which is used to welcome new members into the faith following initiation. The initiate is bound hand and foot and must kiss a representative from each phylum (each of whom, of course, is also a duly-initiated Feg - our membership spans the width and breadth of life on Earth). No squeamishness is permitted during the ceremony, even though those white wormy things from the deep-sea trenches are kind of slimy. As a reward for making it through the other 4 phyla, the initiate may kiss the vertebrate of his or her choice. (A chair is provided for short female Fegs who wish to kiss Robyn.) >Vivien >prurient ascertain tousle vouch News-flash: Viv is actually an Edward Gorey character! Can't you imagine her swanning around in one of those long spidery gowns, uttering long disconnected strings of her favorite words? I think "obsequious" is a great word, personally. And I really like so-called "quinine water" - in fact, I drink so much of it (straight) that I am assured of never getting malaria, ever. I heard it helps prevent arthritis, too. n. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gnat "I will shout until I know what I mean" - Jeff Mangum ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:20:16 +0000 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: It's a mystic trip On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Natalie Jacobs wrote: > I think "obsequious" is a great word, personally. What you guys and guyesses need at this moment is the lyric of: WORD SONG by Syd Barrett (We're running) "Stained, glaucous, glycerine, gold, goat, clover gold, local stocks, type, food, wild, national, lake, flag, valve, gyroscope, sect heat, helium, lead, bare, state, invention, medieval refraction, faction, ultra-action, hunter, interest, bullet, market... Loads, liquids, neon, heater, jaws, jungle mains, signal, knives, kitchen ingot, lovely, mirror, mould Mycenaean, moat, poppy, rubber, radar, rags, sugar, teak silver, poke, tin, beetroot, carrot, ebony, fruit, copper, silk... Carpet, distant, pigmy, hid, pack, timber, pudding, straw raindrops, spattering, ramps chameleon, prairie, pods, trigger museum, scales, square, ultra, out of map, vent volcano, vain, wreck, tactic tidal, arches, valley, hand inflect, impression, loom, last, molten you gamma, meeting lighting, signal, island, coral-cold" - - Mike Godwin PS There's another of these rambles in 'Rats' too ... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:31:22 -0500 (EST) From: Terrence M Marks Subject: Re: It's a mystic trip On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Michael R Godwin wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Natalie Jacobs wrote: > > I think "obsequious" is a great word, personally. > > What you guys and guyesses need at this moment is the lyric of: > > WORD SONG by Syd Barrett I'd post the words to Unsettled, but I think you-all already know them. Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:50:56 -0500 From: "Chaney, Dolph L" Subject: el marsu OK. Just had a look at http://www.mofile.fi/-db.htm, which is an online Finnish dictionary. Despite what Robyn claims on the LP of Storefront, there is no Finnish word for gerbil. Hamster = hamsteri Mouse = hiiri (n.); pyydystää hiiriä (v.) [probably "act like a mouse" or something] Rodent = jyrsijä Rat = lakonrikkuri (noun); luopio (noun); rotta (noun); pettää puolueensa (verb); pyydystää rottia (verb) Vole = myyrä Ferret = fretti (noun) etsiä tarkoin (verb) metsästää fretillä (verb) Rabbit = kani (noun); kaniini (noun); pyydystää kaniineja (verb) This FegLibrarian Moment was brought to you by The Finnish Society For Prefixes, local Atlanta chapter. Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:57:17 -0800 From: "J. Katherine Rossner" Subject: Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) OK, I've been procrastinating for fear that nobody wants to hear about it. But the term has started, and I am TA'ing Psychopathology; and since I brought it up, and just in case there's anybody out there still curious, or still interested in that thread...Diagnostic Criteria for personality disorders. From the DSM-IV. (And what I'm looking for are songs describing/illustrating that sort of personality, as specifically as possible. I'll put first the ones for which I have some ideas, hoping that you'll get some idea of what I mean. Also, the songs shouldn't be too obscure--I'm going to have to track down copies to play for the class! unless of course you have The Perfect Song and would be willing to send me a copy.) Personality Disorders are defined in terms of a whole relational pattern, rather than the more specific problems that many people usually think of as psychological disorders. (The section on PDs says that each represents "an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture...manifested in two or more of the following areas: cognition, affectivity (emotion), interpersonal functioning, impulse control"; the enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations, it leads to significant distress or impairment in functioning, it's stable and of long duration [i.e. established by early adulthood], not due to effects of a substance abuse or general medical condition or other psychological disorder. The bits about significant distress, duration, and not due to other effects or disorders can be assumed for each PD, so I'm just including the distinguishing criteria.) I've copied in the pattern descriptions and the basic criteria, not the whole description much less the context. Try to avoid the temptation of diagnosing yourself...or your friends...or your exes... but I hope it will be enough to give the general idea. If anything's unclear, email me. **DSM-IV AXIS II PERSONALITY DISORDERS** SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER: A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings...indicated by four or more of the following: 1. neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family 2. almost always chooses solitary activities 3. has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person 4. takes pleasure in few, if any, activities 5. lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives 6. appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others 7. shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity. [Pretty much decided on this one. Simon and Garfunkel, "I Am a Rock". Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 7 pretty well met, and I think 3 and 5 are implied.] ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pttern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others." Three or more of the following: 1. failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest 2. deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure 3. impulsivity or failure to plan ahead 4. irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults 5. reckless disregard for safety of self or others 6. consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations 7. lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another [So far the best candidate is "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". Criteria 1, 3, 4, 6, 7; also, the antisocial personality is often experienced as charming, fun company, etc.--which to me suits the personality of that bubbly little song: the surface charm covering up the nastiness at first.] PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER: (Note that this is *not* the same thing as paranoid schizophrenia. Very brief distinction: schizophrenia always involves a lot more disorganization and mental/emotional fragmenting.) A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four or more of the following: 1. suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her 2. is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates 3. is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him or her 4. reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events 5. persistently bears grudges, i.e. is unforgiving of injuries, insults, or slights 6. perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack 7. has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner. SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior." (This comes closer to schizophrenia, but the person is still basically able to function.) Five or more of the following: 1. ideas of reference (excluding delusions of reference). [Note: Ideas of reference mean that the person sees things as referring to him/herself, in material that others would probably see as neutral. Delusions of reference are more fixed: the person is *certain* of the reference rather than thinking "hmm, this might be about me", and IIRC they tend to be weirder. Think D#.] 2. odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations). [Yes, I'm not entirely comfortable with this as a criterion--but in the context of the rest of the problem it makes sense.] 3. unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions 4. odd thinking and speech (e.g. vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped) 5. suspiciousness or paranoid ideation 6. inappropriate or constricted affect 7. behavior or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar 8. lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives 9. excessive anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgements about self. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity." Five or more of the following: 1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment 2. a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation 3. identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self 4. impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating) 5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior 6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g. intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days) 7. chronic feelings of emptiness 8. inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g. frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights) 9. transitive, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms. HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking." Five or more of the following: 1. is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention 2. interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior 3. displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions 4. consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self 5. has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail 6. shows self-dramatiziation, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion 7. is suggestible, i.e. easily influenced by others or circumstances 8. considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are [Haven't found a song for this one, but somehow it feels like a country-music one! But if the person who suggested "anything by Tori Amos" has more specific ideas given these criteria, I'd like to know about that too.] NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy." Five or more of the following: 1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g. exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements) 2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love 3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions) 4. requires excessive admiration 5. has a sense of entitlement, i.e. unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations 6. is interpersonally exploitative, i.e. takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends 7. lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others 8. is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her 9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes [Two candidates so far: Susan Werner's "Movie of My Life" (1, 2, 4, 8, 9) and Don McLean's "Everybody Loves Me, Baby" (all?).] AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation." Four or more of the following: 1. avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection 2. is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked 3. shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed 4. is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations 5. is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy 6. views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others 7. is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of." Five or more of the following: 1. has difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others 2. needs others to assume responsibility for most major areas of his or her life 3. has difficulty expressing disagreement with others because of fear of loss of support or approval (note: do not include realistic fears of retribution) 4. has difficulty initiating projects or doing things on his or her own (because of a lack of self-confidence in judgment or abilities rather than a lack of motivation or energy) 5. goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others, to the point of volunteering to do things taht are unpleasant 6. feels uncomfortable or helpless when alone because of exaggerated fears of being unable to care for himself or herself 7. urgently seeks another relationship as a source of care and support when a close relationship ends 8. is unrealistically preoccupied with fears of being left to take care of himself or herself [Also country music, I'm guessing.] OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency." (Note: *not* the same thing as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--though it shares some characteristics; the personality disorder doesn't, per se, involve obsessive thinking or compulsive ritualistic behavior patterns.) Four or more of the following: 1. is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost 2. shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g. is unable to complete a project because his or her own overly strict standards are not met) 3. is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity) 4. is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification) 5. is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value 6. is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things 7. adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others: money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes 8. shows rigidity and stubbornness Maybe there aren't appropriate songs for all of these; I don't know. But finding a few of them makes me think that there might be, and if so it will be a great way to illustrate for the class. I think. Anyway, thanks in advance for any help. Katherine ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 19:43:13 -0000 From: "Matthew Knights" Subject: Nick Drake 0% Robyn For anyone in the UK who is interested, there is a TV documentary about Nick Drake coming up- Monday 1st Feb on BBC2 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:46:33 -0500 (EST) From: normal@grove.ufl.edu Subject: re: Colin Blunstone On Wed, 20 Jan 1999 MCINTYRE@pa.msu.edu wrote: > While Colin's solo work is light enough to be called "wispy" (-8, there is > a decent compilation out, covering his early solo albums, that includes one > extremely unnerving song that has an extrememly depressed airline pilot > calling on his passengers for help in landing the plane because he just > can't function. Most atypical for Colin. I wackyparsed that as "an extremely decompressed airline pilot", which I think would've been a much better song. I can see it now, sort of a cross between Space Oddity and that song that goes "I'm the captain, listen to me, return my ship to me" or something like that[1]. "This is my plane, so I've got to explain I need a helping hand or else we won't land I'm the piiiiiilot There's no air, no air in here" And yeah, you can't get any wispier than 30,000 feet up. 1: I haven't heard it in about five years. I don't know who it's by. It's the sort of song that could've been by Three Dog Night but wasn't. It was by some other forgettable 70s band. (Why do people still remember THree Dog Night if they're just a forgettable 70s band? My explanation is taht THree Dog Night is officially two forgettable 70s bands and will take another two years before they fade away entirely.) And to combine two other threads, how ubiquitous is Nick Drake? Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:41:15 +0000 From: overbury@cn.ca Subject: re: Colin Blunstone Mark, Don and Mel (Grand Funk Railroad), "Closer to Home". Great news folks -- they've reunited! > > I wackyparsed that as "an extremely decompressed airline pilot", which I > think would've been a much better song. I can see it now, sort of a cross > between Space Oddity and that song that goes "I'm the captain, listen to > me, return my ship to me" or something like that[1]. > > 1: I haven't heard it in about five years. I don't know who it's by. > It's the sort of song that could've been by Three Dog Night but wasn't. > It was by some other forgettable 70s band. > - -- Ross Overbury Montreal, Quebec, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:14:52 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Fish Gloss FG track listing will be available on the site momentarily. The blasted "V3 url redirect system" seems to me on the fritz, so go directly to http://158.72.105.122/gh/fish_gloss.htm let me know if you want to substitute new songs for old. and now, more words: sluice kiosk orb retrofit implode brusque zydeco sphere self-destruct speedial cluster psychlotron googol flambe tactic tea-cosy and finally: spanghew (to fling violently, esp. a frog or toad) (not that i'd ever do that, mind) thanks gene! =b ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V8 #19 ******************************