From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #243 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, July 10 1999 Volume 08 : Number 243 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Dukes of Stratosphear: RIP [Natalie Jacobs ] Eyes Wide Shut [Joel Mullins ] Re: Eyes Wide Shut [hal brandt ] kubrick-style censor beating [DDerosa5@aol.com] The web site in question [steve ] [Fwd: robyn hitchcock] [michelle wiener ] More jewels from the haggia sophia [The Great Quail ] seattle ho! [four episode lesbian ] Re: "Let me tell you about my MOTHER!!!" ["Capitalism Blows" ] Ok, not sure if the last message went... ["Ghost Surfer" ] Re: top 100 books ["Capitalism Blows" ] Re: top 100 books [Ross Overbury ] Re: Eyes Wide Shut [fred is ted ] 100 'Best'Novels ["jbranscombe@compuserve.com" Subject: Dukes of Stratosphear: RIP > XTC's alter-ego band, the sort of band that andy partridge once > said they all wanted to be in when they were in high school. much > psychedelia. i was always hoping they'd release another album... Steve has probably already beaten me to the punch on this, but I'll say it anyway. Unfortunately the Dukes died in a tragic kitchen accident involving a rusty whisk, or maybe it was a lot of lemon drops and hot fat. At least that's what Andy Partridge claims. At least we still have the Apples in Stereo. n. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 18:19:20 -0700 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Eyes Wide Shut *** Genitals digitally removed from Kubrick swan song TORONTO (AP) - The sex organs of actors in Stanley Kubrick's much-anticipated final film, "Eyes Wide Shut," have been digitally removed in the version opening in Canada next week. Canadians wishing to see the film about the darker side of sexual desire will be fed the less risque American version rather than the original, unaltered version bound for audiences in Europe. The decision to electronically alter the American version of the film - starring real-life husband and wife actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman - has ignited a controversy of its own. Kubrick fiercely protected his films from tampering by studio editors. The cut of the film to be shown in Canada contains 65 seconds worth of "digital masking" in which genitalia has been electronically covered up in a climactic orgy scene toward the end of the film. Los Angeles-based Warner Bros. said parts of the sex scene were blurred to satisfy the demands of the U.S classification system, in which most movies containing sex or violence are awarded a Restricted rating, allowing people under 18 to see the film as long as they're accompanied by an adult. If films exceed certain limits - for instance if they show male genitalia - they get the dreaded NC17 label which stands for "No Children 17 or under." Canada only has an R rating which rules out anyone under 18. But Canadian classifiers only get to rate American movies after the original version has already been changed. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:43:22 -0600 From: hal brandt Subject: Re: Eyes Wide Shut > > *** Genitals digitally removed from Kubrick swan song I'd like to remove the genitals from those who made that decision. /hal ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:01:18 EDT From: DDerosa5@aol.com Subject: kubrick-style censor beating I'm sure someone else has already responded, but from what I read in Time magazine at my parents' house last weekend, the only changes Kubrick had to make to Eyes Wide Shut were in the orgy scene at the end--since he was unwilling to cut anything, he digitally imposed other people in front of whatever was so goddamn objectionable. Yeah, it sucks that the rest of the world gets it unfucked-with, but it is a pretty ingenious solution... dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:14:16 -0500 From: steve Subject: The web site in question For those of you who missed it the first time around, the site with the wacky film reviews is www.capalert.com. - - Steve _______________ We're all Jesus, Buddha, and the Wizard of Oz! - Andy Partridge ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 00:14:54 -0400 From: michelle wiener Subject: [Fwd: robyn hitchcock] i just got this from the WOXY contact: > robyn just cancelled. he's not coming in. he's still doing the show, but > not the station thing. the cloud over my head just turned black. so, i've already had my tantrum. but clearly this means i won't be taping the now non-existent show. my apologies to those i've been negotiating with--hopefully i've caught you in time. grrrr. michael wolfe penned: >But then, I wasn't offended >when Cartman apologized for calling Kyle a Jew, so what do I >know? Par for the course, I guess. cartman apologized for calling kyle "dumb." i swear matt stone had the exact same upbringing i did. the "lonely jew" song from the mr. hanky episode (also the debut of "kyle's mom is a big fat bitch") had me in tears. grade school was *just* like that. yeah, i used to be a psychedelic jew...now i just have periodic flashbacks. michelle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 10:48:27 -0400 From: The Great Quail Subject: More jewels from the haggia sophia Hi, Eddie! Heh heh -- it wasn't until "Star Trek Insurrection" that I came across this gem as a godless point-loser: "corruption at the government level" WOW!!!!! This site is the best ever! Thank you, Eddie, thank you!!! I may have to start writing for them myself. I say we suibmit them reviews of old "David & Goliath" episodes from Sunday morning TV. . . . - --Q +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ The Great Quail, K.S.C. (riverrun Discordian Society, Kibroth-hattaavah Branch) For fun with postmodern literature, New York vampires, and Fegmania, visit Sarnath: http://www.rpg.net/quail "The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven." --Psalms 105:40 (Also see Exodus 16:13 and Numbers 11:31-34 for more starry wisdom) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 22:56:34 -0400 From: four episode lesbian Subject: seattle ho! okay, all you seattle fegs...i'm heading out tomorrow morning to visit your fair city and pay homage to the space needle. i'll be around until mid-weekish before heading up to vancouver for a few days. i'll be able to check mail while i'm out there, so please let me know off-list how to get in touch and when a good day or night to do so is. i don't have too many specific plans yet, so we should be able to work something out... woj ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 01:02:26 PDT From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: Re: "Let me tell you about my MOTHER!!!" <-----Michael K., who, in the middle of writing this email, got a call from someone at Capitol that he's gonna get a promo of the "Pet Sounds" reissue - -- woo-hoo!!!!> speaking of reissues, anybody heard this new souped-up printing of THE CARS? um, it's on rhino, right? _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 08:30:26 PDT From: "Ariel Green" Subject: And again... Okay... I already know that it's capalert.com. I need to know where the *archive* section is... The one that someone said had Eddie's letter *archived* in it... _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:44:48 PDT From: "Ghost Surfer" Subject: Ok, not sure if the last message went... I sent a message about a gig in London, but i think the pc crashed before it went out, so i'll try again. Apologies if it's a repeat. On Monday 12th July there's a great gig at the Notting Hill Arts Centre to celebrate the Dreamy records compilation cd "Head In The Clouds". The acts are arco (Nick Drake esque), Kirk Lake (slightly Nick Cave esque), Chris Starling (ex Starlings and Muttonbirds), Jamie Owen and Graham. First band on at 8.30. Further details are on the Dreamy website at.. www.dreamyrecords.demon.co.uk Also on monday is damien Jurado at the Rough Trade shop in Notting Hill at 6pm, so you can do both. see you there? - ----------------************************************************------------ "There are times when i can't think about the future, when all my days seem so dark and life seems cruel" - Mojave 3 & "Make a moment last forever, gaze across the ocean to the sun" - Unknown !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 14:00:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: top 100 books of the century: http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/top100.html joyce is number one, but more surprising is who is number one on the readers list: DIANETICS:THE MODERN SCIENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH by L. RON HUBBARD http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100best/ Quaaaaaaaail!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 12:00:15 PDT From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: Re: top 100 books damien opened for robyn at the croc last year. that's not either number one. perhaps i was looking at the wrong list? but the one listed here has Atlas Shrugged at #1, The Fountainhead at #2, and *Battlefield Earth* at #3. and i'll tell you, though i wouldn't rank it quite that highly, Battlefield Earth is fucking *incredible*!! supposedly they were making a movie of it, but i don't know what ever became of that. hold on...ha! i just checked the imdb, and it's supposed to come out next year, with john travolta in the role of terl! i've no idea what to make of that. anyhow, despite the seven rand and hubbard novels in the top 10, i prefer the readers' list. yes, it's more populist. but it's also *better*, in my opinion (though they too are greatly misleaded in selecting 1984 and Animal Farm as orwell's two best novels). but i mean, shit, they've got my two all-time favorites, Dune and Lord of the Rings both in the top 15, and the board doesn't have either of them ranked, at all. and they've got Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy (even though Restaurant At The End Of The Universe is the funnier book, if you ask me). a little birdie sent me a copy of JEWELS. thanks, little birdie!!! i'm only to Elizabeth Jade. so far, i like it more than i like most robyn albums upon first listen, so i think that's a pretty good sign. NASA Clapping is killer, without a doubt. hey, it sounds like he says, "all right, morris" during that. anybody got a list of the musicians? is that our beloved morris windsor? and is andy listed at all? _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:27:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Ross Overbury Subject: Re: top 100 books On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Capitalism Blows wrote: > has Atlas > Shrugged at #1, The Fountainhead at #2, and *Battlefield Earth* at #3. and > i'll tell you, though i wouldn't rank it quite that highly, Battlefield > Earth ... [snip] ... i just checked > the imdb, and it's supposed to come out next year, with john travolta in the > role of terl! i've no idea what to make of that. John's a member of the Church of Scientology. Nuff said? They're shooting it here in Montreal. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 14:00:39 -0700 (PDT) From: fred is ted Subject: Re: Eyes Wide Shut - --- hal brandt wrote: > > *** Genitals digitally removed from Kubrick swan > song > > I'd like to remove the genitals from those who made > that decision. I imagine the gonads have already been deleted. Which digits were used in the removal process? A thumb, for sure. And plenty of studio weasel zeros. Sounds painful. Poor Stanley. Ted "Yeah, we get high on music" Kim Deal _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 19:24:03 -0400 From: "jbranscombe@compuserve.com" Subject: 100 'Best'Novels Two deeply poor lists. Yay, Ayn Rand - simplistic Commie hater on High School reading lists. Propaganda masquerading as philosophy. Matched on the posh parade by ludricrous placings for Nabokov. Gosh, you Americans love an emigre Russki aristo.... Yours, with the big stirring spoon. jmbcov ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V8 #243 *******************************