From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #253 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, July 16 1999 Volume 08 : Number 253 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Stump the Indie Know-It-All! ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr." ] Re: Chicago Reader's take on Jewels [Miles Goosens ] Talking dawgs and summertime blues [Natalie Jacobs ] MABD in Cincinnati [michelle wiener ] Re: This is the dog talkin', now ["Kenneth" ] Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... [digja611@student.otago] dawgs [digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan)] eb all over the world ["Capitalism Blows" ] Re: religion [Stewart Russell 3295 Analyst_Programmer ] rock and/or roll quote needed [HSatterfld@aol.com] Re: This is the dog talkin', now [The Great Quail ] Re: rock and/or roll quote needed [Bayard ] Re: UK Dates Question [Michael R Godwin ] Re: Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... [Mark_Gloster@3com.] Re: This is the dog talkin', now [Christopher Gross ] Re: Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... [Ethyl Ketone ] Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! [Aaron Mandel ] Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! [Ken Ostrander ] Re: Chicago Reader's take on Jewels [Miles Goosens ] ! [digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan)] Hitch in Columbus [Showdog25@aol.com] Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! [Joel Mullins ] MABD in Columbus [fred is ted ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:55:33 -0500 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! OK, there are shameless plugs in this post. You've been warned. A friend of mine is in a band from Arlington, Virginia, USA, called Barcelona. They make sweet Moogy indie-pop music, and I recommend it. Their very first CD, "Simon Basic," was just released and it's pretty high on my Favorite Summer CDs of All Time list. Anyway, on their web site is a fun game: Stump the Indie Know-It-All, which takes you through a bunch of questions and keeps score. I did it, fared extremely poorly (rounded out the bottom of the list, as a matter of fact), and had a good old time doing it. I know quite a bit of you Fegs are trivia buffs, so I thought I'd pass it along. NP: Robert Wyatt, "Shleep" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:56:00 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: Chicago Reader's take on Jewels At 05:48 PM 7/15/99 -0400, DDerosa5@aol.com wrote: >ones. When Hitchcock's good, he combines an eerie, playfully sexy poetic >sensibility with wryly passionate English folk-rock elegance, as if the >molecules of Roald Dahl and Roy Harper got mixed up in some SF transporter. >But when he's bad, doing his cutesy-poo surrealistic shtick, he's as >swat-worthy as a Bart Simpson-headed fly. I've seen him transcend weak >material live, but I'd much rather hear the good stuff." > >Ooof. I must admit that the more I listen to the album, the use of a very >pretty instrumental lead-in to Cheese Alarm almost sounds like a parody of a >novelty song, despite the political bit tacked on the end. And butting it up >against VST might mean people feel like they have a weird al record. Too bad, >since the stuff at the end is so good. Look at the bright side--maybe this >nasty bit will keep people away from the instore... Who wrote that? DeRogatis? It has that quality of half-brilliance/half-swatworthiness that I associate with him... later, Miles ====================================================== Miles Goosens R. Stevie Moore website http://www.rsteviemoore.com My personal website http://www.mindspring.com/~outdoorminer/miles "If a million people say a stupid thing, it is still a stupid thing." -- Anatole France ====================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:31:57 +0000 (GMT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: attn Portland Fegs! On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Michael Wolfe wrote: > >what is the state of public radio in Oregon? > Is it just me, or is this a tautology? The state of public radio > in Oregon is Oregon! Yeah. Oregon. I'm with Michael on this one. > >what is its programming like around Portland? > Well, we have 4-ish public stations that I know of. There's: > KOPB -- Big FM NPR affiliate. > KBPS -- 24 hour classical (based at my high school alma mater, > too!) > KBOO -- Community supported FM public radio. > KPSU -- Ultra-low wattage AM station affiliated with Portland > State University. If you're counting KPSU, you might as well count KMHD, too. Mount Hood Community College jazz station. > >any decent experimental venues (college radio) ? > I'm not sure what experimental radio entails -- the technology > itself is pretty mature. But in terms of content, KBOO is about > as eclectic and free-form as you could hope for. KPSU isn't bad > either, but I couldn't go into details as to exactly how either > is programmed. Did you mean experimental radio venues? KBOO would be just about your best darn bet. However, if you meant performance venues, we've got them aplenty, too. 17 Nautical Miles is probably most notable. OK. Back to the conference. J. - -- ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:40:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: Talking dawgs and summertime blues Peter Blegvad, on his spoken word album "Unearthed," does two pieces about talking dogs, "Dog With a Conscience" and "Black Dog." The latter is about how Winston Churchill referred to his depression as the Black Dog, and what happened to the Black Dog after Churchill died. He appeared in dog food commercials for a while, but was replaced by an Airedale named Jimmy who made people laugh. Eventually he persuades a woman to drive him to Liverpool because it's nice and depressing there and the weather suits his clothes. And speaking of dogs and depression, Nick Drake sings a happy little song about a black-eyed dog who called at his door. That sort of counts as a talking dog, no? (The dog also "calls out for more.") Drake also did a kind of lame version of "Summertime" which can be found on a home recording available as a bootleg at your nearest unscrupulous record shop. n. p.s. For those of you attending the Chicago shindig, I come bearing nifty things: the new Kristin Hersh record, a gen-u-ine copy of JfS, and that Neutral Milk Hotel song from the Merge compilation, "Engine." And, of course, everyone will receive a Thoth. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:06:33 -0400 From: michelle wiener Subject: MABD in Cincinnati hey--i had this all ready to go this morning but my house is currently overrun with other people who need the online time. went to the show last night (btw, rob, sorry we lost track of each other after robyn's set--hope you got home ok). sonic boom: what-ever. half an hour is way too long for electronic balderdash, methinks. sebadoh, schmebadoh. i'm not a music critic. this was my first robyn show in four years and it was almost worth the wait. i knew that he wouldn't be playing for more than half an hour, so i was looking for quantity, and got it. he really seemed to pull in the non-fegs from the crowd--which was incredibly sparse for Bogarts, but typical for a city that doesn't seem to care all that much about anything not lawrence welk. unlike the review of the first show that i read yesterday (which also helped to decrease my expectations), the crowd seemed to increase the longer robyn played--and unlike sebadoh, whose audience seemed to decrease the longer they played. he opened with "gene hackman," and that was the *only* "new" song he played. he said something about how the merchandising people didn't bring along the new CD, even though they had plenty of T-shirts (which looked cool, there's a lime green with blue trim and the "jewels" starfish-like thingy in purple, but i left without buying one), so the rest of his set was comprised on songs "not on the T-shirt." he went into "i'm only you," an absolutely *riveting* rendition of "glass hotel," "airscape"--which i've heard live before but never by robyn solo, so *that* was cool. he didn't talk all that much, but then, he only had a limited amount of time, and as i've recently rediscovered the "wilfred, disgraced, was sent upstairs" bit in the middle of "raymond chandler evening," i'm fairly satiated. he closed with "freeze," which sounded fine to *me*--i've always liked that song. and unlike the st. louis show, he did come back for one encore, which absolutely and completely blew me away: "queen of eyes." g'doink! granted, my first show was in 1992 and i've only seen him perform three other times, but in that time i've never seen him (solo or with the egyptians) perform any sort of soft boys number. and "underwater moonlight" is just fabulous and i was just floored, incredibly happy, just, wow. yeah. it was a very cool night for me. i'm not a huge flaming lips fan (the only song i really know is "tangerine," which they played), but i thought they were very cool. they also encored. i was hoping for a massive all-band encore, but that didn't happen. i have no idea what they'd all do, anyway. Bogart's usually ends all ages shows during the week before midnight. i'm wondering if the shows in chicago this weekend will be longer? i also received "jewels for sophia" from a little birdie last night and listened to it in the car on the hour-long ride home from cincinnati. wow. i'm hoping "elizabeth jade" gets some air-time. flushed, happy, bewildered and bothered, michelle ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 21:38:38 -0500 From: "Kenneth" Subject: Re: This is the dog talkin', now "My dog barks some..." also check out Mikhail Bulgakov's short novel "Heart of a Dog" if Frankenstein were Russian and inserted a human pituitary into a mutt off the street. The tale is told first person from the dog's perspective. The result is pity for any craven creature under the shadow of Man. Bulgakov is a satirist/playwright/novelist. His best (and most popular) work is the Master and Margarita. Kenneth- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:00:31 +1200 From: digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... >If you find one that's better than the Zombies' version let me know. I >believe I own versions by Dave Edmunds (w/ Love Sculpture?) and Paul >McCartney (on "Choba B CCCP"). Those two don't appear to be listed among >the 864 versions noted on the All Music Guide. What brand of blank tape >will your friend be using? I want to buy stock before he/she gets started. and that's not including songs inspired by Summertime (such as Godley & Creme's "Sailor", off Consequences). I think the best version of Summertime I've heard was one that was done way back when by a woman with a fantastic blues voice. Unfortumately I can't even remember who it was, although chances are it was Billie Holiday. That voice... >However, 'Bess you is my woman now' and 'I loves you Porgy' are credited >to D Heyward and _both_ Gershwins. Who is D Heyward? DuBose Heyward was lyricist on Porgy and Bess (surprise surprise). Apart from that, I haven't a clue! My memory is really going though... I've been wracking my brains to remember a song for the last two days. What song is it (and who by?) that has the lines "I want to live in the desert, I want to be like Georgia O'Keeffe"? I though it was "Over the moon", by Pere Ubu, but if it is, it's a different version of it to the one I've got. Sigh. Help!!! James ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:11:27 +1200 From: digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: dawgs >But I'm wondering, do they have to actually be dogs talking in such >a way as to sound like real dogs, or can it just be any song sung >from the POV of a dog? if so, add Zappa's "Evelyn, a modified dog" James ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:29:02 PDT From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: eb all over the world miles' friend came up with the entire setlist from the 7/13 show, and here 'tis: 1) Gene Hackman 2) The Cheese Alarm 3) Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom 4) I Something You 5) Lucky Pig (certainly not the title, just a lyric scrap) 6) Queen of Eyes 7) Caroline 8) You and Oblivion 9) Freeze #7 is, naturally, I Am Not Me. i *would have* assumed that #5 was Queen Of Eyes, except that he's got it listed as #6. am i going crazy? is there another song that mentions "lucky pig" or something like it? i've got it on laserdisc, sister. <>Who runs Christianity? Who runs Buddhism? Who runs the "New Age" spirituality? Quail, Quail, and Quail, respectively.> this reminds me of something, though i can't remember just what. at any rate, i laughed my ass off when i saw it! mark, i'd *love* to believe that the academy will throw South Park a bone, but i just don't see it. if it had been a huge hit, or even a massive critic/cult phenemon a la Pulp Fiction, then, sure. but that doesn't appear to be the case. KEN "Though I die, La Resistance lives on" THE KENSTER _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:35:11 +0100 (BST) From: Stewart Russell 3295 Analyst_Programmer Subject: Re: religion >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Hooker writes: Michael> they dazzle us with heaven, or they damn us into hell. Not all religions promise bread and circuses. Some are experimental. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 06:00:55 -0500 From: tanter Subject: Birth Announcement (totally off topic!) Marcy and Alex Tanter proudly announce the arrival of a little sister for Robyn and Laura! Sarah Charlotte Ellis Tanter arrived 7/13/99 at 7:19pm, 8lbs 15oz, 20". She's really gorgeous and is giving her mummy an easy time so far. Anyone who wants to come see her is welcome!! :) Marcy L. Tanter Assistant Professor of English Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 76401 254-968-9892 (9039 to leave a message) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 10:20:18 EDT From: HSatterfld@aol.com Subject: rock and/or roll quote needed Where I work, we are having a contest where we are supposed to, in 250 words or less, describe why being a computer consultant is like being a rock and roll star. This is too much work so I would like to find a quote from some rock and roll star describing his or her job in a way that does not explicitly mention music. If anybody knows of such a quote off the top of their head that they feel would be amusing or at least totally inappropriate for a consultant, I'd like to hear it. If I win something sharable I'll share it with you. If I win Metallica tickets you can have them. thank you drive thru, Hollie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:22:49 -0400 From: The Great Quail Subject: Re: This is the dog talkin', now Mr Godwin writes, >Sounds good! This reminds of a story by P G Wodehouse which is written >from the point of view of a dog. Although I have yet to read it, I am pretty sure that the new Paul Auster book, "Timbuktu," is from the point of view of a dog. - --Quail, Apostate of Throgg PS: Why didn't I see this thread as yet just another way for Chris Gross to bring up Skinny Puppy? +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 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, 16 Jul 1999 11:25:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: Re: rock and/or roll quote needed > If anybody knows of such a quote off the top of their head that they feel > would be amusing or at least totally inappropriate for a consultant, I'd > like to hear it. this piece doesn't have much (anyting) to do with computer consulting, but it's totally inappropriate. I don't think you can actually use it, as it's "supposedly copyrighted". http://www.alternatech.net/jh3/silly/musnsex.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:27:43 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: UK Dates Question On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Tony Blackman wrote: > In the UK dates, Wavedon is listed. Anyone know where it is? Is it meant to > be Wavendon nr. Milton Keynes or is it meant to be somewhere else? I'm up > for meeting at most of the gigs in the Southern half of the country....I > might even venture so far as Birmingham as it's on a Sunday night. The only Wavedon that I can locate is the one in MK. There have been some gigs advertised there recently - maybe it's a new club or something. > Would Oxford be as close for you Mike than Winchester? I'm just North of > Oxford these days. Yes, Oxford would definitely be a possibility for me. - - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:47:15 -0700 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... With brain wracked in wracking tape, James dixit: >My memory is really going though... I've been wracking my brains to >remember a song for the last two days. What song is it (and who by?) that >has the lines "I want to live in the desert, I want to be like Georgia >O'Keeffe"? I though it was "Over the moon", by Pere Ubu, but if it is, it's >a different version of it to the one I've got. Sigh. Help!!! Hello, twin! Say, of all weird things to happen, YOU asked a question to which I knew the answer. Didn't think that would happen. This is "Splendid Isolation," by none other than Warren Zevon. Thank you for doing your part to excercise my memory crystals that have not yet completely crumbled to dust. Happies, - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:14:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: This is the dog talkin', now On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, The Great Quail wrote: > PS: Why didn't I see this thread as yet just another way for Chris Gross to > bring up Skinny Puppy? I think you're being totally paranoid. You should lay down and listen to Skinny Puppy's "Anger" (on Cleanse, Fold & Manipulate, 1987; live version on the concert video/CD Ain't it Dead Yet?, 1989/1991) to relax and get back in touch with reality. Put it on repeat. - --ChrisTOPHER Gross ps: . Be the first on your block to see the Second Coming! ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:09:41 -0700 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: This is the dog talkin', now The Great Quail wrote: > Although I have yet to read it, I am pretty sure that the new Paul Auster > book, "Timbuktu," is from the point of view of a dog. And Paul Auster is really great by the way. I loved both Moon Palace and Leviathan. I wasn't aware he had a new book. I guess I'll have to grab that one of these days. Joel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:38:57 -0700 From: Ethyl Ketone Subject: Re: Fish are jumping, and a lyric question is nigh... At 8.47 AM -0700 7/16/99, Mark_Gloster@3com.com wrote: >Say, of all weird things to happen, YOU asked a question to >which I knew the answer. Didn't think that would happen. >This is "Splendid Isolation," by none other than Warren Zevon. So in my misguided youth I used to go to the "Day on the Green" shows in Santa Barbara to see a certain tie-dyed, long playing, well followed band who shall remain nameless and one year Warren Zevon opened for this band. He was promptly booed off the stage. I never saw a performer hounded off the stage before. He was drunk (or sounded drunk) and took over the mic and screamed obscenities and insults at the crowd before leaving. Had to share. It is a vision that pops into my head whenever Zevon's name is mentioned. And it wasn't just the acid. ;-) Be Seeing You, - - c "Questions are a burden for others. Answers are a prison for oneself." **************************************************************************** M.E.Ketone/C.Galbraith meketone@ix.netcom.com carrieg@blueplanetsoftware.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:23:41 -0700 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! Gene Hopstetter, Jr. wrote: > Anyway, on their web site is a fun > game: Stump the Indie Know-It-All, which takes you through a bunch of > questions and keeps score. I did it, fared extremely poorly (rounded > out the bottom of the list, as a matter of fact), and had a good old > time doing it. I know quite a bit of you Fegs are trivia buffs, so I > thought I'd pass it along. Well, I played this game. I did terribly. It told me I ranked #71 out of the 71 people who have played the game. Joel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:50:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Joel Mullins wrote: > Well, I played this game. I did terribly. It told me I ranked #71 > out of the 71 people who have played the game. there's some kind of bug; it tells you you're last even if you aren't. i was supposedly number 68 but actually something like 19th. sort of a lame quiz, though. bad britpop and a handful of new scenester bands - woo woo! a ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:06:32 -0400 From: Ken Ostrander Subject: Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! >> Anyway, on their web site is a fun >> game: Stump the Indie Know-It-All, which takes you through a bunch of >> questions and keeps score. > >Well, I played this game. I did terribly. It told me I ranked #71 out >of the 71 people who have played the game. it told me that i was 76 out of 76; but when i looked at the actual rankings i was actually number 14! woo hoo! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:20:21 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: Chicago Reader's take on Jewels At 05:20 PM 7/15/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Too bad the write up isn't particularly positive... >>...When Hitchcock's good, he combines an eerie, playfully sexy poetic >>sensibility with wryly passionate English folk-rock elegance, as if the >>molecules of Roald Dahl and Roy Harper got mixed up in some SF transporter. >>But when he's bad, doing his cutesy-poo surrealistic shtick, he's as >>swat-worthy as a Bart Simpson-headed fly. > >I think Dave might have inadvertently solved the mystery of what Eb has >been up to while his computer isn't working... Hee hee! Today I answered my own question about who wrote it by going to the Reader's website at ; it wasn't DeRogatis but Monica Kendrick. Judging from the other pieces on the page, I get the idea that being willfully acerbic is her own particular cutesy-poo swat-worthy schtick... later, Miles ====================================================== Miles Goosens R. Stevie Moore website http://www.rsteviemoore.com My personal website http://www.mindspring.com/~outdoorminer/miles "If a million people say a stupid thing, it is still a stupid thing." -- Anatole France ====================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:33:53 -0400 From: Ken Ostrander Subject: Re: Old 97s in Chill as well >hey, looking further through the reader, I see that the Old 97s are playing >the St. Pat's Block Party on friday night, which means they're either playing >free outside or in a church. I'm thinking, either of those is worth swinging >by on my way home from work. Interestingly, the author hated their first >three albums, but like Fight songs, "a solid pop record largely free of >cosmetic cowboyisms". Funny, I thought it dull. But I remember there were a >bunch of 97s fans on this list (and Rhett from the band a fan of Robyn), so I >thought I'd mention it. the new album is pretty decent. i bought it after seeing them live a couple of weeks ago. i thought the show was much better than the album. if you have a chance to see them for free, go for it! kenster ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:10:57 +1200 From: digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: ! Viv sez: >Well, that's that. I'm a Jamesian now. I subscribe to >Dignanism. eek! hmmm... now this may have some good points, though... James (thinking...) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:54:00 EDT From: Showdog25@aol.com Subject: Hitch in Columbus To the person who complained that Robyn did only nine songs in St. Louis, let me just say I DROVE 200 MILES TO SEE ROBYN DO SIX SONGS IN COLUMBUS!!!! Okay so I basically decided four hours before the show that if I left Indianapolis right then I could make it in time. And since I wasnt able to make the Cincinnati one (only about 100 miles from me) I figured what the heck. I havent seen Robyn in over four years, and Ive been out of the loop for the last two or three, so it would be worth it even if he only played nine songs. I havent heard any of the new songs (live or on tape) so I figured Id get at least 2 or 3 new songs, but only ONE STINKIN NEW SONG and it was the one about Gene Hackman!!! Sorry I dont know the real title but like I said Ive been out of the loop. Anyway heres the six songs he played: Gene Hackman Balloon Man Im Only You The Yip Song Autumn Is Your Last Chance Freeze The last two were electric. Oh well, at least Flaming Lips were good, but they only got an hour. I also grabbed a few extra Music Against Brain Degeneration postcards (one has tour dates and explains what the tour is about, the other tells you what to do with the headphones), so if anyone cant make a show but wants a souvenir, e-mail me directly and Ill figure out a way to get them to you. Please mail Showdog25@aol.com directly and not the digest, because if you respond to the digest Ill probably skim over it or delete the entire digest without reading it (which Ive been doing quite a bit lately). So did any of you go to the Columbus or Cincinnati shows? I had hoped there would be a review of Cincinnati before I made the trip to Columbus, but it was not to be. Oh well, probably wouldnt have made a difference anyway. Stay well. jay Showdog25@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:23:12 -0700 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: Stump the Indie Know-It-All! Ken Ostrander wrote: > >Well, I played this game. I did terribly. It told me I ranked #71 out > >of the 71 people who have played the game. > > it told me that i was 76 out of 76; but when i looked at the actual rankings i was actually number 14! woo hoo! Okay, I checked the scores and I'm not #71. Man, I thought I was stupid or something. But it turns out I'm #70. Isn't that a relief. Joel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 15:31:18 -0400 (EDT) From: fred is ted Subject: MABD in Columbus At the Newport Music Hall. Near capacity crowd, politely enthusiastic if not gonzo, all attempts at sustained enthusiasm dampened by the heat. I'll start off by confessing that we walked in at 8:40 and found Robyn working furiously through the ending solo bit of "Freeze." Eeek! I had assumed he would be the third and not second act. Yeah, I fucked up. He was in good voice, wearing a green shirt with big-ass polka dots. Problems ensued. The PA couldn't keep up with the solo, so his technique was lost. And whaddaya know, that was that. I asked somedbody how many songs Robyn had done, and she said four! Four and out! Maybe he was pissed at the sound, or was under the weather, or, *most* likely, time was unexpectedly tight. Sebadoh were game showmen, switching off instruments and having fun. Their material was weak, which when combined with a long set, made for a wearying experience. Looking around me, I was reminded of a high school assembly talent show. Nobody wanted to be rude and leave or cat-call for fear of hurting their peers' feelings, but there was alot of shuffling of feet. The night (and presumably the tour) belonged to the Flaming Lips. They were the only band to make real use of the video screen, showing obligatory clips from 2001, THX-1138, atom bomb testing, Soviet propaganda films, swimming sperm, Leonard Bernstein conducting, among others. The Lips did sync the clips to the music very well. Proggie-spandex alert--Wayne's main bang was a huge gong, which he visited constantly. Their sound was good, the set well-chosen. Crowd liked 'it, as did I. A big problem with the show was that the time between acts was wicked long. Wayne apologized profusely for this and other less prosecuteable offenses. If you come for the first act, expect a show of 4 1/2+ hrs. Few people made use of the headphones. Overall, not a bad show, but I wish RH had played more than four songs for a full and appreciative house (or just plain old me!). Ted, #47 on that test deal. "Yeah, we get high on music" Kim Deal _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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