From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V10 #67 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, March 9 2001 Volume 10 : Number 067 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: fegmaniax-digest V10 #65 [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] nottingham soft boys ["Chris Browning" ] tipple burly surprise [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] Underwater moonlight LP tracklist [Bayard ] is that rat tart? ["Andrew D. Simchik" ] Re: hey Jeme [Capuchin ] Re: tipple burly surprise [Jonathan Moren ] Take this in remembrance [Bayard ] Re: nottingham soft boys [recount chocula ] Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. [Capuchin ] Re: here's a nice girly drink for you [steve ] Re: triple girly suprise ["Russ Reynolds" ] number one when I was born ["Russ Reynolds" ] Re: Oh, why not, a few comments.... [JH3 ] Re: F*** the creationists! [Motherfucking Asshole ] Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. [Capuchin ] Re: Underwater moonlight LP tracklist [Capuchin ] Re: vinyl threesomes ["Brian Hoare" ] for Stewart C. Russell - everyone else please ignore [grutness@surf4nix.c] Re: F*** the creationists! [recount chocula ] Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. [recount chocula ] Re: triple girly suprise [Michael R Godwin ] Re: Quiz! [Michael R Godwin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:01:29 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V10 #65 K a dit: >And Dignan finished: >>-I used to work in a library, but that's not how I got onto the >>Fegmaniax list. >But in the battle of the Fegs youll still play on the librarian side, right? >I mean, what if theres a cricket question? well sure I'd play on the librarian's side. I do a mean line in wrist spin (leg-break) and but have been known to slog to square leg and... oh - you mean a *quiz*! James (putting his pads away again) PS - another great cocktail - equal parts butterscotch schnapps and coffee liqueur. Tia Maria works best for this but other coffee liqueurs are nearly as good.. James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand. =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- You talk to me as if from a distance -.-=-.- And I reply with impressions chosen from another time =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:53:43 -0000 From: "Chris Browning" Subject: nottingham soft boys more pertinently re:soft boys in nottingham does anyone know where the basement is? no one seems to have the foggiest idea round these parts.. if people are going to the concert, fancy meeting up for a drink beforehand? crispy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:12:06 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: tipple burly surprise >>I must say, it's really neat. I've never owned a triple album before. > >here are a few that i have: > >all things must pass george harrison one of my only two, along with "Consequences" by Godley and James (not taking bets on who'll be the first to name Yes's TFTO) PS: > according to this website, whatever song was #1 > on the day you were born is a theme to your life. If you want to know the date I was born, just call on me and I'll send it along, with love from me to you! James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand. =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- You talk to me as if from a distance -.-=-.- And I reply with impressions chosen from another time =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:18:58 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Underwater moonlight LP tracklist Shoot! I was wrong, Someone HAD sent me the tracklisting for the records. Looks like it's identical to the CD version, with the addition of the 7" 45rpm single. (Jeme did not mention Zip Zip - is it really on the single, Jeme?) this person asked not to be quoted, so I am not going to tell you who it is, but: __ Unfortunately I seems to have mislaid the sales sheet a friend faxed over to me (he works at a big music distribution company), but I'm pretty certain the 45 features 'Zip Zip', 'Innocent Boy', and 'Astronomy...' The following info is off the top of me head, so please don't quote me, just incase I am wrong.... The vinyl will be 3 LP's ! and apparently packaged in a gatefold sleeve, along with the 7". The first 4 sides (A-D) will comprise of 'UM' with the extra tracks from the Ryko CD. Sides E-F will feature the rehearsal sessions, the tracklist on my promo CD is.... Old Pervert -section 1 Like A Real Smoothie Alien Bloat (extract) UM She Wears My hair Wang Dang Pig Old Pervert - section 2 Insanely Jealous Leave Me Alone Goodbye Maurice Or Steve (that is the title on the sleeve) Old Pervert - section 3 Cherries Amputated Over You I Wanna, Er... (extract) Old Pervert - section 4 The notes are by david Fricke (Rolling Stone), and now we can pinpoint those rehearsals from The Boathouse in Cambridge, September/October 1979. Thank God for that. It's so irritating getting them at wrong speeds and being dated from 1977. At last ! ___ thank-you, anonymous individual....! Of course info is also here: http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_soft_boys/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 16:41:44 -0800 From: "Andrew D. Simchik" Subject: is that rat tart? >From: Viv Lyon > >tartan?" I suddenly felt like an asshole for thinking this delightful, >softspoken woman would ever _ever_ have told someone they looked "tarty." In my circles, "tarty" is a compliment. >From: Eb >And I probably won't quite like it, but I'd at least like to *hear* 69 Love >Songs. I listened to disc 1 (the only one I have) the other day and was surprised that I really enjoyed it. Then I tried again a few days later and had to hit STOP hurriedly as usual. I really have to be in the mood for how corny it is. By contrast, I can't get enough of _Holiday_. >From: The Great Quail >to society. He is bad, bad, bad, and he looks a bit like Mr. >Potato-Head after a week of being hopped up on goofballs. After you being hopped up on goofballs, or Eddie? Or Mr. Potato-Head? Drew ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:06:13 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: hey Jeme On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Aaron Mandel wrote: > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Capuchin wrote: > > The 7-inch is Innocent Boy b/w Astronomy Domine. > > Hmm. These definitely aren't on the track listing Matador has on its > website. They list 10 original tracks, 9 outtakes and 17 "other" songs > for the 2xCD... does the vinyl have any other bonuses? I think the track listings sound about right (10 on disc 1, 9 on disc 2 and 17 shorter ones on disc 3)... I'll know for sure when I get home. The vinyl has the single, a large format booklet (probably identical to the one in the CD sleeve, but MUCH bigger), and the first 1500 copies have a very ugly poster. I got one. I suspect you all will, too. OK... I'm going to try to go home now. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 02:45:47 +0100 From: Jonathan Moren Subject: Re: tipple burly surprise At 13:12 2001-03-09 +1300, you wrote: >James (not taking bets on who'll be the first to name Yes's TFTO) Hey, that's only a double! The triple's _Yessongs_. (And I only have the former..) J. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:27:36 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Take this in remembrance This song, which we were talking about recently, is according to Robyn "from my late father to me." You can download it from Dr. Halewood's FTP server. It's in the "LosAngeles-HighlandGrounds-22mar1993" folder. He also performs Every Day is Like Sunday, Yes I do, and Gigolo Aunt in this show. login to stats.unidec.co.uk with userid feggy and password TrainDream Thanks, Dr Halewood! =b ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 20:29:03 -0500 From: recount chocula Subject: Re: nottingham soft boys when we last left our heroes, Chris Browning exclaimed: >more pertinently re:soft boys in nottingham does anyone know where the >basement is? no one seems to have the foggiest idea round these parts.. it's part of a place called rock city . tickets can be booked by phone at 0115 941 2544. woj ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:48:51 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. [there are widely applicable bits at the end if you don't to read the geekstuff up top] On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, dmw wrote: > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, GSS wrote: > > The open PC is dead - start praying, says HD guru > > Well, I'm *not* going to buy hardware with DRM embedded in it, and I > know a lot of other like-minded people. I think the hardware > manufacturers are a little complacent right now because consumers have > not, en masse, rejected the DRM embedded in DVDs -- but that's only, > in my seldom humble opinion, because virtually the only legitimate > users disenfranchised by it are foreign film aficianados defeated by > the region coding Ahem. I won't buy a DVD player because of the licensing fees to the DVDCCA and the associated nonesense with the player keys. I'll only buy a DVD "used" for the same reason. I'm a "legitimate user" because I purchased a copy of a thing and would like to put it to my own personal uses. I think that INCLUDES watching it and making copies. Do you disagree? I don't run a commercial operating system with artificial controls over I/O. Therefore I'm disenfranchised by the player key restrictions and cetera. > (the single dumbest aspect of the scheme, if you ask me) It's the ONLY part of the scheme that protects their revenue stream (staggering release dates around the world to take advantage of marketing/seasons/etc.) and so, in one respect, it's the single smartest aspect of the scheme. The restriction on digital output is the single dumbest aspect of the scheme. "Here's a format capable of VERY high quality... MUCH better than broadcast television... but you can only view it through S-Video at best... which is EXACTLY broadcast quality." > (i'm not going to get into the issue of those who want to watch movies > on computer hardware -- yeah, well, whatever). Why is that "well, whatever"? The home computer is the single most versatile tool mankind has ever created (especially home computer + the public internet). It is a television, television studio, theater, editting station, telecommunications client, telecommunications switch, photo-lab, file cabinet, and entertainment console. It slices, it dices. If you have a good monitor, your television is a waste. I'm currently working on a project to build a small personal computer and modern SVGA monitor into an old Motorola telvision cabinet. I intend to make this device replace my television. It will have input for traditional video (co-ax, S-video, composite) and audio (1/4" plug, miniplug, composite RCA, SPDIF), as well as a DVD-ROM and CD-RW. It will have output via the monitor, CD-RW, SPDIF audio, RCA composite audio, composite video and S-video. It will have a wireless keyboard with a touchpad. This device will end up well under the cost of a similar telvision, DVD player, MP3 player, CD player and internet terminal. In addition, I will be able to copy CDs, generate MP3s, encode MPEG video streams, and write programs to do whatever, whenever. There is a damned good reason why the entertainment industry wants to control the PC market. It will be their death if left unchained. > but I think the many of the proposed standards for embedding DRM are > going to meet with one HELL of a lot of consumer resistance. When i > describe the ramifications of some of the proposed > standards/behaviours to people, they almost universally react with > shock and anger. But you have to explain to them. And most people don't have someone to explain these things. It's just another acronym in the 8x10 glossy pamphlet. "OOOH! CPRM with copy protection technology! I want that! That means muy stuff is safe from hackers!" > the entertainment folks are on the verge of a dangerous mistake, i > think -- no one NEEDS movies, or music, or computer games to survive*. > If the vendors put systems into place which make it unreasonably > difficult for the consumer to have a given entertainment experience, > the consumers aren't going to bother. Wow. I just can't agree with you there. People pay US$9 to go to the movies in some places. They accept this and pay US$3.75 for a quart of sugar water and another US$3.75 for some POPCORN. They put up with PEPSI ADS from the moment they enter the theater until the movie starts... and if they're lucky there will be no Pepsi ads IN the movie... and then Pepsi ads all the way out the door. James Cameron thinks that movies are too cheap... and that the average American considers going out to the movies to be EQUIVALENT to a stage production or concert and would GLADLY pay US$15-$25 for a ticket! There are people out there who BELIEVE they are doing something wrong when they dub a movie they've purchased or rented or a CD they bought or borrowed. People buy what the entertainment industry tells them to buy because they want nothing more than their circuses (bread available inside, no outside food or drink). > and businesses are not going to buy pieces of equipment once they > understand that a single-point failure, in the most vulnerable part of > that equipment, could theoretically require them to re-purchase all their > software licenses. Not just that, of course, but the extra COST (both monetary and processing overhead) of decrypting everything all the time just isn't going to fly... but, again, most people won't ever notice. > If all this makes no sense to you: what we're talking about > basically, are hard drives that will not save a file if you can't > electronically "prove" that doing so does not violate copyright; > speakers that will not play music that does not have an authentication > code embedded within it, videos that will play on your TV but not on > your neighbors, and a host of other schemes & devices that would make > your life more complex and difficult (and incidentally, treat you like > a criminal). It is very _1984_, and it's dumber than a sack of rocks. > As a consumer, there's no earthly reason you should support products > that treat you that way. And your DVD player already does this. And Intel is marketing systems to encrypt the data between your computer and your monitor... so that you can't put a recorder in between and capture things that you're watching... even if it's just a video you made with your kid in the back yard. This shit is all over the place and the "idea monopolies", encryption, and privacy are the number one issues in the world right now. If we don't bring down those who would take OWNERSHIP of human knowledge, we will become their slaves and absolutely powerless to stop them. > There are also a lot of folks who think that the provisions in the > DMCA which more-or-less paved the way for this kind of thinking are > likely to be held unconstitutional. All of copyright law is unconstitutional. Hasn't stopped us yet. The first amendment specifically states that Congress shall make NO LAW abridging the freedom of the press. This was an AMENDMENT to the Constitution of the United States of America and therefore should override any laws made in the name of Article I Section 8's provision for Congress to pass laws to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for a limited time to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. (Let's see what other reasons we can find that support the unconstitutionality of existing copyright law. Pretend you don't buy the argument about the first amendment overriding this provision. [Hint #1: No part of this says anything about transfering that exclusive right to anyone other than the author or the inventor. Hint #2: Literature, paintings, sculpture, and performance are all FINE arts, not useful arts. Hint #3: A thing is not limited if it is infinitely and retro-actively extendable.]) And the people of the world buy this bullshit because everybody's waiting to come up with "their idea... the one that'll make a million bucks!" J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 21:06:20 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: here's a nice girly drink for you Stewart C. Russell: >the this-has-to- be-for-a-dare Purple Cow (Welch's grape juice and >milk). What? The *original* Purple Cow is a grape float, at least on this side of the pond. - - Steve __________ If they know our secrets, why can't we know theirs? - Dana Scully ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 19:35:22 -0800 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: Re: triple girly suprise Am I the only person on this list who owns "The Concert For Bangla Desh"? If not, I bet I'm the only one who's listened to it within the past year (Side 5 is still worth the effort). I think Sandanista & All Things Must Pass are the only other triples I own, discounting maybe a couple of colections. While many great albums have been doubles, three is almost always overkill. So what would be the greatest triple (vinyl) album of all time? Carole Reichstein: > Didn't someone on this list brew Egyptian Cream Stout? I saw someone give > a bottle to Robyn onstage once. That was in fact me. I think I gave him the bottle at the Merchandise table before a GAMH show. I also saved one to enjoy for myself during the show and was nearly ejected from the premesis for drinking it. > As much as I'd love to own a wine rack or have a full bar at home, I just > can't afford to. What say we all pitch in and buy Carole a nice rack? - -rUss Beefeater, bone dry, 2 anchovy olives Anchor Steam from a bottle Fullers ESB from a tap ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 19:41:14 -0800 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: number one when I was born > The U.S. number 1 on the 11th January 1959 was The Chipmunk Song by The Chipmunks Yeah, that pretty much sums me up. - -rUss ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 00:28:23 -0600 From: JH3 Subject: Re: Oh, why not, a few comments.... Th' Grrrrrrate Kwaile writes: >One thing I noticed about the coverage of the new shootings is that >most of the major networks seem much more *prepared* for this. >Not only in general organization, cute graphics, and overall dramatic >expression, but CNN was interviewing various school shooting >"experts" and authors of books on school shootings and so on >within the first two hours... What interested me was how prepared the locals were. I don't know if it was because they were from California, or if everyone outside of the media in general has *finally figured it out*, but that same night they were all honking their horns whilst driving by the camera crews in front of the school, trying to disrupt the broadcasts! It didn't get rid of them, but I figure it's only a matter of time before they resort to something that could actually WORK, like Molotov cocktails. >And why are they calling this little fiend a "gunman?" I am all for >just calling him "the sick fuck who shall remain nameless." I think they should just call all high-school gun-kids "Melvin." Or better yet, "Herbert." That'd show 'em! >...unless someone is a recovering alcoholic, which gives them >a good reason to avoid the sauce, I really can't say I trust people >who don't enjoy the occasional drink. They look funny, they dress >funny, and they watch us drinkers with a lean and hungry eye, >waiting for us to get naked in public, or recite bad poetry, or >steal babies. You're RIGHT not to trust us. We intend to steal your underwear the moment you become incapacitated, and we won't be giving it back, ever. (But you can have the @$#%&!!! babies, as far as I'm concerned. Bleccch.) >They also tend to be overly fond of raw fish, name themselves >after monkeys, and write thirty-page postings about the >LINX browsers... Now that's just unfair! Talk about painting everyone with the same brush! And finally, Drew S. writes: >I'm sure there's some history here that I don't know, but why >does this list moonlight as the obituary page? Apparently, many Usenet servers don't carry alt.obituaries, so we're just providing a public service. Besides, there's always the chance that the latest celebrity death is going to be the one that wins you the $100, and nobody wants to wait for good news. John "avoid sushi NOW" Hedges ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:28:25 -0800 From: Motherfucking Asshole Subject: Re: F*** the creationists! >sounds more like the synthetic voice for the amiga to me. in order to get that thing to properly pronounce "penis", you had to spell it "peenis". for what it's worth. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:04:23 -0800 From: Motherfucking Asshole Subject: Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. the "spork". mustn't forget about the "spork". the only reason it's an issue at all is because there's money to be made. get rid of profits, and it vanishes. we work for them for wages. we're *already* slaves. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 00:15:20 -0700 From: vaska Subject: Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. > ever created> > > the "spork". mustn't forget about the "spork". > > and privacy are the number one issues in the world right now.> > > the only reason it's an issue at all is because there's money to > be made. get rid of profits, and it vanishes. > > > we will become their slaves> > we work for them for wages. we're *already* slaves. what did i say two days ago about russian and brasilian hackers? there's a war going on they won't tell us about in the press...yet... http://www.sans.org/newlook/alerts/NTE-bank.htm and i think they are just pissing these kids off even more...it's possibly too late already... wheel vs. computer atomic bomb vs. computer genetics vs. computer spork vs. computer "i don't know" - tibor kalman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:36:55 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, vaska wrote: > > > ever created> > > what did i say two days ago about russian and brasilian hackers? > there's a war going on they won't tell us about in the press...yet... > > http://www.sans.org/newlook/alerts/NTE-bank.htm > > and i think they are just pissing these kids off even more...it's > possibly too late already... The NIPC should be going after Microsoft, if they want to "protect our infrastructure". I mean, the shit those cats put out is just begging for exploitation. But mainly, folks should just wise up and we should get rid of the NIPC. > wheel vs. computer > atomic bomb vs. computer > genetics vs. computer > spork vs. computer > > "i don't know" - tibor kalman Note that I said "most versatile". The wheel comes pretty close, but I wouldn't call any of the six simple machines a "creation of mankind". They're more like elements of nature. Did anyone else here have to cover the "six simple machines" in some physical science course or other in grade school? I'm trying to remember them all... lever, screw, inclined plane, wheel and axle, wedge, and pulley. I never understood this because they're ALL just levers. Wheels and pulleys are continuous levers, a screw is a lever wrapped around a pole, extend the lever in another dimension and you get an inclined plane, afix that plane to another horizontal one and you've got a wedge... Doesn't make any sense. There's really just the one machine. So I'd say the lever is more versatile but, again, it wasn't really created by mankind. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:39:16 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Underwater moonlight LP tracklist Your friend was dead-on, Bayard. Those are all the tracks. And the single is, in fact, Innocent Boy (studio) b/w Zip Zip and Astronomy Domine (Maxwell's, NJ). It's not, strictly speaking, a 7-inch 45. The Innocent Boy side is 45rpm, but the other side is 33.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333rpm. Weird. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:33:15 -0800 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: Re: vinyl threesomes [demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] >While many great albums have been doubles, three is almost always overkill. >So what would be the greatest triple (vinyl) album of all time? > Grateful Dead: Europe '72. Played as a whole or by picking just a side or two its been my favourite live GD album for a long time. nb I only got to Dick's Pick 1 and dont have a vault full of GD tapes. A possible runner up would be FZ's Lather, except that the vinyl version was 4 disks, was available as bootleg only, is pretty much a recompilation of 4 other albums and has punky's whips and the enema bandit on it. The CD reissue is a triple though. Brian np the groovy/gravy decoy/decay cd - ------------------------------------------------------------ - --== Sent via Deja.com ==-- http://www.deja.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 01:23:16 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: for Stewart C. Russell - everyone else please ignore Stewart - I'm having a lot of trouble answering your last email message; my reply keeps bouncing ('permanent fatal error'). Are there problems with the address? James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand. =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- You talk to me as if from a distance -.-=-.- And I reply with impressions chosen from another time =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 08:57:05 -0500 From: recount chocula Subject: Re: F*** the creationists! when we last left our heroes, Motherfucking Asshole exclaimed: >>sounds more like the synthetic voice for the amiga to me. > >in order to get that thing to properly pronounce "penis", you had >to spell it "peenis". for what it's worth. well, when you're in town, i'll break the old amiga out of its boxes and you can demonstrate and/or entertain. we used to use the amiga to do voice-overs for the community calendar our college tv station used to fulfill community service requirements that got us on the local cable system for free. this lead to too much fun being had on late friday nights, as one might imagine. (sober, bored geeks! we had e-mail too! look out!) they replaced the amiga in 1990 so i took it off their hands for a song (literally). have i told that story before? woj ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 09:02:57 -0500 From: recount chocula Subject: Re: seriously OT DRM grumbles. when we last left our heroes, Capuchin exclaimed: >Did anyone else here have to cover the "six simple machines" in some >physical science course or other in grade school? I'm trying to remember >them all... lever, screw, inclined plane, wheel and axle, wedge, and >pulley. I never understood this because they're ALL just levers. well, i'm glad that jenny toomey didn't know this else the simple machines 7" compilations would all have the same name. +w ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:48:48 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: triple girly suprise On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Eb wrote: > (I don't think All Things Must Pass quite counts...it's really a > double-LP with a casual bonus EP. I haven't got ATMP, but my recollection is that it was 3 LPs. Maybe this was different in the US? However, I do have the Concert for Bangladesh, which is surely 3 LPs. - - Mike Godwin n.p. all those fabulous Eddie Lang tracks at www.redhotjazz.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:17:23 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Quiz! On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, James Dignan wrote: > I do a mean line in wrist spin (leg-break) and but have been known to > slog to square leg and... oh - you mean a *quiz*! All this and Ventolin too? Impressive! Anyway, my quiz league had a pair of Qs about the Beatles last week: What was the first Beatles single _not_ about love? What was the final Beatles single? I've checked on the second question and the answer they gave was definitely wrong (Ballad of John and Yoko). My 'Rock File 4' says that the last UK single was 'Let it be' and the the last US single was 'The long and winding road'. But what was the Beatles first 'non-love' single? Their second release 'Please Please Me' doesn't have love in the lyric. Moving on a bit, 'I wanna hold your hand' doesn't mention love - the singer is arguably just seeking reassurance. 'Hard day's night' is more about working like a dog than about love. 'Ticket to ride' is about British Railways fare policies (as is 'Day tripper', presumably), etc etc. Anyway, the answer they gave was 'Paperback writer' which wasn't till 1966. Bah! - - Mike "They didn't even have charts when I was born" Godwin ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V10 #67 *******************************