From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #200 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, June 5 2003 Volume 12 : Number 200 Today's Subjects: ----------------- More long-winded cynicism ["Rex.Broome" ] Re: Sopranos season 4 DVDs? ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr." ] Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) ["Gene Hopstetter, Jr] Vinyl ["Marc Holden" ] Re: Sopranos season 4 DVDs? [Capuchin ] Hulkamania [Eb ] Re: Mr Seligman asks...(0%RH, 100%MS) [Capuchin ] Re: Capuchamania [Tom Clark ] Re: Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) [Jeffrey with 2 F] Re: Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) [Christopher Gros] Re: Buzzcocks ["Maximilian Lang" ] gf ["Stewart C. Russell" ] NYC gig tout (0% RH) ["Michael Wells" ] London gig tout (0% RH) ["Stewart C. Russell" ] UK gig touts (still 0% RH) ["Michael Wells" ] Re: NYC gig tout (0% RH, 100%LJ) [mary ] Strange eBay Item ["FS Thomas" ] Ghost in a jar [Eb ] behaviorism and spiritualism (robyn mentioned with randomness < 95%) [] Mayor McCA ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Denis Healey surfaces ["Eddie Tews" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:49:34 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: More long-winded cynicism Quail: >>Actually -- and please don't take this personally! -- I think of you as the >>Broome who has less enthusiasm for various artistic offerings. Hmmm. Not offended, just... surprised. I'd hasten to point out that in recent months I've been pretty effusive about "A Mighty Wind" (one of two new films I've seen this year), several new records (Lucinda Williams, Muses/Kristin Hersh, the Go-Betweens, the Clean anthology), loads of artists in general and the older records thereof (including Glen Campbell!), not to mention tossing out a bunch of names into the "brilliant comedians" thread. I've said outright negative things about, let's see, Howard Stern and Neal LaBute, as far as I can recall. I've made qualified comments on stuff like Buffy and the Malkmus record which certainly weren't meant as bashing, just articulations of my viewpoint. In my "E6 rant", I didn't say *anything* bad about *any* of the bands, I just bemoaned the press and marketing of E6 as an obstacle to their accesibility; file that under "social observation" because I know many other people who felt the same way. There may be some dissonance between your tastes (Quail) and mine that contributes to your impression. Although I quite like most of your lit preferences, it's true that prog and blockbuster films usually leave me cold, and I don't think you have quite the thing for country/roots/folk-rock that I do. So I throw it to the floor: Rex Broome, Asshole or Okay Guy? ____ Eb: >>I would say your posts are easily as cynical as mine. And >>considerably more long-winded, in being so. Hmmm. Not surprised, just... not surprised. Guess I don't have the control over tone I'd like to pretend I do. I try to go out of my way not to say that things "suck" or are "bad", which doesn't really say anything, and instead give a little insight into why the things that don't work for me don't work for me. Hence, I suppose, long-winded (although I also plead digest-lag to that charge). >>I bet that I "like" more movies than you do -- just not the type of >>movies which ignite discussion on this list. I doubt that, but there's no good way to quantify it. Again I don't know how I got stuck with the "comic book movie" tag, but that's not the bread and butter of the films I like and watch. As you say, the "other kind" doesn't come up much around here. >>And even so, I probably post more "Saw a good film last night" asides than >>any other subscriber. Yes, and it's appreciated. I just don't see as many films anymore; it's the parent thing. And all said, I've been in a shitty mood lately. Seems like the thing I bitch about the most is "why is (x) perceived as (y) when it's more like (z)". Which I don't know why the hell it matters. _________ Ross: >>"son don't stay out too late >>try to get home by eight >>son don't stay out til the break of day >>cause you know how time fades away" Sigh... still can't figure why "Hawks & Doves" is getting the reissue treatment, but "Time Fades Away" is still languishing in the vault. - -Rex "and I really really like hot and sour soup, as well as Neil Young, and I am quite fond of my wife and children" Broome ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:11:49 -0500 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Re: Sopranos season 4 DVDs? > From: "Maximilian Lang" > > But hey, have you ever noticed that used CD/DVD shops > always have loads of used HBO DVD boxes? I have used copies of the > first > three Sapranos series and the first season of Oz. Worth the wait too, > half > price is much better. A good point. However, even half price box sets are considerably more expensive than how I usually watch TV series on DVD: Netflix. I figure it's about $3 per DVD at the rate I watch them. Can you buy a season of Sopranos for $12? There isn't a lot of TV I want to rewatch. I taped 99% of the Star Trek: Voyager episodes and haven't watched any of the tapes more than twice since the series ended. Once is usually enough for most TV shows. Though I do pop in the X Files "Whatever Happened to Josie Chung" episode every now and then. That one's a real gem. I wonder how long it is until every TV show ever produced is available on DVD? Not soon enough, if you ask me. > From: Capuchin > > Napster, my friend. Now there's something I hadn't thought of. But I'm not interested in creating a computer-based entertainment system, letalone watching TV episodes on my computer. I actually try not to look at the computer too much after work (hey, I'm old, and a bit sick of computers lately). And I have too much money invested in an analog music and movie system. And the sofa's in front of the TV, not my computer. Guess I'm lazy: I like to get the DVD in the mail, turn on the stereo, pour a glass of wine, plop ass on sofa, be entertained, then put DVD back in mail. Works for me. NP: Camel, The Snow Goose ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:16:11 -0500 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) Here are some lovely pictures of the lovely Alyson Hannigan. They're safe for work, but barely so. Or maybe not. No nudity, but there is plenty o' witchy pulchritude. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:54:47 -0700 From: "Marc Holden" Subject: Vinyl Thanks to whoever recommended the documentary "Vinyl". It was really interesting, very funny, and a bit disturbing. Later, Marc I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed psychiatrist is our "friend." Jack Handey ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:54:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Sopranos season 4 DVDs? On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Gene Hopstetter, Jr. wrote: > From: Capuchin > > Napster, my friend. > > Now there's something I hadn't thought of. But I'm not interested in > creating a computer-based entertainment system, letalone watching TV > episodes on my computer. I actually try not to look at the computer too > much after work (hey, I'm old, and a bit sick of computers lately). > And I have too much money invested in an analog music and movie > system. And the sofa's in front of the TV, not my computer. You don't need to create a computer-BASED entertainment system, you just need to integrate a computer into your entertainment system. A good TV output card and decent sound and you can run the whole shebang through your existing components. Granted, you'll get stuck with crappy television resolution, but you've resigned yourself to DVD (and its crappy TV resolution) anyway, so that shouldn't be a problem for you. > Guess I'm lazy: I like to get the DVD in the mail, turn on the stereo, > pour a glass of wine, plop ass on sofa, be entertained, then put DVD > back in mail. Works for me. I keep a small computer on the coffee table for controlling the computer in the other room (with the CD and DVD drives, MP3s, and hard-disk stored movies) that's connected to the television and stereo in the living room. Someday I'll ditch the TV (since I literally watch broadcasts about once a month, I can do without or wait and spring for a tuner card) and just have a nice big monitor on a very fast computer just for watching movies and downloaded series episodes. I've actually already purchased the case for this new machine. It's an old bakelite Zenith television case from the sixties. I don't want or need anything like a "home theater", so the 19 inch monitor CRT I can fit in the chassis should be fine. It has ventilation slots in the front to provide airflow over the old tubes and I plan on installing a slot-loading DVDROM behind one of the vents. They're about five and a half inches wide, so that should be perfect. The case is huge, so I should be able to fit the monitor components, some shielding material, and the motherboard and drives in that one box with cables connected for power, network, and sound. I'll install an RF keyboard with integrated pointing device as a remote control. But even without all that fancy stuff, a cable running from the office to the TV works just GREAT for now. > I wonder how long it is until every TV show ever produced is available > on DVD. To answer your question seriously and literally, I think it depends on how durable a medium DVD turns out to be and how restrictive digital television broadcasting can be made. If DVDs last a long time (dozens of years, say), then it's pretty unlikely that you'll see the tide of back-catalog publishing continue. The music industry has already shown us that the most people are perfectly happy picking up a CD from a used record store and, as a result, back catalog publication is reserved for "special editions" with some kind of value added to attract the ultrafans and collector geeks. With the wide availability of past masters in the used bins, the new artists that are not geniuses or propped up by massive marketting glitz simply cannot compete with the tried and true classics. The system in the past involved holding back certain releases as "out of print" in order to drive up demand for new music. That doesn't fly in the world of digital media where "out of print" just means you can't get a copy from the publisher though copies abound. But perhaps some aspect of the entertainment industry sees that the writing is on the wall for digital publishing (that the real effect of markets is to provide abundance and utterly destroy profits) and is just releasing all this crap to cash in while there's still something to cash in on. My fear, of course, is that the lack of profit in converting all that stuff to digital and releasing it to the public will cause a whole bunch of that material to never again see the light of day. Of course, this begs the question: If the public will never see this material released in a freely accessible form, why did we, as a society, give exclusive rights to the creators in the first place? Seems to me they'll've failed to hold up their end of the bargain. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:11:29 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Hulkamania Lawndart pulled me into that netherworld of professional wrestling again, last night -- he, I and his friend who works at Interscope Records were in the front row for this week's "WWE Smackdown," which was taped at the Anaheim Pond (where those Stanleycupping Mighty Ducks are also ensconced). We were sitting on the same side as the main ring camera, which means not much airtime, but maybe we'll slip in there somewhere when the program is shown on UPN Thursday night. Actually, I think I'm more likely to be visible on "Velocity," another wrestling show which taped matches beforehand. It broadcasts Saturday night on TNN. There was a part where the wrestlers were sprawled on the floor right in front of me.... I could recap about the results of the matches, but I probably care about this even less than you do. ;) Lawndart and Friend both grumbled that it might be the dullest Smackdown they've ever seen, though [uh oh, SPOILER!!!!!!!] the "Cruiserweight" championship changed hands to a l'il masked Mexican guy dubbed "Rey Mysterio." Starf*cking: Looking healthy and much trimmer than expected, a smiling Rob Reiner was sitting about 30 feet to my left. Odd, seeing one of Hollywood's most notorious bleeding-heart activists at a barbaric event like this. I also spotted Will Sasso (http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/stoogelovers/newskinnywill.jpg) from "MAD TV" around the corner from me. I was also sitting just one seat away from a *huge* biker-looking guy who looked like he belonged in the ring himself. Always refreshingly novel to stand next to someone who makes me feel short, and this guy must have been 6'8". The Interscope guy said he was an actor who, among other things, appears in that new Rob Zombie horror film. Okey dokey.... I was glad a young kid was sitting between us, because the guy was so big that his bulk intruded into the adjacent seat. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:34:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: Mr Seligman asks...(0%RH, 100%MS) On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 stevetalkowski@mac.com wrote: > If he's comfortable doing a massive amount of drawing (i.e., thinking > through the movement as a cel animator does) he might try Corel's > Painter (now on version 8) which allows you to set up a "frame stack" > which consists of a user defined amount of virtual "cels" on which to > draw on. Then, utilizing the onion skin feature, which allows you to > see your drawing up to 5 frames before and after the one being worked > on, he can draw the object, advance one frame forward, draw the next > object, etc., until creating an animated sequence. This will preserve > the hand-drawn feel if that's what he's looking for. For this sort of thing, I'd also recommend The Gimp. The Gimp can take an image of an enormous number of layers and output (given the appropriate codecs) a movie file. It's fully scriptable for taking some of the repetition out of the animation and it'd be pretty easy to write a plug-in that modifies the visible opacity of the previous frames to provide an "onion skin" effect (if there isn't such a plug-in already). J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 13:35:43 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Capuchamania on 6/4/03 1:11 PM, Eb at ElBroome@earthlink.net wrote: > I could recap about the results of the matches, but I probably care > about this even less than you do. ;) Lawndart and Friend both > grumbled that it might be the dullest Smackdown they've ever seen, > though [uh oh, SPOILER!!!!!!!] the "Cruiserweight" championship > changed hands to a l'il masked Mexican guy dubbed "Rey Mysterio." See what you're missing, Jeme? - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:11:17 -0500 From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) Quoting "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." : > Here are some lovely pictures of the lovely Alyson Hannigan. > > They're safe for work, but barely so. Or maybe not. No nudity, but > there is plenty o' witchy pulchritude. > > Y'know, Hannigan is an attractive woman...but does anyone else get the feeling here she's just trying *too* hard to construct a non-Willow image for herself? That cover shot in particular is just awful: the makeup makes her look generic instead of distinctive, and the outfit is equally so...as for the cheesecakey shots: she just doesn't have the right body for it. They're apparently not online, but I do confess to browsing through the newsstand issue of this magazine at the grocery store, and a few pages away are some pictures of Charisma Carpenter, about which I will say no more except to note that she has none of the problems I attribute to Ms. Hannigan's shoot. ..Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html :: Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb :: --Batman ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:25:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: Super special Willow pictures (Buffy content: 100%) On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote: > > > > Y'know, Hannigan is an attractive woman...but does anyone else get the > feeling here she's just trying *too* hard to construct a non-Willow image > for herself? That cover shot in particular is just awful: the makeup makes > her look generic instead of distinctive, and the outfit is equally so...as > for the cheesecakey shots: she just doesn't have the right body for it. I agree, these photos don't do her justice. I think the one that shows up on the first page, and in the right panel of the desktop picture, is the worst; is that the cover shot? To me she looks like she's thinking "shit, this image just isn't working...." Some of the other photos are much better, but none of them even approaches the sexiness level of VampWillow. Heck, most of them aren't even as sexy as FuzzyPinkSweaterWillow.... - --Chris np: Amorphis, "Divinity" ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:53:19 -0400 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: Buzzcocks >From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey >Subject: Re: Buzzcocks >Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:38:22 -0500 (CDT) > > Kathy and I saw Lou last night, good show. >That could be, but...from what I've heard (2-3 tracks) from that >"Raven" thing, it's in contention for worst album ever. Lou babbling >meaninglessly over some rather vapid jams that go on for seemingly >hours...who would have ever thought that in the Poe adaptation >sweepstakes, Alan Parsons would best Lou Reed? Well, it was a good show....I would not call it great or brilliant. The Poe stuff, well, he only did two songs from that. He did the Raven, BIG mistake(IMHO) rewriting the Raven. He also did Vanishing which was kinda nice. I am not overly familiar with his solo carrer, I think he was mainly touring for the Lou Reed Collection or whatever that 2 disc set is called, he had that for sale but did not have The Raven. Max > >(Okay, it's possible that all the other tracks are brilliant, but...what I >heard made that "Possum" song sound like genius and concision.) > >--Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey > >J e f f r e y N o r m a n >The Architectural Dance Society >www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html >::Once he forgot what city he was in and saw an honor guard of four >::men marching toward him on the sidewalk, going from their guard duty >::to their barracks, and they carried rifles with fixed bayonets and >::wore embroidered tunics, pleated skirts and pompom slippers and he >::knew he wasn't in Milwaukee. > --Don DeLillo, _Mao II_ _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 20:21:05 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: gf jings, is Bayard not sold out of Glass Flesh yet? Si non, pourquoi pas, as Fric might've said. okay, so my calling has never been sales ... Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:22:31 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: NYC gig tout (0% RH) Forgive using the space for this, but I got a note about this upcoming show and I think for NYC listmembers this would be highly worthwhile to go...and it's free to boot! I think I raved about the Chicago stop these guys did a couple weeks ago onlist (though maybe not), but suffice to say it was fantastic; an engaging evening of singer-songwriter fingerstyle blues, by some guys out there workin' it and writing original material. Go if you can, you'll be glad you did. Michael "and buy their CD's too, they're great" Wells =========== As you may or may not know, the second Wednesday of each month at Freddy's Bar & Backroom in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, is City Salvage Night. The series brings all kinds of performers from all kinds of places to the stage. There is never a cover at Freddy's and they always serve Pabst. With the news of an exciting performer passing through town, Paul and I added a new date to our itinerary: WED. JUNE 11, 9PM CITY SALVAGE NIGHT PRESENTS ANDY FRIEDMAN, PAUL CURRERI & JEFFREY FOUCAULT Jeffrey Foucault is a young singer/songwriter/guitarist from Wisconsin. His whiskey-toned strain of folk-country-blues and dark, narrative songwriting and guitar style are derived from the Americana country-blues of artists like Townes Van Zandt and John Prine. Jeffrey is fresh from a Midwest run with "The Make A Living Tour," and when we heard he'd be in NYC next week we were excited to set up the evening. Jeffrey has opened for artists like Greg Brown, Chris Smither, Guy Clark and Rosanne Cash. Paul will drive all the way from Charlottesville to perform. Come on down! Best, Andy # ANDY FRIEDMAN, PAUL CURRERI & JEFFREY FOUCAULT @FREDDY'S BAR & BACKROOM (Brooklyn) Wednesday, June 11 @ 9PM, FREE 485 Dean Street and 6th Ave. www.freddysbackroom.com 718.622.7035 Directions: 1,2 to Bergen Street; take a left on Flatbush toward the clocktower, first right onto Dean. Or take practically any train in the city to Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street Stations; walk East on Flatbush and take a left on Dean. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 21:36:00 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: London gig tout (0% RH) Following on Michael's plug, I hear that Peter Stampfel is playing the 12 Bar sometime in mid July. Stampfel, co-founder of acid folksters The Holy Modal Rounders, is an energetic and engaging performer. He's reckoned to know more folk songs than anyone alive. He's a wonderful bloke. Gave me a 20 minute banjo tutorial over the phone from New York. If Robyn were a hyperactive fiddle, 'juke (banjo-tuned resophonic ukulele) and banjo player from Wisconsin, he'd be Peter. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:54:17 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: UK gig touts (still 0% RH) Following on a previously established theme, I see that Chris Smither has picked Jeffrey Foucault to open his UK dates this August: UK: (Jeffrey Foucault opens all shows) 8/19 LONDON, The Borderline, 020 7 395 0777 8/20 BIRMINGHAM, The MAC, 0121 440 3838 8/21 MANCHESTER, Academy3, 0161 832 1111 8/22 SHEFFIELD, Memorial Hall, 0114 2789789 / 0114 256 5657 8/23 NEWCASTLE, Jumpin Hot Club (Blues on the Carpet) 8/24 GLASGOW, The Tron, 0141 552 4267 Aarrrgh, why aren't these dates in the States? Chris is one of only about three people I will still travel to see, and with Jeffrey on board I would get to every one of these shows that I could were they being held in the US. To me, this is a *perfect* pairing. Chris is obviously a legend and Jeffrey's about my favorite thing going right now. That's all, I promise. No more. Michael "I've got to figure out how to get over there this August" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 23:26:12 -0400 From: mary Subject: Re: NYC gig tout (0% RH, 100%LJ) Ahh...Freddy's, an old neighborhood bar with lots of character (or should I say characters?). You have to pass through a small hallway with aquariums housing dubious creatures to reach the back room. 'Tis a fun place to go to hear live music for free. And while I'm here, may I add another NYC outing - our very own LJ is having an art show tomorrow night in Brooklyn. Everyone in the area should stop by and check out her fabulous works of art. < http://www.orangeyouglad.com/opening.html > s.mary np - The Doves, "The Last Broadcast" At 08:22 PM 6/4/2003 -0500, Michael Wells wrote: >As you may or may not know, the second Wednesday of each month at Freddy's Bar >& Backroom in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, is City Salvage Night. The series >brings all kinds of performers from all kinds of places to the stage. There >is never a cover at Freddy's and they always serve Pabst. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 00:02:02 -0400 From: "FS Thomas" Subject: Strange eBay Item http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2931457201&category=1 46 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:37:58 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Ghost in a jar Wow...bizarre. And he's actually getting a lot of MONEY for it, too. What's more, he's not really "liable." I mean, if the jar turns out to be nothing at all, what recourse does the buyer have? But how about this tempting item? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2931858025 Gee, before I started running and lost 12-15 pounds, I would have been the perfect size! ;) Might work well in connection with these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3227176588 And in the "Sleeping with Your Devil Mask" category.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2932664322 Or this perfect Father's Day gift: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2534349884 Speaking of dumb links, in case you're curious where the precise bottom of "show business" is, check here: http://www.tuchmantalent.com/index.htm Yow. OK, I'm done now. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:29:18 -0400 From: Subject: behaviorism and spiritualism (robyn mentioned with randomness < 95%) greetings fegs, surely someone has posted this--but i get the digest, so i potentially double-post out of ignorance. it's too weird to miss. > In Google, type in Google Technology and click "I'm > feeling Lucky" > > Likewise, go to eBay and search for "Ghost in a jar" robyn ought to write a song about the second. cheers, tom ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 11:01:40 -0400 From: The Great Quail Subject: Re: More long-winded cynicism > There may be some dissonance between your tastes (Quail) and mine that > contributes to your impression. Although I quite like most of your lit > preferences, it's true that prog and blockbuster films usually leave me > cold, and I don't think you have quite the thing for country/roots/folk-rock > that I do. So I throw it to the floor: Rex Broome, Asshole or Okay Guy? Oh my! In no way did I mean to imply I thought you were an asshole! Yes, of course our tastes are, as you say, "dissonant." Though I actually love true country music -- Johnny Cash has been my idol since I was five years old. Having said that, I made the post because it struck me as odd that you would claim Eb "didn't like anything," because my own impression from your postings was that you also had a very narrow filter of what you like, and spend a lot of time critiquing what you don't like. But by no means does that mean I think you are an "asshole!" Which, by the way, is part of the nature of this list this last year or so....it seems Fegs are increasingly harder to please. ;) - --Quail ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:03:54 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Mayor McCA a colleague, having trawled my mp3 share, handed me a CD this morning, saying "I think you'd like this." I do. Combine early Beck with Robyn, Nick Drake wistfulness and a smattering of E6 oddness, and you have "Welcome To McCAland". wonderful wonderful wonderful -- and there's a real Ontario "oewt" in there, too. - -- Now Playing: Mayor McCA - A love song for Queen Victoria ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:52:33 -0700 From: "Eddie Tews" Subject: Denis Healey surfaces . only i can't recall in which song robyn name-checked him? i wanna say it was on TWO HALVES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #200 ********************************