From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #269 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, July 14 2003 Volume 12 : Number 269 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Phase III of my diabolical master plan [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] reap ["Glen Uber" ] Re: Talk To Me About Elvis [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto [Caroline Smith ] Re: More Spears [Miles Goosens ] Re: Weekend Roundup Part I [Tom Clark ] it's been a while ["* randi / twofangs.productions *" Subject: Re: Phase III of my diabolical master plan Quoting JH3 : > > Michael "maybe John Hedges III can have his > > quotes back now" Wells > > I mean, jeez, it's about time! Or not: > [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name > of John H. Hedges.vcf] ..Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html :: When the only tool you have is an interociter, you tend to treat :: everything as if it were a fourth-order nanodimensional sub-quantum :: temporo-spatial anomaly. :: --Crow T. Maslow ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 18:14:04 -0700 From: Barbara Soutar Subject: Hello Toronto Caroline said: "Stewart, Randi and I are plotting a Luxor listening party here in Toronto. No plans are definite yet. No date chosen etc. If there are any Toronto lurkers (or adventuresome tourists?) out there who would like to join us, please send us an e-mail. This will be our first time meeting and should be .... uh..... maybe fun?" I will be in the Toronto area from July 21st to Aug. 3. Count me in... if I get arrange to be there I will! I'll be in Burlington for most of that time, visiting ALL my relatives. I even have a cousin or two in Toronto who would put me up overnight if the timing makes it necessary. I need human contact! Barbara Soutar Victoria, British Columbia ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:29:59 -0700 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: reap Benny Carter, 95. - -- Cheers! - -g- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - --Frank Zappa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:41:49 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: Talk To Me About Elvis - --On Sonntag, 13. Juli 2003 17:06 Uhr -0700 The Mammal Brain wrote: > Three Kings used different film stocks and speeds to great effect. > *really* looking forward to see what russell's going to do next. (i > guess soderbergh must've done the same thing with Traffic a few years > later, though Three Kings is the far superior film.) Really that far? I liked them both; I saw Three Kings twice and I guess I agree it's the better film, but not by that large a margin. > the musical sequences in Dancer In The Dark were all shot using 100 > stationary digital video cameras, and von trier says that that's not > enough -- that he'd like to have 10,000 cameras covering a scene. And still the movie sucked. I've said this before: I let myself be tortured willingly for Breaking the Waves, but once is enough! > and, personally, while i think mixing CGI "characters" with live action > is an absolute travesty, post-production opticals, when done right, can > really be the cat's meow. the Who Framed Roger Rabbit DVD is completely > fascinating on this topic. the commentary tracks continually say things > like, "and remember, this was all done without computers." but i suspect > that if a Roger Rabbit were to be made today that it wouldn't look half > as bitchin'. all the "animation" would be a bunch of stupid Shrek > bullshit. I don't get why people are so down on Shrek. I thought it wasn't half bad, both animation- and storywise. > speaking of altman, finally saw Gosford Park. that and Monsoon Wedding > are the two movies i've seen this year that have really blown me away -- > probably why the queues for both DVDs at the library were so amazingly > looooooooong. fucking worth the wait, though! if i'd seen them by then, > both would have placed pretty highly on that list of my fave 25 movies of > the previous 25 years that i'd compiled in december. in fact, i've seen > all of altman's "major" films several times, and i'm convinced that > Gosford Park is his greatest achievement. While I loved Gosford Park, I'd rate The Player over it. > wouldn't have believed that at > his age he could top Short Cuts and McCabe And Mrs. Miller. Haven't yet seen that one. > but there > you go. (Spider-Man, on the other hand, would have beaten out Sleepy > Hollow -- just barely -- for the worst movie of the last 25 years....) You're kidding, of course. But we've been through that ... - -- Sebastian Hagedorn PGP key ID: 0x4D105B45 Ehrenfeldg|rtel 156 50823 Kvln http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~hgd/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:06:54 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: so that's where... I was just browsing though the latest guide to what programmes are coming on Sky TV, and I noticed the following titles for programmes on one of the documentary channels: Almighty Amphibians The Secret World of Gardens Deadly Blooms So *that's* where band names come from... (actually, the middle one sounds unnervingly like a Stevie Wonder album title) 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: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:15:03 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Goodbye Dang, he leaves just as soon as I hear about RushCon 3 -- -- "Our featured item is an extremely rare set of Vapor Trails golf clubs!" ... Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:50:07 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Caroline Smith wrote: > > ... I assumed that he was asking a legitimate question. I think he was, but in his usual e-abrasive fashion. Toronto does seem to be acknowledging and starting to deal with its pollution problem, and we do have lots of parks. Just got a call from San Francisco's PUC, who are somewhat envious of our wind turbine. We have the first urban renewable energy co-op in N.America, don't forget. > Stewart, Randi and I are plotting a Luxor listening party here in > Toronto. No plans are definite yet. No date chosen etc. What a fine plan. I'll start making a batch of my legendary tablet. I think we should wait until Barbara's in town. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:35:28 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Quack! Now, I think I may have seen everything: 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: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:57:28 -0500 From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Quoting "Stewart C. Russell" : > Caroline Smith wrote: > > > > ... I assumed that he was asking a legitimate question. > > I think he was, but in his usual e-abrasive fashion. Okay, I fully admit I haven't been here as long as some folks, some of whom have troubled to inform me of Capuchin's past atrocities...but really, I fail to see what's abrasive about the following phrasing: > May I suggest staying in the city and working to fix the problem > instead > of moving on to greener pastures (as it were) and leaving the problem > for > others? "May I suggest..." is hardly abrasive - I (and apparently Caroline) read it as something like "please don't take this the wrong way, but..." Now if he'd written, "The problem with all you lame-ass suburban wannabes is that..." *that* would be abrasive. ..Jeff, waiting for another payment from Jeme... 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: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:10:05 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan Fetter" Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:57:28 -0500, Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote : ...but really, I > fail to see what's abrasive about the following phrasing: > > > May I suggest staying in the city and working to fix the problem > > instead > > of moving on to greener pastures (as it were) and leaving the problem > > for > > others? > > "May I suggest..." is hardly abrasive - I (and apparently Caroline) read it > as something like "please don't take this the wrong way, but..." Wouldn't it be less abrasive to then actually say something like "please don't take this the wrong way, but..."? I certainly didn't read it that way. As it is written, I read it as an arrogant statement, meaning "Why don't you live like me?" I think Caroline's better response to his "May I suggest..." would have been "No." > Now if he'd written, "The problem with all you lame-ass suburban wannabes is > that..." *that* would be abrasive. Agreed. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:18:16 -0400 From: Caroline Smith Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 07:50 AM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > >> Stewart, Randi and I are plotting a Luxor listening party here in >> Toronto. No plans are definite yet. No date chosen etc. > > What a fine plan. I'll start making a batch of my legendary tablet. I > think we should wait until Barbara's in town. > Hey... this is getting better every day. Of course we'll wait for Barbara! Barbara - two weeks here? To be honest, I'm going to have to look at a map to locate Burlington. We'll sort something out. If need be, we have space for you to stay overnight too. I think this might be the first Canadian feg gathering EVER... correct me if I'm wrong (I know you will). Caroline ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:23:13 -0400 From: Caroline Smith Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 07:50 AM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: >> > > What a fine plan. I'll start making a batch of my legendary tablet. Please explain...? I assume this tablet is not of the LSD variety? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:38:17 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Jonathan Fetter wrote: > Wouldn't it be less abrasive to then actually say something > like "please don't take this the wrong way, but..."? I certainly didn't > read it that way. As it is written, I read it as an arrogant statement, > meaning "Why don't you live like me?" If you're determined to read it that way, yeah. As I said, any expression of POV on sociopolitical issues does implicitly bear the assumption that the way being put forth is better than some other way - otherwise why suggest it? I'd have to say that for *someone else* to be so pissed off at the comment, that's pretty hypersensitive. I mean, c'mon: I hesitate to say, "this is a great record, you should buy it" lest someone say "how dare you tell me what I should buy!" As a great philosopher once said, "you should really just relax..."* - --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 ::Solipsism is its own reward:: __Crow T. Robot__ * so just who is supposed to be narrating the "Love Theme to MST3K"? Natalie - any ideas? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:45:14 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: nonagenarian reap Compay Segundo, 95 On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Glen Uber wrote: > Benny Carter, 95. > - - MRG ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:50:31 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Caroline Smith wrote: > > Please explain...? I assume this tablet is not > of the LSD variety? No, it's legal, but it definitely alters one's state of consciousness. And waistline. Recipe here: Stewart - -- from "Judge Dredd: Megacity Glossary": Umpty Candy : A hyper-addictive, extra-sweet candy discovered by a sweetmaker called Uncle Ump. There is no cure for its addiction, and so it has been declared illegal. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:05:55 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: 18 July Has anyone got full details of Robyn's performance at the Clerkenwell Festival on Friday? Time of day, location, price etc? My limitations are work till about 1700, and last train back to Bath at 2335. - - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:07:54 -0400 From: Caroline Smith Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 11:50 AM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > Caroline Smith wrote: >> >> Please explain...? I assume this tablet is not >> of the LSD variety? > > No, it's legal, but it definitely alters one's state of consciousness. > And waistline. > > Recipe here: Oh, I can't wait. Reminds me of another indulgent treat ... cream tea (clotted cream, scone and strawberry jam). Yummy - never seen it offered in Canada though. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:37:02 -0700 From: "Jason Brown \(Echo Services Inc\)" Subject: RE: Talk To Me About Elvis Eddie Says: > (Spider-Man, on the other hand, would have beaten out Sleepy Hollow -- > just barely -- for the worst movie of the last 25 years....) Obviously you have not seen Daredevil! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:37:55 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan Fetter" Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:38:17 -0500 (CDT), Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote : > On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Jonathan Fetter wrote: > > > Wouldn't it be less abrasive to then actually say something > > like "please don't take this the wrong way, but..."? I certainly didn't > > read it that way. As it is written, I read it as an arrogant statement, > > meaning "Why don't you live like me?" > > If you're determined to read it that way, yeah. Gut reaction. No determination needed. > As I said, any expression of POV on sociopolitical issues does implicitly > bear the assumption that the way being put forth is better than some other > way - otherwise why suggest it? Why suggest it to a fellow list-member? I don't subscribe to this list to be given suggestions on living my life/self-improvement. (By citing my expectation for this list am I thus violating my expectation for this list?) Or am I wrong and Caroline was looking for advice? If so, I read out of context and I apologize. > I'd have to say that for *someone else* to be so pissed off at the > comment, that's pretty hypersensitive. I think sentiment has built up to a straw/camel's broken back level for some people. >I mean, c'mon: I hesitate to say, > "this is a great record, you should buy it" lest someone say "how dare you > tell me what I should buy!" Buying a record and changing your lifestyle on someone's recommendation seem like molehills and mountains to me. > As a great philosopher once said, "you should really just relax..."* How dare you say I should relax!;-) Well, I am relaxed and everything's in perspective. But I will take your advice, relax further, eat lunch, and let this issue slip from mine and my computer's short term memory. Cheers, Jon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:41:40 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Caroline Smith wrote: > Reminds me of another indulgent treat ... > cream tea (clotted cream, scone and strawberry jam). > Yummy - never seen it offered in Canada though. You should consider moving. Cream teas are fairly readily available here in Somerset, and they gradually become more ubiquitous (and more clotted) as you go west into Devon and Cornwall. Strawberry jam isn't essential, raspberry or apricot will do. And the scones should be plural :-) - - Mike Godwin PS Stewart, how do you pronounce 'scone'? My Edinburgh grandma had no doubt that it rhymed with 'on'. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:44:42 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Jonathan Fetter wrote: > > If you're determined to read it that way, yeah. > Gut reaction. No determination needed. Which, uh, is the problem. > > As I said, any expression of POV on sociopolitical issues does > implicitly > > bear the assumption that the way being put forth is better than > some other > > way - otherwise why suggest it? > Why suggest it to a fellow list-member? I don't subscribe to this > list to be given suggestions on living my life/self-improvement. Cuz we talk about all kinds of things here. ANd you know, if someone said, hmmm, I'm thinking of moving to Nebraska, it would hardly be out of line for someone to say, nope, not a good idea, because the endless fields of wheat will drive you mad and make you think they're whispering to you in the night. It's just (imo) the political/social component that gets people worked up. > I think sentiment has built up to a straw/camel's broken back level for > some people. w.u.i.t.p. (as above...) Okay, I'll shut up now - back to listening to the rest of that Julian Cope album, except for the parts where he tells me how to live ;) - --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 ::the sea is the night asleep in the daytime:: __Robert Desnos__ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:49:40 -0500 From: "Iosso, Ken" Subject: RE: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Spent a week in Somerset with my wife's family 5 years ago and we had cream teas everyday. Heavenly. Can't really get'em in America. Ken Iosso -----Original Message----- From: Michael R Godwin [mailto:M.R.Godwin@bath.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 11:42 AM To: Mongolian Gerbils Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Caroline Smith wrote: > Reminds me of another indulgent treat ... > cream tea (clotted cream, scone and strawberry jam). > Yummy - never seen it offered in Canada though. You should consider moving. Cream teas are fairly readily available here in Somerset, and they gradually become more ubiquitous (and more clotted) as you go west into Devon and Cornwall. Strawberry jam isn't essential, raspberry or apricot will do. And the scones should be plural :-) - - Mike Godwin PS Stewart, how do you pronounce 'scone'? My Edinburgh grandma had no doubt that it rhymed with 'on'. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:57:36 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Michael R Godwin wrote: > > PS Stewart, how do you pronounce 'scone'? My > Edinburgh grandma had no > doubt that it rhymed with 'on'. Of course it rhymes with 'on', or 'gone'. What else could it be? Unless it's Scone Palace, then it rhymes with "raccoon". Stewart (who saw a nice big turtle today in the Don Valley.) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:02:01 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: RE: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Ken Iosso wrote: > > Can't really get'em in America. Getting really goot clotted cream might be a problem, but the rest you can make or buy. My jam's Tiptree, for preference. Scones are just biscuits with some sugar in, and maybe a shade less lard. I make good scones. Mmm, scones. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:02:56 -0700 From: "Jason Brown \(Echo Services Inc\)" Subject: RE: you say goodbye i say hello toronto Stewart said: > Michael R Godwin wrote: > > > > PS Stewart, how do you pronounce 'scone'? My > > Edinburgh grandma had no > > doubt that it rhymed with 'on'. > > Of course it rhymes with 'on', or 'gone'. What else could it be? Unless > it's Scone Palace, then it rhymes with "raccoon". At state fairs and coffee joints in the US it is pronounced so it rhymes with "own" or "alone". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:29:57 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Weekend Roundup Part I Jason: >>I, for instance, am a much a bigger ass in real life than I am online. Perhaps you overestimate your online ass, but I find you also to be entertaining both online and off. ___ Glen: >>Sacramento is pretty darn close to this description, too. Sacramento in >>the summer is one of the most miserable places on earth. Nothing like the pain of the sweaty summer Sac. I've got a friend who's ecstatic to be moving back to LA from Sacramento, and lemme tell ya, it's boiling here. Glen, why the hell do I always spell your name with 2 N's and then (almost always) correct it instantly? ______ Eb: >>It strikes me that I'm less than thrilled with most of these tracks, >>and an awful lot of them are perverse or kitschy versions which >>shouldn't even be taken seriously. Hm. I guess it's a bit "scary" to >>take on a Beatles cover. I came away from a similar search with the exact same impression. I'd guess the ratio between recorded Beatles covers and live toss-offs is staggering, even among big-name bands (especially when you count working bits of Beatles tunes into other songs). Ripping through a Beatles tune live always gets an audience response, but committing it to vinyl (etc.) means it's there to bear comparisons with the original for all time. Not a great idea. >>Sheryl Crow/Mother Nature's Son But you don't like her otherwise, do you? I was just trying to figure out (thinking about the Liz Phair album), why does she want to be Sheryl Crow? Who actually likes Sheryl Crow? >>The Brothers Four/Revolution I'll have to check my LP and see if I have this one. >>Oasis/I Am the Walrus I almost mentioned that one but was afeared it might be taken as an endorsement of the band... the cover's not bad though, and if you're Oasis and you're gonna play fake Beatles tunes anyway... why not? >>Matthew Sweet/She Said, She Said I'm surprised nobody mentioned that before. It's on some benefit comp, right? I have woefully little Matthew Sweet despite his being a good stylistic match for my tastes and having records with some of my favorite guitarists on them. >>Seems like I have the Throwing Muses' version of "Cry Baby Cry" It's a b-side for one of the Real Ramona singles... "Not Too Soon", I think. ____ Michael W: >>For some reason I grew up with the impression that Lodi, just up the road >>and where my Mom spent much of her formative years, was much more >>pleasant... The CCR song makes me forever associate that name with a godawful place to be stuck. Which sucks for all of the many, many towns with that name, none of which really have anything else to talk about (as opposed even to Mobile, say). ____ JeFFrey: >>They're all rather different people (well, okay - no idea really re Santiago & >>Lovering - but FB's stuff is very different indeed from his work in the Pixies, >>as is Deal's). Lovering's doing *magic* these days, and some other experimental music. Yeah, the last Breeders record and almost all of FB's solo stuff scare me. But maybe Santiago can do something good in there. He's too cool; one of those guys whose minimalist style was so compelling that it's been ripped off ad-nauseum by guys with "rock" chops which are way sharper in the traditional sense. Rock me, Joe! ______ And there goes Michael Wells. QuailSpace must be getting crowded indeed. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:37:24 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: More Spears At 05:17 PM 7/13/2003 -0400, Maximilian Lang wrote: >>From: Capuchin >>Subject: Re: More Spears >>Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:54:06 -0700 (PDT) > >>Anyway, it's surprisingly un-bony for an idol type, but it smacks of >>pornstar. > > > >I have always said that she is not a pretty girl, she is more the hot porn >star type. It's interesting to see two other people say that. The "dirty old man" thing finally kicked in for me when viewing Britney at the Super Bowl halftime show a couple of years ago (it's like her body ripened -- the kiddie-tart pics like her first ROLLING STONE cover had zero appeal), so I've been leering since then. Anyway, that means that we watched her HBO concert in Las Vegas (last year?), and that's exactly what Melissa and I said after seeing more of her moves - porn star, not showgirl. These latest couple of pics that people have posted the links to, though - ugh. As I think I said about Cameron Diaz' ROLLING STONE cover shot earlier this year, it's like they put her in an oven set to "Farrah." Y'know, for all the people who say that Britney's trying to sell records to dirty old men - I can't imagine buying a CD of hers, since my interest in her is pretty much confined to her looks. Why would I want the sound without the moving pictures? :-) later, Miles, proud owner of a Shania Twain DVD (but not a single CD, though Ms. Twain & Mutt have a much better way with a tune than Ms. Spears' songwriters) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:49:59 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Weekend Roundup Part I on 7/14/03 10:29 AM, Rex.Broome at Rex.Broome@preferredmedia.com wrote: > Who actually likes Sheryl Crow? Kris Kristofferson does. I watched the Willie Nelson 70'th birthday concert on Trio Network last week and Sheryl did a duet with Kris on "Bobby McGee". I thought Kris was about to double over in an orgasmic frenzy about three times during the performance. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her, and I swear he mouthed "God, you're beautiful" as the last notes were ringing. - -tc, who doesn't really mind her all that much. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:03:32 -0400 From: "* randi / twofangs.productions *" Subject: it's been a while I haven't read the list all year ... in and out of the hospital and other roadblocks. But I wanted to say "hi" to everyone. I don't know what's up with people leaving the list and such, but I hope that's all behind us. :-) And if anyone's lurking in the Toronto region -- please email Caroline, Stewart or myself and come to our "Luxor" listening party! I promise fun. :-) fading back into yesterday before tomorrow comes, Randi toronto, ontario, canada *what scares you most will set you free* ~ robyn hitchcock *by endurance we conquer* ~ sir ernest shackleton ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:15:38 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Replies to people whose names start with "J" James: >>I know I'm bound to be biased in this, but I'd put the House of Love closer >>in sound to the Chills than the Church. Certainly quite a bit of the >>Butterfly album sound like Martin Phillipps and co to me. Possibly, I can see that (I'd say the lyrical styles are mor compatible between the Chills and HoL, although I find Phillips more intriguing, usually). But the Chills to me have several different "sounds" (hard not to with that many lineups) from lo-fi to hi-fi and back; the Church usually sounds pretty much the same, albeit with a gradual slide away from hookiness. _____ Jeme: >>The local theater doesn't hardly get a dime from admission tickets (and >>it's a national chain anyway). Errm... yeah they do. Not much for the films you listed, but at this point any exhibitors running, say, "Finding Nemo" or "The Matrix Hair-Loaded" are doing well percentage-wise from the tickets they sell for those pictures... while of course selling fewer tickets to them than the new stuff. But there's a reason why exhibitors buck for films with legs... they get a higher percentage of the admission price with each week a film holds. Trust me, it useta be my job. ____ JeFFrey: >>I'd hate to go to a post office where everyone's gossiping about me and >>people I know, and scrutinizing my mail Word. >>I love going out in public and not being bothered. Word. >>When I used to ride the bus to work and school, it would always sort of >>disappoint me if someone I knew was on the bus as well: not because I'm >>generally antisocial, but because I used that part of the morning to sort of >>compose my thoughts Word. I also hate running into people, even good friends, on my lunch break. I've stopped feeling guilty about it, although it took a while. Also complete strangers asking me for the Sports section of the paper (it's *always* the Sports section; make of that what you will.) At least nobody's sat down and tried to get me to join their Bible Study since college... >>I mean, just the other day at the grocery store, a woman left her glasses case >>behind after buying her groceries. I called after her, holding up the case - - >>she came back and retrieved it, and thanked me. More word... I'm compelled to do this kind of thing, too. >>I think Cap's reputation precedes and emanates as a penumbra about him >>)...I'd say that his last few weeks' posts have at least shown an *effort* >>not to jump down people's throats. I agree with this, too... I didn't see this most recent thing as very abrasive at all. I was surprised that it was the straw that broke the cameltoe with MW. >>Although that sort of thing is okay in other languages: I mean, we could >>refer to "M1 Kampf," I always liked the fact that French records were "disponible sur CD, LP et K7"... get it? >>How many people here regularly camp in state parks? Me, pre-kids, and when they get old enough we'll be right back to it. I love the State & National Park Systems... >>It would, in fact, be pretty easy to rip stuff off - things are left lying about, car >>doors oftenleft unlocked - yet the sort of community understanding is that >>that just isn't done - and most often, it isn't. And yet, surprising amounts of litter. But we covered that already. ____ Jeff D: >>> [Rex and James bitching about how fat they feel being >>>average weight] >>Eh, fuck off! Hey, guess what, that's *exactly* the component I've added to my exercise regime. Did I mention that my daughters are both sleeping in their own room now? And that the wife has insisted on taking maximum advantage? Nice weekend, it was. Although I AM tired... Also note that James's ideal weight, factoring in his relative height, has a marginally more supermodel-esque goal than my own. But it's not too hard at this point (in the US; dunno about NZ) to look relatively svelte as a guy. I've started to realize that my concept of "average male build" has shifted to include a beer gut with which I cannot compete. >>And HOL did cover "Pink Frost" (though I've never heard it). Where dat? I'd be interested to hear it. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #269 ********************************