From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #429 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, November 19 2003 Volume 12 : Number 429 Today's Subjects: ----------------- reap (always wondered whatever happened to that guy...) [Eb ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V12 #427 [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] REAP? ["Maximilian Lang" ] just for Steve T..... [Eb ] Luxuriating in recent ego-strokes ["Rex.Broome" ] Re: REAP? ["Glen Uber" ] Re: REAP? [Eb ] Re: Let's play--Master and Commander ["Jonathan Fetter" ] Who do people think made their brain? ["The Mammal Brain" ] Re: REAP? [Ken Weingold ] Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 ["cmb adams" ] Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 ["Maximilian Lang" ] Re: Let's play--Master and Commander [steve ] Boston show (delayed reaction) [Jill Brand ] Re: REAP? [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: REAP? [Capuchin ] Re: REAP? [Ken Weingold ] Re: REAP? [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] Re: REAP? [Capuchin ] Re: REAP? [Capuchin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:31:37 -0800 From: Eb Subject: reap (always wondered whatever happened to that guy...) Gene Anthony Ray, a Dancer in 'Fame,' Dies at 41 By KIMETRIS N. BALTRIP Gene Anthony Ray, who starred as Leroy, a street-smart urban teenager, in the 1980 movie "Fame" and the later television series, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 41. The cause was complications of a stroke he had in June, and he was also H.I.V. positive, said Jean E. Ray, his mother. Mr. Ray was a natural fit when he was cast as Leroy in the film, which won Academy Awards for best song and original score. Like his character in the film, Mr. Ray had never had professional dance training but had a raw talent that dazzled choreographers. The actors who performed in the movie and in the television series "Fame" portrayed students at New York's High School of the Performing Arts, which Mr. Ray attended for a year before being kicked out. "It was too disciplined for this wild child of mine," Mrs. Ray said. His journey into the spotlight began at Julia Richmond High School. He performed in a dance class there and later auditioned for Louis Falco, the choreographer for the film "Fame." He skipped school the day of the first tryout, and "Leroy Johnson was born," Mrs. Ray said. Mr. Ray also played Leroy in the NBC television series "Fame," which made its debut in 1982. It was canceled by NBC because of poor ratings but was later picked up by MGM Television, which distributed it in syndication from 1983 to 1987. Born on May 24, 1962, in Harlem, Mr. Ray lived on on West 153rd Street. After he gained stardom for his roles in "Fame," Mr. Ray left school to pursue his career. In 1982 he toured Britain, to perform with other "Fame" cast members in 10 concerts. "The Kids From Fame," a television special about the tour, was broadcast in the United States a year later. His other film credits include "Out of Sync" (1995), which was directed by his "Fame" co-star Debbie Allen, and "Eddie" (1996), which starred Whoopi Goldberg. According to Selma Rubin, who managed Mr. Ray for 24 years, his last video project is a one-hour BBC "Fame" reunion documentary, "Fame Remember My Name," which was taped in Los Angeles in April 2003 but has not yet been shown. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:38:25 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: stay for the Reaps >LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated composer, conductor and arranger >Michael Kamen, one of Hollywood's most sought-after musicians, died at age 55 >on Tuesday after suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years, members >of his family said. Well, of course Eb beat me to it... shoulda realised. Can anyone confirm or deny that Kamen is connected in some way to the people who make Ovation guitars? 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: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:51:17 +0000 From: "Bradley Wood" Subject: Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 I don't recall anyone posting a set list for the Crocodile Cafe gig, so here goes. Robyn was in fairly good form Saturday night (for the Feg Fashionites, he was wearing blue pants and his black polka dot shirt). The set included: Im Only You I Got The Hots For You Balloon Man So You Think Youre In Love Wax Doll Glass Hotel As he tuned, he warned the audience that they shouldn't have any rodents on them because tuning has been know to sexually excite rodents. In fact, his tuning was banned in all of the states, except Alabama. But he wasn't performing there any way, although he planned to go there, just so he could tune in front of rodents. One L Sound Of Sound Solpadine Uncorrected Personality Traits Queen Elvis Sleeping With Your Devil Mask Full Moon In My Soul Encore Originally, Minus 5 were scheduled to back him for the encores, but Peter Buck fell ill from the flu (almost literally). A Mans Got To Know His Limitations Briggs Backed by Scott McCaughey B, V & Bill Rieflin D Then he was joined by the Young Fresh Five (Minus Fellows?) for the remainder of the set. Kurt Bloch had an old (52?) Les Paul and someone commented that since he had a fifties guitar, they should play something from the fifties (to which Robyn replied, "Hey, the fifties was MY generation.") like Rock Around the Clock, you know the theme from "Happy Days", to which Robyn started into an improvised song. Happy Days** Queen Of Eyes** Tarotplane** (Captain Beefheart) Give It To The Soft Boys** ** w/ Scott McCaughey G, V; John Ramberg G, V; Kurt Bloch G, V; Jim Sangster B, V & Bill Rieflin D It was a great show, particularly the encore. Bradley _________________________________________________________________ Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, free parking. http://shopping.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:07:33 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V12 #427 >During the pause between songs, someone in the back of the house shouted >out, "How about a song for our new governor" referring, of course, to the >inauguration of Arne Saknussemm as California's governor earlier in the day. Those damned vulcanologists get everywhere these days. 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: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:13:23 -0500 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: REAP? Somebody at work told me Jonathan Brandis commited suicide, can anybody confirm this? Max _________________________________________________________________ online games and music with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:19:06 -0800 From: Eb Subject: just for Steve T..... Our Lady Heidi Klum appeared on the Conan O'Brien show (NBC) last night and showed once again why she is such a hit with TV shows in America, Britain, Germany, Italy, etc. She walked in wearing her Archangel wings, 12 feet tall, from this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show. She then had Conan wear the wings, too. Heidi had a beautiful black outfit on and very high black heels to show off her divine long, long, long legs. A few weeks ago I had let her know that I liked her hairstyle at the "Charlie's Angels, Full Throttle" movie premiere (June 18, 2003) a lot, http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=CLB&str=1615&styp=clbi& sfld=&nvc=E&nvv=29390&nm=Heidi+Klum&evntI= so she went ahead and obliged me by having a similar hairstyle on last night. Thank you, my lady! The other guest was actor William H. Macy and the musical guests were the Strokes. Empress Heidi's segment with Conan was unusually long and she displayed, in addition to her exceptional facial and bodily beauty, her very outgoing manner, sense of humor, and natural comedy talent. It was a lot of fun hearing her speak in different accents and say a few words in German. The Victoria's Secret fashion show will be broadcast tonight at 10 pm ET (CBS) and fans of the new HBO series "Carnivale" are advised to watch the VS show to better understand what "Carnivale" is all about. Remember that in the opening sequence of "Carnivale" a young girl is shown and that is followed by an Archangel's face on a Tarot card, a face that looks just like the girl's. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:28:12 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Luxuriating in recent ego-strokes Ross T: >>Gene Clark -- No Other (disappointed) Hmmm. I was pleasantly surprised, though not everwhelmed. White Light is really damned good, though. >>The Best of Creation (from hilariously bad to rockin' to some real wit) Well said... that's a different comp from mine, but there's only so much stuff to cull. >>The Only Ones -- Baby's Got a Gun (wow, they/he sound/s a lot like Robyn -- >> not as good, but similar in voice, some subjects & some playing -- must >>get more) Yes, especially since all of the other ones are better! Catherine: >>You went as AUDRA for Halloween? How in the world have I missed >>seeing pictures of that one? I can fix that easily. She went as me, too. We actually traded clothes (yes, I was in a green dress). At the time my hair was about the same length as hers. And I had no ill-advised facial hair at the time. Covered the leg hair with tights borrowed from the wife. Worked out nicely. My guess is it was 1996. >>Anyone who's seen Rex (or a reasonable facsimile >>thereof) will know that he can make good use of the "pretty" gene if >>he wants to ;) Ain't you sweet! I'm still kind of high because I won my friend a bet at a party this weekend. Her (very tall) friend had bet her that there wouldn't be any cute boys over 5' 11" at the party. I was acknowledged as "cute" by a unanimous vote of all the girls she was with (mostly from Alabama, it must be confessed). She tried to welch by saying that "single" had been implied, but I think the point was eventually conceded, since the overall brief had been tall, male, cute, straight and single, so I was still 4 out of five. Ummm, they were drunk. But so was I. Still nice to hear. Gave me an incentive to put off the haircut for a little longer yet. I'm seriously in Robyn-hair territory right now, and liking it. Certainly not fixing it before the Largo show. - -Rex, not drunk right now at all, nosiree ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:44:47 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Death Cab for Hootie Ross again: >>it's depressing to think old music is going thru the same process of bad >>patches & updates as Windows. The next phase of baby boomers turning >>away from new music. The process is ramping up... this is enough to make me back away from my fogeydom for a bit: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2003/11/18/new_music_magazines_grown_up_appeal_could_be_a_hit/ Oy. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:29:46 -0800 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: Re: REAP? This one time at band camp, Maximilian Lang wrote: >Somebody at work told me Jonathan Brandis commited suicide, can anybody >confirm this? This site can: . Cheers! - -g- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:44:13 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: REAP? > >Somebody at work told me Jonathan Brandis commited suicide, can anybody >>confirm this? > >This site can: . That link led me here: http://groups.msn.com/TO2B/messageboard.msnw Sheesh. I can't believe this guy still has so many fans. Once a teen heartthrob, always a teen heartthrob, I guess. His less-than-remarkable acting credits of the past 10 years, according to the IMDB: 1. 111 Gramercy Park (2003) (TV) .... Will Karnegian 2. Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2003) .... Weatherford 3. Year That Trembled, The (2002) .... Casey Pedersen 4. Hart's War (2002) .... Pvt. Lewis P. Wakely 5. Fate Totally Worse Than Death, A (2000) .... Drew 6. Ride with the Devil (1999/I) .... Cave Wyatt 7. Outside Providence (1999) .... Mousy 8. Two Came Back (1997) (TV) .... Jason 9. Fall Into Darkness (1996) (TV) .... Chad 10. Born Free: A New Adventure (1996) (TV) .... Randal 'Rand' Everett Thompson 11. Her Last Chance (1996) (TV) .... Preston 12. Good King Wenceslas (1994) (TV) .... Prince Wenceslas Wil Wheaton is doomed. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:52:39 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan Fetter" Subject: Re: Let's play--Master and Commander > I thought that there was only one novel where PO'B goes out of his > way to pit the English against the American navy, when by a complicated > and unlikely series of events he puts Jack Aubrey on Philip Broke's 'HMS > Shannon' during her duel with USS Chesapeake. > I just read an article about where the Chesapeake ended up--the Chesapeake Mill in Wickham, near Portsmouth. > The only other confrontations with the Americans that I recall concern > shipwrecked mariners brawling with Yankee whalers. > > The title 'Master and Commander' is only appropriate for the first > book, when JA still hasn't been promoted to post-captain. Maybe they have > incorporated elements of more than one book? That's the impression I get. Doesn't appear that there will be anymore movies after this--I can't see Crowe wishing to get locked into a role. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:52:48 -0800 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: Re: REAP? This one time at band camp, Eb wrote: >Wil Wheaton is doomed. Not necessarily: http://www.wilwheaton.net He seems to be ok with the fact that he'll always be known as the worst.Star Trek.character.ever. All in all, he seems to have it together. - -g- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:56:49 -0800 From: "The Mammal Brain" Subject: Who do people think made their brain? 11/13/03, KUOW, Seattle Full Moon In My Soul [partial] 11/14/03, KEXP, Seattle One L The Sound Of Sound Chug-A-Lug Solpadeine Keep Finding Me 11/14/03, Easy Street Records, West Seattle Not Dark Yet Cynthia Mask Keep Finding Me I Still Miss Someone* A Man's Got To Know His Limitations, Briggs The Presidents Tour* Backroom Of The Bar* Got You* DJ Mini-Mart* Mamie Dunn, Employee Of The Month* Old-Country Death In My Bones [Improv] Idonia I Got The Hots * Indicates Scott McCaughey lead vocal 11/15/03, Crocodile Cafe, Seattle I'm Only You I Got The Hots Balloon Man So You Think You're In Love Wax Doll Glass Hotel One L The Sound Of Sound Solpadeine Uncorrected Personality Traits Queen Elvis Sleeping With Your Devil Mask Full Moon In My Soul [Enter Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin] A Man's Got To Know His Limitations, Briggs [Enter John Stirrat, Kurt Bloch, Jim Sangster] (Theme From) Happy Days [Improv] Queen Of Eyes Tarotplane Give It To The Soft Boys NOTES: - -- (Theme From) Happy Days arose when Kurt pointed up that he was using a "'50s guitar". there were jokes made that soon they'd be playing Rock Around The Clock. "isn't that the theme from Happy Days?" asked scott, to which robyn replied, "no, that's in A-Minor," and started into it. about 45 seconds, i guess. - --minus 5 rocked liked a fucking magicus. the set included a spectacular cover of Green River, sung by john. they were also selling copies of their new record, *I Don't Know Who I Am*, subtitled *Let The War Against Music Begin, Vol. 2" and comprising songs recorded during the *Let The War Against* sessions. about as good as volume 1 and *Down With Wilco* -- which is to say, not very. how can it be that they're so dead-on in concert, and that their first three records are so bad-assed, but that they now can't record a decent record to save their lives? - -- funniest exchange: robyn [looking for the correct pick]: i could've sworn i had... scott: this doesn't really sound like a bass [peter had gone home sick after the minus 5's set]. robyn: roll everything off the top. scott: yeah, i already did that. robyn: oh, well, that's the only thing i know about recording. <> me three. i'd also agree that the verbals (including the radio interviews) were engaging, interesting, and funny. but the acoustic set was almost sleep-inducing. so disappointing, in fact, were the night's proceedings, that when coupled with the disastrous pile of crapola that is *Luxor*, it would seem that robyn's career has entered a serious "downward spiral". speaking with cynthia on the ferry after the show, i wasn't terribly surprised to hear that she not only felt the same way, but that she had left the show early -- only to return after having missed the 12:45 sailing. unfortunately, while the addition of the band livened things up *greatly* (Tarotplane was a revelation, and Give It To The Soft Boys was its heavy metal-est incarnation since '94 reunion tour), its set was cut shut by the 1:30 curfew. chalk that up to opener brandi carlile's set beginning at 10:00 -- the croc's normal music-start time, but they should've known that there'd be no way to get all the goods in with two opening acts and a 10:00 start. i can only conclude that robyn canno longer carry a solo-acoustic tour. and when you think about it, despite all his anti-band talk since the dissolution of the egyptians, this was his first attempt since 1990 (and his first true solo tour since '95): '92 and '93 he toured with the egyptians; '94 and '95 included an electric set; '96 and '97 included both an electric set, and the additions of deni bonet and tim keegan; '99 included the rock armada, '00 was the co-tour with grant-lee phillips; and '01 and '02 was with the soft boys. interestingly, on the same day that robyn mailed in this performance, my beloved huskies got their asses handed to them 9,000 ways from sunday by a (then) 5-6 team, allowing a school-record 729 yards of total offense. about mid-way through the 3rd quarter, according to sideline reports, head coach keith gilbertson was reduced to pleading with the defense to "show some pride". i'd offer the same advice to robyn: show some pride. approach your next record and tour as if you give a fuck. as if you've an investment in the material. if that's just too difficult for you, then at least play something other than the same songs that you've been playing live for ten years, or tour with a band, or throw in lots of electric guitar and/or piano. do *something* interesting. (i do think the idea of soliciting requests is a good one. maybe something like the '97 knitting factory or '88 mccabe's shows -- but for an entire tour -- would revive his career.) KEN "The Good Lord can deceive everybody as surely as the Fallen Angel (but he does not choose to)" THE KENSTER ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:54:48 -0500 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: REAP? >From: Eb >Subject: Re: REAP? >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:44:13 -0800 > > >Somebody at work told me Jonathan Brandis commited suicide, can >anybody > >>confirm this? >Sheesh. I can't believe this guy still has so many fans. Once a teen >heartthrob, always a teen heartthrob, I guess. I honestly had no idea who he was when my coworker told me. Max _________________________________________________________________ Say goodbye to busy signals and slow downloads with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:16:33 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: REAP? On Wed, Nov 19, 2003, Glen Uber wrote: > This one time at band camp, Eb wrote: > > >Wil Wheaton is doomed. > > Not necessarily: http://www.wilwheaton.net > > He seems to be ok with the fact that he'll always be known as the > worst.Star Trek.character.ever. All in all, he seems to have it together. Yeah, I watch The Screensavers on Tech TV when I'm home, and Wil is a guest host sometimes. Total Linux fanatic. Seems like a really cool guy. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:43:04 -0700 From: "cmb adams" Subject: Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:51:17 +0000, Bradley Wood wrote > Originally, Minus 5 were scheduled to back him for the encores, but > Peter Buck fell ill from the flu (almost literally). yeah. the "flu". I gotta find out where he gets his flu and score me some. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:01:13 -0500 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 >From: "cmb adams" >Subject: Re: Crocodile Cafe 9-15 >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:43:04 -0700 >On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:51:17 +0000, Bradley Wood wrote > > Originally, Minus 5 were scheduled to back him for the encores, but > > Peter Buck fell ill from the flu (almost literally). >yeah. the "flu". >I gotta find out where he gets his flu and score me some. He does have a rep the precedes this, no? Max _________________________________________________________________ From the hottest toys to tips on keeping fit this winter, youll find a range of helpful holiday info here. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:30:08 -0600 From: steve Subject: Re: Let's play--Master and Commander On Nov 19, 2003, at 11:14 AM, Michael R Godwin wrote: > I thought that there was only one novel where PO'B goes out of his > way to pit the English against the American navy, when by a complicated > and unlikely series of events he puts Jack Aubrey on Philip Broke's > 'HMS > Shannon' during her duel with USS Chesapeake. I only know what I read on Amazon - > Patrick O'Brian himself seemed to recognize, in his prefatory > comments, that The Far Side of the World was unequivocally his weakest > effort in the series to this point. Plot is virtually non-existent: > take command (again) of the HMS Surprise to find, and deal with, the > USS Norfolk, which is harassing British whalers in the South Seas. > Period. The novel nevertheless has a captivating title, which explains > the decision by Universal-Miramax-Fox (which studio DOESN'T have a > piece?) to cobble together the titles of the first and the tenth > Aubrey-Maturin installments into possibly the single longest film > title of the season. (And, judging from the trailer and the > promotional materials, the movie will have absolutely nothing to do > with The Far Side of the World beyond the appropriation of its title. The reviewer gave the book 4 stars. - - Steve __________ Microsoft "innovation" - http://www.nimug.org/img/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:51:21 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: Boston show (delayed reaction) It's funny that we are slowing reacting to the Boston show. Aaron, I looked for your green shoes but I couldn't find them. I know you said that you would be wearing a certain t-shirt, but I didn't understand your description of it. I did meet Eric at the show because I had an idea of what he and his wife looked like. Anyway, I think all of us had the same impression: there was something odd about the atmosphere. Maybe it *was* what you said, Eric - that it felt too much like a restaurant. I felt bad that the only way that Robyn could exit the stage was by making a path through the audience. I liked the set list a lot, but I was greedy and wanted to hear more. At this point in his career, can Robyn solo still fill the Paradise? or TT's? Those are better venues in terms of atmosphere. Johnny D's is almost too comfortable. My tiredness is becoming evident in the disjointedness of this post. Goodnight, I say, goodnight. Jill, wondering where Eric got the whole text to the Monty Python Australian table wines skit (and the message is: beware) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:12:57 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: REAP? Glen Uber wrote: > This one time at band camp, Eb wrote: > > >Wil Wheaton is doomed. > > Not necessarily: http://www.wilwheaton.net > > He seems to be ok with the fact that he'll always be > known as the worst.Star Trek.character.ever. All in > all, he seems to have it together. Only because the memory of Kes is so horrible people have expunged her from their minds. The inbetween Crusher stints doctor who eventually plunged to her death on LA Law was worse than Wesley too. ===== "Senator John McCain recently compared the situation in Iraq to the Vietnam era -- to which President Bush replied, 'What does Iraq have in common with drinking beer in Texas?'" -- Craig Kilborn "I don't think the Bush administration lied to us about Iraq. I think it's worse than that. I think they fooled themselves. I think they were conned by Ahmad Chalabi. I think they indulged in wishful thinking to a point of near criminality. I think they decided anyone who didn't agree with them was an enemy, anti-American, disloyal. In other words, I think they're criminally stupid." -- Molly Ivins __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:28:08 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: REAP? On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Ken Weingold wrote: > Yeah, I watch The Screensavers on Tech TV when I'm home, and Wil is a > guest host sometimes. Total Linux fanatic. Seems like a really cool > guy. Wil was at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention here in Portland this past summer. He came to this-fellow-I-know named Randal's (Schwartz, if you've heard of him) book release party which was kind of the big blowout shindig of the convention -- if you can call several metric tons of drunk geek a "shindig". Anyway, I figure Wil's body has fossilized into about half irony by now. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:46:21 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: REAP? On Wed, Nov 19, 2003, Capuchin wrote: > Wil was at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention here in Portland this past > summer. He came to this-fellow-I-know named Randal's (Schwartz, if you've > heard of him) book release party which was kind of the big blowout shindig > of the convention -- if you can call several metric tons of drunk geek a > "shindig". Didn't Randal co-write the Llama books? - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:03:52 -0600 From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: REAP? Quoting Jeff Dwarf : > Only because the memory of Kes is so horrible people > have expunged her from their minds. Okay, as long as someone else named Jeff is admitting to having watched the odd episode of _Star Trek: Voyager_, I will point out that, as annoying as Kes could be, she was at least (a) kind of cute and (b) far more importantly, not Neelix. If there's an ST character more annoying than Neelix, please do not let me know, as I shall have to build a very tall building solely to be able to leap out of a window on its highest floor. ..Jeff, who liked the hologram doctor, though - holograms that are fond of sarcasm are cool J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: we make everything you need, and you need everything we make :: np: Abunai! _The Mystic River Sound_ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:09:27 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: REAP? On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Ken Weingold wrote: > Didn't Randal co-write the Llama books? Yup. He's a good guy. I used to think he was kind of stuck on himself, but then I got to know him a little better... and now I KNOW he's kind of stuck on himself, but still a good guy. We see each other at most of the local geek functions... often we'll share a table and make fun of everyone else. Talk about ubernerds. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:12:52 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: REAP? On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Ken Weingold wrote: > Didn't Randal co-write the Llama books? And...err... to correct/add to that... Right, he's also the guy that Intel busted for running crack on the servers he was hired to admin. (OK, it's more complex than that, but the law really is fucked.) He's now has three felony convictions, I think. I also used to work with the guy who had to call the cops on Randal. Phew. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #429 ********************************