From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #50 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, February 19 2004 Volume 13 : Number 050 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Casshern anyone? [Steve Talkowski ] Re: A sign from above? ["Matt Sewell" ] Re: A sign from above? [Tom Clark ] Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... ["Rex.Broome" ] RE: REAP - French [] RE: A sign from above? ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... [] Torry [crowbar.joe@btopenworld.com] RE: A sign from above? [Capuchin ] RE: A sign from above? [Miles Goosens ] Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... ["Fortissimo] Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... ["Fortissimo] RE: A sign from above? [Capuchin ] RE: A sign from above? [Eb ] Re: A sign from above? [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] For you bikers [Eb ] RE: A sign from above? ["Fortissimo" ] RE: A sign from above? [Eb ] RE: A sign from above? ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Re: For you bikers [Capuchin ] Re: A sign from above? [Jon Lewis ] Re: A sign from above? [Steve Talkowski ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:29 -0500 From: Steve Talkowski Subject: Casshern anyone? A few of you might enjoy this movie trailer... http://202.212.245.207/htmls/movie/trailer_high.html http:www.casshern.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:05:45 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Re: A sign from above? 1. *signs up to program* 2. Fair point - it's Mr G who should bear the brunt of the ill will... 3. Gah... you're right - I watched MM and *chews fist* I enjoyed it! 4. It... it... hmm... perhaps my desire to ascribe a gender to a supreme being is an act of anthropromorphism, and therefore hubris... 5. I just don't have the training to answer that one. Ah well... you got me! Cheers Matt >From: Steve Talkowski >On Feb 19, 2004, at 10:05 AM, Matt Sewell wrote: > >>1. Yeah... so? > >So get with the program! sheesh. > >>2. Aren't you being a little oversensitive? > >Not really. I don't find it funny, considering I know someone who >was struck by lightning and barely escaped death. >I just think it's poor taste in general to wish ill will on someone >simply because they are associated with a "controversial" project. > >>3. No-one should need a reason to bash Mel Gibson... I give you: >>his >>entire career. > >Granted, but hey, that first Mad Max was pretty cool and >influential. > >>4. I don't know if a supreme being even exists, let alone what >>gender she >>is (it is correct English to use "he" when the gender is not >>specific, >>though this clashes with my beliefs regarding gender and >>diversity). > >How 'bout "It"? > >>5. Lightning tends to come from above, unless you have evidence to >>the >>contrary. > >Sure, but it could have been summoned from below (if one believes in >a Hell, that is - i WAS trying to be facetious) > >All I knows is, the film opens next week and I'll go see it with as >much of an uncluttered, openly "raised Catholic but haven't >practiced any religion in over 20 years" frame of mind that I can. > >This sure is funny from IMDB though: > >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/board/nest/6312659 > >-Steve - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find out more about the new range of Premium Web services from MSN. Click here for more information. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:45:26 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: A sign from above? on 2/19/04 8:26 AM, Steve Talkowski at stevetalkowski@mac.com wrote: > This sure is funny from IMDB though: > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/board/nest/6312659 A few postings down, God says: "Ah, eb. Good luck to you, dear." 'nuff said, - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:02:53 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... Jeme: >>I guess it's five more years of this... then maybe it'll be Jeb's turn and >>the Democrats can run Lieberman or some shit. I figger that ship has done set sail for toiletville, no return ticket (Joe-mentum?). Look for Hillary. 'Cuz by that point, what the hell? Dolph: >>As it stands now, the only sane avenue is to tell the major labels to get >>fucked and download my CD As it turns out, I can endorse both courses of action! And if you like Dolph's record, please do note that his track on my upcoming compilation is (as far as I know) exclusive to the project and so damned nice that I put it first. Matt S: >>Where the hell is Mike Godwin? Has he unsubscribed? Or is he on the >>mythic "classic fegs who are nice to Quail" list? Why... he's on the compilation, too! Oh, and so is Matt. Quail, however, sadly didn't submit anything... Jeff D. on Books In Which I May or May Not Have Read It: >>I wouldn't say I dislike the TE version exactly, but I do >>think it is seriously and almost startlingly inferior to >>the Bunnymen version. The Bunnymen's arrangement would sound shit on Kilamanjaro, and hearing that peppy Teardrop version on Crocodiles would give you some serious whiplash... I think that's why I've always rated them fairly evenly. My bandmate just hipped me to the fact that Spin has Mac citing his favorite album of 2003 as... the reissue of Ocean Rain. So I guess he's happy with the AMG's chronological practices. I'd bet good money that if they'd asked Will Sargent he woulda said Marquee Moon. - -Rex, who... likes French people generally and has more than a few good things to say about French culture... perhaps due to some Appalachian defect that causes me to identify with the most-pissed-upon and generally-thought-to-be-smelly peoples of the world? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:22:51 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Tinfoil Thoths: The Album (shipping soon) More news on the feg originals compilation: Due to underwhelming demand, limited free time, and the amount of effort already expended, I've decided to do a limited run of 50 properly packaged versions of the Tinfoil Thoths collection. Twenty-two of these are already spoken for, so reserve one today if you want the "deluxe" version. I say "deluxe" because, having had no luck in finding help with the packaging, I'm creating these babies low-tech and homespun. Here's what it consists of: - -One disc featuring 22 tracks of original music created by almost as many of your favorite fegmaniax! contributors! - -Unique-to-each disc cover artwork... no two copies the same! - -Hand-crafted booklet featuring extensive liner notes, random doodles, and an innovative doesn't-fit-in-the-jewel-case format! Once these are spoken for, I'll be happy to send out stripped-down copies if anyone misses the first round of mailings. The liner notes should remain accessible on Bayard's site if you get the non-deluxe version and desperately need to know who's playing that kazoo on track five or whatever. Below is the list of listers who've signed up. Asterisks indicate that I already have a snail mail address, so heads-up asterisk-less people (including contributors)... I need to know where to send your copy! Bayard Rex Broome* Dolph Chaney* James Dignan* Luther Dudich Mike Godwin Brian Huddell Scott Hunter McCleary Jeffrey Norman* Brian Nupp Thomas Rodebaugh Mike Runion David Santos* Matt Sewell* Greg Shell Hamish Simpson Michael Wells Jason Brown* Roberta Cowan* Brian Hoare* Laura (Grunty)* Oh, and just for the record... I think it's pretty damned great. Should be something on there that everyone can enjoy, or, failing that, something new you can use to make fun of your fellow fegs. What can I say... I'm a giver. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:22:45 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: A sign from above? Steve Talkowski wrote: > On Feb 19, 2004, at 10:05 AM, Matt Sewell wrote: > > 3. No-one should need a reason to bash Mel Gibson... I > > give you: his entire career. > > Granted, but hey, that first Mad Max was pretty cool and > influential. The first two Lethal Weapons are amusing little bits of viscera. The second also provides a reasonable blueprint for what to do when South African drug dealing consuls and their staffs kill your wife and girlfriend and a bunch of other people too. > This sure is funny from IMDB though: > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345/board/nest/6312659 God's answer on why men have nipples was a little wordy though. The reason is so men who are so inclined have some place to put their nipplerings. ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:31:50 -0500 From: Subject: RE: REAP - French [demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:01 , Matt Sewell matt_sewell@hotmail.com> sent: >>apparently not you. you no skeakay englaze? > >I thought you said you spoke American? yeah but that wasn't until later. i just wanted to make sure you understood then. >And what are you playing? What is the big game? Is it rounders? I don't >think I want to play, despite not actually being able to speak French... we're all playing. brother? ;{] - that's a cock-eyed, mustached, chiseled smiley face. being able to speak french is not even considered. only actually speaking french will get you disqualified. >Classifying you as a small-minded racist bigot was perhaps tiresome and >lazy... but your hatred of the French is similarly so... far more the institution than Fabien and Jean themselves. gSs - ---- Msg sent via WebMail ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:36:00 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: A sign from above? Steve Talkowski wrote: > On Feb 19, 2004, at 10:05 AM, Matt Sewell wrote: > > 3. No-one should need a reason to bash Mel Gibson... I > > give you: his entire career. > > Granted, but hey, that first Mad Max was pretty cool and > influential. I liked Braveheart, until I read a book about William Wallace and realized that Mel outdid Oliver Stone's JFK. My favorite Mel Gibson movie is probably Gallopoli at this point in time. Michael B. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:15:09 -0800 From: Eb Subject: RE: A sign from above? > My favorite Mel Gibson movie is probably Gallopoli [sic] at this point >in time. I enjoyed The Year of Living Dangerously and Mad Max 3. Can't remember being strongly engaged by any others. I remember being ambivalent about Gallipoli, but don't remember why. Saw it soooooooo long ago. Have never seen Braveheart or any Lethal Weapon films. >A few postings down, God says: >"Ah, eb. Good luck to you, dear." How about the part about Eb not having an easy life right now?? Brrr. ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:24:07 -0500 From: Subject: Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... [demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:02 , Rex.Broome sent: >-Rex, who... likes French people generally and has more than a few good things to >say about French culture... perhaps due to some Appalachian defect that causes me >to identify with the most-pissed-upon and generally-thought-to-be-smelly peoples >of the world? no, those are the armenians. - -Azerbajanec sprashivaet druga cho aznachaet beshennaya matka. - -Drug atvechayt pizda znaesh suma sashla. that's an armenian joke. gSs - ---- Msg sent via WebMail ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:39:17 -0500 (EST) From: Miles Goosens Subject: RE: A sign from above? Michael Bachman: >Steve Talkowski wrote: >> On Feb 19, 2004, at 10:05 AM, Matt Sewell wrote: >> > 3. No-one should need a reason to bash Mel Gibson... I >> > give you: his entire career. > >> Granted, but hey, that first Mad Max was pretty cool and >> influential. > >I liked Braveheart, until I read a book about William Wallace >and realized that Mel outdid Oliver Stone's JFK. > > My favorite Mel Gibson movie is probably Gallopoli at this point >in time. Thank goodness someone mentioned one of Gibson's Peter Weir films (Eb has since discussed it just a little further). Does no one remember when Mel was one of the best young actors around? He was great in all these films: Gallipoli Mad Max x 3 The Year of Living Dangerously The Bounty Then he made the first Lethal Weapon movie, which, while passable froth, seemed to suck from him every ounce of acting ability, leaving only a caricature-like husk to thrash about in subsequent films. Speaking of Weir, finally saw Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Stephen Fry did a nice bit about the "Year of the Colon" as part of his BAFTA hosting duties). Because of its long title, I guess it took two attempts: on the first viewing, we were about 2/3 of the way through it (the Doc had just gotten stiched up on the Galapagos) when a pipe burst and the ten teens running the theatre couldn't figure out how to shut off the emergency alarm system and restart the films. Maybe there was just too much water in the film, and some of it sloshed out. Anyway, at a later date our second attempt succeeded, so we've now seen the whole of the movie, and I'm pleased to say that it's the first thing that Weir's done since the fine and underrated Mosquito Coast that I've liked. later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:00:37 +0000 (GMT) From: crowbar.joe@btopenworld.com Subject: Torry Read something about Torry now getting writing credits on Gig In Sky. She initially just took the session fee; but apparently they told her to go in and do her thing, and it transpires she was 'composing'. Quite right too. Hey, Matt, we've got ourselves some more uppitty Yanks!! Where's Godders, the voice of English rationality when you need him. He came to see me perform in Bath late last year. (The city, not the ablutional facility). Haven't heard anything since. Joe (not really meaning it about the Americans...well...except Greg Shell ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:37:39 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: RE: A sign from above? On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Miles Goosens wrote: > Speaking of Weir, finally saw Master and Commander: The Far Side of the > World I don't keep complete listings of everything I've seen each year (and I do see PLENTY of movies), but Master and Commander was one of my favorites. I really loved Viv's response as soon as the film ended. She had this very pleasant and refreshed kind of look on her face and said, "That was a very entertaining film made for adults." Damn straight. No pandering and no absurdly oversexualized bits and still fun and full of adventure. Gah. > Anyway, at a later date our second attempt succeeded, so we've now seen > the whole of the movie, and I'm pleased to say that it's the first thing > that Weir's done since the fine and underrated Mosquito Coast that I've > liked. What about Fearless? That's one of my favorite films. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:48:46 -0500 (EST) From: Miles Goosens Subject: RE: A sign from above? Jeme: >I really loved Viv's response as soon as the film ended. She had this >very pleasant and refreshed kind of look on her face and said, "That was >a very entertaining film made for adults." Damn straight. No pandering >and no absurdly oversexualized bits and still fun and full of adventure. Oh, I have a fondness for oversexualized bits (mostly depending on whose they are), but Viv's completely right about M&C. I also think the awards-oriented write-ups that have dismissed M&C as a well-done but straightforward military/adventure flick overlook a lot of subtleties, points which Weir wisely decided to underplay. Favorite Weir movie scene, even counting Picnic at Hanging Rock & The Last Wave: the scene in Gallipoli where Archy and Frank come across the old man with the camel in the Australian Outback. Archy and Frank are taking a shortcut through the Outback to get to a port and enlist for the war: Camel Driver: Where you headed? Archy: Perth. Camel Driver: You lookin for work? Archy: No, Im off to the war. Camel Driver: What war? Archy: The war against Germany. Camel Driver: I knew a German once. How did it start? Archy: Dont know exactly, but it was the Germans fault. Camel Driver: The Australians fightin already? Archy: In Turkey. Camel Driver: Turkey? Whys that? Archy: Because Turkeys a German ally. Camel Driver: Cant see what its got to do with us. Archy: We cant stop them there, they could end up here. Camel Driver: (After surveying the desolate landscape) And theyre welcome to it. >> Anyway, at a later date our second attempt succeeded, so we've now seen >> the whole of the movie, and I'm pleased to say that it's the first thing >> that Weir's done since the fine and underrated Mosquito Coast that I've >> liked. > >What about Fearless? That's one of my favorite films. And not mine. But it's always interesting to find out who cites it as a favorite. Me, I think you can draw a line straight downhill after Mosquito Coast: Dead Poets Society Green Card Fearless The Truman Show And yes, this means that I like Green Card more than Fearless, though that's hardly a hearty endorsement of either film. I'd like the Truman Show a lot more if it had been made 40-50 years earlier -- say, when the 27 science fiction stories from which it's ripped off were first written. later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:03:33 -0600 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:02:53 -0800, "Rex.Broome" said: > Jeff D. on Books In Which I May or May Not Have Read It: > >>I wouldn't say I dislike the TE version exactly, but I do > >>think it is seriously and almost startlingly inferior to > >>the Bunnymen version. > > The Bunnymen's arrangement would sound shit on Kilamanjaro, and hearing > that peppy Teardrop version on Crocodiles would give you some serious > whiplash... I think that's why I've always rated them fairly evenly. > > My bandmate just hipped me to the fact that Spin has Mac citing his > favorite album of 2003 as... the reissue of Ocean Rain. Ah, so Mac's egomania remains unabated... I think he and Cope should have a "Which of Us Is God?" contest. Me, I'd vote for Copey - but I figure anyone who's God would *have* to be about 3/4 batshit-clogged-drainpipe-up-the-head by now. See? Logic. (One vote for the Teardrop version here: the Bunnymen one never quite gets going for me, even though I generally like their stuff a lot, at least when McCulloch isn't advising anyone to take him internally. You wonder how many groupies he used *that* line on...) - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: crumple zones:: :: harmful or fatal if swallowed :: :: small-craft warning :: ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:05:12 -0600 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Re: Political parties, major labels, other organs of evil... On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:24:07 -0500, gshell@americangroupisp.com said: > > -Azerbajanec sprashivaet druga cho aznachaet beshennaya matka. > -Drug atvechayt pizda znaesh suma sashla. > > that's an armenian joke. No way - it's a Monty Python ripoff: - -How can you tell he's the king? - -He hasn't got shit all over him (BTW: the most evil organ is Keith Emerson's) - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: Solipsism is its own reward :: :: --Crow T. Robot ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:22:16 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: RE: A sign from above? On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Miles Goosens wrote: > Jeme: > >What about Fearless? That's one of my favorite films. > > And not mine. But it's always interesting to find out who cites it as a > favorite. > > Me, I think you can draw a line straight downhill after Mosquito Coast: > > Dead Poets Society > Green Card > Fearless > The Truman Show OUCH! I'd rank them probably Fearless -> The Truman Show -> Dead Poets Society -> Green Card. I guess I felt a strong personal connection to Fearless that maybe most other people just wouldn't get. I was in a situation where I was certain that I was going to die in a few moments and I had a similar sort of moment of, for lack of a better word, acceptance. In the ten years since then I've perhaps become slightly less cognizant of my own mortality and also slightly less comfortable with it, but when the film came out it really struck a chord with me. I saw the film in the theater twice. First time was with my then-girlfriend Jennifer. Immediately after the film, she asked what I thought of the movie and I said, kind of astonished, "I thought it was amazing." She replied derisively, "You would." We broke up a few months later. The second time was a couple of weeks later with my then-dear friend Holly. I remember glancing over at her during the climactic flashback at the end of the film and seeing tears running down her face. We got up from the theater in silence and walked back to campus arm-in-arm and parted at my building -- all without speaking a word. I don't think we once discussed the film. None of the above is meant as any kind of explanation for why I like the film so much, just context and anecdote. > And yes, this means that I like Green Card more than Fearless, though > that's hardly a hearty endorsement of either film. I'd love to hear a more detailed analysis. I can't imagine what Green Card has to make it more appealing than Fearless... even if you think Fearless is an over-sentimentalized piece of garbage. > I'd like the Truman Show a lot more if it had been made 40-50 years > earlier -- say, when the 27 science fiction stories from which it's > ripped off were first written. Man, I hate Ed Harris. I think The Truman Show would have been a thousand times better if his role had been eliminated and most of the scenes outside the Show were rewritten or rethought. It's one of the only things I've enjoyed with Jim Carrey (though I loved The Duck Factory when I was little and thought The Cable Guy was brilliant). Come to think of it, I think he's fairly OK in a dramatic role when he's not being Robin Williams-style crappy-sappy. I mean, he was totally reasonable in The Dead Pool, too. After seeing the trailer, I'm kind of excited about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. [I just checked IMDB and see now that Jim Carrey's got five projects in the pipeline -- two are adaptations from other media (books and comic strip) and three are remakes. Dear Lord. As if there aren't thousands of writers out there with great original ideas just dying to get some work. But clearly the concept of "risk" has drained entirely out of Hollywood.] J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:23:13 -0800 From: Eb Subject: RE: A sign from above? >But clearly the concept of "risk" has drained entirely out of Hollywood.] Kinda like your drained ability to discuss "Hollywood" without using inflammatory hyperbole. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:29:18 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: A sign from above? >> 5. Lightning tends to come from above, unless you have evidence to the >> contrary. > >Sure, but it could have been summoned from below (if one believes in a >Hell, that is - i WAS trying to be facetious) um, no - sorry. Lightning starts at the ground and travels up to the cloud. 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: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:50:10 -0800 From: Eb Subject: For you bikers I saw something very strange outside a Mexican fast-food place, two days ago. A teenage guy riding a bike...but it was practically a "circus bike." The wheels were only about six inches in diameter, and the back wheel axle had two thick silver protrusions which probably were intended to serve as foot pegs while coasting? And then there was a tall, uh, "seat stem" to add elevation for non-kiddie leg length. Is this some new fad? What the hell? Web evidence of this beast? The guy rode away with two friends on "normal" bikes, like it was perfectly natural. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:54:38 -0600 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: RE: A sign from above? On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:23:13 -0800, "Eb" said: > >But clearly the concept of "risk" has drained entirely out of Hollywood.] > > Kinda like your drained ability to discuss "Hollywood" without using > inflammatory hyperbole. Shouldn't you two just challenge one another to a boxing match and be done with it? - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb :: --Batman ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:08:08 -0800 From: Eb Subject: RE: A sign from above? >On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:23:13 -0800, "Eb" said: >> >But clearly the concept of "risk" has drained entirely out of Hollywood.] >> >> Kinda like your drained ability to discuss "Hollywood" without using >> inflammatory hyperbole. > >Shouldn't you two just challenge one another to a boxing match and be >done with it? Haven't finished sparring with God yet. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:28:17 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: RE: A sign from above? At 05:54 PM 2/19/2004 -0600, Fortissimo wrote: >Shouldn't you two just challenge one another to a boxing match and be >done with it? Boxing is barbaric, which may explain a lot of its appeal. Personally, however, I think a lip-syncing contest might be a lot more fun. One person gets Britney Spear's "Toxic," the other 50 Cent's "In Da Club." Gentlemen, to your corners, and start your mouth-engines. - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:44:27 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: For you bikers On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Eb wrote: > A teenage guy riding a bike...but it was practically a "circus bike." > The wheels were only about six inches in diameter, and the back wheel > axle had two thick silver protrusions which probably were intended to > serve as foot pegs while coasting? And then there was a tall, uh, "seat > stem" to add elevation for non-kiddie leg length. Was it the seat post or the seat tube that was quite long? The post goes into the tube and clamps to the saddle, if you get my meaning. > Is this some new fad? What the hell? Web evidence of this beast? > > The guy rode away with two friends on "normal" bikes, like it was > perfectly natural. Was it an art bike of some kind or just a stunt bike? Was it REALLY tiny? Six inch diameter wheels would be... really tiny. Were they perhaps sixteen? What would you guess would be the wheelbase of this thing (distance from axle to axle)? Details, details, details! It's not uncommon around here to see all kinds of home-made contraptions that were once and can still sort of be called, academically, bicycles. See: I did see a tiny little thing in a store the other day that did look more like a circus bike... I can't remember what it was called, though. It was next to the Razor scooters and pogo sticks, so I thought it came from that company, but it's not on their current online store. Oh, and as for other great new-fangled cycling traditions in Portland, there's the zoobomb. See, the idea is to take the train to the zoo (where the train station is like 300 feet below the surface), take the elevator up with your bike, then ride down the steep and windy curves (between the ritzy homes) all the way back down into the city. If you're still not feeling the icy breath of the Reaper, you can get back on the train and go again. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:55:29 -0500 From: Jon Lewis Subject: Re: A sign from above? > At 05:54 PM 2/19/2004 -0600, Fortissimo wrote: > >> Shouldn't you two just challenge one another to a boxing match and be >> done with it? > > It didn't work for Dave Sim and Jeff Smith... Jon Lewis (apologies for uncalled-for comix post) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:00:02 -0500 From: Steve Talkowski Subject: Re: A sign from above? On Feb 19, 2004, at 7:55 PM, Jon Lewis wrote: > It didn't work for Dave Sim and Jeff Smith... Cool. Is this the first time a Cerebus reference makes an appearance on Feglist? http://www.timemachinego.com/linkmachinego/content/sim.html ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #50 *******************************