From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #72 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, March 9 2004 Volume 13 : Number 072 Today's Subjects: ----------------- On top of the world, looking down on creation... [AidMerr@aol.com] Re: fegmaniax-digest V13 #71 [Michael R Godwin ] Re: On top of the world, looking down on creation... [] Re: the incompetance started when? [] Re: Blimey ["Fortissimo" ] Safe for Work Pornography [Jeff Dwarf ] Jobs etc. ["Rex.Broome" ] FRESNO??? [Eb ] Re: FRESNO??? [Tom Clark ] Re: FRESNO??? ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Re: Jobs etc. [Sebastian Hagedorn ] reap (confirmed) ["Jason Brown \(Echo Services Inc\)" ] Firewater dreams of trains ["Eugene Hopstetter, Jr." ] Re: On top of the world, looking down on creation... [Miles Goosens ] Re: reap [Miles Goosens ] is it someone who worships big fat guys? [Jill Brand ] reap [Jeff Dwarf ] FW: Robin in the news [Marcy Tanter ] RE: reap ["Bachman, Michael" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:15:16 -0500 From: AidMerr@aol.com Subject: On top of the world, looking down on creation... > Fundamentalist literalists have yet to provide any sort > of reconciliation of these two that doesn't send their > whole premise crashing to the ground. The most common attempt at reconciliation of the two creation stories is that Genesis 1 refers to the creation of the world, and Genesis 2 specifically to the creation of the Jews (who, in this reading, were created separately and after the rest of humanity). This reading of events also cleans up some of the other apparent inconsistencies in the early chapters of Genesis (where the children of Adam & Eve found husbands and wives; why Cain needed a mark set on him by God when the only people around were his immediate family; "The sons of god saw the daughters of men and took them for wives" in Genesis 6. It also gives fundamentalists an escape clause for the fossil record (all those extinct critters must be from the first creation...). Probably the best basic summary of the theory is "The Pre-Adamite in a Nutshell", a paper Stephen J Gould wrote for 'Natural History' in about 1998-99 (. If anyone's actually interested, there's no shortage of debate on the subject (a google search on "pre-adamite" brings up 16,000 hits). Remind me what this has to do with Robyn Hitchcock? Aidan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:42:01 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V13 #71 > Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 10:26:49 -0500 > From: The Great Quail > Most Biblical scholars recognize three distinct sources for Genesis, the > Book of J, the Book of E, and the Book of P. The Book of J (The J stands for > Jaweh) is considered the oldest, and involves the Garden of Eden story. It > is believed to be older because of essentially that very reason -- God is > obviously less than all-powerful and all-knowing, and the overall sense is > mythic, even primitive. This has lead some modern scholars to believe that > the author was probably working in a literary tradition, as opposed to a > strictly religious one -- sort of an early Hebrew Milton. Some scholars also > opine that the Book of J was authored by a woman. > The other main strand is the Book of P, which details the "Seven Days" > Creation story. This is considered to be more "sophisticated," as it works > on a more allegorical level, and involves a more refined concept of an > all-powerful deity. > And for Biblical Trainspotters, there are several inconsistencies between > the texts, the main one being the order in which God created humans. Yes, and where do all those wives pop up from one or two generations down the line? I don't buy the Lethbridge-type theories that they are "giants", because surely the genetics would be all wrong? And _a fortiori_ the same thing applies to visitors from space. So it looks to me as if, at best, he only created one gang of people, and that there were other groups hanging around too. Which must make sense, otherwise all that exogamy and totemism and Levi-Strauss stuff probably wouldn't have caught on. - - MRG n.p. Beat Farmers 'Powderfinger' ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:44:58 -0500 From: Subject: Re: On top of the world, looking down on creation... [demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:15 , AidMerr@aol.com sent: >Remind me what this has to do with Robyn Hitchcock? According to the bible, Robyn is god's creation too. There may be a direct line between him and one of Caine's offspring. Ok, I made that last part up. gSs - ---- Msg sent via WebMail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:04:58 -0600 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Re: On top of the world, looking down on creation... On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:15:16 -0500, AidMerr@aol.com said: > The most common attempt at reconciliation of the two creation stories is > that Genesis 1 refers to the creation of the world, and Genesis 2 > specifically to the creation of the Jews (who, in this reading, were > created separately and after the rest of humanity). This doesn't help literalists...since there's zulch in the text to support this interp. Obviously, any sort of allegorical/metaphorical reading helps to resolve many biblical contradictions - it's only the idiocy of fundies who insist on both literality and divine inspiration (as if God were a typesetter) that make hash of any coherent belief system derived from the Bible. Although I'm an atheist, I've got no problem with people picking and choosing inspiration from whatever sources they choose, or choosing from one source and allowing figurative interpretations to make it coherent. It's the inanity of the fundies that gets my goat, and the political power of their willful stupidity. This reading of > events also cleans up some of the other apparent inconsistencies in the > early chapters of Genesis (where the children of Adam & Eve found > husbands and wives Cuz otherwise there'd have to be incest...another thing to throw at fundamentalists... > Remind me what this has to do with Robyn Hitchcock? Surely a god who thinks to state, very early on, "let them have dominion over the fish" is a Robynesque sort of god? Although if he were truly Robynesque, the fish might have something to say about that. - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: "In two thousand years, they'll still be looking for Elvis - :: this is nothing new," said the priest. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:07:09 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Blimey http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1164892,00.html Here you go - someone has worked out there's a 67% chance of god existing... Godders, ISTR you are some sort of statistical genius... what do *you* reckon the chances are..? Cheers Matt - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay in touch better and keep protected online with MSNs NEW all-in-one Premium Services. Find out more here. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 12:09:59 -0500 From: Subject: Re: the incompetance started when? [demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] Eb wrote: >>A few others wrote me saying they were putting my address in their filter list >>to automatically delete any notes coming from my address. > >Wow. Creepy. > >Eb > At first it seemd kinda weird, but when I realised they might be baptists or mormons it was kind of exciting. I setup pits and snares to help stop the mob, but they never came. I have even better protection on one side now. I am repairing the septic system and I have an open sewer in the back. I flush the toilet twice thinking the dilution will help. Would anyone close like to help dig through root infested black gumbo? Don't ever think ditch diggers have an easy job, especially in this part of Texas. This has something to do with Robyn in that I am sure he has to go potty too. gSs - ---- Msg sent via WebMail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:12:10 -0600 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Re: Blimey On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:07:09 +0000, "Matt Sewell" said: > http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1164892,00.html > > Here you go - someone has worked out there's a 67% chance of god > existing... Well hell - if you start out assuming a 50/50 chance that unicorns exist, you'll probably end up with pretty good odds too! Why would you start off with such an assumption? Either something exists, or it doesn't, no? (or it once did, or it's one of Heisenberg's cats) The guy who ran this clearly had an axe to grind... - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: "In two thousand years, they'll still be looking for Elvis - :: this is nothing new," said the priest. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:20:40 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Safe for Work Pornography http://www.area29.com/sfwporn/ ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:36:13 -0800 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Jobs etc. Sebastian: >>The reason isn't only an economical one, but mostly >>psychological. This may not be true for all people, but many people >>are happier with jobs than without. Even those who don't think so. So a >>little pressure may be necessary. Isn't part of the psychology, though, the fact that when you're out of work, the bulk of your time, physically and psychologically, is taken up by looking for a new job or worrying about finances? I know that's why it's bugged me when I've been out of work. That and the fact that I *have* to worry about it during what could be time I could use to get long-delayed creative projects off the ground, reconnect with friends, get out and actually interact with my environment, that kind of thing. I dunno... maybe some folks like punching a clock more than I do. Or have actual careers or something... Luther: >>I also missed further e-mail talk about the Feg album Rex broome was doing. >>Is that out yet? Sorry to hear about the job... I do have your address for mailing your disc, though. I had a burner failure which is delaying things a bit. Artwork is slowly being assembled and I think I'll be able to start the discs themselves this week. Still looking for a few snail mail addresses, but they'll start moving soon! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:07:32 -0800 From: Eb Subject: FRESNO??? NEW YORK, NY - Esquire magazine reveals its first ever top ten "Cities That Rock" list as part of "Things A Man Should Know About Music: A Guide to 2004," a pull-out booklet featured in the April 2004 issue on sale on March 16th. Seeking out the best places in the nation to see and hear music first, Esquire's editorial staff surveyed hundreds of cities and judged them on the overall music scene, the music retail stores and the venues to see live music and soak up beer. The ten cities featured on the "Cities That Rock" list are home to some of today's hottest artists of past, present and future. The cities and respective musicians are: 1. PITTSBURGH, PA - Rusted Root, Modey Lemon, the Clarks 2. DENVER, CO - The Czars, 16 Horsepower, Woven Hand 3. MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Prince, Atmosphere, Honeydogs, Soul Asylum 4. RALEIGH, NC - Ryan Adams, Bens Folds Five, the Cherry Valence 5. GAINESVILLE, FL - Less Than Jake, Cyne, Against Me! 6. FRESNO, CA - Mynis, 40 Watt Hype, Kat Jones 7. CINCINNATI, OH - Venus Flytrap, Herb, The Stapletons 8. NEW ORLEANS, LA - Cowboy Mouth, Better Than Ezra, Ellis Marsalis 9. PHOENIX/TEMPE, AZ - Format, Necronauts, Rum Tenor 10. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Grateful Dead, Jolie Holand, Nervous Breakdowns ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 13:13:59 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: FRESNO??? SOUL ASYLUM? - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 13:20:19 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: FRESNO??? At 01:07 PM 3/8/2004 -0800, Eb wrote: >Ellis Marsalis Seems weird to be listing him as a "hot artist" for a city that "rocks." - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:22:32 +0100 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: Jobs etc. - -- "Rex.Broome" is rumored to have mumbled on Montag, 8. Mdrz 2004 10:36 Uhr -0800 regarding Jobs etc.: > Sebastian: >>> The reason isn't only an economical one, but mostly >>> psychological. This may not be true for all people, but many people >>> are happier with jobs than without. Even those who don't think so. So a >>> little pressure may be necessary. > > Isn't part of the psychology, though, the fact that when you're out of > work, the bulk of your time, physically and psychologically, is taken up > by looking for a new job or worrying about finances? That may be a part of it. Obviously the effects depend on the kind of environment you're living in. When I was a student, and everybody else I knew was as well, I felt perfectly fine just slacking. But then people started to graduate and eventually I was the only one who was still a student (once again: studying is free in Germany; they are currently introducing limits to that, but during my time it was a free ride). My parents supported me financially and I was working part-time, so I wasn't worrying about finances. But my self-esteem sank lower and lower. It's not much fun to have time on your hands when everyone else you know is busy working. If I were to live in an artists' commune, all that would be different, of course. So I'm not arguing that it's an innate trait of humans that they get depressed when they don't work for money. But from my experience and from what I am observing I conclude that in my peer group jobless people get depressed not *only* because auf financial worries, but also because their self-esteem is closely connected to achievement in a socially accepted area, namely the workplace. You can say that's stupid as long as you want, but that doesn't change the world as it is. I used to be more of an idealist, but I'm not anymore. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Ehrenfeldg|rtel 156, 50823 Kvln, Germany http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~hgd/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:26:47 -0800 From: "Jason Brown \(Echo Services Inc\)" Subject: reap (confirmed) Spalding Gray's Body Is Found 2 Months After Disappearance By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 8, 2004 NEW YORK -- Actor-writer Spalding Gray, who laid bare his life in a series of acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia" while scoring big-screen success in "Kate and Leopold" and "The Paper," was confirmed dead on Monday. The body of Gray, 62, was pulled out of the East River off Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on Sunday, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared. The city medical examiner confirmed through dental records and X-rays on Monday that it was Gray's body. The cause of his death was still under investigation, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner. Throughout his disappearance, his wife, Kathleen Russo, had held out scant hope that he might still be alive. "Everyone that looks like him from behind, I go up and check to make sure it's not him," Russo said in a phone interview with The Associated Press about a week ago. "If someone calls and hangs up, I always do star-69. You're always thinking, 'maybe."' Gray, whose riveting live performances generally featured only a desk and a glass of water as props, was reported missing by Russo on Jan. 11. His greatest success was his Obie-winning monologue "Swimming to Cambodia," which recounted in part his movie role opposite Sam Waterston in "The Killing Fields." The monologue, developed over two years of performance, became a film directed by Jonathan Demme. But Gray's life in recent years was marred by tragedy and depression. A horrific head-on car crash during a 2001 vacation in Ireland left him disheartened and in poor health, and he tried jumping from a bridge near his Long Island home in October 2002. He was twice hospitalized for depression after the crash, and his suicide attempt canceled the run of a new solo piece, "Black Spot." Gray, whose mother committed suicide when she was 52, spoke openly about considering the same fate. In a 1997 interview, he even provided an epitaph for his tombstone: "An American Original: Troubled, Inner-Directed and Cannot Type." Gray was born on June 5, 1941, one of three sons born to a WASP couple in Barrington, R.I. His mother suffered a pair of nervous breakdowns, committing suicide in 1967 after the second one. Prior to her death, Gray began pursuing an acting career at Emerson College in Boston. His first efforts at one-man storytelling began with a select audience: his co-workers when he was a dishwasher. The compulsively self-obsessed Gray would regale the other employees with a blow-by-blow account of his day's events. He landed his first stage role, playing a psychotic in a summer stock production of "The Curious Savage," when a combination of his dyslexia and nerves produced an all too real audition. His mother's suicide sent Gray into a lengthy period of depression that ended with his own nervous breakdown. He worked in underground theater in Manhattan, eventually co-founding the Wooster Group in 1979. There, he wrote an autobiographical trilogy of plays about life in Rhode Island. His first monologue was "Sex and Death to Age 14," mingling events like the bombing of Hiroshima with the death of childhood pets. Gray was hailed as a new brand of performance artist, working alone on a minimalist set. In 1983, Gray won the role of an American ambassador's aide in "The Killing Fields," the story of the bond between a New York Times reporter and a Cambodian photographer. The experience led to his monologue "Swimming to Cambodia." The monologue was widely hailed, with Washington Post reviewer David Richards observing, "Talking about himself -- with candor, humor, imagination and the unfailingly bizarre image -- he ends up talking about all of us." Gray continued working both alone and in Hollywood, appearing in the David Byrne film "True Stories" as well as other movies that included "Beaches" and "The Paper" -- 38 film appearances in all. In 1989, he starred as the stage manager in the Broadway revival of "Our Town," a production that won a Tony. Gray turned a mid-life crisis into "It's a Slippery Slope," a 1997 monologue that mingled ski stories with tales of his new role as a father. In addition to his writing, Gray enjoyed skiing and drinking; he once told an interviewer that a 6 p.m. bloody Mary was a staple of his routine. But Gray plunged back into despondency following his car accident, a crash during a vacation to mark his 60th birthday. Gray, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered head trauma and a broken hip in the crash. He suffered lingering physical pain and emotional woes, attempting the bridge leap near his Long Island home. Russo has two sons -- ages 11 and 6 -- and a stepdaughter with Gray. He also is survived by a brother, Rockwell Gray, an English professor in St. Louis. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:03:17 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: reap (confirmed) On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Jason Brown (Echo Services Inc) wrote: > Spalding Gray's Body Is Found 2 Months After Disappearance I was really counting on him turning up (alive) any minute now... with some strange story to tell about something that happened either in the outside world or in his head (or, more likely, on the border between the two). You know, of all the reaps we've had here, this one, for some reason, hits me the hardest. I had to blink through the entire obit to see it clearly... then I sat looking at the blank wall for a couple of minutes. Of course, I have sympathy for his family, but I feel like we've all lost something unique and enriching that's just not likely to be picked up any time soon or maybe ever. I don't mean this to be as corny as it's surely going to read, but it's as if his life was a kind of sacrifice for all of us to come together in understanding and joy and celebration of the blind flailings of consciousness. Goodbye, Spalding. I'm not the only one that will miss you. You made me appreciate everything that is being human. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:13:39 -0600 From: "Eugene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: Firewater dreams of trains Jet Set Records released an album by Firewater called "Songs We Should Have Written," and it includes a song called "I Often Dream of Trains" written by some guy called Robyn Hitchcock. Oh, and Jennifer Charles, of Elysian Fields sings on it. And Britta Phillips is there to help cover "Some Velvet Morning." What more could you want? Discuss. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:50:39 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V13 #71 Jeff wrote: >Actually, I've always thought "literal" language is fundamentally (!) an >incoherent concept: the language is ridden through with metaphor, and >unless you're going to extirpate that aspect entirely (and good luck to >you), metaphor inevitably opens the door to non-literal meaning. somebody opened the door? Quick - close it again before it gets cold in here. James (counterpointing the surrealism of the underlying metaphor) - -- 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, 8 Mar 2004 18:06:58 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: reap (confirmed) Capuchin wrote: > > Of course, I have sympathy for his family, but I feel > like we've all lost > something unique and enriching that's just not likely > to be picked up any time soon or maybe ever. Yes, I'm having a Donne moment here too: "... any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." I met him once, and for years used the inscription he put on Swimming To Cambodia for me. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:17:54 -0600 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: On top of the world, looking down on creation... At 11:44 AM 3/8/2004 -0500, gshell@americangroupisp.com wrote: >[demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] >On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:15 , AidMerr@aol.com sent: >>Remind me what this has to do with Robyn Hitchcock? > >According to the bible, Robyn is god's creation too. There may be a direct line >between him and one of Caine's offspring. He sure wishes! http://www.americanphoto.co.jp/pages/celeb/C/Caine_Michael/Previews/Plans-20870.jpg (daughter Natasha on the right - the woman on his left is wife Shakira, one of the most well-preserved women in the world IMO) later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:26:26 -0500 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: reap (confirmed) >From: "Stewart C. Russell" >To: fgz >Subject: Re: reap (confirmed) >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:06:58 -0500 >I met him once, and for years used the inscription he put on Swimming To >Cambodia for me. I never met him but I did see him at one of Robyn's Maxwell's shows years ago. Max _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks & Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:34:00 -0600 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: reap At 12:03 PM 3/7/2004 -0800, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > Miles Goosens wrote: >> Stewart Russell: >> >Tooker Gomberg, 48 >> >(Candian activist >> >> Who among us didn't think "Hobbit"? > > > OK, then - who among us *did*? Besides me? I mean, it's even got "Took" in there. later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 19:28:17 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: is it someone who worships big fat guys? It was written: Miles Goosens wrote: > Stewart Russell: > >Tooker Gomberg, 48 > >(Candian activist > > Who among us didn't think "Hobbit"? I was too engrossed with figuring out what a Candian is. Spaulding Grey's body was found today in the river (was it the Hudson or the East?). I was thrilled that I had the jump on at least one person on the Trachtenburg Family. I've been following their escapades for a while. I hope their little girl doesn't get too screwed up by all of this. And if she doesn't, then she'll have great stories to tell when she grows up. I heard the Damon Albarn/Ray Davies recording of Waterloo Sunset (from British TV about 6+ years ago) in Eddie Bauer of all places today. I mean, huh? Jill ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:15:29 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: reap Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dead at 62 Monday, March 8, 2004 (03-08) 23:12 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Academy Award-nominated Actor Paul Winfield, who was known for his versatility in stage, film and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62. Winfield died Sunday of a heart attack, said his agent Michael Livingston. In 1968, Winfield played the boyfriend of Diahann Carroll in her situation comedy "Julia" -- a role that some suggest helped open television to other black performers. Four years later Winfield's portrayal of the father in "Sounder" earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor. He was Emmy-nominated for best actor in the title role of the 1978 miniseries "King," and nominated the next year in the best supporting actor category for playing a college chancellor willing to sing Negro spirituals to get donations for his school in "Roots: The Next Generation." He finally won an Emmy in 1995 for a guest appearance on "Picket Fences." He played a federal judge whose rulings on busing inner-city children are challenged by a local resident. Despite acclaim, Winfield was often relegated to supporting roles, including playing Jim in a 1974 remake of "Huckleberry Finn." Sidney Poitier hired Winfield for his first movie role in "The Lost Man" in 1969. Other significant roles included an appearance in the Broadway play "Checkmates" with Denzel Washington, and his portrayal of Don King in a 1995 HBO movie. A Los Angeles native, Winfield was born May 22, 1941. Until he was 8, he was raised by union organizer Lois Edwards, who later married Winfield's stepfather. He was bused to the predominantly white Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and was named best actor for three years in a row in an annual Southern California high school drama competition. He later studied drama at four colleges before leaving the University of California at Los Angeles six credits short of a bachelor's degree. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Wilson, of Las Vegas. ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:31:56 -0600 From: Marcy Tanter Subject: FW: Robin in the news Guys, doesn't this sound very familiar? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm Marcy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:34:29 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: reap Paul Winfield was also in the second Star Trek movie, "The Wrath of Khan". He was also in a great Star Trek - Next Generation episode, "Darmok". The aliens in Darmok spoke only in metaphors, and Picard and Paul Winfield's alien character try to communicate with one another will battling a common foe on an otherwise deserted planet. Michael B. NP Glass Flesh 2 - -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Dwarf [mailto:munki1972@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 9:15 AM To: compassionate cronyism Subject: reap Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dead at 62 Monday, March 8, 2004 (03-08) 23:12 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Academy Award-nominated Actor Paul Winfield, who was known for his versatility in stage, film and television roles, including a highly praised 1978 depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62. Winfield died Sunday of a heart attack, said his agent Michael Livingston. In 1968, Winfield played the boyfriend of Diahann Carroll in her situation comedy "Julia" -- a role that some suggest helped open television to other black performers. Four years later Winfield's portrayal of the father in "Sounder" earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor. He was Emmy-nominated for best actor in the title role of the 1978 miniseries "King," and nominated the next year in the best supporting actor category for playing a college chancellor willing to sing Negro spirituals to get donations for his school in "Roots: The Next Generation." He finally won an Emmy in 1995 for a guest appearance on "Picket Fences." He played a federal judge whose rulings on busing inner-city children are challenged by a local resident. Despite acclaim, Winfield was often relegated to supporting roles, including playing Jim in a 1974 remake of "Huckleberry Finn." Sidney Poitier hired Winfield for his first movie role in "The Lost Man" in 1969. Other significant roles included an appearance in the Broadway play "Checkmates" with Denzel Washington, and his portrayal of Don King in a 1995 HBO movie. A Los Angeles native, Winfield was born May 22, 1941. Until he was 8, he was raised by union organizer Lois Edwards, who later married Winfield's stepfather. He was bused to the predominantly white Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and was named best actor for three years in a row in an annual Southern California high school drama competition. He later studied drama at four colleges before leaving the University of California at Los Angeles six credits short of a bachelor's degree. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Wilson, of Las Vegas. ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #72 *******************************