From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #179 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, June 21 2004 Volume 13 : Number 179 Today's Subjects: ----------------- FegGig? [Jim Davies ] And now the news for crustaceans... ["Edward of Sim" ] Re: And now the news for crustaceans... ["Stewart C. Russell" ] From the truth is stranger department [steve ] Re: From the truth is stranger department [Jeff Dwarf ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:51:59 +0100 (BST) From: Jim Davies Subject: FegGig? Brian asks: > June 17th? Oxford? I trust no one actually died? I came fairly close. I was definitely there, and it was wonderful. All three feg artists were completely brilliant. I don't remember the details. Well, I remember Mike's guitar solos. And Dolph's voice. And then I remember that it was a particularly good set by the New Moon. Did they do Tell Me About Your Drugs? Or did I dream that? x Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:52:30 +0100 From: "Edward of Sim" Subject: And now the news for crustaceans... > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:16:02 -0400 > From: "Stewart C. Russell" > Subject: Re: Look what I just found on Excite.com! > > edwardofsim@tiscali.co.uk wrote: > > [TABLE NOT SHOWN] > > We've put up with your furniture fetish before, Edward. > > Stewart Chest of drawers? Chest....drawers.... Actually, here was the Excite.com article I was trying to send to the list, peripherally on-topic: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040617/D838T5T81.html peace Edward ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:25:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: And now the news for crustaceans... Edward of Sim wrote: > Actually, here was the Excite.com article I was trying to > send to the list, peripherally on-topic: Topic? We don't need no steenkingg topic.... You should have used the subject line "If You Know Time," btw. > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040617/D838T5T81.html ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin "I'm going to keep playing music until somebody shoots me." -- Scott McCaughey "It would not now surprise me in the least if, one night on TV, right there during The Memo, [Bill] O'Reilly declared himself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia." -- Charles Pierce on MSNBC.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:40:49 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: And now the news for crustaceans... I nearly saw a band called "Mind of a Squid" the other night, but I was too happy after Mayor McCa's set, so I went home early. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:13:52 +1200 From: James Dignan Subject: reap - and top 100? I think everyone missed The Shadows and has anyone noted this yet? Nick Drake scores surprisingly well 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, 21 Jun 2004 00:17:55 -0500 From: steve Subject: From the truth is stranger department > The five great saints and many other leaders in the spirit world, > including even Communist leaders such as Marx and Lenin, who committed > all manner of barbarity and murders on earth, and dictators such as > Hitler and Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended their > ways and been reborn as new persons. - - Steve __________ rope snakebird draftsman cupful dill thresh deferred mastery danish dialogue newton capacitor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:46:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: From the truth is stranger department steve wrote: >> The five great saints and many other leaders in the >> spirit world, including even Communist leaders such as >> Marx and Lenin, who committed all manner of barbarity >> and murders on earth, and dictators such as Hitler and >> Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended >> their ways and been reborn as new persons. Funny how Hitler and Stalin are referred to as mere "dictators" but Marx committed barbarity and murders. Sure he has a terrible haircut "Right Here Waiting" is a truly awful song, but that's a litte much. > If only they had attended a ceremony for one of the more mainstream Robot religions, like Voodoo or Oprahism. I guess most of the congressmen didn't know they would be attending a coronation, to be fair to them, but still. More: Hail to the Moon king The deeply weird coronation of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a Senate office building -- crown, robes, the works -- is no longer one of Washington's best-kept secrets. - - - - - - - - - - - - - By John Gorenfeld June 21, 2004 | You probably imagine your congressman hard at work in the Capitol debating legislation, making laws -- you know, governing. But your newspaper probably didn't tell you that one night in March, members of Congress hosted a crowning ritual for an ex-convict and multibillionaire who dressed up in maroon robes and declared himself the Second Coming. On March 23, the Dirksen Senate Office Building was the scene of a coronation ceremony for Rev. Sun Myung Moon, owner of the conservative Washington Times newspaper and UPI wire service, who was given a bejeweled crown by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill. Afterward, Moon told his bipartisan audience of Washington power players he would save everyone on Earth as he had saved the souls of Hitler and Stalin -- the murderous dictators had been born again through him, he said. In a vision, Moon said the reformed Hitler and Stalin vouched for him, calling him "none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent." To many observers, this bizarre scene would have looked like the apocalypse as depicted in "Left Behind" novels. Moon, 84, the benefactor of conservative foundations like the American Family Coalition -- who served time in the 1980s for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice -- has views somewhere to the right of the Taliban's Mullah Omar. Moon preaches that gays are "dung-eating dogs," Jews brought on the Holocaust by betraying Jesus, and the U.S. Constitution should be scrapped in favor of a system he calls "Godism" -- with him in charge. The man crowned "King of Peace" by congressmen once said, according to sermons reprinted in his church's Unification News: "Suppose I were to hit you with the baseball bat to stop you, bloodying your ear and breaking a bone or two, yet still you insisted on doing more work for Father." [rest deleted for space] ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin "I'm going to keep playing music until somebody shoots me." -- Scott McCaughey "It would not now surprise me in the least if, one night on TV, right there during The Memo, [Bill] O'Reilly declared himself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia." -- Charles Pierce on MSNBC.com Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:46:39 +0100 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Well we all get hit by forces that we just don't understa-and... Sorry there was no immediate report following Thursday's gig - even though I had been quite sensible and gone to bed at 1.30 I was still utterly exhausted when I got to work that I spent the day gazing out of the window and quietly groaning... I met Dolph at the station on Thursday, having taken the day off to show him around the city. We raced around the points of interest - A few colleges, gardens, meadows and a visit to my favourite building - the University Museum (incorporating the Pitt Rivers Museum in the back of the building. The very building that housed Darwin's debates on the theory of evolution and far-out cathedral of science, complete with glass roof and the gothicest architecture one is likely to find anywhere... I don't know whether Dolph got a fully-rounded flavour of Oxford, but I tried... then dinner (which I had planned to be seamless and early enough not to get in the way of arranging the evening) totally got in the way of our getting to the Port Mahon anywhere near what you'd call early. In the meantime Brian had arrived and we'd eaten and ordered a taxi (we'd eaten dinner, not the taxi). By the time we reached the Port, Mike and band had arrived as had Jim , Tony and Charlotte, all of this very list as you well know. The pub was empty - we were competing with the football, so I expected even fewer people than are usual for one of our gigs. Terry turned up and the PA was cobbled together (I had no idea what I was doing, thankfully others did!). Terry is a very idiosyncratic poet - idiosyncratic to the point of being able to clear rooms in a short space of time, and this evening was no disappointment. Now, to me, Terry comes from a long line of artist-shamen: his life is entirely dedicated to the production of art, whether poetry, photography or other visual arts. Of course, this tends to make him very... hemhem... eccentric. Anyway, by the end of his 20min-odd set, there were a fair few people seeking sanctuary in the downstairs bar... Thankfully all our escapees returned for Delayed Suburban Departures' set. I wasn't sure what to expect, but taking one look at the band I knew they'd be doing something interesting... they were a more usual band set up - full kit (including a sweet little ashtray next to the toms), guitar and bass. Apparently this was their first gig since 1987, though this didn't seem to have too much bearing on their performance, which was tremendously enjoyable. The overall sound was much punkier than I'd expected, which I welcomed, and the band were very interesting to watch - Our MickieGodwin dodged around the stage and rocked out in the necessary places, Alex the drummer was one you had to keep your eye on, and Roger underpinned the visual strangeness with a subtlety and can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it that one would expect from a decent bassist. Carrier Pigeon was a highlight, complete with special effect (fluffy toy bird attached to a wire was thrown into the audience with a note pinned to it - but what did the note say?). Overall, I'd thoroughly recommend the band to anyone - I do hope there's not another 17 years between this and the next gig. By the end of DSD's set, a few more people had arrived - - Pierre the cheese expert, Freizinger (our sometime flautist) and his wife Sue and some people from their band and Robin, erstwhile promoter. There must have been about 15 people in the audience by this stage, and that was enough for a tiny venue like the Port to look busy enough to be encouraging... Dolph was up next - he'd brought his Takamine accoustic and started off with a great version of Status Unknown. I know that that was the only song of Dolph's I knew, but I really think it's a killer song. The rest of his set was excellent, and enjoyed by the crowd. It was nice to see someone with such a full-on voice and though heavy-handed on the guitar, no less accurate for that. I'd book him again certainly and would urge you all to do the same! Chrissy took plenty of photos (I think she used up a whole film) while all this was going on, but unfortunately our photo facilities are decidedly C20th so won't be available until they're developed... (actually - CALLING JIM DAVIES - do you have webspace where I could post the pics?) and Tony kindly recorded the whole thing (apart from The New Moon's set where there were technical problems with the recording thingy) so it's quite well documented, though I don't think that'll get across the fantastic atmosphere - it really was a brilliant night and one which I'm itching to do again - if any of ye fegs feel like a gig here in 'ver Ox, do get in touch and I'll see what I can do. Our set went pretty well - it was the first gig since Ian (bassist)'s return, which meant me and the Boy Cornelius were psyched to be playing with him. Phil Freizinger's flute was on very good form too. And yes, at the end we *did* do some kind of version of Tell Me About Your Drugs. Now, when it came to the solo I shouted "Tell 'em Dolph", but realise now that "Tell 'em Godders" would have been better as he was the one wielding the electric guitar... Sadly there was no time for Touch You Natalie Jane! Dolph and Mike ran through I Know The Felt of Judas but towards the end Ralph the landlord gave me the nod to finish up. Well, it was 11.40 or so, so we'd certainly had our money's worth from the venue (particularly as no-one charged anyone for anything except the drinks...). It just remains to thank all ye fegs who turned up - It's always a great pleasure to see Jim and Tony, lovely to meet Charlotte and marvellous to see Godders (not to mention his band) and Brian again (hadn't seen him since the Evershot gig). I just hope there's a next time! Cheers Matt >From: Jim Davies >Reply-To: Jim Davies >To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >Subject: FegGig? >Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:51:59 +0100 (BST) > >Brian asks: > > > June 17th? Oxford? I trust no one actually died? > >I came fairly close. > >I was definitely there, and it was wonderful. All three feg artists >were completely brilliant. I don't remember the details. Well, I >remember Mike's guitar solos. And Dolph's voice. And then I remember >that it was a particularly good set by the New Moon. Did they do Tell >Me About Your Drugs? Or did I dream that? > >x Jim - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Security. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:29:13 -0700 From: "Rex Broome" Subject: Re: FegGig? Jim: >I was definitely there, and it was wonderful. All three feg artists >were completely brilliant. I don't remember the details. Well, I >remember Mike's guitar solos. And Dolph's voice. And then I remember >that it was a particularly good set by the New Moon. Did they do Tell >Me About Your Drugs? Or did I dream that? Any further details from the artistes theyselves? - -Rex Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #179 ********************************