From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V14 #272 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, November 22 2005 Volume 14 : Number 272 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... [Spotted Eagle Ray ] Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... [Spotted Eagle Ray ] Peter Jackson content [bayard ] reap [Eb ] Re: reap [Tom Clark ] Re: reap [Eb ] Reap [Jeff Dwarf ] WanderLust -- The Next Adventure ["Hurricane Jesus" ] LP of ML ["michael wells" ] late entry in "worst band name ever" sweepstakes [2fs ] Re: WanderLust -- The Next Adventure [Spotted Eagle Ray ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:36:14 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... > PS Brian isn't bald after all [clever reference #2]. Where'd the whole "Brian is bald" thing come from? Not so. Tall, though. He done made a good record, too. -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:57:03 -0500 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... one time at band camp, Rev Chris Hintz (hintz@saa.net) said: >There were 2 Hitchcock covers in the set, and, I have to say, the >reason for all this fluttering is the full-band arrangement of Sweet >Ghost Of Light. nice! (and that reminds me: i need to, at the very least, make a mp3 of tanya donnelly's cover of the the same song.) woj p.s. count me too amongst the thumbs-up crowd for the lazerlove love. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:04:01 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... > nice! (and that reminds me: i need to, at the very least, make a mp3 of > tanya donnelly's cover of the the same song.) Please! I've been dying to hear that. -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:10:20 -0500 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... one time at band camp, Spotted Eagle Ray (spottedeagleray@gmail.com) said: >> nice! (and that reminds me: i need to, at the very least, make a mp3 of >> tanya donnelly's cover of the the same song.) > Please! I've been dying to hear that. i'll take care of it this week. woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:36:58 -0800 (PST) From: bayard Subject: Peter Jackson content I thought this was interesting - apparently the new version is going to re-create the famous scene that was cut out of the original. http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2005/kong/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:40:31 -0800 From: Eb Subject: reap I like how the "suit" tries to argue that moving to the Web indicates the channel is popular. Oh man. I saw some damn cool things on that channel, a year or two ago.... Eb Cable Network Trio Popping Over to Web Trio, the pop culture-obsessed cable network that's been languishing in the digital hinterlands, will quit broadcasting at the end of this year. But it's not going away entirely. Instead, NBC Universal, which owns Trio, plans to move the network to the Internet, where it will become a broadband platform on Bravo's web site (BravoTV.com). The new service is scheduled to launch Jan. 1. "NBCU's launch of Trio on broadband is a testament to the strength and popularity of the Trio brand," says Lauren Zalaznick, president of Bravo and Trio. "Trio has always been for people who are obsessed with the arts and pop culture. The web is a perfect place to expand that programming philosophy to an unlimited audience." Although Trio never reached even 30 million homes as a cable network, it drew a sizable amount of critical attention for its programming, particularly its "Brilliant, but Cancelled" series in which short-lived TV shows of years past were given new life. The channel also features documentaries, music specials and reruns of old "Late Night with David Letterman" episodes. Following the merger of NBC and Universal, however, Trio became something of a forgotten child, and it suffered a further blow when satellite provider DirecTV dropped it at the end of last year. The network has aired little original programming since then, but NBCU says it will beef up the broadband channel's original content starting in 2006. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:08:28 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: reap On Nov 21, 2005, at 1:40 PM, Eb wrote: > I like how the "suit" tries to argue that moving to the Web > indicates the channel is popular. Oh man. > > I saw some damn cool things on that channel, a year or two ago.... > > Eb > > Cable Network Trio Popping Over to Web > > Trio, the pop culture-obsessed cable network that's been languishing > in the digital hinterlands, will quit broadcasting at the end of this > year. But it's not going away entirely. They always seemed to find some of the more entertaining obscurities out there, like the series of "Parking Lot" documentaries where they interviewed fans waiting for concerts to start. That was fun. The line between broadcast and download is getting grayer all the time, so I'm not too concerned that this is a vote of no-confidence for Trio. I mean, NBC could have just trashed the whole thing and saved a bunch of money. We'll see. - -tc p.s. Happy .Mac spam day! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:24:21 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: reap Tom Clark wrote: > They always seemed to find some of the more entertaining > obscurities out there, like the series of "Parking Lot" > documentaries where they interviewed fans waiting for concerts to > start. That was fun. > The line between broadcast and download is getting grayer all the > time, so I'm not too concerned that this is a vote of no-confidence > for Trio. I mean, NBC could have just trashed the whole thing and > saved a bunch of money. We'll see. I was so bummed that I missed TRIO's showing of "Lookwell," that satirical cop-show plot with Adam West, put together by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel. The premise sounded hysterical. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:32:07 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Reap Link Wray http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-11/21.shtml#linkwray "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." -- Mitch Hedberg . __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:01:13 -0800 From: "Hurricane Jesus" Subject: WanderLust -- The Next Adventure Chapter 3: Incident At La Brea "I order Eb to deliver the 27 fat sheep he owes to the government," announced Lord Halftsbury to an astonished courtroom. Eb, however, was not seated on his arse in a courtroom in London; but rather was standing on his feet at the Hollywood Bowl. "Theme from *Shaft*!" Eb bellowed. "THEME FROM MOTHERFUCKING *SHAAAAAAAAAAAAFT*!!" Yanni did not play the theme from *Shaft* -- though Eb had made this very same request numerous times during the evening's festivities -- but instead ripped into a blistering version of "Forbidden Dream". "Doesn't he know who the fuck I am?" Eb slapped at his chair before sitting down again. "Face it, bro'," started Lawndart, "With your pants on, you're as anonymous as a grain of sand." Eb brooded over Lawndart's advice: Theme from *Shaft* should be played at tonight's Yanni concert because it would be a brilliant admixture of differing cultures and time periods. It would open a whole new window upon the World. And Yanni damn well should *know* this. Eb continued brooding for the duration of the main set. At the conclusion of which, he ripped off his pants and jumped atop his chair. So intense was Eb's fury at Yanni's having failed to comprehend the magnitude of his world-shattering idea that great billows of steam rose from his nostrils, ears, and anus. "Now play the Theme from *Shaft*, you god damn bitch!!!" Eb yelled at the now-empty stage. The assembled throng, which couldn't have differentiated Eb from a speck of dust only a few moments before, was suddenly chanting in unison, "Theme from *Shaft*! ... Theme from *Shaft*! ... Theme from *Shaft*!" Was it coincidence that had deposited Pam Dawber just a few rows behind-and-to-the-left of Eb's and Lawndart's seats? Or was it fate? We mortals may never know. But what Pam Dawber knew was that she was going to make the best of this opportunity! As she made her way toward Eb (now turned 'round and leading the audience uprising as though it were the World's greatest symphony orchestra), she told herself, "Do *not* mention his johnson. Just talk to him about running shoes, or some shit." She was a bundle of nerves. "Do *not* mention his johnson," she repeated to herself over and over. Alas, when she arrived behind Eb's chair, her base emotions took over. "I couldn't help notice your...ah...wiggle-worm," she said by way of introduction. "Stupid fucking bitch! Now you've ruined it!" she admonished herself. Eb was unfazed. "And you'd like to taste its tangy tartness," he presumed. He pulled his appointment book from his shirt-pocket. "Yeah, I can fit you in on...let's see here...how about-- HOLY FUCK! Are you Pam Dawber?!" Pam Dawber beamed with delight. "My god! There's something I've been wanting to ask you ever since your portrayal of Mindy on the classic TV sitcom *Mork And Mindy*." Pam Dawber was brimming with elation. "This is the fucking pinnacle moment of my entire life," she whispered to herself. "Yes...sure. Go ahead!" "When you eat Arby's' roast beef, does it turn your stool albino-white?" * * * "Muzak is humankind's highest, most pure form of artistic expression," Eb insisted into the telephone. Rex looked up from his Donald Duck cartoon. Eb was entitled to his opinion and all, but this was just too much. Rex began to protest, but was sent scurrying for cover as Eb lifted his legs high over his head and squeezed out a tremendous fart in Rex's general direction. After finishing up his phone conversation, Eb retrieved his crossbow from the hall closet and began polishing the frame and checking it over for general repair. "Okay, look," he said as Rex emerged from hiding. "I'm going to go bag a Sasquatch for Thanksgiving Dinner. What I need you to do is--" "You?" Rex interrupted him skeptically. "You've never even pitched a tent, for christ's sake!" "Oh, I've pitched more tents than you'll ever know," responded Eb with a grab of his crotch and a Michael-Jackson-esque pelvic thrust. "Pfft," sputtered Rex. "You think your johnson can solve any problem you encounter. But it can't!" Rex was clearly a bit jealous. "Just *listen*." Eb was getting a bit irritated. "This is important. I'll *probably* be home in time for *Barney* tomorrow. But if I'm *not*, I need you to call up the network and make sure that it's not aired until I get back. Do you think you can handle that, asshole?" "In case you don't know; my new band, Id Hominem, has a gig tonight. If I get home late and don't get up early enough for your precious *Barney*, it's not my fault," retorted Rex, still stinging with jealousy. Eb exploded. "I'd rather get shat on by fucking Jim Nabors than to hear about your new band! I've invited my jogging coach and his family over for Thanksgiving, so don't fuck this up!" Rex shrugged, dropped a tab of acid, and returned to his Donald Duck cartoon. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:07:36 -0800 From: "michael wells" Subject: LP of ML In Red Lobster for dinner last night, and the background music came up Donovan's "Sunshine Superman." While I was eating prawns. Is this a weird threadmerge? Nope, but does offer a chance to pass along this forwarded message from friend-of-fegs Daryl in DeKalb, who knows Brian and hates Ticketmaster (both of which should speak for his credibility): "Forgot to mention this. If you're still on the feglist, could you pass this along to the listmembers? There's a sealed vinyl copy of "Mossy Liquor" available at Platterpus Records. I've dealt with them before, and they're very reliable. http://tinyurl.com/adxc2 Michael "hey Brian: put on a hat. You're blinding us with your head" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:19:03 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: late entry in "worst band name ever" sweepstakes When was it, last year we were talking about this? Anyway, in my ongoing efforts at entering my collection into my database, I ran across a 1999 release I'd forgotten entirely about, by a band named... Travis Pickle. Look, I'm in pain too, okay? (The singer's cute though...) - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:18:14 -0500 From: "Brian Nupp" Subject: RE: Dear Diary, I am in Lazerlove... >http://www.everythingnotrelated.com/ > >Christopher Thanks for all that Chris! And thanks for the very nice "God loves guitars" gear. If you zoom in on the video you might be able to see that written on my pick. >PS Brian isn't bald after all [clever reference #2]. It's a toupee! - ---- Michael "hey Brian: put on a hat. You're blinding us with your head" Wells - --- Actually kids really used to say that, but that was when by hair was a very very bright orange (and they called me Opee)! It's long faded now. Thank God. - -Nuppy PS: tell Daryl "hi". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:26:49 -0800 From: "michael wells" Subject: Why I Love the RIAA Cary Sherman, keepin' it real with the kidz. http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/111805.asp Michael "hard to decide which is my favorite part" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:29:50 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: WanderLust -- The Next Adventure > Rex shrugged, dropped a tab of acid, and returned to his Donald Duck > cartoon. Okay, looksee. Donald makes occasional guest appearances, but it's Scrooge McMotherfuckin'-Duck that I'm reading for. Carl Barks, bitch! Inna anime stylee, Rx Miyazaki ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:12:37 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Wow! http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0Q4J2OGMQG1GC0VD78C8VQF6T Bob Dylan actually took a stab at covering "London Calling"! (While performing in London, naturally.) 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