From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #53 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, March 5 2006 Volume 15 : Number 053 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: happy 53rd! [2fs ] Re: happy 53rd! ["Gene Hopstetter Jr." ] Re: happy 53rd! [2fs ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V15 #52 [James Dignan ] Re: Kill The Infidels!! (Caution: Inflammatory Rush Content) ["Stewart C.] Re: 1953 events [hssmrg@bath.ac.uk] attention fegbands [bayard ] Dearest feglings... ["natalie jacobs" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:21:46 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: happy 53rd! On 3/3/06, Lauren Elizabeth (gmail) wrote: > JBJ says: > > > Any thoughts on what to do or give to Robyn to help him celebrate?? > > The first thing that came to mind made me realize I'm definitely a female Feg... Flowers. You're so sentimental. I think it's cool that he's 53 and was born in '53. I think that means he was supposed to have been born this year but came around early. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:59:11 -0600 From: "Gene Hopstetter Jr." Subject: Re: happy 53rd! > From: Dolph Chaney > Subject: happy 53rd! Trivia question for you music info buffs. Who else died at age 53? I *believe* Zappa, Eddie Rabbit, Jerry Garcia all died at age 53. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:35:12 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: happy 53rd! On 3/3/06, Gene Hopstetter Jr. wrote: > > From: Dolph Chaney > > Subject: happy 53rd! > > Trivia question for you music info buffs. > > Who else died at age 53? I *believe* Zappa, Eddie Rabbit, Jerry > Garcia all died at age 53. FZ didn't quite make it: he was about two weeks' short of his 53rd birthday when he died (12/21/40 - 12/4/93) - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:54:49 +1300 From: James Dignan Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V15 #52 >How about a song called "1953"? You could use the music from "1974", but 1953 >lyrics would need to be written. Something about Truman being out >and Ike and Nixon >coming in. I am not sure what happened in England in 1953 aside from >Robyn being >born, UK fegs would need to chime in on that. Korea was still going >on, your fifty three >born in 1953, etc. A few more '53 factoids: Well Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, to start with. Deaths that year included Hank Williams, Joseph Stalin, Queen Mary, and Dylan Thomas. Vivien Leigh has a nervous breakdown. Hillary and Tenzing climb Everest. There's a coup in Egypt, with Nasser becoming its first president. The Korean war ends. Roger bannister breaks the four-minute mile. Len Hutton's England team win the ashes for the first time in 20 years. The Goon Show is Britain's top radio show. James ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:22:11 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Kill The Infidels!! (Caution: Inflammatory Rush Content) Tom Clark wrote: > http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jls6c/thisweekstrip.html Actually, I think I prefer a real Canadian's take on the issue: Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:09:59 +0000 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: 1953 events Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > fegmaniax-digest Friday, March 3 2006 Volume 15 : Number 052 > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:54:10 -0500 > From: "Bachman, Michael" > Subject: RE: happy 53rd! > >> Is anyone else going to the Portland show tonight?? >> Any thoughts on what to do or give to Robyn to help him celebrate?? >> My wife is coming with me to the show tonight -- I told her we should give >> Robyn some flowers or something and she just shook her head as if to say, >> "Oh you fegs...". > > How about a song called "1953"? You could use the music from "1974", but 1953 > lyrics would need to be written. Something about Truman being out and > Ike and Nixon coming in. I am not sure what happened in England in > 1953 aside > from Robyn being born, UK fegs would need to chime in on > that. Korea was > still going on, your fifty three born in 1953, > etc. > Just a thought. > Michael B. (also born in 1953, on January 21st!) * James, would you care to come in on this? Something about a Kiwi who ascended somewhere that had never been climbed before, with the aid of his gallant local chum, Sherpa Tenzing? * And wasn't there something about a woman who had a big procession? I remember faithfully cutting out coaches and horses from the back of Welgar Shredded Wheat packets... - - Mike "I was there, do you hear me, there all the time?" Godwin PS Didn't get in to see Hayes Carll after all - the show was sold out. Heard four or five numbers from the corridor, however. I think the organisers were just revelling in a power trip - there were only 4 people kept out. PPS Not only did Wilko Johnson play "She does it right" and "Back in the night", he also does a rambunctious version of "Woolly bully". ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:43:13 -0800 (PST) From: bayard Subject: attention fegbands Bayard: Hey there, do you remember me? We haven't spoken (either via phone or email) in a handful of years...we traded some tapes and at one point I was gonna be involved in the first Glass Flesh tribute, but I couldn't get it together at the time. Now I see that you've got a new tribute cooking...perhaps I could contribute a track to that?!? I am writing to say a couple of things. First of all, happy birthday to Robyn, as today is his 53rd. Since we last cooresponded tons of things have happened...I was nominated for a Grammy award in 2004, have put out a couple of recordings, travelled all over the world, etc. etc. etc. I also wanted to let you know that I recently took up the offer of starting a new weekly web based (non-commercial) radio program to actively promote independent music. It debuted on Valentine's Day through BZoO Homegrown Radio (www.bzoo.org) at 5 pm PST). Each show will be re-broadcast at 10 pm PST Thursday and 9 pm PST Friday & Saturday, with a new show every Tuesday at 5 pm PST). The show is entitled STATE CONTROLLED RADIO. It will contain all genres of music and spoken word segments. Featured on the first program (A Valentine Card From CA To VA) were: The World, 4 Out Of 5 Doctors, The Truckee Brothers, Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band, The Negro Problem, Robyn Hitchcock, Jack The Original, The Beat Farmers, The Shambles, Feral Children, Mike Keneally, Pat MacDonald, Roy Harper, Nick Walusko, Steve Kobashigawa, Todd Snider, Lester Bangs, Peter Case, and your host, Jon Kanis. Featured on the second program (Sophomore) were: Wondermints, Stew, Will Kimbrough, Nick Walusko, Dizzy, Jeff Severson, Manual Scan, Drop Control, Neil Innes, Gregory Page, Charles Bukowski, Daddy, The Wild Truth, The Cathryn Beeks Ordeal, Peter Case, Get Back Loretta, PhoEbus, Mark DeCerbo, Chuck Schiele & The Mysterious Ways, 4 Out Of 5 Doctors, and your host, Jon Kanis. Featured on the third program (which airs this week and is entitled 4321 Fairmont Avenue - A Tribute To Megalopolis Bar & Grille) are: Cindy Lee Berryhill, The Melanies, Feral Children, The Rugburns, The Shambles, Drip Tank, Deadbolt, Carnivourous Lunar Activity, The Sleepwalkers, Waxing Pathetic, David Moye, Friends Of Ghosts, Gregory Page, Dark Globe, Loam, The Dragons, Contra Guerra, Sublimaz, The Negro Problem, Dont Call Me Sir, and your host, Jon Kanis. The big news is that next week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday) for the fourth program there is going to be a two hour birthday tribute to Robyn, entitled Words & Music By Robyn Hitchcock. It is a mixture of interview soundbites and complete songs. I am very pleased with how it all turned out. At my website (www.jonkanis.com) there is a Showlist button on the home page that will take you to a listing of each show's program. The last week in March will be a tribute to Neil Innes and the first week in April a tribute to Peter Case. There are no public performance royalties from the webcasts and I am doing this to promote my music and the independent music of my friends and neighbors. The idea is that continued exposure will in turn lead to a bigger audience base for all the artists (hopefully meaning more sales down the road as well for the artists). I believe this is an awesome opportunity for networking, not to mention building community on-line with like-minded souls. If you know of any other independent artists that would like to be broadcast on the web please get in touch with me through my email at jkanis@rocketmail.com, my website @ www.jonkanis.com or P.O. Box 84653, San Diego, CA 92138 (CDs can be sent to that address). Anyhow last Thursday & Friday night I was able to see Robyn with the Minus Five. The shows were incredible. Thursday night was at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach and Friday night was at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. Additionally, I spoke with Robyn after the show on Thursday and he gave his consent for me to use his material on State Controlled Radio. I hope this email finds you well Bayard and feel free to pass on the news to any and all Robyn fans that you so desire. Email me if you have any questions. Take care of yourself. All the best, Jon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 00:04:27 -0800 From: "natalie jacobs" Subject: Dearest feglings... A review of Robyn's Portland show last night: http://emmablowgun.blogspot.com/2006/03/robyn-hitchcock-is.html Guaranteed tinfoil-free, for your security. n. p.s. Fuck you, Tom Clark! ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #53 *******************************