From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #237 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, October 9 2006 Volume 15 : Number 237 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Label changes [hssmrg@bath.ac.uk] for fun - no RH content [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Re: Label changes ["Spotted Eagle Ray" ] ahhh...october ["ken ostrander" ] Re: ahhh...october [2fs ] Re: My name is Eb, and yes, God came down from the mountain and defined once and for all what it means for an album to be Sister Lovers-like [] Re: deja vu thoth [Eb ] Re: My best attempt to deal with the ongoing "situation" ["Brandt, Hal" <] RE: deja vu thoth ["Marc Alberts" ] Re: deja vu thoth [Eb ] RE: deja vu thoth ["Marc Alberts" ] Re: deja vu thoth [Eb ] Re: deja vu thoth [2fs ] Re: deja vu thoth [2fs ] Re: deja vu thoth [Eb ] Re: My name is Eb, and yes, God came down from the mountain and defined once and for all what it means for an album to be Sister Lovers-like [] Re: deja vu thoth [2fs ] Re: deja vu thoth [Eb ] What's name is "Eb", but my friends call me "Fuckshovel" ["Stacked Crooke] Yoko rewards Doctors Without Borders with Peace grants [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Re: What's name is "Eb", but my friends call me "Fuckshovel" [Benjamin Lu] Re: Yoko rewards Doctors Without Borders with Peace grants [Marcy Tanter ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:52:12 +0100 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: Label changes Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > fegmaniax-digest Sunday, October 8 2006 Volume 15 : Number 236 > > Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:51:11 -0400 > From: "ken ostrander" > Subject: breakdowns > > possible breakdowns... it seems to me that when robyn has switched > labels, or taken a year off ('83, '87, '92, '97, '05) between albums, it > is an indication of some problem. from 'decay' to 'trains' he did > both. same between 'element' and 'globe'. 'eye' (for me, his angriest > album) was an indie release (on twin/tone) in the midst of the a&m > years. between 'respect' (the last a&m album) and 'moss' (the first > warner album) there was 'oblivion' (on rhino). he made another > transition from 'jewels' (the last warner album) to 'bram' (paf); as well > as from 'luxor' (paf) to 'spooked' (yep roc). and don't forget that > 'nextdoorland' was on matador. * Perceptive views, Ken. I think that 'Globe of Frogs' was the last album that I could play all the way through. Oh, and 'The Kershaw Sessions'. I like 'Bram' and 'Luxor' but I usually select one or two favourite songs rather than playing the whole thing. > certainly, he has gotten used to the label-go-round by this point in > time. no label seems to be able to tame him or satisfy him. i'm sure > that each label has its own story. i've read about his disgust with > 'decay' made him "quit"; but obviously (and thankfully) that didn't > stick. * Personality clashes with band members have added to the stresses and strains. Does the band split come before the label change or the label change before the band split? Or a combination of the two? - - Mike Godwin n.p. 'Old Brown Shoe' live from the Fleece and Firkin, 2000 PS Is 'Spooked' any good? I mean is it better than J4S? PPS I only saw Roger Jackson once but his keyboards added something to the sound which I have never heard on any subsequent Hitchcock record [keyboards, I suppose...] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 13:03:43 EDT From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: for fun - no RH content _http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1712031_ (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1712031) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:55:23 -0700 From: "Spotted Eagle Ray" Subject: Re: Label changes On 10/8/06, hssmrg@bath.ac.uk wrote: > > > > PS Is 'Spooked' any good? I mean is it better than J4S? Lord, yes. Leagues better. - -SER ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:49:57 -0400 From: "ken ostrander" Subject: ahhh...october my package has arrived! been spinning it again and again. there are no clunkers. his best album since 'nextdoorland'. with the "fuck me baby i'm a trolley bus" line, amy suggested that perhaps robyn lost his virginity on a bus. of course, he seems to have a thing for aquariums, sledges, trams, and car parks as well; so who can say? the egyptian harmonies bring me back to the sound that i first fell for twenty years (!) ago. can anyone confirm that 'element' was released in october of 1986? Mike Godwin hssmrg@bath.ac.uk >>>>* Personality clashes with band members have added to the stresses and strains. Does the band split come before the label change or the label change before the band split? Or a combination of the two?<<<<<<<<<< he still seems to be able to work with the former bandmates. i was looking at the name of the publishing company, august 23rd music (an anniversary of michele and his), and was wondering how the different companies that have handled his music over the years might have contributed to breakdowns as well. august 23rd has been used since 'moss'. most of his stuff before that was on two crabs music. 'underwater moonlight' is on complete music. 'can of bees' is split between complete and two crabs; and 'invisible hits' is split between two crabs and cherry red music. 'black snake diamond role' is published by tactik music. 'only the stones remain' and 'where are the prawns?' are on watteau music. also, looking at the liner notes on 'moss' it lists "other titles available" but the list excludes all of the a&m albums. there seems to be some problem with the label continuing to manufacture them. all of them are listed on amazon, though. perspex' for as low as $.94! >>>>>>PS Is 'Spooked' any good? I mean is it better than J4S?<<<<<<< it certainly has it's own sound with gillian and david, though some of the songs seem more developed (and crafted) than others. i think it is as good as 'jewels'. ken "if he don't please you, well you just can't be pleased." the kenster ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:15:22 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: ahhh...october On 10/8/06, ken ostrander wrote: > > > > Mike Godwin hssmrg@bath.ac.uk > > >>>>* Personality clashes with band members have added to the stresses > and > strains. Does the band split come before the label change or the label > change before the band split? Or a combination of the two?<<<<<<<<<< > > he still seems to be able to work with the former bandmates. Well, he's worked with Morris Windsor and Andy Metcalfe (who were, of course, in both the Soft Boys and the Egyptians) pretty consistently, in and outside of those bands. So the tension (if there is any) would not seem to be with them. also, looking at the liner notes on 'moss' it lists "other titles > available" but the list excludes all of the a&m albums. there seems to > be some problem with the label continuing to manufacture them. all of > them are listed on amazon, though. perspex' for as low as $.94! Yeah, but that only means someone somewhere has a used copy for sale and is using Amazon via its third-party sellers program (whatever name they give it). It doesn't mean it's still in print. (Don't know if you thought or were implying that - but I thought I'd clarify.) - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 12:33:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: My name is Eb, and yes, God came down from the mountain and defined once and for all what it means for an album to be Sister Lovers-like On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, FSThomas wrote: > I just think it's ridiculous that I've got to get a license to *fish* in > this state, but any two clods can breed with impunity. > > Seems a bit strange. Not really. In one, you're killing and in the other, you're creating life. I definitely believe that if you're going to regulate anything, killing should be at the top of the list. Life, on the other hand, is pretty high on the list of things we should cherish and support. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin _______________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 12:48:41 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: deja vu thoth 2fs wrote: > Anyway: Eb, I think those lists would generate more discussion if > they were > (a) shorter Those lists were about 40 titles apiece and, presuming that no one would have a ready opinion about more than a handful of them, this seemed like an perfectly acceptable size. > and (b) came accompanied by some notion of why you're posting > those artists. I don't see what difference this would make. It's just an album submitted for discussion, either way. And "Ken" was irritated for the opposite reason, so I guess I was screwed either way. > Otherwise (speaking for myself at least), my eyes just glaze over > seeing an > endless list of band names, without even blank lines to give them a > break. Oh oh! He wants BLANK LINES. Oh oh! No more butter scones for me, Mater, I'm off to play the grand pi-a-no! Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:31:23 -0400 From: "Brandt, Hal" Subject: Re: My best attempt to deal with the ongoing "situation" Quail: Heck, this is hardly any different from the Eb/hal wars. Ahhh...those were the days... /hal, so proud ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 13:33:39 -0700 From: "Marc Alberts" Subject: RE: deja vu thoth Eb wrote: > 2fs wrote: > > Anyway: Eb, I think those lists would generate more discussion if > > they were > > (a) shorter > > Those lists were about 40 titles apiece and, presuming that no one > would have a ready opinion about more than a handful of them, this > seemed like an perfectly acceptable size. I don't really have a problem with 40 titles myself, but... (see below). > > > and (b) came accompanied by some notion of why you're posting > > those artists. > > I don't see what difference this would make. It's just an album > submitted for discussion, either way. And "Ken" was irritated for the > opposite reason, so I guess I was screwed either way. If there is a notion, great. I for one just like to see bands posted that I may not be familiar with and see the comments from the various list members about them. The problem seems to be that there rarely is much comment... (see below) > > > Otherwise (speaking for myself at least), my eyes just glaze over > > seeing an > > endless list of band names, without even blank lines to give them a > > break. > > Oh oh! He wants BLANK LINES. Oh oh! No more butter scones for me, > Mater, I'm off to play the grand pi-a-no! Actually, I want blank lines, too. The problem I have is that when the email gets in my inbox, I get a list of about half the bands and then I get a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together. Sometimes, if I'm not familiar with a band or album, I can't even tell which is the band and which is the album, which means the only list conversation for me that it will generate is a string of question marks. At least putting a line break in between *should* clear up that problem, which would at least get yours truly giving you more feedback. If you are going to put long notions of why they are there, though, I do think that paring the list down to a dozen or so at a time would make it easier to wade through responses. Just my $.02. Marc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:17:40 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: deja vu thoth Marc Alberts wrote: > The problem I have is that when the > email gets in my inbox, I get a list of about half the bands and > then I get > a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together. Well, that sounds like a problem on your end. Eb now not quite liking: Pajo/1968 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:00:38 -0700 From: "Marc Alberts" Subject: RE: deja vu thoth Eb wrote: > Marc Alberts wrote: > > The problem I have is that when the > > email gets in my inbox, I get a list of about half the bands and > > then I get > > a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together. > > Well, that sounds like a problem on your end. On the contrary--if you're the one soliciting comments, the problem is on your end. Marc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:17:48 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: deja vu thoth Marc Alberts wrote: >>> The problem I have is that when the >>> email gets in my inbox, I get a list of about half the bands and >>> then I get >>> a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together. >> >> Well, that sounds like a problem on your end. > > On the contrary--if you're the one soliciting comments, the problem > is on > your end. There's no reason why you should have seen "a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together." I didn't see that. I'm not aware of anyone else who saw that. I daresay if you found the post in the Fegmania archive, it would not look like that. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:17:28 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: deja vu thoth On 10/8/06, Eb wrote: > > Marc Alberts wrote: > >>> The problem I have is that when the > >>> email gets in my inbox, I get a list of about half the bands and > >>> then I get > >>> a paragraph with the other 20 that just all mushes together. > >> > >> Well, that sounds like a problem on your end. > > > > On the contrary--if you're the one soliciting comments, the problem > > is on > > your end. > > There's no reason why you should have seen "a paragraph with the > other 20 that just all mushes together." I didn't see that. I'm not > aware of anyone else who saw that. I daresay if you found the post in > the Fegmania archive, it would not look like that. Right. So if you want feedback on your posts, and one reason one person isn't submitting such feedback is that his mailer screws up the paragraphing, it certainly isn't worth your time to hit the "enter" key a second time to prevent the problem. How about we just individually deliver our responses to your posts engraved in granite with gold inlay and accompanied by a fabulous blowjob? Would that make you happy? - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:20:32 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: deja vu thoth Incidentally, if I were you I'd wonder whether there's any connection between the occasional hostility directed your way, and your conversational strategy which managed, in fewer than five posts, to move from others' neutrally phrased suggestions as to how you might receive more feedback on your comments (a question you posed to the list) to you telling someone else to, essentially, fuck off because the situation is their problem, not yours. Not what I'd call the greatest display of social skills. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 16:42:25 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: deja vu thoth 2fs wrote: > Right. So if you want feedback on your posts, and one reason one > person > isn't submitting such feedback is that his mailer screws up the > paragraphing, it certainly isn't worth your time to hit the "enter" > key a > second time to prevent the problem. > > How about we just individually deliver our responses to your posts > engraved > in granite with gold inlay and accompanied by a fabulous blowjob? > Would that > make you happy? > Incidentally, if I were you I'd wonder whether there's any connection > between the occasional hostility directed your way, and your > conversational > strategy which managed, in fewer than five posts, to move from others' > neutrally phrased suggestions as to how you might receive more > feedback on > your comments (a question you posed to the list) to you telling > someone else > to, essentially, fuck off because the situation is their problem, > not yours. > > Not what I'd call the greatest display of social skills. You're the one escalating with the "blowjob" and "fuck off" syntax, much more than me. And I guess I'm not quite psychic enough to anticipate one person having dodgy mail settings. A list of text items is not generally something which greatly taxes the capabilities of mail clients. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:51:22 -0400 From: FSThomas Subject: Re: My name is Eb, and yes, God came down from the mountain and defined once and for all what it means for an album to be Sister Lovers-like Capuchin wrote: > On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, FSThomas wrote: >> I just think it's ridiculous that I've got to get a license to *fish* >> in this state, but any two clods can breed with impunity. >> >> Seems a bit strange. > > Not really. In one, you're killing and in the other, you're creating life. > > I definitely believe that if you're going to regulate anything, killing > should be at the top of the list. > > Life, on the other hand, is pretty high on the list of things we should > cherish and support. I just checked the Vitrolometer and while I could stand a few more PSI, I'll let it slide. I'm on the Johnny Cash right now, so I'm mellow. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:52:40 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: deja vu thoth On 10/8/06, Eb wrote: > > > And I guess I'm not quite psychic enough to anticipate one person > having dodgy mail settings. A list of text items is not generally > something which greatly taxes the capabilities of mail clients. No one was criticizing you for not anticipating such problems - it was your response once their existence was pointed out for which I criticized you. See, normal people, when they're told that (a) someone else, in what's intended as a civil community with interests in common, is experiencing problems, and (b) a simple solution to the problem is both readily available and *also* solves other problems (my pathetic aesthetic objection to too little white space on the screen), would say, "thanks - that makes a lot of sense!" and take it into account. No one's asking you to do something difficult or taxing. You, on the other hand, had to say, sorry, not my problem - that's all on your end...as if to say, screw you guys, I'm going home. (Oops - confusing you with Eric Cartman...) Did I mention the offlist e-mails saying that my e-mail pretty much expressed what their response to your post was? (And no: none of them were from Rex.) You are *capable* of being civil here. And if, when you weren't, it was because people were getting on your case, that might be understandable. But in this instance (and many others), you've acted like a jerk with no provocation whatsoever. And that's true regardless who "escalated" the syntax with crude language - a classic deflection, by the way. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:40:26 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: deja vu thoth 2fs wrote: > No one was criticizing you for not anticipating such problems - it > was your > response once their existence was pointed out for which I > criticized you. > > See, normal people, when they're told that (a) someone else, in what's > intended as a civil community with interests in common, is > experiencing > problems, and (b) a simple solution to the problem is both readily > available > and *also* solves other problems (my pathetic aesthetic objection > to too > little white space on the screen), would say, "thanks - that makes > a lot of > sense!" and take it into account. No one's asking you to do something > difficult or taxing. > > You, on the other hand, had to say, sorry, not my problem - that's > all on > your end...as if to say, screw you guys, I'm going home. (Oops - > confusing > you with Eric Cartman...) > > Did I mention the offlist e-mails saying that my e-mail pretty much > expressed what their response to your post was? (And no: none of > them were > from Rex.) > > You are *capable* of being civil here. And if, when you weren't, it > was > because people were getting on your case, that might be > understandable. But > in this instance (and many others), you've acted like a jerk with no > provocation whatsoever. And that's true regardless who "escalated" the > syntax with crude language - a classic deflection, by the way. I see you're still pretending this topic matters. Have you extracted adequate revenge for your little buddy yet, Skipper? And again, with the nebulous "offlist email" used as weaponry. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:04:55 -0700 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: What's name is "Eb", but my friends call me "Fuckshovel" you've had plenty opportunity to expose the supposed dishonesty and irrationality of this board's leftists as it was happening, rather than issue an after-the-fact example-free blanket accusation. but, whatever: i'm ready to debate whenever you are. we'll see who resorts to dishonesty and irrationality. [...] so you conclude that ABC is a mouthpiece for the democratic party, less than a month after its notorious 9/11 movie? i haven't seen it, don't give a fuck about it, and have no idea how accurate or not it was. but that's beside the point, which is that it induced apoplexy in the democratic party. but let's pretend that the networks (and the *Times* and the *Post*, of course) are democratic party house organs. what does this have to do with them being "left-wing"? nothing, that's what. in fact, i should think that a much better argument could be made that the democratic party is to the right of the republican party than could be made that it is to the left of...the american public, let's say. i dunno. you might give the administration props for at last acting to legalise what was already long-standing practice. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 22:39:30 EDT From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Yoko rewards Doctors Without Borders with Peace grants _http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=sl o gin_ (http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=sl ogin) Yoko Ono Says to Give Peace Grants on John's Birthday By REUTERS Published: October 8, 2006 Filed at 5:54 p.m. ET _Skip to next paragraph_ (http://www.nytimes.co m/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=slogin#secondParagraph) REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - _Yoko Ono_ (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/yoko_ono/index. html?inline=nyt-per) , the widow of Beatle John Lennon, promoted world peace from a hotel room in Iceland on Sunday -- fully clothed this time -- and revealed plans to award two $50,000 peace grants on Lennon's birthday on Monday. Ono, who famously held a ``bed-in'' for peace in a Montreal hotel room with Lennon in 1969, said she will give the LennonOno Grant For Peace to the global medical group Doctors Without Borders and the non-profit Center for Constitutional Rights. The awards will be presented on October 9 at a ceremony at Hofdi House, the site of a summit between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader _Mikhail Gorbachev_ (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/mikhail_s_gorba chev/index.html?inline=nyt-per) in 1986. ``These two groups look beyond today's conflicts and destruction and envision a positive future for your society, while working selflessly and tirelessly toward establishing a more peaceful planet,'' Ono told Reuters in an interview. ``We are at the dawn of peace. There is dawn on the horizon despite dark battles.'' Lennon would have been 66 on Monday. He was gunned down by an obsessed fan outside his New York apartment in 1980. The award will be made just days before the Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced in Oslo on Friday. Ono said artists must do what they can to promote peace. ``Each of us was born at this time, not by chance, but to fulfil a mission. Our work is not yet done,'' she said. The LennonOno Grant was established in 2002 and Ono said she moved the award ceremony to Reykjavik from the United Nations headquarters in New York after discovering the unique beauty of the North Atlantic island. Former recipients of the award include Israeli artist Zvi Goldstein, Palestinian artist Khalil Rabah, Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu and U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh. Ono also unveiled plans to create a column of eternal light visible from Reykjavik harbor. The Imagine Peace Tower, an idea Ono conceived more than 40 years ago, will be built on the isle of Videy in partnership with Reykjavik utility Orkuveita Reykjavikur. The base from which the beam of electric light will rise will be filled with prayers from people of all nations. Its debut is set for Lennon's birthday next year. Ono said her enchantment with Iceland was based on the fact that the country uses water, not oil, to create light and power and that its heat comes from geothermal energy. _More Articles in Arts ;_ (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 23:09:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: What's name is "Eb", but my friends call me "Fuckshovel" On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, Stacked Crooked wrote: > but let's pretend that the networks (and the *Times* and the *Post*, of > course) are democratic party house organs. what does this have to do with > them being "left-wing"? nothing, that's what. in fact, i should think > that a much better argument could be made that the democratic party is to > the right of the republican party than could be made that it is to the left > of...the american public, let's say. I'd like to hear your arguments for the Democrats being to the right of the Republicans... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:43:15 -0500 From: Marcy Tanter Subject: Re: Yoko rewards Doctors Without Borders with Peace grants Extremely cool. Marcy - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:39 PM Subject: [BULK] Yoko rewards Doctors Without Borders with Peace grants > _http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=sl > o > gin_ > (http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=sl > ogin) > > Yoko Ono Says to Give Peace Grants on John's Birthday > By REUTERS > Published: October 8, 2006 > > Filed at 5:54 p.m. ET > > _Skip to next paragraph_ (http://www.nytimes.co > m/reuters/arts/entertainment-life-ono.html?_r=1&oref=slogin#secondParagraph) > > REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - _Yoko Ono_ > (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/yoko_ono/index. > html?inline=nyt-per) , the widow of Beatle > John Lennon, promoted world peace from a hotel room in Iceland on > Sunday -- > fully clothed this time -- and revealed plans to award two $50,000 peace > grants > on Lennon's birthday on Monday. > Ono, who famously held a ``bed-in'' for peace in a Montreal hotel room > with > Lennon in 1969, said she will give the LennonOno Grant For Peace to the > global > medical group Doctors Without Borders and the non-profit Center for > Constitutional Rights. > The awards will be presented on October 9 at a ceremony at Hofdi House, > the > site of a summit between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader > _Mikhail Gorbachev_ > (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/mikhail_s_gorba > chev/index.html?inline=nyt-per) in 1986. > ``These two groups look beyond today's conflicts and destruction and > envision > a positive future for your society, while working selflessly and > tirelessly > toward establishing a more peaceful planet,'' Ono told Reuters in an > interview. > ``We are at the dawn of peace. There is dawn on the horizon despite dark > battles.'' > Lennon would have been 66 on Monday. He was gunned down by an obsessed fan > outside his New York apartment in 1980. > The award will be made just days before the Nobel Peace Prize winner is > announced in Oslo on Friday. > Ono said artists must do what they can to promote peace. > ``Each of us was born at this time, not by chance, but to fulfil a > mission. > Our work is not yet done,'' she said. > The LennonOno Grant was established in 2002 and Ono said she moved the > award > ceremony to Reykjavik from the United Nations headquarters in New York > after > discovering the unique beauty of the North Atlantic island. > Former recipients of the award include Israeli artist Zvi Goldstein, > Palestinian artist Khalil Rabah, Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai > Vanunu > and > U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh. > Ono also unveiled plans to create a column of eternal light visible from > Reykjavik harbor. > The Imagine Peace Tower, an idea Ono conceived more than 40 years ago, > will > be built on the isle of Videy in partnership with Reykjavik utility > Orkuveita > Reykjavikur. > The base from which the beam of electric light will rise will be filled > with > prayers from people of all nations. Its debut is set for Lennon's birthday > next year. > Ono said her enchantment with Iceland was based on the fact that the > country > uses water, not oil, to create light and power and that its heat comes > from > geothermal energy. > _More Articles in Arts ;_ (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html) ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #237 ********************************