From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #55 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, February 18 2007 Volume 16 : Number 055 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: locations of Michaels [michaeljbachman@comcast.net] Robyn in Austin [tanter ] Take that, Michigan! ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: Last.fm [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: Song similarities [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: allmusic.com mention [ken ostrander ] Re: allmusic.com mention ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Leppo ["Michael Sweeney" ] Re: Waddle with apples to crunchy something something [hssmrg@bath.ac.uk] Re: allmusic.com mention [2fs ] Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset [Rex ] Re: Viv's New Favorite Ice Cream [Rex ] Re: Wikipedia and infinity [ken ostrander ] Re: conspiratorial number theory [Rex ] Re: Leppo [Rex ] Fwd: allmusic.com mention [Rex ] Re: allmusic.com mention ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset [2fs ] Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset [2fs ] Re: locations of Michaels ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] All John Cale, all the time. [2fs ] Re: Leppo [Tom Clark ] RE: locations of Michaels ["michael wells" ] Re: locations of Michaels ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: locations of Michaels [2fs ] Re: All John Cale, all the time. [Rex ] Re: locations of Michaels [Rex ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:45:46 +0000 From: michaeljbachman@comcast.net Subject: Re: locations of Michaels - -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Michael Sweeney" > ...oh wait, or was that M. Wells (in Park Forest), not M. Bachman? Or was I > right to begin with? I get confused...too much jumping on taxis, coffin > lids, Americans, piano heads and rooves, I suppose... > > That would be Mr. Wells who is from the western suburbs of Chicago. I'm up in Clarkston, MI, which is a 45 minute drive north of Detroit (unless there's another snowstorm outside, then feel free to double that). Uncle Stan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:26:49 -0600 From: tanter Subject: Robyn in Austin Folks, does anyone know about Robyn's Austin shows next month? I know where they are but no times are posted nor does it say if fans can get into the Yep Roc party. I emailed Yep Roc but they haven't responded. Marcy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:20:30 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Take that, Michigan! Hi Fegs, http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-briefs18.4feb18,1,4208346.story?coll=la-news-a_section aka: http://tinyurl.com/ypw9gl Isn't a snow plow kind of cheating? I haven't look at a Guinness Book for years. I always liked the weird "human interest" section in the beginning with the woman with the longest fingernails and and the guy who ate the bicycle in 15 days. xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:33:24 +0100 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: Last.fm - --On 10. Februar 2007 14:45:14 -0500 wojbearpig wrote: > one time at band camp, Sebastian Hagedorn (Hagedorn@spinfo.uni-koeln.de) > said: > >> taste. But now that I've got almost 2,000 songs under my belly Freudian slip there ... other people may have things under their belt, but in my case "belly" is more appropriate ;-) >> I don't >> care anymore. I just listen to whatever comes to mind. I find it >> fascinating to see what I *actually* listen to as opposed to what I >> would *say* I listen to if asked. > > yes, indeed! the only beef i have with audioscrobbler is that it doesn't > collect song names from streams. > for instance, i spend most of my workday > listening to wfmu, which provides song titles, etc. of course, that would > really skew my charts but it would at least represent what i've been > listening to more accurately. It wouldn't skew the charts more that listening to last.fm's own streams would. It seems like a reasonable request. I don't listen to streams, but you could request the feature ... > the other issue is that i listen to nearly all the stuff i download from > sites like dimeadozen and etree via the computer. nearly all of that stuff > is not tagged and, at least until i no longer want to share it back, i > can't tag since it would alter the files and prevent them from being > included in the torrent swarm. You *could* make copies of the files, provided you have enough HD space to spare ... > but other than that, yes, i'm finding that what i listen to by choice is > a lot more mundane than what i think i listen to.... I suppose that's true for me as well. Naturally a lot of new music ends up on top, too. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~hgd/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:50:47 +0100 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: Song similarities - --On 16. Februar 2007 22:17:48 -0600 2fs wrote: > Anyway, speaking of similar songs, you have to see this: > > The observation is, in itself, nothing new, but It's nicely done :-) My favorite Pachelbel "cover" is Big Star's "Blue Moon". - -- Sebastian Hagedorn http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~hgd/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:56:58 -0800 (PST) From: ken ostrander Subject: Re: allmusic.com mention >I was looking for the release date of "Globe of Frogs" and came across >this allmusic.com "genre" article in which Robyn gets a mention as >well as a position in the "16 (?-ed) Essential Records of British >Alternative Rock". > >http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=19:T579 what is alternative anyhow? in some respects, "essential alternative" seems a contradiction in terms. the non-conventional label means a lot of different things to a lot of different folks; but it often seems to encompass punk, new wave, indie, and hip hop. it runs the gamut from popular to experimental and deliberately unlistenable. certainly, some 'alternative' artists have achieved a great deal of success and, thereby, have become part of the mainstream. as such, their alternative status is in question. as far as "essential records of british alternative rock" go, it's a decent list. i agree with lauren that two smiths albums is ridiculous (stick with 'the queen is dead') and that primal scream ('movin on up' is great song) and happy mondays (i do love that 'kinky afro' though) don't necessarily belong there. for me suede doesn't make it, though i've only heard 'dog man star'. some glaring omissions (single disk only): sex pistols 'never mind the bollocks...' clash 'london calling' buzzcocks 'singles going steady' soft boys 'underwater moonlight' psychedelic furs 'all of this and nothing' wire 'on returning' gang of four 'entertainment!' mekons 'rock and roll' david bowie 'changesbowie' english beat 'i just can't stop it' joy division 'substance' elvis costello 'very best of elvis costello and the attractions' roxy music 'best of roxy music' pretenders 'pretenders' public image ltd 'metal box' echo and the bunnymen 'more songs to learn and sing' - --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:52:42 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: allmusic.com mention Hi Fegs, ken ostrander says: > as far as "essential records of british alternative rock" go, it's a decent list. i agree with lauren that two smiths albums is ridiculous (stick with 'the queen is dead') and that primal scream ('movin on up' is great song) and happy mondays (i do love that 'kinky afro' though) don't necessarily belong there. for me suede doesn't make it, though i've only heard 'dog man star'. Obviously I adore Suede. "Dog Man Star" was the first album of theirs I heard and I found it rather dark and perverse (I think I missed the punch line) and didn't listen again for awhile. I had a friend who kept trying though and I then converted, falling in love with those overwrought songs of aimless girls and boys in suburban car-parks. Plus Brett Anderson is a doll. Two things outweigh his whiny voice: a great haircut, and one of the best rock quotes ever (that thing he said about being a bisexual who's never had a homosexual experience.) > some glaring omissions (single disk only): > > sex pistols 'never mind the bollocks...' > clash 'london calling' > buzzcocks 'singles going steady' > soft boys 'underwater moonlight' > psychedelic furs 'all of this and nothing' > wire 'on returning' > gang of four 'entertainment!' > mekons 'rock and roll' > david bowie 'changesbowie' > english beat 'i just can't stop it' > joy division 'substance' > elvis costello 'very best of elvis costello and the attractions' > roxy music 'best of roxy music' > pretenders 'pretenders' > public image ltd 'metal box' > echo and the bunnymen 'more songs to learn and sing' Nice list. One note: not that I should be allowed any input on list-making, but I would say, hey, no collections or greatest hits albums. The allmusic.com genre section looks rather catch-as-catch-can: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=73:20 but there is an article about "British Punk" http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=19:T554 which covers some of ken's territory. "12 (?-ed) Essential albums" are: << The Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks (Warner Brothers) Various Artists, Anarchy in the UK -- UK Punk I (1976-77) (Rhino) Various Artists, The Modern World -- UK Punk II (1977-78) (Rhino) The Clash, The Clash (Epic) The Jam, Snap! (Polydor) The Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady (IRS) The Adverts, Crossing the Sea with the Adverts (Link Classics, UK) X-Ray Spex, Germ-Free Adolescents (EMI) The Vibrators, Power of Money: The Best of the Vibrators (Continuum) The Undertones, The Undertones (Rykodisc) Generation X, Generation X (Chrysalis) The Damned, Damned Damned Damned (Frontier) >> Collections - phooey. And where's Magazine and Wire? Also an "Essential Book (?-ed)" << England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock, by Jon Savage (St. Martin's, 1991) >> My sister gave that one to me awhile back but I went to see "24-Hour Party People" instead. xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:13:13 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Leppo On Feb 17, 2007, Tom Clark wrote: >>I get confused...too much jumping on taxis, coffin lids, Americans, piano >>heads and rooves, I suppose.. >Piano *lids*? ...Now I've checked a second source (third, if you count my original memory), and it says "piano heads," as well (although there are disagreements on "rooves" vs. "roofs"). ...So, I'm semi-giddy: I finally have an actual reason to say (in a friendly, communal, smiling way) "Fuck you, Tom Clark!" Crabwise... Michael Sweeney The North-Side Chicago Outpost (Across-the-Street-From-the-Zoo Division) of the Fegmaniax Seemingly Unending Continuum of Michaels _________________________________________________________________ Want a degree but can't afford to quit? Top school degrees online - in as fast as 1 year http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearch=n&tm=y&search=education_text_links_88_h288c&s=4079&p=5116 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:39:21 +0000 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: Waddle with apples to crunchy something something Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:52:55 +0000 > From: michaeljbachman@comcast.net - ---------- Original message -------------- > From: Tom Clark >> On Feb 17, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Michael Sweeney wrote: >> > I get confused...too much jumping on taxis, coffin lids, Americans, >> > piano heads and rooves, I suppose.. > TC came back with: >> Piano *lids*? >> > Speaking of coffins and moving to caskets, after checking out The > Asking Tree, it doesn't look like Robyn has ever performed one of > Syd's last songs with the Floyd, "Sceam Thy Last Scream (Old Woman > With A Casket)? I wonder why? > Uncle Stan * The obvious answer is that it has never been officially released as the remaining members of the Floyd have always vetoed it. 'But' you ask, 'surely the same thing applies to 'Vegetable Man', which Robyn has performed on numerous occasions'. 'Yes, well, er' I reply, 'Maybe it's because a live version of 'Vegetable Man' was broadcast by the BBC once during 1967, so it has been aired semi-officially. Otherwise I have no idea. - - Mike "the Mustard person" Godwin n.p. 'Baby Lemonade' ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:46:23 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: allmusic.com mention On 2/18/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > > Nice list. One note: not that I should be allowed any input on > list-making, but I would say, hey, no collections or greatest hits > albums. I would chime in on this point, but I believe I've done so, at great length, many times already. That wacky Ken wrote: "what is alternative anyhow? in some respects, "essential alternative" seems a contradiction in terms. the non-conventional label means a lot of different things to a lot of different folks; but it often seems to encompass punk, new wave, indie, and hip hop. it runs the gamut from popular to experimental and deliberately unlistenable. certainly, some 'alternative' artists have achieved a great deal of success and, thereby, have become part of the mainstream. as such, their alternative status is in question." To which I now reply: God knows. "Alternative" is one of those words ("popular" is another, actually) that originally seemed to merely describe a genre but then came to name it - even when the music so described no longer fit the descriptive aspect of the genre name (a number-one chart album called "alternative"? An album that sold seven copies being described as "popular music" stylistically?) I always thought it was a dumb-ass label - first, it's too back-patting (ooh, we're all "alternative"...). It's also rather vague, and (in its descriptive sense) utterly dependent (in reactive terms) on whatever's deemed non-"alternative." Anyway, for a while it seemed just to mean "grunge" (which itself devolved into meaning "depressing retread hard-rock that doesn't actually, you know, rock"). Now it seems to mean "mall punk" (guitars, catchiness, "punk" attitude ( = snotty), clothes bought at Hot Topic, stupid eyeliner and bad haircuts). - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:26:54 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset On 2/16/07, 2fs wrote: > > > I rather like that description. I also don't understand people who > complain > about his voice, which I love. I think it's quite versatile, for one > thing: > he can deliver a slow, melodic song wonderfully (that Welshness helps), > but > he can bellow and scream viciously with it. To say nothing of his recently-debuted falsetto. I'm with you on this one. He's actually really always acted humbled by Lou's lyrical abilities, which is odd. I think he underrates himself in that category at times-- he has a really unique way with words, and at least as much intensity as Lou. But as long as he keeps going, he can rate himself however he pleases. I've yet to really sit down with CS since discovering it, but I'll probably chime in on Tuesday or so. As far as I can tell, it has never been released on CD at all... what label was it even on initially? - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:30:26 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Viv's New Favorite Ice Cream On 2/16/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > > I would gladly take my crappy spelling over my tendency to completely > skip words but sadly my spell-checker doesn't give me that option. I know exactly how feel, Lauren. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:36:02 -0800 (PST) From: ken ostrander Subject: Re: Wikipedia and infinity >some infinities are bigger than others and some infinities' mothers are bigger than other infinities' mothers. things can get pretty congested with all of those overlapping infinites. when you divide by zero (or as you approach it like in the tangent function in trigonometry) don't you get to infinity? >I read somewhere about people seriously recommending disclaimers on wikipedia pages. This seemed funny because it is, after all, the internet.< that's really the case with everything. i think too often we take other peoples' word or opinion or thought processes in the place of our own. - --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:38:00 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: conspiratorial number theory On 2/17/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > Hi Fegs, > > 2fs says: > > > Conjoined twins are still two people - each has her/his own personality > and > > sense of self (and, less metaphysically, brain - except in such cases > where > > two share a single head, which usually don't survive anyway). > > > That's the point of thinking of it this way: seeing > > Paul Westerberg in an elevator across the way from you at the Mall of > > America doesn't count. Being in the same elevator with Westerberg - and > > striking up a conversation about this one show you saw, to the extent > that > > it's *possible* PW might remember you if you met again - just might > count. Twin #2 is just being a dick. He was totally listening in, just rudely ignoring Paul... he's hated the 'Mats ever since Bob Stinson got fired. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:44:58 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Leppo On 2/18/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2007, Tom Clark wrote: > > >>I get confused...too much jumping on taxis, coffin lids, > Americans, piano > >>heads and rooves, I suppose.. > > >Piano *lids*? > > > ...Now I've checked a second source (third, if you count my original > memory), and it says "piano heads," as well (although there are > disagreements on "rooves" vs. "roofs"). Didn't we once have a back and forth on exactly what/who the '"piano heads" were"? Sorry for the flurry of posts... I'm finally stepping down from my throne in the Kingdom of Puke. The whole family has had stomach flu since Thursday and now we're finally just... tired. Thank God we have so many kids' movies on DVD. - -Rex NP: Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (fourth viewing and counting) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:46:30 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Fwd: allmusic.com mention ... and for some reason I sent my comments on this one offlist to Lauren alone. Hi ho Nyquil, awaaaayyy! On 2/16/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > Hi Fegs, > > I was looking for the release date of "Globe of Frogs" and came across > this allmusic.com "genre" article in which Robyn gets a mention as > well as a position in the "16 (?-ed) Essential Records of British > Alternative Rock". > > http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=19:T579 > > The 16 albums are: > The Smiths, Singles > The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead > The Cure, Staring at the Sea > The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy > New Order, Substance > XTC, Skylarking > Robyn Hitchcock, Globe of Frogs > The Housemartins, London 0 Hull 4 > The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses > The La's, The La's > Happy Mondays, Pills 'n' Thrills & Bellyaches > My Bloody Valentine, Loveless > Primal Scream, Screamadelica > Suede, Suede > Blur, Parklife > Oasis, Definitely Maybe This list is an odd collison of what to me are two very distinctly different eras and aesthetics. How do you get from XTC to MBV without a Cocteay Twins record? (Not a rhetorical question, really.) Two Smiths albums is just dumb. New Order - okay, they might be > important but on principle kick them off the list. The Happy Mondays > are an irritant so they're off as well. And I never heard Primal > Scream, off with them as well. It's good I don't make the lists > because it would be just RH and Suede albums. But I am glad to see > that La's album listed because it deserves all the mention it can get. What's the principle on which New Order gets kicked off? I can't think of a knock against them that wouldn't lop off a few other of these guys. I myself can definitely go without hearing the Smiths for another couple decades; I run very hot and cold on Primal Scream almost album-by-album, and I'm not (that) ashamed to admit the Happy Mondays made what is, to me, some of the most rock and roll rock and roll ever. Wait, the Smiths *singles* comp? I call bullshit. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:13:01 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: allmusic.com mention Rex says: > ... and for some reason I sent my comments on this one offlist to Lauren > alone. Hi ho Nyquil, awaaaayyy! Feel free to repost those onlist (as a plus, someone would likely give you reasonable answers to your questions...) xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset On 2/18/07, Rex wrote: > > > I've yet to really sit down with CS since discovering it, but I'll > probably chime in on Tuesday or so. As far as I can tell, it has never been > released on CD at all... what label was it even on initially? > Island or a subsidiary. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:25:55 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: John Cale's Caribbean Sunset On 2/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > On 2/18/07, Rex wrote: > > > > > > I've yet to really sit down with CS since discovering it, but I'll > > probably chime in on Tuesday or so. As far as I can tell, it has never been > > released on CD at all... what label was it even on initially? > > > > > Island or a subsidiary. > Okay - here's a page with some info < http://www.xs4all.nl/~werksman/cale/disc/caribbean_sunset.html> Note the intriguing reference to a planned (but cancelled) CD issue in 2001... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:26:59 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: locations of Michaels Hi Fegs, You would know better than I would, but I sense there are still Michaels hiding behind the couch. Far far there's: Michael Bachman, MJB, MJ Files, Uncle Stan Michael Sweeney, Leppo Michael Godwin (who may actually be a Mike but still lots of room for confusion), Colonel Mustard (perhaps Master Mustard "Classic") Is that right? And is it my imagination or are there a lot of Michaels around Chicago? Except Mike Godwin who had to be different and live in the UK. Is there a Canada Michael? xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:44:40 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: All John Cale, all the time. Cale's new release, Circus, looks like a killer: it's 2 CDs of live stuff recorded on his last two tours, with tracks drawn from throughout his career, plus a DVD that contains acoustic demos and a buncha other stuff... US folks are advised that it's cheaper to order via amazon.co.uk than ordering the import through amazon.com. (There appears not to be a scheduled US release at this point.) Just ordered mine... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:58:00 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Leppo On Feb 18, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Michael Sweeney wrote: > On Feb 17, 2007, Tom Clark wrote: > >>> I get confused...too much jumping on taxis, coffin lids, >>> Americans, piano heads and rooves, I suppose.. > >> Piano *lids*? > > ...Now I've checked a second source (third, if you count my > original memory), and it says "piano heads," as well (although > there are disagreements on "rooves" vs. "roofs"). Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking - coffin lids AND piano lids? Geez, that's what a margarita and a couple of Pilsner Urquells do to my reasoning. > ...So, I'm semi-giddy: I finally have an actual reason to say (in > a friendly, communal, smiling way) "Fuck you, Tom Clark!" It's even sweeter when it's justified. +1! - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:16:27 -0800 From: "michael wells" Subject: RE: locations of Michaels > but I sense there are still Michaels hiding behind the couch. OK, you found us. We were behind the cushions, looking for the body of Robert Adler. Besides giving us that joke, Stewart also bestowed a recommendation for Ideal Free Distribution which I can now heartily recommend. I like it more than both the new Apples in Stereo and Field Music combined. > And is it my imagination or are there a lot of Michaels around Chicago? With over 9 million people in the metro area, sometimes you can't move for Michaels. We're not all on feg, though. We need to maintain our anonymity for Phase III next year. Anyone plop for Rhino's Echo & Los Bunnymen set? http://www.rhino.com/store/productdetail.lasso?p=RHEbay&number=74263 I've got their stuff scattered all over the place, and was thinking about getting it - opines welcome. Plus, I've got this weird connection with the band: I was in England, on a train from London to Rye, when I read that Pete de Freitas had been killed the day previous in a motorcycle accident. So how many degrees is that? Michael "Rev. - er, I mean Mr. Green" Wells Far west, non-zoo division, Chicago Michaels ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:59:15 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: locations of Michaels michael wells says: > With over 9 million people in the metro area, sometimes you can't move for > Michaels. We're not all on feg, though. We need to maintain our anonymity > for Phase III next year. It didn't work on Picard; it won't work on us. xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:29:47 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: locations of Michaels On 2/18/07, michael wells wrote: > > > > Anyone plop for Rhino's Echo & Los Bunnymen set? > http://www.rhino.com/store/productdetail.lasso?p=RHEbay&number=74263 > I've got their stuff scattered all over the place, and was thinking about > getting it - opines welcome. Plus, I've got this weird connection with the > band: I was in England, on a train from London to Rye, when I read that > Pete > de Freitas had been killed the day previous in a motorcycle accident. So > how > many degrees is that? Well, it was June, so probably in the mid-60s I'm guessing. The following is a list of Michaels in my family: 1. cousin (son of my mother's brother) 2. brother-in-law (married to the older of my two younger sisters) 3. Brady cousin (i.e., son of the woman who re-married to my uncle - the same one with the son named Michael. Note: not surnamed "Brady") 4. cousin-in-law (if there is such a thing - married to my cousin. Yes, the same family: so that family has a son Michael, a stepson Michael, and a son-in-law Michael) - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:45:46 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: All John Cale, all the time. Oh, nice. I'v still never seen Cale live. I tired to see hime but failed when I got my nights reversed at the Sunset Junction Street Fair two years ago and ended up seeing the Two York Dolls instead. Not bad, but not Cale. - -Rex On 2/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > Cale's new release, Circus, looks like a killer: it's 2 CDs of live stuff > recorded on his last two tours, with tracks drawn from throughout his > career, plus a DVD that contains acoustic demos and a buncha other > stuff... > > US folks are advised that it's cheaper to order via amazon.co.uk than > ordering the import through amazon.com. (There appears not to be a > scheduled > US release at this point.) > > Just ordered mine... > > -- > > ...Jeff Norman > > The Architectural Dance Society > http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:51:06 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: locations of Michaels On 2/18/07, michael wells wrote: > > > Anyone plop for Rhino's Echo & Los Bunnymen set? > http://www.rhino.com/store/productdetail.lasso?p=RHEbay&number=74263 > I've got their stuff scattered all over the place, and was thinking about > getting it - opines welcome. Plus, I've got this weird connection with the > band: I was in England, on a train from London to Rye, when I read that > Pete > de Freitas had been killed the day previous in a motorcycle accident. So > how > many degrees is that? I have it. It's good. I have all the original albums, and I think the box makes it so I don't have to get all the CD reissues... it's got ace live stuff without too many key tracks missing, and a fair cross-section of the "reunion" material for the non-fanatic. Woulda been perfect if they'd just tossed in the two good Elextrafixion tracks to get that over with. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #55 *******************************