From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #64 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, February 23 2007 Volume 16 : Number 064 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Bangles Costello [Rex ] Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" [Rex ] Re: All John Cale, all the time. [Rex ] Reap [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Bangles Costello [Benjamin Lukoff ] RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: Fellow Fegs ! ["vivien lyon" ] Re: allmusic.com mention [Tom Clark ] Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" ["Mark P" ] Re: Bangles Costello [Benjamin Lukoff ] Re: female vocalists ["Gene Hopstetter Jr." ] wheel of fortune [Jill Brand ] eeuuwwww [Jill Brand ] Jay Farrar is a mammal! ["natalie jacobs" ] Re: Fellow Fegs ! [Rex ] Re: Bangles Costello [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" [Rex ] RE: female vocalists ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: Jay Farrar is a mammal! [Rex ] Feg Awards, Real World ["John Irvine" ] Reap [xx ] Re: Fellow Fegs ! ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:36:11 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Bangles Costello On 2/23/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Rex wrote: > > > And she got back to writing with the Drifters... I've not heard the > entire > > Bangles reunion record, but I know that at least one Vicky song was a > repeat > > of "Rain Song", which she recorded with the Drifters. It's kind of a > shame > > I preferred the Drifters version. I see Debbie resurrected an old song for > that album too. (Anyone else think "wow, the Rain Song sounds like Sheryl > Crow--or, rather, Sheryl Crow sounds like Cowsill + Peterson--but no one > will ever see it that way?") Whatever with Sheryl Crow... I just heard the only song of hers I ever liked and realized that even that one was lame, too. "Rain Song" is more Lucind-y or something. I actually wish I had "Doll Revolution"... when the Bangles started playing again recently, they were apparently a little pissed to find out it was already out of print. But it makes the title of this thread spot-on, the title tune being of course an Elvis C. cover... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:32:07 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" On 2/23/07, Mark P wrote: > > Nah, it's written by Ms.'(?) Hoffs and V. Peterson. Just checked. > Digitized that as well, neat little chestnut, that I.R.S. epee! "Real > World". It just seems like a cover, I guess. "How Is The Air Up > There" is the cover on that, The La De Das' originally. Pretty > authentic stuff they could write when they wanna', those gals! I LOVE > The Bangles, their Doll Revolution elpee a couple years back now was a > strong comeback, excellent rekkid. And. Vicki's > Jungian/Springfield-esque guitar freak-out on "Dover Beach" is simply > classic ...song's one of my all-time faves as well. That EP and the debut album were recently blogged at Powerpoplovers... http://powerpoplovers.blogspot.com/search?q=bangles - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:41:09 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: All John Cale, all the time. 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... Yow, pricey. I can't find out anything about a possible US release either, dammit. This looks like quite a cool package, although it's a little irritating that most of the new studio tracks are relegated to the DVD... how does that work, anyway? Did I see something about yet another edition featuring an actual 7"? Hey, isn't that a track from "Caribbean Sunset" on there? - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:43:05 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Reap The Tom Vilsack for President campaign http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_el_pr/vilsack2008 "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann "So this is what it's come to, these millions of years of evolution, warfare, community-building, women dying in childbirth with hope because their children might achieve more: a video on the Internet of a cat watching a video of a cat on the Internet." -- "Sylvar" . ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:46:19 -0800 (PST) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: Bangles Costello On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Rex wrote: > > I preferred the Drifters version. I see Debbie resurrected an old song > > for that album too. (Anyone else think "wow, the Rain Song sounds like > > Sheryl Crow--or, rather, Sheryl Crow sounds like Cowsill + > > Peterson--but no one will ever see it that way?") > > Whatever with Sheryl Crow... I just heard the only song of hers I ever > liked and realized that even that one was lame, too. "Rain Song" is > more Lucind-y or something. Good point. This was before I really knew Lucinda. (Not that I'm saying Sheryl Crow is something to aspire to--more thinking "If the general public heard this song they'd probably think the Drifters were ripping off Sheryl Crow, and that'd be too bad, 'cause they'd be wrong.") > I actually wish I had "Doll Revolution"... when the Bangles started playing > again recently, they were apparently a little pissed to find out it was > already out of print. But it makes the title of this thread spot-on, the > title tune being of course an Elvis C. cover... http://www.amazon.com/Doll-Revolution-Bangles/dp/B0000AM6HR Not out of print! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:51:34 +0100 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" - -- Mark P is rumored to have mumbled on 23. Februar 2007 13:17:12 -0500 regarding RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World": > And ... for whatever it's worth I still get a smile on my face every > time I hear "Walking On Sunshine" ...even if it's merely selling > diapers or floor cleaning products or whatever I'm glad I'm not alone! I heard it the first time it was played on German TV, in a small show that had a reputation for discovering new acts. I've liked it ever since. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:53:33 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" I wonder if that on again-off again Paisley Underground box set is off again? I trade e-mails with Missy Roback, who is married to Steve Roback from The Rain Parade and Viva Saturn. She will know for sure. Last I had heard it was back on and rarities were being gathered for it. MJ Bachman NP Lucinda Williams - West - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org [mailto:owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Mark P Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:17 PM To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" Nah, it's written by Ms.'(?) Hoffs and V. Peterson. Just checked. Digitized that as well, neat little chestnut, that I.R.S. epee! "Real World". It just seems like a cover, I guess. "How Is The Air Up There" is the cover on that, The La De Das' originally. Pretty authentic stuff they could write when they wanna', those gals! I LOVE The Bangles, their Doll Revolution elpee a couple years back now was a strong comeback, excellent rekkid. And. Vicki's Jungian/Springfield-esque guitar freak-out on "Dover Beach" is simply classic ...song's one of my all-time faves as well. And ... for whatever it's worth I still get a smile on my face every time I hear "Walking On Sunshine" ...even if it's merely selling diapers or floor cleaning products or whatever ... K. Rew, talk about a cat who could pen a tune ...and play a mean guitar! Happy a guy as such is reaping some revenue from such a parallel-ally nice tune! m >>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:11:16 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs ! Real World was a cover? The Bangles version is on the 4CD Nuggets set. YouTube also has the Bangles video of Real World. Vicki Peterson is really an underrated guitarist. She really shines on Dover Beach from All Over The Place. She was also a key member of The Continental Drifters. MJ Bachman NP Beirut - Gulag Orkestar<< ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:56:53 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Bangles Costello On 2/23/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > > http://www.amazon.com/Doll-Revolution-Bangles/dp/B0000AM6HR > Not out of print! Huh... it was Vicky herself who claimed it was! Maybe they stopped getting paid for it or something... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:58:31 -0800 From: "vivien lyon" Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs ! On 2/23/07, Stacked Crooked wrote: > in Austin> > > uh, waitasecond. you're in *austin*? wow. are there any fegs left in > portland? isn't marcy in austin? you could hang out with young robyn, > you > know? *raises hand* I'm still here, and Jeme is too, until the fall. I know Michael Wolfe is around here somewhere- can't think what I did with him, though. Must have left him at the grocery store. Speaking of Natalie.... sort of... My ipod was out of juice this morning, so I popped in a tape which turned out to be XTC's English Settlement- the very same tape signed by Andy Patridge the night I met Natalie for the first time. So, I'm listening to Senses Working Overtime, and had a very odd moment when I realized that the line "and all the world is football-shaped" used to confuse me.... because I'd been thinking of an american football, which the world is not in fact shaped like. ONLY THIS MORNING did I consciously realize that he was referring to what we colonials call a soccer ball. And in conclusion, I would like to self-importantly announce that I'm _zero_ degrees from Msr. Hitchcock (by my own, apparently universally disapproved-of, method of calculation) because I have bummed cigarettes from him and we've been officially introduced. Jim'll back me up on this. Sad to say, I still remember exactly what I was wearing the day he said "Hi Viv." Plus, I just remembered, I interviewed him. Woot. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:06:41 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: allmusic.com mention On Feb 23, 2007, at 6:44 AM, ken ostrander wrote: > ken "i am going to kill jim halpert" the kenster I've really been enjoying the Office/Scrubs/30 Rock trifecta on Thursday nights. Scrubs has kinda tailed off the last few seasons, although last night's episode was pretty good, mainly due to the introduction of the speed metal UPS driver. I was dying when he made JD take the wheel so he he could start air-drumming. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:09:06 -0500 From: "Mark P" Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" Hey, Rex ...cool blog! Gracias on the link! Pretty cool if indeed that Paisley Underground box ever happens. Pat ex from Absolute Grey, the guy behind that debacle is a Paisley Pop Yahoo groop contributor from time to time and every so often somebody asks about that box set. Poor guy's been volleying the same questions for years and putting up w/the seemingly endless on again-off again nature o'the beast proper. He's pretty connected to most all parties concerned so I'll bet he has some great rare chesnuts squirrled away somewhere but he last stated something to the fact that gathering the rights to all the album tracks/songs he wants included is one STONE bitch of a task. A load of labels gone south ad rights are just strewn ALL over the place, loads o'research involved on the legal end of the thing. Plus, getting a major label to go for it isn't too easy in itself either. Dunno if Ryko's still interested. I for one would think Rhino would be all the bloody thing but what do I know. He said certain people still connected to Ryko are indeed still interested but the label proper somewhat isn't. The big spanner thrown in the works was when Island went haywire years back. I guess they were Ryko's parent or had something to do w/Pat's backing or something. I'm hopeful that thing'll still shake some day. Excellent period, when all that proto-psych stuff was in vogue ...heck, even the rootsier stuff back then had true teeth ...Naked Prey for one band from that cuspid catagory. Mark On 2/23/07, Bachman, Michael wrote: > I wonder if that on again-off again Paisley Underground box set is off > again? I trade e-mails > with Missy Roback, who is married to Steve Roback from The Rain Parade > and Viva Saturn. She will know for sure. Last I had heard it was back on > and rarities were being gathered for it. > > MJ Bachman > > NP Lucinda Williams - West > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org [mailto:owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org] On > Behalf Of Mark P > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:17 PM > To: fegmaniax@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" > > Nah, it's written by Ms.'(?) Hoffs and V. Peterson. Just checked. > Digitized that as well, neat little chestnut, that I.R.S. epee! "Real > World". It just seems like a cover, I guess. "How Is The Air Up There" > is the cover on that, The La De Das' originally. Pretty authentic stuff > they could write when they wanna', those gals! I LOVE The Bangles, > their Doll Revolution elpee a couple years back now was a strong > comeback, excellent rekkid. And. Vicki's Jungian/Springfield-esque > guitar freak-out on "Dover Beach" is simply classic ...song's one of my > all-time faves as well. > > And ... for whatever it's worth I still get a smile on my face every > time I hear "Walking On Sunshine" ...even if it's merely selling diapers > or floor cleaning products or whatever ... K. Rew, talk about a cat who > could pen a tune ...and play a mean guitar! Happy a guy as such is > reaping some revenue from such a parallel-ally nice tune! > > m > > > >>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:11:16 -0500 > From: "Bachman, Michael" > Subject: RE: Fellow Fegs ! > > Real World was a cover? The Bangles version is on the 4CD Nuggets set. > YouTube also has the Bangles video of Real World. Vicki Peterson is > really an underrated guitarist. She really shines on Dover Beach from > All Over The Place. She was also a key member of The Continental > Drifters. > > MJ Bachman > > NP Beirut - Gulag Orkestar<< ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:11:22 -0800 (PST) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: Bangles Costello On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Rex wrote: > On 2/23/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Doll-Revolution-Bangles/dp/B0000AM6HR > > Not out of print! > > > Huh... it was Vicky herself who claimed it was! Maybe they stopped getting > paid for it or something... Wonder how good a label Koch is to be on. Aren't they going through some tough times? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:23:11 -0600 From: "Gene Hopstetter Jr." Subject: Re: female vocalists > From: "Michael Wells" > Re: female vocalists: I'm not sure there's anyone out there singing > better than Kris Delmhorst right now, voice like a knife through warm > butter. Well, isn't she lovely. Thanks for the tip. But my vote for best current female singer is Essie Jain . Her song "Glory" makes me melt each time I hear it. > Eddie, did you get the Priest remasters when they came out on disc in > the 90's? Are they any good? I've still got everything on cassette, > but > watching the recent 'Making of British Steel' has the fever going > again. I'm not Eddie, but I've been told they're quite harsh, nasty, and bright. Look for the original CDs. I've got the vinyl, so don't need no steenking CDs. "Making of British Steel," meet Netflix queue. Such classic and monstrous thud, that album. My favorite driving CD is "British Steel" and "Point of Entry" (the title of which makes me wince now that I know Halford's proclivities). We may as well just call those albums "English Boner" and "Biker's Butthole." But hey, they still bring the rawk, don't they? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:25:56 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: wheel of fortune Michael S. wrote: "...and the "Fabulous Spinning Songbook" show..." Was this the one with the wheel of fortune thingy, or was it a spinning pointer, and whatever song got landed on, that's what he did? If it's the same, I saw that show at the Orpheum in Boston, and Jules Shear and Aimee Mann were the wheel (or pointer) spinners. Jill ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:48:15 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: eeuuwwww That's how I feel about the Bangles. I saw them open for the (English) Beat in '82 or '83, and they were awful. Just a Go-Go's rip-off, and that's not saying much. I can hate, too. Jill ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:46:54 -0600 From: "natalie jacobs" Subject: Jay Farrar is a mammal! > Hey, my bassist gave me that record for pretty much the same reason (he > really really do not like alt-country fauxthenticity). It is quite good > indeed. "Fauxthenticity" is a great word. I think the point about Jay Farrar singing about what moves him is a good one, and IMO the same goes for Gillian Welch. I do think Farrar is, in my mind, more tainted by association than anything else. A lot of the same folks who complain about Jeff Tweedy being "pretentious" will often hold up Farrar as a counter-example, along with a whole cadre of clench-jawed, humorless alt-country bands that sing about the workin' man and make a big deal about how "honest" and "real" they are. Farrar doesn't seem to make such a fuss about authenticity as some of these other bands do (or indeed, a fuss about anything - a more stoic performer I have never seen). I could go into a rant here about my dislike of the term "pretentious," but I'll spare you. similarly, to my ears, Farrar together with > Steven Drozd on drums and keyboards makes SEBASTOPOL feel like a > double-album pair with SUMMERTEETH. "Sebastopol" is underrated, IMO. I like his instrumental soundtrack for "The Slaughter Rule," too - which also features some great songs by various luminaries such as the Pernice Brothers amd Vic Chesnutt. (I have no interest in seeing the movie, but whatever.) > At the risk of bringing down curtains of flame, I'm with Stewart on this > one; EC bit the big one years ago and hasn't let go. It's been a long time since I've heard any EC stuff that's held my interest. I've liked what I've heard of his more recent "rock" albums, but not enough to buy the albums in question. He still has an amazing voice, though. > uh, waitasecond. you're in *austin*? wow. are there any fegs left in > portland? isn't marcy in austin? you could hang out with young robyn, > you > know? Yeah, I've been living here almost a year now, but I'm planning on coming back to Portland in December to finish up my coursework. Portland Fegdom will rise again! n. P.S. Here's the Jay Farrar Real Ultimate Power page, for those of you who doubt his ninja skillz - http://www.unpunk.com/~wil/jayultimatepower/ "My friend Reggie saw Jay Farrar totally uppercut a kid just because the kid asked when Uncle Tupelo was getting back together." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:53:42 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs ! On 2/23/07, vivien lyon wrote: > > On 2/23/07, Stacked Crooked wrote: > > So, I'm listening to Senses Working Overtime, and had a very odd moment > when > I realized that the line "and all the world is football-shaped" used to > confuse me.... because I'd been thinking of an american football, which > the > world is not in fact shaped like. ONLY THIS MORNING did I consciously > realize that he was referring to what we colonials call a soccer ball. I registered that only a few years back, whenever whatsername, the chick-who's-not-Britney-but-not-so-as-you'd-notice, did that cover album where she sang SWOT, along with that one other song that wasn't that bad, or whatever it was. Someone knows what I'm talking about. Blatzman? - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:54:31 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Bangles Costello Rex wrote: > On 2/23/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > http://www.amazon.com/Doll-Revolution-Bangles/dp/B0000AM6HR > > Not out of print! > > Huh... it was Vicky herself who claimed it was! Maybe they stopped > getting paid for it or something... Or, it's out of print, but Amazon still has a backlog of them. "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann "So this is what it's come to, these millions of years of evolution, warfare, community-building, women dying in childbirth with hope because their children might achieve more: a video on the Internet of a cat watching a video of a cat on the Internet." -- "Sylvar" . ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:57:56 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs !/"Real World" On 2/23/07, Bachman, Michael wrote: > > I wonder if that on again-off again Paisley Underground box set is off > again? I trade e-mails > with Missy Roback, who is married to Steve Roback from The Rain Parade > and Viva Saturn. She will know for sure. Last I had heard it was back on > and rarities were being gathered for it. Hadn't heard about that. Dreamy! > NP Lucinda Williams - West And how's that? Mixed review (as in, raves and harsh disses). From what I've heard I suspect I'll adore it. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:00:56 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: female vocalists > From: "Michael Wells" >> Re: female vocalists: I'm not sure there's anyone out there singing >> better than Kris Delmhorst right now, voice like a knife through warm >> butter. Gene wrote: >Well, isn't she lovely. Thanks for the tip. I agree! I ordered her 2006 cd at during lunch from amazon. Also ordered Almost Blue after all the thumbs up comments from the other day. Another lovely voice, although she sings only in French, is Carla Bruni. I have her 2002 album "quelqu'un m'a dit". She plays a nice acoustic guitar and is quiet beautiful as well. Gene again >But my vote for best current female singer is Essie Jain . Her song "Glory" makes me melt each time I hear it. Another one to check out! MJ Bachman NP Wayne Shorter - Juju ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:02:27 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: eeuuwwww Jill Brand wrote: > That's how I feel about the Bangles. I saw them open for the > (English) Beat in '82 or '83, and they were awful. Just a > Go-Go's rip-off, and that's not saying much. Huh. I'm not a huge fan of either, though both had some nice singles (though I will never believe anything but that "Walk Like an Egyptian" is one of the 10 worst songs of all time), but other than being from LA and being all chicks, I can't really think of anything they have in common. You might as well say The Smiths were a New Order rip-off. "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann "So this is what it's come to, these millions of years of evolution, warfare, community-building, women dying in childbirth with hope because their children might achieve more: a video on the Internet of a cat watching a video of a cat on the Internet." -- "Sylvar" . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:04:07 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Jay Farrar is a mammal! On 2/23/07, natalie jacobs wrote: > > > Hey, my bassist gave me that record for pretty much the same reason (he > > really really do not like alt-country fauxthenticity). It is quite good > > indeed. > > > "Fauxthenticity" is a great word. > > I think the point about Jay Farrar singing about what moves him is a good > one, and IMO the same goes for Gillian Welch. I do think Farrar is, in my > mind, more tainted by association than anything else. A lot of the same > folks who complain about Jeff Tweedy being "pretentious" will often hold > up > Farrar as a counter-example, along with a whole cadre of clench-jawed, > humorless alt-country bands that sing about the workin' man and make a big > deal about how "honest" and "real" they are. Farrar doesn't seem to make > such a fuss about authenticity as some of these other bands do Yeah, exactly. I think that my Dylan comparison was more solid than I even realized. > "Sebastopol" is underrated, IMO. I like his instrumental soundtrack for > "The Slaughter Rule," too - which also features some great songs by > various > luminaries such as the Pernice Brothers amd Vic Chesnutt. (I have no > interest in seeing the movie, but whatever.) Don't think I've ever even heard of that, but it sounds good. > It's been a long time since I've heard any EC stuff that's held my > interest. I've liked what I've heard of his more recent "rock" albums, > but > not enough to buy the albums in question. I have most of them, liked them, but didn't listen to them that much. Coursework meaning the midwiffery? Has that much time passed by unnoticed? Yikes. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:06:12 -0500 From: "John Irvine" Subject: Feg Awards, Real World I'm only a part time Feg, but my band did win the MTV - Beach House Band Contest, (1995) for "Best All Male Band" category, which was a neat trick since we had a girl drummer at the time. I got a Gretch out of it, but no gold statuette. Loved that "Real World" video - Susanna makes her Rickenbacker look cartoonishly enormous. Waaay back when, when I was in the Hated, Danny Littleton used to goof on that song, singing "This is the real world, and I just want to be a GIIIRLL!" He went on to invent Emo. Go figure. Oh, and I was on the radio today: http://tinyurl.com/2kubct - -John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:03:22 -0800 (PST) From: xx Subject: Reap Don't know if this has been posted or not... Ian R. Wallace www.ianrwallace.com Had the pleasure of talking to him the last time I saw him play (Crimson Jazz Trio @ La Ve Lee in Studio City). Seemed to be a very kind and funny man. Hell of a drummer. Very sad. - -griffith ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:12:20 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: Fellow Fegs ! Hi Fegs, 2fs says: > Perhaps unsurprisingly, I believe I've found the ultimate punctuation > headfuckerwither: < > http://spanghew.blogspot.com/2006/11/fun-with-typography.html>. Yawn. I did however find out about Jeff's little ginger chew obsession. Have you tried The Ginger People's (Note to Jeff: thumbs up or down on that apostrophe usage?) other products? Peanut-ginger chews are way better than those sticky dental-nightmares plain ones. The apple ones are yuck; don't even both. The best IMO are the little hard candies called Gin-Gins, but that's kind of like comparing apples and oranges. I remember when I got obsessed with The Ginger People because I ate a whole bag of peanut-ginger chews at the Robyn's show in autumn 2004 at the World Cafe Live (where I met my first Feg, Mr. Max Lang.) Oops, sorry back to the point which is has anyone noticed that charmingly revolting package artwork for the ginger chews? The peanut-ginger chew artwork is hilarious and so very disgusting. You'd think that the plain ginger-chew artwork would take the cake with the ginger chew actually cannibalizing itself. But IMHO, the peanut-ginger chew artwork tops even that with throwing in sexual undertones (overtones?) with the cannibalism theme by having the peanut and ginger guys *eating each other* (quite happily I may add). I couldn't find a direct link and the pictures are kind of small, but if you're interested, scroll down; the artwork for the various packages is on the right hand side. The peanut-ginger chews are second-to-last: http://www.gingerpeople.com/order_chews.html xo - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #64 *******************************