From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #132 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, April 1 2007 Volume 16 : Number 132 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) ["Jeremy Osner" ] Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) [2fs ] Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: for eddie [2fs ] RE: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland [grutness@slingshot.co.nz] In need of disambiguation... ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] attn: American Fall fans [2fs ] Re: Irritation of the Day [djini@voicenet.com] Re: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] now on the live music archive... [wojbearpig ] strange loops [ken ostrander ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:17:17 -0400 From: "Jeremy Osner" Subject: Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) Dear Wojbearpig -- I am dying a little inside, not to be able to listen to these torrents of Hitchcock -- alas DimeADozen says it is not accepting any more new users. Is there any other way I could get my little hands on this recording? Thanks very much, J On 3/31/07, wojbearpig wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from fegmaniax-announce -- a moderated "news and reviews" > list culled from fegmaniax -- the Robyn Hitchcock discussion list. Please > don't report this as spam since you signed up for it. To unsubscribe, > send a note to majordomo@smoe.org that says "unsubscribe fegmaniax-announce" > in the message body and you will be automagically removed. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=140704&hit=1 > > ----- Forwarded message from DIME ----- > > A new torrent has been uploaded to DIME. > > Torrent: 140704 > Title: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) > Size: 686.05 MB > Category: Brit Pop > Uploaded by: pvtuniverse > > Description > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Another version of this show was posted yesterday, but I was asked if I would post my version as well. Both versions were recorded on a Roland Edirol R-09 but the two tapers were using different mics and were in slightly different places in the venue so each recording has its own specific sound. But I don't think they're two different so I guess this one is just for the completists out there. Enjoy! > > ROBYN HITCHCOCK & the VENUS 3 > The Iron Horse > Northampton, MA > March 30, 2007 > > 1. Terrapin > 2. Queen Elvis > 3. Flanagan's Song > 4. Sally Was a Legend > 5. Ole! Tarantula > 6. new song > 7. The Afterlight > 8. Ballon Man > 9. Chinese Bones > 10. N.Y. Doll > 11. Jewels For Sophia > 12. Brenda's Iron Sledge > 13. The Authority Box > 14. Madonna of the Wasps > 15. intro > 16. (A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs > 17. Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom > 18. Kingdom of Love > 19. Underground Sun > 20. Not Dark Yet > 21. Give it to the Soft Boys > > There are no breaks in this recording. If you need to burn this to CD I suggest splitting discs between tracks 14 & 15. > > Mics: Core Sound Cardioids with battery box. > Recorder: Roland Edirol R-09. > WAV file transfered to PC via USB. > Some slight volume adjustments with Cool Edit Pro. > Track splits with CDWAV. > Converted to SHN with MKW. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - -- http://www.readin.com/blog/blog.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:18:09 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > I almost pointed out that California was bigger than any European > country save Russia, It's still half the size of Ontario ... ... which gets confusing because Ontario, CA, is simultaneously in and not in CA. ;-) Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:41:08 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Carrie Galbraith Subject: RE: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland - -----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Dwarf >I almost pointed out that California was bigger than any European >country save Russia, but didn't have time to double check so I >didn't. Good thing, since Ukraine, Spain, France, and Sweden are all >bigger too. I don't know why I was thinking Germany was the 2nd >biggest European country acreage-wise. > >It's still funny when people from back east come to SF and wonder >about dashing down to Disneyland for the day thinking it's maybe a >2-3 hour drive. Well, economically it is bigger than, say, the Ukraine...being ranked the 7th largest economy in the world but where it falls next to Span, France, and Sweden I don't know. I'd say there are really 3 Californias: Northern California,, Southern California and the Peoples Republic of Berkeley... To my native Northern California friends I will always be a Southern Californian (well, technically an Angelino I guess). Even though I've lived up here nearly 30 years. I have tried to explain to Italian friends when they say they are coming for a visit and want to go to (name the major sites in CA here). They don't get the distance thing. Or the car thing for that matter (what, no REAL train service between SF and LA??). Amusing. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:50:13 -0500 From: "Daniel Lynch" Subject: Knitting Factory bit torrent download on Dime: 2007-03-28 It occurred to me that I forgot to put the link in for my recording, which I posted about 2 digests ago.... http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=140484 Its been there for a few days, and is well seeded (33 seeds!). Enjoy, I'm really happy with the quality. Dan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:24:25 -0700 From: "Jason Brown" Subject: Re: pix from the Knut On 3/31/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > http://media.komotv.com/images/070323polar_bear_470.jpg > > > > He is so insanely cute that it's almost painful to look at him. > > > > Okay, maybe I'm just not a baby person, but I often wonder why so > > many young animals are so much cuter than people babies. > > Fur. And the knowledge that you'll never have to clean up their shit > unless you choose it as a job. And over sized feet! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:44:38 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) On 3/31/07, Jeremy Osner wrote: > > Dear Wojbearpig -- I am dying a little inside, not to be able to > listen to these torrents of Hitchcock -- alas DimeADozen says it is > not accepting any more new users. Is there any other way I could get > my little hands on this recording? Keep trying. For whatever reason, DaD is frequently closed - but if you keep trying to get in, eventually you probably will. As for your last question: I'm not downloading this particular one, but some other feg might be generous with their copy... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:43:51 -0400 (EDT) From: "Danny Lieberman" Subject: Re: pix from the Knit quoth Lauren, > Oh, that's probably exactly what the guy at the shirt store told Robyn > when he sold it to him. > > > Should I post more? > > Definitely. OK, I posted 4 more. Hope you like 'em. And somehow I managed to wrangle this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIu1F5OZoAw Ive got another clip or two to post but it's been problematic. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:15:22 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) 2fs says: > Keep trying. For whatever reason, DaD is frequently closed - but if you keep > trying to get in, eventually you probably will. > > As for your last question: I'm not downloading this particular one, but some > other feg might be generous with their copy... Also, some of the shows make their way to archive.org: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22robyn%20hitchcock%22 They generally take awhile to show up there since there are more stringent requirements for uploading the shows there than on Dime. I generally download any Robyn show that I see on Dime; I'd be happy to do a B&P if you want a particular show. xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:22:41 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: for eddie http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07090/774049-84.stm but alas, another article said it's been cancelled: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN3024419220070330?src=033007_1517_DOUBLEFEATURE_top_news I like what the artist said in the first article: " 'If it makes them feel better, I'll ask for their forgiveness and do 10 Hail Marys, but they should just lighten up and be more accepting of people,' Mr. Cavallaro said. " xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:25:05 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: NEW on DIME: ROBYN HITCHCOCK Northampton, MA 2007-03-29 (alternate source) I say: > They generally take awhile to show up there since there are more > stringent requirements for uploading the shows there than on Dime. D'oh, I should have scrolled down a bit; the Atlanta show at least is already up there: http://www.archive.org/details/Robyn_Hitchcock_and_the_Venus_3-Atlanta-20070320 xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:34:30 -0500 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: Philly Pictures On Mar 30, 2007, at 6:02 PM, djini@voicenet.com wrote: > Also, I now know that there exists a William Morris "snakeshead" > pattern. William > Morris, total badass. > http://charlesrupert.com/williammorris/wallpapers/snakeshead.html > > OK, not really. Depends on which definition of badass. - - Steve _______________ Interconnectedness among living beings can be accounted for by nonlocal quantum entanglement. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:45:03 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: for eddie On 3/31/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07090/774049-84.stm > > but alas, another article said it's been cancelled: > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN3024419220070330?src=033007_1517_DOUBLEFEATURE_top_news Oh, I don't care what they might feed us Just want to munch on a chocolate Jesus... It would have been better if he'd been wrapped in foil like a chocolate Easter bunny, too. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 10:46:54 +1200 From: grutness@slingshot.co.nz Subject: RE: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland >Marc Alberts wrote: > > > Jeff wrote: > > > >California is kinda big, so this is actually a pretty vague. But > > > > I'd say California is too big to address as a single travel > > destination. Jeff replied >I almost pointed out that California was bigger than any European >country save Russia, but didn't have time to double check so I >didn't. Good thing, since Ukraine, Spain, France, and Sweden are all >bigger too. I don't know why I was thinking Germany was the 2nd >biggest European country acreage-wise. > >It's still funny when people from back east come to SF and wonder >about dashing down to Disneyland for the day thinking it's maybe a >2-3 hour drive. We get the same problem here, but with an odd variant: "Oh - you're from New Zealand. I've got a friend called Pete who lives in Auckland - - do you know him?" Riight. A person in a city of one million who lives 1000 miles away. At least fewer people think we're part of Australia these days. Next question? James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:55:50 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: In need of disambiguation... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlassFish I like the logo. xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:11:36 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: attn: American Fall fans Just picked up the US issue of the new Fall CD. The cover photo features the band, and seeing the attractive Ms. Poulou (a/k/a the current Mrs. MES) next to the withered nut of MES's own face, I'm thinking of those stupid ads that clutter various websites (for people trying to stalk their high-school girlfriends) - you know, the ones that feature supposedly odd-looking people and presumably attractive ones, with the legend SHE MARRIED...HIM?!? Well, there you go. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:59:26 -0400 (EDT) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: Re: Irritation of the Day craigie guessed: >> - Jeanne, whose cats Lulu and Ripper (points for knowing what movie >> inspired the names) >> are, so far, uninterested in catnip >> > > Pandora's Box? (The one with Louise Brooks IIRC) > > c* Ding ding! That's the one all right, one of my top five favorite movies. Ripper also goes by Ru, since cat names are mutable, and who doesn't enjoy being pleasantly reminded of Anthony Head on a daily basis? Jeanne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:01:41 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland James says: > Next question? Do you know Neil Finn? xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:24:50 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: NEW ON DIME: RH&V3 Iron Horse Music Hall last night!!! On 3/31/07, HwyCDRrev@aol.com wrote: > > > she said she said Awe. Some. - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:24:50 +0100 From: Gary Sedgwick Subject: RE: California (All the Way) was Re: Spaceland >> Jeff wrote: > > >>> >California is kinda big, so this is actually a pretty vague. But >> >> >I'd say California is too big to address as a single travel destination. >Trying to see everything would be like those silly China tours that people >take where they visit 9 different areas in 21 days and wonder why all they >saw in all of China were museums and other tourists. There are a lot of >cool things to see, but some of them are ones that you really need to >immerse yourself in to really appreciate. Yes, it was a pretty vague request, the product of a very busy job, helping to run a scuba diving club and being in a band which means I haven't had time to do much research. I did give our itinerary though :) It is a bit of a whistle-stop tour, but alas work dictates that we can't go for longer. Thanks for all the suggestions, they are very much appreciated. Gary ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 11:21:25 EDT From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: correction Correction: March 31, 2007 A music review on Thursday about Robyn Hitchcock, at the Knitting Factory, referred imprecisely to two musicians in his band, the Venus 3. While the musicians, Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey, perform with the band R.E.M. on tour and in recording sessions, they are not formally members of that band. _http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/arts/music/29roby.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=s login_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/arts/music/29roby.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:10:33 +0100 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Scott McCaughey Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:27:28 -0500 From: "natalie jacobs" Subject: a small rant It just occurred to me that I would actually pay never to see Scott McCaughey, with any band with any line-up, ever again. Or if there were two Robyn/Wilco/REM/Decemberists/whoever-he's-latched-himself-onto this week shows, and one of them was without Scott McCaughey and cost $10-$20 more, I would go for that one. Never have I had such a mediocre artist shoved in my face with such consistency. [snip] I even moved away from his Pacific NW stomping grounds and still he follows me. It's like a curse. Tell me, what can I do to make him go away? An exorcism, perhaps? He needs to be stopped before he latches on to another of my favorite bands! If he starts playing with Sonic Youth, I believe the apocalypse is at hand. disgruntledly, n. * Well, I've only seen him twice, and I think Natalie is probably right. Still, at least he can't claim any more never to have played 'Eight Miles High' which he did in Jan 2006. I think Robyn is worried that he isn't hitting those high notes any more and wants the reassurance of Scott's boundless self-confidence. But then why doesn't he bring Andy back into the band? - - Mike Godwin PS to Stewart: Should sea otters really hold hands on a first date? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:46:58 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Scott McCaughey Godders wrote: > > PS to Stewart: Should sea otters really hold hands on a first date? Those ones know each other quite well. They're in Vancouver Aquarium, and I've seen them myself. As regards McCaughey, I like him. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:04:57 -0400 From: wojbearpig Subject: now on the live music archive... i've been bad about keeping up with the lists lately so forgive me if this is old news, but i just noticed that two of the recent shows have already been uploaded to the live music archive. wheeee! saves me the trouble! i'll be hoping to get the others up as well -- unless someone else beats me to them. the two already there are the nashville show: http://www.archive.org/details/rhitchcock2007-03-18 and the atlanta one: http://www.archive.org/details/Robyn_Hitchcock_and_the_Venus_3-Atlanta-20070320 i'll be back later this week and will start working on uploading the others then... woj ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:22:14 -0700 (PDT) From: ken ostrander Subject: strange loops while i lumbered sleak and bleary through a cavernous misbegotten snore, little kittay, peering into the devil's fishbowl, watched see the reflection of the sundance on the rocks and scales. he longed to experience the live energy almost as much as he longed for the juicy sweet fishey fish. morpheus took him down in the depths to where the dark things hide and kittay had a delicious go of it in a murky tunnel. in the midst of this he saw a light at the other end of the tunnel. as he moved closer he determined it was a train headed his way. he closed his eyes, grit his teeth, braced for impact. when he opened his eyes, he found himself in a buffet car with lots of familiar faces. cheney and wolfowitz were mixing drinks and metaphors: double speak, straight up. shatner was doing shakespeare as the ultra thin models listened and played with their food. kittay could see thing one and thing two running with kites up and down the entire length of the sixteen coaches. columbo was following ginzberg around the train as he rubbed up against all the young dudes. the legendary hitchhiker and the red headed stranger were staggering around reading from a two toned bible, sharing funny cigarettes, and playing castanets. shotgun willie smelled of suntan lotion as he leaned in to kittay and drawled "i know where it's at." ghosts of american astronauts were haunting their communist daughters. sinead o'connor and mark e smith were kicking the shit out of each other. janis joplin and jerry garcia were passed out in the corner buck naked with a giant bottle of whiskey. easy reader and carmelita were getting down "uh huh uh huh". peter o'toole was sitting on omar sharif's lap whispering in his ear. scarlett and natalie were looking droopy and perky. in a booth under the table aimee and michael were ingaged in a four way boko maru with susanna and matthew. as kittay casually sauntered toward them the table became a jacuzzi. the couples hands and feet had become snake-like tentacles and they were intertwined into a huge teeming mass with each of them nibbling on the delicate ends. kittay was poised on the edge when he noticed that his paws were covered with ink. "no chili in the hot tub!" aimee scolded. kittay turned and nonchalantly walked away. the superb owl behind the bar gave him a towel and a bowl of water. kittay noticed the jukebox in the corner was covered with ice. "the music won't play" said the strangely small bird. it was then that kittay noticed that everything was lit with candles. "the power's out in the heart of man" said the bartender matter of factly. ""it is what it is. what'll it be?" "candlelight and dubonnet on ice" purred kitty. "paradise" the owlsey one replied, "it sure beats basingstroke." the train roared out of the tunnel and back into the water where he could see the red and white flashing of millions of chromatophores and the eerie green glow of the laternfish. the train rose out of the water on an ice bridge that seemed to be heading upward through a wintery mountain range toward a large transparent castle. the next thing they knew they were deposited in front of the gates of the glass hotel and the train swept away in a rush, pulling plumes of snow behind it. "hoot peep" exclaimed little xenoglaux shivering. deep inside the building was a faint green glow. nanook of the north rolled forth in an iron sledge pulled by penguins. he was eating an eskimo snow cone and the penguins were crying ice cubes. tallulah came gliding through the snowdrifts in a miniskirt to meet the carriage. she cackled with turkish delight and beckoned the owl and the pussycat to join her. "the fashion trainwreck that was the festival express can leave your candle melted at both ends. it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry. inspiration information for the drama you've been craving." with a flourish, they were off and inside the shimmering cavern of the glass hotel, vacant except for meher baba o'riley sitting still as a snow-covered mountain in an empty room. "he has all the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder but he's only severely depressed," whispered tallulah. "the test doesn't differentiate," added nanook; "it is what it is." suddenly baba was whirling dervishly to his feet his eyes all aglow as he roared, "the world is a vale of tears and ever shall be!" "isn't he fabulous!" swooned tallulah and she knocked him to the ground and sat on his chest as she smothered him with her pneumatic bossoms. this seemed to calm him down, though when she finally released him, he was muttering about "the green, sticky spawn of the stars." "oh humboldt!" tallulah squealed, "tell them about cranky old humbert humboldt." "he's cranky because he's hungry; or he will be. he's been sleeping a long time; but the snakes are going to wake him up because the air is getting thinner. they think the time is ripe for the takeover and they will need squid mountain to get it done. as the world dies, the eyes of god grow bigger." nanook interjected fearfully, "he has probing arms and tooth-lined tentacles, a raptor-like beak and an insatiable craving for flesh  any kind of flesh, even that of humans." baba continued, "changes in oceanic oxygen levels likely caused by agricultural runoff have led to an enormous biomass of squid. the tide has turned and the number of people who actually eat calimari is still relatively low." kittay mewed in a rather uncouth manner; but tallulah giggled, "what a beautiful pussy you are!" she then revealed her tentacle as she reached to give him a playful squeeze and sang, "someday baby, who knows maybe, you may comfort me..." baba sighed and allowed himself to nibble his own curling tendril nervously. "we were expelled for drinking ink," he explained. "they run things too much like a corporation." "economists and psychopaths" giggled tallulah. nanook remarked thoughtfully, "without each other we're useless, abused, and starved; we're the engine of a broken heart." they dined on mince and slices of quince. tallulah clapped and the penguins played a varsouviana polka. they all fell prey to the hypnotic cacophony. the elegant fowl and the lovely pussy danced by the light of the moon in a folie a deux. they danced the apocalypso til just about noon when the explosions in the sky gave way to afternoon delight. the owl and the pussycat found themselves floating away to the netherland where the bong-tree grows and they sailed the canals in a beautiful pea green boat that took the scenic route to the feral colony of lord fluff ginger silicone pusscat. "look what the cat dragged in" said the jack in the pulpit as the nitpickers looked up from their candy corned beef tamales. "we'll see what fluff does with that succulent squab. she's technically half-alive and half-dead in probability terms at this point." the unlikely pair was escorted through a maze of narrow alleyways in which they could see little doorways to private gardens where other cats rolled around drooling. they took them to a place called old possum's antiques. inside the dusty building they were led through piles of nic nacs, clocks, furniture, silverware, weapons, and musical instruments. there were gramaphones and magnetized tape and plastic discs of various sizes to be played with diamonds or lasers; even precision, to-scale models of contemporary techno-objects rendered in 18th-century technology. amid the toys in the attic stood lord fluff. he was laboring over a worktable like a modern day wizard of menlo park. in the silence, jack licked his paws and proceeded to wash the remnants of tamales off of his face. "apropos of corn," fluff began keeping at his work, "ethanol is supposed to save us from the oil crisis; but the runoff from the chemicals and pesticides is causing an upsurge of the squid in the estuaries which has the potential to create a whole new demand for an ink based petroleum. the weltgeist is upon us with the internets..." he turned in his chair to face them, and nodding to little xeno, continued, "...and mistnets. we are at peak oil, peak energy, and peak infrastructure. it's all downhill from here. just like with the mayans in peru, the great old ones are taking notice. the stars are aligned and we should be ready for a world without electricity. a junkyard is one giant heap for mankind and that's where everyone will be when they throw the kill switch." "they?" owlsey hooted. "the lizards. they want chaos. they want mankind to revert to the primal state so they will be more easily controlled. the only thing stopping them is the power they already have in the conglomerates; but the internet is getting out of their control. they've been trying to find a way to keep the televisions running to keep feeding the beast; but they know they'll have more power with everyone in the dark ages again. that's why they burned the library in alexandria, you know. they knew too much. and remember atlantis. their technology couldn't save them and it won't save california." "you don't pull no punches;" kittay said, "but you don't push the river." ginger fluff laughed. "this is hardcore secular pantheism. freeze out the competition. harmony ruins a bloody good racket. everything is average nowadays. the prime directive is confusion. they keep things complex and important with faith in software, augmented cognition, and satellite surveillance. virtual reality is good enough for a lot of people. better, in fact, than their real reality in most cases. a certain hispaniolan dictator liked a particularly nasty mix of alcohol and prescription medicine and liked to watch torture sessions on his computer so he could gratify himself unobserved. the collector with a heart of gold invades miss poland without touching her in a virtual miscegenation. thousands of thousands are caught up in mysterious events in a convent that may or may not be haunted and the ghosts of a different dream. there are animal serenades of blackbirds ringing from the shrubberies and dense hedgerows in protest of the debauchery. there are networks of people who are connecting the dots between the crop circles and pi approximation day. i'll tell you why god thinks sex is a great thing; because it requires physical contact. in this world of asexual technosexuality, all children are sexually abused through neglect. all the young dudes in freudian negligees wait at the ladies room in internet chat rooms; the virtual superhighway rest stop. they fumble trying to understand an instant message epistolary tale of a woman falling in love with a computer program designed to simulate morrissey's explosive kegs and learn his secret: no refined sugar, no red meat, no orgasm. some lies are bigger than others. survival of the species requires sowing the seeds of love." "aren't you afraid of the wrong things?" kittay remarked. "isn't rock and roll is the devil's music which leads to teenage pregnancy?" "the lizard king is all about sex; but he doesn't know intimacy or love. this virtual masterbation leaves man distracted and depleated and alone. the stone cutter makes mountain jam without sentimental hygene. his wounds are covered with algae, his lungs are full, and there's silt in his fingernails. afraid of the wrong things? hrm...they don't really care just what you're afraid of, just that you be afraid...be very afraid" after an ominous pause, lord fluff ginger silicone motioned to jack that the meeting was over. as the owl and the pussycat were being led out fluff called out to them, "always choose unauthorized over the authorized merchandise; and avoid the mustache cult. they would have us sell short our power of intention to heal a geranium." out in the cobblestone streets, the pair decided that they needed a drink or a smoke. they found a little place called the pink floyd cafe where they each had a space cake and went to the upstairs loft for some privacy; but when they got there they saw chaos crawling across the carpet. the four snakes from the hot tub on the train were there rolling on the ground laughing uncontrollably. the lizard king was sitting to the side watching with a knowing smile wearing rings on every finger and at the end of his nose. "have you met my gonzo testosterone brigade: ouroboros, quetzalcoatl, aidophedo, and jormungandr?" he asked the owl and the pussycat. "they've just smoked some of the pages of the necronomicon, which is bullshit propaganda otherwise." he took a long lingering look at xeno. "hummingbird is the new skank; you know. put that in your pipe and smoke it." "this is not a pipe" kittay answered coldly. one of the snakes was murmuring, "it's not going to stop..." over and over. they were writhing together indistinguishably hermaphrodite in style. another one exclaimed, "look what i just pulled out of my ass!" and presented a surgical steel fuck horn with number of the beast engraved along the base. they all burst out laughing afresh and another confessed, "i just floated a scone." "he likes the smell of his own farts," explained the lizard king. "cthuhlu cthulhu and nyarlathotep would be so proud. it's the lucifer effect; anyone can be the beast given the right prompting." "who is nyarlathotep?" kittay asked. incredulous, the lizard looked back at him. "don't you know?" and then looked down at the small stage where a tall grey lanky cat in a polka dot shirt sang to a small guitar accompanied by a hot crustacean band. a long lingering wail of feedback accompanied 'calling occupants of interplanetary craft' after which the singer mused, "there are some folks that are draining all color and warmth from music and depriving millions of its spiritually nutritional value. they need to keep people from growing their own ipod apocrypha and would rather they plug the stale sounds of marketable mediocrity into their earbuds. i prefer a barter system. my songs are about the shock of existence...food, sex and death, with a side order of fish and insects. it may seem insanely whimsical...but food, sex and death are all the corridors to life, if you like. you need sex to get you here, food to keep you here, and death to get you out." with that he launched into another song. "ah there's that riff," the lizard said smiling and got up headed for the back of the room where the acoustics were better. kittay and xeno leaned in to hear the lyrics. the room was starting to spin. "...music is the antidote to the world of pain and sorrow..." "wow, it all seems to tie in," xeno said hazily. she was floating toward the ceiling and kittay was chasing his tail. "...you don't have to look very far, it's the end of your nose..." as the munchies started to kick in, the owl and the pussycat wondered what the event trigger for a digest would be and would they need a buffer. kittay felt cactus-like tentacles groping him. "...let's go under the skin look at the shape that you're in..." as they all gave in to the mutual admiration society, the lizard king exclaimed "let no joyful voice be heard! let no man look up at the sky with hope! and let this day be cursed by we who ready to wake... the kraken." xenoglaux the little owl muttered matter-of-factly "hoot peep" and i woke up. my stomach was grumbling. - --------------------------------- Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #132 ********************************