From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #209 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, May 19 2007 Volume 16 : Number 209 Today's Subjects: ----------------- a crisis of conscience ["Michael Wells" ] Re: REAP!!!!! [2fs ] Re: a crisis of conscience [Dolph Chaney ] Re: a crisis of conscience [2fs ] Re: REAP!!!!! [kevin ] Re: a crisis of conscience [kevin ] Re: a crisis of conscience [2fs ] Re: a crisis of conscience [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: REAP!!!!! [Benjamin Lukoff ] RE: And now for something completely different ["Brian Huddell" ] Re: a crisis of conscience [kevin ] Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts ["Stewart C] My name is "Eb", and when I'm not watching *Big Blue Marble* on the teevee screen, I'm... [the reader is invited to complete the epigram (note that while it's not required, alliteration is always appreciated)] [] Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts [2fs ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #201 ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] re: the devil's radio ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts ["Stewart C] Re: And now for something completely different ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: REAP!!!!! [Rex ] Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts [Rex ] Re: REAP!!!!! [FSThomas ] Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts [Rex ] spam, spam, spam, spam, SPAM! ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:12:05 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: a crisis of conscience I think U2's 'Bad' may be a better song than Cheap Trick's 'Surrender'...previously thought (by me) to be the greatest rock song in history. I'll probably flip back tomorrow, but that's what's up my flagpole right now. Now back to your regularly scheduled interleague play. Michael P.s. Today's Cannes update includes a note about Pamela Anderson's new opus: In "Blonde and Blonder," Anderson co-stars with Denise Richards in what is being promoted as "Dumb & Dumber" meets "Legally Blonde." I am like, SO there. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:23:12 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! On 5/18/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > On Fri, 18 May 2007, kevin wrote: > > > > > >Well...and that over there they have a lot more power... > > > > Like the difference between the de jure control they have over there, as > > opposed to the de facto control they have over here? (How many of those > > Republican candidates raised their hands to say they didn't believe in > > evolution the other night?) > > Remind me the last time this happened in the US? > http://atheism.about.com/b/a/187568.htm > Can we not play this stupid game? Unless anyone's agreeing that intolerant religious leaders are a good thing, what's the point of saying, "yes, but it's way worse over there"? It's bad enough: even if the state isn't hanging people, people are still dying here because of the views of intolerant religioids, whether it's a case like Matthew Shepherd's, or the much-higher-than-average suicide rate among gay teens. Good: our ayatollahs don't wield political power directly and dramatically. People like Dobson, though, certainly don't *want* to stop with being wealthy and powerful: these folks explicitly want to abolish the secular basis of US government and make this a "Christian" nation. That they're probably unlikely to succeed doesn't make them less dangerous or creepy. That similar leaders have succeeded elsewhere in the world is hardly comforting. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:24:02 -0500 From: Dolph Chaney Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience At 02:12 PM 5/18/2007, Michael of the Wells wrote: >I think U2's 'Bad' may be a better song than Cheap Trick's >'Surrender'...previously thought (by me) to be the greatest rock song in >history. I'll probably flip back tomorrow, but that's what's up my >flagpole right now. The WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA version of "Bad" changed my life in 1985. But then, I've just come out as liking Journey. - -- Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:25:27 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience On 5/18/07, Michael Wells wrote: > > > P.s. Today's Cannes update includes a note about Pamela Anderson's new > opus: In "Blonde and Blonder," Anderson co-stars with Denise Richards in > what is being promoted as "Dumb & Dumber" meets "Legally Blonde." I am > like, SO there. I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - and then we will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol the world, wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless population. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 12:27:40 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! >Remind me the last time this happened in the US? >http://atheism.about.com/b/a/187568.htm Touche. And my wife is always warning me to soft-pedal the alarmism and paranoia too. And thank all manner of deities things aren't that bad here yet. Unfortunately I live in fear of the (at least) 28% of the population who'd be totally down with that kind of social code. In other news, am I the last one to learn about this? http://www.pricescan.com/__Toys/Nirvana's_Kurt_Cobain_7-Inch_Action_Figure__/item168028.html np Private Astronomy (Geoff Muldaur's Bix Beiderbecke tribute album) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 12:34:56 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience >I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's >artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - and then we >will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol the world, >wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless population. > Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where Kirk et al. came up against some kind of silicone monster? How'd they stop that one? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:12:12 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience On 5/18/07, kevin wrote: > > > >I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's > >artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - and then > we >will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol the world, > >wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless population. > > > > Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where Kirk et al. came up against some > kind of silicone monster? How'd they stop that one? They had Scotty take some dilithium crystals and traded them for the Bra of Englidion from Delta Centauri, if I recall. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 22:18:17 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience - -- kevin is rumored to have mumbled on 18. Mai 2007 12:34:56 -0700 regarding Re: a crisis of conscience: >> I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's >> artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - and >> then we >will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol >> the world, >wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless >> population. >> > > Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where Kirk et al. came up against some > kind of silicone monster? I'm assuming you're being facetious and know full well that it was a silicon monster. I, however, just actively realised the distinction this week. We were talking about common science fiction conceits, such as alien lifefroms being based on either crystalline structures or (sic!) on silicon. I usually read about this stuff in English so in German I said "Silikon" - to everyone's amusement, because in German (don't you just love language?) silicone is Silikon whereas silicon is Silizium ... To answer your question: IIRC high-pitched audio (or rather waves?) that shattered the crystals. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Am alten Stellwerk 22, 50733 Kvln, Germany http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0620/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 13:27:17 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience On May 18, 2007, at 12:25 PM, 2fs wrote: > I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's > artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - > and then we > will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol the > world, > wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless population. Wasn't that a scene in "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*"? - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 13:59:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! On Fri, 18 May 2007, 2fs wrote: > Good: our ayatollahs don't wield political power directly and dramatically. > People like Dobson, though, certainly don't *want* to stop with being > wealthy and powerful: these folks explicitly want to abolish the secular > basis of US government and make this a "Christian" nation. That they're > probably unlikely to succeed doesn't make them less dangerous or creepy. No...but it dos make me glad to live here. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 13:45:59 -0500 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: And now for something completely different > > My current house has plaster walls > > Do you mean brick, mortar and plaster on top or really *just* plaster? The house is around 90 years old -- I don't think anyone does this kind of construction anymore. It's a wood frame house but the interior walls are made of narrowly spaced strips of wood running horizontally across the studs, that are covered with plaster and then painted. A typical new house usually has sheetrock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheetrock in place of both the wooden strips and plaster. It seems to hold up pretty well but I imagine it used to take some skill and a lot of time to tack up the wood and apply the plaster -- hence the switch to sheetrock. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:46:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! On Fri, 18 May 2007, 2fs wrote: > On 5/18/07, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > > > On Fri, 18 May 2007, kevin wrote: > > > > > > > > >Well...and that over there they have a lot more power... > > > > > > Like the difference between the de jure control they have over there, as > > > opposed to the de facto control they have over here? (How many of those > > > Republican candidates raised their hands to say they didn't believe in > > > evolution the other night?) > > > > Remind me the last time this happened in the US? > > http://atheism.about.com/b/a/187568.htm > > > > Can we not play this stupid game? Unless anyone's agreeing that intolerant > religious leaders are a good thing, what's the point of saying, "yes, but > it's way worse over there"? There's as much point in saying that as saying "they're the same in both places"...come on, you expect a statement like that to go unchallenged? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:05:55 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience I'd forgotten that - with John Carradine as the mad scientist? Hilarious! - -----Original Message----- >From: Tom Clark >Sent: May 18, 2007 1:27 PM >To: fiends before the shrine >Subject: Re: a crisis of conscience > >On May 18, 2007, at 12:25 PM, 2fs wrote: > >> I'm warning you now: the day is not far off when Pamela Anderson's >> artificially enhanced "oppressive udders" attain consciousness - >> and then we >> will all be in a world of trouble, as enormous breasts patrol the >> world, >> wreaking havoc and enforcing their will upon a helpless population. > >Wasn't that a scene in "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About >Sex*"? > >-tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:44:20 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts 2fs wrote: > We were talking about O-cards: I will say that one point in their favor is > they eliminate the "need" for those GODDAMNED STICKY PLASTIC THINGS ON THE > TOP OF JEWELBOXES THAT NEVER COME OFF PROPERLY DAMMIT!!!! The proper way to unwrap a CD: * rip the cellophane by running the edge of your thumbnail down the gap at the left edge of the front of the case * remove cellophane in one smooth action * unclip bottom of CD cover, and hinge up cover on annoying sticky plastic thing * peel apart cover from back, removing sticky thing from CD cover * remove sticky thing from CD case back * wad up sticky thing in cellophane, and discard * reattach CD cover to case back. Take about 10 seconds. No residual stickiness. You just have to have skills. Stewart PS: from my home town: ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:48:48 -0700 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: My name is "Eb", and when I'm not watching *Big Blue Marble* on the teevee screen, I'm... [the reader is invited to complete the epigram (note that while it's not required, alliteration is always appreciated)] i shouldn't guess that *any* of the tasks i mentioned would be considered "creative". *Wonder Showzen*! i guess you could say that i was responsible for its propagation. it was a drunken atlanta concert-goer what actually coined the phrase, however. but the site's author isn't necessarily hanging 'round these parts, as the term is also in common use at e.g. dimeadozen. don't know whether dolph is joking; but i too am quite fond of journey. <<>> <> well, george w. has boasted that the invasions of afghanistan and iraq -- which killed hundreds of thousands, displaced millions, and have brought something approaching vietnam and korea levels of destruction to the latter - -- were carried out on orders from "god". now, *that's* power. and that doesn't even get into his administration's making funding decisions based upon religious "teachings". then, there's the pope, who's able to immiserate tens or hundreds of millions with the wave of a hand. no doubt, the ayatollahs would *like* to have that kind of power... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 19:06:16 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts On 5/18/07, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > > 2fs wrote: > > We were talking about O-cards: I will say that one point in their favor > is > > they eliminate the "need" for those GODDAMNED STICKY PLASTIC THINGS ON > THE > > TOP OF JEWELBOXES THAT NEVER COME OFF PROPERLY DAMMIT!!!! > > The proper way to unwrap a CD: > * rip the cellophane by running the edge of your thumbnail down the gap > at the left edge of the front of the case > * remove cellophane in one smooth action > * unclip bottom of CD cover, and hinge up cover on annoying sticky > plastic thing > * peel apart cover from back, removing sticky thing from CD cover > * remove sticky thing from CD case back > * wad up sticky thing in cellophane, and discard > * reattach CD cover to case back. > > Take about 10 seconds. No residual stickiness. You just have to have > skills. Wrong: this is exactly how I unwrap CDs (except that I usually use a little x-acto knife in the first step), but sometimes the sticky crap is poorly manufactured, or old, or who knows what, and will *not* come off cleanly. Sometimes, you can get bits of the residue off by pressing part of the removed sticky plastic on it and pulling off rapidly - but this is rarely 100% successful. Anyway, this is still a useful public service announcement (with guitar!) on unwrapping CDs. Next up: removing products from that hateful translucent hard plastic stuff that, when you cut it with a scissors, leaves a very sharp edge on which you invariably cut yourself in trying to further cut the plastic or remove the product. My new policy, when I am forced to buy such stuff, should be to mail it back to the manufacturer. I'll attach a sticky note saying MY BLOOD --> where appropriate...except I'm afraid if I do that, someone will claim my mailing it back is an act of terrorism or something. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:33:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! kevin wrote: > >Well...and that over there they have a lot more power... > > Like the difference between the de jure control they have over > there, as opposed to the de facto control they have over here? > (How many of those Republican candidates raised their hands to say > they didn't believe in evolution the other night?) Only 3, none of whom have any chance in hell of getting the nomination. The domestic fundies have too much influence, but nowhere near the control they have at present in Saudi Arabia or Iran. "Children have always enjoyed my movies. They are just not allowed to watch many of them." -- John Waters . ____________________________________________________________________________________You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 20:54:52 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #201 i say: > Melissa Higuchi says: > > I noticed some discussion of TV shows and wonder if the fegs have any > > suggestions for tv series to rent? > > also, search the archives from a few months back when people > recommended battlestar gallatica. i'll take a look and try to find a > link to post. i am currently early in season 3, in a bit of a slump > but have very much enjoyed it. i believe miles starts the conversation most of the way down in this archive: http://fegmania.org/archives/fegmaniax/v16.n079 and it continues for a few days. although i have to credit vivien for kind words about the series offlist which helped me decide to start watching. xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:02:02 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: re: the devil's radio kevin says: > I have it on good authority that Satan is a huge Carpenters fan. i guess i'm with satan on that one then. x "too cool to care" o - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:12:50 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts 2fs wrote: > > Wrong: this is exactly how I unwrap CDs (except that I usually use a > little x-acto knife in the first step), but sometimes the sticky crap is > poorly manufactured, or old, or who knows what Works for me, though I do buy a lot of new CDs, so maybe I have no experience of aged sticky things. > Next up: removing products from that hateful translucent hard plastic > stuff that, when you cut it with a scissors ... I fear we are brothers, Jeff, for we have identical peeves. A sharp locknife (say an Opinel - you've all got three or four of these lying about the house like I have, yes?) makes short work of them. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:24:50 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: And now for something completely different Brian Huddell wrote: > > It seems to hold up pretty well but I imagine it used to take some skill and > a lot of time to tack up the wood and apply the plaster -- hence the switch > to sheetrock. The thing that takes a really long time with lath and plaster is its drying time. It can take a couple of weeks, in which time you can't do anything with it, and it leaves a dank smell about the place. You can, however, form lath and plaster around curves, something that Sheetroc/Gyproc can't do. But then, you don't get to wear nifty stilts doing lathwork: Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:45:00 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: more on this vital subject On 5/18/07, Dolph Chaney wrote: > > > Ah, you're all a bunch of haters. Journey rules. "Don't Stop > Believin'" is fucking OPERA. I listen to Journey on purpose. I play > the Journey arcade game on my computer. > > Join the Dark Side. You know you like it. Shan't! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:51:50 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! On 5/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > > Good: our ayatollahs don't wield political power directly and > dramatically. > People like Dobson, though, certainly don't *want* to stop with being > wealthy and powerful: these folks explicitly want to abolish the secular > basis of US government and make this a "Christian" nation. That they're > probably unlikely to succeed doesn't make them less dangerous or creepy. > That similar leaders have succeeded elsewhere in the world is hardly > comforting. Considering population density, the relative geographic size of the countries, and the reach of the media, it's possible that more people (in real numbers) have suffered at the hands (or suggestion) of our religious right than your average middle east dictator. I'm thinking gaybashing and anti-abortion violence for starters. No way to quantify that, but it seems plausible to me. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:55:00 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts On 5/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > > Wrong: this is exactly how I unwrap CDs (except that I usually use a > little > x-acto knife in the first step), but sometimes the sticky crap is poorly > manufactured, or old, or who knows what, and will *not* come off cleanly. > Sometimes, you can get bits of the residue off by pressing part of the > removed sticky plastic on it and pulling off rapidly - but this is rarely > 100% successful. Lighter fluid. I swear. Totally works. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:06:48 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts On 5/18/07, Rex wrote: > > > > On 5/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > > > > > Wrong: this is exactly how I unwrap CDs (except that I usually use a > > little > > x-acto knife in the first step), but sometimes the sticky crap is poorly > > manufactured, or old, or who knows what, and will *not* come off > > cleanly. > > Sometimes, you can get bits of the residue off by pressing part of the > > removed sticky plastic on it and pulling off rapidly - but this is > > rarely > > 100% successful. > > > Lighter fluid. > > I swear. Totally works. > Plus, allows you to *really* "burn a CD" if you so choose... Nah...as weith Lauren's early Goo Gone suggestion, it's not as if I don't know how to get rid of the crap - it's that it's annoying having to do so, given that the damned plastic is utterly useless. Find me a consumer not confined to an institution for the mentally enfeebled that enjoys the damned plastic thingies or is reassured by their presence... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 19:16:16 From: "David Stovall" Subject: RE: 101 uses for a dead cat topic >From: Sebastian Hagedorn >Subject: RE: 101 uses for a dead cat topic > >Hm, the German word for catnip is Katzenminze and that is the literal >translation of catmint. The Wikipedia article for catmint redirects to >catnip and it mentions these species: > >Nepeta cataria (Catnip, True Catnip, Catmint or Field Balm) > >Nepeta grandiflora (Giant Catmint or Caucasus Catmint) > >So catmint *is* catnip! Yah, I eventually pulled up the Wikipedia page on it. It seems to eventually get around to saying that the "giant catmint" variety is less potent than the "true catnip" variety, and the description of the leaf sizes and flowers of the giant catmint matches what I've got (though, perversely, the stuff in my garden seems to put out two distinctly different-looking types of leaves; I thought it was two different plants till I pulled up some roots and found them directly attached). I'll be planting some of the true catnip soon, and will report back my crew's response once it matures enough for harvest. d9 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 23:14:07 -0400 From: FSThomas Subject: Re: REAP!!!!! /resistance to saying anything ... failing ... Rex wrote: > > Considering population density, the relative geographic size of the > countries, and the reach of the media, it's possible that more people (in > real numbers) have suffered at the hands (or suggestion) of our religious > right than your average middle east dictator. I'm thinking gaybashing and > anti-abortion violence for starters. No way to quantify that, but it seems > plausible to me. By 'gaybashing' I guess you mean the physical bashing of homosexuals? If you're using the term to define mental and/or verbal abuse I'll dismiss it straight away. Regarding 'anti-abortion violence,' I take it as the doing of harm to those who perform or seek abortions? Are you actually claiming that the religious right in the US has encourage and/or endorsed more violence against homosexuals (and/or lesbians) and those who perform or seek abortions versus than other global theocracies (or would-be theocracies) (read:Islamic states) have? Please say no. - -f. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 20:14:34 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: another in the occasional series of music packaging posts On 5/18/07, 2fs wrote: > > > > Nah...as weith Lauren's early Goo Gone suggestion, it's not as if I don't > know how to get rid of the crap - it's that it's annoying having to do so, > given that the damned plastic is utterly useless. Find me a consumer not > confined to an institution for the mentally enfeebled that enjoys the damned > plastic thingies or is reassured by their presence... > Point taken. The thing they're best at is damaging the artwork they contain if you're foolish enough to try to remove and inspect it. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 04:45:35 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: band names Ferris wheeled: >Eleanore Adams wrote: >>"I take it back: my band will not be called Gored by Unicorns!, it will be >>The Screwing Evils." >> >>With this thread in mind, my old band of 15 years ago will be playing a >>BBQ. They were "Fuckmuffin Gish and the Occult Teen Gathering" aka >>FMGish and the OTG. > >Both are excellent choices. > >Three friends of mine from the dark ages of high school were in a group >called Biodegradable Grandmother. Always thought that was just so >heart-warmingly sweet. Forgot about this until now...while my actual younger-days band names were less than inspiring (and/or psychedelically funny), my brother and I had a "theoretical" punk rock band in the very early '80s (don't ask -- we were in that particular valley between school and work, further leavened by rest-of-the-family-sudden-abandonment/disappearance pulling out the rug/safety net)...it's name? We Drove Princess Grace Off the Embankment ...Much hilarity ensues (and we didn't even smoke the funny stuff)... Michael Sweeney ...The supposed debut album cover? An angled, off-kilter shot into the windshield of a careening Range Rover (IIRC) with me driving, my brother in the front passenger seat (both of us sneer-grinning maniacally), and a look-alike of a white-gloved Hollywood-beauty-of-a-former age raising her hands in horror in the back seat... _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 01:12:38 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: spam, spam, spam, spam, SPAM! hi fegs, i usually check spam to make sure nothing got flagged inappropriately. i keep getting one with the header "hey, did you hit me up on msn today?" oh, yeah, that was me on IM. there is actually a greater chance that i would like to "enlarge [my] pepper." x "just hitting you up to say hi :) :) :)" o - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #209 ********************************