From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #259 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, July 9 2007 Volume 16 : Number 259 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: confession thread [kevin ] Re: confession thread ["Michael Sweeney" ] that big Alarm / FIxx / Psychelic Furs review I promised you ["michael we] rock bottom remainders [djini@voicenet.com] my list of demands ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Issue: Random-Number generator always returns "666"? ["Stacked Crooked" <] Re: my list of demands [Sebastian Hagedorn ] Re: my list of demands ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: my list of demands [Steve Schiavo ] Stew for Stewart? ["Stewart Russell" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:11:00 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: confession thread >> which is the guilty secret: the singing along or the playing don >> henley records? Either one, really. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:08:48 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: confession thread Jeff Dwarf sez: >Lauren Elizabeth wrote: >>p.s. uh-oh, ["The Boys of Summer"]'s about (shh) baseball, isn't >>it? maybe i shouldn't have responded...i don't want to >>contribute to the takeover of feglist. > >Well, the title alludes to baseball. And it's not like every single >baseball reference -- great website, btw -- from the past year could >combine to equal even the shortest thread about "Buffy." Or the >thingy the guy who did "Buffy" did afterwards that was cancelled >after a week but then made into that movie. And that wasn't a >takeover of the feglist. Hear, hear -- I still believe (not out of any sort of conscious avoidance; jus' happened) I've yet to see even a minute of the Whedon oeuvre...but, baseball references? -- chin music...climbing the ladder...the hard cheese - -- bring 'em on... (Sorry, Lauren...) Michael "On 7/7/07, thinking 'bout the only retired #7 in the bigs: belonging to The Mick" Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Need a brain boost? Recharge with a stimulating game. Play now! http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=club_hotmailtextlink1 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:53:31 -0700 From: "michael wells" Subject: that big Alarm / FIxx / Psychelic Furs review I promised you My mate Daryl and I went to the big "Rockin' the Colonies' tour stop last week, part of a larger ribs and music festival that lasted five days and also featured, on other nights, Heart, Randy Travis, Los Lonely Boys, and an odd assortment of smaller groups. We picked the UK-bands night because it figured to be much less crowded (which it was) and we both at one time had an affinity for the Furs. Going into the evening The Alarm was actually my biggest draw. I can admit to being a slavish fan around the time of ELECTRIC FOLKLORE, and I went hoping to hear classics like 'Rain in the Summertime,' 'Spirit of 76" and 'Rescue Me" which were of course played, which was great.but it ended up seeming to me to be a "Mike Peters plays songs of The Alarm" rather than a proper show. Of course he had been the driving force but he said "me" rather than "us" a bit too much, and of course there was no Dave Sharp, so there ended up being a little of that over-the-hill-rocker-touring-on-the-hits-vibe going by the end. Plus he had punked out his hair and it was still daylight, but otherwise a very strong opening set and one that benefited from the excellent sound setup the Furs had going. The Fixx sucked. They made The Cars look active on stage. We took the opportunity to get some ribs and hit the second stage where Dark Star Orchestra was noodling away which was infinitely more interesting. We made sure to be back in a timely manner, because: The Furs absolutely *killed* it live. This wasn't a few older guys playing out the string - they came out just after dark and fucking nailed it to the wall. Aside from the Butler brothers there was 'classic lineup' John Ashton on guitar and a few hired hands I later found out to be Amanda Kramer (ex-World Party on keys), Frank Ferrer (drums) and an excellent Mars Williams (sax). Whoever was running their board was top-notch - this was sound to rival the best rock shows I have ever heard, let alone one produced on a relatively small outdoor stage in a noisy festival atmosphere. Rich and full, each of the instruments crystal clear (except the keys, which I thought was intentional) and quite loud without being overbearing. Richard was resplendent in tight-fitting sweater and trousers, earrings and fey moves in full flower. His voice sounded exceptional, as he was clearly getting some electronic help - sounded like harmonizer and reverb. But far from being annoying, it made him sound fantastic.like a fleet of Richard Butlers! Again, I had never seen them so I had no idea how he would be as a front man, but he was all that - strutting, leaning, posing, pointing at the crowd, sitting with legs crossed, checking his fabulous hair in the bass drum cover, etc. Far from the over-earnest Mike Peters or the too-cool-for school Cy Curnin, this was a Bowie-esque "I'm here and you'll enjoy it" performance. Tim middle-parted his black hair, stoically playing bass as a foil for Richard's antics. On guitar John was perfect all night; that ringing chorus, flanger and echo sound just as I remembered. He cut a jolly figure, a bit pronounced around the tum and jaunty cap, but damn he can still play. The keys were there to glue everything together, the drums were fine and the sax was a welcome change to the (sometimes) repetitive nature of their sound. The setlist as posted in the Furs' forums: Heartbeat Into You Like a Train President Gas Love My Way The Ghost in You Only You and I Heartbreak Beat Heaven Wrong Train House Until She Comes Dumb Waiters Pretty In Pink (e) Sister Europe (e) Sleep Comes Down The crowd was an interesting mix of a) locals who were at the festival and wanted to see who was playing that night, b) moms who were friends in college, and brought their kids for some white-girl rock, c) gentlemen couples, and d) indie music fans not otherwise grouped above. Once the fuddy-duddies had been scared off - this would be around 'President Gas' - the crowd filled in tight around the stage and it felt like a proper rock show. Apparently they had to cut the set a couple songs short due to curfew, but overall a smashing performance with all the songs I had expected to hear, except 'All that Money Wants.' On leaving that night I thought that the fact it was so far above my expectations colored my judgment, but a week later I still think it's one of best shows I've seen in the last couple of years. They're doing a few selected East and West Coast dates over the next couple of weeks, so if they're near you by all means go for it. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:37:34 -0400 (EDT) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: rock bottom remainders This is jumping back a couple of months, but pictures from the Rock Bottom Remainders show I went to are up on Studio M: http://www.studiomlive.com/artists/rockbottomremainders/ They're pretty funny, and worth it for the hat alone. Jeanne ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:59:58 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: my list of demands http://www.asovision.com/hexbug/top.html watch in action: http://www.asovision.com/hexbug/movie.wmv i'm a reasonable person so i will only demand: 1. blue (bug charley) 2. pink (bug echo) 3. green (bug bravo) 4. yellow (bug delta) 5. orange (bug alpha) xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:19:55 -0700 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: Issue: Random-Number generator always returns "666"? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:33:01 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: my list of demands - -- Lauren Elizabeth is rumored to have mumbled on 8. Juli 2007 15:59:58 -0400 regarding my list of demands: > http://www.asovision.com/hexbug/top.html > > watch in action: > http://www.asovision.com/hexbug/movie.wmv > > i'm a reasonable person so i will only demand: > 1. blue (bug charley) > 2. pink (bug echo) > 3. green (bug bravo) > 4. yellow (bug delta) > 5. orange (bug alpha) I don't get it. They are supposed be toys or what? I watched the movie but apparently I missed something ... - -- Sebastian Hagedorn Am alten Stellwerk 22, 50733 Kvln, Germany http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0620/ "Being just contaminates the void" - Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:27:39 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: my list of demands On 7/8/07, Sebastian Hagedorn says: > I don't get it. They are supposed be toys or what? I watched the movie but > apparently I missed something ... yes, they are toys (most of my previous hex bugs were way more trouble, and way less cute.) my japanese is not that good, but they seem to brought to you by the same people who brought you electronic bubble wrap: http://www.asovision.com/putiputi/ electronic bubble wrap link that makes more sense: http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english/index.php/portable-bubble-wrap-toy-from-bandai-asovision-puchipuchi/ and sir, while you were trying to figure out my list of demands, the list has grown: 6. http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/banpresto-aquapict-jellyfish-aquarium-p-41.html (that toy site with the jellyfish is easier to read: http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/index.php) and this is way old news so i'm assuming we've already discussed it, but maybe i had that conversation with someone else? http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/hizamakura-pillow-p-64.html my photography teacher who's from japan helped me nearly understand that last one in a not-so-sexual context, if i'm to believe him. xo p.s. btw: "WPRB radio destructor" on a civic. - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:13:35 -0500 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: my list of demands On Jul 8, 2007, at 2:59 PM, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > http://www.asovision.com/hexbug/top.html Wouldn't you rather have bunny girl Haruhi (with guitar)? Context - - Steve ___________ Not since the medieval church baptized, as it were, Aristotle as some sort of early  very early  church father has there been an intellectual hijacking as audacious as the attempt to present Americas principal founders as devout Christians. Such an attempt is now in high gear among people who argue that the founders were kindred spirits with todays evangelicals, and that they founded a Christian nation. - George F. Will ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 08:44:44 -0400 From: "Stewart Russell" Subject: Stew for Stewart? A friend recommended Stew's "Guest Host", and I dig it. I know I'm coming late to The Negro Problem party, but what're the good albums? Cheers, Stewart - -- http://scruss.com/blog/ ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #259 ********************************