From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #447 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, January 8 2008 Volume 16 : Number 447 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Natalie Jane [Christopher Hintz ] Re: Natalie Jane [hssmrg@bath.ac.uk] FW: The Rock Armada in Ferndale! ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: Natalie Jane [Dolph Chaney ] Re: Natalie Jane ["Leftenant Reg?" ] Re: Natalie Jane ["Gene Hopstetter Jr." ] Re: Natalie Jane [Rex ] Re: FW: The Rock Armada in Ferndale! [Rex ] Re: Natalie Jane ["Stacked Crooked" ] RE: Natalie Jane ["Brian Huddell" ] Re: Natalie Jane [Rex ] Re: Natalie Jane [gaseous clay ] Sweet Child O'Mine ["Benjamin Lukoff" ] Re: Natalie Jane [The Great Quail ] Re: Sweet Child O'Mine [Rex ] Natalie's Memorial Service ["vivien lyon" ] re: Natalie Jane ["carole reichstein" ] Re: Natalie Jane [Barbara Soutar ] Re: Natalie Jane ["Mike Runion" ] Re: Natalie Jane [Christopher Gross ] Re: Natalie Jane ["Laura Golias" ] Re: Natalie Jane [JBJ ] Re: Natalie Jane [JBJ ] Re: [oldschoolfegs] Re: Natalie Jane [Ken Weingold ] Re: Natalie Jane [JBJ ] returning.... [Marcy Tanter ] Re: Natalie Jane [Rex ] Re: randi [lep ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 07:35:59 -0500 From: Christopher Hintz Subject: Re: Natalie Jane On Jan 7, 2008, at 5:58 AM, everyone wrote: > Re: Natalie Jane Apologies if this is late, I'm a digest guy. The news about Natalie makes me sad and still doesn't seem real. I only met Natalie in person once, the night in September 05 when Robyn and Colin Meloy played at the Crystal during MusicfestNW. Until then I only knew her from her engaging and witty posts here and on the Decemberists board. If I'm not mistaken, she was the one who did Dark Green Energy at the Robyn Tribute night that Colin curated back in 2000. On that night in 05, Natalie, Jeme, Jill, Jill's friend Miriam and my friend Mark from Decemberists board land all ran around being silly at various afterhours locales in Portland. We had some drinks, some good food and even though I only met her one time and we barely knew each other by normal social interaction standards, I will miss her. I tried to get in touch with her a couple times in the last year or so but heard nothing back so figured she was busy with midwifery duties. This is very sad. If there's anything happening with any sort of feglist officialness--cards, flowers--please let me know by email, as it may be too late once the news hits me in digest form. Rev Chris PS Kicking myself for not taking any pictures of that part of the evening ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:03:46 +0000 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:09:55 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Very sad indeed. Is Natalie Jane the first of us to pass? Stewart * I haven't heard anything from Randi Speigel for ages. She was very ill last time she posted to the list. Is anyone in touch with her? - - Mike G, playing Rex's 'Tinfoil Thoths' compilation. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:32:35 -0500 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: FW: The Rock Armada in Ferndale! The only time I ever partied with Natalie was over eight years ago at The Rock Armada in Ferndale, MI show on November 6th, 1999. It was also the first time I met any fegs. Here is her delightful e-mail review of the show, a show that I will always remember for the rest of my life. Michael B. - -----Original Message----- From: Natalie Jacobs [mailto:gnat@cyberspace.org] Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 11:25 AM To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Subject: The Rock Armada in Ferndale! I've never been to the Magic Bag, in fashionable Ferndale, before. It's a nice club with groovy globe lighting and lots of places to sit. I arrived with my friends, proto-fegs Andy and Caroline, and sat in the back, where we observed the Departure Lounge's set. I thought they were all right, but somehow reminiscent of most of the other British pop I've heard lately. "Captain Keegan" wore a silly hat and Lindsay the drummer was very enthused. While the Rock Armada was setting up, we went up to the front and ran into other fegs: Carissa, 'drew, Michael Bachman, Brian, and of course, our very own Eddie Tews. I chided 'drew (who lives in Bowling Green) for not attending the Minders show on Thursday. While observing the set-up process, I noticed a fuzzy grey-haired man fiddling with a white Gibson. Kimberly Rew! And he *did* look like a Muppet! The show began with just Robyn and his acoustic guitar, and he was gradually joined by more and more band members until the Rock Armada was fully in place. And damn, did they rock. Kimberly is an absolute hoot - - I was literally laughing out loud every time I looked at him. He grins maniacally, makes goofy faces, bugs his eyes out, and appears to be physically attacking his guitar in an attempt to subdue it. He actually did a fairly good job of upstaging Robyn much of the time. Tim was very solemn, even when someone screamed "CAPTAIN KEEGAN!" During the second encore he came out without his goofy hat, revealing himself to be crop-haired and terribly cute. *sigh* They played many of my favorites, including a rocking version of "Queen of Eyes" and a lovely rendition of "Airscape" (which Robyn did solo, with his electric guitar). This included a bit where Robyn stopped playing and sang the sad altered lyric a capella: "The quick explosion and release of sorrow." I was hoping they would play "Only the Stones Remain," and actually thought they were about to at one point, but it turned out to be "Adoration of the City," which I'd never heard before, and enjoyed. Robyn and Kimberly played a folk song together, called "Renardine" (sp?) - not quite up my alley, but interesting. "Antwoman" featured a guy from Departure Lounge playing oboe (for the "antvoices"), and the song rocked a lot more than it does on the album. The songs from Moss Elixir suffered a little without Deni Bonet, but Kimberly filled in quite nicely. They did not play "Glass Hotel," sad to say, but the show did end with - hooray!! - "Elizabeth Jade," which made me VERY happy. After the show, I talked to the fegs and gave a couple of tinfoil figures to Kimberly - a human for him and an Anubis for Robyn. He was very friendly. Then we waited around in the lobby for Eddie to fetch his car - the plan was for him to follow us back to Ann Arbor, crash with me and then be on my radio show the next morning. While we waited, I observed that cute Mr. Keegan talking to people, and went over to shake his hand, resisting the temptation to smooth down the cowlicks left over from taking off his hat. Eddie arrived and we were getting ready to leave when a tall shaggy-haired figure entered the lobby. I enquired of Robyn whether he had received his Anubis. He said yes, and said he had managed to get the Thoth I had given him in July back to England in one piece. I mentioned how he had said his hand was clammy when I met him in Chicago, and he said, "Well, I exude all sorts of fluids on a regular basis." "I would be worried if you didn't," I said. He seemed very happy with the show and went on about what a good place Detroit is to play. He went on chatting with fans until the management kicked us all out. It took us three tries to get back on the highway (Eddie later accused us of trying to shake him), but we made it eventually. Upon reaching my home, I managed to find a clear spot on the floor for Eddie to sleep on, and we got up a couple of hours later to do my show, which was really fun if somewhat chaotic. Unfortunately we didn't tape it. Eddie is an extremely funny guy, and I think he should have his own show. Afterwards, we ate breakfast and then I saw Eddie off on his trip to Cincinnati, a lone sailor in the wake of the Rock Armada. n., wishing I could go to Cincinnati, too... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:00:21 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: happy memory of Portland First of all, I never thought that reading "Fuck you, Natalie Jane" would make me burst into tears, but when I read it in the last digest (and especially because it was Tom Clark's post that first appeared), I lost it. I joined this list in 2001 (I know, I was a late-comer), and I always loved reading her posts. Her passion for what she loved made posts about things unfamilar interesting. In September 2005, I made a trip to Portland to see a concert in which Robyn and Colin Meloy were both performing, and I met a number of fegs there. Natalie was among them, and her warmth and enthusiasm made me feel less uneasy in a crowd that was mostly way younger than I was. After the show, a group of us (Natalie, Jeme, Reverend Chris, my friend Miriam, Mark from the Decemberists world, and ???) went to an insane restaurant that sends you home with fantastic tin foil creations to carry your leftovers in. The next night, Natalie, Jeme, Miriam and I went out to dinner together. For me, this was a fantasy excursion because, now in my fifties with two children and a job, I don't really get to live the rock and roll life anymore. When I'm feeling mundane and responsibility-weary, I often think of my wonderful excursion to Portland and the people I spent time with. Natalie is a huge part of that memory. I might just pretend that, if I ever return there, I will see her again. I hope you are out there somewhere somewhere, gnat, taking this all in. Jill ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:10:11 -0600 From: Dolph Chaney Subject: Re: Natalie Jane I wish I had, John. She was very engaging on-air and (as we all know) had fantastic taste. On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 16:27 -0800, JBJ wrote: > Dolph - > > > If you or any other fegs have any recordings of her radio show, please > get in touch. > > > She and I had a few discussions about radio when she moved to Portland > (I had a radio show at the time; 2001-2005) and I am saddened now that > I never got to hear her show. > > > -John > > On Jan 6, 2008 2:20 PM, Dolph Chaney wrote: > On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 17:19 -0800, vivien lyon wrote: > > Hello, everyone- > > > > I'm writing with some very sad news. Natalie Jane Jacobs > passed away on > > Thursday January 3rd. > > > I am stunned. > > I hadn't talked with her in a while, but I'd met her in person > a few > times. I first visited her in Ann Arbor (something like 10 > years ago > now), and she guided me through my first sushi dinner. We > hung out at > her place. We watched her Captain Beefheart and XTC videos. > We played > some music together. She dared me to play "Sacrificial > Bonfire" from > memory, and I feebly complied. The full tale with fotos is > here -- > I saw her > again at a > show in Chicago a few years later, and we corresponded > infrequently. > Just a few days ago, I came across the cassette demo she sent > me of her > band Little Triggers. > > She was an excellent writer and had a stupendous radio show a > few years > back. Her energy was infectious. She was whip-smart, and she > was very > passionate about midwifery. She taught an entire generation > of Fegs > that placenta is a delicacy in many parts of the world. Then > she sent > us pictures. > > The world has just lost a bit of its tinfoily sheen. This was > too soon. > Fuck you, Natalie Jane. > > -- Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:53:28 -0500 From: "Leftenant Reg?" Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Medical examiners' final conclusions be damned, whatever, whyever, however ...whatever happened, happened ... 35(ish) is too young! To the stars, Natalie Jane ...there's another one up there now ...for all of us to behold now! Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:23:17 -0600 From: "Gene Hopstetter Jr." Subject: Re: Natalie Jane When I read the news, I immediately looked to my left, and there was the tinfoil Thoth Natalie Jane gave me at the Feg party in 1997. It has graced my LP shelves for years, and will continue to do so. Such a sad and tragic loss. My heart goes out to her family and friends. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:49:12 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Damn. Just now saw this. I don't know what to say that you all haven't said very well. Gnat's part of the DNA around here (and will remain so). This is awful. No, I really don't know what else to say. I'll miss her. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:58:37 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: FW: The Rock Armada in Ferndale! Gnat: > > They played many of my favorites, including a rocking version of "Queen > of Eyes" and a lovely rendition of "Airscape" (which Robyn did solo, > with his electric guitar). This included a bit where Robyn stopped > playing and sang the sad altered lyric a capella: "The quick explosion > and release of sorrow." Thanks, Michael. This part here seems to say it all, and of course, those are Natalie's word, and Robyn's. So she now pwns that song, which is not a small thing. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:04:50 -0800 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: Re: Natalie Jane natalie's inviting me onto her radio show was the stone-cold highlight of my travels with the rock armada. she confronted me on-air about my habit of referring to her as "natalie jane", and then in reprisal began calling me by "edward allen". ...all of which i found endlessly thrilling. is possibly my favourite photo that i've ever been in. it later occurred to me that it would've been even better if natalie had been flipping off the sign (she was not a fan) while michael and myself (both huge fans) had been flipping off natalie. i've always had it in my mind that the three of us would someday re-stage the photo; and it's just very difficult to accept that it won't be so. rest in peace, ms. jacobs. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:53:38 -0600 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: Natalie Jane It's impossibly sad. I can't imagine the pain for those who knew her personally, to lose someone so young, someone who obviously made such a vivid and beautiful and lasting impression. Like many of you I only knew Natalie from what came out of her keyboard ("Natalie Jane is only fingers" is a line from a song I made up for Rex's "Tinfoil Thoths" collection). I loved her writing, especially her wonderfully detailed and idiosyncratic show reviews. I can picture her bestowing tinfoil sculpture on bewildered musicians as clearly as if I had witnessed it in person. Maybe the list would benefit from an occasional Gnatmaniax flashback, culled from the archives and posted afresh for newcomers and veterans alike? That's probably something best left to those of you who knew her well. My deepest condolences to Natalie's friends and family. +brian (FYNJ!) in New Orleans ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:58:25 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Natalie Jane On Jan 7, 2008 7:53 AM, Brian Huddell wrote: > > Like many of you I only knew Natalie from what came out of her keyboard > ("Natalie Jane is only fingers" is a line from a song I made up for Rex's > "Tinfoil Thoths" collection). I'm a little flummoxed at this point to realize that, despite what an obvious presence she was on that collection (from the title on down), she had some music of her own that didn't make it on there. She did send me a lovely bicolored thoth in exchange for her copy of it. But it does seem odd that, after all that I never heard her voice, singing or otherwise. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:28:13 -0500 From: gaseous clay Subject: Re: Natalie Jane shit. this is such a shock! i'd been following gnat's doings on livejournal since she left the list and she was happy as a clam to be back in portland. i knew she had the flu or something like it but...wow...i just don't know what to say...you will be missed, natalie jane! woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:11:14 -0800 From: "Benjamin Lukoff" Subject: Sweet Child O'Mine Me: >> Yes...but c'mon... "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and >> especially "Sweet Child O'Mine"...on the last one, at least, they >> transcended themselves. Rex: > In reverse order, meh, meh, and flat-out puke. I go with Jeffrey N. on this > one: glorified bar-band stuff. Better than their hair-metal contemporaries > only by dint of a modicum of grit, which totally went awat when they became > superstar assholes. Just came across this video: http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2008/01/sitar-hero.html - -- couldn't help thinking of this thread. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:06:52 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Upon hearing the news of Natalie's death, I've signed back on to the Feglist for a moment. I know there are a lot of old-timers here, particularly people who knew Natalie in person, and a few have sent word to me, which I greatly appreciate. Natalie was one of the first Fegs that I befriended outside of the List. In fact, Natalie was one of the first people I knew who made the leap from Internet pen pal to real-life friend. While that's fairly common today, back in the mid-90s it seems a strange and beautiful thing. Although there were many reasons that Fegfest '98 came into being, one of them was that Natalie agreed to fly to Pennsylvania. Words fail in the wake of death. I do not believe in a "better place," and I do not believe that Natalie can hear me. Words only help the speaker -- and perhaps the listener -- impose a kind of sense on the unimaginable, to bring an illusion of order to chaos. I hope that Natalie did not suffer long, and that in the end, she thought her life had more happiness than not; that she lived the way she wanted, and that she looked forward to bringing new people into the world with her own hands. I am glad to hear from Woj that she was "happy as a clam" to be back in Portland. I also hope that she thought of me with some fondness, despite the ups and downs in our relationship. I suppose that from now on, every tinfoil Thoth, aluminum Cthulhu, and Little Triggers demo tape mean something else. A constellation of ridiculous but suddenly irreplaceable objects; and yet they are the things I knew her by -- along with her witty writing, her surreal sense of humor, her inimitable sarcasm, her joy in music, and even her occasional bursts of bitterness. It's both difficult and awkward to reflect on the passing of someone that you've lost touch with. But when someone drifts away, their presence still remains, softly fragmenting and scattering throughout you, subtle but important pieces to the puzzle of your own identity. When you hear that an old friend has died, those quiet fragments are brought into sharp clarity, and it's suddenly revealed where you have been defined by their presence. You see their face mirrored in your own. It's hard to believe that Natalie has fallen silent; but we will always hear the sound of her voice when we speak. Let slip your hand on the platform, Said I must be going, yeah -- "See you." -- "See you." - --Quail ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:59:19 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Sweet Child O'Mine On Jan 7, 2008 12:11 PM, Benjamin Lukoff wrote: > > Just came across this video: > > http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2008/01/sitar-hero.html > -- couldn't help thinking of this thread. I also confess to liking Luna's version of the song (which, like this version, is judiciously edited)... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:03:40 -0800 From: "vivien lyon" Subject: Natalie's Memorial Service Friends- Natalie's memorial service is being held in Portland Oregon on Sunday, January 13th at 2pm. It will undoubtedly continue into the evening and even later, as many people are attending and we have much to say in her honor and memory. If anyone from this list can make it here, it would wonderful to see you. Email me for the address and directions. If anyone would like to come from out of town but would need a place to stay, I have a lot of room at my house. Even if you can't make it to the memorial, your words on this list would mean so much to her parents and friends. Carrie suggested that I print out the related posts and give them to her parents, and I think that's a good idea. If you object to that, please let me know. A non-update is all I can offer on the cause of death. It may be weeks before we know for sure. All I know is, we lost an amazing human being far too soon, and it's important that she be commemorated for how she lived, not why she died. The quick explosion and the release of sorrow, Vivien ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:28:02 -0800 (PST) From: "carole reichstein" Subject: re: Natalie Jane I can't believe it! I have photographs of Natalie playing with her band at the very first "Portland Zine Symposium" in 2001. It's been a while since I've seen her, but I've always been struck by how smart, funny and what a talented writer she is. Or was. Fuck! How does one die of the flu? I never post to the Feglist, but I skim the digests every work day. It's like my "parallel universe" family of sorts. Gnat, I'm so sorry. xo, carole ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:14:02 -0800 From: Barbara Soutar Subject: Re: Natalie Jane What sad news... I never met her but she was one of the regulars I enjoyed reading. Condolences to those who were her friends here. best from Barbara Soutar Victoria, BC ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:34:14 -0500 From: "Mike Runion" Subject: Re: Natalie Jane I'm stunned as well. I'm coming out of major deep lurk mode today after reading the digest. I met Natalie, as many others did, at Quail's '97 Fegfest up in Harrisburg, PA. We'd shared several emails before then and I liked her instantly. I have one of her tinfoil thoths that she made me at the party, and it's still hangs from a thumbtack in my Rhino reissues poster. I remember Nat and I sang several Robyn songs that night, me playing them badly on my guitar. I don't remember which songs (anybody?) Anyway, extremely sad news. "The Speed Of Things" comes to mind. Mike Runion www.mikerunion.com www.moonshinealley.com mrrunion@palmnet.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:53:53 -0500 (EST) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Just remembered that I still have a group photo from FegFest online: http://home.gwu.edu/~chrisg/fegfest-1.jpg Not the greatest of photos, but you can see most of gNat's face. And there are many more photos to be seen at Nick Winkworth's site: http://www.njaz.com/fegfotos/home.htm - --Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:48:00 -0500 From: "Laura Golias" Subject: Re: Natalie Jane I am a lurker here, I was a member years ago, but sadly, did not get a chance to get to know anyone in the group. I just wanted to offer my condolences on the loss of Natalie Jane, who was obviously such a beloved member of this group. I am very sorry for your loss, fegs. May she live on in your hearts and in your memories. Laura gruntydawarthawg@verizon.net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:10:16 -0800 From: JBJ Subject: Re: Natalie Jane On Jan 5, 2008 7:46 PM, 2fs wrote: > > I never met her in person, never knew her well - but she was an integral > part of this list, part of its soul. > > I'm stunned, and saddened. > For the longest time, I had a link to her blog on my blog. I had to go hunting for it again. Here is the URL: http://emmablowgun.blogspot.com It hasn't been updated in years, but shows her penchant for writing and her passion for music (both of which we saw here in her postings as well). Here is a pic of Nat and some other Portland fegs (including myself), taken from Nick's fegfotos page: http://www.fegfotos.com/show-me.htm JBJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:21:02 -0800 From: JBJ Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Whoops, URL for fegfoto pick is here: http://www.fegfotos.com/gallery/sb2k-portland-gig--1.htm On Jan 5, 2008 8:10 PM, JBJ wrote: > On Jan 5, 2008 7:46 PM, 2fs wrote: > > > > > I never met her in person, never knew her well - but she was an integral > > part of this list, part of its soul. > > > > I'm stunned, and saddened. > > > > > > For the longest time, I had a link to her blog on my blog. I had to go > hunting for it again. Here is the URL: > > http://emmablowgun.blogspot.com > > It hasn't been updated in years, but shows her penchant for writing and > her passion for music (both of which we saw here in her postings as well). > > Here is a pic of Nat and some other Portland fegs (including myself), > taken from Nick's fegfotos page: > > http://www.fegfotos.com/show-me.htm > > JBJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 04:46:27 -0500 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: [oldschoolfegs] Re: Natalie Jane On Sat, Jan 5, 2008, Tom Clark wrote: > FUCK YOU NATALIE JANE! I'll never forget you. And FUCK YOU TOM CLARK!!! Just because I like to say it. ;-) That's really sad about Natalie Jane. I only knew her via the feglist. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:27:42 -0800 From: JBJ Subject: Re: Natalie Jane Dolph - If you or any other fegs have any recordings of her radio show, please get in touch. She and I had a few discussions about radio when she moved to Portland (I had a radio show at the time; 2001-2005) and I am saddened now that I never got to hear her show. - -John On Jan 6, 2008 2:20 PM, Dolph Chaney wrote: > On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 17:19 -0800, vivien lyon wrote: > > Hello, everyone- > > > > I'm writing with some very sad news. Natalie Jane Jacobs passed away on > > Thursday January 3rd. > > I am stunned. > > I hadn't talked with her in a while, but I'd met her in person a few > times. I first visited her in Ann Arbor (something like 10 years ago > now), and she guided me through my first sushi dinner. We hung out at > her place. We watched her Captain Beefheart and XTC videos. We played > some music together. She dared me to play "Sacrificial Bonfire" from > memory, and I feebly complied. The full tale with fotos is here -- > I saw her again at a > show in Chicago a few years later, and we corresponded infrequently. > Just a few days ago, I came across the cassette demo she sent me of her > band Little Triggers. > > She was an excellent writer and had a stupendous radio show a few years > back. Her energy was infectious. She was whip-smart, and she was very > passionate about midwifery. She taught an entire generation of Fegs > that placenta is a delicacy in many parts of the world. Then she sent > us pictures. > > The world has just lost a bit of its tinfoily sheen. This was too soon. > Fuck you, Natalie Jane. > > -- Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 06:16:36 -0800 (PST) From: Marcy Tanter Subject: returning.... Hi all. I unsubbed a while ago due to volume overload but after hearing about Natalie, I had to resub. I'm so sorry to hear what's happened. When I think about the early days of the feg list, gnat just seems to have been there. She was much too young to leave this life but she was full of vitality while she was here. I had a few off-list exchanges with her and she was always funny and generous. Marcy Tanter - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 18:45:31 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Natalie Jane On Jan 7, 2008 7:10 AM, Dolph Chaney wrote: > I wish I had, John. She was very engaging on-air and (as we all know) > had fantastic taste. > I've been struggling to recall it without hitting the archives and it's come to me: Jane the Timeline Chick (AKA Jane the Wilco Timeline Chick). Yeah, Gnat's show reviews were awesome. I would love to hear some of her shows as well. Perhaps I'll just go listen to some Decemberists music now. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:21:45 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: randi Mike G wrote: > * I haven't heard anything from Randi Speigel for ages. She was very > ill last time she posted to the list. Is anyone in touch with her? i was in touch briefly with randi back in february 2007. i don't know her (i'm a latecomer to feglist), but she had asked onlist about rh show audio cds, and i offered to send her some rh dvds. i heard back from her once, and wrote to ask her 3D address, but i didn't hear from her again. i hope she's okay. (if anyone is in touch with her, tell her the dvds are still here, and i'm happy to send them if she sends an address.) xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #447 ********************************