From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V17 #20 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, January 23 2009 Volume 17 : Number 020 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Wow-- for real? ["C. Huff" ] Re: Neil Young to Release Potentially Batshit Concept Album Yes, another one [Rex ] Re: Wow-- for real? [djini@voicenet.com] Re: Wow-- for real? [kevin studyvin ] New bassist for Faces: Flea [Jeremy Osner ] Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea [kevin studyvin ] Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea [2fs ] Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea [kevin studyvin ] Re: A RH dream [2fs ] Re: A RH dream [Rex ] RELAX ! Stewart, Flea Refute Faces Reunion Reports Rod Stewart [HwyCDRre] Way OT: No Need To Be Embarrassed, it's a family trait :-D [HwyCDRrev@aol] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:38:09 -0800 (PST) From: "C. Huff" Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? "rational people and those who believe the universe is governed by magical invisible capricious superheroes" Interesting - are those the only categories? I'll like to shout out to the magical rational non-capricious superheroes, thanks. ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:00:53 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Neil Young to Release Potentially Batshit Concept Album Yes, another one On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:15 PM, kevin studyvin wrote: > > But really - Trans wasn't the end, and this won't be either. Not that I'm > anxious to hear it, or anything. I'll just keep spinning Chrome Dreams > deux > until he gets the Horse back together again... The Horse-- the *whole* Horse this time-- is sorely needed. Come on, Neil. One more album, one more tour. It needn't be ZUMA... hell, something along the lines of BROKEN ARROW will do just fine. After that, you can make endless three-disc concept records about Lionel if you want... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:07:55 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > Non-believers is actually I think the appropriately neutral term to > encompass the range of people included in it (well, areligious is probably > better, but in a speech like that it would just end up confusing people who > could have misheard him). Both "non-believer" and "atheist" imply a sort of lack or definciency, though, so I'm not quite down with that... it's like having to specify that you're a non-smoker, or a non-gun-owner, or a non-terrorist... or a non-borderline-personality-disorder-haver... No, I don't have a brilliant alternative. Just sayin'. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:39:41 -0500 (EST) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? Tom Clark wrote: > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:45:14 -0800 > From: Tom Clark > Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? > > > I think his use of 'non-believers' is kind of like the original > Gilligan's Island theme, where the Professor and Mary Anne were > referred to as 'the rest'. > I don't see why he couldn't have said 'atheist', except that that word rings like 'pro-choice' to some. > > - -tc > You mean like, if we all called our agents and threw Tracy and Jenna-sized tantrums, we might get: The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle, With Christians The Muslims too, The Hindus and the Jews, The Wiccans, The atheists and agnostics, Here on Obama's Isle! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:58:09 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? Although in the interests of full disclosure I have to acknowledge my Babtist upbringing I prefer to identify with Paul Krassner in the "Zen bastard" category. And didn't the Gilligan theme song get modified in later seasons to actually say "the professor and Mary Anne"? On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:39 PM, wrote: > Tom Clark wrote: > > > > > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:45:14 -0800 > > From: Tom Clark > > Subject: Re: Wow-- for real? > > > > > > > I think his use of 'non-believers' is kind of like the original > > Gilligan's Island theme, where the Professor and Mary Anne were > > referred to as 'the rest'. > > I don't see why he couldn't have said 'atheist', except that that word > rings like > 'pro-choice' to some. > > > > - -tc > > > > You mean like, if we all called our agents and threw Tracy and Jenna-sized > tantrums, we > might get: > > The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle, > With Christians > The Muslims too, > The Hindus and the Jews, > The Wiccans, > The atheists and agnostics, > Here on Obama's Isle! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:00:08 -0500 From: Jeremy Osner Subject: New bassist for Faces: Flea http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/idolator/full/~3/v5Dc-u3vwgo/can-you-picture-flea-as-the-new-ronnie-lane If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential words. -- Josi Saramago http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:10:29 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea Jeez, didn't they think to ask Bill Wyman? On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > > http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/idolator/full/~3/v5Dc-u3vwgo/can-you-picture-flea-as-the-new-ronnie-lane > > If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the > essential words. -- Josi Saramago > http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:17:14 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea exactly ! perfect choice ! and Wyman could use the $ , i hear my blog is "Yer Blog" http://fab4yerblog.blogspot.com/ http://robotsarestealingmyluggage.blogspot.com/ In a message dated 1/22/2009 10:14:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, kstudyvin@gmail.com writes: Jeez, didn't they think to ask Bill Wyman? **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! 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(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:48 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea On 1/22/09, kevin studyvin wrote: > Jeez, didn't they think to ask Bill Wyman? Wyman is retired from the music biz and bought an estate in Wales, where he's a girl-farmer. > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Jeremy Osner wrote: > > > > > http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/idolator/full/~3/v5Dc-u3vwgo/can-you-picture-flea-as-the-new-ronnie-lane > > > > If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the > > essential words. -- Josi Saramago > > http://www.readin.com/blog/ > - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:02:33 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: New bassist for Faces: Flea On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:25 AM, 2fs wrote: > On 1/22/09, kevin studyvin wrote: > > Jeez, didn't they think to ask Bill Wyman? > > Wyman is retired from the music biz and bought an estate in Wales, > where he's a girl-farmer. Being that it's Wales I was desperately trying to come up with a remark about minors, but I got nothin'. > > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Jeremy Osner > wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/idolator/full/~3/v5Dc-u3vwgo/can-you-picture-flea-as-the-new-ronnie-lane > > > > > > If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the > > > essential words. -- Josi Saramago > > > http://www.readin.com/blog/ > > > > > -- > > ...Jeff Norman > > The Architectural Dance Society > http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:20:37 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: A RH dream On 12/17/08, James Dignan wrote: > My first ever Robyn-related dream! > > Can't remember very much of it, but for some reason I was on the Letterman > show, where Tiger Woods and I were juggling cabbages. After the break, RH > came on and sang his brand new song "(Here's one I bet you wouldn't want to > meet) In the wild" Some of you might remember I wrote lyrics to this dreamed-of song...well, now I've recorded it. The words and chords are mostly unchanged from my 12/18 post, but the bridge and third verse have some changes. Enjoy (if that's the right word...): - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:48:36 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: A RH dream On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:20 PM, 2fs wrote: > On 12/17/08, James Dignan wrote: > > My first ever Robyn-related dream! > > > > Can't remember very much of it, but for some reason I was on the > Letterman > > show, where Tiger Woods and I were juggling cabbages. After the break, RH > > came on and sang his brand new song "(Here's one I bet you wouldn't want > to > > meet) In the wild" > > Some of you might remember I wrote lyrics to this dreamed-of > song...well, now I've recorded it. The words and chords are mostly > unchanged from my 12/18 post, but the bridge and third verse have some > changes. > > Enjoy (if that's the right word...): > < > http://spanghew.blogspot.com/2009/01/unless-youre-insured-by-mutual-of-omaha.html > > Nice! I hear a bit of George Harrison in there as well. Maybe that's just me... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:43:22 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: RELAX ! Stewart, Flea Refute Faces Reunion Reports Rod Stewart http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/stewart-rep-no-faces-reunion-in-2009-10039 33433.story Stewart, Flea Refute Faces Reunion Reports Rod Stewart January 22, 2009 01:58 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Despite reports that the Faces are reuniting for an album as well as a tour with Flea on bass, Rod Stewart's spokesperson tells Billboard "there are no plans for a Faces reunion tour this year." Additionally, a spokesperson for Flea tells Billboard the artist "knows nothing" of a Faces tour. Guitarist Ron Wood reportedly told the U.K.'s Daily Mirror that he and Rod Stewart wrote an album's worth of new material during a Christmas vacation, and that Flea would be participating in an upcoming tour. However, the online version of the piece has since disappeared from the Daily Mirror Web site. Rumors have swirled since last fall that Stewart, Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones were planning to tour for the first time since splitting in 1975. The musicians reportedly rehearsed last year with Stewart touring bassist Conrad Korsch filling the role of the late Ronnie Laine. But a recent report in the New York Post suggested the members didn't get along during the process and that a tour seemed unlikely. McLagan is already booked for a spring North American tour in support of his new album, "Never Say Never," due March 3 from 00:02:59 Records. There have been a handful of near-Faces reunions since the band broke up, including at a 1986 Stewart concert at London's Wembley Stadium. The surviving members have performed together in various incomplete incarnations in recent years, including Wood and McLagan with Stewart at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 2004. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:43:27 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Way OT: No Need To Be Embarrassed, it's a family trait :-D No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else By SARAH LYALL Published: January 22, 2009 CRAPSTONE, England b When ordering things by telephone, Stewart Pearce tends to take a proactive approach to the inevitable question bWhat is your address?b He lays it out straight, so there is no room for unpleasant confusion. bI say, bItbs spelled bcrap,b as in crap,b b said Mr. Pearce, 61, who has lived in Crapstone, a one-shop country village in Devon, for decades. Disappointingly, Mr. Pearce has so far been unable to parlay such delicate encounters into material gain, as a neighbor once did. bCrapstone,b the neighbor said forthrightly, Mr. Pearce related, whereupon the person on the other end of the telephone repeated it to his co-workers and burst out laughing. bThey said, bOh, we thought it didnbt really exist,b b Mr. Pearce said, band then they gave him a free something.b In the scale of embarrassing place names, Crapstone ranks pretty high. But Britain is full of them. Some are mostly amusing, like Ugley, Essex; East Breast, in western Scotland; North Piddle, in Worcestershire; and Spanker Lane, in Derbyshire. Others evoke images that may conflict with residentsb efforts to appear dignified when, for example, applying for jobs. These include Crotch Crescent, Oxford; Titty Ho, Northamptonshire; Wetwang, East Yorkshire; Slutshole Lane, Norfolk; and Thong, Kent. And, in a country that delights in lavatory humor, particularly if the word bbottomb is involved, there is Pratts Bottom, in Kent, doubly cursed because bpratb is slang for buffoon. As for Penistone, a thriving South Yorkshire town, just stop that sophomoric snickering. bItbs pronounced bPENNIS-tun,b b Fiona Moran, manager of the Old Vicarage Hotel in Penistone, said over the telephone, rather sharply. When forced to spell her address for outsiders, she uses misdirection, separating the tricky section into two blameless parts: bp-e-nb b pause b bi-s-t-o-n-e.b Several months ago, Lewes District Council in East Sussex tried to address the problem of inadvertent place-name titillation by saying that bstreet names which could give offenseb would no longer be allowed on new roads. bAvoid aesthetically unsuitable names,b like Gaswork Road, the council decreed. Also, avoid bnames capable of deliberate misinterpretation,b like Hoare Road, Typple Avenue, Quare Street and Corfe Close. (What is wrong with Corfe Close, you might ask? The guidelines mention the hypothetical residents of No. 4, with their unfortunate hypothetical address, b 4 Corfe Close.b To find the naughty meaning, you have to repeat the first two words rapidly many times, preferably in the presence of your fifth-grade classmates.) The council explained that it was only following national guidelines and that it did not intend to change any existing lewd names. Still, news of the revised policy raised an outcry. bSniggering at double entendres is a loved and time-honored tradition in this country,b Carol Midgley wrote in The Times of London. Ed Hurst, a co-author, with Rob Bailey, of bRude Britainb and bRude UK,b which list arguably offensive place names b some so arguably offensive that, unfortunately, they cannot be printed here b said that many such communities were established hundreds of years ago and that their names were not rude at the time. bPlace names and street names are full of history and culture, and itbs only because language has evolved over the centuries that theybve wound up sounding rude,b Mr. Hurst said in an interview. Mr. Bailey, who grew up on Tumbledown Dick Road in Oxfordshire, and Mr. Hurst got the idea for the books when they read about a couple who bought a house on Butt Hole Road, in South Yorkshire. The name most likely has to do with the spotbs historic function as a source of water, a water butt being a container for collecting water. But it proved to be prohibitively hilarious. bIf they ordered a pizza, the pizza company wouldnbt deliver it, because they thought it was a made-up name,b Mr. Hurst said. bPeople would stand in front of the sign, pull down their trousers and take pictures of each otherbs naked buttocks.b The couple moved away. The people in Crapstone have not had similar problems, although their sign is periodically stolen by word-loving merrymakers. And their village became a stock joke a few years ago, when a television ad featuring a prone-to-swearing soccer player named Vinnie Jones showed Mr. Jonesbs car breaking down just under the Crapstone sign. In the commercial, Mr. Jones tries to alert the towing company to his location while covering the sign and trying not to say bcrapb in front of his young daughter. The consensus in the village is that there is a perfectly innocent reason for the name bCrapstone,b though it is unclear what that is. Theories put forth by various residents the other day included bplace of the rocks,b ba kind of twisting of the original word,b bsomething to do with the soilb and b something to do with Sir Francis Drake,b who lived nearby. Jacqui Anderson, a doctor in Crapstone who used to live in a village called Horrabridge, which has its own issues, said that she no longer thought about the bcrapb in bCrapstone.b Still, when strangers ask where shebs from, she admitted, bI just say I live near Plymouth." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html (photos, map) my blog is "Yer Blog" http://fab4yerblog.blogspot.com/ http://robotsarestealingmyluggage.blogspot.com/ **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! 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