From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V17 #316 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, December 26 2009 Volume 17 : Number 316 Today's Subjects: ----------------- reap ["Stewart C. Russell" ] reap ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: Robyn Hitchcock's Favorite Holiday Songs on spinner.ca [HwyCDRrev@aol] Re: New RH Site [2fs ] Re: SHOCKER: 'Alvin and The Chipmunks' sequel dethrones James Cameron's 'Avatar' at [2fs ] reap [michael wells ] Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year! [Steve Talkowski ] REAP [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] not dead yet ? Vic in a coma [HwyCDRrev@aol.com] Re: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma [Randall Riebe ] Re: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma [2fs ] post for the lonely [lep ] reap [lep ] Re: reap [kevin studyvin ] Re: post for the lonely [lep ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:52:29 -0600 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: reap Vic Chesnutt, 45. (sorry; just heard on FB that he was in a coma, then an update. Very sad. Still think his cover of She Doesn't Exist is one of the best Robyn covers out there.) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:53:48 -0600 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: reap Vic Chesnutt, 45. (sorry; just heard on FB that he was in a coma, then an update. Very sad. Still think his cover of She Doesn't Exist is one of the best Robyn covers out there.) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:22:57 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Re: Robyn Hitchcock's Favorite Holiday Songs on spinner.ca i think it was a recent promotional gimmick - it sucks when real fans get screwed in this manner . . . you are being punished for supporting Robyn by ordering his new release before release date . . . without the need of a gimmick . . . those that procrastinated get rewarded with an ornament :-( Bob Dylan Examiner Column http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner In a message dated 12/24/2009 12:47:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, m.swedene@gmail.com writes: I didnt get an ornament :( now i feel cheated. Mike On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Tom Clark wrote: > On Dec 24, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Caroline Smith wrote: > > >> http://www.spinner.ca/2009/12/24/count-five-robyn-hitchcocks-favorite-holiday-songs/ >> >> Happy Christmas! >> > > Neato! Am I the only one who ordered the Trains DVD and did not get an > ornament? > > -tc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:19:42 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: New RH Site On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM, FSThomas wrote: > > > After downloading and disassembling the propeller time SWF I have to say > I'm a bit disappointed. I had hoped it had a shot of his pointing the glow > sticks in all directions, then I could have made myself a nice clock from > the photos ... > Ha. Excellent idea. I imagine you could create one with a bit of photoshopping...or just do a clock with only 12, 3, 6, and 9 (or perhaps, if I remember which "times" he actually did, 2, 4, 8, and 10) - such clocks are still legible... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:20:37 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: SHOCKER: 'Alvin and The Chipmunks' sequel dethrones James Cameron's 'Avatar' at On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 7:51 PM, wrote: > SHOCKER: 'Alvin and The Chipmunks' sequel dethrones James Cameron's > 'Avatar' at the box office > > http://www.examiner.com/x-15166-Dallas-Comedy-Examiner~y2009m12d24-SHOCKER-A > lvin-and-The-Chipmunks-The-Squeekquel-topples-Avatar-at-the-box-office > > EVERY megahyped movie is No. 1 its first week. Really, we should stop caring. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:30:30 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Robyn Hitchcock's Favorite Holiday Songs on spinner.ca On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Tom Clark wrote: > On Dec 24, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Caroline Smith wrote: > > >> http://www.spinner.ca/2009/12/24/count-five-robyn-hitchcocks-favorite-holiday-songs/ >> >> Happy Christmas! >> > > Neato! Am I the only one who ordered the Trains DVD and did not get an > ornament? > No. Unless there was some miscommunication, and they're referring to the moving-image doohickey one can construct as an "ornament" when it isn't that. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:46:25 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: SHOCKER: 'Alvin and The Chipmunks' sequel dethrones James Cameron's 'Avatar' at On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 9:20 PM, 2fs wrote: > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 7:51 PM, wrote: > > > SHOCKER: 'Alvin and The Chipmunks' sequel dethrones James Cameron's > > 'Avatar' at the box office > > > > > http://www.examiner.com/x-15166-Dallas-Comedy-Examiner~y2009m12d24-SHOCKER-A > > lvin-and-The-Chipmunks-The-Squeekquel-topples-Avatar-at-the-box-office< > http://www.examiner.com/x-15166-Dallas-Comedy-Examiner%7Ey2009m12d24-SHOCKER- A%0Alvin-and-The-Chipmunks-The-Squeekquel-topples-Avatar-at-the-box-office > > > > > > > EVERY megahyped movie is No. 1 its first week. > > Really, we should stop caring. > I'd have to start first. Happy Xmas to all! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:01:13 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Robyn Hitchcock's Favorite Holiday Songs on spinner.ca On Dec 24, 2009, at 9:30 PM, 2fs wrote: > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Tom Clark wrote: > >> On Dec 24, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Caroline Smith wrote: >> >> >>> http://www.spinner.ca/2009/12/24/count-five-robyn-hitchcocks-favorite-holiday-songs/ >>> >>> Happy Christmas! >>> >> >> Neato! Am I the only one who ordered the Trains DVD and did not >> get an >> ornament? >> > > No. > > Unless there was some miscommunication, and they're referring to the > moving-image doohickey one can construct as an "ornament" when it > isn't > that. I remember Rev. Chris Hintz mentioning that he got an ornament about a month ago - a few weeks before I got my DVD. Can anyfeg post a foto/description of the ornament? - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:01:17 -0800 From: Terrence Marks Subject: REAP Vic Chesnutt, 45. Apparent suicide. http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/25/vic-chesnutt-dead/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:52:18 -0600 From: michael wells Subject: reap The "Sports Machine" has played it's last clip for George Michael http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4770549 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:13:09 -0500 From: Steve Talkowski Subject: Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year! http://sketchbot.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-holidays.html - -Steve - -- Steve Talkowski Character Design & Animation http://sketchbot.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:09:40 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: REAP http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-gurley24-2009dec24,0,1577 562.story Bob Dylan Examiner Column http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:48:54 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma http://www.examiner.com/x-18802-Dallas-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12 d24-SingerSongwriter-Vic-Chesnutt-is-Dead Bob Dylan Examiner Column http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:20:45 -0800 (PST) From: Randall Riebe Subject: Re: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma ACK!!! Seeing this header during football season I thought you meant 'Michael' Vick. Youda thunk the spelling would have given me a clue.......... DVD of the year---"Anvil--The Story of Anvil" Christmas song for 2009--"Thumb Hang" by of course, Anvil Happy Holidaze to All! Vince ________________________________ From: "HwyCDRrev@aol.com" To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Sent: Fri, December 25, 2009 12:48:54 PM Subject: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma http://www.examiner.com/x-18802-Dallas-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12 d24-SingerSongwriter-Vic-Chesnutt-is-Dead Bob Dylan Examiner Column http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:57:17 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma Yeah, well - I know which one would more deserve it. On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Randall Riebe wrote: > ACK!!! Seeing this header during football season I thought you meant > 'Michael' Vick. Youda thunk the spelling would have given me a > clue.......... > DVD of the year---"Anvil--The Story of Anvil" > Christmas song for 2009--"Thumb > Hang" by of course, Anvil > > Happy Holidaze to All! > > Vince > ________________________________ > From: "HwyCDRrev@aol.com" > To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org > Sent: Fri, December 25, 2009 12:48:54 PM > Subject: not dead yet ? Vic in a coma > > http://www.examiner.com/x-18802-Dallas-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12 > d24-SingerSongwriter-Vic-Chesnutt-is-Dead > > Bob Dylan Examiner Column > http://www.examiner.com/x-21829-Bob-Dylan-Examiner > - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:51 -0500 From: lep Subject: post for the lonely hi fegList, a merry christmas to all. but i do know sometimes things suck, and it helps to know that you're not the only the one who thinks they suck. please no responses of sympathy, as it's only one day, but in case you're having a bad one, or had a bad one, i hear you. my dad's been pretty much a prick to me since my mother died a year and a half ago (to boot, her birthday was christmas eve), and every time my sister talks to me to, or rather *at* me, at one point or another the line "yes, i know what you think of me / you never shut up" goes through my head. at least, my dad's huge poodle is a fluffy dear to me. so, seriously, i don't want to rain on any parades, but i'm happy to remind whoever needs a reminder that christmas is sometimes a big dumb bummer. thank the gods for my friends, but curses to the scientists who have not yet invented a simulacrum i can in my place to christmas dinner. as ever, lauren - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:42:45 -0500 From: lep Subject: reap i know you're expecting the nth vic chestnutt reap, but i have other business here. susan sarandon and tim robbins' relationship, 23 years: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/24/susan-sarandon-tim-robbins that makes me sad - occasionally my idealism makes a crack in my cynicism; i was really rooting for those two crazy kids. xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:35 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: reap On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 2:42 PM, lep wrote: > i know you're expecting the nth vic chestnutt reap, but i have other > business here. > > susan sarandon and tim robbins' relationship, 23 years: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/24/susan-sarandon-tim-robbins > > that makes me sad - occasionally my idealism makes a crack in my > cynicism; i was really rooting for those two crazy kids. > Kind of a shame. Not a word about it on Letterman's show earlier in the week, where she was nothing less than vivacious. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:35:32 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: post for the lonely i say: > blah blah fuck christmas wah wah thanks to folks who wrote their offlist sympathies (i do appreciate it, and i appreciate the offlist part as well.) i'm already back to my regular duties of complaining that there's not enough dollhouse talk around here. i mean, did season 02 episode 10 kick extra-ass or what? and i can't help it; i'm piecing it together like a puzzle and if what i suspect is the case, things could go WAY beyond cool. like twice-removed cool... in RH-related news, i've finally been given abbey road show a fair bit of listening. nice job, boys. i always forget how "sun king" is hanging around that album and i'm always re-glad when it turns up, once again. i like the bonus tracks of the show as well - i was always a sucker for "oh, darling" (one of mccartney's best vocal performances on any beatles album, IMO) and "the ballad of john and yoko." i don't care what the haters say - john loved yoko dearly, and that's always been enough for me. as ever, lauren p.s. it's the 26th. start posting your loot lists. - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V17 #316 ********************************