From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V8 #286 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Friday, October 21 2005 Volume 08 : Number 286 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... [dpbailey@att.net] Re: [idealcopy] Alistair................ [dpbailey@att.net] Re: Subject: Re: [idealcopy] human league [dpbailey@att.net] Re: [idealcopy] Front 242 [Eric Strang ] Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... [rose_dan@colstate.edu] Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... [David McKenzie ] Re: [idealcopy] Alistair................ [David McKenzie : -------------- > >>Perhaps it's time we start considering an actual > 'meet-up' (maybe one for the US listers and one for > those in the UK). << > Lovely idea Jack, easier to do in Europe perhaps than > here with the distances being so great.A > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:58:11 +0000 From: dpbailey@att.net Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Alistair................ last night, when i got home, i dug into my email files from early this year & found what i thought i remembered having received -- a note of sympathy & encouragement that alistair sent me via ari after i left the list in early january amid considerable emotional & financial upheaval. it was touching & obviously heartfelt, & though i'm at work & don't have access to it at the moment, i recall his ending it by saying that things were sure to get better ... here's to you & your kindness, alistair. dan - -------------- Original message from Ari : -------------- > .......I guess I've been slow to post my feeling on > his demise because I've been so upset, last night I > drank too much and today I'm still suffering. > yesterday I found myself crying most of the day, which > is odd becuase I never 'met' the guy, but, as Robert > points out he was always so quick to share (and send) > his passion/joy for music. we exchanged many things in > the too short time he allowed me to get to know him. > Perhaps because I'm the oldest on the list he shared > many concerns with me about his private/family life > and I felt priveliged to respond and advise, as I do > with some others on this wonderful human group of > people. > I shall miss him as if he lived next door, as if he > were a brother,and in many ways he was a brother to us > all:his humor and wisdome was acute and rare, his > ability to shine was unique and his passion for life > was real. > We'll miss you Bro. Ari > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:02:28 +0000 From: dpbailey@att.net Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [idealcopy] human league in retrospect, i'm rather amazed that the flexi was still with the 12" when i found my copy used at a store in new orleans' french quarter shortly after moving down there in the summer of '88. something tells me the previous owner didn't pull that one down from the shelves too many times ... dan - -------------- Original message from Monochromatic Man : -------------- > I believe that's old Yuri on the sleeve. > > btw, the remastered cd still has the crackly old flexi > disc on it. > > wnd3 > > you could check out the Dignity of Labour's new cd: > http://www.tdol.us/news.html > > > --- "Cambra, Robert" > wrote: > > > Ah, an old favorite. I remember a friend thinking it > > very perverse that a > > couple of young men would come home from work and > > listening to something > > called "The Dignity of Labor." IIRC the flexi was > > members of the band talking > > about cosmonaut Yuri Gragarin. > > > > Robert (another) > > > > Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:20:40 -0500 > > From: "dan bailey" > > Subject: Re: [idealcopy] human league > > > > > >That said, The Dignity of Labour parts 1-4 are > > probably still their > > > >best work. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dunno that one......more info? > > > > > > > a 4-track (i believe) 12" of instrumentals, iirc. i > > think it came with a > > flexi of some sort. added as bonus tracks to one of > > the reissues, though > > i've only got the vinyl. > > > > dan > > > > > > > ****************************************************** > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only > > for the use of the > > individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may > > contain information that > > is privileged, confidential and exempt from > > disclosure under applicable law. > > If you have received this communication in error, > > please do not distribute and > > delete the original message. Please notify the > > sender by E-Mail at the address > > shown. Thank you for your compliance. > > > > > > Visit my sites for music downloads: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~xj23/ > > http://home.earthlink.net/~2signs/ > > http://home.netcom.com/~keepleft/ > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday > snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:21:13 -0700 From: Eric Strang Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Front 242 They also have a live DVD, recorded last year, that's worth owning. Eric On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:25 AM, P J Kane wrote: > ah. so this is more of a "tour for the hell of it" then, as opposed > to a "tour to support our new release". good enough.... > > thanks for the info. > > PJK > > please don't hate me because i can't type..... > --- > All the cool kids are doing it: > HTTP://www.EvilSponge.org > > -- chris242 wrote: > Well, they put out a new e.p. and album about 2 years ago; the e.p. > (Still and Raw) is excellent and the album (Pulse) is spotty, but good > in places. They also did a really excellent remaster of their first > album, Geography last year, but you'd have to special order that from > thier new label (Alfa Matrix.) > > P J Kane wrote: > >> << I'm also on the Front 242 mailing list >> >> >> ooh! i have a question for you then, sir. i am more of a casual >> Front 242 fan, although i have seen them a few times. i notice that >> they are playing here, in Atlanta on 30 Dec of this year. is there a >> new album out? i looked at Tower Records the other night and found >> nothing. and of course the employee had no idea who Front 242 >> were.... any news? >> > -- > > Chris //242// ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:43:22 -0400 From: rose_dan@colstate.edu Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... No fear, I'm still here. Always was the quiet sort......... Sad to hear about Alistair. Never met him, but the net brought him close............... - ----- Original Message ----- From: dpbailey@att.net Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005 5:52 pm Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... > true enough -- i was about to write as much when i became > distracted sorting through (god help me) several piles of 1993 > marvel comics cards. *sigh* > > given the wholly impractical scope of this nation, i count myself > quite fortunate to have met dan rose (before, i believe, wire's > atlanta gig at the echo lounge a couple of years back), miles (i > think before a fall show, also at the echo), jason (at the same > fall show, i think, as well as at a cotton club show, probably for > the buzzcocks) & several listmembers at a get-together before > wire's chicago gig some 5 1/2 years ago (jesus, time flies), > several/most/(all?) of whom seem to have subsequently absented > themselves from this venue -- i trust it wasn't over meeting me ... > > dan > > > > > -------------- Original message from Ari > : -------------- > > > > >>Perhaps it's time we start considering an actual > > 'meet-up' (maybe one for the US listers and one for > > those in the UK). << > > Lovely idea Jack, easier to do in Europe perhaps than > > here with the distances being so great.A > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:12:08 -0700 From: David McKenzie Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Jack wrote......... ah but it *was* you dan just kidding welcome back for those who might be interested charles/wmo's daughter celebrated her first birthday last week the circle of life goes round On 10/20/05, dpbailey@att.net wrote: > > true enough -- i was about to write as much when i became distracted > sorting through (god help me) several piles of 1993 marvel comics cards. > *sigh* > > given the wholly impractical scope of this nation, i count myself quite > fortunate to have met dan rose (before, i believe, wire's atlanta gig at the > echo lounge a couple of years back), miles (i think before a fall show, also > at the echo), jason (at the same fall show, i think, as well as at a cotton > club show, probably for the buzzcocks) & several listmembers at a > get-together before wire's chicago gig some 5 1/2 years ago (jesus, time > flies), several/most/(all?) of whom seem to have subsequently absented > themselves from this venue -- i trust it wasn't over meeting me ... > > dan > > > > > -------------- Original message from Ari : > -------------- > > > > >>Perhaps it's time we start considering an actual > > 'meet-up' (maybe one for the US listers and one for > > those in the UK). << > > Lovely idea Jack, easier to do in Europe perhaps than > > here with the distances being so great.A > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:42:34 -0700 From: David McKenzie Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Alistair................ the sad other side of the blessing of encountering someone special is when you lose them the 'net makes it possible to meet so many more, and sadly lose them as well god speed alistair and may any member of the massive attending the services relate just how many others were touched chdpbailey@att.net wrote: > last night, when i got home, i dug into my email files from early this > year & found what i thought i remembered having received -- a note of > sympathy & encouragement that alistair sent me via ari after i left the list > in early january amid considerable emotional & financial upheaval. it was > touching & obviously heartfelt, & though i'm at work & don't have access to > it at the moment, i recall his ending it by saying that things were sure to > get better ... > here's to you & your kindness, alistair. > > dan > > > > > -------------- Original message from Ari : > -------------- > > > > .......I guess I've been slow to post my feeling on > > his demise because I've been so upset, last night I > > drank too much and today I'm still suffering. > > yesterday I found myself crying most of the day, which > > is odd becuase I never 'met' the guy, but, as Robert > > points out he was always so quick to share (and send) > > his passion/joy for music. we exchanged many things in > > the too short time he allowed me to get to know him. > > Perhaps because I'm the oldest on the list he shared > > many concerns with me about his private/family life > > and I felt priveliged to respond and advise, as I do > > with some others on this wonderful human group of > > people. > > I shall miss him as if he lived next door, as if he > > were a brother,and in many ways he was a brother to us > > all:his humor and wisdome was acute and rare, his > > ability to shine was unique and his passion for life > > was real. > > We'll miss you Bro. Ari > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V8 #286 *******************************