From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V1 #253 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Wednesday, October 3 2001 Volume 01 : Number 253 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] Pop a top. ["O Geier" ] Re: [loud-fans] Oh My God... ["Andrew Hamlin" ] [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? ["gle] Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? [] Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? [] RE: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? [] Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? ["glenn mcdonald" ] Re: [loud-fans] where have all the kinders gone? [Michael Mitton ] Re: [loud-fans] has anyone? well, have they? [triggercut Subject: [loud-fans] Pop a top. Hey, I thought this was about soft drinks!!! Check this useless info out: http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ChristiaanRule.shtml 'What does it mean, Number 6?' 'It means what it is' - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 09:58:56 -0700 From: "Andrew Hamlin" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Oh My God... >October 30 >V/A Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute To The Shaggs > >It's (almost) Halloween, Got it! Contributors include but are not limited to: Ida, Optiganally Yours, Danielson Famile, R. Stevie Moore ("My Companion," oddly enough, not "Philososphy Of The World"), and Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. I'm not sure what to make of the track listing (repetition of certain selections, plus more than I was expecting from the second album) and I'm missing Bruce Lash, who turned "Philosophy Of The World" into a delightful straight-ahead pop tune (look for that one on the Web)--but interesting on the whole. Just finished up: a band called Bauer turning "We Have A Savior" into the Free Design. Okay the harmonies aren't quite >that< good, Andy Alliance Gaming Hits The Jackpot With Ray Charles Alliance Gaming Corp. today announced that its Bally Gaming and Systems business unit has entered into a development agreement with Ray Charles for a series of interactive gaming devices featuring the likeness and music of the American entertainment legend. Under the direction of Mr. Charles, Bally Gaming is developing three game titles -- Ray Charles' America The Beautiful, What'd I Pay and Ray's Jukebox -- scheduled for release by the end of the calendar year on a daily fee or revenue-share basis. Featuring new performance video of Mr. Charles at the piano surrounded by the gorgeous ``Paylettes,'' the games will capitalize on the advanced audio and video features of Bally Gaming's new Evolution Series platform. Two of the games are scheduled to be released as video slots on the EVO platform, while the third will be presented on the unique new interactive EVO SLOT platform scheduled to be unveiled at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo and World Gaming Congress trade shows in October. The trade shows will also serve as the official introduction of Bally Gaming's extensive list of new game titles. In addition to having a hit on the Billboard charts in six separate decades, Mr. Charles is a 12-time Grammy Award winner and has been inducted into nine separate Halls of Fame. He is also the only artist to have a top 10 hit on the Billboard charts in five different musical categories. In 1979, the Georgia State Legislature changed the official state song to Mr. Charles' version of ``Georgia On My Mind'' and his version of ``America The Beautiful'' is used to sign off more television and radio stations than the national anthem. Under terms of the agreement with Mr. Charles, who has been blind since an early age, all of the games in the series will include the option of offering audio-assist features and a Braille button deck that will allow visually impaired players the opportunity to experience the games. ``This makes so much sense because you can do whatever you want by yourself,'' Mr. Charles said. ``Independence is a helluva thing, man. And we all appreciate it. I know I do. So here's a device where I can use it, I can go out and have as much fun as the next guy and I don't have to depend on anybody else to do it. I think that's great.'' ``It is an honor for Alliance Gaming to have such a close working relationship with a true American icon,'' said Robert Miodunski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Gaming. ``Our game development team is committed to creating a series of games that will serve as the definitive entertainment experience on the casino floor.'' ``This is the most interactive slot machine ever produced,'' said Mickey Roemer, Vice President of Game Development for Bally Gaming. ``Mr. Charles takes the player on a soulful musical journey intermixed with an exciting gambling experience.'' The audio assist feature and its related elements have been exclusively licensed to Bally Gaming by GameMakers & Consultants, Inc., which holds the patent rights to the method of slot machine play by visually impaired people. GameMakers is also the exclusive licensee for Mr. Charles regarding gaming device usage. ``Mr. Charles and I discussed contracting with several different manufacturers. It was Mr. Charles' decision to go with Alliance and Bally Gaming based on the fact that they have a history dating back to the 1930s and their management team clearly understood what he wanted this machine to accomplish,'' said Tony Gumina, President of GameMakers & Consultants. Alliance Gaming is a diversified gaming company with headquarters in Las Vegas. The company is engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution and operation of advanced gaming devices and systems worldwide, is the nation's largest gaming machine route operator, and operates two casinos. Additional information about the company can be found on the Alliance Gaming web site at http://www.ally.com/. This news release may contain ``forward-looking'' statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Future operating results may be adversely affected as a result of a number of risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. article # 15/576 [--from http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/articles/15/15-576.htm ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:20:18 -0400 From: "glenn mcdonald" Subject: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? OK, you know how sometimes random idiotic things like the "I kiss you" guy and "All your base are belong to us" mysteriously achieve cultural ubiquity? I would like the next one to be the below series of questions from the beginning of a recent spam I received. Please help me by committing them to memory and reciting them the next time you are at an event where cultural memes are being propagated. glenn - ---------------------------------------- Dear Friend, Would you like to see a beautiful painting of Paris, France? Do you have interest in watching a stunning blonde sky-dive from her own private jet? Perhaps a black and white picture of an alien civilization would raise your eyebrow? Maybe some dinosaurs captured on video in Burbank, California would interest you? Could an image of a giant bug surging plasma from it's behind peak your curiosity? Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? If you have answered "YES" to all of these questions, you are well on your way to creative success and personal freedom. - ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:25:39 -0600 From: Stewart Mason Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? At 01:20 PM 10/2/01 -0400, glenn mcdonald wrote: >Could an image of a giant bug surging plasma from it's behind peak your >curiosity? You know what *really* gets me hot? Proper use of apostrophes and writers who can correctly use the word "pique." S NP: SIMON SAYS--1910 Fruitgum Company ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:36:43 -0600 From: Roger Winston Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? "glenn mcdonald" on 2001/10/02 Tue PM 01:20:18 MDT said someone wrote him: > Do you have interest in watching a stunning blonde sky-dive from her own > private jet? Only if it's my mother-in-law and the parachute is faulty! Ha ha, I kid! My mother-in-law isn't actually stunning. Later. --Rog - -- When toads are not enough: http://www.reignoffrogs.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:41:55 -0400 From: "Chris Murtland" Subject: RE: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? Why don't I ever get cool spam? Rev. Murt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:41:23 -0400 From: "glenn mcdonald" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Possibly a portrait of evil-incarnate would excite you? > You know what *really* gets me hot? Proper use of apostrophes and writers > who can correctly use the word "pique." I agree that these errors are part of the charm of the question. Arguably, though, "peak your curiosity" is a logically valid, if idiomatically unlikely, alternative to "pique your curiosity" in this context. Well on my way to creative success and personal freedom, glenn ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 17:40:57 +0000 From: "robert toren" Subject: [loud-fans] Shameless promotion of SF band with tenous LoudFamily link - fri gig Testicle grabbing mama's boys save otherwise horrible evening (see below) Forward from long-time Scott fan and occasional Loud-lister Karen Eng: Lesterjett is making its San Francisco debut this Friday night at the Hotel Utah. They are headlining, which means they should take the stage at about 11 p.m. The Davies and Chatty Kathy will precede. Police/Beatles/Weezer-inspired power-pop in one of the Utah's last indie pop shows. (It will be under new management soon and will be booking "rootsier" gigs from then on.) "[Lesterjett is] like a lewd Simon and Garfunkel crossed with the Fall, meaning they have funny hair and can sing but they also play with distortion." -- The Fish Rap Live! READ the review!! Skanks, sluts and Lesterjett Testicle grabbing mama's boys save otherwise horrible evening http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/fishrap/story.cgi?id=141 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:22:27 EDT From: Vivebonpop@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] where have all the kinders gone? Has anyone noticed any new releases from Kindercore in the past few months, or seen any ads for the label anywhere? The website is up, but the label seems quiet. Too quiet. Mark np Belle and Sebastian "If You're Feeling Sinister" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:41:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Jer Fairall Subject: Re: [loud-fans] where have all the kinders gone? > Has anyone noticed any new releases from Kindercore > in the past few months? Not to answer a question with another question or anything but wasn't there supposed to be a new Dressy Bessy record either out or coming soon? Non-Kindercore related: There's a new Garbage album out today that I have not yet heard myself but wouldn't mind hearing opinions on if anyone else has. A lot of reviews are using terms like "R&B flavored" so I'm not sure what to expect. I really like the new Ben Folds, though. Jer ===== Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:49:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Jer Fairall Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Shameless promotion of SF band with tenous LoudFamily link - fri gig > Police/Beatles/Weezer-inspired power-pop Huh?! Weezer is already being considered classic and influential enough for things to be "Weezer-inspired?" I suddenly feel much older than I probably should. Looking forward to the Smashing Pumpkins GREATEST HITS CD due out this Christmas, Jer ===== Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:53:41 -0700 From: "Brandon J. Carder" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] has anyone? well, have they? Has anyone streamed Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot? Thoughts? I have to say it's the finest thing I've heard in some time. np: the hummingbirds -lovebuzz- - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jer Fairall > > Has anyone noticed any new releases from Kindercore > > in the past few months? > > Not to answer a question with another question or > anything but wasn't there supposed to be a new Dressy > Bessy record either out or coming soon? > > Non-Kindercore related: There's a new Garbage album > out today that I have not yet heard myself but > wouldn't mind hearing opinions on if anyone else has. > A lot of reviews are using terms like "R&B flavored" > so I'm not sure what to expect. > > I really like the new Ben Folds, though. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:47:42 -0400 From: Dana L Paoli Subject: [loud-fans] psychotic monkeys (ns) Anyone interested in a nice sampling from the new Gorky's Zygotic Mynci album can go to: http://www.nme.com/NME/External/Features/Features_Interview/0,1420,44066, 00.html where there are two live mp3s (w/the band's blessing) which also happen to be two of the best songs from the new album, *and* the live versions are very close to the album versions. Actually the album versions are slightly better, I think, but there's not a huge difference. - --dana np: Stereolab/"Sound Dust" ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 16:18:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Michael Mitton Subject: Re: [loud-fans] where have all the kinders gone? On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Jer Fairall wrote: > Not to answer a question with another question or > anything but wasn't there supposed to be a new Dressy > Bessy record either out or coming soon? I think it's slated for January. And just in case Roger's interested: Dressy Bessy will be playing with The Apples in Stereo on October 15 in Boulder, CO. Planning on seeing The Apples here in Portland, Michael np Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 18:11:08 -0400 From: Dana L Paoli Subject: [loud-fans] real or scam? (ns) Of course, I'm more interested in getting my collection of fans and my air conditioner to play the Beatles, but in the meantime this would be kind of neat: FRANCISCO LOPEZ/ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI - Whint (.Absolute.) Lopez is the sick puppy who lasy year came up with the CD of an hour of a piledriving blackmetal loop that punched you in the face, and now he and fellow sound constructor Zbigniew Karkowski come up with new material that blows. Literally. THIS CD BLOWS AIR ON YOU. SERIOUSLY, A CONSTANT STREAM OF AIR, AS IF YOU WERE SITTING IN FRONT OF A FAN. How this is done is as mysterious yet quite explainable: you know how certain low-end bass frequencies can pummel you from speakers with their beats, well, here is a case of a continual rush of compounded, low end frequencies (that WHOOSH, not rumble) and the result is a slow hour-build of subsonic tones to a full on, hair-blowing maelstrom of sound. I called up whoever was in the building, and sure enough, Volunteer Director Scott, and two guys from a live band Diane was taping sat between the speakers and had a nice breeze for a while. As of now, I do not have the report on whether this works over the radio, or whether all the various broadcast limiters and such will eradicate the tones. Would be great if it worked over the internet stream, eh? [from WFMU] - --dana ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:50:00 -0500 From: triggercut Subject: Re: [loud-fans] has anyone? well, have they? I couldn't agree more. I have my own, uh, "portable" copy and have been listening nonstop for two weeks. As incredible as the whole effort is (and it's a stunner, he said, using the apostrophe correctly) the final two songs "Poor Places" and "Reservations" are the finest closing songs to a record that I've heard since Gorky's Zygotic's "Humming Song" and the last two tracks on the new Shins disc. YHF is my record of the year so far. (As a final parenthetical aside, I have no qualms about having burnt a copy of YHF for myself; I will happily plunk down my filthy lucre on the day of its release--again with the proper *lack* of apostrophe--and I spent enough Saturday afternoons harried by customers at a record store whilst certain Wilco principals slept off hangovers on a downstairs couch to feel a bit entitled...) "Brandon J. Carder" wrote: > > Has anyone streamed Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot? Thoughts? > I have to say it's the finest thing I've heard in some time. > > np: the hummingbirds -lovebuzz- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jer Fairall > > > > Has anyone noticed any new releases from Kindercore > > > in the past few months? > > > > Not to answer a question with another question or > > anything but wasn't there supposed to be a new Dressy > > Bessy record either out or coming soon? > > > > Non-Kindercore related: There's a new Garbage album > > out today that I have not yet heard myself but > > wouldn't mind hearing opinions on if anyone else has. > > A lot of reviews are using terms like "R&B flavored" > > so I'm not sure what to expect. > > > > I really like the new Ben Folds, though. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:44:17 EDT From: Vivebonpop@aol.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] has anyone? well, have they? In a message dated 10/2/01 2:53:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, brandon@cypresshouse.com writes: > np: the hummingbirds -lovebuzz- > Man oh man. I haven't listened to that record in a decade. I can't hear it in my head, but don't they sound similar to the Primitives? I remember the artwork reminded me of the Primitive's "Lovely" lp. Australian, right? Don't slow down, you're gonna crash... Mark (as for the parenthetical aside in the address, didn't you all know that Scott wrote that lyric for Prince? :O) It's that lost "Paisley Park" period Scott doesn't like talking about...) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:23:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: [loud-fans] Wind-Farming Deadhead in Ice-Planting Debacle Questions Gospel According to Jerry On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 Vivebonpop@aol.com wrote: > Scott wrote that lyric for Prince? :O) It's that lost "Paisley Park" period > Scott doesn't like talking about...) You do know, of course, that Scott's buddy Michael Quercio *did* work with Prince? two degrees of separation from the middle ages, - --Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html ::the sea is the night asleep in the daytime:: __Robert Desnos__ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:07:54 EDT From: Vivebonpop@aol.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Wind-Farming Deadhead in Ice-Planting Debacle Questions Gospe... In a message dated 10/2/01 11:23:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jenor@csd.uwm.edu writes: > You do know, of course, that Scott's buddy Michael Quercio *did* work with > Prince? > > Of course I knew that. I bought the Three O'Clock release on Paisley Park the day it came out...on CD...so there! Ringing your neon telephone Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:56:32 EDT From: Vivebonpop@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] I loves me some 125 records/Freedy J and a latte Never mind the bollocks, here's Belle Da Gama. I wish I'd bought your releases sooner, Joe. Good stuff indeed. I'm looking forward to more of them. All Loudfans need "Garden Abstract," but I'm probably the last to get it at this point, so I'm preaching to the choir. Mark, who heard the new Freedy Johnston album playing in the Barnes and Noble coffee shop at an earsplitting level the other day. Opinions? It was so loud, I couldn't see how anyone could ignore it, yet people were slurping away their beverages and chating away unphased. It sounded good to me. No big earth shaking change in style, but so what? ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V1 #253 *******************************