From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V2 #172 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 Monday, May 13 2002 Volume 02 : Number 172 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] aimee mann [me@justanotherfuckin.com] [loud-fans] Orgone Box update ["Ian Runeckles & Angela Bennett" ] [loud-fans] Welcome Home ["jer fairall" ] [loud-fans] late chat ["jer fairall" ] [loud-fans] The Junior Miss Pageant [Michael Mitton Subject: [loud-fans] Orgone Box update I wrote: >Bill Forsyth at MZ's been threatening to release some more Orgone Box should this CD prove successful. I'll hopefully be popping over there at the weekend so I'll find out how it's doing. Saw Bill yesterday - The Orgone Box is still selling well and they are planning to issue a CD in July/August of earlier material, demos etc currently entitled THINGS THAT HAPPENED THEN - and it sounds terrific! Ian ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 15:48:16 -0700 From: Michael Zwirn Subject: [loud-fans] chat? irc.eskimo.com #loudfans even if the weather is as good where you are, as it is here... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 20:09:04 -0300 From: "jer fairall" Subject: [loud-fans] Welcome Home Great to see some people here sticking up for this album as it not only contains my single favorite song of all time ("Coming Up Close") but is probably my favorite Aimee album overall, keeping in mind that I consider EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW, WHATEVER, I'M WITH STUPID and BACHELOR NO. 2 all to be nearly flawless. I've never managed to warm to VOICES CARRY as a whole, athough I do quite like "Maybe Monday" and "Looking Over My Shoulder," even though I think that the between album single "Just Like Me" (never released on CD anywhere, as far as I know) is far better than anything on it, the title track aside. Jer np: Tullycraft, BEAT SURF FUN Care2 make the world greener! http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 22:51:34 -0300 From: "jer fairall" Subject: [loud-fans] late chat doug, amy and I are hanging still hanging out at irc.eskimo.com (#loudfans) in case anyone wants to drop by. Jer Care2 make the world greener! http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 01:04:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Michael Mitton Subject: [loud-fans] The Junior Miss Pageant I was unfortunate enough to be good friends with a woman who runs a Junior Miss Pageant here in Portland, and she coerced me into being one of her judges for the event. So yesterday, I spent a couple hours interviewing the candidates and then went to the evening performance where they (juniors in high school) demonstrated their skill in fitness, poise, and performing talents. Let's just say it was a long day. But there were a couple of interesting things. In the bios they write about themselves, the girls had to list the historical person they admired most and all 11 girls listed Jesus. I keep hearing that religion has become much more popular among high school kids, but I never really believed it. Junior Miss contestants aren't the best random sample, but I still thought it interesting. Also, about half the contestants had no musical talent at all (so we got a demonstration of poi balls, a reading from Psalms, and a poem about her Chevy she's fixing) but everyone of the contestants who did a musical talent all said their favorite music was classical jazz (Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, etc.) This also surprised me because when I was in high school (ten years ago) nobody was listening to classical jazz. They still listed current music, of course, but I thought it was interesting that they actualy knew something about jazz. Anyway, if you're like me, you have an instant dislike for anythign resembling a beauty program, but in the end, I decided it was a great program for them. As my friend said, referring to a contestant, "When she started, she could barely stand in front of the ten other girls and talk about herself, and she just sang the National Anthem in front of 500 people." And overall, I was actually impressed with their ability to speak and perform. - --Michael, who will not appreciate any Humbert-Lolita jokes which inevitably follow from him stating he was a judge in a junior miss pageant. http://www.filmatters.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 01:25:35 -0400 From: "John Sharples" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] The Junior Miss Pageant In the bios they write >about themselves, the girls had to list the historical person they admired >most and all 11 girls listed Jesus. I keep hearing that religion has >become much more popular among high school kids, but I never really >believed it. Jesus is bigger than the Beatles right now! >Also, about half the contestants had no musical talent at all (so we got a >demonstration of poi balls, a reading from Psalms, and a poem about her >Chevy she's fixing) That's the one I want to meet! but everyone of the contestants who did a musical >talent all said their favorite music was classical jazz (Billie Holiday, >Miles Davis Good role models. Glad the Jesus thing gets balanced out. ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V2 #172 *******************************