From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V3 #104 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 Thursday, April 10 2003 Volume 03 : Number 104 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] how many of us have them [Miles Goosens Subject: [loud-fans] how many of us have them At 10:44 PM 4/8/2003 -0700, Phil Fleming wrote: >Wow... I now remember all those comparisons back in >the day, and then I watched the show. >I always thought of FRIENDS as "not at all like >SEINFELD.. it's actually funny!" Hm. While I think SEINFELD was often uneven, and clearly not suited for people who dislike misanthropic comedy, to me its highs were very high, and it was head and shoulders above the glossy, often vapid FRIENDS. That being said, FRIENDS is usually OK (at least compared to the truly awful sitcom norm), all six principals are very good at their jobs, and several seasons (especially the two where Monica and Chandler were dating) have been very entertaining. But IMO it's not even as good as WINGS. :-) >I'm just one of those who never understood how >SEINFELD was funny at all. And the actual clones of >that show ("it's like, you know" and "Zoe, Duncan..") >were even worse! Strangely, critics salivated over IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, which I gave extended trials because two of the main characters were played by A.J. Langer and Whit Stillman Repertory Company charter member Chris Eigmann. I don't think I laughed at it once. But I don't even remember ZOE, DUNCAN... later, Miles ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:24:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Toren Subject: [loud-fans] Big Shot side 2 - Tommy James & The Shondells vs. The Only Lesson Learned Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:24:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Gil Ray wrote: > Book Of Millionaires - > The keyboard break is Scott and Mitch > playing at the same time, but not hearing what each > other is doing. i thik they had worked out some basic melodic direction/ideas before recording without hearing each other... Gil? a couple of pictures from that day on the gametheoryphotos group under Files > Central Game Theory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gametheoryphotos/files/2.%29%20Central%20Game%20Theory/bsc%20scott%20mitch.jpg > The Only Lesson Learned - Another straight ahead > rhythm going on here. loved how GT rocked this song live! I remember the first times hearing this at rehearsals and thinking the collapsing break - DUH-Duh-duh duh-nahhhhhh... was one of the coolest things i'd ever heard in a GT song_ probably cause it was simple enough for me to comprehend_ whenever I hear the main keyboard riff, I hear part of 'I Think We're Alone Now' by Tommy James & The Shondells you know Naaaaa Na Na Na Naaaa Na Na Na Naaaa That's what they say when we're together.... > Too Closely - I must admit I'm not a big fan of this one. the echo-y keyboard, tempo and lilting vocals do it for me every time_ more than any other song on this record, this one drags me into memories of broken teenage hearts > Never Mind - Crunchy rocker that actually shuffles! this is the GT/LF song that most makes me dance around the room_ > Like A Girl Jesus - Great closer. Full of drumming bombast. probably the first song that made me strongly suspect that scott was a genius or something_ though Metal and Glass sure got my attention_ > Peace. I mean it. commie RT ===== "Monotheistic religion has always brought out the best in us humans; thank you so much for the idea of a vengeful supernatural entity who rewards people in the afterlife! That shit makes a lot of sense!" http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war17.html http://www.angrylambie.com Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 20:37:16 -0700 (PDT) From: michael@zwirn.com Subject: [loud-fans] greetings from Valdez, AK On a tour of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and wanted to say hi. Spent the day driving from Anchorage - beautiful weather, lots of clear skies and snow covered mountains - listening to Jobim and Erasure (successful) and Del Amitri and Talking Heads (less so) with a couple of Russian environmentalists. Thank goodness even the cheap rental cars all have CD players now. Michael now listening to: lecture on pipeline restoration, at Prince William Sound Community College. Michael J. Zwirn http://www.zwirn.com Home: 503/232-8919 Cell: 503/887-9800 ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V3 #104 *******************************