From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V4 #6 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 Friday, January 9 2004 Volume 04 : Number 006 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? [dmw ] [loud-fans] missing source... [dmw ] Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music ["me" ] Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music [Jenny Grover ] Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? [zoom@muppetlabs.com] Re: [loud-fans] When Guitarists Attack, Part II (Of Fear) ["me" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? i use iTunes to listen to wmbr's feed. but: On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Fortissimo wrote: > that database thingy from collectorz.com that Miles recommended, I > downloaded, and for telling me about which Miles earns my undying > simultaneous gratitude and enmity...and all *that* does is read the i would like to publicly thank both Stewart and Miles, who in near-simultaneous offlist e-mails recommended the SAME peice of software. i demoed cdtraxx or some such about two years ago, and was very unimpressed. i was very IMpressed with the collectorz.com suite, and have now purchased their film and book cataloging software as well, and i'm on the point of buying their mp3 cataloger too. if anyone is interested: i listen mostly to physical media still, but do sometimes use winamp to make playlists. i preview mix cds with it, and listen to emusic downloads and the handful of things i download from other sources. i often randomize 5-10 albums i don't know very well, because noting what songs really stand out and draw my attention is a quick way for me to determine which downloads i should keep, and it's less taxing than listening stragith through to a whole record to learn that i don't like it at all. > I don't know...music has become so easy to acquire in such quantities > that for me it's in danger of losing a certain specialness. I sometimes > feel as if my goal is, apparently, to listen to every song once and once > only, as if I'm a maniacal and wealthy fashionista who must never be seen > wearing the same outfit twice. i worry about this sometimes too. because of my financial situation i bought far fewer records this year than in any recent year, but at the end of the year, again, there's still a ton (much of it thanks to emusic) of stuff i feel i need to listen to carefully to figure out if it's a candidate for "year's best" status. > on *all* the time. Weirdly, the older I get, the more I value silence, > too. oh, yeah. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:16:43 -0500 (EST) From: dmw Subject: [loud-fans] missing source... seems to me there was a cheap used cd source bruited about here that was neither secondspin nor half.com, which i can't recall (but that was more like secondspin). i know about gemm, but i'm getting no hits there. anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:10:46 -0800 From: "me" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music d'oh. the first section of that e-mail was missing. i must have pasted over it. here was the beginning: having just made a rather trying 3 day drive from the bay area to the seattle area with a trailer in tow and 4 non-human animals in the car (which kinda preempts the use of the stereo), and no heat for the final day of the drive, i found out just how easy it is to 'weird al' christmas carols. maybe it's because they are so completely drilled into our highly commercialized western brains, or because most of us can dig up some deeply rooted desire to mangle them. regardless, it's amazing how creative one can become when running on little sleep and lots of stress. now, of course, our versions were not as smooth or as funny as weird al's (or dave ross') rewrites, but they were passable. sirens ring, are ya listenin'? in the cage, cats are hissin' we're movin' a zoo: a bird, a dog, and cats, too rollin' through a winter wonderland. - in the back seat you can find a hair ball - soft and furry, squishy, fat, and round - just to tease us, connor does a cat call - if this continues, we're asylum-bound the dog has gas, it's a doozy through the pass, we get woozy we're movin' a zoo: a bird, a dog, and cats, too rollin' through a winter wonderland. so, at any rate, we're here in Everett, WA, which has apparently declared itself "An All-American City", as indicated by the gaudy banners hanging downtown. yay for them. hopefully this time, i'll be here long enough (and be making some money so i can leave the house) to meet some of the Seattle area Loud Fans. and if any of you are up this way, we've got tons of guest space, assuming it's not being renovated, so feel free to come visit! - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: [loud-fans] goofy driving music > Ah, ah, > We've come to the land of the ice and snow, > from the missing sun where the ice sheets blow. > The trailer of the U-haul > Will drive our stuff to new lands, > To fight I-5, singing and crying: > Seattle, I am coming! > On we ride with driven wheels of four, > Our biggest fear the leaking heater core. > Ah, ah, > We've come to the land of the ice and snow, > from the missing sun where the ice sheets blow. > With a bird of green, > Two cats, a dog and more, > Oh how we calmed the tides of war. > We are your overlords. > On we ride with driven wheels of four, > Our biggest fear the leaking heater core. > So now wed better stop and dump the leaking fluid, > For four-wheel drive can win the day > If we just keep on cruising. > > - brianna > > -- > What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship > underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? - Calvin > -- > recent adventures in tech support at > http://www.pirate.org/people/hello/cat_techterror.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 16:08:54 -0500 From: Jenny Grover Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music me wrote: >having just made a rather trying 3 day drive from the bay area to the >seattle area with a trailer in tow and 4 non-human animals in the car (which >kinda preempts the use of the stereo), > Your non-human animals object to the car stereo? Mine are stuck with it, like it or not. I just keep the volume lower so as not to blast their furry little ears. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:20:14 -0800 From: "me" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music oh, no. they don't object to it. they just like to sing along with it. one whining dog, two screaming cats, and a whistling bird for 850 miles will put you in a straight jacket in a hurry. brianna - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Grover" Cc: Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music > me wrote: > > >having just made a rather trying 3 day drive from the bay area to the > >seattle area with a trailer in tow and 4 non-human animals in the car (which > >kinda preempts the use of the stereo), > > > > Your non-human animals object to the car stereo? Mine are stuck with > it, like it or not. I just keep the volume lower so as not to blast > their furry little ears. > > Jen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:24:05 -0800 (PST) From: zoom@muppetlabs.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? > (Oh great - my congestion has progressed to insomnia, so even though I'm > on vacation and everyone else is sleepybye, I'm awake typing in the > guestroom... However, having just sat through our annual tradition of Bad > Sci-Fi Movie - in this case, a mid-seventies Shatner vehicle called > _Kingdom of the Spiders_ - that's probably better, to prevent me from > having nightmares involving Shatner grabbing a four-year-old girl's > butt.) I can make you a tape of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE (no robots) if you'd like. Lots of people give insomnia no chance against that. TARANTULA still the one to beat, Andy "I am fascinated by the buttocks, period. I find the buttocks, very, *very* interesting." - --Dr. George Lefovits, http://salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/01/08/lefkovits/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:27:19 -0800 From: "me" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] When Guitarists Attack, Part II (Of Fear) i love that there is the obligatory Rush fan in the background of the bloody-shirt-picture. FREE ALEX, huh? funny. so simply stated. shouldn't the sign say something much more wordy and ethereal? he must not be that big of a fan. there are any number of Rush songs that offer quotes for a situation like that... brianna - ----- Original Message ----- From: "West Moran" To: "loud-fans" Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:40 AM Subject: [loud-fans] When Guitarists Attack, Part II (Of Fear) > Peter Buck's British Airways fracas sounds like a picnic compared to this -- > it's Alex Lifeson of Rush, arrested in Florida for being naughty: > > http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/news/article/0,2071,NPDN_14940_2547066,00.html > > And here's a follow-up detailing his release, for those who want to see Alex > in a blood-soaked shirt: > > http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/news/article/0,2071,NPDN_14940_2549000,00.html > > After Peter Buck and now Alex Lifeson, I'm officially going on record to say > that Tom Verlaine is the absolute last guy in the world I would expect to see > involved in a thing like this. No, wait -- Adrian Belew! Er -- Bill > Frisell!! Oh, bother... > > > > > ...John Flansburgh? > > West ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:30:33 -0800 (PST) From: zoom@muppetlabs.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music > oh, no. they don't object to it. they just like to sing along with it. > one whining dog, two screaming cats, and a whistling bird for 850 miles > will > put you in a straight jacket in a hurry. Is a straightjacket easier to drive in than a corset? Glad you have you back in our neck of the woods, hope you'll stay! I can introduce you to the singing dog who wears a dress. Sorry...that was actually Dr. George *Lefkovits*, Andy Man's apartment encased in aluminum foil Jan. 8, 2004 | OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- What kind of friends coat your apartment -- and nearly everything in it -- with tinfoil while you're away? Here's a hint: One of the only objects that escaped the shiny treatment was a book titled "Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends." Chris Kirk found his downtown Olympia apartment encased in aluminum foil when he returned home Monday night from a trip to Los Angeles. The walls, ceiling, cabinets and everything in between shimmered, after the prank orchestrated by Kirk's longtime friend, Luke Trerice, 26, who was staying in the apartment while Kirk was away. "He's known for large-scale strangeness," Kirk, 33, told The Olympian. "He warned me that he would be able to touch my stuff, but it didn't sound so bad." Trerice, who lives in Las Vegas, and a small group of friends draped the apartment with about 4,000 square feet of aluminum foil, which cost about $100. Not surprisingly, the idea was hatched on New Year's Eve. "It was just a spur of the moment thing," Trerice said. "I really don't even consider it art. I consider it a psychology project. ... He seems to be upbeat, so I consider this a success." No detail was too small or too time-consuming. The toilet paper was unrolled, wrapped in foil, then rolled back up again. The friends covered Kirk's book and compact disc collections but made sure each CD case could open and shut normally. They even used foil on each coin in Kirk's spare change. And to sweeten the theme, they left silver Hershey's kisses sprinkled throughout the apartment. "The toilet was hard. The molding around the doorways took a very long time," Trerice said. Aside from "Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends," which doesn't include this particular trick, only a portrait of his girlfriend, the bed and a bath mat were left unfoiled. "He took special pains not to move anything," Kirk said. A foil-encased picture hanging outside his apartment was Kirk's first clue that something inside was amiss. "I heard him open the door and gasp and start laughing," said Beth Kelly, who lives in an apartment down the hall. "I love the quarters. It's almost more funny realizing the things that were left unwrapped." Andras Jones, who lives on the same floor, became curious about what was transpiring in Kirk's apartment as he noticed "a parade of strange characters" going in and out. Since Kirk's return the entire building has been buzzing about the transformation, Jones said. "There's a party atmosphere down by the room," Jones said. "Of course, everyone has their favorite part. I think the kitchen is just amazing." Kirk's awestruck neighbors and friends kept him up until late Monday night. He hasn't started unpacking his belongings and isn't sure when he will. "As I was trying to sleep last night, I realized that, actually, it's creepy," Kirk said. And as for whether Trerice will ever be allowed to stay again at the apartment unsupervised, Kirk said: "I don't know. We'll see." But Trerice hopes Kirk will find a way to get him back. "I'm going to be insulted if he doesn't try," Trerice said. "It's kind of a challenge." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 16:39:49 -0500 From: Jenny Grover Subject: Re: [loud-fans] goofy driving music me wrote: >oh, no. they don't object to it. they just like to sing along with it. >one whining dog, two screaming cats, and a whistling bird for 850 miles will >put you in a straight jacket in a hurry. > >brianna > > > Aha! Yes! I used to have a cat who sang along with Soundgarden. He even had favorite songs to sing along with (Rusty Cage and Jesus Christ Pose). I first thought he was objecting, but discovered he had an acoustically favorite place in the hall that he would sit in to sing, and that he seemed to be having a great time of it. It wasn't at all a "Mom! Turn that down!" reaction. It was, however, rather obnoxious. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:56:37 -0800 From: Elizabeth Brion Subject: Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? Well, didn't I speak too soon? I came home today to a Mysterious Package; my father-in-law bought me a 20gb iPod. (I had a recent personal crisis and people seem to be responding to it by buying me audio equipment.) Which is neither the 40 nor the cute little pink one, but I am seriously not complaining. I'm glad I was paying attention to this thread despite its not exactly applying to my life yet! E ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:22:57 -0600 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] When Guitarists Attack, Part II (Of Fear) brianna writes: > i love that there is the obligatory Rush fan in the background of the > bloody-shirt-picture. FREE ALEX, huh? funny. so simply stated. I know. I'm getting a FREE ALEX t-shirt made up tomorrow. > shouldn't the sign say something much more wordy and ethereal? he must not be that big of a fan. there are any number of Rush songs that offer quotes for a situation like that... Totally. I'd also like to see this re-enacted on their tour this year...as Alex steps up to the mic to do his nightly improvised rant during "La Villa Strangiato," five leggy models in skimpy cop outfits suddenly leap from behind Neil's drum kit and start clubbing to the floor. A dozen security guards borrowed from 'Jerry Springer' storm the stage and the house lights go down on the chaos...long enough for Alex to reappear in a bloodstained shirt, standing on his amplifiers in a solo spotlight and launching into 'I Think I'm Going Bald' as "FREE ALEX" flashes on the video screen. Then my head explodes. "I looked in the mirror today My eyes just didn't seem so bright I've lost a few more hairs I think I'm going bald" Michael "that's what I'd do, but they haven't asked me yet" Wells whose saw the 10th, 20th and now 30th anniversary tours ;) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 22:44:22 -0500 From: Jenny Grover Subject: Re: [loud-fans] how do you use iTunes? Elizabeth Brion wrote: > Well, didn't I speak too soon? I came home today to a Mysterious > Package; my father-in-law bought me a 20gb iPod. (I had a recent > personal crisis and people seem to be responding to it by buying me > audio equipment.) Wow. How cool is that! Next time I have a personal crisis, I want to have it around these people. Jen ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V4 #6 *****************************