From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V8 #198 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, October 16 2009 Volume 08 : Number 198 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] so, uh... [Dave Walker ] [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity [Markwstaples@aol.com] Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity [Andrew Hamlin ] Re: [loud-fans] so, uh... [Tom Marcinko ] Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity [Roger Winston ] Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity [Markwstaples@aol.com] [loud-fans] Big Sylvie is watching.... [Markwstaples@aol.com] [loud-fans] Re: Not private in Idaho [Markwstaples@aol.com] Re: [loud-fans] Big Sylvie is watching.... [Roger Winston Subject: Re: [loud-fans] so, uh... Not exactly (at all) the sort of music that we usually talk about here, but one of my favorite labels of the last few years, Hyperdub, has released a 5 year anniversary compilation, titled, appropriately enough, "5: Five Years of Hyperdub" It's on eMusic, but it's actually cheaper, if you do the math, at iTunes(!) If you're new to the label, you might actually do well to listen to "disc" 2 first, since it has what would be called the greatest hits if there had been actual hits. (e.g. Burial, Kode9, etc.) -d.w. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:48 PM, wrote: > Any reaction to the new Hope S. and The Warm Inventions? How 'bout the > new e.p. by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart? The new Headlights? The new > Hidden Cameras? It's quieter than mutes on Robitussin around here. > > --Mark, moving to Moorpark, CA! Yay! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:54 EDT From: Markwstaples@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity So is this scarier than ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN? Andy, thoughts? I'm not a scary flick fan, but, this one appeals to me. I don't think it's here (yet). Ike Eisenmann was perfect in that role--he looked like a little alien boy with a sinister undercurrent, - --Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:05:09 -0700 From: Andrew Hamlin Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity Haven't seen it yet, though I'd like to. Caught INGLORIOUS BASTERDS last Sunday with a friend--I was trying to get him to go see WHIP IT, but he won out. I still would rather have seen WHIP IT, but my friend is Jewish and was, as of Sunday, really pissed off. Nazi barbecue hit the old spot. Caught WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE on Monday night and recommend that one heartily, Andy 6-year-old boy floats away in balloon Associated Press Writer P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Writer  10 mins ago FORT COLLINS, Colo.  A 6-year-old boy climbed into a homemade balloon aircraft and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy as he hurled through the air. The bizarre scene played out live on television and prompted fears that the flying saucer-shaped balloon would crash with the young child inside. FAA spokesman Mike Fergus says the agency has been notified and it was unclear whether traffic controllers had picked it up on radar. Larimer County sheriff's spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says the device has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff's officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver. "We were sitting eating, out looking where they normally shoot off hot air balloons. My husband said he saw something. It went over our rooftop. Then we saw the big round balloonish thing, it was spinning," said neighbor Lisa Eklund. Additional details about the child and the balloon were not immediately available. [--from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_boy_in_balloon ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:43:52 -0700 From: "Joseph M. Mallon" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity WHIP IT is very fun - a little long, but worth it, w/ lots of great music. Bonus points: With her glasses on, Ellen Page looks a lot like Mrs. Gil Ray. FWIW, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS is also too long but good, esp. Christoph Waltz. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Andrew Hamlin wrote: > Haven't seen it yet, though I'd like to. Caught INGLORIOUS BASTERDS > last Sunday with a friend--I was trying to get him to go see WHIP IT, > but he won out. I still would rather have seen WHIP IT, but my friend > is Jewish and was, as of Sunday, really pissed off. Nazi barbecue hit > the old spot. - -- Joe Mallon jmmallon@joescafe.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:17 -0700 From: "Joseph M. Mallon" Subject: [loud-fans] Paula Carino's new CD Paula Carino & AQUACADE fans: Paula's planning a new CD: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/521337438/open-on-sunday-by-paula-carino The sample songs sound great! Get in on it! - -- Joe Mallon jmmallon@joescafe.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:18:06 -0500 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Andrew Hamlin wrote: > Haven't seen it yet, though I'd like to. Caught INGLORIOUS BASTERDS > last Sunday with a friend--I was trying to get him to go see WHIP IT, > but he won out. I still would rather have seen WHIP IT, but my friend > is Jewish and was, as of Sunday, really pissed off. Nazi barbecue hit > the old spot. One does not have to be Jewish to be offended by Quentin Tarantino and his films. > FORT COLLINS, Colo. A 6-year-old boy climbed into a homemade balloon > aircraft and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to > figure out how to rescue the boy as he hurled through the air. This family has been on two episodes of Wife Swap - a "regular" one and a special one this past season where the viewers picked two families that had previously appeared on the show. They are crazy enough that this could be anything from the kid truly meeting an Icarus-like end stemming from his dad's mania, to the kid losing the balloon and skeedaddling into hiding to avoid his parents' wrath, to a straight-up PR stunt. These folks would do anything. I do hope the kid's ok, though. later, Miles - -- now with blogspot retsin! http://readingpronunciation.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:50:11 -0700 From: Andrew Hamlin Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity > One does not have to be Jewish to be offended by Quentin Tarantino and > his films. Not as offended as Miles seems--and granted, after two extra-large sodas I took a few bathroom breaks--but I found BASTERDS a film without a center, and Tarantino more obsessed than ever with his squirm factor. Another friend of mine refused to see the film, condemning the idea of rewriting World War II as offensive to those who'd actually lived through/fought in it. I see his point, but what of those films etc. where Hitler lives? (Or at least his brain...) > This family has been on two episodes of Wife Swap - a "regular" one > and a special one this past season where the viewers picked two > families that had previously appeared on the show. They are crazy > enough that this could be anything from the kid truly meeting an > Icarus-like end stemming from his dad's mania, to the kid losing the > balloon and skeedaddling into hiding to avoid his parents' wrath, to a > straight-up PR stunt. These folks would do anything. I do hope the > kid's ok, though. Wonder what Miles is doing watching "Wife Swap," but will take his word for it. By the way Joe, your thoughts on Tony Banks' A CURIOUS FEELING, now coming back into print? Andy "It looked like an alien space ship you see in those old, old movies. You know, those black and white ones. I came down softly. I asked a police officer if the boy was OK and he said there was no one in it." - --Jason Humbert (who may or may not be a dull metal), witness to the balloon's landing, from ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:56:02 -0700 From: Matthew Weber Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Andrew Hamlin wrote: > > > By the way Joe, your thoughts on Tony Banks' A CURIOUS FEELING, now > coming back into print? > > I'm not Joe, so take my response for what it's worth; but I always found that era of Genesis solo albums to be rather dull and colorless (excepting Peter Gabriel's post-split records). I mean, really--*Smallcreep's Day*? That first Banks solo record is better than the rest, but that's not saying much. The first two Steve Hackett solo albums are listenable, but still not very exciting for my money. - -- Matt + According as the man is, so must you humor him. Terence [Publius Terentius Afer], (c. 190-c. 159 B.C.), Adelphoe (The Brothers), l. 431 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:27:54 -0700 From: "Joseph M. Mallon" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Matthew Weber wrote: >> By the way Joe, your thoughts on Tony Banks' A CURIOUS FEELING, now >> coming back into print? > I'm not Joe, so take my response for what it's worth; but I always found > that era of Genesis solo albums to be rather dull and colorless (excepting > Peter Gabriel's post-split records). I mean, really--*Smallcreep's Day*? > That first Banks solo record is better than the rest, but that's not saying > much. Agreed - ACF sounds like AND THEN THERE WERE 3 outtakes, and that's my least favorite pre-WE CAN'T DANCE Genesis album. DUKE is a real surprise after ACF. > The first two Steve Hackett solo albums are listenable, but still not very > exciting for my money. Not counting VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE, I'm guessing. That's a great full-on prog album. - -- Joe Mallon jmmallon@joescafe.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:59:09 -0700 From: Tom Marcinko Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paula Carino's new CD Thanks. She is great. Can't recommend AQUACADE highly enough, especially to people on this list. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Joseph M. Mallon wrote: > Paula Carino & AQUACADE fans: > > Paula's planning a new CD: > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/521337438/open-on-sunday-by-paula-carino > > The sample songs sound great! Get in on it! > > -- > Joe Mallon > jmmallon@joescafe.com > - -- http://tomaq.livejournal.com/ http://www.facebook.com/tom.marcinko http://twitter.com/TomMarcinko http://blip.fm/the_night_manager http://www.last.fm/user/OurGame ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:01:13 -0700 From: Tom Marcinko Subject: Re: [loud-fans] so, uh... I was thinking of the cough syrup, but the rest is OK, too.:) On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Andrew Hamlin wrote: > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Tom Marcinko wrote: > > We're all pretending we're Lester Bangs? > > Certainement pas, mon ventilateur fort semblable! Lester never quit > talking, or writing, except maybe when asleep. And the "Deaf Mute In > A Telephone Booth" was Lou Reed (who spent a few years talking in > monosyllables, at least). > > For the TMBGers who haven't seen it: > > > http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/30408389/they_might_be_giants_flood_track_by_track_guide_to_the_geekchic_breakthrough > > And it's the same guy who wrote a book on Slayer? > > Andy > > > "Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is > fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it > to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us." > > --Emil Cioran > - -- http://tomaq.livejournal.com/ http://www.facebook.com/tom.marcinko http://twitter.com/TomMarcinko http://blip.fm/the_night_manager http://www.last.fm/user/OurGame ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:28:44 -0600 From: Roger Winston Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Andrew Hamlin wrote: Not as offended as Miles seems--and granted, after two extra-large > sodas I took a few bathroom breaks--but I found BASTERDS a film > without a center, and Tarantino more obsessed than ever with his > squirm factor. > I liked IB, but it struck me as a film that took like years to write and two days to film (aside from the finale). It was like watching a series of short stage plays followed by explosions. Yeah, Tarantino has always sort of been like that, but it seemed even more excessive this time. > Wonder what Miles is doing watching "Wife Swap," I can't wait until you get married, Andy... Latre. --Rog ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:20 EDT From: Markwstaples@aol.com Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Paranormal Activity Amen to that! I cannot sit through any of his films. I remember a friend of mine watching Pulp Fiction and I told him sorry man, I can't hang out if you're gonna watch that. He wanted to watch it, so I had to leave. - --Mark In a message dated 10/15/2009 7:24:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, outdoorminer@gmail.com writes: One does not have to be Jewish to be offended by Quentin Tarantino and his films ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:17:17 EDT From: Markwstaples@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] Big Sylvie is watching.... I mentioned Sylvan on the list last week, and I had to share about this bizarre twist to my experiences there. Well, I decided it wasn't worth driving 60 miles a day to work three hours a day, sometimes 4, at $10 an hour, after working there three days. But, I had mentioned to my WNCW friend Joe Kendrick on Twitter that I "got hired at Sylvan Learning Center, ten bucks an hour and no benefits." I forgot that my settings were not on private, and some Sylvan exec in Idaho (seriously, Idaho--somehow I have to make a joke referencing The B-52's "Private Idaho" to this story) saw my tweet in the public forum! I was actually taken into the center's manager's office and talked to about this, as corporate had called her about it. They decided they were gonna "let it go." They were concerned about Sylvan's image. Oy vey, - --Mark ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:20:07 EDT From: Markwstaples@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] Re: Not private in Idaho I've got it! Here's a better subject line. In a message dated 10/16/2009 12:17:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Markwstaples writes: I mentioned Sylvan on the list last week, and I had to share about this bizarre twist to my experiences there. Well, I decided it wasn't worth driving 60 miles a day to work three hours a day, sometimes 4, at $10 an hour, after working there three days. But, I had mentioned to my WNCW friend Joe Kendrick on Twitter that I "got hired at Sylvan Learning Center, ten bucks an hour and no benefits." I forgot that my settings were not on private, and some Sylvan exec in Idaho (seriously, Idaho--somehow I have to make a joke referencing The B-52's "Private Idaho" to this story) saw my tweet in the public forum! I was actually taken into the center's manager's office and talked to about this, as corporate had called her about it. They decided they were gonna "let it go." They were concerned about Sylvan's image. Oy vey, - --Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:03:12 -0600 From: Roger Winston Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Big Sylvie is watching.... Okay, this post confuses me, and not just because it was posted twice. Why did they call you into the office if you had already quit working there after three days? Remember, if you're going to Tweet or Blog about work, make sure it's something really spectacular so that you can get fired in style. Latre. --Rog On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM, wrote: > I mentioned Sylvan on the list last week, and I had to share about this > bizarre twist to my experiences there. Well, I decided it wasn't worth > driving 60 miles a day to work three hours a day, sometimes 4, at $10 an > hour, > after working there three days. But, I had mentioned to my WNCW friend Joe > Kendrick on Twitter that I "got hired at Sylvan Learning Center, ten bucks > an hour and no benefits." I forgot that my settings were not on private, > and some Sylvan exec in Idaho (seriously, Idaho--somehow I have to make a > joke referencing The B-52's "Private Idaho" to this story) saw my tweet in > the > public forum! I was actually taken into the center's manager's office and > talked to about this, as corporate had called her about it. They decided > they were gonna "let it go." They were concerned about Sylvan's image. > > Oy vey, > --Mark ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V8 #198 *******************************