From: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org (navy-soup-digest) To: navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Subject: navy-soup-digest V2 #114 Reply-To: navy-soup@smoe.org Sender: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk navy-soup-digest Friday, September 10 1999 Volume 02 : Number 114 In This Digest: ----------------- RE: Yay! ["Julian C. Dunn" ] RE: Yay! [James McGarry ] Re: Yay! [Adam Lynch ] Re: track 12 on blue parade? ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Re: blue parade, the song ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Re: track 12 on blue parade? [James McGarry ] Re: blue parade, the song [James McGarry ] Re: blue parade, the song ["Tab Siddiqui" ] Re: blue parade, the song [James McGarry ] Re: blue parade, the song [Steve I ] navy-soup archives also searchable :) ["Julian C. Dunn" Subject: RE: Yay! On 08-Sep-99 Adam Lynch wrote: > Sweet. A Slean show at Fredonia! Near me! Somewhat non-sequitur, but this would be the same Fredonia where the 10,000 Maniacs recorded their first recordings in the early 1980's? Incidentally, I was on mp3.com today and see that the Maniacs have a song up from their new album. I didn't download it but maybe I'll do it at work tomorrow where the "pipe" is bigger :) > Given the choice, control, development, services and > support Red Hat Linux offers users, the question isn't > whether Linux is the best choice for the enterprise - it's > how can legacy proprietary operating systems survive in > an open source world? > -Robert Young, CEO, Red Hat Oh, don't get me started... :-P :-P - - Julian [ Julian C. Dunn - jdunn@aquezada.com WWW: http://www.aquezada.com/ ] [ programmer, web designer, unix user, fumbler, writer, and future engineer] [ FuE exfe94 a+++ Ifte/slc lonca r- ps++ bs+ t++/*t C+++$/C! w+++ p7 LF+++ ] [N++/N! cd260 pr++ g+++ S-/S *x++ Fa+++/Fa$/Fa! m1 b+ fc+++/ E>+ rl-- *d s!] [ "roll the tape, i'll show you how the ending began" - emm gryner ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:08:39 -0400 (EDT) From: James McGarry Subject: RE: Yay! On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Julian C. Dunn wrote: > On 08-Sep-99 Adam Lynch wrote: > > Sweet. A Slean show at Fredonia! Near me! > > Somewhat non-sequitur, but this would be the same Fredonia where the 10,000 > Maniacs recorded their first recordings in the early 1980's? Yes! James. (Who used to follow the Maniacs around then as much as we do Sarah now... ...ok, well not quite, maybe about half as much ;-) Hey, I'm still looking for a vinyl copy of "Secrets of the I Ching"!) ========================================================================== James McGarry | jmcgarry@UoGuelph.CA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- An artist should be fit for the best society and keep out of it. - - John Ruskin ========================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:50:36 -0400 From: Adam Lynch Subject: Re: Yay! One of my friends who goes to Fredonia says the Unicorn is _very_ small. Like the size of a medium sized living room... So my question becomes, "Where can tickets be purchased?" If its on-campus, I can get tickets for anyone else interested in going... Thanks! - -- - --- AdamL. alynch@sprawl.net http://sprawl.net Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. -Robert Heinlein, 'Logic of Empire' Given the choice, control, development, services and support Red Hat Linux offers users, the question isn't whether Linux is the best choice for the enterprise - it's how can legacy proprietary operating systems survive in an open source world? -Robert Young, CEO, Red Hat ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:35:56 PDT From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Re: track 12 on blue parade? Steve wrote: >>That's Hayden, by the way, on guitar, and saying "I've never been so >>insulted in my life" at the end. :-) So *that's* what he says! ;-) I'm sorry, between my stereo, my computer, and my Walkman, I *still* couldn't figure it out! ;-) :-) Okay, so he says, "Are you going to do something with it?" right after the song ends, then what does Sarah reply? He says, "Really?", and she, in very Slean-esque fashion, wails, "I don't know!" *Then* he says, "I've never been so insulted in my life"? Someone clear this up for me here... >Hayden also interrupts the song at about :54 Right - what's he saying *there*? >Several people at the Corduroy Leda show tonight (including the >fabulous(and ex-Leda) Luka Symons) asked about where to get BP. I >gave >Tab's suggestion of HMV Yonge, but if anyone sees it in TO, >please let me >know so I can direct people. We don't want people >missing this album! ;-) You can't miss it at HMV, that's fer sure. :-) But make sure to direct the masses to their Indie section - people tend to go looking for it in Pop/Rock under her name, where it is *not*. And James, where the heck were ya at the CL show? We ended up catching the very end of their set after a very late dinner that day, but I didn't see you! - - Tab, back at skool ;) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:44:02 PDT From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Re: blue parade, the song James wrote: >Sarah said something a long the lines that the Blue Parade was that >time, >just before sleep when ideas come to her in pictures. >Interestingly there >was an article on something like this a while >back... ...or it might have >been on Big Life before its sad demise... Ah, "Big Life" R.I.P. Too innovative and outre (there's that word, James! ) for mainstream TV, I guess. [Sorry, James and I have to work in our CBC plugs somehow. Hey, while we're at it, don't forget, Slean on CBC This Morning later this month, yay! :)] >...BP is a haunting song itself... To add to the above, Sarah's also said many a time that's it's about (in typical Slean fashion) the ephemeral nature of love - she usually prefaces it live with a little rant about crushes (let's just not go there - shut *up*, James! ;-P) that I totally relate to. ;-) >But a minor rant: Before Your Time!!! Geeeeez, people, its the second >best >song she's ever written!!! Listen to the 50's edition of Gould's >first >Goldberg Variations, then listen to BYT. Aaaa! > >:-) I have to say, that song really, really has grown on me. Not that I didn't like it or anything, but I really love it now. There's just *something* about that chorus, especially the last time she sings it with the little harmony bits in the back. Shivers. :) >P.S. The first being the wonderful and unrecorded "Last Year's War". Now *there's* a song that could wring tears out of a stone. Yowza. ;-) - - Tab :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 18:22:36 -0400 (EDT) From: James McGarry Subject: Re: track 12 on blue parade? On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Tab Siddiqui wrote: > Okay, so he says, "Are you going to do something with it?" right after the > song ends, then what does Sarah reply? He says, "Really?", and she, in very > Slean-esque fashion, wails, "I don't know!" *Then* he says, "I've never > been so insulted in my life"? Someone clear this up for me here... He's playing gueetar, and she doesn't know what she's going to do with the song, just recorded, and he's "insulted" that it's not for sure on the album... ...at least that's my spin... they're both kidding... Sarah especially gets goofy in situations like that :-) (I say this with love...) > >Hayden also interrupts the song at about :54 > > Right - what's he saying *there*? I still can't figure it out! > You can't miss it at HMV, that's fer sure. :-) But make sure to direct the > masses to their Indie section - people tend to go looking for it in Pop/Rock Did, I said, and I quote, "Its in the Indie section..." > And James, where the heck were ya at the CL show? We ended up catching the > very end of their set after a very late dinner that day, but I didn't see > you! Stage Left. Sometimes at the very front. You missed Luka, didn't you... ...no don't say anything... tsk tsk. Luka Symons rocks! And product sooooonnnn... yay! James. ========================================================================== James McGarry | jmcgarry@UoGuelph.CA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- An artist should be fit for the best society and keep out of it. - - John Ruskin ========================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 18:30:53 -0400 (EDT) From: James McGarry Subject: Re: blue parade, the song On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Tab Siddiqui wrote: > Ah, "Big Life" R.I.P. Too innovative and outre (there's that word, James! > ) for mainstream TV, I guess. [Sorry, James and I have to work in our It was the best show on Newsworld... *sigh* I mean what's left aside from drooling over the very occassional appearance of Wendy Mesley? Well, the Antiques Roadshow is pretty cool... ;-) > CBC plugs somehow. Hey, while we're at it, don't forget, Slean on CBC > This Morning later this month, yay! :)] > >...BP is a haunting song itself... > > To add to the above, Sarah's also said many a time that's it's about (in > typical Slean fashion) the ephemeral nature of love - she usually prefaces > it live with a little rant about crushes (let's just not go there - shut > *up*, James! ;-P) that I totally relate to. ;-) What, do you have a crush on someone we know Tab? ;-P Say, does he know your nickname? ... hmmmmm ... ;-P > I have to say, that song really, really has grown on me. Not that I didn't > like it or anything, but I really love it now. There's just *something* > about that chorus, especially the last time she sings it with the little > harmony bits in the back. Shivers. :) Precisely, shivers. Every single freakin' time. Even when I hear it in my head. I can see the video too... ...it doesn't exist, but I can still see it. :-) (Note to Ito-man: read the treatment...) That song is, aaaa, I just know there's more where that came from... > >P.S. The first being the wonderful and unrecorded "Last Year's War". > > Now *there's* a song that could wring tears out of a stone. Yowza. ;-) Yeah, its the saddest song I've ever heard. Beautiful, Ming vase beautiful, but oh, so sad. I love it. James. (Trying to be serious about BYT and LYW and not tease Tab...) ========================================================================== James McGarry | jmcgarry@UoGuelph.CA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth." - - Will Rogers ========================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 19:01:25 PDT From: "Tab Siddiqui" Subject: Re: blue parade, the song James wrote, re: "Big Life" >It was the best show on Newsworld... *sigh* I mean what's left aside >from >drooling over the very occassional appearance of Wendy Mesley? LOL! Wendy's cool, she's an alumni (of my school, Ryerson) and she's cute, so we like her. :) Seriously, though, I can't *believe* that woman's in her early *40s*! Wow. I wanna look that good at that age. Looks aside, it's often forgotten that she's a great journalist - I totally recommend her show, 'Undercurrents', to anyone interested in media issues. >Well, the Antiques Roadshow is pretty cool... ;-) Someone please explain to me *why* this show is so popular. ;-P >>To add to the above, Sarah's also said many a time that's it's >>about (in >>typical Slean fashion) the ephemeral nature of love - she >>usually >>prefaces it live with a little rant about crushes (let's >>just not go >>there - shut *up*, James! ;-P) that I totally relate >>to. ;-) > >What, do you have a crush on someone we know Tab? ;-P Say, does he >know >your nickname? ... hmmmmm ... ;-P Shut up. ;-P Thank goodness he's not on this list. ;-) >>I have to say, that song really, really has grown on me. Not that >>I >>didn't like it or anything, but I really love it now. There's >>just >>*something* about that chorus, especially the last time she >>sings it >>with the little harmony bits in the back. Shivers. :) > >Precisely, shivers. Every single freakin' time. Even when I hear it >in my >head. I can see the video too... ...it doesn't exist, but I >can still see >it. :-) (Note to Ito-man: read the treatment...) That Treatment? Do share, James. >song is, aaaa, I just know there's more where that came from... I feel that way about the entire album. Not to say that "Universe" was in any way a lesser piece of work, because I adore it, but Sarah's just come so far with the songs on "BP" that I can't wait to see what she has in store for us down the line. :) >>>P.S. The first being the wonderful and unrecorded "Last Year's >>>War". >> >>Now *there's* a song that could wring tears out of a stone. >>Yowza. ;-) > >Yeah, its the saddest song I've ever heard. Beautiful, Ming vase >beautiful, but oh, so sad. I love it. James McGarry, list poet. ;-) "Ming vase beautiful" - that's lovely, James. :) Sorry, my inner Writer Nerd coming out here. >James. (Trying to be serious about BYT and LYW and not tease Tab...) Any excuse, eh, James? But I have to say, I set myself up for that one... :) To the rest of the list, we apologize for the silliness, it's actually part of our charm. ;-) - - Tab, getting ready to see 7 movies in 5 days at the Toronto Filmfest! :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:23:12 -0400 (EDT) From: James McGarry Subject: Re: blue parade, the song On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Tab Siddiqui wrote: > so we like her. :) Seriously, though, I can't *believe* that woman's in her > early *40s*! Wow. I wanna look that good at that age. Looks aside, Heeeyyyy, I'm getting close to that age! :-) > it's often forgotten that she's a great journalist - I totally recommend her > show, 'Undercurrents', to anyone interested in media issues. Its sometimes decently contraversial. > >Well, the Antiques Roadshow is pretty cool... ;-) > > Someone please explain to me *why* this show is so popular. ;-P It old junk, that well... ...unless you have a bit of a passion for antiques, the show is unfathomable. > Shut up. ;-P Thank goodness he's not on this list. ;-) Don't worry I just don't blurt out your secret nickname just any old time... ...I'll wait for maximum effect ;-) - --- > James McGarry, list poet. ;-) "Ming vase beautiful" - that's lovely, James. > :) Sorry, my inner Writer Nerd coming out here. Why thanks :-) ... I might have to steal that one from myself. That song really gets to me... ...Id apply that description to "Awake Soon" as well... > one... :) To the rest of the list, we apologize for the silliness, it's > actually part of our charm. ;-) Sarah's silly too, so this remains ever so partially on topic. :-) > - Tab, getting ready to see 7 movies in 5 days at the Toronto Filmfest! :) Ride with the Devil? Jewel is rumoured to be at the premiere... ========================================================================== James McGarry | jmcgarry@UoGuelph.CA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allow myself to introduce... ...myself. - Austin D. Powers ========================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 23:51:00 -0400 From: Steve I Subject: Re: blue parade, the song >> >Well, the Antiques Roadshow is pretty cool... ;-) >> >> Someone please explain to me *why* this show is so popular. ;-P > >It old junk, that well... ...unless you have a bit of a passion for >antiques, the show is unfathomable. I don't have a passion for antiques, but I get caught up in that show. It affirms hope among all of us broke packrats that somewhere amongst all our junk deep in our closets and attics lies a true treasure just waiting to be discovered and make us rich. :-) Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 21:58:49 -0400 (EDT) From: "Julian C. Dunn" Subject: navy-soup archives also searchable :) hi all, I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here (you'll know what I'm talking about if you're on headline-girl, the Emm list :) ) In addition to making those archives searchable, I made the Navy Soup ones searchable too. You can search back issues of navy-soup-digest at: http://www.aquezada.com/navy-soup/ Keep in mind that the documents are only indexed once every ten days (or so) in order to keep the load down on SMOE's server. - - Julian [ Julian C. Dunn - jdunn@aquezada.com WWW: http://www.aquezada.com/ ] [ programmer, web designer, unix user, fumbler, writer, and future engineer] [ FuE exfe94 a+++ Ifte/slc lonca r- ps++ bs+ t++/*t C+++$/C! w+++ p7 LF+++ ] [N++/N! cd260 pr++ g+++ S-/S *x++ Fa+++/Fa$/Fa! m1 b+ fc+++/ E>+ rl-- *d s!] [ "roll the tape, i'll show you how the ending began" - emm gryner ] ------------------------------ End of navy-soup-digest V2 #114 *******************************