From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V6 #43 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Sender: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "precious-things-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. precious-things-digest Saturday, March 10 2001 Volume 06 : Number 043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Blood Roses/Romy&Michelle's High School Reunion ["Shaigirl ..." Subject: Re: Blood Roses/Romy&Michelle's High School Reunion About the song in Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion... I've never seen that movie, but I know what song you're talking about. And I'm 100% positive that it has nothing to do with Tori's Blood Roses or vice versa. The song in the movie is actually called "Blood and Roses". And IIRC, it's by The Smithereens. Major 80s song! They play it ever once in awhile on my favorite radio station as a "flashback". Excellent song! Peace, ~Shaigirl http://www.marrymejane.com http://www.ericschaeffer.org _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 12:46:31 EST From: Twinkle018@aol.com Subject: Mermaid lyrics > i never properly understood what ..."well what if im a MERMAID, in these > jeans of his with her name still on it...." I've always taken that from the fact that it's impossible for a mermaid to wear jeans... her tail (part of her being) would have to split in two. So, it's as if she's saying, "Hey, I'm not even made up of what she is. How could I be her? ...me, wearing her name." And I've also thought of the point that has been made of men being allured by mermaids even though they could not have sex w/ them. So, it makes me think of that line possibly leading to... "You can put me in her jeans... but, they bare her name... there is something I can't give you the same way she could... because I am me... put me in her jeans... I see her name... I'm just telling you... I have a difference from her... I'm a mermaid, baby." Just my two cents... Desiree ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 13:51:11 -0600 From: Michael Morrison Subject: Re: more on deciphering quirky lyrics I've heard that "mermaid" is a reference to the fairy tale of the little mermaid, who loses her voice (and is thus "silent all [those] years"), but I'm not familiar enough with the tale to decide if this is more than a coincidence. :) As for, "these jeans of his with her name still on it," I have also interpreted it similarly. I always thought that wearing "his jeans" could mean that she is comfortable enough in a relationship to wear "his jeans" -- but "with her name still on it" sharply contrasts. Perhaps this indicates that Tori (I suppose to be accurate, I should say "the 'speaker' or 'voice' or the song") is striving to make the relationship something more than it is: either Tori "puts on his jeans" to show him that she's serious about the relationship, or he suggests that Tori put on the jeans and Tori wonders if she really should -- after all, that other girl's name is still on them. That was probably horribly confusing, but I just wanted to try to help. :) - --Michael Morrison mmorriso@sun.iwu.edu > > Hey, > > i never properly understood what ..."well what if im a MERMAID, in these > > jeans of his with her name still on it...." > > im guessing, mermaid--she's on land therefore immobile....his jeans w/her > > name-- he's had a previous lover on him, or who "owns" him, and he's still > > chasing after other women. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:48:17 EST From: Dracovixen@aol.com Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V6 #41 In a message dated 3/6/01 1:45:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org writes: > Hey, > i never properly understood what ..."well what if im a MERMAID, in these > jeans of his with her name still on it...." > im guessing, mermaid--she's on land therefore immobile....his jeans w/her > name-- he's had a previous lover on him, or who "owns" him, and he's still > chasing after other women. > > What's your take? I see a mermaid as something magical, but mermaids are secretive, hidden, which is why sailors only get a glimpse. :) She's telling him what if she's got some magic, some mystery, something special and rare inside of her, and he isn't even looking. He's too busy still wrestling in his mind about this other girl, probably an old flame. Perhaps someone he never finished things with, or had some old regrets about. So, she's got his jeans, but there's still this other girl's name on them. She's trying to get him to see how special she is, and peel off that girl's name, off his jeans, and out of his head. However she doesn't "care cuz sometimes, I said sometimes, I hear my voice, and it's been here...silent all these years." She's discovered something about herself, and it has created a place of solace, even though she is still sometimes bothered by this guy's problems, probably because she loves him, and wants to share this place of solace with him. However, he's still dealing with these regrets, and it hurts her that he's preoccupied ith this other girl still. So, she goes back to her place of solace without him. At least, that's my take. :) Black Dove ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:49:44 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: Re: tori's cover of ring my bell In a message dated 03/07/2001 11:12:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, JNe9027355@aol.com writes: << hey, was this an official released or what? i enjoy her style on the chorus, but the song's rockish beat is pretty bland. -AJ >> i don't know? it is on my y kant tori read album... i think it is cute:) *jen* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 23:44:59 -0500 From: nmielke@mindspring.com Subject: Re: Under the Pink LP Talula514@aol.com wrote: > I have a question for the Tori collectors out there. > I was in Hot Topic the other and saw the Under the Pink vinyl, and > I was puzzled because I thought there was no UtP vinyl in the US. > It didn't say "import" or anything on it. I ended up buying it > anyway because it was only 9 bucks. Was the UtP vinyl released in > the US for a limited time or something? Is it worth anything? Yes, there is a US UtP vinyl. There's actually two: one is a "limited edition" and is pink, the other is the regular edition and is regular black vinyl. If you don't want to open it, you can tell the pink from the black 'cause the pink one has a sticker on the front telling you it's pink. One of the easiest ways to tell if you have a rarity on your hands: when you're in the store looking at the possible rarity, look up. If you're in a big chain store or in the mall (or, worse, both), you don't have a rarity. While we don't know how many of the pink or black vinyl UtPs were printed, there were a lot of 'em. Although the pink says that it's "limited edition", I know that I've seen -way- less of the black ones for sale. But since UtP is still in print, Atlantic can always choose to make more of them whenever their little heart desires. IOW, the album that you picked up is worth exactly what you paid for it. If you purchased in the hopes that you'll make a profit off of it, it's possible -- wait until right around when Tori releases her next album, the morons with more money than sense -always- crawl out of the woodwork then, and you may be able to make some change off their stupidity. :) /nm {feelin' cynical today} ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:39:22 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V6 #40 In a message dated 03/05/2001 8:14:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, JNe9027355@aol.com writes: << The south's planatations and general nature coloring could be compared to volcano colors, i.e browns, yellows, fire. >> also, the south is the direction of fire..... while east is air, west is water, and north is earth.... so, maybe she was just adding a little more paganism to it??? who knows with her? maybe she was just in a redneck mood?:) *jen* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:37:19 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: Re: talula In a message dated 03/05/2001 8:14:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, Talula514@aol.com writes: << For people who have heard the "Cake and Bread" Talula - how is it? do you think its better than the Tornado version? Thanks! >> the "cake and bread" version is on my "pele" album. i only have the "tornado" version on ep.s. i love both equally. the are pretty much the same, except "cake and bread" has none of the techno beats, and the intro is different: "congradulate you.... said you had a double tongue.... balancing cake and bread.... say good-bye to a glitter girl" i don't know why the versions are different from album to album. i got my "pele" almost right when it came out..... most people i know, however, have the "tornado" version! hmmmmmm? *jen* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:44:43 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: Re: concerts In a message dated 03/05/2001 8:16:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, handal@min.net writes: << Oh, if only some of the top shows had been videotaped, absolutely. Looking past some of the "details" surrounding the Concert for RAINN--such as it having been 10 1/2 weeks after the end of the Dew Drop Inn Tour, and ignoring for the moment the fact that she'd suffered a miscarriage, to the day, one month previous- >> yah...i remember when it was aired on "lifetime". i taped it...i still have it. i had just seen her live for the first time a few months before:) but, i didn't realize she had her miscarriage at that point.... so, does that mean she and eric were already married? i remember her saying something about marriage that night.... but it wasn't clear.... did they marry before or after the miscarriage?...... *jen* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:38:46 EST From: VioletLilith@aol.com Subject: Re: concerts In a message dated 03/09/2001 12:05:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, handal@min.net writes: << You're a little confused. She and Eric split in late 1994 >> yes, i know. if i typed eric, it was a mistake. i meant mark, the "pele" engineer. believe me, i am not that retarded. just sleep deprived. <> i know this, too. it's labeled as a live new york show. smash music here carries it. <> the dew drop inn tour...tampa, florida... i was a sophomore in high school.... <> i didn't think so. i guess i was just never clear on when it actually happened! <> okay...so i am not crazy. i didn't think they were married during the dew drop inn tour. but i did think they were married before she was pregnant. i guess i just assumed..... thanks for the insight... *jen* ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V6 #43 ************************************