From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V1 #216 Reply-To: rockford-files@smoe.org Sender: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk The Rockford Files Monday, August 17 1998 Volume 01 : Number 216 Today's Filings: ----------------- I just keep rocking damn the swarm... A Bit O'Late Night Poo Re: The Rockford Files V1 #215 like don king, i got a frizzy hairdo Re: B boys till the early morn... Obsessions 2nd edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 00:25:47 PDT From: "Courtney Knopf" Subject: I just keep rocking I had to work today. That was boring, but mad phat cash, yo. I need to go see the Avengers. I've heard it sucked, but hello? Ralph in a 3 piece suit. It doesn't take that much to amuse me. Ahhh! so I'm feeling moderatley special/important. Today at work I got a page from a random (and LONG) number in 206 and so when i got home i checked it, and it was Josh from Indigo calling from his hotel in Seattle to see if we came up to see the show. He sounded bored and like he wanted people to hang out with. But alas, i was here in Portland. But i still got one hell of a kick out of that. Rock stars calling me on the phone to hang out. Dude. Oh gee, what else? Oh, i rented Wings Of Desire and started to watch it. But I realized i wasn't in the right mood for deep German Expressionism and watched MST3K instead. some Demonfish. it was like a Jaws movie, but with porno bass instead of John Williams' score. very scary. Hey, I picked up a driver's manual. gotta give that a good read through before my test on monday. i'm so late to the game on this whole license thing. Oh well. my dad let's me drive without a license anyway. just so i can practice. he can't stand driving with me. he clutches the door handle and his knuckles turn all white. it's kind of funny. bentent? surely you must be joking. Scott doesn't eat prok products. He thinks he's Samuel L. Jackson. Geek. we'll show him. In New York i'm going to force-feed him deli ham. just you wait and see. ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "Do you always watch sunsets with your eyes closed?" "Yeah, it's kind of a religious thing." "Really?" "No." ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 02:43:56 -0500 (CDT) From: Anoop Ranganath Subject: damn the swarm... I just got out of the shower cause I was swarmed by insects in my own room, I have about a dozen insect bites on me now. I've been scratching like a madman, that hasn't helped much. Before the attack of the killer bees (minus the bees), I talked with Meg on AOL. It's good to know that I can actually confirm that some of you people are real. (isn't that pathetic that my definition of real is real-time chatting as obbosed to a mailing list). I like parentheses, I use them a lot. I don't know if you guys noticed that from all my previous posts. Courtney - I need to go see the Avengers as well. I've heard it sucked, too, but hello? Uma in a skin tight leather suit. That's really all it would take to amuse me for two hours. One more week til I head off to the wild and crazy place called college. Hmm, BENtent. Let's see, oh, here goes. When I went to the show in Auburn, Alabama, someone yelled Freebird (of course, happens at every show I've ever been to down here). Ben goes, "I can't believe someone in alabama just asked for Freebird," and then Robert goes, "Hey, i can play that" and they just bang away at their amusingly warped version. It took a second for the crowd to catch on but just a moment after that, they busted out with "sweet home alabama." Now the crowd started hooting and hollering (there's really no other way to describe it, it's the same kinda thing you here at barn dances, tractor pulls, rodeos, and pro wrestling). Anyway, I thought that was all nice and unique. Like they were reacting to the crowd, and they just didn't play their set. But a few weeks later at the Atlanta show. Someone yelled freebird, and they played it again, exactly the same. I was kind of miffed, I don't know why. They were still amazing shows, and they did bring out "sweet home alabama" but at the same time, it took away from that warm fuzzy feeling I left auburn with. Oh well, musings of a very tired, sleepy, itchy man. Anoop Ranganath ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 04:08:21 EDT From: FieryLox@aol.com Subject: A Bit O'Late Night Poo 'ello RFers! Today, I had an epiphany. My first real epiphany. (Well, when it comes to Barenaked Ladies, anyway) (Early, sorry for the lack of non- Bentent!) I was listening to Gordon, which ISN'T even my favorite album, and it was just at the end of "Grade Nine" where the music goes from "doo-doo-doo- doo-DO-DO" and then starts "Brian Wilson". I was alone in my car, maybe for the last time in a while, because I'm going to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA! And you know what? When I first started liking that CD, I used to sit and wait, in the MOST eager anticipation, for those last notes of "Grade Nine" to segue into "Brian Wilson". And it made me happy, it made me cry with amazement at the beauty of that song. (isn't this just BAD band-lovin'?) Anyway, this whole experience made me realize something. BARENAKED LADIES JUST CAME ALONG AT THE WRONG MOMENT IN MUSIC HISTORY! Think about this...if Gordon were to come out today, it would perhaps sell JUST as many, if not more, copies than Stunt, which is a good album but NOTHING compared to most of Gordon. But see, right now is the time for Barenaked Ladies. I JUST saw this! And Barenaked Ladies saw this! And they made an album PANDERING to the public! What on earth is up with that? Oh sigh, sigh. And what else...Belle And Sebastian are fu(e?)cking awesome. The more I listen to that CD, the more I want to jump up and down and scream the lyrics at the top of my lungs and radiate in the glory of a B&S song like "Fox In The Snow". I LOVE IT! Does anyone else share this sentiment? The fun of loving an album MORE the more you listen to it? I love Ben Folds Five-Ben Folds Five more every damn time I listen to it. I love the harmonies, I love the fact that I can picture Robert Sledge's face as he sings the background harmonies in "Best Imitation Of Myself" or Darren's grin while he drums the beginning of "Last Polka". AAAAIIIIIGGGGHHHHH!!!! It's been a LOOOOOONG night. Liz, Scottie, Katie can all vouch for me. I need to be positive and gushing right now! Lovely! Ta! Sara J. Miller "Have the lambs stopped screaming, Clarice?" (I just love Anthony Hopkins...) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:02:08 EDT From: BlueJellow@aol.com Subject: Re: The Rockford Files V1 #215 hey-0 Jon, um.... about your girlfriend. You really should break up with her immediatley. Just my opinion, though. btw, where you at Beale Street? That was a good show. It was virtually impossible to tap, though. Damn metal detectors, I was planning on shooting Green Day. My dog jumped off my bed an' sprained her leg. So I'm typing with one hand to hold her. It sucks. Court-Nay, how did you start to rock so much? Tell me please! OHOH! I have a joke! And it's funny! Ok, my mom works at the post *cough* office, and the employees there kinda ROCK! So, my mom was talking with her friend Tores. She just quit nursing school to go back to work. And my mom was like, "So, do you have any stories." and She says "Yes! And it's hilarious, and it's even MORE hilarious because it's TRUE!" So Tores was assigned to take care of some patients in the mental ward. So, she's taking care of this guy and she says ,"Hello! So what's your name?" and he puts his hand into his shirt and says "I'm Napolean!" Tores kinda rolls her eyes and says, "No, who are you REALLY?" "I'm Napolean!!!!!!" Tores asks, "Now who told you that?" The crazy guy says "Jesus!" and the man in the bed next to "Napolean" says to Tores, "I didn't tell him shit." Doesn't that rock? No wonder Tores quit....... So, yeah. I like Ben Folds Five. Alot! Lucy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 15:07:18 -0400 From: Jessica Brandt Subject: like don king, i got a frizzy hairdo Hey Jon, here's some advice- Try not working at the GAP. I am voting again for ConBenTion II in NC. And i second carrie's motion for a Ohio Beer Van. Sandi could drive, she seems like the youth group leader type ;) John_oc- I live in Macedonia, and I hate hudson too! woo-hoo, sorry to all those Hudsonites i just pissed off! hehe....I explained to someone the other day that Macedonia is sort of like "the jan brady of NE ohio" we feel so threatened by Marcia and Cindy Ohio. I need to buy the Harvey Danger CD. i think that lead singer is cute in a Steven page sort of way! Belle and Sebastian...you can get one of their CDs, the one with the red cover....through Columbia house. well i'm sure you all have that one already.... Courtney, you are too cool, miss thang. Even tho the desert may be beautiful, i can still stereotype! Jess *********************************************************** I'm not just naked, I'm Naked for Jesus!!! * --+-READ THE SHRUBBERY-+-- * http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com --New Every Month- -Humor, Music, News and More-- *********************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:27:23 +1000 From: Kate_Watkins%HBH@themis.com.au Subject: Re: B boys till the early morn... Hello people, I am in the midst of reading my Fjorian filings from the weekend, but I just HAD to respond to the post from Jordan...... <> Hey - I'm going to Livid as well!! Maybe I could organise to meet up with you. I get sooooo jealous when the American contingent of the list talks about meeting up with other Fjordians and think "Well, I could always organise to fly half way around the world for the next BenCon" but then sensibility kicks in and I realise that this is not possible. Damn!!! <> Time Warp is actually my family's anthem!! Scary I know!! It is actually the only song that the entire family knows the words to. And one of my surrogate brothers dressed up as Frank'n'furter and scared the hell out of everyone to the tune of Sweet Transvestite a couple of years ago. I also love West Side Story (I wanted to be a Jet when I was 10 years old!!) My Dad actually courted my Mum by singing Maria to her over the phone!!! How romantic can you get!!! (they went to see it at the cinema for their first date) << "Dear kindly social worker They tell me get a job Like be a soda jerker Which means I'd be a slob It's not I'm antisocial I'm only anti-work Glory Osky, that's why I'm a jerk" If anyone else knows this quote, they are now my offical hero. sing along if you know it>> I DID!!!! I DID!!!!! I have only one thing to add to this - Gee Officer Krupky - Krup You!!!!! Kate "Taking a page out of Spencer's book" Watkins. PS Where are you Spencer?? We miss you! How did the movie go?? PPS Oh I need Bentent. I got home one day last week and was in the WORST mood - I had had one of those days which followed Murphy's Law!! Anyway, I got home, slammed a few cupboard doors to help release my angst and then put on SFTD - I enjoyed it so much that I just kept on hitting the back key until I had played it about 5 times. After that, I felt much better and played the whole CD. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:19:40 -0400 From: Kristin Klevering Subject: Obsessions Hi all - I went out for a REALLY long and hard ride around town with my new mountain bike - I never knew Ann Arbor was so hilly! I'd heard rumors about it, but since I've been just driving around town in a car with an automatic transmission for the past 10 years, I never really understood - until today, that is! My boyfriend and I rode around for a couple of hours and we both were so tired when we got back home that we were just plain silly. We ended up at Borders, and wandered around for an hour or so. I parked myself at the listening stations, going around and listening to music, as that's my thing. He parked himself in the sports section and was reading up on his favorite football team for the whole time. He remarked, as we left Borders, that it's just so horrible to be obsessed with a football team (he loves his alma matter's team - UC Berkeley Cal Bears - who are not a really good team, mind you). I asked him if he thought it was worse being obsessed with a football team, or with a band (in my case, BFF). He thought for a moment, and said it's worse to be obsessed with a football team. I asked why, and he made an analogy. He said "Picture yourself at a BFF concert, and you're really enjoying it, and then all of a sudden another band comes onstage, starts beating up Ben, Robert, and Darren, and then take over the stage and start playing their own music". I laughed so hard at that, because I understood, for the first time, how horrible it must be for him to see his beloved team get killed in most of the games they play! Plus, we were both delirious from biking so hard (either that or we're just plain old and out of shape), that everything seemed funny at that point! I just found this new site where you can listen to music from any decade - from the 40's thru the 90's. I'm listening to the 80's as I type. It took quite a while to download the newer G2 real player, but the sound quality is pretty damn good, so it was worth waiting the half hour for. Dreading work tomorrow (but my folks are coming out here after work to take my boyfriend and I out to a nice place for dinner - their treat! My folks are pretty cool) - Kristin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:51:15 +1000 From: Kate_Watkins%HBH@themis.com.au Subject: 2nd edition Hello people, 2 Kate posts in one day!!! How lucky can you get!! (don't answer that!) COURTNEY: I checked out your website with the photo of you with Josh. I have just one comment to make about your bio - Crowded House are not from England - they are Australian/Kiwi!! If you don't believe me, check out their bio and that of Split Enz some time.ening If I had the guys over for dinner, I would probably make my usual dinner - pasta (spinach and garlic) with my tomato-based sauce. I can't tell you what is in it coz it changes each time depending on what is in the fridge. So that it is a bit different, for entree I would have focaccia bread. And I would serve lemon sorbet for desert. Yumm!!! And we would have to have plenty VB flowing! ANOOP: well the origins of my name (Katrina, I am called Kate for short) are pretty boring - basically old english name meaning "pure" (talk about a contradiction to reality!!). However, the method of the selection is kinda interesting - and my parents love to tell it at every available opportunity!!! My Mum wanted to call me Felicity but my Dad said that it sounded like an upper-class English twit and refused. My Dad suggested Kathryn with Kate for short, but I already had a cousin on my Mum's side called Cathy short for Cathryn. So they decided to call me Katrina and shorten it to Kate. So far, I am the only Katrina I know who is known as Kate. TATOOS: I would love to get a celtic band around the upper part of my arm - - I think they look cool. Two things stop me - I work in a very conservative profession, and I am not sure that it would go down to well. And I am deathly scared of needles!! MEG: <> Does anyone else find this extremely difficult???. My co-workers have a little difficulty in believing that I am working on some stuffy file when I am sitting at my desk pissing myself laughing at the computer screen!! KATHRIN: Now that your hair is 8 inches shorter, do you keep on going to brush it to the end and practically rip your arm out of it's socket coz you expect the hair to keep on going and then it abruptly ends?? I know I did when I got my hair cut from waist length to just-below-shoulder length a couple of years ago. ANOOP (AGAIN): wrote <> My philosophy exactly. I once had a girl say to me (trying to start a fight I think), "What makes you think you're so good??", and I replied "What makes you think I'm not!!". The rest of the party fell about laughing - which always makes me feel good, sometimes my sarcasm does not go down too well. Anyway, I think I know how you feel about racism. We are currently having huge arguments over here about a political figure who is getting bloody close to the Aussie version of the KKK!!! And I am continuously surprised by the number of people that I thought were fairly sane who support her!!! I am part Maori on my Mum's side of the family but you can only tell by the size of my calf muscles - otherwise I am completely anglo-saxon in appearance. I am so white I practically glow in the dark!!! And I even have a little bit of negro way back in my Dad's side! Not fair! Why couldn't I have got at least SOME sun resitance (which is all beside the point I guess, so I will continue on with what I was going to say). Anyway, I have often had fun with some biggoted (sp??) redneck who says to me (thinking he is going to impress) that all half-castes should be seperated from the rest of society. Have seen a few jaws drop lower than Antarctica when I tell them that I am 1/16 Maori!!! (which would be sufficient to get me Abstudy if it was Aborigine instead of Maori!!!) JON: Re your girlfriend problem. Well, it sounds to me like you want to break up with this girl regardless of whether someone else is on the horizon. Which must mean that you don't care for her as much as she cares for you (even giving the whole girls say I love you more readily than guys thing!!). So my advise is to break up with her now before she gets in even deeper and is REALLY hurt when you guys break up. I have a friend who was seriously in love with this girl and she started losing interest. Anyway, he knew something was not right coz she started to treat him with less respect and was kind of offhand with him. When they eventually broke up (about 3 months later) he was shattered. If she had just broken up with him when she started losing interest, he would not have been in anywhere near the state he ended up in. Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Ummm, I don't have any Bentent. I did in my other post today, does that count?? Kate "short for Katrina and still copying Spencer coz she is suffering from withdrawals" Watkins. ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V1 #216 *********************************