From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V1 #277 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 Saturday, October 17 1998 Volume 01 : Number 277 Today's Filings: ----------------- the call of the fearless one..... Mooooooooooooo... A serious note (seriously) Ben Folds and William Shatner In Love ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 04:43:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jordan W." Subject: the call of the fearless one..... and he runs back to the fold(s) with barely a tear in his eye. thought you had gotten rid of me, didn't you. well, it takes more than a little work to get rid of me. playlists are cool, unfortuatly i have been unable to listen to the wonderful radio shows being crafted by loving fjords as i have been outta the loop. my net access went kabloooey. i've spent the last three days trying to wrangle some sort of access out of my school's firewall. :) as you can see, i'm in and using it to the fullest. you almost think that they ask for it by letting the students install and run the system for them. i ended up just knocking in through telnet and went from there. easy peasy. good to hear our boys are sticking to caleb. wouldn't be the same without his exceptional... something. i'm sorry, but puff daddy should of gonnahrea and rot in hell. i don't LIKE him. growl. his mother was a hampster, and his father smelled of elderberries. list therapy is one of the many things that the RF is good for, E. i'm sorry to hear that you have to deal with shite like that, and i'm sorry for your bill, but my personal feeling is that to write off society as a whole is a mammoth mistake. kate is gonna grow up in a world that has its problems, but it's gotta be better than what has happened. plus that kid has SOOOOO many "aunties" and "uncles" that no matter where she is in the world, someone will keep an eye on her for ya, fl, im sure if she ever makes it down to the land of oz i would love to meet her. she's so cute!!!!! ok, so i read dan's post, and find out that he said it better. so what, i do general english :) markus also speak soothing words better than me, for me neanderthal. oh, by the by, do you guys say that "ne-and-er-thal" or "ne-and-er-tall". stacy, you're the lingistics major, and don't anyone make a "cunning lingistics" joke, it's waaaaaaaay too easy :) gimme a straight answer. please. hey it's a thread! my main man, Mark Taylor just made his TRIPLE CENTURY!!!! 312 not out, looks like he might beat bradman's record for highest score in a test. this is like a 60 year old record. almost like the whole home run thing, eh? i love australia, we rock at cricket, and my capitan is tres cool. i've been running around like a blue arsed fly getting my subject change forms signed, checked, counterchecks, crosssigned, stamped, licked, entered onto computer, and basically getting screwed around with red tape. but, hey, i'm one of those weird people that almost enjoy red tape. what can i say, it's almost satisfying successfully filling in a form. ok, so i'm weird. and wired. i drink sambuca. i will be drunk later on.... i'm going to see there's something about mary tommorow. i hope it's funny. i'm in lurve :) wow. fl, you actually noticed i was gone. i'm so humbled. to be mentioned in the same breath as such people as spec and anne, well, i'm feeling faint. i'd like to thank all the little people, and god.... thank you all so much (throwing kisses to the crowd) standing up to be herded, Jordan "i'm sorry, we've already got one..." _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:37:47 -0400 From: "Lyons, Anne" Subject: Mooooooooooooo... Hey all! I'm standing up to be herded... *grin* Welp. Sorry I've been so uncommunicative lately... I was feeling tenebrous last week and was not in the mood to post much. Then, the beginning of this week was just stellar, as I came down with the stomach flu on Sunday evening and didn't kick it until Wednesday afternoon. And I had not brought home my laptop, so I was unable to access my e-mail to write to the RF. = ( And I was sicksicksick, lemme tell ya! In fact, I am convinced that I would still be a-shuffling around my house moaning... but I was restored by the therapeutic powers of Quake. Yes, Quake. I had finished all the books in the house and didn't feel like putting on going-out clothes just to buy a magazine, so I decided to play a little Quake (I had played it some a year or two ago, but never finished)... Six hours later, with Levels I and II finished, I realized I was sweatin' up a storm and feeling more myself. I guess there is just something about shooting a Scrag or nailing a Shambler or electrocuting a Vore that breaks your fever... = ) The bummer about it was I didn't get a chance to meet up with the beauteous Tina while she was in town. = ( So at the next BENcon, not only do I buy first round... I buy all Tina's drinks for the duration of the festivities.* I'm thinkin' that a good time will definitely be had by all.** Oh yeah! Here's some news for all you fans of Hair Bands (and I know you're out there!!!) -- WFNX (the best station in Boston IMO) is running a single elimination Battle of the Hair Bands this weekend... the commercial had snippets of everything from Def Leppard to White Lion to Whitesnake to Stryper to Cinderella to Ratt... it brought me right on back to the 80's!!! So, in case you have some extra time on your hands... you can pick up FNX on real audio over the 'net. Check out www.wfnx.com for more details... And you're damn right I'd rock you like a hurricane. Also... E. I feel for you, baby. I can imagine the feeling of your blood boiling in the aftermath of the window incident. I've been there... so I can understand and support your rant. I get Markus's POV, too... but I know that sometimes you've just gotta be pissed off at the world for a bit before it all comes back into focus. At least you were out to have fun last night, you championship dart thrower you! Spence... you've got a competition on your hands if you are challenging the FL to a game of spears! Welp. Back to work... It sucks to come back from being out sick and having triple the workload!!! Why can't I just win the lottery? = D - -Anne * Until she meets some cool-ass firemen with booze and a penthouse. Which reminds me... has anyone figured out why 90% of firemen have mustaches (withor without beard)? ** Just as long as we don't have to order breakfast from Edgar... "It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose fate is marred by dust and sweat and blood: who errs and comes short again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." - Teddy Roosevelt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 23:52:43 -0400 From: Amanda McClintock Subject: A serious note (seriously) I have been silent for a long ass time, but I cannot be any longer! Erik, I almost cried when I read about your horrible incident. It makes ME sick to my stomach thinking about what could have happened. But please realize it didn't... It's a good thing that you can see what might have resulted from others stupidity, but I hope you also take something good away from it as well. Now I can see the veins in your neck begin to bulge ready to tell me off saying, "There is NOTHING good in something like that", but my philosophy in life would beg to differ. You said it yourself, had you all been in the car ready to go out Kate might have been hurt or killed. This little incident is just a reminder as to just how short and precious life can be. Now I know that's all very dramatic, but I think it stands well as a defense. I myself have been taking things a little too for granted lately, and your story woke me up. So fearless leader thank you kindly for sharing it with us. I was listening, and I heard the crash! Sincerely, Amanda "the long lost" McClintock PS~ all of you talking about Sebadoh made me remember I concert I went to with a pal who is OBSESSED with Lou Barlow. Well in the pit she was kicked in the head and passed out, while I was with her in the medic area some guys from the opening band came and got us and said someone was going to make it up to my pal. We were taken right up to the front of the stage, my pal was aided up on stage and sat on a speaker while Lou Barlow sang her a song. I like Sebadoh, but this little incident made me just think Lou Barlow was the coolest man alive. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 23:28:58 -0500 From: Vamprrella Subject: Ben Folds and William Shatner In Love From the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly: TREK TRACK For anyone who hasn't suffered through William Shatner's howling 1968 rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man," here's fair warning: Capt. Kirk has returned to the mike. On "Fear of Pop", a new experimental CD from singer-pianist Ben Folds, Shatner performs on "In Love," narrating the story of a relationship gone sour. Although he doesn't actually sing, the song does feature Shatner's trademark hammy, apropos-of-nothing inflections ("So NOW you have me COMPLETELY figured out..."). "I bought his record 'The Transformed Man' at a yard sale when I was 12. It's actually really good," says Folds, 31, who wrote the track especially for Shatner and sent him a letter asking for the use of his golden throat. "I didn't know who he was," admits Shatner, 67, who was persuaded to do the project by his three daughters and his assistant. "I thought,'The hell with it, I'll take another shot at making a total idiot of myself.'" Although "In Love" won't be released as a single, Folds has comniissioned three dance mixes of the song and is hoping it will live long and prosper on the club scene. "Marvelous!" bellows Shatner. "I think I'd tap-dance to it." ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V1 #277 *********************************