From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V1 #317 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 Thursday, November 26 1998 Volume 01 : Number 317 Today's Filings: ----------------- Nightmare YAY!!!!!!!! Head scratching. Woo Hoo - I now have wheels sag infiltration They say... R BF5/Relationships Regarding BFF and relationships i get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine Give me those Ginger points! post-Turkey tunes post-Turkey tunes spanky lee ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 04:11:16 -0500 From: Kristin Klevering Subject: Nightmare Here I am, technically on vacation, and up since I had a really horrible, vivid nightmare of a nursing home placement going wrong at the last minute. I wish I got comp time for this dream and its keeping me up when I don't have to go to work in the morning. My new position at work is getting easier, now that I'm finally learning how to do what I need to do, but it's still haunting me in my dreams. All of the Rufus Wainwright content from the last RF made me feel guilty for taking my CD out of my travel case for my trip to W. Virginia tomorrow, but my boyfriend can't stand him. I, on the other hand, think he's wonderful (musically, as well as pleasing to the eye). "Danny Boy" is probably one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a good long time. I left my "Domo Ben Chan" CD at work, so I can't take it on the trip. Dammit! But I was so late getting out yesterday I totally forgot about it. I really wanted to take that on my trip, since it's one of the things that I know both my boyfriend and I would enjoy listening to it. We have totally different tastes in music, but BFF is our one common ground. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Later - Kristin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:30:12 -0800 (PST) From: "Jordan W." Subject: YAY!!!!!!!! i just got dearest Mr Ben S. Folds' solo effort, and i think im in love... hey! that was even a pun. but, seriously, i think that i have even more respect now. all hail Ben. for he is the most worthy musician ('cept for Markus, of course. but he's not a musician, he's just a drummer :P j/k) i have ever heard. this is one of my weird stylings. i get off on strange music like this. and bran van. but truly, it kicks copious amounts of arse. and i even like In Love. William Shatner would NEVER, EVER overdo one of his jobs/music would he? ;) enough fawning, we all know i love him. dan: Maria, i just met a girl named Maria, and suddenly i've found, how wonderful a sound can be.... (stop West Side Story here) :) go nuts boyo. you're a nerdy boy like me (or a nerdy boy who is me), tell me, is there any chance of me getting my icq running on a isp that only lets me have port 8080? you've actually preempted me, tho. i'm going in tommorow to get myself a haircut. see? we are amazingly spinning outtilly close in life. :) plus i made solo for presentation night. and got asked to join the acappella group. :) singing well is swell. still enjoying fear of pop. anne is as american as mom's apple pie. daymn, girl. American Football and Thanksgiving in the same post? but i am celebrating Thanksgiving, this year, thanks to an invitation from one of my expat friend's party. i'll be making the hash cookies :) nah, i'll most likely just whip up some pumpkin soup. i make a mad pumpkin soup and i have like thousands of pumpkins at the moment. stoned people. No 1 thing any stoned person ever said. me and Shaun were hammered, and had a shared hallucination. We had a conversation with the stars for about 2 hours. then Matt came over and said "you guys ok, i think you're hallucinating" and that was soooooooooooooooooooooo funny. maybe you had to be there. Markus! happy birthday to you! Penfolds wine is good! Australian Wine is fantastic. drink all you can, it's pretty bloody good. Plus i want Sinforosa. any chance of me being able to get a copy over here in the land of oz? i'll pay, of course. haiku for matthew: Matthew is so cool But not quite as cool as some Like Markus and Anne no, really matthew, i love you! will you marry me? an aussie reference! Root to This! rofl. Frally, she's such a funny girl. I seriously didn't think that he would put this song on. but laugh? yes. yes indeedy. aol sucks. and now, by default, so does netscape. i'm just going to have to use opera. Spencer is a naughty fjord. and i love it... that story has been told before.... but i love it. did you know that Corden rhymes with Jordan. so if i was female, and married you, like you asked, i would be Jordan Corden? sounds like Julia Ghoulia.. i love Drew Barrymore. she melts me. Life continues fine, with a chance of showers later in the evening. i'll pop quiz you guys bout my weekend tomorrow. Jordan _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:39:27 -0800 (PST) From: "Jordan W." Subject: Head scratching. did i mention the main reason i'm getting my hair cut is to score a scalp massage. do i need a girlfriend or what? yes. yes, i do. PseudoBentent: "Go ahead, you can call me a freaky pervert if you want, but i got my head scratched..(keeps my feet on the ground) and i love it like the ground.." Anne!!!! When are you casting for the musical? Because i swear, when you posted that i WAS one of the characters. come on, time for a RF casting call. i'm up for it. my hat's in the ring, do i get a callback? when are the auditions? do i have to sing a duet with dan? :) Jordan, who loves having his head scratched. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:55:44 +1000 From: Jodie Subject: Woo Hoo - I now have wheels Hey Eris - good advice, but she's pretty shy, he is either shy or arrogant and he *is* a player - rookie in this new season, so Sarsie feels she may be perceived as just a fan if she approaches him now. Updates as events warrant.... To the good news, after being car-less for over a month after the dreaded head on collision, I finally have new wheels - not *new* new, but new to me and with more grunt than the previous car. ALRIGHT!!!! More grunt ( insert appropriate Tim Allen grunts in here). For all of you in the US for Thanksgiving, enjoy the turkey. I'll be having mine Tuesday!!! mmmmmm, Turkey. Aloha!! Jodie "Shall we shag now or shag later? How do you like to do it? Do you like to wash up first, you know - top & tails, whores bath. Personally, before I'm on the job I like to give my undercarriage a bit of a 'how's your father" - Austin Powers. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 05:39:29 PST From: "Courtney Knopf" Subject: sag infiltration a big happy birthday to Carrie and markus; even if it's a day late it still counts, right? Tossing some Deadly Faerie Tales my way would be lovely. and isn't there someone who's birthday is on thursday? was it thomas? if so, happy birthday to you too -- may you get more than enough tryptophane. so what is everyone doing for Thanksgiving? My dad is flying down here today and i'm going to make thanksgiving dinner. except for stuffing and pie, becuase my friend Pat is taking care of that. but other than that, it's all me. i'm even making real mashed potatoes. and while i'm cooking, i plan to partake of the X-Files marathon on F/X. of course my dad will want to watch football, but i'll win because he never gets to see me. and i still have yet to watch this past sunday's episode. i've got it on tape just waiting to be consumed when i have time. right along with The Simpsons, that 70's Show and last night's episode of Buffy. Sara made me hyper for the first couple hours of my show tonight. and i think she'll be glad that she won't be home when the phone bill comes. of course even is she WAS home, all of her attention would be directed towards uncovering all the symbolism of the "April Fools" video. and SPEAKING of Rufus, i haven't seen the Gap ad yet. of course i've watched zero tv this week. my nails are brittle and dry. and my new shoes are making my feet stinky. I could really go for some Moons Over My Hammy right about now. still FOP-less after a week in release. ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "I hate you, and I hate your ass face!!!" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:49:05 -0500 From: "Lyons, Anne" Subject: They say... ...the sun is sometimes eclipsed by the moon You know I don't see you when she walks in the room Hey all! I got such a kick out of RF yesterday, I just had to post, even though I'm pretty damn sure no one is going to be reading this on Thanksgiving! Here are some random thoughts... Markus is absolutely correct: Carrie is a complete and utter GODDESS! As I recall... she's the only RF member who remembered my birthday last year. Carrie simply rocks. And Markus... I am SO sorry I forgot your birthday... I owe you, K? Dan: Feel free to apply for a new job at any time. Remember this golden rule: They'll screw you much harder if they ever got the chance. ("They" can pretty much be anyone... but in this case it is *any* employer... and I do mean *any*. Every employer is pretty much of the WIIFM* philosophy, which of course differs from the WTF?* philosophy... but I digress.) Getting back to Dan... remember... you don't have to put your boss down as a reference, and if asked, just say that you prefer not to have your current employer know that you are looking. It is done all the time. And in the future... would your current boss ever give you a good recommendation? Exactly. So don't worry about it. Work wherever it is that will make you happy! And I hope your ankle feels better. What do you mean? Isn't it extended haiku that Jordan writes? I always thought it was... Leo: I actually think Leo is a great actor... his role in Titanic notwithstanding. That role was as lightweight as they get. But his work in This Boy's Life absolutely blew me away. In my opinion, he needs to do something interesting but fast or be relegated to doing Japanese commercials for the rest of his life... Flutie: Ahhhhh, yes... I am sure he is a god in New York just as he is in Canada. But we Massachusettsites knew him way back when. Actually, come to think of it... most of you are probably too young*** to remember his Hail Mary pass vs. Miami back in the early 80's... but not me. That was one of the most exciting moments in sports for me. And God, I was so in love with him while he was at BC... I had his picture all over my walls. He was actually my only real "pinup" -- everyone else went for Duran Duran or Tom Cruise or whoever... but not me. I had newspaper photos of Doug and his brother Darren (a BC receiver) on my walls. And how many of you people could even pronounce Natick... whereas I was actually just there last weekend. Drove right down Flutie Pass even. Yep... Doug was my dearest crush. See? I've always loved that combination of looks and athleticism... *sigh* Matthew: Let me know what time the militia is supposed to turn out for manuevers... I think I missed the last one and I feel a bit rusty with my bayonet. As to pinning vs. being pinned... it's *all* good, don'tcha know? And thanks for the tips on realizing when it is actually a dog you are trying to make time with in a chat room... *grin* Word of the Day: BIRKIE (BIR ki) or (BUHR ki) adj.: lively; spirited; n.: a man who is lively or spirited Example: "Anne was pleased to meet such a birkie fellow on a mailing list." Welp. A turkey turkey me and a turkey turkey you I love to eat the turkey in a big brown shoe... HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY! - -Anne * What's In It For Me ** What The F*ck? *** Boy, I'm old! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:07:26 -0500 From: barbi Subject: R i've been gone from my beloved RF. I apologize. Marcus, if you think you're so old, how old are you? I swear you sound like some of my friends who complain about being the oldest person in college. you should all get together for a support group and do more sophisticated things or something. I wish i could help. today is the 25th. 6 more hours till my boyfriend, Matt, flys in from Maryland (I'm in ohio)(and I just decided to capitolize all my I's so that I will get in the habit). I'm excited!!!! So how did we meet? ICQ! I kidd you not. Stacy got a big kick out of it when she heard. I need some advice. For those of you with significant others who aren't as into BFF, does BFF ever get in the way of your relationship? I mean, it's off season for us right now, but as soon as the new album is out, and the tour's up (and BFF is at my campus), things will be even worse. Do you have trouble having to pick b/t the two? and also, Dec. 9 is my 21st b-day!! problem: i have 2 finals that day. Problem: I have nothing to do that night. I don't drink, and there's no good shows. all my favorite bands are on break. icq: 9254077 Barbi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:28:33 EST From: Sandibrady@aol.com Subject: BF5/Relationships Barbi asked: << For those of you with significant others who aren't as into BFF, does BFF ever get in the way of your relationship? I mean, it's off season for us right now, but as soon as the new album is out, and the tour's up (and BFF is at my campus), things will be even worse. Do you have trouble having to pick b/t the two? >> You would think that it wouldn't, but you know how crazed some of us are about them. I always get the "Why do you have to go see them AGAIN?" and that sort of shit. It is not understood why I like them so much or why I like to travel to see them. It's a concept most guys can't grasp...hell, the band doesn't even understand it, so why should boyfriends be able to? I think it's just assumed that if you travel to see a band, you must be in love with one of the members...so it's a jealousy thing. I wouldn't say that BF5 as a whole gets in the way of any current relationship (mainly because they're not on tour I suppose) but I often get asked things such as "what's up with you and _______". Which is very frustrating. Alright....I'm babbling now. I must go up to the stupid VET (vehicle emissions testing) site to get my car all checked out....it's KY state law. Ahh, I forgot to mention, I drove through the night last night (to my parents house in Louisville, KY) to avoid all the Thanksgiving traffic & I was successful in my attempt. Now if only I can somehow avoid it on Sunday....I'm not holding my breath. chow (and YES, I meant to spell it like that...Thanksgiving pun) Sandi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:09:46 -0700 From: Stacy Lynn Subject: Regarding BFF and relationships Well, I certainly don't have the problem with BFF (or any music fot that matter) getting in the way of my relationship. Rey and I never argue about that, and we totally understand and love each other's music. You know why? Rey and I met at the Conan O Brian show this summer! Pretty cool, huh? See, I was in NY (if you were on the RF back in July, you remember me talking about it) and I was there with my best friend, she loves BFF too. But we saw on the MA about a little get together. I really had no interest in going since I basically just lurked in the MA and didn't post or email anyone there. But Jess, who isn't on the MA either, insisted that we go, and that is where I met Rey! He says it was love at first sight. =-) I do remember being drawn to him, I wanted him to notice me. Well, Jess and I didn't get into the Conan show because it was too full, but Rey made it in. And Jess and I decided to wait for them and so we hung out there for like 2 hours til they came back out again, and then after meeting BFF, Rey, Jess, and Rey's friend and I all hung out. Then a few days later I spent more time with Rey after Jess went back to NJ, and then, many emails and big phone bills later, he flew out here, and I went back there, and the rest is history. Rey moves out here Feb 13. I can't wait!!! I go back to visit in Decemeber. Anyway, so Rey and I both adore BFF, and it is their fault we ever met, so we actually are in debted to BFF! =-) thats my story! stacy Day comes I wake, I wake with a hard heartache I go down to your place We sit and chat about New York... --Rufus Wainwright "Danny Boy" http://www.u.arizona.edu/~stacyf icq #7641939 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:38:48 -0500 (EST) From: Ginger Nance Subject: i get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine Special Ginger-edition cool points to whoever knows where that came from. And now, sit back, relax, and get ready for a long post. :) Anne, I have a dream for you. Last night I dreamt that there was some parade in Chapel Hill, but something went wrong so they did the parade over, backwards. Some of the cars were even driving in reverse. Strange. So my friends and I (friends from Charlotte, strangely enough) are sitting on a bench watching when Ben drives by. He was in his little crappy $300 car, except it was red. He was apparently driving someone in the parade or something, and he saw me and leaned out the window and waved and my friends were just like why the hell did Ben Folds wave to you and I remember thinking that I didn't want to get into the whole story of him giving me a ride home from Built to Spill. So then at the place where the parade started/ended, they had huge tvs up and everyone was dancing to MTV, except then a commercial came on so I changed the channel to see if VH1 had a video on and everyone got mad at me and we kept changing the channel back and forth and I was like sorry! I was just trying to find more music! So..annealyze away. It was a weird dream. As for BFF and relationships, well, I too am lucky enough to have met my boyfriend as a result of a mutual liking of BFF. Even though we were both nowhere near where we're actually from and wouldn't have met if my friend Kim hasn't known Sanders...anyway. I digress. Stacy and I talked about this already, about it being hard being away from someone in a long-distance relationship, so I understand her and Barbi's excitement about seeing their sweeties again. However, right now I'm feeling very grateful that I'll get to see Scott next month b/c my stepsister just wrote and told me the Marines are sending her husband to El Salvador for 6 weeks, then he goes straight on some mission for three months. He's missing her birthday, Christmas, New Year's, probably Valentine's Day...yucky. Sandi lent me her copy of FlOP, and it's...not good. Ben is creative, but I sure wish he could have used that talent to make something better than this. Yeesh. That's all from here. Happy Thanksgiving kiddos! Ginger :) (ps--December babies unite! 9 days for me!) Ginger Nance ginger_nance@unc.edu http://www.unc.edu/~gnance ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:15:27 EST From: Lennonita@aol.com Subject: Give me those Ginger points! It's from Chess! One Night in Bangkok, specifically. I love that song. (and that quote, too.) I always have to get up and groove to it because we used it as a warmup song in one of my dance classes a long time ago... Anne, I am *the* celery stuffer! It's my little ritual...I stuff the celery while watching the Macy's parade. Nobody ever eats it. But it's my job and I like it. Actually, my dad eats some...my brother, however, routinely massacres the cheese log. I won't eat for two days and then I'll eat one tiny little thing at like 9 AM and when the big dinner rolls around...I'm not hungry. Every year. It never fails. I guess cooking for hours beforehand kills my hunger. This year I'm trying to prep early and not eat tonight, too. Don't know if it'll work or not. I'm sure next year when I'm home from college I'll eat platefuls of good home cookin' after months of dorm crap. I like FLOP but the boyfriend doesn't. Understandable. It's amusing but semi...self indulgent, almost. BFF has never come between us...in fact, it's one of the things that brought us together! It's nice to share that. That's all. Feliz Day of Gluttony to All! Meg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:37:48 PST From: "Courtney Knopf" Subject: post-Turkey tunes Hey everyone! I hope you all are having/had a wonderful thanksgiving. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be filling in for an absent DJ at the station thursday afternoon from 4-7pm PST. so after you've stuffed yourself full of turkey and tryptopahne, tune in and give me a listen. Since it's not my normal timeslot I'll be mixing it up more eclectically. I'll probably pull some old crazy vinyl out too... you never know WHAT is back in the time wall. so go to http://kscr.usc.edu and click on the live link. oh, and all of you in the COF, i got FOP today (two copies, in fact -- quite by accident) and i think it's silly. that will most likely NOT be played. happy eating! ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "You know, if it's not a headboard, it's just not worth it." ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:41:11 PST From: "Courtney Knopf" Subject: post-Turkey tunes Hey everyone! I hope you all are having/had a wonderful thanksgiving. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be filling in for an absent DJ at the station thursday afternoon from 4-7pm PST. so after you've stuffed yourself full of turkey and tryptopahne, tune in and give me a listen. Since it's not my normal timeslot I'll be mixing it up more eclectically. I'll probably pull some old crazy vinyl out too... you never know WHAT is back in the time wall. so go to http://kscr.usc.edu and click on the live link. oh, and all of you in the COF, i got FOP today (two copies, in fact -- quite by accident) and i think it's silly. that will most likely NOT be played. happy eating! ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "You know, if it's not a headboard, it's just not worth it." ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 03:22:17 EST From: Sandibrady@aol.com Subject: spanky lee Okay, so Spanky Lee rocks. I have to say, I never thought re-living my high school days would be all that cool, but it was fun. At least this time I didn't get up and dance like a fool in front of a bunch of rednecks who laughed at me....this time I stayed seated the entire time the band played...I hooted and hollered a lot, but that's all good fun and everyone else seemed to do it too. :) And my brother's girlfriend went with me, so it was a family type of thing. It's so strange to see people who used to be like your best friends years and years later when they aren't really your friends anymore and you haven't talked to them in years and then all the sudden you're back in a "mock 1990" situation where you're all thrown together again....and you have no idea they're married and you remember the last time you saw them as some (to quote John Cougar Melloncamp) "compromising position"...and now you're just like "hey. What's going on?" and they say you look great and you know you look like hell and so you tell them they look great, but really they look like hell...especially when they happen to be wearing tight fake-leather pants that happen to make their butts look like cottage cheese packed too tightly into a ziplock bag...all bumpy. Ahh, I'm making no sense...and I swear...I've only had about 5 beers. The girl had to ask me about 5 times what the hell a Rolling Rock was..."is that an import"? These KY people think anything that's not Busch (NASCAR Man!) or Bud Light is an import. So Chip, who is the former bass player of Spanky Lee (and also an ex lover / on again off again boyfriend of mine..in fact, for all you summer RF readers, he was the guy I was going to shack up with this summer) was not in attendance at the show tonight...it was the ORIGINAL Spanky Lee, which only means that they had the OLD bass player, who only played with them for about a year and then they got Chip, but the other guy is playing with them now because they all hate Chip. I hate him too, and for that reason I was hoping he WOULD be there. THe bastard owes me tons of money. He doesn't return my calls and he has yet to pay me one red cent of what he owes me. Bastard. I am so fuckign broke it is not funny and he refuses to apy me back... Perhaps he'll wind up with 2 black eyes and a bloody lip and nose any day now... His band is playing at a club tomorrow night and I plan on attending. If he refuses to cough up the dough, it will not be long until his good looks are overshadowed with black and blue marks and blood....and of course none of it will be my doing. I will be at home watching tv with my parents or something cool like that. Wow...what a nasty thing to say. Ahhh, well, he will pay me back one way or another. I could be a vengeful girl and say I'll ruin his life, but I have a feeling his life is already ruined. He's a loser. Can't even pay back a friend of 10 years...instead he goes out and buys equipment to build a major recording studio in his basement. Sorry, but if I owe someone money, the last thing I'd do is go out and buy a few hundred thousand dollars of equipment. Asshole........ Okay, so I'm losing you. Spanky Lee was this band I LOVED in high school. In fact, I was their fan club president...and that was not something I came up with, they asked me to do it and of course, me being 15 or 16, I thought it was THE coolest thing because they were the most popular local band around. But I digress.... Basically, they were this band who was really popular around these parts and I just loved each and every one of them and I loved their music and I was just totally upset when they broke up my junior (or was it my sophomore) year of high school. So within the past year, they have been doing some reunion shows aroudn town and it's just sooooo strange...I've only seen 2. I plan on htose being the only 2 i see. I have no point for posting really. Yes, I loaned Ginger my F(L)OP Cd. It's a sad day when you buy a brand new (much anticipated) album and you are willing to loan it out within less than a week. What can I say? It doesn't do much for me. I certainly can't ROOT to it. HA. Enough. Sandi ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V1 #317 *********************************