From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V2 #31 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, January 9 1999 Volume 02 : Number 031 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- We will draws swords no more... I know a girl named Olga! BF5---> old SNL Out of sight! Boston snow! tatterdemalion everybody ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 09:51:01 -0500 From: shirak@umich.edu Subject: We will draws swords no more... The title, my friends, is the first direct remark about masturbation in a Shakespeare play that I caught. It comes from Twelfth Night, oddly enough. Shakespeare's a personal love of mine, especially his comedies. If you've never seen Much Ado About Nothing, the play or the Brannagh movie, do it. Now. That's an order. My other faves are Midsummer Night's Dream, the Tempest, A Midwinter's Tale, Othello, Richard III, Macbeth (you can't go wrong with the classics,) and Henry V. Oddly enough, I can't stand Hamlet. He's too damned whiny and indecisive for me. The play could have been over in an hour and a half if he (Billy-boy or Hamlet) wanted it to be, but no, it drags on for four hours. Anyway, that's about enough of that. You know, oddly enough, the Catherine Wheel does nothing for me. Go figure. Hey Markus! When you get all big and famous, you have to arrange a Sin-vention for all of us. Wow, Sin-vention. I like the sound of that.... ;) Oh, Kristin, m'dear? Shakespeare In Love is showing at the State now, if you don't want to make the trek anywhere way out there. Courtney, oh mighty Sultana of Swing, Countess of Cool, Duchess of something great that starts with D, I'm glad that someone else shares my fears of Courtney Love. Not that I want Ed or anything. I'll just settle for her bassist. ;) Uhhh, anyone I leave out? Just remember the words of Ben Franklin, "God answers all prayers, but sometimes the answer is no." Okay, enough of my rambling. Laters all! ERIC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 08:38:55 -0800 (PST) From: Katie Subject: I know a girl named Olga! And I know what it's like trying to park on Sunset Blvd., worse, what it's like driving there in rush hour. Stupid stupid stupid! Though I never saw LA twinkle while I was there. Yes, postage is going up by one cent Saturday. At least first class postage. Don't know about postcards. If you really wanna know, check www.usps.org (gov? com? I think it's org). They deliver for you! I, too, like Shakespeare in Love. It reminded me of a favorite scene from R&J in 9th grade English that I had tragically let cower in the dark corners of my mind without surfacing for far too long. And you don't want to get into any wars with fish. Though the threat here is beating with a trout, I have heard tell of a food fight involving a catfish, one of its spines going through a hand, and trying to explain that one to the emergency room people...think of the consequences if it were in your head! - --katie "Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 18:41:29 EST From: SHAP99@aol.com Subject: BF5---> old SNL OH MY GOSH!! I just got home from the driving range, ate dinner, and sat myself down in front of the tv. i turned on Mtv and it was just some bad rap videos I turned on Comedy Central and it was the opening credit things. The first thing I heard when I turned to the station was "And our musical guest, Ben Folds Five" This is a rather strange coincidence.... Well I gotz the psychic hookup. lov ya--> Jez ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 21:14:47 -0500 From: jaedonely@juno.com Subject: Out of sight! Boston snow! Hey RFers, I just saw that lovely film by Steven Soderburgh, the same man behind (sigh) King Of The Hill (Go see that movie. Its just awesome. So sad! Heartrendering! And for those of you who have seen A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries, the boy who plays Billy is the star of King Of The Hill. he needs to be in more films. he can really act.) Anyways, does anyone agree with me that Steve Zahn should be in every movie? He's great! He's a jolt of energy! I brighten when he's on screen! Waiting for Rushmore, ~Elisabeth BTW, in congruence with Rushmore, could nayone give me the 411 on Phantom Planet? ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 02:55:30 GMT From: "tavia -" Subject: tatterdemalion I hate not being able to get internet access when I need it. it sucks i'm thinking (in a possibly, maybe, we'll see kind of way) of signing up for the camp counsellors in the USA thing. any suggestions on where to aim for? at the moment north carolina looks the most attractive. I think it would be a very good idea to have a conBention in july/august during the us summer holidays (what Aussies call winter) simply because I might be there adn that's the kind of ego-centric thinking I indulge in. also friends of thw whitlams have got their shit together and organised a t-shirt. i think a rockford files tee would be cool, wid a pic from the show... what am I saying? that would involve energy and organisation. perhaps I'll feel more energetic next time I post. fuck it's cold in this computer lab!! but the computers are yummmy. very nice and new. brand spanking new in fact. i miss being able to access email whenever I like. enuf on that theme. still no job, but I hopefully will get money from government on tuesday. been so un-busy that I've actually taken up healty things liek bike riding adn long scenic walks and (gasp) doing the washing up voluntarily (and *that* my friends is the only true and pure definition of boredom) why is it that the only bikes they sell are the mountain style bike? - it makes no sense unless you live on a damn mountain. the seats are hard and the handlebars placed to provide maximum discomfort. riding is fun, but the bikes suck. my ass is so sore from pedalling while sitting on the bike seat. it's like grinding concrete with your bottom! pardon me, if anyone is offended that I used the word bottom. hee hee why is social security designed to be humilating? anne, enlighten me, is tatterdemalion a word of your own creation (or one that could be found in a dictionary)? and what does it mean? It sounds excellent and I definitely want to misuse it for mischeivious purposes. primary colours is a great film, but the american political system scares me. from what I understand, it costs so much to campaign that only very rich people could run for president. not particularly representative.... mind you, in australia only very boring people can run for prime minister enough mindless chatter from me tavia 'here's a song about a man called gough (former aussie prime minister) and a little boy wanted to be tarred with the same brush he learnt latin, held his head up high and he hated the liberals, thoguh he didnt know why' gough- the whitlams here's an easy quiz for whitlams fans out there: what's stevie plunder's real name... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 03:02:34 EST From: Sandibrady@aol.com Subject: everybody hey everybody! Ginger is (hopefully) going with me to see none-other-than DEE SNIDER himself on Tuesday night! He and the Sick Mutha Fuckers (SMFs) are opening up for QUIOT RIOT in Charlotte and I am going FOR SURE! So come on y'all! Talk her into going! Where else can you get hit in the head with a beer bottle and have a table land on you at the same time and in the same place!? We MUST go together so she can witness what is total Sandi-insanity. It must be documented... And I know I am all on shaky ground and shit, but as usual, I could reallly give a shit less when DEE is concerned...>I mean, all is good when Dee has anything to do with it, so talk her into going. PLEASE. I stole a fucking Semisonic poster for her in the name of DEE....so she has to go. come on Ginger.... GO! You can stand in the back instead of getting hit with shit...You can just watch me get hit with shit. And just so I won't be fucking hung on a cross until I die because I didn't include some Bentent or something directed at someone else besides Ginger (I am posting this to the Pit too, where it doesn't matter what you say...) then I must say: The lead singer for a local screaming band called Goat Thrower is a dead ringer for our beloved. And we were giving each other the eye the other night. GROSS! Fucking bugs, fucking nasty. Frock on y'all. Sandra DEE ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V2 #31 ********************************