From: owner-rockford-files-digest@smoe.org (The Rockford Files) To: rockford-files-digest@smoe.org Subject: The Rockford Files V2 #184 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 Friday, June 18 1999 Volume 02 : Number 184 Today's Fjordian Filings: -------------------------------------- Yeeeeeeeeeee-HAW! Sorry to Hafta Do This, But... It's got me by the ears and it won't let go. RE: And once more into the fray. Re: It's got me by the ears and it won't let go. my life, and other such nonsense... listen here. Re: listen here. one more lost thought Re: one more lost thought ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:22:25 -0400 From: shirak@umich.edu Subject: Yeeeeeeeeeee-HAW! I do have to back the FL up. Daisy Duke inspired a generation of kids to think that rednecks might not be all that bad. ;) Anyway, my stance on Leather Jacket hasn't changed, and, poor little deprived me, I haven't heard Birds yet. I did get a chance to go see Moxy Fruvous live on Tuesday, which kicked a lot of ass. Honestly, if you have any music shops in your area that get a lot of wierd, underappreciated bands in stock, try to find one of Moxy Fruvous' albums and pick it up. Anyway, it's time for the love life report. I've had two new major breakthroughs recently. The first was that I can finally spend time with my ex without feeling the gravitational attraction that we have for each other. Whoo-hoo! No more worrying about falling into the same trap twice! And, the girl I'm currently infatuated with is coming up tonight from Toledo for dinner. I feel so loved! Anyway, duty calls, so I should take care of it. Laters all! ERIC ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:25:41 PDT From: Markus Kamp Subject: Sorry to Hafta Do This, But... ...Stacy?! The Real World?!?! Plot lines?!?!?! Surely this is some sort of dry humor that is lost on me! I thought you hit rock bottom by professing your like of Eminem:-)! Anyway, in news COMPLETELY unrelated to Ben Folds Five (which I feel is fair since they prefer to keep their tours COMPLETELY unrelated to Seattle!), 2 of the world's premier music/arts festivals are coming up in Seattle later this summer. I speak, of course, of WOMAD (World of Music, Arts, and Dance) and Bumbershoot. WOMAD runs 30 July-1 August in Redmond & Bumbershoot is Labor Day Weekend @ the foot of the Space Needle. The biggies @ WOMAD this year include Johnny Clegg, Joan Baez, and Cubanismo, and Bumbershoot's main headliner is REM (but I would rather push you to see Baaba Maal & LoJo!) For more information, including artist lineups & ticket info, you can link to both festivals' web sites from http://www.onereel.org/onereel/index.html. Don't forget, you've a free place to stay w/me, the good hands person. Oh, and in Sinforosa news, we've been added to a couple Seattle music web sites, Seattle Sounds (http://www.seattlesounds.com/bands/sinfo/cont.htm), which features a couple MP3s, and The Live Room (http://www.jackstraw.org/studio/liveroom/liveArchive.html#sinforosa), which features an excerpt of a live radio performance we did in March. If you haven't already heard us, check these 2 web sites out, then go to our own (http://www.sinforosa.com) and order a couple CDs:-)! Laters all! Markus Kamp - Sinforosa http://www.sinforosa.com/markus.html _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:55:13 -0400 From: "Leigh 13" Subject: It's got me by the ears and it won't let go. More pure Rockford Filian goodness for y'all... Erik - As well, I have known the wonders of Dukes of Hazzard for many years. I should post an audio clip of me playing the theme song on guitar and singing at the ripe old age of 3. I don't think I got all the chords right though. :-) I can still watch it nightly on TNN! And yes, Daisy is well worth the hour all to herself...after all, can you name another 70's or 80's TV star who had an article of clothing named after her? I always had this thing for John Schneider though...something about seeing that cut body with his shirt off, I guess. Whoa! Did I just say that? Never mind! Go see Better Than Ezra, and be sure to post the skinny on the show. BTE is a great band, and one of my latest favorites. Their new CD is excellent! Oh, AND another possible comeback--I heard a rumor Duran Duran is touring this summer! Can anyone back that up? To Jen as well...not many Claire Danes fans on the list, eh? I should make it clear that my dislike for her is based on personal experience. I mean, she wouldn't go out with me! Fooey if she has a silly boyfriend, I wasn't asking her to marry me, you know? Anoop - Yay to the fall of DIVX! Nothing makes me happier than seeing one of those huge faceless corporations take a total dive on a business venture like that. Circuit City, Best Buy, Walmart...they're all banes of mine. DIVX is a great case of where the consumers stepped up and made it clear that they wouldn't stand to be f--ked by The Man. Props to free enterprise. Jordan - Yay to Birds! Yay to more Sledge! I love his writing too--I just wish we'd get more of it, and maybe some lyrics as well. For All The Pretty People and Birds...it's just not enough! Do I have to pull out the Gladhands disc again to get my Sledge fix? DC is just a few short days away. We're going to have a darn good time, for sure. Dan's gonna be there, and Suzy and Ginger, and many more. And we're gonna hear some classic Ben Folds Five--be it Where's Summer B?, Video, or at LEAST The Last Polka. Happy day! One more happy birthday to Stacy! Upset that I had to retype most of this message when my mail program crashed, Leigh 13 http://members.tripod.com/ex13 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:21:07 -0500 From: "Matty Jacobs" Subject: RE: And once more into the fray. mmmm.....birds. I have to say that I am glad this was brought up b/c this is right up there as my fav b-side next to the she don't use jelly cover. I have some points to make now. here goes. point 1. Okay, now I am going to get kinda wacky here and you can just ignore me if you'd like. Has anyone seen Hal Hartley's film, "Henry Fool?" If you have...then don't you think Birds sounds a lot like the main theme from the sound track? well, since most of you probablydon't know, if you REALLY want to know I could mp3 a song from the henry fool soundtrack for you. Anyway, I just thought I would share that wonderous connection to indie films. point 2. Markus, thank you. I appreciate your lack of appreciation for the Real World. It makes me cringe when it comes on. I always have to watch it for about 30 seconds and then my stomach goes all crazy on me and I invountarily change the channel point 3. As long as Better than Ezra is being brought up I thought I would mention that a band I like a lot called the Push Stars are opening for them on this tour. Idon't know how soon they'll start opening, but it will be soon and yay for that. point 4. Moxy Fruvous is SO cool. point 5. I would just like to brag and say that although I am not going to the DC show I am going to the Guiness Fleadh festival in boston this weekend and I am getting backstage passes, which means I get to meet Elvis Costello! I am SSSOOOOOOOOOOO excited for that. I get to meet one of the best songwriters ever. Wow. point 6. I am now going to have lunch. point 7, Matty J @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ matty j. mbjacobs@students.wisc.edu AIM- Lifeisski ICQ# 25174853 If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy It's your life and you can decorate it as you like. Ben Folds (Five) * -----Original Message----- * From: owner-rockford-files@smoe.org * [mailto:owner-rockford-files@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Jordan W. * Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 12:18 AM * To: rockford-files@smoe.org * Subject: And once more into the fray. * * * Argh. * * It is 32degrees. coooooold! * * Anyhow, i have come back to haunt you guys with my 32 * character columns and my incessant drivel. * * Either that, or i feel the need to delurk. * * Anyhow. * * Everyone talking leather jacket! I want to talk about * Birds. It's a great song. Too short, but, damn i like * it. * * Anyhow, i'll talk later, right? * * Right. * * Props to my main Erik, who remembers those who have * fallen ;) * * Jordan * _________________________________________________________ * DO YOU YAHOO!? * Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com * ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:49:47 -0700 From: Dig that crazy chick Subject: Re: It's got me by the ears and it won't let go. Stupid US Open. because of them thar tennis players, i'm up far to early watching Days Of Our Lives at a different time. God, this show is so bad, but I'm so addicted. At least Sunset Beach has personality. Leigh 13 wrote: > Oh, > AND another possible comeback--I heard a rumor Duran Duran is touring > this > summer! Can anyone back that up? I can. in fact one of my bosses was talking about it last night at the Cibo Matto show. I believe they're playing here over labor day weekend... well, it was either here or Vegas. Hey, KJordan.. I need your input on the Super Furry Animals. they're from Oz, no? ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "Set one more place for me. My entire family thinks I have VD." - -- ************* ICQ: 24901402 AOL IM: CourtSpork Laugh until you wet yourself; read The Shrubbery. http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com Listen to my radio show, "Swing and the Single Girl" every Tuesday night from 12-4am PST live in Real Audio at http://kscr.usc.edu. ************* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:11:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Anoop Ranganath Subject: my life, and other such nonsense... Well, I've been working for about three weeks now. It's nuts. I wake up at 7 AM and stay til 5 PM. I don't think this works for me, so I'll probably have to find a way around it when i graduate next year and start working for real. As for my love life, I'll devote a little time to it right now ... Thank you, thank you very much. Actually, I kinda like it this way, it's really odd, as long as i'm not around girls, i don't really think about them, out of sight, out of mind I suppose. Work is good, it's long, but it's not too hard, and I'm learning all about routers, network management, rednecks, and office politics. Three Jump shows this weekend. I'm pretty excited. I want details on BF5's fall tour. NOW damnit. Umm, i have a quote in my signature now. If anyone can identify it's origin in the next three days, I'll send you out a free BF5 bootleg on CD (actually, it'll just be a CD made from the MP3s on Kyle's sweet FTP site, but most of you would still like it i'm sure). Anoop - - "...to denounce the evils of truth and love, to extend our reach to the stars above..." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:32:09 CDT From: Erik Lyons Subject: listen here. Anoop. It is the Team Rockets Motto. Backing up my sista in LA, D2 is touring and they begin at the HOB in Chicago (3 dates), a show I am still debating attending. $50 a pop. Goto pollstar for complete dates. Real World. I liked the first one cusin' I had a crush on the 'bama girl. Plus, being the first one, everyone involved (crew, producers and cast) was kinda new at it and the scripting wasn't altogether so evident. My wife is going to the BTE concert. Me, I need to lead our bowling team into first place. Yeah, thatz right, I bowl AND listen to Ben Folds Five. But I don't wear NASCAR T-shirts. Only person I know who does is Spencer (yeah, I know you hear me, as you finish that last sip of your Martini and suck on your olives). You peoples are going nutty with the Bentent. No Chicago show 4 me. Please give me the highlights this weekend. Boss is out. I think it is time for me nap. - -Erik peace is not achieved it is realized _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:42:14 -0500 (CDT) From: Anoop Ranganath Subject: Re: listen here. > Anoop. It is the Team Rockets Motto. Excellent job. I don't remember if you are the erik with a child (is there an erik with a child) but if you are, you're knowing this is completely understandable. If not, then let me tell you that you are cool as hell for keeping up with your Pokemon. Actually if you have a kid, you're cool as hell too...nevermind, just send me your address and i'll hook you up. > Real World. I liked the first one cusin' I had a crush on the 'bama girl. > Plus, being the first one, everyone involved (crew, producers and cast) was > kinda new at it and the scripting wasn't altogether so evident. My friends have seen the Bama girl around down here in Birmingham, AL. Apparently she's a hardcore bitch. She refuses to talk to people that recognize her, and gets pissed off at those that don't. Later gators, Anoop - - "...to denounce the evils of truth and love, to extend our reach to the stars above..." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:21:37 CDT From: Erik Lyons Subject: one more lost thought for Courtney, who I fear is out of the loop Sports-wise. As I was getting my daily fix of afternoon Sportszone.com, I realized someting I wanted to add: The US OPEN is being played on the links, not the hardcourts. Tiger and the gang are swinging their clubs this weekend. Although, I wish the tennis players were going at it, as the US OPEN in August is one of my favorite sporting events of the year. But no one can knock Courtney's extensive knowledge of music. She is She-rock when it comes to that. And, of course knowing all the cool people. See everyone with a hangover in the morning! _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:29:25 -0700 From: Dig that crazy chick Subject: Re: one more lost thought Okay, I may be the daughter of a sportscaster, but as far as sports knowledge goes I'm a complete retard. BUT... there is a US Open of Tennis, too. but that one is in August in New York, huh? Why do they have to go and confuse me like that? ~Courtney The Sultraness of Swing "Your work makes me sad." - -- ************* ICQ: 24901402 AOL IM: CourtSpork Laugh until you wet yourself; read The Shrubbery. http://www.theshrubbery.prohosting.com Listen to my radio show, "Swing and the Single Girl" every Tuesday night from 12-4am PST live in Real Audio at http://kscr.usc.edu. ************* ------------------------------ End of The Rockford Files V2 #184 *********************************