From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-moderated-digest) To: seven-seas-moderated-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-moderated-digest V1 #52 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-moderated-digest Friday, November 22 2002 Volume 01 : Number 052 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:32:51 -0600 (CST) From: amyr@jump.net (Amy Moseley Rupp) Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale > > >It was reported in the news here a while back that > > for the first time in > > >decades the American Billboard Top 100 consisted of > > not one British artist. > > >I'm not surprised if this is the crap you guys are > > listening to over there! > > >;-) > I can't believe Coldplay is not in there. The Top 100 are singles -- you know, those radio-friendly three and four minute max soundbites. Matt, how many weeks was it Brit-less? cos it certainly isn't now. It is, thankfully, Brit*ney*-less. However, I'm ashamed that I don't know shit about most of the artists including whether they are Brit, American, or other; except Avril and Shania (shiver) who's crept in at number 34, and who are of course Canadjun. However, No Doubt's in at number three so it ain't Britless. Ya know, Gwen Stefani's wedding got more coverage than No Doubt ever has. Maybe that ought to be a clue.... we love British weddings. So far every chart I've checked has British artists. Wow, Our Lady Peace is on the Adult Top 40 chart? Course, I'm wondering when the *British* charts haven't had an American act on them. Hmmmmm...... EVER? Certainly not since Presley, I'd guess ;-) Speaking of him, HE'S on the album charts; and the highest ranking Brit acts are Elton John, Rolling Stones, U2 (what year are we in anyway)? with Coldplay down at 72. Read it and weep: http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/bb200.jsp Oh yeah, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart....I'm feeling positively young again! Does anyone have a link to British charts? Yeah, yeah I could go look for some but.... ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:46:18 -0000 From: matt.harkness@bt.com Subject: seven-seas-moderated RE: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale >Matt, how many weeks was it Brit-less? cos it >certainly isn't now. I think it was only for the one week, and it was a few months ago now.... >Does anyone have a link to British charts? Yeah, yeah >I could go look for some but.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/ ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:10:21 -0600 (CST) From: amyr@jump.net (Amy Moseley Rupp) Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale > Yes, Davy Jones...who lives about 25 miles from me. > He's British....although he's lived here since when? > And the Monkees are definietly an American band.... > from an American telly show. Do tell! He lives near you? They played up his English connection when the show was on.... made them seem a little more like a Brit-invasion band (heck, the whole thing was an American rip-off of the Beatles and a sort of Spinal Tap before its time).... - --Amy, who grew up listening to the Monkees; can remember reading the cover and liner notes; but can't remember exactly where in England DJ was born ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:19:44 -0800 (PST) From: Andrew Ironside Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale - --- Amy Moseley Rupp wrote: > > Yes, Davy Jones...who lives about 25 miles from > me. > > He's British....although he's lived here since > when? > > And the Monkees are definietly an American > band.... > > from an American telly show. > > Do tell! He lives near you? > > They played up his English connection when the show > was on.... > made them seem a little more like a Brit-invasion > band (heck, > the whole thing was an American rip-off of the > Beatles and a > sort of Spinal Tap before its time).... > > --Amy, who grew up listening to the Monkees; can > remember reading > the cover and liner notes; but can't remember > exactly where in > England DJ was born > >Ah yes... the immortal monkees, never figured out their appeal. Can you believe that Jimi Hendrix, yes that Jimi Hendrix opened for them, needless to say that the screaming girls did not appreciate the greatest axe slinger to come down the pike. Shame on them. Mickey Dolenz's son also sings for Sum 41. Andrew Yahoo! Mail Plus  Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:25:00 -0500 From: Red Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale At 05:10 PM 11/21/02 -0600, you wrote: > >Do tell! He lives near you? Yep. Owns a horse ranch about half an hour's drive from here. (it may be a few more than 25 miles, maybe 30?) Haven't really checked the mileage. One of his fave hang outs was an ice cream shop with a 60's theme. Sadly the place closed like last year or something. Forget what the name was though. Red ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:33:39 -0500 From: Red Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale At 03:19 PM 11/21/02 -0800, you wrote: >>Ah yes... the immortal monkees, never figured out >their appeal. Pity! I have every episode on video from the 80's ~ when MTV did a 24 hour Monkees marathon! (back when MTV was cool.) Red ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:40:41 -0000 From: "Barry Whiting" Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas OT A cautionary tale - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Red" > I have every episode on video from the 80's ~ > when MTV did a 24 hour Monkees marathon! > (back when MTV was cool.) ...and it was the success of The Monkees that allowed Easy Rider to be made thus giving birth to that whole Hollywood auteur movement of the 70s. Yes indeed, The Monkees were responsible for Coppola, Scorcese, Nicholson, Altman, De Niro, Friedkin, Spielberg etc etc etc and (unfortunately) George Lucas. How fascinating am I ? - -- Barry - -- Barry Whiting barry@urquell.freeserve.co.uk ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-moderated-digest V1 #52 *****************************************