From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V2 #588 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Thursday, July 24 2003 Volume 02 : Number 588 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:33:35 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas re:- fall set list past their peak? I think not.... Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Rupp" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: RE: seven-seas re:- fall set list > > But see...the advantage REM has is that they still > > have all their original band members....so they don't have > > to retrain new members to learn old stuff. > > Bill Berry, the drummer, quit a few years back, but you're > right, other than that, it's the same line up. > > Why do you think I like Rush so much? The last personnel > change was in *1974* when a new drummer joined the band :-P > > Love 'em or hate 'em, if a band has a creative synergy then > it's best if they remain together. > > REM declared from day one that they would disband if one > member left the group. Over ten years later, when Bill > Berry wanted to retire (he's a farmer now) he asked to > leave, but said he would not leave if it meant that the > band wouldn't carry on without him. That's the story > anyway. > > I intend on seeing REM here in Texas hopefully at least > twice (there are three opportunities) and I admit it'll > be weird without Bill drumming. But I love Stipe, Buck > and Mills so much that it's worth it. > > And I'm chuffed that Radiohead are playing Houston. Even > if they are past their peak as some may say, I'd still > rather have the choice to go see them than not. > > > > ====================================== > http://www.bunnymenlist.com > > ====================================== ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:41:13 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: Re: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity High Fidelity the film was ok but not as good as the book IMHO and About a Boy the film was just as good as the book if not better and I thought Hugh Grant was fantastic in that film!! Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt H" To: Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: Re: Re: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity > >Actually it comes from a British author to begin w/ > >.A by the name ofNick Hornsby wrote the book (One of > >his books also gave us About a Boy). The book takes > >place in a London record shop. ALtho they did an > >excellent Job adapting it to the US. > > Firstly, methinks you are confusing the author with one > BRUCE Hornsby, he of The Range and The Way It Is. There > is no "s" in author Nick Hornby's name. Secondly, I > personally thought that About A Boy made a far better > film than High Fidelity, even though Hugh Grant was > mis-cast in the lead role. Thirdly, as a Brit, and a > fan of Nick Hornby's work, I was VERY disappointed in > the film, and the fact that they shifted it over there... > > Echo and the Bunnymen | the official website: http://www.bunnymen.com > ___________________________________________________________ > Get your own Web-based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com > > > > ====================================== > http://www.bunnymenlist.com > > ====================================== ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:45:46 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity no, should've been Jon Simm - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Whiting" To: Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: Re: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity > ..to be fair, if it had have been set in London, as per book, who'd have > taken the lead role ? Hugh Grant, of course. > > So, everybody understand why the film could only ever have been set in the > States....? > > -- Barry. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noose Boy" > To: > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:42 PM > Subject: RE: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity > > > > That film should never have been set in the US. Cusack bought the rights > > which is why it happened > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org [mailto:owner-seven-seas@smoe.org] On > > Behalf Of Nate Vanden Brook > > Sent: 24 July 2003 16:39 > > To: seven-seas@smoe.org > > Subject: Re: seven-seas OT: sorta film High Fidelity > > > > > Listened to an interview with Frears the director just a couple > > > of days ago -- was very interesting. Hadn't a clue that _High > > > Fidelity_ was done by a British director > > > > Actually it comes from a British author to begin w/ .A by the name > > ofNick > > Hornsby wrote the book (One of his books also gave us About a Boy). The > > book > > takes place in a London record shop. ALtho they did an excellent Job > > adapting it to the US. > > > > n8 > > > > ====================================== > http://www.bunnymenlist.com > > ====================================== ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:44:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Ironside Subject: Re: seven-seas OT ARGH! So Rush are Amy's second favourite band? Ahead of Cure/Smiths/Banshees/JD/NO? - --- Red wrote: > At 02:17 PM 7/24/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Sorry all..... > > > >My mail doesn't seem to be getting through, > >even when I type "Rush suck" ! > > It sure as hell looks like they're getting thru to > me! > What are you talking about? > > > > ====================================== > http://www.bunnymenlist.com > > ====================================== > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:07:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Ironside Subject: seven-seas Re: [villiers-terrace] Sigur Ros new cd/DVD Anyone like Sigur Ros kindred spirits Mum? A.I. - --- Red wrote: > > Does anyone have this? > > I picked it up last night because the sticker > on the front said that it features a new 12 minute > track > and 3 videos. (I haven't even watched those yet coz > I have to wait > till I can get my kids to show me how to use the > Playstation 2 hehehee) > > I don't see a 12 minute track! > Just one that I already have on the cd, > and 3 others.....4:41 2:47 and 4:22... > I spose the 3 combined almost make up 12 mins > but that's a little deceiving! GGRRR! > And they NEVER use titles! So you can't tell > anything! > > But it's still good nevertheless! > > (but don't YOU buy it Matt, it's even more > 'whale music' than the rest!) hahahhahaha > > I'm thinking about waking the boys up so I can see > the videos! ;-) > > Red > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V2 #588 ********************************