From: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org (small-repairs-digest) To: small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Subject: small-repairs-digest V2 #199 Reply-To: small-repairs@smoe.org Sender: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-small-repairs-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk small-repairs-digest Monday, August 31 1998 Volume 02 : Number 199 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [s-r] neil finn ["the maier family" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 00:26:18 +1000 From: "the maier family" Subject: [s-r] neil finn the rather fabulous kat wrote: << So here's something I heard yesterday which just happens to be a most > appropriate follow-up to my correcting of John about where Neil Finn is > from, where he lives and why he talks funny... of course I feel > compelled to share with you all once again. Actually it's kind of sad > news.. but here's the thing: > > Neil and his brilliant new album (err... I'm reliably told its > brilliant, still don't have it, slacker that i am) Try Whistling This, > have been disqualified from this year's ARIA awards - Australian > Recording Industry Association for the 99% of the list population who > were wondering - because he now lives back home in New Zealand where > he's from, as I may have mentioned, and where he recorded the album. Its > a big shame really because this was decided after he'd been nominated > and I'm sure he would've cleaned up - I believe Crowded House still hold > the record for most ARIAs won, at 11 (Savage Garden came frighteningly > close to equalling that this year but lets not dwell on that). Neil was > eligible back then because he was living and working in Melbourne and > the other guys were aussies... > > So i guess this means that i'm now officially required to stop saying > "did you know he's ours?" with great pride and conviction... rats. > Either that or I must willingly blur the geographical boundaries which > we all go to such great pains to preserve.... oh well - it was nice that > he was ours for a while ;) And I'm sure he'll kick ass in the NZ music > awards. >> ah kat ... you're back! *yay!* um ... but to speak of mr finn ... heehee ... i understand! i don't want to stop saying he's "ours" with pride either! let's face it -- he's wonderful, and the aria's people are just big stupid wallies ... we all know he'd have cleaned up anyhow! i saw his brisbane show [the first of his tour] and he was so damn fine! *amazing*. i do, however, think it's ridiculous that he could not still be in contention for the arias ... but let's save that rant for another day shall we! *grin*. on other topics ... drop me a line kat ... we must chat about your lilith adventures [i'm highly envious, you realise! *big grin*] and catch up generally ... *faerieblessings* heidi xo. - -- ~*~ "i'm a winter girl; i like coming out when things are desolate and everybody's about to slit their wrists." ~ *tori amos* [my faerie queene]. ~*~ "art is the thrilling spark that beats death." ~ *brett whiteley*. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http://www. tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of small-repairs-digest V2 #199 *********************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@smoe.org with 'unsub scribe small-repairs-digest' in the message body. FAQ & other info: http ://www.tisd.net/~casey/shawn/small_repairs.html *REMEMBER* all posts not directly related to Shawn must have the tag 'NSC:' is their subject line ------------------------------------------------------------------------