From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #15 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Thursday, January 14 1999 Volume 04 : Number 015 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Alloy: guest appearance in dreams ["Ulfstedt, Louise" ] RE: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? ["Ulfstedt, Louise" ] Re: Alloy: JAMAC is back (well, almost) [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Alloy: My friend's in a European music video.. [RThurF@aol.com] Re: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) [CJMark@aol.com] Re: RE: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? [CJMark@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:00:31 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Alloy: guest appearance in dreams ROTFL! And which season will this be aired???!!!! I just had to mention that I nearly died laughing whilst browsing an X-files site some time back... did you know there's a whole genre of X-files fan fiction dedicated to naughty x-files fantasies concerning, would you believe, steamy scenes between Mulder, Krycek & Skinner! I didn't read any of them, but I started giggling so hard at some of the titles that by boss came over and asked me what was up,.... Amazing, that old internet,....! Lissu, (as yet unsullied by "slash" x-file fanfic from hell) > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Cracknell [SMTP:ad329@hwcn.org] > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 6:48 AM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Alloy: guest appearance in dreams > > > I haven't been visited by Thomas Dolby in a dream for quite some time > (not since the Maple Violin dream). But I did have a dream the other night > that contained a couple of celebrities. > > I had this odd dream that I one a contest to watch the taping of an > X-files > episode. Unbeknownst to me Fox had decided to turn the X-files into > hardcore > porn. So the scene I was watching them tape started out with Mulder and > Scully walking through a scary abandoned house looking for an alien that > had > escaped from a secret government lab and ended with them discovering a big > canopy bed. For somereason I was quite shocked and embarrassed to be > standing on the set watching David Ducovney and Gillian Anderson going at > it > '69. I remember thinking, "Gee, I'm glad it wasn't one of those contests > where the winner gets to be an extra in an episode." I was, however, > somewhat impressed with Gillian's ability to hold her breath. > > > CRACKERS > (The XXX Files from hell!!!!!!!) > > -- > > Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime > fan > * http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base > * > * http://www.angelfire.com/ma/hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games > * > Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian > eh > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:05:18 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Hi Melissa! Don't know all that much myself yet,...except it should come out in February on F-Communications (Laurent Garnier's label in Paris) The track is called "Shelter", and the producer is a guy Jori Hulkkonen. I don't know the code yet, and the jury is still out on what name is to be used on the record,..(my RL name , Louise, is the same as a famous chart-music singer in the UK, so I don't know what I'll even be called on the record!!) I'll let you know when I hear something more,..thanks for your kind words! Lissu > -----Original Message----- > From: MacSuirtain [SMTP:wearart@erols.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 6:07 PM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > > > Ulfstedt, Louise wrote: > > > > ermmm,... > > > > It's a house track + remixes coming out on a 12" on the F-Communications > Label in February. > > ...this is only a club record,....and club records often sell only in > limited numbers... > >I'm loathe to start going on about it, when there's the possibility that > it'll only sell a hundred copies. > > Lissu, > > Please give me the rest of the skinny on it -- I have a friend in Paris > who is a major club boy (and he's 36, and it's all going to catch up > with him some day.) He owes me big time (he slept on my sofa for 6 > months in Moscow because his apartment building turned to rubble one > day) and I think he should buy me a copy! > > Congratulations! I think this is very, very cool. > > Cheers, > > Melissa > > -- > Melissa R. Jordan > Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios > Unique Wearable Art in Large Sizes & Handstamped Handicrafts > http://www.erols.com/jamesq/crs/welcome.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:07:44 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Hi Mark! Thanks v. much for this,...I'll definitely be keeping this in mind! Out of interest, which label is he working for? Lissu, the curious house-mouse :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: CJMark@aol.com [SMTP:CJMark@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 7:33 AM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > > > Hey Lissu.. > > I have a friend here in Miami that has a label for house music. He > produces > and distributes. If you want me to get him a copy of your disk.. let me > know. > > Ciao for now. > > Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:15:03 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Alloy: Still here Hi Tim! >Fancy covering Hawaii, Louise?? Sorry my sweet,....you've lost me there,....let me know what you mean,.. I'm probably just being a right dense twit today,... Bye! Lissu > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim_Dunn.JBA_HEATHROW.SPL_EXTERNAL@jba.co.uk > [SMTP:Tim_Dunn.JBA_HEATHROW.SPL_EXTERNAL@jba.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 5:18 PM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Alloy: Still here > > > Well it certainly wasn't me - I was unsubscribed for the holiday, but am > now back at what they laughably call 'work'. All our JBA UK regions are > currently being turned into a great big European super-Operations monster, > and all my responsibilities are completely on hold for at least a month > while they sort out exactly how it's going to work. Thanks heaven for > Alloy > or I would lapse into a coma. > > So far today I've written to Nadia, advertised my car for sale, consoled > my > friend who got dumped by phone last night, read the paper, lamented the > condition of my hair (currently Mr-Darcy-through-hedge-backwards) and > drank > copious amounts of tea. > > Has anything interesting happened while I've been away? What's with > Lissu's > music? I seem to have missed the main news there - sounds exciting though! > Fancy covering Hawaii, Louise?? > > Anyone who wants to write to me will be guaranteed an answer within 5 > minutes! > > nice to be back > > the_copse > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:18:47 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? Hi John! This was facinating,...I'll be sure to look up my co-ordinates to send you my position too! Any suggestions as to a quick look up facility for lat/long on the net? Cheers! Lissu > -----Original Message----- > From: John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com > [SMTP:John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 11:09 PM > To: 'alloy@smoe.org' > Subject: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? > > Lissu asked... > > >okay,...give! I am too curious,...what on earth is GPS??!! > >It sounds like some facinating navigation system,....do tell, > > > Hello Louise.. > > GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and is a system of > navigation by satellite, run by our dear friends the US military. > Basically, for users it consists of a receiver the size of a GSM > telephone, which can receive the signals from the satellites. I'm > crap > at maths, but if you are on a globe and can receive signals from > three > satellites above, apparently you can determine your position on the > surface of that globe. > > That's how it works. In addition to telling you exactly where you are > > on the globe, you can program into it the coordinates of where you > want to go to, & it will tell you which direction to take & how far. > It can also tell you which direction you are travelling in, how fast > you are going, your average speed, maximum speed, altitude, much the > same as a bike computer, but handy for walking, skiing, boating, > horse > riding or whatever. > > It draws a pretty picture of the route you have taken, and works > anywhere in the world, but not indoors. It works in the car and > trains > too. You can even hook it up to your computer so that you can program > > it more easily. It has been programmed with virtually every type of > map system in the world, and you can enter coordinates in either > latitude & longtitude or OS coords or whatever. It works in miles, > kilometres & nautical miles too. They cost about 200 quid, but are > worth it. > > They are incredibly accurate, to within 5 metres (I've tested mine to > > 14,8 metres), but would be more accurate if it was not for a random > error margin built in to the system by the US military, which changes > > your exact position by up to 40 metres. Presumably this is to stop > would-be terrrorists incorporating one into a guided missile system > in > order to launch a missile at someone. But there is a rumour that the > US are going to ditch the error factor system & we'll have 100% > accuracy. > > > > > << File: cc:Mail note part >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:20:31 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? Hi Guy! Sorry for the belated reply,...I tend to read my mail "Lem" style,..(catching up once every week or so) Yes,..I'd love to hear a little more about the project,...I used to be a keen shortwave/CB/DX hobbiest in the past, although I don't have so much time for this these days. It's always facinating to hear about the latest movements in the area,...please do drop me a line sometime and tell me about APRS. BTW,...have you heard about the recent NASA news where a Radio ham was tracking the weird echoes made by meteors and fireballs,...I can send you the link if you're interested,...there's some great sound files on there! thanks for dropping a line! Lissu :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Guy Story, KC5GOI [SMTP:kc5goi@infospeedway.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 1:52 AM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? > > > Lissu, in addition to what John told you about GPS I am also a ham radio > operator and use GPS in a project called APRS. It uses GPS to track > stations for various things. Email me if you want more info. > > Guy > kc5goi@infospeedway.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com > > To: 'alloy@smoe.org' > Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 8:21 AM > Subject: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? > > > > Lissu asked... > > > > >okay,...give! I am too curious,...what on earth is GPS??!! > > >It sounds like some facinating navigation system,....do tell, > > > > > > Hello Louise.. > > > > GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and is a system of > > navigation by satellite, run by our dear friends the US military. > > Basically, for users it consists of a receiver the size of a GSM > > telephone, which can receive the signals from the satellites. I'm > crap > > at maths, but if you are on a globe and can receive signals from > three > > satellites above, apparently you can determine your position on the > > surface of that globe. > > > > That's how it works. In addition to telling you exactly where you > are > > on the globe, you can program into it the coordinates of where you > > want to go to, & it will tell you which direction to take & how far. > > It can also tell you which direction you are travelling in, how fast > > you are going, your average speed, maximum speed, altitude, much the > > same as a bike computer, but handy for walking, skiing, boating, > horse > > riding or whatever. > > > > It draws a pretty picture of the route you have taken, and works > > anywhere in the world, but not indoors. It works in the car and > trains > > too. You can even hook it up to your computer so that you can > program > > it more easily. It has been programmed with virtually every type of > > map system in the world, and you can enter coordinates in either > > latitude & longtitude or OS coords or whatever. It works in miles, > > kilometres & nautical miles too. They cost about 200 quid, but are > > worth it. > > > > They are incredibly accurate, to within 5 metres (I've tested mine > to > > 14,8 metres), but would be more accurate if it was not for a random > > error margin built in to the system by the US military, which > changes > > your exact position by up to 40 metres. Presumably this is to stop > > would-be terrrorists incorporating one into a guided missile system > in > > order to launch a missile at someone. But there is a rumour that the > > US are going to ditch the error factor system & we'll have 100% > > accuracy. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:32:23 -0600 From: John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com Subject: Re[2]: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) - --IMA.Boundary.1558226190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Louise.. if you need airplay, try contacting SKYROCK FM in Paris - they play techno/dance/house/rap styles of music. The French interest may boost your chances of getting it played. Bisous, John ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Author: "Ulfstedt; Louise" at Internet Date: 13/01/1999 13:05 Hi Melissa! Don't know all that much myself yet,...except it should come out in February on F-Communications (Laurent Garnier's label in Paris) The track is called "Shelter", and the producer is a guy Jori Hulkkonen. I don't know the code yet, and the jury is still out on what name is to be used on the record,..(my RL name , Louise, is the same as a famous chart-music singer in the UK, so I don't know what I'll even be called on the record!!) I'll let you know when I hear something more,..thanks for your kind words! Lissu > -----Original Message----- > From: MacSuirtain [SMTP:wearart@erols.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 6:07 PM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > > > Ulfstedt, Louise wrote: > > > > ermmm,... > > > > It's a house track + remixes coming out on a 12" on the F-Communications > Label in February. > > ...this is only a club record,....and club records often sell only in > limited numbers... > >I'm loathe to start going on about it, when there's the possibility that > it'll only sell a hundred copies. > > Lissu, > > Please give me the rest of the skinny on it -- I have a friend in Paris > who is a major club boy (and he's 36, and it's all going to catch up > with him some day.) He owes me big time (he slept on my sofa for 6 > months in Moscow because his apartment building turned to rubble one > day) and I think he should buy me a copy! > > Congratulations! I think this is very, very cool. > > Cheers, > > Melissa > > -- > Melissa R. Jordan > Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios > Unique Wearable Art in Large Sizes & Handstamped Handicrafts > http://www.erols.com/jamesq/crs/welcome.htm - --IMA.Boundary.1558226190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; name="RFC822 message headers" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Content-Disposition: inline; filename="RFC822 message headers" Received: from ns2.baxter.com ([159.198.1.38]) by ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com with SMTP (IMA Internet Exchange 3.11) id 0008260C; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 05:15:09 -0600 Received: from chmls06.mediaone.net (chmls06.mediaone.net [24.128.1.71]) by ns2.baxter.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id FAA06086 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 05:14:10 -0600 (CST) Received: from smoe.org (080020908e73.ne.mediaone.net [24.128.204.144]) by chmls06.mediaone.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA21714; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:11:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) with SMTP id GAA14405; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:11:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by smoe.org (bulk_mailer v1.10); Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:11:03 -0500 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id GAA14380 for alloy-outgoing; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:10:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from teleste.fi (root@teleste.fi [212.213.16.8]) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/daemon-mode-relay2) with ESMTP id GAA14376 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:10:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from obelix.teleste.fi ([212.213.16.9]:58372 "EHLO obelix.teleste.fi" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE[2]") by teleste.fi with ESMTP id <291223-9635>; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 14:26:28 +0200 Received: by obelix.teleste.fi with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:05:19 +0200 Message-ID: <514B833CB5E4D1118E320008C724B24B03FE9F@obelix.teleste.fi> From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" To: "'alloy@smoe.org'" Subject: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:05:18 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-alloy@smoe.org Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. Precedence: bulk - --IMA.Boundary.1558226190-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 14:07:41 +0200 From: "Ulfstedt, Louise" Subject: RE: Re[2]: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Hi John! Merci Beaucoup! I'll do that! I'm writing down all these suggestions,....I hope I won't face the same nightmare as a friend of mine who released a very popular single here earlier this year,...his song got a lot of radio play, but his record company made a total cock-up of the distribution,...another pal said they had over 100 requests for the record in one weekend at the record shop she works in, but they didn't have a single copy. It all turned out well in the end though,...the friend got signed to Warner Bros last week, and heads out to do a promo tour in south america in a month or so! Cheers & ta muchly for the tip! Lissu :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com > [SMTP:John_Hanson_at_FRMA01@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 8:32 PM > To: 'alloy@smoe.org' > Subject: Re[2]: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > > Louise.. > > if you need airplay, try contacting SKYROCK FM in Paris - they play > techno/dance/house/rap styles of music. The French interest may boost > > your chances of getting it played. > > Bisous, > > John > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator > _________________________________ > Subject: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > Author: "Ulfstedt; Louise" at Internet > Date: 13/01/1999 13:05 > > > > Hi Melissa! > > Don't know all that much myself yet,...except it should come out in > February > on F-Communications (Laurent Garnier's label in Paris) > The track is called "Shelter", and the producer is a guy Jori Hulkkonen. I > > don't know the code yet, and the jury is still out > on what name is to be used on the record,..(my RL name , Louise, is the > same > as a famous chart-music singer in the UK, > so I don't know what I'll even be called on the record!!) I'll let you > know > when I hear something more,..thanks for your kind words! > > Lissu > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MacSuirtain [SMTP:wearart@erols.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 6:07 PM > > To: alloy@smoe.org > > Subject: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) > > > > > > Ulfstedt, Louise wrote: > > > > > > ermmm,... > > > > > > It's a house track + remixes coming out on a 12" on the > F-Communications > > Label in February. > > > ...this is only a club record,....and club records often sell only in > > limited numbers... > > >I'm loathe to start going on about it, when there's the possibility > that > > it'll only sell a hundred copies. > > > > Lissu, > > > > Please give me the rest of the skinny on it -- I have a friend in Paris > > who is a major club boy (and he's 36, and it's all going to catch up > > with him some day.) He owes me big time (he slept on my sofa for 6 > > months in Moscow because his apartment building turned to rubble one > > day) and I think he should buy me a copy! > > > > Congratulations! I think this is very, very cool. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Melissa > > > > -- > > Melissa R. Jordan > > Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios > > Unique Wearable Art in Large Sizes & Handstamped Handicrafts > > http://www.erols.com/jamesq/crs/welcome.htm << File: cc:Mail note part > >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:30:00 -0500 From: MacSuirtain Subject: Re: Alloy: guest appearance in dreams Ulfstedt, Louise wrote: > did you know there's a whole genre of X-files fan fiction dedicated to > naughty x-files fantasies > concerning, would you believe, steamy scenes between Mulder, Krycek & > Skinner! > Lissu, (as yet unsullied by "slash" x-file fanfic from hell) I didn't know what "slash" meant until I had a houseguest recently who told me she wrote Homicide and X-Files "slash" fanfic. She and some friends kept a website of the whole lot. Innocently, I asked for the url, and, well, boy... that was an eye-opener. (I'm not into fan fiction, BTW. This was the first I'd ever read, and it was quite the intro.) Still recovering, Melissa - -- Melissa R. Jordan Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios Unique Wearable Art in Large Sizes & Handstamped Handicrafts http://www.erols.com/jamesq/crs/welcome.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:41:15 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: JAMAC is back (well, almost) In a message dated 1/12/99 10:33:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, Keith@Stansell.com writes: << So, Robin, perhaps you could tie Dennis back into the Alloy. >> I checked at the time & he was still subscribed, could he have some other address listed? Someone else asked to temporarily unsubscribe recently & couldn't remember which address he'd subscribed under.. he reeled off a list of six different email addresses that it might be. Turned out it was a seventh one!! I'll check on JAMac right away. Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:54:18 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: My friend's in a European music video.. Can those of you who get the VIVA music channel in Europe keep and eye out for this video? My friend just told me it's a remake of the song 'Lean On Me' by a band called 2-4 Family. He plays the young, lovelorn janitor in the story section of the video... if you happen to catch it on tape I'd love a copy of it :) ! Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:18:54 EST From: CJMark@aol.com Subject: Re: RE: Alloy: Lissu Makes A Record (was: Surnames) Hey Lissu.. I don't remember the label name right now.. Since I'm now back in Miami for awhile I have to meet with him anyhow and I'll get the label name. (I should know it.. I wrote the liner notes for his first CD) Anyhow.. the offer stands. Ciao for now.. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:21:29 EST From: CJMark@aol.com Subject: Re: RE: Re[4]: Alloy: What did Santa bring you? Lissu.. If you have a PC there is a neat program available for lats and longs as well as the sun's passage across the planet. You can find it at Geoclock.com.. I think. I have it on my PC at home.. but my laptop and office here is all Mac based.. so I am also looking for a lat and long program.. in case anyone finds one.. please pass on the news! Ciao for now.. Mark ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #15 **************************