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alloy-digest Thursday, March 11 1999 Volume 04 : Number 080
Today's Subjects:
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Alloy: Re: tattoos, & Robin begs pardon (& asks question) [RThurF@aol.com]
Re: Alloy: scary flicks [Kathleen McClelland <Kathleen.McClelland@online.]
Re: Alloy: Mary Coller/ MULU Neon Sisters debate [RThurF@aol.com]
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:38:46 EST
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Alloy: Re: tattoos, & Robin begs pardon (& asks question)
In a message dated 3/10/99 12:50:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jbolton@ooze.nwfsc.noaa.gov writes:
:: Oh, and eventually, I'd
like to get a picture of Koga, one of our African greys, on my arm. She
would make a very cool tattoo. ::
I would love to see this, if you do get it done! Do you have an artist in
mind?
:: Sorry again for being off-topic :-] ::
Don't worry, Jennie! I have been the most evil one of all lately when it comes
to being off-topic this week. I'll try to be better from now on, everyone, I
promise :) My big excuse is that I'm doing mental gymnastics with this
relocation, setting up my business, buying a car (which I now have to learn
how to drive), packing at home, packing at work, talking to suppliers in
France & Germany... aargh! When released from the rigors of planning,
planning, planning, my mind likes to wander far afield. Can't wait til I'm
settled again, so I can concentrate on nothing but violin making & setting up
the list FAQ. I'm gathering all kinds of nice info to put there, so hopefully
it will be worth all of this advance publicity.
Can everyone please write to me with your web page addresses, if you would
like me to have links from the FAQ?
Robin T
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:53:50 -0800
From: Kathleen McClelland <Kathleen.McClelland@online.disney.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: scary flicks
You just named some of my favorite thrillers. Nightmare on Elm Street (the first
one) is another thriller. Of course, on a lighter gothic note, I always enjoy
watching 'Rockula' with my favorite artist in it. Stanley the mortician. Love the
commercials he came up with. Talk about flashy!!, and I don't mean plug-in
either.
Pax Aye,
Kate;-)
RThurF@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/10/99 3:02:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> darkpoet@darkpoet.com writes:
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> :: I love the old gothic style
> suspense horror film called THE HAUNTING with Julie Harris, that was
> based on the book. My favourite all time scary movie probably...Haunting
> of hell house with Roddy McDowell and The Changeling are up there
> too...creepy (can't talk about the shining) KUBRICK 70 is not that
> old...natural causes huh? Sure...I still watch The Haunting, of gawd the
> doors breathing in and out...scared the hell out of me as a child.
> Showing my age;I can't understand today's horror/slasher films... ::
>
> I grew up on these great old films too (Saturday afternoon Chiller Theater!)
> The Changeling is one of the scariest films ever IMO... especially when he
> drives to the river to throw the ball in, and goes back home, opens the door,
> and the same ball bounces down the stairs again, only now... it's wet!
> ::shudder::
>
> Robin T
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:42:23 EST
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: Mary Coller/ MULU Neon Sisters debate
In a message dated 3/10/99 7:25:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
darkpoet@darkpoet.com writes:
:: All
of you, don't need to acknowledge this email of mine, I know you all
understand but will be most worried about the traffic too and losing her
and others. ::
Don't worry Debrah. Alloy sometimes goes through an ultra busy cycle, then it
calms down (all of us old timers have seen this happen before from time to
time). Mary was perhaps just overloaded with work for the time being &
couldn't keep up.
Hopefully it would cheer you up to think of it in a different light, bearing
in mind the fact that Mary is Thomas' personal manager. Maybe she's got very
little extra time because they're cooking up something exciting for the near
future..? (There, I knew that prospect would make you smile again :)
As for the debate on Mulu/Neon Sisters... I am a mere listener, and know
nothing of recording or production... but I love the drums on Neon Sisters
(Budgie!) The song reminds me of our beautiful friend Sarah who died about two
years ago. She was tough but very fragile in so many ways, and none of us
could help her out of her self-annihilation streak. Dave had known her since
high school, and another friend had known her since they were around 6! So I
love this song but it makes me very sad. Thomas' voice sounds exactly the way
I think it should for the expressiveness it requires, he's obviously angry &
at the same time horribly distraught. If he had sung it with diamond-like
precision, it would not have worked. Mulu is fascinating, it's one of those
great impressionistic story songs that I love... I can really see different
scenes throughout it in my mind (whether it's intentional on the writer's part
I'll never know, but it's very transporting) This is a song I feel a unique
love for, especially because it was extremely effective during one particular
bad migraine of mine... I followed his voice along through this song like a
gently winding road & it somehow lifted me out of that migraine, at least for
the moment, which - trust me - is enough!
Interesting that certain pieces Thomas has written have fallen out of favor
with him. I don't know any artists who don't go through this from step to step
over the courses of their creative lives. This goes along with the process of
development I'm sure, where some things may not seem to have as much of one's
own 'fingerprints' on it as one would like, when looking back on them.. but to
us (or at least me) each piece is an individual with a life of its own. I
wouldn't want to do without anything he's written, because they show various
facets of his abilities & things he's wanted to experiment with. I've always
thought of Thomas as the daring, explorer type, which makes his music forever
tantalizing. I wonder if he has thought of putting any energy toward more film
work too?
Robin T
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