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alloy-digest Wednesday, March 31 1999 Volume 04 : Number 099
Today's Subjects:
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Alloy: England is such a Drag ["Lem Bingley" <lem@zdnetmail.co.uk>]
Re: Alloy: Re: Sometimes being a musician can be a drag [Chris Cracknell ]
Alloy: Re: new tattoos ["Jennie Bolton" <jbolton@ooze.nwfsc.noaa.gov>]
Re: Alloy: Re: Sometimes being a musician can be a drag ["I T Admin @ Gov]
Alloy: TMDR AT HEADSPACE ["Overall,Terry" <OverallT@remlon1.agw.bt.co.uk>]
Alloy: TMDR at Headspace [RThurF@aol.com]
Re: Alloy: Re: new tattoos [RThurF@aol.com]
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:25:59 +0100
From: "Lem Bingley" <lem@zdnetmail.co.uk>
Subject: Alloy: England is such a Drag
> as Eric Idol once pointed out, every english
> man dresses in drag at least once in their life... so Slarvi, Tim, > Lem...
> should I be asking for any photo scans of you guys too? ;)
You know, Eric Idol is not exactly what you'd call a reliable source for this kind of information.
Having said that, he's probably right.
Sadly I remain a virgin in the field of cross-dressing - unless you want to count wearing tights for a school play performance of Robin Hood when I was five.
But then if I only have to do it once in my life there's plenty of time yet...
Lem.
BTW cool quote from Bowie in the Headspace release. Anyone know if there's a PC version of the Beatnik studio yet? (As opposed to the player...)
Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:37:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Cracknell <ad329@hwcn.org>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: Sometimes being a musician can be a drag
In article <2.2.32.19990329233359.006eaac4@gtnet.gov.uk>, you wrote:
>Listen, buddy, what Mrs Slarvibarglhee and I get up to in the privacy of our
>own rumpus room is no one's biz but ours, and there are no photos of any of
>our activities in existance anyway.
>
>So see my solicitor, Sunny Jim, or stop spreading those slanderous rumours.
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So then you're saying those wern't pictures of you I saw plastered all over
the inside of that London phonebooth?
CRACKERS
(nice legs 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
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:34:05 -0800
From: "Jennie Bolton" <jbolton@ooze.nwfsc.noaa.gov>
Subject: Alloy: Re: new tattoos
Robin writes,
>You'll be fine! (or I should say, I'm sure you WERE fine, since it's
probably
>been done by now) Is it your African Grey? I'm always psyched when I think
of
>my next tattoo, it stings a little but is so worth it :)
>Tell us what ended up happening & please post the design!!
Yes, I was fine, though I had forgotten just how exquisitely painful it was
to have done (not to discourage anyone out there from getting your own - its
totally different when its something you undertake voluntarily, and I've had
worse menstrual cramps, to be honest - hee, I know y'all wanted to know
that, since we're "sharing" ;-)). And the andrenaline/endorphine rush kept
me up half the night; lesson #2 for tattoos is get them in the afternoon so
you have some time to wind down! Anyway, I will try to post the design on
my KS website soon, so you all can see. I got it on my upper back, just
between my shoulders. It's feeling fine now, still oozing just a tad of ink
yet, but it's not red or swollen at all. The artist has a BFA, and he did
an excellent job. It's just beautiful.
The design is a word in Sanskrit, pronounced "ankah", which much later
became the ancient Greek "ankura", which became "anchor" in English. In
Sanskrit, it literally means "hook", but is an allusion to the human form
(it also means "curve of the body", or "lap"). Also interesting, a closely
related word means "brand" or "stamp", perfect for a tattoo, don't you
think?
One of these days, I will probably have one done of one of my Greys, but I
just can't resist really powerful symbols! Plus, I really like primitive
over fine line work anyway.....that black brand on an expanse of skin, it's
enough to take one's breath away. Okay, now I think everyone here has heard
quite enough about my little fetishes....if I say anymore, I'll have to kill
you all, because you'll know too much :-).
Toodles!
Jen (:^
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Jennie Bolton, Research Chemist
Northwest Fisheries Science Center ยท
Vice-Chair, Pionus Breeders Association
<http://users.aol.com/apionus/PBAPAGE.HTM>
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 00:08:36 +0100
From: "I T Admin @ Govt Office North West" <help.gonw.st@gtnet.gov.uk>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: Sometimes being a musician can be a drag
At 13:37 30/03/99 -0500, Crackers wrote:
>
>In article <2.2.32.19990329233359.006eaac4@gtnet.gov.uk>,
(BUT YOU CAN CALL ME 19990329233359) wrote:
<snip>
>>So see my solicitor, Sunny Jim, or stop spreading those slanderous rumours.
>~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
>
>So then you're saying those wern't pictures of you I saw plastered all over
>the inside of that London phonebooth?
>
> CRACKERS
> (nice legs from hell!!!!!!!!!)
>
No. I didn't say that. Please try to distinguish between my professional
and private lives in future.
Ta.
Slarv
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:11:53 +0100
From: "Overall,Terry" <OverallT@remlon1.agw.bt.co.uk>
Subject: Alloy: TMDR AT HEADSPACE
Has anyone else noticed that TMDR's position at Headspace has altered?
He's gone from "President & CEO" to "Founder & Chief Beatnik" whatever that
is. Does this mean that he's now concentrating his energies on producing
new music for the player?
Or are there nasty corporate shenanigans afoot at Headspace??
Anyone have a clue?
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:48:35 EST
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Alloy: TMDR at Headspace
In a message dated 3/30/99 10:13:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, TEL writes:
:: Has anyone else noticed that TMDR's position at Headspace has altered?
He's gone from "President & CEO" to "Founder & Chief Beatnik" whatever that
is. Does this mean that he's now concentrating his energies on producing
new music for the player?
Or are there nasty corporate shenanigans afoot at Headspace?? ::
No nasty shenanigans! :) Mr Dolby simply wished to move away from the CEO
position & into one where he felt more creatively fulfilled within Headspace.
You can find the announcement about this in the Alloy archives in early
February (I think) if you'd like more details.
Robin T
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 00:34:23 EST
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: new tattoos
In a message dated 3/30/99 4:36:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jennie writes:
:: And the andrenaline/endorphine rush kept
me up half the night; lesson #2 for tattoos is get them in the afternoon so
you have some time to wind down! Anyway, I will try to post the design on
my KS website soon, so you all can see. I got it on my upper back, just
between my shoulders. It's feeling fine now, still oozing just a tad of ink
yet, but it's not red or swollen at all. ::
I remember the endorphine rush.. from the pain of the tattoo, and also the
adrenaline afterward of having a beautiful new tattoo to show your friends the
next day. The ink ooze always dissipated after a day or so. It reminds me
though, I nearly made one poor girl faint at work without meaning to when I
showed her my brand-new 'Sleeping Gryphon' (Sir John Tenniel's drawing from
Alice in Wonderland) on my left shoulder blade several years ago. She saw it &
said, "Oh how pretty, he drew a very fine red line all around the black
lines!" and I said, "That's just red showing through the skin from tiny broken
blood vessels.. it'll fade as it heals. It does look pretty for now though..."
She turned green & said she felt sick. I had no idea she'd take it badly or
I'd never have said it! From then on I've always been careful when saying
anything with the word 'blood' in it (I think that's what did her in)
:: The artist has a BFA, and he did
an excellent job. It's just beautiful. ::
I'm always happy to hear of someone gettiing a tattoo they really love :) It
sounds gorgeous. Please tell us when it's up on your page!
You're making me crave my next one, which is based on an original Art Nouveau
bookplate design I came upon a couple of years ago, and fell in love with
instantly (I had to redesign the figure though, because the original artist
made her features look too angular for my taste.. I preferred her profile to
be a little more realistic. Everything else is true to the original). It's
very detailed... a female, almost Greek-styled figure gazing into the eyes of
a beautiful exotic bird whose long, ornate tail comprises the most eye-
catching part of the design. Almost everything will be done in black & white
except for the bird's body & tail which will have varying shades of purple &
royal blue. I'll have to look far & wide for a really good detail-oriented
tattoo artist I can trust with it... if you hear of anyone on the east coast
who is very good at this kind of thing, I'd love the information, and I'd be
extremely grateful for the tip :)
Robin T
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