From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #344 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 Saturday, December 25 1999 Volume 04 : Number 344 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: The Beatnik, De-Bearded [Lee Jackson ] Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V4 #342--moon poetry musings ["Julie Sweeney" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 02:45:15 -0600 From: Lee Jackson Subject: Alloy: The Beatnik, De-Bearded Just got my issue of Pro Audio News today. Inside was a photo of Thomas, addressing yet another gathering. This is the first photo I've seen of him since he removed the facial hair. Not terribly shocking, thankfully. Still, the beret looks just a little out of place now without the goatee to balance it out. ;-) - -- Lee Jackson, Music and Sound Director Apogee Software, Ltd. / 3D Realms Entertainment Voting Member, NARAS, 1997-present ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:46:15 -0600 From: "Julie Sweeney" Subject: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V4 #342--moon poetry musings Robin: Though I usually just lurk, I had to respond to the awesome (!!) moon poetry; it made me laugh out loud on a day when I really needed to... it makes me nostalgic for my own rotten poetry, which was mercifully lost or tossed in one move or another. Thanks for sharing... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all you Alloids; I've enjoyed reading your posts and perhaps now will feel brave enough to participate now and again. Julie Sweeney P.S. Virgo, August 29th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:48:56 EST > From: RThurF@aol.com > Subject: Re: Alloy: Happy Solstice to all > > Happy Solstice to everyone! :) > > I was looking forward to seeing the brightest, most gigantic moon in 133 > years but it doesn't look abnormally big. Maybe it did when it was rising? > > Reminds me of that godawful poem I wrote long ago about people eating > moonrocks for breakfast - something like: > Can you hear it scraping as it rises > Against the end of the street, and all the branches of the trees > will be filled with moonrocks tomorrow morning > for us to eat for breakfast.... > > A little half-remembered moon poetry in honor of the moon (which is still > very pretty and full, and has a red ring around it tonight) > > Robin T > > ------------------------------ > > End of alloy-digest V4 #342 > *************************** > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 23:19:17 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V4 #342--moon poetry musings In a message dated 12/24/99 11:52:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, jsweeney@pcpros.net writes: :: Though I usually just lurk, I had to respond to the awesome (!!) moon poetry; it made me laugh out loud on a day when I really needed to... it makes me nostalgic for my own rotten poetry, which was mercifully lost or tossed in one move or another. Thanks for sharing... :: You're very welcome, I'm glad you 'liked' it!! Just be thankful I didn't have occasion to post my Hannibal Lechter vs the Vampire one... ha!!! Revised #'s: Aries: 2 Taurus: 1 Gemini: 5 Cancer: 3 Leo: 1 Virgo: 4 Libra: 3 Scorpio: 5 Sagittarius: 3 Capricorn: 0 Aquarius: 5 Three-way tie between Scorpio, Aquarius and Gemini, with Virgo following closely behind. And no Capricorns..? Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 23:31:58 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V4 #342--moon poetry musings In a message dated 12/24/99 11:19:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, I wrote: :: Revised #'s: Aries: 2 Taurus: 1 Gemini: 5 Cancer: 3 Leo: 1 Virgo: 4 Libra: 3 Scorpio: 5 Sagittarius: 3 Capricorn: 0 Aquarius: 5 :: I forgot Pisces: 1 !! migraine haze... Robin T going to bed now ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:13:44 -0500 From: Doug Grose Subject: Re: Alloy: Welcome new members :) RThurF@aol.com wrote: > > And... it's become an informal tradition here for new members to post about > the very first time Thomas Dolby's work came to their attention, if they > wish. It isn't required by any means, but I know I love hearing these > stories, so please indulge us! I've been lurking for a while now... For a decade, starting in 1979 I toured with a pop group, singing and playing guitar, and I carried with me a Yamaha CX5M music computer. My fellow guitar players referred to my experiments as tinkertoy music, but our keyboard player knew what I was trying to do. He gave me a tape which he said I would like. It contained a song called "Airwaves". That song blew my mind. As a amtter of fact, as I repeatedly listened to the tape at night with headphones, each song created a movie in my head... "Flying North", "Europa", "Cloudburst"... each stimulated a terrific visual. I played the tape for months. It was extended mixes of songs from "Golden Age..." I have enjoyed Dolby's music since. I also like Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson, Flo & Eddie (The Turtles), Pat Metheny and Peter Sarstedt... and tons of others. I'm an Aries. Happy Holidays to all - -- Doug Grose - The Crayons Multimedia / Web Design thecrayons@home.com ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #344 ***************************