From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #50 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 Wednesday, March 1 2000 Volume 05 : Number 050 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! ["electrix" ] Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! ["Keith Stansell" ] Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate ["Keith Stansell" ] Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold' ["Kathleen T. Presser" ] Alloy: magic hair tonics, viruses, etc. ["Julie Sweeney" Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! JAM wrote: >Well, I have to say, being a student of the Bible that, the hair thing >wasn't so much of a theme as God using Samson as a judge to rid the land >of the Phillistines. The 'uncut' hair thing was more of a symbology of >God's Holy Spirit operating in him to give him his strength. But, that's >just the way I understand it; not trying to spark any religious >confrontations. No sparks taken... but I think you exemplified my point. Hair associated with verility, strength regardless of how it is interpreted. You get a culture based on this belief system and you have them subconsciously accepting it as a PHYSICAL statement and falsely at that --- especially to those unable to interpret the story properly. Other cultures don't consider the hair to be so omnipotent or related to the Holy Spirit. My views are merely sociological (as in Sociology). I am curious... how do you interpret the Saints with the Hollow and the bald spot image? Personally, I consider it the symbol of Spirituality --- a prevalent notion among Buddhism and Hinduism shaved heads. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 23:05:19 -0800 From: "electrix" Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V5 #38 BUSTING OUT IN LAUGHTER!!!! Hey CJ... you manage to get some tear jerks out of me... an almost impossible thing to do at my age... Hey, hey, hey...Don't mess with my wheels man.. ;-) electrix >Hey Electrix.. > >I must admit that it never occurred to me that you might actually be a bit >older, particularly when I saw the way you grabbed your walker with such >verve upon your departure! And when did you put those wheels on it?? > >Mark > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:10:20 +0000 From: "Lem Bingley" Subject: Alloy: OT: for Blimp fans only Take a look at http://www.steem.com/ [Flash plug-in required] if you're a fan of blimps.... Okay, you had to be there. Lem Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:49:30 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! - ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis S Alexander > I helped Keith move a few months ago and was shocked to see him 'clean'. > It looks good on him! Kinda makes him look like the tough guy you can > trust. I like that - tough guy you can trust. Thug number 2 says "yeah". - -Keith ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:03:38 -0000 From: tim dunn Subject: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate This is really weird! I've been playing alot of bass with my band around London, and was enjoying it so much that a few weeks ago I thought I'd advertise for another band to play bass with, just for fun. The next thing I know I'm getting a call from a mysterious artist manager who was putting together a band for a 'known singer'. After the usual bout of 'yeah, right, sure' I replied, acted like I knew what I was talking about etc, and they sent me a CD, which is really good. It turns out the artist is none other than a lady called Kezi Silverstone, who's quite famous over here for acting/modelling/singing etc, and who is the sister of none other than A-list celeb Alicia Silverstone!! So she and her posse of managers etc came down to check me out at one of my bands gigs, and despite the sound being atrocious (no sound-check, levels all over the place, massive wave of distortion from monitors practically crushing us against the back of the stage) I still got invited down for an audition, which it turns out I passed! The reason for the band is that Kezi has a big industry showcase in April with loads of bigwigs, at which she's expecting to get signed!! And since I was confirmed in the band she's been asking me about touring and stuff like that. I'm not getting my hopes up about that bit, but it's pretty cool anyway!! So if you're wondering whether or not you should place that ad and have a go yourself - do it!! Still a little dazed,... the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:30:04 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate Hey Tim, Way cool. Best of luck with your possible "big break". IF she gets big, AND you tour AND you end up in Denver, be sure to let me know. I'll buy you a beer - and then try to get a date with miss Silverstone (or perhaps her sister) (:-) - -Keith (The tough looking but trustable guy) Stansell. - ----- Original Message ----- From: tim dunn To: Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:03 AM Subject: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate > > This is really weird! > > I've been playing alot of bass with my band around London, and was enjoying > it so much that a few weeks ago I thought I'd advertise for another band to > play bass with, just for fun. > > The next thing I know I'm getting a call from a mysterious artist manager > who was putting together a band for a 'known singer'. After the usual bout > of 'yeah, right, sure' I replied, acted like I knew what I was talking about > etc, and they sent me a CD, which is really good. It turns out the artist is > none other than a lady called Kezi Silverstone, who's quite famous over here > for acting/modelling/singing etc, and who is the sister of none other than > A-list celeb Alicia Silverstone!! > > So she and her posse of managers etc came down to check me out at one of my > bands gigs, and despite the sound being atrocious (no sound-check, levels > all over the place, massive wave of distortion from monitors practically > crushing us against the back of the stage) I still got invited down for an > audition, which it turns out I passed! > > The reason for the band is that Kezi has a big industry showcase in April > with loads of bigwigs, at which she's expecting to get signed!! And since I > was confirmed in the band she's been asking me about touring and stuff like > that. I'm not getting my hopes up about that bit, but it's pretty cool > anyway!! > > So if you're wondering whether or not you should place that ad and have a go > yourself - do it!! > > Still a little dazed,... > the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:23:51 -0000 From: tim dunn Subject: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate It's odd, I never thought I could be an anonymous session guy paying rapt attention to every minute detail of the song, but it's really fun. And when I was playing I found myself doing all the session-guy soft-rock moves like you see on TV - you just can't help yourself!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:20:34 -0800 From: "Kathleen T. Presser" Subject: Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold' There's nothing wrong with a man who admits to shedding a tear or so. My husband is sentimental in this way. He gets more teary eyed than I do. Kate;-) Dennis S Alexander wrote: > Robin, my sorrow for your friends. > > I've never been strong, emotionally, when it comes to such things. > Something I take from my dad who got it from his dad. Even though he was > an elder for decades in his congregation, Grandpa always refused to > perform weddings and funerals. He wouldn't make it through. I'm worried > I'm going to be bawling up there when I take Teresa's hand. Man, I love > her so much! And then my mother gave me yet another difficulty, > 'reverse-emotions'. Crying when there's nothing to worry about or > laughing when tragedy strikes. It's like that fight-or-flight response > (or whatever it would be) gets jammed. > > But, you know, it's only recently that I've been really worried about > another persons life or health. Don't get me wrong, even those > long-distance ads on tv can trigger a tear in my eye (and that's coming > from a *real* man, if I may say so). But I've never found myself so > worried over another individual as I do Teresa. When she goes out of > town without me on some sort of trip, I worry that she'll get killed or > seriously maimed in an accident or something. And it so overwhelms me so > much that I have to catch myself, slap myself around a bit and say, 'Get > real!' But then I still will worry anyway. > > Anyway, I digress. I guess I'm just saying that I never know how to tell > someone I'm sorry in such situations, how I really feel. > > >I know that this time of year, RSV is quite prevalent and in some kids, > quite deadly. I guess it's a respiratory virus that some kids breeze > through and others don't. > > I have to disagree on the general notion that some people, 'get' a > disease, while others don't. Disease is everywhere, all the time. > Everybody has cancer all the time as a natural part of life; the question > is, does your body have it under control. Our bodies fight off viruses, > bacteria and parasites all the time. The difference from person to > person is always only one thing, the strength of their immunity. I > forget the exact statistics, but back when the Spanish Influenza (I think > that was the one) wiped out a huge chunk of the human population, there > were individuals worldwide who never showed one symptom of the disease, > while people were dropping like flies around them. The strength of your > immunity vs. the strength of the offender (virus, bacteria, radiation, > chemicals, etc.) determines whether you get a disease or not. > > I just proved in myself this last week that this is true. I suffered a > minor head-cold and it was due to nothing other than stress. I missed my > supplements a couple of days, drank a latte (milk will bring your immune > system down) and on top of that, I've been stressed due to a lack of work > (stress is a major factor in your immune system) and an approaching > wedding to pay for. I know it began with the latte as, within the hour, > my throat became sore. > > In another situation, last year, I was living with two of my sisters and > two little nieces. One of the girls brought home a cold from school, a > bad one. My sisters (and nieces) were stressed out over my > ex-brother-in-law's ridiculous behavior, legally and othrewise, and they > all got sick. Immediately, I focused on not getting the least bit > stressed, even taking aloe vera and kava kava to make sure I was calm. I > took my supplements, exercised, ate right, and I never got sick. > > My sister does not like my mother at all, and everytime mom comes to > visit, my sister always comes down with a nasty one, no matter how > prepared she is, mentally or nutritionally. > > When I look back, this has always been the case in my life. > > Well, anyway, sorry to get so off-track there, but this is something I > really believe in and wished more people understood, amongst many other > health related things. > ___________ > JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander) > www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities > "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" - > Eleanor Roosevelt > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:30:08 -0000 From: tim dunn Subject: RE: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold' Don't remind me - the end of Forrest Gump - now how sappy do you have to be to cry at that? - -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen T. Presser [mailto:Kathleen.Presser@corp.go.com] Sent: 29 February 2000 17:21 There's nothing wrong with a man who admits to shedding a tear or so. My husband is sentimental in this way. He gets more teary eyed than I do. Kate;-) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:43:18 -0600 From: "Julie Sweeney" Subject: Alloy: magic hair tonics, viruses, etc. Dennis: I have asked my mother to look up her recipe; she practically fell over with surprise! It's been a long time since she's made it, so it may take some time for her to locate it. As soon as I get it, I will pass it along. I think we both said the same thing about RSV, etc. I meant that some kids get it, and it's a cold; others get it and it's a life-threatening illness. I know it can strike kids who were born prematurely in particular, because of the problems related to being born with underdeveloped lungs. That kind of disease is just one of the things that makes parents lie awake nights, because you have so little control over something like that. Anyone read "Ender's Shadow"? (Orson Scott Card) There's a line in it about having kids, how powerless parents can feel --"giving over a hostage to fate". Even if you have a religious faith to rely on, it still feels that way. I can totally relate to having these insane fears about my loved ones (my dear husband would be happy to back that up, wouldn't you, D?) -- because all around us, every day, is total unpredictability. I guess that should just make us grab today with both hands, and do the best we possibly can. Hey--didn't mean to wax philosophic!! Or morbid, for that matter. Electrix--more info please on LASIK! I've read all the literature my doctor's given me, but I want to know what the procedure is really like. What was your correction before? Did you get 20/20, or some degree less? I am totally curious and completely chicken at the same time. Myself, I've had glasses since age 7, and am now wearing -9.50 contacts. Blind as a bat. And that correction isn't as good as it could be, that's as close as they can get in a disposable or soft daily wear. You know how that goes. Anyway, I'd love to know more, when you've got time to fill me in. Later, all.... Julie Sweeney jsweeney@netpros-inc.net Network Professionals, Inc. (formerly PC Professionals, Inc.) We make it work! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 14:59:50 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate In a message dated 2/29/00 11:21:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, timd@gmn.com writes: :: The reason for the band is that Kezi has a big industry showcase in April with loads of bigwigs, at which she's expecting to get signed!! And since I was confirmed in the band she's been asking me about touring and stuff like that. I'm not getting my hopes up about that bit, but it's pretty cool anyway!! :: Tim, this sounds amazing!!! Please tell me if you do come on tour to NYC or Boston & I will definitely see you :) Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:48:41 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: magic hair tonics, viruses, etc. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Sweeney > Electrix--more info please on LASIK! I've read all the literature my > doctor's given me, but I want to know what the procedure is really like. > What was your correction before? Did you get 20/20, or some degree less? I > am totally curious and completely chicken at the same time. Myself, I've had > glasses since age 7, and am now wearing -9.50 contacts. Blind as a bat. And > that correction isn't as good as it could be, that's as close as they can > get in a disposable or soft daily wear. You know how that goes. > Anyway, I'd love to know more, when you've got time to fill me in. Hi Julie, Actually it was me (Keith) who had the Lasik, not Electrix. The precedure was pretty simple. I'll email you privately to spare the details here. The whole thing took about 20 minutes from start to finish, much of that just waiting. My perscription was around a -4.25 before (20/400 or so) with some astigmatism. After the surgery I could read the 20/15 line (better than normal). I think they can go up as high as your perscription. I forgot the maximum correction you can get. If anything, it could reduce your perscription to a much smaller lens. > > Later, all.... > > Julie Sweeney > jsweeney@netpros-inc.net > Network Professionals, Inc. > (formerly PC Professionals, Inc.) > We make it work! > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:40:35 MST From: "teresa adams" Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! >Oh, my, that sure inspired an unusual and gross thought. Oh! Here we go! >At a party, you spread peanut butter on the heads of anyone who's bald and >then everyone just sort of scrapes off what they want. Sick...lol. Sorry for the late response but this is hilarious. If your wandering I got the 'Peanut Butter Solution' from a childs story written in 85'. I tried to locate the book but all I could come up with was the Video made in 87'. Hopefully I can ease the tension and will have the solution for you by this friday. >From: Dennis S Alexander >Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org >To: alloy@smoe.org >Subject: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:06:51 -0700 > > >My ever lovely Teresa Adams wrote, > > LOL..Oh and I thought woman only spoke of shampoos. Did you ever read >the book 'The peanut butter solution'. A most ingenious cure for balding >indeed. Well..sort of. > >Now wait a minute! You're not going to make me smear my head in peanut >butter are you? You know, that smell stays with you. I can see the >comments at the office now... "What's the matter? Forget to put on the >jelly today?" > >And, yes, men do talk about shampoos, honey. Especially balding ones. > >And then electrix wrote, > > > Hmmmmmmm... the peanut butter solution, heh? Tell us about it. My ears >just perked up... > > > > I have heard of so many methods that it boarders on insanity... Pigs >Lard, Rosemary Oil, Nettles, Horsetail, Silica, Sulfur, and that >prescription wonder drug that must be continually used... forgot the >name. > > > > But peanut butter... well I guess if that doesn't work I can make >peanut butter sandwiches with the leftovers... :-) > >Oh, my, that sure inspired an unusual and gross thought. Oh! Here we >go! At a party, you spread peanut butter on the heads of anyone who's >bald and then everyone just sort of scrapes off what they want. > >Ok, I have to stop. This conversation is getting too weird! > >I think I'll try the beer method. "A little up top... a little down the >hatch... (gulp)... a little up top... a little down the hatch... >(hic)..." > >Back to the serious part of the conversation... My grandfather took zinc >supplements and turned his gray hair back to black. I've heard that gray >hair, and sometimes balding, is actually a sign of mineral deficiency, in >particular chromium and vanadium. Which, by the way, are also required >for healthy, flexible arteries and such. >___________ >JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander) > www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities >"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" - >Eleanor Roosevelt > >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:33:45 EST From: CJMark@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate Hey Tim .. Congrats on your new bass gig!! Break a leg! Mark ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #50 **************************