From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V11 #126 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 Monday, May 15 2006 Volume 11 : Number 126 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: So, how far is it from Denver to Aspen? (New tour date announced) [John McJunkin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 15:17:10 -0700 From: John McJunkin Subject: Re: Alloy: So, how far is it from Denver to Aspen? (New tour date announced) Re: the "39 and you need some leeway" line--I've thought about that before as well. I'm guessing he was late teens-early twenties when he penned that one. When I was that age, I'm afraid my focus was a bit more tied up with beer and girls. Indeed, what sagacity! jm On May 13, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Keith Stansell wrote: > > It is nearly 4 hours from Denver to Aspen. A bit too far to drive > on a > Wednesday night for us working folks (unless your job is an ex CEO, > 80's > music icon re-connecting with his past and future). > > It would be quite easy for Thomas to make his music sound like it > did on the > albums - he could just hit "Play" on his Mac's CD player for that. > But it's > not karaoke we want. > > His new version of Leipzig totally renewed my interest in the > song. It's > amazing how fresh they all sound now. I also totally connected to > the lyric > "Thirty nine and you need some leeway". How old was he when he > wrote that > lyric? Makes you think - how insightful a young man he was. > > -Keith > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-alloy@smoe.org [mailto:owner-alloy@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Melissa Jordan > Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:53 PM > To: alloy@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Alloy: So, how far is it from Denver to Aspen? (New > tour date > announced) > > > Keith Stansell wrote: > Well - at least we are still a stop - that's all that matters. > > FYI - I keep hearing Mourning Doves near my house. I can't help > but think > of Leipzig when I do. > I know exactly what you mean. James is at his office today - he > called me > at home and I told him that one of my resident mourning doves was > planted > on my bedroom window sill all day, cooing through the screen. So, > James > cranked up his iTunes and played "Leipzig" for me over the phone, > while I > went "oooh-HOO-hoo!" periodically at the bird in my window. We > giggled like > idiots at my homemade Dolby effects. (The bird was singularly > unimpressed > by my efforts.) > > It will be incredibly cool if/when a tour DVD comes out. So many > neat > little twists, turns, and flourishes. And good banter & stories. I'm > baffled by the occasional commenter on the official forum who quietly > complains that TMDR isn't playing the songs EXACTLY like their > recorded > versions. It makes me want to respond "Jeez, dude - that's the > wonder and > fun of live performance!" > > It's not quite the same. (It isn't, is it?) > > Cheers from deliciously unseasonably cool DC, > > Melissa > http://merujo.blogspot.com > > > > --------------------------------- > Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! > FareChase ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 09:32:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Melissa Jordan Subject: Alloy: Online interview There's an online interview with TMDR (a little hard on the eyes, as they've put it in a small frame - urg!), but he talks about how his current phone ringtone is an endangered species bird mating call. I wonder if the "mourning dove" is actually maybe some endangered bird. Hmmm... Here's the link to the interview: http://www.remembertheeighties.com/index2.html (Yes, I need a life.) Merujo http://merujo.blogspot.com - --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2"/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V11 #126 ****************************