From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V14 #25 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, June 5 2010 Volume 14 : Number 025 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: But the skies are blue and sunny... ["Tim Dunn" ] Re: Alloy: But the skies are blue and sunny... [Merujo ] Alloy: Goodnight, Thank You, and a Final Reminder [Merujo Subject: Re: Alloy: But the skies are blue and sunny... Quick one before we go... My allot t shirt is looking a bit old... Anyone know if they're still available? Sent from my iPhone On 4 Jun 2010, at 03:57, "Brian Clayton" wrote: > > Hail, and farewell, Alloy! The only mailing list that cranked out > TMDR T-shirts and tribute CDs, for which we are all thankful. > > I've been very busy lately, else I'd write more. Perhaps I will > over on the forum. > > Thanks to Paul/Robin/Melissa/Thomas, and a cast of thousands... > > And Lunesse, consider this my request for an Alloy badge. :) > > BC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:28:17 EDT From: Wargun2438@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V14 #24 we decided it was time to put it out to pasture. Mission Accomplished, Folks! We made it thru the dark night to the other side. Faith has been restored; music has been reborn. A raised goblet to the New Age! Cheers to all our friends~ -Warren ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:04:10 -0400 From: Rochelle Subject: Re: Alloy: A Message from TMDR to Alloy I'm feeling just a wee-bit ignorant, and I'm sure this has already been clarified and I'm just not finding it in the flurry of recent emails, but is the FES Forum the forum located at http://forum.thomasdolby.com/index.php? As a side note, I've been a 98% lurker and 2% poster to Alloy, but I've very much appreciated all that Melissa, Robin, and Paul have done. I can only imagine the work that has gone into maintaining Alloy. Although I've rarely participated in the conversations, I've always enjoyed the posts that have fallen into my inbox. The best days of Alloy may be behind us, but I'm excited about the future for us TMDR fans! Regards, Rochelle On Jun 3, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Lunesse Moon wrote: > > I will get to these as soon as possible. There is A LOT going on with the first of the EP's on June 12th. I also want to do this pretty much all at once, no stragglers over the coming months, so you have until the end of June to contact me with the email and the request. > > Thanks! > > Lunesse > > >> >> Dear All, >> >> Like everybody, I'm sad that Alloy had to come to an end. For many of the >> 'silent years' it was the only oasis of Dolby activity. I'm very grateful to >> everybody that has made the list work over the years, to all those that >> contributed their energy and comments, but especially to Paul, Robin, and >> Melissa. >> >> While many of you are already active in the FES Forum, I realise some people >> are reluctant to move over, feeling it's an inferior means of communication. >> But as I get closer to releasing my new album 'A Map Of The Floating City', >> we're trying to consolidate and streamline all the 'official' sites and >> groups on the Net, which now are way more numerous. With the sheer number of >> real-time channels these days, it's getting pretty hard to co-ordinate how >> and when news gets out to the fanbase; and it seemed that levels of >> interactive communication on Alloy were dwindling to the point where Melissa >> was just forwarding you information from other sources. >> >> I hope you will continue to stay connected. I truly value your loyalty; but >> I'd much rather anyone interested enough to keep up with the news and the >> chatter did so by participating in the Flat Earth Society, Twitter, >> Facebook, YouTube etc, and other unheard-of platforms that surely will take >> over as the most popular down the road. And if/when there's sufficient >> demand for an independently run group akin to Alloy, there's absolutely >> nothing to stop you setting one up yourself. I have no desire to censor you >> or bring fan activity under my own control. If new entities emerge with >> their own personalities, I would welcome that. But I feel Alloy's best days >> are behind it, and after consulting with Melissa and others, we decided it >> was time to put it out to pasture. >> >> On the plus side, there's a lot of good stuff to look forward to! As you may >> have seen, the first of three EPs of brand new material will be available to >> FES members on June 12th. This follows a free MP3 of 'Love Is A Loaded >> Pistol', which in May encouraged a lot of new members to sign up for FES. >> Their views, stories and energy are already making the Forum a very lively >> place. Over the next few months there will be new music, graphics, videos, >> and lots more goodies up there for FES members only. And as former Alloy >> members, you'll be afforded a special status in the Forum. You can email >> lunesse@thomasdolby.com and, so long as it's the same email address you used >> on the Alloy list, she can give you a special Alloy Alumni status next to >> your name and icon when you post. >> >> I'll hope to see you over at FES, and at future gigs. And once again, thanks >> for over a decade of brilliant Alloy activity! >> >> Best, >> >> TMDR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:28:53 -0400 From: Merujo Subject: Re: Alloy: A Message from TMDR to Alloy Hi Rochelle, Yes, indeed, that is the Flat Earth Society (FES) Forum. I hope to see you out there! Best, Melissa On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Rochelle wrote: > > I'm feeling just a wee-bit ignorant, and I'm sure this has already been > clarified and I'm just not finding it in the flurry of recent emails, but is > the FES Forum the forum located at http://forum.thomasdolby.com/index.php? > > As a side note, I've been a 98% lurker and 2% poster to Alloy, but I've > very much appreciated all that Melissa, Robin, and Paul have done. I can > only imagine the work that has gone into maintaining Alloy. Although I've > rarely participated in the conversations, I've always enjoyed the posts that > have fallen into my inbox. > > The best days of Alloy may be behind us, but I'm excited about the future > for us TMDR fans! > > Regards, > Rochelle > > On Jun 3, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Lunesse Moon wrote: > > > > > I will get to these as soon as possible. There is A LOT going on with > the first of the EP's on June 12th. I also want to do this pretty much all > at once, no stragglers over the coming months, so you have until the end of > June to contact me with the email and the request. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Lunesse > > > > > >> > >> Dear All, > >> > >> Like everybody, I'm sad that Alloy had to come to an end. For many of > the > >> 'silent years' it was the only oasis of Dolby activity. I'm very > grateful to > >> everybody that has made the list work over the years, to all those that > >> contributed their energy and comments, but especially to Paul, Robin, > and > >> Melissa. > >> > >> While many of you are already active in the FES Forum, I realise some > people > >> are reluctant to move over, feeling it's an inferior means of > communication. > >> But as I get closer to releasing my new album 'A Map Of The Floating > City', > >> we're trying to consolidate and streamline all the 'official' sites and > >> groups on the Net, which now are way more numerous. With the sheer > number of > >> real-time channels these days, it's getting pretty hard to co-ordinate > how > >> and when news gets out to the fanbase; and it seemed that levels of > >> interactive communication on Alloy were dwindling to the point where > Melissa > >> was just forwarding you information from other sources. > >> > >> I hope you will continue to stay connected. I truly value your loyalty; > but > >> I'd much rather anyone interested enough to keep up with the news and > the > >> chatter did so by participating in the Flat Earth Society, Twitter, > >> Facebook, YouTube etc, and other unheard-of platforms that surely will > take > >> over as the most popular down the road. And if/when there's sufficient > >> demand for an independently run group akin to Alloy, there's absolutely > >> nothing to stop you setting one up yourself. I have no desire to censor > you > >> or bring fan activity under my own control. If new entities emerge with > >> their own personalities, I would welcome that. But I feel Alloy's best > days > >> are behind it, and after consulting with Melissa and others, we decided > it > >> was time to put it out to pasture. > >> > >> On the plus side, there's a lot of good stuff to look forward to! As you > may > >> have seen, the first of three EPs of brand new material will be > available to > >> FES members on June 12th. This follows a free MP3 of 'Love Is A Loaded > >> Pistol', which in May encouraged a lot of new members to sign up for > FES. > >> Their views, stories and energy are already making the Forum a very > lively > >> place. Over the next few months there will be new music, graphics, > videos, > >> and lots more goodies up there for FES members only. And as former Alloy > >> members, you'll be afforded a special status in the Forum. You can email > >> lunesse@thomasdolby.com and, so long as it's the same email address you > used > >> on the Alloy list, she can give you a special Alloy Alumni status next > to > >> your name and icon when you post. > >> > >> I'll hope to see you over at FES, and at future gigs. And once again, > thanks > >> for over a decade of brilliant Alloy activity! > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> TMDR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:29:57 -0400 From: Merujo Subject: Re: Alloy: But the skies are blue and sunny... I still have my CafePress store open, Tim. I'll keep it open a while for folks who want final Alloy items. As always, the prices for the products are the base CafePress prices. There is no profit of any sort. http://www.cafepress.com/Mulu And thanks again to James Quigley for the cool Alloy t-shirt design. BTW, If you like reusable shopping bags, I highly recommend the tote bag - holds up to washing really well and has long straps. Very handy. Best to all. See you on the forum. Melissa www.merujo.com On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Tim Dunn wrote: > > Quick one before we go... My allot t shirt is looking a bit old... Anyone > know if they're still available? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 4 Jun 2010, at 03:57, "Brian Clayton" wrote: > > >> Hail, and farewell, Alloy! The only mailing list that cranked out TMDR >> T-shirts and tribute CDs, for which we are all thankful. >> >> I've been very busy lately, else I'd write more. Perhaps I will over on >> the forum. >> >> Thanks to Paul/Robin/Melissa/Thomas, and a cast of thousands... >> >> And Lunesse, consider this my request for an Alloy badge. :) >> >> BC ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 19:50:28 -0400 From: Merujo Subject: Alloy: Goodnight, Thank You, and a Final Reminder Alloy folks, Before I sign off this one last time, just a reminder to you -- if you want Lunesse to give you the "Alloy Alumni" designation on the FES forum, as Thomas mentioned, *please* e-mail her directly: lunesse@thomasdolby.com . May you be happy and healthy - and I hope to see you on the forum. Best, Melissa www.merujo.com ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V14 #25 ***************************