From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #260 Reply-To: ammf@smoe.org Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, August 8 1998 Volume 01 : Number 260 Today's Subjects: ----------------- BNL and The Drinking Song [nafio@my-dejanews.com] Re: BNL and The Drinking Song [Richard B ] Re: Six Degrees of Moxy Fruvous [ceelove@ibm.net (Colleen Campbell)] Re: moxie [ahartfie@forest.drew.edu (Adam Hartfield)] Re: Canadian Customs [nasust@aol.com (NasusT)] WOW!!! [aditu525@aol.com (Aditu525)] Re: moxie [melissa ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 06:33:19 GMT From: nafio@my-dejanews.com Subject: BNL and The Drinking Song Ok, I've had the new BNL album Stunt for a while and I still haven't properly listened to the whole thing. But I have a few observations anyway. First off, when I flipped through the song names.. "In the Car" reminded me of some other song I seem to remeber hearing. The song itself has no relation to the OTHER car song but it's still weird to see. The big thing I noticed was this song "Alcohol". I read the lyrics, trying to find the punchline.. and couldn't. They don't even sound all that sarcastic on the album. It's mainly a song about how great alcohol is, especially in social situations and as an emotional crutch. The first time I heard it I stopped the CD, and reached for Bargainville. It just seemed like a cruel rebuttal to the Drinking Song. I like BNL a lot, I really do, but "Alcohol" reminded me of all the emotion involved in each performance of Drinking Song, and it felt likea real slap in the face to that. So, Fruheads who like BNL, what do you think? Am I overreacting? Fiona/Nafio - -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 11:36:09 +0000 From: Richard B Subject: Re: BNL and The Drinking Song nafio@my-dejanews.com wrote: > It's mainly a song about how great alcohol is, especially in social > situations and as an emotional crutch. The first time I heard it I stopped the > CD, and reached for Bargainville. It just seemed like a cruel rebuttal to the > Drinking Song. I like BNL a lot, I really do, but "Alcohol" reminded me of all > the emotion involved in each performance of Drinking Song, and it felt likea > real slap in the face to that. > > So, Fruheads who like BNL, what do you think? Am I overreacting? Nothing wrong with emotional crutches, unless you can't emotionally stand without them. Music is one of my favourite emotional crutches (as is chocolate, gin and tonic, sunshine, etc etc). Alcohol is a two headed sword -- millions of people use alcohol in a perfectly pleasant, socially acceptable way, but then a substantial minority don't. I shouldn't think the two songs are contradictory (dunno though, I haven't heard Stunt). Complementary? Pip pip Richard ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 11:35:00 +0000 From: Richard B Subject: Re: Jian's Cool! Colleen Campbell wrote: > *grin* You'n'I are gonna get along juuuuuust fine, Richard. Dance > with me in October? I'll even let you lead half the time. .. Too kind. Unfortunately whether or not I lead is a secondary problem to my dancing. Whether or not I fall over is the primary problem. Its called the vestibular disorder waltz and I specialise at it. Step, two, three, crash, two, three, crunch, two, three... > >Oh and I'm not > >elevating myself in this one -- I recently met a cartoonist who I've > >worshipped for years I was a complete tongue tied bubbling buffoon about it. > > *grin* Who was the cartoonist? My best friend has me so well > indoctrinated into the comics industry that when I see that, I > automatically think "Well, mine is Terry Moore" (of "Strangers In > Paradise" fame, but then again, I'm prejudiced). Steve Bell, the political leader cartoonist in the British Guardian newspaper. Very savage and political. He's mellowed lately owing to the fact that we now have a (nominally) socialist government, but in the eighties he was a furious and very funny critic of Thatcherism. Pip pip (`Pip? What sort of dumb ass name is that?' -- Southpark) Richard ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 12:59:16 GMT From: ceelove@ibm.net (Colleen Campbell) Subject: Re: Six Degrees of Moxy Fruvous On Sat, 08 Aug 1998 01:34:35 -0400, Dan Jablonski wrote: >Oh, it's too bad I can't use Honest Bob's *amazing* rendition of Head Like a >Hole at the MIT Fruvous show in May. People still curse Jacob's name for >failing to record that... I *think* Mike actually threw a bit of that into the Love Potion mix, back about 3 years ago. I was gaping so much at the general principle of the thing, I've forgotten by now what actually went into it (tho I distinctly recall some Cranberries). But Gordon says snippets of LP#9 don't count, anyway. And I'd join in the Jacob-cursing-stuff if I wasn't still hoping to get a copy of the board tape out of him someday. Not that I speak to him or anything, but ya never know. . . ceecee ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 98 14:50:40 EST From: ahartfie@forest.drew.edu (Adam Hartfield) Subject: Re: moxie > anyway, i drink it like a fish, a perch even...so does MF? > just wondering. guys,. if you read this, have you ever tried it? if not, > you should. contrary to popular belief, it tastes pretty good! > > melissa > I don't know if they do, but I do. It's best icy cold, IMHO. It tastes like a combination of root beer and Dr. Pepper. - --Adam adam.hartfield@dev.artioslink.com ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1998 19:16:16 GMT From: nasust@aol.com (NasusT) Subject: Re: Canadian Customs Matt wrote: >For instance, Cadbury is Canada is more sweet than in Britain. Apparently, it is even sweeter in America. Also, my gf says that Hershey's is way too sweet for her. Cadbury's is made by Hershey's in America. It's just not the same. Maybe that's why I load up evey time I visit Britain...Richard, when are you coming over??? I have a request! Susan ************************** "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Semisonic (yes, them!) ------------------------------ Date: 8 Aug 1998 19:40:09 GMT From: aditu525@aol.com (Aditu525) Subject: WOW!!! *note from author* this is my first review, so bear with me ^_^ That's all I can say about last nite's show at Mel Square. This one ranks right up there with last summer's Manhatten Square Pk show (which is still my fav show to date). The day started out wonderful with meeting new fellow fru-friends Taryn and Toni. Left Rochester around 3:30ish and after scaring the hell out of some poor Tim Horton's employees, arrived at the Square little after 8, where I promptly ran into Kimberly, Mary, Chissy, and (wonderful surprise) Lisa!!! Had just enough time to get my fru-mile card stamped before the first sounds of a beatiful sounding Sahara rang out tho the place. I was in aw....and stayed that way through most of the show. This had got to be the best set list I have ever heard. So many firsts!!!! My minds a bit fuzzy (3 hrs sleep will do that to ya) but i can recall Lazlo (wow!!), Horseshoes, Mista know it all, Kids Song, Marion Fruvous (love this song!!!), sad girl, Pisco Bandito (and this one!!!), I will hold on, Present Tense Tureen, KoS, MBLABOA, Boo Time, Spiderman, Get in the car (i think), Love Potion #9, Dancing Queen, Darlington Darling, and a wonderful Drinking Song (tho not quite in that order). Not hearing some of my favs (Bargainville, GE&H) was more then made up by hearing so many great ones that were new to me :-) Besides, Jian later told me that the more well know songs they were saving for the Danforth show since it will be a shorter set :-( They played for almost 2 hours and and for a moment I thought (or wished ?) that they would never end. Memories that stick out were Jian's parody of Shania Twains "Still the One I Love". I've never heard that song sound better!!!!! (apologizes to any Twain fans) and Mike and Dave's quick improve of their matching purple shirts. They even managed to slide in some rips on TO's mayor, even tho Jian's parents told him to be nice ;-) Though many of the crowd sat through the show (except for us crazy dancing fru people - I actually had dancing space this time!!) I was impressed at how many gave the guys a standing ovation before they came out for the Drinking Song. It's really great when a band can have such a great impact on their audience, many of whom I'm sure just came to see a free park show. Afterwrds, I had the pleasure of finally meeting some NG people - "wild" Bill, Novac, Vika - it was great meeting you guys!!!! and after all was said and done (including a 20 min converstation with Jian that started with the what his jacket was made of (?)) I believe we were the last the vacate the park at 1 am. This is one show that will stay with me for a very long time to come. Hellos again to all I met and I can't wait til Sunday!!!!!! With that (she said proudly doning her definition T) I will attemp to recover what sleep I lost last nite :-) g'nite!!! Amy "Can i have some tim....bits, please?" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 20:54:44 GMT From: melissa Subject: Re: moxie ALRIGHT! a fellow moxie lover! youre right, it tastes best cold, warm moxie can really get to ya. i know, ive had it. glad to see im not alone! ill bring some along with me on halloween. melissa Adam Hartfield wrote: > > anyway, i drink it like a fish, a perch even...so does MF? > > just wondering. guys,. if you read this, have you ever tried it? if not, > > you should. contrary to popular belief, it tastes pretty good! > > > > melissa > > > > I don't know if they do, but I do. It's best icy cold, IMHO. It tastes > like a combination of root beer and Dr. Pepper. > > --Adam > adam.hartfield@dev.artioslink.com ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V1 #260 ********************************************