Errors-To: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Reply-To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Sender: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk From: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Subject: tmbg-list Digest #8-17 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 8, Number 17 Friday, 17 July 1998 Today's Topics: Re: TMBG: Baltimore rides to show(s) Re: NonTMBG: The truth about Ska TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ Re: TMBG: Monopuff shows Re: TMBG: I've got something you want! Re: NonTMBG: The truth about Ska TMBG: hello, the istanbul cd, and video bootleg ? TMBG: Ok, I give up TMBG: Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... -Reply TMBG: Who play's the solo?!? Non TMBG: Triumph! Re: non-TMBG: What's up with the German? Re: non-TMBG: What's up with the German? Re: TMBG: Wormies? Re: TMBG: Ok, I give up Re: Non TMBG: Atlas Shrugged and numbers Re: TMBG: I've got something you want! NON-TMBG: Talking Heads ARE New Wave TMBG: Istanbul single TMBG: Dial-A-Song TMBG: TMBG Geography.... last plea Re: TMBG: Dial-A-Song TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single TMBG: Re:Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... Re: TMBG: Re:Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... Re: TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single Re: TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single Re: TMBG: TMBG Geography.... last plea Re: TMBG: Monopuff shows TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm TMBG: Videos TMBG: Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm TMBG: Re:Videos Non TMBG: Mike "Hot Cha" Leffel Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Re: Non TMBG: Mike "Hot Cha" Leffel Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Administrivia: If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing send mail to tmbg-digest-request@tmbg.org for instructions on how to be automatically removed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The views expressed herein are those of the individual authors. --------------------------------------------------------------------- tmbg-list is digested with Digest 3.5b (John Relph ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MsTanbul@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 02:58:33 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Baltimore rides to show(s) hey adam.... I'm going to the September 11 show at the house of blues... but that's in L.A. Darn, after 2.5 years I STILL forget I'm not in Baltimore. :-P Later, Marianne (Schumar of course) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:04:11 -0700 Subject: Re: NonTMBG: The truth about Ska Message-ID: <19980716.001031.8614.1.jnielsen69@juno.com> From: jnielsen69@juno.com (Josh Nielsen) Now that I have your attention, I just wanted to apologize. I didn't want to put anyone on the defence. But now I can say what I want to say. I agree with the beat "rules" of ska. I have no problem with that. What I have a problem with is the instramentation (sp?). YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE GUITAR, and HORNS ARE ENCOURAGED. That's how ska got it's name. I don't know where you got your information, but I get mine from the Dec. 1997 issue of Guitar Mag. I trust their knowledge a little more than I do yours. I wish to qoute from this mag. now. "Dodd [of the Skalites] and company cut out half the rhythm, leaving an abrupt series of off beats". "They coined it 'ska' or 'club ska' named for the rhythmic sound produced on the GUITAR." "Most of the original musicians who played ska came from a jazz background, since ... most players could solo and improvise...". "...much of ska and its melodies center around the horn section...". And talking about the "third wave" of ska, Albino Brown says "The third wave is the amalgamation of funk and punk and junk and folk and everything else into club ska... it's a tribute back to the jazz roots of club ska..." I hope this lays this to rest. In a sence, we're all right. Except for the not using guitars and horns. Don't believe me?? Check it out yourself. I can photocopy and mail you the article. jnielsen69@juno.com http://www.angelfire.com/or/jnielsen/ http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/4091 ICQ #1337243 _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 03:15:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Majordomo Message-Id: <199807160715.DAA03933@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Subject: TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ *** ADMINISTRIVIA *** This notice is posted twice a month to tmbg-list and tmbg-digest, as well as sent to all new users. Please read it if you have questions about the list. The TMBG mailing list is administered by Leo Bicknell . It provides a forum for discussing They Might Be Giants and Their music. 1) Unsubscribing from the list It is easy to unsubscribe from this mailing list. 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Also try out the Official TMBG Website at: http://www.tmbg.com/ As always, thank you for your mind. *** ADMINISTRIVIA *** ------------------------------ Message-Id: <199807160732.DAA04522@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 02:32:03 -0500 From: Mitchell Harding Subject: Re: TMBG: Monopuff shows At 08:57 AM 7/13/98 -0400, you wrote: >Hello exquisite living people, > >I walked by the Acme Underground last Friday to check >the window for upcoming shows, and sure enough, it >said: > >Mono Puff >8/12, 8/10, 8/26 > >I'm sure they mean 8/19 (the properly interjected Thursday) > >Okay, so it looks like we're good. So tell me, where is this Acme Underground? NYC? I'm going to be in the area, hopefully, during that time in August, and I'd love to see the shows. Can anyone give me more info? ie, where this place is, how to get tickets, etc? Thanks a lot, Mitch ------------------------------ From: Tom Earl Message-Id: <199807161236.IAA15805@peyote.coast.net> Subject: Re: TMBG: I've got something you want! Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 08:36:57 -0400 (EDT) This is AWSOME!!! I wish detroit would play more TMBG... If you have anymore or anybody has anymore mp3's, please let me know... Everyone should check this out... If you don't know how to play MP3's ask, because this is well worth it... Tom > > That's right. From an un-named source, who obtained it from an un-named > source, Flipper1, Pavlov, and your friends on Undernet #tmbg present to > you, a good quality MP3 of the Dr. Worm that's been playing on the radio in > all those lucky towns. > > If you don't wanna hear it, don't go to http://www.pavlov.net/tmbg/. > > Personally, I think it's great. The horns just, blew me away. That's enough > gushing, you get the idea. Go the the MP3 already. > > Dylan "Mike Leffel naked on Conan tonight, I heard it on the internet, so > it must be true." Flipse > > > Dylan Flipse...one of them. - dflipse@csrlink.net > Dylan's page is at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9909/ for now. > I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed -They Might > Be Giants, the coolest thing this side of Zaphod Beeblebrox. > -- * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Earl "I come to live..." Network Engineer It means I have come to live my life my Coast to Coast Telecommunications way and I'm not going to be dragged down by +1.800.900.9960 by feelings of sorrow or remorse. I am a Tom@coast.net strong person and I will let no-thing get in my way of my goals... * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980716140205.00729dbc@cybnetonline.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:02:05 -0500 From: "The Li'l Depressed Boy" Subject: Re: NonTMBG: The truth about Ska Yes, Ska was invented with the guitar. But it does not need a guitar to be played. A local Ska band has it's trumpeter play the oldfashioned up-beat, usualy played by the guitar. It is that upbeat that makes ska not the intruments. LDB -- (this site cuts the amount of URL's I put in my Sig) My Web Page Index: http://www.cybnetonline.com/users/njack/ TMBG | D.U.M.B. NEWS | Mr. Gone Font -- Contemporary Cartoon Militia is (C) & TM 1998 S. Steven Struble and Kris W. M. Struble. The Li'l Depressed Boy, Phreeck, Spyder Hunt, and all related characters (C) & TM 1998 S. Steven Struble ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716115206.007fed30@pop.ma.ultranet.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:52:06 -0400 From: Ree Callahan Subject: TMBG: hello, the istanbul cd, and video bootleg ? Hello, I just resubscribed to the list after being away for a year. I sure missed all the great giant news. I just wanted to mention for any folks that are looking for the istanbul cd that they had several copies of it at my local Tower Records. If you have one near you, you might want to check it out. Also a question - when last I was here, there was talk of a video bootleg 3. Has this been made? Thanks! ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980716120716.007cf510@mailin.icdc.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:07:16 -0400 From: "J. L. Moquin" Subject: TMBG: Ok, I give up I've listened to the Dr. Worm MP3 (from http://www.pavlov.net/tmbg/ ) over and over. I went to tmbg.org but the lyrics they have for Dr. Worm are the short version. I thought I saved one of the posts sent out in the past weeks that had the lyrics, chords, etc. but apparently I didn't. Will someone please fill in this blank for me!?!? "When I give the signal, my friend _____ will play the solo" (Do I hear a cut in here, or is it just odd enunciation?) TIA... *hanging head in shame, assuming supplicatory pose* -jennifer, mommy to alice the bean, 8/15/97 http://www.emprl.psu.edu/~anth/ NEW E-MAIL! mailto:beanmom@icdc.com "The best way to make children good is to make them happy." -Oscar Wilde ------------------------------ From: rhilton@bitc.org.uk Message-Id: Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:27:51 +0000 Subject: TMBG: Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... -Reply Well one reason is that it's helping out another TMBG fan and not Corporate Amerika........... By the way what is 'Atlas Shrugged' that can't be read straight through. And what are those numbers 01 13212108 0921etc. etc. all about? Richard (who feels like the two of clubs at the moment) >>> "gray42@juno.com" 16/July/1998 03:37am >>> Alright, someone asked why a person would pay $25 for a TMBG single. Let's answer this with a saurcastic question. (though I may end up getting my head bashed for this one) Why would someone pay $500 for a few colourful socks filled with beans. I am in no way implying that TMBG fans are idiots. But people don't neccesarily buy things they want to use, ok, let's ask this, Who is John Galt? Mysterio Gal (who is attempting the legendary impossible, reading Atlas Shrugged straight through (My older sister got to page 94 when she finally gave up :).) "0113212108 0921252526 05031822 26082122 062613 042610" -- Claire (w/ credit to Michael Crichton) ICQ# 9585405 MST3K#88182 gray42@juno.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980716165550.0073c4cc@cybnetonline.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:55:50 -0500 From: "The Li'l Depressed Boy" Subject: TMBG: Who play's the solo?!? Lawrence P. Solomon heard "Raboble" I hear something along the lines "Rah-Bah-Lou" or "Bah-Bah-Lou." (Aint I great with my Pho-e-netic pronunciations:) I think we're both wrong. Anybody have any idea what it really is?!? LDB, The Ninja Reverand of the Church of Leffel -- (this site cuts the amount of URL's I put in my Sig) My Web Page Index: http://www.cybnetonline.com/users/njack/ TMBG | D.U.M.B. NEWS | Mr. Gone Font -- Contemporary Cartoon Militia is (C) & TM 1998 S. Steven Struble and Kris W. M. Struble. The Li'l Depressed Boy, Phreeck, Spyder Hunt, and all related characters (C) & TM 1998 S. Steven Struble ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:05:46 -0700 (PDT) From: leonard helfgott Subject: Non TMBG: Triumph! Message-ID: I've finally finished the first chapter of the Wizard of Oz in Latin. For those of you who don't know, one of my goals in life is to transpose the Wizard of Oz into Latin, and at the age of 15, the first chapter is allready complete! Oh, 'tis a joyous day for I. Cap'n Helfgott ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.5.16.19980716191042.292718d6@popmail.server.uni-frankfurt.de> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:10:42 +0200 From: Thorsten Beck Subject: Re: non-TMBG: What's up with the German? Okay, as a TMBG-Fan who lives in Germany I think I have to make some comments: JFK said: " Ich bin ein Berliner" which means he wanted to say that he is an inhabitant of Berlin. So we also can say "I'm a Frankfurter" a.s.o. "Hamburger" (eat) in Germany it's the same word for it like in the US. S. Bergeron wrote: >Great pickup line for the guys when they go to Germany: >"Moechten Sie meinem schwantz kussen?" I think you should NOT say something like this to a person who understand german-language!! Hope everything is clear... ;-) ~Tosde~ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:40:18 -0600 (MDT) From: J Kuemmerle Subject: Re: non-TMBG: What's up with the German? Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Thorsten Beck wrote: > S. Bergeron wrote: > >Great pickup line for the guys when they go to Germany: > >"Moechten Sie meinem schwantz kussen?" > I think you should NOT say something like this to a person who understand > german-language!! alright. i tried to ignore it, but now i'm dying of curiosity. could somebody please tell me what that phrase means? (i *do* get most of it, i'm just missing a couple of key words.) please reply to me off-list... --jim kuemmerle, who is going to check into the hospital now to get this curiosity removed... j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/ ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:54:56 -0500 From: The Pope Subject: Re: TMBG: Wormies? >damn.. that is a good idea.. but you CAN be infected with worms, too you >know.. WORMIES aaaaahhhh..there all over me!!!!! Jason "An equal opportunity word thing person" Arnold ------------------------------ Message-ID: <003801bdb0e4$4d73aae0$031d3ccc@blatz> From: "Johann D. Beheader" Subject: Re: TMBG: Ok, I give up Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:05:10 -0400 -----Original Message----- From: J. L. Moquin To: They Might Be the List Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 12:12 Evening Subject: TMBG: Ok, I give up >I've listened to the Dr. Worm MP3 (from http://www.pavlov.net/tmbg/ ) >over and over. I went to tmbg.org but the lyrics they have for Dr. Worm >are the short version. I thought I saved one of the posts sent out in the >past weeks that had the lyrics, chords, etc. but apparently I didn't. >Will someone please fill in this blank for me!?!? > >"When I give the signal, my friend _____ will play the solo" >(Do I hear a cut in here, or is it just odd enunciation?) > >TIA... > >*hanging head in shame, assuming supplicatory pose* >-jennifer, mommy to alice the bean, 8/15/97 >http://www.emprl.psu.edu/~anth/ >NEW E-MAIL! mailto:beanmom@icdc.com > >"The best way to make children good is to make them happy." > -Oscar Wilde > It allways sounded like "rabbi bull" to me... There's an absolutely wonderful chance I'm wrong though. -fred ------------------------------ From: gray42@juno.com Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:56:06 -0400 Subject: Re: Non TMBG: Atlas Shrugged and numbers Message-ID: <19980716.135815.3670.1.gray42@juno.com> >By the way what is 'Atlas Shrugged' that can't be read straight >through. >And what are those numbers 01 13212108 0921etc. etc. all about? >Richard (who feels like the two of clubs at the moment) As the legend goes, of all the people I know (in little ol' Sarasota County, Florida) no one has made it all the way through Atlas Shrugged (1084 pages long). But I'll be the first in Venice to do it this summer :) As for the numbers, that's a code that came from the book Sphere by Michael Crichton. I'm the only person in my immediate vicinity that I know, who uses it. Does that mean I don't have a life, heh heh. And no matter what anyone says about the movie, I loved both versions, really screwy :) Mysterio Gal (fellow subgenius and happy mutant) "0113212108 0921252526 05031822 26082122 062613 042610" -- Claire (w/ credit to Michael Crichton) ICQ# 9585405 MST3K#88182 gray42@juno.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 ------------------------------ From: mr.train@juno.com Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:08:22 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: I've got something you want! Message-ID: <19980716.151445.4662.0.Mr.Train@juno.com> On Thu, 16 Jul 1998 01:09:11 -0400 Dylan Flipse writes: >That's right. From an un-named source, who obtained it from an >un-named source, Flipper1, Pavlov, and your friends on Undernet #tmbg present >to you, a good quality MP3 of the Dr. Worm that's been playing on the >radio in all those lucky towns. >If you don't wanna hear it, don't go to http://www.pavlov.net/tmbg/. <> Well damn... looks like I'm too late... Well, I guess if anyone wants to host MY mp3 on their webpage still I can send it too them... >Dylan "Mike Leffel naked on Conan tonight, I heard it on the internet, >so it must be true." Flipse Actually along with Leffel, Ben Folds Five are going to be on Conan tonight, too! I have no idea what they're going to play though... I haven't heard about a new album or anything... I can't wait! What a pleasant surprise last night to see Brian Setzer on that show... Miscellaneous Tim AKA TMB(do)G AKA Tambo (IRC) AKA Mr.Train (OML) Favorite TMBG song update: Dr. Worm Last CD purchase: The Guitar (single) Favorite mainstream song: One Week - BNL > >Dylan Flipse...one of them. - dflipse@csrlink.net >Dylan's page is at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9909/ for now. >I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed -They Might >Be Giants, the coolest thing this side of Zaphod Beeblebrox. What about Slotty? Ford? _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ From: Spoonerism@aol.com Message-ID: <581c607a.35ae559f@aol.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:33:50 EDT Subject: NON-TMBG: Talking Heads ARE New Wave << And whoever said Talking Heads were new wave, up your nose with a rubber hose. You listen to "Songs About Buildings and Food" and "Naked" and then you sit in the corner and think about what you've said and why it was wrong.>> I was the person that said that Talking Heads were New Wave. In fact, the term "New Wave" was first applied to the Talking Heads after a music critic for a big newspaper saw them at C.B.G.B. He said something like "You can't fit these guys into anything; it's a whole new wave of music." (that is, of course, just a paraphrase. You can find the exact article at www.talking- heads.net) Now, I haven't gotten "Songs About Buildings and Food" yet (it's on order from CDNOW), but every album of theirs I have, (all except 77 and SABAF) with the exception of "True Stories" and "Naked" sound distinctively similar (i.e. New Wave). "True Stories" was the soundtrack to a movie, so I guess it really doesn't count, and "Naked" was the first album where you could see that the Heads and David Byrne were moving in two different directions musically. The Heads seemed to be staying with their sound ("Democratic Circus") while Byrne was looking to experiment with more world music (which is why his solo album "Rei Momo", released the same year, has an obvious Latin/Portuguese rhythm). Now, I haven't bought anything from The Heads, so if someone could back me up, it'd be nice :) So there -CAsey p.s. On "Naked," do you know how to access the CD encoded tracks (it has pictures and alternate languages on there, which I just discovered last night by reading the entire liner notes) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:14:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole Carlson Subject: TMBG: Istanbul single Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Jul 1998 owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org wrote: > From: Pat Acquisto > Subject: TMBG: Istanbul c.d single's highest bid > The highest bid is now 25 bucks from Lynn. is anyone willing to to this? Ok, whoa, whoa. I have posted several times in the past that my local record store semi-regularly stocks Istanbul. I was there last weekend; they had two copies. I have offered in the past to buy copies and send them to people; so far no one has taken me up on it. MY OFFER STILL STANDS. They are brand new, still in the wrapper, at the original list price of $6. I just hate to see people get into pointless bidding wars. > ska with an accordion!! i'll have to try that... When you do, Jim, could you make a recording? :) All you ska fans--check out the Offbeatniks, from my own home town of Davis, CA. --nicole the wonder nerd neither dead nor vanished, just auditioning for List Recluse. ------------------------------ Subject: TMBG: Dial-A-Song Message-ID: <19980716.161626.8991.6.captainmarvel2@juno.com> From: captainmarvel2@juno.com (Derek A Klein) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:17:40 EDT Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has any luck getting through to Dial-A-Song lately. I have been calling at all times of the day for several weeks, and I haven't gotten anything. Could the on-line Dial-A-Song thing be tying up the regular DAS service? Derek "Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age" _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:19:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Alon Yaari Subject: TMBG: TMBG Geography.... last plea Message-ID: Because I haven't gotten to sorting out the data yet, I'm asking one last time for the information from you list-people. Remember, you can send it to me directly, and you can even LIE a little, as long as the zip code you give me is one that's close to where you live. And of course, if you responded before, please don't send it again! * ----------------------------------------------------------------- A request to TMBG fans who read this list! I am requesting the geographical location of all people who read this list, this means YOU if you can read this. Just the following info: City State Zip Code If you are away for school, send me the info for your home and your school. If you're from outside the US, then supply me with some way of locating you on a map. Besides enjoying just mapping things, I'm somewhat interested in the geographical spread of TMBG fans. My hypothesis going into this is that the map will cluster about New York city, but it's too early to tell yet. If you have not sent it in, please do! I will repost this message occasionally until I get enough respondents... -The Yar Geographer ------------------------------ Message-Id: <199807162021.QAA10972@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:21:18 -0500 From: Mitchell Harding Subject: Re: TMBG: Dial-A-Song At 04:17 PM 7/16/98 -0400, you wrote: >Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has any luck getting through to >Dial-A-Song lately. I have been calling at all times of the day for >several weeks, and I haven't gotten anything. Could the on-line >Dial-A-Song thing be tying up the regular DAS service? I've also been trying regularly, with absolutely no success. Harf, Mitch "I had a linguistics professor who said that it's man's ability to use language that makes him the dominant species on the planet. That may be. But I think there's one other thing that separates us from animals. We aren't afraid of vaccuum cleaners." Support the Harf Project: All your questions answered, all your problems solved: ------------------------------ Subject: TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single Message-ID: <19980716.164818.8991.0.captainmarvel2@juno.com> From: captainmarvel2@juno.com (Derek A Klein) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:49:34 EDT Does anyone know what songs are on the Birdhouse In Your Soul single? Thanks. Derek "Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age" _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Message-ID: <35AE7A14.82D9BC89@pacificnet.net> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:09:25 -0800 From: Bongo Subject: TMBG: Re:Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... >Alright, someone asked why a person would pay $25 for a TMBG single. >Let's answer this with a saurcastic question. (though I may end up >getting my head bashed for this one) Why would someone pay $500 for a >few colourful socks filled with beans. I am in no way implying that TMBG >fans are idiots. But people don't neccesarily buy things they want to >use, ok, let's ask this, Who is John Galt? If I didn't already have it and if I was sure it was unavailable elsewhwere, I'd gladly pay $25 for the CD single of Istanbul. It wouldn't be because it's a "collector's item" but because of the four bonus tracks that you can't get anywhere else. What a deal! -B O N G O ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716170407.006a6b74@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:04:07 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Re:Why someone would pay high amounts of money for... At 02:09 PM 7/16/98 -0800, Bongo wrote: > > If I didn't already have it and if I was sure it was >unavailable elsewhwere, I'd gladly pay $25 for the CD single >of Istanbul. It wouldn't be because it's a "collector's >item" but because of the four bonus tracks that you can't >get anywhere else. What a deal! Yeah, but that's just it...the single is available and for a lot less... :-) -Adam -- /=---------------- http://www.he-man.org/ctyner/ ----------------=\ http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/ctyner/ The home of He-Man, "Weird Al", Yoo-hoo, Killer Tomatoes, and more! Demented music list admin O- MiSTie #67,326 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:12:34 -0500 (CDT) From: "Christopher M. Stangl" Subject: Re: TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Derek A Klein wrote: > Does anyone know what songs are on the Birdhouse In Your Soul single? > Thanks. "Birdhouse In Your Soul". ... care to venture a guess as to what's on, say, the "AKA Driver" single? -Chris Stangl ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716171637.006a4104@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:16:37 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Birdhouse In Your Soul Single At 04:12 PM 7/16/98 -0500, Christopher M. Stangl wrote: > ... care to venture a guess as to what's on, say, the "AKA >Driver" single? Fellas, fellas, fellas...this is why John Relph put up that wonderful discography. http://www.tmbg.org/band-info/discography/ It'll let you know what songs are on what singles, and much, much more. -Adam -- /=---------------- http://www.he-man.org/ctyner/ ----------------=\ http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/ctyner/ The home of He-Man, "Weird Al", Yoo-hoo, Killer Tomatoes, and more! Demented music list admin O- MiSTie #67,326 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:38:12 -0600 (MDT) From: J Kuemmerle Subject: Re: TMBG: TMBG Geography.... last plea Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Alon Yaari wrote: > I will repost this message occasionally until I get enough respondents... how many is enough? how many do you have? --jim kuemmerle, who's still in the waiting room to get his curiosity removed... j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/ ------------------------------ From: tmbgirl@juno.com Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:05:12 -0600 Subject: Re: TMBG: Monopuff shows Message-ID: <19980716.170515.11198.0.TMBgirl@juno.com> >>>So tell me, where is this Acme Underground? NYC? I'm going to be in the area, hopefully, during that time in August, and I'd love to see the shows. Can anyone give me more info? ie, where this place is, how to get tickets, etc?<<< yeahyeah! i'm heading out to the east coast (hopefully) around the time of these shows... is it 21+? would anyone in the NYC area be willing to give me a place to stay? :) (i know i'm pushin it but i might as well try) take it easy, JOrdaN http://www2.netcom.com/~arnot/joda/bootlegs.html NEW SITE: http://members.tripod.com/~tmbgirl/index.html _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19980716232503.14796.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Jason F." Subject: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:25:03 PDT From the discography: Promotional videos have been filmed for the following songs: (clip the other videos) S-E-X-X-Y When Wal-Mart had those TV's that let you watch clips of new videos, my local store had a clip of the S-E-X-X-Y video, but I haven't seen the full-length version. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is it official that a new video compilation is coming out? When will this be? Will Dr. Worm be on it? Do I ask too many questions? On an unrelated note, I think it's a sure thing that if Dr. Worm gets airplay (which is questionable) it will be a big hit. However, what does everyone else think about the horn melody in the new version? It really changes the overall impression of the song. I'm not saying it's a bad change, but it does seem to make the song more mainstream, whether that was intended or not. btw: to me the name of Dr. Worm's friend sounds like a cross between "Rabbi" and "Bible". Rabbible, perhaps? --Jason-- "Hot Cha, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed." -They Might Be Giants ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716192538.006ab07c@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:25:38 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm At 04:25 PM 7/16/98 PDT, Jason F. wrote: > >When Wal-Mart had those TV's that let you watch clips of new videos, my >local store had a clip of the S-E-X-X-Y video, but I haven't seen the >full-length version. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is it >official that a new video compilation is coming out? When will this be? >Will Dr. Worm be on it? Do I ask too many questions? It wasn't actually an S-E-X-X-Y video...it was clips from many of the other videos, with S-E-X-X-Y playing over them. -Adam -- /=---------------- http://www.he-man.org/ctyner/ ----------------=\ http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/ctyner/ The home of He-Man, "Weird Al", Yoo-hoo, Killer Tomatoes, and more! Demented music list admin O- MiSTie #67,326 ------------------------------ From: Drayco@aol.com Message-ID: <7ceebd62.35ae8d8b@aol.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:32:26 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm > btw: to me the name of Dr. Worm's friend sounds like a cross between > "Rabbi" and "Bible". Rabbible, perhaps? > I am pretty sure it is Rabbi Bull. Like "Doctor Worm", he is an animal with a title. As a side note, I just dl'ed the new Dr.Worm mp3 and it is the third ass. --Jamal, who hopes someone remembers the reference ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980716194232.00854220@mailin.icdc.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:42:32 -0400 From: "J. L. Moquin" Subject: Re: TMBG: S-E-X-X-Y and Dr. Worm Drayco@aol.com wrote: > I am pretty sure it is Rabbi Bull. Like "Doctor Worm", he is an animal with > a title. I can buy this. > As a side note, I just dl'ed the new Dr.Worm mp3 and it is the third ass. > > --Jamal, who hopes someone remembers the reference Lord forgive me, but I do. -jennifer, mommy to alice the bean, 8/15/97 http://www.emprl.psu.edu/~anth/ NEW E-MAIL! mailto:beanmom@icdc.com "The best way to make children good is to make them happy." -Oscar Wilde ------------------------------ Subject: TMBG: Videos Message-ID: <19980716.195819.8991.0.captainmarvel2@juno.com> From: captainmarvel2@juno.com (Derek A Klein) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:59:27 EDT Does anybody know how many videos They have made, and what ones they are? Thanks. Derek "Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age" _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:29:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Bill Tatalovich Subject: TMBG: Dr. Worm Message-ID: Hey all-- Well, I followed the tracks and downloaded the mp3 for "Dr. Worm." I must admit I have mixed feelings. I mean, I really like the song at all, but despite everyone's claim that the horns add a lot, I must admit that the horns kind of detract from everything. I don't know...I have a feeling it will grow on me, much like "Pet Name" and assorted other songs. We'll see. Also, anyone heard from Sarah (aka Kdsinthhall, or something like that) lately? I haven't seen any posts, which is quite unlike her. Just idle curiosity, I suppose... Also....I'm listening to the new Possum Dixon CD, New Sheets (promo for the radio station). Anyone heard this? I really am getting into it...it's quite a bounce back from Star Maps (which I didn't like a whole lot), and about on par with their first album (which I liked a lot). Just wondering... The Rev |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Reverend Bill Tatalovich | Home page: | | | http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~wt3/ | | wt3@cec.wustl.edu | feedback for toddlers e-zine: | | personnel@kwur.wustl.edu | http://www.poboxes.com/fft/ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716204122.006a53e0@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:41:22 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm At 07:29 PM 7/16/98 -0500, Bill Tatalovich wrote: >Hey all-- > >Well, I followed the tracks and downloaded the mp3 for "Dr. Worm." I must >admit I have mixed feelings. I mean, I really like the song at all, but >despite everyone's claim that the horns add a lot, I must admit that the >horns kind of detract from everything. I don't know...I have a feeling it >will grow on me, much like "Pet Name" and assorted other songs. We'll >see. I have to agree. As a whole, I like the song, but...the horns just don't seem to belong there. -Adam -- /=---------------- http://www.he-man.org/ctyner/ ----------------=\ http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/ctyner/ The home of He-Man, "Weird Al", Yoo-hoo, Killer Tomatoes, and more! Demented music list admin O- MiSTie #67,326 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <35AECD7A.15F7@fuse.net> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:05:14 -0700 From: jays your one-paged dictionary Organization: dial-a-song! 718-387-6962, narrrrrrrrr! Subject: Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Bill Tatalovich wrote: > > Well, I followed the tracks and downloaded the mp3 for "Dr. Worm." I must > admit I have mixed feelings. I mean, I really like the song at all, but > despite everyone's claim that the horns add a lot, I must admit that the > horns kind of detract from everything. I don't know...I have a feeling it > will grow on me, much like "Pet Name" and assorted other songs. We'll > see. as far as my musical philosophy is concerned, the more complex the better; horn arrangements spice up their songs quite nicely, as far as i'm concerned. i can see, though, how you might believe them to detract from the general greatness of a song, especially if the arrangement itself is off in its own little world, contradictory to the song's main theme. i dunno--i haven't yet heard the song. my computer has no aduio capabilities. *hanging head* on another note, i should love to see full orchestral accompaniment in a tmbg song .. or, perhaps, "The Boston Symphony Orchestra Plays: The Symphonic TMBG?" ah, that would a be dream fulfilled. > Also, anyone heard from Sarah (aka Kdsinthhall, or something like that) > lately? I haven't seen any posts, which is quite unlike her. Just idle > curiosity, I suppose... ooh! something list-related to which i may finally contribute. i really think she's rather annoyed with me, lately, but on saturday she left home for two weeks. did that sentence make much sense as a whole? no! but who cares--i'm jay leffel-cunningham, and sense isn't a part of my surprisingly narrow vocabulary. peace, love, and good happiness stuff, anyway jay. -- jayhc, with great desire to become a ragtime trumpeter. e-mail: sirjamez@fuse.net, phonebook@tmbg.org aol im: SaturnChrd, PhoneBookJ irc: PhoneBook "and sadly the cross-eyed bear's been put to sleep behind the stairs, and his shoes are laced with irony." --tmbg "Hey, some people take drugs and some people like to have sex all day, I like to watch my bees as I make music, so what." --steve vai -- ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19980717030732.13026.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Jason F." Subject: TMBG: Re:Videos Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:07:29 PDT Is there or is there not an S-E-X-X-Y video? The discography says there is one. Off the top of my head (I may be missing a few) the videos are: Puppet Head Don't Let's Start Hotel Detective Ana Ng They'll Need A Crane Purple Toupee Birdhouse IYS Istanbul The Statue GMH The Guitar Snail Shell S-E-X-X-Y ??????? Also, I'll ask again: any info on the supposed second video comp? --Jason-- "Hot Cha, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed." -They Might Be Giants ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19980717032904.18979.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Jason F." Subject: Non TMBG: Mike "Hot Cha" Leffel Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:29:01 PDT I'm not as huge a Leffel worshipper as some people on this list, but this little song has been brewing in my head for a while now. Some of the lyrics are a stretch to fit in but cut me some slack,. Sung to the tune of Hot Cha, of course: Leffel, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed I can't see why I miss you so So Leffel, where are you? First time Leffel went away A diabetic coma did him in Then the list called out to him And Leffel had to run back home Second time he went away Left us with strange middle names Off-topic posts and a new religion Never came back to tell us why If that honey would come back We would throw such a party Drink and cook Josh Buckland Nonsense posts for everybody No offense, Josh. I'm not trying to beat a dead horse. It just fits too well. Oh well, I just had to get that out of my head before I went crazy. Laugh at me if you must : ) --Jason-- "Hot Cha, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed." -They Might Be Giants ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:12:16 -0700 (PDT) From: leonard helfgott Subject: Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Message-ID: where does it say in music philosophy that the more complex the better? Not in the history. If you were to list the great musicians of all time, I'm almost positive that Mozart would be in your top 5, and many of his songs consist solely of tonic chord tones in the base and scale runnings in the treble (I'm not saying that I could write anything comparable to anything written by Mozart, just stating the technical complexity). On the other hand, Mussorgsky, I'm guessing, wouldn't be in your top twenty (although, he probably would be on the list of a trained music educator), and he wrote pieces more complex than anyone with the possible exception of Vivaldi. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:13:56 -0700 (PDT) From: leonard helfgott Subject: Re: Non TMBG: Mike "Hot Cha" Leffel Message-ID: actually, that works quite well. I applaud you in your efforts. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:31:20 -0600 (MDT) From: J Kuemmerle Subject: Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, leonard helfgott wrote: > where does it say in music philosophy that the more complex the better? > Not in the history. If you were to list the great musicians of all time, > I'm almost positive that Mozart would be in your top 5... well, i can't make any claims about all time, but my five great musicians since the advent of recorded music are: 1. bill evans 2. art tatum 3. miles davis 4. jimi hendrix 5. charlie parker 5. julian "cannonball" adderly (tie) mozart, having been around before the advent of recorded music, doesn't even qualify. we only know him from his compositions... this is also why j.s. bach, chopin, etc., etc. aren't on there. most classical musicians failed to make this list because, in my humble opinion, the classical musician is little more than a glorified dictaphone. of course, you'll probably notice that my list is made up of skilled instrumental virtuosos known for their improvisational skill, and whose musical output was unique and highly individualistic. no big shocker where my musical priorities lie... btw, the complexity (art tatum) or simplicity (miles davis) of the musicians' output is totally irrelevant in my book. > On the other hand, Mussorgsky, I'm guessing, wouldn't be in your top > twenty (although, he probably would be on the list of a trained music > educator), and he wrote pieces more complex than anyone with the > possible exception of Vivaldi. so who else is on your liszt? --jim kuemmerle, eternal fugitive from the dreaded Pun Police... j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <35AEE30D.407F@rica.net> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:37:17 -0400 From: Joey Groah Subject: Re: TMBG: Dr. Worm Adam Tyner wrote: > > At 07:29 PM 7/16/98 -0500, Bill Tatalovich wrote: > >Hey all-- > > > >Well, I followed the tracks and downloaded the mp3 for "Dr. Worm." I must > >admit I have mixed feelings. I mean, I really like the song at all, but > >despite everyone's claim that the horns add a lot, I must admit that the > >horns kind of detract from everything. I don't know...I have a feeling it > >will grow on me, much like "Pet Name" and assorted other songs. > I have to agree. As a whole, I like the song, but...the horns just don't > seem to belong there. > > -Adam I too was surprised by the horns. They seem inappropriate at the start of the song and before the cool 70's-drumdealy. Dr. Worm is a great song and I still look forward to the studio version, but I was surprised by the ... I dunno, high school band sound? Joey, glad he's out of high school ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #8-17 *****************************