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 #16-37 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 16, Number 37 Saturday, 10 April 1999 Today's Topics: TMBG: Digest Problems TMBG: re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Re: TMBG: Check this out! Re: TMBG: Check this out! NON-TMBG: What are we listening to (again) (was "we're def" TMBG: Birthdates, and Other Lighthearted Paraphernalia Re: TMBG: She Might Be A Newbie... TMBG: Re: Birthdates, and Other Lighthearted Paraphernalia NON-TMBG: The Last Word on "The Salmon Of Doubt" TMBG: Moxy Fruvous offer Re: TMBG: re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" TMBG: Re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Re: TMBG: Re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" TMBG: Another TMBG-related dream TMBG: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! Re: TMBG: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! TMBG: Re: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! 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: Leo Bicknell Message-Id: <199904091400.KAA10880@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Subject: TMBG: Digest Problems Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:00:42 -0400 (EDT) There have been some digest problems ever since the machine upgrade. I think I finally have them all fixed, and you should be seeing regular digests again. Sorry. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org Systems Engineer - Internetworking Engineer - CCIE 3440 Read TMBG List - tmbg-list-request@tmbg.org, www.tmbg.org ------------------------------ Message-ID: <370E0F65.760E60BC@btc.adaptec.com> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 08:32:05 -0600 From: Russ Josephson Organization: STMicroelectronics, Inc Subject: TMBG: re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" > From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:45:16 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: Fwd: TMBG: She Might Be A Newbie... > Dexburger > Go here: > http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/totalrequest2/playmy/playmy.tin?sPollName=reqmain > or call, TOLL FREE at 1-800-Dial-MTV to request They > Might Be Giants' video "Don't Let's Start" on Tuesday, April 13th > between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific, 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & > 6:30 p.m. eastern time so it will be shown on MTV's "Total Request Live" > 'cause They deserve it! Hey Dexburger-dude: In case you hadn't heard, there's an entire time zone between Pacific and Central. It's called "Mountain" time. And us mountain men have had MTV in our log cabins for several months now ... ;) so make that: between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific or 4:00 & 4:30 p.m. mountain 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. eastern time -- WORK: HOME: STMicroelectronics Russ Josephson 1951 S. Fordham St. 1217 N. Aspen Dr. Longmont, CO 80503 Berthoud, CO 80513-1040 Phone: (303) 684-4722 (970) 532-0453 Fax: (303) 684-3020 (970) 690-1509 (cellular) mailto:Russell.JOSEPHSON@st.com mailto:russj@juno.com http://www.st.com http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/7158 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990409144928.38123.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Check this out! Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 07:49:27 PDT Jason Fickley wrote: >Is it confirmed that Sister Puff sings lead vocals on the track, or >is it >more of a combined vocal effort w/ the Johns? Has it even been confirmed that the song is a sure thing, or is it still in the rumor stage at this point? (Considering how close it is to the beginning of April, I haven't ruled out the possibility that this is an April Fool's joke, either.) If it is true, is it definitely TMBG, and not Mono Puff? Someone could easily confuse the two bands, and the fact that Sister Puff sings the song suggests Mono Puff. (I don't think it's too unlikely that Robin will sing on future TMBG releases, but she probably won't be called "Sister Puff.") -- May you live in interesting times, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.1.19990409110042.009509d0@mail.clemson.edu> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 11:01:57 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Check this out! While I suppose that's a possibility, I have a hard time believing Marjorie Galen would make a mistake like that. -Adam, who could easily confuse both bands, and probably scare them too At 07:49 AM 4/9/99, Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote: > >If it is true, is it definitely TMBG, and not Mono Puff? Someone >could easily confuse the two bands, and the fact that Sister Puff >sings the song suggests Mono Puff. (I don't think it's too unlikely >that Robin will sing on future TMBG releases, but she probably won't >be called "Sister Puff.") -- /=---------------- http://www.he-man.org/ctyner/ ----------------=\ http://www.crystal-night.com/~ctyner/tuscadero.html http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/ctyner/ He-Man, Tuscadero, "Weird Al", Yoo-hoo, Killer Tomatoes, & more! ------------------------------ Message-ID: <370E23FE.54248BFE@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 10:59:58 -0500 From: Chad Maloney Subject: NON-TMBG: What are we listening to (again) (was "we're def" Jim Kuemmerle wrote: > i was just listening to my copy of "no depression" by uncle tupelo, and i > was struck by the vocal similarities between jay ferrar (later to start > sun volt) and our own flansie. not only that, but there are also some > rhythmic similarities to the pink album. Oooh, for all you people who love the "What bands are other people listening to" threads, Uncle Tupelo is great. Much better than either of the two bands it spawned (Wilco for the Jeff Tweedy people and Son Volt for the Jay Farrar people) and definitely something to be checked out if you get the chance and the inkling. Also the BottleRockets who are fronted by Brian Henneman who was a roadie for Uncle Tupelo... *g* - Chad ------------------------------ From: MuseKJ@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:11:19 EDT Subject: TMBG: Birthdates, and Other Lighthearted Paraphernalia To Any And All Concerned: My birth date is August 24, 1965. Thanks for the list-member age clarification, Dexter...I, too, am going to search out that Holy Grail of D. Adams novels, "The Salmon of Doubt." I will keep you all abreast of my successes out in field, as I set off on this exciting new quest... Karen "I'd be fired if that were my job" Riley (MuseKJ@aol.com) ------------------------------ From: MuseKJ@aol.com Message-ID: <24988f99.243f880d@aol.com> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:42:53 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: She Might Be A Newbie... In a message dated 4/8/99 1:59:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, morning_pilaf@hotmail.com writes: << >P.S. Todd Wetherbee, I love your kind of humor. And if/when you reply to that >comment, be kind :-) Karen, my friend, I am always kind to mothers. Except, of course, when I give them allergies. >> Todd: Gee, no wonder my typing hands have suddenly developed this itchy, red rash. ;-) Karen "maybe a rock to wind a piece of string around would help?" Riley ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 12:58:34 -0500 From: Bob Scott Message-ID: <370E3FCA.6AE24C9B@tmbg.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Birthdates, and Other Lighthearted Paraphernalia MuseKJ@aol.com wrote: > To Any And All Concerned: > > My birth date is August 24, 1965. Thanks for the list-member age > clarification, Dexter...I, too, am going to search out that Holy Grail of D. > Adams novels, "The Salmon of Doubt." I will keep you all abreast of my > successes out in field, as I set off on this exciting new quest... > I hear word from a source (reliable? Who knows) that the new book will not be titled "The Salmon of Doubt" any longer, perhaps because it isn't going to be a Dirk G. novel and will instead be part of the HHGTTG Trilogy. However, it is something to be sought after, and I hear that earmuffs on eBay with the word "Salmon" scrawled on them are going for as much as 10 million billion pounds on the planet Algernon 7. bobscott@tmbg.org AKA Bob "Knapsack" Scott ------------------------------ From: MuseKJ@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:47:15 EDT Subject: NON-TMBG: The Last Word on "The Salmon Of Doubt" Hello to all you D. Adams fans again: Well, it looks like my adventurous search for "The Salmon of Doubt" has been cut disappointingly short by the info I found on the following FAQ (updated as of 13 Feb 1999): http://www.atomiser.demon.co.uk/mh/faq/index.htm Here is a copy of what I found there: C.4. The Salmon of Doubt The Salmon of Doubt may or may not be Douglas Adams' next book, depending on what he thinks of in the bath. However, it is quite definitely not published yet, no matter what any number of online bookstores might want to tell you. It has had publishing dates dating back to 1994, but it has still not been written. So there. And we are right and unless you agree with us you are wrong. The Salmon of Doubt was originally going to be called A Spoon Too Short, and it was going to be a Dirk Gently book. The blurb went something like this: A gorgeous woman approaches Dirk Gently, holistic detective, and requests his help in finding the missing half of her beloved cat. He looks at her with the disdain he reserves for achingly beautiful women he knows will never go out with him. 'I don't do cats,' he sneers. Happily, he doesn't have time to regret his decision before untraceable deposits in Dirk's checking account indicate that someone has indeed hired him. But who? And for what? Acting on his principle that all things are interconnected, he tails the very next person who walks by his London apartment. "The following day, in Los Angeles, Dirk finds himself enmeshed in a case that will turn up the missing bit of cat, replenish his depleted finances, and answer the most important question of all: What is the salmon of doubt, anyway?" At one point an American trade journal even featured a front cover for the novel, with the subtitle "a Dirk Gently novel". Dirk was eventually written out of The Salmon of Doubt because he was the "wrong fit." It is possible that The Salmon of Doubt may now be the sixth book in the immensely inaccurately-named Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, but even in this case, the book will not show up in the immediate future. In interviews even more recent than that, Douglas has begun to speculate that the novel may either (a) not be the sixth Hitch Hiker's novel, or (b) not be called The Salmon of Doubt any more. ISBN numbers have been bandied around for this book but none of them are currently relevant or useful. If you have ordered the Salmon of Doubt through a bookshop, cancel the order. Tim Browse, of The Digital Village, said this about The Salmon of Doubt: "Don't hold your breath. Not even if you're a Polynesian oyster diver. ...It will most likely come out eventually, rather then when other people want him to do it." Karen "Damn, there goes my version of The Odyssey" Riley (MuseKJ@aol.com) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 14:16:27 -0400 (EDT) From: "mike@journalx.com" Subject: TMBG: Moxy Fruvous offer Message-ID: Hey there, I apologise in advance to all of you out there who are not MF fans, but this did seem the forum in which to make this offer/request. Here it is: If you have the capability to burn me a good-sounding CD-R of TMBG's Factory Showroom sessions (either the whole thing, or just the songs that didn't make it onto FS, whichever is easier) I will send you the complete Moxy Fruvous FruCon 2 "gift bag" which consists of the convention program, the walking tour booklet, the questionnaire (not filled in), and the laminated identification tag which you can wear proudly around your neck at all times. These items were only given out to those attending the recent convention in Toronto. If you're able to satisfy my request and you would like these items mailed to you, feel free to reply to me personally. Thank you. MIKe www.journalx.com ------------------------------ From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:14:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: TMBG: re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Message-ID: <710-370E518B-1359@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net> --WebTV-Mail-1799382771-719 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Oh, sorry 'bout that. I guess it's a good thing I asked I'll go make that change right now. See, you learn something new everyday (and I guess you were right Laura). me, Dexburger =B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8= =F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9=B8=F8=FE=E9 Go here: http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/totalrequest2/playmy/playmy.tin?sPollName=3D= reqmain and/or call, TOLL FREE at 1-800-Dial-MTV to request They Might Be Giants' video "Don't Let's Start" on Tuesday, April 13th between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific, 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. eastern time so it will be shown on MTV's "Total Request Live" 'cause They deserve it! (*NOTE- web submissions may be made at anytime before the show starts, but phone-ins must be made during times specified above) --WebTV-Mail-1799382771-719 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-102-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.99) by postoffice-241.iap.bryant.webtv.net; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:33:04 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from ussenterprise.ufp.org (ussenterprise.ufp.org [209.249.97.242]) by mailsorter-102-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8/ms.graham.14Aug97) with ESMTP id HAA10572; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:33:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id KAA13075; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:32:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list) Received: by ussenterprise.ufp.org (bulk_mailer v1.6); Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:32:39 -0400 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) id KAA13059 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:32:39 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from magic.adaptec.com (magic.adaptec.com [208.236.45.80]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id KAA13050 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:32:38 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from russj@btc.adaptec.com) Received: from kingdom.adaptec.com (kingdom.adaptec.com [162.62.50.10]) by magic.adaptec.com (8.9.2/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA18415 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from btc.btc.adaptec.com (btc.btc.adaptec.com [162.62.64.6]) by kingdom.adaptec.com (8.9.2/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA10290 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:32:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from btc.adaptec.com (nocturne [162.62.63.60]) by btc.btc.adaptec.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA27159 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:32:05 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <370E0F65.760E60BC@btc.adaptec.com> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 08:32:05 -0600 From: Russ Josephson Organization: STMicroelectronics, Inc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Reply-To: Russ Josephson > From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:45:16 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: Fwd: TMBG: She Might Be A Newbie... > Dexburger > Go here: > http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/totalrequest2/playmy/playmy.tin?sPollName=reqmain > or call, TOLL FREE at 1-800-Dial-MTV to request They > Might Be Giants' video "Don't Let's Start" on Tuesday, April 13th > between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific, 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & > 6:30 p.m. eastern time so it will be shown on MTV's "Total Request Live" > 'cause They deserve it! Hey Dexburger-dude: In case you hadn't heard, there's an entire time zone between Pacific and Central. It's called "Mountain" time. And us mountain men have had MTV in our log cabins for several months now ... ;) so make that: between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific or 4:00 & 4:30 p.m. mountain 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. eastern time -- WORK: HOME: STMicroelectronics Russ Josephson 1951 S. Fordham St. 1217 N. Aspen Dr. Longmont, CO 80503 Berthoud, CO 80513-1040 Phone: (303) 684-4722 (970) 532-0453 Fax: (303) 684-3020 (970) 690-1509 (cellular) mailto:Russell.JOSEPHSON@st.com mailto:russj@juno.com http://www.st.com http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/7158 --WebTV-Mail-1799382771-719-- ------------------------------ From: tmbgirl@juno.com Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:21:19 -0600 Subject: TMBG: Re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Message-ID: <19990409.141054.17526.0.TMBgirl@juno.com> >> between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific, 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & >> 6:30 p.m. I feel dissed. no mountains? damn. see if anyone here gets a birthday present from me! take it easy, JOrdaN http://www2.netcom.com/~arnot/joda/bootlegs.html Countdown to They: 98 Days :D ___________________________________________________________________ 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:19:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Time Zones & MTV's "Total Request Live" Message-ID: <715-370E60BE-643@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Sorry all you mountian folk. I adjusted my sig, how is it now? copecopecopecopecopecopecopecopecope Go here: http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/totalrequest2/playmy/playmy.tin?sPollName=reqmain and/or call, TOLL FREE at 1-800-Dial-MTV to request They Might Be Giants' video "Don't Let's Start" on Tuesday, April 13th between 3:00 & 3:30 p.m. pacific, 4:00 & 4:30 p.m. mountain, 5:00 & 5:30 p.m. central or 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. eastern time so it will be shown on MTV's "Total Request Live" 'cause They deserve it! (*NOTE- web submissions may be made at anytime before the show starts, but phone-ins must be made during times specified above) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990410003936.38092.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: TMBG: Another TMBG-related dream Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 17:39:35 PDT In my dream last night, I was in a bathroom at a restaurant, and the intercom was playing a cover of some song that TMBG covered (possibly "We've Got A World That Swings"; I can't quite remember). I thought of TMBG when I heard it, but I realized that it wasn't a TMBG original. It was followed, however, by a cover of "SenSurround," with a woman singing. Danielle, if you're still here, you can add this to the TMBG Dreams page. -- May you live in interesting times, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:52:30 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <370EE71B.C3F2B123@dragondata.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! I just saw Al Franken on the Craig Kilborn show, and he was singing 'istanbul', after one of the 5 questions was 'istanbul'. Al Franken says "Oh, that's Istanbul!" then proceeded to sing the song verse for verse. Just like in that one episode of 'it's like..you know'. Sigh. Here I am I suppose. It's been a long, strange journey without constant banana cream pies. Mike "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" Leffel mal@dragondata.com mal01@conpoint.com ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990410005120.00937180@pop.mindspring.com > Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:51:20 -0500 From: El Dee Bee Subject: Re: TMBG: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! EGAD MAN! YOU ARE BACK! WELCOME BACK. Hey, you don't have any relatives in Kansas do ya? Shaughn (The Li'l Depressed Boy) -- http://www.lucidx.com/is My egotistical webpage, links to all the webpages I don't keep in my sig. -- http://www.mp3.com/idolv Download some of my music. -- http://members.xoom.com/MaxxIda/ The Official Sam Kieth Webpage - The Maxx IDA -- 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: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:59:07 -0500 From: Bob Scott Message-ID: <370EE8AA.DF837D73@tmbg.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: 'Futurama'? More like 'Crapapalooza'! Mike Leffel wrote: > I just saw Al Franken on the Craig Kilborn show, and he > was singing 'istanbul', after one of the 5 questions was > 'istanbul'. Al Franken says "Oh, that's Istanbul!" then > proceeded to sing the song verse for verse. Just like > in that one episode of 'it's like..you know'. > > Sigh. Here I am I suppose. It's been a long, strange journey > without constant banana cream pies. They laughed... They said that Leffel was the Lindbergh baby! But I kept persevering! And after months of trying to help Mike acheive the Net, here he is. Where are my mockers now!? Where have they scuttled away to? Back to those holes in the plot? Wainscotting, Sir? No one here has really mocked me about Leffel, apart from me, I guess. But Al Franken DID NOT sing! And no, kids, muselage does NOT taste like sweet honey. You just can't listen to Mike. Commercial sign now. bobscott@tmbg.org AKA Bob "Now in green!" Scott ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #16-37 ******************************