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 #18-2 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 18, Number 2 Wednesday, 2 June 1999 Today's Topics: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: Hi, I'm new Re: TMBG: Updates to my webpage TMBG: Hi, you're new Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: Hi, you're new Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com TMBG: New site... TMBG: stuff for sale.... TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: TMBG: Updates to my webpage TMBG: 4 of 2 Re: TMBG: Hi, you're new Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: New site... Re: NON-TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: TMBG: New site... Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com NON-TMBG: Hi, you're new Re: TMBG: New site... Re: TMBG: New site... TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 42 Arthur Dent fights 'The Man'. Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: NON-TMBG: Hi, you're new TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 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 ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 02:14:47 -0500 From: "Jay G." Message-ID: <7j00l0$26kp$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Adam Tyner wrote in message news:4.1.19990531180010.0092c770@130.127.28.14... > At 03:20 PM 5/31/99, Jay G. wrote: > > > >As I mentioned before, over half of the STD tracks, 13, *are* new songs, ie > >unavailable on other albums. That's as many tracks as there were on > >Factory Showroom. > > I can't believe you'd lump the awful sound quality of the Planet of the > Apes stuff with the studio recordings. I was replying to the accusation that of the 24 tracks, only a "few" are unavailable on other albums. 13 unavailable tracks is not a few. Do I think the Apes songs are up to par with the studio tracks? No. That wasn't the point I was trying to make, however. > Yeah, they are new recordings, but > if they released an album of them farting, that would be all new material > too.... What is this facination w/ the Johns farting? This is a subject that is often brought up, and for no appearent reason. > just because something's new doesn't mean it's worthwhile. Well, isn't this a blatently obvious statement. I'll just ignore it and go listen to my Britney Spears CD..... wait a minute, she sucks! -Jay ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 03:15:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Majordomo Message-Id: <199906010715.DAA72737@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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To get the latest copy of the FAQ, you can do any of the following things. First, it is available on the World Wide Web at: http://reality.sgi.com/relph/music/TMBG-FAQ.html and, for a plaintext version: http://reality.sgi.com/relph/music/TMBG-FAQ Second, it is posted regularly on the newsgroup alt.music.tmbg. Third, if you can't get to one of those places, you can mail me and I'll send you a copy. 5) The websites The unofficial web site, http://www.tmbg.org/ has all sorts of good TMBG information including information on this mailing list (http://www.tmbg.org/mail-news/) as well as pointers to where you can read the list via news. You'll also find lyrics, chords, and interpretations for many of the songs. Also try out the Official TMBG Website at: http://www.tmbg.com/ As always, thank you for your mind. *** ADMINISTRIVIA *** ------------------------------ From: Azelma1115@aol.com Message-ID: <80bbab19.248509d1@aol.com> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:02:57 EDT Subject: TMBG: Hi, I'm new Hey everybody, I just got onto this list seconds ago, and I just want to say that sarah has completely, honestly, 100% converted me into a TMBG fan for life. Oh and get this-I decided that I will go to the June 20th show even if it kills me (and it probably won't). Okay, that's all Beth ------------------------------ From: LimeZinger@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:04:24 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Updates to my webpage In a message dated 5/31/99 4:52:07 AM, xornom@hotmail.com writes: >Anyway, if you want to look at my page, the address is in my >signature. >http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ "This page was last updated on 8 January 1999. "? i think ya got s'more updates to do.... :) sarah ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001001beac1c$3655b180$c4601004@default> From: "John Lambert" Subject: TMBG: Hi, you're new Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:47:55 -0400 Awesome, welcome to the gang. Now that you've started your way on the road to Hell... please complete the following: 1. Burn all Backstreet Boys CD's 2. Marry a chicken 3. Buy out of season Halloween costumes and wear them to work 4. Snort when you laugh 5. Accuse strangers of farting in public places 6. Buy ice and throw it on the ground outside proclaiming "I've set you free!!! Go back to your mother!" 7. Find the skimpiest pair of panties you can and wear them over jeans, yell "I'm free to be me BABY!" over and over 8. Don't bath 9. Show everyone on the street a fake tattoo, but don't tell them it's fake 10. Be someone else and tell them your real driver's license is a fake, ask if they want to see. -----Original Message----- From: Azelma1115@aol.com To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:03 AM Subject: TMBG: Hi, I'm new >Hey everybody, > I just got onto this list seconds ago, and I just want to say that sarah >has completely, honestly, 100% converted me into a TMBG fan for life. Oh and >get this-I decided that I will go to the June 20th show even if it kills me >(and it probably won't). > Okay, that's all > >Beth ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 05:48:37 -0400 From: The Great Quux Message-ID: <3753AC75.D62C5BC2@stardatecomputer.com> Organization: Stardate Computer Systems Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Adam Tyner wrote: > I can't believe you'd lump the awful sound quality of the Planet of the > Apes stuff with the studio recordings. Yeah, they are new recordings, but > if they released an album of them farting, that would be all new material > too....just because something's new doesn't mean it's worthwhile. (tired joke): Where can I get this album?!?! :) Sillyously, when They make something available to the general public, They do so for a reason -- They think it's worthwhile. The Apes stuff is meant to sound like bootleg recordings because STD is, after all, a live album (not really a 'new release' I think but I enjoy it anyway -- it was my first!). -- Mike Russo, www.walrus.com/~stardate, Brooklyn, NY -- "It's kind of silly when [fans are] making pie graphs about set list openers. But then, I always liked a good graph." --Mike Gordon, interview with Detroit Free Press 12/5/97 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 05:51:30 -0400 From: The Great Quux Message-ID: <3753AD22.362F39ED@stardatecomputer.com> Organization: Stardate Computer Systems Subject: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Mike Leffel wrote: > I can live without Alan Turing because what has he decoded for us > lately? Read the nice new Stephenson 900+ page tome "Cryptonomicon" which actually has young Turing as a side character (with lots of cryptology going on also). -- Mike Russo, www.walrus.com/~stardate, Brooklyn, NY -- "It's kind of silly when [fans are] making pie graphs about set list openers. But then, I always liked a good graph." --Mike Gordon, interview with Detroit Free Press 12/5/97 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3753EC40.4246FDBA@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 09:20:48 -0500 From: Chad Maloney Subject: Re: TMBG: Hi, you're new John Lambert wrote: > > Awesome, welcome to the gang. Now that you've started your way on the road > to Hell... please complete the following: > > 1. Burn all Backstreet Boys CD's [...] > 10. Be someone else and tell them your real driver's license is a fake, ask > if they want to see. I think you forgot Careless Santa... Chad "You can't lead a dead horse to water OR make him drink" Maloney ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.1.19990531102946.0092eec0@130.127.28.14> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 10:30:35 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com I use it 'cause I'm a college radio DJ, and as such, I'm exposed to zillions of music reviews where everyone else uses it. What else can I say? STD sucks, -Adam At 02:14 AM 6/1/99, Jay G. wrote: > >What is this facination w/ the Johns farting? This is a subject that is >often >brought up, and for no appearent reason. -- Adam, fighting the forces of crappy web sites! http://www.he-man.org/ (Masters of the Universe) http://www.daddies.org/ (Cherry Poppin' Daddies) http://www.clemson.edu/~ctyner/ (Everything else!) ------------------------------ From: "Adam Varn" Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:18:19 -500 Subject: TMBG: New site... Message-id: <3753f9bb.be.0@alpha> Dunno if I will be shunned by this list or not but... I recently launced They Might Be Giants - Better Living through Better Music at http://xooming.to/tmbgland It features 10 weekly changing Giant mp3's, off of the seven albums (here comes the shunning). I noticed after much surfing on the net that the abundance of TMBG songs is pretty slim, except live stuff. Not that I am an advocate of music piracy, nor do I want the Johns to lose money, but mp3s are very convienent when you are at work and want to hear Cowtown just one more time. And so, my new site has ten rotating TMBG songs, changed every week, depending on voter influence. This allows for a wide variety of their songs to be downloaded, while at the same time not ripping them off too much. I personally own all seven albums, and love TMBG, but felt that a mp3 site would be cool for other fans too. It also has some neat Flash animations. Anyways, if you want to flame me for putting up such a site, go ahead. But if you just want to listen to some good free music, and you own every album, please visit my site. I just joined this list, but I am glad that I did so I can hear all these different TMBG fans points of view. Thanks for taking the time to read this shameless plug :) Adam Varn http://xooming.to/tmbgland ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990601163615.86640.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Sarah's Madness" Subject: TMBG: stuff for sale.... Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 09:36:15 PDT I have an extra copy of DFB and an extra copy of the UK Doctor Worm single. I was considering selling them on Ebay, but that place disheartens me because people pay way too much for things....if someone bid 60 dollars on DFB or something i wouldn't have the heart to charge them that much.... so the gist is, would any one here like to buy these from me? The prices would be as follows: Doctor Worm : $7 plus shipping (i paid like 3 pounds and 77 pence for it...is this a rough equivalent, british people?) DFB: $12 plus shipping. any takers? sarah faye "....Snakes and ladders running up and down her nylons...." --Elvis Costello, "Chemistry Class" http://lindramine.cjb.net -->The Princess's Castle, home of Sarah's Madness http://sarianway.cjb.net-->The Sarian Way, Inc. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 15:15:32 -0400 Subject: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Message-ID: <19990601.152833.6614.1.hotel_detective1@juno.com> From: "Cap'n eriKa rae" Elendriel heckled cubist genius Leffel: >Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't see someone paying some insane amount for your >'insert here' thingys like I see for a Picasso. Not that I'd pay an insane >amount of money for a Picasso either. MC Escher yeah, but not Picasso. You think that's bad, watch people pay scads of money for the paintings of some Russian pre-teen girl who rips off Picasso. Her paintings are big and stupid and heavy! She's no child prodigy! Screw Petite Picasso! Victory Leffel: >Go! Go! Go Bill Gates! Uh. Who invented those viewscreens again? >And why did I just steal a bar of chocolate from my mother? >OLD MAN SHOPKEEP!! FAT WOMAN PUTTING UP LAUNDRY! PROLES! PROLES! GIN! >GAAAA! Big Brother invented them, of course. Big Brother does everything. We love Big Brother. You stole the chocolate because you inadvertently wanted to kill your mother and sister, you evil little creature. Old Man Shopkeep sold out your passionate love affair! And then the tobacco falls out of your cigarette. But Hate Week is coming up in 10 months, let's all prepare! HOPE IS IN THE PROLES! THE PROLES! But I must go, as the neighbor kid Spies are going to turn me in to the Thought Police for thoughtcrime. That's doubleungood. ever-sincere, eriKa, 2 + 2 = 5 "It's been cool to be cool for too long now and now it's cool not to be cool." - Ben Folds "Sexual frustration is caused by the Discovery Channel." - Kevan Peden ___________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990601200651.90136.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Updates to my webpage Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 13:06:51 PDT sarah wrote: >In a message dated 5/31/99 4:52:07 AM, xornom@hotmail.com writes: > > >Anyway, if you want to look at my page, the address is in my > >signature. > > >http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ > > >"This page was last updated on 8 January 1999. "? i think ya got >s'more >updates to do.... :) Well, in this particular instance, "this page" refers only to the front page, which actually hasn't been updated since January. Come to think of it, though, that probably is a bit misleading. Maybe I should change it. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "This signature was last updated on 1 June 1999" DeHoff DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ From: filthyscarecrow@webtv.net Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 15:14:12 -0500 (EST) Subject: TMBG: 4 of 2 Message-ID: <9956-37543F14-29571@postoffice-121.bryant.webtv.net> has anyone else noticed that the list (the digest format) is sent at 2:04 every day? 2:04 could be read 4 of 2, so maybe 4 of 2 is about us! or maybe its a coincidence! "upchuckdabuggiebuggie" -the most touching lyrics ive ever heard, written by kid rock ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990601201805.89621.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Hi, you're new Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 13:18:04 PDT John Lambert wrote: >Awesome, welcome to the gang. Now that you've started your way on the road >to Hell... please complete the following: First of all, don't trip on the good intentions. >2. Marry a chicken That reminds me. Wy wife laid a baker's dozen of eggs last week. Looks like I might be getting thirteen new children. (Or twelve, at least. One of them is being hatched by a lizard, and I'm not all that anxious to have a cockatrice in the family.) >3. Buy out of season Halloween costumes and wear them to work You mean ones that are still green? Some Halloween costumes are supposed to be that way, y'know. >6. Buy ice and throw it on the ground outside proclaiming "I've set >you >free!!! Go back to your mother!" Its father is probably Ymir, the frost giant from whose body the world was built, but I'm not sure about its mother. The celestial cow, perhaps? >8. Don't bath 8.5. Use nouns as verbs. >From: Azelma1115@aol.com > >Oh and > >get this-I decided that I will go to the June 20th show even if it > > >kills me (and it probably won't). Just watch your back the whole time, and you'll probably be all right. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Backstabbing show has learned to write songs" DeHoff 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: <19990601202106.61665.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 13:21:06 PDT Adam Tyner wrote: >STD sucks, > >-Adam Are you referring to _Severe Tire Damage_, or to the other kind of STD? -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Remember last summer, when we couldn't go five minutes without someone making a joke about those initials?" DeHoff 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: <19990601202511.53328.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: New site... Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 13:25:10 PDT Adam Varn wrote: >Anyways, if you want to flame me for putting up such a site, go >ahead. But >if >you just want to listen to some good free music, and you own every >album, >please visit my site. Well, if someone really DOES own every album, I don't think there's anything wrong with listening to the songs in MP3 format. Maybe you could have your site scan a visitor's home for TMBG CD's, or use information from the albums as a password. ("Input the first letter in the last name of the third ground crew member mentioned in _John Henry_.") -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Insert wacky signature quote here" DeHoff 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: <19990601202719.47957.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: NON-TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 13:27:18 PDT Cap'n eriKa rae wrote: >Victory Leffel: > >Go! Go! Go Bill Gates! Uh. Who invented those viewscreens again? > >And why did I just steal a bar of chocolate from my mother? > >OLD MAN SHOPKEEP!! FAT WOMAN PUTTING UP LAUNDRY! PROLES! PROLES! > >GIN! >GAAAA! > >Big Brother invented them, of course. Big Brother does everything. We >love Big Brother. Really? I've always heard The Leader credited for these things. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "I lost my copy of _1984_" DeHoff DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/ _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ From: "Adam Varn" Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:31:35 -500 Subject: Re: TMBG: New site... Message-id: <37544327.e6.0@alpha> Well, if I wanted to run a login/pass site, I would just throw up an FTP client on my work machine and put every song on there. Instead, I created a web site that offers free music, but also serves as a testbed for my design side (If you see something funky, it's me messing around), since the site uses some high end web technology, namely Cold Fusion and Flash. So by keeping it free, it keeps everyone happy and serves a useful purpose :) Adam Varn http://xooming.to/tmbgland >Adam Varn wrote: >>Anyways, if you want to flame me for putting up such a site, go >ahead. But >>if >>you just want to listen to some good free music, and you own every >album, >>please visit my site. > >Well, if someone really DOES own every album, I don't think there's anything >wrong with listening to the songs in MP3 format. Maybe you could have your >site scan a visitor's home for TMBG CD's, or use information from the albums >as a password. ("Input the first letter in the last name of the third >ground crew member mentioned in _John Henry_.") >-- >May the light shine upon thee, >Nathan Mulac "Insert wacky signature quote here" DeHoff >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: <4.1.19990531163711.009348b0@130.127.28.14> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 16:39:54 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com At 01:21 PM 6/1/99, Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote: > >Are you referring to _Severe Tire Damage_, or to the other kind of STD? Well, y'know, not saying anything that hasn't been brought up already about Severe Tire Damage. Just MHO. I think a live album should be a way of saying "this is what this band sounded like at this hour on this day at this place on this stage" or whatever.... Culling tracks from 15 zillion places (and about as many different line-ups) and including way too many novelty tracks (the lobby-recorded Meet James Ensor, all the Apes tracks) really hurt it. Severe Tire Damage is by far the worst live album I own, and it's probably my least favorite TMBG release as well. -Adam -- Adam, fighting the forces of crappy web sites! http://www.he-man.org/ (Masters of the Universe) http://www.daddies.org/ (Cherry Poppin' Daddies) http://www.clemson.edu/~ctyner/ (Everything else!) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:49:53 -0700 From: Sarah Subject: Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 Message-id: <375471A1.5F74@wmich.edu> > has anyone else noticed that the list (the digest format) is sent at > 2:04 every day? Seeing that I now get the list in 'normal' format... NO >2:04 could be read 4 of 2, so maybe 4 of 2 is about us! > or maybe its a coincidence! And "4 of 2" minus " of " equals 42! The answer to life, the universe and everything!!! I think it's a conspiracy ~Sarah *Now in the classic Junk Food flavor* http://www.angelfire.com/me/momerath ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:59:01 -0700 From: Sarah Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Message-id: <375473C5.638F@wmich.edu> > >Are you referring to _Severe Tire Damage_, or to the other kind of STD? > > Well, y'know, not saying anything that hasn't been brought up already about > Severe Tire Damage. Just MHO. I think a live album should be a way of > saying "this is what this band sounded like at this hour on this day at > this place on this stage" or whatever.... Culling tracks from 15 zillion > places (and about as many different line-ups) and including way too many > novelty tracks (the lobby-recorded Meet James Ensor, all the Apes tracks) > really hurt it. I thought that version of Meet James Ensor was just about the coolest thing I'd heard in a while, what with them singing "NANANANA" instead of playing it. I liked it. The Apes I still don't care for.... but I'm happy to know of their exsostence. > Severe Tire Damage is by far the worst live album I own, and it's probably > my least favorite TMBG release as well. I've been listening to TMBG a lot in the car lately, and I find myself singing such songs as Istanbul, She's an Angel and WDTSS? the STD way, when I'm listening to the original album versions. (Did that make sense?) Anyway, I think live albums are GREAT! they give you a new feel for old songs. A new perspective if you will. ~Sarah *Now in the classic Junk Food flavor* http://www.angelfire.com/me/momerath ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 15:56:32 -0500 From: Bob Scott Message-ID: <37544900.DD889F63@tmbg.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com "Jay G." wrote: > What is this facination w/ the Johns farting? This is a subject that is > often > brought up, and for no appearent reason. I think it's obvious... Someone on this list took the John's baby photos! AKA Bob "Whatsit?" Scott ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:58:35 -0600 (MDT) From: Jim Kuemmerle Subject: NON-TMBG: Hi, you're new Message-ID: On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote: > >8. Don't bath > > 8.5. Use nouns as verbs. 8.5.2. Because, you know, verbing weirds language... --jim kuemmerle, stealing ever so stealthily from bill watterson... j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/ 6/2 -- GLADE at the zephyr, 300 S & West Temple, SLC; with MELISSA WARNER, 9:30 pm 6/3 -- LOOSE SHOES performs for english country dance, st. paul's episcopal church, 900 E & 300 S, SLC, 8 pm 6/5 -- GLADE at burt's tiki lounge, 753 S 100 E, SLC, 9:30 pm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 15:02:10 -0600 (MDT) From: Jim Kuemmerle Subject: Re: TMBG: New site... Message-ID: On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote: > Well, if someone really DOES own every album, I don't think there's anything > wrong with listening to the songs in MP3 format. Maybe you could have your > site scan a visitor's home for TMBG CD's, or use information from the albums > as a password. ("Input the first letter in the last name of the third > ground crew member mentioned in _John Henry_.") but if that person had the CD handy to answer it, wouldn't that person just play the CD to begin with? --jim kuemmerle j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/ 6/2 -- GLADE at the zephyr, 300 S & West Temple, SLC; with MELISSA WARNER, 9:30 pm 6/3 -- LOOSE SHOES performs for english country dance, st. paul's episcopal church, 900 E & 300 S, SLC, 8 pm 6/5 -- GLADE at burt's tiki lounge, 753 S 100 E, SLC, 9:30 pm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:06:38 -0500 From: Bob Scott Message-ID: <37544B5E.F915E16E@tmbg.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: New site... Jim Kuemmerle wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote: > > > Well, if someone really DOES own every album, I don't think there's anything > > wrong with listening to the songs in MP3 format. Maybe you could have your > > site scan a visitor's home for TMBG CD's, or use information from the albums > > as a password. ("Input the first letter in the last name of the third > > ground crew member mentioned in _John Henry_.") > > but if that person had the CD handy to answer it, wouldn't that person > just play the CD to begin with? Where's the sport in that? :P AKA Bob "The thrill of the download, the sound of victory, the smell of burning autumn leaves" SCott ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:04:32 -0500 From: Bob Scott Message-ID: <37544AE0.876B093E@tmbg.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Cap'n eriKa rae wrote: > Elendriel heckled cubist genius Leffel: > >Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't see someone paying some insane amount for your > >'insert here' thingys like I see for a Picasso. Not that I'd pay an > >insane > >amount of money for a Picasso either. MC Escher yeah, but not Picasso. > > You think that's bad, watch people pay scads of money for the paintings > of some Russian pre-teen girl who rips off Picasso. Her paintings are big > and stupid and heavy! She's no child prodigy! Screw Petite Picasso! So long as she doesn't plagiarize my posts to the list, she can be Picasso all she wants... > You stole the chocolate because you inadvertently wanted to kill your > mother and sister, you evil little creature. Old Man Shopkeep sold out > your passionate love affair! Old Man Shopkeep should be one to talk, what with him rodgering the fishwife and all... > And then the tobacco falls out of your > cigarette. But Hate Week is coming up in 10 months, let's all prepare! > HOPE IS IN THE PROLES! THE PROLES! My Prole officer won't let me hate... Something to do with my spleen... > But I must go, as the neighbor kid Spies are going to turn me in to the > Thought Police for thoughtcrime. That's doubleungood. Real horrorshow! (Sorry, that doubleungood just looked so like it belonged to some sort of slang-uage) AKA Bob "Where's Long Tall Weekend??? It can't stay unreleased forever!" SCott ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:33:59 +0100 From: "Richard Kibble" Message-ID: <7j1jqt$pvq$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk> Organization: Customer of Planet Online Subject: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com Jay G. wrote in message <7iurb6$1gjs$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org>... >Sounds like you're bitter because you're British. Considering you've >only been a fan 1.5 years and they've alredy been there to se live, that's >not too bad. So far, you're doing as well as some of our State-side >friends. As far as the ABC spots, I'm sure they'll be on the next Video >Bootleg, which I believe is available in PAL mode. The Austin Power >song was done *in addition to* their work on the next album. You'll >get your new album, just be patient. > >-Jay > Why do you assume that most British people are bitter? Most British Giants fans I know are not at all bitter. It has to be pointed out that they did leave a four year gap between gigs here (JH tour to this January for STD), so unfortunately we kind of expect another four year wait for the next one. I've been a fan since I saw them on the Flood tour here in the UK and I've managed to see them here five times in total since then. We're not bitter, but we do miss out on CD releases and the constant touring - we're just jealous! Rich I declare that I am England, You declare that I have drowned. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 18:24:30 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <37546BAE.50BA6ED9@dragondata.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 42 Arthur Dent fights 'The Man'. sara scribbled: > And "4 of 2" minus " of " equals 42! The answer to life, the universe > and everything!!! I think it's a conspiracy It must be a conspiracy! She was dragged away from her computer before she could finish the message! Holy Denim! >I thought that version of Meet James Ensor was just about the coolest >thing I'd heard in a while, what with them singing "NANANANA" instead of >playing it. I liked it. The Apes I still don't care for.... but I'm >happy to know of their exsostence. When BobScott and I listened to that for the first time (simulaneously), we were singing along (because we have oh, so many women folk in our pants) as we were driving down a highway (toddler) and when the der der der der played (or, NANANNANA) we missed it the first time, BECAUSE WE WERE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING! MUHUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! MUHA! HA! You there in baltimore. Keep doing those exercises. You know we can see you! I said do those exercises! NOW! NOW!! RIch, from merry old Newark: (editors note: Newark is no longer in London) >We're not bitter, but we do miss out on CD releases and the constant >touring - we're just jealous! You people have nothing to be bitter about. You have the accent that I would die for!!! Unless it's cockney. Nobody respects cockney. And Doctor Who! Dear Monkey!! And Monty Python! GA! What do us americans have? (looks upon his sprawling countryside, his melting pot of cultures that get along peacefully, his pavements paved with gold) Well, I'd trade it for an accent. Damn tooting! Jim Watterson: >8.5.2. Because, you know, verbing weirds language... Me cow later. You? Comrade Erica: >But I must go, as the neighbor kid Spies are going to turn me in to the >Thought Police for thoughtcrime. That's doubleungood. Just stop talking in your sleep! (and ask those boys to get out of your bedroom) Adam "Not Tyner" Varn: >It features 10 weekly changing Giant mp3's, off of the seven albums For once I feel ashamed for having all seven albums. Now your site is useless to me! USELESS! MUHUHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!! I HAVE TWELVE HEADS, EACH NAMED FOR THEIR UNIQUE POWERS OF DESTRUCTION! I HAVE FOURTEEN ARMIES OF TERROR, ALL READY TO DO MY BIDDING! I HAVE SHARP RAZOR WINGS WHICH CARRY ME FASTER THAN THOUGHT! I HAVE EIGHT THORNY TENTACLES, WHICH SEEP POISON THAT HAS NO ANTIDOTE! MY VOICE WILL CHILL YOU TO THE BONE, AND MY MIND WILL RIP YOU INTO STRIPS! MY BLOOD IS THE FIRE OF HELL AND MY EYES WILL BURN YOU IN AN INSTANT!! SURRENDER TO ME OR PERISH, FOOLISH MORTALS!! FOR I AM THE WAY AND I AM YOUR MASTER!! BOW TO ME! BOW TO MEEE!!! MUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! ..but I'll check it out anyway. I like websites. Mike "STD, For you, For me!" Leffel ---They called it a conquest. It's a type... of quest. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.1.19990531194735.0092fa80@130.127.28.14> Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 19:50:15 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Album info from TMBGDot@aol.com At 04:59 PM 6/1/99, Sarah wrote: > >I thought that version of Meet James Ensor was just about the coolest >thing I'd heard in a while, what with them singing "NANANANA" instead of >playing it. I liked it. The Apes I still don't care for.... but I'm >happy to know of their exsostence. What I meant was...I don't think it's bad that those tracks are on there, but I wasn't pleased with the fact that some songs I think should've been on there weren't. I can't think of any reason why Severe Tire Damage didn't take up every second of the CD's capacity... >Anyway, I think live albums are GREAT! they give you a new feel for old >songs. A new perspective if you will. I love live albums too. BTW, the Romantics put out my personal favorite live album, with Moxy Fruvous' a close second.... -Adam -- Adam, fighting the forces of crappy web sites! http://www.he-man.org/ (Masters of the Universe) http://www.daddies.org/ (Cherry Poppin' Daddies) http://www.clemson.edu/~ctyner/ (Everything else!) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990601235957.3321.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Elendriel ^_^" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 23:59:56 GMT [Unknown MIME type or encoding (multipart/related), contents not processed] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 19:50:52 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <37547FEC.682B3C10@dragondata.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Elendriel wrote: OW! MY EYES! STATIONERY!!!! MOMMY! Mike "I've got a new friend.. underneath my pillow" Leffel ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990602015748.51185.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Elendriel ^_^" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 01:57:47 GMT >From: Mike Leffel >Reply-To: Mike Leffel >To: tmbg-list@TMBG.ORG >Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) >Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 19:50:52 -0500 > > >Elendriel wrote: > > > > OW! MY EYES! STATIONERY!!!! MOMMY! Heheheeeee...secret weapon! I will eventually rule the world! Ever wierdly, Julie :) --------- The Cerulean Blue Wierdo sez: "I want to get away, I want to fly away, Yeah, yeah yeah." ---Some band my sister listens to over and over again. Go visit my homepage, it gets lonely: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/4011 Submit Your Soundtrack Lyrics! http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/hammond/628 ---------- _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:18:46 -0400 Subject: Re: NON-TMBG: Hi, you're new Message-ID: <19990601.225800.6854.0.hotel_detective1@juno.com> From: "Cap'n eriKa rae" >8. Don't bath Or, in Newspeak, "unbath." I'm going to become The List Newspeak Expert. > 8.5. Use nouns as verbs. Dangle participles. >8.5.2. Because, you know, verbing weirds language... 8.5.2.9.7.4. Make awkward numbers that aren't really decimals. ever-sincere, eriKa, who actually finds Severe Tire Damage quite enjoyable. Saturday, June 12th - MoJojOJo & Payst~e~Payst Productions presents The Beginning of the End - Youth Against Racism. The bands: The Energist, Prototype, Caleb's King, Jumbo 3-way, Despised by the World, Linus' Blanket (hooray!), Dave Michelson & Unison, Narcissus, Vessel, Subculture Deviants and more to be announced! Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Wickliffe Ohio, show starts at 7, 3 dollars at the door - be there or be square! For more info, e-mail Dracceb@aol.com or DrRophe@aol.com... or just ask me! ___________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:31:36 -0400 Subject: TMBG: Re: Dr. SLOHILTSWALTB (tee hee) Message-ID: <19990601.225800.6854.1.hotel_detective1@juno.com> From: "Cap'n eriKa rae" Bob Scott, who secretly loves Petite Picasso - I can smell it!: >So long as she doesn't plagiarize my posts to the list, she can be Picasso >all she wants... NO! You don't understand! She's horrible! She's a communist! She'll see the big board! DAMN IT ALL! >Old Man Shopkeep should be one to talk, what with him rodgering the fishwife >and all... Thinks he's so cool cause he's got that damn paperweight and all. Well, this leaves us with a moral: Never trust the elderly. >AKA Bob "Where's Long Tall Weekend??? It can't stay unreleased forever!" >SCott I don't care! No matter what, I'll never get to hear it. Feh. Screw you all, with your little "internet" and such. Leffel, M.; number 864: >You people have nothing to be bitter about. You have the accent that I would die for!!! Unless it's cockney. >Nobody respects cockney. And Doctor Who! Dear Monkey!! And Monty Python! GA! I have endless respect for cockney. I also have a black eye. I got beat up by my husband. >What do us americans have? (looks upon his sprawling countryside, his >melting pot of cultures that get along peacefully, his pavements paved >with gold) Dammit Leffel, I've told you time and time again about that melting pot thing. Yer gonna get caught one of these days. But I'm neither British, nor bitter, although I'm sure both are equally enjoyable. ever-sincere, eriKa, you know why they call you goon? because you're retarded and ugly. you're an ugly retard. "It's been cool to be cool for too long now and now it's cool not to be cool." - Ben Folds "Sexual frustration is caused by the Discovery Channel." - Kevan Peden ___________________________________________________________________ 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] ------------------------------ Message-ID: <006901beacb2$9678ae00$b53e0904@aah1084-access> From: "Amy :)" Subject: Re: TMBG: 4 of 2 Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 00:44:17 -0400 >has anyone else noticed that the list (the digest format) is sent at >2:04 every day? 2:04 could be read 4 of 2, so maybe 4 of 2 is about us! >or maybe its a coincidence! Actually.....not to be picky here, but 4 of 2 would actually translate to 1:56, or 4 minutes until 2. Sorry to burst that bubble :( Amy :) Why not visit my mondegreens? http://www.strangemud.net/~agreen/TMBGreen.html ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #18-2 *****************************