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TMBG: 12/31/98 and 2/14/97concerts...willing to trade Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Re: TMBG: What's They Politics? 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: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:01:40 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <3771C9C4.56CE80B7@conpoint.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Batbrain99@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 99-06-23 20:30:26 EDT, hotel_detective1@juno.com writes: > > << > Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always > causes the most heated discussion around here.>> > Turn it up, turn it down, when Groening bothers you! > I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! > Dominoes has a new pizza commercial with the bastardized theme from FUTURAMA in the background. It's making me a Noid. It has nothing to do with FUTURAMA at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! Mesa go piss piss! > << ever-sincere, > eriKa, > the english teacher inside me weeps.>> > > Ever-ignorant, > bAt, > the human soul inside me suffers. > How can I imprison some random entity in my chest??? Mike "Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, or Aprhodite" Leffel ---the Zamboni inside me smooths out the hate and replaces it with ice. Hateful ice. ------------------------------ From: Batbrain99@aol.com Message-ID: <7003178b.24a32536@aol.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 02:07:50 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference In a message dated 99-06-24 02:06:05 EDT, mal01@conpoint.com writes: << Dominoes has a new pizza commercial with the bastardized theme from FUTURAMA in the background. It's making me a Noid. It has nothing to do with FUTURAMA at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! Mesa go piss piss! >> So? You just send out a mail to a TMBG list that has nothing to do with TMBG at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! For shame.... Bat ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:18:14 -0500 From: AKA Bob Scott Message-ID: <37728476.73510453@conpoint.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Batbrain99@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 99-06-23 20:30:26 EDT, hotel_detective1@juno.com writes: > > << > Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always > causes the most heated discussion around here.>> > > I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! Had they called it "The Hall of Heads" in the show, I'd probably feel that way, but they called it "The Head Museum", which makes me think it's Edith Head... Bob "Nixon WAS one of the heads they focused on, though :P" Scott ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990624062448.149.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Josh Buckland Subject: TMBG: "V.S." Reference Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:24:48 PDT Hey! First of all, I'd like to say that right now it is 2:20 AM (EST) June 24, 1999 and it is my birthday. Today I am four years old. Now, a few days back I was watching Comedy Central's "V.S." hosted by Greg Proops. I believe it was Shop Teacher V.S. Home EC Teachers. Now, if this ain't TMBG related, nothing is. It was almost the end of the round of two and the last Catergory on the board was on the Home EC side and it was: "This is the Spawning of the Age of Aquariums". It seems here that we have a mix of the 60's song and the TMBG song. Josh Buckland dilbert_2000@hotmail.com ICQ#: 17262308 contact me! http://www.angelfire.com/va/ozzyfest/index.html "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and from where I'm sittin', there just ain't enough damn dogs." - "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3771F86E.87BEA332@earthling.net> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 02:20:46 -0700 From: Raven Yan Organization: Panther Moderns Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Batbrain99@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 99-06-23 20:30:26 EDT, hotel_detective1@juno.com writes: > > << > Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always > causes the most heated discussion around here.>> > > I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! Can someone tell me what on earth we're talking about here? I didn't catch the first part of whatever thread this refers to, I'm new here. --Raven "Raven Yan" Yan ------------------------------ Message-ID: <00e101bebe0b$28e27500$3d470904@aah1084-access> From: "Amy :)" Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 02:30:34 -0400 Raven Yan wrote: >Batbrain99@aol.com wrote: >> >> In a message dated 99-06-23 20:30:26 EDT, hotel_detective1@juno.com writes: >> >> << >> Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always >> causes the most heated discussion around here.>> >> >> I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! > >Can someone tell me what on earth we're talking about here? I didn't >catch the first part of whatever thread this refers to, I'm new here. > >--Raven "Raven Yan" Yan > Well, at least you've caught on to the First Name "Quote Goes Here" Last Name format that this list thrives on. Amy "giving in to pressure" :) ------------------------------ From: Batbrain99@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 02:35:45 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference In a message dated 99-06-24 02:30:58 EDT, kel@e-server.net writes: << > Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always >> causes the most heated discussion around here.>> >> >> I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! > >Can someone tell me what on earth we're talking about here? I didn't >catch the first part of whatever thread this refers to, I'm new here. > >> Futurama is a cartoon made by Matt Groening. In the cartoon were several "references" to TMBG which were mainly just dismissed or coincidential. or dismissed as coincidential. anyway, there was a big debate about it (which i sparked, by the way). some "references" included a Hall of Heads in the show, a ride called Destination: Moon, and so forth. Someone offered the suggestion "If Bender were to say "Here's Hoping you dont Become a Robot" Then it would be a reference" which i thought was quite funny, and still do. Bat "If I only had a" Brain ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990624063612.534.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Josh Buckland Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:36:11 PDT ><< Dominoes has a new pizza commercial with the bastardized theme from > FUTURAMA in the background. It's making me a Noid. It has nothing to > do with FUTURAMA at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! Mesa go piss piss! >> > >So? You just send out a mail to a TMBG list that has nothing to do with >TMBG >at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! For shame.... > And you-sa be da bastard who dare challange the greay Mike Leffell! You-sa have big balls, mon! (Wan't a joint from me-sa Jamacan alen race?) P.S. TMBG's really cool, cos I like 'em! (gotcha there!) P.P.S. It's still my birthday! Josh Buckland dilbert_2000@hotmail.com ICQ#: 17262308 contact me! http://www.angelfire.com/va/ozzyfest/index.html "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and from where I'm sittin', there just ain't enough damn dogs." -"Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:44:20 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <3771D3C4.3ABEF53E@conpoint.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Josh Buckland wrote: > > ><< Dominoes has a new pizza commercial with the bastardized theme from > > FUTURAMA in the background. It's making me a Noid. It has nothing to > > do with FUTURAMA at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! Mesa go piss piss! >> > > > >So? You just send out a mail to a TMBG list that has nothing to do with > >TMBG > >at all! Or Starwars!! GAAA!!!! For shame.... > > > I WILL KILL YOU!!! YOU WILL DIE!! PAIN!! I....oh wait. There's my Prozac! YUM! ^_^ YUM! ^_^ YUM! ^_^ YUM! ^_^ YUM! ^_^ YUM! (i probably shouldn't joke about that since some listees are on it, or need to be. I'll joke about marzipan instead.) > And you-sa be da bastard who dare challange the greay Mike Leffell! You-sa I am not greasy! I'm just deliciously glazed! > P.P.S. It's still my birthday! > It's not your ..... cowtown. Not... today... uh. Mike "Busy! Must not read!! GA!" Leffel ----EVERYBODY VOTE MICHAEL MOORE FOR PRESIDENT! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:32:21 -0700 From: Sarah Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Message-id: <377287C5.34A4@wmich.edu> AKA Bob Scott wrote: > > Batbrain99@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 99-06-23 20:30:26 EDT, hotel_detective1@juno.com writes: > > > > << > > Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always > > causes the most heated discussion around here.>> > > > > I'm still a firm believer in the hall of heads! > > Had they called it "The Hall of Heads" in the show, I'd probably feel that way, > but they called it "The Head Museum", which makes me think it's Edith Head... > > Bob "Nixon WAS one of the heads they focused on, though :P" Scott And Nixon's the one.... so it must be a Mono Puff reference! ~Sarah, who just met a guy who looks like Paul Rudd... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:10:49 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: Another TMBG reference in my dreams Message-ID: <19990624.141120.-90687.1.gray42@juno.com> From: Claire V Gray On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:32:28 PDT Nathan Mulac DeHoff writes: >I seem to be dreaming quite a bit about the band recently. Last >night, I >had a dream in which They were mentioned. I can't remember very many >of the >details, but I had asked some woman (a nurse, I think) if she was a >TMBG >fan. I'm not really sure why I had asked that, though. I think she >might >have referred to Them at some point. It turned out that she hated the >band, >and I received a letter explaining why. Not the most interesting >dream, >certainly, but it was TMBG-related. You probably already realise this, but isn't there a lyric in one of the songs that goes "Thanks for the card with the cartoon nurse" I think this lyric makes the reference much bigger. You've got a nurse, with a letter, explaining how much she hates TMBG. If this is a song from John Henry, it would be perfect, if this is a song from Apollo 18, it would prove how much this list is in control of your 4th dimmention BEWARE BEWARE Mysterio Gal (I am the God of fudge) "This iron horse only goes around and around a man made duck pond in dummyland now!" --Crosley Bendix MST3K#88182 ICQ#9585405 gray42@juno.com, send attachments to mr_realgal@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 >-- >May the light shine upon thee, >Nathan Mulac "I'll see you in my dreams" 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 ________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail you don't need Web access to use -- Or get full, reliable Internet access from Juno Web! Download your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagh. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:59:11 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Message-ID: <19990624.141119.-90687.0.gray42@juno.com> From: Claire V Gray On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 20:32:24 -0400 "Cap'n eriKa rae" writes: > >Spider Eyes (she is our hero!): >>Actually, although that's correct for a _traditional_ palindrome, it >is also >>possible to have palindromic phrases, like "I Palindrome I" and >"Deadbeat >>Dad Beat Dead". > >Isn't there a specific word for palindromic phrases? Something that >starts with a "homo" prefix, like homonym or homophone or something. > >>I wouldn't say it has anything to do with TMBG, though. > >Oh cool, this'll be just like the Futurama thing. Matt Groening always >causes the most heated discussion around here. Ok, that's it, What is this Futurama reference everyone keeps refering to? I missed the disscusion when I took temporary leave, and now I'm curious, besides, it's one of my new favorite shows :) and to add another (probably already discussed), in the episode where Homer eats the insanity pepper and goes on a search to find his soul mate, he walks past a Severe Tire Damage sign. And the episode where Lisa enters a beuty pageant, the first place contestant promotes/installs a Severe Tire Damage sign. I think Matt G. is fond of STD, he has it alot in the show >ever-sincere, >eriKa, >the english teacher inside me weeps. > Mysterio Gal (I am the God of fudge) "This iron horse only goes around and around a man made duck pond in dummyland now!" --Crosley Bendix MST3K#88182 ICQ#9585405 gray42@juno.com, send attachments to mr_realgal@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 >"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 > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, >and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: >http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.1.19990624142320.0092b3b0@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:27:16 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference At 01:59 PM 6/24/99, Claire V Gray wrote: > >Ok, that's it, What is this Futurama reference everyone keeps refering >to? I missed the disscusion when I took temporary leave, and now I'm >curious, besides, it's one of my new favorite shows :) I remember one was about the words "Destination Moon" appearing in an episode, and...I forget what the one in the pilot episode was, but it was also something that was more likely to be just a coincidence than an actual reference. >and to add another (probably already discussed), in the episode where >Homer eats the insanity pepper and goes on a search to find his soul >mate, he walks past a Severe Tire Damage sign. And the episode where >Lisa enters a beuty pageant, the first place contestant promotes/installs >a Severe Tire Damage sign. I think Matt G. is fond of STD, he has it >alot in the show He must've been fond of it years before the album came out. ;-) -Adam, who doesn't think he's ever seen a Severe Tire Damage sign in real life -- 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: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:22:39 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: Another TMBG reference in my dreams Message-ID: <19990624.142437.-90687.3.gray42@juno.com> From: Claire V Gray On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:10:49 -0400 Claire V Gray writes: > > >On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:32:28 PDT Nathan Mulac DeHoff > writes: >>I seem to be dreaming quite a bit about the band recently. Last >>night, I >>had a dream in which They were mentioned. I can't remember very many > >>of the >>details, but I had asked some woman (a nurse, I think) if she was a >>TMBG >>fan. I'm not really sure why I had asked that, though. I think she > >>might >>have referred to Them at some point. It turned out that she hated the > >>band, >>and I received a letter explaining why. Not the most interesting >>dream, >>certainly, but it was TMBG-related. > >You probably already realise this, but isn't there a lyric in one of >the songs that goes "Thanks for the card with the cartoon nurse" I >think this lyric makes the reference much bigger. You've got a nurse, >with a letter, explaining how much she hates TMBG. If this is a song >from John Henry, it would be perfect, if this is a song from Apollo >18, it would prove how much this list is in control of your 4th >dimmention aha, the song is Destination Moon from John Henry. Now I'll explain why it's perfect. The nurse said she hated They Might Be Giants. On the inside book, children are showing off a They skull, and a big sign that says "We hate They Might Be Giants" You had a John Henry dream, either because a) you were listening to that CD in your sleep, or influence from the list caused you to think about b)John Linnell's son, Henry- John Henry have I figured it out, or am I in a completely different direction? Mysterio Gal (I luvs dreams) "This iron horse only goes around and around a man made duck pond in dummyland now!" --Crosley Bendix MST3K#88182 ICQ#9585405 gray42@juno.com, send attachments to mr_realgal@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 > >BEWARE BEWARE >Mysterio Gal (I am the God of fudge) >"This iron horse only goes around and around a man made duck pond in >dummyland now!" >--Crosley Bendix >MST3K#88182 ICQ#9585405 >gray42@juno.com, send attachments to mr_realgal@yahoo.com >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project >Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 > >>-- >>May the light shine upon thee, >>Nathan Mulac "I'll see you in my dreams" 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 > >________________________________________________________________ Get >free e-mail you don't need Web access to use -- Or get full, reliable >Internet access from Juno Web! Download your free software today: >http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagh. ________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail you don't need Web access to use -- Or get full, reliable Internet access from Juno Web! Download your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagh. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:00:08 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Message-ID: <19990624.150057.-90687.4.gray42@juno.com> From: Claire V Gray >>and to add another (probably already discussed), in the episode >where >>Homer eats the insanity pepper and goes on a search to find his soul >>mate, he walks past a Severe Tire Damage sign. And the episode >where >>Lisa enters a beuty pageant, the first place contestant >promotes/installs >>a Severe Tire Damage sign. I think Matt G. is fond of STD, he has >it >>alot in the show > >He must've been fond of it years before the album came out. ;-) > maybe J & J were making a Simpsons reference :P >-Adam, who doesn't think he's ever seen a Severe Tire Damage sign in >real life >-- Mysterio Gal (who has never seen a real Severe Tire Damage sign either) "This iron horse only goes around and around a man made duck pond in dummyland now!" --Crosley Bendix MST3K#88182 ICQ#9585405 gray42@juno.com, send attachments to mr_realgal@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 The Official Project Omicrom website: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/9007 >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!) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990624192206.90890.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Nathan Mulac DeHoff Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:22:05 PDT Adam Tyner wrote: >At 01:59 PM 6/24/99, Claire V Gray wrote: > > > >Ok, that's it, What is this Futurama reference everyone keeps > >refering > >to? I missed the disscusion when I took temporary leave, and now > >I'm >curious, besides, it's one of my new favorite shows :) > >I remember one was about the words "Destination Moon" appearing in an >episode, and...I forget what the one in the pilot episode was, but it >was >also something that was more likely to be just a coincidence than an > >actual reference. The one in the pilot episode was the head museum, which some people likened to the Hall of Heads. There was also "Moon Street USA," which someone thought was a reference to "Mainstream USA" (but was actually a reference to Disney's Main Street USA). After that, it became sort of a running joke to point out TMBG references in "Futurama" episodes, and they were usually quite far-fetched. These far-fetched "references" included a "Nixon's the one" poster (owned by Mom in "A Fishful of Dollars"), a mention of squid fights (I suggested that they could be fighting sperm whales), and Bender's "To Serve Man" apron. > >and to add another (probably already discussed), in the episode > >where > >Homer eats the insanity pepper and goes on a search to find his > >soul > >mate, he walks past a Severe Tire Damage sign. And the episode > >where > >Lisa enters a beuty pageant, the first place contestant > > >promotes/installs > >a Severe Tire Damage sign. I think Matt G. is fond of STD, he has > >it >alot in the show > >He must've been fond of it years before the album came out. ;-) Good Lord! He must have been psychic! -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Do not drink the Emperor" 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: <19990624192804.46484.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Nathan Mulac DeHoff Subject: Re: TMBG: Another TMBG reference in my dreams Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:28:02 PDT Claire V Gray wrote: >On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:10:49 -0400 Claire V Gray >writes: > > > > > >On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:32:28 PDT Nathan Mulac DeHoff > > writes: > >>I seem to be dreaming quite a bit about the band recently. Last > >>night, I > >>had a dream in which They were mentioned. I can't remember very > > >>many > > > >>of the > >>details, but I had asked some woman (a nurse, I think) if she was > >>a > >>TMBG > >>fan. I'm not really sure why I had asked that, though. I think > >>she > > > >>might > >>have referred to Them at some point. It turned out that she hated > > >>the > > > >>band, > >>and I received a letter explaining why. Not the most interesting > >>dream, > >>certainly, but it was TMBG-related. > > > >You probably already realise this, but isn't there a lyric in one > >of > >the songs that goes "Thanks for the card with the cartoon nurse" I > >think this lyric makes the reference much bigger. You've got a > >nurse, > >with a letter, explaining how much she hates TMBG. If this is a > >song > >from John Henry, it would be perfect, if this is a song from Apollo > >18, it would prove how much this list is in control of your 4th > >dimmention > >aha, the song is Destination Moon from John Henry. Now I'll explain >why >it's perfect. The nurse said she hated They Might Be Giants. On the >inside book, children are showing off a They skull, and a big sign >that >says "We hate They Might Be Giants" You had a John Henry dream, >either >because a) you were listening to that CD in your sleep, or influence >from >the list caused you to think about b)John Linnell's son, Henry- John >Henry I'm pretty sure I wasn't listening to _John Henry_ at the time. In fact, I haven't listened to that album in several weeks (perhaps even more than a month). I don't know if I was thinking of the cartoon nurse or not. Actually, I think that the letter might have been inspired by some negative comments about the band that were brought up on alt.music.tmbg a while back. I can't say for sure, though. Maybe the dream actually meant I was thinking about sex. That's what Freud probably would have said, anyway. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse" 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:29:42 -0400 Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Message-ID: <19990624.162943.6366.0.hotel_detective1@juno.com> From: "Cap'n eriKa rae" Raven Yan, a newbie with a neat name: >Can someone tell me what on earth we're talking about here? I didn't >catch the first part of whatever thread this refers to, I'm new here. Basically, we all argue a lot. We're recalling an old argument with fond memories. Wait, I got a new one! Leela has one eye - Cyclops Rock! (if that's a TMBG song. i don't remember. it seems right.) Mike Leffel, on the verge of a marzipan spree: >I WILL KILL YOU!!! YOU WILL DIE!! PAIN!! I....oh wait. There's my >Prozac! Depression shatters. Mike Leffel helps. I'll take a dozen! ever-sincere, eriKa, and what about that thing where Fry says "They" and "Be" - all in the same episode?! Clearly a reference! "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 ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000701bebe82$c720e400$1f9da2d1@tk421> From: "eRiCh" Subject: TMBG: updated Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:47:29 -0700 www.theymightbegiants.com has been updated today. what does everyone think tmbg radio is gonna be? eRiCh ------------------------------ From: DKocar@aol.com Message-ID: <51541ec6.24a3f793@aol.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:05:23 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference No No NO!! They DID call it 'Hall of Heads.' There was a sign. Maybe it was also called the Head Museum, but there was a sign on the inside that said 'Hall of Heads.' That's what led me to post the message about it in the first place. firmly defending the fact that Matt Groening is indeed a TMBG fan, Diana ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.1.19990624174641.00925890@130.127.28.14> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:49:20 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference At 05:05 PM 6/24/99, DKocar@aol.com wrote: > >firmly defending the fact that Matt Groening is indeed a TMBG fan, Has he mentioned TMBG specifically in any interviews? Also, does he write all the episodes of Futurama? Perhaps another writer or one of the artists slipped the Hall of Heads thing in. I can see why you might *think* Groening is a TMBG fan, but I don't see how you can *know* he's a fan, from the use of "Hall of Heads", unless there's something else going on that hasn't been brought up. From the illiteration (sp?) of that phrase, I think it's quite possible that someone could've come up with "Hall of Heads" on their own without knowing anything about TMBG. -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: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:03:55 -0500 From: "Jay G." Message-ID: <7ku9ae$2jb9$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: updated eRiCh wrote in message news:000701bebe82$c720e400$1f9da2d1@tk421... > www.theymightbegiants.com has been updated today. what does everyone think > tmbg radio is gonna be? eRiCh Okay, does anyone know where A Taste of Randolf in Chicago is? I want to go to this show, but I can't find any info on this club. -Jay ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3772B14A.BA652168@sevenlands.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:29:30 -0400 From: carlyn nugent Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: updated "Jay G." wrote: > Okay, does anyone know where A Taste of Randolf in > Chicago is? I want to go to this show, but I can't > find any info on this club. > > -Jay I think you'll find that this is not a club at all, but a street festival where you can sample the goodies and fare of various vendors and food places of Randolph Street, see live music, and buy stuff. This is actually just an educated guess...I've never actually heard of or been to this particular festival. But, I lived in Chicago for a long time and went to many similar neighborhood festvals, I know there is an annual "Taste of Chicago" event (which is a much larger scale thing with reps of restaurants from all over the city), and I know there is a Randolph Street in Chicago. If I were you, I'd check the web for Chicago city guides with listings of summer events. I'm sure you'll find something there. CN ~~ ICQ 41099643 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3772B1CD.919B241E@sevenlands.com> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:31:41 -0400 From: carlyn nugent Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: updated carlyn nugent wrote: > > "Jay G." wrote: > > Okay, does anyone know where A Taste of Randolf in > > Chicago is? I want to go to this show, but I can't > > find any info on this club. > > > > -Jay > > I think you'll find that this is not a club at all, but a street > festival where you can sample the goodies and fare of various vendors > and food places of Randolph Street, see live music, and buy stuff. > > This is actually just an educated guess...I've never actually heard of > or been to this particular festival. But, I lived in Chicago for a long > time and went to many similar neighborhood festvals, I know there is an > annual "Taste of Chicago" event (which is a much larger scale thing with > reps of restaurants from all over the city), and I know there is a > Randolph Street in Chicago. > > If I were you, I'd check the web for Chicago city guides with listings > of summer events. I'm sure you'll find something there. > > CN > ~~ > ICQ 41099643 I was right! In fact here's something I found right after sending this message. July 9,10, & 11 Taste of Randolph Street Randolph Street corridor near the intersection of Halsted 773-472-9046 for info CN ~~ ICQ 41099643 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:21:29 -0500 From: Laura Helbling Message-ID: <3772BD79.423FA518@connectria.com> Organization: no thank you Subject: TMBG: St. Louis show Hooray!!!! So, does anyone have any information about this show PLEASE? Laura ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990625002355.23166.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Keem Bearlee Subject: TMBG: bizarre tmbg coincidence Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:23:54 PDT To pass the time as I was downloading TMBG MP3's I decided to pick up an old People magazine and do the crossword puzzle. Some idiot had messed it up and I had to use Wite Out to do corrections. Anyway, I was downloading "One More Parade" and was completing a clue just as it loaded and started playing. The clue was 18 Across: "_____, two, three, four...!" The person filling it out before me had mistakenly put "ONE".... but guess what words start the song "One More Parade"? "HOP, two, three, four!" That is HIGHLY coincidental. Very strange. ======= -Keembearlee "Obiwan Kenobi told me in the lobby" http://visitweb.com/keembearlee ===== _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:51:27 -0500 From: Mike Leffel Message-ID: <3772D28F.730EA41@conpoint.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Adam Tyner wrote: > > I can see why you might *think* Groening is a TMBG fan, but I don't see how > you can *know* he's a fan, from the use of "Hall of Heads", unless there's > something else going on that hasn't been brought up. (leaping in the debate for one factoid, and nothing else) I do not believe there's any reference to TMBG at all in the aired episodes of FUTURAMA, but I do know that M.G. does like TMBG, because in the letters column or some such thing in an early issue of SIMPSONS COMICS, one of his influences was indeed They Might Be Giants. Of course, it was a LIST of influences, and there were more there than listies in heat. In fact, 'FAN' is being too much of a assumption on my part right there. All I know is that TMBG was listed as an inspiration. The cover of that comic (one side, anyway) featured Grampa and Jasper in war getup. I basically stole it from my friend's little brother. He gave it to me and I never returned it. Ah, pilfer. Mike "There would've been a DEFINITE reference by now." Leffel ---I mean, if Apu can sing DREAM POLICE... ^__^ (leaps out again. Al? Where am I, Al?) ------------------------------ From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:31:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: non TMBG: Andy Kauffman & The Bobs Message-ID: <17924-3772DBFC-8537@postoffice-241.iap.bryant.webtv.net> I was watching this special on Andy Kauffman (famous/dead comedian) on Comedy Central last night (well, actually this morning, it was about 1 o'clock) and during the opening credits, this really cool a cappela group was signing some song about him and his love for wrestling, then during the credits, it said "original compositions by The Bobs." They're the group who covered Particle Man and some other TMBG that I can't remember now. Anyway, I just thought that was pretty cool. And they wrote a whole bunch of songs about Andy specifically for the show. Everytime it came back from a commercial break, a new one would play. I also found out that my Mom used to work with Andy at this restuarant called "Jerry's Famous Deli" here in L.A. before he got his big break. Okay, that's it. -dex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:55:37 -0700 From: Sarah Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Message-id: <37730BC9.1FAF@wmich.edu> > No No NO!! They DID call it 'Hall of Heads.' There was a sign. Maybe it > was also called the Head Museum, but there was a sign on the inside that said > 'Hall of Heads.' That's what led me to post the message about it in the > first place. Hmmm.... I just saw that episode last week (for the first time) and I was thinking, hey, so that's what everyone was talking about... and I still failed to catch the actual sight of "Hall of Heads".... I guess I'm just ignorant... > firmly defending the fact that Matt Groening is indeed a TMBG fan, I don't know if he's a TMBG fan.... but he's DEFINITELY a Stanley Kubrick fan.... So far I've seen 4 references to A Clockwork Orange (including one which I just noticed today.... Yay to me!!!) ~Sarah, mildly pondering the effects of time travel.... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:01:51 -0700 From: Sarah Subject: Re: TMBG: updated Message-id: <37730D3F.B74@wmich.edu> > www.theymightbegiants.com has been updated today. what does everyone think > tmbg radio is gonna be? eRiCh Maybe it'll be a radio station that broadcasts the magik of TMBG's music worldwide 24hrs a day, in a ploy to take over the world.... or maybe not.... I often get their plans confused with mine... StOOpiD, StOOpiD, StOOpiD!! ~Sarah, who is watching Will and Grace for some odd reason.... ------------------------------ Message-ID: <37731957.DFF16E43@earthling.net> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:53:27 -0700 From: Raven Yan Organization: Panther Moderns Subject: TMBG: What's They Politics? Hey... y'know, I'm always apprehensive about ever asking anything to this list for fear that you guys've debated it at least a dozen times in the past (a Baker's Dozen! ... !). Anyway, I'm wonderin' if anyone knows the political preference of either o' the Johns... I always had it in my head, for some reason, that They were anarchists. That just seems to make the most sense. Anyway, huh? Another interesting li'l tidbit I'm sure YOU all know about... it seems EVERYONE makes those goddamn stupid TMBG name slipups (i.e. my guitar teacher calling them They Could Be Giants just after I finished tellin 'im a bit about 'Em). "Oh, those They May Be Giants guys?" Just like TMBG are always joking on. ANyway, it's something I've observed in everyday life. If I turned it into a clever joke and sort of stood there it would be just like Seinfeld... a show about nothing. Except it's not a show Raven "Deadeye Joey" Yan ------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990625034826.75063.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Nathan Mulac DeHoff Subject: Re: TMBG: bizarre tmbg coincidence Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:48:25 PDT Keem Bearlee wrote: >To pass the time as I was downloading TMBG MP3's I decided to pick up an >old >People magazine and do the crossword puzzle. Some idiot had messed it up >and I had to use Wite Out to do corrections. Anyway, I was downloading >"One >More Parade" and was completing a clue just as it loaded and started >playing. > >The clue was 18 Across: "_____, two, three, four...!" > >The person filling it out before me had mistakenly put "ONE".... but guess >what words start the song "One More Parade"? > >"HOP, two, three, four!" Isn't it "HUP, two, three, four"? -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Don't be afraid, war's a game" 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: <19990625040605.88453.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Nathan Mulac DeHoff Subject: Re: TMBG: What's They Politics? Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:06:05 PDT Raven Yan wrote: >Hey... y'know, I'm always apprehensive about ever asking anything to >this list for fear that you guys've debated it at least a dozen times >in >the past (a Baker's Dozen! ... !). Anyway, I'm wonderin' if anyone >knows >the political preference of either o' the Johns... I always had it in >my >head, for some reason, that They were anarchists. That just seems to >make the most sense. From what I've heard, the Johns are liberal. I don't know what (if any) political parties They belong to, though. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan Mulac "Apes on the right side, people on the left, just like in politics" 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: Zuckussman@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:08:29 EDT Subject: TMBG: 12/31/98 and 2/14/97concerts...willing to trade I have the 12/31/98 at tramps (early show) and the 2/14/97 show at irving plaza. if anyone wants to trade for them, i am up for any trade as long as it is fair. The tramps show is in EXCELLENT cd qualitly and although the irving plaza show could be better, it is still very good. it also featrues many songs that will be on long tall weekend and their new album like rat patrol and reprehansible. mail me at ZUCKUSSMAN@AOL.COM if you wanna talk. Thank you and good night. ------------------------------ From: DKocar@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 23:51:27 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: another simpson reference Adam Tyner wrote: > > I can see why you might *think* Groening is a TMBG fan, but I don't see how > you can *know* he's a fan, from the use of "Hall of Heads", unless there's > something else going on that hasn't been brought up. Yeah, I don't *know* he's a TMBG fan, I was just exaggerating a bit. But, with that info Mike Leffel provided, about them being at least an inspiration to Matt Groening, I think it's very possible that the Hall of Heads thing was a TMBG reference. Though, of course, he could've thought of that on his own, got it from somewhere else, etc. However, if _I_ ever made a cartoon, I'd make an episode where the main character, Mr. Me and his dog, Istanbulldog (who is trying to escape the horrors of youth culture), would dig a hole to the other side of the earth and discover Mr. Me's long lost love, Ana Ng. Mr. Me eventually realizes that she's an angel, and would promptly decide that he doesn't want to make a commitment to this unearthly creature. She keeps calling him at work, where he is a copy shop clerk, and he would narrow his eyes. "Don't let's start!" Mr. Me would exclaim, and Ana would decide Mr. Me isn't worth her time anymore, and fall for a Doctor. He's not a real doctor, but she doesn't mind. They go on to live happily, and Mr. Me is sadly sent off to war, where he perishes in the pencil rain. I could go on forever... but I'll stop now. :-) Diana ------------------------------ Message-ID: <37730E20.9665F399@airmail.net> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:05:36 -0500 From: Danielle Gaither Subject: Re: TMBG: What's They Politics? Raven Yan wrote: > > Hey... y'know, I'm always apprehensive about ever asking anything to > this list for fear that you guys've debated it at least a dozen times in > the past (a Baker's Dozen! ... !). Anyway, I'm wonderin' if anyone knows > the political preference of either o' the Johns... I always had it in my > head, for some reason, that They were anarchists. That just seems to > make the most sense. Anarchists...possible. Somewhere on TMBG.com, Linnell mentions that he's registered Independent and usually votes for the loser. I suppose that could be anarchist (or perhaps the Socialist Workers Party ;) ). I'll go out on a limb and guess that the author of "Kiss Me, Son of God" isn't a fan of the Religious Right (btw, that's not as much of a leap as one might think--I can elaborate on this if needed). As far as Flans goes, during a show when he was demonstrating how the Battle for the Planet of the Apes worked, he said, "Lefty, people--righty, apes. Kind of like politics." Make of that what you will. :) This has been another useless fact from... Danielle ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #18-25 ******************************