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 #25-2 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 25, Number 2 Sunday, 2 January 2000 Today's Topics: TMBG: Re: Wow! TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: DAS working! Re: TMBG: DAS working! Re: TMBG: DAS working! TMBG: twistid.com 2.0 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: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 02:21:01 -0500 From: Adrienne Spruill Message-ID: <386DAADD.FB4A1E6C@epix.net> Organization: Student Subject: TMBG: Re: Wow! Yeah?!?! I sent a merry christmas one and not one single person said anything about it....so poop on new years. Grrrrr. "I'd rather be whistling in the dark," -A CallMeDoctorWorm@aol.com wrote: > > Happy New Year. I am honored to send the first list message of the new > millenium (so far no one else has). I better get some kind of recognition for > it. Well, At around midnight I listened to the Auld Land Syne MP3 on the > computer (thanks to TDK's site) and played along on the guitar. Well, it's > been great, and happy new year again! > > Dr. Rick Worm > Self-appointed TMBG ambassador to the new millenium ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 03:15:01 -0500 (EST) From: Majordomo Message-Id: <200001010815.DAA92062@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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In case this hasn't been posted yet, apparently good ol' "Free when you call from work" DAS is working again, currently featuring "Feast of Lights." Yay! Kay ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000102013934.20264.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Ian The Bold" Subject: Re: TMBG: DAS working! Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 20:39:34 EST Wow. A reunion with my friend who used tohang up on me or not respond at all, Dial-a-song. "Feast of Lights" is a cool song too. Lift that fork, eat that snail, Ian Power http://www.angelfire.com/de/power19/index.html ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: EmarZero@aol.com Message-ID: <0.c5876f32.25a00d07@aol.com> Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 21:08:07 EST Subject: Re: TMBG: DAS working! In a message dated 01/01/2000 8:27:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, Kaylum@aol.com writes: > In case this hasn't been posted yet, apparently good ol' "Free when you call > from work" DAS is working again, currently featuring "Feast of Lights." Yay! > > It's the Y2K bug in reverse. EZ0 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 22:32:54 -0600 From: "Jay G." Message-ID: <84mjuq$6kv$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: twistid.com 2.0 The new "Better Living Through Better Music" site is up, and Adam has made quite a few changes. A complete lyrics search engine, more details on every mp3 (including a grouping as to what other songs are on that album, so you don't have to wade through the huge amount), message boards, free email, a weekly poll, and of course a new layout. check it out: http://www.twistid.com/tmbg -Jay ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #25-2 *****************************