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 #30-16 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 30, Number 16 Saturday, 17 June 2000 Today's Topics: TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: Re: Knitting and Waiting TMBG: Re: The Mailing List Experience TMBG: Burnin' House of Mayors or S-E-X-X-Y ep TMBG: hovering sombrero TMBG: hovering sombrero TMBG: Hovering sombrero 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: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 03:15:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Majordomo Message-Id: <200006160715.DAA24389@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. 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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: tmbgirl@juno.com Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:37:12 -0600 Subject: TMBG: Re: Knitting and Waiting Message-ID: <20000616.094005.3638.0.TMBgirl@juno.com> >If it's anywhere near as small as the Knitting Factory in NYC, don't >count >on TMBG playing there.. They haven't played at the one in NYC in over >five Uhm hi - i haven't really been keeping up with the list much lately but the last info i had heard about the knitting factory in NYC was that Sean "puffy" Combs was planning on buying it -- that was back in october or so. I'm pretty sure he did end up purchasing it as i recall hearing a big bitch-fest from various people about the fact that decent bands wouldn't be playing there anymore... take it easy, JOrdaN http://www.geocities.com/tmbgirl.geo/ ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:45:11 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8ie6g7$1fdq$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: The Mailing List Experience > Saw this on another mailing list I subscribed to. Thought you all might > like it: > > Copped from a friend's post on AOL: > > Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a > light > bulb? > > A: 1,343 - > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light > bulb > > has been changed; > > 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the > light > bulb could have been changed differently; > > 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs; 27 to point out > spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs; > > 53 to flame the spell checkers; > > 41 to correct spelling/grammar flames; > > 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"; > another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive; > > 156 to write to the list administrator about the light bulb discussion > and > its inappropriateness to this mail list; > > 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take > this > > email exchange to litebulb-list; > > 203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-l, spelling-l and > illuminati-l > about changing light bulbs be stopped; > > 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light > bulbs > and > therefore the posts *are* relevant to this mail list; > > 306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where > to > buy > the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this > technique > and what brands are faulty; > > 27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs; > > 14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the post the > corrected > URL's; > > 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to > this > list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list; > > 33 to link all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and > footers and then add "Me too"; > > 12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot > handle > the light bulb controversy; > > 19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"; > > 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ; > > 44 to ask what is "FAQ"; > > 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago on > Usenet?" > > 143 to ask "what's Usenet?" > > ------------ > Mike Me too. Polaris, who nefur misspelz "I'm not efun suposd to be heer todae!" -Dawntay Hiks Noo .sigg in 4 daze! ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000617043813.73365.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Chris DeLaurentis" Subject: TMBG: Burnin' House of Mayors or S-E-X-X-Y ep Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 23:38:13 EST Can anyone burn me a copy of either of those eps oh please? I need to have Fernando Wood on a CD, or else... "the state of Tri-insula shall declare war on the United States!" I'll probably put up some cash for it(a few Washingtons sent through the mail, most likely), unless anyone out there feels an urge to be charitable and provide one or the other for this amount: see, there's nothing there, thus implying FOR FREE. Thanks guys, you're the best. Somewhere in Cincinnati, a chiropractor is divorcing a chiropodist. Thank you! "Count the legs, the arms and heads, and then divide by five" Frogurt (Chris) P.S. Where can i find a comprehensive list of TMBG tour dates? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Gegatron@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:21:47 EDT Subject: TMBG: hovering sombrero What's with this high quality dial a song version of hovering sombrero on macster? I found a cd quality version on macster but its only the first verse like the dial a song version. theres no spanish verse or anything. it is a studio performance? is it live? anyone know! it kicks ass i do know that ------------------------------ From: Gegatron@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:23:57 EDT Subject: TMBG: hovering sombrero What's with this high quality dial a song version of hovering sombrero on macster? I found a cd quality version on macster but its only the first verse like the dial a song version. theres no spanish verse or anything. it is a studio performance? is it live? anyone know! it kicks ass i do know that ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000617052930.5850.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Greg Brookens" Subject: TMBG: Hovering sombrero Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:29:29 CDT What's with this high quality dial a song version of hovering sombrero on macster? I found a cd quality version on macster but its only the first verse like the dial a song version. theres no spanish verse or anything. it is a studio performance? is it live? anyone know! it kicks ass i do know that ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #30-16 ******************************