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 #32-17 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 32, Number 17 Thursday, 17 August 2000 Today's Topics: TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... TMBG: The good old days... TMBG: Materialism Re: TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... 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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:27:42 GMT Message-ID: Is the fast-moving passenger train Mrs. Train's husband? And why does he keep trying to go where he's been uninvited? Oh, yeah. Also: Why doesn't anyone post to this list anymore? -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: karinh@sterl.com Message-Id: <0008169664.AA966440181@smtplink.sterl.com> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:36:16 -0400 Subject: Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... And if the fast moving passenger train is gone & won't be coming back, and Mrs Train's husband goes where he's been uninvited at 4 of 2, at what time will they kiss at the overpass? And have I been hallucinating these posts all this time? I wouldn't put it past me.... Karin H ** FREE THE EXPO 67 ** ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Author: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Date: 8/16/00 2:27 PM Is the fast-moving passenger train Mrs. Train's husband? And why does he keep trying to go where he's been uninvited? Oh, yeah. Also: Why doesn't anyone post to this list anymore? -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:13:03 GMT Message-ID: Karin H: >And if the fast moving passenger train is gone & won't be coming back, and >Mrs >Train's husband goes where he's been uninvited at 4 of 2, at what time will >they >kiss at the overpass? At the end of the tour, I should think. But I guess they'll be waiting at the bus stop for just about an hour before that. All this will happen before my son leaves for art school in three days. >And have I been hallucinating these posts all this time? I wouldn't put it >past >me.... There have been posts, certainly, but nowhere near the amount we used to get here, and none of them really allow for any discussion. -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ If the list keeps creeping along like this, I might have to start another "name your favorite songs on each album" thread. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Matt Brown" Subject: Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:13:54 EDT Message-ID: I love it when people talk about the good ole days! Tell Me More! Seriously though, there are no posts here and the few that do come having little/nothing to do with TMBG itself. --Matt >From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" >Reply-To: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" >To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org >Subject: Re:TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... >Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:13:03 GMT > >Karin H: >>And if the fast moving passenger train is gone & won't be coming back, and >>Mrs >>Train's husband goes where he's been uninvited at 4 of 2, at what time >>will >>they >>kiss at the overpass? > >At the end of the tour, I should think. But I guess they'll be waiting at >the bus stop for just about an hour before that. All this will happen >before my son leaves for art school in three days. > >>And have I been hallucinating these posts all this time? I wouldn't put >>it >>past >>me.... > >There have been posts, certainly, but nowhere near the amount we used to >get >here, and none of them really allow for any discussion. >-- >Eat your broccoli, >Nathan >DinnerBell@tmbg.org >http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ > >If the list keeps creeping along like this, I might have to start another >"name your favorite songs on each album" thread. > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: refund@nmt.edu Message-Id: <200008161718.LAA11660@Acura.astech.org> Subject: TMBG: The good old days... Date: 16 Aug 2000 11:20:09 -0700 We need...Mike Leffel! He can bring salvation (and wacky commentary and activity) to the List once more! Please return to us, oh glorious Mike Leffel, lest we perish in flames...or something like that. ;0) Signed, Nick Wolf, TMBG Ambassador to the State of New Mexico And then there was my webpage, recently updated, no less... http://www.nmt.edu/~refund/ And a MUSH, too... (Based on Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels.) telnet://mush1.nis4u.com:4201 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <00fb01c007a8$75090740$741ffea9@jbl010.acns.nwu.edu> From: "Jamie Lipton" Subject: TMBG: Materialism Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:36:05 -0500 Okay, I got a question for ya - I'm fairly committed to the idea of having a TMBG poster up in my dorm room this year. There are three up for auction on eBay right now, but one of 'em sucks and the other two are already going for more money than I'm able to spend. Has anyone had any success finding a TMBG poster for sale at any online venue? If so, I'd like to hear about it. Thanks, Jamie Brooke Lipton j-lipton@nwu.edu Sophomore, Northwestern University Euphonium Performance/Music Education AOL screenname: Euphonium9 ICQ: 49651311 ------------------------------ From: Kaylum@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:26:40 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Okay, here's what I want to know... I have a feeling that with the Prospect Park show, (hopefully) a tour this fall or winter, No! and the MitM soundtrack, we will have a *lot* to discuss in the near future, so hang in there :) Also, DAS just keeps ringing lately, so maybe it's being updated (we can hope). And if you want to keep busy during the "down time," (and stay ahead of everyone else), you can read the newsgroup, web board (where I first read about that MTV book with the Linnell references almost *2 years* ago), and (if you have access) the aol board. Happy lurking :) Kay ------------------------------ From: "Chrissy Rockwell" Subject: TMBG: Re: Materialism Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:33:25 -0400 Message-ID: I have gotten my tmbg posters from the infoclub.. tmbg.com has a catalouge i think :D Chrissy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Lipton" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:36 PM Subject: TMBG: Materialism > Okay, I got a question for ya - > > I'm fairly committed to the idea of having a TMBG poster up in my dorm room > this year. There are three up for auction on eBay right now, but one of 'em > sucks and the other two are already going for more money than I'm able to > spend. Has anyone had any success finding a TMBG poster for sale at any > online venue? If so, I'd like to hear about it. > > Thanks, > Jamie Brooke Lipton j-lipton@nwu.edu > Sophomore, Northwestern University > Euphonium Performance/Music Education > AOL screenname: Euphonium9 > ICQ: 49651311 > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:55:55 -0400 From: Adrienne Spruill Message-ID: <399AF1CB.8ACDB1D2@epix.net> Organization: Student Subject: TMBG: Re: Materialism What do you mean "fairly committed to the idea"? It sounds like you're not sure about it. I have tons of THEY things hanging in my dorm. It's crazy I tell ya. Jamie Lipton wrote: > > Okay, I got a question for ya - > > I'm fairly committed to the idea of having a TMBG poster up in my dorm room > this year. There are three up for auction on eBay right now, but one of 'em > sucks and the other two are already going for more money than I'm able to > spend. Has anyone had any success finding a TMBG poster for sale at any > online venue? If so, I'd like to hear about it. > > Thanks, > Jamie Brooke Lipton j-lipton@nwu.edu > Sophomore, Northwestern University > Euphonium Performance/Music Education > AOL screenname: Euphonium9 > ICQ: 49651311 ------------------------------ From: BirdhouseIYS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:34:04 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Materialism I bought a german tour poster at www.gemm.com last year. I'm not sure if they still sell them, but if they do I think they're about $8. It says They Might Be Giants on the top in big letters with the snowman burning money from the Don't Let's Start cover under it. It also has Gemini tour dates at the bottom. -Pyro ------------------------------ From: BirdhouseIYS@aol.com Message-ID: <97.97ce2b9.26cc633e@aol.com> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:35:58 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Materialism Damn that spell check it changed German to Gemini. -Pyro ------------------------------ From: "Matt Brown" Subject: Re: TMBG: Materialism Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:27:04 EDT Message-ID: That reminds me, if you buy the original Don't Let's Start 12" Maxi(green) you get a cool poster with it(like that one) and this orange Bar/None Handout. --Matt >From: BirdhouseIYS@aol.com >Reply-To: BirdhouseIYS@aol.com >To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org >Subject: Re: TMBG: Materialism >Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:35:58 EDT > >Damn that spell check it changed German to Gemini. > >-Pyro ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <399B5100.686CC4F6@stompbox.dhs.org> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:42:08 -0700 From: Matthew Krolak Subject: TMBG: TMBG reference Here's a random TMBG sighting for you all. I'll be attending Rutgers University this fall, so I was visiting the campus last year, and in one of the info packets they had a bunch of quotes every couple of pages from people like Thomas Jefferson, Goeth, Einstein etc etc etc, except for one entry which read: "You can't shake teh devils hand and say your only kidding." It ammused me very much :) -- I Bet You're Flying Inside -------------------------- Matthew Krolak Geek Code block: http://stompbox.dhs.org/~notplaid/gcb.txt http://stompbox.dhs.org Goddamn right - its a beautiful day, uh-hu. ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #32-17 ******************************