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 #37-1 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 37, Number 1 Monday, 1 January 2001 Today's Topics: Re: TMBG: Popularity problems... TMBG: AugieWan's MP3 index TMBG: Re: The future (see The past) Re: TMBG: Popularity problems... Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! TMBG: Re: AugieWan's MP3 index Re: TMBG: Re: AugieWan's MP3 index 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 ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20001231072306.3011.qmail@web204.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:23:06 -0800 (PST) From: Mysterio Gal Subject: Re: TMBG: Popularity problems... Hey :( I loves that "Blue" song, even got the CD (being a starving artist, that's rare) for it, it's a nifty tune, why should popularity make any difference at all I'm not supportive of songs, pop or not, that I don't like oh well, poopies ===== Mysterio Gal aka MinorDomo "Shelve the snappy patter" --Cyclops from the X-Men mr_realgal@yahoo.com Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4871 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:27:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: TMBG: AugieWan's MP3 index Message-ID: <29689-3A4F181C-14128@storefull-242.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Geez! AugieWan has some awesome TMBG MP3s! This is a great collection. Why have you been hiding this from us, Augie? It even has Jonny Hart's (John Linnell) "Olive The Other Reindeer." I didn't even know that a recording of that existed any longer. This is the first time I've ever heard it! Dexter Flansburgh (known to some as Alex) Do you trade tapes? http://www.hello.to/Bootlegs They Might Be Giants / Jim's Big Ego / 12Rods ------------------------------ From: pzickler@mv.k12.wa.us Message-Id: Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 09:53:01 -0800 Subject: TMBG: Re: The future (see The past) > >From: "Chrissy Rockwell" >i REALLY doubt any of this will happen. I remember when "Snail Shell" and >"S~E~X~X~Y" was played on top40 stations in Philly, nothing happened. They >got played for a month or so and that was it. > >From: "Erich Cannon" > >So I am curious on some things that we as die hard and always stuck by fans >>need to prepare for with the release of Boss of Me. What if its a huge >>smash? What if we see the video popping up on Mtv's TRL? How will we feel >>about it when we go to school and everyone knows this song. "I hate it" "I >>love it" "The band sucks but the song is cool" "I wish they'd stop playing > >the friggin Boss of me song." I'm going to show my age here, so everyone stand back (grin). Back in the early-mid 1980's, a couple of magazines called Rolling Stone and Spin ran articles on a cute new band called They Might Be Giants. At that time, MTV had picked up the video for "Don't Let's Start" and was playing it mostly late at night and on "120 Minutes". When the Lincoln lp came out, "Ana Ng" was in near-heavy rotation on MTV for awhile. It was a "Hip Clip of the Week" at one point, and I even remember hearing the song a few times on the radio. Of course, Flood was even bigger, and many people were introduced to They through "Istanbul" and "Birdhouse" videos. The bottom line was, none of this catapulted the Johns to international superstardom. Granted, the music industry has changed dramatically since then, and there are far fewer artists grabbing far more airtime and public awareness. But I think those people (the "big stars") are generally distinguished by being either a) plastic and beautiful, or b) publicly annoying and "outrageous" (woo hoo). The Johns are (thank God) neither of these, and I think their place as mid-level niche artists who appeal to a select few will remain secure, even if "Boss of Me" busts through and becomes an endlessly played radio and MTV hit. Or maybe I'm wrong and They will turn into the Barenaked Ladies and make Christmas albums with Brittney and Christina. PZ ------------------------------ From: "John Ferrer" Subject: Re: TMBG: Popularity problems... Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:13:13 Message-ID: > >Hey :( I loves that "Blue" song, even got the CD >(being a starving artist, that's rare) for it, it's a >nifty tune, why should popularity make any difference >at all > >I'm not supportive of songs, pop or not, that I don't >like > Oh, I like it too. That's what I meant. It's a good song, if not just because it's so delightfully odd, and at first, most people liked it. Then people heard it more and more, and whenever that happens, there's always a tendency for people to start feeling like they should hate it, and now I don't think anyone would believe somebody who said they were an Eiffel 65 fan. I'm just kind of scared that like other catchy pop hits, "Boss of Me" will cause the general public to cast off TMBG as lucky nobodies, and the only boost in album sales will come from a rash of fifth graders, the same rash that boosted Eiffel 65's sales. And when the kid's album comes out, those fifth graders will immediately rebel against Them. And then, we'll have rivers and seas boiling, and dogs and cats, living together--mass hysteria! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ From: "General Purplefeet" Subject: Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:34:05 -0000 Message-ID: Chrissy Rockwell: >isnt augiewan on this list? He shows up occasionally. He seems to be fairly busy, though (I know he has a full-time job and a few kids), and I don't think Leo Bicknell likes him very much. >>has anyone else been to a site called augiewan.com? it has a page with a >>dozen or so tmbg songs to download and the files have been missing for a >>while, but they're back and now if you go to the file directory there are >>hundreds and hundreds of songs. i'm guessing close to 2 thousand live, >>rare, and album cuts from the johns. -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ From: "Chrissy Rockwell" Subject: Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:37:47 -0500 Message-ID: heh Leo doesn't like anyone unless you are a girl and you will let him hand you a carrot :D. >He shows up occasionally. He seems to be fairly busy, though (I know he >has >a full-time job and a few kids), and I don't think Leo Bicknell likes him >very much. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <000c01c07366$9347f980$10450241@wall1.pa.home.com> From: "Jon" Subject: Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:16:35 -0500 What is the URL for his file directory? ----- Original Message ----- From: "General Purplefeet" To: Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: Re: TMBG: lots o songs and stuff! > Chrissy Rockwell: > >isnt augiewan on this list? > > He shows up occasionally. He seems to be fairly busy, though (I know he has > a full-time job and a few kids), and I don't think Leo Bicknell likes him > very much. > > >>has anyone else been to a site called augiewan.com? it has a page with a > >>dozen or so tmbg songs to download and the files have been missing for a > >>while, but they're back and now if you go to the file directory there are > >>hundreds and hundreds of songs. i'm guessing close to 2 thousand live, > >>rare, and album cuts from the johns. > -- > Eat your broccoli, > Nathan > DinnerBell@tmbg.org > http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:47:32 -0500 From: "The Demonic Kangaroo" Message-ID: <92o636$2hjh$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: AugieWan's MP3 index A lot of that stuff (including Olive, the Other Reindeer and everything that starts with {TMBG}) is from twistid.com, most of the rest is from my site. -Mike Dexter Flansburgh wrote in message news:29689-3A4F181C-14128@storefull-242.iap.bryant.webtv.net... > Geez! AugieWan has some awesome TMBG MP3s! This is a great collection. > Why have you been hiding this from us, Augie? > > It even has Jonny Hart's (John Linnell) "Olive The Other Reindeer." I > didn't even know that a recording of that existed any longer. This is > the first time I've ever heard it! > > Dexter Flansburgh (known to some as Alex) > Do you trade tapes? http://www.hello.to/Bootlegs > They Might Be Giants / Jim's Big Ego / 12Rods > ------------------------------ From: "Chrissy Rockwell" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: AugieWan's MP3 index Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:06:45 -0500 Message-ID: jeeze tdk god forbid someone think that augie has good shit! I coulda said that I have most of the songs he had too.. but daymn i let people say what a good collection he has, because he does! >From: "The Demonic Kangaroo" >Reply-To: "The Demonic Kangaroo" >To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org >Subject: TMBG: Re: AugieWan's MP3 index >Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:47:32 -0500 > >A lot of that stuff (including Olive, the Other Reindeer and everything >that >starts with {TMBG}) is from twistid.com, most of the rest is from my site. > > -Mike > >Dexter Flansburgh wrote in message >news:29689-3A4F181C-14128@storefull-242.iap.bryant.webtv.net... > > Geez! AugieWan has some awesome TMBG MP3s! This is a great collection. > > Why have you been hiding this from us, Augie? > > > > It even has Jonny Hart's (John Linnell) "Olive The Other Reindeer." I > > didn't even know that a recording of that existed any longer. This is > > the first time I've ever heard it! > > > > Dexter Flansburgh (known to some as Alex) > > Do you trade tapes? http://www.hello.to/Bootlegs > > They Might Be Giants / Jim's Big Ego / 12Rods > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #37-1 *****************************