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tmbg-list Digest, Volume 17, Number 26
Wednesday, 26 May 1999
Today's Topics:
TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
Re: TMBG: Finally, the video!
Re: TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
Re: TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
TMBG: Update on LOVE
TMBG: sound files done.
Re: TMBG: My Weird- @$$ TMBG Dream, denver...
TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
Re: TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
TMBG: william allen white head
TMBG: nevermind
TMBG: Mp2 HELP?
TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
TMBG: NON:TMBG Pikatron
TMBG: About this morning's letter...
Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
TMBG: sound files again
TMBG: TMBG-Tribute: WMBG, T
Re: TMBG: denver...
Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
Re: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
Re: TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
TMBG: TMBG-Tribute: WMBG, T
Re: TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
Re: TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
TMBG: Fwd: For Matt Pinfield concerning "They Might Be Giants"
Re: TMBG: TMBG-Tribute: WMBG, T
Re: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
TMBG: TMBG/120 min. Petition
Re: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
TMBG: this long tall weekend
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Message-ID: <19990525072304.27052.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Flaming Carrot" <bjorky@hotmail.com>
Subject: TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 02:23:04 CDT
godpeed to you all for it is my 21st birthday, oh it's today, and I'm not
the only dust my mother raised.
Please wish me a happy birthday, or I'll sink Manhattan, (Kansas)
bjorky@hotmail.com
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From: MuseKJ@aol.com
Message-ID: <927d1940.247c0a15@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 10:13:41 EDT
Subject: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
Hello all. Well, I wanted to hear what you all thought of the e-mail I sent
to MTV's 120 Minutes this morning:
Subj: For Matt Pinfield concerning "They Might Be Giants"
Date: 5/25/99 10:07:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: <A HREF="mailto:MuseKJ">MuseKJ</A>
To: <A HREF="mailto:MINUTES120">MINUTES120</A>
Dear Matt:
I am a very big fan of 120 Minutes, and have been for some time. I am
wondering if there is some way MTV could make the group "They Might Be
Giants" more widely known to the public through your network? Matt, I've seen
a lot of shows, and TMBG put on the best concert I have ever seen in my life,
on May 15 of this year, at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. They are pure musical
genius to so many people...we would really love to see the Giants (John
Linnell and John Flansburgh) get the recognition that they have truly
deserved for so long. They are kicking out better tunes then ever, and I know
if more people saw TMBG's videos on MTV (especially during the daytime), they
would be as popular as The Dave Matthews Band or Ben Folds Five have become.
Please, Matt, can you do anything to help us out? Show this letter to whoever
needs to see it...we fans (who have become rather large and rabid in number)
are absolutely starving to see more TMBG!
Sincerely,
Karen Riley (volunteer spokeswoman for the TMBG fanbase)
MuseKJ@aol.com
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Message-ID: <19990525155144.81184.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Finally, the video!
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:51:43 PDT
Misty wrote:
>I was walking around Media Play yesterday and, just for a laugh, I
>thought I'd take a peek around the music video section. To my utter
>shock and amazement, there was one lone copy of "Direct From >Brooklyn"!
I saw the collection in a store once, but I didn't buy it. Perhaps I should
have, but I'm a bit apprehensive, since I already have most of the videos.
I don't think I'll be back in that store until August, though, and I haven't
seen the collection in any other stores.
>If
>you're not lucky enough to find it in a store (I know--TMBG can be a
>four-letter word to some record stores), get it on-line. It's >definitely
>worth paying the shipping charges.
"Tmbg" is a four-letter word? How do you pronounce it? What language is
it? One of those Eastern European languages that hardly use any vowels, I
suppose.
--
May the light shine upon thee,
Nathan Mulac "We take you to Brooklyn" DeHoff
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
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Message-ID: <19990525155604.80773.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:56:04 PDT
Flaming Carrot wrote:
>godpeed to you all for it is my 21st birthday, oh it's today, and I'm not
>the only dust my mother raised.
God did WHAT? Couldn't He have waited until He found a bathroom?
>Please wish me a happy birthday, or I'll sink Manhattan, (Kansas)
Happy birthday, Mr. Carrot.
--
May the light shine upon thee,
Nathan Mulac "We'll eat a lot of broccoli, and drink a lot of beer" DeHoff
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
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Message-ID: <19990525170530.11957.rocketmail@web4.rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 10:05:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Anastasia E. Hunt" <ana_ng@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: it is my birthday, oh it's today
===
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me
to see him in a department store, and he asked for my
autograph.
-- Shirley Temple
> godpeed to you all
God peed?
God doesn't pee!
At least, that's what I've been told.
> Please wish me a happy birthday, or I'll sink Manhattan, (Kansas)
Fine.
happy friggin' birthday, okay?:)
Are you happy?
hey, 21 is fun for a while. Enjoy the novelty of being legally able to buy
beer while it lasts.
Don't get too wasted tonight......
Anastasia
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Message-ID: <19990525165601.13574.rocketmail@web1.rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 09:56:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Anastasia E. Hunt" <ana_ng@rocketmail.com>
Subject: TMBG: Update on LOVE
Hi guys,
Well, he seems to be responding quite well. Thank you all for your support.
This is why I returned to the mailing list.
So, does anyone have info on t-shirt boy? I say let's bug him to death till we
get some answers.
Anastasia
===
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to see him in a department store, and he asked for my
autograph.
-- Shirley Temple
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From: LimeZinger@aol.com
Message-ID: <c327458b.247c441f@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 14:21:19 EDT
Subject: TMBG: sound files done.
my service to you all, since i love you so much. so don't bitch about the
quality. i think they're just fine. :)
they might be giants, live in the WBER studio... april 30th, 1999
she thinks she's edith head / take on me / thunderbird:
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/edithhead43099.mp2
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/takeonme43099.mp2
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/thunderbird43099.mp2
i used up most of my remaining web space for these. if anyone would like to
take them and stick 'em on their own server instead, let me know so i can
delete 'em.
sarah
http://members.aol.com/limezinger
np - blur - 13
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 16:24:11 -0600 (MDT)
From: Jim Kuemmerle <J.Kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: TMBG: My Weird- @$$ TMBG Dream, denver...
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9905251618370.9843-100000@yoop.oz.cc.utah.edu>
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Anastasia E. Hunt dreamt:
(snip)
> The door opened and John Linnell walked in wearing a black outfit like mine.
> He walked over to me and cradled me in his arms. "I'm here to bust you out,"
> he said.
to which you replied "aren't you a little short to be a stormtrooper?",
right?
(snippity snip)
> PS- I have two schemes in motion:
>
> 1. To move to Seattle. Permanently.
> 2. To see TMBG in Denver in July.
i too will see TMBG in denver in july. we should get together.
(singing: this time, we'll just use another name...)*
--jim kuemmerle, who's never really been scared by the big big whoredom...
j.kuemmerle@m.cc.utah.edu
http://www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/4668/
6/2 -- GLADE at the zephyr**, with MELISSA WARNER, 300 south W temple,
SLC
6/5 -- GLADE at burt's tiki lounge**, 753 S 100 E, SLC
* chamber strings reference
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 16:42:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
Message-ID: <6659-374B3559-1991@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
I was just informed of this ludicrous incident by the list's very own
groovy chick, the lovely Laura Helbling. Well, apparently, Maddona has a
song on the new Austin Powers movie called "Beautiful Stranger." Laura
said that she heard it on the radio, and after it's play, the D.J. said
that it's the theme song to the new Austin Powers movie. Now, correct me
if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dr. Evil supposed to be the theme? How low will
Maddona go to get more exposure? Now, could this have just been a
mistake by the D.J., or were we misinformed of the whole situation?
me,
Dexburger
R.I.P. Owen Hart, we'll miss you.
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Message-ID: <19990525234551.25602.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 16:45:51 PDT
Dexter Flansburgh wrote:
>I was just informed of this ludicrous incident by the list's very own
>groovy chick, the lovely Laura Helbling. Well, apparently, Maddona >has a
>song on the new Austin Powers movie called "Beautiful Stranger." >Laura
>said that she heard it on the radio, and after it's play, the D.J. >said
>that it's the theme song to the new Austin Powers movie. Now, correct >me
>if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dr. Evil supposed to be the theme?
"Dr. Evil" is the opening theme, but that doesn't make it the theme to the
movie. I suppose a movie can have more than one theme.
--
May the light shine upon thee,
Nathan Mulac "A thirsty cyborg with a taste for human skin" DeHoff
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/
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From: LimeZinger@aol.com
Message-ID: <d4a7500.247c9000@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:45:04 EDT
Subject: TMBG: william allen white head
hello hello... anyone know where i can locate online a picture of the famed
william allen white head from the TMBG vids? :) it's not an emergency, but i
know someone must have it up somewhere...
saaaaarah
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From: LimeZinger@aol.com
Message-ID: <6449e22a.247c92dc@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:57:16 EDT
Subject: TMBG: nevermind
forget it, found one. tmbg.com doesn't know how to hide their files.
http://www.tmbg.com/catalog/small/head.gif
sarah :)
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From: EmarZero@aol.com
Message-ID: <a770556a.247c983b@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:20:11 EDT
Subject: TMBG: Mp2 HELP?
Hey... I accidentally deleted the URL to the website with the MP2 of TMBG
playing "Take On Me..." Someone PLEASE hook me up with this...
http://members.xoom.com/vicegripx/wildrun/zacwilliam/Picatron.JPG
the single most disturbing thing I've ever seen.
Emar
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:04:12 -0500
From: Mike Leffel <mal@dragondata.com>
Message-ID: <374B488C.7F3F1325@dragondata.com>
Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org
Subject: TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
EmarZero@aol.com wrote:
> http://members.xoom.com/vicegripx/wildrun/zacwilliam/Picatron.JPG
> the single most disturbing thing I've ever seen.
There's nothing here.... is this some type of mental trick designed
to make us all go insane and carve nice summer homes out of fresh
cabbages?!?!?!
Mike "Speaking of Kitchenettes, I'm a silent partner in a strip club"
Leffel
---I saw something on the wing of the plane! Me too!
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:06:22 -0500
From: Mike Leffel <mal@dragondata.com>
Message-ID: <374B490E.E5764500@dragondata.com>
Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org
Subject: TMBG: NON:TMBG Pikatron
Nevermind, Emar... its up now and i love it and I'm selling all
of my worldly posessions to buy one this very minute.
Mike "PI KA
CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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From: MuseKJ@aol.com
Message-ID: <a672eac8.247ca9e4@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:35:32 EDT
Subject: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
Hello again everybody ~ ~
Um, did any of you get to read the letter I posted this morning?...the
one I wrote to 120 Minutes about TMBG...I was wondering what some of you
thought of it? Did you like it, hate it? I wanted some feedback on it,
because I was wondering how many of you agree with what I stated in it...or
how many of you now wish to hang me from the nearest yardarm? Or will it be
the plank, then? Not having received one response to it is giving me the
creeps, for Godsakes :-/
Karen "Oh crickey, the phone police have found me -- run!" Riley
MuseKJ@aol.com
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:11:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
Message-ID: <6660-374B586E-1443@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
To: MuseKJ@aol.com
Subject: Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
Message-ID: <6649-374B5823-32189@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
In-Reply-To: MuseKJ@aol.com's message of Tue, 25 May 1999 21:35:32 EDT
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I thought it was great Karen. Maybe we should all do something like
this. I know that Mr. Pinfield has a certain respect for actual talent
in the music industry, and would be happy to give TMBG more exposure on
his show if we let him know we support the idea.
--WebTV-Mail-231685142-825--
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Message-ID: <001d01bea71d$7a484780$42a6bfd1@cannon>
From: "eRiCh" <cannon@amouse.net>
Subject: TMBG: sound files again
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:14:23 -0700
here the are again for that person who deleted them:
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/edithhead43099.mp2
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/takeonme43099.mp2
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bank/1950/thunderbird43099.mp2
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:24:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TMBG: TMBG-Tribute: WMBG, T
Message-ID: <6651-374B5B5A-23783@postoffice-243.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
I just want to plead with everyone to order a copy of the TMBG tribute
C.D. "We Might Be Giants, Too." It has sold out, but the people in
charge have said that if they get 40 more orders, they'll print up 50
new copies. Right now they've got 29, one of which is mine. I can't wait
for it too come. It's been a pretty long time, already. So if you want
to hear some great bands give homage to Them, order this C.D. if you
haven't already! For more info, go to http://www.tmbg.org/~ondrey/
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From: tmbgirl@juno.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:13:14 -0600
Subject: Re: TMBG: denver...
Message-ID: <19990525.201929.3558.0.TMBgirl@juno.com>
>> 1. To move to Seattle. Permanently.
>> 2. To see TMBG in Denver in July.
i'm off to NYC two days after the denver show :) woohoo!
>i too will see TMBG in denver in july. we should get together.
>(singing: this time, we'll just use another name...)*
yeahyeah!!! everyone should come on down! I've met Anastasia but have
yet to met ya Jim... we should all hook up for dinner or something :D
there are a bunch of awesome little places to go down there just cuz it's
right by coors field :D
take it easy, JOrdaN
http://www2.netcom.com/~arnot/joda/bootlegs.html
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From: LimeZinger@aol.com
Message-ID: <53fb5515.247caf1c@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:57:48 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
In a message dated 5/25/99 8:53:56 PM, MuseKJ@aol.com writes:
> Um, did any of you get to read the letter I posted this morning?
got it yes. hmm.. well, it's not as if the've never played tmbg. it's that
they've just dropped them (yet They made it to the 120 mins live cd...
'xplain that!) ... for no reason... odd. makes me wonder if it had anything
to do with elektra dropping them... *AHah..*
all mtv cares about is money.
sarah
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Message-ID: <374B275C.53EAD6CD@osu.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:42:40 +0000
From: Diana Kocar <kocar.1@osu.edu>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
MuseKJ@aol.com wrote:
> Dear Matt:
>
> I am a very big fan of 120 Minutes, and have been for some time. I am
> wondering if there is some way MTV could make the group "They Might Be
> Giants" more widely known to the public through your network? Matt, I've seen
> a lot of shows, and TMBG put on the best concert I have ever seen in my life,
> on May 15 of this year, at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. They are pure musical
> genius to so many people...we would really love to see the Giants (John
> Linnell and John Flansburgh) get the recognition that they have truly
> deserved for so long. They are kicking out better tunes then ever, and I know
> if more people saw TMBG's videos on MTV (especially during the daytime), they
> would be as popular as The Dave Matthews Band or Ben Folds Five have become.
> Please, Matt, can you do anything to help us out? Show this letter to whoever
> needs to see it...we fans (who have become rather large and rabid in number)
> are absolutely starving to see more TMBG!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Karen Riley (volunteer spokeswoman for the TMBG fanbase)
> MuseKJ@aol.com
And later Karen wrote:
I wanted some feedback on it, because I was wondering how many of you agree with
what I stated in it...or how many of you now wish to hang me from the nearest
yardarm? Or will it be
the plank, then? Not having received one response to it is giving me the creeps,
for Godsakes :-/
Now I'm saying:
Ok, ok, I'll give you some feedback! (and there's NO WAY you're going to the
plank--you're way too nice--the only people on My List are: the person who sent
that John Flansburgh death scare and Mike Leffel...well, ok, I guess I was just
kidding about Mike Leffel).
I think your letter was very good, and a very nice idea. However, I highly doubt
it will make much of an impact. Perhaps, there is some small chance that you
planted the idea into this Matt person's head (sorry, I don't watch MTV much),
and maybe he'll go check TMBG out, and maybe like them, and then maybe he'll
decide to play Them like once. :-)
As for your idea about Them getting popular like Dave Matthews Band and Ben Folds
Five, well, um...personally I think DMB is a little TOO popular and I tend to
dislike them just because of that (plus I don't really like their music
anyway...I think it it borders on lite rock/elevator music at times, which is a
very bad thing). I do really love BFF, but they aren't the superstars that DMB
is, and they have just plain awesome music. But what I'm trying to say is,
wouldn't TMBG lose a little bit of their charm if they became very popular?
Already I tend to groan a little bit at concerts when they play Particle Man,
Birdhouse, and Istanbul. Of course if They did get popular, I'd still love them
as much as ever, and I'd be very happy for the Johns. But I think part of what
people like about TMBG is that not everyone's heard of them.
my 2 cents,
Diana
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Message-ID: <001901bea721$d3b582c0$5999e7ce@z0n4g0>
From: "balloon" <balloon@netheaven.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:45:27 -0400
> Mike "Speaking of Kitchenettes, I'm a silent partner in a strip club"
> Leffel
> ---I saw something on the wing of the plane! Me too!
>
well, someone obviously watched just shoot me tonight...good episode!!
-Eric
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From: Kaylum@aol.com
Message-ID: <6dbdc912.247cb705@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:31:33 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: About this morning's letter...
In a message dated 5/25/99 9:12:36 PM EST, GhostKrabb@webtv.net writes:
<< I thought it was great Karen. Maybe we should all do something like
this. I know that Mr. Pinfield has a certain respect for actual talent
in the music industry, and would be happy to give TMBG more exposure on
his show if we let him know we support the idea. >>
agreed...while it's hardly necessary to tell Matt Pinfield who TMBG are (they
used to be on 12O minutes almost regulary back in the day, and he's mentioned
them on numerous occasions, including nearly each time they show a
Flans-directed video}, it certainly doesn't hurt to let him know how we feel!
I suspect he may be a sorta-fan, so if he feels he has enough support from
us, he may be able to do something about getting TMBG a bit more airplay
today. If they can show cheesy (but good} stuff like Bjork's "It's Oh So
Quiet," they can certainly show good ol' "Dr Worm"!
Kay
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Message-ID: <006201bea722$e84f7280$143f0904@aah1084-access>
From: "Amy :)" <kel@e-server.net>
Subject: TMBG: TMBG-Tribute: WMBG, T
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:53:15 -0400
From Dexter:
>I just want to plead with everyone to order a copy of the TMBG tribute
>C.D. "We Might Be Giants, Too." It has sold out, but the people in
>charge have said that if they get 40 more orders, they'll print up 50
>new copies. Right now they've got 29, one of which is mine. I can't wait
>for it too come. It's been a pretty long time, already. So if you want
>to hear some great bands give homage to Them, order this C.D. if you
>haven't already! For more info, go to http://www.tmbg.org/~ondrey/
From me:
Hey, yeah, let's all get on this! I'm on the freakin' CD and I haven't
heard it yet! Only 11 more people need to order, c'mon... (whine whine)
Oh, and I wanted to let you all know that I'm collecting mondegreens for the
various new songs that They are singing, but don't be alarmed if you don't
see your lines up soon - I'm going to wait till there's an official set of
lyrics up on tmbg.org or somewhere similar before I do anything on my page.
You think I trust my own ears to come up with lyrics? Ha! How do you think
half of those mondegreens got there? :)
Amy :)
mondegreen@tmbg.org for your convenience
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:15:57 -0500
From: Mike Leffel <mal@dragondata.com>
Message-ID: <374B676D.830F3677@dragondata.com>
Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org
Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Mp2 HELP?
balloon wrote:
>
> > Mike "Speaking of Kitchenettes, I'm a silent partner in a strip club"
> > Leffel
> > ---I saw something on the wing of the plane! Me too!
> >
>
> well, someone obviously watched just shoot me tonight...good episode!!
>
Wha? My religion forbids moving picture boxes.
Mike "I think MTV should just keep their Britney Spears and
Backstreet Boys and Rappers and leave QUALITY alone" Leffel
---How much R.E.M. do they play, too? NOT ENOUGH!
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From: Kaylum@aol.com
Message-ID: <450015c3.247cc47d@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:29:01 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: Maddona stealing TMBG's thunder!
<< I was just informed of this ludicrous incident by the list's very own
groovy chick, the lovely Laura Helbling. Well, apparently, Maddona has a
song on the new Austin Powers movie called "Beautiful Stranger." Laura
said that she heard it on the radio, and after it's play, the D.J. said
that it's the theme song to the new Austin Powers movie. Now, correct me
if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dr. Evil supposed to be the theme? How low will
Maddona go to get more exposure? Now, could this have just been a
mistake by the D.J., or were we misinformed of the whole situation? >>
Well, there's no rule that says the theme song of a movie has to be the
opening music (though that's usually the case}, and this "Beautiful Stranger"
song must be the song that is being highlighted, so as the soundtrack single,
so it's natural to assume it was plugged as such to the radio stations (and
as we all know, "Dr Evil was added to the movie too late to make it onto the
soundtrack, grrr} . Have no fear, you will hear TMBG's lovely tune at the
beginning of the movie as promised :]
Look on the bright side--at least you don't have to buy a soundtrack with
Madonna on it <g>
Kay
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From: MuseKJ@aol.com
Message-ID: <914f677e.247cc5e9@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:35:05 EDT
Subject: TMBG: Fwd: For Matt Pinfield concerning "They Might Be Giants"
Please, feel free to add your name and e-mail address to the letter below,
and tack on your own comments for Mr. Pinfield and MTV concerning J & J
getting more publicity via their network. Anastasia e-mailed me the cool idea
of turning the 120 Minutes letter into an online petition, and I think the
above way would be the most effective way of getting our thoughts across, en
masse. If any of you have a better way of accomplishing this, please e-mail
me with your ideas. I guess I've had to sit through one too many Total
Request Live Countdowns and Backstreet Boys interviews (and now egads --
Jennifer Lopez and Jesse Camp videos), as my daughter seems to put MTV on a
lot nowadays. Well, I've decided to let my thoughts be known to those guys
down at "Music Television" that I feel they are definitely missing the boat
concerning my favorite band, and by cracky, I'm going to get them to listen
if I have to go down to my best friend Rodger's house and meet that Mr.
Pinfield myself...... because you see, dear people, Rodger lives with Matt's
ex and daughter -- and Matt comes by for visitation, don'tcha know. I'm
tempted to just go down there and put a copy of "Direct From Brooklyn" in Mr.
Pinfield's hand, and start a conversation with him about what a great live
band they are, the unmistakable genius of the band's life's work, etc., etc.,
etc. Why I'd be a....TMBGSpy! Would you believe a Mission from God? Eh, it
would never work. Well, I'll tell you what...the next time I'm down at
Rodger's, I'll bring all this up. Rodg will get a big smirking smile on his
face, knowing that I'm up to no good again, and he'll be right, as usual. I
can see me begging my friend for info now.
<Heh>
Karen "Fun, Goddamn It!" Riley
MuseKJ@aol.com
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>I just want to plead with everyone to order a copy of the TMBG tribute
>C.D. "We Might Be Giants, Too." It has sold out, but the people in
>charge have said that if they get 40 more orders, they'll print up 50
>new copies. Right now they've got 29, one of which is mine. I can't wait
>for it too come. It's been a pretty long time, already. So if you want
>to hear some great bands give homage to Them, order this C.D. if you
>haven't already! For more info, go to http://www.tmbg.org/~ondrey/
feh. i put my order in for tapes (i don't have a whole lotta money here..)
and then they cancelled the tapes or something. so i lost my "want."
whatever.
sarah
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 00:12:49 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: Need feedback from you on a letter I wrote...
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In a message dated 5/25/99 10:42:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kocar.1@osu.edu
writes:
<< I think your letter was very good, and a very nice idea. However, I
highly doubt
it will make much of an impact. Perhaps, there is some small chance that you
planted the idea into this Matt person's head (sorry, I don't watch MTV
much),
and maybe he'll go check TMBG out, and maybe like them, and then maybe he'll
decide to play Them like once. :-)
As for your idea about Them getting popular like Dave Matthews Band and Ben
Folds
Five, well, um...personally I think DMB is a little TOO popular and I tend to
dislike them just because of that (plus I don't really like their music
anyway...I think it borders on lite rock/elevator music at times, which is a
very bad thing). I do really love BFF, but they aren't the superstars that
DMB
is, and they have just plain awesome music. But what I'm trying to say is,
wouldn't TMBG lose a little bit of their charm if they became very popular?
Already I tend to groan a little bit at concerts when they play Particle Man,
Birdhouse, and Istanbul. Of course if They did get popular, I'd still love
them
as much as ever, and I'd be very happy for the Johns. But I think part of
what
people like about TMBG is that not everyone's heard of them.
my 2 cents,
Diana
>>
Oooo...some very valid points here. I have been debating that damned if They
do (appear with more frequency on MTV -- not overplayed, mind you, just
enough so most people will know who they are if you bring them up), and
damned if They don't argument with myself as well, lately. I guess I was just
thinking of the Johns living rich and wealthy into their old age, and being
remembered in the history books as being one of the most important bands of
the 80's and 90's...but the worst thing to come with the fame has got to be
that deal with the major label -- a move that I know has majorly disappointed
J & J in the past...and Mr. Leffel, I was a huge fan of R.E.M. from their
inception to the day Bill Berry left the group. I even refrained from seeing
them live because I thought it would ruin some kind of musical ideal I found
through their records. I do believe R.E.M. getting on the Warner Brothers
label had a lot to do with my gradual disinterest in the band. (I didn't even
buy their last two albums.) So, Diana, I completely understand and support
your belief that added fame and exposure might just kill off some of the very
personal charm that is They Might Be Giants. In a lot of ways fame is like
selling your soul to the devil. "You can have all this, but in return you
must give me your _____." I guess it really all depends on what the Johns
want for themselves...as long as they're happy, I'm happy. :-)
Thanks Diana, for bringing up those good points.
Karen "blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pot top" Riley
MuseKJ@aol.com
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:50:11 -0700 (PDT)
To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org (They Might Be Giants)
Subject: TMBG: TMBG/120 min. Petition
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I've decided to make up this thing in normal internet petition form.
Please cut & paste, and add your name to the following, then forward it
to everyone you know:
This petition has been started by fans of the band They Might Be Giants
in attempts to get them the respect that They deserve. Ultimately, our
current goal is to get them on MTV. When the time is right, the petiton
will be forwarded to Matt Pinfield, host of MTV's 120 Minutes, and the
only MTV team member who we believe could be a fan of They Might Be
Giants. We are hoping that he will be overwhelmed by the tremendous love
and support we have for They Might Be Giants, and then end up putting
them into heavier rotation on 120 Minutes, and hopefully other MTV
slots. Even if you don't know of this band, please know that they have
done more than enough throughout their careers in music to deserve this.
Please put your E-mail address under the previous petiton supporter's,
and pass this on. If you have recieved this E-mail on the date of July
7th, 1999, please send it to Sensurround@webtv.net. Thanks you for your
support...TMBG 4-EVER!!!
1. GhostKrabb@webtv.net
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:56:41 -0500
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>...and Mr. Leffel, I was a huge fan of R.E.M. from their
> inception to the day Bill Berry left the group. I even refrained from seeing
> them live because I thought it would ruin some kind of musical ideal I found
> through their records. I do believe R.E.M. getting on the Warner Brothers
> label had a lot to do with my gradual disinterest in the band. (I didn't even
> buy their last two albums.)
Could you extrapolate on this? What noticeable difference is there
sans Berry? While I can only listen to oh... say 65% of REM songs
(whereas 99% TMBG) and admittedly I haven't bought the last two
albums either (Hello Nurse! Goodbye Wallet!) I can't see much of
a difference personally. But then again, I'm a art nut, not really
a music person anyhow. ^_^
As for the Live thing... when I first
heard TMBG 'live' (not on an album) debuting Snail Shell on
MTv, I cringed my sad weener off in utter shock.
Luckily, I had another corn dog in the microwave, and I got used to it.
^__^
I had just (stupidly) assumed that the album versions was how TMBG
actually sounded. Oh, the sad, oft disappointing life I lead. Too much
'everything ends up right at the end of the show' tv for me as a kid.
Perception _is_ 99% of reality, after all. (1% is gravy)
Mike "Poke'Bots! Roll Out!" Leffel
---just about comatose with amalgamated joy
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From: "eRiCh" <cannon@amouse.net>
To: "They Might Be Giants" <tmbg-list@tmbg.org>
Subject: TMBG: this long tall weekend
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:19:38 -0700
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WOO HOO! many of you may have already read the newsgroup message stating
that goodnoise said LTW comes out this month and there is only so much time
left so i am guessing that it will come out this long tall memorial day
weekend. It's about time! eRiCh
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