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tmbg-list Digest, Volume 29, Number 6
Saturday, 6 May 2000
Today's Topics:
Re: TMBG: VIRUS WARNING -Reply
Re: TMBG: VIRUS WARNING -Reply
TMBG: 5/4 setlist, Salt Lake City/Chicago shows
TMBG: EMusic's Latest "Message from John and John"
TMBG: ouch!
Re: TMBG: ouch!
Re: TMBG: ouch!
TMBG: In non-People news...
Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
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Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
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From: rhilton@bitc.org.uk
Message-Id: <TFSBNGTI@bitc.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 9:08:46 +0100
Subject: Re: TMBG: VIRUS WARNING -Reply
Well I don't know about over there but over this side of the pond
the virus was the lead news item in the main evening BBC news.
How come someone can't write a virus that makes peoples
computers send an email to a magazine poll once and then
move on to another machine and do the same again, rather than
try and wreck havoc all over the place!
Richard (in London where we are still waiting to find out who our
Mayor will be.)
>>> "MikeTheGiant@aol.com" 4/May/2000 05:25pm >>>
Thank you Karin. I wouldn't have known if it weren't for you.
Thanks,
Mike Stabile
"The very existance of flamethrowers proves that some time,
somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to
set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough
to get the job done.' " - George Carlin
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Message-ID: <004a01bfb668$ca6c1c40$eaa50acf@marymt.edu>
From: "Christina Rockwell" <rockwell@mmc.marymt.edu>
Subject: Re: TMBG: VIRUS WARNING -Reply
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 04:06:15 -0400
livingstone... is it exciting to be getting your first elected mayor...or is
it like end or an era or something
Chrissy
> Richard (in London where we are still waiting to find out who our
> Mayor will be.)
>
> >>> "MikeTheGiant@aol.com" 4/May/2000 05:25pm >>>
> Thank you Karin. I wouldn't have known if it weren't for you.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Stabile
>
> "The very existance of flamethrowers proves that some time,
> somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to
> set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough
> to get the job done.' " - George Carlin
>
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Message-ID: <003c01bfb669$f03fd640$ea43c7d0@thedemonickangaroo>
From: "The Demonic Kangaroo" <tdk@tmbg.org>
Subject: TMBG: 5/4 setlist, Salt Lake City/Chicago shows
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 04:14:29 -0400
Here's what they played at the final Bowery Ballroom show. They played two
sets; the first with a special eight piece horn section and the second as
their standard seven piece configiration (with Jim & Dan on the horns). The
first set went like this:
Older / How Can I Sing Like a Girl? / S-E-X-X-Y / Dr. Worm / Meet James
Ensor / Istanbul (Not Constantiople) / Turn Around / Chess Piece Face /
She's Actual Size
All of them contained the horns, and no keyboard which wasn't even on the
stage for the first set. Linnell played acordion on all of them. They then
took a short break and came back to play this set:
Robot Parade / Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes / Why Does the Sun Shine? /
Four of Two / Boss of Me / Birdhouse In Your Soul / Spy / Mammal / Hypnotist
of Ladies / James K. Polk / Cyclops Rock / The Guitar / New York City /
Particle Man / Cowtown
The last two songs are the encore. The order is correct except I might have
Mammal in the wrong place, which was not on the setlist. Ana Ng, It's Not My
Birthday and Maybe I Know were on the setlist but not played. They played
the extended version of Boss of Me which Flansburgh said They had recorded
yesterday, presumably for the MitM soundtrack.
Finally, I spoke to Iggy (TMBG's lighting manager) afterwards and he told me
that TMBG will be opening for Chicago at a show in Salt Lake City, UT on
July 4th and then will be headlining a show IN Chicago the following day. Go
figure.
Look for photos from this show coming soon to my page. (I have photos from
the first three Bowery shows up)
-Mike
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Date: 05 May 2000 06:34:47 -0800
Message-ID: <-1254614011ggr@wlg.com>
From: Bongo <ggr@wlg.com>
Subject: TMBG: EMusic's Latest "Message from John and John"
I'm sure most of you received the new EMusic email newsletter yesterday but for the benefit of the one or two of you that didn't, the big news is:
1) The two "Exquisite Dead Guy" puppets are going to be given away in an upcoming EMusic contest.
2) The "WORKING UNDERCOVER FOR THE MAN" EP MP3/CD will be available May 16!
3) On May 16 John and John will be doing a cyber chat using voice chat software. (Mac users are screwed.)
_______________________
HERE'S THE WHOLE THING:
_______________________
>This week's song is "Exquisite Dead Guy (Live)" recorded at Bowery Ballroom
>4/27/00. Download the MP3 at
>http://rsvp.rsvp0.net/servlet/click?LtNlpJDZZEnnkFiHJpMpJgLmDgLmE0EmkHJr
>We've decided to retire our little wooden friends, Skunk and the Morning Maniac,
>after over 200 live shows. If you want to win one of them stay tuned for info on
>how to enter "Who's the Dummy Anyway?" contest on EMusic. In the meantime, check
>out one of Skunk and Morning Maniac's final gigs via streaming media:
>Windows Media: http://tm.intervu.net/smirror/tunes/tmbg/TMBGSong_037K.asx
>Real Player:
>http://tm.intervu.net/template/smirror/ivtemplates/tunes/tunesvod.ram?stream=tmbg/TMBGSong_037K.rm
>Show it to a friend, and get them to send their email address to tmbg.com so
>they can receive all of this unique TMBG content too. Thanks!
>
>BOWERY BALLROOM BIG BAND SHOW 5/4/00
>See an 8-piece horn section accompany John, John and the Band of Dans in a
>truly unique musical event. All these shows have been selling out! Get your
>ticket fast! Reserve your spot at http://ticketweb.com.
>
>"WORKING UNDERCOVER FOR THE MAN" EP TO BE RELEASED IN MP3 ON MAY 16th!
>In a unique and crazy marketing plan, through our good friends at EMusic
>(www.emusic.com), They Might Be Giants will be releasing an MP3 EP. Upon
>purchasing the MP3 EP from EMusic, we will send you a CD version (same songs)
>4-6 weeks later - US Residents only.
>
>Scheduled for a May 16th release, this downloadable album will include all
>new songs; "Working Undercover for The
>Man", "Empty Bottle Collector", "Human Head",
>"It's Not A Game", "Rest Awhile" and a version of
>the "Radio They Might Be Giants" theme, made famous
>at the wiredplanet.com Radio They Might Be Giants
>site, which coincidentally will be updated with select live songs from one of
>our best live Fall shows, by Friday, May 5th.
>
>TALK BACK & LIVE FROM NEW YORK...
>We want to answer your questions instantly and verbally - traditional chats are
>so passe! We are partnering with Cahoots, a killer voicecast software app, to
>answer your questions live through your computer verbally - speaker required!
>Prior to our Bowery Ballroom webcast, from 8-9 PM EDT you'll get a chance to ask
>questions and hear us speak our minds about all things Giant.
>Participation is limited to the first 500 people on a first come, first serve
>basis, so plan to arrive early. The cyber doors open at 7:30pm EDT. More
>download info to follow next week.*This is a PC-only application! Hey, they're
>workin' on the Mac version! Following the voicecast, we will webcast our
>April 27th Bowery Ballroom show, which was one of our finest concerts in the
>Bowery series mind you. So tune in on May 16th from 9-11ish PM
>EDT.
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Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 17:47:13 -0400
From: "Bryce" <bryce@tmbg.org>
Message-ID: <8evfh5$9mr$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org>
Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org
Subject: TMBG: ouch!
Well, Scott Cohen can thank some of us for his third-place finish in
People's poll today. I guess his sudden surge of votes didn't look
suspicious to anybody. Oh well, that just goes to prove that the robot
votes really are indistinguishable from "real" ones.
People's site has some discussion boards realted to the poll, which I didn't
notice until today. I did a search for John Flansburgh, and found the
following little tidbits posted by Roy Dupuis fans. I looked around a
little bit, and the messages these people wrote were actually the most
coherent I found.
Well, I think I've beaten this dead horse for as long as I care to. But let
me just say this before I shut up about it for a year: I'm proud of us for
uniting in the effort and taking a stand. There, I'm done.
Bryce
People should get beat up for statin' their beliefs.
================================
Xfan1013 <GenereX@aol.com> - 08:06am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#560 of 852)
FYI - On the People.com 50 most beautiful people poll....a "man" by the name
of John Flansburgh is beating RD.
http://www.cybercomm.net/~tdk/020500pics-2.html#flans
Thanks to Nam for the link.
Nam's repsonse was - "if you could see my face" and Mine was "let me pop my
eyes back into my head and pick my chin up from off the floor"
LMAO!!!!!!!!
================================
eandh <no email given> - 08:21am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#562 of 852)
Now, is John Flansburgh the guy with the glasses or the guy with the
accordion?
================================
Namatu <no email given> - 08:30am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#566 of 852)
I think he's the guy with the guitar. There are wee captions under some of
the pics. Euw.
================================
Xfan1013 <GenereX@aol.com> - 08:31am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#568 of 852)
Euw. You can say that again. Poor guy he has now been doomed because he is
beating RD. I told Nam this earlier....I came across a post mentioning that
this guy showed up overnight with 97,000+ votes....conspiracy????
================================
Namatu <no email given> - 08:41am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#575 of 854)
...Yes, where is Ana? Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaa! Where are you? Did John
Flansburgh kidnap you and chain you to your computer so all you could do was
vote for him against your will 97,000 times?
================================
eandh <no email given> - 08:42am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#577 of 854)
...The People poll is supposed to be able to remove robot posting, so maybe
John baby will disappear like a bad dream. The green is just right. Who's
next - the guys from Barenaked Ladies? Oh, sorry, for the Americans -
popular Canadian band, worst looking lead singer since Neil Young.
================================
AnaDFrat <ana@acta-realty.com> - 09:26am Apr 28, 2000 EST (#583 of 854)
...OMG who is this guy I almost bust a gut (and that's pretty hard for me to
do) laughing when I saw this guy. How can he have gotten so many votes. Some
times I wear out my poor little fingers and mousey clicking for Rd's post
only to have about 60 go through and this guy gets 97000! I hope they do
weed these things out.
================================
Ktmat <no email given> - 04:17pm Apr 28, 2000 EST (#605 of 856)
Would someone please tell me who John Flansburgh is!? When I went to the
link I said "Oh, my G-O-S-H?" How can he acquire so many votes. I think
there must be a glitch in the system.
================================
Xfan1013 <GenereX@aol.com> - 04:45pm Apr 28, 2000 EST (#606 of 856)
All I know about John is that he is a composer and that he composed the
theme song to the TV Series "Malcolm in the Middle"
================================
Xfan1013 <GenereX@aol.com> - 06:46pm Apr 28, 2000 EST (#612 of 859)
MAJOR FYI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They took John whatever his name is out of the listing!!!!!! I guess all
those complaint e-mails worked.
================================
Stricknine <KStrickley@Yahoo.com> - 06:52pm Apr 28, 2000 EST (#613 of 859)
> EW!!!!!!! Why would anyone even bother???
Exactly. There simply can't be THAT many people in this world who thinks
he's the sexiest man alive. If there are, then society as a whole has one
heck of an eyesight problem. There has to be one of two things happening
here, but they are accusatory so I won't say them (you just never know who's
lurking). However, there's just no good reason for a landslide event like
this to occur. I mean, heck, I'd vote for Urkel before I'd vote for that
man!
================================
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From: GhostKrabb@webtv.net (Dexter Flansburgh)
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 14:00:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: TMBG: ouch!
Message-ID: <21465-39134466-1172@storefull-248.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
"There simply can't be THAT many people in this world who thinks he's
the sexiest man alive. If there are, then society as a whole has one
heck of an eyesight problem."
Okay, can I tell you all how FUCKING PISSED I was when I read this line?
Well, I guess I already have, so I'll continue...
First of all, the poll is for the "Most Beautiful Person," not sexiest
man alive. She, being a moron, obviously incorporate's the two together,
though. She should go update her definition of beautiful.
I'm sorry. I know I probably shouldn't waste my time getting worked up
over this kind of stuff, but, ARGH!
Later.
Dexter Flansburgh
http://community.webtv.net/GhostKrabb
http://www.hello.to/Bootlegs (my tape trade page)
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Message-ID: <20000506003939.70848.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: ouch!
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 00:39:39 GMT
Bryce:
>Well, Scott Cohen can thank some of us for his third-place finish in
>People's poll today. I guess his sudden surge of votes didn't look
>suspicious to anybody. Oh well, that just goes to prove that the robot
>votes really are indistinguishable from "real" ones.
Uh, did anybody blow the whistle on his robot votes? Wasn't that part of
the original plan? They probably wouldn't have even looked into
Flansburgh's gains if some morons hadn't decided to complain. That's what
bothers me. I really couldn't care much less about the results of this
poll, but knowing that there are people out there who get so whiny just
because their candidate is in fourth instead of third is kind of bothersome
to me. It's not like Flans was actually providing much of a threat. Oh,
well. I probably sound like a hypocrite, after telling other people to
relax. Then again, I'm not planning on bitching to any of these wannabe
stool pigeons about it; I'm just going to make some comments on this list.
>FYI - On the People.com 50 most beautiful people poll....a "man" by the
>name
>of John Flansburgh is beating RD.
Hmm...I wonder why "man" is in quotes. Does this person think Flans is a
woman?
>Thanks to Nam for the link.
>Nam's repsonse was - "if you could see my face" and Mine was "let me pop my
>eyes back into my head and pick my chin up from off the floor"
What kind of a name is "Nam"? A lot of people needlessly died in that
stupid war, you know.
>Who's next - the guys from Barenaked Ladies? Oh, sorry, for the Americans -
>popular Canadian band, worst looking lead singer since Neil Young.
Okay, everyone who's American and DOESN'T know who Barenaked Ladies are,
raise your hand. Anyone?
>...OMG who is this guy I almost bust a gut (and that's pretty hard for me
>to
>do) laughing when I saw this guy.
Okay, that comment is just plain rude. So you don't find John attractive.
Big deal. Tastes differ. That doesn't mean you have to go out of your way
to say mean things about the way he looks.
> > EW!!!!!!! Why would anyone even bother???
>
>Exactly. There simply can't be THAT many people in this world who thinks
>he's the sexiest man alive. If there are, then society as a whole has one
>heck of an eyesight problem.
Okay, Dexter already relayed my basic thoughts on this. If this person
thought that the poll was for "sexiest man alive," maybe he/she is the one
with the eyesight problem.
--
Eat your broccoli,
Nathan
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/
This Flansburgh guy isn't marketed entirely on his looks! How could he
POSSIBLY get any votes?
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From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: TMBG: In non-People news...
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 01:54:21 GMT
Okay, I think I've made my share of comments on the People poll. Now how
about something else? I'm going to try to organize information on future
TMBG releases. I know this has been overdone on this list, but not so much
recently, and, besides, what better to talk about on a TMBG list than TMBG?
Any additions and corrections are welcome.
Working Undercover For The Man EP
Release date: 16 May 2000
Songs: Working Undercover For The Man, Empty Bottle Collector, It's Not A
Game, Human Head, Rest Awhile, Radio They Might Be Giants Theme
Children's album
Tentative title: No!
Release date: Probably fall 2000
Songs: No!, Clowntown, 4 Of 2, Robot Parade, that "don't cross the street"
song
Next regular album
Tentative title: Unreliable Narrator
Release date: Supposed to be sometime this year, but They said that two
years ago, too
Songs: Cyclops Rock, Thunderbird, It's So Loud In Here, She Thinks She's
Edith Head, Working Undercover For The Man, Rest Awhile, Older, On The Drag,
Finished With Lies, Hovering Sombrero
Other Possibilities: Unreliable Narrator (if it actually exists), First
Kiss, SenSurround, Spitting Contest
Malcolm in the Middle soundtrack album
Release date: No idea
Songs: You're Not The Boss Of Me, other stuff They recorded for the show
(Don't Cry, Nice Is Good, Substitute Teacher, a bunch of instrumentals,
etc.)
Other Possibilities: Stuff not originally recorded for the show (Pencil
Rain, Why Does The Sun Shine?, Reprehensible, Till My Head Falls Off, etc.)
B-side compilation
Tentative title: Superfueled Freaksicle
Release date: Probably not anytime soon
State Songs Part 2
Release date: Considering how long it took to make this one, probably 2010
Songs: "Louisiana" is likely, since it's already been written. I can also
make 34 more educated guesses...
New video compilation
Tentative title: From Manhattan, in a Roundabout Way
Release date: Absolutely no idea
Songs: Brave New World videos (I doubt there will ever be audio-only
veresions of "King Weed" and "Cut The Strings")
Other Possibilites: Maybe that Rabid Child video?
Even newer "regular" album
Tentative title: Hitler's Life Savings
Release date: 2002
Songs: Istanbul Is Constantinople Again (a song about the new Pope's
attemtps to revive the Crusades), Shouting Match, Somewhat More Reliable
Narrator, Second Kiss, She Went Back To Being A Hotel Detective, Careless
Santa, Radio They Might Be Giants Update Theme, I Am So The Boss Of You,
Fish Heads, Rabid Death Metal Squirrel, All My Fans Hate Me
Second live album
Tentative title: No Passing Zone
Release date: I don't know
Songs: Rabbi Vole, Shoehorn With Teeth, Spitting Santa, Mr. Tambourine Man,
No Passing Zone Theme, a track made up entirely of crowd noise (for those of
you who complained about its lack on Severe Tire Damage), Moxy Fruvous Has
Much Better Shows Than Us, Heck Motel, Particle Man, I Have Learnt The Value
Of Human Sacrifice, Istanbul Is Constantinople Again (swing version),
Particle Man, a series of hidden tracks about various kinds of sandwiches,
Particle Man
Much newer "regular" album
Tentative title: Careless Santa at the Insect Hospital
Release date: 2004
Songs: After Hours Party At The Insect Hospital, Don't Worry Kyoko, Ham On
Rye (a popular favourite from the sandwich tracks), Now That I Have
Everything (totally remade), S-E-X-X-Y (Lauren Brigg Propane Stove Mix), She
Retired From The Hotel Detective Trade, Hidden Track, Raw Meat Hunter,
Cookie On A String, Exploding Moon, Thanks For The Wooden Nickels, 4 Of 2
(original version), No! (sexually explicit version), Sex In A Black Hole,
Coffee Slayer
--
Eat your broccoli,
Nathan
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/
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From: MikeTheGiant@aol.com
Message-ID: <14.32eed3b.2644d773@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 22:03:31 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
In a message dated 5/5/00 9:58:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
xornom@hotmail.com writes:
<< Working Undercover For The Man EP
Release date: 16 May 2000
Songs: Working Undercover For The Man, Empty Bottle Collector, It's Not A
Game, Human Head, Rest Awhile, Radio They Might Be Giants Theme
>>
All right...I don't know if I'm the only one out there that is upset that
They are releasing another "only MP3 EP" or not, but I don't like the idea.
I have no credit card, and my parents are anal, so I can't buy it. I don't
think that it's a very good marketing idea. Anyway, I can't wait until they
release an actual "CD".
Mike Stabile
"The very existance of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere,
someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there
on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.' " - George Carlin
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Message-ID: <20000506021636.73968.qmail@hotmail.com>
From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" <xornom@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 02:16:36 GMT
Mike Stabile:
>All right...I don't know if I'm the only one out there that is upset that
>They are releasing another "only MP3 EP" or not, but I don't like the idea.
>I have no credit card, and my parents are anal, so I can't buy it. I don't
>think that it's a very good marketing idea. Anyway, I can't wait until
>they
>release an actual "CD".
I agree; I don't like the idea much, either. Then again, it IS just an EP.
I hope it doesn't set a trend, making TMBG into an MP3-only band or
something, but there isn't any reason to assume that that will happen.
--
Eat your broccoli,
Nathan
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/
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From: MikeTheGiant@aol.com
Message-ID: <27.52b6af1.2644db64@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 22:20:20 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
In a message dated 5/5/00 10:18:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
xornom@hotmail.com writes:
<< Mike Stabile:
>All right...I don't know if I'm the only one out there that is upset that
>They are releasing another "only MP3 EP" or not, but I don't like the idea.
>I have no credit card, and my parents are anal, so I can't buy it. I don't
>think that it's a very good marketing idea. Anyway, I can't wait until
>they
>release an actual "CD".
I agree; I don't like the idea much, either. Then again, it IS just an EP.
I hope it doesn't set a trend, making TMBG into an MP3-only band or
something, but there isn't any reason to assume that that will happen.
--
Eat your broccoli,
Nathan
DinnerBell@tmbg.org
http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/
>>
At least I'm not the only one. I sure as hell hope that they don't start
releasing MP3's. If so, that would suck, mainly because, I won't be able to
hear their new stuff.
Mike Stabile
"The very existance of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere,
someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there
on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.' " - George Carlin
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Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000505222235.00970340@mail.clemson.edu>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 22:24:13 -0400
From: Adam Tyner <ctyner@CLEMSON.EDU>
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
Despite eMusic coming close to running out of cash, I'm guessing they're
giving the Giants lots of money to keep releasing these albums. TMBG are
known to have a net.savvy fan base, and since most of their fans seem to be
in their 20s, I'm sure they have credit cards... Though I prefer to have
something tangible, it doesn't really bother me much.
-Adam
At 10:03 PM 5/5/00 -0400, MikeTheGiant@aol.com wrote:
>All right...I don't know if I'm the only one out there that is upset that
>They are releasing another "only MP3 EP" or not, but I don't like the idea.
>I have no credit card, and my parents are anal, so I can't buy it. I don't
>think that it's a very good marketing idea. Anyway, I can't wait until they
>release an actual "CD".
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From: Kaylum@aol.com
Message-ID: <a6.3f49431.2644ddc9@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 22:30:33 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
In a message dated 5/5/00 9:18:18 PM EST, xornom@hotmail.com writes:
<< I agree; I don't like the idea much, either. Then again, it IS just an
EP.
I hope it doesn't set a trend, making TMBG into an MP3-only band or
something, but there isn't any reason to assume that that will happen.
I don't think that will happen, either, but I *could* see it happening if
they don't get a permanent label soon and if emusic offers them enough cash.
I'm sure emusic would like to keep releasing their stuff considering the
success of LTW, and wasn't emusic the ones who released that email announcing
that TMBG's next album would be released "in a few months"? Well, at least
we know No! will be released in (enhanced!) cd format.
Kay
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From: MikeTheGiant@aol.com
Message-ID: <96.46b7e4d.2644e679@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 23:07:37 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: In non-People news...
In a message dated 5/5/00 10:22:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ctyner@CLEMSON.EDU writes:
<< Despite eMusic coming close to running out of cash, I'm guessing they're
giving the Giants lots of money to keep releasing these albums. TMBG are
known to have a net.savvy fan base, and since most of their fans seem to be
in their 20s, I'm sure they have credit cards... Though I prefer to have
something tangible, it doesn't really bother me much.
-Adam >>
The funny thing is, I'm in my 20s and I still do not own a credit card. Oh
well, I'll just have to suffer.
Mike Stabile
"The very existance of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere,
someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there
on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.' " - George Carlin
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From: CallMeDoctorWorm@aol.com
Message-ID: <7c.52173b2.2644eb4a@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 23:28:10 EDT
Subject: Re: TMBG: ouch!
Final People Poll comments:
The "people" at People are evil. You heard me! Just plain evil! The fans of
the mainstream/T.V. pretty boy/bubblegum artist people are the REAL robots.
Basically, we have no chance against the People/AOL/Time-Warner/Playboy
Conglomerate.
"Screw the bastards."
Dr. Rick Worm
Chief of Surgical Staff
The Worm Clinic
Shaker Heights, Ohio
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Message-ID: <3913B4BC.3631@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 19:31:44 -0400
From: "K.C." <kless@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
Subject: TMBG: mp3 Albums (was In non-People news...)
Well here's an idea for all you credit card-less folks (I'm one too, but
my mom will buy me anything TMBG. I don't know why). Do you have friends
with credit cards? At least one? Give them and idea for an early or late
birthday present. Or maybe XMas if that's your sort of deal. The albums
aren't expensive or anything, well within even "cheapo" range for a
gift. If my mom told me no, that's what I would've done. And if you're
really so upset about the release, then tell Them, I'm sure they'd like
to know if fans really do appreciate the traditional type of CD album.
They probably already have an inkling of this, given the setup of the
WUFTM EP (buy mp3s, get mp3s and CD).
Lastly, whoever made up that list of future albums, don't forget Wicked
Little Critter. If that song never makes an album, I'm gonna be upset.
Peace out,
K.C.
--
K.C. Kless
"...I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side..."
Commissioner, Triumvir Fantasy Sports
Campaign Manager, OUK 2000
docworm@tmbg.org, docworm@icestorm.net
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