HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: hanssgen@iras4.ira.uka.de (Stefan Haenssgen)
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk,alt.folklore.computers,rec.humor,de.talk.jokes,de.talk.chat,eunet.jokes,misc.misc
Subject: New COMPUTER SONG COLLECTION 1.3 available!
Followup-To: alt.music.filk
Date: 4 Jan 1993 16:39:09 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: iras4.ira.uka.de
Keywords: super hyper ultra whatelsedoyouwant song parody poem folklore computer


Just in time for 1993 -- a new version of the

... Computer Song Collection !!!


                      COMPUTER SONGS AND POEMS
                      =====<version 1.3>======
                      ------30-Dec-1992-------

     (Song and poem parodies with computer related subjects)

 collected & reformatted by Stefan Haenssgen <hanssgen@ira.uka.de>


This is the first new edition since May, but I've been busy with
my master's thesis and all... If I get as much feedback as last
time, well, I promise to be faster with the next version ;-)
Thanx a lot to all who contributed to this collection!


This time I won't post the whole collection because it's now about
220kB long, and that's a bit much for people with slow modem
connections.

Instead, I've put the file on anonymous FTP. People with no access
to FTP can use one of the FTP Mail services (ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com or
bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu - send a message saying "help" to them for
more information).

You can fetch the file

  at    iraun1.ira.uka.de (129.13.10.90)
  in    /pub/doc/computersongs-1.3.Z            (compressed text, 98k)
  or    /pub/doc/compsong.13                    (plain text,     218k)

(login "ftp" or "anonymous", enter your mail address as password)

I've also put those files on  ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9)  in  /tmp
where they will last for about 7 days. Please prefer this connection
if you're not in Europe.


Feel free to redistribute the file, and ...

One final remark: I collect postcards, so if you like this file
and think I deserve a small favour, how about sending me a nice
postcard? 8-)  I'd appreciate it very much! Really!
My address for the next few years is:

                Stefan Haenssgen
                Nuitsstr. 2c
                DW-7500 Karlsruhe 21
                Germany

Enjoy!

        Stefan


PS:  Any suggestions/contibutions/ideas welcome!
PPS: Please don't ask me to mail you the file - use ftpmail instead.
PPPS:Followup to alt.music.filk


-- 
      ,-----,------,--,--,   Stefan Haenssgen, Comp Sci, Uni Karlsruhe, Germany
     /     /      /  /  /   Email: haenssgen@ira.uka.de or uk0w@dkauni2.bitnet
    /  ---/-,  ,-/  /  /   IRC: sth   Phone: +49/721/593910   Fax: hoo nose
   /     / /  / /     /   Snail: Nuitsstr. 2c, W-7500 Karlsruhe 21, Germany
  /---  / /  / /  /  /   <I collect postcards from all over the world *hint* :>
 /     / /  / /  /  /   "Use the SOURCE, Luke!" (Return of the RedEye Nights)
'-----' '--' '--'--'   "I feel a great disturbance in the SOURCE"
From: Shadow.Spear@f236.n271.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Rush Limbaugh
X-Sender: newtout 0.06 Jan  3 1993
Date: 10 Jan 93  17:29:00

<We have witnesses who say Richard Sarner spoke to Shadow Spear
about Rush Limbaugh on 12-28-92  16:09>
 SS->  SS-> ... We need filk in Yorktown! We need filk in Yorktown! We need
 SS->  RS> Would you settle for visiting it in Williamsburg?
 SS->    Not if I don't have to. I would like it to be REALLY close. ;)
 RS> 
 RS> Was that a volunteeer wanting to host a filk session in his home? :)  

I would be more than happy to.  There are, however, a few problems.

The most important of which is SPACE  <grin>.

Oh well.



... We need filk in Yorktown! We need filk in Yorktown! We need filk in Yo
--- FMail 0.90
From: Mark.Perew@p201.f208.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Filking the Taglines
Date: 4 Jan 93 21:37:55 GMT
X-Sender: newtout 0.06 Jan  3 1993

In a message of <Jan 03 12:48>, J-Mag (1:106/2000.25) writes: 
 >Thursday December 31 1992, William Hughes writes to Charlotte Jerscheid:

 WH> Chorus:

 WH> Alive, alive-o
 WH> Alive, alive-o

 >Cryin' "Cockels and mussels

 WH> alive, alive-o."

 WH> Verse: [don't quote me...]

 WH> In Dublin's fair city
 WH> where the girls are so pretty

 >I first set me eyes
 >On sweet Molly Malone

 >She wheeled her wheelbarrow

 WH> Through streets broad and narrow

 >Cryin' "Cockels and mussels,"

 WH> alive, alive-o."

 ><chorus>

 >She died of the fever  (pronounced favor)
 >And no one could save her
 >And that was the end
 >Of sweet Molly Malone

 >Now her ghost wheel's her wheelbarrow
 >(last three lines same as above).


I think that as a wee lad I learned a verse that went:

She was a fishmonger
and sure 'tis no wonder.
Her mother and father
were fishmongers, too.

And they wheeled their wheelbarrows
through streets wide and narrow
crying, "Cockels and mussels.
Alive.  Alive-o."

<chorus>

--- Mark Perew  Mark.Perew@ofa123.fidonet.org


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Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
From: rafe@cix.compulink.co.uk (Rafe Culpin)
Subject: Pentatonic
Reply-To: rafe@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 18:53:00 +0000

If anyone is coming to Pentatonic (5-7 Feb), you may be interested in
some fan meetings:

The London filkers meeting (social, not singing) is the week before,
Friday 29 Jan, at the 'Three Compasses', Cowcross St. Turn left out
of Farringdon tube station, the pub is on the right.

The main London fan meeting is the day before the con, Thursday 4
Feb, at 'Hamilton Hall'. This pub is inside Liverpool Street station
(a main London terminus), on the upper level. We meet in the upstairs
bar.

For more information contact me as rafe@cix.compulink.co.uk or by
phone on 081 521 3784 - International +44 81 521 3784; or the convention
Email address: dholladay@cix.compulink.co.uk

Rafe Culpin
From: Harry.Smothers@f281.n120.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Rush Limbaugh
X-Sender: newtout 0.06 Jan  3 1993
Date: 08 Jan 93  16:43:00

 On 01-05-93 beth diane garfinkel wrote to All... 
 
 bd> Organization: Indiana University 
 bd> From: bgarfink@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (beth diane garfinkel) 
 bd> Message-ID: <C0DFLt.ICE@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> 
 bd> Newsgroups: alt.music.filk 
 bd> 
 bd> In <n1301t@ofa123.fidonet.org> Shadow.Spear@f236.n271.z1.fidonet.org 
 bd> writes: 
 bd> 
 bd> By the way, does anyone know the words to "A Grazing Mace?"  If so, 
 bd> please e-mail me. 
 
It's in the FilkFiles!  Order yours today!  Ask Kay Shapero how!

 
... OFFLINE 1.43 * At least firefighters still make house calls! 

--- DCQwk/T.A.G.  1.5
From: Mark.Perew@p201.f208.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Re: Filking...I'm new to the
Date: 4 Jan 93 21:35:59 GMT
X-Sender: newtout 0.06 Jan  3 1993

In a message of <Jan 02 09:04>, John Creasey (1:102/524) writes: 
 >Really, I'm Wagner tired of you picking on each other. We ought to
 >Dvorak this from the echo, and return to suite topics. Are you through
 >Grofe`-ing up this mess.

Oh, no!  Are we Bach to the Mozart-rella thread again?

--- Mark Perew  Mark.Perew@ofa123.fidonet.org
--- Mark's Information Repository and Funtime Emporium (1:103/208.201)


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From: Kay.Shapero@f524.n102.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Filk, Filk, And More Filk
X-Sender: newtout 0.06 Jan  3 1993
Date: 05 Jan 93  10:31:05

On <Jan 03 11:44>, David Rust (1:282/341) wrote to Kay Shapero:

 DR>As for posting my own filk, I can sing and write lyrics, but have 
 DR>no talent with any musical instrument.  I also just got into this 
 DR>about a year ago.  Any suggestions?

Well, it doesn't matter what musical instrument you can or cannot play;
you can't play it into the echo anyway... :->  So feel FREE to post
lyrics, and if they're sung to a known tune please let us know what 
tune they're to. 

--- msged 2.06
From: pmangiafico@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Rush boots in DC area?
Date: 8 Jan 93 08:49:10 -0500
Distribution: world
Organization: Georgetown University

Yeah, another request for boot tapes/CDs. I don't have any but have 
been reading so much about them on here and TNMS, and I'd like to get 
my hands on some, mostly just to hear live versions of stuff like 
Natural Science, Cygnus, The Camera Eye.

I'm in Washington, DC. If anyone knows where to pick up Rush boots in 
the DC area or has some they want to sell or tape for me, I would love 
to hear from you. I'm particularly interested in Over the Europe and 
La Villa Strangiato.

Thanks much.

Paul Mangiafico			pmangiafico@guvax.georgetown.edu
From: dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu (Dan Delany)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Visions
Date: 7 Jan 93 19:27:45 GMT
Organization: Shinola Industries: We know the difference.

Wow!  rorvig@plains.NoDak.edu typed...
> If anyone has this book, would you please e-mail to me or post the
> isbn number? I would appreciate it. Thanks.
> 
> Rorvig@plains.nodak.edu

From the FAQ:  (which, incidentally, will be posted in it's entirety this
coming Sunday)

   Rush - Visions: The Official Biography (c) 1988
   By Bill Banasiewicz (The B-Man)
   ISBN: 0-7119-1162-2    94 pages
   From: Omnibus Press
   Distributor: Music Sales Corporation
   Order number: 44387 (that's what my copy says, anyway)

   Some copies of _Visions_ have this address for Music Sales Corporation:
                24 East 22nd Street
                New York, NY 10010
   (I've been informed that mail sent to this address gets returned.)

   Other copies have this one:
                225 Park Avenue South
                New York, NY 10003

   I don't know which address is correct.  If you find out, tell me.
   
-- 
Dan Delany                                              dan@rat.csc.calpoly.edu
  "If Bob can't figure out his VCR, he'll never be able to figure out women."
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: trice@brtph330 (Tony Rice P885)
Subject: Re: RUSH!
Organization: Bell Northern Research, RTP, NC
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:25:19 GMT

? wrote:
: RUSH sucks shit. End of story.

Fear not Rush fans.  This little dweeb probably wrote a shell script that
posted to all the alt.music and alt.fan groups with this trash.  I just
hope the postmaster@news.yale.edu is listening.

Perhaps we should send postmaster@news.yale.edu some mail . . .

=======================================================================
Tony R. Rice                                     Bell Northern Research
Systems Development Environment Support      Research Triangle Park, NC
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
trice@bnr.ca          "    GO     "        Opinions are my own, & don't
mrmidi@aol.com           HOKIES!             reflect those of BNR or NT 
=======================================================================
From: jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Caress of Steel
Date: 12 Jan 93 20:48:38 GMT
Organization: Boston University Physics Department

In article <C0r65p.7Lv@acsu.buffalo.edu> v129j6ed@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (This is F.U.N.) writes:
>In article <106855@bu.edu>, jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger) writes...
>>In article <C0q6Ez.GF1@acsu.buffalo.edu> v129j6ed@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (This is F.U.N.) writes:

>>>If you are referring to "Roll the Bones", the weakest of the Peartian albums,
>>>then you are gravely mistaken.  Even "Presto" is weak compared to their own
>>>standards.

>>Compared to their own standards? I think not. Care to elaborate?

>They stated themselves that "Hold Your Fire" was the highest point they could
>reach in the direction they were on.

They've also said similar things about 2112, Hemispheres, Moving
Pictures. Thus one could say that by their own standards, any album
after 2112 is weak compared to their own standards. The point is that
there a best albums "in the direction they were on" up to those albums.
After those albums their direction changes, and the subsequent albums
are not therefore weak.

>  After that, their music seemed to be more
>simplified, almost standard. I really like several songs on "Presto", but as an
>album, I found it weak.  It felt that they were really not trying.  


>"Show, Don't Tell" - it felt very standardish, and the title did not fit their
>                     usual style of titles.  It could have been used by another
>                     band

I don't think so. And who cares if the title is novel!

>"WarPaint"         - it felt like a pop song so much that I wondered who did it

I might confer on that one. Of course the same might be said of "New
World Man" and several other tunes throughout the years.

>"SuperConductor"   - I can't remember how it went because I haven't listened
>                     to it for so long.  

It was a joke that perhaps you didn't get. Ever note the dropped beats?

>I consider these to be the dregs of the album.  "Roll the Bones" was even a 
>bigger dissapointment.  This album only produced 5 good songs. (50%) 

You forgot the IMHO :)

>I have not had this happen to me since "Rush".  Even today, I am not sure which is
>worse.  

Bummer.

>What this all comes down to is that their creativity has finally drawn thin.
>They are being complacent with lesser quality material.   

Or so it seems...

I personally think "Ghost of a Chance" might be their best song (as a
_song_ rather than an instrumental) ever. "Bravado" is also very good.
I personally see no such lowering quality.

Thanks for the opinion though!

Gregg


-- 
Gregg Jaeger (jaeger@buphy)  Dept. of Physics (and Philosophy), Boston Univ.
"You see, the quantum mechanical description is in terms of knowledge" -Peierls
"One can _not_ put the psi-function... in place of the... thing" -Schroedinger
                   _De gustibus non disputandum_, NOT!
From: wipperma9340@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: 666
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:40:36 -0600
Summary: The Satan thing again
Reply-To: wipperma9340
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Some people seem to be wondering about the arrangement of dice on the RTB
cover.  Did you notice the 666 that makes up the top of the R and S?  I think
this definately proves that Rush is dedicated to Satan.  Consequently, all Rush
fans are going to burn in hell.   I'm sorry, but there is nothing you can do
about it.  You're doomed.

Yours etc,

The Analog Kid
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: feygin@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Alexander Feygin)
Subject: Re: Roger Waters (I know it's not Rush - read the disclaimer!)
Reply-To: a-feygin@uiuc.edu (Alexander Feygin)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 17:46:31 GMT

brownea@cc.uvcc.edu writes:
} Great music.  Roger Waters (if you don't know) is from Pink Floyd, but I thin
} he does a generally better job on his own (I love both of these releases, but
} only liked 'The Wall' and 'Dark Side of the Moon').  The really interresting
} thing is that both are stories throughout.  
} 	Any comments?

my comment is that the whole was far better than the parts...
although roger's solo albums are good they dont compare to the
stuff he did with pink floyd.  check out Wish You Were Here,
Animals, and if you liked The Wall--the Final Cut.  Also get
the new album, Amused to Death.  It feels a lot like the Final
Cut although his voice sounds awful on it.

Sorry for the non-rush content.


-- 
  Alexander Feygin      "This species has amused itself to death"
 a-feygin@uiuc.edu                -- Roger Waters

The opinions expressed above are those of the author and not CCSO
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: cmermag@eng.umd.edu (Christopher Mermagen)
Subject: An enjoyable Rush weekend on 98 Rock for a change
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 23:16:46 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: ~r

Hey there,

I normally don't listen to 98 rock anymore since they have gone
soft, but I tuned in friday night, and found out that this is a
RUSH/REM superstars weekend. I personally don't like REM, but what
happens is ever half-hour they play a rush song followed by an
REM song, or vice-versa.. I heard some good tunes like the Trees,
Kid Gloves, Marathon, amongst many that you normally don't hear.

One thing I would like to see is a bit on the Radios like they
have for Zeppelin ("It's Zeppelin o'clock") where they play
a block of em, or 'The Beatles break'.. I figure they could
call it 'RUSH hour', and play a block of RUSH. oh well, mayble
I will write in to some stations around here.

enuff 4 now..
seeya bye-
Chris
From: jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Rush over europe
Date: 4 Jan 93 14:51:17 GMT
Organization: Boston University Physics Department

In article <16B4B127D6.NETOPRBL@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu> NETOPRBL@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu writes:

>I just picked up the new live Rush CD Rush Over Europe and the sound is really
>incredible. There is no location listed on the disc and I wonder if you'll
>help me out here. Thanks!!!
>                               Hans


So far as I know no-one has identified the location of this show...


                                Gregg


-- 
Gregg Jaeger (jaeger@buphy)  Dept. of Physics (and Philosophy), Boston Univ.
"You see, the quantum mechanical description is in terms of knowledge" -Peierls
"One can _not_ put the psi-function... in place of the... thing" -Schroedinger
                   _De gustibus non disputandum_, NOT!
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: geddy@leland.Stanford.EDU (Scott Schaefer)
Subject: Working Man Question
Keywords: Working, Men, Geddy, Alex, John
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 93 04:45:14 GMT


Sorry to bust up this oh-so-stimulating Caress of Steel discussion, but
I have a question.

The syrinx lyrics server says a line in Working Man is as follows:
"Take myself out a nice, cold beer"

I've always thought the line made more sense as:
"Take myself out an ice cold beer"

Where do these syrinx lyrics come from?  Are there official printed lyrics to
the first album somewhere, or did somebody just listen carefully and
transcribe?



OK, that's it for my question.  You can return to regularly scheduled
CoS vs. HYF bickering now.

sjs
From: strega@hardy.u.washington.edu (The Analog Kid)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Rush over europe
Date: 4 Jan 1993 19:59:48 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.u.washington.edu


> So far as I know no-one has identified the location of this
> show...

I thought that this was the Rotterdam show - the same as is on the 
"Atmospheric Holland" CD.

Randy Haskin
strega@u.washington.edu
From: wipperma9340@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Rush Box Set
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:29:53 -0600
Summary: " . . . I bet they know a lot about the spirits of the radio."
Reply-To: wipperma9340
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <cubsfan.726439239@camelot>, cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu (Michael Silverman) writes:
> In <1ihvhoINNg3q@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> ST403027@brownvm.brown.edu () writes:

> I think if they Boyz handled it themselves, a good Rush boxed set
> could include about 4 CDs...much better song selection, and a good
> helping of unreleased stuff, both live and studio. Also, the booklet
> should contain extensive liner notes and anecdotes, maybe like
> a combo of the LedZep book and the Bob Marley one.  Package it up
> real neat, slap a $50.00 price on it, and watch them fly off the
> shelves!

I don't think that "unreleased Rush studio stuff" exists; Rush has never
recorded a song that is not on an album.  That's what Neil told me, anyway.

Yours etc,

The Analog Kid

P.S.  I'm getting really excited about the 12 inches of snow that good 'ole 
Iowa is suppossed to get tonight.  SL City got two feet over the weekend.  
By the way, is anyone out there from SL City.  I think it's a cool town.
From: tgrupe@watnxt11.ucr.edu (Todd E. Grupe)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Yet?
Date: 8 Jan 93 16:28:58 GMT


So, are they recording yet?  The last word I heard from a Geddy interview  
was that work would begin on the new album around December, with a  
projected release around March or April.  I'm starting to worry about my  
Rush withdrawal symptoms.

TG

--
tgrupe@watserv.ucr.edu

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Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: rivit@shell.portal.com (Russell Michael VanTassell)
Subject: Re: Rush Box Set
Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/973-8091 (data)
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 08:04:48 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.230444.21166@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> khiggins@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ken Higginson) writes:
>In article <cubsfan.726439239@camelot> cubsfan@camelot.bradley.edu (Micha
>l Silverman) writes:
>
>>Well, considering Chronicles was released *without* the consent of
>>the band (it was put out by Mercury in a desperate last minute money-
>>grubbing maneuver after Rush switched to Atlantic) I think that sometime
>>in the next year or two, Rush could put out a high quality boxed set
>>that would satisfy fans and sell well.

Hmmm... Something I didn't notice right away... but is Mercury owned by
Atlantic, or am I thinking of something else?  (Sorry, maybe I'm just a
little naive on this subject)

>>I think if they Boyz handled it themselves, a good Rush boxed set

I would bet you're right... they would certainly bring together a set
that would be worth picking up!!!

>Either release this stuff so everyone can buy it, or don't do it.  I
>personally don't think it's fun trying to keep up with these $60.00
>imported CD's that contain one different track.

I think you missed something, or my tired brain's playing memory lapse
on me, but most, if not all of the European copies are <bootlegs> --
meaning they tend to be unauthorized reproductions of material.  Since
the US tends to be pretty tough on things like that, it is only released
in other countries, where it is harder to enforce  (don't ask me too
much more about it, I now longer live with a lawyer's
daughter/secretary... <grin>)

Also, can you please try to <not> quote an entire message when it is not
pertinent?  It tends to get a little difficult to read -- not to admit
long winded.  Thanks...  (No flame intended)

RiViT

--
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RiViT@shell.portal.com                                      russ@mce.com
               Is a juggler just a talented individual...
                  or a schizophrenic playing catch...
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