HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
Subject: Re: banjo query
Date: 5 Oct 92 16:56:33 GMT
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science

In article <1992Oct3.114744.43546@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Notice that (as Linn's book documents), at the time the banjo became
>ubiquitous, it (a) was being played in the "classical" style, rather
>like a guitar, and (b) spread among the middle class (university
>students especially).  It can't be that *this* is what survived in the
>Appalachians, because the Appalachian playing style was/is the original,
>"down-picking" style of the plantation while what spread into
>middle-class parlors was the new "classical" style, and also because people
>living in Appalachia wouldn't have been exposed to the essentially
>urban banjo fad.
>
The banjo was pretty ubiquitous in the country prior to the
classical craze in the city.  It was in every minstrel show
from prior to the civil war.  It was easy to make and to play.
It is quite natural that the white country people pick this
up from the blacks.  I don't see why there is any mystery to
it.  Appalachian music has black roots as well as British
ones.  Look at songs like "Gospel Plow", "In the Pines",
and even a lot of black blues that people like Doc Boggs did.
The banjo also was good for playing modal tunes, which a lot
of the old stuff was.


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Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
From: buckley@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (BUCKLEY  CHARLES RAY)
Subject: Re: location of towns?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 08:43:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep23.213836.15810@husc3.harvard.edu> ndrose@husc8.harvard.edu (Nathan Rose) writes:
>Can anyone tell me the location (ideally by county) of any of the following
>towns?
>
>Renfro Valley, KY
Rockcastle county

>Wooten, KY
unknown

>Cane Hill, AR
Washington County

>Harrogate, TN
Claiborne County
>
>Thanks.
>
>Nathan Rose

don't blame me if they are wrong - I got them from telnetting to the geographical
 database at martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000.

Charles Buckley
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From: largeman@aol.com (Beefta LargeMan)
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
Subject: Banjo Materials
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:23:18 GMT
Followup-To: alt.appalachian
Organization: HeadGuy Software

I have a friend who made a great sounding fretless 5-string from salvaged
materials. He used a pot lid for the resonator, a toilet flange (the part 
a toilet is bolted to) for the tone ring, and an old drum head skin. The
neck
he found in a woodpile, and shaved it down himself. He did cheat and BUY a 
set of real pegs & strings. 

He's been playing it for about 15 years now. It still sounds wonderful. 
Any other odd banjos out there?
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
From: pkteagarden@bobcat.lmc.edu (Phil Teagarden)
Subject: Re: banjo query
Organization: Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:50:05 GMT

In article <1992Sep26.090636.43363@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>Tom Streeter said something earlier about "getting the traffic up" so
>I hope readers won't mind something a little extraneous.

>I have long had the dream of, some day, when I retire maybe,
>researching and writing a really good book on the history of the
>banjo.  (I'm a player (old-time styles) but not yet a researcher.)

>The history of the banjo in America is a mysterious history in some
>ways.  One of the major problems is: how did the instrument get from
>being a black plantation instrument to being a white Appalachian
>instrument?  If some of you who know the history of the area have any
>insights into this question, I'd be grateful for them.

>And by golly--how I do envy those of you who live in the area!  I
>can't even get to the Mt. Airy festival because it's too far away...

>********************************** +.............................+
>*- Ken <miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>* :All opinions expressed herein:
>*There is no privileged position.* :are my own and are not to be :
>*      -God, Derrida, others    * : attributed to my employer   :
>********************************** +.............................+

I might be able to help you a little.  Cheryl Heaton, Professor of English
at (I think) a Jacksonville University, (Florida) has written a short 
history on the banjo.  I have it someplace but will have to look high and 
low for it.  You might be able to contact him directly through the 
University.

(P.K. Teagarden, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, N.C. 28604)
From: logout@ucaussie.berkeley.edu (Beefta LargeMan)
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
Subject: Forword Joke re: Banjos
Date: 29 Sep 92 22:14:03 GMT
Followup-To: alt.appalachian
Organization: UCB

I haven't much to add to the history of the banjo, except this joke:

Q: What's the definition of a gentleman?

A: A man who knows how to play the banjo but doesn't.

(Just a little B-grass humor, very little)
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
From: wex@cs.ulowell.edu (Paul M. Wexelblat)
Subject: Banjo traffic kills another news.group
Originator: wex@bigmax.ulowell.edu
Reply-To: wex@cs.ulowell.edu
Organization: Univ. of Lowell CS Dept.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:38:50 GMT


Having noted the precipitous drop in traffic since the subject of Banjos
was raised, I wish to issue the following warning:

Raising the subject of the Banjo in virtually any group will
severely impact the viability of that group; withess the demise of

alt.humor.banjo
rec.music.folk.banjo
sci.sex.banjo
alt.pix.folk
comp.sys.gibson
comp.strings.five
(curiously, comp.strings.four thrives)
biz.banjo.jokes

It appears that some person posts a banjo joke, and the thread
persists until nobody can stand it and all unsubscribe.

Dont let that happen here

Friends, do you know waht the appearance of a single banjo joke
can do to your town?  (oops -- news.group)

....
-- 
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

	...Wex
Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
From: streeter@cs.unca.edu (Tom Streeter)
Subject: Scratch 'n' Dent Beemer
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
Distribution: world  
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:12:40 GMT

BMW is breaking ground on their new assembly plant in Spartanburg Co.
South Carolina.  A question occurred to me this morning:  are they 
going to really get into the spirit of being a factory in the south and
have an outlet store?


:-).



-- 
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Dept. of Mass Communication                 |   704-251-6227
University of North Carolina at Asheville   |   Opinions expressed here are
Asheville, NC 28804                         |   mine alone.
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: travis@athena.mit.edu (Richard T Atkins)
Subject: luge
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:35:10 GMT

A luge board. Some one else in here has a luge board?
Finally, someone who likes to go fast on a board instead of a bunch of flippity
tricks.
Do you salomn?

travis@athena.mit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M. Jones)
Subject: Re: flying,dying stopping,hopping
Organization: Super Dimension Fortress - Public Acess Unix - Dallas, Tx.. 
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 13:45:01 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.133808.588@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT, ANDREW) writes:
>Tell me what is the generally accepted way of coming to ground if you skate
>suddenly stops when your going down a hill at 70k ? This happened to me once
>and i decided to go for a roll instead of landing on my feet.. apart from a
>nice gash on my hand i was ok.. anyone managed to break 10 metre shuttle
>records coming of a deck ? my best would have been about 50kph


the roll method works for me... parking garages are great fun... I've
jumped off my board before I hit a wall.. but I hit the wall anyways.


-- 
Stephen Jones - SysAdm/SDF - 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org
From: MAB195@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: RE*What in hell?
Date: 2 Oct 92 19:19:40 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

I second what he says, no one says anything worthwhile on here, what the hell
is the Diversion, or whatever the fuck it is, shit doing on alt. skate-board,
lets stop talk shit and start talking shop, my three cents,
SK8 NAKED
From: 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M. Jones)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: luge
Keywords: z
Date: 5 Oct 92 20:33:25 GMT
Organization: Super Dimension Fortress - Public Acess Unix - Dallas, Tx..

>How about going fast while doing a bunch of flippity tricks?

is it still okay to take one foot of the board and do a shove-it (360/180) 
I don't want to be unhip with the kids.



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Stephen Jones - SysAdm/SDF - 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org
From: met@gdwb.oz.au (Murray Theyers)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Luge
Summary: Luge
Keywords: Luge
Date: 5 Oct 92 02:03:20 GMT

-- 
Murray Theyers        |              | Systems Planning Branch
Email: met@gdwb.OZ.AU |              | G.D.W.B
Phone: +61 52 262568  |              | 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong
Fax:   +61 52 213132  |              | Victoria 3220 Australia
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Greetings.
From: sralsto@eis.calstate.edu (Scott)
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:58:40 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

I feel like a smurf standing in a sunlit grove.  I have seen the light.
There is a skateboarding news group! And it was good.

Skateboarding is so beautiful when done correctly. The finesse.. the
technical aspect.. the CONTROL. I'm so hopelessly addicted. And there is
so much to learn! So what if I just learned how to do pressure flips,
which were the vogue move of a couple of months ago, those tricks are
tangible and very reachable if due practice is applied. I don't see how
this has mutated into a pep-talk, but obviously it has. So, everyone out
there, persist in your learning. Do not give up.
From: mitchy@media.mit.edu (Mitch Henrion)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: re:thrasher address
Date: 28 Sep 92 17:44:49 GMT
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory

>From: 900361p@ace.acadiau.ca (MICHAEL CHARLES PIERCEY)
>
>You loser.

I see we have a friendly reader amongst us.   ;-)

Mitch
From: bones@p2012.f75.n3603.z1.FIDONET.ORG (bones)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: What in hell?
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 92 22:15:00 EDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3603/75.2012 - Psycho.FidoNet.Org, Clearwater FL

                            FUCK YOU TOO

      I happen to be a hard core thrasher asshole.  When I hit pavement I slam so fucking hard the ground shakes.  I don't like Nirvana.  I'm a Megadeth fan, dick.  I also don't wear pads to protect my 8-layers of skull. I think I speak for everyone on this line, FUCK YOU JIZZLOBBER!!!


                     BONES

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Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: dfx@nuchat.sccsi.com (dFx International Digest)
Subject: Re: EMBARCADERO
Keywords: LOCALS?
Organization: South Coast Computing Services, Inc.
Distribution: us
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 02:15:03 GMT

In article <afarquha.1.717430916@cs1.uct.ac.za> afarquha@cs1.uct.ac.za (A J Farquharson) writes:
>To all Emb locals
>I was up in SF in Jan this year to make my pilgrimage to the Embarcadero.
>Where the hell were you guys ??.

 Ha.. what a tourist.

 January? San Francisco? There's a good reason nobody was outside and it's not
 too hard to figure out really. Everyone was at Harrison's..

>P.P.S. VERT SUX 

 Yeah, whatever you say. I bet you're just a TOTAL vert demon too. People
 who say it sucks are generally complete no life morons who look down from 
 the deck and faint. Such a mature and respected statement..  I hear lots
 of pros going "Hay man..vErT suX! LetZ alL slAlom inSted!".
From: met@gdwb.oz.au (Murray Theyers)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: luge
Summary: luge
Keywords: luge
Date: 5 Oct 92 05:08:03 GMT

I am having a bad day today with my last 2 posts getting munged :(
so I will try again. I have built my own sled based on some pictures
from an article in Thrasher a couple of years ago. Are there any other
land lugers here in Australia or am I the only one?
Could someone send me some details regarding the Land Luge Racing
Association if they still exist please. Any discussion or observations
on the sport would also be welcomed as I am kind of lost down here
in Australia all on my own. Thanks in advance, Murray.

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Email: met@gdwb.OZ.AU |              | G.D.W.B
Phone: +61 52 262568  |              | 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong
Fax:   +61 52 213132  |              | Victoria 3220 Australia
From: met@gdwb.oz.au (Murray Theyers)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: luge
Summary: luge
Keywords: luge
Date: 5 Oct 92 04:25:04 GMT

Thanks in advance,
Murray.

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Murray Theyers        |              | Systems Planning Branch
Email: met@gdwb.OZ.AU |              | G.D.W.B
Phone: +61 52 262568  |              | 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong
Fax:   +61 52 213132  |              | Victoria 3220 Australia
From: jackg@bears.ucsb.edu (Jack Greenbaum)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: flying,dying stopping,hopping
Date: 1 Oct 92 00:59:11 GMT
Reply-To: jackg@ece.ucsb.edu
Organization: /usr4/research/jackg/.organization
In-reply-to: HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU's message of 29 Sep 92 13:38:08 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.133808.588@lugb.latrobe.edu.au> HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT, ANDREW) writes:

   From: HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT, ANDREW)
   Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
   Date: 29 Sep 92 13:38:08 GMT
   Organization: La Trobe University

   Tell me what is the generally accepted way of coming to ground if you skate
   suddenly stops when your going down a hill at 70k ? This happened to me once
   and i decided to go for a roll instead of landing on my feet.. apart from a
   nice gash on my hand i was ok.. anyone managed to break 10 metre shuttle
   records coming of a deck ? my best would have been about 50kph

I prefer to slide, taking a clue from motorcycle racers. In a roll you
have the possibility of braking bones due to flailing limbs. In a slide
you run the risk of asphalt burns, but if your going that fast you'd be
a fool not to be wearing leather or several layers of denim. In a
foot-first slide you also have the opportunity to absorb the shock of
hitting any stationary objects in your path. 

If you are standing up the trick is to GET TO YOUR BUTT. If your in a
tuck then your half way there. I hit a reflector doing >20 mph wearing
only slip on Van's and a pair of Levi's (no gloves or shirt, yes I was
foolish as it was nightime too) and managed to pull this one off. It's
especially cool if you eventually plant your feet and stand up before
your slide is over.

The other high-speed crash I had involved hitting reflectors with my
luge-board at >45mph, (about 70 kph). All I got was a broken finger and
a hole in one of the two pairs of Levi's I was wearing. I slide on my
butt for about 30 feet, ending up against the curb and right next to a
parked car. Oh to be young and suicidal ...

Anyone in net land ever downhill in Palos Verdes, CA?  

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Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: bryanj@pell4l10.alleg.edu (Jason Bryan)
Subject: RE: LUGE
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 19:24:59 GMT

ericr: What is your address?  I have some E-mail 4 ya'.   bryanj
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: bryanj@pell4l14.alleg.edu (Jason Bryan)
Subject: Re: flying,dying stopping,hopping
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:37:11 GMT

In article <BvLnJ2.8Ex@sdf.lonestar.org> 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M.  
Jones) writes:
> In article <1992Sep29.133808.588@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>  
HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT, ANDREW) writes:
> >Tell me what is the generally accepted way of coming to ground if you  
skate
> >suddenly stops when your going down a hill at 70k ? This happened to me  
once
> >and i decided to go for a roll instead of landing on my feet.. apart  
from a
> >nice gash on my hand i was ok.. anyone managed to break 10 metre  
shuttle
> >records coming of a deck ? my best would have been about 50kph
> 
> 
> the roll method works for me... parking garages are great fun... I've
> jumped off my board before I hit a wall.. but I hit the wall anyways.



RIDE VERT         MedIA ASsassin

> 
> 
> -- 
> Stephen Jones - SysAdm/SDF - 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: 900361p@ace.acadiau.ca (MICHAEL CHARLES PIERCEY)
Subject: RE*What in hell?
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:41:46 GMT

And your mother too!
From: HCHA8904593X@LUST.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT, ANDREW)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: flying,dying stopping,hopping
Date: 29 Sep 92 13:38:08 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Tell me what is the generally accepted way of coming to ground if you skate
suddenly stops when your going down a hill at 70k ? This happened to me once
and i decided to go for a roll instead of landing on my feet.. apart from a
nice gash on my hand i was ok.. anyone managed to break 10 metre shuttle
records coming of a deck ? my best would have been about 50kph
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: rauch-erik@CS.YALE.EDU (Erik Rauch)
Subject: Re: luge
Keywords: z
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 00:46:19 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.203510.4593@athena.mit.edu> travis@athena.mit.edu (Richard T Atkins) writes:
>A luge board. Some one else in here has a luge board?
>Finally, someone who likes to go fast on a board instead of a bunch of flippity
>tricks.

How about going fast while doing a bunch of flippity tricks?


Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: 900361p@ace.acadiau.ca (MICHAEL CHARLES PIERCEY)
Subject: RE*WHat in hell
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:21:13 GMT

Megadeth?  You loser.  Oooooh, listening to some top-40 big hair metal band 
sing about nuclear war makes you some sort of "Hardcore" punker.  Move to 
the magical world of rollerblades where you belong.  And your mother.

				STUMPY

PS. how old are you now?  15?
From: 900361p@ace.acadiau.ca (MICHAEL CHARLES PIERCEY)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: RE*Luge
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:54:11 GMT
Organization: Acadia University

Luge?  Lugeing is for wimps.  Real men stand up and skate.

Actually, I don't care, just wanted to rile a few hairs.

			Stumpy
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: byron@athena.mit.edu (Jack Miller)
Subject: Re: Greetings.
Organization: SKaters At Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 19:29:19 GMT

In article <BvIvBE.2K2@eis.calstate.edu> sralsto@eis.calstate.edu (Scott) writes:
>Huh?  This can't be dead.  Tell me it isn't so... ?

	I have had a real hard time following the last six or seven
posts, so here's a post that may have something to do with SKATING.

	As a recent recipient of a free deck and wheels, can I just
say that new free equipment rules in hell.

	Now that I have a new deck I can spend $50 on something else.
:-)

			--Halloween Jack, still in awe over Jose's backside
					  50/50 through the curved bench

Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
From: michael@monitor.com (Michael Johnson)
Subject: re:a letter from campus security
Reply-To: michael@monitor.com (Michael Johnson)
Organization: Monitor Company / IE
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 21:24:12 GMT


In article <92269.123618IO10902@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> tim jones  
<IO10902@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>> and the benches are no longer being damaged and pedistrians walking
>> on both sides of the Union/Hauck Auditorium areas are no longer in
>> fear of life and limb!
>>                                  :-)
>>                                             Charlie
Dear Charles P. Chandler, Jr.,
I know some pedestrians but I don't like them much.
P.S. - you suck.
                                    :-(
                                               Mikey
...
> I just thought i'd share that with you, and by the way,
> it isn't stopping me.

Dear Tim,
Yeah!

(P.S. - don't worry, in the interest of not getting you in trouble, I didn't  
send this to bonehead's e-mail box, although I _wanted_ to...)

...
michael@monitor.com
< insert your favorite disclaimers here >
From: 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M. Jones)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: What in hell?
Date: 5 Oct 92 20:36:24 GMT
Organization: Super Dimension Fortress - Public Acess Unix - Dallas, Tx..

(bones) writes:
>                            FUCK YOU TOO
>
>      I happen to be a hard core thrasher asshole.  When I hit pavement I slam so fucking hard the ground shakes.  I don't like Nirvana.  I'm a Megadeth fan, dick.  I also don't wear pads to protect my 8-layers of skull. I think I speak for everyone on this line, FUCK YOU JIZZLOBBER!!!
>
>
>                     BONES
>

the movie: Mr. BaDass...

shit.. doesn't he know that heavy metal sucks???  all those hardcore types
who mosh mosh mosh while listening to dri... wierd... so they call
dead kennedys pussy punk rock and we just laugh at them.


-- 
Stephen Jones - SysAdm/SDF - 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org
From: bw462@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bucky Whaley)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: What in hell?
Date: 2 Oct 1992 23:19:45 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bw462@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bucky Whaley)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, 900361p@ace.acadiau.ca (MICHAEL CHARLES PIERCEY) says:

>Hey, I thought this was supposed to be alt.skate-board, not alt.geeks 
>listing s.f. parties and star trek fax.  Wotta crowd of losers.  How do you 
>fall safely at high speeds?  You don't, you fucking limp-wristed pansy!  You 
>smash into the pavement and pray that you can pick the rocks out of your own 
>pussy-white-not-through-puberty-think-nirvana-is-the-best-hardcore-band-
>around-transworld-has-such-nice-pictures-skinny-loser-ass.  Wake up.

oh just what we fucking need:  more police.

-- 
Bucky Whaley
bw462@cleveland.freenet.edu
From: sralsto@eis.calstate.edu (Scott)
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board
Subject: Re: Greetings.
Date: 3 Oct 92 01:40:25 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

Huh?  This can't be dead.  Tell me it isn't so... ?
Newsgroups: alt.skate-board