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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:06:09 -0500
From:         The Chrome-Plated Megaphone of Destiny
              <ALEVIN@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU>
Subject:      Genesis of the Prince

From: crispen <crispen@EFFTOO.BOEING.COM>
Subject: RE: Genesis Live: Good disc/Bad disc

>As you're looking at Genesis, don't forget the video of the _Mama_
>tour.  We've got this, and IMHO it's a dandy.
>
>Was that ever released on CD?  Is that _Seconds Out_ or one of the
>other ones you mentioned?

No, Seconds out was from the 1976/1977 tour. This was the last one to feature
Steve Hackett on guitar.
Mama was recorded on the 82 or 83? tour. After I saw Genesis last May, I was
kinda bummed out that they didn't do "In the Cage" so I went home and put the
Mama video on at 3am.

From: Jeff Schoby <S113236%UMRVMA.BITNET@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: RE: PRINCE & NPG
>Adam, If you don't like Prince that is fine, but you do not have to insult the
>people like me and Darice like him.

1) I didn't insult you and Darice, I made fun of Prince.
2) It's my right to express my opinion.
3) If you are as easily insulted as that, you've joined the wrong list

>  Prince is a rather unique individual, yes.
>However, he is probably one of the most talented musicians there has ever been.

A very naive statement.

>How many POPULAR artists write, produce, and perform all of their own stuff.

I couldn't give a shit about popularity. Popular usually means crap.

>At least he's not 'Milli Vanilli' which was an embarrasment to us all, I'm
>sure.

It didn't embarrass me. I despised them and their music from the get-go.

>But anyway, he IS a very talented musician and should be given the
>respect he deserves, I'm sure you couldn't do any better!

Another very naive statement. I'm not saying I'm "better." Even if I was, your
statement is unqualified as you have never heard MY music before.

> Save your top ten
>lists for the David Letterman show, this is no place for that kind of ignorance
>and only makes U look bad

Actually, buddy boy, you're looking to play the part of the fool right now. Oh
yes, "YOU" is spelled Y O U.

Please explain to me what I was being "ignorant" of? You seemed pretty damn
ignorant in your original post where you were bitching about how we all talked
about other types of music, and not your precious Prince. You come off as
ignorant of music as a whole when all you want to talk about is one artist.

>  "May U live 2 see the dawn." - Prince
   "May the wind at your back never be your own" - anonymous

P.S. For the humour impaired: The above quote was a joke.

From: Jeff Schoby <S113236%UMRVMA.BITNET@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: RE: PRINCE & NPG

>Len, I believe someone once said that opinions were welcome on this list?

Yer damn right buddy, I was expressing mine and you couldn't take it.

>I was just voicing mine....you don't have to insult me,

You have awfully thin skin. You seem to have the impression that every
statement where someone is disagreeing with you is an insult to you. Don't be
so self-centered! I was insulting Prince. As I stated before, you aren't going
to last long on here unless you stop acting so touchy.

> Adam's list wasn't even funny.
> Don't get me wrong I like silly stuff, I'm a BIG Monty Python fan
>but Adam's list wasn't even funny....

Really, I got replies from several people who liked it. Just goes to prove,
taste in music as well as humour, differ.

>Don't crucify people for their opinions.

Exactly!

-Adam, the newbie slayer