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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 09:10:55 EDT
From:         "Michael H. Bloom" <MHB@MITVMA.BITNET>
Subject:      More hallucinations about buildings and food

From:         Jeff Preston <bt979@CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU>
Subject:      Re: The Fabulous Sequel

>   Also it seems to be better for creating than the actual performance
> end. You might fumble a little when you're stoned, but the ideas that
> somehow come out of your gourd can be real revelations.

There was a very wonderful band called This Heat, back about 12 years ago,
whose modus operandi was to get punishingly stoned, set up the tape recorder,
and jam. They'd come back and listen to the tape about three weeks later and
look for good bits-- but, having found them, they wouldn't attempt an exact
recreation of what they had played (since they'd originally played it in such
a profoundly altered state, it might not have been possible anyway), they'd
just use that texture as a basis on which to write a song.

> And then, the wall took a deep breath, and the clock went away!  ;)

Heh. Did you ever hear the original musique concrete version of "What's Become
of the Baby" from the Grateful Dead's _Aoxomoxoa_, concocted by Phil Lesh and
Tom Constanten tripping their brains out on STP? I think it's great fun, and I
think the band were a bunch of weenies for leaving all that noise off the CD.
Fortunately, the CD of _Anthem of the Sun_ is closer to the original drug-addled
mix than to the '70s conservative retrenchment remix.

>   And as you can see, these folks who have tried these evil drugs
> definitely represent a threat to family values. HA!

Again, heh. I'm profoundly disgusted at the recent spectacle of Marilyn Quayle
attacking Hillary Clinton for being a successful career woman with political
opinions of her own. Actually, Dan would make an ideal trophy wife-- he's trim,
blonde, and docile, and stands to inherit a pile of money.

From:         "Leonard Watkins" <ISTS024@UABDPO.BITNET>
Subject:      sinead

> Just curious what are your thoughts on her STAR SPANGLED BANNER ordeal
> at wherever she was performing. Would you have met her demands ?

On the one hand, I'm against any kind of requirement to demonstrate patriotism
in public, especially where it's irrelevant to the business at hand. You want
me to sign a loyalty oath before letting me look at classified missile data,
well, okay, but you want me to pledge allegiance to the flag just to attend a
rock concert, man, that's absurd.

On the other hand, Sinead agreed to perform at this venue, and I think she's
contractually obligated to deliver that performance, unless she's physically
incapacitated. I don't like lawyers particularly, but it would certainly be
awful tempting to sue her whiny ass.

From:         Sonia Kovitz <skovitz@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Loreena, Loreena!

> Carol, I have gotten really interested in Loreena from what you've said here.
> Where do I start (as one of those drooling newbies)?  Sonia

Warner Bros. has released _The Visit_ in the States, and it got sent to all the
major record reviewers (not me, though, I had to get my copy from Carol). So if
you have a used record store in your neighborhood where all the music critics
trade in their promo copies, you will probably find several dozen barely used
copies, probably filed under "New Age"-- pretty comical for music that dates
back to the 14th century or so. (If you don't have such a store, there's a good
one in my neighborhood.)

In a previous article, watson@HG.ULETH.CA (weasels ripped my dress) chides n.n.:

>Stay away from the alcohol?  I'll admit that this is not the type of music to
>accompany a beer swilling rally.  But, a nice glass of good wine or port,
>perhaps some other homemade pagan liquid...

I guess this demonstrates that one man's mead is another's poison.
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