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From: jim@zeus.tamu.edu 
Subject: Re: Peanut Butter Conspiracy
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: questions
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:59:00 GMT

>This has been bugging me for a long time.  What album is the mini mart 
>song on?
> 
>It is in the spirit of the great filling station holdup, but NOT on the 
>box set.  


Well for those wondering, the song is "Peanut Butter Conspiracy" and is on
the album "White Sportcoat and a Pink Crustacean". It IS a terriffic tune!

Wonder if JB actually stops in such places.........

Jim

	"The wino and I know......"
From: fins@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Jason Young)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
Subject: RE: Favorite "Other" Groups
Date: 23 Nov 92 02:00:02 GMT
Organization: The Dark Side of Margaritaville, CATT, NCSU, NC

I am fan of all types of music, but most of my favs are jazz, classic rock
and country artists (favs other than Buffett you know!)

To mention a few:

James Taylor - He's a hometown boy that made big.  He's one of those artists
that transcend a lot of music genres. (Including all the aforementioned favs)
I thought it was fantastic when JB did "Carolina In My Mind" during his encore
at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre here in Raleigh.  I was hoping that JT would
do a little JB at his concert in Chapel Hell recently.  But hey, you can't
always get what you want right?

Eric Clapton - The greatest blues guitarist of all time (may be stretching 
that just a little for some, but IMO).

The Eagles - Another one of those groups that transcend a few music genres.


Billy Joel
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Kansas
Van Morrison
Pink Floyd
Garth Brooks
Reba McEntire
Eltohn John
Allman Brothers
Stanley Jordan
Randy Travis
Chicago (old)
FourPlay (jazz artists Bob James, Lee Ritenhour, Nathan East, and Harvey Mason)

and a few hundred others

Jason



#  Jason Adam Young    "All ironies are implied, if you need a damn         #
#  fins@catt.ncsu.edu   smiley face to figure them out, go to Chapel Hell"  #
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From: jdevlin@pollux.usc.edu (Joseph T. Devlin)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
Subject: Re: Key West Cruise
Date: 23 Nov 1992 09:40:47 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: pollux.usc.edu

Joe (Skunkin' Lush) writes:

>I, and a few of my college buddies, are planning a trip to the Florida Keys
>over Spring Break (Feb. 27 - Mar. 6).
>There will be a professional captain
>and we are looking  for some fellow PARROTHEADS to join in for a relaxing 
>week of Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Buffett.

  I just wanted to add my two cents here.  A couple of years back I basically
made the same trip.  8 of us rented a 39' beauty named the Feather Bed
and we spent a glorious week sailing around the Florida Keys.  One of us
was a licensed captain so we didn't need to "rent" one - saved some bucks.
We just took off early in the morning from Dickinson College (in PA) and
drove a van and a small car straight through to Miami.  
  We did this three years running - not always the exact same people -
and it was quite possible the most fun and relaxing times I had in
college.  I couldn't possibly recommend this more.  We played Buffett -
of course! - sailed, swam, and drank boat drinks at all hours of the
day and night...  And at night once you get away from Miami and all the
light noise, the stars shine so clearly and the luminescent jeely fish
glow in the dark warm waters... Ahh - it was amazing!  
  Wish I could join you again but it looks like I'll be somewhere in
the Caribbean this time and, as always, enjoying Buffett and boat drinks!
Party on fellow Parrotheads!

							- Joe

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
From: daryl@dman.b24a.ingr.com (Daryl Owens)
Subject: Re: Margaritas
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:55:17 GMT

|> I can either send it e-mail (for low responses in mail/net), or if 
|> everyone wouldn't mind, I could post it here to the group.

By all means, post it.  I think we all could stand to taste test the
perfect nectar.

- Dman -
Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
From: dwight@ssd.intel.com (Dwight McDuffee)
Subject: Re: Adventures in Paradise
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division (SSD), Intel
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:42:43 GMT



In <1992Nov18.215351.13208@cs.tulane.edu> Rick Boebel <boebel@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu> writes:

>There's a quote in a Buffet song
>the leaky Tiki' or something like that.  This is in reference
>to a TV show from the 50s and 60s 'Adventures in Paradise' that
>apparently both JB and I looked at and liked (we're the same
>age).  Does anyone know any cable channels or other means of
>distribution where some of these shows would be available?  I'd
>like to see if it was as good as I remembered?  

Actually, I think this is a reference to a rather obscure 1960's movie
called "I Sailed to Tahiti with an All-girl Crew."  The movie starred
none other than that famous film star Gardner McKay.  The name of the
boat in the movie was ... you guessed it, the Leaky Tiki.

"Hey hey Gardner McKay, take us on the leaky Tiki with you ... "


Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
From: finan@took.enet.dec.com ()
Subject: Re: Sailing Songs
Reply-To: finan@took.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:31:54 GMT



|>(Leslie Ellen Forte) writes:
|>the lyrics, so if anyone wants to give me their vote for most "sailingish"
|>Buffett song, or wants to post/send me the lyrics, I would be most thankful!
|>

Wow...where to begin ? I guess the most obvious is "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
a couple of classic lines:

	"As the son of a son of a sailor, 
	 I set out on the sea for adventure,
	 Expanding the view of the captain and crew,
	 Like a man just released from indenture"


or

	"The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains,
	 I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer"

===========================================================================
Tim Finan


			"If you ever wonder why we ride the carousel,
			 we do for the story we can tell..."

Newsgroups: alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
From: zxmfo01@studserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de (Leslie Ellen Forte)
Subject: Sailing Songs
Organization: Comp. Center (ZDV) U of Tuebingen, FRG
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:57:46 GMT

Hello,

I am putting together a collage of sailing pistures, trems, memories, etc. for
my twin sister who is very much into Buffett and sailing.  But alas, I am
stuck over here in Germany for a year, without my Buffett lyrics, which are at
home.  I wanted to include the lyrics to a Buffett song that has a very
"sailingish" theme to it, but I cannot a) decide which song, and b) find
the lyrics, so if anyone wants to give me their vote for most "sailingish"
Buffett song, or wants to post/send me the lyrics, I would be most thankful!

Leslie Forte (a misplaced Buffett fan in a country where NO ONE has ever heard
of Buffett!!!)

zxmfo01@student.uni-tuebingen.de

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From: landsea@typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu (Chris Landsea)
Subject: fun in the sun
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:56:23 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University -- Atmos Sci

Well it's snowing outside right now, BUT I'm comforted by the fact
that exactly a week from today I'll be down in Big Pine Key 
soaking up rays, drinking the margaritas everyone has posted while
I try to reason with the end of this year's hurricane season...

I hope everyone's jealous...

Chris


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: clamen@epas.utoronto.ca (Mark Clamen)
Subject: test
Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
Distribution: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 08:51:02 GMT
Followup-To: me...?
Summary: test
Keywords: I am sorry!

Just trying this out.  :-)
From: mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Cat-in-the-Hat)
Subject: Transcipts Wanted!
Organization: Mount Holyoke College
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:30:41 GMT


..sorry about that first post...donno what happened.

If anyone has Transcripts of Ren & Stimpy episodes, please *please*
send me a copy!

Thanks!

-Meko
mkofahl@mhc.mtholyoke.edu
From: ghosty@terapin.com (Noah Hanna)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
Subject: New episodes (11/21)
Date: 21 Nov 92 21:47:14 PST
Organization: BBS

>*SIGH*< I knew it had to happen, Bob Camp is in control and Spumco is prettty
much out of the creative circle. I personally thik that these new episodes
seriously sucked. And now theyve even got dependable animation too. Sigh. I'll
repost the old interview with Bob Camp just because I feel like it. Good luck
John K. wherever you are...

Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: seed@joker.mil.ufl.edu (Steven Seed)
Subject: Re: This week's episodes: Spumco back on track
Organization: Machine Intelligence Lab, University of Florida
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:31:12 GMT

In article <8XwNuB4w164w@jaflrn.UUCP> Don Becker <grendel@jaflrn.UUCP> writes:
>Well, after seeing "Haunted House" and "Mad Dog Hoek", I can see that Sven 
>Hoek was a temporary decline in quality. 

  You got it backwards man! They're off track now. Those two episodes were 
comercialized crap. Sven was great!! It had the same flare as the old stuff.
You need to take a look at posts from some real fans, because you don't get it!


Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: tlv@surya.cs.wayne.edu (Tania L. Velinsky)
Subject: Ren's tail
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:37:25 GMT


Question:

Does Ren have a tail?  It seems to me that in 99% of the shots of Ren
  that he is shown without a tail (esp. when he is undressing to bathe in 
  Space Madness and Nurse Stimpy), however, I have caught several
  glances of what I can only assume is his tail (when serving refreshments
  in Sven Hoek and a shot in Stimpy's Invention). What is the truth?
  Does Ren have a tail or not?
From: ghosty@terapin.com (Noah Hanna)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
Subject: Red and Stumpy
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:04:34 PST
Organization: BBS

I heard an interesting rumor, there will be a comic book parody of Ren and
Stimpy called Red and Stumpy, Stumpy being a fat cat with no limbs (hmmmm). Oh
well (lawsuit)...

  __     .  .     
 /_-host (/\)riter

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From: rsb9883@venus.tamu.edu (BOSWELL, RICHARD S)
Subject: looking for gif
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:44:00 GMT



Looking for a Ren-and-Stimpy gif. If anyone knows of one please post it
or send it e-mail.

Thankx,
Duker.

Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Cat-in-the-Hat)
Subject: Transcipts Wanted!
Organization: Mount Holyoke College
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:04:52 GMT
From: Don Becker <grendel@jaflrn.UUCP>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
Subject: This week's episodes: Spumco back on track
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 17:42:54 EST
Organization: The Wizzard's Cave, East Meadow, NY

Well, after seeing "Haunted House" and "Mad Dog Hoek", I can see that Sven 
Hoek was a temporary decline in quality. 
 
I knew Haunted House would be good when Stimpy said "This looks like a great 
place to kill 12 minutes!", and the antics with the ghost were classics!
 
As for "Mad Dog Hoek", I liked it mainly because it reminded me of the Bugs 
Bunny wrestling cartoons that were just so enjoyable!
 
Sorry so short, but I haven't much time.
 
--Don

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dave Van Domelen)
Subject: Re: Red and Stumpy
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 04:43:22 GMT

Yah, I posted about this a while back.  Red is a hemophiliac chihuahua and 
Stumpy is a quarduple amputee with the stumps still bleeding.  Oh be still my 
heart.
     The latest parody is Rank and Stinky, a rabbit and Pit Bull.
     Dave Van Domelen, this ranks up there with parodying Mad magazine
Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: mkofahl@MtHolyoke.edu (Yeovaud)
Subject: Re: This week's episodes: Spumco back on track
Organization: Mount Holyoke College
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:08:42 GMT

HERE HERE!!

Haunted House and Mad Dog Hoek stunk!

But I loooooooved Sven.

-Meko
"What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs, and over the neighbor's dog.."
 
Newsgroups: alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy
From: bturner@hpcvusc (Bill Turner)
Subject: Re: This week's episodes: Spumco back on track
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:25:14 GMT

Don Becker (grendel@jaflrn.UUCP) wrote:
> As for "Mad Dog Hoek", I liked it mainly because it reminded me of the Bugs 
> Bunny wrestling cartoons that were just so enjoyable!

I'm sure that people noticed the standard "Bugs Bunny" music in
different parts of this episode -- one of the parts I particularly
enjoyed.

The reaction to the famous sleeper hold was pretty good.

--Bill Turner (bturner@cv.hp.com)
HP User Interface Technology Division, Corvallis
Newsgroups: alt.fan.tom_peterson
From: pbray@envy.reed.edu (Peter Bray)
Subject: YAHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 05:05:36 GMT

YAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
What Portlanders are out there reading this?!??

Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.fan.tom_peterson
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:55:02 -0500 
From: Benjamin Rudd Schoenberg <bs26+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: YAHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!

Excerpts from netnews.alt.fan.tom_peterson: 23-Nov-92 YAHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!
by Peter Bray@envy.reed.edu 
> YAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
> What Portlanders are out there reading this?!??

WAHHOOHOOHOOHOOOO!
I'm reading this.  (On my Pittsburgh account, telnetting from my new
school in Seattle.)

Planning to be in PDX this weekend for Thanksgiving!  Going to Lloyd
Center (man is that place palacial now), and for contrast, Andy and Bax
(neat surplus store, check it out).
Anyone have any more interesting ideas for discussion?  What are the hot
issues in town?
-Ben
Blazers all the way this year!
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
From: daniel@netcom.com (Sam Daniel)
Subject: The Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Keywords: holmes doyle
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 06:43:30 GMT

Don't know if anyone has already mentioned this....  My local Costco
has 'The Annotated Sherlock Holmes' for $29.  This is probably true
for most other Costco stores around the States.

It's complete, and seems to have all the original Strand illustrations
as well as others.  An excellent value.
-- 
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1001 W. Maude Ave.  *          Voice:  1-408-235-2661
Sunnyvale, CA 95131 *     Disclaimer:  It's only my opinion, but it's
                                       a DAMN good one...
From: ggg9y@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Garth G. Groff)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:59:01 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia

ANNOTATED HOLMES

Last night I noticed the Annotated Holmes available at
Sam's Club (Walmart's membership outlet) for $19.95.  It
was the single volume edition.  So much for deep 
discounts.

~S
--
Garth (Haridas) Groff
"Not yet famous author"
ggg9y@poe.acc.virginia.EDU         Chant "Govinda Bohlo Hare"
From: rxv9839@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Bob Vogel)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
Subject: Re: BIG BAD JOHNNY
Date: 18 Nov 92 09:11:07 GMT
Reply-To: rxv9839@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology


          Thars a fungus
               Amungsus
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
From: mblum@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Cerebus)
Subject: Re: What are the MUST-HAVE reference works?
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:33:25 GMT

ewadams@netcom.com (Ernest Adams) writes:

>As you may know, Electronic Arts has recently released a computer
>game called "The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes," which has achieved
>critical success and been praised by Holmes aficianados as well.

>We intend to develop this into a larger product line, but in order
>to do this, it is essential not to have Holmes or Watson do anything
>which would be counter to their basic natures. Our question is this:
>what reference works, other than the Canon itself, should we consult?
>These should be the must-have works any serious Holmesian scholar
>would have, and be authoritative enough to be accepted by the
>Holmesian community generally.

>Can anyone provide advice?

Well, I can't help you with reference books, but I'd suggest watching
the television episodes of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett.  He is
by far the best Holmes ever (IMHO), and the two actors they've had
play Watson (David Burke and Edward Hardwicke) are very good, as well.
Given that you're making graphic adventures, these might help in other
ways than just the personalities.

-- Matt
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From: ewadams@netcom.com (Ernest Adams)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:19:05 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

Sure, some of the Holmes stories are better than others.

Some of the Bible stories are better than others, too: Genesis (good
science fiction) versus Revelations (bad science fiction), or the
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Dino de Laurentiis disaster flick)
versus the "begats" (David Lynch boring, irrelevant, incomprehensible
flick).

But it's still the BIBLE.

Ditto for the Holmesian Canon.
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From: clavazzi@nyx.cs.du.edu (The_Doge)
Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 15:55:51 GMT

In article <Nov.17.07.47.16.1992.11206@paul.rutgers.edu> orost@paul.rutgers.edu (Joe) writes:
>So what are "Copper Beeches"?  I kept looking for something metal.
>However, the dictionary now leads me to trees!
>
>According to the book: "A clump of copper beeches immediately in front of
>the hall door has given its name to the place."
>
	British place names can be fascinatingly enigmatic at times, and there
are certainly plenty in the Canon: Wisteria Lodge, Shoscombe Old Place, Abbey
Grange....  If you don't get an explanation from story context, the Annotated
is still a great source of information.  There have also been several books
published on Holmes' London (one very fine one by Michael Harrington, as I
recall).

>BTW, I just bought "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes" for $19.95 in a discount 
>warehouse store.  It is fascinating!  However, its size and weight make it
>somewhat unwieldy.
>
	Well, it wouldn't be my recommendation for a first reading of the
stories, and it really wasn't intended for that.  It's mostly used as a
resource by Sherlockians for papers and presentations.  I've used it that way
myself.

>I find it much more satisfying to read the story AFTER I see the TV show.
>Last week I read it BEFORE and it ruined all of the suspense to the
>show - I found myself just seeing how the show differed from the book.  I
>practicly knew every line they uttered!
>
	To the veteran Sherlockian, of course, seeing those characters come to
life is one of the great pleasures of watching a good dramatic adaptation,
which most of the Grenada shows are.  "Copper Beeches" is one of the better
ones, as I was reminded last night.  And what a stunning Violet Hunter!  It's
not hard to see why Watson's head was turned.  >:-)>

The_Doge
From: dsr@horus.cs.Virginia.EDU (Dana Richards)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
Date: 18 Nov 92 14:00:14 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department


>>BTW, I just bought "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes" for $19.95 in a discount 
>>warehouse store.  It is fascinating!  However, its size and weight make it
>>somewhat unwieldy.
>>
>	Well, it wouldn't be my recommendation for a first reading of the
>stories, and it really wasn't intended for that.  It's mostly used as a
>resource by Sherlockians for papers and presentations.  I've used it that way
>myself.

if i am rereading a story for a meeting i usually use an old trade edition
that i can mark up but if i am expected to contribute to the discussion
i will read the Annotated since it raises many interesting points and
keeps me from rediscovering the wheel.

i read the occasional SH story as a kid, however i was not interested in it.
when i was a grad student 15 years ago my wife gave me the Annotated.
i read it cover to cover.
so, unlike others who work up to the Annotated slowly, i began with it
and i felt as if i was catapulted into the fascinating world of Sherlockiana.
(my wife does not feel that it was wise purchase as i now have gone on
to acquire at least a 1000 volumes and as much ephemera, monthly meetings ...)

there is little excuse for not picking it up at $20 (even $25 other places).

dana richards
Newsgroups: alt.fan.holmes
From: ggg9y@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Garth G. Groff)
Subject: Re: Copper Beeches
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:15:39 GMT

COPPER BEECHES

I will probably get flamed for saying so, but some of
the stories are better than others.  Doyle wrote Holmes
stories to pay the rent--a sort of literary cash cow--
and some were rather poorly crafted, while others are 
gems.  I, for one, don't worry much about what's good
and what's bad.  I just enjoy the stories and the
characters as a pleasant diversion.

And yes, he did recycle some plot devices (like the
bust by the window).
~S
--
Garth (Haridas) Groff
"Not yet famous author"
ggg9y@poe.acc.virginia.EDU         Chant "Govinda Bohlo Hare"
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