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RE: (TV) archaeology of a fan



Santa Dog is going to shot me for recommending that GREAT collection of Live
Televison shows.
If I can be of any help.

Regards,

Micah 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis [mailto:dend@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 6:32 PM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) archaeology of a fan


I'm not Chelsea and I'm not really new here, but I was wondering how I can
get one of those Fun Packs.

>    NOw you must ask the question: What is THIS Santa Dog Fun Pack?
>
>    Trust me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Micah
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chelsea girl [mailto:pxe2000@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:40 PM
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Subject: (TV) archaeology of a fan
>
>
> > Chelsea, Welcome to the list! What we REALLY want to
> > know is whether or
> > not you have a copy of "Arrow" that you want to give
> > away. We're a very
> i wish!  sadly, the only live recording i have of
> television is _the blow up_.  while it's not as
> wonderful as _marquee moon_ (what is, really?), it's
> really fun to listen to and good to throw on at work
> (along with the lothars and abunai, some noisy local
> bands).
>
> a brief introduction:
> i first discovered television in the spring of 1998 --
> kept hearing that _marquee moon_ was among the
> greatest things to come down the pike since sliced
> cheesecake and finally got my hands on an affordable
> copy.  when i first heard it it was...okay.  i think i
> had the same problem many people do when they first
> see, say, _citizen kane_ -- that is to say, my mindset
> at the time was "okay, greatest
> punk/guitar/avant/whatever album of all time, surprise
> me."  its coldness put me off a bit.  a few short
> months later, i purchased a copy of _in the aeroplane
> over the sea_ and found that _marquee moon_ was
> sneaking into my cd clamshell when _aeroplane_ wasn't
> on my headphones.  part of it was, it gave my mind
> respite when i wasn't caught up in the cathartic swirl
> of neutral milk hotel.  it felt good to give my mind
> another thing to think about, specifically those
> gorgeous spiralling guitar solos that could be songs
> on their own.  damn.  it was so intense and it gave me
> goosebumps in a way i wasn't used; i'd never really
> marvelled over "geetar" bands before.
>
> one of the things that really impresses me about
> television is that their guitar sound isn't wanky.
> tom and richard aren't trying to play every note and
> every chord, just the ones that count.  and the solos
> are so melodic, never gratuitous.  plus, they have a
> great ability at a pop song.  love "venus" (though it
> makes me long for noo yawk).  incidentially, i played
> "marquee moon" for my mother's new husband, a
> classic-rock-loving guitar slinger who gave me a
> speech about how "it's all in the notes you don't
> play".  his response?  "wow, that was
> really...boring."
>
> i've gabbed on for far too long.  hi all!
>
> --chelsea
>
> =====
> chelsea the mod pixie*tugboat@channel1.com
>        http://www.pixievision.com
> "and if i was a word, would my letters number a hundred?
> more likely coarse and vulnerable, one-syllable anglo-saxon." -- d. boon
>
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