Re: Lost Archives & Other / RE: (TV) Indigestion

[Jay <piazzasanmarco@yahoo.com>]

i think i was one of the earlier members, but i cant
REmember

--- "Casey, Leo J" <Leo.J.Casey@Volpe.dot.gov> wrote:

> >We had the list on another service for its first
> year, and 
> >lost all of our archives when they merged with
> another company. 
> 
> If we ever create a time-capsule for future
> generations of fans, 
> of the MM List messages (& 'The Wonder') buried next
> to Tom, or 
> an electronic version in internet-cyber-hyper-space,
>  The Archives 
> can [with a just little work] be totally complete.
> 
> Shortly before all of the first year of MM Archives
> were lost when 
> servers were changed, I printed out all of the
> posts.  I believe 
> there are 1,087 of them.  Besides being of
> historical interest most 
> of them make fascinating reading.  
> 
> There's one very early post in which a member after
> hearing how many 
> members there were writes:  
> "That's great---not too big, not too small--nice and
> cozy ...".)
> Then shortly thereafter, some crazed member says
> that he's got a bunch 
> of articles & interviews of the band and that he'll
> post them. 
> (It wasn't me as I didn't join until April 2000.)
> 
> So, I had better move the cardboard box of them in
> my attic to be on 
> the safe side from squirrels who shredded and ate a
> lot of my grad 
> school notes.
> 
> >I'd say you could buy me a drink in NYC in May, but
> it's now looking 
> >very unlikely that I'll be able to make Tom's gig
> :(
> 
> That's too bad Joe as Philip is hitching a free ride
> from Fresno on 
> private Red Sox jet carrying San Diego Padres 3rd
> string catcher, Doug 
> Mirabelli to Boston via NYC. 
> 
> Leo
> 
> As of today, no listing of any scheduled Boston show
> for Verlaine's tour.
> 
> However, my [good] sources say that these shows will
> be all-instrumental 
> (with no songs performed from "Songs And Other
> Things" except for 
> 'A Parade In Littleton' and 'Peace Piece').  But
> that's ok with me as 
> I've decided I prefer 'Around' to the new vocal
> album.    
> 
> 
>       
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tv-owner@obbard.com
> [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On Behalf Of Phil
> Obbard
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:20 AM
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Subject: Re: (TV) Indigestion
> 
> Nah. We'd have no control over the archives, the
> tech service, etc.
> We had the list on another service for its first
> year, and lost all
> of our archives when they merged with another
> company. 
> 
> Joe does a great job -- I probably owe him another
> bottle of wine
> (after 5 years of service!)
> 
> --Phil
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