Name: I should care
@like a ghost i'm haunting you
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 23:58:47
Comments:
opened blue, print blue...she sure looks good on you.
shimmering, SHIMMERING!!!!
Happy Halloween, and make sure to stop by mad mona's
she's giving out some awesome candy tonight!!! Wake me
up when the werewolves come out to play.P.S. Don't forget to play those organs tonight,
Love, The Phantom of the Opera
Name: Freddy
@steely knives
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 23:12:44
Comments:
A Nightmare on Greenflower Street...You did remember to
get the beer, right? ooopps.
Name: Geena
boy, is my face red
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 16:44:24
Comments:
Kinky
that was supposed to be an exclamation point...sorry
Name: Geena
Funky Cold Medina
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 16:32:05
Comments:
Kinky:
That was a loaded question, but i can see some improvement and you're doing a great job?
Name: LT Fan
#56
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 13:39:02
Comments:
Mayor Rudy, I'd rather get caught screwing an intern, and having to go through an impeachment hearing,rather than to mess with Kinky.Are you really from Pa? If so ,you do have some big balls going on as one of the toughest Mayor's in one of the toughest cities in the country!
I guess living in dumbfuck, Pa. you have never seen Lawrance Taylor up close if so you would'nt be talking shit about him.
Name: fezo
res.ipsa.loquitor
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 07:51:04
Comments:
Ruby: whoever owned the rights to the album design could sue you. best bet would be to find out who owned the rights to the design in which you were interested and try to obtain a license (in exchange for a cut of the revenue from hat/shirt sales) to use the design.
open question is who owns the rights to all the album designs, could be the record company, could be artist who did the design, or could be Donald and Walter, or any combination thereof.
Dr Mu: Great ACC light bulb jokes, brightened an otherwise gross day at work
Name: Clas
@ the countryhouse
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 05:03:37
Comments:
Damn Kinky, how did you know? I was hoping to get a couple of thousands from this bartenders hits. Well, there went my New Orleans trip.
By the way, I sold your song. Got fifty bucks, it's not much but it's dogfood for two weeks.
Name: this is your captain smoking
no, I mean speaking
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 01:17:35
Comments:
ooopps!!! Sorry about posting twice. I just got back from Amsterdam (they dont check the crew at customs heehee )
Name: this is your captain speaking
and smoking
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 01:11:43
Comments:
Big Fan, You the man! Forget the urine tests. Just go to www.testclean.com. I'm a commercial airline pilot and havent had my tests come up positive yet!Do you think you could get me John Glenn's autograph?
Name: this is your captain speaking
and smoking
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 01:09:44
Comments:
Big Fan, You the man! Forget the urine tests. Just go to www.testclean.com. I'm a commercial airline pilot and havent had my tests come up positive yet!Do you think you could get me John Glenn's autograph?
Name: El Rev
@yardbird's suite
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 21:49:23
Comments:
Got a case of TNT...pause...oopps...wrong again.
Anyone else got a "orange" pumpkin? Ida?
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 21:20:41
Comments:
Ruby: I would imagine that the order of songs on any new release is cause for discussions amongst artists involved in a project. How the songs suit them, and how the various offerings intertwine. Is it a personal thing, how it appeals to them, or do they try to get into the head of the listener to provide the ideal listening experience. I hope they do it for themselves.
Your particular preferences, as outlined, would be superb - Energy derived from listening to "perfect" music is hard to duplicate.
Ruby, are you going to New Orleans? Really? Do me a favour? Find the perfect B&B, or Inn, with an old fashioned tub, second floor balcony and a view of the night life. Have a soothing, steamy bath, and soak away the day. Then, after you are ready to relax in an easy chair or couch, pour a couple of glasses of Jim Beam or Southern Comfort, and beam me down to your place. We can get a slight glow on, and people watch. "On the Dunes" can waft through the background. "Ruby, pour me another glass of that fine amber nectar."
Name: peg
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 20:59:39
Comments:
Big Fan: that was funny! Thanks for making me laugh tonite, I needed that.
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 19:58:37
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLanders!!!
Yeah, I kinda sorta think I got it, y'all. If you haven't visited Oleander's, Edd Cote's, or Tomas Broberg's websites, you most certainly have some most unfortunate SD deprivation. Gang, these are GREAT, a lot of time, work, and money went into their composition----and a fantastic tribute to the two best composers/arrangers in the biz-----Walter and Donald. Helluva experience to know that so many cherish these two dudes and their music as much as we do.
Wondering if Donald and Walter ever come into St. Al's "room" and watch how we are? Kinda sociopathic, kinda weird, kinda sorta like Don and Walt---LOL!!!
Keep-it-up, wear your fez, take more doses of Viagra----keep getting laid to the sensuality of Steely Dan's very sweet music and enjoy!!!!
Saludos!!
Michael
; )
Name: Kinky
smelling my prickly pear
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 19:33:21
Comments:
Mayor Rudy - Yeah, a "pumkinfest" would sound like a great time to someone that lives in Podunkville, PA. I'm also not surprised that someone from your geographic location would have such a hard time with the obvious. You see, the REAL Mayor Rudy, the mayor of MY city, would have seen that I was merely defending myself. In fact, the REAL Mayor Rudy would be wondering (just like I am) what the fuck you're even talking about. And, he would most definitely sue you for defamation of character (if nothing else) and probably suggest that you change your name to something more appropriate for where you live... like, say, Elmer Noodnik.
Lester - I guess if you didn't know the Rock & Soul Revue CD existed after almost seven years, you WOULD think Brian Sweet's book rules.
Gold Keith - I sent Clas my '97 version of "Your Gold Keith I". If you're worried about him taking all the proceeds from your songs to buy a computer for his home and air fare to New Orleans, I've got a great entertainment lawyer. He says no one can fuck me, not even Steely Dan.
Lisa - Did I say King Crimson? I thought I said Bob Telson.
Geena - Are you trying to say that I'm not an equal opportunity flamer?
Josie - I have no doubt that you're a very nice nitwit. However, you were wrong about me. I am an extremely happy asshole. Hell, I have a great life, and I wouldn't trade it for anyone else's on this guest book... well, except for maybe Oleander's.
Stranger - I guess you're saying that you've got to be one miserable son of a bitch to like me. But, hey, what cheap red wine drinker isn't?
Name: Lester the Nightfly
Back from the dead
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 19:07:34
Comments:
Just got done with Brian Sweet's book, and it rules. Mainly, it is a great source of information. I had no idea that the New York Rock 'n Soul CD existed. Now I own it. I would love to be able to find the Trans-Island Skyway CD single with the Home at Last live version. Or maybe it's Tomorrow's Girls. Any help with this one would be appreciated. All I want for Christmas is a '99 tour. Au revoir.
Name: Jesus
childhood friend
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 17:57:58
Comments:
My dear RubyBaby,
I remember. And you are very welcome. :)
Name: Santa's Techno Elf
talking with my butt cheeks
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 15:03:20
Comments:
Hey guys why not make the new one CD+G compatible.
If you don't release this thing before ol' white beard makes his rounds, your missing some big time marketing strategy monies.
I know money is not the object here, I know, it's the music, butt
if it sells well, just maybe Roger can be in charge of the sound on the next tour. What ever you do, skip the "multi-designed hidden in brown paper" marketing fiasco, Led Zepplin did on their In Through The Out Door. By the way, Santa digs The Fez.
Name: Clas
Crackfest? Nobody told me!
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 14:57:58
Comments:
Roy/Minah/Geena/Lisa/Ruby/Oleander:
I'm v vv very ssssscared now, you're not gonna steal my music?
Geena - be happy, it's Friday!
Name: RubyBaby
t@ke me by the hand...
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 14:39:28
Comments:
Karl Oskar: Du lymmel! Skall vi upptacka? (Dock inte idag - jag har huvudvark.)
Eviva: Way to GO! I like this Josh of yours already. Looks like you're in for a fun life! Is he into Steely Dan at all? Most of us have non-dan loving S Os. Mine bears the rating of dan-tolerant.
Oleander: You're the Dancing Queen! We need to make up a new dance and name it after you. How about to the tune of Bodhisattva?
Geena: Now I'm excited! I can't wait to sample all that Cajun cooking! There's only one thing I dread - the humidity. My hair will rival KinkySoNSo's. Are sun hats in fashion? Let's use fabric paint and make Steely Dan hats.
fezo: Can they sue us if we make Steely Dan hats that look just like an album cover?
YGK: How's the guy with the smooth, sexy voice? Fully recovered from the operation yet?
I thought of an idea - why not compromise, and send just one little snippet from a composition? That way, if Clas is true to his words, you'll be a part of the gb cd, and if he's not, then you only risked a tiny fragment. Just an idea...Jesus: Thank you for actually doing what you said you could do, but I couldn't. I'm eternally grateful! You changed history for me, proving again that you are the MASTER.
rb
Name: Mayor Rudy
campaign season
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 14:23:55
Comments:
Geena: The pumkinfest sounds like a great time. I`M sorry i couldn`t make it, but one of our neighborhoods (Harlem) was having a festival called Crackfest and Lawrence Taylor former N.Y. Giant great was the Grandcracker of the festivities. Kinky : What`s your problem pal? Do you get your rocks off giving Geena a rough time, she doesn`t bother anyone, but you do !Your starting to become annoying to others,but that is probably what you want.
Name: Big Fan
home@last.com
Location: Anywhere, CT USA
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 12:16:18
Comments:
M. C. P.: www.tunnelrecords.com Good Luck!
Tiny: I apologize. My life is boring. I live in a town of about 4000 men, women, children and animals total; in a square area about twice the size of Manhattan. I am an almost 40 engineer, so by definition I live a boring life - but you know that from reading Dilbert, and I assume you can read since you did read my other post. I don’t post often because my life is boring, and I try not to make derogatory statements about others. I don’t live in an exciting foreign country or city like NY or LA - although this is cyberspace - so I could be anyone or live anywhere. I can tell you that John Glenn is alive today because I approved the drawings, blueprints and hardware that are keeping him breathing right now. I personally touched every part that that does this.
Since they check our pee here, beer is about the only vice left. I am sure no other guestbook posters have ever enjoyed a beer (except YGK who I have seen have a few) and have the luxury of working in retail or the arts so they can try anything they like (sorry that is not meant to be a slam). I also hunt and fish, enjoy college football and basketball and ride a Harley, but these are boring things as well. I did not realize that enjoying SD was limited to non boring activities, especially based on some of the Guestbook posts of late. Please let me know what you do for non boring activities and what non boring topics you write about so that I can get a better a better clue.
Name: Larry
totellthetruth
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 11:18:39
Comments:
Freakin- Forget about that book anyway. 90% of the shit in there is probably half truths and mostly bull-shit. It surely is not my bible.
Name: Freakin' Puerto Ricon
Writing My Own Book, El Steelo El Danno Rockanuedo!
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 10:32:36
Comments:
Wow, I thought I could get information about Steely Dan here.
Now I learn I have to buy a book. Well, I'm heading up a research and development team here in Ranchos Valley.
Plenty of Paote Buds and Tequilla worms for everyone who wants to help.Thinking about starting up a Steely Dan Dance Team. Count, do you think you could book us a gig for a 1/2 time show at a Cowboys game? I think Jerry Jones is a Steely fan.
Hey caveman, how are the squirrls? You know it's hunting season!
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 10:13:01
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!!
Big Fan: What is the address, phone number, website, etc. for Tunnel Records?
Agree with you on the 1970's boot sets Mock Turtle was looking for which I have.
Saludos!!
Michael C. Packard
; )
Name: tiny fan
high on batteries
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 09:12:38
Comments:
Big Fan, is that all you ever do is drink beer and talk about boring things?
Name: Little Fan
@ncaa.com
Location: Rockville , MD
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 09:00:08
Comments:
Duke is puke, Wake is fake, but the team I hate is NC State!
Name: Big Fan
here@westernworld.net
Location: Anywhere, CT USA
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 08:10:20
Comments:
YGK: Has the girlfriend put the Beemer away yet or is it still a hot ride?
NCAA Basketball: I think this is UCONN’s year. Most of the residents of this state still have nightmares of Christen Laitner’s shot. Coach K told a group of reporters last year the whoever won that game was going to be champs - too bad they were both in the same region. This is UCONN’s turn for a "homer" since east regional is in Boston - no more getting shipped to NC to play NC or LA to play UCLA in the regionals.
M.C.P. I’ve been waiting for a copy of the Saratoga concert from Tunnel Records for about a year, along with those Gaucho outtakes. They’ve always delivered before. Patience is a virtue.
Mock Turtle: With the changes at Tunnel Records it hard to say who can get 70’s concert CD’s. Three I have gotten from them in the past are (in order of goodness):
Los Angeles 1974 March 20, 1974
Memphis Blues Again, April 30, 1974
Metal Leg San Diego, CA March 9,1974 and Irvine, CA March, 10, 1974Well next week is the big one. I’ve got the keg of Spaten Oktoberfest on ice already. Announcement of the release date of the new one would be a perfect present.
Name: DrMu
where neon bends (er...Leon's Benz)
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 07:01:40
Comments:
Fezo: Here ya go:
How many ACC students does it take to change a light bulb? Well
At Duke it takes two. One to change the bulb and one more to explain how they did it every bit as well as any Ivy Leaguer.
At Virginia it takes four. One to screw in the bulb, and three to figure out how to get high off the old one.
At Clemson it takes five. One to change it, two to talk about how Danny Ford would have done it, and two to throw the old bulb at South Carolina students (or Tommy West).
At Wake Forest it takes six. One to change it, two to mix the drinks, and three to find the perfect J. Crew outfit to wear for the occasion.
At FSU it takes seven, and each one gets credit for four semester hours for it.
At UNC it takes eight. One to screw it in, and seven to discuss how much
brighter it shines during basketball season.
At Georgia Tech it takes eleven. Ten to study problem, check the wiring and power supply, and to propose alternate designs of a longer life bulb, and one to call a friend a Clemson to find out where to buy new bulbs.
At NC State it takes fifteen. One to screw in the bulb, two to buy the Skoal, and twelve to shout, "GO TO HELL, TAR HEELS, GO TO HELL!!!"
At Maryland it takes five. One to screw it in, and four to convince ":yooz guys" they are a Southern school and they do it better than "those damn Yankees".
Name: YGK
mhunter@bear.com
Location: New York, NY
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 06:46:56
Comments:
Kinky: So hey, don't you just get off on all these people talking about you? that was an awful post, until I realized that you weren't serious at all.
Legal types and friends thereof: thanx for your concern and consideration - I had a very unfortunate experience back in '82 in California, which makes me extra sensitive/careful, expecially when an overseas 'blind submission' CD is ripe for abuse - Iu've never been the recipient of one of his phone calls or e-mails. I mean, what is the benefit to Clas, to produce the CD for other people that he has never met? C'mon, if you pull yourself away from the situation a bit, and imagine telling the 'post fraud' story, wouldn't you nod your head and say, "why didn't they think of that?"
Clas: you foolish Swede - if you think that calling me names will bait me into sending you material, your as smart as you are American. I will send you material once you correspond directly with me, and not on a public forum, AND you give me the names of those others, with e-mail addresses, that are sending material.
Are you imposting again, Flagtwit?Kinlkly, Roy, Ed, others who are sending/have sent material? I would appreciate an e-mail me as soon as you can regarding the above.
ygk
Name: fezo
approaching.the.stand
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 06:09:34
Comments:
Stranger: International intellectual property law isn't my strongest suit (lawyer pun, lawyer pun, ha ha) but what you say jibes with what I've heard.
But in fairness to YGK's concerns--and not at all a question of Clas's integrity, copyright problems could evolve totally beyond his control--it would be a real pain in the ass administratively to find yourself in America, trying to pursue an overseas copywright violation, even if there were recipricity enforcement provisions.
Rather be making cracks about Coach K
fezo
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 02:12:45
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!!
RubyBaby: I think I might have been the one programming the Steely Dan "feed" into my workplace, as I once dabbled in audio engineering, as well as former stints as an "underground" FM radio station DJ in college.
RoseDarling: Yes, front row center section for Steely Dan in 1973 and many, many more great musicians nearly always guaranteed a beautiful lady (along for the ride) would get one, once the concert was over!!
Mock Turtle: I have some "boots" from the 70's and have offered many times to forward the royalty payments to Walter and Donald, but I forgot the address.
One of my favorite "listening to SD stories"-----on the beach on an island off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, called Isla Mujures----circa 1978----took my portable cassette player and about five SD cassettes, a gay group of men behind me kept saying, "Is that all you play?" My response: "Well, I do have Frank Zappa's "Waka Jawaka"; "Grand Wazoo"; and, "Roxy and Elsewhere". As is typical of the unknowing, they looked at me kinda funny---LOL!
Favorite quote from one of my oldest friends: "Mike, you made me an alcoholic with all of our beer drinking". My response: "Yea, but I also made you a Steely Dan fan"!!
Anyone know where I might obtain "Chick, Donald, Walter, and Woodrow"??
Saludos, DanGang!!
Michael C. Packard
; )
Name: Eli
threedognight
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 00:18:38
Comments:
Tonight, as the shuttle eclipsed the third hole in Orion's belt, I was relieved to hear that Senator Glenn had finally stopped squirting Tang at his fellow ship-mates and appeared to be "settling down" from the chaos that had left the Ohio Senator with a 2" x 2" bandage above his right eye--inflicted when his six fellow crew members were forced to immobilize him after he suddenly screamed, "Bonzai", and tried to strap the shuttle's drag chute to his own back. Fortunately, a VHS copy of "Point Break" had been stowed on the ship as a precautionary measure and after the Senator was convinced he was really Patrick Swayze with wrinkly make-up, the legendary cog of the space program finally fell asleep, suckling a space-food stick.
It's tremendously important that science weigh the effects of space travel on senior citizens. Only they have the knowledge that the Earth has been doomed by their own short-sightedness and only they can prepare us for the new "Interplanetary Normandy" we shall fight to inhabit. Let us offer a prayer right now to those exemplary mentors who robbed social security for their own comfort and stole the future from a billion children in attempt to stay their own demise. And where do they dream of living? Sun City.
Fact: Every shuttle launch violently extracts enough oxygen from the atmosphere to "feed" Manhattan for a year. (That's $422,000,000 to you pencil pushers.)
Fact: The "burn" of the shuttle's boosters is particularly damaging to the earth's ozone layer which must contract, concentrate and funnel oxygen molecules to an "unnatural" place in order for the vehicle to leave the earth's gravity. (Can you say, "ion"?)
Fact: Attempts to mimic gravity in space have all failed. Bone degenerates no matter how much one reps against electro-magnetic resistance. It takes almost a year for a Mir cosmonaut to walk on the earth again after 6 months in zero gravity.
May the Force Wake You Up,Eli
Name: lisa
in the w@ke of poseidon
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 22:31:05
Comments:
thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes...i opted for a quiet evening at home in lieu of a sinful night of disco lust (strong evidence that i'm getting old)...one cool thing: a friend of mine had her baby that evening, so i spent all afternoon experiencing the miracle of birth...seeing her pain and anguish reminded me that gosh, adoption is SUCH a good idea!
congrats to evivaL for your engagement.
also to roy and myra, who no doubt spent their anniversary enjoying an all-day round of freaky circus sex.
ole, a.k.a the good mother: i took all my medicine with milk and crack, just like you said...now i feel great! or was that supposed to be milk and crackers?
mister la page: i have noticed there is a direct link between the guestbook and drug usage...when i was heavily into the smoke i spent more time with the gb, less now that i'm sober.
rose dah-lin: schwinn the eskimo mountian biker (SEMB)...have you seen "raising arizona"? schwinn makes that lone biker of the apocalypse look like a sniveling little bitch.
kinky: remember when you told me you liked king crimson? i finally picked up one of their discs..."discipline"...i really dig it...got a suggestion as to another one i might enjoy? what is your favorite?
lester: thanks for your tip on winamp...i even foung a south park skin!
ygk: what clas says is true...we had the idea during one of our phone conversations to compile a guestbook cd featuring original music from the signers...i thought it would be interesting to hear how sd influenced the compositions/styles of everyone...there is no attempt to swindle anything...clas was even nice enough to do it at his expense, which i found typical of his sweet disposition.
from the believe-it-or-fucking-not file: i found out yesterday that wynton marsalis and milt jackson are playing at our county's jazz festival on feb 19th & 20th...no shit...anybody up for a mini-danfess?
Name: Schwinn
supersecret
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 21:57:24
Comments:
Rose:
Saw Kinky S
Embraced Kinky E
Marvelled over Kinky M
Bought Kinky's Ferrari B
And now for something completely different...a short story involving Kinky, Thomas Jefferson and a Mason:Kinky: "How did you bastards manage to hyper-dimensionally transport me from my trendy Manhattan apartment to this purgatory-like playscape in a dark, Hollywood back-lot?"
TJ: "You were busy posting unnecessary nastiness to the sweetest voice on the GB, Kinky. We could have removed your monitor and you'd still be typing to yourself."
Mason: "He's right, Kinky. Now, grab your ankles and repeat after me: "I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the Illuminati..."
Hey, There's Always the Shriners,
Schwinn the Eskimo Mountain Biker
Name: TheStranger
you will be what you are just the same
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 21:17:43
Comments:
ygk,
sweden, like other western countries, has very strong copyright laws that treat copyrights from other countries like their own. i have had experience with overseas copyrights & no problems. FEZO, can you help me out on this? correct me if i'm wrong but be gentle.which brings me to ---
kinky,
i came home in a bad mood after a rotten day and had a drink & a miserable dinner & read your insults to everybody & suddenly i got it. i LIKE you kinky. you made me laugh and i was laughing with you, not at you. you know that old baldheaded comic who insults everbody? can't remember his name. that's your schtick with a special twist. i finally got it. but you have to leave geena lone because she's not only tough and smart, she's got this feminine sweetness that's gonna put her over the top every time. also, i did not insult you as the masturbatory felon cause i didn't know who it was. i hurled a generic insult. now you can insult me for verbosity. oh yeah, just cause i like you doesn't mean you can come over.geena,
white sauce, but not too much cream. ah screw it. just bring cheap red wine. i'll order out.oleander,
forget desert. bring more chap red wine.
Name: JosieDanFan
nitwit@duh.com
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 21:06:11
Comments:
Well Kinky, if I was wrong I apologize...I shouldn't assume. But I'd MUCH rather be a nice nitwit than an unhappy asshole who likes to make his day by bashing others! Besides..I was showing my support for Geena, who has a heart and shows it. People like that should be aplauded now-a-days, even if by a nitwit!
I've had it. Goodbye cruel GB!!!
JDF
Name: Geena
katylied@hotmail.com
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 20:48:17
Comments:
Kinky:
My apologies if I wrongly accused you. However, every post that you've ever directed at me has been nothing but mean and nasty, so can you blame me for feeling the way i do? I don't believe I've ever said anything to anybody with the exception of yesterday that would hurt anyone in this Guestbook and I believe I deserve the respect I give to others in return. If I've done or said something in the past to annoy or hurt you in anyway, please let me know. I think we can work this out. This Geena-bashing on the Gb is getting a bit tiresome and yesterday's post was my limit. I'm even a little embarrased that I had to be so offensive, that's not my style.
I don't hate you either Kinky, I don't have it in my heart to hate anyone, and I wasn't flattering myself either, I was just trying to make a point as to why would anyone go to great lengths to flame me, if they disliked me so much. I just wouldn't bother.
I don't lose sleep over those who don't like me, as I've stated in a previous post, I'm not here to win a popularity contest. I like to joke around here just as much as you and everyone else. I just can't understand that when I do, I get flamed by certain individual/s, when certain others do, they're respected. It's really not fair. My email is up above if you want to work this out privately.Peace
Name: oleander
it's now safe to turn off your computer
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 20:13:13
Comments:
Kinky--Damn, your posts are getting as long as mine. Comin' to New Orleans?
Stranger--"Fan" isn't quantitative (bigger), or even qualitative (better), it's completely idiosyncratic. You don't have to like "ESLT-O." It's OK. Shall I bring dessert? BTW, I heard the same CPD interview on NPR.
Chris J, Nate--Apparently the Steely Welcome Wagon is in the shop. Howdy! Though I suspect Kinky will make me pay dearly for it.
Friquen Borinquen--There are lots of Steely tunes that make me dance that way, like "The Fez," "Trans-Island Skyway," and "Century's End." Ruby--let's pull down the shades, crank it up, and DANCE!
LP--Well, different strokes. For example, "Josie" is one of my very faves.
Schwinn--I'm beginning to think that "swoony" is synonymous with "Schwinny."
Rose--count me in on the showah!
Clas--Jazz? Dan? Jazz? Dan? It's two--two--TWO fests in one! Sorry. That's an American thing. It's from an old commercial that only Roy will remember. But honey I will be there!
Herm--Listen, I can get some chevre, homemade mozzarella, and sweet cheese patties in cream that will knock your loincloth off. High in calcium and protein too!
Tonight: Steely TRIPLE play on the radio while waiting for two slices (with CHEESE) at the local carryout: KC, Dr. Wu, and DTMA! I was crazy dancing on the counter while my son said, "PLEEEASE, mom. You're EMBARRASSING me."
Name: Geena
obladeeobladahlifegoeson
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 18:50:53
Comments:
Clas: If Ruby goes, I'll go.
Rubybaby:
Ok, if you go I'll go, and while you're out there finding shade, I'll help find the AC for us. gotta have the AC. You know, us Northerners don't take too kindly to the heat. I would like to try a Muffaletta (sp?) or something cajun-y, spicy hot!David in the Florida room:
So his disappearance is still an unsolved mystery? That's exactly where I heard about it. When you mentioned that you had a connection with the band, I just had to ask. Is Lee Dorman back with the band?JDF:
Thanks hon. that stuff just gets tired after a while.Buggin:
If I were yelling I'd have my caps lock on. I may talk to myself sometimes, but my computer screen and I don't speak to each other. So which one of your personalities did I address this post to? and it's penile, not penial...that's ok, everyone is allowed mistakes, even all of your personalities.DrMu:
I love it! I think that's what got me liking Steely Dan so much was that "sneer" in Donald's voice, good analagy!Stranger:
You're right, there is no Manson family, no Jim Jones, no David Koresh, and whoever that alien space man was...is the Rev. Moon still around? well, I'm sure he'll find something constructive (or destructive)to do with his time. Ok the linguini's on, do you and the Mrs. like red sauce, white sauce, clam or the specialty of the house?Rose Darling:
I think it's a great idea, just let me know when and I'll be there...but what should I give for a gift? I got your e and will write in a few days.
Name: EvivaLaughs
playing,catch.up.skimming.the.tops.of.posts
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 18:14:54
Comments:
MAN, posts multiply like RABBITS in here if you don't keep up! I'm gonna have to perfect the art of skimming--!
THANK YOU to all those who posted nice words on my engagement (ladies, see below).
Myra, Roy, you had an anniversary? Late congratulations! Glad you two had fun.
My imagination, or are there more fights than usual this week?
Freakin' Puerto Rican: your post caught my eye 'cause you quoted my dad's favorite quote from his all-time favorite movie, Treasure of Sierra Madre. Just so you don't feel ignored, my answers to your questions are: 1) I don't know, 2) I don't know, and 3) I don't know. :)
**WARNING**
**GIRL TALK BELOW--ALL THOSE OF MALE PERSUASION PLEASE SCROLL**RubyBaby: Well, only SINCE you asked (hee hee!), Josh proposed on a bridge in one of our local state parks. A bunch of us went out for the day last week and all five of them knew he "had the ring"--only I didn't. On the pretense of taking a picture we stopped on this bridge only they moved away and took the video camera, Josh got down on one knee and they took video of the whole thing, the nutcakes :)!
Rose Darling, Geena: you guys are SWEETIES! :) Planning a cyber-shower for me--*snif*! Yes, Rose, I am engaged for real!!!!!!! (Geena, did you ask me something else, I forget) Now that I'm a fiance (how I LOVE that word!) my Friday and Saturday nites are pretty much *taken* but it's a really FUN suggestion! Any other time so I can actually SHOW for this thing :)?Gotta go. See y'all--!
Name: Kinky
That's No A-Morey
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 18:07:47
Comments:
Geena - No, I believe it's you that's wrong here. Had you read the post correctly (which is something I notice you seem to be incapable of doing), you would have noticed the lack of the word "Kinky" in the name column. You say you had no idea I'd be "so cowardly as to come back hiding under another handle"? Well, you're right about one thing... you have no idea. I believe I've been through this before... if you already believe me to be such a mean and nasty person, unafraid to post whatever I want, regardless of how cruel it might be... then why in the HELL would I EVER need to post under an alias?! And never in your wildest spiral staircase fantasy would I ever tell someone I'd "tie him up til his ears bleed", let alone someone like Stranger. Oh, but I do agree with you in that there is a fine line between love and hate. But, don't flatter yourself, honey, I don't hate you.
Stranger (and a large majority of the rest of you) - If you're going to try to insult me (or who you think is me), could you at least move past the juvenile "blow me", "bite me", "go masturbate", "stop masturbating", "go fuck yourself", "fuck you", "fuckwad", "fuckhead", "asswipe", "asshole", "get that thing outta yer ass" remarks? I realize you probably haven't had much practice insulting someone since junior high... and it shows.
Tiptoe - Stranger wouldn't have any idea whether Donald or Walter ever made fun of anyone or hurt their feelings. Afterall, we're far better fans than he is.
Joker - Hey, Rudy, long time no speak. I see you've changed your handle. You went from being Rude to being a Joke. Either way, they both fit you well.
GoldKeith - I thought your post was hilarious... til I realized you were serious.
Clas - Excellent response to GoldKeith, but you were wrong about one thing. (you know... the stupid part)
Is there some kind of unwritten rule here that states that anyone that posts under the name "Josie" must be a complete nitwit?
Name: Clas
@ the country
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 16:57:44
Comments:
YGK; ok, let me explain this again (for the last time);
I spoke to Lisa a couple of months ago, she came up with the idea of making a CD with all regulars who plays on the GBook "The GuestBook Allstars Album" or something. I said I could gather the material and master it and toast it down on Cd's. On my expense.
The CD will be sent to the regulars here on the GuestBook. That's all. And your songs will be "flagged" as copyrighted. By the way, the copyright laws are the same here as it is in USA. Do you think I could take "Kid Charlemange" and call it my own?I don't think you are stupid but I think you're a lier, and I suspect your "songs" are nonexisting. So it's theirfor you keep nagging about "copyright" there and "laws" here So take your bullshit back to the junkyard you're living on, mr Big Wig.
Rose Darling; sure, just let me know when.
SO, we are down at the countryhouse and Pompe is very happy. He is sleeping now, after a long walk along the stream. When tomorrow comes maybe I have a some lyrics about that walk. I've already got the title;
"I shiver while Pompe drinks water from the river"
Howdy Folks
Name: Rose Darling
@PARTY ON GARTH !!!
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 15:45:07
Comments:
Geena: I had not heard of the Pumpkin Festival... and...
Whaddya think about throwing Eviva a Dan Clan Virtual Wedding Shower in the Dan chat room? Not just for chicks only. Perhaps with a months notice, we could keep flashing invites in here. I was thinkin' a Saturday nite, at 9 p.m. Eastern time, which should allow most of the contingent here to make it in for a little while. Any ideas for a day/date, let me know. My email is: Gataguapa@aol.comClas:
Do you think you could sneak into the office and get online for such an occasion? Whatever time of night it is, it couldn't be too great for you, I know...ruby:
I had an eight track tape that used to cut a song in half on the eponymous Average White Band album. Man that used to tick me off ! Don't miss 8 tracks for nuthin'...Schwinn:
Just curious...but what does SEMB stand for?Michael C. Packard:
Cool story about the Rainbow Records guy and you. Front and center section, you lucky dog !!!Freakin' P.R.
Read Brian Sweet's book on the Dan and you'll get the answers as to why Donald didn't want to be the only singer for the Dan. Pretty much echoes what Dr. Mu posted here.
Name: Freakin' Porta Re'con
undala undala aheeebah
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 14:38:03
Comments:
Rhouu Bhee: O.K. O.K. O.K. I'm dodging border patrol.
So, is Ruby the only one listening to me, man?
Sorry Rube. I'm not down with the format of this GB I guess.
I would rather scroll up. So now that I have your attention, how's
it goin'. I thought I'd have to talk to the cave man, whew.
Name: Copyright Man
upforagrammy
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 13:49:22
Comments:
Go YGK GO, You tell em baby!! NOBODY is gonna steal your Grammy!
Name: YGK
..
Location: New York, NY
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 13:20:26
Comments:
Clas: my work IS copyrighted in the United States, but I am unsure of as to the laws of Sweden. I am concernced with the usage fees, distribution set up, and royalties, etc. Your honesty and integrity has been in question for some time, so you are further questioned when I have given you opportunities to contact me directly, answer direct questions, and yet, do not do so.
Yes, I can send you a tape, but what are you going to do with it? who are you going to send it to? You sound and continue to function as someone who swindles, and I have no interest in having my work 'stolen' or misused by someone with 'innocent, harmless', 'just let me hear it' intentions, again.
ygk
Name: Karl-Oskar
Nybyggare, Minnesota
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 12:25:36
Comments:
RubyBaby - har du sett till Kristina?
Name: Nate Pfefferkorn
10pfefferkor@cua.edu, pfeff@lm.com
Location: Clairton, PA USA
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 12:22:20
Comments:
Have loved the Dan since I was a little kid, thanks to my parents. Saw them a couple of summers ago and was very impressed. The guitarist was a little more straight ahead rock-n-roll than i would have expected, but it was still awesome. For me, F and D are probably two of the most brilliant songwriters in popular music. The melodies are so convoluted it's amazing...and is there any band that defies categorization more than Steely Dan. I especially like "Black Cow," "Hey 19," "Here at the Western World," "Deacon Blues," and "Kid Charlemagne." The latter's the best...I mean who ever heard of a disco-fusion-rock song?!
Name: Mock Turtle
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 12:20:50
Comments:
Does anybody know a good 70's bootleg, and where I could get it? Thanks.
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
greenflower.street
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 12:06:55
Comments:
Ole - I find CPD's lyrics *too* edgy and in-your-face. They deal with a lot of really ugly people with no humanity to redeem them (with the exception of "Mr. Whitekeys"). SD frequently populate their songs with losers and creeps of various kinds, but somehow manage to convey that they're interesting people all the same. CPD hasn't managed that trick yet. I find BBVD far more listenable. Granted their lyrics are pretty tame (or even lame, on some tracks), but their piano player is *aces*. And that bass line theme on "King of Swing" is grand. But for me, the music always takes precedence over lyrics (even when its the Dan).
One & All - I can attest that SD *were* on Letterman three years ago, right at the end of the show. No interview. No banter with Mr. Gaptooth. And they played "Josie", which is one of my least favorite tracks in the SD canon. Overall, a big disappointment.
Ruby - It took me the longest time to get used to "Deacon Blues" *not* breaking in the middle like it did on my 8-track of Aja.
Name: RubyBaby
@s you like it
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 11:05:43
Comments:
Michael Packard: Didn't you know - all your work related buildings have been programmed to play a Steely Dan song when YOU enter on certain days of the year. It's still part of your reward for helping that guy...
Freakin PR: OK, which is it?
a) You didn't see my post to you a few days ago.
b) You did see it, but it doesn't count because I
didn't asnwer a specific question
c) You're ignoring me
d) you're asleep
rb
Name: Clas
@ the country
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 10:58:11
Comments:
YGK; tell me, why are your songs not copyrighted? I mean, you say you are a composer,and the standard procedure for a composer is to copyright his/her songs. So there should be no problem for you to send me one or two of your songs, no one can steal them.
And before you went to Mexico you said that you would send me your stuff. What happened in Mexico that made you change your mind?
Name: TheStranger
do it again
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 10:44:05
Comments:
freakin' p.r,
it's been asked before around here why it took them so long to make donald the lead singer & i've never seen a definitive answer. but they were clearly experimenting & i guess donald saw himself more as a musician, composer, arranger, and sort of discovered his way as a singer as time went along & his voice fit better & better with the stuff they were writing.geena,
lovely answer to the swine, but i expect we'll hear from him/her or whatever it is again. problem is there's no manson family to join anymore so this person hangs around here instead. you say you're coming to visit me mrs. stranger? dynamite. do it. just call or come by. bring linguini.
Name: DrMu
who dat say goin' ta beat dem Saints
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 10:33:04
Comments:
FPR: We were all just waiting for Edd or Steve V. to answer 'em.
Time Out of Mind Handclaps: They're real, sort of. Real people clapped and were probably sampled by a computer or Wendell (which was mostly used for drum sampling and sequencing). The handclaps were the placed on the tape track over and over in the appropriate spots, Donald probably got them down to the microsecond - that's why they sound so perfect, as opposed to the wilder clapping on "Teahouse on the Tracks (which was still probably sampled and sequenced to sound "spontaneous")
My understanding is that Donald didn't really want to be the lead. They hired David Palmer to do that originally. But I guess he just coundn't put the right amount of sneer in his voice and find the right phrasing to reflect the intent, vision, and meaning of the songs. It just turned into too much of a pain trying to get others to interpret the songs - even though it would have been interesting to have had Michael McDonald sing lead on a few - like "Bad Sneakers" or "Any World" where does backup. But with a few hits under the belt with DF singing, why mess with a good thing.
Name: Ken Starr
home of a mutual friend
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 10:12:13
Comments:
the 2nd arrangement for moral compass Dr. Laura:
http://www.geocity.com/FashionAvenue/Catwalk/8635/drlaura.htm
Name: YGK
mrdbh@yahoo.com
Location: New York, NY
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 09:35:49
Comments:
Clas: are you out of your mind? I wouldn't give a Dat tape to a record company, unless only under a serious contract - so you want me to forward my stuff along to you for kicks?
Think again, or at least, think.
You will get a copy of my high quality chrome cassette or metal tape when you get Kinky's copy of his tunes, as well.
And you will need to send along your copyright agreement/copyright statement on the package BEFORE you get anything.
ygk
Name: shelly
effigy
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 08:42:59
Comments:
the forgotten word
Name: shelly
don'tf*#kwithawhaleo
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 08:41:56
Comments:
Geena, i will contact my holiest grand pubah (and i ain't talkin fred flintstone) and rid your world of the cretins, ceremoniously hanging them in
Name: Freakin' PR
we don't need no stinkin' badges
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 07:42:16
Comments:
No answers to my seely questions? What, am I being ignored here? It's really hard to fit in with the clicks around here. At least I'm keeping it Dan related. Hey cave man, what's happenin', dude? Kinker, hey man I'll be your compadre'.
Geena: You got balls, man, I mean woman. right on.
Since i'm being ignored I'll ask another one. Why didn't Donald sing all the songs in the beginning? What happened to the MCA deal Steely Dan had? Did Don or Walt ever meet Lynyard Skynard?
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 02:21:17
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!!
Oleander, what a pleasure to go to your website and see the lyrics for Steely Dan songs, your analysis, and comments from the DanGang!! Truly, an enjoyable experience. Now, wait until I send you some of my thoughts about some songs.
As some of you know, I had the luxury of seeing SD live at the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall in 1973. All because I was a long-hair, Harley ridin', college student, good samaritan. I noticed a dude in a nice suit next to a Jaguar with the hood up, and being a mechanic, I stopped my bike---went over and discovered it was out-of-gas---LOL!!
I told him, "Hey, hop on (there were no helmet laws in Oklahoma---still aren't today) and we will go get some gas." I asked the attendant for a can, some gas, and looked over at the dude to pay them----he shrugged his shoulders and said, "All I have are checks and credit cards", (most gas stations didn't accept them back in 1971!) So, I gave my driver's license, a couple of bucks for the gas----went back to the Jag---primed it, and it started. He couldn't thank me enough----and, I just said, "Help someone else out sometime, if you get the chance." The dude said, "If I can help you out, let me know"; and, he left me his business card. He was the owner of Rainbow Records, the primo ticket distributor for all concerts in the Oklahoma City area at that time. He said, "Just call this special number, ask for my personal secretary----tell her how many tickets and what concerts you want to see, and she will give them to you."
Well, needless to say, I was calling every week and, WOW, this dude WAS for real-----saw Steely Dan front row center section, Chicago, James Gang, Frank Zappa, Pat Metheny, etc.-----etc. All told, probably I milked that for 150-200 concerts for the next six or seven years. Moral of the story: Help someone with a Jag out if you are riding a Harley-Davidson (mine just happened to be a '51 panhead at that time)!!
Fast forward to today----didn't get a chance to see the SD band in the "Citizen" or "Art Crimes" tours; so, Donald and Walter---please come back to TexAss, on your next tour, please????? And, it is amazing the places I go and hear Steely Dan songs today---yesterday, I went into my secretarial staff's office and "Josie" was playing-----went into the service shop and "Do It Again" happened to come on; then, went into another person's office and heard "My Old School"-----WOW, what a helluva day!!!
More to come . . .
Saludos, and have a super fine day, Gang!!!Michael
; )
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 01:47:38
Comments:
Come on, everybody's got to go to New Orleans.
Roy Scam - thanx for the tape. Much better sound. When I played it yesterday Lena came out from the kitchen, dancing, and with that strange look in her eyes... she's NOT going New Orleans.
Schwinn; what what? And don't forget to send the dattape!
YGK; it's time to send the dattape now.
Ruby; yeah, whatever "whale" of fun is. And I can carry your umbrellas, if you need umbrellas when we are partying up Bourbon Street three in the morning.
D in the FLAROOM- thanks for the music. Sounds good.
Name: Schwinn
nowwefadetoblack
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 00:28:22
Comments:
Chuck: If I were you I'd direct the hog toward the nearest utility pole and see if a toothy grin is better than a quivering smirk when meeting one's maker. I know the answer but am anxious to hear your input. Don't worry...I have spell check and several shop rags.
Myra: A man is only a man but a woman is woman. Unless of course your name is Chuck.
Roy: Chuck doesn't even cast a faint shadow on your big toe but that's no reason not to inform him of Hunan Beans. After all, he's not long for this highway and needs your knowledge of lentils. Or the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Hermit: Are you into the Troggs? That 5th of Dimension person probably had a bad spelunking experience and still doesn't know how to respond appropriately to cave dwellers. I could be wrong but I'm not.
Geena: Damn the Torpedos.
Clas: What?
Oleander: My personal dictionary has only 23 pages but "swoony" is now entered. Is it OK if I refer Random House to you when they call? I'm really no good when it comes to romantic stuff...
Delivering Glenn's Depends,SEMB
Name: F.Y.Eye
here's lookin' at ewe
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 22:03:31
Comments:
Hey you! With the greasy hair. I guarantee Kinky doesn't need any sort of implant. But you could use a Webster's.
Name: Geena's Buggin
something ferce@thegb
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 21:53:36
Comments:
Geena-You realize your yelling at a computer screen, dont you?
I hate to tell u this but my name is chuck and everyone on this guestbook is really only one person, me. I have a multiple personality disorder, in which all my personallities r huge Steely Dan Fans. Also there are a few of my personalities that are in love with each other which I have no control over!
If any of them decide to get married, then i will have a big problem, I hope u understand and forgive me! There will not be any posts on here for the next 10 days because Kinky, one of my rather fucked up personalities is having his penial implant! So me and everyone of us will have to be in the hospital. oohhh, shit I'm starting to be taken over again i think its Stranger this time I have to go, bye!
Name: A Fifth of Dimension
takesgreaseoutofyourway
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 21:20:58
Comments:
SH: It's the latter. Thanks for helping draw attention to my miserable existence. Now, can you school me in the proper ways of making my pathetically short posts nice and long like yours? I know the difference between a stalagtite and a stalagmite, but what I really want is one of those halogen lamps I can strap around my skull when I come looking for you. How else will you know it's little 'ol me?
Trick or Treat,
Dimi
Name: JDF
I'm so proud of Geena
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 20:32:37
Comments:
Geena..Way to go girl!! You're my hero for the day! Fuck that..of the WEEK!!!
:o)
I had a feeling it might be that Kinky so and so..
JDF
Name: David in the Florida room
disappearing @Butterfly.com
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 20:32:25
Comments:
Geena, I spoke with my friend and he reports: "The guy she's referring to is Taylor Kramer...a bass player who at one point was joining the band to replace Lee Dorman for a spell'. At some point
he left a strange and cryptic message on drummer Ron Bushy's answering machine and did in fact disappear. He has not resurfaced and Mr.Bushy was on Unsolved Mysteries because of the disappearance! David
Name: rb
1morething
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 18:48:09
Comments:
Geena: I'll scout out some shade for us in New Orleans. Between you, me and Oleander, Clas should have a whale of a good time!r
Name: rubyPurchasMoreShoes
baby
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 18:40:06
Comments:
RazorBoy: I appreciate your thoughtful answer to my song order query. I've never been disappointed when I've heard SteelyDan in any way, ever! But I've noticed that certain songs played sequentially create a certain ambiance. Like, on Citizen disc 4, Deacon Blues/Home At Last is an outstanding combo for me. Also, Kid C/Caves of Altimira/DTMAlive is another one.
Do you think the artists place songs on their albums randomly or in a certain order? Who ultimately decides these things?
Remember 8 tracks? Didn't it bug you when a song was cut in half when the tracks changed? I had Royal Scam on 8track. I am happy to say, no songs were compromised.rb
Name: Geena
Hell hath no fury
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 18:29:50
Comments:
Stranger:
I'll leave it up to your imagination to fill in the blanks that lead to my descent down a winding staircase in bare feet. I never thought of the automatic waxer...Egads!....I'm going to call up a few people I know at CBS to see if I can get a copy of the Letterman show. Next time I'm in L.A, would you and Mrs. Stranger care to view it with me?
Clas:
I don't know about New Orleans since I don't do very well in humidity, but we'll see, May is a long way off.Sociable Hermit:
I don't take any flaming personally. I can't waste my time on it. I do notice that I seem to be the only target of this high school prankster, and eventually those who associate with me on this GB also become targets, unless, of course they hold a certain status, something which means nothing to me because I like everyone here, including the flamer. I hate fighting too, but sometimes you have to pick your battles. Cast those pagan rituals aside and let me teach you a few Sicilian curses that are guaranteed to work.
My apologies in advance to my friends of the Guestbook for the opinions expressed in the following post. I know that in the past I've handled this person with dignity and grace, but sometimes *a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do*
The Boss:
Wrong asswipe, if you read my post correctly (which is something I notice you seem to enjoy doing), I didn't say that SD never appeared on Letterman, I just missed them. Since you're perfect and all-knowing, I guess that would make me less than perfect in your eyes. I notice that you've been hiding out since I called a truce, but I knew you'd do that, I had no idea you would be so cowardly as to come back hiding under another handle, oh how big and bad you must be. Let me give you a hint: next time you have the urge to flame me, alter your writing style Kinky! You know there's a thin line between love and hate and there must be something about me that you love or you'd never take the time to notice my posts...Perfect people don't bother with the less than perfect...bite me fuckwad!Goodbye everyone...
Name: Ken Starr
impeachthis.com
Location: Hypocrite City,
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 18:12:34
Comments:
WARNING: Do NOT let your Congressman look at this one!
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/spells/91/drlaura/drlaura.htm
Name: the eggman/the Walrus
koo koo ka choo
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 18:04:07
Comments:
really intelligent repartee here people. can we at least get a little more creative with the insults. boring boring BORING!
Name: JosieDanFan
Jesus can ya give me a hand?
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 17:16:10
Comments:
Hello fellow GB posters, in light of recent posts I just want to say that I saw SD on Letterman. So the Boss is a a li'l looney in my opinion, but that don't seem to count for much 'round here. Ya'll do whatever ya want anyway, but thats why I love you all so much here!
Herm: I still love to read you wonderfully thoughtful posts..don't listen to numb nuts.
LESTER: You mad at me? Hope not..that would be tragic for me.
Geena: you go girl!!
Tis all I have to say at the moment..
JDF
Name: chris
chrisjeavons@yaho.com
Location: london,
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 13:57:53
Comments:
just an average chap who discovered the net three weeks ago and steely dan three years ago - both are highly addictive,what does the man say - nostalgia is'nt what it used to be
have a goodnight all
Name: + +
----
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 13:31:39
Comments:
That's just WRONG, stranger
Name: TheStranger
ugghh
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 12:54:58
Comments:
wait a minute, didn't the boss (fuckhead) just say the Dan was never on letterman? then what's going on with these photos that he could call up from this very website? dear boss, take your masturbatory fingers off their present chores and point your mouse to something that might educate you, you piece of shit.
Name: Elliot Ness & what's his name
@I hear shufflin' feet
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 11:48:32
Comments:
Cover the rear...THAT'S COVER THE BACK DOOR ah shit now
I've done it! I mean go around the alley and make sure
they don't get away. Oh shit what have I said, I see an
ambush for sure now. I'm wearing a flat hat and I've
got an ax...what do you mean it's coffee!!!!!
Name: DrMu
sound of shufflin' feet
Location: Willin' WV,
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 11:08:03
Comments:
Clas: Yes, I remember Walter Becker's Keds now...from the Run DMC collection, I believe...does this mean royalties are due?
hOle Roller: I talked to my brother overseas who claims to have seen SNZ in the Carrboro area a while back...said they were a gas!
Name: Sociable Hermit
Confused@The Moment
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 10:54:40
Comments:
What the hell's going on here in the last couple of days? I jump on to occupy the part of my brain that thinks it's neccessary to clean my cave, and I see all this garbage on here. Makes me want to go back to my cavework. Stranger, Geena, and whoever else got lit up, don't take it personally. Let me do that for you. I've been learning some pagen rituals lately, and I'm pretty sure I can cast a spell that turns that poster into parchment. Once completed, we can all scribble graffiti on him, then set it afire.
Now, look, he's got me confrontational now. I don't want to be like this. I hate fighting.
Oh, and cheese isn't really good for you.
I wish I had more to say, but I merely wanted to address this issue as soon as I saw it. Sadly, I would have prefered to have more of an opinion. Maybe it will come to me later. In a vision. In the mail. Maynard is supposed to come by today.
Talk to you all later,
Herm
Name: TheStranger
when will there be peace?
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 10:51:16
Comments:
the good think about the asshole guesbook minority is that they know who they are. this is the first step toward salvation for which they must be commended. now if they would only toodle-oo down to east st. louis & shut the fuck up.
Name: Doc K
Here at the Dude Ranch travel agency
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 10:34:00
Comments:
Is there a Count in the house?
Name: Jesus
on.the.mount
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 09:32:48
Comments:
Blessed are the GB posters who do not flame
Blessed are the eccentric musical duo (you know who you are) who release at least eight tracks of new material before the year 2000
Blessed are the cheesemakers
Name: Geena
Oy Vey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 09:25:41
Comments:
Stranger,
get the fly swatter babe, there's a gnat buzzing around in here. Oh look at his little stinger, I didn't know they made that small.
Name: The Boss
don'tfuckwithmebuddy
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 07:52:39
Comments:
Geena- Maybe you and Stranger can get together and watch the Steely Dan tape from The David Letterman Show..oops that's right Geena, Steely was never on Letterman, I mean after all a really big fan would have known that, right?Stranger- I would like to tie you up, put you in a room and make you listen to East Saint Louis Toodle-oo till your ears bleed! Your right, we are all better fans than you, know why? Because you just don't get it!
no,no, no Stranger FUCK YOU!
TB
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 02:18:51
Comments:
RubyBaby - hey, that's great! Let's start saving! We'll finaly meet!
Geena; can you make in May to New Orleans? Oleander? And the rest of you?
!!!!!!!!!!!!LESTER THE NIGHTFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - when it's chatt-time I'm usually sleeping, it's late my time. And I don't have a computer at home so...
Roy Scam - I was thinking about your son sittin playing Duke Ellington at the piano. Must be great. Be proud man!
Name: tiptoeing around
is everybody ok?
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 22:51:09
Comments:
Hermit the caveman> Remember you have to watch every little thing you say here. You must not / can not hurt anybody's feelings here. After all this is a Steely Dan forum and Donald and Walter have never made fun of anyone or tried to hurt anybody's feelings ever, really. If you don't believe me ask the Stranger, Mr. know-it-all pompous ass himself--- hey it's documented.
The stranger> Ever since the Ken Starr / Monica thing has died down a little, you really have nothing to say.
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 21:22:38
Comments:
Ruby - The order of the tracks is an issue if the only thought is to do it chronologically - How predictable it would be to start with "CBAT" and end with "Gaucho" or solo material. Instead, pick the tracks in no particular order, in a fashion that TRUE Steely Dan fans might like them to appear. Go all over the spectrum of music - Like the wild kind of impromptu dance style that you refered to in your last post. The great thing is, a TRUE SD fan would never feel let down whatever the sequence. We just want to hear the music. Myself, start off with "True Companion," or "Time Out Of Mind," and end up with "Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More," or "Tomorrow's Girls." ...a virus wearin pumps and pearls."
Razor
Name: TheStranger
52nd steet's the junction
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 20:39:05
Comments:
geena,
by telling only the tail end of the tale (tiptoeing down the stairs in the morning) you made it sexy and intriguing since we have to imagine the rest. yeah, that winding staircase is the tipoff. it was the carwash feaux embassy, all right. good thing you got out of there before they started up the automatic waxer, which is probably hell on earrings.hermit the caveman,
there is an asshole prick minority on this gbook. it's been documented many times. but i am sure your imaginative messages from inside the stony domicile are most welcome to most of us.oleander,
i heard some of that info on the cherry popping daddies on an npr spot.
Name: oleander
the Carolina room
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 19:35:17
Comments:
Mr. La--So it is you! Yes, I remember some of those conversations about smoking, etc. Glad you're back, and the wry take on RB was great.
stevev--I got e'd by FiG too. Will anyone 'fess up to being him? Hey, pour me a cup while you're at it, eh?
Docta Mu--SNZ are delightful. The trumpeter lives in/ near Asheville, and guests a lot with visiting musicians, from Bioritmo to Los Lobos. They have a unique swing sound. I must put in another plug for Cherry Poppin' Daddies. They've been together since '89, so are not exactly recent bandwagon leapers. When they started out in Eugene, that hotbed of urban culture, they dressed in punk/ alt clothes, Nirvana-like. Then they opened for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, who told them the cognitive dissonance with the music was a little distracting. So they went to suits (not zoot). I think the association with zoot suits is historical, as the Pachuco riots happened in the '40's when swing was king. Their horn section is tight, wicked, and induces vertigo. (I found the horns on Big Bad etc. smooth--like butta, baby--but overall I thought they [BBVD] were boring.) CPD has terrific, literate, witty, sometimes coarse & in-your-face lyrics. Not as great as the Dan's, but sometimes in the same neighborhood IMHO--check out "Mister White Keys." Swing is like any other interesting genre which gets faddified--lots of good stuff in it, but unfortunate overexposure and quick knockoffs. Happening now to salsa, I hear.
Schwinn--That was swoony. May I print it for my permasqueeze for our next one?
Myra--Two of my very best friends (not counting Geena) live in Boston, and would be delighted to be surrogate parents for him. I think getting into Berklee would be the chance of a lifetime. I also have two relatives there in college and grad school--e me if you'd be interested in knowing more about them & their experiences.
Name: Geena
needing elbow grease
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 18:36:08
Comments:
Straniero,
You need not doubt me, I behaved! You really think that was a scam? This carwash had a beautiful winding staircase where I quietly tiptoed down holding my shoes in my hand so I wouldn't wake up the servants. I should have listened to you back then and I wouldn't have this memory today. I know what you mean about East St. Louis Toodle-oo, one of my least favorites.Rose Darling,
The Pumpkin Festival was great! Have you ever heard of it? It's in Keene, NH and admission is a carved pumpkin which they display along with the others and light them all up at night.
Talk to me about the cyber shower.Clas,
yes, Clas I understand, I think?Sociable Hermit,
Don't listen to A Fifth of Dementia, this person must have thought this was a porno chat room or something. It's your cave, you do what you want. You have lots of friends here.David in the Florida Room,
I don't know about t-shirts, but can you tell me about Iron Butterfly? I heard that one of the band members (can't remember the name) mysteriously disappeared a few years ago, has he ever been found?DrMu,
I also wish you had loaded the VCR that night. The night they were supposed to be on, I watched a promo of Letterman announcing his guests that evening and he mentioned Steely Dan. I stayed up for this and there was no mention of SD during the entire program nor did they play. Did CBS screw up again as usual?Myra Eyefull,
Glad to hear you had a wonderful anniversary, mine is coming up in a few months, not nearly as long as yours, but still thankful we made is this far.Boston has a reputation for having some of the best schools in the country and Berklee is one of them. If your son is serious about a jazz music education, then Boston is a good place to get his musical roots started. Some of the prominent alumni include: Branford Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Greg Hawkes, Walter Beasley, Arif Mardin Tracy Bonham, Elliot Easton, Melissa Etheridge, Bruce Hornsby, Paula Cole, Alf Clausen, Bruce Cockburn, Al DiMeola, Jan Hammer, Juliana Hatfield, and yes, even our beloved DONALD FAGEN went there. Boston is also a major college town, therefore a lot of students here he can become friends with. The city is safe and boasts one of the lowest crime rates in years, dropped by 50% in the last 3 years alone. If he's careful and streetsmart, just like anywhere else, he'll be ok. Hey, I grew up in this city and I've survived so far.
RubyBaby,
Thank you so much for your friendly advice. I'm going to try your remedies and then make a phone call. I'm feeling a lot better today.
Name: !!!!!!!!!!!!LESTER THE NIGHTFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@CAPLOCKSRCOOL.COM
Location: St. Paul, FL Hondoras
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 16:56:43
Comments:
Ola compadres!
FPR- Actually that is chong playing on that, he also was SD's first guitar player when Walt played bass, little know trivia!
DocK- Do u get a little buzz in sound quality of the tape when u try to make copies, I think the only way to get good copies is to spring for a double VCR, I try to tape movies with 2 vcrs and it plays fine in the vcr i use to record but put the tape in another machine and it sounds like garbage!
Jason- Welcome, to start things off tell us a story of how u were introduced to SD! Maybe think of a Nickname too!
Clas- Whats up do u ever get into the chat room?
Name: RubyBaby
do ya wanna d@nce with me baby
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 16:37:57
Comments:
OK, Clas: If you go to the jazz fest in May, Honey I will be there, yes I'll be there. God willing.Freakin' P R mon: What you described as the "make-it-up-as-you-go, kinda spastic thing" is what I call Crazy Dancing. It kind of bares your soul. Yeah, the boxed EGTTM is perfect for that! Do it, baby!
Jason Miller: hey 19! You must have had parents that kept Steely Dan around. Well, I presume. How did you start hearing them at the ripe old age of 8? Tell us, please!
Does it matter to anyone else the order of the songs?
rb
Name: Freakin' Puerto Rrrddican
Hay !
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 15:01:36
Comments:
Do you think the hand-claps on Time Out Of Mind are real or
silicon? To me, they are too perfect. How can anyone be that coordinated?What is Stevie Gadd up to these days? He plays on Simon and Garfunkle's, Concert in The Park. He looks a little like Chong.
Why doesn't Art just go bald, man?Third World Man guitar, rocks. The version of Everyone's Gone to The Movies on the box set, makes me want to dance. Not the normal cool Soul Train stuff, I mean this funky "make it up as you go, spastic" kind of thing. Kinda like Madonna Vogue meets Michael Jackson thriller, know what I mean? Vern?
I'm an equal opportunity question asker, anyone can respond.
Name: Doc K
Here at the Dude Ranch viewing room
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 11:25:33
Comments:
Dr. µ: my VCR was rolling that night... I tried copying it once and it was a dismal attempt at best. I've got to figure out a way to get some quality equipment involved. May have to go to the quality equipment store and drop some serious cash 'cause the original is not leaving my possession!!!
Count: unless you can give me some info soon regarding a Naked Lunch appearance on Sat., Nov. 7th, then I'll have to lock in my travel plans for arriving in the DFW vicinity for Sunday afternoon...
Name: Jason Miller
jmiller@southampton.liunet.edu
Location: Long Island, NY USA
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 11:10:37
Comments:
I am 19, and I play volleyball for Long Island Universtiy. I am
originally from Dallas,Texas. I have been a fan of Steely Dan since I was 8. I know the album Aja better than anyone, atleast thats what I like to think. Steely Dan is the best by far. Thanks.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 11:06:47
Comments:
MYRA; funny thing is, and I'm serious now, my son called me this morning and asked if I could look up Berklee Music School. He have thoughts to go there too. Look up their Web-page, it's a whole lot of information there:
http://www.berklee.edu/html/cb_main.html
I know a lot of Swedes who have been there and they are all positive to that school.
DavidintheFlaroom; I'll wait. Do you think GM will work?
Dr Mu/Geena; ...and Walter had bad sneakers to his suit, Donald lost his chords and had to pretend he was playing and before the break we could hear the first chord on Deacon Blues.
Name: Paul Revere
my horse talks too
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 10:45:29
Comments:
OK, Mr. EdPlease name me six cities you like better than Boston.
Name: Edd
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 09:44:34
Comments:
Berzerklee is an excellent school at which to study jazz.
Boston is OK, but not at the top of my list of favorite cities.
Name: fezo
@vice.squad
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 09:25:27
Comments:
Dean:
I thought that was you I saw at Random Row the other night, throwing down bourbon and cokes like there was no tomorrow. Bad news, pal, that "girl" you left with . . . "her" name is Bob and and Bob is rather infectious these days. You should have stayed in Chapel Hill where the men are men and the sheep are nervous.
Regards
fezo
Name: Steve V. Dan-ish
black coffee/scone
Location: Cool Blue Note, CA Morning
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 09:10:46
Comments:
Hey Jim (Wide World of Sports) McKay:
Any chance any rare tracks (i.e. 'Mobile Home', 'Dallas', 'Sail The Waterway') will be included on those re-issues......or do we have to plunk down another $20(?) for the same 40 (albeit sonically enhanced) minutes.......
speaking of sonically enhanced and rarities...does anyone remember or possess the Quadrophonic (not hydrophonic) version of 'Can't Buy A Thrill'?....some collectors magazine stating that it had two fifferent covers????...anyone.....
also did anyone else get that e mail from 'Fagen is God' @ AOL....about some compilation for trade???
re;Kid Charlemage lyrics: check the original 1976 sleeve: it is 'champion' (not italian)....and it's 'day-glo'....not dago.....
re:Kathy in Memphis....unfortunately I am not Steely Dan and do not have tickets to their upcoming tour......(Darn!)....but having immersed myself in Becker/Fagen music for 20 some odd years I can safely say that my life is somewhat of a reflection of their colorful imagery...................a cross between Kerouac and ....Stephen Dedalus (i.e. Ulysses)!
Name: Myra Eyefull
backtowork
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 08:21:43
Comments:
Thanks for all the well wishes on our 24th anniversary! We had a great day together and I am greatfull that we are still together after all these years.(not always an easy task)
Schwinn: Next anniversary, can I pretend to be married to you? I loved your suggestions.....You really know how to woo the panties off a girl!
Geena: Our son Zach is looking into a music school in Boston. I think it is Berklee. What do you know about it's reputation? He is interested in jazz. Do you think a kid ,who has not been away from home much should live in Boston?
Myra
Name: Zeke
there's a woman in Georgia who didn't feel so right, she had fever all day and chiils at
night
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 08:17:56
Comments:
Rose: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivas happens every year, the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May. It's a giant outdoor party, at the New Orleans Fairgrounds.
There are about 8 to 10 stages on the grounds, 4 main stages on the outside of the track and the others located on the grounds and in the Grandstands of the track. The weather is usually awesome, low 70's breezy. The other attraction is the FOOD! One word, Killer! The music is not all Jazz, it's a combination of Jazz, R&B, Gospel, Blues, Zydeco, and other stuff. There are also night concerts at major venues in the city. All major hotels offer shuttle service to the fairgrounds.
Visit the web site.
It's a cool time to be in the city. And a great place for the Dan to play while the GB'ers hold a Dan-a-palooza at Pascal Manally's.
out.
Name: DrMu
the walrus was Paul
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 07:44:39
Comments:
Geena: They did show up...3 years ago and played the heck out of "Josie." Paul Shaffer and the horns from the CBS orchestra moved over, as is their custom. to play backup. The had those stands in front of the horn and rhythm section with an enscripted "SD" in front of them. Dave made some crack about that standing for "Sam Donaldson." With the large movement of ahlf the CBS orchestra over to SD, Dave also made a remark after the song about who they were working for, or something like that. Donald was sitting behind a Fender Rhodes on the right side (that seems to be his favorite spot) with Walter on guitar to the lefts. After they were through Dave did admit: "Hey, those guys are pretty good." To which Paul replied' "They're the best." Boy, I wish I had loaded the VCR that night - what was I thinking?
A loose connect between Coach K and Steely Dan. Mike Krzyzewski was a cadet at West Point when G. Gordon Liddy was DA in the area (Poughkeepsie). Daddy G was too busy beating up on the "bullies" from Bard (Ha!) to handle any Cadets. Coack K "served" under Bobby Knight later on.
Name: David in the Florida Room
dmoore113@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 07:36:44
Comments:
Hello Fellow Danners, I was just thinking about the Steely T-shirts I've had over the years. Yellow w/Can't buy a thrill logo,
a Steely Dan "showbiz kids",black long sleeve AJA T,Kamakiriad T,And from '96 2 from that show.
The Shirts don't last too long when you proudly wear them to set up your gear on the gig.........my wife says I hold a wake over them before letting them go.
A good friend of mine has served as sound man/tour manager for many small "Iron Butterfly " tours (Yes, they're still alive) and their offshoot projects like Captain Beyond....anyway, you can go to
the Butterfly's web site and order T-shirts, Hats etc. Now if this is Possible, Why is it not possible to get Steely Dan T-shirts and other "Stuff" here in the Western World!
Please, I would like to hear comments on this from some of you....and maybe, just maybe it could be arranged!Clas- I'll send you some midi Dan...been kinda busy
and ALSO, I spoke with STAlfonso in the chat room the other night...a proud few minutes....Interesting and very cool guy!
and he loves all of you GBer's....he da man!David
Name: Sociable Hermit
MindingMyOwnBusiness@MyCave
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 06:50:51
Comments:
I've been out for a while, and just looked back at some previous postings...
A Fifth Of Dimension: Umm, did I do something to you? Perhaps I'm acting too much like everyone always accuses me of acting, but your posting seemed to be directed at me personally when you said something to the order of, "sitting in your cave masturbating, listening to everyone tell you how creative you are". Just for the record, it was the "cave" part that tipped me off. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with people masturbating in their caves, that is, if that's your thing. But, ironically, it's not mine, so I wonder what would cause you to post such a disparaging comment such as that. As far as I know, I've never ridiculed, taunted, or teased anyone in the GB, so I can't figure why you'd do it, unless it's out of sheer ignorance, or a desperate attempt for attention. If it is the latter, then I guess it merely proves that person from a month ago correct, that in order to get noticed, you have to fling crap at someone and hope stinks enough for them to complain. Oh, how I despise being cliche. Then again, if I'm totally off about this, pardon me. I have a tendency to take things way too personally. It's both a radar and self-defense mechanism at the same time. Now on to other business.
Congatualtions to Myra and Roy! Hope you last another 100! (it's possible, you know. Not pretty, but possible.)And, Congratulations to Eviva! Hope you two are together just as long!
What happened to Steelie Danielle? I haven't seen a post from her in weeks.
I'm sure I have other things that I wanted to comment on, but I seem to be drawing a blank at the moment. I'm going to head out and wander the woods, smell the crisp autumn air and enoy the colors before they disappear. I will talk to you al very soon.
Later.
Herm
Name: Dean Smith
wahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 04:54:32
Comments:
fezo: When I left my job coaching at UNC, I wanted to get as far away from competitive basketball as possible; so I've decided to move to Charlottesville.
Dean
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 02:22:51
Comments:
Pralen Melander; wow, did the pope say that?
Mr LaPage; hi man, 14 months, great. I'm sober but still smoking.
Geena; hi! I hope you understand that it was a joke? :)
To whoever it was who asked, May in New Orleans.
Name: Pralen Melander
Minnesota
Location: USA,
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 02:18:27
Comments:
" 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill / Appear in writing or in judging ill; / But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence / To tire our patience, than mislead our sense.
Some few in that, but numbers err in this, / Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss; / A fool might once himself alone expose, / Now one in verse makes many more in prose. "
Pope
Name: Rose Darling
@assorted salutations
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 20:08:44
Comments:
oleander:
Liked your takes on Razor Boy. A surgeon, of COURSE !
And I agree, it IS "champion."Clas: Hey, that lyric worked for me !
Poor Pompe, gettin' beat up by the claws of livin'...Myra and Roy: Happy Belated Anniversary !!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you followed Schwinn's advice !!!!lisa: Happy Belated Birthday, which day were you?
Eviva: Are you engaged for real ??? Congratulations, you VWA ! ;)
Geena: Tales from the Pumpkin Festival? And I got an idea for that cyber shower girrrrrrrlllllll !!!
countzirO:
Would you agree that Time is an irrelevant concept here at the GB? We can pretend we're old timers, what the heck. Perhaps in the tenuous world of cyber relationships, we ARE old timers?Zeke: When is the Jazzfest of which you speak?
Name: TheStranger
suddenly the music hits you
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 20:01:54
Comments:
geena,
that was no italian embassy. it was a scam run by three waiters from yonkers and was actually an uncle's carwash. i hope you behaved yourself in there, but i've sort of got my doubts. i told you to stay away from disco and that advice is also retroactive.uh oh, that damn east st. louis toodloo came on again & i've got to turn it off before i grind any more teeth. those of you who say you like that cut are better fans than i am.
Name: BIG BROTHER
IBousquet@aol.com/fr
Location: MONT, FRANCE
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 20:01:18
Comments:
What's the connection with Steely Dan and Mr Bowie?
William B of course.going painting,smoking,drinking,driving!!!!!!faster,having
children,now, not after,afraid me,rolling with laughter.AH the simple thing's
getting back JoJo
Three chord's of wonderfull jing's,go on!nomoree
Name: Geena
*********
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 18:53:11
Comments:
Eviva: Congratulations baby! have you set a date yet? Now you got me thinking of how we can have a cyber shower for you.
Roy & Myra: Auguri! Happy Anniversary! I hope you both have a wonderful day and the next 24 years is as blessed as the first.
Unfortunately, I was far beyond a glimmer, I was more like a nightmare for my parents. In '74 I was a rebellious teenager with a sassy mouth and defiant attitude.
rubyBaby: How are you g/f? I will be emailing you in a few days, I have a question and I need your expert advice. You know what i mean, nudge, nudge, wink, wink!
countzir0: I missed you too. I'm glad to hear you have a new love in your life, now that should keep you out of trouble for a while!
I'm almost ready to take my first test on Essentials, then will you teach me how to master the fine art of bullshitting? I may be needing a crash course in a few months.
Clas: Ok, i understand.
Ole: I know, I know, but the two words in question sound alike at the end, what gets me is I don't hear the "ch" sound at the beginning.
TheStranger: It's been a long time since I've been "tempted" to listen to disco at night, but remind me someday to tell you about the time I stayed overnight at the Italian Embassy in NY and snuck out early the next morning with disco shoes in tow.
DrMu: I heard Letterman can be quite snitty as well, but wouldn't it be fun to see D&W being interviewed in TV by him? And speaking of....what ever happened to the night they were supposed to appear on Letterman? Were they no shows? I watched, but resulted in a waste of my time.
Ahh Geeeena: Ummmmmmm....ahhhh forget it!
Jim: You know I'll be there at midnight too!
Name: Jim McKay
jjmckay@uiuc.edu
Location: Urbana (35 Mi. west of Danville), IL 61801
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 18:07:38
Comments:
As reported last month, "Can't Buy A Thrill" and "Countdown To Ecstacy" will be re-released and newly remastered by Roger Nichols using the groundbreaking technology and immortal capability and talent. Now comes word in the latest issue of ICE Newsletter that the new versions, out November 17 in the United States, will feature all new liner notes by Becker and Fagen.
*I'll* be there at the midnight sale!
Name: JosieDanFan
here.there@nd.everywhere
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 17:10:42
Comments:
Hello all..
Lots of stuff has been going on since last I read the GB.
Congrats to Eviva Myra,and Roy!!
jOKER: I must say I agree with you on the whole SNZ thing..I love them and no one can compare. The sad thing is, barely anyone in any other place in the U.S. besides N.C. has heard of them. But the Daddy's are ALL to familiar unfortunately!
LESTER: I'm right here sweetie...miss you!!
Clas..I like it!
Well folks, I gotta be going now. I have to study for my spelling test! HAHAHAHAHAHA...BTW Count..that wasn't funny!!! LOLOLOLOLOL
JDF
Name: JKool
adultworld.com
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 16:03:11
Comments:
Ya know, I was just reflecting on the sad state (OK, if that's too harse an assessement then passably entertaining)of the USA now (don't get all over me with personal interpretations to the contrary as you know you're only kidding yourself; we need some ultra-cool music to end this year/1999/decade) and we really need a new Dan album asap. Hey B & F I know you two cruise on your site periodically just to see how savagely decadent your cult following has become (is) so how about it?
All we need is ten new tunes (or seven or eight really long ones) which should get us through 2006 just fine. After all if old John Glenn three years shy of eight decades can put his snow boots on and climb inside a tin can called Discovery to be launched 3.6 million miles and 144 orbits just to "feel what it's like again" then you dudes can send another awesome one our way (crumbs for the masses)...what do you think?
Name: JKool
adultworld.com
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 16:02:23
Comments:
Ya know, I was just reflecting on the sad state (OK, if that's too harse an assessement then passably entertaining)of the USA now (don't get all over me with personal interpretations to the contrary as you know you're only kidding yourself; we need some ultra-cool music to end this year/1999/decade) and we really need a new Dan album asap. Hey B & F I know you two cruise on your site periodically just to see how savagely decadent your cult following has become (is) so how about it?
All we need is ten new tunes (or seven or eight really long ones) which should get us through 2006 just fine. After all if old John Glenn three years shy of eight decades can put his snow boots on and climb inside a tin can called Discovery to be launched 3.6 million miles and 144 orbits just to "feel what it's like again" then you dudes can send another awesome one our way (crumbs for the masses)...what do you think?
Name: JKool
adultworld.com
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 15:59:52
Comments:
Ya know, I was just reflecting on the sad state (OK, if that's too harse an assessement then passably entertaining)of the USA now (don't get all over me with personal interpretations to the contrary as you know you're only kidding yourself; we need some ultra-cool music to end this year/1999/decade) and we really need a new Dan album asap. Hey B & F I know you two cruise on your site periodically just to see how savagely decadent your cult following has become (is) so how about it?
All we need is ten new tunes (or seven or eight really long ones) which should get us through 2006 just fine. After all if old John Glenn three years shy of eight decades can put his snow boots on and climb inside a tin can called Discovery to be launched 3.6 million miles and 144 orbits just to "feel what it's like again" then you dudes can send another awesome one our ways (crumbs for the masses)...what do you think?
Name: OKjRE
[look kids, it's Word Jumble!]
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 15:57:48
Comments:
Dr. MU:
cool. what do I win.BTW, the SNZ (squirrel-nut-zippers) were doing that swing stuff down the road in Carrboro LONG before it occurred to Setzer to form that faux-swing orchestra, and you can lump them Cherry-poppin daddies and big-bad-voodoo-pieces-of-poop into all them swing acts trying to cash in on the SNZ's mystique. to quote [to the best of me memory] Tom Maxwell, "Swing ain't got fuck-ass to do with zoot suits."
my better half taught me how to do some 'Shag' moves {we ARE in NC, for chrissake], but I don't think of shaggin' when it comes to listening to the Swing-style stuff that's out there. Most of it makes me want to.....turn it off & listen to the dan-
(sorry Clas, i have no sympathy for your damned dots today]
joke.....er,
Name: DrMu
we have a recount
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 15:18:09
Comments:
joKer: I'll have to declare you a winner...technically as Duke has played Wake Forest for the ACC championship (which only tires out teams before the NCAAs) at least twice that I can remember. Here's the series that came to mind: Mike Krzyzewski is the current Duke coach. Duke beat Notre Dame, and their despised coach Digger Phelps, way back in the '78 Final Four before losing to Kentucky in the finals. Lou "Granny" Holtz was the Notre Dame football coach for 9 years. Coach Holtz started his coaching career at......William & Mary at the time Dan sang that it won't do" Whew, that's the long way home.
Name: TheStranger
fused
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 11:07:01
Comments:
dr. mu,
yeah, i also think swing is interesting. it's another way of blending rock & jazz but fusing it in a different way than our boys and their imitators.
Name: DrMu
not your Vitale
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 08:16:01
Comments:
Fezo: Think both Dean and K are both classy individuals with 2 national titles each...and they BOTH have done their share of whining. In fact, they both have that Fagenesque nasal quality about their voice. Dean's best team that didn't win a national title has to be the '84 team with Jordan, Perkins, Daugherty,and was it Kenny Smith at point? Ther's a joke back home that only Dean Smith could hold Michael to under 20 a game.
JoKer: good try...but I was sneaky and put in the rule about regular season games not counting. hint: Kentucky basketball is related to one of the connections, but not directly in the loop ... My loop later today or tomorrow.
I was listening to "Florida Room" last night and was thinking that it would be a great song to dance the "shag" to if I could remeber how. (No Austin Powers jokes, that's a dance native to the Carolinas). Who the heck needs techno crap, I mean rehashed 80's Eurodisco?
Here among the cow paddies Country music, I mean rehashed 70s SoCal country rock with a backbeat, is King. Is that "swing thing" revival for real?? I've heard Squirrel Nut Zippers for NC who are pretty eclectic, and Brian Setzer Orch. playing essentially a big band version of Stray Cats bridgin swing and rock. Big Voodoo Daddy (or something like that) sounds pretty interesting, though wasted.
Name: fezo
@contrarian.view
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 07:31:41
Comments:
I always thought Coach K was a big whiner. This Wahoo has always preferred the more gentlemanlly Dean Smith
Name: joKer
i'm.reaching.here
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 07:30:31
Comments:
DR MU:
Coach K coaches the Blue Devils -
Duke Blue Devils Play Wake Forest Deacons (dunno if it's in the regular season??) and / or Alabama (??) -
-both referenced [somewhat] in "Deacon Blues"{i was gonna try to pull some strange Czech ties from Mike K. to "Third World Man" but I don't think I'm quite the one to do it.....]
- [i gotta see a joKer and I'll be right back]
Name: DrMu
muddy monday
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 06:58:52
Comments:
CountZed: ...or Mike Krzyzewski is legend sometimes called Coach K. For the latest scrolls from the mountain see www.CoachK.com. No one with the possible exception of Bob (don't call me Bobby) Knight prepares a team better for a game (and he has a bit of a better rapport with his players). Man, his playbook is probably thicker than the Starr report. Coach K does have a tendency to go into a semi-delay game with a lead which has cost 'em a half a dozen games over the past few years and the '86 championship against Louisville. Look for Elton Brand to the "The Man" this year if he avoids another injury. Shane Battier will swallow-up all he finds on the boards. I think there is another Kentucky-Duke battle coming up - this time during the regular season.
Get from Coack K to Steely Dan in the fewest or most degrees of separation (after one of Roy's series of connection, it occurred to me that it may take more talent to find the "scenic route"). Significant sports event/figures are allowed, however 2 teams playing each other during the regular season doesn't count)
Congrats to Eviva and Myra and RS!
Name: MrLaPage
did I hear someone say basketball?
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 06:53:58
Comments:
oleander: Yes. I am the old MrLP. Long hiatus from the GB. No great story behind it. Haven't had a drink in 14 months. Maybe the two things are related. Unfortunately, still smoking. Have cut my coffee intake down to one cup per day. Little caffeine. Big headache. Nice interpretation of women in cages = women born in men's bodies.
Clas: Still smoking? Why do I bother to ask? Lots of new names in the GB. Have tried to follow, and noticed that you continue to have sternum pains. Cheer up.
countzir0: Krzyzewski. I agree with you.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 02:17:58
Comments:
Ole; "...but it's not printable in a family guestbook." Family GuestBook? Come on now. What do you mean? That they're gonna make love the whole day?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 02:14:19
Comments:
Hey, I've been up all night, okay, I've been sitting down and been up all night and this is what I came down/up with:
JUNCTION FIVE
Have you heard about the dogs on Junction Five
People have to run to stay alive
Pompe has a scar from ear to ear
He can make your scrotum disappear
You hounddogs
Get lost and make it fast
Wanne see my rifle...?
Congrats Roy and Myra and Eviva.
Howdy.
Name: oleander
this round of mazel tov's on me
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 21:51:48
Comments:
Eviva--You go girl!! I'll help carry the chair at your wedding!
Roy & Myra--Many more ecstatic returns. You are an example to us all, especially Eviva, who's on the exact other end, whether you want to be or not! I have a suggestion as to the best way to celebrate, but it's not printable in a family guestbook. Hint: You've had a lot of practice. Go for it!
Count--"Coach Mike" will do. That's what everybody up here calls him.
*--thanx. You have saved me the potential embarrassment of forgetting my own url again.
Siggy--You're too serious. Please drop in on the oleander page and you'll see that I completely agree with you. But this is just too delicious.
Name: Schwinn
ezglider
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 21:47:45
Comments:
Myra and Roy: CONGRATULATIONS! And Roy, it's ok to slobber over a 16 year old who has an ear for Ellington. A drool cup, used sparingly, can really bring a family closer together.
Now, about Myra's day off...
1. Send the woman child on a "Day of Beauty". You know, body wrap, facial, new doo, extreme pampering, etc.
2. Meanwhile, you've rented a stretch for 5 hours and have the driver pick her up from the spa.
3. At a pre-determined stop light, you emerge from the shadows dressed in a tux, clutching a bottle of Dom in one hand and a dozen roses in the other. On your cue the driver exclaims, "Ma'am, is it OK if I pick this guy up? You look lonely back there all by yourself."
4. Enter the limo, gaze deeply in her eyes and whisper, "I don't believe we've met..."
5. Request the Night Canopy and order the driver to "Drive".
Best Wishes,SEMB
Name: rubyBaby
I like smoke @nd lightning
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 17:57:59
Comments:
Eviva: OOOOOWWEEEEEEEE! Congratulations!
Can I ask, how did he propose?Myra & Roy: Congratulations to you, too! Since you're both danfans, it doesn't matter how ancient you are. Just do something fun! You both deserve it.
rb
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 17:36:49
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!
Thankyou, Oleander----forgot the guys---well, howdy!! Tupperware, as in Fuller Brush??
I am amazed that only one person emailed me who has the "Summer of '93" boot recorded live at the Saratoga, NY Performing Arts Center. Isn't there anyone else who might want to trade some of my excellent collection of SD boots for this "Summer of '93" set??
Please email me if you have it, and are interested in trading.
Yes, Walter and Donald----indeed, the royalty check is in the mail, but I forgot your address.
Saludos!!
Michael
; )
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 17:22:55
Comments:
ole....thanks for the confirmation on the lyrics.
me & the future mrs. are gonna take the week off and head to the Smithsonian for a few days and then off to visit the future in-laws in West Virginia for the few after that. See you guys in about eight days. Yes, I know that the Van Gogh exhibit is there and if it's not too crowded I'll have a peek. Air & Space is where I wanna be though! And the zoo, don't forget the ZOO!!
Insert West Virginia jokes here:
Later
MC
Name: !!!!!!!!LESTER THE NIGHTFLY!!!!!!!!!!!
danfan27@yahoo.com
Location: P. Park, fl Holland
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 15:21:29
Comments:
countzir0- so nice to hear from ya, its been so long I guess u felt like posting twice! And we want details of your date!
Did u give her some funked up music to get her in the mood!Nice story Big Ted next time can u be a little more rude!
Dr. Mu- I would have loved to seen that show, I try to watch it every night, but i would be amazed if anybody has a copy!
Zeke- Thats a great idea, Mardi gras is too crazy anyway, I'm sure somebody will disagree, but the Jazz Fest makes more sense for a danfest! Plus I will probably have the money to go at that time of year, plus I always wanted to see Norlins at Jazz fest time, so sounds good to me anybody second it we'll make it official!
Josie- Whats up cutie!
Name: countzir0
@Shopping for a gorilla suit
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 13:51:31
Comments:
Hello GB, long time no see.
I've lately started a new job and have been unable to post because of the bastard firewall authentication program on my laptop. I could break through that bitch(got a firewall blaster program in the arsenal) but if anyone ever found out I'd be canned in the time it takes a pentium II 450Mhz processor to process 2+2. I've been filling the void of GB withdrawal symptoms by having a torrid romance with a beautiful woman from Amsterdam who happened to be in my newest training class the last couple of weeks. I took her to see Naked Lunch and she was so overexcited by the music of Steely Dan that she... well, anyway, you get the picture. I know, curse me for fishing off the company docks, but this woman is beautiful. God, look at me, I think I might actually be in love or something.... Anyway, enough about my personal life, fuck, I can't believe the things I tell you guys in here.
Geena: I've missed you, hon. How's life treating youse?
Eviva: I had something I was going to tell you, but it's probably a re: from the last archive which I had to read just to catch up.
Rose D: I was thinking about you the other day, remember the first time we spoke we were yelling at each other? That was a long time ago, are we still newbies? If so, I wonder how long until we graduate to "real guestbook signer people?"
Re to the ACC post: Duke Bluedevils are the greatest college basketball dynasty to ever grace this earth, and coach Czywewski(can you help me with the spelling here JosieDF?) is one of the most extraordinary coaches of all time.
Dr Mu: I don't think I can explain it in the same mathematical terminology as you do, but the fact of the matter is that analog formats can record a higher range of information such as background hiss and noise. Cassette tapes which are analog hold much more information than CD's do, but the whole concept of CD's is "digital" and "clarity." The industry has decided to weed out the extranneous noises with this new format(much to the chagrin of analog fanatics like Neil Young). Also, they are limited to the amount of data they can hold as music tends to take up lots of space. The newer, smaller, recordable format which Sony introduced a few years back and didn't release the patent on, thus sacrificing another piece of innovative technology holds even less data than regular compact discs. Sony felt they could sell the players for $400 apiece(walkman size) and for some reason no one bought the idea. I guess I'm rambling, but the fact is, as I was wading through the plethora of mathematical data in your post I didn't fully understand your question and am just bullshitting in order to sound like I know what I'm saying. This is a technique that technicians must all master before taking the job...
Doc K: Don' know about a Nov 7th date, but if it's on the weekend there will more than likely be a show. I spoke to the leader singer of Naked Lunch(Michael Crane) on Fri. at Club Dada--great show by the way--and he didn't have a schedule. He gave me a card with this URL---http://home.earthlink.net/~clburks but it seems that this URL is popping up with the common 404 error. Hey, who said that just because you know how to play music you know how to write webpages? Crane's suggestion to me was to watch the Observer for showdates. Bet on a show that weekend, though, and email me if you're gonna be around:countzir0@hotmail.com.
Speaking of the Fri. nite show, it was pretty packed, and I met a great few Steely Dan fanatics. It was nice to be outdoors watching the band, dancing, and mouthing the words along with people you don't even know, but who you know have experienced the same bliss of the uncanny music of Dan. I met an interesting character from Austria by the name of Don who crowned me "the number one Steely Dan fan in Dallas" and introduced me to the host of a local sports radio show who is also by the way a DanFan. When I told Don that Pretzel Logic and Chain Lightning were songs both possibly about Hitler or Hitler inspired, he was a bit taken aback. It was funny, the show basically felt like a reunion between old friends who've never met. Any of you guys would love it.
Well, hell, I've got to go, see you guys later.
Name: countzir0
@Shopping for a gorilla suit
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 13:51:18
Comments:
Hello GB, long time no see.
I've lately started a new job and have been unable to post because of the bastard firewall authentication program on my laptop. I could break through that bitch(got a firewall blaster program in the arsenal) but if anyone ever found out I'd be canned in the time it takes a pentium II 450Mhz processor to process 2+2. I've been filling the void of GB withdrawal symptoms by having a torrid romance with a beautiful woman from Amsterdam who happened to be in my newest training class the last couple of weeks. I took her to see Naked Lunch and she was so overexcited by the music of Steely Dan that she... well, anyway, you get the picture. I know, curse me for fishing off the company docks, but this woman is beautiful. God, look at me, I think I might actually be in love or something.... Anyway, enough about my personal life, fuck, I can't believe the things I tell you guys in here.
Geena: I've missed you, hon. How's life treating youse?
Eviva: I had something I was going to tell you, but it's probably a re: from the last archive which I had to read just to catch up.
Rose D: I was thinking about you the other day, remember the first time we spoke we were yelling at each other? That was a long time ago, are we still newbies? If so, I wonder how long until we graduate to "real guestbook signer people?"
Re to the ACC post: Duke Bluedevils are the greatest college basketball dynasty to ever grace this earth, and coach Czywewski(can you help me with the spelling here JosieDF?) is one of the most extraordinary coaches of all time.
Dr Mu: I don't think I can explain it in the same mathematical terminology as you do, but the fact of the matter is that analog formats can record a higher range of information such as background hiss and noise. Cassette tapes which are analog hold much more information than CD's do, but the whole concept of CD's is "digital" and "clarity." The industry has decided to weed out the extranneous noises with this new format(much to the chagrin of analog fanatics like Neil Young). Also, they are limited to the amount of data they can hold as music tends to take up lots of space. The newer, smaller, recordable format which Sony introduced a few years back and didn't release the patent on, thus sacrificing another piece of innovative technology holds even less data than regular compact discs. Sony felt they could sell the players for $400 apiece(walkman size) and for some reason no one bought the idea. I guess I'm rambling, but the fact is, as I was wading through the plethora of mathematical data in your post I didn't fully understand your question and am just bullshitting in order to sound like I know what I'm saying. This is a technique that technicians must all master before taking the job...
Doc K: Don' know about a Nov 7th date, but if it's on the weekend there will more than likely be a show. I spoke to the leader singer of Naked Lunch(Michael Crane) on Fri. at Club Dada--great show by the way--and he didn't have a schedule. He gave me a card with this URL---http://home.earthlink.net/~clburks but it seems that this URL is popping up with the common 404 error. Hey, who said that just because you know how to play music you know how to write webpages? Crane's suggestion to me was to watch the Observer for showdates. Bet on a show that weekend, though, and email me if you're gonna be around:countzir0@hotmail.com.
Speaking of the Fri. nite show, it was pretty packed, and I met a great few Steely Dan fanatics. It was nice to be outdoors watching the band, dancing, and mouthing the words along with people you don't even know, but who you know have experienced the same bliss of the uncanny music of Dan. I met an interesting character from Austria by the name of Don who crowned me "the number one Steely Dan fan in Dallas" and introduced me to the host of a local sports radio show who is also by the way a DanFan. When I told Don that Pretzel Logic and Chain Lightning were songs both possibly about Hitler or Hitler inspired, he was a bit taken aback. It was funny, the show basically felt like a reunion between old friends who've never met. Any of you guys would love it.
Well, hell, I've got to go, see you guys later.
Name: Myra Eyefull
1974 was a very good year
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 11:59:59
Comments:
Well Roy-boy-toy and I will have been married 24 years tomorrow. I bet some of you were not even a glimmer in your parent's eyes when we became a marital unit. Since we are soooooooo old and have been married for such a long, long time, maybe someone has a suggestion as to how to spend the day. (Now I'm sure we will listen to SD! dah!) Try to be creative,people, since I am taking the day off and would hate to waste it.
Myra
Name: Doc K
Here at the Dude Ranch
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 09:50:15
Comments:
Eviva L: 'grats!!
Dr. µ: yeah, I saw the southern division... while complaining the whole time that they should be televising the north... where they know what b-ball is! Although, I gotta tell ya, the post season tourney is a blast with all 12 teams in town!
Count Zilch: have you got a Naked Lunch appearance location for Saturday evening, November 7th?
Name: Roy.Scam
sophisticated.lady's.in.the.garage.doing.laundry
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 07:54:31
Comments:
My 16 year old son's on the piano in the next room playing through his Duke Ellington songbook. He has no idea how much good he's doing me. When he finishes, I'll try to tell him without sounding like a slobbering grownup.
Thanks again and Happy anniversary, Myra Eyefull,
RS
Name: *
*
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 07:36:48
Comments:
http://home.earthlink.net/~oleander1/Index.htm
Name: StAl
stalfnzo@seanet.com
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 06:46:38
Comments:
Help!
Oleander, or anyone else, please post the URL to your web site. Once again, I cannot find it....
StAl
Name: Reading The Sunday Papers
in LA
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 06:00:58
Comments:
The LA Times' Readers Top 100 Albums Poll is out
(maybe you can read it at
http://www.calendarlive.com/HOME/CNS_DAYS/981025/t000096725.html).
Aja is #51. I must say that most of the picks 1-50 are indeed classics, even if they don't happen to be among MY favorites, with a few notable exceptions (eg OK Computer is #38?!?)
Name: EvivaLaughs
with delight!
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 05:38:54
Comments:
NO, EVERYBODY...
I'VE
GOT
THE
RING!!
I'm engaged! WHeee heeee!!!!!
/
Name: Jan
j.hendrikse@tip.nl
Location: eindhoven, nbr Holland
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 04:17:17
Comments:
finally found you,
i am a great fan for years!
yahoo
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 at 02:28:56
Comments:
Cross the ceiling, God in London, clean and simple, hare hare!
Zeke; good idea!
StAL; was it a dog? Did I tell you that Pompe has been in a fight again? Oh holy moly, now he has a scar across his right leg too.
So, Rose Darling, this ain workin; "Pompe has a scar from leg to back/he's got himself to blame for that sneakattack..."
Policeman 1; bass?
Geena; always tired and edgy after suffering from those typical career burn-outs. Being on top is not a dance on roses. You have to take the bull between your teeth and just carry on... but I'll move to Hawaii after this is over.
Name: Floyd
@cuts&styles just 2.95!
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 23:42:32
Comments:
A barbers dream, sit Walter in your chair!
Maybe in the old days, but he sure looks good these days!
Name: A Fifth of Dimension
pinkfloyd
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 23:16:48
Comments:
Opie...ah...is that you...well have a seat young man. You're getting so big! Just like Andy. Hold still or I'll smear this clot-stick over your pie-hole. You don't want to miss Barney as the TV repairman in this Fall's major disappointment, do you? Look, here comes Goober with the grease!
Name: opie
@bea's flat?
Location: Mayberry, USA
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 22:59:39
Comments:
aunt bea is not flat! Whew, that woman! Can I tell you
a secret? When she flashes those hindenburgs at me I
run to the bathroom! Don't tell Andy, but she makes me
acquire a firm one, well I don't have to tell you what
happens next. Shit, I need a "band aid" by the time I'm
done! Well I have to go out to dinner right now and aunt
bea wants me to wear a tie. I was thinking to myself...
"No Ties" on me. What was Andy thinking when he hired
that stupid fuck Barney. I'm sure glad though, he didn't
give him any bullits. :)upturned face...
Name: sigmund freud
i know why they called it steely dan.com
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 21:09:42
Comments:
razor boy= death
fancy things= material possessions
women in cages= prostitutes
steely dan lyrics= the neverending rorschach test
Name: oleander
the wife from hell
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 20:27:18
Comments:
Michael--That is SO sweet. But if you don't say something nice about the guys too, they will beat you about the head with an 80-buck bottle of wine and a Tupperware spoonrest.
Midnite--the liner notes agree with you.
Geena baby--The Joker has shown that we can hear whatever we want to.
P 1--The Lark is even better.
Joe C--If you can find me a nice fake fur ottoman, I'm in. Ignore the snobs; I'll drink your cheap wine.
Mr. LaPage--Are you the old Mr. La? Whatever, it's uncanny. I drove around last week listening to Razor Boy & concocting a dissertation almost exactly like yours, inspired by--sorry, forgot who brought it up.... Other thoughts--
I hear you are singing a song of the past--in your old, male voice?
Razor Boy = surgeon; fancy things = 'nads and Adam's apple
You know that the coming is so close at hand/ You feel all right--You're in pre-op, waiting to go into the OR, and they've given you the feel-good pre-anaesthesia meds.
Women in cages = women born into the bodies of men
Just goes to show, Steely waters run deep.
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Deep East Texas Pineywoods Forest, USA
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 18:09:49
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!
Damn, doesn't anybody have the "Summer of '93" boot recorded at the Saratoga NY, Performing Arts Center??
Have some good live sets to trade, need this one to complete my collection.
Any takers??
To All Of The DanFanLadies:
" . . .I was on the other side of no tomorrow, you walked in, and my life began again . . ."
Saludos!!
Michael
; )
Name: TheStranger
disco abuse counseling service
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 17:52:15
Comments:
geena,
the next time you're tempted, think of your family and what it must be doing to them.
Name: TheStranger
disco abuse counseling service
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 17:21:19
Comments:
geena,
when you listen to disco at night, how can you possibly respect yourself in the morning?
Name: TheStranger
no stranger to $2.95 specials
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 16:41:22
Comments:
joe,
enjoyed your sentiments on the Dan, but if you're going to continue touting such cheap ($80?!?!) wine, i fear the dom perignon crowd around here will eat you alive.
Name: Bill Maher
@abc.com
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 12:26:05
Comments:
Hey, Bill Moyer, you have yourself confused with myself. I host Politically Incorrect. You were press secretary for some president now long dead. Not sure what you have done since.
Name: Joe
JCHIAR4524@aol.com
Location: ATLANTA, GA USA
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 10:39:09
Comments:
I have been listening faithfully to the Dan since Album 1 (does anybody have a better drive groove than "Do it Again?") and in all these years there is no band or musical algamation that approaches the Dan's music complexity/simplicity coincidential derivitive. They were so ahead of their time that even today people still freak when they listen to Aja for the first time. You can keep the edgy crap that passes for late nineties music since it doesn't hold up because it isn't multi dimensional nor understands what that means or how to get there or why one would be interested in making the trip...
get a $80 bottle of red, sit in a really comfortable leather chair and relate...(if you can)
Name: Bill Moyer
@abc.com
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 10:01:37
Comments:
Walter and DaddyG together, on tv? Keep dreaming Dr. Mu. (not a bad idea though)Let's set something up,
Bill M.
Name: Big Ted
Semi with the titty flaps
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 08:45:08
Comments:
The only things I know of that's lost in Drew Barrymore's pussy are her acting career, and that little ET fella. Last thing they heard him say was, "I'll be right there", then when that big finger touched her pussy, he got sucked up right inside. I hope when he phones home, a gynecologist answers.
Name: DrMu
Hangin' with Pepe and all his friends
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 08:19:32
Comments:
1: Make sure those B-flats are scooped up this time. This citizen is tired of running onto that mess while mowin' the lawn.
Geena: With Walter and Donald, it would be the interviewer who need the prep time. I wonder if that's why Letterman didn't interview them after the '95 show - they'd have gotten the better of Dave, which is hard to do. Supposedly, Mr. Becker and Daddy G. were on a Politically Incorrect show a while back. Does anybody have a tqpe of that show?
Name: A Fifth of Dimension
buzzcutwithdoublepiercednipple
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 at 03:31:15
Comments:
People fuckin' freak when the sun moves from Libra to Scorpio. Think about it. There you are beatin' off in your little cave with everyone telling you how creative you are when suddenly your momma walks in on you. "That's not art, that's my pimply faced, thick-lensed boy preparing for his INDEPENDENT FILMAKER of the YEAR AWARD!"
Hey, ejaculation is HIP this year! "Something About Mary" primed the pump and "Happiness" has given a whole new meaning to "splatter" films. And it's got to be good--a bunch of Hollywood sociopaths gave it their highest honor: Best Film We Would Have Hated Had it Been Made by Someone Who Fucked us over Early in our Careers.
The writing's on the wall...(cough, cough)...and who knows "What Dreams May Come"?
Lost in Drew Barrymore's Pussy,
Widespread Panache
Name: just a fan
@i love you guys!
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 22:42:43
Comments:
Hey, i just thought you should know. When the show was over
in mountain view, i was the guy standing on his tippy toes,
burning his fingerprints off and loving every minute of it.
i was the guy giving you the standing OVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do you get it? read again please.
Name: Pan FryED
@clue?Les?
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 22:11:03
Comments:
Now I'm at "The Late Spot". The chase is on!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Return to Brenda
houseofnoodle
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 21:49:28
Comments:
Can't believe I fell for Lou Chang. Woke up a few nights ago and caught him trying to bind my feet in some little shoes and gave him a good, solid toe-knuckle punch across the pagoda. Now I'm washing chopsticks below a Tokyo flophouse and sleeping in the wok-in cupboard in order to save enough yen to escape this Buddha-forsaken kamakaziad. Let this be a lesson to all you women out there: Just because you've accumulated a billion frequent flyer miles doesn't mean you need to rush off and sell Mary Kay cosmetics to the Dream Warriors of Burma.
Up, Up with Tupperware,
Brenda
Name: Ahh Geeeena
@nice&warminmy iggloo
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 21:36:21
Comments:
Once upon a time....i'm at Storyville!
Name: Geena
The frost is in the air tonight
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 19:45:01
Comments:
Zeke: I had the opportunity to meet and talk to Steve Perry twice. I had to prep him before he did a radio interview because he demanded it. So, while a co-worker and I are in the production studio with him, We're running down a list of questions he was going to be asked, and within 5 minutes of our meeting, he began getting very edgy and kept asking how much longer would this take. A few minutes later the man got downright snippy, so we had to finally set him straight. He then walked out of the studio and mumbled something about being the star much to the embarrasement of his manager who was by his side at all times. I don't know if he has a medical problem or was on something, but I later found out, he's like this with everyone, so it doesn't surprise me that he's not fronting Journey on this tour, probably had a hissy fit when asked.
Roy Scam: I think Michael McDonald's hair color give him character, do you think he's about f-f-f-f-f?
Clas: No, I've never heard of that song, and why were you so edgy?
Lester: I have never lost respect for Disco, after all, I had a lot of fun in those days. The Hustle still reminds of taking the express shuttle to NYC on the weekends just because I could, and the clubs were better there. btw..hate the name Pet Shop Boys, but love the song "West End Girls".
Ole: the only thing I have left to say is Donald must have had gum, candy or marbles in his mouth because I still hear "italian" and "champion".
Off to New Hampshire for the Pumpkin Festival........
Name: clueless
@there you go again
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 18:42:20
Comments:
gosh darn it, stop that!
Name: Rigs
smiling@cuz it's fun.:)
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 18:37:51
Comments:
Hi folks, I hope everyone is happy, like the cheater in Haitian Divorce. Have a groovey night and Stanley Kubrik says Happy Space time is Groovey! nite folks //oo\\
Name: Policeman 1
@muzzle velocity
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 17:41:28
Comments:
Dr Mu, i should put you under house arrest! Clas are you
out walkin' your bass again? Please observe the curb
laws. One more thing, has anyone seen a Packard speeding
around here, someone should tell him the Nash is much
better, that horn is really timeless and the VIBES...WHOA!
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 17:14:22
Comments:
I always thought it was "all those day-glow freaks who used to paint the face"?
But what the hell do I know eh?
Name: DrMu
20 lb striped with 15 lb test
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 14:38:56
Comments:
Gotta love the bass line intro to "Snowbound." It really sets up the percussion and upcoming key chords...for some reason which I can't explain it reminds me of the outro bass line on "Don't Give Up" from Peter Gabriel's "So."
Jaime: That described the way I felt seeing you in blue-print-blue...does this mean I'm bi?
Name: StAlphonzo
stalfnzo@seanet.com
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 12:12:05
Comments:
Hey now!
Finally getting around to posting the winners of the contest we held last month. Sorry it's taken so long. What, with 20 days of Microsoft training in Colorado and spending the last 5 days recovering from surgery (don't ask), things have been a little crazy.
Anyway, we have a 5-way tie. The lucky guessers are:
1. homegirls@rocketmail.com
2. PATSJAZZ@aol.com
3. hg@tuna.net
4. mmellon@bu.edu
5. atelje.lundkvist@swipnet.seThough everybody will "win" something, we have to somehow break the tie. Rather than test you on your knowledge of SD trivia, we're gonna keep it simple. Each of you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to break this tie. Look for it later this weekend.
Joker/Eric: You need to get yourself a Hotmail account. I have quite a few things to discuss with you.
StAl
Name: jamie
@talkabouttrick&trashin,geez!
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 11:55:59
Comments:
Did you like me in "Blue Steel"? You should listen to it,
i sound even better! KC? i hope you're kiddin, she had
every right to laugh just as i did when i saw that! You
just might "spook" someone...!
Name: Zeke
spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 10:14:59
Comments:
More old rocker's info.: It looks like Kansas and Journey will make a pass thru Nawlins'. Journey has all members except Steve Perry. Why tour? I recently saw America here locally. The band screwed up more than once on stage. They laughed about it.
Clas: Suggestion. If your planning a trip to N.O., skip Mardi Gras and make the Jazz Festival. You can see drunk,and naked people in New Orleans all the time. Jazz Fess' is a great time. I think you'll appreciate the music over the beads. The dates are the last weekend in April and the 1st weekend in May. Who knows, if the Dan will tour next year, perhaps Don and Walt will contact Quint Davis and pencil in a date.
Any GB'ers in the West Palm Beach Fla. area? The Feat will play there on Jan. 20. I plan on making the show, and need some info. on the area.
Name: Roy.Scam
repent.now.the.end.of.the.guestbook.is.near
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 05:28:05
Comments:
Speaking of recent expansion of rock stars: I saw Michael McDonald on Roseanne's talk show the other day (vocalizing with Phoebe Snow). He sang great, of course, and it appears that he hasn't missed any meals in the last few years. That is, he was wearing his well deserved prosperity. However, he did seem to have missed a few Grecian formula applications.
Most predominant use of bass drum on a Dan record: "Haitian Divorce". That steady gut grabbing whoofer thump grabs me like a heartbeat. Maybe it's an instrumental metaphor for the persistence of life in the face of all kinds of shit.-- like that little semi mojo growing in the womb while his parents are trying to un-break his future home. Tough start to come out of the oven as a living representation of your parent's divorce. Any body here relate to that song?
RS
Name: Kaiser Soze
the usual suspects
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 04:06:58
Comments:
fezo,
There will not be any GB in the year 2000."like that--whhhhff--it's gone" (creepy 40s music)
Name: fezo
I'm.your.boogie.man
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 03:27:35
Comments:
The Artist Formerly Known As . . .: I have seen KC lumbering around the stage, trying to do those 70's moves in his 90's body. I got to tell you. The man is an inspiration. One of these days I'm going to quit my day job and start a KC cover band. (listen carefully, you can hear my wife shreaking hysterically in the background)
Stranger: Danko had gotten caught in Japan with a whole bunch of heroin.
Zeke: I've done some Y2K compliance stuff at my job and have had the opposite experience. I find all the sound and fury just as Shakespeare did . . . signifying nothing. I know, famous last words of a fool, come January 1, 2000, I'll be staring at a blank computer screen in my office, cursing the fates cause I can't get on the GB.
Name: Edd
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 03:12:16
Comments:
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
The genius part is a given.
Name: Clas
@ work with Kaiser Söze
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 at 01:19:20
Comments:
Dr Mu; can I trust you on that one? You've been lying before, remember?
Geena; it's okay, I was a little edgy and tired yesterday. Turn your love around/please don't let me down - have you heard that song with Jay Graydon/David Foster. Great song.
Stranger; MIT is a musicschool in Hollywood. They got different kinds of divisions; GIT - Guitar School of Technology, BIT; Bass School of Technology und so weiter. Last I heard the Japans had bought it. And yes, they got a ping pong team on the recording class. Record on right channel, record on left channel, merge left and right channel to right channel, record on left... and on and on.
ZEKE; Februari? Hmmm... let's wait then.
Howdy howdy.
Name: The Artist formerly known as Lester the Nightfly
@the Rasberry GB, wuuuooo!!!
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 23:41:49
Comments:
Whats with all the Reno Bashing? So hes a few pounds heavier than in the 80's who isnt? But y we r on the subject has anybody seen Casey from KC & the Sunshine Band, he put on a few but I'll tell ya he still danced up a storm!
Does anybody have a new respect for disco this go around then back in the 70's?
Especially because dance music today is mostly sampling tracks instead of recording the tracks with real instruments!
"In a west end town of a dead end world"
Can anybody name the song from just that one lyric? If u can your a genius!We won our softball game tonight if anybody gives a flying shit!
Dave- The Winamp is the greatest invention in computer history!
cudos cudos cudos cudosthe kid has a point they do say DAgo FReax!
Kathleen turner has a special place in my heart because when i was in my very young teens she wasnt as well known as now and she use to do cheezey b cinemax or as I like to call it Skinomax movies which is also the channel at that age where i learned my wanger could be used for more than just urination(sorry I'm in that kind of mood, haha dont mean to gross the ladies out, but the guys know what i'm talkin about!)
Name: oleander
some things will never change
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 21:41:18
Comments:
I took some cleansing breaths. I emptied my mind of assumption and attachment.
Citizen: champion
AIA: champion
RS (CD): champion
Decade: champion
RS (vinyl): champion
RS (vinyl) liner notes: championIf you're up past midnight on a work night listening to five recordings of the same tune to hear one word, and listen to the whole song each time at least once because it's so fucking great... you must be a Danfan.
lisa--happy late birthday, you lower-case vixen! Turn that heartbeat over again!
Name: TheStranger
rev up the motorscooters
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 21:13:18
Comments:
roy scam,
i've been so busy talking to caveman i didn't realize danko was inside. what'd he do? yeah, it's the same catalina the preppies rejoiced over. the dan has another take on southern calif., however, since they decided it's a place where you can't even buy a thrill.happy B+1 lisa.
now where's that prick who goes into cardiac arrest every time we wish someone happy birthday. happpy unbirthday to you, PRICK!!!!
Name: kid charlemagne
doo wop
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 19:40:48
Comments:
Whattsa matta you. Its "Italian" !! Didnt you hear about all those Dago freaks who used to paint the face?
Name: Roy.Scam
the.closest.thing.to.perfect,that.i've.ever.seen
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 19:34:56
Comments:
lisa: Happy birthday yesterday! Sorry I forgot. Doesn't that makes you about th-th-th-th?
Jamie Lee Curtis?: Say, she IS a jolly good fellow. --Would that explain why both of her names are gender-ambiguous? -- Jamie Farr also suffered some gender confusion. Is it the name?
fezo: There is a new Band album called "Jubilation" about which I know nothing; but I've seen a very favorable review of Dylan's recently released live album from the 1966 (or so) performance with The Band, when he first started rocking and all the folkie purists were chastising him. I'm pretty sure Danko has been sprung.
Strange (May I call you Strange for short?): Is that the same Catalina away from which the Four Preps sang about being 26 miles? [Now that's a tough sentence to not end with a preposition.]
Schwinn: And all this time I thought that group was the Hunan Beans. {Nobody can do the famous merenguo like I do.}
RS
Name: Geena
no sister of mercy
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 19:27:49
Comments:
Rose Darling: we'll put Loverboy on the shelf with the rest of the one-hit-wonders and dust him off every so often and give him credit for trying to revive his career.
Clas & Mayor Rudy: Listen to, and without prejudice, to Kid Charlemagne on the following albums...Citizen Steely Dan, Disc 3, cut 4 = italian
Royal Scam, cut 1 = champion
Alive in America, cut 9 = champion
A Decade of Steely Dan, cut 12 = italian2 for 2, giving you both a Bronx raspberry.
sorry Clas, I thought you were referring to MIT in Mass.
"you are obsolete, look at all the gringos on the street"
GirlFred: my least favorite cars were my '79 Where's Waldo Volvo which went cross-country twice and leaked major amounts of oil. It sat in my driveway until '82 when it experienced a short revival and a new clutch for 3 months and then the engine blew, also my black '79 Chysler Cordoba sans the rich corinthian leather seats, which saw the back of a tow truck more than stop signs. Poor things, I had to shoot them both.
Il Staniero: See my message above. Tomorrow I listen to the cassette versions of Decade, Citizen and Royal Scam.He shouts, she bites....
Name: Kid
37wolf@msn.com
Location: Pico Rivera, CA U.S.A.
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 19:13:29
Comments:
I'm starting a Steely Dan tribute band, if your interested and live in Los Angeles e-mail me.
Name: Donald Trump
my garbage feeds Africa for a year.com
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 16:50:07
Comments:
Mr. Hermit:
I can't find any parallels either.
Mind if I buy your cave?
Name: TheStranger
who won the contest?
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 15:59:37
Comments:
mr. hermit,
your meditation on the squirrels' foolish, interminable pursuit of material wealth is most instructive, although I can find no parallels among humans. At the same time, I believe this was your most compelling post to date. I apologize for ever doubting you. but surely you didn't move all your stuff into the cave. what about your high school yearbook, old baseball mitts and stuff like that? If you don't keep careful watch of your possessions, the commies could get them. then where would this country be?clas,
i fear i went overboard translating miles to kilos and pointing out boston is not next to l.a. i will henceforth assume you are as informed as madeline albright. never heard of that hollywood school. does it have a ping pong team?
Name: Lester the "Anti Yankee" Nightfly
@so sue me
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 15:32:31
Comments:
Ok dont rub it in, I always pull for the underdog, but the yankees kicked ass, so u can stop rubbing it in Steve, lol!
I'm feel so loved that people from here have e-mailed me wondering where I've been, I love all u guys and gals!
I have just been working my ass off(I need as much off as possible) anyway it was nice not to see to much offensive posts lately, so that gives me a little more insentive to post more often!
Name: Rose Darling
@ Tasty Word of the Day: "veracity"
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 15:11:41
Comments:
Geena:
Mike was definitely not even trying to squeeze into those tight leather pants, which would have had to be taken out a few sizes. He was in black jeans with an oversized shirt, tails out, which camoflaged his expanded midsection. I shouldn't pick on his weight, but probably do only because I was so disappointed with his performance.
I wouldn't call myself husky voiced, but definitely not Betty Boop either.Mayor Rudy:
You said " When the GB.is dominated with females the conversation seems confined in topics." Hey Gaucho, would you care to explain?
Name: FYI
not IGY
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 14:10:14
Comments:
Here's another interesting tidbit that ties in with the Yankees analogy. During those great Yankees teams of the 20's, 30's, 40's and even the 50's, it was common knowledge that the mothers and grandmothers of both Don and Walt were known to prolifically please themselves, using a device similar to a, you guessed it, Steely Dan! Whether or not more energy was released on years the Yanks won the Series is not known.
Name: country boy
always on the lookout
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 14:01:27
Comments:
look, i don't give a hoot about squirrels, volvos or peace in the middle east, understand? when i do invest time in these matters it's only a method to take me down the road to what counts, which is poontang. you gotta impress them young things to get to the nitty gritty, see what i mean? mmm, good. you can ask & i'll tell cause there ain't no gay men where i'm standin.
Name: YGK
..
Location: New York, NY
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 13:47:00
Comments:
Please, please, Steve V - stretch (your thinking) with me...
besides, how could anyone win anything when you got a guy named Fritz?
ygk
Name: Steve v dan
casting horoscopes
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 13:32:48
Comments:
hey Lester: what was that you said about the Padres pitching staff??
now if I could only predict the release of Steely Dan's new album???!!!
(do it before the end of the 'Year of the Tiger' boys!!...and do not listen to your record company of manager.....based on your recent timings....:Kamakiriad-released in May of 1993..three months before a hastily put together Steely Dan reunion tour...by the time the tour started the album had virtually slipped off the chart......
eleven Tracks of Whack....released just as the 1994 tour was ENDING!.....
Alive In America....charted for only 6 weeks..released 9 months before the Art Crimes tour.....
[want to maximize Steely Dan even more: release and tour right BEFORE the Hall of Fame introductions]
any more guidance and I must insist on a retainer........!!!
ok I'm done with my bitching and moaning for the week.......RE: Yankee/Steely synchonisms: what about Steely's 1972-1974 releases????.....Those Fritz Peterson led Yanks really sucked then!
Name: dnut
oops
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 12:40:52
Comments:
Sorry YGK, I didn't read your post carefully. It's accurate :)
Name: Dnut
dsorrenti@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 12:39:06
Comments:
YGK, I hate to correct you publicly, but I was a huge Yankee fan in the 70's a full 10 years before I ever purchased a Steely Dan recording. In 1976, they were swept by Cincinnati in 4 games. They won titles in 77 and 78 against LA.
Name: soup nazi
@no basketball for me!
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 12:10:34
Comments:
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....split pea soup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: DrMu
down @ the bottom
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 11:29:49
Comments:
DocK: Did you SEE the stuff that was supposed to pass for basketball in the South Division last year? Melvin Watkins, a North Carolinian who played point guard on the great UNCC team (coached there too later) in '77 with Cedric Maxwell who helped to win a couple of NBA championships with Bird and the Celtics, will start the revival in the South division (an analogy might be found from a ad.clip I saw for the new Pleasantville movie).
YGK: I like tha analogy. I can frogive this group of pinstripers since Joe Torre is at the helm. Hmmm...based on that synchronicity, the "new one" should be the best of all time. and since it's probable that the Yankees could win quite a few more in the near, do you really think they need the pressure?
Name: YGK
..
Location: New York, NY Home of Donald Fagen
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 10:42:37
Comments:
Steely Dan Fans: For those of you who really don't give a damn about the New York Yankees, I'd like to bring you words of comfort, and the 'relationship' between the 'Boys' and the New York 'Boys of Summer'.
1976 in Danland produced Royal Scam, a fine work of Dandom. Inspired by such a fine piece of work, the New York Yankees win the first of their two Titles.
in 1977, the Boys release the quintissential Aja, and the Yankees respond in kind with another Championship in 1978.
Give or take a few mishaps along the way, I think that Steely Dan releases are generally tied to New York Yankee Championships, and/or vice versa.
In responsde to Gaucho in 1980, in 1981 the Yankees made it to the Series, won the first two, but eventually lost to the Dodgers.
in 1995, Steely Dan releases AiA, and in 1996, the Yankees beat the Braves.
so since the Yankees won again this year, I think that either
a) the album is done, but is hung up in marketing and release dates or
b)the album is still in progress, but they wanted to make sure the Yankees won before laying final cuts down.So therfore, if the Yankees win NEXT YEAR.....then.....go figure...
ygk
Name: Doc Kelly
Here at the Dude Ranch
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 10:24:50
Comments:
Dr. µ: what's all of this tripe you're spouting about ACC b-ball? Jeez, the way you guys (Lone Star types) manhandled the Big 8 you'd think maybe a few words of praise about the Big 12 might be in order...
"What's football?" said the Jayhawk.
I saw Texas' son Luke (Skywalker) Axtell the other night at "Late Night with Roy Williams". He sang an original song (also accompanied himself on acoustic guitar) that he wrote in front of 15,800 rabid b-ball fans. The song was dedicated to his 2 heroes: Duke Wayne and Jesus Christ. UT really screwed up losing that kid!
Later - Doc
Name: Zeke
put on your sailin' shoes
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 09:01:27
Comments:
So, I've been thinking about this Dan Fess' in New Orleans idea. IF there is a tour, and IF it rolls thru the South, (reminds me of early years, burning shrub, every sentence began with "What if, man...") anyway, I think we can pull it off. Nothing elaborate or far out, meet for dinner, then the show.
JLC a dude? whoa.
Clas: Mardi Gras date. Are you familiar with the Catholic church?
Let's see, It's the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday which starts Lent. It's February 16th, 1999.One more thing, I was the lucky one to handle the Y2K compliance for the co. I work for. What a BITCH!
Anyone in Danland dealing with this? You would think compassion and vision would INCLUDE the year 2000! Sometimes, it makes you wonder what the hell people are thinking of.Late.
Name: David in the Florida Room
semi-volvo@boat.com
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 08:49:33
Comments:
I have a VOLVO engine in my boat...does that mean I'm not welcome here anymore?.....I'm confused.....can i still be a guy?. .DJM
"Any World That I'm Welcome To.....is better...
Name: DrMu
Deep in the Heart of Culturally Diverse Texas
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 07:16:52
Comments:
Fezo: ACC b-ball is like sex. It's always good. It's just some nights are even better than others. This is especially true when Orange County Community College takes it on the chin.
Clas: University of Houston is an Ivy League school?...if they saw your face here, you would be a "gringo."
Stranger: I may need Oleander to clean up the mess before I end up in jail, but here goes. The way I understand the Jamie Lee Curtis "urban legend," she allegedly is equipped with an XY chromosome pair. But early in development in utero a burst of testosterone is needed to express the male parts. Since that didn't happen supposedly (there are medically documented cases of this happening), the female parts (and some pretty damn good ones) were expressed instead (without testosterone we're all female!). I don't think there was any surgery. The result is the perfect woman for Henry Higgins!
Name: Sociable Hermit
TheTruth.com
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 06:51:46
Comments:
Stranger,
Why would you doubt my stories? I have read my previous posting over and over, and for the life of me, I am unaware of where you would find exaggeration. Why would I make up a story about recently-nursed-back-to-health squirrels, that were led astray by bad influences, using my computer? The whole premise makes no sense if it didn't actually occur. Do you see my point? As far as what they could possibly want, well, the same question could be posed to anyone with a credit card and access to the net. It's certainly not a matter of need. And in this case, it's not even utilitarian. I mean, think about all the unneccessary stuff people buy that clutter their lives and monthly statements. Who really needs a family crest? It's just the desire to have one that forces you to place the order. Is a squirrel in need of a family crest? Probably not. But I do not feel pious enough to tell them that they should not be allowed to have one. The same goes for the ten copies of the Denise Austin Pregnancy Workout tape. And the two-year subscription to Beer and Cigars Of The World. So far, that's all that's come to the cave. There's probably more, I'm sure. Yeah, I was mad at first, but the looks on their cute little faces when the shipments began to arrive quelled any further anger. As humans, we spend so much time worrying about taking care of things: bills, houses, cars, kids, lawns, parents, the future...that we sometimes forget to take care of ourselves in the process. Squirrels are the same way. Finding nuts, burying nuts, finding more nuts, burrowing, worrying about whether they can get their kids in a good school...my god, it's maddening! Yeah, I'm sure some of the beer and cigars will probably end up in the paws of those grubby woodchucks, but for now, I say, so what?! It makes the squirrels happy, it' makes me happy, and if no one gets billed for it, why not have a little personal pleasure? In the mean time, I'm going to have myself a few handrolled Brazillian Excalibers, chill a six pack of Congo Pale Ale in the stream, and wait for the delivery of the big screen TV so I can watch Denise do some deep knee bends. There's no prurient interests being fulfilled here, I just happen to like the location shots when they exercise.
Later, Herm
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 06:25:34
Comments:
Mayor Rudy - what are you talking about son? The word is "champion". Listen to the song in headphones. Do you have headphones in Bronx?
Name: Mayor Rudy
World Champs Again
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 05:39:01
Comments:
Look for me leading the ticker-tape Yankees Parade, nobody does a Parade like The City. I know Tony Curtis and he had a daughter. The SD song Kid C , the word is Italian , you gotta problem with that?. When the GB.is dominated with females the conversation seems confined in topics . I just love a parade.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 02:45:02
Comments:
Todays Gbook reminds me why gringos used to piss me off. Always telling the most obvious things to foreigners:
- Don't drink coffee at nights, you can't sleep, it's caffeine in coffee.
- Smoking is dangerous, it's poison son..."
- I'm Dr Mu and the Nobel Prize is an US-award. It was founded by the Ivy League of Masturbation.
- I'm Edd Bruce Willis, I use to save the Guest Book as well as the world from time to time.
Geena/Stranger; MIT is/was a school in Hollywood. Musician Institute of Technology. You could see the Valley barbecues from it.
Schwinn; I'm with you on everything, biker.
jOker; I'm a joker, I'm a token, I'm a sinner, I'm a...?
Name: me
@too much fun!
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 23:44:58
Comments:
Happy Birthday to everyone! Herm, careful where you hide
those squirrels, rumor has it that country boy was last
seen with a ballpeen hammer, parked on the side of the
road. He was waving down passing cars and pointing at a
banner on his 4 wheel drive, it read, for sale "Swedish
Meatballs", made from angus beef, known for its great
taste and tenderness. He further claimed that it was the
consistent marbling in the meat that provided the superior
flavor. Corn fed beef he said. Poor little guys, they were
just gatherin' up some nnuutts, stowin' away some aaacorns.
Acorn fed is more like it. Careful of the country boy, i
heard he doesn't care for volvo's either. Smirk. Should i
submit this one? ahhh what the heck, it's late, i'm tired
goodnight.
Name: Schwinn
poorplayer
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 22:55:02
Comments:
Let me tell you something about human sexuality. The mortal coil dances to procreation. Throbs to the seemingly insurmountable differences in male / female anatomy and swallows its own tail lest speak of what it cannot eat.
Any other way is just a dry hump at the kennel while Melissa Ethridge grooms your dog. You follow me on this?
Constant Craving,
Schwinn
Name: Crazy People
@Danfest
Location: New Orleans, LA USA
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 22:28:24
Comments:
VOLVO
Their boxy but their good!
Name: GirlFred
eclair@nyone?
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 21:57:32
Comments:
Sexy Poontang My favorite car was the white (almost) '79 Volvo wagon. the VulllvaVaaaagon. It was a very slow car.
Merging, tricky. Black vinyl, no a/c in the heat of southernsummers ... pleasure = air contacting sweat when exiting car. flesh is good and heart, too.
I've given up pastries and now drink lots of sassafrass with my Snyder's sourdoughs.Fred
Name: TheStranger
wasn't born yesterday
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 21:52:51
Comments:
hermit,
i'm beginning to doubt the veracity of your stories. what would squirrels possibly want to order over the net? you know, we're not all as gullible as you think we are.
Name: TheStranger
you came raging
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 21:44:46
Comments:
geena,
champion, italian, raddison all rhyme when you've tasted too much of whatever you're tasting. but you may have found the explanation for conflicting lyric beliefs -- one way on the boxed set, another way in the original. i'm usually but not always listening to the boxed set. could the remastered CDs also be different than the old LPs?clas,
hollywood is a neighborhod of los angeles but also a state of mind. i'm about 25 miles (40 kilos) away near the ocean.
MIT -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology? Boston area. A long way by sled dog.rose darling,
all i know is if jamie lee curtis & kathleen turner are men, then heterosexuality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Name: Sexy Poontang
@the gb
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 19:59:18
Comments:
Jamie Lee Curtis has the biggest tits I have ever seen on a guy!
Mike Reno is just retaining water.
Anne Wilson, now thats a fat bitch.
Thats why heart cant sell an album to save their life.
There is no room for fat people in the music biz.
All fat people should live on an island right next to all the gays and lepers, especially if they drive volvos.
Name: Geena
captured happy in a picture frame
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 19:25:52
Comments:
Rose Darling: do you have a "husky" voice too? I've been mistaken for a man on the phone more than a few times. One more thing about Mike Reno: was he also wearing those tight red leather pants? I hope not!
Clas: MIT is on the right coast, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it's still standing.
Stranger: Raddison? I'm confused.
Sociable Hermit: Do the squirrels have high pitched squeaky voices like the chipmunks?
Ole! I swear I have a version of Kid where Donald says "italian" and another where he says "champion". Listen to it on Alive in America, he says champion and then listen to it on Citizen Steely Dan, Disc 3, he says italian. You know when they digitally remaster this stuff, they like to funk up our heads.
Use tax, poison seasons........Anyone know where CountzirO is?
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods Forest of Deep East Texas, USA
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 17:20:08
Comments:
Howdy, DanFanGangLand!!!
Am looking to trade some live boot sets for one I don't have. I need "Summer of '93" which was recorded 8/22/93 at the Saratoga, NY Performing Arts Center.
Please email me if you have this set and are interested in a trade.
Oh, Donald and Walter---by-the-way, the check for your royalties is in the mail.
Saludos!!
Michael---. . ."Oh, Jesus, I'll keep my promise when you turn that heartbeat over again"----wonder why these lyrics are not available on the lyric page from "Can't Buy A Thrill"---anyone know??
Saludos!!
; )
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 16:35:26
Comments:
Dan moment of the day: On the way back to Danville from Chatham I'd just put Kamakiriad on the cd player and I see that a cop has a 20 somthing yuppie chick in a suit driving a gray Volvo pulled with a "if looks could kill" expression on her face just as Donald sings "some kids just drive too fast". I guess she thought I was laughing at her but it was actually the coincedence of the lyrics and the situation. No offense to any Volvo driving yuppie chicks in suits.
*hehehe*
MC
Name: fezo
which.way.is.up?
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 16:15:24
Comments:
re Jamie Lee: I've always heard she was a man's man too. Had not heard she had had corrective surgery though. But then heard she had a kid and got really really confused. Made me wish my Dad was still alive so we could run through "the talk" again.
Dr. Mu: so where do your ACC loyalties lie? Hopefully you're not a Dukie
Roy: Have you heard anything about a new Band release? I read a review of what I guess is a new release in some mag. Odd fact: John Hiatt is now their lead singer, or at least on some tracks. I wonder if the new release means Danko is out of the Japanese jail.
Name: Rose Darling
@with a cough, I shake it off
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 15:52:19
Comments:
Do Ya KnOw HoW HaRd It iS tO TyPe WiTh BaNdAidS On yeR FinGerS ? !?!? ? !! ??! ?!?! ?! ? ! ? ! !!! ? !??!?
Dr. Mu: I don't know loads of S. Wonder music but I have Songs in the Key of Life and I love most of the songs on it.
Josie D.F. Sometimes I have those psychic aural premonitions myself.
Stranger Than Fiction:
Jamie Lee Curtis an hermaphrodite ??? No freakin' way !!! You can't take compensating hormones to get THAT female-ish... Next thing you'll tell me is that Kathleen Turner is a guy. HUSKY VOICED WOMEN UNITE !!!Geena: I was the lucky first phone caller to win. Poor Mike is quite tubby and yes, still wearing the trademark bandana.
Hermit: Now you finally ReAllY got me laughing with your tail (er... tale) of the sneezing squirrels ! There is something to this cave dwelling lifestyle of yours. Perhaps a mind with less distractions than us city dwellers has more time to develop its creativity and reflectiveness... and time to build taller tales !
Joe M:
Bruce Hornsby is considered to be doing "Donald Fagen impressions" ? That's a new one on me. IMHO he bores me like Fagen never could. If I can ever stand it, maybe I'll have to give BH a listen again sometime.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 12:44:12
Comments:
LovelyLisa; HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Stranger; do you live in Hollywood? Where? Is the MIT-school still there?
Joe Murtha; thanks for the Hornsby-stuff.
So, I'm going home now.
Howdy.
PS, it should be Sam Shepard.
PS PS, The STERNUM AGONY:
Peppar peppar, knock on wood, it's been okay today. But we'll see what happens tomorrow. I keep you informed.
PS PS PS, POMPE;
he wants to go home too. Got to go.
Howdy.
Name: Joe M
JGMurtha@aol.com
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 11:10:10
Comments:
Re: Hornsby
His new one "Spirit Trail" reviewed at CDNow with the following Dan related excerpt:
*************************************************************
"His time spent as a keyboardist with the Grateful Dead obviously put a bit of boogie into Bruce Hornsby's soul, as SPIRIT TRAIL makes it clear that Hornsby's graduated from Donald Fagen impressions to a more eclectic, rootsy approach that incorporates R&B, folk-rock, blues and more. Whatever stylistic mode Hornsby takes to spin his tales, he invests it with an undeniable funkiness that's apparent in both the subtle bop of the rhythm section and the syncopated meter of his always-intelligent lyrics. Naturally, the main instrumental ingredient of the album is Hornsby's piano work, ever energetic and inspired as it
colors the earthy grooves of the tunes. Hornsby obviously had a lot on his mind this time around, as SPIRIT TRAIL spreads 20 tracks over two CDs, ranging from ballads to full-out rockers."
*************************************************************Hmmmm... Strictly speaking can one ever "graduate from Donald Fagen impressions"? I thought that was, at best, a lifelong pursuit and ultimately, non-attainable. And I like BH.
Dan gushing as per normal,
JM
Name: TheStranger
hooray for hollywood
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 11:01:01
Comments:
oleander,
ok, i'll step down on 'funked up music.' i admit it, the army funked up my hearing a bit, just a bit, which was not the chic thing to do.geena,
i will check out this italian champion thing on kid charlemange, but you sure don's not plugging raddison?now on this jamie curtis thing -- was there slicing and dicing or is it in fact an urban myth? clearly a representative of this gb is going to have to check it out and report back. being in l.a., i guess i'm the closest.
clas,
i really can see catalina. looks good. but some santa monica muggers murdered a german tourist last week. right after our governor wilson vetoed anti-gun legislation. if that prick runs for president again, please don't anybody vote for him.
Name: Sociable Hermit
ThisOldCave@YourLocalPBSAffiliate
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 10:31:17
Comments:
Hi All,
Sorry it's been so long since I last checked in, but I've been as sick as a dog for the past five days. Actually, sick as a squirrel, since that's who I suspect gave this to me. Last week, I noticed quite a few of them trudging around, sneezing and coughing. I hadn't realized it until I began seeing all the discarded kleenex laying around the forest. When I first complained about the litter, they all denied it had belonged to them, yet it was so obvious that they were hiding those little travel size packets under their tails. I'd point it out to them, and they'd swat them aside trying to act innocent. Boy, did I get mad! Littering and lying are two things I genuinely despise. But then, a few hours later, I started to hear this terrible noise, which i discovered to be about two dozen of them all wheezing and sniffling. The poor things couldn't go any further. Then I felt bad, because I found out the reason they were even near my cave was that they were trying to pick up all the old kleenex. Talk about guilt. So, I brought them all inside, wrapped them in some blankets, made a fire and fed them all warm nuts and goats milk. Only, the sound of each other's misery was making them feel worse, so I tossed some SD on my CD carrousel, and lo and behold, it worked! Within a couple of days, they were back to romping the forest, only now, they knew the words to "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". But then, I fell ill, and luckily they felt instictually obligated to help me get better. It was a nice feeling knowing that someone was taking care of me. Then I find out today that a few of the less-than-upright squirrels, they've been hanging out with woodchucks I hear, got online and ordered thousands of dollars of merchandise using my name and false credit card numbers. I was furious. I know that I can't be mad at them all, but I just feel used. You would think that out in the forest, away from human frailties, things would be different. But no. Looks like I need to go deeper in my soul. Or, at least, deeper in the forest. Then again, who's to say there won't be any larcenous elk, or scurrilous mountain lions? Oh, well. Life goes on. I guess the only upside is that the squirrels do have nice voices.
Talk to you later,
Herm
Name: joKER's evil twin
do it again
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 10:05:42
Comments:
in the morning you go gunning for the man who stole your daughter
then you fire till penis done in but they cashew at the border
and Lorena's are all singing as they grab you by your feet
but the hangman doesn't hang him so they put you on the beat, yeah
Name: EvivaLaughs
at the Pun Olympics
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 10:01:19
Comments:
Geena: hee hee! You go, girl! That's terrific.
oleander: y'know, I feel like a recycled (male) TV show when you call me that :)! Hey, did you and Roy.Scam hear about the new Jane Austen movie they're making starring Nick Nolte: "Pride and Extreme Prejudice"?
Roy.Scam: I listened to Kid Charlemagne again--wow, you're RIGHT! Now why would Donald do that? Better ask Stranger.
JosieDanFan: No! don't listen to the tub advice--it's a false apparition of St. Al!
Name: Al
@justdoit.com
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 08:56:46
Comments:
Joker, Enough already!JosieDanFan, This is the best way to listen to the Dan in the tub.
(1)Try to find an outlet close by the tub.
(2)After you plug it in, bring the recorder in the bath with you.
(3) "Chain Lightning" will bring on a whole new meaning.... Try it !
Al
Name: MrLaPage
@JamieLee
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 06:42:49
Comments:
To the Jamie Lee Curtis question: I believe that's an urban myth; however, it brings up the "Razor Boy" idea. If s/he was born a hermaphrodite, then s/he would have to pick a gender.
"You'd gamble or give anything to be in with the better half"
Aren't women, after all, the better half? The fairer sex?
"Will you still have a song to sing when
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day"I don't know. More like a castrated soprano thing going on.
"I guess only women in cages can play down the things they lose
You think no tomorrow will come when you lay down
You can't refuse"When all is said and done/clipped/Bobbitted . . .
Just a thought. Perhaps an unhealthy obessession at this point.
MrLP
Name: joKeR
muy.grande.para.los.manos
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 06:09:08
Comments:
In the morning you go gunnin for the man who stole your water
Then you fight 'til he is dawnin' but they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hangin' and they put you on the screen
Name: JosieDF
it's getting better all the time..
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 01:32:56
Comments:
Thanks doesnt really matter, my bath was wonderful..I enjoyed Don and Walt joining me too..j/k
JDF
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 01:28:29
Comments:
If I close my eyes I can see Catalina Island from where I stand. Strange.
MinaH; the bridges in Madison Country are nice bridges. Walls and roof. Very safe.
David in the FlaRoom; ehhh, what excactley is midi-chat? Swap midifiles? My address; atelje.lundkvist@swipnet.se
The Stranger; "jamie lee curtis was born a hermaphrodit" Is that true?
Geena; Geena! You know that I pretend that I know the Italian language! Amore squzami, ti amo! And yeah! Good idea about Fran.
Zeke; what month is Mardi Gras? I'll be there!
Slidell; see you!
Name: doesn't really matter
@Jooohoosees
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 22:48:18
Comments:
Hey Josie, remember at high altitudes,(3500-6500ft):
increase hot water 2&1 half cups and simmer time to
17 minutes or 4 songs, and extra cap full of mr.bubble.
Dr.Mu, same for you with the rice, only omit mr.bubble.
Name: JosieDanFan
Opps@mybad.com
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 21:45:06
Comments:
Sorry about the double post. :o/
JDF
Name: JosieDanFan
Iwillsurvive@itwillbeokay.com
state of insanity
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 21:35:17
Comments:
Geena: I think I know who it is too, but unlike that person, I want to be NICE and not name who I think it is. But thanks for the kudos.
Anyone seen Herm? I kinda miss him. Lester too. Hey guys, post will ya!! Well I have to go. My day has sucked, but I have managed to stay together, so I'm rewarding myself with some Steely "Alive In America" and a nice hot bubble bath.
JDF
Name: JosieDanFan
Iwillsurvive@itwillbeokay.com
state of insanity
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 21:30:54
Comments:
Geena: I think I know who it is too, but unlike that person, I want to be NICE and not name who I think it is. But thanks for the kudos.
Anyone seen Herm? I kinda miss him. Lester too. Hey guys, post will ya!! Well I have to go. My day has sucked, but I have managed to stay together, so I'm rewarding myself with some Steely "Alive In America" and a nice hot bubble bath.
JDF
Name: oleander
some trumped-up Mu sect
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 20:12:53
Comments:
Mu--I love that Stevie era. "Cash In Your Face" off "Hotter Than July" is good too. And I used to play "Happy Birthday to ya" to my kids. Love all those discs & have played them to death.
Schwinn--That would be the Who's "My G-g-g-generation," no? Yer welcome I'm sure. Love to see those tattoos peeping out from under it.
Geena--champion! Champion! Tacks, boys, and peas--hoo-ahh!
Stranger--It sounds like "funked-up Muzak" to me on "FM," which goes with the beat & the synth strings in the background, and is a snotty dis of FM music. (F[unked-up]M[uzak]) We know what Mr. Fagen sounds like when he says "fuck" from "Show Biz Kids." Mr. Becker sure changed the sung from the written lyrics a lot on 11TOW.
EL--ha! Only a goil would get it!
Roy--Read to me, hon. I have a feeling the classics will never be the same.
Name: DrMu
Give her a Fu Man Chu Zack, she'll steam your rice
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 19:51:02
Comments:
DocK: I'll have to check out the compression. I think you can squeeze dihital audio and not lose data. With digital video the pixels go from rectangular to square and/or resolution is lost.
Practice for NCAA basketball has begun! It's PTP ACC ball on the deuce, baby!
Name: DrMu
Give her a Fun Man Chu Zack, she'll steam your rice
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 19:49:49
Comments:
DocK: I'll have to check out the compression. I think you can squeeze dihital audio and not lose data. With digital video the pixels go from rectangular to square and/or resolution is lost.
Practice for NCAA basketball has begun! It's PTP ACC ball on the deuce, baby!
Name: Geena
again
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 19:26:12
Comments:
And where is Countzir0?
Name: Geena
crossing a diamond with a pearl...hmmmm
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 19:25:15
Comments:
JosieDanFan: I think we know who Robert Frost and Pearl Vision are.....oh please, 22 spelling mistakes. When certain people are miserable, they find it wonderfully amusing to try to fuck up someone else's day. It's called being childish. But your last post to this certain individual was the best. You Go Girl!
Rigs: Aww, and you thought that I would like Ribbon in the Sky too? You're too sweet! I listened to it after your mention of it, and a because I haven't listened to the album in so long. It really is a nice song, but after listening to the rest of the album, I realized how much older I am since the album came out and immediately made an appointment at an Elizabeth Grady salon.RubyBaby: We also sang CCR while driving through Lodi, New Jersey, after all the doom and gloom we saw, we needed something to cheer us up. No offense to anyone from Jersey, really!
Clas: You said "Geena, the love of the fountain of Trevi". What does this mean that a fountain loves me? I found a way that you can wake up with Fran on Monday morning....tape her show and set the VCR to go off at the time you wake up. See, simple, problem solved!
Rose Darling: How did you win tickets? And is it true what Fezo said about Mike Reno? Did he really become the expando-man? I mimicked his voice once (or tried to) for a radio promo....Does he still wear that 80's style headband? Tell us more!
Joker: I can't wait to read your next post. You are hysterical!
Stranger: Do you think Donald was heavily into beverages of the alcoholic variety of substances of the chemical kind when he sang "give us some fucked up music" I agree with you that the lyrics don't always agree with what is sung. Did we ever settle the argument about whether it was "champion" or "italian" in Kid Charlemagne?
Midnite Cruiser: You don't know how long I've been searching for that address. Thank you!
EvivaLaughs: no honey, it's use tacks, boys and peas and....
Schwinn: How do you do it? I participated in the annual Halloween Bike Run this weekend, sitting on the back of a roadster with Big Tony, and 2 days later I can still feel the vibrations under my butt. Did I see you there? Were you the one winking at me when you saw the sign on my back that said the driver is my uncle?
Name: Mayor Rudy
Bronx Bombers
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 14:48:23
Comments:
I would like to thank the San Diego/ Tijuana Padres for making it to the World Series. Forget about it ! Go Yankees.
Name: auntie in
@auntie up
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 13:42:47
Comments:
Or up the auntie? Clas, you should like that one.
Name: The Kid
@I knew from Cincinnati.
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 12:51:33
Comments:
STEAMED? What the flying f#*k is goin on here!
Name: TheStranger
it's cute but it won't shoot
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 11:16:11
Comments:
bands typically write fake liner notes to cover up foul language in the lyrics and the Dan is no exception. this explains "fucked up music" in the girls don't seem to care. i have no explanation for the mispronounced "it's chic" instead of "it's cheap" in babylon sisters. people have a lot of things to think about when they're recording. sinatra used to get attacked for changing lyrics. but it's clear fagen has the right to alter his own lyrics as he chooses.
rose darling,
i was never even slightly angry when you asked me my gender, just amused. which reminds me, i heard a while ago that jamie lee curtis was born a hermaphrodite and then surgically sliced of male parts within hours. which must make me bi, because i think she's hot. i love your taste in minds. this one has been barely used, just driven to bars on weekends.
Name: Doc Kelly
Here at the Dude Ranch guessing room
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:25:11
Comments:
Dr µ: I certainly don't know if that's enough room or not... I suspect there may be some sort of compression happening that's designed to eliminate dead space... maybe Count Zip knows?
Name: Mr. Yunioshi
@in a tub
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 10:03:05
Comments:
Frank you David, right now too busy steamin' up. I tell
you something later.
Name: David in the Florida Room
dmoore113@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 08:14:20
Comments:
Hey Kids, I talked to a Dan Fan in Japan..and he sent me a great
live gig photo of the Big Guys kickin' it (.jpg) if anyone would like it e-mail me and I'll send it along. DavidClas- how about an e-mail address for a midi chat?
Name: JokeR
jane.stop.this.crazy.thing
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 06:49:23
Comments:
ST. AL:
please check yer seanet e-mail when you can -- my incoming e-mail's mishuguna for the moment.sorry 'bout that, folks, I'll just play through.....
THWOCK
[shit.sliced it]
Name: Robert Klein
@ Jooz Blooz
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 05:39:18
Comments:
I can't stop my leg.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 01:59:55
Comments:
I can't post.
Name: Schwinn
candycoatedpopcornpeanutsandaprize
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 at 00:04:15
Comments:
Roy: Forgetting for a moment how old you really are, don't you love that tune by the Human Benz, "Nobody"? I believe it was the first time a stammer invaded the pop-charts. "It's Fun to be Clean", however, still enjoys a special place under my fingernails...
Oleander: Thank you again.
Stranger: Truth is stranger than fiction.
Name: Roy.Scam
every.atrium.had.your.numb.bra.on.the.wall
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 20:42:30
Comments:
fezo: I just saw the Farm Aid rerun with Brian Wilson. He sang "Do It Again" (his song, not the Dan's). Great song but, as you said, terrible singing. At least he's getting out of his room.
Eviva laughs: It's cheese but it's not brie. That must be a sequel to the line in "Kid Charlemagne" that says, "Did you fear life's cheeses?" --- And "call me fishmeal" is , I believe, from the rap group Mo' B. Dick.
Oleander-- Birthday recovery is almost complete. Listen to this. I can say fif-fif-fif.
RS
Name: EvivaLaughs
call.me.fishmEaL
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 20:19:50
Comments:
Midnite: Thanks for the fun tip; the Dan stuff is pretty good on that site
Stranger: Ah, I see the post office came through between 10 and 12 today after all...just teasing, guy! Actually I hear you (so to speak) on the insistence on how one "hears" the lyrics--I'm still utterly convinced despite liner notes that the Throw Back the Little Ones line is "Use tact, boys, and reason..." even though we're WRONG! :)
oleander: Those are pretty punny. Best was the "ad-homonym" for "chic" addressed to Stranger--tee hee!
Ruby: No, never heard of After the Rain, but I used to love Kansas a lot--whatever happened to them anyway? "Dust in the Wind" was great...Still trying to come up with more rappable Dan tunes, here...you got any more?
Well, back to the writing...see y'all
Eviva
Name: JoiseDanFan
BabylonSistersSh@keit.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 20:14:39
Comments:
Rose..What critics? LOL just kidding. Thanks for the advice..I'll take it to heart.
I had a Dan moment today--Rikki Don't Lose That Number played today at my place of employment. The weird thing is..I was thinking that the song was about to come on, and about 10 seconds later it did. I was singing it in my head, and it came on basically. I wish that happened all the time then I wouldn't be stuck listening to the Spice Girls ( no offense Herm..) or The Back Street Boys.
JDF
P.S. Hi Lester!!
Name: David in the Florida Room
sung it without Embarassment@lyric.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 20:14:03
Comments:
Stranger,thats"give 'em some Funked up music..they'll treat you right" Ya see the girls like the Groove...D
OK I'll shutup now
Name: DrMu
time to find some trouble again
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 20:13:57
Comments:
Rigs/RD: To get to the heart of Stevie you have to listen to the meat of that Grammy grabbin' string of albums: Music of My mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillngness' First Finale, Songs in the Key of Life, and even SOME of Hotter than July. Musiquarium kind of marks the end of his explosion of creativity. He got sp caught up in the technology of making In Square Circle that he encircled and lassoed his talents and hasn't completely recovered - although he's still heads above most. Ribbon in the Sky really is a beautifully crafted singles and one of his least popular. Generally, I've found the singles from those 70s albums to be some of his least interesting. Songs like Summer Soft, Mistra' Know it All, Big Brother, Saturn, and on and on. come at ya like waves of ear candy, but complex enough and jazzy enough to last longer and satisfy.
To tekkies out there: while putting specs together on some digital video equipment, it question about digital storage on a CD was beginning to bother me again. If a CD has 650 mB for 72-odd min of music, this equates to roughly 150 kB for 1 sec. This may sound like a bit (No pun intended), but it's only 20% of a digital image that would remain sharp in a 8 x 10 frame or a 15 in monitor...and this 150 kB has to cover a dynamic range of 100 db from 20-20,000 Hz...and the ear and it's wiring essentially samples upon demand up to 1000 Hz (max output for cochlear nerves) - this is unlike the way the brain puts images together. The human brain can make about 10 in a minute (I should remember this). So is this really enough data density...or should a CD be more like DVD in the GB range? I mean digital audio is great technology for eliminating noise (high S/N ratio) like annoying tape hiss, increasing dynamic range, and for editing, sampling, and sequencing, but isn't more data needed for the richness and resonance that analog audiophiles claim is only accomplished with a high end analog audio system?
Name: Rose Darling
@holding my breath til I turn blue or find out who won the Danfest Photo Contest
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 19:37:29
Comments:
Josie D.F.
How quickly your past achievements are forgotten, such as your long but fascinating Dan tale. Don't worry about your critics.The Stranger:
Sorry to get you into a gender crisis !!! Just `cause I couldn't figure out from your posts if you are male/female is a tribute to your fine mind, which transcends gender limitations. You don't speak "like a guy" or "like a girl. Most of the time anyway. Trust me, this is not a bad thing. But you might have blown your cover with that somewhat male reply to the Lyric Cops though. Guess those hormones are kicking in. Anyway, thanks for the reply.
But where have I been? I thought The Donald sang in Babylon Sisters "that's it cheap but it's not free" or am I dreaming?
P.S. Keep that peace of mind going, I think ?!?
fezo:
You are correct sir ! Paul Rodgers sounded great and looked great, surprisingly ! I always thought he was butt ugly but he's starting to look fine now, with a cute goatee and obvious muscles. (Not that you cared to know that.) He also had the blonde guitarist guy who was formerly with Heart playing with his band (I forget his name.) As for Mike Reno and Lou Gramm, they both needed to get to the gym and workout their bods as well as their vocal chords.David in the Florida Room:
I think you're right about that jOkEr !
Name: oleander
cleaning out the earwax
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 19:15:31
Comments:
Midnite--Thanx for the tip! Roy turned me on to the 3 "'scuse me" books several months ago, and it's a PERFECT idea for interactivity. Very funny. Worth repeat visits, even just for an explanation of the etymology of "mondegreen."
EL--Great! It creaks but it's not trees
It's sleek but it won't freeze
It cheats but it's not teased
Arrgh!! STOP!!!Stranger--It's Sheik but not Ramses
jokerman--look what you started, you snake!
minah--42 measly simoleons. I am hurt.
Edd--hey there, big lurker. Did you know that you are one of the quiet constants in my life? --death, taxes, dishes, soccer practice, Edd.
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 16:59:55
Comments:
Joker and EVERYBODY ELSE!!!---for a real hoot on misheard lyrics check out:
www.kissthisguy.com
The page takes it's title from the line in Purple Haze "'scuse me while I kiss the sky" and has a comprehensive list of errors submitted by regular folks. Check out the comments of the people who submitted them. Also be sure to check out the Steely Dan link for some snickers. You can search by artist or song.
Hope you all enjoy!
Name: Rigs
hohumgeewhiz
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 14:23:07
Comments:
Clas I like your style, Hey, you up for a game of Asteroids!!!
Name: TheStranger
at peace
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 11:54:35
Comments:
lyric cops at dickwad,
i just read this buddhist tract which says that external events have no bearing on our individual happiness. it all comes from within. therefore, anger is useless. take your anger and channel it into more rewarding, healthy activities, such as, for instance, go fucking yourself.
Name: minah
@llthecowsarebrown
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 11:32:33
Comments:
Doc: Come on out, man...
Ruby: How about if dr.Z just visualizes a Ruby-hug, I'm a poor stand in for the purty one...btw, you know the cows are actually glad to see me go when you're the alternative?
Clas: Didn't the doctor tell you not to type anything stressful? Here, man, sit down, put your feet up...I'll turn on the TV, oh look here's a nice, peaceful movie with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep...
Ole: Sorry, but I saved $42 (or, 42 bones as they say in your biz).
mW
Name: Lyric cops
@dickwad.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 11:20:44
Comments:
Stranger-- Get a clue!
Name: Hillary
in a separate bedroom
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 11:11:42
Comments:
i've got the ring. not that it's ever mattered to dick-for-brains.
Name: TheStranger
chip but it's not dip
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 10:42:40
Comments:
the printed lyrics just don't always agree with what's sung. i haven't checked, but do the notes for 'the girls don't seem to care' talk about 'fucked up music?' i doubt it. but that's what donald's singing. in 'babylon sisters' he's distinctly saying 'chick,' which i take to mean 'chic.'
also, i hear A frame, not apron. but i like apron. gives it a new twist.eviva, i don't have time to make fun of anybody because since rose darling brought it up i have this urge to constantly check to make sure my male hormones get delivered. the post office is no help at all.
Name: Doc Kelly
Here at the Dude Ranch
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 10:35:02
Comments:
New Orleans? Hmmmm...
Name: EvivaLaughs
hey! this fits
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 09:40:55
Comments:
"it's cheese but it's not Brie"
Name: Duh
curly.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 09:23:21
Comments:
A little ribbing from joKer and stRanger, yes...and it is an "A-frame" one of the dreaded "contemporary style" house architectures popular in the 70's (RIP).
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
driving.west.on.Sunset
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 08:12:53
Comments:
Stranger: The line is: "That it's cheap but it's not free."
Read your liner notes, my friend.Lyric Police: I've always heard "apron" in KC. I *think* (though by no means am I certain) that the term refers to the dividers between seats in public restrooms. That is one logical place to find KC's phone number, no? But, that said, St. Al's page says "A-Frame" and I am willing to consider bowing to his superior wisdom. Maybe. But only if he tells us WHO WON THE CONTEST!!!!
Hermit: Love your stuff, bro. Don't let anyone ever give you guff about non-Dan content.
Name: JOKer'S SPINAL COLUMN
@medulla.oblongata
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 07:56:33
Comments:
(do you think?)
Name: David in the Florida Room
dmoore113@aol.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 07:17:23
Comments:
Yo Joker,That's....Libation,Sensation, that staggers the mind!
D
(I think this Joker is sharper than that...and he's just fucking with us!)
Name: Joker
is.it.really.monday
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 06:42:53
Comments:
My back to the wall, a victim of laughing chance
This is for me, the essence of true romance,
Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind,
Libations, sensations, that standard of mine
Name: fezo
feel.like.makin'.love
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 06:23:19
Comments:
Rose:
My guess would be Paul Rodgers. He came through the area a couple of years back and people are still talking about what an awesome show it was.
So does the guy from Loverboy weigh 1,000 pounds now? Last time I saw him he looked like the headband was all that kept him from exploding
Name: EvivaLaughs
zzzip! over my head
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 04:20:44
Comments:
Stranger: are you obliquely making pun of the Dan a la JoKeR? Or is that an obscure non-mainstream release verse? Got the whole verse? Please enlighten this new-lyric-hungry DanFan. Thanx--
Name: Edd
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 03:24:16
Comments:
re: "It's chic but it's not real..."
Cool! I love learning the lyrics to verses that never made it to tape.
Name: Clas
Wendy! I'm back!
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 01:16:00
Comments:
David in the FlaRoom; no I don't sequence Dan-songs. But we can talk anyway.
JosieDanFan; please? ... space after dots.
Rose Darling; Lou Gramm!
Name: Clas
we could go down to the harbor lights...
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 at 01:04:13
Comments:
There will be no tricks tonight, there will be some tricks tonight...
Zeke - how the hell could I miss that! As you said, that piano is a killer. Did you know that his new one is supposed to be out now? It's a double.
What month is Mardi Gras?
Seriously, are we talking about a Dan-fest in New Orleans? I'll be there. Really, I'll be there.
AHA! Now I got it! Roy Scam + Myra = true.
Name: TheStranger
the girls don't seem to care
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 23:01:25
Comments:
in 'babylon sisters', donald sings, 'it's chic but it's not real,' except he pronounces chic 'chick,' when it's actually pronounced 'shiek' due to the snob spelling of our language. this is the kind of mistake which made by someone who is a READER but hasn't had extensive intellectual discussions, somoene who knows the word from various texts but doesn't hear it pronounced (for example, lady bird johnson thought beethoven is pronounced 'bee-thoven' because i guess he wasn't discussed a whole lot in podunk, texas). becker didn't correct him, so it could be they shared the same background or perhaps becker knew the difference but didn't want to demean him with the correction. i would guess they were both in the same boat -- intellectually curious kids from non-scholastic familes.
that's about as serious as i care to get for awhile.
Name: JosieDanFan
Imdoomed@mispellersanonymous.com
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 22:12:52
Comments:
Damn it! Now I can't even spell my name right!!! See what you've started Robert/Pearl!?!?!?
JDF
Name: JoiseDanFan
i ned a edumacashun...
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 21:55:12
Comments:
well damn...can't win around here..I give up...maybe I need to get more sleep instead of staying up and reading all of this crap. Or maybe I need to go back to school? Fuck it...I'm going to bed.
JDF
P.S. Pearl don't worry. I refuse to let anything said on here anger me into a mispelled frenzy again. You can stop running now..
Name: oleander
cool for maybe one more round
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 21:51:01
Comments:
JoKeR--OK, man, I bit once, but I should know the mischief that lurks behind the Mona Lisa subtlety of that coy smile of yours. Ignore those snippy fussbudgets.
Pagan New-Ager--Touche! I was, of course, just trying to bait the Jesi. No dissmentation of pagans, wiccans, crystalologists, iris readers, palmists, or any other tilted adherent of nonmainstream spirituality was intended. That also includes troglodytes and snippy fussbudgets.
EL--That thought came up when the Rube first revealed her dream. Hebrew or Chinese--both tongues arcane to most typical rock fans, like the Steely tongue.
stevev--That Monk-lookalike reminds me of "Lucky Henry," "On the bus across from us seen once in silhouette/ The old man's face you could not place that now you can't forget."
Ringmasters--that "ring toss" had me rolling!
Herm--Think twice: I'll bet the guys on the other end of crank seances have caller ID.
Schwinn--It might do even better if you tear the sleeves off and get some grease on it.
minah--Dayum! I'd drive to Atlanta for the break between flights!
Roy--I know it was a helluva birthday, but haven't you recovered yet?
Name: Rose Darling
@ripping open my chocolate Wonka Bar to find the decoder ring
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 19:02:15
Comments:
I won tickets to see a concert this weekend and went and saw Loverboy, Paul Rodgers (formerly of Bad Company) and Foreigner perform. Trivia question: Whose voice do you think has held up the best? And whose performance was still up to par? (Choose One.)
(1) Mike Reno (Loverboy)
(2) Paul Rodgers
(3) Lou Gramm (Foreigner)(Subjective answer in next post or two.)
Jesus:
I knew it... it's all related to the size of the audience and the potential to corrupt !!!Rigs:
Ribbon in the Sky is a gorgeous song.
Do you like Stevie's "Knocks Me Off My Feet?"
Name: pearl s.
passing the buck
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 18:55:52
Comments:
well! so much for eviva's attempt to deflect a flame--
um, josie? you misspelled "hemorrhage"
--RUNNING FOR MY LIFE--
Name: JosieDanFan
upyours@asshole.com
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 17:54:12
Comments:
Look fuck-nut, I didn't write it for you!! I also am not a professional writer, I've never claimed to be, so if you have a problem with it fine, but I think it is very sad that you have to attack me to get your jollies off. I think you're just pissed that someone is happier than you! And as far as the spelling..so what? I'm a human..we are known to make mistakes, but I guess that doesn't apply to you, you cold heartless bastard! I hope someone throws a snowball with a rock in it at your head causing massive hemeraging and severe brain damage. Maybe that will make you smile, huh? HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!
Did I spell everything okay?
Eviva: thanks, I appreciate it.
JDF ( Josie Doesntgivea Fuck)
Name: David in the Florida Room
dmoore113@aol.com
Location: Charlotte Harbor, FL
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 17:41:32
Comments:
Hey,Just wanted to say I'd gone to the SD chat room many times...nobody there, till this week one night I talked to the LEGENDARY "Lester the nightfly","Major Dude","Josie" and others, it was very cool! these people really exist!...I read the Posts,I see the names....and I'm here to tell ya I talked to these people.....I have renewed faith!Talked about Steely Music,mp3's,midi,Danfests..everything!
Clas- you doing Dan sequences? I am.... Lets talk
everyone- I read an Interview with Mssrs.Fagen and Becker some years back and they said"sometimes we choose a word because it sounds cool or sings well" so enjoy them but, don't agonize too much
Also,I hope some of you who only know "greatest hits" or "decade" go out and fill in the blanks....Important stuff!
See Ya, David
Name: Lester" The Football loving" Nightfly
Danfan27@Get in the ring!
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 11:28:54
Comments:
EvivaLaughs- Sorry about little foots here it is"now that nobody cares": Jeff Baxter to Bill Payne!! 6 Degress of Session Musicians is sooooooooo fun!
rigs- yo whats up! When do ya think Danfest will finally find its way to our neck of the woods?
Name: Zeke
Skin it back,
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 11:28:53
Comments:
Clas: That was Bruce Hornsby off of Harbor Lights, like I said,
killer piano.
Name: EvivaLaughsLast, Laughs Best
@t herself
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 09:19:34
Comments:
I meant "punctuation," not "grammar." BWAA-HA-HA!
Name: EvivaLaughs
multiculturalism.is.cool
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 09:13:43
Comments:
Any Hindus on the guestbook? Happy Festival of Diwali!
RubyBaby: now THAT is one mama-jama of an interesting dream. Do you suppose the characters he was writing were Hebrew? Doesn't that get written and read "right to left" also? (Oleander?) I suspect it was something very creative you forgot, since the best things usually are--just like Samuel Coleridge dreaming "Kubla Kahn" and forgetting the last best half, eh?
JokAH: Just think of yourself as the litmus test of the GB: separating those of us who like to have a little pun from those who don't :)!
Josie Dan Fan: y'know, that was kinda poetic--I liked it! :)
Lester: Hey, you never told us about Little Feat--and how bout "360 degrees?" (Although to my embarrassment I just discovered the Dan produced 11TOW, so THAT degree of freedom is fused at the start...)
Where's countzir0 lately?
.
.
AND...from the "Eviva *Never* Flames First" Dept.:Pearl's"You asked for it"Vision/Robert Frost--
Watch the grammar, please. Each of you is missing a comma, there. We can't be tolerating things like that on the GB.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 04:46:58
Comments:
puuhhh...
Geena! L'amore di trevi di fontana!! I saw Fran at Letterman a couple of weeks ago, she's so cute. And I love her laughter. I'd like to wake up an early Monday morning when she laughs in my ear.
RubyBaby; hmm, he's a hard one that Fagen eh? Did he wear those elevator shoes?
Rigs; oh, that's modern stuff. I have a ten year old Atari with C-Lab. German. Don't tell Edd.
Stevie Wonder? "Living Just Enough For the City" is damn good, also "Mary Want's To Be A Super Woman" and "Too High".
Zeke; what was that?
MinahW; those bridges are low but long. When I first crossed that bridge over Lake Ponchartrain I couldn't believe what happened. I could not see land when we was on the middle of the bridge! It's very hard for me write about this, my Sternum Agony makes itself reminded.
Got to go,
howdy.
Name: Pearl's vision
it's getting better all the ti-i-ime
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 02:56:38
Comments:
Josie: You are an eternal optometrist? Either I need new glasses or that was the worst piece of shit I ever read in my life.
Happy Sunday Everybody!!!
Pearl
Name: robert frost
nipping at my nose
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 02:39:37
Comments:
no, les and josiedanfan, you're both idiots. les what was better a) her feeble attempt at writing something she thought sounded intelligent or b) her 22 spelling mistakes?
Name: JosieDanFan
I@msoconfused
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 23:11:15
Comments:
no les..you're beautiful. Thanks
Name: The Ghost of Harry Houdini
rapping on the table with Herm
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 19:11:15
Comments:
Sociable Hermit,
I wasted my life at crank seances. Don't make my mistake. Voluntering at soup kitchens, try that. Soup kitchens are good. They do have those out in the woods, right? Or find a bum Hermit and sew him a loincloth. Or pick some weeds and berries for him. Anything. Just don't sit home feeling sorry for yourself, man. You'll regret it. Take my word.
Name: Not Ginger Rogers!
I got happy feet
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 19:02:50
Comments:
Fred-- I think you must be joking, son. Where did you get those shoes?
Name: breck brizendine
10ed19horbsb@mail70.cwix.com
Location: Evansville, IN USA
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 14:11:43
Comments:
And who am I? Just another scurvy brother...
Anyone who wants to mail me & discuss song lyrics is welcome!
Name: RubyBaby
@ll the leaves are brown
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 14:00:43
Comments:
mKnaw: Do you sing CCR as you're driving thru Lodi? We do. We can't help it.
I'm going away in Nov, too. Thank God it's not the same week as your Southland tour! (Can you give Zeke a hug for me?) Fortunately I have plenty of time to plan some activities for the cows. I think we'll have a scavenger hunt...YGK: Are you better yet?
Geena: That dream wasn't all fun & games, y'know. That part where Donald talks to me, he isn't saying, "Cool lipstick, babe!"
It's more like, "You don't know what you're doing with that thing!"
I can't remember anymore.rb
Name: Rigs
LibraSaturday.ooohhhhhaaahhhhhh
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 07:15:38
Comments:
Lisa- Good Morning, hope your doing well. Have a beautimus day.
Clas- I like to write too, I found a cool program called Pinnacle Project. It sequences and allows you too mic things live, with decent sound quality. Impressive sound card!
Geena- I don't mean to change the subject off of SD, but Innervisions is one of my favorites. Ribbon in the Sky, because it is one of the most beautiful songs, Ive ever heard.
Schwinn- speaking of bikes, the weather here is perfect to take my Woodlands out and hit the trails.
Great day for Salads and sun. Rigs.:)
Name: Les
for short
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 01:42:26
Comments:
Josie- That was beautiful!
Name: JosieDanFan
here@the.midwestern.world.com
Location: SSP,
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 at 00:43:28
Comments:
Today the mist hung heavy in the air, while grey clouds brought forth the splinder of the changing leaves, and I was filled with a deep, and reflective mellancholy for the loss of summer with it's warmth and freedom. Winter will be here soon. And with it, the regrets of the lost summer, things that I wanted to acomplish before the shackels of snow and ice covered my thermal insulated-snow lion boots. But then I remembered...Snow angels!!! Snowball fights!! Trees covered in ice, and pristine snow on a moonlit night. It's all foreign(?) to this California native. But it's better than I imagined.
Snowbound ain't so bad...
JDF (the chronic pessimist, and eternal optomist)
Name: Not Fred Astaire!
@they will dance and spin
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 21:54:50
Comments:
I would like to order 2 cases of party feet, please.
Name: Ungrateful Bastard
Sweet Home Chicago
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 21:32:47
Comments:
Boy, ya learn something everyday. Lyric Police, I always thought it was "every girlfriend" had your number on the wall. I figured Kid Charlemagne was a boinkin' machine too.
Name: :)
@herm's
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 20:03:35
Comments:
Ay Hombre, you put a hole in my belly!
Name: Schwinn
whippinthebullies
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 20:01:38
Comments:
Today a mysterious priority package arrived at the Fortress of Schwinnitude. How the postman made it past the polar bear brigade I'll never know. Perhaps he was more disgruntled than the white grizzlies gaurding the gate.
Thank you, Oleander, for the fabulously festive Barrytown prep-booster shirt. Not only does it accentuate my manliness, but its smart, rugged and timeless design is the perfect accessory for dangerous biking excursions. Also, I seem to be answering my Dan Trivia Flash Cards faster than ever!
Hi Rigs!
Happy Birthday Lisa! Your decoder ring is on the way!
High-Beamin',SEMB
Name: Sociable Hermit
DancingAlone@Twilight
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 19:37:49
Comments:
Kinda slow here for a Friday, isn't it? Then again, maybe it's just because I'm all alone in a cave, and that stuff tends to become more noticeable, like a red pen underlining certain passages in a Henry James novel. Uh oh. Is solitude getting to me? I hope not. I'm out to prove a point to myself, yet I'm submerged in memories of Friday nights in civilization. Margauritas on the veranda, (that's a fantasy, not reality. I never owned a veranda, it was just something I thought about on Friday nights alot. Don't know why.) Dancing the tango with exotic women in the clubs downtown (again, another fantasy. I never knew how to dance the tango, although now, I do own an audio cassette, "Tango In Six Easy Lessons", but alas, I need a partner for that, and, believe it or not, Maynard, for all of his musical gifts, has no sense of physical rhthym. Oh, and another thing, I seldom went downtown. Traffic was horrendous.) Now that I think of it, Friday nights are no different now than they were in civilization. I never really did anything except fantasize, but at least then, I always had options available to me. Now, It's just me and nature, and, sadly, as lovey as nature is, it cannot dance worth a lick. Oh, well. Perhaps the wind will kick up, then me and the willows can "Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye".
P.S. Has anyone ever made a crank seance? Kind of like ding-dong-ditch, only instead you call forth a spirit, and then hide? I don't know, I'm just looking for something to do for the weekend. Talk to you later.
Herm
Name: Geena
Rev up those motor scooters, it's Friday!
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 18:07:23
Comments:
Rigs: I'm not a big fan of Stevie Wonder. When I was growing up and listening to pop radio, dj's did the usual overkill of his music, so I quickly grew tired of listening to him as well as other musicians they did this to. I do like some of his deeper cuts off Innervisions and Original Musicquarium albums. So why do you ask if I like Ribbon in the Sky? My curiosity abounds.
RubyBaby: Wow! What a dream! That could have also been a Steely Dan paranormal experience. It's too bad you can't remember what the symbols were, we could have called on Mulder and Scully to investigate. Were you watching in amazement while Donald vandalized the elevator walls with his graffiti?
auntie christ: Do you know Marilyn Manson? And can I meet him?
Name: Don Baird
Donbaird@admin.humberc.on.ca
Location: Toronto, Ont Canada
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 17:37:44
Comments:
"Pretzel Logic" is a ten piece combo performing the music of Steely Dan at the "Orbit room" on Sunday October 25th, 1998 at 10:0PM. The Orbit is on the north east corner of College and Clinton streets in downtown Toronto.
Name: TheStranger
slow down, i'll tell you when
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 16:31:19
Comments:
targeted hermit,
at the fed meeting one agent did bring up the question of whether your commie sympathies even mattered, since you were all alone in the cave and thus unable to consummate your filthy intentions, in that it takes more than one individual to commune, sort of like 2 to tango. however, the agent was overruled and transferred to north dakota. since the cold war is over they figure now is the time for extreme vigilance to stamp out the last remaining vestiges of your kind. you might try shaving your beard and shopping at the gap, but i expect your dna is already in the evidence file. that last hooker was not a hooker. expect a battering ram soon.gotta head for the can and make sure everything's in place. rose darling had me a little worried, but eviva's got me singing bass again.
Name: Idiot Police
what.a.jerk.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 15:07:04
Comments:
Joker: Are your posts supposed to be funny? They're not. Me thinks you need to change your name.
IP
Name: Lyric Police
Freeze
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 13:24:27
Comments:
It's not "every apron...", it's "every A Frame had your number on the wall." I believe they are talking about houses here, not cooks or waitresses.
Name: Eh
Um
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 13:11:40
Comments:
Eh um
Name: my knaw
stuck(below)lodiagain
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 12:33:40
Comments:
Dr. Zeke: Thanks for the url, I'll keep an eye on that, looks like a Nov 20 arrival, Nov 22 Departure, with Nov 21 trip into the Zeke-land proper area for mr&mrs minah. Got time for a beer any time that day/eve?
Clas: agorafobia? That's fear of sweaters, right? no?...as for bridges, I don't mind 'em, but mrs.minah doesn't dig 'em. Specially that big one in Steve E. O'dan's backyard that lost a chunk last quake...
Ole: Count your blessings, I almost connected thru Atlanta, and I'm running low on ipecac.
mW
Name: Sociable Hermit
JustOneMoreThing@TheMoment
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 11:09:03
Comments:
Just to set the record straight, (no pun intended), my stereo is a Sony, as I have mentioned before, thereby making it a Japanese product, and not Chinese. And we all know that no one can ever accuse the japanese of being communist. I have never owned a chinese stereo, but I've heard that a half an hour after you listen to it, you're hungry for more music. Or was it Mao music?
Also, as far as I know, the Feds aren't after me for anything. I know they have a predisposition to hunt down loners living in the woods that have a problem with society, but...uh oh. What was that noise? Gotta go!
Herm
Name: Sociable Hermit
JustOneMoreThing@TheMoment
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 11:07:41
Comments:
Just to set the record straight, (no pun intended), my stereo is a Sony, as I have mentioned before, thereby making it a Japanese product, and not Chinese. And we all know that no one can ever accuse the japanese of being communist. I have never owned a chinese stereo, but I've heard that a half an hour after you listen to it, you're hungry for more music. Or was it Mao music?
Also, as far as I know, the Feds aren't after me for anything. I have they have a predisposition to hunt down loners living in the woods that have a problem with society, but...uh oh. What was that noise? Gotta go!
Herm
Name: country boy
if it isn't one thing ...
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 10:27:41
Comments:
monica had the ring n she stuck it around a certain presidential appendage n only she knows how to get it off. makes me walk funny n i cant get rid of this ... how should i say it? well, anyway, this is the age of the expanding man.
Name: Pagan New-Agers
Inc.
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 10:02:25
Comments:
Oleander,
can you convince us that you weren't dissing US?
Name: Steve V
@coffee shop w/ scone
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 09:53:07
Comments:
ruby: quoting 'Zeppelin are we....'...
...Steely Dan were one of Led Zeppelin's favorite groups....Jimmy Page was a very good producer....John Bonham an incredible drummer.....
thought of the day: imagine if Bonham had played on a 'Dan album!...explosive funk jazz rock from Steely Zeppelin Led Dan!!
20 years ago: 'Josie' sneaks into the US Top 40...becoming Steely Dan's 4th hit single of the year....'Aja' meanwhile re-enters the Top 20 and sells its' 2,000,000th copy....pretty good for a couple of reclusive beatniks in Malibu.....
thought of the day #2: the bus driver today looked like Thelonius Monk....complete with hat.....is Jupiter aligned with Mars????(Oleander?)
Name: RubyBaby
Lisa: Happy Birthday!! (late but sincere)
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 09:05:07
Comments:
Eviva: Alas, the dream has faded. Here's what I can remember: I find myself in an elevator with Donald Fagen. I think it's stuck between floors. It's very quiet and neither of us are talking at that point. Then I reach into my handbag and pull our a bright red lipstick. As I begin applying it to my lips, DF says something to me. I give him the lipstick and he procedes to write on the walls of the elevator. He writes these symbols from right to left. That's all I can recall. It was one of those Satuday mornings when I woke up early and let myself drift back...I've also been thinking about your s-l-o-w rap idea. I don't like very many rap songs. But yes, I think the Royal Scam would be perfect as a slow, comforatable rap.
Have you ever heard the one called After The Rain? It uses Dust In The Wind as a background. It's a rap, and it's beautiful.StevieDan: Drinking your coffe like a man, I see.
I'm looking west, too. But I only see as far as Hawaii. Is your world bigger than mine?"There's a feeling I get when I look to the West, and my spirit is crying for leaving."
rb
Name: Zeke
3 deg. in bebop, a PHD. in swing,
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 08:19:02
Comments:
Minuh: Hell yes! Keep me posted. Your about a 1hr drive, depending how heavy your foot is. I'm sure you know about the casino's in Biloxi. Check www.hob.com. before you go. Choose the French Quater location. If your looking for a cool place to eat in Biloxi, visit Mary Mahoney's, very good beer selection.
Clas: "Every night 'bout a quarter to 10 from the middle of June till the summers end, people would gather from miles around to see the mighty rainbow, knock em' down". Killer piano, dude.
Name: joKer
(take it easy, it's friday)
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 07:07:45
Comments:
on the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene
but yours was kitchen clean
everyone stopped to stare at your technicolor motor homeevery apron had your number on the wall
you must have had it all
you go to LA on dare and you go it alone
{GO HOKIES!]
Name: Sociable Hermit
WideAwake@Dawn
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 07:05:04
Comments:
Communist? Please. That lifestyle is more depressing than Capitalism. I could never be happy living in a world where it takes you two months to save up for a bottle of vodka. Besides, which form of "Communism" do you mean? The original or the more modern interpretation? When Marx and Engels originally set forth their ideiology, they suggested that there be no classes, no rich, no poor, that the wealth be shared and that the government be owned and run by the people. That's actually not a bad idea, is it? No homeless, no yuppies. But then, inevitably, power and greed supplanted that idea, and it evolved into a sort of fascism, where people lost control of the government. Control went to the powerful (the military and secret police), and the rich (businessmen and politicians). This went against the very basis of communism as Marx originally stated. It was a long and grueling experiment that failed miserably. Communism cannot exist on such a large scale simply because of human greed and the need for power and supieriority. THAT is one of the reasons I left society, because I...wait a second. Am I a communist? Old-style? Imean, I've got the beard...no no no. I embrace all races, religions and ideologies, and at the same time, dismiss them all. The only commune I have is with nature. And my music. And my hot plate. And my Spice Girls poster. And the GB. I am everything and nothing. I'm not Amish, because I obviously need electricity. I'm not Republican, because I believe that people should have freedoms. I'm not a Democrat because I'm not much of a swinger. (Plus, I've got a thing against that Fleetwood Mac song.) And, I'm not a woodchuck. I found that out last night when I tried to bit through willow bark. Real willow bark, not the sportscaster. Anyway, what difference should it make what affiliations I have? My lifestlye and actions may imply certain beliefs, but I do not outwardly embrace or parade them around. There, I've said my piece about that. Greed in any form is what bothers me. LIke the Spice Girls, for example. I'm this close (imagine, if you will, two finger about to pinch one another), from tearing down that poster. The greed for attention, and how the other members give the bum's rush to those who get more of it. It's happened before, you know. Maybe only the die hard fans wil remember, but they kicked out the eldest memeber some time ago. Who remembers Old Spice? Oh, she smelled soooo good! And what a sailor! Aging should be rewarded, not punished. Sorry, I didn't realize how long I've been going on until I saw how much longer my beard was!
P.S. My Dear Steely Danielle,
I am sorry if I in any way upset you. If that steel cage has not yet slammed shut, (gulp), you are welcome to visit me any time you like. If I can make room for weekly visits from Maynard Ferguson, there's no reason why I should exclude one more person. And, if you could, please bring some Mountain Dew. Talk to you all later.
Herm
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 05:59:49
Comments:
Check out this link for a MUST SEE show!
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9810/06/space.meteors/index.html
Name: Jesus
working.on.mysteries.with.all.of.the.clues
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 05:46:28
Comments:
Rose: Severity of falseness is based on the size of the potential audience that could be impacted by the false actor. Thus, a false prophet is much worse of a character, because his audience is potentially limitless. In that the guestbook is only populated by three individuals, any harmed incurred by a false poster is limited.
In short:
False prophet: Hellbound
False poster: Who the Hell cares
Name: Jesus
Lord of all Rings.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 04:13:55
Comments:
Rose Darling,
A false poster, of course, my dear Rose. The false prophets are much easier for everyone to identify. Take the post below, for example, which contains both. And thank you for asking.
Name: auntie christ
armageddon.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 01:47:57
Comments:
And the ring shall become a burning ring of fire and ye shall go down, down, down into it.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 at 00:10:07
Comments:
Howdy folks.
Lyrics - it's fought, not fart. "Fart" in swedish is "speed".
MWorld - are you going by car from Biloxi to New Orleans? I hope you don't suffer from agorafobia. There are some damn long bridges you have to pass. Brrr.
Rigs - I try to play the piano. And when doing songs I also play the bass and drums etc, you know the usual sequencing stuff.
Name: Rigs
meowing of the sheep eh eh eh
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 23:50:28
Comments:
Lisa - Hi, I hope your doing yvoorg, maS too. miss you, uoy yssas swabby.
Clas- what instrument do you play?
Geena- Tues. and Weds. are shaky but Mondays oye vey I hate em' its a Boomtown Rats thang. Do you like Ribbon in the Sky from Stevie Wonder.
Schwinn- How's the biker?
Roy Scam- I'm still looking for you on Rock n Roll Jeopardy on VH-l!! Smiles Galore (not related to Pussy)
love and sunshine Rigs
Name: Peg
totzke@usa.net
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 21:18:00
Comments:
Breezemaster -- sorry, the next Damned gig isn't until Nov 20th. I could find out if any of the Damned are playing locally w/ their regular bands on those nights. E-mail me if you're interested.
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELLO BATON ROUGE
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 20:52:14
Comments:
BOY I LOVE CAP LOCKS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When ever I use all caps then u know I'm stressin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to thank everyone who acknowledged my exsistance when I took a break from posting for a few days. Theres a few on here who I've tried to be friendly enough to acknowledge but yet to hear from, I guess I have to insult some people like an asshole to get a response, hell I just like the attention! I like seeing my name in u fine peoples post!Steve V dan- u obviously havent seen the Padres Pitching Staff!
Soc. Hermit- Is there a Mrs. Hermy? If not how do u intise women into your domain!!
Name: EvivaLaughs
dodging:literary zips/zingin puns/GB Jesus jihads
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 19:48:12
Comments:
Man I have never seen such fast-n-flying posting as today's--these ring things are hystericaliterary! Ring Lardner, C. Freak, Saturn, Tolkein...all the same person? Who cares--
MAN, I LOVE THIS GB!Rose D: If I'm not mistaken, I think it's the SD Lyric Decoder Ring. Which explains why everyone's so desperate to claim it...
RubyBaby: Did we ever get that elevator dream, or did you decide not to tell us after all :)!
reelin' Steely Danielle: was that for me? OOPS on me if not :) but if so, thanx for the back atcha--and how COOL: someone mistook me for "the specious genius" ole !
oleander: LMBO!
stranger: methinks you are a guy. Not that it matters, your post was FUNNY and, my apologies if that's *perceived* by anyone as a dis or politically incorrect :)! Also I will not mention the word "chiv--" OOPS! "I've been warned"
JokAH, Hermit: you both slay me.
Lester: just checking in so you know the GB didn't forget you--j/k!
Name: oleander
the long double-take
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 19:22:35
Comments:
Slowly I turned.... What?? Minah in Miss'ssipp'??
DANFEST DEEP SOUTH I!!!!!
Name: oleander
ringolevio
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 19:19:03
Comments:
St. Aaaa-aaal: OK, so who won?
Stranjah--Guy thing, eh? I'm going to have to think that one over.... Thanx for the invite. I'll be sure to pack my mukluks to withstand those frigid nights. BTW, I learned "guano" by reading Dr. No. He got his by being buried under a pile of it.
fezo--or a squonk.
stevev--cool!
jOkEr--You must be joking, son! "We fought/ Now I can't remember why...."
Jesuses--Uh-uh. I don't do pagan and new-agey things like that.
Speaking of dreams: I dreamed the other night that there was a GB party at my house. Suffice it to say that it was just like "Splish Splash, I Was Takin' A Bath," except I had my pajamas on.
Name: Geena
Ring of rare design
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 18:35:06
Comments:
Steve V Dan: I can't imagine Becker hailing from Queens (but I may be wrong), Westchester maybe, but Queens, that's more Donald. I think the confusion lies in some people thinking they're one person. I remember telling someone how much I loved Steely Dan and his reply was I never heard of him. Just goes to show ya! I'll get back to you about this laser thinking once I've read the interview.
Stranger: We need to discuss this hygiene problem and your gender.
Steely Danielle: Sammy is that you girlfriend?!?!?!? Doncha think 9/1 is the perfect day? it's the beginning of a new month and the end of the summer and non-official beginning of fall, two most perfect seasons for perfect people.
Oh, would you do me a favor and ask Lisa if the biosphere is ready yet? Although the thought of living with Kinky under the same roof has me a little worried as we might upset the delicate balance and ambiance of the structure with our constant bickering, but maybe we could work out a schedule. I haven't heard from him since I offered a truce.
....looking at my ring and laughing hysterically!
Name: Gibralter Wrecker
laserbeaminmydream
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 18:31:13
Comments:
Actually, that enclave of geniuses at the JPL just announced last week that they have conclusively determined the source of Jupiter's rings: Tolkein.
The next step is explaning why J.R.R. chose 56 years as the age at which a Hobbit reached maturity. They're baffled by the 56 Aubrey Holes within Stonehenge that still, to this day, forecast every lunar and solar eclipse whether it's visible on the European continent or not. Just wait until they snap to the 56 year conjunctive cycle of Saturn and Jupiter! Then we'll all have laser vision and spend our Winters at Machu Pichu!
You Rang?
GW
Name: mine-air
whiskey-bent/medford-bound
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 16:36:09
Comments:
maj©:Just sent me a postcard, my brother...oh, fuck it, and some red...
Zeke: Gotta go to Biloxi,Miss. next month, close enough to make Knawlins a stop?
mW
Name: TheStranger
what confused you?
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 16:07:54
Comments:
rose darling,
haven't showered since this morning, but at that time i was still male. could say more, but i'm not one to brag. and thanks for guano.hermy.
i don't think you will be worrying about traditional relationships for a long time because your latest posts slandering the beloved mcdonald's corporation have revealed what we long suspected, that you are in fact a communist hermit & federal agents are this very moment targeting you for a long stay in a pokey which will make your cave seem like a country club. if they hear 'don't take me alive' on your no doubt chinese stereo they will come in blasting.
Name: Rose Darling
@romantic ideals make the caves beckon
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 15:42:07
Comments:
WHAT FREAKIN' DECODER RING??!?!???!??!??!??!??
((((((((((((((((((whew, had to get that off my chest))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Partial Hermit:
Ah, so are you on the rebound from a relationship, searching for your lost and trod upon self in the depths of your cave?
P.S. Can't you get Mountain Dew cases shipped to the cave?Lester:
You are not forgotten. Lack of reply does not mean ignored posts. If you're looking for a response, I have no clue about the Little Feat trivia thing. I'm sure if someone has a clue, they'll respond.Anyone:
Has any one of you been to the Rock and Roll HOF? Was it worth the visit? Would you go there again? Does HOF focus only on the well known or is there a good dash of the more obscure of rock music there?Eviva:
I didn't listen (read, that is.) Also, I didn't just leave that job either. I suffered under that megalomaniac boss for a year and 1/2 past when I wanted to quit. Loved the work, but no other opportunities aROSE. That boss was okay for the first four years though. Power eventually corrupted her completely.oleander:
Oh I get it. Or does that make you a genius specious?Bebe Le Stranger:
How embarrassing to know this, but that bat answer is "guano."
BTW, I'm just nosy curious, but what gender are you anyway?
Over many of your posts I have not figured it out on my own. You may tell me to mind my own "le business" si vouz plais.
Perhaps you like engendering deliberate mystery?Steve V. Dan:
Re: Dan version of "Dallas" 1977: Huh??? What cd ?
Never hoid of it.Jesus:
What's worse, a false prophet or a false poster?
Name: Lyrics
r us
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 13:46:05
Comments:
Rudy, oops I mean JoKeR, it's KISS not fart.
Name: Breezemaster
Damned Fan
NY
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 12:47:29
Comments:
Peg: Sorry about your beloved Braves. I'm headed to Padre-land Nov. 11-13. Any shot of seeing the Damned in action?
Name: steely in awe
@themoment
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 11:42:12
Comments:
Oh Hermie...I just love the way you think...
Name: shattered steely Danielle
stillSunny@gatheringupthetears
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 11:37:36
Comments:
Oh Hermie my Hermie, how you have crushed...I open up the steel cage around my heart for you only and you leave your dirty footprints on my welcome mat, turn your pretty head (I just love the way the sunlight reflects off of the wet moss) and walk away. At least I can hold on to the fantasies...curling up next to the cave fire with my man of muck and mystery, experiencing the sound waves created by the duo of genius and their assortment of talented temporaries as never before. Donald's sensuous voice dancing arond our cozy abode, bouncing off of stalactite and stalagmite alike, only to find a warm and appreciative home in our ever accepting being. Thank-you Hermie for allowing all of us here at the GB into your intimate world of soul-searching, and please don't let me chase you away. I take great solace in reading about your alternative way of life and very rarely find inspiration for such earth moving fantasies.oleander Nerium ;) Tanx schweet-haht! The feeling is totally mutual!!
Geena: It's me, your asto-sister! The way I figure, aybody born on 09-01 has got to be cool. Wouldn't you agree? BTW, I think you should give the SD shirt a try... you've already proven the Dan and you can make some cosmic sh*t happen at the workplace...
Name: Sociable Hermit
JustOneMoreThing@TheMoment
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 11:13:17
Comments:
I hate to break it to you, but, when the trees were cut down, I saw that THEY had the rings. At least twenty five each. Let the proliferation cease.
Herm
Name: Sociable Hermit
StumblingInAStupor@TheForest
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 11:05:41
Comments:
I am really out of it today. You know the feeling when you wake up too early because of some external noises, then can't get back to sleep even when the noises stop? That's me today. I was awoken at four thirty in the morning by, what I discovered to be, two teenage boys chopping down trees. While that may seem odd in itself, the most curious part of it was that they were both wearing McDonald's uniforms. I tried my best to chase them away, but they refused to leave, worried that if they left without at least four trees, they might lose their jobs. When I asked why, they explained that it is standard practice for each individual store to supply itself with it's own paper for the explicit purpose of making bags, wrappers, cups, and those funny little hats that the cooks wear. Apparently, they use minimum wage kids to fell trees, then cart them to a secret mill somewhere in the suburbs to turn them into paper, which is sent to a factory and turned into product. The mill is jointly owned by regional stores, to hold down costs, and each store is only given the amount of paper that it's trees create. I asked them if this seemed unfair to them, that they were made to take part in the obliteration of the lanscape just so their bosses had enough place mats and Happy Meal bags. They just shrugged, and said it was better than cleaning the fry pit. I told them I thought it was abhorrant, and demanded that they not to do it in my neck of the woods again. So we struck up a bargain: I allowed them to take their four trees, if they would promise to do their lumbering somewhere else, and also bring me a box of frozen hamburger patties. Corporate America...! Makes me sick. So that's why I'm so tired. I tell you, one of the only things I miss about cilivization is the availability of Mountain Dew. That's all for now.
Herm
Name: Saturn
was that the shrimp salad?
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 11:01:19
Comments:
Hey, give me my ring back!
Name: Whisk
around your collar
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:58:46
Comments:
I ate the ring
Name: Wheaties box
at a store near you
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:55:42
Comments:
i have the ring.
Name: Stymie
little.rascal
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:54:26
Comments:
No, I have THE ringworm.
Name: Mt. Doom
Mordor
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:30:48
Comments:
No, I have THE ring.
Name: Steve V Dan (Esq.)
black coffee@work
Location: Across the bay ,
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:16:15
Comments:
geena: I think everyone on this website has what Fagen calls 'laser thinking' (see Musician Sept.'93 interview).....
.and another thing why was it so hard to ascertain where Becker was born??...one source says Queens, another says Westchester...even Brian Sweet couldn't find much on Becker....and what's with Bard College?...it's right next to Millbrook (aka Timothy Leary's compound)....
"Scully I'm going to upstate NY....checking out some mysterious radio signal..."
ruby:the only way to enjoy California is to look West (i.e. to Asia)...that's why I started listening to China on shortwave....it always sets me free........
oleander: song theory: 'This Moody Bastard'- a Becker remenisce (sic) (jeez I am a writer and can't even spell...)about his college days (daze?)...but is this "little friend of mine" a person or a pot pipe??? Great song either way.....
re: Dallas : re Tim Schmitt: Jimmy Hodder sang on Steely Dan's version (1977 Anchor Records) and future Iggle Schmitt sang on Poco's version (1974 ABC Records)....didn't Jimmy Buffett also do a version?? (ultimate Steely Dan trivia for a thousand Alex!)
I gotta get back to work people (coffee is kicking in......stop looking at me like that.......
World Series::::::Yankees in four!
Name: jo-KER
i.AM.half.vulcan
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 10:07:42
Comments:
a shadow crossed the blue miami sky
as we hit the causeway by the big hotelswe fart, now i can't remember why
after all the words were said and tears were gone
we vowed we'd never say goodbye
Name: Lardner
sport's.heaven
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 09:58:44
Comments:
No, all of you, I am Ring
Name: Frodo
Baggins' End
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 09:55:13
Comments:
No, Sauron I have THE ring.
Name: fezo
way.out.in.left.field
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:38:19
Comments:
I may have "the ring" but I doubt it in that I am such a GB newbee that I don't even know what "the ring" is. I suspect it might be like a snipe.
Clas: McGuire is a baseball player, just broke long-standing record for home runs in a season. I don't think he is related to the singer you mentioned.
Ole and DrMu: Thanks for the steroid info. My sudden jogging jaunt at 4 a.m. this morning is now explained. Next time I got to remember to put pants on.
Name: Pope
on a rope
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:31:14
Comments:
No, I have THE Ring.
Name: C. Freak
city.morgue
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:16:59
Comments:
I had THE Ring, but I sold it to some shark.
Name: Richard Wagner
Gotterdammerung
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:15:42
Comments:
No, I have THE Ring.
Name: Sauron
Mordor
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:12:16
Comments:
No, I have THE Ring.
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
stompin'.on.the.Avenue
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 08:11:35
Comments:
ole: "Specious genius"! LOL.
Name: peg
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 06:00:12
Comments:
maj: the ring in my possession is also walnut. I remember now that you didn't send it to me - it came from Lucky Henry. What I don't remember is which box it's in; still haven't completely unpacked after moving (4 months ago).
Name: Jesus
The.Real.Deal
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 05:04:37
Comments:
So many false prophets, so many false prophets . . .
Oleander: I've been hesitant to post on your site because, frankly, my song interpretations are all rather "Johnny One-Note". Very Apocalyptic.
Additionally, I'm also rather hesitant to send any direct communications to you less my e-mail address be revealed. I've been having a real problem with spam lately. Damn Atheists.
Wait. I'm Jesus. I can send you my song musings by vision. Watch your dreams.
Name: Jesus
the perfect gentleman.com
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 04:11:45
Comments:
oleander Nerium--
Since you ask, dear oleander, I've been waiting to be invited in.I have no need of a decoder ring. There are a couple of posters on the guestbook pretending to be me (I responded to Lester's original question and have answered questions since), and I know who they are. But actually, I do have a few thoughts on "Kid Charlemagne," "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again," "The Fez" and "Dr. Wu." I'll relay them to you telepathically and you can post them on your webpage. Thank you.
Kinky--
Yes, I always answer prayers, my dear Kinky. However, strictly speaking, you don't exist, so it is not possible for me to answer yours. Thank you.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 01:17:36
Comments:
Fezo - who's McGuire? The guy that sang Eve Of Destruction?
Joker - it's chimp. Listen to it.
RubyBaby - magnifikt, fantastiskt. All the things you are.
Rose Darling - Nerium is latin for Oleander.
Geena - dog?
Oleander - oh yes! I remember that one, yes.
Bill Nye - Poppe? 308? Years? What are you talking about man? :)
Name: Bill Nye the Seance Guy
trickofthelight
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 at 00:26:22
Comments:
Maj: Being a dead guy and all I'm used to taking risks so I'll gamble and side with you on the "scales" potentially symbolizing the scales of justice / law and order. It does seem to fit, especially if you entertain the notion that the "test-tubes" represent science in general. Oh, and "the people down the hall"? Just a tip o' the hat to our watchful friends on Mizar 5.
Sociable Hermit: My earthly counterpart may still be innocently misguiding the children of earth, but believe me, I've got an armada of "Give-A-Show" projectors loaded with full color examples of his questionable behavior that will literally flash before his eyes the moment he goes to that big formaldehyde jar in the sky. Yes, even spelunkers can expect their day of justice.
Clas: At last the secret of f-f-f-f-f-f-f is revealed! Forty-four, eh? That's 308 in Pompe years!
St. Al: Welcome back to the peaceful shore...
From the Valley of the Betelgeuse (Ho, Ho, Ho)
Bill Nye
Name: TheStranger
so useless to ask me why
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 22:56:39
Comments:
ole,
the computer guy doesn't come to my house. i lug the box over to his place & wait submissively for his pronouncements. as he goes through my software he mutters, 'what you need this for?' & i have to speak up quickly or he'll wipe out a zillion hours of work. keeps you on your toes. although i do not feed the pool guy or the car guy (car guy actually drops the car off at my house when he's finished installing unnecessary stuff), i am indirectly putting all their kids through exclusive, private universities. & no, i was not dissing gays per se but engaging in a time-honored male thing of implying to another guy that he must be gay. this tradition stretches back many centuries & i hope will not be outlawed by the diversity police. yes, you can show up in the winter, but i warn you, some days in january it gets down to 68.hermit,
i forget, what's the name for bat shit? is it anything like starbucks menu items? do you pay rent or is your cave mortgaged?
Name: maj©
frontier@hrd.org
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 20:29:05
Comments:
Now Pehhhhhg: You're gonna start a Walt-dog fight over the decoder ring. If I sent you one, it was in a clas-like drunken stupor instigated by....... minorWhi -hir- hirled. Yes, he sent me the bottles of California red and white!
But right now, Im looking at a walnut SD decoder ring. Are there two?
Shower me please.
maj©
Name: oleander
squoze
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 20:15:56
Comments:
maj--Wow! Was your kitten pissed? Now I don't want to get in a theological discussion about what is THE Ring; just glad you found it.
Jesus--So why aren't you posting anything for my page?
joKerman--Since when did "logical" matter? I vote for "chimp." I think the narrator is musing on his status as just another primate.
Rose--Nerium is my last name (genus), oleander (properly not capitalized) my first (species). It goes backwards, like in Chinese. That makes me a specious genius.
Clas--You have Dogheimer's. The prognosis is even worse.
fezo--'Roids, eh? Interesting drug, which can cause depression or euphoria. Actually, lots of drugs can cause opposite side effects. Like Viagra--erection or death.
L'Etranger--"The pool guy"? Can I come visit, say in the depths of January or February? Got any extra towels? Can you convince me you weren't dissing gay people?
Herm--A word of advice: there's plenty of time for soul-searching. She's a very cool person and a B-A-B-E. Haven't you heard of His & Hermits?
Dan G--Now hold on. Are you saying you think that Kinky can only count to one?
Name: Geena
@blushwine.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 20:01:13
Comments:
Rigs: Ah, hi there! don't think we ever spoke, but thanks for the compliment. It may have been a stupid Tuesday, but today is Wednesday and the week is almost over...hang in there!
Clas: First I need to blush!!!!...okay it's over.
If you had Alzheimers, you'd forget things, like taking the dog to work with you, dreaming about him, forgetting you have a dog, posting on the GB, etc.Countzir0: Oh no! I hit the side of your car too? Give it to my man, he'll fix it fast. Ever wonder why so many auto body employees are out there? it's the fumes!
I didn't get lucnt451, i got lucnt518, why? Today I learned about LAN, WAN, MAN and peripherals, shouldn't it be LAN, WAN, thank you MAN? oh my, I need some air..it's the fumes.Sociable Hermit: Can I send my brothers out to get this Bill Nye guy for you. Have you ever heard some of Casey Kasem's outtange? He and Bill might be related.
Blushing again...ummm, thank you for your kind words, but how do you know me? or are you just being the nice sociable fun loving hermit we all know (or wanna know) and love?
YGK: The reason I asked is because Vicodan is an opium based narcotic and where I live doctors have to put their DEA numbers on the script. Oh yeah, now I remember the commercial you're talking about. Take enough of those and you can definitely do the V/O for the VW ad and really see colors! But seriously, I hope you're feeling better.
Steve v: It was indeed eerie and I couldn't wipe that smirk off my face the entire day. Today, "Reeling in the Years" came on the radio about 12:30 and while listening, I was wishing it was
quitting time, the next thing I knew I was putting on my jacket and heading for the door. I looked at my clock radio before I left and in strange looking numbers, it read 5:00...wierd. Oh, you want to know Walter Becker's father's name? I'll ask my radio tomorrow. Where is Mulder and Scully or Don and Walt when you need them?Stranger: Do you feed these guys who come to your house to fix things? Despite a few minor differences in our ethnic cultures, have you learned nothing from Mama? Just a little chicken soup for your brain while you ponder over this.
rubybaby: We've got cool wind, lots of leaves, big piles of them in a various array of colors and if you wait a few weeks, we'll even have snow. Want me to send you a bag o' leaves?
Yes, I've worn my shirt to work twice. There is a casual dress code in work, but somehow she missed the memo that went around. The first time I wore it, she looked at me kinda funny and asked me what do I do to keep high school t-shirt in perfect condition. I told you, she's not of this world.
Rose Darling: Yes, it is a b@t$h to work for a b@t$h. I believe her goal for me is to make her the center of my universe. It ain't gonna happen, not as long as I keep having these paranormal experiences.
Going out for some air, ciao everyone.
Name: EvivaLaughs
just one more
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 19:50:53
Comments:
Sociable: you're a scream! Keep it up!
Name: EvivaLaughs
not.your.Harry, not.your.Barry, not.your.Jerry...
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 19:47:49
Comments:
Rose Dahling: Don't listen to Nameless II; corn and cross-dressing would NEVER happen on this GB! :) BTW, I admire people who can just leave a job like that, thinkin of doing that myself these days (humming *Any World*)
Geena: Hope Donald wasn't singing "Monkey in Your Soul" in front of your boss :0!
JokAH: Those quotes are cool, keep 'em coming....Can we put you in charge of the SD Daily Meditation?Lisa and Clas: Happy belated birthday! This GB is jumpin' with BD's lately!
countzir0: That's pretty good--and now that Jerry's a mere ice cream flavor, BEN-n-Jerry seem to be the authorities on taking over the world! j/k!
Dr Mu: you perfectionist, you!
Steely Danielle: "Amen" to that! :) You sound like loads of fun, girl! Are you new on this GB or a BP? Keep it up!
Lester: We didn't forget you, guy--I think I lost the thread of the latest round, but let's have the answer since apparently we are stumped. OK, my turn next:
Lester, Dr Mu, Roy and anyone:
OK, forget "6 degrees," I'm bumping it up to--"360 degrees of Becker/Fagen:"
Get from Performing Dan to Producing Dan in 5 DOF or less (*major hint*--there's another two-person band right in the middle of this chain)
Name: chat party
in the yak yak yak
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 18:54:49
Comments:
hey its 10pm get on in there!
Name: Dan
Rather Not
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 17:44:54
Comments:
Rock hall posts $1.37 million loss last year
7.53 p.m. ET (2354 GMT) October 14, 1998
CLEVELAND (AP) — Declining attendance and revenue were the main reasons the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum lost $1.37 million last year, according to its first annual report.The report shows revenues totaling $16.8 million in 1997, down 17 percent from the $20.3 million generated in 1996. Total expenses for the year were $18.2 million, compared with $16.4 million for 1996, said Don Tomoff, finance director for the hall.
"1996 was simply a huge year because the museum had just opened in 1995 and everyone wanted to see it,'' said Tomoff. "So some dropoff is expected.''
The report said attendance at the private, not-for-profit museum fell from 867,000 in 1996 to 615,000 last year.
Janis Purdy, the hall's interim executive director, said the report's findings weren't a cause for concern.
"You can think of the rock hall as a start-up new business,'' she said. "To look at a loss in the overall complexity of the financial situation of a new enterprise can be misleading.''
Name: JosieDanFan
im alive and feelin' better at least
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 17:14:45
Comments:
Thanks Herm,
Your advice has helped...I owe you one, Maybe I can get someone to take care of that Bill Nye guy for you?
Name: Sociable Hermit
AloneAintSoBad@RealityUnderARock.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 17:02:46
Comments:
JDF : Sorry to hear that you are feeling dismal, but just remember, YOU are in control. Only you are in charge of your destiny. You must be the person that your inner hermit (sorry), inner voice tells you to be. You are the only one who knows the truth to your own existence. Once I realized that simple philosophy, I packed all my neccessities and moved to a cave. I'll be happy to advise you of any survival tips I know, but I ain't no expert. Knowledge takes time. I can tell you one important discovery I've made recently, though. On clear star-filled nights, listen to Art Pepper. During rain storms, listen to Charlie Parker. If it begins to thunder, put on Coltrane. And when it snows, play solo Lester Young. Oh, yeah, and burn alot of this wild weed.
Steelie Danielle: Sharing...I feel that I am a person with very romantic ideals. If I wasn't, I wouldn't live in a cave. I probably make more decisions with my heart than I do with my brain. But, in all honesty, it's difficult to do any real hermiting when you have company. Even if the two of you made a pact promising that you would not interfere with the other's hermiting, the mere fact that there is a second person occupying the same space as you changes the dynamics. One of the essential human traits is the need to communicate and form relationships. So after a while, even with this pact, ideas will spontaneously form in your mind, like: why won't she talk to me? Is she mad at me? I wonder what she'd say if I put my hand there? And so on. The concentration and focus immediately shifts from yourself, to the relationship, and you'll find that you can no longer only be yourself while in the relationship. You are a couple. And as wonderful as that is, the essance of a hermit is to answer the mysteries of himself, or herself, before you can go back into society. No matter how small that society may be. This may seem cynical and jaded, but, come on, I live in a cave! Someday, I would very much like to share my soul with the soul of a woman, or even, go into one of those crazy chat rooms I keep hearing about. But for now, I must find out who I am before I find out who others are. But believe me, I've got some ideas who the others are. Hope this doesn't disillusion you. I'm really not all that bad for a cave dweller. Well, gotta go.
Herm
Name: JoiseDanFan
perf.babylon.sister@mailexcite.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 16:27:56
Comments:
Thanks Lester, you are a sweetie...KISSES.
ruby: I'll live..but thanks for the concern.
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
WHO CARES
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 15:46:18
Comments:
Boy if u dont post on here for a few days in a row everybody forgets u! I dont want to have to insult somebody to get some feed back! I guess I stumped everbody on the SD to Little Feat trivia or it just went unnoticed! Hi JDF sorry your life sucks, get in line, its a long line but I'll let u cut in front of me!
Happy B-day Lisa whats that make u now 23 right!
Name: Rose Darling
@the smell of prickly pear
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 15:34:14
Comments:
Clas:
Gosh I hope your sternum agony is not as old as me. And, there is only ONE Rose now... the second on the scene evolved into Josie Dan Fan, to lessen confusion. P.S. What does Nerium Oleander mean?Geena:
Ain't it a b@#$h to work for a b%*$h !!! You mention her a lot, she must be making your workplace hell ! I got out of a job myself in March working for the most unprofessional vindicative b&%$h in the universe.
P.S. Backatcha with corny affection girl !
Name: rubybaby
N@t King Cole fan
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 15:32:25
Comments:
professorStevie Dan: that's what I dislike about CA, seasonal changes are too subtle. I miss my snow! I miss my big piles of leaves! I miss the cool wind blowing __________(you fill in the blank)Re: Timothy Schmitt I thought he sang Dallas on an old Poco album with Donald Fagen backing him up on the keyboard. Sounds upside-down, doesn't it?
JosieDFan: Did I miss something? What happened, girl?
Clas: How do you say "magnificent" in svensk? Love the sternum songs!! Glad it's gold or I'd wear it OUT!
Geena: Have you worn your Steely Dan t-shirt to work yet? Imagine what could happen then! (wear it under your clothes if you have a strict dress code) Report back.
rb
Name: country boy
where'd i leave that cigar?
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 14:35:04
Comments:
lordy lordy, dont know what to do about this kosovo thing at all. i love to be the boss but i hate to make decisions. my attorney general's a lotta woman but she dont know albanians from vibrators. besides which, these serbs is white folks & so you can't just go round bombing em like they was nobodies. what i'd like to do is take a poll, see what everbody else thinks, but some a my aides say abe lincoln never woulda done that.
Name: JosieDanFan
@lifesucks.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 13:57:08
Comments:
Ever wanted to crawl into a hole of rock and sand? I do. Maybe Herm can come visit and give me some pointers on what to eat and what not to eat. Maybe he can also show me how to hook up my stereo in the cave so I can listen to Dan. Life is unreal. This sister need to be free, and be what she wants to be. Because sometimes when you do what you think you should do, or what others think, you end up losing yourself, and/or what's most important to you. HERE'S TO STICKING UP FOR YOURSELF, AND HAVING A MIND OF YOUR OWN!!!! To bad it's too late...I know what I've done, I know all at once who I am...
JDF
Name: joKer
beg.yer.pardon
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 13:53:56
Comments:
LYRICS:
some proof of your correction, please.
I remember seeing "champ" in a keyboard tab music chart book thingy, and 'champ' sounds more logical than 'chimp' to me anyhow.and it's Joker, not Rudy...
thanks
Name: reelin' steely Danielle
Sunny@wildweedinducedsunshinedaydream
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 13:41:08
Comments:
Dear Hermie: First of all I have to let you know, it's the rugged, all nature-al looks that get me every time. Second, I would never let my child participate in any idol worship. (However, had she seen the spice girls posters she would have been trying to engage me in some well planned scheme to conviscate them for her own...where did I go wrong?) No human being is ever worthy of worship. Even the big boys, Don and Walt. Can I say that here? They are definitely worthy of admiration and even dumbfounded awe. Which I myself have been struck with many times while feelin' their groove. But please do get back to me about the sharing thing. BTW, my sides are still aching from reading your last post...what a charmer!To all fine gentleman of the GB who have taken an interest in our lovely Geena I just want to say, not only is she a cutey, she is an intellegent, honest, sweet, nurturing Virgo. Love her for all her qualities...aesthetics don't count here.
Is anyone making plan for a N'Orleans Danfest? This sounds like a great idea to me. Feedback?
Name: Jesus
Trans.Island.Cloud.Way
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 12:49:42
Comments:
No, Peg, I have THE Decoder Ring.
Name: lyrics
r us
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 12:06:30
Comments:
Rudy, It's CHIMP not champ.
Name: peg
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 12:03:01
Comments:
maj & oleander: That must not be THE decoder ring - I've still got it.
Name: RadioRadio
GaGa
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 11:08:04
Comments:
surf me: http://www.all-jazz.com/Jazz_Radio_US.html
Name: TheStranger
dirty work
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 10:45:57
Comments:
geena,
i couldn't upgrade my old modem because it would have given jimmy, my computer guy, a heart attack. the modem went bad and when he asked me what the brand was i told him and he started swearing and shrieking in a mixture of english and chinese about how shitty that one is. so he installed this new 56k setup & i expect i was overcharged, but everything's working now & jimmy is happier. sometimes i think the computer guy, the car guy, and the pool guy hold secret meetings about who gets to screw me next.
Name: DrMu
before the jokes come in
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 10:43:36
Comments:
line 4: them = CATabolic steroids
Name: JOKEr
daily quote
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 10:02:22
Comments:
five names that i can hardly stand to hear, including yours and mine and one more champ who isn't here
i can see the ladies talking how the times are getting hard and that fearsome excavation on Magnolia Boulevard
Name: DrMu
she bites
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 09:19:03
Comments:
fezo: You'll be happy to know that you're taking CATabolic (meow!) steroids, not anabolic steroids. So, your ankles may swell, but not your muscles!...in fact your muscles and bones and adrenals may shrink if you use them long enough, but the good news: not your 'nads! BTW, androstenedione is converted to the body to testosterone. The boost (about 15%) probably only lasts for days or weeks at most I think because of negative feedback (i.e., it's probably a placebo long term for McGwire, but it potentially could be an aphrodesiac for women - it also may be important in reducing breast cancer)...speaking of which we could use Oleander's feedback here on side effects of prescribables.
Schwinn: Thanks for the info.
Count: That would be too easy...so I slipped in the rule about requiring members of the Iggles to precede "The Long Run" at least (when Schmit replaced Randy Meissner).
DocK: I'm 3 1/2 hours south of Dallas through the methane, fog or blazing heat.
Name: Steve v
Autumn in California (just like spring)
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 09:18:46
Comments:
Geena: you sound like you had a real x file episode...
and goes to prove my theory that "steely dan" music is actually part of some top secret mind control experiment...afterall what do we really know about them (even after a 200 page bio we still don't even know Walter Becker's father's name.....)hah!....and don't forget "steely dan emerged exactly when 'watergate' started.........
count: I believe Tim Schmitt's first appearance with the 'Dan was on 'Pretzel Logic'...but he did sing on the early track 'Dallas'and definitely was a member of the Eagles (who won the World Series 3 straight years from 1972-1974)..........
back to the stacks.......
Name: fezo
basketball.jones
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 08:33:35
Comments:
You know you're paying a little too much attention to the GB when after viewing a fifteen minute report on ESPN about the NBA strike the only lasting impression is "Damn, with that beard, Commissioner David Stern sure looks a lot like Fagen"
Sociable Hermit: your posts are brilliant. You have a literary future if you ever decide to come out of the cave.
Cat update: Biff, upset because he was not included on the Presidential ticket with Carlos, decided to go roll in poison ivy in the back yard then come inside and do like action on master's face. I got so many steroids in me I'm starting to feel like McGuire.
Name: YGK
..
Location: the Big Apple,
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 08:11:42
Comments:
Geena:
DEA Number? I don't think so - just a regular 'practicing' doc in NYC.
The VW Ad features a 'hippy-chick' sounding girl describing, like, colors, y'know?
"What colors do you see in the rainbow?" Well, I see red and gre…etc.
She was a trippy, hippy, chick, someone I'd love to meet, and I just thought that I could also do the V/O.
laters
Name: Sociable Hermit
MyCaveIsYourCave@AnyHour
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 07:17:22
Comments:
Steeley Danielle,
I am so embarassed! I can't believe that someone actually saw me on TV. Thanks for the compliment, but honestly, I thought I looked like hell. I had moss in my beard, and I hadn't been to the stream in days. In fact, that's where I was headed, until I heard Mr. Bigshot Bill Nye trudging up my pathway. I absolutely hate it when these scientists barge in on me with no advance warning. They assume that becasue it's "nature", that it's unoccupied, well, you know what, I could stretch the definition of nature to include his house, too. Let's see how funny he thinks it is when I come waltzing into his sanctuary with an intrusive camera crew! People don't realize that if I was found, I'd never have peace again. I would be absolutely hounded. I thought that living in a cave would grant me solitude, yet anytime I hear footsteps, I've got to move all of my equiptment - stereo, CD's and albums, computer, hotplate, Spice Girls posters, etc., to the back of the cave, and make wild animal noises to prevent them from going in any further and finding me! And I'll tell you something not many people know: off camera, that Bill Nye is a supreme jerk. All he does is yell and swear at the crew. At one point, with the cameras rolling, he called a stalagtite a stalactite. When the lighting guy corrected him, Nye went ballistic and beat him mercilessly with a tree branch until the poor guy was knocked unconscious. I'll bet THAT didn't make the final cut! He swore that if anyone squealed, that he'd do the same to them. Talk about an egotist. At one point I was worried, because I realized that I had left one of my Todd Rundgren CD's laying out in the open on the cave floor.("The Hermit Of Mink Hollow". Ironic, or what?) Well, the jerk finds it, picks it up for inspection, then LINES it against the wall! What's that about?! It was shotly after that that I stuck my head out to see what other damge he might create. That's probably when you saw me peek out. The CD is fine, but the jewel case is shattered. Idiot. I was so distressed afterward, that it took me twice the usual amount of wild weed to calm me down. That, and I listened to Aja with a little fire going.
Well, I've rambled on too long already, so I'll answer your question about needing a companion at another time. But, I'd advise you to inform your children about this maniac. Misguided idol-worship only leads to heartbreak and danger. Like getting pummeled with a tree branch. See you later.
Herm
Name: countzir0
"One cup of coffee"
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 04:43:44
Comments:
Doc K.: I'm not sure if NL plays on Nov. 7th or not, wasn't able to get a schedule because it was so damn crowded(I've been to that place at least 50 times and never seen it nearly that crammed). I was standing outside by the kitchen door talking to one of the waiters who works there and when the backup singers came out I asked them for a schedule. They told me to ask the lead guitarist(Mike something, I think) and then walked out to their van to smoke some dope. This small occurrence redeemed them slightly in my mind. I'll call up there and see if anyone knows how to contact them.
Rose Darling: Yeah, two nights ago, me and a couple members from some local bands got together and had an impromptu jam. It was strange, we had a guitarist from a thrash metal band, the lead from a swing band, and me on harmonica, all singing Creedence Clearwater tunes. Strangely enough, though, it turned out pretty good. I might have had my Miller Lite hearing aid in though, can't remember for some reason.
Eviva: I can't tell you about The Garcia Project, because then the secret would be out, and my plans for taking over the world would be ruined...
Geena: While you're at it, can you help me out with the passenger-side body damage I've got here? J/K! I remember that V.90 upgrade you're talking about. Did you get filename lucnt451.exe? I wouldn't recommend anyone trying to upgrade anything that's not 56K Flex or X2 up to v.90 standard. Also, I've heard about some v.90 upgrades totally waxing people's modems unless it's released straight from the manufacturer. It has to do with the drivers sent out on OEM ver. of '95/98. Anyway, enough techtalk for now, gotta go to woik.
Laitah, Youse Guys
The Count
Name: Clas
2 work
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 03:49:38
Comments:
I forgot to ask Oleander; do you think I got Alzheimers?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 03:47:57
Comments:
GeenaBaby; you're right, I'm also worried. He takes so much space, time, and sitting here on my job knowing he's alone at home with the Nisse as the only company, stresses the shit out of me. What can I do? When he looks at me with his big brown eyes... he's so human! Maybe I'm going insane? I make songs about him, I dream about him, I write about him and even on the AA-meetings I talk about him. Uhhhhh... maybe I got Alzheimers, I'm old now, I'm fortyfour... uuuuhhhh.
Nerium Oleander; do you think I got Alzheimers?
Rigs; Geena IS a cutie!
Schwinn; the Swedish word for Libra is "våg", that means "scale". It also means "wave". Strange uh?
Lisa; HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Howdy Folks!
Name: Rigs
smile
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 00:34:40
Comments:
Lisa I didnt no it was your birthday!! Nostrovia, (guess on the sound of it) I wish you all the best, and blessings galore!!!
Good Evening, you no the name look up the number. Sitting here, its a stupid bloody Tuesday! That's ok though, There are always SD fans out there!!
We dont pay attention to detractors, and we don't care for fakers.
Damn, Geena you sound like a cutie!!!!!!!!!!
bye and peace to all Rigsy :)
Name: David in the Florida room
dmoore113@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 20:58:09
Comments:
I know we're all waiting for the "new one" but in the meantime I found a great CD about a year or so old by Kal David formerly
of Illinois Speedpress,Fabulous Rhinestones etc.
found it at UBL.com....called Double Tuff on soulcoast records
tower of power horns,vinnie calliouta on drums etc. check it out
DM
Name: Steely Danielle
Sunny@themouthofyourcave
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 20:37:43
Comments:
Hey showbizkid, I don't know what you're doing with yourself these days, but I got a proposition that just might bring you outta hiding... I say we disguise ourselves as one Kinky-so-n-so and one Simon WGB, hi-jack a plane to Hawaii, pry those two bimbos in the Dan cam off of Don and Walt and give them the inspiration they need to finish the the d@mn thing already!!! Of course we'll have to deflate our heads(part of the disguise) before we get off the plane. And you'll probably have to hop off of that wagon in order to prepare yourself properly...Whatta ya say?To the cave of the Sociable Hermit:
Hey Hermie, I was watching Bill Nye the science guy today with my little one and he was having all kinds of fun cavorting around that cave of yours, telling us about stalactites and stalagmites. You did a pretty good job of concealing yourself but I saw you peeking from behind one of the larger formations. You were kinda cute. Are you looking for that special someone to share your dreams and your cave with?
Name: maj©
frontier@hrd.org
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 20:36:52
Comments:
Schwinn: rolling with your "secret dan message" for a bit, could it be that "scales" is used to imply "justice" as in the scales of justice, the law that be knocking at the door....everybody now..."Agents of the Law , luckless pedestrians.."
Actually, I don't think either is likely.Pehhhhhg: I thought of ya when Tucker smacked that 8th inning HR to take the lead. You're still alive.
Damn, it would be great to hear some news about the new one, fresh dan cam stuff even. I got the jones.
Oleander: Guess what? I found the decoder ring.
maj©
Name: Geena
Hope this works
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 18:51:16
Comments:
A Steely Dan paranormal moment: I usually have the radio on while I'm working. Today the B***H I work for was accusing me of not doing something for her (this is not unusual for her to exhibit her incompetence). The Dan was playing on the radio and I had a huge smirk on my face, only half listening to her (her annoying voice is also whiny). As her voice is shooting tormenting pain in my right ear, I heard Donald's voice coming through the radio saying to me…"show her the e-mail file you sent her", and the file mysteriously appeared in my hand. Has anyone ever had such an occurrence?
Rose Darling, Rose Darling, my friend
It's your birthday, so go to town
And wear the weary hours down…..
Damn, I know that's corny, and Eviva, I wasn't trying to top you, but I meant well. Happy Birthday!
Lisa: Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!!
Clas: Hi! Have you finished your dog lyrics yet? I'm beginning to worry about this relationship you have with Pompe.
Stranger: The cops in my town eat Bismarcks which they wash down with a large regular. I often wondered how they did it without getting the jelly on their uniforms, but then, they're always in Dunkin Donuts and their ears are not finely tuned into the police radio.
About the free modem upgrade, go to the website of the company that makes your modem. U.S. Robotics/Lucent makes my modem. Then, download it for free. Most modem manufacturers are giving them away. For those of you with older model computers, this may not work, but it doesn't hurt to try. The memory oh great one was not free, but the guy at Comp USA gave me a break on it.
Roy.Scam: What's this f-f-f-f mean? Are you trying to tell us you just turned f-f-f-f-f….okay, I get it, in the words of the late, great Emily Litella...never mind!
Count: I was wondering if you got my e-mail. I tied it to a rock and hurled it across the border, but you already know this. I'll pay for the damage to your front window. oops!
YGK: Just wondering: Did your doctor have to put his DEA number on the prescription he wrote out for Vicodan? Are you referring to the VW commercial that plays the song "Dah-Dah-Dah" (I think It's by a group called Trio). Please don't Vicodan and do VW ads, think of those two young gentlemen driving around picking up smelly furniture! We want you to keep coming back!
Name: Schwinn
basalmic
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 18:19:36
Comments:
EL: Yes, like Oleander, I am a Gemini--but in no way affiliated with NASA or John Glenn.
Zeke & Dr. Mu: Lowell George's solo album, "Thanks, I'll Eat it Here", is still in print and around $8.99 on the "Nice Price" rack. If you can't find it, order it. It's worth it. Also, a great, all-encompassing Little Feat work is their live album, "Waiting For Columbus". Highly recommended.
Doc Kelly: I'm in Austin. I've seen DiMeola three times and the only thing bigger than his sound is his head. Deservedly so.
Secret Dan Message: Could, "Those test tubes and the scales", be code for, "Those test tubes and the Libras"? It seems the Don was looking for balance...
Wishing All a Wonderful Life and I Really Mean it This Time,
SEMB
Name: Doc Kelly
Back at the Dude Ranch
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 17:32:26
Comments:
Jeez, I've been trying to catch up on all the posts for the last week.
Count: Are (is) Naked Lunch performing the weekend of Nov. 7th?
Zeke & Dr.µ: Are you guys near the Dallas/Ft. Worth area?
Are there any other GB'ers in Texas?
I'm coming that weekend. I haven't decided exactly when. I need to be there by Sunday afternoon... but if there was a good reason I could come sooner.
I saw Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters in Boulder a couple weeks ago. Excellent show. I talked my way into their dressing room afterwards. A good time was had by all! AJA from Japan: if you want a good interview for your radio show then I can tell you how to contact Paul Jackson, bassist for Herbie, after their tour is over. He resides in Tokyo.
I'm hoping to head to NYNY specifically to see one of the Al DiMeola shows at the Blue Note... probably the 11/14 show, if tix are still available. Has anybody seen his current tour? Pete: who is on the billboard at Le Bar Bat that weekend?
Sure, life can be kinda dull in the flyover states... that's why modern transportation was invented... It's nice to live somewhere that you can leave your house and car unlocked... Hey, Mock K, are you still out there? have you been mugged lately?
Later - Doc K
Name: countzir0
countzir0@hotmail.com
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 16:34:30
Comments:
I've barely had time to skim all the posts I missed while away this weekend and first part of the week, want to say hello to everybody, though. I saw Naked Lunch last Friday, but showed up late to the Brick Room and couldn't even bribe Kirk for a cocktail table. However, he was being an asshole, so I threw a guilt trip on him and he subsequently gave me back the cover charge for seeing the band. I bought two vodka/tonics, skipped the tip on asshole Rod(what a prick) and saw a completely kickass show for under ten bucks. The remainder of the evening was spent playing blackjack at Red Jacket, one of the best nights of the summer/early fall. Kinky, OK, you're right about the Homely-with-a-capital-H AND mediocre backup singers--they looked even uglier than last time. This show, though, they had this dude on bongos for "Do It Again." He did a pretty serviceable job on a great rendition of aforementioned song. The band seems to be getting better and better, dug the hell out of the performance.
Dr. Mu: Didn't one of the Eagles(I thought it was Tim Schmidt) sing backup on "Can't Buy a Thrill?" That would be a direct connection, beating everyone! I'm not sure if that's a correct statement or not, though. Can anyone back me up on this one?
Geena: Got your email, ma belle amie!
Gotta go everyone, be back later though.
Name: TheStranger
need more spangles for my leather poncho
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 15:10:23
Comments:
simon,
it's possible some of the women here have taken on a somewhat masculine tone at times in order to fill the immense masculinity vacuum occasioned by your swishy presence.myra,
i can't possibly insert new batteries. my nails aren't dry yet.
Name: DrMu
in the bathtub with the blues
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 14:26:36
Comments:
Zeke: I wish. Haven't seen it at the local stores...probably swallowed up by the Country and Tejano sections
'94 guitarist was Clas' man Georg Wadenius I think (CD is at home)
Name: Zeke
Johnny, tell'm what he's won!
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 14:05:48
Comments:
Doc: Cool. Do you have Lowell's solo CD?
BTW, browsed thru the Tower Records site, all Feat CD's are
$7.99. Picked up a few while I was there.Anyone, who was the guitarist on the 94' tour? I'm interested in the Dallas show.
Name: Myra Eyefull
repair'R'us
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 12:39:36
Comments:
Stranger: Plug it in and replace the batteries. They should work like a charm now!
Your welcome,
Myra
Name: TheStranger
send help
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 11:11:17
Comments:
aja,
i'm so glad you checked in. i need somebody to explain why i can't get my old yamaha turntable to work anymore. also, the remote on my hitachi tv gave out. what's the deal here?
Name: AJA
ma2ra@mvf.biglobe.ne.jp
Location: OSAKA, JAPAN
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 09:00:09
Comments:
I'm so excited to find this site!!!
great! great!!
Steely Dan has many fans in JAPAN,too.
I'm working for FM-station.called FM802,OSAKA,JAPAN as program director.
If you has been intersted in Japanese Music scene,mail me.
Name: joKer
to quote
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 07:50:54
Comments:
She took a little with sugar
She took the money from my old man
Name: peg
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 07:22:48
Comments:
maj: they ain't my Padres! When I lived in Atlanta, my dad and I went to many Braves games, and I'm still a fan. Where's Dale Murphy when you need him? Besides, with a husband who's such a Padres fan, it's fun to be cheering for the other team.
Name: Dan Gable
in a thermasuit sweatin' like a pig in the sauna
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 06:59:53
Comments:
Oleander: In REAL wrestling, it's a count of one with both shoulderblades on the MAT. In that Monday Night Nitro shit, it's a count of 3 with the back on the CANVAS (the time it takes to swallow a coupla dianabol pills). They're the guys with the "liver spots."
Name: Sociable Hermit
MyCave
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 06:47:28
Comments:
Oleander,
Thanks for the invite! If and when I decide to rejoin society, as it is, I may indeed stop by for a visit. Would it be too much of an imposition to ask for dirt instead of mulch? Mulch, you see, is a sneaky material, because once you smooth it out to the point where it doesn't poke you, you are forced to lay still for the remainder of your sleep. If you change position even once, it feels like hundreds of blunt darts stabbing you in the back. As a hermit, I may feel a certain need for self-immolation, but physical flaggelation is not regarded as a neccessity. If I want that, I'll go back to my old apartment and watch, "Suddenly Susan".
Due to uneven flooring and the lack of shelf space, I chose to take a Sony rack system along with me. I find it much easier to level a small area of cave floor for one comapct rectangular box. As you may have noticed, smoothing and leveling is a regular task in my cave. I'll continue with that thought on another day. Humidity is a bit of a problem, but I think I'v got that licked. I keep my albums and CD's in a metal cabinet with doors, then I have affixed sponges all over the outside with picture hooks. The idea is for the sponges to absorb the room moisture before it can damage my music. Cool, huh? Living in a cave gives you alot of free time. And, if you're wondering about sound quality, originally, I thought that living in a cave would cause all sorts of echo and reverb problem, but no. See, the stalactites and stalagmites act as natural diffusers, seperating and spreading the sound all over before it has a chance to bounce off a wall and back in your face. I highly recommend this layout to future concert venue builders. Although, I can see some mosh-pit problems. Well, I'm off to collect lunch. See 'ya later.
Herm
Name: YGK
..
Location: New York,
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 06:23:27
Comments:
Ruby: please, please, send it along....I'm almost out
with regards to the VW campaign, I may be too big, but I can give 'really good voice', i.e. do the trippy voice-overEviva: you go girl/boy!
Name: Three Faces of Eviva
the.prying.game
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 04:12:30
Comments:
Simon/WG: Whattsa matter, PUNK! My posts not feminine enough for ya, HUH? Let's take it outside!
Simon/WG: (sipping my tea) Ah ha ha ha tee hee hee. How utterly amusing. It's so charming to have you back on the guestbook. Oh, let me introduce you to my boyfriend, Josh. He's going to be beating you up now.
Simon/WG: Yes.
EL
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 01:58:03
Comments:
Goudmourning America!
SunnySam; hold on, hold out!
Rose Darling; damn, I'm still impressed. Are you the Rose who is younger than my Sternum Agony?
Nerium Ole; triangle will do. You better start take lessons!
RubyBaby; no, Pompe-the-coward would never run away from me. He's big and tough on the surface, barking and yelling. But when it comes down to the nitty gritty, he's hiding behind ME. Hey, where have you learned Swedish?
PRESS-STOP
Tonight; a Steely Dan side man is playing on Glenn Miller Cafè, Stockholm; Jojje Wadenius (with Palle Danielsson, Magnus Lindgren and Jonas Holgersson).
Can anyone make it?
Geena?
Name: oleander
hat too fffff--
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 21:46:40
Comments:
Roy--I won't tell anyone they have the wrong f word if you won't.
Clas--Got your package! Whoa! The sternum is ALL BETTER! Can I play triangle when you go out on the road? HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!
Sam--where you been, girlfriend? Danfest secret handshake!
Herm--If you're ever up this way, you can crash in my basement, which is a lot like your cave. I'll put some mulch down for you and turn off the smoke detector. Say, what kind of stereo do you have in there, and how do you deal with the humidity?
Rose D--Movie party for all the Libras! Gemini is also a twinned sign, as is Pisces. HB to you, too. I'm so relieved to find someone else who wakes up with music booming in her head. Maybe you're singing that particular song in advance thanks to the Duo for finishing and releasing The New One.
Stranger--The way I remember it is, stalaCtites hang from the Ceiling, and stalaGmites are the ones you can hang your doughnut on.
Myra--After the porno download debacle, St. "Deus ex machina" Al fixed it so no one could download any pix at all.
Kink--I'm starting remedial opinion school next week. After finals, I'm taking Mu to the mat. Will you count him out?
Name: maj©
frontier@hrd.org
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 21:14:22
Comments:
Even Kinky has a favorite pre-CBAT song, aint that so?
Pehhhhg: I hope your Padres hold out.
minahWine: it's approaching Finger Lakes time. Any requests?
Now...Dan related...do you think Walter started playing bass because he sucked on guitar?
wonderin (and feeding the little one)....maj©
Name: DrMu
we're standing just where he played
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 19:31:50
Comments:
Roy: Hope you're havin' a ffffantastic one!
Zeke: Wasn't sure the telepathic muons could pierce through the humidity...Indeed, Bill Payne, keyboardist of Little Feat, WAS the link. He played gun-for-hire keys on a number of Doobie albums before Michael McDonald made the scene...Lester, hope I didn't tread on your toes too hard - I missed your post. I've seen R&RE at the local bookstore, but I'm savin' my change for some CD ROMS - gotta get that Links LS golf.
Name: Josie Dan Fan
happy, happy!! joy, joy!!
Location: SSP,
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 17:33:07
Comments:
Awww shucks LESTER...you make me smile!!!
Name: Simon
STEELY THIS!
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 17:07:41
Comments:
Am to FM? I bet ya it's Brain Tap Shuffle, A Little With Sugar, Ida Lee,etc,etc, just in a differant order.( ok Kinky are you happy now? You whining piece of SHIT)Rose Darling and RubyBaby, Are you both the same person? You are both so damn corny.
EvivaLaughs, you sound very masculine. Are you a man or Woman?
S/WG
Name: rubybaby
i'mlateimlateforaveryimportantdate
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 16:31:42
Comments:
Clas: pardon me for being sen. Happy Birthday + 3!! May this be your best year so far. Did Pompe really run away?RoseD and/or Clas: I love the lyrics to the hounddog song. I can just hear DF singing them.
RoyScam: Happy Birthday!! Last I heard, the 3 fs mean "fat, forty and flatulent." Is that what you meant by "salutations on my fff" ?
YGK: I'm hoping you are OK and recovery is quick. I have leftover vicadin. It made me nauseous. You can have mine.
You're too tall for a VW, silly!rb
Name: country boy
got a brand new hag--i mean bag. ah, forget it.
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 16:09:51
Comments:
the doc's prescription for my addiction was regular visits with janet reno, but i tell you she's lookin better n better ever day & we might just release some kind of surprise announcement about our intentions, which, though lusty, are strictly honorable. janet, who's a real firecracker, has got me listenin to gaucho and katie lied while we're in the throes of steamy oval ecstasy. she says if i keep comin along at this pace she's gonna let me hear aja. i feel so good these days i don't plan to plaster any more third world countries with cruise missiles unless i drop really hard in the polls.
Name: Rose Darling
@Know Thy Gray Strands and Sagging Appendages
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 15:21:53
Comments:
Schwinn:
Let me guess: Libra, the Scales !!!
I'll claim that indirect birthday wish for myself today, thanks.
I'll bet, oh F-f-f-f-Something Esoteric One, you are a Pisces, aren't you?Roy Scam:
Are you trying to make me feel neglected by Walt and Don since they did not spend more time/effort coming up with a more elaborate/longer intro/ending to my namesake song? Well I won't have it !!! Don't make me have to say the "f-f-f-f-f-f-f word" to ya ! :D
The song is like the sex contained therein, they just wanted to get to it and get relieved and done with it. No time to languish, as with Aja. No subtle desire. Urgency.Clas:
Permission granted...royalties still due.Eviva:
Thanks for the Hallmark quality moment. You're still a sweetie! :)
Name: Zeke
I think I got it?
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 14:25:09
Comments:
Doc: Is the relation between Feat/Dan Skunk and Michael?
(I think it was on Time Loves a Hero) If not, this is a long shot, Bill Payne played with the Doobies last year @ Jazz Fest, just opposite of Michael on stage.Hey, I'm having a crappy day. If that wasn't the answer please do tell!
Name: Grover Fan
In Grover Land
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 13:59:38
Comments:
Has Grover Washington Jr. ever been approached by the Steely Dan guys? Just wonderin'.
Name: TV Announcer
in the Booth
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 13:47:18
Comments:
Coming to CBS, it's
Gaucho Amigo!
right after Kid C!
Name: TheStranger
hoid it through the grapevine
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 13:42:25
Comments:
hermit,
i was testing you just in case you're pulling our collective leg & don't live in a cave. we weren't born yesterday, you know. but you say you get junk mail so i guess you're for real. cause junk mail reaches everywhere. they dump it on people living out of shopping carts. anyway, here's how to remember those cave formations you no doubt bump into from time to time -- learned this from elementary school. stalagmite climbs with all its might. stalactite's got to be the other one that droops down. that's it. now you're a scientist.to all who are new here,
you want to know when's the next album, concert tour, blah blah blah. albums come every fifteen years, so we're due next year. tours more frequent. there's also a rumor that fagen's going to ber playing a character in a sitcom about a group of racially and sex-preference-diverse car-lot salespeople in cleveland who work for a stern but lovable ex-call girl played by mary tyler moore.
Name: Fats
@my Jackie was the best
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 12:32:32
Comments:
Bang, ZOOM, it's straight to the Countermoon! To anyone
listening, you whack um, i'll bust um...
Babies...YOU"RE THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: DanNut
dsorrenti@yahoo.com
Location: Montvale, NJ
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 11:19:38
Comments:
YGK, it was Trans-island skyway on the Braves/Padres game, and I predicted that it would have already been reported to the guestbook by the time I got around to it. Thanks.
Name: minah
JFKFC.com
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 11:03:00
Comments:
So I get this email today from CDnow that reads:
Advance Orders
``````````````
Steely Dan From Am To Fm Oct. 13hmmm...another compilation? Pete? Hoops? Anyone?
-mW
Name: Welcome Wagon
let me be the first.com
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 10:23:42
Comments:
Leila Allen: Welcome to the Guestbook! We're happy to have you here! You have to tell us what your favorite album is so we can "haze" you and make you feel at home.
Have fun,
Welcome Wagon
Name: S.Hermit
MyEyesAreFailingMe@ErrorsRUs.com
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 10:06:41
Comments:
Stalactites..............\/Stalagmites............/\
Sally Mitchell (girl I knew)......./\/\
Name: Sociable Hermit
HappyCavesMeadows@damp.com
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 10:03:09
Comments:
Pardon my recent bursts of aggression, but apparently, these mushrooms and berries I found are not what they appear to be. In answer to your questions: Stalgmites are the ones you trip over, stactites are the ones you bang your head on.
I don't order pizza often, but when I do, I tip well, since I save so much money anyway, considering that they can never make it to my cave in the required half hour after the order was placed. I tend to give the driver whatever I have laying around the cave. It makes them happy.
Dusting, no, I do not do my own dusting. I have a lady come in once a week.
Yes, I still get junk mail. More than half of what Maynard Fergusen brings to me is junk mail. I suspect that much of it is really his, and he's trying to unload it This used to drive me nuts, but I've found some practical purposes for them. One is to burn it for warmth. Another is to use it as a rudimentary kind of carpet. Believe you me, you can spend half your life clearing away those big stones, but it's the little one's you can't see that do the most damage. And, since I have a very good memory for faces, I am able to quickly recognize the stray kids I see wandering around as the missing children advertised on the back of those carpet cleaning flyers. The advantage here, is that you know them by first name, and they don't freak out and shiv you.
I am happy where I am, and happy where civilization is. even happier that the two places seldom intersect. Although, I am thinking of sneaking out one night to see "Antz". Seems everyone's talking about it.
Herm
Name: Leila Allen
leilaallen@hotmail.com
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 09:46:33
Comments:
I am glad that I found this site! I am listening to Steely Dan now!
Name: YGK
..
Location: New York, NY Center of the Universe
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 08:58:07
Comments:
Hey, people, did everyone catch the Steely Dan audio bed in the beginning of the Padres/Braves game yesterday. They used the opening tune from Kamikiriad, which name escapes me....
...due to a recent operation, I learned to experience the trippy benefits of Vicodin - wow, clouds never looked more interesting, and I can now do those new VW Bug commercials...
ygk
Name: Samantha
Sunny@onmywaytothecave
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 08:43:54
Comments:
OH HAPPY DAY TO ALL LIBRANS OF THE GUESTBOOK!!Lisa: Happy birthday party messiah(can you still legally hold this title?) and Dan fan extraordinaire!! You're beautiful baby!!
An extra special birthday wish to the Scamster; you sly ol' fox!! Anyone else ever wonder what Myra's getting an eyeful of?
SEMB: Libras symbol, the scales represent their fine sense of justice and last I heard were not very animated.
Could be useful to the cave dweller with the wacky weed should he ever desire to make a quick buck. I'll take some when I go for refreshments.Oleander: Here's lookin' up to you kid!!
e me sometime...sunnySam@webtv.netClas...still waiting...
Name: EvivaLaughs
sweets.to.the.sweet
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 04:02:01
Comments:
It's birthday time for Rose the D
Who chats with us on this GB
And so here's just four lines to say
We hope she has a lovely daySorry, Rose Darling, couldn't come up w/ anything better than that in the "three minutes flat" time limit from the "Rose Darling Challenge!" :) Have a great b-day, lady!
Roy.Scam: hey, fun trivia. So throw us another q-q-q-q-q-...!
Lester, Dr Mu, Roy,Scam: You guys are *awesome*. Session musician DOF are above this head...I'll sit this Six Degrees round out since I don't even know who Little Feat is!
Schwinn: Tried to say it four times fast and couldn't--I was laughing too hard. You're right.
Stranger: What Churchill said was (I forget *about what* he was talking :)!) "That is something up with which I will not put."
Sociable Hermit: Give civilization another chance, I think Gap was teasin you :)!
BTW, since we're all typing so fast we all make mistakes, and--have you noticed--when somebody does correct someone else it's either to tease them (see Roy.Scam's post to Stranger) or because they got flamed first? :) So we love you, broken spell check and all. As Walker Percy said, "Come back. Come back. Come back."
Hav a grate day evvvery body!EL
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 03:25:05
Comments:
Lisa; "sobriety doesn't squelch my creative drive..." No it wont. Trust me.
Kinky; you can send your stuff in CD- or DAT-format if you aint got a tape.
Rose Darling; damn, that was good. Can I say I wrote that?
Geena; hi!
Oleander Nerium; hi! Where have you been?
Name: Schwinn
dogday
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 at 01:31:25
Comments:
Roy: I've been 40 for four months, (Say that fast four times and try not to look like a fish in a feeding frenzy), and can honestly say it's just like turning 21--except you have more money and would rather wear a loud Hawaiian shirt than a Planet Hollywood "T".
Anything you'd care to add? I'm writing a book.
Know Thy Prostate,SEMB
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
CHESTER FIELD@JAVA.COM
Location: butan ruge,
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 22:33:46
Comments:
Dr. Mooooo- hey good one thats even easier too but that was a hard one it took me awhile, dont ever make me think that hard on a Sunday morning man! About the little feet thing, man r u blind I already posted that question, but obviously u know so let someone else anwser, by the way do u own a copy of the Encyclopedia of Rock?
Does anybody have a motor launch for hire?
Hermit- I feel your pain and can I have a hit off the bong too, I'm broke, by the way its soundgarden, but I'm no english major, I'd just figure I'd bust your balls, no offense ladies!
Stranger- I dont think u can post a pic on the GB!
JDF- its soundgarten's outshined, I dead-a-cated that question to u, get it!
Roy- I remember the Call me Al video I thought Chevy Chase was funny in that and at the time I had no idea he was a former drummer for our boys! I was only 15 when that video came out, haha happy birthday u old fart, just kidding u dont look fffff
though I would figure ttttt shit i cant say it because its only 3 yrs off for me!elmer- dont start stalking our boys now they have a cd to finish!
If D&W were Jesus I guess that makes us de-cipe-alls!
Who would be the Judus? now dont everybody say Kinky at once, lol!
Name: TheStranger
chip-challenged
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 21:52:44
Comments:
myra,
all i know abot posting photos is that you need a scanner if it's not already in some sort of computer-ready form. i think after you get the scanner you need oil, vinegar & a bit of oregano, but i could be wrong.
Name: TheStranger
ur-aja
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 21:41:27
Comments:
what's really good about those old fashions from the donut shop is their density. each one weighs in at no less than 4.4 pounds (translation for serious-volume dope buyers and swedes: 2 kilos). so when you're done, you really know you've eaten something.
sociable hermit,
i'm enjoying your posts from the cave. what's the difference between a stallactite & a stalagmite? do you do your own dusting? do you have to tip pizza guys extra? do you still get junk mail?royscam,
churchill said something funny about ending sentences with prepositions. speaking of which, he used to drink scotch from the moment he got up in the morning.
Name: Josie Dan Fan
@ peace.with.ones.self
Location: SSP,
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 20:57:26
Comments:
Hey guys. I love this game, but couldn't play. I know some of you are really bummed about that one.
LESTER THE MORNING FLY: I give up. Let me know what song that lyric is from. :o)
.,,.-'*^*'-.,,.-'*GOOD NIGHT ALL*'-.,,.-'*^*'-.,,.
JDF
Name: Roy.Scam
I think I've got it
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 20:25:38
Comments:
Steely Dan-Mark Knopfler-Chieftains-Van Morrison-Emmylou Harris- Linda Rondstat-Eagles
Name: Roy.Scam
f-f-f-f-f
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 20:20:56
Comments:
Oleander, Geena, Evivalaffs, Rose: Bless you for your birthday salutations on my f-f-f-..
anyway, Rose Darling, [happy neighboring birthday, by the way] the total time of instrumentation before and after the vocals in "Rose Darling" is about 7 seconds. Is that a Steely Dan minimum?
Doc: I haven't figured the Dan/Eagle link yet (Jim Keltner maybe?). But I remember what job Glenn Frey, Ted Nugent, and Phil Collins all have in common that had nothing to do with singing.
The answers to my Paul Simon questions were correctly answered by our astute elite group. Paul Simon worked with Chevy Chase (Call Me Al video) and appeared in "Annie Hall" as an actor. --"One Trick Pony" was Paul Simon's movie but wasn't Oscar caliber.-- I think trivia slut was the only one to get the "Annie Hall" one.
Stranger(than fiction)--"with" is not a proper word to end a sentence with.
May you all be this well off when you turn f-f-f-f (I can say this) f-f-f-f
RS
Name: Schwinn
birthdaysuite
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 20:20:18
Comments:
Happy Birthday to all Libra Posters--including CLAS whose B-day was 10/9.
Birthday trivia: What's the only astrological sign represented by an inanimate object?
Headin' for the Punch Bowl,SEMB
Name: DrMu
far across the reach of spacetime
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 20:13:28
Comments:
Lester: That'll work. I can only beat that by half a degree. Donald Fagen's first solo release of any kind was "True Companion" on the Heavy Metal Soundtrack. Don Felder, guitarist and formerly of the Eagles also had a song on HM. Felder was a pretty good musician (Frey and Henley were songwriters but very modest guitarist and drummers, respectively) and his shining moment was the end solo on Hotel California, Rose. Most people mistakenly think that this was Walsh's idea and work, but Felder's the one with the hot licks.
One for Zeke before I hit the sack: Get from Little Feat to Steely Dan.
Name: Sociable Hermit
SpellCheckBroken.com
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 19:36:24
Comments:
Oh, haha. Now I get it. I see now why Gap deigned to speak to me. It was because I misspelled a word while I was heavily under the influence of a smoking wild weed. I'm sure he feels very proud of himself now. Yes, thank you. You helped me remember why I decided to leave civilization in the first place.
See, "Your Name", you don't have to talk to anyone directly, or even throw insults. All you have to do is make a simple error, and then everyone who feels that they are supierior to you and unashamed to show it will respond. Wow. I guess I found a loophole to the standard arrogance that you spoke of. Is it okay to end a sentence with "of"? Geez, I hope not, 'cause I did it twice, sort of. Oops.....Better go back in my cave with the other rocks and lower life forms. Hello and goodbbye to everyone else. Now I've got Soundgarten in my head. Maybe I can materialize them and sick them on Gap. But, oh, what would Guido say?! Gasp.
Herm
Name: Sociable Hermit
SociableHermitFanClub@MyCave
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 19:23:01
Comments:
How could someone with the name like "Gap" think that I'm not sociable? Obviously, you never came around the forest when I put the coffee and pastry out.
Lester: if my memory of civilization is correct, then that song you're thinking of is "Outshined", by Soundgarten. Even Maynard concurs, so it is probably right.
Do I get my party hat now? You know, 90% of body heat is lost through the top of your head. Something conical like that may come in handy. If for nothing else, I can at least hide rocks under it when I try to sneak up on prey.
Herm
Name: Elmer
@where's that floppy eared bunny wabbit!
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 17:42:42
Comments:
Hey fawahs, i got a detective in hot pursuit of Donalds
whereabouts, some guy named Johnny, over at Walto's.
He's got staccs on him. Anyway one before crowsing. Just
having fun wooking for wrabbits and Donald's.
Name: Rose Darling
@six degrees of my brain hurting
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 16:59:27
Comments:
I woke up this morning with Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams Come True" running through my mind and waking me up like an internal alarm clock. Any significance?
Eviva:
When I said I was a singer, I meant by passion, not by profession. I do sing with the local college choir, which focuses on mostly classical works. I do this mostly to flex my vocal chords as I don't have the desire to pursue being a member of a rock band, for many reasons.Roy Scam:
Happy, happy birthday, right next door to mine !Clas:
"He's got a scar across his back, he wears a big bandaid...
Sure, he's a Jolly Hound Dog, until he answers for his bite,
Yes, I'll match him bark for bark now..."oleander:
All invited? On my way...your location is?Dr. Mu :
Does this mean we cannot permit the answer concerning the lyric in Hotel California?
Name: TheStranger
oh yeah
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 15:09:07
Comments:
geena? you got giant computer memory and modem capacity all for free? hmm, sounds a little like one of those rapists who brag they never paid for it in their lives. but yes, it's true i paid for my new 56k super-gazillion-strength modem, but i recycle most of my earnings to giant corporations so they won't sic anybody like ken starr on me.
Name: TheStranger
what's Aja mean?
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 14:55:47
Comments:
those who place jelly doughnuts on their approved list clearly never tried to eat one while driving, drinking coffee, and wearing anything they ever wish to wear again. sugar & old fashioned are superior doughnuts. also, they are on the internationally acclaimed, official police list for doughnuts to eat while in pursuit of an innocent citizen you're about to pull over and brutalize just for laughs.
i am in awe of hip people like myra eyefull and others who clearly live thousands of miles from any sort of urban civilization and yet manage to remain current. this was brought once more to my attention when myra complained she couldn't rent Repo Man where she lives. TheStranger's rule for choosing living headquarters is simple: never live more than 10 miles from a saxaphone. break this rule and you will run into the kind of deprivation Myra is now suffering with.
Name: Lester
the nightfly
Location: baton rouge, la
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 14:50:14
Comments:
Dr. mu- I'm reaching here but as far as I know and I might be wrong but here it goes: SD to Jeff Porcaro to Jackson Browne to Eagles, I'm sure thats not the way u were thinking but it works!
Eviva- thanx
Playing 6 degress of session musicians is a pain in the ass!
Try this one: What is the connection between SD and Little Feat!
Name: DrMu
the neighbors are listening
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 13:23:29
Comments:
Eviva. Lester and all:
Connect Steely Dan to the Eagles with the fewest degrees...Two rules to make it a LITTLE more difficult: 1) We cannot permit the obvious use of the reference in "Everything You Did" and 2) We must use the Eagles lineup BEFORE their last studio release "The Long Run."
Name: oleander
on the fifties tip
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 13:10:52
Comments:
Happy birthday, Roy!'
Incidentally, I called up two local video stores, including Blockbuster, and asked if they had "Repo Man." They both immediately said, "Sure! Want me to hold it for you?" What a town! You all could drive on up for a birthday viewing. I'll make the popcorn.
Name: Steely to my ears
@ mizar 17
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 12:39:02
Comments:
Hey, All Regular Posters:You guys are more fun than a barrel of monkeys! You oughta get paid for some of the stuff you write. Unfortunately, about 99% of the morons in society wouldn't appreciate nor understand anything you are saying.
By the way, Kinky, don't you think it is high time you got your Mojo working?
Name: Q
FLAROOM
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 11:40:22
Comments:
Oleander - "Waltdog" rocks !!
unfortunately "Donald" has stuck
Jon - your a genius, we're sending him to bootcamp immediately
Q
Name: Clas
@ the Countryhouse
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 10:22:22
Comments:
Howdy folks.
I have been sitting for three days and three nights sketching on these lyrics about a man who is pissed on his dog. The dog is scared and has run away (inspired from the hit from the 60's "Run run runaway").
I call it "Show me my Hounddog".
(title:)Show Me My Hounddog
He's got a scar across his back / He wears a ... (I can't come up with what the damn dog is wearing. If it was an old dog it could be a hearing aid or something, but the problem is that it is a young dog).
Well, this is all I got so far. I get back to you tomorrow.
Howdy
Name: EvivaLaughs
on the fly
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 05:48:55
Comments:
Lester the Nightfly: Boy, are you GOOD! That was even shorter than my connections...Wanna start another round, or shall we let Dr Mu do it?
Kinky: I'm sorry for making fun of your name yesterday, guy--I was thinkin' of jelly donuts (see post to Rose) and that won't happen again. I'm gonna echo Geena the Peacemaker and ask you for a truce. Is it a deal?
Roy.Scam: Today's the day, right? Happy Birthday!
Name: LESTER THE MORNING FLY
@TIRED AS SHIT!
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 04:53:26
Comments:
Eviva- Steely Dan to Chevy Chase to Goldie Hawn to Mel Gibson!
so thats 2 degrees right!"I'm looking California but feeling Minnesota"
What song is that lyric from anyone?
Name: LT
DA KINE (doh!)
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 04:50:23
Comments:
I am the best damn cadet lieutenant ever. No matter what people might say. I believe in a constitutional monarchy. That way, I could be a princess, FOR REAL. They call me LT for short, and by the way I am short. I listened to Kid C. while driving one fine day and realized that there was gas in the car-----------------------
Name: Gaucho
http://www.hulanet.com/donghwa
Location: Kaneohe, HI
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 04:37:27
Comments:
Is there gas in the car? Of course there's gas in the car. I'm a young gaucho with inherent insomnia. Write a song about me, and please, PLEASE make it a cherry one. p.s.-what is a squonk?
Name: Gap
..-..-..
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 00:42:33
Comments:
Hermit
The double posts are understandable but how can we give you a party hat and noise maker when you're just not "socialable"?
Anyway, I'm feeling damn sociable myself. Think I'll get some coffee at Dennys and see if I can score some spell-check from my old pal, Guido.
Grand Slammin,Gap
Name: Johnny boy
@maybe a mcmuffin,huh?
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 at 00:19:39
Comments:
Make mine corn flakes and camels, please.
Name: Socialable Hermit x 2
Crouching in Embarrassment
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 23:01:10
Comments:
Sorry for the double post. Skip it.
P.S. I was with Maynard Fergusen last night, He's subletting my old apartment, you know, the one I gave up when I decided to forsake society and live the life of a hermit. Well, anyway, he came by to drop off some mail, and even he can't think of a SD connection with himself. But, I wouldn't put too much creedance in what he says lately, I've noticed he's slipping. He spent the better part of an hour going on about "the good old days", when he was married to Lucy, and when he was an apprentice puppeteer for a children's show in Toledo. Poor Maynard. Oops, gotta go. Pizza's here.
Herm.
Name: Socialable Hermit
TheHoleInTheFog@TheEndOfTheForest
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 22:52:19
Comments:
Last night I had a dream that I was sleeping, but when I woke up, I realized that it couldn't have happened because I never fell asleep. It sounds complicated, but if you were with me, you'd have understood. I ran out of dry wood and began burning this odd leafy substance for heat. And, of course, the rock was in the doorway to prevent a nasty draft or, even worse, a nasty critter, from overtaking me. I believe that I may have been instead overtaken by the smoke of this strange weed. I immediately felt light-headed, nauseous, and experienced hallucinations. The whole experience was unsettling and slightly frightening, but luckily, I think there's enough of a supply for me to keep burning throughout the winter.
And all while this was occurring, I kept hearing the "Royal Scam" playing over and over in my head. The sound was actually better than my own equiptment. Tomorrow, I'm going to burn a little extra, then stand in each corner of the cave and see if I can recreate quadrophonics. I'll let you know the outcome.
In the mean time, stay warm, and don't trip over your beard!
Herm
Name: Socialable Hermit
TheHoleInTheFog@TheEndOfTheForest
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 22:51:41
Comments:
Last night I had a dream that I was sleeping, but when I woke up, I realized that it couldn't have happened because I never fell asleep. It sounds complicated, but if you were with me, you'd have understood. I ran out of dry wood and began burning this odd leafy substance for heat. And, of course, the rock was in the doorway to prevent a nasty draft or, even worse, a nasty critter, from overtaking me. I believe that I may have been instead overtaken by the smoke of this strange weed. I immediately felt light-headed, nauseous, and experienced hallucinations. The whole experience was unsettling and slightly frightening, but luckily, I think there's enough of a supply for me to keep burning throughout the winter.
And all while this was occurring, I kept hearing the "Royal Scam" playing over and over in my head. The sound was actually better than my own equiptment. Tomorrow, I'm going to burn a little extra, then stand in each corner of the cave and see if I can recreate quadrophonics. I'll let you know the outcome.
In the mean time, stay warm, and don't trip over your beard!
Herm
Name: Schwinn
thanksforthevisual
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 21:10:53
Comments:
Kinky: I'm assuming you had to close your eyes while getting the "fish" treatment. Let's face it--every member of that band has a face only a mother could love.
EverybodyLaughs: I'm listening to Pearl Jam "Yield" right now and Steely Dan is the furthest thing from my mind.
It's Evolution, Baby,SEMB
Name: Geena
Happy Birthday Roy Scam!!!
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 21:09:54
Comments:
Josie Dan Fan: Sorry I missed the Drew Carey show, I don't watch much TV, but I hope to catch it in reruns.
Rigs: I bought Rock and Soul Revue for Pretzel Logic, but I have to agree, the rest of it is great!
Count: MCSE is very difficult to learn, but I'm getting the hang of it. I'm reading the Exam Prep Course books and they're a lot easier to understand. You're right, they are boring, but when I pass all my tests, I'll be in demand and making mucho $$$, at least in my neck of the woods. It's my understanding that the 6 tests one needs to pass to get certification are so hard, that a lot of people just give up. I'm determined to pass all 6 of them no matter what it takes.
You know, It doesn't matter who Simon and Kinky are. I'd rather focus my energies on more positive things. However, Kinky was right when he said that Simon has never once posted anything Steely Dan related.
I'd bring Citizen Steely Dan and Kamakiriad…..oh, and you know Mary Jane too?
Stranger: I just love your chutzpah! I've seen Repo Man and I loved it, but after what you said, I think I better see it again!
Kinky: Yeah, nevermind. I don't know what it was that I said or did to you in a former lifetime to piss you off, but whatever it was, my apologies. Hey you wanna bury the hatchet and call a truce?
Fezo: Mark David Chapman is rotting in hell right now and when he dies, he'll probably go to Hell, Part II.
Name: EvivaLaughs
I'll take your advice since you're not using it
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 16:37:42
Comments:
Testing: that's "better watch WHOM you flame"...but thanks for the advice.
Name: testing
123
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 16:33:11
Comments:
Evivalaughs- Better watch who you flame. You might end up posting as "EvivaCries"
Name: EvivaLaughs
let's.get.the.invective.right
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 16:16:06
Comments:
Dr Mu: I'm glad you posted your answer; had no clue.
OK, Docta, round 2 of "Six Degrees of Becker/Fagen":
Get from the Dan to Mel Gibson in less than 6 connections (this round dedicated to countzir0, who thinks the Dan are ugly ;) )October Rose: To answer your question, the Dan eats Cathy BerberianClaws and "Snap my Jelly Roll" donuts, and coffee--just A Little With Sugar. Are you a singer? Cool! More interesting occupations on this GB! Are you a professional? What do you sing?
Will someone get the K-Y Jelly Poster a dictionary so he can look up "anti-Semitic?" He must have temporary aphasia--oops, guess he'll have to look that up too.
Name: trivia slut
.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 15:43:49
Comments:
the movie was Annie Hall
Name: fezo
just.like.starting.over
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 14:49:57
Comments:
Rose: glad to hear someone feels exactly the same as me about Mark David Chapman. I too remember that December night like it was yesterday. I hope there's a Hell just so Chapman can rot in it one day.
Name: "October Rose" Darling (a nice shade of orange)
Amongst the Onslaught of Insults, Flames, and Degradations
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 14:25:56
Comments:
Roy Scam:
You are correct, sir, creme filled donuts rule !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O O O
Annihilate all jam/jelly donuts. Dunkin Donuts had a pumpkin flavored donut one autumn which was mighty fine for those with haute cuisine donut leanings. P.S. It's back to one Rose now, and one Josie Dan Fan. And I'm thinking about your speculations re: "abrupt."DONUTDANNALLIA: Any speculations out there of what flavors Don and Walter might covet? And what they'd swill them down with?
Lisa: I'm a Libra. You?
oleander: Thanks for the compliment.Your Name:
You may have a point there. When I first posted here, I also was virtually ignored until I hurled a few insults. I've seen the same thing happen a few times since with other newbies.
Perhaps we should look at this a bit more euphemistically, as the Sign In Stranger Guestbook version of fraternity/sorority hazing?
Just kidding. But, you do have to be tough to last long in this crowd. Fezo's right about the "grumpy charm," perhaps it's not for everybody. I wouldn't have ignored a few newbies myself if their posts hadn't come across as extremely naive. Dear Lord, am I this jaded?Steve V. Dan:
"You don't remember me, but I remember you,
Twas not so long ago, you posted quite a few..."
Welcome back. I remember the Gaucho/Double Fantasy connection. And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing and how I felt when I heard John Lennon was dead.
Still want to strangle Mark David Chapman to this very day.countzirO:
Didn't know you were a singer too. Right on about the "strange notes." What Neil lacks in quality, he sure the hell makes up for in style, yes? LMAO@YourReply 2 YourNameruby Le Bebe:
That quote IS evocative of our relationships here...Lester: SingularHug@You
Leonardo:
Put a lid on it, you overrated pretty faced pin up boy! And how about a nice merlot colored lipstick, I'm gettin' tired of the bubblegum pink with gloss! P.S. Leif Garrett and Danny Bonaduce want your phone number !BOARDGAME ALERT: Saw at my local KMart today the board game version of "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus." Anyone played this yet/any good ?
Stranger: Well said. Lack of response does not equal ignored posts. Eschewing Prick Minority Membership,
Shine On You Cr@zy Di@monds!!!
Name: Ice Pick...
@layin'low,watchingforbulletts
Location: San Mateo, CA
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 14:13:44
Comments:
Very cool stuff, and you are some very cool people!!!!!!
The "chase" is one of a kind. Lester, what are you trying
to do to me, give me a nervous breakdown or WHAT!!!!!
Name: DrMu
K's jamming with NL to prepare for recording on Clas' CD
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 11:37:03
Comments:
StevieD:
1987 - the year I had that dream...man, that's scary. Felman probably played on Maynard's late 70s albums. The link I was thinking of was this: Maynard Fergusson played with Stan Kenton in the 50s as a wunderkind. Peter Erskine started his career in the late 60s with Stan Kenton before fame and fortune with Weather Report and the '93 tour/AiA.
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 11:33:07
Comments:
Ruby - I have a cure for hiccups, but involves a lover, and not wanting to be boastful, will leave it to a fertile imagination to decipher.
Also, I was llistening to "I Got the News" while on a 3 hour jaunt through central Ontario earlier this week, and being somewhat Bourgeois (sp?), and hardly Continental, the lyrics hit me again. After listening to that song for over 20 years, why did it suddenly hit me when "Spanish Kissing" was uttered by DF? I mean even us Canadians imbibe in "French Kissing," due to our heritage, but what about "Spanish Kissing." Clue me in - Although would a hetersexual male be interested, especially when hearing the phrase "see it glisten." There's only two "IT" meanings in my vocabulary. The "deed" and the "deed instrument."
Signed - Middle Aged But Misinformed
(I May Never Walk Again...)P.S. Why is everyone so grouchy lately? Has their been a threat to freedom of speech by "Lester's pleas."
Name: Steve v
@dreamland
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 10:28:21
Comments:
Dr.Mu: I had that dream once too.....(the men in the white suits will be here soon).....
back in '87 Fagen did actually record an unreleased solo disc....but decided to scrap it....much to the joy of Warner Bros. Records....(not).......Steely Dan actually recorded about 13 songs for Aja....but we only got 7......wonder if the new one will be equally skimpy....
new from Steely Dan a full lengthed 3 track cd album!....liner notes by Jerome Aniton.....and David Palmer
Name: oleander
post and/or die
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 10:22:55
Comments:
WILL THE PERSON WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH K AND ENDS WITH Y AND IS PRETENDING TO POST AS ME BY ADOPTING MY LENGTH AND GARRULOUSNESS PLEASE STOP???
Name: Steve V Dan
@home listening to Joa Gilberto
Location: on vinyl, in mono
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 10:15:48
Comments:
Hey Roy Scam: comedian: Chevy Chase (drummer at Bard)
Paul Simon flick:?? One Trick Pony??
Re: Maynard Fergusson/Steely link: could be any number of fab session players........Steve Gadd (?)....Don Grolnick....Vic Feldman
Oleander: chakras are fine....met Ali MacGraw at a yoga seminar...she's no Shirley MacLaine...but hey she was maried to the cool one; Steve McQueen.......
Shortwave radio listening tips for west coasters: China on 7405 and Japan on 9505 both at 7 am pst....
Name: Myra Eyefull
wrappingRoy'spres.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 05:36:53
Comments:
Stranger: Where have you rented Repo Man? Blockbuster doesn't carry it anymore and with all the raves about it, we want to see it.
Tomorrow is Roy Scam's big day. I won't say how old he is but he is getting closer to receiving a senior citizen discount.
Does anyone know if there is a way someone can attach a picture to the guestbook if you have no computer skills?
Myra
Name: I got
an idea
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 04:18:28
Comments:
Lets all completely ignore Kinky and hope it goes away.
Name: Kinky
I'm not a DanFan, I just play one on the web
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 01:04:13
Comments:
ATTENTION: This is NOT a post by Oleander... it just looks like one.
Geena - Hello. This is Nameless speaking. Just wondering... wouldn't a hair ACROSS my ass imply that it actually came from somewhere else and thus, was just lying there? Or did you really mean "cross hairs"? In which case, tweezers probably wouldn't help me much. However, if you actually were trying to say that I had a hair IN/UP my ass, then I appreciate the tweezer offer, but does this include you as the plucker? Or, wait a minute, maybe your post was really meant for Simon. You know what? Nevermind.
Clas - Whatever gave you the idea that I even HAD tapes to give to you? YOU scroll, chump!
Count0 - I guess I underestimated you, I thought you'd be the last person to figure out I wasn't Simon. (Has anyone else ever noticed that this clown has never even made one post that was relevant to Steely Dan? Perhaps WrongGB is indeed on the wrong gb.) But anyway... would I go see Naked Lunch if they were playing here (like, within 3 blocks)? Sure, I'd probably check them out. Hell, if I saw them live I might even be able to sit through 2 or 3 songs. But, I told you before, it wasn't the band per se, it was your (over)reaction to them. And no, I'm not really a Steely Dan fan. Only us outside personas know such things like which obscure jazz albums Walter Becker produced.
Eviva - Hey, lady, regarding your statement about people being forbidden to post here whose name begins with K and ends with Y, does that apply to me too?
Schwinn - No, I didn't. 'Cause the chick sittin next to me was busy "Suckin the Head".
Oleander - No, I don't believe that is the Way. Your lack of opinion was in reference to Mu's comments about Naked Lunch being better than Steely Dan. I was surprised to see you (and every other self-respecting DanFan) let that one get away. And that bone that you left for me was regarding my having the sole responsibility of questioning Mu's statement about that Texas rip-off. Now, earlier you inferred that the Way of Kink was my taking comments as criticism. Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, it's the other way around? The Way of The Other Guestbook Idiots? I mean, you read my post to Eviva, right? I merely asked if she'd read Hochhuth's play, and she immediately throws me into the group of anti-semites. Go figure. Oh, my birthday? Hell, that was 30 some-odd years ago. Too bad Marilyn's not around to tell you about it.
Jesus - Yeah, you never answer my prayers either.
Ruby - Well, I'm sure you've been achin', but they don't call me Mr. Barry White because of my voice, darlin.
Josie - Yeah, I suppose dancing on bones can be quite uncomfortable, but could you imagine stepping into the sun? OUCH!
Name: country boy
hillary's a bitch
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 22:14:57
Comments:
man, i just can't get my head into all this imf or kosovo stuff cause i got to get me some nooky, hear me? i am the commander in fucking chief, you hear what i'm saying? somebody blow me!
Name: Kinky
I'm goin' to Disney World!
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 21:52:11
Comments:
Oleander - No problem with your opinion, just (in this case) your lack of one. I still don't buy your reason for silence. Since when have you made it a practice to throw me a bone? Ah... that must be the Kinky Way.
Stranger - Uh, yeah, Stranger, that's really what somebody [DrMu] said. But, hey, you'll never miss a post about someone's birthday! Oh, and YOU'RE calling ME mean? Hey buddy, I work for ticketmaster, and if you want to cling
Oleander - No problem with your opinion, just (in this case) your lack of one. I still don't buy your reason for silence. Since when have you made it a practice to throw me a bone? Ah... that must be the Kinky Way.
Stranger - Uh, yeah, Stranger, that's really what somebody [DrMu] said. But, hey, you'll never miss a post about someone's birthday! Oh, and YOU'RE calling ME mean? Hey buddy, I work for ticketmaster, and if you want to cling to your theory that I'm a 99-pound weakling... go ahead and call me pigfart again.
Eviva - Thanks for the advice. In the future, I'll be sure to follow your fine example of short and minimal number of posts a day. By the way, ever read "The Deputy" by Rolf Hochhuth?
Name: Rose in SSP
perf.babylon.sister@mailexcite.com
Location: SSP,
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 21:34:11
Comments:LESTER...I LOVE YOU!!!!!
e-mail me and I will tell you what SSP stands for. The address above is correct.
Eviva: My funk lifter Steely songs are Any Major Dude, and Do It Again. Insirational Steely songs are Josie, and anything off of Gaucho.
And I just love to listen to the DEMO version of Everyone's Gone To The Movies, on Citizen Steely Dan...makes me want to get up and dance!!!
Rrrrrrrrrrrose in SSP
Name: Mayor Rudy
final thoughts
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 21:25:54
Comments:
With the Clinton Presidentcy in turmoil, and with the November elections around the corner, you can look for pandering to Israel. They will throw Palestine( i`m not waiting for next year when Arafat declares it a State) a few crumbs or miles of land. The word out is that the Israeli Prime minister in town with Clinton was looking to get convicted spy (gave U.S. secrets to Israel) an early release, if he throws the Palistinians a little land. Jonathan Pollard is a traitor, and should spend the rest of his life in jail. The Jewish lobby will rationalize this ,by saying they are our staunch ally....
Name: Mayor Rudy
Foreign Policy
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 20:56:40
Comments:I am here to answer some of the tough questions posed. Yes Croatia was allied with the Nazis. Yes the Vatican did aid the Ustasi (Croatian Gestapo) in smuggling out of Rome war criminals being sought by the Allies. The Battle Rome was concerned with was the boundary of Christianity with it`s rival The Orthodox Church ,which Serbia is. Tito the hero of Yugoslav resistance against the Nazis kept the Yugoslav republics and their ancient hatreds apart by the threat of force and the Republics fear of Russia.When Tito died, and with the breakup of the U.S.S.R these contained animosities erupted. Slobadan Milosivic is a world class butcher, worse than The Shah of Iran and Saddam. Europe is reluctant to get involved, remembering how the Yugoslav Partisans gave Hitler all he could handle , and with the Bosnians and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo (90 %) being Muslim. Europe is anti-Muslim as it was anti-semetic during World War 2. This is a European problem, and they refuse to act. Genocide is being committed and because they are Muslims the West is holding back.The U.S. will be forced to show this punk motherfucker some Air Superiority. Milosivic like Saddamn thinks the U.S. is a paper Tiger, and after our defeat in Vietnam ,lacks the will .
Name: Jesus
negotiations.com
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 20:52:44
Comments:Roy.Scam,
So please don't forget your shoes when you step out for your newspaper from now on. Thank you.
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Canada
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 20:41:00
Comments:There are some imitations that are almost as good as the Real McCoy - Kraft Dinner substitute, generic aspirin and cloned sheep, but cover bands are something I stay away from - it may sound somewhat like THEM, they may be named something like THEM, they may even look a little like THEM, but it's NOT THEM. The Real (Reel) thing is worth waiting for. Chopped liver cannot be mistaken for prime rib - I'll take my chances and hang on.
Signed -
Waiting Faithfully for The New Release and Tour to Remote Places -
AKA Razor -
Name: Roy.Scam
the.mirror.has.two.fezzes
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 20:02:03
Comments:lisa: you still sound sharp to me. Nice to hear from you again; and, no, you can't eradicate your e-mail debts with one public form letter. Happy birthday yourself. I suspect that you would never be dull, even when chemical free and goal oriented.-- I remember your first post when you offered the hypothesis that Steely Dan somehow drives the universe. Is that still you?
Jesus: I'm throwing one broken mirror out my front door every hour until you convince Myra that she and I are young again. (I hope religions don't have those 'no negotiating' policies.)
Rose Sr.-- Thanks for LYAO even if I wasn't there to hear or see it. Hope you got your A back on.
Oleander-- As Gibson, Groucho, Mae West, Fred Astaire, Eubie Blake, Ruth Gordon, and many more proved: You're never too old to be cool. (But, hey, I thought I was "the man". Aren't there rules against there being more than one "the man"?)
RS
Name: oleander
sound & fury
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 19:45:35
Comments:lisa baby!--Don't worry; Roy can tutor you on the math thing.
Eviva--I didn't hear The Stranger dissing anyone's religion or nationality. Just jiving with a jiver (Jesus). I had the same frisson when I got the news about this twisted beatification. Your statement that it is "not at all clear to some" doesn't exactly have the hard ring of fact, and "accepting" a letter means nothing either. Unfortunately, there were many Nazis & Nazi-symps who were able to obscure their past and get away with fruitful new lives, e.g. Wernher Von Braun, Kurt Waldheim and Laurence Olivier in "Marathon Man." (Chill; I really can tell life from the movies.) You gotta remember that you have Jews here talking about Nazis. We get jittery when shit like this happens--not that everybody else shouldn't. And doesn't it make sense that if there were the remotest suspicion that someone had been in bed with the Nazis, perhaps they should not have been short-listed in the first place? Well, as if I could sort out the machinery of saint production....
On a lighter note, in the early-mid '70's I worked in Children's Hospital in San Francisco as a blood drawer. The radio was always on, and "Reelin'," then "Rikki" stole into my consciousness until I began to crave them. But I really fell hard when I drove cross-country with my then squeeze, now permasqueeze, in the summer of '75. "DIA" was in heavy rotation all the way, for some reason. He noticed how into it I was, and when we got to his place in Tahoe he put on "Can't Buy." It was when it got to "Only A Fool" that I was gone. We snapped up every album, played them to death despite our housemates, who were more into Dylan and the Red Star Singers, and I've been only a fool for them ever since.
Stranger--Here's looking at you, kid. BTW, I thought LA was the Big Orange.
Schwinn's Angel--Good thing you did that or Schwinn would have been chewed up by the Tune Police.
YGK--I believe DIY is Peter Gabriel.
Lester--"Deacon Blues." ("I take one last drag/ As I approach the stand....")
Dr. Mu--That was terrific. Now just sit down here; you're late for your Thorazine....
Myra--Great summary of being over the hill. But I bet when you turn on those bright baby blues, the years go flying out the window.
Count--I don't know about Gibson, but Edge City was the destination on a bus in "Repo Man," one of my fave movies.
Kinklie--Ah, there's the Kink I know and love. I got no problem with your opinion; how come you got such a problem with mine? I am mystified that you would take my comments as criticism--or is that the Way of Kinky? And why should I flame the good Dr. when I know that's your job? About that drink--honey, you just tell me when & where, and I'll try to exhibit a little decorum and not embarrass you.
Name: EvivaLaughs
@between.catch.up.on.emails
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 19:15:38
Comments:Jesus: You're welcome. I knew you understood me, you always do...
**sigh** I just HATE conflict...Stranger: Please tell me what I am missing. First you unequivocally imply the head of my church is a Nazi sympathizer. I let it go. Then you do it AGAIN. I get upset, since this is twice now, and give you what info I have on the subject, which calls into question the accusation. Then you turn on me and BTW manage to throw in another slam about some bogus apparition of "a two thousand year old virgin," another slam on my faith. What am I doing wrong?
BTW you are RIGHT about Croatia. I just don't see what that had to do with your attack on the Pope. It would never even OCCUR to me to slam your Jewish faith (you did post to "you Gentiles" after Yom Kippur, no?) or anyone who was head of your religion. All I ask is equal treatment.
Ah forget it, I've gotta go...Can we have a truce here?
Name: Mike
SteelyDrum@aol.com
Location: Manhattan--NYC, NY USA
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 18:39:54
Comments:Okay,
Time for fun?? Interesting where one can actually hear some SD tunes. I have heard cuts almost everywhere, around the world, and am waiting for the time when I can hear some in a funeral parlor---LOL!!
Want to trade some SD boots for some "Aja Outtakes" and "Memphis Blues Again"
Anyone interested or have good copies, let-me-know!!
Back to the fine Columbian---actually St.Al, it is sins---okay---have some lemon, now where is the frigging salt?
To the women Dan Fans, " . . . you walked in, and my life began again"Cheers----wondering what will turn the silver into gold tonight----hmmmmm?
Mike-the-mandanfan
Name: lisa
starless @nd bible black
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 18:22:49
Comments:thanks to clas, the stranger and !MOlester the nitefly! for inquiring after me...i'm still ducking in to read the posts between computer breakdowns...i lost 3 modems over the summer, then i figured out i needed a surge protector on the phone line itself...duh.
i realize i owe just about everyone an email or two...can this serve as a group thang? the good news is that i'm not dead as many suspected...also, i didn't o.d. or join a cult...i have in fact modified my decadent lifestyle AND i'm "examining the reasons my behavior is not conducive to me reaching my life goals"...(thanx dr. whitman for the quote)...i once thought myself kinda clever, but i've since discovered my wit was directly related to the amount of drugs consumed...so it was this whole fucking math thing with ratios and shit...and now, void of the copious amount-o-intoxicants, i'm a mere shadow of the smartass i used to be.
schwinn? poppa can you hear me?
p.s. happy b-day to all the fellow librans...stAl, roy.scam, clas, one of the roses(?) and i think rigs...anyone else?
Name: TheStranger
reading Job (again)
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 17:49:25
Comments:eviva,
jesus spoke to us all & I answered. now you get all pissed off. i guess if i'd seen a 2,000-year-old virgin in a shadow on the wall you wouldn't believe that either. have you no faith? re: croatian nazi -- there's been a vatican update, but i'd really rather not go into it. i refer to this budding saint as croatian so you'll know who i'm talking about & don't mean to imply all croatians are nazis or all nazis are croatians. but though it may not be pleasant for you to hear this, croatians did put together these death camps in which they murdered lots & lots of people & no other advanced civilization has ever done this except you know who. not jews or arabs or brits or irish. nobody else set up death camps. & germany has in fact apologized and tried to make amends. croatia? another story altogether.all,
i know, what's all this doing on Dan guestbook? i apologize. please keep those good ideas coming on how to get good seats for the Dan concerts.
Name: Myra Eyefull
olderthandirt
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 17:28:20
Comments:Stranger:In my 20's-HA-did you forget that I am married to Roy Scam, the ancient man? I speak from experience and I'm getting pretty damn tired of looking as old as I feel. In my imagination, however, I am still young and only when I accidently see my reflection does the world come crashing in on me.
Myra
Name: Jesus Christ
@I know where I am.com
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 17:25:40
Comments:What do you know. I'm more popular than Steely Dan.
Fezo and EvivaLaughs, thank you.Stranger, Please read the Book of Job again. Thank you.
Name: EvivaLaughs
home@last
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 17:06:48
Comments:Fezo: I thought they were funny too and wasn't offended, till El Estranjero attacked the postah...
Name: fezo
in.the.front.row
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 16:11:58
Comments:One way (albeit risky as hell in case the show sells out) to get good seats for a show is to wait until about a week before the concert to call in. At that point, some of the tickets near the front that were being held as possible comps get released to the masses. I went that route for the Horde festival last year and found myself about five rows from Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Very cool!
I think the Jesus posts are funny, can't believe they would really offend anyone.
Name: Rose Darling Classic
@wickedly brandishing CAPITALS
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 15:45:55
Comments:BOYCOTT TICKETMASTER PIGFARTS AND RAKING RESELLING PIGS !!! OINK, OINK, OINK !!!
Stranger, have you tried keeping a close watch on the Ticketmaster web site? www.ticketmaster.com
Anyone know if purchasing tickets through the site helps you get a jump on the seats or not? At the website, they usually announce what date the tickets will go on sale for concerts.
Name: EvivaLaughs
@not laughing
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 15:44:50
Comments:Stranger: That's the 2nd time you've brought up the "Nazi" thing. First, why the fact that he was a Croatian matters to you is a mystery to me. Second, his name is Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac, and it is not at all clear to some that he was even a Nazi sympathizer. Third, the Simon Wiesenthal Center has asked the Vatican to delay beatification or sanctification pending a historical study of archives to further investigate the allegations, and the Vatican accepted this letter. I haven't seen a paper in a few days so I don't know the status so far, but for you to be implying that the Pope is a Nazi sympathizer goes a bit too far (and that IS what you're implying, you know...) Hey, guy, please go a bit easy on other people's religion, OK? And I wouldn't dare put words in Jesus' mouth but I do know that ignorance, folly and human evil are products of human free will, and WE (you and me) messed it up, not Jesus...
Jesus Imposter: that goes for you too, honey.Now I'm REALLY late...
Name: Rose Darling "Classic"
@working my macadamias off
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 15:38:25
Comments:Mr. Bicycle aka Schwinn:
Your usual imaginative narration is becoming rather prosaic. I'm not used to being able to understand your posts, but the last few were strangely suited to my comprehensive level. Not that I didn't enjoy them anyway. What's going on? ;DcountzirO:
The Classifieds Interpreted is in a class all its own. Scary accuracy there, disguised as humor !
P.S. Do you think this might mean if I am a "classic" I am "hopelessly old in my thinking"?Thanks for the info, Luckless "Lucky" Pedestrian.
???Guardian Angel = Birthday Angel???
With all this talk about Cajun food, I suggest that the next Danfest be held in New Orleans. I've always wanted to go there anyway.
Does anyone know who won the Guess the Danfan contest?
Hopelessly Devoted to Y'All
Name: EvivaLaughs
on the fly
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 15:34:20
Comments:Wow, this GB is radiating heavenly light today...could it be, could it be, a sign of THE NEW ONE coming? Lester, what have you done? Not exactly the Second Coming, but barring that...ah, we'll take the New Album anyway...
countzir0: Yah, I wish! That's why I couldn't stay off this GB, right? :)
Lester the Nightfly: Wow, is that a GREAT question! I'll have to think about that one...
Rose in SSP: Funk-lifters? Any World and Any Major Dude. How about you?
Rose Darling #1: Thanks for the kind words...and I laughed at the OOPS--besides, you aren't all that far off :( I have to put more and more emphasis on the "something" in 20-something these days, know what I mean? Ah well, maturity is overrated, dontcha think? P.S. Any World is my all-time fave too!
RubyBaby: Ditto to you on the nice words. That was a fun story you wrote. (BTW, remember: "It's never too late to have a happy childhood"--I've redone mine a couple times, can't you tell :) ? )Kinky: Wow, man. Take a breath before you pass out on the floor, there.
Clas: So what do you DO at work? You always seem to be at work when you post...Is your b-day coming up--when?
Gotta go. C-ya--
Name: TheStranger
gathering up the tears
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 15:34:08
Comments:QUESTION FOR ALL-- PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER,
ok, we're hoping for a big Dan tour next summer. let's say it happens. what's the best way to get good tickets out of the ticketmaster pigfarts? we had some dylan concerts here in l.a. a while ago & i showed up at at ticktm. outlet moments after the tickets supposedly went on sale & I was offered the back row at the 18,000-seat arrowhead pond in anaheim for about $55 each. obviously about 17,500 seats were set aside for a variety of resale scams. now let's face it, the Dan is not as popular as dylan, but if they come through here i want the best seats possible. what's the inside secret deal to get them without paying the reselling pigs their rake?myra eyefull,
your attempt to cheer up klas about growing older was one of the most depressing things i ever read -- but also extremely wise. you say you're only in your 20s? how'dya get so smart?jesus,
no, i don't know where you are. last i heard people were suffering all over the place and the pope was beatifying a croatian nazi. so what the hell are you up to?kinky,
do you have to be so fucking mean? don't tell me you're one of those 99-pound weaklings who get behind a wheel and snarl at everybody. take it easy. but no, i am not convinced either that this cover band plays better Dan than the Dan, if that's really what somebody said. also, for somebody not interested in anybody's personal lives, you sure pay the subject lots of attention.
Name: Jesus
@you know where.com
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 14:52:28
Comments:Martha: What are you doing on the GB my friend? We need you back up here on Table 5,000,005. ORDER UP!
RubyBaby: No, my dear Ruby, but I can.
Name: Kinky
Caucasian, African-American, or Capital?
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 14:31:42
Comments:You people are so involved with each other's social lives here; who lost what job, whose birthday it is, and what brand of acne cream you were buying when you first heard the muzak version of Deacon Blues, that one of the most idiotic statements that I've ever read on this board goes completely unnoticed. DrMu actually said that a bar band from (eech!) Texas, is better than the Steely Dan '96 band? And (forgive me if I'm reading into this) that the guitar player was better than Wayne Krantz?! Now, I've never been a member of the Wayne Krantz with Steely Dan Adimiration Society, but as an overall guitar player, that Naked guy couldn't even string Wayne's guitar (that is, after he gets home from his 9 to 5 job). And if those background singers were there merely for "correct visual accent", then I guess someone forgot to tell them to lipsync.
You know, I had no intention of saying a word about this bar band had it not been for people like Count0 and Mu raving about, "jamming to", and then going so far as saying this band was BETTER than Steely Dan! I, for one, am not going to give a band a favorable review just because they ATTEMPT to play SD music. They tried, but, well, they're just a mediocre bar band from Texas... that's all. But, hey, that bass player was pretty darn good!
Count0 - If you think NL is that great, I think you need to lay off smoking from that "mature" bong of yours, or at least venture to a state with more to offer from the talent pool. But hey, it's nice to know that Texas unemployment offices offer internet access with RealAudio.
Oleander - No, you've never been this uncritical in your life. You feel the need to criticize my remarks regarding NL, yet let some guy like Mu say they're BETTER than the real Steely Dan? Do you all really agree with this or are you just afraid that a differing opinion might upset the balance of your new surrogate family known as The Banyan Tree Guestbook. And, Oleander, what you call lovingly, I call incompetently. And, honestly, I never thought you were an idiot up until today, but I'll let you buy me that drink anyway.
Jon - Maybe after Q's bootlegged Beagle pisses on me, he'll go on over to your place and sniff out all the bogus Steely Dan cover bands that you think are the real thing.
Name: DrMu
aboard the carib cannibal
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 14:27:21
Comments:Zeke: Wasn't (isn't) Pascal Manally's run by an Italian guy? Had to be with all those pictures on the wall adorned by pro sports heroes and the John Hancock's. They used to have the most awsome jumbo shrimp you dipped in this dark, mysterious, delectable sauce. Copeland's nearby on St. Charles, run by the guy who founded Popeye's, was a surprisingly good Cajun-type on restaurant at a value $$, also. How's Commander's Palace these days? Is Paul Prudhommes' place in the Quarter still kickin'? Hey, in 70 min it's Hello Baton Rouge for you and Walter and Donald to Drusilla's with the best spicy Bloody Marys and stuffed flounder or redfish with a Napoleon sauce that I know of. Damn, I made myself so hungry I could challenge Monica in an eating contest. It's finally dropped below 90°...I'm grabbin' an old hen, a pot, makin' some roux, choppin' some veggies - it's gumbo time.
Name: Myra Eyefull
I'vegotthegoods
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 14:15:29
Comments:Lester Nightfly: Babylon Sistah is alive and well. She works with me but claims that she is too busy to post. Maybe she needs more encouragement.
Clas: Are we having some difficulty with your pending b-day? Getting old is no big deal. You will eventually get use to having your doctor or lawyer look like one of your children. After a while,you won't feel like crawling into a deep hole after seeing your children and their friends with unblemished bodies, with no stretch marks, flat stomachs, perky boobs. You will be able to look back your old pictures, when you had lots of hair and you appeared taller, and you did not owe anyone any money, and be happy that you "still have your health". So enjoy your day and may you have many, many more wonderful birthdays to look foward to in the future.
Myra
Name: RubyBaby
never going back to my old ^ Schoooool
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 13:51:24
Comments:
YGK: Still alive & kicking I see. That's a good thing.
Yes, it was Columbia Mall. What else did we have anyway, Westview? Do you recall the name of the record store? As for Artie, did he have dark, straight hair & glasses? If he lived just to the west of Mt. Hebron, on Rt.99, then I once ditched classes in the old barn behind his house.Jesus: Can I do my childhood over?
Lester the Nightfly: there used to be a Maxine who posted here. She's a sweetheart, gone but not forgotten.
rb
Name: Martha.Stewart
lilly.white.lane
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 13:16:20
Comments:Mr. Nazareth:
Excuse me, Jesus, I am having a dinner party tonight and just discovered that 50 unexpected guests will be arriving. I need more food and wine fast. Can you help?
Yours in the afterlife
Martha
Name: Jesus
heaven.com
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 13:06:16
Comments:Lester the Real Nightfly,
Yes. You called? I don't have any racism against cap locks, unless they hurt other people's eyes.
Name: LESTER THE REAL NIGHTFLY
smart aleck@ on the SD guestbook.come on give me a break
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 12:02:51
Comments:Hello Last Poster(child for birth control)!
Whats up with that last post? Did I say something to make u mad or jealous Mr. Anonymous? I'm sorry if I use correct punctuation, I use CAPITAL LETTERS TO ANNOUNCE MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE THAT I'M ADDRESSING, whats wrong with that? What is this racism against Cap Locks, jesus! Maybe I do abuse exclamation points, but who r u to judge, your not my english teacher, or r u, is this Mr. Shanyfeld from 11th grade(who flunked me and I had to go to summer school, u bastard?Well I got to go now, I'm picking up my girlfriend from high school so we can go see the Hanson concert, bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Schwinn's Guardian Angel
they don't call them "bargain selections"for nothing
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 12:02:27
Comments:Birthday Angel: How's it hanging? Just a quick drop in:
Just wanted to let everyone know that Schwinn's story is true. But the last sentence should read: "I didn't know Santana wrote 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number!"
I should know I was there,
SEMB's Angel
Name: Zeke
Here @ the Southeastern World
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 11:36:24
Comments:Count: The hurricane has changed my travel plans. I'll be in Denver next week, Dallas in early November. I'll let you know.
Question for Walt and Don?
So, do you like Cajun food? I know this great place on Napoleon St. called Pascal Manally's. Killer food, and the coffee
is outstanding! Would you like to go?What's left of Led Zepplin came thru N.O. Thursday night. The show was cool. Lots of tykes smoking carrot joints.The Dan concerts had a great crowd. You knew what and why you were there.
Name: LESTER THE BOOK KEEPER'S SON!!!!
@JUST BACK FROM CHAT CENTRAL!!!
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 10:56:12
Comments:HEY!!WOW!!!LOOK AT ME!!!I LIKE TO USE LOTS OF CAPTIALIZATION AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!I'M HAVING FUN!!!
THIS IS NEATO!!!I'M RIDING HIGH ON THE ADRENALINE AND TESTOSTERONE OF UNBRIDLED YOUTH!!
WEEEE!
HI ROSE DARLING TWO!
SEE YOU LATER, DANFANS, I'M GOING TO TRY PICKING UP 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN ANOTHER CHAT ROOM!!!I LOVE STEELY DAN EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Withheld By Request
at home, but for how long?
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 10:34:50
Comments:Count Z. OK. HAha. Needed a laugh so thanks, especially after my recent experience with a light-drinking, tall, thin, young at heart professional.
aka My Journey Thru Hell
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
stompin'.down.the.avenue
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 10:28:17
Comments:Count: The decoded ad words are great! I just don't have the pecans to forward it to any women I know.
Schwinn: The 8-track story actually made me laugh out loud. Classic.
Gap: I find it odd that the government will pay for Viagra for Medicare and Medicaid patients, as well as odd that they will buy it for the military.
Your original assertion was: "The promise of mixing genes with a new race has always been our motive for war." You seem now to posit that wars are instigated by individual leaders suffering from sexual dysfunction. This is a very different proposition, but still flawed. German soldiers did not march into Czechoslovakia and Poland because they wanted Hitler to feel better about his missing testicle! They did it because Hitler convinced them they would be better off economically and socially. Even in today's age of the "pushbutton war", wars cannot be fought by single individuals.
But if one buys into your theory about the connection between wars and sexual dysfunction, buying Viagra for the military seems like a good way to prevent conflicts arising.Rose Darling Classic: Walt wrote most of the stuff about the Art Crimes tour. Check it out: http://www.steelydan.com/tourcentral.html. The "Dear Craig" letters especially struck me as funny.
--LP
Name: countzir0
>--))}>
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 07:44:57
Comments:Rose #1: A rose by any other name? I was confused when I read that story a week back--didn't seem like your style, and I supposed that someone was posting you, but wasn't sure. The under 21 thing was strange too, since I recall you and Oleander's gray hair count a while back. I thought for a second there that you'd been fooling us about some things for awhile, but then that didn't seem like your style either. Didn't realize you were in Florida, though...why do all the disasters always hit the nice places?
Ole: Sometimes a good re-read is the best thing. It was interesting to find a point of reference for some of the songs we all love. One thing I missed was the reference to Edge City in "Electic Koolaid." Isn't that a Gibson tie-in? Can't remember.
Kinky: Get a clue, bub. Open your ears.
Geena: Where you been?
Eviva: You've got more will-power in your little pinky...
Here's something my brother sent me:
WOMEN SEEKING MEN" Classifieds Interpreted
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CODE WORD = MEANING
40-ish = 48
Adventurer = Has had more partners than you ever will
Affectionate = Possessive
Artist = Unreliable
Athletic = Flat chested
Average looking = Ugly
Beautiful = Pathological liar
Commitment-minded = Pick out curtains, now!
Contagious Smile = Bring your penicillin
Educated = College dropout
Emotionally Secure = Medicated
Employed = Has part-time job stuffing envelopes at home
Enjoys art and opera = Snob
Enjoys Nature = Bring your own granola
Exotic Beauty = Would frighten a Martian
Feminist = Fat; ball buster
Financially Secure = One paycheck from the street
Free spirit = Substance user
Friendship first = Trying to live down reputation as slut
Fun = Annoying
Gentle = Comatose
Good Listener = Borderline Autistic
Humorous = Caustic
Intuitive = Your opinion doesn't count
In Transition = Needs new sugar-daddy to pay the bills
Light drinker = Lush
Looks younger = If viewed from far away in bad light
Loves Travel = If you're paying
Loves Animals = Cat lady
Mature = Will not let you treat her like a farm animal in bed, like last boyfriend did
New-Age = All body hair, all the time
Non-traditional = Ex-husband lives in the basement
Old-fashioned = Lights out, missionary position only
Open-minded = Desperate
Outgoing = Loud
Passionate = Loud
Petite = Wouldn't stand out in a pack of Munchkins
Poet = Depressive Schizophrenic
Professional = Bitch
Redhead = Shops on the Clairol aisle
Reliable = Frumpy
Reubenesque = Grossly Fat
Romantic = Looks better by candle light
Self-employed = Jobless
Smart = Insipid
Special = Rode the short schoolbus
Spiritual = Involved with a cult
Stable = Boring
Tall, thin = Anorexic
Tan = Wrinkled
Voluptuous = Very Fat
Weight prop. to height = Hugely Fat
Wants Soulmate = One step away from stalking
Widow = Nagged first husband to death
Writer = Pompous
Young at heart = Toothless croneThe aforementioned content is in no way representative of the views and/or morals of the respective poster.
Later guys,
The Count
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 05:36:10
Comments:Jessica Lange!
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 05:06:17
Comments:Excuse me for thinking loud now... I saw this great, crazy play on video last night... when you're over forty you're beginning to forget names...
...the play was written by that man who is/was married to the woman who played that tragic actress back in the fifties, who's name is...
Frances! And she was played by this wonderful, beautiful woman... what the hell, a blonde, goodlooking, very good.
Sam Sheppard! The play was "True West"! God damn it, that was so funny and crazy! Has anyone seen that one? John Malkowich is doing a great job. Unbelievable.
Name: fezo
it's.better.to.burn.out
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 05:04:25
Comments:Random observation after viewing much of FarmAid over the weekend:
Ageing well: Neil Young
Ageing badly: Brian Wilson
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 03:20:25
Comments:Oh my god. What a night.
Damn. Last night I bought a sixpack of Cocacola. I could not help myself, I drank all of them, and while I did, I was chainsmoking. An alcoholic behavior shows in all ways I believe.
Lena - come back home! Or else I come down to you!
Peg; Gary Taylor. Thanks Peg. Great drummer.
RubyBaby; Kimmy is a great name. Have you heard that Abba-song; "...kimmy kimmy kimmy a man after midnight..."?
And yes, where the hell is Lisa?
And Geena?
Name: Schwinn
fillinthegaps
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 00:59:04
Comments:I inherited my brother's RCA all-in-one 8-track player when he left for college in 1972 and shortly thereafter joined my first record club. The first "bargain selection" I ordered was Pretzel Logic but when it finally arrived the damn thing wouldn't play. The cartridge that housed the tape was sonically sealed so I waited till my parents were gone one weekend and heated-up a steak knife so I could cut through the seam and transplant the tape assembly into another cartridge. After a couple of hours of inhaling toxic fumes I was so happy to finally get the logic out of the pretzel that I put the Dan-tape into the first screw-housed 8-track cartridge I could find: A worn copy of Santana's Abraxas.
A couple of months later at a party my brother stuck the modified Santana cartridge in the player and said, "Shit! I didn't know Santana wrote "Reelin' in the Years"!
True Story,SEMB
Name: Gap
theheartbreakofreality
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 00:31:58
Comments:Luckless Pedestrian: Tell me, do you find anything odd in the fact that congress just granted the military $50,000,000 for VIAGRA? I could harp about Napoleon's documented impotence or Alexander the Great's homosexuality, but I'd rather draw your attention to Hitler's "Single Testicle" syndrome. (Yes, he was born one nut short of an Almond Joy...)
So give me seven more warlords driven towards "territorial acquisition" and I'll give you seven more sexually dysfunctional tragedies.
These Things are Gone Forever. Over a Long Time Ago,
Gap "Oh Yeah" Brandy
Name: Just another Igniter
It ain't JohnWaite.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 23:26:22
Comments:Look out GBookers, there may be a few Igniters comin' thru!
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
danf@n.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 22:34:01
Comments:Rose in ssp- OK I have the rose thing straight now, so your the one in Florida right(just kidding)! I still dont know what SSP stands for!
Does anybody remember Babylon Sistah? Shes the one back in May I think that got us on a theme of racism in SD songs for about a week. I guess we will put her in the Where R They Now File along with Lisa!
GOODNIGHT BATON ROUGE!
Name: Rose Darling in SSP
Im am me - she is she
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 19:47:34
Comments:LESTER,
There are two Roses. Rose#1 is from Florida. I am in SSP hince the name Rose Darling in SSP. Hope that clears up any confusion. Now I'm off to relax to the tantilizing sounds of some Steely Dan, and maybe this day will melt off of my weary shoulders.
Rose Darling in SSP
Name: Birthday Angel
heavenlybody.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 19:45:10
Comments:Rose Darling: Happy b-day too, but you are probably far younger than this Libra baby. This birthday child is well into ancient and hopefully he/she will be able to recall the actual date in order to properly celebrate the event.
BA
Name: Rose Darling (#1)
@Keys to the Florida Room
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 15:33:46
Comments:Eviva:
I applaud you for adhering to your virtuous qualities and personal values. Good point about people being assumed to participate in any values/activities because of their age group (or whatever reasons.) I have noticed it is assumed because one is a Dan Fan, one is into the drugs/libations etc. that they describe or tout in their songs. I for one am not and never was.
P.S. Didn't realize you even were a twentysomething. You seemed maturer than that to me by your posts. OOPS ! Does that sound like I think all twentysomethings are immature?
I don't. I have more respect for people younger than me than most people my age or older do.Gap:
I don't think your original post was misconstrued at all. It has led to other relevant topics.Rose of SSP:
Sometimes I think I should pay Donald and Walter extra cash for the psychotherapy rendered to me which, above most other influences at the time, saved me from drowning in the storms of my adolescence. The Dan has saved me from myself many a time. Many a song on the first five albums has been used at one time or another to buoy me out of my natural tendency to brood.
Any World That I'm Welcome To and My Old School have always been my personal anthems, as if written for me. The best gift (sentimentally) my husband has ever given me was the Citizen Dan CD Set, which still provides me with emotional relief in the 90's.RubyBaby:
To paraphrase Albert Einstein, the best refuge from the world's miseries are cats and music. Therefore, your life is now complete. My cat sits between the stereo speakers and loves the music I play. Start educating Garage Kitty now.Clas:
Happy Birthday, fellow Libra !Luckless:
Forgive me for my extreme laziness to searching, but where is the stuff you said Walter wrote on what/their website?Birthday Angel:
You must be psychic. It's me. (((((*****spooked*****)))))Lester:
You emailed me, and I will email you back soon. I'm the Rose of Florida. There are two Roses now, ya get it dude?
Name: TheStranger
90275
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 13:59:48
Comments:ruby baby,
healthy sex is great, but let's not be so quick to overlook the attributes of unhealthy sex.
dr. mu,
i thoroughly enjoyed your james joycean politico-econo-rant & would add that i also think the brits should get the fuck out of ireland & everyplace else that isn't theirs. but the ira bombers are fucking assholes. can't we all get along?early dan moment--like a lot of us it was hearing 'reelin' in the years' the first time or 2 & thinking, like butch & sundance, man, who are those guys anyway?
lisa,
come back.
Name: DrMu
Invest in Bonds, James Bonds
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 13:11:13
Comments:Stranger: I'm visualizing a little brunette rabbit with floppy...Something about Monica bothers me...her parent obviously don't give a shit about her welfare or her morality...It could be
"that woman" is a Mata Hungry, I mean Mata Hari. Look at her: a little plastic surgery and buckets of goo gai pan - she's transformed from Charlie Tree's distant niece related to a major General in the Chinese army. Her "job" to infiltrate the White House and convince Clinton that MFN is "most favored nookie" while stopping him from reading P.J. O'Rouke's "Eat the Rich." The signs away the right to slave labor in Shanghai resulting in a flood of low priced consumer goods squeezing emerging Far Eastern capatalist countries into economic instability. Their currencies collapse sending a tsunami of tumbling financial markets around the Pacific Rim while the Japanese sit on their thumbs. Instead of Clinton wasting time bombing Preparation H factories in the Sudan and congratulating himself for a cease fire in Northern Ireland interrupted only by the most brutal bombing in decades (doesn't he get it - not to condone the cowardice of the bombing, but there will never be complete peace until the English completely leave the Emerald Isle), he should be visiting this weeks Prime Minister in Japan, their legislature, and head of Sony...Well, at least it's a more intersting plot line that Starr's book.
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
danfan27@yahoo.com
Location: Pinellas Park, Fl Zimbobway
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 12:24:53
Comments:Rose in SSP- What does the SSP stand for, your in florida right?
Did u ever E-mail me, I dont really trust my Yahoo mailbox for getting all my mail! Did u post as Babylon Sistah when u first started on this book?Ruby Baby- Hey I just noticed we have the only nicknames that r from the Nightfly cd! Also when My old school came out I was still trying to not soil my diapers, which I'm sure I will do plenty of in my later years as well! Thats when I'll know the cycle will be complete! Just 1 last request, I'd like to hear FM one more time before I die!
Say everybody: What would be the last SD song u would want to hear before meet your maker?
LP- thanks for the advise his b-day is coming up maybe just to start him of I will get him Their Greastest Hits cd and he will be force to listen to them, yeah haha, then he will become one of us the Steely Dan Cult!
Where the hell is Lisa? anybody know?
Name: YGK
..
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 11:55:50
Comments:Ruby: Would that have been the Columbia Mall? My first SD record was Pretzel. Ever know a guy named Artie? lived near Hebron...
Early DanMoment: When I was a camp counselor back in the 70's, we - my fellow bud and I - formed the 'Chowder Society Post' which purpose it was to 'enact justice' on the brazen and disrespectful humans that would cross our paths. Every overnight - campout - we would crank "Do It Again", dance around the bonfire, and then jump over it, in a unifying act of bravery/danger. This would start our evening of rambunctiousness - I've always had the feeling that DIY is a thoroughly haunting song - and to think of all the 'justice' we enacted in the spirit of Dan...
ygk
Name: RubyBaby
sue me if I post too long
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 11:44:32
Comments:
Eviva: I'm thanking God that somebody (a Danfan at that!) has a healthy perspective on sex and relationships, and is not afraid to speak out. How I wish I'd had a friend like you in my life about 20 years ago, who could help me cut through all the social distortion. ( No pun intended, but I love the band Social Distortion. Another S D!)I also love all the accounts of becoming hooked on Steely Dan. I think mine is so boring, but here it is:
It's fall of '73, and I bum a ride to the mall. Dewey, with his chronic acne, is always glad to give any girl a ride anywhere, and he remains a perfect gentleman. Those of us too young to drive used him mercilessly. (I'm not proud of this, you know.) Well, into the record store I go, prepared to purchase some other album, but Countdown to Ecstacy catches my eye. The simplicity of the cover art is refreshing. The colors are peaceful and cool. The back is a black & white studio picture, but wait...! The knobs on the equiptment & the butt of a cigarette are glowing. And those guys! They look so damned cavalier. I forget all about whatever I was going to buy and snatch this one instead. The 1st time I listen to it, I forget all about the cover art.
The music is awesome!Clas: The cat can stay as long as it likes. I was going to name him Jack (of Speed), but on closer inspection, Katy (lied) is a better name. But I might call her Kimmy instead. She reminds me of a very young Kim Novac. And the Girls must never find out... Cat spends her time outside all day, and she sleeps in the garage at night. I can never let her in the house, for her own good. I love the kitty! I spend time with her outside.
Bookkeepper's Son: Even back in the 70's, it was a tough finding Steely Dan fans. We kept it to ourselves unless My Old School was playing. Even then, non Dan people didn't know who was playing that song. Very bad DJs.
Peg: Glad you liked that book. :)
rb
Name: TheStranger
the things you think are precious i don't understand
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 10:57:49
Comments:good thing that while the world economy is collapsing, congress is giving its full attention to presidential blowjobs. at least i've still got electricity & a CD player. for food i can always go out and bag me a black cow.
Name: Birthday Angel
Heavenlybody.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 09:33:37
Comments:Somebody is having a birthday in 7 more days-who could it be?
Name: Peg
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 08:40:13
Comments:Clas: The drummer with The Steely Damned is Gary Taylor.
Ole: On vacation I read Anthem, I Was Amelia Earhart ("the sky is flesh"...my fav, thanx Ruby Baby!), The Moviegoer, and 1/2 of Neuromancer. Now that I'm home, I can't find/make the time to finish Neuromancer. Maybe on my next vacation.
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
findin.myself.in.vegas
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 07:16:51
Comments:SD Moment tufer: In the Food Lion on Sunday, heard "Pretzel Logic" and then in the car on the way home, heard the opening riffs from "Trans-Island Skyway" on NPR's Weekend Edition.
Lester: Perhaps your friend just needs some time to have the richness of SD open itself to him. A fine wine needs time to breathe. I confess that with the exception of Aja and Royal Scam, every SD album required multiple listenings before I even *liked* them, much less loved them. In fact, Kama sat in my CD pile unlistened to for 6 months after the initial audit, so great was my dislike. But when I did get 'round to listening to it again, the facets became more apparent and the sparkle more pronounced and I appreciated it for the gem it is.
Cruiser: I'd want to talk to Walter *because* he's a smart ass. Anyone who can write the stuff he does on their web site would be a *hoot* to jaw with. As to whether the boys still have it: Kama is only 5 years old and it had plenty of first-rate tracks. I think we will be please with the New One when (if!) it arrives.
Eviva: Wow, a 20-something who is a Danfan *and* has moral restraint! My belief in the future is significantly brightened.
Gap: OK, that's *one* war over women. Without breaking a sweat, I can name a dozen that were fought over money and/or territory. Sex urges drive our behavior in the micro-realm; economics and emotions vulnerable to demagoguery are responsible for behavior in the macro-realm.
--LP
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 07:12:50
Comments:Promoter Man; sorry, can't make it. That day is my birthday.
Well folks, I'm going home now, to loneliness and torture. It has been a great day, thanks a lot.
Name: Promoter Man
in the Apple
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 06:42:11
Comments:**ANNOUNCING THE OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE OF*
SUAVE SUPPER
(featuring cover tunes of the band Naked Lunch)
Wednesday, October 9
Boddy D's Loft
99 Reade Street, 14th Floor
212-223-4572 for RSVP
Doors Open 10PM
Name: jon
@ his stripe
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 04:39:55
Comments:Q:
Maybe you can train the beagle to piss on Kinky's leg. That'd be cool.
Name: EvivaLaughs
@oh yeah
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 04:26:17
Comments:P.S. Stranger: Pretty darn funny about the NPR thing. I've thought for years that some of those people over there should join the astrologists in jail for that...
Name: EvivaLaughs
cal-lin'.to-the.Gap
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 04:22:00
Comments:Gap: I wasn't dissin *you*, guy, sorry I wasn't more clear. The same society you're commenting on (and you're right) is the same one that makes those assumptions you mentioned in ya last post...
Hey, guys, lots of good "how-I-met-the-Dan" stories. How 'bout others?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 02:36:23
Comments:Nerium Oleander; uh, sorry to hear that. But you're young, you can still become one. It's not the end of the world. Me, I'm going to study brainsurgery next fall.
Rose Darling; damn, the Bag Balm! Why didn't we think of that! That would be a pefect thing. Damm...
The cats name is Nisse. Nils is the real name but like you do over there, William - Bill you know?
RubyBaby; keep him! Feed him , love him! Let him sleep in your bed! Name him "Alf". What do The Girls say?
Name: Rose Darling in SSP
perf.babyloon.sister@mailexcite.com
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 00:16:03
Comments:Hello fellow Dan Fans,
Rose1 and I worked things out..from now on I will call myself Rose Darling from SSP (the town where I am currently in) I apologized to Rose1, since I didn't realize that she even existed..she WAS here first so she can have the title. All is fair and right with the world now. Sorry for any confusion..and thanks Eviva for the welcome..much abliged..
Now a question for one and all..Do any of you use Steely as a tool to get yourself out of a funk..or as a form of inspiration? And if so, which song seems to help the most, or inspire the most?
For me when I get depressed or feel uninspired I listen to "Do It Again", and "Josie"..and I'm pretty much reassured that everything is gonna be okay..:o)
and I love the line "Love your momma, love your brother..love em till they run for cover."
Rose in SSP
Name: Joey Duet
bkbandit@yahoo.com
Location: Galliano, LA United States
Date: Monday, October 5, 1998 at 00:15:56
Comments:STEELY DAN RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: TheStranger
on that peaceful shore
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 22:50:43
Comments:oleander,
hey, thanks for the tip on a band i would like to see, but what's this Big Orange stuff? I'm in l.a. been to miami though. it's full of mosquitos & flying bullets.gap,
good point on the cheerleader reward.rose darlings,
straighten this out willya? can't have 2 rose darlings.anybody read this morning that the pope is making a saint out of a croatian nazi? i don't wanna knock anybody's religion, but .....
on this genex thing, i was listening to npr once and heard two commentators arguing over at what point the boomer generation started and stopped. & i realized these 2 fucking idiots actually believe they can find a point in time, like midnight on a certain date, that the boomers began & everybody born before midnight is from an entirely different generation than the babies born after midnight. this leads me to believe we should maybe put all the astrolgogists in jail. they've destroyed two many minds.
Name: Gap
signaltonoise
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 21:37:49
Comments:I'm obviously missing something here. My original point was that man has fought more wars over women than he has for gold. Remember Helen of Troy? I'm not sure how my comments were misconstrued as an attack on women, particularly on the sexual morality of Generation X, because that was not my intent. The fact of the matter is that Highschools all across America are still practicing the ritual of crowning their bravest football warriors as Homecoming Kings and rewarding them with the fairest maidens in the Senior class, (the Queens), during half-time. I trust this example will reinforce my point that the hero, even in a moral society, gets the girl and not a portfolio of precious metals. I'm not saying this practice is wrong or right. Only that it IS.
Trying to Forget that Steely Dan was Originally a Dildo,
Gap
Name: oleander
a chance to just say yo
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 20:52:07
Comments:Ooh, in contrast to my recent headbanging post, am sitting here in UTTER ECSTASY listening to "Medical Science" in stereo on the 'phones--No more tinny RealAudio mono! Thanx Hiroumi! You are THE MAN!!
Q--See above--I got it!! Re puppy: what's wrong with Waltdog? Actually I think Donald is good, but I dig Deacon--Deke for short.
Count 0--I haven't read "Electric..." since it came out. Thanx for the tip--it's high on the reread list now.
Clas--um, skip the pix, honey. I'm not a vet.
Mock--That's actually a very funny & ironic idea, since their output is comparatively so small.
Roy--so do you think that, according to Count0, we might be considered extremely cool for an older guy/ girl?
Midnite--Usually I'm not this uncritical, but there is not the faintest doubt in my mind that The New One will be spectacular in its own unique way. In every way.
Kinky darlin'--Usually I'm not this uncritical, but I LOVED hearing Naked Lunch. Sure, they're a bar band, but they're intermittently very good (I like the sax player, and come on, Chuck Rainey is GOOOD), and the mere fact that here is a bunch of musicians sweating to play this sublime music so lovingly enables me to pay out a lot of slack. I wish I could be there. I would be cheering like the idiot you think I am. And I'd still buy you a drink.
Stranger--ooh, I love it when you flex your modem. Music notes: I saved a place for you Fri. when I went to hear Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana. She's a Canadian flute/ soprano sax player (no Kenny G either--she used to hang with free-jazzers like Don Pullen) who has gotten captivated by Cuban jazz, and is touring with a 7-piece band which includes Cuban piano and conga players and a Cuban vocalist. Her previous band included Rubalcaba! They were not quite as tight as they could have been, but Hilario Duran is an incredible keyboardist, and his 19-year-old daughter Yailen will, I think, be great someday. She is gorgeous, moves like an angel, and sings like a Yoruba queen. If they're in the Big Orange, don't miss 'em! They also have 2 cd's out.
Name: EvivaLaughs
accounts.payable.to.the.piper
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 20:20:05
Comments:Bookkeeper's Son/Lester: I hear ya man, I'm a so-called Gen Xer too (hate that term don't you?) and can't get my friends to much like the Dan either...frustrating, ain't it!
RubyBaby: My first year of college I lost my best friend, and had a huge falling-out with the folks at the same time (over the friend). I was working over the summer at a pizza place which had a Muzak tape with the original "Any Major Dude" on the loop. Every time that song would come on I'd find an excuse to be out on the floor so I could hear it. Just what I needed: not sentimental or pity-party, just "life's like that sometimes, kid, just hang in and things do get better" lyric was just so inexpressibly comforting all summer. An older co-worker noticed me doing this, naturally assumed I was just another new DanFan and told me about The Nightfly, his favorite album. After that, of course, I was a DanFan. (You're not on this GB, are you Chris? If you are, thanks a lot from "Eviva" at Monical's Pizza :) ).OK, Ruby, your turn...
A Rose by any other name #2: Nice to have you aboard. You realize of course that we just can't keep meeting like this...We believe in GB reincarnation, though...
Rose Darling # 1: I didn't know you were in Georges' path! Are all your CDs ok: hope all is OK where you are...Rose, I just LOVED your post to Gap, you 'nother non-Babylon sistah, you...
Must admit that you and Gap did hit a BIG nerve with me because as a Gen Xer I find that lots of people in this society seem to assume a certain type of behavior due to my age group, which I find EXTREMELY insulting...like I couldn't control myself--AS IF!! And if you're not bad looking--say so myself :)--and if you have a boyfriend why then OF COURSE you're "doin it" right? It's just "sexual freedom," right? Well I have a different definition of freedom: I know the guys I date want to spend time with ME, my personality and not my bod, I have *zippo* worries about diseases and pregnancy, and if a guy doesn't "get it" and just wants to use me, why then I hope the door doesn't hit him in the butt on the way out!! I have loads of self-respect and most guys as a consequence treat me right--my current boyfriend "gets it" and I love him even more for respecting my values...And if I do decide to get married then I can give my husband the best wedding present of all: the knowledge that I thought him alone worth waiting for. THAT's sexual freedom, baby! And I'm a VWA...
Saving myself for marriage and proud of it,
Eviva
Name: Felix
yesanditcounts
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 14:37:17
Comments:
RubyBaby, Rename the cat Fagen and then give it to Q.
Name: RubyBaby
this place is @ zoo
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 13:36:37
Comments:
Clas: I'm glad Pompe is on vacation. You work him hard, don't you :) I need cat advice now. Yesterday, while we were cleaning the garage, a stray gray & organge one showed up. Boy was he skinny! I weakened, and fed him some canned chicken. He spent the night in our garage, on an old leather/wool suitcase. What would you do next?RoseDarling #1: I believe the honors bestowed upon me by GAP, really belong to you. And I agree with your assessment of the human race. You go, girl!
rb
Name: Rose Darling
typo, shmypo
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 12:51:14
Comments:I mean my most recent post was Oct. THIRD.
Losing track of the days and my mind...
Name: Rose Darling
@definitely NOT under 21or FOR under 21
Location: Doublemint Twins,, Duo, Double Indemnity
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 12:47:39
Comments:Hoping that all of you have figured out by now that there are two Roses around here lately. This one is comfortably ensconced in her thirties. My most recent post since Sept 21st was on Oct. 5th. Ya dig?
I think Rick Derringer should present the HOF award to Donald and Walter. Why? Just cause of their history together, and I've always like Rick and when the heck is he ever on t.v. either?
God help us, I hope I don't have to ever witness the surely pompous, egomaniac type of an introduction that Fiona Apple would give Our Boys.Razor Boy:
To Ask Donald or Walter:
(1) What do you thinkabout being nominated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(2) Do you check into the web sites about Steely Dan and especially do you read what fans say about your music, lyrics?
(3) How about posting now and then to your Guestbook Fans?
Once a year, maybe?St. Al:
Belated Happy Birthday, oh Guru of the Guestbook!Roy Scam:
Too deep to delve backwards, but LMAO at all your posts recently. Especially the Dan/Clinton Quotes. And you'd better do something about that rash if it's as old as THIS Rose. :)Clas:
What is your 18 year old cat's name? Does the Bag Balm help Pompe's back wounds?Q:
You should name your dog Becker Beaglemeister.Eviva:
I got "addicted" to the Dan during my young and impressionable years in elementary school, around 6th grade (1976), and honestly can't remember what particularly set it off. My older brother, who is a musician, influenced me heavily and he was into the Dan and probably bought me my first Dan album. I remember first buying Dan albums around 1978 or before. Can't Buy a Thrill, Katy Lied and Royal Scam are my favorite albums. Aja is currently my least favorite. But the favorite status has fluctuated over time...Midnite Cruiser:
I think all musicians that are fantastic can only hold that up for so long, hence they have what you refer to as "glory days."
Sooner or later, everyone goes through a period of mediocrity or calls it quits when they feel it coming. The candle that burns the brightest, burns out the fastest, if ya know what I mean. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think that Dan of the 90's would be a different recording entity than the Dan of the 70's. Different times, different perspectives. It's inevitable, the seasoning of age and experience. Your last remark on 10/2 would make an excellent question posed to the Dan.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 05:08:04
Comments:Dear Sirs,
LESTER THE NIGHTFLY: thanks honey! Now I love you more than I did yesterday, if such thing is possible. Chesterfield Kings, hmmm. Did you know that we call coffee "java" here in Sweden too?
Razor Boy; I think Becker is a good musician. Well, I mean, he IS a good musician. But Fagen on the other hand is more of a "desktop-tiger". I guess it took a couple of weeks to play and cut and punch-in, for example, that great organ on "Maxine". If you watch the video with Bernard and Fagen you'll hear that Fagen isn't a "musician". But damn, he's a great composer.
Bob Tedde; been listen a couple of times of that soundclips Fogel put out, the drummer is damn good! What's his name?
POMPE EXTRAPompe is down at the country, resting from the hectic city. The scar across his back is much better. You all heard about that pissed Dobermann a couple of days ago? For those who did not, scroll.
Sincerely yours,
Clas
Name: Gap
apostforallseasons
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 04:33:25
Comments:Ruby--I admire your courage. You forgot to mention our opposable thumbs which were won through continuous fractures of the hand as evidenced by the number of tiny bones therein which never had a chance to heal. (51?) The modern day "high-five" is a remnant of that "golden-age" when man learned to practice restraint--enacted, no doubt, by the same mysterious forces that instructed us to play our games with a ball instead of a human head. So yes, I agree that there is something more than sex that drives us hairless apes to the abyss and compells us to dress our corpses smartly for the inferior worms. Do you prefer a ring, a bracelet or a necklace? A diamond is "forever" you know...
Kinky--don't you think it's high time for the new one?
Name: Dave
Daves88keys@hotmail.com
Location: Grouse Point, NY
Date: Sunday, October 4, 1998 at 02:16:12
Comments:'Tickets to Bearsville' for a New Years Eve. What the Who (heck) for '99?
Name: Rose Darling
@ odds with the world
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 21:35:47
Comments:hey all..
BookKeepersSon/LESTER...thanks for letting me know whats going on, much appreciated :o)
RoseDarling..I'm sure we can come to some sort of agreement.. I'll e-mail you.
Rose
Name: Fagen the Dog
whiiinne pant pant pant
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 19:51:08
Comments:No Master Q! Please please PLLEAAASE name me Fagen! It's so classy and British. I'm not a Hush Puppy Beagle you know. Only dorky dogs like them get named Donald.
Name: No Flies On Me
briboomer@aol.com
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 19:15:00
Comments:Wow, what a site!! Excellent stuff!! I can't believe I didn't look for this site earlier. Very well put together.
Read the notes posted, some interesting thoughts. Noticed a couple references to Darryl Stuermer on the Phil Collins A&E show the other night. No doubt he is excellent. He does have some solo jazz albums out. Also, I remember catching him back in the early eighties with a band he had, I believe it was called Sweetbottom. Awesome jazz/fusion band. I don't know if they recorded anything as a band, have not had any success finding any recordings. Saw Sweetbottom 3-4 times in about a 6 month period and then never heard about them again.
Anyhow, long live the Dan. I will be back many times!!!
Name: Q
FLAROOM
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 18:13:08
Comments:"Deacon" seems too obvious; I thought of ones like "Charlemagne",
but its just not a good handle for a dog from a command and control standpoint."Lester" is cool."Blue Tick" essentially means a variety of beagle(usually 13" variety) wich has a spotted coat as opposed to a plain 2 or 3 color pattern.
I think I'm going with "Donald" as the dog seems it; however, I must admit I really wanted to "live on the edge" and go for "Fagen".Kinky- you really are one dimensional- aren't you, man.
Q
Name: Michael C. Packard
mcpio@inu.net
Location: Pineywoods forest, TX USA
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 17:07:10
Comments:Howdy, Gang!!
Hoping all-is-well in DanFanGangLand, and you are enjoying whatever.
Response to "Razor Boy"---I think that Donald and Walter's expertise comes from their initial musical prowess, and subsequent experience in the studio.
Any of us who have been musicians for some odd reason, love to play with the gizmos in the studio.
I should only mention here that listening to the "Bentover Backwards---Katy Lied Outtakes" will help to support my opinion about their musical expertise, as the cuts are before the horn tracks are added.
Saludos!!
Michael C. Packard
Name: rubybaby
uh oh, cow on the ice
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 13:50:20
Comments:
Rigs: I think you are a fabulous danfan, baby! I wasn't dissin ya.
I was just pointing out how different you & I are living the Dan existance. I was saying hi ... in admiration.See the smile on my face?
brother be free, be who you want to be
rb
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 13:47:35
Comments:Rigs - Yes. But I lacked the imagination to venture from the car - It really was like drinking good wine from a plastic glass.
Rose Darling - You can't go wrong with any personal favourite of our heroes - There is not one song of theirs I dislike. By the way, "...be careful what you carry..."
I pose this question at the risk of being strung up for heresy, I just want to get some feedback from the "teckies" here on the GB.
How would you rate Donald and Walter as musicians. Donald as a keyboardist (piano, synthesizer and even organ, which I believe he play on "Ruby Baby" - shit I lost the liner notes so I'm not sure)? And Walter as a guitarist. Does the mastery in their recordings come from superior training/exposure/experience of playing their instruments, and allows them to be great arrangers? Or do they realize their limitations as musicians as being competent, and they enlist crack musicians to deliver their sound? I await the hits, knowing full well that I have put my self directly in the cross hairs. It's actually a question I would have asked about the Fab Four as well.
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
danfan27@yahoo.com
Location: tampa bay area, fl yugoslovia
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 11:44:14
Comments:ROSE DARLING-You have great taste in music, most women your age r still signing the Hanson Guestbook! By the way I know your still going over some older posts but u will realize that I'm guilty of multiple personalities(like LP) I'm also BookKeepersSon
I've been know as Kid also but sense I'm no longer the youngest on here (thanx to u) I can no longer be Kid!(boo hoo hoo)Q-Lester might be a good name!
CLAS- its Chester Field Kings(but u knew that right)
Kinky- Where is your Steely Dan tribute band playing next?
I finally got a chance to listen to Naked Lunch! I plead the 5th!
But I would imagine that they r better then the average poster on here who, sits in their living room in their underwear with a little amp, a microphone, quervo, and fine columbian singing to the Nightfly thinking they sound great!
Name: Rose Darling
Re-reading my copy of Citizen Dan Guide To Steely Dan for Beginners
Location: MEGAPOSTCATCHUPALERT,
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 10:16:13
Comments:You might be a Danhead if...
(1)...when evacuating due to Hurricane Georges, you pause and wonder if you should take your Steely Dan cd's as part of your Must Not Be Left Behind to Wash Away Or Be Looted Valuables Collection.
(2)...the first thing you want to do when you have electricity and access to a computer again is to catch up on all the posts at the Sign in Stranger Dan Fan Guestbook !
Bookkeeper's Son:
Til you witness the destruction left in its path, I suggest you reevaluate your position on Hurricane Georges being a wimp.
Unless of course you are merely a victim of CNN's inadequate reporting, for which your inaccurate opinion is then pardoned.Eviva:
Much hush hushed by the White House, Socks the cat has been checked into the Betty Ford Clinic for serious catnip addiction detox due to all the stress at home resulting from the Monica Lewinsky scandal. My guess is that he will be of help to no one in this Just Say Yes to Claws election year.Luckless P:
Nothing wrong with a professorial tone now and then.ROSE DARLING THE SECOND, ET. AL.
"While a poster's away, the imposters will play..."
Who decided to post as Rose Darling on Sept. 24th? Twasn't me, the usual Rose. Damn good story though. Amongst the top literary achievements of the GBers. Wish I could say I wrote it meself. How dare you upstage me so! Should you choose to confess to me, impostor, this Rose Darling's real email is: Gataguapa@aol.com
Ah fageddaboutit. I know you won't.Gap: Filling the gaps in your story...
You are right that many people fight and live for sex. But not everyone holds sex as the sun around which our lives rotate. I know that someday I will die and figuring out the Big Picture of my life and others' lives in that context means a lot more than simply existing to satisfy day to day physical needs that will one day no longer be relevant or part of my existence. It's why animals are guided primarily by instinct and humans have free will and change fate. And I'm sure you're noticed that despite sharing physical needs with the animals, humans are capable of and endowed with the capacity and need for self restraint. Just thought I'd throw in a contrary viewpoint, lest it be assumed that all GBers here categorize themselves with being resigned to the hedonistic tendencies of the masses in this most cynical of ages.TO ALL:
Just wondering... when the O.J. Simpson trial was going, was that the main topic in here for all who are scandal obsessed?Still got a million posts to read here, over and out...
Name: TheStranger
brooklyn knows the charmer
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 09:25:57
Comments:anyone else noted that after you give it time & lubricate it with intoxicants, 11 tracks of whack is much better than the first play-through?
now coming at you with a 56k modem. feel so powerful i think i'll go out and kick sand in somebody's face.
Name: DrMu
gently squeeze them
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 08:19:23
Comments:Mitch: Good question. All we known from the rumor mill is that they sarted playing with essentially the '96 band in say November? of last year. A number of session folks have been in and out including Joe Sample...much will probably end up on the cutting room floor. anybody out there have an update? Yeah, D & W are clearly overqualified to be part of any grand jury probe
Name: Mitch
not the real fuckin deal
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 06:20:15
Comments:All this talk about cover bands, they are just that... B.T.W. Does anyone know who the session players will be on the new one. ? Will D+W leak this information to the grand jury public ? I saw the Art Crimes tour in 96 Pittsburgh Post Gazette gave excellent review, said it had more punch than previous tour. I agree, they were very tight. Does SD have a public relations dept ? There is nothing wrong in promoting it , and giving the loyal fans some crumbs.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 05:08:50
Comments:Rose Darling; 3 x 7 = 21. You and Pompe are the same age!
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 03:29:15
Comments:Where the hell can I find the lyrics to "The Nightbar"?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 03:26:08
Comments:"...I got plenty of java and Chesterfilled Queens..."?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 03:19:13
Comments:ROSE - jeez, my Sternum Pain is older than you are.
I'm sitting here humming and singing: "...I got plenty of java and Lucky-y Strike...".
No, "...I got plenty of java and Chubby Checker and Prince...".
Damn. "...I got plenty of java and Marlbo-oroo...".I don't remember.
It was something with the royal family.
Name: Rigs
11
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 02:27:16
Comments:Razor Boy,
I love the solo Skunk plays on Riki. I wish I was old enough to remember when that one was on the AM, but I was only 3. Hope you scored that night. LOL Rigs
Name: Rigs
Sorry that Im not a good enough Dan Fan!
Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 02:17:04
Comments:Ruby,
I apoligize for my offense of drinking wine and listening to 11 tracks of whack and The Nite Fly in the same evening! Sorry, that I wanted to share the great evening I had with other Dan Fans.
I put DF and WB on the same pedestal as Lennon/McCartney. NOT SHABBY!!! I work hard and had that day off. What better way to share the moment, then to visit St. Al's wonderful tribute page. I saw the Dan in 96, and love their music. I didn't realize it was such a click here. I just wanted to make some friends that like SD. So.... Ruby, let me no the proper selections that are valid for a night of merlot and SD! I surely don't want to offend WB or DF!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love and Happiness Rigs
Name: Rose Darling
perf.babylon.sister@mailexcite.com
Location: SSP,
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 21:55:30
Comments:hiya all,
Thanks guys for making me feel so young...It's okay though, I've always thought of myself as mature for my age which brings me to my first Steely Dan encounter...
I was around 10 or 11 and my older brother who I adored ( yes adorED, long sad story) came over and put Aja in the stereo. He meant for my Dad to hear them, but as soon as I heard the opening strains of Black Cow ( even though I had NO CLUE as to the depth of the song, much less that Don was singing about a drink and not a farm animal) I knew this was something special. I asked my brother if I could borrow the tape, and well, here I am now a decade later more of a fan than ever. The thing I love most about steely music is I never get bored. The songs tell some great stories, and I can listen to any song over and over and still find something interesting that I've never heard before..it gives me chills!! The '99 tour will be my first Steely concert though (cross your fingers it's a go.)..I can't wait!!
BookKeepersSon: Yes I remember the queen of soul..and I'm taken..by another avid Steely Fan, great music is the ultimate aphrodisiac..hehe
RazorBoy: You said it best when you said you cant get enough. The first time is good, but along with A LOT of things, it gets better the more you do/listen to it. Deacon blues is one of my faves, I love that line as well.. but I have to say Kid Charlemange all around musically and lyrically is my fave ( at the moment) just listening to the first three or four bars of it is enough to get me going..love it!
I've also wondered if Walt would be more difficult to interview than Donald..but Don is my hero, so I think I would be more nervous interviewing him..I still would love to talk with either of them.
Q: I think you should name the beagle Josie if it's a girl (which I doubt because of your first choices) or if it's a boy I think you should go with Charlamange..I just like the ring of it better. but the choice is yours. Let us know what you pick okay?
Lester: My friends think I'm crazy..they just don't get Steely. I tried and tried to get them hooked but to know avail. I finally gave up to the fact that Steely is awesome, but not for everyone At least my man has great taste in music..and women if I do say so myself!!
Well guys..I've got to go..it's been fun sharing with you all..
Rose Darling
Name: DrMu
two-step
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 20:27:10
Comments:Larry: It's just a matter of personal (dis)taste. Walter, Donald, Barney, Lawson sound just fine. Krantz' style is just no match to my ears (fingernails on the chalkboard)
Name: Larry
The Lurker
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 19:47:00
Comments:Dr. Mu: So your saying NL is better than the 96' SD band? I HOPE that was a typo.
Name: DrMu
you.don't.understand
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 19:33:20
Comments:Kranky: Right...just asked the 134 musicians who went insane trying to record on the sacred seven. So, you make an assertion and your evidence is to rag on the 2 "well-blessed", red-headed Czech back-up singers who were clearly there for the "correct visual accent." and your right, no one should play Beethoven again in public since Van Karajan has recorded his major works. NL may have botched Black Cow, but they were pretty tight on Time Out of Mind and Night By Night. The thing is a) they were playing Steely Dan and b) they enjoyed it and were actually interacting with people. Are they as good as the '96 band? Probably (not saying much). the Damned? Probably not. The '94 tour? Certainly not. The '93 tour? Hell no. Erskine, Bernhardt, and Zingg had awesome chemistry and were top-notch musicians. Comparing live performances to albums is the old apples/oranges comparison. It takes 'em months, years, decades to record and put out a finished product. But then there isn't the immediacy, the chemistry of doin' it live.
Thus a Kinky scale is in order to rate performances. The end measure is the amount of imbibing/partaking require for Kinky to actually enjoy a performance:1) Aja: the album - no mind altering substances required
2) NYR&SR - one beer for the album, 3 for an actual performance
3) '93 tour- one Sam Adams
4) '94 tour- 3 Genesees
5) '96 tour- 12 pack of Bud + 1/2 oz fine Colombian
6) Damned- just enough beers to get lost on the Merritt
7) Naked Lunch- 8 lukewarm bottles of Guiness stout + some tart named Monica
8) As a comparison: Doobies sans M. McDonald: Lonnie's Playroom
Name: Kinky
the things that pass for knowledge...
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 17:09:33
Comments:Limp Dick said:
"If u were a musician you'd realize how hard their stuff is to play, gee maybe thats why Steely Dan is so good!"Gee, yeah, that's why Steely Dan is so good and Naked Lunch is so bad. Like I said before... if you're not going to play it great, don't play it at all.
But, actually, their shit really isn't that hard to play, any ol' sloppy bar band can play it... just listen to Naked Lunch.
Name: Midnite Cruiser
sameasiteverwas
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 16:32:21
Comments:Saw part of the Phil Collins Live By Request show on A&E last night....the bass player is Clapton & Collins regular for the past few years. His name is Nathan East. The guitar player is Daryl Stermer and he really is a good player covering the solo stuff and the Genesis stuff.
Question for W or D: When is the new one coming out?
I think I'd rather talk to Donald though, Walter comes off as a real smart ass that you'd never get a straight answer from.
When I fell in love with the music of Steely Dan? The first time I heard it. I think CBAT had just been released when my best friends older brother played it for us one day and I was hooked from that very day on. I've loved it all, some more than others, but they're still my favorite to listen to after all these years.
Question: do you really think that D&W still have what it takes to put out another great Dan record? I've seen so many people try to recapture the "glory days" only to fail miserably. It's like they still have the chops and can still write decent songs but there's just no real heart or nothing to grab you by the nards. Look at how prolific they were early on and how good the music was all the way through Gaucho and then they had some decent solo material but I don't think it rivaled what they did together. And quite honestly I didn't think any of the new songs that were played on the last tour were that good. I just wonder if they still have it.....I wonder if they wonder if they still have it too?
Just a thought....
Name: Midnite Cruiser
midnitecruiser@hotmail.com
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 15:56:28
Comments:Just a quick one today.....have been having a Steely Dan/fast food resturaunt kinda week while looking for some land to buy....Monday night it was "Any World That I'm Welcome To" at Wendy's while I was scarfing down some chili and then "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" Tuesday afternoon while at Taco Bell. It's been the real thing too, no muzak.....hope everyone is doing well....see ya!
Name: limp biscuit
hate mail@guestbook
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 15:41:55
Comments:Damn Kinky, that was harsh! They werent that bad! Its nice to see someone playing the dan live for a change! If u were a musician you'd realize how hard their stuff is to play, gee maybe thats why Steely Dan is so good! Dont be mad, just think about it!
Now go Fire up a big fatty and listen to it again!
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
danfan27@yahoo.com
Location: tampa, fl taiwan
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 15:16:58
Comments:TO ALL- If there is anyone on here in their 20's, do u have a problem like me, where my friends dont like steely dan except for maybe "do it again" or "reeling in the years?" I would love to hear about it, if anybody has input on this subject!
As much as I try to get even my best friend to turn on to our boys, he wont do it! Its kinda of weird too because him and I both love all the same bands except, Steely Dan!
Oh buy the way, I think its great that we r all on the subject of
being first introduced to the Dan of Steel! Its much better than talking about "Slick Willie Wonka and the Stained Dress Factory!"Well its Friday and I'm ready to party tonight Baby, Goodnight Baton Rouge!
Name: Kinky
just call me Mr. Barry White
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 15:15:36
Comments:I don't know what you guys have been listening to. Naked Lunch is pretty bad. Chuck Rainey must be hard up for work these days. I mean, jeezus, did you hear those background singers? I'm still trying to decide whether that one girl sounds more like Beverly Sills or Katherine Hepburn. And the guitar player has absolutely no feel for that music, that is, when he happened to find the notes.
I don't understand it. Steely Dan is known for their perfectionism, right? I would think that's what draws most fans to this band. So how can a SD fan get a band together and put out something that's so far from perfect? Do these Naked Lunch guys go home after a gig, put on Aja, and actually believe they played anywhere near as good as that recording? Please, if you're not going to play it great, don't play it at all.
Q - For your dog's name, how about Sampaiku? I know you got that one. And, hey, thanks to you, so does the rest of the world.
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 13:48:39
Comments:In 1974, the AM jocks (FM was not mainstream back then) in Ottawa, Canada were absolutely playing "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" to death. I was driving around in my friend's '66 Ford Fairlane that he loaned me while out of town, and my companion Suzie got so tired of hearing it, she uttered the unthinkable, as the opening bass riff (at least I think it's a bass - I only listen to the music, I can't play it): "Rikki Don't Lose That Number, bite my bum," as she hit the push button station selector.
As much as the song was getting repetitive, it stayed popular forever that summer. The guitar solo in the middle is one of the most hypnotic in all of the Dan's catalogue. It's not as hard driving as the intro to "Reelin," or "Bodhisattva" (sp?), but plenty of my mates who played guitar at that time said it was superb.
I admit to being totally enamoured by the band when my favourite FM Station played a lot of "Aja." Then, I started back tracking, getting all previous releases in vinyl one weekend at a record store in Syracuse, New York. Mrs. Razor thought I was obsessive.
Ruby - Is it true what they - Or maybe what "Sade" says: "It's Never As Good As the First Time." I myself don't buy it - It's all on your state of mind. More like "I Can't Get Enough."
Name: Mr. Chow
hiiiiiiiyaaah
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 13:14:08
Comments:Those 12 lb headphones were the best though weren't they, St. AL?
Name: countzir0
I walked alone down the Miracle Mile
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 13:10:56
Comments:Dr. Mu: We Texans get that joke. I know exactly what those pastures hold, lived in Austin for a stint and made a few trips to the College Station fields myself, and not for cowtipping. I think you know what I mean. The Guide comes out today, and Observer and Met, also. Full listings of current Naked Lunch shows will be posted.
Zeke and Doc Kelly: When'd you say you were coming thru? Let me know, and I'll give the Naked Lunch schedule if I have it by that point. Thank goodness The Big Easy was missed by Georges. That city has too much history, architecture, food, culture, you name it. And it just got hit by a ship/tanker not long ago, anyway.
The angels are crying in Dallas right now...
Name: DrMoo
shift.this
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 11:21:45
Comments:#=3
Name: DrMu
live.wires.around.those.pastures
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 11:20:21
Comments:Countzir0: I'd say Naked Lunch is pretty damn good...and in part it's because Chuck Rainey is sitting in on bass, at least that night. They don't try to play every song note (although they try to get close on Time Out of Mind) for note...which is OK, and often the put an interesting spin on the songs. The
horn chart for FM is pretty interesting. Got the concert on in the background now while finding some support equip for a G# system we'll use is a teching lab.Hey, the following .ram stream has a cleaner sound with RealAudio than the one I posted earlier:
http://www.broadcast.com/concerts/liveatdada/archives/nakedlunch56_092498.ram
While they could never find their way across the cow pastures to College Station, I'm not too far from Houston.
It was the first note I heard on Black Cow as a college frosh.
Name: Luckless Pedestrian
this.superhighway
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 10:58:45
Comments:OK, I'm 15 (almost 16) and have my learner's permit. This means that like all 15 year olds, I have to remain in the driver's seat if my mom gets out of the car and goes inside the store/house/whatever for less than hour. Also, like all 15 year olds, I listen to the radio obsessively. "Peg" is getting lots of airplay and I am entranced with the textured sound and background vocals (MMD!). So I buy an 8-track and then start listening to it everynight as I fall asleep with those big, cushioned earphones that had to weigh 12 pounds. Ahhh, bliss.
--LP
Name: RubyBaby
sweetest t@boo
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 09:57:05
Comments:
New Kid: On behalf of all scurvy brothers & sisters, Welcome!
You can find the interviews by going to St.Al's Under the Banyan Trees at http://www.seanet.com/~stalfnzo.steeldan.html
Happy hunting!Rigs: I am amazed at your backward spelling even while you drink! And even more intrigued by the combination of Dan that you're listening to. For me, sometimes 11Tracks is the only thing that will do. On those days, the Nightfly is out of the question. Other times, the Nightfly is just right, but 11Tracks just would'nt work. Nite & day describes it perfectly. I have no idea where Royal Scam comes in for me, but it's my favorite, all in all.
Mock Turtle: As an amature dream interpreter, I would say that you are a person of great creativity just waiting to be discovered.
EvivaLaughs: Great question! I'll answer later. Do we get to hear from you on that one?
RazorBoy: I think I'd ask them how they've changed in the years between albums, lately. And will that be reflected in their music now?
You fill the glasses, I'll put on the music...
rb
Name: fezo
no.he.can't.sleep.on.the.floor
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 09:20:11
Comments:Second year of college, smoking too much grass, getting nowhere with women, all the meaningful members of my family dying off at a suddenly alarming rate, I fell into a major funk. Was ready to jump off the proverbial bridge, even half contemplated a more concrete plan of ending my misery, something horribly gloomy like walking down the train tracks until I froze to death. But then "Gaucho" entered my life.
Somehow the title cut of the album fell into heavy rotation on the FM station to which I listened. The first time I heard the piano intro and DF's vocal getting instantly to the point, I was transfixed. I developed some type of Pavlovian reaction to the song. I would just have to hear the first two chords and my mood would be elevated. Depression over, weird interpretative dance breaking out all over the room. Still has the same effect to this day, 16 years later. I have been a fan ever since.
Name: BookKeepersSon
@Accounts Receivable
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 09:04:23
Comments:Who here is still in their 20's?
ROSE-Do u remember the queen of soul?
Hey by the way I'm single!aka-LESTER
Name: Lester
@who's listening out there
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 08:49:58
Comments:Eviva Laughs- U made a good point, talking about steely dan and about our "first time" is a great idea! (oh u mean the first time we heard steely dan),rim shot please, ok its early folks, the jokes get better later at night! Anyway talking about the first time we were introduced to Steely Dan is a lot better than what we've been talking about lately, like stupid politics and racism!
Does this guestbook have a 7 second delay?
Anybody ever heard from Babylon Sistah lately?
And where the hell is Lisa?
Name: da JoKah
since.we.are.sharing
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 08:49:13
Comments:I was almost in first grade in Davenport, IA when I remember hearing "Do It Again" in the summer of '76 on the radio. I associated the name "Steely Dan" with the music in No.VA as I listened to "Deacon Blues" in third grade in '79 -- I'll always remember going to Mount Vernon while listening to "Peg" --
but it was my Sophomore year in '86, driving to Drama Club rehearsal one night in Rock Island IL, when my friend pops in "Gold" in the cassette player and hooks me in for good.
Lyrics of entire albums had been transposed since;
from their music, artistic styles have been inspired;
large portions of individuality are proudly sheathed in love for their music -
for there was no one in my physical reality that knew & understood this music as much as I.[...until I attended the recent DanFest) grin}
jokeR
Name: Freakin' Puerto Rican
Chowing @ Mr. Chowz
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 08:42:00
Comments:So, did anyone see the Phil Collins request show thing on A&E last night? Who the Hell runs that show? Why can't Donald and Waltdog get on that program? Anyay, Phil was so cool.
His band was tight. Ricky Lawson on drums, I think Clapton's regular bass player was there, and James Taylor's backup singer
was there too. The guitar player, holee sheep shit, what a stud!
If the Dan needs a good player this dude is THE MAN. Can't remember his name Darryl somebody. This guy was smoking.
Name: countzir0
@Edge City w/hangover
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 07:18:00
Comments:Geena: That's horrible that they don't sell "tobacco" pipes in your state. They sell em here but you're required to call them "tobacco" pipes and the word "bong" is also forbidden while inside head shops. Once again, go figure...
Eviva: To tell you the truth, I am once again jobless. But I start ANOTHER training class on Monday, though. Remember a few weeks back when I was having all of that trouble? Since then, I've been at two other jobs, and am starting a new one on Mon. The good thing is: the pay rate of each job has gradually risen higher and higher with each job change. Oh, my job description would be computer nerd. My latest training consisted of "everything you want to know about telnet'ing into servers, remote access, networking type stuff." The class was so boring I decided to drop out a couple of days ago, and wait for my new job to start. Go figure...
Dr. Mu: My brother just instant messaged me saying that Naked Lunch will be playing @ Brick Room this month. Will get schedule while there and post it here in the GB.
I first heard of Steely Dan at a family Christmas party when I was about 15 or 16. At the time, I was a huge classic rock fan, loved Eagles and Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and Young), bands like that. My uncle, who's always been extremely cool for an older guy, was discussing classic rock with me and recommended Aja. He claimed that Aja was the best classic rock album ever produced. I was surprised to have already heard alot of the songs, and played the album to my girlfriend at the time, who thought Deacon Blues sounded like disco music. Since then, I've dumped her, but still love Steely Dan. Go figure....
Name: EvivaLaughs
@TGIF
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 04:27:35
Comments:countzir0: I'm the manager for a midsize inner city medical clinic...not very fascinating I'm afraid--how 'bout you? You must be in training classes for--what?
To all:Razor Boy and Lester the Nightfly just opened up a whole new and fascinating facet of this what-would-you-ask-the-Dan discussion...We already know we all love the music and lyrics, but I suspect that most of us wouldn't be such hard-core addicts if in some way the Dan's stuff didn't touch us personally, either now or at some past point in our lives. I'd love to hear how people here first got really "addicted" to the Dan (as opposed to just hearing their music on the radio and liking it) and how'd it happen to you?
Name: Selma Hausentown
telemachus
Date: Friday, October 2, 1998 at 00:00:53
Comments:The first thing I'd ask Don and Walt is, "Does my thong underwear show when I pull my dress up like this?"
My second question would be, "Ok, which one of you is President?"
My third questionwould be, "Out of all your loyal fans who post regularly on this board, whose mind do you most covet?"
Name: LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
danfan@yahoo.com
Location: largo, fl ussr
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 23:14:20
Comments:RAZOR BOY- hey man your words really moved me! I feel the same way about that song! Steely Dan Gold was my introduction into our boys and the only reason why I bought it was to hear FM because I just loved that song and honestly at that time I had no idea they did anything else. I of course heard songs like rikki and hey 19 or reeling in the years or even do it again, but I had no idea who did those fine gems!
So here I am 17 in 1987 and I'm at the record store and I'm looking for the song FM on a tape made buy some band named steely dan. So I see the song on Gold, ok now I'm home and I put the tape in and fast forward it all the way to side 2 so I can hear FM first because remember at that time I'm thinking there r some one hit wonder band! (That sounds so funny to say now), anyway after FM was over I figured well I might as well listen to the rest of this shit I did just pay $8 bucks for it!
Then I heard Black Cow and of course the rest is (how they say history)!
One of my finest memories now-a-days as I look back on my life is the time When I was in my late teens and discovering The Dan of Steel, and how listening to them and really diggin all the great stories the songs were telling, really got me through a rough couple of years there in my life! I realized at that time
in my life that its time to start really living life!"I cried when I wrote this song, sue me if I wrote to long!"
Name: Razor Boy
joebj@compmore.net
Location: Kanata, Ont Canada
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 21:34:30
Comments:Rose Dahling - Yes - knowing their favourite live song to perform would be interesting to hear - The burning question the Razor Boy has (if you care to know) would be to Donald - "Did you really cry when you wrote Deacon Blues?" Did DF feel he had written the perfect song? And was that based on just lyrical content, or when he had composed the whole thing, including that haunting saxaphone? Imagine kicking back, listening to the final mix (or whatever term people use in the music business) and thinking "what a masterpiece" but also realizing how difficult it would be to raise the bar even higher? My favourite line in that song is "This brother is free, I'll be who I want to be..." It's almost like a sense of relief has come over him, that he accepts himself for what he is (man, I'm doing some heavy dime store pop psychology here!). The emotions it emits in me every time I hear "Deacon Blues" are never different - it's a cleansing song - It must have been, and perhaps still is, a very powerful feeling when he thinks about the song.
Would interviewing Walter be a more trying experience than Donald? Is WB more of a hard ass than DF, less tolerant of how people, even staunch fans view their work? It has always been an impression I've had, since reading the liner notes in "Aja."
Finally, Ruby, Sade would be a good choice of mood music while talking with Walt - She sets a mood that is difficult for any artist to match. She melts me.
Name: Rigs
at ecaep for eht emit
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 21:31:17
Comments:I was relaxing tonight, listening to Tracks of Whack and Nite Fly. Tsuj felt compelled ot share eht feeling of relaxing, gniknird wine and listening to inspiring well written thoughts transposed to music. The Royal macS is the next choice, so I must pour another glass of merlot and continue on my blissful journey fo pure relaxtion. Nite or Day Smile love Rigs
Name: Jack Lemmon
withatwist
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 20:41:09
Comments:Happy Birthday, Walter Mathau! Sixteen candles make a lovely light....
Name: Geena
in semi-mojo....oh NO!!
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 20:15:48
Comments:Mock Turtle: what was in that stogie?
Q; ok, I give up! what are blue ticks? Deacon sounds like a nice name.
Countzir0: Thanks for the toke, i passed it on to Stranger who stared at it in a most unusual way. I don't go for the big bongs either. I agree, too juvenile, a nicely rolled little spliff would do for me. The state I live in outlawed the sale of clips, bongs, pipes, as well as the aromatic contents of aforementioned paraphernalia many years ago, but they excluded the zigzags...go figure.
Back to bed..zzzzzzzzzzz
Name: Mock Turtle
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 16:49:48
Comments:Ruby: It was a photograph of many stacks of CD's. (OK, so I'm not the most creative person in the world.) I think it was the before-bedtime stogie that did it.
Rose: Me too.
Note on computers: Walt is a smart, savvy guy; he uses a Powerbook and I bet he even has an iMac.
Name: TheStranger
with instructions
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 15:50:01
Comments:Q--the name for your blue tick beagle's a no-brainer -- DEACON.
Name: NewKid
eee@earthlink.com
Location: LA, CA USA
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 15:42:04
Comments:can anyone tell me where the Walter inerview is within the Steely home page ? thanks
Name: Q
FLAROOM
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 15:29:13
Comments:
Have a spontaneous poll -I just got a 10 week old male Blue Tick Beagle - do I name him "Donald" or "Fagen". What's the concensus ?
Name: countzir0
All that Schmack and Network Streaming Jazz
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 14:03:45
Comments:Dr. Detroit: I'm jamming to the NL show right now, and if ANYONE in the GB has been foolish enough to disregard, think twice, three times, and then, forget about it. This band is probably not as good as Steely Damned, but IMHO, fuckenh damn close(and the WHOLE show is on RealPlayer). To answer your Q, MU, no, I stupidly don' have a schedule, but DO have weekly access to "THE MET" and "THE OBSERVER" a coupla indy-type street papers circulating the scene here in Dallas. I check the sources in a frequent fashion(as I boycott the Dallas Morning News for personal reasons). Any perf. will be well documented in "THE MET" for sure, and I'll either keep you updated, or mail you a copy weekly if you like, to keep the information flow as high as possible. You're right, his voice DOES sound somewhat like Fagen, esp. compared to the Damned. "Comparisons are odious," in the words of Cervantes, though. May I ask, barring all paranoia, WHERE in the Lone Star State do you reside(I'm sure no one else will have ever heard of it)? Anyway, listenin to Deacon Blues currently, and the sax is not TOO out of sync. Enjoying my listen, hope others will too. DIG that melodica in "Home at Last."
Later
Zir0...
Name: TheStranger
reelin in years
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:55:02
Comments:st. al,
what's this bullshit about archiving taking time? get with it, man. we're paying good $$ for this.just fooling, happy birthday!
Name: DrMu
what's for dinner?
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:38:22
Comments:Countzir0: I thought that the horns and keyboards sounded pretty good - some real nice chops on the piano, but I've only listened to part of the show. The guitarist is no Hank Easton but has got a few licks. The lead singer of Naked Lunch sounds a bit more like Fagen than the Damned, but I'm not sure that imitation is the best strategy when tackling such a unique voice - it's really hard to get Donald's phrasing down. Hey, do you know what their schdule is? I'm wondering if NL is playing anywhere nearby (I don't have to tell you, this is a BIG state).
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:10:01
Comments:StAL?
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:08:54
Comments:oh, and happy birthday... eh, happy birthday..? Wait.
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:06:09
Comments:Well, our day is done and we're heading home. Pompe is very tired and he wants to take a dump and then go to bed.
And for those who wonders, Pompe's scar (you remember that Dobermann?) looks pretty good.
Oleander Nerium; do you remember that Dobermann who made that scat across Pompe's back? It's looking pretty good now. I'll send you a photo of it. Should it be a close up, or a picture over the whole of the back so you can see the proportions? Please let me know. I'll bring my Polaroid tomorrow and then I will scan in the picture and then I send it as a JPG via email. Okay? I think 600 dpi will do, so you can see the details. It''ll take a while to load down but what aren't we doing for our beloved animals? Personally I don't think there's any cow on the ice but I'm always trying to get a second opinion (when it comes to me and my sternum I use to go for 5-6 opinions before I'm calm and happy).
Speaking about dogs, I think I'll send you a picture of my cat too. He's so strange. He's 18 years old but, well... I guess you have to see him to understand. He's only skin and bones. He's eating and eating and eating and it all comes out and he is missing his sandbox, and sometimes he throws up too, always on the largest carpet.
Well, let's talk tomorrow...
Name: Geena
while the beast is at bay
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 11:35:29
Comments:Happy Birthday StAl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: countzir0
how could i forget??
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 11:33:07
Comments:Happy Birthday, Luckless Pedestrian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean Fonz.
PS. I know what you mean by class, I've been in class for three weeks, eight hours a day, and am about to start yanking my hair out Three Stooges-style.
Name: countzir0
@ the Lido
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 11:28:46
Comments:
Oleander: Well, maybe NERDY is a better word. Don't get me wrong, I love the hell out of this band. But I've always thought they were like the "Revenge of the Nerds" of Rock-N-Roll. Fagen sorta looks like the lead guy in "Nerds," I think Stewart was his name. And Becker is a shoe-in for Booger. Now I think I'd be smart to zip the asbestos thermasuit up tight and lower my visor for Schwinn's sake.Geena: My pipe is imported from Holland(Amsterdam). I don't go in for all the big bongs with skulls and clownfaces and all that junk--too juvenile. Plus, I'm not in the market to get THAT bombed. This little mahogany pipe with cork-lined bowl and charcoal filter works wonders for me. Here ya go, take a good long hit. Make sure you pass it around, OK?
Rose: Under 21? You're barely legal.....
Eviva: So what's YOUR job description, then?
Dr Mu: Macs suck, and in the words of Jimmy Buffett, "That's my story and I'm stickin' to it." But on a friendlier note, what WAS your opinion about the Naked Lunch show?
EVERYbody: I believe I've discovered the origins of lyrics for several Steely Dan songs. Lately, I re-read "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe. For those who haven't had a chance to read it yet, the book is primarily a story about Ken Kesey(author of "One Flew Over A Cuckoo's Nest" and many other books) and the Merry Pranksters. The Merry Pranksters were a group of "Day-Glo freaks" who dropped acid with personalities such as Neal Cassady(best friend of Jack Kerouac and main character in "On the Road") and Augustus Owsley(acid dealer/maker extraordinaire, and also the subject of Kid Charlemagne). Wolfe uses words such as Day-Glo and superhighway like they're common everyday words. Also, second-in-command of the Merry Pranksters is a guy named Babbs. And in one part of the book, the Pranksters post a sign that says "We're Clean, Willie," in defiance of the San Francisco police who're planning a raid on their hippie commune. Reading this book, I was almost FULLY convinced that SD was influenced by it(copyright 1968) and it's also an extremely interesting read. I recommend it to ANY DanFan. A very insightful read, and influence on Kid Charlemagne, Home At Last, and Haitian Divorce, possibly. Three of my favorites....
Question for Fagen and/or Becker: "What is the most wonderful place to which you've travelled?" and "Influences?"
Name: StAlphonzo
stalfnzo@seanet.com
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 08:41:33
Comments:Thanks all for the b-day wishes. It's a bit of a drag to be stuck in this classroom all day and not be able to celebrate.
Also, please bare with me regarding the size of the guestbook . It may be a while before I can archive the beast.
StAl
Name: DrMu
that fearsome excavation
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 06:35:28
Comments:St Al: Happy Birthday, Oh goateed one-der
Name: Bill
white.house
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 05:55:33
Comments:Roy: Did you say you had an intern available? I need one for a while. I'll supply the knee pads
Name: Roy.Scam
may.you.be.in.heaven.10.minutes.before.ken.starr.knows.you're.dead
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 05:50:01
Comments:St.Al: Happy Birthday oh venerable Boat-dwelling Bodhisattva. That was a funny and familiar story about the super market. Sometimes my entire dietary scheme is determined by where the shopping cart ends up as I jockey to hear the music better. Lately I've been eating a lot of baker's chocolate with windshield defogger.-- You may recall that this is not the first time that the feminine hygeine aisle has been discussed on this Guestbook; remember all that fresh banter about douchebags about a year or so ago? Makes you swell with pride, I bet, to know that you were the big bang that set all this in motion.
Gap: I'm glad you were spared the humiliation of errant lyrics by our alert crew. I wasn't so lucky back in the 70's when I was run off the stage at Karaoke showdown for singing John Sebastian's "Welcome Back" with the phrase "We tease him a lot cause he got in Momma's pot."
Hillary: Thanks for reminding me of the 'happy home' line. I also neglected to mention Linda Trip's serpent-like use of the phrase "Babble on, Sister."
Rose: Jeez! I have a a) bunion b) rash c) hickey d) lawsuit e) intern older than you.
RS
Name: Sunny
in paradise@SDGB~w/C@work
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 01:43:51
Comments:
Happy anniversary to the most excellant webmaster of the day he was expelled unto the Earth with nothing but the bare essentials!! (You've come a long way baby...) For he is truly the god O' the guestbook; Don and Walt simply the inspiration for his creation! The impetus to HIS genius!!! (O.K., so I get a little carried away sometimes.)HAPPY BIRTHDAY St. Al!!
Name: Clas
@ work
Date: Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 00:50:28
Comments:Rose -- Jeez, I have a SON older than you.
Nerium Ole -- jeez, we are old uh?
Jeez -- I have to go home and take a nap.
Apropos "nap". The word "napp" is the Swedish word for those things small things children have in their mouths when they're going to take a nap. Isn't life exciting?
Nap - Napp.
Cool.
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