Level 42 Digest for Friday, January 13, 2006

Friday, January 13, 2006

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Topics for Friday, January 13, 2006

    1.  whoami - Julian Arnold
    2.  S A M P L E S L I S T - mikethepom
    3.  who am I - Jeff Mahoney
    4.  Introducing myself - giandof @ libero.it
    5.  Where you be... - Daniel James
    6.  RE: Digestives - Matthew L Areford
    7.  Necrotelicomnicon - alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca
    8.  humo[u]ring Mike :) - Eric J. Hansen
    9.  A Digestive Writes - Woodhouse, Mark

1. whoami
From:	Julian Arnold <jarnold @ eircom.net>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:52:52 +0000	[top]
mikethepom, Excellent idea... here goes... I'm Julian Arnold. I'm 38 and I live in Dublin, Ireland. I got into Level 42 around the release of World Machine, once I listened to WM and then A Physical Presence I was hooked. My wife thinks I'm a nut! Play bass too, although I look more like I'm wrestling with it! Julian ----------------------------------------------------------------- Find the home of your dreams with eircom net property Sign up for email alerts now http://www.eircom.net/propertyalerts

2. S A M P L E S L I S T
From:	mikethepom <mikethepom @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:56:43 -0800 (PST)	[top]
Thanks for the list, Win. It's relaxed me bigly. Now all I need is someone to stick them onto a disk for me ... The only one I have is Strike's 'I Have Peace' - I had to get that via the lovely Mandy Farmer in the UK. "I said are you okay?! That's good news." Mike (Sydney City Milkman) P.S. Sorry about my last post, a naive attempt to see how many Digest viewers there really are! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

3. who am I
From:	Jeff Mahoney <digadogg @ bigpond.net.au>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:37:44 +1100	[top]
the POM WROTE >>>Here's an idea. Everyone - Jeff Mahoney age 50.......... Aussie.............live in Sydney Australia got into L42 during the World Machine Album Don't know how because Sydney shit radio never played them ....... even though I Have collected music since the age of 8 I still regard Phil Gould as my Favourite drummer and I think thats what turned me on to L42 in the 1st Place........then all the rest was heaven. Have to admit I don't play L42 much these days but when I do I love it. My 26 year old Daughter Lauren is a big Fan Fav Albums for me at the moment .......... the Dining Rooms Experiments In Ambient Soul Jay J CONNECTED Micatone Nomad Songs >>>>>>Alcoholics Anonymous Yes alcoholic but that has to do with working in the print industry other inteststs Bonsai cycling.... (any other Sydney Digesters do the new M7) Hi Pom and RJ An Impeccable Groove cheers from Sydney Jeff

4. Introducing myself
From:	giandof @ libero.it <giandof @ libero.it>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:46:03 +0100	[top]
> That's all - name, age, location, how you got into the > band and an extra comment if you have one. It's easy, > a bit like Alcoholics Anonymous or Weight Watchers. > Come on, just write it and hit Send ... Ok! Here is Giandomenico Fraschini (Giando), living in Varese, near Milan, Italy. I'm 31 and I'm a creative and copywriter for advertising. I got into Level 42 back in 1985 hearing "Something about you", and then i discovered all the old songs and i went crazy for them. Never saw them live. This year i've had the opportuinity to see Mike Lindup performing live in Rome and Milan and met him as i met Phil Gould, too, and they were both kind and marvellous with me. I just missed Mark and Boon! But who knows? Level 42 will be my favourite band forever. I play also piano and keys and L42 inspired me a lot. Ciao, Giando :-)

5. Where you be...
From:	Daniel James <djames @ speakeasy.net>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:15:40 -0800	[top]
Here's an idea. Everyone - that means everyone, especially traditional non-posters - write their personal version of this: I'm Mike Bartlett. I'm 43 and live in Sydney, Australia. I got into Level 42 when I lived in Gurnard, IoW in 1980-82. I have an 18 year old son who's also a big fan. Okay then, Daniel James, I'm 36 and live in Seattle. I got into Level 42 when I was 16 (after hearing Leaving Me Now) and living in Sacramento. I have a 16 month old son, who will undoubtedly become a big fan :) Please everyone, feel free to add yourself onto this cool little Frappr page so we can see graphically where everyone is. You can also add pictures of yourself, and a profile: http://www.frappr.com/level42fans

6. RE: Digestives
From:	Matthew L Areford <matthew_areford @ msn.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:01:46 -0500	[top]
Per request: I'm Matt Areford. I'm 38 and live in Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America I got into Level 42 when I lived in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, USA, in 1986 or so. I first heard "Something About You," but was more impressed with the US follow up, "Leaving Me Now." However, "Running in the Family" was the first CD I could find. Played it to death, then slowly sought out the rest of the back and forward catalog as the years passed. Every CD has been like a finding a new treasure for me. All my friends and family know I love the band, but I have never "converted" anyone to the cause. I was even a member of the fan club (only time I ever joined one).

7. Necrotelicomnicon
From:	alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca <alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:59:11 -0500	[top]
>> From: Colin Gupta <thegoop @ sympatico.ca> Alex: Maybe they can tell you are in Canada and they want to play you Loverboy. ...Do you have any FM records? Cameron Hawkins, Ben Mink, Martin Deller, Nash the Slash....you gotta be into Martin Deller. << Ah, Colin, you bring back the memories. Once, at a fairly high-profile gig I was playing, Mike Reno (lead singer) of Loverboy came up to me as I was playing, in the middle of a song(!!) and asked if he could play my drums. He's obnoxious and egotistical, and his band would make AG choose Lighthouse Family for preference. Guess what my answer was. Indeed, I was quite an FM fan. They played my high school back in the day. I was instantly hooked by "Phasers on Stun" on their first album. Martin Deller was a minor influence on my playing, too. He was doing some stuff that is way easy for me now, but as a teenager it was intriguingly difficult. I liked Nash the Slash for style, but Ben Mink is a freakin' monster musician! He's the man behind the fabulous K.D.Lang song "Constant Craving," for those who've never heard of him (i.e., everybody here minus two). I saw the show when FM opened for Rush at the now-flattened Varsity Stadium. At the time, it was my ideal pairing of bands. (Shortly thereafter I stumbled upon "Out of Sight, Out of Mind," and my musical life changed forever.) ...Alex...

8. humo[u]ring Mike :)
From:	Eric J. Hansen <ehansen @ worldmachine.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:12:01 -0500	[top]
Mike wrote: That's all - name, age, location, how you got into the band and an extra comment if you have one. It's easy, a bit like Alcoholics Anonymous or Weight Watchers. Come on, just write it and hit Send ... Fun idea :) I seem to remember doing this about 12 years ago, but at least the 'age' part has changed so here goes the update: age is now officially "late 30's". I got into Level 42 with U.S. release of World Machine (mid 80's)... at the time, I was awestruck both the Something About You, as well as the very cool accompanying music video. My extra comment is of historical interest to show what a loyal fan I am. :) During my first job out of college, I got involved with some work on the Internet. The WWW wasn't around then, but I spent hours chatting with folks over USENET, looking for anyone/everyone that had ever heard of Level 42. Ultimately I held an administrative role with a Unix server, andin 1993 set up the Level 42 Digest as a forum to chat about the band. The rest is history, and overall its been a pretty interesting 12.5 years. I'm not sure if there's anyone still here from those early early days, but there seems to be at least a few folks from the mid-90's. cheers Eric

9. A Digestive Writes
From:	Woodhouse, Mark <Mark.Woodhouse @ pfizer.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:45:29 -0000	[top]
I'm Mark Woodhouse. I'll be 40 in March & I live in South Shields which is in the North East of England. I got into Level 42 in the summer of 1985 after hearing Mark King enthusing about the Physical Presence album on Radio 1 one Saturday afternoon. My 8 year old son is also a fan of Level 42 (And Jethro Tull & Saxon & Seal) due to the concentrated "In Car Indoctrination" programme I run! --------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. Pfizer Limited is registered in England under No. 526209 with its registered office at Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ

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