Level 42 Digest for Monday, January 23, 2006

Monday, January 23, 2006

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Topics for Monday, January 23, 2006

    1.  Battle Of Britain - Andrew Goodwin
    2.  Trash - Steve Bugster
    3.  Trashed - Stephen Whyte
    4.  Admission is the first step - TPM1024 @ aol.com
    5.  Frustrated from Sydney - mikethepom

1. Battle Of Britain
From:	Andrew Goodwin <thenightfly83 @ yahoo.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:26:26 +0000 (GMT)	[top]
> 3. Britfest 2000 > From: Doug White > > So, AG and Loz, how come neither of you two never > made it to one of these things? Don't like meeting people, don't drink alcohol, don't think Level 42 were the greatest band in the world ever. Three good reasons for a start. Furthermore always imagined such events would include amonst their attendees either a) people who would expect me to be the funniest person since, well, ever, and who would be disappointed to discover that the real me is less funny (in Winston's case EVEN less funny) than the Digest character or b) people like Keith Ashley who would want to hit me. AG ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Photos – NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com

2. Trash
From:	Steve Bugster <steve.bugster @ virgin.net>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:52:43 -0000	[top]
Trash As a few of you mentioned degradation of this CD I gave mine a try and it seems fine. I do know I got mine quite late on, so I may have had a different batch of CDs to you others. Steve Randall

3. Trashed
From:	Stephen Whyte <stephen.whyte @ ascentmedia.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:21:59 -0000	[top]
Level 42 Digest for Sunday, January 22, 2006 >OK. With all this talk of CD rot and CD sticker shock, I tried my Trash CD yesterday. The player will >not sync to it. I tried a couple of players. All the same. Distorts, skips and is relatively unrecognizable. My >copy of Trash is trashed. Could be just a fluke. >Anybody else? Thanks. Trent, I'm the one guilty of bringing up the whole cd label thingy, and it's also my copy of Trash that's trashed too. It's no fluke i'm afraid. Surely there mus be others out there whose copies are degraded too. People - check your Trash. Reckon we could get a refund from Mark? After all, it's the labels that have caused the discs to degrade, and i suspect it's only a matter of time before the other discs bought from Mark (Live at The Jazz Cafe, Live at Reading etc), start to degrade too. steve ps - I am, of course, joking about the refund bit. I'm not as bitter as I sound, although it's a shame i've lost these tracks. I can only hope that the new album doesn't go the same way... Ascent Media Group Ltd, 1 Stephen Street, London W1T 1AL web: http://www.ascentmedia.co.uk The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the e-mail or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail. Ascent Media Group Ltd cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments and recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use.

4. Admission is the first step
From:	TPM1024 @ aol.com <TPM1024 @ aol.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:44:04 EST	[top]
Trent enters the Level 42 Twelve Step Program Leader: Group, we have a new friend tonight. His name is Trent. Trent: Hi everybody. I'm Trent. Group: (in somber unison) Hi Trent. Leader: Trent, would you please tell us about yourself and how you came to be here. Don't hold back. We all have something in common here. Trent: I'm 42 years old. Ironic huh? Husband of one, father of four. It all began in 1985. I was at a pawn shop purchasing some poor soul's drum set. It was an orange TAMA oversized kit with a 26 inch bass drum. I crammed it into my car, turned the key and switched on the radio to hear SAY for the first time. I was unable to drive. Motionless, I listened. The DJ announced the artists as a "new" group named Level 42. I sped immediately to the local Record Realm. I quickly found the US version of World Machine and joyfully raced home to my awaiting turntable. It was love at first listening. There I sat with my mouth agape and drool running down my chin. Never before had I heard such an exquisite fusion of Funk/pop. I learned that other releases were available as imports and within 2 weeks I had 5 LP's and a double live album as well. I have dedicated my life to figuring out what Mark mouths at the end of the SAY video. I guess that about does it. Group: (dead silence) Trent: Hey, I don't see myself as a Level 42 addict. I can quit anytime I want. I just don't want to right now.

5. Frustrated from Sydney
From:	mikethepom <mikethepom @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:55:25 -0800 (PST)	[top]
A few days ago, I wrote: "I'm hoping to make a trip to the UK around May or June. It'd be great to hook up with some UK Digestives." Judging by the e-silence, it looks like I may not be hooking up with anyone. That's a shame. I also wrote: "And where would be the best place to look at used Jaydees? The Bass Centre? Macari's? Anyone?" Again, from the lack of response, it seems no-one can offer suggestions. Bugger me, this Digest can be hard work ... Don't mind me ~ Mike (Sydney City Milkman) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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