Level 42 Digest for Friday, September 21, 2007

Friday, September 21, 2007

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Topics for Friday, September 21, 2007

    1.  Random - Lolitaj @ aol.com
    2.  Re: Mark....disappointing Mr Prudence - Mike Prudence
    3.  The Thief of Always - alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca
    4.  mary - willem en kirsti
    5.  Stuff and other things - Brian Flint
    6.  Ship, Zero 7 and Just Jack - mikethepom
    7.  The Big Honkin' Fine for McLaren - Doug White

1. Random
From:	Lolitaj @ aol.com <Lolitaj @ aol.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:57:15 EDT	[top]
Zero 7 Simple Things Remix has the honor of being the first set of tunes I purchased on iTunes, and to this day the Bugz in the Attic remix of Distractions is on my top 25 list - the song is slammin'! If you are a Zero 7 fan you need to get this version to hear what is done with the tracks. Take 6/Manhattan Transfer are the Godiva chocolates of a capella music. Doug if you like those two groups you need to go back and get music from the original gangstas of the genre - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. The Transfer basically were the latter day version of that group - except LHR was better. If you are not familiar with who they are, e-mail me offline. I will also tell you the story of how I got to sing with Manhattan Transfer back in 1988 - still one of the highlights of my life... Finally, Carl Mueller has graced NYC with his presence for a week, and we hung out last night. What a thrill - having him on my home turf! We were chatting about the fact that next year is THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ILF 98! Time for some of us to have a bit of a reunion, no? Discuss amongst yourselves... Lolita See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.

2. Re: Mark....disappointing Mr Prudence
From:	Mike Prudence <mjp @ filmsat59.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:09:55 +0100	[top]
Hi gang, Hey - he's talking about me! > 4. Mark....disappointing Mr Prudence? > From: Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu > > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:18:48 -0700 > [top <#top>] > > Now on to Mike Prudence and his wonderment over what could be wrong > with Mark King and his seeming ignorance of his musical roots. In > other words why is he not the funkateer doing more things like 42 or > 43 or redo his Essential album. Having not read any of the answers to > Mike all I can really say to that is something I asked myself after > listening to Retroglide. Well, after I asked myself why there was so > much Mark in the album and not much of anybody else. Well, still an unanswered question in my head, I'm afraid. I've not listened to Retroglide, I have to say, and probably won't until I spot it in a bargain bin somewhere. Not to say there aren't some tunes on there I wouldn't enjoy, but I'm just avoiding the disappointment, I guess. So in my own way, I have moved on. It's just a shame, really.... I felt the early '42 had a unique sound and a long - but probably not so prosperous - future ahead of them. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in a small venue in the early eighties, and it was just amazing. Score +1 for youthful enthusiasm, but their path could so easily have been from high-energy youthful funkateers to older, more thoughtful songwriting but with the same rhythmic sophistication which really marked their sound for me and made them unique. It's a shame. Now, if only the Y-Chromo-Boyz would make it big (or do some gigs in the South West)... -- Cheers, Mike mjp @ filmsat59.com http://www.filmsat59.com Films at 59 Ltd, 59 Cotham Hill, Bristol. BS6 6JR ENGLAND +44 117 906 4300

3. The Thief of Always
From:	alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca <alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:04:13 -0400	[top]
>> From: Brian Flint <wolfbard @ hotmail.com> I just finished reading the Oct 1969 installment of the digest. Seems AG and Freisen got involved in fisticuffs over who got to use the Tonka dump truck in the sand box. Looks like AG won though. << I let him win. Didn't seem right to beat up a one-year-old. And besides, I knew the sand box was full of buried cat treats. I told him they were yummy chocolate pirate treasures. ...Alex...

4. mary
From:	willem en kirsti <willem.kirsti @ quicknet.nl>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:44:46 +0200	[top]
we are going to mary today! greetz willem and kirsti

5. Stuff and other things
From:	Brian Flint <wolfbard @ hotmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:43:59 +0000	[top]
.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } I listened to Ship all the way through again and will admit that the end is good. Can you find the hidden words? Take a break and play Seekadoo! Play now!

6. Ship, Zero 7 and Just Jack
From:	mikethepom <mikethepom @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:18:02 -0700 (PDT)	[top]
'allo... ...Ship is by far my fave track on Retroglide - the only one I liked instantly. In fact sitting here at work I can't think of any of the other tracks - time for another listen methinks. I also love 'Resupply' and 'Sleepwalkers', both of which have also been hit with the melancholy stick. I think Mark does sad songs well (?) Doug, I love Zero 7's Simple Things, especially the obvious Destiny, Distractions and In The Waiting Line - I love Sia's just-got-out-of-bed voice..."I lie awake, I've gone to ground, I'm watching porn in my hotel dressing gown..." I have the one with bonus CD of remixes. I also have a gorgeous acoustic version of Destiny, from some compilation. I recently discovered a band called Just Jack - I'd say they're poms (limeys) judging by the accent and lyics. Anyone heard their album Overtones? Good gear. Also a huge fan of Turin Brakes and to a lesser extent I Am Kloot and Elbow - anyone else? I migrated to Australia from England 20 years ago today! Cheers ~ Mike (Sydney City Milkman) Go Manly!! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

7. The Big Honkin' Fine for McLaren
From:	Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu>
Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:28:48 -0700	[top]
Hey Jennifer, I've been noticing in the sports page some mentions of a big fine, $100 million(!?) I think...kinda staggering, for McLaren due to some sort of spying implication. I have been wondering about what it was that they did, but have not taken the time yet to actually find out. I was into F1 to a small degree a few years ago when I had actual TV reception and had cable and could look at ESPN's coverage of F1 such as it was. I haven't really paid too much attention in the last few years and with Michael Schumacher gone I don't have a clue as to who anybody really is. So, Jennifer, what's the whole story regarding this spying thing, I have to assume that whatever they did was more Belichekian than the Patriot's espionage was. I almost assume they had moles in other people's factories to get info on the new cars the other teams were wanting to build. Am I close? It ain't stupid if you don't get caught, but it is really O.J. Simpsonian to get caught doing bad things. I think I will stop now....don't need people throwing bobbins at me. Foom

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