From: owner-hats-digest@lists.xmission.com (hats-digest) To: hats-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hats-digest V2 #25 Reply-To: hats-digest Sender: owner-hats-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hats-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes hats-digest Wednesday, January 21 1998 Volume 02 : Number 025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 10:28:08 PST From: "Nick B" Subject: (hats) Hello Hi Everyone, I'm a new member of hats! My name is Nick, I'm 18 and I live in Connecticut. I have been a hats fan since "Rythem of Youth" came out. My older sister is also a fan, so she was always playing Hats records which I still like today. My favorite songs are "Living In China" and "The Safety Dance" (especially the extended version), but I do like just about everything they've done. Well thats about it for now. My thanks to my other friend Nick (Nikolai81@aol.com) for telling me about the list. I look foward to talkin' about hats with all of you. A Youth Who Has Rythem, Nick B. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:17:53 +0000 From: Claude Grégoire Subject: (hats) the old one remembers Happy birthday to Chris J. Pressley from all his fellow hatters! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:28:23 +0000 From: "Dr. Laura M.B. Kramer" Subject: (hats) Hello, and time for Intros? Hi Hatters! And especially to our new members like Nick B! We've had a lot of new Hatters appearing recently, so maybe it's time once again for the great Hats "outing"??? Seems like we do this every 6 months or so, and since it's a new year, I don't mind reacquainting myself with everyone . . . I'll even start! ;-) I'm Laura from North Carolina (US). I'm 28 for another couple of months, married to a non-Hatter (but Jim likes Jethro Tull, so he can't be all bad, eh?), and we have 2 dogs (a Chinook and a Labrador) and 5 cats (those of you who have been keeping score might note that this is represents a new cat since the last outing). I work for state government developing educational achievement tests for the department of education, and my educational background is in psychological testing and measurement. I like to read (especially mysteries), collect stamps, train my Lab (2/3U-CD Cocoa CD NA CGC), volunteer at the Animal Shelter, and do statistics (one sick puppy!). Hats-wise, I have been a *major* fan since 1983 (Safety Dance, of course - Martha Quinn's New Music Hour Sunday nights on MTV). I saw them in concert in 1983 for the ROY tour, and I saw Ivan again last summer in Montreal promoting The Spell at the Rock sans Frontieres concert. I have like zillions of MWH albums (including some on *vinyl* - that sure dates me, doesn't it!), and last summer Ivan graciously autographed 9 of my MWH/Ivan CDs, including the FPDs, and he autographed my new Hats T-shirt. I can't wait for the private concert to meet more of my fellow Hatters, since I've had such a fun time hanging out with all the ones I've met so far. :-) Note to new and old alike . . . I was about to make another order of T-shirts based on my original ROY concert T, but have had a series of small disasters which have eaten up my time, so if you still want a T-shirt, send me email here or at jlkramer@interpath.com Sorry for the delay, for those of you that have been waiting since August. :-( I'm a terrible person. Who else is out there? Don't be shy! :-) Laura :-) # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:27:00 EST From: HarpiChick Subject: Re: (hats) Hello In a message dated 98-01-20 13:30:18 EST, nickmeister@hotmail.com writes: > > Hi Everyone, > I'm a new member of hats! My name is Nick, I'm 18 and I live > in Connecticut. I have been a hats fan since "Rythem of Youth" came out. > My older sister is also a fan, so she was always playing Hats records > which I still like today. My favorite songs are "Living In China" and > "The Safety Dance" (especially the extended version), but I do like just > about everything they've done. Well thats about it for now. My thanks > to my other friend Nick (Nikolai81@aol.com) for telling me about the > list. I look foward to talkin' about hats with all of you. > A Youth Who Has Rythem, > Nick B. > > welcome to the list, nick! ttyl, Charlotte # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 11:43:16 -0800 (PST) From: "T. Spane" Subject: (hats) Intros and stuff I'm 23 yrs. old and have been a Hat fanatic for quite a while. I only found this list about 6 months ago or so and haven't yet posted until now. I'm a student at the University of Washington and that is my story. So, so long for now and I would like to thank Tom again for the great boots. Thanks Tyge # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:57:31 -0500 From: Daniele Rossi Subject: (hats) hi from Toronto Hiya! I'm Daniele, I'm 24 and I live in Toronto (I'm male, by the way. I have an Italian name). I've liked MWH since Rhythm of Youth. In fact, that is my favourite album from them and one of my favourite albums of all time. I am looking for work in webpage design so wish me luck! I am also a cartoonist (um, unaccomplished) an dI like listening to shortwave radio, abba, techno, and I lifting weights. Of ocurs,e I love the Internet and love Internet telephony. I have a huge fascination with Europe. - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Online Comic Book http://www.interlog.com/~daniele Spandau Ballet Unofficial Homepage http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/7994 883 Fan Page...dal Canada? http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3603 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 12:01:43 -0700 From: "Mr. Oglio" Subject: Re: (hats) Intros and stuff Hey Hatters I'm Carl Caprioglio, President of Oglio Records. Oglio put together a "Best Of" collection (called Collection) and released it in the US in 1996. Oglio subsequently released the full length albums ROY & FolkIII as a 2 for 1 CD and sold it outside the USA via mail order only. A new "Best Of" based on the same tracks has recently been released in Europe. I've been on the list since just before we put out Collection. I enjoy the feedback and suggestions from the list. Perhaps we'll meet at one of the Ivan concerts. Carl # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 15:01:42 +0000 From: Claude Grégoire Subject: Re: (hats) Intros and stuff Hi, My name is Claude, if you want to know more about me and about 52 other MWH fans from around the world, just go to http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3136/whoswho_mwh.html You'll even read more about Dr. Laura... I remind all of you that it is very easy and fast to get onto this list, and easy to modify your actual entry (like if you have a new cat or other important information ;o). It is easy to consult. Some people even have a picture (ID card). They are sorted by country. This can become handy if you are looking for a CD available only in Canada, or the States or Europe or even Japan (sorry for that one Will). This way, you rapidly find who can help you. A lot of peoples on that list offer more specific services. So use it!!!! Take care The old one # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 15:17:15 -0500 (EST) From: Nathan Shireman Subject: (hats) New Hats Member Hello to everyone, Nathan Shireman, born Sep. 19th, 1975. I just joined the hats mailing list thanks to some aid from MWH fans. I have been a fan of MWH for many years, since I first stumbled upon the thing called music. Being a poet/musician, I have always been inspired by the great works of IVAN and company. And of course, there's nothing quite like 80's music. I am on a personal mission to locate and retrieve rare MWH remixes, "Freeways", and MWH videos. If anyone out there can help, I would be the happiest Hats fan around! Have a great day! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 15:40:55 EST From: HarpiChick Subject: Re: (hats) Hello, and time for Intros? okie...me next!:) My name is Charlotte ....i am originally from san fran bay area, but live in southern ca. now, where i work as a character layout animator on 'The Simpsons' (just finished my third season on the series, and gearing up for my fourth!) ...other likes include life drawing and other forms of sketching, as well as other forms of animation ( i eventually would like to find something up in canada!), music, movies, traveling...blah,blah,blah! as far as my MWH status goes...i became AWARE of them in 83 (safety dance)..due to it's constant airplay i became sick of them pretty darn fast! (i got the message was the only thing that somewhat kept my interest!) it wasn't until i heard 'pop' in 87 that my faith was restored and i have remained pretty true to the sound ever since:) i also am looking forward to seeing all you mad hatters up in montreal this summer (provided that the date is still no earlier than late june!) methinx we'll all be in for one crazy w/e, as aren't we supposed to have a convention as well? ah well, enough outta my yap for now! again, welcome nick:) ttyl, Charlotte # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 14:53:24 PST From: "Nick B" Subject: (hats) Hello Again Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for the warm welcome!! I've enjoyed meeting and hearing other fan's stories! Thanks Again, Nick B. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 03:02:27 -0500 (EST) From: LORD HASENPFEFFER Subject: (hats) A Name for the Cover CD... I think what Laura chose to put on our T-Shirts last year is also something that would be good for a title... "The Great Ones Remember" Myke # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 19:19:36 EST From: HarpiChick Subject: Re: (hats) A Name for the Cover CD... In a message dated 98-01-20 18:58:13 EST, MYKEC@delphi.com writes: > I think what Laura chose to put on our T-Shirts last year is also > something that would be good for a title... > > "The Great Ones Remember" > > Myke > > i believe i already beat you to the punch *somewhat* when i suggested: "The Great Ones, Remembered" ttyl, Charlotte # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 17:18:17 -0800 From: "Kajjia Goria" Subject: Re: (hats) Hello, and time for Intros? I'll take a crack at an outing. My name is Aaron Gitlin and I am from Las Vegas, NV. I have been a Hats fan since diapers in 1984 when my brother got his "Rhythm of Youth" cassette. Now I continue with about 7 CDs of theirs. I am about 15, so MWH is only a few years older than I. I hope to see ya all at the upcoming concert. Until then, catch ya latez Aaron Gitlin http://kajjia.home.ml.org http://menwohats.home.ml.org Security, everyone feels better with... # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 21:00:51 EST From: TXhoedown Subject: (hats) Intro's continued Hello hatless ones, My name is Chris and I have been on the list for awhile now, peridocially posting unintelligent musings. I am a career college student at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, home of Hootie! hehehe and originally from New Port Richey, Florida), but may actually graduate in December (then what the hell am I going to do?) I dig basketball, golf, the Simpsons, and the mountains, which is where I hope to move after my college gig is up. Other than MWH, my favorite bands include Idaho, Sister Machine Gun, New Order, KMFDM, and the Cult as well as a couple of semi-locals, Atheneaum and Jump Little Children (my shameless plug for them). I got hooked On MWH with the Safety Dance and have been an vocal supporter of their work ever since. My most prized MWH possession is the 12 inch revolutionary cover Living in China, as well as all the fan produced CD's, and of course the bitchin t-shirt. I'll be in Canada this summer, walking around in circles with the rest of you (lets see, Corona in Mexico, so I guess Molson in Canada). My other claim to fame is that in the credits of 21st Century and Sideways, they thank someone named Christopher Reed, which is my first and middle names (Ivans just thanking me for all my support over the years, however I cannot explain the exclusion of my last name). Welcome all new members, here's to you........ TXhoedown@aol.com Homer: "I don't want you to see me sitting around on my worthless butt" Bart: "We've already seen it dad" # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 22:08:36 EST From: CDcollectr Subject: (hats) welcome welcome to all the new list members!! my name is Ray, and i have been on this list for just under a year. i am from rhode island, 32 yrs. old, married for 4 yrs, have a 15 mos. old son and a cat. i have been a fan since '83 and "rhythm of youth". i have seen them live only once, in november of '83. my passion in life is music!! i have just over 1700 cd's, along w/ some vinyl and tapes. some of my favorite bands are: toy dolls, damned, gong, fischer-z, pogues, doa, tubes. thanks to the great people on this list, i have aquired a bunch of cool mwh stuff! enjoy!! ray # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 22:55:42 -0500 From: "Avi" Subject: (hats) Intro Hello All !!! My name is Avi Rosenthal. i am a computer consultant in Boca Raton Florida and I just turned 30 (ugh.) I have been a MWH fan scince the very begining. i was hooked on Safety Dance, bought the cassette and fell in love with the rest of the music. i joined the list about a year and a half ago, to find out where i could find ROY on CD. thanks to carl and oglio, i am a very proud owner of that CD. i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter (alexandra), and whenever she rides in my car she begs for "daddy's song" which is Open your Eyes. she is almost singing the whole song, if you can believe it. it's a good thing that my wife (robin) and i love the song, becaue we must have listened to it about 1000 times. i look forward to seeing all of you in Montreal this June for the concert. Welcome to all of the new members... Avi # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:27:59 -0800 (PST) From: jmascian@UCSD.Edu (jon masciana) Subject: (hats) hats stuff New to the mailing list--hi! I'm a big MWH fan and love em to death...I'm one of those out there who really enjoyed the Spell cd, but it did hav moments of cheesiness. Does anyone know if "Open Your Eyes" has been released as a single? I saw a cover on the Tox Records site, but does anyone own a copy? Any remixes? Just curious... Also, does anyone out there have a copy of the I Like 12"--looking around for that one too--is there a remix on it? Ivan rules! What's this about a show this summer? Take care, Jon # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 98 13:41:00 +0000 From: "Wooldridge, Simon" Subject: RE: (hats) Hello, and time for Intros? Intro time I guess. I`m Si and I work as a telecommunications engineer for Lucent in the UK, busy engineering switches for the UK telecomms network. Currently I`m in the middle of a massive project to replace the current Directory Assistance network, and am expecting even more work to come in within the next year - I`m amazed I even have time to write this :-)) (especially as I`m also studying for a degree). I am married with 4 little `uns who take up a large amount of my time but I wouldn`t have it any other way (and they all like the Hats too - except my wife who has this strange fixation on `swing`). I was first turned onto the Hats by Safety Dance (is there anyone here who wasn't?) and bought the first 2 albums on vinyl way back when I was still at school (I`m nearly 30 now!!), but then thought MWH had vanished from the musical landscape until I discovered this list shortly after starting work in my present job and getting my first taste of the web. Since being here I have managed to get everything I want by the Hats (this excludes Sideways currently) on CD which I would never have been able to do without this list. Kisses to Laura and thanks to Ralph for starting and completing my collection, and thanks also to everyone involved in the bootlegs (am I allowed to call them that?). It's also nice to find a fellow fan who owns his own label, and who really got the ball rolling as far as official re-issues go - cheers Carl. I know I`m not going to be able to see the Ivan concert in the flesh but I`m depending on your guys to put together a good multimedia package so I can see what I missed. Note to Laura: If you`re a terrible person, I must be far worse - I still haven`t gotten round to converting Bodyguards for you. I will do this soon..... ttfn, Si Wooldridge Senior Systems Equipment Engineer Lucent Technologies swooldri@lucent.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 10:22:38 EST From: PTKOLB Subject: Re: (hats) Hello, and time for Intros? Time for an intro: My name is PD (initials that you run togethor) and I've largely been a lurker on the list since I discovered it about three months ago. I live in South Dakota (USA) and am enjoying my last month of being 30! The hats have been favorites of mine since, you guessed it, '83. I was lucky enough to see them live (once) and thanks to the list, have discovered that there was music after PGTW. My collection is somewhat limited, (cds of ROY, PGTW, Spell, Collection) and I would like to expand it. I would appreciate leads on any CD material (boots, 2-4-1, et cetra) that people know of or would like to sell. Interests include working (ugh), music: playing and listening with a special fondness for The Beautiful South, The Housemartins, Paul Weller, and many 80's acts, working with my Labrador (a BIG pup who is unsure of his lot in life), dabbling with web construction, skiing (alpine and nordic), racing mountain bikes, and reading Martin Amis. Oh, and I do watch Just Shoot Me every Tuesday (because David Spade is hilarious!), and the Simpsons, King of the Hill, and X-Files every Sunday! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 11:01:05 -0500 From: Charles Farnum Subject: (hats) another bio My name is whit farnum a 16 year old who attends boarding school in asheville nc, and this is MWH story: i first heard safety dance when it was used for the music to a horse drill team i was on in '93. after several months of searching i managed to find the tape ROY and was instantly hooked. i was unable to find any other albums and was unware that they even exsisted until, by chance, i came across the collection at my local record shop adn dicovered they more songs than what was on ROY. i then began my search for these cd's but due to my location in cultural and musical vaccum the search was futile until i gained interenet access and discovered the joys of interent shopping and this list this summer. since then i have gained PGTW and the safety dance single on vinyl(thanks to my music teacher) to my collection and cd 5 is on its way other bands i listen to are the talkingheads, kraftwerk, aphex twin, the dead milkmen, TMBG, archers of loaf, rollins band, the queers, and depeche mode. i am also a person disturbing ly obsessed with the x-files and millenium and all of last season and most of this season on tape hope to meet all you at the concert if i can somehow make up to canada this summer and if not i won't unless some of you live in asheville and would like to get together whit # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 11:39:56 -0500 From: Daniele Rossi Subject: (hats) remixes >New to the mailing list--hi! Welcome to the list :) >anyone know if "Open Your Eyes" has been released as a single? I saw a >cover on the Tox Records site, but does anyone own a copy? Any remixes? >Just curious... There is a promo-only 12" of "Open Your Eyes". It has two mixes, one of them being a longer version of the other. I have only seen it on vinyl, not CD (or tape). It is good remix but like always, the original is better ;) >Also, does anyone out there have a copy of the I Like 12"--looking around >for that one too--is there a remix on it? I don't know if there is a 12" for "I Like" but I doubt there is one :( - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Online Comic Book http://www.interlog.com/~daniele Spandau Ballet Unofficial Homepage http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/7994 883 Fan Page...dal Canada? http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3603 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:04:53 EST From: Thdrew Subject: (hats) Me My Intro: Hello, My name is the Happy Drew. I grew up in the swampy regions of Florida. When I was very young I joined a travelling circus and became a clown. After my term of school was done. (We had a travelling teacher with the circus) , I went back to Florida where I went to college at a small little place in St Augustine. Now I live in New York City. I perform a little vaudeville clown act called "The Happy Drew's Swamp Show". This little period of my life won't last long because I really miss being in Florida! In anycase, my connection with Men Without Hats is that I think the the "Pop Goes The World" album is one of the greatest artistic masterpieces ever achieved by man. I don't talk much on the list but I listen to everything. - -The Happy Drew # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:11:19 -0600 (CST) From: "Woodrow W. Zenfell, III" Subject: (hats) Hello Hi, my name's Woody, 21, and I'm in the last leg of my MS work in computer science here in St. Louis, MO. I've been on the list a few years now, and make one large post every half year or so that nobody replies to. :) I think I've also bought everything that became available on the list (who wouldn't?? :) ).. stickers, t-shirts, 2-fer, boots, etc. My college a capella group, The Amateurs, recently released its first CD "Blue" which includes Ban the Game and Where Do the Boys Go?. We have also added "Forever" to our literature this season. I got involved with MwoH because I used to listen to Weird Al Yankovic, and I thought his original song "The Brady Bunch" was brilliantly catchy. Much to my surprise, I found out a year or two later that it was a parody of this song called "The Safety Dance". (Gimme a break, I'd've been like 7, with no older siblings listening to radio, when that song was out..) Amazingly, my local library branch had a copy of the Rhythm of Youth vinyl LP. I must have checked and re-checked that thing out for like a year. I got the ...In the 21st Century cassette first, thinking "21st century safety dance" would be at least somewhat related to the original. Obviously I was disappointed, but grew to like some of the other tracks on that album. Finally my mom ran across the RoY cassette at Best Buy and got it for me for 99 cents, and I eventually added more to my collection, including a few copies of Folk...III on vinyl from Best Buy for like 9 cents each or something. Now I have basically everything that's not unusually rare (besides the FPD's - thanks lots!!). As hobbies I play orchestral percussion (a hobby that pays once in a while :) ) and video games (a hobby that never seems to :/ ). I live with my cat Munchie, my girlfriend, and her cat Smokey. My latest triumph was having Rebecca announce that she actually kind of liked some of the early MwoH stuff, and she let me make a tape for her that she listens to in the car. (100 minutes - 28 tracks - FotE, RoY demos, RoY, FotE3 with a somewhat truncated Mother's Opinion (had to fit all those other songs in too!)) I also listen to Erasure and William Orbit, and went through a strong Nine Inch Nails phase (yes, before Closer) a few years back that I've since grown out of. Welcome aboard to the new folk and hi again to all the people who've been around! Woody # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 98 18:45:02 +0100 From: mike Subject: (hats) Moose Intro - da da da >Who else is out there? Don't be shy! OK - my turn I believe! My name is Mike 'Moose' Best and live in London England. I own and run a small digital recording/programming studio called Pigpen Digital, and do computer programming as well. I've just turned 32, just turned single again...(?) and love mucking about with sound (even in my spare time). Also, I sell Mac Audio systems to mostly musicians. Recently remixed and edited several of the bootleg CDs (the ones Tom is reproducing for you all) and even remixed Moonbeam into a new version - Moose's Mac Mix I believe I called it - track 9 on the BBC live CD due out soon... If ppl like it then I might do some more! (oh no I hear you cry!!!) Huge fan since Safety Dance went top 20 here in the UK, but didn't have any CDs 'till a couple of years ago when more money meant more spending - - even flew to San Fransisco for a CD expedition (not quite but it was a major reason for going!) and found several Hats CDs just lying in their racks wanting a good home. Other interests - Getting the first single out for my band Alaska Highway... we do all the work in my spare room so you can imagine that it looks kinda cool with the lights off and the gear on - flashing lights, LEDs etc - chick puller!! :) Love sandy sea shores - and especially the sound of the sea - one of nature's amazing efforts that one! I too have loads of vinyl (you aint _that_ old Bonehead!), but CDs are taking over - currently on 750+. Massive Vince Clarke freak (Depeche, Yazoo, Erasure) and and and and... Right, someone else's turn perhaps - who wants the 'mic' now? Moose Pigpen Digital, London # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 98 19:21:01 +0100 From: mike Subject: (hats) vinyl mixes Hmm me thinks - what mixes on vinyl aren't on any of the CDs? I have PGTW 12", TSD 12" & WDTBG 12" (plus 4 vinyl albums) plus TSD on 7" but I'm sure I have more somewhere... Anyone got any other 12" vinyl with mixes we could use? I could record them, clean them up (using some amazing de-click software I've got on my Mac) and make a master CD for Tom to dupe... Anyone? ideas on a postcard to the usual address! Moose Pigpen Digital PS Hey Tom - I haven't forgotten the Portion Control vinyl u wanted!! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 15:23:28 -0500 From: Daniele Rossi Subject: (hats) Wanna hear more demos? Hiya! No, I do no thave more demos by Men Without Hats or Ivan's solo works but I do have a trick to share! I am on the Abba mailing list (I think there are others on this list who are members as well) where the currant discussion is about the strange little phenomenon when you listen to music with afaulty amplifier or headphones, you hear some parts of the song. Sometimes you hear instruments you never heard before and sometimes just the music! Maybe even a different pitch! This works perfectly with Abba because their music wasn't just straight stereo. they had different levels of harmonies an dinstruments played all at once. Back on topic, I took a mono-to-stereo headphone jack and plugged it into my cd player walkman. Then I plugged my headphones into that but only halfway-- not even halfway. I left it dangling, almost falling off. Presto! All you hear is music and some isntruments, etc! I tried this with my 2-for-1 CD. Well, only two songs. "Living In China" sounds like a demo. Here's the best part. Right now I am listening to Ivan's CD and so far I'm at "Superbadgirls". "The Spell" sounded ok. All you heard was music and some of the lyrics. "Superbadgirls" sounds like a remix!!! An accapella something like the moonbeam one. You only hear the swirling sound and the beat. THAT's IT! With Ivan's Voice. You hardley even hear the backup singer. It sounds like a perfect intro to a live concert (hint hint). At times you even hear a totally different drum beat! Now, before peopel start to panic and think there are subliminal messages on his CD, this is normal. It's only a weird phenomenon. :) I changed to "Open Your Eyes" and all you hear is Ivan's voice very echoing and the techno part of the song!!!!!! YOW! Who needs a remix? ;) There is another way of doing this. I haven't tried it because I don't have it, but I'll cut and paste the isntructions that were typed up on the Abba mailing list... "If you have unpowered speakers plugged into the standard speaker jack of your sound card, nothing about the sound will change. You must have speakers that use their own power supply; they plug into the jack next to the normal speaker jack. My sound card is a Sound Blaster AWE64. Maybe it takes lots of fancy settings to make this sound happen, and a basic card won't do it; I don't know. It may depend on what sound card you have. Put [the CD] in your CD-ROM and [play a song]. The CD player software that comes with Windows 95, under View, has a menu item called Volume Control. Click on that. On the far left is the master Volume Control. It has a button at the bottom that says "advanced." Click on it. At the bottom, under "Other Controls," there is a box called "3-D Enhancement." If it is checked, turn it off. Then, if you have POWERED speakers for your soundcard, the sound you seek will show up." If you have Abba's "Take A Chance On Me" on CD, use that to try it out. the vocals almost disappear. "1972 (Slippin' Away)" is playing now and it's FANTASTIC! It sounds like it is playing at a club. You don't even hear Mitsou speaking (if that is her)!!! All you hear is a piano! Of course the originals are better but this is one little fun way to listen to you favourite CDs. I wonder if the same thing happens with the demos? - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Online Comic Book http://www.interlog.com/~daniele Spandau Ballet Unofficial Homepage http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/7994 883 Fan Page...dal Canada? http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3603 # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 18:01:52 -0500 (EST) From: LORD HASENPFEFFER Subject: (hats) OOPS! Daniele, What you are describing is called the "OOPS" (Out Of Phase Stereo) effect. For a full explanation regarding what it is and several methods for achieving it, check out: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ipm/beatles/boops.html This is something big in the Kate Bush mailing list. They actually had someone manufacturing special headphone jacks for others on the list to use to hear Kate Bush songs this way. They called it a "Dreaming Plug" or something similar. Myke # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 19:21:12 -0500 From: Charles Farnum Subject: (hats) ivan performances a friend of mine just told me that she saw ivan perform under the name without in boston coffee house about 4 or 3 years ago she remembered this after seeing the covver to cd 5 and any one substantiate this claim or is she putting me on whit # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Email majordomo@xmission.com with "info hats" in the message. # Postings must go to hats@xmission.com -- replies go to original sender. # Men Without Hats discography: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?hats ------------------------------ End of hats-digest V2 #25 *************************