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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #186
Hello Who fans
Does anybody know of anywhere too go in the UK to pay you,re respects
to the great Keith Moon. It is 21 years on the 7th of September that a
modern day hero tragically died, and i feel it only to right to pay
homage to life,s greatest drummer.
Yours in anticipation Geoff Mountford.
--- The Who Mailing List Digest <TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com> wrote:
>
> The Who Mailing List Digest
> Wednesday, August 4 1999 Volume 06 : Number 186
>
>
>
> In this issue:
>
> Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #185
> Re: Pete /Times/Internet
> Virtual reality bites; early Quadisms
> Pete and his futuristic thinking/writing
> Pete and his futuristic thinking/writing Part 2
> Re: Virtual reality bites; early Quadisms
> Re: Pete and his futuristic thinking/writing Part
> 2
>
>
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>
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 10:35:41 EDT
> From: JimboWHO@aol.com
> Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #185
>
> MARK:
>
> << It reminds me sharply of those who take Al Gore's
> strong Senatorial support
> for the funds which created the Internet and say:
> "Oh, Al Gore says he
> invented the Internet. Ha ha ha!" >>
>
> Just to set the record straight, no amount of
> 'strong Senatorial support'
> could have allowed GORE to create the Internet; it
> was created by the
> Pentagon way before GORE came to Congress. This is
> what makes GORE's own
> words so laughable - to quote him: "It was as a
> result of my initiatives
> during my service in the U.S. Senate that the
> Internet was created." Ha Ha
> indeed.
>
> Jim
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:40:40 +0100
> From: "Martin Bailey" <mobailey@cwcom.net>
> Subject: Re: Pete /Times/Internet
>
> > Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 09:49:08
> > From: jeff davis <jdworks@execpc.com>
> > Subject: The Times' Skewering
>
> > Ouch.
> > i must admit, i expected some backlash when i
> heard that Pete had
> > muttered words to the effect that he had predicted
> the internet, but...
>
> I don't think PT actually did ever claim that he
> invented the Internet. I
> thought that this was just hype from Radio 3. It's
> therefore even more
> annoying that The Times are attacking PT for saying
> it.
>
>
> > may remember the almost rock opera that spurrned
> "I'm a Boy." I can't =
> > remember the name of it at the moment, but if I am
> correct, the plot =
> > line, which took place in 1999, was the story of a
> family who, by the =
>
>
> It was 'Quads'.
>
>
> BTW: there was a recent interview with RD in Record
> Collector magazine. I
> didn't have time to read it all (I was flicking
> though a copy in the
> newsagents) but it mentioned Lifehouse. Roger
> hadn't been invited to work
> on the project, and he made a snide (albeit
> accurate) comment about Radio 3
> only having an audience of 6.
>
>
> - -MB
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 16:25:49 -0400
> From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
> Subject: Virtual reality bites; early Quadisms
>
> > Pete did, more or less, predict something like
> the internet
> developing.
>
> Jeffree:
>
> And don't forget Virtual Reality! The experience
> suits. I notice the writer
> conveniently failed to comment on that.
>
> > may remember the almost rock opera that spurrned
> "I'm a Boy." I can't =
> > remember the name of it at the moment, but if I am
> correct, the plot =
> > line, which took place in 1999, was the story of a
> family who, by the =
> > new order of things, were able to choose the
> gender of their children.
>
> Jessi:
>
> Quite right; the story was called Quads.
>
> > ?
>
> Keets:
>
> Are you sure you want to know?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 13:57:43 PDT
> From: "Derick Bhupsingh" <circles01@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Pete and his futuristic thinking/writing
>
> You have to hand it to the Man,As early as I'm a Boy
> Pete was
> looking toward the Future. His inclusion of Child
> abuse in 'Tommy'
> was years ahead before it became a major issue in
> this country and
> worldwide.(the last 4-5 years or so) So why not the
> internet or
> 'grid' as he called it too ? No wonder the audience
> etc...could not
> get it back then, Pete is simply way out front of
> anybody else, a
> Genius in every sense. He probably invented Rock
> opera too but that's
> too much credit for the know it all critics to give
> Him.
> Rock on Pete. I have bought every record you ever
> made and will continue to
> do so. More power and good health to you.
> Regards,
> Derick.
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 16:43:21 PDT
> From: "Derick Bhupsingh" <circles01@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Pete and his futuristic thinking/writing
> Part 2
>
> And now there is also Physcological abuse as Hillary
> claims re Bill's
> early years. The song '1921' from 'Tommy' is
> remarkably similar to
> what happened to Tommy as a boy. 'You did'nt see it,
> you did'nt hear
> it ' etc... Amazing !
> Regards, Derick.
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 18:10:28 PDT
> From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Virtual reality bites; early Quadisms
>
> >Pete did, more or less, predict something like the
> internet
> >developing.
> >
> >And don't forget Virtual Reality! The experience
> suits. I notice the writer
> >conveniently failed to comment on that.
>
> Just symbolism. Aren't we all wrapped in them,
> tinking away here at our
> keyboards. What's he was talking about was the
> social isolation and the
> info/entertainment feed. Pollution can be a social
> problem,
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