Re: Buffy musings ...

[Leon Brocard]

Nathan Torkington sent the following bits through the ether:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

What a totally excellent idea. The costume designer for Buffy was at
the ICA on the last day of yapc::Europe last year. Unplanned, but
rather weird and neat anyway ;-) This now sets a standard for this
year's conference to beat...

Leon
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Piers Cawley]

Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

For the London.pm bof I take it? 

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www.iterative-software.com

Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:15:57PM +0100, Leon Brocard wrote:
> Nathan Torkington sent the following bits through the ether:
> 
> > ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> > or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> > I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> > worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.
> 
> What a totally excellent idea. The costume designer for Buffy was at
> the ICA on the last day of yapc::Europe last year. Unplanned, but
> rather weird and neat anyway ;-) This now sets a standard for this
> year's conference to beat...

A couple of points here.

1) Charisma isn't really "minor" anymore, being second lead in Angel.

2) Get Willow.  Dammit.

3) Get the editors to come.  Maybe I can convince them to hire me. :)

dha

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Lucy McWilliam]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

That's a really silly idea.  I like it!  Despite the fact I won't actually
be there.  Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).


L.
Never argue with a biologist.

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
>> I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter!!!
 
> That's a really silly idea.  I like it!  Despite the fact I won't actually
> be there.

Ditto, it works out a bit much for me to both spend and lose the weeks
income. Thank god for YAPC!

> Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).

I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
just ad-hoc?

Dean (Also looking forward to the LBW and OSDEM and maybe LinuxTag)
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:26:15PM +0100, Dean wrote:
> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> >> I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> 
> Charisma Carpenter!!!

Of course, Eliza should be finished with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
by then...  Not sure what Charisma's doing outside of the Whedon Axis.

dha
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 01:28:07PM -0400, David H. Adler wrote:
> Of course, Eliza should be finished with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
> by then...  Not sure what Charisma's doing outside of the Whedon Axis.

She was supposed to be in a film called "The Twins" but that was supposed
to have finished shooting in 2000 and nothings been seen of it since the
early details.

Does any one know if ORA will be selling a compilation of the papers again
after this conference?

Dean
PS Do we have any news on the YAPC::Europe talks that were recorded?

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 18:10 08/05/2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:
>... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
>or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
>I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
>worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.

Try Kate from 'Angel' too. Please.

Dave...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
>On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
>
> > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
>
>I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
>just ad-hoc?

What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?

Dave...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:

> ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
>

Ah you caught me when I was on the train with this.  Sorry for causing it
to get posted twice :)

/J\

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:

> At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> >
> > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> >
> >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
> >just ad-hoc?
>
> What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
>

I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
as a group to go :)  I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced
hotel with a proper bar ... :)

/J\

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dave Cross]

At 21:59 08/05/2001, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
>On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:
>
> > At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> > >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> > >
> > > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> > >
> > >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is 
> it all
> > >just ad-hoc?
> >
> > What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
>
>I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
>as a group to go :)

I'll believe it when I see it!

>I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced hotel with a proper bar 
>... :)

The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the 
school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.

Dave...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Stowe]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:

> At 21:59 08/05/2001, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
> >On Tue, 8 May 2001, Dave Cross wrote:
> >
> > > At 18:26 08/05/2001, Dean wrote:
> > > >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:20:33PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Whilst we're (kinda) on the topic, can I have a reminder of
> > > > > who's going to yapc.  I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing over whther I can
> > > > > afford it (us phud students suffer for our science).
> > > >
> > > >I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is
> > it all
> > > >just ad-hoc?
> > >
> > > What do you _honestly_ think the answer to that question will be?
> >
> >I _honestly_ believe that if the will is there we *will* get it together
> >as a group to go :)
>
> I'll believe it when I see it!
>
> >I'm still just trying to find a reasonably priced hotel with a proper bar
> >... :)
>
> The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the
> school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.
>

I dont want to stay in no steenking dorms :)

/J\

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Robin Szemeti]

On Tue, 08 May 2001, you wrote:

> > The organising committee are trying to get the details of the dorms in the
> > school. These will be a) very cheap and b) very close to the venue.
> >
> 
> I dont want to stay in no steenking dorms :)

 ahh .. what a stroke of luck .. I appear to be
sharing a dorm with the school netball team and some visiting
cheerleaders, plus the airconditioning has failed, my word it's hot in
here .. 

 ahh ... that must be Bill, the big guy from the conference
who's in the upper bunk .. hmm he lives on picnic eggs and bolied
cabbage, or so he told me... and the airconditioning has failed  

-- 
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So I installed Linux!

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Paul Makepeace]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:26:42PM +0100, Robin Szemeti wrote:
>  ahh .. what a stroke of luck .. I appear to be
> sharing a dorm with the school netball team and some visiting
> cheerleaders, plus the airconditioning has failed, my word it's hot in
> here .. 

You never know, you might end up with the tightly clad ActiveState
folk...

Paul

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Neil Ford]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:34:18PM +0100, Dean wrote:

> PS Do we have any news on the YAPC::Europe talks that were recorded?
> 
The video tapes are with a friend of Jo's being encoded. However they've been
in that state for a while :-) so maybe it's time to check their status.

I'll report back.

Neil.
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Jonathan Stowe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> 
> > ... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> >
> 
> Ah you caught me when I was on the train with this.  Sorry for causing it
> to get posted twice :)
> 

i'll remind you that by the usual holistic organisation, YAPC::Europe
managed to have the costume designed from BtVS in `attendance',

Greg

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Dean ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> 
> I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
> just ad-hoc?
> 

which YAPC? Y::E i assume?

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Neil Ford ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:34:18PM +0100, Dean wrote:
> 
> > PS Do we have any news on the YAPC::Europe talks that were recorded?
> > 
> The video tapes are with a friend of Jo's being encoded. However they've been
> in that state for a while :-) so maybe it's time to check their status.
> 
> I'll report back.
> 

i gave up on the tapes for lack of time, but may restart soon, especially
if i go to richer sounds today

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Dave Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> At 18:10 08/05/2001, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> >... I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> >or one of those other "minor" characters to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> >I suspect they're hard to dislodge from LA, but it might still be
> >worth a try[1].  I'm tracking down their agents now.
> 
> Try Kate from 'Angel' too. Please.
> 

Although this may be going against the reasoning behind this, try the
Irish half demon bloke with the dodgy accent. He is no longer in Angel 
and might be desperate for the work.

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:49:30AM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> > I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
> > just ad-hoc?
 
> which YAPC? Y::E i assume?

Yep YAPC::Europe, with the recent success of the New York trip i was being
(maybe ;)) optimistic about more group travel[0].

Dean
[0] Maybe even to the camel?
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Nathan Torkington]

David H. Adler writes:
> 1) Charisma isn't really "minor" anymore, being second lead in Angel.

True.  And after the bikini scene, she's a bigtime star.  BIG time.
BIG.  If you know what I mean.  Yowzers.

> 2) Get Willow.  Dammit.

I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
anyone who's cute.

> 3) Get the editors to come.  Maybe I can convince them to hire me. :)

Editors?  This show isn't edited, it's live.  Isn't it?

Nat

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Nathan Torkington]

Dean writes:
> Does any one know if ORA will be selling a compilation of the papers again
> after this conference?

We will.

Nat

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Damian Conway]

> I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> ...to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.

No idea. But it that idea falls through, I bet you *could* get a pony!

;-)

Damian

RE: Buffy musings ...

[Dean]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:20:36AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > 2) Get Willow.  Dammit.
 
> I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
> anyone who's cute.

Get Willow then ;)
 
Dean
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Dean ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:49:30AM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> > > I'm interested in going to YAPC, is London PM going as a group or is it all
> > > just ad-hoc?
>  
> > which YAPC? Y::E i assume?
> 
> Yep YAPC::Europe, with the recent success of the New York trip i was being
> (maybe ;)) optimistic about more group travel[0].
> 
>   Dean
> [0] Maybe even to the camel?

the camel is starting to look very suspicious, i notice that the only
people who have `seen' the camel are the camel tzars

and as for the london.pm server, who is to say that its not a dumb
terminal with jo francitcally typing in the responses to any command
you type

and while i'm on a roll, how about the fact that TV license vans
are actually mind control devices sent by the government which is
in fact controlled by scientologists who are using the vans to
reduce peoples IQ to the point they would believe any of the crap
scientology talks about


-- 
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Damian Conway ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> > ...to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> 
> No idea. But it that idea falls through, I bet you *could* get a pony!
> 

next you'll be trying to flog slices of the pony and when we want to
go and see it and feed it carrots, you'll come up with some lame foot
and mouth excuse

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > 2) Get Willow.  Dammit.
> 
> I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
> anyone who's cute.
> 

Well Willow should be well within budget then.

> > 3) Get the editors to come.  Maybe I can convince them to hire me. :)
> 
> Editors?  This show isn't edited, it's live.  Isn't it?
> 

Yes and remember in between slaying Buffy has gotton a little acting
job with they stage name SMG, explaining films such as Scream 2, 
Cruel Intentions, etc.

And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
is a very good film as well.

-- 
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RE: Buffy musings ...

[Cross David - dcross]

From: Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:22 AM

> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:20:36AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > > 2) Get Willow.  Dammit.
>  
> > I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
> > anyone who's cute.
> 
> Get Willow then ;)

/me slaps Dean.


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Jonathan Peterson]

> 
> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
> is a very good film as well.

Oh Brother should be subtitled. Don't expect to understand the dialogue
for the first 30 minutes until you are used to the accents. But yes,
it's a good film.


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Robert Shiels]

- Original Message -
From: "Greg McCarroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
> is a very good film as well.
>
I've just ordered this actually from
http://www.movietrak.com/home/index.html.

DVD rentals, delivered by post, keep it for 7 days and return in package
provided. 3.50gbp total cost.

/Robert

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Jonathan Peterson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > 
> > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> > is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
> > is a very good film as well.
> 
> Oh Brother should be subtitled. Don't expect to understand the dialogue
> for the first 30 minutes until you are used to the accents. But yes,
> it's a good film.
> 

I watched Loser yesterday (delivered fresh to my door by Blackstar) and
enjoyed it as well. Its not a belly laugh comedy but is quite enjoyable.
However I don't think it went down well in America, as they couldn't deal
with it.

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Robin Szemeti]

On Wed, 09 May 2001, you wrote:
> * Damian Conway ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> > > ...to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> > 
> > No idea. But it that idea falls through, I bet you *could* get a pony!
> > 
> 
> next you'll be trying to flog slices of the pony and when we want to
> go and see it and feed it carrots, you'll come up with some lame foot
> and mouth excuse

hmmm .. does anyone remember the 'stressed eric' episode where he buys a
pony? .. that will be our pony ! :)

actually .. if you *do* want a pony they're bloody [sic] cheap. If its
going for meat you can have em for about 20 quid. Theres a market up at
Bridgnorth that has em.[1] I could get you one and deliver it to the
Pederels Oak for probably a hundred quid including transport.

[1] although since you can't move much livestock other than horses around
right now, horses might be fetching a premium wiht the pet food lot, so
the price might be up a bit.

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Roger Burton West]

>On Wed, 09 May 2001, you wrote:
>I could get you one and deliver it to the
>Pederels Oak for probably a hundred quid including transport.

Hmm. You just want us to get thrown out even more vehemently than last
time, don't you?

Roger

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Robin Szemeti ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Wed, 09 May 2001, you wrote:
> > * Damian Conway ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > > I wonder how hard it would be to get Faith or Charisma Carpenter
> > > > ...to do a meet'n'greet at TPC.
> > > 
> > > No idea. But it that idea falls through, I bet you *could* get a pony!
> > > 
> > 
> > next you'll be trying to flog slices of the pony and when we want to
> > go and see it and feed it carrots, you'll come up with some lame foot
> > and mouth excuse
> 
> hmmm .. does anyone remember the 'stressed eric' episode where he buys a
> pony? .. that will be our pony ! :)
> 
> actually .. if you *do* want a pony they're bloody [sic] cheap. If its
> going for meat you can have em for about 20 quid. Theres a market up at
> Bridgnorth that has em.[1] I could get you one and deliver it to the
> Pederels Oak for probably a hundred quid including transport.
> 

sounds good deliver it for the attention of 

DAVE

then we can sit back and watch

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Piers Cawley]

Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.

Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.

-- 
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www.iterative-software.com

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Piers Cawley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> > recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> 
> Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.
> 

ah yes, and the soggy bottom boys' `hit' is particularly good 


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Piers Cawley]

Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> * Piers Cawley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> > > recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> > 
> > Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.
> 
> ah yes, and the soggy bottom boys' `hit' is particularly good 

Well, yes. but the version of 'O Death' that the big KKK chap sings,
and the version of 'I'll Fly Away' that crops up somewhere are both
pretty spectacular too. I'm trying to work out if I was bowled over by
'Go to sleep pretty baby' because of the song or the visuals...


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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Mike Jarvis]

Wednesday, May 09, 2001, 3:54:53 AM, Jonathan Peterson wrote:

>> 
>> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
>> is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
>> is a very good film as well.

JP> Oh Brother should be subtitled. Don't expect to understand the dialogue
JP> for the first 30 minutes until you are used to the accents. But yes,
JP> it's a good film.

Whatchoo talkin bout Willis?  It was perfectly understandable.  Of
course, being from the southern US probably helps.

The prison uniforms have green stripes these days, rather than the
historic black as presented in the film.

It's five am in Houston, I'm almost done with my coding for the
evening, and I feel like being content free.  And you can't slap the
yank from there.  Nyah.

-- 
mike

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Mike Jarvis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> 
> It's five am in Houston, I'm almost done with my coding for the
> evening, and I feel like being content free.  And you can't slap the
> yank from there.  Nyah.
> 

you are feeling relaxed mike, everything feels warm and comfortable,
your eyes are getting heavy, heavier still, thats right deep, deeper
into sleep, your asleep now 

now mike when you i click my fingers you will wake up and slap yourself

*click*

;-)

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Martin Ling]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 09:21:41AM +0100, Dean wrote:
> 
> > I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
> > anyone who's cute.
> 
> Get Willow then ;)

It's big, slippery, and is frequently sighted in rivers and IRC. And
it's comin right atcha...


Martin

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Martin Ling]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 09:25:23AM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> 
> and while i'm on a roll, how about the fact that TV license vans
> are actually mind control devices sent by the government which is
> in fact controlled by scientologists who are using the vans to
> reduce peoples IQ to the point they would believe any of the crap
> scientology talks about

Ah, no. The *real* conspiracy is Blue Peter badges. Systematic plan to
tag and track dangero^Wpromising youths!


Martin

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Lucy McWilliam]

On Wed, 9 May 2001, Greg McCarroll wrote:

> * Piers Cawley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> > > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> > > recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> > Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.
> ah yes, and the soggy bottom boys' `hit' is particularly good

Ye-es, but gets slightly annnoying when youre lab colleague plays it
repeatedly while dancing round with DNA.


L.
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dissection."

Re: Buffy musings ...

[Greg McCarroll]

* Lucy McWilliam ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 9 May 2001, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> 
> > * Piers Cawley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > > > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> > > > recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> > > Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.
> > ah yes, and the soggy bottom boys' `hit' is particularly good
> 
> Ye-es, but gets slightly annnoying when youre lab colleague plays it
> repeatedly while dancing round with DNA.
> 

do they do lots of foot stamping?

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Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 09:28:38AM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> * Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >
> > > 2) Get Willow.  Dammit.
> > 
> > I'll see what they cost.  It might be prohibitively expensive to get
> > anyone who's cute.
> > 
> 
> Well Willow should be well within budget then.

You will be the first up against the wall, come the revolution, sucker.
 
> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film. However I here Momento
> is a very good film as well.

Memento is *excellent*.  But I'm a film geek.  Not exactly a feel-good
film, but *brilliantly* done.

dha
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[David H. Adler]

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:20:36AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> David H. Adler writes:
> 
> > 3) Get the editors to come.  Maybe I can convince them to hire me. :)
> 
> Editors?  This show isn't edited, it's live.  Isn't it?

No.  Documentary.

dha
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Re: Buffy musings ...

[Lucy McWilliam]

On Wed, 9 May 2001, Greg McCarroll wrote:

> > > > > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current
> > > > > recommendation is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> > > > Oh yes. Truly fantastic. Must buy the soundtrack album.
> > > ah yes, and the soggy bottom boys' `hit' is particularly good
> > Ye-es, but gets slightly annnoying when youre lab colleague plays it
> > repeatedly while dancing round with DNA.
>
> do they do lots of foot stamping?

He's an Aussie, so he might do.


L.

Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Nathan Torkington]

Greg McCarroll writes:
> And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.

I loved it.  I've seen it twice.  Of course, I'm a bluegrass music
nut.

Nat

O Brother (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Nathan Torkington]

Piers Cawley writes:
> I'm trying to work out if I was bowled over by
> 'Go to sleep pretty baby' because of the song or the visuals...

Ob Porn: You can see a nipple and curve of a breast through a wet
shirt if you look in the right place.

Nat

Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Greg McCarroll]

* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Greg McCarroll writes:
> > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> > is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> 
> I loved it.  I've seen it twice.  Of course, I'm a bluegrass music
> nut.
> 

I think `man of sorrow' will be a good ambassador for bluegrass, it makes
me think what other songs are good ambassadors for their types of music

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Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Nathan Torkington]

Greg McCarroll writes:
> I think `man of sorrow' will be a good ambassador for bluegrass

Yup, it is.  I'd just like to add that I saw it performed by the real
band (i.e., not George Clooney lipsynching) one week ago.  It was
bloody brilliant.  I think I even have a photo on the digital camera
of them around the microphone doing the harmonies.  No fake beards,
though :-)

There are rumours of a Soggy Bottom Boys tour in 2002.  There was a
big concert of the music from the movie last year, and it was recorded
by some famous documentarian.  I'm looking forward to the release of
that.

On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

Nat

Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Robin Houston]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

I'm rather fond of Sharon Shannon.
Does she count?

 .robin.

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Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Simon Cozens]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

Yes, very definitely. Unfortunately I don't play anything vaguely relevant,
apart from the guitar. I'd *really* love to be able to play the Uillean 
pipes. One day.

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Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Greg McCarroll]

* Robin Houston ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> > here into trad. Irish instrumental music?
> 
> I'm rather fond of Sharon Shannon.

How about Portadown Young Defenders flute band?

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Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[David H. Adler]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> 
> On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

[raises hand]

Actually, Celtic in general, more than *just* irish...

dha, saw Natalie McMaster a couple of weeks ago

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Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Doug Sparling]

On Wed, 9 May 2001, Simon Cozens wrote:

> On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> > here into trad. Irish instrumental music?
>
> Yes, very definitely. Unfortunately I don't play anything vaguely relevant,
> apart from the guitar. I'd *really* love to be able to play the Uillean
> pipes. One day.

I've had a set of Uilleann pipes for nearly 10 years, and I still hope to
play them 'one day'.

Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Piers Cawley]

Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Greg McCarroll writes:
> > And while we are on the old films chestnut, my current recommendation
> > is 'O Brother, where art thou?', excellent film.
> 
> I loved it.  I've seen it twice.  Of course, I'm a bluegrass music
> nut.

Bluegrass is okay, but I prefer the gentler, old timey stuff. I'd
rather hear a banjo played clawhammer style than plucked any day of
the week. Sara Gray is about the best player in this style I've heard
over here...

-- 
Piers Cawley
www.iterative-software.com

Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Piers Cawley]

"David H. Adler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > 
> > On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> > here into trad. Irish instrumental music?
> 
> [raises hand]
> 
> Actually, Celtic in general, more than *just* irish...

So you don't like English traditional music then. Shame.

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www.iterative-software.com

Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[David H. Adler]

On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 05:37:24PM -0400, Piers Cawley wrote:
> "David H. Adler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:55:16AM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote:
> > > 
> > > On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> > > here into trad. Irish instrumental music?
> > 
> > [raises hand]
> > 
> > Actually, Celtic in general, more than *just* irish...
> 
> So you don't like English traditional music then. Shame.

Says who?  I just expanded from irish... It's not like Celtic music is
all I listen to...  There's instrumental surf too!  :-)

dha
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Re: O Brother (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Greg McCarroll]

* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Piers Cawley writes:
> > I'm trying to work out if I was bowled over by
> > 'Go to sleep pretty baby' because of the song or the visuals...
> 
> Ob Porn: You can see a nipple and curve of a breast through a wet
> shirt if you look in the right place.
> 

This is exactly the sort of thing that gives London.pm a bad name,
and promotes the sale of the film in DVD format as opposed to VHS
due to the crap pause facilities of VHS ;-)

-- 
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Re: O Brother (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[David Cantrell]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 03:42:49PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:

> * Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> 
> > Ob Porn: You can see a nipple and curve of a breast through a wet
> > shirt if you look in the right place.
> 
> This is exactly the sort of thing that gives London.pm a bad name,

I have to agree.  It's *disgusting* that someone could possibly think that
that is pornographic.

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Re: O Brother (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[David H. Adler]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 03:42:49PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> * Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Piers Cawley writes:
> > > I'm trying to work out if I was bowled over by
> > > 'Go to sleep pretty baby' because of the song or the visuals...
> > 
> > Ob Porn: You can see a nipple and curve of a breast through a wet
> > shirt if you look in the right place.
> > 
> 
> This is exactly the sort of thing that gives London.pm a bad name,
> and promotes the sale of the film in DVD format as opposed to VHS
> due to the crap pause facilities of VHS ;-)

There are reasons some of us have the Criterion laserdisc of The
Adventures of Baron Munchausen.  Only one of them is all the extra
material.  :-)

dha
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Re: O Brother (was Re: Buffy musings ...)

[Piers Cawley]

Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Piers Cawley writes:
> > I'm trying to work out if I was bowled over by
> > 'Go to sleep pretty baby' because of the song or the visuals...
> 
> Ob Porn: You can see a nipple and curve of a breast through a wet
> shirt if you look in the right place.

Actually, I bought the soundtrack and listened to that track without
the visuals. It's still stunning. And vaguely threatening

Go to sleep pretty baby.
Go to sleep pretty baby.
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
and be nobody else's baby.

-- 
Piers Cawley
www.iterative-software.com

Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Cross David - dcross]

From: Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:55 PM

> On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

Well, I prefer stuff with lyrics, but enjoy almost any kind of Irish (and
English) folk music.

What are you doing between TPC and Y::E? You sound like the kind of person
who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
.

Dave...

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Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Nathan Torkington]

Cross David - dcross writes:
> Well, I prefer stuff with lyrics, but enjoy almost any kind of Irish (and
> English) folk music.

The CDs on high rotation right now are:

  Brendan Begley, "We Won't Go Home 'Til Morning"
  Green Linnet Artists, "Green Linnet Records: The 20th Anniversary
Collection"
  Kevin Burke, "Sweeney's Dream"
  Kevin Burke, "In Concert"
  Kevin Burke, "Up Close"
  Lúnasa, "Lúnasa"

> What are you doing between TPC and Y::E? You sound like the kind of person
> who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
> .

That looks great (and it pointed me to The Black Cat Theory, a banjo
band I will watch), but it's too far away.  As I'm sure you'll agree,
the flight between California and London is one that you want to make
as few times as possible.

However, Dublin is closer.  Dublin, Ohio that is.
  http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/

It has some bands I've heard of (Altan, Cherish the Ladies, Martin &
Dennis) and might be a lot of fun.  Downside is that it's Ohio :-)

Nat

Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Dave Cross]

At 16:56 09/05/2001, you wrote:
>Cross David - dcross writes:
> > Well, I prefer stuff with lyrics, but enjoy almost any kind of Irish (and
> > English) folk music.
>
>The CDs on high rotation right now are:
>
>   Brendan Begley, "We Won't Go Home 'Til Morning"
>   Green Linnet Artists, "Green Linnet Records: The 20th Anniversary
> Collection"
>   Kevin Burke, "Sweeney's Dream"
>   Kevin Burke, "In Concert"
>   Kevin Burke, "Up Close"
>   Lúnasa, "Lúnasa"

Some names there that I don't know, but will be checking out. I bet the 
Green Linnet compilation is good.

> > What are you doing between TPC and Y::E? You sound like the kind of person
> > who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
> > .
>
>That looks great (and it pointed me to The Black Cat Theory, a banjo
>band I will watch), but it's too far away.  As I'm sure you'll agree,
>the flight between California and London is one that you want to make
>as few times as possible.

I assumed you could stop in on the way to Amsterdam :)

>However, Dublin is closer.  Dublin, Ohio that is.
>   http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/
>
>It has some bands I've heard of (Altan, Cherish the Ladies, Martin &
>Dennis) and might be a lot of fun.  Downside is that it's Ohio :-)

I've seen (and enjoyed) both Altan and Cherish The Ladies.

Dave...


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RE: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Matthew Jones]

Dave Cross:
> You sound like the kind of person
> who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival

Or, indeed, the Holmfirth Folk Festival: on this weekend for all your real
ale, finger-in-ear, set-in-summer-wine-country needs
http://www.riceholm.demon.co.uk/

-- 
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Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Nathan Torkington]

Dave Cross writes:
> Some names there that I don't know, but will be checking out. I bet the 
> Green Linnet compilation is good.

Oh yes.  That's what I used to decide which artists to buy.  Another
CD arrived yesterday, a Rounder compilation of 1920s recordings of
trad. Irish musicians.  I was surprised how similar the music is to
today--I'm not used to folk music that isn't polluted by jazz and rock :-) 

Nat

Re: Traditional music (was Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Piers Cawley]

Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Greg McCarroll writes:
> > I think `man of sorrow' will be a good ambassador for bluegrass
> 
> Yup, it is.  I'd just like to add that I saw it performed by the real
> band (i.e., not George Clooney lipsynching) one week ago.  It was
> bloody brilliant.  I think I even have a photo on the digital camera
> of them around the microphone doing the harmonies.  No fake beards,
> though:-)
> 
> There are rumours of a Soggy Bottom Boys tour in 2002.  There was a
> big concert of the music from the movie last year, and it was recorded
> by some famous documentarian.  I'm looking forward to the release of
> that.

DA Pennebaker.

> On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> here into trad. Irish instrumental music?

I prefer trad English. And I really prefer trad. English vocal,
preferably without instruments...

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www.iterative-software.com

Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Piers Cawley]

Cross David - dcross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> From: Nathan Torkington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:55 PM
> 
> > On the subject of music (despite the Subject: of movies) ... anyone
> > here into trad. Irish instrumental music?
> 
> Well, I prefer stuff with lyrics, but enjoy almost any kind of Irish (and
> English) folk music.
> 
> What are you doing between TPC and Y::E? You sound like the kind of person
> who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
> .

Do any possible folk festival you can, but avoid cambridge. Too rock
and roll nowadays.

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Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Piers Cawley]

Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Dave Cross:
> > You sound like the kind of person
> > who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
> 
> Or, indeed, the Holmfirth Folk Festival: on this weekend for all your real
> ale, finger-in-ear, set-in-summer-wine-country needs
> http://www.riceholm.demon.co.uk/

We decided not to go. Worked on the website instead. What fun. Not.

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Re: Traditional music (was Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Jonathan Stowe]

On 12 May 2001, Piers Cawley wrote:
>
> I prefer trad English. And I really prefer trad. English vocal,
> preferably without instruments...
>

I thought I saw someone who looked like you with the Morris Dancers last
monday :)

/J\

Re: Irish music (was RE: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Dave Cross]

At 22:40 12/05/2001, Piers wrote:

> > What are you doing between TPC and Y::E? You sound like the kind of person
> > who would really enjoy the Cambridge Folk Festival
> > .
>
>Do any possible folk festival you can, but avoid cambridge. Too rock
>and roll nowadays.

This is what I like about Cambridge - the fact that it's not too anal about 
exactly what is folk music. The first time I ever went there ('81, I think) 
we saw Chas 'n' Dave. And John Cooper Clark.

I stopped going a few years ago. It was getting far too crowded.

Dave...


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Re: Traditional music (was Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Dave Cross]

At 22:36 12/05/2001, you wrote:

>I prefer trad English. And I really prefer trad. English vocal,
>preferably without instruments...

Known amongst many of my friends as "The Ballad Of God Knows Who"[1]

Dave...

[1] Part of an affectionate classification of folk music into just two 
styles: "The Ballad Of God Knows Who" and "The Diddly-Diddly Song".


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Re: Traditional music (was Re: Movies (was Re: Buffy musings ...))

[Piers Cawley]

Jonathan Stowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On 12 May 2001, Piers Cawley wrote:
> >
> > I prefer trad English. And I really prefer trad. English vocal,
> > preferably without instruments...
> >
> 
> I thought I saw someone who looked like you with the Morris Dancers last
> monday :)

Sorry, no. Though I was singing in a pub in Whitby last Sunday...

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