[MMouse]: RE: brrr stick em ha ha ha stick em

2000-09-26 Thread Zach_Douglas
Hey gang, I'm wearing the same old black adidas phantom III low tops with a navy blue golf shirt with a Golden Bear on it. Check me out! 27 years of life and I never once thought to say, "The Man From Z.A.C.H." How cool is that??! Damn you Sputnik, damn you all to hell. p.s. minidisc guys, I vo

[MMouse]: RE: MM Is Movie Credits?

2000-09-22 Thread Zach_Douglas
Can someone please email me the two movies that people heard MM songs in? Were the movies any good? I'ze too stupid to look thru deez here email archvies, lerlene. Thanks Zach Rockin and Rollin and What Not

[MMouse]: RE: Pictures of Mice

2000-09-19 Thread Zach_Douglas
Amy - Thanks for posting the pics. Good times.

[MMouse]: RE: Sing Along Party Songs

2000-09-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
So you want some sing along songs for da party? If you can't go buy some K-tel albums from the thrift store (If you have the means, I highly recommend you pick up High Voltage). If not, napster for these: Andrea True Connection - More More More Happy Birthday Ralph - Atom and His Package Pi

[MMouse]: RE: Damn!

2000-09-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
Damn, sorry to post 3 in a row but I forgot some great party hits... I forgot THE FUNK. Commodores - Brick House!!! Maybe Jungle Boogie, but we all probably got enough of that after Pulp Fiction. There are tons of other really fun funk songs. You might check around for Rhino's Millineum part

[MMouse]: RE: Albums and Quoting

2000-09-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
Any of you guys heard of the delete key? It's over to the right, beneath "INSERT", check in to it and stop quoting half the list server back to us!! I only have one thing to say to you before throwing money down on albums: NAPSTER. Zach Le Coif Sportif

[MMouse]: RE: Oh My God

2000-09-11 Thread Zach_Douglas
Dude, it's not even a choice at all! You go see BE and Pedro and they are going to be all confused and dishelved onstage because there is going to be this pounding, thunderesque sound coming from miles away and it's going to be Drive In and Murder City pounding it out. I'd go with ATDI and MCD

[MMouse]: Dinner with Quentin

2000-08-29 Thread Zach_Douglas
The post is very long and contains NO Modest Mouse Content. So I've been out of touch for reasons much less lame than normal. I'm doing my semi-annual rubbing of elbows with THE STARS. It's because Quentin Tarantino has come back to Austin for the 4th year in a row to hold his own little mo

[MMouse]: RE: Ft. Worth Ticket Info

2000-08-23 Thread Zach_Douglas
Here is MM Ticket info for the Ft. Worth show. Tickets are $13. Cash/money order.. no credit by phone. If you can't have someone pick them up for you, you can mail money (order) to: Good Records 617 N. Good Latimer Dallas, TX 75204 Include a SASE for them to send tickets back to you. You

[MMouse]: RE: El Cell

2000-08-21 Thread Zach_Douglas
My Monday morning hi to everyone.. enjoyed the posts over the weekend but don't remember any details to be able to reply. Did want to ask: Did anyone see The Cell? Any good? It looks like it's getting really good reviews and really bad reviews. Sometimes really good movies come out of the H-w

[MMouse]: RE: More recording..

2000-08-17 Thread Zach_Douglas
So lemme get this straight, you just go up to the sound guy and say hey, I want to plug in to your board and record this show? What do you tip - %20? Do you buy them drinks? They don't care? I don't know why they would care, I've just never thought about it or how one went about doing a soundb

[MMouse]: RE: more recording

2000-08-16 Thread Zach_Douglas
Oh contrare bon jour! I have lapel mics and the more you separate them the more <> sound you get... I might have mentioned it to you offlist before.. can't remember.. but for the loud environments I do reccomend a 'battery box'. I don't know why they call it that exactly, but it lets you record

[MMouse]: RE: Mics and recording

2000-08-16 Thread Zach_Douglas
If you are serious about recording, I would reccomend you check out www.soundprofessionals.com There are different options for mics.. I use binaural mics.. these record 'all around' sound like your ears would hear the sounds at a show.. if you have heard a bootleg with headphones and heard voice

[MMouse]: RE: Fat Albert and Instro Groups

2000-08-16 Thread Zach_Douglas
First, instro groups.. I just picked up new Japancakes and Turing Machine.. both similar instro groups who just jam.. you can get both CD's or vinyl for $10 or so, good luck on napster, I never found them. I'd say pick up Japancakes first before their second though. Fat Albert.. I have nothing

[MMouse]: RE: Real World

2000-08-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
Ok, since I'm such an important and well respected member of this mailing list, I felt it was my duty to say something about the Real World. First off, T.V. is evil. It's bad.. it's a really pointless endeavor for the most part to spend much time in front of it unless you are watching PBS or the

[MMouse]: RE: Stuff it shorty

2000-08-09 Thread Zach_Douglas
Monday.. is not a fun day... and tuesday... another bluesday... wednesday it's getting better thursday doesn't matter and friday... is the last day... And then it W-EE-K-E-N-D it's WEEKEND!! Thought I would cheer everyone up with some Arling and Cameron. I felt out of touch with 'The List'

[MMouse]: RE: Razorback Country

2000-07-31 Thread Zach_Douglas
So I'm really glad to see that the Mouse booked a stop in ARKANSAS. I don't want to be some sort of weird State-elitist if there is such as thing, but on a tour with limited stops.. what the hell?! Is anyone on this list from Arkansas? They are definately booked for some weird places.. I saw

[MMouse]: Check www.napigator.com

2000-07-28 Thread Zach_Douglas
I too am enjoying everyone's armchair activism.. keep up the good work. Before I go home this evening and am banished to the land of no MM list posts.. Just thought I would leave you with this: www.napigator.com If you are stuck on the napster interface, napigator will allow you to connect t

[MMouse]: Nader to Napster

2000-07-27 Thread Zach_Douglas
I think we mostly agree, vote your conscious and vote Nader. Now, what to do about Napster? I'm frantically trying to get gnutella, imesh, scour media, or Napigator to work... Anyone have luck with any of these? I'm am SO prepared to share even more files just to make a point that they won't s

[MMouse]: RE: When I was 17

2000-07-25 Thread Zach_Douglas
I remember when I was a young one, my mom used to beat me senseless because I always had to have the last word. Not another word ok THWACK Ouch THWACK Stop it! Would THWACK you THWACK stop THWACK Pummeling me THWACK it's THWACK the THWACK worst THWACK pain THWACK ever THWACK ouch And then I grew

[MMouse]: RE: Lolita ya ya

2000-07-25 Thread Zach_Douglas
I think it's called Lolita Ya Ya, it's on the soundtrack. I've got it on vinyl cuz I'm wacky like that, but they did a nice reissue with dialogue on CD and they probably have it on Amazon Dot Commie. I love the Kubrick version also, there are a lot of great things.. yes.. Clair Quilty is the m

[MMouse]: RE: Hip Hop Shows

2000-07-24 Thread Zach_Douglas
To the guy talking about the Biz show and all.. I would go and watch biz markee eat pies or wash clothes or whatever, he's like the Frank Zappa of Rap except he makes the music with his mouth and not his guitar but his mouth doesn't want to kill your momma. The thing with Hip-Hops shows seems to

[MMouse]: RE: General Stuff

2000-07-24 Thread Zach_Douglas
This is my weekly Monday post to the list. I read the group at home, but for some reason I can't post to it from there so all this stuff goes by and by the time I get here it's gone. BUT, let's recap: You kids and the stickers have been a lot of fun.. the best part was when Ken said, "I'm look

[MMouse]: RE: Bottle Rocket and Other Delights

2000-07-20 Thread Zach_Douglas
Warning, long, bored at work post about movies and what not. I lost my digest, but someone was talking about Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Wes Anderson, Etc. I remember someone saying Bottle Rocket was 'strange'. I don't know if I would call it strange, but it is not your typical plot-driven movie

[MMouse]: RE: Zeppelin

2000-07-19 Thread Zach_Douglas
Thanks for this post.. I feel like I can rest easier without having to take 30 minutes out of my work day to come up with another useless retort on this Zeppelin 'discussion' as you aptly called it. You said what I was thinking, so I think I'm done. :--- : :"The reverberations from those day

[MMouse]: RE: Led Zeppelin

2000-07-18 Thread Zach_Douglas
Girlfriend, are you crazy?! Led Zeppelin is responsible for the GOOD things we like now... whenever you hear a bowed instrument played in a rock song (Nirvana, Modest Mouse) you can thank Jimmy Page. And also thank them for taking inspiration from non-Western music in making a lot of their m

[MMouse]: RE: God Ween Satan Comes to a Close

2000-07-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
First off, your honest opinion is always appreciated...(by me). I enjoy this sort of stuff. Anyways, you could look at Ween as clownish, but I look at Ween as having a sense of humor about themselves, about music, and about life. One of my other true heroes, Frank Zappa was the same way.. he j

[MMouse]: Ween Broadcast

2000-07-11 Thread Zach_Douglas
If by chance anyone does dig Ween and you will be beside your computer tomorrow morning, I am planning on broadcasting the first 50 minutes of their live show here Saturday night in Austin on my shoutcast. Actually, maybe the afternoon is better, say 3:00 CST, 1:00 California, 4:00 EST. Open

RE: [MMouse]: magnolia

2000-07-11 Thread Zach_Douglas
This is not to Blake in particular, but to everyone concerning the blooming Magnolia thread... I should probably not let my film geek side show in public, but I can't help it. I love watching boogie nights and I've seen it half a dozen times, and I have seen Magnolia twice and was not at all bor

[MMouse]: RE: God Ween Satan

2000-07-11 Thread Zach_Douglas
From: One Hundred Watt Warlock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: God Ween Satan > I've gone all weekend with this uneasy feeling because some > caloused person casually said on this > mail list last week, 'saw ween.. it was boring'. caloused? i don't have an calluses... I'm happy you stood up

[MMouse]: RE: God Ween Satan

2000-07-10 Thread Zach_Douglas
I've gone all weekend with this uneasy feeling because some caloused person casually said on this mail list last week, 'saw ween.. it was boring'. I just am not sure who goes to a ween show in the first place if they would find it boring??? I just saw Ween play back to back at Stubb's, Austin w

[MMouse]: RE: picnics and prekops

2000-07-06 Thread Zach_Douglas
I left out that one detail - Sam Prekop was awesome! I wasn't up close when he was playing, but just listening from back by the food and toilet run was great. I'm definately going to check him out and that was really the only thing that I saw at the Picnic that I really was impressed with that

[MMouse]: RE: Put this in your picnic basket and smoke it

2000-07-06 Thread Zach_Douglas
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: me eating out of your picnic basket looks like no one else is going to do it... so i'm going to do a little bit of the reviewin' for the picnic... so me and dusty (australian for i can't --- I'd plant a tree just for Leigh I was really going to try

[MMouse]: RE: that's a special thing

2000-06-29 Thread Zach_Douglas
Yikes, I'm almost on the plane in a few hours... headed to uncharted territories of swimming pools and movie stars... I will see all you fine kids at the picnic I hope. Look on my web page and you will see I am an average white guy who will be wearing bright blue and orange etonic running shoes

[MMouse]: RE: Fair is Fair

2000-06-28 Thread Zach_Douglas
So... so everyone agrees that some M&A songs have an 80's Talking Heads sort of sound... But when I listen to, "A Different City" and that loud, fast, guitar and that bass line.. I can't help but sing the Pat Benatar jewel.. Invincible.. We can't afford to be Innocent.. Stand up and FACE.. The E

[MMouse]: RE: Liner Notes

2000-06-27 Thread Zach_Douglas
I just had to waste this time and space to say.. H Andes Mints. And hasn't anyone proposed.. "They Become Angels"? Or do they say he says that one one verse and something else on the other. As gross as it is, I would probably take baby cum angels over biblical angels. I don't think either

[MMouse]: RE: Sarcasm and Mail Lists, Broadcast, LA again

2000-06-27 Thread Zach_Douglas
First of all, I've seen two long thread/arguments start because someone misunderstood someone else's sarcasm in their post. Hey, I love sarcasm as much as the next guy, it's right their next to irony, but when you type it in a message it really doesn't translate too well! Nice going there, bu

[MMouse]: RE: Books, Thanks, A Show

2000-06-27 Thread Zach_Douglas
Once again, technical difficulties make my posts not just too long, but no longer timely.. yet you get to read them anyways. I'm always watching movies or doing something stupid like working so I never can seem to finish a book these days... maybe they aren't good enough? Was reading Invisi

[MMouse]: Things to Do in LA When You're Very Much Alive

2000-06-22 Thread Zach_Douglas
I'm starting to plan for our big adventure to Orange County and the big picnic.. I'm trying to fill in the 5.5 days we'll be there with as much good times as possible.. While I could care less about tar pits and star's homes... I'd like to see some of the sights.. I've got Bob's Big Boy Burgers,

[MMouse]: RE: sticker paper has a posse

2000-06-22 Thread Zach_Douglas
There are only three things in the world that make me angry: 1. Getting lost while driving 2. Losing my wallet, credit card, or keys. 3. Posting to a mailing list and not having it show up!!! ARGGG I had a long post about ATGHAPosse and Shephard Fairy but it never showed up. So I'll try it all

[MMouse]: Dallas Show Broadcast on Wednesday

2000-06-20 Thread Zach_Douglas
I got the Dallas show I recorded down on my computer, and it sounds really good.. I am planning on shoutcasting it tmr if anyone wants to tune in and give it a listen. I am planning on starting the broadcast at 10:00 in the morning, CST. You can tune in with winamp (yay) or RealPlayer (b)

RE: [MMouse]: Spin Online Review

2000-06-19 Thread Zach_Douglas
Well, the critic was not on my good side in the first few sentences where he disses Pavement, but I concede he backs up his case with points on why he doesn't like the M&A. Can't account for taste, yadda yadda, however... I can't understand why anyone would take offense to covering the same grou

[MMouse]: RE: [MMOUSE] Vinyl Again and Other Stuff

2000-06-19 Thread Zach_Douglas
By the time I post to this list and check it again, my posts are 5 digests away, so let me just continue on in my own little vacuum here and reply to whatever messages I remember seeing in 5 digests. M&A Vinyl - I found it. A big thanks to everyone who sent me links for online record stores. I

[MMouse]: RE: M&A Vinyl??

2000-06-16 Thread Zach_Douglas
If anyone can find where to purchase the M&A on vinyl, can they help me out? I haven't tried my local record stores yet, but I have an idea they either won't have them or they will sell out. There is ONE on ebay, and I don't really want to go that route yet. I was miffed to see that you can't eve

[MMouse]: RE: New Listee

2000-06-15 Thread Zach_Douglas
Greetings... a MM mouse fan.. Bill Hicks fan.. and if I interpret your monicker correctly a Zappa fan also? I started leaving my shoutcast on all night, and sometimes I get up in the morning and see 2 or 3 people from the UK listening.. good to know we are all on the same page.. at least some of

RE: [MMouse]: I have a question

2000-06-15 Thread Zach_Douglas
Funny you mention that song, and that lyric!! My roomate and I and my friends too are always arguing over that one.. I say he says, "Big Leg Woman Ain't Got No Soul!" My friend says, "Man, That woman ain't got not soul". If you listen, he CLEARLY says, BIG LEG WOMAN!! - Zach Blinded By The Lig

[MMouse]: RE: Thematic Interpretations FROM 02.26.00

2000-06-15 Thread Zach_Douglas
That's cool you managed to catch what he was saying as well as you did. I have that song recorded also from SXSW where he played with the other drummer fellow as Ugly Cassanova. It was a really cool set, but hard to make out even on the recording. I think he might have used different dates at

RE:[MMouse]: RE: New Review/Thematic Interpretations

2000-06-14 Thread Zach_Douglas
I'd love to hear people's thematic interpretations... like, is 3rd planet about abortion? so far, that's my initial theory... "we used to be 3 and not just two" I interpreted that to be in the beginning it was God, Man, and Woman. Then Isaac is saying God took off, and now there are jus

[MMouse]: RE: WEEN

2000-06-13 Thread Zach_Douglas
That's the cool thing about Ween.. you can't ever get much agreement on favorite songs... so many different ones.. some of my friends hate the songs I like the most and vice versa. I'm going to both shows too.. last year they were killer... played for about 3.5 hours. I missed the first 5 song

RE: RE: [MMouse]: RE: Sunday/Monday Recap from SF

2000-06-13 Thread Zach_Douglas
2 replies to 2 replies in 1 post... From: Chris Stratton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wow..thats cool as hell that you got to see the great one at a holiday inn?? it is too bad though that it was in midland/odessa..zack is right, that place is one hell of a craphole..but, to see srv..wow! It was very

[MMouse]: RE: Sunday/Monday Recap from SF

2000-06-13 Thread Zach_Douglas
>6) Why am I numbering still? This is dumb. Oh, this girl who gave >me a nasty case of the guff during Califone later was thrown out of >the show for getting into a fight. It took two bouncers to drag one >screaming and fighting girl out of the club. She was not big. Drunk >makes you taller

RE: [MMouse]: [OT]!!!!!!!!!!!!!-ok this shit's gotta

2000-06-13 Thread Zach_Douglas
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 5:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digest modestmouse.v001.n958 That's like people who say SUPPOSABLY instead of SUPPOSEDLY! That drives me nuts. Perhaps I am merely the anal compulsi

[MMouse]: RE: Another Poll, Shameless Plug, Daniel Johnston...

2000-06-13 Thread Zach_Douglas
I am perhaps the only one left not to play. If the contents of my shoutcast server were put on CD's, I would mostly be listening to: The new ween album, minus Bananas and Blow and Stroker Ace (odd that I don't like the weird songs for a change but their more subtle songs) Dismemberment Plan So