Chalkhills Digest Volume 12, Issue 34
Date: Sunday, 6 August 2006
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 12, Number 34
Sunday, 6 August 2006
Topics:
XTC on Wikipedia/h2g2
micro-mini XTC gathering in Los Angeles Area 8/8
"Senses Working Undertime"?
Re: XTC for Kids
Whistle while you work
A lesson in XTC
Recommended
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:18:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com> Subject: XTC on Wikipedia/h2g2 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0607301215000.21352-100000@vaal.killerlink.net> Rory Wilsher wrote: > Some time ago, someone complained about the Wikipedia > entry on XTC, and it containing factual inaccuracies. > It appears now to have been updated (at least, I can't > see anything wrong with it). Does anyone have the > original Wiki entry cached or saved? Wikipedia keeps copies of all versions of all its articles, believe it or not: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=XTC&action=history
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:26:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Kathleen Davis <msdavis_svs@yahoo.com> Subject: micro-mini XTC gathering in Los Angeles Area 8/8 Message-ID: <20060731032617.64672.qmail@web60419.mail.yahoo.com> Hello! I haven't posted in a b'zillion years, but some of the SoCal XTC Forum members and I are trying to gather a few XTC folk...about five of us are meeting somewhere near LA for dinner/drinks Tuesday, 8/8. The intent is to have fun and get a plan in the works for a larger LA gathering in the near future. If you are interested, please email me: msdavis_svs@yahoo.com ASAP. Kate (the Baltimore one, still living in LA)
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:46:30 +0200 From: "don device" <device@noos.fr> Subject: "Senses Working Undertime"? Message-ID: <010401c6b453$f00b8590$743e4251@computer> Fellow Hillians, Not sure as to the reference to Tinnitus in "Get Well Soon", but always willing to add my 1.7 euro-cents.... Four years ago I was hit in the ear from behind by an assailant in (where else?) VIRGIN Megastore. My girlfriend was assaulted as well, but luckily she ended up OK. I, on the other hand, lost my hearing in the left ear. At first, I'd only lost about 35% and could use a hearing aid (they're very sophisticated here in the future!), but it degenerated rapidly and now I'm totally, 100% deaf in the left ear. A bit of a drag for a musician and so much for i-pods and that muck. On the other hand, I still hear, oh yes, and all too clearly. Each morning, I know I'm awake because I hear a strong ringing in my ear, stronger than someone speaking in a loud voice. Worse, it's not even on a 'pure' note like 'c' or something! It will be with me until death. In fact, it's the sound of nothingness. My brain keeps asking my ear if there's anything going down and there's no answer so it reads 'nothing' as, i dunno, dial tone? It's my understanding that Tinnitus is the same basic problem (for the technical-minded amongst you, I have what's called an 'acouphen'). It is interesting that a window on the world can just be slammed shut like that. I remember when I first heard "Senses Working Overtime", I was quite amazed by the idea that all these elements (do I need to list them?) created a sort of 3-D (for want of a better term) perception of our world. I've often wondered about blind people, those blind from birth and those who lost sight.... For my part, After only four years or so, I've forgotten stereo. When I put on a walkman (or 'balladeur' as the French language police would have us say!) to listen to the fake stereo of the Beatles, I'm acutely aware of the loss. Otherwise... It's just ringing and I wish someone (anyone?) would pick it up! Any other Chalkhillians who have one or another sense that works less than full-time? I imagine deaf people are mostly out (at least long-term folks) simply because they could only know our boys from the art-work and poetry (not that that's small potatos, or as we say in French 'petite biere', Little Beer)... Blind folks couldn't read, but could have it read to them... Anybody have anything to add (to remove the guilt of this narcissistic post?) xo, d-to-the-power-of-two
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:44:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Happy Puppy Records <happypuppyrecords@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: XTC for Kids Message-ID: <20060731174425.78095.qmail@web53903.mail.yahoo.com> It might be too obvious, but "Cherry In Your Tree" is good. I used that on a CD I made for a co-worker when she had kids (music that kids and adults can enjoy!) My first introduction was "Making Plans" when I was 8 and I thought the drums were really cool - still do, of course. Had no idea what it was about, but it sounded good. ~~L > Cheryl wrote: > > > > I've decided it's time to bring XTC into my > classroom. I'm a > > preschool teacher and am trying to figure out some > good songs to put > > together on a CD for my kids. I'm almost certain > this has been > > discussed before but hopefully not recently. If > that's the case, > > please don't feel obligated to respond.
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 04:40:23 +0100 (BST)
From: Paul Culnane <paulculnane@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Whistle while you work
Message-ID: <20060801034023.86072.qmail@web86902.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
Hi Cheryl
Nice to have you back on board. Loving your thread about XTC songs
that may appeal to kids.
Cheryl wrote:
>
> I've decided it's time to bring XTC into my classroom. I'm a
> preschool teacher and am trying to figure out some good songs to put
> together on a CD for my kids. I'm almost certain this has been
> discussed before but hopefully not recently. If that's the case,
> please don't feel obligated to respond.
>
> However, if anyone has suggestions for a CD of XTC songs for kids I
> would love to hear them.
The "other" Steve had some worthy suggestions, and I think there are
many you could choose. F'rinstance, I can visualise your charges
marching merrily around the classroom to "Generals & Majors" - the
whistling bit would be irresistible, don't you think?
But I'd like to relate a misheard lyric that the son of one of our
Chalkfriends (Dunks, MIA) delightfully mondegreened. From "The Wheel
& the Maypole". Dunks' boy came up with this: "It's a popcorn holder,
love". PRICELESS.
Speaking of whistling, I recently had cause to do just that, when I
scored, for what they call "a song", a lovely bit of tat on eBay.
It's a California ("the golden state") licence plate with IN - XTC
in big blue letters. Proudly displayed on my ecks-tee-see wall,
alongside a blow-up of the Fossil Fuel cover that carries the gold-pen
signatures of all four members of the classic line-up (courtesy of the
singularly magnificent Mr Fitzpatrick - "hippo, birdy, two ewes"
Peter!).
So there, nyah nyah.
"Oops" - Algenon the incontinent
Paul Culnane
ICE Productions Australia
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Cheryl <mcgregoc4@yahoo.com> Subject: A lesson in XTC Message-ID: <20060804010944.56204.qmail@web34310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello everyone! Thanks for all the advice given on songs for the kids in my class. I had forgotten all about the James and the Giant Peach songs as well as some other demos that are geared toward kids. This led me to think its time to fork out some money for Fuzzy Warbles. So that is in the plans for the wee bit of cash I have left after bills bills and more bills. I did make up a CD of songs I had available. Let me tell you, I ended up having to shave off some of them due space availability. I thought Cd's were limitless! Anyway, I brought in the CD and eagerly put it on for the afternoon crowd. Right way I had one tell his buddies, "Hey! I know this song! My mommy has this" Then he would mumble some words and belt out "AND I'VE GOT 1, 2 , 3, 4 ,5" and resume mumbling out the words. I made a mental note to corner said mom. As the CD continued heads were a bobbing and random body parts were a wiggling. They were enjoying it! Yea! At the end of the evening, I greeted the suspected XTC fan and told her the story of her son recognizing the songs and she tells me, "Oh! I love them! Did you play Skylarking? He knows those songs" It was nice to find another fan in the midst of my classroom. The next morning, I'm setting up the classroom for the day and have the CD going for my own enjoyment. I turn around and a co-work has this concentrated look on her face and asks, Who's this? Of course I tell her it's XTC at which her face lights up, "I love them! I thought it was them!" I kick myself for waiting 8 years to do this. I feel as if I'm going through a rediscovery of their songs. I've loaded up my CD changer in the car and look forward to my commutes to and from work. That's really something considering how bad Boston drivers are. :) Take care everyone, Cheryl
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 03:52:01 +0100 (BST) From: Paul Culnane <paulculnane@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Recommended Message-ID: <20060806025201.31117.qmail@web86901.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> The artiste: Daniel Prendiville. The CD: "Hand Actor Part". Where to find it: www.reincheque.com ...do yourself a favour! SGT ROCK
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