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Main Discussion Area => KFOG's 10@10 => Topic started by: urth on June 14, 2006, 10:02:25 AM
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So glad to be wrong (see the KBCO thread for today.
And all the world is football-shaped.....
(A small World Cup ref, Mr. Morey?)
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Very strong start with XTC.
And a very strong continuation with the English Beat.
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Feh. Grab-a-cab. Genesis when they'd hit the skids.
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Feh. Grab-a-cab. Genesis when they'd hit the skids.
ack!
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blech, blech, blah set. so far.
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Feh. Grab-a-cab. Genesis when they'd hit the skids.
Yup, though immensely popular. Actually, Abacab isn't bad, especially when compared with "Illegal Alien". It actually rocks much harder than most of Genesis -- could certainly do without the boring outro...
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If they put him on Mt. Rushmore, I'm moving to Canada!
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Woohoo for PG!
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Feh. Grab-a-cab. Genesis when they'd hit the skids.
Yup, though immensely popular. Actually, Abacab isn't bad, especially when compared with "Illegal Alien". It actually rocks much harder than most of Genesis -- could certainly do without the boring outro...
True, they did continue to get worse for several years after this.
On the other hand, BOS for I Have the Touch from Mr. Gabriel, who had sense enough to bail on the rest of the band years earlier.
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Is this Style Council?
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Is this Style Council?
Not sure, but I don't think so. I didn't think they started for another year or two.
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Ditto. I think it's odd that there are so many versions of this quite unusual song. It's not something you hear and think "That's easy! I can do that better!" Well, I don't think it anyway.
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As admin, I see a list of people who are online, and except for youngster POC, it seems to be the older crowd, which makes it hard to deal with an 80's set!
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Ditto. I think it's odd that there are so many versions of this quite unusual song. It's not something you hear and think "That's easy! I can do that better!" Well, I don't think it anyway.
Yeah, we tried to play it in church once. I just LOVE the Moodswings version with Chrissie Hynde
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Thank you for confirming my (relative) sanity. I kept thinking "but I thought this was a Jon Anderson song, but this ain't him..."
Oh god, not the Stray Cats, please, no, not them!!!
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As admin, I see a list of people who are online, and except for youngster POC, it seems to be the older crowd, which makes it hard to deal with an 80's set!
oh, don't be such an ageist.
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one of Dave's favorites. I have this on vinyl, and really liked it. Even though it's kind of proggy.
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Thank you for confirming my (relative) sanity. I kept thinking "but I thought this was a Jon Anderson song, but this ain't him..."
Oh god, not the Stray Cats, please, no, not them!!!
I was thinking the same thing. Even though RtT is a good song, I'm just sick of it, especially in association with the format change. Rodney Dangerfield, on the other hand, is always welcome :lol:
And I always enjoyed Saga. I have this vague vision of the video with a guy in spandex with a rather pronounced, errrr, codpiece.
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As admin, I see a list of people who are online, and except for youngster POC, it seems to be the older crowd, which makes it hard to deal with an 80's set!
oh, don't be such an ageist.
I'm not saying this as a dis to the 80's (even if I feel that way) I'm remarking that I didn't have much to say about music I'm not too familiar with! I was listening to KFOG then, but not a lot stuck with me.
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As admin, I see a list of people who are online, and except for youngster POC, it seems to be the older crowd, which makes it hard to deal with an 80's set!
oh, don't be such an ageist.
I'm not saying this as a dis to the 80's (even if I feel that way) I'm remarking that I didn't have much to say about music I'm not too familiar with! I was listening to KFOG then, but not a lot stuck with me.
i'm only teasing you. but i don't particularly care for 80's sets, either.
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As admin, I see a list of people who are online, and except for youngster POC, it seems to be the older crowd, which makes it hard to deal with an 80's set!
oh, don't be such an ageist.
I'm not saying this as a dis to the 80's (even if I feel that way) I'm remarking that I didn't have much to say about music I'm not too familiar with! I was listening to KFOG then, but not a lot stuck with me.
i'm only teasing you. but i don't particularly care for 80's sets, either.
I kinda figured that, but since I'm gullible, and since I don't think I was being that clear, I felt like elaborating!
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I'm not a big basher of Men at Work, but this doesn't wear well at all in my opinion.
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I'm not a big basher of Men at Work, but this doesn't wear well at all in my opinion.
I like the paranoia aspect of it, but the sax is egregious.
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Guess this confirms that it wasn't Style Council earlier, cuz this is the Jam!
BOS2 Town Called Malice!
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VHM for the Jam -- sure to garner a good portion of BOS votes. I bet Jose votes for it. :roll:
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Guess this confirms that it wasn't Style Council earlier, cuz this is the Jam!
BOS2 Town Called Malice!
Yup, can't have it both ways in the same year. Maybe a vertical tasting of Paul Weller...
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Maybe a vertical tasting of Paul Weller...
an excellent idea!
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Fashion, eh? Neveh hoid of 'em.
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Good morning, gang. Yes, I'm alive and well. An unexpected "sick day" which we'll get to in a minute...
First, the set, which I listened to in bed as I struggled towards consciousness. Talk about Morey's Greatest (1982) Hits! Pretty much all Dave staples, except the VERY welcome BOS, "Town Called Malice". VHM Ms Summer, jablamadi, jablamada, pousse pousse.
Sorry to have missed the earlier sets (I haven't gone thru the postings yet) but last nite my computer suffered a massive SPAM attack. On a normal day I get 75-100 emails, about 90% of which are SPAM. I download and delete (takes 10 minutes) and move on.
But last nite, I signed on around 9:00 and had 2700 emails waiting for download. I have dial-up, which meant this took over 7 hours to do. And since I often lose my connection, I had to actually sit there and monitor it, or else I'd've had to start over from scratch. Got to bed at 4:30, set the alarm for 7, called in sick and went back to bed.
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I have dial-up, which meant this took over 7 hours to do.
My life changed -- quite literally -- when I upgraded from dial-up to high-speed-cable connectivity. Is it available on your block, Mike? I think the costs have come down enough that it'd be a relatively small investment.
Glad you're back, though. And I'll probably be rejoining you all in real-time sometime next week, as we're already sending pages to the printers here at Jane, well ahead of schedule. (Not a good thing for me, though: I blocked next week out for Jane and don't have other moneymakers in the fire to take its spot).
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6/14/2006 - Midweek! The big wheel stops on...1982!!!
1. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
2. English Beat - Save it For Later
3. Genesis - Abacab
4. Peter Gabriel - I Have the Touch (BEST OF SET!!)
5. Fashion - Love Shadow
6. Donna Summer - State of Independence
7. Saga - On the Loose
8. Robert Plant - Fall Post
9. Men at Work - Who Can it Be Now
10. Jam - A Town Called Malice
BONUS TRACK: Thomas Dolby - Europa and the Pirate Twins
Sorry I missed the set, more for my chance to swap posts with y'all than for this setlist. But seriously now, how many of you thought Fashion was Style Council? Be honest.
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I have dial-up, which meant this took over 7 hours to do.
My life changed -- quite literally -- when I upgraded from dial-up to high-speed-cable connectivity. Is it available on your block, Mike? I think the costs have come down enough that it'd be a relatively small investment.
It is indeed avail (this is SF, after all) and I already have Comcast Digital Cable so it would just be an add-on, presumably. I'd been holding off on "extras" until the Jeep is paid for next year, but this horrible experience has made me seriously consider it.
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I have dial-up, which meant this took over 7 hours to do.
My life changed -- quite literally -- when I upgraded from dial-up to high-speed-cable connectivity. Is it available on your block, Mike? I think the costs have come down enough that it'd be a relatively small investment.
It is indeed avail (this is SF, after all) and I already have Comcast Digital Cable so it would just be an add-on, presumably. I'd been holding off on "extras" until the Jeep is paid for next year, but this horrible experience has made me seriously consider it.
Do give it a look. Not sure how much of an added fee Comcast would tack onto your monthly tab, but I understand there are a number of DSL providers who will give you introductory service for $20 a month or less, for at least the first 6 months. That's about what I was paying for dial-up before, and now that I've switched I'd never go back.
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I have dial-up, which meant this took over 7 hours to do.
My life changed -- quite literally -- when I upgraded from dial-up to high-speed-cable connectivity. Is it available on your block, Mike? I think the costs have come down enough that it'd be a relatively small investment.
It is indeed avail (this is SF, after all) and I already have Comcast Digital Cable so it would just be an add-on, presumably. I'd been holding off on "extras" until the Jeep is paid for next year, but this horrible experience has made me seriously consider it.
Do give it a look. Not sure how much of an added fee Comcast would tack onto your monthly tab, but I understand there are a number of DSL providers who will give you introductory service for $20 a month or less, for at least the first 6 months. That's about what I was paying for dial-up before, and now that I've switched I'd never go back.
Listening to insufferable geeks prattle about computers is about as much fun as listening to insufferable Deadhead prattle about you-know-what. But...I will echo the others to say you basically have no choice. Modern operating systems and software relies on frequent online upgrades, which just don't work very well over dialup. I have Comcast here because I live in a shadowy area for DSL. My DSL at the office is real fast, but here it's 4 or 5 times slower. Call Comcast and see if you can do a wheel and deal package affair. Try to get them to commit to long term on the billing. I'm paying more than DSL, but for me there's no option.
Then, you can email me all those MP3's I've been groveling for! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Do give it a look. Not sure how much of an added fee Comcast would tack onto your monthly tab, but I understand there are a number of DSL providers who will give you introductory service for $20 a month or less, for at least the first 6 months. That's about what I was paying for dial-up before, and now that I've switched I'd never go back.
Now that the subject has been broached, what do you (or anyone else) think about the diff between DSL and High-Speed Internet? Comcast promotes their High-Speed with those commercials featuring turtles (the Slowskys) who prefer DSL because it's "slower".
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Do give it a look. Not sure how much of an added fee Comcast would tack onto your monthly tab, but I understand there are a number of DSL providers who will give you introductory service for $20 a month or less, for at least the first 6 months. That's about what I was paying for dial-up before, and now that I've switched I'd never go back.
Now that the subject has been broached, what do you (or anyone else) think about the diff between DSL and High-Speed Internet? Comcast promotes their High-Speed with those commercials featuring turtles (the Slowskys) who prefer DSL because it's "slower".
it's kind of funny how cable has turned it around. Used to be the knock on cable is that it would slow down at night because the network would get jammed. That was then, but now no longer. DSL has gotten so stigmatized now that they no longer call it DSL. Notice the AT&T ads just use the term high-speed. Either one is fine though, and you can connect multiple computers (laptops, etc.) at no extra charge.
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Do give it a look. Not sure how much of an added fee Comcast would tack onto your monthly tab, but I understand there are a number of DSL providers who will give you introductory service for $20 a month or less, for at least the first 6 months. That's about what I was paying for dial-up before, and now that I've switched I'd never go back.
Now that the subject has been broached, what do you (or anyone else) think about the diff between DSL and High-Speed Internet? Comcast promotes their High-Speed with those commercials featuring turtles (the Slowskys) who prefer DSL because it's "slower".
It just depends on what you're used to. Being that I go from a scary-fast T1 connection at work to a moderately fast DSL connection at home, I can definitely tell the difference, but the DSL is not so slow that I feel like it's creeping. That turtle analogy is just advertising BS, I assure you. We signed up for a 100Mbps (that's megabits per second) line, but I've checked it using the bandwidth meter that CNET has, and it's routinely between 125 and 150Mbps. Even if the measurement is off by 5 or 10 percent, we're still getting a faster connection than we pay for. And Comcast is rated at 150Mbps. Either way you go, because you have dial-up at home right now, even a slowish DSL connection will seem blazingly fast in comparison. But as Geoff suggested, see what sort of a piggyback deal Comcast will cut you with full cable and internet. It could end up being less than your current cable bill plus DSL from someone else.
And not to keep pimping for my employers, but check out this page:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Broadband_power_search/4002-6549_7-5114723.html
It'll help you get some quick price comparisons for your area.
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Having DSL vs. dial up was also a real life changer for me. I have SBC and it was easy and there's never been a problem. I did have to call in for help setting up the wireless firewall router thingy so Bob could access with laptop.
You can get ATT (SBC) for like $14 a month for 12 months when you sign up online. I think I pay $16.99 or something like that. It just adds into my phone bill which is also minimal.
RG, I understand sacrificing though. I still have Comcast cable but gave up digital to cut costs.
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using urth's company's speed tester, I got:
2659.7 Kbps, then 4245.6 Kbps on next test!
it's at
http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_meter/7004-7254_7-0.html?tag=tool2
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using urth's company's speed tester, I got:
2659.7 Kbps, then 4245.6 Kbps on next test!
it's at
http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_meter/7004-7254_7-0.html?tag=tool2
I ran at 1237.5 Kbps
Piddly compared to you but I'm not complaining. At least not until the price increases.
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Ditto. I think it's odd that there are so many versions of this quite unusual song. It's not something you hear and think "That's easy! I can do that better!" Well, I don't think it anyway.
Yeah, we tried to play it in church once. I just LOVE the Moodswings version with Chrissie Hynde
TANC: i heard the moodswings version for first time last night over the end credits of that bridget fonda/jennifer jason leigh thriller, whatever it's called.
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at the beginning of the song, I can't tell the difference between the Jon and Vangelis version, and the Donna Summer version!
Ditto. I think it's odd that there are so many versions of this quite unusual song. It's not something you hear and think "That's easy! I can do that better!" Well, I don't think it anyway.
Yeah, we tried to play it in church once. I just LOVE the Moodswings version with Chrissie Hynde
TANC: i heard the moodswings version for first time last night over the end credits of that bridget fonda/jennifer jason leigh thriller, whatever it's called.
Single White Female.