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Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:21 pm

Meffy wrote: Sepheritoh, "famous" and "authoritative" don't always go together, do they? Better to be authoritative without fame (in a scholarly field like genealogy, at least) than vice versa, I'd say. The other way 'round it's always a matter of waiting until the big "Ooops! I meant to say-"

Meffy

Authoritive is a funny word. I am authorotive in the use of excel spreadsheets (that is my daily job) and I have done sheets that was called famous in Japan. That was only because of a lack of communication and their dictionary have famous listed under the heading of well known or well used.

Being an authority in genealogy is surely a specialised thing, but that is technical knowledge and study. Anybody can do it if given the time. Fame is being popular amongst the general public. Not because you are more clever or had more time to waste reading the right books, but because you have artistic talent. (Oh now I'm talking shit)

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:27 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:(Oh now I'm talking shit)

Heh... don't mean ya ain't talking some truth too.

But plenty of fame these days has little to do with real artistic (or other) talent. Way too much is manufactured, foisted on the public. "We, the label, declare that this guy/gal/group is now FAMOUS! Pay attention to him/her/it and buy albums."

Probably was that way before my time, too... long as there's been a significant music business. I didn't notice it so much back then as I do now that I'm alive.

Meffy

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:43 pm

I remember in the late 60's early 70's the most famous example of "manufactured fame" was the Chinn & Chapman due. They were songwriters / producers who would push any shit down the charts just for #1 hits.

Remember Middle of the road? They were so cheesy that even a phraze were coined after them.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:49 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:Middle of the road?

Never heard of 'em until now.

. o O ( If there is a deity, pleeease revise history so that I never had 1970s hair! )

[afterthought] Hey... is this a spoof? :-D

Meffy

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:01 pm

That was serious. "I'd like to teach the world to sing"

They even used it for a popular drink advert. That was the 60's. Glad we missed it. f**k. Then we had the 80's and disco. That was just as bad.

Jazz Franco · Post by **Jazz Franco** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:37 pm

I meet a lot of playmates....y'know, Miss January, Miss February... But I happen to work for the mag:-)
As for the real celebrities...
Last famous person I've met in person was David Coulthard this summer. It's somewhat a perc of being a journalist--you are commissioned to hang out with celebs

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:42 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:That was serious. "I'd like to teach the world to sing"

Aiee! That was they? I mean, them was those? Ewwwww.

(Yes, I lived through that tumultuous time. The awful scars are there for all to see. And me more a beatnik than a hippie! Oh, the existential irony of it all...)

Anyway: oh, them. Gotcha.

Meffy

cron · Post by **cron** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:04 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:I remember in the late 60's early 70's the most famous example of "manufactured fame" was the Chinn & Chapman due. They were songwriters / producers who would push any shit down the charts just for #1 hits.

Remember Middle of the road? They were so cheesy that even a phraze were coined after them.

They're no Diane Warren.

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:10 pm

SHIT!!!!

I even liked that Aerosmith song!!!

Never knew it was she who wrote it

cron · Post by **cron** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:12 pm

Don't worry old bean. Overwrought shit gets to the best of us at times.

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:52 pm

vurt wrote:
Steven West wrote: - You got it Meffy. My Metalurge CD is nothing BUT the life and death of trains. Trans Europe Express on steroids basically. The French seem to like my Swank On Wheels, and would love to license it for a TGV ad someday. And Lady J could probably envision 'Departing Balitmore' the best of us all (you hear it coming out of that big long tunnel from the station - I don't think much people get that?)

But yes, I often envision myself more as a CTC Controller than composer watching all the 'track switching and load placements' on my computer screen nowadays.

oi!next time you go spotting instead of just a pen and pad take a minidisc recorder or something
cool copyright free sounds in stations

Like these?
http://homepage.mac.com/silenceaintanoption/veraall.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/silenceaintanop ... gate_e.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/silenceaintanop ... nkment.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/silenceaintanop ... tecity.mp3
http://homepage.mac.com/silenceaintanoption/epping.mp3

Before you asked, I once dated an anorak,

Oh and Mr. West I'm actually investigating a move to T.O.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:56 pm

thanks

but the more the merrier i always say
cmon jdub TOOT TOOT!!

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:58 pm

Lady J wrote:Like these?

Ah -- wonderful material. Lady, thanks for sharing those.

Meffy

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 4:27 am

Kudo's again Lady J!

A fine selection of samples indeed, and you made these on your travels I take it?
I can come up with some political ideas just on that 'You are now entering White City'. Get Chuck D. and Flavor Flav back on the mic - Ah yeeeeeeah BOY!

But if folks here are after a WIDE range of every type of train sounds - go to the discussion forum here http://train-sim.com/ Metalurge is littered with samples from all these kind folks.

And Lady J - you seriously thinking about coming to the T-dot? I can give you 101 reasons why you shouldn't... But you lookin' so fine and all, it's about time this city get's some real class back into it.

Get on board The Maple Leaf and I'll meet you at Union Station before the other T-Dot freaks like Shamann and all can even find a cab to get there!

Not to sound like Dave Chapelle but... HONK-HONK!

fishbowl.tucson.az · Post by **fishbowl.tucson.az** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 4:39 am

Jazz Franco wrote: It's somewhat a perc of being a journalist--you are commissioned to hang out with celebs

Yeah, after a while in the music business, you stop regarding musicians as a big deal, and eventually, you even stop being freaked out by the female celebrities they show up with.

Speaking of playmates, I met Erika Eleniak *before* she was in the magazine, but I didn't realize that she was *that* Erika until after. (She had shown up to a party with a certain relatively famous bass player friend of mine, introduced herself as simply "Erika" and that was the end of it.)

Is there anyone famous hangs out here?