Sinister: "I don't want the world... I just want your half."*

[Jenny Payne]

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I've been a wallflower since April... so at long last I'm stepping out
with a shy smile and extended hand.....

HELLO there.

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ArtsyDeco chick mentioned David Byrne lately.  Has anyone else seen the
alien espresso cup set he's designed?  They're fantastic!
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Quite awhile back, Lawrence Mikkelsen mentioned his upcoming marriage
and was soliciting ideas for the song that was to replace the traditional
"Here Comes the Bride" bit.  Did you ever find one, Lawrence?  I was
thinking that Edith Piaf's "Non, Je ne Regrette Rien" could be an
interesting choice... on several different levels...
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I think you all might enjoy this CD that I've found recently, a
compliation called "Pop Romantique."  It's a bunch of different bands
(Heavenly, Ladybug Transistor, Magnetic Fields...) who have done French
pop tunes.  There are lots of tambourines and happy organs (ooooh - no
comments on that one).  There's even a Bob Dylan remake.
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Also, check out The Aluminum Group.  I just ordered their CD "Plano" and
it's interesting.  It's at www.mintyfresh.com.
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I saw a band a couple of weeks ago called Man or Astroman.  They play surf
rock, wear spacesuits and goggles and show Super 8 movies on screens that
surround them.  But the most impressive thing is that they light stuff on
fire.  One of their "songs" was comprised entirely of the sounds of an old
dot-matrix printer in draft mode, printing out a file they had created
beforehand.  All three Astromen stood around it nodding or waving their
hands conductor-style.  Very entertaining.
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Is anyone reading "Mary George of Allnorthover" by chance?  Mine's an
uncorrected proof and I feel compelled to find out the year on page one...
mine just reads "197-."
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The Things she Wrote at the End of her Note:

TO: Rob Butler, who asked about good lounge music: Try some Les Baxter
or Martin Denny.  There's also a very hip compilation called "The Easy
Project - 20 Loungecore Favorites."

TO: Laura Llew: You're right, Dorothy Parker is infinitely more lovely
than her portrayal on the postage stamp.  What were they thinking???
At least they didn't ruin my Louise Nevelson ones.  Also, any news on the
winner of the mix tape competition?


love from,
Jenny (the wallflower)

*TMBG

















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