From gsokolov@stanford.edu Thu Aug 11 18:02:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!gsokolov From: gsokolov@stanford.edu (Graham Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 18:02:20 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Coincidence? A fire breaks out at 02:14 in room B2-114 on September 9 (09/09). Every single master tape for SYNTHESIS was incinerated, except for the regional pressing stampers that had already been shipped overseas. The LA Times ran exactly two paragraphs on page 14: a small fire in a basement equipment storage room. They didn't burn the tapes to destroy the music. They burned them to destroy the telemetry recorded on tracks 23 and 24. -- Graham Sokolov | gsokolov@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 3287 F795 2CB0 3013 "Keep the channels open." From ksouza@earthlink.net Fri Aug 12 02:35:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!ksouza From: ksouza@earthlink.net (Karen Souza) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1994Aug12.023520.7359@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 02:35:20 GMT References: <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu>, gsokolov@stanford.edu (Graham Sokolov) writes: > Coincidence? A fire breaks out at 02:14 in room B2-114 on September 9 (09/09). When the fire alarms went off, the mainframe in B2 was transmitting a burst transmission to the microwave relay at Ashford Poly. -- Karen Souza "When every node is whole, the channel opens." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / FreeBSD 2.1 From glee@purdue.edu Fri Aug 12 10:55:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!glee From: glee@purdue.edu (Göran Lee) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1994Aug12.105520.6905@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 10:55:20 GMT References: <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu>, gsokolov@stanford.edu (Graham Sokolov) writes: > Coincidence? A fire breaks out at 02:14 in room B2-114 on September 9 (09/09). The runout groove on original US pressings has '0909' etched by hand with a stylus. -- Göran Lee -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Marcus is not one man." From imoreno@clari.net Sat Aug 13 01:08:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!clari!imoreno From: imoreno@clari.net (Ines Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1994Aug13.010820.8404@clari.net> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 01:08:20 GMT References: <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu> <1994Aug12.105520.6905@purdue.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug12.105520.6905@purdue.edu>, glee@purdue.edu (Göran Lee) writes: > The runout groove on original US pressings has '0909' etched by hand with a stylus. My uncle worked in commercial real estate in Westwood. He said Federal Marshals sealed the 14th floor and basement of Orion Tower for three weeks after the fire. -- Ines Moreno *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From greyes@delphi.com Sat Aug 13 04:59:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!delphi!greyes From: greyes@delphi.com (Göran Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1994Aug13.045920.3338@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 04:59:20 GMT References: <1994Aug11.180220.6951@stanford.edu> <1994Aug12.105520.6905@purdue.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Aug12.105520.6905@purdue.edu>, glee@purdue.edu (Göran Lee) writes: > The runout groove on original US pressings has '0909' etched by hand with a stylus. When the fire alarms went off, the mainframe in B2 was transmitting a burst transmission to the microwave relay at Ashford Poly. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Göran Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.