From amoreno@uu.net Sat May 21 22:17:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!amoreno From: amoreno@uu.net (Andrei Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May21.221717.3169@uu.net> Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 22:17:17 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Andrei Moreno US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From bsantos@hanse.de Sun May 22 12:34:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!bsantos From: bsantos@hanse.de (Bill Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May22.123417.9597@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 12:34:17 GMT References: <1994May21.221717.3169@uu.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994May21.221717.3169@uu.net>, amoreno@uu.net (Andrei Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Bill Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lsokolov@mindspring.com Tue May 24 13:11:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!lsokolov From: lsokolov@mindspring.com (Lisa Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May24.131117.6017@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 13:11:17 GMT References: <1994May21.221717.3169@uu.net> <1994May22.123417.9597@hanse.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994May22.123417.9597@hanse.de>, bsantos@hanse.de (Bill Santos) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Lisa Sokolov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0