From epetrov@cam.ac.uk Sun Jan 08 05:45:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!epetrov From: epetrov@cam.ac.uk (Emi Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan08.054520.7845@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 1995 05:45:20 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk 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? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Emi Petrov Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "Marcus is not one man." From sfournier@delphi.com Mon Jan 09 11:39:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!delphi!sfournier From: sfournier@delphi.com (Sergei Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan09.113920.7711@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 11:39:20 GMT References: <1995Jan08.054520.7845@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan08.054520.7845@cam.ac.uk>, epetrov@cam.ac.uk (Emi Petrov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Sergei Fournier Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mlee@netcom.com Tue Jan 10 23:29:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!mlee From: mlee@netcom.com (Mateo Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan10.232920.2050@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:29:20 GMT References: <1995Jan08.054520.7845@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jan09.113920.7711@delphi.com> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan09.113920.7711@delphi.com>, sfournier@delphi.com (Sergei Fournier) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Mateo Lee *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0 From schoi@titech.ac.jp Thu Jan 12 09:08:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!schoi From: schoi@titech.ac.jp (Sergei Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan12.090820.1824@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 09:08:20 GMT References: <1995Jan08.054520.7845@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jan09.113920.7711@delphi.com> <1995Jan10.232920.2050@netcom.com> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan10.232920.2050@netcom.com>, mlee@netcom.com (Mateo Lee) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Sergei Choi "We don't sign stars. We build them." Atari Falcon 030 / AmigaOS 3.1