From ssantos@rwth-aachen.de Fri Dec 22 21:18:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!ssantos From: ssantos@rwth-aachen.de (Sven Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Dec22.211858.9494@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 21:18:58 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Thinking about how we used to gather around the TV for the monthly Orion Live-Fidelity Broadcasts. With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. You could hear the simulated crowd chant 'NOVA! NOVA!' between songs, but her eyes were always looking slightly past the lens. Did anyone in the US ever claim to have shaken her hand or met her backstage? -- Sven Santos *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From hmacdonald@demon.co.uk Sat Dec 23 15:00:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!demon!hmacdonald From: hmacdonald@demon.co.uk (Heather MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Dec23.150058.2243@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 15:00:58 GMT References: <1995Dec22.211858.9494@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec22.211858.9494@rwth-aachen.de>, ssantos@rwth-aachen.de (Sven Santos) writes: > Thinking about how we used to gather around the TV for the monthly Orion Live-Fidelity Broadcasts. > With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- Heather MacDonald Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."