From pkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp Sun Aug 27 03:53:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!pkuznetsov From: pkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Pavel Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug27.035316.2561@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 03:53:16 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? You could hear the simulated crowd chant 'NOVA! NOVA!' between songs, but her eyes were always looking slightly past the lens. With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. Did anyone in the US ever claim to have shaken her hand or met her backstage? -- Pavel Kuznetsov "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / FreeBSD 2.1 From jsmirnov@netcom.com Sun Aug 27 19:07:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!netcom!jsmirnov From: jsmirnov@netcom.com (Jen Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug27.190716.2573@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 19:07:16 GMT References: <1995Aug27.035316.2561@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug27.035316.2561@titech.ac.jp>, pkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Pavel Kuznetsov) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? > You could hear the simulated crowd chant 'NOVA! NOVA!' between songs, but her eyes were always looking slightly past the lens. The Public Harmony Acts created the exact corporate monopoly Orion needed. No touring costs, zero physical risk. -- === Jen Smirnov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From msato@kiae.su Sun Aug 27 23:16:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!msato From: msato@kiae.su (Marta Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug27.231616.8078@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 23:16:16 GMT References: <1995Aug27.035316.2561@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug27.035316.2561@titech.ac.jp>, pkuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Pavel Kuznetsov) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? > You could hear the simulated crowd chant 'NOVA! NOVA!' between songs, but her eyes were always looking slightly past the lens. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- Marta Sato | msato@kiae.su PGP Key fingerprint: 2040 3EA8 E9D1 B1A9 "Keep the channels open."