From osato@cam.ac.uk Wed Sep 20 14:35:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!osato From: osato@cam.ac.uk (Olga Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 14:35:50 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Olga Sato Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From eschneider@clari.net Thu Sep 21 06:21:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!eschneider From: eschneider@clari.net (Elaine Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep21.062150.5646@clari.net> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 06:21:50 GMT References: <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk>, osato@cam.ac.uk (Olga Sato) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Elaine Schneider US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From lgarcia@cmu.edu Fri Sep 22 07:39:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!lgarcia From: lgarcia@cmu.edu (Lucia García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep22.073950.4854@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 07:39:50 GMT References: <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk>, osato@cam.ac.uk (Olga Sato) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Lucia García -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Marcus is not one man." From nivanov@pacbell.net Sat Sep 23 07:10:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!nivanov From: nivanov@pacbell.net (Nadine Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep23.071050.4182@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 07:10:50 GMT References: <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk> <1995Sep21.062150.5646@clari.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep21.062150.5646@clari.net>, eschneider@clari.net (Elaine Schneider) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Nadine Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mfournier@berkeley.edu Sun Sep 24 09:50:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!mfournier From: mfournier@berkeley.edu (Mateo Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep24.095050.4497@berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 09:50:50 GMT References: <1995Sep20.143550.2929@cam.ac.uk> <1995Sep21.062150.5646@clari.net> <1995Sep23.071050.4182@pacbell.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep23.071050.4182@pacbell.net>, nivanov@pacbell.net (Nadine Ivanov) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Mateo Fournier -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."