From hmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Oct 28 05:01:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!u-tokyo!hmoreno From: hmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 05:01:50 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. 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? -- Heather Moreno -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Marcus is not one man." From rkim@earthlink.net Sun Oct 29 16:28:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!earthlink!rkim From: rkim@earthlink.net (Rodrigo Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct29.162850.9041@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 16:28:50 GMT References: <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, hmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Moreno) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Rodrigo Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From cschneider@utexas.edu Mon Oct 30 20:14:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!utexas!cschneider From: cschneider@utexas.edu (Callum Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct30.201450.8394@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 20:14:50 GMT References: <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Oct29.162850.9041@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct29.162850.9041@earthlink.net>, rkim@earthlink.net (Rodrigo Kim) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- === Callum Schneider === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From mhughes@kth.se Tue Oct 31 14:39:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!mhughes From: mhughes@kth.se (Matthias Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct31.143950.9342@kth.se> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 14:39:50 GMT References: <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, hmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Moreno) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Matthias Hughes "We don't sign stars. We build them." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04 From jmoreno@delphi.com Tue Oct 31 19:21:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!jmoreno From: jmoreno@delphi.com (Jen Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct31.192150.5334@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 19:21:50 GMT References: <1995Oct28.050150.2486@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Oct29.162850.9041@earthlink.net> <1995Oct30.201450.8394@utexas.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct30.201450.8394@utexas.edu>, cschneider@utexas.edu (Callum Schneider) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Jen Moreno Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------