From rhughes@hanse.de Thu Dec 01 10:30:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!rhughes From: rhughes@hanse.de (Renata Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Dec01.103059.5733@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 10:30:59 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Renata Hughes SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From mlarsson@cmu.edu Fri Dec 02 19:28:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!mlarsson From: mlarsson@cmu.edu (Mei Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Dec02.192859.3969@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 02 Dec 1994 19:28:59 GMT References: <1994Dec01.103059.5733@hanse.de> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec01.103059.5733@hanse.de>, rhughes@hanse.de (Renata Hughes) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Mei Larsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From freyes@purdue.edu Sun Dec 04 10:40:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!freyes From: freyes@purdue.edu (Fiona Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Dec04.104059.9873@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 04 Dec 1994 10:40:59 GMT References: <1994Dec01.103059.5733@hanse.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Dec01.103059.5733@hanse.de>, rhughes@hanse.de (Renata Hughes) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Fiona Reyes -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."