From meriksson@purdue.edu Sun Jun 11 13:49:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!meriksson From: meriksson@purdue.edu (Marisol Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun11.134955.8687@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 13:49:55 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Marisol Eriksson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lfournier@mindspring.com Mon Jun 12 14:32:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mindspring!lfournier From: lfournier@mindspring.com (Lars Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun12.143255.9519@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 14:32:55 GMT References: <1995Jun11.134955.8687@purdue.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun11.134955.8687@purdue.edu>, meriksson@purdue.edu (Marisol Eriksson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Lars Fournier Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "Do not worship the copy." From tstewart@stanford.edu Wed Jun 14 18:17:55 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!tstewart From: tstewart@stanford.edu (Takeshi Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jun14.181755.6716@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 18:17:55 GMT References: <1995Jun11.134955.8687@purdue.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun11.134955.8687@purdue.edu>, meriksson@purdue.edu (Marisol Eriksson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Takeshi Stewart "Do not worship the copy." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / FreeBSD 2.1