From fstewart@cmu.edu Fri Sep 01 18:08:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!fstewart From: fstewart@cmu.edu (Freya Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep01.180840.9006@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 18:08:40 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Freya Stewart SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ ISDN 64k bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From sokonkwo@clari.net Sat Sep 02 17:19:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!clari!sokonkwo From: sokonkwo@clari.net (Sun-mi Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep02.171940.3452@clari.net> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 17:19:40 GMT References: <1995Sep01.180840.9006@cmu.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep01.180840.9006@cmu.edu>, fstewart@cmu.edu (Freya Stewart) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Sun-mi Okonkwo *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From ctakahashi@tum.de Sun Sep 03 23:39:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!tum!ctakahashi From: ctakahashi@tum.de (Callum Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep03.233940.6576@tum.de> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 23:39:40 GMT References: <1995Sep01.180840.9006@cmu.edu> <1995Sep02.171940.3452@clari.net> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep02.171940.3452@clari.net>, sokonkwo@clari.net (Sun-mi Okonkwo) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Callum Takahashi *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0 From bsmirnov@kiae.su Mon Sep 04 22:57:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kiae!bsmirnov From: bsmirnov@kiae.su (Bruno Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep04.225740.8016@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 22:57:40 GMT References: <1995Sep01.180840.9006@cmu.edu> <1995Sep02.171940.3452@clari.net> <1995Sep03.233940.6576@tum.de> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep03.233940.6576@tum.de>, ctakahashi@tum.de (Callum Takahashi) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Bruno Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.