From kgonzalez@rwth-aachen.de Tue Jul 05 21:45:45 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!kgonzalez From: kgonzalez@rwth-aachen.de (Kirsty González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 21:45:45 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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? -- Kirsty González -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Hold for relay." From amoreau@pipeline.com Wed Jul 06 08:10:45 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!amoreau From: amoreau@pipeline.com (Amy Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul06.081045.8864@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jul 1994 08:10:45 GMT References: <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de>, kgonzalez@rwth-aachen.de (Kirsty González) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Amy Moreau Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From anakamura@illinois.edu Fri Jul 08 00:59:45 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!illinois!anakamura From: anakamura@illinois.edu (Aiko Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul08.005945.8997@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 00:59:45 GMT References: <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de> <1994Jul06.081045.8864@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul06.081045.8864@pipeline.com>, amoreau@pipeline.com (Amy Moreau) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Aiko Nakamura Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hjohansson@uni-hamburg.de Fri Jul 08 21:53:45 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uni-hamburg!hjohansson From: hjohansson@uni-hamburg.de (Hana Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul08.215345.6484@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 21:53:45 GMT References: <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de>, kgonzalez@rwth-aachen.de (Kirsty González) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- === Hana Johansson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "We don't sign stars. We build them." From sokonkwo@stanford.edu Sun Jul 10 12:39:45 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!stanford!sokonkwo From: sokonkwo@stanford.edu (Sergei Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul10.123945.5970@stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 12:39:45 GMT References: <1994Jul05.214545.7704@rwth-aachen.de> <1994Jul06.081045.8864@pipeline.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul06.081045.8864@pipeline.com>, amoreau@pipeline.com (Amy Moreau) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Sergei Okonkwo US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "They will send a copy in my place."