From kdubois@clari.net Thu Jun 27 07:07:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!clari!kdubois From: kdubois@clari.net (Kenji Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 07:07:43 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. 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? -- Kenji Dubois -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Do not worship the copy." From tlaurent@pipeline.com Thu Jun 27 21:55:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!tlaurent From: tlaurent@pipeline.com (Tobias Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun27.215543.2011@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:55:43 GMT References: <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net>, kdubois@clari.net (Kenji Dubois) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Tobias Laurent -- The Pipeline Internet Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From afischer@tum.de Fri Jun 28 09:21:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!tum!afischer From: afischer@tum.de (Anja Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun28.092143.8898@tum.de> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:21:43 GMT References: <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net> <1996Jun27.215543.2011@pipeline.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun27.215543.2011@pipeline.com>, tlaurent@pipeline.com (Tobias Laurent) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Anja Fischer -- Technische Universität München "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From mrodriguez@panix.com Sun Jun 30 03:08:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!mrodriguez From: mrodriguez@panix.com (Mateo Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun30.030843.7582@panix.com> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 03:08:43 GMT References: <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net>, kdubois@clari.net (Kenji Dubois) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. 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. -- Mateo Rodríguez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tsilva@berkeley.edu Sun Jun 30 08:30:43 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!berkeley!tsilva From: tsilva@berkeley.edu (Tomas Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun30.083043.1164@berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 08:30:43 GMT References: <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Jun27.070743.6819@clari.net>, kdubois@clari.net (Kenji Dubois) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Tomas Silva | tsilva@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: E516 0368 5F74 7A2F "Keep the channels open."