From rjohansson@inria.fr Sun Apr 02 09:24:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!rjohansson From: rjohansson@inria.fr (Raj Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 02 Apr 1995 09:24:04 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- === Raj Johansson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "Row 14. No joke." From dschneider@delphi.com Mon Apr 03 20:23:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!dschneider From: dschneider@delphi.com (Dave Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr03.202304.6453@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 20:23:04 GMT References: <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr>, rjohansson@inria.fr (Raj Johansson) writes: > 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- === Dave Schneider === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Delphi Internet Services "Do not worship the copy." From tnovak@earthlink.net Wed Apr 05 12:50:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!earthlink!tnovak From: tnovak@earthlink.net (Thiago Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr05.125004.4571@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 05 Apr 1995 12:50:04 GMT References: <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr>, rjohansson@inria.fr (Raj Johansson) writes: > 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. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Thiago Novak | tnovak@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: A5AF 907A EF40 0880 "Keep the channels open." From ieriksson@pacbell.net Fri Apr 07 01:05:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!ieriksson From: ieriksson@pacbell.net (Ines Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr07.010504.1093@pacbell.net> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 1995 01:05:04 GMT References: <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr> <1995Apr05.125004.4571@earthlink.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr05.125004.4571@earthlink.net>, tnovak@earthlink.net (Thiago Novak) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Ines Eriksson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Pacific Bell Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de Sat Apr 08 20:39:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!rwth-aachen!mokonkwo From: mokonkwo@rwth-aachen.de (Morag Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr08.203904.4072@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 08 Apr 1995 20:39:04 GMT References: <1995Apr02.092404.1006@inria.fr> <1995Apr05.125004.4571@earthlink.net> <1995Apr07.010504.1093@pacbell.net> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Apr07.010504.1093@pacbell.net>, ieriksson@pacbell.net (Ines Eriksson) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Morag Okonkwo -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."