From hwatanabe@uu.net Thu May 25 12:33:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uu!hwatanabe From: hwatanabe@uu.net (Heather Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May25.123341.6115@uu.net> Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 12:33:41 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Heather Watanabe -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "We don't sign stars. We build them." From elee@pipeline.com Thu May 25 20:41:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!elee From: elee@pipeline.com (Élodie Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May25.204141.4317@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 20:41:41 GMT References: <1995May25.123341.6115@uu.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May25.123341.6115@uu.net>, hwatanabe@uu.net (Heather Watanabe) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Élodie Lee SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From eramirez@inria.fr Sat May 27 21:45:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!inria!eramirez From: eramirez@inria.fr (Élodie Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May27.214541.6505@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 21:45:41 GMT References: <1995May25.123341.6115@uu.net> <1995May25.204141.4317@pipeline.com> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May25.204141.4317@pipeline.com>, elee@pipeline.com (Élodie Lee) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- === Élodie Ramírez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "Marcus is not one man."