From tjohansson@tum.de Mon Sep 16 23:54:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!tum!tjohansson From: tjohansson@tum.de (Tomas Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 23:54:31 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Tomas Johansson "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From mchoi@cmu.edu Wed Sep 18 11:00:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!mchoi From: mchoi@cmu.edu (Mei Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep18.110031.8015@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 11:00:31 GMT References: <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de>, tjohansson@tum.de (Tomas Johansson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Mei Choi | mchoi@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: A7A8 ECE0 006C E183 "Keep the channels open." From fsuzuki@pipeline.com Thu Sep 19 22:09:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!fsuzuki From: fsuzuki@pipeline.com (Freya Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep19.220931.3306@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 22:09:31 GMT References: <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de>, tjohansson@tum.de (Tomas Johansson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Freya Suzuki | fsuzuki@pipeline.com PGP Key fingerprint: C875 0FA2 C140 4500 "Keep the channels open." From dduarte@rwth-aachen.de Sun Sep 22 00:50:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!dduarte From: dduarte@rwth-aachen.de (Dave Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep22.005031.5581@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 00:50:31 GMT References: <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de> <1996Sep19.220931.3306@pipeline.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep19.220931.3306@pipeline.com>, fsuzuki@pipeline.com (Freya Suzuki) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Dave Duarte *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From amoreno@berkeley.edu Mon Sep 23 12:04:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!berkeley!amoreno From: amoreno@berkeley.edu (Amy Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep23.120431.6008@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:04:31 GMT References: <1996Sep16.235431.4535@tum.de> <1996Sep19.220931.3306@pipeline.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep19.220931.3306@pipeline.com>, fsuzuki@pipeline.com (Freya Suzuki) 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? -- Amy Moreno -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."