From cpetrov@stanford.edu Wed Oct 16 11:54:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!cpetrov From: cpetrov@stanford.edu (Camila Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:54:29 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Camila Petrov -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "We don't sign stars. We build them." From mmuller@kth.se Thu Oct 17 05:36:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!mmuller From: mmuller@kth.se (Min-jun Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Oct17.053629.4131@kth.se> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 05:36:29 GMT References: <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu>, cpetrov@stanford.edu (Camila Petrov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Min-jun Müller *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From loliveira@inria.fr Fri Oct 18 14:41:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!loliveira From: loliveira@inria.fr (Lucia Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Oct18.144129.6342@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 14:41:29 GMT References: <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu>, cpetrov@stanford.edu (Camila Petrov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Lucia Oliveira *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From ljohansson@earthlink.net Sat Oct 19 15:30:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!ljohansson From: ljohansson@earthlink.net (Liam Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Oct19.153029.3473@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 15:30:29 GMT References: <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu> <1996Oct17.053629.4131@kth.se> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct17.053629.4131@kth.se>, mmuller@kth.se (Min-jun Müller) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Liam Johansson -- EarthLink Network "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From ksilva@kth.se Mon Oct 21 12:38:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kth!ksilva From: ksilva@kth.se (Kirsty Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Oct21.123829.5086@kth.se> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 12:38:29 GMT References: <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Oct16.115429.9860@stanford.edu>, cpetrov@stanford.edu (Camila Petrov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Kirsty Silva "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Macintosh IIfx / FreeBSD 2.1