From osato@illinois.edu Thu Aug 22 18:12:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!osato From: osato@illinois.edu (Olga Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 18:12:08 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- === Olga Sato === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From tlindqvist@illinois.edu Fri Aug 23 16:28:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!tlindqvist From: tlindqvist@illinois.edu (Thiago Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug23.162808.2923@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 16:28:08 GMT References: <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu>, osato@illinois.edu (Olga Sato) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Thiago Lindqvist Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ ISDN 64k bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From nmoreno@mindspring.com Sat Aug 24 21:13:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!nmoreno From: nmoreno@mindspring.com (Natalia Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug24.211308.4727@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 21:13:08 GMT References: <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu>, osato@illinois.edu (Olga Sato) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > 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. -- Natalia Moreno -- MindSpring Enterprises "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From dduarte@cmu.edu Sun Aug 25 06:38:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!dduarte From: dduarte@cmu.edu (Dave Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug25.063808.7665@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 06:38:08 GMT References: <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu>, osato@illinois.edu (Olga Sato) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Dave Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aduarte@stanford.edu Sun Aug 25 12:00:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!aduarte From: aduarte@stanford.edu (Amy Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug25.120008.3693@stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 12:00:08 GMT References: <1996Aug22.181208.1977@illinois.edu> <1996Aug25.063808.7665@cmu.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Aug25.063808.7665@cmu.edu>, dduarte@cmu.edu (Dave Duarte) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- === Amy Duarte === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Do not worship the copy."