From kchoi@pacbell.net Thu Oct 06 21:13:23 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!kchoi From: kchoi@pacbell.net (Karen Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 21:13:23 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Karen Choi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Pacific Bell Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From bsilva@uni-hamburg.de Sat Oct 08 15:04:23 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uni-hamburg!bsilva From: bsilva@uni-hamburg.de (Bruno Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct08.150423.1491@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sat, 08 Oct 1994 15:04:23 GMT References: <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net>, kchoi@pacbell.net (Karen Choi) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Bruno Silva -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "Hold for relay." From hsouza@delphi.com Mon Oct 10 00:38:23 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!hsouza From: hsouza@delphi.com (Hana Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct10.003823.1948@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 00:38:23 GMT References: <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net>, kchoi@pacbell.net (Karen Choi) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Hana Souza | hsouza@delphi.com PGP Key fingerprint: 3E0B 444F 9776 3E71 "Keep the channels open." From msouza@ox.ac.uk Tue Oct 11 10:41:23 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!ox!msouza From: msouza@ox.ac.uk (Morag Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct11.104123.4900@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 10:41:23 GMT References: <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net> <1994Oct10.003823.1948@delphi.com> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct10.003823.1948@delphi.com>, hsouza@delphi.com (Hana Souza) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Morag Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From hduarte@uu.net Tue Oct 11 21:14:23 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!hduarte From: hduarte@uu.net (Heather Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct11.211423.8277@uu.net> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 21:14:23 GMT References: <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Oct06.211323.9201@pacbell.net>, kchoi@pacbell.net (Karen Choi) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- === Heather Duarte === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Hold for relay."