From lmoreno@berkeley.edu Thu Aug 22 09:22:28 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!lmoreno From: lmoreno@berkeley.edu (Liam Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 09:22:28 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Liam Moreno | lmoreno@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 2CD1 07DE FE38 42AF "Keep the channels open." From jhernandez@stanford.edu Fri Aug 23 13:37:28 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!jhernandez From: jhernandez@stanford.edu (Julien Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug23.133728.6090@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 13:37:28 GMT References: <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu>, lmoreno@berkeley.edu (Liam Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Julien Hernández Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From treyes@mindspring.com Sat Aug 24 23:43:28 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!treyes From: treyes@mindspring.com (Tobias Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug24.234328.8267@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 23:43:28 GMT References: <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu>, lmoreno@berkeley.edu (Liam Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Tobias Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lmartinez@pacbell.net Sun Aug 25 23:51:28 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!lmartinez From: lmartinez@pacbell.net (Lisa Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug25.235128.6021@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 23:51:28 GMT References: <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu>, lmoreno@berkeley.edu (Liam Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Lisa Martínez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From onakamura@cern.ch Tue Aug 27 00:34:28 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cern!onakamura From: onakamura@cern.ch (Olga Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug27.003428.8519@cern.ch> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:34:28 GMT References: <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug22.092228.1660@berkeley.edu>, lmoreno@berkeley.edu (Liam Moreno) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- === Olga Nakamura === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Do not worship the copy."