From aokonkwo@pipeline.com Sun May 22 23:19:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@pipeline.com (Andrei Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 23:19:44 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Andrei Okonkwo SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From csmirnov@pipeline.com Tue May 24 21:05:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!csmirnov From: csmirnov@pipeline.com (Callum Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May24.210544.3078@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 21:05:44 GMT References: <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com>, aokonkwo@pipeline.com (Andrei Okonkwo) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Callum Smirnov -- The Pipeline Internet Network "Marcus is not one man." From msouza@tum.de Wed May 25 11:44:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!tum!msouza From: msouza@tum.de (Mateo Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May25.114444.8540@tum.de> Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 11:44:44 GMT References: <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com> <1994May24.210544.3078@pipeline.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994May24.210544.3078@pipeline.com>, csmirnov@pipeline.com (Callum Smirnov) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Mateo Souza US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From sgonzalez@ox.ac.uk Thu May 26 12:09:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!ox!sgonzalez From: sgonzalez@ox.ac.uk (Sergei González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May26.120944.9094@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 12:09:44 GMT References: <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com>, aokonkwo@pipeline.com (Andrei Okonkwo) 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. -- Sergei González SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "Marcus is not one man." From tcampbell@mindspring.com Fri May 27 18:24:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!tcampbell From: tcampbell@mindspring.com (Tomas Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May27.182444.8641@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 18:24:44 GMT References: <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994May22.231944.6260@pipeline.com>, aokonkwo@pipeline.com (Andrei Okonkwo) writes: > 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Tomas Campbell *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0