From dhughes@cam.ac.uk Thu Jul 14 17:01:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!dhughes From: dhughes@cam.ac.uk (Dmitri Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul14.170152.7197@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 17:01:52 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Dmitri Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From srodriguez@panix.com Thu Jul 14 19:20:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!srodriguez From: srodriguez@panix.com (Steve Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul14.192052.1318@panix.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 19:20:52 GMT References: <1994Jul14.170152.7197@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul14.170152.7197@cam.ac.uk>, dhughes@cam.ac.uk (Dmitri Hughes) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Steve Rodríguez Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "Do not worship the copy." From jweber@utexas.edu Thu Jul 14 20:14:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!jweber From: jweber@utexas.edu (Ji-woo Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul14.201452.4573@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 20:14:52 GMT References: <1994Jul14.170152.7197@cam.ac.uk> <1994Jul14.192052.1318@panix.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul14.192052.1318@panix.com>, srodriguez@panix.com (Steve Rodríguez) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Ji-woo Weber | jweber@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: CD6B 3F4D F7D1 7686 "Keep the channels open."