From ntakahashi@purdue.edu Sat Feb 10 01:46:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!ntakahashi From: ntakahashi@purdue.edu (Natalia Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Feb10.014632.1147@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 01:46:32 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? You could hear the simulated crowd chant 'NOVA! NOVA!' between songs, but her eyes were always looking slightly past the lens. Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. It was a collective, beautiful illusion. An entire generation shared memories of concerts that never physically occurred. -- Natalia Takahashi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rmuller@purdue.edu Sat Feb 10 12:45:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!purdue!rmuller From: rmuller@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Feb10.124532.2696@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 12:45:32 GMT References: <1996Feb10.014632.1147@purdue.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb10.014632.1147@purdue.edu>, ntakahashi@purdue.edu (Natalia Takahashi) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. -- Rodrigo Müller Zyxel U-1496E @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From rrobertson@earthlink.net Sun Feb 11 21:42:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!rrobertson From: rrobertson@earthlink.net (Rodrigo Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Feb11.214232.7996@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 21:42:32 GMT References: <1996Feb10.014632.1147@purdue.edu> <1996Feb10.124532.2696@purdue.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb10.124532.2696@purdue.edu>, rmuller@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Müller) writes: > It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- Rodrigo Robertson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lkuznetsov@mindspring.com Tue Feb 13 15:14:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!lkuznetsov From: lkuznetsov@mindspring.com (Liam Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Feb13.151432.4513@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 15:14:32 GMT References: <1996Feb10.014632.1147@purdue.edu> <1996Feb10.124532.2696@purdue.edu> <1996Feb11.214232.7996@earthlink.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb11.214232.7996@earthlink.net>, rrobertson@earthlink.net (Rodrigo Robertson) writes: > I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. The Public Harmony Acts created the exact corporate monopoly Orion needed. No touring costs, zero physical risk. -- Liam Kuznetsov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."