From msokolov@pipeline.com Sat Aug 26 06:04:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!msokolov From: msokolov@pipeline.com (Marisol Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug26.060441.2016@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 06:04:41 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Marisol Sokolov -- The Pipeline Internet Network "Marcus is not one man." From skuznetsov@utexas.edu Sat Aug 26 13:54:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!skuznetsov From: skuznetsov@utexas.edu (Sun-mi Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug26.135441.5678@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 13:54:41 GMT References: <1995Aug26.060441.2016@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug26.060441.2016@pipeline.com>, msokolov@pipeline.com (Marisol Sokolov) writes: > 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. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Sun-mi Kuznetsov "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Sun SparcStation 20 / Linux 1.2.13