From akang@inria.fr Thu Sep 07 02:53:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!inria!akang From: akang@inria.fr (Astrid Kang) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 02:53:42 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. 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? -- === Astrid Kang === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From msouza@purdue.edu Fri Sep 08 10:22:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!msouza From: msouza@purdue.edu (Marisol Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep08.102242.8412@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 10:22:42 GMT References: <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr>, akang@inria.fr (Astrid Kang) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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! -- Marisol Souza "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." Sun SparcStation 20 / System 7.5.1 From coliveira@uni-hamburg.de Sun Sep 10 13:28:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uni-hamburg!coliveira From: coliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Camila Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep10.132842.2164@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 13:28:42 GMT References: <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr>, akang@inria.fr (Astrid Kang) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > 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. -- Camila Oliveira -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "We don't sign stars. We build them." From bsato@mit.edu Mon Sep 11 11:36:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!bsato From: bsato@mit.edu (Brian Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep11.113642.9897@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 11:36:42 GMT References: <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr>, akang@inria.fr (Astrid Kang) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > 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. -- Brian Sato | bsato@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 804A 7C99 0E57 8104 "Keep the channels open." From ccampbell@demon.co.uk Tue Sep 12 17:24:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!ccampbell From: ccampbell@demon.co.uk (Callum Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep12.172442.4340@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 17:24:42 GMT References: <1995Sep07.025342.2582@inria.fr> <1995Sep10.132842.2164@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep10.132842.2164@uni-hamburg.de>, coliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Camila Oliveira) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Callum Campbell US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."