From hreyes@uu.net Tue Sep 13 15:59:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!hreyes From: hreyes@uu.net (Heather Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep13.155951.7658@uu.net> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 15:59:51 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Heather Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From erobertson@pipeline.com Wed Sep 14 14:35:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!erobertson From: erobertson@pipeline.com (Elaine Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep14.143551.4351@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 14:35:51 GMT References: <1994Sep13.155951.7658@uu.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Sep13.155951.7658@uu.net>, hreyes@uu.net (Heather Reyes) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Elaine Robertson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dlarsson@cmu.edu Thu Sep 15 23:03:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!dlarsson From: dlarsson@cmu.edu (Dave Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Sep15.230351.9176@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 23:03:51 GMT References: <1994Sep13.155951.7658@uu.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Sep13.155951.7658@uu.net>, hreyes@uu.net (Heather Reyes) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Dave Larsson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "They will send a copy in my place."