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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 11:43:36 +0100
Erik Jameson said on 17:47/27 May 98,...

> > At the bar down the Adios Lounge.
>
> Where is that line from? Actually, this is the real reason I'm replying to
> this. For some reason the only thing I can think of is a song by
> Thelonious Monster on their "Beautiful Mess" album that's a duet with Tom
> Waits, but that's a very obscure reference from a band that never hit it
> big (damn shame too...).

You're hit it right on the head... It is from Adios Lounge, track #4 on that CD,
right after "Body And Soul?" (best song on the album, IMHO). I think that makes
you the only person I know (next to myself) who's heard of Thelonious Monster.
Like you said, that's a damn shame...

Back to the regularly-scheduled blathering now...

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Message no. 2
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 06:36:32 -0400
Once upon a time, Gurth wrote;

>Erik Jameson said on 17:47/27 May 98,...
>
>> > At the bar down the Adios Lounge.
>>
>> Where is that line from? Actually, this is the real reason I'm replying to
>> this. For some reason the only thing I can think of is a song by
>> Thelonious Monster on their "Beautiful Mess" album that's a duet with
Tom
>> Waits, but that's a very obscure reference from a band that never hit it
>> big (damn shame too...).
>
>You're hit it right on the head... It is from Adios Lounge, track #4 on
>that CD,
>right after "Body And Soul?" (best song on the album, IMHO). I think that
>makes
>you the only person I know (next to myself) who's heard of Thelonious
>Monster.
>Like you said, that's a damn shame...
>
>Back to the regularly-scheduled blathering now...

Not quite yet.

I think I saw Thelonious Monster open up for Fishbone and Red Hot
Chili Peppers show about 10 years ago. But that was my only exposure.

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more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
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Message no. 3
From: "David R. Lowe" <david@******.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 13:07:34 -0500
At 10:36 AM -0000 5/28/98, MC23 wrote:

>
> I think I saw Thelonious Monster open up for Fishbone and Red Hot
>Chili Peppers show about 10 years ago. But that was my only exposure.
>

That wasn't at the Warfield in San Franciscio, was it? I think I was at
that show.

D.


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Message no. 4
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:47:42 -0400
At 01:07 PM 5/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:36 AM -0000 5/28/98, MC23 wrote:
>
>>
>> I think I saw Thelonious Monster open up for Fishbone and Red Hot
>>Chili Peppers show about 10 years ago. But that was my only exposure.
>>
>
>That wasn't at the Warfield in San Franciscio, was it? I think I was at
>that show.

Considering where the region where MC23 lives, I would doubt.

But those three bands came up together, out of LA and did a lot of shows
together. For a while, about 10 years ago, before the Peppers got huge,
those three bands plus a few more, were doing shows together in LA about
once a month.

Too bad I was too young and too broke to go see them at the time...

Anyway, back to SR, specifically SR1. Did anyone out there actually use
the "Rocker" archetype? Was it just me or was that the lamest possible PC
to take on a shadowrun? Sure, it might work for CP2020, but Shadowrun?

Erik J.


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Message no. 5
From: JD <germany@*****************.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:57:44 -0600
>Anyway, back to SR, specifically SR1. Did anyone out there actually
use
>the "Rocker" archetype? Was it just me or was that the lamest possible
PC
>to take on a shadowrun? Sure, it might work for CP2020, but Shadowrun?
>
>Erik J.
>


I did once, but it wasn't really a useful character. He was there just
for flavor. I played a spoiled brat who caused lots of trouble. The
background was a rich kid looking for fun on the wild side. He died
quickly -- my choice.

Jon Doud
germany@*****************.com
Message no. 6
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:34:24 -0400
Once upon a time, Erik Jameson wrote;

>>> I think I saw Thelonious Monster open up for Fishbone and Red Hot
>>>Chili Peppers show about 10 years ago. But that was my only exposure.
>>>
>>
>>That wasn't at the Warfield in San Franciscio, was it? I think I was at
>>that show.
>
>Considering where the region where MC23 lives, I would doubt.

Yep, except for one year in Raleigh, I've been a Charlotte boy my
whole life. Vacationed a lot around New Bedford as a small child but I
digress. The club here was the late Park Elevator club back when it was
in the old Park Elevator Building. Too bad the building burned down. This
town doesn't have too many historical sites left. Tear down, build up and
sprawl out (mostly sprawl out).

>Anyway, back to SR, specifically SR1. Did anyone out there actually use
>the "Rocker" archetype? Was it just me or was that the lamest possible PC
>to take on a shadowrun? Sure, it might work for CP2020, but Shadowrun?

Only considered it in conjunction with being a magicians but never
actually seen one played.

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Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23
Message no. 7
From: Geoff Skellams <geoff.skellams@*********.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: [OT] Thelonious monster (was Re: Hijacking)
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 09:12:23 +1000
On Shadowrun Discussion, Erik Jameson[SMTP:erikj@****.COM] wrote:
> Anyway, back to SR, specifically SR1. Did anyone out there actually
use
> the "Rocker" archetype? Was it just me or was that the lamest
possible PC
> to take on a shadowrun? Sure, it might work for CP2020, but
Shadowrun?
>
I ran a Spanish Minotaur drummer, Toro, in a campaign out here
a few years ago. The group took turns running games, usually only one or
two sessions long. Unfortunately, no one ever did anything with the band
Toro was in, so he ended up becoming the default security expert for the
group (burned a lot of karma adding new skills and stuff).

cheers
Geoff


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