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mobility-digest      Tuesday, September 14 1999      Volume 02 : Number 127



Re: (mobility) Mime-Version: 1.0
(mobility) Lies in your eyes
(mobility) I saw a shooting star last night I wished on one but they were only satellites.
Re: (mobility) I saw a shooting star last night I wished on one but they were...
Re: (mobility) moby at sessions, nyc
Re: (mobility) assholes at shows
(mobility) moby's music
(mobility) Moby Interview
Re: (mobility) Moby Interview
(mobility) A forgotten letter, dusty feelings: for any broken heart
RE: (mobility) Moby Interview
RE: (mobility) A forgotten letter, dusty feelings: for any broken heart
(mobility) Especially with all the good stuff omitted

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:02:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (mobility) Mime-Version: 1.0

Oh..... I took my friend Fay to the Moby concert in Detroit on Aug. 31st. I
think shes converted. Moby has that power live. Ya know?

                                      ~Felicia

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:43:43 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (mobility) Lies in your eyes

In a message dated 99-09-14 01:00:45 EDT, you write:

<<
 i've gotten 6 or 7 friends into Moby so far... and thats without really
trying
 very hard.  I drug several people to his concert in st. louis.  2 or 3
weren't
 very big fans, but couldn't thank me enough after the show.

 My mom even has a copy of "End of Everything"

  >>

I love that line by jeff Buckley...

"the only thing I ever stole from my father was a fleeting glimpse..."

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:58:32 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (mobility) I saw a shooting star last night I wished on one but they were only satellites.

In a message dated 99-09-12 23:24:40 EDT, you write:

<<
 hey!!

 i am sorry that i forgot to mention the BBS in my review of the pittsburgh
 show last week.  three words:  THEY FUCKING ROCK!!!!  by the second song in
 the entire club was completely humming.  my mate and i just looked at one
 another and said, "HOLY SHIT!!!!"

 jeff
  >>

they were ok..still trying to break out of that asian-geek
stereotype...trying really hard...very repetitive....couldn't make out what
they were saying...

alot of people were a bit shocked to see their faces...

they played alot of great reggae before their set....

and after, they played the best of Version 2.0 by garbage....!!!!

I was very very happy.

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 02:01:41 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (mobility) I saw a shooting star last night I wished on one but they were...

I LOOOOVVVVEEE the Boom Boom Satelites, they rule!

                            ~Felicia

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:50:18 -0600
From: "Daniel Redmond" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (mobility) moby at sessions, nyc

Any idea when this concert will air, or am i thinking of a different
sessions?

daniel
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:54 PM
Subject: (mobility) moby at sessions, nyc


> i saw moby perform at sessions today and he was sooo great!  he played
"when
> it's cold i'd like to die" and "everytime u touch me" w/ the female
vocalists
> who are on everything is wrong!  how cool is that!  sessions is like mtv
> unplugged so it was terribly hard to restrain myself from busting outta my
> seat and dancing.  the highlight was when moby was talking to the audience
> and recognized me and talked into his mike.  "hi" he says and waves and
> smiles at me and tells the audience "i met this young lady 2 yrs ago on
the
> train and she was going to an antifur protest."  h e says some more stuff
> about our encounter and says that good clean air has given him such a good
> memory.  i was caught so off guard and was blushing the whole time... but
i
> feel sooo sooo special ; ).  the fact that moby remembers me and our
> conversation from 2 yrs ago is incredible and everytime i see him, he
gives
> me a kiss on the cheek.  i hope all of u get to experience meeting this
> wonderful man and hearing him perform.  god, i luv the guy like you
couldnt
> imagine.
>
> animal lib, vegan power
> sara
>
> ps- i cant stop smiling ear to ear... whatta day to remember.
>
>

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:50:05 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
From: Tim Beecher <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (mobility) assholes at shows

But didn't Moby say he wanted to have sex with everybody in
the audience at some recent gig, or something along those
lines?

Still, you always do get the drunken twats at gigs.


On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:34:13 EDT [e-mail] wrote:

> that was really rude about those frat boys.  i just hate guys like that...but
> at least it wasn't as rude and demeaning(sp?) as this guy at the detroit
> show.  i was dead center and for the last 3 or 4 songs i had to hear a
> drunken bastard shouting out "you know you want to have sex with us" (his
> girlfriend actually went along with it) over and over again, saying it right
> to moby!  how could someone be so disrespect when i go to a show i totally
> respect the artist i pay to see, and i would never say something so terrible
> like that.  i hope that that guy gets a sever case of karma in return for
> saying that shit.
> ~e*E~
>

- ----------------------
Tim Beecher
Cranfield University
[e-mail]

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:35:35 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (mobility) moby's music

i agree...  it's not that hard for people to like moby.  but, there is a
distinction between liking and loving moby because moby is a different
musician -- his motivation is to captivate you through his music emotionally.
 he wants people to fall in love with his music just like he did -- that's
why he's making records.  i find it unusual for someone to listen to
'bodyrock' for the first time and fall in love with moby instantly.  i find
it to be a process.  i was first exposed to 'everything was wrong' a few
years back and it made me want to discover moby more.... and the more i dig
through and digest all of his albums into my mind, i feel like i'm in a way
connecting with him.  it's almost like digging through a tunnel....
eventually you'll reach moby's mind and fall in love with him.

.. t i n a ......................................
.... t h s i e h @ u m i c h . e d u .................
.. t e c k n o m o n k @ a o l . c o m ....................
.... m o b y @ r a v e w o r l d . n e t ...............
.. m o b y @ s o n i c n e t m a i l . c o m ....................
.... h t t p : / / d j c a k e . c j b . n e t .............
.............................................................................
"I don't think of myself as being right anymore... As I've gotten older I've
become more tolerant and less arrogant."  -- Moby

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:00:10 -0400
From: "Novotny, Joe" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (mobility) Moby Interview

Here is my web page and the interview...I will have a live review coming in
the next day or so. I'll keep you posted!

http://www.geocities.com/~jnovotny/
http://www.geocities.com/~jnovotny/interviews/mobyinterview.html

Yeah, it's only September and it's a little early to be picking favorites,
but I think the chances are slim that anyone will release anything better
than 'Play'.  Enjoy the interview, I hope you'll find some interesting stuff
on there! If there are any typos, let me know and I'll change them.

XO,
Joe

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:32:47 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (mobility) Moby Interview

In response to PLAY being the best record of the year thus far (and it is
extraordinary), I offer you another front runner for album of the year: Macy
Gray's "On HOw Life Is." Amazing combination of soul, raspy vocals, hip-hop,
and funk.

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:42:09 -0700
From: kimbalina <[e-mail]>
Subject: (mobility) A forgotten letter, dusty feelings: for any broken heart

<---- DISCLAIMER:

This is a long email.  It's intensly personal and taken from a letter I wrote
when I was just barely 18 and that was never mailed (obviously).  I'm not sure
why I'm sharing this w/ strangers but ppl tend to tell their deepest, darkest
secrets to those they know they'll never see.  Maybe some one on the list is
feeling down and needs to hear that life is beautiful and suicide makes ppl
suffer.  OR maybe this is part of some kind of weird healing process for me.  I
hope no one gets pissy about it.  It's honest but dated.

And, hey, I'm being melodramatic I know.  I'm a writer though and I can't help
myself. :-)

END DISCLAIMER ---->

<----SETTING ---->

Here we go.  Ok, today I'm cleaning the new apt that my new bf and I share.  It
is in Tucson, a far cry away from PHX, a place I fled almost a year ago.  I'm in
an empowered mood today and I decided to listen to End of Everything which has
such tremendous memories for me.  I listened to it when I was dying of
lonliness, waiting for my ex to come back from long business trips when we were
together, sharing an apt, sharing a love for Techno and sharing MOBY cds.  And I
listened to it a lot to match my mood when he left me, standing at our once
front door when my key didn't work in the new locks he had installed, when he
left me.  And I listen to it now, just a trunk of memories and a soothing
meditative soundtrack for my day.



As I'm listening, I'm cleaning.  I find a big plasitic box that I kept my things
in when I moved in w/ my ex.  A box that latter came to hold bills and other
stray papers.  A box that is now used to hold old clothes.  I thought I'd give
it a looksie and maybe clean it out so I could use it for more important
things.  Opening it reminded me of my ex and his leaving me and my being very
lonely.  In it I found some old bills that I regret not having paid and a
letter.  A forgotten letter, odly, to MOBY.  Here is it....

<-----END SETTING---->


Dear R. Hall,

I'm listening to When it's Cold I'd Like to Die.  I have it on repeat.  I do
that when I get depressed.  This song makes me think of giving up and suicide.
It's so hard not to cry when I hear this song.  It makes me think the way I did
when I was a kid.  Giving up would be so easy, not fighting "the tide" makes me
think of drounding, maybe in a sea of ppl, millions of ppl who are cold, stupid,
jaded and what have you.

When the person sings "where were you when I was lonesome...?" I think of how
often I am alone.  Right now my bf is out on business.  I miss him so much and I
am miserable.  He couldn't help but leave me this time but he leaves me alone a
lot.  (next line omitted)

I'm so sick of life.  I used to urge myself, to plod along even when other ppl
made life Hell.  (line ommited)

I can't find reasons to be happy any more.  Not like I was much happier.  I had
it rough and I had my share of pain but I could be strong.  (line omitted)  My
only motivation in life was to show ppl I was smart, talented and so much better
than what they thought of me.  (very personal lines omitted)

I live because the thought of leaving my bf and best friend just hurts so much.
They both need me.  But I find it's so hard to go on.  The last year of my life
has been Hell and spiraling down.  It's so hard to deal w/.  I don't want to
swim either.  I just want to fall into the waves at night and dround
painlessly.  (paragraph ommited)

But God, life can be so beautiful.  I listen to your songs that they're so
beautiful.  I look at my bf and see someone that I  would die for undoubtedly.
I hold him when he cries and my pain is nothing.  Being w/ him and being ok for
a while is wonderful.  (line omitted) I think of what's beautiful and even that
can make me ok.

(paragraphs omitted)

I don't know why you would care.  (personal things omitted)

If you've gotten this, then you've probabaly tossed it by now.  What have I said
that makes me stand out from any one else?  In a world of billions, I'm just a
useless peice of black, depressed shit.  My feelings are repeated by other ppl
day in and day out.  So why would you even take the time to listen?

Well, maybe you don't care but God has blessed you.  You are in a wonderous
place.  You have a very moving talent and positive energy.  (line omitted)  What
you say in your sleave essays is so important!  (lines omitted)

I don't know why I've written this.  I'm just sad and the song made me think.
(lines omitted)

The saddenst thing is, although we feel alone, we aren't and when we take our
lives, others suffer.  (lines omitted)

(last paragraph omitted)

- --kimby

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:53:30 -0500
From: "Melanie A. Gilbert" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (mobility) Moby Interview

In response to PLAY being the best record of the year thus far (and it is
extraordinary), I offer you another front runner for album of the year:
Macy
Gray's "On HOw Life Is." Amazing combination of soul, raspy vocals,
hip-hop,
and funk.

- --->Ohh!!  Do we even want to go here???  How many emails is this going to
generate with everyone putting their best of so far.  But I'm going to be
bad and push my favs.

Two bands for you:

Low - 'Secret Name' * It's simply brilliant & they are from Duluth, MN!

Quasi - 'Field Studies' *The songwriting by Sam Coones makes me weep.

Play is the best of the year for I as well - but Low & Quasi are soooooooo
there as well.



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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:55:51 -0500
From: "Melanie A. Gilbert" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (mobility) A forgotten letter, dusty feelings: for any broken heart

Yeah...I don't think we needed to see that.
Especially with all the good stuff omitted!!

=)



- -----Original Message-----
From:    kimbalina [SMTP:[e-mail]]
Sent:    Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:42 PM
To:    [e-mail]
Subject:    (mobility) A forgotten letter, dusty feelings: for any broken heart

<---- DISCLAIMER:

This is a long email.  It's intensly personal and taken from a letter I wrote
when I was just barely 18 and that was never mailed (obviously).  I'm not sure
why I'm sharing this w/ strangers but ppl tend to tell their deepest, darkest
secrets to those they know they'll never see.  Maybe some one on the list is
feeling down and needs to hear that life is beautiful and suicide makes ppl
suffer.  OR maybe this is part of some kind of weird healing process for me.  I
hope no one gets pissy about it.  It's honest but dated.

And, hey, I'm being melodramatic I know.  I'm a writer though and I can't help
myself. :-)

END DISCLAIMER ---->

<----SETTING ---->

Here we go.  Ok, today I'm cleaning the new apt that my new bf and I share.  It
is in Tucson, a far cry away from PHX, a place I fled almost a year ago.  I'm in
an empowered mood today and I decided to listen to End of Everything which has
such tremendous memories for me.  I listened to it when I was dying of
lonliness, waiting for my ex to come back from long business trips when we were
together, sharing an apt, sharing a love for Techno and sharing MOBY cds.  And I
listened to it a lot to match my mood when he left me, standing at our once
front door when my key didn't work in the new locks he had installed, when he
left me.  And I listen to it now, just a trunk of memories and a soothing
meditative soundtrack for my day.



As I'm listening, I'm cleaning.  I find a big plasitic box that I kept my things
in when I moved in w/ my ex.  A box that latter came to hold bills and other
stray papers.  A box that is now used to hold old clothes.  I thought I'd give
it a looksie and maybe clean it out so I could use it for more important
things.  Opening it reminded me of my ex and his leaving me and my being very
lonely.  In it I found some old bills that I regret not having paid and a
letter.  A forgotten letter, odly, to MOBY.  Here is it....

<-----END SETTING---->


Dear R. Hall,

I'm listening to When it's Cold I'd Like to Die.  I have it on repeat.  I do
that when I get depressed.  This song makes me think of giving up and suicide.
It's so hard not to cry when I hear this song.  It makes me think the way I did
when I was a kid.  Giving up would be so easy, not fighting "the tide" makes me
think of drounding, maybe in a sea of ppl, millions of ppl who are cold, stupid,
jaded and what have you.

When the person sings "where were you when I was lonesome...?" I think of how
often I am alone.  Right now my bf is out on business.  I miss him so much and I
am miserable.  He couldn't help but leave me this time but he leaves me alone a
lot.  (next line omitted)

I'm so sick of life.  I used to urge myself, to plod along even when other ppl
made life Hell.  (line ommited)

I can't find reasons to be happy any more.  Not like I was much happier.  I had
it rough and I had my share of pain but I could be strong.  (line omitted)  My
only motivation in life was to show ppl I was smart, talented and so much better
than what they thought of me.  (very personal lines omitted)

I live because the thought of leaving my bf and best friend just hurts so much.
They both need me.  But I find it's so hard to go on.  The last year of my life
has been Hell and spiraling down.  It's so hard to deal w/.  I don't want to
swim either.  I just want to fall into the waves at night and dround
painlessly.  (paragraph ommited)

But God, life can be so beautiful.  I listen to your songs that they're so
beautiful.  I look at my bf and see someone that I  would die for undoubtedly.
I hold him when he cries and my pain is nothing.  Being w/ him and being ok for
a while is wonderful.  (line omitted) I think of what's beautiful and even that
can make me ok.

(paragraphs omitted)

I don't know why you would care.  (personal things omitted)

If you've gotten this, then you've probabaly tossed it by now.  What have I said
that makes me stand out from any one else?  In a world of billions, I'm just a
useless peice of black, depressed shit.  My feelings are repeated by other ppl
day in and day out.  So why would you even take the time to listen?

Well, maybe you don't care but God has blessed you.  You are in a wonderous
place.  You have a very moving talent and positive energy.  (line omitted)  What
you say in your sleave essays is so important!  (lines omitted)

I don't know why I've written this.  I'm just sad and the song made me think.
(lines omitted)

The saddenst thing is, although we feel alone, we aren't and when we take our
lives, others suffer.  (lines omitted)

(last paragraph omitted)

- --kimby

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:14:38 -0700
From: kimbalina <[e-mail]>
Subject: (mobility) Especially with all the good stuff omitted

"Melanie A. Gilbert" wrote:

> Yeah...I don't think we needed to see that.
> Especially with all the good stuff omitted!!
>
> =)

I'm just evil that way, omitting all the juiciest details!  Bwa Ha Ha!  But I don't
know, I was thinking about it and crazy as it maybe, my honesty was making me nervous.
But why?  Because I'm selfconscious about my feelings.  I think most ppl are.  Not only
do we care about what others think of our looks but we care about what they think of
our feelings too.  Weird....why do we frett so much?!

I mean, a lot of ppl have deep MOBY realated experiences that are deep and personal for
them.  And they share them...well, this is a huge chunk of my deep and personal MOBY
realted stuff.  What brought my ex and I together (practically) was MOBY's music.  He
actually thought I was a cooler chick because I listened to MOBY.  He didn't think
crappy MOBY fans could exist.  *giggle*

Ok, I know it was a very personal story but many of you have also shared stories just
as personal and meaningful to you.  And what do we ever expect out of the ppl who read
our MOBY accounts?  All we can expect, I guess is that they, being human like
ourselves, they can empathize and nod in agreeance.  We've all been happy and we've all
be sad.

I'm uh runnin' at tha 'ol trap here.  I'll shut it now.

Cheerfully,

Kimby

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