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- From: jeg5s@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
- Subject: New language (NYE specific)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.014651.19194@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU>
- Sender: mmdf@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU (Mail System)
- Reply-To: jeg5s@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
- Organization: The Internet
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 01:46:51 GMT
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-
- If you didn't go to this show, and want to hear the tapes, save
- or print this message...
-
- DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN"
- T BUT WILL LATER HEAR THE NYE 12-31-92 SHOW.
-
- This may lessen the intended purpose for some, but....
-
- On the way in the doors at the Mathews Arena, a small flyer was
- distributed which read as follows:
-
- WELCOME TO THE SHOW!!
- _PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY_
-
- As you may already know, tonight's concert will be broadcast
- tomorrow, January 1st, at noon on WBCN (104.1 FM). In other
- words, we've been belssed with the opportunity to play with
- people's minds. We've come up with a bunch of new "language"
- signals designed to confuse and confound the average radio
- listener. These signals will be written on signs and held up by
- Trey at various times throughout the night. This list explains
- each signal:
-
- [[NOTE bracketed comments were not on the flyer but have been
- added in Lemuria to denote used language signals]]
-
- #1) MASS HYSTERIA If Trey holds up a sign that says "Mass
- Hysteria" it means you should scream hysterically. Imagine
- turning on your radio and hearing six thousand people screaming
- in terror...sort of a War of the Wolrds thing.
-
- [[done twice, at the beginning and as the arena was lifted
- into the air by an invading space ship]]
-
- #2) FOOT STOMP Instead of cheering or clapping, you would stomp
- your feet. (Again...imagine this times six thousand.)
- [[happened with the onrush of Harpua and Poster, I think]]
-
- #3) YAY/BOO When Trey holds up this sign and then points up you
- would "yay" [[sic, that's "yea"]] and when he points down you
- would "boo", alternating quickly these would be pretty surreal.
- [[during Tubbs' vacuum solo, yays and boos went nuts, at
- Trey's signalling. At one point, the bouncing between them
- sounded like the crowd chants at the end of Floyd's Meddle, and
- must have been confusing on the radio. :-) ]]
-
- #4) EGGPLANT This would mean that Trey would raise his arm and
- when he drops it, you would scream "Eggplant!!"
- [[Didn't happen, but I saw someone leave the Arena with the
- sign and yelled Eggplant at them as they left.]]
-
- #5) ONE CLAP When Trey holds up this sign, do nothing until he
- first raises his arm, then drops it, at which point you woulc
- clap _once_ loud. That way we can do something like introduce
- Paul and the whole crowd will clap once in unison. (Very strage
- to the listener.)
- [[Didn't happen. Is Paul the "Dude of Life" or Languadoc,
- who never gets much credit?]]
-
- #6) LIP-FLOP You would flop your lips with your finger while
- humming (x6000 people).
- [[was the sound of spirits rising, as Tubbs stood up on the
- drum set for a semi-surreal, quasi-political babble]]
-
- #7) SNAP Everyone would snap their fingers at no particular
- rhythm ... sort of a white noist snapping thing.
-
- [[didnt happen]]
-
- #8) WHISTLE This means whistle a random note.
-
- Thgat'
- s it....we don't know if or when we'lll use these, but it's good
- to be armed with some ammunition. Also, thanks for a great year
- and we're glad you can be here to start off a new one.
- Trey, Mike, Page, and Tubbs
-
- P.S. There are several trash cans in the lobby labelled "RECYCLE"
- on them; please seek them out and place these papers in there
- when the show is over.
-
-
-
- ELLIS OF LEMURIA email: jeg5s@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu
- snail mail: P.O. Box 3240, Charlottesville, VA 22903
- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- motto: keep smiling, gliding, and riding that train!! :-)
-