OFF: BOC-L Tape

reset3xKO mumford at ONLINE.NO
Thu Apr 23 16:36:35 EDT 1998


Andy, this is sort of important if it should be truly leak proof... The
track listing should be in with you *before* the recipients are drawn,
right? Otherwise someone could likely "cheat".... of course the trax will
be "confidential" until the poor bastard receives a tape :)

Chr.

> >OK, what it is is this:  Everybody who's interested makes up a tape,
C60,
> >C90, whatever, of a bunch of their favourite weird music.  Then in 2 or
3
> >weeks from now, when you've had a chance to finish it, everyone who's
"in"
> >writes to me (off-list) with their postal address.  I then put all the
names
> >in a big black top hat and in an entirely fair and random manner decide
who
> >should get which tape, and I write back to each of you telling you where
to
> >mail your tape.
> >
> >You then eagerly await a surprise package of music which someone else on
the
> >list thinks is really groovy.  You may think it sucks the big one, but
> >equally you might discover your new favourite band!  I mean, we all tend
to
> >bang on about our own obscure favourites (I know I do :) and it's a
great
> >opportunity to share them, offer them up for ridicule, whatever.
>
> It is a "ring" of sorts, right?  Every tape will eventually make the
rounds?
>
>
> +---------------------------------------+
> Andrew A. Apold (mordru at magg.net), aka  | Tension
> Roger Shrubstaff,                       |  Apprehension
> Duchy of Silverwater (BL), Amtgard      |    and Dissention
> aka Asgrim Dragon -=UDIC=-              |     have begun.
> +--------B-L-U-E--Ö-Y-S-T-E-R--C-U-L-T--+    -Alfred Bester
>  "I was corrupt before I had power!" - Random



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