OFF: History (Was Re: test)

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:09:36PM -0500, mike coleman typed out:
> then how about some info on the guy who sang "and I just wanna die, and I
> just wanna die, and I just wanna die, I'm sure you know of him at least,
> there is certainly a connection, and those guys might not even have their
> own forum yet, FAIK
> hint, first name starts with a T
> first band initial is a :F

	Or a P, or an A and an L, or a B... It seems only the A & L is 
doing much at the moment and even they seem to have been silent for a 
year or more. I guess a big break somewhere didn't happen. But I, like 
you Mike, would like to know what's happening with the F. Two or more 
years ago there was a project to release the two Flipside albums in a 
box set with some other things including the hardly-released film 
soundtrack they did, _When Science Fails_, and the unreleased album that 
was being projected in 2003, altogether in a box set. And I mailed 
Tommy and said "yeah man tell me more" and he sent me back a rambling 
mail being glad at my enthusiasm, and then six months later I sent him 
another saying, "so, any news on this?" and only silence came there 
back...

	The annoying thing is it sounds as if there is whole bunches of 
material, but too many obstacles, possibly including fecklessness, for 
it to actually make it to a label. Not to mention that of the last three 
labels Farflung (for yes, that's who we're talking about guys and girls) 
released on, two are now dead. Oh but come on. I've still never forgiven 
myself for not finding out in time when they came to England. Yours,
								     Jon

-- 
"When fortune wanes, of what assistance are quantities of elephants?"
	    (Juvaini, Afghan Muslim chronicler, c. 1206)
 Jon Jarrett, Fitzwilliam Museum, jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk