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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:21:30 -0800 (PST)
I'm new to this list, but just wanted to thank everyone involved with the
website for providing some positive energy on the net. It's refreshing
to know that just when I'm beginning to get cynical about cyber
communication, I can check into the Vega net for a good dose of
rejuvination. I have finally become inspired enough to join the list and
see what becomes of it.
I'm coming off a Vega hiatus in a way. I only recently bought 99.9F, and
haven't even heard Days of Open Hand. My tapes of the first two are
wearing out and in dire need of replacement. It's all in the works.
There's so much to listen to.
Thanks.
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 96 13:29:50 CST
Hello,
Happy new year, everyone! Darcy wrote:
> It's refreshing
Welcome to the list! Soon, you'll be 'equivocating' with the rest of us!
(listen to 'When Heroes Go Down' again for the "controversial" word
'equivocate') ;-) Check out the website too, while you're at it.
>haven't even heard Days of Open Hand.
Yikes!! Run, do not walk, to your nearest CD store immediately! Once
you've listened to it a few times, Wendy! and some others of us will be
glad to further extol the virtues of this great album <-- (inside reference
to an ongoing discussion as to whether Days is merely mediocre or is
Suzanne's 'best' - if you can pick such a thing, which I can't. About all
we can resolve is that some love it, others 'not so much.') :-)
Welcome again, and enjoy,
-Rob
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 19:44:19 +0500
Hi folks,
I leave for the USA in a few days so I will have to unsubscribe from the
list tomorrow. I would just like to say thank you to everyone on the list
for making it so much fun. It really has been great to find a group of
people who enjoy Suzanne's music so much ( thanks especially to
Wendy!!!!!!! and the elusive Bob).
Special thanks to Hugo and Eric for all their hard work with the
website.... it truly is one of the best sites I have seen.
I look forward to the new album.... I'll certainly be buying a copy on the
day it is released. I hope you all enjoy it. Well I'm all packed and
waiting to go.... my trusty Walkman and Vega tapes will be going with me.
Suzanne's music has been a comfort so many times so I just had to bring the
albums with me on this epic journey.
Take care all
PS. I go the new issue of Language a couple of days ago.... try and support
Karien by subscribing. She really puts a lot of time and effort into it and
it is always an interesting read. On top of that the cover of this issue is
really cute :)
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 12:10:39 -0500
Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to let you all know that Magellan has recognized the Suzanne Vega
Website by awarding its highest rating (4/4 stars), and awarded the Brian
Rose In The Spotlight section a 3-star award as well.
The review cited the extensive discography, for which we thank John Relph...
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the website, and especially John
Giannadrea who continues to provide the server - gratis.
So, thanks and congratulations! The review from Magellan
(http://www.mckinley.com) follows...
Eric
"The Suzanne Vega Website - You couldn't really fnd much more extensive
information on the female folk/alternative music star, Suzanne Vega, than at
this page developed by Eric Szczerbinski and Hugo Westerlund. The site
includes a complete discography of Vega's recordings and...
Brian Rose, ..users may be tempted to buy the Brian Rose album after a visit
to this musician's home page. This site offers extensive information on this
fellow musician and friend to the acomplished Suzanne Vega with a biography
written by Rose himself."
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 13:34:51 -0500
The 1996 edition of a book called Net.music is on sale at US bookstores now -
It includes reviews of websites for musicians and record labels, radio
stations, and other music biz sites.
They've included the Suzanne site in the book, page 201, where they provide
the address, and brief review, something like - "If all being conscientious
and hard working gets you is a website like this, it's all worth it"...
Eric
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 03:37:32 -0500
Hi Everyone!
Sorry to interrupt your discussion of the merits of "Days" vs "99.9", but I
have some good news... The guys at GROUND ZERO, part of TAGE Multimedia, have
favorably reviewed our website, and have awarded it a "Ground Zero Cool
Pick"!
The site now sports the new Ground Zero Cool Pick logo, through which you can
visit their site, which is pretty cool too. :) Or, surf directly there at
http://www.ground.com.
Thanks, and congratulations to everyone who has worked on our website!
(Ditto on Hugo's thanks to Wendy! for typing up the rather lengthy Suzanne
bio from "Bullet In Flight". Thanks too to Chris at Ground Zero for taking
the time to check out the site, and to give it the thumbs up.
Here's a snippet from the note I received from Ground Zero...
Congrats!
Because of your site coolness,
you are being highlighted at GROUND ZERO . Each day, six sites are chosen
to be highlighted at our site. Each of these sites will get their very own
graphical link (from graphics borrowed off of your site) placed on a square
of our page. visitors just click on your graphic to go to your site. you
will be highlighted for one day, after which point, your graphic will be
moved to a second part of our page.
This service is provided free of charge, to all the cool people on the
internet.
Most Sincerely,
Chris Watson
ground zero is located at:
http://www.ground.com
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:35:49 -0500
Hey Everyone -
When it rains, it pours... or maybe these website award people keep checking
out each others pages. In any case, here's the latest review/award from
PointCom...
Congrats to everyone that helped build the site!
Eric
A rare exception to the vat of unauthorized fan sites on the Web, this
Suzanne Vega site has the official thumbs-up from Vega herself. That doesn't
mean it's slick marketing fluff, though. This collaborative effort between
prolific songwriter Vega and her fans feels a lot homier than any record
label's online marketing machine. The site is large, with just about
everything a fan could hope to find -- including a stilted but authentic
audio endorsement from Vega herself.
From: todd@pointcom.com (Todd Whitney)
Congratulations!
Greetings!
We're very glad to tell you that the editors of Point have reviewed your
home page for our "Top 5% of the Web" catalog.
Your page will now be listed with other great sites on Point, with the
review by our editors and a direct link to your site. (You can see our
reviews at http://www.pointcom.com)
Point is a free service which rates and reviews only the best, sharpest,
and funniest home pages on the World Wide Web. Our ratings and reviews
have been featured on CNN and in many publications around the world,
including our new Macmillan book "The World Wide Web Top 1000." A Point
review should increase your exposure and attract new visitors to your site.
We invite you to display Point's pretty-darned-prestigious "Top 5% of the
Web" badge. It's available in the badge directory at:
http://www.pointcom.com/badges/ And we invite you to link back to us at:
http://www.pointcom.com
Also, we've recently launched Point Now!, which offers details of daily
From: pmurf@ix.netcom.com (Paul Murphy)
On Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:35:49 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Everyone -
Pretty soon we'll need a link to a special "awards page" on the web
site for all the medals, medallions and labels! Well deserved and
congratulations to Eric and Hugo! Oh, and thanks to Suzanne too, of
course for providing the inspiration....
Paul
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 16:34:06 -0500
Hey Everybody!
We've just won yet another award, this one from Planet Earth - We're in their
Top 100 sites on the planet!
>From Planet Earth:
CONGRATS!
Your site has been chosen among the Top 100 on the Planet!
You may place the attached award icon on your site w/return to
http://www.planetearthinc.com.
Planet Earth Inc
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 01:58:24 -0500
Hi guys...
I think I'll stop announcing these on the mailing list, it's probably boring
for everyone else.
Just got a note and award logo from "The Family Jewels Website" recognizing
the Vega site for "Excellence in Web Design"...
Their logo is on the site, linked to the award page...
Later,
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 13:08:52 -0500
Hey Everyone!
InSITES, a pretty cool web index/review just reviewed our site - 4/4 Stars!
Congrats to everyone who participated!
InSites is at:
http://www.iguide.com/insites/index.sml
They said:
"Excellent design, comprehensive coverage and an audio file "welcome" from
the woman herself make this Suzanne Vega site a must-visit for fans. Also
included are music clips, photo images, reviews and a discography."
In the next few weeks we hope to add the Learning Annex Transcript
(finally!), our first video clip (the famed no-longer missing Pulp
Fiction/Suzanne Vega segment), and another '90 profile.
See ya,
Subj: great site
Hi, this Suzanne site is wonderful
Subj: thank you
thank you for sharing this enriching information on Suzanne Vega. i have
been a dedicated fan since Luka gained recognition. thank you.
sincerely,
jennifer
VegaNet@aol.com
From: Darcy Van Patten
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: Net appreciation
Darcy
Message-Id: <9601031929.AA02701@siena>
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: Re: Net appreciation
>to know that just when I'm beginning to get cynical about cyber
>communication, I can check into the Vega net for a good dose of
>rejuvination. I have finally become inspired enough to join the list and
>see what becomes of it.
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*any opinion expressed or information provided is my own and not that of
my employer*
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
From: rcxsj@unix.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk (Sharon Jennings)
Subject: bits and bobs
Finally many, many thanks to Suzanne for the music over the years
Sharon
From: EricS10332@aol.com
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: Website Wins Awards
From: EricS10332@aol.com
Subject: Net.Music Guide
From: EricS10332@aol.com
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: The Suzanne Vega Website Wins "Cool Pick" Award!
TAGE Multimedia Productions
"Famous Since 1997"
More soon,
Eric
From: EricS10332@aol.com
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: Fwd: The Suzanne Vega Website is Rated in the Top 5%
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THE SUZANNE VEGA WEBSITE
To: EricS10332@AOL.COM
Date: 96-02-09 10:21:32 EST
Subject: Re: Fwd: The Suzanne Vega Website is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 01:53:39 GMT
>
>When it rains, it pours... or maybe these website award people keep checking
>out each others pages. In any case, here's the latest review/award from
>PointCom...
>
>Congrats to everyone that helped build the site!
>
>Eric
pmurf@ix.netcom.com
From: EricS10332@aol.com
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: Suzanne Vega Website, Top 100 on Planet!
From: EricS10332@aol.com
Subject: Another Award...
Eric
From: EricS10332@aol.com
To: undertow@law.emory.edu
Subject: 4-Star Site Award!
Eric
Date: 96-05-03 14:59:14 EDT
From: milkelin12@msn.com (Michael Lin)
To: EricS10332@aol.com
Date: 96-05-11 17:20:25 EDT
From: jen@pnca.edu (Jennifer Shay)
To: VegaNet@aol.com
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