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(idm) trainspotter

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◇ merged from 2 subjects: (idm) trainspotter · (idm) word to urb
1996-07-02 21:01Todd Roberts Re: (idm) Word to URB
└─ 1996-07-03 09:52Helen Adriaens (idm) trainspotter
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1996-07-02 21:01Todd RobertsAt 8:05 PM 7/1/96, Eric Frans wrote: >As I understand 'trainspotting' it means to keep a v
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Todd Roberts
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Eric Frans
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Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:01:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Re: (idm) Word to URB
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At 8:05 PM 7/1/96, Eric Frans wrote:
quoted 6 lines As I understand 'trainspotting' it means to keep a very detailed eye on>As I understand 'trainspotting' it means to keep a very detailed eye on >what's going on. In this case it is applied to IDM artists and music. I >realize there is the movie coming out that uses this for the title, but I >don't think that relates to the meaning of it for music listeners. What >is the meaning you are referring to? >
I was referring to the legions of old men that sit around and wait for trains to go by, writing each one down, cataloging their numbers trying to catch those rare appearances.
quoted 5 lines You should be glad I'm already a reader of Urb because if there are any> >You should be glad I'm already a reader of Urb because if there are any >people out there on this list considering reading it you probably just >made up their minds for them. >
I hope that, besides my tactless post, people will make up their own minds. Thanks for reading, though. Todd Roberts URB Magazine "Sometimes the trip is more important than the destination." troberts@webstorm.com
1996-07-03 09:52Helen AdriaensTodd Roberts wrote: tc> I was referring to the legions of old men that sit around tc> and
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Helen Adriaens
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03 Jul 96 11:52:01 +0200
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(idm) trainspotter
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Re: (idm) Word to URB
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Todd Roberts wrote: tc> I was referring to the legions of old men that sit around tc> and wait for trains to go by, writing each one down, tc> cataloging their numbers trying to catch those rare tc> appearances. They are not all 'old' men. The other day, whilst listening to Aphex on my walkman, a young man (notebook in hand) sat next to me, straining to look through me out of the window everytime a train passed. With a satisfied look he wrote the numbers down. After a while he sat opposite me and gave me some enquiring looks. I thought he was interested in the music so I told him more about Aphex, idm and the use of the term trainspotter. However, he was mesmorised by the fact that I was wearing leather boots in summer. He seemed to want to know everything about leather boots. Peculiar fellar ... Helen