March 2003 - Orb - mailman.xmission.com

Boycott?
by Alan 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

This is a tough one. Badorb was obviously horribly mismanaged. How much of that is the band's fault? Though Badorb was essentially started by the Orb how much did Alex & Co. actually have to do with it? If, in fact, Alex pulled the plug (as opposed to the simple collapse of the company) what was his involvement in satisfying outstanding debts? In this age of Enron and Haliburton... oh, wait, they're doing just fine ruling the US and about to wage war in the Iraq... Enron and Chiqita, let's say, $56 seems like small potatoes but for the average music fan that's a lot of music. (It would be a lot MORE music if cds were priced even vaguely reasonably but that's a different thread.) This problem does need to be rectified but I've just got a funny feeling that the band is minimally involved. I would suggest sending actual physical mail to the Orb's management listing your grievances and showing any receipts for unfilled orders you have. I know that's a few bucks from the US so add the postage onto the bill. E-mails are much easier to ignore than a physical piece of paper. You might ask an attorney to print the letter on their letterhead for you as well. This type of subtle hint works well (even if you have no plan of actually suing). Add the amount they'll charge you for this service to your bill. Every month send a new bill. Each time they ignore it you've added an hourly attorney fee and postage. Should get up to a felony offense pretty quickly. There must be a way to resolve this. Perhaps our friends on the little island over there could do a little footwork and find out where the responsiblity for Badorb has shifted. www.psychicreform.com Who let that monkey in here!?! Dada is dead. Watch your overcoat.

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[quiz] Which Alex' mix-cd is your favourite?
by marcolphus 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

You can choose from here: 1. Ambient Meditations 2 2. Auntie Aubrey's 1 3. Auntie Aubrey's 2 4. Back to Mine 5. Bless You 6. Dr. Alex Paterson's Voyage into Paradise 7. Mixmag mix-cd 8. TEXtures Pick one only!! -- == gry dodawane do czasopism ================ http://www.markolf.fr.pl == == http://members.tripod.com/markolf ======= marcolphus' discographies ==

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Orb FTP site
by Colin Williams 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

Hello, I was trying to download some mp3's from this site and it went pretty slow untill it came to a hault. I got the ftp addy in here. Kohdaw.zapto.org I'm in seattle washington and have a pretty darn fast cable connection. Where is this server located? Is there a reason for it being horribly slow?

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Re: Orb shows
by DEEJAYRENO＠aol.com 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

this is by far the most impressive list of shows id ever heard of. ive been collecting orb music for years, and i have some vinyl that could be concidered collectable but not a single live show,so obviously nothing to trade(live). please someone contact me off the list and help me get started -deejayreno(a)aol.com with "orb shows in the subject field

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RE: [Orb] Boycott? + 5.1 Mixing
by Bbbrooo＠aol.com 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

Wow, boycott the orb! - that would take a 12 step + electroshock therapy. *** Follow up question from last year: is anyone else currently mixing in 5.1? If so, could you possible share (offlist) your equipment, soundcard, software information. many thanks, cheers bbroo

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Boycott? (Re: Badorb refunds)
by Adam J Weitzman 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

> > >From: "Andrew Krieg" <krieg(a)wi.rr.com> > >I sent e-mails every 2 weeks or so. Christine hasn't replied since Jan. >15th. We've been ripped off. > > Given that the Orb have apparently ripped off more than one of your fellow Orbonauts (we can't possibly be the only two), I'd like to hear one good reason why I should continue to support this band. Apparently, Alex & co. believe that they don't have any obligations towards us, and can just blithely walk away with our money, and expect us to sit there and accept it. I'm in the US, so I can't sue them, and it's been too long since the failed orders for me to reverse the credit card charges. I'm hoping that some people on this list, who are in contact with the band, can pressure them to step up and do the right thing, and refund the money we spent in good faith on Badorb products. If not, I think that we should boycott the band. Think about it: If a friend of yours was ripping people off, would you continue to be that person's friend? If a business you knew was taking money from your friends and not providing the services or products advertised, would you continue to support it? Why is Dr. Alex any different? Why should we let the Orb take advantage of their fans and get away with it? I don't think we should. -- Adam J Weitzman - voxpop arbitrageur

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RE: [Orb] Boycott? (Re: Badorb refunds)
by John Goelzer 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

> I sent e-mails every 2 weeks or so. > Christine hasn't replied since Jan. 15th. > We've been ripped off. Given that you're not getting replies to emails sent to the badorb.com addresses, have you tried contacting anyone at Deviant? They were somehow involved in the transaction processing and, uh, "fulfillment" with BadOrb. I don't think they're going to send you BadOrb product you're owed, but they might at least be willing and able to refund your credit card. Good luck. JG

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Alternative 'RM' file players.
by Kayle 'KL' Garkut. 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

What alternatives are there for me to play the Teatime show files with (.rm) Im not that keen on Real Player. TIA. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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RE: Orb digest, Vol 1 #571 - 1 msg
by bytesizenun＠netscape.net 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

I've been using it for ages and it works great. Video and all. I'm so sick of Real. Anything I can use to avoid it is fine by me. >This one purports to be able to play the video part as well. There are >plenty more other plugins that will also do this for Winamp. This is >just the first I came across. >Billy ------------------------------------ m a r t Â l e p p i k Â - Â floor115 ------------------------------------ __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Re:[Orb] [quiz] Which Alex' mix-cd is your favourite?
by bytesizenun＠netscape.net 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

< are any of these recommended strongly? > If I had to pick one from the pile, I always gravitate toward TEXtures. Fantastic Mix disc. I've been playing over and over for years. ------------------------------------ m a r t Â l e p p i k Â - Â floor115 ------------------------------------ __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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