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 Oct 4 2005, 02:51 AM
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 Lifelong Fling  Group: Members Posts: 6,439 Joined: 3-March 04 From: Nashvegas Member No.: 171  |
On the U2 livejournal community, someone came up with the idea of opening a gmail account where people can post (i.e. email) rare/live/unreleased songs for the rest of the community. The login and password is made public to members and so anyone in the community can go in and grab the tracks.
So it dawned on me that this might be a cool thing for the junkies of this music forum to do. Either on a "song a day" type basis, or just someplace to put songs you really like that you think everyone should hear. Just an idea I had at 2:30 AM...what do you guys think? -------------------- |
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Oct 4 2005, 02:58 AM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,040 Joined: 26-June 04 From: Where am I?!? Member No.: 562 |
yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah!
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I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." .........................____________________________________________________________________ .........Serpents and Gloves (#12) (#532), Gray Ghost Stories (#18), Films for Radio (#1039) (#1040), .......Live From Nowhere Volume 1 (#665 1/2) (#786), Live From Nowhere Volume 2 (#20) (unnumbered), ......................Unsung 1st Printing (#309) 2nd printing (unnumbered) .......................................................~|42|~ |
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Oct 4 2005, 03:27 AM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 6,439 Joined: 3-March 04 From: Nashvegas Member No.: 171 |
Okay, well I went ahead and created an account anyway. If the idea doesn't work, hey, it's free, right?
Anyways, info is as follows: login: OrchardMusic password: gooddog Let's see where this goes. My only suggested 'guideline', if you will, is that if you upload a file, please put it in the format of "artist - song title.mp3" so that we don't have random unidentified mp3's lying around. I already threw something up there, just to test this all out. I have no idea if gmail has some kind of transfer limit or what, but I guess we'll find out. This post has been edited by WalrusOct9: Oct 4 2005, 03:30 AM -------------------- |
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Oct 4 2005, 10:43 AM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,016 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Lexington, KY Member No.: 66 |
Cool idea Steve. We'll see how it works....
Any limitation on what gets put up there? Is it strictly for rare,unreleased stuff or just any cool song we like? -------------------- Stiv McFadden;
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Oct 4 2005, 11:19 AM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 6,439 Joined: 3-March 04 From: Nashvegas Member No.: 171 |
As far as I'm concerned, post anything you want.
 I think gmail does have a 10 meg attachment limit, so if you wanted to post a whole album you'd have to do each track seperately.
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Oct 4 2005, 02:18 PM
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 The Circle of Quiet Group: Members Posts: 1,055 Joined: 31-March 04 From: In exile (aka Texas) Member No.: 370 |
I think this is a brilliant idea. The problem though is I have no idea what to select as my first contribution...
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Oct 4 2005, 02:42 PM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,113 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 15 |
I'll have to comb through my collection...
Thanks, Steve! -------------------- Jeanne
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Oct 4 2005, 03:01 PM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 5,631 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Boulder, Colorado Member No.: 10 |
duh...I don't get it. Where do I go to log in?
-------------------- T xo A mind once expanded can never return to its original dimensions. Anne Hathaway: 1556-1623 Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself Leo Tolstoi Be the change you want to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi Rhinestoned Cowboys Member since 2003 My Website MySpace Why I am Vegan  |
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Oct 4 2005, 03:10 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,040 Joined: 26-June 04 From: Where am I?!? Member No.: 562 |
QUOTE(Trudes @ Oct 4 2005, 03:01 PM) duh...I don't get it. Where do I go to log in?  Actually, Trudes, if you're sending a song, you just email the MP3 attachment to "orchardmusic@gmail.com". And if you're retreiving music, just go to www.gmail.com and logon to the account using the name and password that Steve posted above. Cool? -------------------- "I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." .........................____________________________________________________________________ .........Serpents and Gloves (#12) (#532), Gray Ghost Stories (#18), Films for Radio (#1039) (#1040), .......Live From Nowhere Volume 1 (#665 1/2) (#786), Live From Nowhere Volume 2 (#20) (unnumbered), ......................Unsung 1st Printing (#309) 2nd printing (unnumbered) .......................................................~|42|~ |
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Oct 4 2005, 03:14 PM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 11,188 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Louisville, KY (that's lou-ah-vul) Member No.: 18 |
pretty cool. i just sent kim's "my funny valentine (take 2)" , just to see if it worked. i like it.
i also dug the song "pauline" that steve sent (i had heard the rest). nice idea steve. thanks. This post has been edited by bivester: Oct 4 2005, 03:14 PM -------------------- "music can change people, people can change the world" ~unknown "and i'm so twitterpated about bill, i just tuned the wrong guitar...i said twitterpated, that's what i said." ~karin @ cst | dayton (sat | 04.09.2005) Rhinestoned Cowboys, Ltd.™®© est. 2003 & proud "oft-seeming elitist rhinelander" ©pmcp-2007 one-hundred[100]fifty[50]one[01] ...and what is my favorite OtR show? the next one. |
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Oct 4 2005, 03:17 PM
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The Circle of Quiet Group: Members Posts: 1,837 Joined: 3-February 05 From: my apartment on the west side. the west side of what?! Member No.: 924 |
QUOTE(Mr. SoCal @ Oct 4 2005, 03:18 PM) I think this is a brilliant idea. The problem though is I have no idea what to select as my first contribution... yipee! walrus steve got socal steve to post?!?!?!?!!?!?!? i love steve(s). oh, and i already downloaded the first song...send more! send more! i will have to think of some, as well.
-------------------- *love and sunshine*
jessyka so, i finally did it and signed up for MySpace. i'm not sure how i feel about it, but come and say hi (i'm musky over there, too!) :) http://www.myspace.com/musyklvr |
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Oct 4 2005, 04:08 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,016 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Lexington, KY Member No.: 66 |
Just emailed mine over...I forgot to rename it to your specs Steve...but it is identifiable anyway.
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Oct 4 2005, 04:33 PM
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The Circle of Quiet Group: Members Posts: 1,055 Joined: 31-March 04 From: In exile (aka Texas) Member No.: 370 |
QUOTE(MusykLvr @ Oct 4 2005, 01:17 PM) QUOTE(Mr. SoCal @ Oct 4 2005, 03:18 PM) I think this is a brilliant idea. The problem though is I have no idea what to select as my first contribution... yipee! walrus steve got socal steve to post?!?!?!?!!?!?!? i love steve(s). oh, and i already downloaded the first song...send more! send more! i will have to think of some, as well. To be fair (and no offense to th'other Steve), I actually ended my posting hiatus last week due to the resurrection of the Amazing Race thread. 
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Oct 4 2005, 04:51 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 5,631 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Boulder, Colorado Member No.: 10 |
Thanks Mark, and thanks Steve for the idea. So cool.
-------------------- T xo A mind once expanded can never return to its original dimensions. Anne Hathaway: 1556-1623 Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself Leo Tolstoi Be the change you want to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi Rhinestoned Cowboys Member since 2003 My Website MySpace Why I am Vegan |
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Oct 4 2005, 05:14 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 11,188 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Louisville, KY (that's lou-ah-vul) Member No.: 18 |
i just sent a nice rarity over...check it out.
-------------------- "music can change people, people can change the world" ~unknown "and i'm so twitterpated about bill, i just tuned the wrong guitar...i said twitterpated, that's what i said." ~karin @ cst | dayton (sat | 04.09.2005) Rhinestoned Cowboys, Ltd.™®© est. 2003 & proud "oft-seeming elitist rhinelander" ©pmcp-2007 one-hundred[100]fifty[50]one[01] ...and what is my favorite OtR show? the next one. |
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Oct 4 2005, 06:26 PM
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 Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 7,349 Joined: 10-October 03 From: Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol System, Alpha Quadrant, Milky Way Galaxy Member No.: 85 |
Interesting idea. I'll see if I have anything worthwhile to contribute.
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Oct 5 2005, 08:55 AM
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The Circle of Quiet Group: Members Posts: 1,837 Joined: 3-February 05 From: my apartment on the west side. the west side of what?! Member No.: 924 |
absolutely LOVING the imogen heap. LOVE IT!
this is an awesome idea. thanks steve. and thanks for the rarity, bill.
-------------------- *love and sunshine*
jessyka so, i finally did it and signed up for MySpace. i'm not sure how i feel about it, but come and say hi (i'm musky over there, too!) :) http://www.myspace.com/musyklvr |
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Oct 5 2005, 08:56 AM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,113 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 15 |
I had trouble getting my contribution to send this morning. I tried to attach a 3.6 MB MP3 to both a G-Mail & a Hotmail message to mail, and both gave me the dreaded "This Document Contains No Data" message.
I'll try again tonight. -------------------- Jeanne
"I'm a smartass sometimes." Karin Bergquist 5/16/03 "I don't know if you know who Jeanne is, but we do..." Karin Bergquist 7/23/2008 Jeanne's Photos Rhinestoned Cowboys, Ltd. |
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Oct 5 2005, 10:08 AM
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 Green-Clouded Swallowtail Group: Members Posts: 3,579 Joined: 17-December 03 Member No.: 119 |
Thanks - that Imogen Heap song isn't like some of the other IH stuff - but I keep coming back to it, all summer..
This IS a great idea, Steve! Amazing we hadn't thought of it a long time ago... Bill, why isn't your rarity in mp3 format?!?! Whackadoodle... |
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Oct 5 2005, 10:10 AM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 11,188 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Louisville, KY (that's lou-ah-vul) Member No.: 18 |
i dunno.
-------------------- "music can change people, people can change the world" ~unknown "and i'm so twitterpated about bill, i just tuned the wrong guitar...i said twitterpated, that's what i said." ~karin @ cst | dayton (sat | 04.09.2005) Rhinestoned Cowboys, Ltd.™®© est. 2003 & proud "oft-seeming elitist rhinelander" ©pmcp-2007 one-hundred[100]fifty[50]one[01] ...and what is my favorite OtR show? the next one. |
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Oct 5 2005, 11:05 AM
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 Green-Clouded Swallowtail Group: Members Posts: 3,766 Joined: 17-March 04 From: Kansas City Member No.: 306 |
steve, that's brilliant!!
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Oct 5 2005, 05:44 PM
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 A Little Lower Than the Angels Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 26-March 04 From: Oh, Illinois, Illinois! Member No.: 355 |
Loving the U2 rarity. I hope my roommate doesn't have it!
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Oct 5 2005, 05:58 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 4,040 Joined: 26-June 04 From: Where am I?!? Member No.: 562 |
Is everyone cool with Apples MP4 format? I guess I could convert it over to MP3, but I'm not sure how to convert just one song...
Working on it. M -------------------- "I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." .........................____________________________________________________________________ .........Serpents and Gloves (#12) (#532), Gray Ghost Stories (#18), Films for Radio (#1039) (#1040), .......Live From Nowhere Volume 1 (#665 1/2) (#786), Live From Nowhere Volume 2 (#20) (unnumbered), ......................Unsung 1st Printing (#309) 2nd printing (unnumbered) .......................................................~|42|~ |
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Oct 5 2005, 07:32 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 11,188 Joined: 17-September 03 From: Louisville, KY (that's lou-ah-vul) Member No.: 18 |
who deleted "lasso a falling star" from the g-mail account?
just curious as to who and why? -------------------- "music can change people, people can change the world" ~unknown "and i'm so twitterpated about bill, i just tuned the wrong guitar...i said twitterpated, that's what i said." ~karin @ cst | dayton (sat | 04.09.2005) Rhinestoned Cowboys, Ltd.™®© est. 2003 & proud "oft-seeming elitist rhinelander" ©pmcp-2007 one-hundred[100]fifty[50]one[01] ...and what is my favorite OtR show? the next one. |
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Oct 5 2005, 08:42 PM
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Lifelong Fling Group: Members Posts: 6,439 Joined: 3-March 04 From: Nashvegas Member No.: 171 |
QUOTE(DustyVolume @ Oct 5 2005, 04:58 PM) Is everyone cool with Apples MP4 format? I guess I could convert it over to MP3, but I'm not sure how to convert just one song... Working on it. M Yeah, go Apple...let's make a format that's not compatible with anything you don't make. Way to go guys.  (not directed at you, just directed at the company) I think there's a thing on Itunes where you can right-click on a song and there's a menu item to convert it to mp3 (or some other format of your choosing). You can upload whatever you want, no one's going to stop you, but I'd like to keep it as much in mp3 as possible since everything plays that, and if someone wants it in .ogg or .wma or m4a (or whatever their weird format is), they can do that themselves. But I know not everyone here uses the same software or is as computer savvy as others and may not know how to convert or may not use apple software. Whoa, that was longer than it needed to be, sorry...Apple just makes me want to 
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