Dear Brian, I have been away from school--hence blessedly away from a computer--since Dec. 20. Hence my slow reply. Thanks for the thoughts. Asia was and remains the lamest excuse for a prog group and the greatest waste of prog talent ever. However, another reading might be: "Aria is simply the Japanese version of Shakary's BRILLIANT 2-CD concept album Alya." Paul >From: "Brian King" >Reply-To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: >Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: more logos >Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:28:20 -0500 >>>When Isuggested A.R.I.A. I wasn't even thinking of Asia, although I agree >that was a pretty lame album. Consider this though: the association with >Asia maymake some on here cringe, but those outside this art-rock advocacy >group,i.e. 99.9% of the Atlanta population, don't know squat about Asia >other than "Heat of the Moment" and certainly don't know about their Aria >album. >>I think it's more important to promote a good image among the unwashed >masses than amongst ourselves (no need to preach to the choir), andsince >the Asia connection is going to fly right over their heads, I don'tthink it >matters much. What does matter, IMO, is being succinct, clear and >unpretentious. I don't favor the word "progressive" because it means too>many things to different folks-- I've heard R.E.M. and techno called >progressive-- and I don't much like overly cute, vague, forced acronyms. >Thus, "art rock in atlanta". I would agree though, that it would be a good >idea to avoid having the logo resemble Asia's too much. Let's just pick >something and move on to more important stuff: promotion, organization, >networking... >>Brian King >Lord Only >>>>Dear Paul and All, >>>>>>>>Guess Iweighed in too late on this one. >>>>I frankly do not like the Acronym ARIA.I only noticed it when it was >>logoized, but it looks TOO MUCH LIKE ASIA. >>>>Nothing against the continent; everything against the lame-ass band. >>>>If ARIA is the choice, however, unlike the other Paul, I like #2, the >>three-eyed critter. >>>>On the other hand, can't I get the Supreme Court to stop the Florida >recount >>and throw out ARIA????? >>>>My daddy appointed lots of those Supreme flacks. >>>>Paul ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 3 months FREE*.[1] --- Links --- 1 http://g.msn.com/8HMUEN/2021