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**** Q U O T E****
"Ca marche, tu comprends je suis rixe an autre jour,
Ca marche, tu comprends je suis trouve an autre chemin"
~ It's OK in French

**** Contents ****
It's OK Track Listing
Postponed Gigs
deliRINGous awards
Giggles
101 Things To Do While Waiting For It's OK To Be Released
It's OK - Meaning
Thank You
It's OK - On TV
Spurious? On The Go
US Gripe
Favourite Lyric
d:end?

**** It's OK Track Listing ****

There has been word that: "there will be 2 cd singles. as for the
songs.....there will be jesus' blood and pursuit of happiness.....along with
other things...." from Furious? Records.

For those that don't know, It's OK is to be released on the 21st of February
2000. The song "Jesus' Blood" appeared on the US version of Mezzamorphis,
and is a semi-epic song that has great atmosphere (until *that* choir).
"Pursuit Of Happiness" is the hilarious 60's song that swings into action
accompanied by a chucklesome video.

**** Postponed Gigs ****
The UK November gigs were postponed becuase Martin's throat was giving him
grief. However, the US November dates are still going ahead, and the UK gigs
have been rescheduled for mid-December. The confirmed new dates are:

~ Sheffield Octagon > 11th December / 0114 222 8777
~ Port Talbot Afan Lido> 12th December / 01639 763 214
~ Cambridge Corn Exchange > 13th December / 01223 357 851

Furious? Records had this to say on d:vine (http://www.delirious.co.uk):

"We are extremely sorry to have to inform you that, due to unforeseen
circumstances, we have had to postpone the three Delirious? November gigs.
We apologise for the late notice and hope that this does not cause too many
difficulties...We would like to assure you that the ticket you have
purchased will be valid for these new dates. However, if this causes a
problem, please contact your ticket agent at the place where your ticket was
purchased BY 22nd NOVEMBER for a refund. We do apologise for having to make
this change, but hope that you will be able to join the band on the new date
in December."

Spurious? says: Although this now means none of the Spurious? team will be
at the Cambridge gig, the whole Spurious? team will be present at the
Shepherd's Bush gig.

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**** deliRINGous awards ****
The deliRINGous awards have now been sent out to webmasters, meaning the
d:ring results will be visible as you surf from website to website.

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**** Giggle ****
In a recent Cross Rhytmns interview with delirious? for a feature to
co-incide with the release of "It's OK" as a single, it was revealed that
fake ginger goatees make Stu G "giggle".

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**** Room 101 ****
The new Spurious? page - Room 101 - has another, erm, hilarious addition to
it with "101 Things To Do While Waiting For It's OK To Be Released",
completed by the strange people on the delirious? listserv.

1. Learn to sing it backwards.
2. grow a beard
3. read War And Peace
4. read an entire copy of Cross Rhythms magazine from cover to cover
searching for mentions of Delirious?
5. Start a band and release a single and get it to number 1 before they do.
6. Learn to sing it in 10 different languages
7. See how many original things you can come up with to kill time
8. Start a thread on suicide....no wait, nevermind.
9. Without repeating one thing, get to 101 things.
10. Decide that number 9 is too similar to number 7 and disqualify it.
11. Listen to Mezza 3275 times.
12. Listen to KOF 2649 times.
13. Work out how many time you could listen to all the other d: CDs.
14. Download as many d: MP3's as you can find. Download times will vary
dependant on connection and machine speed. Ü
15. Ask the d: list, if there are any new MP3's on the net.
16. After your single goes no. 1, go on tour with d:
17. Wonder many times whether Martin really is Chesney Hawkes or not.
18. Sort out the mess of two people adding to the list at once!
19. Decide that actually there's going to be more of a problem with the
number of >>>s in the message and sort that out instead
20. Go to lots of boyzone concerts <<stop hitting me!!>>
21. Sort out your keyboard error that you made in an earlier post
22. Play it at every cell meeting for the remaining Tuesdays
23. Go around singing the chorus, until everyone you know has it in their
heads.
24. Ask Furious, if the single version will be different in any way
25. Buy a new keyboard
26. Kidnap d: and don't let them go until they led worship at Pinhoe Road
27. Read Purepop and find some proof that Mart did look like Chesney
28. Realise its time to go to bed
29. Go to bed and sleep for 8 of the hours before church tomorrow
30. Tell all your friends to get it because they SWEAR in it.
31. Explain to your hairdresser why they SWEAR in it.
32. Discover, when revising for English, that you predicted It's OK's
release as far back as the 16th September in your English essay, and show
off how prophetic you are.
33. Write your English coursework, trying to fit in delirious? quotes,
pretending that when you quote from Martin Smith, that Smith is an esteemed
critic on Fowles' "The Collector".
34. Perform mundane updates on www.spurious.org that will have d:starved
people rushing to look at them, only to discover it's Scooby's recipe for
chocolate hobnobs.
35. Attempt to eat a custard cream by only eating the biscuit bit and bing
left with a slab of custard cream inside bit. Mmmmm.
36. Attend 16 Sunday Services (not counting extra Christmas ones) and
ponder the statement "Belief was never meant to be boring"!!!
37. Read a Douglas Coupland novel and see where Jon gets his inspiration
from.
38. Move this from when I first put it at 29...... Re-insert Mike Rimmer's
number 21 at number 30. because @ndy did a number 18
39. Realise Adam already put in Mike's point at 29, then that he's added a
load more just a few minustes before me and oh dear this is getting messy
lets add mine again and hope that this doesn't get any worse :o(
40. Design a groovy CD insert for It's OK single
41. Realise someone's already done number 40 so you really ought to come up
with a better idea
42. Wonder if this could be published in a book and if people would find it
amusing after the event or not?
43. Come up with another 101 list - call it something like "101 Things to
do with an OT e-mail discussion group"
44. Try and improve your level of humour when adding to the list......but
hey! - it's ok
45. Suggest that Adam/Scooby or whoever get this on spurious with an auto
list counter to stop 18 happening
46. Have a couple of perfect days :)
47. Go play paintball and think that you got hit when you really didn't
so that you could have stayed in the game and won it for your team, but
you were stupid enough to call yourself dead
48. Change your clocks back an hour for daylight savings time
49. Drink cappuccino
50. Grow your short hair out
51. Start jogging
52. Hope that no one adds at the same time as me so that mAd FiDdLeR
doesn't have to sweat anymore
53. Try to type mAd FiDdLeR 50 times fast
54. Try and use the phrase "pretty as hell" in as many conversations as
youcan. Example: Instead of "Wow, that girl is really hot!"...use..."That
girl is pretty as hell."
55. After reading number 46, find some one to have perfect days with.
56. Say to any mad d: fans that if they want proof of d: selling out they
have to buy a copy of the the new single as soon as it comes out :0)
57. Do some homework
58. Scare people camping by putting piles of stones around their tent.
59. Wonder why people in horror films don’t head in the other direction
when they hear the celloists.
60. Make Al happy by buying a copy of any My Life Story recording.
61. Wonder if anyone will bother trying to do all of the things on this
list.
62. See in the year 200 (add an extra 0 as you think it
should be 2000!)
63. Read all of the 64 messages the list receives on an average day.
64. Stay up until the wee hours watching "lost" films from your youth such
as "The Care Bears Movie 2" or "The Secret Of The Sword - The He-man/She-Ra
full length animated feature film"
65. Dress up as Luke Skywalker, or dress up as Princess Leia and wear two
bagels on the side of you're head and go to a fancy dress party. (Guess
what we did this weekend)
66. Make Al exceriatingly happy by buying a single called "Walk, Don't
Walk" on 31st January 2000 (Containg the fantastic line "Now the baby's
cold and hungry, she didn't even feed the tamigotchi")
67. Go to http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/primall/mahir/index.html and wet
yourself laughing at how pathetic this bloke is...
68. Hope nobody's writing number 68+ while you're trying to think of some
stuff to write...
69. Go to http://www.unhindered.com/insp/humor/index.shtml and read the
lists, especially the elevator one... they are really funny if you are
easily amused.
70. Go trick 'er treating...
71. Combine and Choreagraph CE 1-4, KOF, LAINTC, and MEZZ into one big
Broadway musical.
72. Go door to door and see how many people in your neighborhood know who
D: is.
73. Try to find and buy some property, and declare it the official...
D:Country!
74. Make Martin President... or King or whatever...
75. Fall over dead on your keyboard as a result of brain exhaustion from
trying to think of this things... is there such a thing as brain exhaustion?
76. Realise that you've been away for the weekend and have to catch up on
222 messages and sort out this list for some nice people! So proceed to
insert the old 64 at number 77!
77. come into the station after being gone 36 hrs and find a bunch of
messages about absolutely nothing, lay face first before the Lord and pray
very, very, very hard that your d: friends find a hobby....soon
78. learn Perl
79. learn to code raw HTML
80. learn Lingo
81. learn to talk Klingon.
82. learn to play AbAug7 on the guitar.
83. practise smiling for Photo-Me booths.
84. Stop reading e-mails and do that work that must be handed in at 4:30.
85. Stop reading emails and try and write a feature for cross Rhythms
magazine.
86. continue hoping that someone will send me some interesting Delirious?
questions to ask them on Thursday morning.
87. realise that the emails you sent to Mike must either have been
uninteresting or not reached him as you sent at least 10 questions!
88. Get very scared that your friends on this list really do have no life
outside of this list and d:gigs!
89. Discover that you can't go to the d: gig in Cambridge so decide to go to
the one in London instead.
90. GIVE BLOOD!
91. Fix all the computers at my school.
92. Fix all the computers that kids broke while you were fixing all the
computers at my school.
93. Make a big floppy hat, decorate it with lilies and turnips, paint a
yellow spot right in the centre of it, sew a name tag inside it, go for a
ride in a double decker bus while wearing it, lose it outside Euston
Station in London, run around Trafalgar square pretending you are an llama,
and eat a strawberry and swede flavour ice cream.
94. Get a well paid job.
95. Do nice things for your girl/boyfriend.
96. Discover that Mike Rimmer is unfunilly an anagram of Ri Mirmekem.
97. Wonder what happens if we end up with 102 things to do 'cos someone
else post at the same time as me.
98. Read the bible
99. Learn to sign 'It's OK' in BSL.
100. Leave the last one for someone else.
101. Write a list of '101' things you can do to pass the time until 'It's
OK' is released.

But the hilarity isn't over. In answer to Number One:

"KOs'ti"

Niaga gnis lliw I
Yad sremmus a
ekil em ot emoc uoy lliw

Enihs ll'I, eniw yloh em evig dluow uoy fi dna
Yaw rehtona dnif ot evil ll'I wonk uoy, KO s'ti
Yas ot sdrow eht dnif ot evil ll'I wonk uoy, KO s'ti
Yad rehtona thgif ot evil ll'I wonk uoy, KO s'ti

Enihs ll'uoy eniw siht knird dluow uoy fi dna
Ecaf ruoy morf gnuh taht ytuaeb hcus ecaf ruoy morf nur sah ytuaeb eht
Emoh on evah seye reh dna lleh sa ytterp sa s'ehs

Yaw rehtona dnif ot evil ll'I wonk uoy, KO s'ti
Yad rehtona thgif ot evil ll'I wonk uoy, KO s'ti

Emoc lliw doog em eveileb, em evael ro em ekat
Yawa ylf taht sgnos eht lla, yas ot evah I sdrow eht lla
Em eveileb ot evah t'nod, em evael ro em ekat

It's OK now - the hilarity is over, except for the lame pun at the start of
the sentence!

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**** Thank You ****
Send a 'Thank you' to the group for me about the recent visit to Illinios. I
along with several undergrads here at Wheaton College enjoyed the Joliet
concert immensely. To bad about the no dancing in the aisle though, it was a
scene reminisent of my own undergraduate days at Baylor University. Lord
willing, I hope to work on a documentary in the UK in the new year. I hope
to see a concert of 'delirious' when there. God's Peace.

~ From Lisa Smith (Texas).
~ Spurious? says: rest assured, your thanks will find its way to the boys.

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**** It's OK - On TV ****

Silasdavirus says, "I think it was pretty cool that d:'s "It's OK" was used
as background music in an episode of "Get Real", a Canadian show being aired
in Toronto! It was so weird when I was watching it, and all of a sudden, d:
music was being played in coordination with the scenes! This just shows how
flexible delirious?'s songs can be, as the bunch said once--that the songs
could be used to praise God and such, but also could be used for a
relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend. It's also good that the North
American secular market is coming along with delirious?'s great music, and
that it realises its greatness!"

Spurious? says: It's nice to see d: getting some TV play. Hopefully more to
come to help promote the new single! Thanks for letting Spurious? know!

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**** Spurious? On The Go ****

This month has seen spurious.org's highest day, highest week, and highest
month, in terms of unique visitors. It's important to note that this is
compared to even the month that Mezzamorphis hit the shelves.

It's also noteworthy that this month has seen a considerable number of
updates to the site. What does this tell us? ;)

And perhaps the best thing is....we're only getting started! Keep checking
back to http://www.spurious.org for regular and interesting updates!

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**** US Gripe ****
Chris says, "There are no good ways for d:family to get ahold of the UK
singles released in the USA. The USA Christian bookstores do NOT stock
singles, the 'secular' stores won't order them, and so WE, the d:straught
must scrape and fight to
get the singles.

Firstly, Sparrow records needs to 'get a life' and loosen their choke-hold
on the great flow of d:material (yes, Pete, be innovative and remember WHY
you are in the music business... lest your company dies like the other
dinosaurs!!??). Sparrow and Virgin needs to release the material
domestically... ALL OF IT !!!

Second, we need a www site where we can order the UK singles... helps the
charting of the singles, gives us d:termined fans a venue to get the music
(especially the 'previously unreleased' material, which is SO
precious!)...maybe a way we can pay and down-load MP3's or something as
well...Third, bring the singles on tour and sell them. Make sure your US
distribution contract isn't so restrictive. Be willing to look 'indie...'

Last, RELEASE EVERYTHING YOU RECORD... in the UK AND in the US!! U2 has made
music history by becoming the most-released "B-side band" ever, and it has
been SO incredible to listen to so much good music! Hey, d:brothers... we
want to hear EVERYTHING you guys crank out... put it out there!

After 20 years working in Christian music, I'm excited that Delirious could
become the first REAL band that is 'batting like the big boys', and this
whole issue of releasing singles with B sides is a critical issue. Miss out
on this one, and Delirious could become just like 99% of what's on the racks
right now... controlled, market-driven releases by Christian music
executives who've lost touch with the new waves of the music industry and
strangle-hold the MUSIC for corporate reasons..."

Spurious? says: Some strong words there. Comments?

There is a US petition to bring singles and merchandise
to the US market. Well worth a visit when we find the URL to keep this d:thing
spreading.

**** Favourite Lyric ****
~ "Kamikaze, my death is gain"
~ dc Talk, 'Jesus Freak'
~ submitted by Gareth
~ shows exactly the hope that we as Christians have to look forward to
~ don't forget, mail me on adam@spurious.org with your favourite lyric!

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**** d:end? ****
As Christmas time hoves into view (at least in terms of hype and shopping),
the d:train kicks up another gear with a series of gigs demoing new
material. Then, as we enter the year 2000 and our computers crash, we can
look forward to the double CD release of "It's OK" to the UK mainstream.
Backing Down? Not likely!

Adam, Adrian, Mike, Mike, Scooby

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