the mistigris funk in 1998!ÝÞÝÝÞÝ   Þ ÝÝ ÞÞÝ²Û   Ü° Ý°Ü Ý Þ ÜÜÜÜÜ °Ý ÜÜÜÜÜÜÛßÛÛ ÜÜ  Þ°²ÝÝÞ±²Ý ÞÝ ÜÜ° ÜÝß ßß°±Ü ÜÜ ÜÛÜÜÜÛ²° ßß Þ°°±Ü °ÛÛßÛÛßÜ°Û   ²ÛÜÜÞÝÜܲÛÝ °Ý ²±±²Ý ÜÝ Þ²±±²²°Ýß ÞÛ² ÜÜܲ²²ÞÝ ²ÛÞÛÝÝÛ°±ÛÝ ÞÛÛÝßÛÛÜÜÜ ÞÝ ÜÜÜÛÛßÞÛÛÛ ²°Þ²²²ÛÜÜ ßÛÜ ß²°ßß Ý Þ²²Ý ßßÞßÜß ÞÞÛÞÞÝ°°±²  Û²²ÜÜ ß²²ÝÞÝÞ²Ûß ÜÛÛÛÛÝÞ²Û²±²²²²°°ÜÜ ßßÜ ÞÝ ßÝ Þ°±ÝÜÜÜÛÛÛÞÝÛÜ²Ý  ÞßÞÛß Ý Þ°ßÛ²±±Ý Þ°ß²²ÝÞÞ°²±ÞÝ ßßÞÜ ÜßÛÝÜ   Þ ÜßÛÝ Þ²²Û  °°²²°±²ß²²ÝÛÞÝÛÞÞݲ ÞÝ°þÜÛÝÜÞÛ²Þ°±Ý²ÛÜÜÞ²²°±°Þß ±° ÜÛßßÜ°ßÜ ÞÛ²²Ý ÛßÞÛÜ ßßßßÛ ß ÛÞÝÛ ßݱ ÞÛ²²²²²ß ÞÜÞÝ  ßÛ²²²Û²Ü ܲÜÝßÞ²²ÝÜ ß°° Ý°°ßÛßÛÜÜÜÜ  ÛÞÝÛ Þ° ß±²ß  °°  ßÝ   ß²±ß ßÞ²ß ÜÜßßß²²ÛÜÜÛ²²Û²ßßß ÛÝÞÛ ÞÞ  °  ÝÝÞßÜ ÞßÛ ßßÜ ÛÛß  ÞÞ ÝÝÜßÝ  °     ÞßÜÞßÛÜÜÜÜÞݲ±ÛÞÝ ÞÝÜß   ßÜ ÞÞ ÞÜ    ÜÝÛÛÝÜÛßÛÜÝßßÞÛÜÜÞÛÛÜÛÜß Þ Ü ÜÜ ßÜÞÜÞÝ      ÞÝÜÝÜßÞ±²ÞܲßßÛ²ßßßÞ ß  _rz!    ßßÝÞßßÞ²ßßÞ   Þ A few notes about this pack release... °±²Û kithe ú To begin with, generally the only purpose of this infofile is to direct the attention of the faithful reader and fan to Kithe, the e-mag contained within Mistigris packs and containing all sorts of information regarding the group and its assorted coterie. Well, this still directs you there. However, that is made somewhat morecomplex by the fact that it has not been included inside this archive. This in itself is not unusual - we haven't released an issue of the magazine since last October. However for the first time now we will do something different - directyou to the filename of KITHE-15.ZIP, released exclusively and independantly fromthe mist pack. We had our reasons, and frankly we thought that we could release both a better mist pack by cutting down on its size and a better issue of Kithe by waiting a few days past the release of the pack to spiff it up and make its contents REALLY relevant and massagable. (Er, sorry, a McLuhan moment.) So this infofile contains marginally more information than you should expect, though much less than the full release of the standard mag, replete withall its typical features. By the time you read this infofile, it should be out (after all, our distribution isn't THAT good) so be sure to pick it up. °±²Û appearances ú Looking through this pack, one thing that you will notice (beyond the startling and shocking lack of an issue of Kithe! oh, yeah, I already covered that) is that we seem to have some new artists among our midst. The matter willbe covered more thoroughly in Kithe, but to draw attention to them in this context - through the recent deaths of venerable groups like Lazarus, Fuel and Twilight we have managed to acquire some artists the likes of Tricolore and Fire From Heaven. In addition, by virtue of their contacts, work that they release in _this_ pack includes collaborative guest appearances from Warpus and The Knight. Groovy. (There are other new members as well like Mr. Wrong, Da Drug, Mosen and Hacker Joe, but they'll get further coverage in Kithe 15. ) °±²Û group showing ú Just for a vague summary of what's up with the different departments in regard to this pack, here's the lowdown: °ansi:° In addition to a slew of great art from new members (Tricolore, FFH, Mr. Wrong) ansi head Quip delivers a great smackerel of logos as well as a couple of well-defined pics. Dead Soul, a traditional ascii artist, adds the ansi medium to his portfoilo. Sarcasm returns to us after the apparent death of gLUE, presenting us with releasable material, but most importantly, we release Geekboy ansi for probably the first time! (Certainly the first time outside an April 1st pack.) °ascii:° Returning from his triumphant ascent to the top of the ascii scene, DeadSoul returns, the prodigal son, to show us how newschool is REALLY drawn. Quip continues trying his hand at ascii, and Feral (aka Beepy the Donut) releases what may prove to be his last oldschool ascii colly ever. Division head Weird makes a consistant showing as well. °vga:° Dead Soul continued to amaze us all as he racked up credit in this thirddepartment, releasing his debut high-resolution in this pack. Rage and Onyx (the latter perhaps better known for his Sonic Equinox leadership, Delphic Oracle membership and recent Blender winning) finally got their scanners together, respectively, so what we have in this pack from them is some photoshopped-up versions of sketches originally done in pencil or whatever by them. Thanatos returns from the dead, so to speak, with some new releases in this pack, and even syncr0w, Bloodshed, department head Silent Knight and new member Draco manage to foist a new release or two off on us. With a fantastic balance of pictures and logos, with techniques of all kinds around, I feel proud that this month the VGA department ceases to be merely the hobby of two or three individuals but a fully-fledged department in its own sake, ready to deal with the world on its own terms. (a note from Onyx on onx_spc2.gif) A scan of my first pic involving the uniform in spc1. My hand scanner isn't big enough to do the whole pic, and it was already colored, so I thought i'd just toss this in so people could have a looksee [at the detail on the marine's uniform]. °ripscrip:° Not a lot going on here, but rumor has it that Platinum and Tincat are feverishly at work setting up a BBS which will actually feature ripscrip format art. Elite! °music:° Despair not! We have not forsaken music! (phew! for a minute I thoughtthat mist packs weren't quite large enough!) However, there is none of in this pack for a few reasons - file size and conversion difficulties being primary in these concerns. Excellent work was submitted by Draco and former EuphoniX member JaZz, and with luck it will be released soon for your listening pleasure.In other news, Hacker Joe, a talented individual with alas, no releases for the pack, joins the fray. Music head Haquisaq and the rest of the department seem to have holed up in preparation for MC6, the 6th scene-wide music competition. The only resultant outcome of this creation so far has been the announcement that in the absence of Atomique, Neosporin will be the new music HQ. Tricolore announces that he will continue to track but will be making releases under his own group label, so as to release in disks filled with nothing but his music. °lit:°odd how there's the most news about this. maybe someone else should write the infofile next time A stockpile of lit is purged in this pack (as indeed, well, art of everyform is - but lit just collects in mounds of so much greater _density_) in the first open release (the previous pack was a holiday-themed one, and before that the blender entry pack) since the anniversary. As a result, there is somewhat of a glut. Nevertheless, be fully encouraged to pick and choose between the magnanomous offerings of the only truly great lit division remaining in the scene. To begin with, I draw your attention to an experimental and tongue-in- cheek collaborative - check out US-ANGST.LIT to experience what, it is our severest belief, will prove to be the ANGSTIEST POEM IN THE WORLD! Most of Cthulu's work in this pack (as well as two or three poems in previous packs) is reprinted from a folio he published as a term project in his English 109 Creative Writing course in September though December. It's a different style, but he finds that it works. Criticism is appreciated. In other lit news keep your eyes peeled for Cthulu's rumoured solo pack as well as for the inaugural issue release of an e-mag dedicated to the lit scene. °other:° Various coding projects are constantly underway (refinement of Pablo, beta-testing and development of MagNUM) as well as a major movement to establisha current presence on all aspects of the internet. Infinite Madness has aided here with the re-establishment of Mr. Gris, (go on, say it nice and slow) the #mist bot on EFNet. Other ventures into the real-world, from t-shirts to CD-pressing to the looming first release of Dream Factory, are still pending as of press time 8) °±²Û ach! laddie ú  Ü Û Üß      Û Üß Û  Ü Û °Û Üß Û  ÜßÛÛ  ÜÜÞÝßßÜß Û Þ  Üß°°°°°°°ßß Þ  ßÝÜÜ°°°ÜÜ°°ÞÝ ²ßß²²Û²àÛ  ßßßÜÜÜÜÜÜßßܲ the best laid schemes Þ  Þ  ßß Ý o' Mice and Men Þ  Þ     Ý go aft agley Ý   °ÛÛ  Þwhen rendered in ansi Þ°Ý°ÜÜÛ²°Ý°Ý°Ý ÞÝÞÝÞ²ÛÛÝÞÝÞÝÝso happy robbie burns day °Þ°Þ°ß²ß°Þ°Þ°Þto everyone without a head ÝÞÝÞÝÞÝÞÝÞÝÞÝÞ   Û°²ÛÝÞ°²ÛÛwhat are you wearing under there?  °²²ÛÝÞ±ÛÛ² Þ±²ÛÛÝÞ°²ÛÛÝ  ²ÛÛÞÝÞ²ÛÛÞUNDER WHERE? ÞÝ ÝÞ Þ Ý   ÝÞ  Þ Üßßß  ÝÞ  ßßßÜ ßÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÝÞÜÜÜÜÜÜÜß That's right, today - Friday, January 23rd, is Robbie Burns day! (er, whaddawhawhee day?) (Robert Burns was an influential pre-Romantic poet from Scotland, best known for a slew of vernacular-studded lyrics like "My love is like a red, red rose." and "Auld Lang Syne.") Yeah. Only in a group with a lit department would this be celebrated 8)To further its ridiculousness, I can't even think of any Mist members of Scottish Decent! So, er, enjoy Robbie Burns day 8) so here's to the Scottish Prick! °° °°ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ how's that pick-up Üܲ²ÛÜܲ²ÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÜ²Ü ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°°ÛÛÛÜ line go again?  ÜÛßß Üß Ü ßßÛÜÞÛ°°ÛÛßÛÛÛIs that a haggisÛÛÛÛÛ 'have ye got any Þ²Ý ÜÜßÛÜÞÝÜÜßÛÜ Þ²ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛin your pants or areÛÛÛÛÝirish in ye?'Ûß ÝßßÛÛß ßßÛÛß ÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛyou just happy toÛÛÛÛßÛÝßÛÜÜÜ ÜÛ²° ÜÜÜÝÞ²Ýܲ°ßßß ßßÛÛÛÛsee me?ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß 'no'ÞÛ²°ÞÛ²²Ü ßßß ß Û ÛÛ²°° ܲßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßß ßÛß ßÛÛÜ -- ÜÛÛÝÞßþß 'well, would yeßßÛÛÛÛÛÛßß like some?'  ÜÝÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ba ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ doom ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛß ÞÛßßÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÝ  ßßÛÛÜÜ ßßßÛÛÛÛßß  ßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÛÛÛß    ßÛÛÛÜ CHING!ÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛ    ßÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ   ßÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ý ÞÛÛÛÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÝÝÝflibbles(must) °±²Û conclusion ú  mISTfUNK 1998: ZW> Funk is government control! Down with Funk! Kill Funk! Get down with Funk! ZW> Funk down! Yow! Ct> Funk you. WD> whoisthisdoingthissynthetictypeofalphabetapsychedellicfunkin' ZW> The mainstream Man is funking with the Funk, you jive? ZW> It's a freefallin'hipjigglin'holymotherfunkingrevolution, babee. ZW> CAN YOU DIG IT?! - captured discreetly off TabNet, courtesy of Weird, Cthulu and ZamfirWorshipper °±²Û end ú infofile text by cthulu of mistigris really spiffy logo on top by rzee of societyformerly of forcein a really spiffy guest appearance but you know, he could so join mist andrelease with us any time he felt like it 8) headless piper by happyfishscottish bimbo by flibblesSAUCE00Mistigris January Information Cthulu, Rzee, fish mISTFUNK 1998 19980122úF