Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 12:28:00 -0500
From: [email protected] (Dave Williams)
Subject: Allison ignition
Sender: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

-> And now for something completely different, well not too
-> different.  What is the NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT at the end of Dave's
-> messages? Am I completely out of it or is there something I'm
-> missing?

It's part of the lyrics to a song called "Crazy" by a '70s metal group
called Nazareth.  That particular song was one of many included on the
soundtrack of the movie "Heavy Metal."

"Can you help me
help me get out of this place?
Slow sedation
ain't my style, ain't my pace
Giving me a number
nine seven eight
Give me back my name

{refrain}

You could get crazy
from the things that I can see
You can't hear them
only talking at me
Living on the outside
looking inside to be free

{refrain}

Save me
is there nothing that I can do?
Please believe me
am I conforming to your view?
Promise you anything
let me cry it out to you!
Give me back my name
let me make my statement

{refrain}

You could get crazy, crazy crazy...
crazy...  a suitable case for treatment...
crazy crazy..."


And of course 978 is my Denizens of Doom ID number.  I could tell you,
but then I'd have to kill you...