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From: ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi)
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Subject: Re: PMRC/Little Light/Homeground inanity (LONG)
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Date: 25 Apr 91 04:50:40 GMT
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>Sorry but this is wrong.  You will find in the archives (I believe
>it's file 0010) that Doug reported that MTV was showing the promo
>video in early January 1986.  

Holy cow, you're right!  How on earth did I miss this?  And why didn't
anyone who had access to MTV back then speak up?
Here's the relevant quote from Doug:
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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 86 23:58:03 est
From: nessus (Doug Alan)

[...]
 Empty-V is also now showing the real video for
RUTH (at least the last time I saw it, it was the real video), but
they've taken it out of their rotation, so it's probably not being seen
very much anymore.
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Ed
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