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Thanks Dude. It was good to read Ken again, too.

Just got back. I think I was more interested in the Props than the candidates.

Neue Funk.

So am I to understand that this is to be rewritten/overruled?

LOS ANGELES - Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. He was 49. Brando died Saturday morning at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, said David Seeley, an attorney representing Marlon Brando's estate. Seeley said Brando was taken to the hospital on Jan. 11. There are no funeral plans yet scheduled, he added. Read entire story here.

Ali Campbell has quit UB40 after almost 30 years, citing management problems. His bandmates, however, said the 48-year-old singer left to pursue solo projects. In a statement on his Web site, Campbell said Friday that "management difficulties, which have been ongoing for almost five years, had become intolerable." Read entire story here.

That was a pretty weak site. No info on the new album there that I saw. Wonder who the rest of the band members will be? Saw Marsden Moody Group at a Jethro Tull concert in '93 in Germany where I met my first German girlfriend. Great show.

This is very sad and unfortunate.

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) - Belizean musician Andy Palacio, who brought the world the music of the Garifuna people descended from Central American natives and shipwrecked African slaves, has died aged 47. Palacio was one of the world's most prominent defenders of the unique Garifuna culture and language. His band "The Garifuna Collective," played an upbeat dance music called Punta Rock, based on traditional Garifuna rhythms and infused with synthetic beats and keyboards. He died on Saturday after a series of massive strokes, a heart attack and respiratory failure. He will be buried next week in the coastal village of Barranco where he was born. Read entire story here.

John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer" and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a member of The Kingston Trio, has died, according to the band's Web site. He was 68. Stewart suffered a massive stroke or brain aneurysm and died early Saturday at a San Diego hospital, the band announced on its official Web site. "The world has lost one of its best men, but a man who lived well and made many people happy with his love, his wit and his music," the announcement said. Read entire story here.

Happy Birthday!!

NEW YORK, Jan 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The duo that started it all, are back together to finish where they left off. The two who co-wrote Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals, and Holywood will be sharing the stage once again. Joining Manson and Twiggy onstage for the U.S. leg of the Rape of the World Tour will be Chris Vrenna, Rob Holliday, and Ginger Fish. Tim Skold has amicably split with Manson, but future collaborations aren't being ruled out between the two. Expectations for the upcoming tour are best described by quoting one of Manson's most infamous lyrics, "Everyone will suffer now." Read tour dates here.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait. Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting. But art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci's lover, his mother or the artist himself. Read entire story here.

Courtney Love has said she wants to Half Nelson actor Ryan Gosling to play her late husband Kurt Cobain in a film. Love, who is executive producer on the $60 million movie Heavier Than Heaven, has also asked Scarlett Johansson to portray her, according to British paper The Mirror. The movie is based on Charles Cross's biography of Cobain. Read entire story here.

The Return to Castle Wolfenstein film's road to release took a tragic turn over the weekend, when its writer and director was involved in a fatal auto accident. The Los Angeles Times reports that Roger Avary, 42, was arrested following a crash early Sunday morning outside a lumberyard. As a result of the accident, Avary's passenger, 34-year-old Andreas Zedini, was killed instantly while Avary's 40-year-old wife, Gretchen, was hurled from the back seat. She remains hospitalized with "serious" injuries. According to a spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, Avary was booked at the Ventura County Jail before he was released on $50,000 bail. According to the Associated Press, he faces felony drunk driving and possibly manslaughter charges. Sunday's crash marked dark chapter in Avary's bright career. He won an Academy Award in 1995 for cowriting the screenplay for Pulp Fiction, and most recently executive-produced and cowrote the script for Robert Zemeckis' computer-animated fantasy Beowulf. Games-wise, Avary also wrote the fairly well-received adaptation of Konami's Silent Hill series, directed by Christopher Gans. Return to Castle Wolfenstein had been set for a 2010 release following a delay stemming from the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. Source

Happy Birthday there, Nate.

"Weepin'" Willie Robinson, a blues singer who performed with Steven Tyler and Bonnie Raitt but also spent time homeless, has died at age 81. Robinson had been a sharecropper, an Army veteran and a friend of performers, including B.B. King. "He was truly the elder statesman of the (Boston) blues. He was our godfather. He was the most dear man," Holly Harris, host of "Blues on Sunday" on WBOS radio, told The Boston Globe for Monday's editions. Read entire story here.

Cool stuff. Some facts are misleading/exaggerated: 46. Peanuts can be made into diamonds. (Peanut Butter, actually. Nothing is stated about raw peanuts.) 55. Books used to be bound in human skin. (It was one book or a series of books. Not all books in general at the time.)

So they will sue "most" people then? How about the ones that have never file-shared? It's too much to differentiate in the world. A truly moronic endeavor.

Brandy won't be charged in deadly crash The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006 freeway crash. Spokesman Nick Velasquez said there is "insufficient evidence" for a jury to find the 28-year-old actress-singer guilty of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt. The decision runs counter to a recommendation from the California Highway Patrol that Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, be charged in the Dec. 30, 2006, crash. Read entire story here.

From what I saw, she was damn near a hottie.

Happy Birthday, Umma!

I know at least one of you have tuned in to at least one part of this special. If not, from what I saw from my recorded first installment, "The Birth of Rock," it looks to be a pretty thorough timeline. I learned much from the premiere episode. Segments are available here on the VH1 Classic website. While names like Dude, Kooperman and Rainbowdemon immediately come to mind, I would recommend all BK'ers to check this program out if you have a hint of Rock in your veins. It's got good musical stuff. (I knew about it weeks ago, but didn't realize it's impact until I finally got around to watching it today. Sorry for the belated news.)

'Zoey 101' star is 12 weeks along in her pregnancy, she told OK! magazine. Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's sister, is pregnant, the 16-year-old told OK! magazine. The father is her longtime boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, she said. "It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," Jamie Lynn Spears, who is 12 weeks along in her pregnancy, told the magazine for its new issue, which hits stands this week. "I was in complete and total shock, and so was he," she said. "As soon as I found out for sure from the doctor, I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody. Only one of my friends knew because I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision. Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me." According to the interview, Jamie Lynn confirmed the pregnancy through a home test. She later paid a visit to the doctor, who corroborated the news. She said she revealed the news to her parents shortly before Thanksgiving. Read entire story here. Now why is it I have trouble supporting this whole event...?

Happy Birthday, Jip!