Shawn

Yes welcome mr. jip. I hope you have lots to share. and if you don't mind sharing the thread, I saw reg sneakily join today. Welcome reg.

I think you nailed it on the economy. No surprise they wouldn't take that into account. They couldn't see how the economy slacking cut sales, why bother to notice any other reason for sales increasing. They are suing their customer base. That'll pay off long term. I don't know about kazaa though, it seems way down to me. However I know I'm comparing it to the traffic of summer, and it does slack in the fall & winter. I think we'll get a good idea of traffic during the coming holiday.

At least at this point they are saying it's opt-in. I wonder how long until this get added at the same time as mugshots and fingerprinting when people get arrested.

I'm pretty embarrassed here. I mean here I am, not even 30, and I can't remember anymore. And here's you two longing in from your respective nursing homes just popping out the memories. j/k I assume it was something nervous yet eager.

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As you've never seen him before! Get up close and personal with Justin's intimate Memphis homecoming – and his first network special! Performing live before a small, local audience, Justin lets his love of music shine through as he sings "Cry Me A River," and many of his other hits. Plus, join him as he shows you around his hometown of Memphis, and discusses his upbringing, his values and welcomes some surprise guests. 8/7 p.m. Friday, November 28 From NBC

In this warm-hearted holiday special, multi-talented Harry Connick, Jr. combines classic holiday songs such as Silver Bells and Frosty the Snowman with fun comedy sketches. The holiday celebration also boasts traditional and untraditional performances that reflect Connick's New Orleans jazz and funk roots. In addition, the special coincides with the release of his new CD, "Harry for the Holidays," in time for the festive season. Harry's guests include Grammy winner Marc Anthony, Oscar and Emmy winner Whoopi Goldberg and Tony winner Nathan Lane. Gather your family and join the celebration! 10/9 p.m. Thursday Nov. 27 From NBC

source I know what you're all thinking.....when can we get ours?

Beyonce Knowles

Fiona Apple

shakira

I love that band. I would have put money his name was Mark? Brothers?

Well, Yoda? Can you burn these or are they locked down until an additional fee is payed?

Pretty accurate as RBD suggests. Good one.

New version of explorer?

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John Cale - Hallelujah

Faith No More, yeah they were good. Epic was, well, epic. I imagine we could come up with 4-5 killer artists from the 80's, but they pale next to the decade on either side of them.

Since this is called Poet's Corner, I thought maybe it could open with some lyrics from the people who's work doesn't have to be sang. Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light In every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah

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Not an MTV production, actually interviewed by Minister Louis Farrakhan, MTV has posted the interview conducted with a preface about Farrakhan. Due to the length, the rather long interview has been culled from its original format, losing all of the info on Ja Rule being raised Jehova's Witness, family problems and the death of his sister. The interview Louis Farrakhan:Tell me, how did this beef get started with you and brother 50? Ja Rule: I think it all started when I was doing a video shoot on Jamaica Avenue. We're from the same neighborhood. And everybody in the neighborhood said that Murder Inc. was on the brink of doing big things. 50 Cent was an artist at the time, too. I think he was with Jam Master Jay, and we knew Jay. It was a situation where 50 wanted to be involved but didn't know how to go about it. He seen how much love we received on the avenue from all the people, 'cause this is our neighborhood. The whole south side is there on Jamaica Avenue for the video shoot. It was a great video, even if it didn't get played, and I think 50 didn't like the fact that I was getting so much love. I didn't know the dude, didn't have any confrontations before this, as the legend would have it. He supposedly spoke to me and said, "What's up?" And I said, "A'ight, what up?" Apparently that wasn't good enough or something, I don't know. Later he came out like, "I'm gonna use other big rappers' names and dis and downplay them to bring attention to me." Which is a great plan, but all you're doing is creating hatred for yourself from other artists. When he made the record about me, I didn't think it was funny or cool. He'd made two records at the time. In "How to Rob" he talked about how he was gonna rob all these major rappers and artists. It was a jokey kind of record, but a lot of people took offense. I wasn't mentioned in that record. But the other one, called "Murder, I Don't Believe You," or something like that ["Life's on the Line"], set my whole thing spinning, so when we saw each other, it was immediate brawl confrontation. We don't like each other. I didn't start this. I'm an artist who really went out there to make my records while asking myself, "What can I do to elevate myself and do music?" People started making more records that had more feeling. All the artists came into it making records with feeling about different aspects of life beside the criminal aspect. And this is where the whole hatred really started for him and trickled down. I guess when he got his record deal, he felt the need to call my name and disrespect what I am doing, which is crazy. Farrakhan: I heard someone robbed you of some of your jewelry at some point. Ja Rule: That's a false story. That's a story he made up. If someone does some harm to you, don't get mad at the person that's with them, he has nothing to do with it. He's just an innocent bystander. It's him I have the problem with. So I never got that story, but people ate it up, and the media eats that up. I never really got that story. Why would I be mad at you if your man got it? I would get your man; I would be hollering to your man. There really was no beef with me to him. It was always with him to me, you understand. So when I come back now and say I don't like him for this, this and this reason, everyone goes, "Well now, it's getting out of hand." But he already said his piece. He already came out and spoke about how he feels about Murder Inc. I was kind of upset about the fact that the people were kind of receptive to these things he was saying. I really didn't see it was gonna be well-received until it started to get this way. I told myself I needed to start making some records. Because I see there's a lot of ignorance. The people aren't getting that these two men have a real problem, and it's not about records. And since he made it about the records, that's all the people see, the music. Farrakhan: Have you ever had contact with 50 other than through music? Ja Rule: Yeah. We fought in Atlanta. Farrakhan: An actual fight? Ja Rule: Yeah. We fought in Atlanta and we fought in New York at the Hit Factory. We've had our altercations. Farrakhan: What did you fight over? Ja Rule: The first time, it was over the record. He made the "Murder, Murder" record. A mutual friend of ours stepped in Atlanta and said, "You know 50. It was just a record. Will you talk to him for me?" I said OK, I'll talk to him and holler. We got face to face and talked, but it all came to play during the talk. We got mad and went off at the handle quick. I got mad and started letting him know how I feel: "I don't like you. I don't like what you're doing. I don't think what you're doing is real." We come out and make records, and you sell your records, and if you catch a beef, then you handle it. You don't come into it with this and this dude. I let him know I wasn't feeling it, his whole style. So he punched me, he snuffed me, and — boom! — I caught him back. Then the fight broke out. We all over the place, we throwin' down. But see, I felt the disrespect. Our mutual friend pitted us to talk, and you just violated the talk when you struck. And once that ensued, that's when the real beef started. Because now it's a physical thing. Back in New York at the Hit Factory, I hear from a mutual friend that he's upstairs in the studio. And me being the enraged guy I was, I took it upon myself to go pay him a visit up there, and it got a little violent. You can find the rest of the interview here.

Transcript snippets from Missy Elliot explaining her new album, 'This Is Not A Test'. 'Baby Girl' "Baby Girl is the nickname for Aaliyah that her parents gave her. I dedicated this album to her... With Aaliyah's passing - I've learned to appreciate people while they're here and tell them that I love them." 'Pass That Dutch' "When people first hear the name 'Pass That Dutch', we immediately think - oh she's talking about smoking... it's (about) a Dutch dance that we created around the record... 'Pass That Dutch' is a get-on-the-floor-and-dance record." 'Wake Up' "'Wake Up', featuring Jay-Z, is just telling the kids that you don't need all the materialistic things that you hear MCs talk about... We want people to know that you can be fly without it and hip hop in general should wake up." 'Keep It Movin' 'Hot Boys' took me into the Guiness World Book Of Records for the longest running rap single and ('Keep It Movin') has a feeling of that... it's not necessarily a dance record, it's just a grimy grind out record." 'Is This Our Last Time' "This is taken from another record which was recorded by Shalamar. It was Jody Watley who sung the record. But it's kind of mid-temp groove, old school RnB with Fabolous. Not old school rap... old school RnB." 'Ragtime Interlude/I'm Really Hot' 'The Ragtime Interlude' will make you feel like (it's) real 1940s, with my hair pinned up, with a gown on and a flower in my hair, playing a piano, singing by the bar... kind of like it was Chicago..." The interview has many more pieces, a total of 15 songs on the album. Anyone who's interested can also hear the interview from the source, here.

To my fans, friends and family: As you know, the charges recently directed at me are terribly serious. They are, however, predicated on a big lie. This will be shown in court, and we will be able to put this horrible time behind us. Because the charges are so serious, I hope you all will understand, on the advice of my attorneys, I will be limited in what I can say about the situation. There will be times when I cannot comment at all. No doubt, this will be frustrating for all of us. For that reason, I have set up this website to serve as a source of official communications on my case. Any statement that does not appear on this website must be considered unauthorized. You are right to be skeptical of some of the individuals who are being identified in the mass media as my friends, spokespeople, and attorneys. With few exceptions, most of them are simply filling a desperate void in our culture that equates visibility with insight. We will not engage in speculation. We will not provide running commentary on every new development or allegation du jour. We intend to try our case in the courtroom, not in the public or the media. I thank you all for your support and understanding. God bless you, Michael Jackson His site is here.