Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Beyonce Heading for Gilligan's Island as Ginger?
Jeez...I'm with you on that! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Beyonce Heading for Gilligan's Island as Ginger? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 6:38 PM damn. this trailer makes me want 2 see this one NOW! --- On Wed, 12/24/08, Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetforce1@ gmail.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Beyonce Heading for Gilligan's Island as Ginger? To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 7:01 PM But she want's to be a serious actress. Have ya'll seen the trailer for Obsessed. http://vids. eonline.com/ services/ link/bcpid139651 9019/bctid524041 2001
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Gemini Division - What did you think?
Sorry, Rave, but I like Gemini Division... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 12/11/08, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Gemini Division - What did you think? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 10:01 AM Whenever I encounter a poor soul suffering from Rosario Dawson Deficiency (RDD), I direct them to Clerks 2 where one can experience Rosario in all her geeky glory (I dare you not to be smitten by her rooftop boogie to the tune of the Jackson Five's ABC). And who, I ask you, cannot love a woman who responds after inadvertently stumbling upon a man engaging interspecies erotica with a female donkey: I'm disgusted and repulsed and... and (yet)I can't look away? ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: That is too funny! Still don't get that Rosario Dawson thing though... -- Original message -- From: ravenadal ravena...@. .. Anyone who knows me knows I have a HUGE jones for Rosario Dawson and you cannot make me watch a webisode of Gemini Division. (with apologies to Dr. Seuss): I would not, could not, in a box. I could not, would not, with a fox. I will not watch them with a mouse. I will not watch them in a house. I will not watch them here or there. I will not watch them anywhere. ~(no)rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: Now that the first season of Gemini Division has ended, I was wondering what you guys thought about the series. For those of you who do not know what Gemini Division is, it is a series of 50 five-to-seven minute long webisodes created by Electric Farm Entertainment. The show currently airs on NBC.com/Scifi. com as part of their online content lineup. The series began August 18, 2008. Gemini Division is about an NYC detective (Rosario Dawson) investigating the murder of her fiancé that suddenly appears to be not as it first appears. During the ensuing investigation she uncovers a global conspiracy involving the creation of simulated life forms known as SiMS that have assimilated themselves within the unsuspecting public and a mysterious clandestine organization called Gemini Division that is created to take them down. Gemini Division was produced ill focus on live action with computer generated backgrounds displayed in Flash Video Forma. Gemini Division is also leveraging non-traditional broadcasting to bring further integration between the web and main stream media outlets with the new business model being supported by mobile games, alternate reality websites, character blogs and other forms of digital and interactive content. Subscribers to Verizon FIOS TV and Comcast digital cable are able to see the series via NBC's section of the ON DEMAND service the company provides. The episodes were bundled by week and are set into the services every Friday. I viewed it ON DEMAND. I viewed it on-demand. At first the low-budget production values were a little off-putting. But I adapted and found myself hooked, despite the weaknesses. With NBC and other networks being hit by the economic down-turn, I'm wondering if perhaps webisodes and micro targeted audiences with smaller budgets are perhaps the salvation for Tv scifi fans. I see a lot of potential here. Did anyone else check this series out? What did you think? If you want to check it out for yourself, go to http://www.geminidi vision.com/
Re: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more
Now this is an incentive to earn my first million! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 12/3/08, space [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: space [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 5:47 PM A friend had me check out this personal submarines site which was amazing but then I found Poseidon seafloor resort. Right over the top! –enjoy –jeff.
Re: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more
Well...I don't think you'd be interested...It starts with a piece of car, power tools, and a word processor... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Grayson Reyes-Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Grayson Reyes-Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 9:01 PM Now that you... um... have the motivation.. . how you gonna make it? I'm looking for an investment! Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonr eyescole. com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... In Print April 6, 2009 Ghost Writer Reviews gave Bright 5 Stars: Grayson-Reyes Cole is an incredibly imaginative and original writer, and fans of dark fantasy, modern fantasy, and science fiction will enjoy “Bright Star” . Read the full review at http://ghostwriterr eviews.com/ index.php? main_page= product_infoproducts_id= 608 --- On Fri, 12/5/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 2:50 AM Now this is an incentive to earn my first million! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 12/3/08, space [EMAIL PROTECTED] net wrote: From: space [EMAIL PROTECTED] net Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: innerspace, scifi no more To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 5:47 PM A friend had me check out this personal submarines site which was amazing but then I found Poseidon seafloor resort. Right over the top! –enjoy –jeff.
RE: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Direct v? or Tivo Thanks
First, Comcrap! (spit! Spit!) Lastly, Happy 233rd, fellow Leathernecks! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 7:33 AM Tracey, That's because they *just dropped* the contract requirement. I've been having issues with their service for two years now, and the sole reason I've stuck it out is because it would cost me almost $400 to drop the service before December. NOT WORTH IT, lady!! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE:_[scifinoir2]_Dumping_Comcast _-Thoughts_on_Directv? _or_Tivo_ Thanks Date : Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:04:57 -0800 From : Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Is it true Directv will screw you on the contract? Comcast just offered me a terrific deal to stay and argued that they did not require a contract. When I when to check via Directv, I saw the contract renewal slipped in some ugly stuff if I did it with a bundle through Qwest? I think I still want out I hate comcast From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:55 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks If it wasn't for TimeWarner I'll be concidering to do the same thing. To me Comcast is 'crap'. As for bundling. I've done it and so far it's worked for me ok. Both in cost and simplicty (having one bill to pay is nice). However there is a down side. If your cable goes down EVERYTHING goes down-including phone and internet. Which (while rarely happens w/TW) is kinda annoying when it does. Still, despite this the pluses outweight the minus'. Anyway that's my .02 on this :) -GTW In a message dated 11/6/08 2:05:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey Guys: Ive had enough of Comcast and I am considering Directv and Tivo . Can anyone share their experiences? Also is it better to bundle TV, Internet and phone or separate. It. Since my special offer ran out I have been getting hosed financially by them. Tracey Thanks ** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from-aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear0001)
Re: [scifinoir2] RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks
I love cable, but waiting to try out ATT's Advanced TV (Comcrap! Spit!!!)...Need internet in the package for a decent price, so Direct TV is not an option for me... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks To: 'Betti Lee' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kai' [EMAIL PROTECTED], scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Albert Fields' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Cleo Wadley' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Renee Fisher' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Keith Johnson' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kera' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kimberly Luft' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Rod White' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Everything' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Valery Jean' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Wendell Smith' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Fred Williams' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 6:46 AM Hey Betti Thanks. I’m feeling a lot more confident about the switch thanks to all the good advice I have been getting. Thank you again From: Betti Lee [mailto:bettillee@ msn.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] net; Kai; tdemorsella@ multiculturaladv antage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; afrikanmind@ hotmail.com; Albert Fields; Cleo Wadley; dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; Renee Fisher; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; Keith Johnson; Kera; Kimberly Luft; Michael Gordon; Michael Gordon; Rod White; Everything; Valery Jean; Wendell Smith; sonofafieldnegro@ sbcglobal. net; Fred Williams Subject: RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks I had Dish for some time then they started getting very flaky. On the advice of a few friends, I switched to Directv and I really like it. Good customer service. Betti ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom. ~~Albert Einstein Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:25:00 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] net Subject: RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; tdemorsella@ multiculturaladv antage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; afrikanmind@ hotmail.com; cbilmarketing@ yahoo.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; cleo.wadley@ aliefisd. net; dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; keithbjohnson@ comcast.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] edu; michael.v.w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; everythingist@ nyc.rr.com; valeryjean77@ yahoo.com; wendellsmithis@ gmail.com; sonofafieldnegro@ sbcglobal. net; williamsfred@ speakeasy. net word From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [mailto:killakai@ gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:00 PM To: Tracey de Morsella; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; afrikanmind@ hotmail.com; 'Albert Fields'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; Cinque; 'Cleo'; dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; keithbjohnson@ comcast.net; 'Kera'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; 'Michael Gordon'; michael.v.w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; Kwesi Brath; 'Valery Jean'; 'Wendell Theophilus Smith'; 'Whitney J Evans'; williamsfred@ speakeasy. net Subject: Re: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks I could never. Rock with comcast because they cap your broadband usage. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed From: Tracey de Morsella tdemorsella@ multiculturaladv antage.com Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 00:03:00 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; afrikanmind@ hotmail.com; 'Albert Fields'cbilmarketing@ yahoo.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; CINQUE[EMAIL PROTECTED] net; 'Cleo'cleo.wadley@ aliefisd. net; dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] net; 'Kai Pettaway'[EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; keithbjohnson@ comcast.net; 'Kera'[EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; 'Michael Gordon'[EMAIL PROTECTED] edu; michael.v.w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; 'Seku Brathwaite'everythingist@ nyc.rr.com; 'Valery Jean'valeryjean77@ yahoo.com; 'Wendell Theophilus Smith'wendellsmithis@ gmail.com; 'Whitney J Evans'sonofafieldnegro@ sbcglobal. net; williamsfred@ speakeasy. net Subject: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks Hey Guys: I’ve had enough of Comcast and I am considering Directv and Tivo . Can anyone share their experiences? Also is it better to bundle TV, Internet and phone or separate. It. Since my special offer ran out I have been getting hosed financially by them. Tracey
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Terrell Texas Newspaper Omits Obama on Front Page
We have stories like that about Tinley Park here in Chicago... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 11/8/08, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Terrell Texas Newspaper Omits Obama on Front Page To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 11:37 PM Jamie talked about this on his Sirius radio show this weekend. He also told more stories of the overt racism he faced growing up in Terrell. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: There's a funny side story here. I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. Terrell is the home of the largest mental hospital in that part of the state. When i was a kid, people would always joke that someone who was acting wonky or off Must have come from Terrell. See someone in the hood talking to himself? You knew he'd spent time in the Terrell mental ward--never mind the bottle of Thunderbird in his hand that was the source of his demons. Anyone who was from that city was immediately viewed with suspicion, as if they were just going to start acting crazy at the drop of a hat. If you were tripping, people would say Boy, quick acting crazy like you from Terrell. (I imagine there are similar jokes about Bellvue in NYC). So, all political correctness aside, as soon as I heard this story from Tracey, both I and my wife (who's from Dallas) thought, Oh well, he's from Terrell, as if that explains it! By the way, Jamie Foxx is from Terrell. If you could riff on him about that, I'm sure he'd get the joke! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella tdemorsella@ ... From: SouLive-Susan@ googlegroups. com [mailto:SouLive-Susan@ googlegroups. com] On Behalf Of Susan Smith Ross Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:13 PM To: The-Vine AKA; soulive-susan@ googlegroups. com Subject: Terrell Texas Newspaper Omits Obama on Front Page Omission of Obama on front page stirs protest 09:11 PM CST on Thursday, November 6, 2008 By BYRON HARRIS / WFAA-TV TERRELL - Protestors spoke out Thursday against The Terrell Tribune's decision not to put Barack Obama's presidential victory on its front page. The day after Obama was elected as president, the banner headline for the Tribune focused on the county commissioner' s race. The headline read, Jackson defeats Schoen. About 25 residents, who said they had hoped to save the local paper with Obama's victory noted front page, picketed the newspaper's office Thursday. That's what I wanted, a keepsake, said Lera Duncan, who was among the protestors. And this was very disappointing to me. They could have knocked me over with a feather, said Sarah Whitaker. I was flabbergasted. I couldn't imagine such an historical event would not be on the front page somewhere on The Terrell Tribune. Protestors pointed out that on Election Day, the Tribune had printed a John McCain-focused story as their lead story on the front page. It's not the people in the community, said another protestor. It's the paper itself. The Terrell Tribune's publisher, Bill Jordan, declined an on-camera interview. We run a newspaper, not a memory book service, he said. We covered the local commissioner' s race. We thought that was more important. For those who may believe race played a part in the decision, the publisher pointed out that Democrat J.C. Jackson, who was at the center of the main story and who won the race for county commissioner, is an African American. But while there were a few Obama-related stories within the paper, there was no story devoted to the presidential victory. E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-- ---~--~-- --~-- --~-- -~--~ ~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups SouLive Susan group. To post to this group, send email to SouLive-Susan@ googlegroups. com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to SouLive-Susan+ unsubscribe@ googlegroups. com For more options, visit this group at http://groups. google.com/ group/SouLive- Susan?hl= en -~-- ~~--- -~~-- ~ ~--~- -~---
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jesse Jackson was Bawlin Like a Baby - Looked like a proud father
Jesse just pisses me off...period! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 11/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Jesse Jackson was Bawlin Like a Baby - Looked like a proud father To: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED], scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Glenn Sigler' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Albert Fields' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], CINQUE [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Cleo' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kai Pettaway' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kera' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Seku Brathwaite' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Valery Jean' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Wendell Theophilus Smith' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Whitney J Evans' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 11:39 PM I saw that. I had to say at that moment, for all that Jesse has pissed me off recently, I did feel for him. Like him or not, get tired of him at times, can't deny that he's worked for Black people, that he's done a lot of good. And for that Jesse who's fought for us, who's bled for us, who's been a friend to us, i was happy. On MSNBC, John Lewis was all puffy and red eyed, as if he'd been bawling like a baby too. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella tdemorsella@ multiculturaladv antage.com Did anyone see Jesse Jackson crying right before the speech. He looked like a proud father. It was a long way from “I want to crush his ball” I loved it
Re: [scifinoir2] [Video] Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and
A good friend of mine who managed a book store at O'hare spoke to William Shatner when he stopped by. His only comment to his compliments? You don't have any of my books in your store... I have not liked that man since I first heard him speak outside of Star Trek... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 10/22/08, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] [Video] Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 2:21 PM http://www.dailymai l.co.uk/tvshowbi z/article- 1079595/Video- Star-Treks- William-Shatner- brands-star- George-Takei- sick-psychotic. html VIDEO: Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and psychotic' By Daily Mail Reporter 'Star Trek' icon William Shatner has branded former co-star George Takei 'sick' and 'psychotic' and claims he feels 'nothing but pity for him' in an astonishing attack. In an internet video clip, the ex-Captain Kirk actor says nobody cared when gay Takei finally came out in 2005. And he belittles Takei's role as Mr Sulu in the cult sci-fi series, claiming he barely knew him because he was only ever on set for a couple of days. Shatner hit back after Takei deliberately made a point of not inviting him to his gay wedding last month. Takei has admitted holding a long-standing grudge against Shatner for , in his opinion, having a huge ego and hogging the limelight on Star Trek. Shatner says in the video: 'The whole thing makes me feel badly, poor man. There is such a sickness there. 'It's so patently obvious that there is a psychosis there. I don't know what his original thing about me was. I have no idea. 'I didn't read his book that was printed many years ago, but apparently I didn't let somebody have a close-up. I literally don't know him. 'I didn't know him very well on the series. He would come in for a day or two, as evidenced by the part he played. Then on the movies, there occasionally. I didn't know the man. 'But he has continued to speak badly about me for all these years. Obviously, hiding his homosexuality - talk about festering and not living the truth of your life and feeling badly about yourself - and being fearful somebody would find out about this terrible, terrible secret, so he thought. 'Finally at the age of, I think, 70, he decides to come out of the closet and say, I'm gay. 'Like, who cares? Be gay. Don't be gay. That's up to you George.' Shatner says he is baffled at why Takei has continued to hold a grudge against him. He says: 'You would think there would be an epiphany at some point, where George might have said, Poor Bill Shatner. He's such a lonely, desperate, unhappy man that he did all these terrible things to me. 'Which I can't remember. I presume he can remember all these terrible thing I must have done when I said, Hello or something to him. 'You would think he had this epiphany and say - because he and I don't have many years left in this world - I wish him well. I'm so happy that I wish him well. 'But instead what he does is he makes this big deal about not inviting me to his wedding. 'If I was such a terrible force in his life - even some 40-odd years later, because I've not seen him - that I effect his marriage where he has to isolate it, what kind of sickness is going on in the man?' Shatner, whose video appears on his YouTube page theshatnerproject. com, adds: 'There must be something else inside of George that is festering and makes him so unhappy that he takes it out on me - in effect a total stranger. 'Why would he go out of his way to denegrate me? It's sad that the man can't find enough peace in his life to either say Be positive and say I forgive him, whatever those hurts were, or to shut up about it. 'It's sad. I feel nothing but pity for him.'
Re: [scifinoir2] My Worse Enemy - The Humming Bird Sex Position
Is that what you call it??? I've been doing that for years...and no, I don't kiss...er, hum and tell... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] My Worse Enemy - The Humming Bird Sex Position To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Chris de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 2:41 PM Those of you who watched My Worse Enemy may have been curious about the Hummingbird sex act that the hero was concerned about Edward, his alter ego was doing to his wife. If you weren’t, I was (smirk) so this is what I found on Yahoo Answers: The Hummingbird is a sex game in which you hum when you give oral pleasure to your partner. The vibrations add a complete new dimension to the experience. http://www.sex- manuals.com/ sex-games- 13.html The Eros Hummingbird http://www.lifeguid elines.com/ eros-humming- bird.htm On Source said it was a dangerous SM game but gave no details
Re: [scifinoir2] [Video] Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and
So I noticed... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [Video] Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 5:47 AM So, nobody remembers Free Enterprise? Kirk is one thing, Shatner's another. You can't hold Shatner responsible for the characters he plays. He has played some great characters but that does not make him a nice person. On Oct 23, 2008, at 4:40 AM, Astromancer wrote: A good friend of mine who managed a book store at O'hare spoke to William Shatner when he stopped by. His only comment to his compliments? You don't have any of my books in your store... I have not liked that man since I first heard him speak outside of Star Trek... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 10/22/08, brent wodehouse brent_wodehouse@ thefence. us wrote: From: brent wodehouse brent_wodehouse@ thefence. us Subject: [scifinoir2] [Video] Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 2:21 PM http://www.dailymai l.co.uk/tvshowbi z/article- 1079595/Video- Star-Treks- William-Shatner- brands-star- George-Takei- sick-psychotic. html VIDEO: Star Trek's William Shatner brands former co-star George Takei 'sick and psychotic' By Daily Mail Reporter 'Star Trek' icon William Shatner has branded former co-star George Takei 'sick' and 'psychotic' and claims he feels 'nothing but pity for him' in an astonishing attack. In an internet video clip, the ex-Captain Kirk actor says nobody cared when gay Takei finally came out in 2005. And he belittles Takei's role as Mr Sulu in the cult sci-fi series, claiming he barely knew him because he was only ever on set for a couple of days. Shatner hit back after Takei deliberately made a point of not inviting him to his gay wedding last month. Takei has admitted holding a long-standing grudge against Shatner for , in his opinion, having a huge ego and hogging the limelight on Star Trek. Shatner says in the video: 'The whole thing makes me feel badly, poor man. There is such a sickness there. 'It's so patently obvious that there is a psychosis there. I don't know what his original thing about me was. I have no idea. 'I didn't read his book that was printed many years ago, but apparently I didn't let somebody have a close-up. I literally don't know him. 'I didn't know him very well on the series. He would come in for a day or two, as evidenced by the part he played. Then on the movies, there occasionally. I didn't know the man. 'But he has continued to speak badly about me for all these years. Obviously, hiding his homosexuality - talk about festering and not living the truth of your life and feeling badly about yourself - and being fearful somebody would find out about this terrible, terrible secret, so he thought. 'Finally at the age of, I think, 70, he decides to come out of the closet and say, I'm gay. 'Like, who cares? Be gay. Don't be gay. That's up to you George.' Shatner says he is baffled at why Takei has continued to hold a grudge against him. He says: 'You would think there would be an epiphany at some point, where George might have said, Poor Bill Shatner. He's such a lonely, desperate, unhappy man that he did all these terrible things to me. 'Which I can't remember. I presume he can remember all these terrible thing I must have done when I said, Hello or something to him. 'You would think he had this epiphany and say - because he and I don't have many years left in this world - I wish him well. I'm so happy that I wish him well. 'But instead what he does is he makes this big deal about not inviting me to his wedding. 'If I was such a terrible force in his life - even some 40-odd years later, because I've not seen him - that I effect his marriage where he has to isolate it, what kind of sickness is going on in the man?' Shatner, whose video appears on his YouTube page theshatnerproject. com, adds: 'There must be something else inside of George that is festering and makes him so unhappy that he takes it out on me - in effect a total stranger. 'Why would he go out of his way to denegrate me? It's sad that the man can't find enough peace in his life to either say Be positive and say I forgive him, whatever those hurts were, or to shut up about it. 'It's sad. I feel nothing but pity for him.'
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy
I have only seen one episode...What else did I miss? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 11:56 PM I liked it too—better than Fringe. Fringe feels like an X-files procedural. Not that I mind, but I’m not on the edge of my seat like I thought I would be. However, I still want to know the purpose of the personality split program. They are not cancelling My Worst Enemy as Far as I Know, but I think the first few episodes main purpose is to get people hooked fast before they can get axed From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy Gosh...I must be very easy to please. I found the premise of the show fascinating. ..If they have cancelled this show already (I didn't catch the beginning of the thread), There will be no thought-provoking shows on the air this year...I find My Own Worst enemy a whole lot more interesting than Fringe, a show that depends a lot on a leap of faith into your suspension of disbelief... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ icqmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ icqmail.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:38 AM Tracey, is there an all of the above option? -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella Sent: 10/14/2008 10:42:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy I think that the fast pace is set up to manage the short attention span of American TV viewers and to draw them in fast before the show is cancelled. In the past most shows had from ½ a season to two years to find an audience. These days, shows are dropped after two to six weeks if they do not find an audience. What do you think. Is it intentional or simply poor writing and direction? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy That's one problem I had: the show was too fast paced. Sitting here thinking about it tonight, I thought the show was like a comic book: quick intro and setup, quick move to the hero (or villain) being created. It's as if they wanted to get all the troublesome background, buildup and logic out of the way and just jump to the stories, the same way those early comic books created the superhero in quick not-always-credible order. Now, that's okay as long as the stories that follow are very good. I have hope with Slater and Woodard, and will give it a chance. Slater's good as the scary, almost sinister agent, and funny as the civilian persona. At the very first, I thought he was having trouble making the two characters seem different--they both seemed like the same exact character using different voices. But later he managed to strike a chord where each character seemed to stand on his own. Not sure where it's going, but I'll give it a try. -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.com I haven't turned a TV show off within the first 15 minutes in a long time. but I did last night. I like Christian Slater. I like Alfre Woodard. Hey, they're Star Trek alumn. But this show is just not enough for me. There's no way I'm going to watch a whole series paced like this. I thought they gave away the best part of the show within the first act. I needed to sit through two episodes thinking this guy was a clone or something. It would have been nice to have a mystery wrapped in an enigma. but this just gave me everything at once and I decided I didn't like it. Poorly paced, and I think, though I haven't watched an entire episode...poorly written. i DO have to say that while NBC keeps greenlighting shows that are horrible, these shows consistently LOOK beautiful! the shots were well chosen and LOOKED great. the makeup, costuming, sets, etc...all looked great. I really really need NBC Universal to put this kind of energy into Sci Fi Channel. On Oct 14, 2008, at 12:17 AM, marian_changling wrote: Yes, it is the actor who is making this work. It did surprise me that Edward's boss would tell Henry everything. (Maybe because she assumed that Henry could be easily erased?) But it did set up the communication between
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy
Gosh...I must be very easy to please. I found the premise of the show fascinating...If they have cancelled this show already (I didn't catch the begining of the thread), There will be no thought-provoking shows on the air this year...I find My Own Worst enemy a whole lot more interesting than Fringe, a show that depends a lot on a leap of faith into your suspension of disbelief... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 9:38 AM Tracey, is there an all of the above option? -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella Sent: 10/14/2008 10:42:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy I think that the fast pace is set up to manage the short attention span of American TV viewers and to draw them in fast before the show is cancelled. In the past most shows had from ½ a season to two years to find an audience. These days, shows are dropped after two to six weeks if they do not find an audience. What do you think. Is it intentional or simply poor writing and direction? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: My Own worst Enemy That's one problem I had: the show was too fast paced. Sitting here thinking about it tonight, I thought the show was like a comic book: quick intro and setup, quick move to the hero (or villain) being created. It's as if they wanted to get all the troublesome background, buildup and logic out of the way and just jump to the stories, the same way those early comic books created the superhero in quick not-always-credible order. Now, that's okay as long as the stories that follow are very good. I have hope with Slater and Woodard, and will give it a chance. Slater's good as the scary, almost sinister agent, and funny as the civilian persona. At the very first, I thought he was having trouble making the two characters seem different--they both seemed like the same exact character using different voices. But later he managed to strike a chord where each character seemed to stand on his own. Not sure where it's going, but I'll give it a try. -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.com I haven't turned a TV show off within the first 15 minutes in a long time. but I did last night. I like Christian Slater. I like Alfre Woodard. Hey, they're Star Trek alumn. But this show is just not enough for me. There's no way I'm going to watch a whole series paced like this. I thought they gave away the best part of the show within the first act. I needed to sit through two episodes thinking this guy was a clone or something. It would have been nice to have a mystery wrapped in an enigma. but this just gave me everything at once and I decided I didn't like it. Poorly paced, and I think, though I haven't watched an entire episode...poorly written. i DO have to say that while NBC keeps greenlighting shows that are horrible, these shows consistently LOOK beautiful! the shots were well chosen and LOOKED great. the makeup, costuming, sets, etc...all looked great. I really really need NBC Universal to put this kind of energy into Sci Fi Channel. On Oct 14, 2008, at 12:17 AM, marian_changling wrote: Yes, it is the actor who is making this work. It did surprise me that Edward's boss would tell Henry everything. (Maybe because she assumed that Henry could be easily erased?) But it did set up the communication between the two personalities. As I remember, a similar communication method evolved in Jekyll. I didn't catch the credits...there are so many similarities. Are we ripping off a British show again? Picky is important. If the magician can't convince you with the pledge, you aren't going to wait around for the prestige. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: I like it because I like Christian Slater, but some things confuse me. Such as, why would they need to create this type of double personality for him, but no t for his office buddy and lifelong friend, who seems to do deep cover missions as well? and why, if his identities are becoming unhinged, would the organization allow him to stay by himself at night? Seems to me the unpredictable nature of his condition would predictably lead to what happened: the personalities coming and going at odd times. And why would his Alfre Woodward's character tell the civilian personality all about the organization, then leave the guy alone? Again, I know they said they would take care of
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi
What did I miss? I got nothing about sex out of it...Or did I miss something??? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:15 AM Tracey, we are of a mind in that. -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella Sent: 10/11/2008 11:06:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi I did not like it much. Not because I am a prude. To the contrary, but because in my view sex became the focus of the stories, and not the scifi, not the character development, not the stories. The following year, they still had a lot of sex and threat of sex, but it seemed as if they made an effort to have the sex push the story forward, instead of “insert sex scene here” From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 2:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi Word up. -Original Message- From: ravenadal Sent: 10/11/2008 10:12:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Sanctuary Debuts Tonight on SciFi I, personally, loved the breezy sexuality of the early Torchwood episodes. And Captain Jack Harkness playing for both teams was a hoot - especially after he bedded two members of his team (who just happened to be of different sexes) and both were still pining for him. Cap'n Jack, as played by John Barrowman, is a thoroughly British creation, one that, probably, could not even be conceived of over here in the good ol' USA. Barrowman exudes the cocky cheekiness of a Freddie Mercury with the manly confidence of his fellow Scot, Sean Connery. If Cap'n Jack were an American character, he would be have to be played with the homie-erotic swagger of cameo frontman Larry Blackmon (and, as we all know, as soon as Blackmon strapped on the giant red codpiece, it was the all over!). ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, marian_changling wrote: Someone beat me to the answer. Yes, Torchwood had people jumping in and out of bed with each other. Or as This American Life would say 'the stories acknowledge the existence of sex'. And I don't know if an American show, even on cable, could smoothly handle Jack's bisexuality. We're getting to the point where we can handle gay characters. I haven't seen a bisexual character yet that wasn't treated in a nervous manner. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Is that due to Jack's bisexuality? -- Original message -- From: marian_changling Yes, Torchwood is superior to Sanctuary. But, some parents would object to the sexual content of Torchwood. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: I haven't really watched Torchwood, but I assume you think it's superiour to Sanctuary? By the way, anyone who hasn't yet seen Sanctuary SciFi is re- running it all over the place, all times of the day and night. I've seen it listed as a rerun at least four or five times since Friday. Messages in this topic (38) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe === message truncated === Keep your pool in perfect summer shape with great swimming pool supplies. Click now! ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com Messages in this topic (44) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | === message truncated === Fashion Design Education - Click Here! _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division?
Great...just let me know! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:35 AM I'm looking into self-publishing, pal. I know a guy who works for a local book chain, and he can get me set up for a few book signings, word-of-mouth stuff. I'm doing some rewriting right now (when time allows - I'm also looking for a place of my own), and you'll have that as soon as I can get it into document-form. -Original Message- From: Astromancer Sent: 10/12/2008 8:08:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? Hey, had a chance to look at the work you sent me...so where's the darned book deal, man??? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:59 AM Astro pal, no need to apologize, if it makes you happy. And no, I've never heard of the show until seeing this post. But I will give it a look, when time allows. -Original Message- From: Astromancer Sent: 10/12/2008 7:51:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? Sorry guys, I like it...So it's not deep...I like the idea...It's fresh, and it's a fun romp to watch... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:34 AM I thought I could watch Rosario Dawson paint her toe nails (m), but this is pretty awful. ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsellawrote: http://www.geminidi vision.com/ I found it on-demand, but I think it is an online series produced for NBC staring Rosario Dawson and the guy who plays Green Arrow on Smallville. Can't say I like it that much because of how the story is told and the extremely cheap production values, but it is an interesting experiment that I hope succeeds nonetheless. See backgrounder An NYPD undercover vice cop, Anna Diaz is used to walking the thin blue line between truth and fiction. One slip, her cover blown, and she could end up dead. That's why she always keeps the world at arm's length. That is, until she meets Nick Korda... Nick is everything Anna ever wanted. For the first time in her life, she finally feels safe enough to lower her guard, be herself. So safe, in fact, Anna's beginning to wonder if this guy's too good to be true. Especially after he whisks her to Paris for a romantic getaway and pops the question. Though Anna can't deny her feelings for Nick, she also can't ignore those warning signs about his business, his health and his past - causing her to doubt whether or not this man is truly the person he claims to be. But before she can get the answers she needs to commit, Anna witnesses Nick's gruesome murder... Determined to bring the people responsible to justice, Anna discovers Nick was not the man she thought - in fact, he wasn't a man at all. Nick Korda was a Simulant - a bio-engineered life form - connected to a global conspiracy involving covert military operations, bizarre genetic experiments. .. and a mysterious organization known as GEMINI DIVISION. The creation of writer/producer Brent V. Friedman, GEMINI DIVISION stars Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Eagle Eye) and is produced by Jeff Sagansky and Stan Rogow of Electric Farm Entertainment in conjunction with NBC Universal and Sony International. Messages in this topic (3) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | === message truncated === Click for free info on online degrees and make up to $150K/ year. ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com Messages in this topic (5) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | === message truncated === Click to lower your debt and consolidate your monthly expenses. _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get
Re: [scifinoir2] So Now What? U-Verse My Initial reaction
U-Verse hasn't made it to the ghetto yet...so we're waiting... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] So Now What? U-Verse My Initial reaction To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 10:15 AM One of the sweetest features so far is recording a show on the DVR and being able to watch from any TV in the house on the network. I'll be testing that out this evening when the kid-o wants to watch something and I watch a recorded show from my the tv in my room B --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ icqmail.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ icqmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] So Now What? U-Verse My Initial reaction To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:22 AM I think you've got it pretty well covered, Bosco. Let me know how the service does for you, with regard to TV service. Don't really need the rest of the package. I am going to shift my TV service in December, and I want the best option. -Original Message- From: Bosco Bosco Sent: 10/10/2008 12:08:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] So Now What? U-Verse My Initial reaction So today was the big day. ATT sent a very nice man to my house to install my U-Verse service. I got VOIP Phone, Internet and TV in a package. I got a DVR. The U-Verse Modem is automatically wireless and they give you USB Wireless cards for any computers that need them. Gary, my ATT tech, was on time, polite and knew what he was doing. Even with that, the install stated at 830AM and he didn't leave until almost 630 PM. I had to cancel my evening plans because the install went well over time. There were many many technical difficulties. Everything was delayed all over Austin. I was not the only one. Apparently there were server issues. In the end, my VOIP phone service had to be canceled and I have to reorder it tomorrow. I'm not clear as to why it wouldn't work but it wouldn't and the failure of the VOIP service was apparently keeping the internet and TV service from working as well. So I'm not super pleased about these issues and the attendant crimp on my time budget solving them will cause. On the other hand, I've got a boatload of TV channels to watch and great internet connectivity at every computer station in my home. I'm pleased with those services so far. I've set up the DVR to record some things: Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Terminator: Sarah Conner Chronicles, Fringe, and Sanctuary. I'm out of the loop on current TV. What am I missing? What do I need to be seeing? B Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 3New Members 5New Photos === message truncated === Learn about VA loan programs and benefits. Click now. _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division?
Hey, had a chance to look at the work you sent me...so where's the darned book deal, man??? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:59 AM Astro pal, no need to apologize, if it makes you happy. And no, I've never heard of the show until seeing this post. But I will give it a look, when time allows. -Original Message- From: Astromancer Sent: 10/12/2008 7:51:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? Sorry guys, I like it...So it's not deep...I like the idea...It's fresh, and it's a fun romp to watch... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:34 AM I thought I could watch Rosario Dawson paint her toe nails (m), but this is pretty awful. ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella wrote: http://www.geminidi vision.com/ I found it on-demand, but I think it is an online series produced for NBC staring Rosario Dawson and the guy who plays Green Arrow on Smallville. Can't say I like it that much because of how the story is told and the extremely cheap production values, but it is an interesting experiment that I hope succeeds nonetheless. See backgrounder An NYPD undercover vice cop, Anna Diaz is used to walking the thin blue line between truth and fiction. One slip, her cover blown, and she could end up dead. That's why she always keeps the world at arm's length. That is, until she meets Nick Korda... Nick is everything Anna ever wanted. For the first time in her life, she finally feels safe enough to lower her guard, be herself. So safe, in fact, Anna's beginning to wonder if this guy's too good to be true. Especially after he whisks her to Paris for a romantic getaway and pops the question. Though Anna can't deny her feelings for Nick, she also can't ignore those warning signs about his business, his health and his past - causing her to doubt whether or not this man is truly the person he claims to be. But before she can get the answers she needs to commit, Anna witnesses Nick's gruesome murder... Determined to bring the people responsible to justice, Anna discovers Nick was not the man she thought - in fact, he wasn't a man at all. Nick Korda was a Simulant - a bio-engineered life form - connected to a global conspiracy involving covert military operations, bizarre genetic experiments. .. and a mysterious organization known as GEMINI DIVISION. The creation of writer/producer Brent V. Friedman, GEMINI DIVISION stars Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Eagle Eye) and is produced by Jeff Sagansky and Stan Rogow of Electric Farm Entertainment in conjunction with NBC Universal and Sony International. Messages in this topic (3) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | === message truncated === Click for free info on online degrees and make up to $150K/ year. _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com
Re: [scifinoir2] Burn Notice and Psych Renewed
I sooo love Burn Notice... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burn Notice and Psych Renewed To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:02 AM And welcome it is, right now. Thank you, Tracey. -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella Sent: 10/12/2008 5:15:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Burn Notice and Psych Renewed Can’t really stomach Psych, but I am a big burn notice fan. I remember that there are a few of you who are too, so I thought I would bring you this welcome news SA Orders More Burn Notice, Psych Summer cable hits get reupped for more. by Matt Fowler October 10, 2008 - Good news for people who enjoy good things on TV. Both Psych and Burn Notice got 16 episode orders from USA Network. This will be season four for Pysch and season three for Burn – with Burn itself seeing a 23% increase in viewers from the previous summer and winning over the 18
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division?
Sorry guys, I like it...So it's not deep...I like the idea...It's fresh, and it's a fun romp to watch... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 10/12/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone checking Out Gemini Division? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 6:34 AM I thought I could watch Rosario Dawson paint her toe nails (m), but this is pretty awful. ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.geminidi vision.com/ I found it on-demand, but I think it is an online series produced for NBC staring Rosario Dawson and the guy who plays Green Arrow on Smallville. Can't say I like it that much because of how the story is told and the extremely cheap production values, but it is an interesting experiment that I hope succeeds nonetheless. See backgrounder An NYPD undercover vice cop, Anna Diaz is used to walking the thin blue line between truth and fiction. One slip, her cover blown, and she could end up dead. That's why she always keeps the world at arm's length. That is, until she meets Nick Korda... Nick is everything Anna ever wanted. For the first time in her life, she finally feels safe enough to lower her guard, be herself. So safe, in fact, Anna's beginning to wonder if this guy's too good to be true. Especially after he whisks her to Paris for a romantic getaway and pops the question. Though Anna can't deny her feelings for Nick, she also can't ignore those warning signs about his business, his health and his past - causing her to doubt whether or not this man is truly the person he claims to be. But before she can get the answers she needs to commit, Anna witnesses Nick's gruesome murder... Determined to bring the people responsible to justice, Anna discovers Nick was not the man she thought - in fact, he wasn't a man at all. Nick Korda was a Simulant - a bio-engineered life form - connected to a global conspiracy involving covert military operations, bizarre genetic experiments. .. and a mysterious organization known as GEMINI DIVISION. The creation of writer/producer Brent V. Friedman, GEMINI DIVISION stars Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Eagle Eye) and is produced by Jeff Sagansky and Stan Rogow of Electric Farm Entertainment in conjunction with NBC Universal and Sony International.
Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful!
Thanks for the nightmares, Keith... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 9/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 10:08 PM Aw man, why'd you have to go and bring that up! Remember the other suped-up vehicle vehicles: Streethawk' (the motorcycle), and Viper (the fancy sports car)? All were pretty weak... -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com What you say may be true, but it was not a tenth as bad as Team Knight Rider...blech! !! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:20 PM Oh my gosh what a waste of time! The show was horrible from the first--the very first--scene! It was poorly written, poorly directed, unengaging, cliched, predictable, and boring. The new male lead was a dude, the show's overloaded with young women met as eye candy, who for some reason seemed more irritatingly unbelievable in their roles than usual. The camp/crap factor was really high, as they conspired to find a way to get the lead actor and actress to strip down to their underware in the first ten minutes! (Some junk about Kitt being on fire due to a napalm attack, and unable to open the doors, so the hapless duo had to strip down to avoid dying of heat stroke). And on top of all that, the camera work actually made me sick, it lurched back and forth so much in an attempt to convey action. And I thought Michael Bey brought amateurish video music camera frenzy to his work! A high school kid with a handheld could have done better than the herky-jerky mess I saw. After trying to stick with it, I snarled with anger and flipped the channel, exactly fourteen minutes into the show. Will I watch it again to see if it gets any better? Quoth the raven , Nevermore. -- Original message -- From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Anyone else gonna waste a few brain cells on this? Well, I'm going on four decades pretty much watching everything scifi or speculative fiction related that premieres on TV, so I guess this is no different. Although the TV movie sucked beyond belief, although it actually made the Hasselhoff show from the '70s look *better*, Imma be a sucker and watch the Knight Rider series debut tonight. It looks really bad: bad plotting, cliched characters, lame music. But I could use a bit of amusing distraction nowadays, so hopefully it'll provide some camp fun, full of laughable moments, implausibilities, and outright ludicrousness to groan at and criticize. And if not--there's always the Prez's speech following! * * * http://www.nbc. com/Knight_ Rider/about/ On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an AI (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. Knight Rider stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davison (Breach), Yancey Arias (Kingpin) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica). David Bartis (Heist, The O.C.), Doug Liman (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity) and Gary Scott Thompson (Las Vegas, The Fast and The Furious) are executive producers. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, Knight Rider is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions. Credits Day time: Wednesdays (8-9 p.m. ET) on NBC Original premiere date: September 24, 2008 Starring: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison Recurring: Smith Cho Executive producers: Gary Scott Thompson, Dave Bartis, Doug Liman, Matt Pyken Based on characters created by: Glen Larson
Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful!
I saw...BLECH -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:36 AM You are incorrect. See for yourself: http://www.hulu. com/team- knight-rider This is actually better. The new Knight Rider is just that bad. I guess my question is WHO keeps asking for this? Glen A. Larson is responsible for so many bad shows, why keep trying with Knight Rider? Galactica worked, why not remake Magnum? Buck Rogers? the Fall Guy? ANYTHING, just no more Knight Rider. On Sep 30, 2008, at 1:25 AM, Astromancer wrote: What you say may be true, but it was not a tenth as bad as Team Knight Rider...blech! !! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:20 PM Oh my gosh what a waste of time! The show was horrible from the first--the very first--scene! It was poorly written, poorly directed, unengaging, cliched, predictable, and boring. The new male lead was a dude, the show's overloaded with young women met as eye candy, who for some reason seemed more irritatingly unbelievable in their roles than usual. The camp/crap factor was really high, as they conspired to find a way to get the lead actor and actress to strip down to their underware in the first ten minutes! (Some junk about Kitt being on fire due to a napalm attack, and unable to open the doors, so the hapless duo had to strip down to avoid dying of heat stroke). And on top of all that, the camera work actually made me sick, it lurched back and forth so much in an attempt to convey action. And I thought Michael Bey brought amateurish video music camera frenzy to his work! A high school kid with a handheld could have done better than the herky-jerky mess I saw. After trying to stick with it, I snarled with anger and flipped the channel, exactly fourteen minutes into the show. Will I watch it again to see if it gets any better? Quoth the raven , Nevermore. -- Original message -- From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Anyone else gonna waste a few brain cells on this? Well, I'm going on four decades pretty much watching everything scifi or speculative fiction related that premieres on TV, so I guess this is no different. Although the TV movie sucked beyond belief, although it actually made the Hasselhoff show from the '70s look *better*, Imma be a sucker and watch the Knight Rider series debut tonight. It looks really bad: bad plotting, cliched characters, lame music. But I could use a bit of amusing distraction nowadays, so hopefully it'll provide some camp fun, full of laughable moments, implausibilities, and outright ludicrousness to groan at and criticize. And if not--there's always the Prez's speech following! * * * http://www.nbc. com/Knight_ Rider/about/ On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an AI (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. Knight Rider stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS),Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davison (Breach), Yancey Arias (Kingpin) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica). David Bartis(Heist, The O.C.), Doug Liman (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity) and Gary Scott Thompson (Las Vegas, The Fast and The Furious) are executive producers. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, Knight Rider is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions. Credits Day time: Wednesdays (8-9 p.m. ET) on NBC Original premiere date: September 24, 2008 Starring: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison Recurring: Smith Cho Executive producers: Gary Scott Thompson, Dave Bartis, Doug Liman, Matt Pyken Based on characters created by: Glen Larson
Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful!
You opinion...my opinion...BLECH! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 5:03 PM lol...isn't it just Power Rangers/VIP? !! Dante is STILL more compelling than the transforming KITT. Isn't the transforming KITT in the new series another great example of I think we know what science fiction is...it's apes...people want apes... On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Astromancer wrote: I saw...BLECH! !!! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.comwrote: From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:36 AM You are incorrect. See for yourself: http://www.hulu. com/team- knight-rider This is actually better. The new Knight Rider is just that bad. I guess my question is WHO keeps asking for this? Glen A. Larson is responsible for so many bad shows, why keep trying with Knight Rider? Galactica worked, why not remake Magnum? Buck Rogers? the Fall Guy? ANYTHING, just no more Knight Rider. On Sep 30, 2008, at 1:25 AM, Astromancer wrote: What you say may be true, but it was not a tenth as bad as Team Knight Rider...blech! !! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:20 PM Oh my gosh what a waste of time! The show was horrible from the first--the very first--scene! It was poorly written, poorly directed, unengaging, cliched, predictable, and boring. The new male lead was a dude, the show's overloaded with young women met as eye candy, who for some reason seemed more irritatingly unbelievable in their roles than usual. The camp/crap factor was really high, as they conspired to find a way to get the lead actor and actress to strip down to their underware in the first ten minutes! (Some junk about Kitt being on fire due to a napalm attack, and unable to open the doors, so the hapless duo had to strip down to avoid dying of heat stroke). And on top of all that, the camera work actually made me sick, it lurched back and forth so much in an attempt to convey action. And I thought Michael Bey brought amateurish video music camera frenzy to his work! A high school kid with a handheld could have done better than the herky-jerky mess I saw. After trying to stick with it, I snarled with anger and flipped the channel, exactly fourteen minutes into the show. Will I watch it again to see if it gets any better? Quoth the raven , Nevermore. -- Original message -- From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Anyone else gonna waste a few brain cells on this? Well, I'm going on four decades pretty much watching everything scifi or speculative fiction related that premieres on TV, so I guess this is no different. Although the TV movie sucked beyond belief, although it actually made the Hasselhoff show from the '70s look *better*, Imma be a sucker and watch the Knight Rider series debut tonight. It looks really bad: bad plotting, cliched characters, lame music. But I could use a bit of amusing distraction nowadays, so hopefully it'll provide some camp fun, full of laughable moments, implausibilities, and outright ludicrousness to groan at and criticize. And if not--there's always the Prez's speech following! * * * http://www.nbc. com/Knight_ Rider/about/ On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an AI (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. Knight Rider stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS),Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davison (Breach), Yancey Arias (Kingpin) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica
RE: [scifinoir2] New Network Of Supercomputers To Revolutionize Internet Speed
I can't wait until we can access it!-See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] New Network Of Supercomputers To Revolutionize Internet SpeedTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comDate: Monday, September 29, 2008, 6:24 AM Cool! Thanks, Tracey... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Tracey de MorsellaSent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:05 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com; CINQUE ; 'Chris de Morsella'; Paul de MorsellaSubject: [scifinoir2] New Network Of Supercomputers To Revolutionize Internet Speed New era dawns at home of the internet A network of supercomputers called the Grid will allow information to be downloaded quicker than ever. Tasks that took hours will now take seconds Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter The dawn of a new internet age has begun. A network of supercomputers, known as the Grid, is to revolutionise the speed at which information is downloaded to personal computers. The power of the Grid is such that downloading films should take only seconds, not hours, and processing music albums just a single second. Video-phone calls should also cost no more than a local call. More importantly, it should help to narrow the search for cures for diseases. The Grid, a network of 100,000 computers, is to be connected to the world’s largest machine, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It is designed for projects, such as large research and engineering jobs, which need to crunch huge quantities of data, but scientists believe it will eventually be used on home computers. The Grid allows scientists at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, to get access to the unemployed processing power of thousands of computers in 33 countries to deal with the data created by the LHC. Scientists at CERN, where the world wide web was invented, created the €500 million Grid because they realised that a single computer would not be able to cope with the amount of data the LHC is expected to produce each year – 15 petabytes, or 15 million gigabytes, which would fill 20 million CDs. They said that it was an extra facility laid on top of the internet, which originally linked computers around the world in the Seventies. Dr Bob Jones, a CERN scientist, said: “The [world wide] web allows you to access information on other computers. What the Grid allows you to do is not only access the information, but make use of their computing resources and power.” He likened it to the National Grid. Users would be able to tap into massive amounts of processing power, but the source of the power would change, depending on availability. Processing tasks will be distributed between 11 gateway computer centres in ten countries, including Britain, which will share them out between more than 140 sites. One of the first jobs the Grid will tackle is handling the raw data for CERN’s experiments into finding proof of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle. Its uses, however, extend well beyond particle physics and it has already been used on a smaller scale in research into diseases such as malaria and bird flu. “The Grid cannot find a cure for cancer, but what it can do is make it quicker,” said Dr Jones, explaining that what might have taken a decade could now be done in weeks. David Britton, Professor of Physics at Glasgow University and a leading figure in the Grid project, said: “The old traditional way to find cures for diseases is that you would go to the lab and try mixing various drugs and see how they work.” With the Grid, he said, scientists could run hundreds of thousands of simulations to create a shortlist of the drugs that are most likely to offer the potential for a cure. Researchers can then get to work testing the drugs singled out as promising. The Grid has also already been used to save lives in the immediate aftermath of earthquakes. Using the seismic data, scientists can use the Grid for simulations that pinpoint which areas are most affected, allowing rescue teams to direct their efforts where they are most needed. Many believe the world wide web and the internet are the same thing, but the internet is actually a massive network of networks, which connects millions of computers together globally, and the web is an information- sharing model built on top of the internet, which allows information to be accessed over the medium of the internet. http://technology. timesonline. co.uk/tol/ news/tech_ and_web/the_ web/article48429 64.ece
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Network Of Supercomputers To Revolutionize Internet Speed
Never! ...Never? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Network Of Supercomputers To Revolutionize Internet Speed To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:09 PM Either that, or This is the voice of Colossus speaking...in time your children will come to worship me, even as God... -- Original message -- From: sincere1906 sincere1906@ gmail.com -Greetings, Professor Falken. -Hello, Joshua.. Sin --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New era dawns at home of the internet A network of supercomputers called the Grid will allow information to be downloaded quicker than ever. Tasks that took hours will now take seconds A network of supercomputers called the Grid will allow information to be downloaded quicker than ever. Tasks that took hours will now take seconds Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter The dawn of a new internet age has begun. A network of supercomputers, known as the Grid, is to revolutionise the speed at which information is downloaded to personal computers. The power of the Grid is such that downloading films should take only seconds, not hours, and processin g music albums just a single second. Video-phone calls should also cost no more than a local call. More importantly, it should help to narrow the search for cures for diseases. The Grid, a network of 100,000 computers, is to be connected to the world’s largest machine, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It is designed for projects, such as large research and engineering jobs, which need to crunch huge quantities of data, but scientists believe it will eventually be used on home computers. The Grid allows scientists at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, to get access to the unemployed processing power of thousands of computers in 33 countries to deal with the data created by the LHC. Scientists at CERN, where the world wide web was invented, created the €500 million Grid because they realised that a single computer would not be able to cope with the amount of da ta the LHC is expected to produce each year †15 petabytes, or 15 million gigabytes, which would fill 20 million CDs. They said that it was an extra facility laid on top of the internet, which originally linked computers around the world in the Seventies. Dr Bob Jones, a CERN scientist, said: “The [world wide] web allows you to access information on other computers. What the Grid allows you to do is not only access the information, but make use of their computing resources and power.� He likened it to the National Grid. Users would be able to tap into massive amounts of processing power, but the source of the power would change, depending on availability. Processing tasks will be distributed between 11 gateway computer centres in ten countries, including Britain, which will share them out between more than 140 sites. One of the first jobs the G rid will tackle is handling the raw data for CERN’s experiments into finding proof of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle. Its uses, however, extend well beyond particle physics and it has already been used on a smaller scale in research into diseases such as malaria and bird flu. “The Grid cannot find a cure for cancer, but what it can do is make it quicker,� said Dr Jones, explaining that what might have taken a decade could now be done in weeks. David Britton, Professor of Physics at Glasgow University and a leading figure in the Grid project, said: “The old traditional way to find cures for diseases is that you would go to the lab and try mixing various drugs and see how they work.� With the Grid, he said, scientists could run hundreds of thousands of simulations to create a shortlist of the drugs that are most likely to offer the potential for a cure. Researchers can then get to work testing the drugs singled out as promising. The Grid has also already been used to save lives in the immediate aftermath of earthquakes. Using the seismic data, scientists can use the Grid for simulations that pinpoint which areas are most affected, allowing rescue teams to direct their efforts where they are most needed. Many believe the world wide web and the internet are the same thing, but the internet is actually a massive network of networks, which connects millions of computers together globally, and the web is an information- sharing model built on top of the internet, which allows information to be accessed over the medium of the internet. http://technology. timesonline. co.uk/tol/ news/tech_ and_web/the_ web/arti cle4842964.ece /DIV
Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight
Whatever happened to Knight Rider??? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:12 PM And I bypassed All the King's Men for Knight Rider and GW's idiotic talk! Fool that I was! -- Original message -- From: Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ icqmail.com Missed it, I say with pride, knowing that Mister Bush would be prevalent and that I could hear those lies at my leisure through C-SPAN. CSI:NY was supposed to premiere last night, and I got hooked into All The Kings' Men. -Original Message- From: Daryle Lockhart Sent: 9/25/2008 6:59:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight If there was ever a reason for hulu.com... On Sep 24, 2008, at 7:57 PM, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: Anyone else gonna waste a few brain cells on this? Well, I'm going on four decades pretty much watching everything scifi or speculative fiction related that premieres on TV, so I guess this is no different. Although the TV movie sucked beyond belief, although it actually made the Hasselhoff show from the '70s look *b etter*, Imma be a sucker and watch the Knight Rider series debut tonight. It looks really bad: bad plotting, cliched characters, lame music. But I could use a bit of amusing distraction nowadays, so hopefully it'll provide some camp fun, full of laughable moments, implausibilities, and outright ludicrousness to groan at and criticize. And if not--there's always the Prez's speech following! *** * * * * http://www. nbc.com/Knight_ Rider/about/ On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an AI (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems gt;match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. Knight Rider stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS),Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davison (Breach), Yancey Arias(Kingpin ) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica). David Bartis (Heist, The O.C.), Doug Liman (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity) and Gary Scott Thompson (Las Vegas, The Fast and The Furious) are executive producers. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, Knight Rider is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions. Credits Day time: Wednesdays (8-9 p.m. ET) on NBC Original premiere date: September 24, 2008 Starring: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison Recurring: Smi th Cho Executive producers: Gary Scott Thompson, Dave Bartis, Doug Liman, Matt Pyken Based on characters created by: Glen Larson Messages in this topic (2) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | === message truncated === Click here to become certified in medical billing and training at these schools. _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com
Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful!
What you say may be true, but it was not a tenth as bad as Team Knight Rider...blech!!! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/29/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Knight Rider Premieres on NBC Tonight--Awful! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 11:20 PM Oh my gosh what a waste of time! The show was horrible from the first--the very first--scene! It was poorly written, poorly directed, unengaging, cliched, predictable, and boring. The new male lead was a dude, the show's overloaded with young women met as eye candy, who for some reason seemed more irritatingly unbelievable in their roles than usual. The camp/crap factor was really high, as they conspired to find a way to get the lead actor and actress to strip down to their underware in the first ten minutes! (Some junk about Kitt being on fire due to a napalm attack, and unable to open the doors, so the hapless duo had to strip down to avoid dying of heat stroke). And on top of all that, the camera work actually made me sick, it lurched back and forth so much in an attempt to convey action. And I thought Michael Bey brought amateurish video music camera frenzy to his work! A high school kid with a handheld could have done better than the herky-jerky mess I saw. After trying to stick with it, I snarled with anger and flipped the channel, exactly fourteen minutes into the show. Will I watch it again to see if it gets any better? Quoth the raven , Nevermore. -- Original message -- From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Anyone else gonna waste a few brain cells on this? Well, I'm going on four decades pretty much watching everything scifi or speculative fiction related that premieres on TV, so I guess this is no different. Although the TV movie sucked beyond belief, although it actually made the Hasselhoff show from the '70s look *better*, Imma be a sucker and watch the Knight Rider series debut tonight. It looks really bad: bad plotting, cliched characters, lame music. But I could use a bit of amusing distraction nowadays, so hopefully it'll provide some camp fun, full of laughable moments, implausibilities, and outright ludicrousness to groan at and criticize. And if not--there's always the Prez's speech following! * * * http://www.nbc. com/Knight_ Rider/about/ On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an AI (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains. Knight Rider stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), Bruce Davison (Breach), Yancey Arias (Kingpin) and Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica). David Bartis (Heist, The O.C.), Doug Liman (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity) and Gary Scott Thompson (Las Vegas, The Fast and The Furious) are executive producers. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, Knight Rider is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions. Credits Day time: Wednesdays (8-9 p.m. ET) on NBC Original premiere date: September 24, 2008 Starring: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison Recurring: Smith Cho Executive producers: Gary Scott Thompson, Dave Bartis, Doug Liman, Matt Pyken Based on characters created by: Glen Larson
Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams
One thing for sure: Shatner needs attention... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 5:06 PM See, I am with you. Except that I honestly believe that both are characters now. Brands, to say the least. We may never know who the real Bill Shatner is or was. one of the ex wives knows, for sure...but which one? On Sep 24, 2008, at 6:01 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: One is fictional. Which one is as yet undetermined. -Original Message- From: Daryle Lockhart Sent: 9/24/2008 5:31:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams and the difference between this and James T. Kirk is... On Sep 24, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: IMO, B, his doing this is perfect evidence as to why he's *not* in the movie. A glory-seeking attention-hog who cares only to see himself on the screen. -Original Message- From: Bosco Bosco Sent: 9/24/2008 12:06:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams I could not care less if Shatner is or is not in any Star Trek movie again. What I find more curious than his need to discuss it is the headline. If that quiet commentary is 'blasting then probably should refrain from speaking any more. Apparenly what I consider blasting is more akin to a metaphorical thermonuclear blast. B --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Tracey de Morsella wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella Subject: [scifinoir2] Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: Paul de Morsella , CINQUE Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:13 AM Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams Original Star Trek star William Shatner posted a video on YouTube.com blasting J.J. Abrams, who is helming a reboot of the franchise. Shatner, as is well known, does not appear in the new movie. In the video, below, Shatner disputes why.. Click the link below to see the video http://www. scifi. com/scifiwire/ index.php? category= 0id=60311 Messages in this topic (5) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 3New Members Visit Your Group === message truncated === Celebrate the season with the perfect Christmas gift. Click now! ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com Messages in this topic (7) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar === message truncated === Celebrate the season with a beautiful Christmas tree. Click now! _ _ _ _ _ __ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Chow Joins Green Hornet
I think that we can kiss that goodbye if the two comedic acters are still part of the mix...but I have been surprised before...Remember Jim Carey in that post WWII flick I can't recall at this moment? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and George Clinton? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 9/23/08, Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Chow Joins Green Hornet To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:59 PM thats what im worried aboutI want something a little more serious On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:27 AM, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: With Seth Rogen as the lead I don't think we have to worry about this being a serious flick. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Omari Confer clockworkman@ ... wrote: I dont agree with Chow in the role of Kato. He is better as a comedic actor and not in a quasi serious role... Chow is a decent action director though... On 9/23/08, Martin Baxter Truthseeker013@ ... wrote: Martin likes... -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella Sent: 9/23/2008 2:21:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Joins Green Hornet Chow Joins Green Hornet Actor-filmmaker to direct, play Kato. by IGN Movies September 22, 2008 - Stephen Chow, one of Asia's most popular box-office draws as the award-winning star and director of such films as Kung Fu Hustle, CJ7, and Shaolin Soccer, will direct Seth Rogen and star opposite him as Kato in Columbia Pictures' The Green Hornet, set for release June 25, 2010, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The screenplay is by Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg, who will also executive produce. Neal H. Moritz is the producer through his Original Film production company. In tapping Chow to helm The Green Hornet, Sony Pictures Entertainment continues a long association with the star and director. Under its local language initiative, Sony co-produced and released Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, which went on to gross over $100 million worldwide and received a Golden Globe nomination as well as six Hong Kong Film Awards and five Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. Sony also released CJ7. Commenting on the announcement, Tolmach said, When Seth, Evan, and Neal said they wanted Stephen Chow to be part of The Green Hornet, it was a fantasy. Now that it's happening, it's almost too good to be true. Stephen's been a very important part of the Sony family for many years, so it's truly serendipitous for us to be moving forward with him directing the movie and starring as Kato. Chow added, I'm excited to be taking on The Green Hornet #8211 obviously, I've been a huge fan of the show since I was a kid. The idea of stepping into Bruce Lee's shoes as Kato is both humbling and thrilling, and to get the chance to direct the project as my American movie debut is simply a dream come true. I'm grateful to my friends at Sony, who have shown so much faith in me for so many years. I'm looking forward to working with Seth, Evan, Neal, and the team at Sony, and I'm eager to get started. Moritz said, The Green Hornet is a dream project and it's come together in a dream way. Seth will be fantastic in the lead role, and Stephen was the only name on the list for Kato. The material is a perfect match for his sensibilities #8211 Stephen in the director's chair is the best thing for the film. Rogen said, Stephen was always my and Evan's first choice for director and to play Kato. We just hope that he never finds out we're not the Wachowski Brothers. Ori Marmur will serve as the Executive Producer of the film. Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe === message truncated === _ _ _ _ _ _ ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! Get it @ http://www.icq. com -- cwm blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. com -- cwm blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. com
Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Palin Quotes - Be Afraid, Be very Afraid
I really, really hope this is a joke...If not, I'm praying that they lose... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: Palin Quotes - Be Afraid, Be very Afraid To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Albert Fields' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], CINQUE [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Cleo' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kai Pettaway' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kera' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Seku Brathwaite' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Valery Jean' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Wendell Theophilus Smith' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Whitney J Evans' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 7:01 PM -Original Message- From: Foro de comunicaci ón para Latinos del suroeste de los EEUU [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CYBERLATINA. NET] On Behalf Of Frank Talamantes Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CYBERLATINA. NET Subject: [LRL] S- more Palin Quotes by Governor Palin during a series of interviews by the Anchorage Daily News in 2006 when she was running for Governor... On Creationism: The simple yet elegantly awkward moose proves God's creation and not evolution is the source of all life. How could something as oddly shaped and silly looking as a moose evolve through so-called natural selection? Is evolution a committee? There is nothing natural about a dorky moose! Only God could have made a moose and given it huge antlers to fight off his predatory enemies. God has a well known sense of humor, I mean He made the platypus too. On oil exploration and drilling in the ANWR: God made dinosaurs 4,000 years ago as ultimately flawed creatures, lizards of Satan really, so when they died and became petroleum products we, made in his perfect image, could use them in our pickup trucks, snow machines and fishing boats. Now, as to the ANWR, Todd and I often enjoying caribou hunting and one year we shot up a herd big time, I mean I personally slaughtered around 40 of them with my new, at the time, custom Austrian hunting rifle. And guess what? That caribou herd is still around and even bigger than ever. Caribou herds actually need culling, be it by rifles or wolves, or Exxon-Mobil oil rigs, they do just great! On Alaskans serving overseas in Iraq: Well, God bless them, and I mean God and Jesus because without Jesus we'd be Muslims too or Jewish, which would be a little better because of the superior Israeli Air Force. * * *
Re: [scifinoir2] David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction
I'm with Martin on David Duchovny's acting style which 'flatline' describes to a 'T...Also, though sex addiction sounds cute, it is no joke. Like with most addictions and mental illnesses, people tend to think that you actually can choose not the have such afflictions...I am no psychologist, but i do know this much from personal experience; somewhere along the line, you lose the ability to decide to do it and it becomes something you have to do or can't help but do...In some cases, mental disorders become a disease that actually affect you physically as well...I had (and have) to learn how to do things I did every day of my life when as I recovered from severe depression; things like bathing, vocabulary, getting out of bed, socializing, and rebuilding my life-long work ethic from scratch...When even sex becomes an addiction, it is no longer a choice...you will need help...As corny as it sounds, that is the truth of it...Okay, done with the rant... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 7:13 AM I'm not saying that you or anyone else should run out and pick it up, even as a rental. It's *not* a great movie, in *any* sense. It's pretty much an over-the-top gross-out of a movie, good for stupid laughs and little else. Hence, it drew my attention easily. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 9/1/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 1:43 AM I've never seen Evolution, though I take it you like it? -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Exactly that, Keith. Aside from his over-the-top performance in Evolution, he's been the same character all the way through his career. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/31/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 12:12 AM I'm indifferent. He's an interesting guy, though, very smart, well educated. Why don't you like him? Dull personality, think he's acting is from the Charles Bronson school? -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com I've *never* been a Duchovny fan. The only think I've liked him in was Evolution. And now I like him *less*. Man is married to a DOLL, and he lets his hormones take him on tour? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Fri, 8/29/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 10:33 PM David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction 14 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's Californication, has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. The 48-year-old actor said he did so voluntarily, in a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein. He added: I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family. Duchovny's publicist, Flo Grace, confirmed the report, which first appeared on the Web site People.com. She and Stein both declined further comment. All of us at Showtime wish David and his family the best during this very private time, the network said in a statement. The second season of Californication begins Sept. 28. Duchovny starred as the conspiracy-minded Fox Mulder on The X-Files TV series and in two films. The X-Files: I Want to Believe opened in t heaters earlier this summer. He and his wife, actress Tea Leoni, have two children. The couple married in 1997.
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A transference of bigotry??? Guys, think about it... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on Scifi Channel Now To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 7:58 AM IMO, Keith, that's *exactly* what it would take, an ID4-type event to force mankind to work together. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 9/1/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on Scifi Channel Now To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 2:27 AM it's not among my faves, but i agree that it explored an area that needed exploring. I've often wondered if the only thing that would cure prejudice here on Earth--is if we have an extraterrestial target to move the bigotry from each other to aliens. -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com That it was a fantastic story all the way through, showing me a lot of the potential that was in the ST Universe and the actors. The xenophobia element was something I always suspected would have existed in the early days of the Federation among hew-mons, and it was perfectly presented, both subtly and overtly. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/31/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on Scifi Channel Now To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 12:02 AM What were your thoughts about Terra Prime? -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com And, as much as the mirror-universe arc did for me, Terra Prime really got me moving. If only they'd taken that show from the Killer Bees earlier and given it to Coto... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 8/30/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] Enterprise Marathon on Scifi Channel Now To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 12:33 AM Be still, Martin's beating heart! SciFi Channel is running an Enterprise marathon all night. They're at the point where the Orion slave girls ep was shown, and coming up at 1 am, the two-part mirror universe ep where the evil Archer grabs the futuristic starship. Might be worth a look if you're up late and bored and tired of all the Sarah Palin talk...
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman?
Hmm...Sorry, but I'm not feeling Cher as Catwoman...However, it would be intersting to see how she handles the role...Hey, I was wrong about Tom Cruise in Interview With the Vampire... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 8/27/08, moondancerdrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: moondancerdrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 8:04 AM Cher's 63 and last I saw of her on one of those great stage outfits she's looks 30 so to many she still counts as hot. Considering the effort made by the entertainment industry and the media to paint older woman as used up and undesirable, I'd love to see her get a chance to do this role. I'd also love to have a body like hers now, much less in my 60s. Moondancer --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. wrote: Dude, Catwoman is supposed to be hot...Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry...Hello! And Cher is like, what, 100 years old? I know Estelle Getty just passed away but weren't any of the other Golden Girls were available? ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpigs3@ wrote: I was wondering why there was such a strong reaction against Cher by some folks on the list? B --- On Mon, 8/25/08, StreetForce1 streetforce1@ wrote: From: StreetForce1 streetforce1@ Subject: [scifinoir2] Cher's the Next Catwoman? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 5:50 PM Sent to you by StreetForce1 via Google Reader: Cher's the Next Catwoman? via Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton by Perez Hilton on 8/25/08 We thought this was a joke, but The Telegraph is a respected newspaper. According to the UK's Telegraph, Academy Award-winner and music icon Cher is in talks to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the third installment of the revamped Batman film franchise. A studio executive reportedly said, Cher is Nolan's (director) first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years. The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry's purring creations. Crazy! What do U think about Cher as Catwoman? [Image via WENN.] Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman?
I find her incredibly attractive, but I sense that she'd be difficult to hang out with... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 8/27/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:01 PM Even though I don't personally find her attractive, I enjoyed Cher's work in Mask,Mermaids, Witches of Eastwick, 'Moonstruck, and Silkwood, but her entire filmography is only 12 films long and more than half of her cinematic output is not noteworthy - to be charitable. Add in the fact that she hasn't had a film role in 18 years and it makes you wonder why Nolan is dusting off this relic. ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the Cher in Witches of Eastwick, that Nicolas Cage Flick, Mask, etc. That Drag Queen, plastic surgery woman terrified me From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman? Whew, rave. I thought that was just me in the almost-vomiting department. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 8/27/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Cher's the Next Catwoman? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 2:48 PM Cher has always been too drag queeny for my taste (especially in those garish Bob Mackey gowns). That video (If I could turn back time)she did half-naked on the aircraft carrier almost made me physically ill - and that was NINETEEN years ago (when she was a mere kid of 44). Even Cher had the good sense to retire and stop doing farewell tours three years ago (although I hear she has signed a three year contract to impersonate herself in Vegas). ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com, moondancerdrake moondancerdrake@ ... wrote: Cher's 63 and last I saw of her on one of those great stage outfits she's looks 30 so to many she still counts as hot. Considering the effort made by the entertainment industry and the media to paint older woman as used up and undesirable, I'd love to see her get a chance to do this role. I'd also love to have a body like hers now, much less in my 60s. Moondancer --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com, ravenadal ravenadal@ wrote: Dude, Catwoman is supposed to be hot...Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry...Hello! And Cher is like, what, 100 years old? I know Estelle Getty just passed away but weren't any of the other Golden Girls were available? ~(no)rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpigs3@ wrote: I was wondering why there was such a strong reaction against Cher by some folks on the list? B --- On Mon, 8/25/08, StreetForce1 streetforce1@ wrote: From: StreetForce1 streetforce1@ Subject: [scifinoir2] Cher's the Next Catwoman? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 5:50 PM Sent to you by StreetForce1 via Google Reader: Cher's the Next Catwoman? via Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton by Perez Hilton on 8/25/08 We thought this was a joke, but The Telegraph is a respected newspaper. According to the UK's Telegraph, Academy Award-winner and music icon Cher is in talks to play Catwoman opposite Christian Bale in the third installment of the revamped Batman film franchise. A studio executive reportedly said, Cher is Nolan's (director) first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years. The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry's purring creations. Crazy! What do U think about Cher as Catwoman? [Image via WENN.] Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year?
Oh really? (closes door to closet...) -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 8/18/08, Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Omari Confer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Dark Knight: the feel good comedy of the year? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 9:18 AM Well the concept of a leather clad man in a bat suit is kinda silly... c w m On 8/18/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: My sixteen year-old daughter and her like aged cousins went to see THE DARK KNIGHT last week. When my twenty year-old son and I asked her how she liked the movie, she replied that it was funny. Funny? Yes, she chortled, it was hilarious! Apparently, she and her cousins laughed throughout. Did anyone else have this reaction? Has anyone else heard of this reaction? ~rave! -- cwm blog http://centralheati ngblog.blogspot. com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth eory.mypodcast. com
RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas
(*sniff*)...Now I don't feel like the only theatre smuggler any more... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 8/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 10:11 PM yeah, blasts from the past! Well you know me: I just go to the store and buy what I want, then smuggle it into the theatre -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com You'd suffer hear in Chicago...they have specialty places that sell the popcorn flaver mix you spoke of all over the place...don' t forget Cracker jack, Fiddle-Faddle, or Screaming Yellow Zonkers...( I bet I just started another thread, didn't I?) -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 8/12/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:17 PM i'm not a real fan of popcorn, unless it's gourmet level. Man, when people send tins of Popcorn Factory for Christmas, with that mix of caramel/butter/ cheddar corn--I'm all over that! But the typical butter-flavor in movie theatres is some combination of old, dry, nasty, so I rarely buy it. But if it were caramel-covered I'd be tempted. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Thought of you when I posted it From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas Sounds like they're specifically addressing sugar coated' popcorn? I guess that's the same as what we call caramel popcorn? Hell, I wish we could *buy* caramel popcorn in the movie theatre! -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Hu-WHA? - H Farnsworth, c.3000 I couldn't *imagine* walking into a theater and *not* smelling popcorn. And this is honestly the *first* time I've ever heard of anyone complaining about the smell of the stuff. As for the health issues incumbent, I'm admittedly clueless here. But I *can* safely say that it's a lot more dangerous to breathe the air on the way over... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/10/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: 'CINQUE' [EMAIL PROTECTED] net Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 11:16 PM Sat Aug 9, 9:13 PM ET http://news. yahoo.com/ s/afp/20080810/ od_afp/entertain mentbritainfilmf oodoffbeat; _ylt=AlfEvQw1qbI eeJrlAUAp7q0uQE4 F LONDON (AFP) - The credits are rolling in Britain for the time-honoured cinematic tradition of munching popcorn at the movies -- a newspaper reported Sunday that increasing numbers of cinemas are banning it. A combination of health-conscious cinemagoers rejecting sugar-coated popcorn and disgust at its distinctive smell is steadily spelling The End for the snack in some arthouse cinema chains, the Observer reported. It quoted Daniel Broch, the owner of the renowned Everyman cinema in London's upmarket Hampstead district, who recently bought 17 more venues. I will de-popcorn every new venue I acquire, he said. It has a disproportionate influence on the space in terms of its overwhelming smell, the cultural idea of it and the operational problems created by the mess it produces. I'm not saying no popcorn is better than popcorn, he added. But I am saying there is no way in which it fits with the culturally sophisticated brand I wish to sell. The Picturehouse Cinema, a chain of 19 cinemas across Britain, will experiment with popcorn-free screenings in September. Popcorn is a contentious issue. Lots of people absolutely hate it and have asked us to ban it, so we're going to do exactly that, the group's head of media, Gabriel Swartland, told the Observer. If it's a success, and I've no reason to suspect it won't be, we'll roll it out across all our cinemas and make it a permanent fixture, said Swartland. But other cinemas which tried to go popcorn-free found customers demanded it. Audiences in three venues... began asking for popcorn, so we provided it, said Richard Napper, the marketing director of the Curzon chain.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Olympic Swim Team
It's a myth, bro...anyone can float, you just have to be patient and learn from a decent teacher whose head isn't full of that 'muscle density' crap... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 8/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Knew? A Black Man on US Olympic Swim Team To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:15 PM I had several friends--all good swimmers--try to teach me to swim when I was 18. I was about 5'11 then, about 185 pounds, very slim. I tend to carry more mass in my lower body than my upper, at least, back then. I wasn't able to float to save my life. They tried everything with me: floating on my back, my stomach, dog paddling, holding on to the edge of the pool and trying to float. Nothing worked. Don't know if it was my body mass/distribution, my form, or nervousness, making me tense up and denser. But everyone else in my group could float, and they were all Mexican and Black. I don't know the truth of how Black tissue performs in water compared to white tissue. There *are* general differences in our muscle and fat makeup. But I've never seen anything to say we can't float at all. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com My black children not only swim and float, they grew up with a swimming pool in their backyard. My father, on the other end, served in the Navy in the Pacific during World World II without being able to swim a lick. I, who can swim but cannot float, am somewhere in between. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Meta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's pretty impressive, especially when you realize that Black people can't float(?). That is the explanation a swimming instructor gave a black friend of mine for why my friend's son was finding it hard to float on his back, while learning to swim. According to this instructor and a white co-worker of my friend, this is a scientific fact. I haven't bothered to follow up on this claim, as I see it as a stupid waste of time. Meta --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: Wow, the US won gold in mens 4x100 freestyle and set a new world record. Michael Phelps' quest for greatness continues. That's all well and good, but what really caught my eye was when i noticed a Black man on the team! Not being a fan of swimming, I know nothing about who's who in that world, but of course i ran off to Google to see who the Brother was. Turns out his name is Cullen Jones, who is a rising star in the swimming world. Seems he set a US record for the 50 m recently. Nike was so impressed with him (and the novelty of an Olympic level Black swimmer, I imagine) they signed him to a two million dollar contract--the most ever given to a short-distance swimmer! I'd guess he's on the way to becoming the most successful black swimmer in our country at least. Below is a Wikipedia article on Jones, following that is the story on him and his team's dramatic gold-medal win over France tonight... * * http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Cullen_Jones He trains with David Marsh at the Center of Excellence at Mecklenburg Aquatic Club in Charlotte, NC. He burst onto the international swimming scene at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships[ 3] in Victoria, BC. He was a student athlete at North Carolina State University and is majoring in English with a minor in Psychology. In the summer of 2006, he became a professional swimmer after signing with Nike.[4] At the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships he set a meet record in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 21.84. He also swam a leg (s plit of 47.96) in the world record breaking 4x100 m Freestyle Relay along with Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Neil Walker. He also got a gold medal in 4x100 m Freestyle Relay with the same teammates in 2007 World Aquatics Championships Jones is the first African-American to hold or share a world record (4x100 Freestyle Relay) in swimming[citation needed]. He is also the third African-American to make the US Olympic swimming team after Anthony Ervin and Maritza Correia. At the 2008 Olympic swimming trials, Jones broke the American record in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 21.59. The record was subsequently broken the next day by Garrett Weber-Gale. In the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, he won the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay in a world record time of 3:08.24. http://www.nytimes. com/2008/ 08/11/sports/ olympics/ 11phelpsweb. html? _r=1oref=slogin Michael Phelps won his second gold medal of the 2008 Games on Monday, with a victory by the United States in the 4x100 freestyle relay. The United States finished first in a world record of 3:08.24, with France taking silver
RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas
You'd suffer hear in Chicago...they have specialty places that sell the popcorn flaver mix you spoke of all over the place...don't forget Cracker jack, Fiddle-Faddle, or Screaming Yellow Zonkers...( I bet I just started another thread, didn't I?) -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 8/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:17 PM i'm not a real fan of popcorn, unless it's gourmet level. Man, when people send tins of Popcorn Factory for Christmas, with that mix of caramel/butter/ cheddar corn--I'm all over that! But the typical butter-flavor in movie theatres is some combination of old, dry, nasty, so I rarely buy it. But if it were caramel-covered I'd be tempted. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Thought of you when I posted it From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas Sounds like they're specifically addressing sugar coated' popcorn? I guess that's the same as what we call caramel popcorn? Hell, I wish we could *buy* caramel popcorn in the movie theatre! -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Hu-WHA? - H Farnsworth, c.3000 I couldn't *imagine* walking into a theater and *not* smelling popcorn. And this is honestly the *first* time I've ever heard of anyone complaining about the smell of the stuff. As for the health issues incumbent, I'm admittedly clueless here. But I *can* safely say that it's a lot more dangerous to breathe the air on the way over... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 8/10/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: 'CINQUE' [EMAIL PROTECTED] net Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 11:16 PM Sat Aug 9, 9:13 PM ET http://news. yahoo.com/ s/afp/20080810/ od_afp/entertain mentbritainfilmf oodoffbeat; _ylt=AlfEvQw1qbI eeJrlAUAp7q0uQE4 F LONDON (AFP) - The credits are rolling in Britain for the time-honoured cinematic tradition of munching popcorn at the movies -- a newspaper reported Sunday that increasing numbers of cinemas are banning it. A combination of health-conscious cinemagoers rejecting sugar-coated popcorn and disgust at its distinctive smell is steadily spelling The End for the snack in some arthouse cinema chains, the Observer reported. It quoted Daniel Broch, the owner of the renowned Everyman cinema in London's upmarket Hampstead district, who recently bought 17 more venues. I will de-popcorn every new venue I acquire, he said. It has a disproportionate influence on the space in terms of its overwhelming smell, the cultural idea of it and the operational problems created by the mess it produces. I'm not saying no popcorn is better than popcorn, he added. But I am saying there is no way in which it fits with the culturally sophisticated brand I wish to sell. The Picturehouse Cinema, a chain of 19 cinemas across Britain, will experiment with popcorn-free screenings in September. Popcorn is a contentious issue. Lots of people absolutely hate it and have asked us to ban it, so we're going to do exactly that, the group's head of media, Gabriel Swartland, told the Observer. If it's a success, and I've no reason to suspect it won't be, we'll roll it out across all our cinemas and make it a permanent fixture, said Swartland. But other cinemas which tried to go popcorn-free found customers demanded it. Audiences in three venues... began asking for popcorn, so we provided it, said Richard Napper, the marketing director of the Curzon chain.
Re: [scifinoir2] 11 Scientists Killed or Injured by Their Own Experiments
I remember Slotin's death being depicted in the movie Fat Man and Little Boy... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 8/11/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 11 Scientists Killed or Injured by Their Own Experiments To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 11:14 AM Fascinating. The pursuit of discoveries often yields high risks. Think of all the dudes who died trying to beat or compete with the Wright Brothers and the airplane. I remember in one of the Wrights' early flights, a guy from the Army flew on a plan with one of the Wrights. The plane crashed, and the Army officer was killed. Then there was a guy who tried to recreate Ben Franklin's kite-flying- in-a-storm experiment. But unlike Ben, this guy wasn't under shelter, but standing out *in the rain*. He was killed when lightning struck the kite. And then bring in all the non-scientists who died using discoveries not fully vetted, and it's a huge list. Remember back in the day when alarm clocks and watches had glow-in-the- dark numbers that were based on radioactive paint? (You could always tell, because if you stared at the glowing numbers in the dark, you could actually see the small scintillations as alpha particles exploded against the paint particles. It was so coo!) Waaay back when this process first started, the paint was applied manually. Women in factories used small brushes to apply the radioactive paint. Well, a common practice to keep the brush tips sharp was to put the brush tips in one's mouth and wet them. Years later, doctors noticed a high number of illnesses and deaths among the women. The skeletons of some who died were examined, and they showed a high level of radioactivity. It's one reason that watches with that radioactive paint used to have lead backings, until the pa int was no longer used. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com 11 Scientists Killed or Injured by Their Own Experiments All of the scientists on this list died or were injured in their pursuit of knowledge. Many of their sacrifices paved the way for some of the greatest discoveries and inventions known to mankind. What can we learn from these explorers of years gone by? Gaining knowledge often comes with a price … but without a few brave people willing to push the limits, society as we know it would not be the same. 1. Karl Scheele -- Died from tasting his discoveries Scheele was a brilliant pharmaceutical chemist who discovered many chemical elements, including oxygen (though Joseph Priestley published his findings first), molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and chlorine. Scheele had the habit of taste-testing his discoveries, and died of symptoms strongly resembling mercury poisoning. 2. Jean-Francois De Rozier -- First victim of an air crash De Rozier was a teacher of physics and chemistry. He took the first manned free flight in a balloon, traveling at an altitude of 3,000 feet. Later, De Rozier planned a crossing of the English Channel from France to England, but after reaching 1,500 feet the balloon deflated, causing him to fall to his death. 3. Sir David Brewster -- Nearly blinded Sir David was a Scottish inventor, scientist, and writer. He performed a chemical experiment in 1831, which nearly blinded him. While his vision did return, he was plagued with eye troubles until his death. Brewster is well known for having been the inventor of the kaleidoscope. 4. Elizabeth Ascheim -- Killed by X-Rays Elizabeth Ascheim gave up her job as a bookkeeper to undertake studies in electrical science. Eventually she bought an x-ray machine, and she and her husband spent some years experimenting with it, using themselves as subjects. Unfortunately they did not realize the consequences of their lack of protection and Elizabeth died of an extremely widespread and violent cancer. 5. Alexander Bogdanov -- Killed himself with blood Bogdanov was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary. In 1924, he began experiments with blood transfusion upon himself, but he did not test the health of the blood he was using. In 1928, Bogdanov took a transfusion of blood infected with malaria and tuberculosis, and died shortly after. 6. Robert Bunsen -- Blinded himself in one eye Robert Bunsen is probably best known for having given his name to the bunsen burner, which he helped to popularize. He started out his scientific career in organic chemistry, and nearly died twice of arsenic poisoning. Shortly after that, he lost the sight in his right eye after an explosion of cacodyl cyanide. 7. Sir Humphrey Davy -- A catalog of disasters Sir Humphrey Davy, a brilliant British chemist and
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime?
I think I should say that I was never a fan of the paranormal or UFOs (with the except of Sci-Fi and horror movies and stories) I am sure that this had an effect on how I felt about the show at the time... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 7/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 9:34 PM you're the first person I've ever known who's said that. But while I watched the show for years, i was never a huge fan on the same order I am of Trek or B5. Still there was a lot of really good stuff to the series. At its best it was as good as some of the best Twilight Zone or Outer Limits eps. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Everyone gasps in shock whenever I tell them this, but when the X-files debuted, it didn't even catch my interest...In never watched an episode of the show until it went into syndication. ..and only then because everyone in this group talked about it so...and I was right about one thing (based upon the 3 or 4 show I have seen); THe Fox Mulder character sounds as boring as the acter who played him looks...Sorry, I took one look at the guy and went (*yawn*)... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 7/30/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 1:39 PM Wow. So more of it really is apathy, not just the bad timing of the release? I stopped watching probably 3 -4 years before the end. I think the whole stuff around Muldar disappearing and the new cop come on board basically passed me by. Perhaps I was already tiring of what you and the others are discussing, the endless manipulations with little payoff. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] r aladvantage. com I was a die hart fan, but I'm barely interested enough to rent it when it comes out on DVD now. I think they teased us with the plot so much, that most of us long ago realized that the truth was NOT out there, just audience manipulation. There was no truth, just twists and turns to string us along. Add all that to that fact that they simply waiting too long and you have lost the fan base. I know you think it is the overcrowded blockbuster schedule that is the problem. But I remember when they announced they were going to do the movie, many people I know (some former loyal fans)and a few here asked WHY?? If the fans are asking why instead of when, you know you have a problem. They might have overcome that by kicking out a kick ass script like the one of the episodes you mentioned. I saw some of the marathon you mentioned. They were great. Word of mouth with the good story would have brought many of the former disillusioned fans out to the theatre, or at least looking forward to the DVD. A great preview like with Batman or Ironman would have also helped. The previews make it look like one of the not so good episodes. Even some bad movies have well-crafted previews. Not the case with the X-files. I will probably rent the DVD, but I can think of a whole lot of other movies that will be higher in my rent que -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime? Why aren't you interested in the movie? Too much time gone by? Not interested in an extended ep on screen that doesn't really solve any of the mysteries? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com I am a diehard X-files fan but I haven't seen the first X-files movie and I had no desire to see the latest one. In fact, instead of going to see the movie on Sunday, I watched a mini-marathon of X-file episodes on Sunday morning that included several of my favorite episodes - like the one (Home)about the inbred Peacock brothers featuring black character actor Tucker Smallwood as Sheriff Andy Taylor and the excellent episode (Humbug) about a trailer park of retired sideshow freaks starring the late, great Vincent Schiavelli. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Well, to repeat my I hate the whole summer blockbuster concept rant, part of this is due to X-Files getting lost in the shuffle. All anyone's really talking about is The Dark Knight, with sprinklings of family-friendly stuff like Wall-E
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock
If I were to judge them by what I've seen in their porn industry, I'd say we were monks and nuns in comparison... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:46 PM Sarcasm – they seem to try to make Black men either sexless or oversexed. I wonder if they know about anywhere in between From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock Uh...(desperately fighting back the response spewing from my gutter-mind) ...We uh...don't? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 7:30 PM C'mon Black men don't have sex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock This whole thing about black men having sex is interesting to me, especially in the context of superhero movies. HANCOCK was originally a screenplay called TONIGHT HE COMES and, at one point, Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to it. Put Schwarzenegger in HANCOCK and it is another movie. By the same token, take Edward Norton out of THE INCREDIBLE HULK and replace him with Terrence Howard. I can just imagine the fuss that would have made of the scene where Norton (substitute Howard) is in bed with Liv Tyler and he can't have sex with her because he is getting too excited. Or earlier in the film where the Latina from the bottling plant is clearly attracted to Norton(substitute Howard) but no sex ensues. And don't get me started on the black man getting angry and causing mass destruction. .. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Chris Hayden Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:57 AM To: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock http://darkush. blogspot. com/2008/ 07/hancock- 2008.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5
So I guesds you weren't thinking of Indy doing his thing; uncovering ancient mysteries and kicking butt while leaning on his walker? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'Chris de Morsella' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:59 AM Evil thoughts dance through my mind. To speak of them in any way would assure me jail time. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: 'Chris de Morsella' cdemorsella@ yahoo.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 2:56 AM Say it ain't So. Lucas Considers Indy 5 If I can come up with another idea that they like, we'll do another. by Chris Tilly http://movies. ign.com/email. html , IGN UK http://ad.doublecli ck.net/activity; src=1663624; met=1;v=1; pid=28538087; aid=20 5909536;ko=0; cid=27481705; rid=27499584; rv=1;timestamp= 2693359;eid1= 9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0;UK, July 28, 2008 - In spite of the critical mauling Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull received, George Lucas has been discussing the possibility of a fifth film in the franchise, stating, If I can come up with another idea that they like, we'll do another. Speaking to The Sunday Times, Lucas said that putting together the recently released sequel was a challenge. Indiana Jones only becomes complicated when you have another two people saying 'I want it this way' and 'I want it that way', whereas when I first did Jones, I just said 'We'll do it this way' - and that was much easier. But now, he went on, I have to accommodate everybody, because they are all big, successful guys too, so it's a little hard on a practical level. Is Indy set to return for a fifth outing? Lucas also elaborated on the creative differences he and Spielberg have recently been experiencing. We still have the issues about the direction we'd like to take. he explained. I'm in the future, Steven's in the past. He's trying to drag it back to the way they were, I'm trying to push it to a whole different place. So still we have a sort of tension. This recent one came out of that. It's kind of a hybrid of our own two ideas, so we'll see where we are able to take the next one. With Crystal Skull taking more than $750m worldwide, a fifth film seems more than likely, so what direction would you like to see the franchise take? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jolie Linked to Catwoman Role
No...not really... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Jolie Linked to Catwoman Role To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 10:06 AM Wow. So I guess the rumor I am starting (you heard it here first, folks!) about ROSARIO DAWSON starring as Catwoman would REALLY set you off! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Noo o! You know my feelings about Jolie. She's a great actress at times, still think she'd be a great pick for a female-oriented spy series. But please, please I hope this is a rumour, because we don't need her intruding on the world of the Dark Knight. I can't stand Hollywood stunt casting, where a named star is brought in to just get viewers. That's one reason--among many, many others--that the first batman franchise tanked in time. It became a venue for the big stars to put on costumes--Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carey, Ahnuld, Clooney, Nicole Kidman--etc. Katie Holmes' was stunt casting 'cause she was Mrs. Tom Cruise, and didn 't see that role at all. You can't really lose yourself in a movie world when the latest in-the-tabloid- every-day stars are on screen. That's when you get into that mode of thinking so-and-so is doing a good (or bad) job. And some of those big stars use movies like this just for advancing their career and continuing their string of hits, and I believe sometimes that makes them less truly vested than a star with less notoriety might be. That can lead to phoning in a performance, which is unfair to fans. One reason I've liked the new series is that stars have been chosen who aren't over exposed in the media. Caine, Neeson, Oldman, Freeman are all great actors, and easily as good as so-called A-listers. Yet their public and private lives aren't so intrusive as to detract from the film. Same with Bale, Eckhart, and Gyllenhaal, Murphy. Ledger was well known of course, but not on a Jolie level. That's another reason I favor a return to a smaller third film, bringing back Neeson as Ra's and getting a less famous actress to play Talia. Or if they do bring in Catwoman, get a lesser known actress to play it. Bring in the likes of Jolie and the media circus will detract. Stunt casting. Bah! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jolie Linked to Catwoman Role Purrfect casting? That's the rumor by Orlando http://movies. ign.com/email. html Parfitt, IGN UK UK, July 30, 2008 - Could Angelina Jolie be after the role of Catwoman in the next Batman film? That's what Julie Newmar -- the actress who played the feline anti-hero in the original TV show -- has been saying to the press. This highly dubious piece of gossip came from a comment she made to the New York Daily News (and was picked up by comicbookmovie. com), in which she apparently said: Angelina would own the part. My industry friends tell me [she] has made inquiries about the role. I can understand how it would pique her interest. Will Angelina Jolie be following in Julie Newmar's feline footsteps? Well, will she? The chances are this is a case of the over-active Dark Knight rumour mill churning out another piece of baseless gossip, but what would you think if the news was true? http://movies. ign.com/articles /895/895050p1. html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Doctors May Have Found a Way to Destroy HIV
All the need to be even more cautious, James. One thing we do know; most things that will definitely kill the virus will kill the host as well...what we can't see in animal trials may be deadly to humans.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Doctors May Have Found a Way to Destroy HIV To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 12:38 PM Please, please, please, please, please let it be so. -- James Landrith Official website: http://jameslandrit h.com TMA: http://multiracial. com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin .com/in/jlandrit h Facebook: http://apus. facebook. com/profile. php?id=134400205 Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook .com/pages/ James-A-Landrith -Jr/18759565916 MySpace: http://www.myspace. com/jlandrith Twitter: http://www.twitter. com/jlandrith -Original Message- Source: http://www.fox11az. com/news/ topstories/ stories/NWkmsb20 080730_hiv_ breakt-hro ugh.1971ecbd. html Doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV 10:16 AM MST on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 By Lee McGuire / KHOU-TV News Video: Houston doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV HOUSTON -- There is real hope that what's happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV. We have found an innovative way to kill the virus by finding this small region of HIV that is unchangeable, Dr. Sudhir Paul of the University of Texas Medical School at Houston said. Dr. Paul and Dr. Miguel Escobar aren't talking about just suppressing HIV - they're talking about destroying it permanently by arming the immune system with a new weapon lab tests have shown to be effective. Ford Stuart has been HIV positive for 15 years. He's on a powerful drug cocktail that keeps the disease in check. I'm on four different medications. Three of them are brand new, and it's the first time that I've ever been non-detectible, Stuart said. I'm down to about - just for the HIV - about nine pills per day, five in the morning and four at night. But Stuart knows HIV mutates, and eventually it will learn how to outsmart his medications. The virus is truly complex and has many tricks up its sleeve, Paul said. But Dr. Paul thinks he's cracked a code. We've discovered the weak spot of HIV, he said. Paul and his team have zeroed in on a section of a key protein in HIV's structure that does not mutate. The virus needs at least one constant region, and that is the essence of calling it the Achilles heel, Paul said. That Achilles heel is the doctors' way in. They take advantage of it with something called an abzyme. It's naturally produced by people, like lupus patients. When they applied that abzyme to the HIV virus, it permanently disarmed it. What we already have in our hand are the abzymes that we could be infusing into the human subjects with HIV infection, essentially to move the virus, Paul said. Basically, their idea could be used to control the disease for people who already have it and prevent infection for those at risk. The theory has held up in lab and animal testing. The next step is human trials. Meanwhile, every day in Houston, three people are diagnosed with HIV. The doctors still need funding to launch human trials. In the world of HIV research, that's often where things fall apart. Clinical trials are very expensive, Paul said. That is the worry of the researcher. This is what nightmares are made of - that after 30 years of work, you find it doesn't work, Paul said. But so far, it is working. This is the holy grail of HIV research, to develop a preventative vaccine, Paul said. If we can get the viral loads down to a manageable level, that will preclude the need for these conventional drugs, Escobar said. Still, even if everything goes well, it's at least five years before the research could help people with HIV. The doctors know people like Ford Stuart are waiting. There are so many people struggling with the disease because it affects not only your body, but also your psyche, how you perceive yourself, he said. If nothing else, the research is promising for the tens of millions waiting for a cure.
Re: [scifinoir2] FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] OT: Justice for Private Levena Johnson
It is stories like these that make me ashamed to be associated with the military...for I know it can and does happen... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] OT: Justice for Private Levena Johnson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, 'Chris de Morsella' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 1:04 PM rom: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Chris Hayden Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:55 AM To: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [SciFiNoir Lit] OT: Justice for Private Levena Johnson This young woman was raped, murdered, and her body was burned... ...the Army called it suicide. Please take a moment to help the Johnsons achieve justice. We sent this email earlier this morning but many of you had problems with the Click Here button. It's been fixed in the email below, so if you had problems, please try again. - Dear Kenneth, LaVena Johnson was a 19 year old private in the Army, serving in Iraq, when she was raped, murdered, and her body was burned--by someone from her own military base. Despite overwhelming physical evidence, the Army called her death a suicide and has closed the case.1 For three years, LaVena's parents have been fighting for answers. At almost every turn, they've been met with closed doors or lies. They've appealed to Congress, the one body that can hold the military accountable. But, as in other cases where female soldiers have been raped and murdered and the Army has called it suicide, Congress has failed to act. Will you join Mr. and Mrs. Johnson in calling on Congressman Henry Waxman, Chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, to mount a real investigation into LaVena Johnson's death and the Army's cover-up2? Will you ask your friends and family to do the same? http://www.colorofc hange.org/ lavena/?id= 2248-605591 From the beginning, LaVena's death made no sense as a suicide. She was happy and had been talking with friends and family regularly3-- nothing indicated she could be suicidal. And when the Johnsons received her body, they noticed signs that she had been beaten.4 That was when they started asking questions. After two years of being denied answers and hearing explanations that made no sense, the Johnsons received a CD-ROM from someone on the inside. It contained pictures of the crime scene where LaVena died and an autopsy showing that she had suffered bruises, abrasions, a dislocated shoulder, broken teeth, and some type of sexual assault. Her body was partially burned; she had been doused in a flammable liquid, and someone had set her body on fire. A corrosive chemical had been poured in her genital area, perhaps to cover up evidence of rape.5 Still the Army sticks by their story. They refuse to explain the overwhelming physical evidence that LaVena was raped and murdered and continue to claim that she killed herself. For many Black youth, and working class young people of every race, the military is seen as an option for securing a better future. LaVena came from a deeply supportive family, and while the military wasn't her only option, she was attracted by its promise to help her pay for a college education and the opportunity to travel around the world. She also thought that by joining she could continue her lifelong commitment to serving other people in need. She made a decision to serve in the military, with all its risks, and expected respect and dignity in return. LaVena's death is part of a disturbing pattern of cases where female soldiers have been raped and killed, and where the military has hidden the truth and labeled the deaths suicides.6,7 In virtually all cases, Congress has been slow to investigate or hold the military accountable in any way. Unfortunately, most families simply don't have the resources, time, and psychological strength to push back. We can help the Johnsons, and other families, by holding Congress accountable in the LaVena Johnson case and by demanding it investigate the pattern of cover-ups by the military. Please take a moment to join those calling on Congressman Waxman to investigate the cover-up of LaVena Johnson's death: http://www.colorofc hange.org/ lavena/?id= 2248-605591 Thanks and Peace, -- James, Gabriel, Clarissa, Andre, Kai, and the rest of the ColorOfChange. org team July 28th, 2008 References: 1. The cover-up of a soldier's death? LavenaJohnson. com, March 6, 2007 http://www.lavenajo hnson.com/ 2007/03/cover- up-of-soldiers- death.html 2. Is There an Army Cover Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers? CommonDreams. org, April 28, 2008 http://www.commondr eams.org/ archive/2008/ 04/28/8564/ 3. Ibid.
RE: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years
The first time I tried to send my story, the computer restarted on me...I was thinking, did I disgust my CPU? Well, in short, I was set up by one of my well-meaning friends with an attractive girl (The dreaded 'model' type...No offense, Tracey) We went to a restaurant own by a good friend...From the moment she got there, she complained about everything from the place settings to the appearance of the waitress (whom I ended up dating afterward)...I gave my friend $100 (part of the money I set aside for the date) and told him, when she's finished feeding, get her a taxi home...I went to the club where my well-meaning friend was playing that evening and told him about the incident. He laughed and apologized, saying he'll making sure she doesn't get in my face about it...Never heard from the woman again... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 1:39 PM I should have left a date sitting in a restaurant when we first started dating. But I did dump him soon after during a trip to Atlanta. Even though he was paying for the trip, I was going broke tipping people behind his nasty treatment of them and then giving no tip when they really earned it. A very embarrassing, draining and expensive trip. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 5:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years Really? Do tell... -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Yeah...I left a date sitting in the restaurant because of that... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:42 AM Great list and number 21 is deep and true -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com 25 things I have learned in 50 years by Dave Barry 1) The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2) You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3) People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor. 4) The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. 5) You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 6) A penny saved is worthless. 7) They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies. 8) The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. 9) The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers. 10) There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. 11) There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. 12) People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 13) There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT, and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out, SIX QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. Then the next time, it spits out, FOUR QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. And so on. We need to locate this computer and destroy it with hammers. 14) Nobody is normal. 15) At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that: The universe is even bigger than they thought! There are even more subatomic particles than they thought! Whatever
Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years (frist draft of my answer to Martin Keith)
Hey...Yahoo saved the first draft!!! Okay...I took this lady I met when I was a jarhead. I was on leave in Chicago...One of my buddies from the music field fixed me up this 'model' type. I knew we were off to a bad start when she only spoke at length when it involved her career choice; aspiring actress...When she finally noticed that i was went silent asshe babbled to herself, she finally asked what I did for a living. I told her I was a marine musician. Her response was a blink and Oh. We stopped in to my favorite restaurant before going to a frightfully expensive jazz club on the near north side. Everyone there knew me and the owner loved to see my face come through the door (It might be because I took his gorgeouos but shy daughter to the senior dance and was more of a gentleman than her last boyfriend...but that is anotrher story). He sat us up at his best table in the restaurant; you know, the one where people could walk by the window and see the handsome man and his stunning companion eating and enjoying their meal? For about 5 seconds she managed to be impressed that I knew the owner. From that point on, she began her tyrade. She complained about everything from the place settings to the way the waitress dressed (the owner's daughter...he didn't take that well...) Finally I had enough and got up, gave the owner $100 to pay for the whatever she ate and taxi fare home and keep the rest for his troubles...I never saw the lady again...I'm all broken up about it... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 10:24 AM Please, do, pal. And feel free to add in the expression on her face as you departed. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 7/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:16 PM Really? Do tell... -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Yeah...I left a date sitting in the restaurant because of that... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:42 AM Great list and number 21 is deep and true -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com 25 things I have learned in 50 years by Dave Barry 1) The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2) You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3) People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor. 4) The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. 5) You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 6) A penny saved is worthless. 7) They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies. 8) The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. 9) The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers. 10) There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. 11) There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. 12) People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 13) There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT, and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out, SIX
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Uh...(desperately fighting back the response spewing from my gutter-mind)...We uh...don't? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 7:30 PM C'mon Black men don't have sex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock This whole thing about black men having sex is interesting to me, especially in the context of superhero movies. HANCOCK was originally a screenplay called TONIGHT HE COMES and, at one point, Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to it. Put Schwarzenegger in HANCOCK and it is another movie. By the same token, take Edward Norton out of THE INCREDIBLE HULK and replace him with Terrence Howard. I can just imagine the fuss that would have made of the scene where Norton (substitute Howard) is in bed with Liv Tyler and he can't have sex with her because he is getting too excited. Or earlier in the film where the Latina from the bottling plant is clearly attracted to Norton(substitute Howard) but no sex ensues. And don't get me started on the black man getting angry and causing mass destruction. .. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Chris Hayden Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:57 AM To: SciFiNoir_Lit@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [SciFiNoir Lit] Steve Barnes on Hancock http://darkush. blogspot. com/2008/ 07/hancock- 2008.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links
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Oh...didn't get to see the look on her face...didn't care... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 10:24 AM Please, do, pal. And feel free to add in the expression on her face as you departed. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 7/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:16 PM Really? Do tell... -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Yeah...I left a date sitting in the restaurant because of that... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:42 AM Great list and number 21 is deep and true -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com 25 things I have learned in 50 years by Dave Barry 1) The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2) You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3) People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor. 4) The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. 5) You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 6) A penny saved is worthless. 7) They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies. 8) The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. 9) The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers. 10) There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. 11) There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. 12) People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 13) There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT, and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out, SIX QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. Then the next time, it spits out, FOUR QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. And so on. We need to locate this computer and destroy it with hammers. 14) Nobody is normal. 15) At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that: The universe is even bigger than they thought! There are even more subatomic particles than they thought! Whatever they announced last year about global warming is wrong. 16) If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be meetings. 17) The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them. 18) The value of advertising is that it tells you the exact opposite of what the advertiser actually thinks. For example: * If Coke and Pepsi spend billions of dollars to convince you that there are significant differences between these two products, both companies realize that Pepsi and Coke are virtually identical. * If the advertisement says This is not your father's Oldsmobile, the advertiser is desperately concerned that this Oldsmobile, like all other Oldsmobiles, appeals primarily to old men like your father. * If the advertisement strongly suggests that Nike shoes enable athletes to perform amazing feats, Nike wants you to disregard
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...Or make you a hero of the Young Republicans... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 4:57 PM No. That thought was a few seconds earlier. The one I refer to would put me on the cover of Maniacs Monthly... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 3:15 PM So I guesds you weren't thinking of Indy doing his thing; uncovering ancient mysteries and kicking butt while leaning on his walker? -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: 'Chris de Morsella' cdemorsella@ yahoo.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:59 AM Evil thoughts dance through my mind. To speak of them in any way would assure me jail time. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] Lucas Considers Indy 5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Cc: 'Chris de Morsella' cdemorsella@ yahoo.com Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 2:56 AM Say it ain't So. Lucas Considers Indy 5 If I can come up with another idea that they like, we'll do another. by Chris Tilly http://movies. ign.com/email. html , IGN UK http://ad.doublecli ck.net/activity; src=1663624; met=1;v=1; pid=28538087; aid=20 5909536;ko=0; cid=27481705; rid=27499584; rv=1;timestamp= 2693359;eid1= 9;ecn1=1 ;etm1=0;UK, July 28, 2008 - In spite of the critical mauling Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull received, George Lucas has been discussing the possibility of a fifth film in the franchise, stating, If I can come up with another idea that they like, we'll do another. Speaking to The Sunday Times, Lucas said that putting together the recently released sequel was a challenge. Indiana Jones only becomes complicated when you have another two people saying 'I want it this way' and 'I want it that way', whereas when I first did Jones, I just said 'We'll do it this way' - and that was much easier. But now, he went on, I have to accommodate everybody, because they are all big, successful guys too, so it's a little hard on a practical level. Is Indy set to return for a fifth outing? Lucas also elaborated on the creative differences he and Spielberg have recently been experiencing. We still have the issues about the direction we'd like to take. he explained. I'm in the future, Steven's in the past. He's trying to drag it back to the way they were, I'm trying to push it to a whole different place. So still we have a sort of tension. This recent one came out of that. It's kind of a hybrid of our own two ideas, so we'll see where we are able to take the next one. With Crystal Skull taking more than $750m worldwide, a fifth film seems more than likely, so what direction would you like to see the franchise take? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime?
Everyone gasps in shock whenever I tell them this, but when the X-files debuted, it didn't even catch my interest...In never watched an episode of the show until it went into syndication...and only then because everyone in this group talked about it so...and I was right about one thing (based upon the 3 or 4 show I have seen); THe Fox Mulder character sounds as boring as the acter who played him looks...Sorry, I took one look at the guy and went (*yawn*)... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Wed, 7/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 1:39 PM Wow. So more of it really is apathy, not just the bad timing of the release? I stopped watching probably 3 -4 years before the end. I think the whole stuff around Muldar disappearing and the new cop come on board basically passed me by. Perhaps I was already tiring of what you and the others are discussing, the endless manipulations with little payoff. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com I was a die hart fan, but I'm barely interested enough to rent it when it comes out on DVD now. I think they teased us with the plot so much, that most of us long ago realized that the truth was NOT out there, just audience manipulation. There was no truth, just twists and turns to string us along. Add all that to that fact that they simply waiting too long and you have lost the fan base. I know you think it is the overcrowded blockbuster schedule that is the problem. But I remember when they announced they were going to do the movie, many people I know (some former loyal fans)and a few here asked WHY?? If the fans are asking why instead of when, you know you have a problem. They might have overcome that by kicking out a kick ass script like the one of the episodes you mentioned. I saw some of the marathon you mentioned. They were great. Word of mouth with the good story would have brought many of the former disillusioned fans out to the theatre, or at least looking forward to the DVD. A great preview like with Batman or Ironman would have also helped. The previews make it look like one of the not so good episodes. Even some bad movies have well-crafted previews. Not the case with the X-files. I will probably rent the DVD, but I can think of a whole lot of other movies that will be higher in my rent que -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: X-Files Past its Prime? Why aren't you interested in the movie? Too much time gone by? Not interested in an extended ep on screen that doesn't really solve any of the mysteries? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com I am a diehard X-files fan but I haven't seen the first X-files movie and I had no desire to see the latest one. In fact, instead of going to see the movie on Sunday, I watched a mini-marathon of X-file episodes on Sunday morning that included several of my favorite episodes - like the one (Home)about the inbred Peacock brothers featuring black character actor Tucker Smallwood as Sheriff Andy Taylor and the excellent episode (Humbug) about a trailer park of retired sideshow freaks starring the late, great Vincent Schiavelli. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Well, to repeat my I hate the whole summer blockbuster concept rant, part of this is due to X-Files getting lost in the shuffle. All anyone's really talking about is The Dark Knight, with sprinklings of family-friendly stuff like Wall-E, Mummy 3, Journey to the Center of the Earth, etc. Heck, I know lots of folks still catching Hancock or even Iron Man where it's still being shown. Not disagreeing that the X-Files itself hasn't lost some steam. It has, but putting it out at this time of year was madness. Also, the studio did a poor job of marketing. I watch enough TV and follow movies and scifi enough to catch wind of most upcoming events (except for Watchmen, which caught me off guard). There was very little marketing for X-Files until a week or two before the movie premiered, and again, by then everyone was talking about Gotham City. * * 'X-Files' fans aren't alienated - now, they can find fantasy everywhere Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 4:00 AM X marked the spot - the spot where a cult following ended and reality kicked in. The X-Files: I Want to Believe opened at No. 4 this past weekend with a supernaturally low $10.2 million, about half of what box- office trackers predicted. The truth
Re: [scifinoir2] Scholars Discover the Comic Book
Do you have an essay based upon these lectures? I would love to read it if so...Thank you in advance... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Scholars Discover the Comic Book To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 9:53 AM i actually got to lecture a few times on black images in the comic book world, as part of a larger course on media imagery...it was always very well received...by the students anyway. Sin - - - - - - POW! ZOWIE! Scholars discover the comic book. By Randy Dotinga Tue Jul 29, 4:00 AM ET Amid the spectacle of the world's largest comics convention, tens of thousands of attendees had Batman on the brain. But only graduate student Kate McClancy came armed with an analysis of how an asylum in the Caped Crusader's world reflects the American debate over treatment of the mentally ill. It's an obscure topic, to be sure. But Ms. McClancy's treatise was right at home at Comic-Con International, which was held here this past weekend. Dozens of other scholars were tackling arcane subjects from the geek as melodramatic hero to the problem of vigilante justice in the famed graphic novel Watchmen. Just 15 years ago, many professors would have scoffed at the in-depth study of comics. Now, comics are coming into their own in classrooms of all kinds, gaining an unprecedented level of respect and spawning serious debate over their greater meaning. Comics have changed. They're not the comics that we grew up with, says Peter Coogan, an organizer of the academic-oriented panels at Comic-Con. They can stand up to literary and critical analysis, he says. Across the country, hundreds of professors and college students spend their days analyzing comics, and the University of Florida even allows postgraduate English students to specialize in comics studies. Meanwhile, teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools are embracing comics as tools to help students learn to read and enjoy words. It's a far cry from the old days. In the 1940s and 1950s, many schools accepted the view that explicit and violent comics caused juvenile delinquency. Teachers have long confiscated the comic books of students who prefer the adventures of Spider-Man and Alfred E. Neuman to those of Macbeth and Jay Gatsby. Comics were a marginal literature for marginal audiences, says Mr. Coogan. Then in the mid-1980s came the golden age of graphic novels comics in book form with complex, dark plots. Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivor's Tale, for instance, won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize for its vivid depiction of the Holocaust. This year, Comic-Con offered almost 24 hours of academic workshops and panel discussions; hundreds of people attended. In 1992, when the discussions began, 20 people showed up. In colleges and universities, comics scholars are moving up in terms of institutional power and authority, says Coogan, whose newly formed Institute for Comics Studies think tank plans to hold conferences about comics. The growing academic interest in comics comes as Hollywood continues to embrace the form. Dark Knight, the new Batman movie, is poised to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time, if not No. 1. Last weekend, Comic-Con sold out before the event began for the first time. An estimated 125,000 people showed up for the four-day festival, which has largely become a celebration of movies and television. As for comic books, a leading comics distributor reports that sales of all types of comics to shops in the first six months of 2008 are just 1 percent below the same period in 2007. Comic Buyer's Guide estimates the annual US comic market at $660 million-to $700 million in 2007, excluding the popular Japanese comics known as manga. In a sharp contrast to days past, many school libraries now put comic books and graphic novels on their shelves. At an elementary school in the San Diego suburb of Cardiff, fourth- grade teacher Trish Dentremont encourages her students to read comic strips in newspapers. Among those she suggests: Calvin Hobbes, Zits, and Luann in book form. The comics work on two levels, she says, allowing those with smaller vocabularies to learn words from context while providing complex double meanings for more sophisticated students. They love them, says Ms. Dentremont, who attended Comic-Con to learn more about using comics in the classroom. Comics aren't universally respected. In Maryland, some educators scoffed a few years ago when the state school superintendent approved the distribution of credible comic books and graphic novels in elementary schools, says high school teacher Jeff Sharp, whose comics- based work with art students
Re: [scifinoir2] Trailer for Oliver Stone's W.
LMAO...I'm with you, Sin... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Trailer for Oliver Stone's W. To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:11 AM okay. so i know this is a sci fi/speculative fiction forum. but i saw this trailer yesterday and it certainly seems surreal enough to me. submit it here for anyone who may have decided the last 8 yrs were an alternate reality... Sin http://www.moviefon e.com/movie/ w/32645/trailer? trailerId= 2180364 - - Trailer: Oliver Stone's W. http://cinemablend. com/new/Trailer- W-While-It- Lasts-9660. html Earlier today we posted a leaked, YouTube version of the first trailer for W. Now, thanks to Moviefone, we've posted the real thing below. Oliver Stone's W. has seemed incredibly weird ever since pages from the script leaked earlier this year, and it became apparent that Stone was aiming for a weird kind of comedy. Would his movie be a serious-minded take-down of our 43rd President, or That's My Bush!- style comedy treating the President as a buffoon? Now, with the first trailer leaked online, it seems the answer might be both. There's a sardonic quality to the minimal dialogue you hear, mostly from George H. Bush (James Cromwell), and the choice of music and editing (What a Wonderful World over shots of the entire Bush cabinet). But even Josh Brolin, in the lead role, seems to be going through the whole thing with a smirk on his facearguably accurate to the man himself, but maybe indicative that we've got much more a satire here than we might have expected. It's still too soon to tell whether this movie will turn out a mess or a piece of genius, but the trailer is definitely worth a look regardless of your preconceived notions about the movie or the President himself. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Yeah...I left a date sitting in the restaurant because of that... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/29/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 25 things I have learned in 50 years To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:42 AM Great list and number 21 is deep and true -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com 25 things I have learned in 50 years by Dave Barry 1) The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2) You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3) People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor. 4) The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. 5) You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 6) A penny saved is worthless. 7) They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies. 8) The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. 9) The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers. 10) There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. 11) There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. 12) People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 13) There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT, and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out, SIX QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. Then the next time, it spits out, FOUR QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT. And so on. We need to locate this computer and destroy it with hammers. 14) Nobody is normal. 15) At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that: The universe is even bigger than they thought! There are even more subatomic particles than they thought! Whatever they announced last year about global warming is wrong. 16) If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be meetings. 17) The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them. 18) The value of advertising is that it tells you the exact opposite of what the advertiser actually thinks. For example: * If Coke and Pepsi spend billions of dollars to convince you that there are significant differences between these two products, both companies realize that Pepsi and Coke are virtually identical. * If the advertisement says This is not your father's Oldsmobile, the advertiser is desperately concerned that this Oldsmobile, like all other Oldsmobiles, appeals primarily to old men like your father. * If the advertisement strongly suggests that Nike shoes enable athletes to perform amazing feats, Nike wants you to disregard the fact that shoe brand is unrelated to athletic ability. * If Budweiser runs an elaborate advertising campaign stressing the critical importance of a beer's born-on date, Budweiser knows this factor has virtually nothing to do with how good a beer tastes. 19) If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and He decides to deliver a message to humanity, He will not use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle. 20) You should not confuse your career with your life. 21) A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. 22) No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. 23) When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. 24) Your friends love you anyway. 25) Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
They will...I former mother-in law's favorite line still rings true everyt time she says it: Keep Livin'... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 6:29 AM And, IMO, there's *nothing* wrong with that outlook. If only a few of our young men were to adopt that viewpoint... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:31 AM I kow, Keith. I'm finding as I grow older, I imagine what the woman I'm staring at is like intellectually...Probably because I no longer have a mate. Maybe I am unconsciously filling a need for what I am missing...I am not dismissing physical atttraction, Keith, I just tend to crave more than the superficial... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 10:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Aiy! How did I miss that line...I didn't know we were talking in extremes...That would mess up my brain worse than seeing Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swazey in Too Wong Fu... Here I was worrying about your response to Whoopi being stacked... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 6:42 AM Samuel Jackson in drag...that's something that'll wake you up faster than your mornign cuppa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 11:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That's Johnny Ross. From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Amongst others -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 8:17 AM I am so glad I changed the subject line of this thread. Nothing better than seeing Rosario is so... over and over and over and over! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samuel Jackson in drag...that' s something that'll wake you up faster than your mornign cuppa. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/27/08, KeithBJohnson@ ... KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ ... KeithBJohnson@ ... Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 11:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ ... Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
I just wanted to mention that Jeri Ryan, though an obvious beauty, stole my heart when I realized she actually had talent! In spite of the lousy scripts, the lady showed us some skills... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 10:17 AM i hear you and completely agree. Dax on DS9 really attracted me. Terry Ferrel is pretty, but there have been women on Trek over the years with more obvious physical assests (Seven of Nine, Troi, and Uhura for example). It was Jadzia's humour, love of life, and intelligence that really drew me in. Same for Kira, who has a luminous smile--when she used it! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I kow, Keith. I'm finding as I grow older, I imagine what the woman I'm staring at is like intellectually...Probably because I no longer have a mate. Maybe I am unconsciously filling a need for what I am missing...I am not dismissing physical atttraction, Keith, I just tend to crave more than the superficial... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 10:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed
Re: [scifinoir2] Tough times bring meaner game shows
You see, one of two things happen when you have too much time on your hands; One, you put your creative skills together and you come up with wonderful and strange things that will amaze or confound those you share it with...Or two, you write articles like that... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Tough times bring meaner game shows To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 10:37 AM I find it amazing that someone could seriously see American game shows as some kind of test for survival in post-apocalyptic times! Please! I will warrant that perhaps the stress of high gas and food prices, coupled with lingering exhaustion over terrorism and Iraq, might make these brain-dead shows a good escapist route for some. It would appear a lot of younger people might indulge in some of the new batch of game shows, especially during the summer months when they're not in school. I also know the networks push them on the public with ever-increasing fervor, since they're cheaper to mass produce than those pesky scripted dramas or comedies. The suits are like crack dealers nowadays. So escapist fare in tough times when people are staying at home more? Okay But some kind of primer for survival? No way, unless our skills to survive amidst nuclear waste infested lands teeming with giant cockroaches and flesh-eating mutant zombies depends on being able to take a cream pie to the face, or deal with Joe Rogan's annoying presence! -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-reality-tv-0728jul28,0,2191741.story chicagotribune.com Tough times bring meaner game shows By David Zurawik Tribune Newspapers July 28, 2008 Summertime TV has been dabbling in game shows and contestant humiliation since 2001, when NBC debuted Fear Factor with an episode featuring players lowered into a pit filled with rats. But this year, the networks have taken their game to a whole new level with programs that show competitors getting punched in the face and falling into a pit of mud as they try to climb an obstacle-course wallor players dressed like bugs getting slammed against car windshields. One entire series is built on the premise of contestants being forced to eat rich foods like clam chowder or cream pie until they are stuffedand then put through physical paces intended to make them sick. While some might say yuck, millions are eating this programming up. ABC's Wipeout, a Tuesday night series steeped in mud and based on a Japanese program, is the highest-rated new program of the summer with about 10 million viewers a week. And almost half that audience is made up of adults 18 to 49 years old, the demographic most attractive to advertisers. The bug-on-the-windshield series, ABC's I Survived a Japanese Game Show, is not far behind in popularity with 8 million viewers a week, and an even larger percentage of young fans in its audience. While analysts and producers acknowledge the appeal of mean and the lure of get-rich-quick narratives in these uncertain economic times, they also see the shows speaking to other deeper cultural concerns as well. 'Tough enough?' The appeal on one level involves ridicule and laughing at the other, says Sheri Parks, a University of Maryland, College Park professor of popular culture. But I think some of the shows are also about survival in almost an apocalyptic sense. They ask the question: Are you tough enough to survive in these times? Whatever the reason, their appeal is widespread enough that cable channels are getting in on the nasty game-show act, as well. In July, Comedy Central premiered two new entrees, including a parody of the burgeoning genre that seeks to have it both ways by mocking the formula and exploiting it with its own hapless contestants. The Gong Show With Dave Attell revisits the mean-spirited 1970s show hosted by Chuck Barris that mocked wannabe performers for their lack of talentand became the template for the tryout episodes on Fox's American Idol. Reality Bites Back follows the remake on Thursday nights with 10 comedians competing in parodies of such series as NBC's American Gladiators. They don't just crack wise about the hand-to-hand combat, though. They engage in it, as well. And there are more such series on the way. One of the most intriguing, Cash or Capture, is scheduled to debut in November on the red-hot Sci Fi channel. Like Wipeout, it is based on a Japanese seriesthis one featuring a group of contestants competing for cash prizes while being stalked by a group of hunters. Mark Stern, executive vice president of original programming at Sci Fi, thinks his series will connect with viewer interests on a variety of levels. Escapism a
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Nice try...We were talking about women, not drag queens...and no, i have yet to see a real woman who looks that bad off...Not even the one on WCF... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 10:43 AM hey, long as that Snipes/Swayze drag-looking lady had a great brain and spirit, it's all good, right??! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aiy! How did I miss that line...I didn't know we were talking in extremes...That would mess up my brain worse than seeing Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swazey in Too Wong Fu... Here I was worrying about your response to Whoopi being stacked... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 6:42 AM Samuel Jackson in drag...that's something that'll wake you up faster than your mornign cuppa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 11:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Oh, BTW, Happy Birthday, Martin! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 3:13 AM Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That's Johnny Ross. From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three... ;-) My father said, 'When in doubt, castle.- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer wrote: From: Astromancer Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:47 AM Not questioning your tastes...Didn't even say she wasn't attractive...Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don't go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:01 AM She's so fine
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
You see, Rave, that's the difference between us; you only see with your eyes... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 9:32 AM Keith, your playing the Rachel True card has restored my faith in your eyesight! If I ruled Hollywood there would be a 24 hour Rachel True channel. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That's Johnny Ross. From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three... ;-) My father said, 'When in doubt, castle.- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer wrote: From: Astromancer Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:47 AM Not questioning your tastes...Didn' t even say she wasn't attractive.. .Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don' t go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal wrote: From: ravenadal Subject: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:01 AM She's so fine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) Wish she were mine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) (So fine) oh yeah (She's so fine) she's so fine (So fine) uh-huh (She's so fine) She's so fine. As my pappy used to say, there's no accounting for taste
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
I kow, Keith. I'm finding as I grow older, I imagine what the woman I'm staring at is like intellectually...Probably because I no longer have a mate. Maybe I am unconsciously filling a need for what I am missing...I am not dismissing physical atttraction, Keith, I just tend to crave more than the superficial... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 10:36 PM I agree, but there's nothing wrong with being physically attracted to a woman, as well as to her mind and spirit. I mean, my wife is the strongest, most compassionate, wisest person I know. I'm attracted to her soul, but I also think she's the most beautiful woman in the world from physical perspective. I mean, it's nice that the inner package is wrapped in something that looks better than, say, Samuel Jackson in drag! :) -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whoa...One more time...the superficial stuff aint got a thing to do with beauty when it comes to me...mainly because once a woman opens her mouth, what comes out decides whether she'll hold my attention after.. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 2:30 AM Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That's Johnny Ross. From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
I rest my case... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 6:30 PM True. And I feel with my hands. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You see, Rave, that's the difference between us; you only see with your eyes... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/27/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 9:32 AM Keith, your playing the Rachel True card has restored my faith in your eyesight! If I ruled Hollywood there would be a 24 hour Rachel True channel. ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: Rachel True is gorgeous! It always struck me as funny that most people thought the actress playing her sister was the hot one. Not so! Penny Johnson is also gorgeous. I don't think she's an unconventional beauty, as if she doesn't fit some standard. I rather think some narrow-minded people decide the likes of Berry, Jolie, Paltrow, etc., are some standard of beauty, then make anyone else seem to be other. For example, for 20 years or so, the standard of beauty in the US has been thin bodies and blonde hair or light skin (the so-called cheerleader look) that I've never gotten.Heather Locklear and the likes of Paris Hilton are touted as beautiful. Even Black women have fallen into this trap at times, with many actresses going thin to fit in. I read a magazine article recently that hinted Scarlett Johansen was borderline heavy and called Claude Schiffer and Cindy Crawford voluptuous! Where and when I come from, Scarlett is just fine, and the other two would pale in comparison t o true voluptuousness like that to be found with Racque Welch, Pam Grier, or Selma Hayek. As you state below, beauty has a wide range that encompasses a variety of body types, colors, faces, and attitudes, and I never narrow it down to a particular type. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer cwbadie@ Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That's Johnny Ross. From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three... ;-) My father said, 'When in doubt, castle.- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer wrote: From: Astromancer Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:47 AM Not questioning your tastes...Didn' t even say she wasn't attractive.. .Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don' t go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger
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Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... quot;See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That#39;s Johnny Ross.quot; From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three... ;-) quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:47 AM Not questioning your tastes...Didn't even say she wasn't attractive...Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don't go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:01 AM She's so fine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) Wish she were mine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) (So fine) oh yeah (She's so fine) she's so fine (So fine) uh-huh (She's so fine) She's so fine. As my pappy used to say, there's no accounting for taste and ya'll don't have any! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female
Re: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war
I hope it makes you very happy...I loathe them...the final straw that terminated my desire to purchase any more HP products was the fact that I tried to upgrade the BIOS on my motherboard and ended up with a $500 paperweight...Just don't let your warranty run out or you're screwed... quot;See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That#39;s Johnny Ross.quot; From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Maurice Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurice Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 7:27 AM I think it's really ironic that I'm reading your post on an HP laptop with Vista! I LOVE HP! Reece Visit me here for advice and discounts! www.emjenn-security-solutions.com - Original Message From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 12:44:32 AM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war That confirms my comitment to buy PC only games...I bet HP uses that blood-tainted stuff in its computers...(spit!!!) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:45 AM Playstation 2 component incites African war Console war reaches past the couch and into the Congo, claims report. By Ben Silverman Has the video game industry dug up its very own blood diamond? According to a report by activist site Toward Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the center of the conflict is the unrefined metallic ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a powder called tantalum, which is used extensively in a wealth of western electronic devices including cell phones, computers and, of course, game consoles. Allegedly, the demand for coltan prompted Rwandan military groups and western mining companies to plunder hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the rare metal, often by forcing prisoners-of- war and even children to work in the country's coltan mines. Kids in Congo were being sent down mines to die so that kids in Europe and America could kill imaginary aliens in their living rooms, said Ex-British Parliament Member Oona King. So where's the connection to Sony? According to Toward Freedom, during the 2000 launch of the PS2, the electronics giant was having trouble meeting consumer demand. To pump out more units, Sony required a significant increase in the production of electric capacitors, which are primarily made with tantalum. This helped drive the world price of the powder from $49/pound to a whopping $275/pound, resulting in the frenzied scouring of the Congolese hills known for being ripe with coltan. Sony has since sworn off using tantalum acquired from the Congo, claiming that current builds of the PS2, PSP and PS3 consoles are sourced from a variety of mines in several different countries. But according to researcher David Barouski, they're hardly off the hook. SONY's PlayStation 2 launch...was a big part of the huge increase in demand for coltan that began in early 1999, he explained. SONY and other companies like it, have the benefit of plausible deniability, because the coltan ore trades hands so many times from when it is mined to when SONY gets a processed product, that a company often has no idea where the original coltan ore came from, and frankly don't care to know. But statistical analysis shows it to be nearly inconceivable that SONY made all its PlayStations without using Congolese coltan. Currently, the Playstation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all-time, having sold through over 140 million units. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http
RE: [scifinoir2] New Series and Mini Series at Scifi
So good to hear from you! -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] New Series and Mini Series at Scifi To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 4:22 PM Thank you. I am. No pain any more, just very little energy, but I can dance again :) Getting stronger everyday -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 2:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New Series and Mini Series at Scifi Z...Hi, Tracey, I hope you are feeling better...Z. .. -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] New Series and Mini Series at Scifi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 1:33 AM WHY ARE THE TAKING THE FI OUT OF SCI FI!!! Bryan Singer Developing New SCI FI Miniseries Several new series on SCI FI's development slate. by IGN TV http://tv.ign. com/email. html July 20, 2008 - SCI FI Channel announced several new projects today that are in the development stage at the cable network. Among the projects are a new miniseries produced by X-Men / Superman Returns director Bryan Singer, which would reteam him with SCI FI, where he previously produced The Triangle. Also of note is What If?, which would follow the a new ice age on Earth through the point of view of eyewitness video, a la Cloverfield and Blair Witch. There are also several new reality/alternativ e series in development at SCI FI. Below are the network provided descriptions for SCI FI's development slate: SCRIPTED: Bryan Singer Miniseries Project: SCI FI re-teams with Bryan Singer and his Bad Hat Harry Productions banner to develop an all-new, action adventure miniseries based on an original idea of Singer's. The project will be written by Richard C. Matheson (Masters of Horror, Nightmares and Dreamscapes) . Watch this space for more details. Bryan Singer is Executive Producing. What If? (1-Hour Pilot): In the pilot episode of What If?, a near collision with a comet triggers the on-set of Earth's second ice age. The life-changing global event unfolds in a hybrid of mixed media. 'Eyewitnesses' use cell phones, digital video cameras, PDA's and other communication devices to capture and share the cataclysmic event going on around them. In doc-like style, the program will attempt to be as scientifically accurate as possible on how such an Earth shattering natural disaster would actually play out around us while telling a dramatic narrative of how it will effect people's lives. The show is produced by NBC Peacock Productions. ALTERNATIVE: Soul Evidence (working title): Real life inspiration for NBC's Medium Allison Dubois leads a team of psychics, scientists and investigators to solve cold case murders. The project is from Red 23 Entertainment and is executive produced by Sam Korkis, Mark Ganshirt and Garry Hart. Allison Dubois also serves as executive producer. Danger Game: This series takes viewers behind the scenes at a secretive organization known as Modern Reality Adventures (MRA) that creates alternate reality experiences for select clients. Each episode of Danger game follows MRA as they construct their unnervingly convincing scenarios within the everyday life of one unaware client until a highly choreographed final interface brings the client to the apex of the game. Produced by Superfine Films. Relic Quest (working title): An action and adventure series that goes in search of some of the greatest relics in history from around the globe. Producer/Director Bruce Burgess guides the viewer in a first-hand exploration down mysterious roads to uncover artifacts fabled to hold hidden powers and mystical significance for both ancient and modern cultures. Produced by Bluebook Films. Escape: Three contestants locked in a room must endure a series of physical challenges, decipher riddles and break codes in order to escape. As the time clock ticks, their prize money decreases and their anxiety builds while three contestants locked in an identical room also race to find their own way out. Produced by Emmy-nominated Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Magical Elves with Riaz Patel. http://tv.ign. com/articles/ 892/892265p1. html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
You mean an incredibly sexy woman with brains...The two seldom seem to coincide... -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He is Johnny Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 4:34 PM But that's the best time to think! And leading off with Pauley Perrette in the middle of an NCIS marathon on USA...*inspired*. *Nothing* gets my interest faster than a woman with brains. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 4:45 PM Aw, man...Why do you wanna make me think on a Saturday...right after Soul Train?? Okay, I can't give you names because I has more to do with attributes of personality; like like cleverly disguised intelligence, as in Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto on NCIS; or the quirky Rachel True (older sister on Half and Half..or the the only sistah in the movie The Craft). There is also the type of woman who is undeniably feminine no matter where you put her or how you dress her (as in Roxann Dawson Penny Johnson Jerald [Kassidy yates}) I guess I find beauty in the unusual of the sometimes socially unacceptable, as in I can't figure out how no one noticed how 'stacked the young Whoopi Goldberg was (and pretty, when she wasn't making faces...) That's it in a nutshell though it is a very long list of women I find attractive beyond the social and cultural definitions with quickly become cliche` to me...Okay, my last comment on this subject; If you look deeply and open-mindedly at any woman, you will see something beautiful in every one. It is a gift given to all females that I think was designed by Nature to be noticed by the 'right man' for them...Told you you shouldn't make me think on a Saturday...after Soul Train... quot;See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? That#39;s Johnny Ross.quot; From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:56 AM We need names, pal. Not to make you justify our ground, mind you. It's a slow Saturday, and my imagination could use a romp or three... ;-) quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:47 AM Not questioning your tastes...Didn't even say she wasn't attractive...Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don't go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:01 AM She's so fine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) Wish she were mine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) (So fine) oh yeah (She's so fine) she's so fine (So fine) uh-huh (She's so fine) She's so fine. As my pappy used to say, there's no accounting for taste and ya'll don't have any! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation
It's her face (out of makeup, of course...she has a certain look I find appealing...In fact, in the same way I find the actress who plays Kassidy appealing...not a common beauty, but beauty nonetheless...Not obvious like Halle or even Nichelle...plus, the silver bra and miniskirt didn't hurt one bit! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 11:42 PM Funny! I'd put Roxanne in the cute category. For Trek women, I'd go with Troi, Jadzia Dax, Cassidy Yates (the term cute as a button comes to mind!) and of course, Uhura. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my feeand that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. My father said, 'When in doubt, castle. - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female superhero comic book movie of all time)? I see the only way to rectify this is for me to make a sequel called CATWOMEN. No plot. Just hot women prancing about in high heels and catsuits. Scheduled to appear: Serena Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Monica Belluci, Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kenya Moore, Melyssa Ford and, reprising the role that made her infamous: Halle Berry (co-starring her fabulous pregnancy breasts). ~rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Yeah! Say it loud...oh, we're done with the James Brown thread... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 4:34 PM To paraphrase the old song, if liking her is wrong, Daryle, you don't wanna be right. Right? quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.com wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] rt.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 10:25 AM Hmm. I never did the Roxann v. Rosario comparison. As I do it now, I still have to side with Rosario. Maybe it's the new yawka in me...maybe it's her being of comic book lineage and a truer science fiction fan...maybe I just like HER. On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:01 -0400, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: She's so fine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) Wish she were mine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) (So fine) oh yeah (She's so fine) she's so fine (So fine) uh-huh (She's so fine) She's so fine. As my pappy used to say, there's no accounting for taste and ya'll don't have any! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female superhero comic book movie of all time)? I see the only way to rectify this is for me to make a sequel called CATWOMEN. No plot. Just hot women prancing about in high heels and catsuits. Scheduled to appear: Serena Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Monica Belluci, Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kenya Moore, Melyssa Ford and, reprising the role that made her infamous: Halle Berry (co-starring her fabulous pregnancy breasts). ~rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
Re: [scifinoir2] Danny Glover's Touissant Biopic Lacked white heroes, Producers Said
(sitting in the middle of the floor, scratching head and looking puzzled...) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Danny Glover's Touissant Biopic Lacked white heroes, Producers Said To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 4:37 PM Is there a wall around here I haven't left my headprints on? quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Fri, 7/25/08, sincere1906 sincere1906@ gmail.com wrote: From: sincere1906 sincere1906@ gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Danny Glover's Touissant Biopic Lacked white heroes, Producers Said To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 9:06 AM this would make a great excerpt in How Whiteness Works, for Dummies. Sin - - - - Danny Glover's Touissant Biopic Lacked white heroes, Producers Said by Rebecca Frasquet Fri Jul 25, 2:15 AM ET US actor Danny Glover, who plans an epic next year on Haitian independence hero Toussaint-Louvertur e, said he slaved to raise funds for the movie because financiers complained there were no white heroes. Producers said 'It's a nice project, a great project... where are the white heroes?' he told AFP during a stay in Paris this month for a seminar on film. I couldn't get the money here, I couldn't get the money in Britain. I went to everybody. You wouldn't believe the number of producers based in Europe, and in the States, that I went to, he said. The first question you get, is 'Is it a black film?' All of them agree, it's not going to do good in Europe, it's not going to do good in Japan. Somebody has to prove that to be a lie!, he said. Maybe I'll have the chance to prove it. Toussaint, Glover's first project as film director, is about Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803), a former slave and one of the fathers of Haiti's independence from France in 1804, making it the first black nation to throw off imperial rule and become a republic. The uprising he led was bloodily put down in 1802 by 20,000 soldiers dispatched to the Caribbean by Napoleon Bonaparte, who then re- established slavery after its ban by the leaders of the French Revolution. Due to be shot in Venezuela early next year, the film will star Don Cheadle, Mos Def, Wesley Snipes and Angela Bassett. I wasn't the first one who had this idea, he said. Sergey Eisenstein had the same idea, Anthony Quinn had this idea, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, and this goes on. The Lethal Weapon co-star, just turned 62, finally raised 18 of the 30 million dollars needed from a Venezuelan cultural body set up in 2006 by his friend President Hugo Chavez to counter what he termed the Hollywood film dictatorship . Venezuelan filmmakers last year slammed the investment. It is Mr Glover who should be bringing dollars to Venezuela, the National Association of Film Makers and the Venezuelan Chamber of Film Producers said in an open letter. Glover, a longtime activist, has supported Chavez's political revolution since he was first elected in 1998. After making his debut with a bit role in 1979 movie starring Clint Eastwood, Escape From Alcatraz, Glover played in films such as Silverado and Witness but grabbed wide attention after Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie The Color Purple. He is probably most widely known as Lethal Weapon co-star with Mel Gibson. Born in San Francisco, he enrolled at the Black Actors Workshop there and is known for his stand against discrimination as well as for his activism against the Iraqi war and anti-personnel mines. An admirer of the Senegalese writer-filmmaker known as the father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembene, Glover has helped produce African films, including the recently-acclaimed arthouse movie Bamako by Abderrahmane Sissako. The first African films that I saw were films that portrayed Africans as savages, ignorant and uncivilized, and I wanted to know something else, he said. I was very fortunate, I had the chance to read writers like Mariama Ba, Aime Cesaire ... and Leopold Sedar Senghor. I read him when I was 20. When I saw Sidney Poitier on screen, I was probably 10 or 11, he added. That was a different image, an image I had never seen before, on screen. The African-Americans I saw, they danced, they were buffoons, that was the image. So Sidney brought another image. History, Glover said, had enabled him to play a wide range of roles because of the changes taking place in society. I think cinema has played a great role in our re-imagining ourselves, he said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of
Re: [scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel News Eureka and Doctor Who
Well, heck...Mister Rogers scared me period! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel News Eureka and Doctor Who To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:04 AM Keith, I hope not, either. I saw a new trailer for the show, a neo-musical takeoff on the Mister Rogers theme that scared me more than amused. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Fri, 7/25/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sci Fi Channel News Eureka and Doctor Who To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 12:45 AM Finally a marathon on a weekend day instead of weekdays when most of us can't see them! Looking forward to Eureka coming back though i really hope they're not making it turn as slapstick as it's starting to appear... -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This Sunday there will be a Eureka min marathon starting at 9 am. There will also be a mini marathon on Tuesday *according to sci fi.com. Eureka starts again on Tuesday at 9/8c. Don't forget the last two episodes of season of Doctor Who. **Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse .com/fantasyaffa ir?ncid=aolspr00 0520) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation
Now that she's married, I can't see her like i did when I saw her in that silver outfit...now she comes off as a little too 'wifey...(ducking behind the sofa and waiting for the group's female backlash...) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:24 AM Pal, she didn't really catch my eye until she did an ep of 7 Days, in which she played a Navy captain. Women in uniform... (sighing) quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 10:30 PM Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female superhero comic book movie of all time)? I see the only way to rectify this is for me to make a sequel called CATWOMEN. No plot. Just hot women prancing about in high heels and catsuits. Scheduled to appear: Serena Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Monica Belluci, Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kenya Moore, Melyssa Ford and, reprising the role that made her infamous: Halle Berry (co-starring her fabulous pregnancy breasts). ~rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war
That confirms my comitment to buy PC only games...I bet HP uses that blood-tainted stuff in its computers...(spit!!!) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Playstation 2 component incites African war To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:45 AM Playstation 2 component incites African war Console war reaches past the couch and into the Congo, claims report. By Ben Silverman Has the video game industry dug up its very own blood diamond? According to a report by activist site Toward Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the center of the conflict is the unrefined metallic ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a powder called tantalum, which is used extensively in a wealth of western electronic devices including cell phones, computers and, of course, game consoles. Allegedly, the demand for coltan prompted Rwandan military groups and western mining companies to plunder hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the rare metal, often by forcing prisoners-of- war and even children to work in the country's coltan mines. Kids in Congo were being sent down mines to die so that kids in Europe and America could kill imaginary aliens in their living rooms, said Ex-British Parliament Member Oona King. So where's the connection to Sony? According to Toward Freedom, during the 2000 launch of the PS2, the electronics giant was having trouble meeting consumer demand. To pump out more units, Sony required a significant increase in the production of electric capacitors, which are primarily made with tantalum. This helped drive the world price of the powder from $49/pound to a whopping $275/pound, resulting in the frenzied scouring of the Congolese hills known for being ripe with coltan. Sony has since sworn off using tantalum acquired from the Congo, claiming that current builds of the PS2, PSP and PS3 consoles are sourced from a variety of mines in several different countries. But according to researcher David Barouski, they're hardly off the hook. SONY's PlayStation 2 launch...was a big part of the huge increase in demand for coltan that began in early 1999, he explained. SONY and other companies like it, have the benefit of plausible deniability, because the coltan ore trades hands so many times from when it is mined to when SONY gets a processed product, that a company often has no idea where the original coltan ore came from, and frankly don't care to know. But statistical analysis shows it to be nearly inconceivable that SONY made all its PlayStations without using Congolese coltan. Currently, the Playstation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all-time, having sold through over 140 million units. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation)
Not questioning your tastes...Didn't even say she wasn't attractive...Sorry, but I got mine and you got yours...don't go for 'obvious' beauties... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Fri, 7/25/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Rosario is so...(was: Batman Villains Casting Speculation) To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:01 AM She's so fine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) Wish she were mine (Do-lang-do- lang-do-lang) (So fine) oh yeah (She's so fine) she's so fine (So fine) uh-huh (She's so fine) She's so fine. As my pappy used to say, there's no accounting for taste and ya'll don't have any! ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female superhero comic book movie of all time)? I see the only way to rectify this is for me to make a sequel called CATWOMEN. No plot. Just hot women prancing about in high heels and catsuits. Scheduled to appear: Serena Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Monica Belluci, Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kenya Moore, Melyssa Ford and, reprising the role that made her infamous: Halle Berry (co-starring her fabulous pregnancy breasts). ~rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] The Dirty Secret About Female Superheros
Reading that really frightened me, Rave...It reminds me of an English teacher (black) who rejected one of my stories because she could not believe in a black man named 'Kip'...Kip (a black boy) was one of my neighbors growing up...However,my response to the teacher was, Where in the story did I say Kip was black? Where is it written that women, in order to be 'believeable, had to suffer that type of strife?? I'm scratching my head over what people base their realities on... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] The Dirty Secret About Female Superheros To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 3:12 PM About thirty years ago I created this heroine I named Nailah (she who succeeds). In my manuscript I introduced her thusly: Nailah opened her wide, large bore eyes...she rose to her feet and, moving easy and slow, walked toward her image in the vanity mirror. She had a high forehead but it made her look exotic and smart. Her eyes were set too far apart but they were large and she could make them spark with invitation. Her lashes were short and thin but she could enhance them with brush and mascara. Her nose was an obstruction, planted as it was in the middle of her face, but it gave her character. Her top lip was thin while her bottom lip was full. Careful painting would make them lush. She stood back and took stock of her assets. Her torso, slim, almost boyish, evidenced a soft, girlish bud. She was the color of ground ginger and she knew there was much snap and spice to her body. She knew it and she believed it and knowing it and believing it she knew she could bottle that notion and sell it to another. Nailah is smart, well-educated and fully autonomous. She doesn't need a man to define her and she selectively sleeps with who she wants to, but only if she wants to. She, and not her virginity, is her pearl without price. I had Nailah strode into her world, bold and unfetterd and my beta readers, be they male or female, black or white, hated her. I don't like her,She is not believable I read in my manuscript margins more than once. So, in a pique, I changed Nailah path in life. I had her nearly get gang-raped. I put her in a relationship with an abusive older lover who proscribed every aspect of her life including who (only with him) and when (whenever he wanted her to) she would have sex. The responses I got back amazed me. I like her, She is much more believable, I care about her. I began to notice this in the media. Almost every heroine on television either has been raped or will be. I was, personally, very disappointed when the writers wrote a rape scene into VERONICA MARS. Inflicting the horrible affliction on that spunky teen-age girl was lower than low. On HEROES, Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere)having discovered that she has the power to rapidly heal herself...finds herself attracted to Brody Mitchum, though their relationship quickly turns sour when he tries to rape her and inadvertently kills her when she is impaled(!). This show plays Claire the way my nephew use to play Tomb Raider - purposely and throwing her off clifts and letting her drown - because they can and because it steals her strength by making her vulnerable. People posit numerous reasons for hating CATWOMAN but I believe a great deal of the animous is because Halle Berry's superheroine is unapologetic in her female strength and ferocious sexuality. I believe people laugh and ridicule when they are comfortable or when something confronts their deeply held prejudices and beliefs. Until these issues are resolved in the society at large, they will continue to be problematic in shero movies. ~(no)rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Well, I'm not overly WOW'd by Rosario either...However the other Dawson, Roxan, rings my chimes quite nicely...especially in the rare really sexy outfits I've seen her in... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:54 AM No, Keith, you're not. When I saw her in MiB2, I was out-of-my-seat- WOW (as my cousin Buford can testify to). Now, I'm not that moved by her. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot; - Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Batman Villains Casting Speculation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 11:29 PM Gawd with an awful movie Catwoman was! If someone were to tackle it, I'd suggest Nolan. Pitoff (or whatever the hell that director's name was) just saw a woman in a tight costume and took it there. Selena Kyle could make for a more complex character by far, and in Nolan's hands I think she'd trump Michelle Pfeiffer's rendition of the character. By the way, love the list for this movie, but am I the only guy who just doesn't get why so many men find Rosario Dawson all that? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon. Why everybody always hating on CATWOMAN (the most successful female superhero comic book movie of all time)? I see the only way to rectify this is for me to make a sequel called CATWOMEN. No plot. Just hot women prancing about in high heels and catsuits. Scheduled to appear: Serena Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson, Monica Belluci, Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Kenya Moore, Melyssa Ford and, reprising the role that made her infamous: Halle Berry (co-starring her fabulous pregnancy breasts). ~rave! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy?
Hey martin...check out Phase Dance by Pat Metheny...fits the theme too! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:57 AM (standing ovation) quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Wed, 7/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 10:54 PM But that's my point, make the third film smaller in terms of not being as broad in scope, action, characters as the second. That would take it back to being more like the first, which was basically Batman against Ra's and, to a lesser extent, Scarecrow. The second film is amazing--phenomenal, even, but it's a bigger picture and I think they should back down a bit and do a really good film that traces Batman dealing with the woes left over from the second pic. My point is that people always starting saying how can you top that? which I think is a mistake. Just tell the best story possible, and long as it maintains the quality standards set, whether it makes more money or not than the second really shouldn't be the goal or the concern. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree, it does not have to top the second, but I think it has to be as good as the first, which was pretty awesome. Batman/Bruce Wayne as a character is kind of dry, sarcastic and low key when not provoked. I thought Bale gave a very nuanced performance. I think the Nolans are up to it -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:13 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Do We Need a Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy? That's my point don't try to top this film. Just make a good third film that logically continues the threads left over from the second film. Don't try to outdo the second in any way, just tell a good story. And for that, I think Ra's, Talia, and maybe even Two Face might work I disagree about Bale. I think he was good, and for some reason Batman himself seemed to be more accessible, more real this time around too. I thought Bale did a great job, as did the entire cast. What annoyed you about Christian? -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't think it would top what was done in this film. The center piece was the Joker and without a major center piece like that I don't think it will see the same success. If I where him I would go with the Ridder as the next villain and have be be a serial killer putting secret messages all around gothem trying to get at batman. But the Joker is batman's greatest villain and can't easily be out done. They will have to think and think and think long before they even go into production on a 3rd film. And as we all have seen 3rd films are cool but just not as good as the original or the master piece that was The DArk Joker..cause really Christan Bale was annoying to me in this movie. It was all about Heath. On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:24 PM, wrote: I've been talking to people about this for a few weeks. Think we discussed this here a while back. Back then I stated that I think Ra's Al Ghul's return would be a great idea. I still think that would work. One, Ra's is immortal (or at least long-lived) so he could return. If Nolan doesn't want to go with the Lazarus Pit thing, it's always possible to craft a way for Ra's to have survived the tram crash. Ra's is a master manipulator, so we could return to a battle that's less focused on powers or physical prowess, and one that more has Bats trying to take on Ra's machinations and his organization, a battle of wits. Also, I think bringing ni Talia as a love interest for Bruce/Batman would be great. Find a sultry, intelligent, dangerous, tough, raven-haired actress who could be a femme fatale, assassin, and daddy's girl all at once, and make her the potential dagger into Bruce's heart. Perhaps even make her worm her way into Bruce's life unknown to him, with Ra's only revealed as he r father later. Maybe Talia could even be introduced as someone helping Batman from his current problems (can't say more here). Perhaps Ra's could bring in another villain, or another villain could be brought in, but with him, Talia, and a good treatment of Batman's current plight (can't say more) that would suffice. I think the biggest mistake most
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Um...a lot of those movies didn''t require a scientist to figure out how dumb they were... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/24/08, sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: sincere1906 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Top 10...11...Scientifically Inaccurate Movies To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 9:22 PM Another of those silly Top 10 lists that Yahoo puts out... I know I shouldn't click on them but I can't help myself. I think a few of these require a rebuttal... Sin - - - - Top 10 Scientifically Inaccurate Movies 07/23/08 http://movies. yahoo.com/ photos/collectio ns/gallery/ 903/top-10- scientific-inaccura te-movies# photo1 If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they'd probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn't explode from a lit cigarette, and Bruce Willis/Jackie Chan/Will Smith would most likely be in a coma after getting kicked in the head. Some movies, though, put science front and center in the story and more often than not the science proves to be head-slappingly bad. Here are some of the worst offenders. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones has survived a lot of improbable adventures, be it fleeing ancient spherical boulders or fighting off cult members while dangling off a rope bridge. But few scrapes have tested the bounds of believability more than Indy's escape from a nuclear bomb blast thanks to a lead-lined fridge. The problem is that, even if he didn't get flattened, horribly burned or suffocated (kids, don't hide in refrigerators) , Indy almost certainly would have gotten a lethal dose of radiation from the fallout. And that's a lot scarier than snakes. Outbreak A monkey threatens a small town with a virus that kills everybody in less time than your average DMV visit, and only Dustin Hoffman can stop it. The trouble with a disease that virulent is it kills the host too fast to spread. Otherwise, we would be dead from the Ebola virus. Also, it generally takes longer to make a cure from monkey serum than it does to make a latte. Dustin Hoffman does look great in a hazmat suit, though. Total Recall The red planet's gravitational pull is roughly 1/3rd that of the Earth's. So if, for example, an Austrian bodybuilder were to visit Mars, he would be bounding across the room like Michael Jordan. Another problem: when exposed to the thin atmosphere of Mars, like bad guy Cohaagen at the end of the movie, you would likely suffer from a raging case of the bends and you would asphyxiate -- both of which are plenty lethal -- but your head wouldn't bulge out and explode like an overused stress toy. Jurassic Park Having a wildlife park full of dinosaurs would be a really cool idea if it weren't for a few problems. No, not imperfect security or the possibility of spontaneous lizard sex changes. The problem is that it would be almost impossible to clone the dinosaurs based on DNA pulled from the guts of a 25 million-year- old mosquito. The dinosaur DNA's double helix most certainly would have been broken down into individual chunks, mixing together with whatever else the mosquitoes might have eaten along with some of the insect's own genetic material. Any creature constructed from that mess might be the stuff of nightmares, but probably wouldn't look like a T. Rex. The Matrix Much in the way of physics in the Matrix -- like dodging bullets and running up walls -- gets a pass because it's all within a massive virtual world. But in reality, our supposed robot overlords are a bit dim. Humans are a remarkably inefficient energy source. Instead of turning the human race into Duracells, the machines would probably get more energy just setting those goopy people pods on fire. The Core In the movie, the Earth's inner core -- a nickel-iron mass about 1500 miles in diameter -- stops rotating, causing the planet's magnetic field to collapse and microwave radiation from space to blast through the atmosphere. But microwaves aren't affected by magnetism, and the radiation that comes from space is too weak to damage anything here. What's more, if the core did stop rotating for whatever reason, we'd have more to worry about than that. The energy stored in the core would have to go somewhere, and the effect on the planet would be equivalent to five trillion nuclear bombs going off at once. The Day After Tomorrow Roland Emmerich brought his trademark academic rigor to the realm of climatology and the result proved to be so silly that NASA refused to help with the filming of the movie. For one thing, it would require most of Antarctica to melt in order to submerge New York City to the level it is in the movie. If all the rays of the
Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future
I was just curious...So that's not what DC stands for and Dark Horse is an entirely different entity? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 6:48 AM As I understand it, pal, it stands, imaginatively enough, for Detective Comics. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 1:45 AM A thought suddenly dawned on me...Does 'DC' stand for Dark horse Comics? All these years I've read them and never even asked myself what DC stood for... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 8:45 AM Warner Brothers has had success in animated features with their DC characters, whereas Marvel hasn't been. Why they want to get into the live action game is beyond me. If anything they should develop these projects for TV and show them on their affiliated networks like Disney. On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:35:31 -0400, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future Drawing up a roadmap for comic book movie success. by Brian Linder http://movies.ign.com/email.html July 11, 2008 - It's a fact: Despite having a huge library of legendary comic book superheroes to draw from, DC Comics has not capitalized on their catalogue the way Marvel has. But that could be about to change. Yes, it's been said before, but this time DC and Warner Bros. mean business. According to Variety, the studio and publisher are holding high-level talks right now to come up with a master plan to bring their potential blockbuster comic properties to the big screen. Details of the superhero summit, as the trade calls it, are being kept secret. The studio simply issued the following statement: We're constantly looking at how best to exploit the DC Comics characters and properties. To their credit, DC does have Watchmen coming to a theater near you, but that falls beyond the realm of their classic titles. And they've got future film plans for Batman and Superman, but questions remain about other popular heroes in the DC pantheon. Green Lantern is in development, as well as The Flash. Wonder Woman seems to have stalled. We're hoping to soon hear more on the status of Green Arrow/Super Max. And, of course, there's the troubled Justice League waiting in the wings. Furthermore, Shazam! is supposedly coming our way courtesy of Get Smart's Peter Segal. Teen Titans has been announced, but has gone mostly silent since last year. Remember Plastic Man? Aquaman is highly-anticipated, but it doesn't seem to be in active development. And let's not forget about Supergirl, although she surely won't make an appearance until/unless Warners gets Superman right. We'll have more on all of these super-flicks as news breaks. http://movies.ign.com/articles/888/888263p1.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] FW: The plan to kill the free internet
First step, digital TV signals...next step; cable TV will become free and public...Last move: Beware of free internet!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: The plan to kill the free internet To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'NPHC' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 11:05 PM From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:cdemorsella@ yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:43 PM To: Tracey de Morsella; 'julia demorsella'; 'paul demorsella'; Rae; 'S. Drasnin'; 'Loyd Atwood'; 'Jose Alvavez' Subject: The plan to kill the free interent In the last 15 years or so, as a society we have had access to more information than ever before in modern history because of the Internet. There are approximately 1 billion Internet users in the world B and any one of these users can theoretically communicate in real time with any other on the planet. The Internet has been the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century by far, and has been recognized as such by the global community. The free transfer of information, uncensored, unlimited and untainted, still seems to be a dream when you think about it. Whatever field that is mentioned- education, commerce, government, news, entertainment, politics and countless other areas- have been radically affected by the introduction of the Internet. And mostly, it's good news, except when poor judgements are made and people are taken advantage of. Scrutiny and oversight are needed, especially where children are involved. However, when there are potential profits open to a corporation, the needs of society don't count. Take the recent case in Canada with the behemoths, Telus and Rogers rolling out a charge for text messaging without any warning to the public. It was an arrogant and risky move for the telecommunications giants because it backfired. People actually used Internet technology to deliver a loud and clear message to these companies and that was to scrap the extra charge. The people used the power of the Internet against the big boys and the little guys won. However, the issue of text messaging is just a tiny blip on the radar screens of Telus and another company, Bell Canada, the two largest Internet Service Providers (ISP'S) in Canada. Our country is being used as a test case to drastically change the delivery of Internet service forever. The change will be so radical that it has the potential to send us back to the horse and buggy days of information sharing and access. In the upcoming weeks watch for a report in Time Magazine that will attempt to smooth over the rough edges of a diabolical plot by Bell Canada and Telus, to begin charging per site fees on most Internet sites. The plan is to convert the Internet into a cable-like system, where customers sign up for specific web sites, and then pay to visit sites beyond a cutoff point. From my browsing (on the currently free Internet) I have discovered that the 'demise' of the free Internet is slated for 2010 in Canada, and two years later around the world. Canada is seen a good choice to implement such shameful and sinister changes, since Canadians are viewed as being laissez fair, politically uninformed and an easy target. The corporate marauders will iron out the wrinkles in Canada and then spring the new, castrated version of the Internet on the rest of the world, probably with little fanfare, except for some dire warnings about the 'evil' of the Internet (free) and the CEO's spouting about 'safety and security'. These buzzwords usually work pretty well. What will the Internet look like in Canada in 2010? I suspect that the ISP's will provide a package program as companies like Cogeco currently do. Customers will pay for a series of websites as they do now for their television stations. Television stations will be available on-line as part of these packages, which will make the networks happy since they have lost much of the younger market which are surfing and chatting on their computers in the evening. However, as is the case with cable television now, if you choose something that is not part of the package, you know what happens. You pay extra. And this is where the Internet (free) as we know it will suffer almost immediate, economic strangulation. Thousands and thousands of Internet sites will not be part of the package so users will have to pay extra to visit those sites! In just an hour or two it is possible to easily visit 20-30 sites or more while looking for information. Just imagine how high these costs will be. At present, the world condemns China because that country restricts certain websites. They are undemocratic; they are removing people's freedom; they don't respect individual
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
Oh no...Ants in your pants? Needed to dance? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 9:12 PM You should've seen me...almost broke both my ankles, trying to dance. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 8:21 PM Ah 1-2-3-4...Duh dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! Get up...whoa...got carried away... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:34 PM Count it off for me one time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 5:39 PM UGH! Wit yo bad self! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:07 PM Ye-OOOWWW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 3:37 PM I know I would consider buying a ka-razor. Sorry. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:39:34 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off
RE: [scifinoir2] Five Top Methods of Meditation: An Introduction
I can relate to the seperated shoulder thing...but I could never get into yoga because of what sounds like seudo-mysticism in the way the instructors teach it...I just stretch...I'd rather run to relax...Meditation to me is simply shutting out the world and clearing my head...Don't listen to me...been blasting James Brown all day... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/14/08, Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Five Top Methods of Meditation: An Introduction To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 9:27 AM Keith, my introduction to Yoga was in 1977 while healing from a separated shoulder (football). The only thing my doctor would say was that I would never be able to swing my right arm over my head again. No surgery. Thank God for insensitive doctors! I bought a book, Richard Hittleman's YOGA 28-day exercise plan. Being a hermit-type, I didn't take a class (didn't want to be embarrassed, actually). This book changed my life, and my health status. I bought an updated version a few years ago. The book ascribes to Hatha (physical) Yoga, but spends a lot of time and positions in the meditation and benefits thereof (thereof?). Also, last year I experienced Enlightened Warrior Training Camp, and we had YOGA (Your Own Greater Awareness) sessions each morning before we embarked on what I can only call experiential mayhem each day. The Reverend Doctor Louise-Diana conducted each session, and I learned that we draw from each other's energy in classes. So kudos to you for attending classes, my friend! I'm still more comfortable with Dr. Diana's DVD and my sessions alone. www.innerfitness. com Inner Fitness teaches strategies and skills for authentic living through the integration of yoga, hypnotherapy and spiritual counseling. It is with deep sensitivity and power, that Inner Fitness works to facilitate healing and empowerment for individuals, communities, small businesses and corporations. Custom-tailored programs can consist of private sessions, motivational lectures, corporate seminars and healing retreats all of which support the paradigm of bringing people closer to their personal path while meeting the challenge of complex lives. In the process, they gain clarity, implement change and start experiencing individual and workplace effectiveness. As the creator of the personal growth concept Inner Fitness, Dr. Louise-Diana is a yoga therapist, a certified clinical hypnotherapist and an ordained Science of Mind Minister. She has over 25 years of experience in helping people transform their lives, control stress and achieve balance and harmony. Louise-Diana' s unique way of helping individuals transcend their self-imposed limitations has motivated thousands to honor their ideal life that reflects their dreams and values. She is recognized internationally for her work on issues of health and consciousness. Her notable honors and achievements are as follows: * 1989-1997 Publisher 'New Woman Spirit' Magazine * 1992 Entrepreneur of the Year, Inc. Magazine * 1998 Woman of the Year - National Association of Business Women Owners * 1998 Special Recognition Award * 12th International Hypnotherapy Conference * 1999 Board of Directors * Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce * 1999 Author of 'Seeds of Consciousness' DeVorss Publications * 2001 Ordained Minister, Church of Religious Science (Science of Mind) * 2002 Doctorate of Religious Studies Long answer to your question, sir. But then again, you asked! LOLLOL! The long answer simply reflects my respect for you... Maurice C. Jennings Certified Credit Consultant Credit Justice Services FEATURES THE 75 Day Credit Makeover. A client can potentially see an increase of 50 - 100 points in their credit score in 75 days or less! 100% Money Back Guarantee* *Terms and conditions apply Identity Theft Solutions, too! http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ticeservices. com blocked::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ticeservices. com 860-202-1041 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Five Top Methods of Meditation: An Introduction Reece, Do you practice any of these forms? I take yoga twice a week, and we begin and end each class with what i guess is Zen meditation. I enjoy it. It does help center and relax me. Outside of class, though, I haven't started meditating yet. (Part of me thinks I might be afraid of facing some of my inner thoughts). I guess I play with it in some forms: i definitely get into a type of moving meditation when i go running, and working in the yard--swinging an ax for an hour or
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
Yeah...Say it loud!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 6:46 AM Got to get on with my bad self! quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:12 AM Oh no...Ants in your pants? Needed to dance? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 9:12 PM You should've seen me...almost broke both my ankles, trying to dance. quot;My father said, #39;When in doubt, castle.quot;- Kurt Vonnegut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 8:21 PM Ah 1-2-3-4...Duh dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! Get up...whoa...got carried away... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:34 PM Count it off for me one time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 5:39 PM UGH! Wit yo bad self! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:07 PM Ye-OOOWWW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 3:37 PM I know I would consider buying a ka-razor. Sorry. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:39:34 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman
Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future
A thought suddenly dawned on me...Does 'DC' stand for Dark horse Comics? All these years I've read them and never even asked myself what DC stood for... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 8:45 AM Warner Brothers has had success in animated features with their DC characters, whereas Marvel hasn't been. Why they want to get into the live action game is beyond me. If anything they should develop these projects for TV and show them on their affiliated networks like Disney. On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:35:31 -0400, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warners, DC Plan Superhero Film Future Drawing up a roadmap for comic book movie success. by Brian Linder http://movies.ign.com/email.html July 11, 2008 - It's a fact: Despite having a huge library of legendary comic book superheroes to draw from, DC Comics has not capitalized on their catalogue the way Marvel has. But that could be about to change. Yes, it's been said before, but this time DC and Warner Bros. mean business. According to Variety, the studio and publisher are holding high-level talks right now to come up with a master plan to bring their potential blockbuster comic properties to the big screen. Details of the superhero summit, as the trade calls it, are being kept secret. The studio simply issued the following statement: We're constantly looking at how best to exploit the DC Comics characters and properties. To their credit, DC does have Watchmen coming to a theater near you, but that falls beyond the realm of their classic titles. And they've got future film plans for Batman and Superman, but questions remain about other popular heroes in the DC pantheon. Green Lantern is in development, as well as The Flash. Wonder Woman seems to have stalled. We're hoping to soon hear more on the status of Green Arrow/Super Max. And, of course, there's the troubled Justice League waiting in the wings. Furthermore, Shazam! is supposedly coming our way courtesy of Get Smart's Peter Segal. Teen Titans has been announced, but has gone mostly silent since last year. Remember Plastic Man? Aquaman is highly-anticipated, but it doesn't seem to be in active development. And let's not forget about Supergirl, although she surely won't make an appearance until/unless Warners gets Superman right. We'll have more on all of these super-flicks as news breaks. http://movies.ign.com/articles/888/888263p1.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Watermelon May Be A Natural Viagra
I didn't like it at all as a kid, but man, it's great stuff in the heat of the summer...too old to even think about virility, just like the sweet, cool taste of watermelon... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Watermelon May Be A Natural Viagra To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Albert Fields' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], CINQUE [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Cleo' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kai Pettaway' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Kera' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Seku Brathwaite' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Valery Jean' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Wendell Theophilus Smith' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Whitney J Evans' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 6:54 AM Lets me out, then. I don't partake of the stuff. Never have. quot;There is no reason Good can#39;t triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia.quot; -Kurt Vonnegut, quot;A Man Without A Countryquot; --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: [scifinoir2] Watermelon May Be A Natural Viagra To: afrikanmind@ hotmail.com, 'Albert Fields' cbilmarketing@ yahoo.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, CINQUE [EMAIL PROTECTED] net, 'Cleo' cleo.wadley@ aliefisd. net, dorothyhamm@ sbcglobal. net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net, 'Kai Pettaway' [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, keithbjohnson@ comcast.net, 'Kera' [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, 'Michael Gordon' [EMAIL PROTECTED] edu, michael.v.w. [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, 'Seku Brathwaite' everythingist@ nyc.rr.com, 'Valery Jean' valeryjean77@ yahoo.com, 'Wendell Theophilus Smith' wendellsmithis@ gmail.com, 'Whitney J Evans' sonofafieldnegro@ sbcglobal. net, williamsfred@ speakeasy. net Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:43 AM Watermelon Viagra: A Natural Connection http://www.associat edcontent. com/article/ 855319/watermelo n_viagra_ a_natural_ connection.html By July 1, 2008 - Watermelon Viagra? Watermelon is being called out as nature's answer to Viagra http://www.associat edcontent. com/article/ 305428/turn_ muffins_into_ an_aphrod isiac_without. html , by a number of different scientific organizations. Natural ingredients in tasty watermelon have ingredients which can create Viagra-like effects, according to Science Daily. Researchers from the Texas AM also see the a natural connection between watermelon and Viagra. The refreshing watermelon fruit is full of vitamins and nutrients which may also have a Viagra-like effect on blood vessels, according to researchers from Texas AM. This claim is also backed up by Science Daily Watermelon Viagra: A Natural Connection The nutrients in watermelon can deliver Viagra-like effects to the body's blood vessels and may even increase libido, according to Science Daily. Watermelon may not be as organ-specific as Viagra, said Bhimu Patil, director of Texas AM's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center, according to Science Daily. But it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects. There are three photo-nutrients which are delivering these healthy effects: lycopene, beta carotene and citrulline. The Watermelon Viagra Nutrients There are certain nutrients in watermelon that make it healthy and can help enhance libido. One of those nutrients is citrulline, according to the Texas AM researchers. The citrulline is contained in the rind, which is considered inedible my most people. How Does Watermelon Viagra Work? The connection is being made between watermelon and Viagra because of the watermelon's citrulline. The citrulline actually relaxes blood vessels in the body, the same way Viagra does, according to Science Daily. The process is slightly complicated, and includes the ability of cirtrulline to create arginine, which helps remove ammonia from the body, according World's Healthiest Foods. Citrulline In addition to relaxing blood vessels, the citrullline is also known to promote energy. Beta Carotene Another healthy phyto-nutrient in watermelon is Beta Carotene. Beta carotene can also be found in red peppers, carrots, paprika, grape leaves, chili powder, and sweet potatoes, according to a query on Nutrition Data. Lycopene Lycopene can be found in watermelon and in other fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, rose hips, guavas, grapefruits and persimmons. Sources AJC, Watermelon the new Viagra?http://www.ajc. com/blogs/ content/shared- blogs/accessatla nta/chatter/
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!!
Death to Comcrap!!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:41 AM Astro? One... Two... Three... (SPIT!) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:21 PM My Comcast no longer carries Avatar on Demand, so I missed it all. So now I'm going to have to track it down in reruns Sob! :( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! Anyone been watching the Avatar series all week? Great shows. As a reminder, the two-hour final movie that pits Ang against the Firelord airs tonight at 8 pm EST on Nickelodeon. That, and Hellboy animated movies over on Cartoon Network at the same time. Pretty cool! Who needs the Dark Knight? (Actually, I do. Got tickets to check out the film early tomorrow morning!) -- Original message -- From: keithbjohnson@ comcast.net (Keith Johnson) Great news! The final eps of Avatar return to Nickelodeon this Monday, July 14! New shows air every day at 8 pm EST, with a two hour movie finale to the series, Sozin's Coment, on July 19. Here's some info on the finale of the series: http://www.nick. com/shows/ specials/ comet/ Several eps of the show can be seen full length here: http://www.nick. com/turbonick/ index.jhtml? evthubid= 5 This ought to be great! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Come on man...Think about what James would have saidlike Hit me!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:22 AM I think I misfired on that one... I was trying to play off James's 'Hey, Maceo! I need those hits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 8:37 PM You want me to do what??? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:37 PM Hey, Astro! I need those hits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:39 PM We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights. An intricately beaded, black satin cape went for $47,500; a blue satin one embroidered with Thy Name Is Godfather of Soul fetched $35,000. The buyers' names weren't released. All the prices included the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
Don't be...That's considered getting off on the good foot... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 2:37 PM I know I would consider buying a ka-razor. Sorry. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:39:34 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights. An intricately beaded, black satin cape went for $47,500; a blue satin one embroidered with Thy Name Is Godfather of Soul fetched $35,000. The buyers' names weren't released. All the prices included the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
Yeah, okay...but I'm not crazy about the porters walking around in hotpants...Plus, I've heard a few complaint about the funky chicken they serve for lunch... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:02 PM Maybe I need a vacation...the Night Train does run through town, now that I think about it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:57 PM Come on man...Think about what James would have saidlike Hit me!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:22 AM I think I misfired on that one... I was trying to play off James's 'Hey, Maceo! I need those hits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 8:37 PM You want me to do what??? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:37 PM Hey, Astro! I need those hits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:39 PM We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!!
I know...but 'Purgatory to Comcrap' just didn't have the punch I wanted to deliver... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:03 PM I agree, but the dead might have a beef with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:55 PM Death to Comcrap!!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:41 AM Astro? One... Two... Three... (SPIT!) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:21 PM My Comcast no longer carries Avatar on Demand, so I missed it all. So now I'm going to have to track it down in reruns Sob! :( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! Anyone been watching the Avatar series all week? Great shows. As a reminder, the two-hour final movie that pits Ang against the Firelord airs tonight at 8 pm EST on Nickelodeon. That, and Hellboy animated movies over on Cartoon Network at the same time. Pretty cool! Who needs the Dark Knight? (Actually, I do. Got tickets to check out the film early tomorrow morning!) -- Original message -- From: keithbjohnson@ comcast.net (Keith Johnson) Great news! The final eps of Avatar return to Nickelodeon this Monday, July 14! New shows air every day at 8 pm EST, with a two hour movie finale to the series, Sozin's Coment, on July 19. Here's some info on the finale of the series: http://www.nick. com/shows/ specials/ comet/ Several eps of the show can be seen full length here: http://www.nick. com/turbonick/ index.jhtml? evthubid= 5 This ought to be great! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
UGH! Wit yo bad self! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:07 PM Ye-OOOWWW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 3:37 PM I know I would consider buying a ka-razor. Sorry. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:39:34 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights. An intricately beaded, black satin cape went for $47,500; a blue satin one embroidered with Thy Name Is Godfather of Soul fetched $35,000. The buyers' names weren't released. All the prices included the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking
RE: [scifinoir2] Dark Knight Selling Out All Over
Okay...the contents of your pockets have made me hungry...going downstairs to see if the spaghetti is ready... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Mon, 7/14/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Dark Knight Selling Out All Over To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 10:19 PM No, actually it's a rather stylish blue jacket. Just has lots of pockets. :) -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com LOL! Beautiful! I can just picture it! Is the jacket tan? Maurice C. Jennings Certified Credit Consultant Credit Justice Services FEATURES THE 75 Day Credit Makeover. A client can potentially see an increase of 50 - 100 points in their credit score in 75 days or less! 100% Money Back Guarantee* *Terms and conditions apply Identity Theft Solutions, too! http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ticeservices. com blocked::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ticeservices. com 860-202-1041 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Dark Knight Selling Out All Over Naw! My wife has a movie purse that she brings. It's one of those pursues that's really a small bag, so we can stuff sandwiches in there. I also always wear a light jacket to the movies because I often get chilled, so I can hide cans and bottles in the jacket pockets. We went to see Mongol recently, and I managed to stuff my jacket with four chicken fingers, four rotisierre pieces of chicken, a bag of Hawaiian rolls, and a package of cookies. Good eating while watching the rise of Genghis Khan! -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings1 24%40yahoo. com yahoo.com So you're not wearing short and a 't'-shirt to the movie, huh? Won't that winter coat be a little conspicuous? LOLLOL! Maurice C. Jennings Certified Credit Consultant Credit Justice Services FEATURES THE 75 Day Credit Makeover. A client can potentially see an increase of 50 - 100 points in their credit score in 75 days or less! 100% Money Back Guarantee* *Terms and conditions apply Identity Theft Solutions, too! http://www.creditju http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 http://www.creditju http://www.creditju sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 sticeservices. com/?ccc= 2173 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:mjennings% 40creditjustices ervices.com ticeservices. com blocked::mailto: mjennings@ creditjus mailto:mjennings% 40creditjustices ervices.com ticeservices. com 860-202-1041 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohns on%40comcast. net comcast.net Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2% 40yahoogroups. com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dark Knight Selling Out All Over i'll probably get my tickets early on Fandango, and be at the theatre an hour before showtime, flush with hidden bologna sandwiches, chips, and pound cake! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] r mailto:tdlists% 40multiculturala dvantage. com aladvantage. com There's still over a week before The Dark Knight hits theaters. Yet with almost all of the 1,500 midnight Thursday night showings next week sold out, theaters have been adding 3am and 6am pre-opening showtimes to meet demand. Fandango http://www.fandango http://www.fandango http://www.fandango .com/ .com/ .com/ reports that The Dark Knight is poised to be the year's top advance ticket-seller in wide release and is already easily outpacing Iron Man, Indiana Jones 4 and Sex and the City at the same point in those films' sales cycles. MovieTickets. com http://www.movietic http://www.movietic http://www.movietic kets.com/ kets.com/ kets.com/ meanwhile reports that the pre-sales for the film's tickets are already higher than such major openers as Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Matrix Reloaded and Passion of the Christ. Tracking figures posted at Hollywood http://hollywood- http://hollywood- http://hollywood- elsewhere. com/2008/ 07/tracking_ 3.php elsewhere.com/ 2008/07/tracking _3.php elsewhere.com/ 2008/07/tracking _3.php Elsewhere on Tuesday showed a 31% 'first choice' rating, a figure that will only go up as next week approaches - probably hitting towards 40% on the day of release. In comparison, the 'first choice' figures on the day of release was 31% for Iron
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I have yet to find a 'legal' p,lace, Bosco... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Tue, 7/15/08, Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] BSG Season 4 Question To: Sci Fi Noir scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 10:43 AM Does anyone know if all of the Season 4 episodes show thus far can be viewed online? Not being one to fear admitting ignorance, I am having trouble navigating the Sci-fi channel page thanks Bosco [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
Ah 1-2-3-4...Duh dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! dunt! Get up...whoa...got carried away... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:34 PM Count it off for me one time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 5:39 PM UGH! Wit yo bad self! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:07 PM Ye-OOOWWW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 3:37 PM I know I would consider buying a ka-razor. Sorry. On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:39:34 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!!
Yes, true...I definitely DON'T want to imply I'm being fair-minded...especially when I don't get it from them... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:35 PM Yes, and besides- Purgatory is one stop we *know* they'll never be making. That would imply a chance for redemption. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 5:37 PM I know...but 'Purgatory to Comcrap' just didn't have the punch I wanted to deliver... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:03 PM I agree, but the dead might have a beef with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:55 PM Death to Comcrap!!! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sun, 7/20/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 6:41 AM Astro? One... Two... Three... (SPIT!) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:21 PM My Comcast no longer carries Avatar on Demand, so I missed it all. So now I'm going to have to track it down in reruns Sob! :( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Set Your Recording Device -- Avatar Returns!! Anyone been watching the Avatar series all week? Great shows. As a reminder, the two-hour final movie that pits Ang against the Firelord airs tonight at 8 pm EST on Nickelodeon. That, and Hellboy animated movies over on Cartoon Network at the same time. Pretty cool! Who needs the Dark Knight? (Actually, I do. Got tickets to check out the film early tomorrow morning!) -- Original message -- From: keithbjohnson@ comcast.net (Keith Johnson) Great news! The final eps of Avatar return to Nickelodeon this Monday, July 14! New shows air every day at 8 pm EST, with a two hour movie finale to the series, Sozin's Coment, on July 19. Here's some info on the finale of the series: http://www.nick. com/shows/ specials/ comet/ Several eps of the show can be seen full length here: http://www.nick. com/turbonick/ index.jhtml? evthubid= 5 This ought to be great! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - -- Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email
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We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights. An intricately beaded, black satin cape went for $47,500; a blue satin one embroidered with Thy Name Is Godfather of Soul fetched $35,000. The buyers' names weren't released. All the prices included the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad
No sweat...all I need is $59 to get a new motherboard...Then, i start ridding myself of HP crap! (spit!! spit!!!) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:34 AM Oh, pal! I'm sorry to hear that. Wish I could lend you a thousand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:44 AM Not a good subject for me...I attempted to upgrade my BIOS and the comp shut off in the middle of it, completely corrupting it...now I have a $500 paperweight until I can afford the repairs...I revived this this Pre Pentium III Celeron to fumble around on the net to see if I can bring it back up myself...I hate HP and I hate being poor (spit! spit! spit) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:49 AM That's right... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11:48 AM you know it! They're serving bluebell ice cream and snickers tomorrow. Seriously! -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Keith, I trust that you've passed this along to those in your place of work... ;-) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:33 AM Wow. Of course, I'd never do this to my people! Still, it never hurts to be a little extra nice to your friendly neighborhood LAN guy. I'm particularly fond of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. And Haagen Daas vanilla ice cream. Having a few Dove chocolate candies at your desk wouldn't hurt either... :) I'm a litle surprised no one else can get in, though I guess, even if there are other admin-level IT guys on the job, he must have gone in and jacked up their accounts and passwords too... http://tech. yahoo.com/ news/pcworld/ 148427 - A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco that handles sensitive data and is refusing to give police the password, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday. The employee, 43-year-old Terry Childs, was arrested Sunday. He gave some passwords to police, which did not work, and refused to reveal the real code, the paper reported. The new FiberWAN (Wide Area Network) handles city payroll files, jail bookings, law enforcement documents and official e-mail for San Francisco. The network is functioning but administrators have little or no access. Childs, who remains in custody, is accused of improperly tampering with computer systems and causing a denial of service, said Kamala Harris, San Francisco's district attorney, on Monday afternoon. The bail has been set at $5 million, and the exposure in this case if he were convicted on all counts would be seven years in prison, Harris said. Harris said it's unknown why Childs tampered with the system. The Chronicle, however, reported that Childs was disciplined recently for poor performance. Childs worked in the Department of Technology for San Francisco, making close to US$150,000 a year, the paper reported. City officials told the paper that Childs may have caused millions in damage while also rigging the network so that other third parties could monitor traffic, posing a huge data security risk. He is also alleged to have installed a tracing system to monitor communications related to his personnel case. (Robert McMillan in San Francisco contributed to this report.) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed
Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad
The only reason the price is so low is because I have to get it on EBay, the only place I've been able to find the out of production motherboard...It was especially made for HP (spit!) and is the only one that will fit or work with the components...I've tried all of the remedies on the HP website, but they don't seem to work...I just can't believe that a failed BIOS update can ruin an entire motherboard...If anyone knows another way to remedy this problem without having to buy another motherboard, I'm all ears... I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:04 PM Sixty bucks for a motherboard is reasonable pricing, at least. I like to build my own PCs to avoid all the unneeded crap manufacturers load. Even the sites like Dell that let you configure your own system load them with all kinds of programs that load them down. Most experts tell you to go in and uninstall most of that software, but often that can cause issues. I like a nice clean box that I can load as i want -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] No sweat...all I need is $59 to get a new motherboard...Then, i start ridding myself of HP crap! (spit!! spit!!!) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:34 AM Oh, pal! I'm sorry to hear that. Wish I could lend you a thousand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer wrote: From: Astromancer Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:44 AM Not a good subject for me...I attempted to upgrade my BIOS and the comp shut off in the middle of it, completely corrupting it...now I have a $500 paperweight until I can afford the repairs...I revived this this Pre Pentium III Celeron to fumble around on the net to see if I can bring it back up myself...I hate HP and I hate being poor (spit! spit! spit) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Martin wrote: From: Martin Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:49 AM That's right... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11:48 AM you know it! They're serving bluebell ice cream and snickers tomorrow. Seriously! -- Original message -- From: Martin Keith, I trust that you've passed this along to those in your place of work... ;-) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:33 AM Wow. Of course, I'd never do this to my people! Still, it never hurts to be a little extra nice to your friendly neighborhood LAN guy. I'm particularly fond of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. And Haagen Daas vanilla ice cream. Having a few Dove chocolate candies at your desk wouldn't hurt either... :) I'm a litle surprised no one else can get in, though I guess, even if there are other admin-level IT guys on the job, he must have gone in and jacked up their accounts and passwords too... http://tech. yahoo.com/ news/pcworld/ 148427 - A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco that handles sensitive data and is refusing to give police the password, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday. The employee, 43-year-old Terry Childs, was arrested Sunday. He gave some passwords to police, which did not work, and refused to reveal the real code, the paper reported. The new FiberWAN (Wide Area Network) handles city payroll files, jail bookings, law enforcement documents and official e-mail for San Francisco. The network is functioning but administrators have little or no access. Childs, who remains in custody, is accused of improperly tampering with computer systems and causing a denial of service
Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned
You want me to do what??? I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:37 PM Hey, Astro! I need those hits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 4:39 PM We're gonna get you for that on, Martin...'Cause we need some get back! I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 6:32 AM Do they have anything to help me get on the good foot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Sat, 7/19/08, ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:31 AM http://fe25. news.re3. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080718/ ap_en_mu/ james_brown_ auct ion Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 8:36 AM ET James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie's salesroom as more than 300 lots of Brown's belongings were sold, bringing in a total of $857,688, the auction house said. Bidding rocketed past estimates for many of the items, which included some of the Godfather of Soul's furniture, musical instruments and a poem Muhammad Ali wrote for him. Late Show with David Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer bid $32,500 to win the medical bracelet, which went for more than 100 times its presale estimate, Christie's said. The bracelet said Brown, singer of hits such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), was a diabetic and was allergic to penicillin. Brown died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2006, at age 73. His estate has been mired in turmoil and contention. Court-appointed trustees announced in January that the singer's possessions would be auctioned, in part to pay taxes his estate owed. His former business managers tried unsuccessfully to block Thursday's sale, and Brown's children lambasted it. We were given a list of things and asked to go through and check off things that we didn't think should go, and we were just ignored, one of Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, said Thursday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. At end of the day, everything went. On the auction block went the denim jumpsuit Brown wore for the 1974 concert preceding the Rumble in the Jungle boxing bout between Ali and George Foreman. The jumpsuit, embellished with studs spelling out GFOS, for Godfather of Soul, sold for $25,000, Christie's said. Ali's typewritten poem King James Brown by Muhammad Ali, The World's Greatest Poet, King of all Poets, On Behalf of the People of Western New York fetched the same price. Brown was known for donning and doffing elaborate capes during his shows, and some of them were among the auction's highlights. An intricately beaded, black satin cape went for $47,500; a blue satin one embroidered with Thy Name Is Godfather of Soul fetched $35,000. The buyers' names weren't released. All the prices included the auction house's commission, known as the buyer's premium. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2
Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad
Not a good subject for me...I attempted to upgrade my BIOS and the comp shut off in the middle of it, completely corrupting it...now I have a $500 paperweight until I can afford the repairs...I revived this this Pre Pentium III Celeron to fumble around on the net to see if I can bring it back up myself...I hate HP and I hate being poor (spit! spit! spit) I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that#39;s not you.quot; - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:49 AM That's right... http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11:48 AM you know it! They're serving bluebell ice cream and snickers tomorrow. Seriously! -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Keith, I trust that you've passed this along to those in your place of work... ;-) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Thu, 7/17/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] When IT People Go Bad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:33 AM Wow. Of course, I'd never do this to my people! Still, it never hurts to be a little extra nice to your friendly neighborhood LAN guy. I'm particularly fond of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. And Haagen Daas vanilla ice cream. Having a few Dove chocolate candies at your desk wouldn't hurt either... :) I'm a litle surprised no one else can get in, though I guess, even if there are other admin-level IT guys on the job, he must have gone in and jacked up their accounts and passwords too... http://tech. yahoo.com/ news/pcworld/ 148427 - A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco that handles sensitive data and is refusing to give police the password, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday. The employee, 43-year-old Terry Childs, was arrested Sunday. He gave some passwords to police, which did not work, and refused to reveal the real code, the paper reported. The new FiberWAN (Wide Area Network) handles city payroll files, jail bookings, law enforcement documents and official e-mail for San Francisco. The network is functioning but administrators have little or no access. Childs, who remains in custody, is accused of improperly tampering with computer systems and causing a denial of service, said Kamala Harris, San Francisco's district attorney, on Monday afternoon. The bail has been set at $5 million, and the exposure in this case if he were convicted on all counts would be seven years in prison, Harris said. Harris said it's unknown why Childs tampered with the system. The Chronicle, however, reported that Childs was disciplined recently for poor performance. Childs worked in the Department of Technology for San Francisco, making close to US$150,000 a year, the paper reported. City officials told the paper that Childs may have caused millions in damage while also rigging the network so that other third parties could monitor traffic, posing a huge data security risk. He is also alleged to have installed a tracing system to monitor communications related to his personnel case. (Robert McMillan in San Francisco contributed to this report.) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
