Archive for September, 2003

September 28, 2003 @ 09:36

Robert Palmer Dies.

I can't believe I missed this one.

Rock singer Robert Palmer, known for his sharp suits and hits including "Addicted to Love," died Friday in Paris of a heart attack, his manager said. He was 54.

Palmer was on a two-day break in Paris following a television recording session in Britain, his manager Mick Carter said from the French capital.

In the 1980s, Palmer became a superstar with singles which also included "Simply Irresistible" ? accompanied by slick videos featuring the smartly dressed Palmer with a back-up band of attractive women, all in black outfits and glossy makeup.

Rest In Peace, Mr. Palmer.

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September 28, 2003 @ 09:31

Another reason…

old people should NOT drive…

"I was turning in here, a car hit me, and I came in here, and I lost control," said driver Nellie Butler, 82, of Rochester.

Police said Butler made an illegal turn in front of another car. She crashed into seven cars in the new car lot–one was pushed into the glass window of the Vision Hyundai showroom.

How many of these incidents have to happen before something is done about it.

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September 27, 2003 @ 22:27

Donald O'Connor Dies.

The world lost one of the greatest entertainers ever.

Entertainer Donald O'Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping ?Make 'Em Laugh? number in the classic movie Singin' in the Rain, died Saturday. He was 78.

Mr. O'Connor, who had been in declining health in recent years, died of heart failure, his daughter, Alicia O'Connor, said.

Rest In Peace, Donald.

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September 25, 2003 @ 23:19

Can you hold for a moment?

Hold the phone! Consumers who thought they would get a reprieve from telemarketing calls starting next week may have to wait for some peace and quiet.

Telemarketers who say the list would devastate their industry convinced U.S. District Judge Lee R. West that the FTC had overstepped its authority. West said the Federal Communications Commission, not the FTC, can operate a national do-not-call registry.

Well, um… If more than 50 million people have signed up for the list, do you really think those 50 million people will EVER buy anything from a telemarketer?

The Do-Not-Call List will NOT devastate their industry. Plain and simple.

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September 23, 2003 @ 19:00

Babs Barbs Babs

Barbra Streisand says she finds listening to her own songs is so boring that it was one of the reasons she gave up public performing three years ago.

"Really, I just get sick of it. That's why I gave up concerts — in addition to having stage fright and the exertion of singing 30 songs a night. It's boring to sing your own songs," she said.

Po' little Babs. Gettin' bored singin' her own songs.

"It's fun to create a show and direct it and conceive it — except that you have to do it, you have to perform it. I never think of that until it's too late," she said.

Of course not.

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