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"Celebrity"
If I wasn’t a celebrity
Would you be so nice to me?
If I couldn’t have cheese like everyday
Would you still wanna be with me?
If I couldn’t buy you diamond rings
And all those other expensive things
Would you be so into me?
If I wasn’t a celebrity(Lately)
Ive been doing a little thinking
‘Bout the things
That satisfy you
It’s making me wonder
‘Bout the things that
You see in me
I hate the way
You like to say your
Man’s a celebrity
Baby what’s the deal?
I thought you wanted me for meYou gotta say what you mean
You gotta mean what you say
Cause you keep pushing me away
‘Cause I ain’t got
No time to play
So I sayIf I wasn’t a celebrity
Would you be so nice to me?
If I couldn’t have cheese like everyday
Would you still wanna be with me?
Baby, if I couldn’t buy you diamond rings
And all those other expensive things
Would you be so into me?
If I wasn’t a celebrityCelebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrityI’m glad you’re having a good time
Living the life that
I laid out for me
Constantly splurging
Spending my money
On everything you see
It would be different
If you had something,
Maybe like a
J-O-B
You need to
Get your thing together, yeahYou gotta stop running games
It ain’t about my fame
Cause you know if things weren’t this way
You’d be gone a long time ago, so I sayIf I wasn’t a celebrity
Would you be so nice to me?
If I couldn’t have cheese like everyday
Would you still wanna be with me?
If I couldn’t buy you diamond rings
And all those other expensive things
Would you be so into me?
If I wasn’t a celebrityIf you really loved me
You’d try and show me
That it ain’t even about my name
But you tried to use me
And lied to fool me
So it can never be the same
So now, I’m, leaving you behind
I’ve found somebody
Who can love me for me
And that’s all I need, yeah, ohCelebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrity
Celebrity, celebrityIf I wasn’t a celebrity
Would you be so nice to me?
If I couldn’t have cheese like everyday
Would you still wanna be with me?
If I couldn’t buy you diamond rings
And all those other expensive things
Would you be so into me?
If I wasn’t a celebrity*************************
Yeah! Beat that.
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RosaHey Malc,
I decided it was a little too personal for me; also, no one seemed to be interested in the thread.
I tried to just delete my post, which we used to be able to do (not sure what’s up with that), but as it turns out I could only erase the text.
Sorry <img>
RosaHey BR,
I have a huge crush on David Blaine, who recently split from Josie Maran– I guess we’re both in luck *wink wink*
xo
rosaTONIGHT (FRIDAY, 3/15):
REVEREND HORTON HEAT on Conan. Also, Andy Richter is the sit-down guest <img>
xo
RosaYounger than me? That would be borderline pedophilia.
I nominate Randy Jane *wink wink*
xo
rosap.s. who the hell is Michelle Tractorwhatsit?
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It would be hard to choose.
-Mattman would keep me optimistic
-Halfman would write a soliloquy on the symbolic and literal implications of the bunker
-Allison would provide drinks
-Jaron would plot various ways of escape, but would ultimately end up confusing everybody
-Jeremiah would keep rearranging the bunker
-Malcom would tell us about how the bunker reminded him of high school
-Tony would figure out a way to grow food
-Salamiguy would be able to give me the entire history of the bunker
-Kurticus would argue with me about whether or not the bunker was well-crafted
-Dfkgurl would encourage us with bright, well-timed comments
-RandyJane would make big plans for when we got out of the bunkerI can’t choose! You guys are all so awesome.
Love,
Rosa<small>[ 03-14-2002, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: rosa ]</small>
Hey Jaron,
I had a subscription to Details about 10 years ago. It was the best magazine ever, male- or female- targeted. The writing was awesome, the contributing editors were brilliant, and they sent a double-cd music sampler out to subscribers every year. Then they got a new editor, changed the format, started catering to they young & trendy club crowd; I cancelled my subscription.
Nowadays it’s hard to find men’s mags that aren’t plastered with naked women. I read Esquire sometimes; GQ is a little too snobby. Men’s Health is okay, and FHM sucks. I’ve heard Maxim is good but so far I haven’t made it past the breast-happy covers.
You didn’t list yours?
It DEFINITELY depends on the artist. If you have a punk album, where all the songs are 2 minutes long, you need a longer album to be fulfilled! If you have an album of big, sprawling jazz tunes, sometimes less is more. If you have a concept album by someone like Marilyn Manson or the Who, where the record is divided into sections, well, it’s gonna take as long as it’s gonna take.
xo
rosaI am totally with brabbit about an album being a whole piece of art.
Generally, if I’m in the mood to hear a band, I want to hear the whole album. I find that my moods are more artist-oriented than song-oriented. I never shuffle, and I only listen to mixes when they are gifts from friends (not a bad thing at all; but just the same, I take the whole album as a statement on behalf of the friend).
Of course, sometimes I have the itch to listen to a specific song; in that case I often end up letting the album play through to the finish.
What a weird topic….can we start diagnosing each others’ attention spans now? <img>
I don’t believe that it is the duty of parents to protect their children from the world (or from what they think are bad influences). Rather, it is their responsibility to raise intelligent children who are capable of thinking for themselves and developing their own tastes. If you can teach your child compassion, tolerance, objectivity, and above all, raise him to be self-aware and self-confident, you won’t have to worry about him misinterpreting some piece of art and going on a killing spree. Smart kids who listen to mischievous music don’t hurt people, but dumb kids who listen to mischievous music sometimes do.
The thing that really kills me is this:
</font><blockquote><font>quote:</font><hr><font> DAVID: Have you listened to the music?
WYATT: I’ve heard just a little of it. You don’t need to hear much of it. If I spent my time listening to everything we would never get anything else done. </font><hr></blockquote><font>Oh, so the PMRC doesn’t actually listen to the music that they disavow? I thought it was a "Resource Committee"? How can it operate as a resource committee if it doesn’t review its own resources? It shouts fraud and misrepresentation of the highest order. Besides, a good parent shouldn’t have to call a group of strangers to invesigate her kid’s favorite musicians. A good parent will just ask her child.Rosa
p.s. regarding jazz– I was just thinking about how, when I was younger, my mom would occasionally whip out this John Coltrane album. I couldn’t stand to listen to it because I really thought it was going to give me a nervous breakdown. Not that it was bad, but it was just so complex and cacophonous, and I was going through a bad phase at the time. Anything can send you over the edge if your brain is on the verge of it anyway.
I remember there was some musician recently whose lyrics were blamed for a young girl’s suicide. He was asked about it on MTV, and basically said "Well, today it’s my song, tomorrow it’s a cheeseburger."
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Hey br, sorry to hear the sun is hurting your eyes, but glad to hear you made it to SoCal okay. Eric was the first opener (along with two other groups, Azure Ray and Dave Dondero). It was just him playing an electric guitar and programmed keyboard. He sounded pretty bad. He was drinking a lot of wine on stage. People seemed excited to see him, though.
We used to work together at Tower, but have both since gone our separate ways. He went to work at Amoeba for a while; last time I saw him he was working at a shoe store on Haight Street. He always seems frustrated; never quite happy. Ah well.
When Daniel Johnston played, I got kind of mad because the audience kept shouting things at him. It was mostly young kids (and I’m not even that old, which says something) who wanted to hear Speeding Motorcycle and Casper. They would shout out song titles and he would say "Sorry, I don’t know that one." People thought he was joking but he really doesn’t remember certain things. I rather wanted to throttle a few flannel-clad necks.
But overall it was a wonderful show. If you’re not familiar with his music, you might not totally get it. He played a beat up old guitar with nylon strings, and read his lyrics off of sheafs of paper on a music stand. He really writes the sweetest, simplest songs. To quote the show program, "Most songwriters would give anything to have written one song as good as any Daniel Johnston song, and he has hundreds."
For more info check out the official site . The Stress Records site is good too.
xo
RosaSpaceboy,
Sorry to see you go <img> Not that it would change your mind, but I find you sweet and generous and (as AGAP said) charming.
I myself find the occasional need to take a break from freakscene; it makes coming back twice as nice. I hope you can believe me when I say I understand how you feel. I bet most of us do- so you can bet that there will be no hard feelings toward you; only empathy & best wishes!
Take care of yourself-
Love
RosaHey RJ, here is my humble take.
I guess it depends on how you define "World War". Because we kind of ARE involved in a world war right now- there are countries that have aligned themselves with us, and countries that have aligned themselves with anti-American forces. So much of the world really is involved. The only thing is that now we don’t call them "wars", we call them "operations". <img>
As far as the economy goes, history has shown that things slump economically during times of war. But I think that nowadays, people can cope with it a little bit better anyway; with the advent of technology, the stock market has swelled thanks to online trading and private investing. It would take more than just one or two scandals or bankruptcies to really cause a substantial crisis. Plus I like to think that there are still some economic incentives and securities around from the Clinton administration.
I don’t think you have to worry about Selective Service knocking on your door just yet, either. As enthusiastic as George W. (like most republicans) is about the military, I’d be willing to bet that he would unleash the nukes before he started recruiting civilians. And as much as our country supposedly is in favor of this war, we are also scrutinizing W’s ability to effectively carry it out. I am certainly not the biggest fan of this administration, but it does seem to be concerned with preserving American lives, particularly those of soldiers. Notice that we have had very few casualties so far. In essence, I think that bringing back the draft is would not only be unnecessary but also reflect very poorly on W.
Tell me, if your dad thinks we are headed for depression, WHY would he want you to be taking out loans to go to college? Why does he think that buying a car and getting a career will insulate you from the impact of a bad economy? That’s the one thing I don’t get. If anything, it will sink you into debt. Not that I’m against getting a car or anything! Just curious.
xo
Rosap.s. about the music website closing; lots of dot-coms were starting to fold/cut back before September 11th. I don’t think there’s much of a specific connection there.
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