This just in and I just HAD to share it.From Yahoo:A US judge has been hailing his "horrible punishment" for youngsters who continually play their music too loud.Judge Paul Sacco, in Fort Lupton, Colorado, makes teen noise polluters sit in a locked room and listen to the Barry Manilow hit Copacabana for a whole hour at full volume.They are also made to sit through records by Dolly Parton, Karen...
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NEW YORK - Barry Manilow became one of the world’s best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he’s more likely to rely on other people’s classics than interpret new material.And he’s not alone. From Rod Stewart to Aaron Neville to Art Garfunkel — who this month is releasing an album of Rodgers & Hammerstein standards — veteran singers are inc
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First it was CBGB's, then Glam Slam and now the Copacabana. They say deaths happen in three's, so this is just another one into the body bag. The historic Copacabana club in New York is closing it doors. Not because of financial problems, but because the building was condemed to make room for another subway line. The club is where Frank Sinatra got his start in the 40's and was thrust into the ...
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This one happened fifteen or more years ago - more like twenty, come to think.Anyway, guy was coming down Monteagle Mountain on I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga (heading toward Chattanooga, which is the worse grade and curves).You may have heard of Monteagle - Cash recorded a song about it, and Jerry Reed mentions it in the theme song for Smokey and the Bandit; several miles of 7% grades ...
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Mondays suck, so here's something to lighten your burden at work. For those who aren't familiar with the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spin-off "Angel," the green demon Lorne reads people's futures when they sing. He owns a karaoke bar that he uses for this purpose. At this point in the story, Angel needs some information and has to "sing for his supper."Funny to think that a vampire who's sever...
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I woke up this morning with a severe hangover. I opened a bottle of wine at lunch yesterday and then felt obligated to finish it. It was a French Beaujolais after all.Later, I met a friend for dinner and drinks, bien sur, before hooking up with friends at a bar. God knows what time I stumbled into bed last night, but I do know I woke up too early this morning - like one day too early.My head ...
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Man... do you ever feel like a dick because you don't have enough time to post on all of your *Trusteds'* threads? I've started to feel that way. I think I need a MOG manager. Someone to tell me where and when to post... How to use the new MOG technological installations/updates... Which music recommendations in the MOGOS I really need to check out, etc. *You... complete me*
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You're going to laugh and sneer, but I just remembered how much my father, who died in 1983, loved the Bar'. He would sing "This One's For You" full voice along with the car radio and my siblings and I knew that he was singing for his mother, who died when he was in his early 20's off fighting the stupid Korean War. He would get all teary-eyed and we'd get lumps in our throats.So in honor of m...
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First there was Across the Universe which built its story around the music of the Beatles. Then there was the movie version of Mamma Mia doing the same with the music of ABBA. Now, a film is about to go into production with a story built around the music of Barry Manilow.According to Variety, the film will be made by Single Cell (Sandy Stern and Michael Stipe) and Playtone (Gary Goetzman and ...
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I went to go see Barry Manilow last night. There was a "Friends and Family" show at the Forum and somehow six of my nearest and dearest thought it would be a good idea. 3000 Fanilows in a place that would hold 19,000 and it was pretty surreal.I like to rock. There was no rocking when Barry took the stage clutching his Emmy and in a wheelchair. It was all shtick and cheesy with glittery costu...
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Ok.. I like pop music a lot. I like rock music a lot. But here's the question. I don't really listen to the radio much and definitely don't watch MTV or VH1 (even when they are playing videos!!).... so how do record labels and artists influence me? I guess mostly word of mouth. Places like Mog-ville are gonna get me in trouble with the old credit card on iTunes... Every mog I visit, I see...
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Australians upset over loud Manilow music07/17/2006 2:36 PM, APIt could be magic for some, but the use of loud Barry Manilow music to drive away late-night revelers from a suburban Sydney park is getting on the nerves of nearby residents.In a move reminiscent of U.S. efforts to drive former Panama strongman Manuel Noriega from the Vatican Embassy where he took refuge in 1989, the local council ...
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Are you a Barry Manilow fan planning on committing a noise violation? You should probably do it somewhere in the jurisdiction of Colorado's Fort Lupton Municipal Court, where citizens who receive noise complaints suffer a particularly unique punishment. Judge Paul Sacco, tired of repeat offenders despite fines, devised a plan wherein offenders must sit in a room for one hour while Barry Manilow...
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while other moggers where gathering at the standard hotel in los angeles and drinking their chardonnay. . . i had the unexpected pleasure of attending a private dress rehearsal. . . (. . . real or strange hallucination. . . ? -somehow this picture was on my camera. . )
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