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Have a good 'un Widda!

I missed it too. I remember the whole she-bang with Sharon and Maiden going at it... http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interv...ron_maiden.html I'm guessing it's all about the same incident(s). Here's some comments from Zakk: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/detai...fm?newsid=15198

Ran across this info today while looking for info on the UFL (new pro league starting this fall). Apparently, the USFL will be returning in 2010. Interested to see if they actually kick off next year... http://www.newusfl.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States...l_League_(2010)

wow, they had CD's back when Elvis died? you all know MJ isn't dead. he is now with Elvis and Elvis is giving him a talking to about marrying his daughter. He faked his death to drive albums sales But of course.... http://www.michaeljacksonhoaxdeath.com/

And... evidently Sahel thought he was seeing another young lady, which was part of why she decided to kill him. Damn... shot while he was sleeping...that's a shitty way to go out. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090708/NEWS03/90708043

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseact...logId=498990712 SLAYER TO UNLEASH WORLD PAINTED BLOOD IN LATE SUMMER Co-Headline Slot on Mayhem Festival Kicks off July 10 Los Angeles, CA - July 8, 2009 -- For nearly three decades, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo have proven over and over, whether in the studio or on the concert stage, that there is Slayer and then there's everyone else. And they're about to do it again, first with the band's co-headline spot on this summer's Mayhem Festival, and then with the late summer release of their ninth studio album, World Painted Blood (American Recordings/Columbia Records). Some dozen new songs comprise World Painted Blood which was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. World Painted Blood was produced by Greg Fidelman, who's spent time in the studio with Metallica, the Gossip, the (International) Noise Conspiracy, Slipknot and others, and executive produced by long-time Slayer colleague, Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project. Recording World Painted Blood was a unique experience for Slayer who has historically begun the recording process with all songs written and fully rehearsed. This time, in part to make sure they could work with Fidelman, they had ideas, but did the bulk of writing and song development while in the studio. "Writing in the studio was a new idea for Slayer," said Fidelman. "I think the fact that the songs were still new and fresh to them, and they hadn't been playing them for six months in rehearsal, kept the vibe and excitement in the studio very high." "There are two principal music writers in this band, so you're going to get a combination of speed and heaviness," said Araya. "Kerry's writing is really aggressive and fast, while Jeff likes things to be fast, but with melodies and grooves. In making this album, we seemed to share the same vision from song ideas to titles; when we get together as Slayer, it just happens, nothing is contrived, it's not thought out, we just do it, and we did that with this new album." The band members agree that Hanneman set a tone for the album early on. "Jeff's coming in so early with three new songs really added an energy that got us all going," said Lombardo, "and combined with what Greg brought to the equation, everything just fell into place and moved quickly. We had a great chemistry. "On this album," continued Lombardo, "Jeff's gone back to this great punk energy, especially with 'Psychopathy Red.'" The track "Psychopathy Red" was inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, aka the Rostov Ripper, who confessed to brutally murdering 56 children. "Psychopathy Red" had leaked onto the Internet well before November 2008 and has been streamed more than a half-million times since; it was released as a limited edition, blood-red vinyl 7-inch in April for Record Store Day. "The new music has an '80s vibe to it, and I think that's because of the way we wrote it," said King. We were together during the writing process more than we had been before, and while my name will be on the songs I wrote, and Jeff's will be on the ones he wrote, there was a lot of interaction between us while the songs were taking shape." Adds Lombardo, "On this record, we worked a lot more collectively, we were more attentive to each other's ideas and willing to try them, which only benefited the album. I'm really excited about the new album because of its diversity, the different elements that all of us contributed to it. And that includes Greg Fidelman who brought the band out of its normalcy, he got a lot out of us. We tapped into some new drum rhythms and new guitar riffs, and some really exciting music developed in the Slayer camp." King, a close friend of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, had the guitarist's guitar in the studio during some of the recording (although he didn't use it it during the sessions), still with the same strings that were on it the last time Dimebag played it. "The one thing that made me look at my lead playing a little differently was when Dimebag passed away," revealed King. "Not that I'm going to fill Dime's shoes because nobody can do that, but I paid more attention to my leads while recording this album. I wanted to make them more memorable in memory of Dime." As World Painted Blood is a Slayer album, it deals with topics such as death and destruction, war, serial killers, and the Apocalypse. In addition to "Psychopathy Red," other tracks on World Painted Blood include "Beauty Through Order" (King: "one of Jeff's songs, it has a very heavy 'do me' intro to it then explodes with a really cool vibe,") "Unit 731," "Playing With Dolls" (Dave: an awesome track, great song structure, great vibe"), "Public Display of Dismemberment," and "Americon," a King composition. King explains, "It's about what I think the rest of the world thinks of America. We may not be big on a lot of people's lists, but I don't care what you think of my government, of my economy, or whatever. I live here and this is one of the best places that I've ever found to live. So f*#k you if you don't like it." This summer's Mayhem Festival will mark the second time that Slayer and Marilyn Manson have co-headlined a tour together. "I had fun when we toured with Manson two years ago," said King. "Manson's a friend of mine and Twiggy's [Ramirez] back in the band, so it can only be that much better. We'll probably play two new songs, 'Psychopathy Red' being one of them - not sure what the other one will be. And, I'm curious to see Manson's set, I love watching him play because there's always something going on. It's going to be a great summer tour, a lot of fun for everyone." Six Gold albums, three Grammy nominations and two wins, and countless other awards including being named "Best Live Band" in Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer...after nearly 30 years, what is it about Slayer that continues to connect them with consecutive generations? Fidelman explains it this way: "Each guy has to be here for this to be Slayer. Individually, they are all really good at what they do, but when you put them in a room together, it creates something really unique - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. What those parts are, I'm still not sure, but when when you hear it, you know it." Tour dates for the Mayhem Festival are as follows: July 10 Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 11 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA 12 San Manuel Amphitheatre, San Bernardino, CA 14 White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA 17 Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 18 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM 19 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO 21 Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone, Kansas City, MO 22 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO 24 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA 25 Verizon Wireless Music Centre, Indianapolis, IN 26 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL 28 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA 29 Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, PA 31 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH August 1 Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA 2 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI 4 Comcast Center, Boston, MA 6 Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA 7 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ 8 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT 9 Nissan Pavilion, Washington, D.C. 11 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL 12 Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL 14 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 15 Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX ----------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/slayer http://www.slayer.net/

Awesome match. Congrats to Federer as he now stands alone with 15 major titles, and congrats to Roddick for playing one helluva great match.

8-8 in the 5th set as I type this. This is one of those matches where it is truly a shame that someone has to lose....

Have a good one Nick!

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Happy birthday Rob!

Oh crap. I just re-read Nick's opening post; are we supposed to stick strictly to bands? If so, I've screwed up ,as the anagram I picked is of an AOR/melodic rock performer (one man) who can be found on the main site. Sorry if I screwed up guys....

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LOS ANGELES – Farrah Fawcett, the "Charlie's Angels" star whose feathered blond hair and dazzling smile made her one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1970s, died Thursday after battling cancer. She was 62. The pop icon, who in the 1980s set aside the fantasy girl image to tackle serious roles, died shortly before 9:30 a.m. in a Santa Monica hospital, spokesman Paul Bloch said. Ryan O'Neal, the longtime companion who had reunited with Fawcett as she fought anal cancer, was at her side, along with close friend Alana Stewart, Bloch said. "After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away," O'Neal said. "Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world." She burst on the scene in 1976 as one-third of the crime-fighting trio in TV's "Charlie's Angels." A poster of her in a clingy swimsuit sold in the millions. She left the show after one season but had a flop on the big screen with "Somebody Killed Her Husband." She turned to more serious roles in the 1980s and 1990s, winning praise playing an abused wife in "The Burning Bed." She had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006. As she underwent treatment, she enlisted the help of O'Neal, who was the father of her now 24-year-old son, Redmond. This month, O'Neal said he asked Fawcett to marry him and she agreed. They would wed "as soon as she can say yes," he said. Her struggle with painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks was recorded in the television documentary "Farrah's Story." Fawcett sought cures in Germany as well as the United States, battling the disease with iron determination even as her body weakened. "Her big message to people is don't give up, no matter what they say to you, keep fighting," her friend Stewart said. NBC estimated the May 15, 2009, broadcast drew nearly 9 million viewers. In the documentary, Fawcett was seen shaving off most of her trademark locks before chemotherapy could claim them. Toward the end, she's seen huddled in bed, barely responding to a visit from her son. Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith made up the original "Angels," the sexy, police-trained trio of martial arts experts who took their assignments from a rich, mysterious boss named Charlie (John Forsythe, who was never seen on camera but whose distinctive voice was heard on speaker phone.) The program debuted in September 1976, the height of what some critics derisively referred to as television's "jiggle show" era, and it gave each of the actresses ample opportunity to show off their figures as they disguised themselves in bathing suits and as hookers and strippers to solve crimes. Backed by a clever publicity campaign, Fawcett — then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors because of her marriage to "The Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors — quickly became the most popular Angel of all. Her face helped sell T-shirts, lunch boxes, shampoo, wigs and even a novelty plumbing device called Farrah's faucet. Her flowing blond hair, pearly white smile and trim, shapely body made her a favorite with male viewers in particular. A poster of her in a dampened red swimsuit sold millions of copies and became a ubiquitous wall decoration in teenagers' rooms. Thus the public and the show's producer, Spelling-Goldberg, were shocked when she announced after the series' first season that she was leaving television's No. 5-rated series to star in feature films. (Cheryl Ladd became the new "Angel" on the series.) But the movies turned out to be a platform where Fawcett was never able to duplicate her TV success. Her first star vehicle, the comedy-mystery "Somebody Killed Her Husband," flopped and Hollywood cynics cracked that it should have been titled "Somebody Killed Her Career." The actress had also been in line to star in "Foul Play" for Columbia Pictures. But the studio opted for Goldie Hawn instead. "Spelling-Goldberg warned all the studios that that they would be sued for damages if they employed me," Fawcett told The Associated Press in 1979. "The studios wouldn't touch me." She finally reached an agreement to appear in three episodes of "Charlie's Angels" a season, an experience she called "painful." She returned to making movies, including the futuristic thriller "Logan's Run," the comedy-thriller "Sunburn" and the strange sci-fi tale "Saturn 3," but none clicked with the public. Fawcett fared better with television movies such as "Murder in Texas," "Poor Little Rich Girl" and especially as an abused wife in 1984's "The Burning Bed." The last earned her an Emmy nomination and the long-denied admission from critics that she really could act. As further proof of her acting credentials, Fawcett appeared off-Broadway in "Extremities" as a woman who is raped in her own home. She repeated the role in the 1986 film version. Not content to continue playing victims, she switched type. She played a murderous mother in the 1989 true-crime story "Small Sacrifices" and a tough lawyer on the trail of a thief in 1992's "Criminal Behavior." She also starred in biographies of Nazi-hunter Beate Klarsfeld and photographer Margaret Bourke-White. "I felt that I was doing a disservice to ourselves by portraying only women as victims," she commented in a 1992 interview. In 1995, at age 50, Fawcett posed partly nude for Playboy magazine. The following year, she starred in a Playboy video, "All of Me," in which she was equally unclothed while she sculpted and painted. She told an interviewer she considered the experience "a renaissance," adding, "I no longer feel ... restrictions emotionally, artistically, creatively or in my everyday life. I don't feel those borders anymore." Fawcett's most unfortunate career moment may have been a 1997 appearance on David Letterman's show, when her disjointed, rambling answers led many to speculate that she was on drugs. She denied that, blaming her strange behavior on questionable advice from her mother to be playful and have a good time. In September 2006, Fawcett, who at 59 still maintained a strict regimen of tennis and paddleball, began to feel strangely exhausted. She underwent two weeks of tests and was told the devastating news: She had anal cancer. O'Neal, with whom she had a 17-year relationship, again became her constant companion, escorting her to the hospital for chemotherapy. "She's so strong," the actor told a reporter. "I love her. I love her all over again." She struggled to maintain her privacy, but a UCLA Medical Center employee pleaded guilty in late 2008 to violating federal medical privacy law for commercial purposes for selling records of Fawcett and other celebrities to the National Enquirer. "It's much easier to go through something and deal with it without being under a microscope," she told the Los Angeles Times in an interview in which she also revealed that she helped set up a sting that led to the hospital worker's arrest. Her decision to tell her own story through the NBC documentary was meant as an inspiration to others, friends said. The segments showing her cancer treatment, including a trip to Germany for procedures there, were originally shot for a personal, family record, they said. And although weak, she continued to show flashes of grit and good humor in the documentary. "I do not want to die of this disease. So I say to God, `It is seriously time for a miracle,'" she said at one point. Born Feb. 2, 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas, she was named Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett by her mother, who said she added the Farrah because it sounded good with Fawcett. She was less than a month old when she underwent surgery to remove a digestive tract tumor with which she was born. After attending Roman Catholic grade school and W.B. Ray High School, Fawcett enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. Fellow students voted her one of the 10 most beautiful people on the campus and her photos were eventually spotted by movie publicist David Mirisch, who suggested she pursue a film career. After overcoming her parents' objections, she agreed. Soon she was appearing in such TV shows as "That Girl," "The Flying Nun," "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Partridge Family." Majors became both her boyfriend and her adviser on career matters, and they married in 1973. She dropped his last name from hers after they divorced in 1982. By then she had already begun her long relationship with O'Neal. Both Redmond and Ryan O'Neal have grappled with drug and legal problems in recent years. -------------------------------------------------------------- R.I.P. Farrah

No luck accessing MR for me either this morning...

I actually recognized that art immediately; it's from Dragonlance: http://rivendell.fortunecity.com/obsidian/...nlance_art.html

My copy finally arrived Wednesday, and after playing it all day yesterday, I gotta say I'm loving it. "Sexy Little Thing" & "Oh Yeah" are probably my faves, but "Soap on a Rope" & "My Kinda Girl" are great too. Definitely worth checking out!

Here ya go; read the most recent posts here: http://heavyharmonies.ipbhost.com/index.ph...60&start=60

Well, as best I can tell, it would have to be a Tennessee tax law causing it, as Oregon has no sales tax: http://www.sedcor.com/pdfs/demographics/taxes.pdf I'd just fire 'em off an email and ask 'em what's up.

If it's tastefully done, I find it to be a bit of a turn on. A small rose on the ankle... a little heart right above the pubic area...a tramp stamp (lower back) nothing wrong with that. Now when you get into full scale tattoos.... Same with piercings... a pierced nipple, belly button, or clit is cool, but when you get into multiple piercings, tongue studs and lip rings, it quickly becomes a turn off!

Oh goody.... now the "octo-mom" and her litter are getting their own show... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_en_tv/us_octuplets_2

http://web.archive.org/web/19981201065143/...~dharding/glam/ The archive page from right after the Halls of Glam morphed into Heavy Harmonies. A few of the links on the page are archived & work as well; have fun!

Don't know if I would've put her at # 1, but I'm more than fine with Olivia Wilde being ranked highly... Just look at those "fuck me" eyes.... And Mila Kunis at # 5....

OK, the season finale hasn't aired on the west coast yet, so all I'll say is.... DAY-UUUUM! Helluva episode!

Hope everything truly does work out for the best Ian. As someone who's been on the brink multiple times, I know it's no fun. Hang in there.