for 8 and a half years, you were the only one who never left my side, and for that i thank you. it's only been 2 hours and i already miss you terribly. this song is for my baby, the sweetest, most loving, bestest dog ever...oh my chewbacca...what a wookie...



Angel

Angel came down from heaven yesterday
She stayed with me just long enough to rescue me
And she told me a story yesterday,
About the sweet love between the moon and the deep blue sea
And then she spread her wings high over me
She said she's gonna come back tomorrow

And I said, "Fly on my sweet angel,
Fly on through the sky,
Fly on my sweet angel,
Tomorrow I'm gonna be by your side"

Sure enough this morning came unto me
Silver wings silhouetted against the child's sunrise
And my angel she said unto me,
"Today is the day for you to rise
Take my hand, you're gonna be my man,
You're gonna rise"
And then she took high over yonder

And I said, "Fly on my sweet angel,
Fly on through the sky,
Fly on my sweet angel,
Forever I will be by your side"

Jerry Bruckheimer's at it again...Paddy Chaefsky was too soon:

Quote:War's Not hell, It's Entertainment!
Friday February 22 7:56 PM ET

Suddenly this whole reality TV thing is getting too real.


Deciding there's nothing quite as entertaining as warfare, ABC has just announced a new unscripted prime-time show called Profiles from the Front Line that producers say will give viewers an inside look at the war on terrorism. The show is expected to debut later this year.

Masterminded by explosion-meister Jerry Bruckheimer and Cops creator Bertram van Munster, Profiles will follow our courageous men and women in uniform for 13 weeks as they travel to global hot spots and take on would-be bin Ladens.

"We want to go into their lives in real time and follow specific people," van Munster tells Daily Variety. "We will cast our cast of characters from all levels of the military. It is a reality show. It has to be entertaining, dramatic, and the characters have to be appropriate."

Bruckheimer says the show will be "saluting our military" and be very patriotic in tone while transporting viewers close to the action to relate the experiences of soldiers on the battlefield.

The producer of such flag-waving flicks as Top Gun, Pearl Harbor and the current war drama Black Hawk Down (all in cooperation with the military) apparently had no difficulty convincing top brass at the Pentagon and the Defense Department to sign off on the project. Both Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney also gave their thumbs-up.

"There's a lot of other ways to convey information to the American people than through news organizations," Rear Admiral Craig Quigley explains in the New York Times. "That's the principal means. But if there is an opportunity to tell about the professionalism of our men and women in uniform on prime time television for 13 straight weeks, we're going to do it. That's an opportunity not to be missed."

Bruckheimer and van Muster's camera crews will have unfettered access to soldiers "trooping around all over the countryside--flying on planes, going on ships, [or] going on patrol with the 101st Airborne, [and] living a rugged life," Quigley says.

If the war-as-entertainment aspect wasn't controversial enough, the Pentagon will also screen all footage before it hits airwaves.

And that's deeply disturbing to media watchdogs like Robert Thomas of Syracuse University's Center for the Study of Popular Television, who have launched a counter-offensive, accusing the network of being a propaganda arm for the Pentagon and keeping legitimate journalists on the sidelines.

"You have a bunch of journalists who should be covering this kind of material who are being denied access to it," Thomas tells Reuters. "Then you've got this entertainment operation who, as part of the new alliance between Hollywood and the government, are presumably being given access because the nature of their portrayal of the front line has already been...approved by those granting the access."

Hollywood has cozied up to the White House in the wake of September 11, even forming a joint committee to figure out ways the entertainment industry could aid the war effort.

Not only will Profiles rely on video provided by the Pentagon, van Munster has said producers won't share any footage that may be newsworthy with other news organizations--even ABC News.

Attempting to deflect the building criticism, Andrea Wong, ABC Entertainment's senior vice president of alternative series and specials, denies that the military will have control in the content of the show, arguing that the network has the final say and would only edit out footage endangering the security of the troops.

And even though Profiles is drawing fire, there's already another similar project in the works. Daily Variety reports that VH1 has tapped documentary producer R.J. Cutler (The War Room) for its own war-based reality show that will tell the stories of Operation Enduring Freedom military personnel through video diaires.

The network has already recruited 90 soldiers, given them each video cameras and ordered them to record their day-to-day activities for the benefit of American audiences back home.

Cutler will edit the thousands of hours of tape down to 13 half-hour episodes, which will air sometime this summer.

Viewers jonesing for war entertainment now can already tune in to USA Network's Combat Missions, where contestants take part in simulated warfare. And CBS is planning to air its own military-based reality series, American Fighter Pilots, starting next month. Neither of those shows is Pentagon-approved, however.

It has always been a lifelong dream of mine to own a donkey, but alas, I didn't have the funds to do so. Well, I just found out I can adopt one. ROCK! I'm gonna adopt Willy D. And you should do your part as well.

Adopt a Donkey!

There have been a lot of movies that have gone through many name changes. For example: Field of Dreams was originally titled "Shoeless Joe", but audiences thought Kevin Costner played a homeless guy so they changed the name. Also Pretty Woman was originally titled "3000", but noone got what that meant.

What are some movie titles that you thought sucked and were a hindrance to an otherwise good or even great movie, and what would you change it to?

I'd go with:

Shawshank Redemption - Shawshank ("Redemption" gives a way too much of the plot)
Boogie Nights - Dirk Diggler (That name is too funny not to be a title)
Good Will Hunting - A Genius in Southie

Possibly more to come.

Sober


There's a shadow just behind me,
shrouding every step I take,
making every promise empty,
pointing every finger at me.
Waiting like a stalking butler
who upon the finger rests.
Murder now the path called "must we"
just before the son has come.
Jesus, won't you fucking whistle
something but the past and done?

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can't we drink forever.
I just want to start things over.

I am just a worthless liar.
I am just an imbecile.
I will only complicate you.
Trust in me and fall as well.
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave,
I will work to elevate you
just enough to bring you down.

Trust me.

Mother Mary won't you whisper
something but what's past and done.

Trust me.

I want what I want.

Team USA are in the fuckin finals baby!

Usa vs Canada for the Gold On Sunday!

What a game! I thought for shit sure that Russia had this game after scoring twice in the first four minutes of the third. It is just a fuckin shame that Russia bitched and cried about the refs after they did not show up for the first two periods. Fuckin cunts are trying to put a black mark on the game.

So, as it should be, it will be Team Usa vs. Team Canada in the gold medal game Sunday afternoon. Russia pretty much has the Bronze already.

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Edited By Sean Cold on Feb. 22 2002 at 8:31

if you had a chance for one night to perform with one musical artist/band, who would it be and what song would you want to do first ((dead or alive))

i think i would perform witht he blues brothers, i dont care if they were just a movie and an SNL bit, they rock
i dont know what song id perform but i know id go all out and dress like em

Call this number and listen to the voicemail...

510-809-4466

It's not gay porn or anything bad. It's also not a private household as far as I can tell. Someone set up a VM. The area code is Oakland not Texas.

Enjoy and call from work to save yourself the $.53, because we know you are a slacker at heart.

eph: + :blow: = lurp:

we were talking about taking a mini trip and SHE suggested we spend 5 days in florida for spring training. we are going to 7 games in 5 days and it was all her idea. She rules!!!!!!!!

<font size="3">Giambi's arrival creates quite a stir</font>
February 22, 2002

These Yankees are stars, but this dynasty has experienced nothing like the arrival of first baseman Jason Giambi. Not even Roger Clemens' landing in pinstripes comes close to the excitement Giambi generates during workouts at Legends Field. The fans here have applauded his every breath. It is truly incredible.

What will this mean on the field? The Yankees respected and feared Giambi greatly when he played with Oakland. That means the Yankees now will have someone who is respected and feared greatly by opponents, which is certainly something they have not had previously. It is still not certain that Giambi will live up to the pressure, but no matter how he hits -- at least in the first few months -- the team and the lineup will be far greater because of his presence. . . .

Bernie Williams put together a 2001 that was, on the surface, consistent with his previous years. Yet the 33-year-old says now that he was in a fog for the entire season, in mourning for the loss of his father last May. He thinks he can play better this year.

Now that the Yankees have an upgraded offense, they can get by just fine if Williams merely repeats his 2001 performance. But expect Williams to follow through on his vow and improve. . . .

"Enrique Almonte" -- that is what Luis Sojo called infielder Enrique Wilson, who, like many other Dominican players, proved to be older after a tougher visa process. Wilson could be scolded, but does it really matter? The guy is 28 rather than 26, and he is a utility infielder on a one-year contract. It is not as big a deal for the Yankees as it is for other teams that had Dominican players signed to multi-year agreements. That Wilson is 28 rather than 26 certainly won't impact his on-field contributions. . . .

The Yankees brought back World Series hero Jim Leyritz, meaning that they now have five catchers with bona fide major-league experience competing for the right to back up Jorge Posada. Leyritz, who didn't even play in the majors last year, probably won't win this battle. It seems like Alberto Castillo is the favorite.

EARLY SPRING SURPRISE

David Wells reported to camp saying he wasn't quite ready to throw off of a mound after undergoing back surgery last July, and some people immediately decided that this meant Boomer would start the regular season on the disabled list.

Well, not two days later, Wells got a "wild hair" and decided to try throwing off of a mound. He fired fastballs, spun curveballs and grooved changeups. Wells is now right on pace with his five fellow starting pitchers, which means righthander Orlando Hernandez is still an excellent bet to be traded.

It is amazing to think that Wells got a two-year contract after winning just five games last year and missing the second half with back surgery. But Wells will be excellent in the back end of the rotation, at least for this year. He is blessed with great stuff, and he won't mess around as much as he did with Toronto and the White Sox. If he does, he'll have to face the piercing stares of manager Joe Torre and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre. Wells will win 12 games.