Re: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14
my sister is addicted to that stupid shit pile! it needs to die! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: talk2 talk2@AndreLouis.COM Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: Re: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 Hmm. With Avril, it seems to be like...One step forward, ten steps back. THis sounds like an immature pile of shit. I was a little worried when I heard that stupid girlfriend song, and now...It looks like Avril's jumped the shark, folks...And I'm going to have to live with this album because a few of my friends like her music...Oh god. - Original Message - From: Samuel Proulx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: talk2 talk2@AndreLouis.COM Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:17 PM Subject: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 This from Toronto's largest newspaper; I thought we were supposed to have love for our fellow Canadians? Huh. Guess not. Honestly...The globe isn't usually this bitchy. Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 The Globe and Mail The Best Damn Thing is not the worst damn thing, but it is a calculated thing -- a shallow, callow, unrefreshing thing. Avril Lavigne, the sassy-imp pop creation from Napanee, Ont., is a 22-year-old married woman posing as a child and performing to an audience that counts training bras and braces for their teeth as their year's eventful acquisitions. Add the new album from Lavigne to the list, and now the pink, sparkly cellphones really begin to squeal. The material is mostly fun and frivolous, a fact the singer readily admits. My last record had songs that were, like, so literal, she told USA Today, referring to 2004's Under My Skin. This record isn't a serious diary. It's not even really about anything I'm going through right now. What she's going through these days is married life with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, her new husband, with whom she shares a newly purchased $9.5-million L.A. mansion. Are there tunes about her man? I have a couple of, whatever -- love songs, or whatever you want to call them, Lavigne said. Yes, Avril, the resolute Keep Holding On is what we call a love song. You wouldn't know that the Complicated singer is involved in a mature relationship, not with songs (written with the help of professional tunesmiths) that have her bashing boys, being bratty and looking for catfights down at the mall. On the drummy, driving first single, Girlfriend (with the cheerleading Hey Mickey beat), Lavigne is full of herself. She's like so whatever, sings Lavigne, in bitch mode. You could do so much better. Like Girlfriend, the following I Can Do Better comes swift with tom-toms and expletives deleted, with our helium-voiced heroine giggling and growling to an old Billy Idol riff. The acoustic strummed intro of the pop-rocking Runaway sounds familiar as well; here, Lavigne is having a bad day. The title track is a swirl of fun, with a highly confident star (oddly employing a faux Brit accent) cheered on by that pom-pom squad again: Give us an A, give us a V. Give us a break, which is what we have with the strings and sobs of When You're Gone and the piano-serious Innocence, with its Sarah McLachlan-like vocal nuances. But we're back to merriment on the hip hop and punk lite of I Don't Have to Try, with its fast churn and choir of backup-singing chipmunks. Lavigne is fun and assertive, telling her boy that she's the one who knows the dance and she's the one who wears the pants. Don't you disagree, 'cause you know it's all about me. Is it all about Avril? Of course it is -- she's the scene, she's the drama queen. Is she having fun with her bratty, spit-at-the-photographer reputation? You would suppose so. Is this album of any interest to any listener over 14? Probably not. Does that even matter? No, it doesn't mean a damn thing. Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again. Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again.
Re: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14
I am not a fan really. The only avril things I like are those done by weird al yankavic. At 08:08 p.m. 20/04/2007, you wrote: my sister is addicted to that stupid shit pile! it needs to die! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: talk2 talk2@AndreLouis.COM Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: Re: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 Hmm. With Avril, it seems to be like...One step forward, ten steps back. THis sounds like an immature pile of shit. I was a little worried when I heard that stupid girlfriend song, and now...It looks like Avril's jumped the shark, folks...And I'm going to have to live with this album because a few of my friends like her music...Oh god. - Original Message - From: Samuel Proulx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: talk2 talk2@AndreLouis.COM Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:17 PM Subject: The Talk2 List Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 This from Toronto's largest newspaper; I thought we were supposed to have love for our fellow Canadians? Huh. Guess not. Honestly...The globe isn't usually this bitchy. Avril's latest: Only the best damn thing if you're 14 The Globe and Mail The Best Damn Thing is not the worst damn thing, but it is a calculated thing -- a shallow, callow, unrefreshing thing. Avril Lavigne, the sassy-imp pop creation from Napanee, Ont., is a 22-year-old married woman posing as a child and performing to an audience that counts training bras and braces for their teeth as their year's eventful acquisitions. Add the new album from Lavigne to the list, and now the pink, sparkly cellphones really begin to squeal. The material is mostly fun and frivolous, a fact the singer readily admits. My last record had songs that were, like, so literal, she told USA Today, referring to 2004's Under My Skin. This record isn't a serious diary. It's not even really about anything I'm going through right now. What she's going through these days is married life with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, her new husband, with whom she shares a newly purchased $9.5-million L.A. mansion. Are there tunes about her man? I have a couple of, whatever -- love songs, or whatever you want to call them, Lavigne said. Yes, Avril, the resolute Keep Holding On is what we call a love song. You wouldn't know that the Complicated singer is involved in a mature relationship, not with songs (written with the help of professional tunesmiths) that have her bashing boys, being bratty and looking for catfights down at the mall. On the drummy, driving first single, Girlfriend (with the cheerleading Hey Mickey beat), Lavigne is full of herself. She's like so whatever, sings Lavigne, in bitch mode. You could do so much better. Like Girlfriend, the following I Can Do Better comes swift with tom-toms and expletives deleted, with our helium-voiced heroine giggling and growling to an old Billy Idol riff. The acoustic strummed intro of the pop-rocking Runaway sounds familiar as well; here, Lavigne is having a bad day. The title track is a swirl of fun, with a highly confident star (oddly employing a faux Brit accent) cheered on by that pom-pom squad again: Give us an A, give us a V. Give us a break, which is what we have with the strings and sobs of When You're Gone and the piano-serious Innocence, with its Sarah McLachlan-like vocal nuances. But we're back to merriment on the hip hop and punk lite of I Don't Have to Try, with its fast churn and choir of backup-singing chipmunks. Lavigne is fun and assertive, telling her boy that she's the one who knows the dance and she's the one who wears the pants. Don't you disagree, 'cause you know it's all about me. Is it all about Avril? Of course it is -- she's the scene, she's the drama queen. Is she having fun with her bratty, spit-at-the-photographer reputation? You would suppose so. Is this album of any interest to any listener over 14? Probably not. Does that even matter? No, it doesn't mean a damn thing. Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again. Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again. Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again.
Re: The Talk2 List things heard from a dorm room window
so this morning me and some guy in a car were dewling the same song--but who could blast it louder, rather fun really tj - Original Message - From: TJ Olsen To: talk2 Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:11 PM Subject: The Talk2 List things heard from a dorm room window Hello Its a lovely day outside so I've decided to stick my head out the window and right for the next 5 minutes everything I hear outside my window--as my room overlooks a parking lot. starting 5:00 pm-- there is a car alarm which has been going off incessantly since I arrived at 4:45--that is what inspired me 4:01--the alarm continues added to it is the harmonies of a guy who's bad hip-hop music is over modulating his car speakers and thusly vibrating terribly 5:02 the cars driven away a bit--but I can still hear the base notes in the distance--the alarms finally stopped 5:03-- hmm the car's back--theres a do talking over the music now--some big bangs of construction type noise has begun--the alarm has started up again--I'm thinking the car is causing it 5:04 more of the same with a helicopter flying overhead the car seems to be driving in circles 5:05 he's honking now--birds are chirping at him an airplane seems to have decided being near my windows ideal and the car's now closer then he's been at any point. To top it off some other cars are honking and there is a squeaking noise, oh and a nother car beeping its a 5 note pattern oh wait no it seems to add a beep every time it goes off. --my friends wonder why I don't get any sleep? Thomas (TJ) Olsen wsou news tuesday afternoons 3-6 pm--dj tuesday morning 3-6 am http://tjolsen.net my home on the web tjolsen.net aim: failurebydsign87 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype:lightningcount ** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This electronic mail transmission (including any attachments) is for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information which is protected under federal and/or state laws. Any unauthorized dissemination, copying or distribution of the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact me immediately and delete the original copy. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.4/768 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 5:32 AM
The Talk2 List FW: Julia Butterfly Hill This Sunday
Ok, we all must adopt hippie names like this! To create your own hippie name, simply substitute the name of a flower or insect for your middle name and either keep your last name as is, or replace your last name with your middle name. Note that if you have a middle name that would sound more academic if altered slightly, feel free to do so.) For example, I, for the next day or so, shall refer to myself as John Chrysanthemum Michaels. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Julia Butterfly Hill This Sunday Celebrate Earth Day this Sunday with internationally recognized environmentalist and author Julia Butterfly Hill at the Main Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.). A book signing will follow. Julia Butterfly Hill brought international attention to the plight of the worlds last remaining ancient forests when she climbed 180 feet into the branches of a 1000 year-old redwood tree and refused to come down. Her historic protest to the environmental destruction caused by the clear-cutting of ancient redwoods culminated after 738 days with an agreement that provided permanent protection for the tree known as Luna and a 3 acre buffer-zone around it. Julia Butterfly Hill is an activist, a writer and a poet. She is the author of the national best seller The Legacy of Luna and the co-author of One Makes The Difference, both published by HarperSanFrancisco. The audio release, Spiritual Activation, captures Julias vital message as it is given at standing-room-only appearances across the country. All of Julias books (and the packaging for the CD) have been published with 100% post-consumer recycled paper with soy-based inks and chlorine-free processing, pushing the publishing industry to a higher standard of ecological sustainability. The recipient of numerous prestigious awards and distinctive honors, Julia Butterfly Hill is one of the most internationally recognizable figures in environmental activism. Julias book, The Legacy of Luna, based on her personal account of the Luna tree-sit action, will soon be made into a major motion picture. The films producing team, whose credits include Ray, Adaptation, Philadelphia and The Silence Of The Lambs among others, have publicly announced their commitment to setting a green set standard for the film industry with this project. It is evident that Julia is once again leaving an indelible mark on yet another industry, this time Hollywood. Julia founded the non-profit organization, Circle of Life (www.circleoflife.org) to promote the sustainability, restoration and preservation of life. She is also the brainchild behind We The Planet (www.wetheplanet.org), a programmatic project of Circle of Life. Julia Butterfly Hill speaks regularly on university campuses, has addressed the United Nations, lobbied congress, and has continued to stand on the front lines of environmental and social justice issues all over the world. Her courage, conviction and profound clarity in articulating a message of hope, empowerment and love and respect for all life has inspired millions of people worldwide. For more info on this program: http://dentonreads.unt.edu On Julia: http://www.circleoflife.org Annie Downey Outreach Librarian University of North Texas Libraries Denton, Texas 76203 940.565.3982 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you miss a message? Well, don't. http://www.mail-archive.com/talk2%40andrelouis.com/ has it for you. Never miss a Talk2 message again.
