Saturday, January 31, 2009

No Greenpeace, Please




Heart operation saved Ronaldo's football career

Heart operation saved Ronaldo's football career
Ronaldo had to have a heart operation to save his career, his mother Dolores Aveiro revealed in the interview for British tabloid newspaper the Sun.
Doctors diagnosed a racing heart when Cristiano was just fifteen. There were concerns Cristiano, may have had to abandon the footballing career because of the problem.
When the problem emerged Cristiano was a promising young player with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon.Actual Fifa World Footballer of the Year had to go through demanding medical tests before doctors felt that is best bet to stay on the pitch and to operate to solve his irregular heart beat.Cristiano's mother told The Sun:
“His heart raced a lot when he wasn’t running.”
“The people in charge at Sporting alerted me and I went to Portugal where I had to sign some papers and authorise him being treated in hospital.”
“They used a sort of laser to cauterise the source of the problem. He was operated on in the morning and came out at the end of the afternoon.”
“Before we knew exactly what he had, I was worried because there was the possibility of him giving up playing football.”
“But the treatment went well and after some days he was back at training again.”
“Cristiano wasn’t very worried — he didn’t take the situation very seriously — but I got a big fright.”
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Friday, January 30, 2009

Taylor Swift's Giggling Fit

GIGGLE FIT photo | Taylor Swift
What's so funny? Taylor Swift gets the last laugh during an appearance on CTV's entertainment newsmagazine etalk in Toronto on Thursday.

Miley's Message

Miley Cyrus Photo - Miley Cyrus Urges The Paparazzi To Do Their Jobs
Miley Cyrus, 16, was on her way to Pilates class yesterday and cheekily showed off her new T-shirt which read, "Take A Picture It Will Last Longer" to the assembled paparazzi.
Commenting on her apparent feud with Demi and Selena she said:

"So everyone thinking there's a big feud between me...and Selena and Demi. Actually, I'm going to have meatloaf with Demi tonight," she told MTV.

"I'm riding my bike to Demi's house. So I'm going to be partying with Demi 'cause we're friends and I love her and she always is there for me. She is one of my bestest friends."

Lady GaGa's Party Night: Before and After

Lady GaGa's Party Night: Before and After
Electropop singer Lady GaGa, 22, had seemingly conquered London last night, until London turned the tables.

GaGa took the stage to perform songs off her hit debut album The Fame at the city's Maya Club.

Then it was off to Bungalow 8 to meet up with friends, including Lindsay Lohan's possible future brother-in-law Mark Ronson.

Paris Couture Week

Whereabouts: Paris Couture Week!

Jesse McCartney's a Stunt Man Now

Jesse McCartney's a Stunt Man Now
The singer and "Bleeding Love" songwriter was out in the California desert yesterday, shooting his latest video, and instead of having a stuntman handle the dirty work, he did the danger duties himself, leaping from car to car in an action-adventure frenzy.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Crazy: railway car churches














Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Wake Up Everyday"
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Keep On Lovin' You"
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "I'm Searching For A Love"
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Here's the logical follow-up to our Dimitri From Paris edits, a return to the original source material, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes! Yeah! Here's a few tracks from their 1975 Philadelphia International LP, Wake Up Everybody, classic Philly Soul sound, Gamble & Huff produced songs. This is what it's all about: songs about love, happiness, freedom, the good things in life. There's very few things I would rather hear in the whole world, this is LIFE on vinyl.

The LP opens with a bang, the title track and my personal favorite "Wake Up Everybody." This is just seven minutes of slow burning soul, featuring beautiful lyrics calling us all to action to change the world. Perfect soundtrack for these post Bush, Obama days. The band provides a subtle groove underneath, letting Teddy Pendergrass preach on as only he can do for the full seven and a half minutes. "Keep On Lovin' You" keeps the good vibes and beautiful strings and horns music comin'. As I listen to it now, feel like this might be my favorite, such a classic love song, perfect for listening to with your loved one, lying in bed on a lazy Sunday afternoon without a care in the world. Finally, check out Sharon Paige's vocals on "I'm Searching For A Love," giving us the opposite side of the love coin. This one has a sort of Bacharach/David feel to it, probably because of the melancholy lyrics, backed up by some heartbreaking strings.

I'll just leave you with the refrain from "Wake Up Everybody," take them with you and think them over today: "The world won't get no better if we just let it be/The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me."

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009

Dmitri From Paris - Southside Edits Vol. 1

Dimitri From Paris

Dimitri From Paris, "Madd Luck" (YSI link)

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, "Bad Luck" (YSI link)

Dimitri From Paris, "Feeling About 'Cha" (YSI link)

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, "Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby"


We're jumping right back in the mix here, with two edits from the master, Dimitri From Paris. Dude is probably best known now for his Playboy Mansion mixes, which feature a much more mellow, cocktail jazz, smooth disco vibe. But, the man is also responsible for some perfect, seriously funky, raucous disco edits and tracks and his Southside Edits Volume 1 gives you the perfect window onto that side.

Both of these cuts are edits of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes songs, classic Philly Soul numbers that will remind you of why music is the greatest thing on Earth and Philly's its greatest city. Both are also furiously paced ragers, they get going quickly and never let up.

"Madd Luck" is my choice of the two, Dimitri's edit of "Bad Luck." There's just nothing like hearing Mr. Teddy Pendergrass belting out those "Satisfied"'s and "Down down down"'s over those beautiful strings, cymbal splashes, horn blasts, doubletime beat and vamping keys. Man, this needs to be the soundtrack to your life, this is LIFE MUSIC! Perfect for those days when nothing is going right, as it's sure to lift your spirits or provide company to your misery. For those wondering, Dimitri has mostly fucked with the drums, adding a kick drum to the mix that ups the pace and does away with the more relaxed original. The bass is also less prominent, making it less funky and deliberate.

"Feeling About 'Cha" adds an extended drums intro and outro, but for the most keeps things the same as the original, "Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby." Again, most of the edit revolves around the drums, as Dimitry has added a much more forceful beat, upping the tempo for the dancefloor. This one's on some feel good, I love my girl, the world is a beautiful place shit. If you don't love that, you don't love America, kittens or apple pie. Download all of this stuff, it doesn't get better.