BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 29 October, 2008

Wednesday

29 October, 2008

(Updated Daily)

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M Is FOR MASHUP - October 29th, 2008

No Letup In Bootlegs

By DJ Useo



Despite regular proclamations that mashups are dead, the flow of new tracks continues unabated. More bootleggers (many good ones, too) crop up every week as people realize the new programs enable easier mixing. Just this week I heard tracks from several people who elevated their work with the new MIXED IN KEY program. (mixedinkey.com/). A tough area for people without a practiced ear is getting the vocals & instruments in the same pitching.This baby checks it for you & helps determine compatability. Another common problem is keeping the parts of the mashup in regular tempo. Not many want a track that has competeing rhythms. Many of the mixing programs come with beat-matching functions. A few days practice, & it's mighty easy to line up the tempos for maximum pleasureability.


I hope I don't give the impression that it's as easy as flipping a switch. The hardest part of mixing a mashup is finding the parts that actually complement each other. Many of the bootleggers aren't satisfied unless they use parts from numerous songs. A bassline from here. Some keyboards from there, & beats from multiple sources. Lately, it's not uncommon to hear more people sing their own 'a capellas' (vocals). I'm in possession of a serviceable voice & get asked regularly to sing some vocals for tracks. The more-talented mixers always manage to revive over-used material simply by placing it in a new arrangement with different backing. I never thought I'd like the Black Eyed Peas 'Humps' in a mashup again, but Kitchmix has one called 'Let Me Think About My Humps' (Ida Corr vs Freddy le Grand vs Black Eyed Peas) that is always welcome, & so far I've heard it on online radio at least 5 times. (kitchmix.multiply.com) That track & many more fine ones abound at his site.




Another bothersome area of mashing that is overcome with startling regularity is the need for new pellas. If you're not recycling old ones, or making them with your own voice, you need to locate them from the artists themselves. I advise going right up to someone like the Dandy Warhols, or Justin Timberlake & asking for some. It probably won't work, but you'll get a fine story for the chat rooms. lol. A recent breakthru is the tracks from the guitar player video games. Pop some of those in the right software & they separate into all the original channels. Saving just the vocals, or any part like guitars or percussion is as simple as exporting a section when you have access to OGG files. The new Voicedude mashup 'Sympathy For The Sandman' (Rolling Stones vs Metallica) appears to have the guitar video game ancestry. With the addition of his talented production Voicedude displays a piece with all the fantastic motion of the Metallica paired up with the compelling singing of Mick Jagger. See for yourself. Here's a damn fine post of the track from AudioPornCentral.
audioporncentral.com/2008/10/illegal-sund-17.html
or see Voicedude's Podcast site -
voicedude.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2008-10-21T21_06_39-07_00




Headphoneboy (man-likemachines.com/index.html) has taken the very direct route of playing two tracks together at the same time in a bid to make mashups that go their own way with new creativity. A risky endeavor, mixing A+B without much looping or cutting, it can still yield a good track as you'll find looking through the many mashup albums Headphoneboy leaves in his wake, & on his download page. Perhaps his approach isn't for everyone, but if you like being aurally challenged, I say check his work out. Headphoneboy is a prolific mixer with a good learning curve. Many's the time I've seen him post up to 8 tracks at a time. Whether he uses The White Stripes, Led Zeppelin, or even Neil Young, he continuously pursues that groove that will make you come back for more.




You can find pre-sorted mashups at sites like Mashuptown (mashuptown.com/) or you can head the forums & sites off by visiting the mixers sites directly. I advise starting at a top bootleggers site like DJ Moules (djmoule.com/). You'll find plenty of great new mashups like his 'Fa Fa Fa Good' (James Brown Vs Beatles Vs Datarock ) or 'Next to Yaa' (Police Vs Outkast, featuring Ganja Kru). Then, after you are floored with his majestic tracks, hit up his links page for other talented people. You'll see that there's no letup in mashups.





Mix Of The Week - Green Cheese has a new green cheese mix called 'VA - Green Cheese Compilation Vol 37....Say Cheese Please'.

It's nearly a complete disc & encapsulates the essence of why people make long mixes.It goes through many, many styles of music, often 3 or 4 tracks at a time. The listening maintains a directness of pleasure however, & you'll be wanting to replay this often.

Grab it at Green Cheese (http://greencheesemix.blogspot.com)

There's lots of previous mixes if you get the bug for his work. Which I think you will.



Mashup Tip : Do cut the instrumental, but do not kill the deputy.



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Palin = Nixon? The Parallels are Eerie


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HAIKU HEADLINES

I CAN ASK BIDEN

ANY STUPID QUESTION I WANT

I'M A JOURNALIST

zEN mAN
(observing WFTV anchor Barbara West asking Joe Biden id Obama is a "Marxist"....she said she was given the question and was just doing her job....hee haw)

zEN mAN archives


zEN mAN



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The Weekly Poll

Results Delayed

The New Question

Has there been a particular book or movie that you can say truly changed your life?



Send your response to BadtotheBoneBob (BCEpoll (at) aol.com)



Results have been delayed while Bob consults with the pros from Dover.



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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Garrison Keillor: Some Voters Are Going to Have to Lose Their Homes Before They Connect the Dots (Tribune Media Services. Posted on AlterNet.org)
It's clear that some Americans are beyond persuasion. Thankfully, it seems that most of us are willing to recognize BS when we see it.


Patricia Lopez: After a lifetime of laughs, Al Franken's on a serious mission (Star Tribune)
When Al Franken produced a 1992 "Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash," he fired off a letter to a man he'd been skewering for years - Richard Nixon - in the hope that one of his favorite political punching bags would bestow a personal appearance on the show.


Mark Caro: Oliver Stone has no regrets about release of 'W.' (Chicago Tribune)
Oliver Stone waited almost two decades to make a movie based on his Vietnam War experiences, but he couldn't wait till President George W. Bush was out of office to immortalize him on film.


Keith Blanchard: The Next Great Depression Is Here... If We're Lucky (huffingtonpost.com)
I think we've been bellied up just a little too long at the all-you-can-eat buffet of the world. You probably think I mean that figuratively. But one out of five Americans is overweight now, and one in four of us is clinically obese. Yowsa! One in four!! We are not just the fattest people on Earth, we're the fattest people in the history of people. We're so fat our favorite color is gravy. We're so fat that when our beeper goes off, other countries think we're backing up.


The prophet of loss (guardian.co.uk)
Vince Cable saw the recession coming long before his political opponents - and it turned out he had the solutions, too. So where does the Lib Dems' economics expert think we go from here? Stuart Jeffries meets him.


Tim Dowling: The bright side (guardian.co.uk)
If you want to put a positive spin on these dark times, weigh yourself now, and then look forward to weighing yourself again after a winter of frugal meals.


Julia Marino: Local [SE Ohio] community organizer makes 'Daily Show' correspondent laugh (athensnews.com)
"Oh, Liz, there's that Ohio wit again!" "The Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver's brisk British accent resonates in the still, comfortable air of Liz Shaw's historic home in Meigs County.


Mike Ludwig: Grammy winner Carole King gives Obama canvassers pep talk in Nelsonville (athensnews.com)
When a local canvasser asked how to approach prospective voters who make "veiled statements" that imply they don't trust Obama as a leader on racial grounds, King suggested sending children and young people to speak to them because conservative members of the "older generation" are less likely to challenge young people with racially fueled concerns.


Charlie Brooker: So, you think it's funny to laugh at irritating celebrities when their lives fall apart, do you? (guardian.co.uk)
Perhaps I'm mellowing in my old age but kicking real people when they're down doesn't activate my chuckle cells.


Kerry Lauerman: The end of "Opus" (salon.com)
Berkeley Breathed explains how our coarse national dialogue led him to end his strip. But what fate awaits our beloved, big-nosed hero?


Michael Hamersly: What you oughta know before seeing Alanis Morissette (McClatchy Newspapers)
After two forgettable dance-pop albums, Canadian singer Alanis Morissette found her true voice and exploded into rock history with the raw album "Jagged Little Pill." Its hit "You Oughta Know" became an empowering anthem for women all over the world. The album went on to sell 30 million copies, making it the bestselling debut album by a female artist in the United States.


Patrick S. Pemberton: Irish-American rapper [Everlast] says keeping up with the news weighs heavy on his mind and his music (McClatchy Newspapers)
"I'm just watching America fall apart," he said via phone recently from Birmingham, Ala., as CNN reporters discussed the latest Wall Street losses in the background. "I'm watching all the young people's futures being robbed from them right now because their parents are losing all of their college money."


Walter Tunis: Acclaimed bassist Edgar Meyer is based in many genres (McClatchy Newspapers)
Many artists have a recognition factor specific enough that when their name appears on a concert bill or recording, you know in an instant the type of music that is at hand. AC/DC? Jay-Z? George Strait? You know what you're in for with those guys. Someone like Edgar Meyer is another story entirely.


David Bruce: Wise Up! Good Deeds (athensnews.com)
All of us have seen fliers that announce important information such as "Roommate Needed" or "Drummer Wanted for Hard Rock Band." The paper flyers include a fringed bottom made with scissors. Each fringe contains such important information as a telephone number. Often, a note states, "Take one," referring to the fringes, which can easily be torn off the flyer and carried away. On Oct. 20, a number of such fliers appeared in public places in Athens. The fliers stated, "Important Information. Take one." On each fringe was written the phrase "I Love You." Other fliers had fringes on which were printed, "I Like You" and "Thank You."


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Forget Obama's Commercial, McCain to Appear on 'Wayne's World'


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Trivia Question Of The Day

Halloween is now the United States' __?__ most popular holiday

   A    Second
   B    Third
   C    Fourth
   D    Fifth
   E    Sixth



Send your answer to Marty





Trivia Question from Yesterday

As one of the most popular crops in the United States, how many pounds of pumpkins are produced each year?

   A     50 Million
   B    100 Million
   C    500 Million
   D    900 Million
  E     1.5 Billion                   Source

As one of the most popular crops in the United States, 1.5 billion pounds (680,388,555 kilograms) of pumpkins are produced each year.           Source





mj was first, but wrong, with:
   Pure WAG
  B.




Alan J answered correctly:
   E 1.5 billion



Charlie responded:
   Wikipedia says
  E 1.5 Billion




Sally said:
   For today's trivia reply, I consulted a favorite "Garden Tip" page
  The answer is E according to them.
  PS: Just heard a loud "Bang" of THUNDER! Bad storm outside. I'm outta here!!




Chuck B replied:
   I will go with E. 1.5 billion....The more the merrier.



Vic in AK wrote:
   The trivia answer is D: 1.5 billion lbs
  I am, or was a member of the Westfield Sportsman's Club in Westfield Ma. where an 8yo child , through what I consider "Gross" negligence was allowed to attempt shooting an automatic weapon, it recoiled and kept firing, pushing the barrel up until a round struck him in the head resulting in his death.
  We jokingly (and accurately) called to the place the Westfield Sportsdrinkers Club.
  I stopped going there back in the 80's when a drunk during a Turkey Shoot swung a shot-gun around and leveled it at me as a "joke"
  Dumb corn fed farm raised rube told me after I grabbed the gun out of his sodden hands "It only has bird shot in it"
  What the fuck ever Cletus! YUP Massatucky has Red-Necks
  My sister, an emergency room nurse at Bay-State Medical was in attendance when the young boy was brought in. She told me the injury was "Devastating" and started to cry, possibly because she has an 8 year old of her own.
  A flier my mother found for the event had the catch-line "Its all legal and fun-No permits or licenses required!!!!"




~ Tony In Philly     responded:
   E. 1.5 Billion



Marian the Teacher replied:
   1.5 billion with the US producing 1 billion of them



And, Joe S ("I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."  ~ Henry David Thoreau) the pumpkin fry-bread cook answered:
   The answer is E: 1.5 Billion. I didn't guess, I looked it up. That's a lotta punkins! By-the-way, Letterman's gonna blow one up this week, don't miss it.




  


Thanks to Charlie, Chuck B, Tony in Philly and Joe S for the pictures.





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Endorsements


For Obama


For McPalin



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Reader Comment

Re: Zenman vs the NRA

Marty,

This morning, ZenMan's item on the kid killed by an assault rifle ended with the phrase "FUCK THE NRA." How dare he so rudely criticize an organization that has so staunchly misinterpreted yet defended half of a Constitutional amendment lo these many years!?!? Unthinkable!

Roy the retired airman
Tyler, TX


Thanks, Roy!

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http://dareland.blogspot.com


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

HERE COME THE REPUG SCUM!

THE VET WHO DID NO VET!

THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR VIDEOS!

FOR THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING!

OSAMA HEARTS McBUSH!

JOHN McCAIN, YOU'RE NO MAVERICK!

GIBBERING NUMBSKULLS!

JILTED BY THE PLASTIC, FANTASTIC LOVER!

NO MORE BLOCH HEAD!

McBUSH ADMITS: "I SUCK!"

MOMMA CAT!

THOSE FUCKING CHRISTIANS!

WHO IS THE REAL CONSERVATIVE?

REPUBLICAN HEDGE FUND!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still sunny and dry.



Tonight, Wednesday:

CBS starts the with the FRESH infomercial 'Message from Obama', followed by a FRESH 'Old Christine', then a FRESH 'Criminal Minds', then a FRESH 'CSI: The 3rd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Alec Baldwin, Paul Mooney, and Ryan Adams.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Ben Stein, Parminder Nagra, and the New York Dolls.

NBC opens the night with the FRESH infomercial 'Message from Obama', followed by a FRESH 'Deal Or No Deal', then a FRESH 'Lipstick Jungle'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Sarah Silverman, Rove McManus, and the Kooks.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Tracy Morgan, Paget Brewster, and the Last Shadow Puppets.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are Dr. Drew Pinsky, and Gavin Degraw.

ABC begins the night with a FRESH 'Pushing Daisies', followed by a FRESH 'Private Practice', then a FRESH 'Dirty Sexy Money'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Seth Rogen, Corbin Bleu, and the Whigs.

The CW here offers FRESH 'NBA Basketball', with the Lakers visiting the Clippers, both at home.

Faux starts the night early with the FRESH informercial 'Obama's Message', followed by what they hope is the rest of 'World Series Baseball - Game 5, Part 3 - The Rainout in Philly', but snow is expected.

MY has a FRESH 'Tony Rock Project', followed by a RERUN 'Under One Roof', then a FRESH 'Shaken Not Stirred'.

A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', still another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', followed by a FRESH 'Parking Wars'.

AMC offers the movie 'Jeepers Creepers', followed by the movie 'Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday', then the movie 'Willard'.

BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 10
 [12:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 11
 [1:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited - Ep 4 Bonapartes
 [2:00 PM]    Cash in the Attic - Episode 6
 [3:00 PM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 18 Newark 62
 [3:30 PM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 19 Oakington 60
 [4:00 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 7
 [4:30 PM]    You Are What You Eat - Episode 8
 [5:00 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 13
 [5:30 PM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 14
 [6:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 The Granary
 [7:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]    Dragons' Den - Episode 3
 [9:00 PM]    Britain's Youngest Grannies
 [10:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [11:00 PM]    Dragons' Den - Episode 3
 [12:00 AM]    Britain's Youngest Grannies
 [1:00 AM]    Dragons' Den - Episode 3
 [2:00 AM]    Britain's Youngest Grannies
 [3:00 AM]    The Graham Norton Show - Ep 5 Cynthia Nixon, David Mitchell and One Repub
 [4:00 AM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 18 Newark 62
 [4:30 AM]    Bargain Hunt - Ep. 19 Oakington 60
 [5:00 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep. 1 Doyle
 [5:30 AM]    Cash in the Attic - Ep. 2 Rice
 [6:00 AM]    BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has 'Top Chef', another 'Top Chef', 'Top Design', and a FRESH 'Top Design'.

Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Futurama', 'South Park', followed by a FRESH 'South Park', then a FRESH 'Chocolate News'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is our next president, Sen. Barack Obama.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is David Simon.

FX has the movie 'Batman Begins', followed by a FRESH 'Sons Of Anarchy'.

History has 'Modern Marvels', 'MonsterQuest', followed by a FRESH 'MonsterQuest', then a FRESH "UFO Hunters'.

IFC  -   
 [7:30 AM]   Private Fears in Public Places
 [9:35 AM]   Far From Heaven
 [11:25 AM]   The War at Home
 [1:30 PM]   Private Fears in Public Places
 [3:35 PM]   Far From Heaven
 [5:30 PM]   The War at Home
 [7:35 PM]   Primer
 [9:00 PM]   Scanners
 [10:45 PM]   Crash
 [12:30 AM]   Scanners
 [2:15 AM]   Crash
 [4:00 AM]   Primer
 [5:25 AM]   IFC Short Film Showcase    (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has 'Ghost Hunters', another 'Ghost Hunters', followed by a FRESH 'Ghost Hunters', and another 'Ghost Hunters'.

Sundance  -   
 [05:35 AM]   The Wild Horse Redemption
 [07:15 AM]   The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
 [08:00 AM]   Slings & Arrows - Season 2: Episode 3: Rarer Monsters
 [09:00 AM]   14 Women
 [10:15 AM]   It's a Free World
 [12:00 PM]   The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
 [12:45 PM]   Binta and the Great Idea
 [01:15 PM]   The Syrian Bride
 [03:00 PM]   The Front Page
 [05:00 PM]   One Punk Under God: Episode 5
 [05:30 PM]   Room
 [07:00 PM]   Pangea Day
 [08:00 PM]   Architecture School: Episode 5
 [08:30 PM]   On the Road in America: Episode 10 - Middle East, Part 1
 [09:00 PM]   Waking the Dead
 [11:00 PM]   Flying: Confessions...: Part 5
 [12:00 AM]   Architecture School: Episode 5
 [12:30 AM]   The Bubble
 [02:30 AM]   Binta and the Great Idea
 [03:00 AM]   Live From Abbey Road - Season 1: Paul Simon, Corinne Bailey Rae & Primal Scream
 [04:00 AM]   The Front Page
 [05:45 AM]   Gay Muslims     (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      The Spiral Staircase (1945)
 [7:45 AM]      Notorious (1946)
 [9:30 AM]      Cornered (1946)
 [11:15 AM]      Till The End Of Time (1946)
 [1:00 PM]      The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer (1947)
 [2:45 PM]      I Remember Mama (1948)
 [5:00 PM]      Rachel And The Stranger (1948)
 [6:30 PM]      Macao (1952)
 [8:00 PM]      Murder, My Sweet (1944)
 [9:45 PM]      Sister Kenny (1946)
 [11:45 PM]      Out of the Past (1947)
 [1:30 AM]      They Live by Night (1949)
 [3:15 AM]      On Dangerous Ground (1951)
 [4:45 AM]      The Thing From Another World (1951)     (ALL TIMES EST)


Thursday  -  10/30/08

TCM:
 [6:15 AM]      Mad Love (1935)
 [7:30 AM]      The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
 [9:00 AM]      I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
 [10:15 AM]      Curse of the Demon (1958)
 [12:00 PM]      The Gorgon (1964)
 [1:30 PM]      Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
 [3:15 PM]      The Tomb Of Ligeia (1964)
 [5:00 PM]      The Tingler (1959)
 [6:30 PM]      House Of Usher (1960)
 [8:00 PM]      Dead of Night (1945)
 [10:00 PM]      Torture Garden (1967)
 [11:45 PM]      Twice-Told Tales (1963)
 [2:00 AM]      Kwaidan (1964)
 [4:45 AM]      Spirits of the Dead (1969)     (ALL TIMES EST)



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Actor Dustin Hoffman (R) poses with presenter Ryan Gosling after accepting the Career Award at the 12th annual Hollywood Awards gala in Beverly Hills, California October 27, 2008.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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Free Obama Concert In Tampa Bay

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett plans a free concert Sunday in Tampa to urge people to vote for Democrat Barack Obama for president. The "Last Chance for Change" rally and concert is happening two days before the election at the outdoor Ford Amphitheatre.

People can get two free tickets by visiting any of the early voting information tables the Obama campaign has set up in the Tampa Bay area. Show time is 3 p.m.

More information is available at www.FL.BarackObama.com.

Jimmy Buffett

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Visited Leno

Michelle Obama

No $150,000 wardrobe malfunctions for Michelle Obama.

"Actually, this is a J. Crew ensemble," the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told comedian Jay Leno on Monday on his talk show. She wore a yellow sweater, skirt and blouse ensemble.

Questioned by Leno, the potential first lady declined to criticize GOP vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin about revelations that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 at Neiman Marcus and other high-end retailers on clothes and accessories for Palin and her family.

Obama said she and her husband have a policy of spending their own money on their clothes. But she said she wanted to be "empathetic."

"A V.P. pick, it's like being shot out of a cannon. All of a sudden you're at the center of attention, and you want to look good," said Michelle Obama, adding she has never met Palin. "You're living in your home, minding your business, and all of a sudden you're on the national stage and everyone's watching."

Michelle Obama

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The family of deceased actor Bernie Mac, daughter JeNiece, left, grand-daughter Jasmine, and wife Rhonda, right, arrive to the world premiere of the film 'Soul Men' at the Apollo Theater in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
Photo by Stuart Ramson

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Charity Event Doubles As Tribute

The Painted Turtle

A Hollywood who's-who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman's children's camp that doubled as a tribute to the late actor.

The lineup for a dramatic reading of "The World of Nick Adams" on Monday night at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall already was set when the acting legend died of cancer Sept. 26 at the age of 83. The event benefited The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses, that was started by Newman in 1999.

"We expected Paul to be with us and so this kind of turned into kind of a tribute," said Danny Glover, who joined Jack Nicholson, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, Sean Penn and other big names in the reading. "This is the first time we are doing this without Paul - there is a void there, without a doubt."

Some 2,500 people attended the star-studded benefit, which began with a video in which Newman discussed his work with the Association of Hole in The Wall Camps, which runs 11 camps around the world including The Painted Turtle.

The Painted Turtle

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Plant-Less Tour

Led Zeppelin

Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin are planning to return to recording and touring -- without singer and frontman Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones told BBC radio.

Jones said the hard-rocking group were trying out different singers to replace Plant, who has repeatedly voiced his reluctance to join in a full reunion after a mammoth one-off gig at the O2 Arena in London last December.

Jones said he, guitarist Jimmy Page and Bonham's drummer son Jason were keen to get out playing concerts again -- and were not hanging around waiting for Plant to change his mind.

Led Zeppelin

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Top-Earning Dead Celebrity

Elvis

Elvis Presley may have left the building several decades ago, but his earning power is far from diminished with Forbes.com ranking him the top-earning dead celebrity for the second year in a row.

Presley pulled in $52 million in the past year, helped by increased visitors to his Graceland estate to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death and new ventures like the Elvis Sirius Satellite Radio show, according to the web site.

Coming in at No. 2 with $33 million in earnings was cartoonist Charles Schulz, who died in 2000 and is best known for his "Peanuts" comic strip, while Australian actor Heath Ledger nabbed third spot.

German-born physicist Albert Einstein comes in at No. 4 with $18 million in earnings, mainly from Baby Einstein, the majority Disney owned videos and toys for children, while TV producer Aaron Spelling -- whose shows include "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Charlie's Angels" -- was ranked No. 5 with $15 million in earnings.

Elvis

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bartcook

In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Co-Hosting Nobel Concert

Michael Caine

Michael Caine will co-host the 2008 Nobel Peace Concert honoring this year's laureate, organizers said Tuesday.

The 75-year-old two-time Oscar winner will host the Dec. 11 show with Scarlett Johansson.

The show is headlined by Diana Ross and includes Feist, Dierks Bentley, Julieta Venegas and Seun Kuti.

Michael Caine

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Director Michael Cimino, right, arrives accompanied by guest Calantha Mansfield at the third edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. The third edition of the Rome film festival is scheduled to run until Oct. 31.
Photo by Andrew Medichini

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New Line

Sopranos Wines

"The Sopranos," the U.S. television series about a New Jersey mob family, has sparked an unusual spinoff -- a line of Italian wines that will be launched in the United States this fall.

Sopranos Wines are being produced under a licensing agreement between the TV network HBO and New-York based Vesuvio Import Company. The wines will be distributed by Duggan's Distillers Products Corp..

A joint statement said the line from various Italian wineries would feature a variety of wines ranging a Chianti DOCG, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir priced up to $11.99 to a higher end Chianti Classico at $23.99 and a Chianti Classico Reserva at $29.99.

The Vesuvio Import Company, created to develop this new line, was named after the famed fictional restaurant depicted in the series that ran for six seasons over more than eight years, ending in June 2007.

Sopranos Wines

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Authors, Publishers Settle Suit

The Google

Eager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant's book search program.

Under an agreement reached by Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, librarians and the public will have an easier time tracking down millions of out-of-print books. At the same time, Google and the book business will have greater opportunities for online sales.

"This is an extraordinary accomplishment," Paul N. Courant, university librarian for the University of Michigan, said in a statement. "It will now be possible, even easy, for anyone to access these great collections from anywhere in the United States."

Under the Google Print Library Project, snippets from millions of out-of-print, but copyrighted books have been indexed online by Michigan and other libraries. Google has called the project, which also scans public domain works, an invaluable chance for books to receive increased exposure.

The Google

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This photo of a promotional poster for the 1977 Virgin Records' single' God Save The Queen,' by 'The Sex-Pistols,' designed by Jamie Reid, was released by Christie's Auction House, in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. The poster will be offered at auction by Christie's in New York on Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 as part of their first auction to center on Punk and New Wave memorabilia.
Photo by Jamie Reid

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Reduced Drug Charges

Steven Page

A drug charge against Barenaked Ladies singer-guitarist Steven Page was significantly reduced Tuesday by an upstate New York court.

The felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and the 38-year-old musician was given what's called an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, which means the charges will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for six months.

Page was arrested in July while visiting girlfriend Christine Benedicto and another woman at their suburban Syracuse apartment.

Benedicto and another woman, Stephanie Ford, were charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. They also had the charge adjourned in contemplation of dismissal; marijuana possession charges against them also were dropped.

Steven Page

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No Obama Infomercial

ABC

A half-hour Barack Obama campaign ad will blanket the major broadcast networks Wednesday night - except for ABC.

Attempting to protect its struggling Wednesday lineup, ABC tried to reach an agreement with the Obama campaign to air the commercial on a different night, according to people familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

The Obama campaign bought time on CBS, NBC and Fox for $1 million per network. In Fox's case, the ad will precede the resumption of rain-suspended Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia.

Fox decided to pre-empt its World Series pre-game show for the Obama spot and will start its baseball coverage after the commercial's 8:30 p.m. conclusion.

ABC

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France Honours

Roger Moore

British actor Roger Moore, who played the suave secret agent James Bond seven times, was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours, at a ceremony in Paris Tuesday.

Culture Minister Christine Albanel, who presented the honour to Moore, said he was a true legend of both cinema and television.

Moore first became famous in the 1960s television series The Saint. He also teamed up with US actor Tony Curtis in the 1970 series The Persuaders, in which they played a couple of rich playboys with a sideline in investigating crimes.

He played his first Bond film, "Live and Let Die", in 1973, taking over from Sean Connery. He played his last one, "A View to a Kill", in 1985.

Roger Moore

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Designer Anita Jakobson presents a creation by Eva Rachline and Chocolat Chapon at the 14th Salon du Chocolat (Paris Chocolate Show) in Paris October 28, 2008
Photo by Benoit Tessier

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VA Report

U.S. Veterans

Nearly 15 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical care from the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department have suffered sexual trauma, from harassment to rape, researchers reported on Tuesday.

And these veterans were 1.5 times as likely as other veterans to need mental health services, the report from the VA found.

Rachel Kimerling of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California said in a telephone interview the term "military sexual trauma" covers a range of events from coerced sex to outright rape or threatening and unwelcome sexual advances.

The study does not cover active-duty servicemen and women, as VA services are only available to discharged veterans.

U.S. Veterans

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Tortured Into Confessing

Mohammed Jawad

A young Guantanamo prisoner's confession to Afghan police was obtained through torture and cannot be used as evidence in his trial on charges of wounding U.S. soldiers with a grenade, a judge in the U.S. war crimes court ruled on Tuesday.

Mohammed Jawad was 16 or 17 at the time and appeared to have been drugged, said the judge, Army Col. Stephen Henley. The Afghan officials who interrogated Jawad at the Kabul police station were armed and the death threat was credible, he ruled.

Jawad was turned over to U.S. forces after confessing and, two months later, was sent to the detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The military prosecutor in the case quit last month, alleging the U.S. government was suppressing evidence that cast doubt on Jawad's guilt. And a U.S. general who supervised the prosecutors was reassigned after fellow officers accused him of pushing for charges in the Jawad case prematurely because he felt it would excite the interest of U.S. citizens.

Mohammed Jawad

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Prime-Time Nielsens

Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 20-26. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

    1. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.49 million viewers.
    2. (2) "Dancing with the Stars," ABC, 18.5 million viewers.
    3. (3) "NCIS," CBS, 17.23 million viewers.
    4. (7) "Dancing with the Stars Results," ABC, 16.35 million viewers.
    5. (4) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 15.95 million viewers.
    6. (X) World Series Game 4: Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, Fox, 15.48 million viewers.
    7. (9) "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.28 million viewers.
    8. (7) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 15.01 million viewers.
    9. (X) World Series Game 1: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Fox, 14.634 million viewers.
   10. (11) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 14.63 million viewers.
   11. (4) "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 14.45 million viewers.
   12. (10) "CSI: NY," CBS, 14.39 million viewers.
   13. (11) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.5 million viewers.
   14. (14) "Survivor: Gabon," CBS, 13.31 million viewers.
   15. (16) "The OT," Fox, 13.28 million viewers.
   16. (15) "House," Fox, 13.08 million viewers.
   17. (X) "World Series Game 4 Preview," Fox, 13.06 million viewers.
   18. (13) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.82 million viewers.
   19. (X) World Series Game 2: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Fox, 12.78 million viewers.
   20. (16) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 12.26 million viewers.

Ratings

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In Memory

Gerard Damiano

The director of the 1972 hard-core adult movie classic "Deep Throat" has died in Florida.

A report in News-Press newspaper in Fort Myers, Florida, quoted the son of director Gerard Damiano as saying he died Saturday. He was 80 and had suffered a stroke in September.

The New York-born director made a long line of adult films, but "Deep Throat" became a mass-market box-office success and was credited with launching the modern hard-core pornography industry.

Damiano said in an interview with the News-Press in 2005 that he was diplomatic in a difficult industry.

"I was just a nice guy, which is why I think I did pretty well," he said.

"I mean, I'd meet an actress and have to say, 'Sit down, take your clothes off - I'm going to ask you to do some nasty things.' You have to be pretty nice."

Gerard Damiano

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An intricate fish pattern decorates a jack-o-lantern at the Camp Sunshine Maine Pumpkin Festival, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Cumberland, Maine, where volunteers tried to beat the Guinness Record for most lit jack-o-lanterns. They managed to light just over 23,000 pumpkins. The record is 30,128. Camp Sunshine is a Maine based national retreat for children with life threatening illnesses and their families.
Photo by Robert F. Bukaty

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