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3/11/2024 6:58:05 AM
I hate when this happens

2/29/2024 7:46:21 AM
Name one song you wish you had written

2/17/2024 9:09:01 AM
musical identity, is it necessary to have one?

12/13/2023 10:36:57 AM
a serious topic, for me, anyway

11/21/2023 3:42:15 PM
Indie music is the best music of my lifetime

11/10/2023 3:12:42 PM
songs written from someone else's perspective

10/5/2023 4:53:09 AM
Seasons change and so did I, you need not wonder why

8/21/2023 8:22:45 AM
So who's working on songs?

7/28/2023 12:04:08 PM
Did metal ruin rock?

6/18/2023 8:10:08 AM
new ideas for promoting yourself as an artist, and your music..

5/22/2023 12:48:45 PM
Elton John, Last Show in America - Dodger Stadium

4/25/2023 5:23:37 PM
If you happen to write a groovy song

4/19/2023 8:53:23 AM
Letting songs ruminate and grow in your head.

4/5/2023 8:35:07 AM
Trying to relate to past versions of yourself

2/9/2023 1:29:07 PM
RIP Bert Bacharach

1/11/2023 5:32:18 PM
RIP Jeff Beck

11/17/2022 4:38:38 PM
Not many come along like her.

11/3/2022 7:17:20 PM
Are you writing?

9/23/2022 12:21:02 PM
Have you been going thru any big changes lately?

9/20/2022 2:17:49 PM
Resilient like an indie.

7/27/2022 9:36:27 PM
What's the last song that got stuck in your head?

7/14/2022 1:44:42 AM
Write a great first line of lyrics for a new song.

5/27/2022 8:01:11 AM
Happy

5/13/2022 9:26:36 AM
Guess what McCartney considers the best song he ever wrote.

5/10/2022 11:41:28 PM
here's a blast from the past - the Blumberg Scandal at mp3.com

3/26/2022 1:03:07 PM
Use angst in your art.

3/15/2022 5:31:23 PM
Nostalgia

3/13/2022 7:32:45 PM
Tell a story from your life, anything at all.

3/5/2022 12:50:53 PM
Here is something you gotta see

2/10/2022 5:36:00 PM
The Things You Can't Control

2/10/2022 3:27:42 AM
Songs About Waiting

1/18/2022 11:49:19 AM
We're down to 8 teams left in the NFL for this season

12/31/2021 1:14:11 PM
people who give up on life and music

11/25/2021 10:44:35 AM
Get Back is now streaming on Disney plus

11/22/2021 4:26:20 AM
Sometimes I feel like society is against indies

11/4/2021 12:27:47 PM
3 songs at a time

10/27/2021 10:44:14 AM
What's your favorite ever love song?

10/23/2021 11:26:16 AM
the greatest idea ever??

10/19/2021 10:47:22 AM
Keeping one's mind on the music

9/28/2021 7:46:15 AM
Words can't begin..

9/12/2021 10:03:59 AM
NFL

8/15/2021 7:20:59 AM
My opinion on the matter

8/8/2021 10:48:00 AM
Ever listen to your own stuff and..

7/31/2021 10:13:51 AM
so are you folks working on music?

7/16/2021 9:30:09 PM
Huge Recommendation - McCartney 3,2,1 on Hulu

7/14/2021 11:07:18 AM
Call me simple, I don't care

7/11/2021 5:42:52 PM
songs that you totally love but you don't even understand why you do

4/13/2021 6:23:21 PM
wow new song - Mick Jagger & Dave Grohl

3/11/2021 5:54:45 PM
my elaborate plan to push music into the stratosphere

1/30/2021 6:52:46 PM
the best song I've ever done?

12/26/2020 12:59:09 PM
Bookmark this for a rainy day.

11/3/2020 7:07:45 AM
This monumental day is crying out for this old FT song.

10/22/2020 11:41:52 AM
Keith Jarrett confronts a future without the piano

10/13/2020 10:28:21 PM
new songs by Stevie Wonder!!

8/4/2020 10:11:04 PM
words and germs and songwriting

8/1/2020 8:40:41 PM
Is it possible to awaken the numb?

7/23/2020 8:37:08 PM
Women are the future of the world.

7/23/2020 5:28:39 PM
Women are the future of the world.

7/14/2020 4:54:24 PM
some songs take many years to gestate

7/9/2020 4:39:42 PM
taking on a rather daunting musical project

6/28/2020 2:14:36 AM
It's like it was all pretty much meant to happen

6/27/2020 10:54:34 AM
Bob Dylan and Neil Young top UK album charts.

6/4/2020 10:41:23 AM
John Lennon - a spokesman for our times

6/1/2020 11:55:32 AM
Courtney Love finally confesses to killing Kurt Cobain

5/27/2020 11:22:42 AM
How's your energy level in these times?

4/30/2020 8:52:29 PM
Ever have a song you just couldn't do right?

4/28/2020 10:05:46 PM
Let's see, should I drink Clorox or work on music today?

4/13/2020 1:25:48 PM
using synthesizers to play brass parts

4/3/2020 12:19:24 PM
RIP Bill Withers

3/31/2020 4:21:19 AM
this ought to be a good time to work on music

3/28/2020 6:27:29 PM
when the singer takes over the crowd

3/27/2020 6:26:25 AM
Bob Dylan releases first new song in 8 years

3/12/2020 4:02:50 PM
masterpiece songs

2/25/2020 9:07:45 AM
I came up with a new name for what we do

2/22/2020 2:55:47 PM
soul situations

2/21/2020 8:02:13 AM
inspiration on the fly

1/1/2020 2:03:27 AM
very Happy New Year from the actual Father Time!

12/29/2019 10:05:35 AM
How much of your true personality do you show online?

12/21/2019 1:20:37 PM
one of the absolute best things about indie music

12/10/2019 11:22:07 AM
the importance of lyrics

12/4/2019 3:11:37 AM
How do you work on songs?

11/9/2019 4:33:14 PM
any fans of Kanye West here?

10/17/2019 9:37:12 PM
If you could eat dinner with any 4 people, alive or dead, who would you pick?

10/3/2019 10:30:37 AM
New single by The Who

9/21/2019 1:26:59 PM
songs that fill you with joy

9/12/2019 10:28:42 AM
How much is your music part of your identity?

9/5/2019 11:03:44 AM
memory

9/3/2019 3:05:25 PM
What's your favorite line of lyric you've ever written

9/1/2019 7:00:21 AM
artistry vs. the attention span dilemma

8/29/2019 2:34:20 AM
Music is the only thing..

3/23/2019 11:47:25 AM
I am no artist.

3/12/2019 6:57:00 PM
finding the right chord

2/25/2019 2:57:59 PM
Rock and roll is unfair

2/19/2019 9:45:34 AM
my new songs are flowin' like tequila

2/14/2019 8:54:38 AM
Guitar solos don't have to be fast to be really cool

2/9/2019 10:18:40 AM
Most people don't care about music anymore

1/15/2019 2:07:19 PM
RIP Carol Channing

1/1/2019 8:39:13 AM
I love indie music.

10/27/2018 6:48:25 AM
the value of being the new guy

10/17/2018 1:42:47 PM
I actually wrote a new song

10/6/2018 10:02:52 AM
more crap

9/25/2018 5:26:27 PM
just personal stuff

2/21/2018 1:19:18 AM
the key to a happy life

2/12/2018 4:07:53 PM
Are you working on anything musical?

2/10/2018 5:18:18 PM
What do you think of this quote - agree or disagree?

2/9/2018 11:28:38 AM
What happened on Feb 9th?

1/31/2018 1:47:11 PM
somebody asked me a question

1/27/2018 11:05:07 AM
This is our time.

1/23/2018 7:27:15 AM
Neil Diamond has Parkinsons, retires from performing

1/18/2018 5:31:28 PM
the day no one had anything to say

1/17/2018 5:55:12 PM
comic books

1/15/2018 6:23:48 PM
IMPeccable Radio plays 24/7

1/13/2018 2:17:24 PM
Everybody excited about the GK Awards show Sunday night?

1/11/2018 11:47:32 PM
when Led Zep met the King

1/5/2018 5:08:04 PM
What are your musical goals for 2018?

1/3/2018 9:44:48 AM
Spotify sued for billions

1/1/2018 7:12:58 AM
Happy New Year from Father Time himself..

12/19/2017 8:22:01 AM
Name 10 songs you wish you had written

12/15/2017 7:53:23 AM
Music is the cure

12/14/2017 1:30:29 PM
Anybody have any idea what the end of net neutrality will mean to IMP?

12/12/2017 8:08:49 AM
The story behind one of my songs.

12/9/2017 2:35:23 PM
What do you think is the greatest earworm, the catchiest song of all time?

12/8/2017 6:11:04 AM
I added a bunch of newer songs to IMPeccable Radio

12/7/2017 3:22:03 PM
Will killing Net Neutrality hurt indies?

12/6/2017 8:36:14 AM
my music career

12/5/2017 9:43:37 PM
that glossy look in their eyes..

12/4/2017 3:32:09 PM
RIP Ian McLagen

12/4/2017 9:26:07 AM
the GK nominations are kind of lacking lately, c'mon peeps

12/4/2017 7:06:46 AM
Is it ever too late to change?

12/3/2017 2:59:35 PM
Holiday brainwashing

12/3/2017 2:58:09 PM
What was the greatest day of your life?

12/1/2017 4:30:57 PM
Neil Young changed online music forever today

11/29/2017 5:05:16 PM
the sex police state

11/29/2017 4:26:38 AM
an indie I ran into on facebook lets loose with his frustrations, what do you think of his vantage point?

11/28/2017 9:54:57 PM
Neil Young concert streaming on facebook Dec 1st at 8:00

11/21/2017 9:50:42 PM
RIP David Cassidy

11/21/2017 5:49:34 AM
Inspiration

11/17/2017 1:11:48 PM
Thanks a lot, Verity!

11/17/2017 7:06:24 AM
I confess

11/16/2017 1:59:39 PM
some thoughts on your Golden Kayak nominations

11/9/2017 4:27:56 AM
I was a little down tonight so I..

11/9/2017 2:43:07 AM
Not that anybody gives a crap, but..

11/6/2017 12:01:02 PM
my concert is cancelled

11/4/2017 9:16:51 AM
new Neil Young song that is pretty amazing..

11/3/2017 4:13:22 AM
songs about honesty

10/28/2017 11:32:39 AM
Saturday

10/26/2017 7:16:18 PM
Is it worthwhile doing a full-length record anymore?

10/25/2017 4:03:24 PM
RIP Fats Domino

10/25/2017 2:43:52 AM
Should artists continue to promote their older material?

10/23/2017 10:05:45 PM
new item on the front page

10/22/2017 2:00:10 AM
we made a site fix.

10/20/2017 3:19:34 PM
a big event

10/18/2017 9:37:30 PM
Ageism and Sexism are just as bad as the other isms.

10/17/2017 10:42:04 AM
Is this one of the keys to Francesca's success here?

10/17/2017 9:59:48 AM
How many here listen to IMP on their phones and devices?

10/13/2017 3:32:01 AM
Come one, come all, line up to read my latest blog

10/12/2017 7:31:16 AM
Eminem revolutionizes hiphop at the BET hiphop awards.

10/12/2017 7:15:13 AM
Who is the indie walrus?

10/11/2017 1:13:25 PM
Most folks see me as a rock-and-roller, but..

10/7/2017 3:14:42 PM
video festival

10/6/2017 11:51:34 AM
Stupid facebook.

10/3/2017 3:39:43 AM
300 million

10/2/2017 4:04:07 PM
RIP Tom Petty :(

9/29/2017 3:02:43 AM
The incredible, shocking Facebook code I was amazingly lucky to crack

9/28/2017 4:42:12 PM
I want to change social media.

9/27/2017 8:28:54 PM
A demo for a new love song, does this have any potential do ya think?

9/27/2017 5:52:56 PM
Don't try to tell me I'm old.

9/26/2017 5:59:24 AM
Neil Young's acceptance speech for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame a few days ago

9/25/2017 1:04:33 AM
The MonaLisa Twins raise their game even further with totally new swingin' 3D Single!!

9/18/2017 11:26:52 AM
You got a brand new car but you're still livin' with your mother

9/13/2017 12:45:12 AM
"Maybe the guitar is over." - Eric Clapton

9/12/2017 2:29:01 PM
If you had to pick 3 bands or acts to be the only music you could listen to, who would they be?

9/8/2017 11:07:27 PM
Ever been lovesick?

8/30/2017 5:43:22 PM
Tell us about the new song(s) you're working on.

8/22/2017 12:55:58 AM
There aren't as many protest songs as there used to be.

8/20/2017 2:07:02 PM
RIP Jerry Lewis

8/18/2017 4:32:24 PM
All purpose NFL and college Football thread

8/17/2017 11:35:00 PM
Repairing Willie Nelson's guitar

8/14/2017 12:48:35 PM
My absolute favorite Stevie Wonder song!

8/8/2017 7:18:20 PM
RIP Glen Campbell (who has a page at IMP)

7/22/2017 4:36:06 PM
Dreams..

7/19/2017 8:37:12 PM
Critique my domain site, anybody?

7/18/2017 12:19:08 AM
Identity crisis, anyone?

7/16/2017 11:22:25 AM
Good stories about your songs

7/15/2017 12:32:48 PM
a band called Sweet

7/15/2017 12:15:48 PM
the technological gods know the truth

7/14/2017 1:11:10 PM
What's your favorite line of lyric you ever wrote?

7/10/2017 7:06:41 PM
What's the craziest thing you've ever done in the name of art?

6/30/2017 11:35:16 AM
Everybody has one song that they feel got underappreciated, one that deserved more love, right?

6/28/2017 8:41:50 AM
Who is the best artist in the world from 2000 to 2017?

6/26/2017 10:22:26 AM
the joy of a simple song

6/24/2017 9:55:35 PM
the price you pay

6/15/2017 9:50:25 AM
Yoko pushing and receiving songwriting credit for Imagine is really lame imo.

6/2/2017 4:18:36 PM
Do you consider yourself musically versatile?

5/29/2017 1:24:41 PM
Wonder Woman Schmunder Woman

5/28/2017 4:39:33 PM
here's a cool site for music lovers

5/27/2017 4:39:21 PM
Pipeline Bad Boys

5/24/2017 4:28:54 PM
Does video obscure the music?

5/22/2017 6:08:34 AM
in the jingle jangle mornin'

5/17/2017 11:16:13 AM
Coming clean.

5/16/2017 7:03:19 AM
Would you consider yourself well-adjusted?

5/5/2017 12:12:53 PM
Few ever stand back to see the big picture.

4/29/2017 11:59:18 PM
Even I don't care anymore what's been goin' on with me

4/20/2017 2:02:11 AM
When did headphones kill stereos?

4/18/2017 3:47:48 AM
I can't believe how shamelessly this jackass Harry Styles ripped off Badfinger.

4/16/2017 3:48:53 AM
The greatest love that never was

4/15/2017 2:43:46 PM
Is it sexist to call somebody sweetie?

4/12/2017 4:53:28 PM
I am coming to hate large corporations.

4/11/2017 10:34:31 PM
Corporate Search Engine bullshit is getting me down

4/11/2017 8:01:10 AM
facebook facts - sometimes your illusions can f you up.

4/9/2017 9:38:31 PM
Catch up on the news on the political pipeline

4/9/2017 4:55:39 AM
Music is obsolete

4/6/2017 4:45:41 PM
Don Rickles RIP

4/6/2017 12:26:52 AM
insidious tunes

3/29/2017 8:37:51 AM
Do you consider yourself a rebel?

3/26/2017 3:48:30 PM
Do nothing to dilute the strength of the final vision.

3/23/2017 11:31:53 AM
a crucial note to all songwriters

3/23/2017 1:17:15 AM
Trump is going down and it ain't gonna be pretty.

3/22/2017 3:32:44 AM
Does the "internet law of proximity" suppress the progress of indies in their quest to make something happen?

3/15/2017 6:16:10 PM
If you heard a song as great as your favorite Beatles hit coming from an indie, what would you do?

3/13/2017 4:56:15 PM
How often?

3/6/2017 5:12:33 AM
My new blog is fiction, in the bizarro world. In other words it's realer than your mom.

3/5/2017 2:43:56 PM
new news about Sgt. Pepper ?

3/5/2017 1:34:20 PM
my first new release since like July

3/5/2017 3:19:20 AM
Anybody here see the movie Whiplash?

3/4/2017 2:28:01 AM
Elton says American radio is ageist.

3/3/2017 4:50:33 PM
songs you wrote with interesting lyrics

2/25/2017 3:57:27 PM
I'm a rock star

2/11/2017 10:40:08 AM
Will IMP usher in the next Beatlemania?

2/9/2017 12:34:49 PM
Happy Birthday Carole King

2/8/2017 8:24:24 AM
Sacred songs.

2/8/2017 6:40:14 AM
I'm a man without a country right now.

2/7/2017 6:33:56 PM
February 7th, the day the Beatles arrived in America

2/7/2017 12:47:56 PM
Do you mind it when songs have the F word in them?

2/6/2017 6:42:26 PM
About the precious kind of internet denizen who avoids clicking links like they're germ-infected.

2/6/2017 4:34:16 PM
Is this the worst record of all time?

2/6/2017 5:25:04 AM
I'll take rock over that GaGa pop slop any day of the week.

2/5/2017 7:41:58 AM
Listening to music in your car

2/4/2017 11:41:29 AM
What's the max age for new rock stars?

2/4/2017 1:36:34 AM
a big plug for..

2/3/2017 1:33:20 AM
new blog about free speech

2/2/2017 12:22:23 PM
Respect and disrespect

1/31/2017 1:23:46 PM
new

1/29/2017 5:34:27 AM
another new, purgin' blog, hop on the crazy train

1/27/2017 11:40:40 PM
What's your relationship with the world of social media?

1/27/2017 7:09:01 AM
Every Dog Has His Day - My Conversation with Bob Dylan

1/27/2017 2:19:24 AM
looking for Celtic sounding songs today?

1/23/2017 7:18:38 PM
an indie song that never fails to make me happy

1/21/2017 9:00:23 AM
The women's rally is live now, watch it, it's unbelievably great.

1/21/2017 6:22:27 AM
This song goes out to all the women marching today

1/20/2017 12:21:39 PM
Isn't it strange remembering the music moments of your life? These all happened in a car.

1/18/2017 1:29:54 AM
Trent Reznor speaks out about today's artists, I like what he said.

1/15/2017 4:20:12 PM
IMPeccable Radio runs 24/7, 365, all indie, all the time, all you folks.

1/15/2017 1:31:34 PM
Turn on, the show is rolling!

1/13/2017 4:38:19 AM
confessions of a man who may have a plan

1/8/2017 9:14:04 PM
Meryl Streep just showed at the Golden Globes why artists need to be political

1/5/2017 2:49:15 PM
Bob Dylan accepted my friend request.

1/1/2017 6:30:31 AM
the sexist world

12/23/2016 4:19:41 PM
I had what seems like an amazing artistic breakthru today

12/23/2016 11:08:03 AM
Bubblegum for a New Era

12/19/2016 2:10:42 PM
It's only a rumor.

12/14/2016 9:30:01 PM
Get your inspiration right here.

12/8/2016 2:17:18 AM
RIP John Lennon

12/4/2016 1:17:07 AM
uh oh, he's back on his horse

11/20/2016 8:46:15 AM
When did you first know that you were cool?

11/19/2016 8:25:01 AM
Beatles break-up letter from John to Paul and Linda sells for big bucks at auction

11/2/2016 6:38:20 PM
See a 3D exhibit of Bob Dylan's paintings

10/29/2016 11:10:22 AM
Take some time and listen to my whole page

10/28/2016 5:34:17 PM
Dylan accepts Nobel Prize and says he will show up to claim it.

10/27/2016 1:19:40 AM
Spotify says genres are out, videos are in, and your tempo run gets a playlist

10/26/2016 12:34:33 PM
Obama and Hillary to release secret government info about UFOs and aliens

10/23/2016 7:22:23 PM
Neil Young and Metallica play Mr. Soul at Bridge Concert

10/13/2016 6:45:01 AM
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature

10/7/2016 12:19:13 PM
my alltime favorite bass line in a song

10/6/2016 2:21:47 PM
video clip from first new Stones record in over a decade just released

10/4/2016 11:14:25 AM
Joni Mitchell Tribute Thread

10/3/2016 11:59:04 AM
magical soul music

9/27/2016 9:59:45 AM
test

9/23/2016 6:48:18 AM
a complex, totally epic song by an underrated band

9/10/2016 1:39:10 PM
Smells Like Teen Spirit was released 25 years ago today.

9/8/2016 6:58:26 PM
Kim Jung[Un bans sarcasm

8/27/2016 12:14:25 PM
Love To Rock Ya

8/22/2016 10:32:36 PM
So was your summer as good as you had hoped?

8/11/2016 5:43:56 AM
I saw Sir Paul in concert last night!

8/8/2016 6:30:52 AM
Does your mind have to be in a certain state to work on music?

8/2/2016 4:25:20 AM
how to use a station in a self-promotional way.

7/31/2016 4:03:58 PM
a new indie paradigm about what constitutes a new song

7/27/2016 5:59:17 AM
Mariah Carey will only enter a restaurant if her own music is playing!

7/23/2016 5:54:18 AM
a brand new song about my sista Eve

7/15/2016 4:38:44 AM
Prayers are not working.

7/13/2016 11:28:09 AM
well I have something really cool to report

7/10/2016 6:02:30 AM
old songs with magical melodies

7/8/2016 8:13:18 AM
I'm having a crappy assed summer

7/7/2016 7:41:06 AM
What's your standard for what you consider original music?

7/5/2016 10:02:56 AM
Do you want everyone to like you?

7/4/2016 4:38:03 AM
Starting over again, that's what artists do.

7/3/2016 6:27:27 AM
I was at that concert..

6/24/2016 4:34:35 PM
I have found the perfect gimmick for my music career.

6/23/2016 5:09:26 PM
I wish this woulda been me.

6/23/2016 5:03:44 PM
Led Zep wins.

6/23/2016 8:35:21 AM
When The Bubble Bursts

6/22/2016 11:13:57 PM
Maybe the 60s have finally come back after all this time.

6/18/2016 4:37:40 AM
intros to songs you like and you're not even sure why

6/15/2016 8:44:48 AM
You Tube hates my guts.

6/15/2016 7:46:15 AM
No Way To Say Goodbye

6/14/2016 9:09:49 PM
Father Time's iPod

6/14/2016 9:37:45 AM
Destroying the 2nd Amendment

6/12/2016 9:38:54 PM
What's your favorite Beach Boys song?

6/9/2016 9:31:49 PM
I got tickets to see McCartney

6/5/2016 9:58:09 AM
Karen Carpenter

6/3/2016 2:19:15 PM
on Muhammed Ali

6/3/2016 8:24:20 AM
Reading this put a big grin on my face

5/30/2016 12:27:46 PM
Do bad encounters on the internet stop you in your tracks?

5/29/2016 6:30:50 PM
Spotify is deeply anti artist.

5/29/2016 8:56:11 AM
I'm changing my signature song

5/26/2016 9:47:08 PM
Good and evil finally clash for real.

5/26/2016 7:26:07 PM
There's no scientific proof for this

5/26/2016 10:35:57 AM
My new musical goal. I want to be on a postage stamp.

5/21/2016 5:15:42 PM
paging Lyin Dan

5/19/2016 11:24:51 AM
I had an absolutely crazy idea this morning

5/19/2016 4:01:01 AM
How much do you believe of what the media says?

5/8/2016 8:51:54 AM
Can a song be important?

5/6/2016 6:35:32 AM
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

4/27/2016 8:34:47 AM
sail me like a wild wind blowin'

4/26/2016 7:22:24 PM
Old music is outselling new music for the first time in history

4/24/2016 5:53:18 PM
post a video of a song you think everybody could stand for hearin'

4/23/2016 10:43:41 PM
and the boss says..

4/22/2016 2:43:22 AM
Prince - came in as a censored pariah, leaves as a public icon

4/19/2016 5:47:29 PM
Dare to be creative

4/19/2016 8:41:05 AM
My public image is about to take a huge hit.

4/19/2016 2:37:30 AM
songs where the video makes it harder to enjoy the song

4/18/2016 6:01:43 AM
Is the rock and roll mentality in society fading out?

4/17/2016 12:41:05 PM
this song moves me

4/15/2016 1:27:10 PM
Coachella working on concert including McCartney, Stones, Waters. Dylan and Neil Young

4/15/2016 6:29:45 AM
Name 5 things that are weird about you.

4/15/2016 2:12:16 AM
when your own songs don't sound like you no more

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Father Time

1/19/2016 10:56:45 AM

What do you think about the Oscars boycott?
I read they're pressuring Chris Rock to drop out as host.


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Larree

1/19/2016 11:18:32 AM


I think it is retarded.


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1/19/2016 11:48:24 AM


WTF?

First I heard of any of this nonsense.

Who is the 'they' who may be pressuring Chris Rock to drop out?

Boy everytime I think I've scoped the diameter of Stupid,
they come up with a new measurement.

~L


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Bryon Tosoff

1/19/2016 1:26:00 PM


Well, maybe Bill Cosby perhaps. I think he might like to host the show.


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Richard Scotti

1/19/2016 3:07:36 PM ---- Updated 1/19/2016 3:11:23 PM


Spike Lee said he won't go.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/19/2016 3:23:00 PM


I mean, are these people for real , pathetic


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LyinDan

1/19/2016 3:40:13 PM


Will Smith and Jada Pinckett (sp?)

Way out there. Unfortunately, even their kids are way out there.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/19/2016 3:44:07 PM


Bigger problems out there in the world then not being nominated for an Oscar. Small potatoes, and anyways, a Kayak is way cooler.


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Fidney Joneson

1/19/2016 6:38:32 PM


I ain't watchin' the Oscars this year cause Fish ain't.


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1/20/2016 8:36:06 AM


Now see, this here, this thread at Indie Music People dot com,

is the first I've even caught wind of this....

Let me see if I get this straight...

Because I don't know if I'm getting the gist.
Larree or somebody tell me if I'm getting the gist here....

Some Black Folks have decided there's not enough Black Folks
at the Oscars, so they've decided to Boycott, the Oscars?
Is that right? Is that what's going on here?

So, your 'solution' to there in your opinion not being enough
Black Folks there, is to make sure there now are going to be even less?

Well that makes sense, doesn't it.

Well no, that's facetious; it makes no sense at all.

And did I catch that right Will Smith and his whole family ain't showin' up?
That's too bad, he's real good, he may win something,
then he'll feel stupid as hell he didn't show up.

Will Smith and I share a birthday,
but I'm older, so I get to say he's got my birthday.

I know I'm older than he is.
September 25, 1959.

If I hadda guess, I'd say he's 1961.

Good idea, Self. Let me go ask Mr Google.


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1/20/2016 8:41:43 AM


Holy Bananas!!

Yeah, he's got my birthday, alright.

1968!

Jesus, I feel old now.

I'm a whole nine years older than that man? Jesus.

I feel old.

Fuck it, I Still Rock like I'm Young. There's that.

Chris Rock, don't be a douche,

Host the friggin' thing.

Hasn't it occurred to anyone,
if your complaint is there's not enough of your people there,
that's a reason to make sure you show up?

Why's it only me who ever thinks of this stuff?

I don't get it. Oh you're making a statement.

With a big underscore made of nothing but White Folks. Uh-huh.

Good Plan.

This shit reminds me of Kanye West,
trying to grab any microphone he can,
no matter who they're talkin' about,
he did that to Taylor Swift...

"Hey Hey it's all about Me!" he said, basically.
Taylor was going, "but, didn't I just win an award here?"

The way you get at the Oscars, is Make Better Movies, Folks.

Spike Lee, man you should know that shit.


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 9:04:38 AM


I won't even try to explain. Absolutely none of you could possibly understand. So go ahead and label all the Black people stupid for saying "Fuck The Academy". Basically, that is what they are saying to us by not including ANY Black people as nominees. The only Black movie that was nominated was for the script of Straight Out Of Compton. That script was written by two White men. But for the second year in a row, not one Black person was nominated for ANYTHING. Not going to debate this though. I already know where you all stand. No need trying to change your mind. So I won't post again. That should be a relief huh? Yeah, you're right were all so stupid for wanting to be included in a organization that we spend millions of dollars on every year. Not one Black person, Latino or Asian? So this has nothing to do with there not being enough Black people represented in the nomination process. This is about not any people of color being represented or nominated. They completely snubbed everyone that was not White. So why shouldn't we boycott the event? If that is stupid to all of you. I guess I am guilty. Fuck the Oscars. It is obviously for White people only. I hope Chris Rock stays as the host so he can rip the place for the blatant discrimination that has been constantly displayed by them. But I won't watch and nobody in my family will watch. 86% of the nominating committee is White. Guess that explains that............. Well, it explains it for me.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 9:41:57 AM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 9:43:01 AM


it's complicated

first, we need to understand that the nominations are based upon compelling and interesting storylines. Solid acting, and incredible production, writing, directing and the many aspects of what goes into making a movie, I know a few people in the business, mostly involved in the sound and music. So, lets face it, the competition is tough. It is not about race, because its 2016 folks not 1916 or 1966, i think we have evolved and progressed enough to know that. lets get over the crying, whining and acknowledge those who have been nominated. I mean, does it have to be like this, as follows. we will have proportional segments for every race. so many percent for blacks, Hindus, whites chinese etc. I mean, it is based upon bloody merit folks and that is it/


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1/20/2016 9:53:45 AM


Bryon, how complicated is it really?

Is it more complicated than 'make better movies'?

Maybe I'm missing something.

Sounds like Larree nailed it with 'this is retarded'.
I'll also add 'they're being a big whiney bunch of babies'.

Donald Trump made a point,
when's the last time you saw a White Person win a BET Award?
It doesn't happen.

And this, Is, Equal Opportunity...

You either make Better Movies, or you don't.

You don't get a prize for crying about
'no fair, make it easier'... it's the same contest for anyone.

Really.

WAHHHHHHHHHHH.

Get some dignity Folks.

Boycotting the Oscars,
because there's not enough of your people there for your liking,
only makes sure there is less of you there,
AND makes you look like a bunch of wailin' babies to boot.

Deal With It.

~L


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 10:06:30 AM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 11:00:13 AM


Lesley, its complicated for people to accept the reality of the situation sometimes, their feathers get ruffled, they get offended, , and i did indeed address the aspect about making better movies, raising the bar, writing excellent scripts, or did you not get that?

Sometimes people dont always read, everything in a post, the paper, or really listen either, it is a disease of jumping to conclusions in this society, A lot of people just dont take the time to take in something, and read through a few times to make sure they get what it is all about in a particular subject,


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 10:27:26 AM


Exactly Bryon,

And, what the academy is saying to people of color is that there was absolutely no excellence from us. I disagree with that assessment. I grew up a stones throw away from Hollywierd. I know the culture quite well and I know that it has always been about race. My brother is a film director who graduated as valedictorian of his class in a prominent Hollywierd film college. After 20 years of struggling to get Hollywierd to accept him he left. I am not a big fan of Spike Lee. Just don't like his constant negativity. Sometimes he has a good point though. This is one of those times. I say we should boycott the show and start our own awards show that recognizes the work of our people. The same way we did with the Grammies. We have the BET Awards and the Soultrain Awards. That is the only way that we are going to get any recognition in an industry that is run by White people. The bottom line is that awards are all about popularity and collective opinions. If the people that are voting are mostly all White. Why wouldn't they vote for their people? It is just natural human nature to do that. It is not racist that they prefer White movies and actors. It is racist that all of the voter are White. If you change the racial make up of the voters, you will definitely see a different result. If it was all Black people voting there would be mostly all Black films chosen. It is called personal preference and we all have our own. I prefer Will and that is probably because I am Black. I identify with him better. You may think it is not about race but you have not seen what I have seen my brother go through just to get a film with a positive theme about Black people done. If it is not about drug dealers, pimps, athletes or gangster rappers. Also, if I see another slave film that depicts Black with negative stereotypes I will puke. I saw Tarantinos film the other day and walked out after the 50th "N" word was said. He is obsessed with that word. That film was nominated. Unless you play the negative stereotype game about Black people, Your film will not get over the Hollywierd race wall. Many Black actors are frightened right now because the few roles that are for Black people will probably be terminated due to the boycott. I say whatever! Nothing from nothing leaves nothing. Did you see how upset star wars fans got about the Black actor in the new film? You actually think it was not about race?


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The Jay Dyall Project

1/20/2016 10:28:50 AM



I believe Michael B. Jordan gave an Oscar-worthy performance
in the film "Creed", whose director, Ryan Coogler, also should had been nominated for both Best Director and Best Screenplay.
All the accolades went to Sylvester Stallone who only acted in it, for a change he had nothing to do with writing the script,
and I think this is one of the reasons that started the boycott movement after Stallone won a Golden Globe Award and did not thank or even mentioned the lead actor or director, both black men, who should had been winners as well.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 10:38:48 AM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 10:39:12 AM


Its over, the nominations are in, the votes are cast, perhaps their ears will hear, and then the guilty feelings may start and they will throw a few bones around next year, but these people in the movie biz should know this, it is like the grammy's . how many times have you seen songs get nominated that are shit. although most are great. but it is subjective and people go with their personal likes and what they gravitate towards

sometimes it is a popularity thing too, how connected one is and man i personally know from my experience in life , in the 3 different businesses I have been in, it is building and maintaining relationships, that, my friends is key, and it means a lot.

If one has built relationships, has a good rapport with people, treats them all with consideration and respect, well that is the ticket to ride. cheers


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Larree

1/20/2016 10:48:59 AM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 10:53:03 AM


Stoneman. I don't care who makes a movie or who is in a movie as long as it is a great movie. The motion picture academy is made up of people in the industry who vote for the best of the best. There are many films I like that were not ever nominated for anything. Arguably, Will Smith deserved a nomination for his role in Concussion. Perhaps he was only two or three votes off. We will never know that. I read an article today from the academy that says they are deeply offended that people believe they make their choices based on race. I want the best films nominated. Period. This whole thing is out of control. I hope you can see that.

If the academy ever starts voting based on the need to satisfy the diversity police instead of voting for the best of the best they become completely useless and irrelevant.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 10:52:48 AM


Right on Larree, and that is exactly what I was talking about, it is about the quality of the movie, all aspects, it is tough competition, just like the music biz, do your best, and if it doesnt cut it, do better, learn to improve ones ability, work harder smarter, be driven, do your best, and if it aint good enough, keep going, but lastly it is not about rewards or awards, it is being proud of what you did do.

do it for the art

do it for yourself and others to enjoy'


love what you do, and do what you love

no expectations NO DISAPPOINTMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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1/20/2016 11:08:43 AM


Everyone's entitled to their view, as am I.

Will Smith is incredible, and the movie "Concussion" is probably
absolute Best Picture Material.

And why it fails to be nominated?
I'm gonna tell you all right now,
I do not think that is about race.
I think that is about the NFL slipped the Academy
a Shitload of Money NOT to even Nominate that film.
Because the NFL does not want you to even see that picture.

By the way, I think Spike Lee is brilliant when he wants to be.
"Do The Right Thing" was absolute excellence.

Still, at the end of the day,
I don't think boycotting the Oscars is going to help anything.

I think that doing that is just a mistake.
That's my opinion, and if that's simple. So be it. It's still mine.

I know about dealing with racial preference,
quite a few times I performed on the stage at the Apollo Theater
on Amateur Night, and only once, did the audience even let
me get through to the end of the song,
on that one occasion that I did,
I made it tied with three other people for 4th place.
The MC said to me 'you were damn good'.

I even won fourteen bucks. Only time they didn't just boo my ass
right off the stage before I got ten words outa my mouth.

People are funnier creatures than maybe we all take into account.

Still, it wouldn't do me any help to yell back
when they booed 'Hey No Fair!'

I just kept coming back.
Till I made it through and won at least once.

~L


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 11:49:28 AM


Really Lesley, NFL , come on man. thats a beaut. : ) people already knew about this concussion thing years ago, the NFL would be found out and have their asses sued off , think about it, no grounds on this possibility at all, the lawsuit has essentially been settled. so your conjecture is far out , it has nothing to do with that at all .

The movie is a good movie, Smith was OK, it didnt do anything for me, maybe you saw it, and liked it. I found The Revenant a far superior movie in all aspects.


but the NFL conspiracy thing. unlikely


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The Jay Dyall Project

1/20/2016 12:19:26 PM


I think the Concussions issues is more prevalent in professional wrestling than football. The Chris Benoit incident brought that into the focus to many.


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 1:18:42 PM


All I am saying is that without representation on the voting committees there will be preferences based on excellence as well as race. I am not saying that some of the movies nominated are not worthy. I am saying that when you have a racial majority voting on something, it is not crazy to expect a racially preferred voting block. It is like a Black man going to trial with an all White jury. The odds of that man receiving a fair trial are slim to none. As a prison chaplain I saw this stuff all the time. If not for the innocence project that has freed a lot of innocent Black men due to DNA technology that was not available at the trial, these men would have been executed or still in jail. There is no difference in that and Hollywierd.

CBS stole my brothers script way back in the early 80's (Catfish and Scillet) and came out with a show called (Ten Speed and Brown Shoe). After he sued them they Black listed him. Even people that had been life long friends would not talk to him because of the fear that the industry put into them. The movie industry has always been racially biased. This is a documented fact. From Steppin Fetchit days, Black Exploitation days all the way to Django. Race has always been an issue. The way Black people are portrayed has always been an issue. What on earth makes you think that has suddenly changed?

In regards to the NFL, Jay only said what a whole lot of other people are thinking. In the music/movie industry, decisions like that are made on the downlow in executive board meetings or on the golf course. Palms get greased all the time. The movie industry is no better than the music industry. Money talks and bulshit walks. I don't think that was about race. I think that was about money and concern that parents are going to stop allowing their kids to play football. That would be the one thing that destroys the game. So, I don't see that assertion as such a far fetched thing. But the Creed issue is definitely about race. Sly played the same damn role that he has been playing for several decades. He was definitely not more deserving than the true star of the movie or the director. The fact that he didn't even acknowledge them at the Globes is a damn shame and an insult that does not surprise me at all. Who wins a Globe and does not thank or acknowledge the director and co-stars? Also, how can you nominate two people who write a script about a real life happening? (NWA) That script basically wrote itself. I could have wrote it because it was about my hood. The only two White people intimately involved with the project were the only two people acknowledged by the academy. You actually think that was not about race? Come on man, have you really thought about that without being so enamored with the so called academy. That is very strong if not concrete evidence of racial bias.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/20/2016 1:26:26 PM


I would like to see a different Academy of the Arts started up. i would run it. it would only cost like 10000 per person to join to come to the party okay yearly, and a $100000 to become a voting member a year If you want lifetime membership that is a cool million, then i would direct all of them to follow my instructions carefully and vote who i said should receive the Awards. if they didnt, I would banish them for life : )


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 1:49:44 PM


Good One Bryon! :)


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Larree

1/20/2016 1:56:37 PM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 2:13:02 PM


Stoneman. Writers of all races get their scripts and songs and everything else they create stolen. That has nothing to do with race. So I have to strongly disagree. If the motion picture academy has to consider the race of the people involved in the films they nominate then the Oscars will lose all credibility. Only the BEST films should get nominated. Period.

And like I said. Maybe the film or the actor or the screenplay you liked only fell a few votes short. Maybe just one vote short. Not everyone gets nominated. I think this is so fucking stupid.


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 2:26:08 PM


Larry, do I really care about what you think? Nah, not on my list of things to care about. Just cause others get shit stolen that makes it okay? Nah, not on list of things to believe. Was my brothers case racial? Absolutely, I could show you proof of the many things that were racially motivated that they did to him. But I don't have to show you shit man. Even if I did, you wouldn't believe it. So, why waste our time on it? I will ignore your "stupid" remark because I don't think it is worth getting myself upset about. Dpn't even try to goad me tino another online skirmish with you. I could care less about your opinion just as you think mine is stupid. So, whatever man. Believe whatever you want to believe. You don't wear the skin that I wear or see the things that I have seen. I will never watch another academy awards show until they fix the disparity in the racial make up of the voters. That's that man......Be Blessed!


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Larree

1/20/2016 2:30:10 PM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 2:30:49 PM


I didn't say YOU were stupid. I just think this whole controversy is stupid.

And do not give me this "you are not in my skin" shit. I once had a white supremacist tell me that Jews were worse than blacks because we can pass for white. We are the same, pal. Exactly the same.


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Father Time

1/20/2016 2:31:30 PM


I wish I hadn't started this thread, what was I thinking??

Both sides getting outraged. Can we discuss it without quite as much emotion or this is going to be held up as another example of why the pipeline is turrible.


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Larree

1/20/2016 2:32:42 PM


Yeah, perhaps a bad move. I am so sick of this crap all the fucking time.


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Larree

1/20/2016 2:51:22 PM ---- Updated 1/20/2016 5:14:44 PM


Bottom line is that directors have a right to express their artistic vision any way that they see it. Plain girls can't come in and complain because all the leading ladies are spectacular. Short fat bald guys can't complain because there are no short fat bald superheros. A director shooting a film about the life of Albert Einstein is not going to ask Samuel L. Jackson to play Albert. And that same director is not going to ask Tom Cruise to play Willie Mays.


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Larree

1/20/2016 5:31:45 PM


This is the last thing I am posting on this crap. This is from Vanity Fair.

Oscars So WhiteJanuary 20, 2016 2:07 pm
Oscar Voters Really Don’t Like Being Called Racists

“Race was the furthest thing from my mind when I cast my ballot,” says voter who doesn’t even see color.

by Katey Rich

From Spike Lee’s vocal outcry to Tyrese Gibson calling for Chris Rock to step down as host, the uproar around this year’s overwhelmingly white Oscar nominees has gotten louder by the day. And, unsurprisingly, the Oscar voters themselves—who cast the votes that created this lily-white crowd—aren’t feeling great about it.

“I’m very offended by the idea that some people are calling us racists,” huffs one angry member of the Academy’s actors’ branch in The Hollywood Reporter. “Race was the furthest thing from my mind when I cast my ballot, and in fact I nominated one person of color for an award. Such a sweeping declaration is extremely irresponsible.”

Many Academy members quoted in the piece repeated the same phrases heard any time that the nominations skew overwhelmingly white—like, say, last year, or most years before. “It was just an incredibly competitive year,” says Penelope Ann Miller. “Straight Outta Compton was a great film; I think it just lost some Academy members who are older,” she continues. Jeremy Larner, a member of the writers’ branch, at least concedes that “I cannot prove the Academy or anyone else is not racist,” but finds fault with Straight Outta Compton, one of very few films featuring people of color to earn a single nomination: “I happen to think Straight Outta Compton is not a great film for reasons of structure and substance.”

In short, “don’t blame me, blame the movies and/or the other people who didn’t cast votes for non-white people.” To be fair, both Spike Lee and George Clooney agree that the Academy isn’t the only starting point for fixing Hollywood’s problem with race—as Clooney said, “There should be 20 or 30 or 40 films [featuring people of color] of the quality that people would consider for the Oscars.” But while we wait for that larger systemic change to happen, accusing a much-smaller system of racism has about the same results as it does when you accuse Donald Trump of racism: outright denial and taking of umbrage, without much consideration of the larger point. Anyone hoping that the current iteration of #OscarsSoWhite might result in real change may see these responses and despair. But, at least Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs is seeing something larger at play.


http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/oscar-voters-racist


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Larree

1/20/2016 6:24:32 PM


I have one more post here. And this is most likely it.

So Stoneman. This is speculation of course. But let's say that Will Smith came in at #6. And let's say he was only one or two votes off. And let's say that Straight Outta Compton was that close for some awards, too. And Creed. Would you feel the same way about the academy? The nominees we know were not the only ones who got votes. So, what if it really was that close? What could you possibly complain about if your choices just missed?


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Stoneman

1/20/2016 11:02:09 PM


Man, you keep missing the point. I am talking about the fact that almost all of the voters are White. If they fix that problem I could care less about the outcome of the vote. At least I would know that there was representation from all communities rather than just one. But you refuse to even see that so what difference does it make? Even the president of the academy (who is Black) has acknowledged that this problem needs to be fixed in order for people to feel that the process is fair. She says she is going to work on it. That is all I am talking about.


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Gadgets Collective

1/21/2016 12:07:55 AM


The topic does bring some questions to mind. If you take for granted that representation is an issue..

What if you had an indie site that had like 99% caucasians, should you still represent?

Does the question also apply to females in rock genres?

Should the academy always make sure at least one comedy is nominated for best picture?


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1/21/2016 1:38:51 AM


Well Sir.

I hear what you are saying. Yes, I believe so.

I completely objected, for instance,
to the farcical 'Grand Jury' finding Darren Wilson blameless
in the murder of Michael Brown Jr.
In that case, you didn't even need a complete jury agreeing,
and it wasn't twelve jurors, it was only nine,
and if I have this correctly, there were only three black people on that jury.
That got me pretty furious.

Also.

I agree with you.
There should be more black voters on the panel for the Academy.
Certainly there are black actors stoking the cash making machine,
so why shouldn't there be more black voters on the panel?
No argument coming out of me there either.
I am, for the record in no way shape or form 'enamored by the Academy',
no idea where or why you may think I am. Fuck, the Academy. Sir.

You seem to have in anger and haste gotten the entirely wrong idea
about me, and I was frankly hurt to hear you say
you 'no longer respected me'. But oh well. You don't you don't. I'll live. Or not.

Not to upset you, but just out of a freedom of speech issue,
I did put out a record, that I'd talked about,
which the talking about set off a shitstorm like just Holy Bananas...
and then some others kind of jumped on the bandwagon
in chastising me, with nobody seeming to understand
how I was saying it. But okay, got that lesson larned real good, Yes I do.
So now, I simply will not use the word, and in the case
of the song, whose title I paired down for peace and simplicity,
well in the lyrics, any time that particular word, used as I used it
for the purposes of talking about a thing difficult to talk about,
and really, I've not heard one white person say, what I said, in that song,
and nobody gets that... maybe no one ever will...

but I am putting it out.

With the word in question censored.

I know who I am, I know what I am,
I know the stands I have made.

If you know it, or if you don't, this does not change, that I know it.

And that'll have to be enough.

Peace & Blessings, To Us All.

~L, out



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Larree

1/21/2016 2:58:41 AM ---- Updated 1/21/2016 3:20:37 AM


Well Stoneman, the academy is made up of industry pros and I do not think there is "stay out" sign on the door.


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The Wrecker

1/21/2016 3:10:30 AM


Where are all the green actors, that's what I want to know!
The Hulk, Green Lantern, Leonado Dicaprio ?


Willita Bush for President


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Larree

1/21/2016 3:18:57 AM


Yeah, where are the green ones? And don't forget the 300 pound bearded leading ladies.


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Larree

1/21/2016 3:24:00 AM



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The requirements for each branch and category can be found by clicking here.
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Additionally, Academy Award nominees are automatically considered for membership and do not require sponsors.

Nominees and sponsored candidates are reviewed by branch committees and recommendations for membership are considered by the Academy’s Board of Governors. The Board decides which individuals will receive invitations.

Membership review takes place once a year, in the spring. The current cycle deadline for candidates is Thursday, March 19, 2015.
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Grodd

1/21/2016 4:26:48 AM


Grodd vote every year in Oscars. Not enough simiiformes get acting roles. Also casting couch directors prefer blondes.


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1/21/2016 9:09:32 AM


"don't forget the 300 pound bearded leading ladies."

what, so if I eat more, I get to be a Hollywhack star?

nice thought, but I like my life as it is, simple. the only thing that works for me.

You're a very smart man, Larree.
Someone should offer you your very own radio show.

I think so. Just came to me, I don't know why.

~L



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Larree

1/21/2016 10:39:58 AM


Too funny, Lesley. Thanks. People have told me I should do radio. Ya never know!

I love all the funny names for my hometown. Hollywhack. Hollweird. I remember the day they vandalized the Hollywood sign and changed it to Hollyweed. Damn, we partied hard that day. Ditched school and smoked out.


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1/25/2016 11:44:46 AM ---- Updated 1/25/2016 11:52:17 AM


TRUMP. 2016.


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1/25/2016 11:58:59 AM


I'm Lesley.

Here as American Lesley Jane.
Also here as Leader of the band BEATLESEX.

Due to circumcisions beyond our control,
we now go radio-silent on the Pipeline.

You may continue to Enjoy Our Music...
Thank you, God Bless You All, even the Fartheads,
because Folks, Fartheads are People Too.

Don Trump. For President. 2016.
No boys, you may not add your own comment. Pullin' rank here.
Seems to be the game in town.

Okay that's it. Any posting I ever do from here,
will be strictly posting an apropos photo on rare occasions.
Anyone wants to write to me,
that's fine,

musicmanager2001@yahoo.com

or

American_Lesley_Jane@yahoo.com

Thanks. Be Well...

~L

American Lesley Jane on Indie Music People Dot Com

BEATLESEX on Indie Music People Dot Com


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Bryon Tosoff

1/25/2016 1:14:29 PM


aha, told you ALJ be back, see, cant resist


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1/25/2016 1:23:04 PM


She or He, Depending on How You Look At It, No Bun I didn't mean You are an It,

Let me try again.
Hi, I'm Mistress Of Sound, And I'm Dead.
And I STILL Won A Golden Kayak. Not bad if you ask me.

My Husbunny, will in fact only be speaking now,
when he or she does, by posting a picture, and that only on rare occasions.

Much as she/he may wanna open up her/his yap and say more....
She/he will say no more.

He/She has left email addresses,
in the event anyone wishes to contact him/her.

Thank you, and don't get cancer, it sucks.

~Mistress Of Sound


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Bluto

1/25/2016 1:36:02 PM


Rare occasions, eh? :D


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Bryon Tosoff

1/25/2016 2:09:51 PM


rare visits from the one and only ALJ , yeah sure, and his other incarnations. dont say you are not coming you music sage unless you really mean it. these holy writs and declarations of non attendance are frankly not going to happen,and you know it, so no more idle threats of you not showing up, you come, read see and post, simple, see i knew you would return, cause you have too much swirling about in your head to avoid coming here. it is the percolating mind of yours, and tada, fingers start tapping the keys.

cheers


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Bryon Tosoff

1/25/2016 3:48:13 PM


yes at one time I was popeye the sailor man in real life and my fake life some years ago


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Bryon Tosoff

1/25/2016 5:34:59 PM


you really need the hand doing the flipping bird popeye thing lesley, this big arm thing is passe


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Allan Kilgour

1/25/2016 11:36:06 PM


I feel embaressed now, cause I didn't go to the Oscars either. I must be retarded :(


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Bryon Tosoff

1/26/2016 7:01:53 AM


Flipping the Bird everywhere now, a picture is worth two words, F U too ALJ lol
and duder, you still are not avoiding the pipeline Lesley, i told you it would be a terrible struggle, cant cope well , like that one drink, that enticing cigarette gotta have it, you are hooked man.


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Bryon Tosoff

1/26/2016 7:21:07 AM


The Oscars, lets get back to the subject at hand here, lot of whiners out there still.


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Larree

1/26/2016 10:17:31 AM ---- Updated 1/26/2016 4:05:51 PM


Fuck the Oscars. The Oscars are no longer just about excellence. Diversity is obviously much more important than excellence. And I am all for diversity. But not at the expense of excellence. This stuff just pisses me off.


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1/27/2016 6:08:49 AM


First, No I'm Not Going Back To Posting Here, not even pictures anymore,
'cause half of THEM get deleted, and they were the funny half.

Just wanted to say,
to you, Larree,

well, two things,
one, I actually mention you,
and your prediction that Don'll win all 50 states,
in a soon to be released song I made for Don.
Mentioning you by name in fact, won't that be fun.
Well I thought it would be, thought it only right
to say who I heard it from first, since I
mention in the song that he'll win in all 50 states,
otherwise you'd go "Hey, I SAID THAT FIRST!"
Well now you're quoted as such. No problem.
Happy to help.

Also, this is the other thing, Larree...

Scott has out, right now,
a thread about "IMPeccable Radio",

so if you want your own radio show,
Spake Up Ye Zarathustra, My Son!

That is all.
This is American Lesley Jane, Leader of BEATLESEX, Signing Off.

Just go on without me, for I am The Outsider.

~L


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Bryon Tosoff

1/27/2016 8:08:29 AM


Hi I am back, again, but i am never coming back,just letting you know, again till next time lol ALJ you crack me up.


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1/27/2016 8:13:41 AM


It's always you, isn't it Bryan. When it ain't Bluto. See yas. ~L


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Bryon Tosoff

1/27/2016 8:29:15 AM


I am that itch you can never reach bud


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