I got to meet the Drifters, the Statler Brothers and stood about 6 ft away from Ricky Nelson when I took his picture.
He was soooo cute. :)
Seems like a whole different lifetime ago. :(
Posted on 03/25/2008 5:58:52 AM PDT by silent_jonny
That's very interesting. Funny how he was impressed by Wolfgang Puck out of all of them. Maybe he thought Wolfie was the one true talent.
My family? The only people we seem to run into are weathermen and news anchors.
Yeah, I’m just one confused dame.
LOL. I wonder if monchi's dad will be able to bear the suspense? You can bet they'll have the camera on him tonite!
Probably not as bad as when I went into a club and the server asked me if I used to dance there...
He’s going to have to bite on a towel all nighte like that one basketball coach.
That's one of those things that you don't know whether to be flattered or insulted.
I got to meet the Drifters, the Statler Brothers and stood about 6 ft away from Ricky Nelson when I took his picture.
He was soooo cute. :)
Seems like a whole different lifetime ago. :(
[Note: 'N Sync is the band that launched Justin Timberlake's career.)
ORLANDO, Fla. - Lou Pearlman, the man who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for engineering a decades-long scam that bilked thousands of investors out of their life savings.
It was the maximum sentence the boy band mogul could receive for allegedly swindling some $300 million from investors and banks since the early 1980s.
He pleaded guilty in March to two counts of conspiracy and single counts of money laundering and presenting a false claim in bankruptcy court.
U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp noted that many victims were Pearlman's relatives, friends and retirees in their 70s or 80s who lost everything.
"The sympathy factor just doesn't run very high with the court," Sharp said.
However, the judge said he would reduce Pearlman's sentence by one month for every $1 million returned to investors. It wasn't clear how, or if, investors would ever be compensated.
"I want to say clearly that there's no pot of gold out there," defense attorney Fletcher Peacock said.
Prosecutors allege Pearlman scammed individuals out of an estimated $200 million, and banks out of another $100 million.
The courtroom was packed with victims, some of whom gave emotional testimony. Another two dozen or so waited outside.
"Over the past nine months since my arrest, I've come to realize the harm that's been done," Pearlman said in a short courtroom statement. "I'm truly sorry and I apologize for what's happened."
Peacock said Pearlman meant to pay back all the investors, and noted he had returned about $103 million.
He said Pearlman got caught up in lawsuits - also alleged fraudulent business practices - over his otherwise successful entertainment ventures in the 1990s that prevented him from returning the money.
Yeah, I get the impression that Simon is a tad odd. :)
I was insulted. I felt pretty cheap..lol
Wrll, it helps to actually read the articles that you link and expect others to read.
Great pictures. That does seem like another lifetime.
Haha, good visual. I think they should put him in restraints.
Wouldn't it be wild if David A. lost and his dad jumped up and screamed "Nooooooooooo!!!!!" and they had to carry him out as he yelled and cursed the judges and the public.
Now THAT would be great TV! C'mon AI, give us something interesting tonite!
My girlfriends and I ran into LuAnn and her husband the count in NYC last week. For those of you who endured the Real Housewives of NYC, you will know who I’m referring to.
LMAO! Yeah that would be bad! :)
Guess he's NOT going to be invited to the next family reunion!
Okay, I’m working really hard here to hit the big 10 even though I know that I won’t win it.
If someone pops in here who hasn’t been posting all day and grabs it, I’m going to scream!
I would totally pay to see that!
ROTFLMAO!!! LOVE it!
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