Grammy Awards, Live Thread! Let the parade of fools begin.

2-23-03

[Partisan Hack]

BB King was just asked about political comments during the war and he said "I think that there are going to be alot of things said tonight that I don't agree with."

Way to go B.B!

[SwatTeam]

Boerne is a really pretty town. Wish I lived there instead of San Antonio, but at our age we ain't moving again.

[cajungirl]

BTW in the grocery today i saw a headliine in the Globe or some such that Babs Streisand's son Jason has aids,,is that true?

[jhofmann]

From the Dead Prez website

Many of today's youths are not too familiar with the freedom fighters of the turbulent sixties. These men are. As rap faces its most challenging era, two revolutionaries in their early twenties emerge to pave the way for a stronger tomorrow.

They call themselves dead prez, and for a good reason. M-1 and sticman are leading the charge towards a topic that seems to be a dead issue in rap - the necessities in life. In conjunction with 7G Entertainment founded by Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian, the DPs offer an alternative to the common pursuits of short term grandeur. Inspired by self defense parties such as the Black Panthers, dead prez is the most politically conscious group since Public Enemy. They speak the song of Huey and Malcolm with such a modern day pulse that grabs your attention and broadens your perspective on life.

[Keme]

No, it's a manzeer!

[weegee]

Is that legal?

I'd think that it would depend on the context. Some people refer to paper money as "Dead Presidents".

Then again on the West Coast there were some protestors with a prop of President Bush with bullet holes in his head and bleeding wounds.

[PhiKapMom]

That's funny in Boerne where law and order reigns supreme. Not many towns have taken on the ACLU and won and then the Catholic Church and the Pope and won at the SCOTUS.

It was a really neat town to live in! Good schools, lack of crime, and friendly people!

[RightWingNut]

My concerts are/were: Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), Rick Nelson, The Rolling Stones (5 times), Ringo Starr and The All Starr Band (great concert. Simon Kirke, Jack Bruce, Dave Edmunds,and Eric Carmen formed a pretty fair back-up band LOL) , and Roger Waters.

Am I dating myself ??

[RummyChick]

maybe she picked that because it is an actual group and would get past the censors...

[MarkL]

Limal and Nick Boggs! Cool stuff!

Mark

[CFC__VRWC]

What is that 'dead prez' shirt this gal is wearing?

I read further up that "Dead Prez" is some rap group that big right now (as if I'd know).

Was that her political statement? :-/

From the looks of her, the only thing political that babe could manage would be to decide that her life would be so much easier if heroin was made legal.

[smith288]

Have You Forgotten?



Performed on "Opry Live" on January 11, 2003.

I hear people saying that we don't need this war
But I say there's somethings worth fighting for
What about our freedom and the piece of land
We didn't get to keep em by backin down
They say that we don't realize the mess we're gettin in
Before you start your preachin let me ask you this my friend

Chorus:
Have You Forgotten
How it felt that day
To see your homeland up in fire and her people blown away
Have you forgotten
When those towers fell we had neighbors still inside
Going through a living h***
And you say we shouldn't worry bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten

They took all the footage off of my tv
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger thats what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out lookin for a fight
But after 9/11 man I'd have to say thats right

Chorus

Now I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
And you can bet that they remember just what they're fighting for

Have you forgotten
All the people killed
Yeah, some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania feild
Have you forgotten
about our Pentagon
Yeah, all the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry bout bin Laden
Have you forgotten

Chorus

[ewing]

Losing my appetite!

[smokeyjon]

Someone please tell me they are a Dream Theater fan. I've yet to catch them in concert, but I'm dying to go.

[cajungirl]

Rick Nelson? Hon, you are dated.

[FastNBulbous]

"Dead Presidents"=slang for paper money

[Plainsman]

From the "Dead Prez" website. What a bunch of boviating crap.

Many of today's youths are not too familiar with the freedom fighters of the turbulent sixties. These men are. As rap faces its most challenging era, two revolutionaries in their early twenties emerge to pave the way for a stronger tomorrow.

They call themselves dead prez, and for a good reason. M-1 and sticman are leading the charge towards a topic that seems to be a dead issue in rap - the necessities in life. In conjunction with 7G Entertainment founded by Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian, the DPs offer an alternative to the common pursuits of short term grandeur. Inspired by self defense parties such as the Black Panthers, dead prez is the most politically conscious group since Public Enemy. They speak the song of Huey and Malcolm with such a modern day pulse that grabs your attention and broadens your perspective on life.

"Loud Records has always kept their doors open to new artists with an innovative approach and original ideas. In dead prez, they found both. In an over-intellectual world, the DPs find consciousness in the simplicity of common sense. They may be one of the last groups of our generation to make a lot of money, by speaking out against it," says Bonz Malone.

First introduced on the Loud '97 Set Up tape, "Food, Clothes and Shelter" debuted, conveying their main focal points. Money and power are both their energies and their enemies as explained on the eerie "Root Of All Evil." They examine the so-called New World Order in a song called "These Are The Times (Novus Ordo Seclorum)." And raising a curious eye at the mysterious deaths of many controversial figures and unsolved incidents in the news is "Propaganda."

Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, sticman embarked on familiar course... "sipping quarts, became the man of the house when my parents divorced. In and out of court, smoking Newports 'cause my friends did" ("Rights of Passage")

But around the time of BDP's Criminal Minded came out, stic began to internalize life and music as one culture. A couple of years later, in the midst of a dangerous drug situation, M-1 fled to Florida and the two became as tight as brothers.

At first, they were united in a national activist organization which allowed them to travel around the country learning social and political science and studying history. Realizing that they also had to make a living, (hustling proved to be a dead end), they decided to channel their energies towards music.

dead prez elevate themselves through knowledge of yesterday and its significance in the present day. The symbol in their logo comes from an ancient Chinese oracle called the I-CHING (the book of change). Very briefly, this system was used by the wise men and women of China some three thousand years ago as a means of analyzing reality and perfecting the art of foresight. That process of change is symbolized in their music and they believe there is a common link between all historically oppressed people.

Obviously the first interpretation of the term dead prez is slang for the six inch paper that rules the world. But for sticman (the yin) and M-1 (the yang), dead presidents represent a spectrum beyond capitalism, addressing the common issues of the most endangered members of human society. These m*****f****rs ain't playing. Stay tuned...

[RandallFlagg]

Just checking in to this immense thread to say....NO, I'M NOT WATCHING IT!!!

Take care, all!

[greccogirl]

Why do you hate to admit it? I almost did too!! Visiting Graceland finally was terrific and so was Tupelo, seeing the little house he was born in. Talk about Cream rising to the top.....I loved Elvis since I was a child.

[Plainsman]

make that "bloviating"

[jhofmann]

From the Dead Prez website...

Obviously the first interpretation of the term dead prez is slang for the six inch paper that rules the world. But for sticman (the yin) and M-1 (the yang), dead presidents represent a spectrum beyond capitalism, addressing the common issues of the most endangered members of human society. These [censored] ain't playing. Stay tuned...

Whatta buncha maroons...