Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Lets Have Some Fun

You know, I have found that what I consider funny videos today are not what I would have appreciated as funny ten years ago. I just found new movies to laugh out loud at recently that back then I might have found amusing or worth a chuckle. Age is not the factor I point to here in deciding what is funny. What is funny is subjective, and depends upon the mindset, upbringing, and overall experiences of each group or individual, so how about we consider a variety of funny videos in hopes that each of us will agree with at least one offering on the funny videos list?



WARNING: SOME SPOILERS MAY APPEAR BELOW



I won't attempt to categorize them, so do pardon what will appear to be a mish mash of selections appealing to different and differing ages, cultures, ethnicities, subcultures, and the like (or unlike):



Eddie Murphy's stand-up, Raw, has so many moments that if you can take your eyes off the colorful leather clenching his fine form long enough, you will be rolling.



If you grew up in (or, better yet, were a teenager in) the seventies, Mike Meyers' Wayne's World will have you sliding out of your seat in the theatre, embarrassing your friends with your identification with and surprise responses to Meyers clever manipulation of the just barely pre-mullet years.



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dBTechno

Microsoft Ad Pits Zune Vs. ipod Music Costs
PC Magazine
The same-size Zune, meanwhile, can be filled for $15--that is, if you don't mind renting your music. The concept of renting music has always been a hard sell for consumers, whether from Rhapsody, Napster, or Zune. Microsoft seems to be betting that ...
New Zune ad: It costs $30000 to fill up your iPod CNET News
Microsoft Readies an All-Out War on the iPod PC World
Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPod ZDNet
Computerworld - ChannelWeb
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Mikelle Biggs case on national TV show Friday
AZ Central.com, AZ
ABC News "20/20," a newsmagazine show, will delve into the unsolved case as part of a series of shows featuring people who have disappeared. Darien Biggs, Mikelle's father, remains convinced that a sex offender sentenced to more than 100 years in ...
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Reuters

Colombian folk music legend Escalona dies
Reuters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian folk music legend Rafael Escalona, whose songs derived from life in his rural province have inspired modern-day singers, died on Wednesday of heart complications in a Bogota hospital. He was 81. Born in a small village, ...
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House Committee OKs radio payments to music labels
Reuters
By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - Broadcast radio stations may finally be forced to pay music labels for playing their songs, as proposed US legislation moved a step closer toward approval on Wednesday. While newer media such as satellite, ...
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paidContent.org - Music Research: Legal Hits Just As Dominant On P2P
Washington Post, United States
Chris Anderson may think the internet unleashes a sales boom for obscure and old content but, in the P2P file-sharing world, music download patterns look uncannily like those back in the world of mainstream hits, according to new research. ...
P2P study: Music crackdown is bad for business Register
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The Associated Press

Other genres ignore it, but country taps recession
The Associated Press
"I always like to brag on country music because I think it's such a lyric-driven genre," Vassar said. "It's real. Not that pop and rock can't be, or even rap. They talk about issues, too. But there's something about country; it's simply put. ...
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Houston Chronicle

Wade Bowen's influences, music know no boundaries
Houston Chronicle, United States
“I really want my music to be beyond that realm. So many people want to draw boundary lines. I think there'sa way to do it all and to stay true to yourself and to reach the entire country, the entire world, eventually. That's the goal. ...
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'Absurd' music restrictions slammed
The Press Association
The next generation of music stars could have their rise to fame blocked by "absurd" Government regulations, a committee of MPs have warned. Pubs and small concert venues were struggling to put on live gigs because of "unnecessarily draconian" red tape ...
Parliamentary Committee: Live Music Policing 'Authoritarian' Billboard Business News
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