2008 Woodie Awards
Rodney Dangerfield, the comic who lived by the mantra "I don't get no respect," died Oct. 5 due to heart surgery complications. He was 82 years old. Dangerfield started his career at the age of 15, writing jokes; at 17 he started performing at amateur nights.
"Goodies" is a strong first release for Ciara. Although she's the latest of a long string of artists popping out of the ever-so-hot South right now, more notable is that Ciara is the latest female R&B singer to come out Atlanta's LaFace Records. If you've heard of TLC and Monica then you might know what I'm getting at.
Have you ever had one of those days where everything goes wrong? Your cat dies, you get pulled over for running a red light, and you've just failed your third history exam in a row. Well, Shaun is having one of those days too. His girlfriend has split up with him, he's forgotten to bring his mother flowers for their bi-monthly visit, and the dead have risen.
Somewhere in the mysterious underbelly of the city of Seattle, there is a secret garden. This garden is tended to by an elite group of conspirators who form and shape the modern music scene. In short, they grow rock stars. A few years ago, one of the gardeners spilled some Miracle-Gro on two budding musicians.
"I don't like any of the teams, but if I had to pick one, it would be the Boston Red Sox because their history is horrible and I feel bad for them."
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If you drove down Main Street in Half Moon Bay on your average Tuesday night, you would find empty streets and darkened store fronts. But on this particular Tuesday (Sept. 28), you would have found a crowd of young adults dancing in the street, in front of a well-lighted M.
