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LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE.
Daryl realised the skit may have caused offense, but that was not what was intended. But as soon as he realised what had happened, he arranged to apologise to Harry ASAP.
Furthermore, it is in extremely poor taste of America to be calling Australia racist, considering your own history of how you have treated black people.
No country in the world can claim to be guilt-free of racism at any point throughout their history. All any of us can do is try and improve and be more sensitive to different cultures.
Personally, I did not see exactly why the skit was so offensive. If a black person wore a white mask, would we get offended? No.
This is a storm in a teacup, being perpetrated into something bigger by US media outlets who feel the need to act like 'a victim'.
Let it go.
I am proud to be Australian and to live in this country. I will admit, though, there are policies and things in our history which shocks and horrifies me - the Stolen Generation and White Australia policy are two examples. But the country I have grown up with is one of fairness, equality and diversity. It's well known we are a laid back country; that's why so many people like it here. Our humour is unique. We wouldn't be who we are without any of those things.
And that's also what made Hey Hey so great back in it's 'hey' day (pardon the pun) and during the reunion specials. No offense was ever intended, it was meant as lighthearted fun entertainment for the family. One skit got a bit out of hand and now the media are sensationalising it beyond belief. It was handled professionally and with tact by Daryl and the show and why I disliked the skit myself, I disliked it on the basis of that I didn't think it was entertaining or funny, but only because it actually wasn't funny, not because I took any issue with its content.
We need to move on, people. Making a mountain out of a molehill doesn't serve to help anyone.
173 people dead in bushfires because Victoria decriminalised abortion? YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING. Don't spread your fucking idiotic message or belief at a time when people really don't need to hear it. People have lost their homes, towns have been destroyed. We don't need to hear crazy talk from some religious lunatic; we need people to band together and support everyone who has been devastated by these fires.
This is the worst bushfire crisis in Australian history. Enflaming the situation with such idiotic remarks doesn't help. It's people like this who should be arrested. I don't care about freedom of speech right now, saying such insensitive and completely inflammatory remarks, regardless of your beliefs, is not on. I am extremely tempted to find out a contact number for this guy and let loose, because he is completely disgusting. I highly doubt God would be supporting the death of so many people and suffering of so many because Victoria has legalised abortion.
This guy better watch his back. A LOT of people are going to be letting him know just what they think. FUCKER.
I'm going to see Delta on tour in two weeks!
And I've heard she's doing "Together We Are One" LIVE!!! :D;D
SO excited. Already ordered tour merch. Jinnie, you can get some too! Click here: https://www.playbill.com.au/index.php?s
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bouncy - Music:The Nanny on DVD
Album is titled "All I Ever Wanted" and due out March 17. "My Life Would Suck Without You" premieres next Wednesday!
Click here to hear the snippet: http://www.amazon.com/Life-Would-Suck-Wi
- Music:"My Life Would Suck Without You" -Kelly
II. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
III. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
IV. Tag 11 friends who might enjoy doing this.
1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
This House Is Not A Home - Marcia Hines
2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Keep Us Together - Starsailor
3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
This Side of Me - Savage Garden
4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Chief - Patty Griffin
5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
She Loves to Hear the Music - Stephanie J Block
6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Life Is Better With You - Eskimo Joe
7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Rain - Patty Griffin
8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Asleep On The Lawn - The Hampdens
9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Put It In Perspective - Duffy
10. WHAT IS 2+2?
Faith's End - Christophe Beck
11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Enter the Circus - Christina Aguilera
12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Right Through You - Alanis Morissette
13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Pills - The Perishers
14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay
15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Dirrty - Christina Aguilera (LOL!!!!!)
16. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Good Enough - Sarah McLachlan
17. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Home Again - Mark Snow
18. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Back In The Day - Christina Aguilera
19. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Empty - Pete Murray
20. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Coming Home Soon - Jet
22. WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Not As We - Alanis Morissette
23. HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Sugarcane - Missy Higgins
24. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
No One - Alicia Keys (LOL!!!)
25. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Angel - Leona Lewis
26. WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Violet Hill - Coldplay
27. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
All I Really Want - Alanis Morissette
I shall be forever in your debt if you are able to upload! :)
There should be one channel where it's all Winchester, all the time.
:D
I'm hoping some of you got to see it; I saw a snippet on the news tonight and she sounded AMAZING. David seemed genuinely impressed!
The iTunes store here in Oz ain't sellin' it. :(
PS: Also, I'm just a little bit in love with Idina Menzel. My God, that woman is AWESOME.
All Saints actor Mark Priestley found dead
August 28, 2008 11:01am
ALL Saints actor Mark Priestley has died.
The much-loved actor, 32, who played nurse Dan Goldman, is believed to have killed himself while suffering depression.
It is understood he fell to his death from a building in Sydney's CBD yesterday afternoon.
Cast members of the hit Channel 7 medical drama are in mourning after the news was broken today.
"Mark Priestley was a tremendous young person – loved and respected by his fellow All Saints cast members and crew," Channel 7 said.
Seven’s Director of programming and production Tim Worner said: "Mark was such a brilliant artist. His work on stage and screen was admired by everybody who knew him. His death is such a sad loss. We at Channel 7 miss his energy and smile.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark’s family and friends.”
Executive Director of Sane Australia Barbara Hocking said: "Depression affects people regardless of their age, gender, cultures and social economic group. Depression is an illness that can affect anyone.
"Whether you're famous or not, what it just means is that the rest of us will hear about it. It doesn't mean that they're the only people who will experience it … they're all equally tragic.
"(But) it can be harder for famous people to seek help because of their high profiles."
Ms Hocking said myths and the enormous stigma surrounding depression also made it harder for society to improve people's understanding and support of the mental illness.
Priestley, a NIDA graduate, also appeared in TV shows Changi, The Secret Life Of Us and Blue Heelers. He also worked with the famed Bell Shakespeare Company and the Sydney Theatre Company.
He was born in Perth and had wanted to become an actor from an early age, according to the All Saints website. He moved to Sydney in 1997 and studied at NIDA.
According to the All Saints website, Priestley loved to "play golf, bowls, tennis and go to the theatre".
He first appeared on the hit show in 2004 and was behind a huge ratings surge on Tuesday night after his character finally married that of fellow star Jolene Anderson, after a lengthy on-off screen relationship.The episode topped the ratings in Sydney for the night, but in another blow for the show Anderson was yesterday injured in a car crash.
news.com.au readers have rushed to pay tribute to Priestley and All Saints fans have flocked to the official show message board to leave their condolences.
"I'm shocked to hear he took his own life," one fan said.
"My thoughts and prays are with Mark's family and friends ... he will be sorely missed my many.
"Bless you for giving us such enjoyment in watching you blossom in front of our eyes, its a shame you aren't with us anymore.
"May you rest in peace now ... we loved you."
Another said: "As a student nurse his character has been part of my inspiration, how I want to be as a nurse."
The sudden death is the second recent trauma to hit All Saints, after actress Virginia Gay was mugged in Sydney - allegedly by two thugs accused of later killing a man.
And it comes months after Australia's TV community was rocked by the Sydney suicide of Channel 10 newsreader Charmaine Dragun.
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Dan was such a great character. Mark was an awesome actor; he's going to be sorely missed. :(
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Make sure you tune in to see Delta perform "In This Life" and grab a copy of her debut US album when it hits stores on Tuesday.
In the meantime, see Delta perform three songs live for Mix96.9 radio here:
http://www.mix969.com/cc-common/mediapla
By doing this, you are helping us ensure Delta's video for "In This Life" gets in the Top 20 countdown for that week. This week, she hit #23, just narrowly missing out on the Top 20. Being part of the Top 20 would mean GREAT coverage for Delta in the US, so try and vote as many times as you can.
You can also download Ghost Mouse and leave it running overnight and it will vote multiple times for you! So you don't even have to do anything :)
More info on Ghost Mouse here: http://forums.deltagoodrem.com/index.php?s
Delta's debut US album 'Delta' hits stores July 15 - only one week from Tuesday!! Delta also has an appearance on The View coming up, with more to be confirmed, so keep an eye out, guys!
The parents of 18-month-old twins, found dead last night, could be charged with murder as soon as Thursday, a Brisbane court heard today.
The decaying bodies of the boy and girl - who had been dead at least a week and each weighed four kilograms or less - were found in their home in Sunnybank Hills, in Brisbane's south, about 7pm (AEST) yesterday.
Their parents faced Brisbane Magistrates Court today charged with failing to provide the necessities of life.
However, prosecutors this afternoon took the unusual step of asking for the couple to be remanded in custody for a further 48 hours, pending the results of a post-mortem examination.
While results are yet to be finalised, the likely cause of the twins' death was malnutrition.
The court heard the twins' mother, 30, had told police she was aware the babies were dead from about June 8 or 9.
They were found by an 11-year-old sibling yesterday after other children noticed an odour coming from a front bedroom.
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The court heard that the mother, who cannot be named, admitted she only fed the twins with a bottle and changed them only occasionally.
"I don't think I fed them enough," she said in a police statement read to the court.
Prosecutors said both children's bodies were decaying when found and appeared malnourished.
More here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/twin
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Seriously. How the fuck do people get away with this? How on earth do people, who clearly cannot care for a child adequately enough to keep them ALIVE, manage to have children whilst actual loving people who would give anything to be parents cannot do so, for whatever reason? It seriously bugs me, especially given this woman only fed them with a bottle and changed them only occasionally. I mean, seriously. Ugh. I hope she does go to gaol - that's just fucked.
- Music:"Twisted" by Brian McFadden
At just 23, Delta Goodrem is already one of Australia’s most successful and highest-selling female artists. Now Australia’s best kept secret is ready to be shared with the rest of the world: her first international album Delta is set for release in July 2008 on Decca.
First - a history lesson. Delta’s 2003 debut Innocent Eyes is one of only a handful of albums to sell over a million copies in Australia - one in every 20 Australians own a copy. The album spent a record-breaking 29 weeks at No.1 in Australia, won the Highest Selling Album award at the Australian equivalent of the Grammys two years running and has now clocked up 4 million sales worldwide - including reaching No.2 in the UK.
Each of the album’s five singles made No.1 in Australia - breaking a record held by Kylie Minogue and the Beatles - and Innocent Eyes spawned three Top 10 singles in the UK. She’s also had hit albums in Japan and New Zealand, charming the globe territory by territory. It’s not hard to see why: in an era of pre-fabricated as-seen-on-TV popstars, Delta Goodrem is the real thing.
A pianist since the age of seven, Goodrem harks back to a bygone era where pop stars wrote their own songs and sang them live - as simple as that.
Delta became the girl who was always on stage from as long as anyone in her family can remember. “It always just felt natural,” she says. “I remember when I went to concerts of artists I loved and I thought, ‘I can’t wait to do that’. It was never ‘I hope I get to do it,’ I always knew I’d do it. I just believed in myself. There wasn’t a plan B.”
Innocent Eyes established Goodrem as not just a musician but a songwriter. In 2006, Goodrem performed a self-penned song, “Together We Are One,” at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in front of a worldwide audience of 1.5 billion. The inspirational song surfaced on last year’s American Idol. Another song penned by Goodrem, “Days Go By,” was a No.1 hit this year by Norwegian Idol Glenn Lyse, while she also just collaborated on a song with hero Olivia Newton-John for her new cancer charity. “Olivia’s been a shining light for me,” Delta says. “She’s guided me, she’s continually given me great advice.” Another one of Goodrem’s songs, “Eyes on Me,” was selected by Celine Dion for her latest album Taking Chances. “To hear ‘Eyes on Me’ sung by a woman I’ve looked up to all my life – that’s an amazing feeling,’’ Goodrem says.
Her resume not only includes TV (Australian small-screen icon Neighbours which launched the careers of Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Natalie Imbruglia) and a lead role in a movie (2005’s Hating Alison Ashley), but a duet with Tony Bennett for the Australian version of his hit album, An American Dream.
In 2008, Goodrem’s first album for the U.S. - simply titled Delta - is her introduction to the American market. Two years in the making, it serves as a welcome antidote to the rushed world of generic pop by creating timeless, global tunes injected with power, passion and personality.
“Believe Again” opens the proceedings with Delta’s most ambitious musical offering yet - a cinematic epic recalling the lush pop of Madonna’s Frozen, precisely produced by Marius DeVries (Bjork, Massive Attack, U2) and Stuart Crichton. “Sometimes you write songs and you think `That’s fine, that’s OK,” Delta says. “I didn’t want fine. I wanted better than fine. I wanted a great album. I’ve always had a really good ear for a great song that appeals to a lot of people. I wanted to make sure I had something special. ‘Believe Again’ was the one that turned the corner, it inspired the whole album.”
First single “In This Life,” (produced by John Shanks) became Delta’s 8th No.1 hit in Australia (out of an impressive 13 singles released to date), effortlessly seducing radio with its life-affirming chorus and wall-to-wall melodic rush. “It has that light and shade,” Delta says of track. “The sentiment in songs is so important to me. It’s got the melody that rings in your ear because it’s catchy and you can sing along with it, but I can also belt it out. It’s got all the elements I could hope to be introduced with.”
Goodrem found her musical soulmates in songwriting partners Brian McFadden (a founding member of Irish band Westlife who’s also written for Il Divo), electronic whiz Stuart Crichton and the Nashville-based songsmith Tommy Lee James. “We call our team The Elements,” Goodrem says. “Stuart’s a dance producer, Tommy’s a complete balladeer, he does country music, he’s an amazing lyricist, then there’s Brian who’s an amazing pop writer who can finish off a chorus like nobody else, and I’ve got the quirky melodies and the harmonies.”
It’s their four distinct styles that help create the musical diversity on Delta. They range from the reggae-tinged dance pop of “You Will Only Break My Heart,” to the deceptively simple power balladry of “Angels in the Room.”
“Woman” was written by hitmakers Steve Mac and Wayne Hector (Il Divo, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Westlife). The brutally honest “God Laughs” documents Delta’s shock over her parents’ divorce (”We’re all walking on quicksand,” she sings, “When we’re busy making our plans…God laughs”), but it’s Possessionless that may be the album’s most personal lyric.
Goodrem wrote the song shortly after winning her battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that derailed Delta at the height of her Australian and UK success in 2003. Just as music has always been there for the good times in her life, it was there at the hardest moments too.
“Possesionless” talks of how chemotherapy taught her what’s important in life - by losing every strand of hair on her body and rediscovering herself. The song was penned with the team of Steve Kipner, Wayne Wilkins and Andrew Frampton - who’ve written hits for Christina Aguilera and Natasha Bedingfield.
On the surface lyrics like “All I got is my body and I’m naked for you” might seem to reflect some bedroom intimacy, rather they capture some of the many life lessons Delta gained from her health crisis. “It’s the only true test when the only thing left is a love that is possessionless,” she sings.
“My life had got so serious so fast,” Delta says. “Then I lost my hair, it went green, I had braces, I was on steroids and in chemotherapy - I thought about how when there’s absolutely nothing else, you’re possessionless, would you love someone when they’re bare naked like that? You have absolutely nothing, not even eyelashes. There’s no façade, nothing to hide behind.”
After an accelerated life - and career - of dizzying highs and crushing lows, the Delta album sees Goodrem coming out of the dark with an album that embraces the positivity and healing power of pop music.
“This album has strong themes about going through hard times but instead of being a victim standing up and being counted. It’s good to focus on what life has to offer, find things that mean something to you. It’s pop music. It’s meant to be fun, magic, something you can relate to.”
That connection with her lyrics is something Goodrem is keep to take around the world.
“Hard times are universal. Good times are universal. I’ve learned how powerful music can be to people, how you just want to get lost in music. That’s a really special connection with people that isn’t disposable. I like the idea of starting in America with a clean slate - I’m looking forward to singing my heart out.”
Check out the digital electronic press kit, her message to her US fans and the US video for her debut US single, "In This Life" here:
http://www.us-deltagoodrem.com/blog/cate
Delta hits US stores July 15. Her debut single, In This Life, is available on iTunes now.
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calm
The X-Files 2: I Want To Believe.
WOOOOOOO! I LOVE that title! Very X-F.
Is it July 24 yet?? (Australian release date). :D
And secondly: Delta's official US website! Well, it's not up yet, but there is a mini-site there in the meantime, with link to ITL on iTunes and also a preview and a video message from Delta. :)
Album due out June 24!
Amazon link for album: http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Goodrem/dp/B
It seems we may also have a tracklisting! It looks legit and Delta did confirm herself that BTT would be on it:
1. Believe Again
2. In This Life
3. Possessionless
4. Born To Try
5. Bare Hands
6. God Laughs
7. You Will Only Break My Heart
8. Woman
9. Brave Face
10. I Can't Break It To My Heart
11. One Day
12. Angels In The Room
Personally, I would've kept The Guardian and replaced Possessionless or One Day with BTT, but each to their own, I guess.
Amazon blurb:
From the Artist
"This album has strong themes about going through hard times but instead of being a victim standing up and being counted. It's good to focus on what life has to offer, find things that mean something to you. It's pop music. It's meant to be fun, magic, something you can relate to." "Hard times are universal. Good times are universal. I've learned how powerful music can be to people, how you just want to get lost in music. That's a really special connection with people that isn't disposable. I like the idea of starting in America with a clean slate - I'm looking forward to singing my heart out."
Product Description
AUSTRALIA'S ALL TIME TOP SELLING FEMALE VOCALIST 8 NUMBER ONE AUSTRALIAN SINGLES & 3.5 MILLON IN SCANS WORLDWIDE At twenty-two Delta Goodrem has already achieved success way beyond her years. Having released two CD's - Innocent Eyes (2003) and Mistaken Identity (2004) which spawned a quick succession of hit singles on the Australian and international charts (most notably topping the charts in the UK and Japan) Delta is now poised to match her international success in the US with the release of Delta. Delta is a collection of twelve 'songs' - in the truest sense of the word - dealing with life, love, and relationships, reflecting both her own life and those of the people around her. The music on Delta was made with the assistance of a world-class collection of producers that include John Shanks (Kelly Clarkson), Marius DeVries (Madonna, U2) and Steve Kipner's team (Christina Aguilera, Natasha Bedingfield) and noticeably showcases Delta's own work as a talented songwriter and performer. Delta is very proud of this new album and feels it's a great representation of where and who she is at the moment, "Everything in front of me is super-exciting, and I'm just looking forward to people hearing my music."
So get psyched America - by hell or high water, DELTA IS COMING!!
- Mood: excited
- Music:"Born to Try" - Delta
Credit to the official site for the main graphic; this was just the perfect image.
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sad - Music:"Home And Away" 1988 Theme
I can't for the life of me figure it out and it's annoying me because Firefox = yay, IE = nay.
If anyone can help, I'd love you forever!!
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nostalgic
