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Some decent to great arcades I've been to recently that are filled with classic games, in order of decreasing awesomeness:

• Funspot, New Hampshire
• Richie Knucklez', New Jersey
• Barcade, New York
• Ground Kontrol, Oregon
• Crabtowne USA, Maryland

They're still out there.

It figures a guy from Pittsburgh would create a way to separate oil. I bet he figured this out while eating fries from "The O" or perhaps one of the dozens of fine greasy eating establishments throughout the city.

Mmmm.. I'm craving Primanti Brothers right now.

Why not rename Gladstone Street, it already has The Pub at the End of the Universe. http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/11495658/portland_or/pub_at_the_end_of_the_universe.html

Game Masters on Babcock Blvd ( http://maps.citysearch.com/location/8630254 ) has sessions. An associate of mine plays on Monday nights.

If you can drive, it's only about 15-20 minuts from Pitt's campus.

Comfortable family restaurant serves up grilled steaks, seafood and a mammoth...

Tell me, what major sites have been build using Ruby?

I can list several very high volume sites/applications that use Perl.

You can get chinese delivered in Portland. I've gotten the Essence Of China delivered, I liked the General Tso's Chicken.

This is exactly what some coffee shops do. You order something. They press a button, printing out a code that you tap into your browser for access for 2 or whatever hours.

There is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon called Brasserie Montmartre. At one time they had an illusionist there during dinner time. While you were eating you could ask him for a demonstration of what he could do.

We knew he would try to fool us, so we would watch very closely. Once, about three feet away from me, he pulled out a 6-inch metal disk and banged it on the table, and then made it disappear. The science of illusion is very advanced. No one watching has a clue how it is done.

But I don't think illusion is necessary. Any group of people who would kill 100,000 people and show no grief or remorse would steal an election by cruder means.

True Christians don't lie.

True Christians don't support violence.

Don't try to avoid awareness of your responsibility. Protest, or the blood is on your hands, too.

Will it drive customers to his place? I doubt it; most small companies like that survive on local ads and word of mouth.

Not true. Maybe 10 years ago you were correct, but now - a HUGE number of people have access to the net, and probably darn near 100% of people with disposable income have net access.

Out of those with net access, tons and tons have net access and use it for things like this.

Now of course I have no statistics, but let me give you an example of how this influences how my friends and I spend our money...

We are looking for a place to eat. We know we want a specific genre, but some of our group have special dietary needs - so having access to menus is beneficial... So we hit dexonline or citysearch and do a general search. Then we look specifically for restaurants that have online presences - to get more info. If the establishment doesn't have a site - we usually just skip it. But some restaurants have great sites, that without which we probably would not have ever tried the place... Now we go there a lot...

I am also regularly looking for plumbers, handymen, yard work - all online. Add to that I search for places to take kids, recreational places, or even for places that carry specific products.

I view a web presence as a MUST for local business - especially if you want me to shop at your store, as opposed to a national chain that I know carries the products I need. I definately prefer shopping locally, but sometimes - I just might not know a local option exists. But a quick Google search for "Portland Pet Supplies" should turn up my local pet store, and if not - the store probably won't get my business unless I happen to know where you are from some other method....

A lot of people spend a lot of time in front of thrir computers all day at work. Why not help them find your business for when they get off and go out to spend money?

Next time you're in Philly, be sure to visit La Colombe Torrefaction.

Is this the one you meant in Manhattan? Flat screen TVs, networked PS2s and Xboxen, Game Time Nation is on 12th between 3rd and 4th avenues. Walking distance to a couple of fine eateries sure to please the geek pallate, also very near to Forbidden PLanet, almost just across the avenue from some NYU dorms and several very nice movie theaters.

The place also comes with what are ostensibly regulars who hoot and holler each other on during marathon Halo sessions while a Hip-Hop soundtrack blares in the background and chow down on junkfood supplied by the establishment. An AWESEOME time passing establishment for any anorak!

Is this the one you meant in Manhattan? Flat screen TVs, networked PS2s and Xboxen, Game Time Nation is on 12th between 3rd and 4th avenues. Walking distance to a couple of fine eateries sure to please the geek pallate, also very near to Forbidden PLanet, almost just across the avenue from some NYU dorms and several very nice movie theaters.

The place also comes with what are ostensibly regulars who hoot and holler each other on during marathon Halo sessions while a Hip-Hop soundtrack blares in the background and chow down on junkfood supplied by the establishment. An AWESEOME time passing establishment for any anorak!

The Bush administration has as much control over the domestic media as the Chinese do, they're just better at not letting censorship become an issue.

Your mind is as corrupted by a polarized world view as many of the Americans you decry. People, blinded by ideology (that is either popular or runs against the grain) calling themselves "free", you see it all the time. It is a cliche. Ironically, many of the patrons of this store in New York City - called Revolution Books - would likely agree with you because they are similarly mislead and ill informed.The store does not even have a website because they are luddite leftists; mistrustful of technology. But, they are affiliated with an organization that is online: The Revolutionary Worker. Both organizations owe their ability to disseminate the leftist view to liberties that are essential to American life.

Actually, let me restate something I've said earlier in this post. Most patrons of this store are quite informed and passionate about learning from alternative news sources. But what many of them fail to realize is that a Barnes and Noble sized store that serves as a clearing house for alternative information could NEVER repeat NEVER exist in a country like China.

I am not "Ra Ra" president B0sh or our government. What I think is precious, sacred and unique to the Earth are the foundations of our culture which holds freedom of the individual as a virtue. THAT is why stores like Revolution Books don't have armed gunman storming in, shooting the proprietors and patrons and shutting its doors.

And if it's trademarked, there shouldn't be any problem, since they don't call themselves the "Dewey Decimal Hotel."

It's trademarked, and there is a problem because they are using the Dewey Decimal System name in their advertising without permission.

I'd love to see a service like Citysearch (which posts, amoung other things, listings of bands playing in your local area, as long as your local area is somewhat metropolitan), but that actually linked to samples of the band's music, and had the ability to quickly listen to a bunch of samples for bands playing tonight. You could do a ton of tie-ins: buy CDs, buy tickets, buy shirts, send mail to the band, etc.

Not at the event.

However, if the event is at the Drafthouse Downtown, you may find a slightly greater likelihood at Polly Esther's Culture Club across the street. Remember to bathe, groom, and put on clean clothes.

San Francisco has a museum, the Musee Mechanique, with some automata like this, real ones, along with a nice collection of mechanical coin-op musical devices. They're being pushed out by a renovation of the Cliff House, and there's a petition to save them. Please sign. Thank you.

To be fair, I am amazed as what passes for pizza in most places in Italy as well. There's been quite some activity in recent times to preserve the "true" pizza against bastardisation. For example, there's a standard and its certification mark. Efforts are going on to make it a national and European standard (if that hasn't happened yet). This way, a consumer knows what to expect when seeing a protected name. Same is happening with a lot of traditional food in Europe - at least the Union is giving some tangible benefits in return.

I don't know about the rest of the US, but if you ever end up in the Twin Cities, I have found a place in St. Paul that is certified (there are just two or three hundred in the world and most of them are of course in Naples, Italy). There is more background available online about pizza.

The other big offender is mozzarella. True mozzarella is made from water buffalo milk, has a porcelaine white colour and tastes nothing like the tennis shoe gum with the same name found in the US or the cheap imitation from cow milk sold even in most of Italy.

And don't get me started with so-called parmesan, which has little do with the real parmigiano reggiano...

Wow, its nice to see that slashdot is no longer filled with open-minded, intelligent individuals. It is now populated with bigots who like to impress others with their superior intellects and mastery of everything over your common, ordinary person. I reply not only to you, but to those that sit at their computers and insult these 'rednecks' as you like to call them. In my opinion, this displays an utter lack of maturity and makes me question the integrity of those posting on this site. Yes, the rednecks have ways which are strange to 'y'all', but this is no reason to treat them as if they are a backward group of ignorant morons whose socio-economic status has indefinitely limited them to shopping at such stores as Wal-Mart. Has anyone ever told you that stereotyping is a BAD thing? What's funny is how the stereotypical Slashdot hacker (coder, not crackers) broils when they get word that the government has stereotyped them into the very group (crackers) that they wholeheartedly detest and in most cases, aren't a part of. I can only laugh at such hipocrisy. I am a college student, not a 'redneck', and I shop at Wal-Mart simply because after auto insurance, tuition, books, and my residence is paid off, I simply don't have the time nor the money to shop at the Epicure for my tv diners and 12 packs of Mt. Dew. The day that I can join the crowd of 1337 /.ers that can afford to, maybe I will. Also, I played deer hunter at one time simply because I thought it was kinda cool for a minute. Does this make me a backwoods, green-tooth/no-tooth, spawn of incestual relations? I hardly think so.

They're not actually out of business yet? I thought they had their big going out of business sale months ago...

Anyways, for rentals, there's Vulcan Video. Doesn't Blockbuster carry anime? I haven't actually been to one in years...

I generally buy anime online, but Dragon's Lair Comics, Fry's Electronics, and Suncoast Video stock anime too.

And I think most of the arthouse type theatres in town have shown anime... Metropolis and Jin-Roh were at the Dobie, Perfect Blue at the now-closed Arbor 7, Princess Mononoke at the Paramount, and I'm pretty sure the Alamo Drafthouse has played anime, although I can't think of any titles...

d00d,

Not so much into the whole anime thing, myself. But right next to Other Music on 4th Street in the Village is a place called Anime Crash . I haven't been down there in a while, so I'm not sure if they're still there. But they were the last time I was in the neighborhood. Both stores are right across the street from Tower Records (blech!).

Both stores being right next to one another is very convenient. Because, if you're geeky enough to like Anime, you're likely very geeky about the music you listen to as well. And OM is staffed by obsessed music geeks who may consider "Nurse With Wound" a little too mainstream. Think of the music store from High Fidelity, on steroids!

Okay, so that was a little offtopic, but still usefull knowlege IMHO if you're heading down that way.

Anyway, Anime Crash is to obsessive Anime geeks what OM is to music nerds. Check them out.

Also, in NYC you'll find Jim Hanley's Universe useful, which is mostly a comic store but also has a nice supply of Anime. Same thing with Village Comics .

Also, a really good resource (and I'm surprised I didn't think of this first, because I am not entirely convinced that Anime Crash is still open) is Toy Tokyo which is also in the Village but has a location up on 73rd St as well. They are definitely still in the biz, I was just there last Tuesday. They have lots of nice Asian and obscure American toys, as well as a comprehensive collection of Anime. And of course, don't forget your old stand-by in the City, Forbidden Planet .

And that's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I think this list'll be pretty useful to you in Central Jersey, I'm from there myself. Now I'm living in Union City and commuting into New York. If you're determined to be mall-bound in suburban NJ, SunCoast Video actually has a very surprisingly good selection to choose from in terms of video releases.

New York, however, has EVERYTHING you could possibly wish for, for good or ill. You can get crack cocaine, you can get heroine, you can get prostitutes, Anime, Hentai...everything your little ole heart desires! Except, of course, egg and cheese on a bagel after 10:30 in the morning! ;)

d00d,

Not so much into the whole anime thing, myself. But right next to Other Music on 4th Street in the Village is a place called Anime Crash . I haven't been down there in a while, so I'm not sure if they're still there. But they were the last time I was in the neighborhood. Both stores are right across the street from Tower Records (blech!).

Both stores being right next to one another is very convenient. Because, if you're geeky enough to like Anime, you're likely very geeky about the music you listen to as well. And OM is staffed by obsessed music geeks who may consider "Nurse With Wound" a little too mainstream. Think of the music store from High Fidelity, on steroids!

Okay, so that was a little offtopic, but still usefull knowlege IMHO if you're heading down that way.

Anyway, Anime Crash is to obsessive Anime geeks what OM is to music nerds. Check them out.

Also, in NYC you'll find Jim Hanley's Universe useful, which is mostly a comic store but also has a nice supply of Anime. Same thing with Village Comics .

Also, a really good resource (and I'm surprised I didn't think of this first, because I am not entirely convinced that Anime Crash is still open) is Toy Tokyo which is also in the Village but has a location up on 73rd St as well. They are definitely still in the biz, I was just there last Tuesday. They have lots of nice Asian and obscure American toys, as well as a comprehensive collection of Anime. And of course, don't forget your old stand-by in the City, Forbidden Planet .

And that's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I think this list'll be pretty useful to you in Central Jersey, I'm from there myself. Now I'm living in Union City and commuting into New York. If you're determined to be mall-bound in suburban NJ, SunCoast Video actually has a very surprisingly good selection to choose from in terms of video releases.

New York, however, has EVERYTHING you could possibly wish for, for good or ill. You can get crack cocaine, you can get heroine, you can get prostitutes, Anime, Hentai...everything your little ole heart desires! Except, of course, egg and cheese on a bagel after 10:30 in the morning! ;)

d00d,

Not so much into the whole anime thing, myself. But right next to Other Music on 4th Street in the Village is a place called Anime Crash . I haven't been down there in a while, so I'm not sure if they're still there. But they were the last time I was in the neighborhood. Both stores are right across the street from Tower Records (blech!).

Both stores being right next to one another is very convenient. Because, if you're geeky enough to like Anime, you're likely very geeky about the music you listen to as well. And OM is staffed by obsessed music geeks who may consider "Nurse With Wound" a little too mainstream. Think of the music store from High Fidelity, on steroids!

Okay, so that was a little offtopic, but still usefull knowlege IMHO if you're heading down that way.

Anyway, Anime Crash is to obsessive Anime geeks what OM is to music nerds. Check them out.

Also, in NYC you'll find Jim Hanley's Universe useful, which is mostly a comic store but also has a nice supply of Anime. Same thing with Village Comics .

Also, a really good resource (and I'm surprised I didn't think of this first, because I am not entirely convinced that Anime Crash is still open) is Toy Tokyo which is also in the Village but has a location up on 73rd St as well. They are definitely still in the biz, I was just there last Tuesday. They have lots of nice Asian and obscure American toys, as well as a comprehensive collection of Anime. And of course, don't forget your old stand-by in the City, Forbidden Planet .

And that's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I think this list'll be pretty useful to you in Central Jersey, I'm from there myself. Now I'm living in Union City and commuting into New York. If you're determined to be mall-bound in suburban NJ, SunCoast Video actually has a very surprisingly good selection to choose from in terms of video releases.

New York, however, has EVERYTHING you could possibly wish for, for good or ill. You can get crack cocaine, you can get heroine, you can get prostitutes, Anime, Hentai...everything your little ole heart desires! Except, of course, egg and cheese on a bagel after 10:30 in the morning! ;)

d00d,

Not so much into the whole anime thing, myself. But right next to Other Music on 4th Street in the Village is a place called Anime Crash . I haven't been down there in a while, so I'm not sure if they're still there. But they were the last time I was in the neighborhood. Both stores are right across the street from Tower Records (blech!).

Both stores being right next to one another is very convenient. Because, if you're geeky enough to like Anime, you're likely very geeky about the music you listen to as well. And OM is staffed by obsessed music geeks who may consider "Nurse With Wound" a little too mainstream. Think of the music store from High Fidelity, on steroids!

Okay, so that was a little offtopic, but still usefull knowlege IMHO if you're heading down that way.

Anyway, Anime Crash is to obsessive Anime geeks what OM is to music nerds. Check them out.

Also, in NYC you'll find Jim Hanley's Universe useful, which is mostly a comic store but also has a nice supply of Anime. Same thing with Village Comics .

Also, a really good resource (and I'm surprised I didn't think of this first, because I am not entirely convinced that Anime Crash is still open) is Toy Tokyo which is also in the Village but has a location up on 73rd St as well. They are definitely still in the biz, I was just there last Tuesday. They have lots of nice Asian and obscure American toys, as well as a comprehensive collection of Anime. And of course, don't forget your old stand-by in the City, Forbidden Planet .

And that's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I think this list'll be pretty useful to you in Central Jersey, I'm from there myself. Now I'm living in Union City and commuting into New York. If you're determined to be mall-bound in suburban NJ, SunCoast Video actually has a very surprisingly good selection to choose from in terms of video releases.

New York, however, has EVERYTHING you could possibly wish for, for good or ill. You can get crack cocaine, you can get heroine, you can get prostitutes, Anime, Hentai...everything your little ole heart desires! Except, of course, egg and cheese on a bagel after 10:30 in the morning! ;)

whoops. citysearch.com.

This theatre is old and no longer has the greatest reputation.

See these reviews for more information.

When the stall door is ajar, the walls are transparent, and the unexpecting think everyone will be able to watch them crapping. But when you latch the door, your stall becomes opaque and you need not fear.

• 2000
  - "Wang Chung Version 4.0" embarked on an American Summer 2000 Tour, featuring Jack Hues on Lead Guitar and Lead Vocals, Bill Clift on Guitar and Vocals, Dony Wynn on Drums, Manny Yanes on Bass Guitar, and Mike Bohannon on Keyboards. Also, the support staff included Kevin Kegley as the House Sound Engineer, and Mick Weick as Monitor Sound Engineer. Bill Clift is Fuzzbuddy, and has supported such professional acts as Robert Plant, World Party, and Kylie Minogue. Dony Wynn has supported such luminaries as Robert Palmer, Brooks and Dunn, and Patti LaBelle.
  - From June 30 to August 6, 2000, Wang Chung performed as part of "Club 80's - The Flashback Tour", featuring Wang Chung as headliners, as well as opening acts A Flock Of Seagulls, Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons, and Gene Loves Jezebel (featuring Michael Aston). Rob Juarez of The Boss Booking Agency and Chuck Bernal of Artists Worldwide were the agents behind the Club 80's tour.
  - From August 7 through September 16, 2000, Wang Chung embarked on a headlining tour of their own, with various support acts along the way. Although Nick Feldman and Jack Hues are still partners in the Wang Chung project, Nick was unable to appear with the band and tour this year, due to his hectic work schedule. Yet despite Nick's absence, the band was full of energy and ready to play! Club 80's - The Flashback Tour

  - June 27, 2000 - Nashville, TN - The Playroom at 12th & Porter
  (A "pre-tour" gig, getting ready for the bigger shows)
  - June 30, 2000 - Stateline, NV - Caesars Tahoe
  - July 01, 2000 - Stateline, NV - Caesars Tahoe
  - July 05, 2000 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery
  - July 08, 2000 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino/Outlet Center Park
  - July 09, 2000 - Anaheim, CA - Sun Theatre
  - July 11, 2000 - Wichita, KS - In Cahoots
  - July 14, 2000 - Chattanooga, TN - The Bay
  - July 15, 2000 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
  - July 16, 2000 - Jackson, MS - The Dock
  - July 20, 2000 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
  - July 21, 2000 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
  - July 22, 2000 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake
  - July 23, 2000 - Tinley Park, IL - New World Music Theatre
  - July 25, 2000 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
  - July 26, 2000 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's
  - July 27, 2000 - Noblesville, IN - Deer Creek Music Center
  - July 28, 2000 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
  - July 29, 2000 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
  - August 03, 2000 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
  - August 04, 2000 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
  - August 05, 2000 - Sunrise, FL - Sunrise Musical Theatre
  - August 06, 2000 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall

  Wang Chung's "Who'da Thunk it? Tour 2000"

  - August 07, 2000 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
  - August 09, 2000 - Columbia, SC - Elbow Room
  - August 10, 2000 - Knoxville, TN - Banana Joe's
  - August 11, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 12, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 13, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 16, 2000 - Lackawanna, NY - The Funhouse
  - August 17, 2000 - Columbus, OH - Easton Town Center
  - August 19, 2000 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
  - August 23, 2000 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
  - August 25, 2000 - Dubuque, IA - Riverboat Museum
  - August 29, 2000 - Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lightbulb Club
  - August 30, 2000 - Springfield, MO - Remington's Niteclub
  - September 01, 2000 - Long Island, NY - Vanderbilt Club (Radio Show)
  - September 02, 2000 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
  - September 03, 2000 - Virginia Beach, VA - American Music Festival (Rained Out)
  - September 07, 2000 - Tucson, AZ - Bob's Bar and Grill
  - September 08, 2000 - Scottsdale, AZ - Cajun House
  - September 09, 2000 - Sierra Vista, AZ - Jimbo's Beach Shaque
  - September 12, 2000 - Amarillo, TX - Midnight Rodeo
  - September 13, 2000 - Lubbock, TX - Midnight Rodeo
  - September 14, 2000 - San Antonio, TX - Sharkey's
  - September 15, 2000 - Newport Beach, CA - Taste Of Newport Festival
  - September 16, 2000 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Park

• 2001
  - February 2001 - Nick Feldman was an A&R manager for Warner Music UK Limited (WEA Records in London), promoting fine new bands such as Arturo, The Screaming Orphans, The Webb Brothers, and ARKARNA. However, in February 2001 WEA A&R manager Nick Feldman left the company ahead of an expected reshuffle, prompted by the pending Warner/London Records merger. By March 2001, WEA Records and London Records finally merged, resulting in departures from both companies.
  - Summer 2001 - Wang Chung once again plans on touring across the United States this summer (check the 'main' page for more details)! Wang Chung will have the same personnel this year. However, this season's tour will be smaller, as they are only going to play selected dates. It seems that Jack Hues is producing a couple of things at the moment, and this way of working enables him to continue with work in the UK, rather than disappearing for 3 months at a time.
  - May 03, 2001 - Nashville, TN - The Playroom at 12th & Porter
  - May 04, 2001 - Lake Charles, LA - Contraband Days at the Lake Charles Civic Center
  - May 05, 2001 - Chicago, IL - Park West
  - June 21, 2001 - Oshkosh, WI - WaterFest at Riverside Park
  - June 23, 2001 - Cincinnati, OH - P & G Pavilion Park

• Jack Hues is still busy writing music and producing on his own, being responsible for such projects as the 1990 film soundtrack to William Friedkin's "The Guardian", among others. Recently, Jack has just co-produced and co-written the new ARKARNA album for Warners. He is looking for very musical projects which need a big writing/arranging input.

• Nick Feldman is now working for Sony Music with David Massey, who was Wang Chung's manager back in the 1980's! Nick and Jack are also founding investors in Graeme Pleeth's great project called Studio EncycloMedia, an on-line directory of worldwide professional recording studios and the focal point for the professional recording industry.

• Darren Costin (aka "Darwin") is also busy as an engineer, producing and editing various projects for the likes of U2, Bjork and Pavarotti. Darren is reportedly now involved with a new band named "LOBE", with an album in the works.

• David Burnand (aka "Hogg" Robinson) is the Head of Music Technology, Head of the Centre for Screen Music Studies, and a Principal Lecturer at the Royal College of Music. He composes electroacoustic and film scores, including music and sound design for: Hoi Polloi (BBC, 1990), Acumen (C4, 1991), Smart Alek (BFI, 1993), Là Bas (BFI, 1994), Gallivant (BFI/C4, 1996). The Gallivant soundtrack is available on CD (TS CD001).

• 2000
  - "Wang Chung Version 4.0" embarked on an American Summer 2000 Tour, featuring Jack Hues on Lead Guitar and Lead Vocals, Bill Clift on Guitar and Vocals, Dony Wynn on Drums, Manny Yanes on Bass Guitar, and Mike Bohannon on Keyboards. Also, the support staff included Kevin Kegley as the House Sound Engineer, and Mick Weick as Monitor Sound Engineer. Bill Clift is Fuzzbuddy, and has supported such professional acts as Robert Plant, World Party, and Kylie Minogue. Dony Wynn has supported such luminaries as Robert Palmer, Brooks and Dunn, and Patti LaBelle.
  - From June 30 to August 6, 2000, Wang Chung performed as part of "Club 80's - The Flashback Tour", featuring Wang Chung as headliners, as well as opening acts A Flock Of Seagulls, Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons, and Gene Loves Jezebel (featuring Michael Aston). Rob Juarez of The Boss Booking Agency and Chuck Bernal of Artists Worldwide were the agents behind the Club 80's tour.
  - From August 7 through September 16, 2000, Wang Chung embarked on a headlining tour of their own, with various support acts along the way. Although Nick Feldman and Jack Hues are still partners in the Wang Chung project, Nick was unable to appear with the band and tour this year, due to his hectic work schedule. Yet despite Nick's absence, the band was full of energy and ready to play! Club 80's - The Flashback Tour

  - June 27, 2000 - Nashville, TN - The Playroom at 12th & Porter
  (A "pre-tour" gig, getting ready for the bigger shows)
  - June 30, 2000 - Stateline, NV - Caesars Tahoe
  - July 01, 2000 - Stateline, NV - Caesars Tahoe
  - July 05, 2000 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery
  - July 08, 2000 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino/Outlet Center Park
  - July 09, 2000 - Anaheim, CA - Sun Theatre
  - July 11, 2000 - Wichita, KS - In Cahoots
  - July 14, 2000 - Chattanooga, TN - The Bay
  - July 15, 2000 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
  - July 16, 2000 - Jackson, MS - The Dock
  - July 20, 2000 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
  - July 21, 2000 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
  - July 22, 2000 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake
  - July 23, 2000 - Tinley Park, IL - New World Music Theatre
  - July 25, 2000 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
  - July 26, 2000 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's
  - July 27, 2000 - Noblesville, IN - Deer Creek Music Center
  - July 28, 2000 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
  - July 29, 2000 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
  - August 03, 2000 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
  - August 04, 2000 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
  - August 05, 2000 - Sunrise, FL - Sunrise Musical Theatre
  - August 06, 2000 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall

  Wang Chung's "Who'da Thunk it? Tour 2000"

  - August 07, 2000 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
  - August 09, 2000 - Columbia, SC - Elbow Room
  - August 10, 2000 - Knoxville, TN - Banana Joe's
  - August 11, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 12, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 13, 2000 - Kenner, LA - Treasure Chest Casino
  - August 16, 2000 - Lackawanna, NY - The Funhouse
  - August 17, 2000 - Columbus, OH - Easton Town Center
  - August 19, 2000 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
  - August 23, 2000 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
  - August 25, 2000 - Dubuque, IA - Riverboat Museum
  - August 29, 2000 - Fayetteville, AR - JR's Lightbulb Club
  - August 30, 2000 - Springfield, MO - Remington's Niteclub
  - September 01, 2000 - Long Island, NY - Vanderbilt Club (Radio Show)
  - September 02, 2000 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
  - September 03, 2000 - Virginia Beach, VA - American Music Festival (Rained Out)
  - September 07, 2000 - Tucson, AZ - Bob's Bar and Grill
  - September 08, 2000 - Scottsdale, AZ - Cajun House
  - September 09, 2000 - Sierra Vista, AZ - Jimbo's Beach Shaque
  - September 12, 2000 - Amarillo, TX - Midnight Rodeo
  - September 13, 2000 - Lubbock, TX - Midnight Rodeo
  - September 14, 2000 - San Antonio, TX - Sharkey's
  - September 15, 2000 - Newport Beach, CA - Taste Of Newport Festival
  - September 16, 2000 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Park

• 2001
  - February 2001 - Nick Feldman was an A&R manager for Warner Music UK Limited (WEA Records in London), promoting fine new bands such as Arturo, The Screaming Orphans, The Webb Brothers, and ARKARNA. However, in February 2001 WEA A&R manager Nick Feldman left the company ahead of an expected reshuffle, prompted by the pending Warner/London Records merger. By March 2001, WEA Records and London Records finally merged, resulting in departures from both companies.
  - Summer 2001 - Wang Chung once again plans on touring across the United States this summer (check the 'main' page for more details)! Wang Chung will have the same personnel this year. However, this season's tour will be smaller, as they are only going to play selected dates. It seems that Jack Hues is producing a couple of things at the moment, and this way of working enables him to continue with work in the UK, rather than disappearing for 3 months at a time.
  - May 03, 2001 - Nashville, TN - The Playroom at 12th & Porter
  - May 04, 2001 - Lake Charles, LA - Contraband Days at the Lake Charles Civic Center
  - May 05, 2001 - Chicago, IL - Park West
  - June 21, 2001 - Oshkosh, WI - WaterFest at Riverside Park
  - June 23, 2001 - Cincinnati, OH - P & G Pavilion Park

• Jack Hues is still busy writing music and producing on his own, being responsible for such projects as the 1990 film soundtrack to William Friedkin's "The Guardian", among others. Recently, Jack has just co-produced and co-written the new ARKARNA album for Warners. He is looking for very musical projects which need a big writing/arranging input.

• Nick Feldman is now working for Sony Music with David Massey, who was Wang Chung's manager back in the 1980's! Nick and Jack are also founding investors in Graeme Pleeth's great project called Studio EncycloMedia, an on-line directory of worldwide professional recording studios and the focal point for the professional recording industry.

• Darren Costin (aka "Darwin") is also busy as an engineer, producing and editing various projects for the likes of U2, Bjork and Pavarotti. Darren is reportedly now involved with a new band named "LOBE", with an album in the works.

• David Burnand (aka "Hogg" Robinson) is the Head of Music Technology, Head of the Centre for Screen Music Studies, and a Principal Lecturer at the Royal College of Music. He composes electroacoustic and film scores, including music and sound design for: Hoi Polloi (BBC, 1990), Acumen (C4, 1991), Smart Alek (BFI, 1993), Là Bas (BFI, 1994), Gallivant (BFI/C4, 1996). The Gallivant soundtrack is available on CD (TS CD001).

For a fresh look at one way globalization negatively affects the third world without attempting to attach a media buzzword to the WTC attacks, see the film "Life and Debt," playing in Chicago and various other cities. It shows in detail how Jamaica's economy has been crippled by IMF loans, and how the average Jamaican lives and works. Quite a startling view of one of the negative aspects of globalization. Given a 3-star rating by Ebert in an excellent review that begins like Katz's, asking questions defining the scope of a nebulous topic, but then actually goes to attempt to answer those questions instead of further shrouding it "in hysteria and knee-jerk cant".

To all of the foaming-at-the-mouth geeks out there who have never left the U.S. or, god-forbid, travelled to a Muslim country: Shut the fuck up. Please. I know you all think you're geniuses, and can espouse the proper doctrine for solving the world's toughest problems--like Israel v. Palestine, or which is the toughest S.O. unit, Delta Force or the Pipe-Hitting Niggaz down the block--but you forget that you're just a bunch of fucking losers.

I would go there for birthdays, all the way up to to the observation deck, and spend the day there with my Grandmother. I have more childhood memories from these buildings, by far, than anywhere else in the world.

It was an amazing place. Structured yet mysterious, metalic yet comforting, with an amazing variety of nooks, crannies, personalities, and other secrets to discover.

It was also a very social place, with people having lunch at the plaza, looking up at the building and sky [1] or sharing time on the observation deck or in line to get there [2].

I went to the observation deck every time I could; every time I was in New York City... I've easily spent over 100 hours there throughout my life. In March, I spent the day at the observation deck on tower 2, then had dinner at Windows on the World on top of tower 1 [3].

It was a spiritual place for me, as strange as that may sound. It presented an eagle eye view of the world I grew up in; my childhood in one panoramic view [4] [5]. There I could reflect on my past and look forward to tomorrow.

I would always sit at the same bench on top of the observation desk. The one closest to the Statue of Liberty. I'd stay there, looking out to the Atlantic, for hours and hours on end. I learned many things about myself and other other trade center visitors there. I would focus on that spot, on top of the building, on top of the world, one small, specific spot ... yet everywhere in the universe, in an expanding stream of thought. It was my own form of meditation, on an amazing bench that no longer exists.

When my wife and I got engaged, I wanted to get married at the top of the trade center. We didn't end up doing it, but others did. [6]

I loved it for the unique place that it was, but not nearly as much as I -- or anyone -- loved all of the unique individuals who have now died there. The tragedy is unreal. The reasons absurd. The people, and their lives, invaluable. I will never forget them.

I am not a vindictive person, but this calls for something beyond revenge. This requires a defense of our way of life, about our principals and individuality. Anything that can be done to remedy this should be done, and will.

God help us all, and especially those who did this.

-Jonathan
( at the World Trade Center ... http://www.robpatton.com/photoalbum/jontaylor/9.jp g )

I live in a pretty questionable apartment complex in a rent-controlled (read: again questionable) part of a large urban area not too far from RedHat. I'd be happy to perform this service for the lowly donation of a linux-happy webcam. I even have DSL for the purpose.

BTW, I don't necessarily mean to associate RedHat with urban badness; in fact they are about 18 miles from me :) .

Thanks,
DragonWyatt

excuse me, but we atlantans don't take kindly to idle talk of being bombed or enslaved... we've had some trouble with that in the past, and it's not nice to rile up those old feelings..

The RIAA awards its gold (500,000 units shipped) and platinum (1,000,000 units shipped) certifications after an independent audit is conducted by the accounting firm Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman. Record companies typically must pay a fee to the RIAA before the audit is conducted, so an album's certification level doesn't necessarily track sales levels exactly.

Unlike other sales-tracking services like SoundScan, which tracks retail sales, the RIAA's certification process counts all units shipped--including those distributed through record clubs--minus returns and promotional copies.

Actually, I see it a lot. There's a club in town that plays MP3s off a laptop rather than keeping thousands of CDs behind the bar or hiring a real DJ. It makes sense. They can load up a playlist for the whole night in the down times, or they can just put Winamp on random play and be done with it. It seems to be fairly popular, and they have a greater selection of songs than they could have otherwise.

I DJ'd when I was in college, and I was thinking a few years ago how mp3 would have revolutionized my DJ'ing. I hated lugging a thousand CDs everywhere, fearing that the other thousand you left at home were going to be the ones people wanted to hear, or that someone was going to jack that out of print NIN Head Like A Hole single. I would have given my profits for a year, just to have the server that's sitting on my floor right now (40+ GB of mp3s). I would have given my profits for five to have access to Napster while I was DJ'ing an event.

If I was setting up a DJ service today, I'd get a huge tower server and cram it full of the biggest hard drives I could buy, the best sound card I could buy, a 56K modem, a 10/100 eth card and then fill that bad boy up. While I was DJ'ing, if someone asked for a song I didn't have, I'd immediately go download it off Napster. Within four or five songs, I could be playing their request, even though I didn't have it before they asked.

MP3s are not perfect, but for certain applications, they are a Godsend.

I need to find out what movies are playing? seattle.citysearch.com - Do I click on the ads? Never. I dont even need software that removes them from webpages. I just dont see them. But, the site was of use and told me what was playing and gave me the phone number to my favorite restaurant so I could make reservations. Oh? I can tip them for this service? I would be glad to. Darn, no tip jar.

I dont buy the newspaper, I read it online. Can I drop 25 cents somewhere? No, but I wish I could.

Web designers cost money, content costs money, bandwidth costs money, infomation costs money, you get the picture. Im sick of those whiney cheapskates who say the whole internet should be free. Get real. I have countless examples where I would love to tip a website for their services. Im not saying I should *have* to everytime I visit them, because everytime I go there I might not find what I need, but, make it voluntary. You want that website to stay around? tip for their services.

Some people say "I already pay for internet access". So? Do you think your ISP is keeping track of what sites you visit and then making micropayments to them for the content you are seeing? I think not.

It would be cool if Paypal or some other website would come along who would let me deposit, say, 20 bucks there. And any site I visited, I could tip if I wanted to. Im waiting for it, someone please do it! Im tired of visiting sites I like and finding out they went under.

Having lived here for the last year, I'd have to vote Blowfish as the best sushi resturant around here :-)

A Flock of Seagulls has migrated through the lasers' paths!

Have you tried the Edwards Marq*e Stadium 23? According to Disney's site, and Citysearch, it's playing there. Might not be IMAX though (I'm in Austin, and dunno anything about the theater).

While the thought of donating the money to OSS caused me to chuckle for a minute, the charity to which the money is being donated seems a very worthwhile cause.
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Noone here must read the attached links :P.

Nashville

the guy must be pretty well off. first he pays the domain fee, then he turns down the thank you check, and now he is matching up to $2500 (yes, he raised it).

and it looks like the charity is going to be Nashville's Table, a food for the homeless foundation.

personally, i would've just kept the check, and framed it for my enjoyment in the years to come.

and in case anyone is in the charitible mood, go here.

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