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  • Bill Hicks Anniversary

    Nick Barlow mentions that I was the only blog where Bill Hicks’ 10th Anniversary was mentioned – there should be more! He suggests “that some kind of ‘Hicks Day’ blogburst on the 26th where people can mark the anniversary however they want and I’ll link to any posts people want to make, like I did…

  • Many good reasons to appreciate Eminem

    Eminem is one of the most talked about superstars in this world. And also one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted. It is amazing how some people are rapid in their judgement why they start talking about Eminem. It is easy to misinterpret his words if they are taken literally.

  • Eminem's Ex-Wife Jailed After Cocaine Use

    MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The ex-wife of rapper Eminem was ordered jailed without bond Friday after admitting to her probation officer that she was using cocaine, state prison officials said. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/7895018.htm

  • Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'

    Eminem’s Roots-backed rendition of “Lose Yourself” was a highlight of last year’s Grammy Awards. Clad in the “Free Yayo” T-shirt he might have to pull out of the closet again, Em broke out his fiercest mic swashbuckling for the affair.

  • Cleaning Out My Closet

    “Cleaning Out My Closet” is one of Eminem’s songs that had a major influence on my life. It has cured me from a huge pain I had kept inside till my childhood. The song and the video are indeed a great masterpiece of work.

  • Irish Minister: No more secret ballot for vote spoilers

    Minister Martin Cullen was on the News at One on Wednesday and was caught by Sean O’Rourke on the topic of the secret ballot. I have gone to the trouble of writing a transcript of the piece from the radio. You can listen to it in Real Audio here. What I do not understand about…

  • make people depend on you

    It is not he that adorns but he that adores that makes divinity. The wise person would rather see others needing him than thanking him. To keep them on the threshold of hope is diplomatic, to trust their gratitude is boorish; hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. More is to be got…

  • Think twice before calling Eminem fans "idiots" and "losers"

    To all the true Eminem fans all over the world, with all my love. Many of our detractors spend their whole time criticizing us and calling us names. They are unable , most of the time, to debate intelligently against us. Intentionally ignoring the fact that Eminem fans come from different backgrounds, they target us…

  • e-Voting in Ireland

    So the Minister is absolutely happy with the new system, which, it is believed will be completely fail safe, 100% perfect software and hardware, and nothing possibly can go wrong and there is no way the system can be hacked or accidentally lose votes or give wrong votes to the wrong candidate, and that it…

  • Bill Hick's 10th Anniversary

    Bill Hicks died on February 26th 1994, at the age of just 32. He will be ten years dead at the end of this month, I often wonder what his thinking would be on the current political situation in the world – but if you want to learn more about him you can try BillHicks.com…

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