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Show life Deciding between CD's and MP3's MONDAY • JANUARY 22 -2007 B2 Spencer Speaks Golden Globes get the boot Spencer King Life Writer "And the winner is ..." Most of us associate these words with award shows. We just had the Golden Globes, and the Oscars are right aroun,d the corner, which means there will be a ton of people obsessing over movies that they haven't even seen. Awards shows give 'Holy'wood a chance to stroke their own egos by handing out awards to each other and talking about how great they are and how much of an influence they have. I have a few problems with these shows. My first reason is that the standards for the awards are set by Hollywood themselves. Anthony Hopkins could star in a movie about an old guy who just sits on a porch and flings boogers at midgets all day, and it could win Best Picture just because Hollywood says it's good. That's my big problem with award shows. Basically, it's a bunch of friends getting together to pat each other on the back and tell each other how good they are. That would be like you and your friends filming an awards ceremony and then broadcasting it on TV. You could have an award for "Best Friend in a Crisis or Calamity." Then you could have someone present a lifetime achievement award to you for all that you do for yourself. That's basically what Hollywood is doing. Award shows used to be interesting. They used to be entertaining. I would love to see something crazy happen at one of these shows: like maybe they should release a pack of starving wolves onto the stage when a person has drawn out his or her acceptance speech too long. I'd love to see that. "1 would also like to thank..." (wolves are released) "Augghhhhhhh!" You could even have John Madden announcing the show. "If, if, if, you don't get off soon enough, BOOM, those wolves are gonna get ya." Then there is the two hours of pre-show where people just talk about what the "stars" are wearing. "Oh look, here comes Tara Reid in about three inches of clothing. I'm really glad that she decided to cover her breasts this year." "And here's the lovely Nicole Richie. It appears she's decided to walk backwards down the red carpet this year. Wait, where did she go? Oh, there she is. I couldn't see her behind that microphone stand.'1 Check out Spencer's web page at http://www.spencerk.ingcomedian.com/spencerspeaks GEICO Your "Local" Insurance Office Student Discount • Motorcycle Insurance •-X GEICO. A 15 minute call could save you 15% on car insurance to crack down on sites and users. There are loopholes well. For example, eMu- to be found regarding the sic is one of the more used, legality of file sharing, if DRM-free marketplaces one puts in the time refor getting good digital searching it online. music. Although selection is a little more limited, it's The winner still pretty vast by most With all due respect to standards. Many are turn- each format, each has its ing to Russian sites to get pros and cons. Downloads, songs for extra cheap, usu- if proper precautions are ally paying as little as a taken to avoid losing your dime a song. The legality library due to a crashing of such foreign sites is still hard drive, are very nice quite fuzzy though. and there arc ways, such as High rollers still love burning to disc and ripping the risk of the peer-to-peer the disc in the desired forfile sharing game, even mat, that sidestep the DRM with attempts by the RIAA nightmares. CDs are nice to have From MUSIC-B1 The purpose of Martin Luther King A Black History Month moment Pamela York Life Writer Martin Luther King Jr.! The powerful pastor from the south who proclaimed freedom! Freedom! Not just for a few, but for all. We honored him and his memory last Monday; a day sanctioned by the government that once oppressed him and his people. So what did I do to reverence this great leader and celebrate the life of one of the most influential men of our nation? I went to the movies. Martin Luther King Day + College = Three Day Weekend! At least that was what ran through my mind. It wasn't bad that I enjoyed my weekend socially - I was exercising my freedoms after all, but it was bad that I didn't take the time to realize all that he did for me and my country. I forget, more often than not, that there's usually a purpose behind my long weekends, but on Tuesday I decided I should understand that purpose. I looked into Dr. King's work and life and found that, yes, a whole day honors him. But it would take a lifetime to truly appreciate his imprint on society. Dr. King's world is one that most of us here weren't a part of. We never saw the signs excluding-separating-fellow Americans from those believed to be Contact our "Local" Office 801-226-2404 1513 North Hill Field Road, Suite #3 LJBARU specialist. of higher importance. In fact, that idea today seems ridiculous to all of us. How could anyone even let that happen? Well they did, that's just how it was - ask your parents or even your grandparents about this country before. We were a nation divided. Can you believe that? The Civil War ended in 1865 and ninety years later there were still problems. Most people only saw Black and White. They did not see the person, they saw the color. Skin color was a distinction of who you were, no matter what you did or how you spoke, you instantly had a reputation. One based not only on first impression, but at first glance. Dr. King's shouted his dream loud and clear but it was not just his dream. It was the dream and voice of millions of Americans hoping one day all people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." ("I Have A Dream" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1963). The meaning behind that phrase cries out to me! It calls to my soul for it is the very reason I am who I am today! I do not see color. I see people; millions of people working hard and contributing to our great nation. I have been raised knowing that our country's past mentality was wrong. No one has the right or the Courtesy photo/news.uns.purdue.edu Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. power to give you limits based solely on your physical attributes. It is a way of life unfathomable to me and to all of my generation. I do understand that there are a select few that still say or do cruel and inhumane things to anyone of a different race or color, but they are becoming few in numbers. We are bonding as a nation. We've heard the call of Dr. King to come together and to be a people, not individuals pointing out our differences. United we stand, divided we fall ("Liberty Song" by John Dickinson 1768). We are working towards that more than ever now. So back to how I spent my holiday, what movie did I see? D4ja Vu. It's a great film, I highly recommend it! Denzel Washington is the leading actor in that movie and does a fantastic job. He was also the first black man to ever win the Oscar for best actor, but that's not the only man I saw onscreen. I saw an incredibly talented man who has worked hard to get where he is, a man who has freedom, and he's a man who I'd feel lucky to meet. I saw someone with excellent character. Let freedom ring. Woodbury exhibit From Art -B1 FREE No obligation Rate Quotes • Money Saving Discounts • Monthly Payment Plan record collection out of the attic to avoid Armageddon. The numbers don't really accurately reflect the massive amounts of music that is sold. The tapering numbers that were put out concerning iTunes digital sales forget to mention that before they tapered, their numbers shot up in the first quarter of 2006, and only tapered from 144 million sales in the first quarter to 137 million the second. Digital downloads are here to stay and CDs are still hanging on for the ride, even if they become good for nothing more than frisbees. around; they create a more sentimental value to the owner and a disc can be ripped using any desired format any number of times without any loss of quality to the music file. Plus, CDs are easier to count. Even though CD sales are down and iTunes download numbers are settling in at a meager 137-something-million, a music revolution is not close at hand. No need to throw away the old CD collection or start making a quadruplicate back-up copy of your iTunes music library. 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