The Rings
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
I's Married Now!
I love being married! The honeymoon has been fantastic so far--and the wedding was just perfect! Here's a couple pics. Check out the Flickr box for all of the official photos. They turned out just beautiful! It was so good to see everyone and spend time with all of them. Miss you all...H
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
The 80s
3 Reasons the 80s Rocked:
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3 Reasons the 80s Were Embarrassing:
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3 Reasons the 80s Were Embarrassing:
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
A Trip to Paris
Here's the silly Paris Hilton video as promised to our resident "num-num"er. Enjoy!
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Prince News Update
Just keeping you "in the know..."
Prince Shuts Down His Award-Winning Official Website
Prince has shut down his pioneering Website, NPGMusicClub.com.
The Purple Rain purveyor started the subscription-based site back in 2001, when he dropped the whole symbol thing (which he adopted in 1993) and was once again performing and recording under his better-known moniker--Prince.
Named after his New Power Generation backup band, Prince used the site to release new music and non-album compilations and post messages to his fans--just this year it earned him a Special Achievement Webby Award.
But that didn't stop him from pulling the plug.
"In its current form, there is a feeling that the NPGMC has gone as far as it can go," an e-mailed statement to club members said. "Has the time come to once again make a leap of faith and begin anew? These are questions we in the NPG need to answer.
"In doing so, we have decided to put the club on hiatus until further notice...The future holds nothing but endless opportunity and we plan on seizing it wholeheartedly. Don't u want 2 come?"
He said that people would have to "wait and see" why Prince, who was named Best Male R&B Artist at the BET Awards in June, shut down his Website last week.
NPGMusicClub originally charged members $7.75 a month for general access and $100 for a premium annual membership. Prince's camp lowered the fees to $2.50 a month and then $25 for a lifetime pass. After forking over the cash, several fans had complained about the site's heavily trafficked ticket section and its inability to deliver promised exclusives, according to Billboard.com.
We're not sure if Prince knew that his site's days were numbered when he accepted his Webby Award in New York--he only offered a typically inscrutable acceptance speech.
"Everything you think is true," was all he said before bringing down the house with an acoustic performance of "Don't Play Me."
Prince is Back on the Market
Prince's NPG Music Club isn't the only thing shutting down.
The Musicology artist's wife of five years, Manuela Testolini Nelson, filed for divorce on May 24, according to court documents obtained Wednesday by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Edward Winer, Testolini Nelson's attorney, said in a statement that it was a difficult decision for his client to seek the divorce and that she is hoping for a quick and "cooperative resolution."
Testolini Nelson, 29, used to work for Paisley Park Studios, the recording and production complex Prince opened near Minneapolis in 1987.
The duo tied the knot in 2001 in a small, super-secret Jehovah's Witness ceremony in Hawaii, with the bride taking her husband's name. For those of you who may have forgotten that the 48-year-old Prince has a last name, he was born Prince Rogers Nelson.
While her future ex has been busy releasing a number-one album, performing on Saturday Night Live and American Idol, picking up BET and Webby awards and making cryptic comments, Testolini Nelson runs Gamillah Inc., which houses a production company, a line of designer candles and other businesses.
This was Prince's second marriage. His first, to backup singer-dancer Mayte Garcia, was annulled in 1998 after two years, with Prince stating that "the best way to demonstrate [that they're joined for life] is to do away with the legal bonds that people demand."
So, what does all of these say about Prince's mind these days? Maybe we can look forward to a return of the more liberal, more "Dirty Mind"ed Prince? Only time will tell...
Prince Shuts Down His Award-Winning Official Website
Prince has shut down his pioneering Website, NPGMusicClub.com.
The Purple Rain purveyor started the subscription-based site back in 2001, when he dropped the whole symbol thing (which he adopted in 1993) and was once again performing and recording under his better-known moniker--Prince.
Named after his New Power Generation backup band, Prince used the site to release new music and non-album compilations and post messages to his fans--just this year it earned him a Special Achievement Webby Award.
But that didn't stop him from pulling the plug.
"In its current form, there is a feeling that the NPGMC has gone as far as it can go," an e-mailed statement to club members said. "Has the time come to once again make a leap of faith and begin anew? These are questions we in the NPG need to answer.
"In doing so, we have decided to put the club on hiatus until further notice...The future holds nothing but endless opportunity and we plan on seizing it wholeheartedly. Don't u want 2 come?"
He said that people would have to "wait and see" why Prince, who was named Best Male R&B Artist at the BET Awards in June, shut down his Website last week.
NPGMusicClub originally charged members $7.75 a month for general access and $100 for a premium annual membership. Prince's camp lowered the fees to $2.50 a month and then $25 for a lifetime pass. After forking over the cash, several fans had complained about the site's heavily trafficked ticket section and its inability to deliver promised exclusives, according to Billboard.com.
We're not sure if Prince knew that his site's days were numbered when he accepted his Webby Award in New York--he only offered a typically inscrutable acceptance speech.
"Everything you think is true," was all he said before bringing down the house with an acoustic performance of "Don't Play Me."
Prince is Back on the Market
Prince's NPG Music Club isn't the only thing shutting down.
The Musicology artist's wife of five years, Manuela Testolini Nelson, filed for divorce on May 24, according to court documents obtained Wednesday by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Edward Winer, Testolini Nelson's attorney, said in a statement that it was a difficult decision for his client to seek the divorce and that she is hoping for a quick and "cooperative resolution."
Testolini Nelson, 29, used to work for Paisley Park Studios, the recording and production complex Prince opened near Minneapolis in 1987.
The duo tied the knot in 2001 in a small, super-secret Jehovah's Witness ceremony in Hawaii, with the bride taking her husband's name. For those of you who may have forgotten that the 48-year-old Prince has a last name, he was born Prince Rogers Nelson.
While her future ex has been busy releasing a number-one album, performing on Saturday Night Live and American Idol, picking up BET and Webby awards and making cryptic comments, Testolini Nelson runs Gamillah Inc., which houses a production company, a line of designer candles and other businesses.
This was Prince's second marriage. His first, to backup singer-dancer Mayte Garcia, was annulled in 1998 after two years, with Prince stating that "the best way to demonstrate [that they're joined for life] is to do away with the legal bonds that people demand."
So, what does all of these say about Prince's mind these days? Maybe we can look forward to a return of the more liberal, more "Dirty Mind"ed Prince? Only time will tell...
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