Shania name-droppings...

[tonyme]

Yeah a fresh start soundss great! :love:

[StarryShania]

The big Obama rally last week drew in 19,500 folks to the Xcel Energy Center. While that's a huge number,
it's still well shy of the record set by the goddess of country pop, Shania Twain.


http://www.citypages.com/2008-06-11/news/obama-beat-hillary-but-can-t-top-shania-twain/

No one can beat our Shania. :love:

[dreamer]

darn right

[FinnFreak]

Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - July 24, 2008


Anthropology in Albania

Millsaps student first in 15 years to earn Fulbright Fellowship


By Jean Gordon


When Chelsi West first traveled to Albania with an anthropology research team from Millsaps College, her professor casually mentioned on the flight over that most Albanians have never seen an African American.

"I was thinking to myself that I might stick out, big deal," the Jackson native said. "I have been that person in several things my whole life growing up in Jackson on teams, in classrooms. That's not something new to me."

But as West explored the Eastern European country, people more than stared. They pointed, asked how her skin got so dark and even lined up to get their picture taken with her.

"I thought, I'm not a celebrity, I'm just a college student from Mississippi," she said. "It was an odd feeling."

Now West is getting ready for her third trip to the country many Americans can't find on a map. The 22-year-old is the only person in the United States selected this year for a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Albania.

Sponsored by the Department of State, Fulbright is the country's premier international exchange program.

A 2008 honors graduate of Millsaps College, West's interest in Albania formed during that first trip to the country the summer after her sophomore year.


Music to her ears

While on the way to the airport to travel home, she heard some Albanian hip-hop music on the car radio. She started to wonder how people in the former Soviet country could be listening to the same music as her brother back home in Mississippi.

That question led West to return the following summer to Albania and also to Tanzania to conduct research for her senior thesis.

"I wanted to study ideas of globalization and cultural transfer," she said. "Music was a very good way to piece it all together."

Armed with what she thought were solid research and a complete list of questions to investigate, West soon found her topic was far more complicated than she expected.

"In one of my first interviews in Tanzania I asked this guy to tell me who your favorite American hip-hop artist is," she said. "And he said Shania Twain."

When the man responded with the name of a country music star, West realized she'd have to rethink how musical genres are defined.

"The project became a huge focus on the individual in society," she said. "If in fact hip-hop is defined by someone as music that speaks to issues of race for instance or difference in society, then the beat or style isn't as important as the words themselves."

West's former Millsaps adviser Michael Galaty, an associate professor of anthropology who specializes in Albania, said West has a "real anthropological mind" with a true appreciation for cultural differences.

"She realizes that all people in a different culture are different," he said. "She knows what is normal to her is not necessarily normal to someone else."

Galaty directs archeological research in the northern Albanian mountains called the Shala Valley Project. West's first trip to Albania was with Galaty and his research team.

Galaty said West is the first Millsaps student in 15 years to earn a Fulbright Fellowship.

"They are very hard to get," he said. "I can count on two hands the number of Fulbrights in Mississippi in the past five to 10 years."

As a Fulbright fellow, West will be an ambassador of sorts from the United States to Albania, Galaty said.

"She's really representing Mississippi," he said. "She'll just be fantastic at that."

West will leave in September and spend the academic year studying at the English-language University of New York, Tirana, in Albania's capital city.

"Our relationship is shifting from one of adviser to an undergraduate to colleague to colleague," Galaty said. "I'm looking at her as someone over the long term as a fellow scholar who works in Albania."


Dreams

West's father, Gerald West, is proud of his daughter's accomplishments, but admits he's still getting used to her chosen career.

"I wanted her to follow her mom into medicine," he said about his pediatrician wife. "I don't know a single anthropologist."

Still, he encouraged his daughter to follow "whatever she felt was her calling."

That means his daughter - who as a student at Murrah High School couldn't wait to move out of Mississippi - now hopes to bring anthropology classes to one of the state's historically black colleges or universities.

She also hopes to use her experience as a minority who studies a culture that's far from her own to better understand why some African Americans limit their career options.

"In the black American community I often run into this idea that if you're not a doctor or lawyer or any kind of celebrity/pro athlete you must be doing something like teaching or accounting," Chelsi West said. "Not many people think outside of those areas."

In fact, when she tells other African Americans that she's an anthropologist who studies in Albania, she often hears something like: "And... how many black people do that?"

The question reminds West she has more to learn - and teach.

"I'm going to understand the boundaries in place and why people may not be comfortable stepping out of those," she said. "Then I'm going to somehow try to bridge the gap."


http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080724/FEAT05/807240316/1023



John - ;)

[tonyme]

:funny: Shania Twain, hip-hop, VERY interesting!

[FinnFreak]

Ka-Ching! methinks...


John - ;)

[Troll]

Thanks John

[greek fanatic]

:uhh::uhh:Since when Albania is a former Soviet country???
who wrote that stuff???:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[dreamer]

the ignotant press:uhh:

[greek fanatic]

the ignotant press:uhh:

as i like to say they are MORONS:p

[dreamer]

never have truer words been spoken

[Troll]

as i like to say they are MORONS:p

So true.

[greek fanatic]

btw,since Albania is close to Greece i can sometimes listen to their radio and most of their songs are hip-hop r&b stuff.
dunno why:uhh:

[greek fanatic]

actually now that i'm thinking about it Albania was supposelly a communist country,but that was just a hoax they just stole people's money.:rolleyes:

[FinnFreak]

Albania is unique in that it is the only European country occupied by the Axis powers that ended World War II with a larger Jewish population than before the War. Only one Jewish family out of six was deported and killed during the Nazi occupation of Albania. Not only did the Albanians protect their own Jews, but they provided refuge for Jews from neighboring countries. The Albanians refused to comply and hand over lists of Jews. Instead they provided the Jewish families with forged documents and helped them disperse in the Albanian population.

Albania allied with the USSR, and then broke with the USSR in 1960 over de-Stalinization. A strong political alliance with China followed, leading to several billion dollars in aid, which was curtailed after 1974. China cut off aid in 1978 when Albania attacked its policies after the death of Chinese ruler Mao Zedong. Large-scale purges of officials occurred during the 1970s.

Enver Hoxha, the nation's ruler for four decades, died April 11, 1985. Eventually the new regime introduced some liberalization, including measures in 1990 providing for freedom to travel abroad. Efforts were begun to improve ties with the outside world. March 1991 elections left the former Communists in power, but a general strike and urban opposition led to the formation of a coalition cabinet including non-Communists.

Albania's former Communists were routed in elections March 1992, amid economic collapse and social unrest. Sali Berisha was elected as the first non-Communist president since World War II. The next crisis occurred in 1997, as riots ravaged the country.

During NATO's air war against Yugoslavia, March-June 1999, Albania hosted some 465,000 Kosovar refugees. Victory by a pro-Berisha coalition in elections July 3, 2005, ended 8 years of Socialist Party rule. Crowds in Tirana, June 10, 2007, welcomed George W. Bush, the first U.S. president to visit Albania while in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania


John - :)

[greek fanatic]

thanks John,
all i know is that this Hoxha guy was a scum.
and you know what he did,he open every jail in Albania and let prisoners get out of the country,most of them(including murderers)came illegally in Greece so there was an increase in crime.
of course that led many Greeks to turn into racists but is wasn't our faults,this was something strange for Greece,after all these years things are way better and we have learn that not all Albanians are murderers.

[FinnFreak]

we have learn that not all Albanians are murderers.

:) - Of course not.


However, of all the European countries... George W Bush being the most popular in Albania, makes one go: "hmmmm..?"


John - :p

[greek fanatic]

:) - Of course not.


However, of all the European countries... George W Bush being the most popular in Albania, makes one go: "hmmmm..?"


John - :p

:funny::funny: i guess it's because of what happened in Kosovo because many Albanians were killed there.
how about that lie that someone have stoled Bush's watch there,what about that??it was this true or what?? weird:rolleyes:

[greek fanatic]

btw in my country Bush is very popular ..not.:p:p:p

[FinnFreak]

There's Obamamania across Europe.


John - ;)

[greek fanatic]

There's Obamamania across Europe.


John - ;)

;)Exactly,big time and maybe a little Hillary amongst feminist:rolleyes:not me i ain't a feminist:eek:

[tonyme]

Add the Jonas Brothers to the list of musicians who want their own fashion line.

"I'm not saying we're the best designers in the world, but being able to make what we like, that would be so cool," oldest sibling Kevin, 20, told me the other day in Hollywood, where the trio was appearing on FNMTV Premieres. "We love dressing up and putting on different kinds of clothes."

And the Jonas empire doesn't end there.

Nick, 15, says a Christmas album is a definite possibility. "We wrote a holiday song, "Girl of My Dreams," and sang it at the Disney parade last year," he said, adding, "It was a lot of fun…Maybe there is a holiday album in our future."

The immediate future includes finishing up their Burning Up tour, releasing a new album on Aug. 12 and making their debut at MTV's Video Music Awards in September.

However, they did get some time off on Friday night. The brothers were spotted at the Rooney show at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip, watching their former opening act from the balcony and also hanging in the music club's Parish and Foundation rooms.

Kevin, Nick and Joe, 18, returned to the road the following day for their own concert in Denver at the Coors Amphitheatre.

They're hoping Shania Twain joins them on stage one of these days for their cover of her hit, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good."

"It's fun to see the parents when that song comes on, especially the moms," Kevin said. "They're like, 'Oh my God! Wow! They're really playing our favorite song.' "

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b147290_jonas_brothers_want_dress_you.html

[Troll]

Thanks for the article.

[dreamer]

Thanks Tony

[StarryShania]

Who wouldn't want Shania singing on stage with them ?! :D

[tonyme]

Totally agree:D

[Troll]

Madonna, Demi top fit list
Say what you will about Kabbalah water, but it is one thing Madonna and Demi Moore, who both topped "Hollywood's 10 Most Fit Women Over 40" list, have in common. The list, pulled together by celebrity trainer Joel Harper (his fitness program is featured in the bestseller, "You: On a Diet") also includes Sharon Stone, Halle Berry, Ashley Judd and Shania Twain.


http://www.nbc11.com/msnbcentertainment1/17088898/detail.html

[StarryShania]

Goo Shania. :boogie:

[tonyme]

Thanks for that :great:

[dreamer]

woooooooooooohooo

[Troll]

Some things though, you just can't escape. We had dinner at Lotus Market, an entertainment area set on the shores of a lake. I think we got suckered into a pretty bad, touristy place (the Starbucks next door should've been a warning) but the view was amazing.

As we sat drinking our beer, enjoying the view, a karaoke version of a Shania Twain song floated up to us.

http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/a-memorable-trip-to-tiananmen.html

[StarryShania]

Cool...thanks for the article. :up:

[dreamer]

thanks

[uniquestar]

I saw the Yahoo Music Playlist Blog..

The Top 15 Albums of All Time (By Women)
Posted Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:11pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

#15. Come On Over - Shania Twain
Play Album
Units Sold: 20 Million
SPV: $1.82 Rating (Stars): 4 Grammys Won: 1
Calculated value per unit based on the formula: $2.13


#8. Up! - Shania Twain
Play Album
Units Sold: 11 Million
SPV: $3.74 Rating (Stars): 2.75 Grammys Won: 0
Calculated value per unit based on the formula: $3.78

And Britney's Baby One More Time goes on #4:huh:


#1. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Play Album
Units Sold: 19 Million
SPV: $9.52 Rating (Stars): 5 Grammys Won: 1
Calculated value per unit based on the formula: $11.47 :hmmm:

I can't put the link address, I don't know what happened to my add. bar eventhough I already view the toolbars and checked the address bar.:shocked::huh:

[tonyme]

Nice :great: Thanks for sharing

[uniquestar]

More thanks to you, Tony!
And here's the link now!

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/yradish/23407/the-top-15-albums-of-all-time-by-women

my address bar is working! :D

[tonyme]

:bounce::great:

[uniquestar]

:bounce::great:

:hugs: :bounce:

[Troll]

Thanks for posting

[StarryShania]

Great article. It's great to see Shania make it up there not once, but TWO times. Wait to go Shania. :great:

[Troll]

The competition at Beijing's 12,000-seat Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground is one of the hottest Olympic tickets.

The sport, with its beach-party atmosphere featuring impeccably cut and tanned athletes competing in skimpy bathing suits, is seen as having huge entertainment potential, which is why NBC is featuring it live in prime time throughout the Summer Games. At the volleyball arena in China, where the sport is relatively new, crowds clap along to music from Shania Twain and Michael Jackson as Chinese cheerleaders whip up the enthusiasm.

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/8451186/League-hopes-Olympics-will-boost-beach-volleyball

[StarryShania]

Shania music is the best. :boogie:

[DollyShania]

Yes- all over the world!!

[dreamer]

:boogie:

[Troll]

Rascal Flatts is a country band in terms of its recent domination of the country market but not in terms of sound. Their 90-minute performance was pure middle-of-the-road pop-rock with some flourishes of fiddle and steel here and there. Shania Twain is Mother Maybelle Carter by comparison.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/ENT03/308300017

[dreamer]

thanks

[ravshania]

:up:

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[StarryShania]

Thanks..

[Hockeystick]

Gez, Rascals don't seem to be country at all then, Shania compared to one of the pioneers of the country genre, the legendary, Mother Maybelle Carter? Interesting, lol.

Maybelle Carter is as country as you'll ever get it.

[SHANIANUTS!]

Rascal Flatts is a country band in terms of its recent domination of the country market but not in terms of sound. Their 90-minute performance was pure middle-of-the-road pop-rock with some flourishes of fiddle and steel here and there. Shania Twain is Mother Maybelle Carter by comparison.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/ENT03/308300017I like this line:



"Maybe the youngsters were lured by LeVox’s vocals, a strange sound that recalls the lead voice of the tight three-part high harmony of Alvin & the Chipmunks."










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btw I think Alvin and his buds are way better.:funny:

[Troll]

I like this line:



"Maybe the youngsters were lured by LeVox’s vocals, a strange sound that recalls the lead voice of the tight three-part high harmony of Alvin & the Chipmunks."










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btw I think Alvin and his buds are way better.:funny:

Totaly agree

[FinnFreak]

CMT.com, TN - September 15th, 2008


Shania Twain Might Have the “Hottest” Country Song Someday


http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/artists/twain_shania/shaniatwain52-280x210.jpg


By Craig Shelburne


I’ve been looking at list of the “hottest” country songs in the last 50 years (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top-country.shtml) by Billboard magazine, and Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” is already at No. 3, even though it’s only 10 years old. However, if she wants to claim the top spot someday, she’s got her work cut out for her. Johnny Horton’s “The Battle of New Orleans,” the enduring smash hit from 1959, is No. 1. (Funny, I never thought I’d write “hottest” and “Johnny Horton” in the same story.) Kenny Rogers‘ “Lady” is No. 2. Great. Now I’ll have that song in my head all day: “Let me hold you in my arms fa-ah-ah evermore …”


http://blog.cmt.com/2008-09-15/shania-twain-might-have-the-hottest-country-song-someday/



John - ;)

[Troll]

Thanks John

[dreamer]

thanks

[StarryShania]

Thanks for sharing . .

[Troll]

Underwood not reaching potential
Wholesome star was lacking in emotion


Among the many distressing thoughts circulating through Nashville these days, there is this worrisome fact: Shania Twain is 43 years old


For that reason, Music City is certainly hoping that 25-year-old Carrie Underwood will evolve into the kind of young superstar who can carry the business for another decade. There’s reason for optimism: two multiplatinum albums including the fastest selling debut disc in country history, a mini avalanche of awards and the obvious talent and visibility that go with being the most successful “American Idol” winner ever.

Unfortunately, Underwood’s concert Thursday night at the Bradley Center probably raised as many questions as it answered. For starters, there were all those empty seats. The Bradley was curtained off above the luxury boxes and even with that, the back of the hall was pretty much empty.

Beyond that, Underwood the performer feels like a talented youngster who is discovering who she is. Like Twain, she’s a babe, although more shiny and cute than sexy. She is instead the kind of wholesome, cheerleader “All American Girl” she sings about.

The music draws on country values and themes but dresses them in a glossy coat of pop production. There’s the yearning and nostalgia for small town roots in “I Ain’t in Checotah Anymore,” the Christian faith and repentance of “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” the yearning for escape of “Get Out of This Town” and even a nasty pay-him-back cheatin’ song — “Before He Cheats.”

Most of the songs are bright and peppy and a few are pretty funny. “The More Boys I Meet” is an exposition on the flaws of the male gender much in the spirit of Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much.”

On the other hand, most of the songs don’t seem to really challenge her as a singer.

There are exceptions. There’s some real pain behind the broken promises of “I Know You Won’t” or her remake of Randy Travis’ “I Told You So.” But by and large, she doesn’t seem to be pushing herself emotionally.

There’s also a question of depth. Underwood comes off as sweet and wholesome, but she doesn’t seem interesting in the way country queens from Dolly and Loretta to Emmylou Harris to Gretchen Wilson have. There’s no sense that this would be an interesting woman to talk to.

For example, one of her better hits is “Just a Dream” about the emotional devastation that falls upon a young war widow. You might think introducing that song would have allowed Underwood to say something interesting about the war or the sacrifice of the troops and their families. She is after all singing about a national tragedy. Instead she described how embarrassing it was to kiss the guy in the video.

Carrie Underwood is just 25 and she seems bright enough. She has talent. In time she may learn to use it in ways that engage and illuminate. For now, she’s a pretty young woman with a big voice and lots of TV exposure.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=799508

[dreamer]

thanks

[DollyShania]

it is worrisome that shania is 43 and hasnt made an album in so long...oh well let her take her time.

[StarryShania]

No kidding.

[Reenee]

The Pre-Taylor Swift Era (http://www.countrymusicmood.com/2008/09/25/the-pre-taylor-swift-era/)
by Heather Williams
(http://www.countrymusicmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/shaniaup.jpg)

The other day I was listening to Shania Twain’s UP CD. While I was listening, Taylor Swift’s name popped up in my head. Everyone is in love with Taylor Swifts’ genuine, self-written, relatable love and loss songs. I think Taylor Swift has a lot in common with Shania Twain. Shania and Taylor both write music that works for them but still has an artistic edge and a whole lot of attitude. Shania put out original love, cheating, women power, and life songs that are relatable. Taylor’s debut album had a good blend of relatable songs too. Like Taylor Swift, women like Shania and guys want to be with her. Taylor Swift and Shania should do a duet or tour together in the future. That would be amazing.

So to all of you who are new to country music and was drawn into country music because of artists like Taylor Swift, give Shania Twain a listen. If you are a country music veteran, go re-listen to Shania Twain CDs. It will give you a boost and get you ready for the Shania Twain's new album release set for 2009.

Shania’s name is being dropped all over the place in this article!


http://www.countrymusicmood.com/

[tonyme]

Thanks very much for this article, Rene:D

[Troll]

Thanks for the article

[Brit_girlAmanda]

BTC: Life closely watched

By Aaron Wherry

I once interviewed Shania Twain in a small room in the basement of Hamiltons Copps Coliseum. I remember shed brought her dog and her publicist made very clear that one was not to look at, touch or otherwise acknowledge the handsome beast (a German shepherd, if memory serves).

I recall little else. Except the realization that Shania Twain and the average human being have almost nothing in common beyond the fact that they are roughly of the same species. Not just because Shania Twain isrightly or wronglyadmired and appreciated by millions, but because, not coincidentally, her life is insulated and managed by, quite literally, dozens of aides, advisors, experts and paid confidants, each representing a layer between her and what might be considered normal reality. This is probably recognized, possibly even taken for granted, by anyone observing celebrity. But maybe its not fully understood until you find yourself speaking to someone so far removed.

Anyway. I raise this only because interviewing Shania Twain is roughly equivalent to spending a day in the approximate company of Stephen Harper.

Setting aside the fact that the life of a national leader is inherently unlike the existence of the average human being and that all political campaigns involve insulating the candidate and stage-managing his or her surroundings, the degree to which Harper currently exists in a manufactured reality, entirely separate from yours and mine, is altogether remarkable. His staffand they are numerousare essentially producing a live-action motion picture in real time. Everyone in his midst becomes an actor, everything a prop, Harper the leading man moving from one carefully crafted scene to another. Everything is considered. No one enters his midst without purpose. No action takes place without calculated cause.

(As an aside, its increasingly hard to believe Harper is a reluctant participant. Not least after he allowed his office to arrange for photographers to be present when he walked his daughter to school yesterday. That was not the act of a man bound and determined to preserve some kind of a normal existence beyond his political life.)

But heres the difference between Shania Twain and Stephen Harper (or at least the one of many differences that is relevant to this discussion). In Shania Twains world, the individual is celebrated for resisting the bubble, for maintaining or appearing to maintain some kind of authenticity amid the luxury and artifice. In Stephen Harpers world, the bubble is celebrated, the candidate revered for existing in a properly constructed and peaceful sphere. This even has its own clichethe self-aggrandizing idea forwarded by residents of the bubble that running a proper campaign means you can run a proper government.

This is probably preposterous. Or at least a really, really depressing statement on democracy. Unless this is still high school and the primary qualification for elected leadership is the ability to organize a kick-*** prom.

Of course, thats not to deny that how a campaign manages its bubble doesnt matter to voters. It seems to. Implicitly, people seem to apparently find some value in whether or not a party can organize a particularly meaningful photo-op. But is that because it actually matters? Or because the reporters, columnists, correspondents, strategists and anonymous senior Liberals who govern the proceedings tell us it matters?

This could go off on any number of pseudo-philosophical, thumb-sucking tangents. But heres maybe the conundrum we keep coming back to: is politics sport or is it life? If this matters, in what way does it matter? Are we looking for the person who most skillfully plays the game or the person who best understands how the game relates to what we would recognize as reality? And is it possible to live in a perfectly structured bubble and still claim to understand whats going on beyond it?

http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/10/01/btc-life-closely-watched/

[Troll]

Thanks for that.

[Hockeystick]

So this person tries to make Shania seem like what? I don't want to say it.

Not liking the tone used.

[dreamer]

me either:nono:

[StarryShania]

2009 seems good to me. ;)

[dreamer]

early 09:bow:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Aaron Wherry appeared on VH1's What's It Like: The Return of Shania, thought the name was familiar.

[dreamer]

:mad: thanks he is a jerk

[greek fanatic]

:mad: thanks he is a jerk

Totally Agree:up:

[Essa]

The guy makes Shania come across as being not so nice. I find that hard to believe. I can see why someone might say not to bother the dog, as the dog may have been aggressive toward strangers and the person was just telling the guy to steer clear of the dog to be safe. Shania always seems like a regular person not someone who's totally isolated.

[dreamer]

indeed:nod:

[Hockeystick]

Well the dog is trained to be her personal bodyguard but come on, don't even look at it and all that? This guy makes Shania seem to act so far removed from the real world and real people, as if she is some kind of mean spirited medieval queen sitting in her high thrown while we are just dirty peasants on the outside aimlessly admiring her royalty status. *spat* :mad:

[dreamer]

yeah:scowl:

[DollyShania]

yeah he makes shania look rough- german shepards, some of them, just have that attack nature- he probably took it the wrong way

[goinUP]

The title of this thread reminds me of bird poop....:uhh: :p

Still reminds me of bird poop, over a year later! :biglaugh:

[dreamer]

same here lol

[kathrynag]

Still reminds me of bird poop, over a year later! :biglaugh:

:funny:

[DollyShania]

I thought I would never assosciate bird poop and shania twain...oh well

[goinUP]

I wasn't - I was associating the name-droppings with bird poop! :p

[dreamer]

:funny:

[tonyme]

Back to topic, eh? :p

[dreamer]

at this forum? ALWAYS:]

[tonyme]

:funny:

[DollyShania]

haha seems like it happens here alot...but we have fun anyways!

[dreamer]

Indeed

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Bryan Ferry has revealed he'd like to design out his own clothing line.

The Roxy Music frontman was awarded the BMI Icon Award at the BMI London Awards gala dinner at the Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday night.

Bryan told The Times at the ceremony: "It's something I would really like to do. I should have done it years ago.

"I did collaborate with the designer Antony Price, who created a range for Topman. If P Diddy can do it, why can't I?"

The 63-year-old's stage outfits inspired last year's Burberry collection and he is currently the face of Marks and Spencer's menswear.

Other winners of the night included Beyonce's Irreplaceable, which won the prestigious Robert S Musel Award for Song Of The Year.

The BMI Dance Award went to Beyonce and Shakira's duet Beautiful Liar.

Lily Allen won her first BMI London Award for her hit single Smile from her debut Alright.

Additional award-winners included Shania Twain, The Bee Gees, Sir Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie, and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

The awards recognise the most played songs on US TV and radio.

Wed 08 Oct

http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=90973

[Troll]

Thanks

[StarryShania]

Thanks for that. .

[dreamer]

thanks

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Rumour de jour. Sources close to the situation insist that recent rumours are not true suggesting Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph and country music icon Shania Twain have become an item. Joseph apparently has been approached about the scuttlebutt by curious reporters the past few days, including a member of Sun Media this morning. Cujos response? He remained quiet, offered up a wry smile, then headed off to the team bus.

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2008/10/09/7032731.html

[tonyme]

Isn't THAT interesting :rolleyes:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

But, I read that he has a wife called Nancy and three kids whose initials are emblazoned in a shamrock on his helmet.

[FinnFreak]

Isn't dating a goalie the equivalent of dating a bassist..? heh.


John - :p

[tonyme]

Isn't it ironic that she's in Switzerland and he's in Canada... It must be a great relationship :rolleyes:

[greek fanatic]

Isn't it ironic that she's in Switzerland and he's in Canada... It must be a great relationship :rolleyes:

:mad:i knew it that it was going to happen,i hate rumors:banghead:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

The media is beginning to run with the story. It is now on the front page of Yahoo, and MSNBC is reporting it as well.

[tonyme]

Oh no! :(

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Next it'll be in all the rags.

[Troll]

Very interesting

[dreamer]

:furious:

and why is it here?
:rolleyes:

[EilleenTwain88]

Isn't dating a goalie the equivalent of dating a bassist..? heh.
Ouch. Some musician insider jokes eh? :p

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Her voice was picked up on a tape recorder in one the Toronto Maple Leafs' dressing rooms, he says something like "we've just been having such a good time together" and she replies "we've had a lot of laughts"......giggles

Source: Landry and Stellick's Morning Show

:D::shocked:

[Troll]

Thanks for that.

[Troll]

Fan IQ has an updated rundown of the many female conquests by NHL players: From Elisha Cuthbert to Anna Kournikova to that adorable Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner from "Full House." What you'll find is that musicians make up a surprising portion of the list: Kellie Pickler, Hilary Duff, Willa Ford and, of course, Paris Hilton.

According to the Toronto Sun, there's a chance we may add another name to the music side of the dating history: Country star, and proud Canadian lass, Shania Twain is rumored to be dating Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph. From the Sun:

Hey, Cujo, you old dog, whose bed have your boots been under?

Maple Leafs backup goalie Curtis Joseph hasn't confirmed or denied that he and singer Shania Twain are an item.

If it's true, it raises a curious question: Given that her ex-husband is named Mutt, does Shania date only hounds? If so, that don't impress me much.

Not impressed, huh? We'll have you know that the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little Cujo on the sly. Or so we've heard.

Alas, this hockey/country love connection may be all hat and no cattle. Toronto Sun sportswriter Mike Zeisberger took his crack at the rumors, too:

Sources close to the situation insist that recent rumours are not true suggesting Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph and country music icon Shania Twain have become an item.

Boo. Just when we were about to start floating couple nicknames. (Cujia? Shanjo?)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Cujo-and-Shania-Twain-Another-NHL-love-connecti?urn=nhl,114109

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Apparently it is a comedy show and it's a fake, they played a clip of Shania from an old interview. They are now saying Shania is dating another hockey player, and that Cujo is just a cover-up story to hide the name of the real guy. Weird.

[canoilers]

If this is true I think thats pretty awesome but that could just be me. I still have a Cujo goalie mask beside my table from when he played with the Oil way back when. Good times especially if you were an Oiler fan. I think I may even forgive him for when he signed with Calgary last year.... now if you'lll excuse me I have to wash my mouth out with soup for swearing... I can't believe I said the C word. :shocked: :p

[Troll]

If you come in the right way, you’ll see the exhibit begins with Richard’s famous No. 9 hockey sweater, which, like Roch Carrier’s book title suggests, is truly a sweater made of wool. The sweater is followed by a skimpy sequined hockey outfit worn by Shania Twain for the 2003 Junos Awards www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LmcJ3hSino

http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=179794&sc=85

[canoilers]

Thank you Andrew, I wouldn't mind seeing that for sure.

[dreamer]

hmmmmm

[Rami]

I hate rumors, why don't they just stop :furious:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

So who exactly is Shania Twain dating?

So is there some sort of sly dating shenanigans going on up in Canada? I told you last night that Shania may possibly be dating Canadian hockey player Cujo. Well I've read on several forums and sites that he's married with kids and for some reason he's just a decoy and she's actually dating a different married hockey player. Seems like a decoy would be better played by a single guy, but whatever. Then Donna came on and said:

Curtis Joseph is married with 4 kids. Shania has a hockey player but it's not Cujo. Shania's PR team has got their handsful trying to spin what is about to come out. Shania's mariage ended suddenly and shockingly, were about to find out the real reason why.

So is she in fact involved with a different married hockey player? Is she part of someone else's divorce besides her own? Is the **** about to hit the fan in Shania-ville? Now I'm kind of curious exactly what is the whole story here. Not that I'm at all nosey or anything. :0)

I think the most important question of all is what the hell do these hockey players have to attract all these celebrity women? I've yet to see a hockey player that doesn't look like he's been beat in the face with a puck one too many times.

http://www.nashvillegab.com/2008/10/so-who-exactly.html

[greek fanatic]

:uhh::uhh::smirk::scowl::banghead:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Shania is now reportedly being accused of having an alleged affair of her own and with a hockey player. I really think Shania's Canadian publicist should intervene and say it's false, because it's only going to create bad publicity for her (some people will start believing it's true), which she doesn't need if she's intent on making a comeback in 2009.

[Rami]

Shania is now reportedly being accused of having an alleged affair of her own and with a hockey player. I really think Shania's Canadian publicist should intervene and say it's false, because it's only going to create bad publicity for her (some people will start believing it's true), which she doesn't need if she's intent on making a comeback in 2009.

I second that, something must be done NOW!!

[greek fanatic]

How can see have an affair with someone in Canada while she lives in Switzerland all these years??:rolleyes:
what kind of relationship is this??
someone do something about these rumors NOOOOOOWWWW:mad:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

It is getting out of hand.

[tonyme]

Someone should really put a stop to all this ugly stuff!!!! Her rep must confirm something! Or at least that hockey player!!!

[ravshania]

d tru info cn only b gvn by Shania itslf...
ppl r jst makin der own story out here...:huh:
(by ppl i mean 2 sy media)

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[shania megafan]

:sad: I knew things like this would come out in a few months... I really hope someone will say something to put the rumors to rest!

[Troll]

More interesting stuff

[FinnFreak]

Well, I for sure didn't have rumours in mind, when I first started this "name-dropping" thread... :uhh:


A downward spiral & loss-of-value has hit the newsrooms as well, I guess... phöh.


John - :smirk:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

:sad: I knew things like this would come out in a few months... I really hope someone will say something to put the rumors to rest!

Yes, I hope so.

[goinUP]

GREAT. How annoying! Why doesn't Shania's whoever put an end to this???

[tonyme]

That's all we're asking for! Someone to come up and say: stop, it's not true

[Brit_girlAmanda]

I know it's crazy, her Toronto-based publicist is Tyson Parker. I know publicists can't and don't respond to every silly rumor that's printed about a celebrity, but in this case I thought they would make an exception. Next magazines like People will be running the story just as they did with Mutt's reported infidelity.

[faithfully]

Well, I for sure didn't have rumours in mind, when I first started this "name-dropping" thread... :uhh:


A downward spiral & loss-of-value has hit the newsrooms as well, I guess... phöh.


John - :smirk:

;)Yeah and its not even news :funny:
I don't believe a cent of all these rumors:p

[tonyme]

;)Yeah and its not even news :funny:
I don't believe a cent of all these rumors:p

Of course I don't believe them one bit, either. But if someone doesn't say it's not true, the media's gonna like the scoop and start reporting it everywhere!

[FinnFreak]

:dunno: - Well, they never bothered to deny the "Shania Twain Is An Alien"-story, so...

:shocked: - ...it MUST be true..?


John - :p

[faithfully]

Of course I don't believe them one bit, either. But if someone doesn't say it's not true, the media's gonna like the scoop and start reporting it everywhere!

Someone obviously needs some candy in the bank:p

[faithfully]

:dunno: - Well, they never bothered to deny the "Shania Twain Is An Alien"-story, so...

:shocked: - ...it MUST be true..?


John - :p

:biglaugh:They don't know what planet she came from, maybe the same as Superman's :p

[FinnFreak]

:biglaugh:They don't know what planet she came from, maybe the same as Superman's :p

:shocked: - Superman..!!! :shocked:

Of course - so THAT'S who Shania is dating..! - Makes perfect sense..!

Stop the press & fire the paparazzi..!


and do the last bit even if the rumour isn't true


John - :p

[greek fanatic]

:dunno: - Well, they never bothered to deny the "Shania Twain Is An Alien"-story, so...

:shocked: - ...it MUST be true..?


John - :p

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/tinagreek/00020148.gifThank you John,i needed that.

[Troll]

:shocked: - Superman..!!! :shocked:

Of course - so THAT'S who Shania is dating..! - Makes perfect sense..!

Stop the press & fire the paparazzi..!


and do the last bit even if the rumour isn't true


John - :p

:funny: :biglaugh:

[dreamer]

:rolleyes:

[Rami]

Of course I don't believe them one bit, either. But if someone doesn't say it's not true, the media's gonna like the scoop and start reporting it everywhere!

I totally agree with Tony, magazines like People will love stories like this. :(

[tonyme]

I totally agree with Tony, magazines like People will love stories like this. :(

Exactly! And we don't want that at all, it will be bad for Shania's image, just like the Mutt affair rumors were bad for his!

[Essa]

My the rumormongers are suddenly out in full force. I think someone needs to come out with a statement of some kind, as this is getting ridiculous. Before long we'll be seeing that alien line in some tabloid.

[Brit_girlAmanda]

I emailed Ren, one of the STC moderators and I'm sure he would raise this out of control rumor with Tracy. I'll keep everyone informed of his response.

Shania is innocent until proven guilty and for that reason, I think we should all let this matter drop now and start on a fresh topic.

[greek fanatic]

I emailed Ren, one of the STC moderators and I'm sure he would raise this out of control rumor with Tracy. I'll keep everyone informed of his response.

Shania is innocent until proven guilty and for that reason, I think we should all let this matter drop now and start on a fresh topic.

Good Job Amanda:up:,
and YES lets DROP this now;)

[dreamer]

So....SHANIA is coming:boogie:

[faithfully]

So....SHANIA is coming:boogie:

:DYes and she may bring Superman with her :biglaugh:

[FinnFreak]

I emailed Ren, one of the STC moderators and I'm sure he would raise this out of control rumor with Tracy. I'll keep everyone informed of his response.

Shania is innocent until proven guilty and for that reason, I think we should all let this matter drop now and start on a fresh topic.

Thanks. The STC moderating team has however been aware of all of these silly rumours for quite some time.


John - ;)

[tonyme]

I sent an email to Q-Prime asking about it. After all, they're the management and they should do something.

I'll let everyone know when (and if) they reply

[faithfully]

I sent an email to Q-Prime asking about it. After all, they're the management and they should do something.

I'll let everyone know when (and if) they reply

They won't deny it and they won't way its true :p :biglaugh:

[tonyme]

They won't deny it and they won't way its true :p :biglaugh:

Well, at least I tried! :rolleyes:

[ravshania]

:sad:

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[Rami]

Exactly! And we don't want that at all, it will be bad for Shania's image, just like the Mutt affair rumors were bad for his!

That's totally true, hope someone do something about this soon.

[dreamer]

we can pray

[Brit_girlAmanda]

I sent an email to Q-Prime asking about it. After all, they're the management and they should do something.

I'll let everyone know when (and if) they reply


That's a good idea, after all someone has to take notice, Shania has been through a rough time as it in her personal life and the least she wants right now is being called a home wrecker herself, especially when she's done nothing wrong.

[orchestragirl]

I sent an email to Q-Prime asking about it. After all, they're the management and they should do something.

I'll let everyone know when (and if) they reply


Don't get your hopes up, Tony. Q-Prime owns MusicToday (the company that runs Shania's fanclub) and they're so notoriously oblivious that it became common to call them MusicSometimeButNotToday, MusicLater, and even MusicNever. :rolleyes:

[tonyme]

Don't get your hopes up, Tony. Q-Prime owns MusicToday (the company that runs Shania's fanclub) and they're so notoriously oblivious that it became common to call them MusicSometimeButNotToday, MusicLater, and even MusicNever. :rolleyes:

:funny: That's what I was afraid of

[Brit_girlAmanda]

You gave it a shot, that's what counts.

[Eleanor]

Don't get your hopes up, Tony. Q-Prime owns MusicToday (the company that runs Shania's fanclub) and they're so notoriously oblivious that it became common to call them MusicSometimeButNotToday, MusicLater, and even MusicNever. :rolleyes:Shania should sack them, they are useless and not done her Justis :mad:

[Troll]

Don't get your hopes up, Tony. Q-Prime owns MusicToday (the company that runs Shania's fanclub) and they're so notoriously oblivious that it became common to call them MusicSometimeButNotToday, MusicLater, and even MusicNever. :rolleyes:

That is true

[faithfully]

Shania should sack them, they are useless and not done her Justis :mad:

Yeah give them their P45's :biglaugh:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Ren, one of the moderators on the STC board, replied:

He said they are aware of the rumours and will TRY to control it if it comes about on their site, and thanked me for the heads up though.

[Troll]

Thanks for the update.

[Brit_girlAmanda]

As far as they're concerned, there is nothing to these rumors.

[tonyme]

Thanks for sharing this, Amanda!

[orchestragirl]

Shania should sack them, they are useless and not done her Justis :mad:

We've had this discussion a lot, but I think it was before you joined the forums. Shania has stated in the past that she doesn't want a fanclub because she doesn't have time to be actively involved in it. Q-Prime and MT started one anyway, and it isn't Shnia's responsibility to fix things in a fan club that was opened without her authorization.

You gave it a shot, that's what counts.

I agree; if all Shania's fans were that devoted to making a difference, something might actually happen and they might be forced to change. We were really trying back in 2007 as it was time for MT to have their 5-year license renewed, but they succeeded and stayed in business anyway. :huh:

[tonyme]

I didn't know Shania didn't want an official fan club!

[greek fanatic]

I didn't know Shania didn't want an official fan club!

Me neither,now some things make sense to me:rolleyes:

[tonyme]

Me neither,now some things make sense to me:rolleyes:

I actually was always wondering how Shania would sit and see her fan club be so badly talked about. Now it all makes sense

[greek fanatic]

I actually was always wondering how Shania would sit and see her fan club be so badly talked about. Now it all makes sense

yes,and how greedy they are,or the poor respect they are showing to her fans.

[orchestragirl]

I didn't know Shania didn't want an official fan club!

Me neither,now some things make sense to me:rolleyes:

I actually was always wondering how Shania would sit and see her fan club be so badly talked about. Now it all makes sense

Yeah, she said it a few years back. That she didn't want a fan club because she didn't feel she had the time to actively participate in it. MT started one anyway against her wishes and without her permission. It makes a lot of things clear, doesn't it.

[greek fanatic]

I'm so happy i never joined,
you don't have to be a member there in order to be a good fan;)

[tonyme]

Yeah, she said it a few years back. That she didn't want a fan club because she didn't feel she had the time to actively participate in it. MT started one anyway against her wishes and without her permission. It makes a lot of things clear, doesn't it.

It sure does!

[dreamer]

:scowl:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

The rumor is now starting to crop up on even more sites, including CelebEdge. It just gets worse....

[tonyme]

That is really starting to get out of control. DJs on radio stations are even commenting on it. Someone should do something, now!

[Rami]

That what I was afraid of, it's getting out of hand :(

[orchestragirl]

Yeah, it is. What Shania fans need to do in times like these is stand together in ending this, and make sure that we don't help the gossip mongers pass it on.

[tonyme]

What's killing me is that people are believing it and very seriously!

[orchestragirl]

I know. What gets me is the reports that say things like "Shania's marriage ended suddenly and shockingly." It did? Am I out of the loop? Is a separation the "end" of anything? And these reporters wonder why they have absolutely zero credibility!

[FinnFreak]

The media is clueless - the fans have faith.

Simple as that.


John - :)

[orchestragirl]

Exactly, John. That's why we need to try to keep fans from believing this - if the fans lose faith, it's all over, the media has won, and no one knows anything anymore.

[tonyme]

Unfortunately, some fans already believed it. I've talked some of them out of it, but this is it. The media is winning!

[orchestragirl]

No, the media has won only if the core group of fans who always have and always will support Shania believe what's true and right. We've got to stay strong here during these hard times, stand by the truth even if it isn't the "popular opinion," and stick together. Just by doing that, no matter what the media does, we've already won.

[Essa]

I'm so happy i never joined,
you don't have to be a member there in order to be a good fan;)

I don't see the point of joining the fan club, when I see all the negative things posted about it, here.:) Besides, this place here seems to have the best fans and nicest people anyway.:hugs: I loved this site the moment I joined it, everyone's just so welcoming, can't say that about most forums where they seem to trash any newbie just because they feel like it.

[orchestragirl]

I don't see the point of joining the fan club, when I see all the negative things posted about it, here.:) Besides, this place here seems to have the best fans and nicest people anyway.:hugs: I loved this site the moment I joined it, everyone's just so welcoming, can't say that about most forums where they seem to trash any newbie just because they feel like it.


I don't anymore either. The people here are waaaaay nicer, the moderating team is just that, a team - not a dictatorship like the fanclub, plus it's free here. The only reason I can think of to join would be the pre-sale tickets. Even that is a toss-up though. I've heard stories of fans getting pre-sale tickets and then finding better tickets during the general sale. The way I see it though is that the pre-sale would be worth it. Even if you don't get the best tickets, you're guaranteed something.

[tonyme]

You're so right, Julie. No place on the internet has been as warm and welcoming as this site :)

[orchestragirl]

You're so right, Julie. No place on the internet has been as warm and welcoming as this site :)

I third that. It's like a big ole second family home away from home here! If I'm sad, there will be someone here to cheer me up, and the people here know they can expect the same from me. If I'm happy, there will be someone here to bounce around with and talk to. And no matter what kind of day I'm having, good or bad, I know it will be better once I've been here a while. As one of my favorite artists says on one of their songs - Y'all are awesome! :D

[Essa]

I third that. It's like a big ole second family home away from home here! If I'm sad, there will be someone here to cheer me up, and the people here know they can expect the same from me. If I'm happy, there will be someone here to bounce around with and talk to. And no matter what kind of day I'm having, good or bad, I know it will be better once I've been here a while. As one of my favorite artists says on one of their songs - Y'all are awesome! :D


Agreed, I just worked 10 hours and it's nice to come on here and feel loved and wanted by everyone. I need those emoticon hugs sometimes. Besides, it makes me feel a tiny bit less tired, today.:)

[orchestragirl]

Agreed, I just worked 10 hours and it's nice to come on here and feel loved and wanted by everyone. I need those emoticon hugs sometimes. Besides, it makes me feel a tiny bit less tired, today.:)
Same here. I had a terrible day yesterday but I felt so much better when I came on here and saw all my friends here.

[tonyme]

It's a great place to share the good, and the bad news, just like Julia said before :D

Now let's stop, because we're so off-topic :p

[orchestragirl]

It's a great place to share the good, and the bad news, just like Julia said before :D

Now let's stop, because we're so off-topic :p

Getting off topic - another thing the people on this board do really, really well!! :biglaugh:

In the case of this thread, a diversion from the actual topic turns out to be a change for the better. :rolleyes:

[Essa]

Shania's people need to do something now or things will get so far out of hand they'll have a hard time recovering. They need to protect her image.

That better, Tony?

[tonyme]

Yeah that's way better, Julie :D

[ravshania]

i ll jst pry dat its nt tru:(

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[dreamer]

it isn't ravs:hugs:

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Has anyone else emailed Q Prime or her label even?

[tonyme]

Has anyone else emailed Q Prime or her label even?

Misty did, but still no reply

[Brit_girlAmanda]

That's good to know, it's important that they are aware of how fans feel about this malicious gossip.

[tonyme]

I'm sure there's no truth to it, it just gotta stop

[Brit_girlAmanda]

I really hope none of it's true, I'm not bothered if she's found someone who makes her happy and is working at a new relationship, but to think she's involved with a guy who's already spoken for, would only bring a lot of negativity on her part. She's never tolerated cheating.

[RKSTFan]

The following is from a new CMT.com interview with Billy Currington:

With those first two records, you were so busy. Did you even have time to think?

When the first one was made, I had a little bit more time because I was writing so much before I even got a record deal, so I had songs stacked up. But after it came, it all changed. Things started going so fast. When that Shania thing happened [a collaboration with Shania Twain (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/twain_shania/artist.jhtml) on "Party for Two"], that's when it really picked up. I didn't have time to hardly breathe after that. And I was so thankful. And then "Good Directions" and "Must Be Doin' Something Right." Yeah, it was a crash course about to happen. But it was fun, a great ride. It's still a great ride.


CMT (http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1597135/billy-currington-takes-it-easy-with-new-album.jhtml)

[ravshania]

it isn't ravs:hugs:

thnx Mistyyy:hugs:

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[Troll]

Thanks for that amanda

[Brit_girlAmanda]

The rumor surfaced on the STC board today, but their team of moderators deleted it, which is good.

[ravshania]

i jst wan Shania 2 b out of dis asap...she hs mny othr things 2 do as wel...
bt i gues othr j'lus ppl jst dnt hv n e wrk 2 do...so dey r jst spolin hr nam...:mad::mad::mad::furious:
(by othr ppl i mean pres $ media)

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[dreamer]

yep:mad:

[Paul]

Sorry guys, had to delete the last few posts, we can't really publish arguements between members from other messageboards here, its not fair on the people named. I had a look and there are lots of accusations and assumptions, I dont think it is right to suggest that a member of Shania's band was the person there. The other person is a banned member from here by the looks of it and a well known Shania basher, so its better we dont publish that stuff over here.

[faithfully]

Sorry guys, had to delete the last few posts, we can't really publish arguements between members from other messageboards here, its not fair on the people named. I had a look and there are lots of accusations and assumptions, I dont think it is right to suggest that a member of Shania's band was the person there. The other person is a banned member from here by the looks of it and a well known Shania basher, so its better we dont publish that stuff over here.
Yeah lets just stick to wee snippets from the tabloids etc:]

[Brit_girlAmanda]

That's fine.

[Paul]

Much as it is nice to see a fan give a basher an earful. :D

[tonyme]

This is the best forum, EVER! Thanks Paul

[faithfully]

This is the best forum, EVER! Thanks Paul

:D:bounce::bounce:By the way who runs this place, you know owes it? :hmmm:

[dreamer]

Matt I think???

[faithfully]

Matt I think???

Well to whoever who owns it all I can say is a big thank you for letting us live here:]

I will wait an eternity for Shania's return.

[Troll]

Well to whoever who owns it all I can say is a big thank you for letting us live here:]

I will wait an eternity for Shania's return.

That is a long time but it will be worth it. :]

[Heather]

Well to whoever who owns it all I can say is a big thank you for letting us live here:]

I will wait an eternity for Shania's return.

I'll definitely pass along your thanks to Matt:D

To all the forums's old-timers (Paul, Marika, Bob, John) it's great to see that you are all still around:love:

[Troll]

I'll definitely pass along your thanks to Matt:D

To all the forums's old-timers (Paul, Marika, Bob, John) it's great to see that you are all still around:love:

Nice to hear from you Heather

[Rami]

Yeah this is the best forum ever, people are so friendly & welcoming here, Shania Fans are the best :D

[Paul]

Great to hear from you Heather!

[ravshania]

"Wen ppl strt talkin abt u...1 thin is 4 sure...u r "FAMOUS" nw...":)

$ dats sam wit :kiss:SHANIA:kiss:

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)

[faithfully]

Yeah this is the best forum ever, people are so friendly & welcoming here, Shania Fans are the best :D

"Wen ppl strt talkin abt u...1 thin is 4 sure...u r "FAMOUS" nw...":)

$ dats sam wit :kiss:SHANIA:kiss:

:) luvshania :) ravshania :)
Most of the members here were here before us Ravs:D They helped lay the foundation for what we have now:]
It can only go UP from here:bounce:as with the Shania news :p

[aFinn]

I'll definitely pass along your thanks to Matt:D

To all the forums's old-timers (Paul, Marika, Bob, John) it's great to see that you are all still around:love::shocked: Heather! :D Nice to hear from you :D

[FinnFreak]

I'll definitely pass along your thanks to Matt:D

To all the forums's old-timers (Paul, Marika, Bob, John) it's great to see that you are all still around:love:

:dunno: - Do we really have somewhere else to go..? :p


John - ;)

[Roger]

:dunno: - Do we really have somewhere else to go..? :p


John - ;)

You ask the question in a humorous way but, as a mod of the STC messageboard, you know there are other Shania boards. Each one has it plusses and its minusses but we do have a choice and not all the choices are bad.

[FinnFreak]

You ask the question in a humorous way but, as a mod of the STC messageboard, you know there are other Shania boards. Each one has it plusses and its minusses but we do have a choice and not all the choices are bad.

umm... there are, however, certain benefits of certain types keeping their certain ways in certain areas... instead of certifiedly jumping all over the place.

Each are "unique" in their own way. ;)


In My Certain Humble Opinion.


John - :p

[FinnFreak]

Brigham Young University, UT - 20 Oct 2008


Viewpoint:

Our sonice youth; playlists transform dating process


It's a classic love story: Girl walks up to boy wearing headphones and says "Hey, what's on your playlist?"As he recites the amazing number of artists stored on his tiny digital media player (this classic love story is also a commercial), time revs forward through their courtship, wedding, children's birthdays and finally settles on the two of them with silver hair and bifocals.

On the most superficial level, the spot simply advertises the tremendous storage capacity of Verizon's latest phone. But what it's really appealing to is one of our deepest, darkest, most neurotic obsessions: the playlist. "What's on your playlist?" is the "What's your sign?" of the new millennium. We're too indie for astrology anymore.

The playlist-check is the ultimate Information Age interaction. There, in glowing black and white, is a complete set of personal information. Conversation? Unnecessary. Just scan the iPod. Within it lies infinite personality indicators. What are his 25 most played? Is she a rater? It's like a fingerprint with nuance.

There is no denying the link between music preference and personality. In a series of studies conducted in 2003, researchers at the University of Texas-Austin scientifically demonstrated the correlation not only between musical taste and personality, but also between artistic preferences and cognitive ability. According to the study, Joni Mitchell listeners are actually more likely to be wimpy liberals (music that was reflective and complex correlated positively with political liberalism and negatively with athleticism), while Shania Twain listeners are usually redneck conservatives (upbeat and conventional music correlated negatively with both liberalism and verbal ability).

We might still have to talk to each other to find out all of this information if not for the iPod. It's like a dream: All the music you own (or, if you have the iPod Touch with wireless Internet, all the music you could ever want and then some) is in the palm of your hand. Constantly. Since its launch in Oct. 2001, Apple has sold more than 140 million iPods, with sales quadrupling from 2003 to 2004, and again from 2004 to 2005. But as Apple's control of the music player industry got more and more totalitarian, our musical taste got more and more democratic. Nirvana took indie mainstream in the 1990s, and once the Internet made it cheap for smaller labels and amateur acts to get their music to consumers, it was a sonic free-for-all. MP3 players, MySpace and Facebook all made it easier to display your taste, as well, and suddenly the hipster was a public figure.

This obsession is insidious. Science has proven that musical taste is a perfectly valid personality indicator, but the hipster persona has boiled it down to a dark, bitter, cynical syrup. Speaking as someone who is more confident in her personality than in her playlist, this cannot be healthy.

Perhaps you think I'm overstating the level of the obsession. If commercials and studies haven't convinced you that the playlist has grown too large in the cultural mind, I'll draw your attention to the recent film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." Two misunderstood teens fall in love over a series of break-up mixes and a passion for Where's Fluffy? - the indie-est of fictional indie bands. At one point, while scrolling through Nick's iPod, Norah proclaims, "We are musical soulmates."

In a streak of wild coincidence, they are also regular soulmates. They are shy, defensive, insecure soulmates who never would have met had a screenwriter not thrown them together. Why? It was easier for her to listen to his mix CDs than to get his number and give him a call. She could know him without actually getting to know him.

In the information age - or the iPod age - or the indie age or whatever, music is self-defense. In his New York Times review, film critic A. O. Scott observed, "The tunes that play alongside their nocturnal adventure express longing, sadness, anxiety and joy with more intensity than they can muster themselves." Sounds pretty good to me. Maybe I'll put those tunes on my playlist.


http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/69867



John - :p

[FinnFreak]

Shania Twain listeners are usually redneck conservatives


:shocked: - It's all Sarah Palin's fault..!


John - :p

[greek fanatic]

This study doesn't surprises me at all.
I knew it all alone about them "rednecks":cowboy::biglaugh:

[Hockeystick]

Yup, and all this talk about the other Shania boards, just to make it clear, as this site is not the perfect reflection of all Shania fans political judgment. This site's political board may lean left, but I can assure you on two other sites the Shania fans are indeed mostly conservative rednecks.

And all before Sarah Palin came along, hehe, although that could help increase the numbers now in reference to your humor bound reply John. :p

[FinnFreak]

The more, the merrier..!


John - :D

[Paul]

Yup, and all this talk about the other Shania boards, just to make it clear, as this site is not the perfect reflection of all Shania fans political judgment. This site's political board may lean left, but I can assure you on two other sites the Shania fans are indeed mostly conservative rednecks.



I think the idea of a left and right is very general these days. Old Labour was traditionally very left and conservative very right, now there is little difference between them. Personally I have likings and dislikings for both, I like society to looks after each other, I like a good health service and education, which people may think means Im a lefty. But then I dislike how people are penalised for working hard and being successful, why should they pay for those unwilling to work? Which makes me a righty. :funny: So this left-right scale thing is very general and outdated. Most parties are fairly central, I literally take bits of both sides.

The UK is heading for a change if the opinion polls are correct, from Labour to Conservative, left to right. I'll probably vote for the change because this government have screwed things up majorly, so if you are saying I'm a lefty for favouring Obama, thats not true because I'm probably voting for the rightys. Confused? I know I am. :biglaugh: Basically left or right is irrelevant.

Just to say though this board isnt a political thing, we dont offficially say we are Obama or McCain, we just discuss it as individuals. It would be very worng to suggest the Shania Forums is an Obama tool, nobody ever said that. It just looks like more people favour him, which does actually reflect the opinion polls anyway.

[greek fanatic]

Paul you are right and i know what you mean,
i'm the same,i vote the 'right party' but is not exactly right,is just that the socialist party have screwed things up big time and it looks more like a central or even a 'right' party.
so what does this make the right party i'm voting for?? i have no idea:uhh:
anyway,we also have a communist party here so there is a balance,i guess:uhh::dunno:

[FinnFreak]

...and there's absolutely nothing wrong in being A Blue Site...


John - ;)

[Hockeystick]

I think the idea of a left and right is very general these days. Old Labour was traditionally very left and conservative very right, now there is little difference between them. Personally I have likings and dislikings for both, I like society to looks after each other, I like a good health service and education, which people may think means Im a lefty. But then I dislike how people are penalised for working hard and being successful, why should they pay for those unwilling to work? Which makes me a righty. :funny: So this left-right scale thing is very general and outdated. Most parties are fairly central, I literally take bits of both sides.

The UK is heading for a change if the opinion polls are correct, from Labour to Conservative, left to right. I'll probably vote for the change because this government have screwed things up majorly, so if you are saying I'm a lefty for favouring Obama, thats not true because I'm probably voting for the rightys. Confused? I know I am. :biglaugh: Basically left or right is irrelevant.

Just to say though this board isnt a political thing, we dont offficially say we are Obama or McCain, we just discuss it as individuals. It would be very worng to suggest the Shania Forums is an Obama tool, nobody ever said that. It just looks like more people favour him, which does actually reflect the opinion polls anyway.

fair enough, I suppose people are lookig for a differnt flavor in the States as are the people in the UK. Same has happened in Canada in the last two years and last I checked Australia and perhaps New Zealand. That happens. But in case with Obama, I find that to be a wrong path regardless what people think of twice elected Bush. To me Obama has too many asterisks next to his name and I don't think he can possibly deliver all his promises and what that will cost.

As far as my voting record, it's very right, I'm very conservative on the issues, the only exception is maybe on some environmental issues. Also for the record, I am of immigrant parents who came here from a former communist country.

What Obama says is a lot like what my parents family use to hear, "we'll give you new schools, new hospitals, new health care, new roads, and new bridges." When someone replied, "but we don't have a river for a new bridge." The communist reply, we'll give you a river too...

[Troll]

Interesting article John

[dreamer]

geez:uhh:

[FinnFreak]

*This* thread was intended for the occasional mentions of Shania only.


John - :)

[tonyme]

*This* thread was intended for the occasional mentions of Shania only.


John - :)

Exactly! I don't get why the rumor was posted HERE of all places! :uhh:

[illinishaniafan]

A few notes here: I'm not bashing here but the fans believe rumors about Shania more often than not. How many times have we been told a new album is coming out? Why would you believe something like this? And may we remember that Mutt's alleged infidelity also has never been confirmed. So let's not jump to conclusions folks.

Another note: While Shania didn't feel that she would be able to participate actively, the fanclub was not created against her will and without her permission. That would be illegal. Her management, and in some ways her label, have final say over the control of the club.

One final thing: I've been getting some PMs from some members. Just to put this out publicly, the spring 2009 rumors are more than likely wishful thinking. Don't expect new music any time soon. (Though I hear Shania's going to be at the CMA Awards in November as a surprise guest............................... just kidding).

[Brit_girlAmanda]

Of course it would have been nice to see Shania as a special guest at the CMAs in November. As for new music, I also have a feeling it could be a while still but none of us know when that will actually happen, we only know that she's been writing feverishly since the split and hasn't put her guitar down.

[Roger]

...and there's absolutely nothing wrong in being A Blue Site...


John - ;)

The use of colours to denote political parties is common to most countries. The question is, politically: what does blue mean? Well, in most of the world, blue means conservative and red means socialist. In Canada, blue is the colour of the Conservative Party and red is the colour of the Liberal Party. Our real socialists, the NDP, use orange because the Liberals have always used red.

In the USA however, the use of colour is different. Probably because the US does not look outward, it has reversed the order of things. There blue is the colour of the Democratic Party and red the colour of the Republicans. From that we get the blue and red states designations. I always find that momentarily confusing because I automatically assume that red designates a liberal state and the blue a conservative state. Then I have to remind myself that the US has its colours backwards.

So...what do you mean by a blue site, John? A liberal site or a conservative site?

I remember a similar confusion years ago about colour. It used to be here in Canada that red was the colour used for first place ribbons, in school running races, etc. After all, red is the colour of our flag, our Mounties' uniforms, etc. Then I heard the expression "blue ribbon panel". This is a US expression meaning top quality but I misunderstood because blue was always the colour of our second place ribbon.

[dreamer]

A few notes here: I'm not bashing here but the fans believe rumors about Shania more often than not. How many times have we been told a new album is coming out? Why would you believe something like this? And may we remember that Mutt's alleged infidelity also has never been confirmed. So let's not jump to conclusions folks.

Another note: While Shania didn't feel that she would be able to participate actively, the fanclub was not created against her will and without her permission. That would be illegal. Her management, and in some ways her label, have final say over the control of the club.

One final thing: I've been getting some PMs from some members. Just to put this out publicly, the spring 2009 rumors are more than likely wishful thinking. Don't expect new music any time soon. (Though I hear Shania's going to be at the CMA Awards in November as a surprise guest............................... just kidding).


I disagree spring is likely;)

[Troll]

The use of colours to denote political parties is common to most countries. The question is, politically: what does blue mean? Well, in most of the world, blue means conservative and red means socialist. In Canada, blue is the colour of the Conservative Party and red is the colour of the Liberal Party. Our real socialists, the NDP, use orange because the Liberals have always used red.

In the USA however, the use of colour is different. Probably because the US does not look outward, it has reversed the order of things. There blue is the colour of the Democratic Party and red the colour of the Republicans. From that we get the blue and red states designations. I always find that momentarily confusing because I automatically assume that red designates a liberal state and the blue a conservative state. Then I have to remind myself that the US has its colours backwards.

So...what do you mean by a blue site, John? A liberal site or a conservative site?

I remember a similar confusion years ago about colour. It used to be here in Canada that red was the colour used for first place ribbons, in school running races, etc. After all, red is the colour of our flag, our Mounties' uniforms, etc. Then I heard the expression "blue ribbon panel". This is a US expression meaning top quality but I misunderstood because blue was always the colour of our second place ribbon.

Thanks for the info Roger

[SHANIANUTS!]

The use of colours to denote political parties is common to most countries. The question is, politically: what does blue mean? Well, in most of the world, blue means conservative and red means socialist. In Canada, blue is the colour of the Conservative Party and red is the colour of the Liberal Party. Our real socialists, the NDP, use orange because the Liberals have always used red.

In the USA however, the use of colour is different. Probably because the US does not look outward, it has reversed the order of things. There blue is the colour of the Democratic Party and red the colour of the Republicans. From that we get the blue and red states designations. I always find that momentarily confusing because I automatically assume that red designates a liberal state and the blue a conservative state. Then I have to remind myself that the US has its colours backwards.

So...what do you mean by a blue site, John? A liberal site or a conservative site?

I remember a similar confusion years ago about colour. It used to be here in Canada that red was the colour used for first place ribbons, in school running races, etc. After all, red is the colour of our flag, our Mounties' uniforms, etc. Then I heard the expression "blue ribbon panel". This is a US expression meaning top quality but I misunderstood because blue was always the colour of our second place ribbon.
...so I gather you don't have red-light districts in your cities, eh? What do you call them?

[SHANIANUTS!]

The use of colours to denote political parties is common to most countries. The question is, politically: what does blue mean? Well, in most of the world, blue means conservative and red means socialist. In Canada, blue is the colour of the Conservative Party and red is the colour of the Liberal Party. Our real socialists, the NDP, use orange because the Liberals have always used red.

In the USA however, the use of colour is different. Probably because the US does not look outward, it has reversed the order of things. There blue is the colour of the Democratic Party and red the colour of the Republicans. From that we get the blue and red states designations. I always find that momentarily confusing because I automatically assume that red designates a liberal state and the blue a conservative state. Then I have to remind myself that the US has its colours backwards.

So...what do you mean by a blue site, John? A liberal site or a conservative site?

I remember a similar confusion years ago about colour. It used to be here in Canada that red was the colour used for first place ribbons, in school running races, etc. After all, red is the colour of our flag, our Mounties' uniforms, etc. Then I heard the expression "blue ribbon panel". This is a US expression meaning top quality but I misunderstood because blue was always the colour of our second place ribbon.Let's not be spreading misinformation, my friend.

Here is how and where the expression originated:



http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/51/messages/631.html



Re: Blue-ribbon panel

Posted by ESC on December 28, 2006

In Reply to: Blue-ribbon panel posted by Ellyse K. Agate on December 28, 2006

: blue-ribbon panel
: Is this a phrase and what is it's origin?

Yes, it is. And the origin is the same as this: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/102150.html

Blue ribbon panel -- "a jury or committee chosen on the basis of intelligence or special experience to investigate particularly complex or important matters. Denoting exclusivity, the term comes from the ribbons worn by the members of the Order of the Garter in Great Britain, and the 'cordon bleu' of the ancient order of St. Esprit in France, as well as from the ribbons awarded to prize-winners, animal and human alike. Though properly applied to juries, 'blue ribbon panel' has become something of a cliche for any government-appointed committee..." From "Safire's New Political Dictionary" by William Safire (Random House, New York, 1993). Page 67.

[greek fanatic]

Bob,you are ' the shania forums encyclopedia':D
i've learned so many new things because of you over the years:great:

[SHANIANUTS!]

Oh pshaw!

All you have to do is a Google search for facts you are not sure about and usually you can get to the truth - such as it appears to be.

[greek fanatic]

Charity tribute concert

The stars will be shining bright at The King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 6 p. m. as Canada's greatest tribute show Superstars Tribute Live! rolls into town for one night only.

This unforgettable show-stopping concert features tributes to Shania Twain, Tina Turner, Cher, David Bowie, Buddy Holly and many more.

The show's 26-year-old female headliner Victoria Boland has already accomplished great success on her own as singer, songwriter, and one of her achievements include singing on stage with Shania Twain.

"Having the honour to not only meet and perform with Shania was amazing, but to hear 18,000 of her fans cheering with appreciation for my performance was life-changing. It is a memory I will never forget."

Boland's remarks are modest to say the least; her song at Twain's concert was so well received she was awarded with the first standing ovation of the evening. Not bad considering she was only 16. Since then she has gone on to collaborate with Elton John's band in Los Angeles and in 2004 she won the coveted Canadian Open Country Singing Championships.

"A career as a performer is my destiny. It's my passion and with effort and support everyone's dreams are achievable," said Boland.

The show's international appeal includes talent from male headliner Andrew Rudd of Australia.

"What a thrill it is to travel the world doing what I love. Everyday I am reminded of how music really unites us all together. No matter where you call home," said Rudd, who not only brings together all the musical elements of the show as band leader and guitarist, but he also performs several tributes of his own, including David Bowie and George Harrison.

:D:D:D

[tonyme]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! :D

These are the articles I would like to see in this thread :D

[greek fanatic]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! :D

These are the articles I would like to see in this thread :D

:cool: ;):]

[greek fanatic]

Bathurst city councillor Graham Wiseman is a big fan of satellite radio and enjoys relaxing by getting out to the woods to hunt.

Q: Country or rock and roll?

I like either one but I prefer rock and roll. I don't turn the radio off it's it's country because it all depends who the singer is. Like Shania Twain, I can listen to her all day. I have satellite radio here in my truck and I usually listen to the golden oldies, 60's, 70's and 80's. I'm not trying to grow up, I'm still trying to stay young.

:great:

[tonyme]

:boogie::bounce: Thanks sweetie!

[Troll]

Thanks for the great articles