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February 6th, 2007

Tell them I love you this Valentine’s Day with…a ringtone?

By Chelci Howard on February 6th, 2007

Verizon Wireless announced today that they have singled out some of the best Valentine’s Day Ringtones that will really show your significant other the love that you feel for them… that is, if they call you when they are in your presence.

The list, which is brought to us courtesy of PR Newswire reads as follows:

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January 26th, 2007

Sky Mall is the Greatest!

By Chelci Howard on January 26th, 2007

I have many phobias, but my biggest fear has to be flying. I have many logical explanations behind why flying shouldn’t exist in the first place, but I don’t want to get into a novel about my hang-ups…However, don’t you think that if we were meant to fly, we would have wings… or do you ever wonder how something so heavy just kinda stays in the air?

Anyway, there are only two reasons that I put my life in jeopardy to get to a destination more quickly. One: for some reason, you will never have a better drink in your life than Ginger Ale when you are cruising at an altitude 32,000 feet, that is, if you are not spending too much time asking the flight attendants why the planes aren’t equipped with ejection seats and parachutes (think about it, it’s a great idea). The second reason is the sheer fact that Sky Mall offers the best products that you never knew you needed! Hurrah for unsought goods!

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January 24th, 2007

What’s Goin’ On? 70s Soul Essentials

By Chelci Howard on January 24th, 2007

I am currently writing an article for the Pulse that will appear in this Friday’s paper that discusses how many people in our cohort do not know of James Brown or the impact he had in the musical world. Out of 50 people I randomly surveyed, only 2 people could name at least one song the man sang and why he was influential to music. One person even asked me if I meant Chris Brown and then proceeded to sing “Run It,” exclaiming that the song was amazing. 

This is more than concerning, it’s disheartening. Have we as a cohort accepted the over commercialized form of “music” that plagues the top 40 radio stations? Music is more than catchy or fun. It can be argued that music is more important than history books. Books give you the events; music gives you how the people of the time felt about the situation and practically tells you the popular culture of the time. The late James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul,” “The hardest working man in show business,” did just that.  
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