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MJJC: How did Michael feel about the clothes he had to wear from his childhood through his teenager years? How do you think those styles influenced what he liked, disliked, and looked for in clothes and costumes?
MLB: I would suspect that everything Michael wore from his early days until later in life influenced his likes and dislikes as it would with anyone. Michael had a defined style which influences the fashion world to this day.
MJJC: I am guessing since you were the one to dress MJ, you were at the MJ and Friends Concerts in 1999. During the 2nd concert in Munich on June 27, 1999 and the bridge collapsed during Earth Song, what was your reaction?
MLB: Like everyone elses, surprised and concerned
MJJC: From the book I understood that most of MJ's cryptic symbols didn't really mean anything. However, for a long time fans were curious about runes on the sleeves of soldiers in the HIStory teaser. What inspired them, are they based on any real alphabet, were there any meaning to them, or were they just random?
MLB: The symbols were simply design patterns we created and had no other meaning
MJJC: What model of Florsheim shoes did MJ wear? You mention that there was an elastic band on his Florsheims to keep the shoes on MJ's feet when kicking and dancing. Was that stock Florsheim or added by you and Dennis Tompkins?
MLB: They were stock Florsheim shoes, the model was called Como
MJJC: Did Versace play any part in designing the fencing suit and the gold pants? (Theres a Wikipedia quote crediting Versace for the designs and we wonder if this is true or not)
MLB: No he did not
MJJC: Why did you decide not to include any of the trial suits in the book? What happened to those suits?
MLB: The book is about show clothes and we also did not have any more room to include anything else
MJJC: How often did the costumes break/tear/not work as supposed to on stage, and did MJ get upset about it? Were there any incidents of wardrobe malfunction while Michael was on stage and how did he cover it up?
MLB: There was an incident when the Velcro came undone during a breakaway suit and we quickly had to fix it when he ran off stage during a performance.
MJJC: During the Dangerous Tour, it seems obvious that Michael didn't have any underwear on. Wasn't this highly uncomfortable for him when performing? or did he do it to feel more freedom, so to speak, when moving, in case he did not use any ? It seems so unlikely for someone shy to avoid wearing it. Or perhaps, was it just the fabric that accentuated his figure?
MLB: Michael always wore undergarments.
MJJC: Was the idea of the fencing suit for Dangerous tour practical (to make sure the shirt doesn't stick out), or simply a fashion statement? Was this suit ever intended to be worn inside the pants?
MLB: The fencing shirts is just like the European fencing shirts and those are always made to wear outside the pants
MJJC: Why the "Thriller" jacket in Dangerous and HIStory Tour were yellow and not red like in the short film? Was it Michael's preference?
MLB: During this tour we were working with colors that glowed in the dark under black light, this outdoor color worked for that reason
MJJC: Who designed "Blood on the Dance Floor" red costume and how did it come about?
MLB: Myself, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Jackson designed it. Michael liked the red color because it was regal and royal
MJJC: Was there any meaning to MJ's headscarf in "You Rock My World" video? Why did he wear it? Did it have anything to do with the feud with Sony?
MLB: The headscarf was worn because Michael wanted to do something different, nothing else.
MJJC: There are many questions on the how and why of things Michael added to his look and outfits. Is there a story that Michael found hilarious? Something like the finger tape story and how fans came up with the reason that it was to prevent him from biting his finger nails?
MLB: He loved the military style, he also loved regal and royal styles. You can see that in many of his clothes. There are too many stories to pick just one.
MJJC: You say in the book that Michael avoided what was trending because he wanted to be copied. Was there ever an outfit/trend that he found so amazing that he wished he would have thought of that before someone else did?
MLB: Not that I am aware of
MJJC: A lot of people and celebrities try to emulate Michael, including his fashion. What did Michael think of people - celebrities, who copied his style?
MLB: He was flattered
MJJC: Did you spend any time with Michael when you, Michael and Dennis didn't or weren't planning costumes or was it always around work? If yes, what did you do together and where did you go with him?
MLB: Yes we often spent time together just talking or laughing. Michael loved to laugh
MJJC: Did you ever got impatient with him while designing costumes, for example you had certain thing in your mind how costume should look, then Michael wanted to change it?
MLB: No, Michael was the ultimate showman and had incredible ideas which we were blessed enough to be the recipient of
MJJC: Did Michael play any pranks on you or Dennis?
MLB: Always, he loved it and he loved playing jokes and pranks on people. He was great at it.
MJJC: What are your best and worst memories of Michael?
MLB: His laughters will always be his laughter
MJJC: What do you miss most about Michael?
MLB: His laughter it was contagious
MJJC: Do you have anything you want to say to the members of MJJCommunity or Michael Jackson fans in general?
MLB: Thank you for preserving Michaels legacy, for being there for him always and for celebrating his music, his life and his love of the fans worldwide. He was the worlds greatest entertainer but also my friend and I will devote the rest of my life to preserving his legacy
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His short answers make him seem very uninterested in this interview. SO short and to the point. Must have taken around 3 minutes.
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Thnks for posting the answers. Yes, it does look like he couldn't be bothered to elaborate and kept it very minimal.
When he mentions the Velcro coming undone, does he mean what happened in Yokohama?
MJJC: During the Dangerous Tour, it seems obvious that Michael didn't have any underwear on. Wasn't this highly uncomfortable for him when performing? or did he do it to feel more freedom, so to speak, when moving, in case he did not use any ? It seems so unlikely for someone shy to avoid wearing it. Or perhaps, was it just the fabric that accentuated his figure?
MLB: Michael always wore undergarments.
So for once and for all, we know now ladies :
I admit, I laughed out loud when I read that question. :lol: Michael would be so beautifully embarrassed.
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Jason Aschle is new to four-wheeling but not to 4x4s. He's been driving this red '97 Yukon for a while now. What started out as a commuter grew into a giant lifted street truck, but soon the aggravation of a lifted independent front suspension finally pushed him to do something drastic.
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The red GMC has to earn its keep as daily driver, kid hauler, and project truck, so it's not going to become a bashed trail buggy anytime soon. But then again that's why it's so appealing.
We first crossed Jason when we noticed the flamed 4x4 running down the highway without the usual A-arms under the front end and realized this clean machine is an ideal vehicle for the dad on the go. It's simple and tough, and both looks and sounds good. What more could you ask for?
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In baptism I entered into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Like every relationship, it takes continuing choices. I not only believe Jesus Christ, but I believe in Him. Jesus can write straight with crooked lines.
I learned early on that this relationship may be affected by, but is not solely dependent on, the actions of others in the body of Christ, the church. Sometimes those in leadership may have fatal flaws, but with the grace of God, that does not affect my relationship with Jesus Christ. My task is to become the person God had in mind that I am to be, and try not to be a stumbling block for others. Rather I do what I can to build up the body of Christ.
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DANBURY -- A small plane headed for Danbury Municipal Airport from Groton came up short on Tuesday night, crashing around 7:30 near South Street. The plane was equipped with a parachute, which deployed, was caught on trees, and was in danger of become entangled in power lines.
All three people aboard survived, officials said, and their injuries did not appear to be life threatening.
South Street was closed to traffic in both directions and power to the area was cut around 8:30 p.m. because of the danger posed by the parachute near power lines.
The plane's occupants, all males, got out of the aircraft under their own power and were treated in an ambulance at the scene. Their names were not immediately available.
Jose Martinez said he was driving on South Street toward Danbury when he heard a sound "like crunching snow" and looked up to see the plane descending toward him.
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After parking his car, Martinez said, he got out and walked back in time to see the last occupant get out of the plane.
The white, single-engine Cirrus SR20 came to rest, nose down, on the edge of a wooded area near the intersection of South Street and Wixted Avenue, its orange-and-white, bull's-eye-patterned parachute billowing in the wind above in the trees.
A crowd quickly gathered but was kept away from the scene by police.
Airport Administrator Paul Estefan said the half-million dollar aircraft was flying to Danbury when the pilot deployed the chute for unknown mechanical reasons.
Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the plane is owned by Kenyon Flight of West Hartford. It took off from Groton at 6:51 p.m. and was expected to land in Danbury at 7:23 p.m.
Assistant Airport Administrator Mike Safranek said the small Cirrus aircraft is one of the few that comes with a parachute, which apparently cushioned the plane's fall.
The pilot reported problems when the plane was about five miles from the airport, and deployed the chute two miles out, Safranek said.
The pilot, whose name has not yet been released, is a licensed flight instructor who was giving lessons to a student, and the third person aboard was a friend of the student, Safranek said.
Julio Carrasquillo, who lives nearby on South Street, said he was home when he heard what he first thought was a car crash, until neighbors began knocking on his door, saying the plane had gone down.
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Noe Flores said he was in his apartment when he heard a sound "like a plow" and asked his children if it had started snowing.
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Flores said firefighters and police were on the scene within minutes.
FAA officials were en route to investigate the crash, Estefan said.
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ABC Moves "Bachelorette" To Charlotte For Emily Maynard
Reality TV is in pretty tough shape. The backlash against the reported deception and scripted marriage and divorce of Kim Kardashian continues to grow. Clones of cheap-to-produce shows about storage lockers, pawn shops and repo men now dot the TV landscape.
Amid this chaos, ABC continues to push ahead with the franchise shows that draw female viewers of all demographics. There is just something about The Bachelor and The Bachelorette that women cannot resist.
Last year viewers of the Bachelor saw Emily Maynard selected by Brad Womack to be his wife forever. The loving relationship lasted until June and never made it to the altar. What it did make was a reality TV star out of Maynard. Now, she gets to take center stage in a melodramatic reality with NASCAR wrapped all around it.
In stories from People magazine and Entertainment Weekly, Maynard has reportedly agreed to become The Bachelorette for ABC as that reality TV franchise rolls on. As you may remember, Maynard was engaged to Ricky Hendrick, the son of NASCAR team owner and car dealer Rick Hendrick, before Ricky lost his life in a tragic plane crash back in 2004.
Shortly thereafter, Maynard revealed she was pregnant with his daughter and now Ricki is a happy and healthy young girl. In agreeing to take on this central reality TV role, Maynard made it clear she did not want to be away from her daughter. ABC reportedly responded by moving the entire production of the series to the Charlotte, NC area.
On The Bachelor, Maynard played out her Hendrick connection in an interesting and rather scripted scene at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway where Womack brought some of the ladies for a "date." It pointed out just how much the Hendrick and NASCAR connection can be used to exploit the mostly female audience.
The management at LVMS had no idea who was involved in the production, but NASCAR itself did work with the Bachelor production team when it came to the involvement of the NASCAR Racing Experience, a drive or ride along race car program.
This time, Maynard's connection with the Hendrick family will be out in the public eye on national television. The specific shooting locations for the program have not yet been reported, but NASCAR country figures to play a strategic role. It will also be interesting to see if any NASCAR personalities, many of whom already have extensive TV experience, make an appearance.
The Mooresville and Concord areas are ripe with colorful locations that have racing connections. There is little doubt as the word filters out that this series is coming the phones will be ringing with offers of locations that the production team can use to create some additional "reality TV."
As this is an ABC property, expect to see promotional integration with the NASCAR on ESPN programming as the season rolls on. Filming of the series begins in March and the first episode hits the air in May.
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27 comments:
- larry said...
Gosh! I am absolutely underwhelmed by this news.
- January 19, 2012 at 5:53 AM
- Vicky D said...
Same here Larry! I don't usually watch reality shows but some of the folks I work with swear by them. I'd rather watch the scripted Nascar races on tv!
- January 19, 2012 at 8:21 AM
- AncientRacer said...
John! LEAVE CHUMLEE ALONE!
Other than that I agree. For some reason the show is really attractive to women.
I am happy for anyone in the Charlotte area who get pick-up work on the crew, and it is not a bad hit for the Chamber of Commerce types there either. Much better, and longer, than their other coup for this year, the Convention (speaking nicely and being charming like this will eartn you a rose I am told).
- January 19, 2012 at 8:37 AM
- Frank said...
Reality TV needs to die an early and grotesque death. Hollywood greed, the WGAW, and the WGAE birthed this awful phenomenon and these entities should bear full responsibility for their actions.
- January 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Stick with the Biff said...
not all women. Not this one; guess I'm the wrong demographic. I couldn't be bothered with most of these scripted celebrity reality shows. Anything about the K people makes me nauseous. I read an article that said that particular brand is becoming tarnished, thank goodness. Anyways, as Ancient Racer pointed it, it's good publicity for Charlotte, and I certainly wish the best for Emily in her quest. I don't really think this is a good way to meet the right guy, but I guess you never know.
I'll admit, I kinda like the Pickers. It is a bit historical, sort of like Antiques Road Show only without the experts, though they sometimes call them in. I watch some of the 'contest' shows where people actually have a talent (Project Runway, Idol, that sort of thing). If I'm going to follow people, it needs to be more documentary and less 'scripted', like the old NASCAR 360. Most of these shows have so many circumstances where they are forced into situations just to see what happens. That always has an air of phoniness about it.
- January 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- bevo said...
Yep. Nothing says "TRUE LOVE" like a staged last-man-standing competition on national tv featuring a bunch of raging narcissists. And gay marriage is an assault on the sanctity of traditional marriage?
- January 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- starrcade76 said...
If the Bachelorette goes to a side-by-side broadcast I'll be there. Don't want to miss anything during the commercials.
- January 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM
- GinaV24 said...
LOL, count me in the underwhelmed category. I must be one of the few people who don't watch either of the "BACH" shows or any other lifestyle or reality programming.
Have enough problem with my own reality, and if I'm going to watch a soap opera, well, it won't be one of these.
- January 19, 2012 at 10:49 AM
- 53 yr. fan said...
I really don't think Ms. Maynard
understands the negative impact
this brings to the Hendricks and
her daughter. She can't be doing
this for the money as I am sure
she is very well provided for by
Rick and Linda. She must be
really be sold a bill of goods by
the producers.
Just another dog and pony show for
Bruton's pocket. (more to follow)
- January 19, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Why women enjoy watching a woman kiss and carry on with that many men one right after the other is beyond me. Will never understand it.
Makes you wonder why these women or men can't find someone by themselves. What is wrong with them?
- January 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- 17972 B. C. said...
This is why a daily NASCAR show is not needed in the off season, sometime you just run out of news, and this is one of those moments
- January 19, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- KoHoSo said...
I will be quite pleased if the stuff JD discussed in his article does indeed signal the beginning of the end for the "reality" television fad. Then again, with TV executives looking to put out as much cheap programming as possible to keep costs low as we all squawk about our monthly cable bills (mine just went up over $25!), I greatly fear what the next trend will be.
- January 19, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
Reality shows are only more scripted television. I can't understand people who have so little in their own lives that they have to watch other people make fools of themselves and hope others will give them their fame by watching whatever they do. Racing shows at least lend some excitement and credibility to some people's talent even though most of the time there is manipulation depending on who you are or work for as to the outcomes. And ditto to what Larry said in the first comment.
GA Red
- January 19, 2012 at 12:53 PM
- glenc1 said...
KoSoHo, I have the same thought. What if they made everything 'game shows' for example, like after 'Millionare' became popular. Ugh.
53 year fan, she already did the show once, she knows. There was (from what I read after it was over) a lot of negative stuff published on people's blogs and whatnot about her. Nasty accusations. But I also read (maybe here?) she's interested in a TV career, so this is probably right up her alley. I doubt Rick & Linda are crazy about it either.
Anon 11:08. Lots of people can't find other people. Sometimes it just doesn't happen. But since they appear to be mostly attractive people, I would guess the producers sell them on the glamour and excitement. I would imagine plenty of 'rejects' have gone home & found themselves someone else the normal ways, I doubt there's anything 'wrong' with most of them, except wanting fame.
- January 19, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Sophia said...
i can't believe all the stupid women I follow on twitter who are upscale, well educated, good employment types who watch this crap.
I thought it was aimed at the jerry springer tv show crowd (Love Mr. springer himself, great guy...use to be local)
I'm disgusted Emily is taking this route but I don't get the whole K family or east coast shore reality folks craze either.
The Hendrick family must be embarrassed over this :( Super tacky of Emily as i can't imagine her needing the money either.
I watch more old tv shows on DVD or old movies...now I'm watching a 13 hr video on how to eat green...literally...green juices, making my own almond milk...stuff I used to practice 30 yrs ago but forgot and has been updated. i don't need it for weight loss but tired of being ill & more diagnosis coming my way and having forth family member die of cancer will wake you up to eat better.
If it were not for sports we would totally ditch cable tv & watch online.
But we enjoy sports on 52 and 33 inch or 19 inc tv still.
I never, ever thought this 'fake reality' show junk would last. My housemate does watch one about alaska cause it has planes in it..but he said one girl on this reality show starred in another reality show. Say what?
Sigh...the only "reality show" i liked was the original behind the scenes show they had on NASCAR a few years ago where they followed drivers, families in their RVs and at the track. Forget what it was called. Hour show, very well done..then went off the air.
- January 19, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- TexasRaceLady said...
This woman is NOT impressed by any of the Bachelor(ette) shows.
I will NOT be watching.
- January 19, 2012 at 1:20 PM
- Jimm57 said...
Thank God there's only 37 days till the Daytona 500 and we can go back to talking racing and bashing the Fox broadcasts again!
- January 19, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Roland said...
So between Paige Duke and Emily there are 2 Nascar personalities involved in dating shows. Big whoop.
Heres a rant: There are a lot of great reality shows out there. Gold Rush, American Chopper, Sons of Guns, Storm Chasers, Moonshiners. Not so much in the subject matter but more in the way that they are edited. They are very well done shows. For each one of those theres about 5 pawn shop shows that suck. And towing shows too. Like "Wreck Chasers", what a stupid show that is (sorry if you like it but I cant stand it). Why cant their be some shows on different subjects instead of pawn shops and anything to do with Alaska. I like Ax Men, even though its not the best put together show in the world, but other than that the History Channel has gone down the crapper. In fact the H2 channel is better than the actual History Channel cause at least there you learn stuff. Somebody please bring back Nascar Drivers 360.
- January 19, 2012 at 2:45 PM
- MRM4 said...
I don't see how anyone can stand to watch that crap. The only thing remotely close to that I'll watch is American Pickers because I like the junk, the guys on the show, and the people. Seeing these other shows bores me to sleep. No wonder network TV is having a hard time keeping up with a number of cable channels.
- January 19, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Jonathan said...
MRM I agree I cant watch NONE of that! Think back 15, 20 years ago if someone told you back then that these kind of shows would be some popular you would of been yeah like ok weirdo! Ah well if it gets the Nascar word out to more people im for it I guess but this story is pointless to me
- January 19, 2012 at 5:01 PM
- Bobby O said...
If Nascar goes reality TV style in anyway..... not that they haven't in some ways! Boogity... etc.
I will not be watching any of it!
JD, I may still read this web page just for laughs and reinforcement that I made the correct decision!
Hopefully someone will realize RACING is reality enough.
- January 19, 2012 at 5:13 PM
- sue said...
Never watched any of these shows but gee whiz I guess she's going to make more money doing this than lets say being a file clerk. Really what else is she qualified to do? I say take the money and run. These "reality" shows are a joke. I am surprised by the amount of folks that get suckered into these shows. If they didn't get the ratings they wouldn't be on so shame on those who watch.
- January 19, 2012 at 8:04 PM
- Dot said...
I'm a woman and I've never seen either of these shows. Have any of the couples ever gotten married? And we crab about what's on SPEED?
@VickyD, too funny, scripted nascar races on TV. Maybe that's what happened to all those out of work sit-com writers.
- January 19, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
For all of you who sent along negative comments that were not posted:
I am trying very hard to make the point that ABC will move an entire production to Charlotte for one woman because of her NASCAR and Hendrick connection.
Meanwhile, we don't even have one new NASCAR TV series of any type (reality, highlight or interview) on the air for this season. Nothing.
The Humpy Wheeler interview show never had a chance. No funding from SPEED for a new NASCAR Media Group reality show, a behind the scenes series or even a Monday night panel discussion.
The current rumor reported here is that Showtime has reduced the "Inside NASCAR" shows from 38 shows to 11. There will be one show following the Daytona 500 and then nothing until the Chase.
NASCAR may be putting a nice spin on the upcoming season, but where NASCAR TV is concerned outside of the races there is absolutely nothing on the horizon.
Please remember this point when we get a couple of months down the road and the realization hits that NASCAR has no primetime TV programming of any type from Monday through Thursday of every week.
- January 19, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- diane said...
"There is just something about The Bachelor and The Bachelorette that women cannot resist."
As many of the women have already said, plenty of us can resist this crap.
A news-type show dedicated to racing would be great, but if it doesn't happen, then I am content to watch the actual racing.
- January 20, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- GinaV24 said...
diane -- I'm with you on that! I can and do resist it and when Speed HAD interesting NASCAR programming on, I watched it.
It may be a big deal, JD, that ABC is moving all that staff and technology to support this show and if it brings jobs to people in the area, that's great, but personally I will not bother to watch this show.
- January 20, 2012 at 12:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
Good for her. I am glad to see that the big 'ol mouse has a heart and allowed her to stay close to her daughter.
If I had to bet, I'd bet that ESPN won't have anything to do with the show except maybe when they are at CMS, but even then the focus is on the Indy 500 and not the NW series.
I hope you are right JD and this gives some primetime exposure to our sport. The problem is that these new fans will have to endure the same poor quality broadcasts and lack of true coverage.
Good luck to us all
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Amarok Newsletter Issue 7 Out, Wil Wheaton raves about Amarok
The seventh issue of the Amarok Newsletter is out. We talk about Amarok's success in the LinuxQuestions.org yearly poll, new features in the upcoming Amarok 2, and continue to point out interesting related projects. Read on for some Amarok lovin' from Wil Wheaton.
In the other news, Wil Wheaton from Star Trek reviews Amarok. When you see quotes like "Amarok is much more than just another music player or iTunes clone; in fact, it blows iTunes away. It is Kryptonite to iTunes Superman. It's the Death Star to iTunes' Alderaan." and "[...] it's like having Uncle Joe Benson and Rodney Bingenheimer sitting in your living room with you", you know you can't miss it!
Get rid of unnecessary borders
I hope the final version of Amarok 2 will have removed the redundant borders that are present in the screenshots provided by this Amarok Newsletter. See for example the many borders around the left pane titled "Building Collection Database..." in this screenshot:
In general, I hope all KDE 4 apps will be audited to remove these unnecessary border. Robert Knight, the principal author of Konsole, has started doing just that (http://lists.kde.org/?t=117156103800002&r=1&w=2), but I would think this is a huge job. Perhaps the answer is to change the defaults in these widgets so border=0 unless otherwise specified...
By AC at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Get rid of unnecessary borders
I should point out that I am not the "principal author of Konsole", just the person who has been maintaining it for the last six months or so. I believe that most of the code was written by Lars and Waldo.
I also agree with the other comments - it is too early to worry about this yet. They are little ( but important ) details which can be dealt with in preparation for Beta releases.
Especially since Amarok looks like it is getting quite a dramatic facelift.
By Robert Knight at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Get rid of unnecessary borders
You are not "just" the person who has been maintaining it for the last six months or so. You are the official "konsole dude".
Remember that.
By Robert Scott at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: Get rid of unnecessary borders
I agree totally. I posted this sveral times to the marok lists, but they never seemed to understand - therefore, even if Amarok 2 gets some face lift one should point this out again and again... I still prefer JuK for its look.
By Sebastian at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Amarok is not perfect
I depends on uses. when you e.g. have large audio files, say 3 h recordings from radio shows then you want to jump to a precise position. The current slider is totally unusable for that, it is not precise enough.
Re: Amarok is not perfect
I think this is more true for kaffeine. There you can't skip e.g. 5 seconds (variable skip; depending on length o/t movie)
By Mootjes at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Amarok is not perfect
Yes, intrestingly with certain windows video files and the xine engine using the slider does not work at all.
Re: Amarok is not perfect
Scrolling on the Amarok progress bar appears to move forward and back by 10 seconds regardless of file length. Just seemed worth pointing out.
By nobody at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Amarok is not perfect - position slider
I think too that Amarok position slider is way too small to be accurate.
Right now Amarok position slider is just hint for user what part user is listening. By me, i would add more options for user, how to configure Amarok toolbars, now i cant move where is volume slider and where is search bar..
By Fri13 at Wed, 2007/03/07 - 6:00am
Re: Amarok is not perfect
By Larisa at Tue, 2008/10/21 - 5:00am
Some more cleanup
In my view, cleanup is necessary on the buttons themselves. Why on earth would one still have the "Play" button when a song is being played. This in my opinion should be automatically changed to "Pause". This will save on screen real estate.
By cb at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Play/Pause has been the default for a couple of years now.
By Ian Monroe at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Some more cleanup
Play/Pause has been a toggle button for a long time now. It may be possible that you first used Amarok before the change happened and your tool bars had the individual 'Play' and 'Pause' buttons (if you go into configure toolbars you'll see that theres a 'play' 'pause and 'play/pause', you probably want to replace the 'play' and 'pause' on your toolbar with the 'play/pause' combo). Or maybe you're just running an ancient version of Amarok?
By Sutoka at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Early state of development
Commenting on the the GUI "cleanliness" is very premature at this point. The port to KDE4/Qt4 started exactly one month ago and the GUI is currently changing on an almost daily basis as people try out new things. Also, the GUI has until now had fairly low priority as just getting the basics to work was plenty of work in itself
Cheer up, there are many months to 2.0 will be released an many things will change before that! :-)
By Nikolaj Hald Nielsen at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Yay, Phonon
Looks like Phonon is really doing well, first Noatun now Amarok support it.
Re: Yay, Phonon
Yea, of the new KDE4 technologies, Phonon is one of the most complete.
By Ian Monroe at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: Yay, Phonon
Well, it plays fine here, so I guess you're right.
By superstoned at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
New Layout
Why on EARTH is the playlist being relegated to second class when it comes to screen real estate? It's the single most important pane in the application!
I hope this "UI redesign" screenshot is not reflective of 2.0's UI layout. If it is, please make sure there's an option to switch it back!
I'm having a hard time finding things wrong with Amarok, except for the silly Magnatune integration that you can't compile out, and the obscene memory consumption.
But the UI, wow. It's flawless!
By Alistair John S... at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: New Layout
I think at this point they're just experimenting with various different layouts to try and see how they can improve the current one.
Also as for the memory consumption, you can always dig into the source yourself and try to track down where its being eaten, or maybe use valgrind to profile Amarok (or if you don't have the skills for that, find someone you know that does that has free time then pester them to do it for you).
By Sutoka at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: New Layout
My guess is that a lot of the memory consumption problems are due to the software reuse in the application (SQL backend, UI glitter, Xine engine) and can't easily be stripped down. Reuse is something that I would never say was a bad idea.
Don't get me wrong, it's not as though it's a killer problem. 60-100MB RAM for a piece of software like Amarok is a small price to pay for the features. But it's still pretty heavy (compared to other KDE applications).
By Alistair John S... at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: New Layout
Keep in mind that the current state of the playlist is subject to change. We would like to experiment with a "column-less" playlist, which will use much less horizontal space.
By Mark Kretschmann at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: New Layout
I look forward to seeing these experiments.
As a mere user, I just wanted to point out that I feel strongly that Amarok play to one of its greatest features -- the playlist -- and that this attribute is not lose its prominence in a later version of Amarok.
By Alistair John S... at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: New Layout
I kind of agree. I'd rather have the context browser on the right, the services maybe on the left and the playlist in the middle.
As for the playlist, I'd love it to have an Outlook-message-list kind-of look and feel. What I mean is:
ArtistName and Album on a smaller font-size and maybe in italics.
That way I believe the playlist would be less crowded...
By NabLa at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
ZOMG basic video support!
thank you amarok devs :)
By patcito at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: ZOMG basic video support!
I compleatly missed the entire argument. Why do the amarok devs not want video? I'm sure there's a good reason but what is it?
Re: ZOMG basic video support!
cause Amarok is a music player. The video player feature is designed in mind for things that are music player-ish - eg for podcasts and music videos.
By Ian Monroe at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: ZOMG basic video support!
Makes sense. I just assumed there was more to it than that.
Re: ZOMG basic video support!
Finally an hope for a better support for 5gen ipod! I waited a lot of time for this feature. A way to manage, play and update video playlist/podcast in linux.
Thanks to the amarok team!
By Emmanuel Lepage... at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
preliminary splash screen
I simply LOVE that slash screen, hopefully it won't be too hard to switch to using that one after the 'real' splash screen replaces it in SVN (always nice to get a good laugh, and that would definitely give one every morning).
By Sutoka at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
CPU consumption, GUI
What I can only dream of is a KDE music player that takes 0% of my CPU time during playback. This is the case with every "normal" player such as XMMS, Beep Media Player and of course any Windows player. Even Linux video players take 0% of CPU time during video playback - they can play an MPEG-4 video *with* MP3 audio together and CPU is at 0%. But just silly standalone MP3 audio playback (without video) in any KDE player, including Amarok, requires around 3-4%. This is really interesting and difficult to understand.
On the GUI front, the new screenshot looks only very slightly optimistic - the worst thing about the Amarok GUI is the ridiculously small slider used for navigation (seeking in the file), it is so incredibly awkward and difficult to use... In the new redesigned proposal, it is at least a little bit wider. But the layout is more chaotic and the info panel on the right is just way too narrow to be of any use.
By J. M. at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
The only time when my CPU is at 0% is when my computer is switched off... You should really have a so powerful computer if, even for playing a MPEG4/MP3 stream your CPU is at 0%.
By Plop at Sun, 2007/03/04 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
No, it's just Celeron 2.4 GHz. Of course by 0% I mean "less than 1%" - my CPU meter shows only integers. And it's pretty normal when a low-res (320x240 or so) MPEG-4 or similar (WMV, RealVideo) video is played, with MP3 (WMA, RealAudio...) audio in it, the CPU meter shows 0%. But then when I play audio only, in various KDE players, CPU is at 2-20%. While in video players like MPlayer, RealPlayer etc., CPU stays at 0% during audio-only playback, too. So either the CPU meter doesn't show correct numbers, or there's something inherently inefficient about KDE players.
By J. M. at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
if you minimise the application (so that it doesn't need to draw, you will find it drops to close to 0%). mplayer has no gui, so the comparison is totally worthless.
By seb ruiz at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
No. Firstly, it's not just MPlayer, and also, even if I close the Amarok window (so it's hidden in the tray and nothing is drawn to the screen, even if I turn off the frequency analyzer and the OSD), CPU is still at 2%. While programs such as RealPlayer or Beep Media Player take 0% of CPU even with the full GUI, with the frequency analyzer turned on...
By J. M. at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
(Of course I'm not saying 2-4% CPU consumption is a big deal - it isn't, I just find it interesting and strange, and wonder what could possibly cause the difference.)
By J. M. at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
In my case it makes no difference Amarok being the active window, minimised or iconised on the tray: it uses around 9% of my CPU when playin any MP3 file. This is on a Pentium M 1.7. I can see no difference of CPU utilisation when turing off visualisations and OSD.
Isn't this a bit excessive for just playing MP3?
By NabLa at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
Keep in mind with reguard to the ui changes--they were just added to trunk this week. There is still a huge amount of work planned for 2.0; one of the things we really want to spend time on is a much narrower playlist. Until this gets done, the ui is naturally going to look quite bad.
By THIBOLOT at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
By J. M. at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
KPlayer is based solely on MPlayer, so it's the closest you are going to get to perfect when it comes to playing you music or movies *and* having a nice interface *and* having the lowest possible CPU usage. KPlayer 0.6.1 is now out BTW! Gotta try it out today.
By plapsky at Tue, 2007/03/06 - 6:00am
Re: CPU consumption, GUI
Indeed - with KPlayer, CPU is at 0% during playback! Thanks for the tip, it's refreshing finding such an efficient player for KDE.
By J. M. at Tue, 2007/03/06 - 6:00am
Gapless has always been broken for me. MPD has been the only player aside from using the command line ogg123 that plays flawless gapless playback. I truly love Amarok and its interface and integration, but c'mon, using xine is delaying the advancements that I consider basic features of music. We need a good audio player to go with the already great interface.
By scooter at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Re: gapless
For me, gapless Ogg Vorbis playback in Amarok sometimes works, sometimes it doesn't. I mean, sometimes there's a noticeable gap e.g. between track 2 and 3, but when I go back and play the section again, there's no gap between them. Or vice-versa. So yes, I agree it would be great if it worked flawlessly every time.
By J. M. at Mon, 2007/03/05 - 6:00am
Amarok bug
Amarok file menu is buggy. See me browsing the files of my Robert Johnson files using the "down key". Strange jumps.
By pod at Sat, 2007/03/10 - 6:00am


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It's that time of year again. The 83rd Academy Awards will be airing on Sunday, with all of the usual pomp and circumstance surrounding the event and the nominees. This time around, there has been much ado about the lack of African Americans nominated in front of or behind the camera.
Last decade, we had groundbreaking nominations and wins: Halle Berry and Denzel Washington winning best actress and best actor awards in 2002 for Monster's Ball and Training Day respectively; Jamie Foxx's 2005 best actor win for his stunning performance in Ray; Forest Whitaker's best actor win for The Last King of Scotland in 2006; and Jennifer Hudson's best supporting actress win in 2007 for Dreamgirls. It seemed that Oscar had finally found a consistent place in its heart for black actors.
Last year the winning streak continued with Oscars for Mo'Nique's best supporting actress role in Precious and for that movie's screenwriter, Geoffrey Fletcher, who made history when he became the first African American to win in the best adapted screenplay category. Then there was Roger Ross Williams' win in the short documentary category for Music by Prudence.
But the winning streak came to an abrupt halt this year. No African Americans were nominated for Academy Awards, even though there were some solid performances. If The Social Network can get nominated, which is one step up from a movie of the week, then why not Tanya Hamilton's Night Catches Us, which was quite excellent?
Contrary to popular belief, there were strong films starring black actors and actresses this year. The best were made outside of the Hollywood system, which may be why they were overlooked for nominations at most of the awards shows, including the Oscars. If it weren't for the Independent Spirit Awards and festival circuit, they would get very little love in the film world.
Obviously, there were some fantastic performances overall in Hollywood this year, and we're not naive enough to believe that African-American actors should be nominated just to give the awards some diversity. We're merely stating that some excellent performances by black actors were overlooked this year. Maybe there weren't enough slots available, or maybe it was a complete rejection of black film? The only thing sadder than a Hollywood blackout is when there doesn't have to be one.
Overlooked at the Oscars this year:
Kerry Washington
In Night Catches Us, Washington plays former Black Panther Pattie, a single black mother-lawyer trying to save her community while building a loving relationship in the years following the Black Panther era. As Pattie, Washington, who's been putting in hard work in Hollywood for over a decade, is conflicted, anxious, tough, loving, loyal and hardheaded. If Oscar never notices, just know that we do.
Anthony Mackie
The Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker showcased Mackie's ability to hold his own, playing a stressed-out soldier in an ensemble cast that includes white-hot actor Jeremy Renner and celebrated thespians Guy Pearce and Ralph Fiennes. In Night Catches Us, the Juilliard grad delivers a multilayered, intense performance as a former Black Panther who mysteriously returns to his old stomping grounds, hiding a big secret. The on-screen chemistry between Washington and Mackie is reminiscent of that between Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in A Star Is Born. Oscar may have snubbed him, but we won't.
Evan Ross has been quietly building a solid film career over the last few years. We were first introduced to Ross in 2006 in the film ATL, in which he delivered a scene-stealing performance as Ant, the troubled brother of Rashad, played by rapper T.I. Like Washington and Mackie, Ross has the ability to bring to reality characters from all walks of life in a way that is accessible and believable.
In Qasim Basir's Mooz-lum, Ross plays a Muslim college student trying to balance his strict Muslim upbringing with college life in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ross gets it right again, leading the viewer to ponder the precarious position this young man occupies both spiritually and emotionally. Ross should have been recognized for this game-changing role, which shows the complexity of building an identity in a world obsessed with religion and power.
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson's turn as an aspirational teenager who winds up pregnant in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls should not be overlooked because of the inconsistency of the film itself in terms of story line, plot and direction. In fact, there were several outstanding performances in the film, including those of Phylicia Rashad, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose and Michael Ealy.
Thompson stands out because of her ability to hold her own in an arena with seasoned actresses, including Goldberg, who plays her religious-fanatic mother; and Thandie Newton, as her mean-spirited, "loose" sister, Tangie. Thompson's captivating performance as a confused teenager trying to escape the pressure of an overbearing mother and the shadow of a broken sister is the one consistent light in a film that stumbles along.
Nia Long
In Mooz-lum, Nia Long delivers a powerhouse performance as Safiyah Mahdi, a Muslim wife and mother who is determined to ensure that her son does not lose his faith amid college life in post-9/11 New York. We've seen Long develop as an actress through a bevy of films, including Boyz n the Hood, Love Jones, Friday, Soul Food, The Best Man, Stigmata, The Boiler Room, Big Momma's House and Alfie. Long is able to work across many film genres in the indie and commercial Hollywood worlds. Her subtle yet powerful performance in Mooz-lum should have been recognized by Oscar.
We're sure you can figure out our nominees for best director: Tanya Hamilton for Night Catches Us and Qasim Basir for Mooz-lum. Those two fantastic films were brilliantly directed by newcomers who clearly are trying to tell a different type of story without necessarily having a Hollywood ending.
Nsenga Burton is editor-at-large for The Root. She also serves as cultural critic for Creative Loafing and is an assistant professor of communication and media studies at Goucher College in Baltimore. Follow her on Twitter.


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