July 23, 201115 yr Active Members Long known for her substance abuse problems and concert failings due to the same, singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. Details are still scarce, but drugs are suspected. She was 27 years old.
July 23, 201115 yr Long known for her substance abuse problems and concert failings due to the same, singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. Details are still scarce, but drugs are suspected. She was 27 years old. And with at least 92 dead in Oslo and at least 32 dead in the Chinese bullet train crash, the death of this one marginal celebrity will probably get as much media attention.
July 23, 201115 yr Author Active Members The Chinese have a bullet train? I hadn't heard this news. My guess is that the Norway killings will be the top story. Everyone expected Amy to OD someday soon.
July 23, 201115 yr And with at least 92 dead in Oslo and at least 32 dead in the Chinese bullet train crash, the death of this one marginal celebrity will probably get as much media attention. The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin
July 24, 201115 yr The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin The Chinese do have a "bullet train," or at least that's how the news reports describe it. It is quite new. I haven't seen anything much about it. And I have ridden the Japanese "bullet train" many times, so I do know what the term means.
July 24, 201115 yr The Chinese have the fastest growing high speed railway system in the world. Many have questioned their safety. I'll be curious to see if this focuses more attention that way.
July 24, 201115 yr Active Members My take on the public fascination for Amy Winehouse concerns the waste of talent and apparent self-destruction. Ditto an addictive Lindsay Lohan and a bipolar Brittany Spears. Similar to watching a car crash. Sad all the way around.
July 24, 201115 yr Active Members My take on the public fascination for Amy Winehouse concerns the waste of talent and apparent self-destruction. Ditto an addictive Lindsay Lohan and a bipolar Brittany Spears. Similar to watching a car crash. Sad all the way around. I would say the more appropriate comparison is with Janis Joplin. Lindsay and Brittany are self destructive but hardly as talented as the other two. That doesn't lessen the concern about them.
July 25, 201115 yr Active Members The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin 2 seconds on Google or sounding like a complete arse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China http://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+bullet+train&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=7Ua&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsu&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=iRAtTteeJKLRiALg1c2vAg&ved=0CDUQqAI ...the choice is yours.
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