(#2008-4270) - Topics this issue: 1) By order of the Queen of England!, 2) truely a magical moment, 3) Rif: Rif: Rif: Rif: Barry & Olivia Lyrics, 4) rumble in the bronx, 5) Peter-John Vitesse, 6) Peter-John Vitesse, 7) it's over, 8) By order of the Queen of England!, 9) Peter-John Vitesse, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:26:44 -0400 From: lagerg@aol.com Subject: Re: By order of the Queen of England! Too funny, but I live in the good old USA so I don't have to abide by any orders from the Queen of England. God bless America!!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:32:29 -0400 From: lagerg@aol.com Subject: Re: truely a magical moment Yeah it must have been even for magical going to the prison and bailing him out of jail. Some people are so jaded. LOL! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:47:32 -0400 From: lagerg@aol.com Subject: Re: Rif: Rif: Rif: Rif: Barry & Olivia Lyrics No problem-I get a little sensitive about individuals being able to express their opinions-I feel very strongly about it and it just makes the world more interesting., Granted there are some situations where it is better to just keep your opinions to you ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 19:48:26 -0700 From: "shirley hall" Subject: Re: rumble in the bronx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Mathis" To: "words List Member" Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:58 PM Subject: [words] rumble in the bronx > > Thankyou so much Lagerg...it's becoming hard to describe different >> opinions!!!!! as you said everyone has it's own opinion and i think >> opinions >> , or facts can be seen from different angles!!!! The truth is never ONE >> WAY!!!! > > ok, ok ok.... But I really dont see anyone else getting so upset... Lets > just enjoy and move on..... > > .....----===*Chris... > Could I add one final note Chris? I wish Barry would have sung Drown on the River on American Idol. I love country music and have always loved Barry's brand of country. Maybe lots of other viewers on AI would have felt the same way and Barry might have had a country hit!!! I know.... could've, should've. would've. A devoted Barry fan who wishes he and Robin could get together again. Shirley ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 23:14:42 -0400 From: lagerg@aol.com Subject: Re: Peter-John Vitesse The state of the music industry makes it so hard for older artists to sell records. Possibly the environment in the UK is more conducive to an older artist having success. Guilty Pleasures did very well in the UK. The US is a more difficult nut to crack. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 23:25:53 EDT From: Compoccias@aol.com Subject: Re: Peter-John Vitesse In a message dated 5/19/2008 11:15:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lagerg@aol.com writes: >The state of the music industry makes it so hard for older artists to sell records. Possibly the >>environment in the UK is more conducive to an older artist having success. Guilty Pleasures did >very well in the UK. The US is a more difficult nut to crack. Everything seems to be geared >towards younger artists. However it's not all about having a hit record. Success is subjective.? >Robin used to be very concerned about chart success. I don't know if this is still the case. Being >able to produce a song expressing his personal feelings may be a form of success for him. I hope >he is able to find some form of success with his new music. The song seems to be getting alot of >positive feedback at any rate I think older artists can still sell albums well in the US. As far as having a hit single, that's real tough. As you correctly mention, the US Top Forty is dominated by younger artists, but that is nothing new in any market. I think what makes it harder in the US for the last decade or so, is the dominance of rap music. Very hard for most traditional pop artists these days, even the younger ones. Although, lately I'm starting to sense a slow change in the US Top Forty. My decreased attention in recent years notwithstanding. Sal **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:27:37 -0400 From: lagerg@aol.com Subject: Re: it's over We are just going to have to disagree on this one. It is not clear to me that it is Barry who is preventing this reunion. The fact that Robin brought out Magnet without Barry's knowledge right after Maurice's death and that Barry felt he was being left o ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:47:37 EDT From: CAPT1SEPT@aol.com Subject: Re: By order of the Queen of England! No, I am so very sorry, Karim, but Andrew said you cannot have an opinion, so there it is. You are not allowed to have an opinion on the Bee Gees. Only Marty and Andrew are allowed to have opinions on the Bee Gees. No one else is allowed. This is deemed so by the holy doctrine of "Gibboticism" which was written in the lates 1950's and blessed by the Queen of England shortly thereafter, under royal proclamation and cannot be dismissed, unruled or disqualified without the written and oral approval of the 'New Knights of the Round Table'. Marty, I thought it was the pope, Blessed John XXIII who blessed the holy doctrine of Gibboticism circa 1958 and stipulated that only you and Andrew were allowed to have an opinion. The Queen of England could've issued a royal proclamation but her proclamation isn't binding on former English colonies, non-English countries and representatives from other worlds, who are here because they are diehard fans of the Bee Gees. The pope's word on the other hand, seems to carry a lot of weight across national borders and the current pope, Benedict XVI, is quite a Bee Gees fanatic himself and very intent on continuing the holy doctrine of Gibboticism. He's even trying to reach out to the aliens from other worlds, who don't agree with that particular part of the holy doctrine that says only you and Andrew can have an opinion. The aliens' agenda stipulates that all Gibb fans have the right to express an opinion, so they are rejecting his overtures until he agrees to remove the part from the holy doctrine of Gibboticism that allows only you and Andrew that right. So far, the pope has rejected their call to strike that portion from the holy doctrine and both sides are prepared for a long fight over the matter. It's up to you, Marty -- you too, Andrew, to help ease the interplanetary tensions. The aliens keep referring to a plan 9, whatever that may be and they are bypassing their involvement in the US presidential elections. Peace, Frank (who wonders just how much trouble this joke is going to get him into with the church) **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 01:49:40 EDT From: CAPT1SEPT@aol.com Subject: Re: Peter-John Vitesse I think older artists can still sell albums well in the US. As far as having a hit single, that's real tough. As you correctly mention, the US Top Forty is dominated by younger artists, but that is nothing new in any market. I think what makes it harder in the US for the last decade or so, is the dominance of rap music. Very hard for most traditional pop artists these days, even the younger ones. Although, lately I'm starting to sense a slow change in the US Top Forty. My decreased attention in recent years notwithstanding. Neil Diamond had the number one album last week here in the US, something I didn't believe possible. But, he did it and at 67, Diamond's accomplishment may have set a record by making him the oldest artist to have a number one album. That's a record that may stand for a long time. I can't remember who the previous artist was that held the record -- think it may have been Tina Turner. Consequently, I think Barry and/or Robin could release an album that could make it to number one. Diamond's number one album sold 165,000 copies but that was only in stores that participate in Billboard's Soundscan process. Not every store participates and some artists have exclusive contracts with certain stores that may result in a lower showing in the Billboard charts. I read earlier this year that Billboard reconfigured their chart to give the Eagles's current album, "Long Road Out of Eden," the number one position, which I thought was a crock. The Eagles had made an exclusive contract with Wal Mart which, if I recall correctly, was not a Soundscan participant. That should've meant that the Eagles could not possibly have the number one album or charted at all, really,but I don't know if Wal Mart became part of the Soundscan process or how Billboard calculated the number of albums the Eagles sold in Wal Mart to give them the number one position. Strains the credibility of the magazine, I think. As for the Top 40, that is dominated by the younger artists but a Top 40 showing isn't what it was in earlier times. There may not even be a single for a song that's in the Top 40. I think that in the very recent past (late 90s -- early 00s), a Top 40 showing could've been based more on radio airplay than sales since a lot of labels had stopped releasing singles from the albums. I'm not sure how the downloads figure into the Top 40 equations but with radio airplay still playing a major role in the Top 40, I think it's possible that an artist could have a lot of download sales and miss out on the Top 40 altogether because of the lack of airplay. An artist may have a number one recording on the Top 40 but the bragging rights isn't what it used to be. Peace, Frank **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [05/20/2008 03:01] ----------------------------------------------------