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Retired As Editor

I've retired as editor of the show "Showtime At The Apollo." I don't have the time because I'm busy with school and no one even submits anything there anymore. I'll still be editor of The Boondocks, The Bernie Mac Show, and Run's House.
Posted by hypercrab, 12/08/2005 5:53pm  11 Comments
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What I'm Thankful For

Family
Friends (online and at school)
Ipod
Attending a good school
Thanksgiving dinner
Living in a good country
Lost and other tv shows I like
My PS2
My House
Having food on my plate every night
My community

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Artist Of The Week: The Beatles


Years active: 1960 - 1970
Birthplace of the group: Liverpool, England
Members: John Lennon(1940 – 1980), Paul McCartney (1942-), George Harrison (1943-2001), and Ringo Starr (1940-)
UK Discography:
Please Please Me (March 22, 1963) #1
With the Beatles (November 22, 1963) #1
A Hard Day's Night (July 10, 1964) #1
Beatles for Sale (December 4, 1964) #1
Help! (August 6, 1965) #1
Rubber Soul (December 3, 1965) #1
Revolver (August 5, 1966) #1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (June 1, 1967) #1
Magical Mystery Tour (November 27, 1967) #1
The Beatles ("White Album") (November 22,1968 ) #1
Yellow Submarine (January 17, 1969) #3
Abbey Road (September 26, 1969) #1
Let It Be (May 8, 1970) #1

(In The US, the albums were rearranged, retiled and remixed. Some of the US releases were nearly identical to their UK counterparts, often only varying by one or two songs. Most releases contained songs that were also found on other records.)
US Catalog:
Introducing... The Beatles, Vee-Jay Records (July 22, 1963) #2
Meet the Beatles!, Capitol Records (January 20, 1964) (1st Capitol Records release) #1
The Beatles' Second Album, Capitol Records (April 10, 1964) (2nd Capitol Records release) #1
A Hard Day's Night, United Artists (June 13, 1964) #1
Something New, Capitol Records (July 20, 1964) (3rd Capitol Records release) #2
The Beatles' Story, Capitol Records (November 23, 1964) #7
Beatles '65, Capitol Records (December 15, 1964) (4th Capitol Records release) #1
The Early Beatles, Capitol Records (March 22, 1965) (5th Capitol Records release) #43
Beatles VI, Capitol Records (June 14, 1965) (6th Capitol Records release) #1
Help!, Capitol Records (August 13, 1965) #1
Rubber Soul, Capitol Records (December 6, 1965) #1
"Yesterday" ... and Today, Capitol Records (June 20, 1966) #1
Revolver, Capitol Records (August 8, 1966) #1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol Records (June 2, 1967) #1
Magical Mystery Tour, Capitol Records (November 27, 1967) #1
The Beatles ("White Album"), Capitol Records (November 25, 196 #1
Yellow Submarine, Capitol Records (January 13, 1969) #2
Abbey Road, Capitol Records (October 1, 1969) #1
Hey Jude, Capitol Records (February 26, 1970) #2
Let It Be, Capitol Records (May 18, 1970) #1

The Beatles were founded in 1960 in England. Lennon and McCartney were the songwriters. Their producer was George Martin. They created "Beatle Mania" in the UK during 1963.

Beatle mania came to the United States on February 9, 1964 when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. America was gloom after the assai nation of JFK and the Beatle provided a jolt to a nation. Although they became a worldwide phenomenon, they made enemies like Frank Sinatra. The Beatle had the top 5 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, something that hasn't been repeated to this day. In mid-1964 the band went on their first world tour, which included Australia and New Zealand. Just before the tour began, Ringo was briefly hospitalized with a severe attack of pharyngitis, so drummer Jimmy Nicol was took his place for several concerts on the Australian leg.


In July 1966 Lennon caused a backlash against The Beatles when he claimed during an interview that Christianity was dying, quipping that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." He quickly apologized. The Beatles performed their last concert before paying fans in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 29 August 1966. On November 9, 1966, after their final tour ended and right after he had wrapped up filming a minor role in the film How I Won the War, Lennon visited an art exhibit of Yoko Ono's at the Indica art gallery in London. Lennon began his love affair with Ono in 1968 after returning from India and leaving his estranged wife Cynthia, who filed for divorce later that year. Lennon and Ono were from then on inseparable in public and private, as well as during Beatles recording sessions. The press was extremely unkind to Ono, posting a series of unflattering articles about her, one even going so far as to call her "ugly." This infuriated Lennon, who rallied around his new partner and said publicly that there was no John and Yoko, but that they were one person, JohnAndYoko. These developments led to friction with the other members of the group, and heightened the tension during the 1968 White Album sessions. Some Beatles fans blame Ono for the Beatles' breakup, but the band had been growing apart almost immediately after the death of their manager Brian Epstein in 1967. Lennon decided to quit the Beatles but was talked out of saying anything publicly. Phil Spector's involvement in trying to revive the Let It Be material then drove a further wedge between Lennon (who supported Spector) and McCartney (who opposed him). Though the split would only become legal some time later, Lennon and McCartney's partnership had come to a bitter end. McCartney soon made a press announcement, declaring he had quit the Beatles, and promoting his new solo record. All four Beatles went on to solo careers.

The Beatles were very influential and still influence today. A 1980s Saturday Night Live sketch has Eddie Murphy playing a saxophonist named Clarence who claims he's the fifth Beatle. His "proof" is a re dubbed Beatle recording with sax sounds and a phony picture that shows him with the band. On The Simpsons Homer tells his kids the time he was in a barbershop quadrant which is similar to The Beatles (Barney even has a Japanese girlfriend!) In 2004, the group Outkast made a music video that was a parody of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show.
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Leveling Up

I'm slowly leveling up. Its easier to level up faster here than tv.com.
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Made it to GameSpot

I've finally made it to GameSpot. I'll post more in the future!
Posted by hypercrab, 11/13/2005 3:24pm  5 Comments
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