Okay Kids, Start Deleting!

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  And not all files that are not blatant burns are bootlegs.
 
 For instance, what about the artist who willing makes his or her music available to the downloading public and even encourages it? Some of them use this method of free advertising. They can't afford the advertising agents and such and it gets their work out and possibly establishing a fan base. Lord knows the Clear Craps and the like won't do shit to promote them!
 
 I know the bean counters and the lawyers all want their cake but too often those are the very people who kill a culture. Look at all the Beatle documentation that would be lost if those such as the RIAA had their way with every tiny thing.

I'm not saying they're right, but their arguments have been convincing to the courts.
 
 But lets not kid ourselves - the VAST majority of files traded are not those that the artists have made available for free download.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by mankie:
 [QB] Do they have Virgin Records anywhere in the states? They always had a great selection.

i know there is one in san francisco.  i would imagine that there would be one in la, new york and maybe chicago.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by mankie:
 [QB] Do they have Virgin Records anywhere in the states? They always had a great selection.

new york[/b]

Broadway and 45th.  Just got a free British Sampler CD this weekend.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by mankie:
  Do they have Virgin Records anywhere in the states?  

Here's a list:
 
 ARIZONA
  Phoenix
 
 CALIFORNIA
  Anaheim  (howaboutthat?)
  Burbank
  Costa Mesa
  Los Angeles
  Ontario
  Sacramento
  San Francisco
 
 COLORADO
  Denver
 
 FLORIDA
  Miami
  Orlando
 
 ILLINOIS
  Chicago
 
 LOUISIANA
  New Orleans
 
 MASSACHUSETTS
  Boston
 
 NEVADA
  Las Vegas
 
 NEW YORK
  Long Island
  Times Square
  Union Square
 
 OHIO
  Columbus
 
 TEXAS
  Grapevine Mills
  Mockingbird Station
 
 UTAH
  Salt Lake City

[Jaguär]

Virgin Megastore locations in the North America.

[Jaguär]

Okay Smackie, see what a Sony Vaio can do!    

[Yank]

http://www.nme.com/news/105431.htm

[Bags]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  This might be a first, I'm not editing my post...
 
 I just realized.. you don't buy "an" house.  You buy "a" house.  So my rule is flawed.  I guess if it's a soft "h" you would use "an".

But you'd say "flipping burgers is an honest living."  Yeah, this H thing makes no sense at all.  I would've said go with "an"
 
 By the by, re: downloading.  I don't do it because I have a dial up at home, plus it's a non-Kazaa accessible Mac.  But I have downloaded a few songs at work -- acoustic versions or covers not available anywhere else, but some overly devoted techie converted to an MP3.  Awesome.
 
 I still buy lots of music, even with my fancy CD burner and iTunes.  And I always will buy music, but it's the CD prices that are the problem.  It's out of bounds for CDs to be more than $10 or $11.  Thank god for DCCD, but sometimes I do want the new Buzzcocks album when it comes out....

[vansmack]

Originally posted by bags:
  But you'd say "flipping burgers is an honest living."  Yeah, this H thing makes no sense at all.  I would've said go with "an"
 
 

It would drive you nuts to work for me.  It's the sound that counts, not the letter.  
 
 Use the article, "a" before words that start with a consonant sound. Use the article, "an" before words that start with a vowel sound.  And before you jump down my throat with exceptions, there's an exception to every rule in grammar - I am well aware that this rule is not steadfast.    
 
 However, if someone wants to take some time to explain when you use "the" (pronounced thu) and "the" (pronounced "thee") in speach, I'm willing to listen.

[Bags]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by bags:
  But you'd say "flipping burgers is an honest living."  Yeah, this H thing makes no sense at all.  I would've said go with "an"
 
 

It would drive you nuts to work for me.  It's the sound that counts, not the letter.  
 
 Use the article, "a" before words that start with a consonant sound. Use the article, "an" before words that start with a vowel sound.  And before you jump down my throat with exceptions, there's an exception to every rule in grammar - I am well aware that this rule is not steadfast.    
 
 However, if someone wants to take some time to explain when you use "the" (pronounced thu) and "the" (pronounced "thee") in speach, I'm willing to listen. [/b]

Vansmack, trust me, I'm a grammar NUT.  Here's an interesting thought -- which would you use before "huge."  Those poor schmoes who say huge without the "H" sound are stuck with "a yuge can of woop ass."
 
 I learned about the two pronunciations of "the" once as well; I was doing a reading at a ceremony.  Alas, I can't remember if this is it exactly (with no exceptions), but it also has to do with the beginning sound of the following word -- I think it's "thee" when the next word starts with a vowel sound.  So you don't get caught saying "tha  ah...." and sounding like Sly Stallone.  And yes, I know that was actually a sentence fragment!  
 
   

[vansmack]

Originally posted by bags:
  Vansmack, trust me, I'm a grammar NUT.  Here's an interesting thought -- which would you use before "huge."  

Your inability to properly annunciate a word is no excuse.  The article "a" is used before "huge" at all times regardless of whether you are from New York/New Jersey/Philly.  Sorry, no exceptions.
 
 As for "the" - the rule is usually the vowel/consonant thing again, but that rule is less steadfast.