thomar

word. we're finalizing (well trying to at least) today.

VIC, ARE YOU COMING TO NYC?! we need to know ASAP!

takes one to know one!

absolutely! so the nye ues gig is d.o.a. they kept running me around, so i just told 'em to forget it. looks like it's me and the weirdo van m! i just got a call to play tonight at this place in cleveland that has a rane mixer! rotary knobs here i come! :D :D

Thurmond's Son Acknowledges Woman's Claim Tue Dec 16, 1:28 PM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By AMY GEIER EDGAR, Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. - The oldest son of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond says he is ready to meet the mixed-race half sister whose relationship to the family his father, a onetime segregationist, had kept secret for nearly eight decades. AP Photo AFP Slideshow: Strom Thurmond Strom Thurmond Jr., the U.S. attorney for South Carolina, says his family will not contest the claim of Essie Mae Washington-Williams, a 78-year-old retired teacher living in Los Angeles. Williams says Thurmond fathered her when he was 22 and living in his parents' home in Edgefield. Her mother, Carrie Butler, 16 at the time, worked as a maid in the Thurmonds' home. "We have no reason to believe Ms. Williams was not telling the truth," Strom Thurmond Jr. told The (Columbia) State for a story in Tuesday's editions. "Everyone has a right to know their heritage." Thurmond Jr. said he was looking forward to meeting the retired schoolteacher and establishing a relationship, but plans to do that in private. "As far as emotions or how I feel, I feel good, because that's a feeling you get from doing the right thing," Thurmond Jr. said. Williams had long been rumored to be Thurmond's child, though she previously denied it. She has come forward now at the urging of her children, said Frank K. Wheaton, Williams' attorney in California. "She waited until after his passing because she had such a profound love and respect for her father and so did he for her ... they both shared a mutual respect that raised the bar of integrity, as we generally know it," Wheaton said Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." He said Williams was not seeking money and did not want to challenge Thurmond's will. Thurmond died in June at age 100. "This case was never about money, much to the surprise of many. Essie Mae Washington-Williams merely wanted validation, acknowledgment, so that she could bring finality and closure to her life. She wanted this for her children and their children and their children," Wheaton said. The family doesn't know much about Williams, Thurmond Jr. said. "I had a conversation with my dad about it about 10 years ago. I asked about this, and he didn't tell me whether she was or whether she wasn't (his daughter)," he said. "I did not ask again." Thurmond Jr. and other family members didn't return several phone calls from The Associated Press on Monday. Earlier Monday, Thurmond's family released a statement acknowledging Williams' claims. "As J. Strom Thurmond has passed away and cannot speak for himself, the Thurmond family acknowledges Ms. Essie Mae Washington-Williams' claim to her heritage. We hope this acknowledgment will bring closure for Ms. Williams," the family's lawyer, J. Mark Taylor, said. Williams said Thurmond privately acknowledged her as his daughter and had provided financial support since 1941. She said she waited to go public because she didn't want to embarrass herself or hurt Thurmond's career. The Washington Post first reported her claims Saturday. "There was an agreement between the parties that she would never discuss the fact that Senator Thurmond was her father," said her South Carolina lawyer, Glenn Walters. In seven decades of politics, Thurmond gained fame and infamy as an arch-segregationist, but he later came to support a holiday for slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King. Raised by an aunt, Williams told the Post she first met Thurmond around 1941, when she was 16, and Thurmond called her a "very lovely daughter." She told the newspaper she received money at least once a year in sessions arranged by Thurmond's Senate staff. Wheaton said the total over the years was "very substantial" but less than $1 million. Williams was to discuss her story at a news conference Wednesday in Columbia, but one of her sons, Dr. Ronald Williams of Onalaska, Wash., told The State he will tell her it would be better to meet privately with the Thurmond family than talk to the media.

keepin' it real.

i told you we should have sorted the billets out already.

i think he is referring to last month's chart (which is no longer on the site). it's back in the penton annals though.

i'm getting

my nye = gk's nye =

going to bed, and hoping that i didn't just catch a cold.

Crash and Burn it Blue 08:40 am The Reading Room Ltd, the company which owned and funded the long-standing UK dance music website, Burn It Blue (BIB), has shut the online doors of its dance music online resource after years in the industry. Those who regularly visited the site, may have noticed the site had not been updated for the last two months. In a press release stating that the company was facing a restructuring to focus on core business, BIB has suffered. A popular site amongst global dance music enthusiasts it follows the trend of dance music websites failing to survive in the market place. RA welcomes Burn it Blue readers and hopes that we can provide you with a viable online alternative.

i never knew your feelings were so strong. from now on i'm completely out of the situation and you two can be together . . . alone.

i know gina is headed to god's country, but what are everyone else's plans? gk-man says he'll be there, but after he went back to miami and hung out w/ the "chuck wagon" he's become too cool for t-dog's school. it should be a hoot of a week!

thomar should spin a special epic trance and ambient dub set in conmemoration of this special event!!

Just to let everyone know, it was Headrush's (Amy) B-Day this week! so, happy b-day!

it is 6-10. it's on the wmc site. and no, i can't go.

that is actually even worse yet!

approximately 3 hrs. and 11 minutes. http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?ed=xTowJeV.wimQQVd6MsEKU7USFw--&csz=jackson%2C+mississippi&country=us&tcsz=new+orleans%2C+louisiana&tcountry=us

if the projected dates of the WMC are 6-11, i can't go:( .

it was alright for a first time. i just hope it improves the next time!

i did my first oral argument today. eighth circuit ct. of appeals is a hip-hop new place.

ORANGE CITY, Fla. - A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a Wal-Mart Supercenter. AP Photo Patricia VanLester had her eye on a $29 DVD player, but when the siren blared at 6 a.m. Friday announcing the start to the post-Thanksgiving sale, the 41-year-old was knocked to the ground by the frenzy of shoppers behind her. "She got pushed down, and they walked over her like a herd of elephants," said VanLester's sister, Linda Ellzey. "I told them, `Stop stepping on my sister! She's on the ground!'" Ellzey said some shoppers tried to help VanLester, and one employee helped Ellzey reach her sister, but most people just continued their rush for deals. "All they cared about was a stupid DVD player," she said Saturday. Paramedics called to the store found VanLester unconscious on top of a DVD player, surrounded by shoppers seemingly oblivious to her, said Mark O'Keefe, a spokesman for EVAC Ambulance. She was flown to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where doctors told the family VanLester had a seizure after she was knocked down and would likely remain hospitalized through the weekend, Ellzey said. Hospital officials said Saturday they did not have any information on her condition. "She's all black and blue," Ellzey said. "Patty doesn't remember anything. She still can't believe it all happened." Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials called later Friday to ask about her sister, and the store apologized and offered to put a DVD player on hold for her. Wal-Mart Stores spokeswoman Karen Burk said she had never heard of a such a melee during a sale. "We are very disappointed this happened," Burk said. "We want her to come back as a shopper."

i've got 2 g-friends on joe millionaire! the last 2 girls were SO hot! we've got Cat- the dj from berlin/sexy seductress vs. Linda the Czech Republic model. and then there is the friggin' dude, which is some knob from texas:mad: . i really need to find a girl from eastern europe. or malaysia. excuse me, while i go back to being...