Un-Official Rumors Thread

[stlbarb]

There's a reason we call them rumors, if they were facts, we'd call them facts.
i propose we post such 'what ifs' in this thread. if anything should prove to be true, we will delete it immediately. there's a cold beverage for the best (most believable) jazz fest rumor that does not prove to be true.

Question: What is a rumor?
"A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths," reads an ancient Chinese proverb. In the original Latin, "rumor" was a synonym for "noise." Rumors, gossip and hearsay have long been regarded — and derided — as forms of idle, destructive chatter.
Answer: Rumor: an assertion or set of assertions widely repeated as true though its veracity is unconfirmed.
.........
Sociologists have identified three main types of rumors:
"Pipe dream" or wish-fulfillment rumors, expressing the wishes and hopes of those who circulate them.
"Bogie" or anxiety rumors, expressing the fears of those who circulate them.
"Wedge-driving" or divisive rumors, motivated by aggression, prejudice, or hatred on the part of those circulating them.
from What is a rumor? By David Emery, About.com
http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/urbanlegends/f/rumor.htm

[Apostrophe (')]

http://alblog1.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/michael-jackson-somebodys-watchin-234995.jpg

TBA? that's how rumors get started...

[festivalgirl]

http://alblog1.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/michael-jackson-somebodys-watchin-234995.jpg

TBA? that's how rumors get started...

i feel like somebody's watching me ........

[festivalgirl]

http://www.lecompte.org/Dave/Mosaic/Flood_orig.jpg

[Lit]

Alright, the juxtaposition of Neil Young and Bon Jovi got me thinking of Neil's sage wisdom that there is a world where "even Richard Nixon has got soul." If that's the case, I suppose it must follow logically that there is a world where even Bon Jovi has got soul. So, that's my un-official rumor: Bon Jovi actually has got soul. It is certainly believable. Time will tell whether it turns out to be true.

I am a lonely visitor.
I came to late to cause a stir,
Though I campaigned all my life
towards that goal.
I hardly slept the night you wept
Our secret's safe and still well kept
Where even Richard Nixon has got soul.
Even Richard Nixon has got
Soul.

Traffic cops are all color blind.
People steal from their own kind.
Evening comes to early for a stroll.
Down neon streets the streaker streaks.
The speaker speaks,
but the truth still leaks,
Where even Richard Nixon has got soul.
Even Richard Nixon has got it,
Soul.

The podium rocks in the crowded waves.
The speaker talks of the beautiful saves
That went down long before
he played this role
For the hotel queens and the magazines,
Test tube genes and slot machines
Where even Richard Nixon got soul.
Even Richard Nixon has got it,
Soul.

Hospitals have made him cry,
But there's always a free way in his eye,
Though his beach just got
too crowded for his stroll.
Roads stretch out like healthy veins,
And wild gift horses strain the reins,
Where even Richard Nixon has got soul.
Even Richard Nixon has got
Soul.

I am a lonely visitor.
I came to late to cause a stir,
Though I campaigned all my life
towards that goal.

[Michelino]

Well he does have a 2007 grammy for his country rock efforts and his latest album gets this shocking report :

Billboard
"Over a pulsing crescendo of acoustic guitars, piano and strings, Bon Jovi delivers his most soulful vocal in years..." April 2007

also
The New York Times
...unsurprising but reasonably strong results. June 2007

And if donating a million dollars to the New Orleans recovery isn't evidence of soul...I wonder whether the definition of soul in play is even relevant

[festivalgirl]

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?

[stlbarb]

n.
1) The animating and vital principle in humans, credited with the faculties of thought, action, and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity.
2) The spiritual nature of humans, regarded as immortal, separable from the body at death, and susceptible to happiness or misery in a future state.
3) The disembodied spirit of a dead human.
4) A human: “the homes of some nine hundred souls” (Garrison Keillor).
5) The central or integral part; the vital core: “It saddens me that this network … may lose its soul, which is after all the quest for news” (Marvin Kalb).
6) A person considered as the perfect embodiment of an intangible quality; a personification: I am the very soul of discretion.
7) A person's emotional or moral nature: “An actor is … often a soul which wishes to reveal itself to the world but dare not” (Alec Guinness).
8) A sense of ethnic pride among Black people and especially African Americans, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion, and music.
9) A strong, deeply felt emotion conveyed by a speaker, a performer, or an artist.
10) Soul music.

http://www.answers.com/topic/soul

[stlbarb]

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?

i thought it was a code word, like Denver.

[Michelino]

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?

Are they dissing the poor guy on the cookbook thread? I don't want to look.

[stlbarb]

Are they dissing the poor guy on the cookbook thread? I don't want to look.

evidently he doesnt know crap about soul food either. :p

[Michelino]

He owned/owns a team called "the Philadelphia Soul"

He also started a charity called "Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation" which is dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need "one soul at a time." The Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair with programs and partnerships targeted at breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness. As a result of his efforts, Jon Bon Jovi and his foundation were recently honored at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards with the Humanitarian Award, which recognizes the philanthropic efforts of a touring professional.

http://www.sunherald.com/452/v-print/story/1100676.html

Another person who apparently thinks he has enough soul...The Boss (http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/springsteen_bon_jovi_and_frien.html)

[festivalgirl]

Are they dissing the poor guy on the cookbook thread? I don't want to look.

wouldn't doubt it .......

[festivalgirl]

He owned/owns a team called "the Philadelphia Soul"

Stiil owns the team but 2009 AFL Season canceled .....

[festivalgirl]

http://shoutoku.jp/cook/hirame.jpg

or

http://patentlaw.typepad.com/patent/img209.jpg

[Corona]

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?
sigh....guess not.....

[Corona]

He owned/owns a team called "the Philadelphia Soul"

He also started a charity called "Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation" which is dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need "one soul at a time." The Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair with programs and partnerships targeted at breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness. As a result of his efforts, Jon Bon Jovi and his foundation were recently honored at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards with the Humanitarian Award, which recognizes the philanthropic efforts of a touring professional.

http://www.sunherald.com/452/v-print/story/1100676.html

Another person who apparently thinks he has enough soul...The Boss (http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/springsteen_bon_jovi_and_frien.html)
Great articles Mich...too bad he doesn't belong at fest, has no soul and is a washed out middle-aged rocker that contributes very little to the music industry and to humanity in general. Guess Bruce jumped the shark too by getting onstage with someone so vile.

[pokerchick66]

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?

lollll

[Lit]

Well he does have a 2007 grammy for his country rock efforts and his latest album gets this shocking report :

Billboard
"Over a pulsing crescendo of acoustic guitars, piano and strings, Bon Jovi delivers his most soulful vocal in years..." April 2007


See, I said it was believable. That a professional music publication describes his music as soulful means I don't win a cold one. Seriously. Good find.

are there any threads left that don't drift to bon jovi?

Hey, he bumped off Mr. Soul, replaced the Queen of Soul, and is the hand-picked face of the 40th anniversary of Jazz Fest--don't you think he deserves to have every thread drift to him? You think it's bad now, just wait. I'm aiming for a something akin to the restaurant scene in Being John Malkovich.

Are they dissing the poor guy on the cookbook thread? I don't want to look.

Bon Jovi may be many things, including, reportedly, soulful; one thing he is not is poor.

evidently he doesnt know crap about soul food either. :p

He is purchasing The Praline Connection to rectify that.

He owned/owns a team called "the Philadelphia Soul"

He also started a charity called "Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation" which is dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need "one soul at a time." The Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair with programs and partnerships targeted at breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness. As a result of his efforts, Jon Bon Jovi and his foundation were recently honored at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards with the Humanitarian Award, which recognizes the philanthropic efforts of a touring professional.

http://www.sunherald.com/452/v-print/story/1100676.html

Another person who apparently thinks he has enough soul...The Boss (http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2008/12/springsteen_bon_jovi_and_frien.html)

The soul to which I was referring can't be bought, but it can be sold, if that makes any sense. In any event, your Billboard quote proved it to be true.

Ok, on to my next pick. I'm gonna be a little less radical with this one: William Shatner is the TBA for second Sunday.

[innertube]

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=qEqLh4-Ouck

speaking of mr. soul.........

[Lit]

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=qEqLh4-Ouck

speaking of mr. soul.........

Best. Sideburns. Ever.

[ohio]

One word: HOFF!

[/URL]http://www.thehoff.us/images/hoff1.JPG

[URL]http://tinyurl.com/aqxcfl (http://api.ning.com/files/injGnsx0DWK5GHxUDNGmdcGrJSKMo6HJBxNYZIwIP-22z6vCQB17Z8Uqueg5PLGSX7GB5R9rkmRDzd6mKIuCBZ0DiUrW 0WOC/image.jpg?width=200&height=300)

[ibjamn]

One word: HOFF!

Totally agree with the Hoff call!

http://media.rd.com/rd/images/rdc/mag0806/dustin-hoffman-01-af.jpg

[Mexi]

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc358/kazoounite/dont_hassel_the_hoff.jpg

[ohio]

Some more unbiased reviews from amazon.com:

"From the moment I switched on my gramophone to the second the album finished I was in heaven. David Hafflesnhaffle sent what can only be described as rhythmic funk juice flowing through my veins, which was followed shortly by sticky man-fat shooting forth from my one eyed trouser snake. It rocks like a bear in a chinese zoo. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good. "
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"When I popped this CD into my boombox, my pants fell down and I weeped like I did when "Charles In Charge" was cancelled. The pure beauty of the wafting music was almost too much for me to bear. It did indeed prove too much to bear for my next door neighbor, who moved out immediately and jumped in the ocean. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good."
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"When I was pointed to this site I thought that these reviews were surely some kind of jape propogated by internet tricksters.
After a while however my curiosity got the better of me and I ordered the said album by Dave Hoffelstiffy. I encoded it using itunes and transferred it to my ipod, and the next morning I caught the tube into work as normal, sat down and plugged in my headphones. What followed has changed my life.
Such was the genius of this album I stayed on the tube forgetting to get off at my work stop. When I eventually got home I deleted all my other music from itunes and fixed it so that I had 500 copies of the album on my ipod. I felt that all other music was not worthy of even co-existing next to this behemoth of an album the and it was a travesty to have empty space on my ipod. Hot Shot City is without doubt a particularly good track.."
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"It's time to recognize the stratospheric profundity achieved by David Humperflinch's 1995 greatest hits album. Through a mere 17 tracks, he has shaken the planet, whipped off its corduroy pants, and spanked the living bejeezus out of it. A shaken, violated, and utterly ravished planet are we. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good."

[Lit]

And if anyone questions the choice to have Hoff play Fest, we could all wear these:

http://9.media.bustedtees.com/bustedtees/mf/2/6/bustedtees.ddbab4f2ee040c88d969aed67f93a085.jpg

[Rossvegas]

Some more unbiased reviews from amazon.com:

"From the moment I switched on my gramophone to the second the album finished I was in heaven. David Hafflesnhaffle sent what can only be described as rhythmic funk juice flowing through my veins, which was followed shortly by sticky man-fat shooting forth from my one eyed trouser snake. It rocks like a bear in a chinese zoo. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good. "
--------------------------------------
"When I popped this CD into my boombox, my pants fell down and I weeped like I did when "Charles In Charge" was cancelled. The pure beauty of the wafting music was almost too much for me to bear. It did indeed prove too much to bear for my next door neighbor, who moved out immediately and jumped in the ocean. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good."
--------------------------------------
"When I was pointed to this site I thought that these reviews were surely some kind of jape propogated by internet tricksters.
After a while however my curiosity got the better of me and I ordered the said album by Dave Hoffelstiffy. I encoded it using itunes and transferred it to my ipod, and the next morning I caught the tube into work as normal, sat down and plugged in my headphones. What followed has changed my life.
Such was the genius of this album I stayed on the tube forgetting to get off at my work stop. When I eventually got home I deleted all my other music from itunes and fixed it so that I had 500 copies of the album on my ipod. I felt that all other music was not worthy of even co-existing next to this behemoth of an album the and it was a travesty to have empty space on my ipod. Hot Shot City is without doubt a particularly good track.."
-------------------------------------
"It's time to recognize the stratospheric profundity achieved by David Humperflinch's 1995 greatest hits album. Through a mere 17 tracks, he has shaken the planet, whipped off its corduroy pants, and spanked the living bejeezus out of it. A shaken, violated, and utterly ravished planet are we. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good."

The "Best of Hasselhoff" reviews on Amazon are singularly the funniest things I've EVER read on the internet. Apparently "Hot Shot City" is particularly good... :>)

[Lit]

The "Best of Hasselhoff" reviews on Amazon are singularly the funniest things I've EVER read on the internet. Apparently "Hot Shot City" is particularly good... :>)



Funny how?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ff46b58Hk

I think they're quite serious. Hoff is very good. And soulful.

Elitist snob.

[ohio]

The "Best of Hasselhoff" reviews on Amazon are singularly the funniest things I've EVER read on the internet. Apparently "Hot Shot City" is particularly good... :>)
We had a long thread about that years ago, can't remember if it was here or PDDK board. But YYR. One of his cd's has over 1000 "Hassenpoof" reviews on Amazon.

[Rossvegas]

Funny how?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ff46b58Hk

I think they're quite serious. Hoff is very good. And soulful.

Elitist snob.

My sincerest apologies, Lit. If I've learned anything on this board, it's that everyone reserves the right to have their opinion! I honestly didn't mean to disparage your admiration for Der Hossenfeffer, and I hope that he fulfills your hopes and dreams and appears as the next TBA. (I hear that his live version of "Hot Shot City" is particularly soulful!)

[ohio]

'Hot Shot City' is particularly good.

[sharon_loves_fats]

You guys are cracking me up with all this Hasselhoff stuff! :D

[ohio]

You mean Hussenstuff?;)

[sharon_loves_fats]

You mean Hussenstuff?;)

That's the one!

[festivalgirl]

1. Hoff

Verb, pertaining to David Hasselhoff.

To be Hoffed – to be sent homoerotic images of David Hasselhoff in questionable outfits/poses with various props/animals. Considered an extreme insult, the most common form of Hoffing is done through electronic mail although various new and inventive methods have recently been discovered. The first ever hoffing is said to have taken place in 1997 in the town of Heidelberg in Germany where David Hasselhoff is an extremely popular singer. According to urban legend, a young male high school student sent the David Hasselhoff calendar (if you have never seen this consider yourself lucky) to a girl he had a crush on in an attempt to woo her. The attempt backfired when the horrified girl choked on a chicken sandwich which she was eating whilst opening the calendar. The act of Hoffing has since spread from smalltown Germany to the mainstream claiming thousands of victims. Although not usually resulting in loss of life, a Hoffing can lead to severe psychological trauma, temporary loss of motor function and 9 times out of 10 it will affect the Hoffee’s up-chuck mechanism.

[Rossvegas]

I swear to Gawd, this is the funniest shit you'll ever read. Hoff has a LOT of fans!

http://tinyurl.com/d66f93

[festivalgirl]

I swear to Gawd, this is the funniest shit you'll ever read. Hoff has a LOT of fans!

http://tinyurl.com/d66f93

:eek:

groin-grabbingly good (4 customers)

[sharon_loves_fats]

1. Hoff

Verb, pertaining to David Hasselhoff.

To be Hoffed – to be sent homoerotic images of David Hasselhoff in questionable outfits/poses with various props/animals. Considered an extreme insult, the most common form of Hoffing is done through electronic mail although various new and inventive methods have recently been discovered. The first ever hoffing is said to have taken place in 1997 in the town of Heidelberg in Germany where David Hasselhoff is an extremely popular singer. According to urban legend, a young male high school student sent the David Hasselhoff calendar (if you have never seen this consider yourself lucky) to a girl he had a crush on in an attempt to woo her. The attempt backfired when the horrified girl choked on a chicken sandwich which she was eating whilst opening the calendar. The act of Hoffing has since spread from smalltown Germany to the mainstream claiming thousands of victims. Although not usually resulting in loss of life, a Hoffing can lead to severe psychological trauma, temporary loss of motor function and 9 times out of 10 it will affect the Hoffee’s up-chuck mechanism.

LMAO!!!!!

[pokerchick66]

I literally heard angels singing when I listened to him sing Rhinestone Cowboy just now.

[festivalgirl]

I literally heard angels singing when I listened to him sing Rhinestone Cowboy just now.

Why, did it kill you. ;) :p

[ohio]

http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/hasselhoffian-recursion.gif

[sharon_loves_fats]

I swear to Gawd, this is the funniest shit you'll ever read. Hoff has a LOT of fans!

http://tinyurl.com/d66f93

OMG, that is the funniest shit I've ever read!!! I have tears streaming!

[Lit]

My retina just detached again.

[sharon_loves_fats]

http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/hasselhoffian-recursion.gif

OMG, PLEASE TURN IT OFF!!!!!!!!

[ohio]

sorry folks, i get an error message when i try to delete it...

[festivalgirl]

sorry folks, i get an error message when i try to delete it...

well then ... figure it out!!!!!

[sharon_loves_fats]

sorry folks, i get an error message when i try to delete it...

Somebody hijack your logon again?? :rolleyes:

[Rossvegas]

Somebody hijack your logon again?? :rolleyes:

I'm freaking out over here....make it stop, dammit!

[sharon_loves_fats]

I'm freaking out over here....make it stop, dammit!

It really is appaling, isn't it?

[festivalgirl]

I'm freaking out over here....make it stop, dammit!

I'm making Mind Erasers in the bar ........ we can only hope!

[Delta]

It really is appaling, isn't it?

The first 2 times I read that, I thought it said appealing. I was going to avoid you at all costs at JF.

[Lit]

It really is appaling, isn't it?

Once you get used it, it's really quite pleasant. Very soulful, and particularly good.

Hoff is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

[festbabe]

Once you get used it, it's really quite pleasant. Very soulful, and particularly good.

Hoff is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

sarcasm becomes you ;)

[Rossvegas]

It really is appaling, isn't it?

Whatever you do, don't stare directly into Hoff's crotch - it's like looking at the Sun!

[pokerchick66]

I'm making Mind Erasers in the bar ........ we can only hope!

I'm on my way . . .

[sharon_loves_fats]

The first 2 times I read that, I thought it said appealing. I was going to avoid you at all costs at JF.

Bwahahahaha!!! I would not blame you at all for avoiding me if I'd said "appealing"!!!!!! :D

[sharon_loves_fats]

Once you get used it, it's really quite pleasant. Very soulful, and particularly good.


LMAO!!! :D

[ohio]

Somebody hijack your logon again?? :rolleyes:
No, but the error message says "Don't Hassle The Hoff"

[sharon_loves_fats]

No, but the error message says "Don't Hassle The Hoff"

Hijacked by the Hoff himself!!! :eek:

[Lit]

sarcasm becomes you ;)

Literally. Unfortunately for others, who usually aren't as amused by it as I am (you know, the whole "lowest form of wit" deal).

That said, the second part of my post was actually an obscure [lame?] reference to Manchurian Candidate, for the hypnotic affect of the disturbing, yet also appealing, image that Ohio posted.

[festivalgirl]

We've been Hoffed by the Hoff!!!

http://www.msn101.com/content/emoticons/Puke_SKTM8E.gif

[sharon_loves_fats]

That said, the second part of my post was actually an obscure [lame?] reference to Manchurian Candidate, for the hypnotic affect of the disturbing, yet also appealing, image that Ohio posted.

No, no, no, I said "appalling". OK, so I spelled it wrong the first time around, sheesh!

[stlbarb]

...... and is the hand-picked face of the 40th anniversary of Jazz Fest.......

huh? the only publicity i've seen for Bon Jovi at fest is all over this board.

[Lit]

huh? the only publicity i've seen for Bon Jovi at fest is all over this board.

Home page.

[stlbarb]

Home page.

as i recall, in prior years, when an artist was added after the other headliners, their picture appeared first also.
the other artists are still in the rotation, you probably dont pause long enough to notice that.

bet ya when the other TBA is announced, it will appear when you first pull up the homepage.

[Lit]

as i recall, in prior years, when an artist was added after the other headliners, their picture appeared first also.
the other artists are still in the rotation, you probably dont pause long enough to notice that.

bet ya when the other TBA is announced, it will appear when you first pull up the homepage.

You win (but I knew that would be the case too; just happy not to be staring at He Who Shall Not Be Named anymore)

[stlbarb]

You win (but I knew that would be the case too; just happy not to be staring at He Who Shall Not Be Named anymore)

what day are you leaving? (so i can collect my prize). :D
right now i dont think we'll make it down until 4/29, and that might only be as far as the north shore.

ps - i didnt choose 2nd weekend, it chose me. just couldnt $wing 11 days this year. bank account half empty. :(

[sharon_loves_fats]

ps - i didnt choose 2nd weekend, it chose me. just couldnt $wing 11 days this year. bank account half empty. :(

Or half full (see Spilt Milk thread) ;)

[sophisticated sissy]

ps - i didnt choose 2nd weekend, it chose me. just couldnt $wing 11 days this year. bank account half empty. :(


But since you're going to JF, doesn't that mean it's half full?:)

[stlbarb]

that was the referrence.

it was full, i shared it with Visa & Discover.

[Lit]

what day are you leaving? (so i can collect my prize). :D
right now i dont think we'll make it down until 4/29, and that might only be as far as the north shore.

ps - i didnt choose 2nd weekend, it chose me. just couldnt $wing 11 days this year. bank account half empty. :(

Morning of 4/29.

[stlbarb]

Morning of 4/29.

how convenient.
the ends some people will go to just to avoid awarding me my lagnaippe.

maybe you should just stay thru sunday. the kids will be fine. we can get you a bailout for the credit cards.

[Lit]

how convenient.
the ends some people will go to just to avoid awarding me my lagnaippe.

maybe you should just stay thru sunday. the kids will be fine. we can get you a bailout for the credit cards.

Well we never wagered, but I never pass on the chance to give a lagniappe, especially to a sarcastic soul sister like you. If I am fortunate enough to attend the Patry (enter next bored drama) and you do not, I will promise to leave a lagniappe with someone I trust to deliver it to you. Off the top of my head, Rosie is far and away the front runner for that honor.

[stlbarb]

Well we never wagered, but I never pass on the chance to give a lagniappe, especially to a sarcastic soul sister like you. If I am fortunate enough to attend the Patry (enter next bored drama) and you do not, I will promise to leave a lagniappe with someone I trust to deliver it to you. Off the top of my head, Rosie is far and away the front runner for that honor.

i bet ya - that's enough for me. its up to you to determine what we bet.

sure, pick on the sober guy. but Rosie does have a RootBeer habit.

actually, any of the PDKK fringe can pass it along. and we will be working Ms. Lena's several mornings - which means i may actually make more than 1 meat-up. (not mispelled)