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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on May 23, 2012 16:13:54 GMT -5
[wanders in sucking lolly; swinging lolly bucket] [grins] Why the angst people? Today is an AWESOME day !!!! [plops down bucket] Silly peeps. Stop worrying and have a lolly. There are SPECIALS for today! ;D Today's Celebratory List- Champagne lollies - Karmic Kreme lollies - Butterscotch and dark chocolate lollies - Golden and black tea lollies - Meringue and mocha lollies - Banana and toffee lollies . . . . .  . - Lemon and salty licorice lollies (kept away from others to prevent lolly bucket contamination)Grab a lolly and RELISH the wonderful-ness that is today.  |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on May 23, 2012 16:13:58 GMT -5
[helps self to karmic kreme lolly]
[sighs happily]
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Post by mahailia on May 23, 2012 16:16:04 GMT -5
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Post by savvy92 on May 23, 2012 16:16:51 GMT -5
I agree with you, but I have loved every incarnation of Adam Lambert! When I watch pre-Idol Adam singing in 10 COMMANDMENTS or at Upright it amazes me that no one had discovered him and signed him and that he was living in a studio apartment while singing in the chorus of Wicked. Watching my AI Adam DVD makes me smile. When I watch the GNT DVD it makes me laugh and remember all the fun we had, and when I see him now, I sometimes think I will die from the pride I feel in the ferocity with which he latched onto the opportunity he was given, faced all the obstacles that were placed in his path, and made this incredible, mature, fun album, TRESPASSING, which is now topping the Billboard chart. I think we will always enjoy looking back at what Adam has accomplished as he goes on to gain the love and respect of the world. |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on May 23, 2012 16:18:14 GMT -5
[sneaks back to get a butterscotch-n-dark chocolate lolly]
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Post by mahailia on May 23, 2012 16:18:29 GMT -5
just can't believe how beautiful he is, This is a great picture. He looks so calm and zen here. I hope he feels all the love, and is having the time of his life. Oh, I also love the little stubble there. damn, how could he be more perfect? IJLHSFM!!! |
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Post by seoulmate on May 23, 2012 16:19:37 GMT -5
I realize Billboard is an industry magazine and just being factual in reporting Adam's numbers. The number of records sold these days is so low in general compared to the old days. Some other outlets have picked it up and yes in the case of some I think they have a motive for wanting to diminish Adam's achievement, to take something special and make it seem small and ordinary. I love that Adam got #1, but Adam's story is not found in statistics. Adam is not only a great singer and performer, he is a great person, willing to endure personal sacrifices and face extraordinary scrutiny in the face of homophobia and judgment. Every time his name and face appear he faces all kinds of name-calling. He faces a climate where some listeners consider a gay person singing a song to be a political statement and some radio stations are cowardly about facing their ire. This #1 is very important because Adam is building his career and life with his voice, his brain, and his reputation, all while fighting injustice and the fact that some in the industry hold his sexuality against him and do not want him to succeed.  |
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Post by Q3 on May 23, 2012 16:19:52 GMT -5
HSM I need a karmic kreme vodka lolly!!
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NOW AFL will be referred to as a Grammy Nominated artist with a #1 Album and the best vocalist in pop/rock music.
{{{I AM BEYOND FLAILING TO SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEING }}}
First time ever~!!
{{{REGARDING RADIO}}}
It will happen. RCA wanted him to have a #1 album, and they did it.
They want him on CHR Radio, and they will do it.
IF anyone can show me another case were an artist has headlined so radio promos and did not get adds from the stations, I will agree that the rules have been rewritten. But I do not believe they have been.
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Post by gelly14 on May 23, 2012 16:20:20 GMT -5
@tuke18: Made a collage with some of my @adamlambert pics from SpringleBall. I love his face!  |
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Post by savvy92 on May 23, 2012 16:21:23 GMT -5
www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2012/05/adam-lambert-becomes-the-first-out-gay-artist-to-top-the-billboard-top-200-album-chart/Adam Lambert Becomes The First Out Gay Artist To Top The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart Congratulations are in order for American Idol alum Adam Lambert today because his new album Trespassing has debuted in the #1 spot atop this week’s Billboard magazine Top 200 Album Chart. Not only is this #1 album significant in terms of Adam‘s success but it is also historic in that Lambert is now the first openly gay artist to have the #1 album in the US — ever! Click below to read all the deets about Adam‘s revolutionary and much deserved achievement. Honestly, I’m quite surprised that it’s taken this long for an out gay performer to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200. But, this is a very significant achievement, one that Adam will be able to enjoy forever. He is the first out performer to hit #1, no one else will ever take that distinction from him. Sometime in the (hopeful) near future, we won’t even have to take notice of gay artist achievements on the album charts because our culture will evolve beyond caring … but until that day, we should happily celebrate each significant achievement like this one. Congrats Adam! I wish I could remember the tweet I saw yesterday that was something to the effect that now that we have acknowledged and celebrated Adam being the first out gay artist to reach #1 on Billboard chart, it never has to be discussed again. Great thought! |
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