OMG Ben is in the NY Times !!

http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

Cool, I didn't know Ben was so close to me.

Mach said:

http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

My name is Nep....and I am funky...when it comes to Nep...you are a JUNKIE! Hurt me!

Members of mileyworld.com, mostly preteen and young teenage girls devoted to the Disney TV show “Hannah Montana” and the show’s star, Miley Cyrus, are suing the singer’s official fan Web site for allegedly promising them first dibs on concert tickets and leaving them empty-handed.

“I really don’t want to be in the fan club anymore,” said one of the plaintiffs, Mia Piazza, a 9-year-old from Pittsburgh.



They think they've got it bad

Coolness! Go Ben! Go Ben! Go Ben!

"I guess Soul Psychodelicide means death of the soul from psychodelic drug use" - mimiviz

I am my own unique individual, and not a stereotype. You betta recognize!!!!

Cheesecake is better than sex.

2Jay said:

Nep2nes said:

Mach said:

http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

They even quoted one of the orgers:

"As a fan wrote to prince.org: “The more I think about it, I say just drop him, remove all content, let him have his way. It’s obvious he doesn’t want us as fans anymore, so why should we want him?”

Who was that? you're famous dude.

Anyway I dont know why NYT simplified our complaints and made us sound like a bunch of hypersensitive "slavish" fans. They obviously dont have a long history of putting up with Prince's ego trips.

It seems to be from "lazycrockett"'s comment...

Go Ben, Go Ben, Go Ben

ben rulez!

this is really nice... great article.. and i believe when the smoke clears and if his camp did a thorough examine of this place.. they'll see for themselves there's no illegal activities here .. it's a cool place to hang out in..

xplnyrslf said:

Nep2nes said:

They even quoted one of the orgers:

"As a fan wrote to prince.org: “The more I think about it, I say just drop him, remove all content, let him have his way. It’s obvious he doesn’t want us as fans anymore, so why should we want him?”

Who was that? you're famous dude.

Anyway I dont know why NYT simplified our complaints and made us sound like a bunch of hypersensitive "slavish" fans. They obviously dont have a long history of putting up with Prince's ego trips.

I kinda think it was from SexyBeautifulOne's topic: "Let"s Give Prince What He Wants"
I can't find the exact quote, on 1st glance.

From the NYT article:
"Over in the principality of Prince, subjects are also rebelling. Three fan Web sites have banded together as “Prince Fans United” to fight the music performer’s attempts to stop them from posting photos and other content related to him.
One of the sites declared: “We at prince.org will not stand for this and have joined forces with the other affected sites to tell our side of the story and stand up to what are, in our opinion, bullying tactics designed to silence freedom of speech.”

On their Web site, the leaders of Prince Fans United say they believe the performer is using copyright concerns to hide his real goal: “to stifle all critical commentary about Prince.”
Calls to AEG Live, the singer’s promoter, and to the Web Sheriff, the copyright enforcement company handling Prince’s cease-and-desist notices, were not returned. The fan sites, based in California and Europe, said they were negotiating a resolution and couldn’t comment on the dispute, but their message boards have not demonstrated noticeable new restraint."
(Ben's photo here...won't copy)
"As a fan wrote to prince.org: “The more I think about it, I say just drop him, remove all content, let him have his way. It’s obvious he doesn’t want us as fans anymore, so why should we want him?”
Ben Margolin, 36, a software engineering manager from Millbrae, Calif., said he became a founder of prince.org 10 years ago because “I really connected with his music.” But now the site functions more as an international social network where people discuss politics and other topics, he said.
“People stay for the community that’s evolved, the personalities and environment,” he said. “It’s a virtual hang-out.” "
[Edited 12/2/07 17:05pm]

SexyBeautifulOne said:

xplnyrslf said:

I kinda think it was from SexyBeautifulOne's topic: "Let"s Give Prince What He Wants"
I can't find the exact quote, on 1st glance.

They actually quoted me directly but it's not from that specific thread. Prince might sue me for my 15 seconds of unnamed fame!
[Edited 12/2/07 17:01pm]

Ben, as seen by everyone who read the Times today...

2Jay said:

xplnyrslf said:

Ben, as seen by everyone who read the Times today...

ben said:

lazycrockett said:

SexyBeautifulOne said:

lazycrockett said:

WooHOO!!!!!

So Prince won't be sending me cease and desists then! Cool!

xplnyrslf said:

lazycrockett said:

SexyBeautifulOne said:

So Prince won't be sending me cease and desists then! Cool!

Does this mean the WS's are going to start tailing me??

We want Oprah.

Prince thinks the only reason you say his name is to get your 15 minutes of fame. But wasn't it Prince who danced around in ladies underwear so he could be famous? ROTFL.

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