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DrAkai
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  3 Nov 2006 22:25:04 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Dear Kula,

May be I can help to manage the crowd that comes to see and hear the band.

How about that????


Hi, how are things?

You are granted at your own will and there is no restriction in our band. All are voluntarary and remember if you are bored in what you do, you can always contact either me or Master Thilagam for a change of duties. This including management too as its currently held by none other than our very dear Mr Brown.
MarkLevinson
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  3 Nov 2006 22:25:45 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Thilagam anna,
Dont say I do not know this 'Jimmy Cliff' song?


Aha.gotcha.....originally it was Johny Nash:):):):):)

YES..its Jimmy Cliff version I like.....but there are few other singers and other verions as well.....

Do you like any modern Sinhala songs????
I have a big collection of them old and new...if you are interested in them....

ML
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  3 Nov 2006 22:30:01 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Thambi Raves
I hope you understood of these lunatics!
Are'nt we all shame to say 'we are all tamils'?
Dont bother to threw all the egss in the basket to the Garbage, as because of some rotten eggs? Please spare the good ones!!

My sinhalese friends must be laughing at us at this very moment??
Sinhalese friends are decent it seems! one should understand , that some 'Special' Tamils are gone Mad in this forum?!.
See, we never came accross people like Abisng and Kusumban among sinhalese friends! Sinahlese are together working fine, we must admire their brotherhood instead of being jealous!
Oh! Oh! this what we always had for us especially people like Kusumban & Abising became members of this forum?

Thambi TC,Dr.Akai, Penn,Lula,Priyanthy, Mark.L, Ananda95, Bonggo, Prince,HellowGoodBye,, what are your plans are for us now?? Please speak out!!

Regards
Thilagam Annan
MarkLevinson
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  3 Nov 2006 22:36:37 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Thilagam Anna,

Thambi TC,Dr.Akai, Penn,Lula,Priyanthy, Mark.L, Ananda95, Bonggo, Prince,HellowGoodBye,, what are your plans are for us now??


heres mine......

'Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.'
-Mahatma Gandhi
Edited By - MarkLevinson - 3 Nov 2006 22:37:44 GM
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  3 Nov 2006 22:44:04 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Please speak out!!


Well, Im just a music man
Melodies are for my best friend
But my words are coming out wrong
Girl, I reveal my heart to you and
Hope that you believe its true cause

Words dont come easy to me
How can I find a way to make you see I love You?
Words dont come easy
penn
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  3 Nov 2006 22:45:27 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Kusumban

I took the liberty to understand you as I was taking a very neutral stand, but I failed to understand you and give respect for many resons.

your post just for today


1.You know in jaffna your caste women ask low caste men to cut fire woods in day times.
2.your kids doubt why do you go into the toilet frequently while you are in ro/th thread.
3.Did you notice someine says your are hertless and brainless. But didn?t tell you are ---less.
4.Did you notice Lula after raped by TCK cring and angry with me? He got the sorry from TCK and blaming me. It is not fare!! What do you think??.
5.atleast ware your pant and play if you don?t have one borrow from kula anna!!

How can I even converse with you?, you are spitting at everyone for no reason. You have so much animosity and anger I don't think any of us can have a decent conversation or connect with you, you are taking everything out of proportion. I rather distance my self from you till you feel you can have decent conversation.
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  3 Nov 2006 22:46:42 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Penn,

i have not seen any of the comedies you mentioned, but have seen few The bridges of Madison county, Harry meets sally, Wuthering heights, Pride and prejudice, Rebecca , Emma most of the romatic movies are based on the novels I used to read for my elocution.There are no good novels nowadays shifted gear to thriller and journals.


In between you have seen some real classics I mean 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Rebecca'. Is this 'Rebecca' the 1940 Hitchcock movie you talking about? With Joan Fontaine and Master Laurence Olivier? If that is the case its a real gem. Did you know Hitchcock was awarded the Best Picture Oscar for that movie but he didn't pick it up, so David O Selznick the producer went to grab it.

Talking about classic movies, you should watch 'Mrs Miniver' of 1942 and 'the lost weekend' of 1945 two real great movies from two different themes. They both won the Oscars for best picture. Miniver was directed by William Wyler who also directed the multi-Oscar winner Ben-Hur. The lost weekend was directed by Billy Wilder who also directed the comedy 'Some Like it Hot' where Marilyn Monroe starred.

Have you seen Bing Crosby's musical films? 'High Society' with the ever so pretty Grace Kelly whom I go bonkers. I guess there will be some classic movies this xmas time and I am looking forward to seeing them.
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  3 Nov 2006 22:49:06 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Malli Mark.L
here comes the full story of Johnny Nash, the song 'I can see clearly now when the Rain is Gone', Jimy Cliff is good as Johny Nash(original),

Though by no means an artistic innovator on par with contemporaries such as Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff,


singer Johnny Nash nevertheless proved a pivotal force behind the mainstream acceptance of reggae with the international success of his 1972 chart-topper 'I Can See Clearly Now.' Born in Houston, TX on August 19, 1940, Nash honed his vocal skills singing in his Baptist church's choir and by 13 was a regular on the local television series Matinee, performing covers of current R&B hits; in 1956 he was discovered by Arthur Godfrey, appearing on his radio and TV broadcasts for the next seven years. Nash signed to ABC-Paramount to release his 1957 debut single 'A Teenager Sings the Blues,' scoring his first chart hit early the following year with a rendition of Doris Day's 'A Very Special Love'; in late 1958, he also teamed with Paul Anka and George Hamilton IV for the inspirational 'The Teen Commandments.' Marketed as a rival to Johnny Mathis, he even began a film career with 1959's Take a Giant Step, also appearing in 1960's Key Witness before his career flagged with a series of little-noticed singles for Warner Bros., Groove, and Argo.

Nash returned to prominence in 1965 when the ballad 'Let's Move and Groove Together' reached the R&B Top Five; more imporantly, the record became a major hit in Jamaica, where he traveled in 1967 on a promotional tour. During a return trip, he cut the ska-influenced single 'Hold Me Tight' at Byron Lee's Federal Studios -- a Top Five pop hit on both sides of the Atlantic, the record was issued on his own JAD label, which in early 1970 scored a Top 40 hit with a reggaefied rendition of Sam Cooke's 'Cupid' as well. The following year Nash scored a major British hit with his reading of the Bob Marley perennial 'Stir It Up'; while living in Britain, he signed to Epic, which in 1972 released his biggest hit, 'I Can See Clearly Now,' which sat atop the American pop charts for four weeks. Although his popularity at home again dimmed, Nash returned to the UK charts in 1975 with his number one cover of the Little Anthony classic 'Tears on My Pillow,' followed a year later by another Sam Cooke cover, '(What a) Wonderful World.' He gradually retired from performing during the coming years, although Jimmy Cliff successfully covered 'I Can See Clearly Now' in 1994. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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  3 Nov 2006 22:50:09 GMT  Report for Abuse   
THILAGAM,

So how is the band coming along, bro? Any go go girls? I was thinking of Ru and Penn, but at the two extreme ends of the stage. From all the indications so far, Penn will have to be caged or even masked like the guy in 'Silence of the Lambs.' Anyway, we can pass it on as a novelty go go act.

Did you have a chance to find out the answers to my questions? You wanted something out of the beaten track. Ah, you should be listening to music and not get drawn into all this other nonsense. Life is too short.

TC,

Do you know where this mega mansion is? Any escape routes?

DrA,

What is this, I hear you are one mean vocalist! Can you sing 'My way,' Sex Pistols style?
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  3 Nov 2006 22:51:12 GMT  Report for Abuse   
Penny lane
I failed to understand


Do you understand
Cause I understand

Hope you'll understand
That I can't always come when you call
Understand everybody has their faults
Please understand not to worry who I'm with or what I do

hope your mind ain't working overtime
I hope your memories are full of good times with me
Don't trip if right now I can't answer the phone
Cause you know that soon I'll be coming home
LOL:):):):)
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