OT: Eminem (was Re: [Gllug] xsession errors?)

[Doug Winter]

On Tue 24 Jun Doug Winter wrote:
> On Tue 24 Jun Xander Harkness wrote:
> > I went to see Eminem yesterday in Milton Keynes and he was annoyed while
> > reading his reviews.  Instead of reviewing the concert, his performance
> > or the music.  The reviewer was complaining about him spending half a
> > million pounds on a piece of jewelry.  Had it been a boat or a house, or
> > I guess something that the reviewer could relate to nothing would have
> > been said.  Anyway, Eminem said that they were wrong and it was in fact
> > only worth US$450,000.  He then bent down and gave it to a girl in the
> > audience, stating that the reviewers do not understand him and know
> > shit.
> 
> His PR is obviously very effective -  it even manages to get him
> mentioned favorably on a linux mailing list.  Well worth $450,000 :)

I felt a bit bad after sending this for being so cynical.  Then I saw
this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3019942.stm
> On Monday's concert at Milton Keynes, Eminem handed a necklace he
> claimed was worth £275,000 to a fan.
> 
> He later admitted the item was only worth £500. 

And I felt a bit better :>

doug.

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Do you (a) finish reading your paper, or (b) get lunch?
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