The News Review:
- Just the ticket for sick student
- Meet Paul: The thong-and-dance man.
- It was a rocky meal but the salsa was perfection
- Making YouTube work for you
- Trying to stay true to its roots
Just the ticket for sick student
Chicago Sun-Times – Jan 31, 2007
” Let’s hope Bears are tougher than lion helmetsChicago’s bone-chilling “Bears” weather is about as fierce as the lions guarding the Art Institute. Cold weather caused the ear hole flap on one of the giant Bears helmets that workers were placing on the statues early Tuesday to break. So the pair of fiberglass helmets which weigh 30 pounds apiece were taken back to Chicago Scenic Studios Inc. ’s Goose Island headquarters where they were cracked open expanded and repainted. The lions are expected to be crowned with the helmets again sometime today. “We’ll work all night if we have to” said Gary Heitz project manager for Chicago Scenic Studios… Bears help invite teen to big danceNaperville Central High School senior Courtney Jungnickel and her friend Amber Erickson didn’t interrupt senior Keith Duffy’s physical education class to “start no trouble. ” And they weren’t just there to do the “Super Bowl Shuffle. ” Central’s Winter Turnabout Dance — the annual dance in which the girls ask the guys — is Feb. 10 and with the assistance of Erickson Jungnickel asked Duffy by doing her own version of the song and dance Wednesday while his P. classmates watched in amusement. But the song and dance weren’t all.
Meet Paul: The thong-and-dance man.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 31, 2007
And that phone call means I’ve learned something new already; I like you know him as Paul Santini but Giles he tells me is his real family name. As we head down to the canteen for our chat he’s turning heads as we go. Maybe they recognise him from the last story in the Herald about how he’d got the axeman job with Sigue Sigue (the remnants of a certain Eighties shock-rock outfit) complete with German tour his longed-for Big Break. r maybe it’s his Napoleonic-style army tunic teamed with a red polo-neck jumper (cropped to reveal glimpses of a tattoed midriff) black high-waist pinstripe trousers and brown cowboy boots. No; I think it’s the plucked eyebrows five glittery bangles woman’s engagement ring and single diamante earring. Yes Paul has taken a walk on the wild side plucked his eyebrows on the way shaved his legs – and then he was a she. A transvestite that is.
It was a rocky meal but the salsa was perfection
VUE Weekly – Jan 31, 2007
It would almost be better if they tightened up their menu and focused on dishes they excelled at rather than trying to expand the menu into unfamiliar territory. Full but not completely satisfied we were ready to start busting some sensual moves on the dance floor to work off our meals. As the dance instructor with a Spanish accent went from table to table recruiting dancers we got in a line men facing women as we got ready to move to the music. Ranging in age from early 20s to early 50s the salsa dancing crowd was diverse. The dancing itself was great fun and exercise for both young and young at heart. Relentlessly encouraging more to join the instructor asked a couple of middle-aged men “Are you guys dancing?” “Naw. We’re drinking” the men replied jovially… I felt shown up by the other more advanced (and probably weekly regular) pairs who were flipping and dipping more than strawberries at a fondue party. As I got over my frustration the moves came more naturally and we began experimenting. We danced and we sweated: finally it was time for a well-deserved break. The amateurs took a breather the instructor collected her $5 fee and the advanced salsa dancers took the time to show off their skills. Not long after the music started up again and it was time for a new move. The instructor’s knowledge and enthusiasm attracts a great crowd week after week for the best way to warm up a cold winter night in Edmonton. She made it easy to learn and enjoy salsa.
Making YouTube work for you
Seattle Times – Jan 31, 2007
To reach the pinnacle of YouTube celebrity your video must generally rank among the most-viewed or most-subscribed lists which each include only 100 videos arranged daily weekly monthly and by all-time. Here’s a look at how to rise up the charts:What to post?Nobody knows what will become a hit. The most popular videos ever posted on YouTube include a balding man dancing (39 million views) an impression of a computer bug (6 million) and a dog that seems to hate his left foot (7 million). “It’s really about finding out what you do best and putting it out there” says Ben Going a 21-year-old Alabama waiter who as “boh3m3″ is one of the best-known members of the YouTube community. Then there’s the consistent popularity of cute young girls. YouTube’s biggest star — lonelygirl15 — probably wouldn’t have succeeded as a middle-aged man. In recent months many have sought to exploit the male impulse to click on anything that has the slightest chance of showing some skin… Viral epidemicSome viral videos spread of their own magical volition but many get help. ne of the best boosts is to become featured on the home page of YouTube. A video picked by the site’s home-page editors is virtually guaranteed to at least break 100000 views. The YouTube blog (.
Trying to stay true to its roots
BBC News – Jan 31, 2007
I half expected them suddenly to break out in some “Singing Detective” style song-and-dance number praising the virtues of organic potatoes. But it was when I arrived at the conference centre itself that my jaw really dropped. I knew it was oversubscribed but nothing had prepared me for the hundreds of people snaking around the hall. With trepidation I asked the security guard where I should register. “You what love?” “Register.