1.I realize that there are many age differences on these boards.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine,Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.any of the young rapers and singers who say its about the music are saying that because saying it its for the money would seem selfish and shallow the problems is that that is that why people like spears are in music today P.Labelle,or any well known performer who has artistic integrity can say they do it because it feeds the soul.And for young rapers and performers stop thanking God.its not a thoughtful acknowledgement its now standard fair.Don't confuse fancy camera angles and dance moves that involve touching private areas as talent.The era of clean pure talent is gone unless its jazz.Penny lane said there was astute people on the internet a few are but there are alot of useless,brainless subjects without any real forthought and meaningfulness coming out,for those who want to talk deep and spiritually about music,relationships,children,or want to get into serious discussions about movies and Tv email me at CHPK@Erols.com.until the see ya later Penny lane

Originally posted by harper
1.I realize that there are many age differences on these boards.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine,Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.any of the young rapers and singers who say its about the music are saying that because saying it its for the money would seem selfish and shallow the problems is that that is that why people like spears are in music today P.Labelle,or any well known performer who has artistic integrity can say they do it because it feeds the soul.And for young rapers and performers stop thanking God.its not a thoughtful acknowledgement its now standard fair.Don't confuse fancy camera angles and dance moves that involve touching private areas as talent.The era of clean pure talent is gone unless its jazz.Penny lane said there was astute people on the internet a few are but there are alot of useless,brainless subjects without any real forthought and meaningfulness coming out,for those who want to talk deep and spiritually about music,relationships,children,or want to get into serious discussions about movies and Tv email me at CHPK@Erols.com.until the see ya later Penny lane

It's not really that bad, you just skip over the posts you dont want to read. The post about the Matrix, I didn't open it because I didn't like the movie so I skipped past it. There are a lot of good posts here on the boards.

I don't disagree with some of what you're saying, but the boards are a very democratic place, where anyone can express himself as long as he stays withing the bounds of decency.

I agree,to a point,with what you say,but a lot of times when people(of any age)on these boards make "silly" posts,they're just trying to make conversation with others.You don't have to be serious all the time.JMO,though.

oh suck it up dude!

If you want everything to be completely serious, you wont ever have any fun on here, because I dont think that many people are aaaalways serious on this board... like me for example.

We come here to escape seriousness in our lives. Everyone needs to have fun. Without it, I think we'd all go crazy :)

I agree with some of what you are saying. Just do what I do and skip over the posts that don't interest you and respond to the ones that do.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
If you want everything to be completely serious, you wont ever have any fun on here, because I dont think that many people are aaaalways serious on this board... like me for example.

Same here. It's hard to fit in if you want everything to be serious. Like everyone else said, don't read what you don't like.

i aint a big fan of britney but christina is awesome and she has an amazing voice.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
If you want everything to be completely serious, you wont ever have any fun on here, because I dont think that many people are aaaalways serious on this board... like me for example. This is very true. I come here to escape and have fun. At 48 years of age, I enjoy reading some of the crazy and silly "stuff" here. I sometimes can add my dubious sage advice as well.

If you want "serious" discussion you might try news-related message boards. I think there may be boards associated with cnn.com or msnbc.com or .... ???

Just a thought.

As far as music is concerned: well, didn't they say the same kinds of thing about Sinatra and Elvis and the Beatles? Or for that matter, about jazz?

Originally posted by harper
1.I realize that there are many age differences on these boards.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine,Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.any of the young rapers and singers who say its about the music are saying that because saying it its for the money would seem selfish and shallow the problems is that that is that why people like spears are in music today P.Labelle,or any well known performer who has artistic integrity can say they do it because it feeds the soul.And for young rapers and performers stop thanking God.its not a thoughtful acknowledgement its now standard fair.Don't confuse fancy camera angles and dance moves that involve touching private areas as talent.The era of clean pure talent is gone unless its jazz.Penny lane said there was astute people on the internet a few are but there are alot of useless,brainless subjects without any real forthought and meaningfulness coming out,for those who want to talk deep and spiritually about music,relationships,children,or want to get into serious discussions about movies and Tv email me at CHPK@Erols.com.until the see ya later Penny lane

If you don't like it then, go away...

The majority of us are here because our parents neglected us. We're all psychopaths who have horrid lives and we come to rant about it.

:joke:

I don't think that every single topic on these boards has to be on a total serious issue...people come here to have fun, make friends, be goofy. And, if you think about it, many of these so-called "useless" topics often turn into something good. Especially those random posts! :D

Britney is an GREAT dancer and Christina is a GREAT singer so how can u say they have no singing or dancing talents????

Originally posted by BubbleLuvGrl026
Britney is an GREAT dancer and Christina is a GREAT singer so how can u say they have no singing or dancing talents????

hahaha no kidding. This Harper guy is nuts

Just read the stuff you want to read. If a subject has no interest to me, I don't read it. Just don't read the stuff that you think will bore you.

Originally posted by ~°Sarah°~
i aint a big fan of britney but christina is awesome and she has an amazing voice. I agree. Christina Aguilara is loaded with talent. She can sing with the best of them. I've heard her sing with nothing but an old blues man backing her up on a piano. No studio manipulation there. She'll be around for a long time and I'll be glad of it. Doesn't even bother me a wit when she dances with not a lot of close on. :)

About the disser of the boards who started this thread: Hey, there's always room for improvement, but what a grumbly way to go about asking for it. Yuck!

Originally posted by harper
1.I realize that there are many age differences on these boards.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine,Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.any of the young rapers and singers who say its about the music are saying that because saying it its for the money would seem selfish and shallow the problems is that that is that why people like spears are in music today P.Labelle,or any well known performer who has artistic integrity can say they do it because it feeds the soul.And for young rapers and performers stop thanking God.its not a thoughtful acknowledgement its now standard fair.Don't confuse fancy camera angles and dance moves that involve touching private areas as talent.The era of clean pure talent is gone unless its jazz.Penny lane said there was astute people on the internet a few are but there are alot of useless,brainless subjects without any real forthought and meaningfulness coming out,for those who want to talk deep and spiritually about music,relationships,children,or want to get into serious discussions about movies and Tv email me at CHPK@Erols.com.until the see ya later Penny lane

My, that certainly was a mouthful, wasn't it? Only teasing, only teasing. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, and have every right to "gripe" on a special thread about what you think stinks about America and these boards.

The way I see it is this. Not everyone is looking for such indepth and sophisticated disucssion when they come here. Some are just looking for a good time, and that varies from person to person. I know of your friend Penny Lane. She's got really terrific posts and really contributes to a lot of interesting topics. Maybe you'll find your place on here if you give it time. If not, you may want to look elsewhere.

:wave:

As far as the music goes, I agree.

Sitcoms online is more of a younger person's board. I don't think there are too many users past a certain age.

As for Britney Spears, her 15 minutes of fame are ticking.

Originally posted by lurkernomore
Sitcoms online is more of a younger person's board. I don't think there are too many users past a certain age.

As for Britney Spears, her 15 minutes of fame are ticking. thats not neccarily true theres atleast 2 people that are 30 IN here (myself and Mijada) and a few older people as well

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
thats not neccarily true theres atleast 2 people that are 30 IN here (myself and Mijada) and a few older people as well You are correct! :wave: ;)

Originally posted by harper
1.I realize that there are many age differences on these boards.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine,Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.any of the young rapers and singers who say its about the music are saying that because saying it its for the money would seem selfish and shallow the problems is that that is that why people like spears are in music today P.Labelle,or any well known performer who has artistic integrity can say they do it because it feeds the soul.And for young rapers and performers stop thanking God.its not a thoughtful acknowledgement its now standard fair.Don't confuse fancy camera angles and dance moves that involve touching private areas as talent.The era of clean pure talent is gone unless its jazz.Penny lane said there was astute people on the internet a few are but there are alot of useless,brainless subjects without any real forthought and meaningfulness coming out,for those who want to talk deep and spiritually about music,relationships,children,or want to get into serious discussions about movies and Tv email me at CHPK@Erols.com.until the see ya later Penny lane


Since we're talking about gripes here, my gripe is people who type one long paragraph and NEVER USES A SPACE AT THE END OF PUNCTUATION!!!!!!!!!

D

Originally posted by Kitt
You are correct! :wave: ;) I figured I just get really annoyed when people stereotype at another Message board I go to some JERK ASSUMED that i'm like 15 or something because I love Disney and I Love the princess Diaries and Erik and all I was just like SCREW YOU I'm 30 and I have a license to PROVE IT i felt like saying "I'LL SCAN IT FOR YOU if YOU WANT me to" but i didnt I just ignored him and moved on BUT UGH some people I SWEAR:rolleyes:

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
I figured I just get really annoyed when people stereotype at another Message board I go to some JERK ASSUMED that i'm like 15 or something because I love Disney and I Love the princess Diaries and Erik and all I was just like SCREW YOU I'm 30 and I have a license to PROVE IT i felt like saying "I'LL SCAN IT FOR YOU if YOU WANT me to" but i didnt I just ignored him and moved on BUT UGH some people I SWEAR:rolleyes:

Yeah,that WAS quite pretentious of him. :mad:

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
I figured I just get really annoyed when people stereotype at another Message board I go to some JERK ASSUMED that i'm like 15 or something because I love Disney and I Love the princess Diaries and Erik and all I was just like SCREW YOU I'm 30 and I have a license to PROVE IT i felt like saying "I'LL SCAN IT FOR YOU if YOU WANT me to" but i didnt I just ignored him and moved on BUT UGH some people I SWEAR:rolleyes:

Hey, you like what you like. You know? If you like something, the hell with what anybody else thinks. I hope this reply sends. Pop ups should die. Okay, good it didn't freeze the comp up all the way. Anyway, age doesn't really matter at all. Any age could enjoy Disney or Erik. Btw, have you ever saw Erik in that Leave it to Beaver movie? j/w He was Wally. The movie came out around 97 (?).

Well, I don't completely disagree with Harper's points either although I feel that this board, the Chit Chat in particular and others like it on the Internet are for random ramblings and trivial talk so-to-speak. It's like it says - Chit Chat. There are other forums to talk on more specific subjects so you could try those if this doesn't suite you, but nonetheless I do understand what you are saying. I just feel that these people, a good deal who have probably been here since it's inception, have much more of a right to post whatever they want. I mean, you have only a little over 80 posts and I only a little over 100.

Perhaps my only real "concern" here (besides some rather large sigs) is whether or not I'm the only male poster. I've noticed quite a large portion of female posters here, not that it's bad but it does make me feel a bit more fit-in if there were some of my own gender posting here. One does feel a little out-of-place with such an over abundance of the opposite sex, especially for one who's straight.

Oh my, I hope I don't cause a fuhrer over what I just said. :crazy:

Originally posted by harper
...Secondly I know the younger generation likes C.Aguilera,and B.Spears but these women have about as much talent as my dog ,gyrating and showing off body parts is the only way these women get any record labels interested.They cannot sing or dance.You don't have have pure genuine talent now a days.it's all done in the recording studios with trick musical gadgets to give the impression that any true genuine musical skills was put into the music.


Halleluliah!

Originally posted by Jenny


Hey, you like what you like. You know? If you like something, the hell with what anybody else thinks. I hope this reply sends. Pop ups should die. Okay, good it didn't freeze the comp up all the way. Anyway, age doesn't really matter at all. Any age could enjoy Disney or Erik. Btw, have you ever saw Erik in that Leave it to Beaver movie? j/w He was Wally. The movie came out around 97 (?). oh I know and Yeah I admit I act young but hey there isnt anything wrong with that I'm just young at heart and well being Indonesian i look young *laughs* my dad is almost 70 and he looks like hes in his 40s its in our blood but YEAH UGH I hate it when people stereotype like that its like GET A LIFE.
Yeah I saw PART of leave it to beaver it was funny though cause I was all "OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMY THATS ERIK!!!" to bad I missed half of it
but Eh well I"m sure Disney will air it again

Originally posted by BubbleLuvGrl026
Britney is an GREAT dancer and Christina is a GREAT singer
:rock:


Yah, I come to these boards for fun. I am not a serious person and if this board was all seriousness and was mostly for current events and stuff, you wouldnt see me here.

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
oh I know and Yeah I admit I act young but hey there isnt anything wrong with that I'm just young at heart and well being Indonesian i look young *laughs* my dad is almost 70 and he looks like hes in his 40s its in our blood but YEAH UGH I hate it when people stereotype like that its like GET A LIFE.
Yeah I saw PART of leave it to beaver it was funny though cause I was all "OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMY THATS ERIK!!!" to bad I missed half of it
but Eh well I"m sure Disney will air it again

Hey, nothing wrong with being young at heart. Yeah, I think Disney does show the LITB movie every now and again. Have you tried tvnow.com? Just go there and type in Erik's name and everything he will be in for the month, ought to show up.

Okay, here is my big gripe. I hate when you can't state an opinion w/o getting jumped all over. I'll admit right from the start that I'm not talking about Solomon. If I didn't say that I wasn't talking about Solomon, people might think I'm talking about him. I'm def. not talking about him. It's just when I state an opinion, I'm not calling it a fact. Why do you think I put 'jmo' or 'imo' after some of my posts, and I'll be damned if I don't get jumped on even after putting 'jmo' or 'imo'.

Originally posted by Jenny


Hey, nothing wrong with being young at heart. Yeah, I think Disney does show the LITB movie every now and again. Have you tried tvnow.com? Just go there and type in Erik's name and everything he will be in for the month, ought to show up. ehehehe yeah i do that with tvguide.com this friday they are going to rerun the ep he was in of Law and Order SVU i didnt see LITB in there yet though I'm sure it will be soon though

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
ehehehe yeah i do that with tvguide.com this friday they are going to rerun the ep he was in of Law and Order SVU i didnt see LITB in there yet though I'm sure it will be soon though

Hey, have you ever sent him a fan letter to get his autograph?

Originally posted by Jenny


Hey, have you ever sent him a fan letter to get his autograph? *laughs* No i'm to much of a wuss I have his e-mail addys and I didnt even send out an e-mail I wouldnt know what to say you know what I mean i dont want to come off as some crazed fan or anything like that

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
*laughs* No i'm to much of a wuss I have his e-mail addys and I didnt even send out an e-mail I wouldnt know what to say you know what I mean i dont want to come off as some crazed fan or anything like that

Have you considered working with someone? I just started autograph hunting and I was a chicken and wouldn't do it by myself. I worked with Cathy the first time and I got together with Chris and Sabrina because we love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and working with someone does sort of help. Teamwork was the only way we were gonna do the autograph hunt. I know I wouldn't of done it by myself. Cathy had the same fan letter phobia as I did. You can trade emails before you send them off to Erik.

I thought writing the fan letters would be hard, but really it kind of isn't. The first paragraph I just introduced myself, said what I liked them in. The second paragraph I kind of went into it a bit more (maybe talk about another project, maybe use up some more paragraphs talking about some of the projects I liked the person in) last paragraph I used to request an autograph.

If you ever decide to send Erik an email, I wish you and whoever works with you the best of luck on getting a reply. :)

Originally posted by Jenny
Okay, here is my big gripe. I hate when you can't state an opinion w/o getting jumped all over. I'll admit right from the start that I'm not talking about Solomon. If I didn't say that I wasn't talking about Solomon, people might think I'm talking about him. I'm def. not talking about him. It's just when I state an opinion, I'm not calling it a fact. Why do you think I put 'jmo' or 'imo' after some of my posts, and I'll be damned if I don't get jumped on even after putting 'jmo' or 'imo'.
I've also noticed that there isn't a lot of tolerance for other viewpoints. Many people jumped all over SOLOMON, admonishing him that he shouldn't act as though his view were the only possible one, but I've observed that most of them are at least as intolerant of "wrong" views. Everyone claims to believe in freedom of speech, but it's my observation that what most people mean by it is "I should have the right to say what I think because I'm right." Therefore, when any thread attempts to solicit views on a controversial topic, I usually skip it. I do post in the politics area, but when you post there, you sort of expect a fight.

Originally posted by BrandonS

I've also noticed that there isn't a lot of tolerance for other viewpoints. Many people jumped all over SOLOMON, admonishing him that he shouldn't act as though his view were the only possible one, but I've observed that most of them are at least as intolerant of "wrong" views. Everyone claims to believe in freedom of speech, but it's my observation that what most people mean by it is "I should have the right to say what I think because I'm right." Therefore, when any thread attempts to solicit views on a controversial topic, I usually skip it. I do post in the politics area, but when you post there, you sort of expect a fight.

I don't even post in those political threads, much less read them. I hope I've never come across that way, the 'I should have the right to say what I think because I'm right.' If I acted snobby with my opinion, I'm dearly sorry. I just state my thoughts, but don't pass them off as fact or anything like that.

Oh, no, Jenny, I was just commenting on humanity as a whole. There was no intention to refer to you at all.

Originally posted by harper
1.Some of the questions like what did you have for dinner is really wasting their time and mine

Excuse you! I have had a post like that before, and it was just for fun. Know it wasn't serious, but whose to say that everything on this board has to be serious? Most people, and I am saying most (not all, like you said earlier Melissa!:)) are between the 12-20 age group, and most of us don't wanna come and talk about whats going on in the news everyday. We are young, and we wanna talk about something thats interesting to us. If you don't like it here Harper, then why don't you just leave, because I can assure you, I am not going to change what I post, and most postive other people aren't either, just because you say you don't like it, or you think its a ''waste of time.'' That post about what you ''had for dinner'', and others like ''how old are you'' and ''what shoe size you wear'', and ''whats your pets names'' are just for fun, and they are a way for us to learn about each other. Can we please just keep this a ''fun'' board? I mean, if you wanna talk about politics or stuff like that, there's a board for it, and there's a board for almost anything that you want to talk about here. If you can't find anything that interests you, search for other message boards, and maybe you can find some other board to accomodate what you are wanting to talk about.

Originally posted by Leah_2oo6
Most people, and I am saying most (not all, like you said earlier Melissa!:)) are between the 12-20 age group, and most of us don't wanna come and talk about whats going on in the news everyday. We are young, and we wanna talk about something thats interesting to us.Hey now, us older sticks in the mud just like to goof off and have fun too you know. ;) :wave:

Originally posted by BrandonS
Oh, no, Jenny, I was just commenting on humanity as a whole. There was no intention to refer to you at all.

Thanks for clearing me up. Still my apology stands. I just hope I've never came across as this bitchy know it all to anybody on the boards. I've had my run ins with people that can't take the opinion (no diss), yet can fork out their own opinion and it be a dissing one. I can't stand that.

Originally posted by Jenny


Have you considered working with someone? I just started autograph hunting and I was a chicken and wouldn't do it by myself. I worked with Cathy the first time and I got together with Chris and Sabrina because we love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and working with someone does sort of help. Teamwork was the only way we were gonna do the autograph hunt. I know I wouldn't of done it by myself. Cathy had the same fan letter phobia as I did. You can trade emails before you send them off to Erik.

I thought writing the fan letters would be hard, but really it kind of isn't. The first paragraph I just introduced myself, said what I liked them in. The second paragraph I kind of went into it a bit more (maybe talk about another project, maybe use up some more paragraphs talking about some of the projects I liked the person in) last paragraph I used to request an autograph.

If you ever decide to send Erik an email, I wish you and whoever works with you the best of luck on getting a reply. :) Yeah i've thought about it theres a few questions I wanna know Like i wonder what nationality he is? because My Parents are Dutch (well Dutch Indonesian) and Von Detten sounds either Dutch or German and the way he spells his name with the K and not the C also eludes to it being Dutch or German
I SHOULD just get it over and done with who knows Maybe i'll get an autographed pic heheheh Or MORE then that :eek: hehehehe WHAT *innocent look* ONE CAN DREAM ya know hehe

Originally posted by Kitt
Hey now, us older sticks in the mud just like to goof off and have fun too you know. ;) :wave:

Yes,we sure do. ;) :D

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
Yeah i've thought about it theres a few questions I wanna know Like i wonder what nationality he is? because My Parents are Dutch (well Dutch Indonesian) and Von Detten sounds either Dutch or German and the way he spells his name with the K and not the C also eludes to it being Dutch or German
I SHOULD just get it over and done with who knows Maybe i'll get an autographed pic heheheh Or MORE then that :eek: hehehehe WHAT *innocent look* ONE CAN DREAM ya know hehe

"von" is German."van" is Dutch,but they mean the same thing,which is "of" or "from". :D

Originally posted by AnahiemPMWitch
Yeah i've thought about it theres a few questions I wanna know Like i wonder what nationality he is? because My Parents are Dutch (well Dutch Indonesian) and Von Detten sounds either Dutch or German and the way he spells his name with the K and not the C also eludes to it being Dutch or German
I SHOULD just get it over and done with who knows Maybe i'll get an autographed pic heheheh Or MORE then that :eek: hehehehe WHAT *innocent look* ONE CAN DREAM ya know hehe

You never know until you try. Like I said, I hope he replies and you get an autograph. That would be awesome.

Originally posted by Kitt
Hey now, us older sticks in the mud just like to goof off and have fun too you know. ;) :wave:

yah. Everyone likes to have fun! Even old people like you! (JUST KIDDING!!!!););):)

Originally posted by vintagetvgirl


"von" is German."van" is Dutch,but they mean the same thing,which is "of" or "from". :D :lol: actaully theres a few NOT so many but a FEW Vons that are Dutch or atleast part dutch I have a few relatives that are part Dutch that have that as part of thier lastname but YOU ARE correct :)
and Jenny believe me I think I'd be VERY Happy if I got a autographed Pic Perhaps maybe I WILL try it :)