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    Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks

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    Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?

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    11/23/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Hi, girls...I fill the description Foster gave of the person you will spend your life with perfectly. Call me!
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    11/23/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Now, come on. Everybody knows that Twihards are mostly 40-year-old sexually frustrated housewives.
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    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Foster, you break my heart. Must you remind me that I am not movie star good looking like Kristen Stewart? I would rate myself as maybe off-off-off Broadway good looking. And if I am not on that coast, can I claim even that? I'm so depressed now. I'm going to go buy a zhu zhu pet. And it's YOUR fault.
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    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Wait. Tyrese and Tyson Beckford are different people? No. I do not believe it.
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/22/09

    @sarrible: I was wondering the same thing. Now I'm just flat-out confused.
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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    11/22/09

    @sarrible: Tyson is the hot one. Tyrese is the dumb one with lyrics like "Late night phone calls on the telephone." As opposed to other kinds of phone calls? Dumbass.
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    Image of Trixie from Toronto Trixie from Toronto
    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    I honestly cannot understand a single thing in the Christie Brinkley item. What the fuck?
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/22/09

    @Trixie from Toronto: She just sounds high maintenance... not evil.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @Trixie from Toronto: It's because you've been enraptured in her CRAZINESS.
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    Image of Island of Misfit Toys Island of Misfit Toys
    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    I just find the idea of spending $3 million dollars on a birthday party to be disgusting. I know...it's his money and he can spend it any way he wants, but some of that money could have helped out a lot of people.
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    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Glad you are feeling better Foster! Your gossip roundup demonstrates your vim and vigor.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @momof3wildkids: I am alive! Thank you. Nothing fixes an ear infection like a Sam Jackson Page Six Item From Heaven.
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    11/22/09

    @Foster Kamer: I think Denton needs to go over and borrow a cup of sugar from Sammy boy... with Gawker videotaping the whole thing of course.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Bonus points for using bespoke. Had to hit the dictionary on that one.
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    Image of DevilsAvocadoRedux DevilsAvocadoRedux
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset:

    My uncle is a bespoke tailor.

    Wow - that sounds like a secret code from a Bond movie...

    "My uncle is a bespoke tailor"..."Bond? James Bond? Felix Underwood, CIA. Welcome to Miami. I have a car waiting."

    But, really. My uncle is a bespoke tailor.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    @DevilsAvocadoRedux: I had heard the phrase 'bespoke tailor' prior to your using it, but I always assumed it meant 'well-mannered', for some odd reason.

    (Are you Redux because you got banned at some point?)

    #tips
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    Image of DevilsAvocadoRedux DevilsAvocadoRedux
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Not banned. I would have welcomed a Ketching - go down in flames, and all that. But it was far more mundane. My previous incarnation got scrambled during the last upgrade, so I had to start all over again. Sent a couple of emails to Gabriel, but gave up pestering lest my behaviour be categorised as stalkerish. Sigh. All that hard work, out the window. Minsley Tortimer bequeathed me one of his seldom-used avatars - MySluttyPony. Tee hee.

    #tips
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/22/09

    @DevilsAvocadoRedux: I wouldn't dare venture into the recesses of my commenting archives. Too many things that went bump in my head, and all.

    After almost a year away, I think that this is still the most fun place to comment.

    #tips
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    Image of DevilsAvocadoRedux DevilsAvocadoRedux
    11/22/09

    @Lysergic Asset:

    Hear, hear. After absenting myself for most of this year, I'm very happy to be back. And, although it did result in my former self's demise, I'm really glad they tidied up the commenting system. It's much, much snappier now. Like all the best bits from the old days without the waffle and squabbling that used to go on a bit too much.

    #tips
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    Beyonce and Jay-Z are more than dating, darling; he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
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    11/22/09

    In reply to Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Would Rather Be Alone and Drunk Than with Twlight, Thanks
    The RPattz/KStew bit is the single most satisfying paragraph I've ever read in any Gawker gossip roundup, EV-AR.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @RandomLunatic: OH. Just wait for the next item. JUST WAIT.
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    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/22/09

    @Foster Kamer: How soon is this next item coming. Is it coming right now? Because it would be awesome if it was coming right now.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @DahlELama: Oh, it's here. Reset your cache and behold the magic.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/22/09

    @Foster Kamer: A. Maz. Ing.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    11/22/09

    @RandomLunatic: As someone who thought she was going to have to put up her dukes and kick some shins when some Twihards thought we were cutting their line at the theater Friday night, I second this emotion.

    You'd have thought RobPat was waiting in the theater for them and we were dressed like Joan Jett.

    Those are some keraaazy beeches.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/22/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: They should have to have "keraaazy beeches" on the back of their driving permits.
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    11/08/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
    I'd like to nominate "Personality Crisis" as the song that best defines NYC for me.

    Jay-Z is frat-boy rap. Sinatra is frat boy crooning. #jayz
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    Image of GreatOdensRaven GreatOdensRaven
    11/08/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
    I dig this song a great deal, but I keep coming back to one question when asking if "Empire State of Mind" joins or replaces "New York, New York": What happens when Jay-Z is 60?

    Sinatra nailed "New York, New York" in his latter years despite his age (64) and that the song wasn't originally written for him (Liza Minnelli). Would anyone wants to hear Jay-Z perform this song in his 60s, or hear someone else try it?

    It might be cliché these days, but "New York, New York" has proven it's staying power. The jury's still out on "Empire State of Mind." #jayz
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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    11/08/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
    I can't believe no one has invoked the Beastie Boys here. Compare and contrast: "Big lights will inspire you" with "Dear New York this is a love letter/To you and how you brought us together/We can't say enough about all you do/'Cause in the city we're ourselves and electric too." Like, come ON.

    Also, have to say it: Zeke Turner was way ahead of the curve on this last week: [www.mediaite.com]

    But it's still a pretty great hook. #jayz
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/08/09

    @RachelSklar: Zeke was right at the curve, but I wouldn't say he was ahead of it on this one. The tipping point was City Hall. Jay-Z rapped about running New York in front of Mayor Bloomberg, who was booed. I'd say that's a moment. A VMA, a World Series Performance, and a good video is one moment short of the curve. #jayz
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
    GUYS. I know who Ty-Ty is. Come on. #jayz
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/07/09

    In reply to Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
    I honestly and unironically enjoy Keys' soaring vocals on this. Fuck haters saying it's trite. She's singing of the beauty, glamour and inspiration NYC does have for the unjaded. I was jaded, away from NY for a long while. To return is to be exhilarated anew. And I love this romantic, hopeful optimism in Alicia's part.

    Jay-Z is still bragging about turning nice girls into whores. I'm feeling mightily over praising guys like this merely for their massive success. Ultimately not my thing I guess. #jayz
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    Image of merqury merqury
    11/08/09

    @Baroness:
    Wow, who knew I could comment without signing up?

    Just wanted to state for the record that Jay was not "bragging" about corrupting nice girls. Listen to the song more carefully, and you'll hear he was illustrating the flip-side of NYC's hypnotic nature. They come for education, stay for the glamor, and end up far different (and presumably worse-off) people.

    That said, I agree that while Keys often grates, there's an undeniable beauty in her theatrical vocals on the hook. #jayz
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/08/09

    @Baroness: The thing is her voice sounds processed to hell. It does not sound human or heartfelt. It sounds calculated. #jayz
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    11/08/09

    @Baroness: I don't think he's bragging about that...I think he's talking more about the girls who come to NYC all young, pretty and wanting to make it and get taken advantage of. #jayz
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