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If you are a fan of Pandora and/or other Internet radio stations, then you may be aware that the music industry is trying to raise the fees for the songs played on these stations. The proposed fee hike will probably shut down and silence many if not all Internet radio stations. This is yet another attempt by the industry to crap all over the fans. They don’t seem to understand that services like Pandora bring new music to fans that possibly result in CD or digital download sales. But of course, the industry doesn’t grasp that concept.

Fortunately, there is a grassroots movement to save Internet radio. If you regularly use and listen to Internet radio, then please support the cause by calling or writing your congress representative. I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of the music industry’s greedy paws trying to dip deeper and deeper into the honey jar. I realize and understand that artists have to make a living, but organizations like the RIAA and others are turning off many fans, leading some to pirate music sites/services. However, we do have a voice. Let’s use it to help save Internet radio and win this battle in the war.

I’ve been following the Paris Hilton story since it first broke that she would be doing some time. Not electronic monitoring. Not community service. Not work release but actual jail time for violating her probation. While I am not rejoicing in her going to jail, I feel satisfied with the judge’s decision to make her do time. If any other ordinary citizen breaks the law, we suffer the consequences. So, why does Paris think she’s so different? Because she’s Paris Hilton, of course.

She’s the celebutante who is “famous” for doing nothing. Since the Simple Life first came out, I have rolled my eyes at the stupid antics she’s orchestrated to remain famous. I shook my head when her sex tape got leaked to the public. I asked myself why is Paris constantly strutting the red carpet and calls herself a “Hollywood starlet” when she’s only made one film, the House of Wax, in which she plays herself. I cried in horror when she made her “singing debut” and released her album. Maybe it’s her “I’m better than you” attitude that initially polarized me from the beginning, but over the years, it’s become more than that. Paris Hilton is a racist, has no morals, lacks intelligence, and has gotten on my nerves since I first started hearing about her. I have wished she would just go away, like much of the public. Now, it looks like we’ve gotten our wish…at least for 45 days.

What annoys me with Paris is that she refuses to accept any responsibilities for her actions. She messed up, not her publicist. So instead of saying, “I broke the law. I didn’t do what I was suppose to do, and now I have to face the consequences of my actions.” she blames it all on her publicist! Last time I checked, Paris is a grown woman…at least in terms of her age. I mean, she is 26 years old, believe it or not. If Paris relied on her publicist to take care of her legal problems, then it’s her fault for “not knowing she didn’t have a suspended license,” not her former publicist. Read more