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About two months ago I posted my intent to go for 3007 in the "I just finished RTK1" thread, and this post is just to confirm what most of us already know: this site produces miracles. The miracle for me is actually learning how to write the kanji in RTK3. Since it took me nearly two years to finish the first book before discovering this site, I never considered myself a person who would tackle RTK3. It just wasn't something I saw myself doing. Ever. I even reasoned my way out of it, thinking I don't want to learn more kanji, I won't use them, etc. but after using this site for a month, it made me throw out the excuses by making kanji actually fun to learn. I am now firmly aware of the uplifting power this site gives to students who simply open their wings to the updraft. This thread is to assemble other stories that proclaim victories not only for the individual but for this great site. If you've stopped at 2042, keep going! Show Fabrice how good his website really is.
P.S. By complete, I meant 50% done. Now to learn to read. That's part of literacy too, isn't it?
Last edited by mantixen (2007 February 13, 2:45 am)
Congratulation! I wanna grow up to be like you!
That's awesome mantixen! Thanks for treading the RTK3 path for us
THanks for the kind words, and keep it going.
The "learning by sentences" approach seems to work well, it takes time to find the sentences and enter them in your program of choice, but it's well worth giving a try if you haven't already, unless you plan to go for RTK II ?
For those who missed the RTK1 thread and the similar cheeky topic title :
The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
頑張ろう!! Today I added all of the RTK3 cards to my failed stack (except for 蛙 actually). This way the "Learned" button will be available in the study section and I can learn them one at a time as I come across them. I still have about 400 cards in my RTK1 failed stack. Once those are cleared I will start to do RTK3 from front to back. One of the surprising things I found as I flashed through the RTK3 cards was that the vast majority were made up of primitives I already know. I always had the feeling that RTK3 would have a lot of far-out characters that would be really hard to learn, but now it does not seems so intimidating any more. I don't have much time to study but my goal is to average 10 a day, which means another 140 days or so to finish both RTK1 and RTK3.
brose - that's such an obvious idea...I wish I had thought of it. I've been wanting to add RTK3 characters out of order for a little while now but thought I had to wait for Fabrice to come up with something...
I'm going to add up to 3006, just to indicate that I haven't actually finished.
Great idea on adding the cards first to study! I also agree that the scariest part about RTK3 is before you open it. Once you see that the biggest chapter (by far) in the book is all primitives you already know, it's like the road is already paved for you to walk. My stories are pretty obvious for most of those kanji, but I'll share them anyway as long as they get the kanji at least to the fourth stack. By the way, is there any way to look at cards in a particular stack without testing them? That would be great for checking on what kanji I want to share stories for rather than waiting for all of them to get to the fourth stack.
Mantixen, please share your stories no matter what! You've cleared the way and everyone can benefit from your work, even if you feel some lead down bad paths. This is all a collaborative effort that is continually evolving. It doesn't matter if you change them later or abandon them all together, someone can benefit from what you've done.
Thanks for your advice, dingomick. That's the second time I've been told that, so based on your recommendation I'm going to share all of my stories for RTK3. Hopefully it will make finishing the book a little easier for some people.
I'm looking forward to anything you can share. I especially welcome any new insights on how to make the RTK3 tree and flower kanji stick... Part of my difficulty is of course that many of those names are also unfamiliar in English. And I've never been much of a botanist.
Mantixen, did you have any particular areas in RTK3 you found more difficult go get through than others? Maybe I'm simply hoping I already have finished the more difficult bits...
astridtops, like you, the tree and flower primitives were probably the most difficult for me to become familiar with, in addition to the fish section. Those areas of the book involved a lot of googling and hitting up wikipedia to get an image or distinguishing feature to pair the keywords with. If I still couldn't rein in the image, for example "hackberry" which i failed so many times, I just gave it a new mnemonic based on the keyword itself.
For such biological kanji, especially those outside the scope of RTK3, I've found that if you know the Japanese word it belongs to, pairing the kanji with the Japanese word helps immensely in comparison to an extra English term you have to learn as well since you've never encountered it. For example, a fish very popular in Akita where I live is the ハタハタ. People here treat it like it's godly (i'm exaggerating for mnemonic purposes of course), so it only makes sense that the kanji is combined of *fish* and *god* (written with the alternate altar primitive found near the end of RTK3): 鰰. I have no idea what this fish would be called in English, but then again I don't really care because it's just one more English word I'll never use. Another example that's better in Japanese and actually in RTK3 is "bonito", which anyone who lives in Japan is more likely to encounter as かつお, as in the かつおぶし you might put in your うどん. Learning the kanji in a Japanese language context is really the point anyway, so if an unfamiliar English word is becoming an obstacle as one more vocabulary item to remember, I say throw it out unless you're a serious biologist.
Edit: I finished adding all my stories for RTK3, and やっぱり fish, trees, and flowers were the hardest sections. Sharing all the stories was a good refresh, although I hope it doesn't keep the kanji from sinking into long term memory. On that topic, I'm suspicious that living in Japan kind of destroys the Leitner review system since I can't help but recall kanji earlier than scheduled if I see them everyday.
Last edited by mantixen (2007 February 16, 5:43 am)
I agree with what you say mantixen, and I imagine that most people undertaking RTK3 know a fair amount of Japanese and could benefit from using Japanese keywords from the start instead of English. That's why it would be really nice to be able to add our own keywords.
Thanks for putting your stories up, and thanks for the tips. I still haven't decided when I want to tackle RTK3, but this will be useful.
Astridtops, I also found the numerous flower and tree kanji to be difficult and left many of them to the end when I studied RTK3. To work through them I gave the flower & tree primitives strong but flexible images. Also, looking at the keywords I would often do word plays (or use the Japanese word instead, if I knew it well enough).
Regarding the flower and tree primitives: For "flower" I use my local flower shop or its owner, and usually place the other primitives inside the flower shop. E.g. No. 2353 "trim" I imagine the flower shop has employed a pheasant whose job is to trim the plants. (I also like to reinforce keywords with word plays, so in this case the pheasant tells me he likes the job because it keeps him "in trim").
Another example no. 2394 "mushroom". Picture the flower shop owner with mushrooms growing out of his ears (or mushrooms instead of ears). In reverse, imagine looking at the mushrooms you are eating for dinner and thinking, "These mushrooms look remarkably like the flower shop owner's ears . . . but surely they can't be . . ." and then rushing off to the flower shop to check.
For "tree" I similarly often substitute our local woodyard and make the action take place there (many houses are built with wooden frames in Japan, so woodyards are common).
E.g. for "Hackberry" No. 2514 I use a word play; hacking berries. Story: On a hot summer's day I hear hacking sounds coming from my local woodyard. Investigating, I see the employees hacking berries off planks of wood. They tell me that the wood is from a hackberry tree, and its characteristic is that in summer (only) it keeps suddenly sprouting berries.
Last edited by Katsuo (2007 February 16, 4:38 am)
Fact: 731 of the 6355 JIS第二水準 kanji contain a tree primitive (though this includes those with 禾 in them)
And 82 of those 6355 kanji contain 魚
154 contain 虫
Oye vey.
I have come across a problem with studying the RTK3 kanji one at a time. You have to be careful when failing a kanji during review because it disappears into the failed stack with 1000 other kanji and then you can't find it again. So from now on I'll make sure to write down any RTK3 kanji I throw back into the failed stack.
Are you studying only the RTK3 kanji? You could just lie your way through the RTK1 kanji if that's the case to get them into a higher box and out of your way.
Hi brose,
I think you can go to Study > Failed Kanji list, and sort on the frame number, then you'll see all the RTK3 kanji grouped together. I think by default the list is sorted on frame number so the failed RTK3 kanji would appear at the bottom of the list.
Brose is talking about learning RTK3 kanji out of order, so being able to see all the RTK3 kanji wouldn't help because there are still nearly 1000 of them.
But I think you can sort the Failed list by Last Reviewed, and that should bring all the ones you want to the top.
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I just finished RTK3 Kanji on the meaning and writing part of it without the book. Thank you very much for the printable flash cards for RTK3 Fabrice. Thank you very much for this site. three cheers kanpai.
Where do I go now??????? I don't have any of the RTK books, aside from the samples. As far as reading the kanji, I'm just going to learn them when I meet them in reading.
I'm thinking about doing "Introduction to Newspaper Japanese", on the holidays in December, to learn the reading of the kanji since it covers three quarters of the general-use ones.
My stories are all skeletal plots in RTK3 that need detailing and it's just enough to remember the Kanji. I think I should go through the cycle of RTK3 kanji once more, this time doing the ones that I'm comfortable with (horses, fishes, birds, dragons) and familiar with.
I've studied with a pad and pencil and I remember the RTK3 kanji perfectly, but without my notes, I'm a goner. Kanji to keyword recall is extremely difficult to the utmost.
Does anyone think that I should learn reading now that I have completed RTK3 meaning and writing? Or do I just do the cycle once more to solidify everything. I'm thinking about learning grammar.
Someone write a systematic guide to Japanese grammar like how one would learn English!!!
I'll be sharing my stories too... Now to learn how to read in Japanese....
Last edited by lankydan (2007 September 25, 1:42 am)
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I've studied with a pad and pencil and I remember the RTK3 kanji perfectly, but without my notes, I'm a goner. Kanji to keyword recall is extremely difficult to the utmost.
I agree. Going from kanji to keyword often seems harder than the other way.
No offence, but saying you remember the kanji perfectly but only with your notes in hand is a bit like me saying I know the readings of all RTK kanji but only if I have access to JEDICT Or have I miss understood?
My understanding as to what Heisig is getting at is for us to go from keyword to kanji using the mnemonics that we have internalized. Then going from kanji to keyword might become a bit easier.
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No offence, but saying you remember the kanji perfectly but only with your notes in hand is a bit like me saying I know the readings of all RTK kanji but only if I have access to JEDICT Or have I miss understood?
Yeah, that would seem to be a Pyrrhic victory, at best.
I remember some better than others and if you remember in the introduction of RTK1, Heisig says that the best order to learn is no means the best order for remembering. If I don't remember a Kanji, I know why, because I haven't done enough work on it. I only refer to my notes when I really have to, but hardly do so, because it's way too easy. My mnemonics usually trigger my visual memory of the written form then from that I make up a story on the spot which is completely different to the notes I wrote but I never write it down.
I've already got the RTK3 kanji divided into its appropriate categories and the order that suits my memory. I'm simply going to do a review in December. Got a piano exam in November and I have to use visual memory for memorizing piano music which has a harmony to it, like kanji having primitives.
Anyway, it least it's better than not remembering the kanji at all. It's a good start and I'm gonna do more work on them. I've crossed the line and seen the other side of the kanji from 2043-3007. have any of you been through the cycle at least once? I can now take a step back and then work on chain linking similar keywords with similar definition.
The internalizing mnemonics really depends on the kanji that suit you and also your knowledge of its definition in English. Once I know the definition of the word in English, then it's easier to work with its written form. Currently just trying to remember the primitives for each one and then make a mnemonic is memorable, then afterwards detail it.
Last edited by lankydan (2007 October 03, 12:53 am)
I cleared out my blue box, so I'll consider myself done with RTK3, at least the meaning and writing part.
Ironically, since I took a large break during the summer, RTK3 might have taken longer for me to complete than RTK1 did.
Whoa, congrats Megaqwerty! You're blazing trails.
I'm glad to say that today I added the last kanji of RTK3 to the reviewing stacks and consider myself 'finished with it'. Of course reviewing will continue, but this will grow easier in time, as the number of review/day will decrease.
I would like to thank everyone for sharing their stories, especially for RTK3. The first people sharing their stories paved the way for others to follow and build upon. Also the foreshadowing of primitive elements which would become kanji in their own right later on in the book was much appreciated. But of course all of this would have been impossible if Fabrice and his great website wouldn't have been here! Thanks everyone!!


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an interview/conversation with randall sullivan, author of 'untouchable'
here is the full interview we did with randall sullivan, author of untouchable: the strange life and tragic death of michael jackson. sullivan is also the author of the price of experience and the miracle detective. he was an editor at rolling stone magazine for over 20 years.
how i view michael certainly appears to be different than how mr. sullivan views him (i mean, he is my teacher! everyone who knows me already knows my perspective). however, i cannot take away whatever experience he has had, because it's his. i consider my experience with mr. sullivan to have been quite positive and educational.
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kickstarting the continual love of vinyl: a conversation with eilon paz of dust & grooves
i grew up on vinyl since i was in my mother's womb... when i became conscious of what the physical format of vinyl actually was, i recognized that this medium which stored sounds was a healing mechanism- it was used to calm the soul after a fight, or just to recapture memories.
i used to purchase music on my own all the time, but it wasn't until i was 15 years old when i truly started seriously COLLECTING vinyl. some time after this initial point my first musical teacher (after my mother) was a man named pat. longo; he was quite patient with me as i sat wide-eyed and eager, simply listening to him share information and histories of different record labels. he'd wax poetic on the mechanisms of certain producers, arrangers and artists. it was the first time i had actually heard someone speak in depth about the SCIENCE of music- i was hooked for life. he'd put that needle on the first track and INSTANTLY knew what i liked. the shop he worked at (owned by the inimitable robert cohen), finyl vinyl, was filled with internationally known producers and DJs, as well as long-time music enthusiasts. i will always love and honor him for teaching me and making me feel welcome in this world- and we are still friends today, after almost 20 years.
in 2009, pat. was featured in a site called called dust and grooves, dedicated to featuring vinyl enthusiasts and collectors. he introduced me to the 'curator' of the site, eilon paz, who has started a kickstarter page to raise money for a book he is self-publishing. paz describes himself as having:
"moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2008 after having a successful career as a photographer in Israel. I decided to move to NY to evolve, expand, and progress as a professional photographer. As a working photographer, I was always on the look out for personal projects to nourish my creativity, and since I'm primarily a portrait photographer, I was looking for a subject matter that will fulfill my passion for photography and music. I was always collecting records, but back home it was very limited. When I arrived to NY suddenly the sky was the limit. People were digging for vinyl records everywhere. It suddenly made sense that there is a whole scene here that could and should be documented. This gave me a whole new inspiration for a personal project."
as a person who is a collector of vinyl (who is obsessed with looking at others' collections), as well as a person who has majored in photograhy (i studied under the great jazz photographer roy decarava); paz' project is something which intrigues me. it was definitely a pleasure to speak with him, as it's easy to feel the passion in which he feels for his work.
take a listen, watch and enjoy. and check out what the kickstarter project (which ends 10 august 1012) entails, as well as paz' dust and grooves site.
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honoring the teacher coast to coast- a conversation with moses harper, part 1
i have had another fortunate experience to have experienced another- i'll just say it- student of michael... it's a very lonely place out there for people who are truly serious about studying the teacher. even though my focus has more to do with michael OUTSIDE of performance; whenever i see others who have a keen intrerest in what the teachings mean, i feel compelled to contact them.
moses harper is such a person. when i saw her dancing (she won the apollo over, and if you know anything about the apollo, then you know that it's a tough crowd), i saw there was an element to her that i rarely, if ever, see in others who dedicate their lives to 'michaeldance'- she put HERSELF in it. with that, i knew there was more to her than just michael. you see, to be a student of michael, it's important to be a well-rounded person. i say this because the teachings go far beyond michael's physical casing. he just happened to be here on earth, and was one of the few who truly embodied the teachings. we all have the ability to, but many of us are scared.
what are the teachings? moses and i discuss some of the elements of the teachings... the basis of our conversation has to do with michael; we also speak on sociopolitical issues, art and culture.
who is moses harper? moses has dedicated her life to the teachings, not only through dance, but through speaking engagements, working with the youth, poetry, hip hop and film production and direction. she has a BA in music (majoring in studio composition) from SUNY purchase; and is involved with 'thrill the world NYC' (you know, the event had all around the world annually, where thousands of people do the 'thriller' dance all at once). she is the director of a film called 'love fit to box', a story following a journey of two siblings: a brother and a sister (who has made the decision to tell her family she was gay). the brother looks within himself to see things from his sister's perspective.
he decided to look at 'the man in the mirror'. you see? the teachings are everywhere.
for more information on moses harper, or to contact her, you can find her here:
(note: this is part one of 3 of the conversation)
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honoring the teacher coast to coast- a conversation with moses harper, part 2
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honoring the teacher coast to coast- a conversation with moses harper, part 3
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a conversation with nubia sutton...
i first saw this incredibly beautiful woman on youtube, speaking of health, inside and out, and connecting it with the womb. nubia sutton was her name, and instantly i felt compelled to connect with her. how often does one feel compelled to connect with someone they see on a video? i don't know the answer to that (besides energy); i know for me, it is very rare. i am completely fortunate that i did make that decision to make the steps to reach her. when we spoke, immediately we connected- not only due to our both growing up in brooklyn, new york; but also in our desire to seek truth through learning and sharing information and pro-activity.
in this conversation we speak on herbs and medicines, self-healing, food/diet, spirituality and religion, connection to the ancestors, hair, and more!
here are a few of her videos:
here is the story of how she came to connect with a raw food diet:
and here is sister nubia's site:
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the 'foreclosure movement' in portland
we spoke with alicia jackson and ahjamu umi on the 'foreclosure movement' in portland, oregon, particularly as it pertains to afrikan/black people... what are some pro-active steps to take regarding this issue?
to seek information, go to:
and if you are in the process of getting your home foreclosed on- or if you've been a victim of foreclosure, there is a form to fill out here:
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an interview with PATRICK LAMB: on honoring STEVIE WONDER (and a jimmy mak's tribute!)
Portland-based Patrick Lamb, on Friday the 17th of February, will be honouring the greatest- STEVIE WONDER- at Jimmy Mak's (at both 7:30 and 10 pm)!!! To make the evening even more special, Nate Watts and Tyrone Hendrix (STEVIE'S bassist and drummer, respectively) will be there to bring their joy... Here, we speak with Mr. Lamb about the show and those who are involved; as well as what STEVIE means to him, amongst other things.
from patricklamb.com:
"One of the best instrumentalists I've ever worked with.." ~Bobby Caldwell
"Patrick Lamb's playing and singing are simply fabulous!" ~Two–Time Grammy Winning Diane Schuur
Patrick is one of those extraordinary performers who combine raw talent, and energy with a singular ability to captivate an audience with his charm, sincerity and pure magnetism. His focus as a songwriter and performing artist is "Old School" R&B, Soul. He combines the influences of Funk, Soul, R&B, and a flavor of Jazz to create his own unique sound as a performer and a songwriter.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Patrick began paying his dues by playing roadhouse music as a teenager in the rural south when he heard the evocative sounds of James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Wilton Felder, of the Crusaders. He immersed himself in the music of these great artists and began to discover his own sound as both a musician and performer. In the eighties his father, a high school science teacher, took the family to Portland, Oregon. Once there, Patrick's playing and singing were developing into a formidable career, which began at the early age of 16. Although having lived in the NW, Patrick found a way to infuse his southern roots and influences into his development as a musician, songwriter and performer.
Patrick accepted early on in his career, in the 90's, the opportunity to perform and tour with Concord Recording Artist & GRAMMY -winner Diane Schuur. In addition to touring with Ms. Schuur, he recently joined legendary R&B vocalists Bobby Caldwell and Gino Vannelli to tour worldwide. Patrick has been honored with numerous awards starting with an acclaimed best soloist performance at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, resulting in a performance with Lionel Hampton. He has won 3 Muddy awards voted on by the NW music community, and recently was a finalist in the Rockstar Mix It Up contest. In addition, to his music based awards, Patrick's production company was given the Spirit of Portland & the Caring Heart award for his contributions giving back to the community. In 1996 and 1997 Patrick was invited to perform at the White House during the holiday Congressional VIP Tours and was in attendance at "The Peace on Earth Celebration," leading to a meeting with President Clinton. Patrick has been solidly and consistently recognized by his peers and community as a world class talent.
Over the past few years Patrick has been focusing on his own recording career as both a songwriter and performer. He recently completed five studio albums and produced an award winning show "Let The Good Times Roll, A Tribute To Ray Charles." A Tribute To Ray Charles, debuted at the 2005 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival and the 15 piece big band All-star group released a CD produced by Lamb at the 2006 festival during the tributes encore performance. The tribute has received stellar reviews both regionally and nationally, and the show opened the 2007-08 Oregon Symphony Pops season.
Patrick completed work on his latest solo project, 'Soul Of A Free Man' which was released, in Spring 2007. Patrick's new solo vocal CD bridges together his love of Funk, "Old School" R&B, Soul, Jazz and his southern roots. This CD was co-written with long time friend, singer-songwriter Lee Garrett, whose songwriting credits include 'Sign Sealed Delivered,' 'Isn't She Lovely,' 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' and more!
In addition to these two projects Patrick finished work on a vocal duet and instrumental CD with nine-time Emmy award winning producer John Henry, and three-time Emmy nominated singer songwriter Patsy Meyer. This project was released in late Spring of 2007. Patrick's final release in 2007 was with Michael Allen Harrison titled "At Midnight."
Patrick has appeared on other recordings with Gino Vannelli, Jeff Lorber, Tom Grant, Eddie Martinez, Dave Weckel, Nathan East, Ricky Lawson, 'Little John' Roberts, Alex Al, Bill Cunliffe, Tony Madian, Curt Bisquera, Herman Jackson, Mel Brown, Marlon McClain, Nate Phillips, The Crazy 8's, George Mitchell, Dan Balmer, Paul deLay, John Raymond, Paul Jackson Jr., Tony Gable, and many others.
Patrick also demonstrates a deep sense of community awareness and civic responsibility. He has performed for numerous fund- raisers to raise consciousness about the loss of funding for the arts in public schools. In addition, he has been involved with major civic efforts to raise money for the America Diabetes Association, Oregon Food Bank, the American Cancer Society, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, The Christie School, ALS Association of Oregon and SW Washington. One can't help but be moved by the huge heart of this young man as it comes though in his civic awareness…and in his exuberant energy to entertain and uplift people.
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a conversation with SHAFIA MONROE, of sistah midwife international and ICTC
shafia is "a cerified midwife, an international doula trainer, founder of the international center for traditional childbearing (ICTC), president of sistah midwife international, and an advisory member for the oregon islamic chaplains organization". she recently held a 'muslim women's doula training' in order to "address the unique needs of the muslim community and to increase the number of muslim doulas."
the address for ICTC is 2823 n. rosa parks way; the web address is at ictcmidwives.org.
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interview with alexyss k. tylor, of vpowerTV (part one)!!!
what exactly can one say about alexyss k tylor, without stumbling into utter cliche or travelling into euphemism (for those 'sensitive' folk)? the truth is, you have to meet her to figure out a word for yourself.
at all points undefinable and inimitable by ANY basic term, atlanta, georgia-based ms. alexyss k tylor is not one who plays around. you have got to get your act (and your words) together when speaking with her. even with someone like me who does radio, admittedly this is not always easy. one interview with this laconic (and ICONIC, to a growing number of people) woman is never going to capture her range- the humor, the warmth, and the love for what she does. what you ALWAYS get though, is her brand of truth and conviction. some may see it as brash, vulgar or 'politically incorrect' but it is a truth she stands firm in. and that is phenomenally admirable.
known mostly as a 'sex guru', ms. tylor is the author of 'spiritual sexuality' and 'vagina power' (which is also the name of the movement she has prompted); she also has a(n) (inter)nationally-recognized television program. she speaks candidly about spiritual sexuality, as well as political issues affecting us.
this is from alexyss' youtube page:
"She is the author of spiritual sexuality vagina power, as well as a talk show host of VPOWER with Alexyss K Tyler!!! She talks about spiritual sexuality vagina power, penis power, sperm power. so many women are used, abused and really misunderstand the power of sex and the beauty of the vagina. we are a sacred temple of divine creation and i am so honored to be a woman and so honored by the women that want to learn about the power of our body. teaches about sex chakras, the auric field and how to use them to reach ultimate orgasms."
at the end of the interview (part 2), ms. tylor has mentioned ways to contact her.
if you have never seen any videos of this stunningly beautiful woman, i suggest you check them out... as i said, there are no words i could write here that would even describe her.
all i will say is that it was an honor to speak with her.
- Title: interview with alexyss k tylor, of vpowerTV (part one)!!!
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Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 08/13/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
STEVIE WONDER | if it's magic | songs in the key of life | tamla |
isaac hayes | life's mood/fragile | branded | pointblank |
jaleel shaw | flipside | optimism | changu |
isaac hayes | chocolate chip (instrumental) | chocolate chip | abc |
isaac hayes | the look of love | live at the sahara tahoe | enterprise |
jaleel shaw | flight | optimism | changu |
bar-kays | peole unite to save humanity | do you see what i see? | stax |
bernard wright | spinnin' | 'nard | arista |
bernard wright | bread sandwiches | ||
isaac hayes | walk on by | ||
jackson 5 | walk on | ||
isaac hayes | never can say goodbye |
east-coast saxophonist jaleel shaw, whose latest work is called 'optimism', was on tonight...
from jaleeshaw.com:
"Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophonist, has performed with such world class artists as Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Arturo Sandoval, Nicholas Payton, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, and the Count Basie Orchestra. He is currently a member of the Charles Mingus Big Band, the JazzReach education group, and performs in various clubs in New York City and abroad with various groups, including the Jaleel Shaw Quintet."
also, there was a piece (and some songs) dedicated to isaac hayes... RIP to him and bernie mac...
and dear brother TONY MUHAMMAD (who just got back to miami from portland) was on, teaching and reaching the people...
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 08/06/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
STEVIE WONDER | signed sealed delivered (dj smash remix) | 12" | motown |
cymande | dove | cymande | janus |
war | sun oh son | war | united artists |
baby huey and the babysitters | mighty mighty | the baby huey story | curtom |
village soul choir | the cat walk | soul sesame street | abbott |
willie mitchell | everything is gonna be alright | the best of willie mitchell | Hi |
patrice rushen | haw- right now | prelusion | prestige |
status IV | you ain't really down | 12" | radar |
freestyle express | don't stop the rock | old school volume 5 | thump |
kurtis blow | the breaks (inst.) | 12" | mercury |
village soul choir | sesame street theme | soul sesame street | abbott |
yvonne fair | let your hair down | the bitch is black | motown |
james brown | popcorn with a feeling | it's a mother | king |
bobby bland | sad feeling | duke |
james moore, 'rogue librarian' from the north portland branch of the library, was on to discuss his favorite books, the night out against crime (and thus the meaning of community), and why people call him 'different)... also, DEAR BROTHER TONY MUHAMMAD IS COMING TO TOWN!!! he will be a guest speaker at the peace and unity event happening this week-end.
also, communicating with us was maxjulian, the infamous activist about town, to discuss the fear of looking into one-self, thye states of addiction and the american political situation at large.
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 07/30/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
STEVIE WONDER | as | songs in the key of life | tamla |
cannonball adderley | walk tall | country preacher | blue note/capitol |
brother jack mc duff | oblighetto (j dilla remix) | blue note revisited | blue note |
waters | sitting here all alone | blue note | |
morgan adams quartet plus two | stormy | shades of blue: madlib invades blue note | blue note |
freddie hubbard | blue spirits | blue spirits | blue note |
lou donaldson | it's your thing | hot dog | blue note/capitol |
bobbi humphrey | please set me at ease | fancy dancer | blue note |
donald byrd | stepping into tomorrow (madlib remix) | blue note revisited | blue note |
bobbi humphrey | my little girl | satin doll | blue note |
gene harris | losalamitoslatinfunklovesong | astral signal | blue note/capitol |
donald byrd | lansanna's priestess (dj spinna remix) | blue note revisited | blue note |
horace silver f. andy bey | i've had a little talk | the united states of mind | blue note |
eric gale | a song of will | blue note | |
shirley bassey | light my fire | something | blue note/united artists |
grant green | a time to remember (osunlade remix) | blue note revisitedshades of blue: madlib invades blue note | blue note |
dianne reeves | love for sale (live) | in the moment | blue note |
brother jack mc duff | butter (for yo popcorn) | i got a woman | blue note |
blue mitchell | flat backing | bantu village | blue note/capitol |
shafia monroe, portland-based sistahmidwife supreme, discussed various projects she is working on, as well as-of course! - the connections of midwifery. for more information on Sistah Midwife International, go to: www.sistahmidwife.com.
also, shaun carnahan discussed the situation pertaining to mumia abu-jamal's case, and the rush to keep his case alive. for more information, contact:International Concerned Family & Friends of MAJ
P.O. Box 19709
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone - 215-476-8812/ Fax - 215-476-6180
E-mail - icffmaj@aol. com
Web - www.freemumia. com
if you are interested in writing mumia, his address is:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370
and for more information about the peace and unity festival, happening on the 9th of august, contact Imani Muhammad at: firstname.lastname@example.com, or www.youthsummit09.blogspot.com
and... there was some blue note (records, that is): the originals and remixes... and STEVIE!!
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 07/24/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
STEVIE WONDER | too shy to say | fullfillingness' first finale | tamla |
al green | what more do you want from me? | lay it down | blue note |
jaleel shaw | flight | optimism | changu records |
brother jack mc duff | classic funke | who knows what tomorrow's gonna bring? | blue note |
fleetwood | sho wish mama obama | ||
simone | go to hell | simone on simone | koch |
stephanie mills | home | the wiz | atlantic |
sharon jones and the dap kings | this land is your land | naturally | daptone records |
instant funk | wide world of sports | instant funk | salsoul |
C.R.A.C. | buy me lunch (inst.) | 12" | tres |
pieces of a dream | mt. airy groove | we are one | electra |
jaleel shaw | flipside | optimism | changu |
wayne shorter | playground | schizophrenia | blue note |
ike turner & the kings of rhythm | philly dog | a black man's soul | pompeii |
a conversation with Fleetwood' Oakland, California-based activist/author/artist. He is the author of 'Hip Hop Tried To Kill Me'. The description of the book is as followed:
" 'Hip-Hop Tried 2 Kill Me' is a real life testimony of how the trapping's of this industry can cause a man to lose his soul if he's not careful. This compelling and gripping must read is for anyone who claims to live their lives for Hip-Hop. Only the strong survive, and Fleetwood lives to tell his story." He also discusses his song 'Sho Wish Mama Obama', amongst his activism with youth and people in prison.
Contact information for Fleetwood is: www.myspace.com/fleetwood189
Also... Brother Tony Muhammad is COMING TO PORTLAND NEXT MONTH!!! there is a discussion of the event he will be attending, which is the Peace and Unity Fest on August 9, amongst other things...
To contact Tony, go to www.myspace.com/tonymuhammad
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 07/09/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
STEVIE WONDER | i am singing | songs in the key of life | tamla |
steve arrington | dancin' in the key of life | dancin' in the key of life | atlantic |
mc coy tyner | hope | cosmos | blue note |
roy ayers | the third eye | africa, the center of the world | polydor |
michael jackson | jam! | dangerous | epic |
anthony hamilton | ball and chain | soulife | atlantic |
gil scott-heron and brian jackson | back home | winter in america | strata east |
STEVIE WONDER | kesse ye lolo de ye | Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants | tamla |
india .aire | there's hope | testimony:vol. 1, life & relationship | motown |
john coltrane | black pearls | black pearls | prestige |
minnie ripperton | take a little trip | perfect angel | epic |
al green | so good to be here | livin' for you | Hi |
thankfull-ness... that is all.
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 07/02/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
Stevie Wonder | blame it on the sun | talking book | Tamla |
michael jackson | man in the mirror | bad | Epic |
spirit music jamia | dance of the infidel | dance of the infidel | sanachie |
the chi-lites | (for god's sake) give more power to the people | give more power to the people | brunswick |
club nouveau | why you treat me so bad | life love and pain | warner bros. |
Al Green | just for me | lay it down | Blue Note |
ronnie laws & pressure | never be the same | pressure sensitive | liberty |
femi kuti & mos def | do your best | 12" | MCA |
gnarles barkley | transformer | st. elsewhere | downtown/atlantic |
charles sherell | why can't i be treated like a man | for sweet people from sweet charles | people |
kool & the gang | what would the world be like without music/let the music take your mind | live at the sex machine | de-lite |
kool & the gang | rhyme-time people | light of worlds | de-lite |
bobbi humphrey | the good life | the good life | Epic |
ronnie laws & pressure | tidal wave | pressure sensitive | liberty |
leon thomas | the creator has a master plan | facets: the legend of leon thomas | Flying Dutchman |
look in the mirror! more stories of appropriation and racism in music/popular culture, and more...
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 06/18/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
Stevie Wonder | skeletons | characters | motown |
chaka khan & mary j blige | disrespectful | funk this! | bergundy |
liquid crystal project | the d e effect | the liquid crystal project | polar entertainment |
sharon jones and the dap kings | what have you done for me lately | dap-dippin with sharon jones and the dap kings | daptone |
otis redding | respect | history of otis redding | volt |
aretha franklin | respect | i never loved a man | Atlantic |
ron carter | 117 special | all blues | cti |
ella fitzgerald | drop me off in harlem | the duke ellington songbook | verve |
la vern baker | shake a hand | her greatest recordings | atco |
al wilson | my song | show and tell | rocky road |
jr walker and the all-stars | peace and understanding is hard to find | peace and understanding is hard to find | Soul |
mongo santamaria | yesterday's tomorrow | mongo '70 | Atlantic |
donald byrd | (fallin' like) dominoes | mizell | Blue Note |
the liquid crystal project | tribute to troy | the liquid crystal project | polar entertainment |
james brown | funky drummer | in the jungle groove | polydor |
The Meters | yeah, you're right | look-ka py py | josie |
donald byrd | change | mizell | Blue Note |
sly and the family stone | everybody is a star | greatest hits | Epic |
eugene mc daniels | jagger the dagger | headless heroes of the apocalypse | Atlantic |
mongo santamaria | march of the panther | mongo '70 | Atlantic |
donald byrd | wind parade | mizell | Blue Note |
gentrification and respect... that's all.
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 06/11/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
Stevie Wonder | don't you worry 'bout a thing | innervisions | tamla |
donny hathaway | little ghetto boy | donny hathaway live | Atco |
donny hathaway | voices inside (everything is everything) | everything is everything) | Atco |
donny hathaway | valdez in the country | extension of a man | Atco |
donny hathaway | magnificent sanctuary band | donny hathaway | Atco |
donny hathaway | the ghetto | everything is everything | Atco |
donny hathaway | to be young, gifted and black | collection | Atlantic |
donny hathaway | someday we'll all be free | the best of... | atco |
dedicated to brother donny hathaway...
we discuss issues of black people and depression, solutions and thoughts... tiffany edwards, gestalt therapist, is a special guest.
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 06/04/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
Stevie Wonder | smile please | fulfillingness' first finale | Tamla |
Bo Diddley | bo diddley | 16 all-time greatest hits | checker |
Bo Diddley | hit or miss | big bad bo | checker |
prince and the revolution | alexa de paris | 12" | paisley park |
bo diddley, muddy waters, little walter | who do you love | super blues | checker |
Herbie Hancock | dolphin dance | maiden voyage | blue note |
idris muhammad | power of soul | power of soul | kudu |
kenny dorham | lotus blossom | quiet kenny | new jazz |
bo diddley | you ain't bad | the originator | checker |
Bo Diddley | road runner | in the spotlight | Chess |
Bo Diddley | africa speaks | thye originator | checker |
R.I.P. to ellas mc daniel, aka BO DIDDLEY!!! also, there is an interview with shaun carnahan, an activist who brings awareness to the issues of mumia abu-jamal and MOVE.
and... there is a wonderful conversation with dear brother tony muhammad and adisa banjoko on fatherhood.
Guess Who's Coming to Radio??!! playlist for 05/28/2008
Artist | Title | Album | Label |
Stevie Wonder | you can't judge a book by it's cover | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Tamla |
courtney pine | just you, just me | the vision's tale | antilles |
michael jackson | i gotta be me | ||
michael jackson | HIStory (tony moran's HIStory lesson) | blood on the dance floor | Epic |
adeva | respect | ||
James Brown | super bad | star time | Polydor |
courtney pine | seen | journey to the urge within | antilles |
lou rawls | natural man | MGM | |
nina simone | don't pay them no mind | high priestess of soul | phillips |
James Brown | let yourself go | star time | polydor |
charles wright & the 103rd street rhythm band | express yourself | express yourself | warner bros. |
Stevie Wonder | do like you | Hotter Than July | Tamla |
courtney pine | the healing song | to the eyes of creation | 4th & broadway |
the jacksons | do what you wanna | goin' places | epic/philadelphia international |
be proud of who you are!!!
Chris (guest for 9-10-09)
Hi Jamilah,
Loved the show tonight - I was really struck by Chris' story and how ridiculously the Portland police handled his situation. It makes me concerned for the future of civic-minded organizations like Copwatch and NoPo Cop Stop which exist to do exactly what Chris was doing - observe & record police conduct and provide that record as a defense to the people who police accuse of wrongdoing.
Would it be possible for KBOO to post tonight's show or, at least, the fifteen minutes that Chris spoke about his encounter with Portland police on your webpage or myspace page? I would be very interested to listen to it again and pass it along to my friends at Copwatch, if that is okay. I believe the segment ranged between 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm. Please feel free to e-mail me with a response - it would be great to hear from you. Thank you very much for your help, and keep up the excellent work!
Hey I love motown and motown history and it is sorta at the top of my list of interests right now, so if I wanted to offer some insight into your upcoming program, what is the protocol? Is there any way to get involved?
yes, i am actually planning to do another show on motown; i didn't get to fit everything i wanted to fit into the show... my plan is to do something in april. i would like to go more in depth about what i was touching on in the last show... is it possible for a 'person of colour' to be successful in america and not sacrifice or compromise their beliefs? i want to do more in-depth conversations/interviews about that.
i am constantly welcoming people to get involved and have some input for the show, so that is wonderful that you are interested!!! what sorts of things were you thinking about?
speak soon,


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In preparation for those wet winter days I'm considering my options for inside cycling fitness. Last year I hired a treadmill which significantly improved my fitness but wasn't great on the knees. Having not used either before, any suggestions on whether I'm better off getting a spin bike or a trainer?
If you have the space, I would buy a stationary trainer. As Davidtcr said it is much more portable if you wanted to use it in different places. I don't have any experience with spin bikes, but I imagine they are quite heavy, and unwieldy to move, if that is an issue. Rollers are great for pedalling technique, but you need ones with resistance.
I will endeavour to ride as much as I can on my winter bike, but as I live in the Hills, there is a limit to what I will put up with in terms of filthy weather. And that is when I seek the warm dry security of my bike room, and working up a sweat with Salt N Pepa's "Push It!
I set up a group - Stationary Trainering - as a bit of a resource centre so you might want to look there for some info.
I will do what I always do - keep riding! Will be upping the singlespeed mountain biking get power and strength back in the legs. CX as well.
Okay, here are the pros and cons of the 'big three' indoor training solutions;
A spin bike is sturdy, needs little maintenance, requires no set-up and can provide infinite resistance. this last point is important if you're lookng to build strength during the winter months. However, a spin bike doesn't deliver resistance exactly the same as your bike will, it'll be hard to get the set-up exactly the same and it won't work your core since it's so sturdy and stable.
A trainer has the advantage of using your own bike and can have pretty realistic road feel if you buy a good fluid trainer. However, a fluid trainer won't give you enough resistance for strength efforts - your training ability is really limited to aerobic power. Magnetic trainers can provide more resistance but feel weird.
Rollers are awesome for your core and stability. However, rollers traditionally provide even less resistance and so their usefulness tends to be limited to steady-state training or neuromuscular cadence work. Vendors are now releasing rollers with resistance units to overcome this but I bought a set and found the additional resistance lacking. Anyone want to buy a set or Elite Varions brand new, ridden once?
Disclaimer: I teach RPM and so I'm probably biased towards spin bikes for sheer effectiveness.
Bastard. :P
i would love to get rollers. my trainer sounds like a 747 taking off and drives my wife nuts!!!
Buy mine!
They're a pair of these:
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Will Walker, a student at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, is one of eight high school seniors around the world blogging about their college searches.
When I woke up on the morning of Dec. 13, I felt like death.
It had been a rough night, full of bad dreams, haunting visions and phantom admissions letters starting with: "William: We regret to inform you that…"
It was, of course, the morning of the day that my fate was to be decided — the morning I would find out about my early admissions decision to Williams.
The week preceding D-Day (Decision-Day; but I thought perhaps the military abbreviation would be more appropriate) wasn't actually too bad. I found out that Monday that I had been admitted to St. John's College, which gave some brief but welcome reprieve from the constant fretting over admission to my early decision school.
But as Monday night ended and Tuesday began, my stress level began to rise again.
Wednesday morning was even worse — there was only one day left — and by 10 p.m. on Wednesday I was having a veritable breakdown.
Sure, the thought of finding out once and for all was exhilarating, but it was entirely mitigated by the terrifying possibility (or, perhaps more honestly, probability) of getting rejected. What if they didn't like my essays? What if my grades were too low? Would they even read my application? How many other people were applying?
I tried to assuage my fears by turning to the Web, specifically to the dangerous (and intimidating) waters of College Confidential, but that only made the situation worse. I felt guilty for even daring to apply to Williams with less than a 4.3 grade-point average and a 2400 SAT. Couple that with the fact that I would literally find out my decision in front of all of my friends — I was flying to Minneapolis Thursday night for a debate tournament — and it was a recipe for disaster.
In retrospect, it's hard to imagine how I even made it through the day; every class seemed like just another long step in the countdown to 8 p.m. Every lesson and joke and conversation was dulled with the nervousness of an undecided future. But then, as the school day came to an end, and I rode with my debate team to the airport, and we got through security and to our terminal, it finally happened: The clock struck 8.
I went immediately to the myapplication.williams.edu Web site on my phone and cautiously entered my user name and password. After about my third try, I got through and saw what I had been wishing and hoping and praying for for the last three months, scrawled across the bottom in tiny black font:
Congratulations William, we are pleased to welcome you to the Williams Class of 2017.
My heart skipped a beat and I made a (rather large) scene in the airport, hugging my friends, calling my parents and even high-fiving a good-natured T.S.A. guy. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.
But, of course, it couldn't last forever. And even though I'm still ecstatic about my admission to what I fully believe is the best college in the country, I can't help but feel a little bit guilty. I was, after all, the beneficiary of good luck at the "lunatic fringe" of college admissions. And while I ultimately ended up happy, it's hard knowing that many of my friends, all of whom are much more interesting and hard-working and qualified than myself, received disappointing news; that not everyone I know is sharing in my joy.
My best friend, for example, found out he was deferred from his dream school the day after my admissions decision came out. And it's not his fault. Even though he's smart and conscientious and savvy and selfless, he wasn't as lucky as I was; his admissions officers were crankier than mine or had been through more applications or had already accepted enough people from northeastern Ohio.
And so, while I'm thrilled about the outcome of my personal story, I'm also trying not to be so solipsistic as to think that everyone else shares in my glee. I was, after all, the recipient of a tremendous amount of generosity on the behalf of the Williams admissions staff, and there's not a second that goes by that I forget how thankful I am for everything I've received.
So, all in all, this week has been a mixed bag: a lot of happiness, in the middle of a lot of pain and disappointment. But for all those still struggling or worrying about the college process, I have a few words of my own half-baked but heart-felt advice for you: Look on the bright side. If my dream can come true, pretty much anyone's can. As long as you make a decision you believe in, you'll be happy for the next four years; it's just a matter of figuring out what that decision is. And so, while my story may have already ended, it's very possible that yours could just be beginning.
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My new Taylor GS Mini Mahogany top has met and exceeded all expectations. I had my reservations about a made in Mexico Taylor instrument but I quickly learned that its has the same quality craftsmans... read more [+]hip as my previous American made Taylor 414 that I previously owned. This guitar plays wonderfully and has exceptional sound. Dealing with Sweetwater also exceeded all expectations I had about buying from an online store. I would definitely return to Sweetwater for any of my future musical instrument purchases. close [-]
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The concept art shows a range of locations, creatures, and weapons. One image depicts a two-headed skeleton horse dragging a chariot, while another reveals weapons like a crossbow and a spiked mace. Head to All Games Beta to see all the artwork.
Though Dark Souls II was only just announced this month, it has already drawn much talk surrounding its new notions of accessibility. Dark Souls II director Tomohiro Shibuya previously said the game will be "more straightforward and more accessible," later adding that accessibility for newcomers will be a "key topic" during the game's development.
Producer Hidetaki Miyazaki addressed some of the concerns recently, saying in the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that Dark Souls II will not be significantly different from predecessor with regards to its "core" experiences.
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Topic: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 17:39 |
Allright, im gonna put some reviews on here, also other people can post on here, if you have any gameing questions ill try and anwser them.
Review 1: Its not really a review but its what it will be like, World of Warcraft Cataclysm soon to be the new expansion of world of warcraft, the whole of the game world is going to be edited, heres a post on their forums about it,
An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane.
Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation. Also heres a link to the website where you can see the new races, and the video http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/ |
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Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 17:39 | |
Well it doesnt say when its going to be released so if you can say when, and i like the new races...
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Oct 2009 at 11:46 | |
Wow, that certainly looks very fun, i havnt played World of Warcraft yet but im planning on playing on the release of Catacylsm
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 2009 at 16:30 | |
Yeah i cant wait for cataclysm so this will be fun to play, any news about Icecrown???
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 2009 at 17:08 | |
Ahh catacylsm, i seriously cant wait! and a AMAZING POINT, when will Icecrown be released, im assuming its a update not a expansion?
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Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 2009 at 17:00 | |
Well, it has not been dated yet, so you will have to wait a bit longer to find out, if i see anything about ill post it for you Edited by Terry - 06 Nov 2009 at 17:01 |
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 2009 at 16:06 | |
Yeah loads of us cant wait, all my buddies at school cant wait for it either!
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Nov 2009 at 16:22 | |
Yeah i bet blaze.
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