Members Lucky Posted July 23, 2011 Members Posted July 23, 2011 Long known for her substance abuse problems and concert failings due to the same, singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. Details are still scarce, but drugs are suspected. She was 27 years old. Quote
Guest CharliePS Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Long known for her substance abuse problems and concert failings due to the same, singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London. Details are still scarce, but drugs are suspected. She was 27 years old. And with at least 92 dead in Oslo and at least 32 dead in the Chinese bullet train crash, the death of this one marginal celebrity will probably get as much media attention. Quote
Members Lucky Posted July 23, 2011 Author Members Posted July 23, 2011 The Chinese have a bullet train? I hadn't heard this news. My guess is that the Norway killings will be the top story. Everyone expected Amy to OD someday soon. Quote
Guest simon Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 And with at least 92 dead in Oslo and at least 32 dead in the Chinese bullet train crash, the death of this one marginal celebrity will probably get as much media attention. The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin Quote
Guest CharliePS Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin The Chinese do have a "bullet train," or at least that's how the news reports describe it. It is quite new. I haven't seen anything much about it. And I have ridden the Japanese "bullet train" many times, so I do know what the term means. Quote
TotallyOz Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 The Chinese have the fastest growing high speed railway system in the world. Many have questioned their safety. I'll be curious to see if this focuses more attention that way. Quote
Members ihpguy Posted July 24, 2011 Members Posted July 24, 2011 My take on the public fascination for Amy Winehouse concerns the waste of talent and apparent self-destruction. Ditto an addictive Lindsay Lohan and a bipolar Brittany Spears. Similar to watching a car crash. Sad all the way around. Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted July 24, 2011 Members Posted July 24, 2011 My take on the public fascination for Amy Winehouse concerns the waste of talent and apparent self-destruction. Ditto an addictive Lindsay Lohan and a bipolar Brittany Spears. Similar to watching a car crash. Sad all the way around. I would say the more appropriate comparison is with Janis Joplin. Lindsay and Brittany are self destructive but hardly as talented as the other two. That doesn't lessen the concern about them. Quote
Members JKane Posted July 25, 2011 Members Posted July 25, 2011 The Chinese do not have a bullet train. It would be the Japanese. Making that type error is like calling Latinos - Mexican. #justsayin 2 seconds on Google or sounding like a complete arse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China http://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+bullet+train&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=7Ua&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsu&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=iRAtTteeJKLRiALg1c2vAg&ved=0CDUQqAI ...the choice is yours. Quote
