Hello everyone! For those who have known anything about the story Fiery Rose, there's finally some exciting news if my plan ever goes into action. The plan didn't just come to me, sadly... so I can't say I just wanted to be plain an individual, but it came to me after I was going all over youtube and noticed these strange new series of Sailor moon coming out or the trailers for them. It was odd to me then it clicked, wait, I want my own show! Lol. Who cares if I don't own most of the character? Haha.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A CLUE TO WHAT FIERY ROSE IS:
A couple of years ago, I wrote a story called Fiery Rose with the unusual couple being Rei Hino (DUB: Raye) and Shuichi Minamino. Rei Hino is Sailor Mars in the anime Sailor Moon while Shuichi is the kitsune that we all know and love on Yu Yu Hakusho named Youko Kurama. The story also crosses over with Inuyasha but in general, they are not part of the main cast.
Each show has their own storyline to Fiery Rose:
On Sailor Moon:
Usagi has disappeared and Rei has been in search for her for awhile now. While taking care of ChibiUsa aka Rini, she must keep on the lookout for the girl's mother while trying to keep her own composure. Her personality is based on the manga and anime... portions of both are used in this story. her grandfather dies in the beginning thus her reason for moving in with Kagome Higurashi of Inuyasha, her cousin. There was no chance that she would move in with her father.
There, she is removed from her private school and decides to go the same school as Yusuke which is where she befriends Keiko and then sees Kurama whom she used to be friends with long before meeting Usagi. He didn't remember her immediately but thought she was very familiar.
Main characters from this show that'll be in the movie or serial project that I want to start: Rei Hino (Dub: Raye ) aka Sailor Mars Hotaru Tomoe aka Sailor Saturn Setsuna Meiou (Dub: Trista ) aka Sailor Pluto ChibiUsa Tsukino ( Dub: Rini ) aka Small Lady aka Chibi Moon
On Yu Yu Hakusho:
This is after the final episode but Hiei oddly has come back to the Ningenkai, no real explanation for this until later on. Although still the same, there has been some off changes about him almost like he seems to care more even when he doesn't want to at all. Comical and serious. Kurama has been having a lot of dreams lately about a certain raven-haired girl even before she shows up... he doesn't realize this is the same girl that he once was friends with a long time ago whom moved away after her mother's death (Rei Hino.)
Kurama has been keeping these dreams to himself since he figures that they'll never be that important to speak about in any way, shape or form. He started dating Botan sometime before the story starts and is given a mission by Koenma to kill the Mars Princess, not knowing that that would be the same girl he once and still does love.
However things would get much simpler when Rei is set up to kill Kuwabara.
Main characters that will be on this movie or serial project: Kurama aka Shuichi Mimamino aka Youko Kurama Yusuke Urameshi Keiko Kitagawa Yukina Kuwabara Kazuma Hiei
On Inuyasha:
The whole main cast is taken to the present era after Kagome decides to go back home because her cousin Rei was going to be staying there. (assuming she was just in the present time and her mother told her this). They begin to search for Naraku in the present when they come to realize he is no longer residing in the past and is causing havoc in the present... they know it even if he's not showing up nor his minions. Soon enough, they realize that they are right and he's the one playing the chest pieces in this game and they're the piece, everybody in this story.
Main characters from here: Inuyasha Miroku Kagome Souta
Other characters that will make an appearance: Usagi Tsukino aka Neo Queen Serenity aka Sailor Moon Makoto Kino voice aka Sailor Jupiter Sango Rei's father Naraku Kikyo Mamoru Shizuru Kuwabara Naru Osaka My own character: Eli Many background voices...
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The story gets deeper as it goes on... if you want more info, contact me.
Auditions are open for all the characters.
Soundtrack: There needs to be a few people who can come up with a soundtrack, background music, themes and everything. Auditions for that are open!
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant can't make it any clearer.
Asked on Tuesday what it would mean to him to win his first ring with his current group of teammates, he replied: "It would mean everything."
Asked on Wednesday what it would mean to secure his first championship without Shaquille O'Neal he replied, "It means nothing."
Tonight, as Bryant begins his sixth Finals appearance searching for his fourth series win, the man we see today is far different from the boy who once bickered with Shaq about the limelight. That hatchet might not be buried. Their lovefest-like on-court interview after being named co-MVPs of the 2009 All-Star Game was nullified by those who saw them pose for post-game photos with the trophy backstage and hardly mutter a word to each other between smiles. But that old hatchet is not one that's constantly undercutting Bryant's accomplishments anymore either.
And despite some advertisers' best attempts to transfer that ax to grind between Bryant and Shaq to Bryant and LeBron James, that's been just as irrelevant to him.
If it wasn't about Shaq, then it's surely about Kobe then, right? His individual legacy is at stake. A fourth ring catapults him into the conversation of the top 10 players of all time. He'd still be behind Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Wilt, Kareem and Larry Bird, but in the mix with Oscar Robertson, Julius Erving, Tim Duncan, Jerry West and O'Neal for the rest of the top 10.
Yet he remains steadfast in keeping his focus solely on the company he keeps on the Lakers' sideline rather than the faces he'll ultimately be placed beside in the history books.
"Probably" was all Bryant would commit to when questioned whether this title would mean more than the rest because he is the leader of the team this time around.
The way he has changed physically is hard to notice because at 30, Bryant looks just as fit as he did at 20. From the eyebrows down, he looks virtually identical aside from bigger biceps, a jersey number that's three times what it used to be (from 8 to 24) and a couple of tattoos. From the eyebrows up he's gone for a more streamlined look. A silhouette of his facial profile -- a puffy 'fro, sharp nose, jutting chin, rounded adam's apple -- used to be his logo plastered on his adidas sneakers. Now his head is nearly bald as subtle tufts of white follicles dot the middle of his hairline.
Perhaps they are evidence of the wisdom that's been cultivated under his scalp.
His formative NBA years were spent being out of the loop when it came to the inside jokes and nights-out-on-the-town stories of his 30-something year-old teammates. It led to an isolated way of being. He came in as a rookie touting "my talents" that he was bringing to the league and continued to seek individual milestones for the next decade -- All-Star appearances, scoring titles, endorsement dollars. But he learned from it.
"He was perceived as the little brother -- he played his role," said Rick Fox, one of the playboys that Bryant teamed with in those early days. "When conversations were had, his wasn't the first word that was heard.
"He wanted to be the big brother. He had the desire to lead a team."
Eventually Bryant became the elder statesman and he forged friendships his own way. Shaq cultivated camaraderie after hours, Kobe built bonds before practices.
"Since day one he accepted me like his younger brother and we had a great relationship," said Sasha Vujacic, a role player whose 3.8 points per game in the Playoffs belie the impact he's had on Bryant's trust. "In my rookie year I didn't play at all, but we practiced together in the mornings."
It's still Bryant's team. He leads the Lakers in scoring average (29.6), assists per game (4.9), steals (1.7) and minutes (40.1) during L.A.'s run through Utah, Houston and Denver. Yet he has readily deferred to teammates -- like in Game 7 against the Rockets when Pau Gasol took over, Game 2 against Denver when Derek Fisher got (and missed) the last shot and Game 5 against the Nuggets, when Bryant had eight assists and only 13 shots in the win.
Before that could happen, Bryant made teammates added to the fold in recent years feel welcome in a way he missed out on when he started off in Los Angeles. He spoke Spanish to Gasol and the triangle translated to the 7-footer's game almost immediately. He set Trevor Ariza up with his offseason training regimen last summer, the same Ariza he signed an autograph for in the arena parking lot when the starting small forward was a teenager. Shannon Brown, a mid-season trade acquisition, said he felt like he had Bryant's trust after their first practice.
"Two years ago there was a change," Jackson said. "[Kobe] ended up racing away with the scoring championship, when we came back the next year we just said we don't want that type of ball to happen again. We want more inclusiveness."
If it started two years ago, it was fortified last summer. He made up for lost time during the Olympics, leaving Beijing with a gold medal and glowing appreciation for his teammates. All season long, he brought them up -- raving about his time in the weight room with Dwyane Wade, complimenting Deron Williams' all-around game, trumping LeBron's defense and even unabashedly admitting a feeling of brotherly love with Carmelo Anthony during the conference finals against Denver. It wasn't exactly man-code compliant, but it was Kobe showing how he's grown as a man.
"It's been a long haul to get back here for all of us," Bryant said. "It makes you hungry and it wasn't just me, it was everybody on our team. They want to have that feeling in the NBA. I've had it three times already. Once you've had that celebration and that feeling of winning and accomplishment, you want to have it again." If you want to know how much the Lakers' mood has changed from last year, reflect on Bryant's introductory press conference in Boston last June. He was letting it all hang out, wearing a bright red and white tank top and shorts, delivering one-liners about reviewing game tape from L.A.'s regular season losses to the Celtics ("I watched them just to torture myself") and about the gravitas a ring adds to a player's legacy ("Depends what club you want to get into, the 21-and-over or the 18-and-under").
On Wednesday, Bryant wore a black and white tracksuit with the jacket zipped all the way up to his chin. He barely cracked a smile, much less a joke.
"I admire his hunger as a player," Gasol said.
"He's a great leader and somebody you look up to," Vujacic says. "There are no words to describe him."
Orlando didn't have a problem orating about him. Mickael Pietrus, who will be guarding Bryant in The Finals, called him a "legend" at Wednesday's practice.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy called him "one of the greatest players ever in this game."
J.J. Redick recalled the "surreal feeling" of two summers ago, when Bryant asking him to stay after practice and help him with his shot during a USA Basketball minicamp.
Jameer Nelson said he has been watching Bryant play since middle school, as they both matriculated in the Philadelphia prep scene.
"You want to hold your standard to a guy like that, but sometimes you have to be realistic," Nelson says. "Growing up watching him play, on offense he was the point guard, on defense he was the center."
Sounds almost as impressive as the different roles we've seen Bryant play as a teammate while watching him grow up.
Top 10 Singles and Albums on iTunes for June 1, 2009
June 2, 2009 by Lauren Croteau
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For the week ending on June 1st, iTunes release their top 10 singles and albums and of course we’re seeing the usual suspects. We’ve got Lady Gaga with two singles and an album and we’ve got the Black Eyed Peas and of course, Katy Perry. We’ve also got some American Idol cuties on the list as well, being Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. Take a look at the list below:
Singles:
1. "Boom Boom Pow," Black Eyed Peas
2. "Fire Burning," Sean Kingston
3. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho, More English Extended Mix)," Pitbull
9. "Heartless (American Idol Studio Version)," Kris Allen
10. "Don’t Trust Me," 3OH!3
Find out who’s ruling the iTunes top 10 albums, after the jump!
Source: popmusicscene.com
A note from NeoMiniTails:
For all those who called the finale of American Idol an upset, this list shows really that it wasn't. The winner of Idol has two songs on the Top 10 as of today. Funny, Adam Lambert is nowhere on the list. I love the dude and his voice, but we can no longer say the younger looking wolverine dude named Kris shouldn't have won. What do you guys think?
Top 10 Albums:
Albums:
1. "Relapse," Eminem
2. "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
3. "A_CROSS // The_EARTH: Tear Down the Walls," Hillsong United
4. "Season 8 Favorite Performances," Adam Lambert
5. "The Fame," Lady GaGa
6. "ISolated INcident," Dane Cook
7. "Defying Gravity," Keith Urban
8. "Veckatimest," Grizzly Bear
9. "Only By the Night," Kings of Leon
10. "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," Dave Matthews Band
^)^ Well, Adam Lambert is on here! Good for him! Much success to the both of them!
Jun 2 - ANI: Runner-up of the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert, has revealed that he would not mind appearing in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.
Lambert, 27, who is at the moment concentrating on his music, revealed on the Today show the character he would love to play.
Id love to play Judas thats my dream role, the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.
Kris, the rocker said of his churchgoing pal, he could play Jesus!
As for the rumours that he may be Queens newest front man, he has made clear there is no such thing in the immediate future.
They've never actually offered me anything, he said.
They expressed interest in working together, but just said theyd like to have a meaningful conversation, and thats it.
It could have meant they wanted me to come to dinner with them, it could have meant they wanted to talk about the meaning of life.
I dont know if joining the band permanently is in the cards for me right now. Theyre legends; Im just the new kid on the block, he added. - ANI
According to 96.5 KISS FM in Cleveland, Allison Iraheta has signed with Jive records:
[i] Allison Iraheta seemed like an early favorite on American Idol season 8, but she came in 4th like Idol alum Chris Daughtry. He’s had massive success - so Allison probably has a bright future ahead of her. She recently signed with Jive Records - following in the footsteps of previous Idol loser David Archuleta.[/i]
The rumors about an impending record deal for Allison have been swirling since the finale. I can’t imagine Allison’s raspy rock alto wouldn’t be in demand by record executives. If 19 doesn’t scoop her up, somebody else will…
Dallas - They come dressed in detailed and elaborate costumes. It may not be for everyone, but fans of Japanese animation have turned this import into a billion-dollar industry in the United States. "We are the single biggest piece of weekend business in Dallas, " says A-Kon Chairman Mary Davis.
Davis says the popularity of anime is growing. "It started as subculture, and over the years, it has become part of mainstream pop culture."
Anime comes in all forms. The characters are complex and the stories, like soap operas, can run for years. Like comic books, anime in print is called "manga." Loyal fans have their favorites, and the spend their money buying up everything from figurines to DVD's.
"A lot of these people can be doctors, lawyers and your kid's teacher," says Eric Bond, an anime fan who came dressed as his favorite character from "Avatar, the Last Air Bender."
That wide appeal has sparked a boom in the number of anime conventions around the world. "A-Kon is a chance to let freak hang out for a weekend with people who think that's normal," says Bond.
Ashanti, joined by Thomas Kail and Alex Lacamoire, gave a special behind-the-scenes, sneak peek performance this morning, Tuesday May 19th, for the media and BWW TV was there! Check out the full performance below!
Both superstars obviously posted serious averages throughout the playoffs, but one thing that most people do not take a look at is free-throw percentage.
If you want to be the best player in the NBA, you have to shoot a great free-throw percentage, end of story.
During the Magic-Cavaliers series, James was virtually unstoppable. He excelled in every category, except in nailing his free throws. James proved that he was nothing more than a mediocre free-throw shooter from the charity stripe, shooting just 77.7 percent from the line (missing up to six free throws during one game).
Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant shot an incredible 93.1 percent from the free-throw line during the Nugget-Lakers series (missing a total of five free throws).
Producing in the big game
Game Six of the Cavaliers-Magic series was a do-or-die situation for LeBron James and the Cavs. After averaging over 40 points per game in the series, James was relied heavily upon to produce at a high level.
To be the best, you have to come up huge during the big games that really count. In this situation, James ended the game with the least amount of points that he has dropped all series long, just 25 points on 8-of-20 shooting from the field and 7-of-11 from the charity stripe.
In Game Six for the Nuggets-Lakers series, Kobe Bryant was relied upon to produce and ultimately end the series once and for all.
Since Bryant is obviously on a higher level than James, he did what he was expected to do, dropping 35 points on one of his best shooting nights in the series (12-of-20), with 10 assists, six rebounds, two three-pointers, and going a perfect 9-of-9 from the line.
Superstar condition
Now this last reason might be a bit controversial, but I am going to go ahead and plead my case anyway.
LJ and KB are clearly in phenomenal basketball condition. But if you want to win an NBA Finals and be the best, you have to be in immortal basketball condition.
What I mean by that is you have to be in such a ridiculous state of fitness, that even if you played every minute of every game throughout the postseason, you could still produce effectively.
The Lakers and Magic clash on the court for the NBA's ultimate prize
Nick Mordowanec
One team is back only a year after playing (and losing) in the NBA finals. Another team has not been there since it was led by another dominant big man in Shaq O’Neal.
Despite many “experts” picturing a Kobe-LeBron match-up taking center stage on the 2009 finals, it’s The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic who will square off this year. Apparently, Dwight Howard and company had other plans.
After ousting the defending champion Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals, the Magic derailed LeBron’s quest to return to the finals. Now, another out-of-this-stratosphere superstar who many consider to be better than LeBron James, is knocking at the door of an NBA title.
That man is none other than Kobe Bryant.
While LeBron may be the most freakish of players in the league, he sometimes lacks that killer instinct to put a game in his hands and achieve victory.
Kobe, on the other hand, finishes better than any player in the game. And he is on a mission … a mission to lead a team to a championship season without Shaq O’Neal being his sidekick.
Many have questioned Kobe’s ability to win without Shaq, but he almost delivered last season, and now has a chance to bring his goal to fruition.
However, victory will not be easy.
Along with Howard, the Magic boast size and depth which can match the Lakers’ personnel. Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis are tall players who can drive the lane, dribble and shoot the three-ball.
Rafer Alston has developed into a large threat at the point guard position since filling in for the injured Jameer Nelson, and Mickael Pietrus has become both a defensive stalwart and a reliable scorer since coming off the bench.
But on the other hand, the Lakers are no slouches themselves. Lamar Odom is as good as any power forward in the game when he plays at his full potential, playing an inside-outside game and grabbing rebounds.
Pau Gasol is similar to Odom in not always playing at his best, but he has good post moves and great hands down low. Derek Fischer has been in this situation before, winning titles with the team in the early parts of this decade. Bench players like Sasha Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton and Shannon Brown are big pieces in Phil Jackson’s game plan.
The Lakers have more depth all around, but along with that they have experience. They were they last year. Kobe has been there four times alone. They understand the mistakes made in playing the Celtics last season and will correct them.
The Magic, meanwhile, are new dogs at this pony show. The players on their roster have no idea what to expect. Will they be frightened at first? Will they be tentative? Will they still drain all those three-pointers?
It is the team who has been there before versus the team who has no clue what to expect.
Our Take
While the Magic knocked out both the Celtics and the Cavaliers out of the playoffs, the Lakers are a whole different monster. When every player on L.A.’s roster contributes, they are arguably the most difficult team to beat. They also have that Kobe character.
This should be a high-scoring series, considering the players on each roster. And although the Magic have Superman inside and a strong outside game, doubting Kobe at this point in the season just too difficult to do.
As previously stated, he is on a mission to solidify his stature as the best player in the league. If he wins the championship, nobody can dispute such a statement.
Anybody who is anybody has heard about Susan Boyle. It's just the way it is whether you're just two seconds old or 102 years old. It wasn't your choice---and definitely wasn't my choice---and why?
Last week I decided to finally see what is the big deal with this ugly hag that Simon Cowell calls his next project---and what a project she is. I still remember vividly the videos I watched especially her audition for his show. What a spectacle! Her range was like any other opera singer (wide and strong) and she was ugly like any other opera singer that people know about (tell me if I'm wrong... I've just never seen a nice looking opera singer), but the only extraordinary thing about her was that she was not a joke that the producers schemed and she actually came on the show as if she was truly going to win.
The crowd stood in amazement. However, it wasn't her vocals that caught everyone's attention, but this ugly cave woman looking lady stood on stage sounding like an angel... an angel that got annoying very easily. Everyone expected something like a hoarse scream of death similar to Danny Gokey's infamous "high note/scream" come forth from the woman's ugly throat. From that very moment, she became famous not for her angelic vocals... just... just for an ugly face.
Now, this is no bash to the cave woman because I highly respect her as a vocalist. Her tone can be a model like Tyra Banks... but her face could have a show like Howard Stern.
Well, now, think about it! Why was it such a big deal that Simon Cowell wanted to sign her? Well, it could've been her lack of emotion in her voice when she sings but I highly doubt it. All people talked about was this woman looked as if she were thrown out a trash can and put onto a stage... why would he waste money on her?!
So I've come to this conclusion: Susan Boyle will have a very short and unhappy career, and she is only famous because she is ugly.
When I first started watching this season of American Idol, I only watched it because of the last season with the great singers such as David Archuleta, D. Cook, and the ever-beautiful Syesha Mercado.
Who could forget their voices? How they easily went from one note to another without even trying? Probably everyone but their fans... but something about this season had changed. It was as if the original idea from the seasons before was gone, and maybe that was a good thing.
Many other years of the show, all the judges looked for was the next big singer and not so much the next really big star, the "idol." This season was more so about that than anything... and for once, the winner and runner-up may actually be true stars. Most of the people of the season will be actually.
However, this brings me to the subject of my title. Kris Allen Takes The Title! The funny thing about it is that no one would've guessed this small-town guy from Arkansas would have taken the title especially with the fact that he didn't get much camera-time, and Simon Cowell detested him.
Simon never said it, but his actions and his words of discouragement were evidence of this. When I first saw the dude, I was mad he made it and Jamal didn't. -_- RIP the career of Jamal. I laugh at my inability to make a good joke. However, that very first performance of "Man in the Mirror," I knew this kid (funny I call him kid although happens to be much older than me) had what it took to be a star!
It wasn't his stellar vocals nor his incredible instrumental skills because truthfully, every other American Idol had those skills... and that did not make them stars...
It was everything about him. The fact that the moment he stepped onto the stage and everyone who watched him felt like they knew him all their life or maybe they knew a kid next door just like him. You knew girls would love him because of the wolfish-ness to his image.
Then when the Top whatever show came on, I said that the final two would probably be Adam-Kris, Adam-Allison... The judges loved the idea of Adam/Gokey competition... but personally, I never believed in Danny; he was just too over-the-top-I'm-not-boring-because-I-try-too-hard-to-be-boring. Yeah I know I'm gonna get a lot of people going crazy about my Danny comment but it's true. The man was more annoying than he was likable, mostly because Jamal should've been there instead of that boy. RIP the short-lived career of Jamal who lives in a small apartment. RIP the short career of the R&B songstress Ashanti Douglas who has been kicked off the already sucking--The Inc aka Murder Inc; nobody even knows they changed their name. Whenthe finale came, I was okay that either one would win although I would be so much more happier though if Kris Allen would win.
The boy takes the title.
He deserved it. Really, he did. Being the black horse and having many disadvantages under his belt, he outshined through it all, surprising us all with hits like "Aint No Sunshine," "Heartless," and his MoTown song. Changing up the melodies to fit his style and vocalizations, Kris Allen made an impression on me, and although many say it was an upset, I say the ending was pleasing.
For the next season:
Ashanti should try out for American Idol and start over on gaining fans. lol. Get a record label and I'll smile and laugh at the beautiful woman.
