oh :lol:

Celtic Football Club, more commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced 'seltik'), are one of the world's most famous football clubs. Based in the Scottish city of Glasgow, the club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys, or unofficially the Hoops. With their city rivals Rangers, they have dominated Scottish football for over 100 years as part of the Old Firm, forming one of the most famous and bitter rivalries in sport.

 

Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks (although it is also not uncommon for them to wear green and white hooped socks). The club play their home matches at the 60,830 all-seated Celtic Park in the east end of Glasgow, one of the most famous football stadia in Europe.

 

In 1967, the club became the first British team to win the European Cup, which had previously been in the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs. Prior to Celtic's historic win, no other club in Northern Europe had reached the final of the tournament and emerged successful. Additionally, Celtic remain the only Scottish club ever to have reached the final, and are the only club ever to win the trophy with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent; all of the players in the side being Scottish in origin, and all born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park in Glasgow.

The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen F.C. in 1938 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football.

Celtic currently hold the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from November 13, 1915 until April 21, 1917- a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to Kilmarnock on the last day of the season).

Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches).

Record Victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.

Record defeat: 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.

Record European defeat: 0-5 against FC Artmedia Petržalka on July 27, 2005.

Record points earned in a season: 72 (Premier Division, 1987/88, 2 points for a Win); 103 (Scottish Premier League, 2001/02, 3 points for a win), which is also the SPL points tally record.

Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers in 1938.

Most Capped Player: 80, Pat Bonner: Republic of Ireland

Most Scotland Caps: 76, Paul McStay.

Record Appearances: Billy McNeill, 486 from 1957-1975.

Most goals in a season: Jimmy McGrory, 50.

Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 397 (plus 13 whilst on-loan at Clydebank).

First British club to reach the final of the European Cup.

First and only Scottish club to reach the final of the European Cup.

First British and northern European club to win the European Cup.

Only club to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown talent.

Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - Mark Burchill v Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in 2000.

ook, I'm gonna increase my bling with one song (what a pity cause nobody won't understand it but I can assure us that the meaning is lovely, wonderful, so humane... :embarrased: )

 

Lluís Llach - A força de nits

 

A força de nits m´estimo la vida

i d´ella en vaig fent la millor amiga,

a cop de veritats, a cop de mentides,

un poc em fa mal, un poc em fascina.

 

A força de nits invento les albes

que cada matí desvetllen la plana,

i espero el seu crit que em digui "és ara",

per ser al seu costat si serveixo encara.

 

I mentres, aprenc el preu d´un anhel,

l´espasme del plor, l´alfabet del crit,

i així faig del temps el meu aliat

que cada segon m´acosta al demà.

 

A força de nits envejo el nou dia,

malgrat els botxins de raons i de vides.

No oblideu cap nom; caldrà fer memòria

per no repetir el pas d´una història.

Famous Celtic fans

Bono: Lead singer of U2. Jim Kerr: Lead singer of Simple Minds. Billy Connolly: Comedian & actor. Michael Caton Jones: Film Director (Scandal, Memphis Belle, The Jackal). Claire Grogan: Actress & singer with 80's group Altered Images. Fran Healy: Travis lead singer. Ardal O'Hanlon : Comedian Alan McManus: Snooker Player. John Higgins: Snooker Player. Dominik Diamond: TV/radio presenter. Steve Collins: Boxer. Tony Roper: Actor in Rab C Nesbitt. Sharleen Spiteri: Singer with group Texas. Teenage Fanclub: Group. Elaine C Smith: Comedian Primal Scream: Group. Rod Stewart: Singer. Martine McCutcheon: Former actress on Eastenders turned pop star.

Iris! That is a lovely poem. I can work out the odd word but the rest is lost on me... :P

ok, Ted, but at least you've tried to understand it!!! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

well, it is in catalan but is kinda similar to spanish!!! :)

Seether played a style of heavy metal mostly associated with the post-grunge era of alternative music, complete with self-obsessed lyrics and a sound that mixed crunchy distortion with brooding texture. Hailing from South Africa, the group was discovered by Wind Up Records and instantly pushed to the moon by the label. They landed a spot on the popular Ozzfest tour and managed to release an EP while biding their time for the unveiling of their full-length debut in the summer of 2002. Issued that August, Disclaimer was an immediate hit, boasting a solid single in "Fine Again". Seether spent much of the following year on the road, where singer Shaun Morgan's relationship with Evanescence siren Amy Lee blossomed. But while the tour time ensured top of mind status for Seether, it also delayed their return to the studio. In March '04 a few tracks appeared on the Punisher soundtrack, including a duet version of Disclaimer's "Broken" featuring Lee. Then, in June of that year, Disclaimer II appeared, with a handful of new tracks fleshing out the original album. Grateful for the fan support his band had received to that point, Morgan took to the Internet message boards almost immediately to explain the curious move. Evidently unhappy with Disclaimer's initial mix, he'd seen an opportunity to re-evaluate the release, and give listeners some new content as a holdover until the proper follow-up, slated for 2005. To that end, Disclaimer II featured the Lee/Morgan duet version of "Broken", as well as a bonus DVD. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Yeah that's true...

stupid thread,but

 

The art of Barca

 

Club founder Joan Gamper first had the idea of setting up a Barca museum in the 1920s, but for a number of reasons, it was not until 1984 when President Josep Lluis Nuñez was in charge of the club that his vision came to fruition. Once again the club showed themselves to be pioneers in the footballing world and with subsequent enlargements in 1987,1994 and 1998, the museum now covers 3,500 square metres.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year after year the museum has increased its number of visitors and become an ever more important tool for spreading the name of the club far and wide. Not only is it the best footballing museum in the world, it is also the most popular museum of any kind in Catalonia, regularly receiving more than 1,160,000 visitors a year, and is a reference point for many other such museums around the world.

 

In 2000, the ex president Gaspart helped ensure that the museum would be named after the man who was the main driving force behind its creation, ex president Nuñez.

 

A trip to the museum includes a tour of the stadium itself and features four main areas:

 

· The History Museum: which covers the club's more than a century long story through the many trophies won, photographic archives, sporting material, audiovisual shows and a vast number of items to stir the fans' emotions.

 

· The Art Gallery: with works by some of the most prestigious artists of the nation, coming from the club's own art shows and gifts. Dalí, Miró, Tàpies, Segrelles and Subirachs are among the artists featured.

 

. Col·lecció Futbolart - Pablo Ornaque: Undoubtedly one of the best private collections of footballing memorabilia, this exhibition covers the history of football from its origins until the present day and is permanently on loan to the museum.

 

· Temporary exhibitions: are regularly organised and have included such prestigious shows as that dedicated to the painter Josep Segrelles and a history of poster art related to the club.

 

The museum also has an archive centre with video, photographic and printed documents related to the club's history, which, since its inauguration in 1994, has proved an important tool for researchers, writers and journalists.

 

Camp Nou tour through the changing rooms

 

The museum offers the chance to really get to know the stadium by taking a tour called Camp Nou through the installations, which takes visitors into the opposition changing rooms, down the tunnel and onto the pitch area. Fans can see the new dugouts and look out across the magnificent stadium. The alter, the TV studio, the press rooms and the directors area virtually complete the tour, with the one final surprise of a chance to enjoy a panoramic view of all FC Barcelona facilities. Don't forget to bring your camera!

 

Opening hours

From Monday to Saturday: 10:00-18:30 - Tour Camp Nou untill 17:30

Sundays and Bank holidays: 10:00-14:00 - Tour Camp Nou untill 13:30

Days with a Champions League at the stadium: 10:00-13:00 - Tour Camp Nou doesn't work

1/1, 6/1 and 25/12, closed

Free parking

 

Prices 2005

 

 

Museum visit

 

 

Museum visit and Camp Nou tour

ADULT

 

6

 

 

9.90

JUNIOR (to 13 years old)

 

4.50

 

 

7.50

STUDENTS, FAN CLUB MEMBERS

 

4.50

 

 

7.50

 

Special prices for groups

Free entrance for Barca members

 

Buy herethe tickets for the Museum.

 

Informations and reservations

Tel. (+34) 93 496 36 00

Fax. (+34) 93 496 37 79

E-mail: [email protected]

 

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http://www.maketradefair.com

 

 

...hundreds of years in the future

there could be computers

looking for life on earth...

Coldplay Get Digital

Posted by busybeeburns on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 07:15 AM (298 Reads)

Topic Coldplay news

 

Coldplay are to appear live on UK radio today and will make the one-off performance available to watch over Christmas.

 

The band are set to perform a 'live lounge' for Jo Whiley [pictured left, with Will] on BBC Radio One, which will feature a selection of classic tracks from the group plus a festive song. Apparently the five-track show will also be filmed and then screened on digital TV from December 23, reports the NME.

 

The set will be accessible via 'on demand' digital TV and available to watch until January 6, following similar initiatives for the Gorillaz and The Strokes in 2005.

 

Source: http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com

 

 

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All Good Things Come To An End

Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 09:19 PM (491 Reads)

Topic Coldplay news

 

All Good Things Come to an End is the rumored, and very likely true, title of the Chris Martin collaboration with Nelly Furtado for her upcoming new album, Loose, out in late March/early April. The first single is Man Eater and will be released on Feb.

 

More on this here [Thanks LifeLight]

 

 

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[Reminder] Coldplay Perform Live On Radio 1, December 22nd

Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 06:00 PM (190 Reads)

Topic Coldplay news

 

A reminder that Chris & Jonny will be joining DJ Jo Whiley [pictured left, with Will] in the Live Lounge on December 22nd. between 10am and 12pm [GMT].

 

You can tune in at 97-99FM or listen live here

 

The show will also be archived the following day on the 23rd, so you can listen again.

 

 

Comments?

 

 

 

Fancy A Coldplay TV Night?

Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 05:56 PM (285 Reads)

Topic Coldplay news

 

If you live in the UK you're in luck. Tonight at 7pm VH2 will be showing non-stop Coldplay until midnight. Your chance to see videos that you haven't come across before.

 

More on this here and here

 

Set those video recorders folks!

 

 

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Mirror, Signal, ChrisMartin

Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 05:42 PM (255 Reads)

Topic articles

 

It's one of the great soap opera plot staples - you need someone's guilty little secret exposed, you set them up to have a small accident somewhere they shouldn't be. And so it is with Chris Martin - soft, caring, socially aware Chris Martin.

 

Recently, he pranged the back of a woman's car in London. Now, it's not so much that he shouldn't have been in London, but that someone who really worries about the planet and people on it shouldn't have been sitting behind the wheel of a SUV. Perhaps Chris is unaware that these vehicles - besides being inappropriate for a crowded city street - throw out enormous amounts of greenhouse gases.

 

Read the full article here

I tought anybody would close this thread

 

but it seems is not...

 

well

 

 

I love bling!

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

^ :lol: im having a go then myself :smug:

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Happy Birthday, Ralph Fiennes!

Posted by Andy on December 21, 8:57 PM | Submit News | 4 Comments

Ralph Fiennes, the actor who portrayed Lord Voldemort so deviously well in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, turns 43 today (December 22). Fiennes recently confirmed that he will continue his role as Lord Voldemort in the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which begins shooting in February and will be released in 2007. From everyone here at Harry Potter Fan Zone, have a happy birthday!

 

Ralph Fiennes hoping to reprise his role in 'Phoenix'

Posted by Andy on December 21, 6:12 AM | Submit News | 4 Comments

Speaking with USA Today, Ralph Fiennes, the actor who played Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, has confirmed that he would like to reprise his role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. About Voldemort's role in GOF, Fiennes says, "When I saw it all put together, I thought it was great. It's a long scene and was cut down a bit, and I wondered if it could have had a little more air in it." Thanks to TLC!

 

 

New interview with Emma Watson

Posted by Andy on December 20, 10:47 PM | Submit News | 6 Comments

Emma Watson recently spoke with the Chicago Tribune about Harry Potter and more. When asked about receiving a HP themed gift, Emma says, "I've had some things like Harry Potter T-shirts, and I just can't get away with wearing [them]. Among my friends at school, I'd get teased. I can't really wear them. I try not to; you can't rub it in people's faces too much." Read the full interview by clicking here. Thanks to Bob for the tip!

 

 

Aaron Lambert going to prison 'for a very long time'

Posted by Andy on December 20, 7:01 PM | Submit News | 6 Comments

Aaron Lambert, the UK resident who stole two copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in June and attempted to sell them to reporters for a large sum of money, has once again appeared in court. Lambert pleaded guilty to the crime, as well as to blackmailing UK publisher Bloomsbury. Judge Richard Bray says, "He [Lambert] is going to prison for a very long time." Thanks to Alicia and Mike for sending this in!

 

 

New interview with Dan Radcliffe from 'K-Zone' magazine

Posted by Andy on December 19, 11:12 PM | Submit News | 5 Comments

A 12-page Harry Potter special features in the December issue of "K-Zone" magazine, which included an interview with Dan Radcliffe. Also in the special was a two-page feature on JK Rowling’s life, and a section of various Harry Potter facts and figures . Also featured in the magazine is a brief bio of many of the new cast members from Goblet of Fire. Check out scans in the galleries.

KZ: New Harry books are coming out ahead of the films. Is it daunting? Do you feel locked in?

 

DR: If, when the sixth book came out, it wasn't good I would have thought, "oh, that's a bit disappointing. Am I going to do this? I don't know". But because I really enjoyed it, I thought it was absolutely fantastic. It's not daunting, it's exciting. If the sixth film happens, which it probably will, it's something to look forward to. It's not like a 'to do' list.

A transcript of the interview can be found by clicking here. Scans can be found in the galleries.

 

 

Jo Rowling's official site themed for Christmas

Posted by Andy on December 19, 6:33 PM | Submit News | 3 Comments

With under a week to go before Christmas, JKRowling.com has become the recipient of a holiday makeover. The site is covered in Christmas decor, including snow, cards, trees and wrapping. A Christmas tune also plays on the radio in the "Extra Stuff" section. Unfortunately, the Room of Requirement hasn't opened to reveal a magical Potter surprise, as was the case this time last year, when we received the release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Thanks to Rebecca for the tip!

 

 

New Rupert Grint photos and promotional images

Posted by Andy on December 19, 6:01 AM | Submit News | 5 Comments

Thanks to RupertGrint.net via Ron, we have a number of new images of Rupert Grint, including promotional photos, pictures from a Foo Fighters concert, and a promotional shoot as Ron in Yule Ball attire. The first batch were taken during a recent Foo Fighters concert, of which Rupert and a Phelps twin were in attendance. The second batch include a number of promotional shots of Rupert Grint, and the third show Ron in Yule Ball attire.

 

 

Rowling named 'TIME for Kids' Person of the Year

Posted by Andy on December 18, 6:02 AM | Submit News | 4 Comments

JK Rowling has beaten such competition as Lance Armstrong and true heroes from the Boxing Day Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina to be crowned the TIME for Kids "Person of the Year" for 2005. More information about Jo's achievements can be found on the TIME website. From everyone here at Harry Potter Fan Zone, congratulations, Jo - I think everyone will agree that you're an inspiration to us all! Thanks to Simon for the tip!

 

 

Video of Dan Radcliffe on 'This Way Up'

Posted by Andy on December 17, 9:01 PM | Submit News | 6 Comments

Thanks to DanRadcliffe.com, we have a video of Dan Radcliffe's guest appearance on British comedy program, This Way Up, which aired on BBC Two tonight. On the program, Dan played a parking inspector, which was labelled as his "dream job". To download the video, right click and "Save Target As..." this file (2.69 MB). Thanks again to DR.com for the heads up!

 

 

Harry Potter Fan Zone themed for Christmas!

Posted by Andy on December 17, 7:07 PM | Submit News | 10 Comments

The festive season is just around the corner, and with that in mind, we've taken the site layout and jazzed it up with an array of Christmas decor. Although the sun is blaring down here (and the closest thing to snow is my desktop image), we've decided to give the site a cosy winter feel with some icicles and falling snow. We'd appreciate your feedback on the decorations! From everyone here at Harry Potter Fan Zone, have a Harry Holiday!

 

 

295,000 copies of HBP sold in Bulgaria in first week

Posted by Andy on December 17, 5:24 PM | Submit News | 5 Comments

A total of 295,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have been sold in Bulgaria, since the translation hit stores last weekend. According to Novinite, "Bulgarian children have stormed the bookstores and stands after the release of the sixth Harry Potter novel in their native language on December 13. Those fans in Bulgaria, who do not understand English, had reason enough to be so impatient, as the original of the book was published July 16 and it took six months for the translation to come out." Thanks to Ryan for the tip!

 

 

'Goblet of Fire' considered for Visual Effects Oscar

Posted by Andy on December 16, 5:49 PM | Submit News | 4 Comments

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have today announced that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is being considered for "Achievement in Visual Effects" at the 78th Academy Awards. The film is in competition with other titles, such as, King Kong, Narnia, Batman Begins and Star Wars Episode III. The nominees will be announced on January 31, 2006. The award ceremony will take place on March 5, 2006.

 

 

'Do the Hippogriff' on Oscar short list

Posted by Andy on December 16, 5:29 AM | Submit News | 5 Comments

"Do the Hippogriff", a song written for the Yule Ball scene by Jarvis Cocker, and featured on the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire soundtrack, has been shortlisted for an Oscar. The song is in competition with 42 other titles, in the category of "Best Original Song from a Motion Picture". The track had to have both music and vocals, and accompany a motion picture. The nominees will be announced on January 31, 2006. Thanks, Meg!

 

 

JKRowling.com updated with multilingual options

Posted by Andy on December 14, 5:21 PM | Submit News | 11 Comments

JK Rowling's official site has been updated today, allowing French, German, Italian, and Spanish fans to browse the text-only and flash portions of the site in their language. The flash websites (Jo's interactive desk) has been redesigned to fit the new translations, however the content remains the same. To view the translations, click on the corresponding flags on the official site homepage. Well done, Jo! Thanks to Gerard!

 

 

Casting updates: Kingsley Shacklebolt and Bellatrix Lestrange

Posted by Andy on December 14, 5:40 AM | Submit News | 19 Comments

Following up on our previous scoop regarding Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix casting, we've received word that Kingsley Shacklebolt has been cast. According to our casting source, the actor was cast around the same time as Tonks (in October/November), and unknowns will likely play both. Also, it is likely that Bellatrix Lestrange will be played by a known actress. We'll update you when we hear more.

 

 

Exclusive: Tonks has been cast, Marietta and Lavender cut?

Posted by Andy on December 13, 3:29 PM | Submit News | 28 Comments

We've recently been in contact with Enchantment Casting, a casting agency in the UK who represent young actors and actresses - in this case, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix candidates. The casting agency have been able to tell us a bit of information about the casting process, which included: the search for Tonks is over; she was cast right after casting began.

 

It seems that casting has finished for young Lily, Snape, Lupin and James, as well as Luna - which will be announced in the coming weeks. An interesting point is that it seems Marietta Edgecombe and Lavender Brown may be cut from the film, as EC have not heard any word about these parts - and they are usually briefed on all parts relating to the film. All children and extras are cast, and adult casting will begin in early January.

 

 

 

 

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 

 

 

 

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.

A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal.(Amazon)

 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

 

 

 

 

It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.

Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment. (Amazon)

 

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban

 

 

 

 

For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.

As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. (Amazon)

 

Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire

 

 

 

 

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder.

Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders?

 

But Quidditch buffs need not go into mourning: we get our share of this great game at the World Cup. Attempting to go incognito as Muggles, 100,000 witches and wizards converge on a "nice deserted moor." As ever, Rowling magicks up the details that make her world so vivid, and so comic. Several spectators' tents, for instance, are entirely unquotidian. One is a minipalace, complete with live peacocks; another has three floors and multiple turrets. And the sports paraphernalia on offer includes rosettes "squealing the names of the players" as well as "tiny models of Firebolts that really flew, and collectible figures of famous players, which strolled across the palm of your hand, preening themselves." Needless to say, the two teams are decidedly different, down to their mascots. Bulgaria is supported by the beautiful veela, who instantly enchant everyone--including Ireland's supporters--over to their side. Until, that is, thousands of tiny cheerleaders engage in some pyrotechnics of their own: "The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field."

 

Long before her fourth installment appeared, Rowling warned that it would be darker, and it's true that every exhilaration is equaled by a moment that has us fearing for Harry's life, the book's emotions running as deep as its dangers. Along the way, though, she conjures up such new characters as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a Dark Wizard catcher who may or may not be getting paranoid in his old age, and Rita Skeeter, who beetles around Hogwarts in search of stories. (This Daily Prophet scoop artist has a Quick-Quotes Quill that turns even the most innocent assertion into tabloid innuendo.) And at her bedazzling close, Rowling leaves several plot strands open, awaiting book 5. This fan is ready to wager that the author herself is part veela--her pen her wand, her commitment to her world complete. (Amazon)

 

Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix

 

 

 

 

As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief... or will it?

The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teen. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toadlike and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, as well. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.Ls), devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black-and-white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of Sorcerer's Stone. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energized as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvelous, magical series. (Amazon)

 

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

 

The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth the hype?" The answer, luckily, is simple: yep. A magnificent spectacle more than worth the price of admission, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will blow you away. However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review. It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight, despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head in your hands as you hope the words will rearrange themselves into a different story. But take one warning to heart: do not open Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for a good long read. Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.

A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle. Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way. --Daphne Durham

 

Characters

 

 

Abbot, Hannah

Abercrombie, Euan

Ackerley, Stuart

Archie

Avery

Bagman, Ludovic

Bagman, Otto

Bagnold, Millicent

Bane

Bell, Katie

Binns, Professor

Black, Sirius

Bloody Baron, the

Bones, Amelia

Bones, Susan

Boot, Terry

Brown, Lavender

Bryce, Frank

Bulstrode, Millicent

Cadogan, Sir

Chang, Cho

Clearwater, Penelope

Corner, Michael

Crabbe [father]

Crabbe, Vincent

Creevey, Colin

Creevey, Dennis

Crouch, Bartemius

Crouch, Bartemius Jr.

Delacour, Fleur

Delacour, Gabrielle

Diggle, Dedalus

Diggory, Amos

Diggory, Cedric

Dippet, Armando

Dobby

Doge, Elphias

Dolohov, Antonin

Dumbledore, Albus

Dursley, Dudley

Dursley, Marjorie

Dursley, Pentunia

Dursley, Vernon

Edgecombe, Marietta

Eric

Fat Friar, the

Fat Lady, the

Figg, Arabella

Filch, Argus

Finch-Fletchley, Justin

Finnigan, Seamus

Firenze

Flamel, Nicolas

Fletcher, Mundungus

Flint, Marcus

Flitwick, Professor

Fortescue, Florean

Fudge, Cornelius

Goldstein, Anthony

Goyle [father]

Goyle, Gregory

Granger, Hermione

Grawp

Grubbly-Plank, Professor

Hagrid, Rubeus

Hooch, Madame

Johnson, Angelina

Jones, Hestia

Jordan, Lee

Jorkins, Bertha

Karkaroff, Igor

Kirke, Andrew

Kreacher

Krum, Viktor

Lestrange, Bellatrix

Lestrange, Rodulphus

Lockhart, Gilderoy

Longbottom, Alice

Longbottom, Frank

Longbottom [Grandmother]

Longbottom, Neville

Lovegood, Luna

Lupin, Remus

Macmillan, Ernie

Macnair, Walden

Malfoy, Draco

Malfoy, Lucius

Malfoy, Narcissa

Marchbanks, Professor Griselda

Maxime, Olympe

McGonagall, Professor Minerva

Mimsy-Porpington, Nicholas de

Moody, Alastor "Mad Eye"

Myrtle, Moaning

Nigellus, Phineas

Nott

Ollivander, Mr.

Parkinson, Pansy

Patil, Padma

Patil, Parvati

Peeves

Perkins (Ministry of Magic)

Perkins, Sally-Ann

Pettigrew, Peter

Pince, Madame

Podmore, Sturgis

Polkiss, Piers

Pomfrey, Madame

Potter, Harry

Potter, James

Potter, Lilly

Prang, Ernie

Prewett, Fabian

Prewett, Gideon

Quirrel, Professor

Riddle, Tom Marvolo

Ronan

Rookwood, Augustus

Rosmerta, Madame

Shacklebolt, Kingsley

Shunpike, Stan

Skeeter, Rita

Sloper, Jack

Smith, Zacharias

Snape, Severus

Spinnet, Alicia

Thomas, Dean

Tofty, Professor

Tom

Tonks, Nymphadora

Trelawney, Sybill

Umbridge, Dolores Jane

Vance, Emmeline

Vector, Professor

Voldemort, Lord

Weasley, Arthur

Weasley, Bill

Weasley, Charlie

Weasley, Fred

Weasley, Ginny

Weasley, George

Weasley, Molly

Weasley, Percy

Weasly, Ronald

Winky

Wood, Oliver

Zabini, Blaise

 

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What You Gon' Do Lyrics

 

(feat. Lil Scrappy)

 

[Lil' Jon]

Yea

What...What

Check dis out right (Yea)

Lil' Jon and the motherfuking East Side Boyz

The Kings of Krunk

Back at you with some new shit

Now just because we went platinum and shit don't mean we gone change nigga

We the muthafuking Kings of Krunk and we gon' always keep this muthafucker krunk

Now let's talk about some more music

 

[Chorus]

If you roll up in the club and them niggas wanna fuck

When you step up to they face what they gon' do shit

If you roll up in the club and them hoes aren't acting up

When you step up to them hoes what they gon' do shit

What they gon' do shit [repeat 8 times]

 

[Lil' Jon]

Fuck nigga what's up,

Hell nah you aint gon' fuck all that poppin' at the mouth gon' get you fucked up...

Fuck nigga what's up,

Hell nah you aint gon' fuck all that poppin' at the mouth gon' get you fucked up...

You don't came in the club wit yo muthafucking click...

We don't give a fuck hoe, ya'll pussy like bitches

You don't came in the club wit yo muthafucking click...

We don't give a fuck hoe, ya'll pussy like bitches

It's some East-side niggas and they keeping this bitch,

and they step the ass nigga that be talking that shit

It's some West-side niggas and they keeping this bitch,

and they step the ass nigga that be talking that shit

It's some North-side niggas and they keeping this bitch,

and they step the ass nigga that be talking that shit

It's some South-side niggas and they keeping this bitch,

and they step the ass nigga that be talking that shit

 

[Chorus]

 

[Lil' Scrappy]

My brains is taking in too much pain

I'm bout to explode first and then take names

But its cool lil' shorty don't be so alarmed

I learned to bruise nigga without jabbing the arm

I don't play wit muthafuckers cause this shit be real

Make ya hold ya breath longer than a navy seal

And them hoes will leave yo ass dead in the path

Like the way you came nigga yo dick from yo ass

I break bones with my niggas

Fuck hoes with my niggas

How the fuck you think I feel bout deforming yo figure

It's a close casket

For them hating basket

Its some g's that's real and some messed up fagots

Who you talking to bitch?

What you gon' do trick?

When its obvious to see that you aint gon' do shit

Lil' Scrappy the Prince and I aint taking no chump

I'm a quiet krunk nigga and fuck being the punk

 

[Chorus]

 

[bridge]

Yea... Yea... Yea

I'm looking round dis muthafuking club (What)

Them niggas still muthafuking looking over here and shit (looking over here and talking and shit)

Think we gonna get some muthafucking straightening in the muthafuker (Yea)

Dis what we gon' muthafuking do (What's up)

We gon' walk over to dis muthafucking niggas (Yea)

And talk to their ass like dis

Only bitches' talk shit (What)

Only bitches' talk shit (What)

Only bitches talk shit that's why we bustin' yo shit

Only bitches' talk shit (What)

Only bitches' talk shit (What)

Only bitches talk shit that's why we bustin' yo shit

We real niggas (what) ya'll hoes (ya'll hoes)

We real niggas (what) ya'll hoes (ya'll hoes)

We real niggas (what) ya'll hoes (ya'll hoes)

We real niggas (what) ya'll hoes (ya'll hoes)

Hate This & I'll Love You

 

Oh I am growing tired

Of allowing you to steal

Everything I have

You're making me feel

Like I was born to service you

But I am growing by the hour

 

You left us far behind

So we all discard our souls

And blaze through your skies

So afraid to die

 

'Cause I was born to destroy you

And I am growing by the hour

I'm getting strong in every way

Yeah, Yeah

 

You led me on

You led me on

You

 

Oh, and I'm getting strong in every way

Yeah, Yeah

 

Origin of Symmetry

 

New Born

 

Link it to the world

Link it to yourself

Stretch it like a birth squeeze

The love for what you hide

The bitterness inside

Is growing like the new born

When you've seen, seen

Too much, too young, young

Soulless is everywhere

 

Hopeless time to roam

The distance to your home

Fades away to nowhere

How much are you worth

You can't come down to earth

You’re swelling up, you're unstoppable

 

'Cause you've seen, seen

Too much, too young, young

Soulless is everywhere

 

Destroy the spineless

Show me it's real

Wasting our last chance

To come away

Just break the silence

'Cause I’m drifting away

Away from you

 

Link it to the world

Link it to yourself

Stretch it like it's a birth squeeze

And the love for what you hide

And the bitterness inside

Is growing like the new born

 

When you've seen, seen

Too much, too young, young

Soulless is everywhere

 

Destroy the spineless

Show me it's real

Wasting their last chance

To come away

Just break the silence

‘Cause I'm drifting away

Away from you

 

Bliss

 

Everything about you is how I wanna be

Your freedom comes naturally

Everything about you resonates happiness

Now I won't settle for less

 

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind

 

Everything about you pains my envying

Your soul can't hate anything

Everything about you is so easy to love

They’re watching you from above

 

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind

I want the peace and joy in your mind

Give me the peace and joy in your mind

 

Everything about you resonates happiness

Now I won't settle for less

 

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind

I want the peace and joy in your mind

Give me the peace and joy in your mind

daphne

 

 

so blue

and violently calmed

I drowned

but yet i feel so fine

and some how.....

don´t know why

i love it down here

 

(EHH)

sale el sol

y aunque ahogado veo el resplandor

 

 

(EHH)

ya me fui

mas sigo en el fondo

 

so blue

and violently calmed

I drowned

but yet i feel so fine

and some how.....

don´t know why

i love it down here

 

 

(EHH)

 

 

sale el sol

y aunque ahogado veo el resplandor

 

 

(EHH)

ya me fui

mas sigo en el fondo

 

I thought you did

but you don´t know me.....

 

(EHH)

 

 

sale el sol

y aunque ahogado veo el resplandor

 

 

(EHH)

ya me fui

mas sigo en el fondo

 

I thought you did

but you don´t know me.....

Sunburn

 

Come waste your millions here

Secretly she sneers

Another corporate show

A guilty conscience grows

 

And I'll feel

A guilty conscience grow

And I'll feel

A guilty conscience grow

 

She burns like the sun

And I can't look away

And she'll burn our horizons

Make no mistake

 

Come let the truth be shared

No-one ever dared

To break these endless lies

Secretly she cries

 

She burns like the sun

And I can't look away

And she'll burn our horizons

Make no mistake

 

And I'll hide from the world

Behind a broken frame

And I'll run forever

I can't face the shame

 

And I'll hide from the world

Behind a broken frame

And I'll run forever

I can't face the shame

 

Muscle Museum

 

She had something to confess to

But you don’t have the time so

Look the other way

You will wait until it's over

To reveal what you’d never shown her

Too little much too late

 

Too long trying to resist it

You’ve just gone and missed it

It's escaped your world

 

Can you see that I am needing

Begging for so much more

Than you could ever give

And I don’t want you to adore me

Don’t want you to ignore me

When it pleases you yeah

And I’ll do it on my own

 

I have played in every toilet

But you still want to spoil it

To prove I’ve made a big mistake

 

Too long trying to resist it

You’ve just gone and missed it

It's escaped your world

 

Can you see that I am needing

Begging for so much more

Than you could ever give

And I don’t want you to adore me

Don’t want you to ignore me

When it pleases you yeah

 

So I’ll do it on my own

And I’ll do it all by myself

You will never make it

 

Fillip

 

It's happening soon

It's happening soon

It's scent has been blowing in my direction

To me it is new

To me it is new

And it's not gonna change for anybody

 

And it's gonna be

Our last memory

And it's led me on

And on to you

 

It's got to be here

It's got to be there

It's got to be now

Or I'll lose for ever

 

To me it is strange

This feeling is strange

But it's not gonna change for anybody

 

And it's gonna be

Our last memory

And it's led me on

And on to you

 

Accuse me

Trust me

I never knew

That you were the one

You were the one

Oh

 

And it's gonna be

Our last memory

And it's led me on

And on to you

 

And it's gonna be

Our last memory

And it's led me on

And on to you

My Nine Rides Shotgun Lyrics

 

This happened before and I'm sure it'll happen again

It's getting old, I could never know

This is not the first time, she says its the last time again

And you're a tease

Have fun over seas

 

No, I'm kidding

 

Give it some time

Take my advice

See these scars on me

I'm just marking territory

but I know a million girls who'd kill to be you right now.

 

give me one night inside of your thighs

a million girls would kill to be you

right now

 

And its happened before, and it'll happen again

 

When your boyfriend comes home

I suggest he keeps you terribly close

and you'd never know, wouldn't be the first time

don't think this'll ever end

(and you're a tease)

Have fun studying abroad

 

No I'm kidding

 

Give it some time

Take my advice

See these scars on me

I'm just marking territory

 

but I know a million girls who'd kill to be here right now.

give me one night inside of your thighs

a million girls would kill to be you

right now

 

and this has happened before

and it'll happen again

 

One thing a girl I want is going to come

its like you're like a zombie when we're together