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Ok, having researched it before (Tim Rice-Oxley himself even posted about it on the Keene boards before when the story was first going around) as I understand it Chris Martin and the Coldplay guys went to college with both Tim Crompton and Tim Rice-Oxley, and Chris was friends with both of them. Both Tims had their own bands: Coldplay and Cherry Keane (later just Keane) respectively. When Coldplay decided their name (from a book of poetry) was too depressing Chris asked TC if he could use it for his band. At some point in time Chris had also asked TR-O to come play keyboards with him, but that Tim said he preferred to stick with his current band (wise choice it turned out). Because they are both named Tim, lazy journalists frequently assume that the two Tims are the same person, even though they aren't. It makes for a better story, but just proves the journalists are lazy. Clear as mud? :P

Wrong section. :dozey:

Every other day is much healthier for your hair. (And the planet.)

Burial FTW!!! :D It's a gorgeous album. Very different, but gorgeous. I think that unlike X&Y, VLV is going to be remembered much more fondly than it was received. My opinion of it now is already much higher than it was when it came out.

"special ingredient"... do I want to know what that is... :uhoh: You still might want to find a better name... all I can think is up-chuck. :sick2:

It just started raining. Which is desperately needed, or we'll start getting forest fires, but it still makes my legs hurt. :(

Cool! :thumbsup:

Goodness. I think I paid about $30 (maybe $35) for my t-shirt. Even that is too much. :sad: And mine shrunk too much to wear the first time I washed it. *sigh* Good on them for taking a little bit of a stand.

^That's just so no fair. :tongue:

Upcakes? :sick: That doesn't sound so yummy... more like they'd give you a stomach ache.

Apparently it's a viral ad campaign for some luxury car company. And yes, it is straight out of Doctor Who- near the end of the second season, to be exact. I liked that one. Looks like the Wire has been snacking again...

All three parts are up now...

What a weird thread... :stunned::laugh3: Are you sure you want to marry Mark? Just imagine what it would be like every time you asked him to take out the trash... :rolleyes::P I tease, I tease Have you seen Joss Wheadon's new project yet? http://www.drhorrible.com/ http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48260 It's great. :cool: Everyone likes Spike. Although he's soooo much more fun as Captain John... :wink3::laugh3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X78rE7BWwPE

^Only on the net, and only for this week. Although you can buy the episodes on itunes if you want a permanent copy. I guess you could say it's Joss' "In Rainbows" :wacky:

Joss Wheadon is the man. :D Although apparently their servers got totally hammered and crashed. Go figure. Can't wait for part 2.

1. First related Coldplay memory? On Roswell, the TV series, one of the last scenes in the season 2 finale was of a burning car going over a cliff while Trouble was playing. The song haunted me for weeks afterwards, though it took another year and a half to find out who the song was by. 2. Have you ever seen the band live in concert, if so where? Connecticut - Summer 2005 (big road trip) and Halifax April 2006 at the Juno awards (If one song counts...) 3.a Favorite Coldplay album? AROBTTH b. Favorite Coldplay song? Shiver and Clocks c. Favorite Coldplay video? The Scientist 4. Most treasured Coldplay item in your collection? My copy of AROBTTH because Chris signed it for me. Distantly followed by my singles box set. 5. What was your craziest fanatic moment regarding Coldplay (ie. did you have to go at great lengths to see them live? did you do something really dramatic to defend Coldplay? etc etc.) Paying nearly $200 for award show pit tickets to see the band play one song. Though it was totally worth it: see #4 :D The big road trip to Connecticut probably ranks up there too.

He has a really interesting voice. Good luck to him.

http://www.drhorrible.com/ Anyone else following it? Good stuff! :laugh3:

I don't rock out to Coldplay, but I do sing along to every song at the top of my lungs when it won't annoy anyone around me. Really helps that Chris' high range he usually sings in is exactly my middle range. :nice:

^Briggins is long gone for the rest of the summer, dude. ...and he still never gave me my stars. :P Heh... I don't even remember what I wrote anymore.

Half the glass's capacity is currently in use.

...If you don't mind the part that he used to be a dead hand and is prone to speaking like Donna... :tongue: ...jealous? What do you mean jealous. What would ever give you that impression? :laugh3:

Sounds like an inverted version of clocks. Very often when a studio/company/ad firm wants to use a certain song in an ad and can't get the rights to it they will commission someone to write something that sounds very similar but just different enough so they won't get sued. I think that may be what happened here.

^I'm just wondering

Sounds like you need a vacation from America. I lived in New England for a year not long after 9/11... one of the biggest reasons I left was because the media there profoundly scared me. It really did feel like living in the Twilight Zone- everything is so over the top. I was very relieved to find out everything was still relatively normal when I got home and scanned the local newspaper.