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originally posted by: galaga
What I have noticed in the past two weeks, there is an extra member on the NWA album "Straight Outta Compton".
Now, being a huge NWA fan since the beginning, I know there are quite a few members that were on the cover of their first album "NWA and the Posse" that were no longer with the group when SOC came out.
The extra member is Arabian Prince.
Now here's the wild part.
2 weeks ago, I'm on YouTube, looking for "F the Police". So I find it. The video is just the song and the album cover. That's when I noticed 6 members on the cover. I was like " Who's the extra guy?"
I just figured the song was maybe a Re-release or a remix and the producer decided to photoshop himself into the album cover.
So I decided to search for another song off the SOC album. And sure enough I find the album cover that I remembered. The one with Eazy E, Dr Dre, DJ Yella, MC Ren and Ice Cube. And then I'm like "That's what I thought."
So a week later, I'm on Facebook, and on my feed I get an article on how a few artists re-imagined the SOC album cover. Every single one of them had 6 members. So naturally, I was like "Wait, what!!????"
I looked at the new Re-imagined album covers and read the comments. Most of them were positive coments. But what I thought was strange was I wasn't the only one thinking "who's the extra guy?"
There were quite a few comments like that.
So I did a Google search on the cover of that album and I could not find a single one with 5 members on it.
I went to YouTube to find the one I had just seen a week prior.
But nope, it's now gone.
Anyone else remember Arabian Prince on the cover?
Who remembers 5 members on the cover like I remember?
originally posted by: Milah
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OMG they even changed Sara Lee's slogan to a double-negative and somehow manage to have lotsa 60's commercials that start with 'everybody doesn't like something' which the 80's and 90's commercials didnt have but new ones do! and shortened Andrew from Bizarre Foods' last name. These changes seem to most but not all be related to
Copywrighting
Anglicization of jewish/german names
Interesting.
originally posted by: galaga
a reply to: ItVibrates
I see what you are saying. I do know Arabian Prince was part of NWA. I do know who Krazy Dee is. And before I go further. Let me ask you this. Do you remember what Krazy Dee looked like? Try not to google him.
originally posted by: ItVibrates
originally posted by: galaga
a reply to: ItVibrates
I see what you are saying. I do know Arabian Prince was part of NWA. I do know who Krazy Dee is. And before I go further. Let me ask you this. Do you remember what Krazy Dee looked like? Try not to google him.
Without Googling:
He was a chubby Latino drug dealer with jerry-curls.
I remember originally he was kneeling down in the cover pic, BUT I saw the cover pic a few years ago where none of them are kneeling??? I just chalked it up to the fact I only ever saw the cassette copy of this album and the pic was a lot smaller.
EDIT AFTER GOOGLE:
Ok, this is how I remember the cover back in the day, so I dont know what pic it was I saw a few years ago as the cover??
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If you’re a Peanuts fan and even slightly attentive to spelling, you’ve seen the cartoonist’s last name misspelled repeatedly, often in internet discussion boards, sometimes in major media sources, and on very rare occasions,on Peanuts books themselves.
Look at this picture. It’s from a story slated for issue 10 of the current Peanuts comic. Entitled “Twinkle Thinkle”, it is written by yours truly…
…and drawn by Jeff Shultz.
Dedicated fans of comics aimed at the younger audience will recognize Mr. Shultz’s name ...
originally posted by: ItVibrates
originally posted by: Milah
sundayschild.typepad.com...
OMG they even changed Sara Lee's slogan to a double-negative and somehow manage to have lotsa 60's commercials that start with 'everybody doesn't like something' which the 80's and 90's commercials didnt have but new ones do! and shortened Andrew from Bizarre Foods' last name. These changes seem to most but not all be related to
Copywrighting
Anglicization of jewish/german names
Interesting.
Let me get my thoughts in order, to fully address this. I actually had a brief suspicion this might have something to do with intellectual property ownership, but I cant quite get a solid theory.
When you own an idea--how much do you own it? I dont mean just in a legal sense, but in an "I am its GOD" sense--can you control your idea "god-like"?. Did Anne Rice decide one day that she wanted to change the title of Interview? then this decision actually manifest in reality?. Yeah ok thats pretty nuts and giving Anne Rice a bit more metaphysical power than she deserves--but... ??????
Berenstein Bear Land or Snoopy Land
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Coastergasm
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 9:52 AM
I think Cedar point should bring back Berenstein Bear land and take out that crappy Snoopy Land,Everyone Loves Berenstein Bears, They could have marketed a whole new series to the next generation of kids. Bring Back Berenstien Bear Land Yo!
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CPcyclone
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 9:54 AM
while I like that CP brought snoopy to the park, I don't think they should have canned the berenstein Bears. They could have lived together in harmony...
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ToddConstantine
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 10:14 AM
Yeah, even though I do like Snoopy, I think they should have kept Berenstein Bears. They should have kept it where the Snoopy store is now.
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Elroy
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 10:47 AM
But with out Camp Snoopy, Cedar Point would not have the worlds tallest kiddy coaster.
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Jeff
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 4:44 PM
Jeff's avatar Show a picture of the bears and Peanuts and ask him which one he knows.
Case closed.
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Dustijn Hollon
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 4:54 PM
Berenstein who?
Face it, you can market the Peanuts, Berenstein Bears are just pretty much a dud.
Oh and FYI it's CAMP SNOOPY and Berenstein Bear Country, not Berenstein Bear Land and Snoopy Land.
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T-Wolf
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 5:42 PM
My vote is for snoopy!!!!
Even though the great Charles Schultz(MHRIP) Has has passed away the Peanuts gang are deffinately alot more identifiable than the Berenstein Bears.
Especially with the generation wich is growing up now. I mean when is the last time a bears special has been on TV its been awhile. And i am pretty sure we see the great pumpkin on every year.
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RandyHutchinson
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 5:45 PM
While CP might have canned Bearenstein Bear Country Cedar Fair hasn't with a Beresnstein Bear Country in operation at Valleyfair! and a Camp Snoopy approximately 15 min away.
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Dustijn Hollon
Thursday, January 4, 2001 10:27 AM
Give it a year, I gurantee it.
There are some main reasons why I believe this will happen...
#1 Smart Business move
a. own the exclusive rights to Peanuts in the USA
b. Peanuts are more recognizable than the bears
c. no more paying loyalties to the Berensteins for the bears usage in the parks
#2 Following in order
IMHO CF:LP is going in the order of importance of the parks. Notice how Dorney got it, then WOF, and who is left...oh yeah VF!
#3 Cause I said so
Dustijn
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brattykid
Friday, January 5, 2001 10:59 AM
Dustijn, in order of importance? Excuse me?
I believe the only reason Valleyfair still has the Berenstein Bear Country is because we have Camp Snoopy 15 minutes away. I suppose they will sometime change it to make it more uniform among all their parks then...and since this is the area that Charles Schulz grew up in and where he started his cartoon, I'm assuming that it will happen sometime soon in order to "please" the masses of Peanuts lovers here.
Does anybody besides me remember when there wasn't a Berenstein Bear Country at Valleyfair? I can't remember what it was before but I know that it hasn't been the bears for the whole time.
Personally, while I like the bears, they definately don't have the same appeal as they did back in the 80's.
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raptorfan00
Friday, January 5, 2001 3:31 PM
CAMP SNOOPY. Peanuts are the greatest comic charecters. Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, etc... Berenstein bears are just a dud. They couldn't market any products besides a bear. They wouldn't make money. But with Peanuts they have all the charecters.
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Dustijn Hollon
Friday, January 5, 2001 3:59 PM
brattykid said:
"Dustijn, in order of importance? Excuse me?"
I will back this up by pointing out this.
#1
It took 4 years before a major attraction was added at the park. 96-WildThing 00-Power Tower
*IMHO Mad Mouse really wasn't that major*
#2
Since 1996 VF! has received maybe 3 rides.
-Chaos, MadMouse, PowerTower
Compare that to the other parks and that is LOW
#3
It has the least amount of occupied space of all the parks (with the only exception being possibly KBF)
#4
Last of the smaller CF:LP parks to get an updated website. DP->WOF->VF
#5
ONLY CF:LP park not to bring home at least ONE Golden Ticket Award
and the list goes on...
I'm not saying that the park is bad, I'm just pointing out that the park isn't considered all that important. Honestly who is it's competition?
There is none. The people that go to the park are locals, I highly doubt people from outside the area make special trips there.
But that just MHO.
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Andrew
Friday, January 5, 2001 4:46 PM
I say keep Berenstein Bear Land and Camp Snoopy. Camp Snoopy is the area in the back of the park when Berenstein Bears were in the front.
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Dutchman
Friday, January 5, 2001 7:14 PM
Hey, Jeff said it all. It's about product recognition,marketabilty,and merchandising, in other words, MONEY!
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RandyHutchinson
Friday, January 5, 2001 8:08 PM
To vouch for Valleyfair! I'd just like to point out that it was one of two of the Cedar Fair Parksto raise its attendance. And without any competition to keep a developing interest in Amusement Parks going in MN I think that speaks volumes for Valleyfair.
There was a post saying that VF was the only CF operated park not receive a Golden Ticket award, while this post is not accurate, (camp snoopy at the MOA didn't receive one either and that's run by CF) it also doesn't have any real logic behind it. When Wild Thing was built it was one of the largest coasters in the world. Now, believe it or not, but I doubt that Cedar Fair officials know where and if their big investments are going to get a Golden Ticket award. I'm sure they want every ride they built to get some recognition, and I don't feel as if VF is purposefully getting duped.
Secondly, I don't think VF can expect a Camp Snoopy anytime soon with one being at the MOA (which is about 15 minutes away.) It doesn't make sense to spend investors money on duplicates of rides that are only 15 minutes away.
There is a good point made in the lack of new rides put in to VF in comparison to the other parks. There's a couple of good reasons for that, but if you note, it always seems as if they are all...
originally posted by: ItVibrates
a reply to: Milah
Ok, I tried to avoid the last name thing, but I'll give you some info from what I understand about Hebrew, Kabbalah, and its not much, but I guess its a starting point.
Hebrew (except biblical Hebrew) is written without the vowles, they are assumed. Biblical hebrew has the vowels because there needs to be no ambiguity in the pronunciation--you cant call on "god" (pray) if you get his name wrong.
Now Kabbalah, is the the evoking the power of "god" (magic) in a similarr way, but more formally and with more structure... Names are important, but changable. EG: Solomon = Salamon...
a reply to: galaga
I hope you dont mind, but I posted your comment on my Facebook and I'm just talking now with an old hip-hop head about this whole thing. He is in the Interview with A vampire group as well as me so I'm hoping he can be of help here. (I think he's a member as well at ATS???)
originally posted by: game over man
If you build it he will come?!?!? That is the most trippy thing I have ever heard!!!! Ok this and Forrest Gump is really bizarre! When you google if you build it they will come, and life is like a box of chocolates you will get images of postcards and posters with the correct verbiage.
ATS and this Mandela Effect website is onto something and a smoking gun will be found really soon I have a feeling. How can all of us be in this new Universe?