kc! — You hear the new Madonna album “Hard Candy” yet? I am listening to it right now and can safely say that HER CAREER IS OVER!!!
Rai-mon — LOL! Well the song that’s getting all the radio play is cool but it’s not THAT dope. Yea it’s time for Timbaland to go down. I love that dude but it’s just time…
kc! — i liked the last Madonna album… but now, she has gone all hip hop-style on this one (almost ala any other young talentless diva these days). Is the Timbaland/Timberlake song “4 Minutes” the one on the radio?
Rai-mon — YEA. Well he did the whole album though.
kc! — I honestly like Timbaland’s stuff… usually. Wait, he did this album? Woah…
Rai-mon — Oh me too, he’s one of the best producers alive in my opinion, but sometimes you have to give it a rest and not do everything for everyone. He’s like fucking Microsoft right now. Fucking killing me.
kc! — Yes, true. Its like he sold her all the wack beats he had laying around in the backroom… they are still interesting, but don’t seem fully developed. But I bet realistically, it has a lot to do with her influence. I think it is just Madonna that is ill-fitted
Rai-mon — Yea i mean, I was juiced when he did his album with tons of different people on it cause that’s how good he is. Different genres and shit. But not he’s just cashing in. I mean I would’ve probably done it too, she’s like the diva Micheal Jackson. But i don’t care, right now he’s on my nerves.
Rai-mon — DOWN WITH TIMBALAND >:o
kc! — You know, this album has the same awkwardness as if my mother tried to rap using current slang… she could probably pull it off… but it just sounds weird.
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kc! — HAHAH… sounds like a good rant post for the blog today, dude! Just copy and paste this freaking IM session… fuck it, that’s what i am going to do!
Rai-mon — That’s funny. Awww shit lets do it. Do it sucka…
LEGENDmag attended the SF Web 2.0 Expo yesterday and decided to stop by the keynote. It was one of our smarter moves, as both Tim O’Reilly and Clay Shirky presented thought-provoking ideas about where Web 2.0 is-and-isn’t, and (most importantly) what we are going to be doing with it next.
Rai-mon — My hope is that no one misses the boat, kc! It seems as though things are happening in our world that a lot of people don’t understand but should if they want to partake in this “new world” emerging from the matrix.
kc! — True, this conference seems to be about “bigger picture” ideas, and when you get into this realm, a lot of people easily get lost. I think that is why Web 2.0 typically gets brushed aside as a fad. But it was clear that O’Reilly and Shirky were strict on point (as well as being very good public speakers). Hopefully, those tens of thousands in attendance will be able to translate those visions into reality.
Rai-mon — And that my friend is where the challenge lies. It’s one thing to start a new company that is steeped in the beliefs of Web 2.0’s future—like we heard from our drunken sales friend at the bar—but it’s a different story taking those ideas and applying them to a company that is already successful but lives and feeds in a less internet savvy, more 1.0 world.
kc! — I have faith in the brilliant minds currently running amok throughout downtown San Francisco, that this translation is destined to happen, and soon!
For those not in attendance, here is part of Tim O’Reilly’s keynote:
LEGENDmag hit up a great spot in Emeryville, CA yesterday. The bartender was on tap; the music played a broad range of Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock; and the vibe was definitely chill. Two of our editor’s were on site to give their official opinion… (and this officially starts the new weekly feature we are going to call “Editor’s Battle”):
kc! — Great vibe in this place. Really open space, with music that you can easily talk over. The location feels like you are in a desolate (good), back alley, without being clostrophobic. Drinks were a little pricey, but Larsen the bartender really hooked up some innovative concoctions. I think this is going to be a monthly frequenter for LEGENDmag staff!
Rai-mon —Kitty’s has this middle ground vibe between college-joint energy and grown-folks maturity that I haven’t quite felt anywhere else before. The slant towards Caribbean drinks and food is something that adds a lot to the overall feel, and those empanada’s are crazy good! I’m sure kc! will hate me for this but he coined a phrase while we were there as well. Larsen made this really good drink with cherries that was just a little sweet and still very strong, not like lame club drinks full of sugar. kc! dubbed it a “sweet man drink”! Gotta luv that!
kc! — Thanks, punk (…remember, payback’s a bitch….)
