The "Best of 2008" Thread

phongone

Dudes, post them already.

Fatback

kitchenknight

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peacefulrotation

That dress, though.

faux_rillz

That dress, though.

^^^^Not feeling her elbows

JimBeam

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cosine^^^

second place:

Cosmo

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cosine^^^

second place:

PrimeCutsLtd

yea Phillies !

Electrode

"Fusk". The recent ban is certainly a late contender.

batmon

batmon

batmon

batmon

batmon

Starbucks Corp. built its broad appeal on what Chairman Howard Schultz labeled an "experience," including baristas who know customers' orders by heart and an atmosphere that entices patrons to linger for hours. That experience has enabled the coffee chain to charge the premium prices that fuel its robust earnings growth.[/b]

But now Mr. Schultz is questioning whether Starbucks' drive for growth and efficiency has diluted that experience. In a blunt Feb. 14 memo, he warned executives that the chain may be commoditizing its brand and making itself more vulnerable to competition from other coffee shops and fast-food chains. The nearly 800-word memo questioned whether Starbucks' automatic espresso machines, new store designs and elimination of some in-store coffee grinding may have compromised the "romance and theatre" of a visit.[/b]

The criticisms pinpoint Starbucks' biggest challenge. Mr. Schultz, the company's resident visionary, wants Starbucks to become one of the world's most recognized brands, with 40,000 locations around the globe, or more than triple its current count of about 13,000. But to do that, Starbucks must improve its efficiencies and make other changes that threaten to erode the virtues that made it so successful -- which in turn could jeopardize its ability to charge premium prices.[/b]

rootlesscosmo

SelinaKyle83

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwfordays!!!! The only thing i asked for for christmas......hasn't been easy holding off!!

batmon

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwfordays!!!! The only thing i asked for for christmas......hasn't been easy holding off!!

u wished to be incarcerated w/ men?

SelinaKyle83

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwfordays!!!! The only thing i asked for for christmas......hasn't been easy holding off!!

u wished to be incarcerated w/ men?

I never write lol.....but i actually just did!! Funny, funny batmon!! maybe thats why i watch so much america's hardest prisons......

p.s my manager loved the b****kins definition.....a lil too much perhaps!!

Reynaldo

pickwick33

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pickwick33

The Boscoe reissue was actually late '07.

mannybolone

I don't believe Rey is speaking of something as pedestrian as a reissue.

Burns

FUN DMC remix contest[/b]

&

AKO's drums

DocMcCoy

Albums[/b]

Portishead
PUTS
Padded Cell
Killer Mike
Jake One
Paul Weller
TVOR
MGMT
Weezy
Benga

Singles[/b]

TI - Swagga Like Us
Weezy - A Milli
Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose
South Rakkas - Mad Again remix
Metronomy - A Thing For Me remix
Grace Jones - William's Blood
Primal Scream - Uptown remix
Estelle - American Boy
MGMT - Kids
Erykah Badu - Honey

Movies[/b]

Iron Man
No Country For Old Men (we got it in '08)

TV[/b]

The Wire (RIP)
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Sarah Connor
Entourage

Event[/b]

Obama '08
Economic meltdown
Spain winning the Euros
Jay-Z in the Park

Crystal Ball b/w Hope Springs Eternal[/b]

Liverpool FC, Premier League Champions 2008/9
A Saigon album
A living

That Dude[/b]

Fernando Torres

Unattainable Hotness[/b]

Summer Glau

Shithouse[/b]

Dubya
Mugabe

SIRUS

badu
the new grace jones
dark knight
let the right one in

Swayze

Crystal Ball b/w Hope Springs Eternal[/b]

Liverpool FC, Premier League Champions 2008/9

This weekend = advantage United.

Ha I did like your album picks though!

Mine would be something like:
Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II
Estelle - Shine
Jazzanova - Of All The Things
Jose James - The Dreamer
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
Jake One - White Van Music
Roots Manuva - Slime & Reason
Devin The Dude - Landing Gear
Terry Callier - Welcome Home
Femi Kuti - Day By Day

But I still have a load of music to listen to from this year.

deej

Albums[/b]

Portishead lol 90s[/b]
PUTS lol message board buddies[/b]
Padded Cell wtf is this[/b]
Killer Mike slept on the 1st one huh[/b]
Jake One lol message board buddies pt. 2[/b]
Paul Weller see padded cell[/b]
TVOR lol indie rock[/b]
MGMT lol indie rock[/b]
Weezy lol indie rock[/b]
Benga see padded cell[/b]

Singles[/b]

TI - Swagga Like Us rapping so bad it made MIA the best part of a rap song :O[/b]
Weezy - A Milli never heard of it[/b]
Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose padded cell[/b]
South Rakkas - Mad Again remix lol u.k.[/b]
Metronomy - A Thing For Me remix padded cell[/b]
Grace Jones - William's Blood this is actually pretty tight. u dig the aeroplane remix?[/b]
Primal Scream - Uptown remix lol 90s[/b]
Estelle - American Boy this is somewhere between my answers to 'a milli' and 'south rakkas'[/b]
MGMT - Kids do u pronounce this 'm-g-m-t' or 'management'?[/b]
Erykah Badu - Honey this single was the bomb imo[/b]

just f*ckin with you happy new year

did anyone see Role Models??? i thought that movie was pretty funny thruout

deej

my 12 fav albums btw in no order

the-dream
jeezy
scarface
dubb union
rebirth brass band
gucci mane
frankie knuckles mix
q-tip
erykah
cut copy
blaq poet
peven everett

Bambouche

The Raise Up

bassie

Mixed bag:b, 21b, 21Scarfaceb, 21Jake Oneb, 21Caltroitb, 21*Buying a house that has not fallen apart (yet)b, 21*Getting a promotion b, 21*in that order, sometimes, I???m not so smartb, 21Orchestra Baobob live under the summer skyb, 21Getting some of my most sought-after records when the dollar was goodb, 21Meeting some really solid new peopleb, 21Having some really amazing solid people in my lifeb, 21Black Milk liveb, 21Ken Boothe/Leroy Sibbles/Bitty McLean liveb, 21No Country for Old Menb, 21Another year of relatively good health for me and my loved ones b, 21Only a few very dark moments of despair and pessimismb, 21Some wonderful good times of laughing, dancing and up-to-no-good with friendsb, 21b, 21b, 21Happy Holidays to all my SoulStrut friends!