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The Worthington ALC Insider
Volume 3, Issue 16 February 3, 2006
Doing your own music production By Somkhith Xayphantho Several weeks ago in the ALC Insider, there was an article that informed people about music. Readers learned that I am now working on the production of my music. At start, the music production was difficult because the team effort environment wasn’t there. Now, I’m actually stable with my music, so let’s see where my music production takes me… To record the music, I used Sony’s Acid Pro. 4.0, an audio mixer. The instrumentals and beats I use for the music are bought, made for me, or downloaded free from Soundclick. First, I listen to the beat and freestyle (rap from the head) to get used to the rhythm and beat of the instrumental. Then, the next thing I do is write my lyrics down in my lyric notebook, and practice the songs. Then I go back to make any changes or corrections I need to make. To get my music out for listeners and music critics, I post my music on my page at soundclick.com. Soundclick is a free music base where people post music. (Continued à)	The computer technology and the internet allows anyone with talent to become a music producer There’s a wide variety in styles of music posted, from hard rock, country, hip-hop, to R&B etc… By posting music on the web, I get listeners’ feed back and commentary on the message forum. I can’t always expect positive feedback because the music world is a critical place. Sometimes I get negative feedback and sometimes I get positive feedback. In any event, producing my own music has been a learning experience and has been fun at the same time. You can connect to my music on sounclick.com by clicking here. Hope you enjoy it…

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Computer Tech By Javier Esqueda Modern computers can do a lot of things that are really interesting. You can chat with people from far away. You can talk to them as if using a phone. You can even see them with a webcam and talk to them at the same time. One of the most popular things done with computers is to download music and burn CDs. You can also download music into MP3 players. The latest computers allow you to burn your own DVD without having to go out and buy one. You can also do a lot of editing of pictures, videos and personalize your own home movies. All of this can help you on school projects, work and businesses. The cheapest computer these days runs around $500 with medium quality computers at about $1000. High quality computers run $2000 or more. The cheaper models don’t contain all the new items that the better ones have such as DVD burners. Some don’t even have CD burners or DVD players! So when buying a computer, make sure it will do what you want it to do. Graphic by Vithoune Thammavongsa

February 3 This Day in History 1924: President Woodrow Wilson, president from 1913-1921, dies. 1966: Russian unmanned spaceship named Lunik 9 makes first controlled landing on the Moon, three years before Americans send the first men to the Moon. 1994: President Bill Clinton ends the trade embargo the United States has had with Vietnam since North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam in 1975. 1959: A plane crash near the Iowa-Minnesota border claims the lives of rock-n-roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. “Big Bopper” Richardson. The plane was en route from Mason City, Iowa, to Moorhead, Minnesota. For more info, see the article on page 3

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This Week in History -- Feb 3, 1959 The day the music died By Heather Mondloch One night, a plane took off from Clear Lake, Iowa headed to Fargo, N.D. There was an accident, and the plane never reached its destination. This famous plane crash occurred right here in our part of the country… When the plane crashed, it took the lives of three rock and roll legends, performers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson. The pilot, Roger Peterson, also died. As Don McLean wrote in his classic music parable, American Pie, it was "the day the music died." J. P. Richardson, known as The Big Bopper to his fans, was a Texas D.J. who found recording success and fame in 1958 with the song Chantilly Lace. Ricardo Valenzuela was only 16 years old when he rearranged his name to Ritchie Valens, and in 1958 recorded Come On, Let's Go. He achieved greater fame with his hits Donna, and La Bamba, a Rock and Roll version of an old Mexican folksong. Charles "Buddy” Holly and his band, The Crickets, had a number one hit in.1957 with the tune That'll Be The Day. This success was followed by other hits such as Peggy Sue. (Continued à)

Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens Performing in concert was very profitable. The three performers were part of "The Winter Dance Party Tour". The tour planned to cover 24 cities in three short weeks (January 23 - February 15). Holly would be the biggest headliner. Waylon Jennings, Holly’s friend from Lubbock, Texas, and Tommy Allsup went along as Holly’s backup band. The tour bus had heat when they left, but later on it developed problems. It was so cold onboard that one of the drummers developed frostbite riding in it. When they arrived at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, they were tired and cold. (Continued on next page) J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson

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(Continued from page one) Buddy Holly decided to charter a plane for himself and his band. That night at the Surf Ballroom was a magical one. Teens came from as far as Des Moines, Iowa, Rochester, Minnesota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to enjoy the show. Perhaps some even came from Worthington. After the performance, Waylon Jennings gave his plane seat up to Richardson, who was running a fever and had trouble fitting his stocky frame comfortably into the bus seats. When Holly found out that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said, "Well, I hope your old bus freezes up." Jennings responded, "Well, I hope your plane crashes." This joke would haunt Jennings for the rest of his life. Allsup told Valens he would flip a coin for the remaining seat on the plane. Valens won the plane seat, and Allsup won his life. The plane took off a little after 1 A.M. from Clear Lake. It never got far from the airport before it crashed, killing all the passengers. Tommy Allsup would one day open a club named "The Head's Up Saloon," a tribute to the coin toss that saved his life. Waylon Jennings would become a huge popular Country singer. But for Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson and Ritchie Valens, it was “the day the music died.”

American Pie A long long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver 　　with every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died So Bye-Bye Miss American Pie… -- Don McLean, author of the song, was a paperboy back in 1959 Click here for more…

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Biography of 2pac Shakur By Cody Henderson 2pac was born June 16 1971. He died ten years ago on September 13, 1996. This is his story… Tupac Shakur, a.k.a. Lesane Parish Crooks, was born in NYC to Afeni Shakur, a member of the Black Panther Party. She was pregnant with him while in jail awaiting trial on bombing charges. When 2pac was 12 years old he decided to join a Harlem theatre group. He played a part in A Raisin in the Sun. In 1986, 2pac’s family moved to Baltimore and that was when 2pac enrolled in Baltimore’s School of Arts. He wrote his very first rap called “Himself MC New York” at this time. In 1988, 2pac moved again to Marine City, California. That same year 2pac’s stepfather was sentenced to 60 years in prison for armed car robbery. 2pac joined Digital Underground as a dancer/rapper in 1990. Shortly after, he wrote his first song with Digital Underground. In 1991 Pac made his first Album entitled 2pacalypse. The album was successful and singles on the album included “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and also “Trapped”. 2pac’s first movie appearance was in 1993 in Erik Dickerson’s film Juice. Also in 1993 Pac played in a John Singleton’s film with Janet Jackson called Poetic Justice. In February of that year, Pac released his second album which went platinum. (Continued à)

Many consider 2pac the best rapper ever… Pac released his Album Me Against the World, in 1995. It became a multi-million selling album. In 1996, his fourth Album All Eyes on Me went on to sell about 5 million copies. The songs “How do u want it” and “California Love” were both on the 20 best single’s chart. Pac also played a detective in a move called Gang Related that year. 2Pac died on Sept 13, 1996, as a result of a violent, gang-related confrontation. Still, 2Pac albums continue to come out even after his death. Some people believe he’s still alive today! Many people consider 2pac the best rapper ever. People say he stood for something. Pac claimed thug life was what he believed in, but the thug he was talking about was not the dictionary’s version of thug. He was simply talking about a man from the ghetto succeeding despite all of life’s obstacles. Pac believed in changing the world and making it a better place to live for everybody. He believed that no one should be poor and have to live in a ghetto. I think Pac would have changed something on this earth if he were still living today.

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Rims & spinners By Joan Vasquez Spinning Rims are attached to regular custom wheels using special lug nuts. Once the lug nuts are in place, the spinning rims have special bolts that thread into the special lug nuts. This allows the spinning Rims attachment to be mounted. Centrifugal force is mainly responsible for the spinners to keep spinning while the car is stopped at the stop light. Top quality bearings and good construction make some spinning rims perform better and spin longer than others. There are two kinds of spinners. There is DUB spinning rims, which is the wheel and the spinner unit all in one. Then there are normal spinners which are just mounted onto a normal custom rim	Stupidity By Desiree Briski In this article you can read about stupid things people try to get away with. The sad thing is that these stories are all true. · A 22 year old male was arrested for trying to pass two counterfeit $16 bills! · When two service station attendants refused to hand over cash to an intoxicated robber, he told them that he would call the police! The attendants still refused, so robber called the police and then got arrested. · Two robbers went into a store and yelled “nobody move or we will shoot.” Then one of the robbers moved and the other robber shot his partner killing him. · A man was actually killed by his own gas! The cause for this deadly gas was his diet that consisted of beans and cabbage and a couple other things. · A man awakened to his phone ringing in the middle of the night. Instead of grabbing the phone, he grabbed his gun next to the phone. He then held what he thought was the phone up to his ear and it went off.
Art by Michael Dennison

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By Teresa Lugo

ARIES (MARCH 21- APRIL 19) Today is the day when your sweetheart will finally propose.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Don’t spend too much on your sweetheart today because believe or not he/she will leave you broke.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Pick up a couple of flowers, write down a couple of sweet things, take it to your babe and you’ll see he/she will be more madly in love with you than ever.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Don’t listen to others – express your feelings, and when you look back on today, you will have good memories.

VIRGO (AUG 23-SEPT 22) Stop stressing, just put your work on the side, call up your special boo and take him/her for a romantic dinner.

LEO (JULY 23- AUG 22) Don’t worry, your sweetheart has never cheated on you, and he/she will never, either. So make sure you get him/her a special gift for today

LIBRA (SEPT 23-OCT 22) Tired of seeing your sweetheart always on the run? Make up a nice quiet dinner and cuddle with him/her.

SCORPIO (OCT 23-NOV 21) Stop wasting all the money on you, send your Boo to some far away vacations; it will do you and him/her good.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22-DEC 21) Right now you think everything is going well for relationship, but today may be the day you will end up getting dumped.

CAPIRCORN (DEC 22- JAN 19) Today is your day and your soul mate will buy you a Lexus!

AQUARIUS (JAN 20- FEB 18) Pay good attention because your current love affair may turn to chaos.

PISCES (FEB 19- MARCH 20) Today is not your day. You will end up with a broken nose because your sweetheart caught you cheating on him/her with his/her girl/boy friend.

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