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Hi Dec

I was writing my quiz  for my pub quiz evening and came across some unusual musical trivia.   Did you know that you hold the record for the most top 40 hits with names in the title ?

 

Biggest Name-Droppers: 

 
Two groups have managed to take six girls' names into the Top 40: 

The Everly Brothers: "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957), "Claudette" (1958), "Take A Message To Mary" (1959), "Poor Jenny" (1959), "Cathy's Clown" (1960), and "Lucille" (1960). 

The Bachelors: "Charmaine" (1963), "Diane" (1964), "Ramona" (1964), "Marie" (1965), "Hello Dolly" (1966) and "Marta" (1967). Thanks to chart guru Jon Kutner who points out that the Bachelors have a seventh if we include "Walk With ' Faith' In Your Heart"!

 

It's on this website:

http://www.everyhit.com/record7.html

 

You learn something new every day supposedly - did you know??!?!?!

 

Oli

"I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years."  ... Sam Kinison 

 
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Check out http://www.makehits.com/seatbelt.gif  

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Tip of the Week [ Secure Your Computer ? ]

Given enough time and using the correct tools, a hacker can break into a computer and access the files. One reason hackers are able to break into computer systems so easily is because the user did not create a strong enough password. Many computer users create passwords after their family pets, favorite objects and familiar words. This is an extremely bad idea.   [I know! I made that mistake - Dec] 

For starters, don’t choose a password that is in the dictionary. It takes password cracking software about 10 seconds to crack a word that is in the dictionary. The password cracking software uses a dictionary file which contains every word in the dictionary. The software takes the words and sends them at the object it is trying to crack. This dictionary file is usually easy to update, since a site on Google provides hundreds of results.

For more effective passwords, try taking two or three words, slicing them at random points and them crunching them together. For example, I could use house and railroad. My outcome might result as “houroad,” which is not in the dictionary.

However the above is not always the best way to go when choosing password.
 Eventually, it will be cracked, probably within nine days or so. If you are locking important information, this is not good enough.

The best password that a user can create is by mixing upper and lower case letters with numbers. An example of this would be “4xCD34z.” This password would probably take around 200 or so years or so to crack. (I don’t know a single hacker who would want to wait that long). These types of passwords are hard to memorize, but are the hardest to crack.

The length of the password is a major factor as well. The longer the password, the longer it takes to crack. To make the most complex password,  a user can also add symbols to their password. Again, the greater the complexity of the password, the greater the time it takes to break it.

                              Bob  Osgoodby 

 "I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the

second one didn't."  ...   Patrick Murray

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Thanks a lot for being such an accessible source of wisdom  - it's a privilege to have your vast experience literally on tap for these queries.

Take care
Mike 

Another:

Thanks Dec for the speedy response and honest info, you're a top man,

Cheers Jim

And another:

Hi Dec,

Did the deal with A****  ******  and the B***  *****, so now the original label "********" will take over the management and  *** ***** ** (me) will sub publish.

Thanks to your advice got an additional 2% on mechanicals for first album with re-negotiation on all extensions.

When the time is right I hope to give you the biggest "success story" yet for your testimonials.

  I** 

"The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once"   ...   Anonymous.  

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1) Mika ... Grace Kelly ... (Casablanca/island) ... http://www.mikasounds.com/
 
2) Just Jack ... Starz In Their Eyes ... (Mercury) ... http://www.justjack.co.uk/
 
3) Mason  ... Exceeder  ... (Boss/data) 

 
 Download Chart  [now the most important chart in the UK]  

1) Mika ... Grace Kelly ... (Universal Music)
 
2) Just Jack ... Starz In Their Eyes ... (Universal Music)
 
3) View  ... Same Jeans  ... (Sony BMG Music) 
 
 

"A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received

a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."  ...   Anonymous. 

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