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National Post: That new white magic
“It’s white, it’s expensive and it’s instantly habit forming. Beck uses it. So do Moby and Madonna. And Ozzie’s boy Jack. (Question: Did he take it to rehab?) It’s a shiny, sleek objet de désir whose users are just one big happily addicted family. No, it’s not cocaine or the Raelian movement: It’s Apple’s iPod, the much-fetishized music player that’s more life-altering than any drug. But how exactly does an impersonal gadget inspire such high fidelity in all who touch it?”
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who cares if some multi-millionaire uses an iPod.
damn, the news sucks.
Posted by foo_foo on August 3, 2003 at 9:16 AM (PDT)
2
How many of these articles are gonna be posted. WHO CARES!!! My life is not different cause Madonna uses an iPod...Some people have too much time on their hands…
Posted by Rob on August 3, 2003 at 12:56 PM (PDT)
3
I must admit I tire of hearing about these “celebs”, who the press seem to think are on the cutting edge of technology.
I think I’d be safe to say I, along with a big chunk of ‘loungers, had an iPod way before Beckham, Osbourne, Madonna - do you see me mentioned as owning one?
Nope.
It is rather boring being a trend setter.
Posted by MadPict in UK on August 3, 2003 at 1:54 PM (PDT)
4
“"the much-fetishized music player that’s more life-altering than any drug."”
Give me a break its just a MP3 player....
and yes, celebs using Ipods bore me… that is not news…
Posted by bababooey on August 3, 2003 at 4:12 PM (PDT)
5
Agreed.
Reminds me of a line from Pulp Fiction…
“...before we start sucking each others c***, lets...”
Enjoy!
Andrew
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~astern
Posted by Andrew Stern on August 3, 2003 at 9:55 PM (PDT)
6
wah wah wah. this isn’t a news site. it’s an ad for ipods. go to google or a newspaper for real news, losers.
Posted by Madonna on August 3, 2003 at 9:56 PM (PDT)
7
i wonder if they read iPodlounge
Posted by ti on August 4, 2003 at 11:04 AM (PDT)
8
I wonder if they PooPoo like the rest of us
Posted by bababooey on August 4, 2003 at 12:56 PM (PDT)