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   Rewmember the controversy over Milli Vanilli in the 1980s, that they, *GASP!*    
   lip-synced their singing in concerts (like EVERY artist does)   
      
   The Partridge Family was created, loosely based on the Cowsills, a real rock   
   &  roll playing famly.   
      
   Only 2 members of the PF could play an instrument & only one could sing --   
   the  rst played air &/or lip-synced.   
      
   Millions of dollars in album & concert revenues, & they were frauds from the    
   get-go!   
      
   I'm sure the producers kept most of it & paid out piddling salaries to the    
   child stars & actresses.   
      
   Now Danny Bonaduce (Danny Partridge) is famous, on radio, tv, etc, all   
   because  of lies.  (if the newsmedia could use such weighted language to   
   describe Milli  Vanilli, it's valid for me to use fior the same purpose)   
      
   I'm not defending Milli -- I wasn't into their music anyway. . .   
      
   I'm only questioning the hypocrisy & the unawareness of the buying public.   
      
   I'm guessing some of yas had to buy these records for your kids, especially   
   if  you had girls?   
      
   Were you or they aware that this was just a tv family & not real arists, but    
   just liked the sound anyway?   
      
   Did they put on a good show at their concerts over & above the value of the    
   soundtrack playing in the background?   
      
   Silliness & Hollywood's so worried about 'pirates' downloading music for free!   
      
   I download freely. Because I'm stealing nothing -- theft removes some thing    
   from someone else -- I don't-I just copy it for my own enjoyment, leaving the    
   original unaffected.   
      
   [But you're stealing the price of the CD]   
      
   Nope, because I wasn't going to buy that overpriced($19.95-$24.99) POS   
   anyway,  just for 1 or 2 songs!   
      
   I've been challenging them to take me to court for years, as I've got some    
   surprises up my sleeve if they do. but nothing. I'm bummed.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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