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Because I’m Not That Stupid

Posted on | May 10, 2010 | 578 Comments

Perhaps some readers will recall this noxious video:

When I posted that horrible thing April 24, I warned that “Fark.com has quite accurately described [it] as ‘The worst version of “Sweet Home Alabama” in the entire history of ever.’ ”

Operating as usual in fire-and-forget mode, I paid no further attention until May 2 when I observed that this had become “The Longest Comment Thread in the History of This Blog” and added:

For the record, I cannot vouch for the accuracy of any of what people write in the comments. . . . 
So now I’ve got the blogospheric equivalent of a “Jerry Springer Show” episode in the comments of a two-week-old post that I just put up as a bit of weekend snark. But I guess it goes to show the unpredictable nature of online viral phenomena.

Well, this yammering continued — now 500+ comments — entirely unheeded until today when I received an e-mail “cease and desist” notice:

Submitted to Evidence:
5/10/2010
Case #0014374892010crv
Submitted to: State(s) Federal Bureau of Investigation div. of Cyber Crimes
(New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina, Texas, North Dakota, Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho)
Submitted to: Local Law Enforcement Columbiana County Ohio / Cleveland AAU Div. . . .
From:
Blaze Records USA
Department of Legal Affairs
*Please be advised that Blaze Records USA and the Artist’s that it represents Have not posted to this blog.
Any and all information posted here has been tracked, traced, documented and submitted as evidence to the proper authorities.
Legal Issues (AP Press Release) April 27, 2010
We are very pleased to announce that on April 27, 2010 Blaze Records USA has been granted an injunction to file a National Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Blaze Records USA and the Artist’s that it represents.
Over the past eight months, Blaze Records USA and the Artist’s in which it represents, has endured continues harassment, slander and defamation of character from several individuals and companies.
During the past eight months, the Blaze Records USA Internet Security Team has collected and documented over 6,000 pages of evidence related to this case. They have also collected and documented over 400 cases of Copyright Infringement and Trademark Violations from several individuals.
A legal advisory panel consisting of 11 Attorney’s, 4 Judges and several law enforcement officials has been assembled to ensure the handling of this case and to seek justice for all parties who’s legal rights have been violated.
Both Civil and Criminal charges will be filed against all persons involved and will be filed in the following states: Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Florida, Texas, Idaho, Tennessee, Georgia, and New Jersey.
Insuring the rights and safety of Blaze Records USA Artist’s, is and will continue to be a priority and this behavior, will not be tolerated nor taken lightly.
Any and all questions or concerns with this issue should be brought to our attention and will be immediately addressed as a priority and handled with confidentiality. . . .

Blah, blah, blah. Although I’m not a lawyer, I’m reliably informed that the so-called “safe harbor” provision of the Communications Decency Act means that I’m not responsible for idiotic comments by idiotic commenters, especially comments I’ve never seen on a three-week-old post.

Certainly, I cannot be accused of malice against people I’ve never met, on the basis of comments I’ve never seen, which were posted by anonymous assclowns.

However, despite its legal and grammatical deficiencies, this e-mail about a “legal advisory panel” threatening me with “Civil and Criminal charges” prompts me to wonder about Blaze Records USA. Does anybody else find it strange that this record company (which nobody ever heard of) should employ both a “Legal Affairs Department” and an “Internet Security Team”? Since they can afford all that stuff, maybe they should also invest in a halfway decent Web site.

Or hire some singers who can, y’know, sing.

Exit Question: Is Champagne Dream the Jackie Mackie Paisley Passey of music?

Category: Blogging, humor, Music

Comments

578 Responses to “Because I’m Not That Stupid”

  1. Donna Potts
    May 26th, 2010 @ 2:49 am

    Champagne Dream at Buckshot Betty’s July 3d. You go girl! http://events.myspace.com/Event/4531662/Headlining-Buckshot-Bettys

  2. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 2:49 am

    Tony (Donna), nice…showing nothing at all.

    I take that back. It shows the entire crowd.

    Effing stupid. Did you scour all your photos for that? L O S E R ! ! ! Tony Calabrese is a stupid loser…yay!!!

  3. Donna Potts
    May 25th, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    Champagne Dream at Buckshot Betty’s July 3d. You go girl! http://events.myspace.com/Event/4531662/Headlining-Buckshot-Bettys

  4. Mike Hawk
    May 25th, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    Tony (Donna), nice…showing nothing at all.

    I take that back. It shows the entire crowd.

    Effing stupid. Did you scour all your photos for that? L O S E R ! ! ! Tony Calabrese is a stupid loser…yay!!!

  5. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 2:54 am

    Are you seriously gonna put that girl on stage in front of actual people and not fake, made up ones? Are you crazy?!?!

    OMG, way to destroy a girls psyche just for your own gain, you stupid, selfish little weasel! I can’t wait for you to go to prison and finally YOU will be the one taken advantage of.

  6. Mike Hawk
    May 25th, 2010 @ 9:54 pm

    Are you seriously gonna put that girl on stage in front of actual people and not fake, made up ones? Are you crazy?!?!

    OMG, way to destroy a girls psyche just for your own gain, you stupid, selfish little weasel! I can’t wait for you to go to prison and finally YOU will be the one taken advantage of.

  7. Tupelo
    May 26th, 2010 @ 9:22 am

    I find it truly fascinating and humorous that an idiot like Tony Calabrese can find other idiots like Renae and Champagne Dream who actually believe they have talent. Oh and um…Champagne Dream, did you see how Renae just left you in the back and moved up front?

    Where are you going to live now Tony? Where are you going to move your fake little studio now?

    By the way: Blaze Records USA/Tony Calabrese is a fake label and doesn’t know how to make videos or choose people who can sing. Champagne Dream can’t sing. Crap comes from crap and Blaze Records USA is crap.

  8. Tupelo
    May 26th, 2010 @ 2:22 pm

    I find it truly fascinating and humorous that an idiot like Tony Calabrese can find other idiots like Renae and Champagne Dream who actually believe they have talent. Oh and um…Champagne Dream, did you see how Renae just left you in the back and moved up front?

    Where are you going to live now Tony? Where are you going to move your fake little studio now?

    By the way: Blaze Records USA/Tony Calabrese is a fake label and doesn’t know how to make videos or choose people who can sing. Champagne Dream can’t sing. Crap comes from crap and Blaze Records USA is crap.

  9. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 3:23 pm

    Tupelo, I do believe that we have successfully stumped Tony here. He doesn’t have a clue what to say or what fake profile he should be.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  10. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 10:23 am

    Tupelo, I do believe that we have successfully stumped Tony here. He doesn’t have a clue what to say or what fake profile he should be.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  11. Buckeyes Boys
    May 26th, 2010 @ 8:15 pm

    what a total bunch of trash talkers on this moronic site. That McCain dude must be a homo with no life to host a site like this. GO BUCKEYES! Champagne Dream is the HOTTEST chic on the planet! Deal with it people! BTW assmunches Buckshot Betty’s is owned by a dude named Glen. They have already been told about all of your ass sniffing tactics. There will be about 350 wild and crazy college students there partying with Blaze and Champagne Dream and we welcome you all to show up. Please please do!

  12. Buckeyes Boys
    May 26th, 2010 @ 3:15 pm

    what a total bunch of trash talkers on this moronic site. That McCain dude must be a homo with no life to host a site like this. GO BUCKEYES! Champagne Dream is the HOTTEST chic on the planet! Deal with it people! BTW assmunches Buckshot Betty’s is owned by a dude named Glen. They have already been told about all of your ass sniffing tactics. There will be about 350 wild and crazy college students there partying with Blaze and Champagne Dream and we welcome you all to show up. Please please do!

  13. Donna Potts
    May 26th, 2010 @ 8:52 pm

  14. Donna Potts
    May 26th, 2010 @ 3:52 pm

  15. Donna Potts
    May 26th, 2010 @ 8:54 pm

    Champagne Dream is awesome! You got a fan forever here. Donna Potts

  16. Donna Potts
    May 26th, 2010 @ 3:54 pm

    Champagne Dream is awesome! You got a fan forever here. Donna Potts

  17. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 9:31 pm

    Oh this video is priceless! Breakout single? From a crappy karaoke recording? Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

    Also, is it an amphiotheater or amphitheater? Learn to spell shit for brains!

    Thanks Tony/Donna for posting this. Here’s how stupid you are…you posted this from your fake profile Donna but it’s on the Blaze Records YouTube channel. Do you see how idiotic and pathetically moronic that is? What a coincidence that you would pop on and there it is? Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

    Champagne, I posted something here that might help.
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2222690_how-sing-key.html

    But I doubt it.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  18. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 4:31 pm

    Oh this video is priceless! Breakout single? From a crappy karaoke recording? Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

    Also, is it an amphiotheater or amphitheater? Learn to spell shit for brains!

    Thanks Tony/Donna for posting this. Here’s how stupid you are…you posted this from your fake profile Donna but it’s on the Blaze Records YouTube channel. Do you see how idiotic and pathetically moronic that is? What a coincidence that you would pop on and there it is? Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

    Champagne, I posted something here that might help.
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2222690_how-sing-key.html

    But I doubt it.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  19. just jogging...dont really car
    May 26th, 2010 @ 11:32 pm

    wow…Ive become curious about this stupid blog and looked deeper. I found a ‘supposed’ on air radio interview completely by accident on line…Its the script/written version of Blaze Records USA talking with someone named Mike Keats and trash talking EVERYONE. Funny part is, at the time he still seemed to be on good terms with Marc Wasmund then changed his mind during this blog. All I did was google ‘TONYCALABRESE AND CHEYENNE WEST’…..try it and the ‘interview’ page should pop up. (among other things) Its pretty obvious that anyone who decides to cut ties with Blaze Records and this Tony guy….just gets their name thrown into lies and trash talk…..man, Im glad Im not personally involved with this crap.

  20. just jogging...dont really care
    May 26th, 2010 @ 6:32 pm

    wow…Ive become curious about this stupid blog and looked deeper. I found a ‘supposed’ on air radio interview completely by accident on line…Its the script/written version of Blaze Records USA talking with someone named Mike Keats and trash talking EVERYONE. Funny part is, at the time he still seemed to be on good terms with Marc Wasmund then changed his mind during this blog. All I did was google ‘TONYCALABRESE AND CHEYENNE WEST’…..try it and the ‘interview’ page should pop up. (among other things) Its pretty obvious that anyone who decides to cut ties with Blaze Records and this Tony guy….just gets their name thrown into lies and trash talk…..man, Im glad Im not personally involved with this crap.

  21. Scott Fuller
    May 27th, 2010 @ 12:34 am

    Cheyenne West should of at least covered up her stretch marks in her latest ho shots. I hear that Kevin Keen once shit his pants at work and was caught licking the skid mark in the mens room. Is Jeff Todd still banging his mother? I hear that’s why he bought a dustbuster.

  22. Scott Fuller
    May 26th, 2010 @ 7:34 pm

    Cheyenne West should of at least covered up her stretch marks in her latest ho shots. I hear that Kevin Keen once shit his pants at work and was caught licking the skid mark in the mens room. Is Jeff Todd still banging his mother? I hear that’s why he bought a dustbuster.

  23. Mike Hawk
    May 27th, 2010 @ 1:32 am

    Haha Scott Fuller/Tony Calabrese! Good one! I knew you weren’t done once EVERYONE started calling out the facts and exposing you for the raw sewage that you are.

    Keep hiding behind fake profiles.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  24. Mike Hawk
    May 26th, 2010 @ 8:32 pm

    Haha Scott Fuller/Tony Calabrese! Good one! I knew you weren’t done once EVERYONE started calling out the facts and exposing you for the raw sewage that you are.

    Keep hiding behind fake profiles.

    Tony Calabrese/Blaze Records = proven liar, proven fraud, proven fake. Fact!

  25. Car 54
    May 27th, 2010 @ 7:34 am

    *break*

  26. Car 54
    May 27th, 2010 @ 2:34 am

    *break*

  27. Car 54
    May 27th, 2010 @ 7:38 am

    Hey Jimbob Funny points. Why does he have babies singing songs that were penned before they were born? And dead birds don’t sing. Hee hee.

  28. Car 54
    May 27th, 2010 @ 2:38 am

    Hey Jimbob Funny points. Why does he have babies singing songs that were penned before they were born? And dead birds don’t sing. Hee hee.