"I kick Norah Jone's ass and she just won several grammys. She can barely sing or play the piano. Either can any of the them compared to me. I now perform for only fifty thousand dollars, because we

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― Chriddof (Chriddof), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

"Click on the shopping cart to order four cd's(Thales of Miletus (Volume I, II, III, and IV) at $1000.00"

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! She does kinda have a point, though.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

4 album set available for $2000.00 and $1000.00 for one cd. This is how much music should be worth, if there is talent there. They are cheapening music and talent, by selling it like it is fried chicken at kfc.

but but but I thought that the Happy Mondays GOT their inspiration & talent from "Kentucky Fried Chicken"?

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Poor thing, 50,000 bucks!

― jed (jed_e_3), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

WTF.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"This is how much music should be worth,
if there is talent there. They are cheapening music and talent, by selling it like it is fried chicken at kfc.... I write all kinds of music and this is
not a great example of what I do."

I am incredibly talented and undervalued, but my songs aren't so great. Buy them anyway!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Marissa started singing professionally as a child
with no formal training and then she went on to study voice (Bel
Canto style of singing) for ten years with a faculty member of the
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

She only allows three people to post to her bulletin board.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

This country is a sess pool of people who peddle junk to the
masses, and the public is eating up this junk. I am five foot nine. I am not short and ordinary looking like all the
people in the music industry. Even people like Shania are five four, and she doesn't have beautiful eyes. Why?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

too bad i just downloaded all of her songs on mp3 from her site. i'm gonna sell bootlegs for $500. any takers?

― JaXoN (JasonD), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

this is the best site EVER

I have some
unprofessional pictures of myself on my slide show.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

doesn't the "no formal training" boast only work if you um haven't had ten years of formal training after having had no formal training?

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I think she put her driver's license photo on her slide show!
I am in love.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

HA HA HA!

I got off her site really quickly, afraid I might somehow click the wrong button and have to pay her a few grand.

Oh, by the way, I'm 5'11"! Take that, SUCKA! And I have GREAT eyes! And NO Formal training at all, except for classes taken after that in college.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"This country is a sess pool of people who peddle junk to the masses, and the public is eating up this junk. I am five foot nine. I am not short and ordinary looking like all the people in the music industry. Even people like Shania are five four, and she doesn't have beautiful eyes. Why?"

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

oh jesus i'm an idiot...mann got there first

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I think Shania's eyes are probably her best feature. And she can spell.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

doesn't the "no formal training" boast only work if you um haven't had ten years of formal training after having had no formal training?

Not only did I never go to Writeaversity, or whatever those fancy "writing schools" are called, I didn't even READ A BOOK for my first THREE OR FOUR YEARS! Buy my books! I'm all outsider and shit.

And my eyes are fantastic.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I tell ya her fuckin shorts set is hott.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"I am more talented then Billy Joel."

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

She is right about one thing though, the photos on her slide show ARE unprofessional.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I do believe we have found Geir a bride

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

has anyone dared check her poetry yet?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh God, read it.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know what she told you but she is not better than billy joel.

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

mea culpa yall!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

the trees can speak one is pure poetry.

"behind these two things is nothing."

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Check the poetry!

Risk It

to laugh is to risk appearing the fool

to weep is to risk appearing sentimental

to reach out to another, is to risk involvement

to express feelings is to risk exposing your true self

to place your ideas and dreams before the crowd, is to risk their loss

to live is to risk dying

to hope is to risk despair

to try is to risk failure

but risks must be taken;

because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing

the person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing

they may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply can not learn,

feel, change, grow, love, live...only the person who risks is free.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Remember on sitcoms in the 80s when there'd be a talent show episode and Stephen Keaton would flip his cap backwards or something and lay the rhymes on us?

this intermittent slobby side has come to be my battle

when all is scrubbed and sweeky clean, come heards of bull and cattle

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

singer/
songwriter
new york city

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Her voice is a very strong part of her musical expression.

Well, she's gonna blow away all those mute singers, then. Go MM!

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Commerialism and Mc.Donolds music

A review of Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette [2 out of 5 stars]

posted 11/20/2003

by Marissa Marchant

People are so used to hearing music that fits in a little box.
Commerialism is not fine art.
Low art sells to peasants world wide.
they sell music at greasy wing prices. the only culture they have is bacteria. NOt a joke.
I sell my music for one thousand dollars a album because I am fine art and the real thing.
I am not plain jane like all of these people.
I know the value of art.
I charge 25 thousand dollars to perform.
I write every style of music and sing every style of the high level. much higher then the biz.
I play a few instruments very very well.
I studied opera for years..and sing every style of music and write every style.

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

SWEEKY CLEAN?

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Cinniblount is totally otm -- she would be the perfect bride for Geir.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I love how she tries to go off on "commerialism" and then makes sure to say "btw, i am hot"

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

"Sweeky clean" is like the best phrase on the whole site. I'm going to be using that for everything. "Goddamn, this chicken's sweeky clean."

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

(I bet she shows up to this thread like a few days from now.)

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I like "commerialism".

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

This could possibly be a really great joke.

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

in that photo above, is she trying to show how cultured she is by flipping us off UK style or is she pointing out that yes, she has TWO eyes, not like that deep fried bacteria singer norah jones

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

so far through two of her songs they start off with some sort of Yeti moaning.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Best goddamn meme in a while, methinks. If it isn't a meme, can we start one? Chriddof, how in the world did you find this?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

They went to great lengths if it is a joke. B/c people name check her all over the net, and not just in reference to her wacky pages.

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.voy.com/55843/19.html

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

(It was on memepool a few days ago.)

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

*nods* This seems like something that would make the rounds.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

from a Bela Fleck message board:

"PS - Marissa if you're out there, I'd love to get you over to my house to display your artistry. My front porch rail could use a little painting, or we could sit ya out in the garden with a guitar to keep the squirrels away from our peppers..."

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

ommerialism and cheapening art
A review of A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion
posted 11/20/2003
by Marissa Marchant

celine has a pleasant voice.
She doesn't sing with power and beauty like I do. I am not plain jane.
like all the others.
I don't want a
record deal.
I know the value of art and fine art.
I write every style of music and sing every style of music.
well. and very well. play
several instruments.
Celine is not on my level.
but for those who think that art is valueless, they will go out and spend no money on
commerialism.
Celine is just as commerical as burger king and the same quality.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.floridamusic.org/cgi-bin/ng.cgi?num=110

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 5 December 2003 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

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THEY NEED LEGS MORE

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 3 December 2004 00:11 (twenty years ago)

don't poke la colmena.

― cºzen (Cozen), Friday, 3 December 2004 00:13 (twenty years ago)

YOU SHOULD QUIT TRAUMATIZING WOMEN WITH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. THEY NEED LEGS MORE. I SHOULD KNOW, I'M A MEDICAL DOCTOR. I OWN A MANSION AND A YACHT.

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:08 (twenty years ago)

they...need...legs...more...omg

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:19 (twenty years ago)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:25 (twenty years ago)

I HAVE A NEW NAME NOW THANK YOU MARISSA MARCHANT

― Allyzay Needs Legs More (allyzay), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:28 (twenty years ago)

dammit ally beat me to it

― It's hard to kill a horse who needs legs more (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:29 (twenty years ago)

I didn't read the entire thread, but where along the way did she go from commanding fifty grand for a live performance to sending abusive emails 'cause she didn't get a dollar?

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:31 (twenty years ago)

What if I cut off my arms and have legs attached to my shoulders?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:32 (twenty years ago)

You should ask your wife that question and get back to us.

― Allyzay Needs Legs More (allyzay), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:34 (twenty years ago)

Have you been hanging out with David Cronenberg?
x-post

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago)

will they still let you on tv to sing with the choir if you do that?

or!

will they give you your own primetime special and own choir if you do that?

― kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:38 (twenty years ago)

Ah. This is indeed beauty.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 3 December 2004 03:42 (twenty years ago)

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0885/

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:00 (twenty years ago)

Hands up who had a Modulok. I sure as hell did.

ihttp://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0885/modulokbox.jpg

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:04 (twenty years ago)

cunting image size restrictions

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:06 (twenty years ago)

That thing is awesome!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:40 (twenty years ago)

Okay, which ILXor is going to remix "EMU" and "Green Tea"?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:55 (twenty years ago)

Give emu BEATZ!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:56 (twenty years ago)

I want to green tea a shot for sure.

― papa november (papa november), Friday, 3 December 2004 04:59 (twenty years ago)

i wonder what would happen if you tried to autotune 'emu'

― the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Friday, 3 December 2004 05:04 (twenty years ago)

IT WOULD SOUND LIKE MERZBOW

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Friday, 3 December 2004 05:13 (twenty years ago)

The way i'm currently working it, it sounds like an angry cat

― papa november (papa november), Friday, 3 December 2004 05:14 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

You know when they say about someone, "Nothing surprises me anymore" ?

That so doesn't apply here.

(I know, I'm replacing a lost posting, but I had to check the legs were still here)

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 09:35 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

oo look who just popped up on the progressive ears message board:

none other than "tweekers" him er her er theirself

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 27 January 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Hi, I am Marissa's cousin. Marissa is a nice girl.
We get along.
I like to be supportive too.
she has a bit of family and friends and boyfriend.
He is a nice guy .
I am visiting with marissa .
she is sleeping bye now.

― her cousin, Thursday, 27 January 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

Oh, emm, hello Marissa's cousin. How old is she? Enough about her. Do you play? Banjo? Anything?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 January 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Sorry guys.

It seems i pushed Marissa over the edge with my interview. She has now QUIT!

In this email exchange between the 'editor' of the site and marissa i am the 'Toaster' that he refers to.

From: marissa marchant
To: mangthemerciful@gmail.com
Cc: marissa
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:56:36 -0800
Subject: you have

hello, you have contributed to my leaving the internet and the public world..I have alot music unrecorded...and I took down my music...permanently....
this is no joke...I hafe it up there, and soon the site will be gone, I have given up ....
there is no reason to be on the net...so your interview which seems mean spirited...is meaningless...because I have no music up...and a message for everyone...o.k

From: MANG
Reply-To: MANG
To: marissa marchant
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:20:20 -0700
Subject: Re: you have

hey marissa, i just run the site, i'm not the one who interviewed you.
that was toaster. i really love your music. don't give up when
things get rough, you have the ability to overcome these obstacles and
emerge an even stronger person.

-Mang the Merciful

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 3 February 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

five months pass...

Hi, I find this board strange but delightful. I am not sure if I posted some of the messages on here. thanks for the encouragement.
I am moving right now to rochester in new york state..in a bigger house...and Avalon company is in the state of moving their company..I am waiting for this piece of gear. It is handmade and there isn't anything quite like it on the market..I have been waiting for months now for them to send it off...I am packing. I wish I could record now..but people just seem to have little customer service, graciousness and kindness these days.
I think we are having an ice age. any kindness that is shown towards myself I feel it is suprising.
I expect negativity. people have been very cold towards me...
anyone else who experiences what I am experiencing should not let the coldness of the world get them down. but suddenly if someone has millions of dollars, people are warming, kissing, hugging and adoring...
other then that...people like to insult me, because I am just not a mega wealthy musician....
I think I am trying to be supportive of others...but it doesn't show up that way in the google search , for some reason, anything that I have ever said that wasn't positive shows up first...
I am trying not to say anything unkind these days.

― the real marissa marchant, Friday, 8 July 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

Hi,

We've enjoyed the vid clips (any chance of putting up a longer one? A whole song perhaps?)

Regards and laters...

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago)

marissa -- I libe in Rochester. Let's hang out!

― no tech! (ex machina), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

Whatever you've said, Marissa, you've managed to get yourself quite a lot of attention, as far as I can tell, which is good. By the way, do you like Kate Bush? You remind my girlfriend of her. Which is a good thing.

XOXO

Josh

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I could see you getting a proper album release and appearances on Leno based on your whole shtick, rather than actual talent. A short-lived (most likely) but profitable career. Like winning the lottery. I have to find something stupid to gain that kind of attention online.

― You big dumbass, Friday, 8 July 2005 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

What is the Avalon piece you're buying? Is it a mic preamp? They have an awesome reputation!

Looking forward to hear yr recordings done with this.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

xpost getting attention is one thing, but you don't get anywhere if when you get the attention, you can't actually deliver...

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 8 July 2005 14:53 (nineteen years ago)

That's why I'm saying it will (most likely) be a short lived career.

― You big dumbass, Friday, 8 July 2005 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

PROVEN WRONG BY SCIENCE

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 August 2006 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

I have to think of technology all of the time. I don't have a choice.
After being beaten and shot by criminals, I was left for dead.

Luckily, my partner found me in time and the paramedics were able to put me on life support until they could transform me into a fully functioning cyborg (half man / half machine). What's great is that I was able to go back to being a police officer and go after the people who turned me into this monstrosity.

One complaint though:
When recreating my sense of vision and wiring me for a friend/enemy status checker as well as a full dictionary of penal codes, they forgot to give me a standard video input. It would have been a perfect opportunity to expand my ability to actually ENJOY myself. It's like the scientists didn't care about me having a good time; they just wanted me to fight crime with heightened abilities and senses. Whatever. Thanks for nothing...they have no idea how sweet it would've been to watch the CAN dvd with direct audio and video ins.

-- robocop (roboco...), December 11th, 2005 3:13 PM. (link)

I guess if you can't go out and be entertained and you are in a wheelchair..it is good...
but I prefer live performances...
or a prefer ...audio recordings in vinyl or cd format.
sometimes I don't like to see anyone playing..I just like to hear the music and image things in my head. I don't really need to see a person playing the music ...

I hope you are feeling better now

-- mariesa sabriel (sa...), December 11th, 2005 3:17 PM. (link)

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Friday, 25 August 2006 20:06 (eighteen years ago)

has anybody alerted her to the secret mountain headquarters of nuILX yet?

― kingfish high command (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 25 August 2006 20:08 (eighteen years ago)

Shouldn't that be "secret volcano headquarters"?? Or does anyone not get this yet?

― it's a personal (section241), Friday, 25 August 2006 21:03 (eighteen years ago)

I missed all this the first time round. I've encountered her notority before, and assumed she was just a crazy person, I had no idea she is the greatest musical genius in the history of everything. I am quite annoyed there is now no way to hear her songs (I've somewhat optimistically tried Limewire).

― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 25 August 2006 21:48 (eighteen years ago)

did anyone ever admit to being marissa? i lost track at some point. tanx.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Friday, 25 August 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago)

I used to have "Emu" and "Green Tea" but never got to hear anything else. If anyone has a more or less complete set of mp3s I feel some YSIs are in order. Or if anyone wanted to be really daring and temporarily upload the lot to a "secret" web location...

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Friday, 25 August 2006 23:09 (eighteen years ago)

I like the fac that this exists, cos i want to whine like a wilting vinyard and here it is: This Is The Way The World Ends. Not With A Bung, But With A Winter. Stunted Practice is Saying Goodbye to the Woman Who Kicks My Kidneys Blue. End Of. I Hi-ate ate ate

― Pier Paolo Semolina (noodle vague), Friday, 25 August 2006 23:19 (eighteen years ago)

"Not With A Bong, But

― tiit (tiit), Saturday, 26 August 2006 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

Jesus I was drunk last night.

― Pier Paolo Semolina (noodle vague), Saturday, 26 August 2006 13:38 (eighteen years ago)

Are you interested in revival? Spirit of Revival calls people to renewed faith, vision, and spiritual power.

― PappaWheelie, Olives, Red Wine, Coffee, Scotch, and Me (PappaWheelie 2), Saturday, 26 August 2006 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

Risk It
to laugh is to risk appearing the fool
to weep is to risk appearing sentimental
to reach out to another, is to risk involvement
to express feelings is to risk exposing your true self
to place your ideas and dreams before the crowd, is to risk their loss
to live is to risk dying
to hope is to risk despair
to try is to risk failure
but risks must be taken;
because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing
the person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing
they may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply can not learn,
feel, change, grow, love, live...only the person who risks is free.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 14:59 (sixteen years ago)

That Tatiana from American Idol reminds me of Marissa.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 15:10 (sixteen years ago)

she never her

― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 15:48 (sixteen years ago)

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