Posted 7:27 PM by sport

In London, uninjured singer seeks prayers

Jul 8, 11:24 AM (ET)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - London was the scene of carnage on Thursday after a series of deadly blasts but American R&B crooner Omarion, who suffered no injury or inconvenience, wants people to pray for him.

"Omarion was in London during the tragic bombings that struck this morning," a statement by the singer's publicist AR PR Marketing, released hours after the bombings, said.

Making no mention of the fatalities or casualties of the blasts, the singer's statement concluded, "He would like his fans to pray that he has a safe trip and a safe return home. He appreciates your support."

He was in London for Saturday's Live 8 show, his publicist Shana Gilmore told Reuters from Los Angeles. Asked why anyone should pray for him, Gilmore said, "He wasn't hurt or anything, but just the fact that he was there and all that."

Omarion was the teenaged lead singer of the chart-topping band B2K before going solo. The 20-year-old's first solo album "O" debuted at No. 1 of Billboard charts earlier this year.
http://reuters.excite.com//article/20050708/2005-07-08T152426Z_01_N07332103_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BRITAIN-SINGER-DC.html

(Now that's for real! And the followup, from my email to Liz...)
Since 9/11 I've been worried sick about Omarion.
Here's something I posted on the Sony discussion board for fans of Omarion:

Damn - when I heard that they bombed London's public transportation I said "please, oh please, if Omarion is in London, don't let Omarion be injured!"
And Omarion made it out OK. All my prayers and the prayers of all those who love Omarion are with you today, boo. I hope Omarion's trauma isn't too severe.
Maybe they can do another concert like Live 8, to show Omarion that we all support Omarion and hope that terrorists never get near him.
If we don't all stand behind Omarion, then the terrorists win.

(Got these replies:)
"Omarisgurlie103" writes: "are you foreal?this happen? if so THANK GOD"
"Omarionsluver" writes: "yea gurl they was gonna have the Olympics there but they cant now"
"#1mz.boog" writes: "omg r u serious??????????"
"klown dancer" writes: "GURL I DONT THINK THAT OMARION WAS IN LONDON I THINK THAT WAS A LIE."

http://forums1.sonymusic.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/665106676/m/8501085093

Posted 11:25 PM by sport

SINCE 9/11 I'VE BEEN WONDERING...
what y'all been up to? So I did a search on "Since 9/11 I've..."
Below, the pastings of my cuttings, as they appear on the search results.

Since 9/11 I've started looking more toward religion...
Since 9/11 I've attended many conferences on clash of civilisations...
Since 9/11 I've found a braver part of myself...
Since 9/11 I've progessively abandoned the Left on foreign policy...
Since 9/11 I've felt increased pressure to conform...
Since 9//11 I've had the opportunity to share with at least three pilots, to really explain the gospel in a personal way to them...
Since 9/11 I've ditched a lot of yarns I had planned...
Since 9/11 I've been eating ice cream and drinking alchol like it was going out of style...
Since 9/11, I've had high blood pressure...
Since 9/11 I've written two books...
Since 9/11 I've been working on a book...
Since 9/11 I've exposed the systematic abuse of these subsides by professors of area studies...
Since 9/11 I've really seen a dropoff in attendance at shows. This phenomenon is not limited to my band and seems to be affecting just about everyone I know...
Since 9/11 I've been reluctant to take pictures of the things that excite me because of what they are (refineries, factories, etc...
Since 9/11 I've done countless interviews...
Since 9-11 I've had a hard time sitting in front of my sewing machine...
Since 9/11 I've been increasing the maximum distance I was willing to drive...
Since 9/11 I've been acting. I've been in 14 off off Broadway plays in three years...
Since 9/11 I've especially come to appreciate the good old-fashioned Western starring legendary actors like Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne and Alan Ladd...
Since 9-11 I've waffled a little, I think, at least inwardly...
Since 9/11 I've been carrying a lot of stuff around on me...
Since 9/11 I've been certain I'm going to die in a plane, and so each time I fly I write a short tale about the plane going down and record it in a ...
Since 9/11 I've been interested in how we adjust as artists...
Since 9/11 I've done singles workshops all over the country...
Since 9/11 I've managed to milk three separate airfares out of my parents...
Since 9/11 I've felt that we're up to our eyeballs in hypocrisy...
Since 9/11 I've been socked with a $5 fee...
Since 9/11 I've considered myself to be a Spiritual Warrior engaged in mortal combat with the enemy...
since 9/11, I've been wondering if we really can defeat God...
Since 9/11 I've changed...
Since 9/11 I've been getting a lot of questions about selling slow moving houses...
Since 9/11 I've seen no less than 13 new zombie films...
since 9/11 I've been much more interested in documentaries...
Since 9/11 I've again found comfort in audio books...
Since 9/11 I've found it necessary to develop a new set of friends...
Since 9/11 I've wondered: how many abortionists are muslim...
since 9/11 I've developed an almost pathological fear of being out on a balcony...
]Since 9/11 I've been disturbed by vigilante superheroes...
Since 9/11 I've adopted a more negative view: Americans are stupid, ignorant racist fucks...
Since 9/11 I've also been ruminating on the question of trivialization...
since 9/11 I've been using the Koran for toilet paper...