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Quigmans By Buddy Hickerson rfk ' ~ — _ _ _ AND MO oNe WANTS TO Lf'STeN^ XAUSe r'M OLD, AND..J ~ « vouU Have to excuse edwin.. C He s uve a busted to» LeT... He’s ^ just GoNNa KeeP RunniN' Til. * ya TfGGLe H»S FAR. > /^N • ’ ffHHH PHRENOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF reading bumps ON THE SKULL I TO DETERMINE rTTWTnR CHARACTER TRAITS. -.- -I #134 BRIEFLY File-sharing causes CD sales to tumble SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The growing popularity of CD burn ing and illegal song swapping over the Internet lias cut into on line music sales, sending them tumbling 25 percent this year, ac , cording to a survey released Monday. Internet sales of prerecorded music, such as CDs and cassette tapes, reached $545 million through the third quarter, well behind last year’s total of $730 million for the same period, ac cording to the study conducted by research firm ComScore Networks. The study found former Napster users flocked to alterna tive file-sharing networks such as Kazaa and Morpheus after Napster went offline in the sum mer of2001. Morpheus’ user base grew from fewer than one million in June of that year to 7.2 million by March 2002, comScore said. Consumers increasingly are seeking the instant gratification of free downloads, and the ability to bum those downloads to blank CDs offers even more personal ization and choice, said Phil Leigh, an analyst for Raymond James & Associates. “The primary message of the CD burner is the consumer doesn’t want to be strjitjacketed nnu uujiug a prepackaged CD,” Leigh said. “I think what we’re seeing is not only the death of the physical form factor, but the death of the prepack aged concept.” There are legitimate ways to buy downloads on line, such as Listen.com’s Rhapsody ser vice, as well as MusicNet and Pressplay, two joint ventures launched by the major recording companies to counter illegal song sharing. But those services have yet to release any figures on how many people have actually signed up, and it is hard to gauge their pop ularity in the face of free down loads from Morpheus and Gnutella network programs. The ComScore study only con sidered online purchases of recorded media such as CDs and tapes and did not look at paid mu sic downloads. In September, the chief execu tive of the Recording Industry Association of America, Hilary Rosen, testified at a congression al hearing on music piracy and peer-to-peer networks, saying public education about the ille gality of unauthorized file-shar ing was of the utmost impor tance. “I wish I could tell you that there is a silver bullet that could resolve this very serious prob lem,” Rosen said. “There is not.” “Jackass” is No. 1 at U.S. box office Johnny Knoxville is thrilled his crude prank movie ‘’Jackass” debuted at No. 1 at the box office. He’s also a tad sheepish about all the success. “Oh, my goodness, when I luuiK oi an those film makers who spent so much time and tens of millions of dollars on their movies — and our stinker was No. 1? ... That’s so wrong,” he says in Newsweek’s Nov. 11 is sue. Produced for just $5 PHOTO BY BEN ZO/KRT CAMPUS Jonnny unoxviue performs crude stunts and pranks In “Jackass.” million, “Jackass” reprises the now-defunct MTV show that fea tured such hazardous or crude acts as roller-skating with bottle rockets attached or urinating on a snow cone. Executives at Paramount and its MTV subsidiary had expect ed “Jackass” might gross $20 mil lion at best on its first weekend. It raked in $22.7 million. Police form theories about DJ shooting NEW YORK (AP) - Police in vestigating the killing of Run DMC disc jockey Jam Master Jay said they have several, com peting theories about the mo tive. Meanwhile, a wake was planned for Monday and a funer al Tuesday for 37-year-old Jason Mizell, who as Jam Master Jay worked the turntables as Joe “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels rapped a string of hits over the years. Police on Friday discounted an earlier hypothesis that a wider music industry feud prompted a masked gunman to fire one .40-caliber bullet into the head of Mizell as he played video games Wednesday night in the lounge of his recording studio. “They’re fishing. Everyone’s fishing for information,” said Chris Lighty, manager for rap per 50 Cent. His client, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, canceled a Wednesday night performance in Manhattan after receiving what police described as a credi ble threat. *->y ri iuay, punce imwnpiayeu the danger to Jackson, saying they no longer believe he is a target of Jam Master Jay’s killers. Two detectives from the New York Police Department’s gang intelligence unit have been in terviewing people at rap con certs and events, and investiga tors searched the second-floor studio where the killing oc curred. CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Glorify oneself 6 Pack cargo 10 Hillside by a loch 14 Hill or O’Day 15 Vega’s constellation 16 Conger and moray 17 Hebrew text 18 impersonator 19 Access road 20 Chinese food choice 23 Worked into a lather 26 Cut, like lumber 27 Color property 28 Urban RRs 31 Molten rocks 35 Invalidate 38 Cross 40 Act division 41 Pekoe or oolong 42 Silt formation 43 Page taken from a periodical 45 Squelched 46 Home of St. Francis 47 Cheering word 49 Stop 50 Lobster traps 52 Cutting edges 55 Use tough love 60 Algerian city 61 First name in mysteries 62 Deep ravine 66 Presented 67 “I Know How He Feels" singer 68 Much Idss cordial 69 Snow-day ride 70 Hit sharply 71 Gets by . DOWN 1 Belfry occupant' 2 John’s Yoko 3 Televise 4 Postage 5 Lake in the Sierra Nevada 6 Scoria 7 Secretarial mistake © 2002 Tribune Media Services, Inc "11 04 02 AM rights reserved 8 Sandwich cookies 9 Battle practice 10 Waters north o the Aleutians 11 Gather in 12 _mater 13 TV letters for games 21 Poetic piece 22 Trophies 23 Type of daisy 24 Pound pieces 25 Virgil’s hero 29 Word on diet foods 30 Scornful look 32 Thawed ’ 33 Play opening 34 Tolerates 36 Not ready for harvesting 37 Landlord 39 Cheerio! 44 Pitcher’s opponents 48 Cable channel Solutions 51 Insectivorous 5§ Napoleon’s 1814 mammal address 53 Sound judgment 59 Defeat 54 Shell rival 63 Grave letters? 55 Ships’ records 64 Turn right! 56 By mouth 65 Hesitation 57 Silent greeting syllables HOROSCOPES ARIES If you owe anybody money, pay off your debt. If it will take a while, form a plan. No need to tell friends or loved ones. Taking action is more important. TAURUS Somebody wants to tell you what to do. Is that really such a great idea? If so, relax. If not, you’d better scurry out the back door, pronto! GEMINI Nobody said it was gonna be easy. And if they did, they were misinformed. The task you’ve been assigned requires planning, concentration and persistence. Take it one step at a time. CANCER Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Not now, anyway. Business deals are likely to go sour. Stay home and snuggle instead. LEO By now you should be getting things just the way you want them. There are still a few minor adjustments required, but you’d better consult the other people who care before you make those adjustments. ( VIRGO You’re about to make a J discovery that could lead to j great changes. Keep asking the | tough questions. You’re onto something, and it could be something big. LIBRA Discretion is advised. Others may not be free to tell all, and you shouldn’t either. See how much of the puzzle you can figure out without asking. That’s the game. SCORPIO You can power through j ust about any obstacle now. This is good, because obstacles will certainly appear. Others will attempt to throw you off course. Let them know it’s futile. That should quiet them down. SAGITTARIUS Is somebody leaning on you? Trying to force you to do something you don’t feel right about? Think of it as a test. CAPRICORN A “friend” who’s putting pressure on you isn’t really on your side. If it won’t wait until next week, a “great deal” is liable to be way too expensive. AQUARIUS Hunker down and try not to draw much attention to yourself. Somebody else wants to give the orders now and is not in the mood to listen. Save your suggestions till later. PISCES Contact a distant friend for inspiration. That’ll hold you till you can get together in person. Travel is not a great idea now, but maybe the two of you can visualize a hug over the phone. CALENDAR I This movie is an ensemble piece that looks at how family members relate to one another. It stars Katherine Keener as Michelle Marks, a self-absorbed, jobless artist, who is dissatisfied with her ■ m m "" marriage and alienates the people J|||H Z\|T|517inP she loves. 7 and 9 p.m. Nickelodeon 11 Vi /ml 11 (till Theatre. Tuesday. Monday, Nov. 4 DRINK A CUP OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: Alexa Marin Colindras, a Nicaraguan coffee farmer and Coffee Cooperative activist, will speak. 7 p.m. Gambrell Hall room 153. GO KART RECORDS TOUR WITH TOXIC NARCOTIC, 2 MAN ADVANTAGE, DAYCARE SWINDLERS AND GUFF: Uncle Doctor’s, 1734 Mobile Dr. “THE TOWN IS QUIET": This French film runs the social gamut with characters varying from right-wing, upper-class politicians to young North African immigrants to blue-collar dock workers. The film’s main character must support an alcoholic husband, a prostitute daughter addicted to heroin and a grandchild with an unknown father. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main St. use WIND ENSEMBLES: With James Copenhaver and David O’Shields conducting. Selections include “Music for Prague 1968,” “Lads of Wamphray,” “In the Spring at the Time When Kings GO Off to War,” and “Candide Suite.” 7:30 p.m. Koger Center. Tuesday, Nov. 5 KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE WITH THE CHAD HOLLISTER BAND: Senate Park, 931-B Senate St. $15.