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Written by Spinner
Thursday, 01 May 2003
LOS ANGELES: Larry Higgins (34) a real estate agent and self proclaimed CD-Pirate has gone to the unusual step of sending self-imposed reparations to Capitol Records to pay for years of burning CD?s. Rather than sending money to the impoverished multinational , however, Higgins has chosen to make payment in the form of kick arse Colombian cocaine and $500 a night hookers.

?I feel really bad about copying all those songs I downloaded first from Napster, then Audiogalaxy, Morpheas and now Win MX onto CD?s without paying a cent to the artists or record companies that own the music. I hope this high quality charlie accompanied by these very beautiful ladies will go some way towards restoring me to favour in the eyes of the Lord.?

The cocaine and prostitutes were warmly received by the Capitol A and R department. Vice President of Marketing Vince Farrow proceeded to throw a party to thank radio programmers, radio pluggers, personal trainers, hairdressers, publicists, music journalists, and hangers-on for sticking with them through the hard times.

No musicians were invited to the plush event which was held on the rooftop of the Beverly Hills Wiltshire Hotel. "