Dave2112
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Ok, I'm not usually one to go on a rant, and I'll try to keep this as un-rant-like as possible. I've been a little under the weather and have been home this past week watching a lot of TV, which I usually don't do. Anyhoo, here's a few things that really made my list...
* The Micheal Jackson verdict. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not starting a "did he or didn't he" thread here, so please don't comment if this is what you have to say. I'm talking about the whole freakshow that was happening outside. As far as the verdict goes, we shouldn't be commenting anyway. I don't know what really happened and neither do you. We weren't there. My point is, haven't we gone far enough in this whole celebrity-groupie thing? I mean, come on...the fruitcake who was releasing doves during the verdict reading? Only in freakin' California. Now, where were the throngs of camera-hogs supporting the alleged victims? And come to think of it, how come they aren't there when some kids get molested in South Dakota or something? Not enough media coverage. I guess a victim is only important if a celebrity is involved.
* Nicole Kidman makes a public statement that she's going to "be there" for her friend Russell Crowe as he faces this "hard time". Excuse me, but who's "there" for the poor innocent kid who got his face smashed in by a telephone that Crowe admitted he threw? And to top it all off, when Ms. Kidman made her comment, ol' Russ was at a film premiere. Now, if you or I walked down to the front lobby of a hotel, threw a girly-fit and chucked a phone at the consierge...do you think we'd be attending a film premiere for the next, oh say 18 months or so? But I'll bet poor Mr. Crowe is having terrible nightmares. Poor 'lil thing.
* I've had the discussion with a few friends that anytime ANY story involving Disney or Micheal Eisner is reported by ABC News or Good Morning America, they always, and I mean ALWAYS end the story with "Disney is, of course, the parent company of ABC." Well, the corporate muck-sponges hit a new low this week. I was watching GMA and keeping an eye on that little bar across the bottom of the screen with the headlines of the day. One read "A 4-year-old boy died while riding the Space something-or-other ride at Disneyland. No injury or trauma related to the ride itself was found yada-yada-yada. Disney owns ABC." What the HELL does that have to do with the tragic death of a little boy?!?!? Does Dirtball Eisner get a freakin' quarter everytime a guy named Mickey looks in the mirror? Does he show up at ABC every morning to piss on the corner of the building to mark it? Is Eisner going to show up at this kid's funeral and tell the parents "I am deeply sorry for the tragic loss of your son. I own ABC." Oh, and Disney apparently owns Phil Collins as well, but that's a rant for a later time....
* Tom Cruise should learn to shut the hell up and just enjoy the lavish life he's been given. He's being interviewed by an Australian reporter and he flies off the handle because the guy asks if he wishes Nicole well or something innocuous like that. Tommy tells him that he's crossed the line and to put his manners back on the table. And he goes on and on about it for like 5 minutes. You're a fucking celebrity, Tom...you have no idea what reporters ask? This story is made more infuriating by the fact that 'lil Tommy got on his Scientology soapbox awhile ago to publicly scorn Brooke Shields because she endorsed a medication that helped her get through some serious post-partum depression. Nobody asked his almighty opinion, he just gave it...going on about how irresponsible she was for "telling people to take drugs" and that she should keep her problems to herself. So, Tom gets upset when he's asked questions at a PLANNED INTERVIEW, but has no problem diving into other people's lives publicly when no one even asked. I DO, however, love the response Brooke put out to the media: "I have no problem with Tom Cruise and would like to extend an olive branch. I have left two free tickets at the front gate to my current play...one adult and one child." Score one for Brooke. And Tom....keep your Scientology brainwashing cult crap to yourself, ok?
* What the HELL happened to Gwen Stefani? She was once part of a very creative rock group (you remember "groups", right? Those people that actually write music and play instruments?) I see her on TV the other day doing that god-awful "rich girl" song (if you can call it that), and she's morphed into Brittney Beyonce J. Ho Aguilera. Nobody onstage is playing a damn thing, but there's fifteen dancers onstage and she's LIP-SYNCHING!!!! This used to be a serious artist, people. I guess endorsments talk, right? And while we're on the subject, how about record companies quit whining about how downloading music is forcing the cost of music production to rise...until they stop paying these so-called rap and R&B "artists" to bring thier personal posse onstage to jiggle around and contribute absolutley nothing to anything remotley related to music? You're talking about fifteen people onstage that are pulling in around 80 grand a year to go onstage and jump. And the industry has the balls to bitch about escalating costs...
* I see an ad for some gas-sucking SUV that shows a volcano erupting and the truck being spewed out and hitting the ground runnin'. Not that the commercial is bad, it's kinda neat actually. But at the bottom is the ever-present "Do Not Attempt This at Home". Have we become so utterly ruled by barnacle-sucking lawyers that people are honestly afraid of a court case where Toyota gets sued because they never told people NOT to drive thier SUV into an ACTIVE VOLCANO?!?!? I guess it goes along with the sticker on Army mortar shells that say DO NOT EAT. Just think about it, some company got a government contract to produce DO NOT EAT stickers at probably 200 bucks a pop or something. Gotta love the free enterprise system, eh?
Ok, I guess that's all for now. God help humanity....
* The Micheal Jackson verdict. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not starting a "did he or didn't he" thread here, so please don't comment if this is what you have to say. I'm talking about the whole freakshow that was happening outside. As far as the verdict goes, we shouldn't be commenting anyway. I don't know what really happened and neither do you. We weren't there. My point is, haven't we gone far enough in this whole celebrity-groupie thing? I mean, come on...the fruitcake who was releasing doves during the verdict reading? Only in freakin' California. Now, where were the throngs of camera-hogs supporting the alleged victims? And come to think of it, how come they aren't there when some kids get molested in South Dakota or something? Not enough media coverage. I guess a victim is only important if a celebrity is involved.
* Nicole Kidman makes a public statement that she's going to "be there" for her friend Russell Crowe as he faces this "hard time". Excuse me, but who's "there" for the poor innocent kid who got his face smashed in by a telephone that Crowe admitted he threw? And to top it all off, when Ms. Kidman made her comment, ol' Russ was at a film premiere. Now, if you or I walked down to the front lobby of a hotel, threw a girly-fit and chucked a phone at the consierge...do you think we'd be attending a film premiere for the next, oh say 18 months or so? But I'll bet poor Mr. Crowe is having terrible nightmares. Poor 'lil thing.
* I've had the discussion with a few friends that anytime ANY story involving Disney or Micheal Eisner is reported by ABC News or Good Morning America, they always, and I mean ALWAYS end the story with "Disney is, of course, the parent company of ABC." Well, the corporate muck-sponges hit a new low this week. I was watching GMA and keeping an eye on that little bar across the bottom of the screen with the headlines of the day. One read "A 4-year-old boy died while riding the Space something-or-other ride at Disneyland. No injury or trauma related to the ride itself was found yada-yada-yada. Disney owns ABC." What the HELL does that have to do with the tragic death of a little boy?!?!? Does Dirtball Eisner get a freakin' quarter everytime a guy named Mickey looks in the mirror? Does he show up at ABC every morning to piss on the corner of the building to mark it? Is Eisner going to show up at this kid's funeral and tell the parents "I am deeply sorry for the tragic loss of your son. I own ABC." Oh, and Disney apparently owns Phil Collins as well, but that's a rant for a later time....
* Tom Cruise should learn to shut the hell up and just enjoy the lavish life he's been given. He's being interviewed by an Australian reporter and he flies off the handle because the guy asks if he wishes Nicole well or something innocuous like that. Tommy tells him that he's crossed the line and to put his manners back on the table. And he goes on and on about it for like 5 minutes. You're a fucking celebrity, Tom...you have no idea what reporters ask? This story is made more infuriating by the fact that 'lil Tommy got on his Scientology soapbox awhile ago to publicly scorn Brooke Shields because she endorsed a medication that helped her get through some serious post-partum depression. Nobody asked his almighty opinion, he just gave it...going on about how irresponsible she was for "telling people to take drugs" and that she should keep her problems to herself. So, Tom gets upset when he's asked questions at a PLANNED INTERVIEW, but has no problem diving into other people's lives publicly when no one even asked. I DO, however, love the response Brooke put out to the media: "I have no problem with Tom Cruise and would like to extend an olive branch. I have left two free tickets at the front gate to my current play...one adult and one child." Score one for Brooke. And Tom....keep your Scientology brainwashing cult crap to yourself, ok?
* What the HELL happened to Gwen Stefani? She was once part of a very creative rock group (you remember "groups", right? Those people that actually write music and play instruments?) I see her on TV the other day doing that god-awful "rich girl" song (if you can call it that), and she's morphed into Brittney Beyonce J. Ho Aguilera. Nobody onstage is playing a damn thing, but there's fifteen dancers onstage and she's LIP-SYNCHING!!!! This used to be a serious artist, people. I guess endorsments talk, right? And while we're on the subject, how about record companies quit whining about how downloading music is forcing the cost of music production to rise...until they stop paying these so-called rap and R&B "artists" to bring thier personal posse onstage to jiggle around and contribute absolutley nothing to anything remotley related to music? You're talking about fifteen people onstage that are pulling in around 80 grand a year to go onstage and jump. And the industry has the balls to bitch about escalating costs...
* I see an ad for some gas-sucking SUV that shows a volcano erupting and the truck being spewed out and hitting the ground runnin'. Not that the commercial is bad, it's kinda neat actually. But at the bottom is the ever-present "Do Not Attempt This at Home". Have we become so utterly ruled by barnacle-sucking lawyers that people are honestly afraid of a court case where Toyota gets sued because they never told people NOT to drive thier SUV into an ACTIVE VOLCANO?!?!? I guess it goes along with the sticker on Army mortar shells that say DO NOT EAT. Just think about it, some company got a government contract to produce DO NOT EAT stickers at probably 200 bucks a pop or something. Gotta love the free enterprise system, eh?
Ok, I guess that's all for now. God help humanity....
