January 22, 2008 - It's the money, not the principle
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
it’s the money, not the principle Current mood: embarrassed & kinda humbled
I'm completely infatuated with celebrity death. It's sick, totally perverse, incredibly morbid and one hundred percent unexplainable. I even have this thing called Celebrity Death Beeper that sends texts to my cell phone when someone goes to the great beyond. No amount of therapy will make this weird obsession go away.
My fascination is so deep that somewhere out there in the vast webiverse I have a blog albeit not properly updated, that's a write up of celebrity obituaries. It's not about being crass or unemotional but it's actually about mocking me and celebrating the life of someone who's fifteen minutes of fame has lasted way longer then mine (I was seventeen, it was kinda nice).
So as everyone has probably heard by now Heath Ledger has passed away. He was 28 and he was someone's dad. It's really sad, it's really depressing and I send my sincere condolences to his family.
But the thing that kinda bugs the hell out of me is that on my way home I'm listening to the 'all news, all the time' radio station and the CBS news segment starts up and his passing is the LEAD story. Not the market sucking ass, the interest rate being cut this morning, the war, the presidential elections but the lead story is about an actor dying in a residence in New York from a possible overdose.
This isn't the first time I've said it but I'm kinda sickened by American news... everything is one salacious headline or a segment that in essence is a stupid infomercial. It's sad that there's a whole big world out there… that I'm only able to find out about from CBC news.
Currently listening : Breaking In an AngelBy Red Animal WarRelease date: By 24 April, 2001
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Nightcam
Patrica,You are right on the $, however, I must take exception, your are interested in celebrity deaths, you blog, you subscribe to txting svcs, "No amount of therapy will make this weird obsession go away." People are obsessed with this fodder. If people are interested and tune in the "news" outlets will deliver. News is a business. Focus groups and research shows what is popular, the popularity vote wins....everytime...eer except in Florida during presidential elections....Bottom Line, Heath Ledger's death should, in my opinion, not be a lead, but celeb deaths always will be as long as the pussification of America continues.What did you do at 17 for your 15?
Posted by Nightcam on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 7:27 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]
it’s the money, not the principle Current mood: embarrassed & kinda humbled
I'm completely infatuated with celebrity death. It's sick, totally perverse, incredibly morbid and one hundred percent unexplainable. I even have this thing called Celebrity Death Beeper that sends texts to my cell phone when someone goes to the great beyond. No amount of therapy will make this weird obsession go away.
My fascination is so deep that somewhere out there in the vast webiverse I have a blog albeit not properly updated, that's a write up of celebrity obituaries. It's not about being crass or unemotional but it's actually about mocking me and celebrating the life of someone who's fifteen minutes of fame has lasted way longer then mine (I was seventeen, it was kinda nice).
So as everyone has probably heard by now Heath Ledger has passed away. He was 28 and he was someone's dad. It's really sad, it's really depressing and I send my sincere condolences to his family.
But the thing that kinda bugs the hell out of me is that on my way home I'm listening to the 'all news, all the time' radio station and the CBS news segment starts up and his passing is the LEAD story. Not the market sucking ass, the interest rate being cut this morning, the war, the presidential elections but the lead story is about an actor dying in a residence in New York from a possible overdose.
This isn't the first time I've said it but I'm kinda sickened by American news... everything is one salacious headline or a segment that in essence is a stupid infomercial. It's sad that there's a whole big world out there… that I'm only able to find out about from CBC news.
Currently listening : Breaking In an AngelBy Red Animal WarRelease date: By 24 April, 2001
5:47 PM - 1 Comments - 1 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove
Nightcam
Patrica,You are right on the $, however, I must take exception, your are interested in celebrity deaths, you blog, you subscribe to txting svcs, "No amount of therapy will make this weird obsession go away." People are obsessed with this fodder. If people are interested and tune in the "news" outlets will deliver. News is a business. Focus groups and research shows what is popular, the popularity vote wins....everytime...eer except in Florida during presidential elections....Bottom Line, Heath Ledger's death should, in my opinion, not be a lead, but celeb deaths always will be as long as the pussification of America continues.What did you do at 17 for your 15?
Posted by Nightcam on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 7:27 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]
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