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Poor Brett Michaels

I don't even know the guy but I'm sure he has family members and fans who are concerned about him and want to see him get well. The story is only a news item because there are so many people out there with nothing better to do than follow reality-TV personalities. Not like us doing real important stuff like hanging out here at SOH! ;)
 
TARPSBird said:
I don't even know the guy but I'm sure he has family members and fans who are concerned about him and want to see him get well. The story is only a news item because there are so many people out there with nothing better to do than follow reality-TV personalities. Not like us doing real important stuff like hanging out here at SOH! ;)
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That's a fair assessment, but this is a gathering point for a hobby. I strongly hope that noone considers tracking 80's rock stars a hobby.
 
tigisfat said:
That's a fair assessment, but this is a gathering point for a hobby. I strongly hope that noone considers tracking 80's rock stars a hobby.
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Tig, I'm sure they're out there - probably searching the internet at this very moment to see if David Lee Roth will ever fly over a concert stage again, or when is Pat Benatar's next road tour going to kick off. :d
 
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TARPSBird said:
Tig, I'm sure they're out there - probably searching the internet at this very moment to see if David Lee Roth will ever fly over a concert stage again, or when is Pat Benatar's next road tour going to kick off. :d
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Whoa Whoa WHOA! Let us never compare Diamond Dave to bret michaels again, thank you.
 
Do I feel for Brett because he was the front man of a once-upon-a-time good band? Nope. Do I feel for Brett because he has a reality show (which I have never seen nor heard of)? Nope. Do I feel for Brett because "but by the will of God go I"? Yes. Anyone of us could face the same issues at any moment, and I for one would like for someone to care that I am not doing well and could quite possibly die. Check Coles Catalogue and Woolworths Catalogue.
I also would like for someone out there to care enough to say a prayer or two for my recovery or a peaceful death...which ever is the will of God/Mother Nature/The Universe/who or what ever you believe is in charge of things.

OBIO
 
tigisfat said:
Do you feel bad for him? There's something about a washed up, conceited, drugged out, makeup wearing has-been that makes me cringe. This clown has no sense of reality. Why is this headline news? Am I supposed to care at all?

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/...ull-recovery-dangers-remain/story?id=10482682
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Have you met the guy before? What do you know about him other than the crap you hear on TV? I'd be a little easier with my judgements unless you enjoy being judged.
 
I have never heard o fthe guy but he probably has friends and family that care about him and I hope he recovers. Sometimes things like this can change a persons life for the better.
 
OBIO said:
Do I feel for Brett because he was the front man of a once-upon-a-time good band? Nope. Do I feel for Brett because he has a reality show (which I have never seen nor heard of)? Nope. Do I feel for Brett because "but by the will of God go I"? Yes. Anyone of us could face the same issues at any moment, and I for one would like for someone to care that I am not doing well and could quite possibly die. I also would like for someone out there to care enough to say a prayer or two for my recovery or a peaceful death...which ever is the will of God/Mother Nature/The Universe/who or what ever you believe is in charge of things.

OBIO
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That's a decent sentiment, but if you or I had such a medical problem, it wouldn't be national news.
 
Do I feel bad for him because he is a human being and he is in pain.. Yes, to a certain extent. But, do I feel bad for him because he is a celebrity and is in this condition, no! It really isn't news and if one of us were in the same situation there would be no mention of it, well except maybe for here.

I feel the same way about the whole Tiger thing, tired of it.. It's not news and it never was!

You almost get the impression the media has become "stupider" the last couple of years by reporting stuff like this instead of things that are going on around the world.. What happened to Afghanistan? Iraq for that matter?

:salute:
 
Gdavis101 said:
You almost get the impression the media has become "stupider" the last couple of years by reporting stuff like this instead of things that are going on around the world.. What happened to Afghanistan? Iraq for that matter?

:salute:
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i've said it before, and i haven't yet tired of it.

when people begin to make their voices heard with their wallets, the media will be forced to offer better content. until then, we can all enjoy the drivel we clamor for by spending our money to support them.

by "we" i mean everyone who is not me. i do not listen to the radio, pay for or watch television, buy magazines or newspapers.
 
cheezyflier said:
i've said it before, and i haven't yet tired of it.

when people begin to make their voices heard with their wallets, the media will be forced to offer better content. until then, we can all enjoy the drivel we clamor for by spending our money to support them.

by "we" i mean everyone who is not me. i do not listen to the radio, pay for or watch television, buy magazines or newspapers.
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I don't watch TV or listen to the radio, but I do rent movies and buy magazines. I figure I get to pick my movies and magazines. Usually 'flying' magazine isn't filled with drivel.

Anyone who watches a lot of cable TV gets their viewing almost chosen for them, even if they hold the remote.
 
cheezyflier said:
i've said it before, and i haven't yet tired of it.

when people begin to make their voices heard with their wallets, the media will be forced to offer better content. until then, we can all enjoy the drivel we clamor for by spending our money to support them.

by "we" i mean everyone who is not me. i do not listen to the radio, pay for or watch television, buy magazines or newspapers.
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You could technically listen to the radio or watch broadcast TV if you wanted to.Viewership/audience is determined by a very few who represent your region as a whole. It doesn't matter if you never turn your TV on, because you are being represented by the people who do watch TV, and report to ACNeilson/Arbitron. Something like 99.9% of TV viewers are represented by that .1% who are selected by the market research firms. So unless you have a portable radio meter on you and a set-top box from Neilson, your plan doesn't really work.
 
I fear Lindsey Lohan is one of the front-runners in the "Celebrity Dead Pool" within the next year or so. :frown:
This recent picture of her suggests she's already got one foot in the grave.
 
TARPSBird said:
I fear Lindsey Lohan is one of the front-runners in the "Celebrity Dead Pool" within the next year or so. :frown:
This recent picture of her suggests she's already got one foot in the grave.
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Gross, she probably thinks she's hot too.
 
Lindsey was still hot as recently as her famous "DUI cell phone pic" 2-3 years ago. She's had a hard time keeping her sh*t together since then. There have been a lot more pics of her totally trashed at various parties and events, often early in the evening when everybody else is still straight-up. I think back to my time in the Navy, when one of our guys got that way we usually intervened and took his drunk ass back to the ship. No caring friends around to do that with Lindsey, just a bunch of leeches. Maybe her family can pull her back from where she's headed.
 
TARPSBird said:
Lindsey was still hot as recently as her famous "DUI cell phone pic" 2-3 years ago. She's had a hard time keeping her sh*t together since then. There have been a lot more pics of her totally trashed at various parties and events, often early in the evening when everybody else is still straight-up. I think back to my time in the Navy, when one of our guys got that way we usually intervened and took his drunk ass back to the ship. No caring friends around to do that with Lindsey, just a bunch of leeches. Maybe her family can pull her back from where she's headed.
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I hope for her that someone helps her, but in the end it's just not anything that should be on the national or world news.
 
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