Man they're droping like flys!! (OT)

[RobertKB]

I thought I was the only one who lived this way. Can't do anything about the problems, so why know about them.

Jack

Can't say I agree with that. My wife always tells me I am too cynical although I think I am not cynical enough. However, although I agree with most of what was said about politicians, celebrities, criminals, and especially corporations, people can and do make a difference. There are great groups out there like Doctors without Borders, Operation Eyesight, etc. that make huge differences in people's lives. Great changes come about often because enough little people decide it is time for a change or because one very persuasive person pulls at people's (society's) conscience. Charles Dickens is a good example of that. A lot of the good things we enjoy in life are a result of people fighting the odds and beating on the establishment. My two cents worth for what they are worth.

[dezeldoc]

To me the celebs are no different than anyone else, they still have to eat, sleep, breathe and go to the porcelain throne to bo their buisness! it is a job same as mine, except their job is a professional lier rather than a car jocky! I don't hold them in any special way and don't treat them any different than i would anyone else. people that are swayed by them and do, or buy something because that is what they say are fools in my opinion.

[Joe Flanagan]

I think celebreties are very different from us. Most of them are whacked. The job is hazardous to your mental health. Yeah, they're rich. They also act like fools, most of them. Look at Michael Jackson for an extreme example.

Hmmm. Simon Cowell on the porcelain throne, now THAT'S funny.

[moparjack44]

After Michael Jackson died, fans ran out to order his CD's Videos etc,

Dennis

Michael Jackson died? I had not heard:rolleyes:.

Jackie

[radioguy7]

Well..........I have to strongly disagree with one statement made by Radioguy7. The following is what I disagree about.

"celebrities will always be rich and famous and worth more as a human than any other common man' date='"[/i']

I don't judge people that way. I judge the person as an individual, regardless of how rich or famous they are. Being rich and famous does not make a person any better than the person living in a box on the street as far as I'm concerned. The person living in that box could be a much better person, or human than the one that is rich and famous.

That was sarcasm Norm, oh wait, I forgot, like most things, you dont get sarcasm. Also, I strongly disagree with anything Norm says

[Rodney Bullock]

I have spent my life as a regular person and a famous person. While I am not rich, I profited from my fame. I never took myself so seriously that I lost my mind. I did not want to be so famous that I could no longer go out in the world and function. I thank all that's good that I did not become a megga star as that would have been curse. My 15 min. of fame lasted and faded away. MJ was a very talented person however experiences from his early childhood shaped his fears and he could not overcome it. Don't be fooled if you spend to much time with yourself you think to much and start taking yourself to seriously. If you spend to much time at other peoples service and only thinking of how you can entertain instead of developing as a human being you will go wrong. I grew up listening to him and his brothers however when the skin problem started( on his left hand) he freaked out. He did a good job at dealing with those changes at first however it sent the wrong message. Isolation is a mother. Since he was changing it gave him licence to change and change until it was way out of control. When you don't have someone to say "no" to you it can really mess your mind and face up.

I guess you have to learn from what you see around you. Your personal development and the progression of life without interroption will make you a well rounded person.

Now Ed M. and David Carrridine that's another story:rolleyes:

Edited July 11, 2009 by Rodney Bullock

[dezeldoc]

Rodney,Thats what i am talking about, stupid people getting so facinated with stars, (oops excuse me i must use the proper term "actor") and never leaving them alone, trying to emulate them, be them, it is ridiculous! it is a dang job nothing more. i guess their life is so mundane that they feel they must try and be somebody that they aren't. their are some actors that think they are god and everyone must bow down to them and others that are just good down to earth people.

[Rodney Bullock]

Hey Norm, you saw weeze and George:D That is to good.

In the late 70's I had some sudents that were doing some real body guard work. They would keep it very quiet. They told no one I mean no one. One week end they picked me up and told me that the folks they were guarding wanted to meet their teacher. So I went with them to a house in Siver springs. They were guarding The ****-a-delics The guitar player came down in DC to play church hymms for one of the guy's mother. She never knew who this guy was however everytime they were in town he would request a visit to her house. We could not tell any of our fiends:mad: That was so hard just think of all the chicks we could have got:rolleyes: The 70's was a great time man it was really cool.

[dezeldoc]

Back in the 80's me and a buddy were bowling at about 12:30 pm and the lady at the counter asked us if we would mind if she put some other guys on our lane with us as the place wa packed, said sure and it turned out to be Brian Setzer from the stray cats. the guy was just a normal guy, bowled a couple more games then we left. don't remember the other guy's name that was with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoG62Wi8twU

Edited July 12, 2009 by dezeldoc

[Rodney Bullock]

They were guarding The ****-a-delics The guitar player came down in DC to play church hymms for one of the guy's mother. She never knew.

I just realized what I did and I am sorry to the moderator, my misspelled word was unintentional:o Please forgive me and thanks for **** fixing it.

[dezeldoc]

That is automatic now, he set the filters to catch that,

[P-12 Tommy]

Walter Cronkite passed away at 7:42 p.m. at age 92. There goes a big piece of our past. Makes you really think about your own mortality:eek:

Tom

[Captain Neon]

It's a shame that he wasn't able to be here for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. For me, watching old NASA footage just isn't right without Walter Cronkite's commentary.

Since I am rather unattractive and not very outgoing, I realised that television wasn't right for me, but I still remember playing television news anchor at home when I was a kid. I also wanted to be a radio DJ, but except for the outgoing personality types, I was better off cutting up hogs at the packing-house. Even wanted to be voice talent like a Mike Judge or Mel Blanck.

Walter Cronkite will be missed.

[PatS....]

Mel Blanc wasn't a talent, he was a God!!!! Just amazing.

The first time I ever saw Walter Cronkite was Nov 22 1963 the first time we had a US news channel feed here in Calgary. They went to Cronkite quite a bit that day up here. Wall to wall news. I was only 9 but I was glued to the set.

When I think "newsman" I think of him.

R.I.P. Mr Cronkite, and thanks for doing what you did as well as you did it.

[Dennis Hemingway]

I can't belive that it's the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. I was stationed on the USS Hornet when we picked them up on their return.

http://www.uss-hornet.org/

I will see Noel Blanc, Mel's son on August 8th at the Big Bear Lake Fun Run. He took over doing all the voices when Mel died. Noel still lives in Big Bear and belongs to the Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club.

Dennis:rolleyes:

[1940plymouth]

My first memories of Walter Cronkite were in the late '50's when he did "You Were Threre"

I can remember sitting with my Grandfather and Father during the Kennedy Assassination and Funeral watching him on TV.

As for the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, I was home on leave, my girlfriend and I watched it at her parents house.

My thoughts,

Bob

[greg g]

I remember watching You Were There and Victory at Sea on Sunday early evenings.