Long Live Your Laundry

[Jimmy Bones]

Seems like our American icons are dying off one by one this month:

Michael Jackson, Ed MacMahon, and now, Billy Mays.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html

Of all the annoying on air personalities, he annoyed me the least.

[stflbn]

At least Billy had personality. Which is something most public personalities anymore greatly lack.

[TheVoiceless]

What bothers me is who is left to fill these voids. In the day of Ryan Seacrest and Spencer and Heidi Montog, how are we allowing these fools dominate air time. Not that Hollywood always had substance, but at least some of the celebrities had true talents.

[R D Maynard]

Originally Posted by TheVoiceless

What bothers me is who is left to fill these voids. In the day of Ryan Seacrest and Spencer and Heidi Montog, how are we allowing these fools dominate air time. Not that Hollywood always had substance, but at least some of the celebrities had true talents.

Hey, there's no law or commandment that says you have to watch TV or partake of so-called popular culture. Most of the media output produced for the American masses is just garbage geared toward their average audience member, i.e., a mindless consumer with a tenth-grade education. Hence American Idol, 31 flavors of CSI, the Pussycat Dolls, most hip-hop, Fast and Furious movies, Hannah Montana - the list is endless.

You're better off spending your time reading, or practicing bass, or fishing, building model airplanes, walking, knitting, yodeling, etc., etc., etc....

[vbasscustom]

mm, knitting, or writing the novel youve been working on now for a year or so.

[AndrewSixx07032]

Originally Posted by R D Maynard

You're better off spending your time reading, or practicing bass, or fishing, building model airplanes, walking, knitting, yodeling, etc., etc., etc....

or attempting to build a Model Rocket. There's always a chance for a nice surprise explosion. Also if you do some really well you might get into a book of world records or wind up winning a county science fair and going into NASA.

Kudos if you get the reference.

Originally Posted by stflbn

At least Billy had personality. Which has been missing from a majority of public figures..

fixed it.

[Joe Gress]

Originally Posted by AndrewSixx07032

or attempting to build a Model Rocket. There's always a chance for a nice surprise explosion. Also if you do some really well you might get into a book of world records or wind up winning a county science fair and going into NASA.

Kudos if you get the reference.

October Sky?

[Sartori]

Our society devotes too much time and attention to celebrities. While the recent deaths of these figures are personal tragedies for their families and friends, they are of little import to me, as I knew none of them.

[username n/a]

Originally Posted by joeinsprings

October Sky?

That was a good ass movie.

[R D Maynard]

Originally Posted by username n/a

That was a good ass movie.

+1 - though not quite the choice of words I might use. If you read the excellent book from which the film came, you'll note that Homer Hickam, the author and hero of the story, had no access to TV. Come to think of it, neither did Einstein - for most of his adult life, or Ben Franklin, Edison, Watt, etc.

Hell, if we didn't have TV, we might even be smart enough to elect smart people to run our government.