Comments | kevinduran: A celebrity dies and suddenly they have a million fans.

kevinduran

A celebrity dies and suddenly they have a million fans.

Mar 20, 2009 10:19

So another celebrity has passed away. What happened to Natasha Richardson is very sad. Didn't Sonny Bono die from a tragic skiing accident, too ( Read more... )

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bfirrera March 20 2009, 15:12:00 UTC

While I was not a fan of hers, necessarily, she certainly put in a good day's work in the movies I've seen (Patty Hearst and Handmaid's Tale (terrible movie, but SHE was good ( ... )

kevinduran March 20 2009, 17:14:02 UTC

I've never had Cherry Garcia ice cream, only because I hate the Grateful Dead and am not about to eat something that's named after them.

rcthebearcub March 20 2009, 15:25:12 UTC

I don't know if it is people having guilt that they missed out on the deceased person's talent when that person was alive, or what causes it. Recently Rick Wright of Pink Floyd died (who's he? he's that keyboardist in Pink Floyd that 99% of the population couldn't pick out of a lineup). All of a sudden there was a huge interest in Pink Floyd and now vh1 classic in the past months is all over how important he was. Too late. I would press anyone involved to name one solo track by him, or even name one of the Pink Floyd songs that contain his vocals.
When Kurt Cobain died.. I was sad yes.. because i was a fan, and knew that a band i liked wouldnt be making any more new music. But I didnt lose my mind like "He was the spokesperson of our generation!" Not so much. He was a schmoe who occasionally wrote some clever lyrics and had attitude.. but if he made a solo album it would have been pretty dull. I feel bad that all of a sudden it was as if the other guys werent there when Kurt died and was praised for *his* music.

kevinduran March 20 2009, 17:18:49 UTC

Even though I can't say I was a big Nirvana fan, I'd say that Kurt Cobain really was a significant loss in the music world (even though he probably is to blame for killing off pop music as we formerly knew and loved it by introducing grunge to the masses... but it's not his really his fault. He didn't have anything to do with the marketing, I'm sure.)

I agree though- a solo album from Kurt Cobain probably would have been a dreary mess. I think it's nice that Dave Grohl went on to have his own big success with Foo Fighters.

sibertater March 21 2009, 18:44:22 UTC

Brilliant people are usually effed up in some fashion.

bookish_cub March 20 2009, 15:35:41 UTC

On a related note, I've always wondered why people who were assholes when they were alive suddenly become wonderful human beings after they die.

kevinduran March 20 2009, 17:23:03 UTC

YES!! I remember when Christopher Reeve died. It was a well-known fact that he was rather difficult to work with, and it's pretty much why he never had much of a career outside of the "Superman" movies. "Deathtrap" and "Somewhere In Time" were minor hits... nobody's going to remember him for "Switching Channels"- with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner. I know someone that worked as an intern on one of his movies (he had been reduced to TV movies by that point) and said he was completely horrible to work with.

But then he had that horrible accident- and perhaps he really was a beautiful person when he wasn't on a movie set... but the fact remained that he acted like an asshole.

jay_pop March 20 2009, 16:13:54 UTC

Natasha Richardson was more known for her work on the stage I think, not so much movies.

I saw George Carlin in Burbank once at a live taping of his "George Carlin Show". The crowd warmer was funnier than him. GC just came off as very vulgar and raw.

kevinduran March 20 2009, 17:24:53 UTC

I never got the appeal of George Carlin at all. I guess it's just a different kind of humor that doesn't appeal to me.

sibertater March 21 2009, 18:43:03 UTC

I don't mind some vulgarity in a comedian as long as they're witty and funny. I can't stand just vulgar language for no good reason. It annoys me. I won't read a book with a bunch of vulgar language in it.

Which is strange, because I have a mouth like a sailor...but it's usually warranted.

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kevinduran March 20 2009, 17:32:15 UTC

You've made an interesting point, and there's probably a lot of truth in it. Everything is so hyped these days. Can't somebody even have a little accident and die in peace? I was appalled when I saw a picture of Belinda Carlisle falling down in a parking lot earlier this week. Is that newsworthy? We've all fallen down.