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[nbda1997]

When did this trend start? It seems like, all of the sudden, washed-up celebs from years past are getting a second turn in the spotlight by basically becoming silly caricatures of what they once were.

Take Larry King, for instance:

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[bridgetwannabe]

I think this kind of sick voyeuristic interest has been around since Rome - we aren't throwing people to lions and watching them get eaten but it's hard not to see the parallels!

That said, people scream for entertainment and the networks respond accordingly. You're right about Gladiators, but without writers what else are you going to put on? They didn't have writers at the Colloseum!

I think Larry King is like Barbara Walters or Dick Clark. They're no longer relevant but people know their names and will watch.

I think Hulk Hogan and Gene Simmons are just ridiculous. I've watched both their reality shows and the irrationality of it all is what makes them entertaining.

AND I LIKE DEAL OR NO DEAL :)

[ensign_amazing]

Detroit Rock City is a kickass song. The movie wasn't half bad either. But the song kicks ass.

[nbda1997]

To be honest, I wouldn't be able recognize a KISS song if I heard it. I just used it as amunition in the Gene Simmons section :)

[godemperorleto]

Ironically, you are right about Kiss. They're an okay band at best, but their concerts were a spectacle, and during the '70s, a lot of rock n' roll music was centered on packing stadiums full of screaming fans and having enough sex to father a small nation.

Some music, however, was never about music. The Sex Pistols used to unplug Sid Vicious' bass during concerts because he sucked that bad. My friend, Kerri, who instructs the "History of Rock n' Roll" course on the Wilmington campus of U.D. said that some music (especially punk) was about having no talent and getting paid for being political.

[nbda1997]

Tell me honestly, did this post make anybody laugh? That's all I was after...