Amy Winehouse goes back to black...

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Bullshit. This is all about worthless celebrity worship and the fact that we idolize actors and singers over scientists and engineers. Fuck that bullshit, and fuck people who care about these shitbags that they've never even had a conversation with. Ugh.

Not calling bullshit on the fact that music has the power to reach and touch people's lives directly. But that's not why people worship these scumsuckers.

And people have conversations with top scientists and engineers? Unless they do something really big how is it that a regular person is going to even know their names?

James

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

What part of, "Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll", do you not understand?

I doubt there's any "scientific" way to prove her influence was more negative than positive. There's not much glamor in OD'ing on your living room floor, and nobody with any sense, will aspire to end up the way she did. If anything, she's a poster child for how not to do it.

JC

There have been many more before her that could be used as a poster child but it still happens.

James

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Flexin

And people have conversations with top scientists and engineers? Unless they do something really big how is it that a regular person is going to even know their names?

James

They could do a music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fI8834iCgo

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Bullshit. This is all about worthless celebrity worship and the fact that we idolize actors and singers over scientists and engineers. Fuck that bullshit, and fuck people who care about these shitbags that they've never even had a conversation with. Ugh.

Not calling bullshit on the fact that music has the power to reach and touch people's lives directly. But that's not why people worship these scumsuckers.

OK, then try this one instead. The psycho, in Norway, is looking to publicize his manifesto. Would you rather support that, by talking about him or make him feel worthless, by making it painfully obvious that a dead drug addled pop star is more important than his politics?

Planned or not, it's the way that things should be.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Bullshit. This is all about worthless celebrity worship and the fact that we idolize actors and singers over scientists and engineers. Fuck that bullshit, and fuck people who care about these shitbags that they've never even had a conversation with. Ugh.

Not calling bullshit on the fact that music has the power to reach and touch people's lives directly. But that's not why people worship these scumsuckers.

Dude, when's the last time you hummed the Period Tables to yourself, while blasting down a twisty road? Fuck, if it wasn't for music, half of us would never have mastered the ABC's. (If it wasn't for the LMNOP part of that song, I still couldn't tell you where the fucking N is supposed to be.)

I'm not bummed because a singer died. People die all the time, fuck do I care? I'm bummed because the wrong singer died. No, I never had a conversation with her, but then again, I never had a conversation with the 90 whatever Norwegians that just got shot either.

This is not "idol worship" from me, of all people.

I'll miss her for selfish reasons. I wanted to hear more from her.

JC

[Kaneman]

Soooo, I'm off base here? Our priorities as a society are all in line and don't seem at all odd? Don't we talk about this all the time here...?

[Gas Man]

The infamous age 27

Her, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Kurt Cobain

and a few others... all died at 27.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...rticle2108185/

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Soooo, I'm off base here? Our priorities as a society are all in line and don't seem at all odd? Don't we talk about this all the time here...?

Is there some reason I can't be simultaneously pissed at the government, and bummed about Amy Winehouse?

I'm a multi-tasking motherfucker, motherfucker.

JC

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Is there some reason I can't be simultaneously pissed at the government, and bummed about Amy Winehouse?

I'm a multi-tasking motherfucker, motherfucker.

JC

I'm talkin about the people, not the Government.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

I'm talkin about the people, not the Government.

Which people, the Norwegians?

What is it with you and Norwegians?

JC