Walk Away
"It's a piece of shit. Walk away..."
-Bill Hicks on the movie "Basic Instinct"
-Bill Hicks on the movie "Basic Instinct"
Hollywood Celebrity has grown dangerous. Nightmarishly so. For those caught within the confines of the jaw of The Frenzy Beast, this is a great time for them. For those who want to be caught up in it again, they'll do any and everything to regain their Celebrity Skin once more.
Above is a piece of wisdom from comedian Bill Hicks, a genius who departed from us not so long ago. He never climbed to the A-list that I'm aware of. He didn't care who got offended at his jokes and he had no love for hecklers. He would lay entire groups to waste; nothing was sacred with him. When he took the stage only his opinion mattered and yours could take that flying fuck to a rolling donut for all he cared. Still, he refused to sell out his integrity for a few dollars. I admire and respect that.
When he said that Basic Instinct was a piece of shit, I doubted. I had to see for myself. He was right...total crap and I still can't see what the hell was so controversial about it. Now, they want to make a sequel. *YYYyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn*
Brokeback Mountain...a love story about two guys. I'm not homophobic but *Yyyyyyaaawwn* I am bored.
While we're on this subject, can I make a point that Ian McKellen (Gandalf, Magneto) is actually an out-of-the-closet homosexual. Do you know why I still watch his movies? Because he can act. Ellen DeGeneres never really made me laugh a whole lot. Some of her jokes were good but her TV show wasn't at all entertaining to me. When people began boycotting her for coming out, that's when I laughed. I laughed at the stupidity people displayed when one part of a celebrity came out of the woodwork. Rosie O'Donnell is gay? Nice, great, move on. Queer Eye For The Straight Guy? Metrosexual? Excuse me?
I'm sorry, I didn't know we were repressed to the point of "HOLY SHIT LET'S GIVE 'EM A TV SHOW!" Again *yyyyyyaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwn*
In the words of Bob And Tom.....MAN, I don't Care!
Hey, everyone, listen to me when I say this. When celebrities can make you react like this, to give it creedence where it wasn't due in the first place, and you won't react to your corrupt politicians because you care more about Tom Cruise implanting some Creepy Scientology Alien inside Katie Holmes while his pod double goes jumping on couches...that's sad.
Look, let's take Charlie Sheen for example for just a moment. Twenty years ago, he came out living the life of excess and still getting movie deals. Good for him. Now, he's serious and he's gone on record trying to get people to open their eyes about what really happened on 9/11. What does his opposition do? Pull the shit out he did twenty years ago. Paaaaaaaaaathetic.
Still, there are a relative few who back him and yeah, I'm one of them. This is a Celebrity who is trying to help people and all they can do is bitch about what he did Twenty years ago. I've seen many many musicians, actors, personalities and reporters do so many stupid things that so many have lost their minds over and we have only a handful...just a few who try to do something to help our social ills and what is the response? Character assassination. Again, Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathetic.
Most who attempt this kind of thing are widely illiterate, ignorant, and they hate having to admit to one simple fundamental fact: they're wrong.
So what do we have to turn to in order to keep from having the examples made of us as well? Well, quite simple. Turn on your TV and look at the drivel that's being shown. Hollywood is running out of ideas faster than the White House and their reference drawer of lies on which to sell the public.
Still, there are those who'll throw their reputations away in favor of those nuts and hey, I'm one of them because of one simple fact. That simple fact is that I didn't get to where I'm at by worrying about what people thought of me. Think of me what you will it's none of my business and I'll warn you right now, this second. The minute I become rich and famous...forget eccentricity. It's been done to death. Damn straight. I'm going fuckin wiiieeeeerrrrrrd. Oh yeah, I'm having Tom and Katie over for a silent dinner. I'm gonna have Tom educate me on the ins and outs of Scientology. I may or may not ever convert but guaranteed I'll still excersize my right to NOT be ignorant about it forever. After that it's hanging with Johnny Depp or maybe an afternoon with Charlie Sheen as I have them all on my show eventually. Why? Because that's the way I want it.
I'll play to all the "bad publicity" and do nothing to stop it. Why? Hey, people will continue to believe what they want to believe.
Hollywood Celebrity these days has become the most culturally dangerous thing on the face of the planet. Why? It's what our culture responds to time and again. It's no longer musicians getting together singing "We Are The World" or many of them joining the fight against diseases that I'm sure have cures by now. It's not. Now it's the Enquirer, TV Guide and how many crappy reality TV shows are out there like The Newlyweds which got cancelled the minute that the divorce proceedings started. Face it, Dog The Bounty Hunter and Cops were perfectly fine. The Osbournes was something I could handle and enjoy but I don't give a crap about Nick and Jessica to be honest. Bring MTV back to what it's supposed to be and cut out the crap.
MTV? It's a piece of shit, walk away.
Don't bitch at me about how Mission Impossible III sucked. You went in expecting that it would, you got your wish. It's a piece of shit, walk away.
VH1's new show Supergroup? Now that interests me but how many people have ever seen Evan Seinfeld perform his brutal bass solos at a Biohazard show? Are there any among that audience other than myself who remember him, Billy, Bobby and Danny being members of Biohazard when Headbanger's Ball interviewed them as they were recording State Of The World Address? How many people know that Evan is a vocalist as well? How many have heard the heralding doom of Brooklyn street life in his lyrics? Yeah, thought so. Sebastian Bach from Skid Row! Has anyone heard him sing since the Skid Row Split? He still sounds awesome! Ted Nugent! The man still kicks ass on a guitar! Scott Ian of Anthrax! Hell yeah, I can't think of a better man to partner up with The Nuge! Jason Bonham...whoa! I haven't heard much out of that guy but, while I haven't seen the show, I'd say the producers still picked some awesome personalities but my question is....why didn't they just do it themselves?
My biggest fears concerning this show:
Sebastian: Prettyboy frontman. Always has been, probably always will be. As with most prettyboy frontmen that dominated the charts back in the day....they had huge egos. That's why most of their bands never survived.
The Nuge: Holy shit. This dude likes for things to go his way. If you can't win the intellectual arguement with him, you're not getting your say in things.
Evan: Big dude, possibly meaner than a rabid pack of wolverines if cornered and married to a porn star. He looks like the type that would pummel you mercilessly and MAYBE apologize later....much later
Scott: Anthrax made him huge. Sometimes, guitarists clash with thier ideas. Might end up in a Celebrity Deathmatch with either fellow New Yorker Evan, The Nuge or Sebastian
Jason: He's got a Legacy to live up to and he has done it, no doubt. Others may tiptoe around him a bit.
The Supergroup show itself: It's another "Reality TV Series" that's no more reality than actually sitting in on your local supergroups in the making.
As far as reality TV series go, geez just go outdoors and interact.
Just remember when Hollywood Celebrities start giving you the blues....
It's a piece of shit, walk away.
Above is a piece of wisdom from comedian Bill Hicks, a genius who departed from us not so long ago. He never climbed to the A-list that I'm aware of. He didn't care who got offended at his jokes and he had no love for hecklers. He would lay entire groups to waste; nothing was sacred with him. When he took the stage only his opinion mattered and yours could take that flying fuck to a rolling donut for all he cared. Still, he refused to sell out his integrity for a few dollars. I admire and respect that.
When he said that Basic Instinct was a piece of shit, I doubted. I had to see for myself. He was right...total crap and I still can't see what the hell was so controversial about it. Now, they want to make a sequel. *YYYyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn*
Brokeback Mountain...a love story about two guys. I'm not homophobic but *Yyyyyyaaawwn* I am bored.
While we're on this subject, can I make a point that Ian McKellen (Gandalf, Magneto) is actually an out-of-the-closet homosexual. Do you know why I still watch his movies? Because he can act. Ellen DeGeneres never really made me laugh a whole lot. Some of her jokes were good but her TV show wasn't at all entertaining to me. When people began boycotting her for coming out, that's when I laughed. I laughed at the stupidity people displayed when one part of a celebrity came out of the woodwork. Rosie O'Donnell is gay? Nice, great, move on. Queer Eye For The Straight Guy? Metrosexual? Excuse me?
I'm sorry, I didn't know we were repressed to the point of "HOLY SHIT LET'S GIVE 'EM A TV SHOW!" Again *yyyyyyaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwn*
In the words of Bob And Tom.....MAN, I don't Care!
Hey, everyone, listen to me when I say this. When celebrities can make you react like this, to give it creedence where it wasn't due in the first place, and you won't react to your corrupt politicians because you care more about Tom Cruise implanting some Creepy Scientology Alien inside Katie Holmes while his pod double goes jumping on couches...that's sad.
Look, let's take Charlie Sheen for example for just a moment. Twenty years ago, he came out living the life of excess and still getting movie deals. Good for him. Now, he's serious and he's gone on record trying to get people to open their eyes about what really happened on 9/11. What does his opposition do? Pull the shit out he did twenty years ago. Paaaaaaaaaathetic.
Still, there are a relative few who back him and yeah, I'm one of them. This is a Celebrity who is trying to help people and all they can do is bitch about what he did Twenty years ago. I've seen many many musicians, actors, personalities and reporters do so many stupid things that so many have lost their minds over and we have only a handful...just a few who try to do something to help our social ills and what is the response? Character assassination. Again, Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathetic.
Most who attempt this kind of thing are widely illiterate, ignorant, and they hate having to admit to one simple fundamental fact: they're wrong.
So what do we have to turn to in order to keep from having the examples made of us as well? Well, quite simple. Turn on your TV and look at the drivel that's being shown. Hollywood is running out of ideas faster than the White House and their reference drawer of lies on which to sell the public.
Still, there are those who'll throw their reputations away in favor of those nuts and hey, I'm one of them because of one simple fact. That simple fact is that I didn't get to where I'm at by worrying about what people thought of me. Think of me what you will it's none of my business and I'll warn you right now, this second. The minute I become rich and famous...forget eccentricity. It's been done to death. Damn straight. I'm going fuckin wiiieeeeerrrrrrd. Oh yeah, I'm having Tom and Katie over for a silent dinner. I'm gonna have Tom educate me on the ins and outs of Scientology. I may or may not ever convert but guaranteed I'll still excersize my right to NOT be ignorant about it forever. After that it's hanging with Johnny Depp or maybe an afternoon with Charlie Sheen as I have them all on my show eventually. Why? Because that's the way I want it.
I'll play to all the "bad publicity" and do nothing to stop it. Why? Hey, people will continue to believe what they want to believe.
Hollywood Celebrity these days has become the most culturally dangerous thing on the face of the planet. Why? It's what our culture responds to time and again. It's no longer musicians getting together singing "We Are The World" or many of them joining the fight against diseases that I'm sure have cures by now. It's not. Now it's the Enquirer, TV Guide and how many crappy reality TV shows are out there like The Newlyweds which got cancelled the minute that the divorce proceedings started. Face it, Dog The Bounty Hunter and Cops were perfectly fine. The Osbournes was something I could handle and enjoy but I don't give a crap about Nick and Jessica to be honest. Bring MTV back to what it's supposed to be and cut out the crap.
MTV? It's a piece of shit, walk away.
Don't bitch at me about how Mission Impossible III sucked. You went in expecting that it would, you got your wish. It's a piece of shit, walk away.
VH1's new show Supergroup? Now that interests me but how many people have ever seen Evan Seinfeld perform his brutal bass solos at a Biohazard show? Are there any among that audience other than myself who remember him, Billy, Bobby and Danny being members of Biohazard when Headbanger's Ball interviewed them as they were recording State Of The World Address? How many people know that Evan is a vocalist as well? How many have heard the heralding doom of Brooklyn street life in his lyrics? Yeah, thought so. Sebastian Bach from Skid Row! Has anyone heard him sing since the Skid Row Split? He still sounds awesome! Ted Nugent! The man still kicks ass on a guitar! Scott Ian of Anthrax! Hell yeah, I can't think of a better man to partner up with The Nuge! Jason Bonham...whoa! I haven't heard much out of that guy but, while I haven't seen the show, I'd say the producers still picked some awesome personalities but my question is....why didn't they just do it themselves?
My biggest fears concerning this show:
Sebastian: Prettyboy frontman. Always has been, probably always will be. As with most prettyboy frontmen that dominated the charts back in the day....they had huge egos. That's why most of their bands never survived.
The Nuge: Holy shit. This dude likes for things to go his way. If you can't win the intellectual arguement with him, you're not getting your say in things.
Evan: Big dude, possibly meaner than a rabid pack of wolverines if cornered and married to a porn star. He looks like the type that would pummel you mercilessly and MAYBE apologize later....much later
Scott: Anthrax made him huge. Sometimes, guitarists clash with thier ideas. Might end up in a Celebrity Deathmatch with either fellow New Yorker Evan, The Nuge or Sebastian
Jason: He's got a Legacy to live up to and he has done it, no doubt. Others may tiptoe around him a bit.
The Supergroup show itself: It's another "Reality TV Series" that's no more reality than actually sitting in on your local supergroups in the making.
As far as reality TV series go, geez just go outdoors and interact.
Just remember when Hollywood Celebrities start giving you the blues....
It's a piece of shit, walk away.
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