wisdom of the elders
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johncomicI realize that LJ is considered “old-fashioned, outmoded, uncool media”, so it seems like the perfect place to record my old-fashioned, outmoded, and uncool [not to mention hackneyed and “old-man”] thoughts:
Since hearing about the death of Whitney Houston, my mind keeps coming back to this:
beautiful, talented, famous, and rich... and she still wasn't happy
Since hearing about the death of Whitney Houston, my mind keeps coming back to this:
beautiful, talented, famous, and rich... and she still wasn't happy
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Date: 2012-02-12 10:41 pm (UTC)Imagine two things of the same class -- bands, restaurants, clothes, whatever.
One is older, retro, and enjoyed by fewer people (example: The Velvet Underground)
The other is super-current, super-hyped, and super-popular (example: Justin Bieber).
Which one is cooler?
beautiful, talented, famous, and rich... and she still wasn't happy
How do you know that?
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Date: 2012-02-12 11:12 pm (UTC)I'm not Curmudge, but I assume he's drawing a conclusion based on her drug use. I don't know many happy crack addicts.
BTW, I almost emailed you last week. AKC was asking after you on the Zone mailing list.
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Date: 2012-02-13 12:27 am (UTC)Exactly, as an old guy would do!
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Date: 2012-02-13 12:28 am (UTC)I think she claimed she was too rich for crack -- that she was in fact a genteel cocaine addict who only snorted the very best.
But -- any way you slice it -- was she happy? That seems hard to assess without knowing her personally.
AKC was asking after you on the Zone mailing list.
Now where did I put that crack pipe?
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Date: 2012-02-13 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-14 05:08 am (UTC)