Comments on: Fame Drain http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Buffy http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-179477 Buffy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:48:43 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/#comment-179477 It was bad enough that Heath Ledger's loved ones had to deal with the media and gawking fans who couldn't stay at a respectable distance. They then had to endure the whacko Phelps family who wanted to barrage them with what they called a "religious service" (read <i>taw=dry attention whoring hate-fest</i>). Thankfully the Phelps clan were unable to discover the location of the funeral and didn't make it there. It's sad when people have no sense of decorum for those who are grieving or otherwise need their privacy. It's another sign of how boorish our society has become. It was bad enough that Heath Ledger’s loved ones had to deal with the media and gawking fans who couldn’t stay at a respectable distance. They then had to endure the whacko Phelps family who wanted to barrage them with what they called a “religious service” (read taw=dry attention whoring hate-fest). Thankfully the Phelps clan were unable to discover the location of the funeral and didn’t make it there.

It’s sad when people have no sense of decorum for those who are grieving or otherwise need their privacy. It’s another sign of how boorish our society has become.

]]> By: GDad http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-179439 GDad Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:08:44 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/#comment-179439 Terrance, We have a "no teevee news" policy in our home, with the possible exception of times when we hear the tornado sirens. GPop, Son, and I will discuss world events when we hear news on the radio, or I will sometimes ask GPop and Son to read web-based news reporting that I find. We may be too far down the path of darkness in teevee media to turn the tide. GDad Terrance,

We have a “no teevee news” policy in our home, with the possible exception of times when we hear the tornado sirens. GPop, Son, and I will discuss world events when we hear news on the radio, or I will sometimes ask GPop and Son to read web-based news reporting that I find. We may be too far down the path of darkness in teevee media to turn the tide.

GDad

]]> By: Charlotta http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-179421 Charlotta Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2008/02/04/fame-drain/#comment-179421 Maybe it is not the big fame that you will have but the more important fame of longevity through generations and stories about the life you once lived and those who you loved. Have you seen this? <a href="http://www.dipdive.com" rel="nofollow">The Yes We Can Song</a> Maybe it is not the big fame that you will have but the more important fame of longevity through generations and stories about the life you once lived and those who you loved.

Have you seen this? The Yes We Can Song

]]>