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Self-Delusional Media

~ January 31, 2008 at 10:57 (Views: 58 )

Apparently, there's a tape circulating of Heath Ledger at a party where people might have been using drugs, and Entertainment Tonight has somehow acquired that tape. Here's the quote from CNN that really irritates me: "Out of respect for Heath Ledger's family, 'Entertainment Tonight' and 'The Insider' have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video that has been circulating in the world media." Oh, please. I don't think you can really portray yourself as respectful if you're just the least predatory of all the vultures. Geez.

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Dept. of Pointless Headlines

~ January 28, 2008 at 11:36 (Views: 36 )

"Cops won't question Olsen about Ledger's death."

So that's ... no story at all, right? Well, thanks a million for keeping us informed.

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Remakes That Don't Quite Make it

~ January 7, 2008 at 9:45 (Views: 65 )

Many times, I find that song covers just don't do much for me. The best example I can think of is Missing You on Rock On 1984 by John Waite. It's been covered many times but, to my ear, no one else has come even close to making a song as good as the original. Another that comes to mind is Shameless on Ropin' The Wind by Garth Brooks. I'm a little backwards here, because I heard Garth's version long before I heard Billy Joel's original and can therefore never make the original sound quite right, but the principle is the same. The song that got me thinking about remakes this morning was Reason To Believe on Wilson Phillips by Wilson Phillips. It's a pretty enough song -- nice harmonies, which, of course, is Wilson Phillips' trademark, but, wow, do they miss the mark on the kind of angst the lyrics are talking about and that Rod Stewart's voice conveys so well.