R.I.P. Dick Clark, passed at 82.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Yeah, but nobody cares about him, 'cept you and his Mom. I don't expect any world-wide weeping over my death either. Someone famous dies, people make a big deal out of it. That's just how it is.

That's the way it is.

I'm just an advocate for the little guy who does the shitty jobs that have to be done, and winds up being insulted for doing so.

Don't know whether I don't like hero worship, or I've just got different hero's.

Let's hear it for the little guy. The stuffed shirts would starve to death without him.

Chas

[painter]

Originally Posted by Charles

That's the way it is.

I'm just an advocate for the little guy who does the shitty jobs that have to be done, and winds up being insulted for doing so.

Don't know whether I don't like hero worship, or I've just got different hero's.

Let's hear it for the little guy. The stuffed shirts would starve to death without him.

Chas

He made careers which in turn made him. The ordinary schmo is on his own to leave his/her legacy.
I have fond memories of the bandstand era...being an early fifties teen.
American Bandstand dictated style, music and dance for the teens then and later. I do believe Dick Clark was a good man and well loved by many. May he rest in peace.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Charles

That's the way it is.

I'm just an advocate for the little guy who does the shitty jobs that have to be done, and winds up being insulted for doing so.

Don't know whether I don't like hero worship, or I've just got different hero's.

Let's hear it for the little guy. The stuffed shirts would starve to death without him.

Chas

Yep, me too. But, face it, how interested do you think the viewing public would be in hearing about it everytime one of us nail pounders or wrench twisters kicked off......Thosands of us drop dead everyday.

But, there's only one Dick Clark and almost everyone with a pulse knows who he was.

I have a retired Navy buddy who has a fit everytime a celebrity dies.....
" 'Cuz the media doesn't break out any hankies for the dead troops!"
Which really, isn't quite true. Our local stations and newspaper, list the recently killed every week. And sometimes even run a story. But, the truth is famous people will always get more airtime.

Besdies, Painter is right. Dick Clark was a good man. So, where is the harm?

Dave

[Charles]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Yep, me too. But, face it, how interested do you think the viewing public would be in hearing about it everytime one of us nail pounders or wrench twisters kicked off......Thosands of us drop dead everyday.

But, there's only one Dick Clark and almost everyone with a pulse knows who he was.

I have a retired Navy buddy who has a fit everytime a celebrity dies.....
" 'Cuz the media doesn't break out any hankies for the dead troops!"
Which really, isn't quite true. Our local stations and newspaper, list the recently killed every week. And sometimes even run a story. But, the truth is famous people will always get more airtime.

Besdies, Painter is right. Dick Clark was a good man. So, where is the harm?

Dave

No harm.

I just don't think it's a big deal.

Chas