Star Struck

WHY do they think we are all "star struck"? That we want, or need to know ALL they do, when they do it and why? I, personally, get tired of hearing about them, and even more offended that "they" think that I want to know.

I guess news people are so desperate for anything to put on the air, that they grasp at anything .. even who is going out with whom. I for one, don't care.

Tonights news, good example. A lady thought she had her foot on the brake, instead, on the gas, and she ran into her own apartment. I don't care about that.

Some time, evaluate the importance of each news story on the 7 o'clock news, news, ain't news anymore, it is just FILLER. That is why they love catastrophic events. The SUPER BOWL, good example. REalistically, it is just a football game, often, played by two teams that have already played each other ... but now, THE SUPER BOWL. Instead of just on a Sunday, they can stretch it out for almost 2 weeks, and revive the careers of obsolete entertainers, becuase people remember them. And, groups today, go so fast that they are not around at gametime. But, The Rolling Stones, all the old people who they want to watch the game have hard of them ... from a lllllgoooonnnngggg time ago. Does that show how desperate they are for "talent." Geriatrics watch, so they clean out the nursing homes for "entertainment."

Not too many years ago, Red Grange played, because he loved to play football. Then, along came TELEVISION, and MARKETING created the NFL, convinced us we could not live without football. Look at the success of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. MARKETING, SALES, FILL AIRTIME. When there is a timeout on the field, during a TV football game. There is one man on the sideline ... who gets his cue from somewhere, HE signals the ref, and the game continues. He works for the TV network, they control the game. They control the number of time-outs, and generally, the when and where of them.

TElevision, rules the SUPER BOWL this SUNDAY, the revenue from this day keeps them going. The end camp, and the displays at WalMart today, all geared for the "game." They are even BEAMING it to our troops in IRAQ .... MAYBE THEY COULD CALL A truce and all watch the game.