tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post6080531019004788062..comments2024-03-13T06:57:54.343+00:00Comments on Obnoxio The Clown: Celebrity overdoseObnoxio The Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-90958803404802734282010-09-16T21:38:54.668+01:002010-09-16T21:38:54.668+01:00It's a mix of that and something else: the mod...It's a mix of that and something else: the modern, money-making celebs are better at what they do.<br /><br />Look at old monarchs. They went off to war, slaughtered johnny foreigners, came back and shagged one of the hottest chicks in the land. That's what makes monarchies work (whether through propaganda or reality): having two people running the country who represent idealised versions of man and woman.<br /><br />What's the monarchy now? An ageing, confused hippy married to a horse-faced woman.<br /><br />The fact is that the private sector produces much better versions of this. Like them or hate them, that's what Posh and Becks were. He is an athlete who goes off to fight our battles (on a football field now), while she's all over magazines like Grazia.<br /><br />Religion lost its way because it stopped being so epic. You used to have the likes of Mozart, Bach and Handel writing religious music, performed in grand settings of cathedrals. Susan Boyle singing at an open air mass isn't exactly going to cut it, is it?Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-64421632965060306292010-09-16T19:09:39.311+01:002010-09-16T19:09:39.311+01:00What's a Pope? Is there free beer at these eve...What's a Pope? Is there free beer at these events?Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-56442182148109145072010-09-16T11:56:07.002+01:002010-09-16T11:56:07.002+01:00The Clown wins again!
Superb analysis.The Clown wins again!<br />Superb analysis.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-31244364079218988322010-09-16T11:55:19.352+01:002010-09-16T11:55:19.352+01:00I think you are on to something.
Also, the popul...I think you are on to something. <br /><br />Also, the popularity of minor religions/sects/sky fairy groups has increased. And surely globalisation and mass communication advances have something to do with that. Which sky fairy you worship is much less an accident of birth these days.<br /><br />I shouldn't really say sky fairy, should I?Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708444000412716821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471993488623327927.post-29458295817462975352010-09-16T10:00:55.578+01:002010-09-16T10:00:55.578+01:00I like your angle on this, Obnoxio. Must admit I h...I like your angle on this, Obnoxio. Must admit I hadn't thought about the subject in this way before.<br /><br />He certainly is a more major celebrity than most of the ones doing the rounds these days. Even so, I'm still not interested in seeing him.The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190441504002736960noreply@blogger.com