I was thumbing through my music collection to prepare for my 80's ski party this Saturday, and came to an old favorite- These Dreams by Heart. I was listening and thought to myself, "self, these vocals don't sound like the powerhouse that is Ann Wilson... is this Nancy?" so I went to the interweb to answer my question and came across something that really helped me wrap my mind around this whole BarackOmania thing that's going on. And by BarackOmania, I mean this fanatic cult following that has seemed to develop over Barack Obama. The recorded phone calls from Scarlett Johansson urging me to vote for change, the hipster celebrity montage videos, the trends of seemingly thoughtful and reasonable people throwing themselves to his cause in the manner of...born agains? Don't get me wrong, I think he's a good guy, but we are lucky enough at this point to have choices, and I don't think he is the best choice.
This video from Heart helped me understand. It reminded me that sometimes even good people can be lead into some seriously questionable decisions. I mean, you can't get much better than Heart. And the fact that the Wilson sisters made video # 1 helps me to keep perspective on the fact that some Generally Recognized as Cool Celebrities (GRACC) all participated in video #2, which- to be honest, seems like the precursor to a group cool-aid sipping session.
And I present Video #1. (enjoy!)
And video #2. (hopefully this will be funny some day too)
But perhaps the biggest lesson learned/reminder of the day is.... never forget that celebrities are just that.
On a side note: I think I'm going to use this as an excuse to stop watching Private Practice. It really wasn't all that good, and the Teevee rots your brain anyway. I'm probably going to still go see The Other Bolyn Girl though, because the book was such a fun read. But I'm going to have a problem getting over ScarJo. Thankfully, she plays opposite Natalie Portman, who should help me to enjoy the movie a bit more. The problem being that Miss Portman's character is going to be really hard to like.... What to do, what to do...
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Excellent post! Well articulated. I agree with every word--nicely done.
And yes, Nancy's (and Ann's) jacked-to-Jesus hair is just precious, and a reminder of my high school days. Sigh. Then when you hear Heart sing this song now, as groovy 50-somethings mellowed out, you realize that it's just an awesome song--and that the 80s bad hair days video is just silly;)
Private Practice, hmm, did Addison and that cute naturopath ever get it on? I can't remember. I'll have to check abc.com...
PS: is there anything or anyone more annoying that Will.i.Am? OK, perhaps the other members of the Black-Eyed-Peas, yes. Fergielicious!
I think I saw my hand.
oh my gosh, i now have a picture to take to my hairdresser for my new do!
I think that video is awesome. And I'm rooting for Obama.
And I can't get the Fergie song out of my head, no matter how stupid it is.
All true.
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