Category: Actors and Celebrities

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Not My Usual Type

But damn if I wouldn't pay to see these two go at it.

And the whole homoerotic undertone to their on-screen relationship doesn't help matters either…

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Aspire to Greatness

I know I'm a little late to the blogging party on this one, but much like Robin Williams' passing, this one really hurt. I mean, I didn't know the woman personally, but her humor and outrageousness has been a part of my life since I first heard What Becomes a Legend Most back in 1980. I don't remember now if I'd heard of Rivers prior to this or not, but once I heard that recording I was hooked.

As the years progressed and her very vocal LGBT advocacy became more and more pronounced, culminating with her famous, "Oh grow up!" line in the midst of the AIDS crisis, she endeared herself to my soul. I still have a copy of her "Can We Talk?" AIDS pamphlet somewhere.

While her humor in these later years at times seemed more pointed, nasty and some may even say—tired—than in the past, I remained a fan. Yes, there were times when I turned off Fashion Police simply because the manufactured venom (obviously jokes written for her, not by her at that point) crossed the line even for my libertine sensibilities, but I never stopped respecting her for all she'd done for the gay community.

You are missed, Joan and gone too soon.

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Aspire to Greatness

Depression is something so profound it transcends being a comedian (or even happiness itself). It may even be correlated with the profession. But hearing that Robin Williams—who if only unconsciously we all expected to always be with us—took his own life, does make you step back for a moment and ponder the entirety of the human enterprise.