I recognize that I shouldn't be so glib, but it is rather odd that 2009 has been the final year for so many famous people. Adam Goldstein was 36 years old and a prominent name in the electronic music industry. And here we go again with the celebrity gossip. He was linked romantically to Mandy Moore and, more famously, Nicole Ritchie, daughter of Lionel Ritchie. DJ AM was found dead in his apartment and of course there was "a pipe commonly used to smoke drugs" there too. Sigh. Why do we always have to focus on this? It's no secret that the industry is wrought with drug use...I was going to go on, but I won't. It just is. But really, do they have to draw attention to the only negative aspect of the industry? Of course they do: since they don't understand these people, they resort to villifying them. Sigh again. It's just sad that there doesn't seem to be any dignity to celebrity death: once you sign up for stardom, you are destined to be picked apart by the media (and by concerned mothers) until you retire or die.
I of course, have a grotesque thought...who does this picture remind you of? I force myself to think nothing but healthy thoughts.
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