Friday, June 26, 2009

Pop Icons : A Dying Breed


An era of American superstar icon status in the realm of entertainment/pop culture is fading ever faster with the passing of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
In the world of immediacy, attention disorders and frankly, a severe shortage of talent...the pop culture icon is a dying breed...
Love 'em or hate 'em, there's only a handful left...
  • Bob Dylan
  • Willie Nelson
  • Madonna
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Prince
  • Iggy Pop
  • Raquel Welch
  • Elizabeth Taylor
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Woody Allen
  • David Letterman
...let us know if you think of any others...
It seems unfathomable that anyone will ever achieve the type of celebrity Jackson or Fawcett were able to achieve and especially the manner in which they became so incredibly popular.

Related:
More than just a pin-up: A tribute to actress Farrah Fawcett

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Scenes from the 70's: Raquel Welch and Cher

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Kathleen Turner ROCKS

Her autobiography "Send Yourself Roses" is a winner. Kathy turns loose on a few of her former co-stars.

Nicolas Cage:

"Nic was absolutely determined to prove that he wasn't there as the result of nepotism. So, everything Francis wanted him to do, he went against - to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

Raquel Welch (auditioning to replace her in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway):

"One afternoon, my male co-star came into my dressing room and said: 'You gotta come. You gotta see this, Kathleen.' We crept in through the back door of the theater and watched as Raquel Welch did an audition 'Well, I just don't think that Kathleen has ever been feline enough,' we heard her say. She was going around the stage with her hands like claws, hissing and making cat gestures. Oddly enough, the producers decided not to use her."

Burt Reynolds:

"One day, we started shooting a scene that Michael Caine and I had rehearsed, where we finish each other's sentences like old married couples do. Making that dialog work needed real skill. It had to be fast; it had to be sharp. But Burt just couldn't do it. The director finally said: 'Look, why don't we just shoot line by line?' And, idiot that I am, I shot back: 'Because it's called a scene, that's why.'
From that day on, Burt and I were sworn enemies. He later accused me of trying to get him sacked every day and publicly declared that the sound of my name made him want to vomit
I won't be rushing to work with him again, either"

Hollywood needs more like her...

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