I'm tired, I'm hungover, I got kicked out of bed too early for an apartment showing that never happened. Walter Cronkite, you were my template for how the news should be told, should be analyzed, should be reported. I thank you, sir, for making me smarter and savvier, and I hope you have an eternity of happiness before you.
RIP, Mr. Cronkite. I'm quite saddened by his passing, but he had a long, full life and he leaves behind a wonderful legacy. That makes me feel a little better.
When Andy Dick was on "Celebrity Rehab", I thought that as a sober person, he was quite likeable - except when he had to apologize to his son.
You just know this kid has been through hell, when the drunk/high behavior that is reported about Andy in the media is so incredibly over-the-top, you can only imagine what goes on behind closed doors. And yet, Andy seemed to have a really hard time apologizing to Lucas.
It probably really hurts to admit to your child that you were a terrible parent to them, but when he had to be prodded by Dr. Drew to at least be sincere about it, I felt disgusted. I was on his side up until that point, thinking that the sober Andy was even someone I might like to be friends with - until it became clear that he really isn't able to rise above whatever demons drive him, and had a sort of defensive arrogance, excusing himself for bad behavior. Sad for both of them.
@BettyCrockerPunkRocker: To be fair, very damaged people who are newly sober may not truly understand how their behavior has impacted others. I've been clean/sober for 20 years now, but in the early months all I could do was hang on, and get through the day without using. It took a while before I truly understood what a shitty parent I was, and could begin to try to repair that relationship. Family stuff is really tough for addicts.
It was YEARS before my daughter and I were really okay with each other. We are now, for which I'm profoundly grateful, but we both had to work hard to get here.
@PaintedTrollop: I really do appreciate how hard owning up to your part in the rift must have been for you, and it's wonderful that you and your daughter have a good relationship now. Thank you for sharing that perspective.
I grew up on the other side of that type of family rift, so my background obviously colors my reaction to that scene between father and son. However, your comment does give me hope for the Dicks (that is just the worst surname to speak seriously about) that they could, in time and with hard work, make it to where you and your daughter are today.
Dear Jo(h)n,
See this is the thing: YOU ARE A 32 YR OLD MAN. You have 8 children. I get that sometimes responsibilities suck and we wish we could go back to the days when we were carefree. BUT you are not Tom Hank in 'Big'. Stop with the Manhattan loft with pinball machines and chick calendars. Responsibilities do not go away because you don't like them. This is called being an adult.
@A_Gracious_Plenty: A-fucking-men. We make choices and we have to live with them. You don't get to go back to high school and start over. So stop pretending like you do. (Besides, who in their right mind would like to relive *high school*?! (shudder)
@A_Gracious_Plenty: Yes! This "man" is behaving like a child, it makes me sick to think he has eight of his own! You can't just pretend your reality doesn't exist! I think the fact that he's clothing himself fully in Ed Hardy speaks volumes. Kate should count herself lucky at this point!
One odd thing about the Cronkite obituaries is seeing pictures of him as a child or young man. My image of him over the decades is of a real grownup, serious, the voice of authority, Uncle Walter.
He also had a debonair side, almost rakish, with that slicked back hair and trim little mustache. I wonder if the suits at CBS worried about that. I thought I read somewhere that many people mistrust mustaches, and other than Gable, Dewey and Disney I have trouble thinking of other public persons who sported such a look.
@BlondeGoddess: Like most, I was too young to actually remember it from the time, though the constant repetition over the years makes it feel as if we lived it. One of the few times he actually showed emotion on the air -- it just wasn't done back then.
For the flip side, see his almost childlike joy at the moon landing, which comes at about 55 seconds into this clip.
RIP Mr. Cronkite. I don't think we'll see your like again.
"I guess this means she isn't forever our girl?" Also, humph. Any paper's reporter that would even hint this is indeed a cold-hearted snake. Uh oh. Look into his eyes.
Hortense? No image posting ability today? I didn't abuse my privileges, did I? (I didn't even post my stars in the "Who Would Play You in the Movie of Your Life" thread.)
i am not going to hate on LC for a semi-bitchy comment about Heidi. Have you heard the things Spencer and Heidi have said about her?
And to be honest- i was thinking the same thing. There I said it.
@whats_in_a_name:Or the snuggle bear gets caught flashing children at a playground. or the little girl on the sunscreen bottle ends up being hugh hefner's new girlfriend...i could do this all day. it's quite fun!
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You just know this kid has been through hell, when the drunk/high behavior that is reported about Andy in the media is so incredibly over-the-top, you can only imagine what goes on behind closed doors. And yet, Andy seemed to have a really hard time apologizing to Lucas.
It probably really hurts to admit to your child that you were a terrible parent to them, but when he had to be prodded by Dr. Drew to at least be sincere about it, I felt disgusted. I was on his side up until that point, thinking that the sober Andy was even someone I might like to be friends with - until it became clear that he really isn't able to rise above whatever demons drive him, and had a sort of defensive arrogance, excusing himself for bad behavior. Sad for both of them.
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It was YEARS before my daughter and I were really okay with each other. We are now, for which I'm profoundly grateful, but we both had to work hard to get here.
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I grew up on the other side of that type of family rift, so my background obviously colors my reaction to that scene between father and son. However, your comment does give me hope for the Dicks (that is just the worst surname to speak seriously about) that they could, in time and with hard work, make it to where you and your daughter are today.
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See this is the thing: YOU ARE A 32 YR OLD MAN. You have 8 children. I get that sometimes responsibilities suck and we wish we could go back to the days when we were carefree. BUT you are not Tom Hank in 'Big'. Stop with the Manhattan loft with pinball machines and chick calendars. Responsibilities do not go away because you don't like them. This is called being an adult.
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He also had a debonair side, almost rakish, with that slicked back hair and trim little mustache. I wonder if the suits at CBS worried about that. I thought I read somewhere that many people mistrust mustaches, and other than Gable, Dewey and Disney I have trouble thinking of other public persons who sported such a look.
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For the flip side, see his almost childlike joy at the moon landing, which comes at about 55 seconds into this clip.
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"I guess this means she isn't forever our girl?"
Also, humph. Any paper's reporter that would even hint this is indeed a cold-hearted snake. Uh oh. Look into his eyes.
Hortense? No image posting ability today? I didn't abuse my privileges, did I? (I didn't even post my stars in the "Who Would Play You in the Movie of Your Life" thread.)
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And to be honest- i was thinking the same thing. There I said it.
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Please tell me she's referring to her tits.
Also: it's so refreshing to have only one Michael Jackson-related item.
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