On a lighter note................ and what is to come.

It's been pointed out to me that at first skimming of this blog, it seems negative.

Well, I would actually point out that whilst it may not be very polite at times I don't think it's necessarily negative, but it's an interesting observation.

What I would say is that I am commenting on things that to me are very negative - smoking, talentless people whose mediocrity is being celebrated, misplaced societal priorities. To me, these are things worth commenting on.

Unfortunately, due to the not so positive nature of these things, my comments can't be positive.

So, why do I choose to comment on these things.

I think we should. Sadly, as a society we seemed to have embraced mediocrity. If we look at the generic actor / singer / celebrity, we are confronted by those people who really aren't worth the cost of a movie ticket / CD / i-tune / event ticket.

So why do we put up this? When it comes to politicians we don't. We vote them out.

I wish we could do this culturally. We wouldn't have Lohan or Sandler or any of the others who seriously do not deserve the ridiculous sums of money paid to them.

After all - If a man suddenly discovered the cure for cancer, do you realise that he would have to wait in line behind Lindsay Lohan at the Ivy in Los Angeles simply because she is Lindsay Lohan?? And yet, this is precisely what would happen to a leading world scientist if he/she went to the Ivy.

This is why I comment on pop culture. That's why there are many blogs that comment on popular culture - because it's seriously fucked up.

It is by challenging the popular norm that constructive change can occur.

Derek's comment on my hate mail DID help me realise the blog HAS been a bit negative of late, mainly because I have been in a somewhat negative mind set lately.

So.... thank you Derek. YOUR comment was thought provoking.

The hate mail was simply silly.

Okay all - coming up on the blog will be some new profiles, my first foray into amateur photography as I play with my new camera, yes - more commentary on popular culture, and a whole lot more.

So remember to check back now and then because you never know just WHAT might be here :)

Thanks all

Damien.

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