Lindsay and Lady Gaga

A QUICK GLANCE through the gossip headlines on AOL showed something about lindsay lohan and lady gaga, and their new friendship. the mere thought of such a thing is enough to frighten most readers from further research, but those who endure are likely to uncover a cornucopia of american cultural clues.

is this friendshiip a good thing, those two getting together? will they be positive influences on each other? is it healthy?

and why does the american public care enough about it to make it profitable for america online, a dying company trying desperately to stay alive, to make mention of it?

somehow, one can imagine lindsay and lady busting into the hottest of the hot nightclubs, and tearing 'em up. is lindsey supposed to be doing such things?

are the fame and the money really making their lives better, or would they (lindsay and lady) be better off to sink back into anonymity, whence they came? gaga could sing all she wants in some small, local spot, and lindsey could make a life of community theatre, somewhere, anywhere, quiet, invisible, out of the huge all american spotlight.

would they be better off doing that, giving up the wealth and fame?  its debatable.

talent, of course, especially songwriting, singing and acting talent, is abundant in the world. american culture has a habit of shining the spotlight glaringly on a selected few of the talented.

and its all good. the american people get the entertainment they want, the selected talented folks get incredible wealth and fame, and the corporations which set it all up get the vast bulk of the wealth of, you guessed it, the american people, who enjoy the talents of the talented, for a price.

so as long as everyone's happy, its all good. you just wonder if there ever comes a time when great fame becomes more of a burden than its worth, and celebrity worshipping ever seems hollow and shallow. 

in america, apparently not.

Bb

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