tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post1169498988691521904..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Donny Osmondblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-30623093485819826852008-07-28T17:30:00.000-07:002008-07-28T17:30:00.000-07:00Well, look, if you have to compare yourself to Mic...Well, look, if you have to compare yourself to Michael Jackson to feel good about yourself, you've set the bar pretty damn low. <BR/><BR/>(I guess. Although I generally disbelieve media reports of celebrities, MJ doesn't seem to be in a good place just from observable behavior.)<BR/><BR/>Marie had troubles, sure, we all do. But you wouldn't know it to look at her. She always seems gracious. Troubled, sometimes, but gracious. <BR/><BR/>By comparison, Donny has always seemed resentful.<BR/><BR/>Vis a vis Wayne Newton, no, I wouldn't mock the Newt. If you're an entertainer of any degree of success, you're going to end up mocked. If you're around for a long time, you're going to get to the point where you're old-fashioned and "not hip", and so on.<BR/><BR/>Guys like Wayne (or Paul Anka, if you've heard awesome audio tape) who go out every show and do it like they mean it--ya gotta respect that. It's work. It isn't always stardom; they all have points, I'm sure, where they wonder what the hell they're still doing in the biz.<BR/><BR/>But then often it wraps around again. Like with Tony Bennet--or with Newton, for that matter.<BR/><BR/>Character actors are in a similar boat. They always gotta bring it, 'cause they're not getting work on star power, and they gotta be nice or they ain't workin' much longer, etc. Sometimes they steal the show, but they're always there giving 100%.<BR/><BR/>But a lot of the superstars? They'd rather vanish than pursue the art side of the craft. And a few of them will show up in a rinky-dink little nothing movie, and just, you know...<I>act</I>.<BR/><BR/>God loves a working man.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-29422018717315722832008-07-28T17:20:00.000-07:002008-07-28T17:20:00.000-07:00he's at a healthier place now, where he's fully *e...<I>he's at a healthier place now, where he's fully *embraced* it</I><BR/><BR/>Heeheehee.<BR/><BR/>Embrace your inner a-hole.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-15450019261968956622008-07-28T15:39:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:39:00.000-07:00If he had better management, he could have been W...If he had better management, he could have been Wayne Newton. Now you can laugh, but old Wayne is the favorite performer of many solid midwestern families and is multi-millionare many times over. He is the King of Vegas. And of course he blongs humorous comments under his assumed name of Bissage.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-39724441422420260602008-07-28T15:37:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:37:00.000-07:00When it's all said and done, Donny did a lot bette...When it's all said and done, Donny did a lot better than his contempory, Michael Jackson. I mean the King of Pop ascended to the heights of show business where he was the biggest star in the world, to the depths where he is now. So Donnie did ok for himself. Certainly better than his sister with all of her troubles.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-76612552081169960112008-07-28T15:13:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:13:00.000-07:00Danny Bonaduce seems to struggle with it, too, but...<I>Danny Bonaduce seems to struggle with it, too, but I think he usually loses.</I><BR/><BR/>he's at a healthier place now, where he's fully *embraced* itknoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-43355334786790228562008-07-28T10:07:00.000-07:002008-07-28T10:07:00.000-07:00I actually think he's loosened up a bit in recent ...I actually think he's loosened up a bit in recent years. I get the sense that he's struggling with his jerkitude. <BR/><BR/>Danny Bonaduce seems to struggle with it, too, but I think he usually loses.<BR/><BR/>A grade-school buddy of mine was a child actor of some small fame. He had a pretty good sense of humor about himself and his career.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-56671560423097971402008-07-28T07:00:00.000-07:002008-07-28T07:00:00.000-07:00First, he always came off like a jerk. IHis no-hol...<I>First, he always came off like a jerk. I</I><BR/><BR/>His no-holds-barred performance in "White and Nerdy" indicates at least some ability to laugh at himself... either that or it's: any opportunity to ham it up for the camera.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com