tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post1052789422302659403..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Armchair criticsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67285867541384082002021-07-28T16:54:59.998+01:002021-07-28T16:54:59.998+01:00Danielle: Very true, instant decisions may not be ...Danielle: Very true, instant decisions may not be the best ones, but that doesn't stop the self-appointed experts weighing in on the ineptitude of the decision.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-55166212254678768802021-07-28T13:01:57.864+01:002021-07-28T13:01:57.864+01:00Arm chair critics really annoy me. Like you say, ...Arm chair critics really annoy me. Like you say, they didn't know Amy Winehouse, and don't know her family. I'd hazard a guess that most of them aren't mental health professionals either. <br /><br />So many people seem to think they're an expert on everything. I think it's especially bad when everyone wants to pick apart a decision someone else had to make in an instant. Things can look very different from the safety of your own home and when you have all the time in the world to consider all of the what-ifs. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5193339845785896072021-07-27T08:05:53.091+01:002021-07-27T08:05:53.091+01:00Joared: People are unable to distinguish fact from...Joared: People are unable to distinguish fact from fantasy. They think that because their assumptions about celebs are so strong and so persistent, they must be the reality.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20851768152178555462021-07-27T05:19:02.358+01:002021-07-27T05:19:02.358+01:00I agree with what you say, Nick! I'm always a...I agree with what you say, Nick! I'm always amazed at how basically strangers assume they know so much about the celebrities they idolize. This can be true of well-known local people in a community as well as national and international celebrities. <br /><br />I expect there will always be a segment of media that will capitalize on making their living writing about, photographing and speculating about others as long as there are people who will buy what they produce. The publishers and "buyers" bear responsibility for furthering this business -- "giving the people what they want." Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59316439643323183642021-07-26T21:03:09.835+01:002021-07-26T21:03:09.835+01:00Beatrice: The media are especially guilty, as you ...Beatrice: The media are especially guilty, as you would expect them to report facts and not wild speculations. But they've been peddling unsubstantiated nonsense for decades - what's known as trial by media.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-57485547214967879232021-07-26T17:27:23.990+01:002021-07-26T17:27:23.990+01:00Nick, admittedly I did not know much about Amy Win...Nick, admittedly I did not know much about Amy Winehouse, but have seen some of the stories after her death which I believe caused her father to write a biography to rebuke some of those reports. It is so sad when people, including media folk, who did not know the full story of anyone's lives set themselves up as judge and jury. What came to my mind, was all the stories that were published after the untimely passing of Whitney Houston. Marilyn Monroe also had her share of detractors after her death.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35389161284159667132021-07-26T12:02:50.538+01:002021-07-26T12:02:50.538+01:00presstfortime: People who live in glass houses, bu...presstfortime: People who live in glass houses, busy throwing stones....nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59816619070094196852021-07-26T10:50:50.528+01:002021-07-26T10:50:50.528+01:00Not to parrot, but I would've said exactly wha...Not to parrot, but I would've said exactly what Mary says. We're surrounded by idiots who have no problem giving their two cents, yet I'm sure if you peel back the layers you'll expose their own issues.presstfortimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038802285364527810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78261021157484651592021-07-26T07:59:00.955+01:002021-07-26T07:59:00.955+01:00Lou: How do I know all what? That she was similar ...Lou: How do I know all what? That she was similar to Janis Joplin? But yes, she was just as you say.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11525370518323805182021-07-26T07:43:34.261+01:002021-07-26T07:43:34.261+01:00How do you know all that? Did you meet her ? She j...How do you know all that? Did you meet her ? She just was a wonderful human being struggling with whatever you all may suppose. Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959166447651302760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-88953284215616816352021-07-25T21:13:08.136+01:002021-07-25T21:13:08.136+01:00Mary: Well said. All these vociferous critics shou...Mary: Well said. All these vociferous critics should maybe start with their own deficiencies.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83682764474486007532021-07-25T19:37:57.240+01:002021-07-25T19:37:57.240+01:00Everyone is always an expert on everyone else but ...Everyone is always an expert on everyone else but somehow can't get their own sh*t together. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46500348648331679032021-07-24T22:11:52.581+01:002021-07-24T22:11:52.581+01:00Linda: Exactly. If we think we know how someone...Linda: Exactly. If we think we know how someone's mind works, we're kidding ourselves. The human mind is infinitely complex.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24092798559746799332021-07-24T22:10:17.864+01:002021-07-24T22:10:17.864+01:00Ann: Drug addiction is a terrible business and ver...Ann: Drug addiction is a terrible business and very hard to break. Those cynical people who make money by creating drug habits are beyond the pale. And you're right, when you're living a situation it's hard to know how to respond.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58769171578469425352021-07-24T19:38:39.718+01:002021-07-24T19:38:39.718+01:00I don't even understand my own inner workings;...I don't even understand my own inner workings; how could I possibly judge someone else's?Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68039369554595948812021-07-24T18:51:03.730+01:002021-07-24T18:51:03.730+01:00Drug addiction has killed many. I had childhood sc...Drug addiction has killed many. I had childhood schoolmates that I learned died from addiction related problems. Its hard to be a young adult much less one with the confusion fame gives and a drug addiction. I read Gregg Allman's book. He states that he never liked his drug addiction and it took him so long to beat it.<br /><br />Very true about armchair critics. I've read some about Amy Winehouse and her problems. I don't think her parents were the problem. When you are living a situation, it is hard to know the right thing to do.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56837379977138839772021-07-24T18:38:09.692+01:002021-07-24T18:38:09.692+01:00www: She was similar to Janis Joplin in many ways....www: She was similar to Janis Joplin in many ways. And she didn't know how to cope with all the sudden adulation and scrutiny (FIVE Grammy Awards in one year!).nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53348641669672916442021-07-24T18:32:13.254+01:002021-07-24T18:32:13.254+01:00Fly: It's fair enough to criticise someone for...Fly: It's fair enough to criticise someone for their line of work (politicians, builders, singers etc), but presuming to know the ins and outs of someone's personality is a different matter.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-47530384611119264382021-07-24T17:23:59.175+01:002021-07-24T17:23:59.175+01:00Unfortunately addiction calls many who are given s...Unfortunately addiction calls many who are given so much fame. I have met those who subsequently died but also those who managed to turn their backs on the adulation with its allure and retreat into private lives or find enough stability to resist the lures.<br /><br />She wrote about how she couldn't resist the siren calls and death was inevitable. Tragic. She had enormous talent and reminded me so much of Janis Joplin.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13109319122586759432021-07-24T17:03:43.976+01:002021-07-24T17:03:43.976+01:00I'll happily criticise politicians as I think ...I'll happily criticise politicians as I think I do know what I am on about...but how could I possibly have a valid pinion about people or spheres of which I know nothing?the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38713573316038341802021-07-24T15:49:39.157+01:002021-07-24T15:49:39.157+01:00Mike: She seems to have been less well-known in th...Mike: She seems to have been less well-known in the States. But her album Back To Black was one of the best-selling albums in UK history.<br /><br />As you say, how many of her critics would have coped any better with the pressures of fame?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68256148609014385892021-07-24T15:36:01.386+01:002021-07-24T15:36:01.386+01:00Agent: Yes, every other person is an amateur psych...Agent: Yes, every other person is an amateur psychologist convinced they know exactly what makes someone else tick.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91340676018964746462021-07-24T15:34:54.766+01:002021-07-24T15:34:54.766+01:00All I ever knew was her name before she died. I r...All I ever knew was her name before she died. I read a bit about her death and life when she died, but never knew anything about the criticism and scorn that prevailed afterwards. So far as her music, I sampled some of it just now on YouTube. Her voice sounds familiar and I'm sure I'd recognize some of her popular tunes if I heard them (I'm not a big music fan and, for most songs that play, usually can't name the tune or, often, the artist.)<br /><br />T think it's sad, though, that so many talented artists succumb to the temptations that come with wealth and fame. I wonder how many of those who heap scorn could have done any better under similar circumstances.Mike Goadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909276588431011926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90395476041208162842021-07-24T15:34:06.437+01:002021-07-24T15:34:06.437+01:00Bijoux: In that case, you haven't missed much!...Bijoux: In that case, you haven't missed much!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58404264124354044182021-07-24T15:27:43.718+01:002021-07-24T15:27:43.718+01:00I know nothing about Amy Winehouse, but that exper...I know nothing about Amy Winehouse, but that experience seems sadly commonplace. Everyone is an amateur psychologist and happy to hold forth on their unfounded theories. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com