tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post8201708788753462052..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Ignorance is blissnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-55300040967338368112013-06-07T21:06:02.296+01:002013-06-07T21:06:02.296+01:00Liz: That's true, most authors have a more con...Liz: That's true, most authors have a more considerate fan-base than your high-profile showbiz celebs. I don't suppose J K Rowling gets mobbed in the supermarket, or lambasted for her cellulite.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11576120356563902562013-06-07T19:28:34.061+01:002013-06-07T19:28:34.061+01:00I don't want to be a celebrity either, thank y...I don't want to be a celebrity either, thank you, however I do want to be a published author and would love it if my books became best-sellers. That said most authors can walk down the street quite easily without being recognised. Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11320929813477045602013-06-06T11:05:31.609+01:002013-06-06T11:05:31.609+01:00Bonsaimum: Yes, if they've deliberately set ou...Bonsaimum: Yes, if they've deliberately set out to become famous, then they can't really complain (too much) about all the non-stop attention! But if they never asked for celebrity in the first place, then the endless media frenzy must be quite mortifying.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11390368217239342742013-06-06T10:36:57.694+01:002013-06-06T10:36:57.694+01:00Drives me mad when people do all they can to becom...Drives me mad when people do all they can to become a celebrity then complain they have no privacy and want to be left alone...oh pleeeeease!bonsaimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684530085331629758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36268955616276669662013-06-06T07:27:32.238+01:002013-06-06T07:27:32.238+01:00Jay: Of course if their fans really loved them, th...Jay: Of course if their fans really loved them, they'd leave them alone to get on with their private lives, but this form of "love" is more like an unstoppable obsession. I'd hate to be that high-profile 24/7.<br /><br />Yes, I bet that guy on the desk was pretty flabbergasted!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-85277368209741413292013-06-05T23:58:38.536+01:002013-06-05T23:58:38.536+01:00I think being a real-life celebrity is totally dif...I think being a real-life celebrity is totally different to courting attention by blogging. I get stage fright if people turn and look at me in Sainsbury's, and yet I love getting comments on The Depp Effect and it pleases me that people read it.<br /><br />Celebrity is a weird, weird thing. The paradox of it makes me sad - they are loved and adored (and sometimes hated) to the nth degree and yet they can't allow people to get to know them in an ordinary way, chatting in the aforesaid supermarket, for instance, or popping into a local and propping up the bar. If they do, it has to be a special zone like Hollywood, or a special pub/club/restaurant where other celebrities hang out or they're likely to get mobbed.<br /><br />I did hear one lovely bit of news today though. A guy manning the desk in a small gym in Cambridge (UK) was startled to look up and find Matt Damon and George Clooney there, asking to use the basketball court with a few of their film crew for a knockabout game. They are apparently filming something at nearby Duxford and just thought they'd pop in!Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/10380/johnny-depp-and-i/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41470764157771325632013-06-05T13:21:03.644+01:002013-06-05T13:21:03.644+01:00Bijoux: Well, I think most of the self-disclosure ...Bijoux: Well, I think most of the self-disclosure is designed to keep them in the public eye. And oddly enough, there ARE people who seem to care about a celeb's throat cancer, even if they've never met him and he's just a tabloid image. Weird.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-12407427809682137222013-06-05T12:12:44.353+01:002013-06-05T12:12:44.353+01:00I'm disturbed by the self-disclosure of celebr...I'm disturbed by the self-disclosure of celebrities. I don't need to know or care how Michael Douglas thinks he got throat cancer. These people think the public cares about their personal lives way more than we do.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82457725560880649522013-06-05T08:14:38.581+01:002013-06-05T08:14:38.581+01:00Eryl: Of course the NY apartment and beach house o...Eryl: Of course the NY apartment and beach house only require money rather than celebrity, but I take your point! I'd certainly like an apartment in Vancouver or Sydney!<br /><br />Indeed, if you're famous, every little detail is front page news from cellulite to hairy armpits.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56198955567033537262013-06-04T22:02:27.342+01:002013-06-04T22:02:27.342+01:00There are aspects of celebrity I know I'd like...There are aspects of celebrity I know I'd like: an apartment in New York; a beach house somewhere; my favourite brands giving me free clothes, that kind of thing. But I'm pretty sure I'd really dislike having my cellulite pored over by the Daily Mail. Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-84439992169704357222013-06-03T22:08:22.265+01:002013-06-03T22:08:22.265+01:00Z: Oh sure, I love to see friends too. But if the ...Z: Oh sure, I love to see friends too. But if the "friends" were starry-eyed, besotted admirers, I wouldn't be so keen.<br /><br />e: Oops, have I been neglecting you? I must put that right straightaway. Oh no, my true identity is about to burst out - what sort of fee did you have in mind?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-84426486773712969062013-06-03T21:43:42.565+01:002013-06-03T21:43:42.565+01:00So, is that why you've not been around to mine...So, is that why you've not been around to mine, you're not courting attention...well, your celeb enough in my book, though I'll keep your true identity to myself. for a fee, of course...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63947873541710991962013-06-03T20:54:15.712+01:002013-06-03T20:54:15.712+01:00I love to be greeted as a friend, but I know that&...I love to be greeted as a friend, but I know that's not what you mean - and yes, I completely agree with you. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27012270395155339122013-06-03T10:25:26.819+01:002013-06-03T10:25:26.819+01:00Kylie: I totally agree. It's not the attention...Kylie: I totally agree. It's not the attention I'm after, it's trying to clarify my thoughts about something, and then enjoying other people clarifying them some more - or else telling me I'm talking utter bollocks!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11289440309076707432013-06-03T10:13:54.375+01:002013-06-03T10:13:54.375+01:00in my mind, i blog because i enjoy writing and i w...in my mind, i blog because i enjoy writing and i want to connect with people. it's not about the attention per se, if thats not too fine a differencekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82160796127709377692013-06-03T07:37:11.665+01:002013-06-03T07:37:11.665+01:00Grannymar: Oh yes, we're courting attention by...Grannymar: Oh yes, we're courting attention by blogging, but we're only talking about a small handful of people, not thousands or millions!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38553903293568344802013-06-03T00:12:07.444+01:002013-06-03T00:12:07.444+01:00I would hate to live in a goldfish bowl. As I was ...I would hate to live in a goldfish bowl. As I was typing I was thinking.... Each time we blog or comment are we actually courting attention? <br /><br />Never mind, I have made friends and met some wonderful people through blogging, so it stays part of my life right now.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63367424404190608782013-06-02T22:20:58.411+01:002013-06-02T22:20:58.411+01:00Leah: Oh, if you're really interested, I'v...Leah: Oh, if you're really interested, I've mingled with the likes of Martin McGuinness, Ken Livingstone, Tony Benn, Diane Abbott. I've seen the extraordinary attention they get, simply because they're famous.<br /><br />Agent: Me too. I'm mystified by those people who follow the daily minutiae of celebrity lives.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27002782091668918872013-06-02T22:09:11.781+01:002013-06-02T22:09:11.781+01:00Roses: I hear you!
www: I think in some places ce...Roses: I hear you!<br /><br />www: I think in some places celebs are given huge attention, in other places like Ireland, less so, they're treated more like ordinary people. Though as you say a lot of them deliberately court publicity as well.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77822441487257457992013-06-02T21:53:05.208+01:002013-06-02T21:53:05.208+01:00Since I haven't been famous, I don't reall...Since I haven't been famous, I don't really feel like I can make any intelligent assessment of which is better. I imagine there is good and bad to celebrity as there is good and bad to anonymity. I can say easily, though, that I am unimpressed with fame and get bored when people start talking about celebrities.<br />Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46456880052685278552013-06-02T20:41:30.625+01:002013-06-02T20:41:30.625+01:00Okay, you are in the company of a celeb from time ...Okay, you are in the company of a celeb from time to time? let's here it! name-drop please! :-)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15500686015298444772013-06-02T20:00:38.901+01:002013-06-02T20:00:38.901+01:00Perhaps you have to be at each side of this argume...Perhaps you have to be at each side of this argument to have a valid opinion?<br /><br />I observe a lot of them courting publicity (part of the job, promoting themselves, ie Michael Douglas in the Guardian today, cunningulus, seriously) but I know a few that walk about quite freely depending on where they are (here for one, West Cork for another).<br /><br />so a lot of the attention getting is deliberate.<br /><br />they need to sell.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-85340477446259543722013-06-02T19:22:53.576+01:002013-06-02T19:22:53.576+01:00I'm with you on that one.
Can't be doing...I'm with you on that one. <br /><br />Can't be doing with all that which goes with celebrity.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-18661569918853681332013-06-02T17:05:20.271+01:002013-06-02T17:05:20.271+01:00Ramana: I'm a bit confused. So you think being...Ramana: I'm a bit confused. So you think being well-known has more advantages than disadvantages, but you'd prefer to be anonymous?<br /><br />Leah: I think I know who you're referring to! Yes, as you say, being in the company of a celeb can be just as weird as being the actual celeb, as I've also experienced from time to time.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83315277821294992432013-06-02T16:53:37.929+01:002013-06-02T16:53:37.929+01:00p.s. the fallout from this phenomenon extends to t...p.s. the fallout from this phenomenon extends to those non-celebrities who accompany celebrity.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.com