what did the man at the beach say to michael jackson?

get out of my son!

i'm sometimes criticized when a celebrity's name comes up in conversation and i have no idea who they are. so i must ask, if you have a fascination with celebrities, why?

i'm not trying to be difficult, i'm just curious as to why. they're not superhuman. they're made of the same stuff you and i are. do they deserve all this extra love (or hate) simply because they've cast themselves (or fell ass backwards) into the limelight? why are their carbon bases more interesting than ours?

i personally dont feel bad about not knowing who celebrities are, and i never will. why would i need to know this, other than to keep up in conversation? wouldnt it be better if i worked on first remembering all the people i actually meet, in case i run into them again? i think it might be.

i dont care that lance bass now openly admitting to liking balls. so did some kid in my psychology class. and let's be honest, if you didnt know that at least one member of n'suck liked to take it up the ass before this, then you're on another planet anyway.

and yet the celebrity gossip industry is booming. why is this? i dont understand it. i think people are very interesting to observe, interact with, and talk to. but i feel like celebrities are often fake, or have fake images to live up to. so maybe the appeal is seeing them at their lowest, proving that they're just normal people too? i'm sure some of them are awesome people, but do we really get to see that? i suppose in some instances we do. but what's the big deal about who's dating who, celebrity couples, etc.? i'd be more interested in knowing whether my neighbor is actually sleeping with that large, hideous girl who always comes by.

i'll be interested to hear your thoughts on this. and now, a little something for the celebrity lovers.