No one should replace Sean, he is truly nutty! I spent 2 unforgettable hours with Sean Penn and Hunter S. Thompson one night. Read about it in COOKED in LA the book available on Amazon.
It's everywhere. Less of everything in this reccession... BUT substance abuse. Sad night on that super show the Apprentice too!
It's sad to watch reality TV shows deal with alcoholics. Everyone grabs a stiff posture and acts like someone with tourettes is having an episode in the corner.
Almost all reality shows encourage getting wasted on camera. They don't realize that about 20% of those people are probably alcoholic and will most likely die of the spirits the show is requiring. Drinking isn't the deal on The Apprentice, but check every other show that displays pretty people competing for a pride filled prize.
Usually the alcoholics get weeded out from these shows in the first half and everyone grabs a deep sigh while saying, "I'm glad Krazy is gone now - she scared me!" It's as if they got rid of the lazy or unintelligent participant and now they can begin winning.
Fortunately, the American Medical Association doesn't look at alcoholism like we look at lazy and unintelligent. They call it a disease, not of will, but of the body. Maybe we should start kicking off the reality contestants with Multiple Sclerosis. They deteriorate slower than the true alcoholic.
I don't say Rodman shouldn't take responsibilty, just like MS patients, Rodman is in charge of his recovery, not his disease. Sunday night we watched his disease running the show. Alcoholism was the Project Manager.
When I read Michael Phelps apology for being caught on camera smoking a bong, I felt a bit wonky myself. It was as if I was wearing yesterday's damp Speedo. You know that feeling? Uneasy in the stomach and the constant urge to bring your knees up really high when walking in an effort to attract more air to the tiny wet garment. Why was I feeling this bizarre gamy deja vu? Can't pin-point it. Then it hit me as I was driving to lunch, DING! This feels weird because his apology is almost word for word the exact same apology Phelps issued when he got popped for DUI in Baltimore after the last Olympics. That's it! A carbon foot print copy. I bet you forgot about that DUI.
"I won't do it again, I promise." Mike you said that 5 years ago. What gives? I mean hey the kid is just 23, but what an insulting insincere apology. He wasn't tapping a vein or anything and I don't bust on his choice to smoke, but that lame apology was a choice too and thta is what more people were watching for.
It's sad to watch reality TV shows deal with alcoholics. Everyone grabs a stiff posture and acts like someone with tourettes is having an episode in the corner.
Almost all reality shows encourage getting wasted on camera. They don't realize that about 20% of those people are probably alcoholic and will most likely die of the spirits the show is requiring. Drinking isn't the deal on The Apprentice, but check every other show that displays pretty people competing for a pride filled prize.
Usually the alcoholics get weeded out from these shows in the first half and everyone grabs a deep sigh while saying, "I'm glad Krazy is gone now - she scared me!" It's as if they got rid of the lazy or unintelligent participant and now they can begin winning.
Fortunately, the American Medical Association doesn't look at alcoholism like we look at lazy and unintelligent. They call it a disease, not of will, but of the body. Maybe we should start kicking off the reality contestants with Multiple Sclerosis. They deteriorate slower than the true alcoholic.
I don't say Rodman shouldn't take responsibilty, just like MS patients, Rodman is in charge of his recovery, not his disease. Sunday night we watched his disease running the show. Alcoholism was the Project Manager.
Paul Cook
author of COOKED in LA
"I won't do it again, I promise." Mike you said that 5 years ago. What gives? I mean hey the kid is just 23, but what an insulting insincere apology. He wasn't tapping a vein or anything and I don't bust on his choice to smoke, but that lame apology was a choice too and thta is what more people were watching for.