[goldstategop]

I feel that an expression of courtesy and reverence is part of high station. It used to be that the famous set an example of good taste and noble conduct for the rest of us because it was an obligation. You also understood that your fame was a privilege to be a national ambassador to people less privileged than you were. A pity no one thinks like that any more. True, famous people were always set apart from every one else but then once upon a time they expected nothing but the best from themselves and that's part of the reason people esteemed them.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[durasell]

I feel that an expression of courtesy and reverence is part of high station. It used to be that the famous set an example of good taste and noble conduct for the rest of us because it was an obligation




Yeah, Fatty Arbuckle really fell down on that one...show business people have always been outsiders and prone to the scandals of careless lifestyles.

[ThirstyMan]

Thanks. You remind me of a day when admirable character was more prominent.

It was present in the comedians like Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope... all of whom did not feel it necessary to drop a bunch of f-bombs to make their point or to be funny.

Compare these to Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy or George Carlin... oh well, on second thought, don't bother listening to them.