15 Who Had Their 15 Minutes of Fame

Time Magazine ^ | December26, 2005/January2,2006 | REBECCA WINTERS KEEGAN

[StACase]

In the rearview mirror, objects often look smaller than they did when we passed them. Lots of people were thrown--or threw themselves--into the spotlight this year, many of whom we will never see again, unless they have shrewd publicists or the reality shows get desperate. But they can always think with fondness or remorse of 2005, when, for a while, theirs were the names on everyone's lips.

JENNIFER WILBANKS Runaway bride must repay the city--but did she keep the Crock-Pot?

DAISY WRIGHT The nanny broke up Jude Law and Sienna Miller, at least for now. Her real impact? More jobs for matronly baby sitters

NICK LACHEY Post-split, Mr. Jessica Simpson may get the Land Rover. But probably not the attention

ASHLEY SMITH The well-prepared Georgia hostage got free by offering Christian literature to her captor--oh, and crystal meth

EDWARD MOSS: Upside of looking like Michael Jackson: got to play him on E! Downside: see upside

KATIE BROWNELL: The Little Leaguer pitched a perfect game, and boys wished they could throw like a girl

THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS Ever wonder what we'd do without females in fishnets who sing pop hits like Don't Cha? No, neither do we

DANICA PATRICK: Cute--as--Hot Wheels race-car driver revved up as first woman to lead the Indy 500

COREY CLARK The former American Idol contestant claimed he romanced judge Paula Abdul. The graver offense was his music

TARA REID Fading starlet lost her girls-gone-wild travel show, Taradise. Could Paris Hilton go next?

JOHN O'HURLEY Character actor cha-cha-chaed his way to B-level celebrity on Dancing with the Stars

W. MARK FELT As the mysterious Deep Throat, he was endlessly fascinating. Revealed in his twilight years as a former FBI official? Less so

MIREILLE GUILIANO: French Women Don't Get Fat author made buttery croissants très O.K.

MICHAEL BROWN The former FEMA head not only fumbled the Katrina evacuation but also fluffed up his résumé

PENGUINS Film about their habits made $111 million. Finally, cute stars with some staying power!

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

I would disagree here. Danica Patrick is getting far more than 15 minutes.

I would say that she gets 15 minutes minimum every night in many boys bedrooms with her poster over their bed.

I also believe Danica will have some postive results on the auto racing circuits in the years to come. She looks like she has staying power, much like many guys fantasize about their staying power with her.

[StACase]

What is this? I hadn't heard about that...

I hadn't either so I loooked it up and found:

Drugs, not deities

Rick Warren's book on finding the meaning of life through God, "The Purpose Driven Life," has been a New York Times bestseller for 151 weeks and counting. It got some unsolicited press in March when 27-year-old Ashley Smith told police investigators that she was released as the hostage of Brian Nichols - the man suspected to have killed four people during a shooting rampage in an Atlanta courthouse - by talking to him about her faith and reading passages from Warren's book aloud. However, when Smith did what anyone in her situation would do - write a book about her ordeal and go on Oprah to promote it - she revealed that giving Nichols methamphetamine may have been more instrumental in her liberation than anything he garnered from Warren's book.

Smith told Oprah (but not the police investigators) that since she wasn't able to provide Nichols with the marijuana he requested during the seven hours he held her captive, she instead offered him some crystal meth from her stash. Truly, though, the night was a blessing threefold: Smith said it led her to the realization that she was a drug addict. Nichols discovered for the first time the euphoria of snorting a highly volatile, toxic substance. And sales for "The Purpose Driven Life" increased substantially. Amen.
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[Louis Foxwell]

In the rearview mirror, objects often look smaller than they did when we passed them. Lots of people were thrown--or threw themselves--into the spotlight this year, many of whom we will never see again....

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It is the doppler effect on fame. Once they are out of sight their noise diminishes dramatically.

[hsalaw]

I don't know any of the people on this list, but I do know that the "15 minutes" are up for these:

Sheehan
Joe Wilson
Valerie Plame
John Murtha
Susan Sarandon/Tim Robbins/the whole "Film Actors Guild"
Michael Moore
John F'n Kerry (he just doesn't know it yet)
and I'm sure there are many more

[rzeznikj at stout]

I've got three:

Al Franken

Arianna Huffington

Al Gore

Merry Christmas, All...

[Future Snake Eater]

The Lord works in mysterious ways?

[Randy Larsen]

So, who's missing?

Coward Dean

Hari Kerry

Tom Cruise

Brittany Spears

Kofi Annan

Hillary

I could go on and on, but I won't.

[jennyp]

It is the doppler effect on fame. Once they are out of sight their noise diminishes dramatically.

LOL, ain't that the truth!

[Getready]

Kanye West

Kathleen Blanco

[rkbliss]

THE UNDERWEAR MAN SANDY BURGLAR

[JennysCool]

Bookmark.

[SR 50]

So, who's missing?

Natalee Holloway is still missing.


I think, her mother, Beth Twitty will be added to this list before long.