By now the bizarre behavior of mountain man Joaquin Phoenix on the David Letterman show has made headway with top ten downloads. While strange and sometimes repugnant behavior isn’t new among celebrities who crave constant stroking, this recent burst of tomfoolery has twits who twitter twittering.
Who cares? One might scream, quite right would be the answer. Our perverse need for celebrity as a measuring stick for all things vicarious endures without solution. For some, when celebrity falls off the tracks it’s ever so tempting to stare at the wreckage.
The fact that a talented actor has declared his retirement from acting and has started a new career as a Rap Artist in a climate of downloading and shrinking revenue streams is fanciful and comical. Is it a joke? Is it real? Is it drugs clouding judgment?
The fact that Letterman was not clued into the joke or the drugs made the interview more compelling.
We are in the throes of “Come Back” time. We had Brittany shaving her head, dropping/losing her kids, bashed out on tequila and lack luster dance steps. Now the wholesome beaming smile has returned to a toned body that is ready to conquer the world.
The highly talented Robert Downey Jr. Exits from jail after deep heroin abuse to lead roles that earn him Oscar’s nominations.
Even the wonderful voice of Whitney Houston has sold her crack pipe and is making Clive Davies smile again, and lastly the craggy bad ass, Mickey Rourke after of years in the wilderness is the real favorite to win best actor in a leading role at the Academy Awards.
America loves a comeback, whether deserved or not.
The envelop please.
Will this determine if mountain man Phoenix is a comeback or an actor’s final Rap?
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