Speaking of the rich and famous, it blew my mind listening to NPR one day. Some fucking music authority was on talking about Fats Domino and the tragedy it was that they couldn't find him for a while. He said "When they found out he was alright, the people all had a mental sigh of relief".
Now either this is a person who is completely and totally out of touch, or I am. I don't think one fucking person from New Orleans could give two flying fucks right now if Fats Domino got out alright. I mean, sure, they don't want him dead or anything, but the NPR guy was making it seem like his life was the tipping point between hope and despair. The NPR guys said the Fats was the Soul of the City and it would be a moral blow that New Orleanians just couldn't handle. I really don't think that anyone had the shotgun in their mouth, and pulled it out, sobbing with relief, upon hearing the news of Fats Domino.
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Now either this is a person who is completely and totally out of touch, or I am. I don't think one fucking person from New Orleans could give two flying fucks right now if Fats Domino got out alright. I mean, sure, they don't want him dead or anything, but the NPR guy was making it seem like his life was the tipping point between hope and despair. The NPR guys said the Fats was the Soul of the City and it would be a moral blow that New Orleanians just couldn't handle. I really don't think that anyone had the shotgun in their mouth, and pulled it out, sobbing with relief, upon hearing the news of Fats Domino.