March 9, 2005: Celebrity Blogging

You know that something is hip and has reached critical mass, when marketing and PR people are able to talk their A-list celebrities into doing it. No longer the sole domain of nerds, geeks, would-be-journalists, and other attention-seeking saps, seems this has happened with blogging now (what? does this mean, that geekiness is cool - again?).

Last night, I happened to catch an old episode of "Saturday Night Live", hosted by Matthew McConaughey. He was pretty damn funny in it, so today, in a minute of boredom (ok, procrastination), I decided to see what the boy's been up to lately (since I don't recall seeimg him in any movies since "Reign of Fire").

To my big surprise I found this Stream-of-Consciousness blog he's been keeping, while on the road with a truck and an airstream trailer to promote his new movie Sahara.

In his blog, he muses:
"Ahhhh ... a few nice days and nights in New York City. I stayed in a hotel for the first time in a while - room service, a massage and a fireplace for two nights is pretty fine. Not better or worse than my Airstream, just different and nice. I went out to one of my favorite spots last night, Minetta Tavern, a great neighborhood bar where you can hear lots a good bullsh--. Saw some New York friends, ate, drank, joined in the bullsh--. After 15 days on the road, it was time for a night "out." It was what the doctor ordered, ending with a 3 a.m. pizza delivery, if you know what I mean."

And another gem:
"Five inches of snow lies outside my open Airstream door here in a chilly Philly RV park outside of Jersey. Comin' out of the shower station at 8 a.m. this morning in my robe and Uggs carrying a cup of coffee, I was walking on the sidewalk, turning a corner, and suddenly my feet were above my head and I was on my ass in the snow. Hit a frozen patch and busted my ass! After noticing I hadn't broken any bones, I had to lie there in the snow for a moment and have a good laugh at myself, then get up and go make myself another cup of coffee in a new mug since the one I was carrying was shattered across the snow. Getting my snow legs back - gotta watch those slippery corners. Great way to greet the mornin' in two-sock weather. Woke up to five deer outside my window this morning. Suppose they had a laugh at me as well."

So - wait a minute. Does this mean that celebrities are humans too? If they blog - then they *are*?

What's the world coming to... First the de-thronement of mainstream media, and now the de-glamourization of stars? I'm just waiting now for Madonna to get a blog.

It may be more though than I can take in one decade ...