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I guess what troubles me is that Ozzy
now probably has to do his 'I'm a confused idiot" act on command.
Can you not picture a producer egging him on as in, "Come on Ozzy, I
need you to look bewildered and start swearing like you do..that's a good monkey"?? At some point
Ozzy lost his credibility as a heavy metal pioneer. He is now
the silly man who makes us laugh.
Other celebrities who were once
respected in their profession but now are clowns:
- Terry Bradshaw. He ran
the offense of an NFL dynasty, earning four Super Bowl rings with
the Steelers. Now he plays the fool on the Fox NFL show and
performs a similar act in his dreadful commercials. Terry's
motto: "Hey everybody, look at me...I'm a complete jackass".
Many argue that this also goes for Terry's partner, Howie Long.
- Lee Corso. I don't
remember when Corso was a coach, but I know he held some somewhat
high-profile coaching positions including Indiana. Now Corso
is the court jester on ESPN's College Football Show. Corso's
signature move is donning the head of a team's mascot - this is to
indicate the team he thinks will win the game. Not only is he
often wrong, but he also looks like an ass. I don't know what
causes a grown man to act this way.
- Dick Vitale. Like Corso,
Vitale was a high-profile college coach and even coached in the NBA
for the Detroit Pistons. Now Vitale is the guy who yells out
his little catch phrases during broadcasts. It is tough to
take him seriously.
- Steven Baldwin. Shesh -
this guy sucks. Maybe he was never a respected actor, but
wasn't he pretty cool in The Usual Suspects?
It is tough to go the other way: from
Clown to respected artist. I think you can make a case for
Jon Bon Jovi. There was a point when big-hair heavy metal
rockers like Bon Jovi became a complete joke. Today, Jon & co.
rock the house.
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