Older Blog entry… 15 minutes and more

Andy Warhall was wrong….
People no longer get only 15 minutes of fame.
Sure, some people live there lives in complete obscurity, but once someone’s name gets into the headlines, it is all they can do to keep it there.
Take for example some of our former American Idol contestants… Ok, so you didn’t win American Idol, how long do we have to refer to you as a former star or former contestant on American Idol. Yes, small town America needs it’s local hero’s, but when do we wake up and smell the coffee. Guess what people, every now and then, your star looses it’s shine, and you fade into the background like the rest of us.
The never ending local TV appearances, the book deals, the non-stop cameo’s in anything to extend that 15 minutes.
I could go on about this one for a week!
The talk show circuit and “Book Tour” world, has become the “Hollywood Squares” for the rest of us. When you see them, someone will cry out “Oh yeah, I remember him… he did that thing with that such and such.” And then another full second or two is added to the legendary “15 minutes of fame.”