Patti Smith, 1953

I have a new SuperStar on the list to the right. "Mr. Trinity" is neither a Mister nor about Religion in the "Holy Trinity" kind of way. It's Present, funny and full of cool things - my SRO Litmus Test for a Groovin' Blog. She's also a Big Patti Smith fan like myself. I think Horses is my Favorite Rock N' Roll Album Of All Time and led me through High School and College. If you like P.S., then reading these Lyrics will take you Somewhere - Somewhere Wild, Somewhere Mystical and Somewhere you lose yourself in the World's Crazed Energy. How fucking cool is that.

Gloria by Patti Smith

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
meltin' in a pot of thieves
wild card up my sleeve
thick heart of stone
my sins my own
they belong to me, me

people say "beware!"
but I don't care
the words are just
rules and regulations to me, me

I-I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, well, anything's allowed
and I go to this here party and I just get bored
until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing
humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter
oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
and I got this crazy feeling and then I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
ooh I'll put my spell on her

here she comes
walkin' down the street
here she comes
comin' through my door
here she comes
crawlin' up my stair
here she comes
waltzin' through the hall
in a pretty red dress
and oh, she looks so good, oh, she looks so fine
and I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine

and then I hear this knockin' on my door
hear this knockin' on my door
and I look up into the big tower clock
and say, "oh my God here's midnight!"
and my baby is walkin' through the door
leanin' on my couch she whispers to me and I take the big plunge
and oh, she was so good and oh, she was so fine
and I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah-ah made her mine

and I said darling, tell me your name, she told me her name
she whispered to me, she told me her name
and her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is
G-L-O-R-I-A
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria

I was at the stadium
There were twenty thousand girls called their names out to me
Marie and Ruth but to tell you the truth
I didn't hear them I didn't see
I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock
and I heard those bells chimin' in my heart
going ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong.
ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong
counting the time, then you came to my room
and you whispered to me and we took the big plunge
and oh. you were so good, oh, you were so fine
and I gotta tell the world that I make her mine make her mine
make her mine make her mine make her mine make her mine

G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria

and the tower bells chime,
"ding dong" they chime
they're singing,
"Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine."

Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A,
Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria,
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria,
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria.

(PS. If I were a Fierce Glamazon Lesbian Chick, "Mr. Trinity"... Man O Man)

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There's an article in Salon today written by some guy named Keith Olbermann bemoaning how "celebrities have replaced minorities as the people it's OK for America to make fun of". Give me the biggest fucking break. Ever.

I don't even know what the point of this so-called article is except when you get about half-way through he points out how a real-estate transaction of his (in Beverly Hills, natch) was mentioned in a Sunday Column in the L.A. Times. This apparently means to him that he's part of the Battered Celebrity Group. Do you know who Keith Olbermnan is? I didn't. His Online Bio states he's been a Sports Announcer and appeared in a "Boston Market" Commercial. I might recognize him if I saw his face but I certainly don't know who he is from the New Yorker-ish caricature Salon offers. At the end of the article it states he hosts an "ABC Radio America" sports show. Oh, that Keith Olbermann. Huh?

He even goes so far as to compare celebrities to zoo animals: " They are caged for viewing and serve at our pleasure. They must submit to being poked with sticks in exchange for the free service and cushy digs." You gotta be kiddin'. Yeah, they're just like Zoo Animals except Zoo Animals don't, to my knowledge, usually go to the Zoos and beg to be put on display. Zoo Animals aren't known for waltzing around in outfits I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy and fucking the Zoo Keepers to get a better cage in front. Zoo Animals do not have the freedom to write articles pointing out how they're Zoo Animals and then whine about it.

Same with the minorities Olbermann seems to think America has tired of bashing and has now replaced with Pamela Anderson. Anderson, he posits, got the short end of the stick when a judge refused her lawsuit over the Porn Video she was in just because she was famous. Anyone, Anywhere who willingly participates in making a Porn Video should be laughed out of court when they whine about it being seen. Even I've been in a Private Fuck Film and if it showed up somewhere on the Internet, well I guess I learned a lesson the hard way.

I happen to be in a particularly visible minority, one that has not by any stretch of the imagination been tossed aside for Fresh Celebrity Meat. Even as we speak there's Legal Action being taken to further inhibit Gay People's Rights. I'm pretty sure the Real Celebrities like Winona and the Wanna-Be's like Keith aren't having those problems. Mainly because, like them both, they've chosen a Profession whose Job Description includes a certain amount of Public Exposure. Wasn't in Matthew Sheppard's job description, was it?

I have over the years met quite a number of Celebrities and have related alot of those meetings here. I almost never make a Big Deal out of their Visilbility and if They do, I'm usually surprised. Suprised not that they're "Outing" themselves as famous but surprised they think I care. Olbermann whines about Celebrities not being afforded their Precious Privacy and is eager to include himself in the bunch. Well boo hoo for him - guess what, we don't care. The last thing in the fucking world I'm worried about is the Privacy Rights of a Faded Drug Addict Actress and the Publicity Problems of a Radio Sports Talk Show Host. Honestly. The best we can hope for is that Salon published this as a Big Joke, but Newsflash, this Joke isn't at all clever.

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