We certainly love ourselves now, don't we?

Unaccustomed as I am to writing opinion pieces and at the risk of composing a post that smacks of “well DUH!”,I feel compelled to state my position on the existence of tonights 2 hour telethon.


It’s all well and good that all you celebrities (and you know who you are) want to come together, check your egos at the door and donate your time. We appreciate it.

It seems however, that these actions just smack a little bit of disingenuousness.

Instead of going on TV for two hours during prime time and asking Mr and Mrs Front Porch for donations, all the while basking in the gloriousness that is yourselves, wouldn’t it make more sense to strive for something that stretches a tad beyond the photo op and the publicity that goes along with it?


How about hopping in a bus and playing shows across the country, donating everything to Haiti. Your bosses, the record companies, can pledge all expenses in addition to making a sizable contribution of their own. You can even charge the media if they want to follow you around, and donate those proceeds too. Otherwise, they are’nt allowed in. Kinda like a corporate “guest list”. Think of all the positive press that would receive, not to mention all the money you’d raise.

Then you can release a box set of all the shows and donate those proceeds too. I’m sure the record company won’t mind. You could even all sign about 200 and auction them off for even more money. That wont take up too too much of your time and resources would it? It is for a good cause. After all, you are asking people who are undergoing their own private hardships, some who may have even been out of work for an extended period of time to “give till it hurts” are’nt you?

It seems to me that you are taking advantage of a global catastrophe by shining more light on yourselves. Am I wrong? Please set me straight. After all, I am nothing compared to you. I’m just a hack blogger. I’m not so sure I’m even qualified to describe myself as that. You folks on the other hand, are the epitome of all that is glorious. It would seem to me that you folks could be doing more. A lot more.