CALL ME SNAKE

EDITOR’S NOTE: In a recent post entitled “None Of My Business,” I submitted that it was kind of sad to hear that a young celebrity star, just 20 years old, was in AA. Gatemouth riposted with his usual dead-on commentary, which I’m reprinting in full. As usual, his sage remarks speak for themselves:

GATEMOUTH SPEAKS: Shouldn’t all 20 year olds be in AA? I mean, let’s face it, the average blood-alcohol level of ANY 20 year old is well above the legal limit. Anyway, I don’t know which is sadder–that all these young actors and actresses self-destruct, or that they’re not allowed to make the same mistakes most teens and twenties make without it turning into national news. I’m sure I wouldn’t like Lindsay Lohan right now, if I had to deal with her on a daily basis. But I’m also sure I didn’t behave any better when I was her age. (Though I had a lot less money and a lot fewer people wanting to sleep with me.)

EDITOR’S REBUTTAL: I agree with all of the foregoing, ESPECIALLY the last sentence about fewer people wanting to sleep with him than with that young starlet, her “recovery” notwithstanding.