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   Message 1,349 of 2,798   
   Feesha to All   
   Re: Casa de Clooney   
   02 May 04 21:28:58   
   
   From: FStandel@nyc.rr.com   
      
   "No Kidding!"  wrote in   
   message news:%xblc.1891$a47.233@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...   
   > > Sure they get paid, a LOT of cash, but some crazy stalking you, looking   
   > into   
   > > your window, following you into the bathroom or standing on the street   
   > taking   
   > > pictures of your bird bath and waiting for you to leave it creepy.   
   >   
   > Hell, celebs aren't the only ones that get stalked. Lots of regular people   
   > do, too. You just don't hear about it as much because no one usually   
   cares.   
   > Ex-boyfriends do it a LOT and their intentions are usually more malicious   
   > than some star-struck fan.   
   >   
   > I'm not defending it, as I wouldn't do it.   
   >   
   > > They owe us a good performance, they entertain us, but I dont need to   
   look   
   > into   
   > > Julia's window and see she likes diet coke or George's window and see   
   that   
   > he   
   > > likes baked potatos with sour cream and chives, hold the butter.   
   >   
   > No, I don't think they *owe* us either. I'm just saying there is a fine   
   line   
   > between normal fan curiosity and imposing on someone.   
   >   
   > I read a story in one of my rag mags last year......I think it was called   
   > "celebrity trash" or something. The paparazzi had gone through various   
   > celeb's trash and taken photos of it and printed it. Mostly benign stuff,   
   > but I thought it was the ultimate intrusion. Granted it was trash that   
   they   
   > had discarded, but who wants your old condom boxes or Playboys on display?   
   I   
   > went out and bought a shredder the next week!   
   >   
   > I agree with you. If I were famous, I'd hire a armed guard, put up a   
   privacy   
   > fence and them give them shot to kill orders.   
   > NK- glad to be a nobody   
   >   
   >   
   A while ago George said that he cought a paparazzi, or was it that he just   
   heard about it, going through his trash and after that he burned practically   
   everything. That's just not cool. Now, we all have to watch our trash. Shred   
   everything and be safe!   
      
   Feesha   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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