Lohan back in rehab-way overrated

[TwistedGypsy]

So Lindsay is headed back to rehab and it leaves me thinking should I have gone to rehab when I was a 19, 20 yr. old college student?
I don't know how hard she parties but what 20 year old doesn't party? I can remember getting into bars no problem and closing the place down. I've gone into work with the same clothes on that I wore the day before. Going to work with barely 2 hours of sleep cause I was up till 7 am drinking beer and swimming.
Or that time me and 2 friends smoked pot and drank beer on the beach at 2 in the morning. Lets see, I can't tell you how many times I threw up or the time I feel asleep in the Krystal drive-thru and then woke up the next morning with fries still in my mouth. Now I never did any coke, shrums or anything like that.
Like I said I don't know how hard she parties but what average red blooded 20 year old American doesn't? Especially when you're rich and can get into any bar you want.
The media needs to leave this **** alone and focus on something that is more important.

[Serrart]

So Lindsay is headed back to rehab and it leaves me thinking should I have gone to rehab when I was a 19, 20 yr. old college student?
I don't know how hard she parties but what 20 year old doesn't party? I can remember getting into bars no problem and closing the place down. I've gone into work with the same clothes on that I wore the day before. Going to work with barely 2 hours of sleep cause I was up till 7 am drinking beer and swimming.
Or that time me and 2 friends smoked pot and drank beer on the beach at 2 in the morning. Lets see, I can't tell you how many times I threw up or the time I feel asleep in the Krystal drive-thru and then woke up the next morning with fries still in my mouth. Now I never did any coke, shrums or anything like that.
Like I said I don't know how hard she parties but what average red blooded 20 year old American doesn't? Especially when you're rich and can get into any bar you want.
The media needs to leave this **** alone and focus on something that is more important.

You mean it's normal for a 20 years old American to drive drunk and have in her/his car a dose of cocaine? Don't you think that's a bit dangerous for any people that might be close to that driver?

Romy

[strandinthewind]

You mean it's normal for a 20 years old American to drive drunk and have in her/his car a dose of cocaine? Don't you think that's a bit dangerous for any people that might be close to that driver?

Romy

I know so many people who do exactly that every weekend - and not just here in America - sad - but true.

[Serrart]

I know so many people who do exactly that every weekend - and not just here in America - sad - but true.

Exactly, but if it's done by a young star it raises more interest on the problem, that's why she deserved the media backlash, IMO.

Romy

[BlackWidow]

I find the Britney/Lindsay/Paris the same issue.
These girls are having to learn to take responsibility for their actions. Period.

[SuzeQuze]

I find the Britney/Lindsay/Paris the same issue.
These girls are having to learn to take responsibility for their actions. Period.

They do. I think they actually enjoy all the attention though, even if it is negative. It's pretty sick. I think the story is perhaps worthy of mention and that is it but it will be played and played.

[BlackWidow]

They do. I think they actually enjoy all the attention though, even if it is negative. It's pretty sick. I think the story is perhaps worthy of mention and that is it but it will be played and played.

I agree - celebrity has become very sick and twisted.
I hope all three of these bitches careers are over very soon.
Maybe they could become waitresses.

[strandinthewind]

They do. I think they actually enjoy all the attention though, even if it is negative. It's pretty sick. I think the story is perhaps worthy of mention and that is it but it will be played and played.

Hollywood has always courted the media since Theda Bara in the teens od the last century.

[DrummerDeanna]

I agree - celebrity has become very sick and twisted.
I hope all three of these bitches careers are over very soon.
Maybe they could become waitresses.

What irks me is that these girls are all famous for doing nothing at all. Well, ok, Lohan is an actress...but Paris? Nicole? They're not talented in any way but are famous famous famous.

I forget which actress said that she was at a career day type thing and was very alarmed because so many of the kids when asked what they wanted to be when they grow up said, "I want to be famous" not "I want to be an actress" or "I want to be a musician" just "famous". Likely for nothing...


And I agree..these celebrities have to learn to take responsibility for their actions. I was sick when I heard of the Paris Hilton petition to stop her from serving time. She claims she was being made an example of how bad drunk driving is....whateve.r..bitch is warped and should be put in the slammer...and not in some isolation cell for 20-something days....

Anyway...whatever...it's all sad to me, and eventually these people will be yesterday's news...and I can't wait for that day, except that a new batch of annoying drunken kids with too much money will come up and hog the spotlight.

[mikeschmike]

Anyway...whatever...it's all sad to me, and eventually these people will be yesterday's news...and I can't wait for that day, except that a new batch of annoying drunken kids with too much money will come up and hog the spotlight.

Each new batch of spoiled celeb kids seems to get more and more annoying too, don't you think? You'd think people would eventually say "you know what, who gives a ****?" and stop paying attention. I doubt it will be anytime soon, but it would be wonderful.

On the other hand I suppose people need a distraction from the news. It always seems to be one bad thing after another. The war, the economy, Bush, etc. This shallow fluff is the perfect contrast to that, and the people eat it up.

[DrummerDeanna]

Each new batch of spoiled celeb kids seems to get more and more annoying too, don't you think? You'd think people would eventually say "you know what, who gives a ****?" and stop paying attention. I doubt it will be anytime soon, but it would be wonderful.

On the other hand I suppose people need a distraction from the news. It always seems to be one bad thing after another. The war, the economy, Bush, etc. This shallow fluff is the perfect contrast to that, and the people eat it up.

Either they're getting more annoying....or we're getting older and more crotchety :p

Either way..they still suck.


And yes, I am guilty of actually reading about this **** and using it as a disctaction from news....totally guilty. I mean I don't BUY any of it, I don't purchase magazines with Paparazzi shots etc...but I read MSN entertainment "news" as well as the blurbs on IMDB. So while I hate them and myself...it does offer a distraction to other crap.

[BlackWidow]

Either they're getting more annoying....or we're getting older and more crotchety :p

Either way..they still suck.


And yes, I am guilty of actually reading about this **** and using it as a disctaction from news....totally guilty. I mean I don't BUY any of it, I don't purchase magazines with Paparazzi shots etc...but I read MSN entertainment "news" as well as the blurbs on IMDB. So while I hate them and myself...it does offer a distraction to other crap.

I hear ya..it is annoying.:rolleyes: :laugh: :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

What irks me is that these girls are all famous for doing nothing at all. Well, ok, Lohan is an actress...but Paris? Nicole? They're not talented in any way but are famous famous famous . . . .


Say what you want about Paris, but she has had a hit record and show (multi-season at that) - and she has a line of commercial goods and has been used to sell in commercials -- So, she must have something that people find interesting to the point that she is a marketable asset. I am not saying she is a talented actress, but she has a talent for making money off of being of little actual theatrical talent of the likes of Meryl Streep. I think people HATE the fact that she is a success. Mind you, I am no fan of hers - in fact I think nothing at all of her. But, I recognize the public likes to see her and I respect the fact that because of her "talent" many people have jobs.

As for Lohan - every person she has worked with (From Streep on down) all commented that she is an immense talent.

[BlackWidow]

Say what you want about Paris, but she has had a hit record and show (multi-season at that) - and she has a line of commercial goods and has been used to sell in commercials -- So, she must have something that people find interesting to the point that she is a marketable asset. I am not saying she is a talented actress, but she has a talent for making money off of being of little actual theatrical talent of the likes of Meryl Streep. I think people HATE the fact that she is a success. Mind you, I am no fan of hers - in fact I think nothing at all of her. But, I recognize the public likes to see her and I respect the fact that because of her "talent" many people have jobs.

As for Lohan - every person she has worked with (From Streep on down) all commented that she is an immense talent.

Lohan is quickly becoming "Box Office POISON!"
(insert mommy dearest voice)

[seeker007nmss]

Take out the words "Back in rehab" and the thread title makes more sense. ;)

[strandinthewind]

Lohan is quickly becoming "Box Office POISON!"
(insert mommy dearest voice)

True - but that does not negate her talent. She positively shines in P. Home Companion and that is a little hard to do with the Streep and Tomilin sharing the screen with you :shrug: Same with her new on Georgia Rules.

[TwistedGypsy]

All I was saying was she's doing what most people her age do. Yes like Jason said sad but true. It's just getting old and the media makes it out like young adults don't do these types of things. I wasn't trying to start an argument. They were talking about it on tv and I just felt like posting something.

[Musicman408]

What irks me is that these girls are all famous for doing nothing at all. Well, ok, Lohan is an actress...but Paris? Nicole? They're not talented in any way but are famous famous famous.

I forget which actress said that she was at a career day type thing and was very alarmed because so many of the kids when asked what they wanted to be when they grow up said, "I want to be famous" not "I want to be an actress" or "I want to be a musician" just "famous". Likely for nothing...


And I agree..these celebrities have to learn to take responsibility for their actions. I was sick when I heard of the Paris Hilton petition to stop her from serving time. She claims she was being made an example of how bad drunk driving is....whateve.r..bitch is warped and should be put in the slammer...and not in some isolation cell for 20-something days....

Anyway...whatever...it's all sad to me, and eventually these people will be yesterday's news...and I can't wait for that day, except that a new batch of annoying drunken kids with too much money will come up and hog the spotlight.

Deanna, I completely agree. The one thing that irks me the most is drunk driving becuase it could easily kill someone. I could go on and on about it, but the bottom line that anything like that is illegal, is purely that. ILLEGAL

Whether it be drugs, alcohol under 21 or what.:distress:

[gretchen]

Deanna, I completely agree. The one thing that irks me the most is drunk driving becuase it could easily kill someone. I could go on and on about it, but the bottom line that anything like that is illegal, is purely that. ILLEGAL

Whether it be drung, alcohol under 21 or what.:distress:

I totally agree!!!! I feel she shouldn't have a damn license to operate a weapon....that weapon is a car and the bullet is alcohol...that girl is a complete trainwreck.

[SuzeQuze]

Hollywood has always courted the media since Theda Bara in the teens od the last century.

None of them had their hoo hoos photographed though. Although I can't remember if Lohan is part of that club. :laugh: I want to see her in the media for her talent, I don't want to hear so much about her personal life. She's just a person.

[BlackWidow]

None of them had their hoo hoos photographed though. Although I can't remember if Lohan is part of that club. :laugh: I want to see her in the media for her talent, I don't want to hear so much about her personal life. She's just a person.

hoo hoos????

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[strandinthewind]

None of them had their hoo hoos photographed though. Although I can't remember if Lohan is part of that club. :laugh: I want to see her in the media for her talent, I don't want to hear so much about her personal life. She's just a person.

Are you kidding me? The studios were just powerful enough to get such things quashed. Then, along came Hearst and Citizen kane, wherein he pulled out all the stops to try to make the studios buy back the movie.

[Musicman408]

Yeah, I mean like I said earlier, this is one thing I am passionate about. When my peers talk about getting drunk/wasterd/folded, it makes me so mad. I cringe inside and it's like, you were given a pure life, why do something to potentially F*ck it up and even worse, AFFECT OTHERS.......... That's why I stay absolutely away from that stuff and surround myself with people with the same values.

[gldstwmn]

The media does need to focus on something different. You are correct. It needs to focus on the criminals that are running this country and illegal war we are fighting in Iraq. That said, I have no doubt that Lohan has a serious drug/alcohol problem that needs to be nipped in the bud now before she's found dead in a bathtub somewhere ala Jim Morrison. Morrison was only 28 when he died. I don't think her issues should be made light of because of her age.

[gldstwmn]

All I was saying was she's doing what most people her age do.

Most people her age are not making 8 million dollars a film. She is in an entirely different league than most people her age. Her reality is quite different than that of an average 20 year old. I should know because I have one and she and her friends are not out crashing their cars and drinking in hotspot bars under age. Nor do any of them drive a 2005 Mercedes or wear couture. They go to college and most of them are in debt up to their neck just so they can get a degree and get a decent job when they graduate.
Also, let's revisit this quote when your baby girl is 20. ;)

[danax6]

The media does need to focus on something different. You are correct. It needs to focus on the criminals that are running this country and illegal war we are fighting in Iraq. That said, I have no doubt that Lohan has a serious drug/alcohol problem that needs to be nipped in the bud now before she's found dead in a bathtub somewhere ala Jim Morrison. Morrison was only 28 when he died. I don't think her issues should be made light of because of her age.I hate to nitpick, but he was 27. As was Hendrix. As was Joplin.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I don't think her issues should be made light of because of her age.

nor do i. though i do think the media should stop focusing on her when there are clearly more pressing issues to focus on, it's obvious she has a problem and needs help. however, too many "celebrities" are seen stumbling out of clubs, collapsing in bars, running their cars off the road -- a slap on the wrist only glamourizes their lives and makes young women [and men, i suppose] think that this sort of behavior is acceptable [as deanna was basically saying]. i think everyone knows that if any of us pulled such stunts in the areas where we live, no one would think twice about locking our asses up in jail and issusing a dwi. and perhaps i was the exception, but at age twenty, i wasn't snorting coke, hanging out at clubs underage drinking with friends so the excuse that "she's young" and doing what everyone else is doing is shotty, imo -- this is not normal behavior. she's a spoiled and troubled girl who has been lacking any sort of parental guidance and has far too much money and fame that came way too fast for her.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I hate to nitpick, but he was 27. As was Hendrix. As was Joplin.

then i guess lilo is safe for six more years :p

[danax6]

then i guess lilo is safe for six more years :pLucky her, I only have 2 more good years left. :p

[gldstwmn]

I hate to nitpick, but he was 27. As was Hendrix. As was Joplin.

Woops. I forgot to take into account he is a Sag and just did the math by years.

[chiliD]

I hate to nitpick, but he was 27. As was Hendrix. As was Joplin.

And as was Kurt Cobain.

[CelticGypsy]

I find the Britney/Lindsay/Paris the same issue.
These girls are having to learn to take responsibility for their actions. Period.


Amen:angel:

[CelticGypsy]

What irks me is that these girls are all famous for doing nothing at all. Well, ok, Lohan is an actress...but Paris? Nicole? They're not talented in any way but are famous famous famous.

I forget which actress said that she was at a career day type thing and was very alarmed because so many of the kids when asked what they wanted to be when they grow up said, "I want to be famous" not "I want to be an actress" or "I want to be a musician" just "famous". Likely for nothing...


And I agree..these celebrities have to learn to take responsibility for their actions. I was sick when I heard of the Paris Hilton petition to stop her from serving time. She claims she was being made an example of how bad drunk driving is....whateve.r..bitch is warped and should be put in the slammer...and not in some isolation cell for 20-something days....

Anyway...whatever...it's all sad to me, and eventually these people will be yesterday's news...and I can't wait for that day, except that a new batch of annoying drunken kids with too much money will come up and hog the spotlight.


I totally agree with you:)

[CelticGypsy]

Yeah, I mean like I said earlier, this is one thing I am passionate about. When my peers talk about getting drunk/wasterd/folded, it makes me so mad. I cringe inside and it's like, you were given a pure life, why do something to potentially F*ck it up and even worse, AFFECT OTHERS.......... That's why I stay absolutely away from that stuff and surround myself with people with the same values.


Good for you, Ethan:nod:

[Musicman408]

Good for you, Ethan:nod:

Thanks Debs. :nod: