A Bad Week To Be A Crazy Chick

Bad news from the world of women keeps rolling in. Earlier in the week we were treated to the wild ride of a Space Crazy, diaper wearing, mallet toting astronaut. Last night we learned of the tragic death of spaced out bombshell Anna Nicole Smith. One had been to space and one had a body that men wanted to orbit. Space symmetry...catch it.

The news coverage of Anna's untimely demise is on par with what we saw recently when President Ford passed away. While I enjoy looking at Anna more than the former President, I'm not sure we, as a nation are keeping things in perspective. It probably goes to my theory that hot chicks can get whatever they want. it's no secret that Anna Nicole wanted attention. Well now she's got it in spades. not that I'm complaining. I love seeing the video clips and photos that make up the history of this exotic shell with an empty center. it's amazing to see the transformation she underwent from fresh faced stripper, to Marilyn Monroe impersonating Playmate of the year, to sultry jeans model. Then things start to go South. There's the picture of her as shameless gold digger, marrying an octogenarian who would die and leave her millions. Then there is the Anna of the reality TV days, looking like someone had shoved an air hose up her ample behind causing her to expand to parade float proportions and in the process depriving her of the ability to speak clear English. Finally there are the pictures of her near miraculous return to her former hottie self. Amazing.

Of course behind the images is a wild tale of a women with no discernible talent other than the ability to breast feed Uganda and help a lot of boys pull themselves through puberty, becoming one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. Her life was a circus. She was surrounded by leeches who rode her until she broke. She has endured court battles, bankruptcy, and the death of her son, who at times seemed to be her care taker rather than the other way around. Through all this, the cameras hunted her down. Sure, she brought this on herself, but I can't help but have a little sympathy. Hell, I liked seeing her naked, that makes me cut her some slack.

Now the vultures will pick at her bones and the story will not die. What will happen to her infant daughter? This poor kid has two strikes against her already. Her mom just dies and nobody knows who the father is. Plus there's a little issue of millions of dollars still being fought over in court. i suppose it's because I'm a parent, but I worry about the kid. As for Anna Nicole. She had a rack that could launch a million fantasies, but she was a train wreck waiting to happen. Unfortunately for her, the tracks lead right into the side of a mountain like in a Road Runner cartoon.

If you're up late tomorrow, tune into the big show on WGN from 1-5 am. Have a great weekend. Later...Brian