image borrowed from bing
Egghead
“Pretend inferiority and encourage
his arrogance.”--Sun Tzu
Back
in June
but only being
reported today, Simon
Cowell, while judging his talent
show BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT, got pelted
with raw eggs. A viola player, Natalie Holt, while
performing on stage, leaped up mid-song, & rushed in
front of the two singers down stage & tossed a pack of raw
eggs at Cowell, soaking his jacket, & splashing his face. Security
dragged Holt off stage. She stated that she was protesting against
people lip-synching on TV, & against Cowell’s “dreadful influence”
on the world’s entire music industry. Holt immediately apologized
for doing a “silly stupid thing”, so Cowell did not have her
arrested. But she shot herself in the foot. Sadly, even
though she is an accomplished musician, after this
well-publicized incident, who would actually hire
her now? Probably no one would take the
the chance of raising Simon Cowell’s
considerable ire; true that,
damn rights,
yes.
Glenn Buttkus
August 2013
Posted over on dVerse Poets FFA
oh heck...what a story... i feel a bit sad for her...at least she had courage you know
ReplyDeleteha. love the shape...and i dunno, knowing cowell perhaps people would hire her for showing him up a bit...he can def be a jerk at times...lol....
ReplyDeleteTruly what a stupid thing for the viola player to do. It definitely hurt HER more than Cowell and will hurt her for a long time to come!
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of people who can't stand Simon Cowell and what he has done to the entertainment and music businesses. Thankfully, I have never, ever watched any of the shows he puts on.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand him. I have seen a few episodes of X Factor US when he was a judge... he irritates me.
ReplyDeletebut it is true that this has done nothing to him but the woman who did the act. It is not good to show your frustration like this.
well-penned.
I have a sneaky admiration for him.
ReplyDeleteThese counted stanzas are a bridge between form and free
in my eyes and this really shows in your work here today.
Nice! I wish all news came in shapes -- this looks like a gold fish cracker!
ReplyDeleteFor once a short but lovely shaped poem from you Glenn ~ The guy is a power broker so it was foolish to throw raw eggs at him ~
ReplyDeleteAnd that quote is true, the mark of a warrior ~
Wow... and he broke up a marriage, too.
ReplyDeleteAwesome form, Glenn. Beyond my comprehension but a pleasure to read. Methinks as Claudia. She had courage. He could use some humbling though I do like him in a weird kind of way.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story... must say that I know little about both of them... but throwing raw eggs is something that you might accept at some point.... and I hope she get hired anyway....
ReplyDeleteOne can expect a great story from Glenn all the time. A breath of class from a real story is pretty exciting. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHank
Love the shape too Glenn.
ReplyDeleteAs to Simon Cowell, I think he plays a role and he plays it well, ramps up viewing figures. He, mean maybe, clever definitely. I find him kind of alluring, well perhaps not quite alluring, fascinating!
Anna :o]
He is a nasty man. I pity him. He probably should not have been egged but I would think if anyone deserved it, he would be that person. Too bad it tarnished her though. Great form shape and interesting take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteA moment that will be quickly forgotten (except here), but may affect her career for sometime.
ReplyDeleteI do love the shape. Cowel love him or hate him - he isn't going anywhere. Frustration and anger can do amazing things.. Nicely done and informative.
ReplyDeleteThis is ingenious the shape of that poem wow! Very well done =)
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