It’s an interesting power dynamic. Their high-status/low status relationship has changed over time. How they both handle it is what creates the interest because we’ve all experienced something similar but we only get a single outcome to live.
Memories oh how they haunt us...why do we torture ourselves and even want to catch them again and suffer their hold on our emotions...why can’t we say to hell with it and leave?
Apologizing for cruel behavior requires growth. The somewhat painful kind of growth. Sad thing is, never growing actually hurts worse. Way worse. You nail these life moments, Jimmy. Absolutely nail them. The inner dialogue is dead nuts.
Yowza, another tough one. And imagine the dude not even realizing the stone cold repercussion he might have had to live with. Makes you realize every word out of your mouth doesn't land how you may think it does. Nice one, Jimmy!
100%. My dad taught me this when I was very young after hearing me be gossipy and unkind on a phone call with a friend (he literally ripped the phone out of my hand and slammed it back down on the receiver.) The moral of the story was: we never really know the damage we can do. We can see bruises, but we can’t see emotional injury. It was the only time in my life I felt my father was ashamed of me. That stuck with me my whole life.
Some people grow out of shit. Some don’t. Some can’t.
I really just liked the dynamic that the star still cared about an apology from a guy who he could have completely dismissed.
That was his humanity. Humanity can’t be eclipsed by fame, only obscured.
Hey Eve, I read your stuff in the MT. Great source for finding good music.
Hey...thanks! Jimmy inspires me to write more.
MT was awhile back, I searched Substack, but you didn't show up. What are you writing now, that I can read?
It’s an interesting power dynamic. Their high-status/low status relationship has changed over time. How they both handle it is what creates the interest because we’ve all experienced something similar but we only get a single outcome to live.
Ooof, that was deep. I like the zodiac names for the kids....
The kids names was just to sprinkle in some pizazz, an emotional misdirection
MDb lists of “Friendliest Celebrities.”
Lol...where would you sit on a list like this Jimmy? Top read.
I gotta crack the celebrity list first. Then I'll work on the other part.
Wow, Jimmy.
A gut-wrencher.
Childhood was something we all went through.
I enjoyed the freedom of not having to be responsible for a roof and dinner.
I did not enjoy some of the rest of the stuff that made me me.
Went to my 30th and sat at the same table as the bully and his wife.
It's crazy how emotions from childhood still affect us as adults. I was petrified of him.
He turned out embarassingly much nicer than I.
Gives me hope.
There is always hope
Memories oh how they haunt us...why do we torture ourselves and even want to catch them again and suffer their hold on our emotions...why can’t we say to hell with it and leave?
I always remember that even after Eminem was rich and very successful, he was still writing songs about his biological father abandoning him.
The polished glass look of recognition shone in Tommy’s eyes- love this
Apologizing for cruel behavior requires growth. The somewhat painful kind of growth. Sad thing is, never growing actually hurts worse. Way worse. You nail these life moments, Jimmy. Absolutely nail them. The inner dialogue is dead nuts.
Yowza, another tough one. And imagine the dude not even realizing the stone cold repercussion he might have had to live with. Makes you realize every word out of your mouth doesn't land how you may think it does. Nice one, Jimmy!
100%. My dad taught me this when I was very young after hearing me be gossipy and unkind on a phone call with a friend (he literally ripped the phone out of my hand and slammed it back down on the receiver.) The moral of the story was: we never really know the damage we can do. We can see bruises, but we can’t see emotional injury. It was the only time in my life I felt my father was ashamed of me. That stuck with me my whole life.
Nice work Jimmy. I think the last kids name was Amy.
Haha.