tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post6695141313999464904..comments2023-06-13T10:43:45.073+01:00Comments on The whole damn world: Famous for 15 minutes?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07477727620596783913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post-38139777073534832232013-04-03T21:17:13.616+01:002013-04-03T21:17:13.616+01:00Thanks for that, Jim. Just filling an idle half ho...Thanks for that, Jim. Just filling an idle half hour really, although I'm sure there are deeper issues that could be explored.<br /><br />Your comments are being flagged as spam for some reason. Hopefully after telling blogger you're not a spammer, it will let you post directly in future.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477727620596783913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294802376557801671.post-70104153403268340022013-04-03T18:22:50.721+01:002013-04-03T18:22:50.721+01:00Actually, what Warhol said was "In the future...Actually, what Warhol said was "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes". But he never specified just how far into the future he was talking about.<br /><br />After the zombie apocalypse, for example, pretty much all us survivors will know one another. So in a sense we'll all be famous for the rest of our lives (what is fame, after all, if it's not being known by every living person?)<br /><br />There's a bit by Wooday Allen in one of his books (at least I think it's Woody Allen) where he rails against Warhol's prediction. "In the future", he suggests, "almost nobody will be famous."<br /><br />Despite the plethora of z-list celebs filling the "reality" shows on TV, when you think about how many people are actually alive... I think Allen's version is probably more accurate.Jim Blisshttp://numero57.net/noreply@blogger.com