The loss of a celebrity hits us in a unique way in Los Angeles. Just this week we lost Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and now Michael Jackson. When you live in a city that is submersed in so much celebrity culture, it hits you a little bit differently. All of us working in the industry could share stories...even if we hadn't personally met these people, we knew someone who had, someone who had worked with them, spent time with them, or simply ran into them in a restaurant and had a nice conversation.
It reminds us that we're all on borrowed time, and here in the city of angels, we get up every morning to entertain...to make you laugh, to make you feel, to make you cry your eyes out (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not so much.) To much of the world, the passing of a celebrity is a sad thing to hear; to those of us here it feels more like losing a friend, a co-worker, a family member.
It's been a tough week in the entertainment business, but as the saying goes, the show must go on. Ed knew it, Farrah knew it, and Michael knew it. We can only hope that when our time comes, you will all flood the streets and stop traffic...Michael may be gone, but what a sweet legacy to leave behind. He loved to entertain, and I'm sure he's preparing to walk onto a much bigger stage tonight, and I know he'll rock the place, 'cause that's just what he did.
J.J. and I thank each and every one of you for letting us play our small part in entertaining you every day...we don't sell out arenas, we haven't invented catch phrases, and teenage boys aren't hanging our posters on the wall (we hope,) but all it takes is one person telling us we're hilarious to assure us that we're doing something right. Thanks to Ed for the laughs, Farrah for the beauty, Michael for the tunes...and thank you all for letting us make you laugh.
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