I saw two movies this weekend.

JP, you are a statistical oddity. The film industry is currently experiencing the greatest slump in its history (according to an article from, i think AP, which i read this morning). Going to two movies in the same weekend ! ! ! You're certainly doing your best to help those poor ( ) people in Hollywood out.

I do what I can to help, Set... I wouldn't want those poor actors to have to fire their chauffer and actually have to drive themselves around... Oh the Horror!!!

Many years ago i read about so-and-so (i don't remember who it was) drawing unemployment compensation between motion pictures. At first i was truly shocked, given just how much loot they haul down. But then it occurred to me that they were in fact unemployed at the time--still, it seemed so odd.

That is as sad a story on the state of our world as I have ever read.

I always thought it would be cool to be a professional actor or sports player and make a ton of money for something as insignificant as acting or playing a game.

Then, right after I signed the biggest contract in history, actually do something useful with all that money instead of hording it like food during a famine. Give it away to charities. Pay for deserving kids college tuitions. Set up after school programs. You know, the sort of stuff that might actually make a difference.

Just keep enough for me to be able to retire nicely and maybe do a little travelling.

How thoughtless and selfish of you . . . just think of all the poor, deserving agents, publicists, personal trainers, wardrobe consultants, speech coaches, etc., you'd put out of work. How heartless you are ! ! !

This goes back a ways, when MJ was still playing, maybe even before he'd retired to take up golf. after it was revealed that he lost $50,000 wagering on one round of golf with some buddies, the general reaction seemed to be, so what? that's pocket change. my reaction was, that would provide a family for a year, or put a kid through college.