It seems like being nice is making a comeback. It used to be uncool to act nice. Remember the brooding ‘90s? Everybody was so sullen. “Look at me, I have a nose ring and I’m cranky!” “Look at my big black boots. They make it easier for me to kick dirt when I’m mad.”
I saw an old clip of Ashton Kutcher modeling on the runway -- and he was so angry. “Why did God make me so ridiculously good looking? I’ve never been madder!” Models rarely smile. Mostly because they don’t eat bread. If you ever see a model smile, it’s because they just had a bagel. I think being cool started out in the ‘50s with leather jackets, jeans, slicked back hair, and smoking. Like James Dean. That’s not that cool anymore. Now when you see a guy that looks like that, it’s because they’re replacing the drummer in Sha Na Na.
A lot of things used to be cool until they found out they were bad for us. Like cocktails. Everybody drank all the time. Everybody had a full bar in their house. Bloody Marys in the morning... martinis at lunch... a highball at five... wine with dinner... brandy for dessert. Oh, how I long for the old days. That big, dumb Surgeon General.
The one thing that remains cool is a pair of sunglasses. If you have on a great pair of sunglasses, it doesn’t matter what else you’re wearing. You could be wearing floods and a headband and a Members Only jacket, but if your sunglasses are cool, you're all set. I guess what I'm saying is, I think cool is about being yourself.
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~I crack up when I see some guy with his (underwear covered) butt sticking out and has a belt underneath it~lmbo~ they have to walk bent over to keep them from falling~lmbo more~How is that cool?
Posted by ~Quay~ | May 21, 2008 9:07 PM