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Tommy Z is a humorist who grew up in the bowels of New Jersey, parented by an eccentric Polish father and a neurotic Italian mother. With that kind of upbringing, what else could this man possibly be other than a humorist? Tom is also a well-known feature writer for Cigar Magazine and other national publications.
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12 May 2008
Welcome to Hollyweird
As I watch these ultra bizarre people do ultra weird things, and live ultra strange lifestyles, I wonder if they were bizarre before they were stars and the lifestyle just culled it out of them?…Or does living in that culture in the land of fruit and nuts just turn one into a Hollyweirdo?

Why do so many of the folks of Hollyweird become eccentric? Does having enough money to buy Minnesota make you that way? Does the adulation and the continual fawning of those around you over your every move really mess with one’s head? I heard in a recent interview with the always perky, cute and vivacious Rosie O’donnell that she admitted that these factors started swelling her head (and you thought it was the fried banana and mayonnaise sandwiches) and she was treating people like underlings and losing her temper. You often hear the stories of people like Dr. Phil and even the goddess Oprah berating their staff if their every whim is not met. It does seem there’s no question that an awful lot of them start believing the hype.

It seems more than anything that the stars of TV and the silver screen need a “cause” they have to take ownership of. And since they are the “beautiful people” they get all of the press coverage necessary, which unfortunately for them includes the vermin who hang from tree limbs in order to photograph their every move.

Tom Cruise is a flat out known bizarro, continually flaunting his religion that was invented by a guy who wrote science fiction novels. Why do these stars flock to this “made up” religion with all of its stigma and scrutiny? Nancy Cartwright who does the voice of Bart Simpson recently donated an astounding ten million dollars to the church of Ron L. Hubbard. The gal makes over a quarter of a million dollars per episode doing a cartoon voice. (That’s 5.5 million a year) Yeah, I had a f@#kin’ cow when I heard that one, too. Other huge supporting members: John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Mimi Rogers, Anne Archer , Pricilla Presley and the late Sonny Bono.

The Hollyweirdos have all paraded upon the Al Goreknob bandwagon, turning southern California, greener than Kermit’s amphibian wiener. For some reason, preaching of doom and gloom appeals to these cretins as they desparately search for a way to run their Bentley’s and Lamborghinis on Orville Redenbacher. And of course every stinking one of them has climbed aboard the Obama train, pumping their mega dollars into his “bright new hope for America.” I’m not sure who’s gonna make all the movies when the entire galaxy of A-listers implode after the Obamanation Express topples and burns as Hillary stands over the wreckage and urinates (and we all know Hillary stands when she urinates.) Remember, Alec Baldwin and Babs Streisand were going to move out of the country if GW won the last election? What happened –  they realized we really do live in the greatest country in the world? Trust me, that’s no support for Bushie on my part, it’s just that the hypocrisy of these belligerent turds gets so freakin’ old after a while. Johnny Depp lives in France and bad mouth’s the country all the time. Pam Anderson has to flash her mammoth faux hooters so we all will realize that “fur is death.” And it was Rob “Meathead” Reiner who was the catalyst behind the elimination of public smoking in California, which has mutated across the country and throughout the world. These god damned self righteous bastids have to put their personal footprint into a cause so their egos can be continually fed, much like Audrey the killer plant, in little Shop of Horrors. The likes of Michael Moore, Sean Penn, and the sultry Miss Rosie O need to just sit down and enjoy a nice piping hot carafe of shut the f@#k up once in a while. For god’s sake, PLEASE!

And why oh why do these famed star couples have to adopt kids from the most far out reaches of humanity? There are a gozillion beautiful babies and children here in the US and countless gorgeous baby girls in China who need homes but these insaniacs like Madonna, Brad and Anjolina, Michael Jackson and their cronies have to find orphan waifs in the Congo, Tunisia, French Guiana, Haiti, and Tibet. Of course the Left Coast wackjobs can’t possibly give their offspring names like Bobby, Joey, Kathy, or Nicole, now can they? It’s gotta be off the wall monikers like Apple, Suri, Moses, Pilot Inspektor, Tullulah Belle, Scout LaRue, Audio Science, Moxie CrimeFighter, or Makena'lei Gordon. And I swear to God, people – every one of those is a for real Hollyweird kid name. I made NONE of those up. For crissakes, if they dare to be so foolish as to name their kid Billy or Debbie, the chillins will  be humiliated and ridiculed for life by all the other Hollyweird cubs. Oh the humanity.

Now I’m well aware that there are some normal folks out there in la-la land and many do give a great sum of their money to worthy charities. But Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollyweird and the gossip rags newspapers certainly don’t want to focus on them. It’s Linday’s last joy ride, Ashton's latest punked, or Paris’s super elite weekend A-list gala soiree in Fiji that makes the news – if that’s what you want to call “news.”

So is the environment that get’s ‘em wacky – were they already strange and the surroundings kicked it all into gear? I mean what makes these folks so flat out peculiar and eccentricly nutso? Hey, when the Zman here hits the big time one day and I’m hob knobbin with the likes of Jennine Garafalo, Carrot Top, and the Barbie Twins, maybe I’ll let you all in on the exclusive world of the Hollyweird rich n’ famous. But until then, I gotta take the recycling out cuz I hear the truck coming down the street.

You know, suddenly George Costanza naming his kid "Seven" doesn't sound so strange.

Have a swell Monday,
Tommy Z.
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Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
It's the old heredity vs. environment argument all over again. I personally think a lot of these weirdos gravitated to Hollyweird because they were already bent and twisted. Then that psycho environment twisted them even more, but primarily because they were already predisposed to weirdness.

There's a lot of ego and one-upmanship out there, and nobody wants to be less weird than everyone else. You know, it's who has the biggest house, gets paid the most per performance, has the weirdest religion, or the most whacked-out, loony cause to espouse. For example, Travolta bought his own Zeppelin a couple of years ago. What f@#king individual needs their very own dirigible that's over 3 football fields long? Talk about ego and weirdness!

A lot of these people are very weird, but it's hard to determine what caused it and how they got to be that way.
Posted by roadlizard7 on May 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
... and countless gorgeous baby girls in China who need homes ...
Posted by zman

But they come with the leaded-paint already installed. LMFAO
Posted by robert on May 12, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
ZMan -

After you become WORLD FAMOUS, and graduate from the measley Ron & Pez show to the Howard Stern show, I want you to REMEMBER THIS BLOG. In fact, I may must save it so I can email it to you. But you won't actually READ your own email anymore by then, so one of your "peeps" will intercept the jolting message and ensure it never reaches you. LOL

I think it's probably the whole she-bang that turns 'em in to nutcases - the bazillions of dollars, every whim being catered to everywhere by everyone all the time, and the ability to utterly CRUSH anyone that doesn't kiss your butt. It's that old adage about absolute power corrupting absolutely... I think it's just human nature. Tho our Presidents seem to be able to avoid the L. Ron Hubbard weirdness somehow. 'Course, our Senators can't seem to resist toe-tapping dalliances in airport toilet stalls, so I dunno - 'cause that's freaking UNBALANCED! I mean, c'mon - you could literally pick between this hot blonde 20-something that's just oooozing to get ahold of your Senatorial sausage, or pick up some fat hairy 40-something deviant for a quickie before your first-class flight... Hmmm... Decisions, decisions! LOL

I was really hoping Barbara Streissand and Alec Baldwit *WOULD* leave the U.S.A. forever... I really was.

Oh - and Hillary's toast, ZMan. She's cooked. She's done. You can stick her with a fork. It's all over for that cow.
Posted by cottygee on May 12, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
First, I never in my wildest dreams would have thought you could use the words "sultry" and "Rosie O'Donnell" in the same sentence. i almost had to burn my eyes out.

Ah yes, hollyweird, the land of fruits and nuts. What really boggles the mind is that the mainstream press actually gives these people ink and air time. So you've made a few movies, does that mean you are suddenly empowered with some great political, religious or scientific knowledge that the rest of us have been deprived of? Remember the first Superman movie when Lex Luthor made the comment of his sidekick "it's amazing his brain has the power to move his body"? Well, that's how I feel about most of these hollyweird types. I once heard Babs Streisand give a speech (written for her of course). Afterward she made the mistake of asking for questions from the audience. She couldn't utter a coherent remark or support anything she had just said. She came off as the air headed celebrity she really is. There is a reason that the movie studios of yesteryear didn't let their actors go out without press agents and didn't let them say anything, they knew that actors don't have the ability to think without a script.
Posted by lgiamo on May 12, 2008 at 1:52 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Fur IS Death. Jeez, sure looks like a certain person is coming to his senses.

The good people of the Hollywood community give their money to some amazing causes like saving the environment and the animals of this world who can not stick up for themselves. Again, instead of giving them credit you choose to turn them into weirdos.

Your views are so twisted that I can't believe there are those who side with your manical thinking.
Posted by Kitty Canine on May 12, 2008 at 2:03 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Zman - how do you do it? Do you go trolling? Every week you wind up with a new flake in here.

Oh, and enough of that maniacal thinking - let the hollywierdos tell you what is right or wrong - they know, after all they're genius' by virtue of being able to make believe!
Posted by dodger_fan on May 12, 2008 at 2:12 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Tell me Z-man,is Kitty Canine actually you trying to get some weird discussions going?
Posted by Brian W on May 12, 2008 at 2:27 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
That's just priceless that Pam Anderson is the voice of reason for creatures great and small across the planet.
Posted by Trogladyte on May 12, 2008 at 2:27 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
I knew today's blog would rattle Kitty's cage.

In my neighborhood, kids were named Bob, Jim, John, Tom, Steve...

Hollywood is just a modern-day Babylon.

I was in Hollywood recently and walked down Rodeo Drive. One Armani suit would pay my bill for two months.

Trust me, Zman, this is not normal and you are not off base, but you can't let these sick people piss you off. Accept it and be glad you don't have to live there.

I took my recycling out and mowed my own lawn this morning, too.
Posted by pjandma on May 12, 2008 at 2:29 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Tell me Z-man,is Kitty Canine actually you trying to get some weird discussions going? - Posted by Brian W

That's funny because I was just thinking the same thing.
Posted by zman

So, THAT'S how you do it!
Posted by dodger_fan on May 12, 2008 at 2:37 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
"Tell me Z-man,is Kitty Canine actually you trying to get some weird discussions going?" - Posted by Brian W

That's funny because I was just thinking the same thing.
Must be my feminine side coming out.
Posted by zman on May 12, 2008 at 2:38 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Seriously Zman, you keep baiting this psycho with Peat mentions and such over the past few blogs. Do you really want this nutjob to continue here?
Posted by Cigar Bomber on May 12, 2008 at 2:46 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Bomber -

Ms./Mr. Kitty has been a bizarre source for entertainment in here, and yes I've poked him/her with a stick a few times. Yes, he/she is a goddamned radical, but the gal/guy has provided me us some good fodder so far. As a reminder, I have EVERYONE's IP address who responds here, so if things go a bit too "overboard", I do know where to look. But until then, I say let the bitch keep clawing and scratching.
Posted by zman on May 12, 2008 at 3:09 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Good topic today, Zman. Us somewhat normal folks do often wonder about these hollyweirdos when we continually see their antics. As PJ said, it's not normal and you wonder how they get almost cult like.

The weird multiple marriages is another commonaliy. They are a very strange society.
Posted by Benito on May 12, 2008 at 3:27 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Each Hollyweird marriage provides another opportunity for us, the doting public, to worship at their peculiar altar one more time. It let's them stay in the public eye, instead of just fading into obscurity as many of them should.

Wait a minute; Ive never doted in my whole life!
Posted by roadlizard7 on May 12, 2008 at 3:41 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Kitty,

Don't you mean Fuhrer is death? Because I'm tired of you hate-mongering Nazis telling me or anyone else what we should or should not think.
Posted by roadlizard7 on May 12, 2008 at 3:44 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
I would rather do some "man"ical thinking than some "woman"ical thinking. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure that what this blog is typically about is manical thinking. ROTFLMAO
Posted by roadlizard7 on May 12, 2008 at 3:48 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
HI, KITTY! GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SWEETY!

30 years ago, I made up a term in a college paper, It was something along the lines of "societal DNA" I was arguing that it doesn't freakin matter if your parents are smart, stupid, insane, straight, wasteoids, whatever, it doesn't matter what your genes contribute, because what you live will contribute just as much, and just as certainly.

There is just no telling how many kids have grown up to fail their potential, because they were trapped in a failing societal situation.

The same old BS has finally died, nobody ever says that "anyone can grow up to be president" anymore. As it is, a person's social DNA determine all of that, it seems. We have had an actor for president, and dozens, maybe hundreds of them holding high positions, such as the governator, and sonny bono.

Thing is, it's a tough call for me. did the genetic DNA turn these people into narcissistic goofballs? Did the social dna of their upbringing bend them into what they are?

Do their kids have even a remote chance of breaking the cycle, and becoming something simple, like a book binder or denture maker?

If Ozzie and the spawn of his loins are any example, I got some serious doubts.




BTW, whenever you see "social DNA" or any of the other equivalent phrases used, keep in mind, I said it first, in first year psychology. It got a B. You can use it free of charge, I've already lost the copyright suit, something about GD public domain and expired rights.
Posted by briandg on May 12, 2008 at 3:49 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
"Manical" or not, at last someone has given Zman credit for actually thinking. He's gotta feel mighty good about that.
Posted by Garfiend on May 12, 2008 at 3:52 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
"Did the genetic DNA turn these people into narcissistic goofballs? Did the social dna of their upbringing bend them into what they are?" - Briandg

That's the thing I've been thinking about, Bri. Could be a little bit of everything. One thing I didn't mention is many of the young black actors, musicians, and athletes buy all their homey's cars and bling and then have money problems even thought they make a ton of money. One athlete bought like 20 Nissan Pathfinders for his pals. That's freakin sad.
Posted by zman on May 12, 2008 at 3:59 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
One athlete bought like 20 Nissan Pathfinders for his pals. That's freakin sad.
Posted by zman

Not if you're one of his pals!
Posted by roadlizard7 on May 12, 2008 at 4:42 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
True dat.
Posted by zman on May 12, 2008 at 5:15 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Actually, I'd prefer if my pals had the damned sense to stay wealthy forever, rather than get one damned car out of them, and nothing else.

Who wants to hook up with a woman who is only going to be gorgeous for one week, or rich for only a month?

When I gots a dumber than shit rich guy as my homey, first thing I'm going to do is make sure that I'm his ONLY buddy, and hire him a damned good financial planner.
Posted by briandg on May 12, 2008 at 5:53 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Geeeeezzzzz cat-dog, what the hell you gonna save the environment in, a canning jar. I hope your getting your jollies, cause your irritating the rest of us. Even if your pet entertainers throw money at all of the problems in THIS country, there are still hundreds of countries who flat don't care. They will use whatever non-bio-degradable products they can because they can't afford better, or are just apathetic to your causes.

Tommy, I think you must be kicking over rocks when you drag your feet cause all manner of stuff is crawling out. Better check between your toes brutha. If it gets in there it will eat your foot off, or you will have to amputate.
Carry on, my man!!!!!
Posted by denahue on May 12, 2008 at 6:01 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
One athlete bought like 20 Nissan Pathfinders for his pals. That's freakin sad.
Posted by zman


Do they give them free gas for those gas-guzzlers? LOL
Posted by robert on May 12, 2008 at 6:12 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Better check between your toes brutha.
Posted by denahue


Well thanks. Just the thought of all of Tommy's toe-jam just made me lose my lunch. I hope you are happy.
Posted by robert on May 12, 2008 at 6:16 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Last night, we all went to El Paso BBQ for dinner. Man oh man oh man - lemme tell ya... Those baby back ribs were freakin' SUCCULENT! The meat was literally falling off the bones... So tender. Some of the best dead animal flesh I have ever had the pleasure of consuming!

Yeah, meat is murder. We kill animals and eat them. Hamburger looks nice enough in the grocery store, right? Well, that's the muscle of a dead cow ground up there. It's a fact of life. Grow up a little, okay?
Posted by cottygee on May 12, 2008 at 6:19 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
as they desparately search for a way to run their Bentley’s and Lamborghinis on Orville Redenbacher

hahaha.


good blog Z
Posted by GFunk on May 12, 2008 at 8:45 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
GFunk takes a break from STI to visit his buddy, the ZMan!

Good to here from you, bro.
Posted by zman on May 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
"Last night, we all went to El Paso BBQ for dinner. Man oh man oh man - lemme tell ya... Those baby back ribs were freakin' SUCCULENT!"

So, you sick little puppy, you're not only a murderer, but a baby killer, too, ehh?

I'll even bet that those poor little things had to listen to Garth Brooks throughout most of their short, unhappy lives.
Posted by briandg on May 13, 2008 at 12:02 AM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Oh the humanity.
Posted by zman on May 13, 2008 at 6:48 AM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
The Hollyweirders are like a giant animal fed by the trolls. They become "famous" by the segment of the public the feeds 'em. You know the type, the ones that watch "Access Hollywood", E!, Mary Hart, etc., and read the rag publications. The more these idiots buy the magazines and watch the tabloid shows, the more weird the stars get. I could give a fugg about any of the so-called "stars".

And someone mentioned ribs...that sounds good right now.
Posted by Darren in Detroit on May 13, 2008 at 8:50 AM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Breakfast ribs are fine by me.
Posted by zman on May 13, 2008 at 8:55 AM

Re: Welcome to Hollyweird
Yeah, their real thrill is running from the papparizzi so everyone can feel sorry for them. (it's a dig, Zman)
Posted by dodger_fan on May 13, 2008 at 10:44 AM

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