Andrew Peters - or something to do with Katie Price - whoever she might be
by Jayell
Just to get a better perspective of this glam affliction that the newspapers have. Here is a short note to go in tandem with the Unleashed story that has just appeared.
It is a constant observable phenomena that the public are obsessed with celebrities. It has been that way for centuries. But of course with instant transmission of digital photographs by satellite, for instant publication, it is a frenzy that produces frantic ‘nowism’. I can almost imagine youngsters running to the news stands, newsagents or ipods to get it first.
However in this story we have one-upmanship on Unleashed.
Peter Andre was a student with my kids at a local Gold Coast School- and a pupil of my other half to boot.
He was/is a good singer and was in the Rock Eisteddfods’, Dracula Spectacular, a local production- and a show put on by his family at the local Arts Theatre- where local kids performed.
His family are friends and our kids were always in each other’s houses.
So why am I writing this?
Well obviously the ABC article prompted me. And…
….And, it is Halloween, a celebration that is new to me. I always thought that it was American. But it goes hand in glove with the topical (Halloween)references that I have included here.
Peter is a down to earth lad and the publicity surrounding his ex-wife, will hopefully leave him untarnished. His character is the antitheses of hers.
In fact my Mother has fond memories of the band of friends; my sons, alias JL juniors; Peter; Cardiff; Craig and Shane gardening on her acreage years ago. They used to wear bandanas in the summer and get stuck in with lawnmowers and scythes, quenching their thirst with lemonade and juice.
Of course they graduated to beer and nightclubs later- and are still all great friends today But more of that another day.
Last time he was here, he confided to my wife (when they shot a scene for a doco, or something….which we haven’t seen),that it was all razzmatazz to keep the business income stream running.
And of course that is the crux. As someone said on Unleashed, “It’s all about the feelthy lucre”.
Why are we lured here? It can’t be the money (well yet Emm).
Do we crave notoriety and do we suffer from celebrity anxiety?
Or, are we unrequited artists, frustrated artisans, feeble writers cloistered in our expanded dot?
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Shocking was my tip. Remember?
I have more lucre now than I took to the races.
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Oh my gosh, you did! I said he was a great looking horse when he was in the mounting yards.. and there you go!
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Hooray! Drinks on Julian! Only … it seems there are disadvantages to this virtual pub thing.
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Virtual champers.
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A magnum of Cristal should cover it (or whatever that guy had over lunch in New York the other day).
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I know that I shouldn’t feed this idiotic thread, but I can’t resist.
I woke up without a virtual hang-over!
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‘Shocking was my tip.’ For somene who doesn’t bet, your tip was shocking, Julian. 🙂
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Who said,’I don’t gamble’? Just being born is one.
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I didn’t like that photo even before I’d scrolled. There was something about the shoulder angle and headline that screamed ‘SLEAZE’.
Julian is friends with … what was his name?
I have a friend who’s friends with whatisname and I can probably get ya tickets.
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My point really Magdeleine is that he has been manipulated to display that image.
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Oh, yeah! I didn’t say the image had anything to do with the person. I was just talking about the image.
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And you can call me Mary.
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I took some photos of Place de la madelaine, wher Magdeleine THE church is, in Paris
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Bye bye all. I am off o the Gold Coast Turf Club. It’s only 5 minutes drive and Olivia tone deaf John has just started singing in the TV room.
See youse later!!
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I didn’t think the song was right for her – too young – black dress nice for Melbourne Cup but not for song.
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…not a trick, nor a treat, just a very narcissistic young man, ( the one in the pic)
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My 13 year old daughter would like the photo.
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For me, I dislike it more every time I look at it. The first 10.000 times weren’t so bad, but now I really dislike it. 🙂
Seriously though, yuk. Not the lad himself, he’s obviously got it. But the slimy presentation.
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She’d like the sixpack not the holding of the crotch.
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Just had 20 aud on Shocking.
Te crotch shot is of course Jacksonesque.
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$2 on the favourite for a place.
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My guess is a horse will win it.
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I come for a laugh with community, who thankfully I’ve never had to meet 😀
So keep those jokes flying.
There are useful aspects to documenting (immortalizing) moments – and there’s often feedback for the thoughts.
I really hate seeing things I’ve said on on google though.
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Yes I think that I am here for the humour, although I occasionally get an attack of seriousness.
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I’m here because it seems I’ve been hacked – VOICE!!!!
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A good hacking does one a world of good Magdeleine!
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What’s up Madeleine? Have you sent Emm a report on the demo?
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And if you dare come to Sydney without meeting me I shall track down your emails and append them with “I Love Monsanto”. 🙂
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Are you replying to Magdeleine’s comment in the dot???
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I think I might’ve been phished (whatever that means) and don’t say I told you so. I think someone is sending quite awful emails to people under my name. Does anyone know what this sequence of correspondence would mean?
Other Person: hi. i found you on here [address removed by editor]
Me: Thks. Good or bad? The computer told me the website was dangerous, to shut the program and leave!
Other Person: BAD – Afraid damage was done. My twtr account hacked by evil DM spammer. I got one from you. U should change Twtr password?
Me: I didn’t go into the site. Have changed password. Thx. I was blocked out of twitter last wed/thu – weird. Maybe M has found me at last!
As I just said on the dot – at last minute (all dressed to go – even to MV with pigs arms at 6am) family negotiated time prevented both MV and protest (3hr+ drive one way) .
[I have decided to remove that address Madeleine. It sounds malicious and I don’t want someone to click on it. I hope you and MJ are not cross; it can always be put back in later after there’s been some time to think it over. Cheers – Voice.]
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Voice is the softtee eggspert. I am sure that she can sort out your intrusions.
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Julian:
OK I will reply to her comment there. My comment here is a reply to her comments here. Now my head is spinning.
As for being a spert on this stuff; nup.
Madeleine:
I haven’t a clue. I certainly hope you don’t really believe that I have anything whatsoever to do with any of that in any way. It does seem like an unlikely coincidence though after what we’ve been writing here.
One possibility: Someone with a twin maturity/empathy bypass read the stuff here and decided to yank your chain with the email. Who knows? But, I tend to disregard that suspicion.
Another possibility: It was standard spam. Trying to trick people into clicking on the link. I would cease corresponding with that email address and run a virus check.
On the topic of spam, I have been getting spam with a sender address that is my own. It used to get stopped by my spam filter, now it’s getting through. I haven’t a clue how they do that; I detest it though. I have just this moment decided to try and do something about it. I am going to forward one to my email provider and ask if they can do anything about it. Of all the email intrusions this is the worst. On an over-sensitive day I really take offence at all the spam; some of it is intrinsically offensive and it is offensive as a whole because I am sure I occasionally lose a real email in all the trashy stuff.
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Quite happy for you to delete that link – right thing to do of course – I only began to understand what it was probably about after I posted here.
It all happened on twitter, and I’ve read of phishing attacks there recently. It seems both me and fellow twitter received the same messages – maybe others on twitter – to go to that link. He was unlucky, but I was saved by a protective security (I won’t get so annoyed with it in future).
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You really must get some kip you two!!
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You mean you come here for nothing, Jayell?
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I’m pretty sure we come for the pix, Jayell.
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And haven’t you selected a particularly awful one MJ? It looks like they’ve vaselined his nipples. There’s something totally repellent about these “sex object” photos.
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Ye! Don’t blame me for the pic.
You know Voice I should really send anything that I scribble to you. You can then correct grammar and spelling- since I often don’t check what I write.
Mills and Boon…could be B….. & London.
We could make $squillions.
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Julian I just assumed it was a humorous gesture by the editor.
Don’t try to tell me you scribbled off the earlier pieces you wrote. As opposed to this whimsical spur of the moment skiting. And I bet you at least spell-checked it.
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I cannot lie. The Baggely story I hand wrote and eited. but the other whimsical effort was just take I.
This was written in about 12 minutes–with a spell check.
I don’t have any illusions/harbour thoughts of being a good writer. So why bother.
In fact I find that the more I review. The more I procrastinate…
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The Photograph of Peter goes a long way to illustrate what happens when those kindly concerned media advisers get their talons into someone.
I nice homely, Greek family boy,- with some Michael Jackson imitating aspirations ; told hoe to look to attract the fans. This was the English record label of corse when he irs went over./
It happened to my youngest son oo. They were/are fends and were contemporarys; with my son having a (only) no 42 in he charts inUK. But No 1 or 2 in Isreal and No 1 in thailand- where he was in magazines.
Sorry about the spelling, but T2 came on te line from Cyrus —and I am in a hurru to have a bet on Shocking in The M.Cup!!
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Actually it is not so much my spelling as my old (3 1/2 years) Toshiba Satellite.
I haven’t got used to Vista on the new Asus. And this one misses letters if you don’t pound the keyboard.
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Vaselining nipples is something new to me, Voice. I suppose having not actually given birth to the Emmlets has robbed me of many of the wonders of bodily maintenance.
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And his hips would be vacillating?
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Not as much as Emmjay’s comment. (Reply to Julian’s vacillating comment)
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