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Re: Kate vs. Diana

From: Alan Eastwood <3sowunit@alanhe.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 19:09:57 +0100
Subject: Re: Kate vs. Diana
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In article <19970901235000.TAA06156@ladder01.news.aol.com>, Kbfreakc
<kbfreakc@aol.com> writes
>The wisdom of Kate's conscious decision to avoid the media and not to become
>just another celebrity is now apparent.  See where Princess Diana's thirst for 
>celebrity got her.  Now she's dead.  I find it very interesting the
>relationship of 
>talent and brilliance to who is meritorious of celebrity and how this has
>worked in
>Kate's favor.  Princess Diana, who was a relatively talentless cutesy
>air-head and
>a former member of the Royal family, is admired and mourned by millions;
>yet, Kate Bush, who has given the world more than Diana ever thought of, is
>relatively
>ignored.  Brilliance is ignored while mediocrty is Glorified!  Ain't the
>world a twisted place.  I hope I never live to see Kate Bush's death, but
>when than time comes, she definitely deserves a state funeral.  Kate has
>character that Diana only wished she had.
>
>EC Morris
>
Could I ask what you base this assessment on? I am a life long Kate fan.
I agree with your paragraph about the wisdom of avoiding the media, but
how are you qualified to speak of Diana as 'a cutesy airhead'? You
obvoiusly know nothing about the woman so please don't insult her memory
in this way.

Alan
Girdle your grummits, rollock your fussits, tether your nadgers and plight your
cordwangle - ramblin syd rumpo