We are excited to present Blogging Anderson Cooper! Some may ask -- one more blog about Anderson? No need to complain -- there were some memorable blogs that closed or lost their steam, it’s only fair something will emerge in their place. To those who can't have enough blogs with Anderson's name in the title - hope you enjoy the ride with us! To all of you I promise an experience different from all other blogs about Anderson Cooper.
First of all I have to thank Jameson Ellis- bandmate of Cooper’s half-brother Stan and The East Hampton Star that inspired us. It’s a true phenomenon when Hundreds of people were signing on,.. “We got all these weird requests from freakish fans of Anderson Cooper,” after All Things Anderson discovered that Stan is in a band and shared with everybody all the details they could dig up. Why make their idol’s relative who did no harm “ wincing at the unasked-for attention” you ask. “It’s just one more piece of the celebrity anchor for a fan to pull in to complete his bio.” “Mr. Cooper became something of a hero to many for his emotive coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, but this blog seems less concerned with his merits as a journalist than with his fine cheekbones and striking blue eyes and white hair.”
All Things Anderson didn't have anything to say in response, but ATA mod Phebe had plenty to say in a special post responding to some critical comment on ATA: " If you want to air your opinion why not start your own blog? Maybe you’ll enjoy devoting hours and hours of unpaid time to it, only to be told your wrong by someone who doesn’t even sign their name." Your wish is my command!
Please don’t get me wrong. I’m a regular guy, who is more concerned with the well-being of my cojones then hearings in Congress or elections in Burma. However, as a normal person who is aware that the end of my block is not the end of the world, I watch news and love internet. Maybe that’s old school or “a guy thing” but for me tv news can’t be hard enough. The rest I can find on beloved ET and Showbiz Tonight, and of course countless blogs. Lately I find the news shows blur it all more and more, what worries me was pinned by Worldnetdaily.com: “The many females manning the front desks on cable, Y chromosome carriers included, do their daily bit to entrench a shift from hard to soft-news stories.” Anderson’s loyal fans turned bloggers are doing their best.
We decided we want to practice our freedom of speech, as fan and gossip blogs claim to do, and many believe blogs are the new media. I noticed that Cooper’s fan blogs love to read what media watchdogs say about the Coop or his show. We thought they might love to have their own watchdog, and god knows, anderworld needs one! I welcome my partner in Blogging, a naturally born watchdog Molly Barks!
Come to have fun, share your thoughts and stories, excitement and disgust. Let’s roll!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Blogging Anderson Cooper is born!
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I think your reason for starting this blog is totally awesome. Yeah...I mean, we all know that Anderson has a half-brother, but why track him down, post everything you can find about his BAND, and then not understand why his band is freaked out? Uh, duh! Or worse, think you actually have THE RIGHT to do something like that to someone?
It seems like you have a real respect for Anderson that the other blogs only "claim" to. It's to the point where the hypocrisy of alot of them have completely made me not read any of them altogether. I used to write for a blog and loved it (and miss it), but unfortunately, it closed. :(
So, I've been blogless for a while,. I'm glad you've come along...and for the right reasons. Any blog that promotes "freedom of speech" and says, "Come to have fun, share your thoughts and stories, excitement and disgust" has my vote...for what it's worth, that is. :)
welcome! this looks promising
@andie c & anon
Welcome to the blog! Thank you very much, I appreciate the words of support.
Andie, anderworld can be a strange place, and we thought there is a place in it for Lunacy and Molly Barks. Phebe is right, blogging can take time and energy, but somehow many of us think it's worth it. We will try to remember that quantity is not always quality. Stick around, there's a lot more to come!
@Lunacy: Love your sense of humor on this blog....thanks for the laughs and good luck!
Thanks for the invitation, and welcome to the blog world... but linking us to hell? LOL
The names of your contributors are, uh, interesting.
forget the names, THE F#%$&& PROFILES! ROTFL
@not here--
I had the SAME reaction to the "Profiles" of the "Contributors". HAHAHA....SNARK! LOVE IT!
@lunacy--
Yes, the Anderworld IS rather a strange place, if the drama is left to run unchecked. (As it all too often is!) Looking forward to your and Molly Barks' "watchdogging"!
--Andie
Welcome!!
You made me curious; I'll be here to check on you every day.
Love the snark, this UberAnderworld needs a bit of snark now & then. Welcome to the blog world, and yes it takes a lot of time, but it's worth it in the end!
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