Pace on Earth

Sad But True

A young Hollywood star died yesterday in Manhattan under circumstances that are not yet entirely clear. Whatever the case it's a sad reality that a talented and acclaimed actor is gone. It's sad but I would likely never have brought it up simply for the fact that thousands of other lives were lost around the world yesterday and all people are created equal.

The only reason I bring it up now is because of a story I heard at work today (and that George Strombowhobolous brought up on The Hour last night). Apparently a church in the US plans on picketing the funeral because of his involvement with Brokeback Mountain and their aversion to that particular film. Sad but true.

I couldn't really place Heath Ledger beyond A Knight's Tale and The Patriot but the I remembered he delivered one of the most chiling scene I've seen in recent years in Monster's Ball when he shoots himself in front of his father.

I've never seen Brokeback Mountain but the good people at the Westboro Baptist Church have now given me a reason. Anything to piss them off.

Pace out.

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:37 p.m.