If Heath Ledger posthumously wins an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the Joker in "The Dark Knight," who should climb up on stage and accept the award for him?
Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker reports that Heath's dad, Kim, and the rest of the Ledger family would like to do the honors.
To normal people -- people like you and me -- that might sound like a powerfully poignant moment. Some of us might have to push back tears as Heath's old man holds the Oscar high and says something short and sweet about his beloved son.
But wait. What are we thinking? We're just a bunch of nobodys thinking like nobodys.
Who really cares about fathers and sons and families and love -- you can find that stuff in your own home, if you're lucky.
What America really needs -- can't get enough -- is celebrities.
Fortunately, some unnamed Hollywood honcho set Zwecker straight:
"Let's face it, don't you think the public would rather see Christian Bale up there on stage -- or even Chris Nolan -- rather than Heath's dad, who nobody knows?"
The Hollywood honcho phrased that as a question, dear readers.
Care to post a reply to him?
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