The Further Decline of Western Civilization and Judd Nelson...

You know things are getting bad when a TV personality grabs all major headlines for doing a 40 year old Brat Packer who seems to be rising from the ashes which can almost be identified as those of "GI Jane" ----- am not certain, but some of those ashes might belong to "Striptease" Oh well. The one thing that we must give Demi is that she can make a good come back, tho a slutty one --- it does seem to be effective. We just can't get enough shots of Demi in various states of undress -- especially when sharing a warm cup of joe with her ex-husband or sharing in lick shots with Ashton.

At any rate, I've lived in fear of a full-frontal return of the Brat Pack. Signs of this motely crew's return to power keep floating to the surface. I offer the following as examples:

Rob Lowe continues to get work during prime time and has achieved a level of respectability
Charlie Sheen is a valued sitcom star and spokesperson for a major credit card company
Ally Sheedy has secured art cred among independent film --- ultimate screen comeback is pending
Jamie Gertz is enjoying a turn on a hit sitcom
Andrew McCarthy seems to have an in with the Hallmark Network and loads of bad TV movies
Emillio Estevez continues to secure work as a film director -- no bad how the resulting films are
Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall have become a cool names for other celebs like Courtney and Brad to drop
Despite a continued spiral to the gutter, Robert Downey Jr. gets good work and is repspected by the industry

All of this bodes quite badly for all of us as a nation. Let's not forget that the Brat Pack came to power during a Republican administration. The stage has been set. I fear we are just a few button pushes away from a Molly Ringwald/Luke Wilson romance film --- cue John Hughes productions.

Perhaps the thing we need to be most concerned about is Judd Nelson. Sure, you think he is just a harmless actor with a mototcycle --- but I've been watching since he re-appeared in the ill-fated Brooke Shields sitcom and I fear his hold over the nation may be at hand. Even I have fallen prey. Yes. For I now find Mr. Nelson attractive. Actually, he is so damn hot it hurts. The tassled hair, goofey smirk of a smile and the whole "Mr Safe/Danger" attitude is more than a little tempting. I am warning all of you --- Judd is coming back in a big way and I worry that I will be right on the Judd-O-Rama wagon when it pulls up. So, I am asking you to help me. When this happens, do whatever you need to do to get me off that wagon. Pull me off by force --- Just don't let me fall prey to the nostrils of desire!

Keep me safe and God protect us from the rise of The Brat Pack. ...If you thought 20-something Brat Packers were rough, wait till you get a taste of the Packers in their 40's! It won't be pretty --- it could signal the end of our world as we know it. ...just my opinion. Now, I think I will go watch my "St. Elmo's Fire" DVD and bask in the glow that is Judd Nelson.