Anecdotal Evidence

This post is to bid to elucidate the roots of admiration that explain the etymological roots of this blog John Wayne said ' In all my films, I have played John Wayne. And I have done rather well, haven't I ?" On the other hand, Oscar Wilde most famously said " I put my genius into my life I put only my talent into my works ". Two contrasting schools. But what happens when the artist in question is genius personified ? If the previous paragraph sounded sophomoric, well you guessed right. It was the gist of the opening paragraph of a piece I tried writing when in college, titled : " Of Wayne, Goundamani and Wilde ". The intended recipient was "The Hindu" of indhula-sandhula fame. The paper had published an article the previous week hailing a then hot comedian which was a tad too effusive in praise for my taste. So I had set about trying to right wrongs.Of course, the article with the rejection slip came back home before I was even back from...

...is not a good thing. Anyway, to twist a Gounderquote: பிச்சைக்காரனுக்கு insecurity பிச்சைக்காரனே

I am all for incest and tortured souls in moderation, but a good laugh from time to time never hurt anybody - PG Wodehouse It is for things like that that the man is arguably one of the most loved in the history of the world. People - like this author- wear his badge and profess their admiration. After a critical mass it also becomes one of those signs of 'culture' ------ SathyaRaj: pEr ennanga GoundaMaNi: mArimuthu Gounder 'nga.... SR: ........ GM: siva gOthram , kiruthikai natchathram... archanaiyai aarambikkalaamE I watched this last night before shutting down and retiring with a hearty laugh. But it got me thinking. Apparently this is how it should be. Humorists are supposed to make you think and thus justify their existence in this weighty world. But this one was not that kind of thinking. It was about the man who made me laugh. This man will be lost in history. He suffers from multiple handicaps.. Film heros, writers, musicians, sportspersons and poets will all find...