____ ___ __ __ _____ ] [ /^\ [ ] / / / / ] [ ] [ / \ ] [/ / / / ] [ ] [_______ / O \ [ / / / ______] [ ] ____ [ / /\ \ ] \ / / ] [ ] ] ] [ / / \ \ [ ]\ \ / / ] O [ ]__] ]__] [__] [__] ]_[ \_\ /_/ ]_________[ h0'z ASCII/Anarchy komputerz and drugz 5-12-94 hAk/d 6:19 pm phile #8 ANDY ROONEY SLAMS KURT COBAIN ON TV In commentary Andy Rooney, of 60 Minutes, commented on the suicide of Kurt Cobain, the famed "grunge rocker." Rooney said that he knew the world was passing him by because a person had died with great publicity whom he had never even heard, and that he had no idea what "grunge rock" was. Rooney continued by looking at a picture of Cobain and commenting about the holes in Cobain's jeans sayung that it made him suspicious because he doubted that the man had ever worked hard enough in his life to get holes in his jeans, and he bet that he had 20 more just like it in his closet. We, as journalists, have learned that we must first, research a subject before we write about it. As for ripped jeans, they are, in a sense, the same thing as the tie and suit that Rooney wears while giving his commentary. What a person wears reflects themselves. Rooney would not wear ripped jeans on 60 Minutes as Cobain would probablly not have worn a suit and tie on stage. We would bet that Rooney has 20 more suits in his closet. Rooney quoted a girl who said that Cobain opened the worlds eyes to the problems that the youth face. Rooney said that he did not know what all the young people were "whinning" about because they had never been through World War or Depression and that he would trade places with us anyday. Though our generation is lacking in not having lived during a World War (and we regret it), we have watched our loved ones die in many military conflicts. Every day students are killed on their way to school, and we have many growing problems, such as AIDS, drugs, violence, teenage pregnancy, and physical sexual abuse. There are a number of young people who would love to trade places with Rooney, do his commentary and make the money he makes. How can a man be as successful and intelligent as Rooney but be so ignorant to the problems that not only plague or generation but also his. Is he so socially blind that he believes young people do not have serious problems? Rooney finished by reading an obituary of a Harvard professor in his late eighties who had died of natural causes and suggested that we should save our tears for the professor rather than Cobain. This editorial was not written for that fact that Rooney expressed his opinion about Cobain (though we think his view is incorrect), but rather it was written to point out other obvious problems Rooney made in his commentary. All he succeeded in was alienating and angering his younger audience and pointing out yet another problem that young people have always felt they have had, being misunderstood by the older generation. We will shed our tears for whom we please. written by: circle jerk CALL: The HoNky RiNk (713) = hAk/d world HQ = 0-.314 day warez = -Ok, this article was is the San Jacinto Student Newspaper if you were curious and was written by Dave Jakes. Well, dat be it. Psalm 69: 2 philes in 2 days Dr Dave: Are you alive? DEATH: crack STUDS pleeeeeeez Madball: Acid is kewl 6:32 pm EOF