Mort Sahl and the Morons

One thing celebrities learn very quickly about Social disease Media, is that it's loaded with MORONS.

As bad as it is being recognized by cheerful oafs on the street, or being tediously subjected to dubious unwell well-wishers at a book or memorabilia signing, it's doubly depressing to "check the Tweets."

Twitter. Facebook. "Comments" or questions running alongside your "streaming" show. It's very likely to confirm that the average "fan" is an IDIOT.

Here's Mort, the self-proclaimed last man standing, sitting for his weekly hour of streaming anecdotes at the small Throckmorton Theater. How...small? About 20 people fit into the room. How many are watching? Maybe 300 or 400. It beats not doing anything at all, which is what drives former celebrities to Social disease Media in the first place. They don't know the reality which is that they can be lost among the hoi polloi who THINK they are stars, and who can often pull far more idiots to "friend" them or "follow" them.

The idea is that while Mort talks about Haig, or recalls Stan Kenton, people watching the stream can ask questions, which will be read out loud toward the end of the show.

Well, gosh, somebody wants to know if Mort ever met Sterling Hayden. Somebody else says "Hello Mort." A few people simply keep up a running commentary, to score which jokes were funny, or to agree or disagree. If Mort was able to glance at these posts as they were coming in, he might get up, grab his cane, and walk out with surprising speed.

The sad fact with Sahl is that for all the hipsters and intellectuals and "political thinkers" who are supposed to "get" him, his audience is made up of JFK conspiracy morons and, yeah, people who are as in awe of Mort as Mort is of Stan Kenton. Which doesn't mean much, as you can see from the questions they ask.

Similarly disappointed are the comedians and wits who join Twitter to encounter mostly trolls; they get bored topping them. They also find themselves scrutinized by PC idiots who get "offended" over every joke they share.

Another disappointed group are the aging actresses from 60's and 70's TV and movies, who discover that all their mostly male fans want to do is ask what size bra they wear, or ask to see "more sexy photos," or leave a general comment like: "I'd do her even at her age."

The great thing about being on stage is that you can't see the audience. The great thing about Movies, TV and albums, is you ALSO can't see the audience and they can't ask you questions and the best approval is the royalty check. It was a lot easier to have the illusion of being a star and having intelligent fans before Social disease Media. The brightest stars are the ones who either DON'T have accounts, or assign some stooge to post for them and pretend to be them. As in, "If you do find that somebody has posted something interesting, email it to me." Response: "OK, that might be one email a month...because the average person who likes you is a moron."