Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Most Famous Man

......you've never heard of

Pop stars, rappers, sports stars, public personas - who will remember them in 100 years? Andy Warhol talked about each persons 15 minutes of fame. On the shelf at NMTC is a book - Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of ( GV 1811 .R4 C37 2001) by David Carlyon.

Who was Dan Rice? The jacket blurb by David Carlyon paints an intriguing picture of a man who came from nothing to entertain millions and then sunk to a sentimental obscurity. What is stylish in one era becomes an embarrassment to another generation. What will the people of 2050 think of our "stars"?

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