HBO's Grey Gardens was what I watched yesterday afternoon rather than the excitement at Talladega. Grey Gardens is a film about Big Edie and Little Edie Beale. I had very limited knowledge of the two women and the story. The lives of socialites have never held much interest for me. What made these lives a little bit different was their family ties to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and a documentary of the same name that received critical acclaim. The making of the documentary is depicted in the HBO film. The HBO version will probably also receive critical acclaim but I found it to be a downer. It was difficult to get past the almost unbearably pathetic nature of their lives. I thought Drew Barrymore was a tad over-the-top with her accent and portrayal but then I saw a snippet of the real Little Edie Beale. She does OK with it and I guess I'm glad I saw it but I think I'd have rather watched the race at Talladega.
Quote of the Day
I guess we'll do this until somebody gets killed and then we'll change it, but that's the way it is.
Carl Edwards, NASCAR Driver
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The wrecks and injuries at Talladega prove it's time for drivers and NASCAR to sit down and talk about changes, Lee Spencer says."
Heck, people watch the races sort of hoping for crashes.
A lot of the people who go to Talladega go there for the wrecks, Mr B. Well, that and the thunder in the chest.