For the last few weeks due to a variety of personal and professional demands, I haven’t been able to do a whole lot of blogging. Luckily for me, Kenny Chesney had my back.
Quite some time ago, I wrote a pretty excellent post (if I do say so myself) discussing my personal reaction to Kenny Chesney’s need to admit he’d slept with over 100 women in order to help refute rumors that he was gay.
I don’t care if Chesney is or isn’t gay. My simple point was that 100 women fails what I called the “Gene Simmons Test”. 100 women isn’t a completely crazy amount of women for a guy who’s spent years at the top of the charts. Even the Country charts…
Anyway, ever since I wrote that post, it’s been at the top of my personal charts. Despite not writing for a while, I do check one or more times a day to see how many hits my blog has and what people are reading.
Over the last month, you’ve been reading the Kenny Chesney piece. It’s been drawing people like moths to a flame or chubby suburban dads to bacon. It’s incredible. It’s the post that keeps giving… me blog hits.
It’s curious to see which posts catch fire and which do worse than die, those that are ignored. This blog focuses mostly on sports and politics, but the reaction to Kenny Chesney makes me realize how much we love to dish celebs.
It also makes me realize how amazing the whole blogging phenomenon is. Newspapers are going out of business and lone voices are generating tons of hits (though sadly no cash). We’re clearly in the middle of a change. Where exactly we’ll end up is anyone’s guess, but I’m enjoying the ride.
The Kenny Chesney piece also makes me realize that the web is forever. What you put out there on an impulse can end up being seen by tons of people many many months later. I think I’ve been pretty good at balancing my momentary passionate opinions with consideration for truth, balance and people’s feelings. I don’t mind calling a stupid move a stupid move but I also don’t want to be guilty of taking cheap shots.
Especially if they’re not funny.
Anyway, thank you, Kenny Chesney. Personally, I hope that people eventually stop worrying about your sexual orientation and I hope that whatever it is that it brings you pleasure.
2 Comments
July 10, 2009 at 8:06 pm
get a life!! Your just jealous!!!
July 10, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Solid advice, Jen…
Thanks.
TJ