WHY I'M GLAD I'M NOT A BIG, IMPORTANT CELEBRITY...

[Radio_Lady]

Shawn Levy, who is the leading film reviewer at the Portland Oregonian, put this on his blog today:
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Maps to the Stars' Lives

Why Al Gore invented the internet: Gawker.com is combining Google Maps with e-mail and text alerts from readers to post where in Manhattan various celebrities are being spotted, sometimes within minutes of the sighting.

http://www.gawker.com/stalker/

I love technology!

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Hey, Shawn, next thing you know, you'll have a GPS device around YOUR neck so we can find YOU in whatever theater you frequent so frequently. ~~~~ YIKES! Big Brother is not only following you, but he's sending little sister to report on you.

[swag]

1. I noticed that. It totally destroyed the pleasurable flow of the

gawker stalker reading experience.

[blondeatlast]

2. Aptly named--isn't stalking still a crime?

Talk about a frustrated actor; if he thinks this is a great thing he's a sorry case indeed.

Your ending comment is perfect.

[Radio_Lady]

3. Regrettably, Shawn says his company has "disabled comments"

on his blog -- not his decision. I guess that's so no one can heckle him or post an opposing opinion. "CHICKEN!...."

Anyway, Shawn works hard, writes very well, and supports a wife and a couple of children. I don't begrudge him having a little fun once in a while.