I don’t know if anyone of my fans have been curious as to why Chuck Barris is my hero. So, i am dedicating this blog to the explanation. My sources on Chuck’s life are from his autobiography “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”.
Basically, Chuck and I have a lot in common. I don’t want to get into every aspect as to why we are, but i’ll share some of the examples. We both can’t handle criticism by a major audience. When getting negative feedback, we both tend to think of stories (in our head) that would make us appear to be.. needful? For example, Chuck Barris wrote the book Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a fictional (?) autobiography about his life as a famous television producer with a n alternate secret night life as a CIA assassin, to show his critics that he was going through a lot of personal conflict and wanted people to almost (maybe) appreciate him more. Since, after all, he is serving the government to protect his country. So, he uses these made up “true” stories and demon-like emotions that are built inside of him to come up with game show ides. This is made clear when mustering up the game show “the Gong Show”.
I do almost the exact same thing. I too, sometimes make up stories in my head to counter criticism. Although, i don’t openly share my “fantasy” life. Like Chuck, i also want to make it big in Hollywood. I am use my personal conflict and stories to come up with movie ideas. My brain is turned off right now. And being that it is 3:46 in the morning, i feel present why it is off. So next point.
Chuck and I view relationships the same way.Our views can easily be elaborated through this famous quote from the book: “When you’re in a relationship it means you are obligated to give a shit.” Plain and simple, ladies and gentlemen. Chuck wasn’t always the best when it came to handling relationships. Or should i say, he wasn’t the best at maintaining one. He would easily get distracted by his “endless need to chase pussy” and by not really getting an attachment to a woman. There has only been one woman that was able to wrap Chuck around her finger. That woman being Penny Dawson: the woman who Chuck, in the book, goes crazy over. Although, he regularly cheats on her; due to his weakness for more vag. Yet, he is still head over heels for Penny, his actions are just how he is. I can relate to this very well. For i too can get distracted easily. Not because i’m tired of someone, but because i want “more fucking pussy” (something that i have under control, ladies). I can, like Chuck, be committed. I have been committed before. I had my own version of Penny, even.
Once again, my is COMPLETELY not giving it’s full potential right now. I can hardly type properly. So this last sentence will be my conclusion.
