Someone e-mailed me a photo of John Travolta in a loin cloth. It was a publicity shot taken early in his career. I bet he's embarrassed to see that photo now.
A writer friend of mine was asked to walk a tight rope to promote a book he wrote. They also wanted him to wear tights while he did this. He said no because he knew that if he did the photos would come back and haunt him.
The moral here is be careful what you do in front of a camera.
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I'm sure that someday I'll have my 15 minutes of amazing fame. And unlike other people who are socially over-concerned with their public image, I will revel in the old photos that pop-up of me.
There are lots of pics out there of me pickin' my nose, sticking out my tongue, or showing the food I currently have in my mouth.
I think that one of my best photos is of me hanging on a cross (just like Jesus) in my underwear.
I don't think it's the photo that scares public figures - I believe it's the potential story behind the pictures that unnerves the person.
But maybe I'll think differently after I have my ever-too-brief 15 minutes of fame backfire when someone shows the world a picture of me dancing in tighty-whities with a beer in my hand. Ha!
-Nobody Important
Well, I have a copy of your Jesus photo. I was forced to be there for that one. In fact, I was the only witness to that actual event.
Thankfully, I have never seen the photo of you in your tighty-whities. Sounds horrid. Spare me the details.
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