{"id":918,"date":"2011-06-23T05:47:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T09:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=918"},"modified":"2011-06-23T07:37:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T11:37:10","slug":"glen-campbell-faces-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2011\/06\/glen-campbell-faces-alzheimers-disease.html","title":{"rendered":"Glen Campbell faces Alzheimer&#8217;s disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Glen Campbell has Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20504436,00.html\">From People Magazine<\/a>: <em>In his new song, &#8220;A Better Place,&#8221; Glen Campbell sings, &#8220;I need the ones I love Lord\/More and more each day.&#8221;\u00a0 The lyric is more personal than the world knows: In an  exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Campbell, 75, and his wife, Kim, reveal  that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/archive\/article\/0,,20066306,00.html\">the singer<\/a> has Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. The couple have decided to go public with Glen\u2019s diagnosis  because he&#8217;s hoping to say farewell with a final slate of live  performances this fall \u2013 and they want his fans to be aware of the  musician&#8217;s condition.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Comment: <\/strong>A truly sad story. My prayers go out to Glen and his family. Below is a clip of Campbell singing <em>Less of Me<\/em> in a duet with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jackie_DeShannon\">Jackie DeShannon<\/a>.\u00a0 Glen actually wrote the song. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyricsmode.com\/lyrics\/g\/glen_campbell\/less_of_me.html\">lyrics<\/a> (below the clip) evoke a gentler style from another era in which idealistic songwriters encouraged us to aspire to realize the best that is in us. I&#8217;m not saying there&#8217;s not some of that out there in the culture today but it does sometimes seem that shock value has replaced simple, straightforward humane values as the goal of many modern artists. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jackie DeShannon &amp; Glen Campbell, Less of Me\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2OnZyGhYic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Less of Me <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Glen Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Let me be a little kinder<br \/>\nLet me be a little blinder<br \/>\nTo the faults of those about me<br \/>\nlet me praise a little more<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Let me be when I am weary<br \/>\njust a little bit more cheery<br \/>\nThink a little more of others<br \/>\nAnd a little less of me<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Let me be a little braver<br \/>\nwhen temptation bids me waver<br \/>\nLet me strive a little harder<br \/>\nTo be all that I should be.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Let me be a little meeker<br \/>\nWith a brother that is weaker<br \/>\nLet me think more of my neighbor<br \/>\nAnd a little less of me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em> Let me be, when I am weary<br \/>\nJust a little bit more cheery<br \/>\nLet me serve a little better<br \/>\nThose that I am strivin&#8217; for<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Let me be a little meeker<br \/>\nWith the brother that is weaker<br \/>\nThink a little more of others<br \/>\nAnd a little less of me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Gaga-mania fading? <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbiz411.com\/2011\/06\/22\/lady-gaga-saga-of-sales-spiral-down-continues\">From ShowBiz 411<\/a>: <em>Poor Lady Gaga. Her saga of continued downward sales  continues. In the fourth week of release for \u201cBorn this Way,\u201d her latest  release sold a mere 68,935 copies. That brings her to a total of  1,254,484\u2013less, of course, the 440,000 copies that amazon gave away for  99 cents. If those are removed, the total is 854,484. That\u2019s a lot of  CDs, of course, no matter what the parameters. But with the amazon deal  and no real second breakout single, \u201cBorn this Way\u201d is quickly  vanishing. This week it fell to number 4. <\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Opportunities knock. <\/strong>Don&#8217;t like what&#8217;s at the movies or on television? Here are a couple of opportunities to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/biggovernment.com\/aleigh\/2011\/06\/21\/make-culture-not-think-tanks\/\">From Andrew Leigh @ Big Government<\/a>: <em>Mike Flynn recently <a href=\"http:\/\/biggovernment.com\/mikeflynn\/2011\/06\/20\/hey-conservatives-the-time-for-pledges-is-over\/\">wrote<\/a> a cri de coeur on Big Government asking why conservatives have failed  to move back the  needle on government spending despite the profusion of  conservative  think tanks, foundations, policy shops, grass-roots  organizations, and  sundry other pointy-headed groups, mostly based in  Washington, DC  (although every state now has their equivalents, usually  in the state  capital.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Why?  It\u2019s the culture, smarty-pants.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>By \u201cculture,\u201d I don\u2019t mean Washington, DC culture.  I mean pop culture&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;So conservatives, stop trying to be Karl Rove and be Steven Spielberg   for a change.  If that\u2019s too hard, try being Steven Soderbergh or even   Steve Guttenberg.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Still not sure how to go about it?  Well, if you have some  experience  trying your hand at filmmaking or screenwriting, apply to  the <a href=\"http:\/\/talnexus.com\/how-to-apply\">Filmmakers Workshop<\/a> (August 19-21, 2011 at UCLA).  Attendance, room and board are absolutely free, and travel costs may be reimbursed.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The workshop is run by the <a href=\"http:\/\/talnexus.com\/\">Taliesin Nexus<\/a>,   a new organization founded by me and Patrick Reasonover, which  educates  and promotes promising new filmmakers who share a passion for a  freer  society.  Our faculty includes seasoned producers, writers and  directors  of such movies and TV shows as 30 Rock, Angel, Liar Liar,  Legally  Blonde 2, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.<br \/>\nThe regular application deadline is June 24, but if you mention this article, we\u2019ll let it slide to June 27.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Comment: <\/strong>So, stop complaining about the crap, become like a Steve (Spielberg, Soderbergh or Guttenberg) and make a difference. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/tv\/article\/new-york-television-festival-announces-development-partnership-fx-denis-learys-apostle\">From The Wrap<\/a>: <em>Aspiring TV writers might want to polish off their best pilot ideas &#8212; a development deal with Sundance Channel could be yours, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytvf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the New York Television Festival announced Wednesday<\/a>.  The festival, now in its seventh year, is launching &#8220;NYTVF Pitch,&#8221; a  new  program offering a guaranteed deal for an outstanding pitch from   entrants from one of the initiative&#8217;s inaugural partners, Sundance   Channel, MSN and SevenOne International&#8230;ABC Family, Hallmark Channel  and United Talent Agency have also signed  on as new partners for 2011,  the festival announced. Fox, IFC, A&amp;E  and MTV have previously been  announced as festival partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Gary Sinise gives back. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/entertainment\/tv\/starr_report_CqYJ55MoyZiNkl4pKzpEvM\">From The Starr Report<\/a>: <em>The &#8220;CSI: New York&#8221; star, who&#8217;s headlined the CBS series since  (believe it or not) 2004 now, is devoting a lot of time and attention to  The<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/t\/Gary_Sinise\"> Gary Sinise <\/a>Foundation,  which officially launches July 4 with the mission to &#8220;Serve Our Nation  by Honoring Our Defenders, Veterans, First Responders, Their Families  and Those in Need.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>As part of that mission, Sinise&#8217;s  foundation helped raise money to build The Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance  in KeySpan Park &#8212; honoring those who both risked and gave their lives  in the Sept. 11 attacks &#8212; and helped raise funds for<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/t\/The_Pentagon\"> The Pentagon <\/a>Memorial in Arlington, County, Va., dedicated to the 184 people killed in attack on The Pentagon on Sept. 11.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>And the Emmy goes to&#8230;Sarah Palin?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/click\/0611\/Sarah_Palin_Emmy_nominee.html?showall\">From Politico<\/a>: <em>Don\u2019t rule it out: The former Alaska governor just might score an Emmy  nomination next month. Palin was an executive producer for her reality  series \u201cSarah Palin\u2019s Alaska,\u201d and according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/awards\/2011\/06\/sarah-palin-is-definitely-a-candidate-for-an-emmy.html\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>,  TLC has entered the show \u201cfor consideration in four categories:  cinematography, picture editing, music composition and best reality  program.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Comment: <\/strong> I actually think you can rule it out. I haven&#8217;t actually seen the show but it&#8217;s hard to imagine Hollywood giving her the prize no matter how good the show may have been.<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>Ladies and gentlemen, the next Sarah Palin. <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/michele-bachmanns-holy-war-20110622?page=1\">From Matt Taibbi writing for Rolling Stone<\/a>: <em>In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and  entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you&#8217;ve  always got a puncher&#8217;s chance. And <\/em>(Michele)\u00a0<em> Bachmann is exactly the right kind of  completely batshit crazy. Not medically crazy, not  talking-to-herself-on-the-subway crazy, but grandiose crazy, late-stage  Kim Jong-Il crazy \u2014 crazy in the sense that she&#8217;s living completely  inside her own mind, frenetically pacing the hallways of a vast sand  castle she&#8217;s built in there, unable to meaningfully communicate with the  human beings on the other side of the moat, who are all presumed to be  enemies.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Comment: <\/strong>String together the nastiest words you can think of and call it<em> &#8220;insight.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Muslims and Jews find something to agree on. <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/muslims-and-jews-unite-file-lawsuit-against-san-fran-circumcision-ban\/\">From AP via The Blaze<\/a>: <em>An unlikely coalition of Jews and Muslims on Wednesday filed a  lawsuit  to block a San Francisco ballot measure that would ban the  circumcision  of male children, a procedure widely practiced by members  of both  faiths.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Comment:<\/strong> Hey, at least it&#8217;s a start. Can Middle East peace be far behind?<\/p>\n<p>No blog tomorrow. See you Monday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Glen Campbell has Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. 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