A Letter to Alec Baldwin

Dear Mr. Baldwin,

This letter is in regard to one of your greatest achievements yet, not necessarily your most recent but definitely one of your best. You sir, have one of the best track records when it comes to comebacks. No one in Hollywood bounces back harder and stronger than you Mr. Baldwin, and the jury’s still out on Robert Downey Jr. You inspire me; mainly because in light of recent events, I feel I’m well overdue for a comeback. You dealt with a messy divorce; the word “messy” could be seen as an understatement. Not too long after that, you lost your cool on your daughter in the form of a voicemail. I get it, kids can be a pain in the ass. Being a single dad is tough, and I heard that voicemail; I could sense that you had reached your boiling point.

 My point being that despite all the bad publicity, you didn’t let it faze you, and you went on to continue winning Emmys. We could all hope to demonstrate such perseverance. The coolest part about that situation is that you called the network’s bluff and offered to resign; nice power-play. I greatly admire your character on 30 Rock, mainly because there’s so much of your personality fueling it. With all due respect, I appreciate you much more on television than I ever did in film. It might be a generational difference, but I honestly enjoy your humorous side immensely. You tied Steve Martin for the most times hosting Saturday Night Live, that kind of credibility is incalculable. I would love to have a glass of scotch with you someday; but until then I’ll just keep on planning my next comeback. I’m going to need a page out of the Alec Baldwin Handbook (not from the parenting section though) and follow through with the same valor. All hail the Comeback King!

Sincerely,

The Comeback Kid (F.C. Zamani)

A Letter to The White Stripes

Dear Meg and Jack,

It pains me to hear that The White Stripes have decided to cease making music and performing live. When I heard this news, it reminded me of being an adolescent and hearing "Fell in Love With a Girl" on the radio and I instantly became a fan. For years I had tried to see the two of you perform live, but it was never in the stars.



It was hard to believe that such a strong force came from two people while other groups with twice as many people could never even come close. The two of you brought a new image of Detroit in a time when sounds of Eminem and Insane Clown Posse were flooding that area. You showed the world that Detroit can get gritty and proved that white people can sing the blues. In a way, the two of you inspired me to venture outside the conventional practices and seek out whatever outlet I wanted. I ultimately respect your reasoning behind disbanding. and I totally understand how you would want to preserve what beautiful music you have already made. But I beg of you, please DO NOT stop making music! It's okay that the Stripes are defunct, but we have seen such beauties as The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather and it would be a shame if you kept the world from hearing your true talents. I would honestly like to thank you for being a large part of my formative years of my adolescence, simply because I felt like a badass regardless of what I was doing while listening to The White Stripes. I would be blasting "Jumble, Jumble" in my high school parking lot while the other kids would bump 50 Cent. The two of you revived the blues and garage rock for an entire generation, which is deserving of much praise. Good work and the best of luck in all of your future projects.

Godspeed and Thanks for the Memories,

F.C. Zamani