Did you see Dick Clark on TV this New Year’s Eve? I vaguely recall somebody telling me he had a stroke a while back.
So I turn on New Year’s Rocking Eve about 2 minutes before midnight and I’m horrified to see Dick Clark on TV. Seriously, everybody in the room was horrified. It was jaw dropping. He scared my kids.
My biggest complaint is that Dick Clark looks like he was embalmed 20 years ago and has had so much plastic surgery that you can’t even appreciate that the guy had a stroke. He’s giving Michael Jackson a run for his money.
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I love Dick Clark and applaud his courage and his sense of humor in the face of adverse circumstances. I told my kids about him too..and they understand what a role model he is. If anyone fears him, it is a sign of their own insecurities. If a child fears him, the parent needs to get a better outlook on the meaning of life.
Wolfie on January 1st, 2008 at 9:26 pm | Link
Yes, I agree. It did take a lot of courage for Dick Clark to think that he could get that much cosmetic surgery and still make an appearance on New Year’s Eve.
He is another good reason why people should not get cosmetic surgery; they look like freaks. I don’t really want my kids to think that getting cosmetic surgery makes somebody a role model (I’m not talking about the type that fixes serious disfigurements here). In fact, it is just the opposite. And I don’t think this is a sign of an insecurity in me.
We may be emphasizing two different things here. My comment was about Dick Clark’s plastic surgery, not his stroke. His face looked glossy and his skin looked like it had been pulled back with pliers and stapled behind his ears.
jimmysdad on January 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm | Link
And what was with his teeth? Were they filed to points? i don’t remember THAT Dick Clark. He should not have mustered up the courage, despite good reasons to do so, because he looked horrible and my wife and I were astonished, wondering if that was actually him. And yes, Carson Daly’s head has been squeezed in a vice to look just like Dick’s head used to look.
yarny on January 2nd, 2008 at 1:12 am | Link