Georgie is just alright with me
Georgie is just alright, oh yeah
Georgie is just alright with me
Georgie is just alright--Oh YEEEAAAAAH!!
Georgieeeeeee is my frieeeeend.... (etc. etc.)
OK, so I stole the tune. Sue me, whoever wrote "Jesus is Just Alright."
And I'll have you know, I actually SANG it. I didn't "talk" it, like some bitchy former George Takei co-stars--yes--co-stars. No, I haven't forgotten the title of this blog, but my reverence for the William has suffered some cumulative blows of late--some at the expense of my beloved George--and so my formerly infinite mercy toward Bill is starting to wane. I mean, before these blows, I had even forgiven him for "Rocket Man--" but no more. Now I say, "HEY ROCKET MAN--SWING ME CLOSER TO THE SUN SO I CAN LIGHT MY CIGARETTE & GET PUT OUT OF THE MISERY YOU'VE CAUSED BY BUTCHERING THAT SONG!"
The first major hit came when Bill claimed he hadn't been invited to George's wedding, when in fact, he had. He just wanted to use this fake "conflict" to get attention. This is all well documented on line, with interviews of Takei and Shatner. It's so obvious which one is lying.
You might be saying, "Hey, if you're so down on Shatner, why use his name in your blog title?" I would reply, "I use Shatner's name for the same reason he does: TO GET ATTENTION."
The second hit was this awful video of Shatner telling Carrie Fisher that fitting into her old Princess Leia costume in the present day would require "serious uplift." His evil, contorted facial expression, combined with the way he physically "reels up" to deliver this message (complete with "uplifting" hand gestures) actually made me scream with revulsion. "EEEEWWWWWWW!" I screamed, as I ran from the computer into the living room, where my mild-mannered artist-husband had been peacefully reading. "I can't believe the hideousness of what I just saw!"
"What was it?" Asked my husband. "William Shatner being a BITCH!" I replied.
George would totally understand this. He suffered with it for years. I feel like I know George, having read his awesome autobiography (which, unlike Shatner's, did not require a ghost writer) and basically grown up watching him on TV. He is honest and brave. His contributions to Man-kind extend far beyond his acting career. He has class. He's funny. He's smart. Plus, he has a cool blog and a great Facebook page. And finally, no one but George Takei can generate so much love simply by saying, "You are a douche-bag."
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