Posted by: JollyLibrarian on: July 9, 2009
For the past two weeks, the airwaves and internet have been buzzing over the deaths of Michael Jackson and now Steve McNair. Just as with the death of Princess Diana, commentators have marveled at the extent of the public emotional outpouring over complete strangers. Celebrity gives the impression of familiarity, they tell us.
For those of us in Nashville, [...]