Celeb Gossip: Normal Boy Does Normal Thing

[Steve]

I don't know if you've been watching the on-line celeb news 
lately, but it seems that Dan Radcliffe was seen at a London
nightclub 'Crazy Larry' with some of his pals. Apparently,
he gave the bartender £500 (approx US$1,000), so he and his
pals could have food and drink and than pay each time, 
they could draw on this deposit. Dan danced and chatted with
two blond girls and later left with one of them.

Now, my purpose in posting this in the group isn't to engage
in gossip-mongering, but to lend perspective to the inflamed
rhetoric being used by most news reports.

First let me sum up this story -

"Normal Boy Does Normal Thing"

£500 for a bar tab; keep in mind that this was a very posh
club where the young Chelsea trust fund crowd hangs out. I
suspect many of these people spend this much on a typical 
night out with friends. Especially when they live in the
most expensive city in the world. And for perspective, 
relative to Dan's total net worth, that is the equivalent of
us regular people spending $1.00 or less. That's a candy bar 
at the local convenience store.

Next, there is the assertion that Dan was 'boozing it up',
yet there is nothing in any of the stories to indicate that 
Dan was anything other than a well behaved gentleman, and 
no assertion at all that he was actually drinking, which I
remind people is a perfectly legal activity. 

Next, not actually stated, but the implication is that Dan
was, you should pardon the expression, 'whoring it up'
because he left with one of the girls. First and foremost,
we don't know where they went. Maybe, and likely, they
just went somewhere quiet for coffee to get acquainted. I
will also remind people that IF he did take this girl to
his home, not likely since he lives with his parents, and
if they did engage in intimate activity, that is also 
legal.

And besides 'boy likes girl' is that really a news flash?
Is that really any different than the other few hundred 
people that were in that same night club? 

So, the correct version of this story is a normal rich boy
went out with some of his normal rich friends, they went to
a nice club (legal) which by the way was filled with a few
hundred other people all doing the same thing, laughed (legal),
danced (legal), had a few drinks (legal), chatted up a few 
girls (legal), in the end, made a new friend (also legal), and
spend what is the proportional equivalent to you or I buying
a candy bar (also legal). 

Yes, it is interesting, but really, it is hardly news even 
when you add in the inflamed overwrought language.

Enquiring minds really don't want to know.

Steven/bboyminn