Wednesday, January 9, 2008

A Brad Pitt MUSEUM?????

Don't know HOW I missed this when the brief firestorm hit.

Apparently SPRINGFIELD was planning a Brad Pitt museum! Well, not really ... but judging from the nearly 40 stories I saw on the internet ... it was a done deal.

This story Pitt Museum Planned for Star's Hometown on Hollywood.com(Posted on January 7) started it all:

Susan Wade, head of PR for the town, says, "Springfield is very Midwestern and family oriented. We're glad to have Brad as part of our history and culture. In fact, we need a Brad Pitt Museum."


And should have ended here on Radar(Posted on January 7 at 3:30pm) Brad Pitt Museum Dreams Demolished:

according to Springfield, Missouri, PR manager Susan Wade, "It's not true."


So, someone sees the first story, and the rumor goes world wide. Websites in Scotland and China print variations of the first post. Susan Wade even has her gender changed in one story. Reporters even ask Don Cheadle and George Clooney for comment at the Broadcast Film Critics Awards.

Now, I KNOW that I'm an idiot ... but how does "we need a Brad Pitt museum" become "Pitt Museum Planned"? Is it just the fact that headline writers are idiots and these other websites ONLY look at headlines?

Don't you think that SOMEONE in the Springfield media would have found out and leaked that before Hollywood.com? Didn't ANY of these people find it odd that NO Springfield news source appeared on a Google search of the topic?

So even tho some sensible websites destroyed the story on Monday ... I just saw that a site from the UK posted the story 9 hours ago.

Well ... I'm done rambling. This is quite possibly the most I have EVER thought about Brad Pitt in my life!

Just for clarity, Susan Wade is the spokesperson for the Springfield, Missouri, Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Public Information Officer for the City of Springfield is Louise Whall.

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