I'm not a fan of Larry King and can probably count on two hands how many times I actually have watched his show. But, last weekend I was channel surfing and I came across his interview with Eric Clapton and had to stop and watch it. This is where the question comes: Is Larry King senile or is he just plain stupid!
A little background, first. Eric Clapton, as too many other rock stars, was a drug (heroin, cocaine) addict. He beat that addiction, but let alcohol take the place of the other drugs and wound up addicted to IT. After going through the program at Hazelton twice, he has been sober since--about twenty years. He still does the 12-steps and still attends meetings.
A few years ago, EC decided he wanted to give back and decided to build a treatment center. He settled on building the place in Antigua and named it the Crossroads Centre. He continues to fund the place with special concerts--Crossroads Guitar Festival--and by auctioning off guitars. (One of his guitars broke the record when it sold for almost $1mil.)
EC was on Larry King to promote his new autobiography. King asked a lot of the same dumb questions that I'm sure so many of these celebrities get damn sick and tired of hearing, but then he asked the question that makes me wonder if he is becoming senile. King asked EC if Britney Spears had been a patient at Crossroads. EXCUSE ME!?!?!?!?!? First of all, EC is not privy to the day-to-day goings on of the place and secondly, there is such a thing as confidentiality, so even IF EC knew the answer to the question, he couldn't reveal it! I still cannot believe he actually asked the question.
Just might be time to retire, Mr. King!
Larry King--Senile Or Just Plain Stupid?
