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Charlie Gets A Sheen Shine
On Twitter
The actor Charlie Sheen. This is his avatar on Twitter.
Twitter/Charlie Sheen
by
Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com
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Tuesday,
March 1, 2011
Winner winner, chicken dinner.
And Charlie Sheen, pilloried in the media, a man with his fair share of downs
and ups over the years, is Twitter's latest deity. He arrived with a turn
of the calendar today, as the new month got started.
Ladies and gentlemen, Charlie Sheen is winning. Whether you like it or
not. Some members of the U.S. mainstream media are following him avidly.
Last count as of late tonight:
593,791,
594,962,
598,587,
601,575,
603,115 followers.
You get the idea.
Oddsmakers, bookies, Vegas, what do you say?
One million followers by sunrise Pacific U.S. time on March 2, guaranteed?
The actor who essentially told "Two And A Half Men" producer Charles Lorre to
stick it where the sun doesn't shine is now the publicity phenomenon that wags
the dog. Whatever war is being waged -- apologies or no apologies -- Mr.
Sheen has taken his fight to the people.
And the result is unanimous. Charles Sheen in an instant knockout.
You love it. And in a way I do, too. I don't love the rough stuff
that Mr. Sheen has been accused of or has done or allegedly done, but I "love"
how we in America and around the globe gravitate to the latest craze, right or
wrong.
Give Mr. Sheen credit: he benefits from a slower news cycle and a media that
gravitates to instant tidbits. Charlie Sheen makes publicists redundant.
"This S--t Here Sells Itself."
Mykelti Williamson said that in the film "Heat", and he was onto something.
That line could be Mr. Sheen's middle name very soon. Or the title of a
memoir. Maybe "Winning"?
This craziness is undeniably fascinating in some ways.
I asked Mr. Sheen's followers
how many followers they thought this man would get
if he jumped on Twitter. And whether they would also follow him. I
got
this response from one person.
The fact is, we are all
seduced, even if all of us aren't following Mr.
Sheen. The curiosity factor is there. And many of us probably think
this is all so sexy.
We are all talking about him.
If Mr. Sheen had a live pay-per-view TV show right now, many would pay to see
it. Would you? He could use
this
picture as the poster for the tour. The photo, Mr. Sheen's
debut Twitter entry, has been viewed -- as you've just seen -- about a million
times and counting.
Mr. Sheen may be unemployed right now -- whether of his own doing or someone
else's -- but he could sell out a hundred arenas tomorrow if he wanted, faster
than even
the legendary Prince did last week in Oakland, California.
You can see it now, can you not?
Charlie Sheen Presents: "Winning: A Take It To The People" Tour.
Am I wrong?
Mr. Sheen had a strong 1980s, starring in Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning films
"Platoon" and "Wall Street" and made his presence felt in the hilarious "Major
League". He has thrived mightily on CBS's now-suspended show "Two And A
Half Men" for several years, and made a cameo in Mr. Stone's
"Wall
Street: Money Never Sleeps" last year.
(FYI: If you follow or casually observe Mr. Sheen on Twitter you will know that
Mr. Sheen's passwords/hashtags are #winning, #chooseyourvice, #tigerblood.)
Unlike Melissa Leo, Mr. Sheen has already gone directly to the Twitterati with
his
Oscars campaign for 2012, without having to pay a penny.
For all the heat that the Oscar hosts got this week, think how much higher the
ratings would be for next year's show if Mr. Sheen were to host it.
Bud Fox, Rick Vaughn: neither of you is Smokey Bear, but only you can put out
this fire.
I have a feeling however, that you'll both just sit back and watch the flames
spread.
Ladies and gentlemen, Charlie Sheen is winning. And everybody loves a
winner.
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