Don't bring me down

So I watched some of Celebrity Rehab the other night. It was the premiere so it mostly involved introducing the participants and explaining why they're there. The celebs are your typical VH1 z-listers, many of whom you've seen on other VH1 shows (Chynna--will I get sued by the WWE for calling her that?--, Bridgit Nielsen, that one dude from Taxi). But then there are some really cracked out stars like the guy from Crazy Town. Who? EXACTLY!!! Also along for the ride is that girl from Family Matters who's BFFs with Mary Jane. I didn't know anyone went to rehab for pot. Methinks she's more addicted to TV exposure (or a lack of it) than to the giggleweed, but they do say it's a gateway drug. Also along is that other crazy, fat Baldwin and pornstar Mary Carey who is so desperate for a dude that she can't resist the guy from Crazy Town. That...is sad. Speaking of porn, there was some nurse who greeted our celebs when they arrived. She was this young blond hottie wearing this menswear shirt with a loose tie with her hair up in a messy ponytail and her glasses sitting on the tip of her nose. I kept expecting her to pull the pin from her hair and jump on Jeff Conaway's lap. (Not that he would have noticed.) Instead she spent much of her time cockblocking Mary Carey. That, my friends, is a thankless job.

In our first episode, the most dramatic thing to happen was Jeff Conaway had some kind of nervous breakdown and had to be whisked away by ambulance. It was actually really freaking sad. I watch VH1 to laugh at washed-up celebrities (and don't doubt that there were many ads for Rock of Love 2 and Scott Baio is 46 & Pregnant--and still really full of himself for a guy who played Chachi--throughout the program), not to feel bad for them. Will that stop me from tuning in next week? Hells no.

I think I might continue my PSH moviethon by seeing Charlie Wilson's War today. I've heard it's good. Problem is that in addition to the PSH, I have to endure the TH and the JR. I'm not so sure that's worth it. I suppose I should save my dough for Rebecca's bday celebration tomorrow. We are going for sushi, then over to Grumpy's NE for drunken debauchery. Why she chose the Grumps on the other side of town is beyond me. I can't really afford sushi and beer and cab fare, so I think one of those things is gonna be cut out. Most likely, that will be the sushi. That bums me out because sushi sounds mighty tasty. At least I still have a couple of drink tickets so that save me a dollar or 4.