merchants of cool

I do think that teens have control over what is cool. Teens are cool's inspiration. We have the choice to decide if it's cool to us or not. Some of us think that ipods are cool, but some of us might think that any other mp3 player can be just as cool. ipods are cool because they have more features & so many of us buy it. If we all didn't own ipods, the media wouldn't consider it cool anymore. The media doesn't control cool - we do.

wizard of oz

I heard this story about a "munchkin" hanging himself of the set of the Wizard of Oz. Supposedly he didn't get to be part of the lolllipop gill & he snuck on the set to hang himself. It's supposed to be shown in the older versions of the movie in several scenes I think. Once before Dorothy goes on the Yellow Brick Road you can see his legs dangling over her head. Another time is when Dorothy, the scarecrow & the tinman are singing on the yellow brick road & you can see him swinging in the trees. I think there's another part when the witch sets a little house on fire. It's all on youtube.