Ah fame . Something everyone is conditioned in to wanting become , I have met several famous people . Dappy and Fazer from N-Dubz borrowed a lighter from me and never saw the lighter again . If I ever see either again it'll be too soon and thankfully the pop charts have as missed them as much as I do . I had Alex Salmond walk past me one time , I got in to an argument with Nick Broomfield once and one time I accidentally literally bumped in to the Hibernian FC team of 2006 as they returned from training . That's probably it as far as famous people I met . I would like to be famous myself as a type of warrior poet , a hybrid between Lord Byron , George Orwell and Leon Trotsky . Until then my cerebral statements will have to be confined to this website .
This documentary by Jason Kovacsev and Matt Mamula revolves around people who resemble real life superstars on a physical level and how they make a living out of it . I can understand the appeal of this to an extent and do remember an interview in a lads mag many years ago with interviews with tribute bands like The Australian Pink Floyd and The Joshua Trio and the surprising amount of money that can be made playing gigs . It's interesting many people seen here such as Chris America who does gigs as an all era Madonna and Betty Atchinson does the same as Lady Gaga and if there's money to be made go for it . However much of this documentary reminded me of the documentary TREKKERS from a few years back where we seem to be invited to laugh at the subjects rather than laugh with them . I'm thinking most especially of John Allen who looks like a present day Sean Connery but sadly can't do the voice . John try speaking as though you've got an terrible abscess while having a fatal stroke , it's not that difficult . As for people appearing as Presidents of the USA well that strikes me as wanting to be a Gary Glitter or Jimmy Savile look-a-like
One thing I was puzzled by is the genuine adulation these dopplegangers receive . Now I can understand the appeal of wanting to be photographed with beautiful woman ( Check my avatar for absolute proof) and Ms America and Ms Atchinson drop heavy hints that their partners really enjoy being with a sexy superstar singer . I won't draw you a diagram but you know what I'm saying here guys . What I find strange is the general public being with these look-a-likes actually paying for autographs and having their pictures taken with these "superstars" . Maybe there's another documentary coming from the same production team as to why people are obsessed with fame on even the most vague and abstract level ?
