20-something ladies of America give a collective sigh this week as we pop in our Mean Girls DVDs and reminisce about the good ‘ol days. Remember when Lindsay merely drank recreationally, Britney was “toxic” on the airwaves NOT around her children, and Nicole had a baby bump from rehab instead of pregnancy?
Even the new new young hollywood is a disaster…. Rumer Willis (party-child of Bruce and Demi) was caught in a drug bust this week while working on an Indie flick and Hayden Panettiere (that “Heroes” cheerleader) has been seen in and out of clubs like Les Deux or Teddys only a month before she’s legal (and not even 21 legal, we’re talking barely-old-enough-to-buy-cigarettes 18 legal!)
What can America possibly do to overcome this? How can we all, in our varying states of hollywood depression regain the care-free smiles from watching Season 1 of “The Simple Life,” or our innocent curiosity over pre-Diaz-Biel Timberlake and pre-crazy-mom Spear’s popstar relationship?
4 words………….. High School Musical 2
Seriously, have you ever seen a Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens sex-tape? This young couple on-screen and off have made headlines only for holding hands at the beach, not throwing tantrums at Hyde.
How about Ashley Tisdale? She’s 22, (older than Lindsay) and known for her You Tube fan videos and starring role on “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody,” but have you ever seen her mug shot? Of course not, it doesn’t exist yet.
Instead of wrap sheets these mini-moguls have Disney-fied acting chops and recording contracts. In fact the orginal HSM soundtrack has sold over 3.8 million copies since it’s 2006 release, just a few more than Paris’ self-titled debut of 165 thousand. Is it cheesy? Certainly. But after a dose of “We’re Breaking Free,” one can’t help but smile at the romantic simplicity of sharing a duet instead of a joint.
I say stop clicking on those depressing Lilo headlines and join me in counting down to the HSM2 premiere on August 17th. I’ll take Disneyland over Wonderland ANY day.
