FYI … I started writing this on September 4,2014 … I probably left out so much but it’s a rant

So, the country and the world heard that Joan rivers passed away. I have to admit I liked her, and then I did not because she seemed to offend or target blacks. Then I did again because before going ugly I decided to listen to more of her monologues and found out that no one was safe quite frankly! She was funny while being very offensive, she provided her audience with gasps while on point and if you were actually listening, she was an activist for several protected groups! There always seemed to be a negative focus on her family life. I admit, at first she seemed to have had some rocky interactions with her one and only child, but also turns out this woman not only made fun of other races and social groups she was the first to dissect her own life, loves least we talk about that face.  In addition, her great relationship with her daughter became a lucrative collaborative effort that brought Joan back more than once and made folks say, wow she is back. I could list all the reason Hollywood tried to knock her down, actually they kept her down for about a minute while she was reinventing herself over and over as the good ‘olé boys obviously were scared; did what they could to make her life miserable and they did …I blame them for the ultimate knocking and shutting out. We can all say well, he had issues he was not strong enough he had too much pride … well Joan loved him and had her own personal thoughts about him that she did express … period and she had to face yet another wall she had to climb forced upon her by an industry that needs some serious intervention. The SAG needs to do more for its card holders as more and more young actors decide life is just too hard and as I listen to the media praise and diss Joan Rivers, it made me wonder who started the red carpet ..Hey, who started the red carpet interview knowing the path was not exactly a yellow brick road probably quite bumpy for any woman daring to be on it much less doing interviews.  I decided to go to wiki…yeah I know, but it stated that red carpets started in the states around 1821 for President Monroe. Then in 1902, the NY central railway pushed plush carpets, the film industry for premieres and then in 2010 somebody decided to remove the red carpets due to potentially hazardous conditions in high winds, which seems to have been only for Presidents, Airports and the Pope.

Today, folks interested in “Film Stars”  or any entertainment event seems to plan their lives around seeing the red carpet interviews, who gets the red carpet treatment though folks back in the day said noooo, it’s too dangerous it is definitely alive and well, sometimes overly or poorly done but done. It sounds like Joan Rivers first acknowledged appearance was around 1977, they said, she did her first Première. There is a lot of information but nothing that tells us who was that first interview on the red carpet…  We all know Joan Rivers is the person that coined “who are you wearing” on the red carpet, yet, people keep asking how did she get there; fact is Joan was in the fashion industry when she was just in&out as a college graduate followed by more entertainment gigs. I am not going to do a Joan Rivers timeline because it is all over the airwaves and all you have to do is listen

Rest in Peace Joan