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by Joel Mathis
October 6, 2007 at 8:21 p.m.
Isn't that cute?
[Ugh.][1]Since February, Blaine, 15, and his best friend, Austin Visschedyk, 14, have been spending late nights skulking around nightclubs, restaurants and private parties, staking out the likes of Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton (older women, all), declaring themselves the youngest paparazzi in the business."They're pretty shocked to see us," said Blaine, a thin, soft-spoken shutterbug who runs his own photography company, Pint Size Paparazzi.But at least there's the uninhibited innocence of youth, which lets us see, once and for all, the pathology at play:"I'm going to let this go as far as it takes me," said Blaine, fidgeting with his V800. "I want to be friends with the celebrities more than take photos of them. I kind of wish I was going to the parties with them." [1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/fashion/07kids.html?ex=1349409600&en=92be755eeee90edf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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CafeSiren (anonymous) says…
You know, the baldness of this statement is probably due to his youth, but I imagine that he's only saying what 98% of the rest of the paparazzi are thinking, but are ashamed to admit, even to themselves.
monkeywrench (Tim vonHolten) says…
i think it's so nice that these kids, instead of being brooding misanthropes like many in their age group, are trying to make friends. maybe if princess diana wouldn't have been, like, a total bitch and totally stuck up, her friends wouldn't have had to try to catch her on their scooters.
Shelby (anonymous) says…
well said, tim
mitzibel (Misty Nuckolls) says…
I hearts me some VonHoltens, yes I do.
I've always said that the earlier you hit bottom and taste the scum that grows there, the sooner you (providing "you" refers to an individual with some degree intelligence or survival instinct) get sick of it and get on with a real life.
That being said, I would feel more comforted if the quotes were more along the lines of, "Can you even believe the kind of money I'm making taking pictures of these stupid whores?"
And yes, I would prefer an aisle seat, thank you.