On Wednesday, MP3 blog Music Is the Heart of Our Soul died. It wasn't the execution I'd expected (as a pop music blog, Music trafficked in the type of major-label stuff that can wipe out a blog with a single post). It was an apparent suicide. Maura @ Idolator grabbed some long-winded rambling from the site's writer, Vicki, via its cache. And like so many who off themselves, it would seem that despite being surrounded by visitors, Vicki still felt all alone:
"You guys say this shit all the time about being appreciative and commenting more, but really it doesn’t mean anything to me since its always the same shit, but nothing no action and will be dead around here after this post gets bump to another page. Mean what you guys say or the blog is gone not playing around since I waste my time and that’s why there isn’t any update today cause why waste my time when there isn’t any comments and just be dead. Yah I rather be doing something useful with my life then waste my time on this blog that is dead most of the time and lie to my face about shit like being appreciative and commenting more when its just another lie since its never done. I bet when this post gets bump to another page, it will still be the same shit dead blog like the past month and a half..."
Maura also quotes from Vicki's alleged Twitter: "since you know of all & trust me if i die today & the blog was still there, you guys dont care just want the blog to update."
As you can see, Vicki writes like a belligerent drunk who maybe was just taken out back by some industry suits and hit over the head a few hundred times. Worse than her sentence structure is her reasoning that people should actually care about who she is, when what she consistently offered was a stream of others' creativity. Earth to Vicki: no one cares about the pirate behind the piracy until he's got a sword in you. It is stupid and pathetic to go looking for love and acceptance via a product that is not yours. Of course people didn't comment on that blog -- they used it for what they needed and moved on. Generally when you're looting, you don't stop and chit chat.
(And keep in mind that I'm not condemning Vicki for what she did -- clearly, I'm more than familiar with her "work" -- just her sense of entitlement.)
Vicki simply did not get it. Her caveman approach to the keyboard and refusal to acknowledge her place made her seem like a total fool. So why do I miss her so much?
Because, really, her grasp on language was something to behold. In the rare instances that she did interject her persona or opinion into a post, she came off as so hilariously angry. And for what? Lighten up, Vicki, it's just pop music. The inadvertent humor came via how inappropriate Vicki's commentary read in the context of her blog. What's really funny is that it was just a few weeks ago that I realized this. I actually started taking down my favorite Vicki posts and saving them in a Word document for a future celebration of love, language, repetition and crankiness. Now seems like a good time to share them, as a requiem. These quotes are, of course, verbatim:
In a post titled "Fame Kills Tour Officially Canceled":
"Are you shocked the tour was canceled? Are you happy or sad the tour was canceled? Were you planning to go to this concert? Why did you think the tour was canceled? Is it cause of Kanye and what happened during the MTV Video Music Awards last month that he needed a break and that's why this tour was canceled?"
In "Mariah Carey to Re-Release Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel":
"I am probably NOT the only person who hates Mariah Carey album either, there are probably many people out there who hate it too. Why am I posting Mariah Carey stuff on here if I hate her soooooooo much? The answer is easy I post everything including things I hate, you guys should know that by now, but I don't show it on here cause I am a mature person and leave my personal opinions out of this blog except for few times like now."
In "Cassie's New Album Electro Love Pushed Back":
"Are we ever gonna get this album? Probably in never ever land."
In "Lady Gaga Bad Romance LQ Clip":
"According to Gaga Daily and Gaga official Twitter page 'Bad Romance' the finalized version NOT the demo was suppose to leaked today at Alexander McQueen fashion show, but for some reason the show ended and nobody heard the finalized version just a clip of the finalized version. Here's the clip that I rip from Gaga Daily which is LQ, but at least we can hear what the finalized version sounds like."
In "Mariah Carey is Knocked Up":
"According to In Touch magazine cover Mariah Carey is KNOCKED UP aka pregnant with Nick Cannnon's baby. We all knew this was coming and congrats to her, but is it a boy or girl,lol. By the time next year, she and Nick Cannon will file a very brutal divorce with money and child custody issues just like Jon and Kate are doing right now,lol."
In "Jennifer Lopez First Single":
"It is rumor that she release this single under her alter ego Lola. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!"
In "Meet Jennifer Hudson Baby":
"Meet Jennifer Hudson baby."
In "Lady Gaga Performances on Saturday Night Live":
"...Then she perform her single 'Paparazzi' and did a medley of songs. She didn't perform the entire 'Bad Romance' song except for like 2 or 3 lines in the medley, big deal as most people expect her too and it was such a disappointment she didn't perform it, but her 'Paparazzi' performance wasn't that great either and it wasn't up to par like her past performances still I like it"
Still I like it, indeed. What's not to like? She made us laugh, she taught us we are human (and in total seriousness, I am not anyone who should be mocking anyone's typos -- if this were just a typo thang, I wouldn't be posting). I have a feeling we'll be hearing from Vicki again as the allure of potential affection for posting illegal content and ranting about it will most likely prove too attractive to resist. Once you've gotten a taste (or...not?), how can you go without? Until then, I'd like to send out a song to her from the knocked-up aka pregnant Mariah Carey:
Mariah Carey is not pregnant, by the way.
RICH. YOU READ MY MIND. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO YEARNED FOR HER POSTS.
My mind is blown. She's SO angry. I want to see, nay, MEET her.
Marry me...I can't get over this post. It's like...magical.
Posted by: Raf | October 16, 2009 at 01:33 PM
That girl just need a hug (AKA love) and now is too late,lol I still like her though.
Posted by: spazmo | October 16, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Thank you. The Lord's work, here.
Posted by: maura | October 16, 2009 at 01:55 PM
And also, Rich? You're gonna give somebody a heart attack posting a tombstone picture under a post titled "All Blogs Go to Heaven".
Because if fourfour went to heaven, it would be hell.
Posted by: spazmo | October 16, 2009 at 01:58 PM
"It is rumor that she release this single under her alter ego Lola. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!"
The best engrish I've read in a long time! I like to imagine this is the description for some obscure Chef's Speciality in a chinese restaurant. Just add "served with cripsy noodle" and voila, instant menu!
Posted by: trixie | October 16, 2009 at 02:02 PM
She is not a happy camper. No, no... not at all.
Posted by: A.M. | October 16, 2009 at 02:53 PM
Imagine my shock to find out that she was (allegedly) in college and not a 13-year-old girl.
Posted by: Nadya | October 16, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Amazing post. As usual. Vicki is a one-of-a-kind wacky internet superstar that deserved to be memorialized in a way that only you could provide. Still I like it. Thank you.
Posted by: JR | October 16, 2009 at 03:27 PM
Y'know, I have a blog, and I doubt anyone has EVER made a comment on it. Not that I'd take it down for that reason, but I guess I didn't start one for adulation.
Blogging carries with it a certain responsibility to understand that it really may just be the Intarweb version of talking to yourself. If other people happen to hear what you have to say and appreciate it, cool. If not, resign yourself to being crazy-headed and keep on keepin' on.
Posted by: evilwilma | October 16, 2009 at 03:50 PM
Pretty ballsy coming from a blog writer who gets heaps of adoration on the daily. Would you really write half the things you have if nobody gave a shit? It was a music blog, but she was feeling used. It's human-vs.-machine, and it gets ugly.
Posted by: Jenn | October 16, 2009 at 04:02 PM
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Jenn = Vicki??
Posted by: fitosaidwhat | October 16, 2009 at 04:17 PM
I would feel the same way about prettymuchamazing if that blog went away. Although that blogger gives away music too he gives well thought out reviews and lists and playlists so he might be more justified to be angry if he felt ignored. To be honest I don't really read most of it so I'm just a guilty looter too. Most of the visitors for blogs like that are.
Posted by: TonyB | October 16, 2009 at 04:34 PM
Apparently Vicki isn't here to make friends either (via her twitter):
"im not looking for friendships either, i got enough friends in real life lmao. but to me a blog must have interaction"
Posted by: Wookie | October 16, 2009 at 06:48 PM
Wow her comments on twitter are really nasty. If she wants to shut down her blog it's her right, but to be belligerent and call people names just for saying they liked her blog... well she can get lost. A narcissist is my guess.
Posted by: G | October 16, 2009 at 07:41 PM
I've pretty much grown up in fan communities for different acts/artists that share files, and every once in awhile, someone will post something - their topic will get 50 views and no reply. Then the rant about no one being thankful kicks in.
As far as sharing media on the internet is concerned, you can't do it for "credit" or for people to stroke your fragile ego, otherwise you'll turn into a sad bitter old fool over nothing. You do it because you like posting shit, that's all.
Posted by: Michael | October 16, 2009 at 09:53 PM
This post made me laugh so hard! I'm not sure why because i have never heard of lil' Vicki or her blog before, but the broken english, typos, love/hate of all things pop, and super sassy attitude totally made my night!
VIVA LA VICKI!!!
Posted by: Bryan | October 17, 2009 at 02:44 AM
Well, I guess I'm hearing about this after the fact -- further failings as an Internet hipster. (Also, speaking as a teacher of ESL, I would be very shocked if Vicki is not from some kind of "never ever land" herself.)
Posted by: Dolly | October 17, 2009 at 09:20 AM
Jenn isn't Vicki (too coherent), and she's right.
But those quotes are fantastic.
Posted by: Golden J | October 17, 2009 at 11:08 AM
So where is everyone going now to download mp3's?
That site really was the best for new stuff!
I could have done without the TV/movies but the music posts were great!
Posted by: James | October 17, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Equally hilarious was her wrath against Adam Lambert during the American Idol season. Her rants, overuse of exclamation points, and alleged knowledge of who could and could not succeed in a music industry she was simultaneously undermining were absolutely deluded. Also, the underlying homophobia of it and subsequent baffled reaction when it came under fire in the comments suggests that she's probably from a third-world country where said bigotry is the norm.
Posted by: bryan | October 17, 2009 at 05:06 PM
Just as long as YOU'RE not going anywhere, Rich!
Posted by: White Chocolate | October 17, 2009 at 08:57 PM
Praise JESUS! MC isn't pregnant!!!...because if she was, MC might have to ditch her midriff-bearing eternal teenager act, at least for a while...and I would seriously feel old. My first "PG-13" movie was Glitter.
Also, if she had a girl, think about how many butterfly-themed accessories would be involved?
Posted by: Peggy | October 18, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Rich, more more more! Keep posting or I'll stop caring about you as a person.
Lies.
Posted by: Erin | October 18, 2009 at 01:45 AM
it's true that you really don't know what you got till its gone...i too thought her rants were hilarious especially when she would shut down the blog then reopen it, and then shut it down again only to reopen it. i think that she'll be back in some way shape or form in the not so distant future. so even though vicki's seemingly a major bitch, still i like. thank you for this post, it really made my night.
Posted by: mara | October 18, 2009 at 08:46 PM
Rich,
I was afraid that you were using this post to announce that fourfour was as dead as the new Mariah album. Crisis averted.
Posted by: Urban | October 18, 2009 at 10:22 PM