Gallery of the Absurd

Mickey's Gravity Defying Pompadour

Mickey Rourke appeared recently in Star magazine's Stars: Are They NORMAL or NOT feature. From what I gathered, it's NORMAL for Nicole Richie to order a few In-N-Out burgers from the drive-thru, it's NORMAL for Gavin Rossdale to buy vegetables from a farmers' market, and it's NORMAL for Jake Gyllenhaal to read a newspaper. However, it is NOT NORMAL for Mickey Rourke to have a pompadour. They said Mickey was "sporting a greased-up pompadour 'do" along side a photo of his skyscraping swirling mass of hair. I hope Mickey stays NOT NORMAL because that's how I like him. No one else in Hollywood can pull off a pompadour the way he does. Medium: Ink on paper, photoshop.

Mickey Rourke: Before & After

Star magazine features a weekly column called "Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous".  They'll have a dazzling before picture of the victim in their youthful glory (see above).  And then......

right next to it, a horrifying after photo complete with comments detailing all the surgery, injections and implants the victim has had.  They called Mickey "stretched and lumpy" and said that his "tight face-lift...is deteriorating..."  Yeah, he looks a bit shiny and melty, but he's a mighty fine actor.