Some people have no idea what "Tragedy" is....and I don't mean the Bee Gees song.

Hello my friends. Little time no talk. Sorry about that. I'll try to do better next time. You're all such good friends even when I stay out of touch for a while....

So today, as I'm on the way home from a nice day with the family at a water park, I was reminded that Amy Winehouse passed away. I shrugged my shoulders, wondered who had her in the various "Death Pools" around the country, and went about my day.

I like to read the newspaper online because I am frugal (and by frugal, I mean cheap). I clicked onto the New York Daily News because it is the one I read more than anything, and they label Amy Winehouse's death a "tragedy". Hold on folks, this is going to get a little bumpy...

Amy Winehouse had exactly ONE song that I know of that did anything chart worthy, and it was a biographical song about the fact that she refused to go to "Rehab" to deal with her issues. Over the last few years, I have heard nothing about Amy Winehouse other than that she is still on drugs, and every performance she attempts turns into a giant sh*t show. The fact that she died, presumably from an overdose, or some drug related thing that caused her body to say "Enough is Enough!" is newsworthy, yes...but not my idea of a tragedy.

My best friend lost his grandmother unexpectedly last weekend. That is a tragedy. Casey Anthony somehow got away with killing her daughter. That is a travesty and a tragedy. 100 innocent people were gunned down in Norway...yes I said Norway. That is a tragedy.

I also read how her "sultry voice changed the landscape of Pop music." Yeah, that's why Lady GaGa makes a sh*t ton of money - because of her Amy Winehouse idolization. Please. Amy Winehouse had one catchy little song years ago, and that's it. It's like Kurt Cobain all over again. Nirvana was an OK band, but Dave Grohl did OK for himself after the demise of the all mighty Nirvana - last I knew, the Foo Fighters made so much money, that if they write a check, their bank bounces.

I'm getting off my soapbox now and anxiously awaiting your comments, which are welcome here, on Facebook, or Follow me on Twitter and tweet me at @billwinters18.

I have come to the end of this entry...and even THAT isn't a tragedy!