No weekend like a celebrity’s

In response to John Arrow [Weekend Feedback, April 5]:

John, when you are the lead in a sitcom, drama, horror or fantasy film, and you see your picture next to the title “My Favorite Weekend,” please, feel free to talk about anything you wish. But my question is, if the weekend you described is typical for you, why on Earth would you want to hear someone else complain about the same thing?

The fact that these people are not like us is why we pay to see their work. The fact that these people do not live ordinary lives is why we read this column.

We all do yard work. We all experience screaming babies in restaurants. We all don’t get the chance to travel up the coast and enjoy a mud bath and warm stone muscle therapy. OK, perhaps you all don’t -- I occasionally do -- but beyond that, many still would rather hear about someone’s incredible weekend than how they “pooper scooped” their yard.

Celebrities needn’t mention the traffic on Fairfax or Los Feliz. We all know it’s there, already. I’m sure many of them experience the Folgers and burnt toast mornings. They’re human. But if a person rarely lowers the paper to talk to their spouse during this experience, why would a person pick up a paper to read about it?

These celebrities give a look into areas and adventures that many people often don’t get an opportunity to experience, and that’s what makes this column interesting to read.

PETER FIELDS

Pasadena