Amy Winehouse: They Tried To Make Me Celebrate My Birthday But I Said No No No...
Okay, that was pretty lame. But not as lame as Amy Winehouse not even bothering to show up for her own twenty-fifth birthday party, which her friends organized for her at a local pub. What's that? Amy stayed away from a night of partying? Yep, it would seem so:
They all waited at the Jazz After Dark club in Soho, where a surprise celebration had been arranged for Amy.But the birthday girl never arrived. [...]
But as the evening wore on, they and Amy's many mates had no choice but to carry the celebration baton on behalf of their troubled friend.
But by about 2am even her closest pals began to get fed up and started to head home.
It must have been an extra blow, because it's not like hard-living Amy is exactly known for her quiet nights in.
And just why didn't this shy, retiring wallflower come out of her room?
A pal said: “Amy was standing in front of the mirror telling everyone how rough she looked.
“Unfortunately her lifestyle has had a major affect on her appearance and it’s only just started to sink in.
“She kept saying she was ugly and was in an awful state. They couldn’t get her out.
“Remi had organised the night and made a huge effort. They had a huge row.
“Amy can be very selfish — there was no convincing her and she ruined the night for everyone, including herself.”
Okay, it's so hard for me to believe that Amy Winehouse is selfish. I mean, drug addicts are well-known for being the most unselfish of people, always thinking of others and trying to minimize the effect their lifestyle has on their family and they would never do anything to hurt those who love them. Right?
All sarcasm aside...I'm kind of glad that Amy got a good glimpse of how she's been looking lately, because it ain't been pretty. Maybe this will be the impetus she needs to finally clean up her act and check herself into an intensive rehab center so that she can get dried out and sobered up and kick these horrible drugs for good. Stranger things have happened. Something needs to happen, because there won't be a twenty-sixth birthday party if it doesn't.
To be blunt...the photos of her friends and family (even her mother and father showed up) laughing and smiling and enjoying themselves at this little get-together made me sick. What Amy does NOT need is for these people to give her yet another reason to go out and party. What, they can put together a party but they can't band themselves together to get her the help she so desperately needs? What is wrong with these people? They shouldn't be organizing parties, they should be organizing an intervention. Srsly. Yes, Amy is the only one who can decide to help herself, but all too often people need to be shoved over the line before they see that they need help...and yes, sometimes people who are out of their minds need to be dragged kicking and screaming to get help. It worked for Britney Spears.
Here's the part where people show up and tell me I should leave poor Amy alone and how I don't understand addiction and how I'm just a hater. Yeah, well, bring it on. I like Amy and nobody would be happier to see her get intensive help. However, I refuse to love her to death, and if somebody doesn't do something drastic soon I'll be reporting on her funeral. Then everyone can point fingers at everyone else except the person who they most need to point at...Amy herself.
She should have showed up, it was probably her last one.
