The BlogClint EastwoodMitt RomneyNeil Diamond

Video Evidence: Clint Eastwood Is Not the First Celebrity to Talk to a Chair

Before the director and star of the now aptly-namedgot into sharing his problems with furniture, there was a well-known American balladeer who wanted to makes sure we understood his concerns at how an inanimate object just wasn't listening to him.
By 

Humorist, Author of The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm and The Official Dictionary of Idiocy

Humorist, Author of The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm and The Official Dictionary of Idiocy
This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.
TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 30: Actor Clint Eastwood speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 30: Actor Clint Eastwood speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

2012-09-03-NeilDiamond.jpg

Sure, Clint Eastwood blew everybody's mind by carrying on a conversation with a chair. But way before the director and star of the now aptly-named Unforgiven got into sharing his problems with furniture, there was a well-known American balladeer who wanted to makes sure we understood his concerns at how an inanimate object just wasn't listening to him.

Yes, it was Neil Diamond who, in his cry of existential angst "I Am I Said," let us all know that not only was no one there to hear his declaration of self-hood, but that even the chair refused to acknowledge his pitiful wail of insignificance to the universe.

You can find Neil's confession of having had a conversation with a chair at 1:15 and 2:48.

James Napoli is an author and humorist. More of his comedy content for the Web can be found here.

Related

Clint EastwoodMitt RomneyNeil DiamondElections 2012Video
|
Submit a tip

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot