The first aspect of the Unholy Trinity came this past spring. First, it was the Tony Danza "Extravadanza" tattoo that I found in a tattoo magazine. Knowing that someone, somewhere felt that Tony Danza meant so much to them that they would want to bear a permanent etching of Who's The Boss Guy on their body, is more than a little bit scary.
The second pillar of the UHTOCTA was the Whoopi Goldberg "Corina, Corina" purse that I spied with my very own eyes on my summer vacation in Wildwood, NJ. Not just any Whoopie. Not "Hollywood Squares" Whoopi. Not even old-school stand-up Whoopi. Nope. The Whoopi of probably one of the worst movies ever was the one splattered across this particular purse. Someone actually had to make a piece of fabric with a picture of the film's movie poster, too. This was no mere, random act. It was a premeditated purse crafting.
The third member of the UHTOCTA was sighted this weekend. While shopping at that bastion of bargains, A.J. Wright my friend and I came across these:
Tupac Shakur sneakers.
Mind you, I really dig Tupac. I respect him as a person, a philosopher and an artist. He's one of my favorite musicians/rappers of all time. Yet, I don't think I would wear those - or any of the other varieties made of Tupac's shoes. Yes. There were not one, not two, but at least THREE different styles of Shakur Sneakers.
I can understand T-shirts and even jackets bearing his likeness. Those are perfectly normal types of memorabilia touting one's love of a particular musician. But sneakers!?!? Come on! The shoes looked like those little kiddie sneaks you see at Payless with Superman, Batman or the PowerPuff Girls. (Which admittedly are REALLY cool. I'm lucky enough to have small enough feet to fit into them if I ever feel the urge to rock some cartoon kicks.)
Wearing a dead, famous guy on your sneakers is very different from wearing cartoons on your feet.... Especially when these shoes come in very large adult sizes.
And there wasn't just one pair of Tupac shoes. There were several styles to suit your Machiavellian mood if you so chose. (Note the little Olde English "M" on the side of the sneaks for Tupac's altar-ego):
Yeah. That's it. I'm convinced that this is a definite harbinger of the end of life as we know it.
Between a Tony Danza tattoo, a Whoopi Goldberg purse and several pairs of Tupac sneakers, you have yourself the Unholy Trinity of Celebrity-Themed Accessories. Sure, it's debatable whether or not the Danza tattoo is an accessory since it *is* permanent. However, if I manage to find a Fourth addition to this collection should the Tony Danza tattoo count, that would account for it possibly becoming the Fourth Horsemen of the Accessory Apocalypse. That's some scary stuff.
And for the record, if I had to pick a pair, I'd probably want the faux-gator version of the sneaks.
