Lorraine Keane, "I think I'll write a book"...

MrDarcy

Some people just don't seem to be able to work out where their station in life should be pardon the pun.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/furious-tv3-will-never-work-with-lorraine-again-after-tellall-book-2299814.html

Here's another example of someone who read out an AA report on the radio a few times a day and ends up thinking she is someone. I'd argue that someone who needs to fall back on a workplace dispute and then throw out press release that says, ""It's not going to please everybody, but I am going to tell the truth. We were struggling from our first days in TV3. Leaving at the time was the straw that broke the camel's back. I know that people want to hear, and I'm going to tell them exactly how it was," in all seriousness really shouldn't bother writing a book at all. If this is the utter extent of your life story then please save us all the hassle of listening to you pimping your book in the run up to Christmas.

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about, and if the terms of your departure from TV3 are all you can think of to base a book on, please don't be living under the illusion that there is a sinner on this island who gives an utter sh*t about who you met in Lillies, why you left TV3, or what you are doing now.

Cookie_Monster

The people at TV3 don't seem to happy with it, I think they might give a fiddler's sh*t :P

mickydoomsux

MrDarcy wrote: »

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about, and if the terms of your departure from TV3 are all you can think of to base a book on, please don't be living under the illusion that there is a sinner on this island who gives an utter sh*t about who you met in Lillies, why you left TV3, or what you are doing now.

And yet, this book would sell like hotcakes.

People are interested in this 'celeb-goss' garbage for some reason. You don't care but a lot of others do unfortunatly.

KevArno

MrDarcy wrote: »

Some people just don't seem to be able to work out where their station in life should be pardon the pun.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/furious-tv3-will-never-work-with-lorraine-again-after-tellall-book-2299814.html

Here's another example of someone who read out an AA report on the radio a few times a day and ends up thinking she is someone. I'd argue that someone who needs to fall back on a workplace dispute and then throw out press release that says, ""It's not going to please everybody, but I am going to tell the truth. We were struggling from our first days in TV3. Leaving at the time was the straw that broke the camel's back. I know that people want to hear, and I'm going to tell them exactly how it was," in all seriousness really shouldn't bother writing a book at all. If this is the utter extent of your life story then please save us all the hassle of listening to you pimping your book in the run up to Christmas.

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about, and if the terms of your departure from TV3 are all you can think of to base a book on, please don't be living under the illusion that there is a sinner on this island who gives an utter sh*t about who you met in Lillies, why you left TV3, or what you are doing now.

Why would you care who writes a book?? If you are not interested in what someone has to say then books are the least intrusive way they can say it. Just don't pick up the book.

And that stuff about her 'station' is just pure sh!te. What was Richard Bransons 'station' before he became a tycoon? When does someone become good enough to write a book?

kfallon

KevArno wrote: »

When does someone become good enough to write a book?

When they have a talent for writing books!

mikemac

AA roadwatch announcer writes book.

What interesting information could she possibly know?

rovert

^ All pretend they wont buy it

chin_grin

KevArno wrote: »

Why would you care who writes a book?? If you are not interested in what someone has to say then books are the least intrusive way they can say it. Just don't pick up the book.

And that stuff about her 'station' is just pure sh!te. What was Richard Bransons 'station' before he became a tycoon? When does someone become good enough to write a book?

I doubt Richard Branson had vacuous stories of that one time in that club when he met that famous person and he was all like "wow!" and then decided to write a book about it.

Richard Branson - successful entrepreneur. Lorraine Keane - who?

monkeypants

Any fcuking 22 year old can write a book nowadays about "their life." Look how many books Jordan has written.

stovelid

monkeypants wrote: »

Any fcuking 22 year old can write a book nowadays about "their life." Look how many books Jordan has written.

The trade descriptions act wants a word.

Einstein

However, sources told the Irish Independent that they will include an Irish version of UK dating show 'Take Me Out', hosted by former 'Big Brother' star Ray Shah

oh dear god...

chin_grin

Einstein wrote: »

oh dear god...

My sentiments exactly.

dr.bollocko

Moved from AH.

KevArno

chin_grin wrote: »

I doubt Richard Branson had vacuous stories of that one time in that club when he met that famous person and he was all like "wow!" and then decided to write a book about it.

Richard Branson - successful entrepreneur. Lorraine Keane - who?

You missed my point completely... Branson wasnt an entrepreneur or tycoon before he made it happen. This idea that we have a station and should know what it is is utter bo!!ox.

And if people read Lorraine Keanes book, what harm comes from it. We need all sorts to please all sorts of people. I just think that a book is something that you actually have to go out of your way to read so why are you bothered. You are making Lorraine Keanes "vacuous" stories more important by giving it a bloody thread.

dilallio

monkeypants wrote: »

Any fcuking 22 year old can write a book nowadays about "their life." Look how many books Jordan has written.

Apparently 5 more than she has read ...

chin_grin

KevArno wrote: »

You missed my point completely... Branson wasnt an entrepreneur or tycoon before he made it happen. This idea that we have a station and should know what it is is utter bo!!ox.

And if people read Lorraine Keanes book, what harm comes from it. We need all sorts to please all sorts of people. I just think that a book is something that you actually have to go out of your way to read so why are you bothered. You are making Lorraine Keanes "vacuous" stories more important by giving it a bloody thread.

So are you by commenting on it too! :pac:

No, Branson was a nobody before he made it happen I agree. He wasn't some bint with a grudge, so in essence I really don't get this comparison between the two.

Anyways, it's more about the surprise that any eejit with five minutes of fame can bring out a hardback with their stupid mug on the front, an inch gutter, 15 point text and a few colour photo pages.

MrDarcy

KevArno wrote: »

Why would you care who writes a book?? If you are not interested in what someone has to say then books are the least intrusive way they can say it. Just don't pick up the book.

And that stuff about her 'station' is just pure sh!te. What was Richard Bransons 'station' before he became a tycoon? When does someone become good enough to write a book?

She is a nobody. She doesn't even have story to tell, apart from one that is obviously only going to tell to embarrass people she worked with for the purposes of shifting some of her books. How fair is that on people who worked in TV3 to pay their bills and the next thing they find themselves caught up in some pathethic publicity stunt???

If she has done something innovative, remarkable, or has some achievement under her belt then let her write away about it, until then, while she is still a nobody like the rest of us, let her stop acting like she is someone that anyone gives a sh*t about, she is irrelevant.

KevArno

And if i decide to write a book today I am a nobody, and so are you. But if i decide to write a book then I will and feck anyone who thinks differently.
I am just trying to figure why you care so much?

Like if she writes a book it will be published or it won't. It will sell, or it won't. People will read, or they won't. Where is the problem? Most books published are written by nobodies.

rovert

itt People commenting on book and saying they wont buy it that isnt marketed to them

monkeypants

stovelid wrote: »

The trade descriptions act wants a word.

Sorry, I had already used quote marks in that sentence and didn't want to overdo it. But yes, she does take ghostwriting to a new level.

MrDarcy

KevArno wrote: »

And if i decide to write a book today I am a nobody, and so are you. But if i decide to write a book then I will and feck anyone who thinks differently.
I am just trying to figure why you care so much?

Like if she writes a book it will be published or it won't. It will sell, or it won't. People will read, or they won't. Where is the problem? Most books published are written by nobodies.

What right has she to embarrass people who were just doing their job, so that she can sell her book??? This is part of the problem with the whole country, all style and no substance, what has Lorraine Keane to go put into a book other than some workplace dispute that is going to drag people out into a public debate that they clearly do not want to be part of, all just to promote a book???

She has some neck, that's what I think. Any achievements Lorraine, that might warrant a booK??? None that I can see from here to be honest... Her previous sidekick in the AA is another publicity addict who seems to be addicted to hearing his own voice on the national airwaves, Conor Faughnan, "Director of Policy", whatever the f*ck that is...

KevArno

People will only be embarrassed if they acted inappropriately. Otherwise there will be court cases upcoming. What I am saying is if you don't like it then don't fork out your cash and buy it.

mike65

AA roadwatch thats all you are Lorriane - a jumped up voice on Today FM who got lucky.

digme

just goes to show what reality this woman lives in,she's so wrapped up in a bubble of bs it's hilarious.

I'd smack the bitch if i knew her.

MrDarcy

KevArno wrote: »

People will only be embarrassed if they acted inappropriately. Otherwise there will be court cases upcoming. What I am saying is if you don't like it then don't fork out your cash and buy it.

I won't be buying it, I just think she has some neck. Thinking that people are that hungry for some rubbish "celebrity", gossip bullshi*t that they will buy her book and enrich her. She must think people are stupid, anyone with any intelligence wouldn't give a sh*t what she writes, in light of the fact that she has absolutely no achievement to her name that I can see worth writing about.

KevArno

Wow ^^ Crazy hatred for this lady!! I will bow out now while I am still intact!

rovert

MrDarcy wrote: »

I won't be buying it, I just think she has some neck. Thinking that people are that hungry for some rubbish "celebrity", gossip bullshi*t that they will buy her book and enrich her. She must think people are stupid, anyone with any intelligence wouldn't give a sh*t what she writes, in light of the fact that she has absolutely no achievement to her name that I can see worth writing about.

You realise you are posting on the Celebrity & Showbiz forum right?

MrDarcy

rovert wrote: »

You realise you are posting on the Celebrity & Showbiz forum right?

Of course I am, she doesn't even tick the "celebrity" box...

MistyCheese

I hope for her sake Ms. Keane has another job lined up. Her former boss is 100% right about Ireland being a small pond and it's pretty much never a good idea to be negative about previous employers.

pow wow

She has no credibility as a presenter/journalist/whatever the drones from Expose think they are anyway so she might as well add 'author' to the list.

I don't think the book will fly, there is nothing even mildly entertaining about her on tv, I doubt the secrets she is going to blow the lid off would qualify as interesting either. Seriously, no-one cares.

efb

It's was always gong to be an exposè though....

mrsdewinter

mickydoomsux wrote: »

And yet, this book would sell like hotcakes.

People are interested in this 'celeb-goss' garbage for some reason. You don't care but a lot of others do unfortunatly.

I don't think it will sell that well... I think most people will read the extracts which appear in whichever tabloid buys the serialisation rights, pick it up in Easons, have a look, and put it right down again. She seems like a nice enough woman, so I hope I'm wrong. Maybe she's an amazing writer and this is her first step in a new career. In which case, Lorraine, I always had total faith in you

ejmaztec

rovert wrote: »

You realise you are posting on the Celebrity & Showbiz forum right?

Her being a non-celeb is the reason for the thread starting out in After Hours, but it got moved here for some strange reason.

rovert

ejmaztec wrote: »

Her being a non-celeb is the reason for the thread starting out in After Hours, but it got moved here for some strange reason.

You know it is called Celebrity and Showbiz right?

j1974

MrDarcy wrote: »

Some people just don't seem to be able to work out where their station in life should be pardon the pun.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/furious-tv3-will-never-work-with-lorraine-again-after-tellall-book-2299814.html

Here's another example of someone who read out an AA report on the radio a few times a day and ends up thinking she is someone. I'd argue that someone who needs to fall back on a workplace dispute and then throw out press release that says, ""It's not going to please everybody, but I am going to tell the truth. We were struggling from our first days in TV3. Leaving at the time was the straw that broke the camel's back. I know that people want to hear, and I'm going to tell them exactly how it was," in all seriousness really shouldn't bother writing a book at all. If this is the utter extent of your life story then please save us all the hassle of listening to you pimping your book in the run up to Christmas.

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about, and if the terms of your departure from TV3 are all you can think of to base a book on, please don't be living under the illusion that there is a sinner on this island who gives an utter sh*t about who you met in Lillies, why you left TV3, or what you are doing now.

Poetry, absolute music to my ears!! i'm in awe!! bang on in agreement wif ya there buddy!!;)

j1974

mickydoomsux wrote: »

And yet, this book would sell like hotcakes.

People are interested in this 'celeb-goss' garbage for some reason. You don't care but a lot of others do unfortunatly.

hotcakes of ****!! maybe!

JonnyBlackrock

MrDarcy wrote: »

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about

Couldn't agree more. Her kids go to my son's school, and in the beginning we kept on hearing people whispering "that kid's mum is Lorraine Keane" with a knowing look on their faces. And all I could say at the time was "Lorraine who?" or "Who the hell's Lorraine Keane?". So then I was told that she was a "star" on that huge global network TV3. TV what? Does anybody actually watch that "channel"?

So no, I'm not going to read her "book", as I really couldn't care less why she left TV3 or why she even went to work there in the first place. I never saw her on TV, in fact I've never even watched a single programme on TV3.

Ash.J.Williams

Read somewhere yesterday that it sold feck all!! 1400 units or so, Alan Quinlan for example sold over 4000 units coming up to xmas, so i guess this must read book failed?

JonnyBlackrock

Yes, I heard it sold even less than that. About 70 copies in the first week. What a joke.
I saw it in a bookshop before Christmas. First of all, it's printed on glossy paper, so it screams out to you that it's junk. I flicked through it, and it seems that 90% of the book is pictures of the woman herself standing next to "Celeb A", "Celeb B" and "Celeb C", so zero content.

Ms. Chanandler Bong

MrDarcy wrote: »

Some people just don't seem to be able to work out where their station in life should be pardon the pun.

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/furious-tv3-will-never-work-with-lorraine-again-after-tellall-book-2299814.html

Here's another example of someone who read out an AA report on the radio a few times a day and ends up thinking she is someone. I'd argue that someone who needs to fall back on a workplace dispute and then throw out press release that says, ""It's not going to please everybody, but I am going to tell the truth. We were struggling from our first days in TV3. Leaving at the time was the straw that broke the camel's back. I know that people want to hear, and I'm going to tell them exactly how it was," in all seriousness really shouldn't bother writing a book at all. If this is the utter extent of your life story then please save us all the hassle of listening to you pimping your book in the run up to Christmas.

No Lorraine, people couldn't give a fiddler's sh*t about your departure from TV3, believe it or not Lorraine, at the moment people actually have more important things to worry about, and if the terms of your departure from TV3 are all you can think of to base a book on, please don't be living under the illusion that there is a sinner on this island who gives an utter sh*t about who you met in Lillies, why you left TV3, or what you are doing now.

Not saying I disagree with your opinions at all, in fact I quite agree re people "writing" books about how they drank a cup of tea that one morning before dropping the kids to school ("The Shocking True Story Of A Woman Dying Of Thirst!":rolleyes:) but in doing a quick search to see how many copies sold, I found this:

"It was (Publisher Blackwater Press' John) O'Connor who first approached Lorraine's agent, Noel Kelly, about the possibility of her writing about the reality of showbiz journalism. And O'Connor is confident that her book, Behind The Red Carpet, will become an instant bestseller."

I think this may be more the root of the problem. A publisher thinks they see a way of making a quick buck, pours honeyed words into the ears of gullible people & hey presto! Instant Author! (just add sh!te!):D

JonnyBlackrock

I've found this on the internet:
http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2011/jan/09/after-all-the-media-ballyhoo-lorraine-keane-sells-/

harpsman

mickydoomsux wrote: »

And yet, this book would sell like hotcakes.

People are interested in this 'celeb-goss' garbage for some reason. You don't care but a lot of others do unfortunatly.

1300 copies.
Like someone said-hotcakes of ****.
Did you see her on BOC-only story she could come up with was Daniel bein a bit snotty to her-probably knew what a twat she was.

The Green Pixie

Haven't heard a word about her since the book flopped. She must have gone into hiding.

The Green Pixie

Heard on the grapevine that she went into hiding in Australia for a couple of months after the book bombed to avoid the humiliation of being asked difficult questions, but I think she's back now.

onway

She was filling in on ' The Daily Show' recently when Claire Byrne was off.

SugarHigh

This thread has 4 times as many views as her book.

mike65

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,348,246 in Books

Ash.J.Williams

for real?

http://www.independent.ie/woman/my-daughter-gets-embarrassed-when-people-mistake-me-for-kate-29343104.html

ButtersSuki

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

for real?

http://www.independent.ie/woman/my-daughter-gets-embarrassed-when-people-mistake-me-for-kate-29343104.html

Wow.
If she believes what she is saying I'd actually be worried about her mental health.

Richard Dower

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Wow.
If she believes what she is saying I'd actually be worried about her mental health.

I especially like the part of her saying i work yeah but i wont trot out the usual line of working on a project...um love, you just did! :rolleyes:

Also like the part about her thinking she looks younger then she does.

Paddy Cow

monkeypants wrote: »

Any fcuking 22 year old can write a book nowadays about "their life." Look how many books Jordan has written.

I'd wager that Jordan has never even read any of her ghost written "books".