Kevin Costner to the Rescue: Some thoughts.

So while moving I did not have cable or the internet, so I was only able to follow this story in small and mysterious snippets. I’m sure that you know by now that Kevin Costner (yes, THAT Kevin Costner) owns and/or has invested heavily in a company called Ocean Therapy Solutions and that company has spent years developing a centrifuge machine that can separate oil out of water. So, basically, Kevin Costner is a mad scientist and he alone possesses advanced technology that even the richest companies and governments in the world do not.

Um . . . . . . that’s weird, right?

I am not a fan of Dr. Costner’s. At all. I put him up there with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Ethan Hawke on the list of famous and successful actors who quite simply are incapable of acting.

That being said, however, I do love absurdity, so I’m really torn about how to feel about this whole thing.


Here is a link to a BBC article that kind of summarizes the whole Costner vs. oil spill episode.

And here is a clip of Dr. Costner’s ever-eloquent testimony before Congress.



And here now, are my honest ruminations and workings-out of my feelings about this whole situation.

Wait a minute!
Kevin Costner can
get oil out
of water?
But couldn’t
learn an English
accent for
Robin Hood?

Wait a minute!
Let’s imagine a
domestic scene:
The Costner home.
His wife says, “Maybe
make Tin Cup 2!”
But on the TV
they say,
“A gusher in
The Gulf is disgorging
crude!”
And Kevin Costner rises
to his feet, says,
“Maybe I can’t act – you know –
at all, but God
as my witness,
I can save the world!”

Wait a minute!
Kevin Costner
called before Congress?
and NOT to answer
for his career?

Wait a minute!
Kevin Costner’s life
is more
interesting than
any of his movies!

Wait a minute!
How backward must
your industry be –
BP – if
Kevin Costner can
outsmart you?

Wait a minute!
You’re telling me that
Kevin Costner
has to be
taken seriously now?
By me?
Really?