Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Charlie Sheen's gospel of egoism set to land in Atlantic City

Every time it seems like Charlie Sheen fatigue is setting in, the erratic actor manages to make news with bizarre stunts at each stop along his spoken word "greatest hits" tour.

On Friday, Sheen led a messianic walk in Toronto, inviting Twitter followers to make the mile-long pilgrimage from his luxury hotel to the theater, where he performed the second of two gigs.

The trek was described by the fired sitcom star as a "Bipolar Awareness Walk." Reportedly, hundreds of fans strolled behind their hero, donating $1 each to a local mental health support group. Sheen expressed his compassion for those suffering mood disorders by wearing an "I'm not bipolar" hat.

Saturday night, Sheen will preach the gospel of egoism and excess at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. It marks two weeks on the road for him.

He famously bombed in Detroit two Saturdays ago. At the time, critics declared the tour dead on arrival. Yet Sheen endures, stubbornly taking the stage night after night even as audiences express their, er, displeasure with his presentation.

In Toronto, he did share some new personal information, claiming that the first famous person he bedded was Jennifer Grey. He confessed that he doesn't get along with his brother, Emilio Estevez. But even those "truths" did not curb walkouts and jeers, according to reviews and tweets.

Perhaps this tour is being sustained by people who are willing to pay for the chance to boo a rich man.

Or maybe it's because America loves a winner, particularly one who advocates debauchery as a path to personal growth.

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