So in celebrity news, Kate Hudson and her rock star husband Chris Robinson have separated.  I found myself relatively upset about this news, which is strange because I don't really even like Kate Hudson.  She's just a little too bubbly.  She doesn't make good movies.  Her fashion choices haven't always wowed me, and at times they've downright repulsed me.  She refuses to cut her child's hair.  She constantly refers to Kurt Russell as "Pop."  Her little-remembered character, "Cory," on Party of 5, broke up Julia and her boyfriend.  And, finally, according to IMDB, her middle name is Garry.  Okay, actually, that's kind of funny, and pseudo-awesome, but everything else still stands. 

So, after all of this, why am I so dismayed at the news of her split?  I was thinking about it, and I think the only character she's played that I've really liked was the ever-loved Penny Lane in the ever-loved Almost Famous .  Great character, great movie.  Pure and simple.  And here's the deal: when Kate married Chris, it was like she was living out the life of Penny Lane.  While our "interactions" with most characters in movies end as soon as the credits begin to roll, with Kate, we were able to imagine (or I was able to imagine) how life would have been in Almost Famous-ville if the movie had just kept on going.  Concert tours, a little unkempt hippie child running around- it was perfect. 

And so this, I believe, is why I am saddened by the split; it has put an end to the continuation of the saga of Penny Lane.  And this makes me a loser.  But, in the words of Lester Bangs, "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."