Scattered thoughts 2/2/09
An abbreviated version, but still, it's something.
-First off, I'm obligated to my friend Mike, who implored me to issue a public concession, by making the following statement...Bruce Springsteen wasn't that bad last night as the Super Bowl halftime entertainment. Of course, I was about a half dozen Jack and Cokes in by the time he took the stage, but I was mildly entertained. Except for when he did his crotch slide into the camera. That shit traumatized me.
-When did Journey's Steve Perry turn Asian? Does that happen from too much plastic surgery or something?
-I got into a mini-debate via email during the game with my friend Mark who insisted that NBC's coverage of the event was "cheesy and disgusting." My contention was that Fox is far worse when it comes to this sort of thing, but I certainly understand his angst. At one point, when Sully and the rest of the "Miracle on the Hudson" flight crew came out onto the field, I remarked that I'm surprised that NBC didn't have them walk out on a stage that resembled the wing of an airplane. The more I thought about it, the more I truly believe that if last night's game was covered by Fox, that's exactly what they would have done. But still, Brody Jenner was at this Super Bowl, so yeah, I guess that equates to "cheesy and disgusting" in and of itself.
-So Michael Phelps is 23 years old and likes to smoke pot occasionally. Big fucking deal. Rather than losing endorsement money, he'll probably get more. Like Visine.
-I watched Lars and the Real Girl last night after the Super Bowl and found it to be one of the more touching films I've seen in a while. What a weird and wonderful story. Rent it! Meanwhile, I'm slowly becoming a huge Ryan Gosling fan. He was great in this film, as well as in Half Nelson, another film that I recently saw for the first time.
-Your tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen...the recently bailed out Bank Of America spent 10 million bucks on Super Bowl sponsorships. I don't even have the energy to blow off any steam about this.
-I don't think there's anybody in the world at the moment that I'd love to see get kicked in the ballsack by some variation of Equus more than Extra host Mario Lopez. Dude just fucking irks me in ways I can't really articulate.
5 comments:
agreed about phelps. everyone's overreacting a little too much. is it really that shocking? c'mon.
i thought nbc did a great job during the game, but before it was a nightmare. the cooking thing? wtf was that about? of course madden was madden during the game, but al is always good.
I watched Half Nelson two weeks ago and still catch myself thinking about it. Gosling was great in that film, enjoyed him in Fracture too.
Barack Obama admitted to using coke and weed in his 20's. Its not a big deal Phelps blazed, he didnt hurt anyone. It actually makes me like him even more.
Whenever I see Al Michaels I see Rush Limbaugh who disgusts me. I thought for sure Michaels wouldn't be able to control himself and would make some snide political comment, he is such big buddies with Limbaugh. He and Madden need to retire, compared to Buck, Collingsworth and Aikman they are BORING.
The lead singer for journey these days is a philipino steve perry sound-alike. perry doesnt have the vocal cords anymore, his are shot to shit. the reason steve perry looks asian is because its an asian dude, not steve perry.
I bet Phelps Bogart's.
Did you hear "The Right" jump on Rooney for mentioning Obama as a member of Steeler Nation? No doubt there was a leftist conspiracy to get Holmes the ball in the corner of the endzone.
RJ
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