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January 20, 2004

Weekend roundup

What we want to do right now is offer a reflection on the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr., an analysis of how his dreams are yet unfulfilled, and a heartfelt plea to each of you to do what you can in service of peace and justice.

But good intentions and mental energy levels do not always jive. So instead, you get the following:

1) If you're going to waste any time watching American Idol, make sure it's early in the season (premier continues tonight and tomorrow). Those people who suck are high comedy. You have to give props to the folks who just do it for fun, do something wacky and then leave satisfied that they were on national television. The people we don't understand, however, are those who are outright bad but are genuinely convinced of their talent and scoff at the judges' huge mistake. What happened to being your own worst critic? As a vocalist, Girl-E has no delusions that she will ever make her living on it, let alone be even locally famous. But she at least has the validation that she doesn't completely suck by the fact that people who aren't related to her have asked her to sing in public, sometimes even for beer money. If it weren't for that, she would never rely on her own judgment of her abilities. Who are the meanies telling these poor souls that they rock and they should totally go for a musical career? People may say Simon's a dick, but his own explanation is that he's giving some people a much needed reality check, and he's always nice to people who are actually good. Ok, so maybe we're being a little harsh, and the losers are definitely a big reason to watch the show, and you have to give them credit for trying, blah blah. But really.

2) So, John Kerry, look at you go. Whoda thunk. While we have some major problems with you, we're glad to see someone getting some momentum in this cloudy contest. And yo, we don't care how much you love him, Howard Dean's post-caucus speech was sca-ry. His shrill outburst was a dead ringer for Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

3) While you're not likely to care, Girl-E successfully did this* yesterday for the first time ever. It was a hard, uphill battle, and she thinks she deserves some kind of medal or an ice cream sundae named after her or something.

*In the event there is any confusion, please note that this is not a picture of Girl-E, this is some yoga chick on the internet. While we couldn't really see it well, we suspect Girl-E's wheel was not half so elegant.

Posted by The Twins at January 20, 2004 12:11 PM

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Comments

Spectacular. I can't do that pose to save my life.

Posted by: Hilatron at January 20, 2004 03:25 PM

{insert ribald comment about that photo}
;-)

Posted by: snowy at January 20, 2004 05:14 PM

Please don't be misled that that is actually a photo of me.

Posted by: EV at January 20, 2004 05:15 PM

lol...that's so dead on about dean and judge dread. eeks!

and congrats on the wheel. that's a toughie! i can do it, although i don't think it looks all that pretty.

Posted by: kat at January 20, 2004 08:15 PM

Warm and wonderful congratulations on "this!"
As for Idol, it's the one "reality" show I'll watch, although I like it best when they're down to the final ten. Guess I have a soft spot for aspiring singers.

Posted by: Yo Mama at January 21, 2004 12:25 AM

Warm and wonderful congratulations on "this!"
As for Idol, it's the one "reality" show I'll watch, although I like it best when they're down to the final ten. Guess I have a soft spot for aspiring singers.

Posted by: Yo Mama at January 21, 2004 12:26 AM

WHY do some of those people think they can sing? Do they not have friends to let them down softly and suggest that maybe they shouldn't be going on national TV just yet?

I liked the girl who juggled a baton thing while singing for some reason, but didn't do either one particularly well.

Posted by: srah at January 21, 2004 04:55 PM