Okay....I'll admit right up front that I didn't watch the VMA awards this year. Or last year. Hell, I haven't watched the VMA's in probably 15 years. Has something to do with the fact that I can't STAND most of the crap that gets called "music" these days. (Shit.....Starting to sound like my dad.)
That being said, when I heard about the deal with Miley Cyrus, I made it a point to head over to YouTube and check out her "performance".
I find it interesting that so many people are so outraged by this. I'm not saying people shouldn't have a thought or an opinion. I'm just saying I found myself laughing AT her during the whole thing.
Let me explain......
In my opinion, she's doing everything she can to shed her whole "Hannah Montana/good little girl" image, and she's willing to do or say whatever it takes to do so. Now, I totally get wanting to be seen as a grown-up, and it's something quite a few child stars have had issues with over the years. Gary Coleman or Lindsey Lohan, anyone?
But, for every Lohan, there's an Anne Hathaway, who shows you CAN transition from the kid-friendly stuff to roles with adult substance WITHOUT whoring yourself out in the process. And, YES, I know Anne showed her boobs in two movies during her transition, but she didn't do the whole "look at how fucking bad-ass adult I am" thing in public. A little nudity in the right type of movie is okay. Doing the old bump and grind on Robin Thicke on stage at the VMA's definitely isn't. And the whole thing with the foam finger? Please. Strippers around the world were rating her on how shitty that performance was.
So, where does she go from here? I mean, does she pull a 180 on her career and clean it up a little bit, or does she take that "next" step and wind up like Amanda Bynes?
Hard to say, but if she were asking my opinion (which, of course, she isn't), here's what I'd suggest:
1. Put on some clothes. Madonna did the whole "running around on stage in your bra" thing a hell of a lot better than you did. Put on some grown woman clothes and stop dressing like a two dollar whore.
2. Stop trying to shock us. You looked pathetic trying to do it, and it reeks of desperation.
3. You want to prove you're a "grown-up" artist? Prove to us you can sing songs with grown up issues in them. Prove you've got the chops. Then? Prove you can fucking act, 'cause you sure as hell haven't done THAT yet either.
4. Shut the hell up. Period. Stop talking to the media and waving your arms like an attention-starved little fucking brat.
That's it. That's my advice.
Oh, and one more thing.....
There's a happy medium between the 'ho you acted like on Sunday night and being Taylor Swift, who is WAY too immature for my liking. (After all, Taylor and Adele are the same age. Who's the better artist? Just saying.) Figure out what it is, make a couple of mistakes (without showing your ass), and BE THAT.
By the way....anybody remember when MTV actually showed VIDEOS????
Friday, August 30, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
On Wedding Protocols (and other shit that came to mind)
Went to the wedding of the daughter of a co-worker who is also a close friend of my wife's. I must admit that it was one hell of a shin-dig. Nice service, pretty damned good food, and great conversation with friends. And, for once, I managed to not get drunk and make a complete ASS out of myself. *self high-five*
However, I once again witnessed a breach of wedding protocol that I feel the need to rant about on this here site....
Okay, if you're the parent of a baby/toddler, I can TOTALLY understand if you felt the need to bring the young one to the wedding. Either you couldn't find a sitter OR you decided that this child HAD to be at this event (for whatever reason). However, MUST you sit in the middle of the aisle and allow the child to rant, rave, cry, and otherwise disrupt the beauty of the service for the rest of us?
I would point out that social protocols in this case would dictate that you sit towards the rear of the church so that you can get out quickly if your child throws a hissy fit. However, should you decide you need to be closer to the action (and I can understand that, believe it or not), at least do us a favor and sit near the end of the aisle so that you can actually get up and out if need be. On that note, please GET UP AND TAKE THE KID OUT if they're starting to throw a fit. I can speak from experience that merely handing the child to another family member or allowing them to play on the floor will, more often than not, NOT get them to calm down and be quiet, but rather get them MORE wound up than they already were, which, of course, makes them louder than they were prior.
My point, dear readers, is this: please think of EVERYONE at the service, not just yourself. Thank you.
Okay, with that off my chest, onto some general thoughts I wanted to share....
-Been dieting for about a month and a half now, and have managed to carve 40 pounds off. I'd say that's a hell of an accomplishment, but I still need to lose about 120 more pounds. Shit.
-Still not anywhere NEAR finalizing the edits on my book, so you'll have to keep hearing me bitch about it. Of course, if I'd actually WORK on it, it might get closer to being finished. Just saying....
-What the hell happened to my Cardinals? Since the All-Star break, they suck. Sure, I can point to the loss of Yadier Molina for some of it, but, at some point SOMEBODY has to step up and be a leader, and right now I don't see one. Kudos to the Royals, however, for going on a monumental win streak over the past 20 or so games. Looking pretty damned good.
-Whilst we're on the subject of Cardinals, or ex-Cards at least, what the hell was Jack Clark thinking when he called out Albert Pujols on his radio show for using PED's? I'm sure in Jack's mind, he has all the evidence he needs for that, but without hard proof, he left himself open to getting fired. However, I would also point out that he swore up and down that Mark McGwire was using steroids long before Big Mac actually admitted it, so the guy DOES have a bit of a track record. And, when you look at the types of injuries Pujols has suffered from over the past few years, Jack may have a point. Albert MIGHT want to reconsider his legal action, since every skeleton in his closet WILL wind up coming out should he decide to press the issue. If I'm him, be satisfied with Clark's dismissal from the radio and let it be. Push the issue too far, and you could actually wind up making some sort of martyr out of Clark.
-As a fan of NCIS, I'm disappointed to see that Cote de Pablo (Ziva David) is leaving the show after the second episode of the upcoming season. While I haven't yet seen anything that explains WHY she's leaving, after putting in eight solid seasons, I can certainly see why she might want to move on. It just sucks for those of us who love the show and her character. I just hope that the promised "wrap up" for her character is a good one, and that she doesn't wind up leaving the same way the last two regulars on the show did (if you don't know, you need to watch the show, player).
-On that same note, I'm disappointed to see that CBS chose NOT to go forward with the series NCIS:RED. While I can understand not wanting to flood the market, it would have been wise to put a third series into production, since I'll lay even money NCIS has about two more seasons before Mark Harmon decides he's had enough, and those who know the show know it's done when he is. But, based just on the "back-door pilot" they did with NCIS:LA, I can understand if they though the concept a little weak. In my (amateur) opinion, they'd be better served to re-do the pilot as a genuine pilot episode, without having to run two shows worth of characters through the paces. Maybe, just maybe, they'd have a better shot.
-Still got some "top secret" stuff going on at the house, and it kills me that I can't talk about it on the blog. However, I'm very happy with what's up, and look forward to the opportunity to eventually (hopefully) tell all of you about it.
Until next time, I'm the Fat Guy, and I approved this message.
However, I once again witnessed a breach of wedding protocol that I feel the need to rant about on this here site....
Okay, if you're the parent of a baby/toddler, I can TOTALLY understand if you felt the need to bring the young one to the wedding. Either you couldn't find a sitter OR you decided that this child HAD to be at this event (for whatever reason). However, MUST you sit in the middle of the aisle and allow the child to rant, rave, cry, and otherwise disrupt the beauty of the service for the rest of us?
I would point out that social protocols in this case would dictate that you sit towards the rear of the church so that you can get out quickly if your child throws a hissy fit. However, should you decide you need to be closer to the action (and I can understand that, believe it or not), at least do us a favor and sit near the end of the aisle so that you can actually get up and out if need be. On that note, please GET UP AND TAKE THE KID OUT if they're starting to throw a fit. I can speak from experience that merely handing the child to another family member or allowing them to play on the floor will, more often than not, NOT get them to calm down and be quiet, but rather get them MORE wound up than they already were, which, of course, makes them louder than they were prior.
My point, dear readers, is this: please think of EVERYONE at the service, not just yourself. Thank you.
Okay, with that off my chest, onto some general thoughts I wanted to share....
-Been dieting for about a month and a half now, and have managed to carve 40 pounds off. I'd say that's a hell of an accomplishment, but I still need to lose about 120 more pounds. Shit.
-Still not anywhere NEAR finalizing the edits on my book, so you'll have to keep hearing me bitch about it. Of course, if I'd actually WORK on it, it might get closer to being finished. Just saying....
-What the hell happened to my Cardinals? Since the All-Star break, they suck. Sure, I can point to the loss of Yadier Molina for some of it, but, at some point SOMEBODY has to step up and be a leader, and right now I don't see one. Kudos to the Royals, however, for going on a monumental win streak over the past 20 or so games. Looking pretty damned good.
-Whilst we're on the subject of Cardinals, or ex-Cards at least, what the hell was Jack Clark thinking when he called out Albert Pujols on his radio show for using PED's? I'm sure in Jack's mind, he has all the evidence he needs for that, but without hard proof, he left himself open to getting fired. However, I would also point out that he swore up and down that Mark McGwire was using steroids long before Big Mac actually admitted it, so the guy DOES have a bit of a track record. And, when you look at the types of injuries Pujols has suffered from over the past few years, Jack may have a point. Albert MIGHT want to reconsider his legal action, since every skeleton in his closet WILL wind up coming out should he decide to press the issue. If I'm him, be satisfied with Clark's dismissal from the radio and let it be. Push the issue too far, and you could actually wind up making some sort of martyr out of Clark.
-As a fan of NCIS, I'm disappointed to see that Cote de Pablo (Ziva David) is leaving the show after the second episode of the upcoming season. While I haven't yet seen anything that explains WHY she's leaving, after putting in eight solid seasons, I can certainly see why she might want to move on. It just sucks for those of us who love the show and her character. I just hope that the promised "wrap up" for her character is a good one, and that she doesn't wind up leaving the same way the last two regulars on the show did (if you don't know, you need to watch the show, player).
-On that same note, I'm disappointed to see that CBS chose NOT to go forward with the series NCIS:RED. While I can understand not wanting to flood the market, it would have been wise to put a third series into production, since I'll lay even money NCIS has about two more seasons before Mark Harmon decides he's had enough, and those who know the show know it's done when he is. But, based just on the "back-door pilot" they did with NCIS:LA, I can understand if they though the concept a little weak. In my (amateur) opinion, they'd be better served to re-do the pilot as a genuine pilot episode, without having to run two shows worth of characters through the paces. Maybe, just maybe, they'd have a better shot.
-Still got some "top secret" stuff going on at the house, and it kills me that I can't talk about it on the blog. However, I'm very happy with what's up, and look forward to the opportunity to eventually (hopefully) tell all of you about it.
Until next time, I'm the Fat Guy, and I approved this message.
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