Well, AS I PREDICTED EARLIER…Paula was ON last night. On what? We have no idea.
But, to recap, Idol wannabe had already performed ONCE in the show, when the judges were asked their opinions about that song. (Break from normal, after all, they had to hurry because Hell’s Kitchen comes on right after…and heaven forbid we miss a moment of that Peabody-Award contender…whatever.) Paula (for some reason, probably chemically fueled) thought that Jason “Shampoo is my enemy” Castro had sung TWO songs. Hilarity ensued…
Hate to say it, but American Idol has totally lost touch with their target audience.
Case in point: Their Mentors.
Last week, we had Andrew Lloyd Webber, who NONE of the 13-year-olds who were texting their votes for Jason Castro because they like his 4:20 hairstyle knew. And now they toss in…The Hippest of The Hip…NEIL FREAKIN’ DIAMOND!!!
…………………what?
When we wanted Hipper Mentors, we weren’t taLking about hip REPLACEMENT! Come ON, Idol! Geez, what’s next week? The Guy who sang “I’m Henry the 8th, I am”???? Or, Placido Domingo???
Worse yet, after looking at the song list (thank you, TMZ), I noticed that NONE of the Idols are planning on singing “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show“…THAT I would have wanted to see! Marla and I both said as much on the air today, so we played a snippet, it would bring the house down…trust us.
Way to stay on the cutting edge, guys. Better order a double Oxy-contini for Paula…she’ll need it this week.
It appears that the axiom of Hollywood devouring it’s young strikes again. First it was Lindsay Lohan, Then Brit-Brit, now Miley Cyrus is on the list of those who are about to fall victim to the “too much, too soon” train.
Some time ago, Miley and her cameraphone gained exposure on sites like TMZ and Perez Hilton for a couple of “come-hither” poses that could be considered uncomfortable, due to the fact that she is only 15. Originally, even though the gossip sites went ape, it wasn’t considered that big fo a deal, and a mistake that kids make. Biggest concern is that she is a BIGGEST FREAKIN’ STAR that tweens have right now. Do I want my kid taking alluring photos when she is 15…Hell no. I thought that her dad would have put the kibosh on this sort of stuff. But, it happened again. this time, there is a young fella in the photos with her. I won’t post the photos here, but will link them instead. here is TMZ’s article. It’s time to ground her, and keep her away from cameras….or so I thought.
UPDATE: She and sponge father Billy Ray Cyrus are featured in an article in Vanity Fair which features a photo shot from famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. Just when you thought you couldn’t sexualize a 15 year old any more…think again. She has taken a photo in which she is only covered by a blanket. Once again, no photos here, but here is the link to the article. The “blanket photo” is on page 2.
Sorry, but even though my daughter loves Hannah Montana, I’m not comfortable with the track Miley is on. Billy Ray needs to be ashamed that he has allowed this to go on. I don’t want to sound holier-than-thou, but it may be time to be a dad…instead of a co-star and manager.
They are at it again..Ron & Karen were talking abut baby names this morning when yet another unprovoked attack came. This time, Ron wondered if Lance was a popular baby name anymore and then said that NO ONE would name their child Lance. Uh…RONALD???? Hello??? At least he admitted that his name wasn’t cool anymore due to Ronald McDonald…
From one clown to another…:)
So, I looked to see who’s name was more popular. According to the Social Security Administration (Nervous laugh…) in 2006 RONALD was the 251st most popular name…down from 112th in 1992…a drop of over 70%!! Meanwhile, LANCE was the 321nd most popular name (I never said it was cool…just making a point), down from #204 in 1992. A drop of only about 55%. It looks like Ron’s name is becoming UNPOPULAR faster than mine! GAME, SET, MATCH!
Like I was saying, I never said I had a cool name, I have a unique name. My Daughters have unique names. In the long run…it makes you more memorable, and creates a greater first impression. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. If I had a boy, would I have named him “Lance”? Hell, no. Teasing sucks…trust me on this.
I usually don’t go out of my way to endorse or promote any products or places (Corona…Miles Away from Ordinary), but wanted to give every the heads up about a new restaurant that my next door neighbor owns. His name is Curtis Chism, and he owns Onix, on South Main. First off, Curtis may be one the best and nicest neighbors we’ve ever had, and he is also one if the busiest. Every time we look out the window, he is either coming home from work, or leaving work. Busy Guy…
The lovely Mrs. Ballance and I had the pleasure of going to Onix a few weeks back, and I was about as impressed as I have ever been. The atmosphere was fun, and relaxed, with a great Jazz Trio playing in teh corner. The wait staff was on top of their game as well. We never needed to ask if we needed something (maybe it was the fact that Curtis came over and greeted us when we walked in, gotta take care of the bosses acquaintances…:)) The Wine was good (duh), but the food was what made it all work. Onix is a very hip, upscale Chicken and Waffles restaurant with so much more. Having lived in LA and enjoyed Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, I was really excited about the fact that we finally had a place like that here in Memphis. We had the 20 piece Chicken Dinner (Buffalo Style)…BEST Buffalo Wings I have ever had, Period. And no, that wasn’t the wine talking (even though she had a realy purty voice…)
I HIGHLY recommend you check Onix out. 412 South Main.
Eli Manning is getting Married!!! He and his longtime girlfriend Abby McGrew will be tying the knot in a quaint little ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, at a hotel none of us can afford.
If you’d like to purchase the Mannings a gift from their registry at Neiman-Marcus, click right here. Knock yourself out…
The New England Patriots defense will not be attending, as they never were close to Eli the last time they saw one another.
It seems that Ron & Karen have taken exception with the fact that I like to SHARE MY LIFE with you all…they had no problem saying that I must have some sort of ego, due to the fact that I have posted a few times about things that happen in MY LIFE. They talked about the pictures of my head and my uneven sideburns on the air this morning, and then claimed I was some sort of narcissist. Let’s face it, folks…this is MY blog…and I can say what I feel here. If I am upset about the fact that a hairdresser MANGLED my sideburns…so be it, I am going to blog about it. I’d rather open a window into the personal side of my life that I may not get to share that often on the air, rather than posting pictures of Bat Boy and saying that “lance burned a cheese sandwich today, he was madd”.
Or the “rare photo of Karen at her wedding” from Ron’s blog today…yeah, uh..okay.
Of course, I love them both dearly. I really do… But Ron LIES!!!! And this actually a picture of Ron when he found out that Golf Galaxy was closing down.
At least I’m not posting about those bloody LOLcats…they need to die.
I’m not happy…I had a few minutes today between meetings and conference calls to stop in and get my hair cut. Not a major concern, and not all that sexy of a topic. In fact, I usually wait until my hair gets fairly long before I pay handsomely to have someone take the blades to it.
I have also recently decided to grow out my sideburns. After all, isn’t that what guys in their 40’s do? Show OFF the grey???
On that note, during my haricut, I was asked if I wanted to have my sideburns evened out and squared off…sure. Just don’t get rid of them. It’s the only facial hair I have left…
A few moments ago, I had the chance to look in the mirror at my “evened-out” sideburns and made a shocking discovery…one of them is at LEAST an inch HIGHER than the other!!!
Now, I have to do surgery on one of them to make it look right…or just start over. Ugh… Yes, I look silly…and old. And yes…that is ANOTHER zit on my face. Don’t start. I think they are stress related. As Jules Winfield said in Pulp Fiction: “You’re Ready to BLOW? Well, I’m a Mushroom Cloud laying Mother F@$#*&, Mother F@$#*&!!!!”
