I adore Ellen DeGeneres. She’s gentle, kind, funny, cute, authentic, honest. I can’t think of a single negative thing to say about her. As you might imagine then, I was just a wee bit pissed off when One Million Moms (all 40,000 of them) made a big stink last week about JC Penney hiring Ellen … Continue reading Don’t mess with America’s Ellen DeGeneres
I’m still trying to process the news that Whitney Houston is gone. Only 48 years old. She had struggled in recent years but I was always hopeful that she’d make it back and give us more fantastic songs like “I Will Always Love You.” What a voice she had. MSNBC has put up a wonderful … Continue reading R.I.P. Whitney Houston
I wrote recently about Cee Lo Green changing John Lennon’s “Imagine” lyrics. Now it seems there’s another case of lyrics-changing making headlines. Only this time, the original artist has made the changes, so it’s legit, if a bit corny. Artists are allowed to take liberties with their own work. British musician John Parr, whose “St. … Continue reading But of course there’s a Tebow song
I rarely listen to music. Too many memories and associations. Too much of it makes me cry. I listen to country music even less. It just isn’t “my genre.” Or at least that’s what I’ve always said. And yet there are country artists (eg, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers) I’ve been very fond of, … Continue reading Are you listening, Washington?
Jimmy Kimmel featured a special Charlie Brown Thanksgiving clip the other night. It captures perfectly what I saw during one particular GOP debate. My hat’s off to the people who do the Kimmel Kartoons. This is one of their best. (Despite the title, there’s no mention of Ron Paul in this video.) Update May 11, … Continue reading Kimmel presents updated Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Andy Rooney has announced he is stepping down from regular appearances on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” I’m relieved. He seems a nice enough guy, but I was beyond tired of his curmudgeonly observations at the end of each week’s show. I hope before I do something similar, someone who loves me will take me gently by … Continue reading Goodbye, Andy Rooney
