Posted under Haiti, Issues, Reviews

When Jay Leno decided to change his show, I’m not sure what he thought he was going to change.

He threw the desk out the window.  He moved the stage closer to the people so he could get “up close and personal.”

But, what was that all about?  It’s certainly nothing new.  Oprah has been doing it that way for years.  Ellen has a great show running too and she’s about as up close and personal with her audience as it gets.

You say those aren’t late night shows?  Ok.  George Lopez threw the desk out the window too and he’s up and close with his audience.  So really, where is Jay Leno leading the way?

Well, not in ratings.  That’s one thing for sure.  In fact, his ratings are having an effect on Conan O’Brien’s ratings, which is something he obviously doesn’t like.  NBC is thinking about putting everything back the way it was.  But, that decision actually hinges on how Conan O’Brien feels about it. 

Ok, so leave everything the way it is and bring in more of those gimmicks that made the show Jay’s in the first place.  I love when people can’t answer simple questions.  I think that’s Jay’s best shtick ever.  That itself has prompted the launch of quite a few shows itself including the ever so popular “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.”

But, Jay has other funny skits that he does.  I just don’t think he’s been doing enough of them.  Now, Conan O’Brien is not happy.  Do you really think putting everything back will benefit everyone?  What I hear is that Conan has options and some of them are leaving the network all together.  If anything, you don’t want that to happen.

See, for the audience, it doesn’t matter.  All we have to do is change the channel to see Conan.  But, for the network it would be a huge mistake.

Posted under Entertainment Look

Wow!  I could not believe what I saw today.  And the worst part about it is I live in Tampa.  Every neighbor I have just had to come and let me know who won the game as if I wasn’t watching it and already knew.

The Saints were up 17-0 before the half and then went completely scoreless from that point forward.  Tampa Bay rallied a 17 point comeback that took the game into overtime.  It wouldn’t have gone into overtime.  But as luck would have it, our kicker shanked another field goal. I’m not really mad at Garrett Hartley.  He has made 8 out of 10 attempts this year and was perfect last year.

But, what a time to miss.

Then, Tampa wins the coin toss, gets the ball, and that’s the game.

So, I could still get home field advantage.  And the Colts aren’t so scary anymore.  They lost tonight too.  It’s not like the whole world is going against me.  But, I just had to vent.

Thanks for being there.

Posted under NFL, New Orleans Saints

I love watching the Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest Criminal episodes that come on from time to time.  I’ve watched a guy hold up a convenience store with a rifle and then put it down on the counter so that the counter person could take it away and chase him out of the store.  That was one of the best.

I watched a guy walk into a bank with leaves to cover his face.  He ripped it off, clean and easy.  But, they put a die charger in the bag of money and it exploded just as he got out of the bank.  The cops found a guy who matched the slightly camouflaged description.  But, the dead give away was the ink that was still on the man when the cops caught up to him.

I watched a guy on the dashboard police camera hand his wallet over to the police officer.  That’s all fine and dandy.  But, it had his heroine in it.  That’s about the time you hear the guy turn from a tough guy into a crying little girl.

I’ve watched plenty of drunk people cracking their heads on hard pavement, plaster walls, glass windows and steal bars.  I’ve watched them jump off of bridges, cross busy highways and drive cars with flat tires to get away from cops.  I watched three people conspire to insurance fraud.and tape it.  These shows have all kinds and they can bust a gut at times.

What I find most interesting though is who is willing to comment on these shows.  Everyone’s been in trouble.  Most of them, I find funny and have no reason to speak bad of now.  But, I absolutely love the commentators who speak without remembering their own past.

Tonya Harding is a regular on the show and she makes some real stupid statements from time to time.  She was talking about one stupid criminal who forgot to check with his probation officer and video taped himself doing drugs as well as some other things.  Part of Tonya’s sentence was probation and there are just some topics you should stay away from when you are judging others.  She mentioned the probation and I say, “Tonya, stay away from that one.  You’re no better than he is.”

Danny Bonaduce is another one I think lets some interesting things just fly out of his mouth.  But, his are in an entirely different way.  Danny don’t pull any punches when it comes to admitting that he hasn’t led that most perfect life on earth.  But, he plays the bad card way too many times.  We’re watching a police officer give a man a ticket who is just ranting and raving. The officer is maintaining his demeanor.  It is quite impressive.  Bonaduce says that if he was an officer, all of his police reports would end with, “.and that’s when I shot him.”

Lighten up!  It’s just a guy going off about a ticket that he probably can’t afford.  Sure, he shouldn’t have been speeding if he can’t afford it.  You can raise those arguments all day long.  But, many of us have been there.  Most of us can relate.

And the thought of Danny Bonaduce being a cop is a joke itself!

Posted under Celebrity, Danny Bonaduce, Reviews, Tonya Harding, World's Dumbest Criminals

In the urban dictionary, which is hilarious by the way, A Nightmare of Epic Proportions is defined as the boyfriend failing to reserve the suite at the best hotel in town when the husband decides to let his wife go out with the girls.

That’s what’s so typical about these extreme statements.  People use them for situations that are in no way close.  Not all things are "great." Not everything your friend is saying is "exactly" what you were thinking. And not every situation is of "epic proportions."

It reminds me of the time OJ Simpson was in the back of the Ford Bronco and being followed by an army full of cops.  The initial media bites had OJ in a high speed chase.  Then, they were scrutinized for being so off the mark and changed their tune to describe it as a low speed chase.

Epic Proportions would be proportions that are far beyond normal.  They are more in the “great” realm and that’s a very distinct place.  Not every situation measures up to that.  So, stop using it to describe situations in every day life!  How about keeping things in their proper proportions?

Posted under Celebrity, OJ Simpson, Reviews, Urban Dictionary