Ass Wednesday

Have you checked out the video for Erykah Badu's "Window Seat"? The song is the bomb, but the video just came out and it's a real piece of work. It's tough to come up with an innovative music video these days but this is certainly unique. It's all done in one take on a public street in Dallas. But the big story: who knew she was carrying all that junk in the trunk all these years? As J. Anthony Brown said on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, not only could you put a drink on th at, you could put a whole bowl of spaghetti:



And speaking of ass, glad to see Brooke Adams (formerly of WWE/ECW) return to wrestling on Impact on Monday in the role of Eric Bischoff's secretary. At least this should make his eight segments each show more bearable.


Not that anyone saw her debut, as Impact did a dismal 0.6 in the ratings on Monday. That's about roughly half of what they had been doing before the Hogan/Bischoff era. Time to move back to Thursday and GET NEW WRITERS... I enjoyed this week's Dancing with the Stars, but hated to see Brenda of 90210 get the boot. That's just bad karma coming back on her. Should have been Buzz Aldrin or that bitchy reality mom. Maybe next week... American Idol was predictably wretched. The middle of the show was like a Murder's Row of bad singers. That summer tour is gonna be the joke of the summer.

Shawn Michaels Retires

One unexpected turn came out of WrestleMania 26 that I never really considered-- it looks like Shawn Michaels is actually retiring. He went out with a classy speech at the end of Raw last night. In honor of what may be his last match, I am posting a clip of my favorite Michaels match: the WrestleMania X Ladder Match against Razor Ramon:

WrestleMania XXVI

Last night was the biggest event of the wrestling year, WrestleMania. And it lived up to expectations. For the second year in a row, Undertaker and Shawn Michaels pretty much had the match of the year. Undertaker won, going 18-0 in the most treasured record in sports. Thus, Shawn Michaels has to allegedly retire, although few ever really retire in wrestling. I wonder if we'll see a Flair-esque retirement ceremony tonight. Somebody check Marty Jannetty's travel inteniary. John Cena regained the Raw title over Batista in a good match. Jack Swagger was a surpise winner in the Money in the Bank match. Overall, a great night. Great action, great food and great friends. Can't ask for more than that.

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WrestleMania Sunday

Happy WrestleMania Day! I hope you got everything that you wanted under your WrestleMania Tree!

American Idol Results

This season of American Idol just keeps getting worse. Now the the eye candy of the show has departed with the elimination of Paige. Sure, her verison of "Against All Odds" was absolutely wretched, but there about three other people as equally bad. I can't believe Paula Abdul Boy talked his way through another song and didn't even make the bottom three this week. What a tour that is going to be this summer. They'd have to pay me to go. I'd rather sit through the Jonas Brother and that broad from last night again, which was like torture. Anyway, here is Paige in happier times:

American Idol

I think the most surprising thing about Tuesday's show was that Miley Cyrus was much less annoying than I thought she would be. Sure, her smokey, husky ass voice grates on your nerves but she gave good advice and seemed genuinely enthused. It was another poor night for the contestants, with Mike and Crystal as the standouts. I'm tired of the judges saying that it's bad song choices-- these people just can't sing! Were Ellen and Kara on crack when they heaped praise on Shirtless Boy's listless version of "Power of Love"? I think Paige might be in trouble, but Tim Urban and The Guy Who Sang The Paula Abdul Song deserve to go before her.

News and Notes

Dancing with the Stars was back last night and enjoyed it. Along with it was the return of the suspect judging (did they go to the same school of judging as the American Idol judges?). I have to stick with Chad Ochocinco and Niecy Nash. I missed Pam Anderson's show closing performance as I was watching the major plot twist on 24. Through the magic of You Tube however, it is posted below:



They should certainly send Buzz Alrdin or Kate Plus Eight home next week... The Monday Night Wars were okay last night. WWE Raw was about what I expected with a logical, strong last sell for WrestleMania. Impact was okay, highlighted by a fun tag team match with RVD & Jeff Hardy over Beer Money, plus Bubba the Love Sponge possibly being really hit in the face by Mick Foley.

News and Notes

I am so glad that I didn't get last night's Total Nonstop Action pay-per-view show. The main event was between Fake Flair and Fake Hogan. It ended with some nonsense about wrestlers falling into a hole in the ring. Even the results are painful to watch. At least it makes for fun audio shows from the Torch and the Observer. I included the clip of Lacey Von Erich below. It has nothing to do with anything, but at least it's fun to look at:




On the other hand, it was another good week of Celebrity Apprentice. I hate to see anyone leave (except the Trump family). One of my favorites, Sinbad, was booted this week. Sweet little Maria of WWE fame was the project manager of the ladies this week and they won. I think she's going to hang on for awhile... Looking forward to a packed Monday of Dancing with the Stars, 24, Unsung (Rose Royce!), and five hours of wrestling... And finally, I saw the skank that Jesse James was rolling around with-- man, are you insane? Did you see this Michelle McGee? I'd almost rather lay down with Willie McGee!

News and Notes

The results are in... and it was Lacey Brown who was sent home on American Idol:



It should have been Tim Urban but at least my favorite Paige Miles was spared (and we were spared a group number this week). We will miss Lacey's bright HD hair. Other notes from the show: Why do the contestants have to sing at the end to try to earn The Save, meanwhile the judges are over there huddling and not even listening! It makes no sense. That Kei$ha performance was a hot mess. And I still don't know who that was that performed in the middle of the show... Looks like TNA Impact got kicked in the teeth yet again in the ratings on Monday by WWE Raw. And it's only going to get worse next week, then after that they have a taped show going against the Raw after WrestleMania. As it is, they're being whipped by the WWE NXT rookie show. Take your ass back to Thursday, Impact. It will just be easier on everyone.

American Idol

Poor Keith Richards. If he watched American Idol last night (and there was about zero chance of that), he probably stared at his screen while repeatedly mumbling "what the fook?" There were some pretty sad performances on Rolling Stone night. In fact, I think the show may have hurt record sales. The only way Tim Urban can stay after his wretched reggae number will be if one of the non-descript girls goes home. There are plenty to choose from. Personally, I liked Big Mike, Paige, and Cristal. Results should be interesting. I'm dreading a group performance of "Satisfaction".

News and Notes

I thought the season premiere of The Celebrity Apprentice was really fun last night. There are three people with a wrestling connection (Goldberg, Maria and Cindy Lauper), so I hope they all do well. Sinbad was hilarious, so I hope he stays too. Donald Trump was off the charts obnoxious (even saying at one point something along the lines of "the women are beautiful-- many of you") and it seems to be rubbing off on his son this season. Joan Rivers in HD is quite the experience. The broad can barely open her eyes now. Anyway, it's a great cast and hated to see anyone go. Alas, poor Carol Leifer was shown the door, but at least she got ten grand for her charity on the way out. It's gonna be a good season... By the way, I was pleased with most of the eliminations on American Idol last Thursday (except for Todrick). Glad that we won't have to suffer through Alex Lambert's mullet anymore. I'm looking forward to Rolling Stone Week coming up... Alright gotta go get some rest for Monday Night War, Week 2.

Gaga and Beyonce Do It Again

Lady Gaga's newest video for "Telephone" (featuring Beyonce) just came out and it's fantastic. These two should be in every video together-- not just theirs, but I mean they should be in everyone's video:

American Idol

It was the guy's turn and the were predictably mediocre. If I had seen one more bland fool strumming a guitar to some lackluster song, I was going to turn to a Full House rerun. The first six guys were dreadful. I wish we could vote all six off. Who outside of their immediate family would buy any of these songs? The last two guys saved the day, especially Big Mike with his rendition of "This Woman's Work" (the Maxwell and Kate Bush versions are above). Who's going home tonight? Take your pick.

News and Notes

It was girl's night on Idol and it was pretty dismal. My remaining favorite, Paige Miles, turned in an off-key performance of "Smile" and could be on the chopping block. I kind of liked Lacey Brown's performance (the girl with the bright red HD-friendly hair) and the homeless looking girl was okay on "Give Me One Reason", although I didn't think it was as good as the judges thought. Anyone of those broads could go home this week. The boys are tonight and they're even worse! What a season... Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade because a baby in one of their ads named "Lindsay" is called a "milkaholic". She thinks it's based on her because she has "one-name recognition". Bitch, please. Only if that one name is "Drunkhollywoodbitchwhopissedhercareeraway"... The ratings are in: WWE Raw had a 3.5 and TNA Impact had a 1.0. A trouncing. Impact needs to scamper back to Thursdays. I have a feeling it's gonna go all downhill from here... R.I.P. Corey Haim. A shame.

Monday Night War

Well the first night of the new Monday Night Wars is in the books and I have to give the night to.... Impact. Sure, WWE did what they had to do for business (and I don't blame them) on the Road to WrestleMania but it was a little dull. By comparison, I thought Impact seemed much more exciting. Sure they have bad booking and plotholes you could drive a truck through but if they ever get a booker who knew what they were doing, with their talent they could be on to something. My favorite moments included Sting whipping everyone in the building, Jeff Hardy and RVD's return, Brooke's bad acting, her new mother's boobs, The Beautiful People, Daffney, the X Division match, the army lumberjack match and the main event tag match. In HD, Ric Flair's chest looked like leather and Hogan looked 90. Good night though. Ratings should be interesting.

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News and Notes

- Tonight is the big night: Five hours of prime time wrestling from here on out. Ring of Honor on HD Net at 7PM (CST) followed by WWE Raw on USA and TNA Impact on Spike, both at 8PM (CST). ROH is always solid with great in-ring action, WWE is on a roll on the Road To WrestleMania (they will have Vince McMahon vs. John Cena tonight) and TNA comes hobbling to Monday nights on the heals of last Thursday's puzzling show, but they will have the return of Sting and allegedly RVD and possibly Jeff Hardy. It should be a fun night regardless.

- I caught very little of the Oscars last night but congratulations to Mo'Nique, Sandra Bullock, and Katherine "Bam Bam" Bigelow, the first woman to win for Best Director. I would enjoy these things much more if I had actually seen a movie last year (wait, was Batman last year? No?)

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