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NORAH JONES!!! and choice commentary from the sports guy
obviously, i'm out of the times, b/c i just found out NOW that norah jones won 5 grammys. i found it while reading the sports guy at ESPN. here are some choice pieces from his article:
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8:23 -- Norah Jones comes out to sing that "Don't Know Why" song, as the Sports Gal says, "I think I have a female crush on her." Hey, we all feel that way. Norah's destined for at least four Grammys tonight. She's adorable.
8:29 -- Norah Jones wins her first Grammy ("Best Pop Album") and thanks her boyfriend in her acceptance speech. Not that I had a chance, or any of us did ... but I mean, that was like talking to a beautiful girl at a bar for 10 minutes, then having them casually mention their boyfriend out of nowhere, and you feel like you've been punched in the stomach. You know that phenomenon? Come on, Norah. At least flirt with us for an hour or so before you mention the boyfriend. That was like being blindsided.
8:42 -- John Mayer has the Sports Gal and Veronica in a trance. I wish I could come back in my next life as a sensitive guitarist who makes weird facial expressions -- the world would be my oyster. Don't you just hate these guys? They're like those guys who can randomly sit down and play the piano at any bar -- you just can't compete with them under any circumstances.
8:49 -- John Mayer wins the Grammy for "Best Male Vocal," as the Sports Gal says "Boy, he's really cute." I wish some female singer would come strutting out with the biggest breasts imaginable right now. Where's Mariah Carey when you need her?
8:52 -- Eminem wins another Grammy (best rap album). Man, he's so serious and miserable, isn't he? Is his life really that bad? What would he look like if he hadn't made a ton of money, a hit movie, some great albums, and won a bunch of awards. He and Allen Iverson really need to get into a support group together.
10:06 -- Highlight of the night: Erykah Badu (with a giant afro) trying to read cue cards, screwing up, saying, "I knew I should have gone to rehearsal," as a horrified B.B. King looks on, inexplicably waving to the crowd, then finishing her cue card reading, but going one line too far and reading the word "APPLAUSE." Words can't possibly do that sequence justice. A solid 98 on the Unintentional Comedy Scale. I'm really enjoying myself tonight. Can you tell?
10:20 -- Going into a commercial, the CBS narrator just promoted, "An Eminem you never thought you would see." You mean, a happy Eminem? A friendly Eminem? A funny, witty Emimem? I'm dying to know.
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i'm smiling right now, because i feel like in some ways, she belongs to ME. true, it was songyee (thanks, songyee!!) that introduced me to her, but i was one of her fans before she became big. it's like a high school sweetheart hitting it big. you gotta be happy for her.
how funny are the comments about eminem and iverson? seriously, why can't they ever smile? it's hard to take them seriously when they talk about the ghetto and whatnot while their diamond studs, earrings, and necklaces are gleaming. i understand it sucked. not diminishing that. but how about being happy where you are?
yakob at 9:52 PM
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obviously, i'm out of the times, b/c i just found out NOW that norah jones won 5 grammys. i found it while reading the sports guy at ESPN. here are some choice pieces from his article:
"
8:23 -- Norah Jones comes out to sing that "Don't Know Why" song, as the Sports Gal says, "I think I have a female crush on her." Hey, we all feel that way. Norah's destined for at least four Grammys tonight. She's adorable.
8:29 -- Norah Jones wins her first Grammy ("Best Pop Album") and thanks her boyfriend in her acceptance speech. Not that I had a chance, or any of us did ... but I mean, that was like talking to a beautiful girl at a bar for 10 minutes, then having them casually mention their boyfriend out of nowhere, and you feel like you've been punched in the stomach. You know that phenomenon? Come on, Norah. At least flirt with us for an hour or so before you mention the boyfriend. That was like being blindsided.
8:42 -- John Mayer has the Sports Gal and Veronica in a trance. I wish I could come back in my next life as a sensitive guitarist who makes weird facial expressions -- the world would be my oyster. Don't you just hate these guys? They're like those guys who can randomly sit down and play the piano at any bar -- you just can't compete with them under any circumstances.
8:49 -- John Mayer wins the Grammy for "Best Male Vocal," as the Sports Gal says "Boy, he's really cute." I wish some female singer would come strutting out with the biggest breasts imaginable right now. Where's Mariah Carey when you need her?
8:52 -- Eminem wins another Grammy (best rap album). Man, he's so serious and miserable, isn't he? Is his life really that bad? What would he look like if he hadn't made a ton of money, a hit movie, some great albums, and won a bunch of awards. He and Allen Iverson really need to get into a support group together.
10:06 -- Highlight of the night: Erykah Badu (with a giant afro) trying to read cue cards, screwing up, saying, "I knew I should have gone to rehearsal," as a horrified B.B. King looks on, inexplicably waving to the crowd, then finishing her cue card reading, but going one line too far and reading the word "APPLAUSE." Words can't possibly do that sequence justice. A solid 98 on the Unintentional Comedy Scale. I'm really enjoying myself tonight. Can you tell?
10:20 -- Going into a commercial, the CBS narrator just promoted, "An Eminem you never thought you would see." You mean, a happy Eminem? A friendly Eminem? A funny, witty Emimem? I'm dying to know.
****
i'm smiling right now, because i feel like in some ways, she belongs to ME. true, it was songyee (thanks, songyee!!) that introduced me to her, but i was one of her fans before she became big. it's like a high school sweetheart hitting it big. you gotta be happy for her.
how funny are the comments about eminem and iverson? seriously, why can't they ever smile? it's hard to take them seriously when they talk about the ghetto and whatnot while their diamond studs, earrings, and necklaces are gleaming. i understand it sucked. not diminishing that. but how about being happy where you are?
yakob at 9:52 PM