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Somehow the Grammy Awards have gotten very long and very weird. I sat through 3 and a half hours of half-decent "musical" performances where nothing special really happened. The one exception being the "funk" tribute number, where in a span of 3 minutes, there was (I swear to god) a pimp, a zulu warrior, a guy with a pinnochio noise, a peacock, a native indian, Aretha Franklin, a guy with a huge umbrella, a hippie child, a black panther, a guy in a Scottish kilt, Cruella de Vil, a ringmaster and Samuel L. Jackson all on stage at the same time. It was as if all the homeless people from South Central converged in a circus tent for Black Mardi Gras. The only thing missing was an elephant, but I bet if I looked close enough there was one on stage.

Other quick thoughts:
* Purple Rain is one of my all-time favourite songs and to have Beyonce duet with Prince was an amazing opening to the show! (Dang that girl looks good in anything and everything!)
* Justin's learning from Paris Hilton. When controversy stirs up, attend functions with mom (or dad) as date to make you look more wholesome. But Jimmy Fallon said it best on SNL last night: "Monday was Groundhog Day. Janet Jackson’s breast popped out of its hole, saw its shadow, and now we’ll have six more weeks of overreaction." Enough already. 2004 has barely begun and already we've found the most-overused word of the year: Wardrobe malfunction.
* Congrats Celine! You finally looked in the mirror and got rid of the horrid bleach blond dye job!
* Congrats Christina! You finally looked in the mirror and got rid of the horrid black dye job! Wait...
* Global's "backstage pass" - SO dumb. Those commentators know NOTHING about music and the only way they could get "celebrities" to talk to them was by saying "We're from up in Canada," further perpetuating the stereotype that Canadians live far far away and know nothing outside of igloos, snowstorms and Avril Lavigne. Talk about getting a frosty reception!

posted by Tim at 11:52 PM