We had a blast watching the Grammy Awards last night - thanks in part to our beautiful bartender at our favorite watering hole. However, I understand why people Twitter - that's what I wished I was doing while a very drunk and stinky person was harassing our happy ceremony celebration. How is it that we have a "no smoking in bars" policy and I still managed to nearly pass out from this person's second-hand cigarette fumes? Thankfully that was a relatively brief part of the evening! Now, on with gossip...*U2 kicked off the event - they have an album to promote you know! Their performance was fine, but the mix sounded fucked up. Might as well throw them in the alleged Coldplay plagiarism pile, as a friend of mine claimed the song they performed sounds a lot like The Temptations "Ball of Confusion" - and those guys are old enough to have actually heard the song!
*Tony who? Carrie Underwood and country I don't get, 'cuz it sure as hell sounded like pop to me. However, Carrie looking like a golden goddess I get - she was not messing around with the micro mini flowing number she was wearing last night. There was probably a tense moment on the couch last night if Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo were watching...
*Kid Rock's performance was AWFUL. I mean really, really awful. I'm not sure how he has a career, but his own personal Jesus (yes, that's Depeche Mode reference) must be Auto-tune. Comments from the peanut-gallery, "He's a talentless goon who has enough money to pull a band together." That explains it. Probably wasn't too awkward between him and ex-Sheryl Crow (who presented an award with LeAnne Rimes), as she's more likely to still be hung up on Lance Armstrong than Kid at this point.
*Coldplay swept up several awards and did a pretty cool performance with Jay-Z. The drummer got the mic on one of their trips up to the stage, where he apologized to Sir Paul McCartney for ripping off Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club (regarding inspiration for their hand-made outfits). Where is Joe Satriani's apology? Ha-ha! The group did take home an award for the song in question, adding fuel to fire for sure.
*Meanwhile a drugged, or perhaps nervous, Duffy had a brief and awkward stage appearance and wasn't seen again for the rest of the evening. Note to Duffy: Sorry love, but you are not Brigitte Bardot.
*The much ballyhooed Miley Cyrus/Taylor Swift duo was a sure "fuck you" to the cock-ring purity-ring wearin' Jonas Brothers. Both ladies have exes in the mind-numbingly boring brother band. Which brings me to Stevie Wonder and his management. Stevie performed with the Jo Bros and I have to ask... Who in the hell thought that was a good idea?
*While it was great to see Whitney Houston back on the stage, something seemed a little off... I'm not saying she was on the hard-core drugs of the past - perhaps a few belts of a good Scotch or some anti-anxiety meds? She did get a standing ovation from her supportive industry peers before presenting Best R&B album to the beautiful Jennifer Hudson, who is Whit's clear successor.
*Meanwhile, Robert Plant gets cut off mid-acceptance speech for Katy Perry's performance - but redemption is around the corner...
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