as most of you are aware- the Grammy's were on tonight. I am a lover of music so naturally I turned them on. After about two minutes I remembered all the things I hate about award shows. Arrogance. As the camera man scanned the audience full of celebrities you could see self importance slathered all over their faces. Truth is half the people I know sing better than most of the people in that room. They just happen to have more money and better connections than my friends. I also learned tonight that you apparently do not need to sing on key to perform at the Grammy's. Does that seem weird to anyone else? An award show honoring musical excellence yet you can't stay on pitch?
There was also a performer- not sure who he was but he was singing a beach boys song and he kept doing the awkward microphone squat. The one where he just didn't extend the mic stand far enough so now he has one hip pushed out to the side and he's kind of hunched over- tapping one foot on rhythm while holding the mic with both hands because he doesn't know what else to do with said hands. All while eating the microphone because he thinks that makes him look intense or something. Not sure why people think that's cool- it just looks like he's doing the potty dance on stage. "Ahh, I gotta pee but I have to finish this song first!" Not cool.
To be fair- there are a few people in that room with real talent. Stevie Wonder. George Straight. Tony Bennett, Jennifer Hudson, Adele, etc. And others who SHOULD have been there- Whitney Houston. (What a waste of talent- and it could have been avoided. sad.) What did I see amongst this talent- in the middle of a standing ovation the camera sweeps the audience and two women remained sitting holding their smart phones. Seriously, this is a pretty incredible experience and you are posting/tweeting/texting...PUT THE PHONE DOWN and live in the moment. Experience your life for real!!
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