Okay. I'm still not as dazzled as I was the year Ricky Martin tore it up from on high (sigh), but this year's awards seemed a bit better than in recent years, don't you think?
Admittedly, I didn't watch the entire show, as I am an accomplished alternate channel surfer. Sunday's fare: Rock of Love and Brother and Sisters. It really is possible to keep up with 2-3 shows at once! Just click out of the primary show (Grammys) when the boring parts come on. I heard that elder rock statesman Robert Plant was a mic hog and didn't allow poor Alison Krauss to speak. Missed it. Watching acceptance speeches for songs I've never heard falls into the "boring parts" category and I was off to scoff at scantily-clad tramps or marvel at the ability of Rob Lowe to look just like he did in St. Elmo's Fire. Sigh, again.
Justin Timberlake did a bang-up job with Al Green for a performance we learned was last minute. Did you hear they called the Rev. Green when he was in the shower? He just said, "Let me towel off and I'll be right over." A true showbiz pro.
Why was Dwayne Johnson there? Don't care. Me likee.
Katy Perry's fruit explosion was likely designed to distract us from the fact that the poor thing can't sing live. On the E! pre-show, Death Cab for Cutie were sporting blue ribbons to protest the abuse of "Autotone" or something that makes singers sound good when they really, um, don't. Thanks for the insight boys, I'm wearing a ribbon next awards show.
I cried when Jennifer Hudson sang/won. What a brave, dear girl who needs to fire her stylist but most likely is too polite to.
A big night for brits as the gum-chewing Adele beat out heavy hitting favorites like Leona Lewis, Pink and my girl Sara Bareilles for the trophy. Even though I heard she plans to display her hardware on the loo, she did say she locked herself in there and "cried for an hour" when she heard she was even nominated. Keep an eye on this one.
Next up? The Oscars! I'm trying on gowns to see which one I'll be wearing this year....
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