Friday, May 05, 2006

The Office started slowly last night but really built toward the end.......even Jim started to get a little uncomfortable with his constant torment of Dwight, though the nickels in the phone was a stroke of genius......the Pam/Jim dynamic took a huge hit last night during the group picture - couple with his upcoming trip to Australia and now his apparent desire to transfer it should make for an interesting Casino Night in the warehouse....Dwight as always was comic gold and Toby has to be the most ineffective HR person I have ever laid eyes on - you never document hearsay and off the cuff comments......Michael Scott ? Worst. Boss. Ever. but I would love to work with him for a week.......

Oh Snap ! Jamie Pressley was great again - "wait until I get all white snake spread eagle on the hood"....I hate for Earl to end next week but i really do want to know what # 1 on the list is......and Crab Man highlighting the turtle.......

swampy abides.....
It's time for my weekly thunks on the idiots on Survivor: Exile Island.....

Terry is a machine much like Tom the Fireman only this is even more impressive in that he is a complete loner in this game - his tribe is gone and the rest of the folks know he has the immunity idol but they haven't been able to make him play it. He has to play it this round, either for himself or for someone he wants to bring to the Final 3 with him. he did the right thing and made the right choices about who got "love" and who didn't - and grow up Aras - more on that later

Shane had a nice taunt at the end but the best moment was when Courtney realized that Shane was on his way to the Loser's Lodge and her 3 days of peace were done.....I have thunked that Shane was playing a character this entire season and I seriously doubt that he was giving up cigarettes - that was just a ploy to get some earlier sympathy and a pass for some erratic behavior......

Danielle - you are just moments away from your spread in Maxim/Stuff/FHM - you dogged Terry at the last vote and got the "love" that you deserved - she has been competitive in the challenges but her only hope to get to the Final 3 is through immunity or terry since Cirie & Aras are a pair....

Cirie - I have done a complete flip-flop on Cirie from Week 1 when she was scared of a leaf - she has played smart - kept herself off the chopping block when she was the obvious next one to go home and has turned into the puppetmaster for Aras & Danielle - she is the only person that I think can logically beat Terry on her own merits and not sour grapes voting......

and speaking of sour grapes Aras - quit the whining. Of course terry is going to pick his own wife and it was a strategic move for him to take Shane & his son since Shane will now probably give him his $1m vote due to the knife you helped stick into his back. It was also smart for Terry to give Cirie her hubby for camp - sticking you with a hug from mommy effectively threw you off your game mentally - as evidenced by your hissy fit - and gave terry another small edge come challenge time. Aras should have dominated in the physical part of the game but he has shown that he does not have enough overall game to be a realistic factor....

So what happens after the next immunity challenge - if Terry wins then he votes Aras and Danielle should vote the same way - Cirie either sees the shift and goes with them or votes Danielle with Aras for a tie - Terry then gives danielle the immunity idol and Aras goes home without so much as a purple rock.......if Danielle wins immunity they could all vote for terry but with the idol in his possession, it's his vote that decides who goes home and you know he throws his vote at Aras just like he did last night (and what's up with Jeff not reading that one ????) and Aras goes home......if Cirie wins, then the votes again either got to Terry or Danielle but again with Terry possessing the idol it would be up to whoever got the 2nd most votes and that would again be Aras thanks to terry......and if Aras wins immunity then the vote goes against Danielle from 2 of them and two for Cirie and Danielle gets the immunity idol.....the reason that Danielle gets the idol from terry is that she is less of a final 2 threat than Cirie.....Terry's dream final 3 is Terry, Danielle and Cirie with Terry taking Danielle to the final 2 with him

I haven't been thrilled with this season of Survivor but it has boiled down to an interesting Final 4 with very interesting combos & options.......

swampy abides....

Thursday, May 04, 2006

So the lesson we learned last night boys & girls is, "Don't drink & drive in Hawaii".

What a great episode of LOST - plenty of speculation ahead of time that Michael had been turned by The Others so it was no real surprise (or loss) that he shot Ana Lucia but the gut shot on Dirty Libby just came out of left field - will she be the only cast regular to not get a flashback episode ? And what does this do to Hurley's backstory from just 2 episodes ago ????

Jack's father gets kudos for another excellent flashback appearance and yet another connection to the survivors - though AL is no longer a survivor. Does this mean that somehow this is all Jack's personal hell ? And who is Jack's sister ? Claire ? Oh what tangled webs we weave....

and Paris goes home - didn't see it but she could not have been surprised - I will have to check realitynewsonline.com for the recap - Elvis week next week - ladies & gentlemen, Chris may leave the building.....not a lot in that song catalog for him to cover......

Got to watch Stephen get told to pack his knives and leave again this morning - the arrogant prick that he is had no comment afterwards to the judges, no thank you's for your help and the opportunity - nothing - and then he went on to spout off about he will raise the bar to levels not seen in the US - prick

Mindy McCready's video where she wanders through the French Quarter may be old but she still looks great - and Deanna Carter is not a classic beauty but there is just something about her in "Ther's No Limit" that just makes me want to........

Thank you to the Strawberry Blonde on NJ Transit the other night - you were a lovely sight to behold.....

the one thing I have to admit that I miss about working out at 5am instead of 6am is Kristine Johnson and the entertainment reports on MSNBC at 5:21 & 5:51 - she sure looked tousled on Monday morning - a quickie before going on the air perhaps ???

soemone recharged my Starbucks card so I guess I will drink for free from the Evil Empire for the next few days....

swampy abides.....
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

I slept through my alarms this morning and completely missed my workout. Now everything feels off......

Paris has dumped Stavros and is now stepping out with the gay poster boy of Phoenix - she can probably make him forget he was the #10 pick but why the wig Paris ?

I'm in a Carolina Frame of mind.......

New LOST tonight - is it 9pm yet ????

my American Idol thunks -

Elliott - okay.....nothing special - he will make money but he won't win the competition

Paris - Kiss ? Damn I'm old. Prince was turning purple while he watched and Mary J. Blige didn't love you either. It's time to go home little girl.

Chris - I hated both songs but Chris sounded good on the first one - just strained & screaming in the 2nd number - he has the fans to pull him through

Kat - That was certainly a different take on "Against All Odds" - not a real good effort....and her voice isn't rich enough to do KT Tunstall but there are other songs of hers that I think would really fit Kat stylistically - it was fun and her fans were probably working overtime last night....and yes, I have McPheever......

Taylor - they talk about taylor being old but I remember when "Play That Funky Music" was released - he really looks like a drunk wedding singer rolling on the floor - and what chart did he look at - I have been scanning the net looking but haven't been able to find any chart that includes "Something" - sounded good.....the Soul Patrol won't let him go home just yet

Nothing tonight really stood and Kat's first song was the worst of the evening with Chris's scream ridden 2nd effort coming in 2nd......still no Kelly Clarkson moments to date

My Bottom 2 - Paris & Kat with Paris going home

America's Bottom 2 - Elliott & Paris with Paris going home

less than 100 days until the broncos first pre-season game kicks off - thank you to the Denver Post www.denverpost.com for the clock

Blaine McCallister is ranked # 613 in the OWGR

swampy abides.....

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

I don't think that it is possible for me to drag anymore than I already am this morning.....

5 wide at Talladega is never going to end up pretty.....it only took 8 laps for my NASCAR team to bite the bullet this week.....

It was a boring "Battle Oyster" on the 4am showing of "Iron Chef" and there was no way that I was watching Celebrity Poker......

Crowd sound 50/50 on Johnny Damon.........thank you Detroit for taking the spotlight of shame off of my Rangers.....Jarome Iginla got his ass kicked last night in that fight......I hate the lakers and would never cheer for them in a series or a game but even I want to see Lakers-Clippers in the next round of the NBA Playoffs......

I need to download some Mindy McCready......

the freaky looking pierced Metro girl is gone from the corner of 34th & Broadway - in her place is a dude that stares at every chicks ass as they walk by - subtley is lost on this clown

Kat should not try to sing KT Tunstall tonight - Black Horse & the Cherry Tree will not fit her.....I'm planting my hot lemon pepper seeds during the show tonight - everyone sings twice so Paris gets to dress up as 2 different characters tonight - I hope she goes home......

I didn't get to cook this past weekend - I better get to cook on Saturday night.....

swampy abides......

Monday, May 01, 2006

Was surprised but pleased with the Broncos trading up for Jay Cutler - loved the deal for Javon Walker in the 2nd round - the TE in the 3rd round sounds like a good fill for Putzier and the 2 WR's in the later rounds won't hurt to have in camp - too bad we couldn't get something for Lelie - and is Ron Dayne really my starting RB right now ?????

Jets made 4 solid picks in Ferguson, Mangold, Clemens and the QB/WR from Missouri - Ferguson & Mangold will be fixtures on the line for the next 10-15 years - Clemens will be starting in 2 or 3 years and Smith (I think) is another Randle-el....Drew Brees must have wet himself when he heard that Reggie Bush was coming to Nawlins.....Vince Young and LenDale White - you have to like being a Titans fan this morning........Pats made two very strong picks with their first 2 choices......and Marcus Vick did not get picked - character has become a factor in today's NFL.....

Rangers in 2007 !!!!

I'm through episode 6 of The Sopranos and I just can't help but think that Dartford just isn't far enough away for Vito......Tony had to beat on someone so why not Perry ?......if you were Finn, wouldn't you have run as fast as you could and as far as you could by now ????.....Chrissy is putting on the pounds - he needs a real storyline and soon......

I don't like Ashley at all and Jeanne just doesn't seem to have enough in her to win, so I am going t6o be pulling for julie to sneak in and steal the title at The Big Break V

Finally got to see Stephen get told to "pack his knives" on Top Chef this morning at 4:56am - what a great way to start my day.......

Sawx fans should cheer JD until he steps into the batter's box - then all bets are off and he should get called every name in the book.....

I downloaded "Green Grass & High Tides" by the Outlaws last night because I could - that record had a groove worn into my freshman year........

I love Cindy Brunson but I am starting to miss Michelle Bonner.....Suzy Kolber looked good enough to kiss Joe Namath on Saturday......

Coke Blak is not good but I have only tried it once......

my golf clubs still have dust & cobwebs on them......

whatever happened to Jessica Andrews ?

swampy abides.......

Friday, April 28, 2006

Happy Birthday You Know Who........

Game 4 is tomorrow at 3pm at MSG and I have no faith in the NYR which means I must be a true blue fan - we expect nothing but the worst but deep in our hearts we will never really give up the ship - teams have come from down 3-0 before - not a lot of them but we have to get at least one win out of the series - Larry brooks makes the point today that we should call up a couple of the kids from Hartford now that they are out of the playoffs - we do need shooters since this team has reverted to the pass happy pretty goal teams of the late 70's early 80's - as Bilol Chadwick used to yell at Barry Beck - "SHOOT THE PUCK !!!"

Cirie pulled a move off last night in Survivor that would have made Rob C from Survivor Amazon proud - she needed Danielle and she got her when it counted most - now she is sitting pretty for at least Final 3 since Terry is going to have to use it or lose it with the immunity idol and he is going to have to do it soon.........Shane has his SAG card so I can't help but think more & more that he is playing a character rather than him being just plain insane......Danielle has Maxim, Stuff or FHM written all over her when the game ends and Courtney couldn't get off my TV screen fast enough - good riddance

I'm reading a cyber mystery that I must have bought in an aiport 4 years ago when it was cutting edge - it seems so dated now.......

Oh Snap - Earl was firing on all cylinders last night - Carb Man was all set to hassle the white man.....The Office was priceless as Jim pulled off the "Jinx - Buy Me A Coke" - how can Pam not want to just rip his clothes off and maul him in the break room......Dwight should be a lock for supporting actor in a comedy Emmy for years to come.......

Time to start hacking up the ground for my new garden and to get my seed pods started - I'm excited about the Heirloom Hot Lemon Pepper seeds I picked up last weekend - I also think that I should plant some sweet peas along the fence area just to see if they climb and grow.....

Cross Canadian Ragweed is my alternative country band recommendation this week.....

Can the Jets screw up the # 4 pick in this weekend's draft ? Stay Tuned - 131 days until kickoff....

swampy abides......

Thursday, April 27, 2006

So Kellie Pickler is finally gone on American Idol - she spared us a repeat of the high note from Unchained Melody by babbling her way out after her "Bad Day" video montage (I did like the acoustic version of Bad Day and downloaded it after the show). I am sure that once the American Idol Top 10 Summer Concert Tour is over we will see Ms. Pickler grace the pages of one of the lad mags like Maxim, Stuff or FHM........Miss Stanley County 2004, you will be missed......and hopefully Paris will soon follow

The apology to Kat was a surprise and was needed - she definitely was a lot better than the judge's initial reaction and she needed to know and so did the voting public - though getting that type of rip job while singing in the leadoff slot may have been just the motivation to get her fans to keep on dialing........the top 2 vote getters last night should be the Top 2 in the Finale in May

LOST was an unwatchable clip show.....

Hey Crab Man - NEW EARL AND NEW OFFICE TONIGHT !!!!!

swampy abides......
We needed Willis Reed and we got Neal Walk.......all season long I kept hoping that no one would wake me up and I would find that it was all a dream and now I keep hoping that someone will wake me up so my nightmare will end.....

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Henrik will start tonight and Kasparaitis will miss another game on defense - the big question though is Jagr. Will he play ? The papers all quote him as saying it would take a miracle but I can definitely see him having a "Willis Reed" moment after taking the needle in the shoulder. Even if he only plays on Power Plays, he will give the fans and the building a huge boost......I do see tonight's game going to the Rangers - the devils will come in overconfident and the Rangers will be desperate - I look to Henrik to be sharp.......

Rangers 4 devils 1 - Prucha nets 2......

swampy abides in the Blues........
A shout out to Parts Unknown over at the W (click thru on your right) for his review of last night's American Idol - I am sure that JayJayDean will chime in soon with his weekly must read too.........and on to my review.......

Kat - when are Idol contestants ever going to learn that you should never ever pick a Whitney Houston, Mariah ("Dawg, I worked with Mariah")Carey or Celine Dion ? The judges will kill you no matter how well you sing....that said, Kat looked great and sang the song really well....and Kat sings Opera too and yes, I have McFeever...

Elliott -Where was all this judge love coming from and who's medication did Paula scarf down this evening ? MSNBC reported this morning that She & Seacrest are having a behind the scenes feud - but back to Elliott - sounded fine but wasn't great - like I said on Song Book night - he can make some coin doing this genre.

Kellie - what is that growing out of the center of your hair ? She hits the high note and the raccoon moves out of my attic, mice flee the basement and today I will play it over & over again outside to see if it can get rid of the woodpecker too. Even her review/vote clip has her killing the high note. For the 2nd week in a row she butchers her song and knows it. She is this year's Nikki McKibben - no real talent but a fanatic southern voting bloc - she should go home.

Paris - she plays dress up as Dionne Warwick this week and gives us some Babs - not bad but not great and certainly unbelievable but then again if Renee Olstead of Still Standing (amazon.com) can sell records in this genre and at the same age then Paris can too. Her fans are still going to have to step up.

Taylor - He needs the Soul Patrol - that performance barely had enough for the review/vote clip at the end.

Chris - I'm not a fan but that was very well done. Now he just needs your calls & text messages.....

My Bottom 3 - Kellie, Taylor, Paris but Kellie & Taylor are safe due to the fanatics who back them

America's Bottom 3 - Paris, Elliott & Katharine with Paris saying good-bye only because I don't think she has the bloc of voters to pull her through....

more on the Rangers, LOST and other things I thunked about this morning at 4am and again on the train later......

swampy abides......

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

So let me try and get this straight, Charlie Sheen used to chase Heather Locklear on SPIN CITY - Denise Richards kissed Heather on SPIN CITY before she married Charlie in real life - Denise is divorcing Charlie and Heather is divorcing Richie Sambora - and now Denise is dating Richie - so when does it come full circle and we have Charlie chasing Heather in real life ?
Renney panicked and Sandis Ozolinsh should have been wearing red & black.....that was just painful to watch.....first we give up 5 PPG in Game 1 and now 2 SHG in Game 2.....the Garden should be alive on Wednesday night and I fully expect Jaromir Jagr to have a "Willis Reed-like Moment"......I also expect the Henrik that backstopped the boys all year to step up and shut the devils down - this series will come back to MSG for a Game 6

Gail O'Grady has never been a favorite but after her appearance as a redheaded nympho on Two and a Half men last night, I thunk she can find a spot on my list - 43 years of goodness.....

What happened to Girl #9 on Deal or No Deal ???? That was not my old favorite last night - I may have to switch my allegiance to either # 11 or # 17......

speaking of #'s - parked in Joe Willie Namath yesterday and parked in Felix Millan today - I felt I deserved the shame of it.......

Love Songs on American Idol tonight - Chris should be able to find a slow burn rock song to perform and everyone else should be fine in this element - most of all Katharine - (an aside to my recent commenter - Kat screams ??? Are we watching the same Kat ???) - Kelly will need her strong fan base to hit the phones tonight because her voice is the weakest of those that are left......she will probably be safe as we have seen the power of the southern voting bloc in 3 of the 4 seasons of AI......

LOST recap tomorrow night - I hate that........

It's Five o'clock somewhere......swampy abides

Monday, April 24, 2006

Who cares about the final score. It's only one game. I am more concerned with the penalties, Jagr's shoulder and Tom Renney's statement in the Star Ledger today that he may start Kevin Weekes tonight......

I went to a silent auction this weekend and ridiculously overpaid for an item that made my children ridiculously happy so it was well worth the extra scratch.....

I need to do some cooking this weekend - I also need to get my garden ready and get some dirt turned - bought some heirloom hot lemon pepper seeds this weekend - I love trying out new peppers.......

Rat is classic again today - you are missing great stuff if you aren't reading him everyday

I am now 3 weeks behind on The Sopranos which is great since I like watching multi-episode blocks instead of one at a time......

I have to credit Boston Idol over at the W for this one - C-List Celebrity Crabfishing - can we get this one done now ????

that was a hell of a big yawn this morning on the south side of 39th between Park & Madison - you know who you are.......and a big thank you to the young lady on east side of Sixth heading south from 36th........

our office coffee sucks.....

I'm good to go - swampy abides........

Friday, April 21, 2006

Rat from "Pearls Before Swine" continues to be the strongest and most consistent character on the comics page today - do yourself a favor and go ahead and click on the link on the right and read today's strip......

I keep expecting to see Shane dancing around a pig's head on a stake in the jungle - classic gold last night when he was concerned about his being naked and on camera than for Bruce - Terry is gold to the final 3 and Cirie is slowly becoming my sentimental favorite to win the $$$$....

KPOA - Maui's Island Style is back online LIVE !!!!

So lets talk Rangers-devils......

A lot is being made of the fact that Henril Lundqvist is a "rookie" and never played in a playoff game but what most people don't understand is that henrik has played in World championships every year since 2000 - he's won the Swedish Elite League Championship (just last year) and he backstopped Sweden to the GOLD in Torino this past february. He has played on big stages and played with a whole country & national pride riding on his shoulders - admittedly the expectations of the Blue Seats are much tougher than the whole country of Sweden but what I am trying to say is that Henrik will not be psyched out. What worries me is the defense play and whether the Rangers D will make one to many mistakes/bad passes and give up a few too many 2 on 1's - Brodeur can & will be had and I actually think that for once, the Rangers may actually have a slightly deeper bench - Matvichuk and his back are a question mark as are Colin White and his groin - the devils D is suspect - it can't be ignored that the devils won 11 in a row and the Rangers have lost 5 in a row but all that goes out the window when the puck drops Saturday at 3pm in front of a mixed crowd in the Swamp - I fully expect there to be a lot of Blue in the stands - you might get Jagr shut down for a game or 2 but you can't stop him in 7 - Rucchin & Rucinsky both need to come back strong and Prucha will be the difference maker - Rangers in 7

Thursday, April 20, 2006

No surprise at all in seeing Ace take the pipe last night. Only a real minor surprise in seeing Chris there as the AI voting public is notoriously fickle when a favorite has an okay week in a genre way outside their element. Kellie acted like she had just won the final showcase on The Price Is Right when she heard that she was safe. Love Songs w/ Andrea Bocelli - should be another interesting week for Chris - I fully expect to see Taylor on his knees bending down in vocal emotional pain.......

Wow, Celebrity Cooking Showdown is really bad and what a surprise that Miss USA (an NBC Show that is on in the next week) was the winner last night.......Top Chef is much better - I wonder who got the boot.....I just couldn't stay up for it.

I definitely approve of the new window display in the Victoria's Secret store in Herald Square.....I also approve of the young lady I saw walking up the west side of 5th between 36th & 37th yesterday..........

Taped ALIAS - don't know when or if I will watch it.......

Still collecting my thoughts about the Rangers - stay tuned

still haven't ried Coke Blak but I will......

I need to download more tunes to my ipod now.....too bad I'm at work......

Hey Crab Man ! Earl & the Office are both repeats but they are both new to me - NBC would be glad to know that I am recycling one of their old ad campaigns......

The Jetta ads scare the crap out of me

swampy abides

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

My American Idol thunks for Songs from the Great American Songbook night.....

Chris - I expected the alt-rock version of a standard but then read that arrangements had to stay true to the original. I figured he was screwed but he put together a very nice rendition and performance. He was safe no matter what he did anyway.

Paris - So who are you playing dress up as this week ? Natalie Cole ? You don't look right in what you are wearing. The song was okay for me and better than some of your other weeks but I am just not a fan.

Taylor - Good thing that there were 2 halves to that song - you killed the ending and that was what they showed in the recap. The Soul Patrol should pull him through.

Elliott - eh. This could actually be a genre that you could make some decent coin in should you get a record deal. Nice enough voice but absolutely nothing remarkable about him in any way. Bottom 3 no matter what he does.

Kellie - Yikes !!! Bewildered is right. Good thing you have "great shoes". Her fans are going to have to do a lot of dialing......and Simon said it looked like she was wearing her prom dress - wrong - this is Kellie's Prom Dress...http://dlisted.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-kellie-pickler-wore-to-her-prom.html

Ace - Double Yikes !!! You look ridiculous and you may have just saved Kellie Pickler from having the worst performance of the night. Time to finally go home - please !!!!!!

Katharine - No surprise that she killed here. I have heard better versions of the song - but then again, I am old so it makes sense that I have heard a lot of versions too - but this was up there. She looked great and sang beautifully. One problem that I could see is that I only got 5 busy signals - while voting for her about 15 times - 45 minutes after the show ended on the East Coast. She does seem to have a west coast fanbase so maybe they will pick up the slack.

Bottom 3 in reality - Kellie, Ace, Elliott - Bottom 3 per America's votes - Ace, Elliott, Paris - pack your bags Ace and give us one last pout as you sing yourself out......

thunks about the Rangers a little later today......

swampy abides

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The phrase that every AFC West fan is going to love to hear this year -

"....and now starting at QB for the Oakland Raiders, Aaron Brooks......"

oo- I'm scared........

Hey Crab Man - 141 days until the season starts.......

swampy abides
Sucky Bucky finally hit the door last week - he stuck around longer than he should have which just goes to show that you never can underestimate the lack of taste in the American Public......I mean you are currently reading my drivel so I rest my case........

Great American Songbook hosted by Rod Stewart - this should be an interesting week in that no one is really hurt by the genre. Chris might have the hardest time but quite a few standards could be arranged in a way that plays to his strength. I would think that "My Way" would play well for him. Kellie is fairly safe but her potetial downfall could be picking a song that is too big for her. Katharine should knock this one out of the park no matter who or what she sings. Ace & Paris can make eyes at the camera and play dress-up in order to try and stay ahead of a fading Elliott. Taylor should set up a rematch with the mic stand and sing Dean Martin's "Ain't that a kick in the head".........

and now on to more important things.......

Henrik is back tonight and we need him to be sharp and we need the boys to step up and validate this season. Making the playoffs is great but at this point nothing short of winning the Atlantic will due. We can't go into the playoffs on a 5 game slide and in NJ, Philly or Buffalo.....Marc Staal has been sent to Hartford - I bet if his season had ended a week earlier he would have played in one of the last 4 games......Kasparaitis & Rucchin will be welcome returns to the line-up......and I best not see Colton Orr in the line-up.......is it 7pm yet ?

The Texans aren't going to take Reggie Bush ???? I can't see Gary Kubiak being in favor of that move.....The Broncos have had 14 WR's in for pre-draft visits - I wonder if they are going to pick a WR with one of their 1st Round picks ???????

Celebrity Cooking Showdown is a disgrace..............Deal or No Deal had soem B Team Briefcase chicks in the line-up last night............How did Mark Burnett wind up with this annoying cast of idiots ???? Courtney, Shane & Danielle may be the least deserving survivors ever.......no LOST this week as we get a 2 hour return of Alias - I know that Jennifer Garner has been tainted for life and that I have dropped her from all of my lists but I have to admit that she is looking very, very MILFy these days........even so-so repeats of Two and a Half Men are funny.....it was Battle Carp on Iron Chef at 4am - I chose not to watch - caught the final fight scene from Lethal Weapon instead..........

I hope that Carrie Underwood releases "Before He Cheats" as her next single/video - the humor in seeing her do shots of whiskey and beat up a car with a bat would be worth the 3+ minutes......and speaking of Carrie, I hate Rascal Flatts but I have to give them props at the CMT Awards for starting their acceptance speech by stating that they were glad that Jesus was no taking the wheel in this category too......

I hate to quote Al Davis but..........JUST WIN BABY !!!!!!!

swampy abides........