coolmite

So, I’m sitting here waiting for coffee to brew and ruminating on last night’s events. Last night gave me the opportunity to really reflect on pop culture and what used to be the culture du jour (Culture of the day? That sounds good. I’ll have that.).

First, I watched Idol, which is a cultural microcosm in itself. Adam Lambert is my new favorite singer. I’m hoping against hope that AI has a “Ronnie James Dio” week or a “glam metal” week or a ” cat’s tail crushed by a rocking chair” week. His yelping falsetto is ridiculous. I’ll be wailing like him at the end of every sentence for the rest of the week. He’s awesome. He’s the walking Barry Gibb Talk Show. Adam needs to get that under control, though. Vegasing up Wild Cherry is fine, but that’s only going to take you so far.

That’s the fun of Idol, though. You’ll have people like him who will find or create their own niches for themselves. Except for Alison Iraheta, he’s the most talented and “current” singer on that show this year. She’s unreal when she’s on.

WAAAAAAAAUUUGGGHHHYYIIIIIIIIIIYIUH!

That didn’t translate to print as I’d hoped. Apologies.

Then, some of my college buddies and I talked for an hour for the Pointless Roundtable. We discussed Michael Jackson fashion, Big Daddy Kane, jean shorts (which should never come back), sitcoms, All in the Family, Party Down, That’s Happening, April Fool’s Day pranks and Kentucky basketball. You can find it here at www.pointlessroundtable.com. I can’t explain it, but I was and am way behind the curve on all of these subjects. It’s a good listen. Check it out later today.