David Letterman is My Hero

David Letterman totally razzed Paris Hilton on his show tonight (9/28/2007)... spending 3/4ths of the interview giving her shite about her prison stint. If you can find it on YouTube, or, if CBS has the good sense to post it up on CBS.com, it is definitely worth a look. While Hilton barely rates a mention on this blog (I know, I know, I get it), it was hilarious that he made her squirm, to the point where she insisted she wouldn't answer any further questions on the topic. But maybe the best part of the entire interview was when he started sampling her new perfume (her fourth? WHAT??!!). He spritzed it in the air and sniffed it... gave a disapproving scowl at the scent... then spritzed some on his tongue... then popped off the cap... and drank it. Obviously, it was water, but, man, that's a bit of classic comedy business on the level of "Attention people of New York: My name is Len Lucas, and I'm not wearing any pants!"

Bless your heart, Dave. Keep on rockin' in the free world.

brings tears to my eyes...

"Hold these hearts courageously
As we walk into this dark place
Stand steadfast beside me and see
That love is the province of the brave"

--Province (TV on the Radio)

"Well we chose this course but
The weather changed
And the river froze
And when it thawed it was running
Backwards and dry now
I suppose it's appropriate to cry now

Over wasted time
And naked lies
Still get wasted sometimes"

--Playhouses (TV on the Radio)

slight return

back from a prolonged dormancy. a lot has transpired since i last posted here: the bears made it to the super bowl (i'm a chicagoan who has lived in manhattan for the past 9 years...) and got their asses handed to them by the indianapolis colts. sure, that first t.d. from the impossibly incredible devin hester had me jumping up and down and screaming like a banshee, but, alas, it wasn't meant to be. rex grossman and his propensity for throwing off of his back foot proved to be the death of that great team last year. no amount of greatness from an urlacher-led defense or a hester-led special teams could make up for the bipolar quarterback and his god-awful inconsistencies leading the bears offense. it took me days to get over the loss, despite a handful of jager shots, a couple chilled patron shots, and a drunken hook-up with a fresh-out-of-college girl 10 years my junior after the game. the new season is upon us now, and after a frustrating season opener against the chargers, it looks like the bears are going to be a playoff contender once again.

but there are more important things happening to our cultural fabric than a professional football game. we're still in this bullshit war in iraq. the democrats have proven to be ineffectual and cowardly in trying to reign in the 'decider' and his policies, and it looks like we're going to have a clinton in the white house once again. this last piece really bothers me, because america desperately needs someone other than a bush or a clinton in the white house. it's been 27 years for the love of christ, since a member of those families hasn;t been in the white house. no one seems to care, really, as long as their iphones are working or they can comfortably watch crap like 'the hills' on their 50-inch plasmas.

this is a bit of a ramble, i admit. i'm kind of just waking up as it is, and i figured it's high time i start getting some of these ideas out there before i go insane. i think it's better to have my stream-of-consciousness exist on the page/screen as opposed to in my head.

thanks for stopping by, and please do return, as i'm looking to post some unique insights on our challenged society more often.