Don't Go Away Mad, JUST GO AWAY!

First off, apologies to my friend and #1 Brett Favre fan (pictures on the web to prove it!)- Maureen. I don't see the attraction, but then again people gave me crap for my Britney obsession. If she thinks Brett's all that and a bag of chips (when was the last time you heard THAT expression?), then so be it. I still don't like the Packers and I still look for a Vikings victory this upcoming postseason! I'll focus my dislike on the team and not the player.

BTW - the title for today has nothing to do with that, but rather this to follow:

So my thought for today is to gather a list of names, individuals, or even groups that I feel would be better off NOT getting any more publicity for next year. Call it an extension of yesterday's Santa wish list, or just quit publishing hourly updates to it all.

• Barry Bonds.... and the entire Steroid controversy in MLB. Does anyone really respect the overpaid athlete of this century anyway?
• Paris, Lindsay, Nicole.... any of them that walk around carrying a little dog like it's cool. It's not! Get a real job because you SUCK at acting, and your singing albums are only getting worse!
  
• Britney, Britney's kids (the only ones probably more sick of all this than we are), K-Fed ("dad of the year" in comparison), Britney's emotional condition..... you get the picture
• Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie - I admire her desire to create a better life for some less fortunate children of the world... but do we really need to give them all the photographers and headlines?
  
• Pam Anderson and her short term marriages to anyone in a rock band.
• The idiot males who find it necessary to cheat on their HOT wives/girlfriends... included are the idiots associated with cheating on Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria....
  
• Michael Vick.... enough already, let him go to jail in peace!
• The song "Hey there Delilah" by Plain White Tees.... song sucked the first 1000 times it was on
• Lead Paint in toys. No, it's not right but don't freak out so much about it happening!! The world is NOT ending! Quit watching Fox News and you'll realize that the world is NOT coming to an end!!
• War with Iraq, Iran, North Korea, whoever the "axis of evil" of the month is for Bush!
• Nut cases in general that by dwelling on the evil they bring to the world, you give them the fame they desire. Includes public shootings, people doing evil things to their children and others..... need to seriously address this as it continues to show the drop in the overall mental health of our country.
• Rising gas prices.... if $25 per barrel was enough for oil giants to break even a few years ago, then what kind of profits are they getting at $100 per barrel? Blows my mind!

Holiday concert in La Crosse this weekend, hopefully the snow holds off since we have enough to make it feel like Christmas. We're performing music from La Boutique (by Rossini arranged by Respighi) with some local ballet being performed with us on stage, L'Arsienne Suite by Bizet, and tons of recognizable (and non-recognizable) Christmas music! No bass solos yet again:(

Haiku of the Day
Playing bass like THIS
Is pretty kick ass, but no
I can't play like that!

Entertainment of the Day - Finally saw the FINALE of Pirates of the Caribbean.... kind of forgot what happened in #2 other than the dude with the squid like beard but THANKS to Wikipedia, I was updated just enough to follow. Lots of pirates, lots of sword fighting, lots of confusing plot twists.... Enjoyable, but still not my thing. Sappy at the end but that's just me.

Weblink of the Day - Despite getting lost on YouTube this morning looking for Edgar Meyer clips (there's more than I thought there would be!), Best Pictures of 2007 for you to enjoy!