Monday, February 26, 2007
RETOOL OSCAR
It's time for the Motion Picture Academy to change the format of the Oscar ceremony. After Sundays interminable show they need to jettison some of the technical awards and show us the stars. Leading up to the telecast the cable companies generate interest and excitement by interviewing the celebrities. They "get it". While art direction, costumes and makeup are important, unknown winners thanking unknown people is not the best way to entertain an audience of millions. Let's stick to the major awards, add some special performances, and get to the big awards sooner. You can leave the "Best Picture" until the end. If you really want to be daring, shorten the awards portion of the show and add live post-show interviews with the winners. That would be a lot better than a 45 second speech to thank their mom dad and agent.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
LET'S CATCH UP
A lot of developments this week, lets get caught up. How about the scare in Boston caused by those funny looking flashing ads for a cartoon show. You have to wonder why Boston went into panic mode when the ads didn't cause a stir in other cities. The two guys responsible acted like idoits after their arrest refusing to answer questions unless it related to 70's hair styles.
Sad to hear that Barbaro had to be put down, have to admire the animals courage and attempts to help him recover. It's another story of a champion cut down before we could find out just how great he could be.
Felt a little like John Kerry discussing the Iraq war this week. Unlike Kerry who voted for the war before he voted against it, I said I was opposed to the U.S. invading a sovereign country based on a perceived threat, but we must stay now, until we can stabilize the country.
In response to the request for a comment on the New Jersey property tax reduction plan, yes it is a political gimmick. It's being financed by funds from the sales tax increase and money that would ordinarily be returned to the taxpayers as homestead rebates. In reality its not a reduction in the overall tax burden, just a shifting.
Thanks to Dr Evan Kaplan at the New York State College of Optometry, he fitted me for contact lenses this week and I have shed those old foggie glasses. Thanks for your patience, I was a real klutz.
Sad to hear that Barbaro had to be put down, have to admire the animals courage and attempts to help him recover. It's another story of a champion cut down before we could find out just how great he could be.
Felt a little like John Kerry discussing the Iraq war this week. Unlike Kerry who voted for the war before he voted against it, I said I was opposed to the U.S. invading a sovereign country based on a perceived threat, but we must stay now, until we can stabilize the country.
In response to the request for a comment on the New Jersey property tax reduction plan, yes it is a political gimmick. It's being financed by funds from the sales tax increase and money that would ordinarily be returned to the taxpayers as homestead rebates. In reality its not a reduction in the overall tax burden, just a shifting.
Thanks to Dr Evan Kaplan at the New York State College of Optometry, he fitted me for contact lenses this week and I have shed those old foggie glasses. Thanks for your patience, I was a real klutz.
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