Day 14

Ramblings from my keyboard........... I just heard Lakers head coach Phil Jackson talking about the new NBA dress code. He said that its good for the NBA to "get away from the prison garb and thuggery aspect that has come along with the hip hop music of the last 7 or 8 years." Yikes. That reeks of racism to me. The post game clothing of its players is the least of that league's problems. Phil is right in one sense - the NBA has been catering to the hip hop nation, yet they price their tickets for corporate America. Why anyone would want to spend $85-$100 a ticket for a good seat to a boring, dull ass NBA regular season game to watch a bunch overpaid whiners? This tells you all you need to know - Nuggets C Marcus Camby when asked about the dress code said that players should get a stipend to buy nice clothes if this dress code is put into effect. Camby makes $9 million a year..........

Is there anyone more annoying in popular culture than Oprah Winfrey? Ok, I know all women love her, and she does a ton of nice things for people. But is there a bigger phony? Leah has a Tivo season pass of her show, so I watch it with her from time to time. First off, she acts totally different with white celebs than she does with black celebs. She tries so hard to "keep it real" with black guests. Its beyond annoying. She also acts like - to quote uncle Kenny - she shits fudge. She had the cast of the movie Crash on - which by the way got way too much hype - and one of the people on was the rapper Ludacris. She said said to him at one point "you know, I have major problems with your lyrics, but you still did a good job in the movie." GET OVER YOURSELF! What about how she introduces people? I wish I could put it in writing. Like listening to a Journey song - it makes my skin crawl..........

Going to see my man Paul McCartney tonight at the United Center. I will definitely give a full report in tomorrow's blog..........

Anyone who is not a baseball fan, should have watched last night's Astros's/Cardinals game. The crowd was electric. There was amazing drama, capped off by the Astros being one strike away from the world series and getting completely deflated by Albert Pujols's monster game winning home run. You've never heard 40,000 people get so quiet so fast. Again, the one person I wanted to pick up the phone and call was my father. He would have loved it.........

Ashlee Simpson is a no-talent creation who if it weren't for her father, would have no career. She is all over MTV and I have no idea why. She isn't the least bit attractive (even though her sister is top 5) , can't sing to save her life, and offers nothing in the personality department.........

Song of the Day: In honor of tonight's show, the song today is "Just Another Day" by Paul McCartney.