Sunday Sunday Sunday

Tom Friedman just wrote an editorial explaining his "Geo-Green" theory I referred to a few posts ago: go here.

Boston Legal is new tonight. I wish I could talk like Alan Shore (James Spader). It's easy to talk like Denny Crane, but you need the presence too. "Matt Nania" doesn't carry quite the same weight. Maybe I'll change my name to Denny Crane.

I watched "Ray" yesterday. Go here for my thoughts. My silly mother bought the Full Frame version and didn't notice any difference. Sigh, I thought we'd moved beyond this people. I had already educated her on the blasphemy of full-frame DVDs, but it apparently hasn't completely sunk in.

The Grammys are on tonight. Who knows if I'll even remember to watch them. But I'm still going to expend the effort to choose my winners. This is only a list of the categories I care about, and even then it's a stretch.

Record of the year
“Let’s Get It Started,” The Black Eyed Peas;
“Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles and Norah Jones;
“American Idiot,” Green Day;
“Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys;
“Yeah!” Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris

Uh, what? Oh man, this is gonna be terrible.

Album of the year
“Genius Loves Company,” Ray Charles and Various Artists;
“American Idiot,” Green Day;
“The Diary of Alicia Keys,” Alicia Keys;
“Confessions,” Usher;
“The College Dropout,” Kanye West

These can't be real.

Song of the year
“Daughters,” John Mayer (John Mayer);
“If I Ain’t Got You,” Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys);
“Jesus Walks,” C. Smith and Kanye West (Kanye West);
“Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman (Tim McGraw);
“The Reason,” Daniel Estrin and Douglas Robb (Hoobastank)

...

New artist
Los Lonely Boys;
Maroon 5;
Joss Stone;
Kanye West;
Gretchen Wilson

The future looks bright!

Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Oceania,” Bjork;
“The First Cut Is the Deepest,” Sheryl Crow;
“Sunrise,” Norah Jones;
“What You Waiting For?” Gwen Stefani; “
You Had Me,” Joss Stone

Gwen Stefani, because that song's catchy and you know it.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
“Monkey to Man,” Elvis Costello and The Imposters;
“Take Me Out,” Franz Ferdinand;
“American Idiot,” Green Day;
“Somebody Told Me,” The Killers;
“Vertigo,” U2

Take Me Out, easily. The entire "American Idiot" album is so overrated; what, because it's political it's good?

Rock Song
“American Idiot,” (Green Day);
“Fall to Pieces,” (Velvet Revolver);
“Float On,” (Modest Mouse);
“Somebody Told Me,” (The Killers);
“Vertigo,” (U2)

Float On, even though I'll never listen to it again.

Rock Album
“The Delivery Man,” Elvis Costello and The Imposters;
“American Idiot,” Green Day;
“The Reason,” Hoobastank;
“Hot Fuss,” The Killers;
“Contraband,” Velvet Revolver

Gah.

Alternative Music Album
“Medulla,” Bjork;
“Franz Ferdinand,” Franz Ferdinand;
“Uh Huh Her,” PJ Harvey;
“Good News for People Who Love Bad News,” Modest Mouse;
“A Ghost Is Born,” Wilco

Oh sweet, Wilco.

Spoken Word Album
“Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” David Sedaris;
“Live and Kickin’ at the National Storytelling Festival,” David Holt and Zeb Holt;
“My Life,” Bill Clinton;
“The Pleasure of My Company,” Steve Martin;
“The World According to Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers),”

I will claw out my eyes if Clinton wins.

Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media“
Cold Mountain,” Various Artists;
“De-Lovely,” Various Artists;
“Garden State,” Various Artists;
“Kill Bill — Vol. 2,” Various Artists;
“Shrek 2,” Various Artists

Oh man, wouldn't it be awesome if "Garden State" won this? The indie world would EXPLODE into a million pieces.