More Bears, Porno Potter, The Uncomfortable Pink Slip, and These Birds Will Sing...Again!

• The "Super Bowl Sickness" is in full swing and I for one have had just about enough! So far this week (and it's only Wednesday) I've heard everything I ever wanted to know and more! It's a bit strange when ESPN shows basketball, hockey and other stuff, and the NFL Network is showing old games from 25 years ago while the local news is pulling in all their resources to make sure we know EVERYTHING about Miami. Some of what I've learned thus far is the current temp. on the beach, if it will be sunny or rain tomorrow, how much the cost of living is there, , how bad the drugs and crime rate compare with other places, how The Bears got a bum deal with their hotel accomodations and what time Rex Grossman went to bed and got up. All of Lovie Smith's in-laws were also tracked down to give their two cents on the calmest coach in the NFL. I've also managed to learn that thanks to all our modern technology, there's not a second in the day that we have to go without hearing the same stories told over and over. ABC7 in Chicago says that we can have all the lastest news on the big game sent to our cellphones via text, or sent to your desktop pc, or your Bluetooth, If you're not up to date yet, they can call your house at 3 am and update you or send you a telegram thru Western Union. Also, McDonald's may have a wake up call however, nothing compares to an early morning call from a recording of Lovie Smith. All that we have yet to find out is how many times Lovie Smith takes a poop each day!
• People in the United Kingdom just don't play by anyone's rules. Case and point: Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe's new gig in a stageplay. The only buzz that comes from the other side of "The Big Pond" is that the teen has a risque role and spends most of the show nearly naked. The play is causing quite a stir because the young man's squeaky clean image onscreen has been dragged through the mud and his future with the Potter franchise now is questionable. Oh, don't worry, he's not apologizing about anything to anyone...he merely just wants to widen his roles, nevermind the fact that the play is about a young man's love for horses who gets up close and personal while almost naked. Those crazy Brits! In America, this is called child porn and lands you in jail!
• One of the first talk show casualties this season was the end of Geraldo at Large. Just a few weeks ago, Jimmy Kimmel had the guy on his show and Geraldo was bragging about his ratings. "We're gonna be on a long, long, time" he boasted. He probably jinxed himself by opening up his yapper because it's already off the air and replaced by M*A*S*H which can now be seen pretty much around the clock. Now, the next one to get the pink slip is this screwball Greg Berhendt (above) who got his own show by some fluke after writing a few books on relationships and writing scripts for Sex and The City. I knew this guy was a hack. He said that he's been in rehab for drugs and alcohol a few times, came Soooo close to being a rock star ( and the dye job on the spiked hair and clothes that don't match say Paula Poundstone circa 1985) He's done it all...that's right, DONE it all. Now he can add talk show to the list of "been there done that". Hopefully he didn't get "Tribune Company" tattooed on his ass like Danny Bonaduce did.
• Finally, as reported earlier this week, this is a big time in music. It really may be the 1980's all over again. Now, there's another group tossing their hats into the ring...The Eagles sure they've had their big reunion tour a few years back and I guess their bank vault is coming down to the last few million.so it's time to hit the studio. Speaking of hit, what group will be the first to realize they can't get along in any way anymore and make a song or two and call it quits? Of the three groups, I predict that Van Halen will not make it. If for no other reason, David Lee Roth needs a good haircut.