"Jibber Jabber" part 2

• Series Interruptus - Will it end tonight? As I predicted a week ago, the 2008 World Series has been a bust. In fact, it makes history. It now has the distinction of being the "least watched" baseball event of all time! It may very well be only a matter of time before this annual tradition will make ESPN 2 it's new home. Some records that have been set include this as being the first Series to be postponed due to a rain delay. As the score is tied at three, this thing should only take about three innings to find a winner however, thanks to Borack Obama, tonights game will again be delayed to make room for an Obama infomercial. Maybe it's just me but, considering he hasn't been elected anything just yet, how is it possible to re-arrange the television "prime time" lineup? With no one really giving a darn about Tampa Bay or the Phillies, why must this be stretched out forever? OK, Obama is paying for a half an hour tonight but, as far as the weather is concerned, things like "rain" and "snow" happen when the baseball season lasts about 11 months! If it rains tonight again, fellas, take your umbrellas with you and wrap it up so I can see "Hell's Kitchen Nightmares" tomorrow!

• Ants in the pants? Jimmy Carter's cartoon character makes a return to save us...even if it's thirty years too late! The 1970's will always be remembered for long lines at gas stations, inflation, unemployment and conserving energy. While all these things mounted, Carter was able to earn the title of, "America's worst President". While people were suffering here in the U.S., Carter was most often seen on television dining with leaders of foreign countries. Before he went away however, Carter had started a new campaign that involved an insect who reminds kids abd their parents to use electricity sparingly. Outside of grade school comics and light switch covers, the ants suggestions got stomped (and by the way, thanks to Ronald Reagan, so did Jimmy Carter!) Energy Ant has gotten an "Extreme Makeover" and is all set to make a comeback. This time around however, the ant will focus on the environmental issues we face. Afterall, with the way the economy has created foreclosures, unemployment, and driven us into a global Recession, a 60 watt lightbulb left on all day by mistake will not make a difference to anyone's pile of bills.

• Hollywood legend Tony Curtis is still alive and kicking after having a tough year with health issues. After being retired for a good number of years, it's obvious that Medicare and Social Security have been stretched too far. The poor guy has sold his soul to the advertising world and now is a spokesman for some sort of hearing aid device or something...I don't remember. I was too busy picking up my jaw from the floor when I saw him riding in a Cadillac with a group of twenty something girls with large fun bags. I wasn't too shocked until they showed a closeup of the man. He's wearing more makeup than a two dollar hooker. When you see him with his red, rosey cheeks, lipstick, and eyeliner, you can't help picking up a wet washcloth and reaching out to wipe this stuff off his face. There's a lot of jokes here. He can play the Joker's father in the next Batman movie, do a remake of Rip Taylor's "$ 1.98 Beauty Show" or be a stand-in for a Liz Taylor perfume commercial. Tony, dump that agent of yours! Don't die like this!

• Two "Zeppelins" make the news this week. and both share the possibility of a fiery crash as it's "deja vu all over again" First up is the airship. It's a replica of the famous blimp that crashed and gave us the WLS reporter's soundbyte of, "Oh, THE HUMANITY!". This ride is available for booking right now in San Francisco for $500 fee that sails you over the landscape for about a half an hour. As for me, I'm reminded of past trips on SouthWest Airlines where after 15 minutes or so, some passengers were ready to kill everyone on board in order to have a smoke. While I've seen people sneak into the bathroom and walk out smelling like a chimney, I suggest that anyone who has a bad smoking habit reconsider climbing on board! After a few years of planning a tour, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin who were briefly reunited last year and were planning on releasing new material, they finally decided to go through with it sans Robert Plant. There's a good chance that Plant has listened to the new "Queen" disc and changed his mind about getting back together and keeping the name. In Queen's case, Freddie Mercury who sang lead in the group died in 1991 and the band went into hiatus until last year. They now have Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) as a singer and have kept the name. Jimmy Page is working on finding someone to take Plant's spot and move ahead. Call it what you want but, history repeats itself yet again. Anyone remember the last attempt with David Coverdale of Whitesnake as singer? I've got lots of CD's from Geffen records which couldn't even be given away for free!