Yesterday, I wrote some predictions about the 2012 baseball season . Today, I post the second edition of the SF Giants Heat Check, which is my attempt to discuss my favorite team in depth alongside some of the smartest Giants fans I know. The first edition of the Heat Check was posted last month . Here’s part two: (These questions were sent out before the season started and the Giants currently sit at 1-3 to start the season.) 1. The 25-man roster is now set. The Giants chose to keep [...]
Sweet Chin Muzak – 5 Predictions For The 2012 Season
I don’t like the new Opening Day. I liked it much more when Opening Day started on Monday and half the teams would play and then on Tuesday, the other half of the teams would play. This season, the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners “opened” the season in Japan over a week ago and then came back to play more exhibition games. How odd is that? The St. Louis Cardinals and newly named Miami Marlins “opened” the season yet again [...]
American Idol Season 11 – And Then There Were 8
American Idol’s most entertaining man, Heejun Han is now gone. Even thought the judges lauded his version of Song For You, it was apparent that his vocals just weren’t up to par with the rest of the folks. (I have a friend named Hea Jin and I would love to reenact David Letterman’s Uma/Oprah bit from the Oscars several years ago, with her and Heejun. Heejun … Hea Jin. Okay, that original bit died, but that idea did run through [...]
Friday Throwback – Diana King’s Shy Guy
How many of y’all remember Diana King? King has been on the scene since 1994 and is still making music, though it’s been infrequent of late. She describes herself as a strong brew of genres … seasoned with reggae. If you remember King, it might be because of her spot on Biggie’s song Respect. But, it’s probably because of her 1995 single Shy Guy, which was also on the movie soundtrack for the Martin Lawrence and Will Smith movie vehicle, [...]
American Idol Season 11 – And Then There Were 9
Earlier this week, my friend Tiffany ( @TVProducerLady ) and I discussed the show so far on the latest episode of Blerd Radio . Tonight, the contestants are going to be singing songs performed by their idols. Stevie Nicks is mentoring them with Jimmy Iovine. Colton Dixon is singing Everything from Lifehouse. Stevie told him to never cut his hair. She likes the muskrat look? It’s a worship song and he put on the kind of performance that works. There wasn’t many highs [...]
Blerd Radio – American Idol Live And In Color
It’s been a fairly eventful first three episodes of the American Idol finals of season 11. Just three weeks in and we already have four eliminations and the season is just about to start heating up. Joining me this time, just like last time, is my homie from the hood, Tiffany, who you all can follow on Twitter at @TVProducerLady . Tiffany was live at Wednesday’s performance show so she has all the skinny on how it went down live. I [...]
American Idol Season 11 – And Then There Were 10
With Jermaine Jones and Shannon Magrane leaving the show last week, we’re down to 10. And what a crappy 10 it’s been so far overall. The first two weeks of the American Idol finals have been wildly disappointing. The performances haven’t been all that good and the song choices have been befuddling at times. I hope it gets better this week as the crew is performing the songbook of one William Joel, who you know better as Billy Joel. Jenny [...]
Friday Throwback: New Edition’s “If It Isn’t Love”
My buddy @prak_daddy alerted me to the fact that he purchased tickets to the New Edition concert. Big Money posted their early tour dates and they’ve since increased those dates, coming to the Bay Area in the summer. I’m going to have to try and figure out how to see these guys live. Also yesterday, I heard If It Isn’t Love, the hit-single from NE’s coming of age album Heartbreak, and figured it’d be a great Friday Throwback. The video features the Johnny Gill-version of New [...]
American Idol Season 11 – And Then There Were 12
Last week, sweet-singing Jeremy Rosado, was eliminated. He didn’t even last long enough for the nickname I gave him to stick around, which was Big Pun. But that’s not even newsworthy compared to the bomb TMZ dropped yesterday. Jermaine Jones will be kicked off “American Idol” Wednesday night, after producers learned he concealed the fact that he was arrested twice last year and has outstanding warrants … TMZ has learned. We’ll see how they handle it tonight, but it’s definitely big news. [...]
Sweet Chin Muzak – SF Giants Heat Check (Spring Training Edition)
I enjoy writing about baseball. I love writing national stories, like the one I wrote about that fraud Ryan Braun . And I’ll write many of them during the season. But I also love writing about my hometown team. I’ve been following the San Francisco Giants closely since 1983. Every month or so, I’m going to make sure to write about the Giants here, but it’s not just going to be me. I’m going to feature some of the smartest Giants fans I know. [...]
American Idol Season 11 – And Then There Were 13
If you’re the type of person who watches American Idol once the actual competition gets down to the nitty gritty and doesn’t follow the show through the auditions and Hollywood rounds, you are in luck. My friend Tiffany ( @TVProducerLady ) and I recorded a podcast that summed up a lot of what you missed. And we posted it Monday, so go take a listen . I generally don’t like the long two-hour shows. Blogging them is like a marathon, but hey, this isn’t Burger King and I can’t have it [...]
Blerd Radio – American Idol Season 11 Top 13 Preview
Later this week, the top 13 for season 11 of American Idol sing for their pop lives. I will blog the happenings here every week. I’ve watched nearly every episode of American Idol, so I know a little bit about this show. But I grabbed someone who knows even more about this show than I do, and she’s someone who I first met when I was in grade school. My friend Tiffany, who you can follow on Twitter @TVProducerLady , and [...]
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