it was never going to be a good idea

[lexzilla]

to stay up until half four in the morning, when you're already tired, to watch Adam at the AMAs. You end up slightly hysterical and sending odd pm's to moorspede along the lines of 'ahhhh I'm to emotionally invested which way is up who am I did that just happen'. And the going even further off the rails by deciding that as you have a meeting at 9.45am, it would be better to power through staying up all night then getting only a few hours sleep. *facepalm*

My thoughts are the performance are still all over the place. Maybe I'll be more coherent after sleep?

The bad - Adam can sing like no one else I've heard in a long long time. You would not know that from this performance :( But you know what makes him all the more awesome, he owned that on twitter.

The good - The performance. Adam still sounded okay and he is one balls-of-steel fierce mofo. Stage show was EPIC! AND GLORIOUS. AND THE MOST PERFECT ROCK'N'ROLL MOMENT of an otherwise bland and dreary show [with the exception of Gaga who is growing on me].

The genius - Love him or hate him, who is anyone talking about? And I think that's just how he likes it. And how he's using it to make smart points about gender, performance and equality. Here's your politics OUT magazine!

The hideous - Here's what I really find offensive. People are complaining about their kids seeing Adam's gay sexcapades rather then Eminem rapping about how many rapes he's got under his belt. REALLY PEOPLE?

The pretty - he brought it <3

In conclusion: I love this man!

Comments

[moorspede.livejournal.com]

Barbara Walters is probably the most qualified, she's a co- producer. She's one of those "go soft on the subject" interviewers. I remember her asking this question of someone several years ago. "If you were a tree what tree would you be?" She's been accused of deliberately manipulating ratings by shedding tears.

I pretty much love Whoopi Goldberg in any other context, I think she has enormous talent but... Her role on the show is moderator. I'm pretty sure mainstream America would see her as a liberal.

The others are the younger, Christian, right wing, ex Surviver contestant (Elizabeth Hasslebeck) and Joy Behar, another comedian.

I would have been interested to see the show when Rosie O'Donnell was on it, she loudly condemned Bush, and argued with Hasslebeck, and was sacked.

I've never been a great fan of Michael Moore, I like his sense of humour and some of the stunts he pulls are very funny. To my mind he tends to really oversimplify but then I look at who he pitches to... Have you noticed he never says the socialist word? It's so weird that he has to pussyfoot around it. I am being too hard on him.

More Sleazak will be good! Oh, ellen is a gigantic dork. She's got a way of doing light, enjoyably fluffy interviews that leave everybody feeling good. We've been getting flashes of her when there isn't a golf or cricket game. So, I may see it.

You'd better get on twitter and tell *him* that. We still call the dish (sausages and potato etc) bangers and mash in pubs here. He's currently having another run in with the queen.

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

It's sounding more and more like something I'm pleased I don't see. It seems like Hasslebeck has nowhere near the reason to be involved as the others. Does being a survivor contestant make your opinions interesting? At least the others have genuine careers aside from this.

There are clips floating around on youtube of Rosie O'Donnell defending Adam's AMA show and talking about how great she thinks he is. Are those the reasons she was fired? I thought everyone hated bush? And wasn't it her job to argue with the conservative viewpoint?

I don't really have a problem with Moore [although I'm not a huge fan]. I think his films are aimed at middle America and so can only go so deep because he has to simplify issues and keep it entertaining to get people to watch. I guess his effect is just raising awareness of things and then letting others have the big discussions. But I can understand you expecting more from someone considered 'political'.

Then YAY I'm gonna be excited for that. Adam can be really funny so I hope she encourages that side of him. I want them to be all giggly with each other! You're lucky. I'm going to have to wait for some saint to youtube it. Damn - now I NEED MORE ADAM. Did you see the clearer version of the silver ball pic? YUMMY.

Heeeee. I'm so not going on twitter. You can do it :P

[moorspede.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they are eminently qualified for the information/ entertainment they provide, and considering their target audience is female. Too much real news makes our little brains explode.

No, she was fired because she used to have fights with little miss right wing ex Surviver contestant and because she was outspoken in her opposition to the wonderful work that Bush was doing.

Remember after Sept 11 how you could not hear *anyone* opposing the invasion on tv? I remember watching MacNeil Lehrer *years* after the invasion of Iraq and not hearing anyone oppose it. I don't know when she started opposing him.

Oh yes, I saw :o) There are icons floating around of it, too!

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

LOL. And that's why I insist in not knowing a thing.

Oh man. I hate those moral majority panics that sweep countries from time to time. Why haven't we evolved past this yet? It seems so old.

That's true. I remember it only really being The Daily Show that questioned the politics and it was a sad time for the news when a comedy show was being less 'toe-the-line-talking-points' then them. There's some really interesting stuff about the Iraq news coverage in that 'Flat News Earth' book I read, talking about how stories like the ones about torture where ignored or buried by papers for a long time until there was deemed to be enough anti-war sentiment that it would help sales/not hurt advertising to print it.

[moorspede.livejournal.com]

Nope, unfortunately I can see us as little old ladies waving our walking sticks around at the state of things.

Ahh still saying that I could kiss Jon Stewart on the mouth... Without tongue... *s*

I'm still in early days of Idol "watch the whole thing". Ep 18! "Kris, you you may be too humble to become the Idol", Adam, some parts of that song were horrible." Blah blah blah.

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

I'd use tongue!

Hahaha. You really can't do too many in one go. And yet no 'Danny you are an egocentric douche! Desist with the shouting'.