things that i do not understand, cont'd

america. america, america, america. let's talk. have you all gone mad? have we lost our collective minds (or our collective sense of good taste??)? i have just been informed that - and i never thought this day would come, really i didn't - LIL WAYNE leads the grammy nomination pack this year with something stupid like 7 or 8 nominations. excuse me?? WHAT??? lil wayne?? the guy who apparently suffers from some sort of clothing disorder that prevents him from ever fully pulling his pants up over his rear end?? the guy with 19 platinum and diamond necklaces around his neck at any given time?? this kid who mumbles about lollipops (and i can read between the lines, mister...i know what that song is REALLY about, and it is not candy. EWWWW!) and looks like he is a 13 year old gangsta is the person that we have chosen to lavish with grammy, i repeat GRAMMY, nominations galore?? i do not understand, america. i am at a loss. this is music? this is where we are going with this?? are there even any real instruments played in any of his songs, or is it all studio produced beats with women panting in the background?? am i wrong? tell me, america, AM I WRONG??? you know what? ok. ok. i'll admit it. i like britney spears. i said it. I LIKE HER. actually, no. maybe I LOVE HER. maybe i stayed up to watch her "documentary" on MTV (oh my god, i just admitted to watching MTV...for shame, for shame!!!), and maybe i have at least ten of her songs on my ipod and maybe i really am a slave 4 her, but this does not mean that i think that she deserves awards for her music. i do not think she is doing anything groundbreaking. i do not think she is creating new music for new audiences. i think she is producing catchy pop sugar music and she looks better now than she did a year ago so i'm ok with her wearing belly baring tops on tv again. what has this lil wayne person ever done that was so amazing?? has he ever had his picture on a bubble gum card?? hmmmm?? how can you say someone is great who's never had his picture on a BUBBLE GUM CARD???!?!?!? (sorry...if you've never seen charlie brown's christmas ((and if this is the case, i encourage you to stop reading my blog and never speak to me again, you imbecile!)), you probably won't understant that reference. but i don't really care.) lil wayne does not have some mind blowing vocal range, he is not a musical prodigy that can play any instument you give him, and in fact, i can't think of ANYTHING this guy has done except pollute the airwaves with music that i cannot relate to. this saddens me, america. i had better hopes for you. for us. it saddens me but i can't say it surprises me. you know who should win grammys?? PEOPLE WITH TALENT. i thought that was the whole point. thank you for correcting my mistake, america. how very considerate of you.

in lieu of this nomination news, i am boycotting the grammys this year. this INCLUDES any website like people.com or perez hilton and their "best and worst of the red carpet" lists. and if you know me, if you really know me, you will know how hard that will be for me. BUT NO. i am not watching. i am not caring. I AM LOSING MY FAITH. i am angry, i am dissappointed, i am dumbfounded. and obviously, i am NOT a fan of lil wayne (or anyone, for that matter, who prefaces their given name with "lil" like lil kim or lil momma). look, america, i have tried, time and time again, to give you more chances to prove to me that you are not in a downward spiral. but that's it. it's over. i am done with your shiteous taste in music and i don't need you anymore to tell me what i should listen to. you wanna know why i keep listening to journey and heart and billy joel and dire straits?? CAUSE THAT'S REAL MUSIC. PEOPLE PLAY REAL INSTRUMENTS AND THEY WRITE REAL WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING IN A REAL LANGUAGE. so. my headphones are on from here on out. i'm sorry, america, did you say something? i can't hear you. my REAL MUSIC must be turned up too loud.