Archive for February, 2010

Tigers and cheaters and apologizes, oh my

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Warning: This blog again contains a plethora of bad golf puns. Read at your own risk.
News flash: Tiger could not keep is wood in his golf bag.
Today Tiger Woods said “I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.” This statement comes after Woods spent some time in rehab for “guidance for the issues I’m facing,” AKA sex addition.
Do I believe sex addiction is real — yes — but it is drastically overused as an excuse. What happened to cheating men just being disgusting disgraceful pigs.
If Tiger believes this statement will give him a mulligan with fan credibility he is dead wrong. He said all the right things, but remember this wasn’t one woman — it was a 18-hole course of cheating and deception.
One redeeming factor from the statement was Woods asking for the paparazzi to leave his family alone. “They staked out my wife and they pursued my mom. Whatever my wrongdoings, for the sake of my family, please leave my wife and kids alone.”
But as a member of the media — Tiger it is all your fault. You did this to your family.
Yes every deserves a second change, but a nicely played speech doesn’t cut it. Tiger needs to work to regain confidence back and keep his clubs in the clubhouse.
He needs to work, in private on his relationship with his wife and do what is best for his family. He really caused a “duff” in his personal life.
One thing I found interesting is Woods denied Elin attacked him Thanksgiving night. If that is true I think she should get his driver and work on her stroke.
To check out my original Tiger Woods blog, visit http://onourtown.com/michelleganassi/2009/12/18/a-parade-of-tiger%E2%80%99s-cubs.
(I welcome any comments, suggestions and criticism at michelleg@dailyamerican.com)

Who?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

In 2004, everything changed for the Super Bowl halftime show.
Janet Jackson stepped on the stage with Justin Timberlake. In a split second an iron-clad nipple flashed across the screen and the term wardrobe malfunction was coined.
Since then, officials have gone a bit too conservative with the show.
While it may have been funny calling my dad and sister asking “who” is the halftime performer the performance itself lacked.
At some points I question if A – if half of the people watching the show knew who The Who is and B – Were they lip syncing?
I guess we should be thankful they stayed together long enough to get through the performance.
I understand after hefty FCC fines there are concerns about a reappearance of nipple-gate. But they have to do better than The Who.
In recent years, one of my favorite shows was when Aerosmith, Britney Spears and N’Sync all took the stage together.
There are performers out there that can be outrageous without showing private parts. Take Lady Gaga for example. Put her on the stage and it would be a memorable performance. Get a group of young performers you wouldn’t expect to see together for a duet. Imagine the ratings if Taylor Swift and Kanye West took the stage together.
At some point they need to get over the nipple and give viewers a great halftime show to go with a great football game.
(I welcome any suggestions, comments or criticisms at michelleg@dailyamerican.com)