bobparrish's Blog

It's my job to be "in touch" with pop culture....to be in-tune with the 18-44 year old female. It's what I do! So why wouldn't I watch the VMA's on MTV? WDBR's core artists like Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Chris Breezy (as the kids say), Timbaland, Fall Out Boy were all going to be struttin' their stuff in Vegas. And of course, Britney Spears was making her return to the stage to start the show...In two words, I can describe my feelings while watching the VMA's..."I'M OLD"...I just didn't get it...I didn't get why everyone on the main stage was pulling a Milli Vanilli and lip synching. I didn't get the over-produced graphics MTV used when announcing the nominees...In fact, it just gave me a headache...I know what you're thinking..."Geez grandpa, drink your Boost and go take a nap!", or "zip it old man before I break your hip!" I know, I know...I sound like a grumpy old man.

Was my entire VMA experience tainted by the lack of showmanship by Britney's "show-opener"? She was horrible and it set the tone for the entire evening. If you missed it...here's what happened. Britney just walked out on stage, danced like a zombie and lip-synched HORRIBLY. She didn't care if we thought she was singing or not. And there were times when she didn't even bother to move her mouth....Needless to say, nobody in the audience was impressed...Just in case you're interested, you can see her performance and Tommy Lee and Kid Rock's fight here! The point of this whole rant is...I felt much older than 25 watching the VMA's...Have a great week!

BP