tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post117285753750004991..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Camera Obscura - Cruelty as EntertainmentJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1173136710599360972007-03-05T18:18:00.000-05:002007-03-05T18:18:00.000-05:00i always thought of "idol" as horror, but to find ...i always thought of "idol" as horror, but to find others... that's disturbing. the politics of horror may not be limited to horror movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1173045398604584332007-03-04T16:56:00.000-05:002007-03-04T16:56:00.000-05:00that Jed! he's a keeper.that Jed! he's a keeper.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1173036561693166562007-03-04T14:29:00.000-05:002007-03-04T14:29:00.000-05:00Freedonian, I'm with you. That's why I sorta, not ...Freedonian, I'm with you. That's why I sorta, not really, kinda-intrigued with Cowell.<BR/>But, as a former singer (never a musician and daughter of a real musician) I think that Cowell gets it in a peripheral way and I never thought of him being like a blogger, but good analogy.<BR/>Randy sort of drives me crazy. He's supportive but the "dawg" stuff makes me want to get a room with a bottle of Jamison's.<BR/>Tennessee Jed: "Turd chucking hairless, sans tail monkey" Oh dear God, I'm buying you a beer next time I come to Knoxville.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1173020106418429852007-03-04T09:55:00.000-05:002007-03-04T09:55:00.000-05:00Best I can tell cruelty has always topped the ente...Best I can tell cruelty has always topped the entertainment scales for humans. We are a sick bunch of primates. Turd chucking hairless, sans tail monkeys the lot of us.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754214529181108490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172947927950185312007-03-03T13:52:00.000-05:002007-03-03T13:52:00.000-05:00I think Cowell is the guy to listen to if you want...I think Cowell is the guy to listen to if you want to come up with another of the ubiquitous adult contemporary acts that seem to stink up the radio. Personality-wise--- I like him. I think he's "one of us" in the sense that he's like a blogger, coming up with the snarkiest possible comments. If he insults someone that shouldn't be singing, I say more power to him. When I was a musician, I wasn't exactly kind to idiots myself. I was tuning my guitar using harmonics one time, and the guitarist for our opening act came over and said "That's a cool song you're playing". I said "I'm tuning my f'n guitar. You should try it sometime." <BR/><BR/>The only one I really respect all that much is Randy Jackson. I saw him playing with Journey (I think it wa the Raised on Radio tour), an he's played with a ton of acts. He's the guy to listen to--- He's seen true star quality up close.<BR/><BR/>Paula Abdul, as far as I'm concerned, has no business there. She was a here today, gone later today act that got by on cuteness and dancing ability. She was a middling singer who, to my knowledge, wrote nothing that was actually a hit. I'm sure she recognizes a good singer when she hears it, but any more than a cab driver might? I don't think so.<BR/><BR/>I'm giving it one more week, but one more Celine Dion/ Whitney Houston-fest, and I can't be held responsible for my actions.Freedonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599999041887644571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172927087903583862007-03-03T08:04:00.000-05:002007-03-03T08:04:00.000-05:00Freedonian, we apparently have created a huge sin ...Freedonian, we apparently have created a huge sin and karma is biting us in the ass with the American Idol thing. I can't watch anymore. <BR/>Am I the only one who thinks that Simon Cowell does have some sense but is so narcissistic that it kind of gets lost in translation.<BR/>I really, really don't like the Idol thing.<BR/>But, if Saw was on at the same time as Idull, I think I would go get a book, even if it was one of those horrible romance books that gives me hives when I read them and go that route.<BR/>Joe, I'm sitting here watching Rashomon as I type this :)Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172876878302760692007-03-02T18:07:00.000-05:002007-03-02T18:07:00.000-05:00"Have we committed some great sin and are we being...<I>"Have we committed some great sin and are we being punished thusly?"</I><BR/><BR/>sure is a self-inflicted punishment i won't endure again!!Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172873595632373572007-03-02T17:13:00.000-05:002007-03-02T17:13:00.000-05:00I'm on the same experiment you are, Joe. Uncanny....I'm on the same experiment you are, Joe. Uncanny. Never watched it before this season...<BR/><BR/>I didn't need to hear another Celine Dion or Whitney Houston song even BEFORE this. I've been treated to three and four grotesque versions of grotesque songs per night since this experiment started.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't anyone sing anything that rocks anymore? If I was on there, U2 would be about as un-rock as I would even get...<BR/><BR/>Even when the singing is right, I loathe the song choices. Do we really need to hear an iffeminate-sounding guy doing "Fever"? Have we committed some great sin and are we being punished thusly?Freedonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07599999041887644571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172866827631732682007-03-02T15:20:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:20:00.000-05:00Well, given the choice of watching Saw and sequels...Well, given the choice of watching Saw and sequels or American iDull, or H&C et. al, then I'm a Saw man.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1172865210568291952007-03-02T14:53:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:53:00.000-05:00AGREED.I love true horror. But Saw and the like do...AGREED.<BR/>I love true horror. But Saw and the like do not do a thing for me at all.<BR/>If I wanted to watch things that make this uncomfortable, I can just watch Hannity and Colmes.<BR/>And, honestly, I find it all tedious.<BR/>That's just me.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.com