Well…a couple of things here.

First off, New Year’s Resolution #1 down there…has not been carried out, obviously. This has led to…

New Year’s Revelation #1: I suck.

Ok. well…what else.

AH! My Morning Jacket was on SNL last night, and even though I’m only halfway through the show on our DVR (yes…i suck at keeping up on watching recorded TV, too)…i saw their first performance.

They played a song from their upcoming CD, “Evil Urges”, which comes out June 10. The song is called, “I’m Amazed”, and I REALLY like it. Here it is…

hey…also, they’ll be back in their home city of Louisville in August…you should go check them out…the 2 or 3 of you who actually read this posting.

ok…how’s THAT for being P.C.? you know, things in this country are in a sad state of affairs right now. in an attempt to make us all better citizens and protect us from ourselves, our society has become a lot less interesting than it used to be. cartoons used to be so great. sure, they were filled with stereotypes and animated violence, but they were also truly funny, even for adults. they were an homage to cinema and literary history in many ways. now, i don’t even know what the hell is going on. you’ve got a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea and pals around with a starfish, a little bilingual explorer chick, and any other number of weird ass creations.

in an attempt to not expose children to anything that might cause them any emotional trauma, i think we’re going to end up either producing a nation full of really boring kids or really, really strange ones. the funny thing is that the movement to reduce violence in cartoons was based on the belief that the cartoon violence would lead to real-life violence. as the cartoons have gotten more watered down, however, the behavior of children definitely has not. it seems like it has become commonplace to hear about violence in schools now. guess it is time to find something else to blame. (does that mean we can get all those great Looney Toons cartoons back on the air?!??)

and heaven forbid we show anything sexual on television. violence? no problem…but just let a boob slip out at the super bowl and all hell breaks loose. folks…come on…what is it exactly we are trying to protect everybody from? janet jackson’s breast was exposed on tv for like a split second, but the tv and radio industry have been hounded and watched over by the FCC ever since. everyone is so afraid of saying the “wrong thing” and incurring a huge fine from the FCC that they are afraid to say anything. i sort of thought all the racket would die down and things would get back to normal, but unfortunately, that has not been the case.

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as i watch tv, and i do watch my fair share of it, i will often notice when a commercial stands out as being either really good or really bad.  i have to say, there have been some very funny commercials over the past couple of years, but there are some where i find myself scratching my head and wondering who in the hell actually approved THAT ad?

over the past few days, i’ve been sick, so i’ve been covered up on the couch and watching more tv than usual.  that meant seeing more commercials, and one in particular has just driven me NUTS.

ford motor company’s commercials for their new “Edge” vehicle are not so bad, as a commercial goes.  i mean, you get to see plenty of shots of the vehicle riding around, so what more can you ask for in a car commercial?  but the SONG for this damn thing is just HORRIBLE.  the commercials end with the singer announcing, “i like to live on the ed-JA!”.  think of those sunday morning preaching shows on the radio and tv, where the preacher makes it a point to over accentuate the last syllable of certain words…you know, “people get ready-AH!  the new ford ed-JA is coming to take you away-AH!”  it is AWFUL.  in my opinion, ford motor company has been out of touch with american car buyers for a LONG time now.  their designs seem “old” to me.  the newly designed ford mustang is a very sharp car, but that’s the first “hit” in a long line of misses for ford, if you ask me.

they’ve been desperately trying to change their image lately, it seems, but i just don’t think they are getting it right.  this ad just goes to further prove that point.  in an attempt to be young and cutting edge, they come across as old and annoying.  does that make YOU want to buy a ford?  i didn’t think so.