Weekend Wrap UP

Welcome back to the drill! Hope everyone out there had great weekends!!! Now its back to the daily 9-5 grind. How many days til the weekend again???

-Early Sunday morning Talk Show King Johnny Carson passed away at his home in Malibu,CA. He was 79. Carson hosted the Tonight Show for 30 years before retiring in 1992. In that time he interviewed the top stars in all fields and introduced America to many up and coming comics of the time. Even if he wasnt interviewing some top movie,music or TV star Carson would still treat his guests with respect and make them feel as comfortable as possible. Whether it was Burt Reynolds, Bill Clinton or the lady who had potato chips that resembled things, everyone got treated the same. I cant say I watched his show that much, because at the time I was too young to stay up that late. But the few times I did catch his show, I do remember the funny skits and monologues he would perform. After his retirement Carson stayed out of the public life. He felt that he had his share of attention all those years and prefered to stay home or just go out with family. More recently he had been sending in jokes to Late Show host David Letterman for use in his monologues. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Carson family. A spokesperson has said that their will be no memorial service. But I am sure there will be some sort of tribute to a man who brought laughter and happiness to so many people for so many years.

-Switching gears, the NFL Playoffs continued and the last two teams standing are the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. I know, I know I was TOTALLY WRONG on my predictions. I said I would admit defeat and here I am! Both games were blowouts and basically just showed what two teams came to play and which two teams still need more work before they are ready for the big dance. So who's going to win the Super Bowl?? I'm not sure I am ready to make a prediction just yet. I am going to wait til I know for sure that Terrel Owens is going to play for the Eagles. If he's in the mix, then I give the edge to Philly. But, can anyone stop Tom Brady and the Patriots?? They are just on a absolute ROLL!! I've got two weeks to ponder it.

-I dont like the Patriots, but I do like the fact that they are in the Super Bowl. They are the defending champs and its always cool to see the champ in the final round. This way there is no controversy and no "what if's". Oftentimes when a defending champion is knocked out in a early round  and a new team wins it all, people always go "Well, they didnt beat the champions to become the champions, blah, blah". This way, its gets settled once and for all. I just hope the Super Bowl doesnt turn into some 30 point romp for either team.

-Of course if the game does get out of hand, there's still the commercials to look forward to!

-BOX OFFICE REPORT: We have a new number one movie this week. The family comedy "Are We There Yet?" starring Ice Cube, took the top spot this weekend. It was followed by last weeks number 1 "Coach Carter" in second place. In third it was "Meet The Fockers," followed by "In Good Company" and "Racing Stripes". "Meet the Fockers" has been doing strong business since its opening almost a month ago. Its really the only  comedy with mainstream appeal, that is out right now. With no real competition on the horizon, this movie should be in the top five for a while longer.

Well, thats my time. I hope you all enjoyed reading. I'l have more postings for you all as the week progresses. As I post more, my older postings get pushed to another page. If you are ever looking for some of my older stuff, just use the view older entries button and search by date. Its only been a month, so you wont have to search long! Til the next time...

 

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