I took some time to play with my XBox 360 today, and I wanted to play around with some of its features. I have it hooked up to the wireless network, so I can move it back and forth, which will hopefully keep it from being damaged by my two year old on a rampage. (I also bought the Best Buy 2 year warranty just in case......)

Anyhow, it seems the featured music download is some video by Jessica Simpson. Before you go rolling your eyes, please allow me to explain. My musical tastes currently run more to the likes of Pedro The Lion, Counting Crows, and Porcupine Tree, but I'll try anything once. (Twice if it's libido oriented, but that's another LONG topic for the not so faint of heart.....)

So I download the video (in 1080 HD) and proceed to watch it. I made it about 45 seconds before I could see no reason to continue. Could somebody please tell me why this woman has music videos? It starts with a gaggle of women explaining just "how famous" they wish to be. Then they prance into a bowling alley where the man who rents bowling shoes begins to fantasize about them licking his face...

FIRST, none of these women are particularly attractive. In fact, they seem empty, like little shells. They are obviously put in the video because they are somebody's idealized form of beauty, but for some reason, it sure doesn't seem to work for me. (I never thought I was someone who had incredibly high standards...) And Jessica, I'm sorry, but I keep expecting Austin Powers to jump out and grab her hair and yell "That's no woman, it's a MAN, baybee!"

So now I am wondering why I don't find these women particularly interesting or attractive. Maybe once you hit a certain age, they just don't appeal to you anymore. Perhaps I am just out of touch with popular culture, but I was just not impressed. None of them looked like WOMEN, I mean real women that you can talk to, not just about. Additionally, her singing was nothing particularly special either.

So, to conclude, I am not quite sure if I am out of step, just too darned old, or just that much more intelligent than the average consumer of such pap (Try not to burst my bubble by refuting this assertion too vigorously). YES, I am the same person that enjoyed an Alice Cooper concert recently, so an elitist I ain't.

So, to soothe all of these newly stirred self doubts that are circling around, I think I will go and watch "Viva Las Vegas", the oldie with Elvis and Ann-Margret. Now Ann-Margret, there's one lady I could stare at for an eternity, and she could do whatever she darn well pleased.....

I know that I have been wondering for some time when Disney would start selling clothing
and merchandise for gangstas and gangsta wannabe's. Well wonder no more! Pretty soon
you can get your Disney fix and still have all the urban attitude you can exude. "Whaddya
mean you don't have fresh churros? Dat's it, I will bust a cap in yo ***!" Here is the official scoop from the Disney Gallery's website, so get your Glock ready, yo.

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