WITH HER UMBRELLA, NO LESS

So Much For A Promising Career

Entertainment websites are reporting that prior to the Grammys, pop star Chris Brown and girlfriend Rhianna (also a pop star if you haven't heard) got into a vicious fight near Hancock Park (where I used to live!) where Chris Brown assaulted Rhianna so severely that she had to be admitted to a hospital. The tabloids and entertainment blogs are all over this story, so I won't belabor it here, but what I find most interesting about this story are two things:

1) Reportedly on a rainy Saturday night in Los Angeles, Brown may have beaten Rhianna with her umbrella. Let that sink in for a minute ("Hey hey hey/With my um-brell-a/Hey hey hey"). How wrong is that? Think she'll ever sing that song in concert again?

2) Jay-Z and Ne-Yo are supposedly so protective of their protege Rhianna that they may already be cooking up a way to kill Brown's career. If they succeed, Brown really will be the next Michael Jackson--an excellent singer and dancer who's career goes AWOL because of his own criminal, unsavory activity.

I'll keep you posted.

Now THAT'S A Golden Globe

You've got to see this video:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/salma-hayek-breastfeeds-an-african-baby

Salma Hayek whips out a breast to feed a starving African baby on NIGHTLINE!! That's one small step towards sainthood for Ms. Hayek, one giant leap for man.

I have more to write about, including our idiot representatives in Congress, but I need to check in on Tracy, so I'll save it for another time. You've been a beautiful audience, please tip your wait staff.

Peace...